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CHARLOTTE PAttY OBSERVER DCEZIBEIt 151904. ;i;U0KLr.irS MATINEE. comtmon or ATrxrssus. v ,J,ii- rtair. tho Woman Shaped .e inmih-licll-llr lreM, Man i an J lAMentf ".Ml" Amanda s j y lost Her INwkt-1Uxk ud ,,.. I'.uiir liiiiiut 11 Mltliro K l'imun'a is Kwl'-AB tl i rouble Arw From mj Irfwts of Two ! Instead f One lercnrtaiH i iM-iiiirjf"'' "! Young; Mingo Cut i lsuwling to Jail. ,- - j .ijin.m faith that' In multitude . iimuscia there is much; wtHduinv but I h ii at . the recorder's court . .1.4 y afternoon he would have . l his T'roiwsitinn by addiu tUat . multitude tt ' witnesses thera is confusion. " J . !! i:rew out of the loss of money ! . ; , ! e I look negri church, Vavc Dor- ..Has Mary Walker, ami Amariaa v wens under tha vhore of obr 4 money tmder falso pretences, u.uih mi t'ary went and claimed 1 i.Mik the lost purse f one Jim u!i which Jim had lost la the said miIi. AU the parties and witnesses ie ii-sr of th most pronounced, i-time and Mary ane Is ft char- . i ii r worth study. . Maw Jane is nearly the. shupe of a ' :ttt bell. . t?o full 1 her bust that her s i i ret upon a a upon a t-uahion. S a- wr a jilufn hard-brimmed man's iimw hat. Her jacket was made of i fftuggy, eoarsf stuff which obtain '1 a winter or two ago, and the button i it were us large- ot circumference u iUed ham van. Her arms hung; - ar of . her body.'. In one hand she i-rlod a chutelaine, idly, tier Jowls .iv m fat- thnt her mouth ia kept at the i-tlins; pucker. " '. , Le maWnlit' utter deo sayeJ de mou v wus lost,? . mtld - Mary June, "dat ..!! Dorlttee ."woman." come to my -'mso ten minute befo C o'clock. Ma a my husbun' hyuh wus rlt er-layiu' m l.;id,. 1 AVhfn she hit de do'. I nays, - " i. "Who datr- 'She sayed, Hit 'i me,' en nlieit she s:iyl dat I ketehed 'er voice en I gut ii l eti -cracked da do'v ' " Wut does you want, Jdisa Dorlttee?' 1 VM S) her. ..,; ";..- ' :-.:.'':. , "Wut did yo little boy ll you laa ntKht. vhen hv coma home?'. " 'NunfuV e ; I. 'Why? Wut hid he otter tolo mef sea t - ? 'iie foun Allan Undsey's pocket )."rH lust ni(fht wbur sao drapped hit m Uri mtM jtlock chu clu' uat wus wut hcu she had toll me dat, I. whir' l iiit uroua eu want back to whar M mglafa my -. little boy, but ea rail ji unu 1 Hi'ttry Neal whar Ming whs 'I'in . 1 see, ahakln Win, aee I, .M nijr. glmnio dut pock ft book.' Ming lit? uut .to K'um'Hn en I see, 'None er vi' ul!i:k,-talk, now boy. No wuda, now,, fum you. - J is' gimme 'dat pocket tooh.V. So Itlnff Ulv down ea come ill Will tilt." " "Whnt kind tit book wan it?" "A little sortie (leave, klil-skln lined )"iii. I ItMik at it. en i Hayed to Miss ).';ute.. ,"Tou go on off en fetch hyuh woman wut lout de money. tu, -'bout half-ims' ten hyuh dee on.i', it we fl" uta dA book, en thank .Ii- l.avvti li U Wlcr dia tiling fum now on, " . -t "iliwmuch was In the jiunse?" "Four one dollar bills, thm- ubtiem iitju en de ern old." ""Which . one was the old one?" the court Inquired, and the Question ho I'Ujcjflc'l 'old Aunt Mary Junj tljat fme v.i.iuc no effort to answer it. A (all swart belle wearing; a fascina tor and other thing and by name .iiziie Ann, started off, "Mia Janle i:iiir . i. ... " ... -iiy name May. June Hlalr, ef Mt's: me you , is "ferrln to.V rorrerted Mary Jane, tnrntnr round on her heel. "Did yett see the pocket book?" the couit sked." l bring her ,to ; the lolnt. - r - f ' . . , . 'Ve, sir. lilt wus a brown porket lMk will a silver ehuln. 1 looked at It K'Htd, good.