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- " I ' -"- 'L.,. - f CHAELOTTE DAILT;OBSEEVEE .TUESDAY JUNE 8,1909. 6 ( COUNTY SCHOOLS GR4DED SALARIES . FIXED .XESTERDAY. of DduratJoa ear Does " Prop - arty End Vntil But RePor a Unll.ltn. tr -mttnn is Hde So Th It WW Be Out or the Way ' Whea That Tinx Arrive Aver ft - C White Male Teaclier'a Salary In I'a little U Rise of $40 h Montlt, 1 That of the Ladj Teacher 61igtt-:- y More Than $5 ! Build- lna For White and Three Fur Negroes Bctlt JTAiring Year. Tha June meeting of the county rt riiicatinn of Mw.klcnborsr. held yesterday morning In the court house, waa of so ids hours' duration and ai it considerable business of :i importance waa transacted. Tha schools of the county were gTaded, the number of teachers and the sala ries to be paid each were determined on- The plans' for fcuildingr operations during the summer occupied a con siderable portion of time and. a llsi of places where additional buildings j ere needed was proposed by the county superintendent and Anally ap proved b the board. From Kh!j it -would appear likely that seven schools houses for white pupils and four for colored pupils will le built. The list, however, was not iven to 4he press, being tentative since meet ings must re held in the neighbor hood of ra h of the proposed tiulld- InffS In order that the co-operation of the lo.al residents may be se - cured. They are required to pay half the costs. In Lerulev. No. 2. it is as- cured that a building coatlnir some thing like $450 will be erected. Counting the .-work on the Hunters ville High School among the erection of new structures, where It practically belongs, the hoard during the year which will end July 1, has built six houses for white children. These are at De-rita Steele Creek, No. 3; Paw Creek. No. 1; Iemler No. 4; rah Orchard. No. 7, an-d Hunterwllle High School Three schools for ne groes were outlt and five biiildinc-i for -whites were repaired, all at a cost It Is said of about $10,000. Amontr the Improvements certaJn to he made thts summer Is the building f an ell to the Portiellus school housr. OaJoulattons made after the lixmif of selarien yesterday showed tliat th -total monthly aalartns of the white teachers in Mack I tin burg is $4,437.5". This Is an etveratre of $3g.I a teaoher The average for twh4te male teachers Is something over $50 a nvoxitli and that for white female teachers over $J5 a month. The whole shown an advance over the previous pay rolls of perhaps $00 SPWflAU TAX DISTRICTS An mttreting renime is that which shews the local tax districts In Meck lenburg and the amount levied in each district, up to July 1, im, as follows; Am'l Am't on on Tewnslilp. School. Property. Poll. Berryhtll No. 3 Molver 'J5 .75 .7Fi .75 .75 .75 .75 f.4 .54 fitle Creek No 1 Acaaniy Bteeie Creek No. -Observer Steele Crjjk No. J Boyd .. Sharon Nto i Carmel Sharon No. S -8 Academy.. Sharon No 4 Wieoczer Jrovtdejice No. 1 -Carolina .. Mallard Creek No 1 Derlia. Mallard Creek No. 4-Uehler. Mallard Creek No 5 M Cr'k Iswese No. l--"irnelliiM ... Deweese No. 2 Davidson Deweeae No. S Caldwell lemley No. 3 (Jlanftow Morning S. No 3 Matthews Pinevllle No 1 Plnevllle Huntersvllle No. 1- Hunt'vllle . .as . .L'5 .5 .18 IS SO .10 3ll fie .45 .1;. The following taxes have been levied during the pant twelve months: Lemley, District No. 4 July 14. with 15 registered, 12 voting favorably and three against, a tax of 26 cents on proper ty and 7S centS on poll was