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CHARLOTTE, N. C, THqRSDAY EVENING, AUGUST 16, 1906
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IH RUSSIAN tMPIRE
The War of the Fighting Organ
ization of the Social Revolu
tionists Begun after Dissolu
tion of Parliament has now
Taken on Decided Activity.
Dispatches Bring in Constartly
Reports of Plunder and Assas
sination. Hundreds Injured
and Many Killed. Numerous
Attacks on the Police.
Ey Associated Press.
St. Petersburg, Aug, 16. The war of
the Terrorists which is fighting the
oiganization of the Social Revolution
ists declared immediately after par
liament dissolved, seems now to have
begun in earnest.
From all parts of the empire the tel
egraph brings the same story of at
tacks on the police officials of all class
es, accompanied in a number of cases
bv plunder. The Polish revolutionists
are especially active. There is a verita
ble reign of terror from Vistula to the
German frontier. Numbers of cases of
assassinations were reported last
night. The Novoe Vremya heads its
list of murders and other crimes "St.
Bartholomews night in Poland."
Many are Slaughtered.
By Associated Press.
Warsaw, Aug, 16. It is now stated
that during yesterday's massacre 13
policeman, four police sergeants,
seven gendarms and four soldiers
were killed and eight policemen, two
sergeants, two gendarms and six sol
diers wounded. v
The soldiers in replying to the at
tacks on the police with volleys and
charging crowds killed 13 men and
two women, severely' wounded 70 per
sons and slightly injured 95.
Would Have Civil War.
Warsaw, Aug. 16. The leading or
gans of the Polish Nationalists publish
strong leading articles denouncing the
state of anarchy . which the Socialists
are producing in Poland. Their ob
ject, the papers declare is not the at
tainment of freedom but the bringing
about of civil war. ' -
CONDITIONS IN HYDE.
Many Horses Die From Staggers
Crops Ruined By Rain.
Special Tbe News.
Raleigh, N. C, Aug. 16. Assistant
State Veterinarian G. A. Roberts has re
turned frora Hyde county, where he
went under direction of the state de
partment of agriculture to investigate
the epidemic that is causing the death
of so many horses in that section. He
found that at least one hundred horses
have died in two townships, Lake
Landing and Currituck, in Hyde coun
ty. Of all the causes he found there
were only three that gave any promise
of recovery.
The disease is what is commonly
known as staggers and thought to ori
ginate from fungus or mold in the feed
of water.
Dr. Roberts says not only the feed
on hand for stock is practically ruined
by the continued rains but the crops
throughout the county are almost a
total failure. He will return at once to
investigate more fully the situation as
to the epidemic and do what he can
to check it, carrying with him apara
tus and appliances for combating and
studying more effectually the disease.
He will also go into Craven, Pamlico
and Beaufort counties on the same
mission, complaints having come in-to
the department from these - sections
during the past few days.
Dr. Roberts found that many people
have shipped their fine horses away
since the disease appeared. He thinks
though that a more economical and
as safe a course would be to get food
for them without the territory infected,
or rather rather affected as he is of
the opinion that the disease is not con
tagious. N
GOVERNOR REVIEWS TROOPS.
Third Regiment Reviewed Yesterday
Negro Odd Fellows.
Special to The News.
New Bern, Aug. 16. New Bern is
full of negro Odd Fellows in attend
ance upon the meeting of the Grand
Lodge. The home for aged and in
firm Odd Fellows is located near
here; also the orphanage. The in
stitutions are said to be self-support-
ng.
Yesterday Governor Glenn reviewed
the soldiers of the Third Regiment
at the encampment grounds near
Morehead City. He was greatly
pleased with everything connected
with the encampment. ' A big recep
tion was tendered him at the Atlan
tic Hotel, after which the military
ball took place.
Twelve Were Killed.
By Associated Press.
Elpaso. Tex.. Aug. 16. Information
from Chihuahua is that twelve men
were killed and twenty injured, many
of whom will die, as the result of
the explosion of a car load of dyna
mite in Chihuahua, Mexico, yester
day. No further details have been
received'.
Mrs. Luther Snyder is spending the
summer at Asheville. Mr. Snyder
has just returned to the city after
spending a week with her.
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BEGUN III
n1ST
CATAWBA POWER IN CONCORD.
Line Will Soon Be Surveyed to That
Point Prospect of Trolley Cars.
