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Possible l ru'.ts o; a t rs unit Direc
tors ot Uio Association.
- That he proposes to lay before the
grand jury of Mecklenburg county
the facta as to alleged gambling and
indecent exposures of person on the
midway at the recent Fair, Is the
announcement which Solicitor Herlot
Clarkson made last night to an Ob
server man. An interesting rum.
to gome aueh effect as this wm -on
HtrAati vdsif.rnav. dul. iu,.wim
" ration was obtained until Mr. Clark-
eon was called up over-tne leiepnone
last night when he maae xms state
ment: , . , ' " .'
' Aa long1 as I am Solicitor I pro
Dose to present to the grand. Jury all
the fa-cta which. I obtain as to gam
bling and alleged -lewdness.. I am
not going to prosecute a negro crap-
ahooter for gambling with 10, cents
and aay - noining , to mo
:. about Information 1 have that gam-.
... 4 nn tha midway
last eek for larger stake ? 1 can't
. Sent the facts . as I have them and
allow the grand 3"nr, whose prerog
ative It is, to pass on them. ;v When
there Is evidence of open and noto
rious gamimiis i - wnv -.
duty to report these things, because
there is a statute which- forbids
them." - f -" ' T.' 1
-"'This was the sum and substance yot
all Mr. Clarkson had to say upon the
' subject Asked who: was Indictable,
? he made no answer except to say that
that was not.nl business: It was the
duty of ; the grand Jury to ascertain
; these facts upon the evidence whicn.
will be placed vbefore them, This
;body of menwill be nade,to say
wh Is responsible . for the' alleged
' breach of the law; and then the court
and Solicitor Clarkson will tdo the
rest - , v.H-vf-
UKthY TO Dfc SEP ABATE ' IN
. s- m . DICTMENT3. - . :,
1 If his ' means anything at all, tt
means that the directors of the Meck
lenburg. Fair Association will be In
: filled at the nejct term of the criminal-court,
which Convenes here in
December, for allowing the wheels of
fortune to run, and girl in tights to
dance on the midway at the Fair. It
la a fact that Mr. Clarlwon in his
statement to The -pbserver did not
:.; distinguish between the gambling and
. the exposure of the ; irl3. Every
time he referred to one,, ha referred
tn the other In the- same connection,
- the significance of which Is that the
directors Wlll llkeiy stand inawiea ion
two separate 'offenses. There were
at least four shows on the pike where
the' alleged ftf Recent exposure was
made,, and the Wheels or fortune were
; even, more numerous. . ' ,
MIDtVAY .AS BEEN THE TAUC ;
- Some interesting speculation has
been indulged n by a set of -people
1 In this community as to tne "wine
nncnn6.nA" nf the recent Fair, and the
possible fruits of the course which
the directors, or those oirecuy in -horitv.
fotlowwl "when they booked
tha n-iMwnv attraction and 'allowed
them to shojy ; before the people of
old Mecklenburg;, It has beena won
der with some" since the first day of
the Fair if the openness -would be
tolerated to m unnoticed. Yesterday
' morning's Observer contained a shorn
statement which was maaeiDy a tosai
V attorney much Interested in matters
pertaining to the city,1 m . wnicn , nu
- denied' his intention to make any
nroKrntinns. Hi disclaimer was sur
prising and for- a Wmw set at rest
the thought that the directors were
going to be indictea, oecause it w
e-enerallv believed that r he - would
know of any possible prosecutions.
- WHO IS INDICTABLE ? ,
, v One member of he local bar hesi
tated when questioned as to who was
indictable for the gambling which is
said to have been engaged in on the
ttlke. It was his opinion, however.
that the city officials made a mistake
when they allowed the gambling to
proceed, in tlA nr'st place, and again
when ihey failed to put an end to It
while the Fair was in progress. He
'thought the 'gamblers themselves
; were certainly the first who should
y. be made defendants' 5n such a , case,
.but as a matter of law, finally said
, that the fair authorities might (be
' liable! The-wlsdom of such a prose
cution "he did not fall to question.
-Another lawyer delivered his opinion
1 In no compromising words and de
' iclared ' thaf as a principle of law,
the directors were indictable, - being
directly responsible for , what took
place on the ; midway,.- No matter,
however, who Is responsible it is a
" question with many Whether the Fair.
; directors will be suffered to enter into
': a trial, it being argued that this ap
pears to be a mere subterfuge on the
part of wme in order to escape cen
sure for not indicting flthe fakirs when
v',.thejr were here! and putting a speedy
end to the alleged gambling and in-
decency , ' .
'J MAYOR "FRANKLIN'S PART.
