Vol. Xi-. No. 256
CONCOttlVN. C. FRIDAY, MAECH 18 1898
Whole No 1U&
CONUNDRUM PARTY.
to a
1 lie Clouds Still Lower.
While the feverish excitement of
a few day 8 ago has subsided to some
extent i the outcome of our intrica
ciea with Spain are not clearly fore
tHSlven By the Blisses Richmond
Few Inrlted Friends.
Thursday .night at the hoire of
Mr. GG Richmond, on South Mam 80 -d . Tho wor8t cIoad on lhe
street, the Misses Eichmona Rate a WM 8k, i8 that Spam's investigating
Conundrum party to a few of their committce map :nct g.;ve a true
inyitea friends. Everything tbat fin declaring the Maine to have
goea to make the evening enjoyable been bown from within ln
-was mere, wmcn mu ; which. CMe Spain would refuse to
tasteful decorations and most ele. pa, indemnity " Indeed it is semi-
- gant rfiresuiUBULo. officially declared that she will flatly
ane 1Ciu w w ' ref to An an T. U fnrpshadnwed
the jcuesaing of the conundrums put the ; Uo!ted states .Committee
to .hem, all or wnicn were wen-goi
PERSONAL P 0 1 NTERS.
' - - . If-"'
Mrs. Dr. E C Register returned
to Charlotte this morning.
- . " i i' . - ''".-''.'-..
Mr. Pink Misenheimer is
spending the afternoon in Char
lotte.
i
MMlMlMtM
Cotton
Seed
en-up. j
The following were present on
the occasion Misses Fannie Young,
Nannie Cannon, Maude Brown, Said
lie Belle Irwin and Mary Montgom
ery ; Messrs. Holland Thompson,
Richmond Montgomery, Chal White,
5am Ervm, Charley Craven, Jno.
Craven, Lewis Brown and Maun
Stuart. 1 . fV' j
Mr. Holland Thompson was
awarded the prize for polving the
largest number of the. conundrums,
and Mr . Lewis Brown succeed d in
getting the "booby" pritp.
For
Cows
will report - that the explosion was
from without In such case noth
tog but a settlement by arbitration
conid avert a resort to war - -The
United States has a squadron
in the Pacific that it is believed will
in the event of the breaking out of
hostilities pounce upon the Philip
pine Islands while one la atKey J EJlVifl & iWorriSOfl
wesr, wmcu-wouiu prooaoiy engage . , TiDrtrPDC
FOR SALE BY
Cuba. r Anotherquadron, containing Another stroke, nc r araiysk
the Puritan; that will soon be ready Mra pn w R,nwh ; tr
,,Ui ,a ViAnrrhr fft Vk fVia viaii I 1 - 9iP . . ; ' i I'X. . ' "l I I Will
ouu -uu Uvuu. wv, uo uuo iiegram, this rr(Fndaj)- mordirig
formidatle war vesl m the world 'thuiVi: R4rm nf th'J
250 SUITS 250
;of Schloss Bros,
finest cloth
ing at less than
7 cost.
The following letter from Mr.
Fetzer, who is now in New Yorjr:
explains itself :
Office of Schloss Bros. & Co ; Balti
more, Mo4, JUarcri lltb, 1898.
L Messrs. Cannon & Fetzer Cc:
Todav l closed out 4a lota nf
Schloss Bros. fineBt eood?, asrerre-
gatiner about . 250 suits. All these
are this spring's styles not a sinele
suit of last year's croods. 'rhese
suits comprise Ihe cream of their
linethe verv best ' selling stvleR.
Of this lot of goods 60 suits made
up of 11 styles are suits that .wnt
to their largest trade at $16.50 to $20
a suit . I bought them so that we
will sell them at 815 and 16.50 a
suit. These are 'their choicest pro
ductions. Another lot of about 130
suits, comprising 25 Rtyles are goods
that sold at 812.50; $13.50, SH and
$15. .xnese we will sell at 812.50
aight. The remaining lots we
sell at S10. '' - i :
Schloss Bros have excelled them
i - mi ... ... f
BeiveB mis season, xney neve : oe
caff nor fhtt ilr
together ith several other powerfu Diacei.;bad receifed anothe;8tro.
Don't annov nthflra hv Tonr conrrh- battleships well have its rendezvous DaraiV81 MrsiHaltom visited Mrs. the leadipg clothing storas-sucb as
in and risk your life by neglecting U Hampton Roads. j U Brown here sonl months; ago after ffiy S rafe
Whooping cough is the most dis-1 receiy ing her tr first ; stroke. These Atlanta,, expressing the highest
treesing maladyr but if duration two persons ire very- intimately, n0S
can be cut short by the use of One quamted. though 1 are not relateditfor stvle. fit and eleffancft of 'dflfnil
f inntp Cnncrh fn'P. whinh 9 Alan ! -r i.--1 . " . . ! 1 "Mn fAmn in rViA'Afiifa :
,7 , " , 1 ' ; : -t i Mrs. naitom ia. a urst cousin 01 tne , v. ?"uvx
a cold. One Minute Cough Cure
cures coughs, cold?,' croup, grippe
and all throat and lung troubles.
Gibson's Drug Store.
Xlcense News
Kegister Weddingto4 paid
to Sheriff Buchanan on Wed
nesday, March 16th, one hun
dred dollars, the amount- due
the best known remedy for croup
and all lung and bronchial troubles.
I Gibson's Drug Store.
Messrs. Browns here,, Mrs. Brown
left for Salisbury on the first Hrair
this morning. "
Has Been Tenfled.
rru ' t . r m i. i ; I The Dorse Have Come.
The Dflftri nf Trnut nhioh war!
