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f Al! Q ' IKS! '. "TiliJiJh f5 O U Uson aT U L ' - ; - - '- , ' ...... , COXVICTED OF BARJf-BUJWflGfQ. Isatc Hanes Given Two Year on the Roadn For This Crlraiv-Twin Cltv Merchants AnKOclatton Has a Gwa Year School to Have a BiR W To-niorrow Seven Prisoners Taken . to Roads... .; ' Special to Th Observer. ; .. Winstort-Salefn; Nov, .--A. messxe was received from Dobson yesterday ' to the effect that.. Isaac Hanes, aUas ' Jack Banks, a young white man'about 30 yeara olJ. 'v'ao was arrested In August by Jailer O, W. Hanner, was convict J; -by1 a Jury In the; Superior ' Court thera last Saturday ot- setting fire to and burning a tobacco barn ' belonging to Mr.; Jesse ."N. , Dinklns about two years ago. The defendant -was sentenced to two years, oa the roads. "' " It -will be recalled that Hanes was . 'arrested in Salem last August by Jail er O. W. Hanner. He remained in " the Jail here until . a Surry county officer came, for him, when he -was taken to Dobson. where he remained in JaU until Superior Court convened last week. Mr. Hanner was summoned to Dobson last week to testify in the case against Hanes. While in jail t here Hanes told -Mr. Hanner that he had a dozen, alias and had figured in avnumber of slarlng adventures, Hffnes made-the same statement on the witness stand. 1 ' ' , i The Winston-Salem Retail Me- chants' Association held its last regular meeting xor tne present year last might.' There was a large attend ance" end considerable. Interest- was , shown in the " various" matters that ..came up for discussion and. action. , it was one or tne longest and most interests meetings held -during the ; year. The merchants are gratified over the year's work. The association, one.oT the strongest in the tate. has -. accomplished more this year than any year since It was organized. At the next meeting to be held the second Monday ' night ' in , January, of fleers for - the ensuing year will be elected. It is very'probabte that Thanksjlv Jng Day will be pretty aenerallv ob served amonj the merchants, of the -, city, especiaiy oy tnie who are mem ' Iters of the association. - . , Thursday will be a great vlay In the , Witory of .the West Sclera graded "school for on that dav Salem Council, 'So, 14, Junior Order United American Mechanics, will. present :to. the school a fla and Bible. - The exercises will he held at 2:80 o'clock. " A most In teresting programme has been , ar ranged and the exercises incident to thefalslng of the flan; and tha pre sentation of the Bible will be very Imoresslve and inspiring. -The speech of - nrenentatron will fce made -by 1 Mr. G. H. Hasten, fl prominent member of the local br, The speech of accentsnee will . be wart' ty ProfesorpMiUps, nrlndpul . t me senooi. jvie Bftiem Band will furnlcK the musio for the occasion. Thet:b1Mren of the school will rend er sn, intrct'oT ororrammft.' Jailer O. W. Hanner vesterday af ternoon carrlej seven prisoners to the county rads to do servlre for the "county. J'oe ywere sentenced from the rerod's, cou'-t th'r te'w rne from 30 flvi to 12 months. Thlls the , freest number sent out at one time from the recorders court. A MGXIFTCAVr PRAYTHI. "Mav the J.or4 help you inftke Burn- len's Arnica Sslve known to ail-." wrll.- ' J. O. Jenkins, rf Chspfll Hill, N. C. It iulckly took tne pain tut of ft Won for . nm snfl cured it In a wonderfully short time." rffft on earth for sores, burns ,ana woutMii. , tx, at ail orucsists. F. B. 'Alexander. FC. Abbott & , J. A. Henderson & Bro.'. v. Brown & Co.'. ....... . . . . . . . W. T. Wilkinson & Co.. . "'Alexander & ' Simmonds & XEWTOST BURGLAR CHASED A Negro Answertns toVjgg of tliO Man woo suv ti- (ioforth Seen at Barber Junction, But Is Not Captured Is Supposed 'to Have Boarded a Train- at That Point Mr. Goforth. Getting on Very Well. , . Special to The. Observer.. , ; ... Statesvllle Nov. 16. Deputy Sheriff J. W. Ward returned yester day from Barber Junction., where he had been-In search of a negro sup posed to be the same man who; shot and seriously injured Policeman Go forth, ol New'ton,. Friday night. 