f if- it r, ::;4iiiciir ill lined $4.00 Ter Yw. iSUXIUY SCHOOL COXVEXTI03T I I -OJ bto.-S and 8 Townships to Be Held at ' - ' m At. Tl foplar "ent-rrogram oi me jxer- rises W tli the Subjects of the Ad- dresses. - v On Saturday, the 5th day of Aii gust, i Sunday School con vention of Nos. 2 and 3 township -will be held at Poplar Tent. . We give below the principal part of the program as arranged by W. J. McLaughlin and Chas. Rankin, secretaries of the two townships. - Opening prayer by Rev. G. L. Cook, Address of welcome by Morris Caldwell. ' Response by Reports from the superinten dents of different schools. , Address by Rev. J. F. Pharr. Subject Object of the Sabbath School. c Address by Rev. G. L. Cook. Subject Where rests the re sponsibility of successful Sab bath School work. . Address by Rev. J, J. Eades, pastor of Shiloh church. Sub ject Why do not: parents take more interest in the Sabbath School. Address by Rev. Jas. H. Lip pard. Subjects Reason, of fail -, ure in 'kthe Sabbath School .work. The Sunday Schools are ur gently requested to send dele gates to this convention, and also "send their choirs to assist in the music. , It is the intention of the officers to make this one of the most interesting of meetings. These Are Dog-Days. Many a young boy about th e time lie commences to go in swimming in the summer experiences being told that he must not go in the water if he has any sores on his "body as it is dog-days. All have heard the expression but for iear many do not know the origin of the expression and the time of their beginning, we pub lish what is taken from Spof -ford's Encyclopaedia : ' 'It is the name applied by ancients to a period of about' forty days, the hottest season of the year, at the time of the heliacal rising of Sirius. sometimes called the dog .star. The time of rising is now, t owing to the' precession of the equinoxes, different from what it was to the ancients (July 1st) and the dog-days are now counted from the 3rd of July to August 11, that is, twenty days before and twenty days after the heliacal i rising. At this time persons are more careful as to any wounds on their body as water sometimes tends to irritate them. Their Commissions Receiyed. The commissions as officers in the State Guard have been re ceived by the captain, Mr. Edward Hill, and the first lieutenant. Mr. Eli Goldston. The second lienten-; ant s position is open, Mr. Jas. F Goodman having resigned. The commissions are the same as was issued to these officers on the1 16th day of November, 1896, ex cept that this company is now Company L, the place it had in the recent service. A Card oilhanks. I wish to say that I feel under lasting obligations for what Chamberlain's Cough remedy has done for our family. We have used it in so many cases of coughs, lung: troubles and whoop ing cough, and it has always given the most peffect satisfaction, we feel greatly indebted to the manu factures of this remedy and wish them to please accept oui hearty thanks. Respectfully, Mrs. S Doty, Des Moines, Iowa. For sale by M L Marsh & Co., drug gist. Mr. Tom Bar ringer is quite sick. ) He has fever. ooncoud; 1 WORKING ON TAXES. The Value of Some of the Property Decreased Tp Examine the Treasur er's Books More Bills Paid--A Gift to to the Firemen. ;. On Monday and Tuesday the county commissioners were kept busy listening at the complaints made by different parties as to the valuation of their property. In quite a number of cases after careful investigation the valua tion was decreased and in a few cases the value Was raised. Quite a number gave their returns, having failed to return while the lists were in the hands of the listtakers. Robert E. Gibson and John P. Allison were appointed a com mittee to examine, the books of the county treasurer. Five dollars was contributed by the county to the Concord Hose and Reel company. ' This was a gratuitous payment. Several persons had failed to present their bills as listtakers and assessors and were paid their amounts, which amounted to about $50.00. It