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Attention Citizen. t
Grand Opening -Ross A Adams,
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l.::iiOTC)GRAri::.
Itergains that fell E. L Kecslcr
HPT TT7
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Opera House pec. tj 'Lavinia
bannon.' ; ), " ' '
Opera Howe Dec" 16 Peck's
lad Hoy. ' t '
ku af all wvtif,
it, .aw Gntroa wore a
, VOLUME i.
TUESDAY EVENING, DECEMBER n,'i888
NU&IBER 3.
I Wort eT parucu-.
NEW; ADVERTISEMENTS.
I
A8 persons in favor of a full Roller
roors Flour Mill In Charlotte are
Educated to meet at the Chamber of
bmmcrce to-night at 1 o'clock,
decit 1 . - . -..' '
BARGAINS
One lot LADIES' WRAPS worth
ron Ten to Twenty Dollar, reduced
9 from Three to Ten Dollar. Such
u nevefl before known In this dry,
OiiE AT ONCE OR YOU'LL
"-OO LATE.
-JfAtf "Wool Cashmere, Serge
I and other
)ress Goods
Nott
LOCAL RJPPUtS. f
to-
orth 58c, reduced to 37c,
'a Ta Vinraintt In Taraa.il
(Goods to be Sacrificed. .
krrav and see them.
E. L KEESLER & CO..
t West Trade Street decil
ppew House.
ONE NIQHT ONLY.
Wi ft TomvmM, Mart BMuttUat,
jkmi Talaaiaa of Saul.
Daughter of the South," '
1 II I A 8 II AN N 0 N,
Mafai&osal as Piri tmpanoaa-
, , ttwaf
LADY AUDLEY"
1OT OF 1UDLH COURT,
;klumt cast.
it BKAUTIFVL DRESSES,
I - CXWItBCTKKrntftT
I , i AND PROPERTIES.
hi 1 Indeed a rare treat that no
ement lover can afford to miss.
Heats now on sale at Rota
a'." - . - a
-THE
VilsonDrugCo.
WE deal in cvething be-
v . : ' - V-'.'
nging to our 'line and sell
' ; . : ,' ,', : i; J-.
try article 'at' ' s ." ,
OTTOM IRICESI
niB WILSON DRUG CO.
COL. BSIDOERI DEAD.
"The Mitutrels will be here
morrow night ,"V '
Rev. W. W. Orr, of Hunteravllle,
i in town to-day. i ,
Col. David Settle, United State
Marshal, ia at the Buford, -l
' wPeck'a Bad Boy Ja coming, and
will be here next Tuesday.
Mrs. John Abernathy baa returned
from an extended visit to friend and
relations In Alabama. '
Mr. John W. Bostian, of Albe
marle, arrived In the city yesterday,'
and is at the Buford HoteL - -..
The Federal Court has drawn
quite a number,, of people from the
adjoining counties to Charlotte.
Miss Shannon, .the;" South's
tavorite actress, will appear at the
Opera House on Thusrdiy evening,
the 13th inst
From what a News reporter
was able to learn to-day, tbe will
be an Interesting affair at the Try09
Street Methodist Church to-night
t The wind last night sJmoat
amounted to gale, but it had the
effect of driving away the clouds and
rain and giving as a day of beautiful
sunshine. . ? -
I Mr. '.C v A ..RfeleVi-. we are glad
to note, is bow improving rapidly.
He has been very sick with typhoid
fever, and at one time, a day or two
ago, his life was almost despaired of.
A splendidly executed crayon
portrait of the ; late Dr. Francis
H. Glover, is displayed ia Van Ness'
show window, and'attracts very gen
era! attention. It is strikingly life
like, and ia a faithful work of art..
A meeting is to be held at the
Chamber of Commerce rooms to
night in the interest of a full roller
process flouring mill, as will be seen
by an advertisement elaewhere.' AH
interested are requested to attend. ' J
h The Myers children have bought
the old home place, on East Trade
street and Mr., and Mrs. C I
Hunter are now decupying it Mr.
Robert Jordan and Mr. J. W. Miller
each bought a lot on either side of
CoL Myers' residence, iy"':'
"The Richmond and Danville
Railroad Company is preparing to
build a handsome depot at Cafmey
City. : It will not be as expensive as
the Charlotte structure, but neverthe
less It 'wlQ be. something for Cafihey
to brag on.'-'.- ; p
The board of managers of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Society are earn
entry requested to meet, at the Y. M.
