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1 i - "1 .tv-i i I. '6 cf tl.e United ate r 4, 1S07, i!r. GaJUnger Jn , 1 the following iU, ; which x if twice and referred to the v Timiuee on commerce: '; .' A BILL. ;' ' To mend the act of March third. e chteen hunJred and ninety-one, titled "An' Act to provide lor o.ean mall service between the United States and foreign porta and to phomote commerce." Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representative! of the United Statea of America In Congress aesembled. That the Postmaster Gen era Is hereby authorized to pay for ocean mail service ; under the Act-of Llarch third, eighteen hundred ana ninety-one,-' In vessels of the second class on routes apross'the Pacific oi'tia or to ports of the South At lantic four thousand nines or more In lengthy outward voyage, at a ate per mile not exceeding the rate eppu , cable to vessels of the; first class as provided In, said cfc .?: ",r- -'4 !'. Tnls blU. In Its practical effect, pro vides for twice as ; many new con . tract , mall lines and twice a many ships as were provided for In the ocean bill as passed by the. national House last March - and defeated by a filibuster in the 8enate. That blU, In the form In which the House sent it to the Senate, provided for four lines to South America. This bill applies to South America, and also to lines to the Orient and Aus tralasia across the Pacific "ocean, which the House struck out of, the blU of last March lust before Its pas sage.' ' ' r ' - t t . . . . K i ,The lines which ' In naturat proba bility would be established under the new bill are as follows: , Una v . Steamers. ; t Atlantic coast to BrasH' ; ? v ; 1 Alnntic Coast to Argentina . ' ?..' 1 Gulf coast to Bratil ' 1 Pacific coast t Orient 1 Pacific coast to Orient ' V " The Pacific coast desires and ex pects its own communications wttfh South America, i This could be made possible by a slight verbal change In the new bill substituting the words "South America" r for '"South Atlan tic." Such a line, to Peru and Chile, would require as many steamers as the1' line to Argentina, or six in all, making a- toul ocean mall fleet of to steamers. '. Y There are sow running on these routes no ships at all to South Am erica, and to the Orient1 only five steamers of the Pacific Hall .Company (one of them old, small and probnbly about " to be 1 discarded), and ' one steamer ' of the Hill line -the two large steamers, of the Boston Steam ship Company are of only, 14 knots maximum speed. The .Oceanic line' front San ' Ff ah claeo . to Auaralasla was given, up Jast spring. .This company has Just stat ed that if the new bill passes, It will use tU present three ates.rners.to start the service,, but -will sell them just as soon as new hips can be completed Thus, tbi seven lines which would In all probability be established" under the new bill would require the con struction, of IS new steamships, for ,a full fortnightly service on each route, with one ship lit reserve. . . . The routes to South America would call eventually ' for 12 new steamers of at least 1000 -'gross ; tons the, smallest else which could be .prooflt ably operated' on such' long vo:es; The ' three lines -across the ; Pacific, outside of the Pacific mall liners, Ko rea, Siberia, Manchuria and Mongolia, and the Hill liner Minnesota, now being , operated, would , call for , the construction of 15. new steamers, pre sumably of upwards of 8,000 'tons. The Oceanic . Company has plans ready, for 1,000-ton steamers for Aus tralia. Ttfie amount of mall (compensation would 4e In rou. nd numbers? as fol lows: . ., Atlantic coast to flrasll.- fnw.nno Atlantic ccaat to Argentina . 7Hfl,ono r.ulf -const to Brasll W.ono Pacine eoet 1o Orient.,..., : Tno.iwo Partita coast to Ortnnt . 'TW.unO Pacific coast to Australasia. ...... 700.00C line ....,..., ,...K0OO,A -'.A aeventh line . from our . Pacific ports to South merles, would call for $700,000 more, or In alt $1,700,000 The present net profit .made, by the united States from its ocean malls la $8,100,000 a year, tand this Is Increas ing every year by about one-half a million dcillars. The government now apenils on American ocean mail lines under the law Of 11 about 11.400.000 a year this Including the compensntlon of the Americas line to Europe, about 1700,000; of the Ward line to Qiba and ' Mexico, $200,000; of the "Red XT: line .to Venetuela. $100,000! of fie "Admiral", line to Jamaica, $1J0. 000; .' and of the Oceanic to Tahiti, $43,000.