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: CHARLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, STPTEMBER 15, 1903. THE OUTLOOK T K KBOMIsrVG. ix, charlotte: district. Ur. H. If. Victor Discusses the Finan cial SUaatloa In the Country at Tjiiih Jlaiirra Little (o TOls. emo tion Who to Ejected President Oiariotte Growing. '. .-What effect wUl the election have en the nenclal condition of the coun try T" asked an Observer man ot Mr. Ii. IL Victor. 1 don't know." he replied, "what effect It will have on the country at large, hut la this irameaiaie kcu f tt will make very little difference who Is elected. The money strlnfency ot last fall hurt business throughout the country and while not much money has heen made, the curtailment of stocks of goods, merchandise and credits has made money very plentl ..! , hit those who have it, parUcu- iw h imrrn money centres, sre . j " . - .w. i . nr letting It go out oniy u mo paper. . "Here In Charlotte business has been exceedingly good as compared - with that of other cities. Many new people are coming here, people of ,i the best type and every sign points te a large growth here In the next few years. Much has been said about ; "watch Charioue grow, uui "' selves will he surprised at what $har v lotte will be. -There Is not a vacant house rent- ' a r - mnnti, gr w.r In town an fifteen nr twenty families are boarding at the hotels and looking out for first-class homes. ' -Many manufacturing concerns from the North are establishing Southern agencies here and sending: a high type of men to represent them. Stores and offices are In demand. "It is said that the South & Western Hallway is likely to acquire the Sea board system, giving us a new weft em outlet under the western freight tariff association. It la also whispered around that tangible stens are being taken to eon - nect a number of smaller towns with Charlotte by trolley lines In the near future and it Is hoped that soon ar- - . ... V - A V. . - - Vi 1 1 Vl ranaemenis win ir i.ih- the street car company llt have an outlet through First street under the Southern Railway and will build a line to the river all these thin sre In eight and mean rreat things for Charlotte. Taking th present solid condition of things and those con templated into consideration there Is a very roseate hue to the prospects of Greater Charlotte I "What about the tTnlon National. ; , Well, we are growing along steadily, j putting our shoulder- to the wheel and doing all we can to help tinnr and feel confident that e will shHre In the growth of the city A PRKTTV HOME WKDDINO. lftu -Cll. U-lll, tniu.,. U'aa tw Jihn Tt I i.i .r m i.L- TK-i. ll ..... " ...... Wlnslon-Kalem Miss Kiln Wilkinson, of this city. , and Mr. John B. Taylor, of Winaton fcalem, were married yesterday after noon at $ o'clock at the residence of the brlde'a parents. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Wilkinson, No. 800 South Brevard street Rev. William Duncan, pastor Of the First A. R P. church, was tho officiating minlBUT. The bride was becomingly attired ' in a brown coat suit. There were no attendants, the wedding bring a very quiet affair. None were Invited ex cept relations of tho young people who plighted lh-lr troth. Beautifully decorated for the occasion, the home presented an exceedingly pretty scene in perfect harmony with tho occasion. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor left on the o'clock train for Winston-Salem, where they will make their home. Mr. Taylor holds a responsible posi tion in the mechanical department of The Winaton-Salem Journal. H was formerly connected with The Observ er and is a young man of tine quall 'tla In -Miss Wilkinson he has won a 1e worthy of the best that lire She has many of the traits K .. '!).. .hl.h rutnrt hilth hilt. 'aflr all, the best thing that can he -said of hEls that she possessea the unaffected Wand womanly attributes which will adorn a home. She haa spent her life in Charlotte and in tho Circle of acquaintances there Is none whose regard she does not nom. JOIXS CASKET COMPANY PORCE. Itr. E. R- Cannon, of Mount Holly, Will Rexxuno Associated With Char lotte Concern in Which lie Wan One of tho Original fcux-kliolders. Mr. E. R- Cannon, of Mount flolly, who last week purchased for a home the Bussey residence in this city, will come to Charlotte and actively Join the management of the Charlotte Cas ket Company, In an official capacity. Mr. N. P. Cannon, who la secretary, treasurer and general manager of the concern, will devote hereafter a por tion of his time to the factory and a portion to the road In the Interest of toe