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prioe $4.00 Per Year.
A Jury to Be i Appointed to Settle the
Matter About the Rocky River Road
The Jurors for the Coming: Term ot
Court Drawn The Taxes for This
Year Leyied.
The county commissioners ad
journed Tuesday afternoon after
spending two days in their room
at work on their speoial work,
which comes at this part of the
year.
Chairman Allison was ordered
to purchase lumber for the bridge
acrofls Buffalo creek on the
Beatty's ford road, and that same
be built.
Messrs Caleb Goodman, D W
Tloore, and Geo. Winecoff were
appointed as "commissioners for
the three-mile branch.
The use of the court house was
tendered to Mr. C Swink for
the holding of the State Dairy
men's association this month.
The road question, concerning!
most directly the people on the
road to Kocky River ... from here,
was up 9gain at this meeting and
the following entry made by the
commissioners : . . "In the matter
of altering the public road lead
ing from Rocky Riyer church to
Concord, it appearing: to this
Board that sufficient reason has
been shown to the Board that
public necessity and convenience
require that said public road
should be altered as follows, to
wit : Coramencins: on said Rocky
River road at well on J MW
Alexander s land about 68 poles
northeast from Dr. Grier's resi
dence and running over the lands
of Capt. J M Alexander and
Emma Alexander, crossing Kocky
River near the mouth of Back
creek then over the lands of C A
Black, W H Heglar, Mrs. Hiram
Boat, F A Archibald and L.M
Morrison to a point on said Con
cord and Rocky River road to
bridge across the branch about
one-fourth of a mile southeast of
L M Morrison's residence. Jb
further appearing to the Board
that all persons over whose lands
said altered or new road will pass
have had twenty days notice of
intention to file the petition and
having heard' the alligation in
said petition and having found
that the altering of said road as
prayed for in the petition is
necessary for public convenience,
it is therefore ordered by the
Board that said public road be
altered as above stated and that
an order be issued to the sheriff
commanding him to summon a
jury of five freeholders to meet,
hen after being duly sworn,
shall lay out the road from the
point stated above to the greatest
advantage of the" 'inhabitants and
'frith as little prejudice as may be
to lands and enclosures and
assess such damages as private
persons may sustain by reason of
the. altering and laying out said
oad and report their proceeding
to the board.
The taxes for the coming year
er(L levied, remaining the -same as
hit year State tax, 43 cents on the
$100 and 1.39 cents on the poll
county tax5.8 23 cents on the $160,
on the poll.
!t web ordered that a tax of 3
cents on the $100' and 9 cents on the 1
poll be levied in No. 10 townahip for '
roaa purposes . j '
The jurors for the coming July
term of oourt wer9 drawn . This
will be a two weeks term. The foN
lowing are the jurors for the first
week : J O Lippard. Sr., HA Wen
ail, A J Winecoff, W Goodman, G
A Long, John M Klattz, Wm.
Prppst, J Ed. Oline, O A Isenheur,
P W Bost, F P Smith, J Daniel
Oline, J M Sifford, John 8 Hill,
John R Patterson, G R Winecoff,
Geo. D Bost, J W Morris, M J Hart
sell, Paul Eudy, B M Weddington,
B R Brafford, J D Green, Jacob R
Barnhardt, W M Stinson, J R Mc
Kmley, Jno. W OookJ H T Good
man, Ed L Rftchie, Jiio. V Boat, D
H Ridenhour, J K J Cochrane, G T
Beayer, J O Johnson, Walter Black,
O P Walter.
SECOND WEEK. 'I
D L Morrison, C D Bobbins, J M
Odell. G RP Oress, Geo. E Fag
gart W V Krimminger, M M Furr,
Tnn: FTfttlw l'JT T7! MnfrlAr TXT D CT--
rir . ,
rii, E R Graham, J M Mabrey, Z V
xio wen, u u uosoy, j Mc Ualdwell,
W
S Polk, O P Oline, Caleb ' Cruse .
MORE FIGHTING.
The
Filipinos Pat Up One or Their
Biggest Ellortw.
And still there is
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the Philippines. Gen
into a kind , of trap
fighting in
La w ton got
on the 13th
and was probably in more danger
with his troops than , in . any
engagement in the war. The
enemy fought with unusual hero
ism and apparently with more
organization and aggressiveness.
They fired with cannon charged
with nails and scraps but their
pieces were silenced after a sharp
duel.
Our troops fought under great
disadvantage, wading through
bogs and at one time under fire
from the front, flank and rear,
the latter were supposed to be
friendless.
There does not seem to haye
been much headway gained by
our troops, though it was doubt
less a victory gained by . skill
and courage under the cir
cumstances to even hold their
ownj. Gen Otis says the insurgr
ents south of Manila have not
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been molested till they have
threatened an attack on Manila in
strong force. He thinks they
are now weakening and it re
mains to be seen whether they
will rally to another effort.
