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'No Slore “Liquor Toting.” Roanoke, Va,, Feb. 24.~The Nor- . fc;k ;and .Western Railway toda;^ is- /sv:,.cd an ord^r to hecoTne effective F.ep-,. mary 2G, prohibiting' passengers from ^arr^ing; cpntainers of, liguor into ■ We'sV betw^A points-in that stnie.' -of-'. person^ to j?ivc lip §'iVeK possesc?ons, the order continues, will necessitate confiscation of liquor by the nearest station agent. STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, DEPARTMENT OF STATE. Certificate of Dissolution. To AH to Whom These Presents May Come—Greeting: MOiereas, Jt appears to my satis faction. by duly authenticated record t'f the prc'iced’ng-s fcr the vobjntary diE-yclution. theieof by the unanimous coTiseiit of 'ail the a.ockholdors, dc- })os’ted in my office, that the Gaston Seed and Provision Compjiny, a cor poration of this S'ate, whose principal office is situated at No. , South street, in the town of Gastonia, county of Gaston, State of North Carolina (A C. Scroup, being- the agent therein and in chargG thereof, upon whom process may be served) has complied w'th the i-equirenients of Chapter 21, Revisal of 1905, entitled “Corporations,” pre- I’minary to issiiing of this Certi ficate o-f Dissolution: New, Therefore, I, J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State of the State of North Carolina, do hereby certify that the said corporation did, on the 23rd day of Febi'usry, 1916, file in my office a duly executed and attested consent- in writing to the dissolution of said cornorat’on. eve:c^’ted by all the stock- nolders therof. which said consent and the record of the proceedings afore said are noV/ on file in my said,office as nrovided by law. In testimony whereof, I have here to set inv hand and affixed my official seal at Raleia-h this 23rd day of Febru ary A. D. 191f). J. BRYAN GRIMES, S^cretary of State. Filed and recorded in record of In corporations No. 2. at page 317, This February 25. 1916 C. C. CORNWELL. Clerk Supefrior Court REPUBLICANS .NOMINATE ' ' FULL COUNTY TICKET.! TE-E s'' /I STO^IAN STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA— DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Certificate of Dissolution. To all to Whom These Presents May come—Greeting:— Whereas, It appears to my satis faction, by duly authenticated record of the proceedings for the voluntary dissolution thereof by the unanimous consent of all stockholders, deposited in my office, that the Stowe Clothing and Shoe Company, a corporation of this State, whose principal office is ■ situated at No. 207 W. Main street, in the city of Gastonia, county of Gas ton, State of P “ ‘^^^jeing thej County Cor.VGntioft Kei,d Thujsday . Passed of Quietly—No Sot Speeches ' and No Natimal Politics Discusscd- 'the ilepubUc.in County CohVentipT^ met 'Thursday^ afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock. The hour set was 1 o’clock but the caucus which convened at 11 o’clock did not adjourn until 2:30 and the convention was held immediately afterwards. Mr. C. D. Holland acted as chairman and Mr. J. P. Hoffma.n, of Dallas, as secretary. There was no sprech making and the convention was qu'ot and got down to business in short ox'der. Followi]ig is the ticket as nominated: fitate Senator—Dr. Frank Robin?son, of Lowell. House of, Representatives—Waldon ■Weaver, of Cherryville ,and J. A Smith, of Bessemer City. Sheriff—Eli Lineberger, of Gastonia Register of Deeds—Marvin Boyd, of Gastonia. Treasurer—S. A. Stroup, of Stanley. Coroner—M. T. Saunders, of With ers. Surveyor—A. W. Hoffman^ of Low ell. Commissioners: Crowders Mountain tbv/nship, H. D. George, of Bessemer City; Cherryville township, S. C. Car penter, Cherryville; South Point town ship, Joe 0. Armstrong, Belmont. A platform committee was appointed as follov/s: Eli Dixon, chairman; J. M. Hoyle, C.'P. Holland and E. L. Houser. Mr. L. E. Dickson, of Gastonia, R F. D. No. 3, was elected chairman of the executive committee, succeding Mr, J. 0. Hanna, who has held the of- fico for six years; Mr, H. D. George of Bessemer City, was elected secre tary of the committee. The following prec'.nct chairmen were named: Gastonia, No. 1—J. M. Hoyle. Gastonia No. 2—J. W. Stewart. Glenn’s—H. C. Hirffstetler. Gastonia No.. 1.