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c:iAr.LorT daily. crrzr.vzn, Br sir m:?. 1:, D J!cs and Beaux . of the Future em . STATE GEOLOGICAL BOABD. A GREAT WOKK ACCOMPLISHED. State Geologist Holiuc Makes Ills An ' awl Report to the BoardNew En terprises Chartered by the Secretary of State Liooel Manager of the ', Singer-Sewinc Machine Co. Departs - Annual Report of the Slate Hebool for the Blind Newn Notes of the Bute Capital. Observer Bureau. 17 West Cabarrus tret, ' ' Raleigh. Dec. 17. .. The State Geological Board held Us annual meeting to-day In the Gov ernor'a office, he being Us chairman, and the other member being J. T. Morehcad and Henry E. Fries, the latter having been appointed thin with tha board, and made a full state ment of the geological work In North Prof. 1. H. Sykes was present and submitted his special report, largely eovertof public highways, and their developments, much having been done along this Una. Prof. , Holmes and SProf. gyke have been at the fit. Louis Exposition much of the .time. Prof. Holmes having for two years or more been tha head of one of the greatest departments of tha exposition. 'Tha5' report of State Geologist Holmes to the Geological Board, cov ering the . work for the two years ended November SOth, says a great deal of work has been done in connec tUmi with the rood roads movement and? many public meetings held, the i road! engineer of the survey. W. L. Spoon, attending these and visiting the various counties, giving 1ntrur tlone and advice. In a number of counties in the middle section and the west, and in tVtow Hanover, work properly, locating and macadamizing. Dr. Pratt., the mineralogist, has, pre- uhflHaJ that , wanAnta Ansa An wtlntnev rh iTHV V HIV SfV V II WB UMIlifj other on tin deposits, and the bulld - Ing atone reaourcea of the State have been Investigated by George P. Mor rell, of tha National Museum, and two assistants. The topographic survey of that Stata has been continued by tha United States, and of the 52,000 square miles, about 21,000 have been mapped under direction, of 'H. M. Porest and fitate Survey had co-operated., having made a careful examin ation of tha mountain forests, and has dona much to arouse sentiment for a permanent national reserve. The ex amination of tha forests of the eastern bounties Is being arranged for, and Is soon to be pushed. The oyster sur vey and Investigation of the fisheries and oyster bads has been continued bu " tha , government. Legislation Is 1 needed to prevent the catching of the shad at the river mouths. To-day tha dates for the Farmers' Institutes to be held In the northeast em counties ware . arranged, and are as follows: 'Warrenton,, January ,9th; Jackson. 10th; Halifax. 11th; Kinston. ISth; Greenville, 13th; Tarboro. 14th; Washington. 18th; Roper. 17th; Wll llamston, 18th; Currituck. 19th; Cam dan. lst: Elisabeth City, 23rd; Hert ford.. J4th; Bden ton, 26th; Gatesville, itth:; Winston, 27th: Windsor, 28th. These will, be tha first institutes for 1905, and much is expected of them. Tha attendance at the institutes this year was so gratlfytngly large that the officials war, greatly pleased. RURAL ROUTES. Postmaster Bailey made up to-day bis list of rural free delivery post route in the State, which showed no less than I2T of these In operation, the monthly pay-rolls now being about I6t.00d. City Physician McGehey reports that he to-day discharged the last of the smallpox patients. At one time some persona feared there would be an out break here, but the disease was ad mirably handled and never spread at all. , In fact, it was very .quickly stamped out. There are a few cases In the southern and southeastern parte of the county, but only one death has beea reported there. . Tha Stata grants a 'charter to the Wilson Auto Transit Company, capital Btoca xiuu.ow, to nulla an sorts or ve hicles, and to operate these on high ways in tha State, as carriers both of passengers and freight. W. D.vToung ana otner local peopi ara the- stock holders., The .purpose of the company is understood to be to operate auto mblles in that section, and to; have a regular service both m. Wilson and a few other, ttttotajs Tha Joint Legislative committee, f to day concluded iM annual examination of the offices of the Treasurer and A " tor, finding everything extremely f 1 kept, and paid the officials com r . .'rnts for the excellent clerical v ork. The committee tinlshed late in : a afternoon, and made