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THE KEW HOTEL ASSURE!). miSUEES I OF .' SOCIETY $lttO,00 STOCK IS ' SUBSCRIBED , , , Mont Interesting Meetinr Tetterds Afternoon at the ColoaUl Club, .: When l BefNrcaeatatlre ClUsens Got Tocetber and Slfaed . t'p for , the Projecti-Tbe Site of the Old Court : Hoaae, One Block From, the Square, Absolutely the location for the Ho te Who the Subscribers Are Char ter to be Applied for by the High lands Hotel tympany Hotel Will Cost Not ltm Than fltS.OOO Lea ses m Plenty. Its name wfll be The Highland! At last It haa been done. Charlotte men have jot tog-ether on a Motet proposition, and have done more than that, for yesterday afternoon 61 indi viduals and firms affixed their slg- , natures to a stock-subscription, which insures the erection of a high-class tourists' and commercial hotel tor this city. - It will be located on the old court house site. Stock to the 'amount of $100,500 was guaranteed, so that the Highlands Hotel company, i One of the most dellshtful and elab orate events ot the . season was the reception and card party given yester day afternoon In honor of Mrs. War wick H. Payne, or Atlanta. Ga.. by Mrs. James Wade Conway, at her residence, No. 804 North Tryon street. The dec orations were potted plants, palms, ferns, smilax and cut Bowers, with red and white carnations In profusion. Mr. and Mrs. Payne and Mrs. Con way, assisted by several friends, re ceived the guests in the front parlor. Mrs. Payne, who was only recently a bride, looked charming In her wed ding g-own. an Imported creation of heavy cream satin, with a bertha of rose point lace. Mrs. Payne is pleas antly remembered here oy her many friends, as Miss Handle, ot Montgom ery, AU. She was a visitor here. lst winter. Mrs. J, A. Dods worth, presided at the punch bowl, which was beautifully decorated with smilax, white carnations and ... "".' . r - , " i green ana. purple grapes, rrogreasiv ...-that, tha Highlands Hotel ComDanv. -. ... .vf.- tv,. -with a charter, which will be applied 8core cardB were unlQUe having the for at once, permitting a capital ; ,.0mpllments ot the season and au em blematic sprig of holly upon them. A prise was given for the greatest number of "lone hands," and tor eacn ; stock or roucn as szuu.uvu, win ovgin ' with a most auspicious condition. The meeting which finally clinched the new hotel, which , has been i one received an xtra bunch of holly j In the air.- all around and in the I was appended to the back of the card. ground," and In all other manner of ! The chief prise was won out-and-out conditions, was new ai me uoioniai : by the guest of honor, Mia. fayne, CAItOUNA COAL. Interesting Continent on Development of the Coal Industry In the Vicinity of Walnut Cove. !'Mtv;K. E. C. Bryant, of The Ob server haa just returned from a trip through Forsyth. Rockingham and Stokes 'count tea. In speaking of what he had seen of Interest In that sec tion of the State, he said: '"The coal mine at Walnut Cove seems to be as sured. Mr. D. M. Evans, a coal min ing expert, who has worked In the coal fields of Wont Virginia and Virginia, la now opening a tunnel near the rail road station uf Walnut Cove. He and a friend went to Walnut Cove last October, and prospected for coal and found what they claim to be four workable veins of anthracite coal, measuring from three and u hulf to six feet and nine Inches through. It USE AN Underwood Visible Is said that these veins extend from P. Wilson and Mrs. Lawrence! Oermantown to the Dun river, run ning east and west, a distance or ten miles. I "While at Walnut Cove the other '. day. I was escorted to where Mr. ' Evans and hands were at work by ' Pinnlx Bailey. ;i young