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ii acs fi -TVnX 1 1 s j j j ' j i i I Iwtay (fa (mm) tmfr) JU' Hinlkvi!. "v. m Fori' Glaud NEWS rBOM TRINITY COLLEGE. : Fnj-cttCTlUe Sunday .School - Picnics , " mi the Campiw Dr. UljjhamHh, of . Wake Forest Colleger to Marry. ' Library Equipment - Received' - Personals. ; Special t The . Obcrvr. . Trinity College Aug. 9. The cam .. pus was a scene yesterday of unusual -. life and Jollity, when a-bout 400 Fay v ettevllle picnickers with their baskets ' - arrived. It was an occasion of an excursion" from that town under the atispecles'of the Hay Street Wetho- dist church, and under the direction of Mr. Johnson, superintendent or the ' Sunday school. The members of the -. party ; spent the day on the park viewing the grounds and visiting the ' different buildings. Late, in the aN r ternoon the party left over th Dur ham, A Southern for Fayettevllle. " c . Cards have been received here an - nounclng the marriage of Dr. J. Men ty Highsmith, of this city, to. Miss -...,.. Lul Johnson,-also of this city. Mr. -, Highsmith is an - A. B. and A. M. ;? graduate of Trinity, having taken the first degree in 1900 and -the latter in . ;J902. For some years after gradua : , ;tlon he was connected with the Dur . i ham graded schools, filling positions . both as principal and teacher. In 1904 he entered the graduate depart ment of Cohimtoia University, New ' Yprk City,, from which institution lie took his doctor's degree in 1906. ' ' During the past year he has been - teaching In the Baptist University for Women in Raleigh. Next year . he will be a member of the faculty , of ..Wake Forest College.- The mar . riage will take place at Main Street -church, , Durham, Augusrt " 21st Af- ter - the first -of September Dr. end .Mrs. Highsmith will be at "home at Wake1 Forest. . ' j ' The growth of the 'library has 'v; made it necessary to provide more shelves for the stack "room. The :- shelves are now' here and are' being v put in place. A number of cases for historical relics -have-also-been or dered for the historical museum in . the library bullding. The: historical society is securing , a gTeat many; val uable additions to Its already inter '. jesting and valuable collection.- Prof, and Mrs. .V. H. Wanna ? 1 maker,' who Hive been spending the ? summer in Durham., have gone to n...ti. n ii . a . a. . i ii. ... a Vf "oouin Carolina xo yiu reiaiives ana h'nds. ' They wlll be away from the tltyf until 'the '.opening of college In t tepiemDer.i-i'ror, ana wr. J,- c. 1 Wooten, who have been at the James town Exposition, nave returned ' to the, park. 'They are at" present liv Ing in the Mary Duke ' Building. Mrs, J. .& Campbell, of South Caro Una, who has been visiting her broth er. President John C. Kllgo, has re turned to her home Prof. H. M. North, -headmaste of Trinity Park fcchool, is spending this week in , Norfolk attending the Jamestown Exposition. Prof. Albert M. Webb, - of the department ot romsnce "lan guages, is now in 'Paris, France.--Mr. V. M. Wells, of Elm City, has been on the campus a few days, the guest of Mr. j Paul Webb. Mr. J.,0. Gillespie Is spending a few days In KaleifTh, visiting friends. . , - ,' l.'OCTORS COULD NOT HKI.P" HKTt "i .. bail kl'lney troul.ls for yesrt." -write Mrs. Raymond Conner, of Shel ton, Vv'iat) , "nmi the doctors could not tielp.nie. I trld Koly's Kidney Cure, end the very first doso gave me relief end I m 'low cured. I cannot any. too limoh for FnlfVt Kidney Cure." ' It makes the tt!wsd -kl1nys-sound tt tKpy will itffminitt the poisons from tli l-Inol. I "''. he." do this. ro"d health is impossible TL it Jordan A: Co. -Ail tihie Gminid Auctciomi Sale. 51 Beautiful Grove Lots at Forest Hill, a lovely! spot; in ! city", of Hendersonville, N G, Mount; Hebron Drive, "to be sold aj;1 Auction Monday morning, Aug J2tht at 10:30 Every lot is high and dry, and level wUh beautiful oak-shade trees splendid place for Vmer6ome fine views" and delightful mountain breezes. These Jots will be sold highest bidder regardless of price Yqui price is pur: price Sold on easy terms , Oiie-Fburth Cash, Balance v 6, 12 and; 18 months with Several handsome residences ; recently built . adjourning built-- V-.' : : -: ' ,v" e.W. "Browii ;the death record. """Well-Known Negro Dead. Special to Th Observer, Statesville, Aug. . Jordan Turner, a" well-known and respected ' negro, was found "dead In the woods , near Barium Spring six miles south of Statesvllle Tuesday. His-- remains were brought to Statesville Wednes day and after funeral services were Interred in the colored cemetery here. It la supposed that he dropped dead while at work. (There was no evi dence -whatever -of foul play, and the matter was not called, to the attention of the officers. : ' Hiram Jones, of Laurinburg. Srwcidl to The Observer. - Laurinburg, "Aug. - 9.