Hardly less Interesting than the
above announcement is, a statement
'-made to an Observer man by Mayor
T. S. Franklin, who, in the first placed
denies' the interview appearing" in thrt
paper prior to the Fair, Which placed,
him on record as saying that he fa-
4 vored a wideopened institution, and
believed that a' departure from past
-a customs . would make a successful
Fair. Mayor Franklin, after contend-
Sing that this 'was an -inaccuracy in
quotation, now declares that he 1s-
. .oued Instructions j thatthe gambiingf
. wheels be closed and that' the lewd-
nesa en the pike be stopped. These
instructions, says he were never
tarried but,,and he being, without po
lice authority, was unable to out an
-end to the Jastltutlons. This brings-
to Jigni anotner interesting feature
v ,, of the subject which has not been
..." given -publication ;A He asserts hta In
; nocence when H comet to placing the
. fclame upon the proper person for al
lowing 'the alleged 7 violation -of the
- law. and Is anxious to go down on
i t-& as having been opposed to the
Ateral nature of the midway attrac
tions. ( -
- SIGNtFICANCE OF isiTUATION.
This, story "is particularly interest
: lng in . view of the possible results
of the contemplated Indictments. If
the grand . Jury returns & true bill
against the officers , and directors of
. the Mecklenburg Fair Association, it
, may mean to place beyond the range
of possibility, in the furture, an oc
casion that attained to the Mint sue-
, cess which marked ,the 1907 Fair.
It was, without a doubt, the' most
successful occasion of Its kind ever
. held In thte part of the country, and
it so far surpassed all previous fairs
In this county that t could hardly
be recognized at all. From a finan
cial standpoint It has never had an
equal, in the jollification land general
good time which exteted-lt ha never
been approached.
Is not presented, Mecklenburgers can
look for a Tepetition of the occasion
; In the future, the, same success
flnenclally,' and the same socially.
. ..Tlicro.. are,a..lgt ol,.peoild, inter est td
t :
i!ent, S. I.;. AUxan.lr, r.; vice rr.-rii-dent,
lJr. J. F. UuberUon; s -.retary, .
C. M. Crcsvvell; . trea mn-r, V. J
Chambers; munaper, V. t?. jc, and
the directors are Messrs. . T. Smith,
E. S. Williams, . N. lIoKee, AV. U
Bruns,- g. b. Alexander, Jr., I,. A.
Dodsworth, W. U Long and V. 3.
Chambers. - r
The consensus of opinion among
thinking people Is4 that most of the
talk about indictlnjr the ofllcers of
the Mecklenburg Fair Association will
pass in the form of hot air. Some
bod? mnv mnkn n lltflA nnlitiiNl rani.
jAl OUtv0f it. . ' , ,
Miss Sarah HarftTHvo Entertains at
.; ; Hallowe'en larty. .
Miss Barah Hargravs delightfully
entertained a number" of her friends
at a Hahowe'en party last evening at
her home on East Seventh street In
nonor of , her guest. Jrfisa - Frances
Thornton, of Staunton, Vsu' Tlie dec
orations, in , the parlors, 'halls , and
throughout the house: were blsarre
and strange and in perfect keeping
Witn tne occasion. The ''stunta" were!
all new and as such were keenly en-i
joyed r- by , those present 'The1
guests were Misses Johnste Diclceon.
j-uey: oates,1 Annie Louise Huchlson,
Anna ICincaiJ. Julia Robertson, Sal
lies Graham, Lydla Anderson, Helen
LUdell, Norma Van Landingham, Es
tella Vernur - Mary a Brockenbrough.
Marguerite-v Sprins.-&AIldsi Aliw.
er, - .Aeton- ; , Latta i i Fannie Moore,
Burwell. LlzzaLawTfvnrs t
HumPh"yj pr. and Mrs, D. S,
Caldwell; Mr. and Mrs. J5T.-R. Preston,
, mm irs.; Ernest Ellison. Mrs.. E.
M. : Brevard of Tiini,i wi .
Messrs: H. A.-Moraon. .T
H. A. tarabeth, :W,; T. Corwrth, W. a
Alexander. Jr CA. Vpm m n ra.
w''''' Hart Burette Andrews,
..vmwwuii, minuet emiti), juou
Is VreelandVi Wilson. King, 0uv Win
throper R.; C, Johnson. ErnestTernon,
Joe Jones. C O. Crayton. R J. . Gar
sey.f John ROdfley C D. Bennett. W.
D. Adams, H.-W." Moore," Fred Nash,
Jr., F. M. Caldwell and , Dr. W. D.
Witherbee.
Social UeeUnsr at Firm
Baptist
1 " " Churrh
' The social gathering in the' Sun
day school room Of the Flrt Hnntldt
church last night was attended by a
large audience, most of them being
young people. 'There was a pro
gramme of music -and recitations and
this was. followed by games appro
priate to Hallowe'en. . The Sunday
school room was prettily decorated
in Kreen. rea ana wnite The enter
tainment was given under the aus
pices., or tne Sunday school, end re
marks rwere- mada bv Rev. Herman
H.' Hnlterr; D. D., tha pastor of the
cnurcn: uapt. T.ls. Franklin, superin
tendent of the Sunday achooV 'and by
the presidents ot - several i of the
classes.
- Dr. Hulten announced that he and
the officers of the Sunday school had
been -discussing the subject . of the
social life of the" school, and hed ar
ranged plans to hold during the com
ing, winter a general social gathering
at least once a month, and probably
make them bi-monthly occasions, s
On Tuesday night of-next week the
class known as the '"Three B." will
bold- DecIftl social meeting- and- on
Thursday- nlghi the baraea iClass will
entertain four of the other classes of
the school, ' 'r-u i"-V-"': :-'V';
The membership 'of .', this Sunday
school continues to grow,- and In It
are found classes composed oi per
sons of all ages.
