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THE EXPtAJfATIOSr OP. IT. TRVBtatesrlUe 'Landmark discuss DURHAM NEWS BUDGET. J. rVCALDWELI I. A. XOAUPaUM rabllsben,'; - rVBLlSHEBS ? ANXODSKlltirr No. U South TryoB Uet telephone, maimers: Business oBioe, BeU 'phons M; city editor's Rice, Ben Pn. w., l,t.P'. Knit 'otiose JB4. . A subscriber Id rdwinf the address.. 4)4 hi paper changed, wm cats the address to which it is going t the time h asks, tor . the. change MM made. - ; ' . ... i.itHi.in ra turnlsneu ob ' application. Adveriistrj rnay.teel sure . that thro una lite column " -- paper tlr ntr reach all Charlotte 1 i ana a portion or tns a" 'i mis but and wpner ooum rKJ ..uu. 4m onrrssBonaefltS es wide latitude aa it think publid poi- ,y ley. pencils, but it Is In no 7 '7 saonsiblo (or their views. DU piefwred that correspondents s'gw their names to their article, apoclal- V ly In eases where they attack person -, -or hurtituilnnfc. though thl 1 not - - ninill Tli. alitor MlirvM the right ta giv' the name ol correspondaBtr f nes tbay are demanaeo ror wc pone d personal est Isfaetlon. To re ceive roiwideratioa a communication r .Must be aciOTipanled br the . nam of the correspondent. WEDNESDAY, JtXY S, 108. that, lelt to their own ober sense of Judg- nni ir imm the influence or tne policy- lorltv of the North Car olina Democrat are against Bryan- Mot of them will vote for him when he Is nominated because there will be no other candidate to vote for. These we believe to bo 'the enact facts. The voice of tne nrsi oay wj the voice of the North Carolina De mocracy and it- expressed itself un mistakably as opposed to Bryan. Con ditions changed with the diminution ,tm. t titkvvkii. in attendance, the convention - liUi iv.ivc iaj r - i . . A Denver special of the 5th to rne an. n.iea i . - -- Washlnrton Post says that "now tne iui. ana u, i . r-v v,uin enloved the instead or mo viva voce V .Mian- nn na hern nouffnt to or raaur, uy mu account of ErownsviHe. are threaten- way. or me .an t.m A -ltK . hitter rfnso of the i'aml rres represemauve ai . .t -w-Xti,. .n-i.i eontlnues that "ut. Hattirday ni-ht, an anti-Bryan fnrKm rvoininr couin nave ut-in more natural. In view of the demon stration of th first dsy, and the fail ure of the forecast was not duo to the facts as they then existed, but 'to a change In circumstances. lng the fact that ai th first essloA imnw-ertu t . Trinity Of tha Democratic 6ie coqyEDHon h i . Methodise ; LTiurch Yoon g mm would net even, bear a Sryan rasolu-1 Jiurt In Runaway Sontbeni'B pe. I Uoa but mada so reat a tumult that : oa worK . . . 1 ffhlal m tda YkKaara . - the reader of It waa force, to aesiat, - f t ' 1 v. - A a- .V- ii I nti.. . resolution 6f en- "" wu,,.u,,ui I , , ..-fkut1" prtaent Hotel Corcoran and when dorsemeht and Instruction, ffera this tJ completed Durham will explanation; I have a hotei that will more fully take viva voca vote the .convention I care of the traveilna- nubile. The would bate defeated a Diyan reaolutlont nrfiff fnTnnt mi ftiim Uin- . v ii ..n i. w,.M h.vi r rr . . .v "y-r-;- -,tZgm and the additional work to n Iticun who "lookiryThlnVVom done will I cost IIJ.OOO Contractor the standpoint oL policy, didn't have the F. Wilketson, ,of thia city, has the nerve that l. few of them to go on rec- contract. ' - - ord against Bryan. But If the resolution j Trinity Methodise church Is under- nao Deen voiea on im n " liw I going a 15,000 improvement, to put asain.u wouia n.v, y.y . flny-,h,M for th fonference In rw ttm l -. wt daw mniT ni im ariHam iimu I -- --- r i i .nriv r tii niatform I the fall. The improvement that Is now committee ' recommended the reao)t4m- being made consists In adding an ad- and It wasn't considered good policy w.i dltlonal vestibule; on the Holloway vote It down. The Landmark ta convinrea reet entrance, the tearing' away of .iar- m v i i k i ii ii i i -m -r II U III 1 f the old frescoing and decorations in the. old vestibule, enlarging the base ment and- putting In ta'ltt ropras for gentlemen and 'adl s in 'the basement. installing new heating apparatus and J plumbing throughout the building. TRIAI XLLOTtj MAItRIAfeB Groom Has Xumbrr ' of Cti&rffc Broufrht Against Him But" Cornea Out All IUrtU in the Knd Annual KxtirHlon to Oiarlotte the 17lh- Brlrf Statesvtlle Ntc. Specm to The Observer. Statesville, July 