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CONCORD, N. 0. SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER'S, 1900.
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I VETERAN SLEEPS" .
Mr. Juo. M. Faggart Passes Awaj In
Death -LeaTes Wife and Five Chil-"
dreu Seventy Years Old.
It becomes our painful duty to
announce the doath of our old
friend and Confederate comrade
Mr. Jno. M Faggart, o.f No. 6
township.
JIq bad been paralyzed for sev-
eral years.
He was 70 years old and leaves
a second wife and four Children
by the first marriage and one by
the second.
The funeral occurred at i
o'clock today (Saturday) at Pros
perity E L church of which he
was an honored member.
We note his death with sens'a
.tions peculiar as we. revert to
camp life, and battle experience
in one of which the enemy
would hardly have taken differ
ent aim if i't had been deliberate,
for the ball passed through his
chest and left no hope at first
that his would be other than a
soldier's burial. As a soldier he
was all that could be asked.
As a personal friend the writer
knows none more true and un
wavering. Peace to his sleep
ing dust where booming cannons
are heard no more and where
earth's consuming cares pro
duce never a sigh.
NORTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
Ladies ltcception How Ho (Jot Her on
a String Seventy Enrollments.
President Lutz tells us that
they had a jolly time last Tues
day night at Mt. Pleasanc. The
ladies gave a reception to the
students. A feature of fun was
as follows: All of Mt. Pleasant's
pretty girls were put iitothe
Philalaathian society hall "and
the goodies were served in the
large room beneath. Each
young man was invited to catch
a string on .the stairway. Ho
soon found that he '"had her on
a -string." When he had drawn
his girl to him (H wTas a very
weak trjng) they were intro
duced and she conducted him
;nto the refreshment room where
he was royally served af;.er
which the society halls were
visited and a good social t;me
was enjoyed.
President Luta says the'en
rollment is now 70 wtth 46 board
ing sLudehts, 33 of whom are at
his own table.
Rev. p. K. Lippard t& Marry
TV a lonrn frnm trip Rtatpsvillo
15th inst. to liss M. Emma Ger
berdingf the English Lutheran
Theological Seminary of Chicago ,
They will sail for Saga, Japan, j
about Oct. 1st. I
H A XT' V'nrthflY-.t, hns T0.
f. . ,
signed his position as overseer '
of weavinr at the Odell mills. ,
.m ii he;
Ueerge Murphy Arrested for Secret A-
sault'on His Uifcle George W. Wrigtit,
of Salisbury. ' .
George Murphy, of Salisbury,
made a fearful assault on his
uncle George W Wright in Salis
bury one night . this week and
bruised him up severely and es
caped. The Charlotte News
A,
says tha Murphy was picked up
in that city on Friday and put in
the lock up.
COMPULSORY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
The Greensboro Telegram Interviews a
. Number of Leadiug Citizens of the
State and Finds That They Almost
Unanimously Endorse It.
The Greensboro Telegram,
with a view to stimulate thought
and action along the line of car
rying out the promise , of the
Democratic party to furnish an
opportunity to every child in
North Carolina, 10 ouuin an edu
cation, has interviewed a number
of leading men of the State in
different professions on the
question:
"Is the time now ripe for a
mild compulsory educational
law in North Carolina, or for
even a step in that direction?"
The answers are varied, but
almost unanimously in favor of
some plan for compulsory at
tendance. The presidents of all
the colleges of the State, leading
lawyers, manufacturers, teach
ers and business mm give their
opinions, all of which make very
interesting reading matter on
this burning quostioa. The first
letters were published by the
Telegram September 1st, and
will be continued in its Saturday
edition for a week or two. When
all have been published, a syn
opsis of the views will bo made
aud-xrinted ia bref pamphlet
form for distribution. Every
one .desiring a copy of this can
obtain same as soon as issued by
merely making a- request for
same to Mr. R F Bcasley, The
Telegram, Greensboro, N. C.
This is the most important con
tribution that has for some time
occurred on the subject of edu
cation in North Carolina. Got a
copy and read both sides.
The Bank of Mooresville.
Mooresville is to have a bank
with capital of 15,000. It will
begin business No vembbr 1, 1900.
The following are the beard of
Directors: S C Rankin, J E
Sherrill. Geo. C Goodman, J P
Mills
and W C Johnson, of
Mooresville, Lee S Overman and'
J S McCuubins, of Salistfur&
S C Rankin 'was made president
and C P Neeiy, c,3hicr.
,, ,Tr , r, '
Mr. "Billy" Weddmgton left
; o4.' ' nm .
iTIllSi I rtiLI.lli Lltl V I LLlJLlllLlilXwJX XtJW:
i i ci - i. ,1 : 4m "NT
London whert he goes to teach .
school.
CHILD LA HO 11 IS T.HE SOUTH.
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Mr. L. D. Dfival Replies to the Rev.
J." Mont Travi-Tlie KTharges Made
Are False.
Editor of The Literarv litest.
In your issue o July 21 ap
pears an article on "Child La
bor m the South' wli'ca is so
grossly inaccurate and does such
injustice to the South, and es
pecially td the town of Coucord,
N. O., that I hope you will be as
fair in this instance as you usual
ly are and give me a hearng.
There .is no reason wrhy I
should defend Concord other
than the love of fair play. In
the article referred to, the Rev.
J. Mont Travis is quoted as say
ing: "Cotton mills are- hc'v:g
built all over the South by
Northern capital, and with the
employmout of cheap labor are
driving the manufacturers out of
New England.
If there has been driven out of
NewEngland a decently equipped
cotton mill in the last ton years,
I am not aware of it, and I am
fairly well posted in the cotton
mill movement in this country.
