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-T ,...:,;,:,: V. vis " a, ' - "r j A :' -i - ":: : ; CHARLOTTES DAILY? OBSERVER, JITLY 10, 1909. - - v 10 . :' V;tv - ..... ,. -. SEWS, OF STATE CAPITAL . TW O : MORIS Toxncrs ESCAPE Trailer Jones. Sen Tp Ftor Mnrder 1 roni Guilford, and Another Negro Itcgaln Thelf ' Ubmy Burd - i)f Health Issues Jane Bulletin, Which Contains Report Of Secretary Lewis . FxImnuoiuU Campaign Committee ' Makes Report a Work lme lxx-al Taxation ow 70 Districts in the e Morderer Will Kc i tin to State. Witliout Kequisition--. Ira Oakley, Charged With Arson, . la Custody. ' . Observer Bureau, . ' . The Holleman Building, - v .-:B'elh. July 8. ' The' penitentiary , authorities n- -nounc that two prisoners, Frasier Jones and James Joyner. escaped from tbe convict camp near Scranton. Hyde county, on the morning of he t ttita Instant, For their recapture a reward of $2S and all necessary, ex ' ' peases will be paid. Jones was sen tenced -from Guilford county to the State's prison February 13th., 1908. i for life for murder. Joyner was sen- tenced from Greene county Septem- her Id, 107, for ten yeara for an aa - aautt to commit rape. --HJEPORT OF KDUCATJON COM; MITTEE. A report has been made by the State - education campaign committee, of ' which 6tate Superintendent Joyner, Governor Olenn, Henry K. Fries, ti Governor, Aycock and f'harleg H. Mo bane are member, on the work done tor local taxation for pallic schools " In rural districts for the year which ended June Jftth. The committee had ma-ny epeakera in the Hta-te, In fact aa oiwiy aa 25, nd it succeeded In ete,bliahing local taxation in 196 dis trict, in SS counties: this number ex- redinr bv almost 100 the reoora tnr ths vear -which ended June 10th, 17. There are now TOO such districts ana tnese are in an m ..." counties Of the State except .. one or, Ithm Utter being- New Hanover, whlcn; real'y does not neea sucn amn....vMj evarr district where there is such aj tax the achoola are conducted at 'east ,teur tnontna. ins nujiicnm has decided thla very plainly. The mouit of monev raised during tho past twelve months in special tax dls trictews almost $246,000. an Increase ; f ftt.OOO over the previous twelve inonrhs. One county has 42 such dis trict 10 of them have from 11 to 15. - lurve from C to 10. etc. The total cJtoo' fumd now almost three mil 4ioas of dollars. ' Tbe Agricultural Department Is re- Solving a rood iany replie to ques tions as o what farms are for sale. Most Ot the arms offered are some what larger than the department wishes, aa K prefers matl traxts. It will advertise these In u pamphlet. wtlloh will be circulated very widely An, the North and West. It Is now Advertising in the West and showing nrrti Carolina's advantages, using ': ' some of the beat publications for this, :r-T ' It to understood at the executive of- : :.- fico that Kufus Brown, colored, the, v. wmian murderer, arrested at Norlk, Tfnor Tor whom 4hew l !t fiiKl .J5tate reward, is willing to come here with- out requisition. j State Auditor Dixon wl'l go to Boone, in Watauga cunty. to make a,, apeech, and while there will examine the applications for pensions, whjeli are riow coming In rapidly H will devote a week to this. 'I IRA OAKLET IN CUSTODY. I 'J ' V"' Ira Oakley, white, aged 27. charged ' :'-Jtt burning the dwelling of James ! le, ; Vnderwood. thin county, causing: the ' ' ""'death Of L'nderwood'ii wife and baby : the night of February 21. is here ' He fled that night and wh captured t Danville, Va The Hta'e, wanting more witnesseH, to-day postponed the , case until July 2Tth It l charged j ' that the crime wa. to satisfy a grudge. OFFICIAL ENCAMF'MKNT np.DKRS j To-4y the Adjutsnt c;neral svn out ' ' the offlelsl newn In regard to Die en- ' rsmpmsnts of the I'list U-iinnt and Die Third Regiment t ran,r r;fnn. near irehead City. The First roe to camp, july lh and returt.H home on the 2411.. 1 this making.