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pppvfpppffinifpp N. ■'" ‘ ■ 6 TH2 OHABLOTTP. NEWS SEPTEMBER 3, I9II Social and Personal ,By ADDIE WILLIAMS CALDWELL) Love. Love, according to Prexy Hall, of Clark rnlvrrslty, is emotive delusion, fixed Idrn. nuiimentary paranoia, ph'chic ’I:'ii13 or opisodio symp- ' tomB of hertdi* iry ’v.i:'nevacy, There- .for®: If music >e the food of rudimentary pRranoia. play .*n. Mon I'ave died and worms have rji>*n ih.' • bir ii"» f>- -piPodir s\ nip- t ii.7. ■ • • li -r:> dt'i;eneracy. She no.er her p^^ychic neuras thenia. ’'Ut let roncealment, like a worm in t^^^ ’“Ud «kin to emotive delusion. fixt’d idea of woman.— \.-A y-tv . ♦ — VISITOR FROM STATESVILLE. ^ y.-~ >?nr'. ijail Miller, of States ville. aui\i vi in the city last eveniuK aud vi” S‘-veral days visiting ..Kir-:!. .Missto rUary and .lose- , : "i the county, before • . • i : : .-I) ;' MRS. MURRAY LEAVES TOMORROW. Mrs Murrav wife of Rev. Mr. Mur- \ .• the Prt'^l-yterian .' aiC . ijf lir il.^tra. who hais been at = - : Hospifa' in this city, . .6 I-''!' tomorrow. Mr.-; Mur-i-^^*’- ^t'hin had an opportunity of meet- 1 r. V ir S ♦ MUSIC. ^ ♦ ♦ Mr. Harry Zehm, the noted organist of the Second Presbyterian church, was greeted on his appearance in Shelby, Friday nisrht, w'ith an im- mpuse audience. Mr. Zehm, by special invitation, went lo Shelby to give the initial re cital on the elegant new organ just in stalled In the First Baptist church of that city. This ortan was built especially for the churL'ii by M. P. Moller, the well- IvPown buildeis ’f Hagerstown, Ma., and given jointly by Mr. Andrew Car negie, of New York, and Mr. Charles C. Blanton, of Shelby. Mr. Zehm is not only organist of the Seiond church, but head of the conser vatory of music at l-'llzabeth College, lie is a Fellow of the American Guild of Organists, and member of the American Association of Oragnists. i)n the brilliant occasion of Friday night he was assisted by Miss Ander- t;i>n. Mr. Henderson atid Mri*. Shoemak er. Shelby i>? full of cultured people and ♦ LIBRARY NOTES ♦ ♦ ♦ (By the Librarian.) ' he well k :’b-.• n.:; !;cal*n r 'f Mi^s M. J. Libbey, many of them. ;i trained nurse. Miss The program which inaugurated the d her sister back to' “ew organ was as follows: ! Program: - j Prelude in E Flat Bach iln Paradisum Dubois Kugue in C Buxtehude Mr. Zehm. .Jerusalem RETw RN TONIGHT. ^!r and Mr.« J B. Bowen, who h:: e n in Yorkville. S. C . for a ■ V - or t(".' ‘lays, return to nisht. 'iSS FOX I' CANADA Parker Mr. Hudson. Delbruck Thoinas Wolstenhome Mr. Zehm. Lemmens Viical Solo (Selected) Mrs. Shoemaker. Ktude for the Pedals alone V. ;rai.am. Sr.. who| , ; l>e Bricqueville Hof Srring.' with her , Chrisima» Carol .... Guilmant re'urned home. jHutcmolle Offenbach ; l-orL'et-Me-Xot Macbeth I Mr. Zehm .lane Hughi s Crime .Tesus Redeemer (Improvision (ir. a givt-n theme .. Miss Anderson .''lairh IMttorcsque Kroeger Mr. Zehm /CON Ber.euse .. ‘E ONTARIO. jiavotre .. ■ rn of Raleigh, is The Answer ie' patty of friends j • i-ley are on I.ake Onta- The Storm graham y. ■ f 'I'.a.rl.i're, will t : - t’ rt !-^'s been h par'y of Virgins A-'P IN I J‘^hn Betbune. who has been NLW YORK. head soda water dispenser at King's ■’r~ " Kin* aid writes Char-|h f rream parlors, in Savannah Ga., ; r. - fro?.- New York. She:fJt" some time, has returned to Char- r'-"-ntly to put her tal-|lotte, and will have charge of the Try. . - r-,: • ■ so:.. Billy Kincaid, in j on Drug Co.'s fountain, beginning with 'hi? -'p »f Musical Art. where Monday. Mr. Bethune has many triends T . -1-- - e h’s studies so excel-jhere who will be plea&ed to know of re iini’.f'r Mr. .Joseph Iiis return. He has had extensive experience in his line of work and the local firm is to !)e congratulated on AND securing his service.s. VR. B'RRY BRIDE. Ta-rv and bride are ex- n e :n ^!'e rir y Th!i’*sda T' \v. rrv wer»^ i.U'rri- d n • spending • t? r"ir ii.il' riage «EE M‘-CDONALD. 1 ♦ . I V .; r- ‘ ■ -- h* V -'1 rpfurn*'! , op r.^'coM' ' ' '•r. M >*8. 'V. wfl' nio'e I •ir is still ill. ! Dr. Chas R. Fisher, w’ho is to be the iif^ad of rlie conservatory of music at tlir Prt-byterian College, is expect- ,ed dajly. I'r. and Mrs. P'isher left i.ng- ' !a:id 1 liurtiday a week ago. Xo news of their arrival has been received, but it is .su'pposed that they landed in Canada, ai;d will come from their to Vew York and thence to Charlotte. At TL MA’ES '.ES. Hp- 1^. i * ’ il rnr>.ri yes- ' it. ' ir« ■n'-'''oro and and fatlv t-V il">'. wi'i reciiine - t-'. ir 'Mirnp on Xorih • • M’-. i!r> • Mr-. Kdward . . th>- hOU>-‘ H i ‘.