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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JANUARY 10; 1H03. CUEEXSUOWO NEWS ITEMS. . Bunk Blake nir--rlns Report Elks ia Sfove Into ACW t lunnoupe ' I.lires Hw Ofliccw Appreciation of Gale City Firemen. Crrc-ispondem-e of The Observer. Creenfboro. Jan. 8. The etookhcld ers of the .Greensboro National Bank and the Oreeo-sbaro Commercial- and Savings Banks met In annual sswn this afternoon. The reporU of the of ficers of both institutions showed that thoy tad" flourished a4 efeal-ily grown during the past year. After the meeting of the stockholders the directors of both banks met and re elected .the old officers. Miss Elina Lamb & Co., mil liners, have leafed the new Bev'.il Building on North Elm street and will mcf-iJito it February 1st. It will be prvf iately fitted up and , Mr. Bevill rays he will make it the prettiest storeroom in the city. Greensboro Lodge No. 602 B. P. O. Elks will move the iirst of next week Intiis new 40,OCO clubhouse, w'hlcti has Just been completed on the Lind pay lot.- at the southeast corner of West Sycamore and South Greene streets, and Just west of the Guilford Benbow. The lodge, had an entiutsiais tic meeting to-night. The member ship Is steadily growing, now number ing close to !50. Mfcs Kuth Hughes, of Raleigh, has arrived tn become librarian CTGree-ns--boro Female College, succeeding SI Is-! H'allie Mayas, who did not return at- ter"TRe tffristmat "holidays. j Mr. W. T. Smith has bought from Miss Mary Petty a house and lot on South Ashe street, nnd Mr. Tyre Glenn has sold Mr. Smith a 100-acre farm in Monroe township. At last night's roeetiflff-nf Buena ' Vista Lodge No 21. I. o. O. F.. Mr. J. Arthur Forb'.fc was given the In initiatory degne. Proximity Lodge No. 108 held an enthusiastic meet ins; last ' night and installed the recently elected officers to service for the ensuing year; Mln neota Tribe No. 52. Improved Order of Red Men also Installed the new officers last night and after the In stallation Past Sachem J. V. Shaw was -presented with a past sachem's . regalia. v Capt. Charles Wooten Is now night yard conductor for the Southern Ball way, and Mr. I. G. Patterson has again taken his run -on a freight train, The annual election of offlpers of the Merchants and Manufacturers' Club takes place to-night. Mr. John L. King has been president for a year. Mr. I. C. Wright, a young lawyer, ttho cam tr this city a year ago and shortly afterwards formed a partner ship with Former Mayor T. J. Mur phy, has decMed to go to 'Clinton to loca'e. Mr. Wright Is a native of f'ampson, of which Clinton I the county seat, and he already has con siderable practice at Clinton. A party from a distant cl!y Is here arranging to open a skating rink, and Is on a deal for the Banner Ware house, on fet Market street; rtr whlch the Democratic convention met three years ago. Chief Fred N Taylor, of the Greensboro fire department, U In re ceipt of a" letter containing' a check for $50. from the Hherwood Bobbin Manufacturing Company a a token of appreciation for the splendid work of the firemen on the night of Janu ary 3d, when their factory was dam aged by fire, STATU LAW rXDF.Il I1RF. The Anti-Trust Statute to II V Tested ' mt U'llmlnirtnii In f'MA Airalflwt Din- moml Mutch Company KMnlnole! tl-"" an erhawtion of the ''I'tera . ... I tirre mo led from tHs Tvro-H'lent s lomg iniiy ni i iwrievion. Special to Th'i Observer. Wllmintrton. Jan. 9. An Interest ing point is made by the plaintiff In a suit wiilch"wf lnitituted In Superior j ourt here yesterday by Fred hear lat term In I 'i vrnn rx-r, "btiit was pre ''o., of New York, against the J. C. j vented iby nickneH in