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Bfiidigo Pool riaccd.fndcr $250
For CuttlUf? Mgbt ttoss at Forest
mil!
Bondigo Bool was arraigned
before the mayor's court this
mornuij? for cutting one of the
night bosses, Mr. Lochman, last
Arthur Sewall at tl- i Wrrv of Death
. Stricken ou Sunday 'frlit.
The Hon, Arthur Scwutt, tlio
Bern ocra tic nominee for vice-
presiaent lour years vgv, was
seized with appclexy at 10 o'clock
Sunday night. He is uncon
SEWS CULMMJS.
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Friday night in Mill No. 4 atl scious antf is expected to pass
Forest Hill. It seems that Pool away at any moment
was drinking and came into the
room where Mr. Lochman was
during tne working nours.wmcn A Winston-Salem special to
is strictly against the rules, the Charlotte Observer says:
He had his knife open Four prisoners, two white and
when he came in. Mr. Loch- two colored men. broke out of
. . . .
man seeing mat ne was Mail hero iust beforo davlieht
drinking and. also violating one! Sunday morning and made their
of the rules ordered him out of escape. The white men are bad
the room. When he refused to characters, their names being
i
go Lochman attempted to put Noah Albody and Edward
him out when he was cut by Uuate. They 'broke nail at
Pool who had his knife out J Salem, Va., a few weeks ago.
when he came in. I They were in for holding up a
Lochman was discharged by Norfolk & "Western freight train
the mayor and Pool was fined $12 1 in order to steal a ride. They
for being drunk and for dis-Jwere arrested hero for mak
orderly conduct. He was also hag an assault with a deadly
placed under a $250 bond for weapon. They sawed two cell
his appearance at court. Fail- bars and thfm torQ a hole in the
ing to get any one to go on his jail basement The door to the
latter was unlocked. -Jailer
bond he was taken back to jail.
SUNDAY EXCURSION
Masten has been advised that
the two white men carried small
saws in their hair and with these
cut the cell bars. How they
tore up the floor is a puzzle.
Gen. McArthur reports from
eral Roberts, sent August 30th,"
I
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Mrjor Brooke, commanding at f-
jilruairy Station, reports that
attacked the
Lord Keberts Chiias ic Trvw ?h
nn ' n 4 -t i with lOtfrnon .ho
The following lnterestiiiiftaic'ii
about 500 yards from the rail--
I Way, August 27. The Boers
were completely routed, and" left
fit:
j. ??s , .
Kuus Into Another Train and Pleasure
Seekers Meet Injury and Death
A fearful wreck occurred near
Hatfield, Pa., Sunday morning
when an excursion train ran into
a milk: tram, Killing tmrteen x u"iuca wt-
'persons and wounding thirty Bently of the 47th Volunteer In-
others, many of them very seri- fan try died on Aug. 2Gth of
nns1v wounds recoivea in action at
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l-flnmn.lifr T,ii7in Ann- 1 cf tnr
Thinks Bryan Will Carry Sew York and to' ' &
lie Elected. Lieutenant Koy i Fernald of the
I Art i i n ii r i
Hon. George B Wise is back was drowned in tno jaiour
i . . . .
from, his vacation. He spent . river on oept. 1st.
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some time in Nova Scotia, where Labor Bay was quite exten
he met Bishop Jagger, who haslsively celebrated on Monday.
often preached at St. Paul's-and There was great speech making
Bishop Kipsolving, of Texas. but rather 'the most singular com-
Capt. Wise spent sometime in bination that we note is that of
in iNew iorK on nis return tion. vt j uryanandijov. itoose
home. He said to a Times re- veit at Chicago. It is said that
porter last night: . "I firmly be- the governor stuck close to the
lieve that Bryan will b"e elected! labor question while Mr. Bryan
President. Four years ago branchod off somewhat
when J. was m iNew-iorK all tnei An Rllicot CJitv. Md. iatph
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talk. was in favor of McKinley. I
was surprised to'Sarn this
week of the remarkable, changes
that hav come about, It is
Xf the 1st say 3 1 Robert A Mor
ris, the 18-year-old son of Hick
man Morris, of near Waterloo
Bryan now. The people realize
that free silver is a dead issue. Km.
4 frN-l
Probdbly o per cent, of the gold
Ben!ocrats in New York, tiro for
Bryan. I mixed a jood deal
with the peopfib. I talkf d with
them on the streetcars, in liotels
and gathered bJforinatpn from
my political a.44i! jfijrnal friends.
Bryan, in my judgment, wit
carry Ne vr York State.
Captain Wise is in fine health,
arid is ready to take the stump
died last night from a singular
affection. Younr Morris was in
ished lire sui"pcl;wheu he began
eating a poach; In litin th
fruit he took into his mouth a
honey bee, which stung him ill
Uio threat. Swejlir.g c,.t- at
once, and in 1o
than half !h
liour he dfed from strangulation
A,'e note that 4T. ,o;;.i
Jenkins associat fto of the
Clifci-lotte News goes to Raleigh
as the p.vcyi-11",.-; fr.:;lus of the
for Bryan and tho other Demo- j Tin: ..?-Visitor u-d r. J W
cratic nominees. Richmon Wot ,ua)l, of Atlanta, Ga., takes
Times, 2nd. ..'his place on the News.
of news comes from South AT r.ica !
by Avay of London Sept. ;rd.
. Desultory skirmishes with the j
Boers continuo during t ho sren
eral forward movement of iiob
erts' army in. South Africa. Gen.
