Vol-
uuiNUUJX, iN. UM SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 1895.
WHons NO. I,2t3
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COKCOBD, N. 0.
TM.ODELL, .President,
in Cclteanb, Cashier.
I d Coltrane, Assistant Cashier
$50,000
$16,000
Capital,
SarplQS;
-DIRECTORS:
j. 11. Odell,
vr.kv King,
rR. Odell, W. H, Lilly,
D. B. OOLTRANE.
Speculation,
HAMMOND & CO.
Stock and lond
Brokers,
130 & 132 Pearl Street,
NEW YORK CITY, N. 5T.
Eaq. Coleman in a Joke.
Esq. Coleman, Cabarrus - county's
wealthiest colored man, has been do
ing lots of travel for several weeks
in the interest of the colored ex
hibit at the Atlanta Exposition. He
has been enthusiastic and energetic.
Nearly every paper coming to us
this week contains an item about his
presence and efforts. In fact Esq;
Coleman's name has been mentioned
Bad Blood May A cat a Be Stirred Up,
The Stat esville Mascot makes
reference to the bad blood that er
ists m Lexington. Let us all hope
that the end ia already here. The
Mascot says this : ' 4
"The defendants, Baxter Shemwell
and Dr. Lee Payne, appeared last
week at Davidson court and submit
ted for an affray with deadly wea
pons. ' This was the shcoting affair
in the morning, and for which they
were bound over Jo court just before
the killing. The judgment in the
case was suspended on the payment
AT THE BUFFALO MILLS.
oftener in one week than our repre
D. F. Cannon r?10 - m Lne
J. W. Cannon, last legislative . gathering. But we
started to reproduce wnat the Wadet
boro Intelligencer, had. The In- of Jfche cost, the Judge remarking
temgencer says : that the whole case had been inves-
"W 0 Coleman, of Concord, the tigated fully and Shemwell acquit
wealthiest colored man in the State, ted and that Payne had suffered in
was here last week in the interest of the loss of his father, therefore he
tbe colored exhibit at the Atlanta would suspend j udgmen t. The cost
Exposition. Coleman is so nearly in the Shemwell murder trial will
white that no one who does not know hardly be leas thaa $3,000. The
him would for an instant suspect County Commissioners have refused
that negro blood flows in his veins, to pay if, and haye employed Lee S
and for this reason i Eaph, the Na- Overman, of Salisbury, to resist its
tional Hotel porter, cannot be blam- being adjudged against the county.
S(Wks, Bonds and Grain bought and ,n to the hotel and The feud between the Shemwell and
&t0CK ' . offering him the best the house af- Payne factions has not subsided.
Machinery Being Placed and Work
" or All DUcriptton Progressing,
busier workmen can't be tound
than those engaged in placing down
the machinery at the large
spinning room at the Buffalo Thread
mill, , where work of that nature has
been iu progress - for ten days or
more. ' ;
To the left of the mill on the hill
are twelve niae 2 family brick houses
in course of construction, four of
wh en are. about completed. This
annex to Concord, when everything
gets in motion, will be a little town
Within itself. If you have m t
been out there you can get only a
iaint idea of what our town is get
ting to be. - :
FIRE INSURANCE.
Having transferred my Fire Inn
suranca business to Messrs. H I
Woodhouse and BE Harris, I corns
mena them to any who may be in
need of fire insurance, and bespeak
for Jhem a liberal vatronage.
Respectfully,
J. W BUBKHEAD,
We have assumed the Fire Iusur
ance business of Mr. J.W. Burkhead,
fiomprising the agencies for several
first-class and well establish e-1 com
panies, and respectfully Folicit a
liberal share of business in that line.
Woodhouse & Harris.
August 26, tf
tlftfiUii HEi Kittle
pt s. Send for explanatory circu
proprietor, Mr. Smith, was notrpres- the foreman of the jury twice which
Ur on speculation also weekly mar- Lat. hamored the joke tried Shemwell how much money he
let letter. (Free)
dwly
inn in LimiET.
(LITAKER'8 CORNER )
until Eaph had assigned him a room, got for rendering his yerdict. This
and then he informed the surprised sets the factorial hot blood going;
porter that it was Dot customary for and the end of the Shemwell case is
negroes to be entertained at hotels not yet. There is also talk of a
in tins otate, and therefore he would damage Buit by the jury against
have to ask to be directed to the PayLe for having this talk."
home of Elder Settle, of the colored
ir.ii. .j.' i t I. jj .1 '
Inm Bos er'Captnred. '
ft will be remembered that about
a year ago, a negro, lium Uoger,
chased Frank White, one of tfe
hands at Brown's livery stable, with
a pistol, firing at him several times,
the bullets striking the house of Mr.
