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J P. CALDWELL, 1 D., A. TOMPKINS. Publishers. , i , EVERY DAY IN THE YEAR : V- SUBSCRIPTION TRICK: ; Daily Om J ear ts.00 ' SIX months ' three months 4 s 8etni-Wcekl On yesj 1 ; 8ix Booths w Three month 36 PCBLISIIKRV AS.NOl Nt 1.M1 " I No. 34 Seuth Tryoii ' reel, Telephone numbers: Business ortiie. H- : i'1 "" St; city editor's ortit-e. ell ,M- Hews editor's utiir, lie: pi"'"- A subscriber If ordering il.e .,lurrs Of his paper changed nl penst lr.il cate the address to wi .or. ,i is going at the time be ssks lor i lie cl.ar.a to be made Advertising rate r furiu-1 -J on SBpi'callon Adv ei user, rn-v (eel sure that through H e . l'.ui.i "i paper they ruav reat.li eh ' 'latiotts and a portion of Hie b.-e' p.-..pie in Uls State and tipper So.t.n Carolina. This paper fhn ci r reeii.M.ae i i s a wide latitude t it mink, pa' '.u; pol icy purn.lts. but it i i" no ae re sponsible for their views li . much preferred that ror i ep.u. l. m - "K" their ntuates i,, then i:M'- especial -ly In rates nt.ere il.'y alt. I"ls"n" or institutions, thoufii lb" s "nt le' manded. The edit or r-'i v e Cgbl to give the namee of correspondents when they are demanded fur tl.e pur pose v' personal sallslsctlon T" ie celee contiderallon a eouunuiii- a t loo must le acromps tiled by tl.e true aame of the correspondent. SATURDAY. JAM Alt Y 16, lttot. EX-PKKMIKTN AXI JKMiKRS. There are more matters in con nection with the Presidents prepa rations for his African trip than have yet come to the knowledge of the average citizen. For example, a .New York firm, having supplied the party with some Insect-bite remedies, be fan to exploit the fact In ltn advertis ing. The President yuh kl beard uf this procedure and manifested deep offense, whereupon the object iuna hie matter was withdrawn. ' ine item." says a New York Sun news sinr nf ths Incident, i restored bv some remarks Mr. Fitch a member of the offending but repentant concern J mad touching the mti eating J'x gr." This Insect, which Stanley in his 'In Darkest Africa wi;:i deposits Its eggs under the toe nails uf the most active ol men,' Is still working regularly. Its 5- le n T i ti. name Sat CODsylla penetrans, but Mr. Fit' h calls It 'Hell.' " If the African "Jigger' Is Indeed very muih worse than hi Ahierban relative tr. Firch. as quoted i.v The Sen rter has been guiln uf ht- f!- - --eraU'Cl We -an e.isll. 1m sg'c' 'at the African huntt r s ni.'.si 1 "i'lli i. . a i le i lu .'iilili'Ts ale l) i t with lion and rhinoceroses but with crea tures nnich smaller. Nearlv 'V,.rvb(uly remembers the fable of the ,,,ll who. rejrjiclng In his u nej ua led pi-wess. was driven almost crav with pain by a gnat. Neverthebss the public steadfastly- ref j-es to i t. m-e, t warriors the rcspe. t and grve men tlon which th'-ir Hk-MInc .11U v might jwell commaroi. Tln-r are regarded as Jokes by every one not at their nn-r Cy for the time. Mr Ituiimneli hard ly cares to tiL-ure in the populai tin agination as h'.ppmg about madly 'With a Jigger-eaten toe. The result WOUld be to il. ir,c 1 no lit glory "f his trip and In Which he hopes t i o. . up can history. An x '.T United Slates is a p.-rv.:i UCh. howe vtl" laieliss ,.f .a some respt cts. Mr. U !ave rights which no ,,n gard t ept order p., in Ce from the uv the place '. in Arrierl-.d.-i.t of the a." and as !. Is dignity .osev . It will .an .1 isre f h:- deep. e 1 I. i! :.n- est displeaaur-. The Presul- nt s In.-lst. n. e becoming de'a.ls 1,.- k..t wicked unil n.rverv.. .. n . r wits and cartoonists, not to the news fak.rs who night narratives with imli det.iiis basis, recalls to our mind th- n 'on lie t 1 hlef -sage Of a Spanish court tbaml e foreign dignitary from v tfwm t .oslfv- 111,, L.II'h f,.r l lal n to a Icon had p-est nt t . ceens ..f hauKhtilv. .-x IT. si - are i m - um- i . - i. ot s -Pies' lent o Iter ',is- tlon to the Queen. "q Spain," SSId this "lie ia! "hsve no legs. s-.n. larlv dents of the Cnil. . M.c. i mune to Jiggers under C; Srtanres. 