—Frank Spencer. Robinson’s—I. S. RobinsPn. Spencer Mountain—Charley Cross, Belmont—J. 0. Armstrong. McAdensviller-rC. C. Clark. Lowell—M, A. Teague. South Point—J. L. Ford. Union—J. E. C. Ford. Dallas—J, P, Hoffnian. Alexis—C. Frank Abernethy. ; Bessemer City—J. A. Smi^h. Baker’s^. A. Pinchback. ng’s—S. B. Ijfuffstei \ MONDAY, i'EBRUAEY 28, 1316. LOCAL AND OTHERWISE. Miss Fannie Barnett, of Shelby i? visiting Mrs. T. A. Wilkins. Mrs. J. G. McLean is confined to her bed with grip. She is quite sick. Messrs. Laban Huffstetler is visit ing Mr. Ernest Lipe, 'at High Shoals. Mr. Ed Williams, of the switching crew, .spent Sunday in Morganton. Mrs. Charles Craig who has been quite sick for about ten weeks is im proving. Mr. Will Dalton, of Spencer, is vis- 'ting his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. E Dalton, in this city. Mr. Gary Robbins left this morning for Clover, S. C., where he is engaged in putting dov/n a v/ell. Misses Maude Wilkins and Mildred McLean spent the week-end with Mrs S. A. Wilkins, at DuiJas. Mr. L. L. Jenk’ns, formerly of this city, has been elected president of the Republican Prosperity Club, in Ashe ville. Mr. and Mrs. John Giger. of Char lotte, spent yesterday in the city with Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Morris, on Air line avenue. ; Mr. J. S. Bolick and Miss Dora Lay were united in marriage Friday after- p.oon Squire A. R. Anders parformed I the ceremony. ! Miss Ella Armstrong, of Belmont, passed through the city this morning on her way to Bowing Green, S.. C.. where she is_ teaching. Prof. Joe S. V/ray returned yester day from Detroit where he has been in attendance upon the meeting of the National Educational Associa- tional. Rev. J, H. Henderlite spoke on the Laymen’s Conventidn at the nfght service at the Presbyterian church last night. He took the address of f)r. Poteat as his theme. ,, Rev. McElwee Ross, formerly' of York county, S. C., but now of Mc Keesport, Pa., is visiting friends in this section. Mr. Ross is a son of the late Rev. R. A, R.^jp?," who was well known in this section. • Belmont was eliminated from th Stat« basketball \ihampionsb^^^tur- day by being defektedh^||^^^|ville . .ffate iN’orth Carolina, ■that the saidVni^ Il8th day of Februai^ my office a duly executed aWi^ttested consent in writing to the dissolution of savd corporation, executed by all the stockholders thereof, which said consent and the record of the pro ceedings aforesaid are now on file in my said office as provided by law. In Testimoiiy -'Whereof, I have here to set my seal at Raleigh, this 18th day of February, A. D. 1916. J. BRYAN GRIMES. , Secretary of State, jbiled and recorded in Record of Incorporations No. 2, at page 316, this the 19th day of February. 1916. C. C. CORNWELL, 21-28-6-13 Clerk Superior Court. ffer. oily—J.T!^(ineber -ucia—J. F. Allen. jStanley—S. A. Stroup. 