North Carolina Newspapers

THE CHARLOTTE MEVVS FEBRUARY 20, 1908. ; j p S3 11 I Society i,, nt ,f sS m 9 V. M B 1 11 . have more than twice as niany ;.j ' Tailored Skirts as ever before. ;l;o finest line wo believe ever .u in the cicy. Colonial Tea. Mrs. Arthur J. Hagood, chairman of the committee on the February sec lion of the Tryon Street Methodist church, announces that a colonial tea will be given in the Sunday school room of the church Friday night from S to 10 o'clock. A silver offering will be taken, the proceeds of which will be applied to the carpet fund. The receiving party will be composed of the following: Mrs. E. C. Register and Airs. W. W. Hagood in the hall; Mrs. J. F. Spencer, Mrs. J. B. Ivev, Mrs. R. Blair,- Mrs. W. B. Pickens, Mrs. Per kins, Mrs. C. W, Hunt. Dr. and Mrs. Boger, Mrs. Brew - ? ;..:cn, Mrs. J. D. McCall, Mis. G. W. Fink, Mrs. F. C. Fink, Mr. W. W. Bays, Mrs. Nuttall, Mrs. J. A. Allison," Mrs. Bunch, Mrs. L. E. Steere, Mrs. James Steere, Miss Sallie Bethune, Miss Sharon and Miss AUie Xooe. The following young ladies in colon ial costumes will be in the dining room: Mis;; ;.I;y Spencer, Nellie Ray, Madge Rowland, Mabel Nuttall, Bessie Sterne, Margaret Hall, Mae Lemmond, Mary McCausland and Bes sie Steere. Literary Societies Reception. ! The annual reception of the literary sociLies of Elizabeth College which is always one of the most pleasant of the college affairs will take place this year on March the second. Handsomely en graved invitations, reading as follows, have been issued: "The annual reception of the Diate lian and Euchrestian literary societies of Elizabeth College, Monday evening, March the second, nineteen hundred and eight, eight-thirty to eleven o'clock." Miss Vera Lavee Mauney is presi dent and the Diatelian society and Miss Fannie Shaw is president of the Eu chrestian. Miriams Entertained. Mrs. E. R. Preston and Miss Bridges delightfully entertained yesterday af ternoon the members of the Miriam Society of the First Presbyterian church, at the home of Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, on West Trade street. were secured only from the We c:n fit any figure and please any Mrs. Osborne to Entertain. Mrs. Francis M. Osborne will enter tain this evening at her home in Dil worth the Woman Auxiliary and the congregation of the Church of the Holy Comforter. A delightful feature of the program will be a lecture by Miss M. Ritter Shea, of New York, who is spending the winter here on "Oriental Customs." Rev. E. A. Osborne will make an address on convocational mis- T !, -ivlps are correct and we euar- , - i ar.ce uie nt ana wear. Sions. ?.i.vlv? r.ow Spring Sample Skirts in & Vfv va medium sizes selling at one- WE MENTION ONLY A FEW LEAD ERS OUT OF THE MANY WE HAVE TO SHOW YOU. Hovj Is Your Blood? J If you lack strength, are nervous, have no appetite, don't sleep well, get tired easily, your blood is in bad condition. You cannot be strong without pure, rich ' blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla makes good, j rich blood and keeps it good. Dyspepsia "For six months my svs- ' tem was out of order with dyspepsia and impure blood. Spent lots of money in vain, but Hood's Sarsaparilla cured me." Jos. S, Zauba, Genoa, Neb. Had No Appetite "I was troubled with dyspepsia and had : petite. 1 bad a faint feeling after efithij.-. My constitution was all run down, but Hood's Sarsaparilla has fully relieved me." Florence . Stowe, Sniderville. Wisconsin. Weakness "I bless the day I heard of Hood's Sarsaparilla, as it cured me of extreme weakness after grip, built my husband up after pneumonia, and cured eczema and' blood-poisoning in our children." Mrs. M. A.. Delwokth. Box 4. Embreeville. Pa. Hood's Sarsaparilla is sold everywhere. In the usual liquid, or in tablet form called Sarsatabs. 100 Doses One Dollar. Pre pared only by C. I. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass. master, and plates will be laid for about 50 gentlemen. The general pur pose of the banquet is educational. The Piedmont school has been merged with the industrial work of the international committee of the Y. M. C. A., but this is-now ancient history. The banquet ers will hear of the progress of this work. Major A. ef. Brenizer has recovered from a recent attack of the grip and is again occupying his desk in the Com mercial National Bank. Mrs. C. C. Hayes and son, Mr. Thom as C. Hayes, left this morning for Jacksonville to visit Mrs. Stewart, who is a sister of Mrs. Hayes. Many Charlotte friends of Miss An nie Wallace, librarian of the Carnegie library in Atlanta, will be interested to know of her marriage Tuesday and, too, that "Andie" Carnegie has set tled a large sum on her as a wedding remembrance. In the Home Trust Company, in Hoboken, Mr. Carnegie has deposited $100,000 in steel bonds with instructions that every year six per cent of this fortune shall be sent to Miss Wallace, amounting to about ?6,000. Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Moore have re turned to the city after spending a few days in Gastonia with Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Alexander. Girls THE BEST LINE BOYS' AND GIRLS' SCHOOL SHOES IN CHARLOTTE. SI.25 to $3.00 SEND US YOUR CHILDREN TO BE "SHOD" WE WILL FIX THEM. THOMPSON'S BRIEFS A. Yf' to .ondon Habit Finish Panama Skirt, all col- f-tfl pleated and trimmed with t'.'-U- low of covered buttons down i:t i "l it $6.00 each :i TV.np.r.t.a Skir t handsome flit;-, cut over skirt effect, trimm y. ::':i .:.!,. Taffeta Bands. .$10.00 All colors. Cir-vilar Skirt, trimmed with 3 ;nr made cf Shadow Check -'ii : $10.00 each h'.rfjA line fancy Skirts, the :' latest styles, light colors. .$4.00 ?6.r,0 esch. I; T Anthony : r '::. ' (! by xiTc-ss lot the new An ;lMi!:' ;f-K'.-. made in pretty styles iwre only. The Anthony Belt 1 -i: is they fit the figure 50c -ad-... Sec thorn. TV Uress mens J I:'. ,-,K' -'ifv.'ing a great line of plain 1r'.v l-h'oss Linens for eary sew- "!"V1! Un.-ns, special values, at r' :" 15c to 25c ? Mercerized ieen suitings vcr'r stylish in the late col- oit and pretty for Wash r'c 35c a yard ft? " WEST TRADE ST. Home Science Department. A general meeting of the Woman's Club was held at the library this morn ing with the home science department. The program, according to the year book, is as follows: Waste and Economy in the Home. Waste of Time and Strength, Mrs. R. E. Cochrane. Making the Best of Things, Mrs. Robert Lever. Conveniences, Mrs. A. H. Washburn. Care of Garbage and Waste, Mrs. A. C. Hutchison. Scientific Cleaning, Mrs. F. C. Ab bott. JU For Miss Johnston. Mrs. Walter W Watt gave a delight ful supper last night at her home on East Ninth street in honor of Miss Madge Johnston, of Rock Hill, S. C. The guests were Misses Hazeline Thomas. Lilly Nash, Anna Morrison, and Messrs. Philpot, Stephenson, Mur ray and Wilson. Ladies' Aid Society. The Ladies' Aid Society of St. Mark's Lutheran church, will meet tomorrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock with Mrs. S. R. Lentz at her home on North Poplar street. All members are urged to at tend. Five Important Events. Five important events will take place at the Selwyn hotel within the next seven days, as follows: Today the industrial department of the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation will give a banquet. Saturday, the Alpha Tau Omega Greek letter fraternity, in annual session, will give a banquet at which 150 fraternitymen are expected. This will be the most elaborate banquet ever given at the Selwyn. Three states will be represented. Monday night the Sophomore class of Davidson college will banquet. Tuesday, the secretaries of the various commercial clubs of North and South Carolina will meet. Yfednesday, The Nine o'clock Co tillion club will give a dance. -! Mr. Crainhill Called. The congregation of the First Pres byterian church will be interested to know that Mr. Joseph Craighill has been called to accept his former posi tion aa nrrnnist at the church. Since leaving Charlotte Mr. Craighill has been organist and choir director of St. Luke's Episcopal church in Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Leslie Cook resigned as organ ist sometime ago, his resignation tak ing effect today. Mr. Craighill is ex pected the first of April, and until then Mrs. A. D. Classcock will fill the vacancy. ATibsob ATnrthn anrl T.nia "Rill of Spartanburg, S. C.,who have been visit ing Mrs. H. L. Adams, on North Tryon street, will return home this even ing. ? Mrs. E. L. Kee'sler will entertain the Friday Afternoon Book Club to morrow afternoon at her home at 4 o'clock. Mr. R. G. Hayes came in this morn ing from the eastern part of the state, whither he had been for the past week on insurance business. The condition of Mrs. A. T. Summey, who is at the Whitehead-Stokes sani tarium, Salisbury, is reported improv ed. She will not be able to return home for several weeks yet. Mrs. John S. Elberg and daughter, Miss Mary Frances, of Norfolk, Va., arrived in the city this morning to spend some time here with friends and relatives. Mrs. Elberg was Miss Ruby Anderson before her marriage. Her many friends here will be glad to know of her coming. Miss Sarah Houston, who has charge of Belk's millinery department, leaves Monday night for New York, to buy spring goods. She expects to be ab sent from the city several weeks. Mr. and. Mrs. George W. Wilson left last night for Florida to spend sev eral weeks. They will visit the prin cipal cities of the state before return ing home. Mr. and Mrs. R. S. Busbee