Henry Propst, on East Depot street.
He was captured Friday afternoon
by Sheriff Sims and Deputy Hill
near the fair grounds. He has been
to Whston and Charlotte since the
shooting affair, but returned about
ten days ago, and has been hanging
around the suburbs. He is in jail.
MT. PLEASANT, "N. C.
REV. J. D. SHIREY, D. P., Pres
ADADEMIO, COM M M IU; I A L
- AND .
COLLEGIATE COURE?.
Mr. w. e. stone out or jail. i toaay ana reports tnat tne wounaea
Mr. Walton E Stone, a former men, Safrit and 031,' are still Jiving
citizen of .Raleigh, stands charged I and are in a better condition than
witn emoezziing irom Jiranicncc there were any hopes or. it is
Bach piano firm funds to the Itnought, though, that the change
Ihave opened my ME A.T MAR extent of $1,340. The warrant for for the better is onlv temnorarv.
TTTlin . m' ti, i . if I ' " I . . .
MuntnitaKer tasement, iors . . woa . n- , ., TnQf:0
merly occupied by Swink & Day WJ naole(no coartnoase.
vauit. when you want -nice; tresn itoDerts. Mr. otone was Drougni rQ Durham correspondent
Z 1 uli.vvi uiuttuu, cvu., v,x hQTe from hlQ homo acranton, Ueit.e writpa
cn or send in your orders to - , , ' n .. ' ; JwriieB
S. L. KLUTTZ. county, oy snenn it u tiarns, or ".rod Animfltna W Orftham. of
P. S. 1 am in thA market WhfiD innnfn of H maa n1aAa1 in Aail ViorA I i . . " .
Wf Mfa o, .ay," coi ""J " "v uxrora, was nere tnis mernmg on
v,uauuuufia a. xw. ow, I XT- 1 J .1 1.1 1 t I I . :
xc Btttjcu iu jn uuui inw ycowtuaj hia way n0me from 15 argaw, where
afternoon, when he gave bond for he held court this week. He is
$500 and was released. " In tl e looking well and in fine spirits. He
preliminary trial before Justice Saya he sent a wagon to the Pender
Roberts he waived examination and county' jail to haul a prisoner,
J was bound over to the Superior charged with arson,; to the court
court. A Ii btone and W VY ia- house The fellow pretended to be
wards are the bondsmen. The 8ick, but the county i physician sa'd
prosecution is representea oy Messrs he wa3 not too sick to come into
J W Hinsdale and T P Devereaux, court, and the judge ordered the
and the defence by R H Battle, Bhenff to "haul hiin in." After
iLgq. Kaieisn unserye. reachine the court room he would
A lot of circus bill posters came in so the judge ordered 'ji plea of , not
Sunday and were at the McAdoo. guilty entered and bean the trial.
One man was reported sick and After a little whili the fellow's
the boss of the gang hired a negro mouth opened, and hi plead guilty
to help in the work on Monday. and was sent to the psnitentiary fcr
When" the others found out what ten years'!
he had done they coclly informed Marvelous nLits,
him they would quit before they prom a letter written by Rev. J
would work with a "nagar." Gunderman, of DiamDndale, Mich.,
When a man from the north will we are permitted tonake this ex
nnivnrtr with ft neoro. how do thev tract: "I have no hesitation in re-
Pmect a Sotheren man to do it ? commending Dr. Kinfe's New Dis
Greensboro Record.; v v .
Total necessary expenses
session of 38 weeks, $85.00 to
137.000.
Next session begins Sept
3. 1895. For cotalogne and
special information, address
the'President as above, or
lm. Secreta ey of Fa c ulty.
Mou
MANUFACTURERS OF
HX GLYGHAMS, :
WliXG CLOTHS,
PLAIDS, SHJiETlJVG
W-D SALT BAGS.
Electi-ie Bitters.
Electric JBitters is a medicine
suited for any seaaor, but perhaps
more generally needed, when the
languid exhausted feeling prevails
when the liver is torpid and slug
jcjish ; and -the-'2ieed of a tonic and
alterative is felt. A prompt use of
this ''medicine ' has often averted
long and perhaps fatal bilious
fevers. No medicine will act more
suroly in counteracting and free'
ing the f-ystom from the - malarial
poison. Headache, indigestion,
Constipation, dizziness yeild to
Electric Bitters, 50c and $1.00 per
bottle at Fetzer's Drug store.
