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CONCORD, N. 0., THURSDAY, JULY, 6 1899
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THOSE TEXAS FLOODS
Great Destruction of Life and
Property
Along the Brazos River.
The horrors of the Texas floods
along the Brazos river grow as Cheraw boys treated our team recorded m his office. Clerk
more of the details come in. The most sumptuously as a compen- Cook, assisted by Mr. James
valley for the distance of 500 sation for the nice time we gave Ervin, has been indexing the
miles with an -average of five them when they were here. The wills ill', his office and has fin
miles in width was submerged. ! Charlotte Observer gives the ished. Jills have been recorded
In places it was over the tele-,
ffrra-hh noles and the toos of
houses Thirteen bodies have
been recovered but it is feared
that the death list will run up in
to hundreds. ,
Where a few days before there
was fine crop prospects and a
beautiful valley of fair prosperi
ty there is a grewsome spectacle
of mud and slime on the car
casses of every kind of domestic
animal with Q a mixture of hu
manity. . There are many cut off oh high
places and great suffering must
ensue before they can be rescued.
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The Excursion to Asheyille. 1
At an early hour today (Thurs
day) about forty people were at
the depot to go on the excursion
given by Dr. Henderson Miller
for the benefit of Mont Amoena
Seminary. At last the train
pulled up to the station and
friends bade friends a pleasant
adieu antl the excursionists were
off for the land of the sky to en
joy the exhilirating mountain
breezes and to partake of water
which knows no equal. Seats
were suitable arrranged for the
different parties and Signor Ritz
had neatly furnished his refresh
ment car and was preparing to
serve lemonade, parched goob
ers, peanuts and pinders. . It
was a lovely trip and every one
. enjoyed the beautiful scenery, as
they passed different points of
interest. They almost reached
Buffalo mills but they would not
be put off there so were brought
Back to the station and their
excursion was o'er, as tvev. Mil
ler was compelled to announce
to them that the excursion
proved a failure and if he were
to run it he would lose still more.
It is unfortunate that Mr. Mil
ler failed to secure the necessary
number thereby losing $150 be
sides sacrificing his efforts to
wards its success. Had he gone
on with the train though he
would have lost not less than
$250. By telephone and tele
graph he obtained the actual
number of tickets, knowing
exactly how much he would lose.
It was necessary for Mr. Miller to
pay the railroad company nearly
$120 even when he dia, not run
the excursion besides his other
expenses, such as advertising,
etc. I
A Change to Be Made at the Depot.
Mr. Chas. Kimball, who first
came to this place as a freight
clerk and who was afterwards
made chief clerk in" the freight
department his resigned . his
position which will - take effect
about the 16th of this month.
Mr. "Billy" Weddington has
accepted the position and will
get acquainted with his work
until that time.
The Bridge Finished. j
For some time travel j over the
railroad bridge has been stopped
on account of the carpenters be
ing busy lengthening it. It is
now considerably longer and
three railroad tracks, besides a
wagon-way, go under it.
If troubled wifa rheumatism, eiye
Chamberlair's Pain-Balm a trial. twill
not cost you a cent if it does no good.
One i apphcaion will relieve the pain.
It also cures sprains and bruises in one
K? tlm eled by any other
oiHnSf1 V Ct8' A, burns' frostbites,
2??f?,'I1?8-2-the- Slde and chest
fi and 0t? sweUings are quick
Jo Ure? lF ffPR'it. Every bottle
WANTED4-A house
Apply at this office.
to rent.
.' One Victory from the Cheraw Boys.
I fPKtt flrof rratno wifc'h tVlf fThp.ra,W I
vrwc rociiltorl iri nnr dfiffiat 1 but
1 on Wednesday the compiunent
was returned. No doubt the
wv j ju -.----- v -
following full account of the
nw o o -Pv 1 1 rTTTc i
'The game Wednesday was won
by Concord by a score of 9 to 4.
The double umpire system was
used, which was more satis-
uu v
single umpire, as Concord at- the number j per year is more
tributes her defeat of Tuesday to now than when wills werexfirst
the umpire. recorded. : ; : v .