7. Court proceed lnga, which were the aftermath of a runaway marriage, were heard before "Senator Overman, of North Carolina, brought the news to Denver to-day that a delegation of negroes, rcpre- seotlng the malcontents of the race in Ohio, Indiana and New York, were on their way to ask the national conven tion to go on record in the case of the battalion of soldiers who were dis miaved from the army without honor by the President because of the ''. shooting up of the Texas town nearly two years ago. The mission of the . delegation is to request the conven tion to adopt a resolution condemn- log the President for his action and embracing Secretary Taft in the In- dlctment for his execution of Mr. Editor Hemphill, of The Charles- r v. and Courier, in the course of an intemperate and ribald denun ciation of Hie editor of The Observer, characterize him a" "the champion nerverter nf history. ready, willing and waltlna: to add the sin of blood shed to the crime of confiscation; One who "would cut anybody tnroat who stands up against his piratl- The entire structure will also be I Justice Sloan at the. court house yes- painted Inside and out. ' I terdav afternnnn In th nuiu of a Shortly after noon yesterday John . . Whitaksr. a young white man, was crowd ot pectator.. v ICJmore badly hurt In a runaway on Main "mnger, wiaower wui cnnaren, street. He was driving a horse hitch-I who recently fell In love with Mary ed to a wagon when theanlmal be- Weatherman, a young; daughter of a came frightened and ran. The wag- ,.,.. . on collided with a street car that was Z """" - standintr at F-lv Points. ; on Main -iuniner, was tne aerenaani. . , xne street, and the wagon was badly brok- groom was charged with an assault en end th Hrlver thrown to the n nui own aaugnier in wnicn ueatuy weapon was uaeo; was cnargea with breaking the peace of a home; with forcible trespass, and with as saulting one Mr. JLapish. lie was found guilty in the last two cases, but judgment was suspended on the pay ment of the costs. There was hre In the eye of the mother-in-law and on-ln-law, and It is feared that tne trouble la not ended. Mr. Eugene Morrison will run his annual excursion from Taylorsvllle and Statesville to Charlotte Friday, the 17th. While the. excursion is run primarily for the Sunday school of the Associate Reformed church, it Is open for the public. Heretofore Mr. Morrison has had larger crowds who wanted to go than he could ac commodate and It Is hoped that he will fhave better facilities this year. Charlotte has many city attractions and a day can bo spent there pleasant ly and profitably, and those who go on Mr. Morrison's excursion can be as sured that they will be well taken ground and dragged for some dis tance, lie was bruised about the head, arm and ba?k and while his hurt in ery serious nis condition Is not such as to cause any special alarm Rmonjr his friends. Had he not disentangled himself from the reins, he. held In his hand he would un doubtedly have been dragged to his death. During the last month Detective J. A. Woodall, of the Southern Rail way, who has charge of the criminal work between Oreensboro and Golds- lioro, has caused the arrest of 22 who have damaged the railroad In one wav or another. Most of these were for Injury to property, boating rides, robbing cars and like, offenses. For many months the road has suffered KTCHtly along this line and M1 vVoodnll la doing a fine work. The contract has been given to Con tractor O. F. Wllkerson. 'this city, for the enlargement of the Whitted st hfioi building, for colored pupils, by adding four rooms and making other necessary Improvements. The work care of. The ouairterlv meetlnr of th Ire. dell-Alexahder Medical Society was - i . . Rimiui'ii if nriup, irB u nxA in i cm lriHiiruin una I" ' i w i n . . i . ,,. . . . ., . . . , . . .1 . j j - - " - - .,. rn st.uuu ana ih to un compieiea neid In the court house here yester-1 inuuee me liepuDiiran convention ait"-1"" " -- 1 ueiorn ine opening or ine inn term. 1 jay. The attendance was better than I Chicago to take cognizance of the sort worm into we ur"'" matter. represenUtlves of the race of his victim." In view of thia out .