His comrreiti Ptevenson Company, for the recovery i Hon, ha ac;Tpt,-l a fen.wttil invita of $307.25 on an invoice of matches. I tKn for the oomlns: Sunday, which the defendants refused to ac-i The Mecklenburg Progrew. f!er a cept after their shipment bv the New; Christmas vacation of two -ec,, !ha, York firm linrm th orler of the d(..!tiwi iwin'cnuw""""! w-n, iHi.ving fendants under contract with the New York concern It I alleged that the refusal of the Stevenson Company to accept the shipment Is solely for the reason that they hive an Iron-cl.id agreement "with the Diamond Mat.-h Company, commonly known as h';tb.iie HaUsiMe Amuwnl risw "match trust,' not to handle the pro- .rro ,,.,, rr it(.afri's Cup.'tnl duct of any other manufacturer., v.iil l'coi.lo Inuialllng IJarlH Con- wnicn coniract was overiooaea hi tne time the contract ws macio ror tne Independent goods Fold by Fear A Co. It Is alleged bv J. 11. Scull, attorn y for the plaintiffs, that this agreem 'it with the Pia.mond Match Company Is nuil and void be.ausn it Is In viola- tton of the law passed by the last i Legislature scalnst the restraint of trade and that, even if tich a con tract were made. It null nnd vol.1 o far es It would effect another" con- DAILY 1ASII10X SKKVICE 2187 Ladies kiseohed puittd bkirt. Pari$ Parrcn No. u7 All fcun Allowed. TbJissnex.j!ttt tnodcl for tha rmrU k!rttower iJn.hirt-iSiijf,;;kor iinio. , ntj r.mr.! 0.-lf,a tO SdTtBtKtS la W.i. elotii. rg ri.vk-1 or st riti clj..-r-.nt cr or fuii.ng. or aij o! u, hcoirh or r.i.f .ih -or. Kxli. Hits ni-is-i-jred n:xi4 with p i.ti at ! th frost sod bv k trcil u over earn hip'. ftml tim freet U tritaimrt w.tk ma ,A ! b!Kk loohsir brmi!. ' 7h fid-.pl.IU r Irrm- Bed with fsney biittor, il r: Ion;. Tho f.Um it in tltet 22 to t' J.-,eh, wii.t (cur. ' fjt 2t yrM tht ttirt, ir,.Je of ete rtl with fjulr 10't rrI 10 Inrbet ; M,trrtrif tt larhxt witl. or i 1, vr:i'3 ' 1-sehss, wfde. 4 H vmrdt M lf.rhet wide: or. " wrjiotrt ap. ft wiil ttl tr.i i'.mI wl-ie. or 6 H ysr-li ii iacbf w;.V.. or 4 y, j , . ioAr w: In- or Hi yrd t4 fc.vhrs kii; w'.lb 15? Tflt of niohir bf:l w ir.ra. Vtt of 4-tlKra, 19 cr. Iv fcimrly. cle iiunilCT of jutu-ra yon desire, or vyt nut lllu-imt'on and mau It .trlMi lo rcni, i-ilr r tllill', to 1 iMT j,r ry-T, . . Sf uviie I . C, l a-lil'm Ix-i-t. tract made by Fear & Co., with the defendants. The ease will come up at the next term of New Hanover Su perior Courts where there if already an -indictment against the .Diamond Match Company for violation of the State anti-trust law. ' The result of the cas will be watched with Interest, as It U said that many standard man ufacturers by the larger concerns North are disposed of through Job bers in the same manner. Mr. John A. Fox, special director of t'.ve National Uivers and Harbors Congress, who recently made a tour of thisState In connection with the organization of thp -North Carolina Inland Waterway Association, I" now engaged in a similar mission in South Carolina. He has a number of ap pointments' in the Palmetto State, af ter which he will come to Wilmington for a conference with President Chad bourn, of the North Carolina associa tion.' The dates of his appointments here are January 24th and 26th. The United States revenue cutter Seminole, stationed at this port, la at Charleston, S. C, for special duty in connection with the visit to that city of 'he National League of Commissi in Merchants, which goes over from its annual meeting at Savannah on Fri- cay. I ne Seminole will be usr-d m taking the party about the harbor for visits t.i Sullivan's iTclrtndy Hie navy yird and other places of Interest at that port. PWIDSOX XKWS N'tXTBS, T1m Town's AttnvtlvcncxH