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CHARLOTTE, N. G., SATUIjl DAY -EVENING, APKIL 21, 1900.
NO. 3696
BOERS SURROUNDED?
British Think They Have 10,000
Caught in a . Trap at
Wepener.
HOT FIQI1T QOINQ ON.
Boers Repulse British in a Skir-
mish Heavy.:: Boer. Loss in
Night AttackSlight Losses to
Roberts Advance Guard in the
Skirmishes. ,- '.
By Telegraph to the News.
LONDON, April 21;-Jen., Rundle,
with the Third and Eighth Divisions,
is hurrying to the relief of Wepener,
sweeping the Boers backward before
them. He is under orders to' save
Dalgetty's force at all hazards. A" big
battle for the relief of the place is
now raging. - - a -
BOERS' STRENGTH : :
One report says the Boers have
eight or ten thousand men and fif
teen guns at Wepener. Several Brit
ish officersNvere captured marching
to Wepener. '
BOERS LOSE IN NIGHT ATTACK
It is reported that the Boers iBf 4f
night attack, April 17th, lost heayilyv
wagon loads of killed and wounded
being carried off. . " " - '
BRITISH REPULSED. ,
Pretoria reports that the British at
tacked Ielarey's advance "guard at
Boshof and were . repulsed, leaving
twenty dead on the field. - -
FOUGHT HALF A DAY.
Continuing the march; Friday
Chermside and" Rundle came in con
flict with the Boers . near Dewet'a
Drop at noon. Fighting continued
till dark, principally by the-artillery,
which temporarily silenced two Boer
guns. ' '' ;
SLIGHT CASUALTIES IN THURS
DAY'S FIGHT. ?
BLGEMFONTEIN, April 20,-(Pe-layed
in : transmission) .tfsh,
command is in-the hUlsiies .around,
the Boers who are reported to, hold
strong positions, bpt are probably re
tiring: : The casualities on the British
side in the fight yesterday were slight,
mostly among ths Yeomanry anil
Mounted Infantry. The firing.' was
at long range. None . of . the . British
were killed. . V,
BOERS REPORTED SURROUNDED.
LONDON, April 21. plspatche
from Bloemfontein indicate at the
position of the Boer forces .attacking
" Wepener is critical. Chermside and
have ten thousand Boers nearly sur
rounded. It is difficult for the. Boers
to escape being cornered.
PRES. HARRISON PRESIDES.
Ecumenical Conference Held First
fleeting This Afternoon, fv
NEW YORK, April 21.-The great
Ecumenical Council assembled, in Car
negie Hall this afternoon. Ex-resident
Benj. Harrison presided. Rev.
Judson Smith, of Boston, delivered the
address of welcome. Rev., Wardlaw
Thompson, of England; Revs.1 Moronsk
and Screber, of Germany, Rev. -Jo-seph
King, of Australia and Rev.
Chamberlain for the missionaries,
responded. Rev. Dr. Baldwin read
the report of the general committee.
DAMAGE $3,000,008.
many 1 uwua uui vjii rruiii' uui
- side World by Floods.
By Telegraph to the News.
- NEW ORLEANS, April; '21 The
floods have caused at a conservative
estimate three .- millions of dollars
danage in Central and Southern Mis
sissippi, exclusive of the damage sus
tained by the , railroads. Columbia es
timates the damage there at half a
million. ' "j . " ..
Hickery, Ms "surrounded ; by
Pearl river,? WWcfiT -is higher tlhan in
many years bW$re? ''.l iii j; V
Honey .Island, 'thif rendezvous of the.
t of towns are cut off? from the outside
world. '"' '- 'vi-'y ". '
T . 1 f a. r aj.a
MAY BECOME ARMOR PLATE FAC-
: ... V TORY. ;,; ; ;.: :,rcY--i,
By Telegraph toi the News. v X j
GliOUCESTERj" " N; J. ; j April :; 21.
A" rumor if cttrreh t here .thatJ .-the7 obi
ironworks'"- here ihaveitberi purch93d
by the New York Shipbuilding CoT, -to
be used to manufacture armor pjate
for the Government. -
TO OCCUPY-OTHER ISLANDS.
By Telegraph to the News.
MANILA, April 21. Col. Harding,
with a battalion of the Twenty-ninth
volunteers, sailed to-day for Marindu
que and JVIasbate Islands, South Lu
zen, north, of tihe Visayas. It is not
anticipated that there will be any op
position. DEATIT OF MRS. HARGETT. '
Mrs. J. L. Hargett this afternoon died
at her residence, 906 East Third street.