'e hope that ti - 1 View of his rights as an Will be unanimously, mn ly, accepted by press and i "Jt a lot of a,'. were to occupy tin Hons and Senate Jjeer and hiss speak. Would nt have ink snlnute to have ti e. nessee to been,, a privileges " Thus Times. Our bentg'. does not recog n -t- t lies the means. AP SDOIC beside w hi 1 Capitol performan f haft The ga :irv Biairri . are iin .1, Beads of the Moral! Sf The public Is very g-e'i if Of the learned g.r '.e made up the re. , nt mmt , ferenee In this citv .pp. those among them w ho pre It) remarkably readable nu iri-.tr. c papers for the puhlu s I n ; ma ' 01 more than for anv other t.j, ........ Xorth Carolina has taken u pla, e p. the world-wide fight nom in p-ogr,.. gainst as Infections .!:H.ve whu h though the human races greatest aeourfe, is quite preven'able ano i;: some day be conquered entirely. - William Ferrero. the Italian his torian f Rome, now In this country, declare that It was really the Chris tians wtis burned Rome. The Impe rial fiddler receives exoneration. Fer rero i. a historian of many remark able jiisl!tis, but" we have bad occa sion ere this to comment unfavorably upon his advertising- .methods. CHIXESE TRADE ASD SILVER. henever the Chinese ee a chance to make a profit on their sliver mon ey by selling It they act accordingly, with the result that Quotations slump. Beyond question the most persistent i cause of silver's downward tendency -- recent years has been this form of speculative activity. Result- ing fiuetuutions, whether upward or ! w ri w a rd, have demoralized trade -n .rmo.isly. ruining innumerable nadirs, American Consuls irt China c gr-c that It Is I lie simple 1 a t or tne r : -i.it .in which works the chief . :. ri.ai-e- tn foreign trail'-. Now supposing tins . . i r 1 1 r should j he. (I Senator Teller and those others i u i h r 1 1 1 1 1 ' . i ! ! v 'w.nil t'i il'i sunn-- j tn.ug tor silver' as if tin- j 1 1 - r rl r I the Sh''i;n,in si 1 v er - pii ro h .1 o r, g ml j were nut enough (ieterrent. Seine In jury i. pun our own currency system w;i;, I . lines! in-". 1 1 ,i hi v l.e inflicted. b'l! it Joes nut at all filioW tll.lt we I w ii... 1 help . '.ir tr-ufe with I'lmia in ' ill- ir-ast. Any buying tneiijiiies nn i '' ir part Weill certainly increase the uliea ly s ictiih strong temptation of the '"liinese to sell. Siher money jwi'iihl becnie ninre speculative than e.cr, and it is by lio means lertaln litlrs .-oiititry ne.iriy ruined lis credit in .i vain attempt In houst silver he 'liirininK de. a.les iicu that the price tendency wmild be upward. The sil- ver mining interest!", which procured 1 the passage .f the Sherman act and I financed the long and extremely in Junoi.H agltutinn culmlnatlriK in 1S98. an afford to take chances on such measures, Senator Teller Is still work ing for a Colorado product, hut the oiintry at large occupies a position dei Idedly different. We think that any Southern cotton interests who may have accepted Senator IV er'H views will upon sncimrl thought come to r,ulte another and a wiser Conclu- sum. It is perfectly clear to oi.r miiiri that a short session of would bo good lien aim policy to a d Hons now noodui-r fr the Legislature ; i.r itl pol It li s, bu.tiness con.1i- ) .edom from dis- liirlmricA more am a saving t needed for othi th i n an v t b Ir,.; else, j the State of f ind- pur pose. Deacon Hemphill now declares that the Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde pendente ' nun never proclaimed anv where." It Is yet gol'ng to be neces sary for us to surt a class In history. 'luggers " Never; "Jiggers." No mld one going wrong on this point posaiblv have been born In North ' 'Hrollna. ( I .AFI.IN t'O. PROFITS (TT. Net t.dlns of CSIO.AHft Compare With ' 86OI.09H In 1B07 Returns iood When Trade Conditions of Piit I Yrer Are Taken Into Considers- lion. i New York Commercial The report for the last six months of lltnv Issued esterdav hy the II H. Claflln Co . shows net prollts of I 11 1 0 sfi. 4f. as compared with r.04. 