-' Inside dar wus fo' dol l;trs in ert-etihacks." Hlalr himself, whose HUn-tlon is in be ing Mary Jane's husband und Ming's father, corroborated his wife, except lie Buid that it waa a little, dark look 1iiff. yellow pocket book. "M1h Llndsey wine to my . house cryln' en enyln', '.Oafs my pocket book.' en I suys to my wife ''I b'lieve It ' hern. Who la your wife? ; . ' woman, andBiatr raised lily eyes meetly to the glaring windows uf Mary Jane's eoul. - There was someUilng ludicrous' about the tableau which Ik hard to reproduce. ., -Have you ever been indkled?" the lawyer axked Blair. Hlalr hemmed and hawed nn 1 evadtd. ''Answer the question;" ordered the court. ' Tea."; Blair admitted. , "What about?" Oh, dat etn't nobody's oonsarn but mine. Hit wus Jist'fer little ruptlons (ii-ouri' my own flreplare." HuptionH with Mary Jane w ere enough tn.sive him consarn. "What did you aay?" tho court re-jue(ed- "IlUDtlomi?" "Oh. pay nit wus a rou en be done with hit," snorted Mary Jane to her J iiru, ana ne started and tivmbled like a KUilty . thing aurpriacd. The defendant whoso name appeared vi the warrant aa I.ou Dorlttee swore that people JUst called lier by that name I"vau8i they did not know any better. Thnt her sure enough name la Mary '.-i!ler, " My lUtle tKiy didn" tell mt anything :.houf the other, Httle boy takfn' the money, till iho (JJiss Llndey ooma. the knowfsd that "that little boy run v.ld mine. He had et supper wid my l oy de night befj. Blie ex m e I knewe4 diit little boy's mur. "Kn when I sajed ye, ishe ex me. -'Will be m i',t-ao en klne alio ex me, en i iwiyi id I knewed en Wouid.""' . l-'i Tn't she tell you. how; much there wus in tho poekel btok?" " 1 ' , "No. iv indeed, indeed." "1 wish you'd lemme ax'Mtsa Iorlt tue a iuition.'v!poke up Mary Jane !iom the ci-owd, W hither she Bad pre t io jHly w ithdrawn at . the court's re V.xt. y. . s; t . ... - ' Xo," denied . -the court, . sharply. You ke tjuiet ba-k there and don't i't nw h;ive to warn you again." t lLh v the Jltt lo s boys H tenttfied, and M wliolly i dlfTcrtnt stwied. JCneh "I'Pht t" hlft' tun burden upon' the - Mk r. Other men and other women In i -t:' ; Jci a ble huinler deitusud. und .the t -,"ri witnesses the t'reater the onfu on. Pome Bald the pocket book waa ' .-! i una gray. rn;id nl thatnoiH otli. ra. that It was aa largo and : - n and eonstructed of coarse lentil 1 'n r, miW. IdiidiHx-' took f tho i atand '. i '! own gool- . ' , "I r?d my Ticket book: in de i i. ii," aid, "on de' tilght- ef de i f-r pteiiiln'r, 'cn " , , , j i . :re' you all to fix the- date j t viiy?" n!k"d the court. -i i. . .i I hud ft to pay my rent wld, . 1 !.-"n. Jmven t(j ny my rent on de i..'x' day olur i Inst lot wus .u ,' .1 if, n, ft ut ml up buck there!' it .'it v. i In your pocket . i ' it ',nrch?" ' ' : i ir !. Pih r October," i urivd to." Amanda u i l ,u'i oa t Voung Ha ordred Mine IJlalr. alias Henry Neal, 4nt custody for th tbeft ofJhfl!4lUetided the mrrlt.g lst night at KvnThfookTna ito ?ht "' Mt Kllco Flow, a nrks enthTther rtwT i'"hwr of Xr' ,l,1 Mr- W' A. Flow, hmT lck XM P of Monroe, and (it r. . L. Alexander, of iZMVaTmythter-teu It T a ,tot home wed crled Mary t Jam-, flinging herself 'dlngr. attended by only a few relatives through tho crowd. "What l my ad intimate friends of the eontractlng Ming, my I'hlle?" .pewoiia,.- Mr. and Mrs, Alexander came he made for him like, a rhwrirhig ito Tnirlotte last night, ond will b at Ainatoii, ' itnd eonaolvd-him until tho homo on North I'oplur street. Rev. patml wagon hod torn him from her -tjeorge H. AtkliiHon jHrformel the cer emony. . 