Price $4.00 Per Yoar.
MR. GEO: TV. PATTERSON DEAD.
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Passes Away With the Strokes of Nine
Was 63 Years Old Leaves a Second
Wife and Two Children.
As the town clock numbered
the hour of nine on Monday
night, the 2nd, the reaper death
numbered the days of
Mr. Geo:
W Patterson. He had suffered
acculetly for some days with m-
llamation of the bowels but the
approach of the end came with
startling rapidily to the public,
Mr. Patterson was born
March 12, 1836 in Alamance
couni
Ltv and was therefore past
i
. . . , . -,doo. tvT. '
He was married m 1836 to Miss
Lizzie Foust who bore to him
two children, Mr. Geo. L Pat-
terson and Mrs. C F Ritchie.
Dvine in 1866 she left the
daughter an infant. - !
In 1868 he was wedded to Mrs.
Capt. Albert Area, of Concord,
whom he now leaves bereft of a
good kind husband as she
readilv testifies. 4
Mr. Patterson has always been ;
a man of business enterprise.
After marriage the second time
he made his home in Concord
ana nas tnereiore oeen laenunea
with the city for 31 years. For
the past ten years he has done a
wholesale as well as a retail
grocery business. His manner
of life has . been that -of quiet
peacableness, free from all
turmoils and strifes.
The sympathy ' and condo
lence of the community go out
to the estimable wife and the son
and daughter in this, day of
bereavement. ,
The funeral rites 4 were con
ducted today at the First Pres
byterian church at 4 o'clock by
the pastor, Rev. W C Alexander.
The interment was made in
the city cemetery.
The pall bearers were Messrs.
P B Fetzer, R E Gibson, W R
Harris, W R Kindley, G W
Brown, G M Lore.
The Work of the Commissioners.
Besides the paying of the pau
pers and the current expenses of
the county for the month, only a
few other things came before the
commissioners for their atten
tion. Sheriff Peck was paid several
bills incurred by the killing of
Policeman Kerns such as
guards about the house of Hill
Lucky that night, and for other
guaras at aiflerent places, and'rhoea was one of the most
the expense of going to Char-
lotte to identify Will Edwards,
j The question of repairing sev-
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ral bridges of the county came
up ana wm oe attended to tins Ridge, Greene county, Pa., is one
month. of these. He uses Chamberlain's
Chairman Allison was given Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
authority to advertise and sell Keraedy and says he never found
the real estate belonging to the anytbm that would give him
countv. which iS RH11fl. t :!?ucKqBickrelief-. ' :lfc for
7 v WVU VA1 XJiV
tie Cold Water:
Mrs.'Wm. McDaniels was or
dered to be admitted to the
county home. .
f Shooting in StatesTille.
Statesville had a, shooting af
fair Saturday. Claude Tomlin
shot James Kerr. The baU
struck a rib and fortunately did
not" do much harm.
MARTAIN DRY DEAD.
He Received a Fall More Than a Week
Ago and Remained Unconscious Ever
' Since That Time. - .
More than a week ago Mr.
Martin Dry. who lives below
town, received a
fall. On the
following day
he became un-
conscious ana gradually sanK
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until Monday night after mid-
mght he died. 1
Mr. Dry had reached the ripe
old age of nearly 79 years. He
leaves two son, Levi . Dry and
Will Dry, and two daughters,
Mrs. W F Hess and Mrs. Bettie
mi
The funeral will be conducted
Wednesday morning at the home
, . , . . r
by Rev. Chas. B Miller. The,
ram ains -will be interred in the
oM Lutheran cemetery.
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Land Deals Being Made.
Since the step was taken for a
new cotton mill in the north
western part of Concord to the
right of the Buffalo mills, sev-
eral land deals have taken place,
some of large amounts and some
Qf much smaller amounts. Over
3,500 has been paid the Misen
heimer heirs by parties for their
land . that t of town A
new enterprise brings new
ness.
busi-
Afternoon Services This Week.
' Rev. T V; Smith, pastor, cf
Epworth Methodfst church, will
begin his protracted meeting at
that church tomorrow afternoon.
Each afternoon at 4 o'clock ser
vices will be held. Next week
services will be held twice each
day. Regular prayer meeting
services will be held tomorrow
night.
A House Burned.
This afternoon, just before go
ing to press, the hews comes of a
fire beyond Pine Land in the di
rection of the Coleman mill. The
house belonged to Mr. Joel
Reed, of this place, and was oc
cupied by colored people. It was
burned completely.
Will Move Here Soon.
Mr- Monroe Gillon, who lives
in the country beyond the depot,
has rented from Mr. J L Hartsell
the residence on Mill
on Mm street
iormeriy occupiea Dy mr. jno.
M Younsr. He will "probablv
move here the last of this week.
Duiing the ciyil war, as well as
in our late war with Spain,, diar-
troublesome diseases the army
had to contend with. In many
instances it became chronic and
the old Boldiers still suffer from
1 viu nuiu 1C1 o nUJJ.CX i.XVLU
U Mr DaTld Taylor, of Wlnd
by M. L. Marsh & Co.. Druggist
For Ow FiJtv Tears
Mrs. Winslow's Soothiffff Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. 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 immedi
ately. Sold by druggists in every part
of the world. Twenty-five cents a bot
tle. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup," andtake no
otner Kina. .-, w
DEWEY IN WASHINGTON.
