There are but in MelMMf
ThxGaxktt* for lh!e fear end but
000 “ore baton “tirietieae Thoae
who inteadto get their-,-Tl
before U>e psblfe tn tine to get the
beoeOt of the Christmas node will
<*■* their last opportunity la Ml
week’s paper.
She paper, wUkoot an/orastca bis
dreorr, willeocae out a little earlier
thaa usual eext week, and we mabr
*M* repent for ear uetael bredt:
M <a espy for «« ntin finainli
__
Only «m week of it rental ot. 7A*
rt$tk wfll k anuonnnsd in neat Tkurt
Jaf’t fttdytr. U the OMtM were to
cloee to-day tiM of bat Am pet
subscribers would win that beautiful
66j00 rocking ekair at Anatrowk
Is U possible that you cannot byaBt
tlo aetiTt work rniaa a dak of Ova auk
aerikeraia your town or neigkhorbood V
Tty a, sad let yours be tho saaaa bar
aided to seat week's paper from owe
•bd ad the aooaty to the other as the
winner of the prise.
Don’t wait an ether
*aUr la worth many days'
dny*» work stay sake K yours,
pei dealers on fourth page, gat op*
Hat of an you can, and report with
wwaea and assay before nine o'clock
■«*t Wednesday night.
mertamcTOr atn'tTrai.
While desirous of eubatUatlag 8bsr>
raataporcham note* aud UulUd^BUtea
toUar MMy, I lie ■■■III will Ih under
(beir disapproval of sir further oon
Imstioo-—Bateigb Am <t Otwrerr.
Whitt to hatter, to oMteast the as
Ihiuto fold money or its payor prom
*M»r Under theprooiet aystem these
Stamen nolee sad grana hatha ere
sard to dig any ll>e foundation of the
oouetry’e credit sod the eoentry*e
currency. The thee two oome when
Ihl* amernment should bare n safe,
<!«Quite, and sufficient currency sys
tett. It has sufTeied too much already
from “cowardly makeshifts” end "tong
mdotaaiw In Bt-adrtotd danneW ex
|ttd>|n(| M
1* will not do to any that the notes
nboen mentioned am floated wltfcoat
lateraat, sad should not iharafnre ho
mtl ted Is fsror of other notes baaed
"• Wtamat-haarlog hoods, ao suggested
by Mr. CVareland. Wiiat tom It
sett and what to It Uhrtytn oast Urn
yomrameet to float them wUhent In
tenatT This notation to a as wared In
Iho following weeds from the Prnel
MWhew * • * wearsraertefled thnt
tn entry an IMe aatoandlng dnmtetol
aehensa the sawnmat has ineurrwt
• handed iedaMedneas of MB DOB.(toll
fct^gaittjJttto^Mtettart ""mlahiil
|M Wtt Urn annual^ laterml charged
Motto tttwtl pttto£ my’mttT'te
torthaTbond Hants, end that wohwm
oeJtomd or are threatened with nil this
tmr Iho aake of enyptying yeW fur
—■ or feelllUUng Its boarding at
• attention to exhibited wSU
eoghtto arrest aumttoo end
moMlinta legletatlm raHof.”
to Mofi ooi
ll OM of
Otomtaad** Mg 0OM buikUog*. u
wo invented by ita owner, who to
wgajMd to prafomtoual peienite. nod
raoatoto of • uvoUy fmaetd algn, bear
ing tlwse words:
....... ...
: no nu Fsn> tnrm. arm ;
mg loth or xach wnrrm.
• e
It to s reverefble etteir, end the ool
lectore who call on the MU of the
mooU or later ere ooutroated with this
*o BUI faid Arm
TUB lflth or BACH KOBTB.
•avwcwea1 Bees Most
leasvtos OMhnhMui
When Mr. Blood Arrived to devaa*
noh Ttmredsy. nod found that only
OM Method been sold for ula free
aUver baton that night baonaaaltod
his engagement. We are aarpnaed at
Bier Stood. A aaao who eaa anaks
■towa atibaaa of aUver eeuai to oe
ooooa of gold oaa eanly make oaa
■eat equal to sixteen onto, aad a nan
who om amka oaa aaat rqosl to ate*
torn eeato. oaa of oouraa. «uks eix
taM aaato equal to atxtaan hundred
•rata Why did not Magtotoo Stood
win hla Aal waad ever that oaa Mat,
aod toe tare to • pocked boaee.