fellow, who: seems to be very much Interested in j the development of coat mines in his j neighborhood. Everybody In the little , village seem to be very much elated ; QVf the prospects of getting out the j coal In profitable quantities. I saw I where Mr. Kvans und his corps of hands were at work, and the coal was BECAUSE: Its writing Is always perfect. it l a good manifold It has a I'nlveiual key-board. It has the lightest and quickest touch, un u perfect unci permanent alignment. Cub yesterday afternoon, beginning and it was a pretty nut bowl. The ) beln . n,,, ut ,,' good plio lumps. i u ciut, kiiu Bruim'n uum v. i-utiauiaiiuii wein iu airo. j. it., ouiu- i f.an8 jR representing the South About fifty gentlemen, representative mens. Miss Lucy Oates won the "lone ! ern' A"nthra. lt.- Coal Company, orgun- oi tne community ouwii mm piu- , nanu prize, auu iu tain ui mc iurc, ; . , 0 exu,.ess purpose of work fesslonal interests, were gathered, and i who punched for her Mrs. W. A. Ora- lt was at once evident that they ham, Mrs. Earle 8. Pegram, Miss May ! Courtenay Oates and Miss Lottie Gray the gracious hostess presented a little souvenir pin. Refreshments were: With a hot plate, oyster patties, tongue sandwich, olives, salted almonds, and beaten bis- once presented for the consideration 1 cult with hot coffee. Then Ices were nt thnae n re Kent Berved in the form of fruit and flow- Mr. T. W. Hawkins was called to ers ine natural coior "men . ,, , tiu.IVUH VST Dunn ! carriea out, wun caae pi pin aim ; wnite blocks. were ready for business. It was a well-baked proposition that the leaders had already prepared, indeed, to begin things with, for the efforts of a com mittee had secured subscriptions amounting to. $82,500, which were at ing these flelda, and has leased the lands of Meters. Cuhelle Hairston. I'e ter HalrKton. W. A. Lush and Mrs. E. V. NVwman. "Mr. Evans and friends claim that the coal at Walnut Cove Is as good as the anthracite of Pennsylvania, and if flvmnnri Dnrrninor Pn UOIHUIIU L. DUlllip UU. 26 W. TRADE .ST. - CHARLOTTE. Booksi they aro i Isrht. it means a great thing ! served In the form of fruit and flow- I tor that wctlm. f North ( arolina. , the chair, and Mr. Robert A. was made secretary of the meeting. The proposed oharter. which, in effect, empowers the Highlands Hotel Com pany to own and operate a hotel In the city of Charlotte, with a capital stock of $200,000 was very freely dis cussed. It was stated that the old court house plot, together with the lot at the rear of it, where the stand pipe and one of the fire departments are situated, had been offered at 120. 800, plus Interest since last spring, when It was bought at the figure nam ed by the Southern Real Estate, Loan and Trust Company from the H. G. Springs' estate. The combined plot is about 99 by 196 feet, ample for a struc ture 'containing 125 rooms, with baths adjoining at least every alternate apartment, and all appointments ' which go to make up a first-class structure. The site, at the northeast corner of West Trade and Church streets, is within one block of Inde pendence Square, opposite the magnlf BOUND Roycroftie Following were the guests: Mrs. F. D. Sampson, Mrs. Hkrriss R, Wllloox, Mrs. Walter W. Watt, and her visitors, Mrs. Wilson Wright, and Miss Agnes LaddBon, of Atlanta, Ga. ; Mrs. George L. Best, Mrs. Luke Seaweil, Mrs. J. Lee Kolner, Mrs. Charles Cv Hook, Mrs. R. M. Miller. Jr., Mrs. Paul Chat ham, Mrs. Sadler Gillespie, Mrs. Byron F. Card, Mrs. J. K. Holland, Mrs. H. A. London, Jr., Mrs. E. W. Mumford, Mrs. T. 8. Mallory, Mrs. W. C. Love Joy, Mrs. Charles E. Hooper, Mrs. I. W. Faison and her visitor, Mrs. Thomas J. Green, Mrs. M. B. Wadsworth, Mrs. Harvey