9HIi si for the corrpspomllng period in 07 When the many d ifllcult b .s hi. h hud to he faced by Jobbers during the pa.st year are taken into consideration, the showing made is considered remarkably good by mem bers of the trade. John Claflln, president of hte com pany, makes the following statement regarding the business done, and the outlook for spring; "Preceding the presidential elec tion there was a s'cady. hut slow Im orovtiiient in trade. The mure rapid j prugres-s which followed the election lis shown but slightly In the figures of j this season, as the business of No- v ember and December is largely i composed of orders for spring dellv I ery We should expect excellent re ' suits for the opening season If no 1 . hunge in tariff were Imminent. A 'low tariff would stimulate the Im ! p . nations of our company and prob ; civ would Increase nir profits on 1,1. h additional merchandise as then nil, I be Imported safely. but this gain might be more than lounter 'I.H'. iiii-d bv the halting of industry. ! vvh ch would be likely to follow iradi.al reduction ill the rates of im- post ! Marshall Held Keaate Valued at $83,- i:,032. 1 r.i, ago Dispatch. A. 1. I'lirrey. appraiser of the es ' tate i f Marshall Field. In a report .submitted to County Judge Rlnaker it. da shows that the total value of I the estate is I 1 .4 h s . 03 '.'. Of this I amount I S V 4 7 3. '.' 93 is In personal i pr..pi My and 1 2 4 . 9 M'. . 7 3 St In real es ! tate. The report was tiled so that the court might be guided In assessing the 1 1 I. ... 1 1 1 1 , ' 1. in on the estate. There are main- legal points to be dealt I rwrsjui nni.iMkrur io .tiiirr torn- w:th in this connection and neither I ml.sloners. si. e is satisfied with the report . I Special to The Observer 1 1 is expected that the matter will 1 Winston-Salem. Jan 1.1 It Is reported .. taken to the Supreme Court tor jth.-it a bill will be introduced In the Deg ' t l adjudication. 1 islature providing for two additional - county commissioners for Forsyth. There xcawell HiiIIct's Choice. are now three, elected In November, two '. Sentinel . al KepuhlUan of prominence I,., an sue hehtnd Ue scene an riou n , ement that H F. Sta- t .'arthage la to be appointed St..tcs Jj-ige for the eastern ir c'r a district According opinion expressed by this ts the C o. P., the cunning '. Marion Hitler is in evidence. I- said lo be Butler's first ai.j " h'rn may be given the 'or th- Carthage man's suc- Mr anil Mrs Davis t.et SLL.VK) For Tlielr Injuries. jh -f :i la News M- ; , rid Mrs. Walter Davis have t. cpr or red tnelr damage suit ag.r.st the Southern Railroad for the :r;..rie they received last October a ve,,r ago near (Jrtetisbom as they star-id on their wedding trip from Wii.stor.. Til ami.iinj receirci - is ::.ief Mr. Davis has been suffer ing .nce from the wreck, hut Is able To go where she pleases Her hand Is crippled, probably permanently. Hurllixgtoo Hotel to lie enlarged. Burlington News. We are glad to announce that Mrs. E M. Ward, owner of the Ward Ho tel, has ordered material for the en largement of her building. The ad dltion will be of brick, and will con tain I . additional room a This ad dulon with modern conveniences will give Burlington a ni" ' hotel build ing and be eufli.-ient to accommo date the travel. SHOULD MAINTAIN PAKKS THIS XEKD OF THE HOUR Intel-rating Meeting of the Greater Charlotte Club In the Small As- eiubly Hall of tin? Selwyu ijast ; Xlght Movement Under Way For . a Central Market City lo Be Asked to Take step Iooktng to the (Yea- . lion of a Fund to Maintain City Iark System Other Items of rnter- j est. The appointment of two committees I to appear before I he charter commit tee to auk that provision be made In the new city ( barter for the malnten- iime uf puMic j. arks and fur a city .n.irket consumed the greater pa.rt of; the time at 'he meeting last night j i.f the Greater i 'harl.lte Club. The; i sersion was held i n the small astetn bly r,eim uf the Selwyn and, In the lal'-eme uf president W. S Lee, was j prp.