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A GlIMP8Ew' THE TAbT . MA Wf CTXEBRATIOy CelcbnUIo t QmMter "of Ago NotaWe Brent Principal V Addresses Senator Corp H. . Riadea .Tyler -Bennett.' of boro Senator Pendleton's Effort a Masterpiece A Few Local Notes of the ORbrmtloo TIj Amount v of Soda Water Sold. ' On ot the notable celebrations of the toth of Msy was that of lit. The principal address was deUrered by Senator Georre H. Pendleton, of ' Ohio. Judge Rlsden Tyler Bennett, ' ",' of Wsdesboro, spoke at the unveiling i of the firemen's monument In Elm--"wood Cemetery. Both addresses are - said to have been masterpieces, that of Senator Pendleton being particu- larly fine. The celebration lasted two days and was attended by a throne that was even larger than ' that of the centennial celebration - ' nine years before, In 1875. A few clippings foltbw from The Charlotte v Home-Democrat, of May 20, 1184, ' 'which will be of interest, coming at vitbo time they do. The following is v'a brief sketch of the unveiling cere - monies incident to the dedication of the firemen's monument: FIREMEN'S MONUMENT. "Never before was such an immense 'x-throng seen in Elmwood Cemetery; v The procession entered the Eighth , street gate at about 11, and the cemetery was packed almost from 'v'fence to fence. The monument, a beautiful shaft of granite, surmounted y' by the figure of a fireman, carved "ft from the purest marble, stands at the v toot at a gently sloping hill, the ; ' graves of the city's dead facing It on the north, and on the south side V the bright, fresh lawns ana nower bee and playing fountains. Ar riving at the monument, the military formed a square around It. Inside of f which the home and visiting firemen '" took their places. Around these on all sides stood the crowd about two '' hundred deep. At the appointed hour the marshals escorted the young ' '- ladies who were selected to draw the " veil from the monument to the stand, '' and stationed them at each corner r of the platform as follows. Mlws i Mamie Wadsworth. Mla Rldie Ora- V ham. Miss Lucy Wrlston. and Mine Carrie Frailer. As the first notes of the McSmith Band were heard, each young lady pulled the cord held In her hand, and the covering dropped to the ground, leaving the tjonument .; uncovered In Its beauty before the 'V V gate of the multitude. At the con- elusion of th music, Mr. Richard N. Tiddy Introduced Rev. J. T. Bagwell. who delivered a feeling prayer. MaJ. '';' C. Dowd then spoke a few words of ' Introduction for the distinguished gentleman who was to deliver the oration : 'A man who represents i-. ably,; Impartially and fairly the peo pie of North Carolina in the United States Congress, Hon. Rlsden Tyler ? Bennett. , "Judge Bennett, as he Is familiarly called by our people, delivered an eloquent address, appropriate in char j ' actee and length, "After, the ceremonies at the ceme v tery the procession moved to the Institute, .grounds, a march of about ) - -,11a W . v a 2j.n,k, Dan1 l.tAn warn 'Introduced by Governor Vance, and proceeded to deliver a patrlotln and Interesting address. "At the conclusion 'of Mr. Pendle- ton's" ad dr ess. . the. audience called for Senators Jones and Renaom and Rep :f ' resentatlve Davidson. Messrs. Jones - n and pavldson made a few appropriate ; remarks, and the crowd then dls ' perssd highly pleased." .LOCAL NOTES. ' The foTiowinfr are a Tew local notes 'i . of. the celebration, reproduced ver batim: .: $ "On ' Monday evening the " . Chamber of Commerce of this city yave an elegant Banquet to the visit ing; members of Congress and other . prominent gentlemen who were In at tendance on the 20th of May celebra tion, and " on Tuesday evening the Visiting Railroad officials were enter , . tained at the Rooms of the Chamber. .Everything passed off pleasantly. " "The Klre Department and Military Department of the city enter . tained their visiting g-uests In hand- Dome style on Monduy. Tuesday and Wednesday. At Oates Hall. Tuesday evening, the Firemen were enter- v taJned with a handsome Collation, and all visitors were greeted with a . j eordial welcome. "The Hotels and Boarding Houses of the city did wonderfully well "on Tuesday and Wednesday In the way of providing for the thousands of visitors who were In the city, and the cltissns generally entertained all they had an oppor tunity of accommodating. If any one , went