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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, MARCH 31903.' 8 ENDING OF STKANGE LIFE C1REER OF FRK BKRKTIUli Familiar Character Who Has B ,7 "recta of Charlotte So Ix,n That the Memory of Oiliest InhaW ta.its Rnnncth ot tte rtontnry. rmssrs Away In Hospital Was Taken After Injuries on rrn Track A Man Who Has Sd rrob.Wy For naif Cm rmln, Poor, lner 11 Tht He Hoarded the Prowds , of W. Betn -n.l Ha. Comfort. . .hl Sum Secluded. Fiyieral services over the remains of pink BerryMH. ,n" wh,t man, who was struck by a train Sat urday and died at an early hour yes terday morning, will be conducted at o'clock this morning by Rev. Dr. RC. Holland, chaplain of Mecklen burg Camp. United Confederate Vet erans. The pall-bearers will be cho sen from the ranks of this little band of old soldiers and the Interment will be In Elmwood. The old man who lived the bepgar-llfe exclusively will be given a decent burial , by friends and rympathiz-rs. The u Railway Company will provide all the money necessary for a respectable In terment . . c..kin-. iir from beelnnlnK to end ran an uneven course. i , somewhat remarkable that the trag edy which hung wr him during his earthly career, from day to day, did not desert him In the supreme hour. nd after coming through trouble and distress and unending misfortune, he met his deajh on the railroad tracks, vldencing the unrelenting pur".r , that strange thing called tate. V hat ver else of the undesirable clrcum tances of life Berryhlll might have offered, poverty was the presiding vll grnius of his currer. I as so reor that he remained ill clad, am empt andfllthy for SO years. And yet, despite, this outward appearance nd the general opinion which he wished held concerning him. there Mas been a vague. Indefinite whisper ing to the effect that he had money, and that the proc-eds of his Journeys to the streets have been hoarded un til 'a comfortable sum is somewhere secluded about his premises. A NATIVE OF THE COUNTY. 'Berryhlll was a native Mecklen burgcr. so far as anybody around ,ere seems to know. He was a work. Ing man. when 'Squire H. C. Severs, the vicinity historian, was a - mere boy. The 'squire's Intimacy with tn Id man extends as far back as half a century1, but long before this time He was working at brickyards, fish ing or fsrmlng or digging gold In the present outskirts of th city, charac terised, however. In those days, as "country." The first recollection any body here seems to have of him was In the day long gone when he work ed a a day-hand in the Rudlsill mine, and his secluslve dlPmon was then about as marked as it has been since. He paid little attention to---anybody: he worked straight head.' attending to his awn business, wtlvlna- verv little With his felloW-la- borers. What he did with his money nobody knows. If he had or has How relatives In this community, they are foreign to tne Knowieage ul .... It Is distinctly recalled that more n t.iri sen Berrvhlll took res idence In a little hut on South Church street extension, where he lived un til a few vears ago. The house W8S dilapidated and unfit for a hu .. .ihmtf but h( nvr mil i move to surrender it for one better until the late W. B. Kyaex, jr., uuni him a neat little. home nearby. Aged -itiTn' remember exactly the her mit. like exNtene of the old man He stayed In his little hut. with Its plentltude of hols and rotting roof, all his time, the only business that would call him out being his need ""fore nickel or a JIme. TntTnetter bouse which was prwntd him by the late Mr. Ryder was burned a few years sgo. and from his estate a new one was built njt :ar away, in m flames about 20 bushels of corn which the old fellow had saved were entirely consumed, and this made his Journejs to the streets more juent. A WEAKER OF THE GKAT fre- Berryhlll was a soldierly sodler In the civil strife of the 0'a, and en listed .from this county In Company K. Forty-ninth Norm t.aronna Ji?gi rnetit of Volunteers. 