Buller has reached a point be
yond Helvetia on nis way 10 xy
dpnburg, and is camped, on the
north bank of tho Crocodile
river, while the Uurgber rear
guard retires before him withou
opposition.
Gen. Roberts, as was rumored
yesterday, has formally annexed
the South African republic to
Victoria's ?om,imions.
. Tho official announcement i
made in tho followiug dispatch
to the "War office, dated Belfast,
September 1 :
"Luucr tlic pro viic 2-u ui Lior
Majesty's warrant, dated July
4, I have this day issued at army
headquarters, Belfast, a procla
mation, announcing that the
Transyaal is henceforth to form
a part of her majesty's do
mimons."
This is signed "Roberts." .
The following dispatch from
Gen. Roberts, dated Belfast,
September 1, describe the latest
military operations:
"Gen. Buller marched with
his force today from Helvetia on
his wav to Lvdenburg. irie is
now .encamped on tho north
bank of tho Crocodile river. The
enoiby's rear guard is retiring
before him without opposition.
Paget reports that a small
column of Baden-Powell's force,
under Colonel Plumer, dis-
patched by him,. drove off a small J I (
commando under General. Pre-(((
i
torius, east of Pienaaras river.
Plumer captured 1,000 head of
cattle, thirty-one' wagons, twenty-six
prisoners and ninety
Marttini 1 rifles, -The families
who wrere with the commando
are being taken care of in our
Camp.
The enemy managed to derail
another supply train five milo.-i
south of Klip river earlv this
morning. Two men were killed,
one was wounded, n.ud thiity-livo
were tyikeh prisoners. Tlie e4
gino was blown upland thirteen
truck irereburned.
A party of Brabant's Horse,
on duty at tlfo Klip river bridge,
followed th enemy as soon a
the report cifj-hd accident ratio 1!
them, intothe, neihborinp- hills
aiid recovered all f the prison-
M
ers.
oa vho field five dead, including
H Pretorius. Our only casualty
was ono slightly wounded.
Mr. I'unly Loses. His House by Fire.
Mr. W LBell received a postal
today (Tuesday) from liis friend
Mr. R O Purdy; of Sumter, S. O.,
saying that he hail just been
burned out of a. home. Mr.
Purdy and wife were asleep and
were awakened by tho falling of
sparks and cinders. They had
five children in the burning
building that were very badly
burned before they wero gotten
out of the house.
Tho houso was worth $4,000
and there was $2,800 insurance
on tno nouso and furniture.
About $300 worth of furnituro
was burned.
Mr. Purdy was at onetime
partner with Mr. Bell and is
well remembered by some of the
citizens of Concord.
fi? Cures
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7;- -v snro euro tor.omus
',J lover is
Hide's Tasicss Tonic
CHILL. CURR.
V CbiMren like it. None. bA
'i&jj tor. It is )ositively gunran
Ved. Give it h trial and ho
onred. Price f)0o. per bottle, j
0 bottles $125.
Concord Drug Co. ,
'JfUon 37.
a
II troubled with rheumatism, cive
Ctamberlam'a Tain-Balm a trial.. It
will not- cost you a cent if it does no
ffood, Uno application will relieve the
pain. Tt also euros sprains and bruises
in one-third time required by any other
treatment. Cuts, burns, frostbites.
quinsey, pains in the side and chest.
glandular and other ' swellings are
quickly cured by applying'.it. Every bot
tle warranted. Price 25c, and 50c. For
sale at Marsh's drug stoa.
A FRESH LINE OF
Nice Candies,
ALSO NICE FRESH
Summer Cheese
AT-S. J. ERVIN'S
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up
The. School
Supply
Department
Of this store is now fnlly
prepared to furnish any and
every need in this line. Next
week, Sept. 3rd, the small
boys and girls will be want
ing their Slates, Pencils,
Tablets, Crayon, etc., and
we hope you will remembr
Parks & Co. are selling
these articles at a very low
price.
Here are some of those extreme values
briefly Indexed :
Pencil Tablets, small size,' lc.
Ink Tablets that will surprise
you at 3, 4 and 5c.
Extra large Tablets jo.
Composition Books with stilt
backs only 5c.
Pen Points 3 for le
ers from 1 to 5c.
Pen hold-
Large assortment of Load Pen
cils from 1 to 5c.
Crayon, li different colors lor 5v
Rulers, which are quite necessary
in all schoois, lc.
Ink that will. not spill out of bot
tle 5c.
There are many- other
things in this line not men
tioned that will pay you to
call and see.
II, L PARKS & 00.
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You AH Know About
The Man Behind the Gun !
, We fir also ready tor Action in correct form with steady ftii
with all kinds of
Furniture and House "Furnishings
to the muzzle. Wo go forth conquering and to conquer. Cur ioU
and fving all discounts. We are in a position -to do you td-'
. Our tine, of
Mahogony, Birds Eye Maple and Golden Oak Suiti?
are beauties. Iron and Brass JP.vl are the talk of the fown, You
can't call for anything made out of wood usoS in the hou- for
m JTurtiture ti&te hayen't in the etcre, or on tho Tvay,
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r:4nnr if . j? k Musical Instruments, r
5 Third shipment in two mo".
niH Vnil Fvfir ! 0 8 which ,show vldu:ty ua-
Over seventeen hundred ofifi
our prisoners havS come iiitoi Q ti
CUUip. Xltvli VI lucoi; j-icvv
sent to Pretoria, and tho re
mainder go tonight.
Another dispatch
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from
Gen-
Come and seo us, weare rever too busy to v e'er mo yivi.
Bell, Harris & Co.
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