THE CHARLOTTE NEWS MARCH 20, 1908
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Society
The Opera "Isabella."
The St. Agnes Guild, of St. Peter's
Episcopal church, is preparing to give
an. elaborate opera entitled "Isabella"
at the Academy of Music during Eas
ter week. The selection of the prin
cipal characters and the different cho
ruses is about completed, consisting
of some of Charlotte's best local tal
ent. Professor Tyler who will have
the opera in training will arrive in
the city about the first of the month
to start rehearsals. The proceeds of
the opera will be applied to the Par
ish House fund St. Peter's Episco
pal church.
Athenae Book Club.
Miss Mary Morrison is hostess this
afternoon at a meeting of the Athe
nae Book Club, at her home on Tenth
avenue.
,f:: ; i dived a new lot of Lawn
rl x-; Waists for Saturday's trade.
r.' vompvise many pretty new
,;.- uvA at pleasing prices.
();: Waist Trade has grown enor
L -This enables us to buy them
a -viaI advantage and also enables
to '.;cvp a good assortment of styles.
variety of pretty patterns in
V .lists, worth up to $1.50 98c
;;y Lingerie White Waists, beauti
fully trimmed $1.50,
S2.CC. $3.00. etc.
oi;.l lot cf Ecru Net Waists, trimm
1 in CSuny Lace, worth $4.50 to
:.0'i $3.75
ik'da! Line Net W?.ists. .$5.00
Skirts
I Isn't your best Skirt rretting rusty?
Why noi make it your second best?
We have a tine line of all kinds to
..ifsflec-t from. Our Skirts are all made
Ly the best Tailors and you are sure
of a well-fitting stylish Skirt mod
I crately priced $5.00, $6.00, $10.00, etc.
Your Easter Suit
!
Better select it now while our as
toitment is full. You will be pleased
with our select line.
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Muslin Underwear
Special
ic-lu at a bargain a lot of Gowns
Skirts. We put them on sale Sat-
K!!:l!'oidory Trimmed Gowns, made
t for 75c 49c each
.'iii' T lot Gowns, nicely
:ooi size, $1 grade
trimmed,
79c
Pro Re Nrttz Club.
Miss Mary Brockenbrough is enter
taining this afternoon, at her home
on South Tryon street, the members
of the Pro Re Nata Book Club.
Mrs. Willis Brown Entertains.
The teachers and assistants of the
Tirst Baptist Church Sunday school
were delightfully entertained last
night by Mrs. Willis Brown, at her
home on North College street.
Presbyterian Challenges Elizabeth.
The captain of the Elizabeth college
basket ball team . has accepted the
challenge of the Presbyterian College
team to play a match game. There is
a -keen rivalry between these teams
and for this reason, if no other, the
teams will devote much time within
the. next few weeks to practice and
the selection of players. The Eliza
beth team was the victor in a hard
fought " game last season.
Flag for "North Carolina."
The Daughters of the American
Revolution decided, at their meeting
with Mrs. Branson yesterday after
noon, to present the armored criser,,
"North Carolina," with a handsome
flag. The presentation w-ill be made
I at Lookout Cove v this state, when
the $10,000 silver service from the
state will be presented. The date for
this has not been set though it will
probably be about the middle of the
summer.
Colonial Dames Elect Officers.
The Colonial Dames held a very
interesting meeting yesterday after
noon with Miss Violet Alexander, at
her home on West Trade street. The
attendance was unusually large. The
election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted as follows: Mrs. Wal
ter S. Liddell, chairman of the Meck
lenburg committee of Colonial Dames;
Miss" Julia Alexander, vie chairman
of the committee; Miss Mary Irwin,
secretary. The retiring officers are:
Miss Julia Robertson, chairman; and
Miss Violet Alexander, secretary.
Miss Fanny Brandon gave the histori
cal sketch at the meeting yesterday
afternoon.
Children's Meeting.
There will be a children's meeting
tomorrow afternoon at 4 o'clock at
the East Avenue Tabernacle, to be
conducted by Miss Mabel Carson. All
children over 6 years old are invited.
-i.il lot Musline Underskirts, the
rrtreria! would cost about this
:! 69c
Take Hood's
Sarsaparilla
To purify, vitalize and enrich your blood,
create an appetite and give you strength.
