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CHARLOTTE -DAILY OBSERVER, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903. THE SPORTING WORLD BASEBALL YESTERDAY . , : NATIONAL. LEAGUE. 'i-r''-''.'''''. ' Won Newf ork.. ,i . .... 90 CMcgo .... .. (. W Pittaburs.. .. 92 Fbiladelphla .. ......... 77' Cincinnati .. ........ 71 - Boston '...., V -., . (1. Brooklyn '.' i. .... 48 Lost, 62 84 65 ' 46 ' 77 84 : 8S n ' - Pet, .634 .833 .54! .480 V.4H .838 EC Louis j. 48 , AMERICAN LEAGUE. Won . n . Lost i . . 82 2 -64 74 77 c: 78 M Pet Detroit .... Cleveland Loul .. Boston .. Philadelphia York ".. . ' .878 .57$ 571 .651 .488 ".458 .438 .131 ..... 84 ' 81 . '71 . , 70 . 61' 47 " NATTOXAL LEAGUE-' r Cincinnati; Sept 17. Each club won a g am In the double-header between Cin cinnati and St' Loul this afternoon. In the tint fame the 'visitors hit Rowan and pad hard. - O'Toole's wlldness waa re sponsible tor the run scored by SL LoJla , In the second game, which wa called on isocount of darkness In the filth inning. - 8cere: ' , . ;r-.-., R. H. B.' Cincinnati . .. .. 023 000 000-4 8 4 Bt. Louli ., i. 000 221 0021 15 Batteriea: Rowan and- Bpade and Mc Lean; Rhodes and Bllsa. Time, 2.0. Jjm- . pires. Rigler and Owen.; ; ! Second gatne: -..v,'-.' ' ' H- EL , Cincinnati ' ,. .. 010 6x 4N : 0 Bt. Louis .. .... .. 000 10-1 t 1 Batteriea: O'Toole and Bchlei ; Raymond and Bllsa. Time, 1:00, Umpires. Rigler . and Owen. ' . . . . v AMERICAN LEAGUE, Detroit,' Sept. 27. Detroit went to the front in the American League to-"TAay by - beating! Philadelphia In their final meet ing. ' Both pitcher did good work, : the difference In the base running largely de ciding the result with the added fact that Mullln was better supported. Scores -r ' Tt, H. SS. Detroit .. I. '.. 002 001 llx-6 7 J8 Philadelphia .. -.. .. 000 000 020-8 t J . Batteries: Mullln ana Bcnmidt; coomos . and Powers. Time, 1:65. Umpires, Hurst and Evans. i t . Chicago,' Sept, 27. Chicago shut out Boston her to-day 1 to a Opportune hit ting in the opening Inning coupled with a pair of errors and stolen bases gave the locale two runs and another cam In the neat inning, aa a result of a base on balls and a triple. :: Score: R. H. E. Chicago .. 21OO0OO0X-8 8 Boston .. .. .'. .. 000 000 000 8 t . Batteries: Walth and Schreck; Clcotte and Criger. Time. 1:30. .Umpires, Sheri dan and Connolly. , ' PENNANT RACE WARMS TIP. Leaders In Both rgxtrn Banchrd IXr the Home Rtmch Ctiamplon ahlps Will Be In Doubt Vntll the - lst Games Are Played. , . New 'Tort Sept. 17. Never before In the history of professional baseball has the homestretch In the race for the pen nants of the two major ' leagues been reached with the leading eluba so closely bunched and with the followers of the gam 'excited to such a pitch of cut interest. " In both leagues the leaders New Tork In the National and Detroit in the Americas held the honors to-night by one point Chicago, in second place in the National, Is seven points ahead of Pittsburg,, while Chicago In the American Is but three points behind Cleveland for second position, to which place the Utter elub fell Ui-day throuch th defeat of Philadelphia by Detroit The standing of the leading clubs in the In Inaruea. lncludlna Sunday's games is aa fellows: , NATIONAL. . v Won. Lost New Tork ... 80 63 Chicago 83 64 Pittsburg .. 81 K AMERICAN. i - ' .Won., Lost Detroit 8 61 Cleveland 84 68 Chlcae-o .'81 (3 Pet .(34 .633 .628 Pet .678 .676 Only a casual glance at . these figures Is needed to show. that at the present moment in both leagues it is anybody's race, and probably until, the last game Is played next week, the' decision, as' to which two clubs shall have the honor of nnfurUna- the banners emblemaue of au- perlorlty and of playing each other for the world s cnampionanip wui muwa u doubt. The world's series which the pennant winners will play. Immediately after the regular season, means much to the men financially for they get a goodly share of the receipts of the first four game play ed. Under the ruling of the national com mission, this series consists or seven games and the winner la the club which scores the first four wins. The contests are played on the grounds of the clubs flEhtlne: lor th chamDlonahlD. Of th re- milnta the national commission gets 10 per cent from all the games, while from th first four games th players receive the Temalnder alter the commission has received Its percentage. The money In the players' pool la divided 60 per eent to