'Us war record might be boasted of by men without his modest and unpretentious habits. He fought like a man for four full years nd catne from the conflict without a w.iund of conaenuence. He knew th bhvsloAl extremities to Which the true sol Hers of those days Were subjected. ' It Is believed hy many, as before sitated. that the oil man as a miser. "If mmt one would surli around bis nretnls s. h would find a b T1le of mrniT," said an acquaintance of Berryhill yesterday, a man who hii freoueiitlv irlv.-n him a nickel or a dime on the greets. This seemed to be the aeneral opinion among s hunch nt men talklnn at the court nouse. for thev Yirprii' ! that Herryhill never needed the Amount of mniy be received through tv-triilnr. He w:i known alo to work at sllvht Jobs. In earflens. front yar b. "to., 'mm which service he In bound to have derived almost enoneh for a livelihood. And rtilL In addition to this a-midiy sum ne scura on ine nr-i-i'. in: "! i- -low received from th.- government an annual pension tf In all Ms begging career, which has extended ov-r so-oja years, nc bas ever displayed an .inassiimlng disposition. He would stick out his i band to a pedestrian. and without words solicit some slight help. He very probably secured from this source as much as $1 a day on an average. He was 'Uncouth in his dress and bi general appearance was IflisUstef ul to most people. He wore the rags of poverty, and the burden n1 years swayed his bek far from the perpendicular of physique, nnd yet, notwithstanding this fact, there was something appealing about him. nd many responses were made to bis seeming need and dire distress. e confined his solicitations to Indi viduals, and saved himself from a berth In the county hom,'ny refus ing to beseech the ooard of county commissioners r hoard of aldermen , for substantial help. He usd hi head ail the may throuish. Although a supposed nstlve cltlen c-f the county, a perlstent search yes terday extending mong the old ln b.aMtants failed to reveal to The Ob server man any knowledge of the old man's relatives. H had a brother who wag Bent to the county home several years ago and 41d there, and afide from him. there are no other relatives. Immediate or remote, known to those tntervl wed. No Fee to Die. "T have found out that there la no Use ate of long treuble as ling aa you can get Dr. KJnrs New r'Overy.- say '4r "J. P. wr.pe. or liuanooro,- rw. -j wnold not t ailve to-4ay only for that rrf-jt medlrloe. It toiwens up a eoi.ih outcker tliaa anytbinc else, and i.r 6 even after the cbm t pronounced hopeleaa." This nr.et re 3 v,.;a rm,r for rough and eoM.- t r - iciiin, br'nchfl and f.carae- j . ia ... 1 uni'r girnt at all drug e'rf. t-'c. ar.4 It Trl bottle free. REVIVAIj lifEEnXO BEGINS. nv. Dr. (i. TC, MoDanlel. of Rlcb . mood. Va.. Preacbe. First ficrmon at First Bap4lst Church An 'Inj presfdro Service. I ' . The special vvangelistic - msetiug began last night at the Flist. Baptist cmirch. There was a large congrega tion present. After a' spirited song service. Rev. Dr. George W. McDan lel preached on the "Conditions of Pentecostal Power." naming partlcu-i larly earnestness, purpose and 'prayer Dr. MeDanlel dwelt alth emphasis on, prayer, calling attention to the stress laid on prayer Jn an successiui rami lngs. ' ' - " - "I sometimes fear 'that prayer Is almost a lost art and that. men. value prayer to-day chiefly because of IU re flex influence. It a-aa' not- so with the disclDles and the women who pray- ed at Pentecost. They believed .that' somehow . prayer Is the power which moves the .arm of God. Hudson Tay lor was converted In a" distant city through the prayers of . his mother. Some-years ago at Asco, Texas, a fire destroyed the little Baptiif church, leaving the lot heavily mortgaged. This lot with the blackened ruins of the church was put up for sale. But the women prayed all night that In some way deliverance might come. That night two strangers came to the little town on business and the next morning, throng curiosity, while awaiting the coming of the train, at tended the sale. One