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TOWN ALDERMEN MEET. '
Changes JTlftde In the Police Depart
ment for tMo Next Tenr-Ilr. Nam
Eryln Elected City Tax Collector.
. The newly elected aldermen,
together with Mayor Means, held
their business meeting Monday
night. This, you might say, was
their first meeting, as nothing was
cjone Saturday, except the
organization effebted.
Theijusiness before this meet
ingwas to elect or re-eiect police
men, town clerk, and tax col
lector. V
The board decided; to conier
the honor of chief of police on
Mr. Jas. F Harris who for the
last several months has been
serving on the police force at the
depot. Mr. Eli Goldston, who
recently returned home from the
army, was electee! as one of the
policemen and Mr. Jno. K Cruse
4S the other. No place was
designated "for the last two ' to
serve, their duty being to look
after the enforcement of the laws.
Tiie retiring policemen are J L
Boger and O H Upchurcb.
Mr. Jno. L Miller was re
elected as the town clerk. The
position of tax collector, formerly
filled by Mr. Jno. K Patterson,
was given to Mr Sam Ervin.
lr. W L Bell was elected as
mayor pro tern, to serve in case
Major Means should at any time
be absent.
-. Only one nomination wts made
for town clerk, that being for Mr,
John L Miller. The vote, for tax
collector was a tie between, Mr. Sam
Ervin and Mr. Milton Hartaell.. The
deciding vote was cast by Mayor
Means. Two nominations only were
made for chief of police j L Boger
and Jas. F Harris. The ote stood
7 to t in favor of the latter. No
other nominations were made for the
places of regular policemen except
the ones of those elected..
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Takes tetbe Snperloc Court.
The case, wherein Mr. Bobt,
Safrit is suing the Concord Tele
phone Co., was "tried Monday
afternoon before -Esq. H Mc
Asmara. This is a case where
Mr. Safrifc wat employed to put
UP poles for a telephone line to
China Grove. The comgan
claims that the contract was : not
followed as to size,, . depth .in
the gaound, etc." " Judgement was
given in fayor of the plaintiff An
appeal wag taken to the Superior
court. ' ' v '
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Bom lor Mr. Smmdiod.
Clerk Jno. M Cook has had
communication with Dr. Murphy
of the Hospital, at Morganton, in
regard to the admission of Mr.
Jno. Sossamon, the nfortunafe,
find demented man. now confined
in our jail.
Dr. Murphy in the course of
nis letter says, "We can not take
toe patient at- present, but I
hope we will be able to do bo
ery Boon; he ought to be here by
&U means."
THE BEST PRESCKIPTION EOR
CHILLS
and fever is a bottle of Grove's Taste
Jess Chill Tonic. Never fails to cure;
.hen why experiment vith worthless
Citations? Price 50 cents. Your
oicy back if it fails to cure..
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BOUNIJ FOE; CHARLESTON.
About Elhty-rive Old Veteran. Fall
IuXtno from Cabarrus to Take
Part In the Reunion.
They! pre off T ' j
The old veterans .commenced
coming Jin Monday afternoon to
be ready to leave early today
(Tuesday) for the grand reunion
at Charleston, where onee more
tuo wearers oi tne gray, can
ex-
change
the tales of
in Camo.
their
ex-
perienco
Commonder D A Caldwell had
about eighty-five in his command,
they having boarded the train at
7.20 bound for the reunion. On
the ! same train were two cara
loaded with old soldiers from
Rowan. Anion the soldiers trom
here was the old negro, Andrew
Grissom
who has served in three
wars and who can not stand to
see: his bid comrades leave him
behind. And not only does he
want to always go with them but
the I soldiers always want him
along, j j
Several of the veterans were
unable to pay their way and
hence aj fund was made up and
the transportation of the follow
ing persons paid : j Monroe
Murph, Gip Cllne, Cyrus Allman,
Daniel Stiller, Joe . Blackweldert
S W Tarpon, J J Cochrane, W A
Davis, Jno. Lowery and Tobias
Weaver) Part of the expense of
Mr. T IP Ledbetter's trip was
paid out lot the fund, also. Most
of themintend to returniFriday.
Indicted, for Slllnr TOnllty. '
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Last Sunday night officers were
on the lookout for a man who was
Bellingpwnikey to. all comers, his
place of business peing in the
direction of Buffalo mills. The
man took the hint and left towni
On Monday Mayor Means sent
Ex-chief Boger to Charlotte and
the man was captured and
brought back here. He was
tried Mohday night. 'He waived
all examination. In default of a
justified bond of $100 he was
pnt in jall to await . coirt. His
scheme, it seems,, was to sell it in
packages and has been carrying
it on for some time, .. Chief Harris
informs .us that he is wanted
elsewhere on the same I charge.
Ha is a white man, 58 years old,
indj his is J W Wagoner.
Anotber Factory For Bit. Pleasant.
It is practically asaured that
Mt. Pleasant will soon have an
other jBOttpn. factory. For
some lime the matter I h as been
under , consideration. , From
parties who have talked the
matter with Cook & Foil, who are
very much interested in the new
enterprise, it is learned that the
site has been practically agreed
upon ;
The L success of the Kindley
Manufacturing Co., doing business
nine miles from the railroad, de
monstrates what brains and pluck
will accomplish w
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A Call Meefing. S
There will be a call meeting of the
stockholders of the Cabarrus. Conn
ty BaildiDk Loan and SaTings Aa
itf, ir.K. rl houa'Tn'Md.
evening Ma; the 9cb at 8! o'clock,
by order of the President l .
L D Coltrane, Sec. and Treas.
W B Odell, Pres.
