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J. . jr - - hi. -:i:.y i i ,i; L'3. i !j ' 5 . At I i v . .-.Si.-.'. .- "1- 4 i". 1 - rr L i - An . O!. t: t -j t' i cert v ,3 ut fj 3 . -""rt, but none t.:a ; c c at t. arpreciili v e eaca ;cer cr per - f jmer can l-:-s,t;fy. -i.eni;:,c, of cotrse, was goo & it eou, l not rave been otherwise witn suc'i ziatrrial to .produce it. A I . . r ia arprorriata cneniEcr la a - weil r lived overture by I rcJs. ilayne, . Gz ;rett and Bebee, Hisses Connie Oates, Liia Jones, and llessrs. Scott and Evans sai a dainty quartette "ily Love lias Uone to Uauie. .a x neir ren dition was most pleasin?. The second number was famished by 'llrs. G.. II.- Brockealrough. . As soon 'as she appeared she was greeted by hearty applause. Her selection was Thon Art My -AIL. - Her magnificent - voice filled the large hall perfectly,and. as always, thrilled the listeners. She :. was, encored and re-encored, but she simply bowed acknowledgement In fine-contrast alwavs to Mrs. Jirock- enbrougb rich contralto, is Mrs. F. P. Smith's beautiful soprano. After the orchestra quieted men and affairs after the first intermission, lira. Smith sac; Millard's "Hear Me, Oh Father, This piece is a favorite with church sincere. and , therefore belongs to Mrs.. Smith's repertoire. - Her voiceauits it and her : interpretation of it Is perfect. mi v Prof. Garrett's solo was a feature of v. the programme and was greatly en Joyed. -J . .... ; . Mr; Walter Scott handled VOnly in .: Dreams' with ease. - He . was in pood i voice ana sang to aavaotage. -. Last, but not least, was that sweet , sioger. Miss Bonnie Oates. The beau- e fiea-or, tier exquisite voice- grow oh .one at each hearing.- It is as clear as a oeii,.pure ana Deautixai..; ne cave a . brace . of numbers last night- "Snow Flakes" and "If I But Knew." Th.e third eotveert will be given 'In : two weeks time. B3CTTXB TO UMJGH THAH BJE SICLHISe. Tbat'thBCottw Tho, mmd All Bewrfbl . -'lliss Mary Steele is expected , home 'to-night from SaliBbary.- She has .had a most charming visit to Miss Bessie ' Henderson. -' - ' Messrs.. Lizzie Pugb, of Charlottes ville. Va.. arrived here vesterdav to mimit Talatitroa Iff fltAal Cwaah- ,' ; i Messrs. Nisbett and Edward Latta, - sons or Mr. E. D. Latta, are home from college.' They Spent the winter in Lsv " fenceville, X. J. 'Cft CoL R. M. Oates ia back from a bus! 'Vsesa tritf to Morranton. Mr. J.' A.- Hardlson,"a . prominent i merchant of Wadesboro, was in the city yesterday. Mr. Jim Richardson: the fndispensa 'itf We in Capt. J. H. Sloan's pfflce, left yesterday to spend a month at his home i rat uanoey City. ' : : Mrs. Thos. Williams, - of Belmont, spent yesterday in the city shopping.,: 1 . Miss Nellie May Piatt Is visiting rela : . uves in u as ton connty. ; v Miss Fannie Armstrong, of Belmont, - - was among the shoppers in town yester- aay. - . Mr. Willoughby Chambers, of States- - ville, is visiting his,. brother,, Mr.. J. .11 . Chambers. " : . Mrs." Dula Leatloah and "daughter, tMiss Annie, and niece,, Miss Maggie ; ureal, 01 I'tttsDoro, arrived nere yester aay ana are at Air. J. M. Hatch's. - Miss Annie Herring, of Rocky Point, is visiting net hrotuerjs Messrs J C. And H. H. Herring. IT . . . .. Mrs. W. A. Sossamon went to Moores ville yesterday afternoon on a visit: - Bank Examiner Miller returned to the city last night. He is at the Central. j- Mrs. Thomas .Walker. and Mrs.. Alice Everett,- of,-Wnmington,' mother and sister of Mr.' P. D. "Waliter, are expected - nere oaturaay to spena some weeks - Misses Carrie May Dockery and Fan le MoAden are back from MoAdens- ville. - - - , V '.- Miss'Ceiniie ?Jones, whft has been ; quite sick: for a week, is to go., to, Cleve- iana springs to recuperate... - - a Messrs.- Harvy and Will White,-? of .Graham, went to Concord .last night to Concord Is delightfully represented , In Charlotte by Misses Addie and Mag- i gie uannon, who, with their guests Misses lrny and - Hollemann, or South : : Carolina, are - at Mrs. J ;Wt iWads- , worm s. - - - : - ; . s Misses Midge Mc Aden, Alfce Jones - and Saide Young,"1 returned yesterday 1 com voncora. ,- ' . - Rev. Dr. Atkinson, of the Columbia College for Women, came np last night na ia at tne uentrat.' s . Mrs. Lola CorrelL 'of Monroe, who has been at Mr..W.i3 Owens', returned uvuiv iMTOwi .mubj wim nee alias i r"r"' r"' "j SSL??1 mwi,.:4. uutuB uu viait. i v, &a liiu uiviuuig tut b i waak'isfaa at niMal.n Ct. . . Ur. John C. , Leslie, of Roeers & Co.. : -leaves to night for New York to buy 1119 ll ofrvva. - j,. - Mrs. IL D. Whitsettof Columbus,Ga.t is nere on a visit -to ner mother, Mrs . ytm. vawweii.- - '- i;- Miss Ida Ardrey has' two Very attrac tive visitors Miases Jvannie and Flora MoUonald. - They are -on their return i home from Concord. - Mrs. O.; P.- Heath and children, of -.Mono.:, arrived yesterday and are with relatives in thiaeitv. - -..,-. - Dr. Thos. Moore, of Richmond,' Is ever :? a welcome visitor in Charlotte.'' He ia v here 2 to spend several days with , his mother, Mrs. M. A, Osborne.' J V ' Mr- ' Springs is Jn Atlanta. He may be in to-day, - - Mrs. E.'L. Keesler and baby wenC to Henrietta yesterday to visit Mrs. Capt. Bv A. .Newland, Miss Laura .INewland and Mr. Tom Newland have -returea irom fiorroik. - - Misses Julia Taylor and Bessie Cobb. of Concord, are visiting Miss Essie riummer. He roHaVSt; Orey the XJst of Ells-1- ' -Mr.