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OONCOKD, N.C., THRUS DAY, OCTOBER 12, 1899.
Single Copy 5 Cents
FIRE AT THE BLEACHERY.
The Flames, Soon Fill the Rapper
Room Doing Considerable Damage
' to MacMner j and Cloth-Cause of the
Fire Not Known. ;" , v T ' :-..
Shortly aiter 3 o'clock tody,
(Thursday) the fire alarm- was
sounded and people rushed out
to locate the flames. r ; But. by that
time the fire was almost' subdued
and the damage was done: j
No cause Is known for the
breaking out of fire in the knap
per room at the bleachery. ; W
Sherrill, who works at one Of
the machines, was apprised of
the fire" when one r of the ' men
hollered to him. that he was on
i. . ) 4 . -- O f
fire. He turned and found the
flames spreading all over the ma
chine. Soon the lint and cloth
was burning and Mr. Sherrill es
1 THE INCREASE OFACTORIES,
The Indirect Benefit Is 7St Fullj' Appre-
" " ; -dated.;. ; , .
The indirect benefit of thejn-
crease of factories in North Car-
olina, is not yet " appreciated.
oyxuo LLiAVO evwii bu uuuuwuou
thenaselveF- witt thiSctory
problem" that they ; are unable
to be glad for . the increase of
is a problem isjnotdenia-5
ble: but that it is' of such import
as w Dia us iarcer in our encour-;
agement of industrial 'activity in
this secConlyoxie.Ho- hai
not thought into the subject will
hold. Any one who appreciates
the changes" for ' the" better" al
ready wrought by the 'Increase
of factories will gladly welcoome
all 'the' Problem s thati, 'thousand
more will bring in their train!
For many years the population
Burglars Worst Col. Carr (
The Durham correspondent to
tbe : Charlotte Observer " under
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date of the llth, says: " ? '
'Jjast. night the residences of
Gen.' J B Carr, and Judge' Robert
W: Winston were burglarized and
at" the . former place between
$3, and ,000; Worth of jew
elryi was' carried off . The; whole
matter is shrouded in my stery
and tHere is iio clue ' as "to whd
afiized these homes. " Jew-
was also taken from the
home oi Judged Winston but the
Pkagewas fpiind by bhexif the
servants in the" back yard this
i 1 a' j.:
capea omy m lime. , -jof our gtate has been j-ainougly
Some of the. operatives:! boohV- Ha1r fftu- R i
M I T X- 7
connected a h'dse with one olthe
hvdrants and ere lohsr subdued
V
morning.
1 Wneh Geri. Carr was dressing
tbis morning M discovered that
his diamond 1 stud, valued ' at
$1,000, was. gbh6 from his shirt.
This, discovery lead to a further
investigation and it was ' then
A Change at the Odell Mills. .. i
- Mr. "V Y Suther, who for some
time has had charge of the spin
ning in mill K6. 2 at night in the
Odell mills, . has- been -given
charge of -the spinning depart-;
ment m millWo. 4 mday time. i, j
Mh B lr Still, i who . has been
employed at .the Buffalo mills.
has been given Mr. Suther's po
sition. Mr. Adam JlopMns gets
Mr. StilPs-place at the- Buff al
mill; . . o : . ....... ,..
PERSONAL TQINTER8. ;
found that Wr; h6me had ; been
- Mr. Jno. McDowell .returned
home this morning. ' " '
,-Mr. J. Rowan Davis, of Sal
iisbury1 is here today. ,
i :i-Miss Hattie Misenheimer, of
Mt.cPleasant,is here today.
1 -Mrs. I Prank Patters6n, of
China Grove, was here today.
lr Mr. Geo. Letford, ' who
travels for H E Bucklen & Co.,
op Chicago, is here today.
Fine
SHOES.
burglarized during the ,'nigKt and ; Flowes,;passed through here to-,
$4,t)00 Worth of jewelry carried 1 day on .her . return from Salis-
bered our manuiactures and con,-
off.
the flames The stream ofi f- fiiirH ceased i?f i?a partial ltr Gen,
"Among the jewels taken the?
