Vol. X No.
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MERIDUNPOSTS. ' 1176,
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LEE LEAVES
AT 12.30 O'CLOCK TO-DAY BY
OKDER OF GOVERNMENT,
Message late Awaillng; Announce"
iiientTliatI.ee Is Safe Aboard Cuba
Have Independence.
Spc- A from the Charlotte Observer to
Standard.
THE
Gen. Lee was ordered to leaye
Havana- at 12:30 o'c'ock to-day.
Meesage will go in late, jfreaumably
awaiting meBsage that Lee has left
Havana, possibly, too, on account of
a strong fight among Republicans in
Congress to the Presidents idea?.
Many members fay or both indepen
and intervention.
Cuban Junta brings the message
declaring that Cuba will fight the
United Sate before accepting any
thing short of independence.
The Standard has made arrange
ment to furnish any special item of
news that may occur till late every
evening. A bulletin board may be
expected in front of this office con
taining news of vital importance,
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COUNTY COM MISS1 ONER 8
Hold Tbelr Hesrnlnr Idonlbly Meet-
ing: ana Transact the Usnal Amount
of Bnslnss and Some Tblon of
Especial Interest.
Besides the business as noted
Tuesday, the following Hat takers
were appointed :
No. 1. Jaa. F Harris.
' 2 J Mack Caldwell.
3 Gk O Goodman .
4. FedCline: ;
5. A H Penninger.
7. D W Honeycutt.
8. AW Moose.
9 G F Barnhardt.
10.- Harvey Dor ton.
ll.-W S White,
No. 12 TowksHIp.
Ward L W F A Prcpst,
j i4 2 D M Dry.
3 OA Pitts.
- S 4G Ed Kestler.
Upon motion it ws ordered that
tb.3 proposition for the meridian post
be accepted.-
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To D Erected at Concord for the Vne
"r surveyors-A Valuable Im.
provement.
As noted in tbe proceedings of the
County Commissioners, our county
has accepted the proposition from
Mr: J A Holmes, the State Geolo
gist lor the erecting of meridian
posts at this place. The great ad
vantage has also been stated through
our columns. In order that the
citizens of the county throughout
may know what it is costing, and
wnat it will be, we will give a con
deneation of the contract with the
county.
The cost of the posts to the coun
ty is to be only S25.00and the State
agrees to set aside a sum as large or
larger lor paying all expenses not
covered by the S25 00 which may
be necessary for making a complete
magnetic map.
The United States Coast Survey
also agrees to furnish for this work,
without cost, one of the most skilled
experts in the government emnlov
and a full set of the- most accurate
and costly instruments made in
this country.
It is also promised that the work
will be done as thoroughly and as
economically as possible and in case
tne cost is even greater than was
estimated, in no case will the coun
ty be asked to appropriate anything
more than the 525 00 appropriated.
JNo part of the work shall be
paid; for until after the work of net
ting up the meridian posts has been
completed and accepted satisfac
tory.
A torpid 1 ver robs von nf amo
tion and rums your -health. ! De
Witt's Little Eariy Risers cleanse
tbe liver, cure constipation and all
stomach and liver troubles.
Gibson's Drue Store.
For Over Fifty ykam
Mrs. . Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by
umuons or motners for their child
ren while teething, with perfect suc
cess. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea, It will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately. Sold by
druggists in every part of the world,
Twenty-fiye cents a bottle, Be sure
nd ask for "Mrs. Winslows SootU
ir.g Syrup," and take no other kind.
asy to Take
asy o Operate
Are featarapecnllfflfto Hood's Pills. Small In
. 2C, tasteless, efficient, thorough. As one man
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Lecture at Patterson's Mill.
Mr. Holland ThomDson. of thin
place, delivered a lecture at the
school house at Patterson's Mill on
Tuesday night. The subject of his
lecture was "North Carolina," in
the broad sense of the word. It was
a descriptive lecture and the map of
the Old North State was drawn be
fore them. The lecture was, of
course, interesting and gave the, pu
pils of the school some new j data
about our State. !
FOR SALE BY
Ervin & Morrison
GR0CER5
OUR CLOSING OPENINGS.
Misses Bracben Zxuar close
x"-" ,ne Season Willi
-oveiy nunnery Display.
It is not an empty saying that
M .L A. t .
Piij reamers make nrettv hira
There's no ose in-having, any but
pretty girls, when we bear in mind
mat we have so many comnletP mil
linery stands.
Misses Brachen and Alexander
have just had their nrand opening
in which a baahful fellow stojd nn
chance to see. . , -
Calling on Miss Brachen Taeadav
we found the spirits serene on the
most p osperona openinz ever fin-
joyed, by her. The eje was filled
witn all that would inspire dreams
of lovely woman.
1 At Miss Alexander's we found a
profusion of exquisite beauty, the
natural and the artificial foreume.