the winning club and 40 per cent to the loser. Th receipts of th remaining games be ta nr to th management of the two eluba. Last year Detroit and Chicago played to box receipts aggregating 101.728. vTRGEOA LOSES HONAKER. y Oar-k Quarterback of Orange and (Bine Team Not to Return to Char- . lottesVUIe This FaU. . owing to the rivalry between the North Carolina elevens and that of the University of Virginia, anything i . !.tt. 1 m a 1 nt nramt VQUbcriuiii . . . mm v. ------ Th tollowinr pec?Al to The Wash- JillVU JT vita -- - garding Honaker, th crack quarter hack of the 'Varsity eleven, who Is to go to Cornell this fall, wlll.be jed "With Interest - . ' - "Close upon the heels of the letter from Captain-Elect Gloth, Virginia' star centre rush, saying that he would be unable to return to college this season, comes the information that Honaker, th brilliant mtie quarter back, will also be missing from the Orange and Blue squad this fait The rumor is current that the Texan will entert Cornell, but that he will not be a candidate for the Ithaca eleven. ' ' "Honaker was one of the finds' of two years ago. H was not discovered until late In the season of 190C. with perhaps only two games left on the schedule of that year. In the first full contest 'In which he played that against the Carlisle Indians he put up a sensational article of balL la the first half he completely demor alised the Redskins - by dashing through the whole Indian squad for a touchdown, after a run of It yards. , "Since that memorable game, which ended with- a score of 17 to II in favor of the Indians. Honaker ha been a flxtur at quarter on the Vlr-i ginla elevens. As an open-field run-' ner he ha no equal perhaps In the entire South, his ability to sidestep: and dedge his tarklers scoring many a Plal it Ui VirxlaJLa team. Hlsj speciality was the quarterback run. me smallest opening sufficing lor mm. lasi ran he was greatly handicappea by Virginia's weak ends, who allowed the opposing" tackier to swoop down upon him before he could get well under way. j ; "Honaker will also be missed on the diamond. He was an all-around base ball player, a good fielder and a time ly hitter." -. .. - - s IN THE FIELD OiFANDOM ,f ... V,- The following; Items are taken from Sporting; Life. , . . f ' ' '''.' ;r ;: If Lajole's Cleveland team wins the American Leauge pennant thia' year Cleveland baseball enthusiasts, head ed or Charles P. pildm, county clerk, and aided by John. D. Rockefeller, ex pect to hand Napoleon Lajorle $1,000 and provide $600 for each of the oth er eight players' -who take part in the gam that brings the tnuch-cov ted pennant to Cleveland. To-day-a movement was started to ask John D. Rockefeller to provide the $5,000 for the enterprise, llr. Rockefeller takes -great interest in Cleveland' wel fare, r On the grounds, that It fwould be a public calamity if the Naps should lose, Mr.' Salem on 4ehalf of the Rooters Club, an organisation of 8;000 fans, to-norrow will' ask th oil king- for the txioney. - ( ','"- Dave Altlzer,- utility man. Is- about to blossom : forth aa a plutocrat Pave threateas to annex sufficient dol lars to make Ufa this -winter In sunny California one long, vleasant dream No "ham and" for his, but terrapin daily. . gome time ago Altlser "had a runch and proceeded to work out a swell design in post cards. It shows a face'of WiUiam Jennings Bryan on one side, whlcft. If held to th ugnt, will display th White House. Wash ington, on the other. The design is most unique and the Democratic na tional committee Is now negotiating for l.QOO.OOO of the cards for cam paign purposes. The contract ia about-closed and Altlser -will clean up several hundred doUara Th letting out of Al Orth, by th New York Americans to manage the Lvnchburr. Va.. team, mark th passing from th limelight of th big leagues of a most strikinr example to young all players of what clean living and thrift will mean to a player when tie feels his time has com to make room for young blood. From th time Orth left Lynchburg thirteen years ago to Join the Philadelphia Nationals. ha never let public ap plause turn his bead, nor the bright lights of a ig city lure him away from the habits he had formed as a lad. In a email town. The "smiling .one" has ever been the quintessence of modesty. The writer has come in contact with Orth almost daily dur ing the off Reasons,- and never, once has be heard him speak of his achievements on the hall Held., On the contrary, when he was at his