up Its re r ort to the Legislature. ' BTATB LIBRART. ' '' ' Ft ate Librarian eherrlll reports 24. c 1 volumes, an Increase In five years ' f over 14,000. There are now almost 1 J copies'.. of' bound newspapers in newspaper room. The library 1 thnt a f re-proof building be i.ct'd. The present one Is a v ciiibby aflfalr sn was built by ' ' '.. much wood bWng used in Its " " n, of tone of paper used for .t j-nntin and tons more .. !!,! be'pflT' In. the big . . I ! ' ! il Vfl'V l!;l!KL'T- ; a ' i;:'l !' iric- psrable damage. The books hsve filled all the space. The Legislature cer tainly ought to provide a proper li brary, and ought also to provide a proper building for tho historical col lection, the State archives and for public documents. The Joint committee which Investi gated the Auditor and Treasurer did not make any recommendations. The figures which It gave out as to bal ances, -receipts and disbursements, have already been covered by the State Auditor, last week. The report of the committee contained a vast amount of figures, showing the re ceipts and disbursements for all de partments, sub-departments and Insti tutions. Alpheuc Vaughn, who for some months had been the local manager of the1 81nger Sewing Machine Com pany here, has fled rrom Kaieign, ; leaving a note to - his young wife, , whom he married, lust year, telling her to get along the. best she could, as she would never again see him. Vaughn left a number o unpaid bills, and creditors secured attachment pa pers against some property he left. STATE " BLIND SCHOOL. The annual report of the State School for the Blind here. Issued by Principal John E. Ray, makes a very fine showing. There are 334 pupils In the white and colored schools, the twlldlngs being three-quarters of a mile apart. In the colored school, there are not only th Dllnd, but the deaf mutes also. The number pres ent now Is the largest on the record. The number of .new students Is 117. There are many blind and deaf mutes In the State, who ought to be In the State, - ).-ftl y -lf cshrdluyp this Institution. A number of Im provements, to cost 123,000, are rec ommended. Judge Purnell.-of the Federal Court, holds In the Greensboro Ice and Coal Company case that the traffic, that Is, the shipment of . coal, to Greensboro over the Southern Railway was Inter State traffic, and that neiice the .North Carolina Corporation tjommisslon can not regulate it. It is for this reason that be makes an Injunction perpetual against the Commission". The State authorizes the dissolution of the Swansboro Lumher Company, the stockholders having applied for this. BEFORE THE RECORDER. Small and Vniniportant Cases Before His Honor at the Police Court. The recorder dealt with only a small number of cases yesterday afternoon. Clarence Pricey-of Chlco. Texas, was arraigned for being drunk. Price had entertained himself the night before In his cell by a moRt eloquent flow of profanity. He knew little about what happened. A colored hack driver ap peared and said that Price owed him $3 for a drive about the night before. Price was told to pay the negro 12 and was let off with the costs. Will Houston, a little, pumpkin head ed negro, was charged with sleeping In his hack. Policeman Avers caught him at 5 o'clock yesterday morning deep In slumber. The evidence showed that the boy had worked all the day before and the recorder said he was not to be blamed for sleeping some of tho time, and continued judgment. " Mistah H. U. Stewart." a middle aged darkey, was charged with being drunk, disorderly and using profane language. Witnesses testified that Stewart had only cursed a friend of his In a friendly way, and the defend ant was discharged. ELECTION OF NEW FROFESSOR. Rev. It. G. M. Sillier Chosen as the Sncccssor of Rev. M. G. G. Scherer. Charleston News and Courier. 