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::z LUCKBPfiy iiard nix
AS KXCTflxq TOMTICAti CAMK
ioiairal fliw Game Between ItoIHns
mid I he "Organisation"'' 0,1 . ne
Mde and Blackburn and th "Hi
u the Other, Resulting In Defeat
" or latter, at Times" Sensational
-Assistant ?Jltrict 'AUomey .Prtoe
Will. Hold HI' MK What is to
' 1 Itecome of Sir. Brill r Mr. Black
burn May Yet Ijonc Greensboro Mid
, 1S Goldsboro IHwiofflc Appointments
' " -sidelights on thi Situation.
Correspondence of The Observer, J
Ashevllle, Pel. 5. The political ehess
"'same Wing played by members of the
" Republican persuasion in North Caro
1 Una, which has beeil In progress tor
, the past several month, has been an
,'i Interesting and exciting' and, at times,
sensational one. It has been
' played by Chairman Rollins on the one
v .J hand and Congressman Blackburn
'" and & bevy, of "outs" on the other.
There have been msv mysterious
amoves. There huve been times when
A - odds of two to one on rrigrnnan
Blackburn looked like easy money and
when the game seemed all but won by
, the representative from the eigntn pih
, trk't.- At these critical moments
"' there went forth hurry calls from one
" v'"'01an,Mlt,on" for a "demonstration"
; " 'at the nation s capital. There weie
. consultation! and ronferences. An
, A V other move and then the political
- A chess-board presented a different as
' '','pect. The President was standing
1 Vpat" bv the "organization ' and tho
-i , game from the Blackburn rnrner
' 7 looked doubtful. Thus the game was
,1 "J ptajed. featured at time by moves
,' that bespoke caution, cunning and
' A -political sagacity. At other times
-"'Caution wn but a ly-word. Rash
, ' plays were in order and the fortune
V of first one and then the frfher hung
A''-' f th balance, it ha bee 'renu
v! ou contet and a conW Cr i nad
' ' '"U. been watched vilth Intense !,.,reat by
. the people from one end of North ,
' 4 j - Carolina to the other. And now the 1
game hRM ended. The President has
takn a hand and the president mts
',,;!'Vm
V The three big political officers In
Xorth Caroiinu have virtually been
,.;V 'disposed of. The President hns sent
s tho Kvniito ih mimt-K of A E Hoi-
St' ton for dlitrfct attorney to succeed
himself; of H. it Haiklnx for collector
, of- internal revenue for the western
district, to succeed himself, and of J.
,' M. MUIlkan for United Slate marnhal
.' for the western district of North Caro
1 ' Una, to succeed himself.
. 7 The President haH finally and de
y termlnedly shaped his course, has set-,-'
lied the political squabble, and Messrs.
' Harklns. Holton and Millikan will re
; tain their offices for another four
' 'years.
, This derision of Hie President to re
'; Appoint to thlid terms these office
holders was not the programme that
hJ' her halrman Holllns or Cngnsi.
iti.MM ,lu,ir,i ,.u,-, i,i r...
JVIr" ntlemenaeslrrd changes
In All three of the of flees, fongrens
' 'i .man Blackburn's course haw been
; .' ;' elearly outlined heretofore. Chalr
,,, man Roll Id" Is authority for the state
' . ment that he desired a change. The
President, however, ha examined the
" ' ' .-records of the present "Big Three" of-
i, nce-noiders, nas round mat tne rec
ords made by these gentlemen are
". .excellent and hence their reuppnint
; ment.
r '", -' BLACKBUKN HARD HIT.
, '"v.- pursued struck Congressman Black-
s oum in a vuat spot, t tint vvagner, or
Miaiesvnie, was congressman JiiarK
f - burp's candidate for the marxhalHhlp.
' , '' The President Is quoted as saying thut
he would appoint Mr. Wagner within
tO days.
There are those conversant with the
facts who nay that, when the Prest
, dent made Congressman t li Im promise,
I.-"' , he was not acquainted with the full
,v facts; that since that time certain
things have been brought to the Chief
'Kxecullve's attention which tho Prenl
dent conceived to be sufficient ground
for the changing of his mind. Thcxe
:, additional facts, however, which have
ibeen prrnied to the President do
1 , Wot in any way reflect discredit upon
wmMr, Wagner.
;;V It is said that the President deter
.A.j.. mined to reappoint Mr. llolton h
' 1 cause of that gentleman's record and
'feifS his efforts to uncart li revenue frauds
,.. and bring the gtillty pxrlles to lustlce,
f , that MafHhiil Milllkrtn's tecoid is ex
J ceilent: that Collector Hiitkln's tecord
"i Is excellent and Unit the (ontinued
w services of these ofiicet-H ate nocessnry
? to carry on the invewtigHtlun Into rev-
cnue fraudx and to pfxecute thoge ln
.', , dieted for vlolittlnns of the Inw.