1 A negro who answered- 'the. de scription of the Newton burglar turned up at Barber juncuon wni day and - was chased , by. Deputy Sheriff Thompson" and Mr.- Ed Bar ber. Mr. Barber shot at him with a shotgun, but failed to stop him. Messrs. Thompson , ana roer w not khow that the man lad shot the Newton policeman, but thought he was only, wanted for house-breaking. Had they known the seriousness of the offense they would have shot tha negro rather than let him get away. The first news of the negro's ap pearance at Barber reached States villa Saturday night, when the of ficers received a message Mating that a man answering the description of the Newton burglar had entered a house near Cleveland and stole some money. ? Deputy Sheriff Ward took his bloodhound to, Cleveland Sunday morning, hoping to be able to track the negro; but on his arrival there he 4ound that " the report of the money-stealing ' was a mistake, but that' the-man had been ' seen near Barber ana was thought to be . in hiding 'in . that neighborhood. Mr. Ward went v on to Barber, tout- the ngro had gone. Mr, Ed Barber took Mr. Ward to the place where he had chased the negro and while investigating the tracks of - the man they found a low-cut patent leather shoe that he had lost during the chase. It was learned that the ne gro tried to get another shoe from the fireman at the railway . vumn station near Barber. He failed here, but finally eecured a shoe from a negro woman. - It- Is thought that, he boarded a train at Barber or near there Saturday night. After . the people of - that neighborhood heard of the seriousness of the crime com mitted at Newton, Jhey 'were much concerned about the capture of the negro, but he had made good his escape. - , - At last reDort. Mr. Goforth. the injured policeman,- was getting along as well as could be expected. Dr. H. F. Long, of Statesvllle, -who is attending mm, went to Newton again mis morning to see mm. .. t DOWN, TO REAL BUSINESS, Wilmington ProhtbltlonlHts Formally Organize) Ft the Campaign In TIhW aty Election to Be Asked For on March 17th Evangelist Ham Goes to. Ilia Home In Kentucky - For a Miort Time. - - f Special to rhe Observer. . " , . Wilmington, Nov. 28. The pfohibl tion forces of the city met last night and formally organised for the cam paign against the saloon in .Wflming. ton. It. Q. Fennell is chairman of the executive committee; John T.-Sholar, secretary, and Messrs. Y. M. Cum- mlng. O. C. Covington, O. t,. Browne, G. E. Leftwlch and John F. Garrell members of he same. Mr. D. L. Gore has been asked to be treasurer of the fund; Rev. Fred D. Hale, chair- man of the committee, on literature; L 0 C AT I O N : A few minutes' walk from the Square arid in one of the best high-class res idence sections of the city. PRICE: $2,500 each. Com pare these prices With those of other similar lots in Char lotte; :-"' 'A '' : TEKlvlo chaser may buy practically on his own terms; - W. .'. . " .;. t . . Co.. ...V. 1 Clanton. . . . .l. V. . . . . . . Co....... Herbert McClammy, J.' O. Oarr and 'D. Weeks, legal advisers of .the committee, and H. ' G. Fennell In charge of the speakers for the cam paign. Jt was resolved to have Evan gelist Ham1; to return .to; the' city two weeks before the election and remain in the city until the day. after elec tion;1 also to present the petition to the mayor-and "board of aldermen on the ifLrat meeting night' in Janu ary and to hold the election on the third Tuesday In March, the 1 7th.. lit 4s the: purpose of. the , leaders . of tne movement to secure after the,,cotton season the 'Champion compress ' as a place .of meeting and speaking for the prohibitionists, If thl$ can be obtain ed. As the campaign progresses, vot ers twill be asked to sign pledge eartfs bearing the following: . "I . hereby promise In the sight of God to rote for prohibition In the coming elec tion." The prohibitionists also de clared ' for , no compromise with