THE CHARLOTTE NEWS; DECEMBER 21, 1908
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Your Shoes
Add Much to Your Dress Our Line
Street and Dress Shoes are the
Best Ever. Shoes for All the
Family.
25c to $6.50
Full Line Christmas Slippers for Chil
dren Ladies and Men.
THOMPSON'S
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oliday Trade in Full Tide
Society
. . . .
We are getting in new Holiday Goods by every express and freight. You
will find a better selection here and at the Annex than we have ever
shown. .
.J. BOTH MAIN STORE AND ANN EX OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 4.
V CHRISTMAS .f
SPECIAL WHITE WAIST MADRAS
Ileof'ived this morning shipment fine mercerized Madras Waisting. regular
10c grade . 29c yard
No extra charge tor putting in Holly Box. Makes a fine gift.
MILLINERY FOR THE HOLIDAY
We have a. lot fresh, pretty, stylish Millinery just from the workroom.
The prices are much less than earlier in the season.
We sold out of our $1.50 Fur Turbans, and so have reduced our $2.00 Tur
bans to $1.50
Black Hats have been very scarce. W e have plenty of them now.
SALEABLE COAT SUITS
We are selling lots of them because we have the Suit you want.
A fine lot of lately bought stylish Suits at very attractive prices.
$15.00
)ev
erely Tailored, Plain Shadow Stripe, Hard Finish
Material, Good Length, a great seller. If you want
an inexpensive, durable Suit, and yet one that' any
lady could wear anywhere, you will certainly be
pleased....
SiO.OO
Never made to sell at this price, but we bought them
cheap. Good Tailoring, Nice Materials, worth ( 1 A
much more.
THE HOLIDAY
We are much pleased over the
shows that people will surely
of attractive goods on which
Rich Cut Glass, Fine and cheaper
China, Brass Jardinieres, etc.,
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Princess
The very latest in Satin and
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tions point to these for next seasons f"i 4izl0
dressy wear. We have a nice line r V
Special Ladies Coats
W e have made a rack and put on it a lot of our best selling
coats. We have too many and offer this special
to reduce stock. Blacks and Colors of the seasons. 1 A
best styles, were $12.50 to $15.00 Choice ......... fiv
We have lately received a lot of Choice Coats from an
overstocked manufacturer. Price were up d C QQ
tO $7.50 ............... ' ...... Tr
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HANDKE RCHIEFS
The most attractive line we have shown.
Initial Handkerchiefs, Men's and Ladies.
Special all Linen Ladies Initial Handkerchief
Special Handkerchief . .
All conveniently displayed, wher e
$18.75 Suits
We would like for you to
compare these with others "re
duced to $20 and $25." A
wide variety of choice from our
best Tailors, about 25 Suits in
the lot worth up to $30. Price
$18.75.
$25 Suits
About 100 choice Suits, the
season's newest models, and
the popular cloths, fancy mat
erials, quiet neat shadow
Stripes, Plain Cloths, Blacks
and Colors. Many of these
are regular $30 to $37.50
grades. Choice $25.00.
Suits
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Suits
ANNEX
sales at the Annex. It simply 4
find a place that has such a lot f
they can save so much money. Jj
China, odd Vases, unique pieces
Dolls, Drums, etc., etc.
Dresses
Cloth Dresses. Indica
t
t
15C
etc
. .... 5c, 10c, Z5c,
you can easily select.
BY'
Mr. John J. Adams, who has been
under treatment in a New York hos
pital for several weeks is expected
back before the end of the year.
Mr. Henderson Irwin, who is a stu
dent at the Jefferson Medical College
at Philadelphia, is at home to spend
the holidays with his friends, Dr. and
Mrs. John R. Irwin.
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Rev. A. A. McGeechy will be absent
this week, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday He win be back to fill his pul
pit on Sunday next.
Miss Ruth Lillard left this morning
for Lenoir to attend the Gwyn-Hick-erson
wedding on Wednesday. Miss
Lillard will play the wedding march.
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Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Richardson left
Saturday for Brunswick, Ga. Mrs.
Richardson will spend the holidays
there with her parents. Mr. Richard
son will return to Charlotte before
Christmas.
Mrs. John J. Pelzer and little son,
John J. Pelzer, Jr., who have been
making Charlotte their home for sev
eral months, leave this afternoon to
join Mr. Pelzer at West Hoboken, N.
