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CBCXRLOTTE DAILY OBSERVER. MONDAY, MARCH 8,,1903. 3 ELON. WILLIAM FIRTH, jrSES. THE FRANK B. COMETS, Tie TRTNI Correspondence of Th Observer. Durham, March. Commencement hr this year promises to be one of the most interesting and noteworthy of many years, and Judging frofci the programme! which has been complet ed by the committee In charge of It, It will be Ja. big occasion. It has al ways been the custom at Trinity to se cure as ctommenceme-nt speakers the most prominent men of the country, ar.J this has always been a distin guishing feature of the commencement occasions This year the community wttt be itiost forrtmats rs heting able to hear too me of the best and most forceful Speakers available for such occasions. J " t The flrfct exerciise of the occasion 1 thu year will be the baccalaureate address delivered by President Kllgo on Sunday; evening, June 6th. The board of trustees will hold Its annual meeting on) Monday afternoon, June 7th. Tuesday morning; June 8th, the commencement sermon will be preach ed by Kev. .Hugh Black, D. D., of New York City. Dr. Black Is one of the most force ful living preachers to-day. He has been In thfcs country only a compar atively short time. He came to New York from Edinburgh, where he was pastor of one of the most prominent chiurthea of that city. Hela about forty years of ane'and is an exceedingly at tractive speaker. Last year he wus the commencement preacher at Yale University and received from that in stitution the d&gree of doctor of di vinity. The commencement address will be Jellvered by Hon. Jonathan Prentiss Jjclllvei, United Htates Senator liom Iowa, Wednesday morning, June 9th. Senator Dolllver is one of the mo?t att!ctlve public speakers In the body of which he Is a distinguished meitv her He has been a member of the national Congress and the Senate slm c the Fifty-first Congress. He was appointed United States Senator In j 19C0, and wax elected in 19UZ ana -c-rlected in 1907. Tuesday afternoon the alumni asso ciation will hold its annual dinner and this occosior promises to be one of v.ry great Interest. The executive committee of the association Is mak ing arrangements for a large attend ance on this occasion. The annual address will be made by Dr. W. A. Lambeth, a member of the class of 1901. During his college career Mr. Lambeth took very great Interest In public speaking and an several occa sion represented the college In Inter collegiate debates. After the regular alumni address the alumni association will hold Its annual meeting. The ofTlrers of the association a.re: Hon. Lee S. Overman, prnldent; Rev. M. Bradshaw. vice president and Prof. R. L. Flowers, secretary and treasurer. One of the most noteworthy under takings of recent years In connection wrth Southern history and literature Is the projected publication of "The South In the Building of the Nation." Thtre will be twelve volumes, cover ing l detail practically every phase of the political, social, religiious and Intellectual life of the Southern peo ple. The work is to be published un dr the auspices of the Southern His torical Publication Society with head quarters in New York and Richmond. Two volumes already published and donated to the Trinity College library by Mr. B. N. Duke give evidence of the mechanical excellence and the ftclinlnrstT'.p of the entire work. The volumes are published under th direction of six prominent South ern scholars, ho have secured as as sistants a large number of the most capable writers of the South. It will b In every sense representative of the btst Southern talent. It will doubtless bo of Interest to Trinity students and alumni to know that Professors Wil liam K. Boyd, of the department of history, and F.dwln Mlms. of the de partment of English literature, are oor.tributnrs, the former writing chap ters on the proprietary government of North Carolina, arid the boundary disputes between Southern States, and the latter chapters on Southern magazines, Southern poetry since the war. and European influences In the South. Since the death of Professor Henneman, of the University of the South, Professor Mlms has been en gaged to edit the volume on Southern fiction. For several years Trinity College Jias taken but little activity in track athletics. Several years ago this fea ture of athletics was very prominent here and wus participated In by a large number of stiKtents, This year Direc tor V. W. Card, of Angler Duke Gym nasium, is making arrangement for prac tice to begin in this phase of ath letics with a view to having Inter class meets during the early spring. He has given notice that all who wish to take part in the events report to him at once and there is no reaaon why the occasion should not be an in teresting one when the events are pulled off in April. The events will be as lollows: 100 yard dash, 220 yard yard dash, 440 yard dash, half mile dash, ome