-r. wii; •iii;ird. Mr. ' ' e j-.st return‘-d Mi'S Xfuu-y Stnumerow goe.s to Sliel- b ihls afterno(>n to sing in the First l'';il-ti.>i church tomorrow. Miss Sunv nierow is one of the i>resent-dav .-w/'et .= ini;ers of Charlotte. She has ;->uti£i in the First Presbyterian and SfHond Pr*‘sl)> ,ei inn church choirs. She luis u pure, cir;ir scjtrano. * * * Miss .Nntonnette Glenn, .solo soprano of the Firr; I’resii\terian church, re- - her w.mU today after a month's \nc.iMoii. .Mi.-'s C,l!'iin is ?n accom- plis!ic(i aitist, aii(i ;uleligiitl'ul singer. f iNE TRIP N Q T5T > ■’ ' :C ' MR. CAVE MOVES. Miss May Oates, solo contralto, also res'itiies her place in the choir after i-everal weeks’ vacation. Miss Oates’ j.sfay at Flat Rori was a benefit. Tlie ,'urr-\' i S'l ength and viyni- 'r. -1 f-i>ni a | _ ^ fa I'i'll: . On their re-' t tj /■> i i n nil-d .T ''•r.nev Inland . . C aldwell and Miss Ade- tif. ui \'i-w Norfolk ' I earsoii Caldwell are spending ’ ■ ■ M'"'ay in Mof;;anton with Mr. Cald- i well. \V R '! t'qvp .-jnd family moved to ? ■; •» "erria to ? ;. )• lovely country h en ’ if t'^e city. Mr. Cave hough* Vr. J. TV M- xand'-r's place. Mr Alexriuder 1= to huiid on the lot a.dJoining MISS THOMSON RETURNS SATURDAY. I Miss .Mary (’atherine Thomson, who j is to have charg\ of the primary de- jl'arirnent of th^ Presbyterian College this year, will return from Kanuga I Saturday nrxt. .Miss Thomson had ]a hirge and interesting kindergarten jflass at flu* Lake this summer. She • ..f the PresbvtenanlJt/^."^::^^^^^ *^^‘1 arri-.- in n fev.- dnvs. 1, l-'i'iarx class at the college will do wonders undfr her inspiration. MISS CARR COMES THIS WEEK. Miss Melva (’arr. v/ho is to be of xnusio facul* College, wi 1 She is nt ; >11^ : t i-Jo-e Hill. Miss Cprr 1? a ni- '■ nf .\rr.-;. (;. Clieek, and will, us>i.'il, lualit, h*'r homf' with htr. ♦ — SPENT SHORT TIME HERE. Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Cowles, .Tr. and son, of Xew York, aiul Mrs, a. Turner, of Stat^-sville, spent P'riday night at the St Iwyn leaving yester day morning. Mr. and .Mrs. Cowles had been visiting Mr. ('owles’ par ents, In Statesville. ^ ^ MISS WILLIAMS RETURNS HOME Miss Carrie Mae Williams has re turned to her home in Rockingham after Hpenuing some time here visit ing her Bister, Mrs, F. D. Austin, in Piedmont. ♦ VISITING IN GASTONIA. Miss I»uise Brown left last even ing for Gastonia to spend several d.'ivs visiting Miss Myrtle Nolen. MRS. KLINE A VISITOR. Mrs. . J. Kline of Cabarrus coun ty, is a guest today at the home of Prof. R. J. Cochran in Dilworth. RETURNED FROM WEDDING TOUR. Mr. and Mrs. .John Wesley Kirby, Jr, have returned from their wedding tour to 'U’ayneRvllle and other points (n Western Noftb Uarolioa* MRS. CARSON home. ■Mrs. M. Car.son and .son, Mr. ■James Carson, returned from Switzer land last night. U. D. C. CHAPTE^ HAS MEETING The first fall meeting of the United augiiters of the Confederacv, Stofie- wa!l .fackson Chapter, was held this aftei'iioon. The call to the state con- ventjon at Winston-Salem, October was real. ,V discussion of the constii utional amendments followed. I>elegates aiid alternates to the slate convention were elected as fol lows: Mrs. Stoewall .lackson, honorary stat(‘p resident ;• Mrs, Gordon P"inger, statep resident; delegates A. L. Smith, Latta .lohnston. I. W^ Fai son, F. C. Itegister, and Misses Pau line Davis and .Julia Alexander. ^ Alternates elected were: .J. A. Fore, ( harles F. Plait, Fssie Blankenship, X. (?. Butt, E. L. Blackwelder, F. O. Ilawle.v, .Jr., aiul F. A. Preston. I he sclidiarship at the college was continued Xew members elected were W. Jj. Xicholson. H. S. Dodenboff, C. Keus- ter and S. }|. Lonsdale. .Mis^s \’iolet Alexander, recorded of the Stonewall Chapter, presented one cros.s of honor and had three uncalled for. It is desired that crosses be reqnestpd ff,r .