The funeral will be conducted tomor
row afternoon at 4 o'clock. Deceased
was a member of Trinity Methodist
cntirch. i .
THE BANQUET.
Central Hotel Oets Contract .360
Covers to be Laid. V
Col. J. T. Anthony, Chairman, and
Messrs. R.v S. Reinhardt and W. C.
Heath and Dr. J. iH. McAden,. the Com
mute on Banquet for the Southern,
Cotton Spinners ; Associations ' annual
meeting, met last evening in the office
of Secretary Hiss and informally ar
ranged with Mr." R. L. Lucas, proprie
tor of the Central Hotel, to serve, the
banquet. ' . " v
While' the number of tickets to the
banquet .was originally limited to 250
the demand has beenso great that the
committee, last evening, arranged to
take, care of 50 additional persojis, thus
making the finalljfrMit 30Crcbvers.
Within 48 hours applications have been
received by the Secretary for 40 tickets.'
At this . rale, though the number ;ha
been increased, many who are delaying
to apply until the last minute, will be
disappoinfeo as .in'dications;. point to
the number 'of tickets being exhausted
loiig . before the . day of the banquet,
May 11th. v ; ,. rpy-l
The committee gave instructions last
night to have every detvi connected
with ithe banquet carried out- with -the
best of taste, these instrucions apply
ing o. the jmenu, music, floral and. bun
tier decorations, also. i
CLASS OF '00.
Graded School Class Roll for the
Last year of the Century,
.The invitations to the graded school
commencement are to be '"neat this
year. The wording is as follows: "The
class of nineteen hundred,-of Charlotte
Public High School . Charlotte, N. C,
invite your attendance at the annual
commencement, exercises at 8 . o'clock
Friday evening, May 18th., at Y. M. C.
A. Hall." . The, class - foil consists of :
Annie Latira Auten, . Frances Ruby
Anderson, Eunice Anderson, "Eloise
Mooring JBeaman, Isabel Montgomery
Beail, iulla Elizabeth Cro well, Hilliarti
Francisl5nreitzberg,:Hallie Oscar Hall;
Willie Gjlpbre Durant, Louise Erwini
Mary '. Biirhs Ezell, ;-, Sarah Cornelia
Freemani$liam David Finger, Hat-
tie Dicksbij'"0raham, Lucy Leonora
fiyndman, Siisan; Annie Hooper, Irma
Virginia" Hunt,' Lila March Kelly, Flax
Reid LeGrande, Sadie Belle.; Mayer,
Thomas Cowan - McAden, Armand
Moore Georgia Talbot PegraW , Lil lie
Belle Pickard Martha Alma Russell"
Edna Teresa Rigler, Charles Bufdette
Ross, William . Tho?nas Shore, Maggie
Lou: Shaw, Eanie May Sadler, Marga
ret Leonora Sloan,, Mabel Mazzelle Wil
son, Margarti)(erndon Willis, Wilbur
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i 'i; : . WASHOUT.
aa I
45 Foot Fill Caved in on the
:v; y Line
Air
; The trains 6n the -Air. Line were
thrown out of schedule today by a
-washpiut, which occurred this "morning
at 2: 30 a mile this side of Thickety, a
small station just the other side of
Gaffney, S, C. A fill 45 feet long and
25 feet deep gave way after the ihavy
midnight rain. . Freight train No. 74
was the last train to pass over the fill,
and It did not get safely over. The en
gine iand several cars, passed over and
then the cave in came, carrying six
cars down. ; wo one -was nurt.. capt.
Ryder sent, a large force to the spot as
early . as possible, and it was thought
this morning .that t trains would, be
crossing over the trestle by this even
ing. No. 36 from Atlanta, got to Ohar
lotte by Columbia; and the Southbound
trains this morning left here over the
C.: C. & Aftacfc'aiso
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DISTINGUISHED VISITORS. ; j
' President Alderman, of tjhe Universi
ty, arrived in the city last night, and"
remains (here until ; v tomorrow ., night,
when he goes to New Orleans to corV
with the board of trustees of. TulCie
University in 'regard to the'offer made
him to become the president of that in
stitution. His decision will; not be an
nounced until his retdfn, probablyoi a
weekihenefe." f .: 1 nUbdm
Col. A. B; Andrewsrfis in the city to
day. He arrived this morning on- No.
