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. ii . IK My THE GMT AMI ..9 11 VOL. XIX. CHARLOTTE, N. C, SATURDAY EVENING, JULY 8, 1899. NO 3452 '! !! n js CHARLOTTE LEADS. Large Amount of Building Going on in the Queen City of the South. NEW BUSINESS BUILDINGS. Extension of Street Car Line, New Office Building, Additions to Factories, Many New Stores and Residences in Course of Construction. Charlotte always leads the proces sion in North Carolina. There are other good North Carolina .towns Greensboro, Raleigh, Wilming ton, As'heville, Winston-Salem, Dur ham, iSalsibury, Concord, Fayefcteviile, and other tout there is only one "Best," and that is: Charlotte. A larger number of business build ings and residences are going up here, than ever before in the city's history. The records of the railway compan ies show that 2,700 car-loads of lum ber were received here 'from January 1st to June 1st, and the record to the present date is probably more than three : thousand car loads. Besides thisi, an enormous amount Of brack, slate roof inig and structural iron, tiles, etc., have been received. In taking the number of car loads of lumber in to consideration, it -must be remember ed that all the (business "buildings now in course of "erection are -of brick. The O. A. Robbins Co., sash cord ml lufacturers, is enlarging its plant by erecting a new three-story bmilding forty by eighty feet, and making other enlargements. They will probably add about 800 spindles and some 'braiding machines to their equiipanent. The Golden Crown Hosiery Mill has recently completed a spinning mill which is run in connection with the hosiery factory. The Four C's. Company as erecting near Dilworth one of the largest elec tric power and light plaints in the South. This will ?be a very artistic structure, and -will nave a capacity three tdimes the -size of the present building. The street car line is to be extended (through the northern part of the. city, and a double track built from Latta Park down Tryon street to the Carolina Central depot. Work has ol raayegn;coirtHis extension,, and the construction is of the highest grade rock ballast. The cross ties have been laid for a pajrt of the double track. The now water "tank and water works sys tem of Dilworth has recently been completed, the streets and sidewalks of that suburb are being macadamized and new streets are being opened. Ais soon as the new power house is com pleted and the machinery installed, a power circuit to furnish electric power to small industries will he put ini iMr. J. A. Durham, the Owner of the Piedmont Clothing ManufacturingCo's. building, contemplates erecting a large addition for manufacturing purposes in raer of the present building on S. Tryon street. 'An independent electric plant furnishes iigSft and power for this building. n The probabilities are that in a short time work will begin on the largest and finest office building in the State, a structure seven stories high, with a tower that will almost equal ten stor ies. It will be of steel construction, fireproof throughout, and will be a structure ithat would do credit to any large city. There is every probability that this structure will be erected in the next twelve months. Work is progressing rapidly on the Elks'. Temple, at the corner of 'North Tryon and Fifth streets, opposite the city hall. This is a handsome struc ture of white pressed brick and is fine ly finished throughout. It will contain four stories on the ground floor, club rooms for the Elks' cluib on the second floor and handsome lodge rooms on the third floor. It is owned by Mr. T. W. Hawkins. Mr. Vinton LaddolTs new business building on the corner of Sixth street and North Trvon is aiearing comple tion. It is a very neat structure and will embrace several store-rooms and a number of offices. Work is going rapidly forward on the new (building of ;Mrs. E. C. 