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ar ... VOLUME XXXI. . WE STILL HAVE SOME REMNANTS Worsteds, Cashmeres, Colored Silk, k TO CLOSE OUT AT Also a few Pairs of Blankets, At a Great Bargaia. Our HAMBURG EDGINGS and 1NSERTINCS are selling wry fast. Call and see them. RICK RACK BRAID la all numbers. LADIES' and MISSES' SHOES from the celebrated manufactory of Erttt & Bra., every pair warranted give satisfaction or money refunded. Try a pair. Call and Cet a Suit of Clothing Cheaper than yon ever bought It anywhere. A nice line of GENT'S HATS. The Perfect Flttinj HERCULES SHIRT, PRICE $1.00. A IHlce Line of Trunk, Talle, Etc. IVE l' A. CALL Very Respectfully. sniTii niiLDitG. TOWELS, Table Linens . y AND DOILIES. ; ITarraDted Fat Colors, Onlv So Cekfe. ' ABARGIH. RED DAMASK Warranted Fan Cotora, r t - vVttAJKCtAlIV. RED DAttASO, Hi?V; WarraiteA Fast CIr,, y.- ABABCIAIN. tto advantage to exagMKMU tttm.? - -, - . OmgnKSptygrAoS Juat received. T. L. SEIGLE & CO. i ALEaAND JOtEXOSIXGX)UT THEIR ENTIRE STOCK OF ID GrL OVES At a great leas. Ladles will Ind It to their advantage to examine them. We have Just received a nice lot of White Goods and Trimmings Twt tke early trade. Our DRESS GOODS will be sold cheap. ALEXANDER & HARRIS. W. Kaufman & Go., CENTRA!, HOTEL CORNER, "Take pleasure In Informing their customers and the public that the extraordinary Increase In their busi ness during the year 1883; has compelled them to move Into the large and elegant storeroom under Cen tral Hotel, and beg at the same time to assure their friends that the familiar motto of this popular house to offer only the Newest and lost Desirable Goods At prices at all times lower than any ether house, will be strictly adhered to. The balance of our WiHter Stcck of Ready-Made Clothing Wm be teld absolutely regardless of eost. We will offer BARGAINS IN PANTALOONS FROM $1.25 UPWARD. BARGAINS. IN BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S SUITS. BARGAINS IN GENT'S FURNISHING GOODS. BARGAINS IN MEN'S AND BOYS' STIFF AND SOFT HATS BARGAINS IN BOOTS AND SHOES. And enough other bargains to fill two or three opportunity w supply tneir wanw in ciouung ai prices never neara 01 ueiurc, W. KiLXtKM: AN & CO t3RAI.nOTOI.jCORWEn. L. E. OSBORNE, Practical Sttrrcjir and Cm Enpeer. . . -., f ,, ) . 1 ... ' . i 1H engagementa promptly filled In city or county. Happing and plattlnra specialty. Office with . K. P. Osborne, attorney, at court house. BtoeuceT. J. On. Oxaity Surveyer. JsMtf . : : i AND BELOW COST. ES- Shoes, Shoes. SMOES-Lateft Styles. SHOE8Fit Perfect, SHOES-Best Makes. 8HOES--Lowest Prices. BOOTS AND SHOES, All Grades. Trunks, Valises a&d Hand-Bigs SroCKJ ALWAYS COMPLETE. v. e. nmm & bro. FOR SALE. Cotton Seed Meal for feeding or fertilizing, in quantities to raft purchasers. The beet feerFjfor attle ever sold, being worth twice as much as corn meal. novBdtf CHARLOTTE OIL CO. k mm at the same time columns. Strangers visiting the city will find this an Merchants Hotel, Coverlnff an entire bloelt. has more and larref sample rooms than any other Hotel in the State. A full supply-ef neat ample tatolea 6peeial attfln lion given commercial travel. Jtxceueni taoie ana eomfortable ronm . '2 nar liav. rv twv t - - J. WATXINS LKB, Pro.;T .. v; inr'ri aitlieQiadwtoaltoteL fclt' ietBOl pd 3 'I i- - lite CfritlDtlfc Obecmcc AMfMMIAL TQTHE PEOPLE .OP;CH4lLOTTE , AHD MECKLEilBUBGCOUflTY, Cotnpriaitrr Sfcori Uistorr of the EU foru ef Cnarlortte Free aird Accepted IHaaens t BnMd a Temple Hew the Wrk has ben Done so far and What la Proposed ir Fdlare. At a meetirisr of Charlotte Masonic Temple Association, held Dec. 6th, lood, upon the recommendation of the President and Finance committee; a committe consisting of J. W. Wads worth, Chas R. Jones and J. Boes sler (to which the President, C. W. Alexander, was, afterwards