the advocates of high license, segregation and -regulation., of the traffic, -the league, standing together for the total extermination of the saloon. A com mittee will be named from each ward to have in charge the active campaign. .Evangelist Ham, who la here lead ing; the movement, leaves rto-morrow for his home in Kentucky, but will re. turn to the State the last of the week and assist with the campaign against the dispensary in Raleigh. This af ternoon he addressed a congregation of women in the First Baptist church, the effort being to enlist them in the active campaign work. , . OFF TO HOLD COURT. Jndsro Gulon Presides Over Transyl vanla txurt juangnicr oi uge Prttohard Very 111 Searching For Missing Man, Special to The Observer. - Ashevllle. Nov. 2. Judge Gulon and Solicitor Brown went to Brevard yesterday, where Judge Gulon will preside over Transylvania Superior Court. It . Is understood ihat ' the criminal docket Is one of the lightest In vears and that only a couple of days will be necessary ".to dlapose,of the cases set for trial.. : There are severat important civil cases, how ever,-which Judge Gulon wui near be fore returning to BuncomDe next week to preside over a term of Su perior Court for the- trial . of civil cases. ,..,-'. Mrs. Thomas 8. Rollins, of Ashe vllle. daughter of Judge J.' C. Prltch ard. Is dangerously ill at her home on Chestnut street of typhoid fever. Her condition to-day was reported as somewhat Improved and more en cou raging. s . Chief of Police Colling has received a letter from Hendersnnvuie witn a photograph of Allan Cushman . and description of tha man. It Is said that Cushman left Hotel , Gates - at Hendersonvllle November 12th and that 'he has not since been seen or heard from. He was from New Tork and when leaving the hotel started for Ashevllle. He left all his person al effects and had considerable mon ey, it is alleged. Relative in New York are uneasy and have requested that a search be instituted , for the missing man. 'Cushman is reputed to be quits well-to-do, with wealthy con nections. ' APPEXDICniS , Is due In a tares meaure to nixies of the lwclr tv employing drnstlc uirr Kvee.To avoid all Aanwr. use only; nr. King's New Life Pills, the safe, cent I rltans'r end tnviiTnrators. Uimranteeo for hearts-he, Mtlnuxne't, maUrla and juunci'.c m au uragcistg.,..-.,.,,. Any respon 'Phone-, 587 J. E. Murphy 238 589 535 . 439 832 1440 R. E. Cochrane. E. L. Keesler. Traders' Land Charlotte Eealty Co ffornliTia "RpaItv Co.'. ' " I So. Real Estate, L. & Co..... AGENTS. LUMBER MILL CLOSES DOWN. Employes Do Not Return to Work at a Reduced ScaleAnother Cargo oi Cotton Sent Abroad Mr. David B. Sutton, of Ellzabethtovm, Not Drowned To Lecture on tali or Fort Fisher, Special to The Observer. Wilmington, Nov. 26 The Cape Fear lumber mill, of this city, was practically closed down yesterday. A notice of a reduction In wages by 2S per cent, was posted last weeK, ef fective thtr morning, and when tne mill was ready to start up, the em ployes did not return at the reduced figure. This Is said to have been no disappointment to the mill owners, as they desired to close down any way and had o.iero.1 to remain m operation with curtailment of oper ating expenses only out of considera tion for the emploves who nave elected to go elsewhea. The British steamer usceoia clear ed at daylight this morning tor Bra- men, Germany, with cargo or .is.tzo bales of cotton, valued t 1825,000 and consigned by Alexander Sprunt & Son. The steamer Sahara, . Captain Ford, arrived yesterday for 'a cargo and took the berth at the compress vacated by the Osceola. There was much anxiety here yes terday among friends of Attorney -David B. Sutton, of EMaabethtown, whe was reported to have been drowned near his home Saturday afternoon. Saturday night after he had started to a point some di!s.nce away from Ellsabethtown his horse returned home without th buggy with brok en harness hanging O tm. A search for the omlnslng man was made ana his Tuggy was found on a ferry