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VOL. XXIII.
A VT1T A Tf7 ffeffc - rSS
:: NO. 3621
TI
Z "t III u,
FIGHTING HIS WAY.
Third Day of Battle Between
Buller's Forces and
the Boers
215 BRITISH ARE WOUNDED
jn Warren
Division Alone
Boers Thought to be Trnto
Lead the British Into a Trap-
British Forces are Fighting
Hard, but Making Progress.
Bv Telegraph to the News.
SPEARMAN'S CAMP, Jan. 22. Bul-
lers torcsa aie aB xu
positcons. His advance is made with
tie greatest oare, every move being
initified by. report maae of the Boer
position after a balloon asGent.
Yesterday's fighit -was a stubborn
ccatest over a front six miles long and
wa.i continued from dawn till dark.
Tte British are slowly gaining ground.
There has been constant musketry
fighting in the northwest: The British
gained a position the. Boers were hold
ing, -but rocky ground is beyond. The
fight is going on in front and on both
flanks, covering every side and range
of territory.
At 10 o'clock Sunday the Dublin reg
iment carried a strong pos&tion with
the bayonet.
XiOTHINO DECISIVE ACCOMPLISH
ED. r
LONDON, Jan. 22. 'Nothing - has
been received thus far today to indi
cate that any conclusive result "has
been reached fay tihe British forces in
the region of the Upper Tugela. All
iaat can be said l& that the British
see-m dOi?dly advancing in the face
cf equally stubborn resisitaace.
At the close of yesterday's fighting
th2. Boers had merely evacuated the
first line of defence 16 .take another
semi-circular position a short distance
in the rear, recallirgjthe 'old .niigher
its. wSereby 'I&iMo&ts havei v previ
casly manje'd-fte).'- &xiic$ -British 'Unto
fital traps:--J'vin?-4- 'n
TO CUT THE. BOERS IN TWO.
TlPE'AEiUAN'S CAMP Jan. 22. Gen.
Warren's cbject is ' to ..cut ,the , enemy ,
in two by the advance of Hildyard's
uhde -ijbvfer until' wit'h-
Gen,.Warrteh;fC'tosMvr,aSana.
rear Colenso.'Two hundred and 'ninety
five British were wo-unded.
200 WOUNDED ARRIVE.
LCiNEON, Jan. 22. The transport
"Canada" has arrived a;t Southampton
frcm Scuth Africa with two hundred
wcunc5-3d Eritiih soldiers.
FOR BENEFIT CtF BBOBRS.
LCN'E'CN, Jan. 22. At the annual
banquet c f the Alsace-Lorraine : soci
ety last night, a subscription was rais
ed for the 'benefit of the Boers.
TO DISCUSS THREE ISSUES.
Bryan Says He is Tired of Hav
ing Hen Pick Out One Issue.
By Telegraph to the News.
NEW YORK, Jan. 22. William J.
Bryan arrived this morning and took
quarters at the Hoffman House, To a
press representative he said he would
in every speech discuss the three im
portant topics of Imperialism, corpora
tions and t'rusts and silver.
"I am tired of having one man pick
wit a single subject for me to discuss,"
he added.
METHODIST MISSIONARIES GO TO
MANILA.
By Telegra'ph to The (News.-
SVN FR'ANCrSCO, Jan. 22. The
Methodist church is about to begin, ac
tive missionary work in the Philip
pines under the .supervision of 'Bishop
Tic-burn. The first mii'ssionaries will
be s-ant to Manila. Miss Wismer, Miss
Cody and1 Dr. Norton, of Ohio, and. -a
Pontes, cf Michigan, will sail.
Calna Wein.esd.av. a'ceomnanied!
nus2.iona.ry workNiin
iysia
13
rfwo
72.000
By Tele'erairh !toe"News.
EuNA Jan;.lihe strike of col
liers is. eeripml ithrrfifsrnnut: 'Northern.
Bolu ai "a, Se venty-twd thousa!nw men '
are out. - . ,i.
SPEAKING OF PANTS.
