Vol. XIl! No. 209
co k corny , 'n: a;, wedjn esday. December ls'oe.
Whole NO. 1,58
(Mil
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PIT,
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HER W ONDERFUL PROGRESS
THE PAST YEAR.
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for heating by steam and hot water.
He mav be found at rhr Fnrifmjs I
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Corner where he is 'ready to accept
contracts in his various lice?.
JUL
IxTRACTORS
Concord is not finished. Capt. A
H Props t, who figures largoiy on
factories and very extensive build
ings here r. "d elsewhere over the
!
Pen Pictures of nr City as Slie is
' Today-Her NjlenIJll Churches,
Kcnoois, nanus, iioieis, rtewsnaucrs . -
Uor Immense SSamifacturins uuulu Biuwyu ia
Plants and Prosperous Merchants, equal tO any demand in the town CT
Her Lawyers,
Steady Ad
vins Commuliy
CHARGED WITH THE MUR
DER OF HONEYCUTT.
in,
I W -- - w i- V. A i 'T - A-i C y V V I
me luiva a uuesv uusinesa arcmiec
tare, besides a
"fiLUDED FROM YESTERDAY )
O DELL' 8 STORE.
The Odell Manufacturing Co.,
number of other
builders of various degrees of ekill
iare kept bnsy opening up new ioca
tions for business, ple&sare and do-
run a large general store at Forest mesticity.
Hill. They do not run a cornmis- water works.
sionary, but merely meet the wants The town is supplied for domes-
of their patrons in handling every- tjc U3:s En(i security against lire by
thing, in clothing, dry goods, shoes, the Concord Water Works' Company,
I froceries, etc., and selling .at the P B Fetzer president and treasurer.
, lowest figures consistent with busi- This company has two tank? (one
rmncinles., The Odell Corn- now undergoing renovation) rith a
pany pay " their handred3 of em-k2?acity. of 125,000 -.gallons and 0u the chain gang, w r allowed to
-Wia i nh thv ,ral!n pulping facilities capable of meet- go home to spend Sunday. Late in
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HeiUbcock Unaer Bond as a Witness
- iSood Bronshi to Concord . anil
Placed in Jail, Wnerp lie Will
Await Action of the CourtInter
viewed by The Standard.
As stated i n Tuesday's Standard
Sam Hood and George Heathcock,
charged ,witn the death or Will
Honeycutt, were given a' prelimi
nary hearing Before Justice C F
Smitb;,of No. 9 town? bipj Tuesdaj,
Evidence in the caie developed
ithat Hood alone was responsible for
Mie aeett ana no w tumea over ta
Deputy' Sheriff Geo.- F Barn hard t,
who br&egii tho prisoner to town
last night arid landed him in jail,
av bile Heath cock was: bound over
as a witnes j in the su m of S 100,
which w. - given.
' Henh cock,, was the principal wit
r and testified as follows :
1,1 rt Pelra, who is serving a term
ew - Clothing - at -C
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Dlease oii in piotliinop than
ade where they pitas
MILLINERY. T
Conco. 1 has two exponents of
the fashionable in millineryMiss
Mollie Brachen and Mis3 Nannie
Alexander. Miss Brachen a parlors are most effectual when opportunity
are located in che Li taker buna ng exists for its appliances. -
opposite tne ut.-uiouu, wnere bus. is j. piRE companies.
prepan u to meet all demands in her
line. Miss Alexander bar a parlor
in the store room of Gibson & Mor
rison, where she continues a3 in the
the evening he sent Hood with one
S-J
of hi3tmui"3 to Hoheycutt's house,
whers ii8 r: 1 to ail a wason ana
No doubt about it we are better f xed to
have ever.