- ' , . . TO MAKE COUXTEll FIIOPO&1L. ClnrmAon Matrrworks Company Will Maker Offnr - to Wilmington Alder men - To- Ds r -Xotl ii ng h Heard ' of Owft n DbtapiMlrred, Special to Tlie Observer. ' ' Wilmington, 'Dec. 1$. Although no official information la obtainable, it Is learned, upon good . authority that at a meeting of the stockholders of the Clarendon Waterworks Company this morning It was.; agreed ' W make a rounter prothMltion for the sale of the riant to the city at $150,000, as of January 1st, in lieu at the city's offer of $140,000, as of November lst The f)ffer , wlU be officially made to-morrow,, which Is , the last day of the fif teen given the,ompwny by the alder mn to aocept or reject finally the re nvwed offer of ., $140,000; for the plant, as of November JsUf-Jt is said ft be doubtful if the board will accept the countr; proposition, as of Janu ary 1st, though the , matter , is being Widely., dlacussed.; ;V:Wv-;Wf,;,:v A yet there Is no news of Mr. W. A. Vollers, the former Wilmington f rorer who V disappeared j from his "'"e in this city more than two v k ago, Hie famtty nd friends ? .v mourn him As .dead, but thus f r no trace of his f body , has , been t und either on lander Jn the river, Their Only Chance, " ' -irlt on Evening TM. 4Af$4 '' t cer of the army must rld Into Cnrr1 in e to ll Psys, ) 0!XT"AT is guaranteed t y of Itches, r-iind, i t i i ofru l'i In 0 , : i - t " . l'-t. . i the . . ' -y Irs doors v, 1 from S CO". !.:t- !. I l . t rt,' A. . L. V u'- or j G. A Page, held a r.icftlr fr t"a t s purpose or coming to some denrjite conclu sion About this matter. : The board decided that this show has been dealt wit long enough and with sufficient leniency, and jthe building committee carried out the wishes - of the board when it agreed to close up the bual ness. .' . .'. -.'. ' - v .,; ,v. ' ; " ' ; The only objection which the city officials had to the show lay in the fact that it was operated under canfas tent withlrf -the lire limits. atrtctly contrary to the law regulat ing buildings within these bounds.; At first the proprietor pleaded Igno rance and the boards agreed to allow them a little opportunity. "But In the estimation of the building committee the day of grace thad been extended a'mot4long enough, and. after, the time designated, it must be removed In Honor of General W. F. Draper. -; General William i F.7- Draper, .' of Hopedale, , Mass., who Is spending several daya in the city with his son, Mr. Arthur. J. Draper, on Elisabeth Heights, was the special truest of hon or at a banquet .given, by the Com mercial Club in the rooms 'of "the Southern Afanufacturera : Club last night, ehort addreasea were made by Messrs. J. . I uhambers.' B, B. Tan' ner, T;, 'U. ' Moore of Spartanburg, 8. C; ; D, A. - Tompkins' and ; General Draper,'- The refreshments were de lightful .and. the evening one- et par ticular pleasure. (J A WILSIIXGTQy BANK MERGER. The Atlantic and the Mnrchlson Na tional Banks Will Consolidate, tbe jter waiting over the former and ' , Becornlns: Tlierchy, One of the Larg est Institutions of Its Kind in the - SouthMay Be Some . Change Id Sffvlnaa RanVa Alwi. special to The Observer. ' - k . . ' - w timington, Dec. 1 arcular let ters mailed to-day to the stockholders of each Institution announce that ar rangements have been made to con solidate -the Atlantlo National Bank with the Murchlson National Bank, both of thta city. The latter by an Increase. of Its capital stock, from Iboo.ooo taking over the business of the Atlantic. ; H-is understood that the deal was made between the Mur chlson bank and . President John S. Armstrong, who owned a majority of the stock in the Atlantic and who has desired for some time to retire from the active duties as ft banker, though according to the terms of the merger he and . other, members of the Atlan tic directorate will go on the board of the Murchlson. - Josephs W.vTates, cashier of the Atlantic, ' will . be v a member of the staff of the consolidat ed, bank' and the working forces of the two Institutions will be amalga mated as far . as ; oossibie. ' v" "' The banking capital of the city will not be diminished by the eomollda tlon and the Murchlson will be one of the largest banks In the South, with a. combined, capital stock of $025,000 or more and a surplus of over $100, 000. . Stock, In the Murchlson bank will' be offered In exchange for that of the Atlantic on an attractive basis, to be announced ' as soon as an ap praisement. Is had. By the coiwoll- Jation. ln addition to Its own handsome-building, r the Murchlson ac quires the handsome banking house of the Atlantic on the northwest cor ner of Front and Princess , atieets. which will probably be occupied by the People's Savings Bany, which It largely : made up of Murchlson inter ests.:.,? i'-;vJ".i.i,.