THE CHARLOTTE NEWS. JANUARY 4, 1906.
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A'EW YEAR'S RECEPTION."
llriiliant Orcnsiou J. C. McXeil Makes
I).-i.lel Hit With His Rendition of
Verne, ete.
Special to The News.
Hickory, X. C, Jan. 4. One of the
most delightful social events that has
brightened Hickory's winter season was
the New Year reception given last night
by the Round Dozen Book Club, the
latest social organization of the town.
The reception was given at the hand
some residence of Mr. C. C. Bost, which
was beautifully decorated for the oc
casion, and lighted by rows of wax
color schemes in the various rooms of
the handsome suite which covers the
whole lower lloor.
In the refreshment room, a beautiful
punch bowl large enough to float a
small schooner, was presided over by
Hiss Josie Signmon. Refreshments of
salads, wafers, etc., were served dur
ing the evening. But the feature of
the reception and the charming surprise
which the Uound Dozen had reserved
for their delighted friends was the
-presence of Mr, John Charles McNeill,
and the reading which he gave his
gratilied audience. Mr. McNeill's read
ing is perfection, and he held his hear
ers enthralled while he told of "Mistah
Nigger" and "De Coon in de College
Town." spoke tenderly and softly of the
"Little White Bride." and roused a
thrill in every heart with the stirring
lines of "John Paul Jones." No North
Carolinian can refrain from a thrill of
just pride in this young man, who, at
so early an age has gained a reputation
which promises to place him soon in the
foremost ranks of Southren writers.
No ore who hear him last evening will
over forget the graceful figure, the
strong, dark face, the mobile features
and earnest eyes, changing with the
spirit of the words he read. AVe gave
him glad welcome. "We hope to meet
him again soon.
To our mind, the most distinctive fea
ture of the Christmas holidays in Hick
ory was the beautiful six o'clock ser
vice at the German Reform church, in
the star-lit dawn of Christmas day.
Nothing more appropriate, nothing more
solemn and beautiful could have been
devised. When the deep tones of the
bell broke over the silent town in that
dark hour just before dawn; when the
voices of the great crowd that filled
the church poured out "Coronation" in
a volume of song, then one felt that
thus, indeed, should Christians cele
brate the birth of Him who slept those
long centuries ago in the rock-hewn
manger at the mountain town of Beth
lehem. There have been Christmas festivals
of some sort at all the Sunday schools,
some lew society affairs, but generally,
the holidays have passed very quietly
and Christmas has been a family fes
tival. "Well, well, it sounds like slavery
times to hear of this trafflce in human
beings. I understand old Colonel Bum
lusch has actually been sold."
"What! You mean the Colonel's per
son has been sold?"
"Yes. The paper says Gilligan sold
his saloon yesterday with" 'all its fix
tures to somebody lse." Philadelphia
Ledger.
A WELL SPREAD TABLE.
And the Man "Fell Out" With It.
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A manufacturer in Missouri says he
started out as a young man with al
most perfect health, but that, "by the
time I was 24 my digestive apparatus
was so completely wrecked as to make
my life a positive burden.
"I was neither a hard drinker nor an
inveterate user of tobacco my condi
tion could not be charged up to these
things.
"I had simply ruined my digestion by
a course of living common among
those who indulge in unwisely selected
food and deny their appetites nothing.
And so years passed, during which ev
ery sort of food seemed to do just the
opposite of what it should have done,
y ; -1 x . 11 .1 4--ui
vviiii me. . wen spieau tame was ui
fensive to me. The sight or smell of
food made me deathly sick. In brief,
I had dyspepsia in its worst form, and
spent many a hard earned dollar for
remedies which did me ho good what
ever. "This was my condition when a
friend insisted that I should try Grape
Nuts food, and to please him I consent
ed, expecting to derive no more benefit
or pleasure from it than I had from
other prepared foods that I had tried.
But I was most happily disappointed.
"For more than a year I ate posi
tively nothing but Grape-Nuts it was
my soup course, my meat and dessert.
I never tired of it, and grew steadily
fatter and more hearty, till I put 40
pounds of good solid flesh that had
never been there before, on my bones.
