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;AU LOSI) ELECTION !, CAUKY TiUS TIMK or the County Arc Interested i U,t lYonosilioii to Vote SUOO.000 i .ikSs lor Good Koad; The Hate of the Klivtton i the 19th of ep l. nilMT mid ft Xew ltoglHtration Has Keen Ordered He Who Votes h'or or Agulnst the Honds 31 list Kegister to lo It The Proceeds From the ISoikI Issue Will iio to raying Off Hh Floating Deht, Improving he Old Roads and Building Xew Ones. The following notice Is being pub lished in the advertising columns of the city papers by the chairman of the county commissioners: : otice Is hereby given -hat the board of commissioners of Mecklen burg count', pursuant to the provi sions of chapter 766 of the public lawa ot 1907, has this day called an' election,5 to be held on Thursday, the lath, day of September, 1807, for the purpose of submitting to the qualified voters of said county the question aa r to whether or not the said county shall Issue bonds In the sum of 1300, O00, the proceeds of -which shall be tised ofr the purpose of paying oft the present floating indebtedness of said county, and grading, building, repair inc and otherwise Improving the pub lic highways and roads therein." - The bond election for good roads '-v for the entire county and the one for the Camegel library for the city will be held in the same day. The people . of Mecklenburg are interested in the first proposition and those of the city , the latter. The bond issue for good roada has been ordered and he who -would ' vote for or against the bond must put his name on the books within twenty days. The man who does not register will have no Influence at the -polls. Heretofore, without new regls- , tration. the indifferent man counted ' against bonds. The registration books v ;'re now open and will be for twenty day. AH who wish to vote must have their names registered. Charlotte Is to get two-fifths of the v money procured by issuing the bonds, w The county township gets more In proportion but the people here seem ' to be satisfied with the arrangement. Moat of those who vote will vote for . tha bond Issue. The country people, those Who will be most benefited, are , Interested In the coming election. .'-.ThoM who have good roads already ere -willing to help others to get some. The macadam roads that were built years ago need repairs. Some of the money from the bond Issue will go, to ward putting such roads In good con- . dltlon. The floating debt of the county - will be paid. The act of the General k Assembly, providing for this election, . aays that the bonds shall not be sold for less than par and that the proceeds shall be used for nothing but ' the things stipulated in the bill- The , county treasurer Is named as keeper 1 of the funds and he shall receive no , commission for the sale of the bonds, nor, more than 1 per cent, for paying out, the, county commissioners fixing the exact per cent. The rate of Interest must not exceed 6 per cent. It Will be seen from the reading of the act that the people of the county are well protected. If the bonds are voted and sold the process cannf,t fee wasted. The following sections, 9, 10 and II, will give a good Idea of what the ' act provides for: "Section 9. That out of the proceeds derived from a sale of said bonds as aforesaid, the said board of commis sioners shall flrt pay off the floating indebtedness of Mecklenburg county, as the same shall then appear, not ex ceeding $60,000, and shall then ap portion the remainder as follows: two fifths of the remainder of the proceeds of ssld bonds shall be paid to the treasurer of the city of Charlotte, to bjj ; expended in building or otherwise . improving highways within the cor porate limits of said city, as the board of aldermen of said city shall direct; and the remaining three-fifths of said proceeds shall be apportioned among the townships of siiiil county, other than Charlotte township; t. be deter mined by said board of commissioners y taking as a basis the amount of taxable propertev in each township as : shown by the county tax-books and by ' considering the sums already expend ed on highway construct Ion within . each township; but where any main .'