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( : THE CHARLOTTE EVENING CHRONICLE FEBRUARY, 2, 1909. 1 . j tss i. l it OF SXOW. .. .i where the moonshine 13 .i-Ijus whirl. i;-.au moonlight the ice Sj ... r.mtM) quivers and shim- r ... Luahters dance to and flowers where they 1 ... ..f.ot faries smile, for they jji cf Snow. it lat to a berg set free, jjt , ejce 0f the world :.o t:.e wings of the north W1!W wing ocr a lochan of ;t ,- ..t. l t ee :! VJl" world with a wild ... , r !.r full cf shimmer and V-j. :... way In a dream I have ...., ,rii s. Dusbce and young 3in -.-r Simons busote, icii 3w- Hirminaham. Ala., where s:- " Hiivl ;i month with Mrs. ,fr a Mrs. W. E- Houscl. of V. y v wr short stay guests c:tv v.-.tTday. en route 10 ' r Housel was before ;' Bernice Burns, of Cr""-,r"- - - rw- rvrltto friends will be ln . -X "j t Know that Captain and L' o H. Dockery are at present trr.:- !n Naples, ila. -i .- "$s Larle Bruason has resumed at tne College for Wo IVa rvluMa. S. C. after spend- ire s. izl Mr. P. C. Brunson, in uiiworxn. .-. . i Mr. Joseph P. Caldwell lack to the Caldwell . .'d" itVi Trvnn street. t:ch h? ! n occupied by Mr. and "I'r-lfTU k H. Gans. yt ,'..r.c by the Charlotte Cotlll-if-C!u: w.li b the most marked so fa! vrT.i of this evening, and will l c.v.r. brtwt-en the hours of 9 and ' acWk. in the assembly room of 'St 5-!-Ajn Hotel. The Richardson Cr-rrA will plav. .-. . a pttn the hours of 4 and 6 e'ciovk ti afternoon there is in .rfir.-5 a iI;:ih:ful "Mother Goose ut !h- home of Mrs. C. L. Hun tr. or. E.ist avenue. The affair Is f wn ur. -r in auspices of the Chll "? Mi-'ir.nry Society of St. Pe rr.srtpil cburch. and adults tip II .55 N:r;u Bnwn has" returned to lr h- in Kinston after visiting in CT.r!o!:. where she was a special i:: : thf marriage of Miss Lucile veraux Withers to Dr. John Atkin- -: llr-. E. P. Durango. of Chattanoo fi. Tenn.. is th guest of her daugh ter. :ir.. A. G. Wingfield. at 204 East Sculrvird. in Dilworth. :- Th Iad.es of Thompson Orphanage Gv.M have issued beautiful cards of iswation. worJed as follows: Mr. Wig ?9 of the Cabbage Patch :'.i c-r for ?ale her entire crop of cbsages from the fazous Patch on the afternoon of Thursday. February fourth. izi :v;;ci that all cabbage lovers and ethers wi'.l take advantage of this EEusjal opportunity 10 buy the finest t cf car-hages ever jut on the mar ie' Tt-.mpson Orphanage Guild The Selwyn. 4-6. - 4- :- ifrs. T. L. Ritch has -returned to fcer him in the city, after spending "ffc in Oncord, where she was a Fuit oi relative?. '-I- -Irs. Lottie C. Maffitt was yesterday i!tnon hAts to a number of ';i;e players in. honor of. her guest ! kinswoman. Miss Annie vNeave, of talisbury. Th.-s- prsnt 'ere: Mesdames Wal 'iT Annette. Walter Scott. A. T. Sum Er. L. li. Newell. AV. S. Lee. W. A. xith. Hush McA. Rose. De-ant, liT.a Houston. W. V. Phrfer, E. W. :f-r. Robert A. Mayer. Joseph R. ;s. E. C. Dwelle and Cameron Morrison and Miss Martha Martin. ir. and Mrs. D. Hatcher Watkins home after a short visit to Ashe- llr. and Mrs. V.C.Rlon. of Colum- are spending the day at the Sel ra HoteL Mr. w. s. Booe4and Miss Booe, of """ston-Salem. are guests at the Sel la. . , J. L. Poaj? and Miss .Poag. of -ncaatr. are guests at the Central ol to-day. "rs. John M. Harry wiir entertain members of the Dolly Madison IV io-morrow afternoon at 4 o'cloek 3 h pr arartments in the Selwyn Ho- 4 inrvey Lambeth will return to ;frr'- In the city to-night after c.r.s some time in Georgia and c"n..a. where phe visited friends. I H. Newell is entertaining a--rru.on at bridire In honor of J-4! Anril Neave, of Salisbury, who " m Jt'"'1 Pt her cousin, Mrs. Lottie r r'ne of thA J ... r"l 1 nappy tLiidirB wm h", ron?regatlonal reception . R:ns by Rey Robert L Pat. :'ur v rd!'ror f St, Mark's Lufheran sTa-.'" Hri Mrs- Patterson, at the 'Tin iryon street. Tney Coca Cola Vv do rot anute our Coco. C!a WUh syrup or anything fn.o, from thft factQry IWON DRUG COMPANY. 