Vol. XlI. -No. 2738
CONC01U, N. C. FRIDAY, JUNE 17 1898
Whole No
TWO BOMBARDMENTS.
Siiutiuco Gels n 'lliirrt Hose anilfai-
intiroiiu a Second Half a Million
1'oiiihIm of; Projectiles Ilurled at
jtiiUKO Poor Sjmniard Sur
?riil to Find Himself in Camp at
Uuafitinamo.
Admiral Sam peon bombarded
Santiago for the third time Thurso
day morning about daylight.
At midnight before the Yesuvius
tried her hand again and sent two
charges of gun cotton of 250 pDunds
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PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. Robert Sappenfield came
over from Charlotte this morning to
visit relatives.
, Presiding Elder Brooks arrived
in oiir city this "morning and will
spend Sunday here, having come to
hold quarterly conference.
Miss McLinn, one of the teach
A Flensing Letter. I
We tase the privilege of publish-
iing the following nrivate letter be- Mrs. Garrison has returned to
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lieving that the author will surely ner nome at .Bessemer.
oe much less offended than Misa Annin fihinn oirnm.
surprisea at our exercise or a ques J F Shinn, is vesitin at Mr. L D
tionable privilege. Our apology is Duval's.
that an endorsement from such
source is sufficient temptation. , Oar
defense is that there is more in few
words aa to the relation of the
schools and the press than we usu-
allv find, and that it contains news
h over the ridge and dropped of ; - .
tUm in the bay with the hopa of the College that we most gladly pre-
destroying some of the Spanish tor- 8ent: to the public:
pedo boats The peculiarity of this Mt. Pleasant N. C , June 16, '98. ers at Elizabeth college, left this -fch.an regular TDrice
txpiueivy its mat ii uiuacb uu repurur skit, u u Darner. I - K-. vj vm niu
Miss Mvrtice Thorn Dson at Salis-
This Ought
to interest
the men.
THIN GOODS FOR HOT
: ' WEATHER.
BLACK ALPACCA -BLACK
SICILLIAN
BLACK BRILLIANTENE
COATS .
AND
REGULARS, - STOUTS
SLIMS.
All at 33 "oer cent less
Job lot of Mn"h n.ir
i j i ii. u:i I a xt rt I uxihh lvivmce xnomnsnn at wan k
rnart ikip rat.t .m oury, alter spending a short while uuc nail Liit?ii
two chirges made . no report. The erally pretty- bay, but I DBnally ?f w" "Br f. ycuuoi
third chaige siruok near the mouth
find time to devote to The Stand-
Cline.
nF-thp hurhnr and nnpnPd an -prior- nuu Dcmum lttU fcU uo
u n. mu i waraea wnen lao so. i want o ex-
1 Trpsfl m v hiirh annrniaf.inn nf thp
bardment beyan at 5:25 and lasted , , f r . .
worit you are uoing, ana or your
success in editin? a first class week-
projectil weighing 500,000 pounds ly of high moral tone. Also I want
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were uea m tne aicaCK. It was tfi thank von for thP tia 1 ttln mon
terrific and it is belieyed did torri tibn of the college and ita work in
ble havoc to the feriifications. One this week's issue. I often think that
ia Hftirf tn "hnvp hr-rn tntallv dfistrnved. I r.hfl nrp.psi and nnr fnafifntinna nf
El Morro was spired as Lieutenant learning e.ro rncre intimately related
Hobson and his men are said to be than is generally understood. The
there, otherwise it is believed it press stands for enlightenment and
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would be little less than a pile of furnishes good reading at small cost Jryi 11 & rXOYXSOW
rum?, xne cspaniaras nrea viffor ana tne colleges ana otner scnoois
ously but hit nothing. Not a ship make intelligent readers. So here we
was struck and not a man was hurt! go. Success to vou. Oar prosneots
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on our side. They were silenced for next year are brighter and more
quickly, but when the fleet moved encouraging than since I have been
the Spaniards came out of hiding connected witn the institution.
and fired a number of shots without
reaching the fleet.
The Texa?, Marblehoai and the
Suwanea bombarded the brick fort
and the earthworks at Caimarena ut
Guantima bay about 2 o'clock in the
afternoon for one hour and a half.
V After knocking tha fort pretty
well to pieces tbe Tezas threw in a
12-inch shell, almcet demolishing
the fort . ' Th9 Marblehead then
drew clo3ernd drove the Spaniards
from the earthworks.
During the afternoon a half
starved Spaniard came into the
camp at Caimarena desiring to be
fed but expecting to be killed. He
Yours truly,
' M G G Scheree
Snake Stories.
Mr. J R Biggers reports to ua a days ago. Coot had succeeded in
snake story. They are all taken getting a few miles on the ether side
with a grain of salt but Mr. Biggers of Lexington and had eat down on
says you may take two grains of the railroad and fallen asleep. The
salt with this and it will save the southbound train Wednpcdav
better. He was with some harvest morning struck him, hurling him
hands Tflumiay that had a buoket off on the ground. He was knocked
of water near some larere rocks, senseless. The flesh is torn on his
When they returned
black snake 6 feet 9
seeming to be after a drink himself, was seriously hurt, but all hopes for
His snakeship was immediately dis his recovery are now entertained.
patched, which was an act of mercy H wa8i by the aid of a number of
Serge Coats and
Goats and Vests.
Extra length coats
for preachers and oth
er Professional men.
