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rTHErSTANMHD T AND A ft D. -lUUNOTJT PRINTS THE GOOD - J jE - WORK JiEWb that .is jYEWti AT LIVING PKIGES. GIVE US A. TRIAL For 1 Yf-ar VOL. X--IMO 19. CONCORD N..C, THURSDAY, JUNK 3, 1897 WHOLE N0.42 8 Send us 1 Dollar. THE "STA.plRD. The 'hi Ei'WOUI'l! LEAGUERS. Blahap Vollwnr 'ene4 Ibe Confer nee With AntUoquent Adlre ftp. pror f Ibe Work or Ibe Youn People mher AddrdHk-Tbt Be r bIuuIuk of Active Work at Ibe flint FRIDAY 1 HE 98TB. Cen'ral M. E. church was well fikd Tbuisday n'hl at the open ing of tbe meeting of 'he Epwortb League end Sunday School Confer enoe. After a song service by the excel lent cl'Oir ud a hymn by tbe entire coni$retf&;ior, ' R-y. (Lrroay led in aii appropriate prayer. Presiding Elder Soroggs read the 19 h Paul hi Mr. EI M llrrow sang the solo 'Throw Out the Life Lite" when tbe congregation tang with heart zeat tbe charming chorus. Elder Bcrngge then introduced Bishop GJIO'oy, who icemed all burning wiii enthusiasm in the work of the assembly. II ig tbeine was "the availability of young life in speeding tbe triumphs of Christ' kingdom." Tbejreaker possesses nn.n'y feature?, a strong voice and abundant energy. His mind seems well expanded wi h lit erary culture together with thai finish gained by much travel. His memory selves him well and graphic delineation, thrilling pathos and sweeping satire come forth in ready and fitting words. lie entertains high hopes of the great work to be accomplished through tbe z at and hopeful wsrk cf the young and recited the names cf some of the world's most con ipiouoas characters in church and State, whoso deeds revolutionized tbe world bile they were yet com paratively young. He strongly repudiated the theory, now happily pesnng away, that youth may be neglected till near mature years, thpn suddenly turned into the ways of righleontness and declared that a child spoiled in the nursery is rarely reclaimed in the sanctuary. H said that better than training tlu grins i'f denuncia tion against jouibful wtyward.ees was the guidirg and training of them in tbe vork of the church. The speaker believes firmly in the capacity and fl-ness of youth for the perception and the inception of religious truth and the practice if a life of Christianity. For sixty-five minutes this elo quent spfaker held tbe large au dience epp&rently oblivioui of all save the stream cf thought along which he led his bearers. Another beautifully rendered song and the benediction cloted thr service of the evening. FRIDAY MORNING'S EXKHCISES. The aseeiubly met at 9 o'clock is the order of program, Ilsv. J Ii Bcroggi presiding. Rjv. J H Paf e conducted devotion..! neryicts Number B of tbe Y mng P.opie'i Hymnal waa sung. Kev. Page then read pateages uf S.-r p'ire from II Timotbj 2 and fiom iX-ut. 11 when Rev. W II Wi lis led in prayer. Ktv P ge fgiu read from Acts 6 and w . s fiilovid in prayer led by R v. J K C uok No. II in Hymnal wjs then fung. Presiding E'der Scruggs thm in troduced Jndte W J j:o:ui,o.rerj. who gave s'rangers a toid, compre hensive idea of what ()ouc rJ ii and frcm what she has grown, datinp he! leap forwaid in ma'eHa' gro vth f ron the t;uie when local oplioj took root and growth. After acquainting the visitors and representatives on thin Imp, th speiker delved into history and 6criptur and pointed to the marK of decoy in our natioa which are to be oyercome only by the pewer of the Chris i i in re'igion and bailed tbe Epworlh LeagU9and theS indsj School work. He bid all a hearty v elcouie to nil there is in Concord to fcdd to tbe haip'resi of. "hose ccmlnt; among ns. , T.ev. J D Arnold cpoke 'he wel come of ConcoidV Methodism, go ing ov?r the bis or and tbe nimes of tne hercei connrct.d with Its eariy days a.d refirred. tcuobingly to the old ihell cf a church still I'andicg wi'.b patt of the belfrey till in tu', back of tbe Central and near tbecreik. He inited those inclined to stroll to tHat sacred jo. He enumera'ed about 1000 Wei bodiat c rotnunicants and 862 8unday School scholars iu the fold heie al. bidding welcome to the gU'StS R-v. SB Turrentine then res ponded to tbe weicouH on the part of