Liquid or tablets, 100 Doses One Dollar.
Geo. Gifford
Dies from Blow
He Succumbs to Wound
Received at The Hands
of S. Q. Barnes, a Mer
chant in South Char
lotte. After going about his business three
weeks, lacking one day, with a frac
tured skull, Mir George Gifford, who was
carried to the Presbyterian Hospital
Wednesday suffering with contusion
of the brain, caused by a blow on the
head at the hands of Mr. S. Q. Barnes,
a merchant of South Charlotte, on
March 2 last, died from his injuries
yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock.
. Gifford and Barnes had some diffi
culty at the store of the latter on the
second day of March, during which, it
is alleged, Barnes struck Gifford a ter
rific blow on the head with a rock.
An ill-looking wound was caused just
above Gifford's right eye, near the
hair-line, but it was not considered
serious. Gifford had been about his
business, which was conducting the
bowling alley at the Buford, but his
friends noticed that he was in some
way different from his normal self.
The wounded man complained of head
ache, and his sister noticed that he
was slightly paralyzed about the head.
These symptoms of depression contin
ued until Wednesday night, when Gif:
ford was taken with convulsions.
He was at once taken to the Presby
terian Hospital, where physicians, af
ter trepining his skull discovered
that he was suffering from a serious
fracture of the skull on the right side,
just below the hair-line, where the
worst of the blow had been received.
As a result of this fracture inflam
mation of the brain had set in, ana
this had gotten too much headway to
be relieved by medical skill and,
! though the convulsions ceased after
the operation, there was never any
hope for his recovery.
An autopsy was held last night by
Drs. C. S. McLaughlin and Parks M.
King, the result of which will be re
vealed to the coroner's jury this after
noon. Immediately after Gifford was taken
ill on Wednesday night, S. Q. Barnes,
the merchant, was arrested and is now
held without bail to await a prelimi
nary hearing. Barnes has retained
Messrs. Stewart & McRae as counsel,
and will make no statement as to the
difficulty, in which the blow was given,
but it is thought, however, that he
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NEW LOT LADIES' TAN RUSSIA
CALF PUMPS AND TWO-HOLE
TIES.
to $3.50
IF YOU WANT THE NEWEST
STLYE SHOES AT THE LOW
EST PRICE VISIT
THOMPSON'S
SYRIAN ROMANCE
WIfH LOCAL SUITOR
Robert Knuckly Meets Dainty, Dark
Eyed Damsel in New York and Falls
in Love at First Sight Buys $800
Worth of Rings and Ornaments for
His Fiance. . tJ
GIRL, BLIND AND PARALYZED.
AN--
special values in nicer Skirts,
$1.00, $1.50, $1.98, $2.50, etc
Reduced White
Goods
! of desirable Madras, Fancy
v!;it. Goods, etc., were mostly 25
i :;rc grades. Choice 15c yard
1 . i! values White Lawns, India
i-i!i"i;s. -etc.
Linonette
I Coir,)
11 " Linen, wears like Linen, at
nan half Hie price. White nd
s 12 1-2c, 15c yard
Hosiery
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1 place to get what you want
-i -ry. We have one new Spring
m Ladies and Children's . Hosi
; l can please you.
Dress Goods
n f) very busy now in this de
lit . The stock is complete.
- ' .-.n-inch Panama, looks like $1
It is a big bargain, Black and
:ors 59c yard
Batiste!..
50c yard
50c,
r ii:l line of Black Goods..
Ti-z. $1.00, $1.50 yard.
Remnant Counter
vrr f,ur Remnant Counter. New
i iifr r in Ginghams, Percales,
Mr. and Mrs. Rufus Goff, of Provi
dence, R. I., arrived in the city this
morning to spend several weeks.
They are at the Selwyn, the guests
of Mr. Jeremiah Goff.
Mrs. H. M. Dollf'of Hickory, sister
of Mr. Thomas W. Dixon, and Mrs.
T. J, Witherspoon, is visiting them on
West Seventh street. She is accom
panied by her children.