away disappointed or dis satisfied It is ndt known hereabouts. All our people tried to do their duty i on me occasion. ."The people of this section ,.wer pleased to see present at the . celebration on Tuesday, Gov. Jarvis and Staff; Inspector-General Cameron and Staff; Senators Pendleton of Ohio, ones of Florida, Hampton of esoutn Carolina, and Vance and Ran on. of North Carolina; and Rebre " eentatlre Davidson of Florida, Evlns C South Carolina. Rennett. Green and Dowd of North Carolina; State . Auditor Roberts. J. 8. Carr. Esq , Cel. Coke, Hon. Ell I. Hall. MaJ. C. M. Stead man, and other prominent gentlemen too numerous to mention." Beside Col. A. B. Andrews and MaJ. F, W. Clark, several other Railroad officials were present, whose names we can not recall. "The newspaper fraternity was well represented by S. A. Ashe of the Xtaleigh Observer; Eldrldge of the IxlBgton Dispatoh; Caldwell of the Stateavtlle Landmark; Woodhouse of the Concord Register; Tipton of the Unepln i Press, Robinson of the Win ston Leader, and Miller of the Shelby :;. , Aurora," v V CROWD WELL BEHAVED. : Constdoriog the thousands of visitor of all sorts In the city during this week, it waa the most orderly crowa cr uie ort we ever saw; and notwithstanding whiskey, brandy, beer, wine, lemonade, fcc, flowed freely. thero were but few drunken ,' men, and none unable to walk. There were no fights and no accidents. , "V.i'l'.f- ' "It to estimated that at least lght or ten thousand glasses of Soda Water were sold in the city on Tues day,, and probably half as many on Wednesday. ' ? f :,Ouf .clti-tens are Indebted to Capt Haye of the y. a Army KILLS TO STOP THE FIEXD. The worst foe for M rearb of John Dere, of Gladwin, Mich., vjfc run Eirg nicer. He paid doetors over lew without benefit. - Them JSacklen's Arnica Balvs Jellied the uleer aad enrsd him. Cures Fever-Bores, Bolls. Felons, Ecs . ma, Khetimilnfainbis for Pile. luna, SeaJdar Cuts Corns. 25c.' af all druggists.. , (temporarily locaUd la thla city) fo much valuable aid hi making ar rangement for the 20th May cele bration. He and his subalterns were always ready and willing to aid In any, way they could- especially in managing the Flag department. "The Editor Pt the Raleigh Observer who we are pleased to know attended the 20tb May celebra tion in this city) estimates the num ber ot parsons present at 20.000. "Another one of the 'old family gentle horses' ran away near the Public Square on Wednesday. He has been driven about the streets for some time by a lady, but when he ran away on Wednesday a young man was driving. 8ome Injury to the horse was all the damage done." The following advance story of the centennial celebration of 1875, from a local paper, will be read with In terest : 177S J0TH MAT 1875 Worth Carolina Centennial CEXKB RATION OF THE MJ5CKLEJrBlTta Declaration of Independence PROGRAMME: One hundred guns, at sunrise, and ringing of city bells, under charge of the Artillery Committee. ' The Procession will be formed In the following order at o'clock, a. m. To march throuch the principal streets of the city, under charge of the Chief and Assistant Marshals, as follows: Military Companies. Fire Companies. Masonic Lodges. Odd Fellows. Knights of Pythias. Good Templars. Patrons of Husbandry. Countv Organisations. Other Associations of the City. Coun ty, State ana cmiens. Press Organizations. Various Centennial Committees. Accompanied by Various Bands of Music, and their own Special Banners, Emblems and Insignia. MIlHirrv Comnanles on both sides of South Tryon street, right front resting In ifront of Central Hotel. Vlr Comnanles on West Trade street snd on Church street, oppo site Fireman s Hall. rtmnd ..odees. County Organiza tions, other city, county and State As sociations, and Citizens' ana tress ur banization, on East Trade street Masonic Lodges. Odd Fellows. Knights of Pythias and Good Temp lars on North Tryon street, from the Bouare to be followed by Band of Music with Miliary Company, to fe assigned by Chief Marshal a guard of honor or escort. In carriage, the following: Oover nor of North Carolina. ov",0r other Steles, United States 8" and Supreme and Superior Court Judges of North Carolina, Mayor of fh. city, and other InvlUd guests. Chaplain, orator and reader, accom panied by committees procession will arrive, ot the Fair Orounds at U o'clock, a. m. ORDER OF EXERCISES. Prayer by Rpv A. W. Miller. T. T. Singing of the Old North State, by the Charlotte Musical Society. Reading of the Mecklenburg Declara tion of Independence, hy Major Beaton Gales, of Raleigh. N. C. Music. Oration hy Hon. John Kerr, of North Carolina. Music. Oration by Hon. John M. Bright, of Tennessee. Music. Dinner at S o'clock. At night at 8 o'clock. addrees will be delivered from the stand In Inde pendence Square, on the site of ' the original Declaration of May 20. 