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- : : : ti - n to . lately after the ;: - . e v.tv.t to Ihe tall tin . t :-h:- L:3 not been captured :; I t if he is captured, his i '. r i e e" it should be the "unwritten " f-s he 1. :is a much 'better "jfer.se ; th' j lir.e than a number of noted n Hester found that he was be t : on by Barbee he Immediately is pistol and returned the was looking for trouble, as ; that sooner or later ha would ? a killed or he would have to bee. In returning, the fire of v n the room that was crowded se who gathered to attend the :iester shotThaddeus Beckett, ev. D. J. Becketttpastor . of ih' A. M. E. church. Beckett nded through the small of the 1 t hla hurts were not sufficient him 'to the hospital, where ,e concert or entertainment ihat iven in the colored Masonic hall night was a' Sunday school con : being given under the auspices h Joseph's- Sunday school. Present ie entertainment were a large jer of the church and Sunday 1 . members and ' present jie hall at the time of the shoot vas Rev. D. J. Beckett, the pas f that church, , whose; grown son wounded by the man who return vie shot of the Injured ' husband. , entertainment began early In Svenlng, and as the night wore hose who had gatnerea lor a tlm and to spend their money ie interest of Sunday achooL work red. Two to arrive well in the ni were Benjamin Hester, who a pressing --club in the city, he Vlng closely after the arrival of 'a Barbee'a wife. Once Inside the iitir bpran to shower atten- , Ice cream, cake ana tne use on vlfe of Barbee, and it afterward oped that Barbee : was on the de looking in. iie nnauy uwueu id it all and proceeded , to the of the hall, where he was stopped h . dnnrkftftner. but only for a tent, as he pushed his way Into hall 'and almost immediately -d fire on Hester with a 38-cah-IstoL. Hester was not far away he wife of Barbee was close toy Ide. The first shot ' by Barbee ntly miesed fire, as Hester look and then began to get his pistol his packet A second shot rang nd Hester staggered, Just as he led the-fire. The return shot of was the ball that plowed Its hrough the back of Beckett, who in the party of merry-makers, ler shot was fired, but no dam as done. . ' ' ifterwards developed In the ex ition at the hospital that the tbre ball jentered the left breast, in the collar bone : and then, d down to "the lung where it is lodged. At first it was thought ie was fatally wounded but the fts are now greatly in favor of gro: The ' toall that wounded tt passed-through, the small of lck, the fleshy part and .fell, on jor. D AMATEm MINSTRELSY. I Entertainment Given by the Vmathain Society of Catawba )ege Was Hugely Enjoyed. Jl - to Te Observer. 'J: h. -!V--V iton, (Aril 3.-Last night the tvia Philomathean .Society Uwba College gave a most n e minstrel show in me rtum. The entertainment w the management of Mr. w. knAaranni one' of the students. pared neither time nor pains to ft. success. Thfe Btusre lino 5?Twia, - Un'arrahged as . for .a, typical el performance, ana wnea wi j 'rosethe:seaiing: cpwv, , .hnnt full. The entire tilt vo ' . mance from; start to finish waa And reflects tnucn credit the amateur, performers, as this first entertalnmenror mis .ihu iven in thlsplace. .PMinmnthean auartette did l tmnd sinelnz. and the Jokes lew being mostly of a local char- ahd made r paipawe nus. a no ,ongs were , most 'enjoyable rendered. The music during lain - was furnished by Prof. ktlhe piano. Mr. "Clapp on the tolin, . young jjOCKe Mcorcaie Violin, assisted by Messrs. Reln-r a n1 An that mrnitn 1 4TrfAtKnn in his German mon- rwa fine, and depicted the Jolly jit&n in mu cacm!i -krfcile everything was fine it re if forth ibuflesque on the Flor fsixtette to, carry off the palm. the moment they appeared on until tht last mirthful en- 1 disappeared the audience was 'rt of laughter. : (ioARD OP EDUCATION1, the Presiding Elders , of the erence Present 'Except One, t la Sick. J to The Observer. .... , -jm, April 3.