X toper* eaa get potato from a
coopto to Oteioe oounty who ohose
the (w wbea the girth parents were
atteodtog a Imaging at Tertowo to roe
away aad ate married. Itwaa erode
Mock to the pareots to retara to their
homo after a day delightfully apaat at
a public execution and dud their
daeghtor bad been spirited away by a
bold aod rwda man. Thus K to that
pbeware aod pal* era nixed.
Ponton* (MaJ A*l niton.
‘ A Portland sarehaot kaa recently
bad iUoatreted to him, in tin pareoti
of two enmmerotal trayefera, gnat
▼totaattudaa of fertone. On# who
«all<d to aoUait trad# tor a oartota
bread of aataap woo at oaa time
oao of tba laadiog aaartbaate af
Baatoa, aad hi* raalaanoa, abaa ad
rmitiMao, aotd aadar tba baaaaair
for *73,000. The otbar, who had a
Mo# af al«ua, bad baoo tanea Mooted
Oarrraor ef oae of tba largaat of tba
Middle Wr J
Wrary WaUlaa— Doa't yea beiiara
tba poor to aattta' poorer rtgbt along?
Haagry Hiata-l hadn’t not lead
aatbtoa of Uwaort. I awed $U too
Tjaraaao and l «Mat haaa a oaot.
Tarday I alat aat a oant, bat ttaaas
aabta a outlawed; aalgaaaa ttaoy la
oaa gara aaaa a little tetter odL
■tomi aaiat tr a« a* aan aa«».
Tha Old Faraaa* earrragoadaat of
Uto Oaataaia tiuarta writer it of *
awe od yaw* aid, in Ma ailghlarhud,
aba a taw d*ye aaa baagbt a blaa bead
aprMog book for Ma aaa aaa Ha baa
■tatted right; tba ooly aaatlar far
tagra* to that be baa atartod Ma adaoa
Mot I# litf -
bw M MMvalljr to
bsasrMrrrs aess
^LAXOLji iiMi
VaabrBa bn im oolared caipriU
so tha ehatagnag far stenllag Urban.
»*?wnwSrtS5a2B^SagSi,T1a
Eau ‘VtlapattSg u7S&000* Xt
Jb. Fbask Jaws* taka lbs Newton
*ba» ba killed a bog last
we»db 14 msatba old, that weighed 940
PwallratClenhaJ ta needier tba
wmklathe aatfaan part of tlw ttUU
ataag tba water* aaar Hatteree aboot
tagdeekaend tblaga.
Tba Spartan bant Awrtan aanland
baa baaa boubt at Bbaktbui for a
pan mil. Aa eoaapeay Intends to
■atawaad palp for ogrpectJag to utber
St. Louis baa born aalaatad by tba
Natlaaal Oomw Ittae as tba pUoa for tha
■Mating of tba oast National IUpobil
aaaOoanatlen. Tba data la June Id,
ttaai—Soo*5 aSuatf.<SStiu2
of Haw Tart ft* Assortatr Jaatlea of
tba Saanaaa Court of tba United
gataa to aaoeaad tba lata Jottkw
Hawaii X. Jaekaue. ot T-rmwm
la Ohio tba pablie foaorat of a wan
who died of swan-pox oaaaad aa out
bioak of tba malady. TbUla soa in
Maaaa ta whleta tbr postponement of tba
fmMrnl -until a year afterward” might
ban baaa strictly proper.
Tba Formate* Alliance baa paraband
from theaatate of tbs lata Past C.
Camara tba old military aradaiar at
Hillsboro wHb taro bnSdlwri nod* 140
aaaaaaf land, tbs prlea paid being fa,
•00. Tba bnlldlaga ara to be fltuxl op
fOr a tannery sod sboa factory mad also
for the haadqaanars of tfw AllUooe.
Tba be lid tag* Included la tha pauabasa
me all brlok aan see.
Her. Mm B. Whit*, pastor of tha
Bfantow Cburob. area atuclmouilr
ehoasn by tbs Baptist Stats convention
la mooted tha lata Umeated Dr. U.
Durham as corresponding aacraUry of
the oorrem ttec. Ha was raeoaonM
bv a oommlttaa ecmpoaed of Dr. Cl E.
