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THE UHARLQTTB NEWS;
VOLUMK VII.
OIIAULOTTE. N. 0. BATUHDAV EVKKIKO..I AKUA11Y 10,1802
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JAN. 10
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JUST RECEIVED
A leeattfal
Ilia of CtierkeJ
Mirlp4
aad
DIMITIES
I forked aod Striped
NAINSOOKS
Plaid Muslins in all Qualities.
Ak l i.irj) In II ainliurg C,
yard for Vio. J dilferent pattern
T. L Seiglo & CO.
rd Wai.rryi !
MMui,tui elf hi HUJlfU
da j ehaae l rary
aai railroad ae Mf lel ltmoi l
mm ewt4eat lhal ltH (im
XWV fatal la ala Nt a laa
111! a cap ffwan luUii data a
Ia4e4 antrecalwaa. II flrtag
fo a fralf tit ttilM, of lb Jf
naa?4 id luhllM la W hleh tfa
Aram a a iMti do fcalov aat lfe
itift( lu I Lu pith on la tup
of lh boll. A lit Male rd
lf elan K I Modtltlt. Ilia
UU dropped imjI. latUef he
dowa lain la faraeo. Tba t I i
aaped Ifttoagh Ih doof of In fir
bo i and blew Ih flrwaa elaer off (
(la. Th trala wa g"lf
rtl of JO ealU aa lioar al lb Uric.
backed lo lha aratie of the ar
rl1nl, Bad Oa 0rmaa waa f.-abl
ou Hi eld of lh fod III ll"ol
dr wa lro aod ha wa ealdr.t 1
a'il Ih f n anl arm. II
carried lo King' M.Hinlala, and m
brought uo lo Charlotte al S o'clock
Ihla moraine. Ir (ill.l-in, hi la
Heading him, aaya !'! h will re-
mrer.
N II V. rr.l -
Is', .J Tr yon at
CHAllMVPrK, N. C
Recamipr Cream,
Balm,
Soap
Freckle Latiao.
The finest Toilet articles
known.
Made l.y MUM. HAKUIKT Hl'H
BARDAVKR New York.
Borwe 1 Ilium
Mr Har Hend"n returned j
Ihla fuorolnr from a vlalt l Meliua .
and Mootg-'inery, Ala.
Mlaa I'altl Morrla. daughter of
Ih laU II. C Mrru. returned .
l'ere Inatitula thl morning, i
- Thr ill h dllnr ervlc with .
Holy Comniaolon al M Mark
H aoa-vllral l.ulhran liurrli oil
Hunda nirnlnif. brl nnlii al 1 1 a
ni.
i'hlrf of jllc iHrk Via on now
waara a alrllah xllr rai. of lha
regulation pattern. It rnl
l lo him by III ntriulvra of lha
forrv
Maiiulri I. Maxwrll io Uv r
rlvx1 a chr-k from Ifi Hi. I auill
lor fr ii, payahla to J K. Hlarna
and I. D. Johuatou. tt.rlr reward
for th rapljrfi of John WlUon, tha
niurilrr.
Tha flra alarm wna turned In al
S o'clock Ihla tnnrnlnr for a hlai
I h coal acini la of tha Klrhimtiitl A
Danville. A lire kludlad by the
band i.'iilt! tha tlmln-r of tha
aiructnr. liul llllla damage u
dona.
Mr. J. A. Ingram, of llen.leraon,
Texaa, wa married In thl rily to
day, lo Ml Katie MH'ormirk, of
Richmond comity. Th ceremony
wa performed by Kajirle DJ J. Mix-
well, at tha realdenca of . I. Har
mon. l. r.aat l raa eireei.
TlIK Nkw.i i Indebted to llev J
M. 'arpenter, ptr of the t liurch
treat Method!! church, for a am-
phlet roiitnlnlng lha proreedlnu of
the Wettern North Carolina Annual
I'onference, held at Ahavilla. laat
Niivrmlwr. The pamphlet la edited
byl'.U. Mi)nt(rmery. the aecretary,
and l very ably prepared.