.. highway has already been built through one township Into another the entire cost of such highway through the township Hist mentioned halt not be chargcil against such -, towrmhip in the apportionment of funds, but only Mich rea.toriable part Of the cost thereof as the said board of commissioners shall, afier full con sideration of all the conditions In both lowmdilps, determine to be Just and , equitable. . "Section, 10, That yn board of com " inlasloni-rs shall nsi ihe funds appor-.- tloned to the township aforesaid for the purpoM- of constructing, macail mizing mil -itui-ru '. Improving the public high.-. aye and tiildgcs within t-Mch. of sa.ll townships respectively, and In addition to the "uillta now own , d by said counv and umi in the con struct!"') of btgliway by the convict force, .-Sid bo.uil :j!l pucliase such equipment ,nul mi-l'-'- ."i- H overseers, foremen and labor, i . HS the) fly deem nc'-s'ary (or t!i- .'-abi put po-sc. '"Section 1,1. Tha! over ati, above the amount paid for additional ma chinery, linpleirientf, stock and other equipment, said ioard of commisslon ishnll not hai authority to u.m ill any one year, on highway, a total vjm exceeding $:,i.to, , .ci pt ,y a uiMiil- . , jnuos vop- of tut'! b-i.rd in i. gular i-.. Sion." i Thfc foliouo- i- a list -if legistrars ! ppointed tor Ihe h'-nd i'Ui"Uoii to be ; held :-epu mber i:, I'.Oi?, for jjood ; , road: Wa.rU 1, l-ox 1, Kdnard ' 'am pb l! ; Wrard 1. bo , I; ,. ij-.bi.oii; ward , 1, Arnol.l M h-.t.c. . '.v.ini m 2, B. l liavls. -.vai-. .J, box t. T. 11' Ogcnham; ward box 2, W. ,M. ;,ev ers; ward ). t x 1. 7. A. liovlx; wa--d .. -J. box , K . if. rt-y ti H I. Berry It; !. Herron; Cim-vill. Jm H Ar drey; ,Snl Veek, iioX , w. j.-, hj. TVm; H-iX 'i, ,latne- Sledge; I'rovidenrr box 1, I.. I). Knox; ,..x. 2. VV, K. Culi , , ningham; Morning .Si.ir, box 1, S U. ?mith, b.-m 'I, W. I,. HnM; 'leor Creek, Vx ), . Mungo; box ?. I'. Shaffer; Crab orchard, box 1, Kd rar Baker; box 2, ('. M. Hitch; Mal lard Creek, box 1, V. M. Thompson; tt 2, Jihi livercaih, Denver, box 1, oJseph A. White; box , it oa,l--' dllrtg; Khsron, F. Moore: Hunters ' vjlle, G. II. Brown; l'aw Creek, box i, v 8. M. Henderaon; box i, J a Wil ' am; Lemlcy, M. M Wvthe;' l,ong ,', Creek, O'lwr Uluyax - The following Is n list of rgtitrars for thw Kpeolal election to bo held in th , lty of Charlotte for hpecial lax for avpport of the Carnegie library; - .Ward I, J. A. Port; Ward t, James -VZ. hHinson; -war I, W. A. Oresham: - ; Ward 4. J. E. Murnhv- u-aril K C IT. Andrews;, ward , L. O, Grlffn; ward 1 7, H, O. Howie; ward , oJhn A., Mc- , Willait; ward ', E. Hooper: ward 10, JI. T. Revert: ward It, lo Wingatt. ' ' A registration is required. DOCTORS COULD NOT HKT-P HKR "X bad kidney trouble for ' year ' ' ' writes Mrs. Raymond Conner, ef 8hrt ; , toi .Wasb.'Viiid the doetora could hot help nie, I trid Koley's Kidney Cure, find the very first do gov me rnf end I am now fured. I cannot say too rmich for Foley's Kidney Cure.' . u rmke the diseased kidneys oonf so . n,yr wilt elimlMt tW-ttoiaaoe- ftomitlt. . Jol I'ntnss he no tnls. sons haalth mm; i ..oM (,m:r i aij.s. The S"ii!atn power Company Yes terday '1 in nc, 1 On ti.oml oits 1-Tom llic . t.reat l alls I'lant This City Hat 15ccn Supplied With i;icctric Power IVimi lh Catavtbu Plant The PrlnKliiS In of the Wires and Turning - On of the luwcr Mount Much Hard Work and Long Hours Charlotte W!1II '; Be BcnetiU-d. . Three minutes before the factories of Charlotte which use electric power were ready to go Vj work yesterday morning, the Southern Power Com pany turned on the cutfint from Great Falls power plant, and the 11,000 volts which have been coming into the city from the Catawba plant waa Increased to 44,000 volts. No body knew-- of the change, nobody but the gang of workmen knw how much labor it had required, nobody knew that at a certain minute the mighty power of the sraters of the Catawba, turning ; wheels fifty miles away, was made available for the uses of Charlotte, i Yet to-day Char lcie will be lighted,' will be cooled. Will be watered by that power; and the shirtwaist Clarice will wear on her dally round of the moving picture shows will