^fter J012 no crosses will be awarded. At a call meeting of the board of trustees of the Carnegie library held last Tuesday evening. Miss Annie Pierce, assistant at the library, was given leave of absence to ahend the Library Training school at the Car negie library of Atlanta. She will leave about September 23 and be ab sent until June 1, when she will again take up her work in Charlotte. The trustees took this occasion to exiu'ess. their appreciation of Miss Pierce's ability and loyalty. During the absence of Miss Pierce, Miss Claire Tomlinson, a gradute of the Library Training school in At lanta will have charge of her work. Miss Tomlinson graduated in .Tune, and has been employed in the Carnegie library of Atlanta during the summer. She will arrive on September 20th. • • « Another Important question was brought up at the meeting Tuesday evening. The trustees decided to be gin again the night opening of the library which was discontinued a year and a half ago. The library hours are now from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. Beginning September 15, they will be from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. iMss Mary Wiley will have charge of the night VDrk. The nigl'.t opening will be continvied indefinitely. It will be an added ex pense to the library, but it is thought that it will make it possible for many people to use the library who do not have the opportunity now. It is hoped that many of the young men and w^o- nien who have recently come to the city seekini; employment will find here a means of wholesome recreation as wall as inspiration and knowledge. Certainly a well-heated, well-lighted reading: room is to be jtreferred to a cold, indifferently lighted hall bed room or the corner druy «tore. Our young people of Charlotte should have the opportunity of doing the same thing as Mr. Edison w’ho, ^^^en a boy, read night after night in the big reading room of a public li brary, and thus paved the way for the greater things in store for him. Here are pleastne, inspiration and information to be had for the asking. « The TJbrary Training school of the Carnegie library of Atlanta, is the only one of its kind in the south. Ap plicants to the school are required to have a good high school education or its equivalent, and are compelled to stand a competitive examination for admission to the school. As only ten studentss can be accommodated, the graduates are in .great demand by col lege and jmblic librarief all over the southern states. The necessity for trained librarians has been recognized very generally now. It has come with the demand for trained workers in every field of human endeavor. Librarianship has been recognized as a profession in some sections of the country, and its attracting numbers of young women, especially college graduates. Mr. A. E. Boslwick, li brarian of the St. Louis Public library, in a pamphlet of information address ed to persons desiorous of entering the service, says: “To those who are fitted for it, library work offers a con genial field of employment. It do«s not pay as well as teaching, and the vacations are not as long, but It has jieculiar attractions for those who are interested in education outside of school. It rectuires good health, strength, an even temper, quickness of apprehension, and resourcefulness. It is not work adapted to those deficient in education or to those who, by rea.son of advancing age or limitations of any other sort, find it difficult to obtain any other employment.” ♦ ♦ ♦ D. A. R. COLUMN ♦ THE HOODOO OF 1812. An Englishman with a sense of hu mor has reached Gotham, and he is regarded as such a rare one that they want to keep him as long as they can. \N hen he registered the clerk assigned him to room 1812. “Oh, I say is there any method in your handing me that number?” he demanded. “That’s not popular with liritishers, you know.” He smiled, and it dawned upon the clerk that there was a war called by that date. I.«ater on the manager, pass ing by the open door of 1812, found the walls of the room fairly swathed with Pifitish flags. Must do something to ward off what yoti call the hoodoo,” was the vistor's comment.—Xew York Sun. RAISED THE FLAG IN ALASKA Patrick Ford, who Is said to have lowered the Russian flag at Sitka in 1SG7 and raised the Stars and Stripes over Alaska when the United States took possession, died recentl.v at the Soldiers Home in Washington city. He was 79 years old and had been in the United States Army since he was 20. His life was connected with many great and stirring events. THE VOICES. In a cadence, in a measure. As the sound of water falling, Comes the lau.ghter and the music Of the voices ever calling. Mountain tojis and mellow valleys. And the rocks rough hewn features, Streams and forests farms and pa.s- tures, All glive with living creatures. Butterflies Upon the flowers, Be^s that delve into deep clover; Cattle calling from the mountains And the joy of life all over. Wild rose, darling of old Naure, With its petals faintly flushing, Farna girls, lost beneath sunbonnets. With their freckled faces blushing. Wet dew in the early morning And the sunset West at night. Sounds and sighs that fill the senses