The G«»tonU C««cttc,
BUSINESS LOCALS.
Wf ANTED—Fresh country batter
W by. J. M. C^Axrrrr, corner
Main end Marietta 8U. 81Stn
YOUNG HORSE for sale. Five
• jreera old, IMS pounds. Dark
boy. Gentle and guaranteed A. X.
Holland, Dalles. S30c5
Tax-paying w«k-i win b« at
my Gastonia office antll Octo
ber 1st. Call sad get your tax
receipt.' C. B. Armstrong, Sheriff.
Wei
NEW MEAT MARKET—Having
bought out the market o! Mr.
W. N. Davie on Main Street I will
continue to ran the same aa a first
class mast market. Will keep the
choicest of meats at all times and
deliver promptly anywhere in town.
Phone No 31 Rout. C. McLkam.
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rvR. W. H. WAKEFIELD, of Char
U ltfte, N. C.. will be in Gastonia
at the Falls House on Tuesday. Oct.
ltth, for one dev only. This is the
doctor's last visit to Gastonia aa he
will la future remain in hi* office in
Charlotte. His practice ia limited
to Rye, Ear. Nose and Throat, and
Fitting Glasses. Oltcd
Nat ten al Naw Ada.
las. F. Yeager—At home.
Shoford sad Mullen—Free.
Miss Ruddock—Millinery opening.
Craig and Wilson—Come one. come
all.
ToiTeoce-Morris Co. — Wedding
gifts.
Robinson Bros.—Fashions'* fittiest
tubas.
Opera House—T e d R. Faust
Minstrels Saturday night.
Oaskttk—How many votes will
be cast?
SwanSlater Co.—A sniff of autumn
is in the air.
Kiadtey-Belk Bros. Co.—Dress
goods specials.
Roman—The last week of our big
doting oat sale.
TUESDAY SBPT. 27. 19M.
LOCAL AFFAIRS ~
—Last weak in September.
—The registration books open Oc
i tober Sth.
—Neat Monday ia commissioners'
day at Dallas.
—Th* naurrs’i vote contest la
catching hold.
—A concrete sidewalk ia being
laid in front of the new Adams build
ing on Main Street.
—The pulpit of the Presbyterian
church was filled Sunday morning
by Rev. J. J. Kennedy.
—Large crowds attend the teat
meetings of the Christian Crusaders
st Loray Park each night.
-•The many friends ol Dr. H. F.
Glenn are glad to know that ke is a
grun able to be out after an fllaesa
of several weeks.
—The thiyt gold prises *23. 113.
$10, to be given away by Tks
Gazuttu—turn to the fourth page
and read all about them.
—One hundred and three pounds
of cotton in u day is the record made
by Mr. J. M. Hnsstetlcr, 76 years of
age, at Begonia last Thursday.
—This ia welcome week at Sherifl
Armstrong’s Gastonia office. He
will be here all this week until
Friday night. Saturday he will be at
•Belmont.
—A child of Mr. and Mrs John
Cappe, who live near the Osark.
died Saturday night and was buried
Sunday afternoon at the TntVrea
chapel east of town.
—The lecture by Rev. Frank Din
on. of Hartford, Conn., wh.ch' waa
scheduled for Thursday night, has
been called off. Prof. Wray was un
able bo aecnre him for that night.
—Receipts St the local cotton plat
form last weak were heavy far this
early in the season. Friday 103
bales were received and Saturday
100. Receipts yesterday were not
, quite so large.
.if 9 Mi.. -A*
the ladle* of the Missionary society
of the Pint Baptist Church win
meet at the church for the purpose
of peeving a bo* which they will
•end to key. H. W. Hatjo, *
frontier missionary at Okmulgee,
Indian Territory.
—The following excellent cotton
picking record was made yesterday
t>y Can, Bari, and Prank Kendrick,
aooa of Mrs. Louis Kendrick of the
Begonia neighborhood: Carl, aged
13, picked T73 pounds: Bari, aged 11,
picked t34 bounds: and Prank, aged
Lp®iySr«,fcre8L*'ffi!
boy* were picking for Mr. L. L.
Henderaon. one of Begonia'a proe
peroua farmers.
