& M Mid f hv.i.f v ) fct fe
Vf" - . ? . - - ------- "v i i - ,
PKiqE:.00 per year.
CC3I3HSSIOXEES DAr.
T,ta In Regard to the Guards of jMcCurdy, Alfred; W Bost, G E
Steps
Sleeping -Mr. Ben
field Employed' as Supepisor for An
other Year-Jury Prawn for the Corn-
Term V Courts.
On Monday the county commissioners-
held their monthly
meeting
There was an -.unusual
amount ol bujness, before them.
butr rather than -have, a two.
days1 session they met Monday
There were reasons found that
the Kei- rd should make'an order
that each guard of the chain-
fined 2.00 , for going to sle6p"
while on duty. It was found
that the night "guard had' been
sleeping while on duty. C7 '
Mr. D V Kriraminger was
paid $79 for building bridge at
Dove's burnt mill on Cold Water
creek. -
Mr. A B Young was paid SI 5
for visiting the chaing ang. '
C F Faggart was appointed
commissioner of Irish Buffalo
creek in place of R A Brown,
who was appointed but resigned.
Sheriff Peck -was paid -$4.05
for carrying Robt. Richardson
to Salisbury to attend court.
This is only one of the umBer
of bills to be paid by th: county
on account of the murder of
Policeman Kerns.
It was ordered that State
G eologist Holmes be paid $12.35
for plying the meridian posts
here in our county. IV will be
remembered that the county
agreed to pay twenty-five dollars
for this service but Mr. Holmes
decreased the cost of the placing
of these valuable instruments to
the above amount. -
It w? ordered that the tax on
the Concord Telephone Co. b
remitted over $1,000." .
The services of Mr. Robt. C
Benfield were engaged for an
other year as supervisor. The
new contract with him begins on
the firt L of January.
The report of the jury selected
for the laying out of the road
leading from-Mill - Grove 1
Flowes made their, report. The
jury selected was Messrs. :Ben
jamin Burleyson, Geo. Barbee,
G F Hartsell, M C tGarmon and
J B Green, j v J
The following -men were
drawn for 'jurymen for the
January term of court: Jno. M
Hidcnhour, L M'Misenheimer, :!)
B Motley, P C Deal; EA Joyner,
Jos. A Walter, D W Widenhouse,
Walter P Ritchie, Nat Johnson,;
G H Sadberry, Jno. L Fink, Geo.
W Seaford, L H Quay, EH.)
blackyelder, G M Lore, Jno." T
Treece, D A Caldwell, P M
rib, C II Morrison, S S Mc
. Vhirler;'C F Walter, S Mor
rison, W F Cannon, R L Keesler,
J 'E Erown, J A Russell, H G
T" '
rggart, F P Saunders, -D M
Uy, Vvr,A -L Bmit (No. 3r:vH
Ctor, Jas. W Lee,' E' Dan
Hunt-r, M L Cline, W P .Horn-;
bclde, and J Wallace Cook.
. For second week: SC Fisher,
-VV TllP.lror TaeV P HaV I? , T,
tn. , ' .. -.
yic5 iI J Misenheimer, D L
Mm-r.;, A., . 4
omson, Giles .. M ; ; Mobse !
M Johnson, D Bt Mc
Lau W R Odell, R M Patter
AHie W Bost (No. 10). R
CONCORD,
Will Johnson, J M Alexander. W
Cruse, and K L. Craven.
Treasurer Swink has "com
pleted his report Xfor? the past
year ending Nov; 30th. .Register
J ohnson will-commence work at
once on the longjob of making
out an itemized statement of the
receipts and "disbursefn ents- for
the past year for the printers.
. Treasurer S wink's report
shows" the countyinnd, Over
drawn, $2,128.3tr Road fund, on
nana, ,baB.l. v;
Mrs. Wm. Billings Dead. ; '
Only a few months ago Mr. Wm.
M.Billings, of Forest Hill,marri
andJias now already; had to : give
way to death his loved compan
ion. On ? Monday night ' at 8
o?clock she died after being sick
about five weeks with typhoid
fever. - Mr and Mrs. Billings
lived at the home of Mrs Robt.
Brown. She was tbut .twenty
years of age and ; leaves a hus
band but no children.
To Deliver Their Animal Sermon
The Knights of Pythias lodge
here has asked Rev. H F Chreitz
berg, of Charlotte, to deliver
their annual sermon, which will
be delivered soon. Rev. Chreitz
berg has kindly consented but
the date has not been fully de
cided upon. - .
mwm '
Good Recommendation
The Fayetteville , Observer
says: "The advertisement for a
wife which recently appeared in
the paper, has brought a -deluge
of. offers from all parts of Cum
berland and from all sorts of fe
males and many of the replies
are unique. A number of the
fair applicants have presented
themselves in person but none
yet have been to his liking.
