The Charlotte Democrat., 1890-07-11
Local Items.

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We are glad to note that COL Johu L. Brown,
who has been sick at Cleveland Springs, is very
much better.
The County Board of Education was in ses-
sion Monday determining suit in reference to
one OF the school districts.
Col. H. C. Jones will speak in the public
square in this city tonight, Friday. Capt. 8. B.
Alexander and other candidates will be invited
TO attend and address the meeting.
The Eighth Annual Grape Fair of the Horti-
cultural Society of the State will be held at Mt.
Holly on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, July
Both to August first. s. B. Alexander and other
prominent speakers will address the people:
There will be an Alliance picnic at Grove
Alliance Friday, July 1s, to which all the coun-
ty, Judicial and Congressional candidates will be
invited. A large crowd and an interesting time
is expected. The Steel Creek band will furnish
music for the occasion.
At meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Victor Mills, held Tuesday afternoon, the resig-
nations of Judge Bynum, Mayor Mcdowell and
D. W. Oates, as Directors, were accepted. W.
E. Holt, NJ P. Pegram and & N. G. Butt were
elected to fill the vacancies
The report from DR. Scarr for Elmwood Gene
terry for the month of June shows the number of
deaths of white people in the city during that
month to be eight-two male adults, two female
adults and four children. Causes of death
Premature three, chronic diarrhoea two, intersus-
ception one, childbirth one, gastric catarrh one.
The Richmond and Danvile Railroad will
sell parties attending annual meeting of friends
of the Orphanage tickets to Thomasville, N. c.,
and return at following rates from points named.
Tickets Oh sale July 2Sth to 30th, inclusive good
returning until and including Aug I'd, 1890
Flom Charlotte 50 so, Salisbury $l.20, Green's
boro 80 cents, Winston Salem $2.10, Durham
$3.50, Raleigh $3.40, Henderson So e5, Selma
$4O5, Goldsboro $44O Rates from intermediate
points in same proponion.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad will
sell parties attending the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, Concord, N. c., tickets to
that point and return at following rates from
points named. Tickets on sale July 10th and
18th, good returning until and including July
21st. 1890: From Charlotte $120, Salisbury
$125, Greensboro So IS. Winston-Salem $5,
Durham $610, Raleigh $500, Henderson 81. .45,
Selma $770; Goldsboro $S2O. Rates from in
termediate points in same proportion.
congregational meeting of the Second Pres
byterian Church was held last Wednesday night
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the results of the canvass made by the Deaoons
for the new Church. Mr. Barnett stated some OF
the objections the committee met to the pro-
posed SITE D. w. Oates made motion that in
view of the opposition the question of building
be postponed until October first. The motion
was carried, with an amendment by J. B. Ran
kin that the committee on site be continued, 80
that if desirable place is offered the committee
would be ready to act in the matter.
The gentlemen who recently bought the Fair
Grounds property and lands adjoining, met and
organized last Tuesday night. The company
are E. D, Latta, DR. M. A. Bland, F. B. Nc
Dowel, E. K. P. Osborne, E. B. Springs and j
L. Chambers. 1t was decided to call the COM
pany the Charlotte Consolidated Construction
Company, with paid up capital of 800 600
E. D. Latta was elected President of the Com
pany and also President of the Street Railway
which the company own. Work will be begun
at once on extending the railway to the property
owned by the company, and also to change the
power from horse 10 electricity.
The Board of County Commissioners met last
Monday. After auditing of accounts was gone
through with the Board divided Steel Greek
township into two election districts, making two
polling places instead of one, in the township
the boxes to be known as box and box g. The
application of seventy eight persons, soldiers
and widows of soldiers, for pensions, were ap.
proved and forwarded to Raleigh for confrma-
ton. Petitions were filed before the Board fol
the opening up of two new roads, one com
mencing at the corporate limits of the city at
East 7th street, crossing the creek and running
to the top of the hill near the water-works reser
voir, and connecting with the lawyers road al
B. 81. Moore's; the other road to be an extension
of east 9th street to the Monroe road near the
shannonhouse place. The right of way has
been given by the persons through whose land
the road will pass.
u0 ANNUAL plCuIC VI OOulcucEdlc fttcEdus
Association will be held in this city on August
9TH. The procession will be formed in the
First Presbyterian cburch-yard. Gen. R. Bar.
ringer, Commander, has issued General Order
No. 2, as follows,
1. The Confederate Veterans of Mecklenburg
Camp will attend the usual annual festival and
basket picnic at the graded school grove on
Thursday, August z, 1890; and the Lieutenant.
Commander Harrison Watts will Art as NJ araha
and arrange the line of parade and all other
details.
II. Members will bear in mind that badges
must be procured before the line is formed, and
all dues adjusted through the Treasurer, W. b
Taylor.
III. The several ward and township lieuten-
ant-commanders will report list of their mem
bers and also secure such aid as they can for
destitute comrades.
". The lieutenant commanders will also re.
port the names of suitable scribes and historians
for their several commands.
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