The Southern Pants Factory has re
cently put in fourteen new machines.
Mr. v. R., Foremajn, manager of the
company, left Saturday night for New
York. : , ' -.
Mr. w. R. Taliaferro, of the OhaT
Ctte Trouetr Factoriy, who has been on
t's annual spring trip to New Yofk,
turned this morning. "
Mr.- Paul Chatham, of the Piedmont
ants Company, left this morning with
ais wife for Mississippi, to he absent
absent some weeks. - ..
The pants 'factories are all busy with
w spring work,
Me good with- all.-
Business prospects '
. . . : .:-
aisn. We, kept,
in iiUva .mill '62 he en'e,myiilaticro:
INVITAT10NS MANY.
Several Circles of Society to Have
Pleasures This Month Mrs.
Church's and Miss Spencer's
Quests.
; iConsipiciousi among the many beau
tiful entertainments that have 'been
noted this season will 'be the evening
at Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Church's to
niiglit Tie 'Sans Semci and' Miss Jose
phine Parker .'are the guests of honor.
Mrs. Church; with her usual cleverness
and originality has . provided some de
lightful forms of amusement ; for heE
guests;, these not to be told until to
night. Alter the games; a lunch sump
tuous and elegant, will be served. The
list of invited guests reads as follows:
Mr. Will E. Parker, Miss Fay Grif
fith; Dr. Chias. Bland, Miss Adele
Hutchison; Mr. W. E. Foreman, Miss
Grace King; Mir. J. M. Van Ness, Miss
T .y TVfin A .rt en iJt.i T XT 17o - "VT-?
jMissMay Oaites; Mr. C. E. Frick, Miss
E1j,a McAden; -Mn j. s. Cochran, Miss
jrulla Ajexander: Mr. Wm. Kartv .Afiss
an ivicAaen; mr. urank manty. Miss
Addle B
Barron,; . Mr. Springs Steel,
Miss Sadie Jones; Mr. Earl Pegram,
Miss Side Clarkson Mr. Harry Saun
ders, Miss Violet Alexander; Mr. J. H.
Barney, Miss Sslene 'Hutchison; Mr.
Alfred Brown, Miss Anna JL. Hutchi
son; Mr. Adliai Cisiborne, Miss Hallie
Ljucas; Mr. Willougihby Chambers,
Miss Julia 'Mason; Mr. Hamilton Wil
son, Miss Midge McAden; Mr. Nesbit
Latta, Miss Leona Ryder; Mr. Ralph
Van Liandinsham; Miss Tomiinson;
Mr. W. U. Robertson, Miss iEiihel Hclt;
Mr. Chas. Davis, 'Miss Nellie Tate; Mr.
Daivid Clark. Miss Goodwin: Mr. Lee
Watson, Miss WeUer; Mr. Joe Tull,
Mis Eliz iCilarkson: Mr. Baird: Mr,
J. W. rwiadsworth, Miss Mary Mayer;
Dr. Capeheart, Miss Julia Robertson;
Mr. Lottie Humiphrey, Miss Bessie
Robertson; Mr. Frank Jones, - Miss
Lena 'Heath; Jkfaj. R. E. Davidson, Miss
Lockhart; Mr. J. H. Ham, Miss De
R'csset; Mr. Mantan Lyon Miss .Nan
Dowd; Mr. James Leyi,r; Miiss Anne
Parks: .Hutchison;. Mr. 'Henry McAden,
Miss Alice Jones; (Mr. George Stephens
Mites Smnhift Mvers: Mr. " Jho Wilber
Jenkins, Miss, Winnie ; 'Barron; Mt
Claude Brbw!nc4Mis9 Xua-'lraxnd ; '
mm-- -J -. -i -ttil kit.! Zr,' rr'ni. ,JIlj.i' V- A- A 31 v. i.
