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r& . p v. A.. f: Vry$ pfr'i . i r,:.- J yl 1$ &f m hi MM Qzi -- - V ; - 1 ; m H m W- Price: $1.00 per year. CONCORD, N. C., WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1900. -Single copy 5 cents. .: ., M r'A Kj;..'- -'S Vi "W' tr'"- .J SAFE CKACKEKS AT DAVIDSON. A Safe Kobbed of About Four Hundred Dollars Tuesday Mylit-Thougbt to Be The Work of Experts. On Tuesday night the safe in the store of Max & Brown at Davidson was blown open and the money, 'amounting to about 100 stolen. Thonews first camej here to Policeman Harris. .c iu j. uuvvmuu j-imxio. ?rom the looks of the explo - n it is thought to havo been sion the work of experts. There is no clue whatever at this time as to who the parties are. Tie Patterson Manufacturing Co. Stock . holders Meet. inesLocKnomers 01 uie u Patterson Manufacturing Co. met' Tuesday afternoon. All of the officers of the past year were re elected. John Green Dead. i John Green, .who form or y. lived at rest Hill, died Tues- day afternoon at the homo or his father a few miles cast of Mt.'day is not on Sunday; in such . I u ' caiii u.y, uau u ,u u worked here quite a while. He 14, j. has been m bad health for some time, having had consumption. He is a son-in-law of Mr. Wash Crowell, of this place. Ho, A1., , children. leaves a wife but no Ho was a member of the Odd The board of course had audited Fellow lodge hero and in good th : . uL, Z. verified vouch standing. A meeting of the . ers1 for same. lodge was held Tuosday night to complete plans as to the.funcral. The Oil Mill Ranuin?. For the first time the throttle of the new engine at the oil mill "Was. turned Tuesday afternoon and the machinery started upon its work. No seed were put into the mill that afternoon but it is now busy at its work. Later the company intends to run day and night regularly. They have an abundance of seed piled back waiting for the mill. Mr Joe Sills To Wed. On Thursday night at the home of the bride Mr. Joe Sills, who is an employ of tho Yorke & Wads worth Co., will be married to Miss Callie Creech. Rev. Coch ran Preston will perform' the ceremony. Sothlnrr TVctsivc In South Africa. The South African situation is much like two men of about equal strength trying to lift each other. Gen. Buller can make no head way a.dGen. Joubcrtis disposed to be aggressive, but it is the tug of war for either to attack the other. Gen. Lord Roberts is in com mand of all operations and Eng : ! land seems to bank mucn on him.. Dispatches say that he iias , promised press representatives that he will not interfere with their rope;'.: of operations, so it 7- to hoi)o that we is reason shall get the facts as the)r occur. Mrs. Lindley P White, who ac companied the remains of Jas. A R White here Sunday morning, has returned to Charlotte after spending several days in No. 11 township with her relatives. THE COMDIAN MILL i "v v luc Tim (mini ATnt-fltio. Cfn.L-tinljl- crs--Messrs. W Dufce aud L. Godfrey Added as Directors-Time of Jleethig Changed. Th stockholders of the Cole - man Manufacturing company j met in their third annual session. on, the 13th inst. There were 17j voters present, while 143 was juuuubsury ior a entice, xneru , -were five items of importance ; transacted. transacted. , The board was increased from was blown across the house and nine to eleven, and Mr. L God-( left without injurry. Mr. Dick frcy, of Providence, R. I., and son's watch, too, was gathered Mr. W Duke, of Durham, were ' out of the debris ticking ahead elected to fill the increased and none the worse for what i)l::ct's. Tim old board was rn- i elcctcJ constituting RB Fitz-1 gerakl, E A Johnson, W C Cole-i o n mi n w o S C Thompson, C F Meservo, S T . , T -r. ' . B i?xide, Jno. C Dancy. The ' . , J , same officers