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COMMENCEMENT BXEROI8E3 1
or Horth Carolina College to Be Held
This Month Subjects ot the Grndn
- atlnv Class.
The following ii the programme,
for the approaching commencement
at North Carolina College :
Sunday, May 28th,l0:30 p. m.-,
Baccalaureate Sermon, Re?. BO
Holland, D. D.,8t. Mark', chnrcb,
Charlotte, , ,
Monday, , May 29th, 3 p. m,-
Contest for Deolaimera Medal .
8 p. m - Junior Orationi and Cans
test for Orator's Medal.
Taesday; May 30tb, 10:30 a. m.
Address before Literary Societiepj
Hon. Theo, F Klntia, M. 0., Salis
bury. "" '::V? '
3 p.. m. Alnmni Address, Mr
Jno. M Cook, A.M., Concord.
8 to 11 p. in; Campus Illuminai
tion and Promenade.
Wednesday, May 31st, 10;30 a. mi
Commencement Day Exercises.
The members of the graduating
class will deliver addresses as fol
low : Edward Fulea wider, Monroe,
N. C, subject : Social Tendencies
Jacob L Morgan, Poole, N. C, subl
jectr: 13 Religion on the Decline?;
Charles A Phillips, Concord, N . o,
subject : The Modern Novel ; Victor
0 Rid en hour, M t. Pleasant, N C ,
auhjeot: The Anglo-Saxon Race.
Music will bd furnished for all
the exercises by th Davis Orchestfs,
of Charlotte.
JBrs. Goodman Insane.
Mr. A H Newflom , tells us his
daughter, Mrs. Ed. Goad man, of
Cabarrus county, is insane at his
home in this city. Her r raind re
cently becAme unbalanced and sue
now requires constant ' watching.
Mrs. Goodman has a little child.
An effort will probably be made to
have her received at the State hos
pital. Salisbury Sun.
Attending the Classls.
Several went from here this morn
ing, to attend the Olassis of the Re
formed church, which is in session
at Lower Stone church in Rowan
county. - Rev. and Mrs. J N Faust,
Miss Fannie Lippard, Rev. Jas;
Lippard and wife, R T Lippard and
daughter, and Mies "Addie "Barrier
are attending from tnis place.
Gone to Attend Nynod. j
Quite a number from Concord and
in the county x have gone to Salis
bury to attend the Lutheran Synod,
which is -in session there. Among
those who went this morning were
R?Y. W B Oney and - wife, uRevsJ
Chas. B Miller, H Q G;8pherer, ,SD
Steffey, Prof .Jas. P Cook and Messrs
Jno, Miller and Joe Walter.
Tbe Dan(nters Meet.V
The Dodson Ramseur Chapter of
the Daughters rof the Confederacy
Will meet' tomorrow at ,4 p. m., at
the home of Mrs. Barrow. A full
attendance is desired to complete
arrangements for the exercises on
the 10th -of May, Confederate Me
morial Day. . '
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One of Those Mishaps.
Runaway! are getting to be some
What conftnon these days. Mr. W F
Goodmans team took a run
Wednesday evening, resulting in
the dumping of a barrel of molasses
near Gibson's corner en the ground.
The .barrel, burst and . the.
was made to look like a small'
molasses feead-a-jjly thick
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TOMORROW NIGHf1.
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Z "n,Kn" or Pythias to Royally
; " rtaln romorrowNJffht
-Toasts to Be Given By Persona Ap
pointed. - j j . . .. ; ;
About two hundred invitations
have been sent out to people of this
town and a few at other places to
atterd the'sixth anniversary of the
KnightB of Pythias of this place to
morrow night.' j " . v ""
VThe hours are from 8 until 11
ofclock.-Tie cuesta wilf be deceived
by committee in the Castle s Hail,
which has been beauUinllycbrated
with the colors of this lodge, From'
here ; they jwill go to Oatqnhalli
WhAa 12 L ' 1 f f I j' 1
"r j reiresnments creams,
ca8iceset3-wiirbe8erye Aps
propriate. toasts will be offered by
appointed Knights.
lrl J Jordan, jof j Charlotte,
whose elocutionary qualities j are
known by a number here, will be on
hand abd give tis something good.
