The Concord Times.
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CONCORD. N. C.
BV JOHN B. HERRIL.L,,
Editor and popitoh
It teema to be almost the universal
desire of the Democrats of Cabarrus, so
. ma ran learn, that Mr. W. K.
Odell should represent them in the next
8Ute Senate. All eyes have naturally
turned to him as the man for the posi
tion. We do not know that he could
accept, but if he can possibly do so, he
is not the man to turn a deaf ear to ine
call of his party.
Judee Parker has a Rowan county
namesake. Mr. Parks Basinger, of
Morgntownahip, has named his baby
Alton Parker Basinger. Let the good
wo go on.
"Baldy" Boyden, of Salisbury, than
whom there is no better politician in
the State, says that Newland will have
2,000 majority over Blackburn.
Hon. K. B. Glenn tells the Salisbury
Sun that the Democratic majority in
the State this year will be not lees than
60,000, and may be a great deal more.
Leading War Emu ! Brief.
Baltimore Sun, 24th.
The three-day assault upon Port
Arthur by the Japanese, which they ex
pected and planned should accomplish
the capture of the fortress, is reported
to have failed, and the attack has been
suspended from sheer exhaustion.
The Japanese losses are said to have
been enormous during the three days'
desperate fitting, 84,000 men having,
it is estimated, bten killed or wounded.
The Russian loss is said to hvejbeen
10,000 but the garrison is jubilant and
confident.
The final time limit given by the
Chinese Taotal for the Askold and
GrSzovoi to leave Shanghai or disarm
has been passed and they did neither.
A rumor has it that the Japanese
squadron will sail into the harbor and
destroy the Russian ships.
Neither Consul Good now nor Rear-
Admiral Stirling have been given any
definite instructions, but they, Minis
ter Conger and others have been asked
for full reports.
In spite of reports and official orders,
the Russian Baltic fleet is still in the
dockyards of Cronstadt
Damage ike Cotioa l'rp. '
Newt and Observer.
From all sections of the cotton
growing region of the State there come
reports of damage to the cotton crop
by the wet weather. In Anson and
Kichmvod sod adjoining counties, it is
stated that the bolls were from half
grown to full size, and are in all stages
of decay, some of them being entirely
rotten while others are just commenc
ing to show signs of the bad effect of
the continued rains. One large plan
ter of cotton in Anson tells the Wades
boro Mesenger that nearly all the cot
ton in this section is affected in this
manner.
In Bladen county cotton farmers are
complaining of the appearance of
what they call the "sharp shooters"
in their cotton fields. The sharp
shooter is said to be a small insect
that stings the boll and renders it
worthless, drying it up. A farmer
tells the Clarkton Express that he will
lose considerably by this pest.
OpeBlBg of A. 4k "I. College.
The Agricultural and Mechanical
College at Raleigh will open Thursday,
September 1. Entrance examinations
will be held Tuesday and Wednesday,
August 80 and SI, at 9 a. m. Exami
nations to remove conditions will he
held Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day, according to schedule. Students
examined for en trace or to remove con
ditions at other timet thai) the above
will be charged one dollar for each ex
amination. Registration on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday. Registra
tion after Thursday, September 1, will
cost one dollar. Rooms will not be re
served in the college dormitories after
September 1.
Tobacco Crop la Goal.
While in most sections of the State
where tobacco is grown the crop was
reduced in acreage to a remark&Ue ex
tent this year, yet in a few counties in
the older portion of the tobacco belt a
large crop was pnted, notably in Gran
ville, which for three-quarters of a cen
tury has produced piapa the finest
bright-leaf grown in the country.. Re
turns from that county show tilt the
crop is one of the largest in many years
an cRhat the quality is very high, curing
now being actively in progress.
The general totQco crop in the State
appears to have been cut in acreage
something like 40 cent, as com
pared with that of last year. Nearly
all the growers say they jjever expect
to plant a great crop agaiW
It is reported that a "Jim-Crow" surf
rule has been put in effect at Atlantic
City, and that negroes will not be per
mitted to bathe at the same hours as
the whites.