mile dash. 220 low hurdle. li!0 high hurdle, running broad Jump, running high Jump, shot put, and hammer throw. , Last Tuesday night In the gymna sium the freshman class defeated ihe senior class in basketball, tne score being 32 to 21. The game was hard fought and Interesting and was wit nessed by a large crowd of spectators. Friday night In the gymnasium the city Y. M. C. A. team was defeated at the hands of the local five, for the second time, the score being 31 to 3. The game was seen by a small crowd, there being other attractions on that night which drew the crowd. GUILFORD. Correspondence of The Observer. Guilford College, March S System atic efforts are being made to bring the Guilford College grounds up to Athe ideal which Mr. Manning has liinpped out. The A transverse walk leading from New, Garden Hall to a rectangular junction with the main -walk from Founders south ward is now nearlng completion. The foundation 1 I 1 . - .-.. .. . M.. 1 VtH Hall; the covering, cinders and gravel. Another grea Improvement W being; made upon th campus In th trim ming of the trees. As Mr. Manning trecuerutly says the irxagnifloect oaks -.re the glory of the place. He le clsred they were worth a 4rip from Boston to -see.. LJtUe attention has 4eretofor been given, them other than to remove those which die. Now an expert trimmer Is employed to re- snore all dead limbs; thus It is hoped 'that some fine specimens Which are - not la ood condition mar he saved. The magnificent grove around the home of Dr. Hobbs Is receiving the benefit of this treatment. It Is surely the duty of each generation to care for theee native forest trees and pre serve them for those who follow. This grove tn particular should be looked after as the finest trees on the whole campus are there. Francis T. King remarked of them, "They are fit for a dukfdom." And when Guilford can afford a residence worthy the name for ber president, there is the jlace par excellence for its location. The campus club held a .meeting on Monday afternoon. The plan of Mr. Manning were presented, and Char routine work accomplished. The cedar hedge which he ordered is being set as a shield about the power house and coal bins. Mrs. Etmlna- H. Wilson, of Rich mond, Ind., a ptudent here In 1837, and one Intensely Interested In the prosperity of the college, eent 110 to bo used upon tiie lawn. She evinces her interest by other donations from time to time. Mr. Hunt has been out taking In the situation for the library and making arrangements for the various activi ties connected with Its Immediate erection. It is a source of deep regret at the college to learn of th" serious acci dent which has befallen Ralph Moore, a former student. He was engaged in working in aUumber camp In Maine. While moving some logs one rolled mn his left leg, breaking the femur about two Inches above the knee. With a compound fracture he had to be driven several .miles over a rough road to Bangor, where he has been in a hospital for three months. Every effort was made to save the leg, but without success. It has been amputat ei and he Is in a critical condition. News has Junt reached the college of the death In Pascdena, Cel., of Mr. Allen Hill, a man well known to many friends In this State and a Carolinian himself by birth. Invitations aro being Issued by the president and board of trustees to the address to be delivered here by Pres ident Eliot, of Harvard, on the morn ing of the 24th Inst. It will be a matter of Interest to former collegians to know that Pro fessor White has bought for himself at A wife a handsome Kentucky horse; also a buggy. Dr. and Mrs. Hobbs have been invit ed to attend the next conference at Mchonk Lake, which convenes on the 19th of May. Plans are being matured for carry ing on a summer school at Guilford. It Is proposed to ofTer students the opportunity thus to square themselves with certain classes and at the same time afTord county teachers an excel lent course of instruction In desired branches. A private school conducteJ last summer by Professor Floyd prcted such a success that he desir ability of continuing something of the same Is manifest. Miss Rachel Farlow, who will graduate from Drexel Institute, Phil adelphia, in June, has beon employ ed as techer of domestic science and art In New Garden Hall. Miss Farlow. h vi done-txcellent work at Drexel ind ranks amongst the first in her class; and, while s1m has had numerous of-fc-s at other institutions, prefers to come to Guilford because of her In tel est In this particular phase of the work at New Garden Hall. DAVIDSON. Correspondence of The Observer. Davidson. March 6. The current issue of the college magazine ap pears as a sophomore number, and is designed more especially to give this class an opportunity to show how rich It mav be .n possibilities as fur nishing editorial and literary writers when ceasing to be sophomores, Its members assume the responsible po sitions