THE CHARLOTTE NEWS, FEBRUARY 8.-1906.
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PJfieriDjSwayvlEim1nSs for
January a now an increase of
About 25 Per Cent Over the
We have an elegant line new Dress
Goods in Panama, Voils, Albatross, Ba
tistes, etc. Fashion says soft, clinging
fabrics are to be worn. Blacks are al
ways first in -popular favor. Grays
promise to be the leading color in
Dress Goods for Spring. "We are show
ing very pretty new gray Suitings and
are selling new Dress Goods freely.
We are proild-of-OW line ;of ' Dress
Goods. We feel that they are bought
unusually low, and it will pay you to
look over our line." No trouble to show
good s even 'if you are not ready-to buy.
That's our business to show goods. "
rrespondirigMonth Last Year.
Sornel ntefestinW:r7gures'
4 e figures-,iiidlcatin the-earnings
le. Southern Railway for the month
of : January: I are emajskaWe because
ot the large increase shown. A glance
at the figures tell tthestory, tma way
that leaves little rdotd for comment: :
The receipts fork all, lines of the
Southern Railway for .the month just
ended, was $3,341,58S from the freight
name, an increase-; over; the same
month last year of $594,320,' or a trifle
over 25 per cent. From passenger
traffic, the receipts were $1,967,955, an
increase of $94,870.
; While itr is ; true that, during the
January, of 1905 there was a consid
erable delay in traffic because of bad
weather conditions, . . and V there was
practically no movement -of. fertilizer
which has been shipped much earlier
this year, than last, the enormous in
crease speaks df the present prosper
ity of the South in a way that cannot
be misunderstood.
It is believed that this same heavy
traffic, both freight and passenger, will
continue this month. If it does the
figures -Showing the .percentage of in
crease over the same period for the
previous year are liable to -be still
more, startling as it vill be remem
bered that it was last February that all
of the railroads in this section were
tied up for days and that it was weeks
before traffic of all kinds reached any
thing like a normal condition.
MQON ..IN ...ECLIPSE TONIGHT.
Mrs. Alice W;:Wak"Vto-h,as;.t4en
spending several months in Newi 'York,
has returned 'to- Charlotte" arid is.; the
guest of her sister, Mrs. John W. Mil
ler, on North Tryon street. -
Mrs. C. H. Gattls, of Raleigh, is
spending a few days with her sister
Mrs. pfjT.i 'Hamilton' off West) -Trade
strdet,: ' " ' ' T' r-'.-"-:
' 'Mrs, C.-kv! Patterson and' Mrs
Bailey returned, to the citv last nisht
after; spending5 two, week at;. Augusta
ua., attending the house party given
there, by -Col.-. Dyer. , .--'":,
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. Mr. John; M Wolfe and. bride, nee
Laces
Have you ever known so many laces
to be used? And there, are so many
pretty laces to choose from.- 'We.
bought over twice as many laces this
year as last, and have had to reorder
already. Stock arranged with sets to
gether. No trouble to select. Special
prices by the dozen yards.
New Silk Gloves
Silk Gloves in white, black and colors.
The quality is fine; guaranteed
double tips 50c, 75c. pair
Corsets
We are much pleased with the large
increase in our Corset business. It
proves to us we have 'splendid Values,"
that grow in popular favor.
Our specials are 'Kabo. Many new
styles. "No brass eyelets." -
Warner's Non-Rusting. Stylish Cor
sets. V ', . ; , .
The ever popular ,R. & .G. Corsets."
All guaranteed to give - satisfaction
or money refunded.- .' . - ... T '.
Muslin Underwear
No trouble to sell-our Muslin Under
wear if you will but look at it. You can
readily see that you can't make it-.f or
the price. Every 1 piece i of "iti bought
underprice and sold accordingly. Don't
take our word for it, but see for your
self. Gowns, Drawers, Skirt, Corset
Covers, etc. . . , ...
