on
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M &J lSf s X .si i
frice $4.00 Per Yoar.
CALLED HOME.
Hrs. Elizabeth Gibson Dies at the Arc
of 87 Three Sons and a Sister Sur-
lire Her-The Last of Three-Congenial
Landmarks.
Mrs. Elizabeth Phifer Gibson,
the venerable relict of Dr. Edwin
K Gibson died today (Thursday)
at 4:30 o'clock a. m. at the age
of 87 years and some months, J
having been born m April 1812.
She was married in Februarv
, , t. ... - ; .--.'v -Jt
lbifa ana - was Dereavea oi ner
husband after 37 years of matri
monial life. tf
She was the mother of six
children. Her only 'daughter
died in infancy. Two sons '6f
manhood age preceded ".her to
the grave, viz: (ttUam and
George. Three sons now mourn
the broken tie of a mother's com
forting presence, rviz. James ,0
Gibson, J Phifer Gibson and!
Robert E Gibson.
The deceased has one living
survivor of the parental homd,
a sister, Mrs. ' Bradshaw of ftew
York. :;
Mrs. Gibson was a devoted
member of the . Presbyterian
church from early life and was
regular in her attendance on the
service till enfeebled by age.
Of late years and up to Sept.,
21st.- 1898 there was a trio ot
aged landmarks in the town
whose intellectual culture, and
congeniality of spirits drew them
together and on occasions they
would sip the comfort there was
in getting together and rehearsing
the memories of the past as such
was seen in the light shining
bright from the future through a
strong and abiding faith. '
The people about them looked
on in pleased meditation and in
creasing respect and veneration.
On the date above noted Esq. R
W Allison broke the trio and en
tered upon faith's fruition. On
April 8, 1899 Mrs. Caroline Mc
Donald entered the door to
eternity's mystic domains while
Mrs. Gibson was bidden to stay
amid earthly environments tUl
JUUVV.
Who will say that today these
kindred ; spirits v are . not .again
basking in the joys of a never
ending union ; while thrilled with
the infinite conception of a triune
God.
The funeral will be Jield to
morrow at 11 o'clock at the J?irst
Presbyterian church by. Rev. 1 W
C Alexander, who will arrive to
morrow morning from Balti
more.
Mr. Brown Sells His Business.
Mr. J T Brown, who for some
Months has been running a. bar
ber shop in Mr. M J Corl's build
g has sold his business to Mr.
viola, of Raleigh, who has been
here for several days. Mr. Viola,
yho is an Italian, until 'some
time ago worked in this business
the Buford hotel in Charlotte',
11 will bring his family here'
Rale -h soon.
Bnied Some of tlieBed Clothes.
An unwatched fire Wednesday
caused a little excitement at Mr.
.ViU . J-ne nre popped
OUt iir.l pmio.V. V.
tlltJ uyu. uioining,
a considerale hole in
OONCOKD, N.
Came Near Being a Serious Affair.
n J Wednesday ther a "
near being a serious 'accident at
is called Crowell's crossing
Del9J the railroad
Pharr, Mr. Jno. Ervin? and.Miss
gnes Moss were ina'buggy and
elmostxn thel track when
the northbound fast mail came
dashing by them. WhUe nodne
was ; hurt and no damage was
done, it was ah experience, that.
maVes erne shuMer'oiii
wnen aeath was so nigh- All of
them jumped frbm"the -uffe
quickly, when they realized how
Li; il. ' . ' -. ' .
uuar uio engine was to thoffl.
,M Appeal Taken to Superior Conrt. s
On Wednesday afternoon be
fore Esq. Pitts a case was tried
wherein a party was sumg 'the
nrm oi it is WUson .fe ;Co., of
Richmond, which firm conducted
the 'bucket shop" here tna
made an assignment. The party
sued for $100 and $33 remained
in the bank when the assignment
was made. rThe party suing got
judgment in the case, but i jan ap-i
peal was taken to the Superior
court. , Mr ,W G Means repre
sented the plaintiff, 'aMrilH Sf
Puryear. the defendant i 1 '
A Double Wedding Today. 1
This afternoon in No. 4 town
ship four persons took, the mar
riage vows, which Ues lep manj
put asunder. The contracting
parties are Rev, F- W Bradley,
ot Uold Hill, and Mrs. JEJpld
brooks, . the widow of Mr. T G
Holdbrooks, also Mr. A J Black:
welder and Mrs. Bradshaw, the
widow of Mr. Carter Bradshaw.
The brides are half-sisters. ;
The Drummer Medium.
Mr. George A Letford, the
well known representative of H
E Buck! en, of Chicago, is again
at the Orton. Mr. Letford is
known as the drummer
medium, " and ' last evening a-
representative of the. Star saw,
him give a remarkable demon
stration of his power as a
medium. ?!A" well known Wil-
mington gentleman had a sitting
and the medium , told "him of
iiiauy uuuuxreuues in nis pasu
life, some of which he had for-
gottoh but which he recalled
after being givehreminders that
brought everything.back,to him.
