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For Com. of Labor and nrtntlog.
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of DarMooo.
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lion.
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BogMot of Doodo.
STTcarnat?
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T. W. tatby.
TOFograa, JBCoaaoO JMGootoo.
Tte Urao Bo akloti boro fooo tucb
foBbfol o«rt loo la tho patoat aofioiao
riHtUaaaK, and ban iterate ba
ooobo hallM la Um reading poMlo,
teat ten »at to a aoa aso te tte pa
ten of Ofnrp hao aad pal Bloat orators
Qf mryoty dsrtag tte 1-1 State
rtrteteaaogroTte to aow ^M^
«!? *• •" Ibf
*** **— 4n ooon wtea wo am te
*f*nam*bothntte aogroaadtte
. Tteaogro win te
Of oa Thmofoj.
iBowUCaU back te
ftonoad an In tte
(MwnufUMn,
-- ~ ** I I L—.1 .. -L
LWetee Jelj SE-Tbe Baptist
clocck At ibis uUot iru tki mm*n Ui\a
•omIb* at 0:30 of eae ol tbs prettiest
MRlinsmi * it o steed bate. The
cootractlaa partWs warn Mr. i. LaWu
gBiMraws
overflowing with fnende of the happy
PPfiJ" roam eoopie. The bridal
san?* aaaas**yas
to Hn. Tbto Sob?
The where were keesre J. O. Esehlo,
2L .*!*■■■ T. 8. Willae »*J
Treat L Wilson. The brides Melds
wca Mimh Annie Wilkie Eleanor
S»We» *oe Tthese sod Ere Wilkie
Mhe Awn Tiptoe «u »akl of honor
The groom eoterod with |.i« best nan
Mr. Benin— WUeoo of Charlotte,
aod lhahclde soon im era of her
hraiber-ibrdaw Mr. T E. Osyoce.
Uttie Klee Joann.!, tJaynrs m lie
The beeatiful and letproeelre cerw
mmy wm ooodooted by Dr. J. a
Uowertoo of the Tint Presbyurlsa
ekareh, Cheriotta H. O. end Bar. D.
**■Amu* of the Baptist ebareh.
The bride wore white, e Ion-It
.”****•» •* e*Un rtbboo, end
tom. Her veil wee heM in pisoe by
wbJta lowers had maUeu hsir frni.
^°«^»boa«jaetaf brtdre roan
Ued with white wile rtbbor. The
j weld ef booor was diraaed hi gram
«**odJ with white wtla web and her
beioeet % was white carnations. She
I "**1®!*^ »®4 strikiag la apprareooe.
The brides —Mh Wore white organdy
withpeeawahea and thry carrird
FaeeAil Perns. Tbe little riag girl
W«P ftPWd la p*ok aUk and bore the
*■« “**» • *her wPJtW- There were
fb«r UttM ribbon girls dressed in white
•**_,**& handled tbe ribbon moat
TO* bride aed groom left on tb* XI
£ UmoUm * Northwestern train
ftrattis.-a'agia
aad Montreal, Canada. Oa their re
u"4rk0-*
ThatoMy iaoDoof Lincoln’» low
Ktfsys'jssi's.'tts
a^SSSi SK'S.'Sfffi?
J-XltolA^wko wan at Uu tlaooCbla
death and foe many yean prtvloua, the
traaonrer of tbta county.
The |wwi is ..ij irtamrtr of
tbaSpanoar MonntataOitton IfUle. e
tatty equipped end soocaartnl boalneaa
*tin exceedingly popular young
b£Si.7S3%.?5£..;Si£Z
earnest aver eaan hare. Following i* a
Mat: Stlrer tea aarrlee from Maaara
W. T.Lora, G. A. Gray. J. L Bryan
J. F. Lowe aad J. White Wan; tilrer
5— H»ooe with naat tort aad
berry spoon. Mr. Hamitum; WUaoo all
wr waiter Dr. ead Mn. Bled: caaa of
aUrar apoono Mr. eadTKn. U.N. Boyce
nao of Hint apoots Mr. and Mrs. B.