- a ppriod of p. ven d . of ! which five days are uprnt In camp The x new lw, enacted by tbe lact ( "oogrfs. ' require that troop nhull b In ramp not i 'less than five dayf. The Third rt-rlmf nt will go Into ramp Ausuat 4th snd return ; horn en the loth, (ivlitg it .lio a n-:n- dair tour of dutv. Tender s ww act nf tOongrets th pay for the eevn jy Willi amount to more than that tor the nine nays unoer tne old arrangement. Congresa t in fmy very jargiy. tni of the National Ouard rorrennnndlng pre-! rlsely with that of the reg-iilar army. For) : T aumpU, a first sergeant now geta ti so ' " day,' While formerly h received only! S3 cents. Ths allowance for radon money t' Is also increased c.nlilerably. Tbess troop will all be at the rifle rang snd will contest for plaees on the team to represent North Carolina, which i Will be sent to the great national rifle, .- contest at Camp Perry, Ohio. There will be 14 men In the team and they wilt leave . - about August l&th for Camp I'srry. where the shooting begins on the Zlat. The . men will be entitled to two dure' pie 'i ' llmtasry practice at Camp l'-riy. All offtecrs below tbs rank of major and all enlisted men are requires, to shoot at the ' State camp for places on ths team and In gsaeral and those who make the l.lheht ecorss will be chosen It la a muuh - : ? . aougbt-after tour of duty, of count. The 6eeond Regiment, which goes to v Chlekamauga to take part In the man- amvers. will be represented also l,y il a snjen. each regiment being entitled to this number at the gfeat rifle conteKt which -- .V new annually attracts so inu.-h attention ' ", ' ; 'In th country The new service rifle. th ' : ""v Springfield, Will te used by the National "" ''' Ouard for the first time. " ,V- ELECTRIC rOMPANT CHARTFRKD . The Weavervllle Klertrlc rompat.y. of 'j "'' Ashevllle. is rhartorasl, th aotliorized ? . V ' eapltal stock being tW.m snd It. . , Turwland end John H. Carter, botli of r i 'J'j. Aaheyille, being strkholders. "v It'NB' BI'LI.KTIN ON .BKAt.TIf . : V . The bulletin of the Stale Imafd of health r "for June has appeared and Its report of the return made by the aecretry erf the! hoard. Dr. Ri bnrd H. I-ewls la full of i ff5f-lBteraIS3Ifrlteref th Sfnrt being maos w looa anr tuoeti-jiiosja ana ears 7. 5 that the fitat sanatorium, auihorfred by " tbe' Legislature, la to be on a site aa .nearly Ideal as can well be Imagined In " the Cumbertand county sand hills abou ., i igM mllea from Aerden. Work has '.; begua on tbe buildings snd Dr. Brooks. . . ins lupwiBimarai, nojw 10 De aoie ia j reoelvs patients in the, early autumn. The ' Interna'kwal Congee on Tuberculosis t will be held at Washington Heptember Jlt t October 11th and la of world - saWsC Islt TSSSlt- (B.n1 rT- T SariaS SaW-sSa-al ManW ! ike ss?aswk sT'slfvUInai ksMaltK AfVi-as ar i n VeTW vs avicwsasa vaa,m.SBS doctors will anenJ It. The bulletin has a good deal of Informa tion shout smallpox, which was some what mors prevalent than during the pre- ; IT CAVT BE BEAT. -i The beet of sit teachers la experience. C. U. Harden, of Stiver Olr. North Caraj. Una, say.; "I find iTlectrle bitters doe, II that's claimed lor it.- For Htomacb, IJvtr and Kklney ereubtoB it oaa't be beat. I bav tried f and dad it tnat eacellent medleine." .Mr, Harden la right: h'rlM' ! of all cnsitivea. a law Ji,r trnkseM, lain back, and ell rua Anvn cotid.ttona. Meet too tnr etillla and r-a arta Jsr (uataaUs St all drug ceding rear, thsre havlnc been 2,011 caaea and -f-deatha, thia bring an tnereaae ot 43 cases and -X deaths over the previous yean Now conditions are exactly reversed from what they wtre a year ago, ..for durinr the past season this disease has been much more prevalent among the whites than among the negroes. Each year' there have been tt infected counties. The dis ease is now just, ten years old In North Carolina and ss . It has continued gen erally in a mild form,. It has given but little concern sod has practically not In terfered with business. The County of Johnston led in the number of cases. ISO, Wilkes having 125, Guilford 101.' Chowan 100. Cabarrus 89 and Alamance and Jack son 75 each. ' ' The most Important work of the year of the board of health has been the re fitting of the State laboratory ot hygiene, and the director of this is to also have charge of the preventive treatment,of hy ; drophobia. which will be a great help to people who cannot afford ,the expensive treatment of the various Pasteur Insti tutes. The work win necessitate the em ployment of a