With a fathomless delight. In a cadence, in a measure. As the sound of water falling, Comes the music of the voices That to me are ever calling. —James Oppeniieim. (Concluding the highly Interesting diary of Mrs. Juliana M. Courtney Conner (of Charleston) wife of Mr. Henr.v Conner, of Mecklenburg coun ty. writ ten .Jnne-October, 1827, and for which The News and its readers are gratefully Indebted to Mr. F.'B. McDowell.) Monday, October 1—Breakfasted in Murfreesboro and went on to Pow ers, 27 miles, where we .spent the night. Tuesday— Went a mile or tw’o our of the way to visit the Stone Fort, one of the greatest curiosities of the state. It is situated between the two southern forks of Duck rivei. We crossed the river on a mill dam and then climbed a considerable heiglit tf) reacn the wail which ex tends along its banks a considerable distance. It has the appearance of a mound, oeing completely covered with earth on which trees of an im mense size are growing and the re mains of others which are supposed to be more than 500 years old. It is the work of a race of people who in habited the country prior, to the Indians and by some is thought to have been built before the flood, but that I should presume was more con jecture and not correct. The corea or inner part of the fort occupies the ground between the rivers and on the west Fork are two bastions, or outer works, so as to ren der it secure from attack on either side. Part of the wall was broken and we w'ere enabled to see the man ner in which the stones w’ere laid and it must certainly have been the work of Masons. ’Twould afford an ample theme for the pen of an anti quary and the examination of it w^ould engross much of his time and thoughts, but w-e gratified our curi osity and then descended and re traced out steps. Rode to Pond Springs to breakfast, 13 miles. Cross ed the Cumberland mountains by I^ollingsworth Trace, w'hich is the best road, although it* was very steep and broken, yet is onlj" 9 miles from the rise to the foot, which we reached before dark. Stopped at Dooley’s, which w’as a neat log cab in, but they gave us due notice that it was a ‘‘mighty bad chance for supper,” they had no flour and there was not a mill within 40 miles. Horse and hand mills are not know^n or used here but w,e had traveled ‘M miles, and concluded 10 remain in spite of the “mighty bad chance.” The supper w'as better than., we ex pected. The cakes were made of grat ed corn—the only wa.’’ they had of preparing it for use. Wednesda.v—Rode to Jasper, 15 miles, for breakfast. This is a small town in Sequatchy Valley. We had left Nashville sooner than w'e intended in order to reach here before court adjourned as Mr. Con ner had business of importance which would detain him a day or two. Jas per is a beautifully situated place surrounded with mountains, but has only been located five years. It can boast of a brick court house, which is not to be seen in every town. Friday—Left Jasper, cros.sed Ten nessee river at Clarke’s ferry. Cross ed lookout mountain, the appearance of which is terrific from its steep ness, the road very broken and rough and almost perpendicular to to the summit. Cherokee Nation. ’Twas 23 miles to Ross’ at the foot of the mountain where we stopped over the night. We were now in the Cherokee Nation. Mr. Ross is Scotchman. He married a Cherokee woman and has a large family. They are said to be extremely intelligent and well educated and have in their appearance nothing of the Indian. His daughters have all married whites and he was alone. Mission Settlennent. Saturday, 6—We went 7 miles out of our w'a.v to visit Brainard, the mission settlement, and I have never been more gratified than I was on that occasion. There had been a long vacation and the scholars were just commencing to return and the school had not resunied its exercises. Mr. Ellisworth, the teacher of the male academy, is quite an intelligent man. The plan of instruction and the books used are the most modern and im proved that we have in our schools. In wTiting, their progress surpasses any I have ever seen, it would appear almost incredible. Many of the writers had not been in school two years, and had only been studying English during that time. They had also small note books in which they were obliged to write down as much of the sermon as they could remember when they returned from church on Sundays—a metheod which is calculated not only to strengthen the memory but insure at tention. One of the boys was called in and he read a chapter in the Bible very well. He