J. -H(igbiU,';MsTLlzzie' "S&M&l&Cu
I. :miJLv4&MA& Breiiiier;;Mr
S J." SmduhV Miss- Mary A. Nash;' Mr.
i'vid S. YaSes, '.'Miss Bettie Nah; MrW
Geo.- Wad'sworth, Missi Johnsie Basonj
Mr. Walter Scott. Miss Fan Burwell;
Dr. ;and j MrsriS.. O. Broohes, .Mrf and
Mr s jo ECSPri eern ; r. : an d, Mrf A,' ; H.
Harris; Mr. and Mjf'Seandr
.TrirmiVfT'i aihfl ,Mksi-,R. M. Brannion;,, Mr
andr: Mt3j : A.' S.- 'lhOxmpe-
' ;"-3frj- - '-uuijiy
son: MJ iS.
Diesser. M'iss Alice Holland
csnv. IMiss Linebach: Mr. Brown, Miss.;
,Hir;hin.g.er; Mr. D.. H, tMcCullo
)ugh,
c
Mis-s Ednfa Hirshinger 'Mr. W,
W.h i te. Mvss Wvatt: Mr. .Sam Hawk
ins Mtas Fickling; Mr. Lewis tsurweii,
y
. '
Miss Porter; Misses
'
Sadie Young ana
Grace Cochrane; Messrs. Chase Breni
zer, G. L. Van Echop, D. J. Craig, A.
M. Shaw, A. L. Robertson. . .
MTjss Hope Spencer's party tomorrow
afteimoon will be feme -of the most
unique and pleasant social affaiTSi of the
weiek. She entertains in honor of her
guest, Miss Ruth Lawrence, of Dan
ville, 111. The guests will be: Misses
Johnsie Bason, Lena and Ada Heath,
Norma Van Landingham, Saida Ba
ruch, Grace King, Fan, Ella and 'Midge
McAden, Elizabeth, Sadie and Pearl
Cl&rkson, Hallie Lucas, Faye Griffith,
Julia Robertson, Violet Alexander,
Anna Locke iHutchison, Grace Coch-
rane. iaxtie .reniaer,
Dora Sater Mamie and A 1
berg, Nan Dowd, 'Wheeler, Lottie Gray,
Mary Mayer, Eva Sumner; jvlts. t. jxl.
Brantnon and Mrs. A. S. Duffy.
lit is rumored! that a beautiful
Greens.boro girl and: a gentleman; "from
;BuirliEgtoin both well . Known uere
are to be married1 in March.
The: Sicirosis meets tomorrow after
noon with Miss Lizzie Lawrence.
The new spring gloves have large
Vieiarl buttons. There is .nothing spe-
ially new in shades.
v i ,Mk Jessie .SDencer t , who .-is to be
f fnairried to - Mr. J. a.
A. Bell .weanesaay .
tnorning, entertain the , usuers xomor
night. .
: iMiss Hariett Orr will be five years
old Thursday. She . is to have a birth
daV toartv. " ' '-;' vi'.-r-;-:
femis!3vDora rSater gives an : elahopate.
supper at xne Jvianuia-ioiai u.-.w-night.
Her guests will be: r" Misses
Willie tHill, Rebekah Chambers, Mar
garet Ward, Edith Adams, Faye Ross,
'Hattie Orr, Ala Heath, Mina Ra.y,
EethelStone, Pearl Oarkson, and Mrs.
Graham Weddington, chaperone.
MR. SPRATT TO MARRY. ,
Mr. Charles A. Spratt, city and coun
ty surveyed, is to be married on the
20th to Miss Annie Query, of Mallard
Creek, Mr. Spratt is lone of Mecklen-
burg's best men.
iMisses Minnie Cranford,' of Davidson,
I n-id Allie Howell, of Georgia; who have
been at. Mr. C. lM. Creswell's have re-
turned home. ,
SUPERIOR COURT.
January Term Convened this
Mornkig ; Judge Allen
Presiding.
WHITAKER CASE ON TRIAli
Judge Confirm s the 5entence 6i
PiheTay or, and fir. W hitaker
Appeals to the Supreme Cour.