added,) was appointed to select and purchase a lot on which to ftrect a Masonic Temple, and the said committee was af'.erwards instructed to buy the Cruse property, fronting on Tryon stree adjoining the Second Presby terian church, if iri their judgment they Jhought it best to do so. After ex amination of the property and ascer taining the terms upon which it could be purchased from the Merchants and Farmers National Bank, the commit tee decided to make the purchase, and on the 31st day of December the bar gain was consummated by the signing and sealing of a fee simple, war ranty deed, from the Bank to the Masonic Temple Association. At a meeting of the Association on Jan'y 11th, 1884, the committe re ported their action to the Association, and on motion the action of the com mittee was unanimously ratified. Sub sequently the Association directed that as funds would be necessary to carry out the objects of its organiza tion, the grand and crowning work of building a Temple, which should be a home for Charlotte Masons in succeeding generations a suitable memorial to the people of Mecklen burg county, asking their aid and i-o operation should be prepared and published, to the end that a public discussion of the matter might awak en an interest in the great and glori our work in which the present Ma sonic Temple Association are endeav oring to carrj out the wishes, hopes and aims of the fathers of Masonry in Charlotte, as far back as 1841, and which we are pleased to add, has never been lost sight of by Charlotte Masons from that day to this. In that spirit and with that end in view we submit the following HISTORICAL SKETCH of the inception, organization and ac complishments of our present Char lotte Masonic Temple Association: The oldest known Masonic organiza tion in Charlotte is Phalanx Lodge No. 31, which was instituted on the 25th day of January 1841, at which time it is natural, to be supposed that Free Masonry experienced a r. vival that it had not felt for years. All authentic history of Free Masonry in Charlotte previous to this time has been lost. Tradition warrants us in the belief that a Lodge of Masons was organized in, Charlotte prior to the beginning of the present century, but we are as ignorant of its history as we are of the hist ry of the Ma sons who reared the pyramids of Egypt, or dug out the catacombs of Rome. About the year 1830 an anti n asonic political party was organized throughout the United States, and it is supposed that in (Jhariotte the craft took the stampede. ' The name of the original Lodge was Phalanx, a word used by the old Romans mean -ing a body of troops, which may or may not signify that the pioneers of masonry in our beloved city, expect ed when they christened the chud of their creation that they would have to contend with open enemies, end that they must meet them in solid pha lanx, as masons always do. It is not however, within the ssope of this me morial to go into the history of ma sonry in Charlotte, but rather to dis cuss the subject of the efforts made by Charlotte masons to erect a Ma sonic Temple in Charlotte, and to place on record the names of a zeal ous few who from time to time have had this end in view. The record of the Masonic organiza tions of Charlotte show that amonsr the noble and ambitious masons, and one whose name shines bright and effulgent on escutcheon, of his ma sonic character none snines out witn more lustre than SAMUEL TAYLOR. Brother Tavlor never aspired to honor and fame among his fellow-citizens, but he was always found among the "sons of light." He was a work ing mason, and would rejoice with us to-day,if he-e in the hope that the Charlotte Masonic Temple Asssocia tion is nearing the acme of its hopes, the result of long years of patient la bor. As early as Dec. 20th, 1842 he was associated with Bros. A. Rob inson, Joshua Trotter and H. C. Owens as a committee "to make in quiries respecting bu lding a hall for the fraternity." As a result of this committee's labors on January 26. 