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CHARLOTTE, N. C., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY ,24, 190p.
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ENGLANDIS ANXIOUS.
Knows ORfy That Buller's Ad
vance Has Been Checked
for the Present.
STOCK MARKET RUMORS.
gulls Claim That VVarten Has
Captared an In-q?ortant Point
Boers Lost Only Three Men instable, doing the honors or thebeauti-i
the Battle Fought on Last
Monday.
v Te?erra'ph to 'b 'News.
I C'NCGX. Jan. 24. The extreme ten
c:p,1 clU2;i by what may be designat
ed a- r'i? .most anxious pause since the
1 j. ? .1
;-,eccaa, nas jiuotl uttii relieved uy
auerncon by 'anything: save tha
to tnis
t;-;iv s:c:'k exchange reports-. The exj
t-vzze was today startled :by the bulls,
V)1C A,;ertea that Warren hadTSLptur
(Vnicnkcp. Anxiety as to the next
r 'v.l exis-:s on all sides. The War Of
a"e "was bessi'ged at an early h-soir this
3012 Sag. I: is- .generally recongnized
t"u; tr.e Boer position can be taken
o"'v a: tremendous-' cost of life,
CXLY ONE BOER KILLED MONDAY.
LONDON, Jan. 24. A Pretoria dis
patch dated Tuesday "somewhat ampli
fies .Monday's dispatch from the Boer
laa.s?r. It says that four or five limes
ilurins the day the British replaced
iheir wearied soldiers with fresh ones.
The Boer casualties that day were 1
killed and 2 slightly wounded. Our men
are in excellent spirits. There was a
larsf slaughter f the British.
TO LOOK FOR MANCH E STEiR.
CAPE TOWN. Jan. 24. The Jtrans
port Cyrtiric"'h.as been sent to search
for rlie disabled transport "Manches
ter". -m d tow her to. this port.
AMERICAN WOMEN ENTERTAIN.
CAPS TOWN, Jan. 24. American
women gave a reception here s'to
day. j:t which tbe-. doctors and nrrses
of ths hospital shipMains" and .Con
sul G:-neral Sto-we.3Y.ere the principal
srueszs. ' - .
LOWEK COURT. AFFIRMED.
Habeas Corpus Proceedings in
va r te r . yase;, uismis sea v nn.i
By Tei-grapoeTqNevvs. JfB
NEW YORK, Jan. 24. The United
States Court cf Appeals today affirm
ed the decision, of Judge Lacombe dis
missing the habeas corpus proceedings
in the en-se of former .Capt. Oberlin M.
Carter, of the United States Engineers,
convicted by a court-martial of frauds;
in ecrniei-tion with the Savannah river;
snd Cumberland Sound iniprovementc,;
This ends the Carter case. Unless)
fcs is parcioned by tlie President he!
nust seroout his term.
BURlED IN THE RUINS.
Powder Explosion Blows Up a
HachineShop at Scran ton.
j Telegraph .to the News.
SCRANTON, Pa., Jan. 24 Patrick
Cesgriff and Rimer Howard ;quarrymen
at Summersville, cn the Lackawanna
Railroad, were terribly torai and mu
tilated by an explosion of powder, last
igbt. so much so that Howard died
tils morning. Cosgriff is hardly ex
pected to survive.
men were working at a forge,
sharpening quarry tools, when a spark
flew fern the anvil iato an open keg of
Powder some distance away, blowing
UP the- .shop and burying them in the
rains.
TRIED TO STEAL AN ElNiGrTNE. '
2y Telegraph to The News.
CAMDEN, N. J., Jan. 24 Police
a guardin-g the plant of the Univer-.
J2l Drier and Digester Comnany todaj
3Kiuse during the n'&kt'f ecmebody
L-ei to .steal the big enigin and boilei'.
fa:rolai.:i got to -the Jpjin.t, which is
ju-r in time to spre !;away the
t'lieves. whoi had already fetnoved one
f ths faL'tEiungs of the engine.
EX-MIXISTER P1IELP3 VEIRtY ILL.
Ej' Telcgra.ph to The -News.
LV HAVEN, Jan. 24. Horn E. J.
faelps. ex-minister to Great- Britain,
js danger cu sly-ill a-S his holme in -.this
City. :- . i 7. ' - f - - "
WAITING FOR 'NEWS.
