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CONCOllD, K 0., TUES DAY; OCTOBER 31, 1899.
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ASOTHEK BEIxlAL.
i . Veil !rrJurg: Lodge K. of P. Also
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( ,Hs Out ana namiy uenies ine
i-nw. -?st of tlse Stanly Enterprise.
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TMvi!i be remembered that the
Kuiirnts of Pythias here met last
Saturday night and passed reso- can railway, -lulions
of resentment againstthe ' He is Dr. W W Smith, of Wil
.ar1 of the Stanly Enter- ,1'iston, S. C, who is the guest of
' , I Mr- Charlie Tillman. Dr. Smith
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Wo take the following from
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uT tlrit thePvthlans Avho
took Twrt in the institution were
k;.:rNd and deeply indignant, i
i- put till it miiuiy. iLXju.ij.11j4
has-been printed in this!
:mi : .mnv -a dav !
section m many a aay nas
ir0ued such resentment Sev- S
erhl copies of the paper contain
ing the offensive article were
recoived here yesterday, and
this morning the Pythians, of
whom there are over four hun
dred in Charlotte, were discuss
ing it generally. '
'The party which went from
Charlotte comprised - several
ofiicers of local churches and
substantial citizens. There was
not v. drinking man in the party.
-Mr. W M Lyles, Deputy
'Graikl Chancellor for this dis
trict, acd'Mr. T'W Dixon, .-Prelate
of Mecklenburg Lodge, iu-teul-to
sue the Stanly Enter
prise for libel, unless the most
'complete reparation is made for
the injury.
-A signed denial will be sent
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to the Enterprise tonight.
"A telephone message from.
Salisbury states that Mr. Cicero
Barker, a prominent citizen, has
secured affidavits from the con
ductor, flagman and brakeman
of the train, stating that they
observed no such disorder as
stated and there was no whiskey
aboard the train.
"No intoxicants are allowed at
any Pythian function, and this
makes the Knights all the more
indignant at ' the charge of
drunkenness and disorder."
The Charlotte Observer con
tains "the following card from the
members of Mecklenburg lodge,
who took part in the institution
of the lodge and were on the
train:
"To -the Editor of The Albe
marle Enterprise:
"Replying to your reflection
upon the behavior of the visiting
brethren returning from - the
organization of a K. of P. : lodge
at Albemarle, we, the members
of Mecklenburg- Lodge, Char
lotte, N. C, who instituted the
lodge, most emphatically deny
your charges in toto, arid de
mand that you name your in
formant," prove your case, or
publicly apologize through your
own columns for the baseless
slander. There was not a single
case of drunkenness, nor one
derisive remark about the ladies
f Albemarle. All prof ess to bq
gentlemen and would resent any
conduct unbecoming a gentle
man in the presence of ladies or
elsewhere. We desire further to
epress our utter contempt for a
man who will thus publish a
libel of so grave a nature with
utfirst satisfying himself of the
truth which he could have easily
done by inquiry of the conductor
'd crew who had charge of the
DR. TV. W. SMITH, OF IIAKLESTO
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He Was One of the Surveyors of the
First Railway Built in This Country.
A man is in Atlanta today who '
has the distinction of w
helped to build the first Ameri-
avms:
1S the grandfather of Mrs.- Till .
(man. He was born in Barnwell
COT - nty' South Carolina, in 1813.
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yare 01 age.
"e 18 both a mlnlstor al-ld a Phy-
' Accordin . to r. Smith the
first railway in the United States
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; anerwara ca.uea tne unarleston
and Augusta railroad, running
from Charleston to Augusta, a
distance of 140 miles.
Di Smith was one of the corps
of surveyors of the road, begin-
ing at Charleston in the year
1820. He says that they were
seven years in building the road,
and that he helpecl in the work
throughout that time. The road
was completed in 1833.
Below are given some of the
facts that are furnished by Dr.
Smith.
Tne first motive power used
on this road was wind utilized in
sails made of cloth on the .cars.
Dr. Smith is the inventor of
the lever switch. Before his in
vention they moved the rails by
means of wedges.
In building the road a heavy
grade was encountered at Aiken,
S. C, where there was a station
ary engi ae that pulled the cars
up the grade by ropes and wind-,
lass. There was a double track
at that place and a car loaded
with rocks furnished the weights
to help pull up the cars.
The locomotives had two smoke
stacks, ore at each end. In go
ing to Charleston one of i the
stacks was used and in coming
back the other.
There were no spark arresters
and everybody along the route
had to watch their property
to prevent its being burned up.
One hundred mUes a day was
good traveling in those days.
When night came all hands
struck camp and waited for day
light to come in order to pro
ceed. V :
The track was constructed of
ties and 32-foot stringers on ;
which a band of iron about like 1
a common tire was laid and
nailed down to the wood. . f
A track walker went ahead of
the engine ever day ,;o knock
down the "snake-heads" or nail
VifiaHs to nrevetit accidents. The?
T " , .;.v:- o Q
Qieau. UL tilts CUg'iJCCi wao
suake-heads," or nas protrud
ing about the iron f ail, for they
wftrfl -nrol mc sources of' acct-
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rri, nn-nrinPtnrR pnllpptpd
ubuv. A"ow-;7:;"fcIean alid pressed by Alexander
the fares from the outside : walk- r Satisfaction always
mg
on ' Doaras aoouu ime tuu
train. In justice to ourselves we
ask that you give the same , pub
licity in your columns that you
gave the charge. '
T. W. Dixon, Prelate.
W. C. Wilson, W. W.
H. R. Roediger, -
- W. M. Lyles, .
C. H; Dudlev.
open str
eet cars are now ar-
ranged.
