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CHAKLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903. II A GEEAT TROLLEY SYSTEM FIRST IX ttASTOX COCOT. Preliminary Work of CI ui riot to Power Onmnaii v indicates -That it Bm ; Great Intertirbau Trolley System in tlnd For Piedmont Carolina Xothlna? Official Vet ProcuraM Organisation to Bo Perfected Some ' Time Thla Fall Charlotte to Be Connected Vp Later Dukes and Other Southern Power Company ' Dlhdals Belilnd Scheme. T cannot tell you anything regard KtS the plans of the Charlotte Power Company' other than that franchises have been secured in several towns . in. Gaston county and that rights-of-v lvay . between thera are now being arranged for, all of which has been exploited at great length In the pa pers My reason for doing this Is not my desire tb appear secretive or anything of that sort, but for he simple reason that our plans are notj ' et mature and anything about them " at this time would be out-of-the-way. ! , . The Charlotte Power Company was chartered months ago and a board of directors named. No officers, how i ever,; were elected' and no orguniaa- tion of a definite nature has been perfected. When those stockholders who are Interested have the time and are so Inclined, the matter will bo taken up. permanent organization Trill be effected and work will com- mence In earnest. What is now he- : ing done Is nothing more than pre paratory to what Is to come later All that I can say at present Is that .: the Charlotte Power Company has - secured franchises to operate cars in Mount Holly, McAdenvllle. Lowell and Gastonla. and that rights-of-way arc now being secured from prop- erty owners along the prospective way. Acording to tho terms of the Gastonla franchise, work on the pro posed street car system must begin by January. 1J10. and that cars must be running by July 1st of the same year. As our plans material ise, I will gladly tell you anything that may be of public Interest. ' This in brief was the statement of one of the leadln stockholders of the Charlotte Power Company yes terday. He was seen in his office and was aopen and frank about tha situation as one could wish. Tha nrolected line will start at Mount Holly, swing down by the Tucka seege Mill and pass on to McAden vllle and th ?n almont in straight line go on to Lowell and Gastonla. Tho distance to be covered will be about 15" miles. It Is understood that work on the Gastonla portion Of the Job will be commenced next summer In order that everything will be In readiness f"r 'he operation of cars the Rumm-M" fallowing. The ex tension of the 4's' line to the river t the old Davidson place will bring the two systems very close tosether. It Is reported that the Charlotte Power Company Is not now contem plating connecting up with Charlotte ' at an early dae. preferring rather to develop Its Gton county system before the river is crossed. This, however. Is not to mean that Char lotte will not be reached within a few years, for unquestionably the cor poration U planning a great interur ban trollev system throughout this section. Concord and Salisbury are aid to be on the programme when Charlotte Is reached. The Charlotte Power Company will secure a local franchise In order tht It may run In and run out when the time comes for the lines to be txtended here, but nothing in the Immediate future Is planned for the Queen City. Gas tonla will be the centre of the Gss ton county system nt th outset. Later Charlotte' will he the centre of the enlarged and expanded Interurban system. That nothing of an official nature can be given out st this time can be readily believed. The Pukes, espe cially Mr. J. B Duks. and Pr. Gill Wylle are the chief promoters of the new as well as the old enterprise, the Southern Power Comr-nv. and all are very busy nt this time, Mr. Duke being In Europe. A chsrter was secured and general instructions glvn ;i to the prelim inary work to be done. This pre liminary work has been arrompllahed and now everything Is waiting until permanent orsaniza'lon of the mr poratton Is effected and a definite and detailed plan of operations agreed upon. This will likely be this fall. Unqti-stlonahly those who are behind the Charlotte Power Company have Urge plans In tiind. the con summation of which will mean much for this section. Owing to the fact that the Southern Power Company has Its transmission lines stretched throughout this section the cost of the operstlon of the trolley system would jot be n great. The building of gfest Interurban system su-h ss that contemplsted would provide a mighty power consumer such as the Southern PoWcr Company desires The Southern Power Company is now furnishing the current necessary for the operation of 1. 