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BREAKERS OF THFXAW.
Trials On the Mayor's DocketThe '
Child Found Dead In Bed Observing '
tne neeK 01 rrajer.
Written for The Standard. :
Mt. Pleasant, Oct. 24. Sheriff
Peck is here today with the tax
books, consequently few people
are in town.
Dr. Ivy, of New London, is
here ' 'plugging" teeth. Some of
our citizens have already been '
pained by his actions. ' I
Mr. John O Fulenwider. of
Monroe, spent Sunday here with
frieuds. "Fully" is a good deal
like that cat we have heard of
that "couldn't stay away." . J
Mr. Adam Page, the renowned'
coon and 'possum hunter, was a 1
J 1 (TT j 1 1 S- 1
guest ai tne "notei ae vala"
boose" last night. "Corn" was
the cause. This is the first
name on the register since the
erection of the new building.
Jim Tucker, son of Mr. John '
Tucker, was arraigned before
Esq. Jonas Cook this morning
for assault upon the person of
Julia Page, daughter of Adam
.Page. Tucker was bound over
until court under a bond of fifty
dollars.
Mr. and Mrs. L M Odeli woke
this morning to find their little
two months old child, Dewey
Columbus, dead in its mother's
arms.
Mr. J M Allen is here and
will give a stereopticon and
graphophone entertainment in"
the College chapel tonight and
tomorrow night.
Mrs. C G Heilig; who as noted
in our last correspondence, was
very low, is very much im
proved. "
The Woman's Home and For-;
eign Missionary societies of Holy
Trinity Lutheran church and
Mont Amcena Seminary are ob
serving this week as the week
of prayer. Prayer meetings are
held at the different homes of
members every evening 'and a
public missionary meeting will
he held Sunday evening.
Honors Brumby Alone.
Atlanta goes on with her pro
gram of presenting the sword to
her gallant son just as is em
inently right. The following is
the program.
Reception to Lieutenant Brum
by at Capital City Club Wednes
day night.
Reception to Lieut. Brumby
by legislature in joint session
at state capitol Thursday at 10:30
o'clock.
Presentation of sword to Lieut.
Brumby on stand in front of state
-capitol Thursday at' 11 o'clock.
Military parade to move at
11:30 o'clock from the capitol.
At 12 o'clock the parade will be
reviewed by Lieut. Brumby at
Ponce de Leon avenue.
His Baboon Bit Him.
The Greensboro Record says
one of the show men on the way
from the Raleigh to the Winston
'.fair had occasion to handle a half
grown baboon after the train ar
rived "at Greensboro. The ill
natured animal got cross and bit
the keeper's hand fearfully.
Mr. Gus Correll and wife
will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing froi.1 Columbia where xVy
were married today
CONCOHD, N. C.,
CABARRUS "STAN RETURNS.
Some Rotes on the Lone Star State.
Many friends from eastern Ca
barrus will be glad to greet Mr.
:W Crawford Culp, now a citizen
or ;tne State of
lexas. e-
arrivoi -nA m j vm priyr numoer or ioers to give
dn ;Concord Tuesday perform tiie ceremony. Miss Up Dundee and Glencoe, and
mghtwith a car load of horses Kimmons is one of the foremost hastily form a junction with Gen.
and mules, 29 m number, chiefly young ladies of that community White at Ladysmith, where they
of his own raising. They are . and has scores of friends who will operate on the defensive tiil
all trained to work and drive. ' j will join in extendiug congratu- Gen. Buller arrives. Gen. White
Mr; Culp had to take roud- lations in advance to this couple, j had a minor battle with the
ings on the yellow fever regions ' Mr- Faggart has for many Boers Tuesday chiefly with artil
therefore he came by way of!years been a salesman here at'lery to divert the enemy and
Little Rock. Mem-nhis f!h atio.. '
nooga and Asheville. -
Whilein the npwnanpr clinn
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interesting little items.
u s postomce is Maverick m
Runnels county, a little to the At 6 o'clock a. m. today
north west of the centre of the (Wednesday) at Clifton, S. C,
great Lone Star State. There is Mr. Mark Morrison, one of the
meaning in the name. Maverick most prominent men about Har
is the term for the crime of risburg, was married to Miss
catching and branding, as one's
own
, every calf or other animal
unbranded. This was once a
protected infant industry in this '
particular locality.
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Mr Culri now owns 330 acrp.s
of land and rents two sec -
lions, 1,280 acres, besides, which
he uses as a ranch, -paying four
cents per acre per month. He
also has the oversight of three
sections, 1,940 acres, for Mr.
Frerks of the Mt. Vernon in
Salisbury.
The quantity of grass avail
able depends upon the number of
prairie dogs that infest it. These
dogs, where abundant, eat every
blade of grass in the summer
and migrate as necessity re
quires. ' In the winter they bur
row into the earth and feed on
the roots of the .grass. They
are the herdsmen's enemy.
Along the streams grow the cot-'
ton wood and the pecan. The,
latter are now loaded down with
fruit. Many a tree yields fifteen
bushels and the price on the spot
is six cents per pound. Away
from the timt er land . is a
little
of a small
iruit tree tne size
trPA tTint. bears rich clust-
ors of beans called the muscat
bean. It is rich as the cow pea
andmorepalatableandis valuable
as a faterier for all kinds of
stock. A hungry man may get
his dinner off this tree. This
year, however, this fruit is a
failure in Mr. Culp's neighbor-
hood.
Miss Mattie Caldwell Weds.