senlth. and someone -would refer to his star performance on some particu lar occasion, the big fellow would In variably smile, and deftly turn th conversation to some other subject. These are the reason why Orth has "worn well" in tola home own, and why h is even more popular to-day than when he pitched the Lynchburg team to victory in 1896. Al Is devoted to his wife and children, ana tnose -who are close to tilm know that the longing to he with hi family nas been strong within him for the past several season. He did not "lay down" to get away from the New Tork team, hut it Is questionable if ever a .player on leaving the big leagues had less to regret than h has. From th larg salaries he has earned, h has saved enough to he in dependent for life, and from the town ha left as an ambitious youth, - he comes feack as tart owner, and wlth4 absolute control of a cluh in one of the best minor leagues In the country. Orth is popular In his home town, for his baseball acmevemenis, out u Lynchburg honors him for his manli ness and integrity. The .present A. D. 1108 is the most successful in the red-framed calenlar of the Hon. Mlauel Donlln, tne cap' tain of the hated Giants.. To him mnn fhnn anvbodv else can'- he at .tributed tho great. fight that Is being made y the team or veterana io ov rhani the sturdy Pirates and effect ually down with cold water th ex pectations of the latter team to land the Tag in -Che National. W do not even except th great and only Ma thewson. Marriage has cut some funny mimm -with men. It has put tnou sands on, the blink and it has been Cha mean, of reforming others who had previously sown enough wild oats to supply every livery suloi w us smiling face of this fcaU of mud. Hike certainly belonged to the latter class and he is rrang. enougn, w a mlt it. His charming wife, Mabol Hlte, has caused th. hot Hibernian Donlonian fclood to make good more than one-half of his pretty -wife's wishes and hopes. The wild THirk la nnt rrectualiy tamed. He will now nt the hand before he even considers th advisability of a rough .n tumble as a wanner. rnren u" was with the Reds he was headstrong and impetuous. He oisuaeo ley exceedingly and a was expected the bell rung for him in this city. We are glad he Is behaving himself, for with allele faults Mlk was pop ular here. JI putting up the game of his life. ' HeMa running neck and nech with Wagner for leading batting SonorT and This fielding. ta "c?" Barring a : tendemrytowd. throw ing into unnecessary terxltorr Mjka is there, with the good". . well to state here " " Jl" ell. Donlln and Crawford In the out field the Cincinnati team would sis up pretty well. It might have been--what's the use of crying over th milk Chat's spine f : ' v ' .' ' Carolina League Player la Fast Cm- , pany. - ' fcoles and Hornhorst, of the Au gusta, Ga., club of. th South Atlantic League, have been reserved by the Boston Nationals, for the season of 1809. Hornhorst was first baseman for Anderson in the Carolina League dur ing theearly part of the last season, and played a number of games on the local diamond. He was head and shoulders, physically and otherwise, above any other first baseman in the league and oon gravitated Into faster company. There n . made good to such an extent that he has now been reserved by the big league club. . HOW TO GET 6TRO;o. A ,' 9. . 1. rValT. of 114Tt W. CbnrM mt Chicago, UM ef a way-" t become atronir Me sar: 7 moiutr, wno u oia and waa Yrr leMe. le derivlns ma . benefit from Electric Bitter, that I feel It's my duty to tell those whe ti-4 a tonie and strmsihenlng medicine abotit it. la wny mother's eae a marked gain In flesh haa reunited. Insomnia has overcome-, anl sue "W steadily grewlng strosser.-' Elem BMtem auk-klr rtt e1r s'omsch. liver sod kidney complaints. Pnid. uader auaraatee at ail Srua mumm. ..' - BAKKEBS MEET THIS WEEK VITAL TOPICS TO BE DISCUSSED Denver Will Welcome More Than Three Thousand Delegates to the Thirty-Fourth , Annual. Convention of the American Bankers' Associa tionGuaranty of Bank Deposits , and ' the Currency the Principal 'Matter Before the Body Speakers of National prominence to Talk The Serial Feature Will Not Be Neglected - and Many Entrrtam . ments In .Honor of . the Visitors ; Have Been Planned.