Jr Telegraph to The 'News.
LONDON, Jan. 24. No news haisi yet
been received from 'Buller. , 'Many, ru
?iors o? his victory are aficat, but there
' 3 confirmation. "
Mrs. Williama who has 'been at Mr.
- M. Laiwen's goes to- Statesville" to
morrow. . ' . : , .
'Mr. e. W. Tuck returned from Per
S3a county this morniing-
Gen. W. C.-Gates left this morning
fc7 Washington.
social life:
A Number of Functions Attended
' By Society.
Dr. I. W. Faison last nieht
elegant dining at his beautiful home.
on North Tryon street, in honor of His
Honor, Judge Oliver H. Alien, who is
presiding at the present term of court.
There were invited to meet the' judge,
a former fellow-county man (Duplin)
of Dr. Faison's, Judge A. Burwell, May
or J. D. MdCall, and Messrs. C. W. Til
lett, T. W. Hawkins, W. C. Maxwell, T.
C. Guthrie, JJ. W. Harris, Heriot Clark-
son and H. N. Pharr a brilliant cot
erie of legal lights for the judicikPolif-
ins. Mrs. Fnisnn irmner" thft fant thnJ -
ful eight-course dining with charmin
ease. The table decorations were red,
golden candelabra -with red candles, ad
ding warmth and "beauty to the scene.
Little Harriet Orr is1 five years old
todiay, and her "guess, why" party this
atternc-on will be one of the pre-ttiest
ocf the "wee baby" functions of the
ssason. The table is decorated in pink
and white, five -pink candies ornaments
the birthday cake. The souvenirs arc
cornucopias of candy. -The invited are:
Ella, A-delai.de, -Xora and Manjer Mose
ley, Annie Dewy Chambers, May and
Framcis Osbovne, Edward Kessler,
Alildred and Baldwin Maxwell, Susie
powles, Robert Cochrane, Mary Wil
liams Carson, James H. Carson, Jr.,
Gesorge and Slary Howell, Mary San
ders, iMay Londion, Rebecca and Owen
Pi'tzsimons, Heriot, Mary, Loyd" and
Fractals Clar&son, -Ales? and; Lewis Ste
phens, Sid Lowa, Charles Hoffman,
Kaitherina Pe gram, Lawrence Hower
ton. "Old folks at heme:" Mrs. L. rW.
Sanders, Mrs. J. H. M:ciAden and Misses
Lucy and! 'Pan McAden; "Grandma"
Howell; Mrs. G. A. Howell; Mrs. C A.
Mioseley; 01x3. S. O. Brookes and Miss
Addle ..wmizmis.
.Rev. Dr. Chrietzberg has a sainiste
rial tea ton5ght, entertaining in honor
of 'Rev. Dr. Vine, cf -Aisheville, who is
conducting the meet!ng in Trycji Street
Baptist church, and Rev. Wv.Sy Hione,
of Golds-bom. Invited to meet; them are
Rev. Dr. Barren, Rev S. B. ...Txirtrentine,
pestidiEig elder ;o;it:bJa;:''.isfcct,';iintd Mr.
-Wolf sohn, ;.ithe. evanells ti e sing.-r. Mrs.
Ch-rietzfosrs .and the. Missesi'.Chrieitzberg
will do the :ho n ors of thW evening, in
that delightful .style for which South
CaroliniLana-3i;re -.niated.
;.eat cards' reading thus were issu
di.thls .miornihg: '-"Miisses i .Violet ana
Julia 4lejinrfsr 'at ;Hxime,vi January
'She twjeny:rSh. 1:Ska3 ; SQUci. 5-7
ps&V The gentlemen iffranviiea .at b
o'clock. 1A guessing samerwill fill up
the first part c:f: the1. -'evening;,, lunch
ithe latter p:art. . '
The Cranfard will meet with Mrs.
Richmond, at ."Judge Bynum s, Friday
afternoon, at o'clock. A full attend
ance is desire!.
..
'Mr. Tenry OScAden gives a theatre
party tomorrow night, followed by a
lunch at the Manufacturers' Club.
The "Wednesday Afternoon Shtsait
Story Club" meets this afternoon with,
mirs. Walter, at Mr. N. M. Lawrence's.!
.