assessed In Providence. District No. 2, August 11, with 24 registered, lit voting favorable and none against, a tax of 25 cents on property and 76 on poll was Imposed. In Crab Orchard, No. 1. September 8, with 17 registered, 13 voting favorably and none against, a tax of 10 cents on property and none on the poll was voted. Paw Creek. District No 1, September 8. "with 17 registered and la voting favor ably, a tax of 25 cents on property and T5 cents on polls was voted. In Berrylilll. District No. 2. December 8. with 23 registered. 13 voting for and 11 against, a tax of 25 cents on property and 75 on polls was assessed By order of the hoard of education ths schools of tl.e count v were graded and the maximum salaries tlxed as fol lows: CHARDOTTIO Township. Total Districts. hers Sulary ro. 1. fTeeiand's Chapel 1 $35 W .ta.dO 35 ) I'lo ivl 40 uO 120 on 40 00 40 0i) 35.1X1 Of) 85.09 35.00 30 00 fcSOU 60 00 50 00 90.00 R5.00 75 00 SA.OO 40 00 40.00 i&oon 35.00 so.oo ion 09 31. on 30 00 35 on 90 on 4u.no ro. 2 Oak Urove 1 No. Kevin 1 No. 41 Chadwick 2 No. 6 North Charlotte 1 HEKRYHI1.I. No. 1-Dlxie 3 : No. 2 p.!g Spring 1 No. t Mclver 1 No. 4 Mulberry l st'-;klf; crktck. No. 1 Steele C. Academy.. 1 .No. J Observer 3 . No. & McDowell Academy. 1 No. 4 Knox 1 No. 6 Shopton 2 SUAKON. No. 1 Bardis 1 ; No. 2 Carmel 1 No. S Bharon 2 No. 4 Ebenexer 2 PROVIDENCE No. 1 Carolina Academy... 2 rfo. 8 Providence Academy 2 No. $ McCall l No. 4 Downs 1 CDKAR CREEK. No. 1 Bain Academy .. 4 No. ? Wilson Grove 1 No. J Flow School 1 No. 4 Arlington S No. Clear Creek 1 Na. 6 AWraft - 1 CRAB ORCHARD. N0..1 Back Creek 1 No. 1 Newell Academy ... 2 No. 2 Nutwood 1 No. 4 Progress 1 No. B Hickory Grove 1 No. 8 Robinson 1 No. T Pine Hill 1 No. Furr School 1 MAI.DARD CREEK No. 1 Derita Academy 4 No. J-Croft 2 No. 8 Liberty Hill 1 No. 4 Oehler l No. 6 Mallard Creek 1 No. 7 Union School 1 DEWEESE. Na 1 Cornelius 4 No J Davidson 4 "No. Caldwell 1 No. 4 Cowan 1 LEJILET'S. No. I Gllead t No, 8 Fiddler 1 No. J Bethel i Na. 4 Alexander l LONG CREEK No. 1 Davidson 1 No. S-Hopewell 1 No. S Luckey 1 No. 4 Trinity 1 No. 5 Chapel 2 Na Alexander 1 35 00 40O) 30.00 ii no 30 00 150 OD tv, 00 32 50 55 00 35 00 35.00 190 00 190.00 40 00 30 03 70.00 35 00 5 00 35.00 30 00 40 00 00 35.00 S5 00 30.00 A THRII.IJXG RESCCE. How Sert R. Lean, of Cheny, Waah.. wai aad .from a frightful death is 4 tory to thrill the world. -A hard cold." he write, "brousht oa a desperate lung trouble that baffled an ex-pert doctor here. Then t paid $10 to $15 a visit to a luog specialist In. Spokane, who did not nelp tn. Then I want to California, but without benefit. At last J used Dr. King's Kaw Discovery, which completely cured bm and now I am aa wall aa aver." For Lung Trouble. Bronchitis, Coughs apd Old". Asthma. Croup and i Whooping Cough Ifs supreme 60o. -and !, Trial tottla free. Guaranteed ty all druggiata. V: T Beach C&tt t PAW CREEK. Ke. l-Oak Dale 3 5.M So. t-Lnmt Creek I 55 00 No. -Hart Grove 60 ' Na. t Aiexander t -M No. rPaw Crek .. .. .... 8 W uu MORNING STAR. No. J Psjton : .... 1 30 00 .No. s Matthews .. .... 4 2$ No. S-Cochran Academy .. -w No. i-MorrU 1 PINEVILLK. . No. 1 Ptnertlle Academy., t 120 No. 8-Orier 1 S C No. Barnett 1 35 w HUNTER8V1L.L.E. No. 1-Huntersville .. , & 00 No. J McAulay 1 3S No. 4-tump Town 1 10 ' MEFTTTJfG OP THE DESCENDANTS. Organization MeeUjig of the fcxiet Formed of the Dndant tf Uio Mccktenbtijp Detlaration of lude petutence, rf -Id .Vesterday Afiermxm at the City Hall Capt. S. Ft. Ale ander Ele-ted I"rxidetit Another Meeting Colled. The organization meeting of th descendants of the signers of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Indepen dence was held e.