The
Comety New
FIRST OF THEE ISTEATS.
VOL. II.
MORGANTON, N. C, FRIDAY, AUG. 10, 1900.
NO. 31.
Biflrke
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Tin: fall session of Mrs.
Iariut's school will begin
r!'t. - r 1 .
Mr. Morehead Avery, of
UV;h-, Texas, is here on a
.v i-ii 10 kinspeople.
Mr-. V. S. McRary and
Mr-. AU)ert Stewartare visit
ing relatives in the Globe.
Mis Isabel Busbee, of Ral
,111, is in Morganton, the
mu t f Miss Janie Pearson.
Mr. Jacob Seagle, after a
visit of several weeks here,
w turned to Washington last
Saturday.
The official vote of Burke
county at the election on the
2nd inst. will be found on an
other page of this issue.
If you owe taxes for 1899,
Sheriff McDowell, in another
column, asks you to pay them
before Sept. 1st and save
trouble and cost.
A. V. Miller, of Caldwell,
and M. L. Buchanan, of
Mitchell, fusionists, were
elected to the Senate from
this district, defeating W. E.
Abernethy, of Burke, and
Lucius Smith, of Yancev.
Sheriff McDowell, accom
panied by Mr. D. J. Hicks,
went over to Lenoir Wednes
day after the negro who sev
eral months ago, while drink
ing, shot into the house of Mr.
forest Berry, near Morgan
ton. The negro was working
i r a Lenoir lumber company.
He was brought to Morganton
md placed in jail to await
trial at the next criminal
'ourt.
year, which was 83 cents on
the hundred dollars of real
estate and $2.50 on the poll.
A petition was presented
to the board by Mr. W. A.
Townsend, signed by nearlv
a hundred citizins asking for
a new street leading from Mr.
A. A. Connelly's to Mr. A. F.
Somers', in West Morganton.
Mr. Townsend and Rev. R. L.
Patton spoke on the petition,
urging that the prayer for the
street be granted. The peti
tion was referred to R. T.
Claywell, L. A. Ward and T.
G. Cobb, street committee,
who were given power to act
in the matter.
The Mayor's report for the
past quarter showed compar
atively good order in the town
during this period.
The report of Mr. Isaac
Lazarus, town treasurer,
while not showing much
money on hand at present,
proved the town to be in a
healthv financial condition.
S
ecomd Week
GRAND FINAL CLEARING
SALE!
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We must have more shelf room for our immense new
stock which is arriving daily, hence this great sacrifice of
the balance of our entire summer stock, which we offer for
less than half price.
Sale will continue until every article of our summer
stock isdisposed of. -
BURKE COUNTY S. S. CONVENTION.
TOWN COMMISSIONERS.
Their Meeting Tuesday Night Taxes
Levied for 1900.
1 he town commissioners
p'u' m regular session Tues-
,;- night, the Mavor and all
commissioners present
-x,.pt Mr. R. T. Clavwell,
v -: was unable to attend on
'count of sickness. The
l:!al routine of business was
through with, and the
levy for 1900 was made
cents on the hundred dol-
- "t real estate and $2.25
: 'he poll. This is some
11 v r than the lew for last
Program of the Seventh Annual Meet
ing, to be Held at Linville Church
August 15-16, 1900.
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
1010:30 Devotional Exercises.
Words of welcome Rev. James
Postell.
10:30-11:30 Annual Address, by I.T.
Avery, President.
Cristian Patriotism.
11,3012 Reading Minutes of last
meeting.
Reports from schools.
121:30 Dinner.
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
1:30 2 Missionary effort in the S. S.
How to make Mission Schools a
success.
25:30 The best methods of teaching.
Work illustrated.
How to teach the lesson.
How to teach the review.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
8- 9:30 The Story of an Orphan Boy.
Rev. Thornwell Jacobs.
Adjourned with praise and prayer.
THURSDAY MORNING.
9- 12 The Bible.
Old New Testament.
Law, History, Poetry, Prophecy.
Open discussion.
Memorizing Sacred Text.
Favorite book, chapter and verse.
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.
25 Election of officers for ensuing
year.
Selection of place for next meeting.
General suggestions for the good
of the work.
Closing Thanksgiving service.
Final adjournment.
'otk..-All male delegates are ex
pected to enter into a discussion of the
. . . - i U.-hj
different topics, ana in aauiuon
Jones. Jacobs, Postell and Williams,
W. S. Pearson, P. W. and Thomas
Patton and J. A. Lackey have bcjn
specially invited to take part. All
oth.-r on.-m.rh interested to attend will
crin.iw- hpnr.l from. Music will be
made one of the chief features of the
occasion, including solos and choruses.
Light calico, per yard 3c
" lawn,s 44 3c
Entire balance of lawns, dim
ities and organdies that
sold at lOcts., our clear
ing price per yd 5c
All our 12lA and 15cts or
gandies, lawns, dimites
and percales, our clear
ing price, per yd 7c
Linen crash that sold at 10c,
clearning price per yd 5c
Summer worsted dress
goods, 15cts quality, to
clear up, per yd 7yc
Best grade of french ging
hams, per yard 10c
Misses shirt waist 25c
Yard wide bleached domes
tic, 8c value, per yd 6c
Ladies' white duck skirts,
to clear up, each 40c
Ladies' white P Kand linen
crash skirts, each 75c
Men's crash and straw hats,,
were 25c, 15c
Men's crash and straw hats,
were 50c, to clear up, 25c
Men's suits, were $5.00, to
clear up, $2.75
Med's suits, were $8.00, to
clear up, $5.50
Men's suits, were $10, to
clear up, $7.50
Boys' suits, ware $4.00, re
duced to $2.25
Boys' suits, were $5.00, re
duced to $3.75
Boys' suits, were $8.00, re
duced to $5.50
Ladies' Oxfords that sold at $3.00 and
$2.50, reduced to the one uniform
price, for choice, $1.50
Ladies' Oxfords that sold at $1.75 and
$1.50, reduced to the one uniform
price, for choice, $1.00
Ladies, Oxfords that sold at $1.25, re
duced to 75 cts.
Ladies' Oxfords that sold at $1.00 and
75 cts., reduced to 50 cts.