?Mrs. W. R. Taliferro today issued In-j
rotations to a card party, which shea
gives 'Friday night an honor of Miss Oc-1
xaTjia lioaxwrigni, ax .wnmiugLuu, wn-.
a3-j3iwe3 tonight to make her a visit.
A MEDLEY OF OPEiRA.
Thj? operatiic concert which is to be
given sen February 2nd 'for the benefit
cf the iCharlotite Library, mention ot
which was made in yesterday's News,
will be a. treat. The programme will
be a medley of operas. First will
come the 'balcony scene from Romeo
and Juliet; then the Xpnrth act of T.ro
vatsre, thenCaivalleria .Rusticana Mon
tcigr3ffc Will ibe remembered as the
tenor who supported (musically) Em
ma. Abbott. It will possibly be recalled
that ha was- the only one in the cast
who did not sing in, English. He sang
in his: native tongue Italian.
PLUMBING INSPECTOR,,
For sever al years the .city ' hasee
agitating the question of a pluttfMngjUfill go to housekeeping soon after they
inspector. At Last tne neea nas
supplied. The ciuy nas engagea air. 1 .
C. Tcomef , of Rochester, N. Y. Mr.
camey is on the scene and ready to be
gin work. He comesi with high recom
mendations from the chief inspector
of plumbing of Rochester and from Mr.
G. E. Warner, mayor X)f Rioch ester. Mr.
TVuruTVLAv bias reiceived his certLflcate of
&o,mpetency d master plumber andis
in. enrery way.-jgii ,SithTi:es; ca
pable and! wormy.
BACK TO CHARLOTTE.
Mr. J. M. Mclaughlin, who went to
Norfolk in the fill.td work, has return
ed to Charlotte, in order to fill tne
place Mr. George Brice had at Mr. J. .B
McLaughlin's. Mr. Albert (M. Gilbert, has arrived
here td' iba'ke a position as watch re
pairefldnd en.sraver at the Pa-lannoun-bEiin
Cfo's. He was formerly with the
WialtaiianT Watchs (Co.; also, the Howard
Wteutch CSo.
MORNING WEDDING.
Mr. James A. Bell and Miss
Jessie Spencer Married :
To-Day at ll OXlock.
A PRETTY BRIDAL SCENE.
The Ceremony Was Perforhied
k
ro, assisted by Rav. Dr.
Chreitzberg The Boone-Pres-son
Wedding To-Night.
The-most fashionable morning wed-
tfling, which society has had the pleas
ure of witnessing this season was that
of Miss JessievlSpencsr and Mr. James
A. Bsll, which was solemnized at 11
o'clock today in Tryon Street (Methodist
church.
The marriage cf these two popular
young people had been one of the pleas
ant themes of discussion in high life
for several weeks, and society in its
morning gowns and wide-awake in
terest was at the church as early as 10
o'clock. The marriage wasunique in
that there were no church decorations.
The first pew had been removed, allow
ing ample space f c-r the forming of the
bridal circle. The bridal party reached
h r.r- . fa,rr t- ; n n c K-ifnr 11 Ao
the church a few minutes before 11. As
the clock struck the hour, the march,
played by Miss Addie Williams, was
begum and the ushers (Messrs.. Chase
Brenizer, Julian Little, M. A. Lyon and
Wm. Coleman -entered single down
the two aisles. The groom and his best
the choir room on the at, meeting
the bride and .her maid oT honor, her
-si: tt oi j , ' ' ' j
of the aisle. With stately dignity, tha
grcom stepp;&d forward to claim his
bride, and the two passed to the front
of the chancel, tne -maid of honor
standing to theeft of the 'bride; the
best man at the groom's right hand.
The words, which means so much to
any young couple to whom they are
said, making or- marring their lives,
were said this morning by Rev. W. S.
Rone, presiding elder of the Gclds
boro district. Rev. Or. Chrietzberg,
the bride's pastor, assisted in the. cere
mony, "which was short but beautiful
and impressive. The bridal party left
the church to Lohengrin, and were
driven .at Once tb the Southern station,
where the"&6bk the train for Charles
ton, S. C. They will spend a week there
then return td rCJiiarlctte, their future
home. i- ii fu ,
The . groom is: a-'native of Pineville.
but has made Charlotte his home for a
number of years. He is one of the.
crl-l-f Trniinn- In.TmTtMm i 11 Ct 1. -
uiisuicoi jtJLtaiS Jti.w.jV cj. S: ; lilt Lilt? 3La.,
and each
h year adds new laurels to ins
brow
Mr. Bell is the Channrov TV-;i
pew of Charlotte he is without a rival7
as a postprandial speaker. His wit and
repartee have made the sparkle of
many a function. Few young men are
more thoroughly esteemed than he.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. J. S.