Mrs. T. W. Dixon and children and
Mrs. J. E. Wilson, her mother, will
leave tomorrow for Union, S. C, to
visit at the home of Mr. W. D.
Arthur's. They will be absent two
or three weeks.
Miller's Birthday.
190S
birthda'y, don't you
Miss
let the March wind
will contend that the two were fighting, ' day.
and that he struck the blow in self
defense. In the absence of Coroner Gresharo,
Squire Cobb was appointed by the
clerk last night to hold the inquest.
He summoned the following jury:
Messrs. E. C. Moore, T. J. Gribble, A.
W. Brown, J. H. Orr, J. Klouse and
C .B. Flournoy.
Mr. Gifford is survived by three sis
ters, Miss Agnes Gifford, Mrs. Janie
Hartt, and Miss Mary Gifford, and by
one brother, Mr. John Gifford, of New
ark, N. J.
The funeral will be held this after
noon at 4 o'clock at the residence, 1120
South Boulevard fin front of the grad
ed school.) Rev. Dr. Kincaid will con
duct the service. The interment will
be in Elmwood. ,
The Syrian colony of Charlotte is
greatly interested in the approaching
marrir.o of. one of its most success
ful merchants, Robert Knuckly, who is
proprietor of the clothing store on East
Trade street, two doors below J. H.
Hand's drug store. Knuckly has just
returned from New York city, where
he went the first day of March to
buy stock for his stores here and at
Bessemer City. He met his bride-to-be
during tne first day of his stay in
the metropolis, It was a case of'love-at-first-sight
and after that Knuckly
partially neglected business. He was
an ardent suitor for : the hand of the
girl whom he nad by chance met while
in Seigle &. Cooper's big store, where
she was a stenographer. About 12
days later he had won her heart and
the day for the celebration of the mar
riage was set for Easter.
Knuckly arrived in Charlotte yester
day and spent last night here in. tne
interest of his business. He ran across
a News reporter at the depot this morn
ing, just before leaving for Bessemer
City, and told how he had met, courted
and become enagged in less than two
weeks.
The girl, who is 4ke. daughter of a
wealthy Syrian merchant in New York, j
was born at Beyrut, Syria, and was
brought to America at the age of three
Her name is Bertha ,A.: Hainaty. Her
father not only knew of Knuckly, but
had the entire history of his family
before he ever set eyes on the young
merchant from Charlotte. After win
ning the hand of his daughter Knuckly
had no difficutly -securing the consent
of her father. He readily consented to
the match, and set Saturday, the 14th,
12 days after the chance meeting in
Seiele & Cooper's, as the engagement
A Pitiable Case of Destitution. on West
Fifth Street.
A sick girl, 15 years of age, blind and
partially paralyzed, and slowly wast
ing her life away, lies in a little home
jon West Fifth street, below Graham.
She is one cf fiv?. children, the last of
whom is an inrant of days. The
mother is too weak at present to nurse
the sick girl and the baby both; the
other children are too small to do
much, and the father, a hardworking
man, is kept from doing any work in
the cotton mill by the conditions at
his house.
The sick girl requires constant atten
tion. She cannot turn over by her
self. The parents have exhausted all
they have and are in dire need. Any
aid may be sent to either Miss Violet
Alexander or Mrs. John W. Zimmerman.
Read the Great
Saturday's News.
Detctive Story in
Munyon's Paw-Paw
NATURE'S SPRING TONIC.
The Great Natural Remedy for all
Stomach Troubles. The large one dol
lar size bottle with a package of Mun
yon's Famous Paw Paw Liver Pills
and Headache Remedy. Special intro
ductory price, the three for 50c.
Cut out this ad and bring to
JORDAN'S
ON THE
SQUARE
'Phone 7.
"WE NEVER CLOSE."
Knuckly straightway went to a jew
eler and purchased the ring, as well as
other ornaments, which cost him
$800. This, he explained, was the Sy
rian custom of good faith. The en
gagement "party," he said, . was an
elaborate affair. Many "witnesses"
were there to congratulate the1 young
couple. .
Before taking up his residence at
Bessemer City a year ago, Knuckly
had made his home in Charlotte for
seven years. He has a brother here,
Joe Knuckly, and the two are said to
be worth between $25,000 and $30,000.