It Will Be Visible in Charlotte, If
Weather Conditions Change. -
...There will be; a total eclipse of the
nijpori' tonight at 11.54vo'clock,.but un
less ther-weather H coriditfons " change
Charlotte people wiil n,ot be able to see
this phenomenon. .-.v...
The approach of the lunar eclipse
will find many reviewing some of their
experiences connected with , the last
eclipse, of the "sun, which was such a
memorable event oh May 28, 1900. And
while lunar eclipses are not infrequent,
there are' always?? enough " interested
students of astronomy, to:".- make the
even, of ..general -interest and make
cloudy conditions ' a real disappoint
ments - .
The explanatioriQf the lunar eclipse
is one of those easy propositions which
are so often forgotten with the close
of school days; When in her journey
around the earth the , moon comes ex
actly opposite, the sun or nearly so, she
passes tbrojigh' the- earth's .shadow.
Such ..is,, the explanation of the lunar
eclipse 'which occurs tonight and will
be . visible- from every point of that
half of the earth -which is turned to
ward thei moon "at this time unless
cloudy conditions prevent. The total
obscurity: caused by this shadow will
last , some two hours, while a partial
obscurity-will :be yisible for more than
three hours. f '
In connection with this lunar eclipse,
it will be interesting to know that the
next total eclipse of the sun such as
occurred some six years ago will not
happen until. June 8,1918.
MORE BLIND TIGERS.
Winter Underwear -n:
If your Knit Underwear is giving out
remember we "ha vp almost a full as
sortment of all; kinds, cotton and wool.
Twt Men and One Woman Added to
the Jail List.
Three more negroes were added to
the long list of those charged witb the
illegal sale of whiskey in Charlotte to
day. All three went to .jail in default
of bail.
.Tiny Ross was charged with selling
liquor, to three different parties. She
was. bound over in a bond of $200.
Charles Bryce was charged with
furnishing two different parties with
liquor. Be went to jail in default of a
$200 "bond. 5 :
Burt D6uglas went to jail in default
of a $300 bond for selling three par
ties lieuor. .
- Charlie Caldwell, a negro cook, who
has been living with Mr, C. B. Moore,
on South Church street, was charged
with the larcdny of $15, the property of
Mr. Moore. . The . money was said to
have been taken . from a satchel .that
was in a bureau drawer. The evidence
( seemed -,to be - conclusive..: Caldwell
went to ail in default of a,$200 vbond.
Charles "Pressley, wasfined $10 for
throwing a rock through a window at
HighlandPark Mill.ressley ha4 had
some trouble with-one of the bosses
and seeing him at a winaoWv.'h threw
the rock". His aim was iiad, therefore
the rock fell short of the mark.-
Louie Plair 4and Mattie Hill, were
charged -with fan affray. Each was
taiiedrvntli oriehalf Jae costs. -;
Eugene Griffin; Jim Diamond, Hor
ace Robinson and Leroy Robinson
were arraigned this morning charged
yiiih anafffay -in . Rivers' pool 'room,
on East'. Trade- streets 'Griffin was
taxed with the costs, Jim Diamond was
fined $3 and the costs and Horace Rob
inson as; .discharged iLeroy Robinson,
who is said to; nave used :.a . bottle
during 'the.- fight, was required to give
a $25 bond for his appearance at court
Special for Boys
and
WTe are going to give .some interest
ing prizes to the Boys and; Girls. Read
Saturday's News for particulars
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, , LdQjes ana m&i s uxroras on sale now
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A PoDUlar Hotel Man.
j; P,. Sanders, . the-.:leyer mana-
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get and one of ;the , proprietors. ot.tne
Hotel Huffinezfc Gren.spoi'o, was -m
Charlotte tbdayaistbutlng some yery
iandsomev eaieridars Wvfertising: - 'his
now famous hostelry, T;he .HoteL Huf
fines Is ine of thie best? hotels in -the
South' and Its exeding pwilarity ;is .
due iiiJ -no smail;aegeefthe cleverness-
of - its ;splfenuidmanager. . p Jhf
News is'glad 1;;know: that,Mr; Sanders
is succeeding "so .well-anji;'" hopes' for,
him continued 9uccess( J. VV
i Mr. Fite the Purchaser.