-iili-d nver by 'ice President C (S St'Uie Another tojsc of vital run j ' rn i!!i ii'5(',l w as that of the rail lvay bureau. Mr. il (, Scott present it.jr the report ol the colnllllltee on ( t his matter. j CITY PARK S VST KM. i Perhaps the most important single ls!ihjei lonslileied wu that relating t lit- citv narks Kflort Is being.... ... - vw,.. .,.,- , p, o- t,. ,.i,, ,v i, ..,.,(, iii make ToviHjon In the new eity charter for the maintenance of parks by setting aside a special fund avail able annually. It was derided to ap point a cuinuilMee in appear before the c ha.rter committee at an early date and explain the views of the members of the i luh. This commit tee will be named later Those tuir- iticlpating in ;al night's discussion i wen Messrs V. S. Alexander. T. W. Hawkins, I r VY li Nisbct, ij. i; IS' "ft. iJavjd 'Ivens and others -j It was decided also to apjiuins a j rn in m Itteo to urge upon the members j of the charter cominlttce thf neces Nlty of having a central market for 'Cha.rlotto The r.-port of Mr I). Sriitt, of the committee appointed to i investigate the proposition of a r.iil- road bureau, was read and a. cepied. I It was announced on behalt of a I I 'li u rl,,l I., .. I 1. .1 , .. e ' ' 1 ''' " ' i i t o) would be uffered to the p.-rson ; making the greatest improvement on ihls premises within a year the bouse I to have an assessed valuation u at i , mi Y ll vcrv likely that ; uii'iiii'iiiiu pri.i'n win ne oifereti i. .ie rue existing conditions warrant ;the i Inn and possibly by other ' it- ,,fI 'he price at which the shares have !l-''iis. sold. In fact, the existing prices are The following Is a paper lead on; really held-oyers, as they were due a the cm parks. I '" M when the pa nil- checked all PARKS A NKi-KHSlTY. progress, and they are n.nv being un- I Fresh air and .,ul door excrete is ' ' "V'r''fl " '"nditlons begin to , e- ! absoi ,tK essential to the health of "P nornial In the future sorne a. community j ,h 1 " ' happen Sagamore. f Wh-re t-en the children of a oitvi HyT. took the lead with the I go for fre,h air -to the parks of a . it, Where can grown persons go for ) flesh air. enloynient and social meet - i lugs and greetings to the parks. We have only two small parks now, 'and they should be kept better. "Vance Park' and i'arneKie Park." i I here has been deeded to the City,'" ' '" v ieio ai tne present rate of dis- I ol Cha.i lotto by the following pant ies i hursement Is getting down Into the ... . .. .. i -j ,. . i . ...I!4l.erenl aAC .. . n. acres 01 lano in ine enntern part of the cty. known as ' Independ- enre Park." to-wit First From Highland Park Com - pany flo the City of Charlotte,, deed iiaieu auiy sin, i iii, anil registereo In bonk 1!0. page 41a. register of deeds office, for Mecklenburg county, 12 ki a cres. Second From Piedmont Realty Company fo the city of Charlotte, deed dated July 1.1th. 1904, and regis tered In book 1Mb page 4 13. regisler "f deeds ofllcc for M ei k le n bu r g coun ty. . ' 7 a res. Third Hreva.rtl and Springs to the 1 lty of charlotte, deed dated July ".lh. 1 904. retorded in book 190. page 411. register of deeds office for Merklen hnrg county. 1 7.1 acres Fourth From hoard of water com missioners to the city of Charlotte, book 19N. page :i)4, dated August 1st, 19(14. register of deeds office, Meck lenburg county. I'd 1-3 acres. T1IF. CONDITIONS. The conditions upon which this land was deeded to the city are as follows: "For a public pary for the use of white people. and Is to Vie held, used and maintained by the city of Charlotte and its sui eessnrs for that purpose and none other and whenever the City of Charlotte herein, or its successors, cease to keep and maintain said prop erty for the purpose aforesaid same is at once to revert to grantor here in. Its successors and assigns." W Iih t should be done with this mag nificent piece of property : First We should have a small house and a. man put in charge to take 1 are of it and the "U ..f the city; parks Second". it should be