of them bought the lot and directed tnai mo ou ho trustees of the church. The stranger was George J. Gould. f New York. Some men ca . t .it It" said Dr. Me- r!Lnit'the answer to the prayert of' these godly women. ... At the conclusion oi , V- rv m.nv came forward and signified their purpose to Join In earnest pray er for the conversion of saula. It was Indeed a responsive congregauu... Dr. MeDanlel Is a man of splendid presence, a strong voice, decided elo quence and earnest, winsome person ality. V-ln .f The services to-nigni wi. 7:45 o'clock. BIG WORK RESUMED. on iz-moTj .n- thing In lino Sliape. The work on the skyscraper re- na.t.rilBV morning arier a.ap . 'of Vve'ral week. I"""" adjustment of 5 arose between tne "-'---" committee and ihe steel contractor, relative to a certain clause In the contract. - An,,nnm The. digging to im was vigorously pr"""" The walls of the Mellon Building, on the west side of the' proposed struc- . ... . .-.ni4rnlnned un- ture. win nB i - til the foundations are laid. The ,ork done yesteraay w i view. Everything having been amlcally adjustid. the n"'0" will move along now as If nothing had ever happened. Contractor J A. Jones will double up his force of men Just as soon as tne goo point wh.ro a maximum of service Ann ttm nonnprpu. a a pillars on which tne duiiuis will rest. ' HENRY BIXJUXT I-AST NIGHT. Splendid Sparkling JXtnre by Bril liant Xortll taronniun in The lnlmaabls Henry Blount, one of the most brilliant and fascinating speakers the State ever produced, de livered his notable lecture In the Tenth Avenue Presbyterian cnurcn last night on "Wit, Humor, jvioquen and Oratory." Any attempt at a re port of the lecture would fall far short for If was as much In the manner and method of delivery as in anything else. The subject OI tne ifi;iuir h epunmy of -the address. for u abounded in aron wu. m uy, i.u- mor. unmatched eloquence and tne highest order of oratory. While the crowd was not what It should haye been, owing to the Inclement weath er and the superfluity of other attrac tions in the city. It was select and ap preciative. There Is but one Henry Blount. - GENERAL W. P. TIP BERTS HERE u-.ii.uhi.uii North Carolinian. Candt- ' date For secretary of State -Briga dier General at 23 l ears, nnr.i v P. Roberts, of Gates ....iv a fnndidate for the Demo- ...-.i. 'nnn,ir.atirm for Secretary of "tate was a Charlotte vlelter last night. General Roberts Is one of the best known citizens In the State, dig nified, generous, thoroughly capable and experienced. A veteran of the great conflict between the States, one whose ability and devotion to duty was strikingly evidenced by the fact that he was made brigadier general at the age of 22 years. General Roberts l hale and hearty and seems to be 20 years vounger than he really Is. He ),hh hosts of friends all over the State and Is confident of his nomination. Auto is. Hose Wagon. Fnr nuriioscs or .leciainn which would be more advantageous to Dll worth a fire stall m in that ward, or an automobile chemical apparatus at the present station, nn exciting race was had between varieties of vehicles veaterday afternoon. Driven by Mr. Armlstead Burwell. Jr.. a Reo ma rhtne made the run from the city hal! to the Intersection of East ana , polltn Boulevaras in a:ou innim.--. while the hose wa"n ran irom graded school, building to the same "ermlnal at a 2:07 alt. Thla was considered a victory for the fire wag on and s. concrete argument for a station In Dllworth against the chem-IcBlly-ntted automobile fn the pres ent station. Funeral of Mr. W. O. Harry. The funeral of Mr. W. O. Harry. will be conducted from he residence of his sister. Mrs. A. L. qhampe. at .-i.w.k hia fternoon. by Rev. J. F.I Totten raptor of Calvary Methodlsfi his step-father. The man Is In a church The Interment will be atjcrltical condition, the . bullet striking Elmwood Cemeten'. The following named will set pall-hearers: Mewrs, J. W. Hsa.