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CHAELOiTE DAILY OBSERVED, NOVEMBER 21, 1CC1 LEWIS flETCEER HAKGS 2VEGRO FATS DEATH . fESJOlTt. L--ts Fletcher, Condemnc to' We w the Murdte C Georgw Boyd, Another Negro, Vet Hl Dearth yee tenter Morning oa tve Gallawa, the KxecaUoa Being Mad by SWrUI -ti- u- a Mia Ttoom Vltb- oat Show of l-r or Tremor -Vote Very Slightly Hroaes. in sua TJttereoca VVhio Waa a Pre the saving of MJ Sowl Goodly - Number Witnessed the Hanging. ' Facing khe Instrument of his death with nerve unaffected and aractieally wUhoot a tremor or a flinch, Lewis FHtcher paid the penalty yesterday morning for the murder of George Boyd la the Hopewell community one Sunday morning In September. The drop.was mada at 11:01 o'clock and at 41:11 the attending phyalclane pronounced that he waa dead. The Imt waa nlaced In a coffin and turn ed aver to hla relatives who took it v uimii whN the burial -will be mada to-day. Sheriff Wallace officiated at the execution, thle mak ing Bj fifth successful operation of the drop. A. crowd with usual morbid curiosity gathered around the Jail as -..i nvinrk vssterday morning and by 11 o'clock It had been swelled lata the hundred Witnesses to the execution numbered between 0 and la, these being admitted largely by eard Issued by Sheriff Wallace. The v crowd outsiae gave eviaspiw i " sympathetic interest in the ' doomed ered to satisfy a curiosity which craves the sight of death or tragedy la any of Its multiform features. ' Various peoples were there, and men, women and children of varying ages J and conditions in life. The death - drop was performed at the head of - atairs within the Jail and within the hearing of numerous other prison ers who in the singing Joined hi and seemed to be under the sweep of the sentiment which for the moment - swirled ly. ASCENDS THE GALLOWS. m.. nrlannar III taken from hll cell and brought out into the open ball at 10:61 by Sheriff Wallace. Both mmmAA th scaffold leading to the callows snd both were calm and un disturbed by the approaching tragedy. Several colored ministers accom panied them from the cell and one or more deputies. As Fletcher reached ana piaiiorm no uce m voice that evidenced no fear: ' "On Jordan's stormy banks I stand And uat wistful eye." rin.!.. k. iiKuntmcilt of the sap V "ul .Wl.r whirh rinuii hla eyes on eartnly scenes, the negro fervently prayed: wt t..n n Krnir these shackles and J , aw,, ..-.. - -- ' m i- . .V....... hnnitl Tflkft R1A A0D16 j Bsnocn vlL ........ L to die no more lorever. mero other sporadic sentence uttered dur ing the few minutes whlls the rope wu being fastened to his neck and the other preliminaries arranged for the fatal fall. THE DROP FALLS. After Sheriff Wallace had adjusted the rope and was ready for the execu- .1 mi,lnnasl ta RtV. P. F. LeWlS, A,aVU KW .......... .. o.ir., of one. of the local colored Baptist churches, who stepped for ward mxkA whlla the little crowd - -iikin tha tan stood bared in the ' k.rfr f imnsndlns death, be utter an nirnrit nrayer in behalf : ... .v.. ,r.ni n tha condemned nexro Then followed a hush and a stillness , as of death itself, wo one muvcu. very voice was nnnu,-iiu - o-. ,. fnr tha final vision. At low " - - i . 