-concluded to make an anneal to the rageous dlarriDe we are prrmJ . rival party." . The reason for the embarrassment to result from this movement on the part of the negroes Is obvious. A number of the Northern Democratic delegates. It is stated, are in favor of such a pronouncement as Is suggest ed. In several, of the Northern States the negro vote la the balance of pow er. and It is believed that condemna tion of the President and Secretary Taft In the Democratic platform would swing, to that parly a suffl cient numoer of these votes to give . nmi of these States Ito the Demo--erat. How ithat would be we cannot ay, but can say with some certainty that tne Incorporation of such a dec willing to concede that Editor Hemp hill was not born In North Carolina. and serve notice on him that never again, as long as he lives, will we pose1 with him for a photograph on the plate which marks the spot where the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence was made. rians have been completed fori usual, but only routine business was -haniflng the second story of the transacted. Dr. J. McKay Hunter, Cheek' Uulldlng. corner of Main and of Stony Point, was received Into the Mangum streets, into offices and bed society. Dr. E. A. Bell, of Moores- rooms. This entire floor ror years vllle, who was to have read a paper wan occupied by the Seeman Prlntery before the meeting, is 111 with tvDhold and now Hint Mr. Seeman has moved fever In the Presbyterian Hospital at The Columbia ' State quotes a St. Louis special as saying that Dr. David Franklin Houston, president of the University of Texas, will probably be Invited to become chancellor of Washington University at St. Louis, and says he has been mentioned for the presidency of the University of cnariotte. His fellow pnyslclana were pained to learn that his condition is serious. Mr. W. D. Cowles. of Charlotte, a brother of the late Geh. A. D. Cowles, has been In town several days. He Is now representing the Equitable Life Prnfewtor Padgitt, of Vlnnton-Salem, Assurance Company, no long repre- Wlll Open HustnetM School With sented here by his brother. Charlotte Man aa Principal Win-1 Capt. E. J. Lilly, who has been in into his new place on Corcoran street. for which he paid $10,000, the entire vMrant floor Im t be converted Into offices and like rooms. COLLEGE I'OIt WILMJXGTOX. South Carolina and It would probably laratlon would" alienate a large body hV8 ht"'n ottered nlm except that to ; vi ?uuincrn wemocriu, pet-nap a hnmhaa anMAlAHi, a 1 - . puuivtciii iu give one or x wo Of theSe 8tf tA VVlA nam.KMaae - liLuunvaiig and Imperil others, resulting in a loss of Dem6cratic Representatives. It Is very, questionable If this loss would .. compensated for by Democratic gains In "the North. Anyhow, there should be no such suggestion In the platform, for. Independent of party considerations. It would be wrong of Itself. Its course In the (Brownsville case ll one of the few matters about . arhf-h Vhn nreent nmlnlvtratlon ham -ot;en-wrrony ngni ana ceriainiy 11 snouia nni oe censured ir inis. have accepted It would have involved his exchange of a salary of $7,000 for one of $3,000. The t. Louis dispatch says that Dr. Houston Is "a native of North Carolina and a graduate of Harvard," which we knew, and The State says he "was born February 17. 1866. at Monroe, X. C," whleh we also knew.-The only surprise about 1t all Is The State's admission, and this can be accounted for only by the fact that Its editor Is at Denver spiel lng for Bryan. i stoii and Wilmington Colleges to IW In-oruoratcl. Special to The Observer. Wlnxton-Salem. July 7. Prof. C. L. Padgltt, reldent of the Twin City Business College, which was established hero over twelve months ago, announced to-day that he is arranging to open another business college in Wilmington and that the two will be incorporated and run under the name of the Southern Commercial Schools Company. Pro fessor Padgitt will cpntinuo to re side here and be in charge of the school in this city, and a young busi- noHH man of ability, whose present home Is In Charlotte, will have charge of the Wilmington school The growth of the . Twin City Business College has been marvelous pood health for some time, entered the Bllllngsley Hospital yesterday for treatment. Mr. C- E. Daniel, who moved from Statesville to Wilkesboro about a year ago and engaged In the livery busi ness there, sold his business to Mr. George B. Brown, of Wllkeshpro, last week, and has returned to