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15 '-.. v. n irrf t i. -.r i :-' .lurk 1' r-:.l r tr ::a No. 1C3 col : t 3 I . . .i r J street crosrir r, r. Mr. Wiley . Howard, . .. .ku.:i fractured and left " en, Mr; Lee Martin,. con- ' 3 cir, having both legs ', i I I s sustaining other in : i which he may die , and ; passengers being more or I. art. - .... y. . i i t car was outward-bound. -3 l.i charge of Motorman J. M. 7 and Conductor .Lee . Martin. 9 were a half-dozen passengers oard. j Reaching the ,top of" the t Incline on North Brevard street "J down to the Seadoard ' cross-motorman-put on his brakes y expecting . to , apply themaa l when he arrived at the place ways stopped to let his conduc lt to, flag ,the crossing. He was iware of the fact that the passen 'raln was approaching Owing to iuge embankment which shut oft lew on either side. At the cus ry halting place, he applied the s out the car did not stop. The ! were wet and muddy and the Is slipped and slid. - v :K OUT HERE'S A STREET 'j CAR." '.-U .i I Incoming passenger train with leer M. B. Edwards at the throt id Capt. S. H. Green In charge, pulling Into the yards. Not ac raed to stop for the Brevard street ng, the train was moving in at ate of about 15 miles an hour.' e moment the motorman of the pplled bis brakes, the nose of the e poked out from behind the in g walls of lirt. Engineer Ed i was at his post on the right mtiia cab with his hand on the I controlling the train. His fire . Green Lee, colored, was pulling $H-cord from his seat on - the :f the cab next to the street 'car. ik first Intimation Engineer Ed had of anything wrong ' was his fire man . yelled "Lookout, a street car." He at once ap his air putting on the emergency s bat the collision had already i place. :y,.:.' . A . ,; Street car first struck the cow p of the engine splintering four fe wooden bars on the left side, vceof the blow twisted the light .Mund crashing the first three and; breaking off all that part i -car where the motorman .and ctor were standing. Neither of ifetf were given time to escape, onductor was' thrown to s the d arid ' buried in the debris notorman was hurled against nbankment like a stone from a IS HURT AND THEIR ' IN . , JURIES. ,' i a freak of fortune,The raotor iffered hardly a scratch, while rtductor had both lees fractured f sustaining otber : severe '.; in fMr.;, Howard,.-- 5 Highland ifilropratWerwho A-as oceupy e ofjhe, front seats in the car. nocked down and a great hole his forhead over his riarht ve ft forearm . was , also .. broken ove - the wrist, Mr. W. H, had his right cheek torn open head injured above the right ' trFj-ank Jones, an employe of khland Park mill, who wasalso nfer, had his tight hip sprain. )V Chestnut, a colored woman, i& an ugly cut on her right Jloubtlesa inflicted by a piece ' - ':" -: - : ' . neer Edwards brought his cab kit within 80 feet of the acci He and Capt Green and the rers aboard . the train1 imme- rushed out to see the extent damage and lend any possible fee to j the injured.; Several who were standing on the em- ent when the accident occurred, phedaownj to helper A message matched into the city for doc fibulances and nurses. ! Every-, possible was done to aid the rouutU5 nip ailivm Ul 1113 bus. They came in a very few ks and from that time on, noth- s neglected to ease the suffer- those wounded-v Howard ; was ; placed on a r and carried up on the em nt where he could be mlnlster- The great cut over his eye Settling fearful, the doctor at e believing that he would not skull-was fructured and his wS-face a-mass-of cuts and f'Hla left arm hung loose and I his side, broken. -., As soon as f of -blood was staunched, he ;en. to. the hospital for further nt - CTOR . HADr BOTH LEGS i.v FRACTURED, ee Martin, the conductor, who ;ndlng on the front platform purpose of flagging the crbss i the accident took place, had - broken, besides other injur- I numerous to . mention. One . vompound- fractured being j mangled. He was taken by rngiB and carried to a house .Uii itreatmentv';''-.,.f''.fvr i other three r injured did tain, tiuch ' serious wounds, helby . will be out as i as his cheek y v heals ilso will Mr. Jones, who sus 1 injured hip. It is probable j wound will keep him con ; sometlme, the nature of the ing a hard one to handle. !estnut, the colored woman ;yiot badly Injured and will few-days.