Its bad economy to
wear your high priced
X3d V V D U1 U 111 tllia
sweltering weather.
One days wear in this
extremely hot weath
er injures a nice suit
more than a weeks
wear in ordinary
weather.
You can be more com
fortable at loss cost in
The Escapee! Convict in Jail. AC UlCtl S ULLLIIlt?! UULU"
Supervisor Herbert Smith re- fit. v
turned Thursday night with Coot Crash Suits $2.00 Up.
Cannon & Fetzer
Fresh
SARATOGO
CHIPS
Made out of New Potatoes.
Hot Stuff,
AT
GR0CER5
Fitzgerald, the negro convict who
escaped from the chaingang several
I
YOU FURNISH THE FEET: "
WE DO THE REST.
That's ail we ask you to do f sq
uish the feet. We will not only icy
the rest, but we will do it well foxc
$2.50
We have everything in Oxfords
except your feet.
Company.
An ounce of satisfaction is wcirifc?
a ton of talk. Satisfaction goss
with every pair of shoes we sell.
Respectfully,
Dry; Millei
Shoe Furnishers.
uenerai uraer I
NO.
they found a neck somewhat and his arm is bad- np, 0 if- '
inches long, lybrdised. It was thought that he 1 0 1 ne PeoPIe Living In Concord, Cabarrus County
and Forty Miles Around.
for hp wan an loan that t.n tpll Vn'a persons, lodged in iail and will verv
was very much pleased at his treat. girth dimen8ion8 wouId oil the probably have to stay there a week
atory. I or two before he is taken back to the
chaingang. Coot dreaded to see
raent and said he and many others
would have come before but they
did not ixnecfe anvthinar but to bf
killed.
.-A
Th First Regiment How Equipped.
We nofca the following from War
Correspondent Fred Merritt:
The complete equipment for the
First North Carolina regiment, with
the exception of a change of rifles,
has been received, which consists of
blankets, aiguillettee, blouses, chev
rons, canvars fatigue coats, canvass
trousers, Canton flannel drawers,
campaign hat?, legging, blue flannel
shirts, cotton undershirts, muslin
eMrts, sewed shoes, cotton and
oalen socks, suspenders, stripes,
rnbber ponchios, axes, hatchetSj
lves, spades, stoves, camp kettles,
tents, colors, whistles and hand lit
ters. None of the other regiments
are yet completely equipped .
The heavy criticisms, a3 they ap
peared in the News and Observer,
were shown to General Arnold,
whereinhe was charged as being a
featherbed officer . The next morn-
la5 he moved out to camp and es
blighedhis headqaarters.
Mr. M O Sherrill informs us that Herbert Smith, and, it ii thought, y
his brother. Mr. Tom Sherrill, who W0U1Q nave wiea 10 maKe nis e8CaPe
Uyes near Mill Hill, killed a copper irom ine irain naa nel;Dfta a Sooa
head snake some days ago which oaance
measured 3 feet and 7 inches
length and 7 inches around his body.
Attention !
are hereby commanded to report at once, if not earlier to-
House of
Be!!9 Harris Compaey
And inspect the handsomest line of Bed Koom Sets in
The ailstes Have a Time.
One of the busiest, most winning
little scenes in the town has been at
Craven Bros', store yesterday and to
day;
To see the little lasses with their
sleeves up playing the future mis
tresses of households and making
biscuits for dear life no, for that
pretty miniature Buck range has
been interesting enough to hold the
attention of aome of our bachelors.
We regret that we could not linger
around more ourselves.
Quite a Display of Irig-htnlng-.
It was quite an exciting time in
the central telephone office Thurs
day evening while we were getting
our good rain. The lightning seemed
to strike the wires considerably. Odc
time six balls of fire could be counted
coming out of the lightning arrester.
The reports were almost as loud as
Tbe Firemen's Tournament.
The 10th Annual Convention
Una State Firemen's Association Ok, Walnut, Mahogany,
will be held at Goldsboro on July
26th, 27th and 28th. This occasion
is quite enjoyable not only to the
Fireman, but also to the people,
and a large crowd always attends.
Salisbury's City Editor Married.
; Mr. Leroy Smith, city editor c f
the Salisbury Sun, was mauled on
Wednesday evening to Mis3 Valda
Malone, in Franklin. Miss Malone
is from Salisbury but was visiting
relatives at Franklin.
Jay Sims Selected.
! There are 30 applications handed
:p to Adjutant General Cowles by
telegraph operators in tne United
States Signal Corps, but only 10 are
wanted. The Adjutant General has
already announced that he has
selected Jay Sims and three others,
Bird's Eye Maple
' and Curley Bircisi
Ever shown in Concord. Parlor Suits, Ward Eobes, China. Clouts
Side Boards Extension Tables, Parlor Tables, Hat Backs, Easv?
creens, Rocking Chairs, Diners and Common Chairs, Beds, Dtsssgr
Bureaus, Wash Stands, Picture Frames and everything to be fonnc! m
a first Class furniture store.
LOW PRICES,1 :
GoL Com inrn 304150
WHEN IN NEED OF.ANyTHIKG IN" THE UTDES
TAKING DEPARTMENT DCN'T FAIL TC;C ALL ON BELI
QO. g
Store. 'Phone-1:
5feJ53SS?1f "JP1! are guaranteed to stop
cJie ln20 mlnntes tDe cent a dos
the shot of a pistol.
; leaying only six more to be selected.