Lambeth, Mrs. K. W. Mellon. Sirs. - Max G. Hunter, Mrs. . A. L. Smith. Mrs. R. B. Fox, Mrs. Grace Adams, Mrs. Fred erick W. Glover. Mrs. J. E. Murphy, Mrs. J. A. Solomons, tMrs. Louis N. Schlff, Mrs. C. Rosenthal. Mrs. T. M. Shelton, Mrs. J. E. Rellley, Mrs. E. B. Dickson. Mrs. Hugh A. Murrill. Mrs. Salesman for the Stieff Piano House , Passes Away While Visiting Rela- j tlves In layettevlllc The Interment in Eastover. S. C. The Fayettevllle correspondence In yesterday's observer told of the death in that town of Mr. J. Wilkins Tilling- hast, a representative of the Stieff ; Piano Co. Mr. Tlllinghast made his; headquarters In Charlotte and had ' rooms at home of Mrs. Sallie E. As- 1 bury. No. 301 North Tryon street. He I had been with the local Stieff Piano ' house for Bevoral months in the capa- 1 city of salesman and tuner. He left last one day last week for Gibson, where Mrs. Tlllinghast Joined him. coming from a trip to Georgia. He left for Fayettevllle to spend Sunday with relatives. Intending to return with hts family end make his home in Charlotte. I Mr. C. H. Wllmoth. of the Stieff Piano House, received a letter from him a few days later Haying he was sick at We have u number of attract ively bound hooka that In all but price nucge.st Last Aurora. Dainty hand-Illumined volumea 4 - charming to I he eye and de- lighting' the touch more for tho.-e who know. Among (his line you will find. In tin' Beauty of the LIIIch By Hodges. Hook ot Borrowings Selected from Great Authors. Book of Joy ami KrlemlHhlp By Henry Prumniond and others. Str&ngth for Everyday Out-of-Dooi By Roalie Arthur. And Many others. the hntive nf a rohiHvo hoH n Hecond i i-. M. fatterson. Mrs. Robert A. Maver. : una, triH f hia r-fm-i h iKntiiil icent grounds of the First Presby-! Jilrs. H. W. Dixon, Mrs. R. Lock wood j The next news told of his death at 2 lenan cnurcn, ana on a airect. Jine, ; jones, Mrs. John F. Yorke, Mrs. Chas. o'clock Monday morning, within 5 minutes' walk of the South- Green, Mrs. John M. Scott, Mrs. C M. The dead man was In the ha ern depot, wnere a new structure Is I Bearden, Mrs. Thomas WetheHll, Mrs. also to be erected as soon as possible. W. A. Zweler, Mrs. W. T. Jordan, Mrs. A number of the gentlemen made ! H. A. Klueppelburg, Mrs. Hirshinger, short talks about the project, saying! Mrs. G. T. Buxton; the Misses May Is survived by his wife and a little, that the city needed such a hotel as j Courtenay Oates, Dora Allen Sater, daughter about 12 yours of age. who is was contemplated, that it would be a lttie Caldwell, Lucy Oates, Lottie a gifted niuFician and perrormer on help, rather than a hindrance to the Gray, Johnsle Dickson, Agnes and , the violin. She played at the Turk bit of consuming a great quantity of o'.K arettes and he died from heart failure i brought on by excesive smoking. He : Book. Stationery and Art Stoic. L'2 S. Tiynn St. Charlotte, N. C (ET8 Nothing more suitable for a Christmas present than a good pair of Blankets. This weather, toor makes a strong appeal. Having recently made large purchases from several of otir well known home mills, cleaning up their stock on hand, seconds, etc., places us in a position to offer exceptional values in this line, much under the price. All Wool Blankets in 10-4 size, as sorted borders. Price per pair $2 48 The very best North Carolina All Wool Dixie Blankets, regular 55 value. 10-4 size at $3.48 Blankets for Making Bath Robes Beautiful Soit Cotton Blankets, 104 size in dark Persian Patterns ele gant for making bath robes . . . $1.25 Another value in Soit Grey Cotton Blankets, borders assorted, would be cheap enough at $1 pair and equally nice for making robes Price .... 