- :i Denver, Colo., Sept 37.Mor than three thousand bankers representing all ' Classes , of , financial Institutions and every State in th Union, will as semble her this week at the thirty fourth . annual r convention of th American Bankers' Association. Hun dred of delegates ar already on the acene and It la evident from their .conversation In the '. hotel ' corridors that th liveliest - session sine the memorable on of 1888 Is expected This year the guaranty of bank de- posits probably wMl be the principal topic OS" discussion. Another subject of vital interest that will be discussed at length Is that efcurrency. Th as sociation waa not satisfied with th Aldrich currency bill. The currency commission of th American Bankers' Association, which drafted a measure of its own only to see It rejected by the leaders of Congress, will mak 1U formal report at next Thursday's ses sion and delegates then, will be given an opportunity to express their views on tne subject ; Th reports of the legislative com mlttees and the committees on ex press companies and hills, of lading which will be made at the 1 opening session Wednesday win present other topics of general Interest The asso ciation has been trying for several years to prevent the express compa tiles selling money orders, while the alleged' failure of the railroads to safeguard bills of lading also has been the subject of much contention both in the courts and before Congress and the Interstate Commerce Commis sion. It is practically certain that the convention will empower these com mlttees to continue their respective contests. PROMINENT MEN TO SPEAK. A number of speakers of national prominence will participate not only in the sessions of th convention prop er which will be held Wednesday and Thursday, but also of the savings banR and trust company sections Monday and Tuesday, will ' deliver an address at the meeting of the savings bank section and the proposed postal savings bank law will be analysed In the report of a special committee ap pointed to that purpose. "The Effect of the Recent Panic on the Eastern bavlngs Banks," will be th subject of a paper by John C. Grlgwold, of New Tork. Oov. Henry A. Buchtel, of Col orado, and President William E. Hughes, of the Continental Trust Company, of Denver, will deliver the addresses of welcome to the trust company delegates. Amonfr the speak ers will be Breckenrldge Jones, of St Louis, who has chosen for his subject "The Trust Company; a Necessity:" F. H. Fries, of Winston-Salem, N. C, who will dlscups "Radicalism vs. Conservatism." and Lawrence L. Gil lespie, of New Tork. who will speak on "New York City Trust Companies Under Present Legislation. A gen eral discussion of "What. Lessons for the Trust Companies Were Revealed In the 1907 Panic" will also take place. Governor Buchtel and Mayor Rob ert W. Speer. of Denver, will speak at the opening session of the conven tion proper Wednesday morning and the rest of the time up to tne noon recess will be devoted to the reports of the officers and .the various com mittees. In the afternoon : Woodrow Wilson, president of Princeton Uni versity, will speak on "Th Banker and the Nation," and B.- E. Walker. president of th Canadian BanK ot Commerce, will discuss "Abnormal ir-.tiiren of American Banking." Thursday the principal addresses will be "Vital Issues," by Alexander uii bert president of the New Tork Clear ing House, and "Conservation, of Natural Resources." hy Congressman Joseph "E. Ransdell, of Louisiana. There also will be meetings ef the executive council and the 'clearing house section Monday st which mat ter of Importance to the association Itself will be settled. PROMINENT SOCIAL FEATURE. The local committee of bankers ha mail elaborate preparations for the comfort convenience and entertain ment of the delegates and guests. A banquet a reception, a sightseeing automobile ride and an all-day trip in th4 rrat of the continental divide are among the entertainments that have been arranged for th visitors. ah the railroads have allowed re- nr.t fares to and from th conven tion from various sections of the Th membership of the American nankera' Association embraces prac tically the entire financial .fraternity of the United States. It was formed at Saratoga, N. T., in 187 ax a convene tlon at which 13 States were repre sented by 84f delegates., its growin haa Kaan ateadV Hid St IimCS . Very ranld., the total membership to-day K.in.. a sot national. State and lngs banks and trust companies and private banking houses. The last fiscal year, despite tne pania disastrous to so many banking con cerns, has been one of the most suc i in tn history of the associa tion While ill members wer lost through J