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Price: $4.00 per year.
THE WARD PRIMARIES.
Delegates Elected to the County Conren-
tion Township Executlye Committee
Elected Delegates Instructed for the
State Officers. .
This (Saturday) afternoon 'the
, primaries of the different wards
tvere held, resulting as folows:
; "-ard No. 1 J B Sherrill,
Jas; F Hurley .and Dr. R S
Souri were elected delegates to
the county convention and aso
the'fownship executive. commit
tee. The delegates were in
structed to vote for C B Ay
cock for Governor R. L Smith
for Lieutenant-Governor, B F
Dixon Tor Auditor, H B Varner
foV.Commissioner of Labor and
Printing," F W Harper for "Cor
poration Commissioner, !
The Democrats of Ward No. 2
assembled .at the usual -voting
place, J N Br6wn, chairman
township executive committee in
the.chair, C. McDonald,5 pn. mo
tion, elected secretary. ; pn mo
tion the following delegates to
the . county ", convention . were
ejected: J N Brawn, W G
Means, W A Smith, Quint Smith,
John W Propst. W R Johnson, L
T Hartseil, John C Wadsworth
and C McDonald. Delegates were
uhinstructed. Jas. N Brown was
elected Chairman of Township
Executive Committee; and Quint
Smith and Dr. L M Archey mem
bers of the same. On motion
the convention adjourned.
Ward No. 3 Delegates in
structed to vote for Aycock for
Governor, Robt.. L Smith for
Lieutenant-Grovernor, and Wm.
H S Burgwyn for State Treas
urer. The delegates were in
structed to vote for none other
but a straight Democrat for Su
perintendent of Public Instruc
tion. JD Barrier, Jno. K Pat
terson, and G G Richmond were
elected, as the executive com
mittee. J L Brown, P A Correll,
J L Peck, J D Barrier, G- G
Richmond, Jno. K Patterson,
Jno. C Smith,' Geo. W Means,
and Wade Barrier were elected
as delegates to the county con
vention. . ;
Ward No. 4 A B Young, Jas.
F Day vault arid Jno. M Hendrix
were elected as the county ex
ecutive. committee. Thos dele
gates to the county ., convention
were instructed to vote for Ay-
conk for Governor. Robt. t
Smith for Lieutenant-Governor,
Wm. H S Burgwyn for Treas
urer, T J. Jerome for Attorney
General, S L Patterson for Com
missioner of Agriculture, H B
' Varner for Commissioner of La
bor and Printing, McNeil, Mason
and Rogers . for Corporation
Commissioners The follow
ing , were' , , ; elected dele-
gates to , the, county con
vention: Geo. A Black welder;
Calvin Stonestreet, Jno. Kluttz,
J J McDaniel, G T Cro well, P B
, Means, A B Young, Elaifl King,
Geo. M Lore, A L Hopkins, as.
F Day vault, Jno. M Hendrix, H
C Herring. - r -
Larirfi Ttnslnpss Leaves Asherllle. ;
The Ashjjvillo Citizen says thatt
the .Paris Medicine .company
which did SSi $826,000 business in
Asheville last year is leaving,
to manufacture its medicines in
St. Lou Ds which is its point of
distribution. The reason as
signed is that the Southern's
freight rates are - unfavorable
and makes too much of a drain
on the business.
CONCORD,
Trying: to Make us Feel Sliphted. t
"When the north-bound train
j arrived here shortly 'afternoon
Friday, Admiral Txeorge Dewey
got off. his. private caft- and
walked along the station plat
form,, the cynosure of probably
half a hundred people, for it was
not generally known that the
admiral of the United tate
navy was to pass tnrougn. sev-
V
eral gentlemen engaged him inisVOuched for as a &6nuinemad
conversation, ,on,e of "them ex- 6ue, and this was applied to
pressing the hope of' some day the wound. It adhered for thirty
seeing him master of the White ' &ehours arid dropped off. At
House. The admiral expressed !tne nfxt application it remaineft
his thanks for the compliment, oa a ' shorty time, then fell off.
