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Price: $4,00 per year
STILL MORE BUSINESS.
x jffht Work to Commence Soon in the
5o. i Mill at Qdell's More .Houses to
Be Built ror uie uperauve
On account of the vast amount
0f business before them in fitting
orders, Superintend
the Odell mills, informs us that
work "will soon commence at
night in the, No. 4 mill. This
vork will only be carding and
spinning. . . 1
By running this department at
night, it necessitates about 235
more hands. As there are now
no vacant houses in, town: for
these incoming people, the Udell
company will soon begin the
erection of twenty -four new
houses. Most of- them will ba
situated over toward the Buffalo
mill. '
Two More Being Added to His List.
Our townsman, Mr, II M Bar
row, is getting to be somewhat
of a property owner these days.
In addition to his beautiful new
residence on North Mam street
and the other two on the Burrage
property, he is now having two
residences built on St. -Charles,
street at Forest Hill. He pur-
cliased the.
Wilkinson.
lot from Mr. W A
Court Opens the 22nd.
On Monday, the 22nd of Jan
u?ry, Superior court will open
with Judge Timberlake on the
bench. There is a goodly num
ber of cases on the criminal
docket. One of the principal
cases to be tried will be that of
the negro, Duan, for shooting
Mr. Dolph Mauney 3 near Gold
Hill.
2Ioring4o King's Mountain.
S M Gaskel, who for some
time has been merchandising in
the store-room next-door ttxSL X
Ervin's grocery store, has moved
his stock of- goods to . King's
Mountain. The vacant room has
been rented by Mr. V DSikes,
who recently opened a nice gro
cery business in one of the Li
taker rooms. .
The Bank Flooded.
The National Bank floor has
been undergoing a good, sqqux
ing since some on lef t. the .water
spigot open one nigHt, ' flooding
"the entire floor with mora than
an inch of water. It was de
tected that night by the night
watchman. " '
T 11 es rirp a Large Slice of Florida
A Leesburg dispatch of - the
27th says:
' Ninety-four thousand acres
land have been recently pur
chased in Lake county, this
ktatc, by the Dukes, of North
Carolina.
rrhr oman. n-n '
1 rd UtmZe the timb6r' Plant
lne land in tobacco and eventual-
-j tun a railroad across the
country to connect- with the
.Florida East Coast Railroad.
For fwr Fiitv Tears
m nr. , . , .
W P ?fV 8 bootninjr. ayrup has ; absorbed by the membrane and
'H-cn used for over fifty years by .mil- . uav j fncs
'hjns of mothers for their children does not dry up the secretions,
ile teething, with perfect success.- It but changes them to a . natural
!hW8iithe-childr B0fes lhe ::&n' ' and ; healthy . character.' Ely.
ail pain, cures wind colic, -and is -do kck Watwii "Rt," N Y
best remedy for Diarrhoea. It will. Brothers, 56 Warren bt., iN. x.
; - r ve the poor little sufferer immedi- i " . : ' . ,
7. Sold by druggists in every part f . -Mr. and Mrs. Will Riden
tle Z ?d' Twentv-five cents aot- hour returned to Kings Mountain
T- sure and ask for "Mrs. Win- 77. .,,-o-pfT. tHciHtip riear
ys Soothing Svruo." andltake no this. morning. after;, visiting near
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MAINE'S VICTIMS
Laid to Rest at Arlington 'cemetery
ne remains of the one hurx
dred and fifty-one victims of the
great Maine disaster were laid to
their final-rest in Kl>on cem
etery on the 2&tfi wit fuil mili.
tary honors.
aPfe Sjgsbee, who command-
e&i the :Maine;iwas "in mmSd
iQIrthe military arrangements.
i.- JLne Mainfi's rhQTlQ?n
pated in the ceremonies, which
were simple though devout.
-Three voUeys bycan infantry
.ouauiwu woro- nrea ancutaps
were blown, when all withdrew
President McKinley and cabi
net officers, were present.- '
Several survivors : of severe
injuries from that terrible trag
edy were present.
North Carolina Leads.
' Boston, Dec.: 27. The number
of textile mills constructed or
contemplated "in the United
States for the last half of 1899,
reviewed by the American Wool
and C otton Reporter, is 183
against 116 for the first half,, of
the year. This makes a total of
299 mills for the year, against
262 for 1899, and 155 for 1897.
The south still leads in the new
cotton mill construction, with a
gain of 14 mills over the number
for the first of the year. The
create having aTvpi?!inTifc-fflir 1 'J -
;53 over the 25 reported the first
six months in the year.
North Carolina, as usual, leads
;the list, with- a total of 41.
