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The claim that tbe original
Bm, *1** Confederate
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burg. X. C-. ia mm that ia likely
to attract attestioa at home and
abroad. It ia a historic incident
oi no orauury importance ana
carries with it aa honor of which
any town or State la the Sooth
sight null bo proud.
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The atapeadoas asauaMcy of
SOM* Republicans is still »tn
pcncoua. lusa . ttaiemcnt, lot
instance, wo made in the Hotter
hx a apeO of jubilation the other
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QS]r Dy KfpiCKniauvc ncpDQfQ
gsKSSeSHE
public** jurty.’
Everything great or i ood that
has been . * suggested” even!
Why shouldn't everybody else,
■©hr, lost get ofl of the earth?
That fa a very solemn dispatch
which comes from Winston, aa
Bouncing that after a &ac shower
of ram there was aoch an abaad
ant sediment of aulpbar on the
streets that people took it up hi
spoons. Quaky folks oataraliy
the eruption of Vesuvius, hat
others, with am reposeful phil
osophy end alder beads, per.
baps, recalled that the appear
ance of a solpnar like powder
after rain is not nnosnsl ia this
season of the year, wbea the
trees and flowers arc in bloom,
Maid-villa la
McAdenvOle lost two gaaKs
baseball to Gastonia Saturday.
The bmy team went to Me
A den yi lie and returned with a
score of S to 3 in their favor.
Morrow, Gastonia’s twirler.
pitched a bcautifn! came, allow
• tag McAdenviUe only 3 bits
wilk 17 st rack on Is to bis
credit. The gams throughout
|3.^rwjnri-css
inning with several good hits.
The Osarfc team defeated the
of McAdenviUe on
diamond Saturday
of 13 to 2. This
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Hast Gaston, May 7.—Ml—ca
BtU and Eunice Farror have
Sr'fu’psrtl?* js?”1 d#y* *»
Hoont Holly visiting relatives
and friends.
_Tfce Graded School at Mount;
5*1*7 closed on hot Friday
With much credit to the teacher*
and pupils. FroltC. F. Owen*,
ha* proven Uwcll a principal
worthy of his calling, and his
aansUots no leas In tbeira. Mr.
tteo. W. Wilson, of Gastooia,
taade a eery abla and n much
admired address to school and
Victors at 11 o’clock. That
•tgbt a number of the acbolars
gave an exhibition in Rhyne’s
Hall, assisted by the Mt. Holly
Baud, all of which was a com
plete success and waa enjoyed
by all. We have repeated it
time aud again that in Mount
Holly they do things, and in
thin school and its closing exer
riscs they bate kept pace with
their splendid record.
We are triad to note that Gas
tonia is preparing to cekbrate
the 4th of Jnly in great style.
from Bast Gaston will be lota of
people to attend the great occa
sion. We note too that the
managing committees at Gas
tonia have two men horn this
section on committees lor the
occasion, Mr. K. K. Davenport
*od Mr. R. 3U. Abcmcthy, which
t *» a t their respective
plnecs snU be taken care of all
right. We want this occasion to
surpass all others of the kind
that have been in thin county
for a long time. The only thiim
me sec wrong in the matter S
that they have too macb for on
ly one day, as it ought to last at
least three days so as to give us
time to come ovst and ramble
about over the city some, in
stead of staying in one place all
the time, and near the speakers
speak and a band play. But let
It be as It will, we are going to
be there.
The candidates for sheriff are
keeping the trails warm io Bast
Gaston now. The one that
seems to be bustling most in
Col. Stanford. He, like Charley
Armstrong, knows how to get
•boat. He Mys it iia certainty
that there is going to be three
boys left, but made ns promise
not to mention names yet.
COURT POSTPONED TO 24TB.
fertw Caart was to M««t May
list, hat iafaatoaaad by Jndfe
Bryan ta ThanOay 24th.
C1«rlmObNm(.ai.