1846. the secretary of Jrhalanx Lodge was autho ized to subscribe $200 for 8 shares in the association foi med to purchase the lots and lm provements owned dv a. uanan in the name of the Lodge." Thomas Trotter, one of the building .commit tee. was the Worshipful Master. Nothing ever came of this effort, for on Febv 8th. 1847. a committee con sisting of tiros, it. u. uwens, Joenua TrOtter and Daniel Asbury , was ap pointed "to contract with LeRoy Springs to build a masonic hall," which he did, and in which Char lotte Masons "worked" until the 1st January, 1875. But in 1850 there were a number of masons who were in search of "further light," and de sirous of forming a Royal Arch Chap ter, and for reasons Known onlv to capitular masons, the old hall would no longer answer their Durnose. Sev eral efforts were mad and commit tees wore aDnointed to get a more suitable hall until the breaking out of the war in 1861, when most of the leading spirits among the masons of Charlotte went into the army and for a time forgot the inconveniences of their Charlotte masonic lodge room or their project of instituting a chap ter. But on the 7th day of ; December, 1864, a Royal Arch Chapter was or ganized in Charlotte oy Airjert u, Mackev. of South Carolina. Free Masonry received a new impetus, and again, the "architects began to design, and once more to' draw their plans on the Masonic trestle-board." Another impetus given to Free Masonry in Charlotte was the organ- izatjon OI ttJtceiaiur ijuugts,, itu. ua which took place jp eoruaryiii '7 Early iaits history .the subject! bj if ocuYito Timnla wis introduced the fallowing resblfil!ion, &nclV Was offered at a meeting oi tne Lioage; xttt m 1867. as follows: "Resolved, That a committee beap- 5ntw1 ti confer wumjnanoiie nap ter and Phalanx Lodge, in regard to building a Masonic uoage or xempie. (OTARLCTTK- SUNDAY FEBRUARY 24, 1884. Bro. C. .W. : Alexander was appointed as said committee. . The committee reported the subject from time to time, with little or no . progress, ex cept to show that the .subject was not forgotten. 'ine inconveniences of the old hall becoming more and ; more apparent, Bro. Thos. W. Dewev- struck a res ponsive chord when on the 8th dav of March. 1867.- he introduced the following preamble and resolution into Charlotte . Chapter, which was attested by their unanimous adop tion: Whereas. This Chanter is con vinced that it would add to the growth and prosperity of the Mason ic oraer n tne order owned a Lodge room of their own in the citv. there fore, Resolved. That our efforts and en deavors shall be made for that end, and this Chapter pledges herself to do ner share m the laudable undertak ing. Resolved, further. That a cotrv of this be communicated to Phalanx and Excelsior Lodges, and the wor shipful masters of these Lodges be requested to press the matter upon the respective Lodges, and that thev be requested to join with us. and have a joint committee of one ap point d from each body to put the matter into shape, and to brine it to the attention of Masons in this citv generally, and report all that mav be of interest in advancing the matter." On the adoption of this motion Companion Sam'l Taylor was ap pointed on the part of the Chapter to carry out the spirit of the resolutions, wmcn were immediately transmitted to Phalanx and Excelsior Lodges. Bro. C. W. Alexander, worshipful master, was appointed to represent Excelsior Lodge on the joint commit tee. Here it seems from the records that the matter was dropped for the present. Yet the subject was not ost sight of. for on the 8th of March. 1867, Companion Taylor was again appointed; by the Chap ter ; to co-op erate with representatives from Phalanx and Bxcelsir Lodges, in regard to a new i Masonic ''Hall, and on the J 4th f November.