Meets the President and Cabinet Also and
Mrs. McKinley Reviews the Pro
cessionRetires at 0:30 O'clock.
Washington has had her
round at honoring Admiral
Dewey on Monday. A special
train left- Jersey r city at 1 :50
o'clock and with only necessary
stops it rolled into the cipatal.
The reception was, of course,
magnificent. The hero was
driven to the White House amid
roaring applause and was
ushered nto the presence of the
President, Mrs. McKinley, the
cabinet officers, and others,
especially officers of the navy.
The admiral mounted the re-
view stand, leaning on the arm of
President McKinley. In the
parade was a detachment of
International Machinists tre-
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which were inscribed. "We
Made the Guns for Pewey."
The public tell m, after the
procession but broke the line of
j review by crowding around the ;
' stand till the admiral seeing that
it could no longer be resrarded
as a review quitted the stand.
. U
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x no vuy was iuaue uazznng
with variegated electric lights of ,
pleasing designs:
It was 9.10 when the tired
fighter got repose in the home of
Mrs, McLean whose guest he is
while in the city. He retired at
9.30 o'clock, w , - :
. PEES0NAL POINTERS.
-Mr. Jno. R Morris, of Balti
more, is here today.
4-Mr. C C Hook, of Charlotte,
arrived here this morning.
Mr. Tom Barringer, of Char
lotte, spent last night here.
-f-Mr. Harvey M Day, of Char
lotte, returned here last night.
Rev. W P McGhee, of Pine-
ville, arrived here this morning.
' - - '
Mrs. Jas. P Cook returned
home yesterday evening from
Charlotte.
Mr. D Cannon will leave
tonight for Philadelphia to at
tend the exposition.
-Mr. Lawrence Moore, for -
merly of South Carolina, is visit
ing at Mr. C R White's.
Dr. Will Pharr, of Ne wells,
?ud Mr. Jno. Pharr,
of Char
lotte, arfl hp.rp. tnriav. Thev are
here on accoilI1t Qf the death of
Mr. ueo, vv Jf atterson.
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THE BEST PRESCKIPTION FOR
CHILLS
and fever is a bottle c. Grove's Taste
less Ohill Tonic. . Never fails to cure;
Then why experiment with worthless
imitation-? Price 60 cents. Your
m one v back if it fails to cure.
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Never in the
country have such prices been
put on fine shoes. Each lot will
be carefully ticketed and marked
as to price and size. The sizes
do not run regular but almost any
one can get fitted in some of thorn.
On lot Of 324 pairS WOman' S fine
n -i - - . . , -
dongolas,lace anabutton regularly
TiTnT.Tv Si1 KH on1 1 lo
OUe COUnXer at
gome are a little
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price manes up
anv of them
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cw-iv Vicau ao IX
t.U"FG
Now the
ostly
auuvc are
some larger number. Its the finest
genuine shoe bargain we ever saw.
One lot contains "woman's button pateDt
go at l&c pair. Another lot of 106 pairs wasi i
tme Frencn kid shoes. worth irom $2 to $2.50 !
sizes niostlv 2 1-2, 3 and 4 to go lor $1 .48 c '
pair, some lace ana some bdtton, cloth top.
etc., among them many of the celebrated
Ziegler shoes all go. on the $1.48 c table. Just
34 bottles of Q-ild Edge shoe dressing sold the
world over for 25 c to go m the sale tomorrow
at 16 c bottle. One lot of boys shoes eery
pair worth 1.50 all number 13's to go at 79 o
per pair.
DRY GOODS.
We will v offer some special inducements :
in this side for Wednesday only. , L000 yards
good calico worth 5 c a jard to go at 2. 1-2 c
yard only 10 yardsto a customer. Goodyard
wid e sheetins: 4c. Red wool fianne' this dav
(only 10 c yard. Your
goous ill our iiuusw tins u.tty umy jlv u yaiu,
72 Pairs Foster hook kid gloves black and
brown colors, gussets in the fingers for
mm rf -m r a w m k m w I w w a r - m rA -mm
T.?rcrA linft nf la.difiR and childred's underwear
'f.n fit P.Vftrvhodv.
help to wait on the
hitched to small Prices.
H. L. Parks & Company.
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,and
in the last
fl Ts it anv wonder we had to figure in
Homp
he town. Our trade makes it necessary. Give u your trade; that's
O what we want. We need new streets and straighten old ones it takes
money to get them and we are willing to contribute just keep us buy
S and we won't kick as we haven't time. Q
We are axpecting a
BELL,
P. S. Something new in town. Ye
Spring Mattress, The Bes"; in town.
SALE
history of
this
b CeUtS DGr RaiT.
damaged but the
& i -i i -.
lor all tnat and
a.re isst. s frrrsh
rtw A
U1U 1U.C JLI.CL.LiL 111 cXU"
sizes in the
3's, 4's and 5's
choice of any25c dress
- - - - mm - - mm vva
We will have extra
crowds. Big values,
With a car of TRUNKS.
, Car load of STOVES.
Car load of CHAIRS.
the ThhJ Car of SPRINGS
four months, all in this week
the 'Mayor's Corte" for blockading
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Car of Furniture today.
HARRIS 8c CO.
weary ones lie down cn a Cob natio
Bill, Barris & Co,