Special to The News
Concord Aug. 16. Engineers lay
ing off the line for transmission of
rower for Concord from the Cataw
ba Power Company's plant are with
in a few miles of this city. Engineer
Lee,, with eleven men is within four
i.et here selecting a route by
wnicn this power will be brought
into this city, for the purpose of
operating machinery, car lines, etc.
The survey is direct from Charlotte,
cross country to Concord, and will
be only about seventeen miles from
the power house in Charlotte to the
point of driving the machinery tor
the Concord mills. Definite plans
and route are not to be had, but the
engineers will soon be here and the
power will not be long coming.
Following this line, bringing the
power to this city, trolley cars will
almost certainly follow very soon.
This will mean an increase amount
of power for Concord and vicinity,
and with the development at Whit
ney in operation, situated between
these two powers, Concord is des
tined to be a central point in the
most rapidly developing section of
the entire South. Cars are not far
in the future, a trolley system for
Concord as well as running into the
surrounding country connecting all
the small places in one great chain
of commercial activity and making
of this section the center of Southern
manufacturing supremacy.
The Youn,g-Hartsell cotton mill has
been set going, the power was turned
on yesterday and the machinery is
new running and turning out cotton
yarns. This new mill is driven by
electric power.
Mr. O. L. Wagstaff is the superin
tendent of the mill. This mill makes
eighteen cotton mills for Concord.
A 20-ROUND BOUT.
Mike Sullivan and Rube Smith Fight
Lively Bout.
By Associated Press.
Denvtr, Aug. 16. Mike (Twin) Sul
livan, of Lowell, and Rube Smith, of
Denver, went twenty rounds to a
draw last night. Sullivan had the
tetter of the first in the rounds on
points, but after that Smith seemed
stronger and carried thei battle to
his opponent. Sullivvan was groggy
at the end of the contest. He was
two to one the favorite.
THE GRID ARMY
REPUBLIC GROWS
Now Number 235,823. Per Cap
ital Tax Insufficient. The Abol
ition ot the Canteen Discussed.
Many Prostrations from the
Heat.
By Associated Press. .
Minneapolis, Minn., Aug. 16. The
total membership of the Grand Army
is declared in the report of Adjutant
General Tweedale to be . 235,823, an
increase of 3,368 during the last six
months. Losses by death for the
year ended December 31, last were
9,205. In the preceeding year loss
by death reached exactly same per
centage. . Receipts from the per capita tax
are declared insufficient for the prop
er conduct of affairs. Suggestions
were made that the tax be increased
from three and a half to five
cents per annum.
Abolition of Canteen.
The most imDortant Questions to
be taken up during the meeting are
r hoi it ion oi canteen from the old sol-
ditrs homes, and the proposed erec
tion of the monument to nenry
Wirse, by the women of the South.
TV th rmestion of a monument to
Wirse, there was considerable oppo
tion. The report of Commander
Tanner makes no motion of the can
teen question, but considerable space
is given to Wirse and recommenaa
tion is made that the Grand Army
enter a dignified and emphatic pro
test against the erection of the
monument.
100 Prostrations.
The decisions during the year by
Judge Advocate General Clarke is
one that a citizen who was pressed
into the Confederate army, deserted,
joined the Union forces and receivea
honorable discharge from the war
department, is not illegible for mem
bership in the Grand Army because
he has at one time borne arms
against the United States.
Hot weather continues, it is esti
mated that over 100 prostrations oc
vesterday's parade, the
majority being women exhausted by
standing in the street.
KING AND EMPEROR PART.
Their Leave Taking Was Particularly
Cordial. Kissed Eachother Warmly.
By Associated Press.
Cronberg, Aug. 16. King Edwart,
ivipiVhshnf this morning. Ji.ni a
peror William, accompanied ' nim tc
the Cronberg railroad station. The
leave taking of soverigns was particu
larly cordial, both kissing each othe!
on the cheeks. King Edward proceed
ed to Mareinbad, accompanied by th
British Ambassador to Germany anc
the Emperor returned to Fnednsch
shof. -'
' Five Policemen Killed.
By Associated Press. .
Plock, Russian Poland, Aug.16.
Last night five policemen were killev
and two wounded. The assassin escap
ed. - -
What
ORPHANS ON OUTING.
Odd Fellows' Orphans Are Given an
Outing This Week at Southport and
Wrightsville.
Special to The News.