1 Mr. -W. J. Fite . has - purchased the
stock of goods recently . owned by
Thompson and Gough, at the Chadwick
Mill He has taken charge; and is dis
posing -of -the goods. The-trade was,
made through Mr. W. J. Chambers,,
who was" recently appointed trustee
for the bankrupt firm. . t j -
:; Camille Hereford twho Iwere. mar-
ried,."at Asheville yesterday afternoon,
arrived in the . city , this morning 'and
"will spend several days here with "Mr.
Wolfe s parents. Mr.- and Mrs. C. H.
Wolfe to the east of the city. The mar
riage of Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe occurred
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the
home of the bride's sister with whom
she made her home. Miss Myrtle
Wolfe, Mrs. Thomas Powell and Mr.
Flynn Wolfe, of Charlotte, attended
the wedding, returning home last even
ing. Mr. Wolfe is connected with the
Asheville Elicetric Light Company.
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Miss Louise Wads worth left this
morning for Rome, Ga:, to visit friends.
She will extend her visit to Montgom
ery, Ala., and New Orleans before re
turning home.
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Mrs. Richard Moore and little daugh
ter left this morning for Birmingham,
Ala., where they will spend some time
with friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Hurt, of Albe
marle, returned to their home this
morning after spending several days
in the city the guest of friends and
relatives. Mrs. Hurt is very pleasantly
remembered in Charlotte as "a former
student of Elizabeth College.
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Miss Madeline Orr left this morning
for Concord to spend a few weeks with
friends and Telatives.
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Mr. John M. Craig was host at a
euchre party last evening at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Mellon on North
Poplar street, in honor of Miss Lily
Rhyne and Miss Mabel Weaver, the
latter of New York. The ladies prize
at cards was won by Miss Edna Hir
shinger and the gentlemen's by Mr. W.
E. Parker. The guests were Misses
Rhyne and Miss Weaver and Mr. and
Mrs. E. W. Mellon. Mr. and Mrs. D. A.
Hurley, and Misses Helen Rhyne, Geor
gia Lowe,. Edna Hirshinger, Norma;
Van Landlngham, Alice . Glover, -Eva"
Gay, Rachel and Anna Howerton .and,
Dora Allen Safer;' Messrs. V. J. Moon,
Jr., J. R. Craig, T. W. Alexander, .W. E?
Parker, William Glover, , Jeramiah
Goff, J. W. WadswoFth,-H. A. Rhyne,,
Jr., P. L. McMahan and A. Burwell,
Jr.
The members pf the Athanae Book
Club wiiiinjef9aerfQw arqpft
4 o'clock with . Miss Evelyn Johnston
at her home on Tenth aveixue.. ' . j
Charlotte is to have a very charm
ing visitor this, week the daughter of
the Governor . Miss H Rebekah Glenn,
who will arrive in the city this eve
ning to spend two weeks here with the
.Misses . Wakefield on Elizabeth
I Heights
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Miss Mary and Lela Hafner, of
Chester, S. C, will arrive in the city
tomorrow morning to spend about two
.weeks here with the . Misses vvaKe-
: field on Elizabeth Heights. .
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' Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Carson expect to
leave the first of next week for Flori
da, to spend a few weeks. -
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Mrs. Vinton Liddell has returned to
her home at New York, after spending
several weeks in the city, the guest
of Mesdames W. S. Liddell and T. S.
Franklin.