had been in school two years, and when he entered could not speak or understand a word of En glish. Mr. E. observed that they all possessed great talent for imitation. Miss Sawyer, the teacher of the female accademy also showed good work of tho pupils in writing and needle-work. I had some muslin bobinet W'hich I presented to her, as it w^as not easily obtained. She said a collar should be worked out of it and sent me. It will be a curiosity to show our few people are acquainted with the progress they have made in civilization. The children w'ere dressed in home- spun frocks and which aprons, neat and clean. Many of them were full Cherokees, very dark, others were much lighter and few almost white. They are said to be remarkably docile and attentive. Among the girls they have a society which meets every Sat urday afternoon. One reads while the others sew’ and knit. The first class receives a cent an hour, the second class 3-4 of a cent, the third class, 1-2 of a cent. The proceeds of their labor is for educating heathen children, but the teacher observed that she had formed it for the purpose of giving them an idea of the means by which they were educated. The money was sent to the treasurer of the Board of Foreign Missions and they received a receipt from him which they valued highly as a reward for their work. They have several houses all con nected, one large hall in which they assembled for meals—fine mill and a blacksmith shop. Went today 10 miles to Mrs. Wil liams’ (formerly Widow' Wolfes) an old squaw who has married a white man much younger than herself The old woman spoke only in her native tongue. They remind me of the sybils and witv e» of olden days—uttering their incantations and denunciations upon all whom they niet—for their language seems to be a muttering of sounds which they utter with great volubility in a kind of sir jing, croak ing voice. You .would concludethat they v.'ere in a violent passion. Sunday, 7.—Rode 14 miles to Vanns for breakfast. He'ls quite fair, almost wjjite, with no expression of 'the In dian. His wife w'as much darker, be ing, as they term it, half Cherokee. Went from there to Saunders-’. He was the largest and darkest Indian I ever saw—quite an intelligent, civil man— had a large family. His children went to school and were w'ell behaved. They have In the Nation several schools. A certain number of stores are allowed and no white man can live in the Na tion except he is a millw-right, or blacksmith, or marries a native. Tliey have recently, since the death of their king, Path Killer, formed a constitu tion similar to ours—John Ross, presi dent—and are only w'aiting for the ar rival of their press to have it published in Cherokee and English. I looked over several of the lav^ by w'hich they are at present governed, drawn up by Ross and signed by Path Killer. I should say they were written in a su perior style and by a man of no or dinary talent. He is a son of the Mr. Ross w'here we stopped and has mar ried a full Cherokee. There are 147 white men married to Cherokees and: 68 white women to Cherokee men. Their children are entitled to all the privileges of citizens. Monday, 8.—Went to Harnages, 14 miles to breakfast. Mr. Harnage’s wife is a Cherokee. Went from there to Blackburn. Tuesday, 9.—Rode 18 miles to Chat- tahoochie river, w^ich forms the boun dary of the Cherokee Nation. Crossed at Winn’s Ferry, and breakfasted at his house. I.^ft at 1 o clock, gratifled at having taken a final farewell of the Nation. Y^et, they are perfectly civiliz ed, live and dress as whites. Wednesday, 10.—Went to Whited, 10 miles, proceeded on 25 miles to Mun- ro, a small, neat tillage. Stopped at Stone’s hotel. Our host and hostess were extremely kind—never saw peo ple more so. Thursday, 11.—Mrs. Stone had an early breakfast for us. The roads were good and Ave reached Montjcello 35 miles early in the afternoon. Friday, 12.—To Hillsboro, 10 miles. Went that night to Clinton, 15 miles, —a pretty little village—number of trees that give it a rural appearance. Marion. Saturday, 13.—To Marion, 13 miles, for breakfast. ’Tis a place of consid erable business, although it has not been located more than six years. Cov ers a large extent of ground, has sev eral large warehouses. Many have dwelling houses, a bank w^hich is the only brick building. We stopped at the Mansion House, kept by Bivens 'Tis well kept as regards table, but the mistress of the house is ignorant or negligent of those little attentions w'hich conduce so essentially to the comfort of strangers. There are sever al ladies staying here, at least such I presume they were. Judging from their appearance only, for certainly neither their manner or acquaintance with the common rules of politeness would jus tify such an opinion, but I will leave them to enjoy their state of blissful ig norance, congratulating myself upon not having ever before encountered similar persons. Sunday, 14.