The Charlotte Democrat., 1895-01-25
Local Items

Local Items
"A new broom sweeps clean" Thanks to the
Charlotte Broom Company" the DEMOCRAT
Office is presentable.
Mr.. II. E. sanderson. of Asheville, is going to
establish in Charlotte Junior Order of Ameri-
can Mechanics. About twenty have already
given their names for membership.
The residence of Mr. NJ. L. Fincher, on D
street. between Tenth and Eleventh, was burned
on Wednesday morning. The furniture was
saved by the frtmen. No insurance.
Messrs John and Chas Wadsworth left Tues
day night with their father. Mr. j. w. Wads-
worth, for Canton Hospital two miles out from
Baltimore, where Mr.. Wadsworih will receive
the best attention that medical skill can give
DR. McCombs and Mr.. D. F. Cannon, of Concord,
accompanied Mr.. Wadsworth.
| At meeting of the stockholders of the Vic
tor Mill. all of the old directors were reelected,
as follows: Geo E Wilson, NJ Pegram, n
Oates, Wittskowsky. VIM Johnston, D
Church, s A Cohen, ] q McAden and n G
Butt. Geo Wilson was reelected President,
and Hutchison, secretary and treasurer.
The plant of the Charlotte Brick & Tile Com.
pany, of which 8. 81. Hilton was president, was
sold Tuesday to Mr.. Frank Shuman Mr.. Shu-
man will move the machinery to his property
near the Atherton mills, where he will re-erect it
and put it in operation. The plant was sold on
account of the removal of Mr.. Hilton to Flor
ida
| High order in Masonry, the Mystic Shrine,
was established in this city last Saturday.
Oasis is the name of the Charlotte Temple, and
Mr. w Liddell is potentate. Only one Mystic
Shrine can be In State, and Charlotte is fortu.
nate in securing the one. The establishment
of the Shrine here was brought about by Mr. W
s Liddell, DIR Robertson and Mr. D e
Allen.
Heretofore the nearest Shrine has been Rich
mond and Atlanta. Any one wishing to take
the degree had to go to one or the other of those
places. The body is composed of Knight Tenn
plars and S2nd degree Ancient, Accepted Scot.
tish Right Masons.
The Shrine degrees were conferred upon the
following Knights Templar, 10 10 number David
Guy Maxwell, Thomas Ross Robertson, Samuel
II. Hilton, Eddy Borgess., R W Smith, Thomas
s Franklin, w N Prather, Ernest Young,
Robert 8 Rinehardt, Misenhemer, Robert
Ernest Mcdonald, JEFF Davis Helms. Henry
Grafton Springs, William Anderson, Walter s
Greasy, W Fitzgerald, B Carpenter.
The Shriners from Acca Temple, Richmond
who were in Charlotte to install the new Candi
dates say The new temple is beautifully fitted
? up, being furnished very much as Is the temple
here The sands were red hot, and the camels
being young, were as fresh and gay as could
have been desired. Each old Shriner had a can
didate of his own to deal with, and the iniatorJ
ceremonies were of highly entertaining
character. The work was concluded about II
o'clock, and a magnificent supper was served ir
the Masonic Temple"
The board of trustees of Charlotte TOWNSHIP
assembled Tuesday, at the Office of the clerk ot
the Criminal Court. w. w. Phifer, chairman ot
the committee, made report of the following pro
posed amendments to the road law:
The substance of the proposed changes is tha
a road committee of three is to be elected at the
first annual meeting. to have charge of the road!
, and supervisors in the township.
The section allowing the road tax to bt
worked out was stricken from the road law.
The four days labor required on the road was
reduced TO two, and the 90 tax was reduced
to 81.
The supervisors were put under the control o.
the road committee.
f On motion of Walter Brem the amendment
were approved and adopted and our Representa-
tives in the Legislature were requested to hav,
the same enacted.
A petition signed by A. H. Freeman anG
others praying for discontinuance of that Dor
tion of the Lonegan's Ferry road between tn,
! the usual course and Que advertisement be made
The chairman, on motion, was ordered to EN-
plOy counsel to defend the suit of Jamison Va
Board of Charlotte Trustees, now on docket.
, The roads of this township have been unde
, the control, for several years, OF q road commit
tee, the labors of which have been quite onerous
: occupying much time. They have disburset
t since their existence as much as 5000 yearly
without a cent of compensation to themselves OF
cost to the county.
Thirteen of the present board of trustees q
out Of office in August, and if the present LeRis
} lature can get men who will work for any les
. than this board Of trustees. they are welcome +
: | trot them out
=, Ayers Hair Vigor is certainly remarkable
> preparation and nothing like it has ever bee
q produced No matter how wiry and unmanage
q able the hair may be, under the influence of thi
iucom parable dressing, it becomes soft, silkl
D and pliabie to the comb and brush.
!. Lack Of vitality and color-matter in the bult
o canses the hair to fall out and turn gray. W
, recommend Halls Hair Renewer to prever
:, badness and grayness.
We keep the largest stock of tinwar
Q that,is kept in the state. Our sanitar
, strainers are the best on earth. Our stoc
. of lard cans is complete, and we hav
u been selling them rapidly. We have th
. largest wash pans in the city, You ca
u oet a LARGE haavv dinnar from ma for I
. cents. You can get a heavy galvanize
y L L e.