fot. XIII.-No. 200
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CON0OR, N. C. MOK DAY, DECEMBER 14, 1896.
ASBIS
Whole NO. LG
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WERE TWO COTTAGES ON
SPRING STREET.
-f0 iliildrcn KnrrowJy I'scnpe
at5;3J?s Pment Spread of
rr-su ol the Fire tn-
Firo
sir:--.
TVo houses located on North
Spring street, were totally destroyed
by fire last (Sunday) night. -
The fire orignated in the 4robm
cottage belonging to Dr. Theol
Pbarr, better Known as the Scott
property and valued at about 8300.
The flame? bad gained great head
way before being discovered, and
the house and contents were a total
loss. The adjoining house, a
3-room cottage belonging to Mr. A
M Cook, and occupied by E A
Cline, soon became ignited, and be
fore the fire companies could reach
the scene, it was seen that this
house would also go up in smoke.
Mr. Cline saved all his household
W J I 1 n
01 SMI Ml ooK r- r-
no insurance on Hs notine
Cook carried $150 policy
firm of Woodhouge & liar. 'd
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j ATTEMPT: AT MURDER:.
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Mr. I
A
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For Infants and Children.
sialla
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is ra
everj
LINGERED TOO LONG.
Dr.Pharr'ehouBewaa occupied hy, ?me' leaving the boys to n
The Horse Got Imnatient x ?
lor Town.
Four young men from Concord
went visiting in Harrisburg yester
day. They went in two busies.
but came back in one. About 11
o'clock, the young men bid the
ladies good-night, hitched up and
drove around tojthe gate,where they
left the horses to bid the girls a lv?t
lingering farwell. The one horse is
an old one, and has no patiei en
with the young and ardent, and a
longing for the nice warm stable in
Concord entered his heart that he
could not resist, so he put out for
make the
e horse
rota Cnady Tries to Carve- His Slsr
XVltb a Kmfel f
Abort 8 o'clock last night, Torn
1 Canady a negro well known here in
tor, in returning to his! homo be
yocd the depot, met his eid'er,
Maria Reed, just beyond the pa mp
boose. W ithout a word of wnVni?
or explanation Torn whipped out
his knife and made an effort
to cut Maria's' threat. The weman
screamedfor help and managed to
keep out of reach of the deadly
knife until assistance arrived. After
the assault Canady returned to
town and wa3 seen at the fire last
night. ! '
Maria . swore out a v? arran t
against, Canady this morning for
assault.with intent to murder, and
officers are now out looking for the
man. . ... ; .. .,.,' : h -
Tlh s .woman says she - cannot
imagine why her brother should
wish to harm, her, as f&he never
knowingly gave him cause for of-
i-feneey and: thinks perhaps'he' may
not be-m-Xiis right mind.
!J J x9 t
(oplored) who are fireman at.the BVlaenuy maaK I0F ?
kll mills'.' " inSder' thtofa
bit gone to chnrch,. leaving the J08 me.n -7,-t? S-?6 DB?y. etad.
ten, the oldest of whom was not i"8 turn about walking It was a
11 asleep, and only for the m Bu "
thw wonld most certain have the stray horse had not reached his
fen cremated;.: m, '
lives acrDas the street, was the first auauug tot mm.
Don't To"lacco ptr and Smoke Tonr
lngieasuy find, forever, benade
weiLitroniSaeneUarnU, rQf Jiew
! -the
woaer weta $ makes weaK
ImenltQjMan ipten pphnds
inaehVdkv'a: Over?r400.000 . cured
drng gi8W jjhQ Kill euaratiteea urei
Booklet' and Mamnle mailed ike.il
!Aate?aligme - CcCCbil
bafeo or. Kfife y!cu;k.: v. , ' ; !