. Plowing Thrpngh , Macadam.
Yesterdav morning the Atlantic
Bithulithic Company began to break
up and remove . the - macadam ' on
North Tryon street between Trade
and Fifth. . Instead of picking , it up
in the old 'l way, by hand, those , in
charge, plowed it up.' uslng a street
roller to pull; the plow, and- four ne
groes to hold it in the ground and
guide It The big roller' moved right
along and the plow tore a furrow as
It went The machinery and ,four
hands can do more than a dozen men
with picks. , t
All Well at Salisbury's Fair.
"I am Justback from the Salisbury
Fair,'', said a Charlotte man, who
had Just returned from Rowan. "I
never , saw better order anywhere.
Mayor Boyden told me that It did not
take more than 20. minutes . to hold
his v court this , morning. I saw
fewer drqnks there than I did here
last week, . The crowd was large and
made' up of. air sorts :of . people.
''The fair' is - a good one.- 'five
grounds are. the best in the , State
and, the exhibits first-class."
President Endorses Cotton Belt Canal
.; .- Selic'me.
v Macon, Ga., ' Oct " 8 i.-Postmaster
Harry Edwards has Just received a
letter -from .President BOosevelt, In
which he endorse the proposeds can
al to connect the Atlantic ocean wl th
the Mississippi . river, through , the
South Atlantic cotton belt;nd prom
ised his active, assistance in its de
velopment -vV..-.; f'." '
.;;-;-,.: "'' 1 ' ' 1111 ' 1'i " ' . v
i Brought to IIospltaL
- Mr. J. A. Crooks of. Lenoir, was
brought to tne, Presbyterian Hospital
yesterday to be placed under, the care
of Xt: W. H.s Wakefield; for an in
Jury to his eye, which he sustained
while trying to drive a nail In a piece
of wood.- Mr. Crooks was on board a
train when the accident happened
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TOSSUMS ARE PXENTIFCti.
Many Ahcville People Go Out andt
' Hunt This Toothsome Animal The
Coons Have Smiling Countenance.
Special to Th Dbserver. '
Asnevlite, Oct i. Many 'possum
hunting parties are being formed here
these - days - for excursion ' into the
mountains after the game. Last night
a. party-went over the vanderbllt es
tate after the 'possum and good sport
and a fair quantity of game was re
ported to-day. Tuesday nlgnt a party
ot- young people from the city; went
to the mountains and captured a to
tal of 11 'possums, 'It is said that
'Dossums are more plentiful this year
than for many years previous. Last
year a sort of 'possum ' trust v was
formed here' and the price of . 'pos
sum went to such a tirlco that ne
sroes complained they could not af
ford to buv. This year, however, the
game lg plentiful and the "Bigger" is
happy over tne prospect of plenty of
possum meat Last year 'possums
sold as high as 90 rents and a dollar
on, the local market, 'inis year me
price" is considerably off and a- good
possum may be bought for 60 and 0
cent,4 - . , --fi
y Mrs. Husrh Chatham, of Elkln,c
eomnanled bv Miss Margaret Thur
mond, arrived in the city yesterday
and are at Mr. and Mrs. paur Chat
ham's, on South Tryon: street
Mrs. T, F, Kluttas. of Salisbury, sfld
Miss Jennie Caldwell, of Stategvillo,
are expected In the city this afternoon
to visit their brother, Mr. j. r caia
well.
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,iu!:oiuiutlm .Not rrt.,1; nt in l'ros-j
rut I'inaurhil Situation oi City -I 'owl!
Likely to J So at Least ?20.00(
.Miould lie BO Feet UUe and Land
Miossld lie Given Witliout Strings, j
Pursuant to the notice given at the
meeting of the board of public service
Wednesday night by Mr. T. W.-Hak-kins,
chairman of that body, when
ou-voted by the committee . which
re-jommended thar West First , street
be extended to Cedar and made 50
feet wide, Mr. Hawkins yesterJay fil
ed with the city clerk the followiag
statement to accompany the record of
the board and . be presented for the
consideration of the aldermenj; The
statement, which ( makes interesting
reading, ig as follows: , c v -To
the Board f Public Service:' ' '
Gentlemen: As I alone opposed the
resolution passed by this board recom
mending that First street be widened
to ISO feet from Tryon to Mint street,
and opened and extended that, width
to Cedar street, It is due to the other
members of this board ; that ' 1 -reword
tn grounds tor my opposition, that It
may appear that I am neither in
fluenced in this matter by -pride of
opinion or by. hostile feeling towards
the car line company," whhch company
Is back of the First street proposi
tion. .
-, It must be borne In mind that when
this proposition came to this board the
map oi the street) and the bids for
building it, showed that the street, in
cluding sidewalks, was designed to be
only 40 feet wide at each end, .with
a bulge of 10 feet In the middle', and
that the street was not to be macad
amized. ' - -
Had the street been so built It seems
manifest that It would have - been
available only as a car; line route,, and
as it was designed that the city pay
for the street or car route, I can aee
no reason why the city's appropriation
would be anything more ,or less than
subsidy to the car company. s.
