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.SEVEKE FKL IN ALABAMA TOWN.
Alexandria City a HelpleSs Victim
$750,000 Worth of Property Go Up
jn Smoke and Ashes. ,
Montgomery, Ala., Jttne 13.-r
In one of, the most disastrous
conflagrations that ever yted
this StatQ, Alexandria City, a
place of 1,500 people, was wiped
away today by Are. the estimated
loss reaching $750,000, which the
insurance wiJl not begin to cover.
The town ws not supplied with
water 'works and all the terror
stricken people could do was to
save what little they could and
the"n, almost prostrate, flee from
the awful heat. -
Dadevillo was telegraphed for
dynamise that some of . the build
ings could be destroyed and thu
impede the prorress of the
flames, but it arrived only to find
the a mass of ashes smoldering
' in dust. The telegraph office
were destroyed and all telephone
communication with the . town
has been impaired, making "it!
impossible to. learn full details
EN iy KEEK LEEIILLflUr KEMEVED IrER 40 YEAKS.
Wreck on WeStern Kond Engfcie .and
tJtir Cars Le&ie the Track
A freight train wreck ocaurred
on the Western road near 4 ftfud
Cut at the 119th mile posl in which
Engineer R B Lee was instantly
killedt on Thursday; It; seems
the train struck a rail bender
and the engine and four cars
left the track and plunged
down a slope. Enginee Lee
jumped but was struck by a car.
Jfr. iWell ShofJiinc3, 1SG2 and th
Troublefme Bono Taken O4.1t Just
Fortf Tear? Later.
Mr. Q II Howell showed, us a
small bona on June, 18th that
was taken out of his foot on the
third instant. lie was .shot in
the foot at the b'attle of Seven
PhKJs on -the 3rd of June 1962
and suffered from 'it all these
years.' It was a running sore.
Just 40 years to the dav 'and
. Mr. Lee was 33 years old and about the hour, he had the bone
was reputed one of the best of 'cut out of his foot that had been
engineers. He leaves a wife '-the source of trouble. Now he
and our children. I walks better than for. 40 years
He was a native of this com- and expects to have a healed up,
munity.'a son of Mr. Bill Lee ; sound foot very soon. The bone
and was related to Mrs. Bigger is in size about as your little fin-
of the Miltonjan.
1 ger to the root of (he nail.
The Dance of Fiiday Night.
The dance given by Prof.
Northcott at the Phifer Hall Fri
day night was quite a brilliant
affair. Twenty-seven handsome
couples tipped the light fantastic
toe to conventional ball room
He Wants Judge Moore
Hon. W T Crawford is advo
cating Judge Charles A Moor
for the Supreme Court bench.
Beside claiming eminent fitness
in him it is claimed' that the
Trans-Montane section should
A MOST POPULAR LINE OF TOILET
. AND LAUNDRY SOAPS; . .
, OME -people' are very particular about the Soaps
they use because there are different kinds of
Soaps some good and some bad. Our new Department
of Toilet Soaps. Perfumes, Face Powders, etc., is grow
ing more popular each day because we keep only the
best. Our Soaps are made of the purest raw materials
to be had and tread under the supervision of one of the
best informed chemists on Soap making. We present
to you a line of Soaps that for purity and lasting odor
have never been equaled. We also have a line of medi
cated soaps. We do not claim to sell you Soap at half
price but we give you quality and that's what is wanted
in Soaps at a moderate price.
Ym rflTro con fori this. nnp.P fnr
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or the fire, it is reported that ; , more then 100 years of the ex
only provisions can supply the
dreams for the remaining wee
hours of the night. The dance
was chaperoned in peerless grace Hoard of Education of Cabarrus
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. , . , ... bv Dr. and Mrs. R S Youn? and county who believe that ojr aoap.
oiowing ana with " 1
people until Monday.
The long period of hot, dry
weather had well prepared the
buildings of the little city for the
rapid spread of the flames. A
stiff wind was
fierce rapidity the fire spread
from buildidg to building until
the entire town was a seething
mass of flames. Every business
house, three banks, two hotels,
two livery stables and nine
dwelings are totally destroyed.
No more shan two or three thou
sand dollars' worth of goods
were saved in Central of Georgia
depot, while three or four cars of
freight was totally . destroyed.
The Methodist' church, court
house and postofiice went up
like tinder boxes. .No people
were killed.
The railroad has established
its telegraph lines under a tree
and appeals for hoi p and for food
are going out. All of the banks
were burned and the damage to
them and fo others from the loss
of valuable papers will run into
the thousands of dollars.
The tracks of the Central of
Geergia are so Ladly warped
that the passenger trains east
Rnd west ton;ght will- have to
transfer.
istence of the coui
ere loveliness lost its charm and
all parted with a vivid taste of
the evening's joys to fill their , A. Kcallj Clever Act.
There are many people other
than the members of the County
Our 3 For 10c. Leaders.
We sell the best 5c Soap at 3
cakes for 10c. Elder Flower,
Easter Lilly, Turkish Bath, Tar,
Buttermilk and sweet scented
Glycerine, all well known
brands of 5c Toliet Soaps, at
3 cakes for 10c
Cascarilla antiseptic Skin
10c
Mrs. Fannie Brown.
A Biff Cotton Oil Rellnerj.
The Highland Park Manu-
Bitten By a Rattlesnake.