Senator Lee 8. Overman will
apeak in Dallas on Thursday,
October 6tb. In onr last issue
it was inadvertently stated that
be would speak in Gastonia on
that day. Ail the democrats iu
the county should come to Dallas
on that day to bear Mr. Over
men. •'
Utter te EHte Oncer*.
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PEKSONAL NEHTIOIV.
•—Mr. Archie Bean of Charlotte
■pent Sunday In Gastonia.
—Mr- B. T. Morris returned Friday
night from the northern markets.
.-£***• O- Bsaon left ynstetday
for Hendersonville ons fishing trip.
—Mr. R. Hoyle Armstrong Is now
with the Gastonia Furniture Com
pany.
■’“Mias Rams Clinton of Bethel
£*ethe guest Saturday of Mrs. T. L.
. —Miss Carrie Me Lard of Stanley
BaMnjj&a** °* ^ •*•***• Mr*' R
—Tad B. Faust's Superb Minstrels
ohOB“ 8**“r4ar
-Miaa Bdith McLssa will leave
Thursday for Greensboro to ester
the State Normal Collage.
—Mr. h L. Clemmer^ of York cons
*7'was In town on business Saturday
and favored T*» Oautti with s
call.
-Mmsts. Fred A Cathey and
Hope Sri son returned Sunday from
a three areuka' sUy at Hot Springs.
Ark.
—Miss Mary P. Atkins left Satur
day for Run..11 villa. By., where she
has accepted a position in the music
department of Logan College.
Mr. C. A. Johnson, formerly of
Caatonim but now Secretary of tha
Krdeigh Cotton Mills, spent Satur
day and Sunday with friends in Oaa
loma.
—Mr. Jasper U. Smith, of Aaha
vflle. was fa Gastonia Friday night
£Li!E* ®*®*hdr. Mr. John 1>.
Smith, and returned home Saturday
nontinff.
—Miss Susie Hoffman left Satur
day for. Wadesboro to visit Mm.
Henry Little. As Miss B&e Alien,
Mre. Little was wall known to many.
Castooiaas. .
—ibstmastcr J. D. Owin of Clover
was in Oestonia yesterday. He was
cnroute home from Hickory where
»!»<t*d his sons. Messrs. Lewis
and Prank Gwin.
—Mr. L6U1M Moor* ku non* to
Richmond. Vh.. to take a course ia
Massey's Business College. Ho was
acoompaafed to Richmond try his
brother, Mr. James Moore, who re
turned last night.
_-~Mr- Blair H. McLanghcu. of the
Charlotte Observer force, spent Sua
day with horns ioika her*. Mr.
McLaaghea has been foreman on the
Evening Chronicle hat stow has a
position as linotype operator oa the
—Mr. Thomas R. Shuford leaves
^h“Today for 8t. Louis to attend
the Convention of the National
Photographer* Association. He will
b* abac at tea days. During his
•bseaee his stadio Will be in charge
of Mr. W. K. Haynes.
—Pastor Durham had a pounding
laid up for him Friday night, but ss
he had act returned from Orrum,
where he eras holding a meeting.
Mrs. Durham had to- receive t£i*
brunt of the aRair, and she did moat
graciously—Lambert on Argus.
£■. irssa
s position as section boas in a cot
ton null. Mr. Barley came to Qas
tou>a Irons Louisburr about dye
months ago to learn the cottoo mill
business. He has been in the spin
ning department at the Modca*.
—Mr. John D. Smith was out oa
the street Saturday and was cordial
ly greeted by many friends. He
was assisted to get in sod out of the
boggy. .The use of his right leg
and right arm has not been iully re
covered, but are much better than
they have been. Mr. Smith ia look
ing as well as usual.
—Mr." John M. Craig has been
chosen as chief marshal of the Meck
lenburg Fair, to be held la Charlotte
October 2Sth-29th. He will do his
full part in making the fair a sac
cess, and in his efforts will be aided
by a large number of young men
from all over the State who will be
appointed assistant marshals.—Char
lotte Chronicle, 30th.
Fuat Minstrels at Wilmington.
