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BEUNIOA PLEASANTKY.
A. Kent Treats rtie Teterans to
Ten Thonsn4 Cisars.
About th Auditorium during
the reunion could be seen a man
meeting the veterans and handing
each a cigar. There were 10,000
of these in a chest made in artistic
style and for this particular oc
casion. The following letter is
sufficiently explanatory : '
"Binghampton, N. Y.
April 17, 1899.
To the United Confederate
Veterans, Charleston, S. C, May
10 to 13; Learning that you are
about to have a reunion in the
hospitabla-pld town of Charleston,
. and knowing tnac occasionally a
veteran likes to , smoke, we take
pleasure in presenting you with
an aimy chest filled with Mora
Bella cicars, which please accept
with our compliments. We assure
you that it will not be necessary
to go out doors to smoke them,
nor to have an ambulance in call.
During the time we were in
service the writer had no great
overpowering desire for a closer
acquaintance with you, fori then
yon had an unpleasant way of
routing us from sleep at night,
without ceremony, to attend to
6om3 little matters of yours, which
seemed to us would have been
better delayed, but: to: which you
would neyer consent. Then, at
other times, you would makeus
hustle just as we were about to
eat our evening meal, and you
presented your compliments on
such occasions in such a manner
that the recipients never forgot
them, nor, ever after had
dyspepsia. In fact, you were
never idle and never willing that
we should be. j
Sericmly, gentlemen, the
writer greets you cordially. Since
the war lie has been ever ready
to take you by the hand, tell
you that he admired a manly man,
and that you fill the require
ments. Sincerely yours, G. A.
Kent, of" G. A. Kent & Co.
P. S. The, writer was a mem
ber of 132 Pennsylvania."
On Friday morning at North
Carolina headquarters it was
thought that the- cigars were too
good and the language of the let
ter was too pleasant to pass un
ackonwledged. - Some one was
asked to write a resolution suit
able. Though there were but a
few minutes yet till the house
would be called to order, the fol
lowing was jotted down :
"Whereas, Mr. G A Kent, of
G A Kent & Co., of New
York, has sent to. us 10,000 cigars
with his compliments crouched
in language as full of the flaVbi 61
good feeling as the cigars of
the aroma of the best Hay ana,
Therefore, Besolved, That the
thanks of this body are due and
fully tendered to Mr. Kent and
that we will remember him as we
watch the rising curls from lip3
expi easing Dnr heart's reciprocal
geeting8.,,
Several" individuals"' insisted
that it b presented: The presid
ing officer, Gen. Derosett, was
shown the resolution an4 1
promptlv said he would8 give it a
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chance
time.-
to pome up at the proper
In
the mean timoif wa!
realized that the only proper
channel through which the resolu
tion should go up to the gen
eral ody, jwhere it belonged - was
through the Hon. Fab Busby, the
North Carolina member of the
committee on resolutions. . The
paper L was handed to him. At
the time for resolutions Gen.
Derosett indicted that he would
be pleased to have the: resolution
read.
Mr, Busby handed it back
to the
original author and it waswas uot as large as misht have
read
if or j what benefit it mieht
serve o the North Carolina dele -
gationl yt was simply read with-
out the DurDOse of a voto in that
body, instantly there were calls
an over the room, "well, where
are the cigars ?" "I want the
cigars." iThat revealed the fact
that many like the Concord dele- frtn the advantages ot the insti
gation had been so busy seeing tution to the city as well as
the sights that the business of the
reunion had been neglected. It
was amusing to no small degree
that there was one "vet" (who has
not half the fight rubbed out of.81tef terms ana conditions on
him yet) jwho jumped up, forget
ting that there was no motion for
adoption and vehemently de
clared that he was opposed to the
resolufion and was unwilling that
the TJ. O. "VYs should be used as
an averislng affency for a cigar
manfaclung company.