'Phn; nes 21 and 1043. p- O. Station No. 1. will receive from 8 till 11 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Patterson will be assisted la receiving by Rev. Dr. and' Mrs. C. B. King. Mrs. Robert C- Holland and Mrs. DeWitt C. Swearingen, of China Grcve. a sister of Mr. Patterson. . Mrs. S. Ht Tucker, of Cedartown, Ga.. has arrived in the city to visit at the home of her sister, Mrs. Wal ter TV. "Watt, on East Ninth street. - 4 - Mrs. Mary G. Lucas and daughter, Mia Rosainonde Lucas, of New York, who were guests of Mr. R. G. Lucas, at the Selwyn. left last night for Phil adelphia. They will return to Char lotte shortly for another visit. The .many friends of the faculty of the Presbyterian College will be directly interested in the announce ment that they will keep open house at the college throughout the month of February, Tuesdays bteween the hours of 4 and 6 o! clock In the after noon. 4 Mrs. Brevard Nixon this morning entertained the 'literature department of the Woman's Club, at her attrac tive home on South" Tryon street. A FREE CONCERT FOR POLICEMEN NrgTo Banjo Ariist, and Ex-MInstrel Man, Making Welkin Ring in His Cell at Station, and No 3Ian Has the Courage to Say Hiin Nay. Music, soul-stirring, melodious, fill ing all the air with sweet sounds, and drowning out the Jokes of Col. Tom Black and the pessimistic observations of Patrolman Amzl McCall- on the wronrnesa of all things created, float ed out on the chill early morning air at the police station to-day, and passers-by out on Tryon street were com' pelled to stop and listen, enthralled by the wild melody and Joyful strains that came pouring out from down the narrow alley leading to the lock-up and the tombs The free concert and continuous vaudeville perfermance was located in a chilly, dingy cell, occupied by a col ored man. Charlie Brown, alias Walt er Richardson, a man of middle-age. and having seen his share of the world's troubles but so full of music that when he was arrested he begged to be allowed to bring his precious banjo along to share imprisonment with him. and as the officers saw no harm in the old banjo, they granted Brown's reauest. All night long, at intervals, and for long periods this morning, the banjo. and the negro's not un-melodlous voice, could be heard pouring forth a whole reDertoire of minstrel lays. some sad. some glad, and some weird and strange, but all performed with a certain decree of native skill tnat made the hearer stop and listen. The negro was arrested for carrying a Distol. The gun is a big arrair ana no doubt the exDert banjo artist knows how to use it. He appeared be fore the recorder this morning silent and with little to say In his own de fense, and was held under a $100 bond. He will ask that he be allowed to keep his banjo while he Is waiting In jail for his trial, and tne request will probably be granted. Brown says that he once Deiongea u rH a? youngsters are invited and to a mjnEtrel show. His skill is rather ctrd. remarkable and not a few people sought-his .cell to-day. la. hear hinx plav and sing.- He also perrorms a number of entertaining special stunts with his beloved banjo. INCREASE PAY OF COMMISSIONERS Hoard AuDreciates Petition Circu lated for This Purpose, But Thinks Best That Increase Should he JLe- ferred Until Next Administration Comes In. A petition asking the present Legis lature to pass an act to Increase the pay of the present and subsequent boards of county commissioners " of Mecklenburg county, has been circu lated in the county and city, and a large numbeV of signatures were se cured. The board of county commissioners, learning that such action .had been undertaken, to-day adopted a. resolu tion setting forth that the board did not deem it wise to increase the pay of commissioners during the present administration, but thought that the next administration should receive an increase of 31. 