13 WEST TRADE 8T.
in
Little
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Thursday's my
know,
So won't you
blow
You around to my front door
On that day at exactly four?
Elizabeth Miller,
Nine East Seventh Street.
At "exactly at four" the "March
wind" blew a score or more of little
folks "round" to Miss Miller's "front
door" to enjoy, with her, the pleas
ures of her ninth birthday. For an
hour the merry company played on the
lawn at Mrs. R. M. Miller, Sr.'s, but
the rain drove them home to enjoy
numerous srames provided for them
there. -
Little Miss Miller is the only child of
Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Miller, Jr. She is
only nine, but so sweet and bright is
her personality that she has a host of
friends. She is quite a leader in the
young social set. She was daintily at
tired yesterday in white silk and lace,
and was a sweet, pretty picture of
childhood's grace and loveliness.
The reception which was to have
been given by the Ladies'. Aid Society
cf the Brevard Street Methodist
church next Tuesday night, March. 24,
has been postponed till a later date.
Mrs. I. W. Faison returned to the
city this morning after spending sev
eral davs in Monroe, where she as
sisted the ladies of that town in the
organization of a civic improvement
club. .i.
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Dr. and '' Mrs. Charles B. King and
Rev. J.. R. Bridges have returned
to the city after attending the con
ference in Winston-Salem of the
presidents of the female colleges in
North and South Carolina. This was
the first meeting of the presidents
since their organization. It was a
very pleasant and harmonious one.
George Allen Gifford was a well
known man in Charlotte and the coun
ty in general. His father died many
,,;: ago, leaving a wife, Mrs. Ann
(;i."'rd, and five children, George be
ing ihe youngest son. The Gifford's
home place was on East Third street,
between Tryon and College.
Sarly in life George Gifford began
work. He handled cotton and was
one of the best known men on "the
wharf." He was employed for a num
ber of years by Sanders & Orr and
othn- prominent cotton firms.
1 He made friends easily, especially
with the men with whom he came in
contact. He had a good heart and a
kind hand. There was no malice in his
nature. He was ever ready to forgive
an enemy or to serve a friend. He had
a bright mind and had he applied him
self to some strong purpose in life
he would have attained unto it. He
took an active part in local politics.
In the fight for prohibition in 1904 he
was very active. He was against the
saloon. He was a strong partisan and
gave himself untiringly to his friends
whenever they needed his services.
The death of George Gifford marks
the passing of one more of the old
crowd of Charlotte boys. His whole
life had been spent here. He was
full of life and vigor and apparently
had many years to his credit. But the
book has been closed. "Giff" as all
cotton town called him is dead. And
who shall say that the great Judge,
before whom all grades of humanity
pass, shall not class this one as
"Strict good middling," for his kind
ness of his heart; his willingness to
serve his fellow-man?
The pallbearers at the funeral will
be Messrs. A. G. Brenizer, R. A. Dunn,
C. M. and R. C. Carson, Frank An
drews and John W. Zimmerman.
The Cause of Many
Sudden Deaths.
N OW
Is the Time to Purify
YOUR BLOOD ' .
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Don't wait until Spring comes and
all the symptoms of stored-up impuri
ties in the blood manifest themselves.
Clean out those impurities now with
WOODALL & SHEPPARD'S
SARSAPARILLA
A safe and effective system-cleaning,
blood purifying, energy-increasing
Spring tonic to be satisfactory to you
or your money back.
50c and $1.00.
Woodall & Siieppard
21 S. Tryon St.
'Phone 69.
There is a disease prevailing in this
country most dangerous because so decep
tive. Manysuudeij
deaths are caused
by it heart dis
ease, pneumonia,
heart failure or
apoplexy are often
the result of kid
ney disease. If
kidney trouble is
allowed to advance
the kidney-poisoned
blood will at
tack the vital organs, causing catarrh of
the bladder, or the kidnej-s themselves
break down and waste away cell by cell.