be pressed out with an iron, which is heated from that distant -eourcte. The two lines which have con nected Charlotte with the power sta tion at India Hook are now re inforced by the lines from Great Falls. This work required the re building of eighty miles of wire. As the work must be done when there was a minimum load on the power houses, much of it has boen ac- compllshed at night, and a great i deal of it was done on Sunday, when the factories were shut down. En gineers and workmen knew not the meaning of sleep for forty-eight hours. The work must be finished in a certain time. The preliminary work was so far advanced that a success ful test was made at 10 o'clock Sun day night. The work never stopped, and yesterday morning, just three minutes before the factories de manded their daily measure of en ergy from the long copper wires, the thing was done and the power turned on. It means that Charlotte now has two sources of hydro-electric power Instead of one, that the current com ing Into the city Is measured by the words "44,000 volts" instead of by "11,000 volts," and that the Queen City of North Carolina, the Indus trial' caapitil of the piedmont, has cut another notfh In the stick upon which she keeps tally of her eco nomic vlctot s. Not the least among the remark able attributes of this great .power Is that Its coming was unheralded. Its arrival unannounced and Its presence unfelt ly the thousands who will In some fashion, directly or in directly, be its beheflclarles. The Young Women's Christian Asso ciation Home Crowdcll. The boarding home of the Young Women's Christian Association be comes more and more popular every at-ason. At present there Is not a va cant room in the building, and some of the rooms have several occupants. The need of the new Y. W. C. A. building was never more evident than at the present. Young women are com ing to Charlotte every week to en gage In different ranches of work, and many of those naturally desire to board at the Y. W. C. A. building. The work of erecting a new building cannot be pushed to completion soon enough to meet the demand. Miss A. L. Shfcrfesee, who is secre tary of the local association during the absence of Mrs. Carrie C. Martin, Is popular, at the bnlbllng and with the ladies in the city who have formed her acquaintance. hc is thoroughly In touch with Y. W. C. A. work and understands how to discharge, the many responsible duties devolving up on her. The campaign In (he Interest of the new Y. W. C. A. building will be re sumed in the. early fall and will be pushed to an early completion. The Limit of Life. The most eminent medical .scientists are unanimous In the conclusion that the trcnerally ro'i eptcri limitation of human i lif-! is mn 'iy years below- the attainment j poesibld with the advanced knowledge of wpl'-b tn r.ne Ih now possessed. The critical period, that rietei mines Its dura tion, sfenei to be between 5a and AO, ihf proper ear - of the body durlilK this do r d enmioi be loo strongly urged: care-hf-snei tin -i b-ir.g f ioil to anurevlty. Nntum's best bebier after 5e Is Kleetrle. Hitters, the sch-ntilb- tonic medicine that tevHallz every orxan of the body. Cuaranlee I by all I'lrtiKX'Ists. We. &mSB3Em36 The Artistic Piano is used exclusively in homes where art and musical refinement are cultivated to the high-. est degree. Only ar tistic standard sold di rect from factory to home. Chas M. Stleff Manufacturer of flic 1'lano with the sweet tone. Southern Warerooms: , 5 West Trade St., CHARLOTTE, H. C. , C.H.' WILMOTH, ' ' Manager. Stien io,; Diiow.MXG r.ov. M' An ' and Two Associates I i a.l .iiilty of Manslaughter Hicy Shoved Possum On-en in Hie Creek Oscar MeCoimcll Xoi tiuilty several Ketaillnsr Cases Tried Murder Trials To-Pay. Shine Andrews, i Charles Springs and Walter Harris, the three boys who threw possum Green in Erwln's creek, and to his death, were Bent to 'the roada yesterday for nine and twelve months,. Shine getting the lighter sentence.' It will be recalled that these boys . were- in swimming when " they, turned to ducking each oth,er. possum, who could not swim, was shoved in after being dragged to the edge of the pool. The little negroes ' submitted -to manslaughter and received sentences as stated 'in the. foregoing para graph. . John Price and Charles Johnston will be tried - for murder to-day, Brice' killed a man in the Middle street section. His plea will be self defense. Johnston killed a woman, Maggie Jordan, more than a year ago. :.,,-'.. ' - '."' .. . A number of small cases were dis posed of yesterday. The case against Calvin Orier, of A the ,. Mecklenburg Restaurant,, was nol pressed. - It was found that the captured liquor and Knoxall belonged to another person..