Price: 4.00 per year.
THE ROBERTS AFFAIR.
.The Trccrss He Went Through With
(he Representatives His Daughter
;Not in Love With the Capital.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, D. C Miss Adah
JLi Roberts, daughter of the man
from Utah, who came to Wash
ington as his private secretary,
is not in love with the national
capital. The gay and festive
sightseer has marked her for his
own, and the snapshot fiend pur- J
4. l ' Vhomfl nf Mr m t "cir.Zrt
even to the neglect of , nome ot Mr. M J Freeman.
sues her.
Cousin George
t. . rrn. 1
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imnnor lflf1r tViinlrc tKof. fhrvr. i
vo .x . wwoc j
denizens ot tne ettete -. iflast are
hardly to be compared with the
vigorous manhood of the West.
There is no doubt now that
the Roberts goose is r cooked.
Whilst the other members were
being sworn in he was compelled j
to stand aside. That he man- j
aged to secure a seat at all was a
matter of chance. When the j
space occupiea by seats was
cleared for the biennial drawing,
he took His place with the others
in the rear of the railing, eagerly
listening for his name, but when
the balls in the box "were ex
occupied by
hausted his name had not been;
" I
called.
As he had not taken the oath
no ball had been placed in the
box for him, but by some acci
dent the names of two Repub
lican members had not been
called when the balls were ex
hausted. The speaker then ex
plained that the balls were ex
hausted, and. asked if any mem
bers had not been provided with
seats. The two Republicans and
Mr. Roberts came forward. "If
there be no objection," said the
speaker, 'those gentlemen whose
names have not been drawn will
now seloct seats." No objection
appeared, and Mr. Roberts man
aged to find a vacant seat in the
extreme rear of the hall, in the
' 'Cherokee Strip." There he
pitched his lonely tent. -
The petitions which Repre
sentative Taylor presented to
the House protesting against the
seating, of Mr. Roberts were
very bulky. ' They - consisted of
twenty-eight rolls, each about
two feet in diameter, encased in
the American flag.' These rolls
were stacked up in the area in
front of the clerk's desk, where
they impeded traffic until they
were removed. They were col
lected by the cock-sure New
York" newspaper which thinks it
has a contract for running the
United States.
The special committee ap
pointed to try Roberts is. hinting
that a junketing trip to Utah at
the expense of the people would
be the proper caper. Roberts
will appear before this august
tribunal shortly, and will then be
cast into outer darkness.
The Missionary Tea. .
It was a nice evening the
Young Ladies Missionary So
ciety of the First Presbyterian
church had Tuesday at the home
of Mr. Elam King. Everything
vent lovely, even the free will
oi'forings, which amounted to
about eleven dollars. 'An-elegant
tapper v as served in the beauti
ful decorated dining room. The
reception- committee consisted
of the ofiicers of tho societv.
CONCORD,
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Very Complimentary to Concord
and
Her People.
Mr- Geo. L Hackney, editor of
the Epworth News at Asheville,
who attended the recent confer
ence here in speaking of the
hospitality of Concord's people,
has the following:
"We have always been for
tunate enough to be sen,t to the
'best home' at conference. This
jl w nu uAceptlon., Wewere
entertained in the hosmtablfti
. t " :
Roth Y, r,A hie n :-p !
- rr sr-r"D """appeared in the, Salisbury Sun
01(3 all HI their nOWftr and tllAV
' . . A V
cmwul peopie 10 maKei
-Pfi 4- l . , -,
jir guests enjoy themselves.
V) mr QVQ nnpf yi n o4-y-wr. 4 "U 4- 1
: J, " . cilu circulated over the State, I, over
of entertammg. Miss Freeman, j my si.nafure as superintendent
a sister of our host, and Miss'' of health of Rowan county, de
Fetzer, a niece of our hostess, ; sire to statefth faftt: Wp
added enchantment and life to
our visit. We hope we shall
often, meet these good people '
agam." I
Col. J. F. Armfleld's StaffOfficers.
Col. J F Armfield, command-,
ing.the First Regiment of the '
North Carolina State Guard, has
appointed the following staff
officers: Major and surgeon,.
