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CHARLOTTE, N. C, THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 26, 1900.
NO. 3700
SPPIMS-SMIT
Mr. Richard Springs and Miss
Lilian Smith to Marry
To Night
A POPULAR YOUNG COUPLE. I
Dr. Barron is to Pronounce the
!wif?
Words That
flake the Two
ti.-t
One at Eight O'CIock at Tryon
Street Baptist Church. An
Event of Interest.
At S 6'plock this evening in Tryon
Street Baptist .church Miss - Lilian
Smith, one of Charlotte's loveliest
young women, -will become the wife of
Mr. Richard Springs. The solemn and
.beautiful -words, so full of interest and
meaning, which are to make the two
one, will be spoken by Rev Dr. A. C.
Barron, pastor of the bride. The church
has been elaborately decorated for the
marriage of these popular young peo
ple, "and will toe filled, at the, nuptial
hour, with a large and brilliant assem
blage of friends J glad ; to witness the
union of such1 happy , hearts and such
glad hands,.' Miss Addle Williams will
play the March, i Mendelssohn, by re
quest. The ribbons will be dropped
promptly at 8, and the bridal pirty will
pass down the aisle in the following
order: Messrs. Jackson Baird, Holland
Springs, D. B. Tray wick and Frank M.
Davis, ushers, in pairs, separating at
the altar and passing to right and left;
Miss Julia Smith, sister of the brides
and mer counterpart in beauty of face
and Character, maid of loner; in "greeh
silk, veiled with white prgaiidle and
carrying white carnations. The? groom
with his best man, and brother, Mr! -A,
A. Springs, Jr., will enter3'- from -P the
choir room on the left, and crossing' in
1 front of the altar will meet the bride
; as she comes forward on the arm of her
- father, Mr. W. M. Smith. ,
The party will leave, the -church to
the strains of Lohengrin. Mr. and Mrs.
Springs7 will take the 9:20 train for
Washington, where l hey will spend a
week or ten days.
TUB BRIDE. I
The bride : is the eldest daughter ef
" Mr. and Mrs, W. M. Smith. "She is a tali
brunette, with-beautiful brown eyes,
soft and spirituelle, and an expression
Madonna-like Jn sweetness.' Her char
acter is as lovely as her face sweet
and pure. Happy indeed is the man
who has wooed and won her. Her bri
dal gown will oe white ' mousseline d3
soie over white taffeta, court train and
high cut bodice, trimmed with pearl
passementerie and touches of Duch
esse. Her flowers will be bride's, roses
and lilies of the valley. Aj handsomer
bride will seldom b se.n. ' "
TUB aRi-XJ?.F' S "
Mr. Springs is, a sohof.-Mrj A. A.
formsrlv of Lexineton. now of
Charlotte. He was employed as' 'clerk?
in the Southern Express office, -mit is
now of the clerical force in the Mer
chants' & Farmers' Bank.- He is a
young man of exceptionally fine char
acter, and is highly esteemed in every
;i whnro Vi-is "known. He has a
liuviv
hrtot nf friends here and in his old
fno-rnTi . and all reioice to
know that he is winning such a wife.
On their return, Mr. and Mrs. Springs
will live at the; Arlington,
ad springs wed . .l " . .
The presents f are many and. beauti
ful nmiTijr from friends in Charlotte.
TPxineton. Petersburg, Richmond and
other cities: Mr. and Mrs: Springs v?ill
several days in Petersburg V a.,
on their return, with the bride's uncle,
Mr. W. B. Perkinson. -
They are to live at the Arlington Ho
tel on their return home.
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TWENTY-TWO HUNDRFD OUT
Ne w York Central Shops 'at Buf
falo On Strike.
Ttv TplperaDh to the News. -
BUFFALO, April 26. A strike is on
at the New York Central -Shops in Easf
Buffalo. Eighteen hundred shopmen
and four hundredyardmen . are oftt.
mi o, ; rrf?ifrkt.rikte is that the
men want increased wages V and be
cause men have ben discharged. .