- , - ., s t -- Mr, R. Tyson, the knoxall king, was put on probation. He will give an account of hla citizenship from court to court. ' William Daniels, colored, for re tailing, was taxed with tha cost Hob Jackson,' colored, for retailing, wns fined $50 and sent to the roads for 10 days. Bounce Mobley, larceny, got four months on tha chain gang. A most interesting cas was that of Oscar McConnell, charged with stealing from Mr. Mack Jamison, on the Mulberry road. The jury ac quitted him. c Iniprovcnients In KcskJeinrcs on North j-opiar Btreei. There Is considerable building g0- Inir on jit oresent on North Poolar street. Between Trade and Fifth streets Is the handsome Van Ness apartment house, with White fcrick front. This twill be three stories in the front and Is helnir rAldlv nut UD. and when finished will be quite an addition to that part of the city. Another apartment house of brtck is being erected by Mr. L. J. Walker on the corner ofSeventh and Prplar This building will accommodate two families and will be ready for occu pancy within a few weeks. Just back of this -house, facing on Seventh, Mr. Walker is building a neat two-story frame house. Between Seventh and Eighth streets Mr. S. n. Lentz Is making Very ma terial Improvements on his home. which when completed will be one of . the prettiest residences In that part of the city. The Carolina Real 'Estate Company Is remodeling the Dixon house at the corner of Ninth and Poplar. Other houses for renting are being re-modled on this street, and it If fast becoming om of the rnott popu lar street in the cltv. It Is one of fhe principal streets of -travel f the Seaboard station and 'la mu?h tra versed. "Uegnliir ns the Sun." Is nn expression as old as the race. No oouht the rlhlntf and setting ot the sun In the most regular performance In the universe unless It Is the action of tho liver and bowels when regulated with Dr. King's New Life Pills. Guaranteed by nil rtrucvlsts ?5c. SEND THE FLAT PIECES such as towels, napkins, table cloths, sheets, pillow casta, bolster discs, pillow shams, handkerchiefs, tray cloths, Hcarfs, rags, aprons, etc., to us. We will wash and Iron them for you at a charge of 1, 2 and 3c apiece, anil all you will have to do at home la the starched pieces. This way saves you the heaviest, hardest part of the washing and costs you only a nominal sum. Charlotte Steam laundry iJiimderers, Dyers, Cleaner. 219 South Tryon Street. c We have a largo stock of Couches in Velour, Imitation. Leather and Genu ine Leather that wc can save you money otr. . . ' Our Fall stock has already commenced to arrive and we shall-have to re duce our stock at once in order to bo able to take care of the goods . that are coming in. Wc have several odd Setyccs and Davenports that wp will sacri fice during' this sale. If you want a real bargain now is tho time, to get Another shipment of big,' roomy Porch Rockers' just, amved. -:V "ll . W 'T MrfinY - ' x. is. I, i : ::. Tl.C (Vi :;'. S DtK li.-IS f IIti'en :i i , IVsiieraicly KI. The pi.tnl ,a,.i tiat took plaOe at a negro Hapilst church, in the Hopewell section, last Friday was a fierce one. Five shots were fired, four of them taking deadly effect.. Bud Moore and Luther Keid, two coimtry negroes, were' the participants. Each received two wounda and there ia little hope for the recovery of either. Reld waa brought to the Good Samaritan Hos pital Sunday and is desperately 111. Moore is at the point of death at his home In Hopewell, The negroes quar reled about giving space in the big road. - They met and locked wheels night' before the fatal fight. Reid has a -ball In his spine and Moore has one In his chest, . You good dresser will be pleased to see something entirely new in a .Tie. The Anaweb Solid Colors and Fancies, : ... $1.00 each. The Anaweb is new and you should have it. Yorte Bros, and Rogers f. The Tate Makers of Men's We are now showing lection of Woolens ever as to quality and exclusive styles. In making our purchases we have not conservative dressers and nety ot neat ana modest vited to make an early Clothingf and Tailoring The Tate - No. 6 S. Trytin Street. "Just Whisper Off Real Summer Bargains in South Tryon St. ;;.' Ti ;("..::';' ; -f : i ' ' ; ; K. 1 avi.i.o.n, : n:u - : of I ; i ! no-.v of Atl.