33. the earlv train. . Col. Andrews was
1 asked bow the strike -was getting, on.
He said he had not paidany attention
to it ; that he hardly knew there, was a
strike.
CHARLOTTE ARCHITECTS
GET
r -. ;--;; CONTRACT. . 5 .;;:'.
y aydt Wheels ,cjhwend have
the "cojct for a pretty -tjhurch;vi.at
uariingMHi, o. v;., io oe ouiip iy iu
Methodists vof that place. . It .will cost
$10,000. The design is exceedingly pret
ty. ' '
CRDSS OF HONOR.
One of the principal subjects for
discussion at the meeting of the U.-D.
C's. this af ternoon will be the present
ing by the Children of the Confederacy
of' the crossr of honor badges to the
Confederate veterans.
MR. BAKK'E AND , BRIDE.
Rev. N. J. jBakke and bride arrived
here last night, and are at the Buford.
Mrs. Bakke ,was Miss Josephing Boh
net, of 'New' Orleans.. The marriage
a Luthern (minister from the North
colored I Lutherans. He has made a
to uniber of friends during histay In
the city; "
BUBONIC PLAfiUE.
Spread of the Disease in the
Heart of Manila Causes
Alarm.
BEYOND CONTROL AT SYDNEY
Has Broken Out at Numerous
Points in Ne South Wales,
and Defies the Efforts' of the
Health
Authorities Cattle
Quarantine at flanila.
By Telegraph, to the News.
MANILA," April" ''.21. -There havcf
been thirteen 'deaths of plague during
the week., vThe native market ' in' the
centre of the' city district is quaran-;
tiried and a guard of troops piaced
around it. ' ;
"Cattle brought ' here ; from Singa-.
pore introduced" the dreaded "foot and
mouth disease." , Quarantine 4as been
declared' against cattle from ' that place
in addition to that already in force
against North Luzon ahdr Batangas. '
Prices . of food : supplies in the city
continue exorbitant. ; : - J
' - PLAGUE IN' AUSTRALIA. " ,
VANCOUVER, Ef.; C, April 21. Dr.
Bartlette, of : Syniiyv .a passenger . on
the J steatm shir) tMowerar" : said when
he left Sydney.' the plague was assum
ing alarming: proportions. . .Many .new
cases weref. reported for several days
while the disease;, spread from the
tenement districts vtd other parts t' of
the city and lias got beyond the con
trol of the health authorities.;jpit
side the city it is spreading, irapidi
and is breaking out in unlikely, places
all over ,the - colony. Around iithe
jyiiarves near Johnson's Quay, millions
if, fish and' rats have . died of the
(ijiaguc auu ttic luiuug uu tuc ucauu.; 4
BRIEFS.
V
The World is Swift and Has Time
' -for; Srt Stories Only. i '
'.t:-j&ij: yJir-t - .. . '' :' f u)
Francis, of Wilming
ton, has ' joined the clerical force at ; F.
D.? AJexander's. . .X-i TV
- Miss. PittsWof Concord, daughter
of 'Squire Caleb A. Pitts, has entered
tJhe CkmmercialCoUegev7s
Mr, John O. Alexander-was in. town
today for the first time in two w.eeks.
He,basiiaa "grippe. : ; ; i
J-TrXhClffuit lawyer, V; Bill : Roberts,
says, is thfe finest he ever say. Peaohesr
,', j Mr.'Tj.i CI Linney will address thi
jYung MenS Temperance Club at Ep
prth chijrh? Sunday at 4: 30 p; m. V
P.-The police ask the News to remin,
tJhe merchants that here is slaw : re
garding boxes being left onijthe teide
walks. . .:,. :.;- - ..'.:. V
. The executive committee .. ofLthe.
Chamber of Commerce meets- th- af
ternoon at 5 o'clock to complete arr
rangementtsfor the 20th. -. - . . '
Bamch's Oriental window has a
Mcorish palace effect suggestive of the
20th of May Midway Plaisance.' Mr.