PAiYMEINT OP INDEMKrUY DB-i
i 'MANDED.- ;.r :V
t TflioOT-onh tn the News.-- r . .
CONSTANTINOPJ-E, April 26: -Uni
ted States Charge d'Atiairs unw
th a minister of Foreign Affairs
a note based on instructions v from
Washington, - which it is understood,
rroTnnt. oavment of mdemni-
ty. In council the minister will dis
cuss the note today.
LARGE HOTEL BURNED.
Ttxr Tolocrrnnh to the NeWS.
BRONXVIIjLE, April 26. Gramatin
Inn, the largest and finest appointed
Tioi n WAtchester county was burn
ed this morning. The loss is two hun
dred thousand v dojlars. A number. of
millionaires residing near fought .the
re in their night clothes. y .
Mr Hayden, of Hayden-, Wheeler &
Schwendihas gone to :iu"fw
let the contract for the city haj, which
hi Arm awdened. The building will
POSTOFFICE ROBBED
The Safe, in the PostoffLe at
Mooresville Blown Open
Last Night.
MONEY AND STAMPS STOLEN.
The: Door of the Safe Blown Open
With - Dynamite and $300 in
Money Besides Quantities of
Stamps Stolen. Jhird Time
This Office Has Been Robbed.
The postoff ice at Mooresville was
broken into last night and robbed of
between $600 and j$700.
A charge of dynamite was placed in
the safe and the door blown open; The
robbers fcfiind within the, safe between
$250 and 300 (in money ; $300 worth of
2-cent stamps; $20 worth of 1-cent
stamps, and quantities of 4, 6, 8, and 10
cent stamps. The entere- con
tents y of the sawe were taken ,
leaving Postamster Temple ton
sans money and stamps. He discovered
the robbery at 5 o'clock this morning
when he went to make up the mail for
Capt. Tom Rowlanrs train. The postof-
fice is located in the Goodman build
ing. The safe blowers drilled through
six inches of iron with a small drill.
No one heard the explosion, although
the glass in fhe ouilding was shatter
ed. Postmaster Templeton 'phoned
Postmaster Mullen, of Charlotte, at
once, telling mm ox tne ropDery, ana
asking for stamps. Mr. Mullen sent the
stamps and wired the department to
send an inspector out at once. This is
the third time this office has been
robbed. WThen it was last robbed, about
two years ago, Mr. ' Templeton lost
$1 50 01 his own money. There is no
clue to the robbery of last night. A
FROM THE FRONT.
Boers Retreat Through ihe Coun
try . Explosion at Pretoria , v;
Byv Telegraph to the News. $ A
LONDON, April 26. Jlundle is per
suing five thousand Boers, who are re
treating t;o Wepener - with - their attil
lery. - ;'. :';'L-r'v-n.-';V'! :t"--;r'
Generals :Branbant and Hart' .will
likelv ioin in the "chasers- t-rf- i.v .j2
DETVVET'S DfORP. Aiiril-26.-Genef al
. , . f
French entered towntJithiar yjniorhmg;
wo cavairv 'Driffaaeseit'camD at day
light and ioucl the Boers. hojLding ilie
hills. "whicli;wtere Shelled and the Boers
retreated. iTlie ckvalry purshed around
to a position above the town, where
they were holding Rundle in ctheck.
It is reported that six thousand Boers
passed thriough-the town last night in
order to avoid French's attack on their
rear.- - ... " Y" -.V' ' .
DEWT'S DORP, April 25, (Delayed
in .transmission.) rne ijritisn col
umns are pressing forward in hot pur
suit of the Boers, who are fleeing to
Wepener and Dewet's Dorp. The Boer
line of retreat to Ladybrand leads
through a broken mountainous coun
try, favoring the concealment of all of
Roberts' line. ' , . ' .
I : Communications are now thoroughly
held. : - r x
TEN KILLED IN EXPLOSION AT
- PRETORIA. v "
PRETORIA, April 26. A serious ex
plosion took place at the Reglic works,
used by the government as an arsenal.
