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LOVE PLAYS THE HARP OF LITE. MISS SHAW. UK. HOWKir, WABRvn, " A Pretty Seen in tne Fin Presbyterian . Chorcfe'Last KTeaiag Tfce Ushers Tbe Tri. J- --"..,.- 1 A marriage is always ait Interesting .. event, but especially so--when the con tracting parties are such vooular rvi"B uic viutr tutu -grwui iagi lugnt. ,.- - - When it . became known - that Miss Clara. Shaw Teas to be the bride of Mr. J Herbert Howell. society was at once 1 interested, and continued so," until at : assembled in . the First i . Presbyterian cnurcn last night to witness, the de- tioument of -tfaia itarmir MnmMit ' The church was filled, with & large 'r and -brilliant -gathering. Every one wanted to see the pretty little bride, in ; whom centered the affectionate inter. .-' est of . so many friend. ? - The decorations were simple, consist. Ing only of a pyramid of palms and blushing coyness of a girl-bride. .7 After the ribbons were removed Mrs. Ji. L. Dewey, -who sgas at the organ, -struck; the tirst notes of the wedding march-always an inspiring sound to those out of the mystie circle, the doors v were throwttiopen, and the ushers be , gan their heraldic march down the eeo 'tre aiale. The order, as previously men tioned, .was as follows: Messrs. Harry P. Shaw and W. K. Parker; Jobn.C McNeely and H. B. Jennings, and B.'.C. themselves on either side of the place where- the bride -and groom were to stand- the -groom, - with his best man, Mr. I S. Macon, of Richmond, entered from "the choir room on the left. He was followed immediately by the maid of honor. Miss Annie Graham Shaw, sister of the bride, who entered down the centre aisle. She wore a pretty suit of gray and carried an armful of pink carnations. - Then came the bride on ' the arm of her brother, Mr. Arnold M. Shaw, an Ideal picture la her sweet modesty and blushing coyness, of a girl-bride. Her nance stepped forward as she incomplete until she the brightest Jewel of that crown of love arrived and taking her hand from that of her brother, placed it on his own strong arm that arm which was henceforth to be her strength, support and protec tion. The vows were exchanged before Rev. Dr. Howerton, and the bridal party left the church to the strains of Mendelssohn. Mr: and Mrs., Howell were driven to the Southern station, where they took the train for Washington. From there they go to New York and thence to Richmond. The bride Is the youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Shaw, and is loved and admired by all who know her. She not only is a sweet, modest, refined girl, but an unusually handsome' and attractive one. She was married in a stylish going-away gown of brown broadcloth, the waist having a white silk vest, with trimmings of leather open-work embroidered in steel. She carried an immense bouquet of bride's roses. Her hat matched her dress and the whole was very becoming and stylish, . 1 The groom Is a native of Virginia, and is one of the best known of the commercial travelers who come Into this territory. He is a good business man and is esteemed for his many ex cellent -qualities here and in his native home. He will wear worthily the prize ne won last night. Mr. and Mrs. How ell were the recipients of many elegant presents. , .iney win De PMOrth for a couple or weeks. , DEATH OF MRS. ClTNNIJiG HAM. A Woman of Wide Influence Called Away, Yesterday. A telegram received yesterday by Mrs. M. L. Sinclair, announced the death of Mrs. Annie C. F. Cunningham, wire of Rev. D. A. Cunning-ham, D. D. LL. D., of Wheeling, W. Va.. and sister ter of the late Rev. Alexander Sinclair. Mrs. Cunningham's health bus )ec-n failing for some months, but her ilsath has greatly shockedTTSr friends, who did not apprehend that her illness was so critical. Mrs. Cunningham was one of the or ganizers of the great Foreign .Mission ary Society of the Northern Presbvce- nan Church, which was founded in Philadelphia in 1870, and has since been actively engaged in promoting its i:; terests, having been a vice pi-esi lent al! these years. For many summers she nas been a visitor at Chattanooga, where she addressed with eloquence tne tnronged thousands in behalf of the missionary cause. Jjunng me pasi summer, wtlle in Scotland as a delegate to the