hat now are filled by higher classmen. In the class of lail K. J. Foreman writes on "Up the Niagara River," G. F. W. takes "A Glimpse of Coney Island" M. MarYoslp. a native of that far off Eastern coun try, gives a brief sketch f "Persian Literature," and tells a tale of "Chicken Thieves vs. Chicken Hearts;" Carl B. Craig describes "The Veteran's Home-Coming;" H. W. B. Whitley tells of the habits and char acteristics of 'Muskrats." Local news Is handled bv A. Lear.ar. athletic notes by V. T. Marrn, Y. M. C. A. notes by G. H. Carledge nnd ex changes by W. P. ParkT. Other articles by other classmn are: "Memories" (verse), S. A. L. ; "Love Songs and Man- Ann." W. W. Mor ton; "Cateechce's Ride," F. -1- Smith; "To My Boy" (verse). X. Rev. Dr. Shearer Is having pre pared a typewritten ropy of the next volume In his series of publications bearing more or less closely on the Bible course that he has been teach ing for a large part of his lifetime. The new volume will be termed "Sel ected Studies in the Old Testament." Dr. Shearer hopes to have it Issued before commencement. Dr. W. J. Martin speaks in Charles ton. S. C before the Y. M. C. A to morrow. Dr. C. R. Harding will speak in the First church. Salisbury, in the absence of the pastor, Rev. Byron Ciark. The session of the Presbyterian church here has recommended the lection of at least four more deacons and notice is to be given to-morrow of an election the following Sunday. The annual praise meeting of the ladles of this congregation was held Thursday night at the home of Mm. Brady. There, were present about eighty members and friends. Dr. Richards made the address of the evening. Offering amounting to 158 were received. Refreshments, as al ways is the custom, were oerwed dur ing the evening. A new coat of paint, tnur?sco and beautiful Dsner borders have rreatlv changed for the hefter the interior of the White-Jetton drug store. DAVENPORT. Correspondence of Uke Observer. Lenoir. March . The special social feature of the year took place at, Daven port College Monday evening, March 1st. when the Junior elass gave the annual reception to the seniors and faculty, Th ftort of the, Juniors: 10 -roaka the- affair the most attractive of the season was quits successful. ? - ' , The reception ball was tastefully draped in the college ' colon, and beautiful oil paintings adorned the walls. -Iftvthe cen tra of the room was a pyramid of ferns and ' palms, ' and : red carnations, the Junior class flower, wars a ranged in tall rssee on the tables. The room In which the salad course was served was decorated In the juniors cclore, black srd red. and red UrM gave a soft effect, flh frapp was.serred tn a room arranged in the seniors' colors. orange and black, and violets, their flow er, were seen in profusion. When the guests arrived they were con ducted to the reception hall by two of the Juniors, Misses Rebecca Smith and Pauline Phillips. There they were met by the Junior class president. Miss Louise Arthur, and presented to Mrs. C. C. Weaver, who sood at the head of the receiving line. In the receiving Una were the members of the faculty. Misses Nor wood, Godbey, McNutt, Wrenn, Bower, Rusmlssel. Taylor, Carr and Goode; the seniors, Misses Jennie Price, Alma Holts claw, Elizabeth Osborne, Fannie Fain, Pearl Abernethy, Sadie Downum, Lola Price, Mamie Slagle, Corrle Honeycutt, Grace Woodward. Annie Shepherd and Elliabeth Shepherd. Two invited g-uests were In the receiving line, Mrs. Elizabeth Allison and Miss Carrie Rusmlssel. The remaining members of the Junior class. Misses Lizzie Wrenn. Katie York, Bmi Wldenhouse, Nora Pegues, Hazed Mc Adams. Meta McGhee, Mamie Hoover, Lena Leftier. Irene Wells and Bailie Cop pedge entertained the guests until the re ceiving line was broken up. Quite an Interesting feature of the evening was a penny contest. The prises were presented by Professor W. W. Peele, of Rutherford College. The first prize was won by Miss Sadie Downum and Mr. Rob ert Atkinson; this was a book of quota tions; the consolation prise, a book called "Stung Again." was won by Miss May Wrenn and Mr. Graham Abernethy. Miss Taylor added to the enjoyment of the guests with a piano solo. After tne contest refreshments were served by the waitresses. Misses Mar garet Rogers. Mary Bell Ashe. Ellen An drews, Gladys McCanless. Eunice Parker, Tommte Iialer. Iva Erwin and Myra Herman. Besides tlie young men of Lenoir, many out-of-town guests were present. ERSKIN& Correspondence of The Observer. Due West, S. C, March 6,-The Col Uopean Literary Society of Krtcklne held Its senit-annuaS celebration last evening. This Is the first celebration to be held by this society in several years. The so ciety was organized soon after the erec tion of the Wslle Home for girls. Never was the excellent work of the society shown more favorably than in last night's programme The decorations of the au ditorium were beautiful. The society col ors, royal purple