Vol. XV. No. 44
NORTH CAROLINA TROOPS
wnn Laurels at the Nation's Capital
. jyiir Soldier Iads as Seen By Others.
North Carolina was represented
in the inaugural ceremonies at
? Kington Thursday by the soldier
boys of the tstate gnard, and abroad
:t home, they were conspicuous
for their good behavior, good drill-
t Knd handsome &r f rrance. The
jNorch Caroiiiiti trouj were quar
tered in the InteriV building, and
from the officers in charge of that
n? came this compliment:
e iQtenor buildms: has been
i,. qu-jitera for Yisiting military
c tunanres from all parts of the na-
v n fc maav vears. ba none have
.
ever equalled the; North Carolina
tr-- for sobriety and ffcoi be
? r 'I I'eir depart from these
:oar'' r is regretted by every at
tache of the department."
The following ia c' ped from
lit- Washington Post:
'A historic company marched be
bin-1 tbv Virginia boys. It 7i3
Company G, Fourth Xorth Carolina,
of Concord, W, A Cald;!, captain.
They carried a gcr ' State fllg
iof-r-ed, white aDd blue, which could
lie feen for fqaares. The company
was organized May 20, 1775, and
was first known as the "Cabarrus
Black Boys." The organization did
: "ctiye service during the revolu
: Now all in it are-, young,
, viious-looking fellows. ; Thirty
men were in line. Company, C,
First North Carolina, of Raleigh,
next appeared, their captain being
A J Crawford, commanding twenty
-men. Col. J F ArmfleM, of Sttes
viile, led theNorth Ca'- 'ma troops."
The press dispute sent out
fronr Washington Thursday flight
bore the following line"?:
"The North Carolir roops were
HTTCQg th3 b?8t driit': and most
handsomely uniformed in the pa
rade. The company of naval re
serves with them was greeted with
demonstrations of pride and in
terest, which were awarded to all
of the organizations in this popular
branch of the service." U'
The visit to Washington' by the
State guard was not alone to see
Billy McKinley take up the reins of
.administration for high tariff and
sound money, but to witness the
exit of one who is grand and noble,
the retiring Presir1 "it, Groyer
Cleveland. It was an eventful occs
8ioa and the ceremonies were im
pressive and intere8iiag,eyen though
were not a Democrat who was
iadncted into .cflica. :
Th, Disoow ry riaved Ills tifis.
Mr. G. CaUro.itte, Dru' et
Beaveryille, Ii' , savs: To Dr. King's
New discovery I owe my life. Wag
taken with La Crip?" end tried rJl
the physicians for miks about, but
of no avail and.was given up aud
: told I could not live. Having Dr.
King's Now Discovery in my stcro.I
for a bottle and began its use
and from the first dose began to
set better, and after ' using three
bottles was up and about asnin. It
is worth its weight in gold. We
won't keep store or hoase without
S; fc a ee trial at 'Fetzer's
LTug Store. ""
. Mr- Tobias Kestler, a wealthy
citizen of Rowan county, well known
m this communitydied at his home
ar Salisbury Friday afternoon.
le had been sick for
- Mwwmm,,.
f 6 waa g6 years of age and leaves
Wm htera' Mr- Ke8tIer as
oneidered a man of excellent busi-
. ness .qualities and was a leader in
bury 8111688 eSterPees m Salis-
CASTOR! A
For Infants and. Children,
A ROW IN THE HOUSE.
A Railroad Substitute Throttled.
Arbitrary Adjonrnmcnt.-The Worst
of all the Con-ftisioii.
Yesterday at noon was the hour
for the House to consider the sub
stitute j passed bj the benate one
week before, j '
The great moment had
make a clear sky that had been da k
, ,1 1 4. I J .
and threatening for
syme time in
the legislature.
To concur with the Senate snh
stitute would probably Uve quieted
all. But thut was deaiccd to fail.