withdrawal." consolidation, liquidation and failure, 1,24$ were added to th roll, making a net gain of 151 for the year. ' Teh principal officers of the asso ciation are: President CoL J. D. Pow ers, of Louisville ; president nooree M. Reynolds. - of Chicago; inairman executive council, Lewis E. Plersop. New Tork: secretary, CoL Fred E. Farasworthv New Yorki treasurer. A. A. Crane. Minneapolis. TJie president of the trust company section m rmup o. oui", virk- Af the sarins bank section, Lucius Teter. ef Chicago, and ef the clearing house section, August Blum, riiiruo. Th executive council. which to a large extent dictate the policy t the organisation, w com poyd ef representatives from every Stale and of former presidents of the association. Under a resolution adopt ed at last years convention its mem bership was raised to 70 members. ; Automobile Created Sensation. Watauga Democrat ; ; -: An automobile, the first on that was ever In th village, was an at traction -en our street Monday. Th machine, occupied y five persona cams from Charlotte to Blowing Rock Sunday In nine hour, and was de tained quite a while on th way by an Injured tire. Their spin. ever the B. a R R. turnpike must have been splendid as th road was never In finer condition. " '. ' : The pyrotechnfe or detonating toy industry has developed to a great ex tent within a few year at aialal. Franca, ea th ZUvr Rhone, THE MERRY WIDOW." 3 ' 'Th Times-Dlpatch, of 'Richmond, Va.. under date ot September- 25th, gave the following account of the per formance of "Th Merry Widow," which will be presented here for two night, beginning Friday, with a spe cial matinee Saturday: , -. - . For four years '.The Merry Widow," under various fetching names and in many parts of. th world, . has held th playgoing public in th thraldom of her amorous eye. rrom Vienna to New York,- by way of Paris andJLon don, eh has traveled, but not until last night did she deign to cast, her enchantment over th good people of Richmond town. . . - - . i K - With a success which was. Instan taneous and overwhelming, the merry lady, by a mere glance of the eye, followed ; by many other ; inviting glances, took the - no use by storm, from th bald-headed . and - ancient beau on th front row - to the - small gallery god In th high loft V, ... , - Those who had seen the operetta in New Amsterdam, surrounded by the ; magic of th Great Whit Way, wagged wise heads and rather cried down a "mere road company,", but happily- their fears wer as nothing, for the performance' last night lacked nothing-that .New York grave. -The principals were excellent artists, the orchestra most satisfactory, , the scenery and costumes superb, and th chorua so good looking and shape ly that many a merryi widow would have thought twic before surround ing herself. with so' much beauty.' There be those who fancy a certain type Of loveliness an especial form of art. and to these there can never be an artist Uk the one that first played th part It's th old, did story of no i U 's. v - --4- ... George Danierel as ''Prince Danflo" In "The Merry friend Uk th old friend; but old friends might well be forgotten when Rosemary Gloss, th delightfully charming Merry Widow, and George Damerel, the ove-crasd prince, took their places. A Natalie, Miss Kaspar waa charming and graceful; but don't forget Mr. Thomas Leary, as Nlsh, a good aa any who hava played the comedy hit To be truthfully uncriti cal, there were no rough bits and not a weak part in the cast. The musical skit was as bright as a bon mot and as full of melody as a spring breese. There '1 a slang expression to th effect - that anything very extraordi nary" Is "fler5e7, but It may Well be added that the "Merry Widow" Is quit - "savage," and that's saying something. - ' - ' Every on should ae th operetta the men because- it stirs sven sluggish blood, and the women because it will prove a liberal education In th pur suit of the game. r Llk wine, the play goes to the head, hut let no one Imagine that the feet ar forgotten. You are all right M ile Gloss, th merry widow, . - Many ar th tuneful airs In "The Merry Widow," and - many- ar th good voices In the company. In enumerating them we would not like to overlook Paul Bieyden. who took th role of M. de Jolldon. Frank Currier, aa Popoff, and W. Bt runts, a Nova Kovick. added no litl to the success of th play. ; Th writer of thl not ten . day since witnessed the same play' per formed ' by th Nw York-Boston company, the company that has mad such a hit- th seats for each per formance being put on sale, so It is said, weeks ahead. . It Is with pleasur that w say that the company playing hers Is, In our opinion, equal to th on mentioned above. ' v.; - ; . - i 1 1 - FOOTBALL INTEREST RISING. Bet-Inning of fieason la the OoDcgm (slowly fcoppUntlng Interest In BaMebalL Hat the Loral Pan Dies : Hard. , ' ' :- ..