--'--'-;ii ( ' " Tne merger leaves WHmlnrton with two national banks, the Murchlson and the Southern National, . while there .are four savings : Institutions which are not affected by the merger, though H Is aald ; that the Carolina Savings and Trust -Company, . allied with the -Atlantic -National, may; be taken over by -the.- People's or the Wilmington Savings arid Trust Com pany. While the details .of the mer ger of the two national banks are not given out. It is stated by the presi dent of. each that-the basts of the fljrement was mutually, advantag eous to bOth.' V ''i'T;J' , XEGRO t'SES A SHOTatJjr. Ullg Two of His Fellows With Shot and Then Makes" Good His Escape Brick I'sed In Quarrel With Palnfnl Effect School Building at IJncoInton yarlaft Completion Eureka Mills Soon to Start Cp." Special to The Observer, v . ' Ltncolnton, Dec. 14. Rob Johnson, a young negro buck of this place, to-day shot two other negroes, John Scribbles and Campbell Whit, serioualy Injuring Scribbles and painfully but not seriously Injuring White. From White's account of the affair, Johnson went to the new ach.xil , building whore Scribbles and Whl'e were working and he, White, quettlnned Johnson about having cursed him on a former oecealon. Johnson turn ed about and. goln up town, procured a alnslo-barreled shotgun and some ear trlrtgea, and returned to the school build ing and opvnod lire,. Scribbles was partly In front or White and received the larger part of the load in the faco and left eye.. White and scribbles then' turned to ran. when Johnson : reloaded . and fired again, most of the shot entering White's head, I nek and arrus. Johnson has the reputation of being a bad negro. lie made stood hit escape. .. Wood llouKors and Jim KUer, tw white boys about 1R years of age. became engaaed in a quarrel . yesterday - when young Bodgrs hit Klaer with a brick. It teems that Rudgers was naing some pro fane words where they could' be herd by. some girls who; were passing, when Klser told him to stop, whereupon Ttodg era hniitd the ntfMile at htm, striking him en the back of his head and inttlct Iiik painful Uit not erlous Injuries. .. . ' : The Daughters of' he Confederacy are busy preparing a play entitled "Down In Wxle," which they will prwwnt to the nubile In the near fulura This Is a good rjirnmit M war times In the South and will no rtotibt on a great aucceaa., , The official are snxloualy looking for ward to the completion of the new f'A Oty achoot btiliditm, which will probably be' about February 1st, Thla la a lanr and handsome building, nwidern In every respect, and would Oo credit -to -a town much larger tnan Um-olnton. In the aec ond story will be a urx auditorium to seat seven hundred persons end .with lute room for the large ' plays and opera,. : The msehlnerr for the new Eureka Mills hne been Int tailed and the wheels will be started to turning in a very short VT-r'm, Williams AUa For Indrpendcnce" of , V: : Philippines. ; 5 Washington,1 Dec. II.- Mr.'i ohn Sharp Williams, ; of MlsstastppI, : to day In .the House of Representatives offered a? resolution 'declaring t for the , independence ;of " the - Philippine islands, requesting the State Depart ment to open negotiations for their International neutrality, and ' fixing 10 years as a reasonnble time for the accomplishment of the Inde 1 "n'Jnce. I :., .: 1 X i c I . rj. a - 1 v ..1 la cl its pre - t The I : lug of I.t Smith, J. i: J v . ii. 'i( i : .. The charter has been rn cvcJ for the L.irjent Slanufacturinj Co:.'irany, a new corporation or the c:ty organ ized to make yarns, cloth and other fabrics from cotton, wool end ether materials. The incorporators are: Messrs. S. B. Sarzent, who holla 46 shares; E. L. Sargent and J. M. Har ry,, each holding two shares. The authorized capital of the concern la $50,000, but work will be started with a paid-in capital of $5,000. . Mr. & B. Sargent is a well-known manuractur er of the city, having been for a long time associated with the textile in stitutions of which Mr. D. A. Tomp kins stands at the head. -.; ' .. f ;.; CHILD LABOR ' LYVXST1GATIOXS, Why Should the Southern Textile In dustry Be Made a Special Govern ':, ent Target? ' . - . ,. American Wool and Cotton; Report . - er. ..j vr ' r' ' ;'' -A If there is Is one manufacturing in dustry In the country which - should be Immune - from national Interfer