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CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, JULY 23, 1C03. Mil. SIIF.MWEI.J7S SIDE. DEATH 0 MRS, ' BRASTX GTOX r An A It ogt- thrr pifferent fnorjr From the One That Canie to LuarKWie. . Th fnltom-in from The PtBPatch. of Lexington, of yesterday, arlves Mr. hpjn well's aide of the gun-nair on the train Tuesday: - V. 1. " "The city ffiwra were very curious yesterday morn In; whea.-a teleTatn wu received from the conductor of No. 37. th southbound vaUbuw. ass. in that an officer fee at the station r hen the train was scheduled to pass this place. Chief Hay wortn went ....a "- v..l IWC4UI M . - 4h randurtnr refused to mane any charge against any one aaking Chief ' Haywortfl. however, to accompany . Th UP HIVKUrLU told him be could not do. When the ... .... ------ train stopped here -this ts not a reg ular stop -Mr. isaxter enemwni ped ft :. :.. .' Tjtr 1n th .da a report was cir culated la reeard to Mr. Shemvell having had some trouble on the train with the conductor. Mr. Shemwell's version, of tne oimcnuy. uuuci- ... j , . i. w a kA.n).rf t V... t ra I n c.Z-',a T-. having niirAiMiii a .l.l.. - .i.. in tiinrtiin. K r . i ,.!. tihcn iMtwaea uix rv.in ,nj Thomaaville he and the conductor had words about the train making the stop and Mr. Shem- - well-says the cas in enirge or sso. 17 backed him against the side of the csr and drew his tioket puncher on him. Mr. ShemweU quickly reached foe his gun and covered the conauc tor. M atated above, the conductor re (used-1 inakeiny charge when the AffWw want tA th atatlon and it was not vntU afterwards that the nature I of toe dimcuity was unown " The Charlotte Observer this morn ing contain a column and a half ac ' count of the affair,' from the stand- wolnt of the conductor and several nasaeae-ers. and Mr. ShemweU Is handled with !oves off. No mention whatever is made of the conductor drawing his ticket puncher, ut the article says Mr. ShemweU drew his run first and repeatedly threatened to kill the conductor.". SECT? 6TTTOIIES NEEDED. . Will (3rle VsurfaJly Iatie Dan Watt, iMflst Ulm la an Extremely CMttosd Coodiuon. ' Sixty stitches were required to bind ' the lacerations indicted Tuesday upon Dan, Watt by W1U Qrier, two colored men In the BerryMH community, who Cell to arms about a woman. Watt's chances for life are hardly worth - speaking of. so extremely critical is his condition. Seven ugly wounds were niade upon his body, tbeie cov- erlng Tnia head, face, back and breait. Both ftnen' drew their knives, ac- ' cordinz to some of the -evidence, when the first hot words rushed from their lips. Orlor took the initial, whack, however, and laid open Watt's scalp from tha back of his head to the fore- bead. - The next swipe carved his rfaht law from the ear to the mouth. -From the back across the shoulder blade, the next cut was made, barely , missing- the Jugular vein. Two oth- er cuts were across his back and others were made on his breast. . ' By a swift movement of his head .: when Grier was making his second stroke about the throat. Watt saved 'his life In the immediate altercation. " KotwUhtaTranrc this ntwauttonrhow i ever, this is one of the moat danger ous of the many slashes. None of ' those about his head Is Inconsider able. Orter has been committed to Jail to ' await the condition of Watt, not be ing allowed bond by '6qulre Hilton before whom the warrant. is return. ' able. Mr. F. Marlon ltedd has been secured to represent him In the case. HART IX CARE STILL OK The $50,000 Litigation of Martin AgainHt Street Car Coin pany and (Seaboard HtlU lit lYOft-resa, The Important suit of Lee O. Mar- tin, a former conductor for the 4 . Cm, who Is suing that company con r: Jointly with the Seaboard air IJne Railway In Superior Court Is still in - progress and will not UKeiy end to day. He is asking for $50,000 for the rather serious Injuries he receiv ed In a collision some. months ago be- tween a street car and a train at the North Brevard street eroding. The case Is bft'omlng more Inter- " esting. primarily because of the fact ...that there are two dt-fen'lant com , panics in the csxfvand each of these Is holding out for itself in tne liti gation. Messrs. J. V. McCall end . Brevard Xlxon represent the plaintiff; ": Messra Plummer Htewart and J. A. McRae appear for the railway com pany and Messrs. C. W. Tlllett and .i..T. C. Outhrle represent