competent assistant. The bulletin tn Its returnrof diseases for May reports measles In 81 counties, whooping cough in 36. scarlatina in 13. diphtheria In 10. typhoid fever in 46. ma larial fever in 6, pneumonia in 28, small pox In 8; meningitis in 4. GETS GRAND GOLD MKDALv Prpfesor Nelson, of the textile depart ment of the Agricultural and Mechanical College. Iihs received the grand gold med al awarded for Its exhibits of yarns and fabrics at the Jamestown Exposition. One ot the instructors at this department. Mr. John H. Sliuford. In the dyeing depart ment, has resigned, to take the road as a salesman of the KejUn Anllene WorkH. lie Is a graduate orf this college and a native of Mecklenburg, and Professor Nel son say has made a splendid rec ord. He was after graduation the over seer of dyeing at p. H. Hsnes & Co.'s mill st Winston-Salem. BANK CASK PITT OFF FEW DAYS. ( jYiy ioniinK Is the Time Sot For Them to Be Called Before Xnnnin Ht AHhevllle Receivers Appointed For fandor md Mine- n. A L. league Meet Next In Kal rKti. f.orrpoTinfnc, of Tn, observer. Ashevllle, July 8. When United States Dintrlct Court convened this morning Judge Newman caused an entry to be made setting Friday nvorn Irrg. .July 10th. at 10 o'clock as the tlmi- for tne calling up of the First National Bank of AHhevllle raxes. When thu ca-s are ca'led Friday some definite decision will be made relttlve to a trial. It is htUv,f.ij,here thut Judge Newman wttl try the cases and that the time fir the trtul will be set for some time this month. When the iiiatter came up ycsterJay the defenne lesked that a continuance be had untniAugut 20th. IMMrict At- tornev Holtonl would not ugrc.e to this. but did IndlcAt.; that he would agree .to A,uM loJ,. This time, however, was not UHf a:tory to Judge New man. The cilurt said that it did not dealrn to hiytc the ca-H K-t later than July. SIX a trtat bt gone Itrtj at this If rtir'iif court, and there Is a strung feeling that t will be had the time H1 In all probability be set for th'- latter part of this month, jt Is understood that The defendants an ready and that when the trial comes they will put up the hardest fight In the ,Kintory of these national caes for acquittal. . ... i - m a rtt r. hor Company, of Baltimore. Md .l Judge rritchard this morning ap-l pointed receivers for tbe mining com- pany The receivers -were required I to give hond each In the sum of $10,-1 'OOfi ! The fifth annual iwnpntlon of the North larolina State Building and Ii;in l,.!iiie has adjourned to meet next year in ltalelgh. Charlotte sent an Invitation to the league to meet in that city, but the capital city won. A 11 the present officers we're re-elected as follows Mr. S. Wlttkowsky. of Charlotte, president; Mr. .1. A. Folin, f W'inston-Saleiii, tirnt lce president;; Mr J. M M n.lrlx. r Concord, sec-, nnd vice president, and Mr. K. L Kees'er. of Charlotte, secretary and treasurer The executive committee was elected an follows: Dr. L. Ilar-t-i II. of Statsvllle; Mr. Alexander; Wet.b. of ltalelgh; Mr. W. 10. Snarpe, I of Burlington: Mr c, . II. Matlnirs. of wiimton-Sa 'em. and Mr. Tf Tajlor" p.,gfrr of Ashevllle. one of the nn.Mt pleasant i"iiir' oi ir e ,.-,-,i,m the recitation last night of Frank .1 ; Bonnelle s poem. "A Home of Your ; Own." byO'lse Mary Hendrlx, of j Concord Mini Hendrlx's effort was generously applauded by the audience, I which extended her a rising vote of i thanks. The building and loan repre I sentatives this afternoon enjoyed a trolley ride over tne city. Before adjournment of the league a j motion was; unanimously adopted that. Instead of hiving the yearly fee paid to till- league based Upon the I number of share of atock of the an ' soclatlon. a yearly lee pf $5 for each ass'wiatlnn be. charged. j .otUi V I Ike bom Votes Improvement lion d 4. Cotie.p,,nileiice of . The Observer. i North Wllkesboro. July V After one of the hardest fonght buttles In the history of the town the propo.il , tiun to vote bonds for waterworks snd wtreet improvements was rarrled 'yesterday by a vote of 171 to Tin- fiuht was marked by a great deal of bitterness and some sharp practice I is charged to the antls. The first Is j sue of bonds wll' be to the amount 1 of Its. 000. $IS, 