Price: $4.00 per year. $
CONCOBD. N. C. SATRUDAY. DECEMBER 29, 1000.
SlN-Gt,K COPY 5 CENT?.
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f AMILIk ItECJilOii.
Mr. and Mrs. D. II. Iiidenhour, of No.
8, Gather About Then All Thei Pos.
terity ,
Mr. and Mrs. D H Rideahour,
of No. , township enjoyed the
special glad occasion on Friday
the 28th at their home of a re
union of all their living posteri
ty, The marriod children; ,Mr.
Robert Ridenhour, of our town
with His wife and children; Mr.
Will Ridenhour and family of
Kings Mountain; Rev. V G
Ridenhour Jaie of Mt. Pleasant,
S. C; Dr. O II Earnhardt and
yrife, nee Miss Ella Ridenhou ,
tind children; assembled and to
gether with Miss Pink Riden-
"hour made up the happy group
that crowned the frosting locks
with the cheering lustre of pa
rental pride, A turkey of the;r
own raising and all the other
good things to be fouDd in a
thrifty country home burdened
-the table arid threatened a job
if or the doctor or the preacher.
Happily being used to that kind
of treatment all withstood the
test and the occasion was replete
with enjoyment.
Miss King's Reception.
The brilliant reception given
by Miss Mary King in honor of
her friends, Misses Bull, King,
Seller and MacDonald, was the
social event of the season.
Over a hundred of Coocord's
society people were received oq
this occasion by Miss King in a
most charming manner. The
ladies were invited from 5 to 6
in the afternoon and the gentle
men at 8 in the evening.
Miss King was gracefully as
sisted in .receiving by the fol
lowing ladles, all of whom, with
a few exceptions, were fellow-
stadents of hers at .Converse
College :
In the hall were Mrs. King,
Miss Mabel Means and Miss Nora
King. In the drawing room were
Miss Bull, Miss Agnes King,
Miss , MacDonald, Miss Seller,
Miss Mary Lore, Miss iBelle
Means, Miss Mary-Ella Cannon
and Miss Mary King.
The guests were taken to the
supper room by the following
young ladies : Miss Mary Vir
ginia Wadsworth, Miss Mary
Young, Miss Eulah Parks and
MissAddie Lore.
After supper they were re
ceived in the parlor by the fol
lowing ladies, who presided over
the punch bo"wl: Miss Annie
Zell Richmond, Miss Lucy Mont
gomery, and Miss Lucy Lore.
The scene was one of beauty
and elegance and was altogether
one of the most charming aid
enjoyable oc-asions experienced
fn our social circles.
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Masonic Ifotice.
. A Regular communication
Stokes Lodge No. 32, A. F.
' & A. M.. Monday evening,
December 31s., at 7:30 o'clock.
Vf. Kft:cf Johnson, Sec
Dec. 29, 1900.
ir3,
TTIE WATCH MEEllXG.
A Unique and Esotilk'ut .Program Has
Bejpn Arranged "Greetings" from all
Orerthe World. ,
The watch meeting Monday
night in East Avenue Tabernacle,
Second A. R. P. church, will be
very interesting. At the meet
ing will bo read ''Greetings,'
gathered from the rulers and
noted men and women of all
lands giving their estimates and
opinions on the dying century
and forecasts . regarding the
twentieth century.
The "Greetings" will probably
consist of the brightest senti
ments ever represented in one
programme. An ordinary lec
turer gets $100 a night. No
money could bring all these
speakers to any one place to
make addresses, but their choic
est thoughts are given to the
public at this watch meeting.
The exercises of the evening
will begin at 8 p. m., and will
close promptly as the bolls ring
out the old and ring in the new
century.
There will be no admission
charged, though these "Greet
ings" cost a considerable sum.
There will be an offering taken
for the work of the Red Cross.
Charlotte Observer.
Dead Body Eaten by Rats.
Old man Dave Riley, of Dur
ham, is dead. Sometime during
the past week he died in his
little dinsrv apartments under
the O'Bryant building on Main
street. It is supposed that he
was drunk and alone when the
death summons came. Bis body
had been eaten by some kind of
varmints. It was a horrible
sight that met the gaze of those
who soon gathered around. One
eye, both sides of his face and
the flesh on one hand had been
eaten off by rats or cats.
Died In the Guard House.
John Carter, a well known
character of Durnam, was up
before the mayor of that city
last Thursday on a charge by
his wife of being drunk and dis
oaderly. The evidence before
the mayor was not sufficient to
convict him. He was discharged,
as he was walking upthe street
near the court house he fell as if
with afitandhis head hit first,he
was picked up in an unconcious
condition he died that night
from the effect.
Crave Men Fall.
xr:i;,r, ,u t.:
lubixiia bis e uuiuovu, lire aiiu jviuucy
trouhles, as veil as women, and all (feel
the results in loss of appetite, peieons
in the Wood, backache, nervoueneps, i
headache and tired, listless.