- The meeting of (ard of education of the North ',a Conference, together with klding elders of the Conference, jits session Tuesday morning 'eetlng is being held in the trus W at Trinity College. j president of the board Is Rey. f yer, of Washington, this State, e secretary. Rev. h. 3. Massey, Vg. The following members of ard are present: Rev. A. P. Vashlngton; RevL. S. IJassey, xx., ',Rev. J. Hi Mccracken, Rev. N.' M. Watson, Wll n I Rev. Rev. J. M. Ashby, Ro w Tesldent J. M. Rhodes, Little ' esldent John C. Kllgo. Trinity; seph O. BrownJ Hon. J. H. ite" Durham; Dr. Z, T. Zolll Weldon: Dr. J. T. Glbbs, Fay : Dr. W. H. Moore, Rocking-. A. .McCullen, Macon; Rev. anif.nKham, Wilmington; Rev, ohns, Raleigh; Rev.' J. B. Hur ".tm; Rev. J. II. Hall, Ellza Rev.: M. Bradshaw, Golds .her members reached here on moon and early evening trains. ne rresidlnsr elder of th are in attendance except Itor.e, cf t'-v- V?rrenton ...i I . j i : i: ;jp..1 ! .- a Y. r:-; far,h;t t. I'-jr: x t.:.o:r fctay here ihv, Mrs. C0.. y hive nia'e. rniny frierii, who will re-ret their to:ng away. Mrs. Ogilby has been active in the many organized clubs and societies of the ladies. The site has been selected for the kitchen safe and table factory which Is beins organized by Messrs. R. B. McLaughlin, C. R. Johnson, II. Clarke and others. The factory will be locat ed on the McElwee property in south east Statesvllle on the railroad in the vicinity of the plant of the North State Veneer Company. . Mr. W. R. Mills has sold for Mr. W. E. Sloan a valuable tract of land east o. town to Mr C P. Crawford for M, 127.50. Mr. Sloan has also sold Mr. J. A. Gunn 14 acres on the macadam road east of town for 11.100. Mr. Mills has bought a house and lot on Trade street from Mr, Crawford. . At the court house Monday the P. A.- Poston residence was sold under Judgment of the court and under a rtgageTieia BTMr. RV. Brawlsv. Mr. J; A. Bradford was the purchaser, his bid being $2,250. v The removal of the office of the collector . of internal revenue from Asheville to Statesvllle, which will take place at an early date, will abol ish the stamp office now in charge of Mr. W. E. Nattres. - A stamp office wll lbe established at Asheville and Mr.- C. B. Moore, of the collector's of flee, will have charge of the office, when the office comes to Statesvllle Mr. Nattress will have the place made vacant by Mr. Moore, ; uLr: Ralph Deitz, Ph. G who has been with the druar firm nt sjinrwn Warsham & Co., at Cornelius the past few months, has returned to States vl to. take his former position, with the Polk Gray Drug Company. Mr. w. A. Sample, of Huntersvlll. . whit has been in a school of pharmacy during the winter, has rnhir.j Statesvllle and resumed his former position with W F. Hall, the druggist Mr. S. E. McNeely arrived from Mooresville Monday to begin work for the Statesvllle Realty and Investment Company. - . THIS DAY IN HISTORY. 1638. Massachusetts patent de manded. A quo warranto hav ing been brought by the Attorney . . General of England against the uovernor and corporation of .Massachusetts and Judgment given that the liberties and fran chises should be seized into the King's hand, the council made an order requiring that the char ter be returned by the next ship. Arbitrary measures wer pursued in reply to the petitions ui mo coiony, and eight ships .prepared to sale for New Eng land were detained in the , Thames by order of the privy council. By this order Oliver ' Cromwell, Arthur Hazelrig, John Hambden and other mulcon- tents ; were forcibly prevented .rA,'rom nHratlng to America. , 1704. The first - newspaper printed , In the 'United States appeared at Boston, called the "Boston News Letter." 