; Under these conditions this board
passed the resolution recommending
that the street. Including sidewalks,
be.wineaea to so reet, the city to pay
the cost of building the street and con
demning the " land necessary ' for It,
and stand all hazards of the law. suits
incident thereto. .
S ACTION NOT PRUDENT.
The resolution suggests no limit to
Tne amount the -i city should. pay, nor
does the resolution . suggest that the
street be macadamised, which will
have to be done if the street Is to be
built for use as a street In my opin
ion It Is not wise or even prudent that
this board, from which ; so much la
expected, especially In the present con
dition of the city's finances, make
such a recommendation "to the board
of aldermen. As, far as this board
knows the citlsens who will have to
pay for the street, and who are sup
posed to need It have not asked for it
the property holders along the street
wj.o it is to b presumed would re
ceive special benefit have not asked
for It. but some of them are opposing
It, and will sue for damages It it Is
opened
No one has been before this board
asking for the street, except the pre
ldent of the street car line company,
who came before the board by invi
tatlon, and he, does not want it if 2ie
has to pay anything for it, for he was
present with the board when the reso
lution was passed, and stated to It
that he would not pay any part of the
cost of the street. .
The street being already opehed
from Tryon , to Mint sufficiently1 for
the property holders' on that part oi
the street, the widening of t'a& part
of the street is purely to mak room
for the car line tracks. The street
from Mint to Cedar street will have
to be practically a new street,, the
ground being little more than a ravine
and hills built up with cheap negro
houses. It will be a very expensive
nroDosition to build this part , of the
street and ' the -Increase' -values to the
property along this street will not b
commensurate to the cost of building
It. H McNinchvllle, the point of des-
inn fn. hii e.fit t miiirjitpivyrw.yi!,',?.wn a much stronger ten
of land between the railroad tracks
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and the creek bottom, only partly and
cheaply buftt WltlC. a-'macadam street
as an outlet, from which no benefit, to
th city commensurate with the cost
of the. stroet .can be, expectd.w !tf ..
COST PROBABLY IJO.OOO.
The eosf 6f the street if mftcadam
lze J ftnd made ; wte a Street 4wjjl Jh
an' oninion fan.l I hava. th-; best - of
reason for believing tha as majority
of the board shares this opinion), , he
not less than 120,000; With deference
to you gentlemen, I say that the board
of aldermen should have these facts
from which to determine whether the
street is needed as ay street, whether
it should be macadamised, and know
on what the recommendation Is, based-
.
Fifty feet is not In my Judgment
sufficient for this street and sidewalks,
inasmuch as this street will be need
ed for a -.double car track route. If
the "property -holders are considered
the sidewalks wljl not be less than
eight feet on each side of the street
which would leave - only 14 feet for
the street ' from curb to curb. ' A
double car tracks with an overhang
of the ears, requires 20 feet, leaving
only seven feet tor roadway and vrut
ters on each slJe Of the tracks. The
suggestion made by the president of
the car line company that the side
walks be cut down to five and one
half feet to make room for the road
way and car tracks should not in my
opinion be seriously considered, it be
ing to the best Interest of the car line
company to erclude rather than bring
travel to the street, and naturally
he looks at the matter from a stand
point of president of the car line com
pany. Furthermore,; In Dllworth 'the
sidewalks are ftbout .10 feet. .. , side
streets 60 feet and the streets on
which car, line's are. placed 80 to 100
feet :-;?-'ri:y.-"f-':r'- :--l;r:
' ,CAR COMPANY BENEFITTED., .,
;t' A car route is needed along the pro
posed street as a direct western route
to tht Chad wick Mills. It is needed to
relieve the street car line company and
the southern ; Railway , company of
the ; grade '.crossing on West '"Trade
street Th Southern Railway Com
pany, accustomed to paying for what
it gets. Is, as we are informed willing
to spend 120,008, to 125,000 td build
the necessary subways on the" proposed
street? : The street scar company ew
the same benefits as "the Southern
Railway Company, and also gets the
use. of the subways and the use of
the street for its full length (and, by
the way,' we aro not asked to widen
of extend this street any further than
the car line runs on ft), and yet, a
Above stated, thfl president of the tar
line company says he does not propose
to. pay any part of the cost of bulldln;
the street' . - . -
I submit these facts that should be
given to the board of aldermen that
WMely rwmimended for Its curing
flualltlesl1 Its' reputntlon for sutwrlr
merit has stood for thirty' years. Noth
ing 0 Rood for'IndlgeNiion, eonKtinntioii.
rheumatlm and bud blond as Hollifiter's
Rorky Mountain Tea. K eents, Tea or
i
ill
1 to '.'.,'. t l'---' M.:!f.iK--nt
tiial by an t inn ;,t aut'.i'M :'. at a
recent nu-etlr.i:, ttutt with a lulxturj
cf d.nuk-Hon, lair m and - shihi
parillu, ho would pive prompt relief
to any sufferer of rheumatism or the
usual' forms of backache, .caused by
inactive," clogged kidneys, yet many
cases of Ions BtaiAilng that had been
entirely relieved were cited to-prove
the truth rf his assertion. The same
authority' further stated that - many
cases which failed to yield to the
healing waters ot the famous health
resorts, or the usual remedies as pre
scribed, salicylate of 'soda, potash,
colchicum, - etc were readily re
lieved by the use of this simple mlx-ture-Fluid
Extract " Dandelion, one
half ouncet Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparllla,
tnree ounces. Take a teaspoourui
dose after mtals and at bedtime.