1 1 Al n'rtif)t fihAHfT . . xne nvar uimc-u, ...... " w "Wallace DUt nis nana io im ioji and the negro plunged to the length whara he huna for 19 minutes. Drs. C. 8. McLaughlin, E, f. Rovette. J. E. S. Davidson. C. M Crowell and William Pethel wero ' present in an official capacity and j renounced Fletcner a aeaa man uwr he had remained suspended for 14 i nimita.a Wmi- minutes more elapsed i aiifl nlnrpfl li the comn ana men : given back to his friends and rela. tives. FLETCHER'S LAST HOURS, rinti'hr met hla fate like a man a in th murnlnic how he had V epent his last night, he replied that he i slept well ana was aiiogemer tuuimi -ki Hla tathur rems.lned with him '- all day Thursday and comforted him : , - kl. hnttri aa llat aa hfl COUld. Fletcher ate a hvarty breakfast that was more liberally provided man 'wh.ra ha ha a been afforded. He be- ' gwA as soon as he arose from his ' , slumbers to Imp lor. heavenly help in . rihlv moments and five times within his cell before being ' .iram h aafTnld ha made fer- . K-ent petitions to the Master to e . foiua hia anul With DSXdOIl. The fol lowlng-named colored ministers of the city attended ntm auxins ms Jioura and ministered to him in ' spiritual things: Reva 3. R. Cosart, : f tta ir.t.nur BaDtlst church: P. : rv Tartft rxt tha First Bantist church; J.' T Williams, of the Mount Zion Methofllst church, to which Fletcher belonged; T. J. iriyn, or me wnin- - national church; J. T. Wurts, another Jiaptlat minister, and John E. Walker, of. the colored T. M. C. A- who U one of the most respected of the col- - ored wen of the city. Walker led la all the singing which marked the -set rices prior to Fletcher's death. . . PRISONERS JOIN IN. - . Among the hymns sung wars: ' "I'm Oeing Moms," Tn Xnlne, O, lord," "Nearer, My Ood. to Thee,-' end "Jesus, Lover of My SouL" As the lit Us company of friendly spirits burst forth in these songs the prison- ' crs In the Jail Joined in and swelled tbs volume T sound. Several of the ' Hi1tnnssitsT moved by the uncannlness ct the altuatiM and a feeling of sym pathy for the doomed negro, almost unconsciously hummed the several songs and. Instead of singing, a few of the prisoners, among them two charg ed with murder, whistled In token tC their feeling of interest and awe and solemnity. . . Fletcher , a young negre, XI -..M aaa with far triamm Af appearance of a criminal, although . Lis reputation had been none the best Jn the community In which he lived. n k. rtAfl-w At hla rrim. Is ahnrt. Sitt held a grievance against Oeorge Boyd, an older negro in the sams vicinity, n,Mtinc him In a little oath one t unday morning 1- September, he , hot him down. There were no wit nesses to the tragedy, but those who , tVi. atanj ta aVatifv In behalf of the dead man made ut a pretty strong case ef first degree - en order eeainst b I m, A verdict for such was . Hiiimp br the lury and sen unee was pas-cd ty Judge M. H. Jus tice. No nop xor a rf ha sentence -was ever ;d out by the court or the negro's suorntys. Mesra. fhannonhouse and .i-m 1 ha vii informed. This fieriff Wallace's fifth exe- - on. b 1 of which he has performed ,., t i ' ' ment or la.iure or r s r t In n At onr h juUi vxxxLEsmvsa Bxnsnsa law. j -.,-,' -- - .-. ..'