Spencer, one of Charlotte's most prom-
inent and influential citizens. She is a
woman of rare excellencies; rare beau-
tv and nnritv nf ftharacter Hpt "mnrto !
ty is a candle to her merit.";, As fair
and sweet a bride as e'erf.the sun shone
cn was the gentl e little .woman who
was led to the altar in-.Tryon, Street
Methodist church this morningj.rA rare
jewel has the happy groom won! The
wedding dress was green cloth, with
marked with a broad band of fur. The
skirt and hat were also fur trimmed
The bridal bouquet was bride's roses,
tied with white roses. The maid of
honor wore brown castor cloth, with
dark red velvet and black chiffon trim
mings and carried a bunch of dark red
carnations- .
iMr. and Mrs. Bell were the recipients
of many magnificient presents in silver,
cut glass and china, the handsomest be
ing a superb silver service from the
Charlotte vbar.
Mr. Bell, has purchased from, Mr. W.
Tv, .McCoy, the cottage corner Seventh
nd Poplar streets'. Mr. ansd Mrs. Bell
PRhSSON-BO0NE?t
fliss Lizzie Prssson and fir. C.A.
Boone Wed To-Night.
: Tonight at 8 o'clock. av marriage of
morethan oiBdinary injteit will Jbe; re
cordediby Cupid's scribet-The scene
will be at the pretty and hospitable
home of Mrs. Presson, on North Col
lege street; the bride, her daughter,
Miss Lizzie, who is to give "her prom
ise true" to 'MrNu. A. Boone, of Ashe-
ville. Quite a number of relatives and
friends will be present-as witnesses to
the happy affair. . The hour of the cer
emony is 8 o clock. Rev. Dr. Chrietz
berg is to officiate. There will be no
attendants. The : bride will enter the
room on tne arm of the groom. She
will wear a stylisn gown of castor
diagonal, the waist trimmed " with
brown velvet, lace .and small steel
buckles. She will carry bride's roses,
and will look handsome and elegant.
She is a woman of fine character. Her
sense, modesty; dignified ."bearing, and
loyalty to principles have made her
friends which, having made, she kept.
She is not only strikingly handsome,
but is: bright and. attractive. The
groom is an engineer on the Southern.
He formerly lived in Charlotte, but is
now from Asiheville. He is a young
man of sterling worth 'and character,
else his , wooing had not won. Follow
ing the' ceremony will be a reception.
The dining room presents a pretty and
fairy-like scene in its green and white
decorations. The flowers are white
carnations, the candles white, and the
ices white and green. Smilax and
asparagus ferns form the contrast on
the table, and the appointments re
rich and effective.
Mr. and Mrs. Boone have many beau
tiful expressions, in presents costly and
handsome, of the esteem of their
frifends. They leave at 9:25 for an ex
tended tour North.
M'KENZIE HOSTELLER.
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A Home Wedding to Take Place
at 7:30 This Svening.
The marriage of Mr. Fred Mosteller
andvMiss Mary iMcKenzie will take
place tonight at 7:30, at the home of
the bride's father, iMr. 'Wm. MoKenzie.
Rev. Mr. Gay is to officiate. There will
be no attendants, the marriage being
quiet and simple. The bride will wear
fnw 5: ' r-A
i stylishly made. (She is a young wo
man of many attractions and has a
large circle of friends. The groom is
one of the most deserving young msn
't of the city. He is attentive to business,
j and has force and strength of charac
! tsr. He and his bride leave tonight for
; H&m t, where tomorrow they will be
-.gJThPS th 7 th?bf.lde 8 81ter;
l&f rC"Urn they wlli llve 0n Ea
cnjp.u.cj.
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MILL NEWS.
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1 flr.t Pond, of Mississippi, to Visit
Charlotte Mills To- Day-i-Notes.