is a busy time now in Register Johnson's ' office. He and his assistants will be kept busy working on the taxes. They have all of them to com pute and have ready for the sheriff the first of September. We Ar,e Found Wanting Again. The Union boys seem to have been fully prepared to meet our baseball team this- week and must necessarily have done some good work on the diamond. Our boys have been gaining victories with a f &w exceptions but the tide turned on us when they struck, these South Carolinians. They are finer than, the Cheraw lgh, and we hear scTf ar boys, tho no complaints as to the umpire but simply hear from-the score, which in Tuesday's game re sulted in 15 to 4 against us. Their Young Child;Dead. At this period hr the year sick ness of infants' is" especially prevalent, and already numbers of parents of our county have been made said by the death of their last-born. Today (Wednes day) Mr', and Mrs Chas. P. Cald well, of No. 2 township, parted with their 18 -months old child. It will be buried at Poplar - Tent. Death Caused by Lightning. One day last week, near Fay- etteville, Andrew Murdock and two mules were instantly kiUed by lightning. Thiy ' b aid taken shelter under a tree during a storm. An other man was badly hurt also ana will probably not recover. THE BEST PRESOBIPTION SOB. CHILLS and fever is a bottle oi Gtova's TflRt.fi- less Ohill Tonic. Never fails to. cure; Then why experiment with -worthless .imitations? Price 50 cents. Your mdnev back if it fails to cure.1 "s" Mr. Bryant Worse. We are sorry to learn that Mr. H. E. C. Bryant, one of the wri ters of tHe Charlotte Observer, who only a short while aj?o was very sick with append icitis,u has taken a second attack. . H$ is at the State hospital at Morganton. . U'j,--- r ,. '- .- v - - ,-; tl r,tr r..;'. Last fall I sprained my left hip while handliLg some heavy boxes. The doctor I called on said at first that i t was a slight strain and would 'soon be well, but it grew worse lnd the doctor then said I had rheumatism. It continued to growl worse and I could harSly get around to work. I went to a drue store andiho druggist recommended me to try vnan? oenain s fain Ualm. I hied it and one-half of a 50-cent bottle cured me entirely. I now recommend it to all my friends. F A Babcock, Erie, Pa. It is for sale by M L Marsh & Co., druggist. n. c, Wednesday, jult, 12, GILES PEARSON CAPTURED. He Left Concord On Short Notice-But Is Captured In South CarolinaGoing About Under a Different Name. Several months ago the cash drawer from the w safe of the Fenix roller milV was taken out and a considerable amount of money was gained by the thief, which proved to ; be the small boy of Giles Pearson, colored. The boy is in jail, having been captured at Haile Gold Mine some time ago by Ex-Chief of Police Boger. ' Giles Pearson, the boy's father, is accused of receiving the' money the boy stole and of concealing it. The fact that Giles failed to show up at the last term of court as a witness in the case makes it look still worse for him. Ex-Chief Boger has had his eye on the negro for, some time and brought him here Tuesday night. The negro1 had been at Haile Gold M ine, S. C. , until about the middle of last month when he went to Gaffney, where last Sunday he was : arrested by an officer there and, held until Mr. Boger went- after him. Since giving Concord the dodge Giles has been using the name of Rev. G. W. Henerson in that county and has received mail so ad dressed. He is now in jail awaiting his fate at the hands' of the Superior court. ? Final Settlement With the County. At the meeting of the county commissioners- this week a final settlement was made with Ex Sheriff Buchanan for the-taxes collected, and the :-remainder of these taxes yet un pllectrtd will now be placed in the hands of the solicitor and the extreme means of the law will be used to collect those remaining accounts due the county. As a matter of sta istic 0 we will give the amount of th, taxes of our county : County fund, - $10,121.58 School fund, - 