C K building to-morrow afternoon
at four o'clock to perfect arrange
menu for the' entertainment to be j Esquire Hilton's son-in-law.. , Heb
given, next Monday and Tuesday . now on the chain gang for' 30 days.
Ha Diss Suddenly Walls addtasaUif a
KHrod MMting In Colanbia.
Vewt reached the city to-day that
CoL R. . R. Bridgers, president of
the Wilmington and Weldon, and
Wilmington, Columbia and AuguaU
Railroad Companies, died luddenly
in Columbia yesterday afternoon.
ia stated that he dropped dead while
delivering an address at a railroad
meeting in that city.' His body was
convey edto his home in Wilmington
for intermel
CoL Bridgets was one,of the old
est railroad men ia North Carolina,
having been president of the Wil
mington and weldon Railroad con
tinuoualy for twenty-five rears past
He was, we believe, about 76 years
of age, and was born in Edgecombe
county,' this State. He graduated
at Chapel Hitt, and was a member ol
the Confederate Conares. lower
house. He leaves a wife and five
children, two girls and three boy.
In the death of CoL Bridgers our
State loses a valuable man. He was
particularly successful as a railroad
manager, and there was not a more
popular railroad president in all the
Southern States. , ;
Panoiial liana., ... .
Maj, C Dowd is in the city.
. CoL jasper Stowe, " of - Gaston
county, is in the city to-day.
Capt Chas. McDonald, Cabarrus'
next representative ; in the Lower
House, is in town today.
Mr. Corge W. Means, general
deputy for the State, is at the Bu
ford.
. Mr. Reuben McBrayer, of Shelby,
b among the visiting lawyers attend
ing the Federal Court
, Capt F, W. Clark, guaeral freight
and passenger agent of the Seaboard
Air Line Railroad Company, and
one of the best railroad men in the
South, is at the Central.
A aflatakaa Tramp.
V Early last Sunday morning, a
tramp who gives his name as John
Francis ' and who says he is from
Kooxville, Tenn., called at the back
door of Esquifcc S. H. Hilton's resi
dence, near town, and asked for
breakfast'; He became very impu
dent and insulting, and wound up
by making i direct demand upon the
bospitahtyof.the&mdy. "I've got
a right," he said, "to demand my
breakfast at any man's back door,
and I've eot to have it" He didn't
know who he was dealing with, how.
ever, for five minutes later he was
tied with a rope and was . being
marched to town by Mr. Win Erwin,
nights:r ;r-,-.--. ;
There was quite a gathering of
passenger agents at the Central yes
terday. 'Among the number were
CoL J. I L Latimer, ol the Nashville
and Chattanooga; A. A.' Gallagher,
of the Missouri Pacific; ' C- .B.
Walker, of the Western and Atlantic,'
and R. A. Williams, of the Memphis
and Little Rock. '
AdJuUuil Osntrai Jooa Kaderasd. s
The Raleigh News and Obaerver
says: The Fourth Regiment of the
Sute Guard, commanded by CoL
Anthony, and representing the mill
tifj of the communities of Char
lotte, Lincolnton. , Dallas, Monroe,
Concord, Sutesville, Asheyille and
Waynesville, unanimously and en
thuviastically endorsed Adjutant
General Jones for reappointment we
are Informed. It must: be very
gratifying to On. Jones to. have the
aolid support of this splendid body
of men coming from his own section.
Th Calholia Caarah. , .
J A n'umbet of improvements are
now being made on the , Catholic
Church in this city. 'Two large win
dow are being cut in the front of the
bullilipci '. on on either side 'of
Vie fiont door, and an arrange-
tskcrtt for beating the church by fur
is being made. . The church
111 be repainted lnide, and stuccoed
l'n the ouuiJc, and it whole appear
ance ill be improved, n Next year
tlie Catholics ;)cct to b H a new
cVuah ia Cluilotlc.
J AS Afd Lady Fall lata a WciUj
n 1. i n.. t r:
- raroca woo was ui uiv uvui
CSUwba county yesterday-reported
a remarkable accident that occurred
to an aged lady of that county,
named Mrs. Fry, last Saturday.
Mrs. Fry Is 60 years old. She was
engaged in drawing a bucket ol
water front a well, when the planking
upon which she stood suddenly gave
way, precipitating her to the bottom
Of the welL ; She was ' rescued from
her perilous position with difficulty,
when it was ascertained that ooe of
her legs was broken in two places.
Medical attention was at once se
cured for her, and the doctor In at
tendance states that she la doing
well, and ia in lair way to com
plete recovery. 1 '.
