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I i 9l.HO A TEAR Df ADVAJTCEb SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. VOL. XXXIV. GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JI NK 10. 1913. NO. 4. SHORT LOCAL ITEM Si UNJUST FREIGHT RATES MR. REINHARDT DEAD A NEW ENTERPRISE IN SOCIAL CIRCLES NEWS OF THE COUNTY THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE Personal Items About Gaston Folkt and their Friends Short Item About People and Things That Art of Interest to Gazette Reader Condensed for Ther Convenient- Mr. J. H. RamBeur, of Lowell, was a visitor In town Saturday. Mr. A. Q. Kale, of High choa!s. was a visitor In town yesterday. Mr. G. D. Flanagan, of Bowling Green, was a visitor in town Satur day. Mr. J. L. Armstrong and son, of Belmont, were among the visi tors in Gastonla Saturday. Messrs. O. B. Carpenter and D. A. Jenkins, of Stanley, were visitors in town yesterday. Mr. A. A. Armstrong, of BeT mont, was among the out-of-town visitors in Oastonla yesterday. Mr. R. D. Ormand, of Bessemer City, was among the business visi tors in the city yesterday. Mr. Gus Brandon, of the Bethel section, was a visitor in town Sun day. Mrs. II. M. Eddleman returned "home Saturday from Charlotte where she was the guest of Mrs. Thomas V. Dixon. Lenoir News: Mrs. David Mr Ghee and little son, of McAdenvilte, are visiting her daughter, Mrs. L. B. Huntley. Mr. Carl Carpenter left last night for Mlddletown. Hyde county, to visit college friends for a few days. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wall, of Spartanburg, S. C, were visitors in town Sunday, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Robinson. Rock Hill Herald. 9th: Miss Lois Torrence returned this morning 1o her home in Gastonla after a vis it to the Misses Culp at their home on College avenue. Miss Nancy Watson and Miss -Teanette Mellon, of Charlotte, are the guests of their grand mother. Mrs. John H. Craig, in East Gasto- ilia. Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Nichols and children, of Chester, S. C, spcnr Sunday here as the guests of Mrs. Nichols' parents. Sheriff and Mrs. T. D. B. McLean. - Mr. James Quinn. of Dallas, route two, was operated on here Friday by Dr. Quickcl for a throat trouble and returned to his house Sunday. He is getting along nicely. The 1 ft-months-old Ron of Mr. Rohert Lee died Saturday at trie Arlington Mill. Funeral and inter ment were at St. Mark's Lutheran church near Cherryville Sunday. Mr. T. R. McArver has sold to Mr. Ell Dickson four acres of land just north of the Southern Railway pumping stattion on the Castoma Yorkville sand-clay road. Mrs. M. A. Thompson and daughter, Miss Kathleen Thompson, of Rock Hill, 5. C., who formerly resided in Gastonia, are sending the summer at Bedford City, Va. Messrs. S. A. Robinson. J. II. Kennedy and K. N. Pegram left this morning for Winston-Salem to at tend the Grand Lodge meeting or the Knights of Pythias which con venes there this week. Mr. J. Mack Manna has been confined to his home on route three for the past six weeks, suffering from dropsy, and his friends will re gret to learn that apparently there is no Improvement in his ronditlon. Among the teachers elected last Friday by the Statesville city school board as members of the fac ulty of the public schools of that town for next year was Miss Chris tine Rutledge, of Mount Holly, this county. The piano and violin pupils of Miss Lillian Atkins will give a pub lic recital at the Central school au ditorium next Monday night, -Tune 16. The program wil lbe published in Friday's Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hardin, of Columbia, S. C, will attend the ,marriage of Mrs. Hardin's sister, Miss Anna Chreitzberg, and Mr. Per cy Wyche at Spartanburg on June IRth, and are expected to stop over with friends in Gastonla on the 19th. Rev. K. A. Campbell, of Mat thews, will conduct services on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday nights of this week .at tne Loray Presbyterian church. Mr. Camp bell Is said to be a splendid preach er. The public is cordially Invited to attend these services. Dr. and Mrs. J. Rush Shull, of Cllffside, spent Sunday here with the latter's sister, Mrs. R. A. Love. On their return home yesterday they were accompanied by Master Robert A. Love, Jr., who will spend some time with them. Mrs John Redford left yester day for her home in Raleigh after spending a couple of weeks here with her