left this morning for Washington, D. C, to spend a week or longer. They will visit in Richmond and Raleigh before retu: : nz home. Mr. John L. Rea, one of the best known citizens of Providence town ship, who has been suffering with a severe attack of grip for some time, was reported better yesterday. A deed has been filed for regis tration from Mr. J. Tip Helms to J. B. Jerome for a tract of land lying on McKee Creek containing 100 acres, the consideration being $2,000. Mr. J. E. Murphy is buildins a handsome eight-room modern dwelling on Victoria avenue, in Woodlawn. Messis. J. A. Durham and J. E. Murphy are building two cottages on Twenty-first street, in North Char lotte. There will be an important meeting tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock of the Crittenton Circle, in the parlors of Tryon Street Metho dist Church. All members are urged to attend. The attraction at the Academy of Music this evening will be "The Mayor of Tokio." a musical comedy of unu sual extravagance. The show has re ceived flattering press notices through cut the southern states. Mrs. P. A. Stough, of Cornelius, who has been visiting at the home of her brothers, Messrs. J. P. and W. M. Ardrey, in Providence, since the funeral of Dr. L. L. Ardrey, has re turned home. Her sister, Mrs. W. H. Crowell, of Whiteville, has also re turned home. Rev. Alexander Martin, of Rock Hill, S. C, formerly pastor of the Westminster church in Dilworth will conduct prayer meeting at that church this evening. Prayermeeting at West minster will be held every Thursday night in the future . instead of Wed nesday night and will be conducted by Mr. Martin. A "ROSE FARM" IS LOCATED HERE Mr. J. C. Cooper Buys Mr. Malonee's Business Mr. J. C. Cooper, who recently came to Charlotte from Joplin, Mo., where he had conducted a grocery business for several years, has bought the grocery store cf Mr. J. W. Mai onee, on West Trade street, which will be continued at the present stand. Mr. Malonee expects to leave at an early date for the west on ac count of his health.' Mr. Cooper's family will arrive in Charlotte within the next week or two. He will build at once a hand some seven-rcom dwelling on King ston avenue, in Dilworth. , The house will cost approximately ?3,000. Col. W. W. Pinter's Brick Plant to Be Enlarged Mr. Chas. A. Wintzer, of West Grove, Pa., Comes to Charlotte to Establish a New Industry. Charlotte is to have a new industry of a most interesting character in the shape of a rose farm, which Mr. Chas. R. Wintzer is to establish here at once. This enterprise is largely in the nature of a trial, but if it proves the success anticipated it will become a permanent thing. Mr. Wintzer is here with his father, who is vice-president of the Conrad and Jones Company, of West Grove, Pa., one of the largest growers of roses in America. Mr. Wintzer has secured several acres of land from Mr. Sholtz, the florist and near him, and will immediately have shipped here from West Grove some 30,000 young plants. The plants must be shipped this spring. After this year they wili be grown here. He will have from 100 to 1,000 roses of each kind, and his catalogue shows them to be of exquisite beauty. These roses are already shipped all over the world. It is found they grow larger in the south and Mr. Wintzer hopes to be able to establish himself here for life. He may expect every possible encouragement from Charlotte people. Mr. Wintzer will sell only the plants and these "all own root," no budded or grafted stock. He will not handle cut flowers. Mr. Wintzer, Sr., has made an inter national reputation as developer of new cannas. His son is heir to his father"s genius for floriculture. He was showing a pretty postcard, showing some of his finer varieties of roses, as they were painted from nature. These postcards have been sent all over this country and to Cuba and other distant places. Two Realty Sales. J. E. Murphey & Company, the. real estate firm, sold yesterday to Mr. J. J. Sherrill, of Greensboro, two desriable houses and lots on South Tryon street, one at No. 304, the property cf Mr. W. F. Dowd, and the other at No. 1302, the property of Mr. WVC. Dowd. The consideration of the former was $1,400 and the latter $1,500. C. C. Brown & Company, tne reai estate and rental agents, sold this morning to Mr. B. F. Matthews and brothers two very desirable lots on Elizabeth avenue. One was owned by Mr. J. R. McCall and the other by Mr. R. K. Blair. The consideration in the former sale was $1,100 and in the latter $1,200. The Messrs. Matthews will build a handsome house at once. Banks Honor George Washington. The banks of the city will take holi day on Saturday, the 22nd, the birthday of George Washington. The banks, which include the First National, Com mercial