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CONCORD, N. C, FRI HAY, MARCH 23,1900.
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MR.JXO. J SUTIlElf DE1D.
SuccumL?" toKidnef Trdlible Leayes a
Wife and Four Children:
Mr.Jokn J. Suther died at
about 2 o'clock a. m. today .(Fri-
dn,v" at, his .hnmft on North
Church street after 'confinement
of $wo wee,ks and a decline of
some, months from kidney
disease . .
,'He was 32 .years of age ap,d
his fn.milv Consists a "wifft and
four chifdren. He leaves four
brothers also) viz;C.M. Suther
superintendent of the Cabarrus
.mills; V. Y. uther; M.- D.
Suther; and Will 'Suther all of
"Cdrfcord,
''Mr. Suther's Llness took him
from the card room at the Odell
Mfg. Co's. mills for which com-
pany he had been a constant em
ployee eyer since mere boyhood.
TEMPER 4NCE ITEMS.
.DIEDINVriIE FfyLME.
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Local News From Kindlej-Thonghta
for Temneranco Workers.
.;Kindley, karch 22--The tenv
perane committeeof Che Ntfrth
e'rn Presbyterian general assem
bly lately tooli steps to impress
on church .sessions the wisdom
and.proprity of . a .temperance
fcommitteoMijl each chjarch.
The much criticised "Shefdon's
Edition" of Topeka Capital
makes -no" 'uncertain sotfnd on
temperance, as well as eyery
other reform. Even Christian
frieia'ds get "hit, is the reason
many bitter criticisms' on the
1 paper come from Christian ed
itors. . .
One hundred thousand drunk
ards go down to tho grave .year
ly. Iave the leaders of 'bur na
tion nothing to say?
A hundred thousand widows
wua nni LrviVs win . h left to strugglewith poverty and.
conducted by his pastor, Rev. J. j shame. Have quarterly meei
A. B. Fryat4":30 o'clock p! m ins and ministers .nothing; to
Saturdav. The fraternity of . aav 1
. . . -
-Odd Fellows of. which he was a
Was a Mcmberof This Lodge. .
t
Dp R?hn.tf1 Afi1trson who
Fire Destroys a Dwelling On Bi P. a.u i
. . J. n J v died recenyyat Albemarle, was
. Craven's ri8C?0ccupied By Negroes 7 .'V,.- .
a memDer oi ine iimgnts o
Honor lodge oi this place. He
carried $2,000 insurance . in 'the
order.. . '
i nceOccupiea By Negroes-
A Negro Boy Die's In tlie Flames,
The news' comes to us of a fire
on Mr. R P Craven's place near
Coddle. which occurred "on
Wednesday night.. Some time in
the nkrht after the occupants,
who were neeroes. haft retired
Ihe building was found to be on
fir3. No cause 4s 'known for the
tire.
All escjfpeds m .time -to save
being Burned,, except one boy,
aboit 12 years of age, Adam
CaldwefU wtiose body was found
in the suins. The old dwelling,
which is known in that com
munity as the old Graham place,
and.which was burned, was more
thanjialf a mile from Mr.. Cra
ven's and was in .Iredell county,
justahort .distance across. the4
line
Beirifinifef.
A GOOD COUGH MEDIflNE FOk CHILDREN
TX T r 11 1 J
Bays p xr iuorau, a weu-nuon nu
pouulabaker, of tettrexiTS, Va. "We j
have giFcn it, to our cnuaren wneir
troubled'with bad oousbs, also whoop
ing conh, 'and. it has always given
perfect satisfaction. It was recom
mended to me by a drngist as the best
cough medicine for children, as it con-
Kiinea no opium .or omer uarmiai
drugs. Sold at Marsh's drug store.
m . "
0 Driuksare still in
full blast, and they ifre puelV
rf 1 TIT- .1
A to.eery . .
0 Ices, Etc:
Si Speciaf entertainment for the
k ladies their popular resort.
.