Wilmington, Aug. 16. The orphans
from the Odd Fellows' Home at Golds
boro arrived in . the city yesterday on
their annual outing. They were in
charge of Mr. J. F. Brinson, superin
tendent of the Home, and Mrs. Brin
son, matron. Shortly afte arriving in
the city the children were taken to the
steamer and went down to Southport
where they will be the guests of the
Atlantic Lodge of that city until
Thursday morning, when they will re
turn to Wilmington. Upon their arri
val here they will take cars to Wrights
ville Beach where they will be enter
tained by Mr. J. H. Hinton, manager
of the Seashore Hotel. Thursday af
ternoon the orphans will come back
to the city and until Saturday morn
ing will be the guests of the Odd Fel
lows of this city at their home. The
orphans pay Wilmington a visit once
a year and they always look forward
.with great pleasure to the entertain
ment given them here.
Mr. Valdon Oliver who has been em
ployed in the office of the Auditor
Freight Receipts, of the AJ. C. L. R. R.
has resigned his position and will re
turned to Atlanta, Ga., his old home,
to take a position with the Central of
Georgia Railway.
CONCERNING DIVORCES.
Holy Synod Declined to Yield to Re
quest of Minister of Justice.
By Associated Press.
St. Petersburg Aug. 16. The Holy
Synod has declined to yield to request
of the minister of justice to allow di
vorce cases to be adjudicated by the
2ivil courts, except in the cases of
idultery. The minister of Justice,
Chlitglovotoff himself is a defendant in
suit.
Ball Players Sold.
By Associated Press. .
Portland, Ore., Aug. 16. Pitcher
Essick and Catcher McLean, of the
Portland baseball team, have been
sold or traded to the Cincinnati Na
tional League Club.
HEGBO RAPIST IS
STILLJT LIBERTY
Party Continue Search for Bob
Davis with no Avail. Governor
Heywardis Now on the Grounds.
Will Attempt to Prevent Lynch
ing. Special The News.
Greenville, S. C, Aug. 16. Excite
ment is still running high over the
attempted assault by Bob Davis, col
ored, on the person of Miss Jennie
Brooks Tuesday evening.
" The band of citizens who gathered
around a swamp near Greenwood
where it was thought the negro was
aiding, has so far been unsuccessful
In the efforts to find him. -
In case the negro is found there is
.ittle doubt but ; what the crowd will
make short work of him.
The sheriff of Greenville is on the
3pot, also Governor Hey ward has
arrived and they are both doing all
in their power to prevent a lynching.
3ut there is little chance of saving
;he negro in case he, is apprehended.
This morning the party was still
in search of vDavis but so far had
jeen unable to spot him.
DEAD BODY FOUND.
Body of Section Foreman Found by
Side of Track.
Norfolk, Va., Aug. 16. A special
to the Ledger-Dispatch from Suffolk
says the murdered body ' of .Jas. E.
Honeycutt: a section foreman of the
Tidewater Railway, was found this
norning by ;the side of the Norfolk
and Western track, near Suffolk. No
clue to the assailants is known.
the Greater Charlotte Club is Doing for
HEAT IS CAUSED
BY
Five Per Cent Higher than Aver
age Humidity has Caused Swel
tering Heat for the Past Ten
Days. Maximum Tempera
tures. The sweltering heat of the past ten
days has succeeded in driving to the
seaside and mountain resorts a large
number of the inhabitants from the
inland towns and I cities. An exodus of
Charlotte people has been noticed
within the limits of the past two weeks,
and the papers in neighboring towns
and cities have made mention of the
same tendency among their residents.
Observer Bennett stated today to a
News representetrvtsthatv the depres
sion was not altogether due to high
temperatures, the mean temperature
being 80 degrees, only two degrees
higher than for the same date last
year and three degrees higher than nor
mal. The minimum temperature for the
past ten days was 70 which was reg
istered last Sunday and also yester
day. The maximum registration was 91
on three days Friday, Sunday . and
Monday. It will be seen that the max
imum temperature has not been un
usually hish as 98 and 100 degrees
have been recorded a number of years
during the month of August, the high
est being 10Q in 1888. ,
Observer Bennett accounts for the
oppressiveness of the heat on the
ground of the humidity that has center
ed over the South Atlantic States for
the past several days. The humidity
has been 5 per cent, higher than the
average for this time of the year, 83
per cent, being the mean relative regis
tration.
The maximum temperature for the
past ten years for August follows:
1896 . . .... ...... . .99
1897 95
1898 . '. 92
1899 r . .. .. 98
1900 . . . . . 99
1901 ..- 90
1902 95
1903 96
1904 .; 92
1905 96
MAY DECLARE CO. BANKRUPT.