1 BOLLINH NOT f'ANOI l).TK.
(Chairman Holllns returned from
.'Washington yesierduv. The oft-ie-IMsated
statement thut thfi t hitlrman
would become district attorney was
denied upop Mr. Itolilns' nrrlvI her
,i , yesterdav The t hiilrnwin ml I he had
?,ot been h canilldato for dlxtrti-t nt
m '..j-'tomey or uny other office
'The chmrmnn hImo denied the
,;k.'feport th.ir he ' hud l..-n nf
', terCoIle.toi iimklns' Job "t ttol
'. -;Jins has sevirnl tittis lutelt denied
that he v;ik n i.indldate for the. (11m
5, trict attorm)filili hut, notuil'iNtund
7" lug these denials, theie have been pr-
alstent rumors to the contrary. It
?ti 1 h been n couceiled foct that the
.chairman could have secured the ll- I
' trfct attorneyship Itud he been on up
"$!cant. . The reappointment of H.-nkln Hol
ton and Mlllllum Is a Hlgnnl defeat for
sth! "outs '' This Im conceded. They
jnavf! fmore(i for change In these, of-
"! flee. The fait that thu p, ...i,t.n .,.-
taken "the bull by the horns'" "and
, j- i Kji"'Mitiii.-iM io sun nirnseir n
not overly consoling tu th "'irganlsa-
tton." ill is really vhtory for the
, tblrd-lermer, defent for tho "outs"
, V ; and t dog-fsli foi the "organ izi ion "
' ;'s Mr, KarkltiH. Mt. Millikan and Mr.
1 a ,',Mo!ton have always been termed "or
' ganiasatJon men and their reaotMilnt-
-jj. mew, to ottue is viewed as n "or
tranicatlon" victory. Ah a iriatler of
-'.-fact, however, the insn slnted for Col
' t?-; lector Harklns' Job was c. (J. Bailey,
.': 'pf Bavle county. Mr. Bullcy was In
.'.- Arbevlll last week. 11 Is known thut
''ha was Introduced to certain persons
- "as the next tollectot." Mr. Jlarklns,
v however, had not been reckoned with.
A it to said that, when he learned thai
ha waa to resign and that Mr. Ruiey
to succeed him. Mr. Hstkltis
f forthivlth dec Uj red that he would wot
leslga: that "ihoy" would hsve to
fore tilth out If he went and then he
, , ,toid hh;f to WttKhmKton.
; t k" 1 y" tAT 3U out,
, , A. belief no obtains li certain
ouunsre that Mr. USackbutn may yet
Je our In the aro.ntmvrtt or tw of
hi followers 4 postmaster at ttreens
, boro jud.Otdslord. .These appolnt
wtrnts. -jp hil-r- ua and it la vnow
letrncd. on high authority that fiber
H toing ttt Is? something doing along
t an shorHy," The two afficea
if-cfrded "artanlxaflvnf'. ap
loeiits, and the "organisation' s
l l "iflg to give them vp without a
4
tfuMirn f ht. It Is pointed out that,
ii the I resident has thrown Mr. Black
burn down In one Instance, the Wag
ner appointment, lie may thro whim
down In another.
- Wi'h the rcappoiu'me.nt of District
Attorney H;ton another third-termer
MH (!(.. again,, 'i'bia will be As'
eistattt IHRtrict Attorney.- Price In
thf connection it, Is Interesting it
teculite on 1 what is 1 to become of
Special , A rxistant DMrlct Attorney 4.
J, r.tHt It 1 known ihat.Mr. Brl'i
wt aimed for Mr,' I'rtce"'! lace and
ih IU epecltil ae;iartt j-'h was o.y
t 1-js through 'the trial, ot the rev
onuo .flifirs or iiaitt Mr. 'Price "went
o-t fT Mr.vBtltt l,tf taken can
of 2 ' It . stated this afU-rnoora that
hetwniH, Another ila HJ beioimst
for blm'jiv;"'.'V' V ihsk
- And now that All, ,ft? 1prctlclly all,
it (ho big offlUe-hotdeM hiiv been ftp
pointed What will the "outs? do?-They
h've font n W'"1-" WW
tltmVth fight nd 4srupt the partv
se'll futiber? Thesare unesTlon tbt
r. benff asked bat tj answered f lr.
the meantime the pemocrats are
log on, Interested,-and ti:Jng nett'e,
ST.VTESVIUMi AIR UNE.
Project to Establish I4n to CSonnect
With Proposed WeW B. & O. Road
Projected Ktatesvlllc News Notes.
Special to The Observer.
Statesvllte, Feb. The project of
establishing the Statesvllle Air Un
has been revived and subscriptions
are now being solicited to make a aur
vov. This would toe a line running
from Statesvllle ami eoutiectlng with
th prdposed new road of the Balti
more & Ohio, running through Shen
andoah and Rockingham counties, Vi
and paralleUng the Southern. The
proposed Statesvlllo Air Une la to be
built to the Virginia line, or as far as
may be necessary to connect with the
Baltimore A Ohio. 'That such a line
Would be of untold benefit to the peo
ple of Htatesvllle - does not admit of
any doubt. ' . .
