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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JJJhY 14, 1903. r OOXFEREXCE THCTtSIiT. C -'mi AnnoiDtod a Exrcodra t , - nn of vmmltt In May Pro- :.' nn or Knl Month's JicMlnf la uirlotta. , . - . As m racordd at tha tln. .prl vata session of tha txeoutlva commit' tea t the Xorth Carolina Retail Pur nltnra Dealers' Association wm lisld In Charlotta May 14th, those present . beln Messrs. C. W. farmer, pmnuem, G." ti. Bovlan, It. C. HunH-jr. W. X - McCoy.--!.- 3V Sorter, and-B. fiiim- mensett, - L. Tha minutes bar now been announced.' Tha- annual coi ventian will mnt In Charlotta - A ruat tlth and 12th. tha opening ses sion to bo at 1 o.cJock on the a'tr noon of tha 11th. with . ni;ht aesslpn ro day and morning.. aggloaSA, tbv I2tn. . - The following committees have bean appointed: '-.-- '' On membership Messrs. Nathan 'Andrews, of Galdsboro; William . Green,. of Green Bros., of Ashcvllle; H. C. Huntley, of Greensboro; Jo.ln B. 'Ivev of -Xewbern; S. P. Tesh. of Mayodan; Bice, of Rica & Cloud, Wil mington. On by-laws Messrs. W. B. gum mersett, H. C. Huntley. Q. 8. Boylan. On entertainment Messrs. J. T. Porter. R. G. Brlce, J. T. Lawing. T. D. Payne. J. E. Denton and A. W. r Smith. Following will be the programme: - Response to address of welcome by Mr. George. C. -Royal, of Goldsboro. Report from, freight rate frommlt-' tee continued from last year. Report from committee on insur ancecontinued from last year. ' Report from committee on Inter state relations continued from last year. Address by W. C. Brothers. "What is the Retail Dealers' Association Do- Inm fnr Tt Varnhpri?" . Address by B. F. Huntley. "What - Relation Should Exist Between ilpn- Ufacturers and Retail Dealers?" Address by Mr. Green, (Green Bros., Aahevllle), and J. O. Gardner. 'The Evils and Abuse of the Credit Svati-m 1 Extended-by the Retail Furniture Dealer." Short talks for the good of the as sociation, aiubject delected by each apeaker: E. F. Hail, of Reidsvllle; (i. S. Tucker. of Raleigh; G. W. ! Wright of Salisbury; G. L. Harnhardt, f Lenoir; T. P. pillon. of Monroe; George S. Boylan. of Wilmington; H. Cole of Wilmington. Many CtiarloU BtrtJodlls Are Dele- galea to tiie Jiotwcuflt in m run iun v fcrenoe at mooru, , Tha -Methodist district, conference for Charlotte disrtrtct con vanes Thurs day morning at Wadesboro and will be In session unui aunar, n, rrn Slier, the presiding- elder, will preside Delegate from Charlotte . will leave to-morrow night and Thursday morn lug toy the scene.' Delegates are as Tryon' Street hurch Revs. II. "K. Boyerr J. W. Wlweler, W. W. Bays, nnn a pm and J. S. Nelson: and Meagra.. Arthur Wearn. J. M. ivoy, k.i A.Cole. V. H. Anderson. C- v. Tineit, J. O. Freehand. P.-C. Whmock. fiar J. H. Little. T. U. raine, J. w. Cuthbertao'n: ' V. F. Harding, O. C. Brink-man. ' ' 'had wick and seversviue cnurcn rtev. w. O. Rudlsill and'Messrs. H. D, Duckworth. l. R. Webb. L. A. Hall B A. Mullis. T D; Ingle. - Relmiont Park Rev. w. o. Males, nil Messrs. W. T. Garrls, v. c. strouo. A. L. Stilweil. J. A. Smith, T C. Rlteh Rrevard fitreet Rev. Haroia iur . . ... n IT ner, and Messrs. u. . niinwj, i. c Anderson. J. U Redwine. I Tea n Hall. J. H. Feltz. ralvar- Rev. John r . Totten. ana Mar. Josf-oh BlackDurn, J. a. Holmes, C. F. Shuman. W. C. Tim- mom. U I j. uooiey. niln-orth and Biff flprlnK-" Rv. A I Coburn, and Messrs. A. C. Flte, A H. Freeman, W. W. Cole, R. U For hl J. H. Niven. North Cliarlotte Rev. A. R. Sur- ratt. and Messrs J. MacPrlee, A. C. X. Bcchtler. E. F. Austin, C. F. Pax ton, '. M. Rpchtler. ijt Kim, TiCfifflmtrxxMen.' t A CRE.T CXJXVEXTION. Pmldent S. Winkowkv Talks of the ; Recent -Mcetli g of tlie State I). A Ij. League In Aslx-vlllc Xet Convrii- Uon In Rnlelglu . The delegates who attend.