500 per annum fbr the chairman, and $4 per day for the other members of the board. . , Chairman W. M. Lng stated this morning that the petition was. start ed while he was in Cuba and that he was not apprised-of the matter until his return. Mr. Long stated that he wished to thank the friends of the present board most heartily for this move, "but adaea,- tnai me Doa.ru u not believe it wise that such action Bhould be -taken at this time. The resolutions adopted by the board at to-day's meeting are as fol lows J Whereas. A' petition has been cir culated without the knowledge of this board, asking the present Legislature to pass an act increasing the salaries of the chairman and members. of the board; and Whereas. The board thinks such ac tion unwise at this time, but is of the opinion that the salaries of the suc ceeding board should be Increased, so as to allow the chairman to receive not exceeding fifteen hundred dollars a year, and the members of the board a per diem of four dollars per day and ""ts6 therefore resolved. That the board hereby recommends the passage of an act by the present Legislature, so increasing the salaries of the chair man and the members of said board not to take effect, however, during the present term of office of this board. , WM. LONG. Chairman. W. N. McKEE, W. J. DUNN. J. A. NEWELL. . A. HENDERSON. Char otte Postofflce Receipts. "Charl tte never does things In a little war." again finds utterance in the- stat ment of receipts at the Charlott postofflce for January. Re ceipts for the month just closed show 111,701.28. as against $10, 484.31 for January. 1908. The figure is covered by the sale of stamps, cards and second-class postage, the increase being 51.217.&7. To-night at the Auditorium thero will be another basketball game on ka es. This game is drawing large crowds to the Auditorium for it is proving the most interesting" as well as amusing contests that has yet tak en place at the rink. No admislon will be charged spectators in the balcony. DR. A. D. GLASCOCK, Thane 103' Hours 0 to 4 Graduate of the American School, Klrksville. Mo. All acute and chroalc diseases successfully treat ed. . Cty calls by appointment. Office No. 1, Carnegie Court, By the Library. IN AND ABOUT TOWN The Minor Happenings of a , 1 Day, THE CITY SKETCHED IN. BRIEF. Notes and Observations Caught Here and There by The Chronicle's Alert Keporters. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. . E. S Pleasants, a son,1 ' The board of school commission ers will hold their monthly meeting to-night at 8 o'clock at the city hau Cotton receipts to-day -were 52 bales at 9 1-2 cents, against 41 bales at 12 cents last year. ' Mr. F. P. Williams was taxed by the recorder this morning with the costs in the case for leaving obstruc tions on the streets at night without placing a danger signal In the shape of a red-light on the same. The next attraction at the Acad emy of Music will be "The Man of the Hour," . which will be presented Thursday evening.. The Royal Italian ODera Comrjanv has cancelled its date. 1 The discussion last night of the revised city charter has placed in "innocuous desuetude," so to speak, the depository question, for the time being. After the kinks in the city doc umetn are straightened out then will come the almost-everyday quandary. "Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch,", whieh will be presented at the Selwyn Hotel Thursday afternoon from-4 to 6 o'clock, for the benefit of the Thompson Orphanage, will be wit nessed by a large audience. No charge for admission will be made to chil dren. The board of county commission ers' Is in session again to-day, trans acting routine - business. It Is( prob able that the jail proposition will be considered at the session this after noon, this question having been be fore the board for several months, and nothing definite having yet been arrived at. On February 17th at public auc tion at the county court house Mr. E. T. Cansler, trustee, will sell a tract of 72 acres in Charlotte township, adjoining the lands of W. S. Pharr and others, the tract being known as the Will N. Alexander, Jr., home place. Henry Morrow, a colored citizen, who was discovered to be armed with a secondary battery consisting.of ,a big six-shooter, and a' Various assort ment of smaller armament, including a knife and other less dangerous ar ticles. The defendant was held in de fault of a $50 bond for his appear ance at the February .term of crimi nal court. CHARTER GOES NOW TO THE ALDERMEN Another interesting chapter in the progress of the proposed new city charter will be enacted when