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if CHARLOTTE PAIL? OBSERVER, OPT ODER 27, 1004, CHABLOTTEDAJ A SUCCESS . THOUSAXDS THRONG ' GttOTTXDS. " ' ( , '! v . M?a,T Women and Children Crowttesl v the Gro ml stand Yesterday A tter ; , ; noon to Watch the ftacrw, - Which : ' Were IIamiepol ; by tlie Heavy ' Track--MeiTiiios KeUrned on the Ground and in Floral Hall Con. . r tettl frilled tlte - Air Everybody iod-Naturol and the Betw Onlor Prevailed, Although Conventional! tlea Were ForgoCteu The Merchant 5. Closed BnaUusss in Iwn at the . t? Noon Hdnr and Permitted Employe : i f to Attend Mght IMspUy ,f Flre- - Charlotte Day at the far wat a hujre ' jmecesg,. Although the' clouds were lowering all day ion, audi there wer , Xew drlzsles of rain,!' the ardor of the occasion was not abated one Jot or tittle, and thousands took their way :; out to the, jrrounda. In the afternoon . , lt waa estimated by conservative (oiks that fully 6,000 people wore In attend ance, jiney were scattered every where over the field, hundreds sroin in ; and. out the fake shows of the mid way, thronging Floral Hall and ex claiming over the prettlness of the ; vanea exntoitu, and in the grand stand there sat the srreater Dnrt of th af ternoon viewing the races, fully 5,000 persons, it was an ever-changing niasa of color which met the eye. There seemed to be quite as many Women and young girls In the crowds as were 'men and boys. It was a Joy ous, care-free throng, and conventions were thrown away, although" there war no rough house actions, as a rule. The usual implements of carnival warfare were verjt much In evidence. Confetti tilled the aid and the clothes and hair of everyone who got anywhere near tne storm-wave of the merriment, and It was by no means necessary to be j.jiroaucea to -get in the swim. SPIRIT OF HILARITY. J "It Is good for folks to get out and e looiisn occasionally," said a busi jrejiB man wun approving smile, as he gazed upon a laughing crowd of young gins trooping by. And as he smiled expanpively at them, one viva clous creature toseed a handful of spiced paper Into the cavern surround ed by hia teeth. He gasped,, extricated the stuff from his features, started to say something beginning with o d, then recovered himself and chuck led. That was the sort of thing that was common. The spirit of hilarity permeated the atmosphere. The grand stand overlooking the race tourse was well-packed with people as the afternoon began. The track was very heavy with mud, but the horses were willing workers, and made fairly fast and exciting contests, despite ad verse conditons. A fine lot of citizens followed the events with Interest. From nearby towns many people were In attendance, and from nil over the county there were families who had come to see the sights.' The Ferris wheel turned with every seat taken pretty nearly all through the after noon, and it was a perfect joy to watch some men trying to look dignified ae they rode. The wheels of chance were put out of business about the middle part of the afternoon "for the good oi the, service," and a private establish ment,, where beer, possibly, was dis pensed to friends, not sold, attracted so much attention, that it was thought best to cancel its date, just to be on the safe side. Pretty nearly all the business of the town had suspended, and the Schools let out early to allow everyone to celebrate Charlotte Day. The hap piness of the agreement among mer chants was well shown. Splendid music was dispensed by the Fifth Regiment Band, of Georgin, all the af ternoon, and about 5 o'clock it ended up with the never-failing hilarity pro ducer, "There'll Be a Hot Time In the Old Town To-night." It was a precus or to the evening. THE RACING EVENTS. The racing began with a 2:35 clas trot, for a $250 purse, 1 mile, three heats out of five. Jim Baird, owned by Mr. William Nicholson, of Balti more, won three straight, and got flrt money; Bleekwood, owned