-rt th State League of Local Building and -Loan Associations at Ashevillv hive returned and pcak In high pralxc of the league and of the courtesies ex tended by the AslieyCit- people. President S. Wlttkowsky was ankrd to give The Observer some account f this meeting. He salfl; "On the arrival at the station, the delegates were met by a representa tion of the local hulidlng and loan association wit.'i carriages to take them up town. Th- Commercial Clui had prepared a banquet in honor of President Finley. of the Southern Railway, and of the State Leavue. At this banquet, there were set speeches bv President "FTritey anit pTFHttPrrt Wlttkowsky, pf the State League. Judge New-man and other prominent gentlemen present, chiefly visitors, 'ere called upon for snort addresws. The delegates of the leugue am- LUjt a L. v . .. - , II1CU mi ijict x . .11. V. J . HCAI II1"T II- Ing at 10 o'clock, whcrV the routine business was gone through 'with. During (hi session an able address was made by J. P. Cook, of Concord. The afternoon entertainment nan a ride In tally-ho poaches to the Bllt rnore estate. On Tuesday night the -business of the league was wound up bv the election of officers, the old fTlcers were re-elected end the selec tion of Raleigh for the nct meet ing of the league, June. 1909. "The league is -prosperous and Is becoming of great Importance in con nection with the local building and Joan development in North Carolina." DEATH OF .Mil. T. J. WILMOTJL Popular anl Re-.xvtcd Citizen PanM-s Away at .c."turufd Agi" Vh 76 Years Old Kuiieral Thltt Morning. At Ms residence. No. 100 East ave TiUe. Mr. Thomas J. Wilmoth died yes terday mining shortly after 3 O'clock, atie K' of 7 yenrs. His advanced agV and the infirmities which come with thin were mainly the causes of his denth The (funeral Will be conducted ihl morning from the renidence at 10:30 o'clock -by Rev. E. L. Bain, paxtor of Trinity Methodist church. The Intermenc will be at Klmwood. The following will he pall bearers; Messrs. E. M. Wentman. W. fl Sloan. Charle Gonzales, William TCnabe, W. H. In and Maurice Manning. For ten years past Mr Wilmoth had - been a reld(nt of thin city, romlng here' from his native State, Illinois. Of oprlrht character, mark ed by all the traits of unaffected yet irony and Jast manhood, he was lov d bf all who knew him Intimately nd every acouslntancc counted him as a friend. The cloning years of tils life were spent in pcHc. and quiet In the city where lives his only son. Sir, Charles H. Wilmoth. of thl city, who, together with the wife of th deceased, survive. Mis death Is .re gretted by all who knw him. n.n..hiiiin. to Put Out Ticket For Jx-gixlutito unU County Offices Sat urduy lr. IIIilelb-r For tro ncr. The -ountv Republican convention will be held at the court hru4e Sat- ,.rHa.- afternoon at 2 o'clock. Two matters of more than ordinary Inter est will come tip for con'idfratlon. to wit: the naming of a county ticket .ml ih. on no Intment of delegates to the State convention. As to the coun ty ticket, it has not yet tcen deter mined bv the leadors of the party as tn whether a full slate will be made out or not. While many are arguing for a candidate for every office, oth ers maintain with equal Insistence that It is the part of wisdom to put out nothing more than u legislative .ioif.t with nosslblv a. ticket for . ....ntv jw.hool commissioner. This mat ler