be Epvorth L'guera and in the 15 minu'ea allotted for each speaker was very bnppy in the scope over whii h the League is extending and will extend its benign influences. He wa ery happy to accept tbe Cord.' e'onnie of Concord, Rev. J W Jones spoke for tbe Sunday School representatives. II. said it waa no longer a d ubt tb Jonn Wesley had i.uied .teJ R.jber Raines by 14 years in the organizt tion cf tbe Sunday School vo k. He thought there was more power in tbe Sunday School work for rai ing our nation to the heights that the Diyine intended it should occupy than all the presidents and cabinets could do and claimed that to '.euch tbe children in the Sunday School class is a work that p obably an angel won Id feel bonon-d and de. lighted to engage in. Tbe speaker sees in tbe Sunday S;hool the possi bility of the growth uf citizens of strong moral integiity, from which vote buying, jury bribiDg and epui riouj verdicts may be heard less of and high moral compacts may be eyolved. Hymnal N". 15 was then song, Prof. Fitch Taylor rendering the solo most Leantifnlly. Eider Scroggs then in some re marks fraught with pleasantry, called Rev. Turrentine to the chair who ii turn asked Rev. J W Jones to preside instead. Rev. W M Curtis then treated the subject '-The Relation of the League to tbe Missionary Movent' nt " As well as the field was being explored by tbe different epeakeis nearly all of whom touched more or lesa on this line tbe speaker found new and rare jetns. He was pleased to quote that "The last century was one of p ayer, the pretent one of missions, and that the next Will be one of achievement a." Home Mission Work of tbe Ep wortb League was then discussed by Prof. Fitch Taylor. With no effort at speech making the speaker re luted historically tbe inception, growth, present proportions ami needs of tbe Brevard Mission School iu Translyvnia county in a way to elicit tne keenest interest in mat splendid work of which he is the heud. Two stai z.a of No. 47 were then itung in that usual hearty w y when ibe present condition of our b'ague work was ukn up and ablv die- custel by R v. II M Blair iu plaC' of Kev. W L Sberrill, detained a home on account of sickness in bis fami'y. la the course of bis remarks tbe speiker gave the numbers of E- wortbians as follows: la the JNortb em Church 1,000,000, in the South ern 150,000, id tbe Western . O Districr, 3.470 with some not num- o red. Rev. Scroeea responded to tbe call 10 take tbe place of Rev. D Atkins absent, and stoutly maintained that he ' L"aeue s methods are Metfco diatio." The speaker was in h'8 best y in and did justice to the subj cf. Mr. O H Ireland, of UrpenHboro, rose and desired that the good old babit of band shaking b-t fully en fered iato and re'ai.ed hisexpe.iences o tbe amusement of tbe co grega ion but to tee hearty approval of ill and to the great i y of all at tbe nappy results of hU persistent mode. Ur. Brooks rote and said tha' (very church or body had its waj if showing approval cf the ood poiu'a made by a speiker and that ne want the eood old Metnodist Amen 1 forever allowed and pract cei to wbicb there were almost a roar of Aniens. Appointments etc, were ih'n made and tbe meeting adjourned iih one atanzi of bvmn No. 183 Ld benediction bv Rev. Brooks. FRIDAY AFTKKSOON. Rv Turrentine annDunced Rev J H West to conduct the devotional servijee. lhmn No. 14 was sung. R-y. W. s' read the 5'h chapter of Matthew and fo'lowed with prayer. i'lymn 126 was then snrg. Uev. W R Ware was assigned to tie treatment of the subject "Wha is tbe Meaning of the Sunda) ihool Movement?" It was moit profound plea for tho great object of bringii g up children in tbe right way rather than ri 8 or log bem after they have gone astray. He sud thut teaching tbe word cf 3od is the great function of the SunJay fchool and it meant impart ing saing kco vl dge to the joun t at should shield them froo the ouud and brui.-es ot a sin stained youth that would hamper thtm in every li-ld of usefulness in life ond would f rcbably even follow thtru ulo eternity. 