Judge Henry R. Bryan will
postpone Dallas court three days
In order to give the good people
of Gaston county an opportunity
to attend the 20th of May cele
bration. In anawer to certain
petitions from Gaston citizens
he wrote the following letter to
Sheriff C. B. Armstrong:
"Having received petitions
from leading citisens and tax
payers of Gaston county, and
attorneys representing litigants
in the criminal and civil cases
in the So peri or Court of Gaston
county, asking me not to ooeo
Superior Coart until Thursday,
the 24th of May, instead of Mol •
day. the 21st of May cowing.
The petition asking for court to
be opened on Mar 24th instead
of May 21at is for the purpose of
sllowing the good people of Gas
ton county, who desire to at
tend the patriotic celebration of
the 20th of May Declaration of
Independence. Please give
notice through yoar papers and
to all jurors and persons com
pelled by law to attend the May
tens of coart not to attend until
the winning of May 94th.
..._.. ^Respaetfelly,
(Signed) Hinsy R. Bkyan,
Judge Presiding 12th Judicial
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»r«* tar SAW, alx tar SAOO.
:k Relief Oil, 25 cents.
MtH Saar, ISO, All sold by
3RRENCE & CO,
A. 4 M. DClATt.
lumber at Isa Qnetliso D.b.led
hw Three View hied—
!Ul»«4tiM(iPti«l l*f tkv (lABAtta.
Raleigh, May 5—The most
impo.tent society event of the
year took place last night in the
college auditorium, Pullen Hall.
A triangular debate was held
between the three literary so
cieties of the college, the Tena
rian Leaxar and Pollen. The
speakers were for the Tenarian
society:
P. Henry Tillioar Wades bo to.
N. C.: C. P. Niven, Wadesboro,
N jC.
Leaser society:
Geo. P. Anbury, Morgan ton;
S. W. Poster, Nance, N. C.
Pollen society:
Jeaae C. Myrick, Littleton;
Alberts E. Bscott, Charlotte.
The query was argued from three
standpoints.
The Query: Wbat shall we
do for Labor?
Tenerian: Resolved. Tbst we
use oor own labor, increase slow
«y in wcaua ana seep m our
State a homogeneous Anglo
Saxon people.
Leaaar: Resolved, That we
admit and enconrage those im
migrants who arc thrifty and in
telligent and thus increase more
rapidly in wealth.
Pullen: Resolved, That we
admit and enconrage all clasact
of immigrants, educate and as
similate them by our schools
aud public institutions and thus
increase more rapidly in wealth
and material prosperity.
The debate was won by tbe
Pullun society and Mr. A. E.
Escott of tbe Pullen society was
awarded the handsome debater's
medal for tbe best arguments
in debate and the best deliv
ered speech.
Justice P. D. Walker pre
sented the medal to Mr. Escott
in behalf of tbe societies and in
bis speech be declared that tbe
debate bad been a credit to tbe
State much less to any literary
college of tbe State.
Tbe literary societies have
made more rapid advance
ment tbit rear than in any one
year during the histofy of the
college. Tbe societies have
been better attended and done
better work than ever before.
The final examinations will
begin next week and end the
Mtb.
Commencement will begin
the 27tb and close the 30th.
Governor Glenn will deliver tbe
frradnating address to tbe grad
uating class on the 30th.
There will be 53 young men
to graduate, many of who have
already secured responsible posi
tions in different states and will
leave to begiu work as soon as
commencement is over.
HOIE BUILDINO AT CLOVEK.
New Binary la k« B ■ i 11—
Shelves Collsps* aad Start a
Fire.
York*iU« BaaaUcT. 40.
Clover, May 4.—The Clover
Manufacturing Company h a a
placed contract* for practically
all the new material to be need
in erecting the proposed new
mill bnilding, which ta to be lo
cated at the north end of the old
and is to be one story high, 100
feet wide sod 200 feet long.