Mli men and machinery men will be
interested to knew that iMr. C-H. Pond
of Alhsrdeen, .Miss., will arrive here-to-mcrrow
niorning to visit the cotton
mills of the city. Mri. Pond and asroai'-atsre-
to .buildiiai niilltotfelamd,
Mlssrand Mt. Fbndcooies to the mill
centra, to lea:rn,'"tpid.iats-'that.vwillv;be..,ct
bentat to him. in his enterprise.
A (Norwood' 'corre'spondfin't. gives
tli:ese: notes cf improvements- in iStan
ly county: At Albemarle, the f toc-'
nciaers or tne xmra uouo;n mill fe;j?j,&-
ed to add ten thousand spindles to
their present plant. This enlarges the
mlll ito three times - its - present size
Thoea pf . the Wisea&setit)vMill will
oVahblB jth'eir mill which will bring it to
1 thiri thpsana spindles. Work will
begm a:t Once and will be pushed to
cparpld14p-n'. A roller process flour mil
! an3i a thtee-story hotel building art.
xnei -enterprises itittat are promisied tor
the spring.'8 The hotel is to ta.k& the
i place of the old wooden structure
burned seme weeks ago. The Norwood
' Manufa'ctuTing Company is erecting an
add:;icn to its mill which doubles its
j capacity. Fifteen new tenement houses
are naarinig completion, irnese are tor
the addi.tio.n.al operatives needed.
'Clayton, John ston county, near Ral
eigh. is to have-'a $75,000 mill. 'Mr. Ash
ley Heme IS resi'dOTit. AH the capital
was raised inifbhnstOfn county.
$75,000 of tl&' $.200,000 stock of Lepc
ingifcn's new' mill has already .been
ra'sed. Geo. W. tMontcastle is one of
itne stcckholders.
iMr. Chas1. E. Johnson is president of
Releigh's new knitting mill, the "Mel
rose."
J. S. Ragsdale is (getting u,p stock for
a new mill at Jamestown, Guilford
county. The Holts and Fries are said
to be interested in it.
Lumberton is. agitating the question
of building a cotton mill. A number of
citizens will take stock.
iThe LaFayette, is the name of Fay-e'J-eville's'
new knitting, mill.
300 new houses are to be erected at
Scotland! Neck for the families of
mill, operatives'. ....
BISHOP COLEMAN COMING.
Mrs. R. 'M Gates. Jr.. returned yes
terday from Morganton, where she had
been to attfj a mission being heia in
the Episcopal church by Bishop Cole
man, of Delaware. Bishop Ccleman
will arrive here Monday, and will on
that night deliver an address to the
Daughtersof the King, at St. Peter's
EpisccpalJhurcbi ,
- - - WILL "PROBATED. -
The will of the late Mrs. Margaret
fnr nrobate yester
day afternoon. She willed that her f
property be equally divided between
her sevru, John Munzler, ana tne iam
ily of her deceased son, Fred Munzler.
MIDNIGHT CARS.
Aa change of schedule goes into effect
on the street car line. The cars are to
run until 12 o'clock at night. The day
will toe divided into three parts, -and
the cars .will be operated by two sets
of men, : .
ST. CECILIA'S DEBUT
The Society Scored a Brilliant
Success Last Might on Its
First Appearance.
THE " LADY OF SHALOTT.
The Cantata Well 5ung by the
Choriis' Which .Was Well
Handled by firs. W. B. Ryder.
A Solo Programme Followed,
udience Enthusiastic.
The St. Cecilia Society made its de
but last night under most pleasing cir
cumstances and with the social, musi
cal and financial succ. .s that one
would expect from so fair and talented
a company of singers.