1747. Number Four nharlRtown. N. H.) attacked by a large body ui rrencn ana inaians under M. Debeline,; and gallantly defended by 80 men under Major JStevens. The enemy kept up a brisk as sault night and day, . 3henr-"on the third day, being in a -starving condition and finding it im practicable to force or persuade . , a , surrender, they retired and were seen no more. This was considered one, of the most ' chivalrous feats of thk time. 1809. The Legislature of Pennsyl vania, passed a .law directing the poor to be sent to the most , convenient school " and their tuition ,'pald. " : 1812. Congress passed an embargo law for 90 days. - 1841. William Henry Harrison, President of . the United Stat 93, died atWashington.. aged 6. He was a distinguished patriot of the revolution, one of 'the " ; signers of the Declaration ot lrp dependence, Governor, of Vlr v . glnia and long a leader of the " U. S. armies in the severe con tests wlthj, the British and In dians. . 1854. The Combined force of Ameri cans and English, 300 In number, attacked, the Chinese imperial -army at" Shanghai, routed 10,000 of them and burned .their forts. 1855. The bronze equestrian statue of General Jackson unveiled in . : the Place d'Armes.. New Orleans. 186L Virginia convention, by a vote of 89 to 45, refused to submit an ordinance of secession to the people. 1884. The Indiana militia; number . ing 20,000, ordered by Governor Morton to prepare ' for a threatened Confederate uprising in mat state and in Illinois. 1865. Municipal elections . held In many cities throughout the North showed great strength of the -Union party. ' jz. rresiaent Artnur vetoes an anti-Chinese bill, restricting Chi nese immigration ; to the - United States for 20 years and providing for the registration of all China men In the country A second ' and modified bill limiting the re - ; strictlon to 10 years Is approved bp. tne president May 6, 1804. The Bland seigniorage bill for ' the creation of "flat" money killed In the House at Washing ton' by Republican votes, 1904. Anthracite coal roads, ordered by U. S. Supreme Court to sub mit books and contracts to lnter . .State commerce commission. NORTH CAROLINA JOURNALISM. Now Possible to Get Fairness , and Truth From Various Paper Some - Kind Words. " King's Weekly. Newspaper development, along broad lines more than growth, has been wonderful 4n the last, very few years. It Is now possible to get fair ness and truth : from several - papers calling themselves Democratic. Char lotte led the procession In this mat ter and its wonderful growth and general development have been-the result As the leader in . this alM around development, Us '..Dally,,,';:; ob server., led the State. It is the besl example of newspaper enterprise the State has had and has been a. credit abroad, it was thVpioneer, In stand? Ing' fur t'ie Lontrbiy, manhood and In - . a i 2 15 or : ) i ' .-5 ef t ;? j : ale thoruj. At t:. r.hears..il l:u- ' day 1. . !.t the you:: men did t; jt sing their parts as they should, so Mr. Foota said, and he spoke to them sharply, telling them If they could do not better to get their costumes and leave. The young men took the stage director at his word and left the stage and they 'say they.