Messrs. W. P. Stipap. and
Brother have about decided def
initely tbet they will enlarge the
building now occupied by them
as a store. It will be made s
two story aad possibly three.
The Masons aad Woodmen of
ibe World, have made proposi
tions to them to add a third
story to bn nsed as lodge rooms,
and they are receiving consider
ation.
PKATttOf CAFT. J, A ROBERTS.
A VRmu it (ha Mexican and
ChrU Van Bui la ms la*
ward.
I.hicoln laatnal
Capt. John Anderson Robetis
died at hia home near Kecpsville
yesterday morning, the 3rd inat.
His death was not unexpected as
be had been ia declining health
during the past five months. He
will be buried to-day at Cedar
Grove, and the (nncral services
will be conducted by Dr. R. A.
Yoder. Capt. Roberts was ap
proaching hia eighty-second
birthday, being eighty-one on
the 13tb of last July. He wax a
veteran of both the Mexican and
civil wars, and was a prominent
and well known citizen of Lin
coln county.
■raar loll.
Attendance honor roll for 8th
month. A list of pupils of
Central Graded school who have
been neither absent nor tardy
for the month.
Miss Stuart’s room—Earl Del
linger, Richard Faysfoux, Cald
well Ragan, Franklin Yeager.
Harold rode. RpiWna Cimn
Vista Lindsay, Ruth Robinson,
Msry LaFar, Annie Clifford,
John Floyd, Rufus Jobnstou,
Leonard Thomas. Bertie Lee
Whitesides, Wilmot Whitesides,
Blanche Costner. John Nixon.
Dale Clark. Mattie Lee Horne,
Rrste Ratchford.
Miss Parsley’s room—Walter
Crsi^, Earle Craig, Theodore
Morns. Lemuel Nolen, Law*
rence Rankin, Theodore Rankin,
Ralph Shannon, Thcran Or*
tnand. Mack Dilling, Prescott
Williams, Raleigh Armstrong,
Blanche Carton, Madge Craig,
Ethel Craig, Madge Hanna,
Helen Jackson, Sue Ramsey
Johnston, Lena Lineberger.
Ruth Morris. Maggie Parham,
Made Parham, Aline Reid.
Miss Sparrow’s room—Felix
Carson, Krskine Boyce, Joyce
Clark, Guy Coon, Jeanette Pays
sonx, Richard Gattis, Walter
Gtigg, Earl Groves, Margaret
Louise LaFar, Janette Manncy,
Wilson McArvcr. Panline Mc
Padden, Robert Millen, Mamie
Pearson. Chester Rankin, Ern
est Warren. Made Whitesides,
Gray Rankin.
Miss Sand.ifer’s room—Moore
Morrow, Bryan Walters, Clyde
McLean, Joe Holland. Alex Mc
Lean. Tom Nixon, Mary Cost
ner, Lois Smith, Marguerite
Spencer, Lois Todd, Mary Wil
son, Locy CnriVi Gcorgie Hop
per. Bessie Parham.
Mias Stokes’ r o o m—Louise
lloyd, Natalie Delvsnx, Mary
Dickson, Will Paulkner, Maud
Gray. Leonard Henry. Julius
Lineberger, Carl Loughridgc,
Ellen McClain. John Page, El
ma Rankin, Claud Terrell.
Mtsa Horton’s room—Charlie
Costner. Plavy Davis, Walter
Fogle, Craig Groves. Luther
Kidd, Robert McLean, Clyde
McLean, Steve Morris, Kendall
jraivicT, vjncr n oue, ivennein
Todd, Jtimea Campbell, Everett
Jenkins, Kay Stewart Lncy
Boyce, Janie Fayssoux, An
nie Glenn, Mary Jackson,
Lcrle Long, Loia Torrence, Itara
Wilson, Lois McArver..