'Springs' on North Tryon street This is to em brace several store-rooms on the first floor ,amd,the upper floors are to be de voted to hotel purposes. The neaJl new building of J. N. Mc Causland and Co., on South Tryon street, is nearSng completion. In a short t5me work begins on the remodeling of -Che (building at present occupied by the 'Southern Real Estate, joan ami Trust Co., and the Queen City Printing Co. on Fourth street near Tryon the new Carson building ts, approaching. The Liddell Co'k. up-town. offices are already completed! and thus the build ings burned in the fire of last Decem ber are all replace.. Mr. H. G. Springs tsV putting up a new brick building on West Trade street, to take the place of a wooden building. Mr. George E. Wilson has just erect ed several handsome new residences on South College strfat. Dr. C. It. Ra&estraw is to erect a $3,000 residence on Elizabeth avenue. The new residences of Messrs. F. C. Abbott, Frank Mahan and Charles Stone have been completed and are now occupied by tlTe owners. Mr. Percy Thompson is erecting three two-story residences near the graded school. Two new houses and one store roam have been erected near the CardClothing Co's. factory. Westminister Presbyterian churcli, Inow being erected im Dilworth, is a handsome and substantial structure of pressed brick. , Trinity Metodist church, on South Tryon street, is a large and handsome structure that does credit to that sec tion of the city. It is nearly completed and the congregation will soon be wor shipping there1. The East Avenue Temple, erected by the Associate Reformed 'Presbyterian Church, at the end of East avenue, is a very neait and well arranged struc ture that does credit to that denomi nation! It starts out with a consider able membership. The old electric light house on East 5th street, the property of Mr. P. ivi. Brown, is being remodeled by Glenn and Foil, and will be used for store room. It contains five rooms on the ground floor. - The many improvements that the Southern Railway have in progress and contemplation have already (been told Of through the News. The compress building is now in course of erection and will be in -working order toy the opening of the cotton, season. The handsome shed that will be built at the passenger station on West Trade street is another decided improvement and one Charlotte will be proud of. It is safe to estiimiate that this road will spend $100,000 in, Charlotte within! the next twelve months. Mr. Arthur H. Wearn will soon begin the erection of a diwelling on Pine between (Ninth and Tenth -streets. The new residence of Oapt. Claude Morrison, on iNorth Graham street, is rapidly nearing completion. The handsome residence of Mr. John W. Sheppard, on North Poplar street, is being constructed as fast as the ma terial can be gotten together. Hook and Sawyer are drawing plans for an eight room house for Mr. D. S. Yates. The residence will be built on Seventh street, next door to Dr. Geo. W. Graham's. Mi-, ates is one of Char lottes successful young business men and is giving considerable .attention to real estate improvement. 'Mr. J. S. Spencer is building a hand some residence on .East avenue , It will be a splendid addition io that sec tion of the city. Clerk of the Superior Court J. A.Rus seli has just completed a commodious residence on North Poplar street. IN DILWORTH. Charlotte's thrifty suburban town, Dilworth, has been keeping pace with the rapid strides made in this city. Where a few years ago a broad area of well laid-off lots greeted the eye, today handsome residences by the scores are to be seein. A number of Charlotte's business men have located in Dilworth and have erected residences that would beautify the prettiest portions of the most popular resident streets of this city. Ttwo of the most imposing of these are the twin houses of Messrs. E. V. Finlayson and Cbas. D. Mc Knight. These have just been handed over to the owiners and are in every particular homes of the most modern design. Near the Finlayson-McKnight resi dences, Mr. W. E. Moffatt, vice-president of the Park Manufacturing Com pany, is erecting a commodious resi dence, which will be completed within the next sixty days. On the same street, next to the beau tiful residence of Mr. B. D. Springs, Mr. W. C. Alexander ,of the Charlotte Trouseir Company, is building a hand some home, which will he ready for oc cupancy by the first of September. In addition to these, Mr. E. D. Latta informs a News reporter that he will, at an early date, begin the erection of a home. It will be located at the bend to the main Boulevard, near the large oak tree that stands at the corner of the street car line leading to the pa villioni. That it will be a handsome structure goes without saying. CARRIED TO NEWTON Remains of Mr. T. E. Wright, Who Committed Suicide, Taken Home. SHOT THROUGH THE HEAD. SUflMER SCHOOL CLOSED SHORT IN IO AOCOUNTS. By Telegraph to the News. , WASHINGTON, July 8. An