- :f,'Xu. i: .cvard street crossing is locat i en two mill settlements and to several others. The Cal ltuated a few hundre'd yards !tbe scene of the accident and mnd Park No. 1, a few hun 'i -north:". When the collision 4; the cry went out and ir Htnents, the big embankments with people. Many left jf'and others dropped . their idme. There must have been id spectators about the place a after, the, accident hap-$-soon as the news reached rnany went out in hacks, 1 in automobiles. . t -,. 0?" INDESCTlirjAULE CON- FUSION. ' -'--ars description. Thn W!)S f-" :r J ) t!: " : . . cf CI there who f; ic I i.i t:.; v.-.: 'x cl- irs the rasi r ; .1 c.r r.ry :;.iy. Ilotcrman J. ::. Mr, - ,y clcc'.jrcJ that ha "couldn't stop h'j cir on account of the wet and E'';:pery track." Dert Weaver, a passenger, said that "raoto'rman did not stop car. at 'the crossing.", Mr. I. S. MeLendon, an eye witness, de clared that "motorman failed to stop car at crossing although be tried desperately , to do so." Mr. Lonnie Helms reiterated the statements of the others, by saying that -"the car did not , stop until it w as '.struck by the train." Green Lee, the colored fireman said that he saw the street car as it was almost on the track and that it did not come to the usual halt- All the others who were wit nesses of the accident, assert that the jar Jf ailed Jocomei tQa AtopaM-henca the accident. TE?E PATHETIC FIGURE OF . A , NEGRO WOMAN. . ; , The figure of Rose Chestnut, the eolored woman, who sat sobbing in the patrol wagon, as If her' heart would break was a sight to mbve anyone. The blood was streaming down Jier face from the gash in her cheek and, she was . frightened : almost-to death. Her injury was not serious and the doctors could not spare the time to look after her. She had her head wrapped up 'in, herdoak and her whole body shook with her sobs. Later she was ministered to. An accident at this crossing has been looked for for months. , That it did not happen long ago is a mystery. The street at the crossing is not ma cademized and in wet weather acts as a ditch forwater. The red mud gets up on the rails and makes them as slick as if they had been .treated to, a good coat of grease. That the car slipped yesterday morning when the motorman applied the brakes, was no strange thing to those who. visttea the scene. . ' .7 ... - - Mr. E. D. Latta, president of the Charlotte i Consolidated : Construction Qompany, was discussing the accident with an Observer reporter yesterday afternoon. He held that the railroad was guilty of negligence in that it did not stop at the crossing as required by the city ordinance adopted at tle meeting of the board of aldermen held the evening of March 6th, 1906. This ordinance prescribes that all cars. steam as well as electric, shall come to a full stop before running. over this crossing. That the passenger train not only did not "stop but made no effort, to stop is admitted by. those in charge.' Mr. Latta argues that of the train had halted the accident would never have happened. Hence he as serts that the Seaboard .13 DiaraaDie for the terrible catastrophe. Mr.: Latta further, declares that the front part of the street car was across the railroad tracks before the collision occurred and that It , was the pas senger which butted Into the car and hot , the car ; which butted into the tralnl In proof of this he . points to the fact that the .motorman and the injured 'Conductor wrero both found on the side of the train away from the car. 1 . , ' There is no one who regrets the ac cident more than Mr. Latta. He could not have been more exercised yesterday had his own son been among those hurt. He. is doing everything in his power for the injured. They are wanting nothing. - At an early hour ils morning both Mr. Martin and Mr. Howard, who are at . the Mercy General and Presbyte rian Hospital respectively, were . re ported resting easy with fair chances of ultimate