-yvllLnot ; return. The, young ladles are worked up over the affair. They declare that Mr. Foote is a horrid director "too horrid for anything" and that . he had no right to reprimand th& boys, who seemed anxious to get through with the rehearsal and attend a dance that was on, the - first dance after Easter. The strike has. not as yet been settled, but it is believed that oil will be poured on the waters and that everything will be adjusted sat isfactorily. The production will be successfully presented, r for if ; the young men remain out, their parts will be sung by young ladles. , B. L, Toland, formerly a State con stable and. ex-United States deputy marshal; has been lodged In Jail by Assistant Deputy Sheriff tBecknell, who went to Atlanta for Toland. At the last terni of. criminal court To land was' convicted on the charge of obtaining . goods , under fafsepretenses and was sentenced to pay, a ' fine of 3100 or Serve a term on the 'chain gang. At the time of the trial, he was out on bond and he failed' to present himself to the officers to en ter sentence or pay the fine, ..Several weeks ago he went to Atlanta and his bondsmen requested that he be brought back to-this city and be re quired to pay his fine. - . . . . A young white man, a stranger In Spartanburg, was 'arrested at the Southern passenger station this. af ternoon by Private Johnson, and sent to the county Jail to be examined for lunacyr-The young fellow was wan dering aimlessly about and seemed utterly unable to care for himself." His mental condition is such that he is unable, to give his name or tell where he lived. L r WOSLN'S MISSIONARY UNION. Morning1 and Afternoon Sessions De voted to Discussion of Topics and Reports. ' . ' Special to The Observer. Statesvllle, April 3. The first ses slon of , the Woman's Missionary Union of Concord Presbytery,- -was held In the First Presbyterian church this morning at 10:80 o'clock. Mrs. O. L. Turner made the address of welcome and Mrs. J. H. Reld, of Da vidson, president of the Union; re sponded. Rev. Dr. C. M. Richards conducted the praise service. The morning and afternoon sessions were devoted to .the discussion of topics and Teports. This afternoon .the vis itors were entertained at a reception at the Presbyterian manse from 4 to' 5 o'clock by . the ladles of the local missionary societies. This even ing addresses were made by Rev. J. O, Heavls, , of Nashville, Tenn., co-ordinate secretary of foreign , missions; and Rev. Jas. R. Graham, of. Tslng KlangpuvChlna. To-morrow morn ing Rev. R. P. Smith, of Asheville, superintendent of - home missions for the Presbyterian Synod, will deliver an address.. The Union expects to finish its work to-morrow afternoon. To-morrow night, Rev Dr. S. P. Ful ton, missionary to Japan, and Dr. S. L. Morris; of .Atlanta,, will speak. The. public Is allowed to attend the meetings addressed by men, but the other meetings are for the ladles only. SHOOTING AT ENOREE, S. C. I' Bob Killett Administers Thrashing to Young Man Named Lawsori and Is "-ln-Turn-Shot, Probably" Fatally. : Special to rThe. Observer. ; . " Spartanburg, S. C, April 3. After being soundly flogged by Bob Killett, Li young man named Lawson turned On nia aUVCrmif auu ouuk him in liiq right breast, the ball passing through the lung, Inflicting a wound which may prove fatal. " Both parties are white.' Lawson is about 18 years of age. while Killett is 25 years of age and married. ..