Vol. XHI. No. 194
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CONCORD N. C, klONOAY, DECEMBER 7, 1896.
THE NE V COUNTY OFFICERS
TAKE THE OATH TOD A. Y.
THE SHOW.
House
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THAT DOliBLE TRAGEDY.
Whole NO. 1.513
the
II. C
Being Acted . Upon.
Buckler Played to a Small
Saturday Right,.
Only a smalt crowd greeted the
Buckler Company Saturday nipht.
This company eeeon to haye struck
a hard ruaj of luck. It is stated
that in Salisbury they did not make
expenses, and they did little more
iir II. isiiime jiecicti i;uirman ox vvvuiar prices IOt
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nonrd of commissionera-if . ii. wnich they show, they really de-
- dwell Attorney The Bonds
served better, patronage than they
got. The play Saturday night.
"Still WofeM R n -
At 10 o'clock this morning the "t4" "c' ver
At s - light, and Mr. Buck er wnnlrl
recently elected ooutity commission weU to drop it from hia Vepertoire.
era appeared before Clerk of the Though the parts .were very well
Court J C Gibson and took the oath taken, with one or two exceptions,
f nffipp . there was no plot. to the play.
The members of the new board MC8SIS: .iiDC"er afld M?r
are w n iuueL. - - - rison is the better actor of the two.
Stafford. Organization was effected however, and seems to be out of his
by electing W H Blame, chairman I class.
of the poara. n n vaiuweu was i . davenpcrT WILL NOT COME.
made attorney for the ensuing year. The May Davenport Company,
The examination' of bonds was the 1 which waa billed to show here next
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first ba3inf83 before the board, anil Friday night, will not come to this
they went to work at once. I city. The manager of Armory Hall
Bond of J C Gibson, clerk of the stated to a Standard man yester-
ronrt. was the nrsc one presented. - ,
It im fiimolv a renewal of the old character of the show he had let the
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one, and was accepted by the com
missioners.
The Particular as Learned vet llisti
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, The Standard published Satur
day an account of the double kill
ing in Randoljih county, but the
full details coufd not be obtained at
that time. The High Point corres
pondent of the Charlotte Observer
gives the particulars as follows, in
Sunday's papei: . ;
News was received here Saturday
of the killing tf ex-Sheriflf Moffit,
of Randolph 30unty,f a special
deputy, revenije collector, by a
moonshiner the name of Lee
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No' doubt'aboujb it' we are better fixed to-
Turner, who wis killed also. "olease you in Clothm than we have eV62T.
Friday morijing Sheriff Moffitt qo ' " ' ' -
left Asheboro ii company with two w, '
assistantp, Messrs. T:J Hoover and r 7" - :
ivien s suits, latest and
hall to them, but that the contract
would be abrogated, and he wrote to
the manaerer of the comoanv veeter-
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The bona or vy m .weaaingnf d v effe The Davenport
Register of Deeds, is all O. K., and aggregation were in Greensboro Fn-
will be accepted this evening. (day night, and the Record has this
The sheriff is required to give to say of the performance:
three separate bonds amounting in "The show, is not only, of an ex-
all to 36,000, the same having -been tremely; low caste and vulgar, but
reduced by the la3t Legislature with no merit in it whatever, with
from $60,000. Sheriff Buchanan's I not an ctor or actress, even of or-
bondsmen are; G W Patterson,. W dinary ability, in the company.
R Kindly, Lawrence Kluttz, S Si Numbers of the audience left all
McWhirter, J R White, Geo. Moo3e, during the performance and a more
JEW Eady, I J Ury, A W Moose, J disgusted crowd had never been seen
G 0 Goodman, M J Corl, A D in Greensboro, Manager Bogart
Missnheimer and W O Coleman, says he wrote to all the near-by
This list includes some of Cabarrus towns, telling of the character of
county's most substantial business the show, and if the opera house
men. and there is no question but managers want to play them, all
that it will be accepted. right. Very little about the com..