Taylor aad owe member from mob
—Ha to a strong yoeag
mao of gtfta aad abiUiy.
Wbat to aald to be tha greatest auc
tion the world baa erar koowa took
pteee at Topeka, Kansas, Tuesday.
The entire aystam of tha Atchison,
Tboaka aad Saota Fa railway with
10.000 mtlm of tmok, 9.000 looomo
tinaa. sad thoomada of can. cod
beildinat. right* aad ftaaohWe ag
gtogatlog the raloo of 9300.000.000
wocatobaaold coder order of ooun.
The Hovember a amber of McClun’t
Haps"■>. containing Urn opening chap
ton of the Lila of Llouola, was oat of
octet la two waoka after publication.
loctaaslag tha dreulatloo by 45,000
new subscribers. Tha Brat adltltioo
fOr December win be oyer 900.000
omtoe, a farther teoraam of 95.000, sud
wffl contain otherebaptars in Liaoolato
■■cly Ufa wHb 9B ptotaim. four per
traits of Lincoln. Odc of the Lincoln
ptotamo aad many of the other tline
tntlaM bays nersr before beoo pub
i ItuCd . • ^
I* bee been hM that two plaece on
tbe (boa at the earth do not change—
Daoaaeeu* and Hillsboro. Bat kvtn
than ass be Mid ao store, If newspaper
icporta are tree. The Alliance ahoe
factory ia to be located at IIlBebero,
aad tbla will be aoe ebaaga tor tlte eld
town.
IlHBMniAItte.
PHOTOGRAPHS!
All Kinds of Weather.
Tea, aad Ferrotype* eleo— two for
a qaarter.
That View
you wanted of your
booaa— bow te a good
time to bare tbe work
do©#.
Family Groups
am aomrvklng to bo
TotMd la 0T017 kooae
bold. I nuke them,
too.
HR mS IF you HAVE PHOTOS
IO BE RLAttOCD.
Tn WnM Main
* alaa fnuaad palat*
la* la r««r dialog
ronai or parlor. 1
km aoao alaa oooa
tbat oroakaap. Com
•ad aaa tfcaaa whathar
raa la load *0 kajr or
J. R BEARD.
W. H. HOFFMAN,
-DMMTIS7
•aorowtA. ••• - m. a.
Wm. H. LEWIS, -
A CLEAR HEAD;
good digestion; sound sleep; a
fine appetite and a ripe old age,
are some of the results of the use
of Tutt’s Liver Pills. A single
dose will convince you of their
wonderful effects and virtue.
A Known Fact.
An absolute cure for sick head
ache, dyspepsia, malaria, sour
stomach, dizziness, constipation
bilious fever, piles, torpid liver
and all kindred diseases.
Tutt’s Liver Pills
mnnn ar iOMcn*
As Audited bjr Me Se*H *r Cmlr
Sim>»iiT*»'WtM*esil?i< IsSee
Ilea 7 IS *T Me Me
NORTH CAROLINA. I
GASTON COUNT*, f
L John J. Onaaod, CWrt of the
Baird of County Commissioners of
■M County and State, do hereby o»r
Uty tbst the folk wing Is s eorreot
statement of acooeate audited by the
Board of County Commissioner* of
•eld oounty to the members thereof
severally from the first Monday In
December 1804 to the 80th day of
November 1806 (both Inclusive) to wit:
189ie
Deo. 8. Amt. J»W J. B. Con
nell for 4 days oommiteiooer. 8 8.00
90 miles travel at 8c per m. 4 80
Deo. 4. Amt. paid J. P. Thom
as for 8 day* commissioner.. 0 00
for 88 miles travel at6 owota. 180
1806.
Jan. 7. Amt paid J. H Con
nell for 1 day as comr. 2 00
for 84 ndles travel at 6e. 130
J«n. 7. Amt- paU J. T. Car
penter for 3 days eotnr. 0 00
for 30 miles travel at 6c..... 180
Jau. 7. Amt. paid Caleb Pa- .
■oar tor 4 days comr.. 8 00
for 21 mllea travel it 5c..... 108
for 1 day on Gimt. Bx.