J. Mr. Pelzer was with the Farben
fabriken, of Elberfield Co., in this
city and has been transferred to
the New York office. Their Char
lotte friends regret very much to
lose them.
Miss Mary Graham has returned
from New York to spend the holidays
with her father, Mr. Archibald Gra
ham, on North Brevard street. Miss
Graham is attending the Teacher's
College in New. York, further preparing
herself for primary teaching.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Johnston, of
Richmond, Va., have arrived in the
city and are with Miss Julia Robertson,
on West Trade street. They will be
here until after Christmas.
Adjutant General T. R. Robertson,
National Guard of North Carolina and
Mrs. Robertson, who are living in Ral
eigh, have arrived in Charlotte for the
holidays and are with Miss Julia Rob
ertson. Miss Bessie Rossell, daughter of
Major W. T. Rossell, U. S. A., station
ed near Cincinnati, will arrive in the
city to-morrow morning and will be
the guest of Miss Minta Jones, at the
home of Mrs. John Wilkes during the
holidays.
Miss Flcrence Oliver has arrived in
the city for the holidays and is with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Oliver,
on South Tryon street. Miss Oliver
is a student at Vassar.
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In Honor Mrs. Alexander and Miss
Davidson.
Mis. W. W. Phifer will entertain
this afternoon in honor of Mrs. Thomas
W. Alexander, nee Spruill, and Miss
Mary Davidson, of Quincy, Fla. The
latter is visiting Mrs. P. P. Zimmer
man. She stopped in Charlotte on her
way home after an absence of six
months in Europe.
For Mrs. Alexander.
Misses Sophia, Violet and Julia
Alexander will be at home to-morrow
afternoon in honor of Mrs. Thomas
W. Alexander.
5.
In Honor Miss Myers.
Mrs. George Stephens will entertain
at cards to-morrow afternoon in honor
of her sister. Miss Mary Morgan
Myers who has returned home from St.
Mary's in Raleigh, to spend the holi
days with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Myers, on East Avenue.
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Holiday Dance.
The College boys of Charlotte who
are home for . the Christmas vacation
will give a dance Wednesday evening
at the Selwyn hotel complimentary to
the young ladies of Charlotte and the
visitors. Neat engagement cards have
been distributed among the boys.
Messrs. Mcrehead Jones and Ken
neth Tanner are managers of the
dance. The floor committee is com
posed of Messrs. George Wilson, chair
man; Jack Watters and Horance John
ston. The following ladies have been asked
to chaperone: Mrs. Nalle, Mrs. Todd,
Mrs. Butt, Mrs. Charles Alexander,
Mrs. Van Ness and Miss Lucy Oates.
King-McManus.
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. King, of McBee,
S. C. have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter, Margaret
Elma and Dr. Amos A. McManus. The
wedding will be celebrated on the 31st
of December.
A Christmas Play.
The Light Bearers of Tryon Street
church will give a little play, "The
Sorrows of Santa Claus," on Tuesday
evening, December 22d, at 8 o'clock.
Those taking part are:
Kathleen Sterne Santa Claus
Florence Flint ...... Mother Goose
Virginia Ivey Jenny Wren
Aileen Butt . ., Jack Frost
Mary Pa?e ....The Man in the Moon.
Marvin Ray ......William Teil
Isabel Ardrey The Clerk of the
Weather
Isabel McCall Robinson Crusoe
B. D. Heath, Jr. ...... Friday
Julia Flint Mother Shipton
Mary Kirby Dam Rumor
Benetta Heath Pocahontas
Virginia Davis ...Lo, the Poor Indian
Robin Kirby .Rip Van Winkle
Julia Hagood Dick Whittington
Pearle Abernathy ......Captain Kidd
William Hagood .... Robin Hood
Mrs. B. D. Heath trained the chil
dren and has also arranged a musical
program. There will be recitations
by Lillian Boyer, Aileen Butt,,Benetta
Heath, Julia Hagood and others.-
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Fain-LeGrande.
Miss Lillian Fain, of Dallas, Ga., will
be married to Mr. Torrance Le Grande,
of Concord, at noon on Christmas eve.
The marriage will take place at the
home of the bride's father, in Dallas,
and the ceremony will be performed
by Rev. Mr. Bailey, the Methodist pas-
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tor there. The weddingwill be quiet
one, only relatives and close friends
being present.