!r. C W Swink, the new treasurer, pany wa-j known here until it came,
is rtnniroA tn rhrp V hand for' S32 otherwise the crowd would na-e
000. ERTpral thoaaand less than fori- been smaller than ic was.' -
mprl-sr TVip TiAmoa nf pome of the
Lee Freeman, j They went in the
direction of Trcjy. Thirty.fi ve miles
below Asheboro they encountered
Turner's illicit distillery. They cut
the still to piecls and then went to
Turner's house; to search for the
whiskey. Moffit was met at the
door by Turnerj who refused him
admission Moffit told iTurner tbat
he must ssarch the house. Turner
told him that he' would not allow
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it. -Moffit advanced,: both he and
Turner drawing their pistols, and
firing simultaneously, killing each
other. : 1 .; '!. .;.-: " -
Another account is that Mbffitt
and his assistants, after cutting up
the still, arrested Turner, and he
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(Turner) asked .permission to go
into the house after his overcoat.
Permission was given, and when he
returned he brought his gun," shoot
ing Sheriff Moffitt down" without
warning. 1 Then, in (the promiscu
ous firing Turner was killed.
Sheriff Moffit was one of the best
citizens
his death
Suits, latest an
est.
Boys'
best.
and best.
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we guarantee to save ou monev.
OVERCOATS - AMD - FURiUISH
HATS -AND CAPS FOR EVERYBODY".
CAMWONS & FEi
bf i Randolph pounty and A TT T w
isgieatly deplored by all. l WW. () J
TO THE
Wise.
wealthiest men in the county appear CaBcaret8 Candy Cathartic; il
on thi3 paper. They are; D F Can- mogt Wcnderlu I medical diecover
e
diecovery
ccd. J W Cannon, John C Wads- of the age, plea. iincL rehcatimg
worth, V J Swink and B F Rogers, to the taste, actentiy ana posit. v
Ths two latter Donds bad not n:t-Q OTft,tcm ;onfli
colds, cure headacne, lover, naouuai
c d n s ti oat i o d a n d bi li o v s nesa. Please
he:a acted on up to the hour of ad
journment for dinner, but there is
to q -ie?tion bat that they will be
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After the county ofiicers are sworn
-the board will proceed to elect
pntendeots f or the county home
a t'i;o. chaiu-gang. There are a
ni-l:r of' 'applicants for these
fjc, and it cannot be said who
'd the fortunate one. 4
. .commissioners 'have consid
sb!c business before them, and
1 si Probably be in session again to?
'if i;
'A'-ie Facts That Doctors
nt!v 5 fl vita " nhnnra cf air 2,nl
- -0 those eafferin from xa
J-5 proof that catarrh 13 a local
'li.avic ' diseased Therefore,
w c can leave homo andbRsi
pf VJsu should '.use Ely's Cream
7iU. Applied directly to the seat
j? disease, it 'efiects instant r
2l rd a satisfactory cure after
snort continuance. No mercury
'ricus drug is contained in
AVheo bilious orco3tive, eat a Cas-
carat, candy' cathartic, cure guaran-
leea, luc, zoc. s
Notice. - . ; v
There will b9 a call jrrteeting of
Stokes Lodge No. 32 A. F. & A. M.
tonight. All members are expeotM
to be present. Work in Third
Degree. 1
J. C. Fink, W. M.
R. A. Brown, Secty.
Election returns are nothing compared to the re
sults you receive by trading with Dry & WadsworthV
who are wide awake and uptosdate. People are apt
to believe what they see and the Doubting Thomases
can be quickly conyinced of the truthfulness and
correctness of what we say by calling at once, 'Tisr
only a few days till 'Xinas and everybody is begin
ning to look around f or Santa Claus. His luend
quarters this time are at the
-C3aa
For Rent. v--..
Furnished rooms, suitable for
geo tlemen. Term3 eryresaocable.