- Uichard Grav. who for several - years has been acting In the capacity of auiauuii weatner ooserver, out who was , not eligible to regular appointment r observer on account ot his not having '. stood civil service exam tnation.several weeas ago; stood tne examination and yesterday received notice that he had . passea a most Satisfactory examination and had been put on the list of eligibles to appointment aa assistant weather ob server. --.-, - - The salary which he would Command would .be $60 a month, Almost any day ; may bring Mr.- Gray notice .of an ap pointment,' and yet 'Observer Dosher , nopes to. oe aoie to keep nim in Char lotte. - . - - r , . - - - - Mm 2Tew. - ... The Donovan Hill, atJIorganton, was -"'1 under foreclosure of mortgage 1 -d bought by Col. Tate for 1 unt oi mortgage. ' s news ef marrilge to ? the summer la milti .1 interest not a fev i superintendent of I is at the Bu-j andli. F. 2Ieb-i he Central. the i an 1 . I. ere., i: i:. 1 l "I, 7; Mil 5CH '1VC iii 1 the it . ..ra minister last ; ' 1 1 est j et assembled. - nt was 1 1 11.-; morning meetings are- not so 1 1 ir.-c'y aU.r.JeJ, and like all day meet ing, are mostly attended-, by women. Toe sul ;ect yesterday morn to? was one to appeal to a woman: "A Mother s Prayer and a Woman's Faith." The whole service wa3 touching and beauti ful, .especially the spectacle of hundreds or pood women gathered about Ur, Wharton, praying tor their loved ones. . Dr. Larron's subject in the afternoon wa the name, .'Jesus. Dr. Wharton's theme last night was "Christ Crucified, to the Jew a Stumbling Block and to the Greek Foo3isbness.'V-It was consid ered by many the finest and most effec tive discourse he has yet delivered The self-righteous Jews to whom Christ proved a stumbling1 block was used as a type of. many - people oi inn ay una time." - ' - - . The Greeks were- described in their two classes Stoics and Epecurians, and striking illustration given of each. -I He contrasted those to whom Christ was a "stumbling block'. with those to whom he is wisdom andpowerr and out of the contrast drew-many strong points. , .. , STQ-DAY'S SERVICES ' Dr. -Wharton is to make this 4th of July memorable to Christians. "TherejvT-- 7 ; " t pa naKKKBss. ? will be lour services to-day -; At iu a. m. at the auditorium. - ? At 11:30 an open air meeting in front of the postoffice. The congregation as- aembled at the auditorium will jnarcn, two by two, to the post-office,' singing as tliey go.-Everyone is mvitea to join in this novel - religious - service, ur. Barron will preach,-and Dr,4 Wharton speak to the people. -. At 3 n. ut, Barron will preach in the auditorium, and Dr.; Wharton will preach again at sight. v. NOt TKT HECIDED. t Tfc Cottrt Hons ,Conmltte. See Site, i' ' a, TbOM Offered. The.: court . house agon v . is still on. The com mittee met yesterday afternoon at 4 o clock with : the board of county commissioners to-decide, if possible, on a site.J The following - si te& have been ffered: . 5 The Fox property,.'; corner of Trade and poplar streets, at ; 812,000: WHtkowsky property, on North Tryon corner of Fifth street, at $11,000, The property between the Y. M. C. A. build- lntr, ,ana A. it. -jt. church, on 8outhr Tryon street, owned . by ; Col. Wm. Johnston"' and ' Mrs. - Sarah White, at $11,000. The Johnston-Wfcite committee offered to let the ..county have the site for $0,000. the remainins sjuuu naving Deen -suDscrioeo: by ettt- zees of South Tryon street. . Capt. Wilkes ..has. a lot lust opposite tne Jonnston lot, wtilch. he oilers at $100 per front foot. ' The committee decided that if the Wittkowsky Jot could be gotten for $9, 000 to take it. It meets again Monday to ennite.iy decide the matter. - . " . On to Guilford.' - Mr, S. Wittkowsk v and his dautrhter. Miss Adele, left last night to attend the unveiling oi the- statue of Col. Joseph w i anotk on tne u ui uord a t tie u rou nd. Miss Wittkowsky is to form one of a cnarming quartette of young ladies wno will assist in the unveiling cere monies to-day. - t ' -sr.iJrrTT Died. : The friends of Dr. and Mrs. Tucker. of.jNew lork, will be sorry to hear of the death of their infant son. which occurred several days ago. Mrs. Tucker expects i,o come .to Charlotte in the course or several weeks. - Her sister Miss juua uryce, is witn ner. . ;. ,":"U Iftar Badness and BUae. The Clty" has 40.000 feet of curbine tor siaewaiKS.- . . The sanitary , committee war out yes terday inspecting' sewerage and sani tary affairs in general. . It found some things to remedy. .V; - -S:-' - - - u - T -i, i I, r, , ' ! '! ''; 'Squire Boyd's Birthday. bqnire BP. Boyd celebrate to-day. not as the."glorious Fourth," but as his birthday. . He is 81 years old to-dav. il ere s to you squire. May many years yet oe auotea you. - I1RIEFS? t, YjeHvihe. Obeexver'a Knack : 1b Compiling 'TbeuHM Xobk Been TJndUpatet. -M r. K.ADaaa Is dellffhted with Chlm. What was wro nor with the weather u uuuae a mraaoi. oat,ini. - - - - of he Alexander Home meet aia anernooaax a o'eioese. iswDpion urpoanaEt) Testeraay. - - I The otizea tor the wheimn' iwniMi i - - can pe ae jn in raiamouatain'a window. 