Vol. Xi No. 2709
CONCOHl), N. C. TUES DAY, OCTOBER 4 189f?
Whole No 11198
COMMISSIONERS MEET.
The Expenses of. the Ufa: Ruin Still
Com ins Before ThemThe Bids
Handed In for the Construction of
the Iron Bridge at Black's Mill
Another Admittance to the County
Home, -
The expenses caused by our heavy
rain some time ago, such as building
new bridges over small streams, bills
of lumber, repairing forces, etc.,
still continue to come before the
commas jioners this month at their
regular meeting. Bills of this kind,
amounting to at least .$83 . 00,x ac
cording to the ininutes, were ordered
paid, not .counting the expense of
putting in the large iron bridge at
Black's mill over Rocky Rivep. Two
bills each amounting to $25, were
the largest bill presented. One was
for a bridge and abutments on the
public road leading from Poplar
Tent to Pott'j school house. The
other bill was paid to Mr. Jas. K
Deaton for building a bridge on
Buffalo creek. N
Giving to i ha absence of Mr, Ed.
Kestler, Mr. Jno. H Moose, of Ko.1
7 township, acted a3 clerk for the
commissioners. -
Taney Tally, a womun whose
mmd seems to be somewhat de
ranged, and who hes before been in
the county home but is now living
in No. lO&Vnship, was again ads
mitted to tfeCcounty home.
Ten representatives from different
iron bridge companies were present
Monday and banded in their sealed
bids, after making their most cares
ful calculations from the plans and
specifications Tha bridge will be
12 feet wide on the in side, which
will give plenty of room for one
; conveyance crossing. The length of
the bridcre will be 170 feet, besides
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some wooden parts on each side.
The lowest bid for the bridge was
handed in by the King Bridge Co ,
of Ohio, which company built the
one that washed away. Their bid
was $1,994 while the highest bid
was $2297. Besides the iron bridge
there will be a cost or nearly $500
for masonry work and wood works.
The contract was let to the King
Bridge Co., on a condition. As the
county has not the necessary amount
of funda to build the bridge, the
contract will now await the grant
ing of a special tax by our county
before it is made. Tniff action will
require an act of the Legislature.
A special tax will have to be made
or else the county will have to issue
bonds, either action of which re
quires an act of the Legislature.
To Take Charge of the Arlington.
For several weeks Mr. Will Foil,
of this county, and who was re
cently married, has been figuring on
the lease of the Arlington hotel in
Charlotte. From the Charlotte
Observer we see that" the papers will
be signed up, and Mr. Foil will be a
hotel keeper. Mr. Foil is very poplar
with the travelling people and will
no doubt win a ' good amount of
custom. ' We hope success will be
the lot of Mr. Foil in his new bus:
neep, though .he is somewhat ac
quanted with its workings, having
been a hotel clerk for some time.
Bneklen'i Arniea Baire
The Beat 8aive in tk world for
Cuts, Bruises, bores,. Ulcers, Salt
Bheum, Fever Sores. Totter DhAnnfld
Hands, Chilblains, Corns and all
o iin jjrupuons, ana positively cures
-rue or nq pay required. It is
guaranteed to rive statist?
money refunded. Price 25 cents per
oox jc or eaie at v a Fetzera Drue
store,' 6
A WARM TIME
Over at Jit. Ileaant Monday Sisrh
-AMarrlage the Cause of the Tron
hle I'nesian Arrested With a Pistol
In His Hand Snapped at Them Sct
eral Times. " ;
Not for a while has our eastern
neighbor, Mt. Pleasant, had the ex
citement it had on Monday nignt
when a man of, that town became
somewhat unruly and bothersome.
As noted in MondajY Daily
Standard, Mr. Dei Johnson and
Miss Mattie Hinson, both of Ht.
Pleasant, went to Fort Mills last
Saturday night and were marrud .
The case was a slight runaway tffair:.
When the father of the bride learned
of the esse on Monday evening, it
seems that he went into his front
yard or in the streets to express his
hatred and bad feeling towards the
groom's. family, who lived near him .
The man's name who caased the
disturbance was Mr. Hose Hit s;n,
as he is known. His curses dil not
cease for quite a while and were ex
pressed so emphatically, that they
were heard a considerable distance.
Tiring of snch a "warm number''
as this in their town, some persons
went to arrest him. When arrested
ha had a pistol in his hand and
soma of the witnesses, so we are in
formed, testify that he saspptd at
some of the par tie?. Four men share
the braverv of arresting him. ife
was tried before Mayor Moose and
a ledger account amounting to
$6 40 was entered against him, his
security for it having been obtained.
But this did not quiet the angry
spirit of the man, and;he; aga:n
commenced when he got back to his
horns. A" second po.sa had started
to maKe a second attack but the
gentleman very probably realized
that he had already broken our laws
enough and had better call a halt.
Mr. Johnson, the father of tbe
groom was here this (Tuesdav)
morning consulting some parties as
to what action to take against the
man, as it seems that Mr. Hinson
has threatened the life of Mr. Dol
Johnson and also vowed that their
bliss and happiness shall be inters
rupted.
