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CONCORD, N. C., THURSDAY, MARCH 29; 1900.
Single copy 5 cents.
DEATH OF RljV. J. B. FOX.
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EndCameTuesdaj.o(rning-AVasAhout
40 Years of Age--Ijres Wife and
.One Child.
. .Vb announced Wednfcsday the
, serious illness ctf Dr. J B Fox,
not knowing, thai at .that mp-
ment he ha'd already passed
away in dejfCh. The end came at
9 "otlock.Tuesday.mornmg.
" THe deceased .was. a son of
J)r. AJFox who in his day was
.well-known here, having marrie'd
a sister of Messf s. A Jand M L
Bost.
Dr. Fox was only in the prime
of life about forty.
As a youth he was unusually
brilliant and held high rank, in
the Lutheran ministry South in
mature life.
Ha leaves a wife and one
child
To human atmearance the
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church could illy spare J)r.
' Fox.
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. Huntcrsville Has a Shooting Scrap.
Quite a wild shooting affray
occurred at Huntersville Wednes
day between Lee Brown,. Miles
Qlark and Silas Jphnston, says
tha Huntersville correspondent
to the Charlotte Observer. It
seems that " Silas Johnston had
had a difficulty with Lee Brown
and Miles Clark some days ago
and Wednesday as he passed in
front of Lee Brown's house,
Brown dpened fire on him with a
shot gun, and as he ran by
Clark's liouse Clark emptied his
gun in him. Dr. J E S David
son. was summoned at once, and
through his great skill managed
to get eighteen shot out of
Johnston,. Dr. Davidson reports
that the man is badly used up.
Be was shot in the head, both
arms, body and left leg.
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They Play SaUrday.
Unless the weather interferes
Mt. Pleasant's team will be here
Saturday afternoon to battle
with the Concord High School
boys. This will be the first
game of the season at the base-
ball park. The fee. of fifteen
cents will be charged. The C.J
H. S.'s .were defeated in their
game at Mt. Pleasantandare de-.
termined to change the tidelhis
time. ' .
Harry Swink Married.
Harry Swink, ,of this place,
who lives on Church street, went
'. to Charlotte Wednesday 04 a
happy mission. He was on his
way to Berryhill township near
tlfere where ho, went to wed his
lady, Miss Laura J Walkes, to
whom hehas been paying some
attention U for quite a while.
They were married in the af
ternoon at the bride's home.
A Marriage In Colored Society.
Number s of white people were
invited and attended a marriage
of two of the colored people Wed
nesday night. The marriage
took place in Price Memorial
Temple. The parties married
were Joe Smoot and the widow
of Horace Hammons.
Messrs. E C Miller and T T
Lucas, of Charlotte, are here today.
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A Quiet Home Wedding by Rev Cochran
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Preston atthe Bride's Home on Bell
Avenue.
Numbers will no doubt be sur
prised to learn of a marriage
which took place on Bell avenue
Wednesday nisrht about 8:30
o'clock, perf ormed by - Uevl j
3ohran Preston.
TVia ffi'nrr nnrtioc tiTftTA
Hardy Lentz, who is well known
w r.nM whn l an fim. !
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ploy in the furniture store
Craven Bros., and Miss Mary.
SlciIlIlQI OHO of CO CO
oeauuiui young lauios. wmy
the near relatives and a few in- j
timate friends were present, . !
The newly married couple .will
lire at present at Mr.' AELentz's
near the graded school until Mr..
Lentz build a residence on his
lot on Georgia avenue. . May
the path of their life be bordered ;
with happiness . and pros-.
perity , '
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Seriously Wounded by a Pitch Fork.
LE3TZ SKlNXER WEDDISO.
Tance Bradshaw, one of ' wisDed to aid, tho caus0 cf 1 to Montgomery county this
Rowan's best citizens, met with' D Q felt Tly ropaid morning to attend to some .land
a serious accident which may It .g decidedly regretted by ihof asin8f- .
cost him his life. He was on top DaUghters that the. effort nadel Miss Ethel Van Wagner re
of a large load of hay and i !eU : in faith aild fair ho . turned Bltaibeth
upright.