Our casualties are estimated at
from 30 to 60 The enemy's loss
can not be fairly, estimated.
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Beats the Hlondllce
Mr. A C Thomas, of Marysville
Tat. liftu fnnnd a more valuable
discovery thanhas yei 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 Conn
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 New Discovery for Con
sumption. Trial bottles free at P B
Fetzer's drus store. Regular size 50
C3uts and $100. Guaranteed to
cure or price refunded
CONCORD, N. C, WEDNESDAY, JUNE
A HORRIBLE AFFAIR.
A Shameful Occurrence 'in
Stanly
County A Tragedy Among
Negroes Other News.
the
Shankle, June 13. A terrific
wind and rain storm passed over
this section last Friday night.
beveral fruit trees were blown
down. Robt Mabrey's kitchen t&is
blown down, but no damage "was
done except to the stoye. The
family was badly frightened, how
ever.
Mr. Jimmie Farmer, who has
been at the college studying for
jfnrTW1j nmt u i
! uooU " , ,
i "1 i.? ? 7 lacks tW0 wee,ks
iUA uuiauiiig ms course at tne
finishing
college.
ne unnaren s JLay wnicn was
to haye been on the second Sunr
day in June was put off until the
third Sunday
An unknown white man. a
, tramP loafin around on Mr.
John M Moore's place, near here,
last Friday committed rape on a
negro woman 60 years old, by the
name of Charlotte Turner. The
villain had just passed the field
where two of Mr. "W K Honey
cutt's daughters were chopping
cotton. He then sat down on a
log near the spring waiting for
his victim. Seeing the negro
woman he seized hir by the
throat, chokms: her nearlv to
death. Her cries for help were
heard by the two girls, who ran to
their father with the news.
Hon eycutt with a party of men
commenced a search at once but
he made his escape. Antney
Turner, son of the outraged wo
man, and other negroes are
naturally much enraged. If the
man is caught he will problably
be lynched.
One of Mr, Henry Maulden's little
bovs cat his foot nearly off by step
ping on a scything cradle one day
last week.
Lnm Calson, an indnstrions young
negro man giving on Mr. Jacob
Shankle's placewaa shot last Satar
day evening by Ivey Kendall
another negro. It seems that Cal
son went to Kendall's home and
aaKed him to pay some money that
was owing, to which Kendall re
plied, "I'll lurn you," and drew his
OUR
Sample Counter
was surrounded all
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day Friday and Sat
urday with custo
mers looking for bar
gains. Ask them if
they were disap
pointed. We still
have some of them
left. A few pairs of
Scrivens Drawers
50 cents.
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pistol. Calson took the pistol from
him without getting out of his chair.
Kendall then took his musket down
and shot him through the right side,
causing instant death. Great crowds
of white people visited the scene on
Sunday, where the jury was in ses
sion. Nothing has been done with
Kendall up to this writing.
Mr. Eli Lentz is very sick at pres
ent. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Tom Lilly, of Norwood, is in a critic
cal condition. Dr. Lilly, of Con
cord, was called by telephone Friday
to attend the case.
The Boy Found.
Willie Brown who ran away
from .the orphanage at Oxford
and information of whose where
abouts was asked in tne Sun sev
eral days ago has been found. He
was with a party about three
miles from Oxford. His, mother
has sent for him to be brought
home. Salisbury Sun.
Died at the Asylum,
The body of Lnla Eeid, colored,
daughter of Jack Reid was bropght
here Tuesday night, she haying died
in the insane asylum at Goldsboro,
where she had been for two years.
She was a cousin of Keesler Reid,
the negro who murdered a woman in
Washington some months ago, and
whose mind, is thought to be wrong.
PERSON Al'pOINTERS.
Mr. J H Mason, of Raleigh, is
here.
Miss Mamie Bays, of Charlotte,
was hero this morning.
Mr. C H Camp has returned to
Concord to spend several days.
Mr. H B Varner, editor of the
Lexington Dispatoh, is spending
today here.
Rev. and Mrs. C B Miller re
turned home this morning from
Sumner.
FRESHET
Tomatoes
Ganteloupes
and
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S. J. ERWJ'S
The Melencholy
the hottest
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Refrigerators, Ice Chests. Water Coolers
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and Mosquito Canopies from
Bell, Harris & Company
and keep cool.
If you need anything in Furniture or House Furnish
ing Goodsfor Sitting Boom, Parlor or Kitchen--we
have it by the car load, bought before the rise
Come andf see us and we will do you good.
ZBIGIjXj, HkEEIS & CO.
Single Copy 5 Cents
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Laundry Excellence.
A Liaundry that will do up your linen
just as you want it, just when you want
it, should deserye your patronagej
That is just what we do If wa dnn't
you have only to tell us the fault and
we make it right. j
Don't think that because you do not
have a large bundle every week we
don't want your work. Just let us kn ow
and we will get your bundle, no mat er
now small, it win b3 property Laun-
aerea, too.
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of the year.
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