- 1867. Ex celsior Lodge again responded by the appointment of Bro. C W. Alexan der to represent her on the joint committee. But the records show that at least two of the Masonic bOdiescontinued to agitate the subject until May 14, 1863, when Companion Thos. W. Dewey offered the follow ing resolution in the Chapter, which was adopted. l'Resol ved. That the council, (then composed of E. H, White, High Priest, Sam 1. Taylor, King, and H. G. Springs, Scribe, be appointed a committee to .consult with parties about to build iirith regard to build ing a Masonic Hall ; and if the com mittee deem it expedient. they, are authorized to call a convention of the Masons of Charlotte to confer together with regard to the same." Tne committee after mature delib eration and consultation, on the 17th day of May, 1869, issued a public call to the Masons ot Charlotte, asking them to assemble in the Masonic Hall on the 19th to consider the subject of building a Temple. A large number of the Masons of the city assembled In convention, and was organized by calling Bro. W. J. Yates to the chair and appointing S. L. Riddle, secreta ry. The object of the convention was explained by o. Wittkowsky Upon motion of C. W. Alexander a committee of ten was appointed to take into consideration the subject or holding a Masonic Fair and Festival for the purpose of raising funds for building a Masonic Temple in the city of Charlotte, and thereupon the chairman appointed 1. C. W. Alexander, 2. J. Roesler, 3. E. II. White, 4. C. A. Frasier. 5. Samuel Taylor, Com. 6. Thos. W. Dewey, 7. D. G. Maxwell, 8. Harry Buxbaum, 9. J. W. Wadsworth, 10 S. Wittkowsky. j Two days afterwards the commit tee was called together and C. W. Alexander was elected chairman, and D. G. Maxwell was elected secre tary, and it was unanimously agreed that there should be no sal aried officers. It was further resolved to hold a fair and festival, for the pur pose of raising funds, on the 7th, otb and 9th of July following. The fan was held as agreed upon, and the oc casion will longber emembered by the citizens of Charlotte, the net proceeds resulting in establishing a permanent fund of $1,400.02. This fund was kept at interest until October 14, 1874, when it was called in for use in the present Masonic Temple building. There was at that time on hand : Net proceeds from fair and festival $1,400.02 Interest to Oct. 14, 1874 1,087.84 Received from Gov. Vance's lecture on the "Scattered Nation" 93.25 145.00 200.00 Rec'd from Excelsior Lodge, vear s rent m advance... Rec'd from Charlotte Chapter Rec'd from Phalanx Lodge. . Received from Knights of 250 00 Pvthias Note given to Bank of Meck lenburg l6i.V9 Total amount expended. . .$3,463.16 This amount was expended in build- ing, nttmg up ana iurnisning ice nresent Masonic building the third ... - i . i.i storv over Elias & Cohen's store, On the zotn .ot juarcn, lotv, me 'Masonic Temple Association of the .m . m - " t -tn A.t- city of Charlotte," was duly incorpo rated with corporate powers Dy iue Legislature of North Carolina, and since that time all its deliberations have been conducted within the pur view of its chartered rights, And this brings to us the dedica tion of what is known as Masonic Hall. Speaking of its dedication the Charlotte Daily Observer, on the 1st dav of Januarv. 1875 said "The 27th dav of January of ach year is eenerallv -observed by the masons of Charlotte as a day of fes .tivitv. and the masons of Charlotte took the occasion last Monday, (the 27th being J danday? to dedicate their new hall with appropriate cere monies. At ten o'clock a. 