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CONCOKD, N." 0., THURSDAY MABCH 9, 1899.
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CLOSED WEDNESDAY. THE NEW
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ceucral Assembly Adjourns to An Outline of
fleet in
1900 fonu In ttoe (Senate
ELECTION LAW. in the wrong
connfcfid.
its f rincipm FroYla-
1Z
of 3ol Felln.
The General Assembly on Wedne
ions by .Sections
nav for I !
of bills r T yifJT D"tt"uouriu courthouse. . be mustered out.
on tne nrst ninursday m August TLrflma:n.or nf .htx: oVf i u ;a a r frt t,
an IS? years thereaftw: videi8 j canvissing the return8 U the T0lnnteera by the f first of
2. That there shall be a State
The new election law is in its
maill teattlTA A. nnmr nf tViA laxc in
ds, adjourns .... force previous to 1895. The bill
dsyiDJune,190o. It sat four dajB proTide8 . - - -
for wbicn ids lucuiuoip WW i'-JM 1. That the
ga the constitution, anowa
fin days only. A number
of a private nature were passed,
among them ODe to allow $100 for
the buril of any member of the
who shall have died from sick
les contracted during the session.
Xhia- is t0 meethe case of Repre
gentative Trotman, who is expected
i. jco. ft rnfinmonia.
In the Senate a kind of jubilee thrco Poisons, appointed by tho
WiBcation of Bongs and - choruses D""e ooartt
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and exchange or compumenis wereij j
irdnked'in. Reference was made 4. That
r:, ,0oo n.vprnnr R?tnolda of I Mona ahal
10 IJiCUituui.. j
That the
several boarda
box shall ;hot be THE FIRST TO COME HOME.
cons
iitute
the
canyassers, wh
members of the
of election shall
tne
The Regiment Hay-Arrive In
United States Tills Week.
A W ashington disp atch to the
board of county Charlotte Observer sayfi , that
ch shall meet at Adjutant General Corbin told
the .court house the second day the correspondent that the First
ftffcfVl tVi AlAitinn '" nAnvnn fViA ro-lTJ. f! TAonmATif xunnlH Va JnrrlArA1
election for. State ana declare the result at the ! to the United States this week to
J-'-..- - I ! - " I
, . " , 1 1 , . , iur jocate omc3rs, congressmen may, n is saia, wmcn win onog
bbara of election composed of five j!- , , ! .t ' . v .v . i . . ,
vfhi f v,""i',-'u Arid; AlAP.tnrfl -niAsrihAa riAno fv if.hAm nm. nAfnrA tn rainv. Rirlriv
iUi-j u 1.1 r .-i-i. i i r?rw..wrw v, ry . . j
vuo uj, vuo grcuuuro for n6n-performanc8 of the duties
art?tW,ye.ff- prescribed for officers of the eleo-
o. xuavwere.Bnau oe a county ui0li) and mlike8 other general
board of elections consisting, of!
his
saying. that if God should give first Monday in ilay, 1899; and
for a term of two
State boards of eleo-
meet in Raleigh the
regulations of the election. Ral
eign News and Observer.
season, borne delay wj1 neces
sarily occur from lack of trans
ports to bring them as rapidly as
it is desired. !
In the Cyclone's Path.
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Monroe, Qa.J the borne of Rev. Q;
F $chapffflr, ws in the jlin9 of the
TOvput cj clonea and wai torn up
him hia choice be would call thl8 1 organize- by electing one ot their aomewla, though no one w e killtd. ,
order in 1901. He number
wcrJd
body could be I April
be held on
'1
same body to order in
eaid he wa3 eincere in Keying so for secretary.
V,a hrac'd tuO
win tnd no finr
elected. .
In the House Hon. Lee Oermau
presented a silver set to Speaker
Conner, the gift of the bodyJ in
tofcen of its esteem . 8peaixer Cons
A CleTer Trick, j
It certainly looks like it, but
there is really no trick! about it.