500,000 spindles and has much more to spare. Its ultimate development is between ISO 000 and 200, 300 horse-power. The achievements t the Southern Power Company during the past four : years have been marvelous snd the ' future holds even greater things In Hore. Not the bast of these, will be the building of the hlg trolley system uch as that already suggested. Waste 0mNnr Hoed For $80,000. Knuth Atlantic Wsete Com The pany has be -n made the defpndant In a. damage suit for 120.000. Through Tner attorneys, Messrs. htewari mi -Rae Mrs pells Helms, sdmlnlstra tria'for Mr. Bradley Helms, decessed, has brought suit In Mecklenburg Superior Court. The summons whs filed in the office of Clerk J. A. RuB ell yesterday. ' Mr. Helms was In iured by being struck by a -it in tha engine room of the South Atlantic Waste Company's plant in North Charlotte August 1st. He was carried te St. peters Hospltsl and died the next day as the result of a fraMure "f the skull. The plaintiff alleges "gross negligence on the part of the defendant company." From the Kqnltable Life Assurance , Company. The trustee Of the Toung Mens Christian Association have given a first mortgage en the new building on South Tryon street to secure a losn fVom tn Equitable Ufa As-ursnee i-ompy. of New York, for US.OOfV This la done in order that the work war be finished at once without wait ing for all the subtler ptton. to be aid .Tha loan bears interest at 5 1-1 Serpent d 1. P..- alhr It tnaturea July 1st. till. Acrdln "t the terms of tha Joan. wTsas Znm available as soon as tha 1. t?J2 signed and the remaining 1FZVm aldwhsn Gliding is finished. . - A PAYIXG mVESTMEKT. Mr. John White, ef i Hlgblsad Ave, ii..k. Matna. says: "Hevs bwen tro- with a cough every winter ana nrtne. Lsst winter.! tried many 4-v-ru remedies, but the cough con tin. ..... ...in i hnua-ht a We. botUe of Dr. v !- kw LHscovery; before that was li rim, the oough was all aoaa. this .nt.r tha aama bspny rasult has tollo a f w doses one awrs banlsbed the f nusl eogh. I sm now eoannce mat 5 r. King s New Otewrery Is tha best I cough and iuag remedies. Sold -rr gnarant st sU arug Storaa. s.,4 $1. Trial tot Us free. for ryrroRMTTY of g&artxrs. Alderman cott Exprnme Opinion in Favor of StaadardiaatloB of Char ters For North OaroUiia Cities and - Towns SomeUilng to Think About. "I am la favor of the standardiza tion of the charters of North -Carolina cities and towns." declared Alderman G. G. Scott, of tha special committee having charge of 'the work of draft ing' a new charter for the City of Charlotte. "I mean by this that there should be a regular form "of government designed for towns of less than 1.000 inhabitants, of from 1,000 to 6,000, of from 8,000 to 10.00O-. and for cities of more than 20.000 etc. 1 realize that difficulties would offer themselves at the outset and from time to time troubles would arise, but these are details that, could easily be worked out wunout great trouble. There should be some uni formity in city government, ana the best way to get It. In my opinion, is to devise something along the line have suggested. Thla statement of Mr: Scott Is worthy of consideration. There is no question but that there is more waste and loss In the admintsirauon or i fairs of North Carolina cities, and all other cities for that matter, than in nnv other line of effort, private or nuhiin. A business enterprise op erated on the principles of nine-tenths of tha cities would go to racK nu ruin within a few months. Mr. Scott believes that the. standardization of the charters of Norih Carolina cltlea and towns wrould result in great gooa in point of economy as well as In ef ficiency. He says that the matter will hnv to hp conxidered sooner or later. a. Tinr.nlMtion of the country is migrating towards the cities and rora uttnti,,n U being given to all such affairs. Mr. Scott has studied the rruestlon as few other Charlotte men have and ne is fjuauuru i .n. on the matter. He Is a treat be licor in h nmmlsslon form with modlflcat'ons such as are being incor porated in the new city charter. TWt) KINGS STOLEN. Jewelrr Mysterloiinly Disappears Prom Homo of Ir. and Mrs. L. B vou ..n 1 North Cliurrli Strecb Evidence Points to Theft. Another robbery! The losers are r a M r T.. B. Newell, from a h.irean In whose house last night shortly after 7 o'clock two rings, one a diamond, the two l.cln valued at ok tiiii unit 125. respectively n,,..irinuiiU dioaDDeared. while the occupants of the home were at supper. An unlocked window which had be fore