thoroughly drained and walks llxed and .shrubber ies and flowers planted. Third: There should be driveways around this property and they should be macadamized by the convict sys tem Fourth: That a committee of ag gressive and progressive men should be a-ppolnted to personally supervise and see that these parks are put In good order and shape. Fifth: A small building should be built on these grounds and a a nu cleus for a museum and art gallery, similar to Uiat In other cities. Sixth: There should be a band stand erected and the place thorough ly lighted. There should bo a. zoo garden. of whom are Democrats. Along with the rerun of the bill to be proposed Is the ruin r that Mr. P. II Wanes and Mr J (' Miller, of Rural Han; will Te naffied for the iiosltlons. Mr lianes besides ' Irlig .ine of the wealthiest men In lh Slate, a former tobacco manufacturer, and nun 1 ead of a knitting mill and a man f large business affairs, served as thsirnrar. of the boai-d two terms. Mr. I Miller was register of deeds and in the recent election was defeated for county commissioner by a small vote. Battleship Georgia Arrives at Mar seilles. Marseilles. Jan. 15. The battleship j Georgia arrived here to?day from Port Said. The Georgia was greeted by a large crowd that had assembled on the water front. Lieutenant Commander L. Chapln arrived here to-day from Paris and at once went on board the Georgia. He was accojnpanled out to the wat etrip by fronsui-Oeneral "Washington. Vice-Consul General Paul Cram and Deputy Consul-General Allan Mac- Farlane. The Nebraska came into port this afternoon. ' Cooked In a Bath Tab. Denver. Col., Jan. li. John C Beatty. aged f S years, of Mount Ver non. N. Y.. said to be a wealthy land owner, was found dead in a bath tub Into, which hot water was running to day. The body had evidently been In the water since last midnight and was cooked. It la believed thst he was stricken with heart failure while la tho hath. A REMARKABI43 YEAR. Many Vemonm Lwma Touting Panic Will Be of Value to Manufacturers In the Cousins; years. American Wool and Cotton Reporter. The past year has bean a most re markable ona for the cotton mill. A panic of serious proportions has ben fought and vanquished and not "In years do we And the response to near ly normal condition! so prompt and so substantial. When 1908 was usher ed lu, the situation was as blue as the most extreme Desslmlst could wish fnr i as the depression was at Its most i acute stage, and all trades were sharp. ly rontracted In ennseniiene Rut tho manufacturers, profiting by past ex perience, shortened sail without de lay, and all during the year production has been kept down to practically Uie limited demand for the iroodn j There has been no accumulation, and I during the past two months the de i manil has been approaching normal, land the mills have been arranging their manufacturing organizations. In I contemplation of a period of manu facturing activity that has practically arrived, to continue indefinitely, so far as we cn see. There have been many lessons I learned during the past trying year, all of which will be of money value for lertre tr in i - i u """ areamed or by the most capable agents and sunerintendents are now a permanent feaure of mill operation, but the most valuable of t h est ti.in ssons learned has been cau Manufaeturing hud been pro gressing at H breakneck pace and during the first half of 1 0 7 . almost any mill man would have laughed at the aiivi.fi to go ahead cautiously. Hut to-day all is changed. Heck loss uujin ami selling have ceased, and t industry is purged of its earlier ses, and begins a new vear exi stronger and better than ever. The sucrets and. generally speaking the value of a mill corporation are re- necteu in the demand f lor its shares In the open The reckless advances in the prices "f mill shares are a surprise In tlnan ' lal circles, and fortunately, the high piii e prevailed before the 'speculators had an opportunity to mix In, and the careful public Investor is the hold er of