-T. F. Mulllgsn. W. F. Flmpeon. A. 1 Charles, C. K. R. Mendenhall and Benjamin Bur- '"mV. Harry's sister. Mrs. Fannie V. Johnson, of Philadelphia, will arrive at 11 this morning. Two brothers have not yet been reached by. tele gram. LadW Anxlluiry o Preabyterlan Hos- puai. f i.rtiea au.iil.rv board of the Presbyterian Hoepital at 4 o'clock ln the parlors of the 'nos- plUL1 FECRKTAKx. Orlrpe is sweeping the country. Stop U with Prtventica. before It get deeply eted To rheek early eolda with the llitle Tardr Cokl Cure Tahlets ta surely en!tla and aafe. prevenflf-a contain no Ljilnlne. bo laxative, nothlec harh or vkentng. Pneumonia would never ap pear if early ceioa w,r promptly troken. AIko good for fevertah children. Larga hoa. 4 lahlets, 26 eotm. Vt pocket b"s I cents. Bold by MulUn s Pharmacy. THE' DEATH RECORD. PROM I X EXT U1DV DEAP. Wlfo of Former President firlcr, of Krskine Oolk-gev Kuecumbs to an AMrk of Pnennionla, ' By BeH Telephone to. The Observer. Abbe-lllc. S. C March. 2. Mrs. V Annie AIcMurray Grler, widow of Pr. W. M. Grler, who "a president ot Krsklne College for twemy-eism. vettrs. died at the home of her daugh m t a MnffaTt. at Du West tv?nin'K ,t 8 o'clock.' Sha took Mitiimnnli about ten daya ago anu declined rapidly until the end. 8he was (S years of age. . - Seven children aurvive her: Rev. R. 8. Grler. of Qreelyvllle: Mra. R. "U Moflatt. of Chester; Mr. W. M. Grler, Jr., of Hpartanburg; Mra L H. Mln ton. of Washington. D. C: Prof. R. e.' - Grler. of Wiliington; Miss Agnes r.ri.r nt nue Wst. and Mr. J. S. Moffa'tt, wife of the president of Ers klne College at Due West " Inrant Dies of Pneumonia. Special to The Observer. Salisbury, March 2 e-The 7-mont'ns-old child of Mr. B. U Austin died of pneumonia yesterday. The remains were taken to Albemarle to-day for Interment. Mrs, Sarah Dunn, of Rowan County. 8 Dedal to The observer. Salisbury. March 2. Mrs. saran Dunn. ,pf Franklin township, died atj her residence yesterday ana wa Dur led to-day. Deceased was 78 . years old and succumbed to paralysis. An Aged Gaston Woman. Mrs.. Susan Llncberger. Burned to Death. Special to The Observer. Gaxtonla, March 2. News was re ceived here this afternoon that Mrs. Susan Llm-berger, an aged and high ly esteemed lady living with her son. Peter Uneberger. near Harden. In the northern part of Gaston. 'as burned to death Friday. Her clothing caught while she was sitting in Tront of, an open fire. She was 85 years old and leaves four sons and two daughters. 3Ir. James A. Catbcy, of Gastonla. Special to The Observer. Gastonla, March 2. Jamea A. Cathey, a native of Mecklenburg county, died Saturday at his home here. He was born November 20th. 1825, in Paw Creek and .was a ruling elder In the Paw Creek Presbyterian church for several yeara. He moved first to Rutherford county and came here five years ago. The funeral waa held yesterday and the burial was at Shlloh Cemetery. Mr. Ensley Barnes, County. of Randolph j Special to .The Observer. f Asheboro. March l.-r-Ensley Barnes, a large landowner and an excellent farmer, died yesterday, aged 77 years. His home was at Mechanic, In Con cord tomnehip. He leaves a wife and three minor children. ' Mr. Barnes was a man or great energy ana oy dint of close application and Intelll- gent manipulation or, ms larm , e leaves a corawrum. enutu. mr ' family. The funeral services took place a Back Creek church to-day. Mr. W. Robert Ford, of Gastonla. Special te The Observer. Gastonla. March 2. W. Robert Ford, a highly esteemed resident of Gastonla. died suddenly yesterday He had been In failing health for several years, suffering from diabetes, but was tio town Friday. He was a. native of the New .Hodc section Gaston county and was 46 years fA and leaves a wife. The ourlaand funeral were at Naw Hope Presbyte 1 u 1 1 r-1 a i i j x , .."