v,
Men's Suits , latest an d
est.- " '' :
t
oys' Suits, latest and
JL
ing tne greatest exigencies, it na3
G.500 feet of 4inch main aiud 10,000
feet of II inch main with essential another mule with which to bring
nnliunrps Jta nppfnlnftas mav be Petll back to the chain gang. Ju8t
afcor starting back. Hood told
very muuu eittutieu iu iuc ticatuc. : - .... , TT : , , . ,
i - - - - . - Honevcutt and Heathcock that he
curityof -our hoes. Its servjecs d .. of whigkev hid in the
woods, and he vould go get some of
it. He found the jug empty, and
accused Honeycutt qf stealing his
' w hiftkev; Honevcutt denied the
One reel and hose company cf theft and some words passed, where-
whites and a hook and ladder com- upon Hood got into the wagon and
. . -v . struck Honeycutt on the head with
pany colored respond promptly to rt ur,r, atiot urhinh ho had hrnnal t
rison, where she continues as in tne th2 alarin of fire kn'd manifest heroi6 him on his Return from the
past, to cater to the wishes of the 2Qnme and fortitude in battling woods. ;A!1 three wc re under the
ladies in up-to-date headgear. ltK fires that hannilv occur but influence of whiskey at the time.
Both of tbese young ladies go tp hr . in Concord; ; lVy wen on to retra s no use
I LECTRIC, lights. night .and the bppt part of the next
mu x. v a -vw ca day wiihontlVtieuadhJ, and wbere
The city is supplied with an elec . H:pfl te Moh'dav evening," It
.. .. . . II . . - . - - iv-.V
ic light service lor aomesnc ana i that Heathcock di
bes
Gliildren's Siiits,
and best
i
q toqt
, We giiaranteeto save von mone.
nfHTs - m - vmwm
UUII I Ui lllti&J I w 1 i
the Eastern markets eyery year,
where they study the latest New
York and Parisian fashions,- and
there are no back numbers ; to be
found in either store.
p. yorke.
HATS AND OAPSIFOR EVERYfiODT.
" ; -'" C A NPii O N S & F ET E"R
trie
A. J. S J
ght service for domestic ana Lm that Heathcock did what he
public street illumination, that could td separate :? the combatants,
though not as gooa as we snau nave uu w :
, ft i d f ;a iia before he could stop them the blow
wucu wo """u'" wa? struck
These gentlemen own and operate pAnBftble$ and we learn wriat we have Dr. R S Young went down Tues
e iewelry store of Concord. They . f uon flnipniv 1 hnt. farelv we ria atrpnino and held an autoDsv.
sink into Egyptian darkness. which -showed that death was
6ir , T , t . T . u. caused by a blow on the head, cans-
This, the Concord Electric Light t cle indentation in4 the skull.
Company, with Capt. Odell as pres the prisoner: L
ident and J W Cannon secretary, Through the kipdness of Jailer
treasurer and-general manager, em John Hill, a Standard reporter
n,n, nf.Qnn iTt.Pftn was auowea an luiefyiow
the iewelry store of Concord. They
carry a most complete line of every
thing in jewelry, silverware, watches,
clocks, cut glass, etc., handling only
the very best grades at the very
lowest prices. In a Christmas pres
ent they can please the most fastid
ious
business in a most successful man
ner.
A Word to-fhr Wise.
BRICK MAKING.
Mr. J F Yorke manages the M""'" l"u J " Hood this '(Wednesday) morning.
ZL oaDd,e I'0We, prPelLd. by .ne . He isa EqaaWy bui.lt young' fellow.
hore power engine, iney rurnisn about 5 leet 10, will ! weign aoout
126 incandescent lights. ' the 160 pounds, black hair and (,
. .v ..-.'-j Hflr p.rimhlexion. with a pip- ant
8treets Deaia! nu countenance. Hood talked without
In this line Mr7 R A Brown is the in private dwelling and business hesitation to The Standard man.
kingpin. At his yards just below houses.
the depot he has' three machines, shoemakers.