the street car . . company; CORPS OF TEACItETlS HEADY. , ffontersvllle Illsrh nleinbcr 14tli- rhnc4 to Open The Teachers. ' The Jiuntersvllle High School, one of the very best In Mecklenburg coun ty, will open for the fall trm the second Monday In September. The Old building has bt-en largely repair ed during the summer and Ik now well equipped and conveniently ar ranged. The faculty n"xt year will be composed of th? following-named: Prof. Howard T. Ruhl. of Maryland, principal; Miss Jennie Morrow, Ora ham. first assistant; Miss Addle Hous ton, f this county, teacher of the fourth and fifth grades; Miss Jessie Query, also 'of this county, teacher of the third and fourth grades; Miss ' Lena Flowers, Red prinjs, primary department. As aoon as a capable music teacher can be secured, the faculty will be complete. Marriage Last January Just An. nounoed. .' Announcement cards were received yesterday by Charlotte friends of the marriage last Jsnuarv of Mr. Charles F. Barnett to Miss Annie Ewart, both of Huntersvllle and both nonular yonnr peopl In that section of the county., Xo -Intimation of the event . had ever been received tio to this I time by their numerous acquaintances, their efforta to maintain. Its secrecy .feeing- altogether successful. Mr. I Barnett is a prosperous young. burl- ness msn of Muntersriile and is well : known 10 Charlotte. - i -' Aa . ExtenslTo Honeymoon. - Mr. and Mra H. W. Davis have re turned to the county after i a trip over the. western part of the country, roverin J.eOn miles Iil point ef space and since last February tn point of time... Mr Davis, who . formerly lived on and owned the General Neal place, isthr lower section of the county, married , Miss , Maggie Fiowo last February and they have ben spending the time 'since then on their wedding trip. Mr, Davis Intends lo return to farming In this county fj.y .- ,-.- Death of a IitUe CbOd-V" The - K-months-old eon of Mr. sr.l Mm. Tom W. Neal died yester day afternoon at 3 o'clock after an of a few day. The funeral e-rvlros will be condoete4 at the r dence. "?oJ South. McDowell street. efternofm-et -'clocl7-Rev W. vr. Orr and Rev, J.. A, timlla Of. t Za - Esteemed Charlotte ldy rasnea Away In Henderine--Tinerai To-lay-at Wadesboro.. .... f , - Mrs-' Mrtle Brown - Braainrton, wife of Mr.-Clayted. B. Bratslnjton, of this-. city. died In HendersonvUle Tuesday night at "dock af ter a lingering illnene which lasted .for i number of months. ' The hodyr ac Icompanled by aorrowlng, loyed ones and terert xnenas, passea inrousu the city yesterday afternoon en route to. Wadesboro, the old home of the I ...1 k... V,m. f..n.ral ana I " .... . , . ..4 J I iniermenu win yww Mrs. Braslngten was -II I age and aside from her hubajid and I Dill imB 1 BVII. iUHRtri 1 1 . . . W t,. oniBIDKlUlli J I MM- lUllircu I mother, Mrs. H. Brown, .one sister, MIbs Minnie Brown. and two brothers, Messrs. Claude Brown, or Henderson vi lie. and will Brown. of Birmingham. Ala. - Mr. and Mrs. Brasngton came to Charlotte from Wadesboro several years ago and made their, home on East avenue, Mr. Braiinffton Holding a re I SDonoible Dositlon with the Allen I Hardware Com Dan r. . Mrs. Brassing' I ton was accustomed to spend her I summers In Hendersonville for her health. It was known lor some time that she was falling and the end Tuesday night .was hot un expected. V " Mrs. Braslnston was a we-iong member of the Baptist Church ftnd was always one of it most loyaa ana nthusairtlc-workers. - Bunyr sympa thetic and kind, she counted among her aco,ualntances host or warm friends. To know her was to love her. Thouah stricken with a disease from which there was little hope of recovery and having at her knee a son of tender: y-ars, whose future was more to her than life Itself, she never complained or. repined but bore her affliction with truly Chris tian fortitude. leaving everything to Him who doetlv all thincs wen. ine end was vejy easy. Rev. Dr. J. Q. Aaams, sirs, uras- slngton's former pastor, joinca ins party here last evening ana ac companied the remains to Wades boro in order to assist at the funeral servlres to-day. FRUIT OX LOCAL MARKET. Pbnf of If of All Hindu Being Of fered at iticco . iuch . Can Pay. There Is no reason why. the popula tion of Charlotte Is not enjoying rhniM fruits and In abundance too The local market has been deluged with fine specimens from orchards of Meckienburz arrowera for