ence, It Is that of textile production, but with the present policy of the ad ministration,' nothing seems , to be passed by, and the textile industry is coming In for Its share of interfer ence in a particularly etty way, which carries the Insinuation that the captain of this Industry are doing something unlawful in the employ ment of young help; The Investiga tlon of child labor In textile mills. gof which there Is an available J ap propriation of $150,000. is progress ing after a fashion, and mill men, particularly Jn the South, are again called upon to open their, mills to in vestigators, so that facts and figures may be gathered and an aggregation of misinformed but well-meaning re formers can secure data : to be : dis torted and used in magatlnes and from platform, to show what a sad state of-affairs exists In some of our textile ' manufacturing communities, when as a matter of . fact, the mill operatives, ; tf left , alone, .would " be as well contented people as could be found, in the country; a clean mot" ally, as strong1 phystcally ' and as nthrtfty as the same number In any chosen industry in the world. Just why the v textile industry is made the target of: repeated govern ment Interference Is , not perfectly clear In our mind, but orobably be cause it cannot be touched' from a financial jrtandnoint. and being a lead- 4nr industry, it is necessary to find some weak spot; and wield the "big stick," .Just to show the country that the people's Interests are being looked after. We can see a further raotlve, insomuch as some Southern Gover nors have dared .to assert that there was such, thing as "State rights' which, the present administration has net always admitted to be the ease. It is difficult to keep any record of the child labor lnvestigsstlona going on, but we ehould Imagine that Hhe Southern manufacturers had ;,. had about enough , of It, particularly , as every Investigation;, report shows a sad state; of aff Irs, which only by a stretch of Imagination exist, and the animus - of the inquiry is plainly shown after each report has j been made public. There have been pre vious government Inquiries, Ste In quiries, labor union Investigations and civic federation research' and almost without exception the " report Is Just what the committees, or whatever the Investigators are called, are sent for, and more often than otherwise U Is detrimental to the mill corporations. When we consider what the men of the South, with Northern capital nd mill experts to get them started, have accomplished in the way of manufac turing progress durln the past twen ty or twWy-tlve years t ,1s quite safe to 1elleve that they are well fltted to carry on their ojwn affairs at the present time .without government, labor union or reformers' assistance, and it Is also safe to believe that they are competent to enact i( laws v that meet . requirements In their own States, but which ' would not be Just the thing In the North or In the West, and it is In this one particular that Interference ! is v a gross Injustice. What would be a good law for Massa chusetts would, generally speaking, be a good law for south Carolina, but details would necessarily need be worked out to fit South Carolina con dltlons which are different from those in Massachusetts, and the self-constituted reformers, of Massachusetts or New Tork are certainly not quali fied to make laws for South Carolina or Mississippi, except in their own estimation. ' .." '. " I v As the states, according to their sovereign right, have passed proper laws regulating' the hours T labor, and the age limit at which children can worki it seems a foolish expense to send sixty or one hundred Investi gators Into the. Held to prepare an other government document telling a great deal that 4s not so, and very little that la actual 'conditions, and the results, whatever' they may be, cannot effect any national legislation that will hold, as it Is conceded that any national law would be unconsti tutional. 'r ''At: H-i':!A m. I KUllns; Off Savage: Bled fogk Portland Oregonlan. , s ' .