the charter comes up before the present board of aldermen for their consid eration. At this meeting all citizens who have kicks to register of what ever nature will be given opportunity to do so. Up to the present the dis cussions of the provisions of the charter have been confined largely in fact almost entirely to the mem bers of the committee of one hun dred. At the meeting with the hoard of aldermen every citizen will be giv en the chance to bj heard. Whether there will be any great opposition to the proposed charter by citizens ot on the committee Is not known, but so far the charter has had fine sail ing and there is some promise that it will reach a safe haven ana gei to the Legislature in its present form with few amendments. There have been rumors, however. of some further important changes In the new document as it now stands, but it will require time to certain what grounds these rumors contain. IN BEHALF OF NEW PAPER. Charlotte Virtually Decided on as Place of Publication of New Reli gious Weekly Absolutely Non-Denominational in AH Lines Char lotte Men Named as Associate Edi tors. Mr. R. C. Day, of Wilson, in this State, is spendin gthe day in the city in the Interest of The Christian Home, of which he is half owner. There Is every likelihood that the paper will be brought . o . Charlotte at an early day. It is given out by Mr. Day that Rev. J. A. Baldwin, neaa or tne Southern Industrial Institute here. and Mr. Howard A. Banks, of The Charlotte News, will be associate edi tors. Rev. J. T. Jenkins, of Wilson, the home of the paper, will also be one of the leading spirits of the pub lication. The paper will be 16-page, four column make-up, printed in good readable shape. Mr. Day is looking to . Greater Charlotte as a real at tributing centre, and he feels that the place is an advantave directly in a business way. There will be about the paper .nothing at all of the nar row or denominational, but all branches of faith will be fairly and well handled. Baltimore and Greens horo have also been under advisement but the owners of the paper feel that as conditions exist, Charlotte win prove the best vantage point in an wavs. In short, it is generally believ ed 'that Greater Gharlotte, will thu- know and realize one more actual ac- nuisitlon. and may be taken as an accepted fact that the offices of The Christian Home win De or nave vir tually already been established in Charlotte. ' . . ; ADVERTISING CHARIXKCTE. What the Greater Charlotte Club is Doing For the City. The Greater Charlotte Club has been sending out copies of The Real Estate Record, as a means to follow up advertising, to people who have at times made inquiry with regard to Charlotte. The following letter has been received by the secretary as a consequence of this follow-up work, which shows that the energy or tne club in this particular has been di rected in the right channel: "Oakinont, Pa.. Jan. 29, 1909. 'Mr. W. T. Corwlth, Secretary, Char lotte, N. C: "Dear Sir: We write you the follow ing , lines to acknowledge receipt of several copies of The Real Estate Record. We certainly appreciate your kindness, and thank you very much for interest shown by your Charlotte club, also several others, in our behalf. The Real Estate Record is certainly very interesting to read. After we read it, gave it to others to read, and they all seem well pleased, the copy especially containing reports of health, deaths, weather, etc, is very Important to outsiders that in tend sometime to locate elsewhere are more important than you think. "Thanking you again, and trusting at some future date we may have the pleasure of visiting your city, we re main, "Very respectfully, "S. NEILL & SON.". D LEADING; TAILORS 31 S. Tryon St. Spring Woolens Now Ready T. P. A. CONVENTION HEREIN APRIL Important Gathering of Traveling Men Comes Here April 23d. The following- item from The Greensboro Telegram of Sunday morning will be of interest to Char-, lotte readers of The Evening Chroni cle, covering as it does some of the parts of the big T. P. A. convention to be held here with April 23rd for its opening day. - The board of directors of the North Carolina