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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
p. NJ. NORRIS & son.
Dealers in Hardware.

Among the various enterprises that
have tended to enlarge and foster the
commercial Importance of Concord none
have exerted more favorable influence
than the hardware trade conducted by
the we'll known and largely patronized
house of p NJ. Horris and Son. They
occupy two story brick building 40x100
feet, with storage warehouse 60x60, two
stories. The business was established
six years ago and success has crowned
their efforts and today the business is
second to none in Concord. They carry
large and valued stock consisting of
light and heavy hardware of foreign and
domestic make, mill supplies, cutlery,
cook and heating stoves, ranges, me-
chamcs' and lnachinists' tools, plumbers
supplies, builders hardware, wagons,
rope, plows, farming implements, paints,
oils, as well as other lines we cannot
mention for lack of space
Both gentlemen comprising the firm
are natives of the Old North State. Mr..
P.a.M. Morris is one of the largest real
estate owners in Calbarrus county and
Mr.. u. A. Morris who manages the hard
ware business is one of the best posted
men in this section of the State upon
this special line. of trade.
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In 1878 the Odell Manufacturing
Company succeeded the Concord
Manufacturing Company, which was
established in 1889. The Odell
Manufacturing Company was incorpor-
ated in 1879 with n capital stock Of
$4,000. This was increased at various
times to keep pace with the growing de-
mand for the products until January
1st. 1890, the capital stock was in
creased to 100000. The plant is locat-
ed on an elevation in the northwestern
part of the town and commands a beau
tiful view The grounds include thirty
acres. and the five large factory build
ings. the main building Of which is 126X
3G4 feet, covers between three and four
acres. The new weaving building just
erected is 126x230 feet.
The equipment of the entire plant is in
every way commensurate with its mann
moth size, which easily makes it the lead
ing cotton mill plant in the State.
There is a total of thirty thousand
spindles and sixteen hundred and thirty
two looms, with two hundred more to
be added this fall.
The Company manufactures all grades
of sheetings, plaids, shirtings, domes-
tic ginghams, seamless bags and bag
cloth and ticking these products are
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ROBERT S. YOUNG, NJ. D.

A prominent member of the State
clan of Concord is DIR. Robert S. Young,
who is q native of Cabarrus county AMI
was born in Concord ON the 2Sth of Sept.
1861. He is of Scotch-Irish descent and
a son of Robert l.. Young, who was also
n native and much respected planter OF
the county.
Our subject received his literary edu-
cation at the Carolina Military Institute
Of Charlotte, having entered that insti-
ton at the age of II and in 1878 when
he was at the age of Is he entered the
University of Virginia, where he re-
manned one year when subsequently he
began the study of medicine at Concord
under the late DR. Henderson. In 1879
he entered the University of the City OF
New York from which institution he was
graduated in 1881. He at once began
active practice of his profession at Mn
thews, in Mecklenburg county where
he continued until 1883 when he removed
to Concord, where he has since practiced
his profession, and is enjoying an extern
sive and substantial practice. Upon first
locating in Concord the Doctor formed
a co-partnership with DIR. Henderson, his
former tutor. and this partnership con
tinued until the demise of DIR. Henderson.
Dr. Young joined the State MEDICAL
Society in 1882 and was elected by that
distinguished body in 1890 as member
of the Examining Board and as exam
iner in anatomy. In the same year he
was elected by the Society as a delegate
to the international Medical Associe-
ton which met in Berlin and which DR.,
Young attended, there being only. two
Delegates from TINS State He is mem
Der of the American Medical Assoca-
ton, the international Association If
Railway Surgeons and the Association
of Surgeons of the Southern Railway.
He is superintendent of health of Ca
barrus county and the assistant Sturgeon
general of North Carolina, having been
appointed by Gov Carr. DR.. Young was
married in 1885 to Miss Ery.n of Con
cord. and has one child.
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GRIMES REAL ESTATE AGENCY.
One Of the Great Developers of the State.