recovery. Jessie Osborne Dead. Jessie Osborne, an : inhabitant of Spring's alley,"-. died yesterday morning at the Presbyterian Hospital. She was about 85 years old and was a well known character. Funeral services were conducted yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock and .thfi interment was at4 Elmwood. . . . Does Coffee disagree wh you? Prob ebly it does! Then try Dr. Bhoop's Health Coffee. ' '"Health Coffee" is a clever combination of parched cereals and nuts. Not a grain of real Coffee, remember, in Dr. Snoop's Health Coffee, yet" its flavor and taste mutches closely old Java and Mocha Coffee. If your stomach, heart, or kidneys can't stand Coffee drinking, try Health Coffee. It ia wholesome, nourishing, and satisfying. It's nice even for the youngest child. ' Sold ,by Miller-van Ness CO. I ar::.-.:::n, Ar:Ii r. Mrs. O. L. I'3-.hrcty died at hrr home in Couth Purlircton ' yester.iay. Mrs. riahroty l id Lirt-u in lad la-Alth' for a long time and all hope of recovery had for sev eral days past been abandoned, ard death came not as a surprise. Funer al services were held at the home and the interment was at Pine Hill Cem etery to-day. - . ' BIx .William Ilcsuood, of Forsyth. Special to The Observer. Wirfston-Salenu April 5. Mr. WU liam Hegwood, an aged and respect ed citizen, died yesterday afternoon. Mr. Hegwood was born In Madison, and spent several years m Caswell county. He came to Winston in 1889. He has been la the employ of the At. J. Reynolds Co. for several yeaVs. The funeral will take place from the res idence, on Mineral Spring street- in Salem to-morrow at: 2:J(rp7 m., and will be conducted by Dr H. A. Brown. ,assisted by Rev. Mr. Hester. Mr. James E. Artaold of Mkln, . . Special to Tho Observer. ' Elkln, .April S.Mr. James R "Arnold aiea at.his home on Gwynn avenue yes terday evening at 4:30 o'clock after . an Illness of two .weeks with pneumonia. He was. 43 years old and one among our best citizens. The funeral services were held In . the Baptist, church and were conducted by his pastor. Rev. V. F. Sta ley. of North Wilkesboro, assisted . by Rev. H. C. Sprinkle, of the Methodisi church, and Rev Mr. Powers, of High Point, after (which the remains - were taken to Jonfesville and laid by the side of. his little daughter, who died a-few years ago. . ; i . He leaves a devoted wife, two sister and an aged father to mourn his death. He was a devoted member of the, Baptist church and his loss will be keenly feM py the church, the town and community together. He was a member of Bogan Lodge, I. a O. F., the members ot which took charge of the funeral ar rangements. ; , , - , . Mr. J. B, Hurkcy of Cumberland. Special to The Observer. Fayettevllle, April r. Dr. James B. Hurke, of Seventy-First towfcsLip, one of the most successful farmers and Prominent citizens in the county, died et St. Luke's Hospital on Haymdurit, Qt 2:80 o'clock yesterday morning, aged -66 years. He was a member of St. Thomas Episcopal church on Hy bart Hill, from which, the funeral ser vices will take place to-morrow morn ins: at 11 O'clock.- TTa' lpflveo ; a -urit who was Miss Williams, of Harnett county, four sons, George, ; , Thomas, Charles, James and William, and two daughters, MrsW. M. Martin, and Miss Belle Hurke. He Is also eurvlvcd'by two - brothers, Messrs. ;- George Hurke, of Wilmington, and J. A. Hurke,, of this city, and three sisters, 'Mrs. C. W. Broadfoot, Mrs. Robert H. ; Strange, and Mrs. Henry Smith, all of Fayette vllle.' : ...;:T..v-;, 1 , :1 to its pi,::: 2122 u:A p. v ruling caricity." The above is a portion of a -letter received from TIios. B. McCarriar, Baltimore. If you doubt tills, write him. Ask your dealer for Davis ICS per cent. Pure Paint. To remove a cough you must get at the cold which causes the cough. Ther Is nothing so good for this as Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup. The liquid cold relief that is most quickly effective, that stills and quiets the cough and drives out the cold. Sold by Hawley'g Pharmacy. GUILFORD AJVD PAVroSOX Two Fast Teams to play Ball in Charlotte on me xmn 01 this monin Good Game Expected. 