3(l9a Mattle uav. of Rocklnffbamnaa oeeii Kueu to iaeee fiive caeneai force. -There's to be a bitr -nlanin : at' Rir Springs, to-day. itsharon furnishes the -Dr. A; M j Herroa wee here vMbtrdiv nn the move Irom Paw Creek ta Tjtnrinhnrc aaaa iu,ui UVUIQ' ... . v .'...".:v, Mr. B. WlttkawilkT or now. biKVArV shor.ljr to .have a .meeting of H. Barucn's A nH fliunrm - nnaniiit An :- vriii . wheel this afternoon. Few will be left la Mr. C. P. Wheeler la trvlntr Ia nrfMn a -vm uuviti -rfuuci ior a l6ClUr6 -Mr. JOClan Anburv , veaterila-r huMt work on improvements to the -Mannfaet- -Jdlss Fannie Barwell-a ! friAnita were glad to greet ner up street yesterday. Tbe Meeklnnnnrtr fmn Wnrk r.ctaMi.. BhlDDed e lot of nunintr marblnNr, rn la i J. Jnnl. Rtajlk.hiirtr SL . .. . , JLceoan M the Inmhnr mitiM u . TnaiK Astrarv will faaveSO bands or man, k. nrk ou ui acw s.orea on voiiege street. Every man In the court itonM nmrmf biidi jmwruiT anetooon Wlien Jgdm In tbe absence of M vri- WaAAinntrm Mayor Pro Tem. Howell nils the mnnu.in.i chair. He can flil it ia more wart than one. -Mr. J. Baiies.ot Pi a VI lie. bendxl In a cotton bloom leeterdaT wblnli ha k. .as been aavlng to bring tbe Ossibyh tor a wwk.. Tb CltV hM tfefilllt'lTalAnfrtCMf aaM i canal work, east of tbe city. Jrwia'aereett wm- w, auuger oe source of malaria and uisroso. - .3- -The emolovers of the enlre.-l A ram.n ' uw.u.... vm.h aai a, aaatBin,. iri.l wnir anan oa wumj in time to take part 4a tbe exer cises arranged.- ' , Tod William V -o!rro t aa-nman Jt (.'.., Third et reel, was bauled up yesterday by umi-a auu aoiwu tor QuiiirDADCd. sne gave bond. , - - t . Mr. S. A. T. ' Johnunn -will remain it th. o'd stand on East Trade street. -He expect alo to open a branch store corner on Vance m vourca streets. The noetoffiee wlllobfiem Knnriat? hmi r kibv, X uu wm. mar H1IL1I or Toll rlnn't ant. -Mr. Will Patterson, of Ronewnll. went to beer tie last rear, is enthusiavs tic over ta in. " vv. xi o lur rrtf-j y cieraea for i uuug s uii jsc, oi (qu city, j : v Mrs. Chalmers Moore wee In from n gar Creek yesterday, where she had been to see her fattier, Ir. T. C. JSeal. His condi tion, she reports, la much One reason Charlotte is a live, progres- ive town is t n is ti-at everybody works,' not only a, lirt the women. tivp into tbe adoiueesand jrou will uouce this tae in -Clone m. the Ftauly Ceeek man who .-,1 liwre one ni :ht a Tenrsfn t r vs errcDtv l r---.,ri 7T trocTii toa-u -fr i ' "IJIue Shirts' TYitli t Hear Jess Hark- ; wer 1 j :.er IT trry is t sy Lf the CharKHti Ukin; the r:u isurc i nine wno pntcrthBrnntPRtfor that MOO in gold on the 17ih. and will make an eHorti also to get Greensboro's measurements, as he is sure his services will be needed, and he wants to have the right stock on hand. The frame is to be to a finish, and lhat means that'tliC -"Ouicksteps are going to lick Greensboro .off. the face of the -earth. .- There'll be coffins for nine, but Cliarlotte won't, furnish The '-OoicksteDS ae In training. Charlotte wili back her jodg-j meat on her own '"blackbirds." -Jess i llarkness is "talking through his bat" when he. ava that. the "Blue bhirts in hpt thft Oaieksterja." . This is his i letter of yesterday to the parlies getting op the game: - 'ClBtrvmnn. X. C. Julv 3rd. 1805. -OpxOT.iivTirw:--Your letter of the 2nd to ti&ni: and 1 'renlv ; will say the I Greensboro people are ;welJ satisijea with Ptf Uurnhv as umpire, as we an , bnnw him to be as fair as any man can be. The writer, with one or two others here, have already chartered a train to rim an excursion to ivntrioue un me 17th.- - . '-r - AVe will have special cars for whites as well as blacks and will bring -from 500 to 700 people i As for the bail teams ,i,.r..cwn'win inct Kt trnm - . -1 vUnra tmiv . - ' , , . Vm11l i - "v i"", l, T :w utv,e w:i w " V; VTZTa . . i . . tt ci , .1 f " zuck eovunrz find 'jem. ' "- Th FeUow That rirod tb Tir Cracker KoaStet, Altboegh Judge Hearee Sent for Him. Wanted: To know, not "who hit Billy Patterson,' but who fired that cannon cracker in the court house yard yester day afternoon, arousing them that slept and startling those that were assembled in the court house, -even to the judge on his throne ? JJow. lust who did J. Walter;Ponaldson, Jim Chance and Luther Harris three citizens tired of the storms of court, peacefully slum bered 'neath the - shades of Mecklen burg's "courtly" structure.. The prac tical loker tied with thongs and strings the sleepers' limbs together, disturbing not their, sweet repose, r A cannon cracker was then thrown in their midsli ; It exploded like a dyna mite bomb, startling every living thing in court, or . yard, but - those sleepers. It stopped the court, , but started the high sheriff of this beloved county in pursuit of those practical jokers. 'seize tnem ana oring tnem oeiore me, " said J udge aieares, "ror contempt of oourt.' The. "lord hfgh executioner" sped on his errand. . When he got down stairs be found every one ; rushing out to see whav was the matter, and !who threw it?" was a- question each, put to the other. As no one could be f und who had ever seen a fire cracker, much less who threw One, on-evidence -of leveral about the court house It was declared a ease of spontaneous combustion. Those wno were first upon tne scene after the explosion, saw three men sit ting on the grass, bolt Upright, rubbing their eyes and looking at each otner, as much as to say "what hit us?'" As they could not rise, for the binding on their legs, it was thought one of them . bad had a PistoL and it had gone off, and shot one of the three.. 