Continue to Draw Xcw ('ItisMMi -Vew Itook Vr Hip Library Arrive "atBlot;m" Stunt to lie Iw-urd. Special to The 0!"rver. DavlJson. Jtjn. 9. Davtiwin con tinues to -prove attractive as a place of i rewl'lcnco 'for th unrounding xriuntry territory. , The latest ipur chaspr of a- town lot tor buiUling pur-po- Mrj-.Avery L. Hobb, whopc o-rwnfprtahl nl u.hntantial looking dweO'lin,? ait well cultivated .fVurm are atout a wie -'uMde rf tihe northern limit trtjfue tflwn. He has purchased the upr Ufl of be ktran 'lot Jiift north 'of tihe cemetery And will 'build during the coming K'lhunfr a com modious itouso, largely on th cot tage film. . it Is not suplOMl tht Mr. Hobbs will d1sc'ntin,ue entirely the cultivation of his farm ind that he 'has ucccnfuilly Iniipmwl for a number of yearn. The loss that hi and iMrwi Hobhw' coming here me-ins iar itflie country neighborhood is of course a oiuUrrtal gain ito the life of Iuivklnon. Mooresvllle, in the persons of n male ouareMe and ' lrama.tlc. carte, that 'hum nlertslned their 'hwne f"o ple wkt.h a presentation of an attrac tive nnd ple4ng play wHI likely visit Dnvdwm elrher the comlnir Saturday night or a week later. The visitors will be tinder the uncial au:7)iccs of the Y. M, C A., n.'t will douWle-s draw kx hg cwwd from botlh campus a ad town proper. The first Installment of new Hvioks for (this iterm. eome wo r ithrec hundred votij.mes, an.d repspsentinr an outlaw of $500 or $S00, hi leen re ceived and ! now lln,? cataU'srue! . New regul.itionM in regnnl to the reeling ivHTrm tillow thin populnr Tlnce of a-xwimlfly to ib opf-n only during the thoun of 2 lo S In the Afternoon. It Is belleveo that Lhl! porlod of time will t ample for a proper Use of the room, e-opociilly ft tltero 1s provlsliwi for takingiout the mnmtm over night. The new catu1i)gu wIM ho IkhuoiI this yesr much earlier than umnl. It will proHibly . (i ipear In about thirty days. A tjfK-"laI rc)on for its iltt- HMHtt. is the fa.ct 4hit t'henr 1 prnc tirre" moiled from l.hja pro-i '1 en t 'a ofllce. 'both catalogues nl bullftlns having 'been In demand to an un pre cedent od degree. l?ev. (!,Ore frvek. who wa to hnve preached here l,nf,n trrr.t.tlv ni!ivl bv nil n even in fs .brief lifet.lm It has hncome tin ln.tefTal part of the eoelal and busi ness life of the town. . PARK I'OU WASHINGTON'. ,(1ir n t.li--rw MetnN-r 'a ken lino i-rotmiiciii i,nw i inn, Sprlal to The Olwfrvr. .Washington, N. C, Jan. It - It ru'inoreJ thnt there 1s a movement n foot among- h number of prominent (lu.s!ivs men In thi 'lty, ih ro,n- Junction with Northern capitalists, ito organize and -operate R 'park coniftny in it nr'ir this city. It Is their pur pos to b-nsc a snjfllclcntly Uire trank of land in or on the Kiiburhs if this ckty. vhMi they will iliuve .In Id off u a .pleasure ix-irk anl auHLvnunt re Kfrt. It Is their purpo.j to build a casino or viriety they're and to have -other amusemepJ A 1)1' n I. it lire Kiio with a number of anhrit-H fur' the amusement of children Is Also pro piod. AlvMit flfteob a-res will be re quired for this park, nnd It will re. quire about $10,000 t put the . h'mi d'n sii-ce.f ul operation. Heveml "thousand have alrendy been T,l-li.J by ftcveTal iitc-il -biiflncRt inon and 1t s hed that the remainder can ! ralju-1 In th ner.t few montha so e. to wtart active opentiona by the iom Inr summer. Th- l.iw firn f fi-n.iil & Mnctx-an. of this city. vtmtocd of Hon. J. H. ; Small nnd A. I. Mo.