Baskette has shown his ability to treat
with Turkey and other eastern coun
tries. ' ,
At the old boss - sale at the Sea
board several daysao, -Squire Henry
Severs got a tomb-stbiie a cheerful
prize. Some one asked -ihim wfhat he
was going to do wih it 4 He replied:
"Why, I'll just have that 'inscription
shaved off, and I'll1 keep the monu
ment. I may need it." ; : f
; President McKinley last night sig
nified his intention through the Bell
'phone to Miss Ella McAden; .. at the
Cosmorama, to visit Charlotte on the
20th. Tihe audience could : not hear
what he said, .but it got the benefit of
Miss McAden's reply: "All right, so
glad to have you." -
" SAME HERE. V
A family of Portuguese, consisting, of
r
seven persons in afl, were objects of
interest at : the Southern passenger sta
tion this morning. They weren route
from New York to California. One of
the boys could speafe' English slightly.
He said in Brazil ttfey 'had been in the
coffee businebut R"Was "sometimes
no'good. Sometimes ypu.nave'a hun
dred dollars, and soihetimes nothing,"
TENNIS COURT.
i Tho Tinard of Directors of. the Y. M
C. A. i met last ; evening n regular
monthly, session. The reports of the
progreSeOfieiiWork;were:,quate;
factory X tennis and hand ball court
will be provided for out door work this
summer. The building was never more
largely used than a present and the
membership steadily increases.
LIEUT. GtfM AND 4 MISS . WILSON
.. MARRIED. v 1
-Lieutenant John H. Gum and Miss
Maggie Wilson were . married last
night at 12:30 o'clock at the resi
dence of Mr. Sam Maxwell, on North
Graham street. Rev. E. A. Osborne per
formed :the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs.
Gum will reside temporarily at Mr.
Maxwell's. Mrs. Gum has been making
her home there for some time.
, A!RDREY FOR SENATE.
I want to isee W. E. Ardrey elected
for the Senate.DNdB yoTER
DEAfH OF MR; ROBINSON.
A Good Citizen of Steele cfrk
. : Entered into Rest. ;
Mr. M.VR: Robinson died' last nit-:i
at his hornet in 'Steele: Creek, after a
brief illness of two davs. He w:a 7ft
years old. and one of the most promi
nent rariners of the county. Mr. Rob
inson, although feeble with the feeble
ness ot oia age, was in his xisual rnealth
up to two days ago, when he complain
ed of being sick. His family - realized
yesterday that he was critically ill, and
several of his children, who were ab
sent; were -sent for. The sleep of death
came on gradually at night fall, and at
o'clock a good man" had 'entered into
jest, Mr, Robinson married Miss' Car
oline Bynum, who died some years ago.
j ney nau ten children; seven of "Wfhom
-VMrs. B. M Cbffey. Mrs. S. F. Query.
Messrs. J. W. and ,1 W. Robinson of
Steele Creek; Mrs. W. A. Griffith, of
Griffith; Mrs. R. M. Hovis, of" Char
lotte, and Mr. S. P. Robinson, of St
Paul, Minn., survive. Mr. ' Robinson
was a consistent member of the Pres-
uy wa lan AjnuTcn, iniis memDersnip being
atsxeeie ureek church. He was a good
man and a good citizen. His influence
Was always for good and he will be
missed in his community.' The, funeral
services will be conducted tomorrow
morning at 9:30 at Steele Creek church
ry ev. a. a. Littie.
THE MIDWAY."
The Street Will be Illuminated at
The street fair and midway, which
will' be built and' put on in this 'city,
during i20th of May ' week;? will be ' an
enterprise that vwill - please and delight
all classes, of people. iX-Tfhe.'.fair'.willat-;
triact iWjth its long line of booths, gpr-'
fedttisly ; decorated with' flags and f es
tooW,;rintedi:and ;painted :? mottoesof
busideiss houses, 'and ; furnished with
the tinesi specimensbf the output or
prbdiic't bf , the f arm: - the home, ' the
store, the counting room 4 and the fac
.toryV 'It; wni;ire'"-far.siiperi6r- to the
county fair, or cityi exposition. -::
Tlte midway will be an -exact repro--dieiiari
&t ? the world's fair, midway,1
vitJ t4& objectionable features elimi-r
natdtnd with added features of later.
datJ. I There will be at least twenty
diff4rnt shows, introducing all -the
great:. nets, and all the. great novelties';
of beta the ; old and new. world. The
magnificent scenery, surrounding these
tented exhibitions, forms an: array of
aft that at once challenges, admiration.'
'AtMgUt powerful electric arcs 'will be
employed to illuminate both Jthe ex
hibit" street' of the fair, prpsri and, the
Midway Plaisance, turning it into a
veritable city of light. k Vi
AIL citizens ' should prepare for thb
occasion; help swell the attendance byr
inviting;? friends arid 'relatives from a
distance... T&e world in minature will
be fbnougtit to your door. '' The skilled,
artists iand people of hoth hemispheres.