-t-iuay arfternoon .'t 5 o'clock in the office of Mayor T. W. Hawkins in the city hall. Thuj-e pres ent were: I r. 'Jeirge W. ;raham. Dr. J. K. S aidson. Dr. J. H. Alex ander, M'--r. H i. Alexander, N S. Alexandei, K. tv Baxter IaMls..:i, J. Arttiur Henderson. A. M M' -Iotiald. John Kiteh. Mrs. K. K. i'o. h rarie and Mi -.- Addte Harry and j Lula Harneii Dr. li. orge i ham w;m I t f ii chairman f the -meeting and .Mr .1 Arthur Henderson, ! ei r-tar. Mr R i ). Alexander an- nou need to those presetjt that the purpose of the meeting was Tor the .rvmization of a historical wxiety to perpetuate the notable event of May 20. 1 7 75. It 'was decided a; the meeting that the officers of the society should con sist f a president. 27 vice presidents, ii secretary, a treasurer and an of ficial Idstorian. Capt. &. li. Alexan der vas cle, ted president of the or ganization; Mr. R (. Alexander, hrst :ce ir-sident: Mr V. Brevard Mc Dowell, secretary, and Mr. A M Mc Donald, treasurer. The other vice (.residents will be elected at t h-- first ngul.-tr meeting, to ho held next Mon di attornoon at 5 o'clock at the city hull. Eitc.h vice president will rcp i nl at the meetings one of the riglnal si-gners of the Meek !en hu i g Pe laration. Mesers. T. F. Kluttz. Jr.. F. B. Mr Powell, Col. W. C. Maxwell. Dr. C W. Ciraham, Dr. J. B. Alexander and Capt. S. B. Alexiuider were appointed as the orwTunlttee to draw up the con stitution and -by-laws of the organi zation and to decide upon a name, under -which the society will operat. There was rmuch interest evinced by those present as to the -work to be done by Hie society. In order not to make the membership too easv a thing to secure. It was decided that before new rrem(hers are received Into the organisation, that their names shoJl ibe prewented to a committee, appointed to lcok into the character and standing of the appliiant. This committee sha.ll have the rl-pht to refect or accept names presented. INV) discussion was entered Into as to the (manner In which the nooiety Bhould be run. It being deemed -vls to allow the ofTVeers, to be elected at the meeting next week, to take part In laying ont plans for the future. A membership fee of not more than $2 a year was decided upon and. a. had been stated prior to the meeting yesterday, the daughter?, as well a the sons, of the signers will be per mitted to loin and to assist In making the society a prominent one In the social life of the city. With from four to five hundred direct desoen- , dants of the sig-ners of the Declaration who live In Mecklenburg county, j there is every hope tjiat the organ!- i zntlon will prosper and one of the j frst things hooked to be done by th momhers will be to Ifcsue invitations ! te an eln.born.te banquet. I Bit; PYTHIAN MKETIXG. tiranrt TjikIcc ('iintoiipa To-Nljrlit Kor Three liny Session In Henderson- : Allle 1) b. K. R. Gathering of i l ulled Stales and Camilla in Ashe- j llle Net Month. j A l.