ana wnite, weio vie- domlnant Stretching across the large rostrum, uniquely blended together by the adept hands of the young kdln. the colors were portrayed In a striking man ner. Arranged in order as a fitting back ground, behind the colors, from one end to the other of the stage, were potted plants and flowers. On the stag were two large screens, neatly decorated in colors, arranged in a triangular position. In the midst of which the participants oc cupied seats from right to left. The por traits of Mr. Joseph Wylie and wife, the donaters of, the Wylle Home, were hung on the wall above the participants. Yewterrtay afternoon the Euphemlan Li terary Society elected the following of ficers: President. R. E. Oettys. Rock Hill; vice president, E. M. Lynn. Palat ka, Fla.; secretary. J. P. Kennedy, of Due West; B. P. Moffatt. chief monitor, Fayettevllle, Tenn. The Due West foreign missionary so ciety held Its monthly meeting Thursday night The address of the evening was delivered by Prof. D. G. Caldwell. After the address the following orTlcert were elected: H. E. Pressly, president; R. T. Kerr, secretary. Dr. J. Y. Falre. of Savannah. Ga.. has been chosen to preach the baccalaureate sermon before the graduating classes of Ersklne and the Due West Female Col lege. Dr. Falre has written his accept ance. The second lecture In the serTbs of life work addresses to be delivered before the Y. M. C. A. of Ersklne was delivered last Sabbath afternoon by Professor Dan iel, of the chair of English, of Clemaon College. His subject was "Teaching As a Life Work," with pleasing address, eloquent In speech, filled with the Im portance of his message. Mr. S. J. Hood, of the senior class, has been called to Ills home In Mecklenburg county on account of the severe Illness of his father. It has since been learned that Mr. Hood's fattier died Wednesday morning. At a meeting of the student body yes terday Mr. J. P. Kennedy was chosen president of the tennis club. The tennis tournament will be held the latter part of March or the first of April. The meet ing place this year has been changed to Columbia Instead of Greenville. Although this arrangement has broken into the baseball practice at Ersklne, It is believed that the college will be well represented at this meet. Another week of hard practice on the Grler diamond has passed. Although the personnel of the team has no been an nounced. Coach Laval has divided tne baseball squad Into two sections, a first team and a second team. Games be tween the two teams are playea every afternoon. Both teams have shown up well and it is safe to say that Laval will have good material from which to select the team' The Slate oratorical contest will be held at Louder Collegia, Greenwood, on the night of April 30th. Mr. E. R. Spence, of Ersklne, will act as president of the con test. WINTHItOP. Correspondence of The Observer. Wlnthrop College, March t. Kvery afternoon now the various class teams are busy practicing basketball prepar ing for the match games which will soon begin. Some unusually good games are to be expected, for many of the champion players of last year aro back and will play again. The col lege girlB are fond of athletic sports and every afternoon the basketball grounds and tennis courts are in de mand. The new dormitory Is covered, the windows are nearly all In and the plaHterers are at work. This dormitory promises to be the font attractive and convenient of any of the three dormi tories. Each room has a commodious closet and a good book case built in the. walls, adding much to the com fort end attractiveness of the rooms. Over each Stairway are large skylights, I rankinf the bails lighter than Ai "tff the eld dormitories. The dormitory will accommodate two hundred more students and sines the Legislators has made aa appropriation for en larging, the dining room, chapel and heating plant wiU bs opened in Sep tember. The contractors will torn the completed building over to the college aottwrttles by th 1Mb of June at latest, possibly earlier. In a short time plans and specifica tions for th enlargement will be ready so that work on this may bgla as soon as th cUag Msstoa closes. Correspondence of The Observer. Elon College, March 6. The Psl phellan Literary Boclety has chosen Rev. J. O. Atkinson, D. D., pastor of thd "ducal church and edltjr of The Christian Sun, to deliver the bacca laureate sermon at the approaching commencement. Dr. Atkinson is not only an editorial v -iter of power and ciarm but also an orator ind preach er of great skill and eloquence. With Dr. Atkinson to preach the bacca laureate sermon and Senator Sim mons to deliver the literary address the approaching commencement bids fair to be a successful one indeed. Elon's new coach, Mr. Hoffman, Is on the hill and putting In every mo ment of the time available in hard practice on the athletic field, look ing to the baseball season and the track meet, which Is to occur