will be settled -by the leaders this ..u i That when the convention ...M..mv.ie there wiU be no trouble or It is to tie hoped that a full ticket will be put out by the Republicans of the county. No one dares to expect, not even the most sanguine party workers, that anything will be accom pllnh d thereby, but such a course is well in order that the organization muv be kept Intact. A full ticket should be put in the Held otnerwise Dr. Ikel Hlrshelberg could, not be named for coroner, an office to which he aspires and for which he made such a noble race two years ago. TWO BOUND TO COl ltT. 'Young Men Proiieoiitcul by State on the Cliarge of Obtaining Money l iulcr I-'uImj pretenno. On the charge of obtatntng money under false pretense William Moss na Vrrl Wiradlev. young white men,. ,eM hv the recorder In the sum nf 1200 fory appearance at Superior Court vesterday morning. These are v. . harirerl with DaaItlg a worthies State note for $5, issued In 1S73 by the Mechanics and Farm ers' Building and Loan Association on Adolph Jones, colored, of Richland county. South Carolina, who eeps a .tore on South Davidson street. The trial yeirterday auttlced to clear up the situation but little. Mobs, who give a 15 Mil to Stradiey to get It changed, persists in his denial that the bill re covered is the one he gave him. while Stradiey Bays ho does not know whether It i or not. The negro woman, Theresa, who la said to have ihtn l utter, was in c"un. 1 I 5gt ' 1 -jg -Jr -S3" ' Food for thought Food f orTorkeT Food for brain ' - ; Oneeda Biscuit ' The most nourishing of all wheat foods. ft In dust tight, V x iV miirHiY-0 tirnnf hirltJOft. Neper sold in bulk. aJJ NATIONAL BISCUIT, COMPANY . 1 J U UlC (UlL The adjourned session of the pen Ion board of the county announced some days ago will 1e held to-morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock In the office of the clerk of th- court. This will be the last meeting of the year. but old them liquor, v ' l' denied ever having sold any. The bo, on the contrary, maintained that not Play at Latta Park. . , "The Fighting Parson," the tide of the play presented last night at Lnt- Park, by the Will A. Peters' Block Company, was a hit amon hits Each rt and festore was carried wlh fine balance and the applause and en thusiasm evidenced appreciation in a discerning way. The play Is full of action an1- opportunity, and Mi esst handled lines and situations tellingly. As this Is the last wek of Colonel -Petrs summer enrnsement itirr. i ti doubt th attendance will he of the record-breaking kind for the other rights. The same bill will he pre sented again to-night and to morrow tight. once come throats. but several limes nan ..-... to the rescue of their parching "Coot" Migrate Mr. Roger Host. ton, lo Montgomery, formerly of New- but'for two yars no ami member of The Observer mecnanica JorS. and at present one of Its .moat expert linotype operators, nlaht for Montgomery. Ala., to take a similar position on The Montgomery Advertiser. "Coot," as he is unWcr ally known about the shop came n. thn Strike In the fall of mechnnlsm .""..n." V;. lms he wa- but a ;r-hVner.:t,.ngonglhe I 1 1 r iivm - - about ihe nearo best offered hera lately. ' Carolina IVld flnb In Seon. - - r'ljiim riein rtuh. m-hl-U la tulA L.u .l.