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, ..VwvW:V:WVI-i. v, ,V0HAEL()TTE DAHiY OBSERVER,
APRIL 20, 1903.":
SlOft FOR STRICKEN COT.
CI arlette Board of Aldermen - Tot
i hia Rnm for - the Beaent of Sua
. lYanrfsco Miik Ordlnam Sna
landed Hack , Js to tot Rcgu-
I yu a. special meeting of the board of
' aldermen. ,neM in the city hill yester
(day afternoon, on motion of Mr.
, George X Krueger,. seconded by sev
eral of the aldermen, " the suib of $100
waa, unanimously voted for the lpi-
tnedlata aid of the stricken city of
Baa, Francisco. Mayor S. S. McNlnch
..stfght'
. . lfeminL J. Frank Wilkes and F. D.
Xethco appeared before the board as
wCommtttee from the entertainment
' committee of the Twentieth of May
celebration asking that surface closets
be"! placed at convenient points near i
til business section of the city for
the benefit of those who attend the
big celebration next month. On mo
tion of Mr. J. H. Ross, the building
committee was instructed to attend
to the erection of six or eight such
closets for service only during the cel
ebration. On motion of Mr. E. S.
Williams, the building committee was
ialo Instructed to see to the erection
- of two permanent closets in Vance
Park.
Quite a ltttle discussion was indulg
ed in with reference to the new milk
ordinance. On motion of Mr. E. B,
.Williams, a resolution was adopted
postponing the enforcement of th
new milk and food ordinance until
Jane 1st. A motion was also adopted
for providing the refunding of the
license fees that have already been
giald in to the tax collector or If de
sired, the date of the license may be
extended so as to date from June 1st.,
the date when the ordinance goes in
'4o effect.
. Mr. Wifkes stated that he had In
tended to bring up the matter of hack
charges, but having learned that this
was in the hands of the ordinance
uommlttee, he would not advocate
anything just at this time, except to
urge that action be taki-n before the
20th of May Celebration. A mo
tion was Introduced Instructing the
ordinance committee to hve the or
dinance drafted and ready for adop
tion by the meeting which Is to be
held the first Monday night In May.
With this the meeting adjourned.
", There were, present at the meeting
(Aldermen J. H. Ross. W. I... Jng, M.
T. Kirby, E. 8. Williams, W. W.
.Ward, Z. T. Smith, and George L.
Krueger.
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WHY POLK MILIJttt CIIAXGKD.
Ills Entertainments Not the Sort Ho
t?ed to tlve The .Storyteller a
Genial, Interesting Man Ho
Kpeaks of "His Nigger."
' Polk Miller, the story-teller and hu
morist, who gave his entertainment
at the Presbyterian College Audltorl
um last night, arrived in Charlotte
yesterday morning and lounged com
fortably around the Central Hotel un
til in the evening. Mr. Miller looks to
be on the shady side of M) years old.
Me Is above the average size and
height, has Iron grey hair and a
kindly brown eye. He Is genial and
Interesting In conversation, his talk
being Interspersed alwaya with Inci
dents and Illustrations from Southern
life. His negro dialect Is perfect.
An Observer reporter enjoyed a
casual chat with the well known en
tertainer yesterday afternoon. Speak
ing of his negro quartette, Mr. Miller
aid: "Alphonse DeWltt, my base
alnger. has the best base voice In the
United States. In small houses he
snakes the windows rattle. Archie
Johnson and Anderson Kpps, two
others of my quartette, are old slave
time darkeys. They used to belong
to my family. They are niggers, plain
liiggers without any frills, and they
till follow the training they received
from their ante-bellum marxer."
The conversation turned to Mr. Mil
ler's entertainment. "I don't give the
same entertainment now that I used
to," he said. "When I first began to
lecture I told stories of old Southern
life. My audiences were made up nf
the older people who knew ,'ind appre
ciated the affection Unit existed be
tween the old Southern gentleman
ana nis sieve aim Knew something
of the negro traditions, etc. Hut the
complexion of my audience
changed. I now speak to young jieo
, pie who look upon the n-Kro as the
f Indian was looked upon by the plo
i neer who said 'The only good Injun
MS the dead Injun " Th- audiences I
have now want only the ridiculous
aide of the negro. And the ridiculous
aide I give them."
TS THE CITY POUCI", t'OCKT.
Messrs. Jones ami llnminltt r.
raigned Woman Refused to Testi
fy Against Husband.
Messrs. W. B. Jones and C. W.
Mammltt, who had engaged In a live
ly fisticuff at the Hotel Selwyn Wed
nesday mornlnc. were arraigned b -fore
Recorder Khannonhoune yester
day morning. It was found that M.ini-
, mitt had struck the first blow lie
was lined tho costs. Jones was Js-
charged.