In Greensboro shortly. Mr. Hoffman is a graduate of Gettysburg College, Pa., '06. He played four ears" on that team us pit' her and outfielder and was captain of the team. He also won deserved honors in the foot ball world and for four years played quarterback on the Gettysburg team and acted as asslitaut physical di rector for the college. He has also had experience In pro fessional baseball. During the sea son of 1805 he played as outfielder for the leading team in the Cumberland and George's Creek league. ' During this season he came Into personal contact with su: h players us Maddox. of Pittsburg. Nicholas, of Philadel phia, and others of no less repute. During the vnar 1S06 li" played infield fur Portsmouth and Roan oke of the Virginia State league; 1907 he play.-d or Mrldgeton, of the South New Jersey league, and 1908 he uUved for Washington, D. C, of the I'nioii league, whence he came to the Eastern North Carolina league and led the league , n fielding. With such a man as coach and with excellent material to work on the ex pectation of Elon College nen Is that our team this year will win for Itself many laurels. The Y. M. C. A., which has a strong organization m this institution, has recently elected the following officers for the sprliii; term. W. VV. Elder. Phoenix City. A!a., president; J. W. Barney, Cltarvillc, I'a., vice president; J. W. Barrett, Jr., Norfolk. Va treasurer; A. C. Hall, Burlington, secretary. President Moirltt on Wednesday evening of this week left f,,r eastern Virginia, where he will confer with the leading churchmen and financiers In regard to the proposed i.0,000 endowment Increase for the college. Elon has many friends In the east ern part of the State of Virginia and Dr. MofTitt la hopeful that this visit will mean the addition of many thous ands of dollars to the endowment fund of this Institution. Dr. Mof fltt has every reason to feel encour aged over the outlook. Notwith standing the fact that this is presi dential year and that the 'tm-es are panicky he has everywhere met with most encouraging assurances and lib eral appropriations. CATAWBA. Correspondence of The Observer. Newiton, March 6 Tho concert which was given in the college audi torium Friday night for the benefit of th athletic association was well attended and the large audience was wsll pleased with the programme. The manager of the baseball team has handed In the following sched ule. March 20 Lenoir College at New ton. March 27 Lenoir College at Hick ory March 2 9 Davidson College at Da vidson. April 2 Deaf and Dumb Scho-ol at Morganton. April 3 Rutherford College at Rutherford. April 7 Oak Ridge at Oak Ridge. April 8 Guilford College at Guil ford. April 9 Greensboro League at Greensboro. April 10 Klon College at Elon. April 12 Ringham School at Ashe vllle. April 12 Ringham, School at Ashe ville. April 14 Ashevllle Sc hool ait Ashe ville. April 16 Elon College at Newton. April 19 New Hethel School at Newton. April 20 Charlot-te League team at Charlotte. April 21 SI. Mary's, at St. Marys. April 2i-30 Open. May S Deaf and Dumb School at Newton. June 2 Waynesvllle at Newton. This Is probably the hardest schel Ule that Catawba College has ever had and the team will have to work very hard If a majority of the games Is wen. The men are working hard to secure their places on the team, but It would be mere guesswork to say at present wiio will make good. FA8SIFERN. Correspondence of The Observer. Faaolfern, March 6 Miss Bowen. who has been with the school since Fa-ssifern came Into existence In September. 19e7. has decided not to return for another term, greatly to the regret of patrons. principal- and students. She Is an ac complished musician. a cultured and refined woman, and will be greatly missed here. The management has secured the ser vices of Miss Chelian A. Pixley. who will become director of th music department In September. Miss Pixley has had the best American and European training. having studied, after her graduation in this country, in both Paris and Berlin. Her connection with St. Mary's, Raleigh, for seven years Is sufficient assurance of her success as an efficient and capable teacher. Her frequent appearance in con cert work throughout the StRte gives her the prestige of being one of North Caro lina's leading musicians. Faxalfern con gratulates Itself upon Its good fortune in securing one so well equipped for fcotn teaching and playing. Debaters Elected. Correspondence of The Observer. Chapel Hill, March 8 The pre liminary contest for the Carolina Georgia debate was held in Dialectic Society Hall Thursday afternoon. The subject was: "Resolved, That the United States should adopt a postal savings bank system." Seven men entered for places and the contest was e contest was ea-oftfcS" ciBneet an meat srltedfD . Ji.. r.lniv undertaken in years. Th henor of representing Carolina against her old rival, Georgia, was won by Messrs. D. B. Teague, 'io,' and "W. P. Qrier. 