The T.nlS and excitement in the
general tody was such as to pre
clude the idea of presenting it for
adpp ion! there if the committee
had even the time and disposition
to pass upon the resolution favor
ably. But any how, you bet all
the Tar Heel smokers cot one of
those cigars that day and we
know of jone non-smoker who got
several.
A CORRECTION.
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Mr. Harris Notes Our Mistake and Throws
. Further Light on General Longstreet's
Movements.
To the Editob of Thb Standard :
Tbereappeared in the columns of
your valuable paper laat week an
article entitled some "Reminiscence!
of tne (Battle of ChftncellorsvilJe,
Fought - 36. Years Ago," in which
the writer states some instances oat
of tt eirjpropsr order.
A ; the time of the battle, Maj 2d
and 3d. 1863, Gen. Longstreet, with
two divisions of his corps, was at or
near1 Suffolk, Va., and. hastening to
Lee's assistance. He heard of the
great Victory on reaching Richmond.
Gen. iHooker was, in command of
the Federal armv and Mtade was
m. - ott,t
one i
subsfquently succeeded, Hooker as
L :
the two great armies were nearing
the jhistjoriC field a Gettysburg. Af
ter Gettysburg the Confederates re
Wrned t(T Virginia and Ingstreet'g
Corps'waflT sodn thereafter' detached
and! sent to the Tennessee army,
where It remained until the spring
i :
or po4, wnenu reiumeu v ir-
ging in time to take part in tne
memorable campaign xrom- ine rtapis
dan to Petersburg, reaohing the
Wilderness battle field at sunrise on
h6t r May; and: W vtima to
save w.www. "rMsntji "f
and Heth from serious aiiaste
Mooresvillej O.
vlrdiif Ply mouth. :Rocki EggSyi 15
lfor 60cl Truman Chapman.
C, WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1899
i COMMITTEES APPOIN FED.
j bmsnrj Steps Towards Getting
vaiuuua wuncgc inere tom
mlttecs Appointed to Select Sites,
Make Terms and Solicit Subscriptions.
Written for The Standard.
In compliance with call there
waB a mass meeting of citizens at
the
court house in the citv of
. Salisbury Tuesdav nieht.
The object of the meeting was
to take steps toward securing
! the
ocation of North Carolina
College. While the attendance
been expected it was conmosed of
1 a ood portion of the city's best
and mst influential men. It was
speedily recognized and so re-
corded that it was the sense of the
meeting tdat the city of Salisbury
caused the College. After some
controversy tendering to set
esiaDllsn tne probable cost to
secure it, the meeting resolved
! itself into two committees; the
onef to look into the matter of
which the same could be obtained;
the other,
a committee on sub-
scriptions,
to call upon, and
ascertain what amount can be
pledged to the Lutheran Synod
as an inducement for it to locate
its College at Salisbury. The lat
ter committee was also authorized
to issue a circular to be dis
tributed in the county to enlist
support and contributions.
j Both Committees are to report
at the next j meeting, to be called
whenever the committee on sub
scriptions expresses its readiness.
Thej Can Get Their Cigars.
i It will be a bit of information to
a number, of merchants of oar town
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who purchased some of the Jacobs
cigirs, which .-were found bj the
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revenue department to contain bogus
revenue stamps. We hare received
the following letter from Mr. G E
Mills, deputy collector, stationed at
Salisbury :
Please say through the columns
of your paper that all parsons wbo
had the Jacobs cigars on hand and
the same seized, can have the eame
released by paying for the stamps to
cover them and necessary expenses.
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Lively at High Point.
ine , colored population up at
High Point had a nice time last
Sunday. Ninety dollars was raised
for the church and thirjy-three ne
groes were lowered into the cold
.water for! the same cause. Three
OI ine auenaanis were aiso arrestea
disorderly . conduct, and a lady
of unbleached complexion was
"pulled for selling whiskey. That's
a 1 warm time , to people of this
point. -
The first, excursion over the new
Hopresville and Mocks ville division
noo utou: lucouny iu tuo uouuio ui
Winston-Salem to take in Char
i0tte.