1 JDr. Wilder was passing. He rushed in to see -who was hurt. - The question "who fired that bumb will go down In history with "who hit Biily,&c." . . TO CELEBBATB THE FOCBIH. Miss Jamison and air. Duclcett to Be -, ... Man-led ThU Erenleg'i ""The marriage of Miss Addie Jamison and Mr. W, H. Duckett, will take place this evening at 7 o clock, at the .resi dence of Capt. Clark, in Paw Creek. where Miss Jamison and mother. have been spending several weeks.' Rev. W. Oi C Foster, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Pw Creek, will perform the ceremony. Only the family and a few intimate friends will be present. Mr. Wilton Jamison, brother of the bride- elect, goes out to-day to attend the mar- Air. and Mrs.- Duckett will remain in Paw Creek for a week or so, and then return to Charlotte, and will reside with her mother, on west Stonewall street. The bride-to-be has many friends and admirers in the city. She is considered one of the fairest of Charlotte's fair i ones, and otherwise attractive. Mr. Duckett is a telegraph operator by profession, but be ia to connect him self with the Y. M. C. A. work - He has made many- friends ia his short resi dence in Charlotte. - Heard Nowhere Bat on the Wharf. - Mr.; W. P.-Dowd,: who is furnishing part or tne plumbing toe the industrial ivuwa vuuMUg . - 'a.awa jLXlia, J. went down yesterday to look after the work-. - ' - The 'Augusta Brewery has moved lock, stock and barrel the Springs ware. House., - . - - - The carriage Geo. McAfee was driv- mg uuesaay ment. wnen be was tromtr to tne nre belonged to ur. f . M. Ken drick. McAfee had the colored reel at tached to the carriage. ' When the sud den stop came, he ran into the Carriage tearing It allto pieces. Damage $50,- ' New Pensions Graated. mt - .... . . . - - -- xne county commissioners met. yes terday -for the third time this week. xne ousiness ot tne forenoon was or a routine nature.' A number of pension warrants were acted upon., -(Japt. : it. A. Torrance was elected chairman of the ad visory pension- board. There ' were ten new applications yesterday for pen sions. - Tnree were refused. Those to whom they were granted weret : J. H. Spencef. K, A. Nance. Michael Wilhelm. J. 11 Bar t let t, J. M. Thomas. Elizabeth Ji Lemonds and'T. J. Auten. . , Mecklenburg has 97 pensioners Jn all. s - Keeplnc Rixbt at It. " f -xnetjiun-uiuo was in tne Held on time yesterday afternoon, and- began firing at 5 o'clock promptly.1 - Who goes head this - week. ,' Well ; just read the score and see for yourself? Oat-of the possible 50:- ' - - Antbony 34: liutler JZ; tJarsoo 3G: Orr 36; Creswell 41; Stokes- 3D;. Prat her 30; I Todd 46; Bargrave 15,f -. . - vol. J.1. Antnony, Messrs. 1C t . Stokes and J. S. Carson expect to go to i Spartanburg, 8. C, to-day to attend the' snoot tnere tnis arternoon. , Church Folks X4k PletUes as Wen as tbe .- -. "; Uaregeaerate. Robeson chnrch in the county is- to have a lawn party on the 19th for - the benefit of the" church, m. - The " Sunday ' school ; of Cbenezer church have a union picnic the first of August, c The three societes of the church unite.' v - The picnic of Church Street Metho- aist bunday school, whicn oia man Pluvius postpaned Tuesday, will take place next week. . DistarbaBC ia a liar. Ed?ar Ivirkpatrick, white, went Into Stockton's bar on South - College street yesterday afternoon pretty well loaded. He became noisy and Sir. Stockton tried " ula ouk-. .r-nau a tubs, JMoctfton used a stick preiry freely over I Kirkpatrick's -head. Ofucers liicler . . 1. ...... rn i. , . . . .. and Cunnin?liam settled the racket. Pi.-s!i Galore. Kr.rct ::o.-7z! I' Oil t, 7 - ?- s; c-A yc a t r -r. ' t 1 1. 'Ci a c. ? t C 71 "s OX 7 J a Hi Own-Fvi nts it Order as S Every arrar. c-J br the C"!': merit has lec a f cruet' "-d ;popn!ati?a f.?r i'.;e carrying out of the programme for to day, as given in yesterday's .OnsEnrrn. First the parade; next the races at 3w0; fireman's tournament at 5; C. L. I. drill at 7; festival from 9 till the "cop3" call time. . -, - THE RACES " Will be a special feature of the day. Washington's great 'colored r!der will be here, a.telegam being received from him yesterday statin? that he would arrive this morning. Savannah. Greens boro nd pther cities will have represen tatives on the track. The races will be the best the colored club has : ever es saved to have. --,. The officers, as usual, ' have been chosen from the white friends of the riders, are as follows: : Referee--H. H Orr: timers J. S. Carson; C. M. Cres well, Jo Garibaldi: - judges M. Pi Peerram, Jr.i Geo. Fitzsimmions, E. S. Carson; . umpire C. W. McSlakin; starter T. GarribaldL ! Special arrangements have been made for the white . ladies and ' genuemen. June Weatber. as It Shown Vp la Flsorea, ; The following meteorological sum ma- rry iorinemontnoi:jne js jurnisneu I frora the United States Weather Bureau A Nation at Charlottei J - Mean' atmospheric iressure du.yoj," I highest pressure 30.343 on the tun Mow- Mf pre88urft:. 