A Petition Asking That Company Be
Declared Bankrupt Was Filed.
By Associated Press. :-
Laporte, Ind., Aug. 16. A petition
asking that the Planet Manufactur
ing : Co., manufacturers of picture
frame and room moulding, be de
clared bankrupt was ' filed in the
Federal Court by the American Na
tional Bank, of Pensacola, Fla.; the
Union Bank and Trust Co., of Mont
gomery, Ala., and the First National
Bank of, Evergreen, Ala. . :
Emmet Scott was last week v ap
pointed receiver : for the company
upon the ' petition of local creditors.
The foreign creditors were not sat
is fled and asked the Federal . Court to
appoint another receiver. It is - esti
mated that 'the assets , amounted ' to
$175,000, : liabilities, $225,000. The
failure of the : Bank of America, Chi
cago,, and the Creelman Lumber Co:
are connected with the financial
troubles of the Planett Company.
ORDER OF-EAGLES.
In Annual Parade Almost Every State
of .Union ; Was Represented. :
By Associated Press.
Milwaukee, Aug. 1 6. Contests for
the various officers In the fraternal
order of Eagles began in earnest but
the nominating speeches were inter
rupted by recess until 4 o'clock. 1 The
annual parade took place this afterr
ndon. The parade consisted of seven
divisions of Aeries, nearly every state
in the Union being in line. '
Messrs. H. D. Hatch and H. E. Gib
bons, of Hamlet, were in the city to
day on business, - - -
HUM D TY
Charlotte.
A REGULAR BATTLE.
Twenty-Five or Thirty Shots Ex
changed at a Negro Church Three
Shot. I j :
Special to The News.
Union, S. C, Aug. 16. News of a
big colored church row near Kelton
on Sunday reached Union yesterday,
and , last night Kelley Holley, a ne
grc, was committed to jail.
It is said that twenty-five or thirty
shots were fired in the church
grounds Sunday afternoon, and that
the crowd being panic stricken many
ran into the church building, where
one of the men was shot as he
went in the door. A "big meeting"
had just been started by Rev. C. H.
Lee and A. A. Sims, principal of the
colored school here, and' report has
it that witlt others did fast running
when the firing began.
James Keenan and Davis Holley
had a fuss at an' ice cream supper
at Dave Smith's Saturday night,
when Keenan shot Mose Kelly,- Joe
and Wadus Holley. The trouble was
renewed at Bethel Church next day,
when Keenan was badly shot by the
Holley boys and is in a dangerous
condition. Keenan also shot : both
Mose. aad --Kelly Holley, , tweutyflve
or thirty shots "being fired. Keenan
is about 17 years old and the Holley
brothers are grown men. '
TEACHERS EXAMINATION
Fourteen Standing Examination For
Fourth and Seventh Grades.
There are just 14 teachers standing
an examination today; for, the fourth
and seventh grade vacancies created
by the resignation of Misses Ward and
Miiler. The examination is being held
at : the South Graded school - by Prof.
Alexander Graham, - superintendent of
the city schools.
The fact that there are 14 applicants
for these two positions shows that
there are plenty of teachers in Char
lotte and, no doubt, the result of the
examination will show that all of
those are splendidly equipped for
teaching school.
Mrs. Arnold M. Shaw, who has
been at the Mercy Hospital for the
past six weeks with typhoid fever was
taken home today.
At this Morning's Confeience. Be-
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tween Democrats and Populists
a State Fusion Ticket was Com
pleted. Each Faction Names
Certain of the Candidates.
By Associated Press.
Lincoln, Nebraska, Aug. 16. This
mornings conference between Demo
crats and Populists, resulted in the
completion of the State fusion ticket,
th Populists, being permitted to name
the candidates for Auditor, Land Com
missioner, Superintendent of Public In
struction and Railway Commissioners.
The remainder of the ticket is compos
ed of Democrats headed by Shallen
berger for Governor, ' who the 'Popu
lists endorsed and who defeated Berge.
- W. II, Thompson, who was the fu
sion nominee for Governor ttwo years
ago, was indorsed for the United
States Senate by the . Democrats and
Populists. : . . V : '
A Resident Twenty Years Ago.
Mr. . Henry Berwanger, who is
known to many Charlotte people as
a merchant tailor twenty years ago,
was in the city today shaking hands
with some of his : old friends. Mr.'
Berwanger is now a successful mer
chant of Raleigh. '
Cotton Receipts.