'J'he Sunday School ork is on'y a part of the great church work and tbe great church work is to form Christian character rather than to reform it. Men must be made ratarr hun rtmude. The teirp rauce nicvemeut come) by waves over the land but tbe under low followed in its wan. Police mi n oiny breik r p dens of iufamy but th.t only scatters tbe co iti'tni ualion. The Sunday School must address itself to the work of rear ing youth in its Virgin purity, wjy to get rid of resells is to laisicg thtm, ea'd tbes.eV.er. fpu is feeb'e in its efforts to The ceaee Oar carry his 'heights lo those who did not bear him on bis congenial theme. Prof. Taylor then sang in nolo Lord, I'm C- micg Homo" with rapturous if ct. Open conference was then in order and Rev P J Carroway lead the dis cussion, duelling upon tha happy t o'b that tbe power of Diyine grace makes meek, humble, elbctent wotkers of even the once depraved, but rejoiced most in that nndepraved viitue of which feminine purity is a filing; emblem. Short, but exceedingly interesting one minute speeches were then par ticipated in by Rev. Arnold, Rev Coble, Mesars. R B Crawford, 0 A Liundretb, Joo. A Fink, Rev. W M Willis, Rev. W R Ware, Mies Mamie Bays, Rv. A R Surrat, Mr. T L Raw'ey, Rev. J K Thompson. Time was called and cut off the flowing stream. ' The Parsonoge Aid and Home Mission society, of tbe Salisbury district then took charge of the meeting, Mis. Arnold preeiding. Rev. Arnold announred that Forest Hill bad raised the moat money in the district, and thus won tbe ban ner. Mrs. Garner, of Salisbury, read a report of that soaiety, Mrs. Hayts for Lexington, Mrs. ) B CoHrane for Central church, Cjnoord, Mrs. W R Odell for Forest Hill. "Fron. Greenland's Icy Mountain'' was then sung by the congregation. Master Joe Hartsell then recited 'Only Ten Little Fingers" and did it well. Miss Cora Hilling sang very sweetly "Over the Line" in solo. Little MissKatie kCook recited "Heathen Story" exceedingly well Four little girls sang "Tell Forth tbe 8t'ry" with true bravery and wi h pleasing e II ret. "Building the Bridge" by 12 little girls was a novel and p'ea.-ing com bina'ion of arp'als and responses in scripture qnotadons and poetic ver e interspersed with song", including the chanting of the Lord's rr-yer, closing with an act of compressing the wjIIs cf the arch iu wbicb they Were arranged till each grasped the hands of the eue facing her when they reci el in concert. Wee little Miss Julia Burrow then sang a solo "Jesus Bids Me Shine" iu the beanty of innocence at.d trust. A missionary hymn, entitled 'Sweet R at at Home," sung by several of tbe class, Maa'er R ilph 0 Jell aiding wiih bis violin qui.e successfully. Misa Mamie Bays was then intro duted to make an ad lrees ou Mis sionsi wLich she ranked as tbe giandest feature of the church work and was synonymous with all the objects and aims of tbe church. She thought ic a misfortune thu any line was drawn distinguish. ng tbe importance of Home and For eign misiiocs The world is on'' mission field and we may work in one part when we can't work ia tbe otuers. She thought that only facts need be presented and declared that God places no greater work upon us than he will help ua to do, md yet the work of Christianizing the world is so great tbat if just the unchriatianized people of China were to come marching into church pus i ig before the altar and out at the rat ol 30 to the minute, one would nave to stanu lor zu ion ) years in the cbaucel to see them all p ma. In China she said there were 913 watl.d cui a without the Bible or mission ary. Tim speak-r said that in Mexico there is only one missionary to32.l00 souls. With the grandeur of 'he work she contrasted the paucity of con tributions. In 1895 tbe sneaker said $10,500,000 were contributed for missions while 1,000 millions were fpent for l;qncis, and even $1,000,100 were fp'nt every year for that smallest of all modern and un seemly fjlliea chewing g'ltn. Miss B:yt closed with earnest ap peals and a breathing of devout consecration whose depths are proV ably only found in the heart of WO' man. Rev. Carraway led in prajer for missions as if bis soul had been stiirtd afresh till it burst forth in tbe eloquence f earnestness in the cause, m Tbe doiologf ami benedicion closed tbe afternoon session. FUIfli. Y Kioiir. At th- nigbt services Prof, Tay-' lor opened with a soul inspiring -org i v i'!. R.