---Mr. Hiram Jones, -who lived near "John station, this.,county. ; died Wednesday night and wasburled to-day at Caledonia Cemetery. ;Mr. Jones was the father of a large and useful family, and a most successful planter, , His life was spent In efforts to do and accom pHsh that which -be believed to bo riffht.- H -lived to a, 'ripe age, and was preceded by his , faithful wife only a few months agot 1 - Sirs. Almeda Trtvctt, of Iredell. Special to The Observer.; t- Stitesville, Aug. . Mrs. Almeda Trivett. widow of the late Andrew Trlvett, died i Tuesday ' night at th hme of ",ier 4 daughter, ' Mrs, Sarah Morris, in Concord township. ' She was 74 vears old and had been living Lwlth her .daughter- for some time. Two sons and two daughters survive Mrs. Trlve'ttr Mrs." Morris, Mrs. Wil liam Crater and Mr. A. W. Trlvett, of the county, and Mr. U W, Trlvett, who lives in California, r Funeral ser vices were conducted at Holly Springs church yesterday and the remains were Interred in thd graveyard near by. Mrs. Trlvett was a good woman and; will fee- missed In the community in which she lived. H Henry1 McCollum, of Maxton. Special to The Observer, .i Mazton, Aug. 9. Mr, s Henry Mc Collum, a native of this section" ani a- Confederate soldier, " died at his home here Tuesday morning at 6 o'clock in his 69th year, after an ill ness of several weeks, . during which time he suffered , very Intensely 'and lmost incessantly. His , wife died nearly slxvyears ago. He leaves two sons, Messrs, John B. and H. -Scott McCollum, and one.-daughter, Mrs. C. J. Nottingham, . all of this place. Mr.. McCollum up to a short time ago was a very strong-looxlng ' aud ! ro oust man, and showed - signs of a strong constitution, but it was known In his- early sickness that there was only a short while , for him to live at best. He was a most nonular cen tleman and one who had mad many menus ana tew enemies. The in terment was at East Side Cemetery. Big Speaking for Gllwon, ' Special to The Oteerver, -; :' ; .Laurinburg, Aug. ,' 9, Senator Overman, Locke Craig, Governor Ansel, of South Carolina, and others will speak at Gibson Thursday, Au gust 16th. It is expected to be a noteworthy .occasion. - - A HAPPY MAM . , I .Amos F. King, of port Byron, N. Y., (f5 years of SF"): lnc a sore on his leg, whli h hsd troubled hli the grester pan of. his life, has been 'riMrely J-mltvl by suckln Arnica ilnlvt , the world's grpat healer o( nrr. Bun. Cuts, Wouno trd ril", Guaranteeo by all drugglsta Ptlc 5&3. Information Call to See or , Write 1 NO FREIGHT CONFERENCE. Because N. & W Was Not Repre sented v Other .Roads and : Cltiea Wired Not to Send Delegates Rcduisition for Swindler , Not . Honored Design for Silver Service -Five lifilUon Dollar Company Cliartered. - - , . Observer Bureau- ' ' Th Hollaman Building, Raleigh, Aug. 9. A. b. Ford, R. L. Btone and A. B Justice,' representing Charlotte's busi ness interests, were here co-day to appear In th Tall way freight- con ference and hearing which was trot held, and. they returned home- this evening. . They were not at th cor poration commission office. Governor -Olenn aays that when he found the Norfolk f & Western road would not toe represented at to-day'e conference he wired other roads and also eitiea not to send representative. . Eugene Balling Sturgeon, for ser eral years mayor of Apex, this county, la dead, aged 68. He was a native or Washington.:' D. C.;' a graduate of the Naval Aioademy and was with Farnagut at Mobile as a lieutenant. His father was secretary of th -United States Mint and : liis' grandfather was a United States Senator from Pennsylvania.- The. first of the. designs for tho 15.- 000 silver service this t5tate is to present to the cruiser North Carolina was submitted today by . kreal firm and was inspected by members of th Council of State, th Governor being absent , Governor Glenn left this afternoon for Warrenton, , where ihe spoke to night. Secretary .of state Grimes and Auditor Dixon speak at Zebulon, this county, 'to-morrow. Governor Glenn will not be present. ' - State Chairman J. W. Bailey, V of the North Carolina . Anti-Saloon League, has appointed the following delegates to the annual convention of the National Anti-Saloon League. tobe held at the Jamestown Exposi tion September 18th to 19th: Herrlot Clarkson, , M. Blair, F. 8. Blair, C. W. Blanchard and T.