Georgia comes second, with a
total of 21. Pennsylvania shows
19; South Carolina, 16; Alal?anav
16; Massachusetts, -13; -Sfew
York, 9; Rhode Island, 9; Maine,
Virginia, 6 each; Texas, 5; Con-
Jersey, 3 each; Ohio, 3; Illinois,
Maryland, Michjgan, NewHanip
shire, New Mexico, North Dako
ta and yrjpqonjacjiv Oil l,
Fatal Wall0nr Trtl
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fc.
1. earfulf Vjccurrejce - is note
from Anderson, S.
on tne
27th. A Mr. James
J Jones
and wifp and two children, to
gether with a " brother-in-law of
Mfl Jpiies were alt caught op
railroad trestle. Mr. Jones with
. - .... .. - v
onexhiidr jumped m to tne swamp
below as did the other man, and.
;the. other -child, fell through the.
track, but Mrs. Jones was caught
and killed, her body ' being
awfully mangled. All the others
were seriously hurt by the fall.
To accommodate those . whp
are rjartial to the use of atomi-
zers in abplyinsr liquids into'the
! SePW'gOi Pksh' to Prevent
;E1ys Liquid Cream Balm. Price that fro solid. Next
including the spraying tube is 75 ' week I suppose she'll make a
cents. -Drnggists or by mail.
! mi 1 z J 1 4 4-t-- rvrl i I
The liauid embodies the medici.
nal properties of the solid prep-
araxion. wtsam ajaaxix lo uivj
l CON?ORDffl. C.r-FmDAYr DECEMBER
:; tharacter in ihe Hat
Show me how a man wears fiia
d;X U you what man-
uy OI man ne is.' Notice vour-r
now he wears his headgearfall into the .hands- of- the
and. ypu can mafceaf air estimate Boers and! thoti rTint. ft. Pfim.
it-K cfPjoa for
l -r I.- ? Q.a AU1 an aiter-
T " j.u axxiun ut nuis or a ana waiKea Doiaiy and unchal
JS .on the beacli,w lenged- through tHe stretsl es
tanian wfiose hat seems to capink thel fe mtfti
lH?? for; him, "and
ww uuuuiuii uuuu
5 eads itwas designed to do,
and never a tilt to 7the rit or
left nor PxaftJ7 c ' i: ' '
r t. a methodical man and a
P.?FAabi ?IHtltb axare en-
WVtW1??
is.npt given. to- fligHts , of fancy:
ffepys- t&einjunctionZ of -We,
vVitrv pmiopn. aavisea'
ajlmaiikind tokeep his feet upon ,
the groiand. : ' v
His enemies never dreamedojL
falling him, visionary, although
tey. might be heard whispering
Denmd their hands, "prosaic."
The, man. whose, hat , habitually !-
fits him is a, man of; accuracy and
logic.
i Men whose;hats are always too
large' for them are of reflective,
habits. They are careless of exr
temple a,Tfl ' ivon tr . intmcnor..
tion. .They. are. philosophical
and likely to fall into fits of pre-
occupation. They. : are men of
large ideas and broad views.:
The are apt to ignore mere de-
stone, whose hat brims always
snowed a disposition to reach his
1
'r o in ...
" Men whose hats are always too
small for them are vain and
finical. Of this type are the
Broadway and admire them-
selves, Narcissus-like, in shop
windows. , - u-- -,
The man whose hat is perfectly
straight and nicely adjusted is a
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PBff
Wdrld
A Pwdcr IIIJxplpsJon ;
6
if
rBeinlctTes e.yeryilime;iii; sight; 40
d
lira mineral puis, imi uuiu arts
htt dSiff erofia.v - Don't! dynamite the
d&ffiUf&sschimf of yotfr body 4 with
calomel, croton oil or aloes pills, when
Dr. Kings New Life Pills, which 2 1 e
ioit; Only
Ptore.
1
AO-
The (Jenius of Woman.
'Speaking of women with say
ing dispositions," said Smith,
h'my wif s Sm a class all by her-
Self.': MOW SOT" quienea niSj
Woe "Tn.sfc wo.nk I
bought an upright piano," re
plied. Smith, 'and my wife made
a beautiful green plush cover
for it, so; the. polish wouldn't
get scratched. Yesterday; she"
made another cover of linen, to
calico cover to protect the
linen. Oh, I tell you, women
have' great big fertile minds."
My son has been troubled for years
iwith chronic diarrhoea. ! Sometime; ago
X persuaded him to take some, of
Ohambererlaia's Coiicr Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. After using two
bottles of the 25-cent size he was cured.
I give this testimonial, hoping some
one pimilarly afflicted may read it and
Via hOTI flfifprl. Thomas 0,- Bower.
(HencdeYO Forlsaie byM. D Mash & I
fi"wo1?' DUUimLl "'"! , -r ":r 1 ind.. has been -trouniea witn mat
JftJy, Cres headache and; ofiit
m!WfflWffiVWffliji',t.hK"ttftVt' 1 V : . . T T7.