X. Dereeport; eeee of elegant Hirer
tain* ead forte, Mr. J. 0. Baaktn.
P*«ar*. Mr. Hinas: bornlahad gold
Jbetograph frame, Mra. Sarah. White;
OurteU# X. a, eoUd hirer cup. Mrs.
Mery WUaoo; Charlotte, oarriog art
Mr. A. J. Begly; after dinner ooflae
apooua Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Baaktn;
pi elates Dr. aad Mra We. Preaaly,
Mrt BUI 8. U. willow rocker, Mr. sad
Mr*. Heary Robin eon; oak aad leather
tab, Mr. aad Mis T. D. Hay net;
Dr. O. a Base corner chair aad clover
Mat tabto, Mra Johaaah Wilkie, plaque
Mr- sadMre. Hagh Jen kin. gold ecarf
Pte with Hidden it a gam, Mr. aad Mrs.
tarn I endec; Jasper placquaa with vx
5«“t rteaeto dartre Alfred L. Mitobel
from Boston Mart. eUver call hell a
goMea time piece, deaerated with a
foUee harp aad brlinaati Ur. aad
Mre. J. W. Moore Augatta, Ga. Mr*.
A. M, Finch aad Mrs. Florence Finch
Mid and aitvar eager apoon Dr. and
Mrs. L A. Crowell; ,*ilT»r spoon la
aaflA N. A. Lsokta; elegant cut gla«
bawl, Mr. If. 8. BtodThaaoUful out
(hue water pitcher, Mr. X A. Smith
Charlotte H. C. aUrar batter knife,
Mrs. i- O. Latham; net far Mlaa Kata
Hillobraad; pink eatla aod laca pin
ftartaa Mra Dr. Seao hand palntad
lea; tall raaa T. 8. Wilkie; embroi
dered center piece with hatteaburg
tremmlag, elegant bad raoo* - eat of
Mahogany. Mis. B. C. Wllaos; rnsset
krttbnrawd mahogany chair Mr. WlM
Moore; baauUfol marble clort froo a
Maud la Mew Jeray: tileer eager toege
Mr. end Mr*. Geo A Him; Hirer and
gold apoon Mr*. KMrad Orifltb; indi
vidual enlt art O. B. Hotchtaoon ollvor
■ad gold hotter knife L. P. Hollaed;
m* Mirer dewert woota Mr.
O.obtM ptaMdM Hn. jfwwood;
ptMnbonhMMMhiMNt with
Sm^LomSS; I,m?"1* w,lkt*
BMaw W. Hart to; Iff" Jd**■*£
*** »*> yi Amj Ttptiio
Mlm Iwk with baaior* harm ha ml I.
Joan* GarihaMli Mlrar Mat fork. Mr.
•hd Mia. W. L Woodward Mlrar bottor
balfo pM aad Mlrar owooa with oaaa.
Mr. i. O. B. awwni; fin hoary aad
MbtaMoty oagrarod pMd oad Mlror
BaralyJ.
Odd MMoo P. HoCwao PMIodatpbla Pa.
agvras&sK: Vj
Bra WMMr,Minor bowl
•bogo of waior Hlr Mr. ___
RoHr; -"»■■■
of llaoo drawn wort,
i Loo Moll; rgooa
id gold bawl Mr.
w fesur* 0*
—/Mb with Mdlo Mr.’/Sa
Mlror oMblo fort Dr. tod
-1 lo oooo Mr.
atoriM. Mr.
-#bar, Mr.
, Mr*. D. W.
«. a. a. Wla*. Mr.
. aad Mra. A d.
_. «»d Mia. J. T.
Otiiwriwbrrgif.Mra. Xrarwor
bra* Of *n llada loo
; turnrsi nwa noun*.
fMkllM
Lincoln Journal: Charles Meaoey
loet about 900 bushels at wbsat near
Crouse Thursday of last weak. The
•ofhie of Um thresher set Are te tha
•traw, end destroyed all tha uotiireehed
•beat. About <*0 boafwt-y vrbkb bed
already lean thretked wee saved.