Sfettesvllle, with his family, to live. Mr. and Mrs. James Turner expect to leave the latter part of the week for Gainesville, Tex., where they will make their home. Mr. Turner's moth er, who formerly lived here, has been living at Gainesville for some time, Mr. Turner has for some time held responsible position at J. C. Steele & Sons machine shops. Rev. Charles A. Jenkins, pastor the First Baptist church of St,atesville Prior to the eHtabllshment of this left yesterday for Fairmont, Robeson school several businetm colleges had been started here but failed. Pro fessor Padgltt la u great believer In BETTER BlSfNEKS OlTIXM)K. After a long lay-off. fifty thousand! tttpn nf T!Miiir nrt vlrlnttv rMnrn- !M.bA.....4,gjttii.a& m.-jr" ed to work Monday. From many points In the country come reports of the re-employment of working men and of revived railroad activity. Along the Southern Railway men who - have been laid off are being re-em-pleyed and all taaU, taking a view of the country over. It looks as If proving. Crops are good "The wheat n)p of the West Is enormotm. and the corn Is nearly mde. Cotton looks "well and maintains a surprisingly J high price, conwldering the continu- There was never In politics a thing more grotesque than the Idea Judge treorge Oray, a Cleveland Democrat of the most straltesi sect, a conservative of conservatives, a gold- bug who voted for Palmer and Buck- ner tn 1 8 e,-on--tho natlonat -tleket with Col. Wm. J. Bryan. And the say ing Is that Mr. Bryan is extremely anxious to have him as a running It is unbelievable. printer's Ink and hi used this very freely. The school is regarded as one of the bent In the South. The Wilmington school will 1-e fashioned on the order of tho one of I here. The same system of book keeping and other methods of teach ing employed here wilt be used there. Profewtor PadKitt stuted to-day that he had not yet arranged for a county, to conduct a protractea meet lng for Rev. J. B. Jackson, the pas tor of the Baptist church there NO SCRIPTS IS DURHAM EITHER, Aldermen Spring a Surprise y Re fusing to Grant Ldcense to, friig Stores one Alderman Arneni ana Another Vote will Be Taken, and Mayor Will Have to Break Tie. Special to The -Observer. , Durham. July 7. Last night the board of city aldermen sprung a sur building, but had b.en assured by the prlso on the drug stores that have Bilsifiess mW tJrWttimnKtW and by a vote of 4 tq s one memoer mate. The Observer deeply regrets that it can extend no more hope 'than It can the adulter ind frtrndr nf 1 1nrrrrpnrTTon ex-Judge William Preston Bynum touching his physical condition. The days remaining to this great man are not many, and none Is more keenly alive than he to the fact that the sirable quarters could be had. He will leave here to-morrow for Char lotte, where he will consult with the man who will .be associated with him In the conduct of both schools. He will go from there to Wilmington to complete arrangements. Upon his return to the city Professor Pndgltt will go to work on the articles of lng depression in the manufacturing psle horse stands at the door. 3S -looked better, at this seusow and It l to be regretted that the acreage la not larger, for here In Charlotte it Is warth a dollar a bushel. It rould be ...nwicu uiai iim! OVIIU1 IlfllJ corn If) KCIJ Instead of having to buy It for this year It Is a fine money crop. At Oaffney, 8. C, lat week the writer heard of cases In Cherokee county, or ' a hundred hufhla of corn and more the acre, grown by the Williamson ptaa. This Is better than cotton. : -Bnt thla Is by the way. This is the ; farmer's years and the prospect for Industrial and , commercial revival. In "theSdutK ind the country ever, i brighter than it has been since the panic came upon It. It Will be nhwrvi.il iVdi - munlclrtal tmdert timt-ideH ,.! . k. -' board of aldermen at , Its meeting -"----. k-.. uum in" largest alflgle Item of appropriation Is for In : r.W"ipebt 1 an expensive lnvnfv The Bryan committee draft of reso lutions relating to the' death of Mr. Cleveland reads jlke the Tribute of Respect' of a Maaonlo lodga. The reaoiu'riong of Judge t Parker, which be would have offered If be had bees allowed to. sound othenrla. ; Mr. Eryalit's special thia morning Is the most Interesting thing to North Carolinians that has come frem Den. ver yet. . The Carolinians appear to