000 of Which Will go . to street improvements anil the bal- aiyv toward establishing the wati r ' works system. This Is considered the j greatest step forward the town has ' ever taken and will result In placing i this town In the front ranks of towns of Ms slie. : i . . . .. . . Boy's prlgntlc to nave, uu-aiiipinrni. Special to The observer. Wilmington. July' 9" -An i d vane ? etiIIffom hs-Bora Brigade left i tnie morning ror nouinpori in ji-r everyming in n-snincss iur me annual: encampment, of the command, which Witt begin to-morrow afternoon snd continue ten days. The two divisions of the brigade will carry Into camp V. n . . . inn hnv. d ,4 vnnnv ,n . V, a , ,' v.i," '1A ',, '' -r.vie Th -m ' i r-ol . Walker Taylor- The camp will ; celled "r.mp Curtis " In honor ot Waiter Gilmsn MrtIs. Southporfs' be r Adewb74hn,r.ervrfno'nd i r;xr: IsTwilXiff'-fVS, Oo'c.ocaif,r. " ?LVi dea steamer Wllmlngt to-morrow evening and are looking forward to the outing wKh much pleasure. Patents to orttK CaroHnlans. Bpectal t The Observer it. Washington. July .It W. Bishop, patent attorney, report" th Issue pf th following patents on' the 7th I li st as t, to tvaldents of North Carolina: Un mower, K. M. MlfcheJl. Ashe vllle: binge. B. K. t Byrd. Durham; wood chipping nutchine. Oma t'srr, 'anton; pole-top cap, J. W. . Frae-, VharlottStf' ".,--- - - - ' twix crrv news budget. - Negroes Given II carina; .on Clmrge ot Complicity In Murder Sew Vocnl Teacher For Salem College Meth-ofUM- Orphanage Tratw Meet . Tucftdajr td Meet Superintendent. Special u- Tle Observer. " Winston-Salem, Ju'y " 9. Before '8Tulrc P. T. Lahman In the Court house yesterday John Howell, Men; A. E. Wiley, ot Granite Falls, to Mr. Williams and Ben Glenn, all colored, j L. F. NIven. son of Mr. J. T, Ntven. were gWen a preliminary hearlns on , "rtofSrt took place "in Wash the charge of aiding and abetting Sidi nKton Saturday. December 2 1st, 107. Olenn, colored, In the murder of! Rev. Dr. McLaughlin pertonnlng the Henry Werry, colored, which occur . ... -r-i at a negro picnic ai utnwn. about ten days ago. After hearing the testimony the magistrate decided: that therel was no evidence against; Howell and Wllllama and they were rt leased. Ben Glenn was remanded to Jail, where he wll be kept until thf magistrite decides whether or not he should be admitted to bail. Sid Glenn, the pi-ipcipal, made hU escape soon after stabbing Werry and haa rot yet been 'apprehended. District Deputy G. W. Snyder will go to Yadklnvllle Friday to institute a council of the Junior Order United American Mechanics. Miss Brushlngham, of New York, has been secured to take charge or the vocal department of Salem Acal- emy and College this fall, bhe haa pleasing personam, n. .co worker and has the ability to d. tine, departmental work in addition to personal Instruction. Hhe a fine voice ami ranks as what might be termed a star singer. Miss Margaret Beesent, who h-u been absent for a year, nil! aaaln as sume her duties with the college. Mi3 Grare Slewers. who Aaa Just flnisho I a year's work In Teacher's College, Columbia UniverHity, New York, will I Mi so assume her. duties as teacher apain. Miss Aline Mllburn. a ijrmtr pupil, will nave.cnarge oi wi-s irei: department. Th nnnuiil farmers' Institutes for Forsyth county will be held at Ker- nersville r rlday. July jisi ' " winston- Ha 11 Monday August" 10th T There will be two or three speakers present, furnished by the State Department of agriculture, and probably one from the United States Department of Ag riculture. In addition to local speak era. j The annual meeting of :he House hold .of Ruth, a branch of the Inde pendent Order of Odd Ftllowi, col- ' ored, is being hfld here this week. 1 There are about 200 delocats h--re from all sections of the Htte. Tho ; mcf-iing .will adjourn Frld-iy night. I Tne board of trustees of tne Meth- ndist Orphanage of the Western .Norm 'Carolina -txinrerence wi.i mrn I cltv next TucsdH.v for the purpo.io of dieting a Bupiylntcndenl. formation. of plans for the building ana ror tne. transaction of other buslnens. A financial agent will J- the construction of the orphanage and cottages. It is probable that Dr. Oeorso H. Detwller, of (Jreenstxiro, who is act- ilnk' superintendent, can be per.iuanea to continue in tnat capacuj. "V1 I'arker Holmes, pastor of the Metn- j oiliHt church at l nomasvn.e. -.. spoken" of as financial aont. HKJ IILACKHFKIIY 1USINEKS. A Hundred Thousand Dollars Will Be 'aid tHt ror UW rruu mil lt I an linff I ' J l '" " Their "m,"M Brandy Bi.ds Approved Out of Many Application, Special to The Observer, F.lkln. July !.