been fastened, ind a blind with one slat twisted out as If to permit th ntrani: of a hand to unfasten the clasp, prove almost conclusively that tho articles were stolen. There Is no clue to the thief. Pr. and Mrs. Newell had just come In the nouse, No. 600 North Church street, at the intersection with Ninth, at 7 o'clock. Mrs. Newell, according to her habit, removed the rings from her fingers and placud them on the bureau. When they returned from the. dining room the rings were no where to be foiisl though the room was carefully searched. There had been no servant In tho house for two days, the girl having been ill that time. Besides, the torn off slat seems to Indicate that the theft was the work of a man. Pr. Newell recalls that his horse, which was hitched outside the window, showed signs or uneasiness once and he started to In vestigate. There were no tracks left. This robbery occurred in tne same neighborhood as that in which sev eral other thefts have occurred of late. The window entered is only two fet off the ground. One of the rings contained the In scription. "L. B. N. to M. A. R. The other bears the words. Leon to Annie.", There should be little trou ble about Identification when the rings are offored for lale. POWDER MILL DLIUXG WAR. Falhrr of Alderman Tom Davis, of This City, Operated Powder Mill on Catawba Jtiver During War Mill Was Twice Blown I'p. "1 read with a great deal of In terest !. Kred Olds" story In The Observer several weeks ago about that powder mill In Wake county," remarked a Charlotte citizen to an Oherver man yesterday. "I was In terested because It called to my mind the powder mill which the late Mr. S. W. Pa vis, father of Alderman 1. J. UavUs of this city, opersted In this county on the Catawba river JuhI he- low the Tuckaseege ford from 181 to 1864. I am not positive of these dates, but they are approximately correct. This mill, I remember, blew ud twice, the first time killing five people and the second time four. The father of tne late Henry jvmeppei- berg, of this city,' was one of those killed. After the second explosion the plant closer down and was never re opened. Mr. Davis formed the com pany and started the plant about one- half mile below the old Tuckaseege ford. Traces of the old building and the old mill race are still there. 1 don't know where Mr. Pavis secured his raw material, but I know that he manufactured a good grade of both blasting and gunpowder, practically all of which was sold to the Confed erate States government. Mecklen burg county can be safely reckoned on not to be behind the procession snd In the manufacture of gunpowder during the war was one of the leading counties In the Slate. l'Ol'.M) DEAD IN BED. Mr. Thomas lMlln Dies In Ills Room at the Home of Mr. t'. T. Bowden. After having suffered confinement to his room for several days on ac count of asthma, with which he had ben for years afflicted. Mr. Thomas Pevlln. a linotype operator on The Charlotte News, died yesterday morn ing about 2:30 o'clock In his mom at the home of Mr. U. T. Bowden, on South Poplar street. His death is ascribed to heart failure. Mr. Devlin came to Charlotte about three year ago from his home In Philadelphia, when the printers" strike was on. He tok a position with The Charlotte Observer, which he held for some time. He was 22 years old. Mr. Devlin was visited at 11:39 by a friend, who also rooms at Mr. Bow den's, and seemed to be about as well as ordinarily during his Illness. Later at 3:30 lie was found by hlin to be dead. Mr. pevlln was popular with his associates and a skilled craftsman. He s survived by a slater In Phila delphia. , Mr. Crowell Assigns. A petition in voluntary bankruptcy has been filed by Mr. W. M. Crowell, a prominent grocer of tha city, with liabilities given at 17.000 and assets practically the same. The matter Is la tha hands of Referee D. B. Smith for adjustment, and he will call to gether the eredltors st an early date. Mr. Crowell Is a well-known citizen, having for a long number of years been engaged tn the grain - milling business. . Ha has been operating two storaa more recently, on on West Trade street and the other on East Morebaad street - . "if yo want the best Domestic Cal. order Clinch held Uirongh year dealer or of tho CI bich field Coal Cor porattoa, Charlotte, Ji. C . . PLENTY OT SCRIPTURE QUOTED. Tom Here, Seventh jay Adventlst, Is Plaintiff in Court mad Comes Out at the Wrong; End of the Horn. - During an Interesting case" In 'Squire Hilton's court yesterday afternoon Scripture citations were reeled off as rapidly as cotton quotations from this end of, Nsw TorJt wire when the