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CONCORD, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 6, 1900.
Single copy 5 cents.
EOAD QUESTIONS.
The Monthly Meeting of the Conntj
Commissioners Jurors Drawn for the
Next Term-of Court Other Business.
The county commissioners,
Messrs. Jno. P Allison, M F
. Nesbit and? Jno. S Turner, held
their angular monthly meeiftig
. ; Monday. . . -
It was decided that Superin
tendent Benfield have a new tent
lor the shelter oi his men on.
the chau; gang.
D H McEachcrn wa,s paid
$1G.4Q for building a bridge od
.new Statesville road at Caleb
Goodman's.
A petition was. preseated by k
number of people in that part of
the county petitioning the com
missioners to charlge the public
road from Concord to Rocky
River church as fpllows: Go
ing from Rocky River church to
Cbncord leaving the present road
at a well near said church on J M
i .
Y Alexander's land running
through said Alexander's land,
Emma; Carter land, crossing
Rocky River near mouth of
Back creek through the lands of
C A Black. VH Heelar, the
Boiles children, Mrs. M M Bost,
F A Archibald, L M Morrison,
Joe A White, V C Parish, Mrs.
Cyrus Johnston, and Walter
Parish and into the Pharr's
mill road near F S Pharr's.
This is the much talked of
straight-cut road that has been
argued for some time. The
Board ordered a publication of
the petition.
Another petition 'signed by
quite a good number was pre
sented asking that the road be
straightened from tho Burt Furr
home place to Robt. Blackwel
der's, also to straighten the
road from the front of D M Isen
hour's home to bend in road in
Jas, Fisher's,, field to avoid the
bend by Trinity church. After
consideration the Board ordered
that the sheEriff 'summon the
following jury, Caleb 'Goodman,
E F Ptiggart, Xj.M MorrisQn,
' Wm. Propst, an E K Misen
heimer, tp lay out said changes
in the road and assess alj dam
ages td property owners. There
. was also a petition presented
askiirgtlyit tirischange be not
made, hence the Board appoints
this'jury before taking any ac
tion in ordfcr to find out the
.damages that there will be.
.Several more additions "were1
made to the county homo this
montl?. ,
The following jury -vas drawn
.for the .Atfril term of court:
Levi Hahn, C A Cook, fiE:
Tucker, D W Walker, T 41 Cook, j
H.W LndwTig, Joe MesRner, W Mr
dwig, JoeMesImer, VV M
W A SideVFafayette'
' rf mli-:! i !
Faggart,
Palter son.
yjvv. x jjainugoi,
W Wfrtkor. D.HCorzine,
J E 1
Rorers.Luther M Barringe"r,D
W Honecutt, H J Ritchie, AHj
Wenninger, Martin teller, Tu
Rifchie, H Caimer, J Duress,
(? EcL Kcstler, G W Earnhardt,
it x -1 ffr .11 , JSL WT TI Androm
H I "VVaDdhGusG. W U Andrew,
Zob A Morris, R S Boger, X E
Ritchie, D R Ellis, Geo. H Lentz,
.Inn T) Bnrrincrer. M L Buch-
anan, E P Deal, K isues, uan ,
"VV Tucker.
ATTEMPTED TO ESCAPE.
A White
Man Flees From the Officer
But thVSIght of a Pistol Brings Him
to n Standstill-Charged With DfsHMre. .Tnn-P Allisnn tnhprnWo
poking of Mortgaged Property.
.
On Monday af ternpon Deputy
Sher jff Robinson was out or the
eastern edge of town looking for
a young white man, Bikle Scott,
who fs charged "flfith. disposing
pf mortgaged property. When
the fellow saw tho officer he at
tempted to hide behind the
barn. When the officer came in
plain view oj trim Scott took to
his heels and wuuld have been in
a good way for escape had not
Mr. Robinson been on horse-
back. A pistol was leveled on
the runn,er and the command
given to halt, which was all that
was necessary, for the fellow
stopped. .
"He was tried before, a magis
trate and in 'default of a bonds
man, he was sent to jail, to await
court.
The Misses Sims Entertain.
Quite a good number, of young
folks' were at the home of the
Misses Sims Monday evening to
take part in the evening's en
joyment given in honor of their
cousins, -Misses Lila Stafford and
Annie Thomason. In the early
part of the evening's program
light refreshments were served.