The light walls of the building were
destroyed and the "structure burned. '
The shrieks of the. women and chil
dren in the adjoining streets . added
ghastliness to . the scene.
Ten workmen were killed and thirty-three'
injured,, including Herr Grun-
berg, of the Malager works. The most
important machinery was saved. The
cause is unknown. "
Two hundred were employed in the
works,' mostly French and Italians. :
J LONDON, April 26. The War Office
has received the following; from ; Rob
r?ts - .- - - .
"BLOEMFONTEIN, April 25. Good
news has been received from Cbl. Baden-Powell
up to the 10th inst. All the
wounded are improving. . . The Boers
captured, several native women, trying
to escape to Maf eking. They." Turned
the women back after stripping them
ahd flogging them.'';; This dispatch f a$ls
o dispose of theV, report ' of Baden
Poweirar' death, ;a rumor; which sta
ted . that he: was either "dead or "dying of
fever on the 12th.' - -
CtJRCH ' NEWS. ,
Rev. S, W. Newell expects to be able
for duty next Sabbath, the 29th,s and
will be at-Amity in the morning and
at Newell in the evening.
The family of Rev. George Belk.-the
new pastor of. Graham Street Presby
terian church, arrived nere last night
and are at their home, 504 North Pop
lar street. "
v Messrs. Vebor Asbury and Caldwell
Woodruff, weitt to Raleigh this morn
sing as -delegates from : the Jr.; C. E.
Society of the : Second : Presbyterian
church, to the C. E. convention which
convenes there tonight, r- .
Mr." Cicero Wilson is a new soda
water clerk at Woodall & Sheppard's.
He and Mrj blaster will have charge
of the ice cream parlor. A music box
was added to the parlor today.
'The testimonial that appeared
in yesterday afternoon's 'News
praising our advertisement that ap -
$ peared in the -'News
commenting on
the
was
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.de d it to na v e been. " 1 1. should ha v e
t rie i'rfi";: if published at fall , ."that-I
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SOCIAL.
The Stitt-Wadsworth Reception.
Evening pleasures.
The reception following the mar
riage last i evening of Mr. E. W. Stitt
and Miss Laura Wadsworth, was a
beautiful complement to the lovely
bridal scene at the church. The par
lor where Mr. and' Mrs. Stitt received
the congratulations of their jfriends
was decorated with smilax and flow
ers, the mantel bank being of white
roses. From the grill arch over the
window recess, a large wedding bell of
migonnette was suspended by white
ribbori. A single -Easter lily formed
the. clapper. Greenl and whitH-the wed
ding colors, found artistic and satisfy
ing effect in the dining room. The da
mask overlaid1 . a covering r of
green silk, tall cut glass vases on op
posite corners, held generous ", bunches
of Easter lilies, green candles, rested in
the silver holders,. nd in the centre
j bahked around a large plateau, was a
1 Ji 1:1: c -u n u 4-V. v.v.4Vl'rn-
circle of lilies of the valley the bride's
nower wnicn seemea xo d growing iu
.the" mass of mdss.which j.surr?u'ded
'the plateau, GnJajie.,!boft bons
and cakes completed be, jtable decora
tions ''A ihandsome supper was served.
The cutting of the bride's cake was at
tended" with the usual interest. The'
ring went to Miss Ada Bradley the
money to .Mr. M. A. Lyon;.. thimble tq
Miss Berta Oates. The wedding regis
ter, the gift of Mrs. John Walter Mil
ler, was kept by Miss Bradley. The
guests, besides those composing the
bridal party, were: Mr. ahd Mrs. J. W.
Cannon and family; Mr. and Mrs. J.
C. Wadswonh and family, of Concord;
Mr. and Mrs. A. C Hutchison, Dr. and
Mrs. R. L. -Gibbon, Mr. and Mrs. :C.'M.
Carson, Miss Addie .Williams, Mrs. B.