Number of Civil - Cases to be
Tried This Week. r
Superior" Court convened this morn
ing, Judge Oliver H. Allen, of Kinstcn,
presiding. The jury was impannelled
as follows:
W. A. McGinn, H. H. 'Kimbrell, S. B.
Smith, Jr., J. R. Cochrane, W. E. Mc
Call, J W. & Taylor, J. C. Gorman, J.
F. McBeard, S. R. Grier, J. S. Watkins,
R. E. McDonald and A. S. Kirk.
The first case on the docket was De
lia May Nicholson vs. Wade Nicholson,
for divorce. Judgment divorce abso
lut for plaintiff. The plaintiff was
represented by Mr. T. C. Guthrie.
The next case was that of Mrs. Crehv
ishaw rvs- her husband for divorce.
Judgment, divorce absolute. The plain
tiff was represented by Messrs. McCall
& Nixon.
The case of A. W. Whifcaker, far as
sault on J. W. Keerans, an appeal, was
! nt heard. The defendant plead for-;
mer convictictn. The jury, under the
instructions of His Honor Judge Allen,
rendered a verdict of guilty. The evi
dence in the case was that after Wlhit-
aker had aseaiulted Mr. Keerans he ran'
to Esauire C. L. Hunter and submit- i
ted; that Mr. Keerans was net present
at the trial; that neither Mr. JWhitaker
mr the witness, which Mr. itaker
I A 1 ,-m . . "'A5 i i
fcMJOK WltJl mm were sworn; mat DO
warrant was issued by Esouire Hunter.
,The evidemice further waia Mat a war -
tne deifendant, , Whita'ker; had appeared
wn, uie majrvi.o yuui iiKW:6uiHr ouuim!y r fUllV UnderStOCld In tfie little
T J 1
. . . .. t-v. w cjt,xx ujiy.iuiiub, j riaunle wtno were keenm;' rhpir
ijncuuixxi-uu vuu. ;i ua wane xo maKe on. 'iiamg vncrougn- , - . . - ;
Ly.jaii. rneiaence nrruier arsciosea iy uirideTStood. -and that i.that what 1 :33 ' BcrB l'aiS! w?casonea' a
the fact-that it ,was not -until. ,the
IIMIII'I AVU SZ Zr II J II IIP. Ill I'M I 1 1 II1'4VIM- M 11(1
-.vv. ,.,w.,..- rj -
me casenaa oeen neara maii.r, .w.nir. -
itver u,au yiuauwsi, . uum .o- ; CihurCh ias -aiS4yS StOOdSi fof" educa-
quire Hunter f of co?tft medn the : tion i,n the -erty diysths Prefsbyter
fiustiee s court, ?wheT?aoHis Honor , an hnwh ifnnfimmi -f aoiai
Hr3led' that -ae plea fOE farmer, convic-
landL.PoJWif on ot -lie; tnatlotft? proceea-
Miss?4ft .T' Bc uvfei;,v, ""vhome sclhoolg?Mnd if there were moree CMfltta ibranch of the Virginia
triai m TOutempidtwu VVV
serve as no defan-se to iis a?oHis
t ii --jm i iiiiit i . i i 1 i I'll i-a i mi i v -ii
1 . ' i j jm 1 J
- f it ; i ! .. - r.i
; 7; 1- t
i ,c r vp t ri ii t i "i 1 1 1 ill. .n viw;i 1 h. up hi iih.ii i. ii'imr
Judge Allen, in passing sentence, saic
"This manaer of attack upon the pub
lic highway is a serious offense. If the
defendant had used a deadly weapon
i- i j i : li . nt.:.
ue wouiu ms su.iity ul a mwy.
case is inithe nature.of a -secret assault.