Trees. Booh*.. 200
for J day oa ilrtdg* oomt.... 1 00
Jao. i. Amt. paid G. A. Pat
rick for 9 days oomr. 18 00
for 916 dsllaa travel at Se.... 10 80
for 7 d44jra on Bridge oomt... 14 00
Fab. A Amt paid J. R. Con
sell for 2 days oomr.;... 400
for 94 miles travel at 60. 1 90
Feb. 4. A not. paid J. F. Thom
as for 3 days war. a 00
tor 31 milvo travel a 6c. 190
Moh. A Amt. paid G. A. Pat
rick fix 4 daye comr. 8 00
for 73 miloa travel at 8c. 3 GO
for 1 day on Bridge coot.... 2 00
Meb. 4. Amt. paid J. T. Car
penter for 2 daye oomr. 4 00
for 36 mllea travel at 80. 1 80
for 1 day on Bridge. 1 00
Mch. 4. Amt. P«14 Caleb Pa
•nav for 3 daye comr. 0 00
for 14 mllesru-Awel at 6c. 70
for 1 day on Bridge oomt... 2 00
Apr L Amt. paid J. R. Con
nail for 3 day* comr. 4 00
for 48 mUea travel at So. 3 40
May 0. Amt. paid J. R. Con
nell for 1 day oota. 2 00
for 24 miles travel at 6c. 120
May 6. Amt. paid J. T. Car
penter 3 days eotnr. 4 00
fur 86 miles travel at 8e. 180
Jons A Amt. paid J. P- Thom
as fur 5 days comr. 10 Ou
for 48 miles travel at 6c. 3 40
tor 2 day* on Finance Oomt. 4 00
Jooei. Amt. paid J. T. Car
penter for 2 days oomr. 4 00
for 18 utiles travel at 6c. 90
June A Amt. (Mid Caleb Pa
■nor fur 1 day Ex. Trees.
Hooka. 8 00
fori day fiarloe board* made
for Hnyles’ Br‘d«*. .... 9 00
for 4dan service* at comr,. 800
for 91 mile* travel at So. 1 05
for 1 da; tailing and buying
cow for County Homo. 2 00
for 1 day tiam. Treat book* 2 00
Jan* 4. Amt. paid J. R. Con
nell for 2 days oomr. 4 00
for 2 days oa Finance oomt. 4 00
for 94 mllta travel at So. 1 90
July 8. Amt. p*Vi J. T. Car
penter for 2 day* comr. 4 00
lor 1 day on So bool Board... 2 00
for 1 day on Bqoallsatioa
Board .77:. 9 00
for 54 mtiea tr*ye> at Bn. 3 70
July 8. Ami. paid J. R. Con
nell for 3 days coeor. 4 00
for 1 day on He bool Board... 8 00
for 1 day oo Equalisation
Board . . ... 900
for 72 mUKs travel at 0c. 8 80
July 8. Ant paid J. F. Thom
as for 3 days oomr. 4 00
for 1 day on Seliool Board... 2 00
for l day oa Equalisation
Board .77.. 9 00
•or 96 mites travel at oe. 19)
Aon. 6 Amt. paid C». A. Pat
rick for 7 day* eomr. 14 00
far 1 day on School Board... a 00
for 1 day ou Equalisation
Board. 9 00
far 108 allca travel at do..., 8 40
A up. 6. Amt. paid J.V. Thom
as for 1 day eomr. 2 00
for 19 ml Ira travel at Se. 00
Aop. S Amt. paid Caleb Pa
•••r for I days eomr.---- 8 00
fur 1 day on Mcbu»l Board... 9 00
for 1 day on Equalisation
Boaid. 9 00
fur 98 mitre travel at Ho. 140
Sept. 9. Amt. paid J T. Csr
joutrr far 9 d*ys eomr. 400
for 30 taUee travel hi Sa. 180
9. Amt. paid J. F. Thom
a* for 9 days oomr. 4 00
1* miles travel at So. 00
aSt.*Z? Sfta-ii; 100
fm*! day*^Sm'pl^aMnr’a * °°
Bosks.. 900
*? 7 aailaa trnval at Sc. .. 96
Amt. jmM J.T.Oar
Bmiar lor 1 daya**'--. *00
O*- 7 Ami. paid J. R- Cvaaall
far 4day*.. 800
far 79 mttea travel at do. 8 60
Total.**94.75
Ahd I do fortbar eertlfy that the
was la Basel on 19 days [Inaladlap
J*7mi ttebool Boar* aid 1 day on
?yd.o« EqualhmUoo)} ami that the
JjJJjjrMp anvrrinad aaaoanta war*
4. Amount paid Pinkney
Mitcham (W doctor Mil sad expenses
MttwUkilttN Haavoar from Dae.