My dyspepsia is gone the memory of
a terrible nightmare.
"I am well now seems like I can
not be ill and Grape-Nuts is still
found on my table, in one form or an
other, at every meal, and it is never
out of supply in my home. A meal
without Grape-Nuts is a mighty poor
meal for me." Name given by Postum
Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
There's a reason.
Two
Victor Talking
Machines a Day
is the way our sales have averaged
during the holidays. If you failed
j' to get one you are unfortunate, for
you are missing a 'great musical
treat, and your children the bene
fit of a musical education that can
be secured in no other way.
The great reduction in price of
records brings the best classical
music as well as the popular se
lections now being sung and play
ed everywhere.
Drop in and hear this wonderful
musical instrument, at your con
venience. Machines, $17.00 to
$100.00. Records, 35c. up. "
Stone & Barringer Go:
DISTRIBUTORS,
For over sixty years doctors have en
dorsed Ayer's Cherry Pectoral for
coughs, colds, weak lungs, bronchitis,
consumption. Cures hard cases, des
perate cases, old cases. You can trust
a medicine the best doctors approve.
We nave no secret b! we publish . j.c.AyerCo..
the formulas of aii ear medicine?,.
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MASS.
DEATH OF MRS. MONTGOMERY
She Was the Last Of a Very Promi
nent Family.
Special to The News.
Reidsville, Jan. 4. Mrs. Annie
Scales Montgomery, died at her home
in this place yesterday evening at six
o'clock after an illness of only a few
days. -
Mrs. Montgomery was taken ill Sat
urday night and on Monday she suf
fered a stroKe of paralysis which was
the immediate cause of death.
Mrs. Montgomery was a sister of the
late Governor Alfred Moore Scales,
and was the last one of that large
family of noble sons and daughters.
She was a most excellent woman and
was loved and admired by the entire
community.
The funeral took place this after
noon. Rev. D. I. Craig, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church conducted
the service which was both solemn and
impressive.
Miss Bessie Withers has gone to
Florida to spend the winter months
with her brother. Mr. John Withers.
She leaves some sad hearts behind.
The boys and girls who came home
to spend the holidays, have all return
ed to their respectice schools. They
left with heavy hearts. The Messrs.
Cranford left yesterday afternoon.
The entertainment at the Methodist
church last Saturday night, under the
auspices of the Golden Link Missionary
Society was a decided success. The
music was all delightful, but we must
mention particularly, the duet sung by
Mrs. Francis Womack and Mr.
Richardson Crawford and the solo,
"Bid me to Love," by Mr. Crawford.
Miss Carter was at her best and
"Dicken's Christmas Coral," was en
joyed by all. A collection amounting to
$27.00 was taken.
Mr. Fred Ford has gone to Navassa
to take a position as cahshier in the
bank. Mr. Wesley Trotter has been
promoted to Mr. Ford's position.
Mrs. J. O. McGender, of Danville, is
visiting her mother. Mrs. V. F. Wil
liamson on Main street.
Mrs. Staples Fuller, of Raleigh, is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. F.
R. Penn on East Market street.
INSURANCE NOTES.
The Missouri State Life has been
licensed in Florida.
Licking and Salisbury, Mo., have
been re-rated and tariffs furbished
companies.
The Freeholders' Fire of Topeka,
Kan., has increased its capital stock
to 8230,000.
R. W. Grim has been appointed
special agent for the Royal Exchange
in Ohio and Kentucky.
H. H. Rimington has been appointed
managing underwriter of the Jefferson
Fire of Philadelphia. x-
The Bankers' Assident Insuranse
Co., of Des Moines. Iowa, has been
licensed in Wisconsin and Pennsyl
vania. Charles S. Lebo, special agent of the
Queen City Fire for Nebraska, has been
transferred to Iowa and Illinois.
A Texas charter has been issued to
the People's Co-operative Insurance
Co.. of the United States of America
of Dallas.
According to reports, half of the
capital stock of $100,000 of the Ohio
State Life Insurance Co. of Columbus
has been sold.
The Citizens' of Missouri has enter
ed into a reinsurance arrangement
with the Continental and the National
of Little Rock for Arkansas.