Pan- Council from the Foreign Missionary Eociety 01 tne Tsortnrn General As- semDiy, sue was appointed to succceed .airs. ur. JlaiKie, in the presidency of tne woman's Fresbyterian fnterna Clonal Foreign Missionary Society, wmcn noias its next meeting in Wash lngton, D. C, September, 1899. But the great Head of the Church has othei wise ordered and she has been called to the "General Assembly and Church or tne irst liorn." Mrs. Cunningham was born on the isie or &IU11, one of the Western He brides group, and . was the eldest sur viving member of the late Rev. John Campbell Sinclair. DEATH OF MRS. DAVIIISOI. c . . . . . auw iwku Away iH.HZ Kiignt at 10:15. The Funeral. Mrs. Mary Davidson died last nieht at 10:15 o'clock, at the;residence of her niece. Mrs. Iatta C. Johnston, on North MTyon street, frequent mention has Deen made in the Observer of Mrs. Da vidson's Illness. She had been sinking for several days, and her death was not a surprise to her family and friends. Deceased was 69 years of age. She ;was the widow of Dr. William David son, and was a sister of Mrs. J. B Rankin and the late Col. William John ston. She had been living In Charlotte with her niece, Mrs. Iatta Johnston, for the past six years. She was a life long member of the Presbyterian church, her membership being for years at the Second Church. She was a lovely Christian and all who came in contact with her felt the influence of her gentle, womanly -ways and kindly disposition. The funeral services will ba conducted Friday morning at Mrs. Johnston's res idence, at 19 o'clock, by Rev. J. W. Stagg. - Fine I4very. Wadsworth sons are to make great Improvements and additions to their stables this spring. Mr. C. F. Wads Worth says he is going to have the fin est livery this season ever seen In a Southern city.. His orders are already In for several car-loads, and Mr. J. - w. Wadsworth te now in Kentuay buying stock. . ; . Wadswbrth's stables have always been' headquarters for livery in this section, and it Is good for Charlotte that 6uch progressive sons succeeded such a progressive father. Among the Im provements to the office will be a .door opening on Tryon street, which will be used for ladies and parties having bus iness there other than on the subject f livery. A New Hardware 1I. Mr. D. E. Allen yesterday bought out the Justice Hardware Company He vw0!8?"1??1 a cornPan, which is backed by Northern and local capital and will occupy the Justice stand. Mr Allen will have with him several of his former associates In the Charlotte Hardware Company, and as he has al ways been successful In his business, the Observer and his other friends pre dict and wish for him a continuation of that success. . -; s ; Ty KeMiy Ketdy, v The story ot f Under' the MlsUetoe Bough" will .be recited by Miss Sadie Hirshinger during the production of the Play. In thi way all who attend will be enabled to keep up with the story .-.even if they hare not read it. The military drill will be quite at tractive. Yesterday afternoon Lieuten ant Powell commanded the oomoanv and the young ladle went through the IrilJ'-very satisfactorily. - , - Marriad at Trial tyPanoaas. -Ur, Robert o; Smith and Mrs. Klssle R Hardin, f Chester. S. c.. were mar ried here yesterday morning at Trinity Methodist parsonage. Rev. S. B.. Tur reatine.; officiating. Theywe -at the Arungton. .- - c PERSONAL DATA. The , Ins and Oats "of f am , Who - Are . nana in mi City. Mr.-jr, C. Sumpter, of Wilmington, and Mr. 1. G. Milne and Mr. Led better, of Raleigh, are at the Arlington, : Msjliutxler, Is off to August on pleasure trip. . . ' .-.-.ji.----. ...:r . Mrs. J. H. Reid and Mies Emma. Held, of Mt.' Mourne, came down yesterday and are at Mr. X H. Carson's. -. Mr. R. Gwathney is at the Central. Capt. S. B. Alexander, is -expected home from Raleigh to-day. "- Mrs. Browne, of Washington, p.-C passed through tfce cttjr yesferday on her way to Columbia, 8. C-, to at tend her father's funeraL Mrs. Browne is the mother of MnnW. B. Swindell. Miss Mamie Bays goes to Durham la ,ifew.days.-f. hK-f- - "iJf- Mr. S. M. Smith and wife, of York. Pa., are at iheBuford. Mr. Smith was reared in Clemoosville, this State. This is his first visit to this section" In years. The Convocation adjourned , yester day afternoon, to meet next in May at Raleigh. ....... - . .. , MraH. W. Harris left yesterday for Tampa, Kla. .