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nr n . .. . - . L w . j - ' ; i Price: ,-1.00 per year . MECKLENBURG'S Bib FAU. It rKHifsTs to Bclhe Bl&fat and Most SuccessfJl Ever Held In Sorth Carolina. What promises to be tfce big gest and.most successful Agri cultural Fair and Race Meet in the history f North Carolina will be held in Charlotte pi Sep tember SOrti an4 October 1st, ,2nd and 3ri Everything will be on a big scale, in keeping with the progressive city of Charlotte. The fair grounds, buildings and race track are well arranged and elegantly appointed and can be easily, 'Reached by a 'double elec tric car line which wiH land visi tors at the gates. All the rail rpads will offer greatly reduced rates'. The fair will be kept open at night, the grounds nd buildings oeing lighted by a system .of electric arc .lights. , The exer cises will close about 11 o'clock each night .with a magnificent display of fireworks, following -a ban,d concert. The exhibits in all depart ments, will be full aad complete. The largest single exhibitor will le George yanderbllt, of the magnificent Biltruore estate, near Asheville. He will have on dis play his entire exhibit of farm and dairy products cattle., live stock,' etc., but will not compete for any of the premiums these being left. for the smaller exhib itors, On the ground floor of the main exhibition hall will be found an electric motor, furnish ing power for an interesting dis play o machinery, all of which will be in actual operation. For instance, one big manufacturing concern will install a complete plant for the manufacture of; shirts, overalls, etc. In addition to many outside concerns, all the JClfarldtte machine builders, and agents will be repr6s"enW in t ais department. TJie poultry show will be the h.rgest and mosfcljiteresting ever jen in the two Carolinas. It v. ill be under tfee management of V.r. B S pavis, president of the orth Carolina Poultry Associa ciation. There will he from 1,500 h 2,500 birdsln the show, one r ?eder alone sending 250. The exhibits of horse, cattle, lngs, sheep, etc., will be unusu aily laige'. The display of agricultural productswill be the largest ever P roa&e in the State. The entries for the horse races-, both running and harness, promise to be phenomenally large. The liberal purses offer ed will insure the presence of a large number of high-class i orses. A purse of 300 wiH be jtiered for each harness and i-W for each running race, with ?100 additional as a bonus for Pairing the North Carolina track record, now held bv; LGreensboro. The purses for Xhe iwinninrt wiiac r mr f Wrt 1 r mva . ever offered in this circuit. Huntington, W. Va.,l3ept. 14. There will be a'large njimber It is now believed the coal of high-class special attractions', sU"ike in West Virginia is atan representing the best features nd- At a meeting qf of a good circus. They will in- ,niners from a11 fieMs i t, ' Jfclong the Norfolk & Western elude the Flying Rathbuus, the ., , 4 , . . J Railroad today. It was almost most phenomenal trapeze per- unaniirouslv agreed to end the f of mers Known; Litz's school of strike prqviaed the operators trained spaniels, introducing j take back aU the 0id miners, Dandy, a high-diving dog that and the latter have signified their will leap from the top of a intentioa of doing this. The 45-foot tower; Prof: Sigbee's' miners nave agreed tp return to tminort hnrsw Triv. a hpantiful ; white mare, and many other at tractions. All these perfdrm- ances, which will be absolutely free, will take place in iront of the grand stand between the race heats. The "Midway" will be com posed of attractions not before seen in North Carolina. Among them will be an electric theatre, ' something new and novel. Music for the fajr will be fur nished by the Concord Band, co'mposed of 20 pieces. The Fair Association will dis tribute a number of valuable and useful presents among excur sionists and other visitors.. On Tuesda'y, September 30th, a a $25.00 set of harness, donated by the Shaw Ilarness Company, will be given away. On Wed nesday, October 1st, the present will be an elegant Gas Stove donated by .the 4 C's Company. A $7500 organ from the store of the Andrews Furniture & Music Company, will be given away on Thursday. On Friday, the last day of the Fair, a standard high grade buggy, the wholesale price of. which is $75.00, will bo given away. "The High Point Buggy Company will donate this valuable present. Ample accomodations will be provided for all visitors. Open handed hospitality will be dis- pensie on every hand. 1 " Kacirf? Ostrich Killed. Williamsport. wPa., Sept. 4. While being prepared for a raoo on the Lycoming County Fair grounds this afternoon, the rac ing ostrich, Oliver W., owned by the Florida Ostrich Firm, fell down. The bird became en tangled in its harness and