Trnere are caises in our courts wnere
. .
defendants have been imprisoned in the
penitentiary for two and three years
for secret assaults. Neither our liw
nor our ideas of right tolerate secret j
assaults. There seems to be no lawful,
excuse for' this assault., Mr. Keerans,
in the discharge of his duty to his cli
ent, had the ght tocomment .on the
not tolerate a man ; being attacked for
j. i -i j. t : 1i
discharging his duty, whether he.be a
doctor, preacher, lawyer or private cit
izen. i;If this were permitted, lawyers
anl-clinets alike would be deterred
from -the court house. Every witness
wSMnS !iS ion is miade to
be exposed before a jury. In cases.r" J" '
whprp tli p. offense is' airirravated as in1
Tflt is eWoiTwe filHustices who :
d?cnaT JtautLymi
discharge the.r 'duties
mg pemiues aUId,
offense committed I cjm. see no rea-
sen why the judgment of the mayor in,
vc????? "Vx.S: 1
M . T J L J. . J
imprlsmfaik iliathe county jail for thirty
days.
. , t u-rt;10.l .AutibaI MK
F. R. McNincn. ; rne iate was xepre
scrated by Messrs. J. L. Webb and F?,!
Osbcrne. : : .; . ' ' ,' . ;.'
Defendant gave irbond in. the sum of
$100 and as 'release. sf&JjZc'. V: I
; The afternoon sesslFrm: as fTtakeh'up
witi-the case of C. L-Lanaie and wife
vit the Western Union Telegraph Co.
Tlhe amount involved is about $2,000.
A FHIL.IEPINE TROUBLE.
Lt. John . Gumim. who is vis.itin:
his
-'ter. Mrs. Charles McKnight and
Mrs. E. V. arinlay'Sion, is suffering very
much with his . feet. , He contracted
ecm& kind of disease ; while in the
.Phl'lirtpines. where, he had to stand in
: waiter often for ten hours' at a time.
The trouble is u&aer tine naii oi tu
tye He ,is suffering a great deal and is
unable to get out.
Miss Laura .Wadsworth went to
&nnnTe.&. C- Satufdav morning
to spend a wsefe or sa . 1
'; . 7 .
539,000 IN AN HOUR.
The targe : Amount Raised by
the Presbyterians of Char
lotte Yesterday., .
A LARGE MASS MEETING.
Addresses by Dr: J. R. Hi
Dr. J. W. Stag? and Mr. leo.
Wilsonnr. D. W. Oates Read
Report of Committee Asking
$5ooo for the Col lege.
The Presbyteiiians of Charlotte have
been discussing for some time plans
leaking toward the rebuilding aaitl; re
equipping of the iPfesbyterian College
for Women dn this city. They ;: iro-
posed, as stated last week int the News,
raising i$40,000 or $50,000 for this
purpose. The matter was brought be
fore the members of the four Presby
terian churches yesterday manning, in
a mass meeting at the Second Presby
terian church. - The large edifice was
packed with possibly the most repre
sentative body of churchmen,, of any
senibled in any city between New York
and New Orleans a body worthy of the
church they ; represented and of the
caus, to which they were to respond,
On the nlatfArm ht th. p,rhtati
out? uenommatian tnat - could - tua a.i-
nastors of vh Htv bav t Tt
.Sharer, president of Davidson Col-
leee. AftPil- nrnvpra Tiv Heir a Tlra
Shearer and Howerton, Dr. Howerton
-j,?.
w m Ws
for the worship of God sand if any of
,i .i' uk JU... Im
uj.ii XXIV , t,VK.dJJ.CX ii pi mi ll
we are met, for the transaction of secu-
lar ; busine&Si let vour minds be dis -
, kbusotthat idea. If we had met in
tfe inlfPirftsat; nf fmrin trvterewms tTiln
mnmlW -m t t-himir tiqv
! said that we were met for secular bus-
, church as missions, t cannot makis
evi-iowiii wjhflrWihifciTflwJ'nf -.-irm:ritii
-I J - J I? 0 J. .J -., . 1 . 1
j aucar.ion is not opposea locivii ana
, gtate education: The v Prefsbyteriah
:scnools. Christian gdhcation, as we un-
deTStaad it, tsiJclosely connected with.bSpiarMn. .C.VoWla.beensWRK
; teaching iatKe homeis of our church
j..- so much need of
I .
, i
eaucaxion. ai its last sessiotn our gen-
. i -m-t i j
rerai assemDiy tooK va iorwatra step in
interest of Christian (education.
