Arrival of Trains, Mr. S .1 n,kM "ir
The following change of schedule took 1 Jnv T 7 wmr- 18
Effect Dec 4. 1898, 12 o'clock. 3uite ck. . It is feared that he has
NORTHBOUND.
No. 8 arrives at o oz a mf
it
No
it
36
"12"
38
- 62
SOUTHBOUND.
37 arrives at 8 49 1 -m,
11 ..." "1123atm,
It O CO
"10 00 a m.
" 7-69 p m,
8.53 p m, -"
10 40 p m (ireigm)
typhoid fever.
; -Mrs. V H Walking ha3 returned
to her home at Rameeur, after vieit
ing at Mr. WR Harris9.
7
35
61
No
it
it
8 53 p'm,
9.20 p m,
6.30 a m, (freight)
All persons indebted to Dr
Archly by account wilt please set
tle same at once. W G Means."
See notice of the sale on next Sat
urday, at th rtarannanra rf T?nrA.u
. 30, and 38 stop only. at Char vf , . .
lotte, Concord, ba.isDury, ureensDoro "-o uuuu ai vauuunviiie.
and Danville, rasseneers ior local
points between these stations will ha ye to
use the other trains. ... , .
Wade Barrier, City Editor.
TELEPHONE NO. 71.
ESTABLISHED 1842;
: Having failed to get 4he room in
the Litaker building, the Episcopa
lians will not have their bazaar this
week.
From the Charlotte Observer we
see that the wife of Mr; H E Pope
died Monday, being about 24 years
of age. Mr. Pope lives in the South
ern part of Cabarrus near Clear
Creek postoffice.
Another firm in today's issue
Anything in JEWELRy or SILVER WARE that is desirable may
be found here. We give a list of a few things and from tims.to
time will give others. . , . .
Plain Gold Rings from 50c to $8.00. A large variety of Set
Rings Emerald Amethyst, Pearl, Opal and Diamonds, ranging in
price from 75c. to $35.00. . . . . . : .
All goods sold by us will be engraved free of charge. . " .
CORRELL, THE JEWELER.
Don't fail to stop and look at our window. It will interest you.
Santa Claus' Headquarters.
GENTLE READER
SING THEIR OWN PRAISE."
06 years before the
comes forward with an interesting walking through my two stores, filled
flHrprtiBOmanf fr tw cu-Jto the ceiling with CHRISTMAS Goods.
rvv u oia.iuai u o French Perfumery from 5c. to $5 00 per
readers. This time it is Di. J P bottle, Baskets from 5c. to $2 00. Musi-
Gibson, and bis ad. appears on the ??LBnr' l ITSft
American Veovle iocai Pa&e under Mr. .W C Correll's. $25.00 Begina Music Box. ' Pictures.
' 1 I 1 I Tframaa m,r ATolallirma of nnVoo tn milt
un) and on .top lie placed the' soldier's
cap. He then retired a few paces to a
m, . . . , .. L large oak tre "uid sat down to await
This is not an advertisement, advertise i events. He lull v realized his situation
inents exaggeiate. This is a plain state- .,nd although hope had not altoth. r
ment of facts that any one can ventv by ' lefthkn.he was f all VDersuaded that death
urked near at. hand .and his five sense
were keenly., alert to every eisrht and
sound in his vicinity. The rustling of a
leaf, rhe. crackling of a twig, the noot-
ing of an owl.- the piercing cry of th-
nigbt-hawk, the growling of a bear, the
chattering of a squirrel, the siehing of
Choosing
Christmas
Presents
jFrom our complete stock of
FURNITURE will be easy,
jis there are so many NoveUies
io handsome Rockers, CombU
Ration Book Cases, Ltdies'
Writing Desks, Sideb ards.
A Lamps and Chamber Sets ihat
56 years of Honest
dealing.
56 years used by the
World's greatest
c::, musicians
CHAS. Mf. STlEFF,
Piano Manufacturer,
Charlotte Branch Wareroom, 213 N.
Tnon Street.
C H WILMOTH. Manager.
. - A '
SHORT LOCALS.
r On Monday afternoon, the
I L!l. 1 :i . l t 1 P. WW TVUXliU W
orse, wnne nucnea lo ine launary dozen for every man, woman and
wagon, became excited and took a
potion to test his rate of speed. Be
fore he had turned the corner of I
Church and Cor bin streets the
wagon was torn to peices.