Rush Lee, Miss May Oates, Mr. " and
Mrs. iR. C. Ross, Mr. R. N. Tiddy, Miss
Fannie Larden Moore, Miss Mary Ir
win, Mr. and Mrs. k ir. stokes ana ur.
J. P. McComb, Mr. M. P.
Pegranj.
The Country Club has seldom had a
merrier crowd to chat on the broad ve
randa and row on Lake Leisel than the
one of last night. By gleams front lan
terns' dusky light, were recognized:
Mrs. Leisel and Mr. W. C. White; Miss
Nancy Hoffman and Mr. W. iR. Fore
man Miss Edith Atkins and Mr.- Bob
Craig ;x Miss Elizabeth Clarkson . and
Mr. Leak Spencer, Miss Caine and Mr.
David Craig. ."' -:- - - i
Mr. John. Van Ness was host last
night, at the Elks Club, to a charm
ing party Vof friends: Mrs. . Calvin
Cowles. Mrs. L.: Ai Dodsworth, Misses
Caine, Saida Jones, Saide Young, Eliz
abeth Clarkson; Messrs. David- Craig,
Leak Spencer and Chase Brenizer.
erlWay -Afternoon Book Club
meelsFtotfiorrow afternoon with Mrs.
J. Bj IC;enr, at -3
Mrs. R. L. Gibbon's.
Misses Saida and Alice Jones are to
rfir&'a'tCob'Webi'tstrty this afternoon,
to itheir young cousin, Miss 'Margaret;
Parham'taf Washington, who is visit
ing "them. rThe off air will be as de
lightful as intricate. The web will be
spun in hospitable doors. The unrav-ellers-will
be a merry, happy crowd:
Misses Panham, Alice Cowles, Louise
Wadsworth, Sadie Belle Mayer, Louie
Jones, Caro Brevard, Florence Thomas,
Lucy Robertson, Margurite Springs;
Messrs. James 'W. Osborne," . Richard
Myers, N. J. Orr Walter' Taliaferro,
Jr., Rob. Brevard, Joe Smith, H. C
Jones, Jr., Brevard Osborne. The din
ing room will be decorated in pink, the
color displayed in the beautiful style
characteristic of the Misses Jones. :
- Misses . Fannie and Alice Sims will
spend ' Sunday with relatives in Con
cord. ' " -
- Mrs. John Wilkes will pe glad to
have her friend, "and the friends of
Bishop Cheshire, call on Mrs." Cheshire
tnls evening at any time between 4 and
7 o'clock ' - , .
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J., .L., TAPP.
MRS. CAVE FftlGHTENED
A Drunk flan Accosted Her Last
Night on Church Street.
Mr.? Cave, of the Model Steam Laon
dry. lives in Mr. P. M., Brown's build-
; ft-..
ing on North Church street, oceupy
mg the south side. . Last night Mrs
Cave:-went to the laundry after dark
to see Mr. Cave. On her return! home
. . . . . ..
she passed two white men, one of
1 whom, accosted her and threw his arms
out as if pq catch her. She screamed
and ran as fast as she could, gaining
the shelter of her home in a few. min
utes,. after. -She 'phoned Mr. Cave, who,
ItK evpral others from the laundry,
rfinlLKmnd the corner to. hunt the man.
OflleM BradTey andijFirenlan 'Will iOw
ens l-enched the scene about the; same
time. The man who had accosted Mrs.
Cave t roved to be Ed. Shaffer, a well
know;n printerj ;.;;,whoxwas-i drunk.
Tihe man who was with him was try
ing tut1 take himr home. No..i)lame was
attached to him whatever. Shaffer's
drinkenness , would hardly., hafVe.saved
bim'from Mrl Cave's anger had hot tne
policeman ihterf erred and , taken the
mian? to the Tobs. He is inoffensive
whem sober, buif ds1 that -i raree is
lialbleLtQ rrepeat tnWrlcetl t iiastmagiht.'
