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0 y if "S1 ' o J. CONCORD. U.Cf. UESD.Y &U.&UStf'l4, 4900. Price: $4.00 per year. -SlNflTdi tfOPY 5 CENl. , . s '. - - i v ' i h .'"It J i h If J 7; i MB ft't-fW TWO FREIGHT BUMP NOAR'AIORQANTONI. .One is Dead and Several eve Hurt Two Engines and Ten Cars Demolished Some of the Crews Jumped and-; Saved Themselves From, a Worse Fate The Colllssion Occurred on a High Em bankmentTmt Neither Train Left tne Tract. A severe Collision occurred at 2:30 o'clock Monday evening on the Western road two miles from . " Morganton though the-cascual ties were not of the usual num bet for' head-on meetings.' One negro Burl Hemphill of Old Forf was so badly scalded that he died an Vimir latnr. Ensrineer A M Gabriel, Fireman Frank Owens, Fireman I N Chandler, of Salis bury, and several others were broken and bruised more or less but without the fear of fatali ties. The collision occurred . on a high embankment but neither trainleft the-track. The engines and ten cars were totally de stroypd. There was a misunderstanding it seems on the part of the east bound freight that caused the accident. A Runaway. r Craven liros. dray horse ran off this (Tuesday) morning near the Bala mill. Messrs Oscar Deal and Mitchell Clark were m .the wagon when the horse start ed but losing all hope of stop ping soon. They procedod to get out of the best way possible. Mi. -Deal t had his ankle. very badly sprain ed. The wagon' was torn to pieces. The horso ran a miio or two and finally stopped when he ran into a porch at, the Bala mill. Will Probable go to ProTidcuce, R. I. Mr. M G Latimer, one of the pitchers for tho Charlotte team, spent yesterday in the city and returned last night to Concord, whert! he lias been visiting Mr. J b Wadsworth. Mr.'Latimer has a flattarin offer ron u basebal! team at PrOvidepce, R." I., and will likely go to Provideuce in a few days. He will be a splendiJ acquisition to any team. Char lotte Observer, of 14th. Shocked by lightning. Mrs. W W Bays was shocked in t&o parsonage yard at Salis bury Monday evening by a stroke fi of lightning. Noflpermanc&t evil has resulted we are glad learn. to "-CHBBr Allied Forces Searing Pekln At Ho-Si Wu Thursday Russians and British j Fire onAmericans. The best news .we have had from the Chinese seat of trouble is that Gen. Chaffee has an nounced his presence at Ho-Si Wu. on last Thursday. This is a long stride from Yangtsun toward Pekin, being only about 88 miles and if the allied troops have made uniform progress they should be soon hammering on the gates 3f the great city. The only set back in the. good news is that in the night by some error the Russian and British artillery fired on the Americans, wounding ten mou. . . The, indications now are that the Chinese are awaking to the realization that their sacred city will be entered soon by ' 'foreign devils" and are anxious for a cessation of hostilities. To their pleas .there is but one answer which Is in substance to withdraw all opposition and allow the al lied forces to conduct the for eigners and native unristians out in safety. There can be no essation of advancing and fight ing till these terms are met. Board Meets and Fixes Same Time For Two Instltutcs-Esq. 0. E. Ritchie to Fill the Place of Prof. II. T. J. Ludwlg. Tho Board of School Directors for Cabarrus met Monday. One of tho acts of the body was to change time of holding the colored teachers institute to Monday 27th instoad of Monday 20th. The institutes for tho white and colorod teachers now all on the same week. Insti utes will be .held in the two graded school buildings , se verally. Esquire G E Ritchie was elec ted to fill tho place on tho board made vacant by the death of Prof. 11 T J Ludwig. FATAL SAVAL DRILL. French Torpedo Doat Collides and Sinks With 12 Men. In -a French naval drill Apar Capo St. Vincent, onthe lUh, a torpedo boat, by misunderstand ing, was wheeled the wrong way, and collido.d with a heavier vessel. It sank immediately, and 42 men were drovraed, iacluding J the captain. New Cotton ia.Charlotte. : The Observer says: Charfotte ha had one bale of new CQtfen shipped from Mr. J Jacobs, of Johnston, S. C. It brought 9 j cents. The Best Prescription for Chills. And' fever is a bottle oi Grove's Taste lees Chill Tonic. It is simply iron end ! I quinine in a tasteless form. .No cure no pay. Price 50c, IE 1 IillVlllL.ll . IIIIIIII IIMbUIII Hrolta In Two Theft Cam Together Thirteen Passengers were More dr less Injjired., ' A'passenger train broke ki two parte on a high place near Tn niville, Ga., on Monday and the parts coming together caused a wreck in which 13 passengers weie more or less injured. THAT MILL LOAFER. He