65c Elegant Values in Comforts Comforts that are both appropriate tor weather and Christmas remembr ances. An elegant line of Eiderdown ' Comforts made of splendid quality fine satine in beautiful floral designs, regular $6.50 value at ........ $5.C0 Comforts same as above except pure cotton nlled, price $2.25 Big values in the cheaper Comforts f extra good sizes at 75c, 98c and $1.23 An Immense Stock of Toys Everything from Toyland-Is braced in our immense stores. Our direct way of purchasing Toys enables us to sell it prices that defy coxnpeti tion and though our sales so far has been phe minal our stoc remains hii 11 unbroken. We offer special prices to chnrches and schools in lots OTFrN pat I BEL K BROTHERS, li Grace King, Helen Mallory. Hall, uowa, ueorgia Lowe, Kelly and Craig. ... The Woman's Club held a most In teresting meeting yesterday at the Car negie Library, where Mrs. R. Lock wood Jones presided and the subject of discussion was, "Should Women be on School Boards?" Leaders In the discussion, which waxed exciting at times and was always Interesting, Mrs. c. hotels here now, be they improved or not In tha future: that several pros pective lessees had communicated with some of those interested in the project, and one combination, that of Messrs. Cobb and Robert Erwln, of Greens boro, who operate the two leading ho tels there, offer to pay a rental of 10 per cent, gross, or 6 per cent, net, on an investment of not less than $150,000 in a Charlotte hotel, and tha lBjuea f..i.k . , tnr were: Mrs. C Ft. StenKenRnn. Mm I ... 1.". ui iium o,iwu . . - V.L . "I t. i,.h i,f.... i.,j r t n.. to $30,000. It was quite the sense of ! alB?": J"rB- a"ourxon, mrs. i " - " the meeting, however, that Messrs. I J .9.' AbboU and Mrs. Jones. Much j Lincolnton. last Monday, at whi. n Cobb and Krwin's offer, while consid-i " "f." ?I"e VlLe-e"nf. w" dUe Z",... "' i, .. ""s ...c , uiiu) nto. duiieo, wug ia ijLll ...... i... . . r v . . . . . , excellent parliamentarian. There was I should not be made permanent, but a fine attendance and everv om tonic was continued. The bank la nmv t.il;- audltorium In this city .several times , last summer und many people will remember her remarkable work. The remains were taken for Interment tn the home of Mr. Tllltnghast's father. In Eastover. S. C Will Ik- Heard Tiicsln.v. ! The case of the tlastonlu Banking Company will come up before Judge J. L. Webb, in Phelby. next Tuesday. ered with gratification, would not necessarily be accepted, for the stock holders, while not disposed to make close terms with a lessee, intend to receive bids and accept whichever Is the best. Mr. Charles N. Evans stated that the Cobb-Evans Interests extended to a chain of tourists' hotels, at Pine hurst, and In the Sapphire section, and they were fully persuaded that there was a fine tourist patronage they could furnish a Charlotte hotel a patronage which the city has now in the moat Inconsequential way. In order that all that could be would be done to pot the enterprise on a fair and popular basis, the meet ing was declared open to any other part in the debate. Upon the call for a vote, it was found to be unanimous ly the sense of the club that women should serve on school boards. Sev eral of the debaters said moreover, that they would serve If elected to such positions. At the meeting Mrs. J. Kenwlck Wilkes resigned as vice president and Mrs. J. A. Dorrltee was elected In her stead. Jdrs. C. B. Stephenson was elected correspondent for The Key stone, the organ of the Woman's Clubs. The educational section of the club will meet with Mrs. F. C. Abbott today. Ing up claims and it Is probable tluf the receivership will be dismissed. Beaufiful Display f XMAS Cheapest