1775. crners of Trade and Tryon streets There will be general Illuminations of the houses on principal streets. There will also be a Grand Pyro technic Display, consisting of beau tiful Emblems. Figures. Mottoes. c Ac appropriate to the occasion, under charge of the Artillery Com- l"WteP JOSEPH GRAHAM, Chairman Executive Committee. THOS. W. DEWET. Secretary Ex. Committee. WEATHER FOR THE TWENTIETH!. , , nr iiw nireiLher Bareaa. nir. n-nni-. 1 - - nemP to Be Interviewed a to Wratiier Conditions iranni w Great Celebration. Mr. Walter J. Bennett, of the Weather Bureau, was quite cardial yesterday afternoon when an Observ er reporter called on him In the in terest of the weather conditions for the 20th of May celebration, but was equally non-committal. "What about the weather for the 20th?" asked the reporter. "Well." eald the prophet. "I'd rath er not predict, at this date." "Why, vou predicted some time be fore the ' presidential Inauguration," was the reporter's retort. "Tea, and that la Just why we don t do it now," he said. "You see," he continued, unless the conditions are altogether settled, It Is a hard thing to forecast for the week ad under the present condi tions. I .would rather not be quoted on conditions for the 20th." "Are the conditions unsettled at present throughout the country?" asked the reporter. Mr. Bennett was Just as evasive. Nothing absolutely nothing would he say. and since the awful weather on March 4 th, not a word has been uttered by any bureaus aa to weather ..titiitm for the following week. His regular forecast for Thursday will ap pear Wednesaay. dui noi unui nea nesday. The chagrin under which .I.. j.r,.riiniiii labored after Mr. Taft's inauguration day, when, for davs and days, me weainer oureau had been telling of the bahny, beau- ;r! ateithir which was to be his on that occasion, will rankle In their hearts for a long time, in me mean time, here's hoping that the weather authorities will he ma to cnanoite this week. COTTOX SEED CRUSH FJtS. Annual Convention Will Be Hold in Memphis, Beginning Tuesday. Memphis. Tenn., .Msy 1 Dele gates from all of the cotton-producing States, as well as from other sections, will b in attendance at the thirteenth annual convention of the Interstate Cotton Seed Crushers' Association, which will convene in Memphis Tuesday, to be In session for three days. The announced programme In cludes a discussion of every phase of the Industry, as well as the tarilf question as It aft t cotton or Its by products. At the opening session, the delegates will be welcomed by Gov ernor Patterson, of Tennessee, and Mayor Malone, of Memphis. SERMON TO SCHOOL PUPILS REV. DR. DETWILER PREACHES, j Last Event of the Commencement of the Charlotte Public Schools ras ter of Tryoa s Street , Methodist Church Prearhe Annual Sermon to Uie First Graduate of the Elev enth Grade of the Local Schools Their Lives Likened to the Flow of the River Rhyne Five Kingdom of Science, History, Art, Religion and Mteratnre, Have Been Enrich ing Their Uvea, But That of Relig ion is the Essentia! Contribution to a Well-Honnded and Advanced Life. Seated between Miss Sallie Bethune. primary teacher, who started the class on Its way when its members were little more than toddling In fants cloven years ago, and Principal H. p. Harding and Prof. Alexander Graham, who bad brought them to their Journey's end, '.he five young ladles and three young gentlemen who reaelved last week for the first time in the history of the Charlotte publics schools certificates of the com pletion of an eleven-year cours heard yesterday morning their an nual sermon preached. Rev. Dr. O. H. Detwiler, at Tryon Street Metho dist church, was the .ninister. To the flow of the river Rhyne which finds Its sources In frosen glaciers in the lofty regions of the Alps, runs smoothly and swiftly down the mountainside, until trees o er hang Its banks and flowers blossom above It, then loses