- Th Interest cf sports In now di vided hetween the double pennant race In the two tig leagues and the samn-young companion sport of foot hall. It is somwhat difficult for them to take their eyes off th favorite with which they have spent so many entrac'jg hours during the waning summer, " From force of habit their gas stray first to the fine-typed dis patches from h centre of the nation al game, -w iththelr terse opening aaauncaa - earn ro arising - evaatfui -l ,il,- V" f l-5:.i''92 i j Z1 I ",t r ' WILLIAM FIRTH, PRES. AMERICAN ' , 79 llHIk Street. Bostoii. lias 3. '7. S. COTHBAltf, 8otherB Representatlvev 405 Trust Bldf, event in th realm of baseball. The charm of the white, hard, sphere bouncing on a perfect diamond, ef the reaoundlng-crck as th batsman smashes it of The voices of th catch er to "take an easy one," or "shoot it, shoot it" the delirious suspense of a dash for a stolen hase U these things are yet sweet Consequently the bulletins telling of New York's victory, of Detroit's defeat of . Cln-clnnejti's-climb, as the case may be, are eagerly digested. ' If haseball is the setting sun, foot- hall Is the sun rising. Faint and far off. more or, less, come th reports from the' new-mode gridirons, where thousands of green young men are making their first acquaintance with the pigskin. ' Unlike baseball, there are here no veterans of ten and fif teen -years' experlene, no married men 'with children, who earn their dally bread by their exhibition ot skill. ; In few recognised colleges now can; one play longer than tour years on a college team. . Restric tions hedge him about on every hand. There -is no financial Inducement His only reward 1 In the glory of his fellow students. If baseball is th na tional game, football is distinctly the game of the college. No other branch or department of life can lay any 9.gK y jrf .. r ' -rv - : Henry W. Wldow.M Savage's Production, claim to It whatsoever. And therein lies one of the secrets of its strong hold upon its supporter. Alt ts speculation at th various North Carolina colleges. At few if any, is ' the prospect ' encouraging. There is little likelihood that a great team wilt be developed, compared With the gridiron strength of pan years. Indeed the increasing ramifi cation of restrictive rules would al most preclude that In a section like th South, where there are no great preparatory schools to draw from. Wake Forest for th first time ' In many year has a team In the field, which made a good showing against th usually formidable Carolina elev en Saturday, th score telng IT to 9. The Baptists are much encouraged by this, as they have a right to be, and will work hard to put out a credita ble aggregation. . At Carolina, as us ual, everything possible will be don with th material available and de clared eligible by the faculty. . Great est interest wllj her centr In the Unlvrslty of Virginia game on Thanksgiving day, November tt, i at Richmond. Va. This will toe' the first Virginia-Carolina game on Thanks giving since that In 10S, when Caro lina won17 to 9i Davidson and A. A M. will no doubt put out their usually dangerous teams. They will meet In Charlotte a they, did last year, and a toattl royal Is expected. v-"-.: .... Warsaw Democrat Organise Club. Correspondence of Th Observer.1 .a Warsaw, Sept 3C-A fair representa tion of th. Democrat of Warsaw and vicinity met In th opera house her last night and organised an enthusiastic Bry- an-Kitchla club. ' At th request of th club, Mr. E. J. Hill f Durham, who chanced to be present delivered aa ad dress on th Issues of th day. which met with a hearty response In tb hearts of his bearers. Mr. H. O- Williams, of Keo-ansville,- Democratie nomine for presi dential elector lor the third district wa also present, and addressed th dub la Ms usual happy style. Duplin Democracy la wideawake, active and aggressive and expect to roll up big majorities for all candidates county. Stat and national In the coming election. ...... . . . Manager Collins ot th -Charlotte Baseball team has signed the follow er new players for '1809: R.; M. Jackson,. Hugh Warner, : Jam , R. Biisy and . X .Woods. . .. .'