National, Charlotte National, Merchants and Farmers National, Am erican Trust Company and the South ern Loan and Trust Company, publish their card elsewhere in today's paper. V ' Mr. Towson Guest of Honor. There will be a banquet at the Sel wyn tonight for the mill men of Char lotte, and for the mill men out of the city who have been interested in the success of the Piedmont Industrial School, of which Rev. J. A. Baldwin is at the head, and also for members of the Interstate Y. M. C. A. The guest of honor will be Mr. Charles R. Tow son, head secretary of the Industrial department of the international work of the Young. Men's Christian Associ ation. Mr. E. A. Smith will be toast- there's no food so convenient, appetizing and sustaining as Ready to serve from the package, and contains all the food elements of wheat and barley which rebuild tissues, store up energy and replace wasted brain and nerve cells A Grape-Nuts breakfast is a "staver" for the forenoon "There's a Reason'' Mr. E. W. Phifer, formerly with the real estate firm of J. E. Murphey & Company, has severed his connection with that firm and in the future will ! e associated with his brother, Col. W. W. Phifer, in the manufacture of bricks, at Stouts. The brick plant there wThich has been operated for a number of years by Col. Phifer will be enlarged, to a capacity of 6,000,000 bricks annually. The present output is between 3,000,000 and 4,000,000. An additional capital of $6,000 will be in vested in the improvements, which will begin at once. Mr. J. P. Martin, of Lancaster, Pa., representing the Henry Martin Brick Manufacturing Company, is in the city installing the new equipment. There will be no change for the present, at least in the style cf bricks manufactured. A DANGEROUS OPERATION is the removal or the appendix by a surgeon. No one who takes Dr. King's New Life Pills i3 ever subjected to this frightful ordeal. They work so quietly you don't feel them. They cure consti pation, headache, biliousness and ma laria. 23c at Woodall & Sheppard's drug store. -ranrurf iinmirrffiiTii-'"1 Mr. Crews Goes to Winston. Mr. T. M. Crews, for several years the traveling representative of the Charlotte Observer, has resigned his position to go with the advertising department of the Winston-Salem Journal, of which Mr. Paul Lucas, for merly of this city, is editor. Mr. Crews before going on the road, was mailing clerk for the Observer. He is well known throughout the state, and is a fine newspaper man. Standing Committees to Meet. There will be an important meeting tomorrow night at 8:15 o'clock of the standing committees of the Greater Charlotte Club, in the offices in the municipal building. Several matters of more than ordinary interest and impor tance will come up for the considera tion of the committees. Outside par ties will present three or more proposi tions which will be of more or less public interest. All members are urg ed to be present. Mallory Place Resold. The Mallory place on North College street was resold a day or so ago for $4,125, subject to the confirmation cf the court. Mr. C. H. Broward, of Atlanta, Ga., is in the -"city today. Mr. Bro ward was hoping to find his kins man, Senator Bryan, of Florida, here, but the latter had moved on to Washington. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Alexander have returned to the city after a stay of two weeks in Florida." - u is completely furnished without a piano, and never truly musically furnished unless the piano is an Artistic S t i t? f f The only artistic piano sold direct TO YOU by its maker. Write today. CHAS. M. STIEFF Artistic Stieff, Shaw and Stieff Self Player Piano. SOUTHERN WAREROOMS: 5 West Trade St. Charlotte, N. C. C. H. WILMOTH, Manager. - j The balance of this week we shall continue the discount sale on the following for the Cash Only, now our Clothes are Marked at short cash prices, to start with and on the original prices the follow ing cuts are made for balance of the week. H 3i B n For one big lot Men's Stylish long heavy Oxford Overcoats that we sold at $10-00, $12 50, $13 50 and $15.00. They are not old, but good up-to-date, but money now is preferable. Also half price xor a lot of Boy's Long Rain Coats that we sold at $6.00, price now $3 00. Ail Ladies Rain Coats Half Price, Suits We don't mean this for gar ments out of style, but any New Suit in the Store of Michaels, Stern and any other good makes will go at 1-3 off our former prices for the Cash. All our Men's and Boys' nobby and dress medium and light weight Overcoats go at 1-3 off We have our Spring Line in Swatchs and large Samples too and a line as good as the best, B. Stern's of New York. Let us Take Your Measure now for a Spring Suit, will fit you or no pay- as Little Long Co. :'t- ' : : a 5P