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Am an Advertising Metllum THE STAMAi:i leads, the procession, and eaclt re turning: day finds It grow ing In the favor of wide awake and judicious men of business. Try an Ad. Kend the Daily or Weekly DAILY to a friend, but pay for it. W t - j4 . s nnpposeti 10 iurn isn a livelihood for an anilnhle ana peaceable fnmily of one. Please do nofhf iijrt dispel tift sweet illusion Vol. IV. No. lie. CONCORD, N. CM MONDAY, MARCH 21, 1892. Whole No. 585. THE STANDARD AWFUL TRAGEDY, comes to i,K;n'i' Arrr.it teaks or riY.vrrnY. rivi; Bud Collins Confesses the Ills Death Red. rlme on Greensboro Workman. An awf ukjtragedy Ifas just come FUe veai$ ago Messrs. J S Hags dale & Bro., myEerymen, of Jani town, inlhis count j, had in their employ as a trusted agent, Dobbin Morris, of Thoina3vill, N C. He as sent to fhe S?tafe of Tea- nessce ( n a firm. collecting tour for the He had met with jnarked success and wrote them a letter from Sneed ville, Tenn., that he Jiad collected something like $500 and wOuld snd it to them when he got to a statioti. Thcjy heard nothing more from him after that, r.nd his 'mysterious disapcarance wu3 never explained A few day j ago the firm got a let ter from a physician at Sneedville in which he made a most astounding revelation. He said a few days ago ho wag attending a young man by the name of Bud Collins near thst place, who afterwards died. He said Col lins confessed on .his dtath bed to the murder of Mofris. lie said he was aided in the crime by his broth er; that they killed him for his mon ey,' which they diyided between them. They afterwards secreted the body. Collins' brother wa3 killed about eighteen months ago by lightning, the. doctor, stated. He said they would make a search for the body at tlrte place designated by the dying man. The whole case was a great myste ry to Messrs, Ragsdale & Bro., and it was thought that Morris had dis appeared with the money. The confession of Collins puts a different face on brings to light a murder. the matter and most diabolical Lucky or Unlucky Anmberf , PastorThomas, of the .colored Methodist cjiurch, reported on. Sat urdav that there had been twelve accessions to hisf flock. He new comes in and says that another accession on Sunday ran the figures np to thirteen.' Now there is said to be luck in oid numbers, and thirteen is n3t only an odd 'number, but a prime number also. Furthermore, thirteen IfVsometimes called a baker s , doz&i,which means that the bake? always put's in an exra loaf when heells a dozen loaves of bread But somehow or other, some people havea superstitious dread ol the number thirteen, and would not o one of a party of that number for i valuable consideration. This how ever, is nobody's business but Pastor Thornr in thai connection, and presumed that Le will work out the problem to the entire satisfaction of himself anu hi3 congregation b taking in some more members next Sunday or some other Sunday. Is Marriage a Failnrc"! $$ A book agent entertained a crowd at the St. Cloud, Sunday night, with an impromptu lecture on marriage. He's very severe on women, be?lig a full Hedged woman hater. He as serted that, if it were in '.Lis power, he would, make Mrs. President Harrison cook, his breakfast Sec. &c. That, man ii so sour that he's almost green. That fallow has been kicked, or as society would A Call for Democratic Primaries, The Democratic voters of Cabar rus county are revested to assem; , ble at thier customary voting places on the firsj Saturday in Slay next (the 7th day of the inontb) at 2 ; o'clock p m. 5c1 the purpose of 'electing delegates to the County Democratic Convention to bo heli in' the Courf House iu Concord on the following Saturday (May 14th) at 12 o'clock, noon. By order of the Democratic fx. Cutainittce of Cabarrus couuty. Hour. 