29.877 tn ' the 13th: mean t temperature 7G. 2; highest - temperature r 100 on the 3rd; lowest temperature 55 on the 18th; greatest daily, range ot tem perature- BO on ? me iyto.-ieat. oauy 1 range on the lotht .jneaa temperature for June for 17 years .70; total excess of daily mean temperature since Jantiary 1st. tKB: prevailing direction oi tne wind, east: total movement of the wind. 3.843- ra ax i m u ni .veloc i ty ot w in d ; 30 miles southwest on the 15th; total pre cipitation 2.70; number of days with the hundredth or more of precipitation, M average precipitauon ior June iorit years, 4.34; total deficiency In i precipi tation during the month, 2.0j; accumu lated deficiency in precipitation since i Januarv 1st, 2.46; number of clear days. 14: partly cloudy days, 13; cloudy days. 3;'d a tea of -thunder storms 5th, 13th, 15th,-21st 23nd, 24th, 26th and 29th. r"-' In 4he.Uae-of Cturch Wort, Miss Ona Patterson, of Hopewell, who went to Japan last year as a missionary, writes that her . health is better this summer than it has been since she ar rived in Japan. She likes the work very much and is getting along with the lan guage Qrst-rate. There was no prayer meeting in any of the churches last night on account of the meeting at the auditorium. Rev. Ur. Preston is to preach. in the Presbyterian ' church in Concord to morrow night.. He goes over on the evening train and returns the nes morning. ' - Rev. Wm. Black and Rev. Mr, Pool his "sweet singer in Israel," "who have been conducting a meeting in States- ville. spent yesterday in the city. Mr. Black was on his way to his home at Monroe. He says the Statesville meet ing was a great success. There were about 100 conversions. Mr. Black goes .next to Oxford, lie begins a meeting .there Sunday. A Hatter That All Are 'Interested Xa. Charlotte is freer this summer, . Dr. Wilder savs, from fever than it has been in years. He attributes the bless ed state of affairs to the unusw.1 effort being put forth in regard to sanitation. The sanitary committee, with Dr. Wild er at its head, is constantly en the look- out, and the sanitary policemen find it necessary, therefore, also to be unusu ally diligent.- ..... Tbe committee should keep its nose and eye both on the north STde of East Trade Street, between College and the railroad. There is much there,, daily, to be corrected. Cooked for Jefferson IaTls and. Gen. Ijee. A convict trusty who was in town yes terday .with a wagon from the west camp attracted no little attention. His name is Oscar Mitchell. Me is an old man, about 55, grey hair and moustache, and is rather distinguished looking to be on the chain gang. The observer interrogated him a little and found out that he laid claim to distinction in hav ing for awhile cooked for President Jcffrnn Tlvij a nil f!in Trhrfc -R Lee. Mitchell went to the ehain gang 1 ''fora misunderstanding, "he said, about a watch. He is cook at the west camp His clothes yesterday- were clean and his appearance neat and striking. Frizes Worth Winning- Cycle-News. The League of American Wheelman will have a national meet at Asburv ParkrJuly 11-13. Among the prizes are, for the two-mile handicap, a horse, carriage and harness, 9100; gun, $125, and diamond stud. $75; for . two-mile handicap (second day), piano, $400; dia mond stud, siuu. xne list or -prizes represents several thousand dollars. The decision which put Sims into the professional class of riders has been reconsidered, and he is again a class B man,' tie rode in a . race yesterday, up .North. Hot Even to Bast Gold. Mr. Robert Or Smith went West some I months ago. He bent his steps toward Oklahoma.': . His brother, Mr, John Smith, of this city, yesterday received a letter from him in which he says: "1 am now working this country and Indian Territory, Have just got in from bunting a gokl mine, uad a tough time way out among tne Indians, .. uame across itv a stage about 100 miles. : Lots I of people camping with wagons going and coming from tbe gold, flelds. .They can have all the gold they can find; I don't want any more ia mine. It is very not nere. 'J. tie crops are nne, ,', , '-Kidnapping-.'- , , Mr. E. L. White of Sandy Eidce. near Morven, was in ftown yesterday, i lie was- telline of an excitement lately In the Sandy Ridge section over the ab- j duction by Jin. Sibley, colored, of al small child . belonging to Moore High, colored. .- Sibley when found refused to eive the eblid np. A large .crowd -or whites and olacks gathered and forced hi del to give the child back to Its par- cpts. It was thought at rst that there would be Woodshed. . . , IVaat the Koad zteadel.. ' : The convicts are doing- fine -work on both the La wyers'- and Providence roads, So delighted are the citizens along the Lawyers road. both far and-near, that they are subsceibtng liberally,; so one of them tells . the ubserteu, to nave tne roaa extenaea s.ome otstance oe-1 yond where the countv erst proposed tataiDK i. '.ju rvau ,ue niuoui i tPr and talked of more. . . . - - I The organization of the baseball club Tuesday night haa met with a hearty I approval from all the fans in the city. ones, and with proper . encouragement Vflil IttI U13U gtAPU fflHVl I, A team is an tnat was necessary, as