—Understanding that Mr. Stiles, a celebrated Presbyterian preacher was to hold forth we went to the place appointed, w'hich was an open w’arehouse fitted up for the oc casion. There was a sermon delivered by Mr. Patterson, after w'hich Mr. Stiles arose and addres-sed several per sons who were that day to be admitted members of the church. His appear ance was extremely handsome and prepossessing—a full, sweet voice, a distinct and elegant pronunciation, united with a graceful, easy manner arrested that attention which the sol emnity of his address could not fail to fix and comand. He then descend ed from the pulpit and administered to them the form of baptism, giving to each the right hand of fellow^ship. He next gave out a hymn, during the singing of which those who felt dis posed to commune were requested to take seats at the table. The invita tion W'as general. After a prayer he blessed the elements and we retired. In the evening he preached in the court house and w'e attended. He de livered a most eloquent, pathetic dis course. He often pauses, w'aiting a command of words equal to the flow of his ideas, but he is a great orator. Monday, 15.—At breakfast we had the pleasure, of meeting Mr. Wyley, a friend of Mr. C.’s. A visit from Mr. and Mrs. Rowland was the incident of the afternoon. I went regularly to meals and returned to find employ ment and amusement with my pen, books and needles. r.esday, 16.—A day passed Just in the same manner above mentioned. Wednesday, 17.—Another day pass ed in like manner as those which preceded it. I certainly can not ex tol the charms of the society of Ma rion, but doubtless the fault originates in my want of perception. They are probably beyond my powers and re quire an intimate acquaintance to ap preciate them. THE END. Villa Heights Will Build New Chwch Congregation of Villa Heights Will Butld New Church to take tht Place oj Ihe One Destroyed by Storm Last Week, The congregation of "Villa Heights A. R. P. church, w'hose church build ing was WTecked the other day by a cyclone, will -take immediate steps tow'ard erecting a new house of w'or- ship. At a congregational meeting, held Wednesday, it was decided to be gin the collections of funds for tne pur- pose at once. To this end a committee consisting of the pastor. Rev. E. G. Carson, and 11 deacons and elders, were appointed to solicit funds. They have already be gun w’ork and are meeting with encour aging success. The plan is to erect a brick church to take the place of the structure tliat W'as WTecked. It is not the purpose to erect a costly edifice, but one that is comfortable and attractive. Some arrangement for a Sunday school room seperate from the main auditorium of the church will likely be included in the plans. The congregation of Pegram Presby terian church has tendere'ii the use of its church to be used on afternoons and in the evenings by the Villa Heights people. A vacant store room near the church belonging to Mrs. Me- Carver has also been offered and one or both of these w'ill be utilized for a while. ♦ Lenoir i I^noir, Sept. 1.-a delightful * camping party was giveiT^ V, Club and their guests bv the'v® men of Lenoir, at Hibriten P?rb I ning Saturday, August ‘>6th Th men brought two duskv urchir? and “Bud.” ^-ho afforded no’ amusement for the partv bv = negro melodies, recitations dancing. The young men than generous in their sunnlv'^f things to eat, and it is say as the jolly partv gathered ^ the camp fire, all din to”? feast prepared for thorn. Wtv, at ® George C. Earnhardt chan? they an felt the Sabbath ^ pleasantly and profltabh- ,pen; t? common verdict of the ' vonne who were on the campine rnn fQ'-' to ‘■^nnn .