Before dispersing for the night
tho couples were again ushered
to the dining hall to partake of
hot drinks. '
Has a Position With the Postal.
Mr. T H Bradley, the young
man who came here several
weeks ago and worked in the
Western Union telegraph office,
left Monday night for Char
lotte, where a position was ten
dered him in tho main office of
the Postal Telegraph Co.; .Mr.
Bradley for more than a week
had been, working on the wires
at the depot. 1 -
Mr. Sol Levy "to leaye Us.
Mr. Sol Levy, who for about a
year or more has been .conduct
ing a meat business here, has
decided to move bis family .to
Charlotte and will close out' his
busiHess here'. He will handle
meats probably at Mooresville
andDavidson
Black Sam Jonffi Coming.
Black Sam Jojaes, the colored
evangelist who brings such
crowds of colored people to
gether, will arrive here tonight '
and will probaCly stop here sev-
. 1 . 1 . .
eral days. Me is otherwise
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RENAKKABLE CURES OF RHEUMATISM
1L. TT 3- -L T..i1.f Jl I 1
x rom iuo v xnuiuatur, xiLiuieiMirutuu
Ni O.
The ed?f tbeVmdichas had
,oc.c81 ?,n ie1 the fc?iCftCy ?f V1hamber,
mm o ltiu r10.
' -Mn-m n - I.- r V ! TOL11 TO in IDAfl IflDll H lrCT
'r ,W,D 'r. u , v 7 ; ' !
yuni riieumaiisu iu uie Buouiuer.iruiu ,
wmcn nsunereu excriaung pum ,or , - h medicine fof ohildrtm
ten da wVchwas Relieved with two.t jd A otf
applications of Pain Balm, Rubbing the , drQ8i SolAt Mar7h's dru
norto offllf(1 nnd rPHll7.1Tlf 1-nst.RTit 1 "
benefit, and tire renef lit a very J
short yme. Becnd, in jneumati-m in
thfch int, almo; progtrifting hira w jth
eeyere psnn, wijicn was reiyea uy iwo
applications, rubbinf with tho liniment
onretirins at nicht. and eetting up free
from pain.- Sold at MSrsh's drug store.
Mr. J L Kendall and little son !
jayg returned home after spend- j
iug several days at Morganton.
Miss Mart Young's Birthday Party. 1
A delightful treat for the
younger folks was the birthday
party given Monday' night Joy
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Miss Mary Young. The evening
was spent in games, a complete
program of which had been ar
ranged. The young men blind
folded picked, their choice of a 1
room -full of girls. One of tho
. r:
wnole- evening was tue exniDit
of the invited ones when they
first, faced a camera. Prizes
were awarded to thS oHes wHo
guessed the most of tho photo-
graphs. Mis? . Cassie Watson
gained the prize, which was a
nice picture, and Martin Luther
Cannon succeoded in getting the
boobv .prize a small stick of
candy. A grand supper was
sorved.
Her Condition Hopeful.
Congressman KluUz's little
daughter, who has appendicitis,
has hadto undergo a second op
eration, but her condition is con
sidered favorable to recovery.
Charred With Retailing Whiskey.
Policemau Johnson captured a
nonfrn nnmod AHnm. Snt.r, ft.r. t,n
XUAVv -"-""
depot Monday night before the
fellow could bid Concord a last
farewell. All' arrangements had
been made by the negro to leave.
He was arrested on a warrant
charging him with retailing
whiskey. Ho is in jail awaiting
court.
What's Your Face worth.
Sometimed a fortune, bufc never, if
i ii i : -
you imy u nuiiuw couiiiuu, .uu-
aicea iook, mom, paicnes anu uioicubb
on the skin all sfcns of liver trouble.
But Dr, King's New Life Tills giye
clear skin, rosy cheeks, rich complexion.
Only 25o. at Fetzer's drujr store.
Desperate Loto Affair.
Pitt county had a very unusual
tragedy last Sunday night. One
Jesse James wanted to marry
the daughter of Mr. Ed Lewis.
The parents objected antl James
went armed and accompanied by
his brother Sam James to take
the bride by force. A conflict
ensued in which arms were
freely used. When the smoke
lifted from the scene Sam James
was found mortally wounded (ho
died since) and Jesse and Mr.
Lewis were wounded. M Lewis
received two shots, neither is
regarded very serious, how
ever. .
The Jameses . are said to bo
desperate characters.'