rimes tan easily ., oeobtained witn Wilmington,' Uigh Point, Greensboro, Concord, Asheville and-other near by towns. , Criminal Court. Only a few cases were tried yesterday i in the Criminal Court "oiia! -Willis Ramsay, indicted in five cases for sIMi 3 liquor cn Sdnday. l0t sen tenced. Ch.s. Ho. ton, cruelty to animals. Verdict, not guilty. Several o'.er- minor cases -were d:s- 3 Iamb Has I,e " - r I'osltSoa. il (JIlee iianicstitu : lie coul J not now well The Commerci ;n which Carl ti all ord to do without. It has furnished business c.'hccs, not only here, but else where in the Stiite with bookkeepers and typewriters'. The run of students for the summer is remarkably pood. The most recent graduate is Miss Mary Osborne, nieco of Rev K A. Osborne. - Miss Jessie Presson, also a "C. C. C." eraduate, has secured a place at the Southern Newspaper Union. , : : ilisa Ilattie Hammond, who is just finishing her course at the college, will take the position of stenographer at the Charlotte Supply Company temporarily as Miss Lamb has given up her work there. In the fall Miss Davis, formerly of II. Daruch's, takes the place perma nently. - . - - - , - - . Blown Uedr-the Car Shed. Engineer J. J). Pettus, of the' vesti bule, was not able to take his enrine out yesterday.-; . He has .been sick for a day or so. - - , .- Engineer Jack Fetzer" who has been shaking aind quaking- with- chills, has eome off victor, at lastt and is again on tne run: ' ' - If it is the Intention of the Seaboard people, as announced, to have, the new depot ready for the winter travel, they'll nave to nustte, and that ere long, The Southern and, Carolina Central freight, depots shut,' down- work at 1 o'clock to-day "- - 1 Mr. H.JL, at aate to Speak on tbe Scotch- At the Hunter reunion to be held on the 31st of this month at Prosperity church, this county. MfT H. L. -Hunter has been selected to deliver the address on "The Influence of the Scotch-Irish in America..' The programme of exer cises haS already been published in - the OBSERVEiCand the reason Mr. Hunter was not mentioned as the one to deliver this address- was because he had not then replied to the committee's invita tion to speak. - To Biecoas Hard Caah. Bains Academy resumes operations on the4th.' On the57th the: students will have a debate on the silver and gold ("have I none" they ought to add) question.- ?'UoI." Hodges., of Crab Orchard, says he s goings to take the stump on the free silver Question, and he wants to meet I the gold-bugs in battle array. .. THOUSANDS BEING BENEFITTED. ; Thronged with Bayers Our Entire' Stock -AT : COST, Everything goes;:no re- w s . .: or- Seigle s. serve. The public mows suits for f 7.50 that were $1U; that when we say cost we all wool black worsted chev mean it.- . This stock goes in iot suits for f 7.60 that were all its entirety and goes at $10: fancv cassimere suits exact cost, too. . Thousands are taking advantage of this great sale. We keep, the sale on to-day. .".We .will announce the. stoppmg of fall purchases, the sale on one day notice.!. - Watch out.-This stock con- tains big lines ot shirt waists.' Silks, dress izoods. black COOds.finft wool ffOOfls. I Slimmer gOOdS, J aces. m- broideries.- hy enumer ate? You know ' that we carry only the very choicest goods. Ail at cost today. T. Xa. SEIGLE & CO. tThfi: ITk - TC?-o n tU VLfll- ILMC JI7UIU11L tUJiJl WT1 - m - ....-'.! .IT V 111 DC as atlSiaCtOrV as I trip fifiv -nrnq tr nnftiia if .i vnn i s ' :. .' ' . -.r. at v. a, . - 1 WH v w V I .VkM as V A aVV KT . 4 A. - T 1 have on one of our flu suits, - , . - . . . . - sw . - - They are worthy.to be worn on such an occasion for -no better value was; ever offer ed.1 The low-fifrure fire I i -t n "r - j j crackers nave peep hred and t r pv i n hw nrif ps mrn cmot t pieces.- - une oi tne nieces UieueJS.: - KJlltS Ul is all you have to pay for a StyilSil, Well - made. line 1 cr ra ri ft Sni i tJi:' I f vnn wnnf ft 1 IP" i . " rf ' e 7 . i i crgj; one. -4 Tate , I' Co. We solicit orders from a' distance and will send goods! by express on approval to! A Xerd Tribute to tl.e t.eulc- t f r Enltcry I'att. 'Ur. Charles irore, corresjon-lfnt 'of the Detroit Tritmce, who was with the Washington correspondents ia Asheville recently", speaks as follows of oeo of the briirhtest your? men in the South: - - Tbey ; say "that every man thicks himself capable of runninn a newspa per and a hotel. But while few can do either. Mr. McKlssick, has Proved his ability to do both. He was a successful newsDaper man before he undertook to run one of the most beautifully situated of hotels: and his success in his present occupation is attested by the coDStacl additions that are being made to the al read v c-reat caravansary known a? the Batterv Park. It is rare indeed to find such hospitality as he dispenses. - Why I heard a lady ask him Tor his hat au immense sombrero, .which sits most firracefnllv on his glossy curls and in stantly it was brought and laid at her feet. - You - leave Asheville protestinsr that a dav with McKissick is better than a thousand In any other hotel, however spacious or eleeant, that lacks to genial a personality. - To Cobb Ialaad. - Mr. and Mrs. W,-E. Griffin, who spent last winter at the Central ' Hotel, will summer at Cobb s