Mr. Jordan forrrerly devoted his life
to oharaoter impersonation, and was
compelled
to discon tinue travelling
on aocount
of his health.
Mr. Joe Rltcb Dead. -
Mr. and Mrs. , T L.Bitoh had
news Wednesday of the -death of
their son', Mr. Joe, Kitch, wWoi
occurred (April 13th m Corsicaaa;
Texas. -They have - no particularaL
Mr. i Bitch was reared in Charf
lottei He left here several rears
ago for Brooklyn and lived there
until going West. He leaves a
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wife and several children. Chart
lotte Observer. u ' "
- Mr. , Bitch was known, at this
Elace. He was a nephd w of Mrs!
j Friendly belligerents.
We Clij the following, txQm, an
exenange tnat looks very much
like : it but ' we wonder how the!
two triendly sentinels ;happedr to
be able to. under stand each other!
Letj it go, however, it is good
reading j
"In a letter to an Ottawa,
county (Kan.) paper: one of the
members of Gen. Mc Arthur's
brigade
writes from Manila :
Night before last I was on picket
duty all night 4 and yesterday
morning I ,t found . .that the negro
picket was within : a hundred
yards of me. :After a little talk
we: both laid down our guns and
met between the lines and had a
little visit. He said the people
in J their army did ijiot want to
fight us but they had to or their
fifficeis wbnldviiii them. He also
said ihajb' he had not had a bite to
eat for -three days. J I gave him
what hardtack' Ihad with me, and
it 'did , me more good to see him
eat it than if T had eaten it my
self When we parted we shook
hands, and, he cried like a baby."
A Call Jdeeting. ,
There will be a call meeting: of the
stockholders of the CaVarrueOonn
tffBnlldifig, Loan and'J3vingB As-
eociation in the court hpase Tuesday
evening May the 9 th at 8 o'clock,
by order of the President
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Ii D Uoltrane, Wee. ana Treaa,
yf R Odell, Pres. X
THE
BEST PRESCRIPTION EOR
....... A tJQOTDS:
anoV fever ia a bottle of Grove's Tas
toONCORD. N. C, THURSDAY MAY
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A OA8E OF LOOK JAW.
Bsnnie Levy Jn a Baa Condition Tbe
Result of a Wound In His Foot.
On the 20th day of last month,
Bennie, son of Mr. i and Mrs. Sol
Levy, who live on West Depot street,
ran a splinter aboqt an inch or
more into his foot. Since that time
the splinter had remained in his
foot until Wednesday evening, when
physicians were called and the caase
of the trouble removed i
but the worst was not over, for
the boy was seized wiih leckjaw that
Afternoon. ' Thoughjhia ' case is a
most -serious one, all hopes are not
giyen np for "his recovery. His
jaws are not tightly locked but the
teeth are nearly together. His con
stitution is as strong as one could
expect, and shows
scarcely. j
no weakness
IIs Iiocated His Horse.
Mr. Pratt, of Charlotte, who
about a week beforehand ;lost his
horse, was here Wednesday. He
has succeeded in rinding his
animal. It had strayed to Mr.
Marshal Dorton's in No. 10 town
ship. Mr. Pratt had sent an order
to Mr. Dorton to' let another
gentleman bring the mare to
Charlotte, but lest there might be
some crookedness about the mat
ter, Mr. Dorton would not let the
animaljgo until the rightful owner
oomes after it.
ITniTerHlty.Snmmer NcWbol.
The sixth session of the Uni
versity Summer School for teach
ers will begin on June 20th. next
and elose on the 15th of July
following. The faculty will inf
elude more than twenty promi
nent and successful teachers who
will give daily instructions in all
of the primary jand academic
studies. Among the North Caro
lina instructors who will take
part are Prof. Coker, of Golds-f
boro; Snpt. Graham, oflCharlotte;
Supt.: Mangum, of Wilson; Suptl
Meses, of Ealeigh; Supt. Grima
ley, of Greensboro; Prof. Claxton,
of the State Normal and : Indus
tral v College; .Dr. Linscott, Dr.