A well-known druggist when ap
proached upon the; subject stated
that while this prescription, as writ
ten,. Is new. the Ingredients are con
tinually prescribed bra the Jbestf
physicians, and any good prescription
pharmacy has them; they are inex
pensive and. harmless to use, and are
mixed -by ; shaking well in a bottle,
If theclftlpis made for this mlx
ture are bnly partly correct It would
seem that no sufferer here could af
ford to leave the prescription un
tried. - - -
they may consider them In fixing the
amount the city should pay.-. ,
,s; My opinion is tha the proper and
only fair thing for -the city to do, Is
to build the street at its expense, nro-
vlded the necessary land is given or
paid fop by the property holders and
car line company to make the street
not less than sixty feet wide, and pro
vided further that the land be ac
cepted -without any,' strings to It BO
tnat tne city may build the street only
so good and no better than in its
discretion is needed now. , This is
what Is demanded by the vity of pri
vate citizens, and as the city if this
Is done, would be building a very ex
pensive street for rt anticipated but
not 'present need it would be very
UDerai dealing with the car line com
pany for whose present need the street
is required. ; ,
f0"'- T. .'W.'-- HAWKIXS.
- , ' Iviuslc to Skate Byi; '
CoUWill A.' Peters is going to have
music at the Park Auditorium Mon
day night. W Those on the rink will
skate to the sweet and seductive tunes
of Richardson's Orchestra, The hours
will; be from 9 until 10:30 o'clock.
OCTOBER REPORT ON COTTON.
Journal of Commerce's
Compilation!
Shows a Deterioration of 4.1 Polntsrwork
Plcklncr 10 Per Cent Ahead of
Wiiat It Was I4i8t Year In Spite of
Lateness of the Crop-A, Stronger
Tendency This Fall Titan Ever Be
fore to Hold the Staple. '
Special to The ObservM.-'
New . York. Oct 31.-The Journal of
Commerce will to-morrow publish Its
monthly . cotton crop report compiled
from reports of 1,400 correspondents, of
average date of October !4th. The re
port .will show that cotton deteriorated
4.1 points during the month of October.
The recent Galveston stcrm Was local
and apparently unimportant as to the
.'.otton crop.- This declinomakes the con
dition of the unpicked crop 62.4 as com
lmred with a condition 4 of S4.4 in 19U6.
when deterioration was 7.B points. The
decline in 1903 was 4.3 points and in )'-Wt
was tt points, fcut In 1904 It Improved 1.8
points. Cotton Is 05 per cent, picked
compared with (6 - per cent, last year 9
per cent. In 1806, 70 rer cent in 1904 and
67 per cent In 1003 The targont decline
occurred In Texas and Louisiana, where
conditions fell 6.J points -and 63 points,
respectively, due largely to , tho holl
wevll Snd gomewhat to rdtns. Ths
Indian Territory and Oklahoma are the
only sections snowing Improvement, ris
ing 1 and 4.4 points, respectively. Frost
caused deterioration in nearly all other
C, , .. . .1 . uAf . I . Id
ent except In TexasK Louisiana and
ArKansas, . wnere . ine boll weevil took
practically nearly all the top crop. The
reports from nil other St ten vivo nn
hope of a Jato yield frosts having put
flfl end to further maturity.
The -crop . is generally marketed a fast
as guinea, out up to tn date of theno
ir nigner tnc man m
former veart Thft wnafh.r .in.r
ideal durlnir tli month tHvlnir n hin-h.
'gnide' atanlfe'" ' " - . - " "
;' Picking was uninterrupted with the re-
pun.inai, BitnoiKn tne season started so
late, the percentage g.itnered exeeeled
ISKW yenr (toures tiv nearlv ft m,
forth Carolina shows a ; decline of 4
Unts during October in condition to
; pnuthi Carolina in 3.3 lower at Tfi.fl:
tieofgta. IS lowr at 77: . Florida, M.2
iSY r.Ji ?fi: Alabama, 6 points lower at
.C.2;f MlHSiwdppi, 8.6 lower at 09.8; liuls
'l,1. -'8 Jowelr Bt 7.7; Texas 5.9 lower
pt 63.6: Arkansas. 3,s ; lower nt
Tennessee. J.ft lorfer t . ,?i i- mi..,i'
fS lower at 80; while the Indian Terri
tory, improved 1 point to 6S. and Okln
homft 4.4 to 67. Tho percentage pleke.1
October 24th by States la as follows:
K,' C"J?)l,n5,. L" Sovili Carolina 71.