market ls'gotng-ep or down. Tom Hege, keeper of the Old Curiosity Shop under the Presbyterian Hospital Building, was getting off the Sacred Writ, while acting as plaintiff in a case against Turner Hatch, a young white man, who was charged with tearing Into little bits Hege's popcorn apparatus. Hatch was by no means in a Scriptural mood, and thus the two antipodes of moral and religious feeling were broujht together. Toung Hatch grows rampant at times when he has the proper ingred ient to generate tha inspiration, and he was said to be in such a state of exaltation when the deed was al leged to have been committed by him. But, as a matter of fact, the fanatical Hege failed to produce evidence by which he could Identify Hatch as the man who did him detriment, the court's finding that the young man was not guilty. Through various stages of the extremely Interesting trial, Hege supplied the 'necessary quantity of Scripture to, give a back ground to his tale of woe. He keeps the Bible on the end of his tongue. anyhow, and while there Is nothing jqi iflia IO.lb VUI1UC1IIS IliJI L Ok", he has the habit of allowing his im agination to lead him through wildernesses of interpretation; hence the fact that he sometimes becomes ludicrous In bis visions. Extra gushes of Scripture came when the court, discovering that Hatch was improbably guilty, asked the plaintiff to go down In his Jeans for half the costs. 'mat was tne limit in the judgment of Hege, ami while Hatch and his attorney, Mr. F. M. Redd, were walking away, the Seventh Day Adventlst, for he is of this faith, was still quoting. Classmates" Written by a Tar Heel. A gentleman writes The Observer from Washington, N. C, to call atten tion to the fact that "Classmates," which will be presented In Charlotte Friday night by Norman Hackett and Lis company. Is the product of a Tar Heel brain. The playwright. William C. de MUle, now living in New York. was born In Washington, Beaufort county, and Is a son of Henry de Mille, an eminent writer, also reared In, Washington. William C. de Mllle is also the author of "Strongheart," which proved a favorite college play. He also wrote "The Warrens of Vir ginia," which Is now being presented In New York by Belasco, and other plays. Retailing- Case Postponed. The case of Henry Ferguson, where in retailing was alleged, was called In tho recorder's court yesterday morn ing, but was postponed until to-day or account of the absence of witnesses whosi testimony will have a bearing mi th case. Harrison Williams is the State's witness, whose allegations are denied by the defendant. Fergu son says It Is a esse of spite work, and that he sold Williams no intoxi cant. Ferguson admitted that there is no love lost between the two. Williams, who drives a hack durlnjf the hours of nocturnal darkness, V;s fined $5 for sleeping while In nis vehicle. Arrested in larceny Charge. At tho request of the police author ities at Mount Holly, a white man named Dolph Smith was arrested yesterday morning by Officer MerrHt at the corner of Clarkron street and West avenue. He was not long In andlng his man, after the Instruc tions were given. It Is understood here that the charge agnlnst him is he theft of a sum of money from a Mount Holly lady. He was locked up o await the arrival of an officer from Gaston to carry him hack. McOovcni-Brartley. Mr. H. S. McGovern and Miss Carrie Bradley, of Virginia, were married yesterday afternoon by Rev. William Duncan, at his home, No. Z West Third street. The young people, who are from Richmond, Va., were on heir way to Florida, stopped over In he Queen City for a few hours, called on Clerk of the Court Moore for Icense, secured It and hied them away a minister. Never Mind what may he said to you against the Sticff Piano by dealers, deal ers' agents and perhaps some of the dealers' friends. We Have been in business 66 years and our artistic pianos cing their own praise. If There is a better piano than the STIEFP is not on the market at the pres ent time. Don't buy an inferior piano Artistic Sticff direct fl from its maker without the middleman's profit. CHAS.M.SHHT Manufacturer of the Stleffand Shaw, the pianos with the , ; sweet tone. ',.' Sonthern Wareroom 5 West Trade Street. C. H. WJXHOTH, Mgr. CUAIltOTTE, X. C . A ScCREr i Tells How Ugly Deformed Become Superb of . Figure. Women SIMPLE TO. USE, TOO. All Men Attracted by a 'woman's Shapely Development. I The treatment consists of applying a powerful, harmless nervine-stimulant direct to the cells of the skin, to be absorbed and utilised to create nourishment of flesh and tissue growth. The most beautiful changes are