. Season Opeoa December 1st and Re mama Open Until Jan nary JOth The Law oa the Subject. Mecklenburg's hunting season opens December 1st, hardly . more than a week away, aad the annual stir of the hunters in makinc their preparations la noticeable. The strict, protection which has, been thrown around we birds in thia county , la recent years has had the effect of Increasing their numoera aaa it ta aaia mat eiueu " season are plentiful la spite of . the A ri mr-tt m MmiiI . Tk, kiillil.H f M 'Sill Ucipating a lively Urns between the dates within which 7 the law allows them the liberty of scouring the fields The Audubon Society in North Car olina and in this county has been especially vigilant in looking after its intervals. - J, . un wa, uou mi day fur the purpose of looking for vlAlatnwa. - u mA It la alrasllv agreed that they shall be prosecuted tected. v In addition to this special warden, every constable in the county acts in this capacity. ins roiiowuiff is ins lexi -vi uis aam law In thla munlv! An act to nrotect aame in Mecklen- curg county. section mat it snail ne uniawiai tf9 an rmrmrn t n tvmn tftka eatfiH. shoot or kill in any manner, destroy any quail or pannages wiwctb nc men aay 01 January ana ine si. iv nf riafAmhAr In anv VMF. Section J-rThat It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt any game upon the lands of snother person without rtrmlitln, f 4h. land nwnar and If anv na.ann ahall mn nnnn tha landa flf snother with a sun It shall be prima facie evidence that such verson la. hunting within the meaning of this secuon. Section S That it shall be unlawful 1 r anw navaAn (a as sal I tm afvVse ft"? av as aauM iv wvss v vuvs mvm rale any quart, or partridges between m ivin aay 01 January ana me in day of December of any year and the a between the said 10th day of Janu-I a rv mnn in, 1 ar nnw nr I mr, m nmr ai t- ' miiy "r njr mnj fcnuu lfo itiii, facie evidence of the violation of this Section 4 That It shall be unlawful for anv nerann to net anv auall or ( . - - - partrldge. Section S That each township con-, stable be and is hereby constituted a, game warden as provided by the lawS of North Carolina. . . . I section That aJiv? person vloiat- lnJ,?Zy f h Prov1"'on of thl ci shall be guilty of a mlsderneanor and - upon conviction shall bs fined not more than 150 or Imprisoned not "n,!Srh7. -v. ..ni.'Methodirt church to-morrow -at 11 a. , a L V- ... . IV r : Section That ill lawa inconsist ent with this act are hereby- repealed. tJ!HTtoi force from and after Its ratification. THREE GREAT TEACHERS. Drs. Fair, Dooyns and White Coming io larrara e iuktwubdm diuw Conference. Skw V YXT Vara naa-tt Af Bethlehem Baptist church, in Phila delphia, iiaa been ' one of the most largely used preadhera in the groat Baptist revival which has just swept the City of Louisville, Ky. I nave sponen sometimes nve times day," writes Dr. Farr to a gentle man In Charlotte, in regard to the tiatil.. wa,w -avhlfll. ha fa ta Art tn Mfe great Uymen's International Bible conference to be held in thia city from November 29th to December th. Dr. Farr is tns peer or any jdiois teacher in America to-day. Alone wltn Dr. Farr me conierenco ia s hata tiia nrlvllAss Af Jhearlnir Rev. Dr. W. iR. Dobyna, pastor of the Jrlrst 1-TesDyieriBJi cnurcn v o Joseph. Mo., who is already welt known and loved in this city. Al though h did not accept the call to the Second Presbyterian cnurcn in this city, all who heard him remember the great spiritual uplift that was felt in the church at both the services he conducted when he came here with the cell under advisement No preacher in the Southern Presbyterian Church pernaps nas aone sucn wu. aa Ann In fit, Joe. His church supports something like half a dozen or more missionaries, runs a Bible training school ana accompusnes great things. . It is not impossible that Rev Dr. W. W White, of New York, vrho