Vol. Xw No. 272
OONCOU1, N. C, MONDAY, MAY 5 1808
Whole No 1178
SOLDIERS FAREWELL!
A GRAND EXERCISE IN THE
COURT HOUSE 8ATUROAY
EVEN I NG TEARS
STOOD IN THE
EYES of MANY.
Devotional Exercise Held Sunday
Kveniner The Soldiers Tdrned Out
in Full After Quartering? In Their
aijd sentimental songs around the
camp fires. ;
He announced that the ladies
would now present the flag madVby
their own hinds, and he hoped that
it would be returned without a stain
of dishonor.
Misses Lallah Hill and Fannie
Young then rose and presented the
flag to Capt. Hill, who in feeling
terms receiyed it and pledged the
fihftrart.Ar lft.ftf.0 wprp hrnnrrkf. ?nfni
Christian profession and faith in the
army of Noi them Virginia. .
The prayers of the. pious would
0 with them and hallow every scene
in their soldier life. He' exhorted
them to fight a good fight and keep
the faith and invoked the blessings
of heaven to brine them all bade or
be the comfort of any that might
fall. iT - . -
"Am I a 8oldier of the Cross,"
was sung, when Dr. Davis most feel
fidelity of the company that not a
stain of dishonor should .soil its sir ingly addressed them. The occass
cred folds. He took special pride ion brought no joy, no pleasure to
in the fact that it was made bv the him. War brings sadness. For each
Armory Sunday wiRht They Bade daughters of women who had with Qeparung one
home and desolated nearts.
We Have
YOU FURNISH THE FEE C
- WE DO THE REST.
will do it well for
Company.
some special That' all we ek you to do c r-
there is a desolated thmgsm ladies' ana Muses' nish the feet. We wiif not on y da
a ' ji i - mxtoitls ana sanaais. Jirsr, uthe rear, out we
nviaiilt;siiu i"CHs inrrncn. : lainillAl taminina hflvniom maris om . . nntf linntanma ma Af 7oiffu V. ftll
Th citizens of Concord and the pretented flage to our soldier father. e A , , ... " ' ler"8 Oxfords, m Black and
count, met m the court house at 2 Col Means responded to cal. and J"" SLlLS wl vesting tops. Also
o.j iL -oi.u 4 4 j f . , . . A. uB-wyum umc vmiBMBUBmo plain ana parent ieacner trim-
p.-m., Saturday the 30th to extend expressed his admiration for the of ftlK med ot popnlar prices.
to Capt. Edward Hill and his com- young men who sprang forward at There are right and wrong motives Second, a good soft Kid
pany, the Cabarrus Light Infantry, the first call of their country. He that lead men to war. The cause Strap Sandal, turned sole,com
formal courtesies on the occasion of urged to gallant soldiery and recited now is not to take vengeance-on the fortable and stylish at $1.
ki0;Q Just the thine for honse wear.
rA Lf bo; m n ufc -A if L torritorir ik i. Lots of comfort and seryicE
mi . m I ' i . . . i I . i f Vta vuotno rf onffavimr I IOT Qi 1111)16 ,11 OneV..
mere was a prolusion or nowers, wun veins iuu 01 ngnting oiooa. ; umo Lu tuo QueuuK Lots of children's and misss
and deft hands arranged them in Mr. H S luryear being called also namamty. bpaio nas gunerea ope3 Qxfoids and strap sandals,
bouquets while the company lingered spoke tcehngly of the readiness of MU UVU 01 in" IuuauuautB 01 ua black and tan.
intk m.rnh. thpir rtflnmift to a nII frnm lU u B,ttlu UJ Y OH Can mid Wttat , VOU
ci j t i.t. -i . , . half that number. Drive her out of want here, and the prices all
At 2:20 they filed into the aisle in coantry to deliver the oppressed , . ;-4U u u waui uc, ami mo ltOD a"
martial order und were seated on tne I from the cruel hands of ruthless m. 1. . ,1
- - , - - --- , me veneraoie aivme mvosea r Cik
right middle tiers of seats. tyrnnny.. He reminded them that nni1,; uPHain(y nn thptT1 with thp VdnnUIl XX. rCLZCr
At 2:30 Mayor Crowell called the they were the sons of fathers who special prayer that all might return
meeting to order. Rev. W 0 Alexs acquitted themselves in defense of to us.
andtr led in prayer. I their sense of right. 1 Ev. Alexander felt that the pa-
Mr. M H H Caldwe 1 said he was 1 tience of the hearers might be taxed
addreBS to the company, and iutro. not able to counsel the; young men already but being especially asked
duced the speaker of the day, Eav. in matters of war, but v his first imi for some parting counsels he would
J D Arnold, who addressed Capt. pression in childhood was of the do injustice to such requests, and-to
Hill, the companv and the audience horrors of war. He warned them the fullness of his own heart were
in his eloquent way i that the Spaniard is treaoheroos ef to De silent. ;
rr t j . ,1. . - . -j 1 j . , ' . . , I i He urged serious coaaideration of
He referred to the peculiar mci- and would stab yon in the dark. He ' , fe , . ,
i .xi. . J , j xi service to the God of battle. A good
dent that the stars and stripes are to had lived among them. But they t . . . . , ,
, , , ' J Christian could not be a bad eoldier.