-Lenn, has wnt lv as!ocin1et wi'h It Mr, lliirry Mc MiiilHD. of the lornl ibar. The style of thi firm V now S-nviii, Ms-Uan j McMuilan. The lnislnes of the tirm, i It In tin ti'WwH. will le largely in! tjio band f Miss. VHfl,pan 'nnd ! M Muilun, ns the pres-nire of Mr. j iih'.1' cngr wv-oiml i tktiea is u h nit to rt-quire fr icu-aMy hid .entire time' and attention. j Mr. ". H. Wr'jii nnd trn UnemJi- for the Pota! Tcb'Kr.i Jill Cdmipary ore U In the rtty 1nsj;t:l;ng a lig'11 nduetor in?1e f-,r the cmijrir.v. The nur I'ti will c.-ti. fr.m -trie -Notfi.lk Stirhern vtytl-.n to the ofli.-f, on M itn'rl iren. etitf-rinsr over the p-!. of tbelH Me'l Teieph"!" I'o'npany. T'! -')! :H wTT give aV-:ngt.n n d.ub!e w'irv p-rviv over tins lln to tins wii n bret there ba. been but one wire. The I iii!,'(. vi Ire rrfor.l n meens of de. t cointnunlititjon wiili lln' -.h I lie new "-rv e will !. rea lr for u-- t'-m rrt nirhf find "r''-'l '''a ';ne iV tir crit vire will ' ri. -rvi. e C t.ef..r. - , , - -'.-.,. , - r i.i.-i i - y ; ri Til I'vlc en'if'y fte 1vi; I h, WOrrf n th M.!i"tnni.:.-,t Itailroal is pro-rrev-, in.;, at rnpl.i r.v. Curol if Lung Trouble. It Is r.'.n, rif-wn ear thiie f ;il a Ifj.itow it-ruy fr-fri riJi:iiOiiii n." tvries (' !" r 1, a l..lir-s I. .afie.es ! mn "f-K' M"l.i s tV t,;j run o-t-n jtti Wflgt.t I" l " rm l. . ar.d -tuchlns; , fvnn eetstit. both t v mr and by 1 ictit. )i;i!y I ix-iii.ii ,k-4.g Ir. Klfg a-N.r II . v Yy. mr.i 'ti!iiu.e'd IM for alcut all tv nth. hl !nv ti'ii,;i Kid lung ir-ible were n HtMy t. ,rt. w i 1 ! rii i my Dirmi! wna'it. 171 ! I. Tt. , ,A- ... , et - i rv.rr v.ir iur!i-l- -1 ut all i,a 1. 'ria1 . U 1 ('. Iiee. 1 IIIGII IOLVTS JQQI HTAUT. ; Three Sew .Kntyrprlscs Set Going and Kninew. Jiuina Melrily oik IWjnds For City Improvcmrtim Not SI-, alile on Account of a Twhnlcality, Hut AVI11 lie Corr'(4tHl by Ixnila ture ur AnotlK-r Kk-tion. Kle-ial Ut The Cbst rver. - High Point, Jan. 9. A good start for High Point haa already ,leen made this year notwithstanding this Is the firtt week of 1908. A State bunk with a capital etock of $75.000-'haa tef-n orgT-nized, another !oe plant and toi-a.?e busiiMaaj as.'ur.J ajid, work has ibeen resumed on the Carolina Valley Kallroad, which cal! for an expenditure of J 2.4).0 00- wiihitt the next ix inontha. What few factories that lid not ibegln work lost Monday will etart-up-next wk, and with thcw eixty plants humming: and the three new enterprises enumerated above 4t 'begins o ?m thait, as far ea High point Is vncorneL she hvis (riven oij panicky times o called a black eye tor the present t leat, The sma.nuafcturen aite (feeling the pulse of trade quicken, a,nd they are croectlng the normal throb sooner 4Jian wus ,t first anticipated. They (fmply refuse to confess rhat there are hard times, and if this 'bold front would beco-me universal '1t 'woukl eoon STive the knock-out to the 1elief that money Is short to any great ext-mt, and that time are neces.-9i.rtly harder than we "believe they tne. Owing to a technicality the honds voted laat spring for city and other rm-provementfl canmt be- deposed or, but another election will ihave to be ille V or another et . tned at the Teclal si -e.fi m r.f the Legislature be fore they can 'be ditpon?d of. The 'bonds were unanlm(isly carried, and there would he no ohjecition if the I.egliWure corrects a amall error which waH really an oversight wnd for which no loray Is really responsible. The money in needed very mwh at this time for (Improvement on the streets and waterworks. If there 11 no action at the special etsion of the Legislature the board -of aldermen W121 call another eJeoMon n,nd the cltl Zeins will be called upon to pass the bonds. t they did so harelfomiPly at the last election. Whatever course may be pursued, 1t Is quite probable that the imoney will be available from the wile 'if 'bonds ,by parly cprlng, as the city n.ttorney and 'board of alJcr rnen will lo