Tha Kiur' Mou nlala Newa aa a :
Tha old Lincoln puper Inlll were
old on lat M oihI ii v to aati'y a
mortifaife of the Klrat National llitnk
of Charlolto, N. I The property
wa bought by Mr. liobt. 0un, of
'harlotte, N. I' . for tha anui of
SIl.C'O. A nea- company I to le
formal and tho pronrty much im
proved In varlon way.
kka Ma.
twti IU Ua y aaf tavaa)1
4a ia t'liuUu AIUmimmI f
Ita dataliaaial cnaBllk-a f Lba
otf Maw'a iartauaa Awialia
j ita aatwri af lha ail will p(taxh
laJ Maoki la oa a g , liia
( la balaf aa fellow i
'It lha yo,a aaaa Abaalaaa aafa,
T XI p au. 1U. W IV AaaUa. al
lba TrwJ ! HafUl rharcb.
Tba yaaag nut wboaa Jaaa to'
aj. II a. aa , al Via A. It. f. ebafeb
Koaih Trraa ia-ai. by lUv ('. K.
Todl
'A ftai optKtrlaally." II a tn,IU
IL t". KaJ. t. !. IW.tJ fraabyi
rlaa abarcb. .Nofih Tryoe Uat
"Wliil liira waakladT : p.
m . lUv J It. t'arpaU, 1'harrh
laal U K efiureh.
"A pawlal r mo a ulld to lha
yoaa anaa of ihla mailing, baatllog
ag. T Bi p. ni , IUt. W. K Crcaay,
I. I . of Tryoa alfoal M. M church,
al V M V. A Hall
Th 1 1 glow of lha body," II am.
lUr. raok I llaol. lirahaiu irl
I'rrabyiarlaa cbareh.
Traa maabid." 7 :aO p. tti , lUv.
(I A. )'. al HairoaiM. K. church.
A ! I al araooa V young man "
T JO p m.lUr A l McMaonaway,
() H . Tr oo alroot HaplJal rhorch.
Oa account of tha lllnea of Dr.
Ilowman. of lb Lutheran church
cininiunlou aarvlra ha leaD poal
pooad aral weeka ; It will ba ob
rvad tomorrow morning al II
clock and the loclr will praarh a
MtDioo t- young man at a later datrv
Mr. W. It dale, of Vlolon.aaalat-
anl Htate Secretary, will five a ipa
clal talk to man at tha Rally at lha
' oqng Mrn'i Cli'llln A aaaxvclatlnn
al 4 :.HJ p in , to which man ar pot
' illally ln ited. Mr. (ialaa give a
I good talk and tboaa who hervrd him
TALKS ABOUT DEAD FAIRS.
Hlo turn
(jatarrn turn
kM raaa V rao waa a
Maa Im ka a ir -aar-arf
al a kvl I ria IH4 .A lif
WaM taata we la ! 4 -wa
ava raa aiantaa run tmi.ii
tifore a III wlh lo haar him again.
The litlly ara Interesting and en
)oyabla and tha parlor wa crowded
laal Sunday at Dr Craaar'a talk.
Hot t -m Mnr I rmtm Ola Ntrk.
Nearly averybody In Charlotta ra
eel red circular throogh tha mall
to-dav. pral Ing a certain hranu of
vhlkey Tha circular glvaa
Ilia prlca of tha truck
ami contain a lot of testimonial.
m i The latter are unique. Hera I a
aa tuple :
A croml.ient lawyer and editor
write.
. N. C, Feb. 3t, NO.
I ieiitlemen ; I ntlnta rata of ad
verting Old Nick waa an old frle id
of the writer yearn and year ago
when a atudant at "IOgTow n." Judge
IVaraon'a Law Hehool. Would like
to aarnpla aorue of the aarue old atofl.