•1, vm to frb. 4. 1898, MS.7S.
Amoaot etehoad. *3400.
JORK 1. Oumamv, dark.
The Flour is Out.”
You doa’tjwaut to hear that
Information from your good
wife during Uar Holidays, do
youf if yuu want to enjoy
your Cbrtalisas you'd belter
not let the Ilnur run low.
Provide Might Mow
against such • possibility by
bringing your wheat to Mo
Tstughen’a City RoDvr Mills.
He will mekn it ioto flour that
is sore to pleas*.
That Seed Cotton,
YonM ns arell bring tbat along
too and let ue gin It for you.
Did yon say Lumber !
Don’t forget that we bare a
well equipped saw mill and
solicit your patronage lu that
line. Call to sou us.
6?. F. MoLnughcn,
Proprietor City Roller Mills.
Remember the Dead.
The Gastonia Steam Marble
and Granite Works.
Having bought tbe Interest
of J. B. Heard In tbe a bore
named business, we take
pleasure iu announcing that
we eball remain ut tbe same
Maud and Intend to ruu a
FIRST CUSS MARBLE YARD.
We shall be able to All all
orders, and meet all demands
of Die trade In our line. And
at reasonably abort notice.
Sen ns before pUclug your
orders for marble or granite
work and let us sure you
money.
liC BEADLEY ) „ .,
mil 1APPEIFIBLD ( PMPri,tws
CHESTER ALEIOIH I. 6. RAILROAD.
acnanru sn cownixnojrn n
smer acTnua lata imi.
O. W. F. HARPER. President.
Oatral IIim StaaSant
. 00t»o 1-omu._I WO.W. I No. «*L
LoatoCTHMoT, . T*0nw f»ao
faaro LowrpnUle . Twain naan
Usaa MaOaonwWUln. Inin a».m
UnroOntkrkamUn..... ((jam liuaa
UaraYaMnlle. . (Man MB a a
£,or*r. ■Han BMa m
tcHaamrUa .llOin&Hpa
Unmlolon.11 a m I Vpn
T»Wewfoa.11 Mara 3 00pm
Rletoty.ttSOpra IDpm
ArriveLanolr. 13% pin
00»3»0 MOMI Wo. 6L I No.0. I
*-***• a m iftpa
cisin (Xpa
MBVO • 10 • m 5npn
140 a m &M p ■
Lmvq DaHaa. 01 m a in 0 43 t> ta
fesna^ lass ?s?s
Lmmvo rurkvl iapm A II pm
tMvm Guibi IS pm »S p m
f*»*e INpm Ailpm
Uni I AO pm AM p m
A wire_4 10 |>... A W p m
Train* Non. t and 10 am flna-cliiM, and run
dally uxauvt dunilay. Train* Xu*. W a ad 4]
rmrrj rataanurn and alan run dally aanard Run.
day. Tbarai* irood uooourtinn at CtiaaMc with
thaO.C.RN.andUviUO.dA.aiao al (tea.
tntVa wtth t*o A. * C. A. L.; at UnanUnoa
wSkihSWCi! cT* U HU,tvnr ‘“K> Kcw,0,•
hM. T. H.VUPBn, PrraVJrm
la T. KICHOld. Saparlntandant,"""'* '
Cbcatar, t. o.
Bale of Valuable Land
S*r. Mtfc, IM
_mom-i
Notice.
)
IDIOOIM -*
SANTA CLAUS
—AT
My line of Holiday Goods Is now complete
and will be in full display
Tuesday night lire 17.
Nearly 1,000 Dolls.
1 ha** DOLLS for all thn children, aui many other prtUy thing* t*>nl
will make the little folka, glad and at priori cheaper than ever.
Beautiful Goods for Useful Presents.
