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Canada le nit r ( M- :i t t^ 3 :! r -in'] I. .-.TT^- t 1 in a n*' hf . !' , rr; . • h ♦ =’ • ^Mial tl i TH3 CmBMSra KEWS PEQEMBER 20 1911 PWtpiiWPWW 3 MLl Window % Display j a l irtial List of t e many useful, tim -saving and labor-saving electrical i A h:'.'.tcd household appliances that can be used in a :;y home equipped with ir-iricity. Fhey a e selling fast to “gift-givers” who desire something that i will last and be a source of comfort to the recipient Otuer articles not ■ >how n in the above cut are: Flatirons W ater Heaters Disk S'oves Hot Water Cups Lc fer... . ... Heating Pads Washing Mach nes Vacuum Cleaners Samovars Visit our offices whib on your shopping tour and have these articles and others demonstrated by the young lady in charge Charlotte Power Co. 208 S. Try on Street •Phones 2700 and 2701 John Boyd Placed Under $600 Bond ■ in Boyd, a white youth, was this “ ing tried before Recorder Smith for the larceny of $350 from Mrs. Par- of the Atherton mill settlement - ■> week? ago and was boiind over to ' ;ary term of superior court under i r'0 bond The alleged theft occurr- f i several weeks ago. The money rep resented the savingTK of Mrs. Parker ■’ quite ■ ^ hile and the loss was a I'iarly hard one for her. The thief Mrs, Parker’s house and took loney from her trunk, the circum- ; r:es strongly pointing to the fact ■' the thief was acquainted with premises The police have been quietly working on the case «ver since I the incident occurred and only re cently secured enough evidence to jus tify them in laying the charge against I Boyd. I Mr. R. C. Harding, who runs a wood ' yard at the intersection of the Sea- , board Railway tracks and North Da vidson street, was acquitted of a I charge of cruelty to animals. I Horace Harris, colored, was charg ed with the larceny of a bicycle. Upon • bearing the evidence, the court chang- ' ed the warrant to forcible trespass and , the defendant was fined |10 and taxed with the costs. j In the case of John Nathan, col ored, for vagrancy a nol pros was ta- , ken. j Paul Williams, a small colored boy, ^ charged with stealing a Meerschaum pipe, was put in charge of W. H. Wat son, manager of the colored reform ' school. Crab Orchaid Hogs Are 7 he Largest Reported Mr. Graham C. Taylor, Jr., of Crab . Orchard township, holds the belt so [ far this season for the largest hogs I killed in the county. He killed two the other day whose aggregate weight was 868 pounds, the largest weigh- j ing 518 pounds. Mr. Taylor is one of the best farmers of Crab Orchard township and raises many things be sides good hogs. ENT£RS INTO REST Mrs.. Leilc, Durham,.wife of Mr. I. W. Durham, died this morning at 9:45, after an illness of eight months.' The city has beeh^prepared for days (for this sad news, for Mrs..Durham had been been in the “villey of the 'shadow” for days, almost Wie^ks. She I breathed her, last, gently, calmly, ' surrounded, by. those to whom she was! j infinitely dear. 1' .Mrs. Durham’s illness dated from I lak April. Her suffering was intense, but her patience and submislson, beau, tlful. She suffered in silen.iee, no mur mur escaping her. ' Everything that medical sldll and tender nursing could suggest was done, but her malady was unto death. Mrs. Durham was' Miss Lelia Webb, a daughter of the late James Webb, of W inston. She was a native of Winston j and lived there until her marriage to j Mr. Durham, when she came to Char- : lotte to live. She was educated at the Salem Academy and was one of jthe most beloved girls of that institu- I tion of learning. j Mrs. Durham was twice married. jHer first husband was Mr. W. T. r Shore, to whom s-he was married in • 1682. To them was born one child, Mr. j W. T. Shore, of this city. in 18&7 deceased was married to Mr. 1. 