by G. T. Dyer, of Roanoke, Vh., got second money, and Sweet Rector, third. The best time was 2:55. The three-quarter-mile dash was reduced to half a mile, on account of the heavy track. The purse was $150. EfTle' Sheppard won two heats out of three. The Russian coming second. The best time vs; S3 8-4 seconds. Grace Arter was a third entry, which was sent to the stable after finishing third twice. The 2:21 paco did not start on account- of the bad track. This reason also operated against the high jump ing of Miss Shaffer on Kingfull, but she tried it a few times as high as safe ty would permit, and presented a very striking figure m a red sweater, a derby hat, blaek breeches and boots. A great deal of applause greeted the accomplished horsewoman when she won two heats- handily In a half-mils trot, driving Cupid, against another horse driven by Mr. Demarest. The grand stand yelled and gavea vigor ous hand-clapping when Cupid passed under the wire, the time being 1:14-4- . NIGHT DISPLAY. iton; "Bobby H.,M Price Keely, Win ilnn Third race, mile bests, 2 in 3, half nlle running, all ages, purse. Kn tries ?Irvln Silby." l?en Duncan, lta- tign; ine liun'ian, vcx-u-r (grauuies, daleighi rBen Teseu,' N. T. Eques trian Oombinulkm, Raleigh; "Post master Bailey," T. Leach, High Point; "Trapasest." U . noiimay, waste City. Va.: "Pftnclla." U P, Hollldny Uasic City; Va.; "KfTle Sheppard," II. J. Jamison, Roanoke, va, PROGRAMME FOR TO-DAT. The programme for to-day , is as follows: ' -' , 8 a- .m. -Oroundi corned. a. m. -Grand concert by Fifth Reg iment Band. 11 a, m. Parade around track of all etock, cattle and all exhibits in this Hue, showing by tags attached to each, money-winners; blue tags, first money- winners:, red- second money, . 1:30 p. m. 2:1 pace. I in- 8. Purse 350. 2:13 pace. I In 6: nurse : 2:30 Half mile dash, in harness, with pacer with fast records, driven by ladles. ' 4:00 High School horses, showing 20 gaites, and the great -high- jumper, tangfull and Yellowstone. f - :uo-M!le heats running, t . in Purse S200. - ' 5 p. nx Parade around track of SO automobiles, ' handled oy owners; open to all. , 6 p. m. Grounds close, 7 p. m. Grounds re-opened. 8:30 p. m. Fireworks display. Erup tion of Mont Pelee andd estruction of city. ANNIVERSARY OF REFORMATION Services Will be Held in Many Pro testant Churches Next Sunday in Commemoration ot Martin Luther's Work. ' Monday, October 31, Is the 387th anni versary of the beginning of the Reform ation which gave birth to Protestant .sm. On the eve of All Saints' Day, October 81, 1517, the decisive blow wat atrucK, when Martin Luther nailej upon the door of the Castle church at Wittenberg the celebrated ninety-five theses against the sale of indulgencles. l'he root and basts ot theso theses w.is .he doctrine of justification by fall!; ilone. "Here," says D'Aublgne, "the ivangelical doctrine of a free u.n4 grac ious remission of sins was fortht; His. time publicly professed." The siu. thesis reads as follows: "Every Christ ian whto feels true repentance lor in 3lus has perfect remission lrom tin punishment and from the sin, witaout he need of indulgence," und tno 3'nti thus: "Every true Christian, dead oj dying, is a partaker of ail the riches of Christ or of the Church by the gn. of God, and without any letter of in iulgence." And the 32nd is character istic of the heroic leader of the nerorin- ation: "Those who fancy themselves iure of their salvation by indulgences will go to the devel wiiJi thou.