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DEATH CF GEN. TOON.
Acute Indigestion the Cie Valued
Statesman, (Jallant Soldier, Abl
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The Raleigh co-respondent to
the. Charlotte Observer gives
the following 'brief, but com
prehensive account of Gen.
Toon and his unexpected
death.
' 'The people here were shocked
at the news of the death of Gen.
Thomas F Toon, State Super
intendent of Public Instruction,
which occurred Thursday morn
ing after 10 o'clock at his home
here. He was throught to be
entirely well, and though he had
not been in his office since he
left it November 20th to go to
northeastern North Carolina,
he had for several days been
consulted about business and
was in fine spirits yesterday and
today. He felt well, at bre3k
fast, but afterwards complained
of acute indigestion. A phy
sician was sent for and quickly
responded. In a few minutes
Gen. Toon said he felt all - right.
He said he would lie down a little
while. The moment he did so
his face become purple and death
came like a flash.
The news came like a thunder
clap to the State officials, who
hastened to his home. The
Council of State met and ad
opted the following resolutions:
"Resolved, That in the death
of Gen. Thomas Fentress Toon,
late Superintendent of Public
Instruction, we, his associates in
the Executive Department of the
State government, have lost
wise and faithful counsellor and
friend and the State one of her
most carefuLand efficient officers.
Brave in war and loyal in peace,
his heroic spirit is at rest and
North Carolina mourns the
loss of a noble son.
"Resolved, That we tender the
relatives of the deceased our
deepest sympathy in their jreat
affliction. T, .
"Resolved. , That a copy of
these resolutions be sent to the
family and also be spread upon
tne minutes of the Council of
State." .
The flags, State and national,
on the capitol were placed at
half-staff, and the" building was
closed. At 2 o'clock just bafore
the Supreme Court ended its
business for the day, Attorney
General Gilmer, made official
announcement of the death and
the court adjourned as a tfark of
, respect.
( . : I n-i 7,?. s : -or it in L';.;;
it 26 i .. ..i', Juno
at "!Vako
in I86appointea under aspecia
act of Congress a temporary
brigadier general, and copo
manded Johnson's Brigade for
many months, while Johnson
was recovering from wounds
He ivas then re-commissioned as
colonel ana resumed the com
mand his old regiment. He was
wounaea live times. Jde gave
our correspondent two bullets,
extracted from him; After the
war he was in the service of the
Aiianuc uoasi Lane lb years
then took charge of Fair Bluff
A V .4 n A M
Academy, in 'lbD7 he married
Miss Carrie Smith who is buried
at Fair Bluff. Five 'children
servive him."
At a meetings the executive
office a resolution was adopted
requesting that the body might
lie in tate in the rotunda of the
capitoi at Kaieigh but this was
denied as Mrs. Toon wished it
to remain in the home till the
children could arrive.
Eighteenth AiuUersarj.
This is. the 20th of February
Tin! Curneffi Institute.
Doubtless many were like our
self, supposing the gift of Cor-
negie of $10,000,000 for a scien
tific institution meant magnifi
cent college buildings and
grounds at Washington City.
Dr. Daniel C Gilman, the presi
dent of the board corrects thit
idea. A building on Fifteenth
and K. streets, has beon leased
as headquarters. The board
will appropriate the proceeds of
the endowment in the interests
of scientific research. It will
stand ready to come to the aid
of such as are unable financially
to posecute to triumphant ends
grand schemes that they are
working out.
Iu short whore progressive re
search and higher attainments
in scieice is trammeled by lack of
funds this board will stand ready
to aid. It even suggests to the
speculative mind that through
this' institution the north and
south poles may yet yield their
secrets.
Asked to Withd raw From Court Room
In Salisbury on Wednesday
there was a case in which a white
lady of unimpeachable character
who was the victim of assault by
three negroes was on the stand.
She asked the court to be al-
lowed to testify only before such
as must necessarily hear the
harrowing tale. tfudge Shaw
said he had no right to compel
the people to witbdraNv but he
requested them to doso w,hen all
and is memorable td certain per
sons. Mr, and Mrs. J C Wads
worth were m&rried in the morn
ing of this day after the
eveding of the cyclone of the
19th of February- 1884. Mr. and
Mrs. R A Brown found them
selves beneath part of their
house that had' blown in at the
gable. The writer thanks his
stars that the cyclone came at
night for the school house in
which he was teaching was laid J
fi.t and it is presumable that !
there would have been fatalities
if it had occurred in school hours, j
The storm swept a path in the '
forests and " blew down and
mover1 houses, etc. It was the
fiercest storm on record here.