and property values. His name is as
familiar in Raleigh as it is in Grimes
land or Washington. He is staunch
Democrat and possesses those attributes
which all successful men possess -cour-
age of convictions and honesty of pur-
pose. The Colonel is member of the
State Board of Agriculture, and is one
of North Cardinals most solid citizens.
William Demsie Grimes is the lawyer
of the company as well as one Of its
hustling members. He is a gentleman OF
brilliant prospects, an accomplished and
successful advocate and is the public ad-
ministrator of Beaufort county, and en-
Joys the confidence and respect of all.
He is the business manager of the firm.
Junius Daniel Grimes, the junior men,
Der of the firm, is live, wide-awake
young man, and like his brothers, has
numerous friends.
They form a combination hard to beat,
and / venture to predict for the trio a
future of sunshine and roses. They are
engaged in the laudable purpose of build
ing up Eastern North Carolina, and with
their facilities and equipment their sue
cess is an assurity. All communications
i'm reference to lands in their section will
receive prompt attention.
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One OF the Most Progressive Towns in
North Carolina
HAS 1000 POPULATION
And Expects to Double This in Less Thar
Ter Years. Offers Every Inducement to
Locate Here. Fine Climate and
Every Natural Advantage.
q. B. Sheriff. in Concord Tines)

The water is excellent and the man.
woman or child who cannot maintain
health and strength here would pine
away anywhere else ON earth. Inen,
again, North Carolina hospitality awaits
the people of the North, the East and
the West who may desire to locate
where there are innumcrable advantages
and no disadvantages, and the emporium
ties for profitable investment are not
duplicated by any otEer State in the
Union. Our educational, religious and
social advantages viii be found all that
the most ambitious, pious and fastidious
can reasonably desire.
Rents are low and good home may
be acquired IN this section for less money
than in any other in the South.
Come to Concord and hook around.
The presence of the enterprises of which
sketches appear in this issue of The
News and Observer and the fact that
they are in successful operation, run
ming ON full time, raying for supplies,
meeting promptly their obligations OF
every character.
To all who desire to dwell with thrift
ty, progressive, pleasant people We extend
Il welcome. Come and dwell with us.
or il you are already ONE of MS, patron
ize Que merchants. They are as clever
as an on Gods green earth Further i'm
formation concerning space in our city,
its advantages and inducements it has to
offer may be obtained by calling on or
addressing any gentleman or firm whose
name appear in this issue. They are
all reliable and are among our best citi
ZenS.
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ed by the st. Cloud have secured for it
a leading place in the favor of the gem
eral public. It's splendid bed rooms are
finely furnished throughout, and every
thing is neatly and well kept. The place
is lighted by electricity and affords every
accommodation that can be found at a
frst-class hotel. Hot and cold baths
can be had at all times.
The house, which is three story brick
is equippedis equipped with handsome
is equipped with handsome oak and
walnut suites with box spring beds
i'm the rooms, parlor and sitting
rooms are in good taste, the
dining room is amply commodi
Gus. Mrs Dusenbery is lady of
thorough business methods, and enjoys
the distinction of having the help of
the st. Cloud hotel the best trained and
most courteous to guests of any hotel in
the State aud has by her untiring efforts
placed this hotel at the head. 1t affords
the writer great pleasure in writing an
article ON this most worthy house, and
we, having tried and not found wanting,
are prepared to recommend it to one and
all
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s. L. MONTGOMERY. NJ. D.

Among the prominent and well known
physicians Of North Carolina is the sub
iect of this sketch, DIR. s. l.. Montgomery
who was born Aug. 9. 1854 i'll Mont
gomery county, this State He is a des-
cenaant of am old and distinguished fam
lily of the State, his father being ]. II.
Montgomery who during his day was a
very prominent physician of Montgomery
county. The mother of our subject was
a Miss Christian, sister of Samuel H.
Christian, member of the Confederate
Congress.
DIR. S L. Montgomery received an eX-
cellent education which was had at Trim
ity college For his professional course
he entered the medical department of the
University of New York, and was grad
uated IL 1880 and at once located at
Monroe where he began the active prac-
tice of his chosen profession and remain
ing there until 1890 when he removed
to Concord where he has since continued
to reside and is numbered among the
most prominent physicians of that section
and a member of the well known medical
firm of Lilly and Montgomery.
DIR. Montgomery represents a number
of the leading insurance companies OF
this and other countries as their local
examining physician.
The Doctor is Il member of the State
Medical Society having joined in 1880
Is a member of the Methodist church
and has twice been married, the first
time in 1882 to Miss Winchester, OF
Monroe and the second time in 1892 tc
Miss Lizzie B. Norris. the daughter OF
J. A. Norris, a well known resident OF
Apex, Wake county. He has five very
beautiful and bright children and reside,
with his interesting family in a beautiful
homo ut Concord.
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LEoNA N. ARCHEY, N. D