'Mountain Island—J. F. Far^r No delegates were elected to the State Convention but those who wish to attend will be considered delegates and have a right to vote the county’s strength. Nation politics were not discussed, neither were any resolutions offered. The attendance was very good con sidering the weather and those in .at tendance were very optimistic. I Mr. Dane S. Rhyne spent yesterday in Hickory. Dr, King’s New Discovery is a Doctor’s Prescription used for over 45 years. It is pleas-. ant and children like it. You cannot usfe anything better for your child’s cough and cold than Dr. 1-Ling’s New Discovery. It is prepared from Pine Tar mixed with healing and sootliing balsams. It does not contain anything harmful and. is slightly laxa tive, just enougli to expel the poisons from the system. Dr. King’s New Dis- There wiir^i^B?m^|^B|HHI next Sunday night at^ the F^^T Baptist church, Rev. H.’H. Jj dan, of .jVIa’n Street Methodise church, wiil preach Special music will 'be furnished by the male chorus and the combined ,c'h6irs of the city. • A notice announcing the dissoltuion of the Gaston Seed and Provision Co. is being published in this issue. The slock has been &:old to Mr. E. N. Line berger \,ho Wii! conthiue '"he business Mr, A. C.'Stroup, who has been mana ger of the business will devote his entire time to his farming interests, Mr. S. T. BLack died at his home at 410 E. Franklin avenue, last night at 11:20 o’clock, of tuberculosis. He had been in failing health for some time. He was 47 years of age and leaves a wife, but no children. The remains will be laid to rest tomorrow morning at Hickory Grove Church, near McAden- ville. Mr. Sidney Malcolm Cornwell died at the home of his father-in-law, Mr, B. Harvey, in the Davis Block, on Main Avenue, Saturday night at 8:20 o’clock, of tubercolosis. Mr. Corn- well was an employee of the Southern railroad and worked on the yard at Salisbury. He had been sick for some time. He leaves a wife and two chil dren. Funeral services were held at the home yestrday afternoon at 4 o’clock by Rev. H. H. Jordan and the remains laid to rest at Hollywood cemetery. “Jimmie” Hickman, the ball player, who has been^ W'orking here at the Gray Mill, has been ordered to report to the Brooklyn Dodgers at _Dayton Fla., for spring practice. Hickman was with Asheville, but was sold to Detroit, and jumped to the Baltimore Federal league team. The Brooklyn team has now purchased him from the Baltimore club. Hickman led^the Car olina league in batting when he was with Asheville. He has made many TV* friends during his stay in the city Ur, Iving S New Discovery ^ ^^o congratulate him on going to the “big show.” Mr, W. C. Wilson had h's mule and buggy stolen from the lot in rear of Heath-’s restaurai^t Saturday after- covery is antiseptic—kills the cold germs' noon. -No trace of the outfit could be 10 o’elock Saturday We learn by experience, We have had long years of ex perience in candy making. And every year has added to our knowledge of candy, candy making, candy pack ing, candy selling, what kind of candy people like and how to keep it fresh. We make the kind of candy YOU like and pack it the way YOU like—-candy to order. Experience has shown that the greatest profit to us lies in givng YOU the highest grade of candy and the greatest amount of sat- isfacton. Let us pack some candy to your taste in a tsty box at a price that wll suit yo ir economical taste. Sweetland Candy Kitchen CHRIS LEVENTIS, Mgr. Give your Child Mrs, J. V. Harper was'in Charlotte J -aday. Mr. Clarcric® Smith spept SuTi.ddy ;n Spartanburg v/ith friends. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Moore spent yes- v«i'cuy‘ ui S» r Xt. 'Trill Atoy, qf., the city Satutday on' busiaegs. Miss Mary Frew spent,the week-' end with her parents in . Rock Hill, S. C. City, was In .the city Friday OQ'bus- Ciiy,. was in the city Fridy on bus iness. T Mrs. Charles Ford is confined to her rDom at the Franklin hotel, on account of illness. - - ' Messrs.'ijonnie Mills'and Ben'Coop er ,of Statesville, were Gastonia via tors yesterday. " Ivirs L. L. Jenkins, of A.sheville, is ipending a few days withcljer daugh- ar, Mrs. J. V. Harper. Mr. J. L. Price made a bissiness irip to Monroe Friday, making the tnp thi'ough the'country. Mr. John F. Love and son, Edgar '? of Charlotte, spent yesterday in rhe city returning today. Mrs. M. C. Thorn returned last Friday night on No. 35 fro:ra a inohthB visit to relatives in New Jersey. M,r. E. L. Brown, night Towerman at the C. & N.