Price 4.00 Per Year.
CHRISTMAS DAY.
ffoff onr Boys Across the Waters
Spent It A. Fine-Dinner Served to
ikiin Given I?y Captain I3ill and
j iputciiants Golrtstcn axil Goo2-
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Written for the Standard.
Camp Columbia,
Near HtiVf.na de Cuba.
Probably thero are many pp.r
. f .; ... .brothers, fcisters, sweethearts
r. ? fnoiids in Corcoid and com
riiity who wonder "what kind
o( Christmas the boys are having
i Cuba." Weil, the day was
c.'" brated quite different from
, x-ni. Is our custom. Immediately
''tV-v breakfast 'the' .regiment .was
liuclied to the ocean, where the
r, took- a ntsh bath, .after
: h the guard Kdcs irere opened
..r.d passes issued, ). ;hig the boys
ti.eir first opportunity of visiting
the citv of Havana find tho sur
rtT.nding cities nnd viikge,?.
Tiirtc-fourths of tho. regimenl
took advantage ol tk;o opportunity
and went out sight-seeing, which
ns a treat' enjoyed by ail. The
lines "were closed at twilight, how
ever, and no more paes will be
issued until after -January 1st,
when the American flag, 'symbol-'
iziVr "Old Gicry;'. and "Liberty,"
will, bo unfurled on tho imposing
tovrcr oyer Morro Castle.
One of the chief incidents of
the day was the dinner served to
the members of Company L,-given
by Cjpt. Hill, Lieutenants Gcld
ston and Goodman. The bill of
tare consisted ot beefsteak, boiled
iiam, green English pea?, stewed
corn, macaroni and cheese,
peaches and cream, light bread
and coffee; The treat was very
much enjoyed by the boys.
Turkey and chicken, roast pig
and tho like is entirely out of the
question in this climate. The
prices are too "warm." A tur
key sells from 5 to $8, chickens
from $3 to $5, pigor pork at
40 and 50 cents per pound, and
such delicacies as these are scarce
at that.
The harrowing "tales of the "re
concentrados" told and pictured
by the newspaper correspondents
and cartoonists were not exag
gerated to a great extent, und the
proof of their starving condition
lies in tho fact that they 'take the
refuse from our 3will barrel and
are glad to get it. However, this
condition does not applyto all
classes, but SDme who are in this
deplorable state were once rich
and in flourishing circumstances.
The boys of Company Iare all
well, and aside from the hot
weather, had quite a glorious
Christmas. H. P. D.
Mr. Gannon Rose Dead.
Mr. Gannon Kose died of con
sumption in Mocksville Tuesday
at the age ot thirty years. He
had been in bad health for several
months.- Salisbury Sun.
Mr. Kose is remembered by
quite a number of people in the
eastern part of the county, having
ouce lived in Mt. Pleasant.
Tried to Swim tbe River.
From Gordon Cilley's letter in
the Observer we see that Harry
Wolfe was drowned in trying to
swim the Marianab River.
CONCORD,
THE C. F. & Y. Y. SOLD.
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The Atlantfe Const, ILsne Gets It at
$3,110,000.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin
Valley Railroad was sold in Fay-
vnviuiu xuuiqumj Uiu JUirjxu dilu
tion on a foreclosure of mortgage.
The Southern, the Seaboard Air
Line and the ? Atlantic Coast Line
were represented with bidders.
After an hour arid a quarter's
bidding, which began at $2,100,
000, tho property was knocked
down to thy Const Lhxe at S3,ilO,
000. This road scorns to have been
peculiarly unforiui;.vle in the!.
of p,cf?t Za donbtles3iisbury'efOWn .nm?ing
matter o
ranch less hsc bc?:. sustained by
rcany Nor'-7 Cor-liirr investors.
A tl or vice f
Rev. o
p--or of 8,
?. a service
In January
eoial benefit
of hia own
o'hers of th s
Jonns cliu :, n a!
on the uvcu..
at il o'clock for the
of Sli3 ;ag6il merj'oe.
congregation ..rd all
cLtj who ex
accept the
invitation' end come together on
tfcat day co e'r.joy a eernce-pc-culiarly
cgrecubie and bentficif?.! to them.
There i-3 & rare, ric't store of ex
perience", of triiiing and of deeply
rooted Car Svinh faith and hope in
the bosoms of those whose locks
have b:en frosted hy long years of
servic?, ana a peculiar cbarm in
tbeir commie glln and recalling the
springtime of life' and gathering np
new jojs before vacating their earth
ly epherea to cross to the realms of
endless yeuth and ceaeeleFS buoyant
activity where their faith will yield
to reaiiza ibn and hope to fruition.
We anticipate much interest in this
well conceived scheme.
Tbe L.atyers to Hold a Sleeting;.
Tomorrow morning the different
attorneys of Concord will meet for
the purpose of getting the yoice of
all of them as to the instructing of
Mr, Luther Harteeli to mate an ef
fort to have four terms of Superior
court in Cabarrus county instead of
only two terms as we now have.
lie Died on the Train
A traveling man here this morn
ing tells us of the sudden death cf a
genthman on the train this morn
ing above Salisbury. The man had
an attack of the grip and was on his
way frcm Philadelphia to Florida
for his health. He died very eud
denly.
j . ii. r 0m m
To TalJk Fruit Growing.