- Moose's car has now been moved
near the Cannon mills, and I will
Frames and Medallions at prices to suit the wind through T the branches of the wm maKe suitable Otterins,
everybody. Vases from 5c. to $2.00 trees overhead, would cause him to and articles that the houses
$2,000 worth ot China. Toys by the 8tart forward and Deer into the darkness ? v,
and make cold -drops of sweat bead his , . , , , , J .
brow. But a succession of false alarms "Ome With, and there IS no
soon bred indifference and anon his need of Reeking fnrther.
thoughts turned to the loved ones at
hone. What were they all doing, what
was she doing ? How thankful he felt
that they were all unconscious of his
present awful plight I Would he ever
see them again ? Beguiling the tedious
hours with such thoughts, the time flew
rapidly by and the night was far spent;
He was beginning to look for the first
tire stock or you will be sorry for it. had taken complete possession of his
Cabinet photon, 98 cts. per dczen
at Cook & Stone's gallery. d23
Mr. Geo. W Means is in Charlotte
attending the Federal court this
week. -
FOR SALE House and lot in
good localityCall at this office. d23.
A cold wave is coming, Bays the
forecast, together with fair weather
tonight and tomorrow.
FOR SALE A good buggy
very cheap. Call on
d-wtf. E F Rolf.
Misses Julia S tire wait and Bessie
Wharey, both of' Mdoresville, are
visiting at Mr. P B Fetzer's.
All work guaranteed first-class.
tf. W J Moose.
IleGoes Throngh Toulebt,
rresiaent Mckinley wm pass
through Concord tonight about
midnight, but of course can't be
seen. The train is said to be the
finest ever seen in the South.
Prices marked down within
reach of all.
CRAVEN BROTH'S,
Fdireitore Dealer
AND
Funeral Directors.
Just
child
in the county. - Fireworks, $200 worth
Dolls by the thousand from lc. to 00.
Toilet Articles. Albums from 50c. to
So. 00, etc. etc. n snort, any one can
get an elegant Christmas Present for
the most fastidious young lady or the
sweuest young gallant in tnis com
munity, at prices that defy competition.
No one will or can undersell me. I haye
the goods and X intend to sell them at
some price. Don't ouy one single item
make you SIX nice prbiographs for for Christmas till you have seen my en- gray streaks of dawn, and withal, hope !
Of I HrA ftt.rrlr Yr Vrm will VlA RnrrV for it. I l-o1 folran ' nnmnai-A -nnaaaa-r, -wf Vifa
ZD cents.. Mr. li n. H esperman, Of Santa Claus sends me fhe following let- soul. The Indians had left the nei h-
Charlotto iq now in mv pmnlov ter f rom a lad m tnls town dlctated by borhood, perhaps, or the arch-fiend of a
' J r I Vipr littlA hnv havati vp.ars nlri ? I a
Uear Santa Ulaus : Buddy and 1 nisrht in succession. Our hero was fast
treated you mighty badly last Christ- becoming jubilant. He had been as-
-w-i- . f II TT7 I. " '
mas eve. xou see, it was ail in iun, we i sisrned to the Dost of honor, his rjromo-
knew you would rill our stockings, but tion was assured and his bosom swelled
that wouldn't satisfy us. They wouldn t with pride.