-- i. The shooting occurred t Enoree. From what can be learned of the af fair it appears that Killett and several of his companions were under the Influence of liquor.' - They met . Law- Done rains, Itching Scabby Skin : Diseases . ' ';;,':-. Permanently cured by taking Botani Blood Balm. If you have aches and! falns in bones, back and joints. Itch ng, Scabby' Skin, Blood feels hot or thin. Swollen Glands, Blslngs and Bumps on the Skin, Mucous Patches in the Mouth, sore Throat, Pimples, or Offensive r Eruptions, Copper-Col ored Spots or Rash on Skin, are run-! down or nervous,? Ulcer on any parti of the body, Hair or Eyebrows falling) out. Carbuncles or Bolls. Take BO' tanlc Blood Balm, guaranteed to cure even the worst and most deep-seated cases. Heals all sores, stops ' all swellings, makes blood pure and rich, completely changing the entire body! Into a clean, healthy condition. " .B.J B. B. Is the recognized blood remedy, for these conditions. " - Cancer Cured. ; ,v ' If you have a persistent Pimple,i Wart, Swellings, Shooting, Stinging, Pains, take Blood Balm and they will disappear before they develop ln-i to Cancer. Many appareif.ly hopelessj cases of Cancer, Suppurating Swell-) Ings, Eating Sores or Tumor cured by B. B. B. Botanic r.lood Balm (B. B. D.) Is! pleasant and safe to take.' Thoror-rV: lv te?t"l for 30, yars. CovnTor: E rrSncr ! hi Coprrtsbt i'.', ij Hit Htailia Co. Gonsipation And many ailments depend ent upon it, such as bilious ness, discolored and pim pled skin, inactive; liver, dys pepsia, overworked kidneys and headache, are promptly relieved by Mm- This " remedv removes flip constipation, when all of the above ailments disappear. Pills and drastic cathartics will be found entirely unneces sary after the beneficial effects of MAN-A-LIN have been ex perienced. 1 In all Cases of Cold's, In fluenza, La Grippe or slight Febrile : 5 affections, a few doses of Man-a-lin are ad visable. THE MAN-A-LIN CO., " Colu.T.tus, Ohio. son, whom they had never seen be fore, and offered him a drink. Law son attempted to get away, but Killett followed him and gave him a thrash Ing on the streets of Enoree. Lawson pulled his pistol ana fired. After the shooting Lawson . became frightened and ran away. He has not been seen 'since the affair. Killett is said to be in critical condition and may die. YV :,.-: . :Vv.;' v Cupid's Work In Iredell., N Special to The Observer. Statesvllle4, April 3. A well-planned surprise , occurred In Union Grove township Sunday, when Mr, W. P, Salmons and Miss Maggie Campbell were married at the home of the bride. .;,,.:;; - v. N ' . License was issued Saturday for the marriage or Mr. v. y. Moore and Miss M. E. Harris. The marriage will take place in a few days. FOOD COMMISSIONER'S REPORT. The Minnesota Dairy and Food Com- mission's analysis shows that Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar and Bee's Lax. atlve Honey and Tar contained opiates and croton oil. Opiates are poisons and eroton oil Is a violent poisonous1 purga tive. Refuse to accent any but Folav'a Honey and Tar, in a yellow package. 'jroiey s itoney ana imr contains no opiates or dangerous drugs and is the best cough and cold euro. , THURSDAY, APRIL 4TJI Special Engagement ' MRS. is - Carter DU BARRY Seat tale opens Monday, April 1st. Applications for seats and boxes y mall will be filled In the order received.' Prices: 76 $2.00; Boxes, $3.00. rooo ONE! nd Whlgkey Habits treated at horn with out pain. Book of particulars sent free Address B. M. Wool- ley Co., Box 3S7. Atlanta. Oa. Office, 104 Is. rryor bt. . I left off your treatment four months ago. Have no desire for; an opiate, Your treatment is all It (claims. : Louisa J. Oakley, " May 18th. '06. finow Flake. Aria. Over four years ago yon cured mo of morphine habit. Ellas a. Starr, r . Maeon. MoV I have nver irank whiskeys since March 22, 1M3, when 1 begun your treat ment. -I do not rrve any whlnkpy to this day.- - B. 11. llson. inre?t. Tex. I hve nsd your rtifdy fctith for the T t'Kr anil Opium linblts nnd It hss m. fflMl Fl-t C' - end -. z A. 7 II, VV A S II BUR N, South c r n CHAHLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA ri!lP'fl.V.ti!li it AN OLD MELLOW NORTH CAROLINA' COPPER DISTILLED WHISKEY. Satisfaction Guaranteed or yout Monet Refunded. 