Tbe Wilmington Messenger
of the 24tb inat. says of the Ted
E. Faoit Minstrel which is to
be in GaMonla Saturday night,
October 1st:
Have yon ever attended a full
fledged course dinner with all
its elegance, but restrained en
joyment, »and then have yon
ever attended just one of those
charming home receptions that
with freedom and charming sim
plicity. delighted all? If yon
have then yon can readily draw
a distinction between tbe pleas
ure dished np by tbe Field Min
strels and that presented by
Ted B. Faust's minstrels. The
latter appeared at the Academy
last night and rave a splendid
performance. There was not
tbe glare or glitter of the Field
production, nor neither was
there the especially grand ring
ing, but there was delicious
minstrelsy pare and simple, and
there waa fine mnatc embellish
ments aoificient and sweat toned
singing enough; All ibis was
refreshing, yea, vary much so.
It (a the general opinion by aU
who witacased both the A1
Field’s Minstrels and the Foust’s
Minstrels that the latter is tbe
far better of the two. The ma
jority of tbe jokes got ofl by
Field's minstrels were old and
bad been heard many times be
fore; but it was quite tbe con
trary with Foust’s minstrels.
The .jokes were new and crisp,
and therefore were greatly en
joyed.
Rail Beaten Cetten.
r«Mtii n»o«m
Mr. D. C. Clark who haa a 12
awe field of cotton that was
beaten by ball last an miner aara
that the ytild la not going to be
smts than one-fourth what it
would have been bed the dam
age on occurred. Moat of the
atalha aril! abow aigna of tbe
brnleas mada by the ballatooee.
Bulbil TMIn.
M!n Cora Clemmer, daughter
of Mr. W. B. Clemmer, died
early yesterday morning at her
borne la one of tbc Loray houses
of consomptiou. Deceased was
about twenty years of age. The
interment will take place at
Bethesda this morning.
ft. F. ft. Ra. 2 ftMMaar.
Rural Free Delivery route No.
2 from Bessemer City kas been
established, and- will be put in
operation October 13th. Mr.
Augustus B. Kaiser has been
appointed carrier with a salary
of |SM. The route ia 22H
utiles long.
So I Idler Wskb ts Speak.
It will be a treat ■ to his maay
friends in Otstoq to hear a
political speech from Hon. Jas.
L. Webb. He has two appoint
ments in Gaston the middle of
October. On Saturday the 15|h
he Will speak at Belmont in the
afternoon and St Mt. Holly at
nigh\. Wa prophesy for aim
good audiences at both appoint
aunts.
Entertained by Nlu Adams.
The U. C. Club was delight*
fully entertained Friday morn
ing at 10:30 o'clock by Mias
Edith Adams. In an advertise*
ment-gueasing contest the prise,
n pen sketched sofa pillow,
was won by Mrs. H. B. Moore.
Misa Mabel Craig won the
booby, a pen wiper. Refresh
ments were served in two
counts. Besides the members
of the dub there were several
guests present.
»• Clns at 8 O’clock.
The following merchants have
entered into an agreement to
close their places oi business at
8 o’clock each evening till
March 1st, with the exception of
Saturdays and ten daya previous
to Christmas: Swan-Slater Co.,
Thompson Co., Morris Bros.,
J. P. Yeager, H. Schneider, J.
T. McDUl, D. Lebovitx, Roman,
J. Q. Holland & Co., Robinson
Bros.
ffagra SkwL
Lewis Page, a Gastonia negro
engaged with Stewart’s con
strnctioa gang which is grading
the C. ana N.-W. roadbed near
Collettsville, was accidentally
shot in the fight thigh yesterday
morning by another negro. Sam
Lowry. The shot,* it seems,
was intended for another man.
Pave was brought to his home
here yesterday evening and was
given surgical .attention last
night. HU wound U very pain
ful though probably not very
serious.
Improving Stack.
Among the farmers of Gaston
who take an iuteieat in improv
ed stock is Mr. Craig Best, who
lives near Bessemer out on Rural
Route No.l. He has a stock
kog of the Poland Chins bread
just 7 month* old, and he is as
fine an animal, Mr. Best says, as
be ever saw for his age. He was
bought when a pig from Mr.
Ed Gardner at Uncolnton and U
regular registered stock. Mr.
Best U also fond of game chick
ens, of which he has some fine
specimens of the Hurricane
and Spellbinder strains.
Speaking at Bessemer.
The Democratic apeak ingot
Bessemer took place in the
Pyttyan Hall on Wednesday
night according to schedule.