Dots, violets arid evergreens all inter
spersed so that onr Vision -hu4 to .be
v4ou uj noiueTo uetect the differ
ence. All were busy touchimr here
ana mere, to put on tbe finish to
hat whicn mtkes superlative loveli-
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new. we took a souvenir of a new
style of bonnet .that was also new
when the ' writer was new and came
away reproaching: ourself for not
feasting the eyes every day at these
stations of beauty.
80 lb Grade worth 25 cents yard, our
price cents. Closed out an- -other
lot of 25 Rolls, and
oan give yoa best: bar
gams in Matting
you ever had.
Another lot of Jap Matting Linen
warp, Tokans Medalion, 'lluby
and Onyx, new patterns
up to date.
Cannon & Fetzer
Company.
NO WAR YET.
said. f ' never know
havt akena pili tm it is all
over." 25c. C. I. Ilood & Co.,
, Proprietors, Lowell. Mass'
nie only pills to take with Hood's Sarsaparilla. ;
IP
DIUS
JJuSrii,StLES prove the ffreai
1 rjrsawnXa sells because it
'Vl--iesflRAT CURES '
MT. PLEASANT NEWS
As Gathered By Onr Correspondent
1 mere. $
The Cornet Club has receiver!
two more callb to furnish music for
commencement exercises one from
North Carolina College and! one
from Yadkin Mineral Springs
Academy at Palmerville. j
Mrs. James Misenheimer, of Char
lotte, is visiting at her father's,
iq. a U McAllister. ;
"April Fools" were in abundance
ast nday. Nineteen aroused
themselves from their neaceful
slumbers as early as 3 o'clock that
morning. It did Mont Ammna
Seminary up in fine shape and left
town, lney got ashamed of them
selves. School was suaDendfid that.
evening tto prevent any morel ex
posures. . r j
Mr. L A Lentz informs us that in
case Uncle Sam does not declare
war within a few weeks ho will
move his family to Norwood, where
he will engage in the manufacture
J a j "i m . '
ui ipxuie gooas. rne mill, site has
been procured and contains over
one hundred acres. A Nother
Tne Message to Go In Touay Wants
Armed InterlerencesCon$rress May
: Differ and Cause Delay.
; The President's message weiit into
Congress today ( Wednesday). It
is undersiood to recommend armed
intervention and argues against reci
Ognition of independence at this
time. He thinks the United States
should supervise bffiirs on the
island till a substantial form of
government can be inaugurated .
There is much speculation as to
what Congress will do? in the way of
acceding to his plans. It i8 moje
than probable that there will be
that diversity of plans 'and clashing
of opinions that will stae off any
decisive action for some days to
come. On the whole the prospects
are more favorable to no immediate
war than on Tuesday.
Armory Moved.
I The armory of the Cabarrus Light
Infantry has been moved . from the
room in rear of Gibson's drug store
to the rooms upstairs over Fetzer's
drug store. The change was made
on account of the dampness of the
room, woich caused th e guns to rus t
somewhat.
In Beauty, "Quiality
j or Price .
Is our handsome stok of fitvliah
shoesfor men's wear. We have them
in all widths and siz-s in fine French
Calf, Vici-Kid and Rusaefc kt.h
for sprine and summer wear, with
modified Bullndotf, Ruerbv. Lndrraro
Newport,- Coin and French plain
Toes, (Latest Toep.)
We can suit anyone and evervnrm
in town from our fine stock.
Respectfully.
Dry Miller,
- Shoe Furnishers.
Nov For Business
Through Stock taking,
and flndin? balance on right side, we doff our hats tmd ofl-r
roll up our Eleeves, and we are after you for ,r hn..-. .u.
Furniture end House Furnishing Line. BuvW a, w Ho 5 M, " ,
spot, cash sites us a long leal over small dealer. We t n
business during the year '98 than any previous year of our existence. We
have the stock, We have the prices, we have the rabbit ioot mth the
horse sho3 thrown in. We are not giving away gooJs neither are we
selling goods at or below cost We are in the busineas for the money
we can make out of it. If you want a
Suit of Furniture,
Poplar, Oak, Walnut, Birch, Birds'
Eye Mapbor Mahogany, we can suit you in quality and price. If
you want a
Parlor Suit
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Ranging in price- from 816.00 to .75.00. Call
and see us. If you wznt a Side Board. Ward Robe, Cylinder Top Boole
Case, Office Desk, Extension or Parlor Table, Picture or Picture Frames.
Easels or what nots, don't fail to see us. Shou'd ' ;need a
The United States Senate Com
mittee has found, by a vote of 19 to
17, that Senator Hanna is guilty of
bribery in obtaining his seat. Let
him be ousted as quick as the time
can be spared from Cuban affairs.
Baby Carriage
In your; business, we thinklwB nave ihe
bast line in the State to select from.
Cook Stoves.
The Star Leader4Tisrsaid; to be the best.
Twenty years guarantee on fire back. Look at them,'and you will .'buy
them when you hear the price
Baby Renders. Boy Wagons, and every thing to bei'found in a Fira..
Class Furniture Stored Call and see us.
BeI!,SHarris:&rCom n,i nv
Our Mr,f Belli will answer 11 calls dayrorlnight in the
DndertakingDepartment. "
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