The North Carolina State Horti
cultural Association will meet at
Southern Pines and the 6th and 7th
of January . Special tiforts are be
ing made to get tbe farmers to take
new interest in fruit raising as it
proves to ba profitable when skills
fully manipulated .
.The Cubans want to make a de
monstration Sunday at the ( vacua
tion cf the Spaniards but on account
of the . disorderly tendency m the
city of Havana. Gen. Ludlow hag
given notice that no demonstrations
will be allowed. They are so anxis
ous that they have appealed to
President McKinley". :
Major General Lawton has been
assigned to service ia the Philip-
pines and therefore has rehn-
auished the command ot the
Fourth Army Corps.
N. Ci, FRIDAY, DEC. 30, 1898.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Ifr, Geo. W Brown returned
home from Salisbury last night.
Mr. Huffh Skinner, nf Os-fnrrl
j8 spending today at the home of
Agent Dasenbury.
Miss Adelle Brenizer arrived
last night from Charlotte to visit
Mies Nannie Cannon.
Messrs. Morrison Fefzer and
Morrison King returned home from
Charlotte this morning.
Mr. Burton Craige, of Salis
bury, is at the home of Mr. Jno.
Allison toda
Mr. Theodore Brown, of Sab
tu Hpuuu me uay vicu -nis fcisier,
Mrs. D F Cannon.
Mr. Frank Graham, one of
China Grove's merchants, is here
tni nvrnimr '
tnia evening.
Misbes Ethel and i5yrt!e Pit
terson are spending' today with their
sister, Mrs. Dr. Stevens.
Mrs. W G Garrleon returned to
Bessemer this morning, after spend
ing several days here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. D B Celt.r3.no. 1
Mrs. W J Montgomery wont to
Charlotte this morning to visit her
son and daughter, Mrs. E C Regis
ter and Dr. Jno. Montgomery.
Miss Mary L'oro went over to
Charlotte this morning to visit
her relatives.
Miss Margaret Robinson will
leave tonight for her home at Jack
sonville. Mies Lallan Hill will ac
company her.
FRENCH PEAS,
KORNLET
and
ITALIAN PASTE
at
Ervin & Morrison
GR0CER5
... "Bab," the writer, knowntin pri
vate life a3 MrF. Isabel Mallone,
died early Tuesday morniDg, in
New York, of pneumonia and grief
over the death of her mother, who
for many year3 has been her in
seperable companion. 4kBab" was a
member of the well known Sloan
family, of Maryland, and entered
the field of literature in 1878 Dur
ham Sun.
Beats tne Klondike.
Mr. A C Thomas, of Maryeville
Tex,, has found a more valuable
discovery than has yet been made
iii the Klondike. For years he suf
fered untold agony from con sump
tioh, accompanied by hemorrhages;
and was absolutely cured by Dr.
Ring's New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs and Colds. He
declares that gold is of little yalue
in comparison with this marvelous
cure; would have it, even if it cost
a hundred dollars a bottle. Asthma,
Bronchitis and all throat and lung
affections areVpositivelyv cured by
Dr. King's New Discovery for Con
sumption ..Trial bottles free at P B
j Fetzer's drug store. Regular size 50
(cants and $1.00. Guaranteed to
j cure or price refunded.-
Cannon and
Fetzei
Company.
Our goods have been going out
with a rush this, weekt Still
we've got plenty things yet that
will interest you.
Plenty handsome things for
Christmas presents, and the price
is always the lowest. Lots of
! "S ue are too
, busy to enumerate. Come and
L.m
WO il fcUUYV JUU.
Wo have been worked so hard
this fall that we feel bound to
close up on Monday to catch a
long bieath. AVe're thankful for
the splendid trade we've had, and
we'll be open till 11 o'clock Satur
day night bright as a new pin, but
we ask our friends to come today
and Saturday and we'll close
Mondav for a needed rest.
Yours,
Cannon & Fetzer
Company. '
MOT
GET INTO THE SWIjxI-THE ELECTION IS OVER-THANKSGIVING IS
PAST AND IN A FEW MORE DAYSJWE WILJ HAVE
CHRISTMAS AGAIN.
PRESENTS ! Oh, Yes! You must have pTespnts for
Christmas times. We don't know ol any better place in the
State of North Carolina to buy a usef al as well as an orna.
mental PRESENT than the
FURNITURE HOUSE of BELL HARRIS & CO.
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SEE. Run over the list and see if we are not correct, One
Hundred Bed Room Suits in all the fancy woods. Parlor
good, medium and best. Wardrobes, Side Boards, China
Closets, Office Desks, Book Cases, Hall Racks, Rocking
Chairs, Dining Chairs and ail kinds of children Chair3, Bie
sels Carpet Sweepers, Cook Stoves, Mattress and Spring Baby
Tenders, Boy Wagons, Go Carts, Coasters, TrycicJes, Veloso-
peds, etc.
Oar line of Pictures and Frames,' Mirrors, Lamps, etc.,
must be seen to be appreciated. We have bought largely.
We have bought at right prices. We have bought to sell if
you will favor us with a call we will convince you that we
mean just what we say. Come and see us. With best wishes
for a merry Christmas we are
Yours
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Bell, Hards Company:'
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