Vol
Xl.INo. iau,
CON CORK, C., FRIDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1895.
Whole NO. 1.3.8
ti
ial Bank.
COKCORD, N. G.
FellOffaChair Deau.
Robert Ramseur, the colored
porter for E M Andre ws, dropped
dead last night about 8;30 o'clock
at Mr. H-M White's on East Trade
street. Mrs. White had SPnfc an nr-
Pn!ld der t0 Andrewa' for a mosquito net
Assistant CasMor l? Ter Mr- W 0 White's bed, a,
trie mosquitoes had been troubling
$50,000 aim at night. The net and fixtures
$16,000 were sent down by Ramseur. as he
W&3 in thft nftViif. nf rlnmv fliof riyA
nTOTPfftRR. v- wxB u(,a4uu
j. M. besides Mr. Whit, bis mntW.
J. . JLJHitM I ' y
White, R P King and a negro man
named Eli Parks, Ramseur placed
a chair by Mr. White's bed and got
up on it, raising ihe net with him.
After a few minutes he got down
for something and then stepped back
on the chair. He had not been
there the second time more than a
minute when he fell backward, his
head striking the floor. Mr.
King and Parks ran to him and
raised his head, thinking he had
been hurt by the fall, They saw
SMALL KNOCKED OUT.
D B. CCLTBANB,
UD. COLTBANE,
Capital,
Surplus
uv av King
w R Odell, W. H, Lilly,
D. B COLTBANE,
'Speculation,
HAMMOND & OO.
Stock snd Bond
Brokers,
130 & 132 Pearl Street,
NEW YORK CITY, N. Y.
The South . Carolina Convention
Could Hot Stand it Adjournment
Until the J 2th.
Columbia; ' S. C, Oct. 3 When
the constitutional convention w3
called to order this morning an ef
fort was made to limit all speeches
in -the future to ten minutes, but it
failed.
The section on police and munici
pal corparatibn was amended on mo
tion of Mr. Patton, of Richland,
after a sharp fight, so that for hye
successive years from the- time of
their establishment. mHniciDal cor-
porations can exempt all manufact
uring establishments from taxation.
Last night when section 34 of the
legislative article reading" "tae mar
riage of a white person with a negro
or mulatto or person who shall have
any negro blood, shall bo unlawful
and void," was called up, Delegate
Robert Small presented a sensational
amendment to add these words:
Filling: the Wells and Springs.
It is a pretty tough tale that
come3 here from dear old Stanly, but
what Mr. U S Crayton, of Charlotte,
who has been down there visiting
hia brother Coonrod, says, one
would infer that new brandy had
AT
OPERA HOUSE,
Having secured by special
been substituted for water for drink- arrangements the exclusive
ing puiposes. He says : "111 tell r!?, l? Pro.dnce tne greatest
von. neonlp. soma folks dnW tW Vi AXX amcuua11 Piay
9 f J - - v mm t m. mm V W V A W '
have made such a quantity of brandy
this year until eyes the springs and
wells are all being filled,"
Probably the drought, though,
hascaused the wells and springs to;
run dry, and the "folks" have been
forced to this as a resort.
II er Location
' Atld thaf. atlV whifo norann cvVirt
Scocks, Bonds and Grain bought and. hat the man was dying, and carried hyeg and cohabitea with a Qr
gold, or carried on Margin .
pf s, Send for explanatory circus
lar on speculation, also weekly mar
ket letter. (Free) dwly
inn .-BUT -diidt.
(LITAKER'3 CORNER )
him as quickly as possible out of
the room. He wis dead, however,
before he reached the hall. He was
apparently in perfect health when
he mounted the chair, and as the
chair was braced against the , wall,
there was no way for it to tilt, caus
ing him to lose his balance. It is
sunnosed he was seized with heart
failure, as he was dying as he fell.)
was feared the shock might unnerve
Mr. White, who is still very weak,
but he stoocl it well. Charlotte Ob
server. -
mulatto, or person who shall have
one-eighth or more of negro blood,
shall be disqualified from holding
any office of emolument or trust in
this State, and ' the offspring of
co habitation shall bars tha namp
of the fatherland shall be entitled rai8ed b? him
.... i . j . . xv He has i of
same as it. they were legitmate,"
After an (all day battle this
amendment raa killed and the
original section was adopted, with
this amendment by Senator Tillnun :
"And riie parties to' suh marriages
shall be punished as the General Aa-
Not one map out of ten thousand
is correct. A map of North Caro
lina on exhibit at Atlanta has Char
lotte between Salisbury and Greens
boro. That's alright, though, for
Charlotte can be anywhere her 8u
burbs are. You see. The map
maker has heard of Charlotte all up
and down the Southern, and he
thought to hit the railroad any where, seats 50 cents.
the location would be a small matter.