isiand, on tne Vireinia coast. Mrs. OrifUn . has been in virsrinia .for several .weeks.: Mr. Griffin- leaves this ' morning. Cobb's Island Is Rev. Tom Dixon's favorite re sort. - The Rev. Tom is fond ef ang- lin'and as the sport 'is exceptionally fine about the Island, -he drops anchor i for the summer 5 in the water there about. - - ' ' - ' ; IVeatlker Will Be Scare To-Bay, : There'll be no. weather to-day. ' Ob server Dosher . aay so. .You know it's the 'glorious rourtbr and this pa triotic country sends out no weather or markets news to-aay.:Beei ; - ' - "4 A M f X it ' ' d2 '? . Yes, -and i Summer: - CLOTEffiG of ever v kind ana . descrip tion," for work, business and l,ll,,'r,n l,r,4- TTtwhen looking for bargains, -loney Iiicftouii;-iwiaii-ug. vici, " - cle Sam would be proud ? to wear instead of his antiquat ed lHQ costume thas ex actlv what we are show ing in; our great scock. a sintrlft nr Hmihlft j?fanr,ard. there's only .one standard ard That's ours . We stand for wool, the .latest styles and low prices; These are the three . planks oi our . .1 - - m W " aafc . . clothing platform and we won't accept any amend ments. - It's a waste of mori- fiv to nesrlect such chances as all wool clay worsted for $7.50 that were $10. A like reduction will be made on our entire stock.- We will soon need the room for W. KAUFMAN & CO., , " , " Leading Clsthiers Pfnl ifii;'' m'wt,.,'!' ders and goods sent on approval. So jno prices iiise tnese: no goods more choice and none as new. . . - : Attention. ladies. -Silk waist cheap at 5, our sale price is f 2 50; theie is nonei can touch them at the price. ! Listen, look, see here.- 5c. ifrvr fliA vflrv latAsr. .. nrri vpiI Summer Washables; SOla UOlt I affbt Knlf Vf"f hoca of 1 V art A I -tr ' -mu ... j I jlvv. xuvy itits ueaiy yarui Wlde and tJOOd Pnoilfrh -forluy means your loss; nnai ana irreaeem wme, rfiiuKuuu euuugu ioriableii.ThaowiBbui,ndlelteB.th for vou:. the,- nnreiV-.5fi.Jrff.tft- ' - -f rinn ul .-5T.nrlr tliP i.pnt.lp"' ' I - 10Ci a - yard.- ,-NeVerdid vou see such a "cfrand nile of 1 yy" act, aucii a biduu mits Ul O v 7 - " . au.f I the very choicest and pretti- eSC tnmSrS WOVen. OOla OV I all merchants 15 to 25c. yd. vjur -sciie ynce ib just xw. . t ; Greatest sale ; deepest cuts j . , i daintV I on- new. Dane: up. fztiDds in evefv -denartmenL f?lpan -Zu ;fT. -VP'V' "- .av a vvtaaa Vfuuvva I we must now have.'.; On . a IT J J il ' . " jJ'- ,- UUUUreu.lUlllgS UUfc liieilllUIl- " " " - - t . 1 - 1 1 I ea we sacrinefi .- nnantv ana i aw, - - - .. , . . T . " - . . 77 M. ' ' " ueauty we maice prices.. . . Alexander, r Sod and- COOK IN" COMFORT. EA S T EXO UOITXO ' MA TTER no w no t tub we a tueii- tua t IS. IV YOU. HAVE A GOOD" OIL 0 UOIIT TO BE: STRIKE A MA TC11 V OIXUi'UKF'O UT. AA1 there TUE BAKING, AND THE BOIL ING, THE STEWING AND THE FR YIN a DONE: A 8 WELL ASK YER 1 BLISTERING RANGE COULD tf IT, AND YOU HA VEX T TURNED 6 HA IR. v NO SWEAT, NO SMOKE, no CINDERS, NO SORRO W. . WE Juice ILL THE BEST KINDS.' THEY' SAY THE BRIGHTEST. COOLEST. ROOMIEST, WINSOMEST CHINA, STORE JN THE STA TE IS OURS. MA YBE YO U HOXTKNO W IT, BUT WE WANT YOU TO KNOWl IT,AXD WE SHALL TEMPT 1 YOU TO KNOW IT, BY PUTTING THE MOST ABSURD PRICES ON EINIi GOODS .! WISLL, Aii V Mil' JA J . -GOODS. ' ' -' . - . : We have just received a new stoc you can be pleased both in quality an J.- II. VI : Good buying is the essential to selling goods cheap. " lielng able and willingto sell goods cheap is the next easential to success. With the largest stock weever carried, almost doubling ..any In- the State, gathered from the greati'mulU tudest of credit wrecks' at 50 and 60 cents on the dollar, and the recent gathering in of $20,000 inthe best values money could buy and right on top of these comes - the $15,000 purchase" In Shoes bought at old prices, .before the s heavy advance In price of leather,: will' enable us to save customers at least 50 per cent on shoes the coming 111. Now we call this good buying. - Candidly .it is the best buying we ever, did and , to make room for this great fall purchase in shoes we shall slaughter all summer shoes. oh lot and broken line.;v Ladies 50c. Oxfords going at35oier pair. La dies' cloth slippers with leather soles 5c. per pair. No doubt about it; we buy goods just as cheap as dollsrs will buy, and nobody donbts our; ability to sell foods cheap, and after, nine years (of mercantile work' in Charlotte we art equally- sure that , nobody . doubts ,ou willingness to sell as we-buy. ' To. mas ter when: we buy and keep the mastery when we sell haa been the watch- word with the Racket and will be while the Racket runs. ' We are closing a -beanti-f ul lot of organdies and dimities at iJc. irt . m vkv 'Vnii ta it la chwin'1 Well, it " Is. and that is why we sell thousands upon thousands of yards of goods, all kinds.' Our linen department is the centre ot attraction now. some of the best bar-rains In table linen .and damask you were ever offered, i Tip top bantams in bleached ana unoieacnea table linen, doylies,' napkins and towels. 