The injury is serious,
the handle having: struck him in;
the stomach.
Insanity the Plea For Ton Jeaes.
Insanity will be the plea for ,
Tom Jones who murded five in
Wake county last week. Wit
nesses will be introduced to show
that he was '"not', right" from
boyhood. There is no denial
that he did the killing.
Chanfft f Advertisements.
See change in the ad, L
Parks & Co. , . v
See change In Craven Bros.
ad. today.;
See Cannon & Fetzer Cos
change of ad. today. They offer
you beauties in the way of vests.
Come to Terms.
The great machinist strike in
Columb-us; Ohio, has been set
tled, says a dispatch of today.
At the Baptist Church Monday Hlfht. '
RevDr. Ien. G Broughtbn,
who is to deliver his lecture,
"Christian Citizenship and
Pending Problems" at tn Bap
tist church' in this city on April
2nd, is, without tloubt, one of the
most widely discussed, intensely"
hated and ardently loved men in
all of our Southland. During the
past few years he has gone Trom
Texas to Maine fn evangelist
work, and everywhere he has
crone there has followed a wave
of sensational enthusiasm, such
as rarely characterize any other
man. Tickets at Concord Drug
Company.
To HaTe a Social Meeting.
The following invitations have
been sent by the K. of .P.'s"to
each lodge member:
The King and Senate
of . .
Concord Lodge No. 51 Knights
. of Pythias
request your presence at a
Social Meeting
Friday evening, March thirteenth
Nineteen hundred.
Eight to ten o'clock.
Refreshments.
GEN. JUIJBERT DEAD.
The Great Boer Commander Falls a
Yictim of Disease.
The great Boer commander,
Gen. Joubert, died in Pretoria
last Tuesday night. He was
amictea witn a siomacn irouuio.
throws a pall of gloom "over
nrt 1 - 1 1 . 1 - 1 A. VI
th.at doomed capital.
Even the English press be-
stow libdral encomiums on him
Wa man strickly honorable and
commanding profound respect.
M.UV IVU OUU.UVUIJiauf
The Boston 'Star Company
appeared for awhile Wednesday
niht.
he house was dlscouragingly
gmall but wouid : hay been
smer if those present had not
hped for.moro than they got.
There were a - few performances
of merit but as a wole ifc ranked
well as a flat f auure.
Mr scnioss was ailing, as wo
jeye he sometim,es is when tho
audience is small. ,
Wt vorv mi'icTi ' fPCTfit that
LUtewU(,U'fttt.JJ aTl4i AmJ
vrr mnrn rccreL mat;
j We feel that if the Boston
U. nomnanv ants to 'gus.
tarn a renutation' it should re
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member, that those who patron
ize it are entitled; 'to the full pro
gram, . rendered-in the best of
stvle. iust as f much as if the
house were full.
We hope sympathy will bo
freely bestowed on: these ladles
who had the , misfortune to en
gaga with company that should
disband or greatly improve. , ,
Mr. Jai. Toor Transferred..
Mr. Jai. Young, 'who fpr a
longtime, has been clerking in
the OdU storthas! been trans
ferred into the time-keeping
office recently added to the stor.
We are glad to know that . Mr.
Young has been promoted "to
this position. He is , a clever;
accommodating and capable
young man.
What's Your Face worth.
.Sometime fortune, but nerer, if
yon haye a sallow complexion,' a jaun
diced look, moth, patches nd blotohea
on the akin all ahtna.of liter trouble.
But Dr. Kinft'i New Jiife Pilla friye
clear Bkin,roy heeks, rifh complexion.
Only 5c. at Fetzer's drug store.
Fritchard and Doughton Discuss.
Senator Pritchard deigned to
divide time with JEIon. R A
Doughton at Sparta last Monday?