-' -J Walamute dogs, deprived of suffi cient food, have become so ferocious' in Nome that the northern camn has been compelled to establish a pound and to take up all dogs whose owners will not parev for them. Unless the dogs xan be tamed' they are shot. Scores of valuable sled dogs have- already been killed this winter, and before spring, It Is belleve.t hun dreds Win "have to be shot to make Nome safe for women and children, s A score or more of women- end children have been attacked by half famished Mslsmutes, andJt is almost unsafe for children to wander "bout town unprotected. Even men have been attacked at times by the dog and only . heroic measures adopted by the town, will prevent death or malm- in or manv people '..this winter." It; was xnis tnat tea tne : nome council to order the hungry dogs killed. , .t King's. Mountain rest or Rentgns. Special to The Observer. ' t" 'Kings Mountain, Dec ll-The' As soclate Reformed Presbyterian congre. gatlon at this place received a severe shock yesterday when Rev, J. M. Gar rison announced his purpose to resign his pastorate here to tike effect about January 15th.' He will go to a mission church In Fayettevtlle, Tenn. -Mr. Garrison came here 10 years aa-n from a church not far from the one to wntcn ne goes, ana ,nas made a very efficient,' popular pastor, loved . and re spected by every one,- not only those ct his own church but In every church la town. Every 'one believes he Is entirely conscientious ;ln the .matter and thinks he Is acting for the bent, but they are Just ne united In thlr belief that he in making a grave mis Lake, and thHt the church here will ';"""r in c""i i 1 is '. ' i C tver. Di.aM, i is. J. ri : gum. ex-fc! '-;;, -an and a from!.-."! wealthy an 1 1 .;i-r.t.a.l cii.if n, c yesterday. Vi Kile he had teen ill i several months and confined to Ms room for four weeks, his death came sudden and was unexpected. The fu neral and burial took prace this af ternoon at 2:30 o'clock, the Juneral service being conducted' (from the home on Liberty street and the body being laid away in the family mau?o leum at Maplewood Cemetery. There was a large gathering of the people of the city to pay a last, tribute to his menory Mr.', Mangum began to fail In health a number of months ago, but was able to look after his business affairs until about four weeks ago. when he went to his home, suffering from a severe cold. : For a week he bordered on pneumonia, but on Frl day and Saturday was better than he had been In the recent past.' Yes- Uerday mernlng he called for his Dreeaxast ana ate neartny. in a short while after this meal he drop ped over and was dead In a minute. With the " other : complications, he suffered a heart attack and this was the cause of his death,'. ; " i Mr. Mangum was. one of Durham's moot prominent and Influential cui- sena r He was 50 years of age in Bep- t ember of this year and was' a son of the late William Mangum., . Be ginning life as a poor boy he amass ed a fortune that is estimated to be from $100,000 to $150.000,ln ' value. For many years he was associated with his father In the general mer cantile business, but later purchased this business, this being many years ago, .and In addition to general mer cantile business he carried a line of hardware, i Then he had considerable real estate that be handled. ' " In early life Mr. Mangum marriea Miss Celesta Lattay who lived In the northern oart of this county. She survives him, together with. one child, Mrs, W. N. Yearby. There are two brothers, B, W. and F, R Mangum, and three sisters. Mrs. J. N. urn- stead, Mrs; J. R. Proctor and Mlse Ella Mangum, In addition to these relatives there are many others who live in various, parts of th's county. Five times during hie life was Mr. Mangum elected to serve as a mem ber of the board of city aldermen. At the last election he was impor tuned , by both sides of ; the faction tnen running- a ww. hot .name to be used, but he wouldtoot I run. i He held the respect and Jhlgh I then running1' a ticket to enow ms esteem of all who Knew mm, ana ne was known by practically all of the nnnla At thin ltv. ' . . ' ' The funeral services vas conducted i bv EMer P. D. Gold, of Wilson, as- jilsted by Rev. C. T, Adams, pastor of Trinity Metnoaisi .cnurcn. ma city. The pall-bearers and the floral bearers were as follows: Pall-bear-ers Messrs. J ,! F . Freeland. M. J GrlswoJd, 3. F, Btagr, A. J. Faucett, 0".' R. Day, G . C Farthing, N. G , Markham. T. 8 Christian.- Floral bearers Messrs. ' O. F. Adams, -P. C. Bneed, H. P. Goodall, W. J. Lougee, A. K. Vmstead, W. T. Car rington, P. W, Vaughan,, A Cobb, P. F, Morris. 