Division, Travelers' Protec tive Association of America, held a most important meeting last evening in the office of the McLean Grocery Company. State President Burrell H. Marsh, of Winston-Salem, presided and State Secretary C. C. McLean recorded the minutes. April 23rd was fixed as the date for the State convention to be held in Charlotte. The convention will be called to order at 11 a. m. at which time reports will be read from the different 'committees and all business of Interest pertaining to the work of the association in the State will be brought up. Delegates will be eiectea to attend the National Convention, which meets in Asheville on May 31st to June 5th, inclusive. The members of the association are making: ereat preparations tor tne coming State' convention and the ses sions promise to be the most interest ing ever held in this State. It is also expected that the attendance will be unusually large. A letter will be addressed to uover- nor Kitchin, followed by a committee, asking his excellency to deliver tne welcome address on behalf of the State of North Carolina at the meet ing of the National Association in Asheville on May 31st. Other minor matters were taken up and considered by the ' board at last night's session. The members present were Burrel H. Marsh and James J. Norman, of Winston-Salem; Chas. F. Tomlinon, of High Point; C. C. Mc Lean, E. W. McNairy and R. E. Steele, of Greensbor-o. A telegram was received from na tional Representative W. A. Kirchoft, who is at Wilson, stating that he would organize Post "I" with a good membership last night. The week just closed was set aside for rally week all over the 33 States where T. P. A. divisions are organized, and the result will be very gratifying to the National Association, as North Carolina has done herself proud. Mr. W. A. Kirchoff, national repre sentative, stopped off in Charlotte yesterday at the Selwyn Hotel, but was compelled because of indisposi tion, to leave right -away and aban don his special work in campaigning in behalf of the organization, ine campaign proposed was to increase the membership of the T. P. A. in Charlotte. The convention to be held in Greater Charlotte will mean. much to the city. Officers are Messrs. B. H. Marsh, Winston-Salem, president. with Mr. C. C. McLean, of Greens boro, as secretary and treasurer. Mr. J. Frank Wilkes, of Charlotte, is State second vice president. The meeting of the national organi zation will be held in Asheville. May 31st. June 5th. and it ?s supposed that thousands will be in attendance. The last meeting; was held in Minneapolis, and there were then assembled more than 4.000 delegates from 33 States. The local post is officered by Messrs. W. Wade. Brevard D. Springs ana Walter Scott, and is recognized as one of the real groupings of efficient and positive membership the whole State over. CITY TO HAVE NEW HOSPITAL Institution to be Established in Ward One at Capitalization of $40,000. One of the later signs of recognition with regard to Greater Charlotte as a greater' centre lies m the fact that the city 'is to have another modern and approved sanatorium. There will be directly interested, both as share holders and practitioners or special ists, f our ot Charlotte's well-known physicians and surgeons with ample capital to place and put.throtfgh any projects they may aspire to. For rea sons which are at least satisfactory to the promoters of the sanatorium the names of such stockholders are not now given. The capitalization of the new concern will be from $40,000 to $50,000, all of which will be sub scribed. Y - " It is also of interest to note that the new organization will build over in Ward 1, and will occupy one of ine most oeaumui ncs m me city. The sanatorium will be erected in the midst. of a. -finely .located lot, where quiet reigns and where fine old j trees rear their lofty Jtfeads, ana j breezes will abound in the stifling times of summer temperatures. A well-known man here of considera ble means has already named as trus tee one. of the well recognized phy sicians of the city to handle in that nanoritv. $20,000. as . feature of. his rlll Tn nririftinn in