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SNAP SHOTS
AT QTTHDT Dixmr . I impiy a molehill re
ilUtl RANGE med from the mountain of ,Vnn.
Scenes ami Incidents In the Passing
Know of tife in this Metropolis and
Vicinity, as Caujjnyby Our Kodak
tteported by Truthful Persons, or
Evolved from the ditor's Brain,
r
flev. W M Shaw spent the dav in
the city.
A butting goat made fun on the
streets for many.
If you havn't registered, then you
are not in the electior. 1 .
The Charlotte Observer's Wash
ington service is fine.
The Senoii class of North Caro
lina college is now enjoying its vaca
tion. .
Mrs. J M Odell is visiting her
sister, Mrs. White, of Forte MillsJ
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Master "Dess" Kluttz. of Albe
marle, is visiting his brother, J Ed
Kluttz.
Mrs D R Julian and Mrs Alex
Parker of Salisbury are visiting at
xMr. G- W. Brown's.
50 conts reward Tnaf. TTatt- a I
brass key (falding) abont five inches
long leave at this office. tf
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A garden will not thrive very well
when a cold snap ancT a healthy pig
strikes it at the same time.
Enochville High School will close
next Thursday. Prof, Kizer, of
Salisbury, deliveres the address.
Mr. J B Wmecoff, of No. 4, re-
portr trost for No. 4. He said it
lu tilc 1UW iauu8'
Quarterly Conference is being held
at Mt. Olivet, -No, 4. Presiding
Elder Renn is in attendance.
When you see a dog, look at ita
tongue. There are many signs and
rumors of mad dogs in these parts.
Biles had a iittle goat,
It's hair as dirty as mud
ThetSiTsTrZT'
ine dirty goat was snre to bitti.
Rev. Dr. Jno. A Preston, of Flor
ence, Ala,, has accepted the call to
the 1st Presbyterian church, of Char
lotte.
From our dispatches, we learn
that the severe wind last few days
has been terribly destructive to our
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meat houses those out West,
w 1 n, ,n
We learn from the Charlotte Ob-
server that a forest fire did consider-1
able damage near China Groye, on
jenuay. vne buuuui jiQuse was
If you don t go to the concert to
night, you'll have reasons to regret
it. This compamy played to a
crowaea nouse in yoiumDia last
night. , ' 01 '
VI, W tlvky M
n Will Vo in Clrir rvn H I
Holfcel. on?Wetfnei?dav. ifav 3rd ? for I
fKo'Aul Tiiii.:i 'i:i:i.:j I
LliU li IJ1 1 IlilU I I I I I V . I I M I "I II I I I I I I l,f-"l I
tn PVP. Par nrtao unH f Vi-nrvo f I
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the spring mmunion .will- he
ing on Thursday. Pastor Shi
' be' assisted by Rev. Afrowdod
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The Swedish Cdnbert. comnanv'T
armed in ;, the, city Qn. the.moriiinfirled
tram. For the benefit of clerks and
other business benthe concert wiilisjontlo say some yery eompliaientary
not begin until nine o'clock, Beaitj
this Hour in inind; J ; "Tille , . ; : .
- mmrmmm mb mm m m m m -m m. r . m
7 ' . ' ' ' j- ' What T71 TT cr-
wnen a man is In a brown study
does he give colour to his thought.
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ranee.
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A pumped out petroleum well, like
a man driven out of hid natiye coun
try, is an exile. ' . .
A cat may look the very pircure of
innocence; but don t leave it
with a canary.
You meet with twenty men in the
day who stutter, but who ever-heard
Of a woman wVi n In a A ov
in her sneenh ?
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It does not require any genius or
talent to find fault; but to oive
credit when credit is due is indicative
of a good heart and sound judgment.
A young lawjer wished to cite an
authority
on a case he was r-on
during, and not being able to re-
member it, he wittily remarked:
Ihongh lost to cite, to memorv
dear."
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A western paper announces the
fact that an acrobat turned a sumer-
sault on a locomotive smokestack.
This is nothing. We know an en
gineer who turned on the steam
iNothing is made in vain" pt-
pims the divine, but the nextmo-
mentas an aggregation of silk, lace
feathers, sweeps up the aisles, he
Lfll: fW LJ. : 1 !
I! .uUf5 uiam.xi
A woman should not scream at the
fcightof amouse. It lets the ferocio-
s animal Know right where she is Ion
rQ fori ' Q fi-n-f mh(nU ii- '.J
with the certainty of death upon its
vwwvv, cfcci. nuiuu iu iuaj auvaiiu.i
quivering prey.
Mr.' W C Coughmour has received
the nomination for mayor Of Salis-
bury, defeating r. M C Qulnn.
Salisbury does right in - holding
a
convention. Such should be : the
case in Concord.
We learn through Mr. Morton
the Georgeville mail earner who
SaredintehBk.
He has seen dead trout six inches
long. He thinks sulpher water from
Gold Hill is the cause.