'PhoiIe . :
JrHONE 6(.t
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.Concord Drug'. Go.
H. L. . PARKS ;COMPANV::'
.
member will attend in a body.
A New Set ot Maps Furchased For the
Graded School.
Poor-houses, iails. State pris-
ons have to "be enlarged;, three-
fourths there caused by. drink.
-Has the State nothing to say?
One more organization is on
The graded school toard were" and nono neoded more.' vi!
Thursday ."afternoon shown a
new kind of map which is being
placed in the better graded
schools of. our country these
days. Its advantages over the
plain map aro many and even
gave the members of the board
hew conceptions of, the different
countries of the world.. Tbc
map is made of a composition of;
wood and is rugged or jplain as is
the country described by the
map. There are seven maps in
the set, which set costs one hun
dred dollars. The board de
cided to purchase a set of them.
They will no doubt ajid much tc-
wardlnHrucImg bur pupils.
Change of Advertisements.
See Dry & MUler's "6,000 pair"
ad. of Queen Quality sho.es.
Take your feet to Swink.&
White's and try on some of those
sample shoes. See about them
in ther new ad. today.
Gannon & Fetzer Co. will
have a special sale on shirts Sat
nrdav and Monday. 24th and
yl m
20th. Readtheir ad, today.
H L Parks & Co. have a double
half column ad. today. Read it
on first page.
CV'aven Bros, have a charige to
dav. Thev talk to. you about
. " . . -
furniture and stoves. '
The young ladies ar.e forming in
a league that they will not ac
cept thq company of a man who
will indulge in spiritous bever
ages. - .
Mr. Gillette has brought be
fore the House of Representa
tives a bill reguMijig the sale of
liquor in the Philippines. It
provides that no person except"
on a physician's prescription
shall sell liquors in quantity less
han twenty gallons under pen
alty" of from $50 to $1,000.
The Kindle v .Young Ladies.'
Temperance Society ' will meet
he first Saturday eva m April
at Mr. McCall's.
The public school department
of the Patterson school - will
close next week.
Triplets were born in the home
of a c'olored family on the edge
of Kindley two days ago. They
were dpad,but the whole to.wn
viewed "them before they were
buried. M. E." McCartney. .
Green Allman In Jail. . -
Green Allman, a white man of
Nn. 9 township! was put in jail
"'Thursday afternoon to await
A .fwirt.. Ho is ehareed orf forcible
i tC -- ' , . .
trespass. 'JLne man pieaa 10
those standing on the streets to
go his bond but no one responded
as it was learned that he had
skipped while on bond once be
fore. He was arrested down a
Cannon ville.
Odd Fellows Notice!
All members of Cold Water
L.odre. No. 62, I. O. O. F. are
rp.n uested to meet in their hal
nrnnmtlv at 4 o'clock Saturday
evening to proceed in a body to
the funeral - oi your ueceasea
brother, Mr. Jno. J Suther.
Herbert Cook, Sec.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
L T HartselV spent -.this
mornirlg in Salisbury.-
. Mr. C W Carr, of .Ashe ville,
was here today.
Mr. J D Collins, of Char
lotte, spent a few hours here
last nfght.
Mr. Jos. H Cowan, advance
agent of the Boston Concert Co.,
is here today.
Mr. M J Freeman arrived
hero last night from a southern
business trip. Mrs. Freeman is
exnected tonicht from Balti
ir w
mqre.
I Dr. Jno.' Montgomery, of
Charlotte, arrived 'here this
morning to visit his father,
Judge Montgomery. .
. Mrs: P B Means and Miss
Van Wagner went to Charlotte
this morning to spend the after
noon. .
' Mrs. J W Wadsworth, of
Charlotte, arrived here this
mnrninp. She is at Mr. Jas. W
Cann6n's.