NxtJtiHWiiie may mot' fare 'd well. The
Snayor find him $10 this "morning, and
in. default of which,; he went, to jail. -
ytlEPISCOPAL; -v. '-A r -;:
heshire went to Mt JVIourn
this morning on one of 'his regular
visitations. He returns tonight. Sun
day morning he will be at St. Peter's
and Sunday afternoon at St. Michael's
(colored). . - . - . .-' ,
The board . of managers of the
Thompson Orphanage ; will meet Tues
day morning next at , the orphanage.
Rev. E. A. Osborne is back from St.
Mark's, Bristow, where he held a three
days' mission. Bishop Chesire will be
there Saturaay and will confirm sev
eral candidates.
MISS RUSSELLv ' MR. POWELL TO
. WED. . i ' ;i w
A wedding which will interest many
in Charlotte, as well as elsewhere, will
be solemnized Monday morning next.
Tlie bride is to be Miss Kate Russell ;
the 'groom : Mr: W. H. Powell. Miss
'Russell has been living in Charlotte
for some years, coming here from Rock
Hill, S. C. Mr. Powell is a son of Mr.
B. F. Powell, of this city, formerly of
Fort Mill. S. C. ; Bothvparties have
many friends, in this city and section,
and their approaching marriage ? will
be learned of with interest. Mr. Powell
is at present living at Henrietta. i
DEATH OF MRS. Wm. GRESHAM. Y
There has' been another death in the
Gresham family. Mr. C: Grasham was
apprised yesterday of i the death, r: of
Mrs.. William Gresliam, his cousin by
marriage. Ms. Gresham died-Satlay,
Jmorning "ati3 o'clock, at her; homjln,
Dinwiddie county, Va. Her husbds
a son of Mr: Robert Gresham, an uncle
of Mr. C: Gresham, who is residing
here at present, Mr. Robert Gresham
went to attend the funeral.
J: O. U. A. M. INVITATION.
The following invitation has been
received from Morganton: f -
"Morganton Juniors, on foehalf of the
State Council, cordially invite you to
be present at the ceremonies , of : the
raising of a flag on and presentation of
a Bible to the State School for the
Deaf at Morganton by the State! Coun
cil of North Carolina, on , June 5th,
1900, at 2:30 p. m: Addresses will be
delivered by State officers. - A warm
and cordial greeting awaits-you. -"Iraternally
yours,
BUiUKEMONT COUNCIL, No. 44.".
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CARTHAGENA TAKEN. :
CARACAS, Venezuela, ; April 26. A
German steamer- Just arrived at La
Guayra reports that the Colombian:
revolutionists are masters . of Car
thagena, the most important Columbi
an harbor. -
VAS IT SUICIDE?
MrvU. B. Williams Died Thfc
Morning From the Effects ot
a Drug of Some Kind.
A NIGHT OF STUPOR
The' SIeef;nf f Death Cnmmenrpil
" 7
1 ; Yesterday Afternoon at
, ft'rinrlfMr Uillinma
was
v. t. ..,! .
uuwiMviviia am uiii viuviv uu
norning Until He Died ,
Mr. Ulysses B. Williams died this
morning a, his home, 812 West Trade
street, from the effects of morphine or
some kind of opiate unknown to his
family or physician- -
"Ms Williams had beei complaining
tv not feciing well for several weeks.
but was not ill enough to go to bed;
aesday he had a chill Yesterday
morning he complained of vertigo ad
1 ema ined at borne. Later he went rip
street and remained some time. Yes
terday afternoon he and his wife took
a walk. They returned between i and
5 o'clock. Mr. Williams said he was
sleepy and told his wife that he want
ed to go to sleep. Helept so long tllat
she became alarmed and woke hjm up.
That was at 9 o'clotTK. SheMliscovered
that" his eyes had a set took, arid she
called her mother. T hey talks I to him
and he seemed to -regain c jnsciousnes
Mrs. Williams sat on the bed by him
until 10 o'clock, talking to him to keep
him awake. She then fell asleep and
did not wake until 2 o'clock, when she
was aroused Iby Mr. Williams' strug
gles for breath. She sent in haste for
a aoctor, ana ne worKea neroicany to
save tihe unfortunate man, but it was
too late. The stupor of death, which
ihad begun at 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
had increased hourly through the
night, and he was beyond all - hope of
recall. He never spoke after 2. o'clock.