1 Atinmiriffmpnt was maila VAsterdaV that ' the baseball teams of Quilford College and Davidson will meet on the diamond in Charlotte at Latta Park April 29. Each of these two aggrega tions are unusualy strong this year, neather having lost a game and some strnn,r foams hfilne numbered amonar those who have niet defeat already at th-ir . hands. Each institution has numerous friends ia thclty who will give them loyal support. To those not specially Interested In either team a good article of the national game Is sufficient inducement for their attendance. Meeting of Members of the Y. M O. A. There will be a meeting of the Young Men's Christian Association this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the lec ture room of the Association building. While the meeting is especially for members interested, friends are in vited. v.--v,-,.,;.: -v,v .",'. . ..-'t' Mr. Robert Glasgow, ; Jr., will be chairman of4he meeting. The speakr ers will be the State secretary and the student secretary for the Carolinas. A few Items of business will ba trans acted and every active member of the association is urged to be present .... Had to Saw Churn la Two. . North Wilkesboro Hustler. In the barber ah on last Satnrdav morning Charlie Finley was telling about a novel occurrence which hap pened at Stanton postofflce the other day. On the porch of the home of Mr. Uriah Bumgarner the children were playing. A little daughter had in her hands an old-fashioned churn, fclg at the bottom and little at the top, and was holding it up-slde-down playfully placing it on a HtUe fellow's head, who was about two years ; old . ' and seated upon the floor. She eventually dropped the churn accidentally down over the little, fellows head. .The child turn his chin upward and the churn cotrkl not be removed. This created a great excitement together with the li yens or the little fellow. Mr. Bumgar ner and about 15 men from the Stan ton tannery ran to give help. The large end of the churn had to be sawed off and then rreat . MfltanlHr was experienced in getting thTr7flrsrr stave Knocnea out without injuring ine cnna seriously. , - - - v O C H Go-Cart Just the kind you want, a nice Go-Cart for a small . sum. . Any. shape, sizer price, v -;------ ; A New Lot Just Received : ' Trices.. ......... ...... m. . $2.75 to $40.00. J Call and see them at V LUS1N FUIIIUIIE MPM Auditor's Deport of Ihe Untie Netel Banii, Charlotte, fl. C To the' President and Directors, the Charlotte National Bank, Charlotte, North Carolina, 4 Gentlemen: Complying with your request, we have made an examination of the condition of the Charlotte National Bank as at the close of business 21st March, 1907, and hereby certify that the ac companying statement Is "a true and correct exhibit of the condition of the bank at that date, based upon the books and records submitted for our inspection.' , s t. . ' RESOURCES. Leans Bnd discounts .. ,. .......1833,613.33 Overdrafts .. .; 8,211.29 United States bonds .. . 175,000.1)0 Premium on U. 8. bonds., 5,800.00 : Stock and securities ... . . 400.00 Heal estate, building and- fix-' tunes .. .. .. .. .. ; ,13,800.00 Redemption fund,. .. v .. v. ' 6.7&0.0C1 Cash In vault .......... $164,366.71 Due from other banks. 130,801.60 294,663.3 Total resources . .. .. ...41,342,344.93 . , ' . ItESOURCES (in detail) , Loans and Discounts: Notes inspected 1 and .footed separately. Collaterals examined. United States Bonds Stocks and Se cnriUeas Saw Receipts from United States Treasury Department for United States Bonds. Saw Stocks and Securities. Heal Estate, Building and rixtures: This asset value considerably un- derststed. The market value of i1i's1?eaI Estate is approximately 126,000.00. As the present bank building is not erected on this lot, the asset becomes more available. . Cash and CashJ Items:- Cash was , counted. Cash items examined anl approved-by the president. , 'Amount due from cr 'r-mi($' LIABILITIES. ' Capital stock, paid in.,....,,,.. Circulation .. .. .." .. ,. t Pills payable .i .. .j ... ,. United States , bonds (bonds borrowed) .. .. .. .. .. ...... Interest reserve for certificates of deposits.. ... Re discounts.. .. ' Deposits Individual7.. .. f3J6.4tt.3l U. S. deposits .. , 50,000.00 Certificates 'deposits .. 