several days aod fruit is now very cheap. Peaches continue to bring agood price, Deing about the only kind of fruit offer ed that has not had a slump. oood peaches are bringing from $1 to 11.60 on the local market. It is too soon to toll hat the coun tv watermelon crop is going to amount to, very few loads of melons belns; brought to the city yet. These were nothing to braz about. The cantaloupe crop has been damaged by rain, the flavor and not the quan tltv suffering from overflows. Roasting ears are being sold pien tlfully for figures ranging from 1 to 20 cents a dosen. Beans are worth $1 a bushel and tomatoes about BO" vents. -Ap-plea -eat be bought for a sung. The quantity of fruit which Meek lenburg growers are offering this sea son Is peculiarly goot and consider ably above the avrrage. The weath er In- most instances has been so com blned as to bring about both a choice nese In flavor as well as an abunl ance in quantity. Au Attractive Show.; The Air-Dome Is a popular resort these warm nights. ' People like to go there and alt for a half hour or longer beneath the blue sky and drink in the fresh air. The Lilliputians. XT . ; ; 7 ft W midgets, are the chief attraction tnis week. They sing, do tnaglo work, ring bells and fljrht. The large audiences last night were delighted with their performances. Ttobbed Country Home. Andrew White, Bam Alexander and John Caldwell, three negroes, were tried before 'Squire a H. Hilton yesterday afternoon on the charge of robbing the residence of Mr. John Griffith, near EDenexer cnurcn, sev. eral da.ys ago. The first-named was sent to Jail In default of a $100 bond and the other two were re- quired to give a $64 bond, which they could not do. xne house was entered while the family was absent and quite a number of articles were taken while the rooms were being thoroughly ransackea. Sir. Connolly Clanges Jiasc. Mr. J. MConoelly, ot 0tatesvl!t, one of the best known- traveling rhn coming to this city periodically, is now at the home of his parents rest ing awhile prior to going to Callfor' nla. , Mr. Connelly travel for toe American Tobacco Company and has been transferred from this territory to the extreme West where he will operate In too future.; -. X Sk'kAen at Morehead City," It seems .that a report became circulated .somehow ' or other ' that there was a arreat deal of sickness at Uorebead city. Thle- sUtement . Is refuted by a Charlotte- gentleman who has Jut returned from that splendid resort. He state that there hse-Ttt- beit-ar eerloua case' of sick ness at that riUcehig summer and so Xtver at aU. - . ... ' 7 ' Soda 1 1 The Post Card Business Expanding;. mm One has but to be an ordinary college street for the purpose of con observer to see that th post card sldsrlng and acting upon some very business Is expanding. Charlotte, In Important business, AU members are 27 view,, can be had at the rate of 4 "'fed to be on hand promptly. "9 ru rH rt Ave oanta" cs lha nava stands, book stores and other places. Thirty-seven beautiful mountain views are on sale In the. local shops. The printers will not make less than 3,000 "of any one view. Therefore one will 'get an Idea of the extent of the businesa Millions of North Caro Una card are, on sale. This form of advertising is becoming more popular, the dealers claim. Visitor to Charlotte send greetings home on post cards. Ono Charlotte firm. bought a car load of cards some time ago. Doing Well In the West. The Ames brothers, Willis M., L. Waldo and Chester Wlnthrop, are doing well In the West. Messrs. L. Waldo and Chester W. Ames lived hers for a number of years. Re- cently theyJolned their brother, Mr.' i Willis M. . Ames, the promoter of the Ames Brothers Company, manu facturers of the "advertising cabinet system for hotels and resorts." ' - The-Awes a bluet Is mads to hobt. I time tables and other folders. It takes up but little space and Is orna-, mental. All of the larger hotels In the West arc buying it. Denver is headquarters for the company. Mr.! Waldo Ames Is stationed there. i The Street Car Rldo to Chadwlck. "Charlotte - Is growing some," said a frequent visitor. . "I did not know until last night of the street car line extension to Hosklns., What a blessing! Why, these warm nights a person can climb in a car -at the square and run out to Hosklns over the hills, through the valleys and across the Holds of cotton and cern, and enJoy the cooling breezes. I