Store on Earth, "S tttytf?yVVV?TTVyfyyfy?TVVyTryVyTyTVyVyVIal S zfrteitcan SHOE. B2 properties besides the old court house j The Virginia Dare Circle will meet site, and two others were formally , wUth Mrs. J. L. Chambers on Tenth uuiniiiw;, un one Deing me Cramer , avenue this afternoon at 4 o'clock property, at the corner of South Try- I I on and Second streets, a plot 200 by 179 Mrs. T. J. Green, who has been vis- ' feet, for $40,000. It finally developed. I Iting Dr. and Mrs. I. W. Faison, and however, that the majority of those were here for the Kelly-Abernethy . who had subscribed would Insist on marriage, rcturn-d to their home at ' the old court house property on ac- Hickory last night. i count of the price, as well as other considerations. As one gentleman put It, the old court house property waa the site chosen by capital al ready subscribed, and so this was at last definitely decided upon. Mr Dunn moved that the capital stock be not less than $100,000. Upon The CrantnrA Rnnlr r"l,,K ..in .. this afternoon at 4 o'clock with Miss S ""J tivii. . me r-reaoyienan uol- . lege. j Miss Nell Watklns will entertain Tuesday at a salmagundi party In hon- the adoption of this motion, subsciip- ; or of more than a hundred of her girl tions were received to make up what was needed. In comparatively short order, the great part of , the difference between the stock originally subscrib ed. 082,800, and the minimum total which had been set, was made up. it was a very Interesting scene when the secretary announced that only $5,500 was needed. For a moment the big i reception room of the club looked, as one man aptly put it. like the New Konc stock Exobange. There were men standing in their eagerness, and little group would cluster about until at last one man would say, "Oh, all ngni, tnen," 5ust like a "sold" of "bought" cry on "the floor." To Mas ter Walter Williams Hook, the baby 4 son of Mr. and (Mrs. Charles C. Hook, DeiongB . creau zor the last $600 sub sciictlon. There were, as the largest subscrib ers, the following: The Southern Real Estate. Loan and Trust Company, $17,000; Col. WilHam E. Holt, $7,000; Mr. C. Gresham. $5,000; Mayor P. M. Pwn, $5,00; Mr, W. R. Burwell. $6,000; Mr. J. A. Jones, $4,000; Mr. R. A. Dunn, $8,000; Mr. WVF. Dowd. $$.600. There were a large number of subscriptions of $2,000 and $1,000. Fol lowing, besides those named, is & com plete list of the stockholders: 6. 8. MoNlnch, 3. N". BcCausland ft Co,, T. W. Hawkins, Charlotte Steam Laundry, J. A. Russell, w. C. Dowd, Parker-Gardner ; Company, John. R. Pharr, James "W. Wadsworth, Z. T. Smith. Oeorge Stephens. Rurweii a j Cansler, V. H. Anderson, R, H. Jor A dan ft Company, Dr. B. C. Register, j . nwiuwui vi. u. Aiexanaer, UT. K. L. Gibbon, B. E. Cochrane, Dab ney Scoville, of Atlanta, aa iW. 8. Alexander, Clarkson ft Duls, D, P. Hutchison, C. r N. Evans, t H. L,' Adams. Jones ft Tlllett, J. H. , Wed dlngton. C. O. ft Willis Brown. Model Steam Laundry, A. H. Washburn, L. A. Dodsworth, J. M. Harry, D ; A. Tompkins,-W. M. Long, w. A. Wat son, J. 8. Mysrs.' C M. Patterson, J. H Wearn ft Cwmp&ny, J.' H Little, F.-' B. ' McDowell, Carolina Manufac turing Company, - Walter Williams tleok. C, M. Carson, Ruth McMlchaeL 1 'J Mr. T. K, WttbersMxm, of Ba'Utwry, Is In the city, . , friends. The following invitation has been received : "Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Stowe request the honor of your preseWe at the marriage of their duughter, Carrie Lizzie, to Mr. Robert Bailey Suggs, on Wednesday evening, Decomber the twenty-eighth, at six o'clock, Presbyterian church, Belmont, Worth Carolina, Miss Stowe Is a cousin of Dr. James P. Stowe and has many friends in this