8. Youxo, Chairman. Mar. 19th 1892. u Wem all fthty Poor Justice. Seven negro boys, of ages rang ing from 9 to 1G years, were before- the mayor yesterday. They wore all coal stealers. The two eldest ones are to leave the city for. the city's crgod, and the younger rogues were all well thrashed by their pa rents. State Chronicle. TJhat's uf.chffli table to say the least of it. The whole gang ought to have been whipped. Raleigh aninorities, taking on airs lik,o some of our modern, judges, send the city trtrth and law breakers elsewliere to depredate. This is poor and contemptible justice,. Standard. In Memory of Judge Gilmer. The exercises at the University were suspended Saturday morning in honor of Judge Gilmer's memory. Ho was Alumnus of the University, having graduated as Bachelor of Arts in 1858. He afterwards took t he master's degree. lie was als o a Trustee of the University and regu larly attended all the meetings of the Board. President "Winston and Doctor Battle made- speeches in the Chapel on the Judge's life and char- acter. Thore is general sorrow in the University, for Judge Gilmer was much beloved in Chapel Hill. Alamance Gleaner: Mr. Wm. M Robertson, of Albright's township, has a four-foorcd chicken. It 13 a curiosity. All of (he feet are about the same size. Two of them are crossed. Hannah Barb(?r, colored, inmateof the Home of the Aged and Infirm, died on the 29th of Februa ry. Her age was given to us as above, and later we, were informed that her age was 112. On Wednes day of last week Mr. James II Moore, of Newlin's townshin,.while on his way to the speaking at Moore's. Chap el, had the misfortune to get one of hi? Ieg3 broken. He was .riding on a mure, which stumbled. Mr. Moore was tfirown off and the mulo fell on one of liis'legs" crushing hi ankle. A committea of the House of Representative ha3 favorably report ed a bill increasing the annual ap propriation to the milita &om $300,- f 000 to ?G00,000. This bill will give North Carolina ovar $15,OOJ3 annual ly, in ordnance and quartermaster's stores Professor-All statistics prove that the blonde women are more difficult to gebKilong with than the brunettes. Astonished uditor Are you certain of that? 5 Processor It's a fact. m Acfnr.Sahprl AnfKfffc- TVlPTI T flf believe m-T wife dye3 her haifj Judge. Municioal government is a matter of business and neither patriotism nor sentiment. That Beauty insk of the fire triotic. limits, though, is pa- As late as this there aro 1S1,0C0,- 000 busLel3 of wheat still in the A Remarkable Family , Wadesboro Intelligencer. Mr. J J Biles and daughter, Miss Fanny Bob, Tennese, are visit ing Mr. Biles' brothers, Msrs. Rob ert and Alex Biles, of this county this week. Mr. J J Biles is 81 years old and is the eldest of a tamily of uiie children all'- boys eight of whom arestill living, the youngest being Gi. The couibined iigif ef all ejght of tl!e children of this fcimfly who arestill alive is 5C0 years. This is truly a remarkable .record, and we doubt there being another family in th State the, combined aga of whose diving members will equnl tfie SCO years to the credit of this family. The Limit Reached. Indianapolis Journal. Johnny i 'Whare you going? Tommy Home. Don't you hear maw callin' me? Johnny That 8 nothing She called you two or three times be fore." Tommy Yes! but she's out at the' peach tree now, cuttin' off a ulti matum." Golctsboro Argus: Truck farmers in these parts are entertaining grave fears that the recently planted Irish potato crop is Ijadly.iujured by the current spell of cold, wet weather. mm mm fjm Jno. York is in town and still sports his tiny and gentle mustache. Insurance. I am prepared to furnish Insur ance in the United .States Mutual accident association of New York City, the largest and best. J. L. Booer, agent. Storehouse for Kale. I will be glad to nave offers for the storehouse and lot now occupied oy Dr. Johnson oc9 W. M. Smtii. "WANTED-rFour thousand cords cf four foot pinejid oak wood del livered at Odell Manufacturing Co.'s cotton mills. CONCORD MARKETS. COTTON MARKET. Corrected daily by Cannons & Fetzr Low mhldling 6-J Middling . G Good middling. 