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CONCORD, N. 0., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1900.
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MRS. BIKLE DEAD.
Had Attained Nearly 70 Years Strong
Personality Deroted Church Worker.
As noted on Thursday Mrs.
Rev. L A Bikle died at her home
at King's Mountain at 8 o'clock
on the 8th inst. Her body was
brought on the early evening
train and was taken to the home
of Mr. Geo. W Means.
The funeral services were' con
ducted by Rev. C B Miller, as
sisted by Rev. W B Oney at St.
James' church at 1:30 p. m. to-
. day (Friday) and the remains
were laid to rest in the city cem
etery, borne by Messrs. W G
Means, P B Means, "W C Correll,
D R Hoover and N D Fetzer.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Chreitsman
Bikle was born in Carlisle, Pa.,
, on the 30th of April, 1830. She
had therefore attained the age of
nearly seventy years.
She had passed forty years in
wedlock with mm who now
suffers the pangs of the long tie
now broken. She loaves beside
her husband two living children,
viz: Mrs. Geo. "W Means and
Prof. L A Kikle, Jr. '
Mrs. Bikle was bred a devotee
to all that is churchly and knew
no indifference thereto. For 55
years she was a teacher in Sun
day school and was at her death
president of the Ladies' Aid So
ciety in the congregation served
by her husband. She was ever
faithful in sustaining his labors.
She was eminently a consistent
Christian, while stern in her in
dependence of all innovations of
style and fancy that conflicted
with her intellectual culture and
strong personality. . Doubtless
those who understood her best
loved her most.
Our sympathies are tendered
to the bereaved, and in a special
degree to him whose home circle
is now broken.
Slater Goes to Jail.
"William Slater, the Concord
bully, will do time on the Rowan
county chain gang for the next
thirty days- Slater was tried by
Mayor Lord and being unable to
pay "his fine wired to friends in
Concord. No reply was received
however, and Slater went to jail,
until he could he sent to the
gang.
In explaining his drunk Slater
said: "I couldn't get anything
bift the meanest sort of liquor in
Concord and come up here with
$14 in my pocket to ct some
thing good." He got it and
he'll sweat for it. Salisbury
Index. .
The Jail in Other Hands.
Mr. P P Townsond, who since
the beginning of Sheriff Peck's
administration, has liad charge
of the jail, moved Thursday to
his former home out near the
Bala mill.
Mr. Caleb Robinson has moved
into the jail now and will have
charge. As there are only two
inmates Mr. Robinson bepran his
new work by having a scouring
day, thoroughly cleaning the jail
from ceilings to floor. This is
an unusual thing for all of the
jail to undergo such a change.
Pjtliians Take Notice!
All members of Concord Lodge
No. 51 Knights of Pythias are
requested to meet in Castle Hall
tonight at 8 o'clock promptly.
Work in first rank.
H. M. Weir, C. C.
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MR. ALLISON'S STATEMENT.
School Funds Short From Having Been
Orerdrawn .Before and Amount Re
funded This Year.
Mr. Editor: Several times
the question has been asked
through your paper, "why the
school fund was less this year
than last?" As a great many
of our people think all troubles
begin and end with the commis
sioners, and think they should
explain everything through the
columns of the newspapers, not
withstanding their sessions are
public, and their books accessi
ble at all times, I will make the
following statement for publica
tion, which I hope will be satis
factory: By reference to the treasurer's
books January 1, 1899, paid by
sheriff $11,605.85, out of which
he paid a deficit of $1,015.50.
This was the total school tax.
The sheriff did not retain his
commission or make any allow
ance for insolvents. Th9se two
amounted to 1,200, and showed
the school fund a deficit to that
amount, which should have been
carried by the tax collector as
due him instead of using the
road fund money to meet it, but
he claimed that was the way the
commissioners had been settling,
and he made the settlement with
that understanding, andof course I
that made the county responsi-!
ble to him. The present board
was in session when he paid over
t,ho tas. hut ho said tho'and Mrs. JV1 Hi Welsh, Of Alt
armnrtionment had been made
on the old basis before we came
in, and we felt that we .were
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ibuuii, xui tu v;uauo u.u Liiuu j u na
ture would have entailed much
trouble. We served notice on
the
scnooi Doara ar me um
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that it was wrong to apportion J
money
them.
that did not belong to
There is no telling m
January what amount there will
be it can oulv be estimated.
The estimate is made by taking
the tax levied, and deducting the
collector's commissions, and the
probable insolvents. These two
items are based on the years im
A.
mediately preceding this.
The sheriff has done as the law
Dlainlv savs. that is, paid the
school fund levied, less his com-
missions, and prooaoie msoi-
vents. .
lne yeasury Depn carry
mg a uexicit each year in the
annual settlement in the summer
until the fund is paid into his
hands in December, then the
deficit is made good, he has done
J1. . Al 1
tofore ' ' '
Taxns ars levia each vear for !
different purposes, and placed in
the hands of a collector, when
collected are turned over to the
treasury for disbursement, and
each fund to meet its own obliga-
i tions. Deficiencies of one are not
! intended to be met by another.
j The collector usually makes his
'annual settlement in June,
then each fund gets
its exact
amount. When that settlement
was made in 1899, the county
fund was $2,100 behind, the
school fur 81,200 tehind, those
deficincies were met by the road
fund, which should not be the
case, and will have to change as
soon as the road fund is called
jupon, which can only be met by
borrowing money. The com-
missionerscan not borrow money
for the county and use it other
than for county purposes, and
can only borrow in emergencies.
