Price $4.00 Per Year.
CONCOKD, N. O...FRIDAX. MAHOfi 31, 1899.
6 Cents
. Single Copy
WHITE SUPREMflGY
it win.
in the United States wherein he1 8. 0. ALEXANDER DEAD.
then resided, and no lineal
, descendant of any such person,
shall be denied the right to regis
ter and Vote at any election in
this State by reason of his failure
to possess the educational quali-
l ncations prescribed in section of
this Article. Provided, He shall
have registered . in
A GOOD SHOW.
U Breathes Bis .ast Thursday
Hisbt JL Large Family Left Behind
A. Devout Christian Han lie IV as
Ills Fraternity Takes the Body In
Charge. -
8ome caj8 ago it was known that
Mr. Sam Alexander, who lived on
Mill street, was nearing his end of
mil Text of Tie Constitutional Amemft
- ment To Be Voted Ou By The People
; In Aupst, 1900. i
I IliVU HUW VWA 4-tJ VI VUAkJ WV VW4 .
It Allows All White' Men, Who Register prior to December 1, 1908. The .one long breath he fell asleep
L Knmber of Additional Feats Are
Added ; Each Year Bj Jno. : II
8iarka in Bis Show. Large Crowd
Attends.
In 1894 Jno. H Sparki first gave
Concord a visit, haying travelled
through the -country in wagons,
visiting numbers of points off the
railroad. In that investment he
tnia earthly life and would soon be
accordance caneu away. Auuuuiuua mu'" . . . mtii.
with tliA trma nf this action . dav nicrht the call came and with ! . i - -
Under It Before 1908 to Vote for All
Time, Whether They Can Read ;
and Write or Not.
General : Assembly shall provide . wake no more .
to
Section 1. That article VI of
Caro-
the Constitution ,of
North
j
a permanent record oi all
persons who register under this
section on or before November I,
1903, and all such persons shall
be t entitled to register and vote
Rome vfiara aera Mr. Alexandtr"
suffered an attack of pneumonia,
which seemed to have never left-him
entirely. Since that time he has
suffered with bronchitis and lastly
his show then was not a fine one or
up to the, point that, he has reached
now, still he had soma good fea a
along with it.
Each year since that time Mr.
Sparks has been paying Concord a
t . ! m! 4 V nun! ttal a a
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. . i R.t n 1 1 a nnimnH i iv rnn tihiiuih 111 i
Una . be, and tne same is nereoy ----- - ; r
, ' :- Jt this State, unless disqualified un-
The wash. Silks
idv'a vioit yfftnl fVio fortf. 10 tinfine. I
ableby ill who have . attended his We ftPe SJlOWlIlff
Jeitto- i a.i 1 .l- i ! .
1 anrw rnn.r. fin Tnuirni. 1 tti nrnvMiiiMfi 1 m
He was a man of good-character v r r
and took an interest in his church. a
tear,
aer seo.ion a oi ims -cLrucio; rro-, , A in auauion 10 irapeze, mmoung
, 0 , , n , I About three years ago he moved , v . U r - ' . .
vided, Such persons shall have . , vt n.iahhorhood and balancing acts, he has added
law.
Sec. 6. All elections bythepeo-
to this Dlace.havinK since that time ..; . . , 1 v o
6een a de.ont member of the Pirat KDI 10 D"n8 1"ife crowa' " no
Presbvterian church until the build .. . & " . .
scene J than v where
nlA shall he bv ballot, and all! - . .i ' morr dangerous
- - , l0I tne- vjannonvuie jrre8uyiciu - ...
elections ujmo ucuciaaou., ftfc whichtime he transferred 7" -T -
nui K;a vnna i.. ' . , the laws of a lion which has already
in
shall be substituted the following
Article of said Constitution :
AliTICLEI.
Suffrage And Eligibility To
Office Qualifications Of An
Elector. -
Section 1. Every male person fluall Kfiva voce. a ,o - the jaws of a lion which has already
- , ma memwutjuiu auu woo , , .,
born in the United States,- and Sec. 7. Every voter in North elder He had reached the age of caueed jhe death of three peraons
every male person who has been Carolina, except as in this Article 55 year8 and leaves behind a wife besides tearing the face badly, of odo
naturalized, twenty-one years of diBquaiified, shall be eligible to and ten children- daughters and trftiner while in Mr" SParka P1'
aKe, and possessing the qualifica- office, but before entering upon fonr BOnB. Since last year he has alse added a
tions set forth in this Article, the duties of the office he shall The funeral services were con- . 1 0 .
shall be entitled to vote at any take arid subscribe the following ducted at the home today (Friday) Ffm e tne h l to Nr"
election in the State, except as Gath : 1 "I. .......... . do sol- by Revs. W O Alexander and Chas. and roatre to AlWrle.
herein otherwise provided.- emnly 1 swear (or affirm) that I F Rmkin, after which the remains very probably, is the nrst time
Qai q TToohall hvA raided in ?n -1 wr intfirred in the citv cemetery . that a railroad show has been on the
uou. . j-vv w... I Vf 111 b UUUUI 0 UI1U UltUUlUiu buo " - z I it t J
o... , r. - , til" . v . . . .. Th.nalihB.rera were membora of the Yadkin railroad.
e waie 01 ioru. vui. Constitution and laws 01 tne . h6 World, to which
at 39 and 48 cts.
a
the
two
vears. in tne COUnty BIX TTr.;f RfofAa anrl thA IJnnstitii- , j j LaI w . i..