Georgia; 3,MFlorlda 69, Alabama 1
Mlwisslppl M, ; Texas 77, Arknnwis 64
Tme8oe 4g MlKsourt 30, Indian Toiri
wry 47,, Oklahoma 43. making the aver
KeV . . . ,
; WOMKX AS POOL WATCHER.
Will Take Prominent Part in Dela-
ware Campaign.
Wilmington, Del., Dispatch, 28th.
;.That a new partv wilt riv nut f th
present local option campaign In this
ovjw in tU6 event of the anti-license
fOfccs Wlnninff the fight Is believed
to p - a ;-, fact Ther Is a rumor to
to the effect that John P. Holiman,
of Mllford. will be the party's candi
date for Governor? that Alexander
and Daly, of Dover, wiil be the can
gresMonal nominee, - and that Robert
O. Houston, of Georgetown, is slated
for appointment to tho ludlciirv.
Both Holland and Houston are ardent
advocates of local option, and Daly Is
oiaio cnairman or the anti-license
forces, Holland . if a Democrat and
Houston .Republican , and former
coileetor? 9,.-tna;.port.'tor Wilmlng-
Womerf will take' an active part on
election day -next Tuesday week, and
the wet" are more , afraid of them
than they are of some of the big po
liticians who have affiliated them
selves with the "drys." Men are being
button-holed by their feminine ac
quaintances and made to promise to
vote the "anti-saloon" ticket
;'Women workers wilt be placed at
each Of the 89 votlngr places in this
clty. , Just how the workers In the
'Vetf camt will treat the women is
not known, "but they left them reli
giously alone on , both the rcjrost ra
tion days, when 1 a number of the
weaker sex wer out hustlln.
- The "wets" are now claiming the
election in this rlty by majorities
ranelnsr from 4.000 to MQO, but aro
making no such big claims down the
state. , , ,
T
HOLUSTEH'S
iliiUi.li IC4
- A Bu Wadlcine kw Buff PCrta. -: r
; Urlnei Wit Hcaltn vA ntntnt Vlf. '
s A tr-elflfoContlttfott, iDdUtmioa, Mw
Slid Kirtoer W-ul)e. l'lmil, K'U. Imvr
bioort. Bad Breath. KKiinrUh Sow Headhs
id It u-ktM-tiA, tu Kois-T AMioUltt in !
l'"t torm, eents box. Owilne mvle bf
Uoi.i.rNraa Dso CompasV. Wftrtlwa, W i
CDLttl KUGGETS fQH SALLOW ttOPlS.
l to Tim Oi .-tvi .-.
lhnliam, Oct. 31. There wai iv
Ot-I'ghtful social affair given at tiie
home of Mr. John L. Kirkland, on
AVest Main street, last night, at which
time Mrs. Klrkland entertained "a
number of her friends. The home
was prettily decorated and the scene
presented in the reception hall, par
lor, library and dining room was a
pretty one, A delicious course
luncheon was served. ,' .
, Mr. J. Morehead Reams and bride,
nee 4 Mlsg Morris, - have ; returned
from their bridal trip. On this trip
they visited a number 1 Of Northern
cities. They have taken room with
tne parents of the groom, air. ana
Mrs. H. A. Reams. '-
Announcement has been made of
he ngagemenrof Mr; Thomas Clapp
Fisher and Miss Drucllla Ellis." thU
to be solemnised Thursday morning,
November 14th, at Trinity Methodist
church. Miss sEllia is the daughter
of Mr. ? W.' F. Ellis and Is one of
Durham's popular young women.
Miss tena Markham, daughter of
the late shcflft.of this county, F. D.
Markham, and Miss Lessie O'Brlant
have returned from an extensive
Western trip. They spent some time
in Arkansas on a visit to relatives.
Protracted meetings are still In
progress at Main Street and Mangura
Street Methodist churches. Since
the beginning of these meetings
there have been quite a number of
PEOPLE'S COLUMN
All advertisements inserted to ilils
column at rate of ten cents per line
of six words. No ad. taken f or
than 20 cents. . Cash in advance.
WANTED.'
WANTED Sober, reliable man for night
watchman'- in steam-heated building.
Address with references Q., care Observer..-
".-." - 'V - ' v .-.-" : :- -.
WANTED To buy 100 horses and mules:
will be at Wadswortb's stables Friday
and Saturday, Nov. 1 and 2. Jno. Selby.
WANTED A younr man for salesman
In a store catering to the best trade:
rood character, neatness, courtesy, and
fair, education, requisites. X Y. Z., caru
uoeerver. ,." .,,,.--;:
WANTE&-TO buy 100 horses and mules;
will be at-Wadsworth's stables Friday
and Saturday, Nov. I and 1 Jno. Snlby.
WANTKn .VTvnerlitnrAd . mnitrMM male
m; plve price and experience. Steady
xar . Kiver ; xaig. w., jjouiHours
N. C.
WANTED To buy tfs horses and mules:
will be at Wadsworth's stables Friday
and Saturday, Nov. 1 and i. Jno. Hnioy,
WANTED To rent 7-room house with
modern conveniences in good locality.
Address J., care Observer.
WANTF.D Position as foreman on gen
eral construction work. Address it,
Box ITS, oraenvllle, N. U.