Live hid a rather stormy, caucus The axiom that a burnt cnnu dreads the fire does not apply in tne case of the foolish Oould woman, who, after freeing herself, as the re sult of a long struggle, rrom Born deCsstellane. yesterday hung in with another and worse besotted member of the same, degenerate family. What ever may come to her she has relin quished In advance any claim upon public sympathy. This spiteful reference' by The Charleston News and Courier Is to the editor of The Columbia State, who traveled to Denver with th delegates from God's country; "Why didn't he stay with the South Carolina delega tion Instead of going with the Tar Heels? Home-folks are good enough for us." But Editor Oonsales Is more careful about hjs associate!. In Colorado "(he women vote. " One o them was asked whether he'was for Taft or Br) an. "Oh!'' she re plied. "I'm going to vota for Taft for President. You see, this Is the only chance 111 get to ,vote for Taft; there'll be lots more chances to Vote, for Bryan." Clever, did you say? Well, rather. ' The result of the first and only bal lot on the presidential nomination be ing a foregone conclusion,- evidences of any interest In the Denver conven tloa ar thus far absent. Indeed. e ccpUn g? the. ijoml natiotuior Vice fWMent aod the platform' there' is nothing of Intereit to s'cpect. ' . Tie expects to open th school about September 1st nod has been asMurcd of a very large enrollment from the start. 6l,l MAN DIUVEN OVER High Point Citizen Suffered Hfvere Injuries During Parade Part of stolen Goods Found. Special to The X)lmerver. High Point, July 7. During the parail-- here Saturday Mr. Noah Jar rell. one of tho pioneer citizens of High Point, was knocked down ljy a horse driven by some outsider who was trying to jret- around a side street Into Main, and the old gentle man was painfully though not fatally Injured. It is learned that the man after knocking Mr. Jarrrll down did not even stop to offer assistance. Mr. Jarreli several" months ago was stricken with paralysis and had never fully regained the use of him self, and this makes It all the worse. The front wheel of the buggy Struck him on the. hip, knocking him over, and the rear wheels paired over his body. Ijaet week the store of Mr. Idol In Mechanlrsvllle was entered by un known parties and a wagon load Of goods, amounting to oyer $100, was taken. The officers have been on the lookout and yesterday a quanti ty of thn stolen -aroods was found, but the thieves are, still at large. The roods wers taken to Mr. Idol, who identified them at once. The mother of Mr. It. K. Dalton. of this Hty. is critically 111 at her home In Concord, necessitating Mr. Dalton's presence for the past sev eral days. Prof. O. K. Torollnson Is back from Milwaukee, where he attended, a meeting of the T. P. A.'s of America. His- trip was much' en- Joyed and especially at Lake T.oxa way, where ha stopped on his return. EqmU and Faithful to Her Trnat. Tanceyyllle Sentinel. , . j : ; ; ; The eye of th whole State were turned -on Charlotte. Rhe waav eauaj and faithful to her trust, and It Is safe to ay that Charlotte will not again - go fiSy -jum wlthouf having in ter midst the delegates of the Democratic1 party f North Carolina. of the board being absent at the time voted to refuse any and all licenses for the sale of whiskey In Durham, ay this act Durham la made, from theoretical standpoint,, as "dry'" as a bone. The action of "the board came no only as a surprise to the drug stores and the public nut to tne Doarn or aldermen a' wcrt, " snd the -licenses were in reality refused after they had been granted by the board. It came about In this way: The three drug stores that have been selling whiskey on prescription made the usual appll cation for license and sent In the regular license tax, There was motion made In each case that the license b granted; this, was seconded and without discussion the question was put. Two or three of the aldermen voted in the affirmative and there was no negative vote. Finally after all the licenses had been granted some one suggested that the aldermen were not voting on the questions as they should and it was again suggested that a second vote be taken and that all members of the board vote one way or another. in the meantime one of the. members who l a phystdaa, had been called out of the