29; 1899.
Chnrcill'i lisperience;
c The escape of Winston Church
ill ,frpmrtoria reads more like:
romance - than raaiifxr . tt
whflCtrei
y iguan t ne crawiea, oyer a wall
take detours' around tte guaitfs
uu ui lut: r .Tiiiiii.. in uuriu j no
boarded a train atfult sped in
the nierht and hid undw? Vnai
sacks, jumpfrgo
running iust be&e 'oayl
sr.edm
pg Jpeeorts wire
being "made '.tol recaptoe ' him"
Till'lie got out 6t danger hewaS
lean ana waK. ;f . .v , ; r ?
It:ajpea the
autfioritieshad about concluded
to release him when he, escaped,
He lias some costly glory from
it.. it' tv- '' -
British Soldiers Confident.
The British soldiers under
Gen. Buller are said to be chaf
ing under their defeat. They
have the utmost confidence in
in their leader and will display
a reckless determination to cross
the Tegula river whenforwarded
aain promises to.be a fear:
fully dear victory itwon though,
for. the Boer position is of-great
natural strength fortified with
- a R -. . ;
modern, guns. The world will
literally stand on tip toe to see
the coming battle if Ladysmith is
to be saved from capitulation.
. Congressman Boutelle Insane.
Congressman Bou telle., is in
the McLean hospital at Waverly
near Boston, being treated for
I insanity. His condition is said
to be very precarious,
li' , " -17 '
All. members otCpncordge
: N ightdSas ale
reguetedL to meet in CastJe; ; Hall
tonight-a1f 8 orclock: promptly.
Work a tirdrraTafe
r feivhite; U; G.
As a cure for rheumatism Chamber
Iain's Pain Balm is gaining a wide
he says: neyer found anything that
would relieVeV me until 864
3hamberlainrtf PaihBahn. -It'aots -like'
magic with me. My foot was swollen
ana paining -me-.Y,eryv- much, :DUt - one
good apphcatidnof Pain-Balm? relieved
ma. For sale by M It Marsh & Co.
druggist. :-- :i::K: :vK7V.-r
Grip msCke8 one sick, weary and restless. s
eslRestotatiTre Nrviiic brags wsU, 5.1
We
Say ! ;
Do you hear those u Wedding Bells."
They be ringing loud and clear,
Evidently calling you to the
7J iJ Ui7i ; .:!. -";". , '
miture Store of
Bell, Harris 8t Co.
Fu
whprp. t.hev make nresent a ST3ecialtv"-usef nl as well as orn&rr.cnt
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 some othet. body's brother or sister, we are the people,
so our customers say that keep everything at prices way down.
We like you in fad; we love you; and the larger your bill tho oetr
ter we love you. Increase our love won'tfyou,
' Belt, Harris & Co.
Single copy 5 cents.
CAPTlIO HAIXIS.
Burled With Military Honors at 'ew
K.: -i : ,-, :i'V rr . -....
ebody oJ ,pt. Mausr Q
Haliis who, died at Manila some
&aS9:.wAs Piied at Kewnan,
Ga., on the;28th with full - mili-
taiihpp.prs which, were in ac -cofSance
with the expressed de
sire ; of Mrs.- Haliis. The body
come bv way of San Francisco
Ti -TI -,'!.. v.
and the military squadron was
brought from Fort Leavenworth!
Hiss Mamie Goodman Ketnrns Home.
: Miss Mamie Goodman, the
young lady who was so unf or
tun aje as .hayea. Jcpckle burr :
lodge in her throat "has returned ;
from Salisbury: to heir home in
Nof p:lm is;
thought to'Bave gbntr infp:Jth& ,
stomach as the physicians' were
not1 aible to locate "it. -c She yet
talks in a whisper Jaut has hopes
of regaining her. voice.
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PERSONALS.
G W Ould, of Lynchburg,
arrived here last night.
Bev. W W Bays, of Char
lotte ij arrived here' this morning J
Mrs.. Chas. Kimball arrived
here from China Grove this
morning.
Rev. N I Bakke, of Char
lotte, has been visiting at Mr.
Rolfe's.
... Mr. 1 . Jt 5rown, oi.-oaiis
bury, arrived here this morning
to visit his sister, Mrs. D F Can
non. Mr. McCree Anderson, who
has charge of the ticket depart
ment at the depot, has returned
after spending several days . at
Statesville. ..-
r Mr and " Mrs. Brown Simp
son passed through here today
on their way to Mt. Pleasant to
spend several days, after which
they will return to New Orleans.
A Nice Lii
OF
IHome-made
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Store 'Phone .. .. 12.
.ill
uerkind. Mt. Pleasant.
Residence Phone. . . .90.