Will be here. The ihistory, of the globe,
. . . ...... . 'i .
'Will oe repeated in living, Dreaming
characters arid figure, and in paintings,
that seem, tb' have' Jthe motions xf real
life. , " .. -' - I
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;f SOCIAL.
The Stitt-Wadsworth Wedding
Colors Will be Green and
White. ' -;V& r'':"5; ; . - I'
The Stitt-Wadsworth wedding will
be. a brilliant social affair. .Miss Ada
Hooper, of : iKnoxvflle, one . of t"ne
bridesmaids,- comes tonlghtsiss Julia
Castex, who was to haye Ii?.en one of
the attendants; is prevented by sickr
ness, from doing so, and Miss Louise
Wads worth will take her place. Mi.
and Mrs. J. W. Cannon and family, Mr.
and Mrs. D. F. Cannon and family,' Mr.
and Mrs. J. C Wads worth" and family,
Mr. and Mrs, Yorke, Mr. and Mrs.
Brown and other relatives and friends
in Concord will be present. The' col
ors of the wedding are to be white and
green. Monday night Mr., and Mrs. R.
C. Ross will entertain the" groomesmen
and ushers, at their residentee oii East
Ninth street ' ' ' ' !
J f heygerman. complimentary to Hhe
bridesmaids, will follow at , the city
hall. - ,
. -.' .- .
Master John W. Stagg today issued
invitations to a party which the is to
have Monday afteraoogat 'his home,
on North College strg 0. ours 5 to $
o'ciock, uxrt - ' ' r 'i ' '
Misses Lucile andU.ary , Johnston,
daughters - of Mr. and Mrs. Zilse John
ston, Ngave 'a party styeral days ago
which was a beautiful affair. " All of
the little folks had a good time.
C?SJSPHYXIATIS1X
TlSr J R. Dees, hailtng from -this;
State, furnished an asphyxiation ex
citement at the Arlington Thursday
night He was found in his room at 11
o'clock, by one of 5 the - porters, in a
semi-conscious 'condition, with the gas'
jet wide open. The smell of. gas at
tracted attention) to the room, and ? the
clerk rushed s excitedly in bearing to
find a dead man, and was ; ' relieved
greatly to find that he was just in time
to save J. M. Harry & Co. a job. Mr.
Dees could not tell where "Moses was
when , the light went out." He only
knew that he was living: simply that
and nothing more. - "
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REALTY. - :
TheSoutSiern Real Estate Loan &
Trust Company today sold a house end
lot on North Fourth street belonging
to'-MrV J. Y. Weddington' to Mr. A. p.
Robinson. . , . . . bai
COUNTY DEMOCRATS
The Executive Committee Met
Td-day at 12 O'clock at the -i
Court House.
RESOLUTIONS P A S S E D.
The Date of the Primaries Set for
, flay 15 and the County Cori-
ventioiphe Following Sat
urdays-Election of a Central
.'-. "'. , - - -
Democratic Committee.
"' The Democratic executive committee
met at the court house today at ; 12
o'clock.; There was a large attendance
and the meeting was enthusiastic. The
principal object 'of the meeting was to
set a date for thrimaries and con
vention to uomihatjcountv officers.
Mr. J. D. 'McCall, chaifman, presided,
and Mr. F. M.Shanriionhouse, secretary
was at the table. After discuissioniMay
15th was chosen1 as the date for the
primaries, and Saturday, the 19th, ,f or
the convention. The primaries - in
Charlotte township, Dewese township
and Pineville-will be held from-4 to 8
p. m., and in all other precincts in the
county from; 2 to 6 p. m. The follow
ing rules governing the primaries were
adopted: , :. ' " r ' :
." 'Resolved, That in th4 coming" pri
roaries the candidates for the various
.county offices and delegates . ,to the
county convention shall be voted for
by ballot. ' ; f -
"Resolved, further, That, all : white
men who agree to. abide by the results
of the primaries are invited to partici
pate therein. i '
;! "ResblVed, further, That no debt be
made precontracted against the Dem
ocratic ;execiltive committee without
written approval or order of the ooun-
tt oil o frrrtsf ii
ty chairrhdil or secretary.
