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f VOL. III. CHARLOTTE. N. C. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20. 1891. NO. 153. Elkin Goods. Call at T. L. Alexander, Son fc.Co's5, LE Agents for the celebrated Elkin woolen goods, such as Jeans, Cassimeres, Blan kets. Flannels, Yarns, &c, and supplv'your needs with these ffcli known goods, the cheapest and best made, to be found in the State. Yours, &c., T. L. ALEXANDER, SON & CO. REPOSITORY PIEDMONT Now Ready For Fall Trade. Anticpating a large Fall j trade, we have placed m the Repository. Nos. 10 and 12 N. College St., one of the largest and best stocks of vehicles ever put on sale in Charlotte, N. C. We have only new and relia- i Me gaods, and parties who are thinking of buying a vehicle of any style, wagon, carriage, bug 2v,"cart, or anything which runs 011 wheeb, Will tind K profitable to call and examine OVir work. Olir-prices are as . low as the same grade of wTork oan be sold, and we are always ready to tdiow parties what we have, and how we sell, whether thev want to buv or not. if von are m Charlotte, and can snare a little time, call at x . our oince ana ue miuu thm'vrh. i ." Very llespectfally, PIEDMONT WAGON CO. Manager. Office Nos. 10 and 12 N. Col lege St , Charlotte, N. C. DUE WEST FHMALE COLLEGE. DUE WEST, S. C. . . . t 1.. . " Next session lgins tne nrsi flion.mjr "r,nnt tft-tp. in the State October. Institution thoroughly equipped. plant ever stated m tne state Splendid advantages afforded in every de parrrnent. Ibites quite reasonable. Send for cata loKue to Mr.s. L. M. BONNER, or H. E. BONNER. Due We?t, S. C. Aug 21! Money to Loan On improved farm lands, in sums o $300 and upward. Loans re-payable m "C-kjo jvini unwarily. j.au.- , Mnad ai.muil instalments tin ough a period of five y. aas. thus enabling the borrower L" 1 1. 1 , on lo-. uwoaeiiiiM iviLiioui. nauMlntr his. prop in any one year Charlotte, N.C. .jf' . - - - A LOT OF F:nE EEUKSniKK --v- 1 X a-s. lAEutitU.i to registration in the A. B. II, B. hlPr;..,. ..,-..V;r SslflOO THb..'it..r.-rl 12.00. i L00. No charge K re-isteiedSl.OO additionr:!. for b xiu. Adores-; -r T1TTTPPV1 "1'2 N. Uolkp-e bt.,Taurora Fan::. !. :1 Tor Sale or Kent. j . ii :i r.t ! Hir two-horse :arm ii mucst ium w I'.le, N. C. Apply to W. S. PHARR, Charlotte, N. C. GENERAL NEWS. NEWSY ITEMS OF INTER ESI TO OUR READERS. The Work of Pencil, Shears and Taste rot Through Our Muil and Kxchan jres for the Past Week New in and Out of the Stat. Big snow in Iowa last Sunday. The Taylorville Index, Alliance or gan has suspended. In Prussia there are 600,000 more women than men. Harrison is hunting ducks in Maryland. Twenty-two newspapers in the State of Kansas are edited by women. The President has issued his pro clamation appointing November 2Gth a? Thanksgiving day. The W. C. T. U., in session at Boston has resolved against cigarettes and the use of bird's feathers. A son was born to John Jacob As tor of New York Monday who is heir to 8150,000,000. It would take a train 20,600 miles long, or nearly a girdle around the earth, to carry our wheat and corn crop Most of the Republican gains made in Ohio, ill support of Me.'vinley, were. in the rural districts, una not in tue large cities. It is definitely determined that President Davis' remains shall finally jjav.s remains snau u B. v ( rest in Holly wood cemetery, Lum, j ruond. Clubs are being organized in the Province of Ontario, Canada, Laving for their purpose "he agitation of the question of annexation to the United I State?. Polk says he will bolt the Demo cratic party if it nominates Cleveland. Liviugoton rays he will vote for the nominees. Consideration of twtnty-Beven brew erics in Cincinnati, Covington and Now York h now ind to be nn-ed upon by ail but two of the 27brew- erics, in the three cities. 