Jlis fiG m
CJothiag at -C I-
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Nordoubt -about it; we are better fixed to
TDleasc von vm Clothino- than0weIliave ever
beer
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Men's Suits, latest .and
est. : ,
oys' Suits, latest and
best
Ciiildren
1
Suits
latest
and
best
'DJSAMOIliTED
'Ire Facts Tbat
Doctors
vj yuciiu jci UO ftHH 1 . . . x
were then bursting through the frequently advise change of air and
roof. When he reached the house I climate lb JtKdseBufleriDg from "ca
ttle heat was bo intense hecouldnot tarrhis proof tbat catarrhh a local
enter, but being told in which nf lima
i i i t , , , unless you can leave home and bU8i
room the children slept, he broke neB8-70U Bhou!dTuse Ely's Cream
m a window with an ae and lifted I Balm. Applied directly to the seat
ttemont. Tha bed cn which the of the disease, it efiects instant re
nk;uMM-'i'. v : LnHHfif and a satisfactory cure after
ju n -" ii j short continuance. JNo mercury
wholly nnconaaooB of their danger, injariona drng i8 contained in
- ui uiem wt;rtJ wrajpcu fu i e gam
Biumber, while the third had just
aw&Se and r3 in such a dazed osr for siaieisn.
abiof action. It .wr.i a trying part of the day and last night Hl?f
moment, and o?ly the cool head Concord. He is a member of tne
tvl prompt action of Mr. Philips State Auditing Committee, and was
r J izvii from a terrible death. on his way to Ka.gn, where the
How the fire originated will prob- committee meets today to go oyer
ably never be known, but it-is the accounts of the tieasrirer. Mr.
thought a lamp, wich had been Hileman received calls frcm seyeral
Ponnlist durine the
The fire laddri turned out Lvenincr in his room at the Morri
prompV.yut had a long, hard run, Hq wiJ1 be in ptaieigh about ten
tr Awaited
o'ekader.
the
Were 'ifMxCT
Dejiutylr&Harjw
ceivjed infrggjtioT) ttat .a rlqqkader
WQuId dispjyi HarAntula .juice" ton
Brpwrv'fl Jill; .turiiy pitS, ;aiid
about 8 Select ,he, accompanied by
Chief Boer ' and 'Deputies J 8 Hill
and W F'; Propat, left tbn for the
HiK There is uq doubt but that
the wagoner wa expected, fo? qnite
a crowd of would-be purchasers bad
gathered, in the vicinity and pa
tiently, awaited . the arrival of
the blocksder, carrying . with them
jogs, and bottles of all sizes and de
that the man
with the' '"bp?!"' cot wind of the
intended rarl in some way
and be failed lo uiateriahze, po the
crowd returned to their; respective
homes with empty vessels and an un
quenched thirst ?
We guarantee to save vor 'monev,
-10-FOllllS
HATS AND CAPS FOR EVERYBODY.
C AN Mb IS! S jfe 1 PETZ
A Word to -th
SE
Election returns are -nothing .compared to the re
sults you receive by trading with Dry & Wads worth,,
who are wide awake "and uphtosdate. People are ape
to believe what they see and the Doubting Thomases
can be quickly conyinced of the truthfulness and
correctness of what we say by calling at once.
only a few days till 'Xmas and everybody ia begia
nihg to look around f or Santa Claus. His head
quarters this time are at the
store
and the fkmes had gained too much ,
headway to make it possible to save
hete tvD houses, and thus efforts UncHIen's Arnica aalTe.
were directed to nrevent the spread The Best Salve in the world for
of the fire fiend. Outs, Bruises, Soree, Ulcers, Salt
W Mr8. Weddington, SSSSi'SSS
,Tf Slanas on tne-corner, was kin jJruptionB and positively cures
-wwueu, ana u wasoniy luruugu pjleg or no pay requiea. ii u
the tireless efforts of the young Lnaran teed to give statief action or
.en of the neighborhood that it monev refunded. Price 25 cents per
2 saved. They mounted the box For sale at P B Fetzer's Drug
oof and kept it covered with water
8oaked blankets while lines of men
Passed water from the wells in the
vicinity to the housed The heat
fm the burning structure was so
eat that several nwere pvorcome,
en who heldlhe nozzle, fainted.- '
fi The nearest water plug to the
?Je located near Judge W ; J
Montgomery's house, on Main
and ittodS;
tofeprlie
AQl8 is the first fire of any con
ence Concord has had in cev
The Wcxt Fire r
May be at yonr house. Have you
anv insurance? If not you had best
crofc flnme at once.