A central executive committee was
chosen,' consisting; of the following
fE. S. ; Williams, HenotlCiarksonY ana
.1
DEATH OF MRS. FRANKS.
sselAway LasJ Night at AI
: exandria, Ya- iFuneral Here
To-Morrow.' v f-. v.y
": ; Mrs. Susa Curlee Franks, wife t of
her.Hiibme, 'in Alexandria, tVa. ' Mts.
J? ranKS .was ia&en 111 evtji ai weens agu
"" w . ..... - ' :' ! ' t ijj-f
knd her condition was soon sb dlarm-j
ing that her mother, Mr. Rebecca Cur-1
lee, of this city, was sent forrShe went
pu Aiejuuuria, anu muraeu uer ua,u& li
ter thrbtigh her illness. Deceased was
20 years 4tige. She was married Oc
tober 4 1898, and her brief - mar
ried life had been - full of brightness
and happiness. Her death is a crush
ing blow to her family. She was bright
and pretty and full of life. One sdid
not associate deatlh with her. She was
a member of Try on Street Baptist
church, and was a sweet, lovely - wo
man. Mrs. Franks was a sister of
Messrs. Jonah and Frank Curlee.' The
remains will reach .here, tomorrow
morning on the first train from Wash
ington, and will be taken to Mrs. Cur
lee's residence, 408 West Fifth street,
where the funeral will be held at 3
o'clock by Rev. Dr. Barron.
HEARD OF IT IN NEW YORK.
" The fame of the 20th of May celebra
tion is traveling fast and far, Today
Chief Campbell received a letter from
Mr. B. F. H. Bowers, chief of theKey
West fire department," at present in
New York, saying: "I read a notice in
"Fire and Water" jjfyour coming tour
ment I am giadrto see that you are
at the helm. -That success will attend
jrou goes without the saying.' Can I
assist you in any way 7 lr so, jusit is
sue your orders, and see how quickly
thev will be obeyed."
ASSOCIATION.
At the Y. M. C. A. to-morrow Physi
cal Director ;Thoimpsoj. will conduct
the boys' meeting. The topic will be
"Assurance,i?tio At the Emeu's meeting
the State Work will be prtsented by
Prof. Hanna and oeher speakers; .Solo
br Mr. Walter ScottThe, song ser
vice will begin at "4: 45 p. m., P-of. Mc
qoy pianist and Mr, Archesbral. accom
paniment yi-i-'j' ;.i;"v If s'i'V''
" - " THE RAINS GENERAL. . V :
irheicottbn ? belt sectloi Vis iii soak
from one end to the other. The rafns
have been general and heavy. In the
past 72 toours tihe rainfall here has
amounted to 3.43 inches. The heavieat
rain of theTS hours occurred last night
at midnight. The flood' gates -were
opened and' the rain poured in torents.
Judge William F. Cox,' president of
the Cox Yarn Mills of Anderson, S. C,
is in Charlote to-day adding to some
machinery that he recently purchased
from a Charlotte firm.
OPENING MONDAY.
Mr. H. Baruoh will open his' furni
ture and carpet department Monday.
He has bought beautiful lines ineach
and will make' these departments as
attractive 5 aa the rest of his elegant
store. . .- V- ..w
"A DRESS REHEARSAL,"
Elizabeths Will Sine and
Act
Monday Night. -
Dramatie -and -operatic interest
now eentres - in "A ; Dress - Rehersal," ,
the operatta to be given by the Diate
lean Oterary Society of Elizabeth Col- ;
lege, Monday :ight." The dramatis per-
sonae will be. as follows: '
Miss Joines.v----7 ' ,
, ; Principal.of Grove House Academy, ,
. ...... Miss Emmie Hains. -
Mademoiselle Epinard,; ,
-- The FrenchiXpYCjness,
-Miss Ella Jowitt ; t
MrSi Jarvey. .tff ; Elocution' Mistress,
. . Miss.Ruth McLinnj' '
Amy Fibbs, A, Afterwards rcinderella,
Miss Dorothy Hains.
Clara Wilkihs, Afterwards the Prince, -.
. , Miss Daisy Stewart.