The annual meeting of the First
tk.i1 JtUA. - T nH A aslrtrUl HrtW ftf
, gtatevfe waj hf.M Saturday at their
. ntaren nOT This association haa only
1 recently wound up its last series and
! rnaie ttn excellent showing. A new
! Bries of stock has been Issued and
I areuJy a great number of shares have
, henn siihttc-rlbed. The officers elected
opu- proaident. J. C. Irwin: vice pres
ident, H. C. Cowles; secretary and
treasurer, U Harrlll; attorney, I C.
Caldwell; directors O. H. Brown, I.
Wallace, N. B. Mills, W. T. KincaJd,
R. H. Klckert, L. O. Wagner, 3. A.
Brady and h. Harrlll.
The board of alderman, at It regu
lar monthly meeting yesterday after
noon decided that there could be no
more hogs raised in the corporate, lim
its of Statesvllle. , , .
Ruth, the little two and one-half
year-old daughter ot Mr. A. I Stlm
mnn and John, a younger son, were
playing Friday will some bottles in
tho nireet. Shortly afterward the little
' Xiil as waen v oww 1 ...
1 was summoned who pronoumed it
girl was taken violently 111. A doctor
case of carbolic acid poisoning. After
j huV7 the child began to 1m-
prove, ine imie ooy i.u n.n
creosote and his mouth was painfully
hiiriii Moth have recovered irom
I tin Vailfl tiff nets.
Mr. T. It Drum, of Salisbury, and
ti Kva Wilkinson, of catawna,
were married In Statesvllle Sunday
afternoon 'at :30 o'clock at the home
of the bride's cousin, Mr. A. . Wil
kinson, on Sharpe street. Rev. li. H.
Hohhins nerformed the ceremony.' Mr.
niim holds a oositlon in Salisbury
arid Miss Wilkinson Is the daughter
of Mrs. Harriet Wilkinson, of New
Mrs C. R. Webb returned last week
from Mt, Airy, where she had spent
several weeks with her daughter, Mrs,
t . c . Ashcraft. Mrs. C U Wheeler
of High Point, and Mrs. J. W. Ma,rsh.
re Thnmnsviile are auesta of Mra. H,
I. Colvert Mr. H. O. Steele left last
night for Philadelphia, where ho goes
to attend the convention of the Na
tional Brlckmake'rs Manufacturing' As
sociation. Mrs. W. K. moan returnee,
vesterday from a visit to relatives In
Taylorsvllle.
IN COMiVSION WITH CARTER.
;overnment Produces Evidence Tend
ing to Show That Greene and
c;ynor Were Fraudulently Given
inside Track on Rive and Harbor
Contracts,
Savannah, da., Feb, tl.-Evldenee pre
sented for the government In the Oreens
and Oaynor case to-dsy was designed to
show nn alleged practice of Captain
Cirier to stmt out other contractors
then the defendants from river and har
bor improvements made under the super
lsion of the officer of engineers with
whom fireene nnd Oaynor are charged
with having conspired to defraud the
government of some two million dollars,
One plmse of the method alleged to
have been followed by Carter wafc inn
withholding of specifications from onr
trsct'irs who were not in collusion with
the engineer. Carter, It was shown, in
most ruses would enclose but one eopy
nf sneriflrutlon. whereas It was es-
sentlal tiist Hie contractors should have
three, us propoHHls With specifications
nttnehed had to be made In triplicate.
Hv Cm time letters had .been exchanged
and the. sdditlonal copies sent. It was
nileged, thn date for the opening of bids
would have epproached so closely us
to prerlndo the "outsiders" getting in
their proposal In time.
Many letters were Introduced. The an
tlie tenllelty of these was proven by Chief
Clerk Sterley of the office fores of Car
ter and his successors. They were read
hv Central Thomas F, fcsrr, formerly
Indue advocate neneral ot the United;
Htiues Army, who Is assisting In the
prosecution. Mr. Sterley ws tho solo
witness.
Imerest was added 10 the proceedings
hv oiTdxImnil sharp colloquys between
opposing counsel.
RETURNS TO FACE CHARGE.
;affncv Stun. Alleged Diamond Tlilcf,
Taken to Montgomery, Ala, t'lMlms
Woman C.aie, Jllm 11 to Kings,
special to The Observer.
Gartner. S. C . Ft h. -Fred Deslafflno,
who wss arrested to this city yesterday
ehursvd . with stealing three diamond
rlnspi feVm Mrs, K, L. Templar, of
Montgomery, Ala., left last night on a
midnight train for Montgomery. He con
rented to return to Montgomery without
the formality of wit'lsmon paper. He
was In clmrife of Clilef of Pol e T. H
I.o'khiirt, who will accompany him to
MontKimn ry. M w seen hy The Ol.ser
irm roneMprfpdent last night st the sta
tion and seemed very Jolly and un con
cerued uL the outcome of the arrest, lie
luforrm'd the newspaper man Unit tie Was
conlldfat l tm t the affair would n:it be
uny trouble to hint and that the mutter
h.iil not , a used hltn the least uneasiness.
He still nuilnhttiie that the woman, Mrs.
