The Charlotte Democrat., 1889-11-08
Local Items.

Local Items.
Gov. Fowle on the Square This
EVENING"!
Heis on the square in more than
one sense, for at the invitation of
the CITIZENS OF CHARLOTTE, our gal.
liant Governor has kindly consented
to address the people this evening
at 7.3O o'clock.
CONE ONE! COME ALI!
The whole land brings good It'd
ings of great cheer to Democrats
THE DEMOCRATS ARE THE
PEOPLE!
THE DEMOCRAT welcomes Gov. Fowle to the
CITY.
The Baptist church expect to hold Bazaar in
December.
The Sam Jones Tabernacle committee are ex.
pected to report to-day on location.
Mossett and Cathey have been carried to the
penitentiary at Raleigh.
Matchmaking is going on along Tryon street
from 9th street to the Carolina Central depot.
$4,000 gallon tank in the northern suburb of the
| City.
At the meeting Monday of the Board oil
Magistrates the new Court House project was in
definitely postponed.
The Farmers Alliance held a big picnic al
Long Branch, in Paw Creek. Saturday evening
| Addresses were made by Capt. Alexander, Lee
| turer Phillips and Jerome DowG
At meeting Of the missionary society Tues
day afternoon, resolutions of respect were read
to the memory of Mrs Walter Alexander, Miss
Mary Hutchison and Mrs. W. E. Christian.
| The banquet at the Buford House last nigh
under the auspices of the North State Club came
off too late for our paper. Gov. Fowle was
present and many other prominent citizens.
Negro Jim Barringer broke negro AlecA
Jones's head with piece of scantling. Aleck ii
| expected to die, and Jim is under arrest.
Since the above was in type we learn tina
Jones is dead.
The races this week have made Charlotte
radiant with a throng of strangers, and refec
great credit on the executive management
Money makes the horses go, and the horses maxi
the money come.
At the Presbyterian Orphanage meeting the
following, being the executive committee, wer
appointed to select suitable site George ]
Wilson, Esq, Jno E Oates, John L Brown, Wn
E McIlwain, Edgar Leach, Hon A Leagar, /
B Alexander. ] Milton Rogers. Rev 81 G Hill, I
D, w II Sprunt. Of this number three wa
| made quorum.
John Means. Confederate soldier. Pionee
Mills, shot and killed himself Sunday morning
To the old negress who waited on him Johl
Means said Sunday morning, 81 have been Civ
ing you good deal of trouble, but won
bother you any more" John Means was a goo,
soldier, but he felt in the way, as many NOR
will feel if the State continues to leave them il
| the cold.
The Aldermen met Monday-present Anthony
Hall, Carson, Springs, Taliaferro. Weddingto
and Williams. The fish tax was scaled &c. Tn
| salaries of the police were increased from $45 t
| $50 per month with an overcoat apiece throw
| in. 1t was decided to send by request fou
Charlotte policemen to Fayetteville to help hol
the Centennial down. We don't believe an,
citizen in this town will grudge that extra S
ard overcoat to our hard worked policemen.
The following are the Regents of the Presby
terian Orphanage. They met Wednesday after
noon in the Y. M. c. A. Hail. Rev w e McIl
waine, George E Wilson and John E Oates, o
Mecklenburg Presbytery; Rev Rumple, D D
and G M Lore, of Concord Presbytery; Rev D
Craig and Hon A M Scales, of Orange Presby
terry; Geo Chadbourne, of Wilmington Presby
tery; Rev D McBrydge. of Fayetteville Presby
terry; Hon d G Fowle, of Albemarle, the new
Presbytery.
The County Commissioners on Thursday drew
the following jurors for the December term o
the Criminal Court: ] s Carson, ] Alexander
Jno r Washum, John T Downs, Terrence
T 81 Hoover, w E Ardrey, e G Davidson, T 4
Barnett ] B Flows, E A Irwin. B Grier.
| BlacK,t Il Ii hays, w l. Mcdonnell Geo ID Wearn
81 Blackman, r B Weddington, w ] Mccall
| w Il Alexander, 8 A Jordan, w 81 Ross.
| Ramseur, w W Rankin, B A Gibson, N Law
ing, Query. VIM Morris, Jr, W M Alexander
G A Mason, R Rhyme, L M McLenden, W
Deweese, q F Spurrier, ] Sam Barnett, Stephel
Gilbert.
The first convention of the Y. M. q. A. of th
first district of North Carolina convened in tn
Methodist church at Statesville, on Friday morn
ing, November 1st, at 8 o'clock. g. W. Tillett
of Charlotte, was elected President, and re
sponded in his usual handsome way to the ad
dress of welcome. ] II. Tolar read paper o
What lines of work should be undertaken
small towns" and A. W. Mcleod on the" "Relatio
of the Secular Agencies to the Spiritual Work"
At the evening session Prof. G. B. Hanna d.
livered strong address on as money spent
Association work a profitable investment fo
business men?" Ststesville came off with fyin
colors for her warm hospitality.
/ az Claus Spreckles, the sugar king
still holds out against the sugar trust,
and is confident that when he begins hi
operations in his immense refinery i
Philadelphia he will be able to compel