most if the stock sold both at public and at private sale. v,,w ....u-i iuun ,ur a pause ir ririces look "hoe to advance ii, f tnp nresent , 11 n,n "a extra Everett I 'V'1" ''''lowed with a jr. present to its j H r'',rlder. and ofher corporations i ar" '""'eniplatlng enlargements vyiich ,"111 give shsreht)lders some extras. In j prospect are Increased dividends, and I ' milHl follow to warrant a much I higher advance In many of the shares I ' ' ' "" "tiuottereenr. tiasR. I IH'MntRKR IS OVF.R-RCIdKD. ; 'ocesary Hisl Suit U' Hmught in sme of ('iiiini. orv Iialrinaii Atlania Pines Dr. Mottr '& m"1 1:1,01 u N,t,"k ut tY,ore1 Observer Korean, Tlio Bevill Building. 'Jroerisboro. Jan. 1; In Superior Court lo-dav Judga F Long over ruled the demurrer B. Ibe ease of the (itillford county board of education against Mr. John J Nel- 1 son. ex-clerk of the court. In which It ' is sought to recover oyer Jr., 000 al- I lege, to be due the school fund from i tines, forfeitures and recognizances. The attorneys lor Mr. Nelaon argued mat the board of education was not the proper body to Institute such a suit, since the clerk of the court Is re quired to make payment to the county treasurer, who is treasurer ex-ofricio of the board .f education. While rul ing that probably the action should have been brought in the name of both the county treasurer and the board of education, the court held that it could be brought In the name of either and therefore over-ruled the demurrer. The defendant gave notice of an appeal to the Supreme Court. In reply 1,1 a request for a state ment concerning Dr. J. J. Motfs let ter In to-dav s Observer criticizing State Chairman Adams and the Re publican organization in this State 1 nairm in Adims said: "I have mih. i ing to say except this: Dr. Mott has 1 neepest pity and most Profound v sy mpainy. President Kli t. of Harvard fnlver sitv. has accepted an Invitation to make an address at the Agricultural and Mechanical College for the Col ored race on the occasion of h'j visit to Greensboro on March 23d. XKAV BFILDIXG RKADY' FOR TSE. Winston High SH100I lo Be) Installed Henceforth In Fine Structure. Special to The Observer. Winston-SaDm. Jan. 15 The Winston (Ugh School Building, admittedly one 01 the finest structures of the sort in th South, will be opened to-morrow for public Inspection, and next Monday high school work sUl begin there. This pro gressive step In public educational de velopment is one that citizens generally are endorsing heartily, with congratula tions for the school board, which Is com posed of Mr. J. c. Huston, chairman for j many years; Messrs. w. A. Wilkinson". Robert W. Oorrell. B F Huntley. T. L. Vaughn and W. S. Snipes, superlnten 1 dent. ! Tee primary classification of the high j school will oegla with what is now known I as the seventh grade, comprising about i 120 pupils, who will be divided Into three j divisions, in charge- f , Miss Mary mru",,s' altv" r.ieuur r uuin ana miss I Aims duxiuii, niflii nuxttin, wno studied i at Bryn Mswr and Is an exceptionally talented young woman. Ia the most re cent acquisition to the strong faculty of the high school. It l a fact generally known among the universities and colleges in, this and oth er Stales that the preparation given by the Winston school has been "of an ex traordinary grade of excellence, and the new Id fgli school Is tx pec ted to become an Instrument for still greater good In ed ucation, principally because of the equip ment It furnishes young men and wom en whose school-days will not extend be yond its.walls. F'.fTort to Force Roads to Carry Near Beer. Montgomery, Ala.,- Jan. It.' -With a view of forcing the aailroads o carry near-beer and similar drinks, an application for mandamus .wa, sought to-dsy by a brewing- com pany to force tt Louisville A Nash ville Railroad, to acoest such ship ments. Union County Farmers Organise. Marshville Home. Union Co-operative Association (Inc.) Is the name of a farmers' as sociation for which .a charter is be ing procured.