0 T .. ni-i. Senor Monntt. the Chiltan minister, was formally presented to the presi dent at ll:o0 o'clock last Fridav mornin?r bv the secretary of state The Kentuci:y Farmer Alliance ju scion at Elizabeth ton re-elected T. T. uardner, president. it is un derstood that he is opposed to politics in the organization. llob't ITaydn. former mai:jr-;ii.c edi tor of the Charlotte Chroui;!r, iut'ly of the Baltimortj Journal of Commerce, has resigned control of that pnp.-r. '- accept the editorslup of tne i;yncM- burg Advance. Harry Skiuner and Jmlgo Bourne Kavr. i i-.ir.t nobnte on tho 'vib T.oo cni- -.t of TnrLii-n V(v 01 t..f Col. Skinner has no relapse from his n eent bickuess says the Formers Jd- coc,ife The latest Hsu. ::? f.o;ji tlie ment of Agriculture phw-j this year'." j about oSS. 000,000 bushels, instead ttoo busn w b iv w .i. . i,,.c bean. Kuth 'leveiaua witi stoii nave au other claim to greatness. She is to be presented by the St Louis Board of Furniture trade with a cradle made of wood from the cabin iu which Gen eral Grant once lived, in St Laui county. A most important event occurred in Greensboro the other day. The corner stone of the first iron and stel was laid with imposing ceremoni s. Gov. Holt delivered not only the, but a most excellent and able address. Mrs. Monroe Poovey, of Mt. Hol Jv, met with a painful accidet Wed nesday in a peculiar manner. She went into the pasture after the sl eep, when one of them butted her down. , i i i - v w ,f V, her left leg being broken it th.. .. j jn the fall she sustained. ChanrlU: Chvonir'e. Favs that "Rev. W . W. Urr, ot 11 untersvine. i x: n :.. ..nn Aothur n meotiuir AT. V.-., " - - o unusual interest r.t Neeley's, Creek. Ti.n nnimm,iiv is stiiied as it lit-- tod, been in many years, crowds gather in2 there at every StTVico ii(Ut au sections Rev. Ml ( 'ab.hTell. the re- ! V lilnkelev and C. B- Belts are coustatt i attendance. A good werk uemg ! accompli -lied . .N o? hii'g i;', j meeting has been i vears." L n o vv n i..Ci-e Hi Needipc r. toaic. or chil ln-n that want huiluin a2iic5TV. s iior; HITTER?. It is nleaa:it to ir.kc, care Malaria 1'iaigcs tiou, and l3ui jusui.:. Ai uciUvid .-ifcJ- NATIONAL ALLIANCE. Will Alliance Loaders Oppose a Third Partj I Indianofolis, Nov. 14. Delegates to the meeting of the National Fa-m-ers Alliance, which couvencs here next week, are beginning to arrive. Among the prominent members who got here last night were the President of the Alliance, 1,. L. Polk J. II. McDowell, and Mrs. Wardall and Boise of California. The princi pal topic for discussion will be the finencial condition of the country. It is said that a resolution will be intro duced declaring against any third par ty scheme. Indianapolis, Nov. 17. The Su preme Council of the Farmers' Alli- anee was called to order in Toiulinson Hall at 10:40 o'clock by President Force, of the Indiana Alliance, witk nearly all the 120 delegates aud 500 spectators in attendance. Mayor T. L. Sullivan was introduced and wel comed the delegates T. F. Tillman, Sec. Alliance Ex. Com. in responding thanked the people of Indianapolis for their warm welcome and after paying tribute to President Harrison he con tinued: It is farming and laboring people who feed the world, who fought the battle of this country and to whose energy nnd patriotism this great and glorious land of our?. i indebted for its richest blessings of liberty and peace. Its, mot our mission to tear down nor diii.iitegrate our honestly cop. a t ; b u preserve tL, -, ron mann (uo""c-u knell to all iiiegitimate combinations i ut :-on-i, Mists that tend to destroy the very spirit and ir.Uu: r,f the C0u stifution. We are not 'hers as poli- ticians seeking to dispute parties or to f.i i. ... . . nil iui iu;i'.