Miss Fain is a young woman of
charm and accomplishment. Mr. Le
Grande is a Charlotte boy, who is
making a success in the Southern cot
ton mill industry and is at present
superintendent of the Hanover Manu
facturing Company, of Concord, at
which city the young people will es
tablish their home early in the. new
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Craig Celebrating.
Mr. and Mrs. John Henry Craig, of
Gastonia, are celebrating today the
fiftieth anniversary, or golden wedding
anniversary of their marriage. No in
vitations were issued but their friends j
were all invited to call at their hospita
ble home, which will be kept open
throughout the day.
Those from Charlotte who are with
Mr. and Mrs. Craig today are: Mrs.
E. W. Mellon and family, Mr. and Mrs.
T. M. Shelton and children, Messrs.
Robert and John M. Craig; also Mr.
and Mrs. D. J. Craig, of Statesville,
Mrs. Archibald Brady, of El Reno.
No Club Meeting This Week.
The Woman's club has no meeting
scheduled for this Christmas week.
The civics department will hold a
meeting Wednesday morning, Decem
ber the 30th, which is the next on the
program.
U. C. T. Invitations.
Cards reading as follows have been
sent out:
"The United Commercial Travelers
of Charlotte, North Carolina, Council
No. 297, request the honor of your
presence at the fourth annual dinner
in honor of the ladies Thursday even
ing, December the 31st, at half past
eight o'clock, Selwyn Hotel. The din
ner will be followed by a german.
The reception committee is compos
ed of the following couples: Mr. and
Mrs. Luke Seawell. Mr. and Mrs. L.
W. Buck, Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Schiffff,
Mr. and Mrs. N. V. Porter, Mr. and
Mrs. V. O. Willis, Mr. and Mrs. E. L.
Mason, Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Watt,
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. McDonald, Mr. and
Mrs: C. A. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. J.
E. Eaves, Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Shannon
house, Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Littlefield,
Mr. and Mrs. H. P. Shaw, Mr. and
Mrs. W. S. Dorr, Mr. and Mrs. W.
C. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. R. F. Stokes,
Mr. and Mrs. N. H. Johnson. Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. Fox, Mr. and Mrs. C. O.
Kuester.
MR. M'LEAN LEAVES.
Member of News Staff Goes to Hat
tiesburg, Miss.
Mr. J. T. McLean, who has for a
year and longer been a member of the
local staff of The News, has accepted
a positon in the business office of the
Hattiesburg, Miss., News,. and left yes
terday to take up his duties there.
Mr. McLean is a good, newspaper man,
kindly, courteous, obliging and full of
energy and he leaves a large circle of
firiends behind him, who regret to
see him get so far away from the old
Tar Heel base. He not only has a
nose for news but he often puts a
touch of subtile, delicate humor in
his "stories," which make him an at
tractive writer when he "lays himself
out" on a "story". The News regrets
to part with Mr. McLean but wishes
him well in his new field.
Scottish Rite Masons..
One of the most important meet
ings of the year in Masonic circles
will be that of the Scottish Rite
Masons on Dec, 28th and 29th. De
grees in the following ranks will be
conferred: Charlotte Lodge Perfec
tion, No. 2; Mecklenburg Chapter,
Rose Croix, No. 1; Charlotte Council,
Kadosh, No.. 1 and Carolina Consis
tory, No. 1.
If you rub Gowan's
IN you rub OUT
Pneumonia. It al
ways cures croup,
coughsf colds.
Wherever there is
Inflammation it al
ways does the work
The secret however
is to have always a
bottle in the , house.
all druggists handle the great
external remedy. Three sizes
25c, 50c, $1.00. Buy it today. .
THE LATEST
EDISON, COLUMBIA AND VICTOR
TALKING MACHINES and
RECORDS
Just arrived. Call and hear them
BICYCLES, ALL SIZES.
A Few Trycycles at Cost.
Relay M'fg Co.,
231 S. Tryon Street.
There will be no prayer meeting
at the Second Presbyterian church
Wednesday night instead there will be
a Chinese entertainment by the Sunaay
school to which all the members of the
church and congregation are invited.
Most disfujring skin eruptions, scrof
ula, pimples, rashes, etc., are due to
impure blood. Burdock Blood Bitters
is a cleansing blood tonic. Makes you
clear-eyed, clear-brained, clear
skinned. Itching piles provoke profanity, but
profanity won't cure them. Doan's
Ointment cures itching, bleeding ' or
protruding piles after years of suffer
ing. At any drug store.
