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OONCOHD, N. 0., THURSDAY; OCTOBEIV 5, 1899.
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A YOUXG. MAN DEAD.
Death Robs Mr. Walt Barringer and . Mr. Wm. Bradford's Barn Burned
Wife of Their Eldest Son Had i Wednesday Nipht -wo EincMuIes
Reached the Age of Nineteen Years. and a Horse Perish In the Flames.
Death visited the home of Mr. j On Wednesday night numbers
WattBarringer in No 9 township noticed. the reflection on ; the sty
robbing them of the oldest child of a large fire west of here. It
of the home -Wednesday night. ' was the barn of Mr. Wm. Brad
Just as he was leaving the days ford .burning.' Mr. Bradford
of youth and preparing himself ?lwes; in Mecklenburg county
for the journey of lifef con- just across' tie - Cabarrus county
sumption gained a hold upon his line a: short distanbe. !
body, which meant death. - , I Some one from in that neigh
He was-19 years of, age. Last borhood brought tne news Here,
winter he had a severe case of His large barn was burned;,
la grippe. He never recovered and two fine mules and one Horse
completely from it and the also were consumed,
severer ' disease gained hold, j This is the second fire that has
For several weeks he had been
confined to his bed
The remains will ' be interred
at Poplar Tent tomorrow
To Bd Married Tonight..
This evening at 8 o'clock in the
Baptist church Miss Jennie
Sapp, of this placeand Rev. JE
M Davenport, of Coin jock, N.
C, will be united in marriage by
Rev. B Lacy Eoge. Mrs. F V
Barrier, Mrs. Chas. Brown,
Mrs. Gourley, and Mr. Wade
Kimball, relatives of the bride,
arrived this morning from Salis
bury. The bride and groom will
leave tomorrow morning.
Mr. Mark Morrison to Wed.
Some time ago we hinted the
fact that Harrisburg was soon to
have one "of its citizens lead a
married life. It will be on the5
25th of this month at Clifton. S.
C. The party -is "Mr. Mark
Morrison WHo wiil marry IVlissf
Williams. Mr. Morrison has
for the last while been beauti
fying His home at Harrisburg
and is now most comfortably
fixed and congratulations are in
advance deserving to thr couple.
At Forest Hill M. E. Church.
A large number attended the
meeting at Forest Hill Methodist
church last night and an in creased
amount of interest was mani
fested. Twenty or more rose to
their feet in the congregation for
prayer and two came forward. '
Four Days of Fighting.
There has been more or. less
activity in the Philippines for
the past several" days. It is said
that there have been four days of
'.fighting. Capt. Eldridge, of the
14th Infantry, and Lieut. Grubbs,
of the 6th, were killed. There
were ten or twelve men killed or
wounded. Three men on an out
post were killed by the enemy,
Gen. Otis says, from lack of due
care or over-confidence in .the
natives. . A good quantity of
ammunition was captured from
the enemy, but no cannon. The
enemy retreated, as nsual, leav-
mg
nearly 100 dead.
Yellow Feier Still Lingers.
Yellow fever still drags its ex
istence. The frost was not ef
fective in ttie lower latitudes.
The reports are as follows: Jack
son Miss., One new case and one
death. To date 15 cases, five
deaths and two recoveries. , iSTew
Orleans, five new cases and . one
death. Key West 27 new cases,
no deaths.
HIS SECOND FIRE.
.visited Mr. Bradford. Numbers
of years ago a fire' fobbed iim
of a considerable amount of cot
ton, etc.
Luther Oiercash Captured.
For quite a while Sheriff Peck
has had papers against' Luther
Overcash, of the western part of
our county, whoSas wanted for car-
ryingja concealed weapon. But he
is ca'ptured now, and will be
tried at the coming term of
count. He was captured Wednes
day evening by Jailer Townsend
and Mr. Billy Caldwell.
His Father at the Point of Death.