-:. " 7 ; v. .-. Mr. V. "G. Hafl.' traveling passenger agent of the' Georgia Southern Flor ida; Mr. S. B. Webb, traveling passen ger agent of the Central of Georgia, and Mr. J. H. Word, of the .Texas Pa., eiflc; were the only prominent visiting railroaders noted hers yesterday. Misses Lilly and Mary Johnston, of Gaston ecotmty," came down yesterday, to see their aunt, .Mrs. Mary Davidson, who died at Mrai Latta C Johnston's lnat oiarht.' ' ' - r ' - 1 Mrs. Robert C. Cochrane goes to Tex as early next month to visit relatives. Miss Mollie Davis leaves this morning for a visit te relatives In" Rock Hill. INTENSELY XSTJESBaTOga PLAT. The Speculator One of tbe Flaeat Plays , Going Tba Programme- - The Speculator,. as presented last night at the opera house, was all that any one could wish. The play is In tensely interesting, and as played by the Seabrooke aggregation was re markably fine. : . Thomas. Q. Seabrooke as "John Ful lerton" was above criticism His acting and personal appearance, both caught the crowd, and he was always greeted with appiause..- He is a splendid-looking man, and a . fine actor. His support is capital. All the women were pretty and dressed prettily, and the men were corespondingly attractive. The audience was completely carried away with the play. Greater interest and appreciation could not possibly have been manifested. The only thing that at all marred the performance was .laughing of the actors and actresses from time to time at people in the flys. Several of them could not control their faces at all. which detracted often from the lines they had to say.. They Were Not to Be Beaiated. Mrs. George -Crater and Mrs. E. T. Asbury were appointed a committee to solicit advertisements for the pro gramme of the "Mistletoe Bough." which is to be given at the opera house to-morrow evening for the benefit of the organ fund of Tryon Street Meth. odist church. In two days time these ladies secured $60 worth of advertising a handsome addition to the organ fund, indeed. Seats go on sale at Jordan's this morning for the pantomime. -A close observer and a critic of such things, who saw the rehearsal at the city hall last night, pronounced the cast a good one, and complimented Mr. Stearns on having reached such per fection in his work in so short a period. A Good Man Gone. Mr. Washington Harkey died suddenly- yesterday morning at bis home at Matthews. Deceased was 62 years of age. He was a brother of Deputy Sheriff M. I Harkey, and was on-i of the best known citizens of this county. Dep uty Sheriff Harkey was on his way on his way to Charlote when his brother died. When he reached here iie news of his brother's death was told him by 'Squire Maxwell, who had received-a telephone mesage, and he returned home at once. , Mr. Harkey will be missed In nls sec tion. He fought in the war and made an enviable reputation for hlmjfclf. A Youthful Prisoner. Will Ahrent, who was arrested yes terdav by Chief Orr and Officer Irvine, as one of the escaped prisoners from the Yorkville Jail, is about 15 years-of age. He and three other boys came here last summer from South Carolina. Ahrent stole a valise, and was after- ward taken to jail atYbrkville. He tells several stories in regard to the de iivery. Is He Cable ? Mr. McHollin. of the Great Southern Detective .Agency, and Officer Irvine yesterday morning arrested a negro who gave his name as Lewis Wright and who they-suspected of being Hay wood Cable, the murderer wanted at Chester, S. C. Asheville also wants Cable. If the man under arrest proves to be the right one, several rewards will be coming this way. ' The Concert. The concert to-night by the Choral Society will be one of the musical events of the season. The programme as. published in yesterday's Observer, has prepared the public for the treat In store. The tickets are selling rapidly at Jordan's and on the streets. Let every one who loves good music be on hand to-night. Charch. Rev. Dr. Howerton and wife, and Miss Lookney and Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Howell and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Orr were entertained at dinner yesterday by Mr. and Mrs. L.W. Sanders. Dr. and Mrs. Bays dined yesterday with Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Kennedy. Index to New Ad verttsemeata The Great Southern Detective Agency wants detectives. Always something new which is fre quently sold at half the cost, at Belk Brothers. Gilreath & Co., expect to sell one thousand pairs of their new $4 tan shoe. It is the popular thing In footwear. Call for Portners strictly pure ana De convinced. C. Valaer. agent. Grand concert by the Charlotte Cho ral Society at the T. M.