-y. J W Jones presided and Uev. W U Wition led in prayer. Miss Nanni A'exander and P of. Taylor tendered a in st. eff c'ivi due rttilltd, "I Surrender All," when R v W A Cre s , D. D with l it usu tl fervor and 11 e cy de livered a masterly address. Ia hi preliminary, be reviewed Concord as it was when he was on this circuit and nor, wiiii grand buildings, a grace to any town where bar rooms once stood and dealt out poison to body and soul. He bad done what little he could to free tbe town from those haunts of vioe and njoiced that Concord now stands as an orrament to North Carolina as a temperance town and be hailed the people to whom be once preached as tin ''ever lcyal swept singing Christians." .He would bave tbe S'.induy school work fully appn dated bat warned against tbe tendency of children's oeing taught to underestimate pas toral preaching. The tffi.rt elioited high commendation. After a song, open conference was bad and Rev. Turrentine, Mr. Qil ley Jones, Mr. Jesse Etrnbardt, Rev. Scrogs. Mr. II S Atkins, Ur Biooka, Mrs. Saffjrd, Mesars Hojk, Martin, Hackney, Rev. McGee, Mr Willis, Miss Bays, Rey, Hawley, Mr. D B Coletrane, Rev. Webb, Messrs Er.nin, Ptgram, Lane, Prof. Taylor. Messrs Shell, Marsh, Lambeth, At kins, Rev. S oitb, Miss Hanes, Mr. Tillet and Rev. Blair and a number of others responded with soma in teresting features of their own local work rr with words of good cheer when Dr. Brook i suggested, in the language of a littld girl, that w oould lis'eu ourselves to death and seconded a motion to adjourn. Rev. Jones, gifte 1 and interesting as a presiding officer, said, in the lan guage of Sim Jones, tbat be did not like to stop fishing while the fioh bit freely, bnt the mo ion to adjourn prevai'ed. Two stanzu of Nj. 21 nd the benediction by Kev. C B Miller clrsed the interesting night service. I alnrdny Hie 2ih. Saturday morning session opned with song service and devotional ex ercises bv Rey. L) 11 Carnal, hymn No. 2 and reading from 2nd Cor, lat chapter. J h exe oises were "Promi-e Mee'lng" and more than twenty five scripture p ouiisea were quoted by different ones. Rev. W M Curtis led in prayer. The present demands of the Sun- d iy School vtork was treated by R.v. U i Atkins. He claimed that tbe Sunday School movement is the most popu lar movement in tbe world and it will mould the civilization cf future generations. It has tbe first contact with tbe obildren outside of horns and takes tbe young heart ia its plastio state, It has revoluiionized literature and song. It needs tbe shaplDg form of a thorough knowledge cf the bible. M.ire perfect bible teaching i meded. 1 he speaker regarded the Ne York World and Journal not good children literature. Children should be gotten in if we bave to devise tbe means of clothing them for it. Dr. Brojks followed with an illustration of ludiotous ignorance of Bible knowledge. Kev. Martin thought tht. there should be more local Sunday bjhool conferences, which was freely sanctioned. R-'v. C F bherriil discussed the subject: The Importance of Sunn day S;bool Missionary Societies. He has 5 year's experience with them and knows tbeir great yalue. Q ioted section 247 of discipline and be li. VtS they meet tbe demand 'Go ye," eto. Thj greatest characters in iha world's histories are misaionar ies. The daik ages were anti-missionary. The Sunday School mis sionary society puts all to work and instills Christian intelligence and benevolence. Tbe duet "Pilot Me," was sung by Prof. Jand M:8 Mcler m3t effec tively. Mr. 0 W Tillet addressed th' meeting on Tbe Parent's Duty to the Sunday School. The family is tbe nmt of influence said he. A school can be talked up or talke i do n. Parents should talk op the school and the teacher should go to it to teaih or be taught and should he'p to prepare 1 ssons,, and give loyal uipport to all the school' n ed. Preichers should p-each Sunday School to full oougr-ga'ions and thercbr enthuse parents in tbe work Oie stnnzi of "0 d tornation" waj then sung, wbe.i Prof P P