Hons. W. A. Self, T. M. Hnf
bam, and R. C. Strudwick were
all on hand bat, aa it was neces
sary (or them to leave on No.
dO. them was only time tor one
speech. Ur. Strudwick spoke
to s good vised audience and
pnt.ia some good licks for De
mocracy. He was listened to
with interest sad ao doubt bis
talk resulted in good to the
cause. These gentlemen were
to have spoken io Gastonia
Tuesday night but were pre
vented from so doing by the
presence ben of BerJow’a
Minstrels.
Skater* Sail* Stadia.
A deal! was consummated Sat
urday by tbe terms of which
Mr. Tboa. R. Shu ford sold his
photographic studio, Including
stock and fixtures, to Mr. John
Green and Mr. 8umm«y Mullen.
The new proprietors will take
charge December first: The
picture framing business now
coudnctsd by Mr. Summer Mul
len will be consolidated with
the concern. The studio in tbs
Davis block now operated by
Mr- Green will be condncted as
a branch of the Mala street
studio. Mr. ShnfoH contem
plates moying with bis family to
•onthern California tba first of
tbe year. He baa bean In busi
ness hare for two and a hall
yean and has msde scores of
mends who will regret to Warn
that he contemplates moving
away.
Nn. Ir. Ham.
Lady Tooth Extractor, la sow
In G«*tonla and will remain
hare for two wotka. Oftcc ovor
BUu Oroenry on Main atraot.
EAST PASTOR 00S8IP.
CeL Aknttkr Ofkw a Pair al
Pina Emu PlAa It fhm>ln
; Cam Baiter—Aa UoJmtaaate
—Lawn Parties and ka
Baal Gaston, Sept_.—
Col. W. B. Hipp, who is a fine
carpenter, has been working
lor several week* over tbe river,
fixing op tbe old Hugh Rhyne
Mill for Mr Pbclix Beatty. Mr.
Beatty recently onrebased It
from Hon. J. D. McCall, who
had got it from tbe Rhyne
estate.
Since we gave up tbe corn
contest several weeks ago on
account of Its getting so warm
among oar champion farmer*,
we have heard of several others
that are wanting as to sprior it
again so they can get la it. Bat
as we said. before, gentlemen,
pall yonr corn and aback it out,
then mess ore It and yonr land,
making a statement |of the ex
penses incurred in making and
gathering. Then and not till
then we will know tbe champion
corn raisers of Bast Gaston,
which covers ell that section
east of the mail route that
runs from Mount Holly by
Nimsvllle sod to crossing of
Dutchman’s Creek and ap said
creek, to Lincoln county line.
Col. Robt. L Abernathy otters
to give to the champion corn
raiser one pair extra fine black
Bssex pigs worth $30.00 cash,
sad we take the liberty to ap
point as judges (or this contest
Col. Maran Luther Cansler.
Col. William M. Rnmfelt, CoL
oamnci jcasini, oi Mountain
Island, Col. David Underwood
and Col. William M. Broadway.
Wo would ask that these gentle
men get together without
further notice end elect one of
their number os chairman and
ooe as secretary and formoiote
such plans as they sec beat in
order that the proper person can
get the prise.
Mrs. J. P. Caldwell of the
Blsaell piece is very rick, and
baa been for several days.
Wc had hoped by this time to
be able to chronicle the new*
that Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Man
gas’ family bad entirely im
proved - in health so as to. be
out again. But sorry we are to
say that they ate worse. Five
oi the family are very low io bed
and another one of h(s«dangb
*r» died last Saturday night,
akiog two that have died
io a few weeks. No family ia
our section for many yean baa
suffered such affliction. Their
neighbors have done all they
could for them. We are glad
that some have responded to oar
calf, and have sentia something
like sixty dollars in cash add
supplies, which was a great
.help to them in their trying
time. Mr. Mangus and bis fami
ly have been working people,
end when well they made a
very good living. They are not
able to get profferional nurses,
and have to depend on' their
friends for whet they get. They
have a crop of corn and cotton,
and their neighbors, we under
stand, will band together and
gather it in for them, and fn
this move they are to be com
mended. Their friends are
mostly among the people that
are not wealthy, but. they have
stood by them for all they ate
worth. And now as It is we
want to say otce more to the
wealthy of Gaston county, yon
have here the opportunity to do
some good charitable work.
per at Hebron Babtist Ckarcb
last Saturday night, in which a
lot of oar younger people as
well as some of oar older one*
took part, aud all had a glorious1
time, except Uncle Robt. Black
who ia like Uncle Uriab, having
bard time of it.