is to 'be Fbund in Almost all Cotton Mill Sections While lie Sits Around Discussing Politics and Low Wages His Wife and Children Are at Work Run Them in Under the .vargant Laws TheSpartanburgHeraldquotes Tho Atlanta" Constitution upon that condition in the Southern cotton rnill districts,, which al lows a worthless husband and father, able-bodied and fully competent to work, to live on the scant' earning of the wife and children, and. adds that worth- less fathers are to be found in every cotton mill community in Spartanbur- county who 'list not to the cries of the little one overworked, heeding not their attontuated frames, their wan faces, causod by long hours of labor, necessitated by tho in temperance and worthlessnoss of the husband and father. Somo l e,ix. 4.-. . ' ' i ! legislation that can reach this evil ought to bo devisod in the interest of humanity. This con dition prevails largely 'in the cot'ton factory communities of I tho South. "It certainly does in Charlotte. For tho most part these vagabonds, leechos upon their children and barnacles upon society, are great politi cians, and concerning oppres sion speak loftily. They spend their children's money for liquor and tobacco and nmiiy. of them are well-known to the .police now wouia n do to run tnem in under the vagrant laws? Char - TT 1 -I a 1 i i i . lptto Observer. Granddaiighter to Draw the Veif. Miss Espy Vance, tho dauglj ter of Mr. David Vance, and the granddaughter of Senator Vance, will pull the cord that unveils tho Vance moiiumenf on tho 22nd. News. & Observer. A FKESII-LtXE QF ' Nice- Gandies, (j. ALSO MCE FRESH Summer Cheese AT S. J. EKV.LVS r WE 'ARE AGENTS FOR FOR i Euroka Piano K ANtf . o f Furniture Polish, O which has beao well introduced o IKS through here by one of its makers IKS -i rhnsA trhn novo Trior! If. Vnnm w r. wiiut li in. jxemoveH 1. -4. J. T KI btams; Scratches, etc KI Price: 50-eeuts. per Mile. Jo Concord Drug Co o Phone 37. g ooOoBoSoMoOoBoBotfoGoOoo O Water Finds Its LevoL Those who live in "ence. th overwhelming is aue to our piain statement oi iacts ana .tins win al ways appeal with greater force than anything else and, too, we never disappoint we hare what we advertise and call things by their right name. For the past 6 weeks our main object has been to rid these-shelves. Tomorrow is the last day of this sale and we will make it the banner day by giving larger values than ever. vr Mercerieed 'silk gauze vests,! formerly .c-Sale price , 17c. 20, 25 and 30c ribbon- -Sale i price 15c. About 15 half- and quarter pieces of lawn dimities in boau- tiful patterns will be put on the tomorrow at lcss than half price, 5c. 25c welt white P. K. Sale 15c. price 15c welt P. K. Sale price 10c. You want to glance Children's Oxfords an opportunity to buy at .t living B. You All Know About The Man Behind We arc also ready for fiction with all kinds of Furniture and House Furnishings to the muzzle. We j?o forth conquering and to gonqaer. Car lots, and "saving all discounts. We are in -a .position to do you goo.l Our line of .- . M'ahogony, Birds Eye Maple and Golden Oak Suitsr are beauties. Iron and Brass Beds are the tain oi tne town, iou can't call for anything made out of vood used in thi house for furniture' that we hayen't in the store, or on the way. n . . n it Pictures 1 1 U r- I . . rTwT tS fl Come and see us, we aro never too busy to welcome you Bell, Harris & Co! Residence Phone ..... DO. Store Phone . Questions Answered. Te. August Flower b'II hgs.the lar 6st sale of anjj iiiedfciue ia'tlie. civiiizetf world. Your molhors and ra Smothers nevr thought of using anythine e.lse for icdigestifJii or billionsness. Doctors were scarce amfthey seldom heard of appendicitis, neryons prostration or L heart failure, etc. They need August Flower to clean out the S3retem ancl stop fermentation of undigested food, regulate tile action of the liver, stimu late the nervous and organic action of the system, and that is all they 4ook. when feeling duJl and. bad with head aches and other aches. You only need a tew doses of (ireen's August i lower, ii Hqmd form to make you satitied there i nothing serious the matter with yon. For sale by all dealers, in livilizecf countries. . truth arc attracted by truth. patronage which we receive 25c fancy white P. K. Sale price loc. 20c price plain white lan Sale 12ic. 25c colored organdios- -C5 alo price 12hc. 10c price French ginghams Sale '7ic. Laco stripe Lisle hose in sizes 8 to 9, former price 40c Sale price 35c. through the Ladies' and L. Paris the Gun! in correct form with steady aim, loaded G: 'cal mstKumsnts. g which .shows te did't Abuyin. L . ..12. Go.
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