6ere is a sample taken at random
from a batch of answers: ? -A . " '
"Mr. G. L. Smith, - ftriT ?
Dear Sir: I notice in a re
cent date of the Observer 'you
advertise for a wife. I would
state I am in search of a hus-:
band. I am 19 years old and
have been married twice and am
the mother of two very interest
ing .chjldred, and! am, worth
$3,500 in money. I am J willing
io nmrry agaiu u.u ii.aii
description, provided his o
wftll insnrodL I hone vour ad
vertisement isno. joke aid I will
soon get a: favorably reply.
Hoping to hear from you at an
early.- 'dfytq. "tAddregs, ; X;
; f -; , P. O., Fayetteyille.
Attention Firemen!
The regular monthly -meeting
of v;tle firemen will be; held to
night" and owy?member is re
quested to be present. Business
of nmportancef ; v r: J
. Jno.' WPropst,
' ' - - v': '? ;' President. :
Stry oraSlarc, t
. tv. Vin hnnnd hand and foot for year
f bychains of disease is theworst form of
siarvery. eojge - -" - -
Manchester,, Hich, ; tells -low radr
ftlayews made free. He says: "My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that she could not turn, oyer in- bed
irlone: .isner uwuk n
f Electric Bitters, she is wonderfoJly im -
frt An her own work.'
xriis supreme remeujr aw ,jtt
f eases quickly cures neryonsness, skeD
hAQfinPRR TViefancholv; -headache, bacK
This supreme -remedy j"",-
ache,faintino: and dizzy spells. This rmr -
acle working meaicme ;
to weak, sickly, rxm - down. PP1
Tlvery bottle guaranteed. Oidjoeenta.
Sold at Fetzer's Drug Store.
N. CM TUESDAY DECEMBER
FIFTY-SIXTH COXGEESS.
Both Houses Get Heady for Work and
Adjourn Hobert9 Hot Sworn In
SeYen Million People. Say lion't Seat
Him. ';.--f
The fifty-sixth congressnssem-
bled Monday, . thg 4th, in the
capitol. Senator Prye, of MaHe, 'scovory is concerned, for the
as president pro tern, called the 0Wner has been working : the
Senate to order and new mem- ln,a sma11 way , for some
feers were sworn? in. ' ! lmand posing of the ore, to
In the House ilajor McDowell; . Ul ?eensbo fulc-
v i , n xl ore is present in as large quanti-
the clerk of the house called the . , . , .r n t
, , . . , v A - ties as is claimed, it means that
body to order. After prayer; a . , , .ljL ,
, . . . , , "'.furnaces wiU be built and that
motion nravm mH ta orn infn tha .
r
election of a speaker. .
Gen. David B Henderson, ot
xowa, was nommatea oy tne
Republicans; James D Richard-
son, of Tennesse, by the Demo- r 4 v. - -
crats; Jno. G Bell, of Colorado, 1 Mrs. Winslow SootW JgXrup has
by the Populist and Francis G been used for over fifty years by mil
T , ., , liona of mothers for their children
Newlands by the Silver Repub- while teething, with perfect success. It
rtv.o " ' soothes the child, softens the smms.
miajB an puiu( uuitis wmu CUXIU, aix'l IS
The vote which shows the. rel- 1 the best remedy for Diarrhoea.-It will
,. , , - - relieve the poor little sufferer, immedi-
ative , strength of the parties, ately. So!d by druggists in Wery; part
stood: - Henderson 177, -Richard- of the world. Twenty-five cents a bot
n rrs n a j tvt i i o V tie. Be sure and ask for "Mrs. Win
son 153, Bell 4;. and Newlands 2. ; slows Soothing Syrup," and take, no
The principle event occurring ' oiT id
in tne nouse was tnax m ine
case of the Utah representative,
.t t r ir.i a.1
xwuxl0. ,
When he came forward to take
the oath, Mr. Taylor, , of Ohio,
rose and presented his objections
to his taking the oath, making
i. , . r,i
the charge on his own responsi-
bility" that the subject-is not
eligible to the offl.ee He charged
, ,7 ' ---h-r- v ioan
that the court records of 1899
show Mr. Roberts guilty' of the
crime of -ccnabitation.- and ..that
ever ince he has lived a ' polyg
amist He is ineligible to the
office in that he is in violation of
the Edmunds law. He said it is
even a question . m law .whether
Mr. Roberts is a citizen of the
United States. (This point seems
a 'technicality in : his naturaliza
tion papers.)