-W. and Southern Cross ing spent Sunday in Kannapolis. Mr. Ralph Robbins returned last Vi^eek from Kershaw, S; Ci. where he has been engaged in Sinking a well. Miss Louisa Reid, who is attending school at Queens College, Charlotte, is . spending a few days '.with home Mr. J. F. Thomson and Mis'ses K^te Padgett and Miss Mary- Hildebranc will leave tonight for the northern markets. _; Misses Rice and Curle^, of the pub lic school faculty ^^eft Friday night to spend the week end with friends in Rock Hill. . ;• Mr. T. B. Terreft, section foreman on the Southern Kailw^y; at Marion, N. C., spent Sunday in ^tirt^'city with his fam.ily. f ' Messrs. Ftjed Weteel"*%£d Ftiiiiifl Morris, of the freight department of the Southern Railway ispeht Suftday in Greensboro. ^ ^ - • Mr. O. B. Ca^'entcF, pr Stanley and Attorn'ey C^IL Whitney, Of Be& semer City, a^^^H^ed 'candidates fo^ the Deeds. FOR STATE SENATOR, h.e.cai-y anno^nic-^ myi^elf a cand'- date’. for the n&mini^Uyn .SecA:^r; aubjort to the' 'ac tion. of lifemocratic pr ni^ries ami conveniio'n. A. L. BULWINKLE. "“*FOR^TATE SENATOR. I take, this means .of announcing that I Will be a candidate before the next Democratic Primary for the of- iice of State Senator, and ask my friends and the electors entering the Democratic Primary not to hold it to my prejudice that X do not at once see them personally for I have to malke ^ living while the campaign is :in .progress. A. G. MANGUM. visiting rela tives, Mr, H. L. 'B^gardner' left la^t week for A-shevillm where he has ac cepted a position with the Southern Railway as foreh^a'n’ of the Ashevile yards. ' Attention is callfijd' toHh#annciui^^b- ments of Messrs. Al L. Bulwinkle and ^V. G. Mangum for^State SftliatiJf frbrft' Gaston County.. They will appreclaW your suppo^. „ "■*-t Today at the Ideal: Hobart Bos- worth and Anna- Lehr in “The White Scar.”' Tuesday’s- Paramount Pro gram presents Wallace Reid and Cleo Ridgely in “The Golden Chance.” Mrs. Walter Lindsey and daughter. Miss Wilhelmenia, spent Sunday in the city with Mrs. Lindsey's sister, Mrs. W. D. Beam. They returned to their home in Monroe this morning. The Cozy is today showing another installment of “The -Girl and the Game,” featuring that fearless actress Helen Holmes, also Billy Reeves in ^A Skate for a Bride,” and a “House of Revelation.” j The bodies of George Poston and J.J'nest Lowry, the negroes who were .‘lectroGuced in Raleigh Friday were carried through here Saturday to Bessemer City. They- were being ta ken home for burial. I Dr. D. A. Garrison will deliver a lecture on health at the Modena school house tomorrow night. The doctor is a good talker and is well up on his subject, and those who' go will' be given a treat. The l^ture is free and everybody is urged to: attend. ' ' The University News Letter says that June 30, 19X5 Gaston county had 265 automobiles, or one to every' 27 families. Doubtless-bj this time' there are 400 in the county as there have been quite a number ofvcars bought- since that time. . The members of th.e Farmers Union are urged to attend- the quarterly esting at Dallas next Saturday. The question of fertilizers will be discussed and the suggestions .ma'de may mean the saving of many (Jollara to those who attend. The ^e^ing- will be addressed by ' - Gibson, Iredell feoutit'y; ” ** The population of Gaston, coun.ty. is. increasing by' leaps, and ..bounds ab che records of the vital staiistics ofiii-| cers show as fill in'the'office of the; from town register of deeds. During 1915 there! friends.” Mrs.A.S.Haines, Franco7iia,^.JT. Whoever too kthe outfit unhitched the | were 1,342 births and only 557 deaths' coSs Cfte’’.i1erd WhmJilc ®very- | in this county, showi?