-C. A- hall to night. The auction sale at Farriors Is still In progress. The Star Mills Grocery cannot be un dersord. W. S, Alexander has desirable busi ness property for rent; also rooms. Palamountaln is showing a beautiful line of silverware. Rev. T. DeWitt Talmage lectures at tbe onera house on the -24th. Dermal Balm relieves in one applica tion cures in two, .By R. H. Jordan. A The original ; Stewart's Two John's Company at the opera house Saturday night. - The Burwell & Dunn company 7-11 cigar is still the best 6 eent smoke In The Bnaw-Howeu Harness vompany will handle the Rambler and Ideal bi cycles exclusively, ' ' ' v 'mere ts no joKe snout Menon & snei ton's new spring hats being the latest and nobbiest. You -will like. them. - The Carolina Clothing Company will make its debut in the Observer Sunday morning. - Watch, for It. The - Long-Tate - Clothing . Company has a discussion' on the best wheel and the best hat.,, Try on one of their Stet son's. ' - .. f : Skinner St Willis have some mighty good things at their restaurant. The Wheeler Wall Paper Company has a fine-piano for $198. -. Everything first-class at Gibson's new store, 13 North Tryon street. Fasnacht makes it a special point to see that his customers are pleased.- - tiest syrup peaches, cream corn, e te at Sykes & Stitt's. The Edltox at Galveatoa. r - r Galveston, Feb. 17. The second day's session of the National Editorial Asso ciation was called to order by Presi dent Thomas at 10 o'clock this morning-. President Thomas- delivered bis annual- - address. Interesting papers were .next read.-. Th rnnwnHnn t journed until to-morrow ; morning. There are' over 600 delegates present. I i. ' ' 1 , ' i Death sf Gem, Pleasssittm. -CTashiaetan. Bh Air Pieasanten, the famous cavalry leader wha has long been sick, died at his res idence in this city it 1 areim t,im Tin: TAIXOTT CO Got oa to These Yesterday and Told Then to tfae Observer. r - 1 r Mr. Eugene Graham. Is slclt. Lovely spring was In evidence yes terday: . The Seabrooke Company regis tered at the Central. , ' The 'weather North Is -said ts -be rough at present. ' - - - The frame of Mrt X C Long new residence on East Trade street Is up. v Mr. Joiner. rf Maxwell A Maxwell. went home vesterday with a case pf grip-. r..t - - 1 ., . f - Make ' your : -engagements there's going to be a matinee Saturday the Two Johns. ;-- ,t - -Tho Sowisis, -which .was., to meet this afternoon with Mrs. Kyder, has been postponed until Tuesday. , The Excelsior- Bakery,' which occu pied the. Prather store, on East Trade, closed out yesterday. - f- Mr. gl "H. -Brockenbrough is al most jsstantry pa" the road now. He -The city's bills showed two familiar figures yesterday in the "Two Johns. They follsw next m oraer, 01a, nut ever wdoome'-- ", . I ' , . 1 Florida Vegetables are putting In an appearance, xne great ottia or inem go North, but a car-load or two are side-tracked here. ; : ? jrethro. Sumner, the barber of West Trade, has the-most snlque thing In the way of a barber pole- in town. It is of foreign importation. ' Messra Jo. Davidson and Jo. WH- son were here yesterday on 'heir way on horseback, to South Carolina, (6 see some fair ones. . Messrsv Garibaldi St, Bruns yester day, shipped the two handsome trunks of -silverware they had in stock to Beaufort, S. C, for a weddmg. Daniel Williams and Annie Barber, colored, were united in marriage .yes terday morning. In the register of deeds office, by "Squire Maxwell. Mr. M. C. Mayer, has. resigned the presidency of the Ada Mills and Mr. P. M. Brown has been elected to succeed him. It is very probable that the new wholesale grocery house mentioned In the Observer Beveral days ago, will bund a store. r-The Charlotte Machine Company yesterday moved Its electrical appa ratus to the third floor of