--Over ilOO.OOO will be paid out from EUin this season for blackberries. The EUln tanning Company and the American ( anmng Company have already sent out from hern over hOO.000 vans and the crop is not vet half gathered. The streets In front of the ware houses of these two concerns ae Mocker daily vviili wagons which bilng In filled cars and carry out empties. It is safely estimated that the berry crop of this section will bring more money than the tobacco crop and w hen we lake into consider ation that the berries grow wild and cost nothing but (if- picking tliere are enoriirouM profits to the farmer on a -top that prior to a. year or so ago was wasted. The LJkin Canning Company was 'he tirt people to put up a three- ound van of hprr'es and It has had .. ,ro,lb, , nnrThtivers for its en tire pack snd oft. could not meet the demand. The American Canning Company Is s new concern witii head office at W'inslon-Salem. This. Is Its tlr.U year in tne business, hut. It is having line success. The canning butlness is conducted on ii different plan here to what it Is In other sections. The Tharp Hard- -ii e Company, of this place, manu facturers a cannery which the far mers use. ami with this outfit the fruit Is canned at home, packed in cases j ami iiellvered here to the warehouse ready for shipping This Insures; nice clean fruit, which has given the , Kikln canned goods the reputation they have all over the country. A liiort time axo an Item went the rounds of the papers that It was es timated that more than two hundred brandy distilleries would be In opera tlon In Wilkes. Surrv and Yadkin counties this season. No doubt there hare) been that many r more appH ratlons tiled for prmits but up (o July 1st only four bonds had been approved by Uncle Sain for the whole section, including Ash. Alleghany. Wilkes. Surry and Yadkin counties. Whether the men applying are not of "atood report" or are unable to untlsfy the ' powers that be that their bond are good !s not known, but It Is known i that only four are on the roll yet. I Public sentiment and the beat people of the country are against the distil- i lers and .Cncle Sam seems Inclined to be tightening his Wire on them onrt i doing his part to help rid the country of these terrible blots of civilisation. .PKTlftlESlXTl3.TOOM FAIJU An Aged jady Mips on a - Smooth stock and M fatally Injured. Special to Thu Observir Ashevllle, July . Nws has been received here of a fetar accident ! whleh befell Mra. James Ramsey,, at "r wome two miles from Ma rfhali ttVne.. . T mi Xh'JJt' ,8 l!?,r'.i TZLt.?1??" Wat'r tu-asy evening about 7 o'clock, -it ping on a smooth rock at the place. her feet . slipped from-under, her snd fthe fell with her back across the rock. Jt Is said that either the back was broken on a blood .vessel . was ruptured.1 Mrs. Kamsey lingered unv til X o'clock Sunday Tnornlng;. .when death ensued. At the time or the ac cident Mrs. Hamsey's husband and a grandchild were - standing on - tbe porch and witness. A tho .tlll They hastened to where she lay nd after scoring help carried the victim to the house in a chair, Mra. Ramsey was a sister of Mrs. W. J. Oehtrf. ot Ibis city. . . - - r-.;-..C. MARRIAGES. Married In December; .nnoancemcnt ' Jnat Made. - . , Special to The Observer.' . " - Granite FaTla. Jnhr f. Ail an nouncement which no doubt' will W a great surprise to their friends and rela.tivM m hatAf h ntarrlaffA of . UL. rinulik iiin,lr nf Tlv - cerernony. ' They win visit relative for a few , .,. r.nv. Ark., where Mr. Nrven haa . accepted the position of professor of agricul- ture in the Arkansas State Normal. I toman tic Wedding at Battery Park Hotel, Ashevllle. Correspondence of The Observerl Ashevllle. July 8. A pretty and romantic wedding was solemnised In the parlors of the Battery Park Ho tel here to-day when Miss Novella Clark, daughter