0. This de bate will take place towards th last of April. KIIX8 WOULD-BE SLATER. A merciless murderer is Appendicitis with many victims. But Dr. King's New Life Pills kill It by prevention. They gently stimulate stomach. liver and bowels, preventing that clogging that in vites Bpendicltls. curing Constipation. Biliousness. Chills. Malaria. Headaoh and Indigestion. e. at all druggists. AMERICAN MOISTENING COMPANY " 79 Milk Street, Boston, Mass. J. S. COTHEAN, Bou,hern Rp"u. 5 tnut Bid.. CHARLOTTE, N. 0U ECHOES fROH cuibdom HOl'SEHOLD ECONOMICS. Mrs. C. G. McManaway will enter tain this department at Its March meeting at her home on East Sixth street Thursday morning at 11 o'clock. The subject is "Hjouse IruTfltsbln." The first paper will be that by Mrs. B P Kucker, prepared for the Feb ruary meeting, but the length of the programme caused it to be deferred. The subject is: "Disinfection and Dis infectants.'' Mrs. E. P. Tingley. de partment chairman, will take the subject: "Use and Abuse of Draper ies " while the "Round Table Talk will be led by Mrs. J. A. Fore, the sub ject being: "Beauty, Utility and Comfort the Keyulsite of a Well Fur nished Home." Some Interesting committee reports are also booked for this meeting. LIBRARY IMPROVEMENT. The most Important action of the Thursday Club meeting was the adop tion of a recommendation from the department of education that the Woman's Club take the leadership In a canvass to secure funds for re stocking the shelves ot the Carnegie Library. The plan presentea ana adopted Is to came a day In May as "Library Day," when children under the supervision of club women will make a canvass of the entire city. H U hoped that grown people will con tribute a dollar and children a quar ter, though any sum will be gladly re ceived. When a contribution is made some small badge will be pinned up on the giver to Insure his not being agalnasked to contribute. The pres ldtnt was empowered to name a com mittee of five women who will have tho work in charge, arrange the Je detalls and make the plans for its advertisement. This work cannot fall to meet the approval of the cltlzon ship of Charlotte and we go into It confident of public support, for Char lotte cannot be what she is and turn a deaf ear to appeals for so evident a necessity as the public" library. The nominating committee was next elected anJ will be made up as fol lows: Mrs. W. S. Stewart, Mrs. I. W. Durham and Mrs. Gordon Finger. DEPARTMENT OF LITERATURE. After a brief business session con ducted by Miss Dlllehay. Immediately after the club business had been dis posed of, the literary programme was carried out. "ricoland In the Six teenth Ontuiry" being the topic. Mrs. C. O. McManaway read a com prehensive study of "Scotland, Its His tory and Romance. " containing many vivid pictures of characters Illumined both by history and the pen of the romancer, the clans, the Highlander an.i border chiefs. Mrs. Glascock's presentation of "Royal Edinburgh The Court of Mary Stuart," was made more charming by personal observa tion on the scenes of Mary's youthful follies and misfortunes. The supper room where Hlzzlo was murdered by Darnley as he partook of a meal with Queen Mary was described as a tiny tapestry-hung closet. Mrs. Frank lit Ninth thoroughly covered the subject "John Knox The Great Scotch Re former." She presented a great think er, an Indefatigable worker, a fear less speakker. a kind man, an unsel fish and love-worthy man as a picture of the great Presbyterian. The beautiful Queen of Scots was littlf indebted to the first part of the programme for kindly mention, but Mrs. J. A. Fore, In leading the discus sion: "Did Mary Deserve Her Fate?" voiced an eloquent plea for the per secuted captive backed up by histori cal facts to show her unworthy the ignominious death that was hers. A lively discussion followed, but it Is likely that If Elizabeth's High Court of the Realm had been made up of Charlotte club women that our last picture of Mary Stuart had not been .... i... ,.,t .., iu a beautliul woman, bcui ic-tiu her white throat bared to the exe cutioner's axe. CLEAN-UP DAY SET. The day when all the residents shall be actively Interested in clear ing up unsightly accumulations or fresh that was long ago planned by the civic department, has been ar ranged for Friday, the 12th of March. The school commissioners have evinced their civic pride and Interest In raising the public standard of city neatness by granting a holiday to the sc hool children In order that they may engage In the work and Incident ally compete for some prizes that have been offered to stimulate their effort and Interest. Mr. A. D. Glascock has taken Ihe lead In securing money for the prizes, which will total $50. and are open to children under 15 years of both sexes. The first Is 25, the second $10. and three $5 ones. The city will put all of its garbage and other wagons Into requisition to haul