, . . . . ' : . filed in thfi R!Btpr' nffi Httlft I r;. iu v - v.u . ,t.r lu. .i y
nim tor 44 licenses to wnites , T , , , , horses has arrived and are a genuine
, . , , over a week aeoi and which was nor8-B Da8 arri veu aou are a genuine
and b to colored people since traDBCribed bV Mr8. Keestler. nee Plea8ure to look at and admire, if
the 14th day of January. To Mies Ida Weddington, was verged you have a sort of horee mania like
those that4 do -not happen to Thursday night It is quite o com- the writer. " We are pleased with
know the price of license, pliment to Mrs, Keesler, to sav I tia uniform high grade of the
we'll say that they cost three that in the whole Deed " of 8tf?ck. prices of horses, it seems to
dollars, not on time, one dols Trust, which contained about us, are below the range : of .5 cent
lar of which goes to the Reef thirteen thousand words, not cotton even, and the chances for
-rxn . : . . i .xt- a single word was left out. neither every one to own a good one were
lsier oi jeeus, one 10 ine " 1 - , , . r
. . a. . a single comma omitted, and only never better, we think,
county and one to the State. urr ' , J 1
handsomer line of clothing than we;
can' sno w; ana none ' oi tnem can
touch us in prices not by a nvhole
neap. f
I will go to Philadelphia tonight.
lours, &c., r
P, B. Fetzer.
' Today in our display win
dow you will find a new line
of Oxforjcis, also boys' shoes
in kiyici Kid", in all sizes la
bur window you will find Bi
cycle Shoes- " We respectfully
ask that you come .in and see
what we have. Remember
eyery thing, we show you? is
new and; stylish. . , .
Dry
Miller,
Shoe Furnishers.
P. S. Watch our window
New Adverstlsements.
It is a rather singular occurrs
ence that from January 14th After years of untold suffering 'The excursion to Havana is ad
. to March 16 only six licenses oni piles B W Pursell, of Knit- vertieed by Messrs. S wink & White.
were issued to colored; peo
- pie and three of these were
issued on the 16th. of March.
nersvil'.e, Pa., was cured by using a Leslv & Watson have some drs
r r a'cl figures on shoes in their ad. Read it.
iaou, yimf cb auu uusuuaie ooreo are
We are taking stock
but we are selling Furni
ture as clleai) as ever.1
A Narrow Escape.
Thankful words written by Mrs.
Ada E Hart, of Groton. S. D : "Was
readily cured by this famous rem'
' edy. Gibson's Drug Store.
Closing: Up tne JList.
Sheriff Buchanan, for the last
ken with a bad cold which settled while, has been transferring his
on my lungs; cough set in and final different tax receipts, and has been
ly terminated in Consumption, sending out his garnishee papers.
Four doctors gave me up, saying I He staled to a Standard reporter
could live but a short time. I gave this (Friday) morning that he fully
myself up to my Savior, determined intends to advertise for all taxes
if I could not stay with my friends
on earth, I would meet my absent
ones above. My husband was ad-
not paid before the first of April.
Gone to the Cuban War. if f
One of the apents of the fUrniina
vised to get Dr. King's New IJiscpv- BeneTolent Association, in his hu.r,
ery for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds. I gave it a trial, took in all
eight bottles. It has cured me, and
thank God I -am saved and now a
well and healthy ' woman. Trial
bottles free at P B Fetzer's drug
store. .' . 1
Regular size 50c. and
Guaranteed or price refunded.
$1.00.
Dr. Holland Will Not Come.
Dr. R 0 Holland has been in
duced to withdraw his resignation
and remain with his charge in
Jharleston instead of coming to
Charlotte at the call of St. Mark's
Lutheran church. This is , bad
news for St. Marks, it.seems, but it
will doubtless work out for the best
in the end, i
to get off, lost .between the Odell
Mills and the court house his appli
cation case, containing', eight applik
i . i ; i-: ii- :' .
cauons ior insurance in me -asaocia
tion. These applications were signed
6y Messrs. H W Blackwelder. Jnr
W Cress, G W Bost, Jr., C N Cop-,
D L Earnhardt, R A Russell,. D
Henry White, C M Sappenfield. A
liberal reward will be paid for de
livery of these applications at this
office or at the office of the Carolina
Benevolent Association over Lip
pard's grocery stored '
Notice Co. G.! j j
You will appear 'at Armory for
drill at 8:30 p. m Important, j
, Edward Hill, Com.
Mar, 18, i
, i f TT H il .
"vve sea everyining mat goes
with a bicycle," says W-J Hill's ad.
For a bicycle, read Yorke's new
advertisement.
Tablets are the things advertised
by The Racket.
These Are Anions: the Sick.
Mrs. Sheriff Buchanan has been
very sick since last week.
aitor J B Shemll is kept from
his office for several days but we are
glad to learn that he is better this
- v
morning. .
Mr. Ed Cline is kept indoors
nursing a case of la grippe.
Cpme and See.
Bneklen's Arnica saiye.
The Best Salve in, the,'world for
Outs,, Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, . Salt
Rheum, Fever Sores, Tetterd Ohappr
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and ale
kin Eruptions, and positively cures
Viles or no pay required. It isf
guaranteed to give otatisfaction ol
monev refunded. Price 25 cents per
box - For sale at P B Fetzer's Drug t
store,' - ;' - , ,-Y.4 j
Thanking our friends for past patronage!
YOURS
BELL, HARRIS COr
r
President McKiniey has prom
ised, it is said, to give consideration
to the invitation to be at the 20th
of May celebration in Charlotte, It
would be very gratifying to have
the President of the United States
grace the occasion. j
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