--j i nhnrrh thla nftcmnnn hv Revs. I c Anderson, of Gastonla, and R. A. Miller, of Lowell. Mr. Thompson Knight, of Balsam, Correspondence of The Observer. Wavnesvllle. March 1. News was received here, last evening that Mr. I Thompson Knight, a prosperous bus- iness man of Balsam, died yesterday t his home at that Dlace. He had been desperately 111 for some day i of pneumonia ..u . ui expected. . , . . . tM H a remains were brought here this H,,-!.. with Ma.iR with II ll'I II I II 9 OHU " - " 7 honors, Ro,v. F. B. Raymond, or tne Baptist church, conducting the ser vices. Mr. Knight was a successful mer chant, having a store at Balsam, an other at Wllletts and another at Sylva. He leaves a widow and four children. . Mr. John K. Wheeler, of Greensboro. Special to The Observer. Greensboro, March 2. Mr John K. Wheeler, a well-known citizen of Greensboro, died at his home lasx Lancaster, S. C March t. Satur nlght. after a prolonged Illness. He day nKht the passenger train on the was 62 years of age nnd had been In Lancaster A Cheater Railway, which feeble health for a long w-niie. The funeral was neia irora Market Street Memoaisi cnurcn ai a o'clock this afternoon, the service be- In conducted by the pastor. Rev. Dr. G. H. Detwller. .The deceased is sur- vlved by a widow and four children Am onrf tun HatMrhtem. One of the sons. Dr. John H. Wheeler, Is a leading dentist of Greeneboro. The dead man was a brother of Rev. J. W. Wheeler, of Charlotte. - Mrs. 1m H. English, of Art-hdale. Special to The ObKerver. High Point. March 2. The funeral services over the' remains of Mrs. L. r. English, whose death occurred in Arohriule the ilav htfore. were held at Hnrtnrfield yesterday. Deceased was 80 years of age and leaves a hus band and several relatives. . Death was due to pneumonia. Shoots Ktep-Fatber In Defrns of His Mother. Norfolk. Va., March 2. Clifford Stewart a 17-year-old boy. in de fending bis mother from the attacks of her husband to-day. shot and dan- gerously .wounded Leonard Combea, him ln the abdomen. Young. Stewart claims that Combes knocked his mothor down for rerus- .., Ln . rT"w.M?eJ J Yi JSiA .Tateht iv Infuriated man grabbed a hatchet ly- ' .ki- .. R.-rf s 1 i.' D. ..rf ... hot him Stewart was released on 500- - Dr.-J, T. rorter Aerepl. Chair In InlTerslty or ienneee. Lynchburg. , Va., March 2. Dr. James Temple Porter, of .he faculty of the RundolphMacon Woman's College, of Lynchburg, announced to- st t ryn university oi lennsewe. uti Porter waa elected to this chair last week, the action of the board com ing as m surprise to him. ' The Lucky Quarter. t the one xeu pay out for a box of Dr. King's New L.Ut Pllla. They bring you tha health that's more preeloua thsn Jewels. Try them for headache. Nitoua- disappoint yon. tha price will be cheer fully refunded at all drug stores. BRITTHAS STRONG BACKING. His i Endorsement -Enr Governor Creates Considerable Interest Ebe , Mack May erover From His Wound JuiVe prlu-hard to Deliver Prohibition fepoeclies Elka to Bulltl a Home. 8pecial to The Observer. Ashevllle. March ;. The endorse ment by the Republicans of' Bun combe county Saturday of James J. Britt. af Ashevllle. for tne Kepuollcan nomination for Governor has created considerable Interest In' Republican clrclerln not only Buncombe but oth er western counties. The statement Is maJe that Mr. Britt has a strong following In both central as well as western Carolina and that the tenth congressional district convention of the Republicans here March 14tn will aloo endorse him for Governor. In his race against Mr. Crawford for Congress two years ago Mr. Britt re ceived a large vote in AshevHle and Buncombe county, In fact leading- bis ticket here. ' ' Ebe Mack, the young man who was stabbed in a pool room here last week and seriously Injured, Is slightly Im proved and hopes are now entertained for his recovery. Hie wound, a flve lnch gaah through the right lung, was at first regarded as fatal. His assail ant has not yet been apprehended. What came near being a serious ac cident occurred here Saturday after noon when a Mrs. CaDPS and her aon- In-law from a country precinct were struck by a street car wniu aumnjii- Ing to crosi the track in a buggy drawn by a mule. It sesma that the mule had crossed the tracg and then balked. He backed directly In front of the car. The buggy waa badly damaged