I An Extraordinary .Cotton Fabric
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Its the .usual thing you can at all times expect at j$
this-store. We offer some bright new Gincrhnms $
m for the advance spring selling and at the same time m
make some deep cuts in winter goods. The pres- i
ent Season's Stock must hA P.lnspH rmf nf nrw.n oc ttt !tf
iiy . v KS . V Mt. UULV ICO
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hj must iiiaKe .room ior tne reception ot a large and
m vuneu spring stock, wnicn our Mr. 1'arks is now iiS
urchasing in JNew York. Thest offerings will IiS
)eak for themselves. Thprp' i n mnf frnf,i1 tit
mi . ' w. w m muu u LUHjtllll fW
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Rocky Klyer Iff ms.
Ilarrisburg, Feb. 18, 1902 -The
Young People's Missionary So
ciety will hold tho February
meeting in the church Saturday j
evening at 7:30 o'clock. China
being the subject for study at
this meeting every oue is re
quested by the programme com
mittee to bring some item about
China,
Mist Martha Cross, of Bur-
dette, is expected m Rocky River
Friday to visit Miss Margarot
Grier.
The Rocky River delegation
who attended tho Sunday School
Conference are loud in thoir
praises of the hospitality of tho
good people of Concord. Every
body was delighted with Dr.
TViil1?r-'c? linn o -l 1 r c c- -v c: '
Mr. Jack McCurdy, of Flows,
has a very sick child. 13.
Fatal Accident at Spartnnltui r.
Spartanbury. S. C, Feb. ID.
As tho result of tha bursting of
a fly wheel on onoof tho cnginos
of the power house of tho Spar-
anburg Railway, Gas and Elec
tric Power Company tonight one
man was killed and two iifjured,
perhaps fatally. Tho dead : Rob
ert Sample, colored, fireman.
The injured : Laurens Wilson,
night engineer ; T R Pike, em
ploye, white. The engine on
which the fly wheel burst was
entirely destroyed ,and was one
of tho largest engines used for
supply power to run trolley cars
in this city. The' ehgin room
also was seriously damaged.
Full line of stripes,
checks .and plain colors
no finer ginghams
comes from the loom in
j in a wider range of pat
terns, 10c.
Windsor and Sea Isl
and Percals, known ev
erywhere as the finest
percals, and sell at. 12
our special price 10c.
A good 30 inch Per
cal, large range of pat
terns, 7J c.
All the 10c Fkrnel
ettes that now remain
on onr shelves are
marked at be quick
prices, 6c.
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A few pieces of 10c 5!
uuting in desirable pat- a
terns, clean up price 6c f
Apron chk Ginghams
in all colors in 5 to 10
yard remnants, Oi cent
goods, priced 5c.
Still a good quantity
of the 74c bleached Mus
lin in short lengths
at 5c.
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FOR TIIK UACTION SALK OF
Al TJIKULI) STAND OF
The Bell L Harris Fur. Co.
Next Saturday,- the 22nd sale com
mencing at 2 p. m.
All kinds of Furniture. Come and see
and buy yourself rich.
Better than cotton futures.
P. S. All heavy goods delivered in
town.
The Bell U Harris Fur. Co.
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huvu a, fe negro wofcen of th
specv
tors complied gallantly.
L Marsh's the druggist.
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College in 18G1 with rery high m mua you your money u
I yo'i.ai e not nsfiea after using
houors. He enlisted as a private chamberlain's Stomach and
Twentieth Liver iaoiets. Tney cure I hich is of the same piecft
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: biliousness constipation nnd
oe-; lic dricne. Price, 'S ceuts.
in Company K,
Regiment, North
A Farmpr Rules Himself a Set of Teeth.
Numfordville, Ky., Sp'ecial,
th, Philadelphia Record!
Farmer Poley O'Neal is usin
a set of t'aise teeth he made
himself out, of a piec of sea
soned jpple trce rortt with no
other tool than his. pocket-knife.
The taeth are of perfect shape
and regulurity, and the plate,
Troc
and v
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lore he was "3 yej.5 old. Ho was i biuii'ie free.
of
as
if fashion Vjy a planter lrn
lression. lie can crack corn
with these teeth.
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