everything possible to ha."trn matters. The reason of such s. course seems quite a -.mall thing, hut thie nttorne's In New York hav ing the bond in hand say that pur chiwrs of tond.s will not buy unload every coiwliit Ion of law has ben met. a l-hre have heen o many contests of late oh such things. The elec tion for bonds was regularly held and corriel 'by a Wrge majority, but the law rermlred that the rciturms bo marie the "following" day. In the hurry the night of (eleo'lon the re turns were made on the (ta.me day the polls were -closed, hence he techni cality. The judges overlooked the matter In trying 'to le smart and wind up the Ibulne,f5 too quick a thrift peculiar to HUh Point ibuslneiis folk. M a .mee'ing of the High Point rrtivslclan It w .leHdc.1 to have a ilwiTifiiiet heiv chrly 1n February, at Whirh the county medlcail society will bo their guetitn. ( Mr. J. F. SlcDonald has sold his etccK tft goods on Man gum avenue to Mr. A. K. Prim, who will continue the business at the, old stand. The people haw faith in High Point and especially 9icr citizenship. With in the Inst few days peveral pnrtles have been In the city xleslrlng to In vest In real estate nnd town oecurltlca. A-mong these people are some of the very best btis-fno men North, who have mai.io jt their bunlnefs to look into thc sltuaitlon hens nd are po.tI)- flefl that ofter the financial ictloud roll by if will he discovered that Hlg'h Point Is one of the strongest financial centre In the Sfut:h, According to population. The fait that this oomes s pooii after the rnnlc Is ntrong evi dence that H!h Point Is looked upon with mui'h favor by outsider. BANK TO BF.COM F, NATIONAL. Tlie Pi-ople's, of Salisbury, to Fnliirsre Ir Cnpital nnd Itcontn a Federal IiiMlliutlou Old Hickory" Club Fleets Oitiecrs ivr the year Post Pusses Its Third Mile Post. Special to The O'jsrrver. Salisbury, Jan. 8. The People's It.ink will shortly be changed from a Suite to a national Institution. At the s:ime time I he capital will be Increas ed from $75,000 to $100,000. About February 1st thla bunk expects to oc cupy Its new qua-rtcrs at the south east center of Main ai.d Fisher street. The new building In owned by tho People's Hank and when com pleteilAlIl tic one of the handsome!?! in thiSbite. The Interior furnishing and deciTtHtloiiH of the blinking rooms will be ino.' t elaborate and no expse is being spared to have everything finisheil In first-class style. Durlnsr the two years of Its existence the people's Hank has enjoyed success that is almost phenomenal, and with Increased- capital nnd facilities its fu ture Is well assured. " La?t night the Old Hickory Club, so long and favorably known as one of HATKl'S FINE WHISKIES. DISTILLERS ESTABLISHED 1867 C. All goods GUARANTEED PURE and just as represented. If not satisfactory, your money refunded. We prepay all express charges and make good all losses and breakage. Shipped in plain packages. 1 Gallon 2 Gallons 4 Quarts 8 Qusrti Richmond Rye Whiskey . . . . v .$2.25 $4.00 $2.35 $4.20 Straight White Wooden Corn . . . . 2.00 3.75 2.10 4.00 Straight White Copper Corn . . ... 2.25 4.00 235 4.20 Ameiican Fine Gin . . , .. . . . 2.50 4.50 . 2.60 4.75 Imported Holland Gin . . .... . 4.C0 70 4.10 - ..70 Maryland Peach Brandy .'20 4,50 .2.G0 4.75 New York Apple Brandy . . . . . . 2.50 40 2.60 4.75 Virginia Apple and Peach Brandy , . . 4.00 . .7.50 4.10 7.1 0 Canadian Malt Whiskey . . . ... .3.00 50 3.10 5.75 Private Stock Corn . . . . . . . . 2.50 4.50 2.60 4.75 Haike's Virginia Mountain Rye . . . 2.50 4.50 2.60 4.75 Merry Old Kentucky Rye . ..... 3.00. 5.50 3.10 5.75 Golden Corn. . . '. . ..... . 3.00 5.50 3.10 5.75 Old four Hundred Rye or Corn . , . 