wrought; ugly, deformed women with scrawny neck, arms ana iwidi, with no bust development at all visible, are quickly transformed into eharmlne neraonaces with well- rounded arms and neck, full, normal bust of exquisite curve and pro portion, and shapely figure so much admired In our great actresses and society leaders, and so attractive to the other sex always. The relation of the skin to tne vital organs Is like that of a team working together. Being In such close relation to the nervous system, as it is, it fol lows that a nowerful. rich, nervine- stimulant applied directly to the skin, to be absorbed and utilized to create nourishment will result in Immediate flesh and tissue growth through a better supply of blood. Obtain the ingredients separately at any good drug store, and mix carefully at home. Get two ounces of glycerine, three ounces of rose water, one ounce tincture cadomene compound and five cents' worth of borax. Mix the glycerine with tincture cadomene and let stand two hours; then add rosewater and a tea spoonful -of borax. Apply morning and night, rubbing It in thoroughly. Then wash with hot water and soap, and dry. It Is related that one woman developed a figure that won for her a very, very wealthy hus band. Physicians and Midwivcs Take Notice That the city requires all Births and Deaths reported to the Superintendent of Health on same day. F. O. HAWLEY, Supt. of Health. We Accept Tainted Money and In return give you the finest tailoring to be had also the handsomest suit patterns ever shown in this city. Fall suits TAILORED TO TASTE $20.00 to $50.00., Don't Forget We Manufacture . Rubber Stamps Orders received before I a. ' m. ready for delivery at p. m. Orders received before t p. m. 'ready for delivery st 10 a. m. following day. Pound & Modre Co. Commercfal ' Stationers and .-. V Office Outnturv v 11 SL'Tryon 8L . 'Phone No. m0MTtaV If you don't , watch out youll be caught; some day without an umbrella or raincoat and youll wish you hadn't. Letxis protect you. ; Raincoats $20.00 to $30.00, and Umbrellas $1.00 to $5.00. The Tate-Brown Co. THE MGIDOR Keeps water cool all night In dispensable ins sick rooms and where there are children. Price 91.50. J.N.McCauslandSCo. Stove Dealers and Roofing Contractors. 121 8. Tryon St. 2 In college days in after days the wise i woman reads Ths Ladies H j i ourna See our window dis play of this Great Home Entertainer and In structor. We have at all times a complete line of all the current issues of the popular magazines. Before sending in your subscriptions, ask to see our new cata logue of special club rates. Stone & Barringer Co Booksellers, Stationers, mxn We have all the latest novelties In Gold and Silver Belt Buckles. Hat Pins, Baretts, Bracelets. Waist Sets, Cut! Buttons, Brooches, H CuS Pins; also Gold and Gold" Filled Locket and Chains. , Anything; we sell engraved free. GARIBALDI, BRUNS . & DIXON, Finest ' Repairing; Department to tho'Sute. XTTrrrrrriM iiuiiiJJ V, We have a wonderful line of new suits for boys of all ages. All late patterns and the right colors. Nothing that the boys are wearing now is missing from our stock. Come and see the newest popular sellers. Buy from us and get the correct thing. ED. MELLON COMPANY REMEMBER MXXLOX'S CLOTHES FIT. 4 Charter Oaks Cast Iron Cook Stoves, Steel Ranges and Heaters Cold weather is coming, so NOW. We also sell the best ORATES. PORTABLES. THREE-PIECE ORATES, etc. (Bl line of Axes and Hatchets for splittint). Veddinoton Hardware Co. "VEHICLES" BUGGIES, SURREYS, CARTS, WAGONS, ETC. We have in stock 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. Price and terms are right. All the vehicles we sell must be as represented. J. W. Wadsworth's Sons' Company Dealers In Horses, Mule, Vehicles and Harness. The best and the newest s styles in Leather Furniture for Hall, Library or Den.now on display. We wish to call special attention to our Turkish Leather Spring Rockers at , y, ' '.- . $25.00, $28.00, $35.00, $40.00 and $65.00. V It is a luxury to sit in them. .-. Special bargains: in Leather Library , Suits of three pieces, consisting; of one Sofa, one Rocker snd one Arm Chair to match. ' Look where you will, values as we offer. Partier-Gardnes' Co. MS ' . . w ri j x i vua Knabe Pianos Come and see the new styles just received. A pur chase of this Piano means a satisfactory one for a life time. We sell cheaper Pianos also. Write for catalogues. Parker-Gardner Company Piano Department Second Floor. you'd better investigate these NEW FALL STYLES IN LEATHER FURNITURE but you will find no such f ' '
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