of Mr-ad Mra A. W. Clark, of Efland, became the?' bride of Mr. Simpson W. Efland, ot Efland. The ceremony was performed by Rev. P. L. Grau, of this city. Miss Mary Clark, a sister of the brtde, was maid of honor, while Mr. John L. Efland, a brother of the groom, was best man. The bride has been visiting her aj fUfte'T Mlsa Mary Clark, here for several weeks and upon the arrival of Mr. Efland and his brother this week the wedding: was decided upon. j Miss Clark comes from one of the oldet families In Orange county and Is quite popular. Mr. Efland Is a young business man of Efland, and it Is from hia family that the town of Efland derived Its name. Mr. and Mra. Efland left on train No. 1! this afternoon for New York. Boston and other Northern points On their re turn they will 'make their home at. Efland. THE DEATH RECORD. ! Mr. G. B. Bryant, of Scotland Neck, I CorreHpondenc. o, The unserve Scot'and Neck, July 8. Yesterday the remains of Mrs. a. B. Bryant were intercd at her homt a few mllea from town. Elder W. B. Strickland conduct ing the burial exercises. Mrs. Bryant had been in feeble health for some ttme and four weeks ago was taken ill with typhoid fever. She leaves a hiikhflnH nnH lAvcriil Mnnfl fLTld daUirh- . T. i A ,A ,h. .AV.r.l I i.n- . ,ir i n miv- iw . . w more cases of fever In that community. Mrs. C. H. Dickens, of Halifax. Correspondence of The Observsr. Scotland Neck, July 8. Mrs. C. II. Dickens died at her home near Hall fax this week, and her remains were brought to the home of her father. Mr. I. G. Moore, who lives four miles, from Scotland Neck. Mrs. Dickens died suddenly. She said to her hus band that she did not feel well, drop ped on the bed and ws soon bead. Mrs. P. H. Dalton, of Concord. Bpeclal to 'Hte Observer. -j High Point, July, 9. The-' funeral services over the remains of the late Mrs. P. H. Dalton were conducted from the First Presbyterian churcn here this afternoon by Rev. Melton Clark, of Greensboro, assisted by Rev. K. L. Siler. of High Point, pastor of "the First Presbyterian church. Her ceacn occurrea in i.uncoru yem-r jy . I Slhe was the mother or Mr. K rranK Dultrin. of this cltv. and Mr. W. S. Dalton, of Concord. Deceased Was tlje wife of the late Rev. P. H. Da'ton, founder of the Presbyterian church In High Pornt and the pastor of the church here for 25 years. A tablet Is erected to his memory In the First Presbyterian church here. VARIETY OF NEWTOX NEWS. Mr. Cameron Morrison to. Address C'atavilNt Veterans Operatives Irc- ncnt Chair to Popular Cotton Mill Man Act of Cruelty by Negroes Vncartlicd. Special to The Observer - Newton. July 9 The heaver rains of the past few weeks are letting Ueneral Green get considerably ahead of the farmers of Catawba. Cotton Is about two weeks later than last year, and th cool nights are keeping back its growth. The continued rain will soon be telltng seriously o th ctopd. The Ransom-SherrlU Chapter, U. IX C. has Invited Mr. Cameron Mor rison, of Charlotte, fo make the ad dress to the Confederate veterans at their annual reunion on August 15th, and they are very glod that Mr. Mor rison has agreed, to be with them. Mrs. Gordon Finger, of Charlotte, paid a short visit to Mrs. F. M. Wil liams on Seuth, College street. Mrs. Finger assisted while here In recelv- Insr at the DaUSfhters' entertainment. During the heavy rains earJy In the week a young turtle dove flew Into! Walter's barber shop and has since made Itself perfectly at home, eating ' out of the hand, bopping over tne, floor and nerehlng on the back of the chairs. It looks as If the dove has When Mr. J. A. Martin, the popu lar secretary and treasurer of . the Newton Cotton Mills, reached the mills a few mornings ago he was re quested to step Into the main build ing, where to his surprise he found all the operatives assembled. Visions; of strikes, demand for higher wages j and many other things flashed across) th secretary's mind, but all these. soon vanished, when Mr. W. E. Bafe con stepped forward ana in a rew -n ell-chosen words presented Mr. Mar tin with a nice office chair, as a mark of appreciation of the operatives, for hi bavins run the mill sH during the panic season and given' them employ- ment. Kvery person in the mill, from ti.o smallest child to the highest of-j fiVlal contributed his mite towerda the gift It is needless to say thst Mr Msrtlti wss highly pleased and greatly sppreclatlve of this mark of "stcem on th. part of those under Mm. and was not ackwsrd In show-f ing hi feeling! on th-occasio,J An act of 'barbarism mat earnest us Mrk to "Darkest Africa" was un earthed in Newton the other dsy. A negro boy about J I yrs old. a son of Albert Luts,,had been running, awsv from home snd otherwise caus-j ing trouble to his homsfolks, so thejfi determined to do sornethlng to curej him of his sHl wsys. 