-irRo number of Pythlnns - 11 1 leave this morninR for HendersonvUle. In the western mountains, where the i Grand lyiriKe ,,f the KniRhts of Pth-J las will met to-night fiT a three; days' session. The Knights are antici patory of a great time. i They are Interested also In t.he as semblinfr of the Orand Palace of :he V. O. K. K. of the United State? ,,nd ' Canada which will be held In As'ie ville about the middle of July, (ir 'at . preparations are being made fur thU affair, the body expected being among i the most notable whiih Aisheville will entertain this summer. It Is proosed j that a special traifl be run fmm Charlotte to Ashevllle for this o.: h- i slon, parties down the Seaboard as f r as Wilmington and down the C. ' & A as far as Chester meetinsj here hu 1 ; joining forces for this purpose It is! desired that as many as 300 make this trip. The supreme officer of the P. O. K. : K., Mr. Pan Rummey, of Cincinnati. O.. who will be there, formerly live! in Charlotte. The programme of the ( Orand Lodge meeting appeared in yes terday's Observer. YOM.W GETS tXl'R MONTHS. Re-orler Finds Klla Ia-fleld. Colored. Not tiullty of Retailing l.lquor. But Convlrts Her In An otlMT Caso Apfiral Bond S250. A sentence of four month. in JmII was given Ella Mayfield. colored, hy Recorder t. B. Smith yesterday mornlnp. The charge was that of retailing- half a pint of liquor to Sm Thomas, colored. Saturday night. She was. It is true, charged with a similar offenae in another case, dated the same day. jQfi-Berryhlll. colored, being the State's witness. An ac quittal was secured In this case, how ever. Berryhill swore that Jim Crawford, a brother-in-law of Ella Mayfield, had mat him at her home, covered him with a pistol and had made him agrea to testify that he had bought liquor fraro her. Craw ford said that the woman had been the cause of his fife's leaving him and he would have revenge. J An appeal to Superior Court was i taken in the case where conviction I was secured, the bond being fixed at ' $250. Latta Park The Biggent and Best Ever Brought to CliarloU Curtain rises at 8:30 JAMES MACKIE COMEDY CO. in th RJp-Roartrig Farce Coined r j With Music I GRIMES' CELLAR DOOR j 15 Clerrr People 15 Seats on aale at Hawley's. j Admission... V 10 cents Reserred Seata 10 cent xtra ' BEGETS 4BKEAKXXG ROCK. Lamont, that pickpocket, 43oea to Mr. Uttla'a Camp To-Day WU1 Be Put to Hard Work Superintendent kwp Clowe Watch Over Him. Nona of tha superintendents of tha county chain ganga want George La mont. tha convicted pickpocket, among thetr men. They fear he to an undesirable char act or, and also that his p&la, with whom he is un doubtedly In communication, will at tome near -date make an effort to rercue him. Lamont whs convicted in court last week and sentenced to five veara on the county roada His term will 4egln to-day, Aeloy assign ed, over the protest of Superintendent H. C. Utile, who has charge of th . amp of convicts, at work on the RozzeU farry bridge. Neither of the otTier superinten ds ts wanted the custody of Ijamont, bet Deputy Sheriff K. O. Johnson, of the county Jail, was urgent that the nan be immediately removed; he also bfing evidently nervous over the re sponsibility of the man. Mr. Dirtle ts an experienced man In 'he handling: of difficult convict and (special care will be taken to prevent I. oinont from escaping LAmont Is a man of magnificent physical appear ance and -will doiVMless be a valuable asset to the county m hen he has been broken in as a rock smarsher. For awhile he will work only a portion of the day, for after reposing behind the bars for nearly a month the su perintendent does not deem it wise to have him during the first few days do a complete day's work in the hot sun. However, as his muscles com mence to harden and his food