The wumhi wear Whltener’a were set
on ike by sparks from a threshing roo
obina oo« day teat week end burned
over eight setae of woodland before It
could beextlDgnlabeu.
A bridge oa tha Carolina A Kortb
Wfeten near GUCs waa destroyed by
■ro on Thnradny night of hut week. |
It eangiit from n ooaI from Um engine.
We regret eseeedieg to learn that
Mr. end Mrs. W. t. Woodward win !
eouu leave LincolnIon for a new borne
lu Georg is, Mr. Woodward for see
«tal years (nut has been superintendent
•f toe Bln Grove Cotton Milk which
poaiUun be has resigned to accept a
Uka position with a uueh larger salary
la Georgia. He la not only a eery fine
mill man, but be Is a deaervtdly popu
lar gentleman end a devoted church
worker. In Uwir removal Uocolaton
aad the Methodist oburcb will sestsln
a distinct Joes. They will lure In
about font weeks.
Yotkvilla Yeomeu: It will be news
to those or our readers who have uot
already heard it, that Mlm Elb a
Uevldeoo. who Is uow la tha Chinese
mMoii Arid, Is to he married about ■
October let to Bar. Lacy L. Little. 1
who assist*! Her. W. G. Neville with :
aervieea at the YorkriUe Presbyterian
church during the past week. We are
informed that Mlm Duyldsoe bad ad- .
dressed a lattes to the ladies mleeioaary ;
society of the Presbyterian church at ‘
thto piece statlog tbe tset as we have ’
given It. Mr. LUtlo la a charming
Senile man and made a good tmpcerolou
on our people during his abort vliK
here. Be, Uka Mias Davidson, la a
mMooary to Chios, and Is now In
this country on a visit.
A prominent farmer living within
four or Ore miles of Yorks lUe, but who
baa bound us to etereoy so far at hie
name le ooooeroed, because of the no
tariaty attached, has secured the beet
return from hie wheat crop. He had
several acres rowed, all of which be
treated alike. Ooe half acre of this
wes mease red off and tasted. U yield
ed Id* bushels, or at the rate of B1
bwaheli par acre. He la a thoroughly
nUabto mao, and we wontrt accept tils
rintemaot shoal anything as Ires.
Cleveland 8Ur: The hiroet Fair aad
OaraTval to be bdd at Shelby oa tbe
Jib, 8th and 9th of August has a taro
fold advantage ;ooe la Uta advertising
«>d money making the town gats ou
tbs week of Ua fair, while tbe other la
tbe fact that Um prime object ot this
fair la to collect products of tbe farm,
(■waste, mines, etc., of tbtsaeoUoo to
be need oa tbe greet tour throegh the
North and la tbe Southern Exposi
tions to be held la Northern cities to
to ehow tbe wondmfu) natural ra
sources of tbe texrltorv covered by the
bee board Air Uoe. Hence it can be
readily be seen why the business mao
at Sbelby have raised a oooUlbulloo
of more than two boadred dollars to
meure this fair and why tbe ladoatrial
depart meet of tbe Seaboard Air Dae
le co-operating lu this (vest work of
advertising this section.
We want the farmers to begin thrlr
work far prise-taking oo their live
stock, farm, garden sod orchard pro
docts at once.
(v coat you notblog to make an en
try or exhibit, and even if you fail to
be awarded the prlxe by tbe judges,
you will be given a valuable premium.
The management wishes to buy
tome of toe best exhibits, with wbteb
to ad vert tea this section lu tbe North.
Nr. L. A. Geliys, the leading moua
xita dealer, shipped a ear load of moon
silo to hie bouse yesterday. Tbe car
load consisted of about 00,000 pounds.
Nr. Gettys maker a shipment tike ibis
every month. He gets aooaaite la
great quantities from Eli ec boro.
Mooratboro. Cagey sad from tbe In
exhaustible miner In No. 10 township
Some professional thieves round
tbe stem of Nr. C. P. Ham bright at
0rover last Saturday night and made a
raid oo avarythleg la the store. The
safe waa Mown open end every cent of
aMMwy taken. There I* no slow to the
robbers, but they ere supposed to be
long to e gang of proteeetoeal ihlevaa.