' - I I oraer tne ueucaocu ueiuugeu, '
mouiuK, unu iu tuo I'icwuvt, tion ana laws 01 iorm uarouna carried $l,uuu insurance in i&.
or other election district in which not inconsistent therewith, and "p V"potiJ'TtTs
h" offers to vote .four months .t,- t 11 faUhfnllv HinTiftr . HbU3L. ruiixno.
next proceeding the election : Pro-1 duties of my offioe Prof. Jay Lentz is spending to.-
viaea, - Dai jeiuovui num . vuo a8 do neip mi day in unarioue.
precinct, ward or otner eiecuon God; -Attorney L H Clement, of BaU
district to anotner m me eauio gee. b.. The foUowmg classes 01 haury is here today.
counniiuu ;u. persons snail oe Qisquaimeu iur Mis8 Mar Louis Harris has
prive any person of the right to offic0. First, all persons who - Winston to visit her sister,
vote in the precinct, ward or shall deny the being of Almighty wil9.
otner election aistrict irum wmwu q0(j second, au persons wno r . ' . . t
v. iu M . . . f Mrs. D A Garrison, of Besse-
ne nas remuveu, uum iuui gnall nave Deen conviciea or con- , . . 0oi
after such removal. No person feS8ed their gmlt .on indictment "".SplSSl
who has been convicted, or who pending, and whether sentenced er Wl .
has confessed his guilt in open or not, or under judgment sus- Misses Mary and Jane Stnck-
court upon indictment, of any pended, of any treason or felony, land, of Richmond, are expected
. .i..i. t,:i. F ' J . . ..... ita fniht to visit their. Bister
crime, tne pumsnmens ui wmxi or any other crime tor whicn tne " " "-R
now is, or may hereafter be, im- pighment may be imprison- Mrs' U- tta
prisonment in the State prison, ment in the penitentiary, since Mrs. Thompson and Mrs. Eison
shall be permitted to vote, unless beooming a citizens of the United returned to Gaffney, S. C, this
the said person shall be first fe- gt t 0f corruption and mal- morning, after spending eeal
. - . ... ' . r , t va hftrfl at the home of Mr. H it
Biorea to cmzensnip iu iuo practice' in omce, unless sucn j-"r ...
ner prescribed by-law. person shall be restored to the Palkfl- s .
Sec, 3, Every person offering rignts of citizenship in a manner . Mr. Holland Thompson went
to vote shall be at the time a prescribed by law. Y to Charlotte this, morning. After
legally registered voter as herein gec 9 Tnis act Bnan be in stopping over there he will go to
prescribed and in the manner force from and after its ratifica- his home at Statesville to spend
hereinafter provided by the .law, tion. 1 Easter with his parents, ;
nnrl iho (T-An Aral AfiSAmblv of I Mr. Petti-1 Found Dead In Bed- I -M?aa "RfiRaifi Meader. who
North Carolina shall enact general On: Thursday Mrs. Pethel, the formerly taught in the graded
registration laws to carry
effect j the provisions of
Article.
Hereafter the people will know
that a good show is cdming whrn
Jno7 H 8parks puts up hia advcrj
tiemente.
imil9
of
Is oa
ever
vrappet.
great sensation.
If you have hot
j j i
seen them you do
I ' ! i . -"
not know what
you've missed.
Foulards & fancy
Taffetas at 75c.
are beautiful!
THE WORLD DO 100VE !
Billy Goats will butt-
Rain r Shine
Ml,
i
!
into widow of Mr! Frank Pethel, who school heret arrived this morning
hi .5 I'M oa crvvl I- v j - . ! . . . i i
this 1 llvea near v"tt, no , P-iTI&om High foint to spena soverai
toraWut!W.iehome of Mr. D B Col-
van aTTftmntea to wane uoi uon .
arris & Comeany
ILL ILL FURNITURE.
'conoord is the 'best town in the State and we do not allow
a town cecity in North Carolina to boast of a better FURNI
TURE STOBE than Concord has. Car Lots Spot Cash and
trying to follow the Golden Rule has giyen us a trade that we
txane.
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Bsc. 4. Every person present- morningit wasfound that she was
ing himself for registration shall oad. As to her death nothing
Va oK!n no rl and ?r?f,A A.T1V vtrv Sa Irnnivn. " i
section of th& Oonstitntion in the Mrs. Pethel was, th daughter QrQQfl iVlOUntain
, , u nf Mr. Jno. Eogera of Rowan V rv
ingnsn language; aou, T u Several ;yars ago her
shall be. entitled to vote, have hugbaJnd wa8 kiHQd while attempt
paid, on or before the first day of in- to take his railroad hand car
March of the year in which ne 0ff the track asa tram was ap-
.. .. - i . ' . . i
are proud of.
. . . We are making a
price on what is left of: onr .
DAMAGED STOCK
Haple Syrup.
that will snrprise you, see
proposes to yote, his poll tax as
prescribed by law, for the previ
ous year. Poll taxes shall be a
lien nly on assessed property,
and no process shall issue to en
force the collection of the same
except against assessed property.
Sec. 5. No male person who
was, on January 1, 1867, or at
- any time prior thereto, entitled to
vote under the laws of any State
rthinr?. he having been a sec
tion master. ? Mrs. Pethel after
wards married Mr. Joe Herring,
which marriage was annulled.
Coroner Dorsett, of Salisbury,
was called to hold an inquest
over the body.
Another for Too to Adfl.i
Add to your telephone list ;
122 Concora iJaKery.
Toll rates to Albemarle reduoed
to 20 cents on April 1st.
) Quart Bottles at 30 cents.
Pint Bottles at 20 cents.'
Sweet Pickles per Bottle
10 cents.
Canned KoYnlet at 20 cents
per can. ,
Ervin & Morrison
GROCERY.
for $25.00.IS25.90 Side Board for $15.20.
nUnrA for jft25.00. Come and SEE.
Bell, Harris &
Parlor Suit that cost $55 .00 to go
$40.00 Suit of Jfur- J
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