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ONCX)RD. N. U SATURDAY JAN. 11 C
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SlNGLB COPY 5 CENTS.
A plenid Attn&tivn C'ominf .
Th Metropolitan Iiyceiun
Co.
presenting Mj:. Edr
Owens, in a reading of "Itiis
tepsf" will te in CJonterdtat
the odftrH house on Itlonday
night, ike 2Qth, under the
;lr.uspus)f the EpworJLague
cf'Copy-akchurch. The reading
vill. be illustrated -with 100
scenes. In these illustrafcions
ore sbowo palatial, homes fast
Topable equippags on the
bouleards, elegant cburch$p,
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aristocratic audiences, the
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prachai spafcking, the can-
'ftricefsingiflg, the tragedy of
he tramp's appearance therein,
th agitated after toeetings, the
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stirring scenes following, in par-
lors, libraries, business pfficeS,
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..factories and editorial sanctunls;
gcene among the slu"ms with
hordes of outcasts, the mission
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meeting in' the tent, the . election
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prowcis.'tne arnnKen moo, tne
tragedy ip the p&lace tyalls ,and
in slum Street, and many scenes 4
Ul 11 lilt? CilllJUOiaOUJ aUU ViCi. -
ing herpismr All 'these 'scenes ! "Here is 'great egg record,
follow eacl other in rajxid sucjmade ? Prr Hebrew's, of
. ' , . . ,. ' ., ,. ' Edgecombe county, last vear:
by their yariety and dramatic
poking. " t .
The price will.Jbe30 cents for
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adults and 15 cents f6r "children
under IS years of age?
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Big Company Formed.
London, Jan. 7. -The Daily
Mail prints an article in guarded
terms suggesting that the Im
perial Tobacco Company with a
capital of 15,000.000, will pro
gently isue shares to the public,
'yhe value of thp company's
incorporated ' business beyi
cr I
.10,000,000, it will hav 5,-
000,000 for fighting purposes,
which is considered ample.
The paper also says tha Mr,
Duko, of the American Tobacco
Company, ihe competition of
which the Imperial Company
ws formed ta meet, is renewing
his negotiations with the French
Government for the entire busi-
ness pf the French tobacco ro-
gion. DurhSmun.
Wanttd for BIgamj.
governor Aycock on yesterday
issued a requisition on the gov
ernor of Virginia for John
Byrd, a former Raleighite, who
is wanted for bigamy. The
offense is marry EmmaLee, of
this city, in June.' 1001, whenhe
already had a wife in the person
a of Sallie Hun, of Panxher
Branch township, whom h had
previously aBbndoned. He also
lefjt the Lee woman who lives at
Pil(?t Mills. The warrant was
issued by Justice Marcom at the
instace of relatives of his second
wife. Raleigh Post.
Byrd has been caught and
ciged.
. II kh Itnfi:.nr Mill Burned.
A High Point special of the
lOfch to the Chorlote Observer
savsj
t This morning about 2 o'cloCff
Monarch Rolter Milll, of this,
place, were discovered to be
affre and before necessary aid
was forthcoming the building
and all its contents wre.doomed
ko destruction- The. mill tas
recently purchased by Yow fc
Dofsettfroni R W ThomaV&
Co., and was doing rr good busi
ness. About $2,000 hfs been
paid on the proper tt It was
insured for $3,C!0a, about half
its. real value. The, Alma
furniture Company's plant, io
close.proximity. was in danger
for some time but the course of
the wind was favorable, to i
This Reaves only one roller mill
in the 'place but it is one of th
largest in the South. .
BigjFejr Recordr m
An item itoxn Rocfcy Mount tp
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the Neps and Observer says :
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526 hatches from 722 settings,
lS. 200 eggs sold for $221.57,
aT'arage of 14 cents a do'zen, and
20,892 used at Ms table. The
cost-of podction was $121.40,
pash protit ,$10OT17, "plus eggs
usbd and chickens on hand.''
Bost Mill Items.
Bost Mills, Jan. 10, 1902.
Miss Fanm'e McDonald gavo "a
reception - to several of her
friends on new.year's evoninf iu
honor of her cousins, Messrs.
Martin and Robert. Stough, of
GeorgeU"w,i S. C
"Mr." Luther Li taker, of No. 11,
has gone to Raleigh Where he
will spend the spring and sum
mer. ..'',
Mr. Alfred Tucker and' family
who have been spending the
past two weeks with Mrs. Tuck-
er's parents near Lincolnton
have returned to their homenear
Bost Mill.
Mr. and Wrs. D B Pdrish, of
Raleigh, spent the holidays wHh
friends in and near the "oity."
Mrs. S L My res and family
have moved to Raleigh. Mrs.
Myers, The Standard readers
remember, loul her hmse and
part of its contents by fire last
July?
Mr. Cleyeland Coming Sonth on a Hunt
ing Trip.