- ---- -- whi wee M at Morehe.d city. Is being attended ty the following named Insurane, men from Charlotte: Messrs. R fl Hiis ' K. i. Hayes, a. U Deftosett, Sr.. and Fred C. Clarke. The rim ntlit...rhlrh has been Jn sassim, u ready several days, is being largely at tended and the interest manifested n the discussions intense. Mr. C. M Tillett r governor. To h Editor of The Observer: Charlea Wesley Tillett. of ch.rj,, o'ild make North Carolina a great Governor. . ; : . ' KDWARD OILLUSL BoBton, July lath. a v fenlst Klirh 'cNeiil wote the clever verses, rot" I-nng Trousers." donned them. -He has made good, n ?ari- on of the Wet operator, in the ruth. od Klm at Uic Mar. The manaicoment of the Star has ? cnTehd hne .unction, for thl. ; week featnre prooauu The periorin- Btices of Downward ana "'""""; , skctchlnK. singing etc.. are enjoj. ,hle J.mmle Brattan Is good as a colored exhorter and polltica speak er his remarks being enpedally spicy and entertsinlng. Tha entire show is aorthy of patronage. pollarding In th City. nr B H. Harding greeted many old acquaintance, on tha street, yes- unlay. coming down from navldson with his son. Dr. C. R. ""'"'r0.' the faculty of the coltege there Dr. ardlng was the first rattor o the iecond Presbyterian church In this city "nd the result of his ministration In this field Is well known by t har lotte Presbyterians. TUggkCej Car Iturw Vp The- "baggage car 'on train No. 44. which left rhere R.inday ar.ternoon, caught nre near Charlottesville. Va.. that night and waa destroyed. As a-Hiii as the flamea were discovered the car 'was detached and the -money tsken out. lut. tw .trim, w?w ,wu not able to save anyimng eise. iiw entire collection of valuable express was consumed. ' 0 my "Rook No. 4 Tnr Women." T wiir riva aeag womea many taluabl " - - -. -. - wjin strict lv cnnaer'iany .ateaicai aivtea (a entirely i i . f wiiiv it. onrwjp, iiaetne, vi?. Ti e book K. tetls all about Dr. F'io-s Nitrht Cure and t"w thea uoothl 1--e. elnlc. antiseptic anppoaitortas ran iccefullv aerlled to eomn thea EXCt'KMOX BATt: TO KT.XI-EY iku:k, j. c, Jt'LV 1. iton. Account , Annual Plctile and Old Soldiers' Rennlon the rVaboard will sell round trip tickets to Stanley Creek and return on July.lSth at tha following rates: Monro. . fl.lt; Matthew. ti.0; Charlotte. 10 cents; Mount Holly, l centa.- Tickets good going and coming on train Ul knd returning same date on train 112. For further Information, call on your agent. . - - -. : - - 3AYRB KER, JR, C. P. A - Cbarlotta. U1'. C-11 CATTia, Pr A. Raleigh, N. C. - - ' TIB WEEK A few specials in 2nd hand Pianos and Or gans. Prices range from $10 to $150 on the easiest kind of terms A BETTER CALL EARLY (MM. SIFT Manufacturrf of the Stleff and bhaw, the piano, with the 9 weet WE CARRY A Large Stock of Plumbing and heating supplies. Write For Prices. HACKNEY BROS. CO. Plumbing and Heating Con tractors.. Jobber.' Supplies. Charlotte, N. C. 'Phone S12. tone. C. H. WILMOTH, Mgr. NOTIQB Notice is hereby given that the underlined was. on the 2d day of May, 1908, appointed Permanent Re ceiver of the, Hmlth Klectrlo & Matiu fHcturlng Company, by his honor, Fred Moore, Judge of the Superior Court. In an action pending In the Huperlor Court of Mecklenburg Coun ty. State of North Carolina, entitled K. V. Creswell and H. C. Dotger, PlalntlfTs, vs. the Smith Electric A Manufacturing Company and 8. J. Hmlth, Defendants. All creditors of said Fmlth Electric A Manufacturing Company are noti fied to present their claims, duly proven, against said corporation to the undersigned at his office In Charlotte, N. C. All person, owing .aid corporation are requested to make Immediate payment. This July 9th, 1808. JNO. W. TODP. Receiver. ' E. Nyc Hutchison & Son INSURANCE FIRE, v LIFE, iABlIDENT; OfTICB Ma, Hoal BaUdlog. The .tone lining In th Pilgrim Grand Refrigerators is always cold and tha porce lain covering is a. easily clean- 1 ed a. a china plate. "Abso lutely Gorm Proof." To b. had of J.N. McCausland&Co. Ml South Tryon SL wux.mxmxmxmxwmxnxwwxmxuxm YOU ARE A LOT of genuine enjoyment 5 if vou do not OWN VICTOR Tlicy . are. sometimes smilingly referred to as ; ' canned 'j muic, " r but all the great musicians are quite' as anxious to get in the Victor cata logue as on. the boards of , the metropolitan EVERY THING FOR THE OFFICE POUND S MOORE CO. 229 S. Tryon. St. 