to strengthen him, Mr. Dlttle will have his hours filled Death of I Vwmcr Charlotte Resident. News was received recently by relatives in this city of the sudden death 'ast week In Rutherford, N. J-, of Mrs. Blanche Lorlne Asherfeldt. formerlv Miss Blanche Rueckert, pleasantly remembered by many friends here as teacher of vocal music and voice culture at Elizabeth College during Its first year. 8he leaves besides her husband two little boys and an infant girl, an aged mother, who Is a sister of Rev Dr. G. I). Uernheim, of this city, nmi one sister. Mrs. Gertrude Dodson, of Washington, D. C. Iatid Auctioneered Yesterday. Ind was sold at auction yesterday bv Mr. W. A. Gresham in several tracts. Part of the estate of tho late W. E. Griffith, at Griffith's, five miles south of the city, was divided Into eleven lots and sold for a total of $1.38. For Mr Plummer Stewart, trustee, a tract of Bo acres in Paw Creek waa sold for about ll.fioO. A lot In Villa Heights was disposed of under execution for J50. IN ALL THE WORLD OF PIANOS You will never find a piano just like the artistic Stieff. There l.s an individuality about the Stieff piano all its own. That beautiful singing, sonorous 'tone. wondrous volume and perfect action place it in a sphere above nil comparison. Why should any one buy nn inferior piano when they can tmv the artistic Stieff or Shaw piano direct from Its maker? The price is within reach of th most economical buyer while the crade Is beyond competi t ion. Don't take chances of buying a cheap or medium pr.ide pluno. Write Stieff. CHASJ.SIIEFF Manufacturer of the Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Ktieff Self-player Pianos. Southern Wareroom 5 West Trade St., CHARLOTTE, N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. It AT BARGAIN SALE One Aristo lamp For night photogra phy. The best and strongest electric light made. Endorsed by all photographers. Cora plete with rheostat. Inquire at or address The OBSERVER. Charlottft'.N.- C. Mexican Mustang liniment CONTAINS Every tirop Vi in none wasted by evaporation. , Mora 49coaomicalyott need lea goes farthest. . Penetrate , mtudes and tiaiuca .banbhea pain heals aQ the wounds of! Manand Beast. Tlireo sixes, 254, 50c. and $J. At afldrug stores. LYONMAmCn03u4trMScBaOOKXTliN.T. . Colored Woman Bound Over. The evtdenoe of Carrie Gray, a colored woman, to the effect that she had seen Mary Kogers, colored, with a stick pin which was a part of a number of similar articles stolen from the home of Mr. and Mr. J. W. Brewn, on Eaat Fifth street. caused the pr4onar to be bound over in the sam of ISO yesterday. The woman and her home were searched but nothing had been found and she protested her Innocence with ve hemence. The Gray woman said the stick pin waa In the trunk of tha accused. "GET IT AT HAW LEY'S." The Thirst Hospital Expert dispensers put your thirst away In beds of Ice, Mint. Dime and I-emon. New, fancy drinks. Every thing glass, sllverplate and marble. A delightful place to meet and treat your friends Hawley's Pharmacy THYON AND FIFTH HTS. 'Phones 13 antl 260. Business and Social Stationery in th.