Itself for awhile In the beautiful crystal water of Lake Constance; flowing forth again after awhile as a great river, a thing not only of beauty but of usefulness, fur nishing drainage and fresh water to the dwellers about for thousands of miles to this Dr. Detwiler likened their Uvea In the days of childhood's happy Innocence the current ran full and free, careless and taking no thought. Then In the school period they had halted for awhile. He trusted that out of this institution they should go, strong, pure and ser viceable, blessings to the world. During this epoch, said the preach er, five kingdoms had been enrich ing their lives. Tfte first that borders on the existence of their souls Is that of science that dominion of educa tion which has to do with the orderly arrangement and classllcatlon of the facts of nature. There are two kinds of science, the abstract and the prac tical. Though youth is a period of peculiar enrichment, yet it Is a pro cess which should continue so long as a man doth live. A man may snow a great many things, he continued, and yet be very helpless and wsak. A man may have vast store of sclentllc knowledge. yet If he sits on a branch of a tree and saws It off between himself and the trunk he Is not a scientist. There must be the orderly arrangements of facts. Hclencs Is the most practical of all the kingdoms. It has given us the railroad, the telegraph, ths tele phone, the steamship. Its achieve ments are the glory of modern civilization on Its material side. Soon we shall ride through the atmosphere. "I want to make a trip tn a flying machine before my funeral Is preach ed," said the speaker. "I hope some day to be. able to order breakfast without the cook having to rome to my house." HISTORY VALUABLE. The second Is the kingdom of his tory, which la the narrative of the world's outward activity. Its close study should reveal the exciting causes, the prompting motives, which underlie that activity. Take the questions, how did a people make an unproductive soil fertile and pro ductive? how did they dig canals? how did they conquer the seas which touched their shores? These are far more Important matters for study and knowledge than the locations of camps, the movements of armies, and military exploits. The effect of climate, and of adverse conditions of character is made clear. Bare Scot land, for Instance, has given to the world one of Its finest types of man hood cast In an heroic mould. Said an .Englishman who found It neces sary to recuperate In England occa sionally, "It takes a frost to make a man." The study of history will lead you either to a profound contempt for humanity or for a high apprecia tion of Its worth. The third kingdom Is that of litera 8 We Will Give Q15 In Cash For The Three Best Advertisements $6.00 for the best St left Piano advertisement. $5.00 for the best Shaw Piano advertisement. J5.00 for the best Stleff and Shaw Piano advertisement combined. Mr. John Ross, of The Charlotte Observer and Chroni cle; Mr. Birch, of Tb Char lotte New? Mr. Withers, of The Columbia Stat, and Mr. j. F- Jacobs, of Th Religious Syndicate, Clinton, & C win act ss Judges. Contest open until Jun 1. 1I0. Open to every one. Send your ad to GHAS. M.ST1BT Manufacturer of the Artirtkj SUefL Shaw and Stleff Self -player Pianos. Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade St, Chariotte,N. 0. C. H. WUJIOTH, Mgr. (Mention thla paper) ture. , It is the commingling of sighs and f laughter, of the tears and tb smiles, ot the Joy and tb sorrows, of the hope and the despairs; of the faiths and the doubts of a people. No one man can live an the whole cosmic experience and by reading lit erature he is brought into a broad sympathy for his kind. Art reign In ths fourth kingdom the expression and the appreciation of the beautiful." It 1 not merely the ability to mix color. It I not merely technical harmony. Art ha soul. Its purpose is to give you the apbit and the mission of the beautiful. The fifth, of course, and the erown Ing, is that of religion without which any or all of the other will serve but to warp perspective and produce mlsjudgment of life. Linked with them it purifies all and sweeten life to a new potency. Ante-Celebration Eruption, Fifteen persons who had violated the law up to yesterday afternoon will answer before the judgment bar of Recorder David B. Smith this moaning, a succession