'After due de-4 liberation the boy wis chained by Jits I feet to the floorIn a room In ihej bouse of sis grsndmother. . Ju'laj Stevens, and at the earns time his hands wers crossed above his head and chained :to the wall.. Me was kept In this position three hours. nn-J til his screams attracted the atten-, tton of the neighbors, who report J the case to Vsyor Howe, snd ho with! Mr. J. P. Taunt went to the plaee and! released the fcovf 5'Thsx 'negroes pres-i ent were strongly Opposed to ths end ing of the fcotfs sufferings, claiming thst If not, punished, suffielently .now to break him of hla meanness the white people would not corns to his assistance when hagot o the chain- 1 CottoUne is ' cleanly, wholesome product. It is made from cotton-seed oil, in a thor otiehly modern and hygienic manner, and is just as. pure aa olive oil. It, moreover, makes palatable, digestible, healthful food which will 'agree with, the most delicate stomach. Lard - food, on the contrary, is indigestible, and will cause trouble if its use is persisted in. . Cottolene is In case you're not pleased Never Sold in Bulk cottolene u packed fa pan 1 with a patent air-tight top, tq. keep it clean, fresh and wholesome; alao to prevent it from ab sorbing the disagreeable odors of. the grocery, such as fish, oil, etc. Cook Book Free We Bha11 be glad to send any house. ' wife, for a two-cent stamp, our new " PURE FOOD COOS: BOOK," edited end compiled by Mrs. Mary J. Lincoln, author of the famous "Boston Cook Book." Addres THE N. K. PAIMANK COMrANY, CHICAGO , Nature's Gift from the STORM HITS WINSTON-SALEM. Lightning; Strikes Rewldeoce and Does Some Damage- Salvation Army to Glre poor an Outing. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, July 9. The Sal vation Army of this city, which Is in charge of Ensign William PYlce, Is making arrangements to grlve an out ing to about two hundred of the poor women and children of Winston-Salem on Wednesday, August 5th. The army has appealed to the public for contributions to defray the. expenses of the occasion and It la responding liberally to the cause. A terrillc rain and electric Worm passed over the Twin City between II and 12 o'clock last night During tne storm lightning struck' the resl- dence of Mr W. O. McCorkle, on West. End boulevard, and did consid erable dnmafte. The flash entered the roof and ran into the bath room and passed out through the window. The window and the blind wete consider ably damaged. Naturally the family wan very badly frightened, but no member was Injured. Hear! Strength Heart strength, or Heart Weakness, means Kerrt Strength, or Nerve Wesknesa nothing more. Pos itive!!, not one weak heart in a hundred is, in it self, actually diseased. It is almost always a Ridden tiny little nerve that really Ii all at fault, This obscure r,rr the Cardiac, or Heart Nerve limply needi. and most have, more power, more liability., more controlling, mora governing strength,' Without that the Heart must continue tn fail, end the stomach and kidneys also have these same -ontrol ling nerves. This clearly explains why. as a medicine. Dr. Sboop's Restoratl re hai la the past done so much for weak and ailing Hearts. Dr. ghoop first sought tbe cause ot all this painful, palpitating. uSocat lng heart d I it reus. Dr. Sboop's Restorative this popular prescription Is alone directed to these weak and watting nerve centers. It builds; it strengthens; It offers real, genuine heart help. If too would have strong Hearts, strong dU gnstlod'. strengthen these Denes ' is nitahllih them as needed, with ElQsforefiuQ MULLENS PHARWACY. COOL bPF , rj Tiw irv ycuu. iuc ollu