^ an increase in moma'and-otber seribus lung troubles^ 1^-recovered in good shopej population of 785. In Gastonia town- It/is also good for adults and th© agedi' except the lap robe. Get a bottle to-day. All druggist** The DePriest-Weaters Case. Nawton, Feb. 27.—The DePries: W^eathcrs case will come before the county court here Monday and there will be a great deal of lively interest in it. More than 100 witnesses have jcen summoned from Cleveland, Ruth- jrford and perhaps other counties, and several may appear from out of the 3^ ale unless their depositions are pre sented instead.. Editor -B. H. DePriest, of. the Shelby Aurora-Highlander, is the prosecuting witness and allege^, criminal libel on the part of Editor Lee B. Weathers of the Shelby Star, because of an ar ticle published by, him last October. Clyde B. Hoey, asistant. attorney for the western district; W. C. Feimster, of Newton, and Mull & Newtori 9f Shelby.will represent Weathers; while the plaintiff has Self & Bagby, of Hickory to appear with Solicitor Jesse C. Sigmon, of the county court. DALLAS. Misses Ruth and Kate Shelton, of Charlotte, spent the week end with Mrs. S» A. "Wilkins. Miss Pattie Robert, of Shelby, and Mi^s Miriam Deaton, of Clover, visit ed Miss Katie Lee Lewis last week. Miss -Lula Rudisill and J^r. Will Rudisill, of Clover, visited Miss Mar garet Rudisill last week. Miss Katie Lee Lewis delightfully eritertiiined Friday night i;^ honor of Miss' RufJisiil'^ and her bym gw^st^ Th^ affair was a very enjoyable event and air'^ent‘away voting .Miss Lewis a eharining hostess His Team Rah > w| SaHsbnry, Feb. 27/ was^ almost instantlj^ iternooh- the ting a^y. • of wood R^hcolhvusti;'four ml bury,: w-heri his tearfi ran^awayv His injuri^l|M!!^ deep gash ^1n the Vekd, ah'Wie \lied a few minutes after friend^reached! >iimV''“' Mr. Hair was 38 yarj old and ■ lived near Barber JuncUpp,:^.-.,; I . j ■The body w&s tekento Ejj^wapd,.to>: day and Interment WiU tak^pJac^.to-: moTtrnfri ’ - ^ r - • .V., ' FMTlNf? H^/VVpAl^lO^' A good looking, correc» time-keeping watch is ..scraething to be proud of consulting before the critical eye of friend or stranger. There is fitness in all thinc's. and— I' U Si A PARlfcULAR to wear a watch not in koc-ping with his ap pearance is very poor policy. There is no need to do without a a good timekeeper. OUR muui -I?'- Jewelers GASTONIA, NORTH CAROLINA World’s rearing Poultry tWan any otl^ I bator upon the marked Thirty-three years of succekg^^n^- I i . i . alog free. ;ROBT. F. lEWeARDT 1 General ■ Agent. for Coughs and Colds. “I have usi^E- Dr. iKing’s New Disco\’«y: for the |^t ihree\.y ears and use .it con-^ _riight when the mule was caught on 'Airline avenue witli tlie harne.is on tinually.in my family. My cHiMrea are' but no buggy. Yesterday morning the Mr. Bili'jen- take pleasure iu ,recoiumending.it to-njy ® faim, three miles t IF YOU APPjRECIATR Good Banking Service Courteously Rendered We invite you to p atronize us. Ample capital and surplus, together with efficient Officers and Direc tors, places this institution in a position to handle accounts of banks, individuals, firms and corpora tions on a most satisfactory basis. Capital . Surplus and Profits $100,000.00 $125,000.00 First National Bank Gastonia, N. C. Some one just!®^'P there were 401 births, or an av- borrowed the turnout to take a ride. ^ of a little over one a day. GASTONIA MUTUAL BUILDING & LOAN ASSOCIATION Opens 23rd Series January 1st iSiib^i^tibM taken Auditor’s report shows profits ftJBW ? and stock to mature in 335 ''■weeks. MIJTUAL IN FACT AS WELL AS IN NAME. A beautiful souvenir for first subscribers of five or more shares. E. G. McLURD, Sec. and Treas. At Gaston Loan and Trust Company