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CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1900.
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Dqjrkness of Nght Gives
Place to Gloofn fit
Capitulation,
An official dispatch was .trans
mitted from London early this
(Tuesday) m orning. as follows :
Paardeberg, Feb. 27, 1900.
ftfm Cronie with his entire
conmand. capitulated uncondi
tionatly at early daylight and are
now prisoners in my care.
Further deiails later. -
Signed Roberts.
Land Deals Recently Recorded.
From the Register of Deeds
office we notice that Henderson
"Winecotf and M I Litaker have
sold to Joseph W Litaker a tract
of land in No. 4 township con
sist lg of 64f acres The con
sideratfpn of the deal was $800.
Mr. Jos. W Litaker and wife
Jiave also sold to WS Ritchie a
tract of 50 acres. more or less in
that township for $850.
Mr. D V Litaker, who lives on
Soutti Mam street, has purchased
Mr. Cl'nt Ury's land a few miles
below town on Buffalo creek,
consist' ng of 54 acres more or
less. The . consideration was
$540. .
Mr. Chas. Wagoner has sold to
David Honeycutt a lot on Mill
street near the Cannonville Pres
byterian church for $725.
The Case Dismissed.
On Monday afternoon a young
man from the eastern 'part of
the county was arraigae'd on the
dharge cf stealing a pair ol pants
from the store of the Cannon &
Fetzer Co. The case was tried,
but there was not enough evi
dence to convict the young man,
who claimed that be picked the
package up through mistae
with some of his own clothes.
BIddirg the Old XortU State 'Adieu. ES3
Ed! Honey chtt and David Har
key, two ybung men from the
eastern part of our county, left
here Monday night to make their
homes elsewhere. They inti
mated that they were going to
Ashovillabut purchased tickets
" to Joplin, Mo.
The yws From Glass.
Glass, Feb. 27. Mrs. Fred
Glass returned home th'.s morn
tng from the Whitebead-Stokes
sanitarium
where shy has been
under treatment
for nearly, a
montn. one seems
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mu-i im
proved.
Miss Maggie Wiaecoff, who
has hofih aLiendinfir school atJ
Lee's Business Cojlege, is home
forvbi'e.
A smSll mule of some age has
taken iffe abode at Mr. David
Earnhardt's. Its name or
owner is unknown.
The Young Ladies Sewing
Circle recently organized met
Monday afternoon with Miss
Mary Ella Cannon.
THE REVENUE LAW.
Ull the Mail Casneis Will Sow Ua?e to
Afll a Keren 8e Stamp On the Pack
aef They Haul When Charges Are
Made. . 4
In accordance with. tne reve
nue laws ajchange !i(5w,takos ef
feci on -the maiL routes." iThe
postmasters at the. different;
bifices have received notice from
the revenue tlebaifmeut to notify
I all the mall carriers -going from
their omces tnat tney win do
compelled to affix a one-centr
revenue stamp for all packages
they carry for which charges
are ma&e. , '
This ruling will effect Mr.
Jacob Shoe, who carries the mail
daily between hefejand Mt. Pleas
ant, 'inor'e than any one going
from this place. Ho has already
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purcnaseu ins biatups auu m
ceipts. All packages that he
carries now for which charges
are made will either cost the
Q-.cn,i ciT ' oonia ftiA Mr.
Shoe only makes four cents for
his services.. J o w1!! soem si range
to some of our star route ca
..' ers
to cr ve a receipt W(. a a one-cent
revenue stacnp affixed for' a dozen
eggs, a few chickens or several
quarts, of berries whch they
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Tbo rul'Dff sl ates that where a
mail p.jvrlfvr ntilv oficasionallVU,;rV,4-
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carries packages ho is not sub-
aro a common carrier to points
on their line, they are subject to
the revenue law.
The Tupils Surprise Their Teacher.
On last Saturday afternoon at
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TMPC )SH ) H. i HH 1 1 I )1 1 Ij 1 1 . Hi; I IlJUl
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at joid venter scnooi iiouso uio
teacher as well as the pupils was
surprised. Mr. Adam Lippard
has been teaching the school and
as is the custom among a num
ber of our schools he had a treat
in store fof them. But they
were prepared and presented
him with a beautiful edition of
the History of China, Japan and
Corea. It is a valuable book
containing over nine hundred
pages and is greatly appreciated
by the teacher.
A Sad Accident Near Salisbury.
On last Saturday night two
children went upstairs in the
home of Mr. Jno. Kerns who
lives near Salisbury. Soon a
rArmrt from a erun was heard
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and when the members of the
ZlZ w tw found
familv rnshod in they found
litt.lo Alvin Kerns, the four year
old boy, shot in, the neck and
his face badly burned. His deata
wflSfl1mnSt instantaneous. The
V i .n vui cn the la.,l' nye monias) oispecu
rtVi or iirl wns tbo little son on,. j 'e T
vy u j--a a.