John K. Hall, special agent of the
Pennsylvania Fire, in Minnesota, has
resigned to become special agent of the
Phoenix of London for Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
S. D. Andrus, for 10 years special
agent of the Providence-Washington in
Illinois, has been appointed assistant
manager of the western department at
Chicago.
A bill will soon be offered in the
General Assembly of Kentucky provid
ing that the reserve fund set aside on
risks written in that state shall be in
vested and held in Kentucky.
Georgia H. Ccott, Western General
Agent of the National of Allegheny, has
been . appointed general agent of the
German of Indiana for Cook county,
111., with A. W. Kline as manager.
The Imperial Fire Insurance Co., is
being organized at Denver, Colo., by H.
T. Lamey, general agent of the Wes
tern and British America, and F. H.
Rhodes, late special agent of the Con
tinental. , The Colorado National Insurance Co.
has been reinsured by the Colorado
National Life, with a capital of $250,
000 and surplus of $50,000. No change
takes place in the management, but
merely in the form of reorganization.
Mamie "I believe in woman's
right."
Gertie "Then you think every wo
man should have a vote?"
Mamie "No; but I think every wo
man should have a voter." -Chicago
Record-Herald.
A man could make a lot of money
by never having any bills to pay, but
it would be of no use to his family.
B'RER
RABBIT'S NEW
NOTIONS.
YEAR
He jump up an down
An' he turnt all eroun'
A-foolin' de finishin' out.n er houn'
He warn't sellin' 'is bacon by de
poun'.
He sta'ted out on de fust uv de y'ur
By takin f'um all his hones' shur,
Ev'n ter er grain uv cawn an' er
cuckle-burr;
But erbout one thing he made no
stir
Sendin' out samples uv his fur.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine
Tablets. Druggists refund money if
it fails to cure. E. W. GROVE'S Sig
nature is on each box. 25c.
OF
Nero Implicated in Whiskey Sell
ing Case, Required to Give
Heavy Bond. Two Interesting
Cases Before the Recorder at
Session of City Court
Two very interesting cases were dis
posed of in the Recorder's court this
morning.
The first case was two charges
against Jim Sanders, colored, for sell
ing whiskey. The other case, that of
John Deweese, for purjury, was the
result of the investigation of the cases
against Sanders.
It seems that John Sampson and
John Deweese went, out on p. whiskey
hunt several nights ago.' Th5y ran up
on Jim Sanders and he furnished them
with the desired article.
This morning, in court, Sampson ad
mitted the purchase of the whiskey
from Sanders, but Deweese's memory
completely failed. He admitted, after
so long a time that he drunk a portion
of the liquor, but failed to recall that
he had paid any money, or from, whomj
the "red eye" was secured.
The Recorder, after exhausting his
resources for cross-questioning, decid
ed that Deweese had perjured himself
and bound the negro over in a $400
bond to answer this charge at the next
term of the Criminal court, that meets
the first Monday in February.
Jim Sanders, the negro who, it is
alleged, disposed of the liquor, was re
quired to give a $200 bond. His broth
er, J. T. Sanders, wentv on his bond.
John Sampson will be given another
hearing at tomorrow's session of the
court.
Abe Jordan, the negro who is charg
ed with, cutting Mr. J. J. O'Donoghue,
in the kitchen of the Queen City hotel,
Christmas . night, was surrendered by
his bondsman Mr. W J. Moore, this
morning. Dr. F. O. Hawley testified
that O'Donoghue, the man who was
slashed, will not be able to appear
in court before the 15th of this month.
Another bond of $200 was prepared
and after some hesitation., Mr. W. J.
Moore again signed as .surety. Jordan
was then released. ,
WANTS TO TRACE ANCESTORS.
Lady In Pittsburg Wishes Information
Concerning Charlotte Families.
In his mail this morning, Chief of
Police Irwin received an interesting
letter from a lady in Pittsburg, Pa.,
who is desirous of tracing her ances
tors. The letter follows:
Chief of Police,
Charlotte, N. C.
Dear Sir:
I am anxious to trace some relatives
of my mother in your town and I write
to ask if you can give me the names
of them ,so I may write to them.