blushed slightly and got back on After this it refused. to take a
the car. A eallanff ti&chelor hld, 5?hich is regarded as an
then called for Mrs. Dewey, who
ityueareu on me piauorm oi me
hoped that Ihe people of Salis- tond thaf it will 'adhere to
bury, who got-a slight glimpse ' nothing unless it has poison in
of the 'admiral on his way South, tt-rthat one may have a severe,
and Concord, where he is said to deep cut, a lacerated hand or
have taken a chew of tobacco anything 6t this kind, but un
and spat on a 'yellow cur, wii not e? there is oison it it the
feel -slighted over " this , occur- ston6 wiH not adhere. Iri a c'ase
rence." Greensboro correspon-her lt. Sets to work It; is
dent to the Charlotte Observer. also claimed for it that after it
We linow of no place where he falls away from the wound it is
could find a place to perambulate placed in gome kind tt a fluids
and not be ; molested like at 'milk; generally and that inside
Greensboro and we think he de- of five minutes the poison can
serves credit for taking that be plainly seen. It is said, too
place instead of Concord or Sal-! that this poisoned fluid has been
isfcrurj . Concord, Salisbury and ' given to rabbits, cats, etc. ; and
Atlanta feel slighted that George! never fails to kill in a short
didn't pay them a visit while he :
was fresh but his visits are get
ting common now.
The Remains Interred at Poplar Tent.
The bodv of Mrs. Lavina
Young arrived here Friday
nicrht from Hickory. The
funeral was conducted today
(Saturdav) at Poplar Tent
church by the pastor Rev. Geo.
L Cook. Mrs. Young leaves
four children E M Young, Mrs.
Laura . Mrs. Jno. V
v 1,
Fisher and Miss Hettie Young.
The remains were accompanied
here by her son-in-law,' Mr. R W
Johnson', her soil, Mr. Ed. M
Yourisr' who lives near" States-
ville, and
Laura
her daughter, Mrs.
To Open an Office Here. ;
Foi s6yerai days Messrs. P . J
Fagan and F Linden, of Penn
sylvania, have been in Concord
with a view to opening a busi
ness here. The firm, which is
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P Fagan & Co., has rented for
one year the old posfofffce build
ing and hopes to .Open irp the
10th of April with' va line' "61
electrical and plumbing supplies.
One of the members of the firm
will always be here.
He.Tf HI Lecture Monday Night.
, Dr. Len, ; Gr Broughfori. the
great Southern pulpit prater,
will lecture, at the Baptist church
Monday night at 8 p. m.
"He is drmatic, eloquent arid
fnrppful. He deals with sledge-
Htimmer , "blows. "New York
Journal. ;. , v
Admission 35 cents.:; Tickets at
Concord drug company.-
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AN INEST MEDICINE . FOR Ia GIUPFE
v George W Waitt, of Soath Gardiner,
Me., says: "I hate had thS forst cough,
cold, chills and crip and have taken
lots of t:ish of no account but profit to
the vendor. (Jnanioenazn's uougn
Remedy is the only thing that has done
any good whatever. I have used one
bottle of it and the chilli cold and grip
have left me. 1 congratulate tne manu
facturers of an honest medicine. Sold
at Marsh's drug store. - ' ;
N. C. SATURDAY, MARCH
BITTEN BT A
MADDOG.
Ma4
Stone Adheres
for Thirty-One
Honrs
Now W8llv
Miss Annie, the seventeen-
lyearold daughter of "R' H
Stanley, living near the Battle
Ground, was bitten .by a mad
dog about a week ago. She
was at once taken to Belew's
Creek,, where soma one has what
indication that all the poison had
, .
It is claimed for the rnadi
time. .
The dog ,in question was after-
wtirds ' killed but not until he
had bitten several other dogs, all
of them going mad inside of a
few days. Greensboro Record.
With the Churches TouvorrW.
The pastor, Rev. C. B. Miller,
will hold regular services tomor
row morning and tomorrow
night at St. James Lutheran
church. .
1 Regular services tomorrow
morning and tomorrow night at
Forest Hill Methodist churdh by
the pastor, Rev. R M Hoyle.
Rev. JAB Fry, the "pastor,
will held services at , Central
jilethodist church tomorrow
iribrning at 11 a. m. and tomor
row night at 7.30.
Rev. W. B. Oney will hold
f-H t A 1 T ... 11 i
services at bt. ivnarews ijux-n-erari
church tomorrow at .11
o'clock. Subject "The Three."
Communion services will bo
held at Trinity Reformed .church
tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock.
There will be regular services
fymmorrow night by the pastor,
Rev. W H McNairy.
Regular services at the Baptist
church both morning and night
by the pastor Rev. B Lacy Hoge.
Subject for 11 a. m., "Feeding
the Multitude." ' Subject for 7:30
.mi. A TJI !
p. m., "ine American j.uu.
There will be regular services
at. . Cannonville . Presbyterian
church., tomorrow morning , by
the pastor, Rev. C Preston,
and at; White Hall at 3. p. m.