MU* Bgerton’s room—Max
Abernethy, Connie Beard, Foo
ter Clintoo, Jilea Curry, Cora
Dickaon, Jessie Greene, La
vinia Hunter, Mollle Hinson,
Myles Linebergcr, Ntllic
Manner. Ella May McPadden,
Hand Rankin, Susie Rawlins,
Kirkpatrick Reid, Annie Tor
rence, Stafford Whitfield, Eunice
Spencer, Clara Armstrong.
MUa Bradley’s room—Stella
Boyd, Pearl Panlkoer, Ollie
Jeskiot, Winifred McLean,
Mildred Rankin, Alice Wallace,
Stevenson Fayseoux, Bari Jsdk
son, Henry Groves. John Hun
ter, Otis Linebergcr, Grover
Ja^eJCbarlca Robinson, James
MUa Martin’s room—Lena
Hanna, Jennie Pegram, Mary
Sbekon, Ernest Fogle, PotTest
Groves, George Kidd, Johnnie
Rankin,
MUa Hnaney’a room—Mary
Query, Hate! Robinson, Ken
neth Babingtou, Grady Rankin,
Fred Wet tel, iotinste Adame,
0«trnS« Fogle. Mary Lineber
«vr. K1U Rankin, Laura Spen
ce. Thad Clinton, Roland Clin
Shoford.
_Jon 3. Wnav. Sop*.
m -men l
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AN ECHO,
Dew la Itann lha Mataaaa VMi
Wfclah II la ■oflwlie.
TImn* In itanvlj anythin:; Iu oulura
that exert* the (.; actuation o.c-r a vary
one alike (liau doo* uu echo, amt com
man n« It may Itucouio tlurrv n ulwaya
a fed lug of aiyutery about It Hint hold*!
w aa with a rhanii. Of cuarn tve all
know that It la merely the mHncHon
Of a found from aunt* object, aa ttio
•Ido of a bouw or a rock or a hill, but
oftcu w» cannot toll l«ow fur away tbo
object la that cauaea It Here la a way
to tell every titue:
Holding a watch la yoar band, about
a ebatlo ayhabte. aa “Uor or “lla!"
and count tbu i-.mnber of aecouita from
the Hum yon about till tile aonud Cornea
back to you. Now. aouud travel* at
the rut* of l.Uli (cot a aecoud. ao tha
number of ■vcoada that olnpaa mnltl
pltial by l.li' will give flic dlataucc iu
foct traveled by the voli-e In jpolug to
(he object and luck to yoa umtio. aa.1
oue-hnlf of that number will l« the
utmibir of fort a.rny tl’ut o';jo A i».
Of c.otr'c the object mcy be ouly a
few huu.-v.l loct away. In which c.iao
too Kudo, ».|H nunc buck iu lore than
a aecoud, but you tuny determine the
dlMunca. noret-ILulcxa, by e.tlllui H
•Ingle lyllablc—-lla:"—and c.ill.u< II
agalu aa you bear tae echo, uot bofoiv
or after it intt jaat with It
With a little practice yon can do thin.
Hapoat the cull tea or twelve timoa.
counting the accouda between the drat
eall aad tha laid ocko. Bupuoae, (or
ezamplo, that the time la aevoo neo
onda and that you callod tluj syllable
ten tluica. Thou cacti echo took eoveo
tenth* of a aecoud. and tho diatnuoa, .
found In the ann.e way n* before. I*
about SOI feet— Uxclumy*.
WATCHING THE BUILDERS.
Mm luuftnot Folk* Keen os Ere
•a Cesstrsettes MeituSi.