'W. Durham, of this city, and came to Charlotte to live. I’o them was born five children, Wallace vde ceased), Mrs. R. L. Goode, Misses Em ily and l^elia Durham, and Master Webb Durham., Beside her husband and children, Mrs. Durham is survived by her ^mother, Mrs. vVebb, who has been here for several weeks, and her sister, Mrs. Bohannon, of Winston. Deceased was a lovely woman. Her nature was sweet, gentle and kind, but she was lirm In her conviccious as was she high in her principles and code of life. She was a devoted wife, moth er and daughter.Her home was her first thought. Sweet indeed were her miu- istration» therein! Outside of the home circle Mrs. Dur- I ham was very dear to a large circle of j friends who loved her for her sweet i gentleness and who admired her j for her fine traits of character and I her intellectuality. I In faith Mrs. Durham was a Mora- I vian. Her membership was in the ! church at Salem. j She was of distinguis'hed Forsythe iancestory: the Staffords, Monroes, Webbs and Waughs. Mrs. Durham was one of three chil dren. The only one now living is Mrs. F. M. Bohannon, of Winston, who was here at the time of her sis ters death. A Moravian in faith, Mrs. Durham’s funeral services will be conducted, at her request, by her pastor in Sa lem, Rev. J. K. Pfohl, of the Home Moravian church, Salem. The services will be conducted at the residence at 11 o’clock tomorrow morning. The pall bearers will be: Messrs. J. G. Baskerville, George W. Bryan, B. F. Withers, W. C. Dowd, James Ker, Willis Brown, J. E. Mur phy and H. T. Rollins. L aubi ELECTS OfFICERS The^ Mecklenburg County Medical Society met last night at the city hair and held their annual •elections of qfiicers;^ The retiring .presidehti is Dr. > A. .M.. Whisnant. The new el^t- ed officers -are: v . . , President—T. F. Costner. . First -yiGe-President—Dri T. W-I Hovis. - Second Vice-President—Dr. J. • Me, DeArmond. Third Vice-President—Dr. J. K. Ross. i ’ ; Delegates;were elected to the state medical society virhich meets next June. They are Drs. J. Q. Myers, I. W. Faison and J. S. Clifford. Alternates: Drs. Addison Brenizer, W. O. Nisbet, and Thos. Wright. Dr. H. A. Wakefield was elected secretary and treasurer of the society and Dr. W. I. Witherbee censor. Charlottes Great NOW is the time to order your Electric Fixtures. I —Mr. Walter Lambeth of this city, left this afternoon for Fayetteville. While away Mr. Lambeth will take ‘an extended hunting trip. He will re- ' turn to this city December 26. j —Mr. Winder Harris will spend Christmas with his home folks in ) Raleigh. —Friends of Mr. Robert Burnette will regret to learn that he is seri ously ill at h^s home on Bast Seventh street. —Mr. J. R. Withers has sold to the Linden Manufacturing Company 40,781 square feet of land at Davidson Col lege for 1400. HOO Cure -Constipp klon™ 2i3c Purely vegetable. Best fumily cath;.--.' BARGAINS in Electric Table Lamps. Special prices this week. SHOP We refinish brass and repair Art Glass Shades. Stock many fittings in brass and iron. We Specialize y i31r33iW;TRADE ST.) at $2 s. 00 Gbeviot Suits $25.00 Tweed Suits $25.00 Serge Suiis Reduced / Now to Helpful and wonderful reductions— now instead of January—so do not lose time in choosing if you want to give or own a $25 Suit at only $9.98 including Alterations FREE \ Think of the daughter, the sister or perhaps the mother, who would dear* ly love a new suit but are too engross ed .in Christmas shopping to consider self. Any one of these superb mod els will prove^ a lasting pleasure— their exquisitely beautiful materials— Parisian trimming touches, and magnl- ficent tailoring—defying competition at any price. FURS SUITABLE FOR GIFTS What could be more appreciated and more suitable than a set of Furs for Christmas. The offerings that we have are surprising. The largest va riety of styles and skins which enables satisfactory choice to every woman. A galla exhibit when you Visit Our FUR DEPT. Electric Fixture Co. * 13 West 5th St. lo Open Office Here The Monarch Typewriter Company is to establish a branch office in this city in January. Mr. J. F. Dillon, the representative of the company, who