16th. For the purpose of electing a pro fessor to fill the .vacancy in the facul ty caused by the resignation of the Rev. M. G. C. Scherer, D. D., who has recently been called to the pastorate of St. Andrew's Lutheran church, and who handed in his resignation some months ago. the same to take effect on December 3l the board of direc tors of the Lutheran Seminary at Mt. 1 Plascnt hell a called meeting yester I day at the Seminary building, and of . ter considerable discussion the Rev. L. G. M. Miller, pastor of the leading (fJutheran church at Roanoke, Vir glnla, was elected to fill the vacancy. Whether or mt the Rev. Mr. Miller will accept ' the position to which he has been, elected remains to be seen end no intimation as to his decision was given out by the members of the board yesterday. " The meeting Was called to order by the RsvV M. 1. C. 8cherer. who pre sided, and after the usual introduc tory exercises the matter of electing a man to fill the vacancy In the faculty was taken up and the election resulted as stated above.;, The Rev. Mr. Miller la well known in this section. It is hoped that he will sea fit to accept the position, ''-v. .', ;...;;.... . ;. ' . The following gentlemen were ores ient at- the meeting: .Dr. M. O. C. sctierer; Me,.Hon; C. M. Elford, Dr. G. B. Cromer, dewberry ; the Rev. Robert C Holland, of Charlotte; J E. Cooper, of Winchester, Va.i the Rev. b. P. Krepps, of Augusta; the Rev. W. C. 8chaefer. of eavannRh, and the Rev. J. H, Wilson, of Salisbury, N. C V Mr. Tom Wilson, now a student at rxetown- University,- arrived home Uji night to spend the holidays. ' 'ROCK HILL SOCIALLY. ; Tlie Amelia Pride Club Entertained A now hook uts vrgaaiaoo um Euchre Club Entertained. Correspondence of Tha Observer. " Rock Hill. 8. C, Dec llTha Amelia Pride Club was delightfully entertain ed on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. J. B. Johnson at her home on East Main street. The course being studied by this club now is an Interesting one on the Bible, and on this ground they are able to refute the charge recently meda by Bishop Duncan, of this State that he had never heard of a woman's club lmvlnr anvthinr nt this kind. All jmen condemn women's clubs" In gen- ... . . . .. i . . . , erai juei as an men insist mat au women wear shoes too small for them. Mrs. Johnson made a most gracious hostess on this occasion, her guests bt Ing Mesdames J, O. Steele, W. C Hutchinson, Emma London, J. E. Mas sey, D. Hutchinson, 3. W. O'Neal, B. M. Ferrell. Miss Emma Roach.. . The Ann White chapter V. D. C, held Its regular yearly business meet ing and election of officers on Satur day afternoon at the home of Mrs. L A. Flowers. The result of the election was as follows: President, Mrs. J. F. Reld, first vice president, Mrs. R. T. Ferrell. second vice president, ' Mrs. Kate Ferrell; treasurer, Mrs. T. ,0. Flowers; historian. Miss Amelia Pride Beckham; recording secretary. Mrs. R. 8. Hanna, corresponding secretary, Miss Marie Ferrell. . Arrangements were also made for the annual dinner given by this chapter to the veterans of Rock Hill, end tbt surrounding country, 1 s' , i' This event is always one of great In terest and greatly enjoyed by the sur viving heroes whom-these ladles take the highest delight In honoring. if. . v On last Friday afternoon at the heme of Mrs. J. B. Heath on Hampton street, anew book club was formed which will be known as the Friday Afternoon Club. The membership, composes the following ladles; Mesdames Ward' Al bertson. M- C. Wood, J.' W. Rawllnson, M. II. Sandifer, J. E. Reld, R, T. Fer rell, Kate Ferrell. J. M. Ivy. D. D. Perry, Green Sandifer. J. B. Heath. Miss Sallle London entertained the Euchre Club very delightfully on Thursday afternoon at her home on Johnston street. Although a most dis agreeable afternoon, the following were present and spent the time most pleas antly: Mesdames D. D. Perry. Chas. L. Cobb. Sam Frledhlm, Misses Elisa beth Lumpkin. Addle Rawllnson, Ellsa Willis, Christine Ruff. Minnie Frled hlm, Robenta Miller, Strauss Mills, Fannie Wilson, Lillian Massey1, Jante Massey, Amelia Pride Beckham. Last Thursday afternoon Mrs. J. P, Kinard was hostess of the Whist Club at her home on Oakland avenue. The afternoon was a most enjoyable one, the first prise being won by Mrs. W. B. Wilson, Jr., and the consolation by Miss Ada A. Bryan. Those present were: Miss Claude Godfrey, Mrs. J. C. Wltherspoon, Miss Christine RufT, Miss Ellsa Willis, Miss Janle Massey. Miss Tom Bays, Mrs. W. B. Wilson, Mrs. W. G. Stevens, Misses Mae and Ada O'Bryan, Mrs. Green Sandifer, Mrs. D. D. Perry, Miss Miller, Mrs. Ward Albertson. Mrs. J. M. Ivy. Miss Sallle London, Miss Eliz abeth Hale. . Miss Agnes Ladson, of Atlanta, Is the guest of Miss Strauss Mills on Park avenue. Rev. I. A. Moore Is here spending the holidays with his mother on Black street. Miss Rosa Mae Phil lips has returned from a short visit to friends In Concord. N. C Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Wilson and daughter. Miss Margaret Wilson, left on last Friday for New York. Miss Wilson goes to enter Dr. Gill Wyhe's hosplfal for treatment. Miss Bettle Rayllnson has returned from a visit to Charlotte. Miss Addle Rawllnson has returned from a visit to friends In Bannberg. RESERVOIR DYNAMITED? Rumored That a Dynamite Cartridge Was Found Near a Wrecked Wall After the Disaster The Tobacco Market News Notes of Winston Salem. Special to The Observer. WlnntOTi-Balem, Dec. 17. The Greens boro Record published a report a few days ago to the effect that evidence has been discovered which tends to show that the reservoir disaster In this city early on the morning of November 2nd was caused by dynamite, thrown In by un known purties. 