-nta, wi:i be Intere-t- 1 t j learn that be Y X ecu pn.mo'-. J 1 1 the position of Southern mana:;r of the Fabric Fire Hose Company, of New York, with headquarters at At lanta Major Davidson succee Is :ir. C. II. Campbell, who has taken a better position In another field. . I'll stop your pain free. -To show you first before you spend a penny what mvtllnk Pain Tablets can do. I will mail you fr;-e, a Trial Package of tnem Dr. Fhonn's Headache! Tablets, Neural gia, .Headacne, Toothache, Fenod pains, etc., are Avm alone to blooil congestion. Dr. 8 hoop's Headache Tablets simply kill r-aJn by coaxing away the unnatural blood pressure. . That is ell. Address Dr. Rr.oop, Railne. . Wis. Sold by Burwell Dunn Hetail Store. ' - Victor . Talking Machines Bought for one it enterUlna , all. ' - , s - - The Victor Talking Machine ' will solve the problem of en-' v tcrtalnlns In many famlllea this year. .With a Victor you may hear Caruso and ; Melba sing as often as you like; you ( may "hear Sdusa'a- Band, or the - latest popular songs in ; your own home, 4 r In order to place a large number of . VIctora in Char lotte homes thla week. we make this great offer for ona week only: ' NOTHING DOWN Come In and select a Vic tor, you need pay nothing down; begin to . pay for It thirty days after you take It home. Fay . only for - the ; ; records. , v. Those who have never heard! a genuine Victor may confuse ? It In their, minds . with the , numerous Imitations with which the market Is flooded. These resemble the Victor about aa much as a Street Or gan resembles a Symphony Orchestra. Don't let thla opportunity of securing1 pne of these marvelous instruments on such easy terms tass. Talking Machine Depart ment, Second Floor. Stone I Barringer Go Distributors, aa 8. Tryon St, ' ' x ' Brown Co. GARMENTS the largest and best col shown in Charlotte, both overlooked the wants of .are showing a great va- patterns, xou are in selection. -''T'-.r-V-'' Department second floor. Brown Co. the Sqnare., J - SSSE We wrant to sell you before you go a Grip, Hand Bag, Satchel, Suit Case or Trunk : We cannot enuraerat f -i in this line. We have , give you anything you Ed MelMn o. Leading Clothiers, Mail orders, always fee Special Leather AT Underp rices Your library can be fur nished in Leather, at small cost at this time. We have on hand-some very fine Leather Suits, which we will sell at a bargain. Come and see what you can have at smafl cost:,"r- 1. 3-piece Leather : Suit . : $40.00. 1 3-piece Leather Suit .. .. .. .. .. .. $60.00, See Us This Week, aiir - life to ID NOV 10 THE - t i ,, - - ;-; - CHEAP., . - ' $21.50 Sideboards for $14125 f- $23.50 Sideboards for v. ' ; . ; . .; . $16.00 $25.00 Sideboards for . ;. :. $16.75 " : $27.50 Sideboards for , . $18.50- .',,.$60.00 Sideboards for. ,:'. .. $40.00 'A $73.00 Sideboards for . ....... . . ; $48.00 T , and more to show whe you call. ; - ; 1 - - Just a few more days of this great Sideboard ' sale Your chance to buy a nice Sideboard for . ; less than wo can buy them. - Come and make your - selection now. L.0J3 EDfl 013 -IFdD fl -OB QlfcCLO D3 V here everything we have all kinds and sizes and can . want.1 . Come and see. , ,; . , 5 West Trade St. eive prompt attention. 1 3-pieco Leather Suit ' .'. ,...,$65.00. ...... ' i. ( , . 1 4-piece Leather Suit .. .. ! .. $140.00. A great variety of Leather ' Chairs, Rockers, Couches , and Davenports. The very best and newest 4 to be found. , A JltVHZJO BUY - - " - , , , rurnihire U tfnpofttibl - JL U. Jordan sV Vo. ,
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