6f Stains 4j3 . PRODUCE MARKET. (Corrected daily by W. J. Swiak.) Bacon k..t Sugar-cured hams. . . . . Bulk m ats, sides. . . . . Beeswax 8i 10 18 Butter Chickens. . . . Corn. 11 20 50 15 8 250 25 10 E?gs ! Lard Flour (North Carolina). Meal. C5& 40 4 70 a Oats Tallow... Salt 45 5 80 m A Good Male and Horse for Sale Any persfn Wanting to brty a good mule or horse cheap for cash, or o time,illd5 well to fife F V JJar rier. CorcOrJ. N. O. wtf r FOR SALE. BICYCLE, SAFETY, In good repair. Terms, etc., apply to 1 G. L. Patteeson. 19 '92. , NOTICE TO ORDER HOLDERS. jTAll persons holding orders of the town of Concord issued prior to the Cth day of March 1S91, are hereby notified to present the same for xyment to the undersigned on or be fore the 1st day of April, 1802 AJ1 such orders will cease to bear interest .from and after the 1st tisxf of April, f892. ks. C J?ink, Treasurer. Concort ional Bank Concord, N. c. J. M. Odell, President. D. B. CoLtrane, Cashier. L. D. Coltrane, Book keeper. Capital, $6o,Q00. $10,000. Surplus, DIRECTORS: M. Odell, D. F. Cannon. Elam King. J. W. Cannon, AV. It. Odell, G. M. Lore, D. B. Coltrane. IW Why spend your money for worthless watches when you can get a genuine Elgin, Wal tham, or Seth Thomas move ment in an open face, silver ore cast? for $5, warranted for 12 months, at CORRELL & BRO. MOSS. & blAte; Painters; Paper Hangers, Plastico and 0u "Finishers. After much experience we are now prepared to do first class, work. To do pla6ticoing, hanging paper, house painling and hard oil finishing is equlaled by few and xcelled by none for nice clean work. "We work by the day or job. Will furnish the material if desired. We guarantee satisfaction. Leave orders at lex er's Druf Store. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION. 1 The firm of Hoovfr, Lore & Co. has this dav been dissolved by mu tual consent. R. M. White having dimsed of his intert in said firm t.n 1). It. Hoover and G. M. Lore, who under tlie firm Dame and style of Iteover fe Lore will assume al liabilities of the firm of Hoover. Lore & Co.. and collect all debts due said firm. D. R. Hoover, Feb. 1, 1892. G- M. Lobe, B. M. White. Havincr purchased the interest o R 51 White in the linn of Hoover Lore & Co. the accounts and notes due the old firm will have to be ad justed with us at once. Further .ioticonor further indulgence wil not bo given. HOOVER Sc LORE. dlmo HOUSE WIVES HAVE YOU SEEN THE E0SS ? Certainly you think you lave ; but he's not the chap we are talking about. We will take pleasure in showing you the Boss at 'the HHIII1BE -STORE: . Also the most magnificent line of furniture eVer shown in Concord and.a full ltne of baby carriages. If you need one, don't fail to see them and hear prices. Tricycles, veloc ipedes, express wagons, baby swings and jumpers, and many other things too tedious to mention. OaJl and sec . Yours to Serve, Caw, Fetter Now Are offered An opportunity Which may not be again Presented in a Lifetime. At Fetzer's Drug Store, For the next Thirty days, ' ! A beautiful line of Decorated Lamps Will be slaughtered. Yes, Slaughtered is the word. Library, Banquet and Vase Lamps,, ; Beautiful designs, Higli art deflorations, At prices ridiculously- ow! Come and look at them. If thejprioes seem TooJlow, w Offw us more. , Weill probably Accept the offer. Almost any offer willjbe Accepted, rifJow enough And Accompaniedbythe 1 CASH. f Y put it: "He's been left in time." ( hand of the farmers,
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