0 I?'
Dpni; fail
10
For Over JFirty Tears
Mrs. Win8low7s 3qothing Syrup, has
been u3 ed' for ' Over fifty years by
millis ocmQtej57fei;their.xh
ren wh0eeetfiin, ivh perfect 6npJ.
ceis. SSM: olfi&'f'ihe child, koftens"
colio, ana ir the emef or
nmrriiftft iv.IV ,ul relieTe the noor
little sufferer imdiately
drujegistajineyeq wt nt tneworia,
Tw&tyftfe:cenls- aTbdUle. , Be sure
and ask'feMrsr tVirTsfows Sooth-
ro cube a coiiD in E DAY
tv0 lavfttive Bromo Quinine Tab
Jets. All druggists refund - the
ffi5hey;if it fails nre. 25a p;
7m
ror nent.
furnished roomf, ;nitable for
ffftntlemen. . Terms very Teasuu
years. The Valuation of the J Appli & vthisoffloo. v ;
412
lLg) Sy Jgp," and. takfjipiptber 1dna;
. in t Ctortf For .neaaeii. -
i An. a rtflmfidv for -all forma
Hfeadach Eiectric JBitters has oroved
to be the very pest. it , enects a
ArmaTifiTit.nRnreHnd"thffmoi&t dread"
edibltfiilslcl: e'adachfes' yield to
tfive thiafimed2 Itarf&eftfol-iS In
daaes of habitbai constipation -tl'eq
fVin RiHrH rrdnrs's Jbfj civiue the
heededtontfU6ithe bowleg and few
case long resist tne'nse-ot tms
medicine.r -gryit-onfee; Fif ty centB
and SI. CO at Fetzet!a Brng Store.
Carolina iii' iimiuxixauion, pnea to
coat pos1)aid. uderM onco ox .
r - LBTI BBA5SON,
He says if yon like comfort and easebuy onejof Dry
& Wadswprth'd Big Booking Chairs or the Ladies'
sizes for your wife. ,;.Elf TpTa:nttpsleep.well and
rest 'easy buy one of the, Baleigh 'Wife S pring Mat
tresses, best In the wofld 'or one of , the handsomer t
loiinffes. THe y have thenx a t all prices from $4,00 to
$25, arid to rhake your parlor ' look ap-tosdate and
in style buy a parlor suit and to fit up a" room nicely
buy one of these handsome suits, -tie prices are low.
ii
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rpT!Tr
sir,;w ham everything xnjn
oi.au;, aescripciorisi xaDies
TRUTH
e furniture .line.
an sizes ana
. 5 Big lot of Fictnres Window. Shades, Cur-
Irs.liaaies' Desks. : Omoeriyelks. Wardrobes.
IT
Yes
Chairs
s1
tainePo
.SidebbardsPttBiha Closets 5 an3ev(Brythig to make a
home pleasant' tod: a wife - happy. Beginning from
today arid during tne"!liolidayBiw propose to give to
eacn casn purcnaser.a mce: ana xuse, piece or iur
MeHicine Cases.WMfeNol'E0 - is" no :fiak,
SnrGoli : iFli&vpiiceilbf tho aiticlnieantime aro
from 15 cerits to&Qt ,e-valrifi iQfhe!i)resent will
govern;lftdt
xnese saies wui cormrrae iiniu, ino nppye menuonea
once ana
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