11,806.43 Road tax of No. 10 township, - , 6,130.27 Kaod tax of ; No. 9 township, 86.28 The above amount is entirely county tax. The amount of tax from this county to y the State amounted to $9,343.26. The District Conference. Quite a number have gone to Salisbury this week to attend the meeting of the district conference of . the Salisbury district of the Methodist church; Among those present are Messrs. W. R. Harris Marvin SmootJ and M. J. Free man from Central church, W. R. Odell from Forest Hill church, J. A. C. Blacwelder and C. D. Bobbins from Ep worth church, W. L. Winecoff from Mt. Caimel church, and Alfred Lefler from Cold Springs church. Bnel(ln't Arnica The Beat Salve in the world for Outs. Bruises, Hores, Ulcersj Sslt Rhknm, Fever Sores, Ttter Chapped fiandi, CHilblaine, Corns and all 8 rin Eruptions, and positively enrea Pile. 5 or - no pay required. It is gaaranteed to give atatisf action or monev ref nnded. Price 25 cents per box For aalp ftt P B Fetze:'p Drug Store. - - Statement Incorrect. The statement that we have changed our prices of shaves and hair cuts is false, i Our prices are for bair cut 20 eente;for shave 10 cents. . -St. Cloud Barber Shop. NO CURE. NO PAY. That is the way all druggists sell Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for chills and Malaria. -It is simply Iron and Quinine in a tasteless form. Children Bove it. Adults refer it to bitter, nau leating. Tonics. Price, 50c. i899. i Original ibbserrations. Most people believe in a pure onel religion. Many a cood man becomes a better to a horse race or a prize light. The string is ape to break if a gin nas too many on it. young men - ' ! " - . : Some men who assume to be dogmatic only show their puppy ism. " The young man's words nave the right ring when he proposes to Ms sweecneart. A man cannot gather grapes from a thistle, but he can $et currents from electric wires. The streets will be 'kept clean nowthe ladies have commenced wearing sweeping dresses. Thev heathen' bows down to wood and Btone the ' enlightened people kneel to a god of gold. We are truly only children of a larger growth in childhood it the mighty doll, in later years the almighty dollar. The loving glances of an Or ange girl's bri ht eyes are the sweetest messages that come to us by wireleBs telegraphy. The nearest approach to an angel in this world is a girl ar rayed in spotless white even the wings are discernable in shadowy vuviiuo. wrause v a ) uoserver.g PERSONAL POINTERS. Mr. Grant Buchanan, cf Charlotte, is spending today here. Mr. C.JI. Cam p. one of our frequent y tsitors, returned 1 ere j last night. A Fresh Line OF AT 0. J. Mi THE WARMEST BABY ; IN TOWN. That's what CONFERENCE SAID about the RED HOT line of Furniture, House Goods, Sewing Machines, Etc. Etc. - .... they met with at ....... . toell , Harris & Co. 's Well, we buy to sell. jWe 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 askjou to do is give us a cail and we will do the rest. Respectfally, Bell, Harris & Corppahy N. B. Our Undertaking Depaitment,; under the mana&oznent of W L Bell, is complete in etery department. Calls answered prompt ly day or night. Store Thone 12. Residence 90. Single Copy 5 Cenls For Over Flitr rears Mrn. Wuii?uw Soothing yrap naa bt-a ahrd for over ff ? jrars by iniHioa? of u;Ofit:r fn; Uk o"'ild" ir - y'ine. HMa h puin, cur-v. ?ind CO ho.' hqO rh hiai rT3 for ;Hrrnrv.. -It wi!i rli'e t.hf poor Hnf?or.r unmHdiHttly. - old hy vlMijjiHU u rv iwrr nf.ih" wnrd Piit v fiy en' a tofMf. Km twre H-k fr -lrp. -.Wimlowu- -rooth run." ft-akr ro nrtr rnVi MATCHES FOR THE 80MMER GIRL. The Summer Boy will be when they fit them selves with the ex- qiaisite .Furnishings that we are ' showing , in Fancy Shi. rt s ana i ecRwear m all the latest novel- ties of the season. Everything is new and up - to - date no old plugs. Fancy Sox of the lates j: stripes and ; polka dots. Mr. fas tidious we have just ree'd a new ot of CoK lars in all the best summer style. Gall in and see about it. 7 H H. L. PARKS a COIPAE Furnishing