An eminent physician and well known
citizen who needs no introduction to the
people of Concord and the surrounding
section is the subject of this sketch who
sa native of West Virginia by birth and
is descendant from and old and distin-
guished family Of the yinginia
Dr. Leona NJ. Archey was born at I'm
ion, West Va, on Feb. II, 1858 and Is
son Of Chas. &. Archey of Bath coun-
ty, Va. His mother was q Miss Francis
Shirley, Of Union, West Va.
The early life of our subject was pass
ed on the farm and at Union High
School of his native city where the rudi-
ments of his education were begun. In
1871 he entered the New Market Poly
technic Institute of Shenandoah coun-
ty, Va, where his academical education
was completed. The Doctor began the
study of medicine in 1877 under DIR. F.
M. Cline of New Market. and suisse
quently entered the college of physicians
and Surgeons Of Baltimore, Maryland,
from which institution he was grad
uated on March s. 1880. Desiring to
more thoroughly perfect himself in his
chosen profession he took Post Grad
nate course in 1882 at the same insti-
tuition.
In 1878 and 1879 the doctor practiced
as an undergraduate at Enochville, n.
c.. and after his graduation he began
active practice at China Grove, where
he remained for period of three years
In 1883 the Doctor removed to Concord
where he has since resided and was CON
tinuously engaged i'm the active practice
of his profession until the outbreak of
the Spanish-American war when on May
the 2nd 1898 he was commissioned sur
geon of the First North Carolina Regi-
ment in which capacity he served until
Feb. % of the present year when he
resigned to return home and again enter
actively in the practice of medicine at
which he continues to the present time.
The Doctor is member of the State
Medical Society and has been since
1885, at which time he Joined at Dur
ham.
The Doctor is examining physician for
a number of the leading insurance COM
panies and has served the county of
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
GEORGE w. MEANS,

The need of good government is
Il wide-awake conservative business
man at the head of affairs and
no municipal government has ever
been a success without Il man OF
this kind to guard the city's interest and
her peo,le. The voting element Of Con-
cord realized this when they elected the
present subject of this sketch, Geo. NJ.
Means as mayor of that thriving and
prosperous young city.
Mr.. Means is a native of CabarruS
county and was born in 1858, being son
OF Gen. w. g. Means. He received his
early education ut B:ngham's Military
School and later at the University Of
North Carolina.
He began active life on the farm
where he continued for several years ard
in 1885 entered the revenue service as
deputy collector, in which caDaci.v he
served for a period of four years when
he resigned and entered the railway
department, in which department he
remained until that road was alb
sorbed by the Southern. He sub
sequcntly returned to the revenue SER
vice where he remained five years in the
same capacity as that of his previous
position.
In May of the present year Mr.. Means
was elected Mayor of Concord AMI Is
making record in that office of viii.
the citizens will ever be proud.
Mr.. Means has located in the edge If
town a poultry yard whore he keeps some
of the finest game cocks of this country.
and Which he ships all over tbs and
foreign countries. Jaybirda and Red
Cuban Cock, which Mr.. Means raisel at
his place and sold, recently was the VIM
ner IN d $4,000 battle i'll Mexico
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w. II. LILLY. M. ID.