concern. The prime reason for the change Is the fact that the factory bust neas has grown so much during tne eight years since it was established, that an Increase in the managerial lorce is necessary. It Is the largest coffin business In this section of the country, shipping goods to every por tion of the South. Mr. K. R. Cannon ts an experienced man in the business. He got his start in it years ago with the Atlanta Collin Company, and Is acquainted with all phases of the work. HEAD OF EXtiLISIL Hie Presbyterian College Adda Miss , Alice Woods Dargan to Its Teach -' Ins; Waff as the Head of tle Kng- 11(4) Department. Miss Alice Woods Dargan, of Dar lington. S. C, has been appointed head of the English department at the Presbyterian College. Miss Dar gan cornea from one of the beat fami lies of South Carolina. She Is a jachelor of arts, having received this degree from Columbia University, New Tork. She comes highly en dorsed and with many years of suc cessful work behind her. Rev. Dr. J. R. Bridges, the president, has taken ample time to fill this vacancy, because he realized its Importance He. feels fully repaid, however, by hU success. Miss Dargan will constitute a strong addition to the already splen did faculty of Presbyterian College. New students at this institution continue to come in. Ginneries te Full Blat. i The several ginneries of the coun ty will be running in fu'l blast all of this week. A little ginning has al ready been done in various parts of the county, but work la earnest is at hand.. While the weather is so favorable the farmery will concen trate their forces In the white flelda That which so far lias been - ginned and baled J evidently being held at home.; . ' . , -: ' Good For BlUoBsnes. . T took -two of Chambertahi's Stomach r;e Liver Tablets test eight, and I ted f ftjr per eent. better than I hare for "kj," ey J. J. ptreetone, of Allegan, r.'lrh. -They era. certainly a flue article tr blllousD." For aala by R. IL Jor asn Co. Samples free. - Rev. Frank Slier Report Progress In All DirectionsGood work by Rev. Dr. D. Atkins Conference at Ashe. . vllle in XOTerober, , Rev. Frank Slier returned yester day, from Cornelias,! where he held Quarterly conference at " Mount Zlon church. Rev. Pan Atkins, XX D., Is in high favor with his people. The church Is enjoying a good degree of prosperity under his wise- leadership. This church, whose membership lives largely In th country, consisting of farmers, besides supporting its own pastor, supports Rev. S. A. Stewart, a brother of Mr. Plummer Stewart, of this city, in Japan, besides giving thla vear nne hll ndred members to establish... a new Methodist church at Davidson College. Mr. Slier will leave this week for the lower part of this district. Be sides the regular preaching and of ficial administration as presiding ider of the twenty-three charges composing the Charlotte district, he has promised to assist In protracted meetings at WadesDoro, uwi. Morven and Matthews. All are within his district. The Annual Conference will meet at Asheville November 14th, Bishop James Atkins, of Way-nesvllle, presiding. It will be remembered that Bishop Atkins was a member of the Western North Carolina Con ference until his election to the Epis copacy at Birmingham In 1906. Mr Slier r. ports that the protracted meeting- thus far held throughout the district have been unusually suceess tin fvnripii confidence that j notwithstanding the shortage in the I cotton crop within his district, caused hy thP nnoaili whlch were unusually ; ,,.,.,,..- Anson county, his preschers will report a clean sneei ai Asheville. B! KIRK IN CARARRrs. Klffhlcen norsrs and Mules Perish In Klamea Which Pestroydl the Ram on the Old Morelicad Farm. Eighteen horses and niule were hnrneH intethor with the large barn. ih. t,reheni fiirm Hbout fourteen ,.k r v. .itv sunnav nlcht. . ntalling a loss which will prooaniy approximate JS.000 It Is reported hf,p ,hat no ,nmiran(V. Wa carried. Th ,IIUtnlnatlon frm the Are was ... v)lnJ, to rhurlotte people be- g - oVlot.ki and though Hlllaent efforts were made to locate the flames, no telephone connection near the farm could he secured at all. The Intelligence was brought to th cltv yesterdav. Mrs. S. B Jonea, of this city. heM half Interest In the i v..