city. The following invitation will be of great interest:1 "Mr. and Mrs. John Lord Boatwrlght request the honor of your presence at the marriage of therr daughter, Octavla Hortense, to Mr. Robert Howell Gwaltney, on the evening of Wednesday, the twenty-eighth of December, nineteen hundred and four, at six o'clock. Four hundred and four Orange street, Wilmington, North Carolina." Both Miss Boatwrlght and Mr. Gwaltney have many warm friends in this city, where Miss Boatwrlght has visited her relatives, Mr. and Mrs. Walter R. Taliaferro. She is a young woman of great personal charm, and has scores of friends throughout the State. Mr. Gwaltney is the son ot Rev. and Mrs. W. R. Gwaltney, now of Hickory. He Is one of the most popular young men In tne State, being widely known for Ms athletic ability In his college days at Wake Forest and at the stats University, which, coupled with , a modest manner and fine qualities, makes hi deserved sue cess In business Ufa gratifying to all who' know him. ; Their many friends Ik Charlotte will wish for the young' couple all happiness. )'. . . :: , . .. , v.- ' , ;f-S";v i --V,i-.:-'k Miss LlIy Rtayne.' of Mount Holly, Is' visiting Miss Carrie Marshall Brown. Miss Brown entertained charmingly a number of' friends last evening at her home on. East 'avenue. : , . . GOODS 40 to .10 Per (Vnt. riiraper Than Other Stores SEE BRAMM0IM Before You Buy And Save Money. THIS IS STRAIGHT. lie is lauliinjj beeause be overheard st- eral Christmas secrets today. There is nothing more ac ceptable than u Stit'lT Pian.) for Christmas. Stieff, Manufacturer of IhP filnr.o with the Sweet T.me SOUTlllJKN WARKKOOMS; 211 215 North Tiym street. Cha rlotte. N C C. H. WILMOTH, Mgr. 9 DOUBLE LIFE DIAMOND DAT Im iv ihi ti DIAMnM) HAY xv'llli UK. W'f IlilVU II tit'li'i-tlniX uf u ri i m Ihrtl e'Miirnit In; nLr iaHs'd t'ir 1 r-i I ! i ; i i i y . Kvoiy Pilule ur si ll ha-; ur guarau !! with II I n est in one of out KliiKH or Hi ouches for H I '1 1 1 i'-l iii.i plCKl;l Mini you un- sm' lo i.:isi- lli recip ient The largest assoi tiiicnt of useful liolidny ii-CMnl In tlic .suite. Garibaldi & Bruns. ik i Mir .-n;ii:r t ms l-iif. i'dI I'iiNS U'lil:X Voi: pay cash. SEE The Best Known REMEDY For All IK CURES Sores, Ulcers, Eczema, Rheumatism, Hemorrhoids, Gastritis, ete., etc. Mrs. Joe Person 's REMEDY Cures When All . Else Fails. . A Panacea tor Female , Disorders, lanufactured by MRS. JOE PERSON CHARLOTTE, - Ni c. 3 m in n m k iietm Lassdrr Thousands Of Testlmonlala. ' ... . ' We give double life to every piece of Linen we Laun der make it wear twice as long as it will launder at any other Laundry. Isn't this point worth considering? Isn't this kind. of work worth getting .when it costs no more Not possible to get thq equal of our shirt work'. THE GOOD mmb. Our Show Window For Christmas Suggestions. j& It will help you in malting your selec tions for presents. Early S AND AVOID THE UUSH BOOKS, BOOKS BRie'A'BRAG A LOT OF PRETTT THINGS. AUTOMOBILE TICKES WITH EVERT &0c PURCHASE. Houston, Dixon & Co, 00000000000000000000000000 SSI BksBSSSZIW GREAT BARGAIN "7 f rnikets 1 North Carolina Wool Blankets, first quality, no defects, white with colored, borders. 10-4 size $2.50 'A 1J-4 sue . . . . $3.00 This price will hold good as long ' -V- as the lot lasts but they won't be here long at these prices. A nice pair of BLANKETS like these put up in original white papet make a nice Christmas present, The j . . . . .v :'-::-' y: Bee lie THE BIG QTORE. - Corner, of Trade and College Streets. K0 VIUC8VAI1V.IICADAC:: . f 4 Ths rfot roTnwdy tot Co!.', .1- ' j. ; f fii ihuw 1 am., t'tnm . IIUiR'inilil c: lva Iinriitl'.
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