Not only does be bant diligent
ly for k wife, and fails, bat his
high spirited fast bone ran
away, tumbling him and Us
girl from their seats. No serious
damage done, however.
There baa never been known
to be such serenading in our
section as was done over the
last marriage of Col. Thomas.
The people for miles and miles
around gathered together, to
celebrate the occasion sad to
show tbeir respects to tbdr
distinguished cittsen. Tin pans,
old horns, sad evary thing alsa
that would make a noise ware
brought into use. For several
hoars no one ever heard sack
noise. Even the very air was
filled with Joy. snd when it was
announced that Col. Tboaswl
would address the audience at a
certain minute, calmness
reigned, and a speech that will
for aver be rememberd was
made by the talleoted Colonel.
He thanked every one
for the kindness they had
extended, and for the good be
havior in their serenade, and es
pecially he thanked the East
Gaston corrsspeadent for the
part token la bit behalf, la this
correspondence. While ha waa
n wheel-boras repoblican/he bad
5? h« Hk*d Ths
MfeStlSSACW
vrfet received from ths feet
that it eod the East Gaaton cor
aeunnu
that hi» present wife thought
that if the got bin she bad to be
in a hurry. Tbns It la that the
Colonel is now lor oocc more
Uving happy..
There waa a lawn party over
the creek last Saturday night at
Mr. John Rankin's, which many
of the young folks attended and
enjoyed.
. There is to be a lawn party at
the Central Hotel, at Moostaia
Idaad, on Wednesday night,
where all the yonag folks of the
section are invited. This party
is gotten up by that mneb-ad
mhed yonag lady, Mias Belle
Miller of Mount Holly, and lire
say now that all who go there
and ate under her charge will
have a great time.
• from whet we have been able
to learn Mr. Tate, the clever
manager of the Mountain Island j
mill*, in paying the vary highest
pnee for cotton. This the mill
can! well Afford to do as tike cot
ton is delivered to them by the
fanners, and they have an bro
kerage commission merchants to
pay nor freight or hanHpg am
passes. They should encourage
the farmer by giving all this to
In making the seam.
BE55ENEI ITEMS.
..alien at tea Qmas
Bessemer City, Sept. 28th—
Mr*. H. N. Garrison retained
Sandsy from Lowell.
Miss Blanche "Pinchbeck, who
£•***«■ *«•* Mrs. J. A.
• Mr. B. L Mason, Mb Me
Lean and Miss Mary Mason, of
Dslbs, who have been geests
of Mrs. C. O. Robbins, returned
Monody,
C£i£-&22f’ rU,“*
visited KtecsMoastaie Prid??
Mr. Betty Yonng left Mdn
4»T .*£ ** **•« Hospital,
Charlotte, lot treatment.
Nr, Id Craig Batter
The condition of Mr. U
Crab Is reported better then H
has bean. He Is now et tbs
rufe srur-uZ
Crete. He was email of the
sf.tfaastas
arse's
isnbU to walk .boat hshuI
appears to be oeoniderabty I*
PIOVtQ .
•“* 48c
Th»,Sn.tgr^sa.98c
52-in. black Mohair, fin* lustre aA.
and «ilh finish, 75c Mud_5QC
New Hm double width drew ianachr
®*tjr cents is Ac price elsewhere
New suitings with over plaid effect A
^^b."gg!£-5l.50
regular price, here../ OC
pjiMq .iwtorf b-t ««
nice weight, price_
Silk Sale Cootlooaa.
*1.50 36-in. black taffeta, wear guar
anteed, Ithia sale - „ fl
19-lo.Sklrt Walat Sllka. 49c.
Pall Una of colors, splendid values at the
prioe*
27.ln.9l SblrtWalat Sllka 75c
New colors and weaves.
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With every doIUr’. worth of work. fneuoc or
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picture, you choice of 25 different sabfects. This
UvAM^Vt^iH ,* Sedeyit be
fW — *-‘‘•hrtTrtrniitiMia !Shni*ti
ta^edwe oar stock, which most be done by
T. R. SHUFORD A%’c J. S. MULLEN
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J. M. CLAMPITT.