of the board were , t , m. , . x, re-elected. Th.o date oi tne an- , , . , , r nual meeting was changed from . , . , to the 3rd of July, provided this v T 7 mt u 7 was made to read, "The books U - i n i i i on , for trau.Mors shall be closed 30 , d:p-s prior to the annual meet - ,mg." xiio report of secretary and treasurer was satisfactory , , , . ,. . und adopted without discussion, There was a decided increase in interest and enthusiasm, and tho confidence of tho public may be strengthened fron tho fact that tho directors all subscribed for more stock, and some besides bought stock already subscribed at liar. One of the stockholders wanted to offer inducements for cash stock by issuing certificates for $89. This the officers flatly set upon and said stock was worth par. The board went out to the mill and saw tho ma chinery in motion the mill was running. Allthe directors were present except C F Meserve, who sent letter regretting his absence. Tho meeting adjourned to meet on the Srd.of July, 1900, at its office here. The Southern Loses a Suit at States vllle. Tuesday the court took up the tase of G V? Gk'gg, administra tor, vs. Southern Railway Co. Major Clegg is suing the railroad fnr ft9 nnn f1nmn fnr Will m.o to John Gillespie, colored, near Elmwood some time ago. Tho jury brought in a verdict that night awarding the plaintiff 81,350. The facts in the case ; are that John G Ulesnio was lying by the side of the track with his j head between the ties; that the ' engineer did not see him until he ! was within 20 yards' of him; that then did all in his power to stop bis train but in vain; that j the negro lifted his head, was ! struck bv tho er.rrino and killed. . w It is supposed that the negro was drunk. Statesville Land mark. The Philadelphia baseball team will begin practicing in . Char- lotte in April. I IDUI'imi VICTIMS DOLNU WELL- Explosion Deals Gently With Clock and Watch. The Durham correspondent to to the Charlotte Observer says j the victims of the explosion at me ugnt nouso are an doing well and physicians hope for the re- covery of all of them. I Ho adds by way of peculiar inuiueuuu iw&l wuue neavy ma- . chinery was twisted, mashed and . ruined the nower hemm cnot .rumed the power house clock haDnoned. Don't Go Dnck o Dr. Herring. Mr. Editor: As a oodly number of tho patriotic citizens . -T . . of North Carolina aro each day , . . being influenced by thoir friends . . . , to "allow" their name to bo pro- . , . , . . A 1 sented.for ofhee, I wish to men- ,. , ,' . , tion one that the people of Ca- . m"&u ' , - Wi; " "w 1U.8 , line Tni' fwn vtvn.rc; ti U.i in phuir of high constable for No. 12 township most faithfully. Ho , t , , ' , A. nas performed the arduous duties , row, a . j His are dof - , 1 . tho record he has made, and in- , . 41 . , . j sistthathebe re-nominated and i , , , . . . elected. We cannot afford to turn - him down for an inex perienced man. , One qf Many. To Ilaro a China Tea. Preparations aro being made iby the Ladies Aid society of Central Methodist church for a china tea to be given there Thurs day night.' There will be an hour's entertainment and light re freshments for the invited ones. There is no admission fee but a piece of china will be thankfully received. Mrs. Mary Meacham Dead. Mrs. Mary Meacham, an aged lady, the widow of Jno. Meacham, died Tuesday night at Forest Hill. She was over 60 years of ago and had been living at Mr. Martin Limker's. She leaves no children. Pneumonia was the cause of her death. A Night ot Terror "Awful anxiety was felt for tho widow of the brave General Iiurnham of Marchias, Mo., when H1-? doctors said she would die from pnermonia before niormn?. wruea ours. o. n. uuiwiu, vho attended her that fearful night, but she begged for Dr. Kings New Dis covery, which