I will take pleaaure In giving promi
nence to ad. by local ref"enca
and peraonat apieala to peroul
friend and dealer. I lre(u nlly
tell my wife a little of the "crebr"
help my throat I ahall expnet the
ad and a aauiple.
'oura Truly,
Weeklir (lank Hlalcmenl.
WADLKSA LK AND RKTA I L
Druggists.
SHOK8 FOR THE MILLION.
We have them tomj
bottom I
aiterand
and at
pneea. wiy -we am i
or- V
New ArtrerlUinetiU To )y.
'of age for rent.
Norton vain J Kil t an--
For rent -I tail -r liavnUm,
A Ka cpinn aalc H(jnn V t'o.
Toolh powder--A M hie,t lo.
it lanlcm wanteil-Win Wedlock.
Wi for Hie I ir.m,ii A kl Kaiikiu A Hni
A thalxilii-al inlrigm Ja' Hnrripon A o.
Reserved Increase .S.KI4,i00.
Ioana Increase l4'V0.
Hpecle lncro.io 6,M9,J0O.
Lapal Tender increaae .ISWL
Depoaita Increaxe 9,010,0X10
Circulation increase 27,700.
Mr. Hallie H augtiton 'and Miaa
Prttti Htlnson. two Mecklenburg
ladle who recently settled in Colo
rado, write home that for the pant
few week, the snow on their ranch
ha been f feet deep on a level
Tliev re in jrood health, though, and
aeeni to enjoy life out there.
s
TOOTH
POWDER
AT
B. REESE & CO.
25 Cents a Box.
CZ2
02
E
Tla pari aroaod lha alar lo U
drag alora laal algt.i, aoau way or
aavlhr gal lo Ulklug about r.-unly 1
falra. "I woodr If w wl l r ha I
aaolbr ooa la I'barloit oua of
lba payMT maad "No, air, prompt
ly pel up aaoihar, "for il laal fair
dlad lha death. I oaver aw a thing
dla la wore earal. Tha beat thing
about lha whola bualaaaa waa lha ae-
lloaof ih board of dlrcurln award
lug a allvar plthr lo ih riricr
who bad boomed and bolalartd lha
fair la lha local dally. Thepllchar
waa awarded hltu on lha ground lhal
ha waa a capable and mrrllurlou
trait-bar of tha blankaL
The nvwepapar ti) a o hapauad lo
ba ooa of lba gToup, and ha auggealed
thai tha blalory or lha I'oplar lent
fair ought lo h gotten up In pamph
ll form aud praaerved lo poalerlly.
"Tall ua aboul II," Came aavrral voict a
al one. Tha nwaper man had Dot
long t tarry, but ha contented to
letch In outline, a few facta In the
hlalury of a fair whoae origin and
carr ware unique
"About J, Dr. Coluinhu Mill
aud a nuiulwr of the ueighttoring
farmer of tha then proaperou lo
lar Tent action had an eihlblllou of
bliMtdad cattle. It w a tha flueat
how of th chracter ever known In
the H Late, and after It waa all ovrr.tha
euggaallon f r an annual fair wa
made. All were In for It at once.
Orounda ware bought and fenced In,
building erected, aud the Poplar
Tent fair wa uhered Into hllnry.
For Ave atnmer. ' he fair had a great
run, but on the alxth year, It lagged
oat- I wa there al lu death, and I
think lhal if ever a thing did die In
good tyle, that fair did."
"The farmer didn't bring a thing,
nol even o much a a tick ; hut they
juat itood around chewing tobacco
and laughirTg at the but The ladle
congregated In Moral hall, admired
the ijuliu, helped each other to eat
the preaarvea and pickle, and talked
all the time about what a ahame it
waa thai the men were ao mean. The
agent of an agricultural houe who
had a patent plow in Agricultural
Hall ( tha hall "ti a ahady patch of
ground under au oak tree finally
drove oft in high dudgeon leaving the
plow on the hand of the association.
