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in CONCORD, N. C. WEDNESDAY JAN. 22 I Of 2 -SlNGLB COPY 5 CENTS. ft - . 0 y m i T RTCEt'M.OO per year. KILLING VftHLNrRSVItLE. '' Ale, (iibscm Isot in the Back-One of Tlir.e Meu Is Responsible fir Ills Death-Tlie Murder is the R$u1t of an Old Grudgre. Alex. Gibson aged 25a years, was shot and killed ltst Satyr day night at .the hoise of Patsy Fulson, four mHes east .of J w - W Hnalrsville. Either Joe or Henry Lowrance or Will Whitley did The shooting. All three made good, their escape and their whereabouts is vet uni knwn to the officers of the law Alex. Gibson 'and his brother called at the house of Patsy Fulson early Saturday night to see Annie Holbrooks, a youns woman who was staying at the Fulsno bouse. It appears, from what testimony , could be gathered up to yesterday, that the 'two Lowrance boys and Will Whitley learned that the Gibson boys were at the Fulson .... house, and having a grudge against Alex. 1 Gibson, came upon him unawares and attacked him. Alex, realizing his peril- -, it ous position, .ran. One of the 'three men fired a pistol, .the bullet striking Gibson in the back, "passing 'through his lungs and coming out just below the heart. The shooting occurred at 12 o'clock Saturday night, and Gibson died at 8 o'clock Sunday morning. The dead man's body was not moved for 37 hours after he was killed, awaiting the arrival of the coroner who failed to put in his appearance. The funeral occurred yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and the body was interred at Gilead church burying ground. The parties concerned are all white and are well known. Gibson is a son of Jno. L. Gib son, living near Jtfeedmore, and is a brother of T II Gibson, who lives at 607 North Caldwell street, this city. The latter at tended the funeral bat did not learn of the death of his brother until Monday morning. 'Squire J Lee Sloan, of David son, issued the warrant for the arrest of the men and officers are now on their trail. Constable J A Dunn, who .was in the neighborhood, of tne tragedy yesterday, brought the news of killing to Charlotte last night. . Patsy Fulson is a sister of ihe two Lowrance boys and also the step-mother of Gibson. Char ltf.te Observer of 22nd. i ..-t Friends. llnshvillo, Incf. Messes Eiii, Bros.: I hare eea a great sufferer Irm catarrh and hay fver and tried many thiDqs, bnt found no permaneat relief mtil 1 found it iu t 1 1 . . T ) . 1 i I ...,-1.1. M.jtk fi, and wo liave been fast fncuJa j ever wnce. (lU-v.; i. i. jentli-a, I'rcve its value by invehtms? JO et-ntu I Drurrrrits k-;i pv it and we mail it Full size 50 coDta. lt Beos., "Warren St., New York. er. ROCf I mVER ITEMS. w SoaI Enjovniiti Mrs. Xrwrn Enter- tains 15aet Supper at .the Manse Bride anil ran They, ftto Florida. . J t Hafrrisburg, N. C, Jan. L There will be a 'basket supper given at the manse Wednesday night, the proceeds to be used to pay for the palming of the academy. Mrs. Ed. S Eryin entertained Lin honor of the Sweet Family Fri- day evening. Taose invited were Miss Margaret Grier and Mr. S F Harris, Miss. Mary Grier, and Mr. W G Casw.ll, Mr. J P Har- ris and-Miss Lila Stafford, .Mis. Laura- Gourley and Mr. , W W Flowe, Mis Elsie Morrison , and Mr. Sam Black, Miss Lula Mor-. muu auu fir.u t sjuoij, xx. F Pharr and Mr. John Ervin. Miss Harvey, who has been visiting Mrs. Ed S Ervin, re turned to Sunderland Sunday. Miss Lula Morrison will enter- tain a number of .her friends Friday evening from 7 to 11 Misi Marearet Grierl wfio ha i , f. .7 , . S: , u"" j weakling was given every at ment by Da Russell has returned ' t?ntion; home much benefitted. ' (':, At. the end of 16 days the Dr. OC Wilson and bride will lnfant wa8 dre8sed for fho first arrive here Wednesday night to . time At the end of threo spend several days with Dr. and!m0Dths it