(u)loadcd" ua case.
What Dewey Tliinhs.
The fisrhi'ng admiral was in
terviewed on the idea of foriiTy-j
mg me lSVniiilia uiiuui auuis ie-
poi-ted to have s5d. "Portifica-'
tions? Why of
not. As
course
I understand it, the caial js to"be
rA sVinnlrl bo a neutralized com-
mercial pathway, between the
goat oceans. To fortify it
would simply result in makjng it
a battle grouiyl in case of war.
Fortifications .would be enor -
mouy expensive and ought not
j i Jt n..fltn wMi v.-w o
r uooe ereciua. mi m i
sufficient guarantee of the ncu -
peace.
-Mr. 0 C Randleman,
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Randleman, spent tins morning
here. .
traiuy.aa saiecy . 1 Bfa
in fim hf wnt as -Well aS in T nnnfrAp.fcAd MflTinaa diarThofifl unA
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A SUDDEN DEATH.
Mr. Offaiah Beaver Dies in His Chair
The Postoffice Changes Quarters
Marriages Adding to the List Per-
sonals. I ' .
Vritten for The Standard,
China 'prove, Feb. 26. Mr.
John Cruse and . Miss Janie
Ritchie were married Sunday.
Rev. Wert perf ormed the cere
mony. .
Miss Emma Lip6, of Enoch
ville, returned today from Zeb,
where she has been visiting for
9 week or more.
Frank Patterson ca'me homo
from Roanoke Cpllege Saturday.
His eyes are giving him a great
aeai 0f trouble.
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The post office at China .Grove
: has been moved irom tne nuiid -
has been moved from the build-
ing near the big hole to Hols-
' i riiinw 'fin o ctAro
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Mrs. Alex Overcash, of near.
Enochville, died this morning'
about 4 oclock. The funeral ,
1 services will bo conducted at St.
, f?Mnnh Tnosdav at 10 o'clock. I
Enoch Tuesday at 10 o'clock.
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the cotton mill, will leave tQ-
We are sorry to see him
I UlgUU IID MIJ.V3 aJJ.
J nina Grove.
Mr. Obediah Beaver,
who
. jivbu auuuu muco v
this place, near V atsonville
postoffice,' while at his neigh-
bors, Mr. Goodman's, died Sun-
dav in his chair. Mr. Beaver,
iitoc in qc rrWi nfx'iHVi jir usual.
T Mo in to f-,wv 7
hn fM. co t.n morn r.hner-
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' ful than usual. The iuneral ser-1
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vices will be conducted luesuay
nmif 1 O -.V.1 i-wolj- o f. Mf. 7, rn T?o.
about 12 o'clock at Mt. , Zion Re -
formed church.
He was about,
60 years of age.
Mr. Joe Walker and Miss Jen
nie Karriker were united in holy
matrimony Sunday. Rev. J Q
Wertz officiated.
An Order That Knockcs Out Speculative
Mail Contracts.
An order was issued by Second
Assistant Postmaster General
Shallenberg'er, providing that
no bid submitted under an adver
tisement hereafter issued for
carrying the mails on a star
route or on a screen wagon
route shall be considered unless
the bidder resides or agrees to
reside , on or contiguous 1
ioute on wh.ch the serv,
to the
ce is
periovmed and gives his persoflal
supervision to tne jpei ocmance
of the service. Tb 's issuance of
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t,? is oraer is iiouesst ry uy tiio
I .-m Am i
: many xaiiures umu -iig ux .u
lativ contactors J o perform the
j serv.'ce required by their con
tracts. Washington Dispatch.
Double Proof.
"Do you believe in heredity,
Mrs. Simpson?'
Tndoad I do. Every mean
; trait Bobby has I can trace right
back 1(0 his, father.
"Does his father believe in
heredity too?"
"Yes. Ho traces Bobby's
, faults all back to me." Chicago
Record. .
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Beat "Out of An Increase Eis Pension,
A Mexican war veteran and DXDminent
( editor UQeein -.
, ment of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera
this
mkiuIv Via a Iron': mofrriTfri Soitiriir on iti
crease'in my pent ""on for on eyery re-,
newax a aose oi resiorea me. xi is
ii J . i. i j: l
unoquauttu an n 4uiuft euro iur uwriuucH
and is pleaBant and safe to take. For
sale by M. h Marsh & Co., druggist.
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Mr. Jno. T Sink, Jr. of Lex-
ington township killed a hog last i
week that is remarkable for the
amount of cash it; has net Led its
owner. It was a sow and weighed
5t)8 pounds when killed., Mr.
Sink says he has raised 117 pigs
from this sow which he sold 'for
$352. Add to this present worth
of rork rtar round. sav Avh
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cents, tfnd it will be seen that he
reajizod exactly $377.40 from one
nog.