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CONCOKD, N. 0., TUESDAY, MAY 9,
TBEY CAST LO TS
The Newly Elected School Commissioners
Take Their Oaths and Organize.
On Monday afternoon Esq . - Hill
administered the oath to the newly
elected
town.
school commissioners of oar
Mr. D B Coltrane was eleoted the
chairman of the Board . Under tne
new law three of the commissioners
will i serve two years and three of
them four yean,
that lots be cast
It was necessary
to determine who
the long and short termed commis
sioners would bf. s Messrs. D G
Caldwell and B E Harris, who were
elected at large, cast lots for tbeir
terms . j The four elected from the
wards did likewise.
Those who will serve for. two
years are Messrs. D G Caldwell, D
B Coltrane and Jno. A dime. The
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four year term ones are Messrs.
John B Sberrill, D P Dyvault and
B E Harris.
As has been their custom, their
meeting will be held on the first
Monday of each month at 5 o'clook.
The next meeting will be held in
the graded school bnildmg.
Tke Centennial of the Synod.
In St. John's Lutheran church,
Salisbury, K. C, the North Caro
lina Lutheran Synod was organ
ized in l803.. Speaking of this
among its synodical reports the
Daily Sun Says ;
, "It was announced, Saturday
afternoon that a centennial- cele
bration of the . organization of the
Synod of North Carolina is to be
held
in
St. . John'schurchj.thia
city, in
1903. . The Synod was
organized in this church in 1803.'
In connection with the centen
nial a oomplete history of the
Synod will be published."
FOr Oyer Flity Tears .
Mrs. Winslow'fl Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their child
ren while teething, with perfect sue
cess. It soothes the child, softens
the gums, allays all pain, cures wind
colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea, lrIt ; ml reheye the poor
Ii (0e Vdfler,eic . immediately.; j Sold by
druggita n every part of, the world,
Twenty-fiye aents a hotUe., Be sare
and asi for'aira. Winslo ws , Sooth
ing Syrupr and take no other Kind.
iamnll Attendance He Dad
Only a small audience turned
Qut Monday .night to hear John
Thompson, the comedian. Some
of his impersonations were excel
lent, especially when he imitated
the "Silly Billy." He performs on
a number of musical instruments.
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: i Beats tne iklonciltte.
Mr. A C Thomas, of Marysville
Tex., has found a more valuable
discovery -than : "has yet been made
in the Klondike. For years he suf
fered untold agony from consump
tion, accompanied by hemorrhages;
and was absolutely cured by Dr.
King's New Discovery for Con
sumption, Coughs "and Colds. He
declares that gold is of little value
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 are positively cured by
Dr. King's Nejy. Dcctvery for Con-
?nmpnon.u .-Ami e a r
W;s.Dg Biore-, nmuj size ou
cants and $1.00. Guaranteed to
cure or price refunded.
.Pure Plymouth Rock Effes, 13
for 60c. I Trcfman Chapman.
1899
J ohn Loveof Stanly, Dead.
Hearts were made sad here today
(Tuesday) when Mr. Jonah Love
and wife, of Locust, in Stanly
county, received a telegram from
Mrs. L M Maus,. of New York,
containing the t following words :
"John Love dead. Buried in Cy
press Hill; Brooklyn. Letter writ-'
ten." . ": i-'v' -rv;
This young man enlisted in the
army last July in the artillery. He
was discharged and on the 27th day
of March he re-enlisted, this time
getting in the cavalry; The last
time that ; his . parents heard from
him he was in Columbus, O , and
said that he would leaye there next
day bound for Porto Rico via New
York, Some days ago they re
ceived news that he was very sick,
but this letter had been written
more than a week and had failedrto
reach them. Mr. Love telegraphed
from here Monday afternoon and
received the above telegram. It is
not' known when the boy died.
The letter received stated that he
had measles and then pneumonia.
Mr. Love was 21 years of age and
when home last was almost a per
fect
image of health.
A Most Valuable Number. :
Bulletin No. 162. of the . North
Carolina Agricultural and .Experi
ment Station, 9 a most interesting
and
valuable issue. r It is brim full
of the very kind of matter that a
live and progressive farmer wishes
to read.' Whether 'each is prepared
to endorse or practice the methods
or not and think they are practical
each aheuld read for the development
of the ideas and tne growth of .agri
cultural ideas, , ! j
If you don't ge$ the bulletin drop
a postal card with request and get it
by all means.
IN TODAY AT
Goods you had best come quick.
till you can' t rest, at prices
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ATTENTION,
PARENTS!
We haye a fall line
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of. little Gent's Shoes,
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just the thing for your
boy. They are made
like men's Shoes and
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will wear like old time
leather. Best mater
ials are alway used m
their makeup and
they will stand the
hard knocks. The
leathers are of tan and
black vici, also tan
Russian calf. The
prices are $1.25, $1.48
and $1.98. They are
I just the Shoes you are
looking for.drop inland
seeSthem. i I
H.ll. PARKS
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To Our Customers.
vn account of the extra
expensp required to
keep arid collect small I acs
counts, we haVe decided to
adopt c a .
Cash System, beginning June l.'
.For the convenience of those
who predit,,we will sell, at
a discount of 5 per cent., cou
pon books in denominations of
51,00 and up. We believe
this will prove vhiehly satis
factory and certaialy more
convenient to yon We solicit
your patronage and proniise
to do ourutmost to pTease you.
Our work
is equal to the.best.
The above will be strictly
enforced.
Respectfully,
Concora -Steam ; Laniijry j Dye oris
U K fltdenhoar, j tt Pnrcell,
Proprietor. Nanarer.
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. auu mat ve your costs, i
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We are having quite a
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bought before the RISE.
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