. A rather unusual nnd Interesting
case In the court was that against
Henry Ivey. a colored citizen who vuis
charged with an assault on his wife,
Mattie Ivey. Mnttle was in court, ac
companled by an ugly wound on hr
., COCO, but she took advantage of the
law which allows a woman to refuse
i to testify against her husband. The
.- police say that there whs no doubt
but that Henry was the father of
the knot on the woman's head, but
.Mattie was mum and there was
"nothing for the court to do except
. Ctscharge the man.
t Wouldn't Kiss and Make I'p.
; Tn' the case against Messrs. J. M.
. Johnston and W. B. Hneil. who had
i encounter t the Hotel Selwyn Wed-
ttesday morning, "Squire D. w. Alex
ander, yesterday fined esch of the de
fendants 12.70. The magistrate has a
J snost kindly nature and It always
JsTrVtves him to see a fellow man har
bor malice. It Is his Invariable rus-
case, to try to effect a reconciliation
between the scrappers. His efforts
.vera wasted yesterday mornlna. how.
yver, Messrs. Johnston and flnell
toutty refusing to kiss and make up.
. , A Coitsln of Capt. J. M. Davis.
Thr. R. C, Davis, a member of the
, Jew York board of health and one of
tb most prominent physicians in that
jrreat city, who diad there a few days
go, waa naUve of Rutherford, and
cousin of Capt. J. M. Davis, of this
city. rW North Carolinians have
gons to New York and achieved a
mora enviable reputation, pr, Davis
.waa a leading member of the Rutgers
Presbyterian. ehurch and waa, ; Inter
ested in the good work of that church.
V? ''A ? POOTMIsrTREafcV'-'"; jfc
. AleBndr, of Cary, Ve who has
j Dr. Khirs Kw Jjfi puis, to ee-tae
i remedy ahe ever tried for keeping
achj, Llwr 4 Bowels ia twrfect
- n ll agrve wit!, her If foe try
.i.i. f pu riders that infuse new
"ed by K. IL Jovdaa A Ce
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IfMGUSUL SP1SNEB8 TO-DAY.
HeceptJon to be Given "by the South
ern Mannfacturer' dub This
Kvenlnol he 'Personnel of ; -the
laity.i .. v .' jKn'c,.
The party of English spinners which
has been In the South for the past
several weeks studying, at first hand.
me great cotton crop, are due to ar
rive in Charlotte : to-day. This even
ing the party will be guests of honor
at a reception which, will be tendered
In the Dariora 'of the Southern 'Manu
facturers' iub.v To this 1 reception, all
out-of-town spinners and. cotton mer
chants are invited. .There will be no
formal invitations issued and all' those
to whorri the privileges of the .cinb
am strum oM 4a a ttantf i ? '
The party Is, composed of six of the
most influential cotton spinners resid
ing near Manchester; England. 'With
but one exception, they are members
of the English Cotton ' Spinners' and
Manufacturers' Association, although
they do not represent that association
In any official capacity. They are
here merely for Information, hoping.
with the co-operation of the American
spinners, to effect reforms in the pres
ent methods of baling and shipping
cotton. Also, if possible, to do away
with, tn some measure, the violent fluc
tuations the cotton market which
have been so common within the past
few years. The party is composed of
the following; named: Messrs. H. W.
MacAHster, chairman; George . Moore,
secretary; Henry P. Greg,'W. J. Orr,
O. Lennard Bolden and Thomas D.
Barlow, all of Manchester.
The. party Is to attend the general
conference of cotton manufacturers
and spinners which Is to be held in
Washington, Mav 1st and 2nd. Inci
dentally they will be present at the
convention of the New England Cot
ton Manufacturers' Association, which
Is to be held In Boston, Mass., next
week. It is probable also that the par
ty will attend, in whole or in part,
the big meeting of the American Cot
ton Manufacturers' Association, which
Is to be held In Ashevllle, May 16th
and 17th.
Messrs. Orr, Barlow, Gregg and
Bolden. accompanied by Mr. W. I
Henderson, of the Southern Hallway,
arrived in the city last evening, and
sre guests at the Southern Manu
facturers' Club. Messrs. Macallster
and Moores are to Join the party
this morning. To the reception, which
Is to take place from 8.30 to 10
o'clock this evening, in the Club
parlors, al! cotton manufacturers,
cotton merchants and growers are
Invited. The following constitute the
reception committee: Messrs. Stuart
W. Cramer, chairman; H. A. Murrlll,
C. W. Johnston, O. A. Bobbins, I A.
Dodsworth, J. J. Farnan, O. P. Heath,
Geo. A. Howell. Hev. Plato Durham,
Hamilton W. Wilson. Mayor 8. 8. Mc
Nlnch. C. M. Patterson. H. M. Vic
tor, George P. Wadsworth, S. B.