3. P: Blacknall and M. 1 F . " Markham. The floral offer Jng9 were very numerous1 arrd beauti ful. ... - Albemarle Lutherans , Hold Very In- ', tereetlng Special Service. s Special tq. The Observer, - 1 1 Albemarle, Dec. 10. Jst , night, belna the close of the week f prayer and self-denial with the Lutheran people fcere, was marked by a spe cial service consisting of appropri ate songs, recitations, etc. pev. Mr. MoCoilough read as the lesson for the evening the second Psalm, which was followed by singing and prayer.; Then Miss Mary Brown, one of the grade school teachers, rendered In a most lovely tf manner H a recitation, iM'For Love's "Sake.'t; This was followed by R -u .ub.vuvh, tivih; urveni tana s Jcy Mountains." Then came a real treat when Miss iMVaggle KBrk, anotlher of the -graded school teachers, recited, ' "'Dying Ahd No Man Careth." This ' recitation was soul-stirring,:- to say the least, v Both ' Miss Kirk and Miss " Brown acquitted , themselves charmingly and showed to the vast congreg.tloa : present that they not only .knew- Khelr business as elocu tionists, but that they had the spirit of -their recitations burning In. their very souls. After the recitations Rev. Mr. McCollough made; a very feelin talk on the Importance of God's Com mand : to? preach; the Gospel to th4 heathen. The Lutherans here under' the pastorsite of Rev.; Mr. McColloua-h are alive to their work, and there Is not -a, cnurcn-in-Aibemaritt. that Is showinga more progressive t spirit than the Lutheran. , . . -. Mrs. H, AlWhlte, of HtghPomtS Special. Uy.th''Obwni-i""i-'-' v High Point, Deo. 1 : The funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. H. A; - White a occurred s this morning at the Friends church at 10 o'clock. The members of the local W, C T. U.v of which the deceased was an active member,! attended In 4 body, . The members of her class were also present " The services were con- of the Friends church... of this city .aald h, tin.. wtni. t ' m...i.2.' auciea oy nev. jenos Harvey, pastor pastor of the Friends . church, at Greensboro. : After the Services i the remains were carried to Guilford Col lege for Interment. . The following wefe the pall-bearers. ' tr, W. Qi Bradshaw, S. H. Tomllnson. Ralph Parker, C. Mi Hauser, Hiram Worth and Cart Hill. Thus ends the life of One of High Point's Christian women who lived for the betterment of the world and who now sleeps In the rmf of her Savior. ,'. : Two DcaUis Near Llncobiton, 8pecial to The Observer. - - . . , Unoolnton, Deo. l.-Two very sad deaths occurred near here HutuHav One was that of Mr. Andrew Brown, of Pleasant prove, about three miles north west of Uncolnton. Mr. . Brown wni about 04 y-srs of age and succumbed to n attack of pneumonia. ; . , The other was that of Mr. Lee R. Dej. linger, if Laboratory, three miles south or here. Mr. lelllnrer, one of the coun ty's most valued cltisens, was ei years ld and had been in HI health tor some lime. Just recently, though, his mind became affected and application was blade for Ills entrance Into the State HoMpital at Morgan ton, but be died be fore he could be taken the re. - , , Mr. D. C. Cunningham, of Franklin, Correspondence Of The Observer, Franklin, Dec. IS.-Mr. D. C-Cunningham,' one of the, oldest and best known cltlsens of Franklin, died her Friday, night. 1 - Mr Cunningham was i " for many years In the livery and holel h business and is widely remembered for his originality and strong common " sense. jne runerai was conducted by Rev. F. L. Townsend from the I -thodlst churrh Titurisy prterroon, Ja :c T. it. i ,,n c:-:.. .. bn.: i . c r cf :.:r. r...-:i " of-Taylorsvi:, and f.e groom a son ef Mr. L. W. Trvln, of lUddenlte. The marriage wag a quiot aftuir and was wit ncsed by pny a few people, the couplu being strangers here, , Mr. Irvin and his bride, accompanied by a sister of the bride. Miss Delia Teagno, came to StatesViUe Saturday morning on the early train from Tsivinm. Ville, and erigaireU rooms at Hotel Ire dell. In the alternoon Mr. Krvin secur-c-d marrlago : license and : latr called Squire fjloan to tlm rnnm nf th. v,i,i,ir ladirs, where the knot, was tied in short oruer. me marriage, However, waa not a runaway, but simply a plan the young itujj, nau ueciaea on to sun me occas m unu circumstances. Mr. Jrvln Is one of a' number of Alexander farmers who engage In truck farming in Florida dur ing the winter and early spring, and who epend the summer and fah in Alexander. Mr. Ervln has been at home tor aome iimo, auiu caiuraay was we day for liira to leave for Fort Ordale, Fla., to begin "" paicnes ror eariy tomatoes, lettuce, etc. H ami hi uutb.ori elded a few days before the time for his departure to ret married befora h r turned to. Florida, and to carry out their pian me oriae piannea aviBlt'tor her self and sister to the home of her uncle, Mr. t,hal Teagu who lives near Stutes vIle. rhey all came to Statesvllle to gether, the young lovers were marrlod and made happy, and then they parted, the groom leaving oa the nrst train for Florida and the bride and her slater go- v me nuine oi ineir uncle. airs. jmiiu; Km jum ner nusoana, later. Double Wedding at Newton. , Special to The Observer.' Newton. Deo. - IS. Ypatrdn v nir " double wedding performed by ilev. M. A, Abemetby' In North Newton. The con tracting parUes were Mr. -Preston E. Flowers and Mtsa Jemta .