'mi J the craft con sisting of Excelsior Lodge ho. zoi, Phalanx ? Lodge No. 31, Charlotte Chapter No. 39, and quite a number Of visiting, brrthren assembled at Odd Eellows Hall where Excelsior Lodge was duty opened in the 3rd degree and at once proceeded to busi ness. , 7 i' .i ,Jx;.:. Past Grand Master John' Nichols and D. W. Bala. GranSMretarv of the hGrwwi QLoSce 1 p pf I North Carouha were present."" Tfff, Nich ols - bearing-. commission from the M. -W.Grand Master to formally dedicate the new jtemple, ,At alpou; 6 o'clock Wm the taadotaB re-teaem- blrd after haying been at refreshment for a few hours, formed a procession and 'marched to the new temple WITTKOW: O T5B C5 THT u Jt ILo Notwithstanding the extensive additions which at the time seemed ample by the most sanguine for all time been the idnipree:dfjted increase m oma and the commensurate increase of stock that we already find ourselves so cramped for the want of more room that we have determined at as early a time as posssible to' add to what is now the large Retail Department the first floor now occupied as our (Necessitating of course the removal of the And as we cannot get possession of the upper store in time room for the immense Spring btock which we are about to receive than to endeavor to means and at some price goods carried over from the winter's stock, we therefore FOR SII,KI, DATim. TELTETS, BROTADES, DKI.RS UuUIH, WH1TK UOODi, FLi4.MF.I,S. BfjAHitrcT., husikkv. CLOAKS, DOUIAKS, ULSTERS, IvAIHES' SIUSLn HATS Al tAl'S, HUUin a.iip mhuk.s cm ac, AC, i pLook out for our advertisements in this paper, as it will pay you to keep track of to ttme, and which shall be duly announced thr ugh the columns of the press throughout the Send f t .samples, estimates on Dressmaking, Bridal Trosseaux, Housefurnishings, or any information our patrons mar desire, which will be promptly 1. a. Urders in answer building. Arriving there, a meeting of the Charlotte Temple Association was called, the building comittee reported the temple completed and formally delivered the keys to the President, alter wmcn tne wand Tjone was formallv intro duced an 1 the members invited to seats in the hall, after the public grand honors had been given by the ma sons present. Mr. Nichols then pre sented his commission of authority to dedicate the new hall, and pro ceeded at once to the duties of the occasion by sprinkling corn, wine and oil upon the ark, with appropriate (vmnnia ftffcr whirh Mr. 'Nicholf delivered an eloquent and feeling ad dress suitable to tne occasion. The completion of the hall left the association without funds and $137.- 05 in debt Since that time to De cember 31, '83, all monies on hand were kept at interest, and the hall room rented to the Masonic Lodges, i y-rt a. J.1 the Koyai Arcn unapter, tne com mnnilflrv arA nt.hpr fwcrfit and benev olent associations, from the receipts of which the association paid off all its debt, and on the 31st December, '83 had m the hands of the 'lreasurer $1,991.45. With nearlv $2,000 in cash on hand and with the collection of some out standing accounts since that time we have been enabled to pay for 60 x 198 feet of the uruse property except nve hundred dollars, for which the Mer chants' and Farmers' Bank holds our note. Thfl present lease on the hall now owned by the association expires 1st January loo. upon us expirawuu the association win oe entmea. to receive $1,800 loaned to Mr. Huthi eon in 1874, tegetner witn me renis of the hall for the current year. It has been mougni inai sue ume has come to make another appeal to the good people of both our city and for funds to build a Temple on the land of the association which shall be a home for the mason ic fraternity for all time to come. tVia birildinfi- of a fit Temole for the use of the Masonic fraternity in Char lotte and vicinity, on its own mini, will be the culmination of all the ef forts made by Charlotte Masons in that directions or the past forty -three iroom Wa ara determined that it shall be done. We do not