He is said to hgive made a clever
speech but his antagonist was
equal to the emergency showing
that the amendment will accom
plish what it was intended for rid
us of a big batch of voters that
are a metnace to any free gov
ernment. . ' '
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE FOR CHILDREN
'IJhaye no hesitancy in recommend
ing Chamberlain's Cough Remedy,"
says F P Moran, a -well-knon and
poDulai baker, of Tetersburg, Va. "We
have given it to our children ?hen
troubled with bad coughs, also whoop
ing cough, and it has always given
perfect satisfaction. It was recom
mended to me by a druggist as tho- best
cough medicine for children . as it con
tained no opium or other harmful
drugs. Sold at Math's drug ftore.
No Smallpox There.
It is said that Jonesboro is the
best vaccinated town in the
State. There is no smallpox
there now, nor are there any
cases within four miles ofl the
town. Every man, wpman and
child of both races has been in
oculated and smallpox could
hardly make an entrance.
Morning .Post. .
A Fiendish Attack. '
An u'.tack was lately made on O F
Collier of Cherokee, Iowa, that nearly.
proved fatal. It came through his kid
neys. His back got so lame he could
not stoop without greafcpain, nor sit in
a chair except propped by cushions. No
re&edy helped him until he tried
Electric Bitters which effected, such a
wonderful ohange that he .writes he
feels like a new man. This marvelous
medicine cures backache and kidney
trouble, and purifies the blood and
) builds up your health. Only 50c per
DJtue at f etzer s drug store.
PERSONAL POINTERS. .
G W Ould, of Lynchburg,
Va., is here today.
' Dr. R S Young is spending
! the afternoon in Charlotte.
. Tir Ram Mniimarv wnnfc
Sergeant Orr. of Charlotte's
police department, came over
this morning to spend, the day
with Mr. Denson Caldwell.
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Mrs. J S Lafferty, of China
Grove, arrived here this morning
to visit her aunt, Mrs. A J
Blackwelder, who is unwell.
Mrs. W 8 Bowman returned
here this morning from Char
leston where she accompanied
the remains of her husband for
burial. She will return to Mt
Pleasant tomorrow.
Just Received
A fresh lia o! .
Kemker - Woolrrlne Coj
. Celebrated Chocolates,
Ko-Kreams, .
aad the finest line of Peaiy Oooda eyor
brought to the oity.
California Oranges,
Alakuma,
ada niee assortment of Black Candy
at
S- J. Ervin's. .
'Phono 00.
IE30 TqTffTrg2Ta
Tlt lost hejr t sheep, says let them
alone, tney win come nome, wmie
' she is .selecting her.
Furniture and Housefarnishlng at ,
BELL, HARRIS-& CO.,
Where she has a choice in
Room Sets from $10.00 t5 150.00.
Dining Room Sets, Tables, Qhairs,
Sideboards fromQ $10.00 to $75.00.
Hat Racks from 10 cents to $25.00.
Parlor Furniture from $15.00 to $00.00.
Ward Robes, Roll Top, Flat and Ladies
Desks from $4.50 to $30.00.
Your choice from the following list of tLo
most Celebrated Cook Stoves on the market
today:
Star Leaders, Iron Kings, Gate City,
Georgia Home and some other pocket additions.
Pictures and Picture Frames. Come and see, vrc will
do the rest.
Bell, Harris & Co.
Residence Phone. . . .90. Store 'Phono . . ..12'
Remember-
Our H(jt Drinks e.ro still in
full blaet'and tLey are pwdjr
.elegant. We are also prepared
toeerye
Cold Drinks,
Ices, Etc.
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Special entertainment for the
ladies their popular resort.
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Concord Drug Co.
CORSETS!
All our Spring Cor
sets are here and we
want your forset
trade. We have the
long and short waist,
and also in French
shape. Misses and
Ladies waists. We
claim to sell the best
Corsets on the mar
ket for
50, 75,
and 98c.
H. L. Parks & Co;
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