Sargent and J. L. Chambers.
A KKOPKMI'.XT AT MIDNIGHT.
Cupid laughs at Obstacles nnd De
fies llic IVsky SmallK (ierms at
Hm Italics Home Bride Vscd
Blanket In Place of Hie Lcft-He-hind
Coat Ceremony Through the
Window.
Notwithstanding the fact that tho
prospective bride was minus a cloak
or wrap of any sort and In defiance
of the small pox germs at their desti
nation, Mr. John Fox and Miss Alice
Martin, both of Winston-Salem, Wed
nesday night, drove 12 miles from
Charlotte "across .he line" and were
married shortly after midnight by
'Squire Willard O. Bailos. Mlsg Mart
in had come to the city with some
relatives, who Intended going back
Wednesday night. Shortly before
time to go to the depot Miss Martin
left the hotel with Mr. Fox on the
pretext of taking a stroll. The cou
ple did stroll to Wadsworth's stables,
ordered a carriage and, wltn no loss
of time, started for the "line." Miss
Martin had forgotten to take a coat
and an employe of the stable offeroJ
to get her one within a few minutes,
hut Cupid was Impatient and the
lovers started nt once. Miss Martin
wrapping herself In an extra buggy
blanket.
The lack of a coat was not the only
seumtnK obstaclo In the way. "Them
Is umallpox at the Balles' home,"
warned a stable employe. But Cupid
was apnln defiant and did not stop
even to consider any danger from the
pesky smallpox germs. The 12-mlle
drive was
the couple
made with dispatch and
stood at one end of the
porch, while the quarantined magis
trate performed the ceremony through
the window.
The coujile drove back to the city
with less haste, and, arriving shortly
before 3 o'clock, registered at the Bu
ford and left early yesterday morning
for their future home at Winston,
KKVKItAL KM AM' KCITS BEtJl'N.
Spruce & Xcwoll Institute Civil Ac
tions Against Several Corporations.
Messrs. Spruce A Newell, attorneys,
have Instituted suit against tho West
ern Cnlon Telegraph Company for
damages In the sum of 12.000, which
Is alleged to be due Mrs. Clara Hope
Hrlnkley for mental anguish caused
by the falurv of the company to deliver
a message In Mrs. Brlnkley announc
ing the death of her brother.
Fannie Collins has Instituted suit
i against the Charlotte. Klectrle Light,
Hallway St Power Company for alleg
ed damages caused by Che collision of
I a street car and a wagon belonging
I to the plaintiff two weeks
i ago. The amount of damHges asked
for Is small.
irge Iouglaa has brought suit
against the Aetna Insurance Company
for the recovery of 1500 alleged to bo
ilue on a health and accident policy
which the company refused to honor.
DKAI.S IX CII.niX)TTE DIRT.
Several Iits Kiihl by the Cliarlotte
Itcelty t ompany Mr. N. V. Porter
Piirt-tutiMM Home.
Mr. N. V. Porter, secretary and
treasurer of the Williams St Shelton
Company and the Williams-Porter
Hnt Cotnatiy, has purchased from
Mr. Joe Garibaldi a house and lot on
West Morehead street, the considera
tion being M,2rifl.
Mr. T. H (Jalther has bought two
small houses on Nnrth Smith street
from Mrs. M. c. Kmlder, for 11.200.
The Charlotte Realty Company has
purchased i lots on Kast Sixth nnd
adjoining streets In Ward 1 from Mr.
J. n. Howl, the consideration being
112.300.
All of these deals were made through
the Charlotte Really Company, of
which Mr. A. G. Craig Is managnr.
"The Cliauipion" to be Played.
"The Champion" Is the title of the
three-act comedy drama which will be
put on by the School of Expression in
the Elizabeth College chapel Monday
evening at :W o'clock. Miss Blanche
Nanette Williams, the director, wtll
play the leading role. All friends of
the college are cordially invited to
be present;
CURED HEMORRHAGES Of THE
h, . Li'Naa.