Chas. S. Jordan, of Asheville;
XT i . t?. , . .
Hunter, of King's Mountain;
first hen tenant anri snrDPnn R t
E. Lee, Clinton; captain and
quartermaster, Chas. C. Bunch,!. , ,. , .
!1 , . , - ' ; is believed that the vessel sprang
t 1 .u . a i: ,,4 4- ,i
v - -
commissary, Ueorge u Lyon,
Durham; first Uieutenant and , . , .. . ry.
battalion adjutant, Arthur W.IIii!
Freeman, Wavnesville; first5;
lieutenant and battalion adjutant,
Jas. L. Watson, Salisbury; first
lieutenant and battalion adjutant,
Harry Page, Charlotte.
All of His Things Lost.
We are sorry to learn that Mr.
Jake Stirewalt, a young man who
worked in the Cannon mill here
some time ago, was a loser also
by the fire at Albemarle. He
roomed upstairs in one of the
buUdings that was burned. He
lost everything in his room, even
losing all of his clothes except
those he had on while at work in
the mill that night.
Fayors Fire Commissions.
The Scotland Neck Common
wealth, commenting on the vast
destruction of forests and other
property by the careless hand
ling of fire says:
"The next General Assembly
would do well to establish a fire
commission for every county for
the purpose of investigating
such fires, properly placing the
responsibility and assessing the
proper damages for the same.
Such could be done without any
cost to the State, the commis
sion's compensation being, a part
of the penalty upon those 1ty
whose carelessness the fire orig
inated." , :
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Goebel and Others Will Contest.
It is positively stated that
there will be a contest before the
Kentucky legislature for the of
fices of governor, lieutenant-governor
and other State offices.
Pythians Take Notice!
All members of ConcordLodge
No. 51 - Knights of Pythias are
requested to meet in Castle Mall
tonight at 8 o'clock promptly.
Work in second rank; ;
All members of third degree
team will please be present also.
(j. .Li. wnire, j v.
N. C., FRIDAY, DECEMBER
False Reports as to Salisbury.
Even here in Concord the re
port is being circulated that we
are now . quarantined against
oaiishurv n.nii thaf. q
rf iof wi. -j
ot tliat place is very dangerous.
What cases of smallpox have
ueen iouna tnere
ha bnrl
XJ.CJ) V C 1J.C1U.
prompt attention and there is
not a case in the town or in less
than a mile of the town. The
frtlw- .
& UVCituo
iture ot Dl- W L Crump, the
(,A11flTB nA x.v
lure oi Jjr. w Jj rumn. the
-"u. Ui umiuj,
mi
V v-vui.
rnursaay evening:
Tn viw nf tbo 0vcr0,Qf
;reports of smallpox in Salisbury
(in different stages of the disease)
17 cases of discrete smallpox in
the pest house, situated one mile
from the city limits. All persons
who have been directly exposed
to these cases are now under
strict quarantine and detention."
Transport Steamer Lost.
A British steamer of large size
called the Picton left America on
net". Ton n o ttt cqtto
the Philadelphia Times, and ha
. , , , - .
not been heard from since. There
was a crew of 29 persons and a
-
n.:i.TW nf nntfi wnrth fif 000 Tt
a ieaK ana - wet tne oats. Tnis
; wouM u
6ats and burst
X uT
to the bottom.
For Omr Fi it v Years
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by .mil
lions of mothers for their children
while teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the child, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind colic, and is
the best remedy for Diarrhoea. It wi 11
relieve the poor little sufferer immedi
ately. Sold bydruggists in every part
of the world. Twenty-five cents a bot
tle. Be sure and ask for Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup," and take no
other kind
PERSONALS.
Mrs. Geo. Lore went, over
to Charlotte this morning.
Mr. and Mrs.. J B SherrUl f
are spending the afternoon in
Charlotte. . i
Mrs. Elam King went to
Charlotte this morning to visit at
Mr. R M Whiter
Mr. Ed. Young and son, Mr.