Both teams played snappy Lo0king Towards inroiement. '
aU Thp Svffl Mr. T. fePrown, who is con
Mangum, Concords crack third ducting a barber shop oiext door
baseman, after running against to Mr..:; J. orrSP livery sta-
John Donnelly, , of Charlotte,
played left field for Concord.
LeGrande, Concord's catcher,
brought the grand-stand to its
feet several times by his sensa
tional catches of foul flies. Hall,
Shaw and Bennette, of the
Union, S. C, team,4 played with;
Cheraw and played good ball, news comes : that over in Italy
Hall and Shaw composed the ' storms are being intimidated by
battery, and Bennett played first. I firing blank' catmon shots at
Concbrd only made two errors in
ine enxire game.
nings:
Concord 0 1 3
Cheraw 0 0 0
Jl i 1 CI - T i
Score by in-
0 0 3 1 1
0 0 4 0 0-
-9
4
R. H. E.
9 9 2
4 8 9
Concord - - -,
Cheraw - -
Struck out by Hall, 2; Oldham,
3. Bases on ball, Hall, 2; Old
ham 1. Two-base hits, Concord,
Reed, Donnelly, Oldham; Misen
heimer; Cheraw, Malloy, Duvall,
Burnett. Umpires, Hoover and
Pollock, Sam Brumley."
Today and tomorrow our boys
are on the Charlotte diamond
baffling with the King's Moun
tain team, v They will return
home tomorrow night and will
recuperate for the games of next
week. I
He Parts With One of His Dogs.
There is not a man in! all the
towns around who thinks more
of dog sense than Mr. Will Bing
ham, and he. takes a pride in
teaching this family. Nothing
scarcely would make him part
with Rex, his setter, ;but on
Thursday he sold his fine white
one, Bang, to Mr. Milton Brown,
of Salisbury. , The dog had be
come quite ba4 to bark at passers-by,
and Mr. Bingham feared
a dog funeral, hence sold him to
Mr. Brown. Mr. Bingham in
forms us that the consideration
was $100. ,. , ..... ;
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Out at the Chain Gang.
Superintendent Benfield now
has a force of twenty-nine . on
duty on his road. Two men are
in jail that he claims, too, but
cannot get them on account of
their condition. One, Tom John
son, is suffering yet from his
wounds made by being shot and
cut. The other one is badlv dis
eased. A white fellow who was
put on has been released oh ac-
count of having a bad case of
consumption,, so much so that he
could work scarcely any of the
time-
For Over FUty Years
Mra. Winslow's Soothing Syrap haa
been uBed for over fifty years by
millions of mothers for their child
ren while teething, with perfect suc
cess. It soothes the ch!d, softens
the gum., allays all pain, cures wind
colic, and is the best remedy for
Diarrhoea, It will relieve the poor
little sufferer immediately. Sold by
druggists in every part of the world.
Twenty-five sents a bottle. Be snre
and ask for "Mrs. Winslows Sooth-
Jing Syrnp," and take no other kmj
The Indexing Work Finished.
As h Profnf rvra - cfof 4
enacted bv the last. To-iciaiiTv
, w -wv- v ui vy
tnat tne cierfe of the court of
each county index the wills
m this county mce about 1820,
ann nn Ti T,niR nmft- thoro morfl
585 to be Indexed. This shows
an average ot only about
seven
wills per year. It can be readily
seen thatronly a small number of
nrrmnim
been finished and soon an elec
trie fan will be placed , in the
room. - ' ! -'
Adyised to Lad Their Guns for Bear.
Last week we printed an ac
count of a storm out West which
was fatally wounded by a cannon
shot being fired iito it.' Now the
them. We have our doubts
I , . , -r-ri , I '
whether a Western cyclone can
be bluffed that yay or not, and
we would respectfully advise our
Western friend when they see
one coming to pad their guns for
bear, if it does cost a little more.
The Mascot;! .
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A Goltpn Dream.
A tenant on one of Sheriff
Blackwelder's farms in the lower
part of the county the other day
picked up a piece of gold worth
$6.00. The sheriff had been
dreaming of gold on that place
for several nights before he
heard of the find. All, sorts of
figures are flitting through his
head. Newtoii Enterprise. ,
Would Hot Suffer So Again for Fifty
Times the Price.