The receipts of ' cotton, at the ; city
platform today amounted to 25 bales
at 10 3-5 cents. On the same day
last. year the receipts amounted to
33 bales at 10. 1-2 cents. ; y -'
SlS unite
CRIMINAL COURT TODAY. " "
Negro Gets 12 Months True Bill
Likely in Murder Case.
The operations of. the second regu
lar day's work of the criminal court
for Mecklenburg pounty consisted
largely in the disposing of pistol cases
and a few assaults. ;:
The court convened "at the usual
hour this morning and the docket was
at once taken up at the point where it
was left when the court closed Wed
nesday. Cases disposed of today are as fol
lows: A. P. Hill, assault, sentence not
passed, defendant having plead guil
ty. . -
John W. Thomas plead guilty to
a charge of carrying a pistol, and was
fined $20 and costs.
John Hall, , for similar offense, was
fined S20 and costs.
Mamie Etheredge, charged with as
sault, was fined 5 cents and costs. -
Bob Gilmer, for disturbing religious
worship, was sentenced by the court
to a term of 12 months on the roads
The grand jury returned several
true bills in' a number of not very important-
cases. It is also understood
that the grand jury will return a true
bill this afternoon in the murder case
of John Bailey; charged with' shoot
ing John Miller, both colored, the; trag
edy taking place: on South Mint Mint
street about two months ago, at 5 o'
clock in the afternoon. .
' ' The alleged murderer in this case
John Bailey; has not been located.
This is the only murder case in the
present term ' of court, and this of
course cannot be tried until the defen
dant is found, which may never be.
' The docket is unusually free from
crimes of the more serious sort this
term and Indicates that there has been
a decrease of lawlessness during the
past few months.
MEETING OF COMMITTEE.
County Democratic Executive Commit
tee Called to Meet Next Saturday.
Mr. J. A. Bell, chairman, authorizes
The News to say that there will be a
meeting of the County Democratic Ex
ecutive Committee at the court house
in Charlotte on Saturday the 18th, of
August 1906 at 12 o'clock.
The names of some of the precinct
chairmen have not been sent in to the
County Chairman and they are there
fore requested to take notice and at
tend the above meeting without fur
ther or special notice.
If any precinct committee has not
vpt. nreatiized and elected its chairman
it will do so before Saturday so that
the chairman elected can attend tne
meeting Saturday.
ARE CHARGED WITH
INCITING TO RIOT
Officials of Brooklyn Rapid Tran
sit Company Arraigned Before
Police Magistrate. Pleaded
not Guilty and Held in $1,000
Bond for Hearing To-morrow.
By Associated Press.
New York, Aug. 16. Vice President
Calderwood, General Traffic Manager
Smith and Supt. Newberry, of the
Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company
were arraigned in the police cOurt of
Brooklyn, charged with inciting to riot.
They pleaded not guilty and were
held for a hearing to morrow, in $1,
000 bail each.
The cases grew out of disorders re
sulting from attempts of the transit
Coney Island, after conflicting court
decisions. Police" Magistrate Higgin
botham ordered the arrests last night
and he arraigned the prisoners before
himself.
DEATH OF MRS. MARY ASBURY.
Passed Away Today After an Illness
- ! of Several Months.
Mrs. Mary P. Asbury, one of the
best known of the older residents ot
Charlotte died this afternoon at 2:10
o'clock at her home at- No. 301 1-2
North Tryon street. Mrs. Asbury had
been in declining health for several
months though her condition was not
alarming until a week or two ago.
Since i that time she gradually grew
worse until death relieved her suffer
ings at the hour named above.
Mrs. Asbury had lived in Charlotte
nearly all her life She was the widow
of the late Dr.-Daniel Asbury, one of
the best known residents of the city.
Mrs. Asbury was 82 years of age and
is survived by the following children:
Misses , Sallie and ' Molly" Asbury, of
this city; Mr. Eldredge Asbury, of El
berton Ga. Mr. 1 Burt Asbury of this
city; and Mr. Charlie Asbury of Nash
ville Tenn. " - v.
Mr. Burt Asbury Is at Lake Toxa
way. He will arrive in the city tonight.
Mr. Eldredge Asbury has been here sev
eral days and Mr. Charlie Asbury will
arrive, from Tennessee tonight or to
morrow morning. '
No funeral ; arrangements have been
made, pending the arrival of . relatives.
Democratic Convention.
Ey Associated Press. .
Dallas, Aug 16. The third day's ses
sion of the' Democratic state conven
tion one ballot was taken for Governor
with Campbell leading. Bell, Colquitt
and Brooks followed in order named.