Joseph Young, of Statesville,
spent today here. ;., - f'
Messrs. -Brace Templeton
and Davidson PHarr, of Moores
ville, spent a thort ;while here
this morning.; . . :
Mrs. Cartland, who
lectured - at the graded school
yesterday afternoon, went to
Charlotte this morning.v
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AT
I - : i I lira's.
15, 1899.
A Thief Helps Himself.
On Thursday night some thief
far fid rilCP.lv nn tliA ha,or nnrnli nf.
Mr Brevard Harris '
back porch m the refrigerator
& I
was some nice sausage and mut-
ton intended for breakfast, and -
' I
not. tor some thief that passed
not for some thiet that nassed
that way during some hour of
the night. Mr. Harris
, . : 7 7
remem-
uwa urmg me noise, dux, am -
not. think- that, if. woe
not think that it was some per-1
- " ;
sumuuuuig mm pi ms morning
meats, and did not set out of
UCU. XIII UI tIJltJ lXXUlJlUJ-l CtJUU.
bed. All of
a
P i -
These goods have been selected with special refer
ence to their fitness for holiday giving beauty with
1 1 1 "IT TTT 1 1 1
utility ana low price, vv e q.uote some special low prices
that should throng this department with 'people who
".Have never visited tins part
entirely new, nothing ever
separate store. 'Tis a pleasure for us to show you
!over the stock.
Beautiful China tea sets of 56 pieces, real value ten
dollars, only $7.50. China dinner sets, charming deco
rations, moderately pricecrat $22.50. . The English por
celain in plain white or blue decoration in all kinds of
dishes. China cups and saucers either plain or motto
from 10c to 48c each Are you puzzled as to a suitable
gift, then think of a cake plate, salad dish, pin tray,
rose jar, set china plates, cups and saucers, vases and
what not.
We are simply hurrying the wind with prices on
T
I
fancv lamDS at $2.25. We
flnrc; 1 -.VfoQicrng nn rlnrlr nr
bowl set on brass feet and large round shape globe with
real value of $3.50. Just for a flyer to advertise this de
partment we put on sale Thursday morning 25 fancy
decprated lamps, large shade, brass feet, worth $1.50, so
long as they last only 98c.
Crockery, tinware and glassware of every descrip
tion in this new department. All kinds of lamps and
lamp chimneys. .
.; t
& Company.
We Say!
Do you hear those "Wedding Bells."
They be ringing loud and clear,
Evidently calling you to the
Furniture Store of
Bel, Harris & Co.,
where they make present a 'special ty "-useful as well as ornamental
at prices that suits everybody. Come and see. Xmas will soon
be here. If you want a present for Father, Mother, Brother, or
Sister, or some other body's brother or sister, we are the people,
so our customers say that keep everything at prices way down.
We like you in fad; we love you; and the larger your bill t:ie bet
ter we love you. Increase our love won'tjyou,
BeHlan is & Co.
Residence vPhone. . . .90. Store 'Phone. . . .12.
Single copy 5 cents.
"TO CURE A COLD IS O N'B DAY
Take Laxative Bnmo Qi iaine Tlets.
All drn Exists re5uijd mot - j f f:ufl to
cure. 25c. The eenuin has I.
a ach Tnblpt
Cold Steel or Death.
There is but one small chance . to
corn T?mn li fa -A 4. i i U I.
operation," wad the awful wrosncct vsot
before Mrs. I. B. Hunt, of Lime Hide,
Wis , by her doctor after vainly trying
to cure her of a frightful caae of stom
trouble and yellow jindice. He
ach
didn't count on the marvellous power of
ecinc omers to enre Btomaon. and
Llv
er troubles, but he heard of it, took
seven bottles, was wholly cured, avoided
surgeon 8 knife, now weighs more and
feels better than ever. It's positively
guaranteed "to cure Slomache, Liver
and Kidney troubles and never disap
points. Price 50c at Fetzer's drus store.
China
(BASEMENT.)
ot the store. It's something
in town like it. It's iust like
show you a lamp with rich
liorht err rmn r with lnro-P flnf
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rm
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