. "Several years since my lungs were so
bedly affected that I had awiy hemorr
hffs.'' writes A. M. Ake, of Wood. Ind,
l..,t.trtnw,t several physicians
without snr benent. I then started to
take KoUyre Honer and Tar, and my
lungs are now as sound as a bullet. I
recommend Jt in advanced stakes of lung
trouble" Foley's Honey end Tar stops
the cough and bests the lungs, end pr.
yenta at-rious results from a eold. ite
fuse substitutes, ..
i? CC&IM1TTEE ' APrOIXTED. ;
President K. M. Miller. Jr., Appoints
Delegation to Represent American
Cottoa-Manufacturera' Association
at Confertnce, '
President R. M. Miller. Jr...f the
American Cotton" Manufacturers' As
sociation, has .appointed the follow
ing" committee to represent that body
at the cotton conference wnicn is to
be held in Washington May , 1st and
2nd: Messrs. T. I. Hickman, Augusta,
Ga.; Charles. H. Fish, Dover, ti. H.;
Lewis W. Parker. Greenville. 8. C.
Fred A. Flather, Boston, Mass., and
S. H. Tanner, Henrietta. This com
mittee, with Mr. R. M. Miller president
and Mr. C. B. Bryant, secretary and
treasurer, will act as the official rep
resentatlves of the American 'Cotton
Manufacturers' Association at this im
portant conference.
Closing of Wlngate ScIkwL
The following cards have been re
celved in the city:
Tour presence Is desired at the
closing exercises '
of the
Wlngate School
at
Wlngate, North Carolina,
April 28th., 29th and 30th.
and
May 1st., 2nd., 3rd. and 4th.
190.
The annual literary address will be
delivered by r. W. 1m Poteat, presi
dent of Wake Forest College. Music
will be furnlnshed by the Steele Creek
Band.
DEVIL'S ISLAND TORTURE.
Is no worse than the terrible case of
Piles that afflicted me 10 years. Then 1
was advised to apply Bucklen's Arnica
Salve, and less than a box permanently
cured me, writes Ij. . Napier, or Kugies,
Ky. Heals all wounds, Uuina and Sores
like magic. Z5c at R. H. Jordan & Co.,
druggists.
We Would Sug
gest That You Se
lect Your Spring
Suit Early
The choice patterns are al
ways found at the opening of
tho season, when stocks are
unbroken.
This will be about the last
week you'll see many men
wearing winter clothes.
We have an almost unlimited
variety of choice Cheviots,
Serges and Mixtures.
They're Masterpieces of Suit Making
We trust you will stop in'
for a moment's look. We be
lieve that you will he im
pressed with our nnxlest prices
as well tis with tho excellence
of our clothing.
Yorkc Bros. & Rogers
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Clothiers,
la Marguerite Shop
Just received this morn
ing beautiful and stylish
black suits and skirts, in
voile, taffeta and chif
fon panama.
La Marguerite Shop
211 North Tryon
I BE KRLY I
Hut tors and Fur- HI I
I Waterman's I
I Ideal I
I Fountain Pen I
I The Pen That Gives Sat-1
Iisfaction. I
$2.50 to $10.00 I
Houston, Dixon &
Co.
Books, Stationery nnd Art.
The Tim i Case j. on ; Record
The applications for loans with the
Mechanics Perpetual Building: A Loan
Association have been v so numerous
this month that two committee have
been designated, to oasa uporr them.
Heretofore all such -work 'has been
done by the , one , regular committee,
However the calls have been ao nu
merous recently; that an extra, com-
mtttee has been appointed to assist
the other. Thla is the first case on
record with any bulldlner and loan a
relation in Charlotte. It is estimated
that during the vast 80 days 150,000
have been loaned here and there in
the city by this aasocition.
Now is the time to take Holllster
Rocky Mountain Tea. It cleans your
system of alt impurities. A , wonder
ful spring tonic -Jl- family "bene?
factor. 3S cents, Tea or Tablets. ,K.
H. jorctao m uo j r t x '
DUE BILLS
We notice that several plana
concerns are offering due bills
for different amounts to pef;
sons making the most words f
out of letters contained in the
firm's name. These coupons
If presented before a certain
date and countersigned to np
ply as a payment on a piano
if bought from them. :' N
We will accept coupons giv
en by any piano firm aa a
portion of the first cash pay
ment on a new Artistic St led,
Shaw, or any new piano we
sell. If you wleh to buy in the
future, send in your due bills
and we will issue our own due
bill, good whenever you are
ready to buy.
Chase M. Sticff,
Manufacturer of the Piano
With the Sweet Tone.
Southern:'' Ware room:
West Trade Street.,
CHARLOTTE - - - - N. C
C. H. WILMOTU, Mgr.
5 West Trade Street.
Wear a Dunlap Hat and en
joy that comfortable feeling
of knowing you're wearing
the correct hat?
The Dunlap, Hat, whether
a Felt or Straw, is worn- by
particular dressers the United
States over why? Because
of its original style, superior
quality and durability.
