Arrival or Trains.
r' - f( loin change of schedule took
J Junel2.l899 : ;
NORTHBOUND.
No.
35
12
02
q arrives at f 52 a m, .
"10 00 a m,
" 7-09 p ra,
8.51 p m, (flag)
9.45 p m,
2.00 a m tfieu-i t)
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So. "
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SOUTHBOUND. v
rives at 8 49 a m, (flag) ...
" 1123 a m,
" S.5t p m. ,
O.SQp'm, (flag)
7 19 a in, .
" " 8.49 a m, (freight)
I A -.WONDERFUL WILKES STONE.
Key, Mr. Curtis Has a Fine Report.
ReV. W M ' flnrtie At ttt ' 1 1
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town, snfint . fTii i rwii wM,,i . ,1 TX TTTJ1I
left on the 5 o'clock Moorpi. -Bam When the St one Is Placed In
train for Concord to: atte
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ierence. He has a-tine report I' have in my possession quite
the best ever sent up from Love's a Puzzl. f or mineralogists. It is
church. It shows that over six- a stone which appears to
teen hundred dollars were raised 1 be an old Indian war club or
for all purposes during the year. hatcnt in shape, nine inches in
A K new church- was built at lenS tn and about four inches
Bethlehem, . near. Walkdrtown. Droaci at the edge, rounding off to &jj
Mr, Curtis - has several dollars i a Point at' the other end, per- M
over the conference assessments fectly smooth and black, weigh
His report show's an 'average of
about $4. 64 per member.;, -
Mr. Curtis has been pastor of
Love's church three ' years and
there is reason to belie ve he will
be sent back lor the fourth and
Antlcipatin
the Demand.
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Na, oo when running ahead ot o. 7,
3fi:igired if necessary for through travel
outh"of harlotte, and is stopped -for
rvioB'rors arriving from Lynchburg or
bovoad. No. 30 stops regularly for
passengers for Salisbury, High Point,
Greei-sboro, Keidsville, Danville and
principal stations between Danville and
Wishinirton. No. 37 stons for nas-
severs-coming from J ynchburg , or last year. W estern Sentinal.
points--oeyouu, -aim co.iase.on pas-
he!jrs for regular stopping? places Mr. Sikes Begins His Business.
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0q P-issengers from regular stopping -notner mercnant. has been
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pl:ict suuth of Newells and to take on oHWT
Ja.seugers for regular stopping places;- adCied t0 OUl town in the person
ot Mr. v D Sikes, of near -Mon -
He has opened a grocery
store . in one of the Litaker
We . welcome Mr. Sikes
Xos. ;J3 and 34 stop, at Concord for
-'.-..'Hirers to or from tho f!. C Xr A roe.
vision Charlotte to Augusta and
otuor points in South Carolina, Georgia
an 1 1 JwiHiiij-ieacnea tnrouga Columbia rooms.
NosT.'s, 11 and 12 are the local trains family to our town. Mr.
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an.i t'ormeci at oaii&onrv with trains rf o;i, i x j xi.
r;;04 ' ; , 77X . oos.. iiiws rouieu uie cotliage on
Spring street now occupied by
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fOCI AIDED.
..1842
Mr. R K Black and will move
here as soon as Mr. Black va
cates the house, c P
mg two, pounds. But herex3pmes
the mystery : I first tied a cotton
thread around' ihe stone and
plaeea it in a hot , five, covered
with live ; coals; and . after re
maining in the fie .for a con
siderable time, taking it out
while the stone was at great heat,
the thread was not even singed
or scorched. I then tied a wool
en . string with like results. I
then took a strip of cotton cloth
about one inch broad (calico) and
tied it around the stone, placing
it in a blazing fire, and after
remaining there for ten minutes
or more, it came out unsmgeel or
affected even as to the colors in
the cloth., I then covered it with
live coals of fire in the fireplace,
wood blazing all over it. It then
36 -Inch Plaid Yenetien only 15c. yd.