. . . I - ' t Jl:-i 1 FRANK B. tOTTMIG THE r About leaky roofs and use Eex Flintkote: Roofing. For ale only by ' v CHARLOTTE SUPPLY CO. We carry everything in Mill Furnishings. . - '. Steamer Hatteras to be Run Again on . rf ; Old Route. - , Correspondence of Th Observer. , a Washington. ,N. C Sept. J .The steamer Hatteras, which wa former ly operated between thl city and Bel haven and which has been chartered by th Pamlico line, .an Independent line recently organised in this city, upon her return to this port from Elisabeth City, will be again placed on the old route, also, taking in a number of other places on lower Pamlico river.' The return of the Hatteras, which is a good passenger as well as freight steamer, will be hailed with delight both by the mer chants and the traveling public gen erally. Ths officers and operators ef the new line are alj local men and will doubtless make a success. Capt j w Dixon is master. First Officer H. M. Bonner is business man ager and A. Gilbert ehlef engineers KwrTATj LOW RATK8 TO I RAI,KIGII I.' rwmi.j..- COUNT STATE FAIR OCTOBER JJTH-17TH. 10O8. t The Seaboard announces round trip rates from all points In North Caro illna. including Portsmouth. Norfolk and Suffolk. Va.. to Raleigh re turn at very low rates round trip, plus 10 cents. ' Including admission coupon to Fair Grounds hased on rate effective prior to July lt 1807. Tickets old October th to 18th In clusive, with final limit October 18th. Round trip from principal points. Including admliwlon coupon to Fair Ground, a follows: From Charlotte $ tS From Llncolnton ' From Shelby ? From Wadesboro " From Weldon 88 From Portsmouth-Norfolk S.5 From Rsnford . 110 From Maxton 4.05 From Wilmington 6.05 From Richmond 6.06 From Oxford S.40 From Henderson '. . , . 2.20 From Hamlet 3.80 Low round trip per capita rates for military companies and brass bands In uniform. Twenty or more on one ticket will be sold on basis of one cent per mile in each direction, not Including admission coupons to Fair Grounds, ticket to bear same ; for every citizen to be O . " - 4t 0 -::::'; o':-:- ; cal matters in order that he may be better pre- pared to exercise his right of suffrage in the November election. In order to more enlighten J? voters as to the various campaign matters, The j Observer bemrr a Democratic paper but . Dri- O '' ' ' ' - J W . marily in the NKWS paper business, is striving ' J J to present from day to day an absolutely fair and unbiased record of the happenings and in- X cidents of the campaign with candid cxpres-Vo 8ions of opinion as we go along. If we are at all successful in arresting the attention of the general reader to the extent of having him gyre . 5? some thought to the matter, no fear is enter- 4 v tained as to the manner in which his vote will 4 be cast ",.." As an inducement we are offering The ObV 1 " server from now until the election for J J 75 ' Any delay in the rnatter means : loss .to the subscriber as will be seen. ; ill OI-SIllVER'EUIIXaTKL- j, K 10. Jlk. Sr v COiaNS, Vise Trta. anl T. CCuPM e : ' . x CHABLOTTE, IT. 0. limit and conditions as for individuals with exception that party has to travel on one ticket .'-,--1 - v- Special trains will be operated from Weldon, ' Oxford. Loulsburg, Hamlet and all Intermediate stations, and all points on the Aberdeen & . Asheboro Railroad and the Durham - 4V South ern Railway to Raleigh on. Wednes day and Thursday, October 1 4th and 15th. ., - , For schedules see flyers, or confer with your local ticket agent Any additional Information will be fur nished upon application to ; JAMES KER, JR., C. P. A., Charlotte, N. C. C. H. GATTIS, T. P. A., Rafelgh. N. C. ROUND TRIP RATE8 TO CHAR. IyOTTK, N. C. ON ACCOUNT OF MKRRY WIDOW THEATRICAL COMPANY, OCTOBER 2D. On account of above ' occasion Southern Railway will sell round trip tickets to Charlotte from points within a radius of fifty miles; tickets to be sold October 2d. with final limit Oc tober 3d. 1 Call on Depot Agent for rate from your station. . lt , R. I VERNON. T. P. A., Southern Railway Co.? ' STEAM and MOT WATER IIEATINO Cold Weather la Coming Get Ready HACKNEY BROS. CO., Plumbing and Heating Contractors, Jobbers In Supplies Bell 'Phon 813. Nos. 6 and 8 W. Fifth Bt, V Charlotte. N. C. i well-informed in politi r- ) M - mi i-.: GLU10TTE, I!. C aV "V HIS
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Sept. 28, 1908, edition 1
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