has been here for several days, made this announcement yesterday after noon. He left this morning for New York ■' to complete arrangements tor opening the office here. —The aldermanic board is doin§ way thinking at present. sub- —The holiday rates on the railroads are effective today, and will be until the 25th; then again from the 31st to Jan. 1, limit Jan. 8th. —Mr. John Hoff, of this city, left today for Baltimore M^here he will spend the Christmas holidays with rela tives and friends. Ram To-night And Maybe Jo~momw Cheer up, the worst Is yet to hap pen, as regards the weather. That is to say the weather of today is to con tinue today, also tonight and for at least a part of tomorrow. It may be slightly warmer tonight and tomor row, Mr. O. O, Aatto, in charge of the ’local weather bureau, stated tJiis moxTiing, but the forecast is for con tinued rain today, tonight and proba bly tomorrow. The temperature at 1:30 o’clock at the weather vbureau was about half a degree above freezing and for several hours the rain froze as it fell. The present rain is general over the South eastern states and the storm progeni tor of the present weather is central over Oklahoma. *he cltv a., where ^hinaon a ri. LADIES’ COAT SUITS Must Go. $19.95 and $35 Suita 16.50 and $18.00 Suits J12.50 and $15 Suits $ 9.98 CORSETS 50c and 60c values 43c |1 and $1-25 values 89c $2.00 values $1.69 $12.95 $3.00 values $2.49 All Sizes. liverythinK in the Ready-toWear I^fiartment marked for quick selling. See price on YELLOW TICKET. -■)0 Table Damask, bleached or un bleached 19c yard SHOES Vahies that are worth 3.50 and $3.75, Our Sale Price $2.95 4.00 and 14.50 Goods at $3.79 Shoes for men, ladles and children at prices. Cat Hose, 25c values at.. 19c DRY GOODS '''0 will give yQQ ^ prices: goods, 36 Inches wide at.... 19o values at 39c values at 43c and 85c values at 69c and $1.25 goods at 89c values and th« money we save you. 4 Cases Men's 50c wear Fleeced Under- .... 29c garment. MEN'S AND BOYS’ CAPS 25c values.... ... 19c 50c'values at 39c to Decide BIQ LINEN SALE beginning on the OPENING DAY Everybody take notice. Without question the Best Gifts are things that are useful. They will be appreciated much more. Everything possible is being done to make this store an easy, pleasing and satisfactory place for Xmas Shopping—Unusual Values. t Only Three More Days' Until Christmas. y TRUNKS AND SUIT CASES At Cut Sale Prices. This Great Bargain Jubilee Stirring crowds — Busy Shop pers attest the popularity of th s Great Store. The Big Savings Here you will appreciate. Not a few I eaders and Specials, but the Entire Stock Being Sold at Prices far Lower than you willf nd in any other store BLANKETS AND COMFORTS $1.00 values at 79c 51.50 values at $1.19 $2.00 values at....* $1.69 $3.50 values at $2.98 $1.00 values in Wright’s Fleeced Un derwear at 68c 10c and 12 l-2c Teasel Amoskeag Out ings.... .... 8 1-3c yard UMBRELLAS AT SALE PRICES 50c Umbrellas at 39c 75c Umbrellas at.... *50c $1.00 Undbrellas at..,.t 79c $1.50 Umbrellas at....' $1.19 $2.00 Umbrellas at.... " $1.69 “The story of Christmas is the story of human sacrifice. The charm of Christmas Is the charm of generosity— sacrifice and generosity go hand In hand in the world-wide willingness of mankind to give at Christmas time.'* MORROW-BASS I (INCORPORATED) 31-33 E^st Trade Street, Charlotte N. C. MILLINERY The price is just half the former price. Newest styles. Greatest values. Remember our price is just half. $1.00 values in Wright’s Fleeced Un- wearwear at 68c Lace Curtains at Lowest Known Price. $1.00 and $1.25 Table Damask 89c yard 15c and 20c Fleeced Kimona Cloth« at... 11 1>2c yard Counterpanesi Great Values at Cut Prices. MEN'S AND BOYS’ CLOTHING 1 Snits worth $6.00 go for . $3.83 $8.50 Suits at $5.95 $10.50 Suits at $7.77^ $15.00 Suits at.... $9.99. '$23.^0 Si4t8 at.... 914.9& Ov^coatiB and Odd Pants at SalesJ Prices. The Price tells the_ story.
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