4.00 7.50 4.10 7.70 1 Sx fl 1 - vwitri Xfmui A MAT ! SJO MHro. 1 uid nve Hundred a, 1 o 11.- Old 1867 Rye Whiskey . . . mean n-,.u -I : It A cTie I uuiuiu w wuuu, 1 c' ''..'. - i . C Our shipping house is next door to the express office. 13 i t iwA -V --e ' Deer, uoiuca ana 1 '! ".T.'.'. !a i !X A East Cary Street err- Salisbury's premier social Institutions, met for the purpose of electing offi cers for 1908. The following gentle men were re-elected to the various position's: P. H. Beard, president; C. K. Stevenson, first -ice president: W. B. Strachan. second vice prenident; AV. II. Ilobson, secretary and treasurer; I Burtcn Craige, r. a. Cariton. Fran Plummer. Paul H. Bernhardt.- board of governors. The report for 1907 showed the club to be in splendid condition ami everything points to an other successful year. Congratulation are In order to The Salis-bury Kvenlng Post, which to-day reaches its third birthday. Its gen eral f?r'wth since birth has been most promising, and it nosl'a very lusty youngster. Editor John M. Julian, one of Rowan's popular Represent atives, has' been at the. helm since the start and no mariner has worked more coriscientioubly. With .the ex ception of an occasional fling at his bosom friend, Dowd, Editor Julian has pursjuedthe policy of being every man's irietuLand no man's enemy. The good people of Bowan " showed the'r apprecla-tion-of this by nominat ing him, at the head of the Demo- cratic tickst, ps their Representative lr. Balelgh, and that he has served their Interests faithfully and well goes without saying. To "him In a very great measure Is tho succcfs of The Post due, but mention must also be made 6f the managerial department, headed by Mes-srs. J.' X. Roueche and H. M. Brown. Popularly known as 'Uncle Joe" and "Judge" respective- ly. these two gentlemen have succeed-, ed in building The Post In the phort space 'of thre years from a little evening four-sheet to a first-class elght-pr.ge paper with ft circulation of j 2.500. Pestles the dally paper Messrs. Roueche and Brown have specially under their care a bl-weeklv, which now enjoys great -popularity with tho rural population or tcow.an county, i. WAS XKAlt A WATF.KY UAVF A Cabarrus Farmer ll as" an Exciting Kxncrlep-c In TrjiiiK to Crow Kocky ItUor Wen It Is Swollen Ills Two Horses Browned and He lum-cll Has a Narrow KscHpo. ftcial to The Otscrver. Concord, Jan. 9. -dr. w Cranford, the cropper who lives on the Brown Bros. plantation to miles southwest of this city, had quite a thrilling experience m river, on the out tnarnmu thla side of the old Morehead place. 8 miles west of this c:ty, yesterday afternoon.. Shortly after tne noon noon hour, Mr. Cranrorn stariou Charlotte with three wagi.V and a hack, to move a ramily lroin that city to this. He was xtrlving two big horses, formerly used to tho omnibus but relegated to th rarm, and was leading the other teams, which were driven by nebroes. When they rcfiChed the "river botton tills fide of the old bride, the Water was probably two hundred feet our of the channel on this side in the fTai, nnd running probably two feet over the bed of the bridge. Mr. Cranford being In front drove in to the bridge, and, reaching the approach on this side, yelled to the followers to come on. Upstart ed his horses and arter reaching the other side of th bridge struck deep. swift water. The wagon was caught up in the current and dashed against a tree. The bed of tne wagon rosj aboveTthe standards And floated down stream. When the bej was on its downward Journey, Mr. Cranford be in' unable' t, swim, ., grabbed the trunk of a tree, and with a terrible effort scaled it to a distance of abejut ten feet above the water, where he