'J'ha party t I'hmioUenns wbo at tended comprised the following: MIhs Jsle and MiM DiiM' Henderson, Dr. C. B. - McLaughlin, Dr. 1. AV. Jaini aon. They were ucciwipniiied by Mr, RSih. J. fl. AleKunder, of Cheater, S. C. Mrs. Alexander is a very attractive young woman. The groom Is a mem ber of the firm of 8. L. Alexsnder-A tNinvpany, druggiBis. of thin city, und - , . . ,111 ,1 II I"'. '.'I. II I. .." ,.' T, L, I .New Kevtlon to AmwiioUato .In- MU'"0 '' ,U8lles to ln' iul"e- vreacd lnlin"i, ; r A force of six men are now engaged; Tho-one rrrmit virtue of Burnett' VanlPa In installing a new section of switch-iKxtruct lx purity, it In i-' iil vanllio ex- board in the central office of the tract awl nothing hut vanllU ex'tuct. Stool hern , Hell Tetenhone mid Tele- iwuys line uuriu-K graph Company, on ISast Fourth street, and will be at work for sev eral weeks before the installment Is complete. This new board is in addi tion to the section InHtalled In March, and will require three additional op erators on the local telephone force, Increasing the capacity 400, subscribers, The present switchboard Is multiple .1 1. .. U n .nn.,,11,, , , ... . ,.u..l..,. iX.HKk iiun IV y ill ,,wv fluiim IIUVIR, . . , but on account of the increased busl-" nesH of the local oltlee, It has boon found necessary to put ln the addition-! ill BM-tlon. Th "'hurntto" i-ein r.'il nf- ! nee already hus u membership of l.SHO1 r'Kraee better resulU iu two minute? everything in tho pncKiujo. cumpiy mm not "Toa. arc 1 ixow.Aixx.ixnpit. her He when h declared, fltPellUrged." ' ' "J ' I .' - - -,:. "' 1 S. t'-'w , i ! .a a i . n I i-r, nna rlMur." be ii)lalned. as if 'tliarhiTie TDruitirint Wedtt to himself, "that there we lost, two! Jjsdy fVniu Monroe l1irtottiis rtcket books aorna week apart, and j Wlat Attended the Ouht . Wtnltling that this wumau waa oply after her : tvn-mony at )W Home uf the Jttrtue s own." - t j . . I iwu'. Evening -Dresses brviist. . "IKm't you fret, now, Ming. IHWt yovi take hit lo hpart, now, tUlle. TutnatTOW We'll git you outer dls. en ym puix't jar but una nlRiit uvay fum yt mammy." M Intro i-tkIo nwuy lo Jill sobbing . .. . .. i i . , . . n...l . . . I , K 1, 1 u ; unu uryioH wi u ii"1'- mi ":,,.,., to remember. ' , xtnv siwmnBO.vm. Clinrlotto Otllco nf (lie SoiUlwrn Hell )) 1M ,i , No Dessert More Attractive Why use (H'Litini) ami njM-ud liourn winkiuK, sweeteuiug, fli.voring Jell-0 aubscribers, but business h-oti the in urease so constantly thnt new section.-i of switchboard have tor-bo Installed; every few monthH. , This new addition to the telephone . oflioe is lis true an Indication u e;m las found as regards trio progress audi increase of the business life of the ' ctty, More telephones mean more busl- ness, und the constantly. .'increiiNlng ' number of telephones show the leaps, that the business life of the commun-' ity is taking. vntir and set to kiI. It's perfeetiou. A ur- prise to the housewife. Jio trouble, le-wex-IMii-ie. Try itto-'lay. Fliivorn: Ijemou, Onuifie, Stiawberry, ltivpberry, Choeolutp ami CUt-rry. At gnan-w. ldc. YOU WJIX, XKED ,TUEM . , DU1IXO THE HOLIDAYS. If that Crepe-de-Chlne, Chiffon, Silk, Lace, ' VVrtle. Mull or any other kind of dresa ia soiled Bend -ft'tom'i W can Hry Clean it mo nicely that it will look like new or Dye it one of those pretty delicate Greens. Blue. Lavenders, rich red or uuy Hhftde you like. -Vf tir prices are the lowest consist ent with the best work. You take no ri.sk In sending' your garments to in. We clean tlloves for 10 cuil. QUEEI Cllf MRS. X M. UESTEK, Proprietress, ' Phone iW. Mil K TryOn Stree X Opon Evenln&a Until After 2 0 Xirtati. Hi A LIST OF thk rim-: i.nssi. Damage In 'la Wont l'onrtli .Street ( niase Covered by ln-mrnnv in Scv- . eml Com in nit")'. The flro which stuiied yesterday I morning shortly after 2 o'clock In the j building n West Fourth steel owned by Mr. W. It. Itohcrtxou .and 'occupied . by W. II. Higelow ami the Continental (iln Company, was flTKilly'e'xtlngulshvd about 6 o'clock. The ImlidliiH- wos partly tilled with inflaniiuahle nialcriai and the blasse broke out repeatedly after biing nlmoHt extinguished, it. i not lawitlvely known what' the dnmttges w-erc. Mr. S, It. Jacob, of the Con- , llneutat Gin Co., h ut Blrinlugham. '. Ala. Th Iomhuh are coered by in- ' suratii'e an follows: The '.building was Insured In the I'iediuont fn'MUranee Co., through W. C, Wilkinson . & Co. The stock of the Card Clothing Mnmifac- i turlng t;o.. or W. fj. Iligelow, through ; Of. N. a. Butt & Co. The Continental (iin Cos. stock was Insured for $2,S00, j placed by F. V. Abbott & Co. The machine room of the Card doth- i ins Co. started up agaln-iy-ester before . noon, j STICK A .11 X HHIvK TKY Mrs. Joe Person's REMEDY IF YOl.T FEKlXd A1?E ANY wr nil That may prove interest ing to prospective buyers. ? Bath Robes $5 to $12.50. p . Smoking Jackets i $5 to $10. Handsome Umbrellas $1,50 to $7.50 In NECKWEAff. Individual Boxes, $1. Ii HE SUSPENDERS, In Individual Boxes, 75c. Gloves, Pajamas, Hosiery, Night Robes and Moving lletnresi Next Tiwsduy. 1 In the moving picture the ' rnpld ad-i vanee of the world of ' wiienVo and art ! Is most fonibly lllustruted. The culm!- i nation uf all that Is artistic mid benu- . tit'ul seem to have be reached when i one witnesses the entertainment offer- 1 ed by Archie L. Hhcphurd. It Is high- ly Interesting, amusing and education- I al, and embraces everything of com- ; nion lntrest In the wiai'd that Is wonderful, rlraniatlc, scieiniilc, humor- i nisi, mysterious and beautiful. At the ; Academy of Music, Tuesday. I--cmber t'Oth, matinee and night. $1.00 Bottle. Druggists. MRS. JOE PERSON CHARLOTTE, - N. C. m Hi on At Reasonable Prices. An Automobile Ticket With Every Tick Dinvh,,. ttt CAi V 6 hi All Ea. 6 S J. A. SOLOMONS, Mgr. t I tjurij buying X! 2 fori d Y 4 t Christmas Smoking Coats :And Lounging Robes complete assort colors and eeinlii- Hard work Clu'i.stmas presents most men isn't iti AYhy not give him .something he will ap preciate, a Suit or Over coat, for instance ? Either would make an admirable gift noth ing more acceptable. A I G."0 and 7."0 we show a inent of Smoking Coats in plain nations comfortable and practicable,- nothing tcr to give a man for Christmas. Large line of Lounging Uobes one of the useful things for men. Made full and long, cord at waist and collar. OflV assortment is complete and the prices the lowest $7.50 to $14.00 bet- niost with most g o Headquarters for Useful Christmas Presents. or If you prefer a House Coat Pair Gloves, Tie, f utllev, or something , elegant in the furmsh iiigdiue, please re- member" that vou are ' sure to find the smartest :, and- handsomest styles here. ? , ; : . ! Yor ce o ros.ii ft - iiogerSi i t , . Mail Orders Filled " Promptly;;; ' I 1 LADIES' DESK. s&NIAKE DELIGHTFUL XMAS GIFT6& 4 V .. 1 1 i ii .i i i i ! k k i " k. : ; k- I . jj i As a gift for a lady, no more ap propriate gift could be selected than Ladies' Desk. " AVe have .provided well in this particular line, and know, that we are offering the best valnes In .Desks kno wn here in years. , . . . All the lutest styles hi Golden Oag, Weathered Oak,, Imitation and Solid. fcfflll f t i t zJILL TWA TJG JDHGTJtM ,15 s SfflS u MQSffiflSIIS., ' " Holiday sKoppers should not neglect the opportunity offered just how inour Menfs Furnishing Department to secure gifts fbr boys and men of the most substantial nature1 Our furnish ing .section is at its zenith of interest It includes handsome lxxesv containing suspenders; a huge variety of handkerchief s, mufflers,and a, magnificent showing of ; STYLISH MECKWEA i - .