propose to lookback in the iurrow, due snau forward in this work until the object -f our organization shall have been consummated. Will not the citizens of Charlotte suima tn tha aid of the Temple Asso VM.W W wuv . ciation with that generosity and pub lic spirit for wmcn tney nave ever Wn nnton i We propose to erect a building which shall not only be cred- lLaOie WJ WIO JHCIOVLU. uin,iUi.j Charlotte, but to the people of Char lotte aswell. . If contributions sumcient can De M.cuui if ia nrnnmpd to erect a three story building, the third story of which will be set apart for the Mai sonic fraternity, and the two stories below will be rented out, and from these rents a permanent fund can be established for the discharge of aay l nil n Al . A u w-wiw- debts made necessary to h cohijmb tion, and for the education of the chil dren of any poor or indigent persons or for other charitable purposes. Shall this appeal go unneeaeu i C. W. Alexander, President. J W. Wadsworth, 1st Vice Presd't Chas. R Jones, 2d Vice Jregident J. H. Van Ness, Treasurer. - j J. Roessler, Secretary. J. H. McAderu , , Gao. H. King. . v";: C. A. Frasier.. . h E. H. White; X.W. Perdue. ' ; ! Chas. B. Jones, Chairman, j i MemorialVxnmitteej WDnDflesaDe TH We Shall - Comprising the furnished on application. to mis advertisement pieaue auuress tu iuc xvei.au xsepartmeuL, CHARLOTTE, IV. C. I I JORDAN ! CO., HAVE JX'ST RECEIVED Dr. Scott's Electric Tooth Brushes, Dr. Cutter's Improved Shoul der Braces. Flesh Gloves and Towels, Genuine Carls Yad Salts, Lundborg's. Marechal, Niel, Rose and P. & Ls Extracts Sweet Gum and Mullein, AND A FCLL STOCK OF FrGSh Fl0W.6r SCS R. H. JORDAN & CO. SPRINGS' CORNER. nr W TTTT KM PDD II H . T B DP IIR T EB D D 111 T B D D r in r m ddd wrww AA WW WW A A WW WW AAA W W A A We will pay IB cents per bushel of 80 Sounds for good sound cotton seed, de yered at our mill. Will pay 18 cents per eoshel for Beed delivered at any ata tiot on railroads rfinomg 'to Charlotte, for Tar loads of ten tons and above, we paying freight on same. 0 we will give one ton of meal in excb&e for two tone of seed. This exchange being of treat value to the farmei-Aould j taken advantage of. one top of meal being worth much more f feeding or fertilizing than two ons 1 ed. CHARLOTTE OIL CO., nov6.1wtf . . Charlotte. N. C DO YOU WISH TO BUIL.D? Anftlf ITCftTC ATLANTA, tngi in any ptnawmuicr LIIV1E! LIE! ACRlOUCrURAL LIME and OUILD1NC LIME. Ais WRBO-PHOSPaATEoTpHOSFHATlCLlWE Send tor Circular. AiOitm janfldaw&m i -Lew oaAi4nio-j wri Cotton Seed O TP H? IES , made to our Retail Department last Season, , ipsiD Wholesale Department to the stbre abore) for the Spring's business we NEXT 30 Inaugurate Following Lines r m ujirm, iu nu.is, 1111 IIDEBWEAR, CORSETS, CARPETS, I,OTinifC , . L BERVAIGER & fit, Thirty Thousand CLOT HlNC AT PRICES THAT Erery putcbaaer of CLOTHING will be bMj tewaMed' tv calling on mi- Ma KmuiUMiiliillilli but torts. It will paj each customer to purchase a soft and keep It OatO next season, at oar TtdMtlm Is fnllf ' . . . Tweilty" Eive l?ei? Oeilt WE have TOO MANY GOODS ON HAND-, AND IP, j Li O IP P. I C JE S j Is any inducement, we ask you to call on us. ' : Varr Respectfully, IXiDWO CIOTHIBRS AXD TAILOR. N. B. Agents for the Celebrated Pearl Shirt. ' , . ( E. m. ANDREWS II AB A LARGE AID at iXiW PRICES. Cerae nnd mm ft iif Li: n fie Largest m lie w . - -f " PRICE FIVftBNTSl llli-HfliM fMll Hi to come, yet such; has ecsiiEsr - '!. know ah noihetter way to Utak dispose of by soma. announce that " 1 LB A!tD DOnSTIf cc. - - V this bargains we offer from titm State. 1 : ' ; : r. Dollars Worth of TELL. r ' SELUCT HfOOK OF - sa. be OnvlaiLi r WHtt am i 'sx. : "a i a ; ; : i b :U- IL 1M iiiiw ev !1R IS-i Kin j! (Ri jet l 1 IP to l ths?M I r u anti cm dim k ,. .,y :c ft'
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