If troubled with jhenmatiam, give
Chamberlain's Pain-Balm a trial. It
will not cost you a cent t it does no
good. One application will relieve the
pain. Tt also cures sprains and bruises
in one-third time required by any other
treatment. Cuts, burns, frostbites,
quinsey, pains in the side and chest
eland ular
and otner swellings are
?,uicklIcur5 b pp!riD" il-
tie warranted. Price 25c. and 50o. ioi
Bale at Marsh's drug stcra.
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A GOOD COUliU MbDlCIINb l UlVClllLljKbr
"I have noJieaitancv m recommend
ing ChanberJain's Cough liemdy,'
pooulai bakr, of Petersburg, Va. "
g . to our hidrn w
troubled with bad coughs, al.o wkc
says F P Moran,B a well-knoTn and
hen
oop
insr couh. .and it haa always gi
and it has always given
' ' T. -
perffd satisfaction. It was reco
S't
jeo meby a druggist
as tlie be
as it Con
or narmlui
stgife.
JL
A ri&tjjit mfnaer
m m ... " 1
Will often cause a "bwribl Uprn,
scald, cut or bruise. Bucklen's Arnica
yaive wjn tiff the pain and prc&ptly
heal it. Cures fever sores, ulcers, boils,
corns, and skin eruptions.
Best nile
cure on earth. Only 25o a box at
Fetzer's drug store. Cure guaranteed.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
- AiecK xiartsell went to Albe -
marie this morning to attend t o
some court matters.
W A Cothran,' Jthe roller
coverer, went to Salisbury this
mnrnino nn Vtncmacc ' '
morning on business.
Mr. Frank Furr, who is
teaching school in Charlotte, ar
rived here this morning tp visjt
his brother, J A Furr.
M Harris. of-Sflis-
. isb whoison the oad these'
days, is spending teday here at
Mr. M L Brown's. '
Mrs jj T Boykin wt oyer
to Charlotte this morning to visit
her sister, Mrs. Jno.' F Yorke.
' Hqr mother, Mrs. Rogers, is also
tlloro,
Walter Linton Has a Narrow Escape.
Mr. Walter R Linton had a
narrow escape Saturday from
serious Injury.
He was on top of a box-car
going from the Gold Hill depot
to the Union Copper Mine. A
j telephone wire which he failed
to notice was hanging very low,
and as his car'came under it. .he
was struck squarely in the face. '
But for Capfc. Victor Woodrum
he might have been thrown
under the cars. As ' it is Mr:
Linton has a very ugly scar on
his lip. Salisbury Truth-Index.
For Ov FIt Tears
Mrs.' WinsloVs . Boothia Syrup has
been used for over fifty years by mil
lioEa of mothers for their children
whi;e teething, with perfect success. It
soothes the ohild, softens the gums,
allays all pain, cures wind oolio, and is
I relieye the poor little sufferer immedi-
. ate by drU?et8 iQ eyery
cf the world. Twenty-five -cents a bot
tic. Be sure and asfc for 'Mrs. Win
slows Soothing Syrup," au?";take no
other kind.
Just Received
A fresh line of
Kemmker - Woolwine Co.'s
Celebrated Chocolates,-Ko-Kiieams,
and tho finest line of Penny Ocods ever
brought to the city. .
California Oranges,
Alakuma,
and a nice assortment of Stick Candy
. . . at
S. J. ErviiVs,
'Phone 6q
Bes.t on.arth !
R6yal Felt
1 ono and be convinced. Bell, ITarris
also carry Itt stock the Celebrated Curled
Ilojled Edge Cotton in two partwf Pine
Boiled Ed;?e Cotton in two nartw 1'ihe
Straw and Cotton to fit all sizes of. tie
'your
ir life spent in bed Help xm fn oiy effort to make you comfort iblo
?et Pr of Chairs just in, an our "Lbadei" fjtov.f not cn)y tako i!i
forg
but takeyit to petection
Furnitlirje!
r uia on
ppoWcath,
E- SSa5 55355 OUr WRV
f gouj,i mre not as repreaSBtecf. uiuU ami
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Those hot drinka at the
Concord Draff Co.'s
Hot Soda Fountain
will driye away that
chilly, shivering feeling
tBat this cold weather throws
upon you. The liberal pa
tronage we have received prove
tho realujerjt of our drinks.
Concord DrUP" Go
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Phone
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