THE E
ST
no
of '
SPRING
. Nec'kw.ea
i
To An rh'anlnv nf. thiR stnr'o. niifl snoh n. lnf, of linnflsnrnp.
tasty Neckwear you have never set your eyes on. Drop
in ana see wnat we are snowing, ino use waiting tin
the season is half gone before.you get into the style be
in the fashion while the fashion is fresh. New colors and
new silks in Bows and Club Ties at 25c. and 50c
Puffs and Imperial are of "the new -shape, all colors for
1 Ti ll 1 P,'T
evening. .wear ana appeal to tnose who ure. rasuaious
about tneir in ecKwear.
Th Best Prescription for Chills
And fpvpr in ft hnttlft of GrOYelfl TaBte
leas Chill Tonio. It is simply iron and
i qninine in a tasteless form. io cure
no pay. .Fnoe ouo. .
WUUUUU 11 ' ,
Dr. Keistorllonored.
We note that .Dr. Bittle C
Keister, of South Boston,
brother-in-law of Rev. Dr. J JD
Shirey, deceased has been ap
pointed by U. S. Commissioner
General. FW Peck to the Con-
gress of Professional Medicine
at the Paris Exposition. It is
doubtless, a well Westowed honor.
Prthians Take Notice!
All members of Concord Lodgo
T- si TTiicrhtj? of Fvthias ara
requested to meet in Castle Hall
tonight at 8 o'clock promptly.
Work in thircLTanK.
1 Every member of the third de
gree team is requested to be
there promptly.
H. M. Weir, C. C.
If troubled with rheumatism, give
Ctambetlam's Pain-Balm a trial. It
will not cost you a cent if it does no
cood. One api-lication will relieve .the
pain. Tt also cures sprains and bruises
in one-third time required by any other
trpatment. Cuts, burns, frostbites,
quinsey, pains in the side and chest,
glandular and other spellings are
quickly cured by applymg.it. Every bot
tle warranted. Price 25o. and C0a r or
Bale at Marsh's drug stew;
Tko nynnoi- fhino in Shirts. (Tnllars and Cuffs, for dav
t. Vroninfr monr vnn will find in tfi n latest stvlns in
yj k u uiuh j " . " ,
Jl IC DpriwH Madrass, Percal and bilk of tht prettio; t patterns. -Uur .
ivvvi.rvv ffoods are ortne newest-materials unu uiu munu aim m
. , ... , is equal to custom made.
Keniker- Woolwine Co.'s H I PARKS & COMPANY .
I A A. mmt.- .M mm mm . - - I
Celebrated Chocolates,
. .Ko-Kreams,
I
and the finest line of Penny Goods ever
brought to the city.
California Oranges,
A . .
ALAKUMA,
and a nice assortment of Stick Candy'
at
S.'J. Ervio's.
'Phpng :6o
Questions Answered.
T. A mm it Flower still has the targ
et sale of any medicine ia the civilized
world. lour mothers and grauamotners
never thought of using anything else
or indigestion or billioasness. DDctors
were scarce, and they seldom heard of
appendicitis, nervous prostration or
heart failure, etc. They need August
Flowr to clean out the system and
stop fermentation ot undigested food,
regulate the action r f the liver, stimu
late the Aervous and organic action of
the system, and that is all they took
when feeling dull and bad with head
aches and other aches. You only need a
few doses of Green's August Flower, in
liquid formjto make you satined there is
nothing serious the matter with you.
For sale by all dealers in civilized
oun trios. ...
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Best on Earth! - . '
Royal'Felt Mattresses. .
Try one and beconTinced. Bell, Harris Co., ole .seats Con.ft W.
forget43arofOhair8justin,andour''Leader':Stovtsnot only .ako the. cake,
but bake it to penection.i
Furniture !
f goods are not as represented.
Did von say'? Stand fn ni nnder I Cnr lots,
epot cash, is our way to ba; . Everybcdy knows
our way to Bell Small prut ts and money, l ack
Call and see m.
Bell. Harris & Co.
r QResidence Phot e. . . .90. Store 'Phone . ... 12.1