; Miss Belle B. Snyder, of Summit
Poiat, West . v irginia, is in the city the
guest of Mr. Luther Snyder, at Eliza
beth Heights,
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There will be a rehearsal of the
Elizabeth College Choral Society to
night. Solosists and members of tbe
chorus are expected to be. ; present
promptly at 8.45 o'clock. :
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The Treble Clef . department of the
Woman's Club had a delightful meet
ing: yesterday afternoon with; Mrs. R.
E. Tingley on East Mbrehead street.
The subject of the program was Franz
Schubert, who is considered among "all
musicians as the finest song writer the
world has ever produced.
The meeting was conducted by Mrs.
.Charles C. Hook, chairman of the
Treble Clef department, and everyone
semed full of the subject, and natural
ly the afternoon abounded with pleas
ure and interest. The roll call met
with abundant response,, and many
fresh bits of information about Schu
bert were refreshingly related by the
bright members of the Club. ,
Mrs. Tingley sang "The Wanderer"
and Mrs. Hook, "The Lea," both be
ing accompanied by Mrs. ;P. S.. Gil
christ. After the program Mrs. Ting
ley invited the members of the Club
into her dining room''; and served de
licious, chocolate, tea, nabisco wafers
and other dainties. - K A ;
This department -,will meet! next
time; with Miss.: Nell-Klueppelberg..
Miss Mary 'Sanders Howell,; the pret
ty -and attractive little aaughter'of Mr. '
and Mr George ,H.' xipwell was . the ,
charming young hostess' at "a doii-party
yesterday afternoon . at the ;home of
hor parents n Soutb .ryoa!stre.gW'-An
account of the party as given by a
very attractive guest. is as follows:;
"Miss Mary Sanders Howell delight
fully, entertained at her home on. South'
Tryon street yesterday afternoon at a
doll wedding. The .bride wore a real
lace gown lover blue China silk. The
bridesmaid V was 'Miss Louise Gibbon, 1
and the best man was Mr. Jack Bryce.
They will - spend, their honeymoon in
The Mutual Building & Loan
Is now opening a new Series. You may as well get into the best. The
grandest record of them all. Ask the the Secretary anything pertaining to
plans, profits, loans or what not. Get his little red book of brief but clear
explanations, and do it now. , .
JOHN R. PHARR, E. L. KEESLER, Treasurer, ' -'
President. 25 South Tryon 8t
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Paris and will return the 20th of May.
If a: doll can be married in , " her
grandmother's wedding gown why can
hot Teddie's girl? The attendants
were Misses Mary Sanders HoWell,
Aline Miller, Katherine Murrill. ' Mar
tha HowellrJar,vey- Howell, Mary tear
son, Carrie M. ' Wilkes, Maie London,
Katherine McDonald, Maie Carson,
Bessie Durham. Lillian and Ruth Wal
lace, Corrine and Mary 'Rogers if Gib-
BRIEFS.
Master Heriot Clarkson, son of Mr.
and Mrs." Heriot Clarkson, is convalescing-dfter
an attack of pneumonia. '
Thad L. Tate is having a new set
of tonsorial. furniture, placed in his bar
ber, .shop in the . Central Hotel building.
Mr. McD. Watkins has purchased
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hnn .Tnlifl. Rafter Ron ViriT.ii; Pv. -iuluuSu uie .iw ucpm uneiit ui
Mfl,raTOt ;n,,rt nt Southern Real: Estate Loan and
der Margaret Durham.- and"- Corheliac
Dowd. ' -.. ':Ji?.t j;?;
Delightful refreshments were !erv.
ed.- , .
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Despite the inclement weather today
a large meeting ; of the Domestic
Science Department j'of the Woman's.