A (milder ipeakim; of the watchful
non or flro lusuruucc comiinnlee In
Kerr York city In the erection of build
in;-* in that city nays:
"ln*iruu«j eompuules In placing poli
cies upon ao caltral fireproof boil dinge
do not accept the word of the builder*
and contractors nor rest content with
(be evldouc? submitted by the city
building department. Their own ex
perts make au examination. Such an
•xumlunlioD b made not at the bebast
of politiclana or In tho Interest of a
group of men. but by tadmleal expert*
whoso reports moat be exact, detailed
•lid exhaustive lu the Interests of
Shrewd boalnaai tncu. Tbs tnxuranco
umlsnrrltara bare their own oorpa of
expert engineers and fireproof agents
lu the field all of the time. When a
largo building la la course of con
struction in New York tbeoo expert* of
tho underwriters watch every stag* of
the develojkueat. Tliey have no power
to stop work on the building as dty
building Inspectors have wtieu this
building laws are not complied with,
but they possess another sort of check
which la fatly as effectual. Tho bond
ers, contractors ar owners, or all tbeoo,
I are notified that farther taiursnco poli
cies will not bs usd* on tho building
until euetalu rsesodian are mads’—
nttshurg Press
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Aurtaga bar* alwaya bta among
tba moat farorltr oraamaata of nearly
ad tba natlaaa of tbo world, cartalnly '
wKh thorn which ara eadad dtllliod.
tndaad among tbo Pwretaao. Babylon!
ana and Carthaglnlann thay worn worn
by man aa wad aa women. Thar war*
alwaya worn by Graak woman tno
Horn la tba “lHad" down to tba Vaaa*
do Madid, wboaa aara wora planad far
tba recaption of carriage, rilny tad#
u that tbara waa aa part ad draaa apon
wbMb graatar rap ran waa taTMmd
among tba Btaiiaa Maay Mgyptia*
onrrlagi of racy bwadfal doalga bare
beam prim icd, and ibaae antirjoo da*
dgaa bar* been Imltatod In aridacn
SPECIAL SHOWING I
WASHGOODS
Including every popular weave In all
prices of Wash £oods. We believe
.that we have the best selected stock
of wash and white goods ever shown
In Gastonia. Shopping In the wash
goods department Is a real pleasure,
for every fabric can be closely exam
ined and the colors studied carefully.
NEW “CHIFFON”
DRESS~FABRICS
The vogue for these soft, light weight,
clinging stpffs Is reflected In the lm<
mense and beaotlful display here now.
Nothing that Is desired Is missing
from this collection. The fabrics are
high quality. Aad because of our
very large purchase we are able to
make the prices very low. Here Is a
hint—for the spring gowns, tt :: tx
Wash Chiffon
Embroidered Batiste
Eoiiennes
Persian Lawss
India Linon
French Lawns
JNO. F. LOVE
^ if you are wanting to make
j Paying Investments
£ call to see us and let ns show the property ll.tcd below: € *
I ) Three lots on Franklin Ave. Extension 62^x225, each $200 Oo f
1 One 4-room house on Franklin Ave. Extension, new and 2 i
Q One 5-room house on Highland Ave., water on porch ,.485o!oo 7
0 One lot on Long 3t., 30x117, per front foot_ | [S 00 J 1
0 One 5-room house on Laundry 9t. near Airline St. j7W M J 1
0 Nine lota 30x200 on West side Highland Ave. These } 1
0 lots are high and arc very desirable for homes . Each-J125.00 }
(| 200 feet front on Marietta St., 300 feet from Franklin Am 1 1
0 per front foot-—-„-$ A00 !'
A One lot on Airline St., within 13 feet of Falla House 1 1
JJ 30x110. Very desirable location for a bnsineaa loca- |l
\ > tion, per front foot 4 37 50 ( i
1 > One 3 room house near Loray Mills_|300 00 % )
1 Two lots 63^x200 in Arlington Heights, remainder of I I
I I I ten lots opened up. an ideal location for people de- 2 |
I siring homes near the Arlington Mills, only_ -4100.00 2
I ( Ten lots on Franklin Ave. and Second 3t., opposite 2
, | Avon Mills—prices on application. J '
i I Gastonia Insurance & Realty Co. j;
I J W. T. RANKIN. PraaMent. 5 |
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