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c6nferenoe GLOMES.
1 Thr Annual -Sermon- DIivereS Sunday
MorningThe Reports By Delegates
Morning me Kepons uy ucicgaiw
Continued-Twentieth CeaturxJUs
Sionary Offering.
STAUBDt H kOENIKG-S EXEBOISESr,
Devotional exercii !:wre; vCbfi-;
dacteduby Mrs. R -Brooka, of
Salisbary. . -
It was decided that the addresa of
the pre8identnd Oonf ereoce secreu
tary, Meadames Robertson nd Craw
ford be published in the mmatea,
also in the N. 0. Ohriatiau ' Advov
cate.; ' r: .
The morning was devoted to
children's work In the ahsenca of
lira. W H Leith lady manager for
the 8tate, the-little people were
BOinewhat orphaned until a new
manager conM be appointed. Many
regret! were expressed tjonceming
Mrs . Leith's intention to give np
the work, and petitions offered that
the guidance of the Holy Spirit be
had in selecting her successor .
A number of visiting ministers
were introduced at this time and
helped with words 6f cheer. i
Mrs. Brooks called the delegates
from the children.
Hiss Oharm Harris read a most
gratifying report from Asheville.
- Charlotte Tryon street, Miss
Louise VTada worth, gave a very
breezy, Y&ireshiog, -stirring reports
This repor t was read in Miss Wads V
worths most charming manner.' :
Master Sneed Ogburn read aeryj
fine reort of the work done toy fchej
Lenoir Juveniles. This delegate
liainc worker m ine mission vcaoee,
lotte, read the report from Calvarj
chorob. This report evidenced con
siderable growth.
Miss Graca Ardrey rread a ood
report f rem fPineville .
Trinitylchttrch, CharJtthadno
representative, report j mdbjjKldisi;
triot ttcretary. ;
Matthews sent a .good 'report by
Hisr Jbn la Williams :v : x v
District secretary read report fron
Brevard street ohttrch, Olrarlotte: A
most creditable showing.
Wazhaw, represented by Mrs .
Litaker, had a very good report f fr
vFranklin district not repMfer
Qreensboro'distriot, West Market
fltreet delegate,' Miss Mary Ferter,
had a very fine report, as the.finaiice$
will show, y I "i "
Centenary, i goody report readi " lij
Mrs. Weaver of the Reidsyille dis
trict. ' v - '
Reidsville had a good report.,, r,
Asheboro, -idelegate Mrs7 E
Blair reports' faithful work and
much good done for the cause.
Salisbury's delegate, Mica Grace
West, reported a sad faot jhf that
they lost $25 if their monejJrHeQ
cupio were not daunted bv
this, but worKonlyrthe iharderaf
The reportt of Central church,
Concord, read.by Miss Myrtle Day.
Tult, was so;; good that your res
porter's adjectives gave out in try
ing to de8cribei'it.
Forest Hill. Concord . .fh
'ub cnarming little snl.
stitute was littloiw Jtrfia TB.rro
ehghtfal treat than the aiiDg of
this report; j : uvon;i t-im .
r The.. pgUs Bearersf Salisburi
Jave raised more money than any
other district. . i
dew Mi?8 Wlllie nkins
f!l!!!!!lithat they were
hoirwr ill u .1 v N
(Conttnued inourth Pag
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THE NEGRO. ESCAPED.
After fife Xejsri
r-m
hjifleiMi to tii a.sne. to
Hands of the Law He enonpts
Saye Troable-fiffieer To'wnBj4fhejail , Uld -BOC -TOnsTsltrof.tboiia
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Tirger wuBriea .ouiuargif -ui curiosity and wouidL nor av
attfi ;Pe on iMrsdDaYid doBeohBbiiurw Wnfi .
Black welder: : a - white :iwoman ;6f r , ,." , ? , q
iio. 5 township. .iTheJevidoe!: SVNMX ,
var'clgar enough VgaiMt Mtt
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mat ic wa.8 noi aaywauie 10 . lurn : "f "orasiix piei oror.
him loose but confine him
.. ;. -r : rJ'GBlIty Person. ' '. :.. ..- . , .'
until court. . , -y --d v.ty o-.vi
On Saturda( - ni hi Bherifl --e P86 f FT aroused
, , . from their elumberf shortly after 5
Peek was adyieed to take the clock 8undayr inorniiig by the
the nego from jail and he did so. riDging of the 4re bell and the
About 9 o'clock Deputy Sherifi, usual cry if fire. r'y:
Townsezrd took: the negro down It was found that the cotton-plat
into a hollow baVk -of the Boyd form wa burning dt the west end
sbopi between 12 and 1 o'clock 11 Weigher Props t was about
tr K m ; ; , , t ; the first to give the alarm, a negro
Mr, Townsend heard some one ; , . . . -,
v , : ; cook having informed him.