Club was held with ers. J. E.: Reilley
at Dil worth this morning, more than
20 members being 'present. Chafing
dish ' demonstrations was the feature
of the meeting and it proved a most
welcome feature as an elegantly pre
pared lunch was served,' including
cream mushrooms on pastry rosettes,
panned oysters on toast, scrambled
eggs, .wglsh-rabbith and tea.. Thet meet--:
ing was opened wltha.discussioh on
the uses and possibilities of the chafing
dish by Mrs. W. G. Rogers, and the roll
call was responded:la by: a number
of the members. Mesdames C. C. Hook,
H. A.,Mu.rill and R. Tingley, dqrnon
stratM. Tie next mating, of: this de
partriient Will be helttwithMrs. W.' C.
Rogers " about the fiflrt of March at
which fish: and' mef sauces ; wiil be
discussed, 'with : den:
Trust Company a house and lot oh
North McDowell street near the inter
section o Seventh. .. .:,. :. .; : ,- i
AN KXCIflXG tOSTTEST.
Messrs. Merriiuon and Dalten Flay a
. . 3 . t Close Billiara Came.
The Industrial News of Greensboro
says that one of the most remarkable
billiard contests every played in that
city, or, in fact, elsewhere, has just
been decided in the rooms of the Mer
chants arfd Manufacturers Club.
Messrs. William B. Merrimon and B.
F.-Dalton some days ago engaged in a
1,000 point game. The series was com
pleted yesterday, ilr. Merrimon winning
by the narrow margin of one point.
From start to finish the gam .was
close, no player ever, haying more than
a five point lead.-over . his opponent.
When the last, leg of the match was
begun yesterday, the score stood Mer
rimon, 928, Dalton 927, and from then
on until the former clicked off his one
thousandth iandlwiBiiing point the con
test was nip and tuck.
Both Messrs. Merrimon and Dalton
are skillful . players, and when they
engage in a friendly game the billiard
room j is the mecca for all the club
members. .
The social eventPof tomorrow4 will
be the reception to be given by Misses
Louise and Willie Wakefield in honor
of their guests, MisspspRebekah Glenn,
Jpf EaleiglindMSfi id Lela Hafner,
of,Cbefterfs. CTfhours are from:
4: to 6 o'clock in the afternoon and
from. 8.30 to fl;30 in the evening.
Assisting the Misses Wakefield in
receiving . will be : In the hall r'llrs.
W. 'C. Nisbet, Miss ilattie-'Orr, Miss
Louise Wadswprth, iss vMary Irwin
and Miss JuU:lloberBon. ;, lln the par
lor: Misses Louise and Willie Wake
field. Miss Rehekah Glenn and Misses-
Mary and iLela Hafner. In the punch
room: MrsXW. H, 'Wakefield,: Mrs. .c,
B. King, .Mrs. A. ,- M. WJjisttaaC Mrs.
C. A. Mishheimerf MiSei-Jean Davis,
Miss Julia" Smith, Miss Estelle Vernon,
Miss Marie. Theeler tfiid Miss' Maude
Harrill. In the dining room: Mrs ,W.
S.Bradley, Mrs. H. J.Zehm, Miss Freda
Dotgers, Miss Mary McDougal, Miss
Agnes Chalmers, Miss Mary Spencer
Anderson, Miss Nell .Sarrati, Miss Julia
Irwin, Miss Mary King, Miss Margaret
Reese and " Miss Bessie: Steers.- x
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There will be a musical at the
Southern' Manufacturers' Club tomor
row night, beginning at 8 o'clock. The
music, will be furnished by Richard?
son's Orchestra, after ...which -light re
freshments Will be . served, ' The mem
bers and .their lady friends are inyited
and expected to arieml. Tne asair :will
be entirely informal.' ' - l;
Another jfewSwiteli EnKine; i
Owing to the increase of business: on
;the yards of the Southern rai rway here,
.the managemeiXt: hai-ordered another,
up-to-date switch engine. As soon5 as
possible this engine will, be put in. Ser
vice. It is sreatly needed 'and .will. &id
materially in the dispatching business, ,
on the Charlotte! yards : . .. ' ... ,
Added 12 More Bales. -
Col. Bob Wallace has added' 12 more
bales of cotton to his .100 bales that
The News made mentions of several
days ago, and he wants to know how
naany vfarjiiers ,-tbe.re iar. ba Mecklen.-
burg:.,county who have not sold a
single pound of last year's crop. Mr.