-if, ’p'l' trip tile The Liles-Nix Compang Foimed Forecasting the change which Sep tember would make in the Floyd L. Liles Company, was the notice in The News, some w'eeks ago, of Mr. A. B. Springer becoming associated with Air. Liles. A new firm springs from this old one. It is the Liles-Nix Company, successors to Floyd L. Lyles Company. Mr. Lyles is president and buyer. Mr. Springer is vice-president and buyer. Mr. Charles A. Moseley is vice-pres ident. Mr. .Tames R. Nix is secretary and treasurer. Mr. Liles has conducted the busi ness most successfully for two years. The growth of the business made it imperative to increase the firm to a larger membership. Messrs. Spring er and Moseley w'ere added. Both bring strength and capital. Mr. Springer has been connected with the Little-Long Company for some time. He is popular with the trade and a buyer par excellence. Mr. Moseley is one .of the best known commercial travelers in the South. He has commanded success and friends. Mr. Nix ha.s been in charge of the store for six months and has demon- tsrated his business sagacity and ability. He has ever had. It will be an emporium of style which will be a pride w^ith the city. ■■'mo ir.t of Ih. Walter Mooie Chose Mr. Rawlings A congregational • meeting will he held at the First Presbyterian church this morning, for the purpose of call ing a pastor. As News readers know a call is to be extended to Rev. Dr. Rawlings, of Petersburg, Va. Mr. Raw'- lings has been-heard by several prom inent members of the church, all of whom were greatly pleased. Of seven names presented to Rev. Dr. Walter W. Moore, as possible successors to the late Rev. Dr. Kincaid, Dr. Moore chose Mr. Rawlings as being the most intellectual man in the number. The First church recognizes no higher au thority in matters of this kind than Dr. Moore. Mr. Dixon Died Tues- day In Columbia, S'. C. Mr. Charles A. Dixon, of Columbia, C., who was stricken recently with paralysis, died Tuesday and was buried Wednesday in Columbia. Mr. Thomas Dixon of this city, at tended th€j funeral, and returned to the city today. Mr. Dixon was 57 years of age. He wag a son of John A. Dixon. For some years he was a resident of Charlotte and had many friends here, as well as relatives. He ^’as related to Mr. Thomas Dix on, and others. Wholesale No tion House Not long since The News made mention of the fact that a wholesale notion house w’as to be added to the city’s commirecial assets. This new business is to be of mag nitude, the promoters, or stockhold ers being some of the foremost business men of this and other coties, among them; Messrs. W. S. Lee, C. O. Keuster, J. M. Scott, W. S. Alex ander, Snider, Poindexter and others, also Mr. C. L. Watts, of Lynchburg, and Mr. J. R. Swann, of Marshall, ed itor of the Madison county Record. The company has secured a build ing on East Third street, opposite the Telephone Company building. A meet ing of stockholders is to be held at an early day, at which time an or ganization will be' perfected. A contract for a filtration . plant doesn’t always insure a clear con science. President Keuster^s Plan is Working Out The. special committee, 'which was appointed at a recent meeting of the Greater Charlotte Club for the fur therance of the industrial plan formu lated by President Kue&ter and pre sented to the club at its last meeting, has made good progress thus far and will hoLl another meeting early this w'eek to consider the matter further. At present the plan is merely embryo, 'ihe committee will not be ready tore- port to the club for some time. An outline of the plan has already appeared in The News. brought in as follows: are hard to beat.” Monday afternoon a partv of vn people, accompanied bv Mr' fohn n ^ and famii.v, started from spend the night on Hibriten ter the party had started on 1 it began to rain and the invited to spend the niehi at rhp vitation of Mr. T. B. J.enoir in the party, at the ' Den' npg toll gate and were sonr. sheltered. The women in in', began at once to prepare suniH- the hungry boys and girls, w'h.n per W'as over the eveninc wns ’rn« pleasantly s])ent playintr sanie;^ mVvV rious kinds, to the amusenienr of qIh and young, until past mirlnisht r-^l house had not been occr.pifi] iv time, but it contained a livp]\ young people on this occasi in '\ hen the decree was sent forth that n wa' time to retire for the nicht, 'bp wo* men and girls went upstairs and the boj’s and men took charge of th^ fr'T floor and the barn, four of thJ ■ remaining in the house, three or ^hom kept up a racket the greater I'arr nf the night and the fourth claimed he did not get to sleep but a short wMie during the whole night. Eariv n.ojt morning the party hari breakfa^ ani part of them wanted to gn th° -'ip «{ the moiintain and part nf them not want to go through ihe rain Abou: half of them continued the trip t., mountain, the rest took the other end of the road, returnin.g home. Thp par- t.v consisted of the following: ;)r, m. T. Hickman, Hudson: .1. H. Rlair, Whitnel; Miss Essie Seizer and Mr! Oscar Setzer, Xewtoft: Misso? May, Olive and Fannie Powell, Misse? Ella! Kate and Jessie Deal, Mr. and Mr;.' J. J. Powell, Mr. and Mrs. John Deal and family, Messrs. Fred Powel! anl P. O. Grist. Barring a Mttle di--pleac. ure caused by the rain, the fn’irii party had a most pleasant outing:. Miss Sunice J. Grist left today for a visit to relatives near Spartanburc, C. She expects to be away froa home a w'eek or two. Dr. E. H. Coffe.v and family who have been spending some time vi.