Tennyson's" "Lady of Shalott,"
so gracefully put into prose
in iMonday's News by a lady
of the city, as interpreted by Bendall,
was the introductory number. The
society and its graceful and talented
directress, Mrs. W. . B. Ryder, were
greeted with a welcoming round of
applause as they appeared upon the
stage. At a wave, of the golden rod
which the directress held in her hand,
the chorus arose, and the story of the
enchanted island of Shalott and the
"lovely Lady" who dwelt there began
to be "told in music whose every tone
was in sympathy with the mystic
rhyme. The singers told, in sweet ac
cord, of the "willow-veiled banks" of
the river, which flowed by the "silent
island," where in "four gray walls and
four gray tours," dwelt the "Lady of
Shalott;" of the early reapers, who,
J wending their way homeward through
the moonlight, heard the sweet plain
tive voice, and caught glimpses of the
mysterious "Lady." The music, of the
shuttle with which the "fairy Lady"
wove her magic .web came , to. the ear
as a far-off suggestion;. of. the i, magic
web of life which is being woven t by.
some of 'ayesCcblours," by ethers
lark threads which seem , already; to
have marked the., period in the pil
grimage from the cradle to the grave
when the "look toward Camelot" has
b&ygiyen and the "curse" fallen. .
But tne: tehicvr of the music changes.
Who passes? Whom sees "The Lady"
in the mirror which hangs before her
all the year, and in which each passer
by is reflected? Bold Sir .Lancelot rides
J'right merrily ;J to r Gamel9t.';Giii
moves the measure; swiftly ,gb.es" 't$e'
directress, baton 7 Singer sgefie'ril
cross knight," see andute of;This pass
ing m strains bolu and'dashing. Lis
ten! he sings! hear the refrain; see
"The Lady" leave her web, leave her
loom! Alas! she "looked., towards
Camelot." The "broken web,'v' the
"cracked mirror" came to the listener
in a weird crash of harmony f from
piano and singers, that seems to take
up the wail of "The Lady of Shalo;t:"
"The curse is on me." ,
The voice drops low, a moan from
the river comes to the measure. The
"fairy lady" loosens the boat from its
moorings, steps in and "down, the wid
ening stream" the singers bear her
company, "chanting loudly" with her
ere her "darkened eyes were fixed on
towered Camelot." In song and story
"the sound of revelry was hushed" and
gently the chorus echoes the knightly
benediction:
"She has a lovely face,
"God, in mercy, lend her grace,
The Lady of Shalott."
After the Cantata, to which the au
dience listened with intense interest;
enjoying at one and the same time its
literary' and musical beauty and man
if esting"' same by an outburst of ap-
tilansp' tlifat- must hnvA hppn eratifvins:
and flattering to the master directress,
and her band of sweet singers, came a
piano-number, by Mr. Joseph H. Craig
hill. Moszkowski's Tarantelle, was bis
selection, and so beautifully was it ex
ecuted that the audience demanded an
encore. The response was no less
pleasing.
Part II of the programme openea i
with a welKrendered chorus, "The bong
&f- tiSeassms" . (Hawley) by the so-
clel:y?iimitfqcan!tata had shown what
tne society couiu uu in iiilci
shading, this number was pronounced,
musically, by the cresendoes, whicn
were exceptionally good.
Mrs. George Bethel, whose rich con
tralto is always heard with pleasure in
Charlotte, followed with "The Haunt of
th. Witehes:!-whiclx brought qut the
dep richneislof her; voice, admjra-blyi:
She was .compelled- to come before the
foot-lights again to satisfy the au
dience. "Calm is the JNignt was ner
encore, and beautifully did she sing it.
A bright, sprightly brace of numbers
"Snowdrops" and Danoans was
next added , to the musical bouquet, the
chorus showing its appreciation of the
flowery selections by dainty; and deli
cateexecution. The rich contralto pf
iMiss May Oates was heard ; in t this
brace,, and -was, as ever, sweet and
soulful. . v K -i - ': '
Some "Pegades" are cute;: some , are
Knot, iut the "Peggy" of Neidliiager is.
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This pleasing number was well handled
by the chorus.- -
The fifth number gave the public the
pleasure of hearing for the first time,
in concert, Miss Leinbach. She took
the solos in the cantata, but these were
not of sufficient scope to be a fitting
introduction.. She wisely chose for
this the aria " from Lucia, which
abounds in brilliant passages which
the color artist delights in. IMiss Lein
bach's voice, in its pureness of tone,
smoothness and flexibility, shows the
high degree of cultivation to which
study develops.v 'She. sings with com
prehensiveness, '.wife; ease and perfect
command of .herself and her voice. Her
execution last night of the bravura
passages in Luciav- brought the house
to its feetj - wh.enNvshe finished. A
storm of applause greeted her. She
acknowledged the ovation, by giving a
gem of an encore, "An Irish Love
Song" by Lang. which showed the
soul as the more brilliant number had,
the skill of the artist.