spoke so acceptably in the First Presby terian Church recently, may be here for One day during the conference, as tie passes through the city that week on his way to Atlanta, where he has been recalled, so greatly waa that city pleased with his recent Bible teaching there. , , With such men as these the people of Charlotte and this section of the State will have a rare treat in the way of Bible teaching. Theology For the People." w- a number Of CODteS Of t-. A. r. Shaw's book, "Toeology . d.aau a missionary In lUr llo a wr-i . Japan saya: "I wish to give the book a. aeuaiai-ita at mir Hiniiuai i niiv a waa English. I feel sure it will be a great help to them and a blessing to ths church here. Tou have discussed the mala topics so simply yet strong lv that Japanese students can under- a few days ago, a. gooa mcuiouu.. sister in Charlotte sent Rev. A. k. . . inrkcr for Thsnksclv- lnar Day Mf Shaw says that waen incomes to passing on the quaUty of nn&w av , uav - - w - turkey meat ne s ... ij a.lflaa aa follows: "EnlSOO- IV. mm MMUWV 1 1 pal turkey Is good; Baptist turkey good: Presbyterian turkey Is good, and MoUfbdist turkey is as good as any. f :'. - vr. Tnannktna to Soaftantrarc. 8. C ti ti " Trnnnklsa and W. 8. Lee left yaterday morning fo Spar tanburg, B. wncro ai attended the elaborate banquet given .t.u...i.kMti.AliAAnmfii af the Carolina. CUnoh field A Ohio. Railroad to that City. Tney jowwi -nv . v of Which President W. Wt Flnley and other Southern Railway officials were members oa o. si. at io """i"" toaals wero responded to by premi- . aAnv A.AllAl,afl wialtlna rsil read 'officials aad other distinguished p9Mnrt&Z.-:.6:.-.? v-'-s.'.-v'-V -f V ;. ' lnlwred in saw aWOII. . - Mr. Andrew - H.' Lonthlan.' of" The nkAAMaa - maahanlAat ' jl,n,l I maa. received word last eight of a serious j Uami vbim suu iub isuisr-in law. Sir. tu sv, Kuaaeu. si oiu nomm at Kings Creek. & C, lata yesterday .vma. .; rtAytalta " aapa . nnt : Ak. talnable, tut it la, known that the ln- anes were jecwrea in aw miu, Mr. and Mrs. Lout Wan left last Bight tnr Vlnn CrtdLT . . . HIXT) TOCR BCStXESS. - If you don't, nobody will. It is your businsss to keep out of alt the treabte yeu can and yea eaa and win keep out ct liver and bowel trouble tf you take Dr. trtna-'a New Life Pills. They keeo bilious. riess, ma'sria and Jaundice out of your ystrn. lie at W. la liif'.d fi Co.'s THE THAIS BROKE IS TWO, . . - . . . in inieresiing Aniwrr to tmjnr In f. laAllnaa,'. IT Mr. Galloway' Experience He KpeakB Three Times Sunday. )g Mr Qalloway who la coming .- ..... . , ... . 11 1.. 1, 11 V. , k 1 1 1 a ta. vws) . iu uariuiie xor several luurara v- (morrow." aid a aentleman yesterday wffo nn,., nim Mr aaHoway" is being brought to the cUy by tne y. M c x. t0 make the talk to vouna- men to-morrow ., , B..,fc Rev. E. L. Bain and Rev. H. K. Boyer, b.ln Bb,ent fct Conference, aaied then",elve, of tn, .pportunlty to hsve Mr Ganoway Bpeak ,n the Trinity m. and at Tryon Street Metnodiat of -,oron.. r.n.A' .nA - v-adlna lav man in the Methodist Church of hit ,. . w.. ... manv year, ,nter. estlnr and deeDly spiritual speaker and Bible teacher. On one occasslon Mr. oailoway was traveling to a certain point In Canada where he naa a vitany important ap ..lAtmint Ua raa tnlil after hoard- VlllVlllbllkt v wv - - - Ing his train by a conductor who was either drlnklng or of a brutal dla posltlon that the train would not stop at the point to which Mr. Oailoway was going. With silent prayer Mr. Oailoway settled himself and Mid nnlhlnv mora. While the train was speeding IhrAn.h tha amall vllLfLAta which was his destination, the coupling arrange- mant hatwaan nis esr Asia inn one in front broke, and the fore part of the ... 