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FIRST OF THE 3STB"WS.
VOL. II. MORGANTON, N. C., FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1900. NO. 6.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.
Mr, W. C. Erviu left for
Washington Monday, on busi
ness. Sheriff Galloway, of Watau
ga county, was here Saturday
on business.
Miss Allie Fisher, of Hickory,
is visiting her friend Miss
Delia Edmonson, near town.
Judge Avery and Messrs. J.
F. Spainhour and S. J. Erviu
are attending Mitchell court
this week.
Jiead the new advertisement
of the Cash Racket on back
page. Sure enough bargains
are there offered.
Mrs. Lillie Coleman returned
Monday from Whitney, S. C,
where she has been for a year
with her sister Mrs. M. L.
Jubin.
Mr. A. W. Brown, an em
ployee in the 1). & D. School
workshop, had one of his hands
badly lacerated by a ripsaw on
Monday. Two fingers were cut
nearly off.
Mr. James Walker has given
the city of Wilmington $25,000
for the establishment of a hos
pital. Mr. Walker will be re
membered by many of our citi
zens as the builder of the State
Hospital here.
By request, the entertain
ment given by the Athletic
Association of the D. & D.
School at that institution last
Friday night will be repeated
at the Town Hall on Friday
night, Feb. Lrd.
Mr. Fred Odell, of this place,
and Miss Donnie Keller, daugh
ter of Mr. Mike Keller, who
lives near the Hospital, were
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married eunesuay evening
at the home of the bride's
father, Rev. W. K. Houk offi
ciating.
Mrs. J. G. By mini has beer
seriously ill this week at her
home in Greensboro. Her sis
ter Mrs. Anna MeConuaughey
has been with her for severa
days. At last report Mrs. By-
num was slightly better but
not out of danger.
Look up Lazarus Bros ad
vertisement in this issue. They
announce that owning to the
bad weather the first of the
week and by special request
they will have another reduc
tion sale next Monday and
Tuesday. They quote some
very low prices for those days.
Miss Susie Perkins, of
Perkins Valley, is visiting
Miss Edith Kibler.
Misses Bessie Warlick and
Carrie Connellv arrived home
Monday night, after spending
several weeks in Statesville
and Taylorsville.
Mr. Marvin Williams and
Miss Mattie Duckworth, both
of Morganton were married
last Sunday morning at the
home of the bride's mother,
Mrs. Polly Duckworth, on
Green street. Rev. S. J. Por
ter, pastor of the Morganton
Baptist church, performed the
marriage ceremony.
A SAD ACCIDENT.
ALTOS THE CHEAPEST.
It's not often that you can buy goods at wholesale prices,
but just now we are in a position to let them go for less than
they can be replaced even by us.
The reason is simple we bought in large quantifies be
fore the advance in prices. Now the wholesale people want
as much as we sell ours for, and in some instances even
more.
We make our claims and stand by it, that we are the
closest price people ever in the town.
In this day, when prices are going upon nearly everything,
we are holding prices down to the low water mark.
We started about 16 months ago when all kind of merchan-
chansred but little.
Our garden seeds are going off at a rapid rate. We fre
quently sell from 500 to 1000 papers per day, at only 1 cent a
Mr. John Deal Meets Death by the
Bursting of a Wheel at a Saw Mill.
A sad accident occurred
Wednesday evening at a saw
Imill owned by Messrs. Ben
Abernethy and Webber Glass
and located about a mile and a
half west of Connelly Spring's.
Mr. John Deal and son were
employed at this mill, the son
as fireman and the father as a
aborer. Wednesday evening
the belt which runs the g
ernor of the engine ran off
and the engine began running
at a terrific rate of speed, and dise was at the low water mark, yet to-day our prices have
at times almost jumping on
its foundation. The larire
belt from the engine to the
saw ran off the saw pullev.
Before the fireman could stop
the engine this belt struck
him and knocked him down.
The father, seeing his son's
condition, ran to tne engine
to shut off the steam. While piper.
in the act of dointr this the
larire driving wheel burst
from too rapid speed, parts of
the wheel striking Mr. Deal
with great force and render- 8 cents a can.
him unconscious. The
unfortunate man lived for
about an hour but never re
gained consciousness. It is
said that the bones in one of
his legs were shattered from
the foot to the thirh. He was
also hit in the head.
Mr. Deal was about 50 vears
of no- and n rnnH ritizen and
his untimelv end is to be de- the celebrated Uiit dge Jolish at only l cents per bottle.
olored. He leaves a wife and
several children. This is a "Marvel ot neapness.
The above account is ac-
cording to intormation re-!
ceived from a friend who came It's wonderful how some things go up and others go down.
up irom LxOnnellv springs a
short while after the accident UpQ gna out what real value is vou must get our prices.
occurred.
Yours,
Supply yourselves with Tomatoes while they are going for
We will soon have to call a halt on our 5cts. corn, for it is
moving out. They like it.
Owing to great reduction in shoe polish we are able to sell
JEBlank Deeds, Mort
gages, Bonds for Title, Op-
tions, and Blanks for Magis-i
trates for sale cheap at The
News office.
J. L. ANDEBSON & CO.
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