:th a daily output of 100,000 bncJf, 0 nether "soles" are changed
f"d the demand taxes them to their
luxcst capacity. During; the past
year Mr. Brown has employed from
50 to 200 hands, and has made and
laid over 7,000,000 I k.' Among
the large contracts he has handled
this year was the building of a large
cotton factory, warehouse and &tore
at China Grove; the water tank
here, two big warehouses .at Can- L a geDera)y known.
iiviiie, tne.jvmg anu jruiifir uuuu
lr7s, and numerous small ores al
most without number. Besides
e:o, he has finished up work -at
Bpp?Pmnr CAtv. frirri ishpd the brick
or the factory at Mt. Pleasant, and
dipped thousands of brick all over
the State. Altogether, this is one
of the most . thriving" enteTpriBes of
. city. " v,- -
Brown's competitor in the brick
Wsiness. He runs one machine
ana has a yearly output of 500j000.
ie is also well equipped for plumber
crk and for all manner of fittipgs
and renewed by boot and shoemakers
of the highest grade and if you
want the genuine home product you
can get it at .'W -W Gibson's; G W
Brown's : G R SwinkTs, all near the
centre of trade, and D M Valker's
and Daniel Stillei's, at Forest Hill ;
Jay Parker's and Julius Honey
cutt, at Cannonyille, beside others
COAL DEALERS.
Mr. K L Craven and Messrs.
Blackwelder & Hwnbuckle will keep
you warm day and Sight with the
best of coal' delivered on. short
notice.
concluded on fourth page.
;CASfdftiA;;
For Infants and Children.
' timilt
dnaturs
tTa ftHVbfi tn hia first MS8, a that
- w - t
he did not strike Honeyc1" -it . all,
assanlted L Hon-
evcutt with a knife and Ht-athcock ;
separated tnem ana piaceu xxuurj
ontt in 'the iWagonHe ?eays the
dead man received his injuries in
falling out of the wagon. . Hood
charges that Heathcock ' testified
fabely at the trial Tuesday in order
to eave'bimsf trouble about some
blockade" whiskey V When asked
phnnt his family, the young fellow's
eyes filled with tears as he told the
rpnnrtfir that his narents : were long
since dead and his only living rela-
t.ifi was an unmarried, sister, who
Charlotte. Hood is 22
nU, ad came here from
Texas seven vears ago. He worked
. . . . : Oil. Jl 1 J
for Mort Petra lest tail ana oau
only been with ' Honeycutt about
t wo weka. H e says lie can proje
a good character, and this is the first
time he' has" ever gotten into trou
ble dfnykinci: 1 ; , M1 " ,
' Montgomery ife Crowell will prob
ably be retained as qounsel -for
Tt CURE A. COJLD IS ONE DAY
Take laxatit V Bromo Quihine Tab
lets "drnglstar-refbnd the
m6tiey if it failtfto care. 25c.
- ) Dr.Mnes,PalnPinaBtoi)Healaclie.
Election returns aremothihg compared to the re
sults you receive by trading with Dry & Wads worth,
who are wide awake and uptpH'date. People are apt
to believe what they see and the Doubting Thomases
can be quickly convinced of the truthfulness and
correctness of what we say by calling at once. 'Tis
only a few days till 'Xmas and everybody i? begiu
ning to look around for Santa Claus. His head
quarters this time are at the p
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He sys3if you like comfort and ease buy one of Dry
& WcJsworth'd Big Booking Chairs or the Ladies'
izes for your wife. Or if you want to sleep we-1 and
rest easy buy Sne of the Raleigh Wire Spring Mal
tresses, best in the world, or one of .the handsomest
louns-es. They have them at all prices from $4,00 to
$25, and to Inake your parlor look op-todate and
in style buy a parlor suit and to fit up a room nicely
buy one of these handsome suits, the prices arelow.
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'AIN'T IT
THE
TRUTH
Yes sir, W havef every thing in the furniture line.
Chairs of all descriptions. Tables all sizes and
styles. Big lot of Pictures,. Window Shades, Our
tain Polls, Ladies' Desks, Office Desks, Wardrobes,
Sideboards, China Closets and everything jto make a
home pleasant and a wife happy. Beginning from
today and during the holidays we proposejo give to
each, cash purchaser a nice and useful piece of f ur
niture, consisting of Hat Racks, Music Hacks, Coc;b
and Brush Shelf, Book" Shelve Jcrner Brackei s,
Medicine Case's. What Hots, etc. This is no fake
1 Sure Go." The piices of the articles meantime are
from 15 cents to 16. 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 put. Come atonceiand
getthe choice presents, - -. f
Yours to leasej
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