My great grandfather was General
Thomas Polk. The families I wish "to.
get in communication with are the
Brevards and Barnetts some of the
older ones who would know all about
the family history. I know they are
among the leading people of your town
and I am anxious to get up a family
tree and I want to get in communica
tion with some of them.
I know my mother's relatives reside
there and for family history, I am anx
ious (if by no other way) to know
them by writing.
I would appreciate any information
you may give me. I know, personally,
no one in Charlotte, and therefore I
write to you and can assure you I will
appreciate any information you may
give me.
y Respectfully,
Mrs. C. L. McMillin
No. 618 Collier St., Pittsburg, Pa.
Mr. Heiser !n Nevada.
The Charlotte friends of Mr. J.
Marsh Heiser, will be glad to learn
that he is now located at Dnvtrm
Nevada. In a lette to the Times-Demo
crat today, Mr. Heiser enclosed the
price of a year,'s subscription.
For several years Mr. Heiser was in
the bicycle business in this city. For
a year or more, his friends in this
city had lost track of him. Mr. Heiser
does not state what line of business
he is now engaged in.
Death of Mrs. C. H. Shall.
Mrs. C. H. Shull, a former resident of
Charlotte, died Tnpsdnv nio-h a i
o'clock at her home in Lincolnton. Af
ter leaving cnariotte Mr. and Mrs.
Shull resided in Concord. Only a few
weeks ago the family removed to Lin
colnton. Mrs. Shull was well known
in Charlotte, where she resided sever
al years, her home being on West 11th
street
CABLEGRAM.
Sydney, Dec. 22.
Greenhood.
San Fran.
Incerebas.
Podopsides.
Diabetes.
Podolopide.
Brights.
Benjamin. . ,
TRANSLATION.
Benjamin Bros, are manufacturers'
agents in Sydney, Australia. Green
hood is H. O. Greenhood, the exporter,
of 320 Sansome St., San Francisco.
Concerning the report that cures for
Bright's Disease and Diabetes have
been discovered in San Francisco,
Benjamin Bros, wrote Greenhood to
send a small order, and if it really did
the business they would send an im
portant order. The trial lot was sent.
The above cable is the reply. It did
the business. They couldn't wait for a
letter, but cabled. Translated it calls
for the immediate shipment of nearly
$400 worth of Fulton's Compounds for
Bright's Disease and Diabetes. The
whole world is waking up to the won
der of the discovery. You don't have
to cable 6,000 miles. It's right at your
doors. Send for literature.
Woodall & Sheppard, Agents.
When to suspect Bright's Disease
weakness or loss of weight, puffy an
kles, hands or eyelids; kiuney trouble
after the third month ; urine may
show sediment; failing vision; drowsi
ness; one or more of these.
BOND
1400
FOR
PERJURY
REQUIRED
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
Man by Name of Hatch Says He Is
Wanted For Murder.
Chief of Police H. C. Irwin has re
ceived the following letter that will be
read with interest here: .
Des Moines, Iowa, Jan. 1, 1906.
Chief of Police,
'Charlotte. N. C, . , ,
Dear Sir: V;
I write to inquire if , within the last
four years there was a man murdered
either at Charlotte or Salisbury, your
State, by the name of H. Watt?
There is a man here who goes by
the name of Robert D. Hatch, who has
claimed, while under the influence of
liquor, that such is the ease and that
he is the guilty party.
My informant does not not remem
ber all the conversation, but I will give
it to you as I got it: He claims that
after the killing he was arrested and
tried, and either took a change of
venue to Raleigh, or took an appeal to
the same twon. Claims also to have
at one time been married to a sporting
woman in Charlotte, by the name cf
Viola Fleming, and at the time he
was married it was under the name of
Raymond C. Hotchkiss; says, his fath
er lives at Charlotte, and was on his
bond for $15,000, which he claims
to have jumped. Of course this
may all be a pipe dream, but my in
formant believe it to be true, and says
that the man Hatch says there is a
large reward offered for his capture,
which my informant will claim.