Anybody can try it who has Lame
Back and Weak Kldneye, Malaria
i pr nervous trouble. W
can euro nimpftii nni
Cliairman ana- anotuer
Another meeting shall
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the first Monday in
each election year, eigh this raorniii
may be called
For their ser
vices the board shall receive $4
a day and traveling expenses.
PERSONAL I'OlJS'lrERS.
taking Elec.rlq Bitterj.
mean be
away by
This med
icine tones up the wholjn xysU'iu,
acta as a stimulatit to Liv? r and
r- Prof. Jas P Cook went to Ral-; Kidneys, is a bkod pUrfitr and
Special
when necessarv.
meeting
i ! f.
nerve tonic. It cures const) patior,
Mr. Jno. Yorko, of Charlotte beadache, fainting epeils eleeplesr-
the countv boards
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3. That
ner, inclosing the session, reaapitus 8hall appoint jail, registrars and
Uted some of the arduous tasks bes judges of elections. Members of
fore the body, ascribing due honor the county boards may be re-
to the members of the house for a mftVft,i uv b Stato board, and to
epent last night here. (
Rev. N I Bikke, of Charlotte,
spending today hire. j
Mr. J N Maxwell and daughter
returned to Salisbury this morning.
Miss Annia Burkhead went up
Salisbury this morning to spend
great work, not perfect but as nearly the C0Unty board jn turn may re- tcjday
bo S3 could be effected aurd the en
TironmenteJ and bespeaking the ejection
hearty arqeescence of the people of
move any registrar or judge of
f mi 1 1 1
o. xnat
Mr. G S Baskeville, of Good
Will, South Dakota; is spending tos
countv boards must I day out at Sonderland Hall. I
the Ste, especially in the adoption meei not! later lhan first Mon- Miss Margaret Cannon went
of the Constitutional amendments. I , . uf , . . U , . . .
uaj uiiiuajr jui uigaiiauuu, uu i over io jnariou8 xnis morning xo
for dividing the counties into pre- visit her friend, Mi83 Muy.Oates.
Tbe Marray-Hartt Comedy Company.
The Murray-Hartt Comedy Com
pany opened at the Opera House
Monday night for a week's engage
Mrs. W R Odell atid Mrs. J M
cincts and fixing polling places.
a " m i ' . ' ' i . 1 I i
inat oeiore tne next general QdeU went tQ Greensboro this
election there shall be an entirely morning. . They i will hear the
ment. They presented "My Uncle new registration. Aiuuug HutJ- British Uuard Uand there tonignr.
from Japan" as the opening bill to tions to ! be asked applicant is j Mifla Fl0rence Fray, who has
a crowded house. It was a rollicks "whether he has ; listed his poU bedQ teaching school at Franklin, in
ing, roaring comedy and captivated fdr taxation for the current year ftowan COunty, passed through here
tbe bouse upon the arrival of ''My in which he apples for registra- today on her way to Mt Pleasant.
anrl-L-hrf tlia onrliorioa 5n A I firn a-nA fnr lfA Tl A"rt 'Vftfir TVTACod- I j'
nt, passed through here last night
bn his wav to China Grove. Mrs.
r
Uncle
continued uproar until the curtain ing. And if any ' applicant shall
went down oh the last act. Mr. falsely swear he has listed his
icu Puu : r 7 i " .o Miller is visiting there,
to say he is a comedian entitle 1 to guilty of perjury and punished j - . I ' I
rank with John T Raymond and as nrescribed bv law."