- Ita principal office will be at Marshville, It ia a Union enterprise organised principally fop the purpose of co-o peratlva selling and co-operative buying. I " ' ' , KEW miTHOH FOB HICXOHY. Associated Reformed Oongregratlon to Build s Handsome and Costly Structure i fine Gate Secured. Special to The Observer. - Hickory. Jan. IS. I$a- the near Aitare Hickory will add another to her goodly number of handsome church buildings. The Methodist Baptist, Lutheran and Presbyterian congrega tions have beautiful new churches, and work will begin soon on a new Reformed church, on the corner of Thirteenth street and Eleventh ave nue, this being; an Ideal central loca tion as well as a beautiful situation. The Reformed church in Hickory, is historic. When there were only two or three dwelling houses here, in the days of the old "Hickory Tavern," the late Rev. Jeremiah Ingold, . D., preached the first sermon. In 1861. This service was held in the open air, the preacher using .an uncovered stand for a pulpit and the little congrega tion was seated on rude benches In the grove where Mrs. C. A. CUley's residence now stands. The church, which was built In the early seventies, was burned in the spring of 1887. The present neat brick edifice, built in 1887 Is found to be too small for the needs of the congregation and the Sunday Bchool. and a, handsome build ing will be erected with a seating; ca pacity of about 800. The style of the church will be old Italian or Romanesque, and the estimated cost is between 120,000 and 125.000. There will be a basement for Sunday school purposes and rooms for all the usual church requirements. At the atinuH'l congregational meet ing December UNth, Mr. A. A. Shu ford resigned his office as treasurer of the congregation, an office he has filled most acceptably for fdrty years since the congregation was organ ised in 1KS No other member has done as niiicli for the material pros perity of this church as Mr. Shuford, his generous liberality not being lim ited to this one congregation. Mr. J. V VYarllck wa-s chosen as Mr Khu ford's seccessor. and Is a very fit ting one. Rev J L. Murphy, D. 1), who is much beloved by his people, recently entered upon his nineteenth year as pastor of this congregation. STATK CAPITAL AFFAIRS. Rig X ii in her of Charters Now Relng (granted thief Justice Kutertalns Stale Officers al Dinner (io'td tiovernniont League After .New Charter For City. Observer Bureau, The Hollcman Building. Raleigh. Jan. 15. Charters are granted tho Bank of Polktun, eapuaol stork I lot). OlIO; the Farmers and Merchants Rank at Kinston lo do a. commercial, savings and trust business, capital stock in. "On. J-'.i.onii. i he Tarboro Trust Company, capital stock J25.000; the Caldwell Furniture Company, of Lennir. R0. Oiifi. and the R N Hunter Bullritng Contraitlng Company, of Charlotte, 1 1 0,0(11) It is to be noted that there Is quite a rush "f charters. This is always ' Ibe case direcliy after the new yea-r begins, though it must be said tnat i this year the number Is up to the very highest mark, and this Is re gal tied ah a particularly good sign. The Southern Railway has issued i notii thwt owing to unavodlable delays It vvafl not able to put a uni form hill of lading Into use on its lines on January 1st as It had an ii.'iiii ed it would do. but that it would certainly put it into effect February 1st Oovernor Kltchin and the other Stale officers were the guests of Chief Justice Walter Clark at dinner at lils home to-day. Mr. John Percy Beck with, a native of this Stats, who ha for years been Ir charge of passenger traffic on the Florida East Coast Railway, Is pro moted to fourth vice president. The Good Government League, composed of over 400 cltHsens of Ral eigh, has had presented a bill for a greatly amended charter for Raleigh, and now the vlty ivlmlnlstratlon comes forward and holding fights the change. When the bill goes before the com mittee, it may confidently be expected that there will be a warm time, a veary heated argument In fact Mr. Richard