- -'i ""J political aspirant, nor are we here iu the inter est of any third party, for by very ar ronic teachings we have aright to vote with whichever political party we may think will bec-t advance good govern ment. I desire to call your attention to the last Billion Dullar Congress It expenditure reached a grand total f of $1 ,009,:27O,4 1 1, which is nearly I two-thirds of all existing United Stahs 'money. More money was ppent by i , T. J t J jitiion I'onar ijongre.. man w a spent by uli the congrehseses during the past seventy-tw o year; of the his tory -of thU government. Its more than 177,00 for every day from iite time the fifty-first congress met til! it adjourned. Nor. 18. The longer the Alliance remained in si s?ion the farther apart r:vw varioi:.-. factions. Th-; :-.nt.i-jub-treasury men asked for a hearing be fore t:ie convention but were refused. j M eCune was oitti.ulv opp XjS"d t to !V- inir tlo'iu a hr-trini; i MeA'ister wii' i'-av f'v ir t n j Texas, tomorrow, and from there h j ! iil f;ri:: ' f e end' ''-r a m; "i::;: of' The Me('une resolution to' reduce j represt':)Ltiv)ii one-half is likely to j pas and give no end of uneasine to del .,ate.' wii" ::i'vc come here with a J narrew allowance of funds. It ha? i developed tr.at the trraury is nearly I 'p-Y ana u.iie repre-M.-inuuou i i- I .:..:. d.iCL-l l':e;-, Wii' not. bj ( .iOUU!: nio.ey The Alliance i to pay ah delegates. I lias beeu tailing on' m many states ana n; furnish their quota of assessment to the'national body. The F. M. B. A is having a hard time over the matter of funds. About half of the organizations are delin quent. There is no moriey for dele gates. As a consequence the Ohio delegation left for home at 1 o'clock, and many more threaten to leave this afternoon, unless the matter is adjust ed. AOUTJI CAROLINA JAY. York (Iran Goods Mm "Pull His Lrg for $3,000. Xkw York, Nov. 14. Nathan Boyett. a well-to-do frrrier and presi dent of the local bank of Boyett, N. ,-i wai swu if-K:(.u :y,u.-. viudled out of o,0U0 by J lruui Wed e.f-d;! ! He received ihe usual circular at ! his hon a bout a mouth ago. and car ; iy mis wee came vn lu to of! .ret rich. He was tl.-eced out ot lus ,. I money in tne usuol method adopter by tbe rrreen poous men, a I n '1 - ! day left for home. (This is a o '1 lib. j ijUiLui.y I ;i!ir. CinrA'H), Nov. 14 James Charles ton, a tt.ira e Pa worker, i'e'il ir'ie b -f . I'roiu the top of tho Ma se!iie, Temple building, at St;-.te s-nd 'Lviidoip'.i si'ii.ets, just i-.efore noon to day, and was crushed so as to be un- was b.a.iiii a,iuii:ci a v ) t C li! STATE NEWS. Bird's Ejc View of North Carolina. Congressman Cowles says he is for Crisp for Speaker. Hon. S. B. Alexander will go to Washington about December 3rd. A freight train jumped the track near Salisbury Sunday night. Three men were killed. A. A. Glover, the new assistant secretary of the Y. M. C. A., comes from Edgefield, S. C. The Laurel cotton mills, three miles below Shelby, were totally destroyed by fire Friday morning. Capt. S? S. Nash one ef the large merchants of