If you are not familiar with the case
will you kindly hand this letter to your
county Sheriff, and if the crime was
not committed in your county please
forward this letter to the Sheriff at
Salisbury. Yours very respectfully,
ELI HARDIN,
Chief of Detectives.
Now With The News.
Mr. E. B. Osborne, a son of Rev. E.
A. Osborne, of this city, has accepted
a position in the business depaiftment
of The News. Mr. Osborne will have
charge of the city collections and will
assist in the office. The News com
mends him to its friends, and especial
ly to those he visits with accounts due
the paper.
The Parral & Durango and tho prop
erties of the Hidalgo Mining Co., all
in western Mexico, have been sold to
an Ango-French syndicate. The con
sideration is $5,000,000 in gold. The
railroad and mines were owned by
Pittsburg men.
FORCED TO STARVE.
B. F. Leek, of Concord, Ky., says:
"For 20 years I suffered agony with a
sore on my upper lip, so painful some
times that I could not eat. After vain
ly trying everything else, I cured it
with Bucklen's Arnica Salve." It's great
for burns, cuts, and wounds. At
Woodall & Shepard's drug store; Only
25c.
Scientific
There is just as much difference between scientific and unscientific candy
making as there is between a finely tailored suit of clothes and a rough pair
of jeans. The one is the product of brains, skill and perseveiance, while the
other represents practically nothing.
The product of Nunnalty's factory represents scientific candy making in its
highest development. Not one piece of candy passes the doors of this i isti
tution, but that has been made by the most skilled workmen, and then
inspected and re-inspected until it is kftOWtl to be just right. "
The policy of this concern has always been to make the best, regardless of
the cost of production. None but the highest priced labor is employed, none
but the best grade of materials bought, and none but the most modern
appliances used in its manufacture. The result is, of course, a high grade of
candy scarcely equalled anywhere. ;
Our factory itself is a model in cleanliness and modern methods and con.
tains the most valuable and up-to-date candy machinery the world affords.
Our whole idea has been to produce the best candy possible regardless of
anything else, and it is toward this end
more than twenty years.
BANK OFFICERS ELECTED.
Directors Chosen Who Choose Officers
Mountain Resorts Improved Col
leges Re-open.
Special to The News.
Spartanburg, S. C, Jan. 4. Today
the annaul meeting of the stockholders
of the Merchants and Farmers Nation
al bank was held and' directors elect
ed. trho in turn elected officers for
the year 1906, the list being headed by
Mr. A. L. White, one of Spartan City's
best and most progressive business
men, who, as president of the bank,
placed this institution on a footing
with the best banking institutions in
the South. The annual statement of
the Merchants and Farmers bank, just
out, shows nearly $500,000 deposits,
whilo other figures are equally flatter
ing to the management of the bank.
A peculiar fact in connection with
the freight wreck at Fair Forest, 15
miles from this city, Wednesday, was
mentioned by a railroad man today,
who said that twelve months ago the
vestibule,, No. 37, was badly wrecked
at precisely the same point at which
the freight came to grief Wednesday
morning.
Mr. A. A. Gates, proprietor of the
Mansion House in Greenville, told a
News correspondent this week that he
was now overhauling the Imperial Ho
tel at Hendersonville, and would ex
pend more money than the property
cost him originall,y In re-fitting the
large building for the winter tourists.
Steam heat, plumbing and thoroughly
modern equipment for winter resort
hotels is being installed and next win
ter this hostlery will be formally open
ed to the Northern tourists. Mr. Gates
says that the Toxaway hotels that are
experimenting this winter on the plan
under the management of Mr. Bur
rowes, formerly oi Charlotte, are meet
ing with abundant success. Mr. Gates'
plans will not interfere with the run
ning of the Imperial next summer for
Southern patronage.
Already many Northern people have
homes at Saluda, not 40 miles from
Spartanburg and that section is rapid
ly coming to the front as a winter re
sort. A novel experiment is being pro
jected by the Salvation Army in this
city who are soliciting the leading
business men for aid to operate a
restaurant where the very poor can
get lunches free and where only a
small fee will be charged to those
who are short of funds.