^itini relatives in this county, returned to their home at Knoxville, Tenn., Tues day. Mr. J, E, Mattocks w'ho has been here for a couple of weeks visiting hia family, left yesterday for a visit to his father at Pollocksville, N. C.. and after spending a w^hile at their home, will return to Kissimmee, Fla. { Mooiesville ♦ t Stewart's Creek To be Called On Again Stewart’s creek will be called into requisition again today by the water board today or tomorrow'. While the flood gates were open, and the rains aescending, Stewart’s cre6k was shut off. Irwin’s creek has been furnishing just enough w'ater to take care of the daily consumption, but wil Ibe supple mented again by Stewart’s creek. MR. OVERCARSH RETURNS. Mr. Harvey Overcarsh, organist at St. Mark’s Lutheran church, return ed yesterday from Baltimore, where he had been to see Mrs. Overcarsh, who is in the Union Protestant In- firmar.v. Mrs. Overcarsh is improving rapidl.v and her many friends hoi>e to see her in Charlotte soon. Mooresville, Sept. 2.—A most charming affair was given Mondav evening from 8:30 to 11 o’clock when Misses Clara and Annie Mills eiitpr tained in honor of Misses Bradle- of Beuna Vista, Ga., and Carne Thompson, of Mt. Mourne. The rooms were beautifully decorated wish fprn and potted plants and the porch was bnlliantl.v lighted w'lth Japanese lan terns. The hours were spent in de lightful conversation after whir'a a ch.arming musical program was ren dered. Delicious ices were served by Miss Annie Mills, assisted by Mi??e3 Baba Brawley and Margaret Mil!? Those invited to meet the .MIp?ps Mills and the honored guests were Misses L-ucile Williamson, ('arey Wilson, Grace Rawiins, Audrey Ken- nett, Margaret Rankin, Ruth, Rf-ba and Nadine Braw'ley, Mary Deaton. Trollinger, Mary Melchor, Rose nedy, Flora Cornelius, Lucy Culbert son. Eloise Haw'thorne, Marie Bnpt, Bess Flowers, Cora Miller, Cora Wi'h- erspoon. Ruby and Merl CiUp. Oklahoma; Jette Brawley, Cornelius, Bell McNeely, and M^ry Bethel White; Messrs. George ^^nr• row, John Rankin. Frank F r; Ip". B. M. McNeeI.v, Frank Do;an. -?• Barger, Frontis Leutz. Clyde dy, Harry Mott and Carl T. Aiini?"n. of Mt. Mourne; C. Kelly Minter, ''f Davidson, Eugene and Willis John ston, David Cresw'ell. Wharev afii Fred Freeze, Gray Edminstnn. McNeely, Kingsley Culbertson. H. N McLelland, Boyd Mullen, Mar'i an! Roy McNeeI.v, Mark Deaton, Johnston, 'Drs. Voils, Morrison Ernest Mills. Mrs. Maggie .Miller invited s her of friends Saturday aii^^^nnon to 6 o’clock, at her h'v: ^ Mill street to meet her nie ' Bessie McConnel, of Ashevill^' playing various games light ments were served. The following invitation ha" received reading thus: Mrs. George Good five o’clock Friday afternoon Mrs. S. Clay Williams. Dr. Claud Voils will leave Tuesday for Chester, S. C.. w h'=’‘e W'ill be married on Wednes' * Miss Addria Carpenter, of tha^ ■ His brother, Mr. Fred Voils, w; be best man, w'ill go with him and Mrs. J. L. Donald and Mr. ard, of this place, will also a the marriage. Misses Mary Bradley, of ^ Vista, Ga., and Carrie Thomp=0' Mt. Mourne, have returned to homes after a week’s visit here Mrs. Tom Thompson. Mrs. C. E. Hawthorne has ret-” home from Asheville, where ‘ = ited Mrs. C. S. Stone. Mr. George Morrison will Tuesday for Washington and " . University to resu/ne the study law'. The Daughters of the C'onfedera “Will meet w'ith Mrs. J. P. Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. J. H. Ham and charmins ’ daughter, Mary Mills Ham. have ' _ turned to Charlotte after a fev da- visit here with relatives Mr •end ..-a man. ■iivcn in^ gav rral of lea Mi-3 ■e . A. B I ' '.rvc ref 3I1SS ’.■^’h o ha: M.K'oml Mr. DJ I’miber he recen Rev. "irati-" ^Yednesc pnlpi^ church Our pc •wrih ’O'. Sherrill Hicko r- "tai or,ened Miss charge :ry wi;^ several -■'lis? t -le i a i.. 1 n on firs ~"hep dei’osi; j-'iua. ‘nd rai son of His WeStPj ; li''e i- R . 1 i I . I ’ther; \ PH ■’£, fai - rs ^-hel Snri] - S aw'^ er abs H
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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