WiNTFTV-Vniini nf mlilrllo-nir man
tl,ith f.htt.ai.(Ar, fihflttv anil An..ffv
take Important part in management ot
hunlnesa whleh la inoomo rated iiml hna
hf.An RlierOMf ill frnm Mtnrt InvAitmAnt
of $3,000 necessary; personal reasons for
neenms sucn a man. Aaarcsa oouna,
care Observer.
WANTED For V. 8. Army, able-bodied
unmarried men, between ages of 21 and
36, cttisens of United States, of good
character and temperate habits, who can
speak, read and write English. Men
wanted now for service In Cuba. For
Information aonl to Recrultlns Officer,
15 West Trade St., Charlotte, IS, C.( 26V4
South Main St, Astieviue, v.; uana
Building, Hickory, N. C; 417H Liberty
8t Winston-Salem, N. C.! 126V4 North
Main St, Salisbury, N. C.i Kandatl
liullding, Columbia, S. C: Hayneswortli
and Conyer's Bui',dlnB, Greenville, fl. C;
or uienn nuuainjr.y opanunourK, o. v..
WANTETV-Honest, heat-appearlhg (sln
irle man to go on road. Permanent pe
tition. Salary and commlaxlon. Must bo
nt-le to start at once, Call tor W. W.
Jones, room , Leland Hotel, to-day.
WANTED At once, first-class stenog
ranher. Steady position; good pay for
good worker. Apply In person. Queen
City Printing Co. . .
WA NT HTD-T wo first-clnss, experienced
mattress-makers, either nn uieee or
day work. Apply at owm to Pixie Mat
tress Co., Richmond, Va. Good refers
enees required. , .
FOn BALK.
FOR SALBTo introduce our high grade
fnilt eider we offer It in 18-gnllon kegi
St $5 a keg for i short time. AH fiavori.
Oooib gunrsnteed. Cash with order.
Carolina, Cider & Vinegar Co., ColumbU,
a c. - s-.',- .
FOR SALE Fifty thousand pounds of
evaporated apples, ten thousand pounds
of sun-dried, pneked in fifty-pound white
flntton sacks. Hickory Milling Co., Hlek
ory, N. C. - "
FOR BALB-Berkshlro boar, IS months
old, pries i. Seed wheat fl.W per
bhshel. . R, B. Caldwell, Charlotte.
ron hent.
F(R RENT-Resldence In Dllworth. For
-tcrma apply to O. A. Robblns.
FOR RENTNO 53 W. Morshefld, a new
howe with (tlx rooms, roeapilon ball
und bath. Telephone 330. ,
FOR RF.NT-On brick store In a cotton
mill town of 8.500 Inhabitants: central
ly located buildings more suitab'e for
gents' furnishings or dry goods; larg
show ; windows; , also KxM. Possession
gl ven 3a nuary 1st Fl ne graded school.
Apnly at once to Lucion Williams, Mo
Coll, 8, C. j., ..- ,,,, - . vf,;: J,
FOR RENTCOfl E. 9th, 7-rootns. Ar
v thr Henderson --. Rro.' v. -.'' i --- -
COMPOSITOR WANTEDA good, s.ber
man for book composition until Heeetn
her Slut. A fast man can innk !nonv.
For full Information address Manager
The University Press, Chupol Hill, N. C.
WKAVtRft WANTEPFlne shirtings
and dress goodi. Narrow Crompton
l nowlee 1 .ooins. Aberfcyle Mfg. Co.,
Chester,; Pa. .
HOTEL, proprietor. nerlenfted, sucress
ftil and well recommended.' wishes to
make a chanw. Intersted parties od
drews ' with - full particulars. : t, , A.' H.,
rare Observer. . , , .
CAN YOU WRITE? Well, wrlto an ad.
, vertlsemont for Mrs. Joe Person and
get . Thftt isn't hard.
HOYfl WAKT EtK-.The Haturdny Evenlnv
Pout want8 few plucky-boys to rerelvo
orders, rt, liver copies and make collec
UoriH. Hlh-lflii cuRtomer in rrt-wt
neighborhoods..!-': No coriier loafllng with
txid comratilons. 'Oood pay and short
hours. Nd not Interfere with school
ijutlrs. Citmden Kdward Lynch, SI Cast
Trade street, ChurlotU. N. Cl , , .
I.AtdE.4?, have your liwe dyed to mutch
that gohii-n hrnwn tlres. Al'o your
gloves, Qwen City Iyelrg and Cleaning
Works. . ....
war
UWT-Kmnii Pco1l ivig mward If r-lurrit-d
to ll VV Trade tit, or ii if.
lt.", Syh.. , , i !. . tf -n
treuiely ill, I now r-r.i !. i-1'! ;! v out
of d.T riper. Jiis Addie.- who went
from lit re to attend h'r -l.slje, ia
expected home in a few days.
YOUTH IN PRESIDENCY.
Few Executive Inansurated Bcforo
ltcaching Flrtieth Year. . ,
New York Times. - '
Theodore Roosevelt, now. on the
threshold of his fiftieth year, has
been President of th United States
since September 14th, 1901. when he
was forty-three years of ag?. He has
been the youngest of all our .Presi
dents, and only four of the others.