Tetnplur, with whom he lodgi-d, gave him
the ihiKx, lie stated that tie had- tils
pmwtd til ail of the rings, two In Atlanta
and 01m after rcturtiiug to this city. lis
Ktale llmt ho will demand a, prelltnlnnry
Itivefititfrttion, and does not tt.ink there
will ever be 9 trial.
- AgtMiitng Itnrns -are
Instantly relieved, nd perfectly
healed, by Buck ten's Arnica Salve,
RlYMtbark, Jr., t Norfolk, Va.,
writes-. - "t burnt my knee dreadfullyj
that It bllatered all over. Bucklen's
Arnica Salve stopped the psin, and
lies led u without, a ,"' Abw
he!s all .wounds and aara - 9v at
. li. Jordan tt Co, 2rugita,,;
IIECOREOCOCATES SAMUEL
HASTY ON KTAX0 FOI'H tlOt ItS
Allesred ' Co-Cohsirfrator With G. W.
Sanifid Bears Out Statements! ' Made
by IiUttcr as to Itcpoats of lItU
lerlcs Jewtrojel Alter Jitrect JKa
'! auiination Ijastlng t'otir Hours lie
- .to Turned Over to Prosecution and
- Is . hubjfeted to 1 Searching ; Cross
' '" Examination Which WUi be Con-
rinded- To-Bay Character,.-, Wit
nesnea xainlneiL - ,
epeciai 10 Tns .uossrver. v
Orsensbore, JFeb. I. In the O, W. Sam
net trial In Federal Court Plstrlet At
torney Holloa ' finished the crossleaamt
nation of J, H. Smith, formerly a special
employe in the reVenut service,- within
a short time after court recoaveaed this
morning and the rest of the day was con
suiried in receiving the testimony' of 3. VI,
Hasty, ' ait alleged ce-consplrator with
BaiAuel, lie was under 'direct, esamlna
tlon for four hours and was then, turned
over, to the district attorney, who Is gtv
Inff .him .vatMt: vlirArrmB njnft AYA-mlna-
Ptioh. which will not bn concluded until
10-niorrow mornin. 1 nasty's testimony
is In reference to the transactions which
tie and Samuel made while, serving as
revenue officers In Wilkes eounty, the
witness corroborating Samuel's evidence
and -tho reports mads by , him in all
particulars.' Tho prosecution, is endeavor
ing to snow tnat collusion existed oo
tween tne officers ana the illicit oistu
ters of that trrAHyn
This morning Uenuty,, Collector T, C
McCoy was examined as a character
witness for the defense and this after
noon C, Mebaae testified to the good
character of CtriV T. H. Chapman, in
ternal revenue agent Jost - before the
dinner recess T. C Morrison, of Wllkf-
noro. was exit mines as s cnnracier wit-
ness for the sovernment and he- testified
that Samuel's character was bad. on
cross examination Mr. wataon asked him
If he bad ever reported any ot the illicit
distilleries that were sum to oe in opera
tton. He replied that he had not, but
that he had discussed the matter with Col
Dula, United States commissioner at
Wflkesboro. and was told that it would
do no good to repon, as the officers al-
ieaay Knew eeoot tnem.
THE PKATH KECOBD.
Capt. David Barrow, of Allendale, N. 3,
Correspondence of The Observer.
Winston-Salem. Feb. 5. News was
received .here this morning of the
death of Capt. David Barrow, which
occurred Saturday at the home ot his
daughter, Mrs. S, M. Prltchett, at
Allendale," N, 3, Last May ha was
stricken with Daralysls. followed by a
second atroke three weeks ago, front
which ho never rallied, deceased
was a brother of the late H. W. and
William Barrow, of this city, and was
known to many of the older cltlztna
of this section. Capt Barrow enlisted
as second lieutenant of the Forsyth
Riflemen. Company I, Twenty-first
North Carolina Regiment. May tt,
1861, and was 'promoted to the cap
taincy of Company K, Twenty-first
Regiment, April 26, 1863, Ha was
wounded and discharged on account
of disabilities in 1863 and, assigned to
conscript duty, in 'which position he
served to the end of the civil war.
Mrs. O. 8. Kendrlck, of Gnffney.
Correspondence' of The Observer.
Gaffney, S. C, Feb. B. Mrs. O. S,
Kendrlck died at her home In this
city last evening. Mrs. Kendrlck had
been ill for a long time and her death
was not a surprise. Mrs. Kendrlck
was one of the best -known ladies in
the city. Before her marriage she
was Miss Spear. , She was a promt
nent church and social' worker. She
was a devout member of the First
Baptist church. The funeral services
took place yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock from the First Baptist church.
Mra. Rebecca McBanicl, of Cumber
land. '
Correspondence of The Observer.
Fayettevllle, Feb. S.Mrs, Rebecca
McDaniel died Saturday morning at
the residence of her son-in-law. Mr,
Jonathan Evans, on the east aide of
Cape Fear river, aged 81 years. The
funeral services, conducted by Hew V.