Wtow Uaaarrt learrelerHS.
A cablegram from Rome, Italy, roya:
Xlcg Quid tort, of Italy, wee aentaslo
ated at Noaxa Send ay night. He was
abut three times by Angelo Bceaat, an
anarchist who waa promptly arrested
ear) who aarrowly escaped violence at
the hands of Urn people who wltneered
the aaaasetaalloa.
The king had been attending m dis
tribution of prltas In cooneetloo with
a gymnast to com peak km which took
place aboot K) o’clock. Ue bad I oat
entered Bis carriage with hie ald-do
eamp, amid the otiorre of tbe orated,
wbea ha waa atraek by three revolver
*kou Bred la qelnk euecamlou. One
pteieM tbe heart of bis majesty, who
who Ml beak aad expired la a few eso
King Humbert eooeeeded to the
throes 18TB aad waa popalar with his
paopla. Tbe newt of the aseaealaatloc
caused groat excitement eed Indtgae
lion et Rome. Signs of meure I ng are
rnenea every head.
Tbe aaaaaatn eialma that be bee beta
wvrkug In A mar lee. at Peteraoo,
M. J. sad aayv that he tided the kite
baa an of hie hatred for moearohW
I act It at loos.
Tbe effect of tbe latest news from !
Chiu* was to fietbeo tbe bop* that II*
mlniatra were still alive, and that oar
gcveramect weald soon be I* direct
eotaoBviclcaUoo with Minister Couger
Tb* reason of tba brightening of the
bop* la a letter from Mr. Fowler.
American oouaul at Clio Fu (laird
Boon July 9ft
“A latte; from lb* German l«gmiu«,
deled Slat Inataut, received at Tivu
Tain. German loss ia 10 dead and 19
wounded. Cbloese ceased ibelr attack
on tb* 19th. Baron Voo Ketteim'a
body aald to be aaf*. Tt* Austrian,
Italian. Dutch and Spanish legation a
destroyod and tbe Frsneh partially. A
letter from (be Japanese legaliou dated
99d, arrived at Tlaa>T*ln oo 93th.
Ten battallooa of Chinee* shelled ilia
legations cgnmeetively from Ilia 90th
of June and stopped on tbe 17th, but
may renew. The enemy are Urervav
loe. Ttc German, Horn Ian, Amrrlean
lfrltisb and half tha Japanese and
Frvncb lagatloo* illU defended. Jap
an*** aay they bare food for tlx daje
but Hula ammuullbio. Tb* Emperor
and Eapreaa are reported at FrkUi ”
But all I* ool *o bright <• would
arem. The advance on tVkln hua not
J*t commenced, and uutoy tiiinh all
the foreicneralo lS-kln will bv murdered
as aoon at tb* advance la c ‘inmenved.
If tbe ministers have been murdrrtd
or are murderd before tbe allies reach
them, are will never know wben iba
event took plaea. The Chinese or
courts would say that it happened
after tbe sdvanoe oo Pekin was begot.
Tbe anti foreign sentiment appears
to be spreading all over Chia*. and
every indication points to tbe opinion
that there la going to be a wav and a
tdg one.
i =t
»** Wrlssme' HIM.
New Orleui for ibe put week bu
bun the scene of uue of Ibe most ter
nl le note witnessed la that city since
the ueueJutUon of Chief of Police
He.meeaey bf lira Unit e.
Then Crave been seeorel reolsl strain*
between the negroes end white* or let*
lo oooMqueeae of the nrassans of the
Legislature directed against the os
croee. end oomplelou that the negro**
had grown impertinent nod insulting
U> the whites in the public parks end
pleeee. ▲ nomber of burglaries ben
been reported here the lest two weeks.
The public ead police inspected negroes
of being the bucgUn end ben bm no
the lookout for ell suaplotoua Macks.
Thursday eight at midnight they were
notified that there were two susptoloea
Mgroee at the ooroer of Dyradee aod
Waehtogtoo • treats. Sergeant Aooota
with two officers west to the earner.