Lexington Lispatch.
PERSONALS.
HL Parks spent last night in
Charlotte.
Mr. Frank Hargrave, of Lex
ington, is here today.
F.ev. W P MGhee, of
; Mooresvii,e js terQ todav
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I Mr. MoDroe Melchor, of
Pioneer Mdls, spent today here.
M Jno. - iearon,., one ox
here toay.
. -m.ss unassieiirown returned
!to school at Elizabeth college
TV T i- y A T)tMTtvi r - y-l TV T-n
Geo w BrQWQ weat to Salisbury
this morning. They will re urn
tonight.
M'ss Maie Pitts went to Sal-
. , ... . :
Whihe&d.Sfcolre8 ospi. j as a
trained nurse.
, Mi aod Mrs. Pink Mison-
heimer and Mr. and Mrs. A Ef
Lentz are spendinEr todav at Mr.
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Misenheiroer's farm m the coun-
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Rev. Paul Barrmsrer and W
R Kind offlcers oi thQ j
' m x .j :n
Mt.
; pjeasant cotton mil', passed
through, here th's morning on
their way to Ubar'otte on busi-
ness.
Just Received
A fresh line of
Kemniker - Woolwlne Co.'s
Celebrated Chocolates,
Ko-KreamSj
and the finest line of Penny Goods ever ;
brongncto tne city.
California Oranges,
Alakuma,
, . . . .oi' un ' i
and a nice assortment of Stick Candy
at
S. J. Ervin's.
'Phone ... 6q
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Vocal and instrumental from best authors. Would cost yovr feotn rausio
dealers from S0 ip 50 cents per copy. Remember our price is only 5 cents.
DID YOU SAY ? NOW YOU ARE TALKING.
Car Loads and Spot Cashf That's our way to buy, aad eyeryboly lcnow
our way to sell goods-as represented or money back.
Baby Carriages ! 50 at a time.
It looks like we could suit you, don't it? Come and eee. We don't rim a
'aitment store. But before you give it up call and ste if we hSveo t gel vat
rlonurtmonr. atjira lint, nfifnrfi V
Donf forget onr Anti-F.usting Tin Ware
Yours for luck,
Bell,
Residence JPhone. . . .90.
H OT DrinK.
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DUN "i; .forget you can geU
the most delightfuj hot hocolate-
at our not Stfcla fountain. . vfo
use Van Houten's Fines Foun
tain Coca. Our Beef Tea, To
mato and Llam liouiilon
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Hnft
simply elegant, and our
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Coffee, made from the very best..
extract di conee, cannot be
beaten. We kindfv aSk that voii
give us a call and be convinced.
All drinks 5 cents ach.
Concbrd. Drug Co.
Phone . 37
Dig Wheat F7eld.
There is a wheat field in Cali
forn.'acon;a''g25,' 00ac: es. near
Cfovis, Cal. The plaiting of
this iminer. e trac began the
m'ddle t)f last Julv, au it is.
hoped to compleio It by the
of Janua. y To do the uror
e first
y To go lue work zOO
men, more than 1.000 houses and
several tons of big ojc. chine. y are
necessary.
A Frightful Biiwiaer .
Will often cause a horrible burn,
scald, cilt or bruise. Buoklen's Arnica
Salve will kill the pain and promptly
heal it. Cures fever sores, ulcers, boilSj
corns, and skin erupt iuus. Dest pile
cure on earth. Only
a box at-
Fetzer's drujr store. Cure guaranteed.
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Alcohol Blaze at IV.
A Paris dispalch of the "0 says
fij-o broke out on Guiuhy at St.
Oneo, a Parisian suburb, among
r.-.i
and alcohol deno.Vus that
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caused a number of explpsicci j.
An open aroa round uao alcohol
depos't was made a sea of fire by
i the burning fluid spreading over
'it. Official, computa on gives
i5q poisons inju'ed The finan-
cial loss is .estimated at L', 000,000
f rank's.
Stood Death Otf.
E. B Monday, a lawyer of Henrietta.
Tex., once fooled a prave-digger. He
says: My brother v m very low with
malarial and jaundice. I persuaded
him to trv Electric Bitf . r;, and h was
' Soon much better, but continued their
use until he was wholly cured. I am
sure Electrio Bittirs b a his life.
This remedy expels wl r;a, l.ills the
disease germs and pi.aert ..m blood,
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ftids digestion, regnl-iteh liver, knlney
aids digestion, regnl itPb liver, kidney
and bowels, cures coi.dipnti - u, dyspep
sia, neryous diseases, kidney troubles,
female complaints; givs p it health.
! Only 50c at Fetzer's drug dure.
f9
- fijd a hole, get a now pifce
Harris '& Go.
Store 'Phone.... 12 o
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