.Mr. M D Schubert will leave to
night for ' rostoria, 01 ' fl!e ' Has
rdceivd the news that his fatner
is at . the point of death. Hii
f ither is now 87 years of age;
She Conquered the Germans
nVFrahcoernwar the
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French hospital at Vendome was
tin charge the late Mme. Coralie
dahen, one of the most noted
nurses of the time. There:xilde"d
by two nurses and seven Chris
tian sisters of mercy, "she rd
ceived thousands of French and
German soldiers. "Then the
Prussian's occupied Vendome
they wished to hold the ' hospital
and plant on it the German Hag.
But. warned of the enemy's in-
tentions, Mme. Calien; early one
Tonnor 4-u
January morning:.' visited the
Prussian general, who, sur-
rmq Ktt ic oo-pp 4.
iuuuucu kjj xjixo oucnii., w mo auu u v
to seize thp buildinsr. ; 4
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-oir.-.sne. exciaimea. "we
have received your wounded !and
nursed them as though they, were
our own. We will - continue to
do so, but weNjwill remain' in a
French hospitals ' We willnbt
have it converted into a German
Hospital." : :v ''
, Madame,!' was the reply, "we
are masters!"' .
; "In the town it may be; here, .
no: was tne answer. "we: are
protected by the Red Grossand
the Fi-oncn flag. You have no
right to touch either the .one or
the other."
She conquered, and from that
day the utmost admiration "was
openly evinced for her by "the
Germans. San Francisco Argo
naut. , -:. I"
Fell 1,000 Feet.
pes Mpines,tla., Oct. 4 Marze
Townsend, of Decorah, la.,
about 20 years old, was killed' on
the Carnival circus grounds this
evening, while attempting' a par
chute leap. While up lOCX) feet
in the air, the parachute failed
to open and he fell to the earth
like astone and was picked (dp
dead and terribly marierled. ' A
large crowd saw the accident. ; :
THE FIRST MONTH.
Report . of the Graded School for the
? Month of September. .
' The following, is the report of
tHe graded school, for Septem
ber: ,
Central Building. , .
. Boys 184, girls 178, al;,62V
pier cent, of attendance 96; tardy I
a-, Lruani i, pumsnea y; visitors
15. , . ;
Forest Hill. .
Boys 33, girlsr34, total 67; per
cent, of attendance 85; tardy 6;
truant 0 ; punished 0 ;' visitors 6.
Cannonville.
Boys 41, girls 43, total 84; ' per
cent, of attendance 93; tardy 3;
truant 1; punished 3; visitors 0.
Total for September, 1899, 513.
Total for September, 1898, 413.
Colored School.
Boys 60, girls 71, total 131; per
cent, of attendance 96; tardy 13;
truant 0; punished 8; visitors 37.
Total, colored, September 1899.
131. ' f ;
Total, colored, September,
1898, 75. . .
' C S COLER.
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Amid all the notoriety 6f Ad-
Dewey "May Wed.
mirai uewey, little nas been
forth-coming about his domestic
relations. Since hls refurn it is
fieing gossiped that; ; he is tio
marr Krs.1 Sazeh, ! tlie widow bf
rijreii. xiazen, ana. sisxer ;ox - lvirs.
Jbm ; It McXiean , whose hospi
talities he accepted while in
Washington.
The" admiral has been a wid
oWer ' for s twenty ;y ears. : Mrs,
Hazen i's said to do wealthy, and
very attractive,' a genuine society
lady, too, . The' hero is 62 years
old. and will henceforth have lit
tle -to" do but draw a fine" salary
and live inJ a home given him, by
areclative people. All this,
beside a woman's natural pride
id a husband that ' everybody is
ax, aomirauon
makes our Dewey a catch whose
l" - ?fr
vvms iw tu man- (
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spurn. .
us iing" ciass 01 women wouiu
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-Politeness in Edgfccomtie.