Tarboro, has failed. II is liabilities are $17,000 J. B. Craigmiles, editor and pro prietor of the Bryson (Swain county) Timeg, was arrested at Atlanta a few day ago, on the charge of forgery. Miss Josephine Wheeler, daughter of Mrs. Sallie Wheeler, of Winston co mm ii ted iuicide in Danville Wed nesdav of last week; She was a niece of Dr. W. H. Wheeler At Tyro shops, Rowan county, last week, a young rnn, Y illiam Roberts, shot himself through the head causing instant death. No for the deed. cause ij ust::gucd A North Carolina Congressman was reported to have been drunk aud hap- de ,ot Satu'd I P J ,: a j vv at the Greensboro " Mr. J. M. Kidds, a prominent merchant at Kiddsviile, in Lincoln county, made au assignment Saturday fOi- fhe benefit of his creditors. His ! liabilities ire paid to be between $10,000 and 12,000 Rev. Baylus Cade, of Louisburg, late editor of the Progressive Farmer, ha9 written a ringing letter to the Raleigh Chronicle in which he depre cates a third pait y aud earnestly urges Democrats to stick together. The following, representing the State Farmers' Alliance, are at In dianapolis, attending its national con vention: Marion Butler, J. J. Land inshara. N. C, English, W. II. Worth, S Otho Wilson, W. R. Lind sey, W. 1. Williamson. The man, Cloninger, v?ho was ar rested on sufph'ion for wrecking the train at Bostian's bridge, nea- States ville, and confined in Iredell jail, to await the action of the grand jury, has been released for want of evidence. Joe C. who killed Bill Woolen about a month ago, pleaded guilty oi tnan-slauirhfer in Iredell court last week, and nai bt-ntfneed to ftf'een year in the penitentiary bv Judge i Arrntiebi. . : ! . 1 1 io I (olumbi betiA-en the I Kuriuau I invert r.y of South Candina. and Trinity College, North Carolina Tim Ki'i-r.' kTikiiI to in fanir if Trinity Trlnky pl-yed excellently j n i i . . n ana are jubilant over their cuccess The State Chronicle ?ays Mr. J Sol. lieid. ex-Senator frcia Mecklen I ...... ...... Jr. 1 ' .. I . . i .. '.. r-r.',,, r A-. DUIJ;, i a-) iu j.i.aic;u itiii;jui i;vuw: the Synod in session at Durham. He brings good reports from Mecklenburg county, and says that the Democracy there is united and earnest, ready to win the great fight in 1802. Harry Skinner said to a Raleigh correspondent that though there will 'be a third party in the country at large, but noue iu this State, lie de clares that he does not believe the Al liauce members will desert the Demo cratic party and its good old doc trines. D. A. McDougald, who is charged with the murder of his uncle, Mr. Connoley in Robeson county, was taken from jail at Lumberton to Fay etteviile last night. His trial is to commence at Fayetteville, on the lth. McDougal's prominence, his flight and capture in Oregon, ma es this one of the famous cases of the State. r-f-ree with the fate Chronicle that it is a great mistake to say that : the tuu- . reasury Sub-Treasury is th- ultimatum ot I the Alliance. J ney are in the fiizht rti're!! l. h'publi- i can financial ystem, and they are go- j ing t.) help those who can and will j secure the best and m"st feasible re- fnnns. They are the Sub- .treasury as a basn, and ihey ate und nndy to aban Ion it for sono thing lhati will ir'C-c: the cm iilir) old . 