He then said: . ,;
L- . "Mr. Speaker, if it were pos
sible to emphasize the gravity. of
those charges and thVrespocsi1
Ability that is this mometim
posed up6n the House, we will
find that emphasis in the mem
orials, 'a small part of which
could be physically cared for in
this hall, but all of which I now
tAtlm" House from over
000 n00 Ameriean, men 'and wo-
menf protesting against the en
trance of this . Representative
elect from Utah :
ThAre were 28 rolls about 24
inches in diameter. :; They were
all brought in but later all. but
two, were taken out.to give roomn
- .After all the, other members
were sworn in - Mr, Taylor pre':
sented a preamble and resolution
providing f or -a committed' of
nine members, duly; empowered
tq sunlnions ? witnessesy; -et;, ' to
hear-the charges. i Considera
tion of the resolution was then
postponed till after the reading
of the "presklent's message to
day (Tuesday).; ; ?" ' : ;
"After the organization both,
houses adjourned out of respect
to tup late , ueceaseu victj-pieoi-
t
1 dent.;.
, v 10 CUBE. NO FAt .
" liiaV is the- way all - drnggists sell
1 Tfi It is simply Iron and
iQui
Adnlti refer il to bitter, nan,
fio .Pric. 50oJ . .
eon ?
5, 1899.
Iron Ercn in Johson.
Irnn nrflW J&,Q au tamiliar uith jrood qualitus of
'a
V.V.W 6u "cioijjQaniDerlain'8i;on2li Knifdv to
been discovered near Wilson's
ills, m Johnston county, and it
is claimed that the ore ispresent
111 inexhaustible quantities. This
. uo laKe. sy so lar as the
.t wiU not Qnly addtn the wealth
of that particular section but ; to
the material wealth and progress
of the stale.-Durham Mornin
or
Herald "
PERSONALS.
Morrison Fetzer isv home
from Davidson college.
- Mr;; jo Mdrris, of Balti-
moi:e, is here today.
ou . ' -
Mr. Edwm Shaver, of Salis-
bu . h Qd ' .
-Rev. B Lacy Hoge will leave
I tomorrow morning for Asheville
tn tK- RaT,tist otatfi mn.
mention. . . .'
-t: ilklrs.1 - J F Misenheim er and
Miss Blanche McAllister, of Mt.
Pleasant, spent today here shp-.
Ping. . .
Miss ChassieJBrown and her
friends," Misses N,urhberger,- re
turned, to Elizabeth college this
morning;' , v J
TO CURE A COUU IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets.
All drnggists refund money "if it fails to
cure. 25c.v The genuin- has Ij. B. Q.
n each tablet . . - . r : - .
OF
e
A Nice
MiriceMeatl
; ' .1." 1'?.
i Do you hfear &those;:itWeddmg Bells. ,
They'be ringing loud and clear, ; .
. Evidently calling you to the-
U 111 I LUII..'V tvl.
tSiSyBel, Harris & Co.,
-Where they present a "specialty "useful as well as ornamental
at prices that suits everybody. Come and see. Xmas will . soon
be here. - If you want a present for Father, Mother, Brother, or
Sister, or spme otner body's brother or sister, we are the people,
so our customers say that keep everything at prices way down.
We like.you in f ad; we love you; and thelarger your bill, the bet
ter we lovo you. Increase our love won't you,
Bell,
Residence Phone. . . .90.
-Single copy 5 cents.
It will not be a surprise to anv rho
II r ... .
...
,that people everywhere tntif 1.1-i.snre in
iremiiu juvir exterieDce tii' use of
punt "splendid mediciue him iu t- ling
of the beiierik tlfey have receive! from
lt of had colds it has cnre? of
threatenwi attacks of pheimonla it baa
averted and of the chiidn it has saved
from attacks of isronpaTid whooping
congh. It is a grand, Y'od niedicine.
For sale by M. L.. Marb Vo.
4' . :
Underwear
Ladies . Separate Suits
50 per cent, wool, only
48c. garment or 95c.
suit. Pure wool vest'
and union suits for wo
men or children.
Heavy ribbed cotton
vests only 25c. Best
ribbed heavyx lios6 for
r.
children at 10c and 15
jfc
Wool hose for
women
and children.
f :4
V
Harris & Co..
Store 'Phonel . . ; 12. -
1 p"vH
Ms!
H. L PARKS& GO.
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