No man has even begun to be perfect
till he baa learned that life is for duty
nd not for pleasure.
FORT 1RTHIR FALL IMBIHMT.
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Mcc.nl or tko Alege 10 looalee
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Tokio. Aug. 24. 10 a. m. The final
assault on Port Arthur it imminent.
Hundreds of Japanese guns continue to
rxur a destructive fire into the city Hi
harbor, along the lines of font and
entrenchments, preparatory for the in
fantry assault. It is evident that the
Russian lines have been weakened and
partly penetrated in the vicinity of
Autxahen and Itzahen forts. The en
tire line of Russian defences immedi
ately about the harbor is within range
of the Japanese guns. A number of
Russians forts and batteries continue to
be vieorous. The Japanese death roll
will be heavily increased before they
are captured. The direction of the
Japanese attack creates the impression
here that the city and defenses on
either side of the harbor entrance will
fall first The final stand will be made
at Liaotshan. Japanese official chan
nels of information remain closed. It
is believed here that both aides have
suffered heavy losses and that the fiapl
record will make the siege the bloodies1
since Sedan.
The Japanese are supremely confi
dent of th ultimate ipsult. The lead
ers of the government await the outcome
in calm assurance. The people are
everywhere decorating streets and
houses and erecting; arches and flag
staffs in preparations for a national
celebration of the expected victory.
uTkal Negro Mas Gel Oal 'Here."
Special to Newt and Obeerver.
Albemarle, August 23. There was
quite an unusual performance in the
town last Saturday in the court house
while the Republican county conven
tion was being held. The Republicans
had been called from every nook'and
corner of the county for the purpose of
trying to get out a ticket in opposition
to the Democratic ticket. While every
thing was quiet and harmony and good
will were going hand in hand, the scene
was changed by a sudden call made by
Mr. Z. B. Sanders, asking that "That
colored man must get out of the court
room; that this is a Republican con
vention." The negro replied by say
ing, "I am a Republican." Every eye
was turned on poor old Gabriel
Wright, who was colored and who was
a Republican from birth and thought
he had a perfect right to sit in a Re
publican convention, that being the
ticket he last voted. But poor old Ga
briel who was one of the Republican
stand-bys in the year of, 1898, and in
the August election of 1900, was forced
to take his hat and sneak out at the
.door and depart from the faithful, and
by their action they said that the old
"hoss" that they had been riding for
lo these many years shall not "Eat
any of the crop he pulled the plow to
make." I know it teemed very hard
to the old fellow, but tuch it the judg
ment of the high political court and
with no power of appeal he was forced
to abide the judgment.
"Bre'er coon it not one of them."
To Koatlaala Aeaalorlal CaaellAales.
Charlotte Chronicle.
It it probable that the Republican
conventions of Mecklenburg and Ca
barrus counties, which constitute this
senatorial district, will each nominate
a candidate for the State Senate. The
district it entitle to two senators, and
in order to save the trouble and expense
of a senatorial convention, Mr. J. F.
Newell, chairman of the Mecklenburg
Republican convention, hat suggested
that each county convention name a
candidate. Nothing hat been heard
from the Cabarrus chairman, but it it
presumed that the suggested arrange
ment will be satisfactory.
- 1 2 S-fear-Ola Barker Deaf.
Washisctos, Ga,, Aug. 24.- Gesar
Booker. believed to ha 1 2n tk-nan iM
died here today. He came to Georgia
90 years ago, at a slave from Virginia.
He did not know hit exact age, but his
memory of events of over a century
ago was good and undoubtedly correct.
Not a house of the present Washington
was built when he was purchased by a
Wilkes county farmer.
Caesar leaves six children, the oldest
of whom Uvea near Thompson, Ga., and
is 9b years old.
Egvpllaa Co I lea Tfefivlag.
Washington, Aug. 24. In a report
to the State Department, Consul Gen
eral Guenther, at Frankfort, Germany,
says that the German consul at Atk
andria reports that the Egyptian cotton
fields were in great danger from im
mense swarms of locusts, which for
weeks were fought by the farmers and
their help, assisted by government
throopt. He adds that aLAreeent the
ospecU for afcg crop are favorable.