all the symbol of national glory and were cowardly and cruel. He hoped He ve them biapartibg blessing
also the blue coats the pride of our none would ever fall into Spanish an(j his hope for a safe return,
soldiery, while in the late war they hands. Rev. Arnold followed with a most
were lcoked upon as the embodiment ; Professor Lewis having been re- tender and fervent prayer,
of the enemy. But no matter under quested to represent the Concord Ly AU Hail the Power of Jesus
what flig the true man marches he ceum made a brief but very intruc- Nanc," was then sung with a hearty
is the same. tiye speeph, reviewing the Spanish will and Bev. Alexander closed the
Fitzhugh Lee, (great applause) cnaracter through the leading bis- meeting with the benediction,
said the speaker, would be the same toric periods of the nation. Spain- : they bid 4.LL farewell.
Lee in blue and marching under; today, said the speaker, is the 6 pain Capt. ti ill and his company, the
Old Glorv that he was in the t?rav. of everv neriod. of her historv in Cabarrus Light Iufantry, were in
and under the cross of the Confed. point of character. The battle crv. readiness this (Monday) morning finest cargo of Golden Oak Suits ever shown in this part of North Ca,
erate battle flag. The stars and said he, is "Uod defend the rights u-OXJ u V1"' ""
with an immense mrong 01 citizens
We have everything in Oxfor&c
except your feet.
An ounce of satisfaction is wortfe.
a ton or taiir. oaueiaunuu
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
Dry Miller;
Shoe Furnishers.
All a Mistake.
Our "War Car, City of Knoxville," is safe in port, loi d jd with thei
stripes were the glory of every hero The cause is the highest impulse of
of the land from Washington doxin humanity and the United States is
to the late Vance. None despised the representative of liberty and
it, though once held aloft by an in- right. I
vading enemy. He would be with them, but
In responding to this the first call there is as yet no crisis that would
they were but true to Southern he- demand the abandonment of respons
roism to be in the front for the de- sible stations in life
fense of a good cause. . Sunday evenings services.
He deplored war, but believed the At r the appointed hour, 4 15
Buler of the Universe sometimes 0ciock, Capt. Hill and his company
unsheaths the sword and puts it marched into the First Presbyterian
into the hands of brave men to cut church at the gentle tap cf the
down the incorrigible. : drum, followed by the signal corps
- He attributed the growth, the in full dress uniform and were
atno.. "nrf ft nrpflticp nf nnr na. seated :n the tront miaaie pews.
; tion to the fact that God was recog
nized and the stars and stripes were
the emblems of right.
The choir sang "Only an Army
Bother.,, Bev Thompson made an
appropriate prayer. Nearer My
God to Thee'' was then sung. Rev.
He anticipated the tender recol- Rankin read Eph. 6, 10 24. Rev.
lections that Would crowd into their
hearts as they remembered the
scenes and the endearments of home
and thought many would sing of the
4 Girl I Left Behind." Get her
picture, said the speaker, and a Bi
ble. Carry both near the heart and
draw happiness in solitude from
both. !
He urged the singing of patriotic
!
Arnold then addressed the soldier
boys. He had not expected agaiaj to
witness such a scene and knew that
the hearts of the whole community
throbbed with his in anxious solem
nity.l But soldier life is not neces
sarily a training school of yiee. ;
! Lee; Jackson, Gordon and a score
of our great leaders w( re Christian
men; In the late war there were
some of the fineet types of Christian
that literally lined the streets from
the square to the depot, where there
was almost a pack.
The Veterans had resolved on
Saturday to meet and escort the
volunteers to the depot. Capt.
Caldwell at the head of 67 of them,
kept step to the drum and fife, the
latter being played by Mr. Noah
Correll, using the same tunes that
he used to escort the Cabarrus Black
Bovs and the Cabarrus Guards to
the depot in 1861. :
When the veterans arrived at the
depot they opened rants through
which Capt. Hill led his gay and
dashing young men, in all the pride
of j youthful chivalry greeted by
cheer upon cheer by their senior
warriors.
Two cars were on the siding into
which the company was comforta bly;
placed. While in waiting for
the train, there was hand-shaking
in farewell greeting with commin
glad impulses of tender grief, calm
thoughtfulness and bouyant levity.
s The train movedofi at 6:37 amid
the waving of hats and handker
chiefs and kisses from the finger-
jj (Concluded on Second Page.)
Una. She was not captured by the Spanish FJeet of high prices as res
ported. ,
She was safely guarded into port by our Gunboat, "High PrksE
Exploder," with 100 mattresB, aboard, at prices xanging from $1.25 to
$15.00. Hearing is believiner, seeing is the ra'ied truth. Yon can hear
from anyone that has ever been in our store that we have the "stuff' an
we make the prices. ' . r
What we say unto one we say unto all . Come and see.
Bell, Harris & Company.
P. S. we are still m the undertaking busi-
ness at the old stand. See Bell.
Residence Phone 96.
StoreJ?bone 12.