daughter, Mrs. J. D. Moore. tShe was accompanied on her return by little Miss Lidia Lane Moore, who will spend some time with her grand mother. Misses Lillian Watson and Jen nie Craig Watson Returned the lat ter part of last week from Char lotte where they spent several dayB as the guests of Misses Sarah and Margaret Mellon. During their vis- it Miss Lillian Watson was the hon oree of several very charming and delightful parties. HOW THE RATES AFFECT GASTONIA The Gazette Interviews Business Men, Wholesale Grocers, Hard ware Merchants and other Jobbers and IniMrters for Reports Con cerning Discriminatory Tariff Rates, Especially Hetween North Carolina and Virginia Cities Gas ton County Branch Association to be Organized. In view of the approaching visit of Mr. Hubert Ranisaur, trie State organizer for the North Carolina Just Freight Rate Association, to Gastonla within tho next week or two, The Gazette has approached the majority of the wholesale grocers, hardware men and other shippers in Gastonla, with a view to ascertaining their views regarding the freight rate discriminations ana also as to how badly they themselves are being maltreated. From tne following facts and figures one may easily see that our local dealers suffer as badly if not worse than those of other North Carolina cities. For the short haul from Virginia cities and jnnction points the rate is much larger than for the long haul from the Western shipping points. This is especially applicable to the wholesale grocers who buy large quantities of (lour, hay and other produce from the Western markets. The F. I). Barkley Co., wholesale grocers when asked about the dis criminations against them gave this example. They say that on one car of flour, weighing 4 Ti , .". 4 0 pounds from Lyons, Mich., they pay It; 1-2 cents per loo lbs. from Lyons to Roanoke, the car coming over the Grand Trunk, Pennsylvania and Nor folk and Western railway roads. From Roanoke to Gastonia a much ( shorter distance than from Lyons i to Roanoke and over only one rall j road, the rate was 27 cents per I 1 mi ls. This makes the rate or I -Li1-, cents per 100 lbs. The rates on corn, the same firm says, are ''' cents per 100 lbs. from Columbus and Portsmouth, Ohio to Gastonia. The corn comes to the Virginia cit ies and junction points for 11 cenrs per lo0 and theme to Gastonia the (barge is 24 cents. 1'p until a shorr while ago the smaller towns in Gas ton cnuntv, Bessemer Citv, Lowell, Belmont and others hart a hetter rate than did Gastonia. the produce being shipped to them at a 21 and 22 cent rate instead of the 2 1 cent Gastonia rate. Graig and Wilson. dealers in wagons, buggies, farming imple ments, etc., pay that the rate on goods handled by them from Water town. X. Y.. to Gastonia is $1.3:? per l'i0 lbs., of this rate, the charge Is M cents from Watertown to Pota mac yards. Va.. a junction and re billing point. From there to Gas tonia the rate is K2 cents per 100. As illustrating the manner in which Gastonla Is discriminated a gainst in favor of Charlotte, tne same firm says that on a carload or mules from Johnson City. Tenn., the charge to Charlotte is $48 per car while to Gastonia it is $."i4, a -difference of $fi on the wrong side of ine ledger since the rate ouught to be less for Gastonia, being nearer Johnson City. P. Leventls, successor to X. S. Trakas and Co.. wholesale dealers In fruit, says that from Mobile the rate on bananas to Charlotte Is f2 cents per 100 lbs., while to Gastonia it is 7S cents. From New Orleans the rate is 76 cents tp Charlotte and fcS o Gastonia. The Rankin-Armstrong Co , deal ers in furniture, stoves, tinware, etc.. say that the rate on stoves from Nashville, Tenn., to Gastonia in carloao lots is 0 cents per ion lbs., i.i less than car lots 73 cents per 100. On stoves from Piqua, Ohio, the rate for a car is fl cnrs. for less than a car 99 cents. On!y recently the firm paid a bill of SIC3.04 on a car of fruit-Jars Trom, Muncie, Ind. From St. Louis. Mo., tl-e tate on stoves to Asheviile '.3 f cents per 100, to Danville, Va I! -ents per 100; and to Xorfolk Va, 32 cents per J 00. A earloal of stoves ould be shipped from St. Louis to Norfolk for 32 cent?, bar tc Asheviile for 45 cents, or l oa! of 77 cents, juust 9 cents more th-iu Me nit from St. Louis to Asievilie v'rect. The J. Flem Johnson Co., whole sale merchants Issued the following statement which is explanatory: "I'sing Lynchburg, Va.. or the Virginia cities gateway for a basis, take Gastonia first on flour, feed, meal, corn, oats and hay. Gastonia's rate Is 2 5c per 100 from the Virginia cities' gateways, Bessemer Citty, Kings Mountain and Grover, Besse mer City 6 miles below, Kings Moun tain 12 miles south Grover 20 miles south of Gastonia take a rate of 21 cents per 100 lbs., on the same articles and passed through Gastonia and Is hauled 6. 