Rose Jennings, , . "
. Af tstwards Fairy- Godmother,
'! Miss Mamie lang. ;
Martha Higgins,' Clara Jackgon,
... Afterwards Spiteful Sisters,
Miss Rebecca5 Nurnberger, Miss Jean
Davis. ' '.' -Sarah
Anne,V F i . Greedy Girl,
Miss Myrtle Schumpert 1 -Sophohisba
gpivins, The Romantic Girl
.Miss Maggie Hollo way. -Miss
Prudence Pindhbeck, The Visitor,
h ' Miss Willie Metzger. -Humpie
. . Little Tell-Tale,
; v Miss Mary Morris. 1
Servant, V v. Miss May Muller.
The musicians' taking part are:
First sopranos: Misses Mamie Lanig,
Alice Banister, Azlie : Pool, Amelia
Jumberger, ; Sadie LeGette, Maggie
HollowaTT Annie Hurken, Ellie Jowitt.
Second sopranos: Misses Mabel Gib
bons, Sophie Puckhaber, Maud Schaf
f er," i May Muller, Stella Kuck, Rubie
Holloway, Rebecca Nurnberger, Doro
thy Hains. v
Altos:'. Misses Ruth ' McLdnn, Jean
Davis, Emmie . Hains.
' Acoompanist: Miss Annie Hains, ; .
A BRILLIANT SUCCESS.
The Cosmorama Passed off Beau-
I
tifully-Rdceipts .$ 25.
f - The Cosmorama passed off most suc
cessfully last; night.?!-; Despite the rain,
a large cfowdira iireepit, and the in
terest fri.tlie girls' ahdHb? firms repre
sented was flattering tOi both. The adJ
vertising ; pageant : . befgan to move at
8:30, and "at 10 o'clock - some dashing,"
pretty girl was still cutting the figure
"8" for some one of the enterprising
firms given bjr, name and, at' length . in
yesterday 'iilSewg. The costumes were
beautiful, dashing, nobby, cute, natty
and fetching in various degrees and
stages, jaccording to who tihe imperson
ator was, or wnat Dusines,3 represent-....
ed. i Several of, the firms went to con
siderabteixnehse e-pttmsr tm costumes
and- effects jjfprjji
Each firm wr.attYertised not only .Xty.m . v.,7
t-a young laay, out Dy a oanner, on
which was the name of tfiie firm, car
ried in front of the" representative by a
small herald. The Davis orchestra fur
nished music for the entertainment.
The News makes its bow to Miss Sadio
Baruch for her clever revresentation.
Heh dress was made of issues ofy ester
day's paper and was, therefore, strictly
up-to-date.- The entertainment passed
'off with eclat, and will realize f orN the
home $162. . Gross receipts, $325.
CHURCH;
Ceep up With the News of the
Rev.' S. Newell, of Newell, con
tinues sick. Rev. T. J. Allison, of Su
gar Creek,, will fill his pulpit for him
to-morrow at 4 p. m. A number of
Amity people will attend the services
at Graham Street Presbyterian Church
to-morrow to hear their former pastor,
Rev. Mr. Belk. : '
Mr. F. C. Abbott has signified to the
session : of the ' First Presbyterian
church his acceptance of the office of
superintendent of the Sunday school,
and will .assume the duties devolving
upon him as such tomorrow. That he
will make a fine officer goes without
the saying. .
Dr. Alderman is a Presbyterian of
the old school. He has no sympaftiy
with" the' revisionists of the Confession
of-Faith. Said he last .night:, "I., am
not in favor of any revision.-'
Rev. A, (R. Love, of Raleigh, who was .
preaching at Athert'on yjee.'-n, with,
much acceptance, this weekj'a called.
home today by the sicknesf ft wife.' "
V Rev. J. -L. Bridges -returned .today
from, Salisbury; where' he had been', at
tending Concord Presbytery. . ,
Dr. Stagg '.will;, preach to-morrow :
Iiight a companion sermon to that of
last Sunday night. n
AN UNEXPECTED COMPLIMENT.
Last night one of the young ladle3
who represented SL gents' furnishing
house, was in one of he street cars.
The car was crowded and her escort
got separated from her: When the car
stopped, and she went to get off, she
remarked, Jokingly, to a friend: "I've
lost my man." ' A gentleman wfco had
just enough on board to make him can
did and talkative, looked at her, and
said: "You are a d n good looking
man yourself v .
' . . . LIBRARY HOURS.
The following hours will be observed
by the- Y.: M. CJ A. library hereafter:
Every day except Sunday, : 12 to 1.30
and 8 to 10 p. m. -Tuesdays and Thurs
days, 3:30 to 5:30 p. w., and Satur
days, 10:30 a. m., to 1:30 m.
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