4 Quarts SMIPPEDIN PLAIN. NEAT PACKAGES EXPRESS 65 PREPAIDP Tha COUSINS SUPPLY CO, RICHMOND, VA. Rowers fon April White and Pink Roses.- i . ...... .' . Jtiincnantress and -other Car nations. ' Asparagus Fern, Smilax, in 5 ft. ropes. ' We make a specialty of handsome Floral Designs. Write us for prices on your Wedding Flowers; Write, telegraph or tele phone . J. VAN LINDLEY NURSERY CO. PcMOiva. n. e. . Dr. ii. Nye Jlutchrson. J. J. Hutchison. . E. Nye Hutchison & Sen INSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT : OFFICE No. 9 Hunt Building. Bell 'Phone 4303. , Do You Practice Economy? " u , There is no . better way .to save, time, travel, trouble and money than by using the Bell telephone. 7: It is as valuable in the home as in the ' office. . Don" take our word for it. Ask , your friends. REASONABLE EATE3. aLi'CCIiTL'XUIiXIXT P. S350. BELL 1 J r':?.vici ri The ' Engraved Woik : of the Observer Printing House Holding the s Attention The Mot Seledt. Try OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE CHARLOTTE. N. C THONE" 127. u ji'.uaug,"wuim..1.-1 air! CuTS.SonEOX'JrdC & RULUMATItH W. L. Hand & Co. Jno. M. Boott A Co. You Want A Watch that - will k?ep tims, let - -us show .you our assortment of 'Howard, Elgin, Waltham and other standard maks, fitted in nlckle, 18k, 14k and boet quality gold filled cases. , We also carry the Yala DOLLAR Watch. Nothing better for the ' price. I, M & DIXON TTTTTTtItrTTTTTITTrTTTTTT m, 0. L. ALEXAITDEC. DENTIST. m CARSON "BUILDDra Southeast Comer fOURTTI AND TRYON STRX37T3i HOOK AND R00EI13 ARCHITECTS Whsolcr, RunaandDIc!::7 ARCHITECTS CZArXOTTS, . - . tkCk FRAfiK P. niLDUR'l L CO. ARCHITECTS . wAsinxcrrox d. a x .-.-. I .X ..' J V CAPITAL STOCK i ,f::.r:j;o vacation. - r.. '- 't'-It conceded S'act, known everyw! --r i v who are Inforrstei, that KING'S li Till: ' V'?wed l.'on, fv"- r 'ipc! pol' f Is j'.v.'.i i We now have our . the famous .-"White Lined," as well a: lined refrigerators, for your mspecti, most cordially, invite call and let us exph unexceptional qualit J. 1 McCauslEir.J 'Stove Dealers, Roofing Co 221 S. Tryoo Strr aurlotte's Bent Cor. ' Hotel, THE DIE Fpeclal attention f'.v Table Service. . makinj ' equalled In the South, a feature of The Buf o Is claiming ,tha attar, the Traveling Public. ' Clean, Comfortable r tt-ntlve Servanta C. E. 110 01 i ' Manager I have moved, my to 5th floor, Trust I ' L. L. hunt: -ARCHITECT Thone 376, ' SALE OF BOX! The Mayor -and Board of of the City jof Hickory v. : sealed : .bids for the r $11,000 sewerage bonds of t Hickory Issued by virtue of the Legislature of 1 9 0 T. being in denominations cf $1,000.00, to suit the pure! drawing 6 per cent lntere from date; to run 10 yea payable semi-annually- o -day of May and Novembc lvely, each yeaT. Said be sold to the- highest, bidder right Is reserved to reject all bids. Each bid ma companled with a deposit fled check for 10 per cer amount of the bid. All rejected. No bid will be later than midnight of th April. -.1107. i Address J. D. Elliott, 11: Click, Secretary and Trea of Hickory. N. C. Through Trains Daily, t , , . Roanoke, ya. Schedule in effect 11 :00 am Lv Charlotte, f '". 2:15 am Ar Winston, f ). ; 2 50 pm Lv Winston, N. .rj 6:00pniLv MartinsvL.j. 6:25 pm lv Roclcy Mount, 1:25 pm Ar Roanoke, Dallv. ' ' - Connect at Roanoke vh Valley Rouw lor naiunji i :, Maserstown, and nil po'r vanla and New York Itonnoko and I'hlUdc !h ). Throuph coach, Cliai lou Additional, train lo.ivc a. m., flatly except t-' 'in west, Virginia and., t -points. M W. R EEVILU Cen'l. 1'., lioanoke, j. C1 - (iNCcr.rcnATEO
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