had nioro thin onco Baved her life, and cured her ofcon-M'-.LIon. After taking, sho slept all night Further uso entirely cured her This marvellous mcdiciuc ia naracteed to cure all throat, chest and iun- dia &t mzci,s Stood Death Off. E. 13 Monday, a lawyer cf Henrietta, Tex. , once fooled a rave dicr. He sayo: iiy brotner was very low wuu malarial and jaundice. I persuaded him to try Electric Bittcre, ar.d ro wa.s soon much better, but . continued their use until he was wholly cured. I am sure Electric Bitters saved his life. This remedy expels malaria, kills the disease cerms and purities the blood, J aids digestion, regulateb liver, kidney and bowels, cures constipation, dyepep- 6ia, nervous diseases, kidney troubles, female complaints; gives perfect health, Only 50c at Fetzer's drug etore. ; JIB. BKYAX IN ItALEIGH. Mrs. WinRlcw'fl KootbirK hyrnp'has Ma te Three Speeclies Draua by Six befcn used for over tiitv ycru hv rail Grays in Graud rrocession-Intcnso ! h ,,tb51 ?h??ieZ Eathaslasui. -tttty! t i.T mnc. j. i. ' Col. Wm. J BryJin was met at Reidesvillo bv a Raleicrh delsraJ tion Tuesday and arrived at " - o Raleigh at 4.30. . At the station he made a short speech to the mechanics and railroad men. Ho was then driveju in carriage drawn by syc grays in a grand procession to the tent provided where he addressed the farmer's especially and at night in the Academy pf music he delivered his greatest speech. Tho onthusiasm was intense and the cheeriug was vociferous. His speech at night was pro- nounCGdone of the finest ejforls Ui. ma iuu. Mrs. W S. McDuffie and little child have returned to Reidsvillo Thn RfnTirlnrrl Oil f!n to tollriiio. , of Placing a large gasoline tank ! 7 nJ ? T1; lr 1 L.rAil ih U7ill hn Ana f - sovoral thousand gallons. PERSONALS. Mrs. Jas P Cook : returned home last night from Charlotte. Mr. T C Strieker loft this morning to bo gone several days. He is traveling thoso days. Francis II Leggett & Co. 's Selected Queen Olives. Heinz 's Mixed and Spiced Pickles and Chow-chow. Heinz 's Evaporated Horse Radish. Heinz's Preserved Fruit. India Relish. 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 Leader that ,,.'f.i.e.-: vr -0m v v "LS- Do yon need one in your business? Wo havo aboui -f'i '3?.0 v.. Furniture that we bought to tell. Give u.i a ek-iioe a you f.vut -f d you we will most. Call and see us. Tor " :ro j .vijs welcome. Money back if goods are not as represented. That's ourw ay. Bell, Harris & Co. Residence yPhono. . . .90. Store 'Phono For Otrsr Fi.tv Vcnu soothes tbe child, softens the gunia, allays all paiu. cures mud lie, nnd is the Lest remedy for Diarrhoea. It wiJl relieve tje poor little sullctcr imedi - , of the world. Twenty -five cents a" bot- tlo. Jie sure and a&k for 4'?rf.. t,7ju elows Soothing Sjfrup," aiu1 take co other kind Now is the time to buy early spring goods and do your sewing". Donvstie? and Fine Cambrics can "be bought cheaper new than after while when the pres ent stook is is ex hi"? si ed.t'or . you well know that all cot- Here are superior alue.-i at sensible prices: English long cloth. 12yardo to the piece, and the very best quality, per pi eve only :l-75 Barkor mills DomcstiCi 0" of tho old reliable brands, very soft, per yard . . . Do, New lot of Spring stylos i i a vory tine French Ging hams, large assortment of patterns, per yard 10c 500 yards of Sea Island Percals, best goods, and never sell for less than 12c, but we have them in 3 to 10 yard pieces at 10c. Apron Ceck ginghams in blue and white, brown and white and green and . . a splendid quality at Clc- Large quantity of Em broideries and Laces in all the new patterns, and priced according to your ideas of economy. Leads All Others. A&tj) i ; .. ' ' , .... 0MEPER5 .1
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