Franklin Pierce, IT, s. Grant, James
A. Garfield and Grover Cleveland,
were Inaugurated before they had
passed their half-century mark, :
In February, 17S1, i Washington
celebrated his forty-ninth , birthday
n camp, In the period of comparative
preceding the union of French and
American troops for the assault on
Yorktown. In his fiftieth year, 1798,
Jefferson, as Secretary of State s In
Washington' ( Cabinet drew up v his
famous report on our jelatlons. with
SDain. In 1800. when he had Just
entered his fiftieth year, Madison was
out of office, but making his states
manship felt In the tamous of an nis
papers,", his defense of his resolu
tions asainst the alien and "sedition
laws. . Monroe was forty-nine in IS07,
and that was one of his "off years."
' . - .
Given Away Dec 31
We are giving Coupons with each 25c. "
purchase of anything in our store.
The person holding number correspond
ing to the first number d?awn receives
$50.00, second number $25.00, third $15.00
and fourth $10.00. !
The Largest and Best Stock in the '
City to Select from
Hair Brushes,, Tooth Brushes, Cloth v
Brushes, Shaving Brushes, Combs, Face1
Powders Talcum Powders, Tooth Pow
ders, all Face Creams and Lotions, Cha
mois Skins, Stationery, -finest Perfumes,
Sachets, Soaps, etc.; Bubber Gloves Syr
inges, Water Bottles, r Flesh Brushes,
Sponges, all Patent Medicines, Braces,
Trusses, Supporters; Cigars, Cigarettes,
Tobacco. ' -
Prescriptions filled by graduates only.
Every number a lucky one, because you
save money every time you go to
nglislildarty
The Big Drug Store
rr-
..c-"y
Qua
Our Rockers are one of our greatest prides. - Seldom' i
: does one find such a great variety and extensive lino
of these chairs. One must see them to fullv appreci-7
ate their worth; " "
GQWKK OAK KOCKFllS from cane-seated ones at 11.25 io handsome
leather seats at $20.00. .
WJelt'Il,tIlil0ooAK KOCKK"8 from 14.50 to those with full . leather ..
MAHOGANY JUXTKEItS from 1.1.50
inane upnoistered in leftther at $25 00
ul' K.WL KOCKK"S. either 'saddle or reed -. at $1.50. tn
..either Golden Oak, m Mnhnritiir u wrHs- ra -., K..ra k-.-
rockers at $.50, $12,00 and IU.00,
loatner. ; ',""''" ""'':";!'., v."
TkJ:..;. " ""vhkus. Thle is the beat make of
? .these ChairsvSk Prices from $4.50 to $12.50. f S
W. T. McCOV THE HOME FURNISHER
mr 1 as r 4 -
tvemiiiiiM,
Lapcla of dress coats and
. , to the edge with silk'
and many of thoj dress trousers have silk braid
on the scams . ' - -
v" r" $40.00 to $75.00, : .
Fall Overcoats, silk lined, Oxford Gray and Tan
, ; 1 , ; $20.00, t$25.oo, $so.co, $33x0,
The Tate - Browri Go
! ;. ': : t i .
drum of i ; : .-ni;:v ' - : :
been h.-ard. l;ut 1. '. ,
f!-urefi in t!ie po,-ul.,r r-. ;, !
possible President. St'm e: .
w-eks of Lincoln's Jil'.ieth t -..
IS 58, were piven up. to a joint 0 -bate
with Stephen A. Douglas. ;"
the burning questions of ' the hour. .
Both were candidates for e1-c tk.n
from Illinois to the United States
Senate. Douglas was -fleeted Sena
tor, but three years afterward Lin
colu was inaugurated President of
the United States.
HOW TO CURE A COLD.
B 9 careful na you ean veil will ocen
slonally tftko cold, and when you do, get
a medicine of known rellnMilt"
has an established reputation and that is
certain to effect a qulek core. Suon 4
medicine Is Chmierlaln's Cough Rem
edy. It has sained a world-wide reputa-'
tlon by Its remarkable cure.- of this mot
common ailment, and can alway tie. d
pended upon. It acts on nature's plan. -.
relieves the lun. , aids erpectoratlon.
opens the secretions and aids nature tn
restoring the vstem to a henltnv ?' mo tion.
During the many years in whleh tt
has been in general use we - have yet to
learn of a single caxe of col-.l or tw
of th grip having resulted In pneunvmln.
when '; this remedy was used, whlnh .
shows conclusively that It Is a eertaln
preventive of that dangerous dlresse.
Chamlterlain's Cough Renedy contains
no. opium r other narcotic and may bn
tfiven eonfl'Jently to a bav as to an
adult For sale by W. I Hand & Co.
Co,
aA 40 South Trvon.
THAT COMBINE
VX..K
HI Vn
7 ' I
D
ones with polished saddle seats to
upholstered In genuine Spanish .
v,:, "'"' '.
n . hi
ciotcihTes"
dinner jackets are. faced
that has not a 'high lust re,
i m r
r vr jm v
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