council chamber and when the vote- was recorded as to the seven there wore four in the negative and three In the affirmative. That was the end of It. The license was re-fused. But the end la not yet. The absent aldermen, who will, ote In favor of granting the license, will demand at an adjourned meeting to be held to morrow night that as a matter of courtesy to .hint, he being called awsy on pressing business, he be allowed to vote. This privilege will probably be granted htm and If so he will tie up the question, making It four and four, an the ""vor will have tocast the deciding ta. - - - An Admirer Though a Victim. To the Editor of The Observer : Last year tha water bill at my res idence for tha. three months ending June 10th was $8.17. - The bills ren dered me for., th? feorrespondlng months of this year amount to 3S.J an advance of about: S00 per cent Not a bad performance even were It the octopus of private ownership. AN ADMIRER Or 'THE- PTSTEM . THOUGH A .VICTIM; OF IT3 OT-KRATIOV;:4-;-'--: -r?- Charlotte. July 7th, I0S. -. . ":' ", - SwaMiWMsBassvaaMWifaTaaaSBHMS' ' " S . "While Girensboro filcpt, v .-v Durham Herald." Greensboro thought she had iU but Charlotte cam and took It. - J 8CHOOL UEXT.; NOT AJTFECTED. Decision of Supremo Court Does Not j Prevent Special - Poll ,, Tax r For bcitool Ptarpose .Negro Who Vaed Beer Bottle oil . Head : of White Man Arretted -y.; M. C. A. Build , lug About , Completed. Special to The Observer. . ' Wlnaton-Salern, July ; 7. Evada Williamson, colored, apo is charged with, assault u port Will Sty ers. white man. by striking him with a beer bottle In a colored : restaurant here Saturday night, and Who es caped immediately afterwards, was captured at Davidson College Mon day night- and brought back here this afternoon by Officer J. A. John son. of Davidson College. Dr. E. A, Lockett, who Is attending the wounded man, stated this afternoon that he had a chance to recover, When the decision of the Supreme Court' was rendered a few weeks ago relative to the amount of poll tax that could be charged, it was thought by the county commissioners and th board of education of this county that the special poll tax for school purposis. in the two special tax dls trlcts could not be levied this year. Since then, however, State Superin tendent J. V. Joyner has decided that the decision does not ' affect the special tax for school purposes which was voted under the general school law. The county commissioners have decided, therefore, to make the usual poll tax levy for school purposes in the County Hume and Walkertown districts. The'County Home district some time ago rated a special tax of 30 cent on the poll and Walker town voted a special tax of 20 cents. A new school will be established In the neighborhood of the cotton mill on Routhslde. The school will open in the fall. , The committee from the board of trade and the members' of Norfleet Camp Confederate Veterans are making elaborate preparations for the entortainm-nt of the old soldiers who come here August 19th and 20th to attend the state reunion. The various committees that will have charge of tho arrangements have been appointed and win get down to work at once. A Very large at tendance is looked for, some claim ing thut as many as 2,000. people will be present for the retmion. The work on the new fair grounds Is being pushed very rapidly and before a great while the grounds will be completed. , The plans for the main building are now being pre pared. Tho work on O.e structure will begin In a short time. The Young Men's Christian As sociation's new building, which is nearing completion, will probably be turned over to the building com mittee within the next few weeks. It Is a very handsome structure aAd located In the heart of the city. "T THE WATER CHARGES AGAIN, More Instances of the. Exorbitant Prices Paid by Customers Hew Long; Will the People Submit to It? To the Editor of The Observer: U has been charged that .inside of the past two or three years there has been graft, stealing or some other miserable i-rjokednees in the matter of the waterworks system of this c:ity to the amount of anywhere from $40, 000 to $80,000. Whatever the amount is the taxpayers have had to foot the bill. What I started out to say is. If the water us-rs will sit down quietly ana submit to the double and treble