Cotton and Its Price.
Several bales of new cotton were
on the market today, and the season
fairly opened. For new cotton, the
best grades brine about 8 cents,
which makes tbe good old farmers
grin as of yor, and admit that
"times are improving." Old cotton,
somewhat stained, brought 7 J to 71
cents. '
nt Amoenei
SEMIN ART
A Flourishing School for Yours?
.. - . ' Ladifis. .
TEN TEACHERS,
; Ornamental Branches -Rcive
Carefui Attention,
REV. O. L. T. FISHER, A. :H
AMOUNT JPIj ANTrK; C
FIIRIITIIIF
I . - W U i Liu
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DEALEES 1ST
General
Merchandise.
BUYERS OP
Couiitrv Prnilnno
cbvery, as the results
marvelous m the case!
While I was pastor
ct
Bncklen's Arnica Salve,
The Best Salve in ike world for Church at Rives Jun
nrp'fl TTIcers. Salt brought down witl
VUtO) Ji UHUB W" V"J " . J ' "
Of all Kind Kheum, Fever Sores, Tetterd Chappe
Hands, Chilblains, uorns ana au
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles or no pay reqni-ed. It is
guaranteed to give statisf action or
monev refunded. Price 25 cents per
box. For sale at P B Fetzer's Drug
Store.
- AND
lml0t W00d always
Bam e8t Prices for
;;uui au the goods
all the
The fragments of the hind parts
of a wagon passed through ti e
streets this morning, the wagon haT
ing been wrecked by heavy loading
at the lumber yard on Depot street.
were almost
of my wife.
the Baptist
tion she was
Pneumonia
succeeding La Grippe. Terrible
paroxysms of coughing would last
hours with little inteription and it
seemed as if she codd not survive
them. A friend recommended Dr.
King's Ne w Discovery: it was quick
in its woik and highly
results." Trial bo
Fetzer's Drug store
50c. and $1 00.
atisf actory in
ties free at
Regular size
For Sale.
x Several hundred bushels winter
turf oats at 40 cents at granery or
45 cents wiih sack and delivered at
China Groye. J. M. Harrison,
Mill Bridge, N. C, ftpt. 9th, '95.
mm
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M Leu U L!-. L3
COFFINS &:.
have now in stock at my rooms
opposite the court house a splen
did line of well-made Furniture
such as
Bed Steads, 'Tables,
Wash Stands Safes,
Chairs, ,&c.
I defy competition in regard to
quality and price. You? will be
surprised when you hear my prices
Come and see. If not in stock
can supply you in a few days. I
have a nice line of
-COFFliMSz
at prices that will surprise you. I
keep a full lline on hand for im .
mediate supply. I buy
. LUMBEP
and run my planing machane, and ,
all persons who wish any thing
in this line, will do well to call
and see me.
Very Respectfully,
J. T. Pounds.
Concord. N. C July 13. 1895. .
ISJUSTASCOODFORADULTS.
VAH RANTED. PRICE 50 ctG.
QALATIA, ILLS., NOT. 16, 18S3.
Paris Medicine Co., St. Louis, Mo. - v ,
Gentlemen: We sold last year, 600 bottles of
GROVE'S TASTELESS CHILL TONIC and hare
bought three gross already this year. In all owr ex
perience of 14 years, in the drag business, hare
never sold an article that gave such universal satis
faction as your Tonic. Yours truly,
ABNST.CARR
For sale by allaruggists. "
Concord
HIGH SCHOOL
Opens September 2. Offers fail, thor
ough preparation for college ; practical
thorough training for business or life
For information or announcement, ad
dress. HOLLAND THOMPSON,
tt&s a22tw , CoNcord, N. C
FEMALE ACADEMY.
The 94th Annual Session begins September 5th
X895. Register for last year shows, more than 500
persons under instruction during the year. Spe
cial features: the development of Health, Char
acter and Intellect. Buildings thoroughly remod
elled. Fully equipped Preparatory, Collegiate and
post Graduate Departments, besides hrst-clasi
schools in Music, Art, Languages. Commercial
and IndustriaV Studies. . . , , .
J. H. CLElELL, Rrinapal,ialem, N
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