(i. Smith, took place at 4 o'clock yes
terday afternoon. The deceased was
the widow of the late John McDaniel,
and before marriage was Miss Rebecca
Uzzell, of Wayne-county. She leaves
one son, Mr, S. F. McDaniel and three
daughters, Mrs. Jonathan Evans, Miss
es Lou and Willie McDaniel. She wag
one of the oldest members of the First
Baptist church of this city; in 'fact,
probably a charter member as the
church was organised by her brother-in-law,
the late Rev. James McDaniel,
one of the ablest preachers of the Bap
tlal faith in North Carolina.
FIRK AT ALBEMARLE.
Flames Originated In The Enterprise
ISnllillng Fira was jtnrcaiciung,
hut Damage Was .Small.
Correspondence of Tho Observer.
Algetnorle, Feb, 6. Albemarle became
verv much excited last evening over an
outbreak of lire in th second-story of
the Stanley Enterprise building. The fire
originated in the garret and soon the
flame covered t.e front end of the room.
The bucket brigade turned out in full
force and by hard work, the fire was
scon subdued. It was a,, narrow escape
from a destructive Are,
The second-story or tne ouuaing was
occupied by Mr. J, . Price as a rel
dene. All his furniture wa saved, with
only slight damage. The office of The
Enterprise was badly disarranged by
Thn' rani estnt market, in Albermarte
seems to bo quite lively. Quit tv lot of
property IS ciuingmg nanus ai suoa
values, . .
Our people are making -an effort to
tinv. thn anras nfflne moved from the
depot and located In town, v It is very
mconyenieni 11 u, ,
BOLD' ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY.
Wonld-Bo Store, Robber" at High
Point Frightened Away - by Shots.
ftpeclal to The Observer.,-, ,
High Point. Feb. 6.-A bold attempt at
Wrrf7A3ks by continued selling on the part of de,
? f1?1'! ?LthnJi2 'uiKtwiM br,U nforMlsed ' bulls an7l did not eulminate
fin,jr fiSK rrt t&ort"luntli prices had sold off or M points
Mr, B. R, Itagan ena uegt nnywoiin, 5.rdiiVs fta-ures. In thi decline
w,n Avar thn latter store, heard
the e ash of a window pane and raising
the window noiselessly, opened flre on
th burglars below. However they made
good tneir escapei Ji ne ,( .yim
Company's truck had been brought into
use by the burglars to carry off Mlr
Cds, but 4t was not needed. The
glare had evidently planned a whole,
sale theft. In alt there were nve shots
AOD DKATH8-MBS. Wj SAM MPSCO
Mrs. W, (Stan Upwxmifc, Of Cherokee
. ' .County.. i. Clw v-f.
Correspondence of The Observer. 1 "''
tlftfttW. S.C., Feb, ..-Mrs. Sam Ups
comb died at her home at Asbury Friday
She was the wife r one of the most
nruinlnsnt planters and merohants In tns
rountr. . Mrs, . Jipscomb- was M Vesrs
old. She had' been -married Ml yeunt.
Seven ehlldren bad blessed . the - union,
Mr. C. Vt. Wpscomb. of Union; Mrs.
ftobert McOhe. Of Oreenvillei Kdward,
Samuel. Warren and Itoso,- Mrs, Wps
eomb was- a twin-eister of lr. C. - M.
lrttiU Joen. of. this city. The funefol took
place Saturday, lietna Mndued by Revs.
J. J. dewberry and J, . Wilstm. : The
Interment was, at the old family .burying
ground at Asbury, . .rt ; , ,
xj Xm &y poisons in Itooi. , i'-- 4 4
1 Perhaps you .don't refill fthat
many pain poisons originate in your
food," but fme day you may feet a
twinge of dyspepsia that-, will-on
vinee you. Ihv , King's . ! New ; Ufa
Pllle are guaranteed to eure alt alck
pes due to polanns of' undigested
fod or "tnoney, backv 2&cv. at ft,' H.
Jordan ,V Co,' - di uf atore, ' Try
I4 T i-i. I 11 Illl '6'''' t
6
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2"i
IT rr Trik s-
'is'itOv'ssssa
li t
-.'"A-' few small . biscuits easily1 made wiih :;
Royal; Baking Powder.. Make them . ;
,'t; oiAaii its aitttin jiuwiiu. , uaurym iiji",., ,,'
1. iviix ana dekc iusi, , oqxore ; me, xncau
CaV Serve hot. ' n j : ; -A ?M i f bw4mn
j : tKdn these little hot biscuits wife". butter,'
ana noncy, marmalade, or janieA ; , ,
;' a You must use Royal Baking Powder '
mval Bakinq powder co., new vork
s McKAT-ERWIX.
Mla Jonle Erwln Becomes the Bride
of Sir. Palmer McKay at Moorea
ville Personal and News JMotes.
Correspondence of The Observer. .
Mooresvilie. Feb. 5. Last - evening
at 6;30 o'clock at the home of Mrs.
Bass, mother ot the bride. Miss J-onle
Ervln and Mr. Palmer McKay were
united in marriage, Rev. T. J. Rogers
officiating. Miss Willie Lipe, of
Woodleaf, , and . Mr. James r Ritchie
war the attendants. After the cere
mony a iv elegant wedding supper was
served to a & number of invited
guests.