boat on the banks of the Cape Fear in a wrecked condition,, part of It on the flat and part In theater. Prepara tions were being made to drag the river for the body when it was learn ed yesterday that Mr. Sutton was not drowned, but that he had crossed the river and gone on foot some distance and had sent word bac:t om mat h was all right. He was the firmer cltv attorney of Wilmington under It publican administration and' nan many friends here who were disturb. ed over the report yesterday until It was found that the drowning had not occurred. , Rev. J. A Smith goes to Jackrfon ville, Onslow ctrunty, Friday night to deliver hit celebrated lecture on the 'Fall of Fort Fisher." It will be glv en under Masonic auspices for the benefit of the Oxford Orphans' Asy. lum. STOCKHOLDERS' MEETING, Nearly AH the Slock of the North Carolina Mtdland . Railroad Com pany Kopre tented Yesterday at Wlnston-Kalcnt Co), A. B. Andrews . Elected President Net learnings Much Decreased. Special to Tho Observur. ' Winston-Salem., Nov. 28. The an nual meeting of the stockholders of the North Carolina Midland Railroad Company, adjourned from November 12th, was held in the council chamber of the municipal building thts after noon with practically all of the stock represented. Following namd were elected directors for the year: G. W. HlnMhAw. P. H. Hanes, J. W. Fries. U. E. Fries, R. J. Reynold, of Wln- ston-Salem; F. Mr Johnson, of Mocksvllle; W. A. Bailey, of Ad vance: C. P McXeely, of Moores vllle; (.'ol, A. B. Andrews, 1 8. B. Pat terson and 11. W. Miller, of Raleigh. The following -officer wire elected: President. Col. A. B. Andrews, of Ra leigh: secretary, H. W. Miller, of Hale :-;, auditor,,.. A.,,. Uw riant,., of sible pu r- & Co.. . 'Co.. Washington: treasurer. H. C. Anslev of,. Washington. Ail of the directors Of the rnnd iwtn rnunt ttfi.nt fnl A. B. Andrews and S. B. Patterson, of Kaieign, who could not be present and Mr. R. J. Jieynolda, of this city, who also could not attend. One of the officers stated to your" correspondent that the reports sub- mutea snowea rnat, while the gross earnlna-s Of the ma A vehrh mrlon In from Winston-Salem to Mooresvllle, had Increased sllffhtlv. the esnenses had increased to a greater proportion on account of the Increased cost ol labor, material and supplies; conse quently the net earnings of the road wre largely aecreascd, as compared with the corresponding period of last year. The report was for the year ending June 80, 1907. The expenses of the road -were further Increased on account or., tne construction of the new sidetracks to reach the lnJuntrlea at the different points along the line. ine enrect or the reduced passen ger rates is not Indicated In the re ports of the officers for at the close of the business for the year the, new passenger rate was not in effect. The report of the 'general manager showed ... roaabfll to be In an excellent con- uuwjn.wun a large number of im provements heinv maiti line. ( . GILMER'S HEALTH IMPROVED. BrTTr.Xo'r"M,,4m of (minr the ' " Aimrney funeral. Pays Ills Bmther.in-Uw Knnry Tnha. co Brcsks Dob,oi)' pnner Not to rt o.r ;oal , Uonm Airy, Rosrtp p0nt Too Bad For Che naullng of Wood. Pneclal to The Ohnetytr, - ' ' Mount. Airy, Nov, 2. Mr rt T Jre. of this city, brother-in-law of Attorney General of Raleigh, Inform your correspond ent, that he health of the Attorney General is greatly improved and that he has no Intention of resigning his office as Attorney General of North Carolina. It seems there was no foundation for the report. -There were heavy breaks of tobac co on this market veaterrtav. Wrm . i v. - ioauea wun leat tobacco wore rolling Into town at almost all hour Pnnrtnv nlghit to be ready for Monday sale. hit. vv. a;, cauier, or thla place, will go on ' the road soon for the (Moro tock Tobacco Company, of Danville, Va. He is a fine young man and will no oouot mage a good salesman. W. F. Carter, Esq., a prominent at torney of this city, has lust flnlnhed and now occupies his elegant new home. It Is a reminder of the old woioniai residences.