-HirmM.n. ami Mr. F. T, Quthrle and Miss Mary Bull. PLANNING i NORMAL j BUILDIN. Mr. C C, Hook, of .Charlotte, Prepar- Building Preacher Wins Out In Horse Trade When It is Taken to Court Merrlmon's Factory Sold a; Auction Lecture v Givett on Re liffipn. ' ' 4 - , Special to The Observer. . .1 . . Ureensboro. Thl IB Mr - rharl . f Hook., Of the firm of Hook A Rnrom t f Charlotte. IS sending some time at the f,tate Normal Tend Industrial College making f plans .for f the l00,000.v science building to be erected on the site of the nurnea aormitoryt - r: : 1 11'- - ,L AK Fairbanks, editor - of Every ttlng, , left to-night for i San Francisco Cel., to spend Christmus with relatives. A special meeting of the board of coun ty commissioners was " held . to-day to settle with the county treasurer, Mr. J, W. McNalry. . . . . ?Rufe Dohnell, Wiley Lambeth and Jim Thompson, all colored, - were arrested this morning on the charge of receiving stolen goods. ' They were given a hear ing before 'Squtre D. H. Collins, who bound , them over In bonds of $50 each. They are - charged with receiving some of the Roods stolen by Will Halrston last week from M.1 I Kendall's ; store at Guilford station, '-f;;';")..'.?'. - A W. Vlckory A Co., mortgagees, sold at public auction at the court house to day the building -formerly known as Merrlmon's factory, on Guilford avenue. The property belonged to the Thomson Lumber Company, bankrupts. : It was bid off by Mr. J. A. Odell for $1,025. - A horse trade In which W. J, Swift, of Bessemer City, had sold to Rev, H. Tu Powell, of Tabernacle, a horse which died Just after it reached the buyer,, was sired in "Squire Collins' court to-day. He had- given a check for I1S6 to pay lor the horse, but stopped the payment. - Mr. Swift sued him for the amount of the check, but 'Squire Collins gave Judgment In favor of the defendant, Mrs. W, L. Manning and children will leave this week for San- Francisco, Cal., to Join Mr. 'Manning, who has been there eight -months. , ;,r .': , . - Mr. William V.i CTegg and ; bride; nee Miss Margaret May Burton, have ' re turned from - their wedding i Journey through the North, , v- . . ' Prof. W, C Jackson, principal of the Lindsay street school, gave the first of a series of lectures to-nigflt before the B Y. P. U. of the First Baptlet church, ITis general subject ia 'Tha Five Great Ttolfglons of the Pay." . IJe spoke to night on "Mohammedanism." ' A special musical programme was rendered. v..v 1 , I ii I ii, I V- What-Sot Chat Over the . Telephone. Philadelphia Record. " "Are you there t" v' s "Tes." - - , ' "Who are' you,' please?" T' Watt.' . ' I1.-. ' "What is your name, please 7". ; v "Watt's my name." , . x "Yes; what Is your' name V " " - 'I say my name Is Watt." " "Oh, well; I'm -coming to see you." . "All right Are you Jones ? ''No; I'm Knott," . -.' ' ' ' "Who are you, then, please?" . , I'm Knott" - . k . "Will you tell tne your 1 name, please?" " r" "Will Knott." .' ' , "Why wont you." ' ' i " ' - ;, "I say my name Is William Knott." . "Oh,-1 beg your pardon." ' "Then you wlU be In If I come round,. Watt t - - , " ..-Certainly,' Knott" - Then they were out off by the ex change, and Knott watyts to know If Watt will be In or not - iiiaiitrrnxixiiiaaixixixrtrirnTTrixiKiiixxixxiixiiTi3 t A! GIVING AVAY SHOES EVERY DAY THE V; ' ' ..Tli3 yinncrs. Last Vesb 7cre: . , H. Howland W... F. D. No. 8 Charlotte Miss Margaret Willis. .'. 1702. Boulevard , H. II. Rhyne. ...... ......;.....v... Charlotte R. B. Moore..,.......... ; 510 S. McDowell St. C. R. Lockman. 803 N.1 Caldwell St. Floyd McConnell. ;.-. .R, F. D. No. 29 Charlotte. ; ;. A' pair for each day inthe week. And wc will con . tinue giving away a pair fine 1 $3X0 Pulhnan . Chcc3 every day until Christmas. Ask our clerks. ' Foreman CORNER X '(" r.o sr. C r.O S" it s llie s v.i icl e .z -s it As e . y li operate ni clean as a Lit-p. Er::s lM iAl$ 4 quarh sives intense Keat lor 9 hours. . FinLl.ci m nickel anj japan tvery KeLr warranted. 