Anolv at this office. I ' v 012
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bay and try a bux of C. C. C. to-day,
10, 25, oO.cent?. Sold and guaran
teed to cue by ail ;drugist8. ,
Special . JRjats. -- .y: x:r.'-'
" North Carolina confercuce M. .. E
church', Sou th, Ki n st on, K. C, Dec.
9th, 1896. Tick eta on sale Dec. 7,
8 and 9, limited Dc, 1.9th,
round trip from (laucord.
: Agents Wanted. ' .
We do not want boys or loafers
to write, but men of ability. 2200
to $500 per month, salary or com-
misaior, ; State and g6neraiinn-
:a Racine Fire Engine Co
J16.
Racine, Wis.
He says if you like comfort and ease buy oue of Dry
& Wadsworth's Big Rocking Chairs or the Ladies
sizes for your wife. Or if you want to sleep well and;
rest easy buy one of the Raleigh Wire Spring . Mat-
tresses, best in the world, or one of tjie handsomest
lounges. They have them at all prices from $4,00 to
$25, and to make your parlor look aptodate and
in style buy a parlor suit and to fit up a room nice?y
buy one of these handsome suits, the prices are lew,.
BCJJKE a COLD IN ONE DAT
Jjfce laxative Brdmo Quinine Tab-
IRiectric Kitters. .
FJcctric Bitter 3 is a medicine
suited for any season, but perhaps,
more generally needed,, when tho
languid eshauefed feeling, prevails,
when the liver is torpid and slug-;
gish and the need of a tonic and
alterative is felt A prompt use of
this medicine has ... often. " averted
loD an i perhaps fatal bihoas fevers
Nu medicine will act more surely m
counteracting and freeing the system
from the malarial poison. Headache
inditrestionconstipation, oizzmess
yields to Electric Bitters. 50c and
SLOO per bottle at FetzerVDrug
Store.
hCATARRH
For Sale. , ... ...... . -r.
' Domestic sewing
feet order-only $10 00. Second
nhairs. onlv 25
NASAL
;e TV T TV R R
is a
LOCAL DISEASE
and is the result of coljds
&nd sudden climatic
: changes.
Thisr remedy does not
contain mercury or any
oilier injurious drug;
v::-ELY'S
ORE Aftl BALM
Opens and cleans the
Nasal Passages. Allays
Paiu and Inflammation, (Tfll T In," M 17 A 1"
Heals and Protects theUULLf I tf hri!
Membrane from Colds, Restores the Senses of
Taste and Smell. Is quickly absorbed. Giyes re
lief at once. 50 cents at druggists or by mail
samples roc', by mail. k ,T r ,
ELY BROTHERS, 56 Warren Street, New York.
L. T. HARTSELL,
A'iTOKNEY-AT-LAV,
COKCORD, N C
Prompt . attention given to all
business. v Office in Morris building
opposite court house, . , , ,
"AIN'T
lT THE
TRUTH
Yes sir, We have everything m the furniture line.'
Chairs of all descriptions. Tables all sizes and
styles. Big lot of Pictures, Window Shades Cur
tain JPollsv Ladies' Desks, Office Desks, Wardrobes,
Sideboards, China Closets and everything to make a
home pleasant and a .wife happy. Beginning from
today and during the holidays, we propose to give to
each cash purchaser a nice and useful piece of fur
niture, consisting of Bat Racks, Music Racks, Comb
and Brush Shelf, Book Shelves, Corner Brackets,
Medicine Gases. What Ndts, etc. This is no fake,
I Sure Go.,v The piices of the articles meantime are
from 15 cents to S6. The value, of the present will
be governed by the amount of the cash purchase.
These sales will continue until the above mentioned
articles have all been given out. Come at once acd
get the choice presents, : ; - .
Yours to Please,'
onev ?f u rA6r" r 1. Apply at this cmce.
dl2
Or. Miles' Pain PlUa Btop Headache.
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