weighed 20 ouhces Mrs. J R Wilson. Dr. ilson iand awoke fol the first time- was mar.rie-d on the 21st inst to miss jonnbuu, ux A From here they go to Florida, where they will make their home. B FATAL F1KE AT LUMBER CAMP. Several Men Lose Their Livee-Burned Almost to Ashes. The building of a lumber com pany a few miles from Hamble- tnn. WKt V-e . took fire about 4! o'clock Tuesday morning and seven men were burned to death and one was probably fatally scorched. There were 40 men sleeping in the building when the fire begaii. The dead were almost burned to ashes. Those who escaped had to go in their night raiment a mile through eight inches of snow to another camp. Committed a Crime Saturday; Sea- . tenced to Death Toeidaj. Norfolk, Jan.' 21. There was quick justice administered to Neal Stanba'ck, the 18-year-old negro who on Saturday evening assaulted Mrs. Elisabeth Preifer, a 70-year-old white . woman, a few miles out in Norfolk county. Stanback was caught by a party of hite men, brought to the county jail and locked p. Large mobs made attempts .to lynch him but failed. Today lie was indicted by a grand j jry, tried, convicted udentonceci to naug on ?1',,'cn J-- His victim testi- 1 '- wMr. 13 dEfery,Jr., f itSre, is here on bucioess. I SMALLEST BABY EVER KNOWN. After Three Months of Life it Weighs Twenty Ounces. Br. W F Gilliam, who has beei practicing CBedicine for 32-years tells a story of the birth and growth ot a bady gir) which is unparalled ln medical expe- rjence Tbe pareuts of the child are Mr and MrSt CHnt McMurtry. Qn Jannary 23 Dr. Gmiam was 1a1 tf. ftttfiml MrQ MMnrttMf for pneumonia. She gave prematu birth to a baby Rirlf 1Q ,achps -n leugth Us head was goft and nQ Jarger than ft lemja and itg tMghs were about the s-ze of ft man,s fiQer Gilliam had the babe wrapped in coUon and told tfae father that, ifc nnnlrl t li not live over an hour. On returning next day, 18 hours later, Dr. Gilliam was astonished to find the babe alive. He gave it a little milk. and when it survived the second day , took great interest, in the case, and saw to it that the Tbe child is no w almost a year old and we rrhs 14 nounds It is --CT. ,1 healthy and thriving. Owens" boro, Ky., Dispatch, 19th. TULIN ITEMS. Mr. S- W. Martin Dead-Was 75 Years 'Old. Tulin, N. (-., Jan. 21, 1002.--Mr. G W Martin died on Sunday evening January 19, 1902 at the ago of 75 years and 7 days. Mr. Martin had boon in declining health for a lon time. lie was a member of Shiloh Methodist church for over fifty years and had been a school teacher for about forty years. Owing to declining health he had not taught for a number of years but will be remembered by a lot of people in Cabarrus county, who attended the Sandy Ridge -and Shinn Schoolhouse in the fifties and sixties. He was a good man. Rev. . Mr. Crowder, pastor of the China Grove , circiiit, . preached his funeral on Monday at Shiloh church to quite a . large congre gation of the friends -and neigh- bors of the deceased. Mr. Martin leaves an aged widow, two sons and one daugh ter aild several grand children t"b mourn their loss. G. Our correspondent teltsct' the killing of . Mr. Gibson, but we finda more complete report in the Charlotte Observer which we clip and insert elsewhere . Cut this out and take it to M L Marsh's drug fflore and get a free sample of Clitmealain's StoWach aim Liver Tablets the 4jesfc phytic. They also cure disorders of tho .jmach, bili ousness and headache. TTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTnTTTnTnTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTnTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTn 1 Of F , You can throw your mxrney up in the air most anywltere and it will land on a very fine Shoe, but if you want The Best snows is that shoe and this the place to pet it. 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