Edward Roath and Nathan
Colderbanks
were engineers on
the primitive roads. They died
a few years ago.
There were no conveniences
on the cars as in this day and
time. The cars stopped at
stated intervals for the con-
venience of passengers .
: The mail facilities were mea-
uer and very primitive. A split
stick served for a nia'd bag, as
letters were put in sticks and
handed up to the conductor and
were thrown out the same way.
Dr. Smith introduced the plan
of having the outer rail on a
curve . made higher than the
other rail.
i The coupling links were made
of wood, so that when a car ran
olf it would break and save the
others from running off.
TristamTupper was one of the
presidents of this road and in-
, A , ,,. ,
troduced some novelties during
his administration,
He had the cars remodeled and
shaped like a barrel. This was
done so that in case they ran off 1
they would roll down the hill and .
not hurt so many passengers. It!
was thought they could be rolled :
back with the same decree o
ease.
tTherewas afterward an effort
miide to shape the cars in order
to "split the wind." thus increas-
msr thP PPd '
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i one oi me greax mogui en
gines of the present day would
have crushed the track beneath
the earth. Atlanta Journal of
28th.
A Large Mayor's Court.
A large crowd of colored peo
ple hovered around the mayor's
court Monday night when sev
enteen negroes were arraigned
for bad conduct. Some were dealt
with for -their ; conduct while
some of ' their number were ac
quitted,4 and one case - will be
tried at the Superior court. Sev
eral more were gathered in the
next morning.
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Clias. Hartsell Married.
Mr. Charlie Hartsell and Mrs".
Emma Long, of ChestnutP Hill,
were married Sunday morning j
at the Methodist parsonage on j
Chestnut Hill, Rev. D. "P. - Tate j
offlbiating. Salisbury Sun. ' i
; Mr. Hartsell is a brother of i
Mr Gus; Harts.ell, who lived here 1
but' is now travelliog. His homo !
, at Mt. Pleasant.! !
6h,seJ 0n3 of His Do5s, !
; Mr- rp E' Sinith, tbe dog trainer
county each
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here be purcnasea a miu uo
from Garah Caldwell, paying j
him fifty dollars for it.
Cleanliness Next to Godliness.
! It rjavs to keep your
clothes
' guaranteed.
For Ovm1 Ta'
Mtb. : Winslow'a SoothiER Syiup has
been used for over filty years by mil
lions of mothers for their children
xrhile teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures windolic, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
relieye the poor little tufferer immedi
ately. Sold by druggists in every part
of the world. Twenty-u v ueu to v
ask for "Mrs.. Win-
slows! Soothing Syrup." and take
! other kind
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Concord's Latly Crowned.
Concord comes in for its share
of glory at Winston during the
fair. At the coronation ball
there Saturday night Miss Emily
Gibson, of this place, who is one
of our most attractive young
ladies, was crowned first maid of
honor,
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Au Ollice Established Here.
Those, desiring to become
members ot the Jorth Carolina
Burial Association will find the
books at the store of Bell, DHar-
ris & Co.
Mr. Horace Blackwelder, of
Cannon ville has been appointed
general manager,
Red Hot From tbe Gun
Was the ball thut hit G. B Stadman
of Newark," Mich., in the Civil War
It caused horrible Ulcers that no treat
ment helped for 20 years. Then
Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured him.
Felons, Corns. Skin Eruption. Best
File cure on earth. - 25 cts. a box. Cure
puarantecd. Sold at Fetzer's Drug
store
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, M.r- ,J R Purser, of Char
lotte' 18 here today '
Mr. W A Dayvault, of Elm
wood' here today.
Mr. Seamans, advance agent
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jAU1 ,ntJ wiympia ypera vjom-
! V is here today j - - "
Mr. Mumford Ritchie, who
i clerks for the Cannon & Fetzer
went to Richfield this morn-
Mrs. White and daughter,
Miss Madeline Graham, arrived
here this moraine1 from Char-
;iotte and are at Mr. J M Odell's.
Mrs. White is a sister of the
Messrs. Holt of our State.
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Our cousins on the other side are able to take care
of themselves just like Bell,. Harris & Co. arc for: all your . wants
in the Furniture line. With three solid cars of Furniture, two ears!
of springs, two cars of chairs, one car of Mattresses, you need not -worry
about high prices on furniture, and as for Stoves, we have T
the famous Leader line, Gate' City, Iron King, Happy Times, etc. -Wood
Heaters and Coal Heaters all bought in car lots and if you
give us a chance we will sell you. : Clocks, good, better and best.
If time is money : you should ; have a clock. Office and Library
Furniture of all kinds. Hall Furniture, Kitchen Fur i ere. To
sum it up we have anything you want. Pictures or irsmos we
are strictly in it. Call and see.
Bell, Harris & Co.
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The
UmLrella
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Best That W
Longesi. -i
It is not the handle of air
umbrella that keeps oi3e dry in
a rain storm. The coveri'vg does
that. The covering, ir, the mi-
! portant part to-ccrKi-5
. CI
dealers "'talk only . about th&
handles it is safe U; ...,K.,?r the
covering is weak and 'inferior.-'
We give you a ood covering
and in all a substantial rain
protector at 75c, 983., 1.25 up
o 3.00.
Parents
We have been pre
paring for this clop py, bad.
weather and have just thj thing
in school Mackintoshes for boys
and ' girls - at moderate prices.
Rubbers and Mack' r -tosher some
times save, doctor bills. A t?2.48
.we are showing a v;oman's blue,
serge double cape aIuCi dntosli
I that's worthy of y o ur attention .
H. L. Parks & Co.
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