He even correctly toltf the
gentleman "certain things jfchat he
uujJttiiup-iaijxi J.UI iuo future.
Wilmington JSar.
This is the gentleman of whom
we spoke some time , ago when
he was here. Every newspaper
office knows ' Geo. -Letford and
of. his spiritualistic work. : He is
wjex. ' . ixl J x j? j n i
uiluu uuiiauiiuu to loreceii elec
tions, dec'Sons, etc. by the aid of
h's spirits.
What the Pounders Get.
We see that the Jeffries-
Shaikey prize fight pounded out
about . $80,000 of which 55 per
cent went to the pugilists, the
victor getting 75 and the van
quished 25 per cent. The
amounts stand $30,423 for the
former and $10,141 for the latter.
The smaller amount seems to
pay pretty well for some brok
en ribs and a banged up coun
tenance of a fellow endowed for
legitimate labor that he is un
willing to perform.
0., THUE8DAY, NOvfMBER'9,
, r $
May Find the Men That Blew un the
Maine, 'k. ' r
Francis AtwaterJhe field
manager -:of-the Rei Cross in
Cuba, cabled to parties, in Meri
dian Conn; under date pi the 16th
saying: ,':-:p..-: '; :-.'."
"I have just learned from a
weU Impwn; detective that he is
now on e;Wail the villains
Who blew .up "the -battleship
Maine in Havana harbor, "the
wreck of which I can ee as I
send this dispatch! One of the
scoundrels, according I my in
formation, claims he. has not
been treated "right. -He offers
now to turn State's evidence if
he is paid $15,000, to $20,000, so
that he can live in seclusion in
some foreign country the remain
der of his life, as he well knows
.that in' Cuba or the United States
!he never would be allowed to
live an hour when it was known
that he is one of the dastardly
cowards who caused the loss of
so many lives. He claims that
xnere were seven or eight in the
plot, some of them now being in,
the United States and the others
here. ; ! : ,
An Exchange of Plantations.
It is not of ten that two men ex
change their plantations in so
snort a time as did 5Mr. Ransom
Blackwelder, who lives a few
miles from; here on the road
leading to Cold Springs, and
Mr. Geo. F Barnhardt, who lives
in Ko. 9 township. ; Both were
in a trading humor and the trade
was soon made. Mr. Barnhardt
will exchange his plantation of
about 110 acres to Mr. Ransom
jBlackwelder for his tract of
about 130 acres. In the exchange
Mr. Barnhart will have the cot
ton gin and saw mill also.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. W J Swink, of China
Grove, is here today.
Chas. Kimball, of China
Grove,' was here today. .' '--
; . Mr. Barney Douglass spent
last night here at Mr. Jas. W
pannon's. ;
) Dr. and Mrs. M L Stevens,
of .Abbeville, are here visiting
iheir. friends.
-rMr. P P . Townsend went
over to Charlotte this morning
on- business. '
; -7-Mrs. E H Hui'i'L, who has
been: visiting at Judge Montgom
ery's, went to Monroe this morn
ing. : ' '
OF
That Zrftme Baete can oa ewref? witu
A MUeSKEBVB PhAHIEBr Only 25c
fFfflOY 1 :
Ui (Ji LlllliUt
1899.
i i
Attractive Assortment, g
f'-'WaleSfei.atetials.-
Yes, it's a picnic at our Press Goods Counter.
60 and 70c dress goods being sold at 39c per yard.
comprises Black crepons, Fancy flanels, Tricots, Camel's hair plaids
Fancy crepons, Bedford stripes, Silk and Wool nulls, etc. You
must see the assortment to appreciate the true value. Thev are.
genuine bargains in every sense"
39 cent counter. The 25 cent counter is equally attractive as they
are 25 and 40c. goods going at-25c. It is simply a dress goods
chance our buyer picked up last week while in the market. We
' ' . ' -' ' ' . . " '
bought them cheap and are selling them the same way. Black
Taffeta Silk, good quality, special price 49c per yard. Black Satin
Dutchess, very wide, $1.25 quality, sale price 98c, ; f 1.00 quality at
75c. AU shades of Velvet, Silk and Braid Trimmings. A good bifr
of linings, near silks, skirtings, etc., to suit every taste. Remem-
ber this is bargain week in our i
Gap
es, Jackets, Reefers etc.
Large assortment of Piirs. Remember it -will be a pleasure,
to show the new goods at this store. We are having regular Xmas
trading these days and no wonder.
H. L. Parks
Kon't
Bather!
Out cousins on the other side are able to take care
of themselves just like Bell, Harris & Co. are for all yonr wants
in the Furniture line. With three solid cars of Furniture, twe rs
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
1Jcauci aauc, uaw vii, xi uu. rvm, nappy limes, ; eiC.
Wood Heaters and Coal Heaters all bought in car lots and if yon
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 Furniture. To
sum it up we have anything you want. Pictures or ' frames we
are strictly in it. Call and see.
Bell, Harns & Co
Single Copy 6 Ceste J
iES
Just think oi
The showing
of the word. They are all on tho
& Cornp'y
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