The secretary and treasurer and the
commit tee on resolution met a few
days afterward and fixed up papers
by which the Poplar Tent and St.
John' falrf were consolidated at
Concord, and they now have there an
annual fair that is worth going to
aee."
"About the time the Poplar Tent
fair started," cont'uued the newspa
per man, "I had just come to Char
lotte as local editor of a daily, ami I
took every advantage, to show my
loyalty to Cabarrus. To help out the
fair, I got up a story of a bull fight
that was to take plac. 1 w rote it up
in grarahie style and the article was
eoplef In the papers from Maine to
the Rio Grande. Incidentally, I bad
mentioned that if any one didn't be
lieve the hull flfrht would take place
as described, they could write to
Hhake Harris. Shake wa postmaster
at Poplai Tent. It was an unnsual
thlngfor the weekly mail bag to come
.a half g 114, bat I a faW 4y ai
la !! alicia a boat I lba fcwll 4l
luni. i&e tpLavr Teal poalwfBaa
waa faa) yaed A mmtk drwv ap, lla
priaf ban l iu;albe ky ihm waifkl
of ih aiall bag. TVa bag olaJaa4
leiwr. cirralara aad papara frwaa
hattiaua aurlallaal all evf lha Ualla4
Hlale, all aJJf aa J lo lha poliaa
Ur and pfolawliag agalail lha ball
flgbl. Miai wa la a harry aad a
wa niad. Tti poaaolIW, bleb
rupUil a eoraa of lha W.fa.eowld aol
bagln lu bold lb tafj. bal b pc k k4
II away uiuir coaalar, 6tta4 ap
tha TKtut aparoa lu lba ehslvlag aad
ihrvw a fw aack up lalo the garret.
From that day u ihla, Ibal tra baa (
navr ran anori oa wrapplag a
"Tha big I'oplar Teal draak
a-j baa ovf val boao
plaloed In (flol II ralaad I
maadoualy all day loag aad
tody ou lba hill wa draak. Tl
waa tl.e day ol ld high, A f
low waa ua the ground with a wage
load of oal. Yihj paid AO caol far a
bundl aad found a u,uart (of
llUor down lo lha oale. Tbare
wa r vou agol on Iti grouada
tliat day. but h tughl a many oat
aa anybody alaa."
-It waa lha Poplar Tant lair Ibal
originated Ilia Uea of public mar
rlaga. CapL Chaa. Mc IVonald gol up
tha achema, and furolahad lha brld
nd groom. Col. Tho. Koblnaoo
married tha couple. County fair
vcrrwhere caught up tha Idea aod
no fair waa coualdared complete
without a wedding ine :o la en
the head of ( baa. McDonald "
An lalaMaal Maal.
The big building of the I). A.
Tomkln Company, corner of Fourth
and College (treat, I lo be lighted by
an Individual electric plant, which
1 now being placed. Tha plant will
conaUl of oOeleclrle light.
A SWEEPING SALE
O F
CLOTHES.
Marrlaca Mail f .
Card have been laaaad for lha
marriage of Mr. John W. Powell to
Ml Mesa I e I'egram, daughter of the
lale V. W. I'egram. Tha ceremony
la to te performed next Wadneaday
afternoon at th residence of Mr.
M. hi I'egram, on HoulhTryon a tree U
CO
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GO
Special Prices
On a rack chock full of Ladies and
Misses full, regular made, hrench
toes, ribbed and plain Hose
FLANNEL HUIT8, ALL SIKS.
This ia fine weather to say IUan
keta and Elkin at f 4, $. $H lead.
Wraps at aimost half price.
Henmants way down.
As fine aline of Embroideries as
was ever opened In t' if town " up
ward, from deep to S luces.
Stripes sold very close, all ut w.
New Nainsooks andL.wtis.
