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CONCORD. N. C. WEDNESDAY" BSCEinJjtR 12 1900.
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POWULATIt OF )LI TOWNS.
Concord's Gyid Showing Increase
Uot Tan 82 per cent.-nfe Rank
Seventh.
. .
AnQtiet .batch of the census
news is now out and die follow
ing is the report of the towns of
the state containing more tuan
2?000 inhabitants: .
.; . 1900.' 1890.
Ashoville ...... .14,694 10,235
Beaufort V. 2,195 2,007
Burlington 3.G92 1,716
Charlotte..'. 18,091 11,557
.Concord ...7.910 4,339
Durham
. .,679 -.5,485
Edenton -..3,046 2,205
Elizabeth ..6,348 .3,251
Fay otto villel., 4,670 4,222
GasLouia... 4,610 1,033
Goidsboro 5,877 4,017
Graham 2,052 991
Greensboro 10,035 .3,317
Greenville 2,566 1,937
.Henderson 3,746; 4,191
Hickory 2,-535 2,023
High Point. . ..... 4.163 3,481
King'sMountain . . 2,062 429
Kinston. :. 4,106 1,726
Monroe '. 2,467" 1,866
Mt. Airy 2. 680 1,768
Newbern 9,090 7,843
Raleigh 13,623 12,678
Randleman: 2,190 1,754
Reidsville 3,202 2,969
Rockv Mount...:.. 2,937 816
Salem 3,642 2,711
Salisbury 6,277 4,418
Statesville '.'..3,141 2,318
Tarboro 2,499 1,921
Washington....... 4,842 3,545
Wilmington 2 ), 976 20, 006
Wilson !;. 3,525 1,126
Winston -..10,008 8,018
Concord has 7.910 against
4,339 in'i890 which is a very
creditable growth, being an in-
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crease for the. ten years of 3,571
or 82 and three tenths per cent.
Concord is now surpassed in
population only'.' by Ashoville,
Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh,
Wilmington, and Winston. In
other words she ranks 7th in the
number of inhabitants.
Items From Glass.
Written for The Standard.
Glass, N. C, Dec. 10. Corn is
in demand here, it sold for 72
cents per bushel at Mr. A V
Sloop's sale last Thursday.
Mr. William phambers, who
has been unwell for sometime is
now confined to his bed.
Mr. and Mrs. LC Overcash
have our sympathy in the loss
of their twins. One died Satur-
day morning and the other one
this morning. ; They were buried
at Enochvilje.
Mr.-Kelley a pleasant gentle
man of Long Island, is spending
a faw days here hunting with
Mr. W H Hammond.
" Miss Lena Kirk, of China
Grove school, is visiting her
Rev. Mr. Dennis is still ahead
inthe'Spork line. He killed a
hog that weighed 335.
Mrs. Denson Caldwell, is still
with her daughter, Mrs F W
Glass.
Mr. T W Still, of Albemarle,
sjOint a lew hours here Sunday.
(Vat Fof a Third Lutheran ChurGJi.
,."?ojiri glad to announce tlyit
Mr. Jno. C Wrfflstwth in tys
Addr ;ori toCoucord hasieJder.ed
a lo't, which he and Rev. O B
Miller have designated, for the
purpose o , thvd Liitharan
church in the town. Tho lot lies
in a most su' table position for
the Lutheran elemenfrat Forest
Hill, the Gibson mill and, tho
new mill now projected by Mr.
0
B E Harris. The tender is made
to the North Carolina Synod and
will como up before the execu-
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two committee at its next meet
ing for its reception and appro
priate action. It is a very ap
preciable giCt and will bo re
ceived most gratefully.
ff7
Mrs. Carrier Slightly Hurt.
Mrs. F V Barrier was hurt in
a peculiar way in front of Mr. G
W Wright's furniture store this
morning. She was speaking to
Mr. Barrier, her husband, sales
man for Mr. : Wright, who was
opening a case of bed springs
and .had just turned partly
around when the case came open
and the springs bounded out,
striking her on the left arm and
shoulder, knocking her against
the wall of the building and al
most unconscious - for. a short
whilo.
Fortunately by turning about
the blow missed her face, and
her injury was only slight. Sal
isbury Sun of 11th.
nall-Uelllg.
We acknowledge with thanks
the following beautiful card and
tender in advance our hearty
congratulations:
Mrs. Mary Lizzie Betts
reques-ta the honor of your presence
at the marriage or her uistor
Grace Gertrude Ileilitf
to
Mr. Edwin Alonso TIall,
on Wednesday evening, December the
twenty-sixth at eight o clock,
AlbemarleEvangelicalLutheranChurQh,
Albemarle, North Carolina.
Reduced Railroad Kates.
Annual Convention, Southern
Educational Association, Rich
mond, OVa., Doc. 27-29th, 1900.
Sale tickets Doc. 20 and 27th, with
final limit January 8th. Round
trip, including membership foe,
10 00.
Christmas Holiday Excursion
Fares. Round trip tickets will
be sold betwToen all points on the
Southern railway, also, from all
coupon stations on tho Southern
railway, to points within tho
erritory East of tho Mississippi
river and South of the Ohio and
Potomac rivers, with the excep
tion.! a few points situated on
one.-; or -two minor railroads.
Tickets on sale Dec. 22-23-24 and
2,5, also,: 30 and 31st, and Jan.
1st. with final limit January 4th,
1901. t.
Annual meeting N. C. Confer
ence, M. E. church Charlotte, N.
C. Dec, 19-24. Sale tickets Dec.
18-19-20 final limit Dec. 25th.
Round trin.