There was blooi in th r;ye and low
rumblings of war. A3 .the substi
tute was bout to be tukea up ?i re
solution was offered to ask the Su
preme Court to give an opiaicn on
the constitutionality of the Senate
enbstitute. Th:s spranar . -discnasir.n
and suddenly a whole groun wanted
to talk at once: nrin;;
reigned j . j. Messrs. C B Oigood and j R
There was a motion to adj jurn l.fck, of Lowel), Mass., are guests
which Cook the chairman (Hut-man i of the St Cjoud otel.
was too hoarse) declared the motion! -Mr. J W Quid arrived in thft
carried though tha noea evidently
naa it. This failed ths iUme, :
090k withdrew amid mur ae: uga of j
unfairness. Freeman was madp
- . c- vcuj-u viniu iu
cnairman and the row grew worse, relatives at Suffolk, Va. Mr. Cook
Men shook their flits and curses accompanied her home,
rent the air. There were rrar-9 nfL -
treason ! and men were wild !wir.h
rage. A blow single assault and
no one knows where the thins: would
have ended. Wheb furyV h5 epent
itself in breath and ; eidienjetilfaad
uiuwu uu ai nign cage an seemea to
feel better and adionrned in rnalir.v.
feel better and adjourned in reality.
The affair ia probably unprece
dented afid is mortifying to all that
pretend to respectability.
as the 6 o'clock session the bill
was, .by resolution, seat to the Sn-
preme Court for a decision ahd was
made the special order far todav at
1 o'clock. - I
r CURE A COLD IH ONE DAT
Take laxative Bromo Quinine Tab-
lets. All druggists refund the
m oney if it fails to cure. 25c. m!4
Will Bccln Monday, I
Railroad I
-. , -a
Uapt.Thurston, of Southern Pines,
the chief engineer for the proposed
railroad, will begin the survey Mon.
day. The line will be run by the
way- of Georgeville, Big Lick and
Rocky River Springs.! The ' survey-
ing corps is in read mesa and will
carry their own tents and live along
the line for about thirty, days.
Receiver Appointed. . j
The j Salisbury Sun says Jade
Greene has appointed W D Franklin
a3 receiver for the Casper Bros,, and
that Stjerlff Monroe has turned oyer i
the eei"?ii
wagon loads of goods
han!edfrom China Grove to Si is-tifTT1 fP
i u,t interest and importance to their health
yry. perhaps their lives. The sole proprietors
1 m tnm i and makers of Simmons Liver Regulator
Cure For iieadacii. r:J learn,tEat customers aire often deceived by
As a remedy for all forms o hW?Z ,andl tan& ome medicine- of a
Headach Electric Bitters ban nmv similar appearance or ftaste, behevhiK it to
to be the very best. It effects
afflicted toT procure. a! bottle, and
give this remedy -a fair trial. In
nf ii0Ki''kni nnr,nf;nn mi -
HJilC fcU bUC MUVYiOO. till 1 I6W
poqa lv,. AO;a4- !
- 'vug i coin u vxiu4kUDo ujl Uia
medicine. Try it once. Fifty cents
and 81.00 at Fetzer's Drug Store. !
,
peimanent cure and the most dread
ea nabi.ualsick headaches yield to F. ; kmhoi
ta ;nii. tt7 i, n ri Liver Keeulator. No one elsft
u iuuudulich wwn .jiica mi w nn a ta
Moore'a History. C . . I ' yonsuppc:BeSimmohs Iiver Regula-
' i J torbecataertlre-nstdae- was ; somewhat like
It ia not easy to understand why it andlhe packa rdid not have the, word
the House on Thursday passed a biil VM :.beexrfiajosM;
, , TT J . w apon andhave Hot-beerr-takm Simmona
excluding Moore's History from the'; Liver Regulator taltOThe Regulator has
common schools in the face of the Heen blyiknown for many years, and
nnt. . . . . . ( allvwhd tise it know how necessary it is for
fact that each county selects thejpevef ane?BipFeVer, CciisW
surprising if some one were to write
a better history of North Carolina
than Moore's is, but it is better than !