EPIDEMIC OF WHOOPING
' Vj COUGH.
Tikat winter dnrinsr an epidemic of
whooping chough ' my 1 tihildren con
tractedrthe ?dispase having, severe
opughing spells We had. used Cham
betlaitfsJottgh Remedy very succesrai
r for,cUR?atiirytnraed toit at
that tfme and found it v relieved the
cough- and effected a ' complete curei.
Jbhn L Clifford. Proprietor Norwood
House, Norwood N. Y. This remedy
is for sale bv M. L. Marsh & Co.
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The Nam Condition Exists Here.
The patrons of the Western
Union Telegraph company at
Asheville have petitioned that
company to put in one of tbe tele
phones of the Asheville Telephone
Co., aa this 'phont was used prin
cipally by its patrons. The com
pany, after considering the state of
affairs, have taken one of the
'phones.
To Be Hanged Thursday.
On Thursday Joe Jackson, a ne
gro, who was found guilty of an as
sault on a girl in Mecklenburg
county some months ago, will be
executed in the jail in Charlotte.
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A Dangerous Swindler.
The Charlotte News says there is
an expert penman rand swindler
about, that takes a one dollar bill
and raises it to a five dollar bill. It
is expertly done and is a dangerous
swindle.'
THE BEST PRESCKIPTION FOR
CHILLS
and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste
less Chill Tonic. Never fails to cure;
Then why experiment with worthless
imitations? Price 50 cents. Your
monev hack if it fails to cure.
(PERSONAL PIONTERS.
Mr. WiU White, of Mill Bridge,
is here today.
Mr. Chas. S Stone, of Charlotte,
was here today.
Mr. Jno. Cook, clerk of the
court, spent yesterday in Salisbury.
Messrs. W A Smith and Gee.
W Patterson are in Charlotte this
afternoon.
Miss Nellie Souder and Mis s
Rosa Miller, of Mont Anoceaa, were
here today.
FIRST LIT IF
PINEAPPLES
IN TODAY AT
Goods, you had; best com&miick, f
S.JrERWS
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Five Days
till you can' bte&tf at' prices thaTwilf make jou laugh
but lbudl Gome and see usV i '
BlGLXi, HABBIS & CO.
Single Copy 5 Cents
ATTENTION.
PARENTS!
We ha.ye a fall line
of little G-ent's Shoes.
j
just the thing for your
boy. They are made
like men's Shoes and
will wear like old time
leather. Best mater
ials are alway used m
their makeup and
they will stand
jiard ' knocks.
the
The
leathers are of tan and
black vici, also tan
Russian calf. The
prices are &1.25, $1.48
and S1.98. They are
j ist the Shoes you are
looking; for,drop m and
seejthem.
H.L PARKS
any.
o Our Customers.
On account of the extTa,
work and expense reauired to
keep and collect small acv
counts, we have decided tc
adopt a
Cask System, beginning June 1.
For the convenience ofthosp
who prefer it. we will aelL at.
a discount of 6 per cent., cou
pon books in den on) motions of
61,00 and, up. VVe believe
this will .prove highly satis
factory and Cf-rtaiuJy more
convenient to you 'Ve solicit
your patronage and promise
to do our utmost to p?ease you.
Our work is equal to the best.
The; above will be strictly
enforced. Respectfully,
Concord Steam Lannflry & Dye forts
K B fttdenhonr, J ffl Pnreell,
Prenrielor. . - ... Mnnne-o
Phone No. 2. Slilrts Kenaired Free.
If you don't like her don't buy hen.
Saves your carpet, saves vour back.
And that saves your costs.
onr American Queen.
We are having quite a
rush these ,days on goods
bought before, the RISE.
If you need1 anvthinef in
me
Furniture
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House Furnish ine:
Comp
Trial
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