12 and 20 miles further for a less rate by 4 cents per 100 pounds than it can he stopped In Gastonla for." ''UBlng New York state points for rates on cabbage, apples, pota toes, onions, etc., carload lots Gas tonia take a -rates of 43 cents per !00 ponnds on the articles named. Atlanta, Ga., a point practically 400 miies south of Gastonla takes a rate of 42 cents per 100 pounds, and practically all points in the state of "Georgia and Alabama take a 42 cent rate. "Using Ohio river points as a PROMINENT LINCOLNJITIZEN PASSES Mr. John Franklin Iteinhardt, of Lincoln County, Kxpired Suddenly on 0KTating Table in Charlotte Yesterday Sixteen Years in Gen eral Assembly Prominent in Bus iness Circles Ye Known to Many Gastonians. Many Gastonians were shocked yesterday afternoon late when the news leached here that "Jack" Keitihardt, as he was familiarly known to his friends, had died on an operating table in the Charlotte Sanitarium. He died at 4 o'clock, just after the completion of the op eration, from the effects of an an aesthetic. He was taken to Char lotte Saturday afternoon by his son, Mr J. M. Reinhardt, cashier of the I'a -tners & Merchants Bank at Stan lev. This morning's Observer says of him: Mr. Reinhardt was 09 years of a.,( recently and had always enjoyed tne best of health, with the excep tion of the recurrence of the trou ble which resulted fatally. He had ncer before been ill In his life and when the nurse tested his tempera ture with a thermometer a few days ago he remarled that it was his first experience of the kind. He was a man of fine physque, tall and vig- oi OI1S. Mr. Reinhardt, known to his inti mate friends as "Jack." was born May 14, 1S49. being a grandson of General Peter Forney of the Revo lution, and was a native of the sec tion which he lived and died and was a son of Franklin Reinhardt. At the age of 10 years he entered the Con federate Army, enlisting with the firs, North Carolina volunteers that responded to the call, and was hence on of the youngest soldiers In the war He served through it with dis til t Ion . being for some time i s'out under General Wade Hamp ton. As a veteran he was devoted to his comrades and he inquired particularly of his physicians wheth er he would recover in time to at tend the celebration on the field of the battle of Gettysburg. After the war Mr. Reinhardt en .ird in business as a manufacturer of iron in I incoln county, at the old Reinhardt furnace. Later he had lived on his farm. Since 1S9 n.--had represented Lincoln county In Pe House of Representatives and in the Senate of the State Legislature serving three terms in the lower and four terms In the upper house. Lin coln and Catawba counties form one senatorial district and hence alter nate in sending a Senator. When it was Lincoln's turn Mr. Reinhardt was always the man. He was one of the few Democrats who served in the Legislature during the fusion days. His public career, like his private life, was blameless and characterized by high Ideals. It is recalled of him that he was urged a number of times to accept impor tant positions on directorates and similar posts, but he always declin ed on the ground that it was unbe coming a legislator to accent any of fice in the creation of which he had had any part. Mr. Reinhardt was married twice. His firi wife to nbom he was mar ried May 7. 171. was Miss F. L. Sn'ith, a daughter of James M. Smith, an Iron manufacturer of Lin coln county. She died In 19nn. This union is survived by the following children: Mr. James M. Reinhardt, cashier of the hank at Stanley. Gas ton county: Miss Hetty Reinhardt, recently of Black Mountain and now in this" city: Mr. W. R. Reinhardt, of Dawson City. Yukon Territory, Alaska: Miss Edna Reinhardt, of the home place: Mr. John Franklin Reinhardt. Jr.. of the home nlacp: Dr. R. B. Reinhardt. of Lincointon: Miss Ix)uise Reinhardt, who Is a student nurRe in St. Luke's Hosnltnl in Richmond. Va.. and Mr. Wade Reinhardt, of Lincoln county. The sfcond marrlape. which occurred in 1910. was to Miss Allle Abernethy, of Lincointon, who