Civil and secular schools have, as their
chief object, the training of men and
women far citiizemship, and Ihelnce they
do not have the time to give the Bible
the attention which it should Ihiave. I
, rneard a gemtleman say the other day
fW . . mnVA r. wo riocr,oT. -
he would rather have his daughter
: -"
in the sclhciol in whose interest we meet
today, because the Bible and Chris-
sch.coi. We are in a crisis -fan this
ioWn.-- Such times of crises often
jajins. unariotte nas iaiways ieeii
kiuiown as a Pnasbyterian town, but it
will not always be so known if it does
the educatiional interests cf
) l "
town. We must rally to the cause
of education as a Church an this city,
or fin a large degree lose our influence
as a Church in this community
It was decided to ask f or B.
ad! U
ednfOr,f-
stcizk, the interest to be providedirforf,;
A "u cumuiRw ajji" x,mV
ago in ,the PareBt of the college made
r8POTt tihTOU the i;.Mr.
D. W. Oates. He announced that the
gum $50,000 would be asked for in
, the foot.
.c(a.J. cKnrtii on to he
given, in stock in the Buildiing & Loan i
-nf,"t." iT m'uTsIiI rimerim.,
itibns.by those who desire." ".av.t"' "'"'
After iDr. 'Howerton haftmhed on ' eu nuwnose name, SSS
mcfinn of Mr n W Oates Mr. ; Mis Gertie Lmgle was the. ibridetp-
n.k.-.TJ .-rrr!M ,.alT!l .. frr ' tne
ing. Mr.
Wm. Aniderson acted as sec-
retaryr
iirt.xrnc .rtf .ha sahiet of the
ma, s bonsai ' to
spoke cf the lack of mechanical eqnip-
ment of the college and unged tne peo
ple to respond to the call for J50.000 in
order that this lack might be supplied.
followed. Dr.
Hiowertenn (hsbft inresentedl the religious
AV V t 111 tWO
side of the question. Dr: Stagg discuss- the Baptist Church, was licensed to
ed the matter as concerning Presbyte- j preach last night at Olivet Baptist
rians. He said that the Preshyteriian ' j, He leaves at once for Win
church had always demanded - . educa- , gate to finish his , theological studies,
ticn; that that was the history Of the Mr. Walters is a young man who has
church. After the siege of Leyden, the 'tne gifts to he of much use in the
Dutch Calvinists were asked what rJhuTch.
they wanted and they replied, "A Uni-
! verslty." "That, said the speaker, ii :
church then a univeTsity." ine speas-
er next smoke of the importance of the"
eoiition or woman, a wvumm, oi
he, "can bring a man up to a higher
level, tut a man can not bring-' a
wooman mp. As our women are, so arw
our .homes. .Charlotte, as the centre of
Presbyterian, of all ipiaces in th
South, sihomld be the centre of educa
tion. The refugees to Geneva during
the wars which tore Europe, saw the
influence of Galvanism, and gointg back
to their homes disseminated! that
knowledge, and shed that influence.
Girls -coming from the West to "Char
lotte ito cshool should be so impress
ed with the influences of Presbyterian
ism, that when they igo back to theiw
nomes they saould loaK tiowaria tne
CJli U 1 it .1 ill till i, Wi '(,1UI 1411' 4,11.
The next point that Dr. Sta-gg em
phasized was "stewardship." What are
you doing with your .money your in
heritance that God has given you?"
he asked. This point was elaborated
with telling results, as will be seen
below.
The Tesult of the' meeting was that
$30,000 wa3 su'hscrlbed, with the re
mainder easily in sight. Several sub
scriptions were received' today. Five
persons Dr. I. W. Faison and Messrs.