1 am reliably Informed that a dynamite cartridge was found a few days after the disaster In the rear of Mr. Martin People's lot and that It is now in the possession of a city official. An Investigation has been going on sines the finding of the cartridge, but If the officers have any clue they have not re vealed it to the public The opinion was freely expressed for several days aftsr the reservoir wall collapsed that dynamite was responsible for it. Various parties who vlowed and Inspected the wells claim ed that they were too strong to go down without some fearful pressure. The Indian opera "Powhatan." as pre sented by home talent at the Elks' audi torium last evening, was ons of the best things In tha nature of an amateur the atrical performance that has been given hers in quite a long time. It Is a source for regret that the unsettled condition of the weather kept a large number of peo ple from being present at this perform ance, which was stven by the James B. Gordon Chapter, Pauirliters of the Con lederacy. for the benelll of the Confed erate monument fund. Mr. George Crowe! 1. u form I r eltisen of Winston-Salem, died In G(tensboro "Friday morning at the use of about 3S years. The deceased had been In declining health for several months. Th body was brought here this morning and laid to rest In the Salem cemetery. Leaf tobacco sales on the Wjfiston market this week aggregated 1.0M.07J pounds. Sales close for the holidays Thursday, the 22nd, and re-open on Mon day, January 2nd. The two-weeks' term of Forsyth Supe rior Court closed late this afternoon. The merry-go-round was the last Jury esse tried. It was given to the Jury at 8:10 p. m. and no decision bad been reached at 4 o'clock. . , FREIGHT TRAIN WRECKED. , Ten Cars Demolished kear Hickory and Traffic Blocked Accident Due to a Flat Wheel. Special to The Observer. ' Hlokory, Deo. n.rAa east-bound freight train this afternoon, which was In charge of Conductor Nat Best and Knglncer 81m Lollar. was derailed three miles east of this city by a flat wheel end ten cars were demolished. The wreck has tied up traffic on,. this division, holding at this point No. 12, the east-bound passenger train of the Southern, . ss well as ths sovth-bound passenger train -of ihs Car olina & Northwestern. It is thought the trains wlU get through about t o'clock to-night, as a wrecking srew Is building a side-track around the ruins. Fortunate ly tnerw was no loss of lite nor Injury to I he train orew. i . r.f -. .V;, i: ' . .'i - " i ; ' i "'f ' , . '. ''-';- ' : "Miss May Murphy, of Morganton, Is with Miss Lottie Cmldwsll , until to. morrow evening, ' on her way heme from a short visit to friends at Clin ton.- & c. . i fcOTICE TO CLERGYMEN IX CHAR. ' LOTTE AND -VICINITY. ! Charlotte, N. C Dec 17. X964. . ! , Annual clerical permits, reading oa Seaboard 'Air LIne will be Issued by ChalrmanvRlchardson at Atlanta Gai It is necessary that clergymen wishing these permits should call at, once and get blank applications, from S. A- U city' office. . -.- .-''. i -t JAS.-KER, JR., ' C. r., rr South Tryon Ftreet. - Miss Sarah Was Pertarbed, Washington Post- ' 1 Who was (he policeman who by any stretch of Imagination or exercise of telepathy Knew that Miss Beran oe mentson had a friend In far-off North Csrollna whe bears the name "Magno liar t, i ?: ''vi".f. .' This was ths question Sergeant Car ter. In charge at headquarter one night recently at the dinner hour, was asked to answer end answer In a hur it. .. t a j,- r,t f -' Miss Sarah Cltmentson. who was ob viously verjr much perturbed, almost ran into the detective office and. In an excited voice, demanded to see the chief of police. Informed that be was not In, she wanted to know where he could be found at once. Detective Lacy final ly drew from her that she wished to have a mystery solved and