We Are Sole Agents.
The Tate-Brown Co.
We CLEAN
and
Dye Portieres
This means that we can be
of much service to you, for
the time for Spring Cleaning .
and Renovating; has arrived.
Send your Portieres, Furni
ture Coverings, etc., to us. We
will Clenn or Dye them so
nicely they will look like new.
Queen City
Dyeing and Cleaning Works
MRS. J. M. HESTER,
Proprietress.
- ,ravldson,N. C.
March 18, 10B.
R. T. D. No. t8.
About five months before the birth
of my first child I waa taken with
some blod trouble which the doctere
said was dropsical In It, nature. Mjr
some blood trouble, which' the doctors
nounred It dropsy,, and said my
blood had turned almost absolutely
to water. My whole body waa fear
fully swollen, and when. I would press
upon it the dent would remain." as
Is so well known In dropsy. : The
doctors' treatment did not do -one
particle of (rood, and at the birth of
my child I had convulsions and was
critically in end for weeks 1 was
very low. When I sot UP J WM.In
a fearfully weak condition and still
suffered from that dronsical trouble.
This remained my condition until a
lew months before the Dirtn oi my
second ehlld. I then determined to
quit doctors' treatment and bouaht
one dosen bottles of Mrs. Joe Per
sons Remedy and took It., By1 the
urn i finished the dosen porues.
every indication of .that dropsical
trouble had dlnnneared. and - ml
health wss food. ' At the birth of my
aecond child my ' condition was nat
ural, and I was' soon np and vweli.
and my health has remained so ever
since. Before the ' birth of my third
child, I araln took' dotea - bottles,
and I never ad- a touch Of that
dropsical affection. ' nnd had as
healthy, hatural outcome as wae pos
sible. J do not believe that there ie
another medieine-in. the world Its
equal, and no ant need hesitate to
try ltnly take eaouh tocounter
act the acid In the blood and It will
Cure. " It Is a arand medicine.
MRa MART n. MATuayr. ,
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.above cut -ahows the Steel Double-Hoop fastening.1
J' which la considered by the leading authorities on bed
. making aav being the best fastening of the day for
jtnetal bed. , " f - ' rt ki
.Every one of these beds have a heavy wire spring; .
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which is positively; guaranteed against sagging for S years. They are easy set up, and you don'tv -
have the worry of -slats falling out Three-piece?: beds ranging
We can give you the Iron and
.we went you to v see our line
ED. W. MELLON COMPANY
Mail Orders Receive Prompt Attention.
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that were ever knownr.
Til 'ss 7aJ VslUfib. aV-m .:k.B.Vv.t' ea,"T I swe'-y m - ' UVvt V
This all comes from our knowledge of knowing when and how to buy and
bur method of 6nly one stnall profit in the selling;, You can save" money at this
store if you do'jour.tradirg kere. ,'iv ?, t
i More, Furniture Camitsi Matting, Curtains and Rugs at this store than
'any other in the CarolinaiViAny article,, purchased at this; store not found as
representea must oe recuraea ana money reiunaea. ,
we cau special avienwun
p a m a .
Ai e -eAAfc.a,4j.ra.
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Brfifes Beds with rail if you prefer,
or ocas we can pieaao you in both,
W. T. McCOY
South Tryon iStr cct ,
over your left shoulder, it's a lucky look.
But a better look, still, will be to come in
and see our New Spring: Suits. They are as
handsome as can be. Looking at them over
either shoulder you will say they are
Spring Beauties
All the New Spring Cuts, and Colors have
yon seen them? If not, come in and look.
A look affords us pleasure and costs you
nothing. COME:
Men's Spring Suits
WE offer a line of splendidly tailored
Suits at $15, $18.50lnd up to $25.
Our Haberdashery Department is a
liberal education incorrect fashions for
spring and summer. There's much
that's truly equisite., There's nothing
that's not "right" , and yalue3, are
remarkable.
L0N6-TATE
CLOTHING COMPANY
Goods sent on approval returnable at
.our expense.
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w wiieriiian, lidsssos, rwui wm,-
rjlHL Q i-aA M 1 u 1T
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in price from $7.60 to ttOJin't1"'
at 1 prices from ' $3.00 to 60.00.'' '
quality .and price.
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Our Carbet and Matting
stock at the present
- tjme has created more
favorable comment from
capable and shrewd
housekeepers than ever
: before in our , history, ;
' ' We feel proud of the
- extra values we are able
to offer this season. "
Jr 'The very best-in ma-"
terial, the . newest - and -
imost artistic .vjcolorings
and prices the lowest
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