Fancy Plaid Dress Goods only 7lo. yd-
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' 'Sing Their; Qjvir Bk aise. " i
Under No Circumstjinrps Cn o PoiUv
And it is a reality that we make steictly eans, " Clerk! of " the . Superior
one gratia. Ajarge or small size, aa Court Cook, Chief Of FollCeHar
an instrument because it is advertised ns, Policeman Cruse, Attorney
as cheap? sPurc W aa instrument that L T Hartsell, Mr. Jno B Cald
siands tush in the estimation of your i , .
fr .ends and the GreatestOMnsiciaiisl all wen, ana onerin jrecK wixn nis
oyer the world. A Piano with a pure
Attending the Murder Trial;
Quite a number of our citizens
went to Saiisbury today (Thurs
day) to" attend the rial of "Will
dards and Tom Kerr for the
murder'blTdlicletoan' Kerns!
prisoner, Roeirt Bichardson. .
The New Uiiifornisllere; f
The ofiicers of our town look
very different now since they
Have donned the winter uniforms.
A Trl? .1j B a m .
xone. ueiieaxetoncrV'Btc;' - xntact a
Piano with every improvement that is
'beneficial 'to ;thevear; and at one. price
withm the reach of all, because ' we
sayeyou the Middleman's Profit, and it
is worth saving, too. . t'li-'-'f
Old instruments taken in exchange.
Terms accommodatins. Catalosrue for
the asking; Some bargains in square They now look like city police-
m.M nx:..; ; inen and: it makes our-town look
llldi ill, uUduI ' Baltimore Mrt
Factory Branch f arw.',vM
C.-H. WilmothVMgr.
fJAJ
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much better,
splendid.
The fits . are
Of-
came out without even the smell
of fire on it; while the stone itself
was intensely hot.
row can you or any of your gfo
many readers solve this mystery? (fa
I have looked ; up my old , text
books on mineralogy, geology
and chemistry and find mo de-
scription or account of , any such
wonderful properties possessed h0fc
by this stone. One of my neigh- Iffa
bors found it some years ago on a
his farm in the Yadkin vallej
The: surface, of the stone i
smooth and polished by the
nanas 01 its oia maian owner, as
I suppose. I noticed, as the
stone besran to heat, that a
greasy subtance began to exude
from the surface covered by. the
thread or cloth, and disappear
suddenK when removed from the
fire. Its weight is equal to a
solid piece of iron of the same
bulk. Do you know of a similar
BEAVER CAPES, fur trimmed, worth 1
to. close out at-75c. . . . . ....... ... . . . .. .. ..
BEAVER CAPES, full sweep braided and fur
trimmed, worth $1175. Our price . 1.25. . . . .
CHILDREN'S REEFERS worth $2.00 and
$2.50. Our price $1.75. : , . . . .... ... ... . . . ...
ONE LOT of Black Kersey Capes, tailor ma le, 135 in
seewp braided plaited and plain, worth 5.00 and 33.00.
We are going to sell them at; $3. 50 and $5.00.
AN ATTRACTIVE line of FuCapes and Cro vats from
$1.00 to $2.06 Chaper than can be bought.
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Laaies' Tailor ' Made Suits
si5.0Q! W $600.
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Full Line of
Table Linen
Napkins
Can save yon money.
Gannon & Fetzer
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For vai put-r Tears
Mrs. Winskm's Soothing rSyrnp has mineral curiosity ?
been used for over fifty yearsby mil-
rrru Tkjrii,'j:4 xt,' x ; lions ; Oi moiuera lur mcur cuuuicu
these days.
while teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allavs all uain. cures wind colic, and is
Whpt best remedv for Diarrhoeas It will
adtodav Thev have some nice reUeye the Po6rlittIe sufferer immedi
aa toaay. xney nave some nice &te Sold by2 druggists -in every part
presents at reasonable prices; . . . of the world. Twenty-five cents a bot-
-x tie. Be sure and ask for "Mrs: Win-
Mr. Fred Beck, who has been slows Soothing Syrup," and take no
rather kind
returned to Albemarle.
Must Have Blown Ont the Gas.
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Mr. G M Cole, a merchant of
Macon county was found at the
Arlington hOtel in Charlotte
Wednesday morning apparently
visiting Mrs. Dusenbery; at the dead, and the gas. jet fully on.