away the trash which they promise to do by Saturday night, so that Char lotteans may expect to carry a clear conscience through a clean town as they go to services next Sunday. Those who compete for the prixes will have their trash measured by men of the sanitary force, the prizes going to once collecting the greatest number of bushels, collections to be made anywhere, vacant lots, etc. SUGGESTIONS TO HOUSEKEEP ERS. If your lawn will soon need freeing from leaves and sticks try to have It raked this week, the shrubbery trimmed, the house raked under, the dead stglks from the garden collect ed, all the accumulations of Jlscard eJed shoes, bottles, cans, etc., that are soon to be doomed to the trash bar rel all looked over and made ready to nut out and be hauled off Friday or Saturday. So that one piling out j and hauling away will suffice for the spring debris that so often has to be seen first on one block and then an other till summer Is well advanced. . , TJ,., .v.- .itv annitarv de- Dart m erst, has very this piece of extra work and It 4s Jue him and his force that we co-operate with him to expedite the work; put out trash in a number of barrels of medium slsed boxes that can be easily lifted Instead of a box-car-Uke box that It will take a hand nearly an hour to shovel empty, scattering the contents ss he' shovels. And besides, put th trash In the box or receptacle anJ not distribute it around It. It la devoutly to be hoped that the Wfather man can guarantee us the . right ot his majesty, th sua, on Tri- Rex FHnthoie Roofing The Best For Leaky Roofs. For sale only by CHARLOTTE. SUPPLY CO. (We carry everything in Mill Furnishings. day, the 12th. If It should prove rainy, either Saturday will be ob served or some other plan made that will be duly announced. TREBLE Clf. The music department of the club will meet at the auditorium of Eliza beth College next Wednesday after noon from 4 to 8 o'clock. A general Invitation Is extended to any woman club member to attend tnis meeting and all are requested to take the 3:35 Elizabeth car at the square. A most attractive programme has been arranged. This date marks 'he 100th anniversary of Chopin's birth and compositions will be played of this great Polish composer. Some of the muslo faculty of the college wll assist on the programme, a portion of which will bo as follows: Question Box (pages 17, 23. rD-Ider, Miss Annie oner. Paper, "Counterpoint, Canon and Fugue, With Illustrations of the Crab, Canon. Finite and Infinite, Canon" Mrs. A. D. Glascock. Paper, "The Violin and Its Ancestry' Mrs. II. F. Anderson. "Chopin's Centennial" Miss Bertha Klueppelberg. " 1 Krieg's "March." for violins, piano and pipe organ Mrs. Anderson, Mlsw Dixon, Miss Kluppelberg, Mrs. Glascock. 2. Piano Duet. Chopin s "Military i-oio- nalse." Violin, Chopin' "Nocturne" Kirs. An- derson. 4. Pinale. Handel's "Largo," pipe organ -Mrs. A. D. Glascock. Sflfont! Annual Meeting of Jojiwr IJlerary Society at IJncolnton. Special to The Obberve. Llncolnton, March 7. The second annual meeting of the Joyner Literary Society of the graded school here was held in the school audi torium Friday night. The good of these societies was prominently manifested by the excellent papers on Interesting topics which were read and by the readings and recitations which were rendered, and by the ln structlveness of the arguments In the debate, which was "Resolved, That the United States should increase Its navy." The speakers on the af firmative were Mr. Herbert Miller and Miss Rosa Hlnson, of the tenth grade, while the negative was repre sented by Mr. John Ramscur and Miss Eva James, of the eleventh grade. Every paper showed care in preparation, and all were rendered with ease nnd deliberation. The Judges decided In favor of the nega tive. Civil Court at Ijaurinburg Convenes To-Day. Special to The Observer. Ijmrlnburg, March 7. Civil court will convene here Monday morning. Judge Biggs, of Durham, will pre side. Th,e calendar does not contain any suit of more than local Interest. XKAU DEATH IT.T BIG POXO. It was a thrilling experience to Mrs Ida Koper to face death. "For years severe lung trouble gave me Intense suf fering," she writes, "and several times nearly caused my death. All remedtea failed snd doctors said I was Incurs hie. Then Dr. King's New Discovery brought quick relief and a cure so permanent that I have not heen trouh'ed In twelv years." Mrs. Soper nvcr, !n lilg Pond. Pa. It works wonders In Coughs anil Colds, Sore I,uns. Hemorrhnffes, I.nGrippe Asthma, Croup. Whooping Coiu-h and all Uronchlal affections. Sue nml SI Trta bottle free. Guaranteed by all flni-glsta Southern Railway N. B Following scnedule flgure pub lished oniy us intorcn:. : too. and ar not guaranteed. January 17. 130U 1:30 a. in.. No. 30. dally, f ir Washington and points North. I'ullmn drawing room sleepers tJ New York. Day coachea to Washington. 