1 111 l f 1 . 1 . J I w m . . - . -
noia nan enougn. do we just put a cap Horror of horrors! What sound is
on our toy pistol and tied one end of a that ? Springing to his feet, cocking
string to tne trigger ana tne oxner io his gun and assuring . himself that the
the mantel-piecft. You would haye to handle of his hunting-knife was within
push against the string before you could his reach, he-stood at bav. ready for the
fill our stockings--the ristol would fire I death-struggle. It was only a bear pass
and wake us up and you would be so hng near-by on her way through the for-
badlv scared that you would take to est. It wan a . false alarm. The bear
your heels and forget an about tne siea after connngwithin.fifty-yarda bent her It don t COS! anYtmng to come
m 11 mm j1 e TTT .11 . . I . v m . k 1
mil 01 toys on me rooi., wen, as you course to tne leit ana was soon losimi
jrnow, me pisioi ureu auu xjuuuj huu j. me aepms oi me wooas. jclib luouguua . l f .t..l, ne,ri.r3ri n
(we had gone to bed with our clotnes SOon resumed their roseate hue. Day- 111 MMfc v.-www jw
on) darted out of the house expecting light was near at - hand. His ' weary
to find the sled and reindeers on the vigil was almost at an end. Suddenly
roof, but alas and alas they had gotten he hears sounds in the distance, faint
clear away and we had our labor for our at first, but gradually growing more
pains. ..'Now, dear Santa Claus, iorgi ye distinct. Straining hia eyes to the th
us, we meant no narm ana are Boiry most ne nnas out tnat it is oniy tne Dear
wo wnrA(l vnn Rf hftdlv. We have T6-1 rAtnrnincr. Wild .Tiinnftls- in ft Rtfttfl of
thing tot , make i your Christmas formed and hope you will not forget us nature, eyn lions and tigers, are per-
, I this Christmas , . , fectly harmless unless tney are very
Dinner complete. - - I Your true friends, I hungry or have been attacked. So,
. , . , WiiiiiiEAND iJUDDiB. ; 1 Lieutenant Fitzroy paid very little at-
Before closing 1 win give tne ooys tention to Sir Jiruin. The latter came
stoo and take a look at our
1 CHRISTMAS
CARDS, BOOKS,
TOySand
CHINA WARE,
am
STM A
Almost Here.
In our Stock of foreign and domes
tic Groceries will be found every
something to get out . p ?
Swinh L White
Phone 6.
liAanoa Vioa Kaan iaona1 ' I : X6IOre ClOSing X W1U .glVW WiO UUyB tentlOn tO OIT J5rULU. IflB laiUir CttlUO
iuamage license nas Deen lssuea WlJ1 have Oelery, Cranberries, Mince and girls a real live bear story, as it was along slowly, leisurely; now and then
to Mr. Jno. Eaves, of Cleveland
county, and Mias Dora Hough, of
No. 10 township.
Miss Daisy Sumerow, who has
been here for some weeks as sten
ographer for Mr. W M Smith, has
returned to her home at New Lon
don. '
FOR SALE Fifty acres of land,
more or less, at $40 per acre. Good
dwellings and well. Valuable land.
Call on W . L. Misenheimer.
dl5.
Grapes, Apples, Bananas and
Orange we are thf people .
r .- - - i
'Phone 21,
Dove & Bost.
Everybody Read !
Gen. Lee and his staff, together You will find now on hand a Fresh
with the engineering1 corps left Sa
vannah Sunday. Among. this num
ber was Lieutenant Joe Goodman
told to me by a lovely old lady in Vir- living a grunt of satisfaction when he
Mpftfc and lanra tender ovsters for erinia : found an acorn or. something -else to
B - . I" -. J, . --. ... J AT 1 . - . ' i. 1-
I j5raaaocJ auieai ' occurreu on tnoeat, gradually, noweyer inclining; ma
every one. r or rancy Malaga y tn oi juiy, i .oo, jusi ouibiuo course m , me.anecwou .y . unr,ueru.
JLJUOjUealie, dUQ DIM. Ul liUOUXJ JL i.ouuf,. JXtJepiUg U1B OJO UpUJul UUU, b.iu v
The shatterea remnant oi nis army, un- dreaming oi aangeri imagine nis amaze;
and Mr. Quint Smith, of Concord.
LOST Ring mounting., con
taining large tiger eye set. Reward
will be given.
dl4. David Honeycutt.
Mr. Frank Rogers has returned
home from Chapel Hill to spend
Christmas. The other Concord boys
at school there will be home the
first of next week.
At a public sale at the court
house Monday, our townsman. Mr.
' ' Stock of5"
GROCERIES!
Consisting of
Raisin 8, nuts, citron,
Currants, cranberries,
Mince meat, pickles,
Sausage, catsup, kraut,
.Plum pudding, olives,
Jellies, apple butter,
Canned goods of ' all
kinds, cheese, Bologna sausage,baked
beans, and many other articles that
we can't mention, also a
General Line
of Toys 1
Lacy Dick bought a tract of land! These goods are ail nice ana fresh
down below Georgeville. The prop
erty formerly belonged to Mr. S J
Lowe.
Dr. Wakefield, of Charlotte, will
make his last visit to Concord on
Friday, Dec. 23rd. After Janus
arylst, the Doctor will not visit
other towns, but will remain in
Charlotte. His practice is limited
to Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
and will be sold on as small profit as
can be done at any other reliable
house.' Give me a portion of your
trade.