I awoke last night with severe
pains in my stomach. 1 never felt
so badly in all my - Jife. When I
came down to work this morning
t felt so weak I could hardly
work. I went: to Miller & Mc
Cardy's drug ' b tore and they re
commended Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
It worked like magio and' one
dose fixed me 'all right.; It cer
tainly is the ! finest thing I ever
use! for stoin&ch trouble. I : shall
not be without 4t in my home
hereafter, ior V should not care
to endure the sufferings of Jast
night again 1 for -fifty times its
Drice. G H Wilson, Liyeryman,
BurgettstownJ Washington Co.,
Pa. ThSi et edyH3 for sale by
il Ii Mf i &&o,-9 druggist, f
Another Page of Blood. ,
Another page in the history of
the Hatfield-McCoy feud - on the
borders of Kentucy and West
Virgina was Written in blood on
the 3rd insty when young Ellis
of the McCoy side drove a Win
chester ball t'lrousrh-'thft. head of
Alias HartfielH Jr. The two srot
. into a quarrel on the train about
'the old feud Matter.. Each had
his gun and bach attempted to
i shoot but 19-tear old EUis was
me quiCKer snot. xitj tj&uapc;
into Kentucky and it remains to
be seen how nany will be killed
on account oi this affair. .
Baelclen' Arnica saire.
The Best Salve in the world for
Outsi Bruises,! Sores, Ulcers, Salt
Rheumj Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped
Hands, Chilblains; Corns and all
Skin Eruptioni, and positively cures
Piles or V no pay required. It is
gaaranteed to 1 give statisf action or J
monev refunded, rnce cenrs per
box For sale at P B Fetzer'a Drug
store, f
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr. S. J. Lowe was here to
day. Mr; Jas. Heilig, of Salisbury,
is here today, n
Mr. Dan Summey, of Char
lotte, is here today.
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Mr. Jno. B. Sloan returned
home this morning from Ches
ter. -Miss Florence Eddleman, of
China Grove, is visiting her sis-
fr Mro n,', xrWn
i AriVA1' ndib. ivimuaii.
Mr. Young Caldwell, who is
staying at Mr. Fred Glass's, is
Spending today here. ;
..
Mr. Jno. Miller went over
to Charlotte this morning to wit
ness the Concord-Kings Moun
tain game. V
Prof. Jesse Oldham, who is
staying at Mountain Island this
summer, with the baseball team
there, is spending today with his
friend, Dr. R. Si Young. '
I CAKES I
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VICTOR and
OF
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BICYCLES
REDUCED FROM
Sno0(O to 5SEopcno
For Seventeen Years the Standard of excellence inonstrac
tion.t style and .finish. New '99 Models. The chs .u, r . a
lifetime to get the Best Wheel at a nominal Pbic-,
Yorke, Wadsworth & Co
THE WARMEST BABY
IN TOWN.
That's what CONFERENCE SAID about the RED HOT line of
Furniture, House
Goods, Sewing Machines,
Etc.
. ..... . they met
Well, we bny to soil. We buy direct from the BEST Factories in
the United States in Car Lots and if there BE an inside on prices we
get it. When in need of anything in our line all we askyou to do is
give ns a call and we will do the rest. Kespectfally, , .
Bell, Harris & Companv
N. B. Our Undertaking Department, under the management of
W L Bell, is complete in every department. Calls answered prompt
ly day or night. Store 'Phone 12. Besidence 90.
'PIE 1 QIIIIYI I
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Our business keeps in- "
. . . creasing all the time. . . '
Negligee Shirts.
New colors just in-up-to-date
shirtsno
plugs, do hold-overs.
Eery Shirt brim full
of spick and span new
ness and stylishness.
Assortments and val
ues like we hae been
sho wing this week has
brought throngs to our
Shirt counter. Why
shouldn't it. No such
Shirt values were ever
shown in Concord as
we are showing today
at 50, 75 and 98c A
new lot of Collars, la
dies' and men's. Night
Robes 50 and 75 cts.
I. PARKS ft
VICTORIA
Etc.
with at . , . . . . . .
IN THESE DAYS OF CLOSE
ffillllllifi . . . . .
COiPAM
Furnishing
Harris & Co. 's