charges that are being shoved on them for water, the $80,000 will soon be paid back if the money is used for that purpose. For the quarter ending March 31st my water rent wa $1.95: for the two months ending May 31st my water rent was $2.12; for the month of June my water rent was $3.8.7. : One water user-Informs mo th&Lhe has been paying about $9 a quarter, but for the month of June he was charged $9. Another user says his water rent for April and May was $1.90; for June, $1.50. Another bust ness man Informs me hiswater, rent for, January. February and .March was $1.90; for April and May, $3.37; for June, $1.61. Another house Informs ma that for January, .February and March the water rent was $6; for April and May, $7: for the month of June. $3.6!). We have a score , of similar com plaints. One man whose water rent wan almost prohibitory, says he went to headquarters and demanded that the metenhe removed and found that the handsW the meter had rusted off and no on could tell anything about It. There appears to be no redrees. Making complaint doesn't amount to anything. It's pay the charge no matter what they are or have the wa ter cut off. How long will the peo pie submit to being fleeced In such style, and no way to help themselves? They tell you to pay the bill under protest. That a the last of it until you pay another bill under protest J. P. SOSaAMAJ. yw'i''i t?tttt,lt'ltItC5Iallil m '"r. v.-..- Special line of 'All-linen Suits in i wo shades of Blue; pretty style coat, tnmmed in narrow straps. Special price . ! Nobby Suits in Cotton Panama, Stripes in Blue, (iray and Tan; also Bond Color in Tan; nicely tailored, trimmed in straps. Price ...... , ' " WasH Skirts White Linene Skirts in several styles, well made, neatly trimmed; worth $1.00 to $1.50. Special $6.75 $5.00 89c. White JGdatis Genuine Full Mercerized White Batiste, . former price 18c. Special v . 12 l-2c. 47-inch very sheer French Lawn. Special Fine Sup-Bleach Plaid Dimities, all size' plaids, - ii a ? . A -g rttw s s very prerty ior waisis; iormer price jdc. especial 25c. 29c. One lot of fine Mercerized Madras, pretty for snirts, shirt waists, dresses, etc.; worth 20c. Special the vard " ' 12 12c. 40-inch sheer White Lawn, short lengths; worth . 8 l-2c. Special Yard wide White Wash Silk. Special the yard New Rabboim Wide Hair Ribbons, good, heavy quality; Black, White and all Colors. Special 5c. 39c. 19c. Plaid Top Socks Another shipment just in of those popular Socks for the little folksPinlBluerRed and Brown. Price the pair ' , DEADLY WOIUt OF IJGnTXnrG. A Lenoir Colored Slerchaot Killed In stantly and a Barn at Hudson Fired and Destroyed. , v Speciat to The Observer. Lenoir, July . Jn his store Thom as Steele, a highly respected col bred man, was to-day struck and nstantly killed by lightning, others In the store were unhurt The barn of Mr. Joseph Llngle at Hudson, five miles from Lenoir, was struck, this evening by lightning. The barn ana contents, including farm mpWmeuts, the entire crop of (rain ind horse valued at IS 00 were con sumed by fire. - The loss is estimated at $1,600; total insurance $100. . The heaviest rains this section has had for years have fallen during tha. past three days, doing much damage to crops. - . : Silk 25c. Lisle Hose No. 201x. Don't forget this number; its the greatest Stocking on the market-to-day Price the pair - . r'Z 1 T"7 " 50c. 33Ceiit . PoSGOaflfBtt On White Linen Parasols. Pine Linen " Parasols,-' trimmed in beautiful wid e insertions, medal lions, braids, etc . V , ; The J3.50 kmd at HUH Another For Chartotte. ... Raleigh Times). 7". vV'; " Charlotte is aHrayi ud and coming for one mora convention. The Re pubUcaas wiU get to (tether there on August, 2 th to nominate - a- (Stall ticket. Th minority oartr will be nirtalned tit Charlotte, and Cy Ttiomptton, or whoerer eventually oecomea - thm party's nominee for Oovemor, will not be called upon to endure the strain and torment of 1 ballots- . That much tmay be written down for a certainly. . -. , The $2.50 kind at - $2.29 $1.67 White, Black and all shades of Moire Belting--- . ; tsj Plain and Fancv. Price , the Belt - i Vi O, HOC. - J . MMtMMItlMIIMtMIMHIIM.'mmM)tlIf niiiniHiiiiiniiMihin inmii ti i
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 8, 1908, edition 1
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