Mr. W. F. Dcwd's building on South Tryon street. All who are interested in the forma tion, for the 20th of May, of a cavary company are asked to meet at the city hall to-night. A young couple from Charlotte ran away last night and were married in South Carolina. The secret is to -be kept for the present. Mr. Geo. Campbell, of the Central, and Mr. Chas. Wadsworth were out in a boulevard Stanhope phaeton yester day afternoon, looking too "swell" for anything. By special request Rev. Dr. Bays is to repeat his lecture on "Courtship," at Church Street church to-morrow night. The proceeds will be for the benefit of the church. Mr. A. H. Davis, a Pullman car conductor, yesterday purchased a fine roast at Klouse's and shipped it to Florida. Better meat "grows" around here, probably, than there. The Charlotte National Bank yes terday moved - into its new place of business, where Cashier Twitty and all the other officers are ready to. wait on their customers. There was a big Masonic -'blow out" at Hunters vine Tuesday night. Prof. Crosby and Mr. William Plythe were initiated, and afterward the lodge had an oyster super and big time in general. Thia is one of the best seasons the Charlotte opera house has ever known which goes to prove that as the townl grows, tnere is more ana more ae mand for a good opera house. When, oh! when? Mr. H. H. Hood returned yesterday morning from Lynchburg, Va., where he and Mr. C. A. Williams, purchased the entEre stock of shoes of T. I. Spen cer. Mr. Hood says the stock Is fine and was bought at a great sacrifice. Mr. R. S. McGee. of Paw Creek, un dertook to lead an untamed mule home vesterdav. He got the rope twisted around his hand, and the mule In the meantime got frightened at a car and ran. dragging him some feet. His In juries were very slight. A petition is being circulated by Mr. Peter Helton's friends asking tne ssec retarv of War to appoint him superln terdent of a national cemetery... Mr. Helton is a member of Hartranft Post G. A. R.. and would in every way be worthy of the appointment. MAYOR OAIXOWAY IXL Elders and Deacons Ordained at Klkin A Colored Woman Called'' Fire In a Dry Kiln. Correspondence of the Observer'. Elkin. Feb. 17. The cltisena of Jones ville. Yadkin county, Just across the river from Elkin, have organized school board and ,wiil repaint and re nal r the old academy and open a first class school there August 1st. Mr. J. E. Johnson, who graduates at Wake Forest College, in June, will have charge of the school. Elkin had a small fire yesterday morning. The dry kiln of the Bailey Pin and Bracket Company burned down. It was filled with cross arms valued at about $60. Cella Hart, a colored woman of this place, had a dream a few nights ago in which she claims the Lord called her to preach. She has accepted the call and held services a few nights ago at a ne gro protracted meeting. At the conclusion of the morning ser vice at the Presbyterian church, Sun day, J. H. Ball and H. F. Boney, eiders. and Joseph Chatham and T. L. Green, deacons, were ordained and installed. Mayor A. B. Galloway Is in Winston very sick at the home of Mr. R. B. Glenn. He had started home from Madison, where he had been visiting and got as far as Winston, but could come no further. His condition is alarming to his friends, but all hope for his complete recovery. A FREE 8H.VCB CONVENTION. Middtef-tke-Boaders Refuse to Bryan the Greatest ' Uvlag Exponent, ana tne agieai (janojante in ivw. Grand Rapids, Mich., Feb. 17. The State convention of the Silver Demo crats, saver Republicans' and Populists was' held to-day to select a- candidate for Justice of the Supreme bench, and a regent of the University. The Mid- dle-of-the-Road Populists, under the lead of John. O. Zabel.- of Monroe, re fused to fuse, and held a convention and nominated John O. Seabele for Justice of the Supreme Court, and Rob ert MoDougal, of Hillsdale, ana m. u. Graves, of Petoakey. for regent. Tne rusioBists aaoptea resolutions which affirmed the Chicago platform, declared that the 'free and unlimited coinage of both gold' and silver at the ratio ot If to 1. was the paramount is sue, and the only solution of the pres ent business depression: opposed the retirement Of the national paper money and replacing It with notes of banks, and declared that W. J. Bryan was the greatest living exponent of Jeffersonian tHinciDies. the true men a oz tne peo ple, and the logical standard-bearer for Democracy in 1900. The convention then, took a recess until evening. CUT HIS XTKAD OFF. A 13-TesuMHd Boy Meets With a Horrible . - - . -Dent la SaUabwy. - By Telephone to the Observer. saiisBurv. eo. 1. srans; jrteroe. 