23 dozen assorted linen towels at 25c. per pairv 20 idoxen 20x40 all linen -bor dered towels at 25c. 100 dozen honey comb towels at 15c. per pair. Our of ferine in Marseilles crochet quilts is un surpassed. and -no Housekeeper snouia miss seeing our stock. New arrivals la window shades, all sizes and colors.very cheap. ' Chenille curtains $1.75 and up. Our carpet department has fallen neir to another splendid assortment of car pets, rugs, and cane mattings. Dont pass us. on earpets-.ii you, ao you miss a banrain. i' Floor oil Cloth -cheap.,.. J ust opened a splendid assortment of enam eled . wares- excellent goods and very cheapo - Don't fail to visit the .Racket saved is money made." i- m -Successors to W. J. Davia & Co,r np irjjr. ir - YOUR HUSBAND. T " .. i. - ' -r... I.'.,.:",...,..." ---r To come here for his. Negligee -' s-'i SMrfs; We guarantee the colors to remain fast. We will crive him a shirt that will fit him. Our prices are moderate; 50c. to $1.50. . Send him here to-day. Reserve MustOo; Our closing out sale has .reduced our regular stock very materially, so it now becomes necessary to place on sale every article, from' our reserve; or tTuplicate All know that for a retail house we carry an immense stock from which to nil In in fact we know ot no House which carries so large an amount of du plicates. Hut all now go, Svj further de- Beautiful waist cambrics worth; 15 at Biff line nercales. worth 121. at S.c N" v? Dd white duck, worth is. at He. Fine8tl,inghain worth m, &t gift. - ; - as,,, jimgu.iu,, v ! dham;s: KV 4 4c Flnred lawns, worth 10. at "its f,ncy5VDt ,wV - ' i2at toc Ladies? Trilby leeks iu black; . red and navy, norm w, as mk, . - - , Windsor ties, all silk, worth 33. at lGc. . Riet tray trunks, worth ic, at fii.soJ ? L'JK K t'" 48 iWUUhltX t,ruUsD w sa wwf V W 9. 1J. RutT- trunks, worth $0.50, 115.23 UUUUbl CO m ft)! MU ShiTe V wu .W.f.e, IViftt All wool serges in black, worth 50, at ' - - 1 . Colored wool dress goodsr worth 60, ' at Silks In great variety, wojth 11.50, at j So handsome belt buckles from 10 to 68cr - ' -' - - - . V Shirt waist sets at or less thun cost. Fine hosiery, handkerchiefs and gauze vests slaughtered. , . . - - We'll make it boll now in earnest,- so eome running, . Harris:! ;I 'XUOSB contemplating, . having rhod X - em heating arPa,,alis fut In their residences, bad better not wait - until September? ior October to have' their work uone as they may not be able to have the apparatus property put" in if they wait until that time." Better have it done now. . We have ' ' EXTRA INDUCEMENTS , to offer to those having work done at once. Let us hear from you and we will have one of our representatives call on you. - . ',.,- RACKET STORE: Boo Rogers & Go. JIcNi: TT"T A T" T ? f IA-1 A. X i i TON IUFLE3 ar ' i su. i pri T Ci CO.,: - :." East Trade Street. - ROARING GAP; ALLEGHANY . - COUNTY. N. O-XV j The most delightful summer resort ir the State. Open from June 1st to Oi! tober 1st, 18'.)5. All modern conver iences. Hot and eold water in hotel The cuisine and general service will I the yery best and terms, only tl perd $7 per week and $35 ri jionth. Trail, leavintr Greensboro: at 10:30 a.m each Klkin at 3 p. ur-- and .a carriage drive.of 13 miles -takes you to hotel in i. hours. t U 4 - i, " : ' ' Address, - , A; CHATHAHi . ..... ... x. iLKINr; v UK V . " OUR SUMMER gHQCS, ' " Like our prices, are low and light. They are the coolest things evereeea nf'ot, and in summer coolness U Mo fort, We .have shoes for all, young and eld, men, women and children, and for all sorts of wear, work, baslness and pleasure. An eleeant' ladles' , Oxford at 1 .60 to IS. and the best gents' shoe on the market lor 13. -. ' , v.-' J , A. B. RAN KIM BKO. - - Take Hrs'. Joe Person's t . , . ta Remedy. t A'panncj?a for aJP vrpic?ises Resulting from L --.. r-" Impure blood. Eor sale Tby Charlotte "drug- gistsv..;. ,:..f4 V Send toV; r, Mrs. Joe Persons . Kittfell, For circulars containing ' Testimonials of prominent People in this and other r J: ; States!' : i rrwstcm r - - 2 raXlakS To Keep Abreast ' op the Times One should endeavor to lead the procession not follow 1U To cope with -the frugal, am bitious ones, you must own your home. To eontlnoe- renting one will ultimately find you ta the "highways and hedges," bereft of opportunities with all once hopeful - 1a the background. . , j. . - . ; The facts are stubborn and pertinent Yoo Should ponderwell and consider Just where you stand t present-- r- ' - - The opportunity Is offered yon whereby for fewer dollars and utmost eonvenlenoe you may own a home, an W should not re quire a ifloona ibduioi lor.you w ,mm. provision of comion speotable V ' "THE WORU. IS fiut-r.." f j, pW.E.SHAW.IIipiSS fi.: -ON -.-1 Roaring Hotel 6V.)K?1 I' - C ' -.1- A?'. ,"-4 I . V . MM - . '" OWV J ft I J -jf i tot yoursen aim rv sar-rounaings ior your lamnj. 'i ' ' ' . ' ! ' " I insure in tuu Mir 'XIa: : , . s EM llilLf The JETNA i t company, that 1 1 a 3 home securities, n 907,000 in Mecki. .t. Ilepresented in Chari 1n)jurance 1 in your (!ay holds ;A -bonds r" C' INSURANCE .::!) REAL ! . TATE AGENT.' - We are rec'i x in i.. .'. - t ;nio new de-f :co;iGETfi'.Utw no - trout! 3 for . us 9 i: to show our . rited to paJW -f"-, V7i ; ;- a n ny part cf the country, re G. S. READ & CO. cur cpenio.
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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July 4, 1895, edition 1
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