Iblund Keed is nutting it mild. He a Thot fiA rAaict.t.inn hooks iziab who
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la a success and is ably supported by fihall ! kepfc 0XQn or twenty O0Ul.nern B"lvru riKS m " uf
, I i , ; , , ;to villi at tne nome 01 iur. nuioa
davs : and closed on the second . i i
talented and accomplished artiat and Saturday before the election. On K,zzlan I
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uer wort tnrontyhont tne renartoire I t oi j- ' j, r .Mian h,jqia . nnnston. wno nas
. .. - - i oauu oaiiuxuuv uunuu nmo vxxwv i - r
.A:0fQ oiin fyrt fn ffiA nnii- loeen visiting at iur. m s v aiioi o,
The family of Mr; Will Kiz-
is an engineer on the
ing place to
throi
8nowa tint she is. as versatile as she
13 gifted, and the large audiences
bave been delighted.
Tne minor parts are .well taken,
but we feel that Miss McCullou'gh,
aa the houseoraaid, Miss Prince, as
Pcitei'i wife, and Mr. Belmont, as
the eeryaut deserve special
Mention. They - are near enough
perfect to disarm critics and are
PrtiGularly pleasing in their lines.
Altogether there is leas to criticise
ILOre to tilpnea t.linn nn wnnld
pect to find in -rmnnlsr nrined many as three special officers may
8hoE. They merit the success they be appointed by the registrars
testing with. The Comet. and judges of election.
11. Thati there ahall be one
T open v in the jLitaker Bniidinjr. ballot for I all State officers, one
I '.A. A. A. . If i Ulx.nnMt IfTAatovlnn
register votes. On weni oai 10 1UU
such days the books shall be open ",n l" 1 " i
for inspection by yoters of the ou.u. , f
precinct. There shall he no reg- -Mr. Wm. H Hoffman and wife,
istermgj on j election day, but! of Providence, R. I., arrived here
voters may be challenged. last night. Mr. Hoffman isaninti-
9. That oh or before the first malB "1BUU ui mr"r- ".""T""'.
Monday in July the county board ?f this place. Mr.,aoaman is
, , ; i . l . . jt Dusiness trip in vuw ouutu.
shall appoint two judges of elec- F - i.,
tion I for each precinct. ; : T
r 10. That to prevent disorder as Q redl iViOUntain
Tlapls Syriip.
nees and melancholy. It is purely
vegetable, a mild laxative, and re
stores tbe system to its natural
vigor. Try Electric BitterB and be
convinced that t bey are ia mirscle
worker. . Every bottle guaranteed.
Only 50c a bottle at PB Faizer'e
drug store. ,.
On account of Godfreys British
Guards Band at Charlotte, N. 0.,
March 10th. the Southern Kanway
Company will sell special round trip
tickets to Charlotte bud return at
rate of 85c for round trip. Tickets
on ea!e March 10fcb. iFinal limit
March 11th. j. ,
Waist
If you would like to see
a pretty line of
SilKs
give us a call -and in
spect the new arrivals
They are-nobby thiegs ,
Prices 48, 65 75 c. and
1.00 per yard.
Oh, my I but the price
and quality will tickle
you.
Hi
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p n n ri i3
LOSS
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YOUR. GAIN-
thousand do
I ars
OUR
We had! ten
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worth of furniture more
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damaged bn the n;ght
1 6th. If you need anything n
or
1 of
less
the
on a
MeSsr8. Arthur Pridmoro and for justices of the Supreme . Hlf t 20 len
Onr line SOW js the time.
In the next 60 days we will makehun,
dreds of people happy.
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BY YOU
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Wood, of Gaffney, S. C, Court, , one! for members of the
have arrived here and will con- General Assembly, one for county
duct a business in the comer officers anjd one ! for township
titaker building. They have officers. That all ballots for each
Just returned, from northern of these classes of officers shall be
markets where they purchased same size, j on white paper and
eir stock. Both of the gentle- without device. The size of the
en are known by a few of our ballots must be prescribed by the
People here. State board of election. Tickets
Pint Bottles at 20 cents.
Sweet Pickles per Bottle
10 cents.
Canned Kornlet at 20 cents
per can.
Ervin & Morrison
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