Only a fe* words ware nrhanged.
whao the negroes draw their revolvers
and opened fire. Soma fifteen shots lit
all were fired, when It was discovered
that one of tba negroes, who was teb
aaqeeoUy identified as Robert Charles,
had shot aad fatally wounded Otfiosr
August Mors, owe bullet penetrating
bis arm, tbs other bis thigh. After
receiving a slight wound himself, be
aoapid In tfe* rfarlrnm
Charles was afterwards located |u a
bousa aed In th* attempt to arrest Ulm
4 policemen wars killed and 4 fatally
wounded. Tbs exeiteoemt grew so
Intense that the mayor entered out
1600 extra polios. Quiet was restored
with difficulty after several days riot
and disorder. Several hundred negroes
wsee frightened oot of the oity.
tiiTi ot Oaio, crrr or Toaaxxxi _
Ll'cu cucxrr. f
Paajnt J. cnxsr makes oatk that be >• u»
atneirpaitasrsriaa timet r. J.CniLt k Ox.
doiaa Mwu la the ub ol County
aadMataaronoal*. tod t hasaaClArto will par
the «aa> ot OMiaCNnnu DObLAiU for
•Mb utomr eaoa of Catarrh tbor Mitom
bo oumt b| tkr at 01 Mou.'t Cs-rasae
•.vaa. tun J. Caaarpr.
■worn to baton me and subscribe* In my
y net act. tbla frt day at PHrakw. A. u. IM
tel
Hairs Cktarrk Core Is taken tntemaJy sad sot*
Anody on ika blood and oro muoaaB mirfsoro
°*“* * "V.tWOTBSufeatTh.
sa-M^a^tbebcm.
In Cell— Bin Boar Iswalr.
(It arietta Prattler.
Mr. George D. Ilia baa returned
from Lenoir, wbore bn waa preaen t nt
tbs organ nation of tbe Bfcodbtas Man
nfaeturlag Company, wfaleb waa capi
ta Hand at $900,000. $00,000 of which
haa baan subscribed by tbe incorpora
tor* : Memra. J. M. Rhode# and hi*
son. C. J. Kbodea, of CberryriU*, and
Georre B. Hlaa, of thin eltr. Mr. Hlaa
ta president or tba company and Mr.
I. M. Rhodes is yton president and
genera] manager, and Mr. O. 1. Rhodes
aaerotary and trestorer.
Tba company naa pa rebind between
300 and 600 acre* of land on lb*
Catawba river at Doabta Shoal#, near
Granlto and tan alias Iron* Leiuslr.
and wlH erect ■ oottoo mill.
Work win l>* Mart ad oo tb« oew
min at ones. Tba Brat equipment will
bn 10.000 spindles, 8,000 of which will
make yam for the market nod the
other 5.000 will taka ear* of flBO looms.
Tbe mill will bn doublnd lb rise Inm
dlately after Urn Brat equipment U put
In.
Mr. J. M. Shod an la a wall kmwo
notion mil] man of Cherry Till* tain#
the secretary nod treasurer and gonersi
manager of tba Gaatea Manufaotuilag
Company. He waa at onn than mana
ger of tba CharTTflUe Mnnafactarlag
Company. Mr. Hlee la elao promlnout
la eottao mlH airalea.
The Royal Elastic Felt Mattress.
Mr. Howell Cobb bought ninety of otir Felt Mettrawn for fata
clcgoot New Ouilford Hotel li Onenaburo, N. C. and we take the lib
erty U quoting from e letter he wrote under date April 15th.
"And the bedel Well none know them bat to lovo
them, or none name them bat to pro lee. The tired
oat, critical traveler, and chronic grumbler, ell Join tn
one rrand chorus of praise of this the best of beds at
tbs Twentieth Century"
We guenmtee the mettrem to be euparlor to any Heir Maltreat.
After jo eight* trial if.net entirety aathdhctory, money will be refunded.
If yourloBw dealer doer not handle them, write to tw for deerriptly*
Royall dt Borden, Goldsboro, N. C.