253.SH4.95 Certifled cheques ... .. 2.&00.00 Cashier's cheques .. .. 12,253.07 Due to other banks... 9ts,349.01 Jl 25.000.00 125,000.00 235,000.00 ' so.ooo.oo' 4.8S9.42 1S.OO0.00 761,405.34 Total liabilities ... .. ........ H.2M.TO4 7 Surplus at 21st, March, 1S07..... 43.5S0.17 k fl,842,34t!ll LIABILITIES (in detail) " -. Capital Stock: Proved with - Stock Ledger against General Ledger Ac count. Deposit: Balances were tested in Individual Ledgers as at 21st March, 1907, and all Pass Books then in hand were compared with their, respective Ledger Accounts. Certificates of Deposits, Certified Cheques and Cashier's Chequss were verified. , Due to other Banks was proved by checking their Acccunt Currents, and all other Items were taken up by correspondence. , , Surplus: This Surplus vijl b In- , cronsod by $20,000.00, or to ICS,.. - Z:!i.tl4 vkhtm the Surety Jlon3s fof ; this cnioiint ate colSectcd on tlo ' . I-Jtc f-r.-K!:!r'Tr:'cr, IVsnr!.? li. . . ' K r ! ' 41 d. ' i i .' ' - . r...,.v . Y'j mm Jr. tt'.l li v -I'M 1 A-"i..fV.'l4st er f t tl 1 ni ! i . ji I If,'! t a i mi ' Every Suit Is nw, fresh from tho factory, where) "DUrlnctlon ' in Press" la a fact ami not a mera patch phra.if). , On our Suits you yet correct style; perfect fit; the best workman- ' jbipjthenewest materials all at a price that really makes thee Suits tempting bargains. The materials are the very latest, Including Panamas, Voiles and Wor8ejji1nstripes, checks and all the fashionable colors. $23 ' ' " ' ' -' ' - ' V ' - ,, . . .... -... For beautiful Suits, Etons and form-flttlng styles, in Voiles and -Chiffon Panama; taffeta linings and trimmings to match. These are nign-ciass suns and worth 935.00. . - n - $1G At this price we offer you choice of all our $20.00 and $17.50 Suits, v and the lot consists of handsome Suits of solid color Panamas; some embroidered Panamas; also checks and striped materials. A special opportunity for a Spring Suit at moderate cost Nobby Top Coats , Women and Misses will find that their wardrobe Is hardly com plete without one of these light-weight Coats. They certainly contain ... the . combination of style and comfort, and almost indispensable foe tho cool evenings of spring and summer. V Prices $5.00, $7.50, $10.00 and $12.50. Gllk P6ttlcoatGpoclQlTollorod Qhlrts 6.50 Petticoat at pa ' Notwithstanding : the steady ad . vance of all Silks, we place on sale to-morrow morning 50 Skirts of ex cellent quality Rustling Taffeta, with . three sectional rows of shirring and ' silk dust rume. Colors: Black, ; Brown, Navy, Sky ... Blue, .Pink, Lavender and White, - Price $5.00. Long Of Hi Gloves 12-button length, double 4 tipped, $1.00. I 12-button length, : double tipped, $1.50 and $1.75. $5.00 for Chiffon Panama Skirts full plaited styles, silk stitching. Colors: Black, Navy, Brown, Fan cies. $7.50 for Chiffon Panama Skirts knife plaiting,' also single and double box plaited styles. . Dlaok Vollo Gklrts Of Altman Voile. . v. New lot on sale- Monday. Styles: Plaited, box plaited "and embroidered. Prices $9.50, $12.50, $15.00 and $18.00. Extra Gpccal For Monday and Tuooday $7.50, $8.50 and $10.00 Tailored Skirts at $5.95. In this lot you will find Chiffon Panamas Black and Fancies jMany inatinces only. one. of .a-kind. Come early for choice. THE LADIES' READY-TO-WEAR r STORE ; . i, . K . . . ' I 16 NORTH TRYOX mm At once: Fifty good teams to work on carial at Whit ney. Price, $3.75 per day of ten hours. HARPER 'ft HEARN, . Whitney, N. 0. ALWAYS ' V . in the lead. . This year farther in advance tli with a decorative line of Wall Papers and oth: coverings for the Modern Home. Full of speck1 ... i, , . i j' - TORRENCE 'PAINT C 10N. Tryon, 'Phona 1' 3C '" ;A ' is if, It... . 1 h ' '(' I j ' r ' I I ' i You will not use your winter overcoat mucli now, will voul Well then, you need a 1 i ... V 4 V ki . k-i l4 I the kind we sell. , ' They are light, neat and durable. Wo have an unusually nico lotnovr, 1:1 and-light 7c!ht Overcoats for this tir. f. r1 I
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