Under the rule Brooks who received
the lowest vote, dropped, and a sec
ond ballot was taken. '
The third quarterly conference of
Trinity Methodist church was held
last lnijrht . : Presidlne Elder J. Ed.
Thompson, - presiding, yt&2tLjjSa&
AMERICAN PEOPLE
TOO EXTRAVAGANT
SAYS MR. IHGALLS
Mr. Melville E. Ingalls Created
Stir Among Bankers by De
daring that Greatest Menace
to Country was the Various
Trade Laws in Effect. I
Specifies Hepburn and Sherman
' Acts. As to Extravagance he
Points to Report Showing that
$400,000,000 has Recently
been Spent for Automobiles.
By Associated Press. t ' '
Put-in-Bay, O., Aug. 16. Melville E.
Ingalls, president of the Merchants'
National Bank of Cincinnatti, and
chairman of the Big Four Railway,
in addressing the Ohio Bankers Con
vention, created something of a stir
by declaring that the greatest menace
to American business and banking
interests, today is the various trade
laws, particularly the Hepburn and
Sherman acts.
Under the construction placed upon
the Sherman act by courts he said
the business man who comes to any
agreement with his competitors is
guilty of an act in restraint of trade,
and ia liable to punishment.
Mr. Ingalls believed the common
people would suffer more from such
suppression of business as a result
of this law than any one else.
Mr. Ingalls describing the new Hep
burn bill, said it .wag the shippers
who tempted the railroads. He
thought the laws recently passed by
Congress and the State legislatures
ought to be entered: "Lows in re
straint of tne commerce of the coun
try." Mr. Ingalls predicted that within
two years the halls of Congress
would be filled with shippers cle
manaing a change in the recently
enacted statutes.
He sounded a ' note of warning
against the growing tendency of ex
travagance among the American peo
ple! As an illustration, he pointed
to the fact that $400,000,000 had been
spent in automobiles in the past three
or four years, and this .was but one
item.
DEATH OF MR. WATSON BYRD
Funeral Took Place This Afternoon at
Home of Mr. A. B. McKinnon.
Mr. Watson Byrd, of this city died
yesterday morning at one of the hos
pitals after an illness of four weeks.
The funeral took place this afternoon
at 2 o'clock at the home of Mr. A. B.
McKinnon, at Belmont, the services
being conducted by Rev. L. R. Pruett,
pastor of the Ninth Avenue church.
Mr. Byrd is survived by a wife and
a little boy. Mrs. Byrd before her mar
riage was Miss Maggie McKinon who
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B.
McKinnon.
Funeral Services.
The funeral exercises over the re
mains of Miss Dora Cunningham who
died Tuesday night at her home in
Lower Providence were held yester
day afternoon at Harrison church.
Miss Cunningham had been ill for
some time, but not until the last week
did her condition become alarming.
She was a daughter of the late James
Cunningham and a woman of splendid
character.
At the time of her death she was 33
years of age.
Miss Cunningham is survived by
two sisters, Mrs. T. O. Ross and Mrs.
Harvey McGinn, and five brothers,
Messrs. Samuel, Robert, Ed, Benjamin
and Walter Cunningham, all of Provi
dence. Picnic at Gilead.
Tomorrow is the day appointed for
the annual picnic and tournament at
Gi?ead Church, a short distance north
of Huntersville in Lemleys township.
Preparations are being made for . a
great gathering, and a number of In
teresting features are booked for the
occasion. Speeches by prominent
men of this city and county and the
tournament in the afternoon, besides
the big dinner will be the leading at
tractions. ' Farmers' Meeting.
The next regular monthly meeting
of the Mecklenburg Cotton Growers
Association will be held at the court
house on the first day of September,
which is the first Saturday in the
month. This meeting will bring many
farmers into the city as already sub
civil meetings are being held in vari
ous sections of the county.
Mr. Mullen Moves.
Charlotte people will be interested
to learn that Mr. Jonas W. Mullen, for
merly postmaster of Charlotte, but re
cently of Salisbury has removed with
his family to Lincolnton and will here
after reside in that thriving little town.
Mr. Mullen is now in the insurance
business and his removal to Lincoln
ton is due to that fact that he will he
more centrally located there for his
work than in Salisbury.
Mr. W. M. Warwick and family, of
Allenton N. C. have arrived in the city
and will heretofore make Charlotte
their home. Mr. Warwick has a posi
tion with the Southern Railway Com
pany. ,