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FIRST OF ALL-THE NEWS.
VOL. II.
MORGANTON, N. C, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1900.
NO. 22
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LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr. James Walton, of Gas-nni.-t,
lias been here this week.
Richard Boger is at home
ivmn Altamahaw, X. C, for
a -hort stay.
MUs Hattie Payne is off on
a iit toGreensboro, Durham
aiid Randleman.
I F. Newton & Co. have
added a 'phone to their store.
Their number is 80.
Mrs. Sarah McDowell, of
.John's River, is visiting in
Morgan ton for a week.
.Miss Musa Marbut came
hume Tuesday from Converse
Cull ege, S pa r ta n b u rg.
Mr. H. W. Connelly and
iamilv returned vesterdav
from Connelly Springs.
M iss Fannie Fields, of
Hickory, is visiting her friend
Miss W innie Patton, in Mor
gan ton.
Dr. S. S. Peterson, after a
v;it of several weeks in this
county, left yesterday for
Cmcin n ati.
Mr. R. A. Moore and M iss
E. T. Marcus, of the John's
River section, were married
ni Morganton vesterdav bv
KVv. J. X. Payne.
Mr. Walter Brem and fami
ly arrived yesterday from
Charlotte and will spend the
mi miner here, occupying their
dwell; no- corner Green and
East Union streets.
Earge quantities of tan bark
arc daily received by the
Jurke Tanning Co. by rail,
i he most of it, we learn, is
hippod from McDowell and
Kutherford counties.
Mt'va Sisk, son of Mr. John
s'k, of Table Rock, left
V ednesday eveningfor Scotia,
's- 0., where he will study teleg
'phy under Mr. John Kincaid,
irniorly of this county, who is
b agent and telegraph op-
itor at that point.
Death of Miss Maggie Forney
Miss Maggie Forney, daugh
ter of the late Newton Forney,
died last Sunday night at the
State Hospital, where she had
been under treatment for
about one year. The remains
were buried at the Forney
burying ground on Upper
Creek, near deceased's home,
Tuesday morningat lOo'clock.
Miss Forney was about 40
years of age and leaves two
sisters Mrs. S. P. Lackey
and Mrs. LouSpainhour and
one brother- Mr. Alvin For
ney, who have the sympathy
of their friends.
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YOUR SUMMER SUIT
should be thin and light in weight not flimsy, but of firm,
well-woven, carefully shrunken cloth that won't pull out of
shape or stretch.
It takes careful buying nowadays to get good, reliable
materials and tailoring, for the imitations are so clever that
you're apt to get fooled on the way a suit looks when you
buv it.
A MONSTER DEVIL FISH
Destroying its victim, is a
of Constipation. The
p"vr ot this m.nl.nl v w f.lt
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; -uis, nerves, muscles and i highest terms tor Ins many ex-
! UV n1Jut 1)r' Kills wjeellent qualities as a judge and
I ills are a sate and certain , - mqn
v.. i 4.1. . i i r. i as a man.
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"Roger's Silver Plate
tableware at Swindell's.
Western Criminal District Convention.
At half past ten Thursday
morning, pursuant to-call, the
delegates to the convention
called for the purpose of nomi
nating a judge for the Western
Criminal District Court met in
Morgan to n.
Mr. John M. Campbell was
elected chairman and M." Sil
ver, Esq., of Burke, secretary.
On a roll call of the counties
embraced in the district it was
found that the following coun
ties were represented by dele
gates or by proxies: Bun
combe, Haywood, Madison,'
McDowell, Burke, Caldwell,
Forsythe, Yancey, Surry and
Henderson.
On motion of J. F. Spainhour
it was agreed that the ballot of
all counties that were absent
and had previously instructed
be cast by the secretary.
Mr. Jno. M. Campbell, of
Buncombe, placed in nomina
tion the present incumbent,
Hon. H. B. Stevens. The nom
ination was seconded by I. T.
Avery, Esq., of Burke. On
motion of Dr. tFno. Tull the
nomination was made by ac
clamation. It was moved that the chair
man appoint an executive com
mittee of one from each county.
Messrs. W. C. Ervin, J. F.
Spainhour and M. Silver were!
appointed a committee on reso
lutions. The committee re- js still going on. If vou are in want of Shoes look through
ported, endorsing the Hon.
Henry B. Stevens7 course while j our bargains.
he has been Judge ot the est
ern Criminal District Court
and eulogizing him in the
It's a Safe Plan
to come here to buy your cloths and all your wearable
needs here, where the exact truth will be told you, where
no misrepresentations are allowed, where prices are fixed at
a point that gives you
Your Full Money's Worth.
The variety of styles and choice of new patterns we show
in Men's, Boys' and Children's Clothing is remarkably
large.
Serge Suits from $6.00 up.
Serge Coats and Vests from $4.50 up.
Serge Coats, double breasted, from $3.00 up.
Alpaca Coats from $1.00 up.
Alpaca Coats and Vests form $1.25 up.
Our Big Shoe Sale
N"!uaeh, Liver, Kidnevs and
lull's, Drugstore.