and Mrs. Capps thrown to the pavement. She escaped any se rious Injury, however, by the prompt action of the motormah. Besides be ing badly bruised and suffering from severe. shock Mr Capps was in no wise hurt. ' - '.. Judge Prllchard has accepted an Invitation to open the State prohlbl. tlon campaign at Wilmington March 14th. It Is probable that he will also speak at Durham and one or two other places, In the State. He goes to Richmond early next week, but It is expected that his stay in the Vir ginia city will be short. The Elks lodge of Ashevllle la mak ing preparation for the erection of anElke Home and a formal notice has been Issued to prospective stock holders for a meeting March 11th. It la proposed to sell, shares, payable. ( per cent, at, the time of the subscrip tion and SI a month, the money to go toward the building of the home. A stock company will be formed and at the meeting on March 11th a board of directors chosen. Later ofllcer of the company will be elected. It in not HUelv however. that active building operations will commence this summer, aa it is the purpose f the Elks to have considerable money on hand before starting the home building. . MRS. BARRING EH STILL LIVES. Serious Affair at Salisbury Result of Domestic' - Unhapplness Meeting Thursday Instead of Friday. g ptcM to The Observer. Salisbury. March 2. The. condition Mrs. John Barrlnger. whose thrnnl was so badly cut by her husband late Saturday night, remains practi cally unchanged and she la still crltl cally ill. It transpires that Barrlnger himself is also pretty badly damaged in the throat and hands. He contends tnat hlf wlf8 flrgt attacked hlnv with a razor, that he seised a pistol which was m the house, fired it oft In the air, afraid his 'infuriated spouse would get hold of it, and then wrest led the razor from her and cut her In self-defense. It la known that this household has been a scene of do - mestlc unhanDlness for some vears. It is said that some few years ago Mrs. Barrlnger left her home, sudden ly, taking with her an Infant baby, and' leaving the rest' of the children behind, v she then went to California and thither her husband followed her, but at that time she refused to come home. About twelve months ago she returned to Salisbury and there has nn.nnf .nt1aKKiin v.w h. palli cujm,natIng ln tne occurrence of Saturday night. Barrlnger has been drinking hard for some tlm4 and his . . . friends claim that his life at home was the cause. Both parties are wall connected and the true version of the story Is eagerly awaited. The date for the meeting of prom inent Democrats here Is Thursday, March 5th, not Friday, as stated ln this morning's Observer. TRAIN IS FIRED OX. One Sliot Strikes a Negro's Rand But Does Not Wound II Ira Badly. special to The Observer. ' V u due at Lancaster at 8:15 p. m., was fired upon twice with a shotgun. The train had Just passed - Grace 8aton an(j was about five miles from 1 Lancaster. One of the shota 'ht the Qr,t-clas passenger coach Just below vjndow. at which a lady was slt- ting, with no damage except to the coach. The second shot struck the second class car In a sldewlse or glancing direction, most of the . load going above the. window. Fred Lath an, a colored porter on the train, who was sitting by an open window, with one hand lying on the window silL was bit on the hand by one of the shots.! There is no clue as to the guilty party or any reason known for the committing of such an offense. ONE CERTAINTY. Some Charlotte People Fully Realize it xow. When the back aches from kidney ' Ills. , - . I When urlnsry troubles annoy you.' There's a certain way to find re lief; A sure way to be cured. Doan's Kidney Pills will do it. rharJrtttik n.nnl. .ndnr.. 4h1 lalm 1 " T. G. Northey. ' 2 West Tenth Street Charlotte. N. C. says: "I nvo not ine Irani nramncjr in giv- " y endorser bf Doan's Kidney Pilla for 1 feel that . . . ,, rr-.-- u . j In so doing some sufferer from, kld- have not the least hesitancy in ' glv. 