- city. Our line? of pound papers cannot be equaled Aeolian Lawn. Whiting's French Cheviot and Eaton llurlbut's Kara Linen. Try either of these and you will be pleased. ConuncTclal Stationers. POUND & MOORE CO. Exclusive Agents, :05-:07 S. Tryon St. .'Phone 40 Things to put in your suit case for a week-eud Holiday : Shirts, Ties, Sox, Collars, Cuffs, Underwear, Pajamas, Need any of these articles? They're all here. THE TATE-BROWN C0MP7 Furnishers, Hatters, Clothiers, 909 Q 9 I B It's no pipe'drewm thnt we a NO ALCOHOL. FOB SALE Comfort and Batting- Mill la Alabama Best location for labor, fuel and climate. Product can be sold before it is made. Property la to be gold for division, and can be had for about 60 per cent of its value If told at once. 3. W. RANKIN, . Box 51, Birmingham, Ala. EVER VISIT A LAUNDRY? There ia a teat that every housewife who sends her wash ing outside of her house should make. Visit the home of your washerwoman and learn for yourself what the conditions under which your clothes are laundered are. Then visit our laundry. We are sure that an inspection of our clean, up-to-date, model laundry will amply convince you that our method Is per fectly sanitary in every re spect. You will be Interested, too. In the many novel machines and processes which you will see in use. Any day you are welcome. Charlotte Steam Laundry Launderera. Dyers, rlcatiers, ilt Sooth Tryon St, o) Q)RICK! THE FAMOUS DAN RIVER BUILDING and FACE Prompl BRICK "m Delivery UocquaM Write lor price CONSOLIDATED BRICK & TILE SO. Pina r ill, N. C. I New Designs In i Wall Paper j j Interior Decorators. Torrence Paint Co. Jap-a-Lac, Calcimo, Wiley's j Waxeue. Everything in Paints ION. Trvon. 'Phone 178. The Latesf Book Man in Lower . Ten By MAY ft RINEHART author of The Circular Stair case. This U one of the beat books published In some time. It Is a, bright, mysterious rorhance. Jnst the kind to please on these hot daya Price, $1.50. Stone & Barringer Co. Booksellers and Stationers. Office Outfitters, I ssO I 3 A-.tJ2 ''.' 1 "Wj Kitctieini Every taouaewrfe delights in h.- .... . Weddingtqn Hardware C I sisnmat Black's Transfer Company We are well equipped to handle the Baggage Business. Office in Southern Passenger De- a pot open day and night i. Thones 105 or 1919. We also give prompt at- tention to all kinds of Hauling. FIT, STYLE an ED. MELLON COMP' SI Pi When You Plan to furnish You Dining Room Do it The Aid of This Store Such an elaborate showing of Dining Rooin H niture was never gathered here before tor yi.ur J V bAVUi A 'Mahoganv Dinins Room Suits frem ' $600.00. v J uining Koom suits in weaiueicu -o ;n m Dining Room-Suits in Early English. Dining Room Suits in Circash ion air. n. -AU of these Suits consist of Pedestal Table . . board, Serving Table, China Closet, two ArnK ' 11 f o,mp fin sh and mad? match. . Visit us often if only to see the n ' 05 introduce. PARKER- I r" raij"1 " it -V- Utensil .ararythlB nice, clean. , aanltary nd n uteaf.H. v I Why set call and aea our stock ,( r M!t' natal. leaa. Aluminum and other Ware. for th??1"5- Qalu.. I of beauty and Joya. fw long ,,or t1,ch"? a more than Inferior gaoda and U so m h u - , . " - - ' r- u"-" oetter. Sm . iaj a r aa a Nye Hutfcn i INSIRANCI FIRE, LIFE, ACCIDENT OFFICE , Bb,( j rnooe Utl, MAKEUP "the three things that J men demand in tlieir rlothi and so seldom p.t tovreth these arc the ,lnis tJ the makers of our .doth have put their hr.iins tuait worked out simply ari seriously. There are r..th.- that a cheaper elothes made quantities, hut tlmr nrc no better than those wo .dl,b cause quality only w ro sidercd and we don't fori man into huvinu an inferil suit and som.-'hni': doesn't Mant. A trv-on will c iin in.'c yd that we are riirht. Remember Mellon 's Clothes Fit. 111 4 J IS
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