ojmins? aown mere. it was
Sheriff Peck-' coming and he
signalled to the officer by whist
ling. Mr. Townsend, fearing that
it was not the: sheriff, thought .it
beet' to fasten his oricunal and go
arid investigate. . He took his
wa belt fro m around hifi ; waist
and buckled the negro to a tree,
hamng : als3 the ecWon
him. In only a few. minutes. Mf,
Townsend returned to his tree and
the negTo had made his escape. :
About dayliilrinday: iniQrn
ing Officers Townsend and . Hess
were watching about the home of
thaV-negro-'s : father -near ' :lltr
Abner Misenheimer's and saw the
negro and his father coming from
the direction of a blacksmith
shop where it is thought the
handouffs wero taken off.; They
men ttooffiffifc
distant; to hit
munity was out in search: of him
Snndaybttt to no avql
About ie ime thej; negro
escaped trouble was bruinc here
in town . n ear the .- , ja ;j-at the
intersection of Corbin and Church
Streets. Sl fcrqwd of frhfr P
pH, fenppolid to numbertbetween
assembled, and on the pavement
in vfront cAfc'iJIftjJiiA Oline's
residence a considerable .'crowd of
c(iiored ppU werV xonaVegated.
pie were lined up here 'jdid not
"nfateTTaffrtOok yery well and a
gentleman,v fearing that trouble
would result, went and asked that
iS 'mk there
Wff notgoing to be any fynching
VeSfe&a18 not in jafl. They
did not obey and a rOck was
hufled by some persons into the
colored crowd. This did not do
the work arid a . straighworward
charge was made and the-ioolored
population were made Ao turn
their heels and flee to other parts.
Sey(erQjsnDts: er -firedkbuKno
oieuri. To an onlooker it
seemed ioWhil i$ i & Hoi
was on hfldyIlIJ n loi iL' u il
The wnite pfrspjsjrfceli hot-
ine; aj)outhe jail that night until
66enSf1ttf
told them that he would take sev-
eral of their representatives
through the jail and show them
that Charles Barringer was not
there. ' This was done and noj
trouble -resulted.- In i-SfiVa fn
where the crime scom it
Ui W- v l j i
ghduld be Boated that th., mob , 3at
people but mosfcholly iof , some:
Of .Otrr own eonfo -rfrIvnnmhArfi
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Bix bales of cotton which- be
longed to the Lippards & ' Shealy
Manufacturing Co. caught fire and
were badly! burneid,T theugh some of
each bale can be saved. ": ' 5
There can scarcely be any ' doubt
but that this was 'the) work of some
person. Who it was we Will Beyer
know.i From the appearance' there
about the torcbr must have been
applied at the bottom of one o! the
vfooden posts of, the foundation.; No
insurance was carried on the cotton
while on the platform.
Baekiea'a jurniea iYev
: The Beat 8alve in the world for
Chta, Bruises, Sores, TJlcerv
Rheum, FevejLores, Tetter Chapped
Hands, Chilblans, , Corns and all
Skin Eruptions, and positively cures
Piles or no pay , required. It is
guaranteed to give statisf action or
monev refunded. Price 25. cents per
box For sale at P B Fetises Drug
store.
Untlrf ag 1b Tltotr JEfiorl. i : ;
Mrs. Jno; & Brooks, rording
secretary of the missionary confer
ence here, in writing to "the Char
lotte Observer,0 saysV : uTheladies
of Central -cburoh-and -Forest Hill
are untiring in their efforts tb make
their gufestal at ibomiij ii:''tiefr
midst,"
:Jj JPr;pyrf lltyi lean --'-'j '-!"
Mrsiisiow'f
been vugediiifor .; overtfifty years by
cegs;j,lt? OQthea heichildeoftens
the gtft&, allajs all tmin,' Cnrea,ind
Dirhoea,, jRs.WAjlIiX
littleanfferer immediately Sold by
'he Mayor's court Monday morn
our
town lor noiiowing
loudly on
the!
the
streetS!duHnfthe ;t
imevh
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lObWaB1orme;fr,
A negro and a white man were
trlfiH fnr hpatinff the triin. Both
wrWitS Eihlbaintahone
V - . - . i. . j Atv-
foi- fifteen aavs , or moxf - ana we
Tf tronbled-withf rheumatism, eive
Ohamberlaip's Pain-Balm a tiial. 3 twill
notcost7yon1a.ijent u liuoeino gooa.
Otiel applicaion will relieve the pain.
It also cures sprains and bruiles in one
third the time required by iny other
treatment. Cuts, burns, frostbites,
quinse", pains in the side aid chest,
glandular and other swellings ere quick
ly cured by applying it. Eve y bottle
warranted. Price, 25 and 50 ts. ML
Marsh & Co. t
ren Mile teething, with perfeol sue--
aruggista'iff every-pari or ine worian CXCl J Siln
-eviw riMcCih'deVbfPrdW
vilte, lahereoalaf.
PfintLiyfktexda heroi xliaofaiiioo sdb
r-Mr. H C Henderson, of Char-
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Pf. ftobt. g ' YoVnWttended
the Chartbtte-Concordf Rime this
s TT-Mr J.M Cochrane tand Mrs. R
S Cochrane, of Due West, havn re-x
turned homefterrrvieiting Mrs. 8
-Hi VY rnarr. i.... vt i i ?
H-MessrVj Wads worth and G
L Patterson went to Mica&bei trier's
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springs last Saturday evening to
spend a few days.
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Wh
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tnat you give tne
of BELL, HARRIS & CO. a call and
use us to your advantage.
Bell; Harris & Company
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Leather.' The priie is' '8.00. v'
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Welted extension
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For Ladies we have alltos. v
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Kid. The best you can get for "
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