A. Pretty Good Scheme for Them.
The Charlotte News, knowing
well that a large number of our
boys are off at school and besides
that we have never had a football
team, now makes a suggestion to1 us
in order that Charlotte can "wipe us
off the face of the ear tK' as we did
them in base ball last season. Here
is its suggestion:
"The News would suggest that
Col. George Patterson and Mr. Jno.
C Wadsworth, of Concord, rake up
a foot ball team and come over 'the
creek to do battle with us. They
have been so successful with their
base ball .team, it may not be amiss
to make this suggestion.
Iter. Cha. JT. Rankin to Wed.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of . Miss Nettie Mcore
Strickler, daughter of Dr. and Mrs .
Given Brown Strickler, of Richs
mond, Va., to Bey. Chas. F Rankin,
pastor of Oannonyille and Forest
Hitt Presbyterian churches here.
The ceremony will take pJace at
Union Theological Seminary at
Richmond, at 8 o'clock on the even
in? of Oct. 18th. The bride's
father is a professor in the Union
Theological Seminary.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. Clint Ury, of Danville, ar
rived here last night.
Capt. Edward Hill will return
to Jacksonville tonight.
Mr. W 'J Moose, the photog
rapher who once lived at this place,
is here today. -
Mrs. W R Barker, of Salisbury,
spent last night with her friend,
Miss Nannie Alexander. .
Mr. Clayton Brown, of Salisbury,
is speeding several days in our city
on business. -
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A FRESH iSUPPLY Oif
EESE
FERS
And Cakes
Received. They are fine. Try them.
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Ervin & Morrison
0R0CER5
A SPLENDID MEETING
In Projriss .it Forest Hill Superin
tendent Klrhman Again I'a!ts
Charge More Jfew Machinery
Placed.
Forest Hill Correspondence,
Rev. Bagley, of Gastonia, came in
Monday evening and filled thepnl
pit at Forest Hill M. 15. church,
preaohing ft yery fine sermon. He
will assist R?,v. Arnold in his meet-
ings, through the week. Much in
terest was manifested at last mght'd
meeting, there being seven cenvers
sions.
Mr. W R Odell is spending the
day out of town, on business.
Mrs. M H Overchsh has moved
her family to Saliebary. We look
for them to return in'about ten
days. - ,
Mr. Thoa. Kirk man is again at his
post at the bleachery, after a long
spell of sickness. 1 . ,
Mrs. J M Mabery left Monday
for McAdensville to visit her son,
Mr. Frank Mabery.
Messrs. "Osgood and;Shea left Sun
day after placing a lot of near mai
chinery in the mill. We found
them to be very clever men, as well
as fir8t-clas8machinist8.
MRS. BATCHELOR DEAD.
A Widowed Mother Called at 22 Tears
From Two ChildrenJoined the
Church Two Weeks Ago. -
Mrs. Emma Batchelor died at her
home in Oannonyille at an early
hour this (Tuesday) morning. She
had been battling against ' that
insidious disease, consumption, to
which she at last yielded, as above
stated. Some two weeks ago she
embraced the Christian's hope and
was received into the Presbyterian
church by baptism under the minis
trations of Rev. C F Rankin who
will conduct the funeral rites at 9
olock Wednesday morning.' Her
mortal remains will be placed in the
Presbyterian cemetery by the side of
those of her husband, who preceded
her about one year ago.
Mrs. Bachelor was young in,yearr,
but abonc 22. She leaves two par
entless children who are the recipi
ents of great sympathy and pity by
all who kno 3 the kindly tenderness
due such unfortunate little ones.'
Cf
WA
Pooring: In
Our immense stock
of Fall -and Winter
goods are "pouring in
daily, both, on Dry
Goods and Clothing
sides.'
Cannon & Fetzer
Company,
Give us your ear and we
Five
M itti
Cuts
FURNITURE is theiurden of our song. We study it by
day, we dream of it by night. Our highest imbition
a business way is to give the good people of Concord and
country for miles around the advantage of a FURNI
TURE STORE EXCELLED BY NONE and EQ UALL
ED, by few in North Carolina
Buying in car lots for spot cashfrom the best factories
in the United States gives us a long lead in the direction
that inter ests buyers. We have the BEST STOCK the
best prices that has ever been
,
customers- . . -
Weihanh our friends for the splendid- trade given us
in the past, Wehopp,by close attentiou to your interest
to merit it in the future-
Dont failto seethose handsome u Golden Oaks." Come
and see us. we will do imu tennd,
Bell, Harris-Company.
FALL
DISPLAY.
Miss McKnight is in
charge of our millinery
departm e n t a g a i n.
Having srent several
weeks in the northern
cities she is able to
show you the latest in
millinery. All are in
vited to our fall dis
play Wednesday, Oct.
5th.
Vevy respectfulb
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will tell 7ov the reason whir.
our pleaeure to offer our
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fit