Bladder troubles almost always result
from a derangement of the kidneys and
a cure is obtained quickest by a proper
treatment of the kidneys. If you are f eel
ing badly you can make no 'mistake by
taking Dr. Kilmer's SwampRoot, the
great kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
It corrects inability to hold urine and
scalding pain in passing it,' and over
comes that unpleasant necessity of being
compelled to go often through the day,
and to get up many times during the
night. The mild and the extraordinary
effect of Swamp-Root is soon realized.
It stands the highest for its wonderful
cures of the most distressing cases.
Swamp-Root is pleasant to take and is
sold by all druggists in fifty-cent and
one-dollar size bottles. You may have a
sample bottle of this wonderful new dis
covery and a book that tells all about it,
both sent free by mail. Address, Dr. Kil
mer & Co.. Binghamton, N. Y. When
writing mention reading this generous
offer in this paper. Don't make any
mistake, but remember the name, Swamp
Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the
address, Binghamton, N. Y., ou every
bottle. ? .
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Quiet Lenten
Dishes
Like other unostentatious
things, these frequently cost
more money than dishes more
hearty and pretentious.
Perhaps butter is the most
expensive thing in cookery,
and yet it was indispensable un
til the advent of
GOLDEN GLORY COOKING
OIL
It is not, of course,, neces
sary to believe everything you
hear or see, especially in a
newspaper advertisement.
It may not be necessary to;
economize in your cookery.
But on the odd chance that it
may be either necessary or de
sirable, it is suggested that
you try
GOLDEN GLORY COOKING
OIL
in the place of . butter (adding
a little salt to the oil) for the
most delicate entrees, pud
dings, omelettes, creams; any
thing requiring sweet, pure,
rich butter. The cost is but
one-third of butter.
Save butter use
GOLDEN GLORY COOKING
OIL
All grocers.
Brannon Garbonating Co.
Charlotte, N. C.
O. Box 23. 'Phone S6o.
GOOD
Never Before in the History
of Our Business Has Trade
Been More Satisfactory.
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This is positive
right.
evidence that our merchandise is correct and our prices
COAT SUITS
Every day's express adds new garments to this popular department. Listen:;
We guarantee the lit of every garment that leaves our work rooms.
SILKS
Copenhagen Blue and Reseda Green are the popular shades in the Rajah
effects. Price the yard 88c
New Luisane Silk, small checks, all light shades
Price the yard
for children's
dresses.
.. ..50c
Today
. $1.25
Our 36-inch guaranteed Black Swiss Taffeta, regular price $1.50.
the price is .
IMPORTED LINEN
Light Blue and Pink Stripe Imported Linen, all pure Linen, mercerized in
the yarn, permanent lustre. Price the yard ....
. SUN BLEACH WHITE GOODS
.$1.00
Positively, -without exaggeration, this line of
Check Dimities are superior to any line of
shown in the city. Price the yard
LINEN LAV N
Waistings, Shirtings and
White Goods that has been
15, 20, 25, and 35c.
No. 1,000 for five years this number has baffled all competition. It still
stands at the head purely on its wearing qualities. Price the
yard 35c
CORSET COVER LINEN
39c
REAL ESTATE SALES.
Charlotte Dirt Changing Hands at
Good Prices.
Mr. George A. Howell has sold the
lot on which stands a warehouse in
the rear of his property on Trade
street to Mrs. M. W. Burwell. The
consideration was $6,000. The prop
erty is in the rear of Mrs. Burwell's
store on College street. The sale
was negotiated through the firm of P.
D. Alexander.
U I L DER.S
ASK FOR OUR PRICES ON ANY THING THAT'S BUILDERS
SUPPLIES.
WE HAVE. IT !
B F. WITH EftS
202 S. College Street Charlotte, N. C.
SUP PL IE S
The correct weight for this special purnose. Price the yard.
LINEN SHEETING
10-4 All-Linen , Sheetibga;- .-fiise,'- smpoth ' weave." ' Price the yard $1.00
DRESS GOODS
36-inch Scotch. Wool Suitings for summer Skirts. Price the yard ..$1.00
FIGURED WOOL BATISTE.
New colorings in StWpesand "Patfcy Checks for Spring Suits. Price the
yard. ...
52-inch Cream
yard .. .
50c, 75c and $1.00
CREAM; SERGE
Sergei-splendid quality warranted all wool. Price
the
$1.00
:Mtgong Co.