Does the blarney of theTrisli
more than, equal that of th ne
gro? In the following instance,
certainly not: Ellas Carr, Jr.,
some time ago, so my informant
tells, on a wartn dusty road, was
taking?a young lady from War-
renton out to Bracebridgo. t The
conversation drifted to polite
,ness, when the lady began to in-
sisti that the negroes in
Wat
ren
county were sp much - more po
lite than - elsewhere. She' was"
persisting in her contention till j
the i carriage passed a wagon
which He two had seen drive out
of the'road When1 more than one i
hundred yards ahead. As they
passed' thfe driver, Keddick
Hinysj! he doffed liis hat and Is it any wonaer we had tofiiurejin tha.'Myo?8 C jrts" far ' biojk vl a? Q
said, HOwdy do, Mr. Elias, I' he town.; ; Our trade makes ;it necessary. . Give ns yon r trade; that's
y . , x 1 - ,x Jt "what w want. Ve need new streets and straighten old tone3 it takei jj
Stopped, f earm7 1 was makin too m0ney toffet them and wearewilling tocontribate-jast keep as basyr
much :v'- '-dus,.i,---Tarbor6. South- (J and we won't kick--as:we haventtime. U
erner. ."" ft&t&smiGKSSK
Tne Wothinirtaiin prop- We are expecting a Car of Fu rniture today.
prompt and' permaueut cures
Have made it a great favorite uith
tne-people every wnere. r or sai
bv 'M. L. Marsh & Co.. Drnggists.
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" Your Home Paper. ' ;
You may be able to gef?a large
city paper filled with murders,
COCk fifftitS: sRfiafi rfaT 'oKacfePXtf
for less nioney than : you pay for
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your local paper, but. these city
papers never advertise your
community and r make the prop
erty more .valuable. ; They do
Jriot : help along ; your schools ;
Churches and public enterprises;
they do not, pub ish ' your t home
news; they say; nothing good of
you, your town, or your neigh5
borhood; they take no interest in
you. A gpod newspaper is as much
of advantage to a twn or county
as are good schools. Stand by
your home paper, it "will stand
by you, and is ever on the look
out for your interest. Selected.
A Forest on Ice.
One ol tie largest forests in
the world stands on ice. It is
situated between Ural v and the
Okdotsk sea. A well was recent
ly dug in that region, when it
was. found that at a depth of
300 feet, the ground was still
frozen.Times-Visitor.
PERSONAL POIN TERS.
G T? .Ould, of Lynchburg,
- iVa;; is here today.
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Mr- S F Stephens, of Char
lote, was here today.
Mr, Jpies yprke went down
to Albemarle this morning.
I , f tMr. ,ii ;Ed. Correll returned
this morning JronviAlbe-
marle. ::: : ,-
r-Mrs. Q J I)urham , and little
soi. rettirnfed,;, $o . Bessetoer this
ni(jrnmg.;i4;ffi.' H
Odell acfebSy&iSd-ber: : :
MrsJij'pear-vpf'-f.!,Kin,j
ston, is Hfe today! Mrs. Beard
is the authoress of the book, 1 'A
Peserted Wifel 3V wriich is written
frdm her owfi-experience.
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Spring Mattress, The Best in town.
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.For Owftr
Mrs. Wmslow'e , Boutbii ft . byrup has
been used for orer fiitv tar bv mil
lions of mothers' for their children
"Y. eetning ; witn perfect race
,-while teething; with perfect success. It
boocqos we- cnirf Boitns tne crum4
y8 all pain, cures wind colic, and i
Lthe bet remedy for Diarrhoea. It will
ately ; Sold by drufffrist8,In, every part
of the world .Twenty-live cent a bet
tie.; Be Bare andf ask for "Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup,"; and take no
other kind
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Mackintoshes,-
Etc.,
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all of
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store
at
LUb
H.L.Parhs
wet
Calls
for
ubbe
Wnich
be
fouiid
at
tHis
reasonable
price
&
. With a car of TRUNKS.
Oar -load of BTOVJES.
Car load of OH AIRS,
and' the Thil Car of SPRINGS
in the last four months, all in this week
ma DDIO Q S-n
rlAnKlb CX OCJ.
weary ones
lie down an h 0 ,'oinhtion.
liell, Hur. Lj Co.
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