th rwcnilar Dav . -r - ' " ' features of the new institution there will also be embodied a charity ward, with actual charity. The story will carry with it an add ed interest since the stock will be held and controlled . by practicing physicians who are all well known here, and whose experiences and studies have been of sufficient im port to give them place in the world and to so establish them. Papers of incorporation will be issued at an early day, and everything will be ar ranged to place the new institution firmly on Its feet. Fire on Eleventh Street. The sounding, of an alarm of fire from box 49 " early this afternoon sent the department on a whirl to 515 West Eleventh street, to a house occupied by Mr. R. L. Hayes. The roof was burned and the frame work about the building was damaged to the" extent of approximately $100. Water and chemicals were both em ployed. The furniture was removed, and the occupants suffered only slightly with respect 'to such. The fire is supposed to have originated from a defective flue or to have caught from a spark in contact with the shingle roof. .. Mr. F. G. Walker, of Rock Hill, is registered at the Central Hotel today. PERSONAL MENTION. The Day's Hecord of Those Who Come and Go. i Mr. Norman H. Johnson, editor and owner of The Merchants' Journal and Commerce, . will leave next Saturday for St. Louis, where he will speak Monday night before one of the large and influential organizations of that city. Mr. Johnson will also deliver an address Friday night, February 12 th, before the Business Men's Association, in Greenville, S. C. His, speech will be followed by . a smoker and social session of that body. His many friends are glad to greet Mr. George W. Meacham, of New York, who is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Osmond L. Barringer, on North Tryon street. Mr. Meacham is well remembered in. Charlotte, where most of his boyhood was -spent. He is en route to New York after spending some time at several of the Florida heorts. Mr. H. C. Marley, of Greensboro, is in. the city to-day on business, stop ping at the Buford Hotel. Mr. J. A. Connelly, of Statesville, is among the new arrivals at the Bu ford. v Mr. L. G. Horn, of Mocksville, is in the city to-day on business. Mr. C. F. Sheek, of Rock Hill, is at the Buford. Mr. wH. Newman, of Baltimore, is spending a few days in the city on business, stopping at the Buford Ho tel. Contortionists at A la ma. At the Alamo last night the panto mime contortionists, Arthur and Jea net, were such as to cause wondering admiration. Superiors in their line have not been seen In Charlotte vau deville houses, and this feature alone is well worth the price of admission. To say that they bent and. twisted their bones into every conceivable shape and form is not putting it too strong and the climax in the closing feaure is Mr. Arthur's getting into a small glass box which holds him completely doubled, while Miss Jea net bends double overhead. Their costumes add special attractiveness to thir act. Er AT THI? STAR DAN RANDALL (Character Comedian) YOUNG AND MANNING In "A Coon's Temptation." PENNY COLUMN. WANTED MISCELLANEOUS. WANTED Experienced machine and finger workers. Apply to E. H. McAllister, Piedmont Clothing Mfg. Co., City. WANTED To rent a furnished room in Dilworth. T. E. N., c e Chroni cle. WANTED Position by sober, indus trious man, engineer by trade, but will work at anything. 'Phone 1576-J. WANTED 100 young men and la dies to learn Telegraphy, Railroad ing and Typewriting and accept po sitions on Southern and Western roads. Good salary, short hours. School newly equipped, expert man agement. Call or write for cata logue. Charlotte Telegraphy School, 17 E. Trade street, Charlotte, N. C. WANTED Dirt for filling in yard. 507 Worthington Avenue, City. WANTED Boy between the age of 13 and IS to work evenings after school. Apply for particulars at Chronicle office. WANTED Good live boy to carry The Evening Chronicle. Apply at Chronicle office. WANTED By couple, two rooms in private family, suitable for light housekeeping, close to Southern sta tion. Address L. B., care Chroniclei WANTED Ladies to call me about