DIR. Lilly. one Of Concord's enterprising
citizens and well known practictioner
of medicine in that section, is North
Carolindan by birth and was born in
Montgomery county on Feb. %, 1884.
He is son of John a. and Harriet u.
Lilly, Of that county, his father having
been one Of the best known men in thai
section and very prominent planter Of
the county. His literary education WAS
begun at the High School of his native
county and later completed at Emery
and Henry College, which institution he
entered in the Sophomore class i'll 1852
and was graduated with distinction be
ing the Valedictorian of the class and
receiving the degree of A. b.
lie graduated in medicine from the
University of New York in 1860, and
in 1862 entered the Confederate army as
First Lieutenant of Co. Il, Sind North
Carolina Regiment, in which capacity he
served until subsequently when he was
appointed surgeon of the regiment, sery-
ing until the surrender at AppomattoX.
After the close of the long struggle
DIR. Lilly located in 1869 at Concord.
where he has since continued to practice
his chosen profession and is the Oldest
physician now Ill dcllNe pTdcllcS III lHdt
town.
He is a member of the State Medical
Society having joined i'm 1874, and has
been a viceJpresident of that body. He
is member Of the Methodist church,
and was married in 1868 to Miss Mary
Z. Montgomery.
The Doctor is largely interested in a
number Of business enterprises of Com
cord being vice-president of the Concord
National Bank. president of the Con-
cord Electric Light Company. stock
holder and director in the Odell Man-
ufacturng Company, the Cannon Manu-
featuring Company, and the j. M. Odell
Manufacturing Company. He is Past
Dictator of the local lodge knights of
Honor and courteous and pleasant
gentleman to meet.
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United States from Ireland before the
Revolutionary war.
Mr. Odell was captain of Company
M" Twenty-second North Carolina reg
iment in the civil war, but was taken
sick and resigned. He moved from
Greensboro to Concord in 1878 and began
the enterprise, which stands today as a
monument to his energy and business
AFFINITY. Besides being president of this
company he is also president of the fol-
lowing companies: The j. NJ. Odel
Manufacturing Company of Bynum,
North Carolina, the Southern Cotton
Mills at Bessemer City, North Carolina,
thenerr Bag Manufacturing Company,
of Concord, n c., the Concord National
Bank, is Director in the Greensboro
National Bank, and founder of the Can
non Cotton Mills of Concord and also of
tie Salisbury Cotton Mills. Mr.. w. Il.
Oden, the secretary and treasurer of the
company is one of the best known of
the younger business men of the State.
He looks after every interest of the vast
establishment and is exceedingly popular
with all who know him. He is grad
uate of Trinity College and is one of Its
trustees.
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ODELL MANUFACTURING CO.
Cotton Manufacturers.

company since it started twenty years
ago. That they are model citizens is at
tested by the fact that more than seven
hundred belong to the various Sunday
schools of the city.
The following are the officers and di-
rectors Of the Company:
j. Nj. 0DELD, President.
w. r. ODEIL. Secretary and Treas.
DIRECTORS.
DIR w. II. LILLY.
d. b. COLTRANE.
J. A. ODELL.
II. n. RODGERS.
S. J. DURHAM
KERR BAG MANUFACTURING co.
The officers Of this company are the
same as the Odell Manufacturing Com
pany: j. NJ. Odell, president, and w. X.
Odell, treasurer. The company manu-
features grain and salt bags, seamless
bags, flour bags, etc. They also bleach,
fill, nap and color goods. There is
only one other bleaching establishment
in the South.
Mr.. J. NJ. Odell president of the com
pany is one of the best known cotton
mill men in the South. He was born in
Randolph county, North Carolina, Jan.
20, 1881. His grandfather came to the
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Cabarrus as Superintendent of Health
Tor one term. He is X. of p, a
MASON and member of the Lutheran
church.
Dr. Archey has twice been married the
tlrst time to Miss Mollie G. Fisher, the
daughter of Capt j. A. Fisher. The sec
ond time he was married to Miss Kate
Reed, of Concord. He has three child
ren and enjoys the comforts of happy
and contented home at Concord where
ne IS held in high esteem by the citizens
OF that place for his many excellent quail
tues and his polite and courteous treat
ment to ALL
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sold all over the country, and are kept
up to the highest standard of excellence.
Employment is given to eleven hundred
people with pay roll of about fifteen
thousand dollars per month or approx
mately two hundred thousand dollars
per year. The entire mil colony COM
prises more than twenty-five hundred
people.
These employees form substantial
portion Of Concords citizenship, a large
number of them having been with the
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-24
CONCORD NATIONAL BANK.
j. Nj. Odell, President.
w. III. Lilly. Vice-P President.