1. .aaaai! tnrwrii. while he stepped out on the platform of the depot wnere ne wisnea vo m. An accident, or coura. am wm w an arMrixntT Mr. Oailoway- comes here from Rock Hill, 8. C, where he Is visiting T-. t v nnit one of the - Pres byterian ministers there and his son- in-law NotlUna; Personal Intended. tv. A. R. Shaw", pastors of the Tenth Avenue Preabyterian cnurcn. nil preach to-morrow momma Pavin, " A few veara aa0 the Presbyterian Committee of Pub- Mm sure and call at onr store one day next week. Southern Hardware Company Special Christmas Offerings No. 1.' SUeff Up., beauti ful figured mahogany... $375 No. . 8tleff , Up., dark mahogany No. . Shaw Up., beauti ful figured mahogany.. 35 No. 4. Shaw : Up dark mahogany. . ... ...... lev No. t. Kohler Cp. beauU- : ful figured mahogany. . . Hi No. . Kohler Up., beauti ful figured mahogany... 6d No. 7. Foster, art finish mshogany 5 No. . Lester, mahogany .150 SLIGHTLY USED ' PIANOS. No. . SUeff Up dark mahogany.'... .... .CMS No. 1. Shaw Up., dark- ,v mahogany . .. ..' "5 No. 11. Ivors A Pond, -figured mahogany.. ... S7B No. II. Kohler Up flg- ured mahogany ....... S2S No. IS. Kohler UpH dark mahogany.. ......... led No. 14. Kohler Up, dark. - . mahogany. . . . . . -. - . . X17B . SECOND HAN1$ FIANOS.1 No. 11. StieS, la elegant - ; londltion, fine tone....K t7g No. 1. Marshall Wen- dall. figured mahogany.. 104) No. IT, Everett, forest , ! green ' a. -r ,..'. ITe No. -.: II. ,vEverettv v,; oak , - r J .a..' ... ,A A W ' A. SQrARES. i. ' i v -. No. 1- '- Jdathashek, moat Y i excellent plaao. . . , . . . , 113 No. ! Oreveeteea Fnl : ier, excellent condition.' Sft '-yro. li-;' Orovesteea A Ful- v . No. Xl Bacoa aV Ravea ..-o .ae aeaoaa eaaeeeeaaa ; eliJ , IS Organs ranging. ta price from $JS to $71. These organs are In perfect condition;- can't be told from new; ; CIIAS.F.. Sllfff fanafsarer of the F-leff and Shaw, the pianos v ; li the . r sweet tone. Conthern VTcrrrccn 5 7cst Trnda Street. C. II- 7ILriOTII, i rr. ciiaiu.oi ; r, s. c. i llcaton, Richmond, Va. published in pamphlet form Mr. Shew s sermon on this Important aubjeot, . f "Oet It at Hawley's." We use care In selecting our LAROB LINE OF CIOARS.. Just as we do In filling a pre scription or doing anything else of Importance. Get your cigars for Sunday from us and be satisfied. flawlcy's Pharmacy TRTOX AND FIFTH 8TS. 'Phones IS and 1. Academy Advance Sale, yv Pounds Bat Granulated Sugar for one dollar to-day. Our Coffees are the best for the' price. Tou would be surprised to get as good a coffee for lie aa you get elsewhere for ISc; but you get it when you come to headquarters. Whole rice T 1-Jc. For a fine coffee use our ISc "Special. . C D. KENNY CO. f Sugar, Coffee, Tea. ' j, F. ROBERTS, MGR. v .... a Best get v jour : ; supply a orders in early."',' , Be Bure yoa call, for the a : Globe-Werniclce 5 'Safeguard system. It l is tlxe best eyer devised h for- filing correspond- ence.; "Well be glad to h explain t to you. Com plete systenis for trans- 8 ;f erring S letters" and pa- g M pers from the 25c "box Ij file" to the latest Terti- j ,1 cal Btorage case made of m M 3 f fi 11 WUVU.' !Stc:jSO:rri:;rCo.ii ! . . ...! 