If you haven't the time to exercise
regularly, Doan's Regulets will prevent
constipation. They induce a mild,
easy, healthful action of the bowels,
without griping. Ask your druggist
for them. 25c.
Stops earache in two minutes; tooth
ache or pain, of burn or scald in five
minutes; hoarseness, onee hoiy; mus
cleache, two hours; sore throat,
twelve, hours Dr. Thomas Eclectric
Oil, monarch over pain.
After
s
continual experimenting we
have reproduced the most won
derful grand piano of the 20th
century.
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This wee little grand piano is
only 5 ft.' long, yet contains 'all
the tonal beauties and perfect
action of the large grands. Its
volume is amazing, and it re
quires very little more space
and costs only a little more than
a large upright of good make.
It is small enough for the
smallest parlor and the most
beautifully proportioned piano
ever produced.
Write today.
Chas. M. Stieff
Manufacturer of the Stieff and
Shaw, the pianos with the
sweet tone.
SOUTHERN WAREROOM:
5 West Trade Street.
C. H. WILMOTH, Mgr.
Charlotte, N. C.
TALK
Our Mr. W. R. Foreman
is Vice President and
Salesmanager of the
great Shoe Manufac
turing plant of Lynch
burg, Va., THE GEO.
D. WITT SHOE CO.
This places him in posi
tion to pick up quanti
ties of Shoes at Half
the Cost of Manufac
ture. ' He does it-
Foreman &
iller Co.
3 me
Year
ill
Beeefit
FROM
Christmas
s To lake Others
Happy
And especially the little ones, who know only the Real Santa the dear old
man who brings things down the chimney and fills their stockings
while they are sleeping that sweet childhood sleep.
MAKE SOME CHILD HAPPY,
If not your own, think of some one or more who have no one to act
Santa. Remember them, get something, if only a small trifle. Try it,
you'll feel better over it, and then if you could see that face brighten
up see the joy that comes over that one little act of yours, you'll
be repaid a score of times.
TRY IT IT COSTS BUT LITTLE
We have thousands of articles to make merry both boys and girls. There are
,f Horns,,. Drums, : Books, Games, Dolls. Doll Trunks, Carriages, Furniture,
Wagons, Velocipedes, Tricycles, Sleigh Bells, Foot Balls, False Faces,
Writing Desks, Rocking Chairs, Morris Chairs, Tool Chests, Iron Trains,
Trains with Tracks, Noddinghead Animals, Mechanical Toys, Building
Blocks, Rubber Balls, Fiddles, Pop Sticks and Caps, and anything from
5c to an Automobile at $14.00.
TRY THE WIFE WITH A DINNER SET
We have them from $12.50 to $65.00. The Alice Gold Band China 103
pieces for $27.00 and a beautiful 100-piece Austrian China for $22.50.
SAMPLE FANCY CHINA
Oriental Vases, Cake Plates, Celery Dishes, Berrybowls, Chocolate Sets,
Tea Sets, Syrup Pitchers and many hand painted pieces at about one
half price."
A GREAT DOLL BUSINESS
We must sell more dolls than all the town put together. People say we
have the prettiest and the cheapest in Charlotte lc to $15.00. Look at
our Royal. It looks like a baby.
SWEEPING JEWELRY SALE
It's gratifying to see our Je"welry sales
best and the lowest prices here.
BUT IF YOU DID KNOW
The actual original prices on this big lot of Sample Umbrellas, you'd not
buy a one anywhere else. They are actually selling at one-third off
original prices and every one, handle and all. guaranteed. ,
BATH ROBES
In our Men's Department, beautiful colors in Blanket Robes, $3.50 to $10.00
and Turkish at ... $3.00
MEN'S INITIAL HANDKERCHIEFS
Neat Narrow Border pure fine Linen,' R in a box for $1.50. Men's Pure Lin
en Handkerchiefs 10c to 50c. Silk Handkerchiefs, and Mufflers, Silk
Suspenders, Rich Xmas Neckwear and new shapes 25c to , $1.00. Walk
ing Canes 25c to a Folding at $3.00
Fancy Sox 15c to 50c
Xmas Boxes Shaw Knit Sox, 6 for . .
LARE AUTOMOBILES $7 TO $14.00
Pioneer and Flyer- $5 and $6.00; Velocipedes with or without rubber tires,
Boys' Wagons 50c to $7.00
REQUEST . -
Customers will confer a favor on the delivery boys to take all packages
they can.
Little
Greatest
each day.
You get the newest, the
, . $1.50
Long
Co