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age to .the machinery, . yfotfh .tongaealn tha kphMfias.
machinery is very expensive. . . 8. AS.A
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but in some degree 'desperate of
advancement. Now the factories
Thousands of yards of cloth were
saturated with water, and a con
i mm
sideraoie .amount of - it was
burned partly. The ( damage
will tend to balance the popnl
could not T5e estimated' yet, but , m, i . , ,U
-n v. x t . Imand. They offer employment
dred dollars.
to the surplus labor in the fields.
they have already become the
Their First DiTidend Declared. ' - r source of surDort -for lareenum:
Mr. D B Coltrane who is presi- bers. And in so doing, they
dent of the cotton1 mill at Nor- also crea a consuming jclass.
wood, attended the meeting of class" dependent upbn the
the directors there on Tuesday, prpdu?e pt,
tuo luiii. rnougn tuis company i vAA18 AWX wmuu w
has been organized only eighteen I facture, but also making refluisi
months, and the mill has been POn upon their Wheat . and corn
running only about eight months, I fields, their stock,1 vahd their
a semi-annual dividend ' of five tAc1r iFambrs whd live
per cent, was declared at this rvicinity of factories find a readier;
meeting. Tins is the first divi- market tteir produce, and
dend.
the acres once wholly given rto
dotton r & 'employed :more prof-
Deep Interest Omtto farming
nere is a good attendance at becomes t more attractive; land
each' service held 'at the v Forest gVes upflaoor ls in demand, feb
Hiir Methodist "church during the.) then; the. increase of factories' of,
protracted meeting. ' Rev. all kinds is a blessing upon our
Craven, of Spencer, 4 ls rssistm wHble St4teBiblioal Recorder.
Kev; Arnold. Eight penitent
ones advanced to the altar and
four: confessions W f tith iwere
made in Christ.
day
bury.
Dr; N - D ..- Fetzer returned
home tlast night from Raleigh
where he attended the meeting oi
the State Boardrt)f Pharmacy.
. Mrs iWR Gray. ;6l David
son,, and Miss-Bessie. Wbareyof
aiambiiabelonging to GWbl4rni?v-.p.
Carr; a diamond r scarf pin, dia- r , P -
mond" brooch; Yeat-dtdps. and a
very valuable - watch fastener,
Carres "dianiond stud; vvahied'at
60Q;rsV :Cari ' watch 00;
Gen! Cart's watch, $500; a! pair
of. gold cuffi :bnttbns,v v set 4 with 1 son,, and JMLiss Bessie W harey ;c
zer's.
' -Miss felsie x Morrison, . of
T-f inn- ! u r :
i' .. . x.-:.t jrioneer mms, is vismng miss
usearopmawaw a Aau;5 Kate Morrison. -tShe will be here
oesvbelonging to Mrs. Cam , A until Saturday, wien. he, and
4,Tt Keems that the bursrlaV was ! Miss Jata.. Morrison will leave
looking for jewelry, as thousands for Durham. ; ; ;
"We are the ex
elusive agents
for George, . G.
Snows' - shoes.
They are sho es
that's made right
and wear right.
They have a rep
utation that is
known every
where; We have
them in all th.e
new styles in
Would Fail on This One
X Stars. 1 iound.,,
Astronomers tell ns that we,
are.tonive a tremendous shower
about the a4th of IjTo-
of
y ember, v It is the occasion ; jof
A:n-ew;-;miKtery-priso- chap- of the crossing of thfe earth's pr-i
inas renfijrj:-- brt fiielarcbme Which' occurs
certain town-in Sqofitu.e eyery. 30 vears, finb astronomer,,
was a man who greatly magni predicts more Wa5
A
lain
of dollars worth of gold and sil
verware might have been carried
off with; all ease.