New Xprk, Ja. 10. Ex-
President GroverClexelaud is so
far recovered from the effects
of his recent attack of pneu
monia as to have arranged for a
hunting trip in the South. He
will leave his home at Prince
ton January 22, for an island off
Georgetown S. C, where, with
a party of friends, he will re
main several clays.
Miss Stoue Released.
Vienna, Jan. 9. The Allge
meine Zeitung's Sofia correspon
dent reports that despite denials,
it is afact that Miss Stpne, the
American feisipnary, abdnctefl
by hirands, "was liberated ten
days ago and tfaat the full ran -
som demanded for her release
was paid." The missionary, theL
correspondent says, embarked at
Salonjca, Jor Genoa, en route to
America. The Porte, according
to tUe correspondent, has re
quested thafcthe matter be kept,
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secret so th;at the-payment of the
ransom may not encourage tlo
kidnapping of foreigners.
Who can tell us whether this
is an open way of keeping a
secret ora 'shyewd way of excit
iag 'credence to a false state
ment?) , .mZ
Senate SentaGoinff Cheft).
Iu the crypt directly under the
dome of the Capitol, wher"e Gen.
Washington Tdesiredto be-buried,
are stored the old seats ef the
Seuafce an'd House. It looks like
an auction saje. The seats
broilght $1.50 each, which is
lively the lowest price ever paid
for a senatorial seat. There has
been a great demand for these
seats at household and,fmilv
relics. Blaine's desk is claimed
by over a score "who have pur
chased, aad there is no telling
how many times the desks of
Webster, CalHoun and Clay may
turn jjp in household legends
hereafter. Joe Mitchell in Jan-
uaryi National.
Smallpox Dying Out.
Smallpox is dying out in the
neighborhood of Ebengzer church
and it is expected that there
will be regular services held
thdro by thepastor on Sunday;
the 19th. Correspondence to'
Salisbury Stin..
Mr
Long Private Seeretarj to ,Mr.
Kluttz.
Mr. T 6 Linn having sickness
in his family and bqing detained,
,Alr, Zeb V Long, of Statesville,
is acting as private secretary to
Congressman Kluttz.
lo old Showman Dead.
Detroit, Jan. 10. --J M French,
the oldest showman, and at one
time one of the wealthiest horse
owners in the United States,
died at his home in this city
Thursday night. He was 71
years old and was known as the
original "FortyCamel Band
Wagon Man."
In Case cf Accident.
Accidents will happen
Motli-
er strains herback
Father is hurt in the shoi
ciruty. are lorever jailing uuu 1
bruising themst-lves. There is '
no oventin-these things, but j
their worst consequences are I
averted with Perry Davis' Pain, 1
Kr rit.heV remedv an-1
siraiutiu musifs. iijub is uui
ono Painkiller, Perry RivTis
lfcMX
ie shop. Cnil-!.,
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I An Event of Great Importance
Occurs Here Mpnday.
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AiVEmbrofdery Sale ThatWiJI be the!
h Talk of
(In'MnnnflU ntir Srririfr
V.' AM. . ' 1 111
tonso on sale and its a
I 'will be an attraction of
fc
I remember last yettr that
t 1 1 J? xl x'
E.riy uusmess oi intj luwii aim inis year we navo 3
I still better valtrog. Now you have an ot)iortunity
tapick over 5,000 yar4sof dainty Emroiderie. 3
EE Embroideries with vary
f good edge, usual price 5c,
b cur sale price
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t1 Embroidery threO incbeB
F .wide extreme value, 5c.
E , 300 yards of Swiss and
Cambric Embroidery, new
patterns, ieal value a third
t more, special 7Jc.
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And if moving time is delayed. much long
er we will not dirfve such a job after all.
'For the next few days until, our new
quarters are ready, we are going to ma Ice
prices that will sell goods if . , t
Low Prices Will Sell Thest
Thanking Vou for past favor and asking you
to, pass over our mistakes-when it's -possible,,
'.we will try and do better in-the future-
A gain thanking you and asking you topall
dnd see us we are yours to try to please, .
' ; The Bell & Harris Fur.' Co.
$; Good dob Work !
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C substantiate tfciis statement
i with the real stuff,
to say whether" our
not; and if it is not we gua.antee to Q
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prof ita livmgalso todo justice to y
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the Tbwn.
Tr.m m ftinonoo nnn Tiisor. 1
W1UV1 iL'U till A 11 (J V-1
magnificent showing. It
extraordinary power. You J
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this stqre'did the Embrpid-
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Better quality, beautiful 3
patterns, latge selection, 3
extreme value, priced 1Q(
At this price we show you 3
llambergs' that are ysunlly 1
sold for 25c yard, depart- 3
ment store pnea 15c.
' Embroideries at 25 and 40. 3
I proud to show.
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and leave it to you
work is all right or
x a j. x &
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cents thats worthy of your 3
attention. Insertions at 7, 3
10 and 15 cents! that wo itre
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