'f trouble may be able to find re. eJ tnrou(;h th. U1M of thl!l remea. I I suffered from an acute attack o of "u.fv the ala. In the sm.l of mv ck int ,vere that i WIM n. able to work. There was a constant -nreneas In the reaion of the kld- I neya and to say that I was In mlsen1: f6bly express my condition". - Vp- St Co.'s drug store and was cured of . the trouble by their use. I have not felt the need of a kidney remedy, slace. as my kidney have remained ; in a healthy condition and there has been no return of the backache." For sale by all dealers. Price ID eenta Foster-MUburn New Tori,( Igents 5tt. Co.. Buffalo, for the ignited Remember the name -Doan's and take no other. AMUSEMENTS.' , ; "CHECKERS.- That , rattling character .comedy "Checker's" is offered. By the Academy of Music for the delectation of its patrons to-morrow night for an engagement of one night only. The remarkable successful play whicn Is now beginning it fifth, season has been seen here before and returns with Its company practically the same aa it was last seas. Hans Robert is still Checkers, and Dave Braham repeats his success aa the Inimitable "Push" Miller. Lydla Dickson plays Cynthy. the -chorus girl, and Clare Armstrong Is Sadie, the spirited chum of the heroine.' Pert, the lovable heroine. Is -played by Stephanie Long fellow, the grand niece of the poet. Miss Longfellow mough a very young girl, ia describea as possessing considerable skill and a very great deal of personal charm. The genial Judge, sterling gentlrman of the old Southern achool, la a character which, has been entrusted to George Miller, who has played Colonel Moberly ln Alabama." more than S00 times. The play and the book from which its story was taken, are too well known to make description of the plot necessary. "Checkers, the book, left the hero in baro lines. "Check ers." the play ends with him tanding on the threshold of a happy future. The etory Is Dretty one-, strong and sympathy compelling as well aa aim- pie. As -an example or an American play written about Incidents of every day American life and told 4n the words of everyday spee-eh, it is nothing abort of a classic. ' Its sen timent Is tjoneet and wholesome, and tts sensational incident is presented ln a natural and very stirring way. There can be no one in the audience who is not keenly interested as the race in the Derby Day scene near its end, meaning so verymuch to CnecK ers. The play is all the clean story of 5a young man beginning in hard luctf. but winning out in the end and possessing the sympathy of bis au dience from first to last- A new set of scenery has been rurnlshed for this season and the same manage ment which has handled "Checkers" from the beginning, promises a per formance quite up to the high plane of excellence which rt obtained be fore. . : ' "Seats are now selling at.Hawlejra. DOCKSTADER'S MINSTRELS. : The old adage. "That there la nothing new under the eun." will be found to have been completely shat tered " when Charlotte theatre-goers witness the performance to be given at the Academy of Music next Satur day., matinee and night. . when Lew Dockstader and his great minstrels will unfold the splendid entertain ment which the Minstrel King has conceived for thisyear. It la promis ed that not one vestige or anything which the great Dockstader has ever before given, remains In this year's programme. Starting with the first part so essential part In minstrelsy, this year called, "The Temple of Gems," quickly followed by a boister ous laugh maker entitled, "Joining the Elks," then a beautiful terpsicho rean number entitles, "The Wet Point Cadets." followed by "Nicotine, or the Evolution of Tobacco," Which Is eald to be a masterpiece in scenic beauty as well aa a novelty in orW ginal pvlnstrelsy creation. Then comes a novelty nunroer called, "The Welsh Rarebit Dance." -All of these new features will be crowned by the finale of the entertainment "My Twilight Que On." Thla Is a $5,000 scenic spectacle, which Mr. Dock atadar baa had in mind fof some Vyears and has reserved for what he ealla liis srreatest