Oiaxton treated ' The Superinten dent and hi i Work." tie SK)ke fiom experience and knew that it i e isier to form an l leal than to p.T onnte th it ideal. Goo:l superin t ndents are piob.bly born but cm ba cultivated to some extent. He slio i'J elf ot a well rounded up cors rul 'at n-a of all tbe features of the wo k and not a concentration or one feature to tbe uelc of otnerc Org ii zi your 0: king forop, then ieaj Hie opportunity ami the te- sprnt,i!jlity without detriments iu ti rferenoe. The Church does not teach the bible c insecu'iely. The Sunday S ho 1 oomes to its aid. G't teachers that), will teach in h fill p.ense. A rce cf five minute- was ul en, M lowed by hymn 204. Rev. James Atkinn, the Sunday School edito', then address d ibe (Continued on Second P ge) SHOTR, LOCALS. Small pox is reported at Greei ville, Fort Deposit and Leto! atchie, Alabama. The Southern Presbyterian Gen eral Assembly will meet in New Orleans next year. A B Young is building a Groom cottage on bis properly just beyond tie Funis roller mills. The Sun says that the Salisbury Ics Company shipped 10,000 pounds of ice to Concord Thursday. R II Beasliy, a photographer of Goldaboro, contemplates moving bis business to this city at an early date. Mr. Watt Barringer tells us that' this promises to be tbb best year for bees tbat has been experienced lor a long period. A hawk flying over tbe city drop ped a nice frying size chicken upon the sid -walk in front of the National Bank. Tbe chicken was dead. Mr, Dorman Thompson, brother of Metnrf. Holland and Walter Thompson, won the Orator's medal at Guilford College last week. The Salisbury San says that that railroad town is to be called spen cer in spite of the fact tbat there if another Spencer post office in tbe State. Tbe healer Miller is in Asheville and tried bis band on a paralytic and an idiot Tuesday, but no eignt of cure followed immediately. Mi ler claims that nine days time m t be given to show effects. Contractor S A Hamilton, of i- oity, who has just completed U oity hall for Salisbury, will etie ' town for a ba'ance ot 1,-)UU. ' has retained Mr. W G Means- o' this city, and Mr. F C Robbint o' Lexington, as bis attorneys. Rev. T W Smith and other i .U zsns living in that part of the c iy. were disturbed Ihorsday night by two mon, who were drunk and using loud, profane and indecent lan guage. Tbeir names could not be obtained, and before a policeman arrived the men bad gone. Cotton-weigher R W Biggers bat moved hie family ti bis country home at Sowamon's Springs, in No. 10 townnmp, fur the summei montbB. Mr. S L Klu'z, proprietor of the M irris ho'.el. wi:i weigh cot ton and manage affairs at the plat form daring Mr. lliggera vacation Mai. Jaa. G Harris, of CbarlolU has received two Japanese pipes. sent to bim b Miss Claude Grit r. w ho is located as a missionary in Japan. The pipes have tiny bowls and are regarded as curiosities. Wj Harris will lend them to the Woman's Exposition. Few of our people find it con venient to go to Florida, where the can see the growing fruit tbat is so exquisite and luscious, but many can get an inkling of tbe beauties ol a lemon grove by passin, tbe home of Mrs. JoHn A Kimmons, on North Main street. Her lemon tree con tain about 75 of tbe finest lemonf ever Been ia our town shipped or otherwise produced, Mr. J Edgar Poag, of Rock Hill, S. C, whose successful sheep hus bandry was ventilated by tbt Charleston News and Courier, olaims a big bill against tbat paper for stamps to answer tbe many letters of inquiry that he is getting. It shows awakening interest in a good industry, but a lack of thought lessness about enclosing stamp for reply. Tbe editor tenders bis most sin cere thanks to Mrs. Daniel Hath cock, residing on East Depot street, for manifestation of good will and kindly remembrance in the gift ol tbe finest specimen ol head lettuct he has ever seen. The Bingle bead weighed 1 pound. While wepriz it for its savory value, there is a deeper satisfaction at fiading The Standard, a factor in the bappv home circle of our citizens. Before Retiring.... take Ayer's Pills, and you will sleep better and wake ia bettei condition for th