D. W. Gates, George N. Adams, P. M.
Brown and Wim. Anderson took ten
shares of stock. Numbers of persons
took five shares. The details have not
been arranged yet. Some are in favoi
of building around th old ibuilding;
d'hers of razinig it to the ground. It is
thought the -latter will !be decided
upon. The raising of such a sum of
money by one denomination, in a
town c,r this size, in one hour, is un-
' Precsdented. It speaks volumes tor the
pople Clf the Prefbyterian church, and
f Line ni'mIty- .
i Th& college, th3 iNews learns, is to
Te-built right away.
f The college was bcugiht four years
. Meokieniburg ianoV ncora
' . . . iv. ;
t n' lo - ImprOvemenJs. to th
I amount of $5,000 have heen added. The
property is now valued by real estate
m. m. . .
melx at 3U'W,U- Winea:uae new college
i built it will represent a value of
,000 or $30,00i.
V, . rr
SECRET MARRIAGE REVEALED
-., .iv;S;.. ... n -
1 vj , .bwAmteuru-
aaiytn, Nefehtwrg and UifiH
---Sometime ajco 'Squire Bailes told the
.-NToTxra ho iA- ' to.tt!&A ' 4 rSViiai-Wfo
mam-
good
Adal .of eonieciture at the time'
1 . m- . ,- . . . v . . i -' i.
I . it nas just ,ieaire!3 cut that it was
; Mr. . , Mirvin Nelghbora and MSss C.
ri .HiVd eft. vlrh rt iw.f Til fefep-nctJ v
marrAeaDyeouife rn S$ownJCara-
mnA.t UhtV9tmassT'mf -as- .M. ;2ir
i.'iMiv ISory -is riHfly-ttton;
i4ife Insurance Co., lor a year, and ha
..many friends here. He has rencentr
- - " - .
i Tjie -bride is ircm os.ton, Mass., ana
t i
nas oeen. nere ror nve momns, spena
ing -the winter in the South for the
benefit of her health. She boarded at
Mrs. Lucy iNe a tilers' amd is much liked
by all who know her.
Mr. Neighbors has claimed his ibride
ax d they have gone to Winston to live,
The News wishes the young couple a
long and happy life in . the married
state, which was entered' ; upon so, ro
mantically.
THE GRA'HAM-OATES , NUPTIALS
j The jnarriage tomorrow night of. Dr.
-Wm. A. Graham and Misa Bonnie
Oates will be an event of supreme in
terest in social circles. Miss Berta
Oates, sister of (the bride-elect, is to be
maid of honor; and Mr. Norfleet Webb
of Hillsboro, first cousin of the groom.
will he best man. The ushers will be:
Messrs. Joseph Maclean, John B. Oates,
hVj w. (Watt, David Clark, J. L. Cox
-TV TT. Twiffv W. A (Irahnm rvf JAn.
w H Twltty, W. A. Graham, of Lin
and J; u Prior, of' Atlanta,
e ceremony takes place at 6:30, in
nne second , Presbyterian church, Rev.
x lW. staggt D. D officiating
The News te ed to say that any
have lost tlieir 0fldrnissfon
who have lost their cards of admission
can get others on application
SUNDAY MARRIAGE.
Yesterd'aiy afternoon (Rev. L. 'R. Pru-
t was called on by a good! looking
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words that jnpKade them man and .wife.
"a He and hisCwido :a.ve man
maS He an-dj his C?Mo ':-have irhan
Charlotte.
LICENSED TO PREACH.
- Mr. Wm. Walters, a member of
Twp.mh afreet Baotist church, who
haa been studvins: for the minlistrv of
":
.Tjhe proceeds of the concert or tne
gt Cecilia Society will go to the 'mi -
- - . .
jnane Society.
OF JSflAL0TT"
The Story to Be interpreted by
ttee St. Cecilia Society To
" Morrow Night.
(NNYS0ffS MAJESTIC VERSE
A Gifted i-ady of the City Tells
the Poern-' in Prose for the
Benef it 'qt Those Who Wlli
Hear the flusic-Weird Verse to
be Interpreted.