The programme closed with a num
ber, "In May," by the society.
Too much praise cannot be given the
directress, Mrs. 'Ryder. Her efforts
and skill, however, were richly reward
ed by the brilliant success of the even- ,
ing. The accompaEist, Miss Muriel'
Porter, who had by no means the eas
iest part of the work, also deserves
rich credit. iShe proved a strength at
all times to the chorus and executed
the most difficult passages ccrrectly
and easily.. ,?. - -
MI33 'HOiRNE TO .MARRY.
Handsome cards were received today
from Mr. and Mrs. Guilford F. Home,
of Wilmington, announcing the mar
riage, Wednesday afternoon, January
31st, o? their daughter. Jianie- to Mr.
James Allen Oldham, o Charleston, S.
C. The ceremony will be performed at
2:30 at Grace church. The bride-elect
is mtOEt pleasantly remembered here,
she toaving visited the Misses- Smith
on East Myers street several time. She
is a bright and' charming young
woman. The. Misses Smith will attend
the wedding. ' , v ..,. , . - '
THE RYDER-BRYCE CAiTLBS.
Cards cf Bailey, Banks Bjddle's
most elegant style will 'be mailsd) to- ''V'
ni:gh,t, readinig as follows: , i;;.:
:Mr!nd."--Sirs. ; W)alda BrighaiRyder.:
'p Te'ajE,.rtfhe..Hi3-n-or cf your presence '
late 'marriage of their, d'ahter,"
: ' ' Ellen Harriet, .. '.. - ; ':
t'D . "'- -.
'Mr. John GarnetC Bryce,
on Wednesday eveaing!" February thb '
, sevath', . ca't'housgaa(i' nine . hun
dred, at eight o'clock.
Saint Peter's Episcopal Church,
Charlotte, North Carolina.
'Reception: irrom eight to eleven, Cen-
tralbMote!. , v
-llnl 'J4 Sf)'t . .
' 4ieQ'4ase of R. L. '' Sto'gnef 'VsMfo
Western Union Telegra"phj.i Company .
was non suited in the Superior Court ' ''
today. Counsel for the plaintiff were
unable to get an important . witness,
therefore it was impossible to prove
what they expected.
This afternoon the case of F. E. .
Alexander and R. L. Hunter vs. the
Southern Railway was called. Both of
the plaintiffs claim that a lot of their ,
wood near the track of this read was
burned on account of fire from one of
this company's engines.
DIED LAiST NIGHT.
Mrs. Lydia Reisig died last nght at
10:30 at her home on North Tryon
street beyond the C. C railroad, at the
age . of 64 years. Deceased was thrice
married. Her first husband was Mr.
Julius Carlyle; second, Mr. Thomas
Hamilton. -Her third husband survives
her. She was- a member of Sugar Creek
church. The funeral takes place this
afternoon.
. MRS. WHITE INJURED.
(While (Rev. Dr. G. R. White ana
wife were returning home from Ebe-
n-ezervchureh Sunday, the horse Mr.
White was driving became freightened
at some lumber near the roadside.
Mrs. White was thrown out and was
painfully .but not seriously injured.
Mr. White succeeded) in stopping the
hcrse before any damage was done to
the, buggy;
TO BE MARRIED TOMORROW.
LMr. W. E. Cos-ton and Miss Nellie E.
Harris, (both ofthe Pineville section,
will -be marriett,t'. the home of the
bride's ' parentsonirrow. afternoon
at ;4 o'clock. 'Siik'ot the contracting
parties are weft known in Charlotte
where they have jrfi&ny friends.,-,
TO CANCEL THE CITY.
Mayor J. D. MoGftll and Alderman
Thomas .-S.- Pranklinvjeave in a f ew
days f cryNew..York. where they go on
business' connected with the cancelling
of some of the water works bonds.
They are now waiting on a communi
cation from Baltimore. They probably
leave about the first of next week.
A petition in bankruptcy was filed
today with Referee in Bankruptcy
Smiths by Mr. George M. Holobaugh.
IMr. J. 12 Bridges and 'Mr. Jesse
Traywick' today swapped houses. They
live, next to each other, on Brevard
istreet. 1." ' ' .
air. R. iM.Oate8 is in New York.
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