day's work. Ayer's Cathartic Pills have no equal as a pleasant and effect ual remedy for constipation, biliousness, sick headache, and all liver troubles. They etc sugar-coated, and so perfectly prepared, that they cure with out the annoyances experienced In the use of so many of the pills on the market. Ask your druggist for Ayer's Cathartio Pills. When other pills vi on't belp you, Ayer's is THEPJU THAT WILL IH r. Miimou Hurt. The Salisbury Sun contains the following concern:rg one of our townsmen : "Some excitement was created at the passenger depot Jast night, when the Western train came in, by a scuffle between J H Mason and Policeman John M Morgan Mr. Mason, who collects for P F Collier, publisher, 'came in on tbe Western and approached Mr. Mor gan and asked for some money. Mr. Morgan, who is policeman and night watchman at tbe depot was on duty aud waa directing passengers to the waiting room. He says he I hi - 1 .. . L.. . ... .1 .. .. lu? V U,BUU ,,,a" uu UUL and Ltil i:o time to talk to bim and tbat he bud no money with him. It teems thut tbe talking continued until the officer as etruck in the face with a grip. He retnrced the blow with his lantern, breaking it and badly outting Mr Mason on the head. Then parties interfered and quiet was restored. Mr. Matou's wounds were dressed oy Dr. Whitehead and he left on No. 35 for Concord. The officers band wus slightly cut. The care will be heard Saturday at noon." Mr. Mason was seen by a Stand ard rp irter this aften oon, who old in iiia side of the story. Mor . :a s Co'lier a bill since 1894 .1 ; ih Mr. Mason's business to i . !, i osen'ed the account to :, : Morgan had frequently ! ;i i iy it "the next month. m t d that be never in- " 1 I i i.r. t; ! n '."y the balance, where u'uson atked him if he telling him tbe truth ab'iut pat in tbe till. .'.'organ then asked ! "Have I ever told you a lie?" replying to which Mr. Ma oi said "Yes." At this answer Mornn struck Mr Ma son on the head with his lantern. Mr M.ison says tbat be did not strike Morgan vi'ti his grip; that he did not attempt to strike him bin warded off the second lick with bu grip. Daily of 28th. Mcnil Vm tho H nn. We clip the following from an exchange and intend to plagiarise it whenever we find a subject tbat it fits : "His reputation as a scholar, s thinker, and logician had preceded bim and sharpened the appetite for tbat sumptuous intellectua pabulum which he was to spread for our mental ediflcation and en joy men t And our people were noi dieaf pointed, for the address wa timely, opposite, ornate, rhetorical and in excellent taste. His theme was very appropriate, and his sen tences wore all of tbat exquisite oeauty and graceful drapery and gorgeous tinting seen in the luxu- liiut foliage of spring. robed trees and flowers. It was indeed tbe effort of a scholar, patriot and a statesman, for in point ct powtr ai.d ability and breadth and scope and beauty and eloquence it will rival, if not surpass, the greatest productions tbat bave ever been de livered. It was deep, profound, thoughtful, symmetrical, well rounded, admirably chiseled and ex nu eitely roliehed. i-very sentence pulsed with the warm, high throb' ninga cf a patriots beatt. Every utterance showed the deep channel of tli.it br o J current of statesman -hu , t in i" hose bosom float the .., w ;;h make a country t i , . ;' nd prosperous. Eery t : '. i i lined out into luxuri- i ..: i a which told of the . ii i ; mJlowed fruit in the .i , charda of true and j " c i -tianity. And all ol i i i-nc ti-ie teuiiiuents were robed in thu tX'Kiisit'.1 garniture of richest eloquent'' and empowered w'th all the boiuc'ive llurem.)nts of tie mist fascinating delivery, white many of his utterances wero winded ith tbe engle pinioia of genuine oratory, aud soar d into the htijlirai -ky of draniiitio iinprensivenesa, and reve'ed amul i'.e thrilling firej nnd lazzling luuiifuitiors. Yes, indeed, it waa an address of f reat po rtr aurl incomparable beau'y und coi quering eloquet.ee, and never will its iff.ot I) or ,spd from the memory, or the i htil I it g and electrifying outburst of the gifted aud 111 p issioneO speaker be forgotten." 