WhenYouBake
«o away with oil the hot discomfort of former baking
days, save yourself work and bother and do your
baking in leas time, at less expeuse, by using a
Wickless Flam*
I Oil Stove
Bums the cheapest fuel
that's sold with abso
lute safety, without
causing dirt or grease,
smoke or smell
Sold wherever stoves
are sold—made in vari
ous sixes. If your dealer
dots no! have them,
write to
stsmmis on oomuon.
PARAGON
BARBER SHOP.
To say that thte la the boat equipped
loosen el parlor Id town would bo tbe
truth, bat not tbo whole truth, lit
eldeo a neat, clean ahop. wa have now
chain nod kaep clean towels and tools.
Oor barbara are men of experience and
np to their boatnoev In abort, wa an
up-to data Id every reaped. A trial
will con non* you.
H. S. Alexander.
Oppoalto City Hall.
Prominent People Patronise tlic
Paragon.
The best way to buy
anything is to borrow it.
First get a pair of our
GLASSES.
We pay your money
back if you don't like them.
That's our way of lending.
Umpectfnllj,
TORRENCE,
WATCH-MAKER,
JEWELER, AND
OPTICIAN-—
Leon Steam Ltondry.
Equipped with the newest
end best machinery. We em
ploy skilled white people
only, end dost take ugie
laundry. Bead oa your handle
through Moore Be Alexander
et the Elite Grocery. They
ere oar agents et Oaetonla
end will be glad to eerre yon.
Bend not later than Wednes
day at noon.
LBOWSTEAM LAUNDRY CO.,
ISV.TrtJlSL CHARLOTTE, I. C.
Moore 4b Alexander, Agta.
COOL OFF I
By witnessing the cool way hi
which WKT3$KT,I„ The New
Jeweler, i* repairing Watches and
doing Fancy Rhgravlng. The
warm welcome which yon will re
ceive will not Influence the tneTenry.
as nil* imuiwci.
CsKMlMlftftrn Sale «f Laa4.
SMwSafWa IMkftqrW Aaaaal MW
ATTENTION FARHERS!
New Roller Hills in Gastonia
We have just started our Roller ami Corn
Mills and have secured Mr. Calvin Mason, who is
well known to the people of Gaston County as a
first class Miller; and all those having Grain to
Grind will do well to give Mr. Mason a trial■
Satisfaction guaranteed.
The Cotton Gins will start as soon as cotton
Im ready, and your patronage is solicited.
Will pay market price for dry wheat.
CRAIG & WILSON.
New-York Life Insurance Co.,
The Oldest and largest International I,ife Insurance Com
....pany In the World...
JOHN A MCCALL, PRKSIOCNT
ACTUAL
New, Placed and Paid-for Business,
Excluding Not-Taken Policies, for the year 1899.
NEW-YORK LIFE, $202,309,080
Hutual Life, 162,870.679
Equitable, 149.731,910
PERMANENT CUSTOMERS
Net Gain in Insurance in Force
During the Year 1899.
NEW-YORK LIFE, $117,850,865
mutual Life, 80,750,565
Equitable, _ 67,259,288
J. D. CHURCH, General Agent, Charlotte. N. C
T. M. FAYSSOUX, Special Agant, Gastonia, N. C.
iTHB NORTH CAROLINA COLLKGK
OP
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Agriculture and Mechanic Arts.
TECHNICAL EDUCATION IN:
Agricnlture, Stock-raising, Horticulture, Mechanical. Civil,
and Electrical Engineering, Textile Industry, Chemistry,
sad Architecture.
PRACTICAL TRAINING IN:
J Carpentry, Wood turning, Blsclcsmithing, Mschine-work,
MUl-work, Boiler-tending, Engine-tending, and Dynamo
tending.
L Tuition. |20 a yaar; Board. |8 a month.
R Hart asaalou opens Saptambar MS.
H entrant* titamtnaOon* In aach Caunty Courthouse. July 2am, 10 o'clock A M •
3 alas at tfcs Cottaya September 4tb and Stb.
I For fall Information addnaa
PRESIDENT CEO. T. WINSTON.
| SALXtOH, X. C. 1
What Is to become of my boy and girl?
e. m. nun --m-t