Wofford" and Converse Colleges re
opened this week. Convers today and
Wofford one dazr later. Clemson open
ed Tuesday morning, and the city has
been filled with Clemson boys for
two days, many of them being strand
ed here on account of delayed trains
caused by wrecks, and heavy travel.
Mr. W. J. Moon, Jr.. spent today in
Prmnnrvl nn 'hiicinoss I
Received by express and sold
Woodall (Si
GIRL WOULD KILL.
Lecturer and Slum. Worker Asks Au
thority to Chloroform Suffering
Poor. - ,
New York, Jan. 4. "Authorize me to
chloroform the cold and hungry child
ren in New York City and I will do it.
If you do not agree to this, communi
cate with me at once."
(Signed) L. Graham Crosier,
509 5th Avenue.
In the foregoing remarkable adver
tisement which appeared in a morning
paper, Miss Crosier a young woman
worker in "the slums and lecturer to
the "400" on "Social Dynamics," en
deavors to call attention to cwhat she
believes to be an imperative need of
the hour.
"I mean just what I say when I ask
to chloroform the hungrv children,"
said Miss Crozier last night. "They
would be a lot better off dead than
suffering
"I have repeatedly reported cases
of desperate need to city officials and
various organized and unorganized
charities, to be met with the reply
that the case would be investigated
in a few days. Think of it. a delay of
a few days with children starving."
Miss Crozier has -a class in social dy
namics, which frequently meets at the
homes of her various pupils, members
of wealthy families, who are interested
in sociology.
She sees in New York conditions
today the prelude to a revolution in
spired by the want of bread and em
ployment. For immediate relief - she x
would have, she says, a committee
composed of a representative each
trom the city administration, orgraniz
ed charity and the citizens at larse
When cases of extreme want are dis
covered this committee would have
power to send out aid at once.
Burned Saving Three Friends.
New York. Jan. 4. Joseph Cornell,
of Huntington, I. I. was burned ter
ribly yesterday while saving three com
panions and eighteen horses from fire.
He was awakened while flames were
destroying the stable of Charles P. Pa
gan, and suffered horribly while car
rying out the men.
The Union Pacific's last gasoline
motor goes to the Alton for services
on an Illinois branch line.
THE DIAMOND CURE.
The latest news from Paris, is, that
they have discovered a diamond cure
for consumption. If you fear consump
tion or pneumonia it will, however, be
best for you to take that great remedy
mentioned by W. T. McGee, of Vanleer,
Tcnn. "I had a cough for fourteen
years, nothing helped me, until I took
Dr. King's New Discovery for Consump
tion, Coughs and Colds, which gave in
stant relief and affected a permanent
cure." Unequalled quick cure for
Throat and Lung Troubles. At "Woodall
& Shepard's drug store; price 50c and
$1.00, guaranteed. Trial bottle free. !
that we have worked
Candy
Making
in Charlotte exclusively by f -
SIKeppard
: Threw Sick Child Into a Well.
Utica, Janl 4. Mrs. Herbert Aldrich
thirty years old, living near McDon
ough, in Chenango County, arose late
last night and, wrapping her sick baby
up, threw the child into a well. Then
she threw iherself in, but soon climbed
out. Her. husband was asleep in anoth
er room when she returned in her drip
ping garments and toid him what she
had done. She is insane.
Texas railroads have been warned
by the state railroad commission
against their continuing to avoid mak.
ing, certain switching charges.
STOPS ANY ITCHING.
Doan's Ointment Cures Eczema and
Itching Piles Charlotte People
Recommend It.
One application of Doan's Ointment
stops any itching. Short treatment
cures eczema, itching piles, salt rheum
any skin eruption or skin itching, it
is the cheapest remedy, to use, because
so little of it is required to bring re
lief and a cure. Here is Charlotte tes
timony to prove it:
Henry Gross, miner, living at 905
North Tryon street, says: "I used
Doan's Ointment, which I procured at
R. H. Jordan & Co.'s store, for a bad
case of itching hemorrhoids, and it has
undoubtedly cured me for good. I
have not been bothered since I have
tried the remedy. It is a fine Ointment
and I am pleased to recommend it
highly."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co.. Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. '
Remember the name Doan's and
take no other.
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