0 ft"4 Ham " 'V J W M VAA.V b w A AA mm. pmeiP ScdnBfe nil .i"Jt- 1 ' - B tn.-: w ' " . ' aa n GOLDEN fiWRl TMKS v ' Nambe Three. . - , . '. ' v "CpoV what mat doth this our Caesar feed that he hath grown ao gratr Thas the envious Casslus im- -mortalladL the thought that isari may rise or fall according to what he puts la hia stomach. ' Oovernmenta have annually - spenti millions experimenting . - . A AW. - - - - . 4 Mt. en loma iwr uia mwwm nw hot - Until Toeently, however,: hav they given thought to hu Vnsn . food. Now there Is a strong, sweeping sentiment throughout, the land in favor of pare food, good food, health making, tissue buUdlng, life giving food. The vitalising element tn food is fat The Ideal fat Is oil. The Ideal oil la . Golden Glory Cooking Oil Methuselah ate no xai outy ' oil and lived -a thoaand yara Hog Lard . and Indigestion came hand In hand.1 C Distributors. ........t' ...A.. I Real Rose , nat rinsi I We' .are sole ageata for the J X IcELXMOTHS v RKAL ROSB 1 BAT PINa , New 'assortment iuK arrived. Now on exhl-i i ' b)Uon Iti our north t window. I i . Prices. , k . . . . . . ..$!. to i,M Z I , : r" GARIBAlil BRUIi? :! oDixu;j ,,iiiiinninnninniA X7- "V ait! f The line that wears well ' v . " . '. i. ... ' ' :'- ?. : - on 'long acquaintance Cet us show you. : ,."' i -r. '.- t Z3 li S!::reCo. - . r..,lv. AMna Exclusive 4genta, : ! - - - (: S i: S. Tryon St. ,'Fhone 10. mm i . litG oi iiiverwar e . Wi carry a handsome line and such a variety as to make a selee tioa easy.' Look, too, at o'ur beautiful new - ' . . ' Chafing DisKes j sKo handsomer gift .than one of these.' :!,. "vr, 'r:- WEDDINCTON HARDWARE CO. U V W L-J is a comfort aad Joy. "We have one .for yon, either : a base huraer.; a ,hot hlasi; an . oak ' toa 'ytt i any 'tyto for . eoal, . v wood or oiL Let as show' you. . - -1 ' A -"' - ...I, .. ....... ..... - Ja.f.!cCciisl3ndJCo.; - TBQa STOVE aDf, . -.''. Ml Sottth Tryosw ' ; , 7.00 GLOVES ' ' Avoid capped hands, weather. :i$uy a pair oi our, Aiouar trioves. xney t are. worth more rnoneyv'but we'are selling them" at. Undressed 'Silk Lined Gloves 'for such a pricfra you 'beat itt .Also plain gloved dressedjand undressed. All the sizes and all 5 the! colors. .( t.V t':?.r; Gloves at every price from 50c to 20 " ;w- "V 1 'a aaaaawaaa ssa 'a , f eaa -. sah . Sak Aav - AeawgaV Eemember llellon's Clothes Fit THE MATCHLESS i . "" Tlie . best Piano for XEasy "payments if desired. No deviation in the k- ; -1, price. - Interest at 6 per cent' when time ;is-V wanted' i Bee some of the' new" styles. v s, - t . PARKER-GARDNER CO. t A. 4 - . LOOK AT OUR We f eel proud of our new, stock of Rugs, Carpets i and X-nH-aihs. ' ', " - I ' vWe Bhow the best goods made by the best makers' and at special prices, that mean a saving to you. '' Search the country ov er and you cannot find Letter styles or lower prices. v . ; , , "A. Square Deal is what ycu get if you trade .here. We ask you to return anything you buy here that does not come up to representation and you will get 'your money back.' ; . . STEAM and HOT WATER HEATTJfO Cold Weather is Coining Get Beady 1 fk i laid . 1 M J JTsi" " rajrr HACKNET BROS. CO Plumbing and Heating , ContMctors,: Jobbers ia SuppUsa . Bell 'Phono 111. No I and t.W. Fifth BU Charlotte. N. C and inconveniences of cold MILTON PJANQ a " a $250.00 that is made. SHOW VINDOW 0 , i .t T! f t.: t s' : I
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