-N. Ivey. ' - L B. Iesesne, a native of Charles ton, but now of Atlanta, who was in jured about Ihe head in th South ern Railway wreck at Auburn Tues day night, has teen discharged from Rex Hospttaf here. K 1 1 U'ls to-day-1 thought " that -. Mr, David Bubols, construction I foreman of the Norfolk A Southern Railway, who was hurt by a piece of timber at the trestle here, will recover. Large numbers of North Carolina flags and buttons have been sent from here to the North Carolina So ciety ' at- Norfolk for use at the re ception to be given ? to " Governor Glenn and the other state Officess and the staff at the Atlantic. Hotel, and for further use during th week.-. Last week Governor Glenn mad a requisition upon the Governor of Tennessee for a swindler named Car lylo, who beat a farmer. In this coun ty out vpf : $150. . The Governor of Tennessee, says he does ' no think Carlyle was guilty of any offense'. Under the North Carolina law -he Is guilty of a felony, the attorneys de clare. They were before Governor Glenn to-day and he made another effort to get Carlyle, who tried to escape from custody In Tennessee, and who is now at large there under bail. - i. t. .. Three of the construction bonds Issued in aid of th North Carolina Railway In 185J have been presented for-payment at- th State - treasury. They turned up this week. It is known that ther are a few more ; , of these bonds unaccounted for, but very few. 1 The State charters the New South Investment Company, ' of Salisbury, authorized capital stock $5,000,000; stockholders, Cornelius O'Conner and Dlx. W. Noel, of New York City, and Fred H. Payne, of Williamsport, Pa. It is to foster industrial enterprises in the South, build factories, street railways, water and ottyer power plants. The charter tax amounted to 11.000. , MARRIAGES. James-Lollar Gretna Green at States vlllo. Special to The Observer. " Statesville, Aug. 9. A wen-planned runaway marriage with a touch of ro mance occurred In Statesville at a lat hour Wednesday night, when Mr. Clyde Jaimes and Mlsa Lola Dollar, both of Winston, were united in wed lock at the home of the offlidating minister, Rev, J. F. Mltohlner, . The young , couple are still. In Statesvill and may decide to anake this place their home. - , j. Mrs. James Is the attractive young daughter of Mr. Sim Dollar, of Win ston, who 1s an engineer on the rail road between Winston and Aloores ville, and the father of the bride twos the cause of the runaway, h being opposed to the match. Mr. James is a furniture carver and has been con nected with one of th Winston furni ture factories for some time. He and tiM pretty young wxjsnan of his choice were determined to be married in spite of the objections and they hit on a (rood sohme to carry out their determination, The ' young woman hai been visiting relrvtlve at tter former home in Catawba county for some time and Wednesday Mr. James arrived in Statesville. He was met here by a number of friends, who helped roW the ball towards the goal the bet they could, .Securing a team here th rroom-to-ib drove to Catawba county and brought the young woman to Statesville, arriving here late 1n tne evening. The friends i here tiad - made all necessary ar rangements and all the eweethearts had to do was to drive to the Western Avenue . Baptist parsonage, where they were met by a number of friends who witnessed the marriage In th parlor of the parsonage. Immediate ly after the ceremony th happy young couple drove , to th home of Mr. Jacob Mfttheson, wlhre rooms had been ens-aired for them." ': . Mr. James was a few ' years ago connected with a furniture factory here and he may deckle to take a position with one of the woodworking plants nd remain In fHatesvUle. He is an .experienced carver and an In dustrious young man. Miss Dollar Is a popular and attractive young wo man and ha quite a number of friends In this county who will be In terested in the announcement of her romantic, wedding. ' , ncnton-FWier, at Carthage. Special tOiThe Observer. Carthage,' Auff. I. Miss Minnie Fisher and Mr. Bcasly Benton wera married Wednesday at the residence of Mr. P. A. Fisher, 8 miles , from here on R. T. D. No. 2. Tha' cere mony was performed by Rev.' C. L. Dawell, pastor of the Baptist church of this place. Mr. Benton, is a e'erk in the Charlotte postofflce and hli brlds Is a popular young lady of this county, who was formerly of Union eouirty, Th youivg coup-a Jsft. yes terday morning for their rutur home in Charlotte. . , interest on deferred payments the property and others soon ' . . , DAILY PROGRAMME AT JAMESTOWN SHOW. SATURDAY, AUGUST 10, 1907. 