1 amo v T latest improved central draft burner. Made of brass throughout, nickel plated.; Just the light to read : br-"bri9hl and steady, . Every lamp) warranted. ' II your dealer doesn't carry the Perfection 0J Heater and Rayo Lamp, write our nearest agency lot oescripave circular. . , 11 - - STANDARD OIL COMPANY (Incorporated) '. VICTIM OP NEGRO'S ASSAULT. tyr. P., Llndsey Weaver, a Prominent Man of Polk County, pcaten by a ' Negro Who Uses Rocks and a Stick , as Weapons Episcopal - Church vwiw rniea iv uiHiion Jiorner. Other News Prom Tryon. Special to The Observer.' , Tryon, Dec." -P. iLindsay Wea ver, a prominent citizen of Polk coun ty, was the victim of a most vicious! assauu -oy a young ; negro ; named Walter Davis, at:his place near Co lumbus, -Friday, about noon. .Mr. Weaver reproved" the negro for Al lowing " his cow to destroy corn be longing., to : the former. : : The negro denied the charge, whereupon Mr. Weaver showed him ne ffesh tracks and said: "It's : no use to lie about It" With en oath the negro 'seized a large rock and struck Mr. Weaver down, lumped on him and struck him several blows with a stick, 'upon the head and arms.' The negro submit ted to arrest and is now In lall -at Columbus. Mr.'- Weaver Is consider ably bruised and swollen from the effects of the' assault, but Is-not se riously hurt " -The. Tryon 'Lodare' Knlarhts of Pv. thias, gave a delightful banauet and smoker Thursday . evenlnsr. to wh'h tnei Knights 'from Columbus. Lyhn, ana XAnarum, u, were invited, , and which provM a , "ost ",",vible n- caalon. -About fifty Knights were present : . . ' ' , - . - Mrs. M. ' E. Stevenson, formerlv of Columbia, 8. C, who has conducted Log Cabin Inn at Steams for four years, will s-iortly move to Tryon and conauct the woc-diawn. ' , , . f ' The consecration yesterday at 11 a. ym. by - Bishop Horner, of Ashevllle, of the Kplscopal church of the Holy Cross, was a very solemn and 'grati fying occasion. The bishop, accom panied by Rev, E. N. Joyner, the rec tory and Jttevf James Joyner, of Salu da, was met, at the door of the church by the wardens and escorted to the chancel, senior Warden F, Pickens read the Instrument of dona tion and endowment and the service proceeded according to the form for consecration of a cnurcn. at. s:v p. m. the bishop addressed the chil dren of the Mission Sunday school and at t o'clock held evening set-vices at .the church. . .' .The quarterly conference of the Methodist Episcopal cnuren, soum, of he TrVon and Saluda churches, W. A. Newell, pastor, was held here yes terday In charge of Rev. I W. Craw ford. . D.i of Ashevllle,.- the ; new presldlrr elder. ' 1 ' -,., curnxo bcsixess force. , - TjcxhiRton Agent Notilled That Two i -Mi'n Will fle Taken OH rr Their - M'srles Reduced - Sheriff Delap Slrk. ' ' 'V", . . Ppeclal to Th Observer. - ' s , - Lexington, Deo 18. The Southern Railway, Company's policy of re trenchment Is being carried beyond the taking off of passenger trains. - It is learned that the agent at this point has received notice that two of the (JvpoX. force must be cut off, or the salaries of the men reduced IS each a month.' Already-the fotce here Is too small' to take care of the busi ness with the proper dispatch' and It 4s believed that the ealaries will be reduced Instead of "decreasing - the number of men. Employes of a rail- X YET IN WEEK TRADE AND COLLEGE STS. i i. .. "3 or l, i m I T.3 L. -r 1- ,1 1 . II " lr, Desl "r round L.td ma.:. Eauinred witk - I road company always lead an uncer- I tain life as far as their tenure of employment is concerned and things ' are now more uncertain! than ever. : " Sheriff At T. Delap has been con fined to his home for the past four Or 7 nve days with la grlDDe and he con- ' tinues right sick. . HERE'S GOOD ADVICE.. O'. S. Woolever, ono of the best known. merchants of -X' Raysvlllo.i N. V., says: -"If you are ever troubled with piles, op- ply Bueklen's Arnica Salvo. ' It cuivd ' me of them for good - 20 years ; ago." Onarnnteed for sores,, wounds, 'burns or ' abrasions, So, at all drug storea .1..)h,1.(,JJJilMiH. 4 "Bottled -tcT--. i--VL " -."'- -' in Bond1 r Held High In the cstccra of ho.mI everyone who. Is - acquainted with Its' I8j7?ll iioe flavor and rich quality. . Good Old Guckcnticlmer Ryt is doubly protected.1: The cold 'and blue - banner of the distill ers Is on the front of -. every bottle-"botded , In bond," and the Vy -s S. Gov't's stamp Is over the cork. , r "-I -' ..-: v Wi'i". '? KTryU-You'llWitt! , .,:.--- : ' . 1 1 C"'',,vf Jfc .i fit Vwvuvtfiivtmvl VI ViMwt WstClera sine mr rUtsbursh v . r, . , , J ' ' V . v ' J ' 11 . ' '""" v.1 I J'- " 7 1 '"T-,! ' It 'Of! ' 1 111 -.SBBBav SSI . S I an " .t. . I
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