3:10 L. m , So. ft, dalty, fu Columbia Savannah and Jscksouvll." Pullman drawing room lee.vn' o Aug'jsta and Jacks. jnvlile. Day coacnea to Jackson villa. I.JO a. m . No. , dally, tor Richmond and local points. 5:52 a. m . No. 44, dally, tor Washing - NOTICE The 26th Annual Meeting of Ihe Stockholders of the Mechanics Perpetual Build ing & Loan Association will be held at its office, No. 207 North Tryon street, on Monday evening, the 15th inst., at 8:15 o'clock, for the purpose of nearing report of the condition of your association, and the election of officers for the ensuing year. . It isTidpetl that here will be aTlarge attendance of stockholders. - , The subscription books for the 53d teries are still open. R. E. COCHRANE, Seo. and Treas. ton and polnta North. Day coaches Char lotte to Waani.ngtou. Pullman sleepe Atlanta to lialelgL 4:30 a. m.. No. 35. dal; ler Columol and local points. 7:15 a m., No. 39, dally, tor Atlanta, day cnaches Charlotte to Atlanta. dtopS at principal points en route. i:0M a. m , No. 18 daily except Sunday, for Statesville, Taylorsvllle and local poiits Connects at Mooreavllle lor Whv ston-Salem. and at Stateavtile 'or Asfte vllle. J 10:06 a. m.. No. 36, dally, fer Wasllr.g ton and points North, puifman drawing room sleepers to New York. Day coaches to Washington. Dining car survlc. 1U:.K a. m , No. 17. dany. New York and New Orleans Limited. Drawing room deeping cars. Observation and club ears. Nw York to New Orleans. Drawing room sleeper. New York to Atlanta. Solid Pullman train. Dining car Sdnrlce. U 00 a. m , No. X). dally, lor Wlnstoa Salem. Roanoke and local points. 11:35 a. m . No. U. daily, lor Atlanta and local polnta 8:00 p. m , ;:-) 46, dally, for Greensbera and local points. 4:35 p. m . No. 27, daily, for Columbia and local points. 6:00 p. m., No. 1, dally exospt Sunday, for Seneca and local points. t oo p. m , No. 12, dally, lor Rlcbmond and local polnta. Handles Pullman sleep er, Charlotte to Washington, and Char lotte lo Richmond. 6.06 p. m., No. U. daily except Sunday, for Kiatesvllle, laylorsville and loeal points. Connects at Statesvllle fer Ashe vllle. Knoxvlle snd Chattanooga. 7:16 p. m , tiu. Hi. daily. New York sad New Orleans Limited for Washington ana po nts North. Drawing room sleep ers; observation and club cars to New York. Dining car service. Solid Pull man train. f 36 p. m . No. S3, dally, for Atlanta snd polnta South. Pullman drawlnat room sleepers New York to New Orleans. New York to Birmingham. Dk oraches Washington to New Orleans. Dining car service. 10:25 p. m , No. 43. fast malt Pullman sleeper. Raleigh to Atlanta. Tickets, sleeping car reservations snd (SMnll information can be obtained at ticket ofTice. No. II South Tryon street C. H. ACKtRT, Vice Pres. and Gen. Mgr., Washington, P. C B. H HAF.DWICK, P. T. M W. H. TAYLOE. O. P. A.. Washington. D. C R. L. VERNON. T. P. A.. Charlotte. Pt. C SEABOARD Effective January 3d, 1309. , Trains leave Charlotte as follows: No 40 dally, at 4:30 a. ui . for Monroe, Hamlet and Wilmington, oonnoctirf at' Monroe with 1 for Atlanta. Birmingham anl ihe Southwest: with 38 for Kalelgh. Weldon and Portsmouth; with at Ham- ; let for HaKigh, Richmond, Wasatlagtes, . NNo ukdal!y. at 1806 a. m., for Lls rolnton. Shelby and Kutherfordton. No 44. dally, it i P- .. for Monro Hamlet. Wilmington, connecting at Ham let with 43 for Columbia, Savannah sad No S4 OT Raleigh. Rlcauwnd, Washing ton and New York. No 132. dally. 6 4i p. m.. tor Monroe, rnniieulng with 41 for Atlanta, Birming ham with train 84 at Hamlet forVRlch '.'a waBhlna-ton and New Tors:, with No 33 at Monroe for Raleigh, Ports mouth and Norfolk. Trains arrive in Charlotte as follows: No 13$, 10 05 a. m.. dally No. 45. dally. 11:4" a m., from WUming- Jri ,4 aaiiv j:35 n. m.. fmm PmIim. ordton "Shelby. Llncolnton and C- A N. W. Hillway points. No 39, 11 3.1 p. m dally, from Wilming ton, Hamlot and Monroe. For info.-mation, tlme-tahles, reserve--Hons or Seaboard descriptive literature aDDly to ticket agents or addresau JAMES KER. JR.. C. P. A, B Belwyn Hotel. Chaxloit. It, O, NORFOLK & WESTERN RAILWAY Schedule In eeet March 6th, 1909. 11 :0O am I,v. Charlotte. So. Ry. Ar. 6:50 pnt 2 GO pm Lv. Winston. N. & W. Ar. 2:00 pm 4:5X pm I.v. Martinsville, Lv. 11:46 am i:3pm Ar. Roanoke. Lv. 9:30 arn Connect nt RoanoKn via Shenandoah Valley Route for Hageratown. and alt points in Pennsylvania and New York. Pullman sleeper. Roanoke and Philadel phia ThroiiK). coarn. Charlotte to Roanoke. Addittonnl train leavea Winston 7:J a. m dally rsccpt Sunday. If you are thinking of taking a trln yon r.nnt .iiiotatiops cheapest ratea. reliable and corrct Information, as to "'rentes, train schedules, the most comfortable and quickest way. Write and th Information Is y."ii It th asking, with one of ear coinrclete m; folders. M P HRAOn. Trav Pass. Agent. W. B. BEVILL. Gen'l Pasa Agent, Roanoke. Vs. S. WITTKOWSIJSV President. Li
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