of charge of intoxication, of disorderly conduct and of affray form almost the total catalogue of Infraction which will give occasion for a hearing of the court. Two or three are whit men, two or three are colored women and the remainder of that class which constitutes the overwhelming per centage of the South' criminal ne gro men. Ho offense of special seriousness Is to be investigated. In The Philadelphia Record. The Philadelphia Record yesterday gave a full page of its supplement to a history of the Mecklenburg Declara--flon of Independence. Handsome cuts are reproduced of ths copy of the orlg'nal document with a number of scenes taken I rem Charlotte. Tull emphasis Js given the visit of Presi dent Taft. The article, on th whole. Is a most creditable one, "GET IT AT HAWLEyS." The Thirst Hospital Expert dispenser put your thirst away In bed of Ice, Mint, Lime and Lemon. New, fancy drink. Every thing glass, sllverplate and marble. A delightful place to meet and treat your friends. Hawley's Pharmacy TRYON AND FIFTH STS. 'Phones IS and 260. Academy Advance Sale Supplies Phone POUND & MOORE CO. i The Office Outfitter, 105-07 S. Tryon St. 'Phon 40. Business men demand business clothes. They will have no freakiness and fallals. Our clothing cut on correct and conserva tive lines meets the re quirements. This accounts for its solid popularity with both business and pro fessional men. The Tate-Brown Co. B Furnishers, Hatters, Clothiers. '4H Vlfc Garry Ijsot Sojm With Ton. It , were well to warm' tfc public that along with - every uh v vast throng as that whJsh will visit Char lotte this . week: on nay confidently expect a number ot crook and pick pocket which prey on the populace under the advantageous - circum atanee of great gathering. A man from Georgia, whe asked that hi nam b withheld, complained at po lice headquarter yesterday that . he had been robbed hy some one in th. crowd at the carnival on the night before, losing a pocketbook contain ing tiso. There are always a num ber of similar incidents, granting that the figure given were accurate, on such an occasion. People - who have contracted tb habit of carrying hundred of dollar around with them are always liable to regret It- We'll End Your Wash Day Troubles Tou'v had washday troubles. Trouble with the washer woman over th prompt return of your work, trouble over the safe return of all your clothe, trouble over the appearance of the finished work. Tired of them all? Let our laundry put an end to your washday worries. We'll call for your washing on Thursday or Friday and de liver ft, completely washed, dried and th flat pieces ironed,' on Saturday, every week with out fall. Our service costs you but Sc. per pound and you know we are responsible for the re turn of all your clothes. Charlotte Steam Laundry Launder? rs. Dyer, Cleaaers, lit South Tryoa St. YOUR DECORATIONS TO-DAY FROM US By To-day's Express 1 Stone & Barringer Co Bookseller and Stationer. Eternal Youth is helped along wonder fully by "looking the part" We are showing many patterns in Spring, suit ings which possess re finement and dignity and yet when made up will offset the gray hairs of age. Tailored to Taste $20.00 to' $50.00. 9 S. Tryon St O. B. CABAJTISS, M.-: iBuir E illllSlI Customer , "'Toil are cordially invited fn vmrr hfeadiTiiArtftT v-wriari vr,, . . r-yrr, "rr J wu we to the n I bration during the 20th of May festivities, j Weddington HardwareCompanv T 1 Black s Transf er Company We are well equipped to handle the Baggage Business, Office in Southern Passenger De pot open day and night. Thones 105 or 1919. We also give prompt at tention to all kinds of Hauling. r"fc T , i s ' ' V-"81-'-j Ir3r 1 t ' l It III ... i.,.r .f mm m mm ill f- Nye Hutriisnm INSIRANC FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT i I OITICI Ha Bo, aj 0th of Mas' Vosiittors We want you to ccl to our store and m j see our stocks anH M Even if you don't vj 10 buy, we want vou come just the same, you do want to bur, are prepared to show'' tne largest and U somest line of a? clothes and all veu) apparel in the Ca! rou are hard to you are the man we looking for don't fain come, oecause we masi specialty ot odd and usual size garments. MELLON COMP' Remember Mellon 's Clothes Fit. mm US HERE. i i l ,w mf . V - -T L; t ' - : ' ' ., - . . : - Vsi !.','--'' . i'yix,y'
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