TTJE'lOWn -
fe?lirj. But there's no ne6d to feel
like that. J, W. Gardner, of Idaville,
Jiid-, kc.7h: "Electric Bitters are jnst the
tbinsr for a man when he don't ca?e ;
wxititrr tie jitc7 ct iipp. it gives me 1
new s' it;'. o 2 appetite.
J. Cc rs now ti. ..j ii
Uifc'i htit; a new
leaw on lire." Orly fiOrrc!-, atP B.
Fetzer's Din St::c. Evtij bottle
SCHOOL
RALLY
Day. 1
PiOjrr am of Exercises ac ( eutralM. E.
Clinch Closing Wok for Year ajid
Cer'oij Tomorrow.
Song School. t ,
Reviews Lessons Rev. JA
BFry. .
Rec'.tat'on Jena'eiCoUrane,
Review of Years Wor't K L
Craven.
Goidei TeiTvS for Quarter
Miss Josie HUVs C'.ass.
Song By Primary Classes.
Ta'i to Teachers Judge W J
Mouigo ne: j.
Recital 'oaN-oa Day vault.
Teacher's Meeting Prof. C S
Co er.
Piaas fo; the New Yeor D B
Col ""tie.
Classes ajd Promoi'ons W R
HarrVs.
Largest Dance Ever Given in Concord.
The largest crowd of young
people that every gathered to-
gather at a dance in Concord
was on last Thuursday night at
the club room. Ever face had a
smile on it as it entered the ball
room.
The dance was given in honor
of Miss Chassie Brown's two
charming friends, Miss Myrtile
and Pearl Thompson. Mr. A
Jones Yorke and Miss Pearl
Thompson led the German march
in the most graceful manner.
Mr. Richmond Montgomery
and Miss Janle Ervin led the
German in their usual easy and
graceful manner. The couples
were as follows:
Miss Nettie Allen, Joe Good
man; Miss Cora Lentz, George
Kichmond; Miss Bonnie Mattox,
Victor Means; Miss Myrtle
Thompson, A Jones Yorke;
Miss Mabel Means, L H Sen
roum; Miss Chassio Brown,
Parks King; Miss Belle Means,
Morrison Fetzer; Miss Agnes
Moss, Earl Brown; Miss Mary
Ella Cannon, Earl Thompson,
Miss Margarette Cannon, Frank
Rogers; Miss Mary Lore, Mor
ris Caldwell; Miss Fay Brown,
James W Cannon jr; Miss Mary
Young, Leonard Brown; Mary
Virginia Wadsworth, Archie
Cannon; Miss Mammie Lentz,
Brandon White Means; Miss
Fannie Sims, Grant, of Char
lotte; Miss Alice Sims. RockJ
man, of Charlotte; Miss Mary
King, Chal White; Miss Janie
Ervin, Richmond Montgomery;
Miss Grace Fisher, 1 L Parks;
Miss S?lie Fisher, Wade Bar-
Tier
bTAGS: Luther Brown, Olin
Hoover, Leonard Boyd, Aubrey
trrtftvor will MVmf cmmt,
rr j n r nr .i. i
omery
. and Gaston Means.
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Chapekones.- Mr. and Mrs.
John Rutledge, Mrs. M
Brown. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. J;
Harris, Mrs. W (j Means, i'.ln. B
p R ers, and Dr. aud Mrs. RS
SUNDAT
A FRESH LINE OF
Nice Candies,
ALSO NICE FRESH
Summer Cheese
AT S. J. ERVIN'S
11 s
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BEST
WEARING
Slioesl
$2.00, $2.SO
These are Shoes made by the best and most reputable raanu-
facturers in the whole country. They are "shoes that will wear
and give satisfaction. We've just received a new lot of the famous
3FLsi23-v JPvt.' "Viol
that do not break. You get $3.50 worth of shoo goodness undw
the Regina brand 'for $3.00. Full line of infant and children's
SHOES. All sizes in ladie's and children's
at moderate prices. PARKS &
comos but once a year and if you
be our fault. We propose to take
shine, sick or well, and in order
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possible we will make you PRICES on all kinds of Furniture, even v
Star Leader Cook Stove,
and if you want a JEJ&J!&J3ST
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that are arriving daily. '
Wo are yours, -wishing
REMEMBER
that the Concord Steam Laundry ADy
Works still have the department of
Cleaning and Dyeing:, and is better pit
pared than eyer in that line. Our clew
ing is done thoroughly and we DQ
scientifically.
OUR PRICES ARE AS FOLLOWS !
Coat & Vest Cleaned and IVe.ot J $ .75
Pair of Pa-ats " " .
Or Whole Suit " - l.du
An Overcoat 44 M 55 to 1.0D
Ladies Skirts 44 " 50 to 1.00
Suits Dyed and Pressed 2.di)
Pants " 44 ! "()
Skirts ,4 44 W to l.f5i
Prices on auy other articles not
mention will bo given upon re
plication. Also remember ihafc
25 per cent, discount is un owed"
on all Dyo work. Give us n iri.A.
Concord Steam Laundry & Dvu Kls.
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