A marriage takes place in
Charlotte this (Wednesday) even-
ing in which Cabarrus county
furnishes the bride. Miss Mat
tie Caldwell, of the Poplar Tent
neighborhood, who is living in
Charlotte, was married to Mr.
Nat Austin, of South Carolina.
Dmine tne civil war, as well as
in our late war with Spaiu, diar
rhoea was one of the most
troublesome diseases the army
had to contend with. in many
instances it became chronic and
the old soldiers still suffer from
Mr. David Taylor, of Wind
Ridge, Greene county, Pa., is one
of these. He uses Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea
Kemedy and says he never found
such quick relief. It ik tor sale Charlotte to witness the Austin
i . n t mr 1. p. :4- rioirlTxrpll marriafire.
oy in. u. Jiiarsu cc uu., xsiugivv
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25,
To Be Married Next Week. I
On Wednesday evening, Nov.
1st, at 3 o'clock, at the home
of Mr. Mack Kimmons, in No. 3
township, Mr. Arthur Faggart
will be married to Miss Nina
TTimmnnc Par 'W VLmm 11
"irerson s store ana weuknpwn
x aii,ut;.i.uu & t emu wuuKflown
by all of us. The newly wedded
iAAVV .A'iiUr
andwili be Mr-SEWPharr's
untU Mr- Paggart's new resi-
uuce is nnisnea on . mui street,
inark merrison joaiTied.
, Jessie Williams. After the cere
i mony they boarded the , train for
his new home at Harrisburg,
where a reception was given the
- J newly wedded couplQ. A num- j
y It.. . it . t !i- 1 '
"hp-T frnm this n1a,rA was invitpd
to the reception. With num-1
bers of friends we extend our
congratulations, wishing them a
life of love and happiness.
No Fireworks Christmas,
-The joys of ilie small boys and the tobacco drummer, is here to
of some of the larger ones, too, day.
will be less when they learn that ! Mr. Jno. C Wadsworth is in
at the meeting of the town com- Pineville today looking after
missioners Tuesday nigbt it was some of his property.
decided th:t it will be against the J' Mrs. E C Barnhart went
law io have fireworks Christmas, . over to Charlotte this morning.
but the safety of property and
persons was taken in to considera
tion, too. This means ihaf some
will break the law and will have
to pay the penalty, but it also
assures our people that it will be
less dangerous to walk through
the streets during the holidays.
His Collections Were Good.
' Fruitless have been the trips
made' ''by- Sheriff' Peck in the
county until Monday when he
was in No. 7 township. He col
lected in that precinct over 50,
and at Mt, Pleasant he collected ;
more, than- 200. H.s trips in
the eastern part of the county;
prove a convenience to those who
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Mr. Allison Attending the Meeting.
Me. John P Allison left Tues
day night for Atlanta,- wh3'.e he
went to attend a meeting of the !
cotton growers ok the South'. .1
Mr. Allison will at this, ineel
mg
submit plans as wore published j
in th.. A,aper some weeks ago in i
regard to the organization of our I
cotton
growers.
For "vnr Filtr Tears
Mrs. Winslow'a Soothing tiyiup has
been used for over fifty years fyr mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teetbinr, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gnms,
allays all pain, enres wind colic, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi
ate! v. Sold by druggists in every part
.. bf the world. Twenty-ve ceateabot-
g-
other kind
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Messrs. Victor and Clint Oald-
waII. of Poplar lent, went to
vjwiw
1899.
Situation Interesting in South Africa.
The news from South Africa,
according
to dispatches of the
24th, look less favorable to the
, English. Gen. Yule found it
i V.
prevent n
' Gen. Yule.
prevent his interference with
jrnsoners on ootn siaesare
humanely treated. It is only on
the.batae fields that the war has
great horrors
The Boe 'reVerses seem
.The Boer
to
check their aggressiveness. The
situation is rather interesting.
Tne soothing and nealing prop
erties of Chamberlain's Couh
Remedy, its pleasant taste and
prompt and permanent cuies
have made it a great favorite with
tbe people everywhere. For sale
b M . Marsh & Co.. Druggists.
PEKSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. Chase Brenizer, of Char
lotte, spent last night here.
Contractor Hamilton went
up to Hickory last night.
She will return tomorrow.
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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
meansjleast our "Rice Straw with cotton top, the Mattress
for the millions. We have Msittressos to spare. Con
ferenceis coming. Don't forget us. We are unloading tal .
solid car of Beds today Solid car of Springs last week.
We are at your service. Take a look at our line of
Carpets. We are agents for J. & J. Dobscn, the largest
Manufacture of the United States- If you haven't time to
come, 'Phone orders No. 12.
Bell, Harris & Co.
Single Copy 5 Cents
minim
The cool morn!!
i Dig
turn i Gii?
j w . - w
taougntstowaras
underwear and
we are prepared
to fill your wants.
Ribbed vests and
drawers, 50 per
A. ' "1 "
cent wool, only
95c. suit.
Merino
Fine;
vests
98c. Woman's
Ribbed union
.suits; 48c.
and - 98 c.
, 75c.
All
GhiJd-
kinds of
ren s union suits
and separate
suits in wool
or cotton. Wo
have durable ur -derwear
and
have' been verv
careful in our
selection. We
boast about
106. and
ft--
our
15c.
and
children'
Misses'
B la c k
a
s t;
bed
Hose; there are
no better to be
found. Drop in
and see them.
1 H. L. Parks & Co.
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