exami nation of the accounts of the Metropol itan Club, as kept by Cashier Eysemar, Jr., who disappeared two weeks ago, showed a shortage larger than was supposeAlthough the officers of the club make no official statement, it is believed the accounts are short about twenty thousand dollars. NINTH ANNUAL REUNION! The ninth annual reunion of the lit erary societies of Bain Academy will behead the 28th of this month at the academy .building. There will be ora tions and essays by former students of the school. A public debate will also be one of the attractions. A concert will be given at .night and aninterestt ing programme will be rendered. He Had Met With Business Re verses and in a Fit of Despond ency Killed Himself Was a Native of Chester Co., S. C, and Married Miss Cockrane. The remains of Mr. Thomas E. Wright, who committed suicide late yesterday evening, were this afternoon carried to his former home in Newton, N. C. He married Miss Kate Cochrane, of Newton, the daughter of Mr. George W. Cochrane, who was - register of deeds for Catawba county for many years. She, with two children, survive him. His brother-in-law, Mr. C. H. Mebane, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, and Mr. L. W. Shuford, representing the Newton lodge of Junior Order of United American Me--chanics, arrived this morning to look after the disposition of the body. Mr, Wright shot himself in his room at the Charlotte Hotel yesterday even ing about ten minutes to five o'clock. Mr. J. G. Neely, who had been rooming with him for several weeks, heard a pistol shot just after he had left the room. He ran back and found that Wright had shot himself. The pistol was still held in his clinched right hand. He had put the muzzle of the pistol to his temple and pulled the trigger. Wright was soon removed to St. Pe ter's hospital where - several doctors performed the operation of locating and extracting the bullet. The scalp was taken off and the skull laid bare. The bullet was extracted from the op posite side to which it had entered. The subject bled profusely, and it was soon evident that it would be impos sible to save his lif e. , The operation was performed between six and seven o'clock. Mrl Wright died about nine o'clock last night. He had evidently been contemplating suicide for some time, as he told sev eral of his acquaintances here that he would not live long. He had been drinking heavily several days and this .probably increased the depression Pf his spirits." Two unopened letters from his wife to him were found- this morn ing. They showed that he had been in very depressed spirits. Considering all the circumstances, it was thought that an inquest would be unnecessary, as the fact that it was suicide was very evident. The deceased was a native of Ches ter county, S. C, and was about thirty- two years old. He had been in the general merchandise business at Le noir, N. C, but for a year past had been on the road, traveling icr the Stimpson Camparting Scale Co. He was a Mason, Odd Fellow and a mem ber of the Junior Order of American Mechanics. , Every one who kne him ope-aks of him in the highest terms. He had met with business reverses, however, and it is supposed this was the cause of his self destruction. It Has Been a Profitable Week For the Teachers. The Mecklenburg summer school closed its two-weeks' session today at noon. The. idea Of a permanent sum mer normal has found a safe lodge ment in the minds of the teachers of Mecklenburg county. ' j All expect to be bacck next year, if j alive and well, and put In a full month. --. (So far as known, Mecklenburg, which is ever in the lead, is the first county in the State tio institute a county sum mer normal. This will enable 'all teachers desir ing to ta'ke a summer course to do so without going away from home and at a small expense. County Supervisor Hunter tells a News reporter that he is assured of an attendance of one hundred next year, and probably two hundred. The school authorities are to be con gratulated on securing Prof. Frank P. Curtiss to conduct the normal next year. Prof. Curtiss has the hearty en dorsement of the iState Board of Edu cation, and of such prominent educa tors as Drs. Melver and Alderman. His work in Mecklenburg has been of the highest order. He is a teacher of won derful capacity and puts life, vigor and originality into the daily class work. During the two years past 'that Prof. Curtiss has