- , i
none. ' :
' If the county commissioners are )'
to select the books too, iwhoss busi- 1
aesa is it besides? - j
CONCORD N. O SATItiirSAXr r a ritr i V I i li 1 . "
PERSON All POIW TEKS.
. T E H Gibson, of Greensboro,
is in the city. j
, 7"Mr H OConnor, of Greensboro,
Mr. and M
s. Rufu8 Monis
have gone to Charlotte.
Mrs. Bettie j Cobb and little
i "aughter, Bessie,bave returned from
! A ntnti AT fTI ' 1 . n .
a visit to Mrs, Taylor, atStatesville.
Miss. Mary Craig is spending
several weeks with hor
j.Ir. Craig, in ,WbhingtOl..,
Mr. John P Allison
the city lost nigbt. He attended
the McKinley inauguration.
Mr. I F Mabiay, of McAdens
viIIp, ppent last night ia ihe city
with re atives. l
Mrs. B E Ha rris
, tlay3TTav le houe ' M
i oakeapeare HarrL at Poplar Ton
v..
ty fast night, coining from Rich-
mono. . M
Mr?. Jamea P Cook returned
last niaht tmm aA ov(0nr,i ;r,;i.
ieansufai aibie
The bible on which the President
took the oath was made esiw.iftllv
Z .Jl " ?Fsa"3
!f0r th9 ocsmo ad is elaborately
ucurtfl witu -Hiiif, satin ana
tpold. fin th oAf ii.TJt.T-ri-j
go'd. .. On the gold plate isTnscribed
WilliamYMcKiniey,; President of
the United . States of America, in
auaurated March 4, 1897.w
It is tbe
gift
of the African
Methodiat-Episcopai church.
Here's Onr llnna. j . -
We join our neighbor in the fol-
lowing: : ;"!" v ? '
uThe;X.andmark eivea ' Old' Man
Cleveland good day, wishes for him
neaitd and happiness in his retire
ment." -He isn't popular now and
he hasn't been fori some time, but
in tha after vearsJin the cold, nlpa
light of reason, he will be accorded
a place among the1 great men of his
time.".;;.; ; . ;:-..--. .: ;
Here's our hancj, Brother Clark !
A' Fran.kford.girl 'stole a. .novel
from abook store the other day, and
was . quite taken with the. book on
her person: t ? : u
Wigwag "Why do you drink so?
Don't you know tht strODg drink; is
the enemy of mar kind De Tan
que ,kYes, and doesn't the - Bible
tell us we should love our enemies ?'
Ktr
We wish to caution! all users of Simmons
befmmona Jiyer Regulator. We warn
jrvu uiab umesja tao worn xveeuiator IS on
i-l. 1 Lin.: it.i :i i -
t ibimmons
mat ps. inr
Y?! ma?,e Simmonf Liver Regtpr,or
W. ' ,
ai .D.m(?n .er -itegmatoi;
dui j , xi'.'ienin x 'UOirana no meaicmemade
XT. i " '
otnermemcm
i - A 1 1 i j x .
Swefe3ro 7?ted P.y
JT .fc Piiyounave
been m thfr-habit of tisme a medicine whit
iirismg-irom arihseased idTer.: , . ;
We-aakTrono Toofc for vnradlvw on
-i?
on wrapper, and bv our name, is the onlv
; . - i Takv v; ,
mtataona lAvtr lUffutotor
- V- i
. ! : . . . !
f Te ds,and Etnd,8 at such a
fucny for everybody but ourselves.
This Wfifllr Atifl Tiivrf. rtraalr ""fVio
JatroSft da?UeS?a Januar19tb
ijau the chance to buy any of the
A'
1
t jem iii
Abl
rrc u s coats at 75 cehtsJ
oody' gave you the cloth.
pairs of Men's pants at
Oft w.it 7 niau hiv
Whole suir. $1.85. Notlto
- . .
price.