enort in minsireisy. Enumeration of the ieotures or mis vear'a nroeramme would be incom plete Without recoramg me iaci ma Nell O'Brien's- yeany offering 1nthe Dockstader show is always a matter of Interest. . Last, but not least, rausi Thursday Night. . . Daniel Frohman Presents The World's Greatest Violinist JAN KUBELIK Mile Bcrtlia Roy, Piano Soloist Herr Ludwig Schwab, - Accompanist Seats on sale Tuesday at Bawley'a , Prices.. .. ..50c, $1.00. $1J10, $2.00 WEDNESDAY NIGHT Klrke LaShelle' Bl Production of Henry M. Blosnom's Great Racing Play CHECKERS Same Bl Cast and rroductlon Seats on sale to-day at Hawley'a Prices... ..80. 75. $1.00, $1.50 Masury's Liquid Colors GUARANTEED ' , Strictly Pare. Old Dutch Pro cess. White Lead. Strictly Pure White Ziac Strictly Pare Linseed Oil. Strictly Pure Colors. Strictly Pure Tsrpeatlae Dryer aad Nothinf EUm. Full Measure ; Maximum Spread Superior Durability John W. Masury " 6c Son ; NEW YORK CHICAGO EZELL-MTXRS CO, Cbarlotte. - ram mm be mentioned the individual effort of Lew Dockstader himself this 'year railed "A Dull Day in the hlte House," in which he Impersonates no less an Individual that the President and ehows the workings in Teddy's office during one day, at Washington. The ensemble from scenic stand point, also in the music and singing, is absolutely new and represents an expenditure of J25.000. - , . . ! . ...'. DIXOX.TO LOXDOX. v The Author of tho "Clansman" Will Speak at the Famous "May Meet ings" on the Negro Que tlon His Play to Bo Taken broad In June. Thomas Dixon, Jr., author of "The Clansman," will go to London the first week In May ln order to address the famous "May Meetings" that are held yearly In "Exeter Halt This , is the" Information Just - received, by Henry I. MacMahon, the represent-, tlve of the play in a letter from New York. ' i The meettpgs have been addressed In previous years by many Northern preachers and philanthropists, but rarely If ever by prominent Southern ars. Henry .Ward Beecher, on Ills visit to England, dominated the Exe ter Hall platform. . Wendell Phillips spoke there. All the - problems of missionary and collanlrjtlon effort In foreign lands aa well as domestlo re formsare "Yaken up and ' debated, by eminent speakera 1 In connection with the discussions of South Africa questions? Mr. Dixon will treat of conditions ln the South and will show how his writings and plays are founded on historical fact He will also put forward his pet theory fit recolonlzlng the negro ln Africa. "Mr. .Dixon and his partner, Mr. Brennan, have arranged to pro duce "The Clansman" In Londan at the Lyceum Theatre for a run begin ning June 8th. The entire present company and production will be takea across the Atlantic. MR. CRAIG TO ADDRESS LEAGUE. Invited to Speak at WaynesvUJe March IStb Meeting or AnU-Liquor 'eo ple. - ' Correspondence f The Ofcservr. Wavnesvllle. March 1 This after noon at 3 o'clock the Haywood coun ty Antl-Llquor League held a very nterestii? meeting in tne court house. It. was well attended. by the prohibition workers of Waynesvllle and community. Rev. w. n. wooa- all. f Clyde, preslded.over the meet- ng and prof. O. C. Wriggs was sec retary. V Rev. W. H. Willie, presiding eiaer of the Waynesvllle district, addressed the meeting In a very strong and elo ouent SDeech.. He gave some very rogent reasons for opposlnr the man- ufacture apd sale of intoxicating liq uors. Hla arguments for State pro hibition were almost unanswerable. HI illustrations were beautlTul onJ striking, winning for him the undivid ed attention of ttto audience. Rev. F, B. Raymond, pastor or tne Bantist church, was next called out and responded ln a well-prepared and eloquent plea for prohibition. He hrnurht huw eharres a rain st the Hauor business, but hut hearers will testify that he proved every one. Mr. Locke Craig, of Ashevllle. has been Invited to adJress the league Saturday, March ISth. . res. w -a '"TrzMvr All goods guaranteed under tha Pur Food Law and Drug Act. 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