1 for itsr.rr.pcr distribution and not I open to the objectionable feaiiires of that plan. - II if-- Ad mc- Miss Maggie Mot. whib.i iu SI: el by fchuuned i-oc-ictv. a:o i.er u eals ul- i,e in her r ooui 1 beh:.vfd with all true MONEY. Persons indebted to the late firm of T. L. Alexander & Co., dissolved Jan. 1, 1891, are here by notified to call and make prompt payment, otherwise they will find their notes and acccounts in the hands of an officer for collectien. T. L. ALEXANDER & CO. Oct 9 am modesty. She has sinDed, says the Aurora, but give her a chauee to lead a nobler, purer life, as men demand for their sins. This Motz trial cost Lincoln county about $2,500 which the tax-pavers have to pay. The de fendants' father. Wade II. Motz, paid their counsels l,rJU0. Bob Michael and Will Motz. prosecutors, spent hundreds of dollars; on their witnesses, attending court and their expenses, will, it is thought, exceed 1,500 or more. So the costs and lawyer's fees will approximate at least 5,000. Lodo Dottings. For the Mecklenburg Times. ro i . i . i n -i.ue tac: anient or. tuo Jjutds supper was celebrntsd at Mulberry last Sun day. Kov. Kennedy, of Paw Creek, a83'bte( avs 'D tbe preparatory erviees Friday and Saturday. Dr may Parte wnw ufFpr?- frnm an fittnplc o$ 'he frrm ntul n:t tlipre erhnM Lr. ; A I regular service but would by suppie mentod by a prayer nieeting Saturday night. Accordingly at 7 o'clock the bell rang and quite a crowd gathered iu the church for prayers. Mr. G. II. Wearn conducted the meating and read the parable of the ten virgins for ix basis for a few remarks. It was here that a strange coincident happen ed. By some mishap the sexton had failed to fill the lamps except the one in front of the pulpit, and as the speaker commented on the folly af the foolish five it was noticed that the lights were going out and pretty soon we were left witn the single liht at the pulpit Tne audience grew in tensely silent. This lefcson perhaps was never more solemnly impressed upon an audience. We call this a strange coincidence and maybe it was, but we know that Christ was want to teach by object lessons, and He may have an "object" in this. The sacrament was administered Sunday alter the sermon a.uu usual interval. Missus Sue, Lillie and rsettie Brown of Amity, Mr. Victor and Miss Em ma lrowu. of Sharon, and Miss Clark irier. of i-irnsbur1 were aivong the visiiors here this week. 'Vh" - i1 ij of the moon Sunday niqht was vvi! tehed ar;d "d "dinired by friends and neiehbor B. Keslutioas Opposed to iicense tor uie .'ii.i M,h.Miiui;'i j. i.n-.. ; I W.. tV, niti.nj ,P 111 j T T vj I U IZ I I lluvi U l IJUUltliHllir, 11. jC, recognizing the baneful effects of j strong drink, the unjust, draining tax in tbe nunistimeui- oi crime causeu i tnereby. the souis it drags down to a drunkard's hell and the poverty, hape lessness and wretchedness into which it plunges their uufortunate families. Deeply sensible too of the fallacy that a tbing morally wroug can ever become right by legal avt. And believing that they who bid them God-speed are partakers of the crime, therefore, iu meeting assembled in the town of Huntersville, N. C. on the 17th day of Nov. 1811, we do most earnestly petition our county commissioners to use tbeir high posi tion and grand opportunity in refusing liceuse to sell ardent spirits in any part ot Mecklenburg county: and v;c do hereby pledge to them our moral support. J. P. Sossaman, Ch'ti. L. M. McCgn'.nkl, Clerk. There is quite a sensation dow in I Hurlington, N. C. over the sudden I departure of the tax collector in tbe . . . . 