- x W T1 in mii'i nw r i f (i i i . im i i i ... ... Hsrry. a cousin of Mr. J. M. Harry, held the other Interest in the stock. He I superintendent of the Morehead farm, which Is among tho largest in this section. The fire was discovered about o'clock and was then In such a rag" as to permit no effective work toward saving the animals housed Inside. The loft being filled with material easily Inflammable, the ravaging Are licked Its way rapidly and had reduced the building to -ruins in a very short time. Great numbers of neighbors gathered on the scene to lend their assistance to Afr. Harry and his tenants, but nothing that they were able, to do availed anything. Tt cannot be learned how the fire originated or what Is generally con ceded on this point among the people of that section. Tf, as has been stated, there Is no Insurance on the property, the loss falls heavily upon Mrs. Jones and Mr. Harry. STABBED WIFE. To. Ktlgall's Thoughtless Ad Inn Gets Him Into the police. Court Tolls. After several Ineffectual attempta the local police early last night land ed Jo. Ktlgall, colored, for whom they had been on the lookout for two days. Saturday he grew exceedingly obstreperous and In a difficulty with his wife Jabbed a knife Into her limb a few Inches below the high, hurting her rather badly. He Is charged with disorderly conduct and assault and battery. Last night the woman telephoned Night Desk Sergeant Earnhardt: "Jo Is a alttln' on the front porch at home, awaltln' for me to come." Of ficers E. L. Johnson and Hoagland were despatched to do the honors and brought the offender In. . Major Gnlns Round Over on Rock Throwing; Charge. After a trial before Magistrate J. W. cobb yesterday afternoon of the five young negroes arrested In the country charged with having thrown a rock at the automobile of Mr. W. H. Thompson late Saturday nlgit in the Pinevllle section, one of the num ber. Major Oolns, was made to give a bond of $50 for appearance at Su perior Court. Mr. H. I). Klrkpatrlck furnished the bond. The evidence against the boy la admittedly rather slim, but there was more against him than against any of the others. It la all circumstantial. The other ne groes, John, Bubber, Jim and Walter Goins, were dlsmussed. Will Banquet Mayors. One of the most delightful features in connection with the contemplated municipal convention to be held here November 17th-lSth, will be the banquet or reception which will be tendered by the city officials. It haa not quite been decided yet whether the affair will partake of the nature of a banquet or a reception, this point to be decided after It la known what the attendance will he. ' No matter which la chosen, however, It will be a decided feature of this occasion. Pr. McGcarhy In Yellowstone Park Hokl-tp. It has Just become known that Rev. Dr. A. A. McOeachy, the new pastor of I the Second Presbyterian church, was one of the tourists through the pic turesque Yellowstone Park some weeks ago when the sensational hold up occurred. This was widely pub lished at the time, but the names of the victims were not made known. Dr. McGeachy was relieved of $10, hiving concealed his watch. Jewels and other money within his clothing. Another Inquest To-Day. Coroner Gresham -will call his Ju rymen together again to-day and hold a further investigation Into the death of Cynthia Norman, the wo man who died from a slajrh aero m her throat Inflicted by her own hand or that of another against whom no evidence can be adduced. The inter ment of the woman, was, made yes terday snornlng at Sugar -Creek church, the funeral services, having been held Son day afternoon. FAXXj WOOLEXS are In; omen patterns in ; Cahanisaj Co, Tailors. i hand-years. m n rd -cfe Messrs. Tlllctt and Ballcy to Kpcak Here. Messrs. C. W. Tlllett and J. W. Bailey will deliver speeches at th-j court house to-night In trehalf of remocracy's ycause. The hour ' is nYlock. This announcement Is I made by County Chairman Jam. A I Hell- A full house will no doubt , - - . pij ai'in vnu IV iiion ii'-fc aia entertain. Charlotte Is fortunate In having the engagement. A Trio of Alleged Retailers. Will Pendleton, Tom Lambert and Bob Pendleton were sent up to Su pi;or Court yesterday by the re corder on the char;e of retailing. There were two cases against Ijim brrt, bond being fixed at 1100 In each. The mate's witness. named Ijiv maa 74 veara niti - Willie Wl Ilia ins. the small negro who tried his hand at store-breaking by day, was sent to Jail to await trial In Superior Court. A Fire Before Day, The third fire In the city since Saturday night came yesterday morn ing at 5 o'clock A small house owned by Mr. W. S. Clanton and occupied hy a negro family, situated at the corner of West Hill street and the Southern Railway tracks, was dblaze. The fire was extinguished by water. The damage amounted to about ISO. The origin of the blase, as usual, was unknown. "Buy money." CHnchHcId Coal and save Never Mind what may be said to vou against the Stiefl! Piano bv dealers, deal: ers' agents and perhaps some of the dealers friends. We Have been in business 66 3'ears and our artistic pianos sing their own praise. If There is a better piano than the STIEFt1 is not on the market at the pres ent time. Don't buy an inferior piano when you can get the Artistic Sticff direct from its maker without the middleman's profit. (HAS. M. STIEFF Manufacturer of the Sticff and Shaw, the pianos wiLh the sweet tone. Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade Street C. H. WIIaMOTH, Mgr. CH.UILOTTK, JT. C. Eleventh Grade Pupils, male and female, wishing to enroll In the Eleventh Grade srlll report at North Graded . School te Mr. II. p. Harding. Principal of Char, lotte High BchooL ; : ' j '" .. ALEXANDER GRAHAM. Supt. Cltjr 6eaools. ' September U. !. . , - ' 1 It's the "15th!" ' Straw hats get their walking papers to-day. A soft hat or Derby must take the straw's place. We're here to supply you. $3.00 to $6.00. The Tate-Brown Co. Women, Why Suffer ? HICK8" CAPUDINE (LIQUID) Quickly Cures aQ pains, headache. backache, neuralgia tod nervous exhaustion, brain fag, etc. At all Brussleu. lc S5c aas 5c TRY A CENT BOTTLE Looking For A Tailor? One who can supply you with the season's newest and a dressiest patterns who guaran tees a perfect fit end whose style possesses Individuality and "snapr ,- Taket a good look at US. Fall suits :t TAILORED TO TASTE ' $ 30.06 to tfiO.OO. ABANI5S1 . II tC J-ILlf 111 t f SUPPLIES Indexes, Folders and Guides for Vertical Files; Record Cards and Guides for Index Systems. Ask for complete Y. & E. System supply catalogue. Pound & Moore Co. Commercial Stationers and Office Outfitters, tit S. Tryon St. 'Phone 40. We have all the latest novelties In Gold and Silver Belt Buckles. Hat pins, Baretts, Bracelets, Waiat Sets, Cuff Buttons, Brooches, Cuff Pins; alao Goldf and Gold Filled Lockets and Chains. Anything we sell engraved free. GARIBALDI, BRUNSg & DIXON Finest Repairing Department In the State. What Do You Want? lo Save Money? The butter bill Is a good place. We dbn't mind paying a good price for good butter to eat. ' We don't want to pay a high price for good butter to melt up In cookery . We don't llke to cook with cheap, so-called "cooking butter.- What's the answer T Golden Glory Cooking Oil There Is no dish, ' however delicate, which yon think you want to cook with butter, that would not be better and infi nitely cheaper if cooked with GOLDEN GLORY COOKXXQ Oil It is always fresh and sweet. It is made at home very day. It is no trouble to use. A '-' level tableapoonful of Golden - Glory Cooking ' Oil equals a heaping tableapoonful of butter. A ; Butter costs SI cents per pound; Golden Glory Oil costs II cents per pound. , Save Money! v . " tTSK GOLDEN GLORY COOK. ING OIL. . -- -- - -- - flLl,OBQCEP5 - i - - ' . Brenncn Cartelling Co. "Cf -; ? Distributors. Charlotte, N. C. 'Phone SIS. Genltlemeh. '-.WMfio Wear': GLOMES In fact, all kinds rangin; in ED. MELLON COMPANY REMEMBER, M ELLON'S CLOTHES FIT. You pan come s to anchor when you reach this store. No need MATTING. This store Is full of just that kind YOU CAN TRAVEL FAR FOR Rugs and Matting without finding as good as you see and trouble as well as considerable oh the price. Resolve, how, never to buy RUGS or MATTING until you have consulted Lubin Furniture Co. "VEHICLES" BUGGIES, SURREYS, CARTS, WAGONS, ETC. s We have in Btock over 400 Vehicles of different styles for you to select from. Building Delivery Wagons of all kinds is our specialty. You can call at our shops and see them being made and judge for yourself the grade of material we use. Prices and terms are right. All the vehicles we sell must be as represented. , I. W. Wadsworth's Sons' Company Dealers In Horses, Holes, COAL I C B. POCAHONTAS SMOKELESS ePOCQHOrfraySw: ' UnequaOed for the Generation of Steam Our Lump, and Egg Are Unsurpassed ; : ; For Domestic Purposes ; , Prompt and regular shipments at all times : Shipments during 1907, 4,900.000 tons- Prices and other 'information on applica ' , ; tion to " .: y - . Qastner, 2urran '& Bullitt SOLE AGENTS. . . S. B. CART, Elinafer, Should c&H eaurfj and see our- line. - Our new GIotcs are in and ready for inspection.; They are perfectly made yon can't criti cise tlenr there tot we want yon to see the new and correct shades, etc . Elegant line of Full Dress White Gloves. The SWELLEST AUTOMOBILE GLOVES. price from 50C tO $20. to go further in search of good and no other. here. We promise to save you time vehicles and Harness. v ROANOKE, VA. Rotaoke, Yirfioia.
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