Qoo Wtth lb CtMcka. ..,;.- , v, 'v.
, The police were to-day engaged in
working on a' case of lost trunk
check.- A young lady . who" had
been traveling South entrusted her
checks to a man named C1 Rayne,
and he got away with them. She has
telegraphed In vain' for any tidings
of him. and can neither hear of man.
trunks nor checks. , .'
r H, i.i i I if" '
Tka VUrl Coart. " I
The United States Court was this
morning engnged principally in call
big over the docket but got down to
regular work this afternoon. The
criminal docket is unimportant, but
tWa.,, ere some !niTcstiii tailfiMti
cmcJ ctfthe civ!! dctlsct thit will l
tlicd thi wei k.
A Ctuutf of Pta.' "f ;,',
pany. which is to play at the Operl
House here on Fridav and Saturday,
has decided to present the new play
Ruddy Gore, on Saturday evening
in place of Mascotte, the play hith
erto announced. Ruddy Gore is one
of Gilbert & Sullivan's comic operas,
and the following is the cast t
Rom Mtrbad . . . . .Mi L" Oflmaa
Mad Hupnt , ; , . -.MM UfeKUa
Doom Haaaah . . . t , .Mi C LtBraa
Zona. .MteCUag
Robin OiUuppI. . i ,1. . Mr, Jtmm Vxam
sUehaMl D-nnflw -. Mr. Waltaw Mwnry
Sir ftodtridt Marcatrard, Mr Fmnk Boodino
Old Ada . . . . , Mr. Dum H. taHb
Sir OafmzA MttisMrord. Mr. Wm. fbuaOloa
. The Church Choir Company is un
doubtedly one of the best in the
country, and it has received, cordial
endorsements wherever u has ap-
peared. This is one of interest ; .
FAYETTtvuxz, N. C. Dec. 1.1888
We. the undersigned, officer of
rayettevuie Independent Ltgnt in
fantry Company, leasees of the Fay-ette-ille
Opera House, do most
heartily endorse and recommend to
the unstinted patronage of the play-
going public Hamilton Mew . York
Church Choir Opera Company, both
aa a combination of excellent merit
and operatic rendition and a a party
of thorough refinement and culture.
. Capt J. A. McLacchuk,
' Capt oh B. Broadfoot,
Capt ' ohm C Vank, i
- Capt J. C HesxK, Ja , "
Serg't E. L. Pembertor,
CorpiS. H. Steahgk,
Private Leightom Husks.
RoimlBf Tramp Out of Town.
The town at present appears to be
infested with tramps, and the police
have their hands full in attending to
them. This morning ; the officers
made a raid on the suburbs and
bagged a gang of six.. The tramps
were told to depart at once, and they
obeyed orders. Most of the tramps,
in fad nearly all of them, are moving
South, daiminur to have been thrown
out ol work up North. v . r j
OenaWeat.
A big crowd of Mecklenburg peo
ple, men. women and children, left
on the Air Line train for points in
Texas and Arkansas. They are all
from the 'upper section of Mecklen
burg county. There were 76 people
in the crowd, and they were under
escort ' of Passenger agent R. A.
Williams, ol Laurinburg fame.
A Matrimonial Car aoa. ' .
The nuptials of Joseph Stevens
and Ella Steele, gentleman and lady
of color, were celebrated this after
noon at the matrimonial emporium
of Etquire David G. MaxwelL Joe's
right hand man was the deputy
aherirX and one or two constables
acted as attendants. It was a case of
loving not wisely but too welL "
Taw CaartoMa Cottoa BCarkM. "
The city market to-day remained
steady and firm throughout Up to
o'clock, eightv-three bales had
been brought ia by wagon. .The rul
ing prices werer v
Strict Good Middling . . . oJ
Good Middling ; . . . . 9i
Strict Middling . , , , - ,9
Middling,'. , . .-, oi
Stains and tingea . , . . . . . 89
Bach Bot iha Paahioa. '
Professor Wsyback ahd rVofessor
Homeatair were Invited to a wedding;.
They had not been to a dress affair
in years ana were in aouut as 10 roe
style. Their dress suits were all
right but thry were principally to
doubt as to the neckties they should
wear. They did sot dare mention
the subject to - each other, but
thought that the evening would
bring tea experience and suggestion
itn It waybaca put on a white
tie, but for fear that was wrong, put
a black one In hia pocket so as to
make a change when he learned hta
mistake. . Hotnestair put on a black
tie and put a white one in his pocket
ia case of emoigoucy. Both profes
sors arrived at the same time. They
looked at each other - and each paid
special attention to" he""otheiB tie.