H. Battle Is president of the (iood Government League, and many other prominent men are In Its ranks, JAM, GUARD APPOINTED. Irel'll Prison Crowded and ip- ier II very Is Feared Three Prisoners Meld For Serious Crimes. Special to The Observer. Statesville, Jan. Iii. There are at present 17 or 18 prisoners in Iredell .""in.. Ju ami an in Luese eitejii Fannie James, colored, or awaiting trial at the term of court which con venes on the 25th Inst. The three most Important prisoners are Rich ard Potts, who will answer for the killing of Lon Somers, both colored; Sam Carlton, colored, who will be tried for burning Will McLelland's barn; Will Holmes, colored, who will I answer for stealing a horse from the Ilenkel Live Stock Company. There Is danger of an attempt at Jail delivery owing to the crowded condition of the jail and Its In security, and Mr. Bruce, Lelnster has been employed as night guard until nffer etinrt T1 e hnilHInir It alto j unsafe In case of Are. The county commissioners will meet In special session Monday to discuss plans and make definite arrangements for the new Jail whlclCwlll be built. TOBACCO MARKET STROXG. Price at Wins,! on Notably High and Offerings Large. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, Jan. 15. A strong tobacco market prevails here, both as to price andgradeof offerings. Some pilesofthe leaf have reached the 40-cent mark, and altogether the farmers are well pleased with their returns. There are many good judges who are saying now that the crop will not exceed 20.000,000 pounds, although othersasstoutly maintain that the extraordinary figures of 33.000,000 will be resched. The majority of the tobacco now Is coming in f rosy Stokes and Surry counties, but David son had a good amount this week and other counties are sending a fair quantity of the leaf. Winston market prices are said to be notably highest, and the . ware housemen say, "We can prove it." Sneak Thief Got f 100 of Good Csuth. Special to The Observer. Winston-Salem, Jan. 15. It be came known to-day that a sneak thief entered the office of Mr. Julius Line back, treasurer of the Salem con gregation, last Tuesday .h1e Mr. Lineback had gone to an upper floor for a few moments, and stole from a drawer In the safe about 1100. The police are hard at work on the case. Prof. Collier Cobb Speaks la Salem Special to The Observer. Winston -Salem, Jan. H. Frof. Collier Cobb, of the fsculiy of the University of North Carolina, spoke to-night in lie mortal Han. Salem, on "The Drifting Bands," aader the'ausptoes of the Men's League- A Urge crowd heard Mm with eager attention, for Professes Cobb is one of the foremost aies la the country In his province aad a pleasing speaker also-. - . - . Great To - Clothing AND M ir urnisnmes LOOK WHAT MILL END SALE AND CHANGE OF BUSINESS DOES FOR PRICES Men's $10.00 Overcoats, elegant' materials. Sale price $5.65 Meil S $12. 00 loilff llOaVV OverOOats, tile popular length, i 1 1 " Choice . One lot Men's $22.50 and $25.00 Raincoats. 1 One lot Boys' $2.00 Overcoats. Choice One lot Boys' Overcoats, worth up to $5.00. Choice $2.45 SNAP IN SUITS One lot Men's All-Wool and Worsted Suits, well made, that sold from $10.00 to $18.00. Choice $6.35 A second lot of dead swell Suits we sell at $15.00 to $17.50. Choice $10.55 $1.00 AND $1.50 EMERY SHIRTS 79 CENTS One lot Negligee and Stiff Bosom Shirts, .worth up to $1.50 Choice ,. . 79c. One big .ssortment White and Colored Soft and Stiff Bosom, Shirts we sold at 50c. to $1.00. Choice . . 35c. GREAT SHOE SALE k dandy $5.00 " Knox " Sho e for Men, for ........ $3.55 Another lot Men's Fine and Coarse Shoes we sell lip to $2.50 and some $3.00. Choice...... .....$1.47 A Ladies' fine "Sorosis" Patent Shoe for ; .$2.85 All 44 American Lady" $3.00 Shoes -, . .. . .$2.15 Children's Shoes at a big cut price. tig)MIMMfe)te)lMwtsn. ttn ;) sai00sj tttfltsitf1tt.tss.iiff Sale day IN hoes, ens ish o $6.35 Choice ....$13.75 $1.25 C wwwtt f wSU i: :.:- r7i ...':V a --
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