, 'Some of the jewelry , will be
hard for the present owners tp
handle. The " . 000 stud wak a
registered stone. It was stolen
from Gen. Carr during4 'the
IVbrld's Fair in Chicago." Eleven
Months later' the stone wafir rer
covered oy some on me jrmjts.ei
ion detective force in the Windy
City.,. Mrs. Carr's watch was of
peculiar design and had a picture
ot Creh. Carr; engraved ;on the
lid. 1 Gen. .Carf's watch was alsp
of a design that woujd be "easy t0
trace. -Any ; of the diatn,onds
ppuB. readily be 'entmed' if
'C6h 'Xj&rr' house rsawed np
signs ipf vg beion..f entered,:
JuigOiWinstonfs fron dqrjstobd
operirhfere is rfine, job of dev
tivf wbrkto be. accomplished
Reduced Rates to the State Fain
On account of the State ftair
the Southern will sell round trip
tickets to Raleigh Oct; 14 1516,
17 and 20'atTratelof $5.50 anaon
Oct; c 18 ;-and 19. at rate of $3.80
round trip. ,A1L tickets limited
returning Oct. 23rd.
A y lii
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from
We
in all sizes
5 to 9 1-2.
have an elegant
line of
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u it in ii
uwu,ms omce. un. entering, oafr .W. He;says that the comet !rjr
-wv, uo, wiiu iixuuii carui visiiation ana Xlb 3rm
pomposity, thus address : the) theearth will be-destroyed it,SK
prisoner who occuoied it- collision W hnwW arflfaa. the best remedy for Biarrhoea. "It will
Well, sir, do you know who I
am?" : ;
"No, nor Idinna care, as
the nonchalant reply.
tfWell, Tm 'our new chap
lain." uOh; ye are; well, I heard tell
o' ye befpre." ; i
"And what did you hear?" re
turned the chaplain, his curiosity
-getting the better of his dignity.
"Well, I heard that the last
two kirks y e were in ye preached
them baith empty, v but I'll be
hanged if ye find it such an easy
matter to do the same wP this
one."
sured by a French astronomer-igjy, byarui8ta in evvry part
that should the comet coUide with o! the iwdrld. wenty-flTe a bow
Vii i" A, ---,1 rtle. Be snre and-askfor 'ivirs. win-
tnerearth, there would be noj in- 5riogMtJ1in8yrapad;take no
jury to the earth ut that j theV other ,ind. -: :
damage would be entirely to ; the ,t:V;You - assume .noVnsklwheri you
comet. However the shower, oil buy Cbum beriain'a Colic, Cholera
stars will be expectantly, awaited k and Diurrhoea Eemedy. . M,ft CL.
and tJiere will probably bellittle ' Marsh . Co, wm .rndyour
sleep on tlie n&it of the mW .,,ttS
. s & , : v . tkfter nsins it. it is - every wnere
14 Cor fear the spectacle escape , ftdmittea to be the most s access-
us.Ex. ! J. Jfnl rflmpdv in use for towel com
plaints and the , only one that
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but
5 to
1. CALF
1 ",'"'
in lace and
ton. "sizes
9 1-3. Snow shoes
for men are abso-
the best
at
lutely
and priced
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THE BEST PRESCRIPTION. FOB yer faiJs... It' is pleasant, safe
CHILLS
! and reliable.
and fever is a bottle cf Urove's laste- T-
1ar Hhill Tnnio. Never fails to cure; Mr. A Li r Saprjenneld
mi . . 1 : 1. - nrnvf Klooa i . j 1 ' ' . ' ; fU n
j.nen wuy experuuoun wiuu nu"uj snenaine: tne aiternoon ui ounx -
IS
imitations? Price 50 cents.
money back if it fails to cure.
lotte.
Worlds of Matresses in stock and a solid car of 100 on the
way; , Like,. Zeb Vance-s whiskey all Matteresses are
good but some are better than others. See our Royal
Felt, . Acma Spring, : ' Perfection,, Sea : Moss, Pine Fiber,
Curled Hair, Cotton, Cotton and Husk last but, by no
nieansjleast our Bice Straw with cotton top, the Mattress
for. the millions. We have Mattresses to spare. Con
ferenceis coming; Don't forget us. We are unloading a
solid car of Beds today Solid car of Springs last week.
We are at your ' service. Take a look at our line pf
Carpets. V We are agents for J. & J. Dobson, the largest
Manufacture of the United States-. If you haven't time to
come, 'Phone orders No. 12. 1 .
Bell, Harris & Co,