Belter Tfcaa Sold.
"I was troubled for severVyean wittfl
chrBc indigestion and nervous de
bility," writes F. J. Green, of Lancas
tr,'N. H. "No remedy helped me un
til I began lining Electric Bitten, which
did We more good than all the medicines
I ever used. They have also kept my
wife in excellent health for years., she
says Electric Bitters are just splendid
for female troubles; that they are a
grand tonic and invigarator for weak,
ran down women. No other medicine
can take its place in oar family." Try
them. Only 50c. Satitf action guaran
teed by all druggists.
A family of original cremationistt
Burnuma.
Neighborhood Nsws.
no. TtwRtair.
There was a picnic At the residence
0f Mr. T. H. Ridenhour's Tuesday for
tht benefit of Trinity Sunday Bchool.
The picnic was mostly for the children
of the Sunday School, and there were
sixty-three present in all. We had a
nice dinner, and ice cream, lemonade
and watermelons were also served.
The amusement of the children waa
twinging and riding on the "flying
jenny." Mr. M. A. Emerson was here Tues-
day.
Messrs. G. W. Lee and John Day
vault are on a trade for a little tract of
land lyiJ near Mr. J. F. Bost't.
Messrs. J. M. Baker and T. H
Ridenhofa' went down near St. John's
last week to do some work on Mr.
Jacob Ridenhour't barn.
Mr. Monroe Isenhour it repairing hit
dwelling house.
There is a great stir in this neighbor
hood several families are moving to
other placet, and it it useless to try to
name them. B,
SOITUEBN CAIARBl'l.
Mr. C. S. Stogner, of Garmond,
went to bring his mother over from
Locust for Chaney't Hill big meeting.
He also brought Miss Lucy W hitley, of
Conftord, down to visit her sister, Mn.
Joseph Honeycutt, who hat been quite
ill for some time with lung trouble.
Mr. E. B. Honeycutt and sister and
Miss Amanda Brattain attended the
Meadow Creek big meeting on last
Sunday. They said there was a large
congregation.
Mr. Andrew Celygraph, of Smith's
Ford, it quite tick of typhoid fever.
Dr. Jerome it attending him. He it
also attending Mrs. George Furr, who
it getting better.
There will be a colt show At Big Lick
on the 25th inst. Scrable.
RIMER.
The farmers are busy preparing for
small grain.
The new school house it getting
along nicely. Mr. J. H. Barrier is
overseeing the work.
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Safrit, of Man
ning, spent last week in our midst vis
iting relatives tnd friends.
Mr. J. M. Safrit it able to be in his
store again, we are glad to say.
Mr. Martin Dry, who about five
weeks ago fell on an ax cutting an
ugly gash in his shin, it not able to be
oat, we are sorry to learn.
There was quite a large crowd at the
county convention last Thursday to
hear the most excellent talks by differ
ent ones.
The W. B. J. Boat & Co. finished
threshing last week.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Weaver spent a
few days in our town last week.
Messrs. Safrit & Lentz have moved
their store-house op town and tit it
opposite their old one.
Come on, my friend, from Jenny
Wolf.
Miss Damy Bonds, an aged maid,
died last Friday at the county home,
and was buried at Prosperity Saturday.
Some of our young people are taking
in the meeting at Phaniel't Baptist
Church this week, and are also attend
ing the negro meeting at Oak Grove.
Several wagons went to Mr. C. C.
Lentz't mill, on the river, Monday for
lumber for the school house, and re
turned Tuesday evening.
It will soon be time to make tops
and fodder. Fiddi.f.uo.
NO. t TOWNSHIP.
Keller Reformed Church was filled,
and all the sitting and standing room
was taken up on last Sunday to hear
Rev. P. Barringer, of Mt. Pleasant,
deliver the dedicatory service, which
waa a great pleasure to all who heard
him. Mr. Barringer't text was, "I waa
glad when they aid, come let us go
into the house of the Lord."
Prof. W. B. Weaver, of ttawba
College, bat been on a successful visit
in No. S in the interest of bis school.