My Una of PLU8H ALBUMS. TOILET CASES, WORK BOXES
TIE, GLOVE, and HANDKERCHIEF BOXES in out of eight In
BEAUTY and cheap in TRICE. A large lot of VASES, LAMPS,
BASKETS, WRITING DESKS, SHAVING SETS, COLOGNE BOT
TLES, PHOTO FRAMES and many other pretty goodi for Xmaa.
Caps from 12% to 48 Cents.
Rare yon seen thorn GOLF CAPS f The lateat out for Men, Boy*,
and Girt* In all colon from SOc to 48a aIjo a nioe Una of Fancy Capa
from life to 96c for obUdren and bnbiea.
JTJSTIRECEIVED.
Cloaks and Overcoat*.
My aecoud shipment of Cloaks tor I o facts and Children from $1.>5
to S3.30. Ckll early and see them as they will not last long.
A tow more men's orerooats to eloaa out cheap. A Qrat olaaa mao's
Rubber Mackintosh coat for Hou.
Millinery.
la MUltnery 1 liars made a special CUT PBICB tor Daoamber to
close out my PALL STOCK. Call sad g«t oor prices sod I buow ire esn
pleem you la style end price.
Our Holiday Opening
will be on Tuesday night, Dec.
17. You are cordially invited
to be present on that occasion.
Special Discount to Christmas
Tree Committees.
Very Respectfully,
P* T. HEATH, Proprietor,
Hew York Backet Store.
Christmas!
Cleaning Up, Straightening Up,
rilling Up for Christmas.
We have the Largest and. Cleanest stock, of
Fancy and Staple Groceries,
Crockery and Glassware,
to be found in the city. Send us YOUR orders.
Prompt J>elivery.
Gallant & Whitesides.
Rounding Up.
W® are now approaching the end of 1&93. In looking back over our boat
E**a °f the paat year, wa nut Im created if we lodulgo a llttW telf-oom
placenoy, for wa have kept aud now have the
BEST SELECTED STOCK OP ]
DRY GOODS at! MILLINERY Ii the STATE
VEST OP CHARLOTTE.
Xo (nod* hoary with ago or with wrinkled oounteaaaoa cumber oar
*belrw% non* but now and elegant dotlgoa appear op nor counter*.
Thia la not all; for wa tell tham aa »a bar thssa-CHBAP. Recollect
p leone. that no bouts In XCrth Carolina flan undersell os
Bee oar latest CAPES and CIIBNILLR OCRTAIN&
A. C. Williamson & Co.
"Thieves Break Through and Steal."
Still, we can aboar our caatomera Clothing, Dreaa Ooode, aod tiboea
THAT WILL STARTLE YOU
In Low Prices and High QnaHty.
Underwear—We Have It.
Our llna of underwear la the beat wo over carried. Qor UXION
SUITS era unaurponned In quality and low pi lee.
Lrocer test—Then Yon Said It.
Doom* thle edge on the weather pot aa edge on your appetite?
Wo have the tupoUea for you Juat to th* roar at our dry gooda room—
eootptete Ilea of ttepte and fanny grooar, «a. Nloe. met, and freah.
And we deliver them promptly. '
Costner, Jones & Co.
imam!. . i ' . .. . -■ ■ sawm Ji~ —i_uj
Nothing Succeeds Like Success.
The steady a ad lively stream of trade that baa been flowing out way alaaa
we opeoad on lb* Brat of Baptambtr and our
Log* iH Ever Inemslig Sain
beeo demenetruted beyond queatioa that Umro waa * Bate a wad log ua la Ohar
.*•**. V?** «« oroooaopyloi It aooceeafolly. Wa dlda’t axpeet any eyetouaa,
*>•* F*^?**7 "f** have ajrparioiieod from no appreciative people who Mom
our heavlly-loedad eouoteri and rvltera them of their burdeoa of
Elegantly Stylish Fall Clothing
iTTwwd aboat71** U“l0 '* *° *n,,U, *•«"•• *7 tbu way. wa waat te pat
ru „ Fall Overcoats.
CoM eraatlwrJo coming. Don't try to reeaon diet fact awuy-paeomonta
my got yew. Ife an omsoat you uaed. Wo have thorn light or heavy, aiUt or
tetin lined, all la the bright of etyW U.e pratWrat Ihi* lo tows.
___ Mellon Sc Shelton.
M W. Trad* a. Chariotu. M. O — Xat dLr to Murooh.