Then they both disappeared in oppo
site diiectionsi aod some five min
ute'i later, when they reappeared,
the black tie was replaced by a white
on and the white one had Riven way
for the black one... The two were aa
much in accord aa before.. ' - -Tn
Niws ha arraneed for
wAly kUlcinnit "of movements 7
cotton, from New Yoik authouiij
10 appear every MunJjy.
TO THE GENTKEMEHi
Gentlcmeov tliis will b a'Grea,t .Banjain
SkTeek at
:aufman&
CORNER CENTRAL HOTEL,
SjSJSSBBBBJSSBISSJBSS
The continuation of the warm weather iuto the Fall has left us.
like Jhe United States Treasury; 1
A Largre Siiriplus,
5,
-But in our case Its
In CLOTHING,
-And amounts to over-
$50,000.
$50,000?
la preference to carrying' over the same we have decided to
. 1 ' ' " .-' ,
i " " ' ' . make a ' 5 v V 1 ' v
Bold Sacrifice, .
SALE C01MENCES TCMDAY. OUR ENTIRE STOCK
IS INCLUDED IN THIS SALE. '
W. KAUFMAN & CO.
LEADING CLO THIERS.
WRAPSI
WRAPSII
OCR STOCK COMPRISES ALL THAT IS KEW AKH DESIRABLE. ;
Raglans, Newmarkets, Modjesl Tallor-Made Coats 7.
-C'.'v. "''"v.V and Jackets. 'cS
' W ha Mm ahm ia aaur ulrttin aod styles ml ataKrial. bs' Bama. Corkaerawt.
Bjroadekxfc. Im CVxko. Haiba a4 Vtl. A haMttM la of RafW awl Kcvoiwktta. .
oateaj aw mam ao arjrhah. aa pwwy mrf atrtpat aS Yntmt aobby plaaav , : .. : k .
A VERY LARGE LINE OF PLUSHES -
AB af tW (kxW M bt tcM, mt mm a mat propow to owtt iwkgwl SWtt OxtMsk
MSaaaaMr. Tb atria. St aad asa clear go)a caaoet b amUe, Takiaa Uw talc ia fca
aatooas,maiaaMhaaaaclsaaiMU
W- Oar MaS Oroar Papartaiaa t) ottmfcJy eitaajatd. V aaawna aS aroaaieMaar ,
-M. or at laait Iha Oar fallowing; Kit. acaaoakulriiiuil wilt mm nihil milk SaWa. .,
Addiaai afl ard dmot hT.L SUGLX A CtX, No. H Watt Tndt S Owrion. N.C .
; (Successors to Pecram & Co.)
Boots,; Shofes ; and Rubbers,
TRUNKS VAUSA
Boot and Soe . Dealers:
Agents' for i ;.''' ;h v : 1' 1 : ,
. THOMAS BOLTON ROCHESTER SHOES. ,
Wa fcaa vary hwi mt tmmm tmr4 . waiok ataoh.il ta a of tU
M prrikd it ttart mi LADIa-V FINK. MIOM lam kvaMTmda. W. awry ifcam la ,
SinVmrt laaa, ta at Caauaoa Saraa aa Opara SBylaa. , . . '
, Oar raS aa4 Wla 8a mt BoeM and Mwaa la mum r.flxa, wbkA aaabaa aa a Sow
w awimaan a taa aartat. mt $xjm V Uw batt awaatelarara ta laa aoMlr... CaU mmi i-ax
aa. SnUartoa (uaraaMad.
19 Em TKADK it.,
CHARLOTTE. N.
Harvest for theN People r
Gents FicalC J land-Scwcd, Gaiter,' Lace and Button
ade and warranted by James Murphy & U at $4-5
.alledfor durability and fit. -No shoe sold at $7.30
satisfaction.1 .''- '
rits CalfShoev in.all stjlcs. are simply unap-
rtter
Ger
O
Sh
are
cars.
VeTrour
looasasone
may bXth one
SETT,
BOYNE &
Leading; Jewelefa
e equals any f J.50 Shoe sold anywhere.
the onoe line at prices away ucyunu vump 1.1-
. t -.r..n.,
. . . MoVr.R ,lc co.
t.m!cr V vrj t!:.vc.
r
fl
. . Opposite Central
CHASLOTTa',