Rev. Lindsay Clark and an able min
ister, Whose name we failed 40 learn,
have held an interesting tneetiog in
Mount Mitchell Church' this week.
The meeting closed last Wednesday
night with some additions and good
results.
Revs. W. V. Honeycutt and G. T.
Rowe, of Concord, are conducting a
series of meetings at Mount Carmel
with good attendance, and great inter
est and earnest work seems to prevail.
The meeting still continues.
It it tad for us to note the death
Mr. Shirley Ketner, who breathed his
last on last Tuesday. Mr. Ketner waa
in hit 23rd year, and waa a ton of Mr.
And Mrs. fjpset Ketner. He was mar
ried last spring to Mist Addie Shive,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J as. M.
Shire, of No. 5. . Hit wife hat just re
covered from a serious attack of ty
phod fever. Then her husband too
the tame dread disease, which resulted
in death. Mr. Ketner was a fine young
man. May our Heavenly Father com
fort the bereaved loved onet and the
dear young wife in their sad affliction.
The remains were interred at Ebenexer
cemetery, Rev. Mr. Brown officiating.
Mr. KeHer was a nephew of Mrs. R.
T. Lippard, of Concord.
Mr. and Mrs. Chat. Foil tpent part
of last week in Spencer visiting Mr.
acd Mrs. W. R. Barringer.
Mr. J. J. Cook and family, of Con
cord, tpent last Sunday with hit father,
Mr. R. J. Cook.
Mr. K. F. Cline returned last Satur
day from an extended trip through the
west and northwest. But "Bob" likes
Cabarrus.
Mr. J. Win. Barnhardt and wif
visited in Charlotte last week.
Mr. L. E. Lipe and daughter, Miss
Carrie, of Concord, went out to the
Mount Mitchell meeting last Wednes
day night in Mr. Lipe't locomobile. It
was a great show to many of our No.
5 people.
There will be preaching at New
i Gilead next Saturday at 3 o'clock, and
two services on the following Sunday.
DonTforget the basket onunday.
Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Lipe visited Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Mesaic, of Charlotte,
last week.
An item of ours in last week's issue
on the grafted cherry tree should have
read, "Tho tree ' produces both early
May cherry and late black cherry."
P C.
Our Little Cold Water correspondent
hands us the following :
There was a large crowd attended the
show Saturday night at New uilead,
especially the young ladies and gentle
men.
Mist Georgia Walter, of No. 5, tpent
a few dayt at Mr. A. A. Blackwelder't
visiting, her cousin, Georgia Black'
welder.
Mr. Charlie Nesbitt, of near Cold
Springs, tpent Saturday night and Sun
day with Miss Maudie Misenheimer.
Mr. Martin Walter, of No. 5, will en
ter school September 6, at Catawba
College.
Messrs. Louis Patterson and Charlie
Foil, of Concord, spent Saturday night
and Sunday in No. 6.
Mr. John Blackwelder, of No. 5,
spent Tuesday evening with Mr. Martin
Walter.
Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Barrier, of
Rimer, tpent Sunday evening with Mr,
and Mrs. L. J. Sapp, of No. 5.
Mr. and Mrs. G. P. Ellis spent Sun
day with Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Lonar.
Misses Maggie, Lora and Viola
Suther spent Sunday evening at their
uncle's, Mr. L. Patterson.
Mr. T. P. Lipe spent Saturday night
with Mr. Bud Goodman. B. W.
The North Carolina Liquor Dealers
Association issues a circular letter de
fining the association's position in the
impending campaign and declaring
that they propose to fight principally
for the defeat of the Watts act.
Half the discomfort of life is the re
suit of getting tired of ourselves.
Cotton Mill Stock For Sale
We offer for lale the following mil) stocks
10 shares In Gibson Mill.
2 shares In Klndley Cotton Mill.
JNO. K. PATTERSON A CO.
Portable Engine Wanted.
I want to rent Immediately a Portable
cDgiue 10 run a ooiaw Kin Appiyto
V.A. ARCHIBALD.
Aug. -3t.
FOR SALE.