4 I'Hli ni Knllrr in III Kt oilillr Mr. Biron Pre88'ey nnd Mr. Nt.bi', of Coiidlo Creek, Ci'ntiu- county, were in torn i"Jricmlu with eiuht w.igone, on which they hauied from the depot here to their borne, a fall q lipmen of t.eiv ma chinery for a pa ent roller iliriig mill. The mill is loca'e 1 iit' olJli creek, and will havp a cp icily of ;'6 barrels a d.iy - Cl o lotte 0 ;j. I ver, A Marrlnice at Mill Hill. Thursday afternoon at tbe home of Mr. Jonn Rmkin at Mill Uil1, Dr. J R McLelland and Miss Kmn Rankin were married, Rev. W K McLelland, a brother of the groom officiating. Mrs. McLelland is one of Cabar rns'a fairest daughters and a sister of Mr. John Rankin. She has host of fri. nds here who will no doubtt be surprised to bear c this event. Dr. McLelland is resident physician of Mcoresville and-'has represented Iredell connty in tne two last sessions of tbe Gen ral Aseembly of North Carolina. Mr. Nhcmwoll'a Houae Hurncd, A special to the Charlotte Oheerv er, form Lexington says: The handsome rdsidence of Mr. Baxtt Sbemwell was entirely destroyed by fire to day. Mrs. Shemwell, with th children and houae-keeper, drove out in the morning to the closin exercises of Arnold Academy, and about 1 o'clock, when the fire was first discovered by Mr Gray,; who lives just across the street, there was uo one ia the bouse except th cook. The origin of tbe fire is un known. All the furniture on tb first floor was saved. Estimated loss, $11,000; insurance, 17 000. Hilled Two in One O y. At Mt. Airy, Sundy 23?d, Charles Fry shot and killed Charles AJkit both cigar makers, and thought to be good friends. Fry attempted to escape, but was found and William Going being tbe first of the pursuers to come upon him attempted to ar reBt him, when a personal struggl soon come to an exchange of shot? which resulted in Fry's being shot first in tbe thigh and then into the heart from which he fell dead. Go' ing was oninjnred. FREE EDUCATION. An education at Harvard, Yale, or any other college or iuBtitutioa of learning iu tne Lnlted states, or in the Kev En gland Conservatory of J'uaic, can be secured by any youn man or woman who is In earnest. Write for particulars quickly. JAMKts U. BALL, 3 H llromtielii Street, iioston, Mass, acpt. 17 7. Becoming Intolerant.. It is a very hard matter for generous, Christian public to turn tramp or beggar from their doo without aid, but for tbe past several weeka this class of tourists have frequented tbe homes of our peopl until the appeals bave become al moat Intolerable without response, tnd justly so. Very few boars raas during tne day tbat there is tot -ome one maimed, deformed otherwise afflicted who is on the rounds with a petition telling tbei tales of woe andbegging for help, People are bfg'nmng to complain bat the bfiliction cf tbe tramp is as bard to bear as tbe tramp is his own misfortune A vagrant law i in existence and by its strict en forcement is about the only way I relieye tbe citizjns of te burden of tbe tramps. Davldiion Commencment. The Standard has received from Mr. Peronneau Finley Henderson chief marshal), au invitation to the eimmencementof Davidson College which takes place June C .h to June lOtb. The programme is as follows ; Sunday June 6tb, 11 a. m., bac calaureate sermon by Rev, J M Otts, D. D. LL. D., of Alabama; 8 p. m , sermon before the Y. M. 0. A. by Rey. J U Thorn well, D. D , of South Carolina. Monday, 7th, 8 p m., senior reception. Tuesday, 8 b 10 a. m , annual meeting of bo.rd of trustees; 8 p. m, renn oi of literary sccieties. Wednesday, 0 b; 11 a. ni., address before tbe li'erary societies by Hon. Matt W Rin.c n of North Carolina, and alumni ora tion by Rev. D N McLaucblin, of South Carolina; 5 p. m , meeting of alumni association and banquets ; 8 a m , anniversary of literary socie ties. Thursday, lOtb, commenc.- ment day. Tbe commencement myita'icn bis year ia even handsomer than usual, and embodies tbe design for a seal of the college suggested by P S Nay, who by many was thought to be tbe intrepid Marshal Ney, ol France. The graduating class for 1897 consists of sixteen young men, as follows : Eugene Holmes Bean, Robert foster Kirkpatrick, Archibald Car rie, Henry Junius Mills, Frank AMen Urennan, Henry Connor Raid, Randolph Shotwell Eskridge, Eup. ace Henry Sloop, Walter Alexander Goodman, Thomas Hugh Spence, Egbert Houston Harrison, Eddie Meek Williams, Peronneau Finley Henderson, Janus Marcus Williams, t'arka McOomba King, John Mc- linight Wolfe. 