yelled and cried for assistance. In, the meantime the horses were strug gling to gain a fontnold In order to free themselves from, the fastening to the tree, but to no '-all, and after a desperate Tight for life for fully two hours were drowned from pur exhaustion. The parties In charge of the other wagons and the hack drve Into the water to the approaen to the bridge and, seeing the briible plight of .their leader, they turned about and nt the hack bark to town for help. In the .meantime prob.Ttry twenty-five of more men had nascmbled at the water's edge nnd endeavored to rescue the men and horses. Th"Mtter cold and the swift current rir rescue of me norses impossible, while all ef forts to get Mr. ('ranf-.rd to a place of safety were of no avail until a negro man came upon the scene and waded into the water waist deep to a tree, which was felled nnd thrown Jn such a manner that Mr. Cranford was enabled to climb up tho one he was on and scale the oiier one to the water whefe the dnpth""was not over his. head. Ills pleadings to the peo ple on the banks were pitiful: nnd, being wet and cold, he was lodged. In a very precarious position. .Hw lo Cure Clilllilalns. "To rnlry f.-Poom from chilblains" writ-s Jolin Ken p. Fast Otiyfl.-l Me "I apply Biirklen's Arnica S.-.H-f. ' n'nve jilso used tt for salt rheum w'tli eicl .! Tit results" .-Jn.irantee.1 for fever sores Indolent ulcirs. D,ies. burns, wounds' rro.-t b,; nnd skin diseases. 25c. ut ail drug stores. . , Kye or Com . . . 5.00 . . 6.00 . . . . A iU D nuiaiuu iviu . ... ., , is received. SEND IN YOUR ORDER NOVVT'Write.for circular and prices uuik uoous. A. "'-" ' ACO AIJ0 . C O TTOM MA CHI NER Y -Pickers Eevolvinj Fiat Cards Railway HeacLj and Drawiug Frames NOHTJI FTATE IV XEW IUNDS. Vanhov Takes Charge of . if..,1hii11 rw.. im.i.iuIk-.! a liCxI.'ictoii Wals;-r Walscr Hc- slgii ms Southern Hallway Attorneys Special to Tho Observer. Lexington, Jan. 9. The North State Publishing Company, which publle-heM The North State, a Republican -organ, fh-w .made several Important ehU'iigea d'urln-r tho past few Jays. The com pany has bien, re-organlzed and Mr. J. ,M. Vanihoy, mho recently movtil here from fctanly county, has been em ployed to take chUrge of tho paper, llirctof t-e The North Static lins had no job office In connectltn with 1t, ibut a deal 'has -been closed iby 'whk-h 'the above-named company wi'l take over t he Job printing business of Mr. James H. Alexander, and. the two will be run In connection with enjoh. other. Mr. Vanhoy was .formerly register of ieed4 In Stanly county and came to Lexington to accept "this j.piltion of secretary of the Davidson In.su? arue and Trurt Company. He re cently resigned aa rt-retary of this company with the Intention of enter in? 'ffVs nevvspiper 'business, Mr. Vanhoy ha already taken charge of tine puoiicatilon.. -Ir Alexander came; here some years ago from Charlotte. U is not known what bu.-inest he will enter. Messrs. Wula'-r & Wlalser, who have ibeen attornej-s for the Southern Rail way at this place for a number of years, have resigned, their resignation having -become effective the firsit of the year. The volume of -the rall roa.l 'business 'lilad .Ivecome so large that it was I mpract fc-wble to attend to their private ,bun.ine-s and this rall roa.d business too. Mr. Zcb V. Wal ter had representevl the Southern for about twenty yeans. Madame Schiimann-IIcink to Sing at AslicIIIi Special to Th' Observer. Asheville, Jan. 9. Tho Ashevllle Auditorium has closwrfl - contnact for the appearance here February Hth of .Madame 'chumann-Heink, the fa mous contralto. It 1s also proposed to have a. .spring musiful .ftstU-wl here in April, the dcliils oTwhlch will fcm worked out shortly, . ilidmeys Wenk Kidneys, nroly point to weak ildnny N.