A man reached to n on Thursday.
He is evidently behind time ten
years or more: He, on alierhtinsr
from the 'bus, inquired for "Reed's
drug store. Respectfully submit
ted to Dan JDivins, our gentle friend
of the Stanly News.
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The many cyclones which are new
playing such havoc throughout the
wuutrjr uais reiarueu me appearance
not appear on the streets in hoop J
nen a.wma
Pec ted at any minute.
skirts when a wind storm is eiN
Do not confuse the Famous Blush of
Roses with' the many "worthless paints,
POWdcisvceams and bleaches which are
v.., m-.A..jn. 4- Tj' rt , mm
cents per bottle, and I. guarantee it v
75
will I
remove vour DimDles. freckles. hTn.pt
hfians mnt.n. tAn and snnhnm a-ni ntra
-A A. J " 1 "
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v Mr. Jno. A Rankin, of Mill Hill,
of the
nnfnr
tunate suicide rri nhisliieigh:bQrho6d.
Mr. 'Rankir, 1 in speaking of the
faithfulness of a' number who work
so. faithfully for several "diys " to
ikeeo:awake.the lDatient. - took ocea.
things iabout Dr;Stephens, of
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CHVUCH IRJECTORY.
church, Eev. C
MPiyne, D, D., pastor: Sunday
school at 3 o'clock p m Services at
11 o'clock a. m., and at 7:30 p. m at
the Chapsl the 4th Sabbath in each
month at 2:30 p. m. , -
All Saints' isppal Church
Rev. J 0 Davis, rector. Services at
11 o'clock, with sermon. Subject
of sermon, "The reyelatioa of
Christ's Messiahshlp made in Sa
maria." Service at o'clock in after
neon. Subject, "Must Man Sin.'-'
Sunday school meets aa 4 o'clock.
Rector's Bible and church history
class meets with Sunday school. A
cordial invitation to the public ser
vices is extended to everv one.
Forest Hill M E Church, South
M A Smith, pastor Preaching every
Sabbath at 11 a. m., and 6:30 p. m.
Sunday school every Sunday at 9 a.
m. Will always be glad to see you.
Trinity Reformed church, Rev-
Paul Barnnger, pastor. Preaching
1st. and 3rd. Lord's days at 11 o'clock
a. m., and 2nd, and 4th, at 3 o'clock,
p. m.
Baptist Rev. J O Alderman, pas
tor. Services at 11 nVl
and 7 p. m. Sunday school at, n-4.fi
o'clock a m
Services at St. James' Lutheran
church at 11 a m
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a. mnnieapai Ticket.
xne aranaara is authorized
to state tharthe f ollowine firen-
tlemen will be voted for in the
next town election :
FOR If AYOT?
J, L. Crowell.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Ward 1 L, D. BnvaL
2 C T Troy.
3- W Chas. Correll.
u 4 D Baker Morrison.
COMMISSIONERS AT LARGE.
JM. IX Fetzer.
D, F. Gannon.
The Concord Correspondent of the
Charlot te 0 iserver has this to sav:
There was, if reports are true, an at-
tempt at rape in our county a few
days ago. Will Means, a coloreu
manwent to the house of a white,
lady, named Mrs. Melton, at night,
and forced an entrace into her bed
room, bhe began to scream, and the
negro, ' bearing that the neighbors
might come to "her rescue,' left very
precipitately He has been arrested
and is now in iail
There is very little being said' of
tne matter and there must be some
with the1 affair, else it would create
rsbme excitement The negro denies
the charge and says he4 can prove an
alibi.' The occurence took place early
in the iorhihg, jusf before day.
A lawyer in Georgia named Kinsr,
and who is also a local editor nf a
i i i i
uuuiiiry uewBpayer, lias appiietl lor
a goyernment position, and' in his
application to Groyer states that he
"made a democratic . speech at every
'justices court law ground" in the
county, ' and 'spent $2.15 for rice
beer to induce three negroes' to vote
the democratfc ticket.' v'. Grover J has
not yet appointed . ! him, but is cbn
- ml m.
sidenng the application.
Getting nkWcorii whiskey is 1
a ceres tiling;
ertisement
in- fithis
japer.
MURDER MOST FOUL.
Three Well Collected Mobile Men May
Be Lyncbed.
Mobile Ala,, April 21, Wedncss
day night at a )ate hour, Joseph
Goo'k, a clerk in the store of .T P
Cljton, at Scranton, Miss., was
assaulted and the safe robbJd of
1,100 dollars.
No clue was given except a wagon
track, but citizens followed that up
with tbe result that Cook's body
was found near Picket's lane! He
was unconscious, with three bullets
boles in his body, A doctor was
Summoned .and succeeded in brings
iug the victim to. Before he died,
he stated that he was murdered and
robbed by James Smith, Ollie Rolls
and Charles Paggert.
Citizens s coured the country for
the" guilty porties land they were
arrested while taking the train for
Mobile.