The matter resolves itself into
this, the school fund was in
debt to the amount of $1,200,
overdrawn heretofore, and as
the county had so many bridges
which had to be repaired and
built that it was necessary to use
all of the county funds to meet
the expenses. The county had
no right to borrow money while
this fund could be used.
We regret that the schools will
suffer, but the matter had to be
settled, sometime. It is now
settled and we hope in the fu
ture there will be no mixing of
funds or overdrawing.
Very truly
Jno. P. Allison,
Chairman C'o. Commissioners.
Concord, N. C, Feb. 9, 1900.
TRUESDALE HANGED.
Paid the Penalty for Kilfiug Jennie
Brown Too Stupid to Tell of Flight
to Glory.
"William Truesdalo, the negro
monster, was hanged in Charlotto
Thursday, the 8th, for that cruol
murder of Jennie Brown whom
he had promised to marry but
murdered instead.
The noteworthy part is that
Eo was so unnerved that he
could not walk nor stand alone
and died in a condition of stupor
too abject to tell on the scaffold
as most of them do how fast his
spirit was going to fly to glory.
PERSONALS.
Mr. T M Earnhardt, of Char
lotte, is here today with his
brother, Mr. E C Earnhardt,
Mr. and Mrs. D D Barrier
Pleasant, spent today here shop
ping.
Messrs.
Fred Taylor, J S
Cothran, and Stuart W Cramer,
!of Charlotte, were registered
here today.
Mr. and
Mrs. W R Odell
to ( harlotte this
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mniirat,,rn0tn.
morrow night.
Mrs. Richard Eames and
daughter arrived here last night
from New London to visit at MrJ
Morrison Caldwell's.
Jno. Goodman returned to
his work on the Presbyterian
Standard this morning after
spending several aays nere
Miss Winona Cook passed
through here today on her way
to Mt. Holly to visit her sister,
Mrs. W J Boger, who is sick.
Mrs.jH Griffin, of Columbia.
s c .yed here iagt nlght tcJ
d,k r.;rir. c i,
ivIrs L E Phillips, who is quite
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Francis H Leggett & Co: 's
Selected Queen Olives.
Heinz s Mixed and bpiced
Pickle's and Chow-chow.
Heinz 's Evaporated Horse
Radish.
Heinz 's Preserved Fruit.
India Kelish.
Fresh Canned Salmon.
Boston Baked Beans.
Fresh Canned Beans and
Peas.
D. M. Ferry's Celebrated
Garden Seed.
The Finest Quality of
Gelatine in the city.
S. J. Ervin's.
'Phone ... 6q
A Nlht ol Terror
"Awful anxiety was felt for the widow
ol tne brave General Burnham ofJ
Marcmas, Me., when the doctors said
she would die from pneumonia before
morning." writes Mrs. S. H4 Lincoln,
who attended her that feartul night, but
she begged for Dr. Kings New Dis
covery, which had more than once
saved her life, and cured her of con
sumption. After taking, she slept all
night, further use entirely cured her.
This marvellous medicine is guaranteed
to cure-all throat, chest and lung dis
ease. Only 50o an4 $1.00. Trial bottles
free at Fetzer's drug store.
H. L. PARKS & CO.
Have finished taking inventory and in clearing the
house for an enormous Spring stock soon to arrive we
find some small lots that will be priced almost half in
in order to rid the conuters quickly. When everybody
is crying advance and high prices we commence
with a final clearing up sale. We make a practice of
clearing the house each season and carry over nothing,
in order to always show bright, new stuff. These must
go at some price and we've put them low enough to
clear them out in-quick order.
Just 27 pairs of Ladies half
wool ribbed vests and
drawers, formerly sold at '
48c. Beginning Friday,,
they will be closed out
at 25c-
43 misses, ladies and chil
drens union suits, sold at
48c, now 26 0'
All of our misses wool
hose formerly sold at 19c
and 25c now put on sale
at 15 C
One lot of Ladies handker
chief, some sligfftly mus
sed from decorations;
others, one or two of a
kind, some scalloped and
some hemstitched, some
pure linen sold for 15 and
19c all thrown together
and carefully . ticketed.
Your'choice 10 &
H. L. PARKS
A Leader that
m si vc
Do ypu need one in your business? We have about $20,000 worth of
Furniture that we bought to sell. Giveus a chanoe at you and if we dou t ell
you we will most. Call and see us. You !are always welcome. Money buck if
goods are not as represented. That's ouifway.
Bell,
Residence Phone.... 90.
August Flowers.
"It isa surprising fact," says Prof.
Houston, 'that my travels in all parts of
the world.,f or the last ten years, I ha?e
mft more people having used Green's
August Flower than any other remedy,
for dyspepsia, deranged liver and stom
ache, and for constipation. I find for
tourists and salesmen, or for persons
filling office positions, where headaches
and general bad feelings from migular
habits exist, that Green's August Flow
er is a grand remedy, It does not in
jure the system by frequent uge and is
excellent forour stomachs and indi
gestion." Sample bottles free at Ffltzer'a
drug store. Sold by dealers in all civil
zed countries.
A brand now lot of ladies
linen collars in the latest
style, only '. . . . 1QC.
Remnants of worsted dress
goods sold at 25 to 35c
yard now they go at . . 18 1,
3 pieces of beautiful dark
stripe soft outing for
wrappers only Sic-
500 yards of yard wide
bleeched domestic worth
7c, in remnants ' 1 to 6
yard pieces, sale price c.
1,000 yards of Gingham
remnants only 2c-
Remnants in Embroidery
and laces of large values at
penny prices.
& COMPANY.
Leads All Others.
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Harris & Co.
Store 'Phone.... 12.