Th
at 35 o
wnout teetn.
A sm t,l lot of
at 50 cents. Not a
Ab
ICO pairs ofJadies fine
I.;er'a
of the
I'
Als!
:o a small line of EasternUmade fi
the lot but cost over 81. Don't iniss
days. - ,- ! ;
;
! A ?ma11 lot of men's Heavy
L p lsuoe8 at owe. i. oetter lot
Shoes. I RoiTB wnrlr cliroa 4- Kft nr. CK
f PirV.ot ?l,m;in suirs' ffod
aj.1 wcoj at 2. . Plenty places where
cuat uqt any oetter.
To Close Our bovs knot nnnr.J o'nif
fbr $2
Ihis line includes all wfi h&v
Ail
NOW FOR -A FEW THINGS I !
NOW don't SWOOn'ftWaV: Vnf. ii-ier
P easure. to be able to7el.the It iJeVTlTimS
saiisfaction to ea ;We bought them Jf or less than value and we
cfe?s fnnl en'sisatTn calf bals, sday shoes, tt"
cents. Men s good En lish tiesj high cut -brogans at 75 can U -M
heavy oil grain Englisb Ties and Creoles at 9h You Sevr saw tWfo
less than S1.25. You can't hnr fTibTt, iTi t , Z" w I em t0i
Xi; JLVu 11 t iu. ojauieB giove gram :iace an button
KSSL S5?SLS. th COunter8,i at 60c: OhUdren's ou
40 cents. Boys long paints
CAN-NONS
DB Y (Sz; W1DSWOB
We carry the largest anri
m Concord We buy in large lots and at low figures and -give
onr customers' the benefit of tie low prices. Now our
line of Rockers can't be excelled. We haye them for I.,.-!-
il 35 ShV-t?2i' Ge"tl?nie11'8 Chairs from
V.1.35 o $16.00. Our dining chairs.are perfect beahtfea- and
a1 wr wiau to say
Come and see us.
We are snre
any of the following articles :
LUUiNGES,, COUCHED! !
SPEING MATTRESSES.
UUTTON M A TT K. HlH'fi'RQ!.
"M mm . 7 V.
JiAIK JMATTKESSES, '
SHCCKMATTBESSES, .
CENTER - TABLES - I
DINING STABLES, V ;
WINDOWj BOLESV ' I
WINDOW SHADES.
EXTENSION TABLES,
LADj.ES DESKS f c
SIDElBOARDSJ,t
Of all kinds!andrices4to (!suit . both ! richs and
These are only a few; of th
Space will not admit of mentioning more;
IBttings ! ,
Whole NO. 1.65
smalllpart of heRoost !as,Bto make i.
! 's ; 4 -1 L,keL
1n. . m -r ;:' " .i
Iwe will i.e our custon:
following:
It's w.
j i
cents.
thai'mich to rr :
. J " N- -i' .
is less thanha'f
Moil' c ho Ico of
Hbout.iGO
vests
uff, or
be sneez- ! at fawiLout
LADIES -fel SHOH?
third of
the" r '-recost.
in
button land la
i o
i hi
r www w w t is vv.11 i-c
this
1
lot. Tney won't be here rn?.::.c
English T ties, and
hi oh
cut brogar
reguh.r '.t
at 75
These j are
md servicable, but not guaranteed
they
Will ask you $2.50 for a single
J ""?J -fin- -L. ii: J i
that - J
IN ! FRESH NEW GOODS
-'vtvtJvUw . J ;.?
50 cents, Iworth Si,
gr.
TE7S.
just Here, wHen you waat any-
wejean save jyou money on
a
n
I
UHIN At CLOSETS j
iJOOK CASES,
HALLmCKS,
MIRRORS vi
PICTURES,' '
i MOULDINGS,
( V PARLOUR SUITS,
"R A "R"V i hut . -
ihiny 'things we offer von
iam, i