The community is in deen svmoa-
thy with Mr. and Mrs. George C.
Goodman, who lost their Infant baby,
born but Friday. -
Mr. and Mrs, Allen left this after
noon for their home at Charleston.
after a visit to Rev. and Mrs. W. S.
wtison.' j.They,, were accompanied by
Miss Wilson, of Charleston, and Dr.
Sarah Wilson, of Columbia, who were
also visiting here.
The Btatesvllle minstrels will ap
pear at r the-' -Academy to-morrow
night. They will have a big house, if
tne weatner . is good.
'Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wiileford and I
son, J. if. wtileford, left this morning
for Slloain Springs, Indian Territory.
where they will probably make their
(home. Mr. and Mrs. Wiileford sav
they will return if they do not like
the country.
Master L Parker has Dneumonla
at the home of his uncle, Mr. M. ,F,
Nesblt.
Culp A McNeely Bros, to-dav mov
ed their stock of merchandise to the
PresBly store room in the hank block.
Just completed.
Mrs. W, H, Horton and daughter.
Miss Hattle, are visiting relatives in
Salisbury. -Mr. Clay Williams, prin
cipal of the Davidson high school,
was here to-dav with his homo folks.
Mr. XL H. Miller, the druggist, is
placing In his store an onyx eqda
fountain, -
Mr Frank Alexander, of Walla
Walla, Wash., and Mr. L. (1. Mclean
of Concord, are on a visit to Mr. Gib
son Furr. Mr. Alexander ia an old
Iredell county boy, but has lived In
the West for 19 year.
INTEREST ITi MARRIAGE.
Mi s -Carrie McCanlese, Who Was
i Married to Mr, Carl Hammer, One
of Kallflbury'8 Most -Gifted and
" Popular Young Women.
Correspondence of The Observer.
Salisbury. Feb. 5 There has been
no event of recent date in which Salis
bury tooK a prorounder interest than I
the marriage ot the gifted daughter, '
Mlaa Carrie McCanlesa and Mr. Carl I
Rammer, of Schenectady, N. TC. Miss i
McCanless Is the daughter of Capt. N. i
a. Mccaniess 01 this city, and is ,a 1
surpassingly intellectual woman, be-1
aides being an artist hardly equalled In
tne state. Her father is a wealthy 1
citizen ox'NaiisDury and haa had much
to do with the . ctty'a phenomenal
growth of the last five years. Mr. Ham
mer spent six months here, a portion
of that time as editor of the Salisbury
Sup, Whose fierce fight upon the or
ganized Democracy and the city ad
ministration furnished daily sensations
here and big occasional Items else
where. He was a vigorous writer and
made It hot for the town which in turn,
made It so caloric for him that he wore
a big pistol for days. He had many
friends here an the same ana wnen the
Sun. management .dislodged him, its
all-season warrior went. The city was
hardly prepared for the announcement
that the marriage ' had , taken place.
formidable parental objection, as
well as that of friends, was that Mr.
Hammer had been married and dl
vbrcedf. lie cevtainiy .. captured a
woman of grucea. -
O. P. Ellis C. Cotton letter.
kv rteieans Feh. 4. After declining ton
points this morning In. response to th6
weakness of American market yesterday
Liverpool recovered and closed at a loss
of Ave or six points which should have
been sufficient incentive ' for a good re
ctum on tins d0 out ws was aeronw.-u
from jeaterday figures
we thfiik the lust remnant Of the specti
latlve long interest was rather abandoned
or hedged and as far as futures are con
cerned tne situation iuins"v -. nutiiH'i
thnn It has lxwn mX any time since the
bull speculation was lanuguraiea lunt
,iiMni;:Oiif fllfremnnar from ijvernnol
was ressonabls, futures are about on a
parity with spot cotton wnne me specu
lative long interest has been eliminated
and we suspect that whntsver floating in
terest now extt . in short. The spot
situation ! now the . doubtful future,
Dears, contend that margins on spot cot
ton are running out and money is un
questionably very tight so that many oon
tanil that a. tarss amount Of SDot COttOO
must b ' sold in order to releive the.
tension, Jl tms snouia - prove iru a
further break Will be Inevitable but with
this fear removed the market is In a
position to improve substantially and w
think the , chances ore In this direction.
Kxporter have covered ', their . holdings
heavily to-day -indicating liberal move
ment, in actual cottoa and to us the
situation looks more tniaouragtng to night,
than tt has done , for some time nast
though we are not yet prepared to, ex.
pact mer than a -'
A woman worries Until she-gets
wrinkles, then 'worries because . aha
has them. ' If she takes Hoi lister's
Rocky Mountetft Tea she would have
neither,- Bright,, em ting face follows
He use. ' 35 Cents. Toll or Tablets, -' B.
H. Jordan, A Co,jx..,)j'-,t,'
1, r 0 . eith entire Qutaiae
"Csr e Coi ta Ooe Dsy.