15-year-old boy, met a fearful death here to-nlght at 8:10 -o'clock. He got on the steps of a car which was run ning backwards towards the bridge, a hundred yards south of the depot, and evidently fell off. for his body was found later, the bead having been ea- Jtleejy severed from, the body at the afrcujders. The head itself had then bet run over by the wheels, and sev ered into three . or four pieces. The brains In a solid mass, were found four yards away from the head. The jjlece of the' head containing the face of the boy had not been mangled and. the ex pression was perfect as In life. This fragment of the neaa looxea uxe . a mask. -7 -" - ,r The boy had been seen at the depot with bis pet dog five minutes before the terrible accident. His father is Mr. A. X Fierce, pa plasterer. - The boy's owa"mother,ls . :::uavx w AaC Fomilikta and r i u;.Uens ia Uia Eaaad . ; Xegialatwe Have a KJvely Sow - - Topeka, Eta, Feb. 17. There was al most a riot in tha House of Representa tives this morning and a repetition ot the legislative war of 1833 was threat ened. .. Republicans and. s Populists clashed and the House became- a "morx The sergeant-at-rma was unable to quell the disturbance, which continued for an hour. Trueblood, Poputtst, mov ed to nave certaUa bins considered, u ne Populists were short of two-thirds, and Speaker Pro Tent Weilip.- who was in the chair, held that a majority- was sur The Republicans .demanded a rou can on. the motion, but WelllD refused to recognise them, and it was earned oy a viva voce vote., - Every Republican member jumped on his desk, shouting M.UtM.ilt ' Milt mvtnv Ht"felmyi and-shaking his fists at the Populists. The -din was keot Ui for an hour. when Welllp adjourned the House. No blows were strucac. out tne jrouwe is sure to continue to-morrow. .. He Takes i Drii With MiStMeKbaley Mack Baasa Calls to Bsvbs After the Major's goaltfc Mark la Better, Co-? McKlaley'S Kseort from the Pepoa to the Hotel. ;:(' - 1 - i . Cantos.: Feb. It Major, McKlnley is better this evening. He took, upon the advice of his physician, a short drive this, afternoon, while - tne - sun - was bright and the air warm. Mrs. McKin ley, who has also been suering with the grip, accompanied him. Major Mc Kin ley, who has also been suffering with the the first of next week, if he continues to improve and tar abstain from work. It is not 'likely that after his recovery he' win see any visitors save the- few for whom he sends. v Mr. Hanna returned to Cleveland this afternoon. He came to make a friendly call upon Major McKlnley, and to ask about his health.' Mr. Hanna has re covered his own health, and is in fine condition again. : The feeling in Ohio is that he will be appointed JLo succeed Senator Sherman. General W. w. Dudley called at noon to speak with the President-elect and Mr. Hanna, about selecting an escort to accompany Major McKlnley from the depot - in Washington to his hotel. There Will probably be no military escort. . Henry Blount In Rockingham. Special to the Observer. . Rockingham, Feb. 17. The inimitable Henry Blount Is here. His lecture last night, "Beyond the Alps Lies Italy, was incomparable for its skill in ar rangement, depth of thought, bound less in scope, and Inimitable in delivery. He held his large audience spell-bound, swaying at his will. The United States has but one Henry Blount, and he who falls to hear him at his best Is a loser for life. To-night he gives his chow- chow lecture. rneatrow Had leptomeningitis. St. Louis, Feb. 17. The surgeons em ployed by the defense completed their post mortem this morning over the re mains of Arthur Duestrow, who was executed at Union yesterday for the murder of his wife and child here three years ago. Dr. Baday states that the examination revealed the fact that Duestrow had leptomeningitis or white specks on one side ot the coatings of the brain. The liorlxner Bill Favorably Reported. Washington, Feb. 