was cfioked to death. Oliver W. was 45 year old. San Franciscj EilifT.rfchot. A San Francisco dispatch of thr 4thaavs Editor Fred Mai- iott was shot fhree tim&s nd nrnt.tv severely wounded by Tijumas II Williams, Jr., and j Truxton Beale. He made efer- ence to a young lady indiictlf, telling of her play'ng tag in her night gown at Mount Tamlapais She i i . sate, sure, actf ai wuc. felt offended and appealed tojonce bate these gentlemen friends, who br0UChitiJ, all throat and lung attacked him in his home th j troubles. The children all like. 1t i Gibson Drug Store. the above results. J 3UU Wl 11 Ol JO,l.vj v. ONCOKD, N. . .FRIDAY. SEPJ. 5 1002. . f r r r0CAH0NA.S STKIKE ENDED. Miners lio Back to WorkMoiiday-All W4ilrlnfw If liiAva 1 it v m A train work next Monday morning. If is reported that President John Mitchell, of the United Mine Workers, advised the strikers to return to work a he realized that winter is near at hand and the miners in this field could not hold out much linger, as almost everyone is dependent urjon tbe union for food and clothing. The strikers ;n the New River and Kanawha fields will soon follow the action of the strikers on the Norfolk & Westerc. The Poca-1 hontas mina continues to burn, but the miners think they will soon have it under control. No violence has been reported from any quarter of the Norfolk & Western coal field today. m m Waited lo Kill His Wife. Cincinnati, O., Sepfc. 4. There were sensational development today in the sufcido last Tuesday night of Goorge Conrad, head waiter for the Gibson House. His wife, on apprehending let ters from tho wifo of a promi nent business man to her hus band, was suing Coni'ad for 'di vorce and a wealthy society wo man for alienation of affections. The attorneys of Mrs. Conrad applied to the postal authorities and among the letters from Con rad to tho woman of whom he was enamored there was found one in which Conrad outlined his plan, "to convey his wifo to tho middle of the Ohio ri?er, upset the skiff, as though by accident, swim ashore himself and leave Mrs. Conrad to drowrt." When Conrad was confronted by his wife's attorneys with this letter and knew he would be prosecuted criminally, hehad a hurried in terview with the woman for whom he hacl deserted his wifo and then killed 'him self. Mrs. Conrad says ho ropSaiedly .in vited her to take bom rides, but 'shehad been forewarned. The implication of a well-known wo man here in the damage suit of Mrs. Conmd has caused a grant sensation. Liugt'i-Iag Bf imm-v Cclds. Don't let a co ran at thisse:v Kal - dest kind to cure and if neg c-nr, Mimm ir cuiu.-s un lfi m a r iin.crpr alonT lor months. A long siege luce this will pull down the strongest con stitution. . One Minute Cough Cure will break up the attack at . . . . Jl pers and. White Shirt . . v WlISTCS After our heavy summer's selling tJiere yet remains. fr number jof Wrappers and 0 must be sold. We do not care to .carry oyer any mer- chnndise whatever and to this end we've fixed the prices: All 75c, 98c and 1.25 ready-made wrappers will be closed out at The 50c Wrappers at half price, only 1.25 ami 1.50 Shirt Waists in white, special 98 The 98c White Shirt Waists only y Sure Another Car of Star Le'ader, Iron King and Elmo Stoves and if you want a Kange nothing like the Liberty. Pictures not by the car, neither by the dozen, but by the hundred, just in. If you want to see he hand somest line ever, shown in Concord now is your time, and'tht prices woll, they are distressingly low. Everything bought before the advance and our cus tomers reap the benefits. Call and see us. Bell & Harris Furniture Corap Jr WOOD'S "TRADE MARK" 7. IT r 'j it M t!i itl'St b:lt c:lil ))(.' ol)t;iinxl from wfvA set i hI mipur- Hies Uiil of troii ,im ilitii'S 1 1 is vcr tr(jrmin:itin; ii i.oitiUit if yoa drsirc to siW.re noon .sianoa anl iroo-l crops to purchase the hi'jftest grade ccua o'.'-.inable. This vou ciia rl-.v-ys do by pur-chasin'- WooVr. "T-.;; Hark Brr.r.J" of Farm See 3. Wood's Fall Cntalogue tells all about Vegetable and Farm Seeds for Fall Planting, Seed Wheat, Oats, Rye, Barley, Vetches, Grass and rinvpr Seeds, etc. H ' Wrif.fi for Fall Catalogue and prices of any Seeds desired. T. W. WOOD & SONS Seedsmen, Richmond, Va. GlBGLE mPTfc 5 CEtfTS White Shirt Waists, that 50c 25c. 75c To The Farmer Selling the first bale ot new cot ton this yer I will give as a premium an lb size Elgin w Waltham Watch, seven jewtl enfevoment, cut expansioiAb.i lance wheel and brigvet hair spring. vvarrnta a pqci time Keeper in every respect. Fitted5 in an O'pen Fucecrew-Buck and l3ozl S'lverwaro Put Proof Cn The watch can be seen at my store at any time. W. C. Correll, Leading Jeweler. Dr. H. C. Herring. (DENTIST) Is now ou the ground floor in the Litaker Building. 3m.
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