survives. Mr. basis, practically all the towns sur rounding Gastonia take a better rare by 2 to 3 cents per 100 pounds than Gastonla, on corn, oats, hay, etc" "Bananas from Mobile, Ala., are hau'ed through Gastonla to points further north for a less rate than they "an be stopped In Gastonla." The above Instances are suffici ent to show that Gastonla is the vic tim of gross discrimination. Tt is the same story all over the State. Mr. Ramsaur the State organizer of the county branches Is to be here Within the iext few days to effect a local organization. A mass-meeting of those most vitally concerned held a few days prior to the coming of Mr. Ramsaur would be a wonderful help toward crystallizing senti ments, for the organization. V. Is the plan of the Association, lo have the State thoroughly organized by June loth. A good Idea suggested 17 President Tate, of High Point, ts that the local commercial body, the merchants' association and the far mers' union get together for a mass meeting. The Governor and other State officers say that the legislature can control the situation and it is re commended and, in fact being strongly urged over the State that there be a special session of the Legislature called for the purpose of taking some steps looking to ward better rates. SHOP AND FOUNDRY MANUFACTORY Movement on Foot To Establish In Gastonia Shop and Foundry For Manufacturing Cotton Mill Ma chinery Would Be A Valuable Addition To The Town's Indus tries. The Gazette learns that a number of Gastonia business men are active ly interested in the matter of estab lishing here a new and much needed industry In the shape of a machine shop and foundry for the purpose or doing all kinds of machine repair work for eottton mills, and also Tor the manufacturing of a line of cor ton mill machinery, such as warping and beaming machinery and dye house machinery, which class or work is not now being done any where else in this State, a!! orders for such machinery having to be placed in the North. Mr. George B. Cocker, who wilt be one of the principals In the new enterprise If its organization Is suc cessfully completed has been In Gas tonia for the past two years, build ing cotton mill machinery of the kinds named above, doing his work at the plant of the Gaston Iron Works. Mr. Cocker is an experienc ed machinist, having had twenty years experience in Philadelphia, and the work he has been turning out here for the mills of the county Is work that heretofore they have been compelled to have done In the North, as there was no manufactur ing concern in the State proierly equipped for the work. The present facilities for this kind of work here are entirely inadequate and one of the objects of the new company will be to acquire suffici ent capital, by the organization of a stock company, to erect a plant wltn the proper foundry equipment and machinery to turn out in an efficient and exepeditious manner all classes of dye-house machiney, warping and beaming machinery and job foundry work. With more than sixty cotton mills in Gaston county, all using to a greater or less extent the machinery which the new enterprises intends to manufacture, it would seem that such an organization would have an exceedingly good field here. The Ioal mills would save time in se curing their machinery, would save high freight charges from the Narth. and would have the advantage of having their work done In a local es tablishment where all the details of an order could be looked after In a very prompt and satisfactory man lier. It is understood that several thousand dollars of tho necessary capital stock has already been sub scribed and no difficulty Is anticipat ed in raising the remainder of the amount needed. Such a plant would employ labor at good wages and be a good step toward diversifying the manufacturing Interests of Gas tonia in a way which is generally conceded to be one of the greatest needs of the local manufacturing field. MINNESOTA'S MONUMENT .CO' Monument erected on Gettysburg battlefield in memory of the First Min nesota infrntry which made one of the greatest charges in the hisiory of warfare and turned the tide of battle at a most critical point. Reinhardt is survived also by the following brothers: Messrs. Robert 3. Reinhardt, of Lincointon; J. E. Reinhardt, of Iron Station; Ephralm Reinhardt, of Texas; Forney Rein hardt, of Colorado, and one sister, Mrs. Mary Boyd, of Maiden, who has a number of daughters residing in