A two-year-old son of Mr.
George Trask, who resides a
short distancef rom the city on the
Federal Point road, was bitten
by a 'large ground rattlesnake
Wednesday afternoon, while he
was playing near the edge of his
father's house. The snake was
killed soon after the .child was
bitten. The liitle fellow was
brought to Wilmington and
given medical attention by Dr.
Charles T Harper. He was
doing very well yesterday.
Wilmington Star of 13th.
Saved Himself by Flight
The Salisbury Sun says a ne-
gro in the em ploy of the Whitney
Reduction Company who, on dif
ferent occasions, displayed nro
voking impudence toward a
white lady at New London, es
caped the vengeance of citizens
last Sunday night by flight.
Primary meeting tonight.
there.
The watd primaries meet to-
iightat 8 o'clock at their
respective votinalaces to elect
rlplp.crn.tps tn thp indifiAl rnn-
i k o
iac luring company, operating rsreSsional aod state contentions.
cotton mills at Charlotte and
RfckHill, S. C, is contjilat
ing establishing a big coMlon oil
refinery in connection tvith one
of the plants. It ! understood
to e thdntention of th
pomotes manufacture the
finished products of cotton seed
oil. Textile Excelsior.
O Subscribe for The Standard.
Reduced Rates
On account of the following
occsiSjjps the Southern Railway
11 mad1 reduced rfctes :
On acccunt of Annua Meeting
Southern Educational Associa
tioik, Chattant3oga, Teen., July
1-4, lyw:. xicKeis io u toiu
June 27 to July 1. inclusive, with
final limit July 6. Fare 814.60
for round trip.
rural school houses should not
be inferior to our jails and
charity institutions in point of
attractiveness and comfort. This
is demonstrated in deeds, not in
words.
Many believing that the chil
dren of our county deserve bet
ter and more attractive houses
in properly arranged districts
for school purpose, are await
ing an' opportunity to express
themselves in action, rather than
pose before outside strangers in
the role of helpless words. This
opportunity has curno to a gen-
i i.lemau of Concord and be has
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; quickly grasped it. Ho trenur
!ously donates the paint for the
new house ouilt in rMo. 11 town
ship near Mr. J Dove's. .
In behalf of the County Board
of Education, the children of the
district and the loyal friends of
public educational progress in
general, I desire .publicly to
acknowldga this magnanimous
g0 ,act on the part of Mr. ChasYF
Ritchie, manager of the Ritchie
Hardware Co., of Concord.
We have reasons to believe
lievt that the six new houses
abut to be built will not puffer ,
i&r lack of appreciative friends,
wfio are aw ake to uli cuu.ea of
gOOd. ClIAS. E BOGER,
ec. to Beard efEucaUog.
Kenrd of $200 for the AjOen Incen
dltif. St,e Insurance Commissioner
James P. Younjj has offered fifjO
for tne arrest- oi ine mcenaiary
who started the great fire at Ay
den in Pitcounty.
Specials at 10c. or a Box of fee
Calces for 25c.
Rose, Pink, Carnation Vio
let, Heliotrope and the fa
mous Blue Grass Bell, with
the odor of wild flowers, all
at per cake 10c.
Woodbury Facial Soap,
known as the best 2oc medi
cinal Soap on the morket,
our special price 19c
High grade glycerine Soap
per cake 10c
cr. tz, er pr.
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RUG and if you want the
pick don't tarry but come quick
We have bought largely, as we
usually do, in order to get prices'
right, and wo did, and we have
marked then, i., -way t lie water linr
as possible. )r ou are interested
In Rug now is your time.
CHAIRS.
Chairs world without end. .An
other ear of 1U0 dozen chairs to
meet the seating capacity of our.
customers.
STOVES.
Another car of those celebrated
Star IeadeiCook Stoves, the bust
Stove for the money on the market
10 year guarantee on fire back.
FURNITURE.
Furniture we sing all day - long.
Come and see us and we will make
you pappy.
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tTi 'i 11 - Diarrhoea.Dvscrtwv.a.mf
owcl I roubles of
ren of Any Age.
(jtm no rowvitofa&r c b
Costs Caly 25 cents at Ernests, lhf SrHiNr easy 1
TTwitlMW1? W 1 11. Child!
-S52 Or mail 25 rrnU to
C. J. MOFFETT. M. ST. LCUI3. MO.
17.oiiKNCE, 8. C, Not. 2fi. 1J0. I w first inlrised by our family rhyaician in Chr:e.ton to dm TI'ETHINA
Oourtahf when he was butarery yguiji infnnt. as a pre .-entire ot co.ic an J to warm anil nwerten h stomach.
Later it wtftuiefm ia teethin! troubJe, and itaeffeft lias been found to be o vert iwtitjl.'ialaudsofreeX.-oia Uiiaifert;
Uiatf.reojneqnent uin the ue of drutr and auothimr eyrup. that we have come taTQr i-d it. after use with three
Shildren, aaooeof the neoeitre when there Is anew baliy in the house an 1 until the w. troubles are over, an4
we talca pluaaura in recomtuundinir it to our frieau instel of the horrid tturf that so ma' r people to k.-ep UioV
baby nuiet. liAKTWKLL M. A YEU, ( Mauu-er Daily Times and Weekly Times-iletuier. )
Fetzer's Drug Store.