- .,i each them this doctrine." A large portion ot the Protest uii Churches observe this anniversary, bat more especially the Lutheran Church. aoth In this country and in Kurouo. nd, as the 30th is Sunday, It is prob able that Reiiormation discourses will oe preached from thousands of pulp.ts next unuay morning. There are over 12.0CO Lutheran churches In this coun-u-y, with nearly 2,000,000 communicants, and this represents only one-thirtieth of the members of this Church. So it is safe to say that there will be no; less than a quartet of a m..Iion Rerorm aton services on next Sunday by one -nurch alone in different parts of UK world. The services at St. Mark a are ixpeoted to be of unusual interest. TO DRIXO POWER TO CTL1ULOTTE Whitney Redaction Company Expect t Finlsii Its Plant in Two ram and Will Then Plstrtbute 10.000 Horse-lN.t-r In lids City Prtst dent liuiublcy Talk to a Reporter tVtncvming the Progress of tli Work. Captain K. D. C. Hambley, of 8:U! bur', president of the Whitney Reduc tion Company, which Is How engage! in naroeasiog the Narrows of the Yad kin river, was in the city resterdasf. md The Observer reporter had a short conversation with him about the prog ress of his work; Co plain Hambley m a much interviewed man. but an swered the reDorter'a ouestlon very pleasantly. , w hen asked if he objected to stating a:e nature or mil uiu nasa in town he replied; "I Just jcamo lover with air. f-ujier. of New York, an estnert engineer, to visit the plant of the Ca tawba Power Comoiuur. It seems to De a very substantial affair, and 1 wss mucn pleased with IV m wis Mr Fuller. v . , : . f "As regards our nlant on the Yadkin. there is not much to say. The plant has been put upon u firm financial bssis, nnd we re now steadily, t work. 1 think probably we will finifli In two years, mid when we are com plete, wo will have the third largest plant of its kind in the country. We mend to bring about 10,000 horse power to Charlotte. Of course, the companies you have are supplying the iown pretty well, but your manufact ories are constantly on the Increase. lr.d I think you will have room for more power by the time we are ready. Our plant is on the Yadkin, elttlit miles from Albemarle, and, I suppose, about 38 miles from Charlotte. We have recently moved our headquarters town to the river, and we are well fixed up there. The railroad hns alo been extended to the river, and we are in a condition now for work. Our Idea is, you, know, to stint a town there around our plant. We will de rive our power from a canal, which to be 4V4 miles long. The Whitney Reduction Comnnnv ns both b.mks of the Yad kin for 10 miles- up and down the Narrows, and they iroposa to develop G.OftO horse-power. They have had much trouble aril litigation, and It U pleasant to learn that they have now legun work, it will be remembered hat the Yadkin falls 300 feet in ten miN's, while running through the gorge f the I'wharle mountains, known us he Narrows. The river Is from 60 to JO't ft i t wide at thin point, anil the forrt .'em-rated by Its rapid fall has been stlma ted at 26,000 horse-power, at low water. A darn will be thrown across the Narrows, and the power derived from a canal will be made to com -rntrnte the strength of Its stream m ii mighty turbine wheel, from which he power will be distributed wherever icc'ieii. 0 Y Katherine Cecil Thurston A lady so much interested in the story wrote the publish el's nskmg for the advance chapters that she might fin ish the Story before she died, We give Automobile Tick otV" .- . , pnicz $uso Houston Dixon & Co G EX POS ilia Jain-Brown Co, Merchant Tailors Furnishers and Hatters.! g h Fair week specials, bargains galore, thrifty shoppers k reaped a great harvest yesterday. Dollars, dimes and S pennies were saved by taking advantage of the spcv: cial values of fered. To-day more new bargains have J " been added and we would advise you to come 'early JJ for we cannot promise how long they'll last "A Vcr- itablc Deluge of Bargain' in every one of our i Twenty Odd Departoeinits, l ;' tli :'i bniff! of cotton were reelv l.it 1'irm ycfttrrd:i.v and tin riii1 w;n On l.bi' s.hiu" ih:f -ill- 4i liiilis wi re rcciveil nd ttn rue win 10 cents. I :it lrst be;v, W HY PAPA IS HAPPY. z cts B By I. L Avery. I land-painted with min- iatnre photo. Un framed t $1.00 l Framed, $1.50, $2.00 and $3.00. Jpet i d attention k cn to Wedding ().