The arrest was made by Deputy
posse and he now
has the jail guarded to prevent the
outraged populace from lynching
the prepetrators. The guilty
parties are connected with some of
the bbst famihes in Mobile. I
Attention, Confederate Teterans.
United Confederate Veterans: You
are requested to meet at the court
house in Concord on Wednesday, the
10th of May, at 12 o'clock, m., to
adopt some suitable resolutions in
memory of Col. N. Slough, late of
Cabarrus county, who died a few
weeks ago at Anderson, S. C.
All old veterans who have not
joined the United Veterans Camp.
are invited to meet with the camp on
that day.
J. F. Willeford, Pres.
Chas. McDonald, Sec'y.
Camp No. 212, U. C. V.
It is expected that the -Ladies'
Memorial Association will meet at
the court house at 3 o'clock p. m, of
that day to decorate the graves of
dead toldiers.
The World is a Whale.
What would you think of a news
paper which has an actual bona fide
paid circulation of 375,000 copies
per day. These are the figures for
the New York World. The fact
is amply attested. Nine of the big
gest business houses in New York
have had representatives xto make a
thorough exrmiuation of the books
and the records and they certify to
to the fact. It is simply tremen
dous.
Redwine Found Guilty.
Atlanta, April, 20. The grand
jury today found a third-true hill
against Lewis Redwine, the default
ing cashier of the Gate City Nation
al Bank. This bill charges him
with embezzling $5 51,000.
Attention, A. F. and A. If.
There will be a regular communi
cation of Stokes Lodge No. 32, A F
& A M, Monday night at 7:30
o'clock. All Masons cordially in
yited to attend. By order Of W M.
J L Boge3, Sec.
Mr. Jno. F Fink, of No. 5, cat
down a tall black oak tree. Fiftvs
one feet up, there wa3 one inch hole
in the tree. He cut in ; he found a
bone the size of a " basebalL How it
got in' there' is in doubt. Whether
it grew up with tha tree, or'was
thrown up there and lodge, iri the
forkshdTTbecoming a""jpart of the
tree, is not known.
jcot W sale.
A lot, on Spririgstrfeet convenient
to the business portion of town anij
to" thfe" factory," Apply at this 6fflc&
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MILITARY AID
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It pessary to Dislodge tbe James
Tiiy Tenaats.
Newbern, N. C, April 20.-There
was so small a number of persons
reporting to the sheriff this morning
that no move was made towards
James city to-day. A del
colored ministeis are reported to
nave gone from this city to endea
vor to persuade the nfinnb f tkof
place to accept the terms offered by
Mr. Bryan, and save all nfW
trouble m the matter. ThfirA i T,of
much hone
- o ii kju.1 l imb
direction, and the course nnw nr
is for the sheriff to call on the Gov
ernor for a military force to enable
him to execute the writft now in
hand. The detachment of the nas
val reserves have mounted two fine
Doat Howitzers, and are held
readnesB for orders.
in
North Carolina's Dead lu Cattle.
North Carolina voted but 112 0f
when doing its best in 18G0. It sfnt
to the war in fonr years certainly
more than 120,000 men-more in fot
than anj other Stafe sent It is nn
wonder then that its dead are seats
tered from Gettysburg to the Gulf
of Mexico.
Thatrmore North Carolinians fell
at Chicamauga and Missionary
Ridge tnan from any other State but
Alabama is very remarkable and
confirms all previous reports as to
the number and excellence of iit
soldiers. They lie there in unmark.
ed graves . in neglected ct-metery of
heroes, Will North Carolina per
mitthis to continue? Shall her
faithful and gallant soldiers who
fell on that bloody field Jie uncared
for? 'We hope our people of 1893,
will say that this -shall not be. If
all the States had done their part in
the great conflict of 1861.65, as well
as North Carolina - performed her
part, the independence of the South
would have ben secured and the
pains and penalties- 0f the last
twenty-eight years woule haye been
avoided.
Let the North Carolina of the gen.
erations sliows of gratitude, ad
miration axd patrotism to mark
suitably the graves of North Caro
lina s fallen neroe?, Wilmington
Messenger.
For Mayor.
At the urgent request of many
voters, I hereby announce myself a
candidate for the office of Myor of
Concord. , Election tc be held M n-
'day, May 1, 1893.
J. L. Ceo well.
He Was Too Good,
You say you don't
George?"
drink,
"No."
'"Nor smoke?"
No."
"Nor gamble ?"
"No.''
?Nor stay out at night?"
"Never ."
"Vrell, we never could be happy a
man and wife, George. Lhave been
brought up in N. Y., not; heaven."
New York Standard.
- . i Ko Encampment,
Raleigh, April 19. Adjt Gen,
F. H. Cameron is reported as saving'
that the officers who visited the camp
ground at WrightsviUe found them
in such1 conditiorthat they were
forced ta report to the Governor
adversefyi as to their -fitness and con
f ditionifor occupancy this year.
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