Third tPan-Amdrican "Medical
Congress, . Havana, . Cuba, Dec.
26-29. Sale tickets Dec. 21, 22
and 23, final limit Jan. 10, 1901.
Round trip $60.75. Train No.
33, leaving here at 7:29 a. if,
connection. All persons de-4
siring to take advantage of this
rate will advise ticket agent 2
days in advance, so that Pullman
and railroad tickets maybe satis
factorily arranged.
Meeting grand lodge colored
masons, Asheville, N. CI Dec.
11. Sale tickets Dec. 10 to 13.
Melancholy isQhe nurse olii'Sn. oTe SiwffiS ' final limit Dec. 20. Round trip
fre azy. William Shakespeare, j giTes relief. For sale by M. L. Marsn. j $7.00. Q
Sale Notice. . '
I will sell at public auction on
Thursday, Dec. 20th, inst.,for
cash, the personal property of
all kinds, belonging to the estate
of A. M. Black welder, deceased,
at his late home in No. 8 town-
ship.
D. M. Blackwelder,
Doc. 12, 1900. Agent.
Fruit tircwers Meet In Asheyillo. ,
The twenty-socond annual
meeting of the StatoUarticultural
society will bo helcl on Dec. 19
at Swananoa . Hotel, . Asheville.
There wilL be two sessions one
at ,4:30 andthe otheFat 8 o'clock
p. m. The rates art $2 per day.
The fruit growers over the
state will find this association to
be beneficial in this rising in-dustrv.
Thq, Unsatisfied.
Ain't no satisfy in' folks!
This here lif's a hummer: ,
When' it snows
An' when it blows t
"Good Lord,, send the sum
mer!" Ain no satisfyin' folks!
Hot Sun fires, a splinter;
Then you hear
Both far an' near:
'Good Lord, send the winter!"
Folks are awful hard to please;
, Life there's little in it;
Come to die
You hear 'this cry:
I "Good Lord, wait a minute!"
; 5 ' Frank L Stanton.
. A New York woman had a der-
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matologistto operate on her nose
and she knows more now than she
did at the beginning, and is suing
him for $10,000 for the experience
acquired. Morning Star.
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A FRESH LINE OF
Nice 'Candies;
ALSO NICE FRESH
Summer Cheese
AT S. J. ER YIN'S
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REMEMBER"
that the Concur J Steam Luunury .iDye
Works fchll have the doVaTtnoit of
Cleaning and Dyeinpr and is better pre
pared than eyer in thatlioe. Our denn
ing is dOnetliorone;hly and we DYE
; scientifically. .
OUR PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS ;
Ooat & Vest Cleaned and Preyed $ .75
Pair of Pants " " .4$
Or Wlurfe Snit " " l.(n
An Overcoat " ' " ?6 to 1.00
Ladies Skirts ' " CO to 1.00
Suits Dyed and Pressed- 2.50
Pants " i
Skirts 7Ctol-C0
Prices on any other articles not
mention- will bo given upon ap
plication. Also remember that
25 per cent, discount is all owed
on all Dye work. Give us a trial.
Concord Steam Laundry & Dye forh
a
"I have nsed Chanirerlain's Colio
Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy and
find it to be a great medicine," suys
JVlr. EH Phipps, of Potoan. Ark. "It
cured me of bloody , flux. I cannot
sneak too highly of it." This remedv
always wins tho good opinion, if not
praise, of those who use it.' The quick
cures which it effects even in the most
levere cases make it a favorite every'
where. For sale at Marsh's drojj store
Special Kates for Students.
Tickets will be sold to students
and teachers of schools and col
leges upon presentation of cer
tificates signed by tho Superin
tendents. Principles or Presi
dents thereof, under .the forego
ing conditions, on Doc. 15th to
2lst inclusive, with final limit
January 8th.
The Best Plaster.
A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Palm and bound to
the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled with lame
back or pain in the f.i-1.) or chept, ive it
a trial and you iv ceri'iiu to be more
than pleased with the prompt relief
The Holiday Fai
t t t i t
Making Ready for Santa.
a-n
There is a Christmas air
that pervades this store, re
making ready as fast as wt;
can to show the most, charm
incr disnlav of Ohrisf.- X
' Novelties, Toys, etc., ever X
shown in Concord. The l)
partment store does not do
things by halves. Every
thing up-to-date in city sty I u.
a
Dress Goods.
Here is the place to make
a sensible and appreciative gift.
3 A very handsome line of Broad-
A.
m cloths in all the popular shades, 52 tf','r ':l -. .- p
inches wide, the $1.25 quality only k
B 98c. vard. What would make a
0 skirt. We hae a large variety to 4&&M t m
m ' Hit t. I. ir. I III it w
select from. One piece each black
0 and blue Camels Hair Serge for
Suits and Skirts, 44 inches wide,
priced at 75c. A pair of Ladies'
0 Kid Gloves never come amiss.
O You get a friend to get the number
0 and-we '11 do the balance.
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Novelties in Belts, Combs, P.urses and Hand-
kerchiefs.
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DEPARTMENT STORE.
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comes but once a year and if you don't get your share it shall not
bo our fault. We propose to tako Stock Decern oer SC'th-, rain or
shine, sick'or well, and in order to make stock taking, as light as
possible we wiU make yon PRICES on all kinds of FflniitlU'e, even a
tar Leader Cook StoVe,
.
and if 'you wantaP3I5jaL3Lr5",!jE1,and of course you
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,
tlo, we think wetiave the best3n thy town. Como and liour new
CrDODS tiliat are arriving daily.
We are ycrs, -ashing to be yonrfcanta Clnns,