U iJ,Nj t
;'r x' V
Judge Allen's Illness Delays , Bun-
Correspondence of The Observer,
Ashevllle, Feb. The regular three
weeks' term of Superior Court, for the
trial 01 criminal and civil cases, did
not convene this ' morning, according
to programme. , Judge . W- R, Allen.
wno was to preside at the present
, term. Is ill at hte home In Ooldshoro
aou KMiemi. rteiii was tw-uay nutiiieu
that he would be unable to' attend.
The sheriff waa instructed to adjourn
court until Saturday, when It Is hoped
that Judge Allen will be able to come
to Ashevllle and -hold court.
HACKNEY BROS.
Plumbing and
Heating Contractors
Jobbers in Supplies
HACKNEY BUILDING. W. FIFTH .ST.
Uncle Sam says:
Ob sack bonis of wblaksr bottle
I bond. 1ott. jAen It w. made
u4 AM bottle, ia afcl IMS) Italfjt, ItM.
Tb as wbo virnnto'Srink tfee bt on mt
nmtti UlllttM GOTISNMCWT't GUAHAMTM
m w Aet so Poor it coNCiuim. ,
HURON RIVER RYE
A au4 !' JUntuclir toes Maih-J ';
. f Sen nn $3.8 tor 0rts,
ot $7.6S rar 0 Quarts, if m tout like :
ftship It bck ts mc tummtllta ui t will if
mmd nr miuf. ' 1 4 ,
Aik say ak is fttcbawa at to th wlltblllty el '
PHIL. G. KELLY, SICHHOHO. U. ,
T Wfh let Pre Booklet (irlsf labl -formation
on tlx Wblikcy Queitbo."
Let Us Serve You
For All Purposes
WEsdlth.BestCoal.
, V : that money can
buy; 1 find know we ' can"
give satisfaction, no niat
ter whatyour fuelrc-'
guiremchts may be-
Blacksmith Coals a
Standardlcc
CHARLOTTE . C
product too ot the World is contsmrd ereny year
C W, C3VCS s'.aature en but. 23s
Vn ' .t i
f 1
-. V V w CA i, wi, t 1 J
many c;,AL
tcro to u. 3 t:.
. 1
l l ,Llih
that tic
boards and ether el, ctiic.il f.r.Tirr,. - .. . ::. :: '
.Some of the boar J3 w c have lately cent out, or now
making are as f 0II0.7.T: New City Lighting Plant,
Concord N. C. Yad!:ia Dovclcnmcnt Co. Whit- . 1
-::A,.neyN.(a Wiscacrctt Mill Transmission Plant, '
Albemarle N. C. Water Vcrhs Pumping Plant, -
vuatiubte jln. kj. reiiiwoius i lamng. Mill,, rem- - ,
Abrokey N. C. Wermont Mill. Bessemer City N. C. : ;!
City Lighting Plant, Dallas, N. C. Barker Chemi- 'Xj
;V; ,cal .Co; Ingles, Fla;; City Plant,, DavidsonN, C. a - !
Henderson Cotton Mill; Henderson; N. C.:-: Irene ! V; ; ;
Mill, Gaffneyj- & C. ,0Uak. Wall & McRae, Rock- a ;r ;
ingham;.N.C. Marion M'fg Co, Marion, S.C, and;S'
' others, and others; and others. :: - r v. v - -1,
; y We name some of the very recent installations for , tj
? A,; which we have made theswiteh-boards. We.not, v I
: a only make.switch-boards lor our own contracts 1 ; I !
A.butforothemaswelL , Fullline electric supplies a a - I
andMSttJ
I TUB TOMPICMS GOMPZWY
Electrical Contractors aax;
raueigh tin linnrir 11 hiiDiiirnn nt t rrn kxoxvvulb -
COLUMBIA Fir11 lll.fll 'III IWlifXN III I Mfh VORFOLK
XAsnviixEi iiiiui iuiiu uuuuiruuu uul,IwL.uu attjima
" Incorporated. $IOO,08e.)o."EstabAlt
nets men.,. No -vocation. Knter any
iau or ena tor uauuogue.
POSITION. May deposit , money
for tuition In bank until .course 'la
complsted and position Is secured, or
give notea and pay oat of salary. ; In
thoroughness and reputation JD. P. B.
C. la" to ether buitnesa colleges what
Harvard .and Tale are to academies.
CAPITAL STOCK : .... . . . $30,00.00; ;
- Not the cheapest, but preeminently the BEST. .These are , the ;'.
largest, oldest and best equipped I schools ' In North Carellna
positive, provable PACT. 1,090 former itudents holding: ' positions y,
In North Carolina. Positions guaranteed, backed , by. written con- '
"tract Shorthand, Book-keeping, Typewriting .and English, taught, '
by experts, , Addresa ' , j 'i , , Vm ,
' ' ' VAA4 iAA; ,i ' ' .'r .'v-.-.i v.