ijj.ic; xsajo fUft dplip-htflll TPSOftS sin "le 1?tf"Ui. r!,orl'a u lew X OrK Diaie Dy IT10UI1 1ol-0 rtr -.Vp- ", .v Adirondack Mountains or Thousand Islands in the St. Lawrence River Quickly and comfortably v.; reached by FioTyirip; Boa'tinP Crolf flTlfl -Sgf XMJdUIlg, UOU ana a thousand other amnse- TTlPnfq Finp liotAU HieniS. -f ie. HOlfilS. For time of trains. rsea of fare snd lllnalsd literaturs. sddress O, U ;enr' Af "Bt- ChBtt'.W TSJt- ; Wallpaper 4. Paints tilabastine Japa-lac . , Calcimo Torrence Paint Co. - it ORTU TRYDJf. . . Dr. Snoop s StessMca'a aasATSsT evuiwTeTOe V f - r.. - . - Shbrtens ybiiir: food Lengtheiis yoiir ; ltf e has used it according to directions will verify. Guaranteed We hereby authorize year BTocer to refund vour monn after having given COTTOLENE a fair test sunMrer n Aimo hydraulic; mi rv ' LV ' - M'vi niv . I S rcTiieveatir 5TLAM f2X rMXAXTON IX CHARLOTTE. N.C. GREEN POND GRANITE BRICK COMPANY GIBSO.V. N. C. Offers contractors and builders the neatest pressed building brick on the i market for the money. Do not break In shipping, hot affected by frost, harden with age and compare favor ably with the highest priced brick in the country. Write for prices and testimonials. HE IS WISE who pro vides him self with the best equipment for the prompt, correct, and e ffi cient dis patch of his busi ness. We sre specialists in certain lintiof business necessities ss for instance r For vour clerical force we manufac ture Blank Books, Loose-Leaf Devices, Index Cards, etc. ror your publicity department we are PreP"re1 to design, and print your advertisement, booklet, or catalog. If your wisdom prompts you, ask our representative to call on you. OBSERVER PRINTING HOUSE j Charlotte, N. C ' ' isaaiajBisBeiSV and Mineral ,7ater Dealer p-irr EMI I, it-7: 'fTV - i?. Cottoleru is endorsed by the most promi- nent cooks and household economists of the 1 country, as well as by those of tbe medical U profession who make a special study of pure " foodTT There is no. substitute for CottoUne, becausethere is no .shortening so good as, Cottotene:;jlX stands alone," aa everyone who. j Sunny South CLING FAST Wood Fibre Plaster a I We are now ready to make delivery . of our Plaster. It pays ta:buy the., best Cling Fast is second to none. Ask us for prices. It will pay you. STATESVILLE PLASTER & CEMENT COMPANY Statesville, N. C. COURTHOUSE BONDS $9S.0ft. LEE COUNTT (SOUTH CAROLINA) COURT HOUSE BONDS. Notice Is hereby given that pro posals will b received by W. ' A. James, Secretary, Blsnopville. S. C, until July 14th. 1908. IS -o'clock m for the purchase of $35,000 non taxable. Interest-bearing coupon Court House Bonds sf Lee County. S. C. Said bonds to be Issued in denominations of $1,000, will be dated February 1st 190$, payable to bearer 29 years after date, with right reserved to county to redeem all or any part thereof after the expiration of 15 yeara from date ot isue, bear ing" Interest at the rate of 5 per cent, per annum, payable annually on February let. place of payment of principal and Interest to be desig nated at selection of purchaser. Bonds to be prepared, executed and delivered at earliest date pos-' sible after the award of same, and all bids must Include all rxpenses of printing. Issuing and delivery of bonds to purchaser without exception. Certified check, free from con dltions, of 6 per cent, of Issue must accompany each bid, made payble to K. W. McLendon. Chairman. In case of award, deposit will at time of de- livery of bonds be credited to pur chsser; checks of unsuccessful bid ders .vi.U be plolfiptly returned: : . All proposals shall be sealed and endorsed "Proposal for Purchase of Court House Bonds," which pro osal shall be submitted In the name of ths principal and not his sgent, without exception, and the same shall be opened at the office of the under signed. It o'clock m., July 14th, 10), and award publicly made. No bid lesa than par shall be considered. and the right to reject any and all proposals or bids is hereby reserved. ' . Further Information furnished . on application. R. W. McLENDON, r, C. C. H. Com. "JuneX 14th, 1901. ii. & Jfasa,iYji For. Sale by, all Druggists -" "Jxr
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