conducted institutes, in this county he has endeared himself to the people of Charlotte and Mecklen burg. The increased interest in the cause of education and the earnest desire on the part of teachers for the clearer air and broader view of ripe scholarship jhas been due, in a rreat measure to the rational lines along which the in stitute has been conducted. That the attendance this year has been the largest, the interest and en thusiasm the greatest, and the insti tute the most popular one ever held in Mecklenburg county, is the verdict of the oldest teachers in the county. One of the most noticeable and com mendable features is the large atten jdamice of the City teachers. This of itself is conclusive evidence that there is a need for a school of methods, and siuch a school will not only" be patron ized by the county teachers, but by i city teachers as well. EXCITING CAPTURE. Chief of Police. Orr's Struggle With a Negro at the Post-office WANTED FOR ROBBERY. FUNERAL OF flR, BRIDGES. BURGLAR AT MR, MULLEN'S. The home of Mr. W. N. Mullen on the corner of Fifth and Poplar, was vis ited by a burglar last night. Several members of the family attended the entertainment at the park. On return ing home, Mr. Edward Mullen found that the window to the back room, fac ing Fifth street had been opened. He suspected something wrong and so in formed the family. He went to the door of the room and started to enter when the man on the inside pushed the door to and latched it. Young Mullen then gave the alarm and mentioned that an officer was coming. The man never stopped for a moment but made for the open window on the Fifth street side, jumped out and disappeared in the darkness. So far, nothing has been missed. MR. BELT TO SPEAK At five o'clock tomorrow afternoon the meeting for men at the association will be addressed by Mr. W. H. G. Belt, one of Baltimore's popular trav eling men. Mr. Belt will be remem bered as the speaker at the First Pres byterian church at a service for com mercial travelers, held during the life of Dr. Preston. The special music wall be furnished by the Atlantic Symphony Quartette. This organization Jbas made many friends in the city and wall be heard with pleasure at this service. Took Place This Afternoon at 5:30 O'clock. s The funeral of Mr. John L." Bridges who died at his residence on North Tiriyon street last night shortly before 11 o'clock, took place this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock from the home of the deceased. The services were conducted by Rev. IDr. H. F. Chreitzberg, of Try- on Street Methodist church. The pal bearers were Messrs. J. G. Shannon- house, J. G. Freeland, H. T. Rollins )A. L, Butt, C. P. Wheeler and Oapt. Everett, Mr. RrMgers had been in poor health or some time In fact, since the be ;ginfaiing of the -present year he has (been rapidly falling and for the past ten days his death has been expected. Three days prior to death, the deceased was unconscious and passed away in this state. . Mr. Bridgers was 75 years old." He had been long a resident of Char lotte and was a good and substantial citizen. MAD DOG KILLED TODAY. About noon today Policeman Bradley was sent for to look after a mad dog near Mr. Wade Harris' residence, on Church street. Getting his double- barrel gun, be hastened to the scene as quickly as possible. The dog hal fortunately oitten no one when he arrived, but .had attacked some chickens belonging to A neighbor. A full charge of buck-shot in the dog's side ended his dangerous career and re lieved the alarm of the neighborhood. MR. HIS ROSS ENTERTAINS CLASSES. Mr. J. H. Ross on last " Thursday evening entertained at his home on East Liberty street, his two Sunday school classes, of boys from the Taber nacle and a class of young ladies from the Tryon Street A. R. P. church. The Pineville string band furnished the music for the entertainment. MRS. BRENIZER'S CONDITION. A letter last evening brought the latest intelligence from Mrs. A. G. Bre nizer. (She is progressing as much as could be expected under the ; circum stances, but does not sleep very well. The fracture which is causing the trouble is in the uoDer thigh bone. Mrs. Brenizer will most likely remain away quite a while as her surround ings and the climate favor that course, in addition to the impossibility of be ing moved at present, TO GO TO HERIETT A. Mr. W. M. Allison, of Yorkville, who is well known in Charlotte, has