Prompt delivery of all purchases.
Yours to Please,
A. L. Sa
ppenfield
The annual Stook'
der Col. George Washington, of cherry ment and then his horror, when at the , "9 TiJTrinl'n -P
tree fame, fell back to Fort Cumber- distance of fifty, feet he saw the bear ILOlCLerS IVieetlHg Oi
land.. On tne evening oi its arrival, suddenly raise himseii upon nis nina u-t. ttt Potforann
-l ,f anncot T,i)nfAi,iii.t, r. in fn"ntlina rf an AVfi I OJJLvy VX VV JL CIUUCIOUU
-rl ' "TT " ' " i Vv I il 1 " XI 4.-v Alto rt-n ri I Tl If L . AI
AA n nl WQinafnn'a nnart.p.rs A .toUo. TnliVn Virnnr!Arl forward. W-J-C U M.X 1115 WVAU
and was thus addressed by him. "Jjieu- swift as an arrow and . struck the cap of many Will DG HeiCL 3Aj
tenant, X senu yp tuuai-iK uu uaugcx- 1 uumuiy buiuici a "u I -ttt J3 1 TX, t 2 qVT
ous mission, For the past three nights his hatchet. The sharp blade encoun- JXlILCllGy , IN . 9 IU IN U.
the sentry at outpost jno, 4 nas Deen
tomahawked and scalpea by an xnaian.
There was no outcry, no noise, but the
sentinel ha3 been found dead eacn
morning. Bring me the body of this
wily savage, dead or alive, and you will
render this community a good .service.
Au revch! ?Bon voyage.'? An hour later
the Lieutenant was alone in the prime
val forest, a quarter of a mile irom tne
fort, at Post No. 4. He had brought
with him the uniform and gun of one of
the dead men, and sticking th e gun,
by its bayonet, m the grouna, alter
stuffing the uniform witn leaves, ne
fastened the dummy figure to it (the
tered the steel butt of the musket and q f Arrrn Grii"n rm Tnpea
a shower of sparks flew in every direc- tOWllSmpi OH J. USb
JSt 5t 2: ZT; day, xne luxa ouanu-
oomradesl' He polls ths trigger, thereis arV 1899. Et 11 O'clock
misses fire, and before! he can raise his Q, IU
isrun from his shoulder, a gleaming torn-1
ahawk, raised high in the air, is de- rj. TTT p A TTF.RRO"NT
Call at Gibson's Drug Store on Satur- TrM Qll rPT
. . . a . . I 1 . i 1 .
can learn tne sequel to tnis taie oi colo
nial times.
J.P.GIBSON.
WANTED Fifty carloads of
cotton seed. Will pay highest market
price. Jno. K Patterson.
An Enterprising DrucRist.
There are few men more wide
awake and enterprising than P B
Fetzer, wHO spates no pains to se
cure the best of everything in his
line for his many customers. They
now 1 e the valuable agencj for
Dr. King's New Discovery for con
sumption, coughs and colds. This
is the wonderful remedy that is pro
ducing such . a furor all over the
country by its many startling cures.
It absolutely cares Asthma, Bron
chitis, hoarseness and all affections
of the Throat, Chest and Lungs.
Call at above drug store and get a
trial bottle free or a regular bize for
50 cents and $1. Guaranteed
cure or price refunded.
to
STATE OF OHIO.
City of Toledo, ( g -Lucas
County.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath thai
he is the senior partner of the firm
of F J Cheney & Co.; doing business
in the City of Toledo, County and
State aforesaid, and that said fim
will pay the sum of One Hundred
Dollars for each and every case of
Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Frank J Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subcrib
ed in my presence, the6th day of
December, A-JU. 1886.
A. W.GLEASON.
Notary Public
K,V& Catarrh Cure is taken in
tern ly and acts du-ectly on the
blood and mucous surfces of the
sytem. Send for testimonials, free.
P. J, CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, O.
old by dra2wri3fc3,;75c,
SEAL,
SEND IN TOUB OBDEBS FOB
CHRISTMAS OYSTERS TO
THE
City Restaurant
QUAIL ON TOAST IS a SPECIALTY
WITHJUS.
Wnen you ask for De Witt's
Hazel Salve don't accept a counter
feit or imitation. There are more
cases of Piles being enred by tbr
than all others combine j.J lr
Gibson. .