The enjoyment of vocal music to the
general public depends veTy largely on
hearing the words or knowing the story
interpreted. The musician listens for
harmony rather than words, the ordi
nary iisteoieav for words rather than
harmony. . V
Knowing that the cantata. "The La
dy, of Shalott," Tennyson's mystic
poem, which is. to be Interpreted to
morrow night by the S t. Cecilia 'Socie
ty, cf .this; city, would b very much
more enjoyed' by the knowing of the
story, its time and setting, the kindly
services .of one of the most gifted wo
men in the city were emlisted in . the
telling, and the St Cecilia as well aa
the public is "her debtor: :
"THE LADY OF SHALOTT." ;
(This prettily told and deeply pathet
ic little story, is.; not without the ele
ment of mystery, that enters into
much the great author has written z
nor doss hie ever go into detail, often;
wearisome, but leaves much for the
reader to infer, thus keeping up inter
est. The time is the medieval world
of romance in which he was no less
at home, than in the tangled skein of
modern life.)
Around te enchanted Island of Sha
lott,' there flojwsi a .riyerhpe; sides-,
werer bordered with , rich .el4 of
blooming rye and rbariejr? ong thef
: wiUowtbAnlwif-fl18' are4
moved ', $V - slow noises, ;,ahd ' on the
stream 1 ; silken-sailed shallops glide
noiselessly down to "many towered .
Camelct."
"Four gray walls and four gray tow
ers; a space of flowers, with masses ol3
lilies embower the silent island where
dwells the lovely Lady of Shalott." On
ly the earliest reapers, and those latest
wending- their s way , homeward, through
the moonlight heair the -sweat; plain-
(he mysterious be;ing,ap;en'etaimr
"'Tis therfflirLad;
day and nighty ahe weaves a ttiagfe web'
of gayest colours; because, in the si
lence of the night a voice !has said that
should she turn to look towards Cam
elot, "a curse shall be upon her." What
it is she knows not, but thus urged,
steadily, ceaslessly, her fingers fly
through the intricate meshes. . A mir
ror hangs before her all the year, on
which is reflected every passer-by, and
is at c:nce woven into the curious web
Sometimes 'tis only some surly village
man, or red-cloaked market girls;
some" gay damsel or dashing knight;
no matter whom nor what, the-moving
panorama is at once transfixed into
the magic fabric. -
One summer's day, "half sick of
shadows," she glances at the mirror,,
and in the dazzling sun, "there flamed
the brazen greaves of bold Sir Lance
lot." On his shield, a red cross knight,
kneeled to a lady beside remote Sha
lott. "Right merrily be rode to Came
lot, with silver shield, with bugle, and
with lance;" and in the blue, unciouaea
weather, even his saddle shone like
burnished gold. He sang she listened
to notes simple, but familiar. "She
left her web she left her loom; she
saw the water-lilies bloom; she saw
the helmet and the plume." She looked,
alas! towards Came lot! The weD new
out; the mirror cracked from side to
Lady of Shalott.
Soon the east wind was blowing; the
blue heavens were darkened; the river
moaning. (Down to its uanK erne came. .
She found a boat and on its prow, she
fe -. "The Lady of Shalott." Then
5ri.ft . . ... i
iVnWloening stream, wiuu xwotn-
el.chains, the boat-movea on. At nrst.
lay like ohe'jh a trance. Then, cyg
likeL she sang chanted loudly.
wly. till hertiood was frozen; .hut ,
e darkened eyes were fixed , on tow
ered .Camelot Under, towers ana oai-
conies; the, boat, ; with, its, sad megnt,
flvufAH -frt 'Tmm ma'rVpt. -'and -hljfh
houses, from lighted palace the peoplo -
came and gazed and wondered, ine
sound of revelry was hushed, and "gay
knights crossed themselves for fear.
But Sir Lancelot said: v
"She has a lovely face; '
God, in mercy, lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."
- MR. 'WIARDLAW.
Mr. Joseph G. Wardlaw who was last
week' elected' secretary of the Alpna
Miltl and whir is to come to Charlotte
to live, is a cousin of Mrs, George E.
Wilson, and one of the finest young
men the Palmetto State can ciaim.
Mr. Wardtow will not come to snar
'"" - a f He
ls aireaay
pleasantly known; here
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