-rvi-s. The Kidney, like tha Heart, and the Stomach, find their weakness, not In the organ Itself, but In llie nerves that control and (Tilde and itrengthen them. Dr. Phoop'g Restorative Is ft medicine ppeclfically prepared to reach thesa Controlling nerval. To doctor th Kldncysalona, U futile. It is a' waste of time, and of money as Wejl f If your back aches or Is weak. If the tirins ftcaldj, or Is dark and strong, if you have symptoms of Bright or other distressing or dangerou kid ney disease, try Dr. Shoop'i Restoratives month Tablet or Liqiiid and see what It ran and will do lor you. Druggist recommend sad soil MULLENS PHARMACY. 3.50 5.10 9.70 110 6.10 11.70 . . 4.25 8.50 Shipments made same day order on HATKE &, CO eon -art r- Richmond, Vd. IssfereSiue PETTEE MACHINE SliO if t ' IS WAS'HBBJRN, Southern Agent , CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA She was the pride of the country 'round, Envied by other girls was :he;' In beauty and healih ulie aid abound By laklnc r.ocky Mountain Tea. U. II. Jordan Co. ' Notice of Change In retiring as a copartnership, we wish to thank our patrons for their pant Rupport and to wish for them all the good things possible for the new year. t Hackney Brothers As Huccosors to Hackney Brothers, we wish to assure thflir patrons of our intention to fully live up to their standard of workmanship and to Improve on It whenever and tvhereyer possible. if it's larger capital and more facilities, we are in better posi tion to eerve the public and invite a call or correspondence about any matter pertaining to plumbing, heat ing, ga. fl,ttins, etc. HACKNEY BROS. CO. Inc. 5 XV. Fifth Street, Charlotte, X. C. COnin Hardwood Mantels t We manufacture nnd carry a large stock of Hardwood Mantels; also dealers In Tile and Grate3. Can fill orders . promptly. Write for cata- : logue. J. H. WEAEN & CO., i Charlotte, X. C. j "WE ARE NOT but wc can SHOW you." ",Vc do not keep good horses and mules, but WE SELL THEM." i When you buy anything from us you take absolutely no risk, for everything wc sell must be just as repre sented. ' If you don't look at our line-ve -both lose, and all ' a ask is to give us the same chance jrou would any one else, and if you do that vrc ean((sure trade with you. J. W. Wadsivorth's Son's Co. Horses, Mules, Vehicles, Harness, Etc. w e Are St When it comes to making engine or machine repairs IN ft'-HURRY Write, Telephone or Tele; graph , American Mine & filfe Co. Suoesiors to Slaohlncry, 3lanufac turlng and Contracting Business of THE 1). A. TOMPKIXS C03IP.VXY, Charlotte, N. C. THE CHARLOTTE SUPPLY GO - . agents, ron ' American' AUAVrooglU Ptecl Split Pnlle) and "Giant" Stitched Rubber' ; BcitingT- . ' " ' We carry In stock Yale aril Towne IIr.ts tin to sir ns rapacity; alo m 'uir line of Packing, Pipe, Valves and MIU Supplies. PS Slubbing Intermediata and . Roving Frames Spinning Frames Spoolers and Reeb .MACHINERY- For Farm and Factory Engines . Three kinds, from. 12 to 150 H. P. Boilers Return Tubular and Portable oft skids, from 12 to 150 H. P. Improved Gin Machinery Single Gins .and Presses and com plete outfits of capacity of 100 bales pec day and over. Saw Mills four or five kinds, all sires In use In i the South. Pulleys and Shafting , All sises, from the smallest to com, plete cotton mill outfits. LIDDELL COMPANY Charlotte, N. 0. . Dr.-E. Xye Hutchison. J. J. Hutchison. . .Kye Hutchison & Son INSURANCE FIRE, LIFE, - ACCIDENT OFFICE "So. 9 Hunt Building. Bell Thone 4382. M ISSOURIANS r
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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