( fns. Full Line of Youman's Celebrated lists. CHEAP OIAMOKDS are no good t ny price. When one Inixvtn In R Piamond, It alnv jtnyn to buy the HKKT. gun rantee evwry utioie wh wll to be Jum as represented or yuu get your money ti--h. You can nee n lnrgi'r Rort mmt In our stor than can t net-.n anywbro ilie In the State. Otli prices re rlifht S',4c Unlit Outinff ftt, , 5c 3,000 yards 8V4c Light Outings, a upe clnl prlro mude for Fair Week at 5o Kpprlal Fair Wok ofTprlng Wblte Spreails t , . . .WK' 1D extra iilzes and wolirht White Bed Hpreadw, osmirted patterna, $1.50 valuo. 8pocl.il Fair Week price. 08p Ills oflVrliiKB In Woulen IreM (Inorln at .-ISo PoRltlvoly tin nssionblUKR ot the blg (timt values we have evor ortfred In Wonleri Irts Goods at this pop ular prli'p. All wool 42-lnoh Btenni slirnnk. ( 'hcvldts; . all. wool. oli?. Bhearod Zlbpllnce; RO-liiclt blui lun-t?-B HtK'calenns. HS-lncli nil wool VtMi(.l lin; 50-lnoh all wool Sorfrps, and ii nunibor of bin values ! i imv oily good?, pmlirarlriK all th now popular hadtH und hoIIJ bla!k, all lit t ho one Hperlol price ISo Now Values In "Browns." "MIOWN," tho leader of nil tlit s-a-noii'n popular filmiloH, In the new I'iinania C'lutli, Hroadclolhs, KergeH. t'hevlotH, Sultlrign etui the novelty Imported fabrics, widths 38. 42, 48. und. 6 4 Inches. Prlcos from 4 8o to $1.48 How Offering In , Ladles' Ready to Wear Gar- V ments. 1 - V To boln with, there are four beautf fill nobby Km Covert Pdetr)an HuUn, maile In tho much plate4 way. price., $l.50 Another lot of Cloakir, black, tan und castor, well made, tailored" . trlmmlngfc Price 10 to. i . ,$15.00 A 8tindld offering of nobby Cloaka t 30.0 0 to , . ... . .$8.50 ' Our wssorttui'rtt of . Children' Wrap Is complete. 13vrything deilrable for the tinlfist tot to th 1 -year-old . Minn, and nt prices exceptionally' low. V.'.g liargalns in plnlrt long blnrK 'ap. An appreciative pub lie huvo voted our Immense line of pit rate iiklrts the moat complete mIidwii in thta section. Special Fair. Week oCjilnga in Sklrte at-$1.98 : to , . .... , ..$S.80 Garihaldi & Brims BROTHER -W m m m r w or m w m vm -smr g w?9 A Talc of n Kestk-.i Chemb, a gleep less lnnia and a Phonograph, and u Very Happy Jlomc. A north Charlotte resident, whose home is blessed with two little cherubs, has introduced an innovation of much merit Into his domicile of which he is very proud, and he is anxious that other happy (?) fathers should be put next. One of the cherubs, Just turning eighteen monthH, is inclined to be very wakeful and in consequence of the restless spirit of the tot, mother has had troubles. Now, be it known, this naughty cher ub Is very -much afraid of pa; his basso commands, whenever she Is tempted to be nauirhtv. bv nlirht or rinv. w hor into complete and satisfying eilence.l Unfortunately for mother, a e444AK44044f 4 BOOK. STATIONERY AND ART STORE. . . 22 South Tron Street At night there were neveral thousand people gathered, principally to witness , the fireworks display and the Eruption of Mount Pelee. A little boy in talking about this show , said: "They sent things up in the air an' they busted." Well, that was somewhat descriptive. A score or more of men were busy, run ning to and fro with exhibition of ter ror, while the volcano part o the show -t Was on. Afterwards the crowd wan dered about the grounds again, into the aids-shows and viewing the ex hibits. There were a number of fam , lly parties to be seen: father, mother and children and everybody looked pleased,' If somewhat tired out, when ' they began to board cars for home, ' - about 9 o'clock, A few Tiundred Tolks, " ' mostly men and boys, remained on the grounds till a late hour. Goer order generally prevailed, v . , -'The official horse-nielng programme ? i , t tor ti-day is as follows: 2:19 pace, W special, purse $350: three out of five , heats. Entries: "Green Bob," owned by R. I Smith, of Greenville; "Sadie Temple." owned by . J, H. X Hannef. - , Iloanoke, Vu: 'I'rish Queen," J. H. , lljnner, Roanoke. Va.: "Lady Phil Hps,' J. T. Hnyder, Winston; "The Spaniard,:? J. Cr- Smith," Richmond, Vau? "Watson." J. C. Smith Richmond, Va.; "Minnie Thompson,"- II J. Jainl v, eon, Roanoke, . Va.1 t ,v - . - ; 8econa race, 2:13 pace 1 mile heat. -( H in fi. purse 3?i0-"Little Belle." A. P. Ouddlck. . Lynchburg, - Va.; "Honest '; ' Joe,' Ddyal & MeLurd. Lynchburg, v ' Va.; "Mary Dell." .William Nicholson, - Baltimore: "Fannie K,; N.