trimming roses. Call 1400. Wood ruff. EMBROIDERIES at Efjrd's Friday, Saturday and Monday. MISCE&fcANIilOUS. BUY. YOUR CIGARS 'where the most I pnmnleta and fhnirA strflr a - Irant jno. vv. cannon's Cigar Store, 45 N. Tryon tues-fri '. : ; FRIDAY MORNING the greatest lot "ismDromeries ever sold in the Carolinas will go on sale at Eflrd's. W. E. BROWNE CO., Atlanta Ga., invite the ladles , of , Charfitte to examine their " complete line ef Drapery, Art Fabrics, Imported Rugs and Wall Decorative Materials. Cen- 1 tJrtfrtl - 1 TTT 3 -A j j "tti "ulcl itanvi vv euiiesuay anu Thursday, February 3rd and 4th. G. Morrison, Designer. ' A. FOR RENT. FOR RENT Modern 6-room house, newly painted, J.112 South Caldwell, $18 month. 'Phone 693. FOR RENT Half of modern nine room ' apartment. Suitable for couple for light ; housekeeping. Ad dress J. P. L." Care Chronicle. XOST. LOST Bunch of keys ' between Park avenue, and Southern Cotton.. Oil Mill. Suitable reward for return to Chronicle. .' LOST Ladies' gold watch. H. F. Z.. r engraved on case. Reward if re turned to Chronicle office. FOUND. FOUND-L. A. Fink, with Herring & Denton, 16 North College street. FOR SALK. FOR SALE Lawn Grass and Poul try Feed. Davidson & Wolfe, 220 S. Qallegr tret. . , ' TO-DAY'S MOVEMENTS OF THE MARKETS QUOTATIONS ON COTTON, The Chronicle's Financial the Price INTERESTING MARKET FEATURES O O T NW YORK. '. Ifew York, Feb. 2. Cotton is steady but without much feature. Opening: March, 9.59; May, 9.53; July, 9.48; September, 9.28. ' ' , : ' New York Stocks. New York, Feb. 2. The stock market opened with activity 1-4 to 7-8 higher Brooklyn Transit advanced 1-8 ,Southern Pacific 3-4, Union Pacific 1-2. Amalgam ated Copper opened 7-8 higher, and then lost the gain; Consolidated Gas 118. Chicago Grain and Provisions. Chicago, Feb. 2. Wheat is stead with good buy ing. Wheat, May, 109; Corn, May, 63 1-2; Oats, May, 521-4; Pork, May, 17.07. CHARLOTTE. a These figures represent prices paid to wagons February 2d: , Good middling ... 9 Strict middling; 9. Middling .. 9 Charlotte Grain. (Corrected daily by Cochrane-McLaughT Un Co.) Rye . 1.35 Corn W' Cotton Seed 27 Oats ..... 68 Meal Seed 24 Cotton Meal Seed, ton 26.00 Charlotte Produce. (Corrected by R. H. Field & Co.) Butter 12Vi15 Ctickens Spring. 20 25 Ducks 20 J25s Eggs 18 20 Geese per head ;. 40 50 Hens per head., 85 40 Turkeys per pound 13 14 Liverpool Cotton. Liverpool, Feb. 2. Futures opened steady and closed easy; receipts 51,000; American 40,800; speculation and export 200; middling 5.25; middling yesterday 5.21; spots limited demand, prices steady. Close. January-February 5.08 February-March... , 5-06 March-April. ...... i 5.05Vi April-May 6.05 May-June 5.04 June-July... 5.04 July-August...' 5.04 August-September 4.96 September-Ootober 4.92 October-November..." 4.88 November-December... 4.864 December-anuary... 4.85 Chicago Grain and Provisions. WHEAT High. Low. Close. May .. .. .. 109 108 108 July 98 97 97 September.. .94 94 94 CORN May.. .. 62 63 63 July 63 63 63 September.. ........ 63 62 62 OATS May 52 51 51 July.. ;. .. .. 46 46 46 September 39 39 39 PORK . May 17.10 16.95 16.9$ July ." .. . 17.12 17.00 17.00 RIBS ' May 9.67 9.62 9.62 July .. 9-77 9.75 9.75 LARD I May 8.90 8.87 8.97 July i 8.10 S.03 8-02 Estimates. To-morrow . 10,000-11,000 Houston. Galveston 12,500-14,500 Comparative Port Receipts. To- Last j day Year Galveston... New Orleans. 20,363 ...... .-. 13,079 5,471 252 ...... ,. .. 3.010 Savannah... . Charleston... Norfolk. ... . Total (est.). 45,000 45,098 ARRESTED ON CHARGE BLOCKING SIDEWALK Officer Whitlow Apprehends W. S. Griffin, Whom He Had Ordered to Open Up Right-of-way Young Man is Locked Up but Later Gives Bond Hearing To-Morrow Morn ing. . Mr. W. S. Griffin, a young man about 21 years of age, was arrested this morning shortly before noon by Patrolman W. M. Whitlow, and was carried to police headquarters where a warrant was made out charging him with violation of a city ordinance by blocking the sidewalks. Tne de fendant was locked.' up for a short while, after whichv friends came to his rescue and the requisite bond of $10 was put up, and Mr. Griffin was