1 IT nersnn ot i.. J. luontffoniery. lie came to Greensboro last week and at tempted to register at one of the ho i " w tels with a. woman, but owine; to the iare crowd in town there was no room a:.d uo one seems to know where the couph pat up. Next day however, the man and wuman. who prov-d not to be his wife, took the North bound train, hsvi ticki'ts to Danville, 'a. ot bought , 1 l I lit' 1 J ,L1 UUt Ul w Ivf have had exceptionally long it con I 1 1 1 1 v..r,,,. ea; d lier love tnce Aver s i Hair Vi'ror eime into u.-o such ex- amoles ai e not o rare as ionuerly. not oulv pi' iMnies the giowth of the hair, uut icivcs u a rich ture. silken tex- -FREE- NOW IS YOUR CHANCB BOYS And you have never had one like it bp fore. Each customer, for thirty days, that buys a hoys suit worth three dollars or more will get a nbam BANJO FREE- Otir prices are guaranteed the very low est and yon dont pay one cent for the BANJO, its our sou venir to our customers. 2 Price Suits 3 . . M.0O to 6.50 5:2.5' 50 ,, 015.0$ ASK TO SEE OUK BOYS OVERCOATS?- MEN'S Suits Overcoats. That T7e are showing the Oet ;t line of ieaf suits at 54.00, $5.00. SO. 50, 7.50 and $10.00 e"er fife red in thiz uiarket TVTie iare d' ;v;r: T' -.y rit t'lo much of vim' Mne to look at them. For $15.00 you can buy a ti.lfid somedi ess suit. Our Chin- ' eliill.i overcoats at S5 00 are thertatest, v;i!ufsaid best fellers known. An elegant line from $5 to $20. Don't tay again that you can't 'find HATS to please yon. We an immense stock, every styie that fancy could wish from 25 cts to 4.00. You can find what too want in Neckwear, SEJIRTS " ASD UNDER WEAR AT 15 Ecvst Trade St. SEIGLE'S . "CO to w.ve" We take pleasure in announcing to our friends everywhere that we are now ready for the Fall Trade. We haye studied tbe market. Wc think we hnve just what vou want. PM'L-t , li le pr!e" than OU li.iVc e Vt Y i.-iig!il tiati.i b'.iore. Wo, iu the first Iaee, wish, to announce that. we are oini; to quit keeping Cloth inland bhoes. We have a large lot of Clothing that, mu.t be sold, and at once. We a'e ollerintr these suits for actlial cost for cash. Five dollars buys a splen did suit. Seven fifty beys an elegant one and at $10 we soil you a t in to $18 suit. Kemember that wt are iroimj: to quit Clothing, and now's your chance. Shoes the same way. We have some for Men. Ladies and L'hildien. The sizes ari not all hare, but if vou can find your size you buy them for just Jabout hall what you retritlarly p.-y. Boots and Bro gaus in the lot. lCveiythin in Shoes and Citinnr roes at and Indow cost to cloee out the stock. We also have a full line of the ceie bratd "ELKIN" wool yarns. Socks and .leans. You know these ;oods. Ourprices on them is right. i Wc had made in tins very State a "Blanket" thai will prove to be the besi, thine; ever sold in the State. It is strictly u home m.kde North Carolina Blanket. Ii. is firu-died be mti fully, hc-iinr. as soft and tine a- suti snk, oouimI with siiK. scriciiy pure home jjrown woo!, home mnde, and wt ihs five -and a half pou;;ds,(o.V lbs.) a. id h branded "Cold Wave." On every t . kti you se the tins br.-.ud -O'li wave made expressly for I. u. 5;:gle & oo,, t'harlotto. N.C. That is or, r own trade 1 i:nk. Ii.- sure that tui j-on it. Beware , of imitations and have none unless our n:n:ie i-- jm th.e ticker. Our price is five ; dollars for a pair. No one else has this ' blanket, for tlcy are made expressly for IIS Theo ul C lie- bcol iw.i.i- by l' Lhi.- UlOIlt'. Co;nQ to us for Elkin Wool Yarns, Socks andJ.a:is. . - I Oar "Cold w ave Blanket. Clothing and Shoes and fact ory cost for cash. T. L. SKI OLE & CO. Charlotte, N. C. The Leading Dry Goods House of North Carolina. It . r 1)011 ELL CLOTHING COMPANY r1
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