- with large col Sperlal Rates to Richmond and Nor folk Account ' V. I. I.-Carolina Ram at Richmond, and A. A M. Virginia Came at Norfolk Thanks giving Day. ' The Seaboard announces the sale Of tickets, from all points In North Carolina to Richmond and Ports mouth at rate of one -fare plus 25 cents for the round trip, tickets to be sold November; !7th, and fort trains arriving in Portsmouth ' and Richmond on forenoon of No vein bw 2Sth, good returning on all trains leaving Portsmouth and , Richmond November 29th. Norfolk rate from Charlotte 110.40. JAMES KEP.. JR., C. P. A., ' Charlotte, N. C, C. II. GATTIR. T. P. A., - . JUuolgn, X.C'- i X Phone , : 842 50 344 530 377 609 23G a a " umns in front. The dwelling Is a beauty and is large and roomv an ideal home for a poet, a statesman, or, well, a lawyer. The panic "scare" caused many change in plans; for : Instance, the time for beginning the publication of a paper at Dobson has been postpon ed indefinitely. The naner will ba es tablished there art right, but not now. T. J. Lowry, Jr., who suffered a slight stroke of paralysis more than two months ago, is still unable to do any work. , His condition remains un changed. He Is affected from ths hips down. A few years ago not a ton of coal was used in this place In twelve months for fuel. It Is different now, very few people using anything else. If the farmers would or could-haul wood to town and sell it at living prices, thousands of dollars a year would go into the pockets of farm ers, that now find their way Into the coffers of coal mines and railroads. Wood Is not scarce in this country, a great deal of good firewood going to waste witmn nve or six miles of this city. The trouble la the roads are so rough that it is almost Impossible to "navigate" over them in mudy weath er. '5 NOWQ TIME 'i-: to get a beautifully, tailored .winter suit in the season's moat fashionable shades and patterns at a saving of $3.00 to $10.00. ; SEE OUR WINDOWS. ' W are overstocked with fancy patterns, and to reduce this atock we are offering them at . , . , 4l7.00, $20.00, $24.00.' '- BRING TIIIS At. GwZr.iss & Co. !r.c 1 TAILORS. S. Tryoa t. The New Pure Food and Drug; Law. Wc are pleased to innminra th Foley's Money and Tar for coughs, eold and lunr troubles is not at-ctwl hv ih. National Pure Food and Drug law, as it contains no opiates or other harmful drugs, and we recommend It as asafe remeay lor cnaaron and adults. R. H. j oman to., w. iiand & Co. CLARK'S CRUISE OF THE "ARABIC" 10,000 tons, fine, large, . unuaunlly steadv. U O JHH OKEMM February ( to April 17, 1901 Seventy days-oostlng only $400 and up, Including shore excursions. 8PECIAU . Ki-iATUK: . MTidolra, Cadii, Seville, ( Algiers, Matta, M days in Egypt and the ' Holy Land, Constantinople, Athenv ; Home, the Riviera, eta. TOURS HOL'ND. THE WORLD. v 40 TOURS' TO EUnOPE ; moet comprehensive and attractive ever offered. ' t C, CLARK. Times Bldg., New Tork. SUFFEfl OCVCN YEARQ WITH SCIATIC ' El!lEU.1ATI0t.1 .C17.ED BY SVAXSCTS writes P. 8. Baxter. KjnetrUle, Fla, Mr. Baxter writes: "My wife snffered wttl Belttie Rheumatism for seven year, She m In a rry bad ooodliloo. After aaiog IDrops' for three tnontbs It mad a twrmanent eura This was several Tears ago and she la stul well. STOPG THE PAino : Mused by F.fce'jt tnHtU,m.Iumi ko ; Soltllea, Iseu. tlgi. Kidney Trouble and kl dreaslaeasea "MJSry taken Internally rids the blood of the poi sonous toattr and elds which are tbe direct euiu of thews dl3f. Applied external: it affords s'.miwi instftut rcllfiX (two pain, while prr maneat rpnui'.ttr bwBff eCwneJ tf pnrlfTlo tle blood. dix-ioU . -i the polwinmi s p Rtnnt-8 and rti.- ' lus it Irota t-i ostein. Jt jott ere suft-rlnf with T T D4NTO, Scmtioa. i.miiu''- h. Jt nThli-'ir.l ri'e,wru to u - .t . ot"8-L.vfa"na ttt It youi ,r. "S-PSCS" Is eritrly fr f.v r- " t v tftliie, ui(irrb i"". s.i'oLul, 1 i t i , : similur luirrmiit'uin. ... 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