At 10 minutes after" 10 this. morning,
he breathed Msulast iThe supposition
is that he tebki : morphine )or; some drug
yesterday afternoon, getting it on his
trip up town in the morning. The at
tendthe , physician thinks that
he renewed ! the dose after ' his
wife , fell asleep. No reason, ex
cept ill ihealth, can be assigned
for the deed. Mr. Williams was mar
ried last March! to Miss Selma Miller,,
and he and his wife had lived very hap
pily together. He ihad been working
temporarily j a,t. the Charlotte Supply
Gompanpni' ; aiid hisf.wife were, to
move o Raleierf 'hett Monday. . .
MrWiiliams' wai' SOyeari lt
Monday.'' He was son; ofi th ate.
Ctcero Williams, df Wakye county 17fl4s'
home being three miles from Raleign.
He has several brothers living. , (
Deceased was corporal in Company
A, First North iCarbliha 'Regiment, in
tihe Spanish-American war.- His rela-r
tives were wired this morning. The
arrangements for his funeral will be
made as soon as they can , be heard
from. :;.r ., v . : ';:';:. -
YATES-WILL.
Mr. David S. Yates Marries, fliss
Will, of Baltimore.
Mr. David S. Yates will ibe married
this evening at 6 o'clock to. Miss Edith
Will, of Baltimore. The ceremony will
take place at, the residence of the
bride's parents, on -Edmondson ave
nue, Baltimore, Rev. J. J. Sams, of the
Episcopal Church, officiating. Owing
to -the illness of the bride's mother, the
marriage will be a quiet home affair,
the invitations being verbal, and ex
tended only to - relatives and intimate
friends of. the family. There will be no
attendants. The bride is a daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. W. ,R. WU1. Her fath
er a professor in. Bryant & VStratton
Business College. She is considered
one of Baltimore's most . o'aarming
young women.
Mr. Yates is a son of the late w. J.
Yates, one of the State's most promi
nent men and ablest editors. He is a
young man of .bright mind, energetic,
clever land - whole-souled He has a
paying" business and is steady and re
liablein every way. He has built and
.furnished a beautiful home for his
bride -on West Seventh street, pt.their
return to Charlotte,' a week from now,
they win go to Dr. I. W. Faison's for
ten days and will then be at home on
Seventh street. '.
J AN AFFLICTED HOUSEHOLD.
Mrs.'H.'C. Eccles returned to Salem
this morning. She received a telegram
last" night saying that her brother-m-law,
Dr. C. J. Watkins, was in - ex
tremis. Dr. Watkins 'married Miss
Flora Conrad, a sister of Mrs.vEccles.
He is 5 years old. Dr. Watkins baa
been for years one of the leading den
tists in bis section.. He. has three chil
dren: Messrs. William and" Conrad
Watkins, and Miss; Bessie Watkins. i
Mrs. Eccles mother Is also ill at Dr.
Watkins. ' ' .
BENEFIT FOR HEBREW ORPHANS.
BROOKLYN, April 36. The Booth
Dramatic Society- will - present David
Belacock's "Charity Ball" at the Acad
emy of Music for the benefit of the He--brew
Orphan Asylum tonight. The ad
vance sale of seats has been large. ' ,
FOUND DEAD0NF100R
Annie Edwards, a Friendless Un-
happy White Woman,
Finds Rest.
DID SHE KILL HERSELF
cl. r j
Hvcu ' Aione in a npuse on
Hill Street with HerTChildan
; Infant ot Three Honths.-i'The
Baby Asleep in Bed; the Moth
er Asleep in Death on the Floor.
Annie Edwards, a white woman' who
lived in a small house on 'Hill street
opposite the Good Samaritan Hospital,
was found dead in, ther home this
morning.