-Y. Equesi ' " trian Combination, ' . of Raleigh,' ' "Osette. N. Y. Equestrian Combina ; , 'f tlonv "Ldy Phillips," T. Snyder. Win. ; ' ' . ' RHEUMATISM , . , ; Is ' quickly relieved and promptly : cured by Dr. Drummond's- Lightning Remedies. The internal . remedy Is pleasant to" take; acts . Immediately, does not disturb digestion and Is for rheumatism only in all its torturing forms. The -- external reparation re ntores stiff Joints, drawn cord and hardened musses, . If yout druggist lias not these remedies m Htocl,, do not take anything else. Rend 15 to the Drummond Medicine Co., N'evv York, nmr the full treatment of two lariro -pnn..i.vi i.'.i the head of the house Is forced, by bus-1 iness. to be awav freauentlv until vwv!" late, at night and mother's sleep, up-J to the lime of his home-coming, is onT the catch-as-catch-can order. Moth- er's caressing tones and soothing pleas ao not surace to stop the ear-ripping yowls in which cherub indulges every now and thSn. Let papa appear, how evjr, speak two words on a low now and cherub subsides. This condition of affairs has perplexed the head of the house for some time and he bag been doing some thinking. A few days ago he went home to the evening meal all smiles he had solved the problem. In his arms he carried a phonograph and a blank record and he lost no time In speaking Into the ma chine the magic words so often used tt bring peace to the household. That very night the experiment was tried. The machine was placed alongside the bed and a string fastened to mother's finger. Cherub permitted her fond mama to get a nap of about ten mlnutes duration and then declared war. Mama pulled the string and the stentorian- tones the only thing arouna tne place, or which baby was .afraid bellowed through the stillness and baby threw lip the sponge, The - phonograph lr tfolng TbusIness every night now, but cherub is puwsled her tiny brain hartn't been able to figure out yet how pa can go to the office and leave his voice at home. And Pa Is happy;, he sleeps o'nlghts. -' . uiuetm. - ; Minor Happenlne In ami Alxut Uie City Events of Day. - There will lie-d parade o&ttfe live stuck exhibit thiB mornftift at the fair trsd;. "A ROMil Slave'' will bo the attraction at .tne Academy or Music to-night. . . Eome idt-A of the Immense crowds In town may be gained from' the fact tliat the CentyttI Hotel for dinner yesterday fed 210 men in an hour and twenty minut ' The interesting operation of removing the telephone wires from the city poles Is now going on, a larire force of the Bel! Company's men being engagel in tbe worn. - - . , . "The sound of the firs bell yesterdnv'af. ternoon about 4 ;30 o'clock attracted the usual crowd out- to attend the -sunposod nre; . jsew magnets nave Deen put. In th elecirlo- apparatus , which rings t he bell and they were tented by a call of ai, The many frlendit of Mr. w.frl. Van Ness will regret to learn f hls illnens. Mr. Van Ness, who has been in poor healtti for some, tlmw, Was taken suddenly Ul up town shortly before ,7 o'clock last evenlnar and was removed to his homo, where he Is The members of th "nnlws In Tv. I.i nd' eornpnnv, Whldi :trDetr.