4 Tbe New York striking lailora end steam pipe fitters bave jro: a to work The former have carried their point and the latter have partially carried theirs. Mi Mil' Absoluts!? Celebrated for its great leavening strength and bea'tbfulnes1. Assures tbe food against alum and all forms of adulteration 'common to tbe cheap brand. Royal Baking PlWdeb Co., New York. SCHEDULE IN EFFECT JAN. 18, 1897. This condensed schedule i." pub- I in hurl u infnrrrmtinn. aUd is Subl jop.t to change wtout cotice to the public : TRAINS LEAVE CONCORD, N. C. 9:27 p. m. No. 85. daily for Atlan ta and Charlotte Air Lire division. end all points South aud Southwest. Carries through Pullman drawing room buffet sleepers between Blew York, aabington, Atlanta, liirmv ineham. Galveston, h'avanuah and Jacksonville. Also fuhuiau sleeoer' Charlotte to Augusta. 8:48 a. m. No. 87, daily, Washing ton and Southwestern veetibuled limits I for Atlanta. Birmingham. Memphis, Montgomery, Mobile and Mew Orleans. auJ a'l points aoutn and Southwest. Thio.igh Pullman sleeper New Vork to New Orleans and New York to Memphis. Din ing car, vestibuled coach, between Washington and At lain '. l'uilimin tourist car for San FrancUco, Sun days. 9:02 p. b.-so. v. daily, from Mem. mond. Washington, Goldiboro.Nor-. folk, Solmn, KaligD, Unensboro, Kuoxville and Asuevil.e to Uhari lotte, N. C. 10:30 m. Mo. ii, dad-, for At-. lanta and all points .South. Solid train, Richmond to Atlanta; Pull man sleeping car, Richmond to Greensboro. 10:07 a. M.-No. SO, daily, for Washington. Richmond. Kuleigb. and all points NortU. Carries PU ' man drawing-room bu'tot sleeper, Galvestm t j New York ; J.iekson-i ville to New York : liirminnham to New York. Pullman tourist carB from Sau Frat cieco-'l hursdnys- 9:02 p. m. No. 38, daily, Washing- con and fjoutii western vesliouleJ. limited, for Washington and all points North. Through fullman car Memphis to New York; New Orleaus to New York; Tampa to New York, Also carries vertibuled coach and dining oar. 7.22 p. ra. No. 12, daily, for iticus mond, Asheville, Chattanooga, Ral eigh, Goldaboro and all points Norm. I ariK'8 1'ullman slenini? car from Uie nsooro to Richmond. Connects at Groen&boro with train carrying Pullman ctr for Ruieieh. e.17 a. iu. So. iu. daily, for men mond ; connects at Greensboro for Kaleigb aud Norfo k : at Dunville for Washington and points North ; at Salisbury for Asnville, Knox ville and points West. All freight trains carry passengers. Jorm M. Cclp, W. A. Tdbk, Traffic M'gr. Gen'l Pass. Ag't. W. H. Green, Washington,!). C. Uen 1 buperintendeiit, W aHhineton.-D. C. S. H.Habdwice, Aus't Gen'l P. Ag't Atlanta, Un . H. Tayloe, As't Gen'l P. Ag't. Louisville, Ey. GOWAN DUSENEEBY, LoClll Ag't, Conoord. N. C. An Old Terrapin. Nevin Archibald has returned from a yisit to his sister, Mrs. S J Hooks, of Matthews, an j says that several days ago Mr, Hooks ran upon a dry land terrapin on the shell back of which his jf; Hook's) father carved his iuiWi 'Twenty- four years ago. This sjei!rf. tori toise Uvea for seventy-five years, and this particular one is thought to have seen its fiftieth summer. CURED AT n YEARS. tr. Miles' New Heart Cure Victorious , No other mould ne ';in sho'.Ysnrli ;i n-enrrt. rirro is a, vcritntile titrinifh. 7;i ''iir nf anc with stroii': pi- ji.-til'-o tntivercomu; whn had Heart ihncani la yum:. Retook tho ew iieurtt'ureiiiitj is now scuml ami wull. Grass La If p. Midi., Por. ?n, m. I havobf'i-n tr.-iTil. led with In-jn-t xi-t-w !fl 'cursor more.. 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Miles If-j.rl ri;n - '1.1 un a ixit ivo (TUarnntee l l:al. i In-i;r-t i' .1 1 In will i n-'iiu li uruufTists s' if it a I ffi. ti iiii h h it tv., t.r will m senr, nrenaiii, on rt i nil f nnn by the Dr. Ahlua Medical Co., l Jh.iu.it, lu't Dr. Milcj' Heart Cure lllllh i wan 'f