Wallace has not sold a pound and. is
holding on with bull-dog determination
to every bale he raised last year for
the 15ncent mark.
Galatea
Another shipment Galatea, new
patterns, the best. wearing wash
material on ! toe market,
price the yard. i...
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Quilts
$6.50, $7.50, $10.00
tsiankets
This is Blanket weather and we
have every grade from a plain '
Cotton -to the best grade of
All Wool, price from...
to $8.00. ,
Forestry .Committee to; Meet.
There ' will me a meeting tonight at
S o'clock at the Manufacturers' Club'
of the committee recently appointed
by Mayor S. S. McNinch in regard to
the convention to be held in Char
lotte the latter ; part": of : the .month,
under the auspices of the American
.Forestry Association. Mr. James Cut
ler, representing the -: association, will
be present. -
At the Second Church Sunday School.
Mr. R.;0. Alexander will lecture to
Prof. Graham's class next Sunday af
ternoon at 3.30 o'clock. The interest
in these lectures has rapidly increased
aid larger numbers attend them each
Sunday. On account - of some special
work taken up by the school the song
service will begin at 3,15 .: M. instead
of 3.30 Pl :M., and. the schedule wil
continue for five Sundays.: ,
At 4.30 o'clock Mr. Alexander , wil
speak to a mass meeting of Corenan
tors to which all the Covenantors fin
me City are coruiany mvueu, auc
meeting will be in charge of the Junior
Covenantors,; -. :K ;-; -.'i
.Mr. Egbert Hunter is visiting ; 'friends
and relatives, at .Richmond Ya, r i
Umbrellas
25c
WE GUARANTEE OUR REPAIR WORK
Acmnie
PidomniWinig Co
- 12 E. Fifth St.,
W. S. DUDLEY, Mgr.
Phone 722 ; ,
H. P. HUNTER, Secand Treas.
OFFICE OF THE
MBchanics'
Perpetual
Building
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Feb 5th, 1906.
AND NOW GET, BEADY. FOR , THE ..
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's:t.y.r' iy.
; ?' ;.Wlth5tli6fxegulaTityo back and forthi-iioesi1
tne Mechanics ferpetuai tsuiiomg aua --iakhx syvuwuu -.uu v. j,.vp"
A : rtsMriTKc.riff ' axiH.. nniirm fiTicin-p- new series. ... '',
We Tiave tust finished paying off;, the 34th Series.pf t$70.400,; the-largest
..in. our history' (and perhaps, the larg est ever, in the South ) and. ow?we ae
. ' Atj; i..A.)liA..1'A.nfnii noTtr 47TU SFP1FS wVl lfh - PATH
mences on MARCH 1ST .The subsc.ription books-are ""w"6pen.-v.,-M
One great inducement "to take st ock in this Association is the' fact-taat
our toppW receints are now so en ormous that ;we can .safely nropfse
borrowers-to reach them within 80:; OAYS from the tme the apiilicavten.
is abted on; Shares in force with tm s new series . will reach nearly ii.vvv
equal to par value ef-$li?0,000i Amount loaned out, between $600,000
Prospective builders are advise d to subscribe at once;, as we have the,,
' R. eIT.COCH RAN E, Second Treas.u ' - , S.' WITTkQWSKYfPrcs-
Our stock of Umbrellas U com
plete, all ; paragon
-' ifiranies, price . . . . ... ......
39c, 58c, 98c and up to $15.00.
Every, one guaranteed if :noc
satisfactory we give you a new
Umbrella:
Ladies', Misses', Children's, MenY ,
; v and Boys Overshoes, any size V.
. Or; style that you want from a v
Sandal ; to a Fleece lined. -Cheaper
than a case of pneu
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