(l thr Academy l.t 4iisfbt, ,irrivcr In the city yestcrdiiy-. nfternoonr tm anuwlut . tniiti fr-om Richmond. About firtv of the clionis' o tin- Vn(rnt ifotel- .'Imis.i wit n 9 00 .3r.i:i a I S10 SUITS I Sounds early. doesn't It? Christmas will lie here before realise it. Wo will Klve a piano n a Clulfl mas present to some one, who doeen'i own an upright pluno. An opportunity requires you tn reKlster your inline nt our warerooms 211-2H North Tryon street, Char lotte, N. C. or mall us yoiir name and addr'Rs with four cents in stamps for return of number, and wj will register your narno for you. Only one member ot a family al lowed to register, and no one who has an uprixht piano in the family. If you purchase a piano from us before Iiectmber 2iith and you should hold the duplicate number drawn, ve will tke back the piano you have bought, refund the money paid. and deliver gift piano. Remember, piano Is absolutely free only ques tion asked: "Have you an upright piano In your home?" Registration begin October ltth, and closes December 22nd, Watch further announcements. 1 lbs Mm bu' ; yon I I I C heapest Store on Earth. C Pi JAl'ANI-.SI: IMLLOW COVl:iS Syrian Table AND .1. if THE ART SHOP, W. I VAN NtSS a CO. ! 19 North Tryon St. . ! FOR SAlE Manufacturer of (he llano the Sweet Tone. with -Will Plftrrr. loii-.rn- -btty- a good 'Suit? The hir,!: I rived Tailors would have. you doubt it. We say yes, und Can Prove What We Say. If you would lest us. take a mo ment to look nt our splendid ' lines. See the smart effects in Cheviots and fancy Worsteds. They are all thoroughly well tailored and 'perfect flttting suits. We- Would , not discou'rage you ".from paying more, nut some-men wish to pay $15 for a suit no .more and no less-rand we would ? like to show these men how much we can do for them at this price. Koltd brown and. brown mix-: lures tit J1E.00 Southern Warcrocins 9M 213 N. Tryn St Crano te, - s. C, C. II. WILMoTH, Manager. Hooru Krn1bf1 llonao, eMh ' it... if t enr It lin- ' f a i a nf t,tnrttiiirt inv, Oil- I i i I i m t . i Utf trHnif, Klti14m( , l it). HiitT Vtf tof nfr. ! ! iif -.ti fr arrvftnfa. A frnr : I r-f frni r lU tt 4 p. . n 1 1 f ft m h a ffr.ifnrn if --- u nig rair Mies 'I AT THE : Q C CT JJ J C Oiv.-rs; U L- l 1 V ! Fair Week Visitors SHOUID BEAR IN MiED THAT THE icCOY FURNITURE . STORE bote's will be icent to your, express ', ,, :,iig . vast auiucmt tor tho pecu-, : iiiI'Iitsh. Aleuts wanlfd. torsv - - fcYorkd ' Bros. I and Borers. 044444VI44444441 Is offoring Special Values all this week. 1 ' McCoy's. is' one of Charlotte's best equipped ' . Furniture Stores, whore every line of Furni- : - tnrc and House FurnisliiDgs are qfforcd at the very Lowest Pricea high-grade goods of the kind arc obtainable in Charlotte. 1 T: McCOY, 209-211 S. Tryon St. The greatest trade we've ever liad. Wo, were ,weH propaivd for it; our stocks complete and ."with nU'jity of extra help. ' . I fere are some values worth your attention ' Fine Sample Cloaks on sale now at Jialf to '-two-1 hi ids the regular prices. They are , the, very best styles of the season, and the prices run from $16.50 down to .'.$1.S3 Misses' Fine Cloaks, the newest things out, worth anywhere $.1.00. ITertMvhile they last at-,. 1 Y.$2.S3 NEW BROWN DRESS GOOD The very latest shades in the new browns in all the popular kinds all wool Dress Goods -at 49c, 7fc and ,..:.; , 03c Guaranteed Black Taffeta SiiK "I- ' .'' if- ."-i ?' -i. V:.'.:' The best one made, all fine Silk-, cverr fibre" and every inch warranted not to crack or'split and to give entire satisfaction. Full 3ff inches wide and no better silk was ever offered at $1.00 a yard. - Our price on this while we 1 aye it.; ; ,.V. . .. . .75c he Busiest iiilinery Depaftiiieni This has been our banner week ' in, the 4 !Millincry business. We never kiievp so many Hals could be sold in Charlotte in a woek as' we've already sold a this week. Fashionable Hats of the' best materiol -I at popular prices is what , does the business here. Come one and all and enjoy the Hew thins wo r.r o KrloWITlfr ' , i J Tl.v.j-',.:..ri). ' . it-ti Ine.Mei:: II Tim big rr "v Corner Trad
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