given his liberty. His case will be heard before the recorder to-morrow morning. The yOung man was standing in front of the drug store of Burwell & Dunn with a companion, when Patrol man Whitlow asked him to open up the sidewalk, the policeman stating that Mr. Griffin was standing near the corner 'of the sidewalk, on the South Tryon street side. When the officer asked Mr. Griffin to clear the right-of-way. the former states ' that the young man appeared to resent. the .af fair and ihat he offered some remarks concerning the policeman's action, which were uncalled for. The officer immediately took chVrge of the ydung man and escorted him to the station, the defendant protesting that he had done nothing for which to be appre hended. - . ; ' '" The matter will be thoroughly ex amined by the recorder to-morrow morning. . , " - Mr. H. A. Rhyne, of Ml Holly, Is registered at the Selwyn Hotel to-day. Mr. Paul Schenck. of Greensboro, is a visitor to the city, stopping at the Selwyn. Mr. P. S. Boyd, of Mooresville, is a Charlotte visitor to-day.' ' STOCKS, GRAIN PRODUCE and Commercial Review of s Current. ARRANGtD FOR BUSY REAPERS T O 7 NEWYORK. New York, Feb. 2.-3o6ed steady; spots 9.90. High. Low. Close. January .. 9.24 9.19 9.20 February v 9.00 0.52-34 March 9.63 9.55 9.60-61 April.. .. .. .. .. , 9.5-57 May 9.59' 9.50 9.a5-5t June 0.51 July 9.54' 9.44 9.50-51 August .... 9.40-43 September 9.31-33 October 9.S3 9.25 9.30 November.. 9.29 9.20 1.24 December 9.29 9.20 9.24 RESIDENCE IS BURNED TO GROUND IN SPENCER. Home of Mr. D. P. WUIlms Destroy ed During Absence of Family. , Special to The Chronicle. Spencer, Feb. 2. A dwelling occu pied by D. P. Williams, in Spencer, was burned at noon to-day, entailing a loss of about $1,500 to building and $300 to furniture. The family was away at the time and the origin of the fire is not known. Only a, small amount of household effects were saved. Violinist Makes Fiddle Offer. Everybody in this part of the world knows Don Richardson and the strains he forces from' the strings of his beautifully placed violin or fiddle. Mr. Richardson's violin Is a real aristocrat. It is a genuine "Al bani," and knows little of the lesser things of life. It is not generally known but is none the less a fact that Mr. Richardson has refused more than $2,000 for his pet. The offer came direct and in person from one of the artists who has been in Charlotte playing. Music loving Charlotte has not as yet forgot Herr Franz Meisel, who last Friday night played the fiddle as a feature to the appearance of Madame Emma Calve at . the Academy of Music. Mr. Richardson played several hours with him, and also heard the doughty German play. One of the incidents was that Meisel made the North Carolina virtuoso an offer of $500, cash for the delightfully attuned and mellow "Albanl." The clock of property transfer has not as yet struck twelve on such a deal. Mr. E. T. Taylor, of Wilmington, is among te out-of-town visitors to the city to-day. Mr. J. H. Furman, of Lincolnton, arrived in the city to-day, and Is at the Selwyn. Mr. H. S. Compton, 'of Columbia, is among the new arrivals at the Cen tral." DR. W. G. McANALLY DENTIST 409-410 Realty Building CHARLOTTE, N. C. Telephone 727 Office Honrs: to 12; 1 to 7. ' Arthur and Jeanet Pantomine Contortionists Denicke and Jackson Musical Comedians Andy Rankin Eoeentrio Comedian Matinee at 4 p. m. Bargain Column. THE GEM IS CONDUCTTWO THE Denny as a dining room for laAis specially. This room htu been re fitted and refurnished and every facility possible ' Is provided for prompt, excellent service. Polite attendants and strict order main tained. WHITE BEANS AND PEAS 7 1-20 quart. Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce 5c and 10c can, best Grated Pine Apple 10c can. best Pears, heavy syrup, large cans 15c, Cocoa 10c and 20c can, (Chocolate 15c for half-pound cake. BRDDGERS & CO. 203 West Trade street. WE DON'T RUIN THE CEILING OR walls in your home by our new rocess of secret electric house wir ng. HARKEY A PAGE. 243 w. Trade. 'Phone 121.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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