Charlotte. Mr. Reinhardt was. a member of Machpelah Presbyterian Church and the funeral will be conducted by the pastor, Rev. C. H. Little. The party will leave here this morning by the Seaboard train about 9 o'clock. The burial will occur at New Hope Church this afternoon. X" '"iip'itaiiiijuiwyujj'1'"'' "' J 'I1' LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD WILLIAM GASTON CIIAITEK, 1. A. It. The next regular meeting of the William Gaston Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution, will be held Friday afternoon of this week with the MisBes Carson at the Co lonial Hotel. All members are spe cially requested to be present. The hour of meeting Is 4 o'clocK. GOVERNOR CHAIG UK RE SI X DAY. Governor Locke Craig and Mrs. Craig, with their son, Mr. George Craig, were the guests here Sunday and Sunday night of Colonel and Mrs. Thomas L. Craig. They were en route from Raleigh to Asheviile in their car and left for the Moun tain City yesterday morning. The Governor will spend some time in Asheviile for his health. Recently he has suffered considerably from a rheumatic affection. ATTENDED FAMILY KEl'NION. Mrs. C. J. McCombs accompanied her sister. Miss Myrtle Hamilton who has been her guest here for some time, to the home of their father. Prof. O. C. Hamilton, at Pn- lonvtlle, near Monroe. They went last Friday. Dr. McCombs Joined them for the week-end, returning yesterday. Mrs. McCombs expects to remain for several days yet. Their visit was made the occasion of a family reunion at Prof. Hamil ton's which proved to be a most de lightful occasion in every respect. ItltAXDOV-f ItAIG MARRIAGE. A quiet but pretty wedding was solemnized at 7:.'!0 o'clock Wednes day evening at Lowell when Miss Mary Craig became the bride of Mr. Robert Brandon. The ceremony was pronounced in the presence of a few friends and relatives 'at the manse by Rev. G. A. Sparrow, pastor of i'nion Presbyterian church. The groom is a progressive young far mer and one of the most popular young men of the neighborhood, while the bride Is an attractive and charming young lady of the Com munity. Both have many friends whose best wishes will go with them to their home. PLAXCO-IM DISILI, INVITATIONS. The following cards have been re ceived hv friends In town: Rev. and Mrs. W. A. M. Plaxco Invito you to be present at the marriage of their daughter Martha Jane to Mr. John Hoko Rudlslll on Tuesday evening, tho twenty fourth of Juno at eight o'cloc k at the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church Brighton, Tennessee. The groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Rudlslll. of Dallas, and has many friends throughout the county who will be Interested In tbe above. The young couple will be at home after June 30th In Rock Hill, S. C. SWEET PEA SHOW A srtxEss. The Sweet Pea Show given Friday at Kennedy's by the .1. D. Moore Chapter Children of the Confedera cy was a complete success In every respect. During the day spveral hundred people visited the store and admired the splendid exhibition or sweet peas which were there In pro fusion In all colors and shades. Ken nedy's gave the chapter fifty per cent of the receipts during the day from his soda fountain, the amount realized from this source being $22. SO. In the evening the children sold the sweet peas and realized from that source $20. This was the first show and was so successful that It is understood the chapter will, in all likelihood, make It an annual event. The list of prize-winners was published In Friday's Gazette. a HONORED IN ASHEVILLE. Mrs. Jack Harper and Mrs. Archie L. Jenkins returned Sunday night from Asheviile w here they were tne guests for several days of the for mer's parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Jenkins. Mr. Harper came with them. During their stay In Asne vllle Mrs. Harper and Mrs. Jenkins were the recipients of much social attention. Friday's Asheviile Gazette-News has the following ac count of an auction brldee party at which Mrs. Harper won the prize. "Mrs. Julian Woodcock gave one of the largest social affairs of the season yesterday afternoon at her home on Haywood street. The occas ion was an auction bridge luncheon and was attended by about 4 0 guests. The luncheon was a formal and elaborate affair. The color scheme was pink, and the way in which this was carried out was most artistic. Luncheon was served at the ten small tables at which bridge was later played, and In the center of each of