had a most delightful trip on a Hosklns; car last evening. As we shot alonsc I caught the aroma of the pine and the cedar and whon I got nacK my limes were full of ozone. The more suburban the lines the better. We need more means of amusement." Special Meeting of Post C, T. P. A. Post C, Travelers' Protective i As sociation, will meet to-morrow after noon at 4 o'clock at the Williams & ftSSB STIEFF PIANOS Please Particular People Our pleased thousands customers of is our best advertisement. Fine Piano Tuning, Polishing and itefinisn ing, General Eepair ing. All work guaran teed, fflJMSUfff . . a - Maoafactarcr of the Artistic SUcff and Sbaw, the piano -- with the sweet tone. SOUTH EIIN WAHEKOOM , ; I W. Trade St,,' CIIAnLOTTC, Jf. c 0. IL VIUI0TH, llgr. ; Crackers that cnclde ; tai Crackera "ahduld : U need a Biscuit With mealsfor mealbetweea meals yyr s moutuTt proof packauu ' , Nm told in bulk. , hiiQiNBiscy itom pany , Sheltdn , Company's store on South 1 ' tMXmXMXKUXWXMXUXWmXtJma Free Books. for Boys and Girls That fence in our north window suggests an incident . in North Carolina history that for interest, pathos and mystery is unequaled. To the boy and to the girl under 18 years of age writing the best essay on' this Bubject7 handing it in to us be fore August 1st, a copy each of , The Love of Lady Margaret . and Hill's Historv of North : " ------ u Carolina n will be awarded. To g the two second best a Copy of Hill's History will be given. Do not sign the essay but write your name on. a sepa rate sheet, enclosed with the essay. , Each one will be numbered and the decisions ' made by the judges absolute ly on the merit of the essays. Stone & Barringer Co. Booksellers and Stationers. Publishers of "Tho Tar Heel g Llbrarx.'. v ; 9rvcnrnxuxmxmxwi?vnsxmxmxm Now, to hurry a way the ''straws?'.. Every straw -hat in i stock from now on will bear a reduced price. - Come 'early, and take your pick. 3.00 straws now $1.50. 3.50 straws now $1.75i: $5.00 straws now $2JJd. Tfca Tate-Bro v.n Co. . ff VJu I'JOr-. good Soda v mm Oh! Mr. r Remember you don't have to buy dirty rags any more " OASIS COTTON COMFORTS made from pure, clean, raw otton marks a new era in the comfort business. Save us your, orders. Buy at home." Better goods for less money. SAVE FREIGJEIT. The Southern Cotton Oil Co. Sole Manufacturers, Charlotte, North Carolina. XIXUXXUXXJ lXXXKXXXXI 10 Per Cent. That Is hat "DIAMONDS have Increased erery yoar for' the past elhS jrcara . Do you know of any iaf sr . investment f We hove all fixe stones, looso and mounted.. Our prices are very low for tho quality. Let us show them to you. V GARIBALDI, ; & DIXON Leadln Jesrelera. HAVE YOU SEEN THE NEW. NO. 5 Let Us show it to yea.' I t POUND CO; Storekeepe 0LIEK Typewriter? ED WINDOW RIBBED, -FIGURED ROLL AND CHIPPED We carrr the largest and most com plete stock of Glass In the Carolina. Our prices are alwtys right and de liveries prompt. We solicit your ordera B. F. WITHERS, Distributor Charlotte, X. C. tubin y. 1 1 ') COAL C. C. B. POCAHONTAS SMOKELESS Unequalled for the Generation of Steam Our lump and . Egg Are Unsurpassed for Domestic Purposes - ' - t . ' r Prompt and regular, shipments at all times j--, - - , - - ' - f Slpmentsduring .1907 4,900,000 tons Prices and other information on appKca- "tion to - . s .t 1 Gastncr, Garran & Bullitt SOLE AGENTS. - ' R0AK0XE, VA. S. B. CARY, Vazxitr, Rcascie, Virtiili. That 'are' Just the thing for hot weather. Ve ; are shovying now a beautlfur dis play' of all ;te hot weather styles sty les that are flood sty' les. and at the sime time cool rand com fortable: There Is jof o- infl to be plenty o hot weather yet and now Is the time to prepare before pur; stocKs rare reduced. Ve have ,all sizes i now, for all sorts of men, nd want an . opportunity to v fit you. ' S Have you seen our beautiful line of Vash Suits. MELLON CO. !MM as we are, we always have time to- wel come newcomers to our store. This is especially true just at this time, as we have just gotten possession, of our store again after a long Beige with -contractors, and we are now prepared to serve our friends better and more con veniently. . Car loads of goods are arriving daily and being placed as rapidly as pos sible. Come in and criticise as - well as1 admire the many new goods we are show-; ing. . ..V ' . -7hV 'l-;r Furniture Col 7;
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