There is as. much foundation for
the other statements made in
said letter as for this one.
For ten years ending the last
of August, 1899, I was superin
inteudent of the mill mentioned
m. said letter as having increased
its capital stock threefold in
thirteen years. During that time
(and I believe that substantially
the same order of things exist
now as existed then), I don't be
lieve that a child only eight
yesrs of . age ever worked all
night in the mill. Thero nevor
was a hand who worked on the
night' shift from six ia the even
ing tos'x in the morning as he
alleges, for the mill never ran
such hours. No child oight years
of age ever worked there ail
night for ten cents uoless they
were doing piecework and were
just learners. The truth of the
matter is, these night hands, that
the Rev. Trav'sis so concerned
about, go to work Monday even
ing at 7 p. m. and quit at 6 a. in.
Tuesday morning, "with an in
terval at midnight for lunch."
This is repeated until' Friday
night, then they quit Saturday
morning at 6 a. m. to go in the
mill no more until Monday morn
ing 5 vo nights of ten hours and
fifty minutes each, or fifty-four
hours per week, for which they
get six full day's pay. I believe
that the New England in'11.; run
fifty-eight Hours four more than
these folks do.
As to education, the mill has
built at iis own expense a splen
did schoolhouse and th"ee teach -ers'ae
employed nine months in
the yea1. Tfeey are .supposed to
be "millichildren," vfho he .says
thave no opportunity to get an
education. The other mill iato
toyra has equal educat:oual ad- 'ft
va
trtages.
gaiil.
I h M W,
th mill Llenioaed,
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4 oast
fifteen of the families employed
there were lu'ing in tSeir own
houses, purchased with their
t. ., , , .
ravfasrs while employed at tae
mill. Now as an evidence of my
sincerity, I will put up at the
Cabarrus Savings. Bank 'or the ,
& i
iWtVimi, Piuv u pcij buu -nay u:
facts thd. coinmitteS to consist
o.f H-hree ministers, brought from
any State noth of Mason and
pbcon's line, provided that, if
Presbyterian ministers are
chosen, ihey are. not to belong
to any synod in or around Pitts
burg, Pa If the re verned. gent
lemen will put up the like
amount to bo given tothe school
at Concord, should my state
ment of facts be found incorrect
and his correct, we can soon see
who has the straight of the mat
ter. Tho gentleman either had
his information from an nn
worthy source, or has wilfully
misstated the facts. I know no
rvach condition exists as he
claims. Louis D. Duval.
Henrietta, N. C.
Editor' "!w fu" Plight.
F. M. niacins, Editor Seneca (111.)
News, was afflicted for years with piles
that no doctor or remedy helped until
he tried Bucklen's Arniea Salve, the
beet in the world. He writes, two boxes
wholy cured him. Inf alible for piles,
Cure guaranteed. Only 25c. Sold at
Fetzer's drug store.
(Questions Answered.
Yes. August Flower still has the larg
est sale of any medicine ia the civilized
world. Your mothers and grandmothers
never thought of using anything else
for indigestion or billiousness. Doctors
were scarce, and they seldom heard of
appendicitis, neryous prostration or
heart failure, etc. They used August
Flower to clean out the system and
stop fermentation of undigested food,
regulntd the action of the liver, stimu
late the nervous and organio action of
ne 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 (Jreen's August Flower, in
liquid form to make you satiiied there is
nothing serious the matter with you.
For sale by all dealers in civilized
countries.
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A FRESH LINE OF
Nice Candies,
ALSO NICE FRESH
Summer Cheese.
AT S. J. ERVIN'S
You All Know About
The Man Behind the Gun !
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We are alsfl ready for action in correct form with steady aim, Ir.u.loi?
with uH kinds of
Furniture and House Furnishings
to tho muzzle. We go forth conquering and to sounder. CY.r Its
and Baving all discounts. We are in a position to do yoi: od.
Our line of
Mahdgpny, Birds Eye Maple and Golden Oak Suits
are beauties. Iron ad Brasfl liedyare tho tails of the town, Wa
cant call for anything made out of wood used in the hona for
Furniture that we hayen't in the etcre, or on the ay.
Pictures ! !
Did YOU Ever 0
Come and see us, wearo never to busy to welcome you.
Bell, Harris St Co.
PesidoncQ Phone. . , , $0.
M Curexi ""S- V
CIIUIFIL-I-
A sure cure "Tor chills and
fever is .
Hance's Tasteless Tonic $
Y CHILL cure.
M Children ltke it. None bet- fitik
SI ter. it-is positively guaran- jff
fan, nirra i o n'nl n O.l 'r
cured. Price 50o. per bottle, 3
Bottles $125.
Concord Drug Co.,
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rtX jd jiJ vS v5 u0it -iiS
tail'' Site.
Eacli succeeding week the
trade will look to us to
make the progress in offer
ing attractions in advance
fall goods. We are very
busy opening up the fall
goods, marking them and
placing them on sale as
quick as possible. There
seemed to be no limit to
our buyers' purchase, and
next week we will show you
in part what the Depart
ment Store can do for you.
Tomorrow we put on sale
one thousand yards of Fine
Percals in short pieces, 2 to
10 yards, at 74c. They
come in solid and all fancy
colors and would be cheap
at a third more. They are
of the very newest fall
colorings and a great va
riety to choose from. Every
thing is new goods now arid
we will invite you to pay
us a special visit next week
H, L Parks & Go.
q Musicat Instruments,
Third shipment in two faoctli,
0 WW ,shows vdidn'tkbny tm. (
advib'edly. .
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