7:30 Gates Open. 10 And hourly thereafter Exhibition of weather bureau Earthquake Recorder, Government Building A. 10 Special Exhibition by the Flsk Jubilee Singers at the Negro, Building. 1 1 -Preparation of large weather map, from reports from all sec- tions of the country, Government Building A. 11:30 to ' 12:30 Mexican National ..... Band Concert, . Reviewing Stand. 1 Biographic and Stereoptlcon Ex hibition, Scenes on Indian Reser , vatlon with lecture, Interior De partment, Government Building A. 1:30 to 2:30 Violin and Piano R ,. . . cltaU Earl J. PfouU and Edwin Shonert. . 2 Biographic Exhibition and lec ture,, scenes In Tosemite Valley, , Government Building A. 2:30 to 4:80 Phlnney's United States Band. 2:30 -United States Life Saving Ser vice Drill at Station, 3 Illustrated : lecture "Reclaiming the Desert" by Mr. J. C. Watts, U. S. R. S., Interior Department, Government Building A. ..- . 3 Special Exhibition by th Fisk Jubilee Stngers at the- Negro Building. 4 -Illustrated lecture '"Yellowstone National Park" by Mr. E. C. Culver, . Interior Department, Government Building A. -4:30 Organ ,Recltalr J, A. Laslctt Smith, Aualtorlum. ; 4 : 30 Mile. Bogert's - Double Somer , saultlng - Automobile On the Warpath. r:30.to 6:30 Mexican National Band Concert, Reviewing Stand. 5 Phlnney's United States Band Concert, Auditorium. , . 8:15 Fireworks. tj.30 Mile. Bogert's Double Somer saulting Automobile On' th ;, i . Warpath. Special Day List. ' J Any,- 21d Winchester, Ky.,- J)ay.'- - Nov. 12th New York City Day. '.. ' North Carolina CoaL Manufacturers Record, : The two area In North Carolina In which coal occurs are known as the Deep River and Dan River fields, from the two rivers which ' drain them.- . Th coals are of th nam geologic age as those of the Rich mond coal basin to Virginia. The only productive beds in recent year are those In trie Deep River district, in Chatham and Moor counties. ' No coal production was reported to the United States Geological Survey from North Carolina In 1908. The output from the Cumnock mines, which had hecreased - from 23,000 short tons In 1903 to 17.809 tons In 1908, to .7,000 tons In 1904 and to 1,657 tons in 1905, ceased entirely In 1908. - i FAILED. All efforts have fallen to find a better remedy for eo;jxhs, colds and lung trou bles than Fotny's Honey and Tar. It stopftythe cough, tiesli the lungs and pre vents strlou roouu from a cold. J. N. I'nitorsnn, Nashua, Iowa, writes: "Last winter I had a bnd cold on mr lungs and tried at l-nt half a don edvsrtis ed cough medlclnrs and hsd treatment from tw phytlclaos without sttln enr btiflt. A friend rseommrndsd Foley's llD-icy and Tav nnd two-thirds of a bot (Is cured me. - f consider it the fTstt eoueh and lunt mdlcine In th worlds" R. 11. Jordan Co. - HOTELS AND RESORTS. North Carolina Week Jamestown Exposition Special rates of $3.00 per day, American plan, at the WMou&hby Beach Hotel, Wlllou&hby Beach, Va., which Is located just opposite the exposition, fifteen minutes' by trolley direct to the grounds. Fine boating, bathing, fishing. Music and dancing every even ing from 9 to 11 p. m. All outside rooms. - overlooking Chesa peake. Bay. Cool and comfortable. Special attention to our cui sine. Fresh sea food furnished daily. Writ for reservation at one e. 1 -X- . H. S. PARKER, Manager, t " Formerly with Hotel Chamberlain. ; ' Take cars at Main ad Granby streets. Norfolk, marked "Old . Point Express," or "Wllloughby Local," direct to hotel. J Ute BOTETOURT NEW, f ire-proof hotel containing 160 outside robmsf; situated in the most exclusive residential section, overlooking Norfolk beautiful harbor arid Hampton Roads On main car line to all parts of the city and Exposition Cafe, baths, elevators 'and all modern conveniences Boat line to Exposition 1-2 minutes walk, European Plan S. D, VALENTINE $1. per day & up Manager NORFOLK, VIRGINIA THEVERGIinAH HOTEL Corner Frecmasoa. and Granby Sta. Everything ltew. , N0R1X)L1C. tntCINLi. lTccsia ,75c. to $1.C3 per day. on the a sum- to the to be ! . ExpoalUon Visitors, AttenUon. "Wayside Inn," Located In Rest Residential Socti -, Cor. Dchrre Avenue and 17th Str t. J. M. W'UUams, run p. Lod;tnjf and Rath, fool, dot t , Safe. Special rates to families and part;:;. On Mala Line to i:""- 1. " Fntrnce Lort-ln,x In A it i" -w ' Reference: rv. J. r-vp' 1 J !Dbnvl'lo, 4 i... . toll, ,V.
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