KING'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
Charlotte, N. ,C
, (r(7"V ''rV.'' - ,
' A" I ' ..mUt ' '. . ' 111 '"
A high-grade 'College for Women, equipped with ' every ' modern laU
provement, -Special rates offered for second term.w A" -
INSURAaiCE
WOMEN
SGOTT'S NVimLQ&KB
, Quickly relieves such a eondltion-taklng away, ail paUW-nd ye- !
stores the nerves to their normal balance. . - 4 , , -,
v in 25 0 - Centa. , ' , i, Trtm aample by mail ok retneet-' A-
eiVOs 'aV.,50O TT GO.B Gharlotte, N. Q:
Wholesale
TIIECIIAfiLOnEf
A " 1 T WB. 'ARB BOtJTHKRN AGENTS IfOB ;A
TINNED WIRJEV GEKMAN HEDDIiES
WRITE IIS POR
Feekett Bishop Steam Traps Carried
a Full Ldne of
CHARIOTTE
BIRMINGHAM
Luai vuyexs au tuseaKea vM9K.
vuc9 uuc4.u.iuiub aujt auxgictu
4 J1aJ,1A.1-
-feJSelJ asWAMeal MSfa4aM f ,nat
ELIZABETH COllliGE "AND :
jb$ srwrAittiaim oasuamy company. .-:- z rinLjll
, 1 f Vrt- I BOOTHERN STATES TRUST COMPANfA S' H
--."r-f-.-,, .v( General Aeemta. it ..-.' - U A'i.t ' -',,
A I HARVBT XiAUBSTSt Manager , .Insurance. Department A: v.? - " -
r11". " IM. ; ' ' 1 !
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l 1 f A IIIGII-GRADC COLIiKGlS HOB. XOVNO XiADtCS' ( . . .;,
Modern in all 'respcts 1360.000 college plant; t fire-proof "build.
A ings: ideal, suburban location; park of 20 acres "offers alt tho' allure- ' '
ment of a free, open-air life .In, this delightful climate; free front
, noise, dust and smoke; overlooking beautiful. Charlotte ' and sur'
'rounding country, physical culture and, out-door games. , Car line i
; connections. J University - specialists and experienced teacher at th -L
head,-of all department,. Limited tf 100 Boarding Students."
i;r, . Established reputation for thorough work and good 'health. '
' ( For handsomely jUustrated catalogue and full Iqforfnatfon address
J ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE, j
m , ? i." v" w ,A
- Having qualified a administrator
Of the estate ot NVP. Tredenlck, de
eeased, late of Mecklenburg County,
N C this Is to - notify all persons
having, claims against the estate of
said deceased to exhibit them, to the
undersigned on tr before 'the 16th
day of January, 1907. or this notice
will ba plead In bar of their recovery.
All persons Indebted to said estate
will please make Immediate puyrunt,
' W. C'. Md.Airm,IV.
- Administrator.
' This llth flay of January, 190C-.
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t- . e f I
wo cro malriR? switch
.- Charlotte No C.
in ," i r
Team -Strongly endorsed by Bus!--"
time.. : We also teacb BY. MAU
SCHOLARSHIPS free. To those
who take Book-keeping -or Short'
haadi we will give scholarships free
In Penmanship, - Matheinatict, , Buel
nest spelling, - Business letter WriN
lng, Puhetuatton, etc ' the , literary
branches that will , earn tor yen
or Balelgh, N. C,
1-sL
Sf " tin t
Presiitemn : a
fcr'ffcfca
y Why 3 not " toeiure youreelf $ agaiast A
.those dreadful Sick mad Nervona
. Beadaohea which .make' life almost;
1 Unbearable f A Ac 'i , r ' Av - u .v;;,,;
. Tlien there comee to every ' woman ;
.-times when she 1s Irritable and fer-Wti-o
i pleasure herself ' oV
those ajreandAiier; tZr&j:7r .-
, Agent. '
SUPPLY; COilAtlY-
AND ' HKUnTitS '' PR AMES.
PftTCHS.' . ', t x j jl ? f , 2
In Stock! also Card Clothlng, an4 A ; Al
Supplies,
EPARTANBITRO
JCiXcepwon ana, aiso pro-. ; h
uperauuuH etnas pays liiyr
.Si villi... ; '( "T- 1 3 u-7r','r
tONStfiVATOSY OF vOS!C
SEABOARD AIK I.TNB RAILWAY,
-; PAISSKNGKJ DEPARTMENT.
Ppecial reduced rates Via Seaboard.'
Fennacole. Fla,; New Orleans, La.;
..Mobile, AJa. Account Mardi Oroi,
i'ebruary nd-27th, one f r, plus o.
, round trip, ticket sold February ,-t,
"r'ltli inclusive, Until limit slirch 8 1.
" Tickets can be extended unt'l ifarc i
J7tln
loulxvllle, Ky. Account jDepsrtmirt cf
Superinteriilence NaUon:il 1 .uv.iion.
al Asmoclstlort, "I''elriinry 2 t It- mroi
jMt, .o:MJ faro, plu-i I hi. ron't t .
Tickets sold - ! "Iirii.n v, i sn-L ,
. E'jtlt, unal limit M .-') 4 h.
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