Something entirely new in Nain
sook, i
Grand
Laces.
assortment of Torchen
The ladle of th First Presbyterian
church have started a movement for
a mural tablet to the late Dr. A. W
Miller, to be placed in the veallbnl
of the First Presbyterian church
Already ulte a handsome sum baa
been ubscrltmd. All the ladlea who
desire to aid in the movement, can
leave their subscription at the atore
of M. P. Pegram, Jr.
The Hunday school will pay a trib
ute to Dr. Miller' memorv in the
contribution of a baptismal font.
Their lu Oolag Abroad.
Cnder the head of Trade Items,
the Iron Age of New York, haa thl
to say of one of Charlotte's hard
ware firms: Rrown Weddlngton A
Co , Charlotte, N. C, have recently
t.tken possession of their building on
College street, which has been fitted
up exclusively for their wholesale
department The building is 60x10
feet, three stories and a basement;
and will lie in charge of Col. John L
ltrown and P. M. Brown. The retail
business will lie continued at the old
stand, under the management of J.
H. Weddlngton. The firm employ
four traveling men, and do au exten
sive business North and Kouth Carc
lina. The increase In their business
nessitates larger accommodations.
The congregations of the First
Presbyterian church and Ass-iciite
Reformed church, will worship to
gether to-morrow morning at the
Associate Keformed church, and at
night at the First Presbyterian
church. The services will be conduct
ed by Rev. C. H Todd. The collec
tions, morning and night, will be
divided between the two churches.
Tho entire Stock of tho McDowell Cloth
ing Company was sold to us by tho Roceivor
at a GREAT SaCRIFIuE FOR SPOT CASH,
We oiler this $15,000 aUxk of Fine Clothing, Htta,
and Furnishings at less than half value.
It is a new clean stock, as the firm was in business
only a few months, and it will be sold cheaper than
any Clothing was ever sold in Charlotte.
This is a Cash sale.
ROGERS & CO.
Open till 11:30 this p. m.
21 West Trade street.
LADIES S2 SHOES.
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WE havejuct received another shlpmet of oar Ladle ft Hhoe. Wear
now buying these Hhoe from three factorle.We cant say they.axe man!
full time on our orders; but we keep order there all the time, aod keep lb
Hhoes coming, ao that we are at le to fit any foot. Coiue In aod ae what a
handsome Hhoe we are hauding out for a two dollar bill or two dollars la
silver. Every pair warranted.
GRAY & 1. AKNIIAKDT.
19 East Trade Street, CITARIXT1R. N. C
- Prompt attention giveo to all Mailorder.
THICK SOLES.
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The best investment any one can make Is a pair of oar thtck iole ghoet
Mens qest calf Doable Sole Lace or Congress, plain or box toe, price 17,50;.
These are the best that can be built A full line at 15, 4 and S3: each Una
a
repreaenta a value superior to anything in the market , (' -,-
Ladies Cork Bole Button, best Kangaroo Kid, price $30. Thlashoala
perfectly waterproof, the best stock ever pat in a shoe, and will wear aa long
aa two pair of ordinary shoe. We have all kind of footwear, to salt all
kind of people. Give ns a call. " ' ,
QILREATH & OO.
Open every evening tillI8:00; Baturday till 11 KM. ' ' " ' '
A Beautiful Line
v-O-F-
FURNITURE
Continues to be Offered the Public by
B URGES S NICHOLS.
THK HOLIDAYS HAVE GONE BUT PRICES STILL RK- '
MAIN CHEAP. ELRG NT PARLOR 8U1TS, CHAMFER
SUITS, CABINETS, HALL CHAIK8 AND RACKS, DIMKU ,
TABLK8 AND DINING ROOM FURNITURE, PLUSH ROCK
ERS, RATTAN ROCKERS, Ac. Call and see .
BURGESS NICHOLS
R. S Sloan,
- - - Fraito' Dealer.
Room
UNDERTAKER. Nigh I call,
No, Brran bulldlog, over Roger ACot
T. L. AMI AN DEE, SION & CO.