accept ed a position with the Henrietta Mills Company and will be in charge of the dry goods and clothing department of this mills large store. Mr. Allison has been traveling for a Baltimore clothing house. BROKE HIS ARM. Julian Woodruff, five years old, the son of Mr. E. Woodruff of Croft, had a painful accident on Wednesday. He fell off a kitchen table and broke his right arm at the "elbow also dislocat ing the ioint. Dr. Sim Henderson set the arm and he seems to be getting on j finely. Sam Archer, Who Robbed the Post-office in Atlanta, Appre hended Here This Morning $123.79 Found on His Person When Captured. Sam Archer, alias Wm. Henry, who is wanted for robbing the postoffice in Atlanta, was arrested here at 12:30 in the Charlotte postoflice by Chief Orr. A telegram was received this morn ing by Postmaster Mullen saying that the negro was wanted for a postoffice robbery in Atlanta, The Charlotte of fice was also furnished with a photo graph of Archer, and by means of this Chief Orr was assisted in spotting hte man. Archer had just stepped up to the. general delivery window at the post office here, and was enquiring for Ms mail when Chief Orr came upon him. The Chief went up to him and slap ping him on the back, attempted to ar rest him. Upon this the negro began to make violent efforts to escape. "He wiggled just like an eel," said Chief Orr. Not until Chief Orr had thrown the negro to the floor, in his desperate efforts to get away, was he enabled to subdue his man. Mr. Will Irwin and others who were standing near ren dered their aid in subduing the crimi nal. f I Af ter being conquered the negro was taken to the tombs and thence, to the' jail, where he will remain until the United States authori'ties shall give their attention to the case. On the negro's person was found $123.79. Of this amount $36 was in one dollar bills and $78 dollars was in gold. When Archer was sbcjwn the photo graph he admitted that it' was a , like ness of himself. Archer- had been ij Charlotte since yesterday, according "to his statement. T1 E STATUE OF4 VANCE. Charlotte Should at Once Em brace the Opportunity to Se cure, it The suggestion of Mr. T. K. Bruner State Secretary of Agriculture, that three duplicates be made of the Vance statue to be erected in Capitol Square,, one for the rotunda of the capuoi at Washington, one for tine city of Ashe ilie -na one for the city of Charlotte;, was the subject of general discussion. :c..iy, and was universally commend ed. It is not known what the bronze? cast of this beautiful statue will cost but the News thinks the amount cant be raised in Charlotte with proper ef fort. We can secure a handsome monu- tnt now for a small expenditure, and this opportunity should not be allowed to pass. It would be well to appoint committees to go to work on this line; at once. Some years ago a movement for a monument to Vance was begun and about $500 was pledged to this object. Maj. C. Dowd was chairman of the committee. He and others struggled hard to raise the necessary funds, but the results were discouraging. Mr. S. Wittkowsky, who was one of the orig inal committee, tells the News that all the pledges were conditional and that they could not now be made avail able for a monument. But, in spite of this, the News be lieves that the amount to . secure the statue can, and should be, raised, raised. ?' COFEDERATE RELICS. Yesterday while excavating at the- new comprss, the workmen dug up two shells which were buried there during the war between the State. The groun dnow being broken for the com press building was at that time accu- pied by an arsenal a "navy yard, as one gentleman said. ' ' One of the shells is still loaded aid the other, wh: loaded, has had its nlusr re.novod, so ihat both might still prove dangerous objects, if tampered with. MR. SEXTON IMPROVING. About two weeks ago Mr. J. L. Sex- ton, wne in the cellar of the Allen. Hardware Co., slipped on a pile of rub bish and skinned his leg to such anv extent that the injury has kept him at home ever since. He has been confined to bed for about two weeks and has- just .become able to walk a little witbi the aid of crutches. His trouble is due mostly to inflammation following the- accident. III ;!il 't 1 I I -. I 1 i 1 t 4 ?! 1 IS I i " 1J ! I ! i t H ii n 1 ( ! 1 l! f 1, . 1 1 l! I I I f i'JT 1 ; I f i -1 I 1 1 , i 1 Ii I v if . t t . ; i Y ;
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