Preaching tomorrow evening at
7 ;30 o'clock at Forest Hill Pres
byterian church. - All cordially
invited:.
Rev. J C Davis will hold services
at the Episcopal church tomor
row at . 11 o'clock and i
o'clock. Sunday school at p.
in., CIaily' prayers at 5 o'clock
through the week. - ' '
j. MereiwiU'ber regular services
at the First Presbyterian church
tomorrow morning. (
i The Mt, Pleasant baseball team
arrived here this morning and
. In".- .. !H 1 TT! 1.
are Datuing wiin ..me -niii
School boys this afternoon do
spite the March winds and cold i
weather. '
311900
PERSONAL POINTERS.
Mr, C C Hook, of Charlotte,
spent last night here.
Gus Hartseil came : in, this
morning ,o spen Sunday.
. -Mr. Frank - Hargrave, of
Lexington, spent last night here.
Messrs.- Sam Houston and J
B Ross? of Charlotte, 'spent to-
'day here. . . . "
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Mr, X M Barnhardt, of Char
lotte, is spending, today here
with his brother, -Mr. E G Barn
hardt.
Miss Mariiie Ury returned
hbme last night; from .Charlotte
on account'of the death of Mrs,
Young. .
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter Gillon.
of China Grove: arrived here
this morning to- : spend" Sunday
at Mr. Monroe Gillqn's.
Ifasonlc Xotlcel'
Sjiecial cbmmunicatibn
COT of Stokes Lodfire No; 32
A F and .A Ml Monday
night ; April 2nd, 1900, at 8
o'ciock..
Work in the M. M. degree.
, Crdf tsmen be'promptly on tim e,
and a good' attendance is re
quested. ;
' It H Griffin, Sec.
March 31j 1900..
Time Extended to Spaniards. l
The treaty of Paris gave
Spanish citizens in the Phillip
pines .one year to determine
whether they will be citizens of
the new island government or
not. Having had little chance, on
account of the vain , and foolish
resistence of yie Fillipinos, to
know whether or not they would
like to become permanent citizens
under American rule thoy have
been given another six months
to decide.
Just Received
j A. fresh line of
Kemker - Woolwine Co.'s
Celebrated Chocolates,
Ko-Kreams,'
and the finest line of Fenny Gcods ever
brought to the city.
. California Oranges,
Alakuma, . .
and a nice assortment of Stick Candy
S. J. ErvirTs.
'Phone . ..... .-6q
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That lost her shep, . says let them
. ' alone, they will come home, while
! ' ' : ; she is selecting her.
Futnltur&tLtid Ho usefurnlshlng at
. f , BELL, HARRIS & CO.;
Where she has a choice in
Room, Sets from $10.00 to 150.00.
, Dining Room Sets, . Tables, Chairs,
Sideboards fromO $10.00 totS.OO.
Hat Racks from 10 .cents to $25.00.
, Parlor furniture fr,pm.$15.00 to OO.OQ.
9 Ward Rob?s, Roll Top, .Flat and Lrlies'
Desks from $4.50 to'ft.'lO.OO.
Your choico from the following list of the
most Celebrated Cook Stoves on the market
today:
Star Leaders Iron Kings, Gate City,
Georgia Home and some other pocket additions.
Pictures ana lecture Frames. Come and see, wcwill
do the rest.
Bell, Harris & Co.
Residence Phone.... DO. Store 'Phone.. ..12j
Single copy 5 cents.
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Orir Hob Drinks are still in
ull bl8t. and tLev arc purely
elegant. We Sre also I repared
to serve
Cold Drinks, .
Ices, Eu:. .
Ppecial entertainment for the
ladies their popular'resort..
'HONia
27.
Gonoord Drug "Go.
ul Fair Women
That cart be, realized hy
proper attention io the
shape and style of tha foot
wear is a dainty and
pretty foot-
We have a complete stock of
all the newest styles in high and
low shoes that are flexible, dur
able and comfortable. Are you a
little hard to fit, then come to
this store. Our Oxford Ties aro
in all, sizes from 1 to 8 and all
widths C to E. Everybody is
howling about high prices.
Leather goods, like other lines
have advanced, but wo were
fortunate in placing our con
tracts with the oxford manufac
turer months ago.
The conse
are really
quence is, today we
snowing as gooa a value as we
ever did and an oxford that has
more style and appearance at
$1.25, $i 50, $2 and $2.50.
We claim to show you Just
d little better quality than
any one else: Complete line
of Baby Shoes and Strap
Sandals- . .
H. L. Parks & Co,
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