St. Cloud' hotel : . ' "Rv tho greatest effort he was
J - ' Thnncrh h denies blow-! call iforckrvers and wd have just
Miss Stella Norris, of Apex, is . v , bably i what you need. Come and look
limg ner sister, xvirs. jo: xj v
Fresh Fish and Oysters every
day this week.-i 'Phone 41. -
Earl, Hartsell,.
Miss Late Noel, of Elkin, is
James H. Foote.
Roaring. River, N. C.. :
The above appeared in the
North Carolina Batist, published
ih'Fayetteville; some time; ago:
The-Statesville Landmark says
lviajor jDOOte is, weii kuuwu uv
many oi its reaaers. j
Both of : these' occasions' will
1 gg&Mi IkWr
HQLiOM
Will interest you. Nothing
nicer for a gift than a gocd
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picture, an easy chair, a hand-
some dinner set, or a fine lamp.
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We have them all "at very reason
able prices.
ARE WORTH DOUBLE
WHAT THEY COST. '
vis
Montgomery. no other-explanations.
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ir, Trru J r - rSli That is! the way all druggists sell
tor Thanksgiving r at Bdger's Gro8 Tasteless Chm Tonio for chills
Restaurant. : i , C : and Malaria. - It is simply Iron nd
.. " . . . Quinine in a -tasteless form. Ohildren
IVii-f?. R B Kluttz arrived, here soveit. Adults refer it to bitter, nau-AVednesday-
night to visit v njer leatin& Topics Price. 50o..
on, Mr. S L Kluttz. "; THE BEST PRESCRIPTION FOB
The linemen of the Postal , . CHILLS . r . .
Telegraph Company are here nd fever is a b6ttle cf Grove's Taste
putting up their" new line; , Jess Ohill Tonic, Never fails to cure;
' " :. iThen why experiment with worthless
GOOD RICH CREAM every fndtetionb? Price 50 cents. Tour
morning and evening this week..' f money back if it fails to cure.
u- Riviera Dairy; :
at them.
W.
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TH JEWELEK.
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Mr. J S Bell, of Elkin; has t
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oeen visiting his brother, Mr. W !
L Bell, and - als0v .tndgj'tfie : Bake Cakes to
conference. - ; -.vr, brder and would be glad to have
Mrs. E M Hussey, who ha? a trial order from you. Remem:
been visiting Miss Nannie Alex . ber we f ih&ve i resh-' oystersl
auder, has returned to her ' home bread, Tolls, etc. every day.
" aamilii LUll. , ,. r ( . ; . ; 1 '
Concord Bakery.
Joe' FisKer'IRrtprietoir.;
'PHONE 122
J1 or nice, fresh, select Oysters
Gvery dav. eo 1 to Bbser's " Res
taurant, .By the . quart or any
Ayay you want them.-' ' 1
We are prepared :
to give the people. this winter
better bargains than usual in all
Just received 'av new lot of
Plaids in Somerset and Venitian kinds of
ifVlo' ' "Rlne ' "Vp.nitia.n cloth. ! ! ; "
Bfown Covert t clothe - smaii Jiesivy aodl Irainicy j?
T3Toif o-nnds 'iri dress '.Tat? t - , v . ' v :C-s-i: V Tr r
x. J.WJLVA-. tww io--
terns. No two alike. : r !
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Shnfiq ShoeS: At wholesale and retail. It will
. f r Dav vou to see our Large Stock'
AfullJIine of Ladies Shoes Kf u" : . ;v , n-
v 1 Pompadour ornbs, Empire ; QlaswajCrackesy, ;
combs, ; t adies' pocket books. : j . ; ; - ; 'VllatsEtc.
S Come atiisee us rvJwill dQ ;V J';-
our best to please you in prices before buying. For Clover Seed
Gibson Nlprrispn; Q. W. Patterson's.
Prnmrifciattention isriven to the
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guests oi tno
nro tl f!rt TT TT A Tl .
t iiimoaiiii ooieiio ;
Table supplied from the best on
the market. Polite servants.
Rates: 81.00 to 1.50 per day.
Special rates to regular boarders.
Mrs. E 1 KIMBALL. Manager. '