17. A favorable report was ordered by the House labor committee on the Lorimer bill "to pre vent conspiracies to blacklist." Racket DOLLARS RULE THE WORLD. FINANCIAL With It the Racket Store has ruled the trade of Charlotte and this sec tlon. ' By the power of the ready dol lar we have cut prices In two. Long since the people have learned how cheap goods ought really to be sold; have rebelled against high prices, and the old-time hundred per center's doom has been sealed by Racket's dol lar. You have used the Racket's dol lar to make other dealers come down, and thereby we have been a public benefit- We have saved you thous ands inside the Racket Store and out side the Racket Store. Thia is the true story of the Racket Store dollar. - The last 60 days has cut a wide swath In our mammoth stock, but there are to-day $76,000 worth of goods on our shelves, bought for spot cash. All eon cerns that fail are glad to sell their stock In a lump at about half cost. That's more than would be realized at retail, counting rent, clerk hire and the unsalable stock' that remains to the last. We take it all. Spot cash does it The KacKet dollar. Then if we sell it to you at 60 per cent, profit you will get the goods at three-quarters of the original whole. sale cost, saving all the dealer's profit and 25 per cent, of wholesale cost. Our whole stock Is for sale. Selling goods is our business: not keeping goods to mould or mildew. Such an array of bargains as we are now offering are not to be found in all the Charlotte b Cores put together, Come see for yourselves. If we save you money, that's all you want to know. 600 carpet remnants 15c per yard; 5,000 yards white goods remnants. greatest bargains of the season; beau tiful line sample pieces embroidery, ex cellent bargains; just opened the best ana cneapest lot. or trunxs ever ownea: new arrivals in. crockery, china ana glassware; nice stock of churns, wash tubs, well buckets, washboards, at money-saving prices; house full of all kinds of bargains tnat you cannot at' ford to pass. Come and see. Soeoeasora to Williaais. Hood A Co CHINA BTTTERS- ' ARB REMINDED THAT OUR ' STOCK OF THE BEST GRADES, OF WHITE FRENCH CHTNA rs bttll" Ver ir larqb. embrac ing ALL THE-NOVELTIES AND FANCY PIECES a well as STAPLE TABLEWARE IN ODD PIECES OR FULL SETS, AT VERT LOW PRICES. TO REDUCE OUR STOCK IN DEC ORATED FRENCH CHINA. WHICH IS VERT LARGE, WE HAVE MADE SWEEPING REDUCTIONS. YOU : ARE INVITED TO CALL AND EX AMINE THE LINE. HAYTLAND CHINA DINNER . SETS. OF Itf HANDSOME DECORA TXONS. $30: 4-PIECE TEA SETS AT fc -a, B. BUD COL IMPORTERS AND RETAILERS OF FINE CHINA AND RICH CUT Only One v V: - From Each County. - The mt person la- each . oosslv. is this cr any of the bordsrlsf; State who makes -application will' receive a six mos tht Boholsrthip la either tioarte fax on hax the regular rata. 11 Gowraii-Goii T. U, a A. Building, Charlotte. N, a StDFB . 6. Il l & C . Write Tor - r r:HXT.s::::AY t;:e 3 - - - VWltfeXl ft VssVIIHIW I ?.! , lliCu,oliniGlitliifiiG&pi : ucccssscr is w. l 'JL 7ill makothGir f'debut'rin this papor.,Vatcli for their advertisement. They will tell I- ij I aS1r l 1 TSi pa A much-dlsputad ques tkn in . these : cychng tunes every rider favors his own mount. No doubt, though, that the best mount for the head is a ; Stetson Bat Ne w Sprinf Styks to Stiff and .Soft Hats now on sale. pUHItl-TATlv CLOTHING CO. 1 r t , M rit - T V I The Long-Tate Clothing Company. ... Charlotte, N. C. . . THAT'S NO JOKE. Our entire line of SPRING HATS1 Are dandies. Come to our Gents' Furnishing 1 Department and try on one of the new Stetson or Miller Hats.1 You will be sure MELLON & I T MP OR UM, PLACE QUALITY AND PRICE Side by side and you will find us BIGHT every ti me Another BIG CUT in yard-wide French Percales They are worth 15c; our price for this week, 8 13c. DAVE OESTREICHER. JBFJSWJTQJBJE CarjiEDtei in Possession of Our Store REMODELING; IT. 50c ten .r -.