conducted her to Sergeant Carter's desk. i Miss Clementson explained that she had Just been in Brookland, and that while walking along the street she en countered a policeman. Thinking to pass a pleasantry about the howling bllssard then raging. Miss Clementson said that she toowsd to the officer and, with a smile, remarked: - ' "Quite a blustery day, Isn't It. Mr. Officer?" " " ' She was rendered speechless, so she told Sergeant Carter, .when the police man replied: ; "Indeed it is. Vngaolia." Miss Clemen tsca said she did not wish to enter a complaint, and that the only thing she wanted to know was how that policeman knew that shs bad a friend named Miss Magnolia Tatum. In North Carolina, for she was posi tive in tracing a connection, between the stranger policeman's utterance of her friend's name' Miss Clementson said she was thinking of her friend at the very moment when the policeman spoke. Promoter Hooley Acquitted and As sociate rouna uuiity. London. Deo. 17.-Aftr thfee weeks trial a Jury In the Central Criminal Court to-day found Ernest Fereh Hoolay. a-huae colossal bankruptcy was the sensation of 189S, not guilty, and Henry J. Lawson guilty of obtaining money under (vise pretences. Lawson was sentenced to a yoar's imprisonment at hard labor. Ex ecution of the sentence of Lawson waa postponed to permit an appeal. He was admitted to ball In $38,000. A Word About , Business. "As a rule," said a prominent busi ness man yesterday, "ths December business Is very slight dropping away from the first of the month. But I find on all sides that this month has been an exception, all traveling men report ing optimistically. But business Is vir tually done now, so far as the knights of the grip are concerned until' after the first of the year." BBEAUTIFUL 8. A L. CALENDARS. Charlotte. N. C, Dec. 17, 1904. The Seaboard Air Line is issuing the prettiest calendar we have seen this season. They are historical ' and will ornament any room. - These calendars can be secured by sending 25 cents to Mr. C. B. Ryan, G. P. A., & A. L.. Portsmouth, Va, SPECIAL LOW RATES VIA SOUTH ERN RAILWAY. Account of Annual Meeting Southern Educational Association, Jacksonville, Tla.. Dec. 28-JL 1904, the. Southern Railway will sell tickets to Jackson ville. Fla,. and return en Dec 27th, good to return until Jan. 4th, 1906, at rate of one first-class fare plus 26 cents for the round trip. ' Account of Special Excursion to Ha vana, Cuba, January, 1905, tha South ern Railway will sell on January 4th round trip tickets to Havana, Cuba, at rate of one first-class fare plus 12.00. These tickets good to return leaving Havana until Jan. 19th. 1908, and to reach original starting point not later than midnight on Jan. 22nd. Round trip rate from Charlotte, $41.60. Through Pullman cars Charlotte to Port Tampa, As the space on the steamers between Fort Tampa and Havana is limited. It will be necessary to make reservations before tickets are sold. On account of Pan-American Medt cal Congress, Panama City. Panama, January 2nd, 1905, round trip tickets will be sold to Panama City, at ex tremely low rates. Tickets on sale Dec 26th, with final limit SO days from date of sale. Round trip rate from Charlotte will he 174.00. For further Information, call on any Agent southern Railway, or write W. H. TATLOE, G. P. A., Washington, D. C JR. L. VERNON, T. P. A.. Charlotte, N. 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Great Western Gold Company of California.? through my influence that I am now in Denver; Colorado, and at 'n own expe-se will leave here to-morrow night (Wednes day, December 4th tor California, to ' visit the. properties of the Oreat West ern Gold Company.- and ;te examine same 'In every detail1. - Upon my 're turn which will be In about two weeks. I will Issue a statement and send to each stockholder showing Just what the company has done and Js doing up to the present time. ; The annual stock holders' meeting of the Great Western Gold Company will be held on January t, J90S, in the city of St. Louis, Mo D. V, X will be there to took after your Interest I propose to guard ft as sacredly as I would . my . own life. Thanking all for their past Confidence and wishing yourself, Mr. Editor, with all my customers and . the readers of Ths Observer a merry; Christmas and happy New Yean I am yours for suc cess. W. P. FIFE, 1141 Trsmont Street. Denver, Col. December IS, 1904. 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