Baskerville, Dx. t Mangum, and
Piof. Troy of the University. This
faculty is the best ever assembled
in the Slouthf for j Summer School
work and teachers wishing to de
vote special study should not i fail
to atteUd. , The
charges are low
and there i will
be reduced
rates :over all railroads. For
jcircular giying full particulars
M. U. o. JNO Die, JSupt.,
Chapel Hill, N. C.
; , Sugar and Tea In Soutn Carolina,
f Secretary of Agriculture Wilson
hat made a trip to South. Carolinaf
and' seems 1 greatly pleased with the
.ftu&cturing progress of the State
He1 is 'strongly, of the opinion, tod.
that beet sugar and 'tea .can' be pro
ductd in he.tclimatiQ ..belt of the
State, to, gpod adyantage r
2 Wor Over FiltyiTears
MrB. Win slow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their child"
reu while teething,-with perfect suol
cess.
It soothes the child,' softens
the ffuci&j allafs all pain; cures win
cblfc, and ' is1 1 the - besFremedy -Fox
Diarrhoea. Ir-irlir relieve 'the poor
Pwefhtyfif e'sehtsja bbtttelil;Be aar4
4, J 1899
CUBANS NOT PROMISING.
Msjr Grant Says Tkev Am k vit
for Self-Government.
Major Grant, paymaster in the
CJ. S. Volunteer service thinks the
Cubans a very unpromising peo
ple, altogether unfit for self
government;, He has had oppor
tunities for studying the Cuban
and the Porto Bican and finds
the latter much the higher grade
sf being. He thinks Porto Bico a
Taluable possession and promis-
mg fine deyelopment.
Another ITew, York Marder.
Another murder case will create
lively interest inrNew York. James
Neale Plumb shot and killed Alex
ander Masterton at the Burlington
hotel on the3rd, inst. It was pre
meditated ud deHberate;i?seems.
Both ara prominent enough to bt
noted. Plunib claims that Master
ton had hounded him for years and
had injured him. ' ; 1 '
Baekien's Amies saire.
The Best balve in the world for
Outs, . BruiBes, Sores, TJlcers, Salt
Rheum, Sevier Sores; Tetter Chapped
Hands, Ohiiblains, Corns and all
Skin 'Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles or no pay", required. It is
gaaranteed to give sUtisf action or
monev refunded. Price 25 cents per
box For sale at P B Fetzer'a Drag
store.' '
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Miss Margaret McCall is spend
ing the afternoon in Charlotte. ;
Rev.Jdoqse, of Pineville, who
wag formerly; pastor of Ep worth
church here, is here today. ! ;
Miss Sodie .Harris went up to
Salisbury, thia morning to visit at
the home of Mr. M L Ritoh. f i
Mr. C A Pamplin, of AeheborO,
who rormerly was employed at the
depot rhere will arrive tomorrow
night to attend the reception. of the
Knights of Pythias. .
FIRST1IT
" PldiEAPRLES
IN TODAY AT
Goods you had best come quick
s. imm.
live Bays
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Single Copy 5 Cents
. 1 Mil 1
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jmW ARRIVALS
Beauty Pins,
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SashBucKles
Sash
and
Bib-
Ibons
Waist
Sets
Etc.
Come and see the New
Arrivals in the
Hvli. PARRS
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mpany
To Our Customers.
On acpount of the extra
work and expense required to
keep and collect small acs
counts, we have decided to
adopt a j
Cash System, beginning June 1.
For the conveni en ce of those
who prefer it, we will sell, at
a discount of 5 per cent., cdu
pon books in denominatioDS of
$1,00 and up. We believe
this will prove highly satis
factory and cerfsinly more
convenient to you We solicit
your pajtronage and promise
to do our utmost to please you.
Qur work is equal to the best.
The "above will be strictly
enforced. ' Respectfully,
Concord .Steal Lamiflry & Dye Worts
H K Bldenbour, J O. Pnrcell,
Proprietor. fflanagrer.
Phone JfoT 3. '' Shirts Repaired Free.
If you don't like her don't bny her
flovAO VAn Anno( DAvaa TTfn-w VinjT
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See OUT American Queen.
We i are ; havine duite a
rush these days on goods
bpugh; before the RISEr
If you need anything in
Furniture
Neck
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