-Sjn W WS jbstiebermai.i i ltt r v. .... v . -1 nEvtum:;:;3 kauizzn a uo.; THESE CELEBRATED HATS Hare Arrived aid are Now in OUR STOCK.. Come in and look at them, so that when in need of a Hat yon will know where to get the nobbiest 'and best on the market, STETSON means superiority in the hat line. . Advices teH us that our spring pur chases of clotliing will be shipped in a day or two, and that STYLES MAKE AND PRICES Are all that could be wanted. to like them. SHELTON. Standard of Fashion Everywhere - SPRING STTLES NOW READT. NEW SHAPES,- NEW COLORS. KNOX HATS ARE WORN BT THE BEST DRESSED MEN ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES. "BE SURE YOU ARE RIGHT, THEN GO AHEAD." WITH A KNOX HAT ON TOUR HEAD TOU ARE SURE OF BEING IN THE RIGHT STYLE. WE ARE SOLE AGENTS IN CHARLOTTE FOR THESE CEL EBRATED HATS AND WE IN VITE EVERY GENTLEMAN IN CHARLOTTE TO INSPECT THE "NEW CREATION FOR SPRING. SOLE AGENTS FOR THE KNOX WORLD RENOWNED HATS. , Leslie Rogers,, SoleAfrenta . . . Knox World-Renowned Hats. $3.00 & Co. KM HATS I ! Wta's Snits :. " 1 . r : r V $1.50. .:! . . X- r :E)., El:- tC-'. tained anywhere. iiiiiiiii .--?. J - 3 1 '-. - -Jft.f""-, - "M -... . . . ; , L ...... ...r. - t ,. ' t" i- - .- "- -o- ' : . ' J i. 1 -J " 0 tT.X n ssil 1 111 ii null sa -- - mY " , Fj Our Carpet and Curtain stock has never been so large This is because our trade has increas ed so largely that we look out for the supply to be equal to the demand, . 200 Bolls of Mattings have been received and more due direct from China and Japan. "We WE HOPE THAT TO GIVE YOU A will be fully appreciated by you, and that your will in turn help us to sustain such a house as ours. We ask your support strictly on business principles. We will give you a (complete, al-f; ways fresh stock of . Gene ra Them to as the same class of goods can will give you at any time new and desirable - fabrics ,as cheap as you will in many instances buy shoddy, shelf worn croods for. We do not buy broken ud stocks, stuffs that nobody hard J v wants, but the mills every day,- or as fast as needed, and .pass them', to you with a small margin for handling them. : -- We reach the best markets in this country every 'two or thre weeks, claim to have some judgment itf buying, and pay cash for every item brought into this store. . We firive you clean, respectable and prompt service and make it a point to see that jail customers are fully satisfied with their purchases. : m mum To be as represented, and refund your money should von. not be satisfied with your purchase We are now ready for the early spring trade. We have just received 110,000 worth of fresh merchandised , - 50 pieces of all-wool dress goods, 25, 30, 45, 75c; , 500 pieces of every description of white goods, from 5c. per yard to the finest fabrics; $1,500 in embroideries: ; 1 200 in cream and white laces; . 1 - l 48 styles of corsets; U : ' - . 100 dozen white' lawn embroidered handkerchiefs. 5c . : ' - . - " 8c- 50 41 lmcn i hem-stitched handkerchiefs; 10, 12i,25c; 50 all linen, cambric,7 hand-embroidered handker chiefs 15c, or 2 for 25a; the finest value you ever saw. everyone is worth 40c; - . , V Hosiery ana gloves our prices, nave tneir equal Hereabouts. : Best assured that nothintr will be lf f. v our pan to mase yon a permanent customer.. " . V- .! Garucii. It is an admitted fact at we ara showing not( one, the largest stock Fnrnitnrft and Car-i pets in this State, bat it V 1 1 1 - 1 is aiso aamntea 07 eve- are more is farther f r 0. f ' nn r uf xt o tt -t ia - c 4 i L , 'J.-.--Li ouiicu vM kino uuuacti WehaYesnfficientroofi r thatft thesei;statements: N are correct, and . be itS fN. oriAi-TTf l-n o ratoi OTA1r k 1 muumj w.caa ovstf loids of cheap wholesale . stnfE. Oars is strictly; FirstrClass Retail I Fur-! niture." - We can please the rich and the poor and can give all the best, values that can be cb- j us Pianos anl OfgaiSi " Have iust been . T Have just been added to cur business sell and are i - i the only ngents-. of celebrated and reasonable priced i the h Pianos and Organs. OUB EFFOBTS Yoris. be bought elsewhere, i We sunply our stock fresh from stock of these, neither our .( I. KIMBALL A ' - " r". i 1 :-;m Establishment I Merchandise, AND I ill Low I ; DlTTrDV iTimiATTl A- I A 5 ill u A i i not yrtBf, Pat he hag step-mothen - . - - . : --s- - - .- ; ' : - - ' - - . ' ' ' -v . ji- 3 " ! j- r' - c " o-i-.t- " -f- 1 - f . - -V--- - A' i -
The Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.)
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Feb. 18, 1897, edition 1
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