The woman came from Paw Creek
SQjje time ago.'. She , worked a,t the com
mill in-Dolworth. She employed a ne
gro woman to wake her an the: morn
ings in timef for uer to go to work.
This morning the woman went to
wake her as usual, but gotvno response
to her call or knocks on the door. She
went back several times, thinking the
woman was,, only sleeping? soundly.
Finally, after beating on the door with
a stick and still getting no response
she , concluded that, something .was
wrong. She went for ' assistance, and
sue and several other negroes broke
the door down and entered the house.
I They found the wretched Inmate of the
nouse lying on rne noor in one or the
rooms, dead.Her infant, only three
months old,-was in the bed in an ad
joining, roomVleep.uTTiere was no
evidence of foul play;; no signs of any
one haying been ; in the house; except
the unhapjy creature who was cold in
death. . ' . " - - , : -
.1 he woman was reared nearMt. Hol
lyj She had, lived in Mr.' Wilton Jones
famdlyin;vPaw Creek, and after leavins
there iiad;come to Charlotte. She lived
alone in, the house on Hill street. Sht
and her Jchlld were insured for $62 in
the Virginia Life Insurance Company.
She had paid in some money, Chief
Orr finding the tpolicies in her bureau
drawer this morning. The babe is be
ing cared for by people in the neigh
borhocd until . further provisions is
madefor it. Chief Orr sent out to P&vr
Creek' this morning for Mr. Jones. .
Coi'onerCathey was in town today
He would have held an inquest, but no
one made out ah" affidavit. The dead
woman, wa3 examined by Dr. Strong;
He said death was due to apoplexy.
The; woman has two children living in
Paw Crjeek She will be buried tomor-
COW ; rnornng.
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PERSONALS.
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Pleasant People Whom One Meets
. . on a Day's Rounds.
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Mr. and jMrrwHarryItWeemes are at
Capt. W.E4hreiif - s
, Miss DiiJ. fjCobert, superintendent,
and Miss Weaver, nurse; of St. Peter's
Hospital,5 leave tomorrow morning for
Cleveland Springs. ' '
Miss Mamie Bayes who came over
from Salisbury to attend the wedding
last nigiht, . returned home this morn
ing '': .. ' - . . ; ":
' Mr. R. H. Jordan is expected'voaclc
from New York Saturday.'; , r
Mrs. John Gum went to Salislbury
this ;miorning to visit her grandmoth
er. ' .- - "
Mr. and tyrs. J. W. Cannon and fam
ily, ard Mr. and Mrs .J. C. Wadsworth
and family returned to Concord this
morning. . '' '
, Mr. J. W. Kates, general superinten
dent of the Postal Telegraph Company,,
is. here todday.
Mrs. Lizzie Presson Boone, of Ashe
ville, is visiting her mother, on North
College street. - '
' Col. H. C. Jones went to Concord
this morning to attend court.
Mr. Robert Morrow, of Monroe, was
here this morning on his way to Green
ville, S. C.
W. D. AIKXANDER FOR THE
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By. Telephone to the New'.7'
DAVIDSON, N. C, ApijBelIev
ing as :I do that faithfujand zealous
Demicrats'vShouli i be flre,cpgnlzed and
rewarded; it gives r mercat pleasure ,
to present the name of W. D. Alexan
der, of Mallard Creekf to the Demo
cratic voters of this county as a suita
ble man for the Legislature. The lead
ing spirit q Democracy well knows
the service Mr. Alexander has done the
party. He has been ever ready at any
call tp. work night and day when ne
cessary, sacrificing his time and. inter
ests for the good of the party. I would
like ;to add that this card is written
without his knowledge, for I do not
know "that it is his desire, but! feel,
judging from the nature of the man,
that, should it be the desire of the peo
ple to have (him represent them, he
would not refuse. Respectfully,
; . J. LEE SLOAN.
The children at the Thompson Or
phanage enjoyed the graphophone con
cert given ' them last " evening by
Messrs. A. L. Smith and C. W. Riven
barki It was a happy thought in these
gentlemen. v '
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cost $25,000. ' ' :