'Phopo 40. 39th Series v With the payment of dues Saturday, July 11th, the thirty-ninth series of the Mechanics' Perpetual - Building and Loan ' Association matures. Stockholders are advised to call for their money on and after Wednesday, July 15th. 8. WITTKOWSKY, President COCHRANE. Secretary. I mmm - It is frequently riot a matter of choice, but taking vihku one can get to fit 'This is' not the situation, with us; our stock contains not only a fitbut any design, color or style H of becoming" clothing one could "desire." - .':.: . . I ",' If it's" comfort, our Two-Piece Suits in Serge, Fancy Worsteds, Cravencttes, Mohairs, elc., mf e than answer the' purpose. ' ' If it's a neat Dress or Business Suit, nothing is an improvement on our neat Three-Piece, Medium-Weight. Suits they answer all the calls made on them and in every way measure jip. ED MEL10N CO. Leadlna; Clothier, and OatOttcra. V Mall Order. RecetTo Attention the ' eiame Day RecelTed. WINDOW, RIBBED, FIGURED ROLL AND CHIPPED nldISS We carry the largest and most com plete stock of Glass In the Carolina. Our prices are always right and de liveries prompt. We solicit your orders. B. P. WITHERS, Distributor BUHI4)ICRa? .'SUPPLIES Charlotte, N, C. Perfect Comfort' for Warm Evenings R. E. Ask us about a Vic tor to-day. Easy terms if you wish; - Stone & Barririger Co. Retail Wholesale and .-i Dlstrlbtitor. Victor -.,; Nothing like having a suit of your own when you go bathing. . ;You wouldn't wenr , another man 's clothes at home then why do it when you go m tne watert ' " ! - . ; "As we sell theso gar ments, the expeiiso is a .trifle. ' '..;r ; $3.00 to $4.00. , . , The Tate-Brovn -Co. is to be found in our , Porch Chairs, Rockers and Settees For service, comfort and design' there is none bet ter, even at higher prices. Five years' experience with this line fully justifies the statement we make. PRICES v $1.25, $1.50, $2.00, $255, $2.50, $2.75, $3.00, $3.50, , $4.00, $40. There is nothing for so small a sum that will af ford so much real comfort and pleasufer- Call und see them. . ' Lubin Furniture 7 Company Our reeristered' TradeMark covering the CELE BRATED C. 0. B. POCAHONTAS SMOKELESS COAL corresponds to the Sterling Stamp on Sil ai o fViA TiTiited States Geolocrical Survey has Y made it THE STANDARD.FOR GRADING ALL STEAM FUEL. : ;,- ,,. .. THE STANDARD OF tXCELLENCC XOChHONTOSSa. A SYMBOL OF QUALITY - C 1 B. POCAHONTAS SKOKEIKS Is the Only American Coal That Has Been Of ficially Indorsed 'By the Governments of Creat Britairf, Germany and Austria, arid Is the Favorite. - Fuel With the United States-Navy,WmdiiHaa Used It Almost Exclusively: For Many Years. UNEQUALED FOB THE GENERATION OP STEA1L , t- : UNSUBPASSED TOE 1)0IIESTI0 Shipments During 1907. . . .... . . . . 4,900,000 Tons We are now prepared to .name ; .prices, -. effective .April 1st, 1908, and upon application shall be pleased to quote for immediate or future delivery. -;.'-.'--. 1 "'.- o . ' .. " . '- '"-t '.' ASTNER, CURRAN & BULLITT SOLE AGENTS. R0AN0XE, YIRGIMA. ni ' rw fr the bnofc. Tha il ure ts sol! ly MuJteti . I'r.armacy. -
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