Which will be interpreted by
a company of starplayers,
with
Miss Helen North,
and Blanch de-Bab Booth
In the leading roles.
LITTLE ETHEL MAY,
5 years old, the most briK
liant child actress now be
fore the public.
This great production will
be under the exclns" e man
agement of Josh E. Ogden.
Prices 25, 35 cents. Reserved
Reserved seats on sale at -
Gibson's Drng store.
FIRE INSURANCE,
Lassy Cane 15 Feet High.
Mr. S M Heglar, of No. 1,
brought in samnle molasses cane
- ' TT J f ' ! T7I T
iiarm iransierrea my n ire in
surance business to Messrs. H T
an acre, ordinary I woodhouse and tJ j Hrris, I corns
ground, and the cane is 15 feet men,a them to any who may be m
" . . . . need of fire insurance, isd bespeak
high. It is a variety the seed of for them a liberal vatronege.
which came from South Carolina.
Mr. Heglar w.4 fearful that the
frost had damaged it but he finds,
upon examination, that it is not tbe
least bit hurt. ;
T If.. .
xvespecuu;y,
J. W- BUEKHE AD,
Firm Dissolved.
By reference to our advertisement I sembly may prescribe."
I have opened my MEAT MARs columns you will see that the firm of The only important action of the
KET m the Litaker basement, fors Morrison, Lentz & Co. has dissolved, convention tonight was agreeing to a
SS& Whdvywfnf "nil SSh Mr, A E Lentz retires. The business resolution offered by Senator TilU
meats, beet, porK, mutton, etc., call remains m tne nanasoi Messrs it jcj man, inac wnen me convention au- fce crogs yeg ppy to John P A1
on or send in your degTTZ Gibson and D Baker Morrison, under journs fomorrow it take a recess Hso A B young or W M Smith. 3t
P.S.I am in the market when the 'firm name of Cibson & Morrison, until noon on Tuesday, Uetobcr l'.
Wanted. : - ' - "."T,-
To contract with somebody to tear August 26.
up the iron of the Dummy and load
it on cars at Depot. Offers for all
We have assumed the Fire Insur
ance business of Mr. J. W. Burkhod
oomprisin? the age?cie for si -al
first-class and well establishe c m1
panies, and respectfully eolic a
liberal share of business in thBire
WOODHOUSE & HAR!.i:J.
FUR WIT
beef cattle and hos are for sale.
ill hiiiw
MANTJFACTrTEER? OF
HJiT GINGHAMS,
OUTiJVG CLOTHS,
Tbe Dummy Line to be Sloyed.
As will be seen from a want ad
vertisement in another column, the
irons and crossties of the Dummy
line are to be taken up.
Sometime since The Stand akd
published that a sale was on foot.
This looks like the beginning of the
end.
See the notice of bids wanted.
This vas adopted by a ote of 83 to
38. The reason giyen for taking
recess were tnat a numoer oi tne
members were sick: a number of
lawyers would absent themselves
for salesday whether they were ex
cusfd or not and that the business
Of many farmers at thiB particular Married at Prosperity,
time demanded their presence at At Prosperity Lutheran church,
home. The conrention devote d the j$Qm e, Thursday evening at 3 o'clock,
remainder of the night session to Mr. John A Carter, of No. -5, and U
heanne arguments for and against Miss Vireie M Fagsrart were mar-
w I rt ntLt
little Cotton Shipped aw ay.
Not as much as two cars of cotton
have been shipped awavs from here
A.
this season. The factories buy it-
paying more than it will fetch elsewhere.
COFFINS &Ci
I have now in stock at
my
lOOIIii
AJV,
PL J TDS S TTK RTTJTG Temple Cap Series
Between Baltimore and Cleveland, eiimating the right of dower in any nod.