D. M. Odell, President.
w. II. Lilly, Vice-President.
ID. +. COltrane. Cashier.
j.. ID. Coltrane, Assistant Cashier
This hank, which is one of the
strongest financial institutions of that
section and which transacts strictly legi-
innate banking business in their own
building, which is a handsome brick
building erected for the bank. The vault
is OF the latest pattern and absolutely
fire and burglar proof. The Concord Ma
tiOnal Bank was opened FOR business
July 9th, 1888, with a capital stock of
$4,000. 1t has paid twenty-five semi
annual dividends. returning TO its share
holders So per cent on capital paid in.
il has ON hand at the present time a
surplus and undivided profits to the
amount of $4,000. The management IF
this bank is very conservative and mas
met with no losses. The directory 3
composed of the following well known
and substantial business men, all Of
which reside in Concord or Cabarrus
county:
J. NJ. ODELL.
w. r. ODELL.
j. S. HARRIS.
w. III. LILLY.
JOHN =. ALLISON.
ELAN KING.
d. Is. COLTRANE.
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Elizabeth College, Charlotte, N. c.
"The Vassar Of The South"

VdSSdI
specialists its teachers representing uni vere of international reputation in
he foreign
It's graduate certificate Music admits Berlin and Leeds and in Art
Elective their
handsome brick frepoo budi with modern comfort ele
special the individual
North Carolina, climate
a charming Rates $23S $400.
@. b. KING President
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ST. CLOUD HOTEL.
,Ira. NJ. g. Dusenbery. MANAGER.

Mrs NJ c. Dusenbery, Manager.
N4ere is there city similar in size
in. orth Carolina which has more cX-
cellent., hetel facilities than Concord:
Among the number we must mention
the header the ST. Cloud, which has un-
der it's years OF able management built
uR AN immense patronage. The superior
character OF tho accommodations aifogd-
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The cynic is apt to he the offspring
of his own failures.
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His satanical majesty smiles whom
some men make their tax returns.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-02-25

briefly stated to the House that Mr.
Johnson's constituents had repudiated
him and the two members had 4 wordy
duel
Later in the day Mr.. Marsh, Rep.,
IlIs.), replied to some of Mr.. Johnson's S
structures, but the Republican leaders
had evidently decided to ignore the at
tacks of the Indianian, and no general
reply was made to his speech to-day.
The Army Appropriation Bill to-day
was lost sight of in the general discus
sion of the policy of the Government
relative to the Philippines, and several
notable speeches We're fiade, particular
ly that of Mr.. Settle, Dem., Ky) The
general debate upon the bill closed to-
day and tomorrow the bill will be taken
up for amendment under the five-minute
rule.
"A few evenings ago began Mr..
Johnson, 'the Home Market Club -
Boston. gave n banquet ut which the
President was the principal guest. From
the newspaper accounts OF the affair
it was an exceedingly clabora.e one.
'"rhe Secretary of War was in attend
ance, he whom the Boston populace had
Kissed upon the streets Il few hours be
fore. ere they turned to greet with raptu-
ouS anplause the chief who had he
slowed upon him his official Characte.
We can hardly blame them though for
this. Mr.. Chairman, for they were only
following the precedent Sct them by some
of the leading RepIbl can newspapers of
the country which, for months past,
have been fIercely 1tcl .,ilEg the Secre
tary and yet have lacked the courage
to lay their axe to the coot Of the evil
and censure the gentleman, who to re-
ward him for his politic3i services and
disbursements in the campaign of 1896.
appointed him to his Drescat position.
and has maintained him ther ever since.
notwithstanding his iAtompptency, an
against the righteous complaints that
have been made against him,
THE Secretary of the Navy also
graced the occasion with his presence,
and so far forgot his usual courtesy. 80
far belied his training and associations
as to repeat the stale and untruthful
charge that those who opposed the rati-
fication of the infamous treaty of peace
with Spain were responsible FOR fhc
bloodshed that occurred in the Philip
pines.
when the Chief Magistrate had
ceased speaking, another member of
his official family. the gentleman who
presides over the Postoffce Department,
arose i'm his place and proceeded TO
load his chief down with eulogy so
fulsome and eNtrayagant, so absolutely