these tables was placed a decoration of pink sweet neas of an exquisite shade. Mrs. Woodeock-s home was also adorned In mountain (Continued on page four.). LATEST FROM 00R CORRESPONDENTS Newsy letters from Gazette Oor pondents Here and There Ores) Good Old Gaston What Oar Neighbors Are Doing In the Var Inui Sections of the County Per j tonal Mention of People Yoa 1 Know and Some You Don't Know ' Mount Holly Matters. Municipal Election July 7th Young Folks Coming Home From C ollege Personal Items and New Note. Correspondence of The Gazette. MT. HOLLY, June 7. An eleo Hon will be held In the town of ML iljlly Including the new territory covered by the extension of tha town limits, on the first Monday in July, for the purpose of electing m mayor and four aldermen. Registrars have been appointed a follows: First ward James A. Patterson. Second ward, Moses A. Holsclaw; Third ward, J. Willis Holland; Fourth ward, John W. Patterson. Miss Euiina Holland left with A party from Gastonla last Saturday for Baltimore, Washington Phila delphia and New York. She expect to be absent for ten days. Mrs. Annie Welch and Master J. I.., of Kings Mountain, are the houss rucstB of Mrs. Mattlo Rankin. Mr. John Welch camo over and spent Sabbath with them. Mount Holly Lodge A. F. and A. M . has changed nights of regular communication from Monday to Fn cay nights. Regular communica tion was held last Friday nlgut and the first degree was conferred upon i r R. E. Rhyne. Mr. Oliver Jones, one of our own boys, now living at Greenville, 8. C, is spending a few weeks in town wiring the power plant and the new park. The genial Thomas Belk came up Saturday from Greers, S. C, to spend a few days with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Belk. Mr. W. II. West, who sustained serious Injuries sometime ago whl e on duty as night watchman at the Albion Mills, has recovered suffici ently to resume work. Mr. O. L. Hoffman, a civil engt neer for a new railroad extending Irom Wllkesboro west to the Tenn essee line, is devoting a few days vacation with his family nere. Messrs. John and Chanes Mollis have opened a meat market In tae Lentz building near tho Holland Drug Co. They say they have come to stay. Rev. Dwlght W. Brown will begin a serious of meetings at Mountain Island the fourth Sunday In tht month and will embrace the fifth Sunday. Mr. Junius M. Springs, one of our most progressive citizens, has pur chased a seven-passenger touring car, the Studebaker make. We un derstand that others of our citlzena are almost persuaded to do likewise. James Rankin, an honorable color ed man, died Saturday night at nla home near Mr. R. K. Davenport's. He had been In ill health for a year or more. Mrs. Mary Mitchell, from tha Steele Creek section, Mecklenburg; county Is the house guest of her daughter, Mrs. Gray Howard, also Mr. and Mrs. Leonard McCready spent the Sabbath with Mr. and Mrs. Howard. The home coming of our youn ladies who have been away attend ing schools is now taking place. Those coming In are Miss Mary Rhyne. Sweet Bryar. Va.: Miss Mary Hutchison. Salem Female College, and Misses Christine Rutledge and Sadie Springs. Greensboro Normal and Industrial College. Miss Rut- ! ledee graduated this year. Mrs. J. M. Stetzer, of Newton, waa a visitor at the home of Mr. R. M. Jenkins. Sunday and went to Char lotte Monday to spend the week: with Mrs. L. G. Martin. BESSEMER BRIEFS. Correspondence of The Gazette. BESSEMER CITY. June 9. Miss Edith Burke is visiting her sister, Mrs. Frank Ormand. of Gastonla. Misses Abbie Hall and Pear! Henderson, of Belmont, are visiting friends in town. Mrs. C. E. Whitney has returned from a visit to friends at Honea Path, 3. C. Mr. Tom Kennedy and family are visiting Mr. Robert Kennedy. Mrs. Judson Huss left Friday for Philadelphia where she will enter a sanatorium for treatment. Mr. and Ms. Earle Plerson will soon leave for Kannapolis, where they will reside. Miss Mary Mason, of Gastonia, Is the guest of Mrs. Nellie Mason. Miss Lillian Klser, of Gaffney, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. C Arrowood has returned home. Work on the cement sidewalks Is progressing and it will not be long if weather remains favorable before the work will be completed. The seventh annual convention of the United Commercial Travelers of Xorth Carolina was held in Salis bury Friday and Saturday. Thre hundred traveling men were present and were welcomed In a warm speech by Senator Lee S. Overman.