SALT UreattractVDm Balti- and an lands aliened by the bus- Re y. B F Davis, of Concord, per-
more won tne pennauL auu vicvoiuuu nana during me covercure. formed the ceremony mat maae
stood next. amm these two one. A large crowd wit-
-Fiye games are to be played, thre saccewfui preaching, nessed the interesting ceremony,
in Cleveland and two in Baltimore. A correspondent of the Monroe aftcr whi(jh tQe bridal party went to
Tro have been played and Cleveland Enquirer writes about a gentleman, home of the bridQ and enjoje(i a
opposite the court house a splen
did line of well-made Jb urmturq
such as
Bed Steads, Tables,
Wash Stands Safes
Chairs, &c;
defy competition in regard . tf
quality and price. You will be
surprised when you hear my prices
Come and see. If not in stock
can supply you in a few days. X
have a nice line of
DEALERS IN
General
Merchandise.
won both. The second game, the who several years ago was pastor of
the M, E. church at Mt. Pleasant:
"Rev. T T Salyer, of the Pleasant
score was 7 to 2.
most excellent wedding supper.
A nonsebold Treasure.
D W Fuller, of Canajoharie, N.
Y., says that he always keeps Dr.
King's New Discovery in the house
Neotia Opens on 10th.
Scotia seminary, colored, will open
on Wednesday, October 10. Dr.
Satterfield, who is in charge of the
BUYERS OF
Country Produce
of al Kind
- AND
W.Foot wood always
- Wonted best prices for
1 same. We Invite an in- '
Section of all the goods
We aiufacture.
Gfroye circuit, has just closed a very
interesting and successful meeting at
Wesley Chape, which resulted in
and bis family has always found the the conversion of twenty persons and 8Ch0ol is very much pleased with
very ueau w -m eignt accessions to me cnurcn anu prospects for even a larger attend
that ne wouicv not uo wiiuuuu i. f- :Mfanffl fiPd,Wir to fi hv . .. iL! . .L ,.er
ZZZ rrw,: n;- baptism, and the church greatly .re
-Li. . ....... f rpi. mnU;nr. mC .ATiraeiAna vai iitai Flftv Years.
-COFFINS-
at prices mat win surprise you
keep a full Iline on hand for im-.
mediate supply. I buy ' -.
LUMBER
and run mv nlftniner wiRcKfinA. anr?'
all persons who wish any things
in this line, will do w oil to cali
and see me.
Very Respectfully,
J. T. Pounds.
f 1 1
Br.
. . mi I tti tt1 T'Viio m otinrr 1 C( vrin rorainna
used it in his family for eight years,
and it has never failed to do all that
is claimed for it. Why not try a
remedy so long tried and tested.
Trial bottles Free at Fetzer's Drug
s ore- Begular size 50o. and $1.00.
Don't Wear Beady Made Clotnes.
We represent B- Stem & Son, one
of the best tailoring establishments
in New Yort on nice goods. Suits
made to order aid "fit guaranteed
from S13 50 and up. Wo are show
Iup -haudjjomo lino oi samples. We
ii express uiiuxhca. --.
I . 'mm r I l 1
baptism administered to sixty.two been usea tor over niiy .years Dy
children, and many more yet to be millions of mothers for their children
brought into the fold before the while teething, with perfect success
pay
r
Ml J
Conference year closes,"
1 '
If o Change In Gen. Mabone.
WASHINGTON", D. O., Oct. 4.
There has been no change in ex
Senator Mahone's condition up to 1
o'clock this morning. The. attend
ing physicians have failed to notice
any improvement, and hold out no
; hope.
It soothes the child,; softens the
gums, allays all pain, cures wind
colic, and is the best ; remedy for
Diarrhoea. It will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately. Sold by
Druggists m every part of the
world. Twenty-five cents a' bottle
Be sure and ask for Mrs." Winslows
Soothing Syrup," and take no other
kind, mw2&w
Mount Amoena
SEMIN A R Y;
A Flourishing School for Young;
Iiadies.
TEN TEACHERS,
Prx.;&mental Branches .Receivo
Carefui Attention, v
REV. C. L. T. FISHER, A. H
" Pbincipal,
MOUNT PL AS ANT K. C,
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