-y';.. ;i ' : Of course there is everything else that is seasonable and sen sible in menfs Wearables at reasonable; T'.'tV imliiiLWJ.tJjrJWtPwiiMSiwiiiiiiMiwiiMiiiM.MiniM LOMGa-TATE 'CLOTHING' CO GOODS SPKr ON APPROVAL. EXPRESS CHARGES PAID ONE WAY E5$3 fSH'iifii ii OUR SUPERB DISPLAY OF HOLI DAY FURWiTURE is now COMPLETE We eclipse any showing we have ever made before. You will find bargains here in endless variety.' Your wants can be supplied in all kinds of Furniture and Carpets froni the cheap est io the best. Do not put it off but come and look over our stock at once. We will deliver at your own time. Parker KB a.rdner Co i! The Pi SESEK B.rTJTSiTP J Jf JS.4 rAfHLZJi ,A JAMS' UBVP H Mi ace lo Buy a Presenl for j lan SB MT M MAM'S STO E n Charlotte has never had a store so well filled' with gifts for men as the Mellon stock is this Christmas-time The whole store is thronged with givables pf the most pleasing -kind for boys and men of all ages. If tfic, present you give your rela tive or friend bears the stamp of having come from the Mellon store it will be accepted with the feeling that the giver showed good taste in the selection. There is everything here from a single handkerchief to the finest bath robe or smoBng jackets, and hundreds of presents between. It it the widest range of gifts ever provided in this city for boys and men. ED MELLON CO Mail, Orders Have Attention Same DayReceived. , vrvTtmniHmM'AiY-mrmj'.' mwm i 'hwijsiiiiwsii . Eye . Maple and Mahogany, ..Birtbi ' Curly JJirch.; ' ' ' , , '.;'. , , Prices ratige from $5.00' to $24.00. : ' An unusually ktrong line of Combi' nation Petska and Oopk Caa'cs, JlS.nft ' - Tha. best there ia, In this yurnrture; ' fo"" iglfts ia. here "fit Iqwest prices. ' vote , were for thXSl,000 Library. tt M A m A K A M M . M . Ax m.. m M i . x i'." " - - - - V 'i- - - ' A.k it. MA M MA m JA.' . "jl m A gOUTIlW pAOIFIC OUK KTING Qh! how lovely It la to ride Jn a palace car so dignified; Jjounglng around Jn luxurious ease . "'- ." '"',. " :-? -; .- v':-V, ' jjuiidiug castles as you please. TJmuolested; no fumes to choke, ald of cinders, or grime of smoke; Jfowadays people appreciate , -JJvery comfort, small n.nd great. JJcaaoti compels you to understand gOUTUERN pACIFIC la best tn the land. ', '-1-'T LouLslana. Teios. "Mexlna1 ami California, , - Special Uomeseekers' rates to Ijoulslana, Teiari, New Mexico and Arizona in December. 1 Informa tion cheerfully given' " , . The Southern Loan and Savings Bank i the place," to deposit your saviacs. We pay 4 - per cent cam pound inter: est on deposits and do rot . . require, Notice: for with- . - drawaV " P. M. BROWN. Trcsldent. .,'"- W. S. ALEXANDER. Vice President. Cashier. B r j PARKER'S " f , , J 'HAIR BALSAM " fi iVrtxnoiv hirriunt rnwlh. I ',.,' tU'vme foil to Hrtorn Orr I I -.'): - ' -.;t! j Il.ilr ti Urn YeoUiful Color. Si. 1 -4. cOuna nrrnln flitraM. hlr l.iuiix ii - 1 I iTr?i.i!i'i'i" 1 mr DEPARfMENT OP DENT15TRY I HI, k Standard, ' Jfiimtarof el lie rai-?lti 10 ' I wi- .wuca. ur. tiv-pap. CJ.Tai.3tl u 1 VHryvrttiT fciTrv ir-pm iimi -r-i iM.1a1.3u u 1 , 1 r , efmdrit fldfel cseverai iueganuy i: Furnished I?coms 59. ttsit witn .1 or without "RAtTiq. A K. Mrs;HCEccles p?.;;faaitJiee;: Street, Atlanta Ca.
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