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Two large brood Sows, eight fine Pirn tlx
weeks old, one fresh milch Cow, one twelvemonths-old
horse Colt, seven grown Heifer,
two Calves, all In fine onler. Four miles
north-east of Concord, K. F. D. Wo. A I will
be In J. J, Cook's Studio Tuesdays and Hat
urdays. K. J. COOK.
O.O. Richmond.
Thos. W. Smith.
6. 6. RICHMOND & CO.
1882 1904.
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Carrying all lines of business.
Companies all sound after Bal
timore fire.
We thank you for past favors,
and ask a continuance of your
business.
Rear room City Hall.
XTE"W CROP
BcUISTS
PRIZE ZXETAL
Turnip Seed
ALL VAEIXTEES
AT 40 CENTS
FEZl F0U2TD
Gibson Drug Store
Concord Marfcef.
cotton St AUK IT.
Stained 9
Good Middling 11
BRODUC( MAKKIT.
Corrected by J no. C. Smith.
ork 8
ulk Meat, Bidet 10 to 12
Beeswax 20
Butter 10 to 20
Chickens 10 to 25
Corn . 90
Eggt 124
Lard 10 to 12
Flour, North Carolina . . .2.75 to 8. 20
Heal, New 1.00
Peat 1.40
Oats 60 to 66
Tallow 4 to 5
Salt 66
Irish Potatoes, New .... 65 to 1.00
Hams . 15 to 17
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Here are some Special Prices on Cer
tain Goods that are of the Greatest
Interest to
WeChave carefully gone through the Dry Goods and Clothing
Departments and selected such goods as are most desirable
for immediate use to go in this sale. The price in some in
stances is less than half, and you cannot afford to miss the
sale. The best values will, of course, be'picked out first. .
Deep Cut Prices in Dry Goods
15c silk Ginghams, very desiraljle for school
dresses, etc., in 2 to 15 yard lengths, sale
P"ce 10c
One lot of colored Lawns that were sold for
10c, 12 Jc and 15c per yard, are now in one
large stack on the counter and representing
all colors, is priced, your choice, yard Sc
Five huudred yards of 6c Lawfl, in solid col
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White Madras quality of I2jc yard, sale
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Simpson's and other good brands of Calico, in
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Bleached Domestic, without starch 7lZc
Embroideries and Laces are priced according
to your ideas of economy.
Special value in Parasols, new handles, fast
tap, worth $1.50 each, our special price 1,00
We have on our counters one hundred dozen
Doilies, 17 inches square, with turkey red
"border, worth 48c dozen, our give-away price
per dozen . . ... . 25c
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Furniture, Carpets R.ij,s, Stoves and
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, EMBALMEBS AND UNDERTAKERS.
Concord, N. C, Aug 25, 1904.
DEAR FRIEND: . '
We want to have a little heart-to-heart talk. with you concern
ing your fall purchasing. .
The first thing we want to say i's that we appreciate very much
the business you have already favored us with, and that we intend
to do everything in the world to merit a continuance of our pat
ronage We have increased our stock of furniture and house fur
nishings, and are now ready to meet your every demand, as you
know the basis of this store's success and itS progressive store
methods. Now for this fall wa have nhat e believe to be the most
satisfactory showing of goodsit has ever been our pleasure to
choose from, an? ap we buy in large quanities we are, of course,
able to quote rou the very lowest prices We are enthusiastic
about our'showing of Furniture and Household Goods and our line of
the great Buck's Stoves and Ranges, and invite you to see them.'
We want you to call every time you are close by we'll be glad to
see you, whether you're buying or not.
Hoping to see you soon, Very truly yours, q
CRAVEN BROS. FURNITURE AND UNDERTAKING COMPANY.
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some bargains in Men's Fine Trousers,
Before our buyer goes o New York
it is our desire to reduce the stock as
low as possible. To do this we must
cut the price, andctit it deep, so as to
cause a rush on this stock. If we have
your size in the pattern you desire, you
buy them for half.
$l.oo and $5.00 Worsted Pants, our sale
price $2.50
Very desirable Pants in Flannels Tmd Wor
steds in this sale at $100
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