THE GASTONIA GAZETTE
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GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN.
9iJiO A YEAR IX ADVAUCBsV
GASTOMA, N. C.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON", SEPTEMBER 30, 1913.
VOL. XXXIV.
NO. 77.
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY I IN SOCIAL CIRCLES A SCHOOL PH YSICIAtHSHORT LOCAL ITEM SI ACCEPTANCE OPPOSED NEWS OF THE COUNTY
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
BOARD ELECTS DR. ARNOLD ftf OVALL
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
THE FREIGHT RATE MEN STAND FIRM
LATEST FROM lOUR CORRESPONDENTS
IT CONVENES IN SPECIAL SESSION
Wednesday, First Day, Consisted of
Perfecting Organization Hon.
Walter Murphy Chosen Speaker of
Moils Governor Craig Sent Mes
sage Yesterday Advises That
Railroads' Offer on Freight Rates
he A crept ed List of Legislators
Holding Passes or in Employe of
Railroads Asked For.
The General Assembly of North
Carolina met in special session at
Raleigh, Wednesday, the 24th, at 11
o'clock and immediately took ui trie
work of perfecting the organization.
One hundred and five Representa
tives were present and eleven Sena
tors absent.
Walter Murphy, of Rowan, was
elected speaker of the House by a
vote of 94 to 13 for Williams, of Ca
barrus, who was honored with tne
minority nomination. Mr. Murphy
gracefully expressed his sincere ap
preciation. Chief Justice Clark ad
ministered the oath.
Justice, for the Legislative commis
sion on freight rates, announced thai
the commission has filed a special
report of its work with the Governor
and will lile in a few days a more ex
tended report with the senate and
house.
The first resolution in the house
was offered by Thomas, of Anson,
providing for a commission of three,
one a member of the Supreme Court,
to revise and simplify the court pro
cedure of the State.
Stewart, of Mecklenburg, presented
a resolution against the introduction
of miscellaneous bills. It was refer
red to the committee on rules, and
Justice, of Guilford, moved that no
bills le introduced until the rule
committee reports. The motion pre
vailed and the report will be made
to-morrow.
The House adjourned in honor of
the memory of Renresentatlve W. (1.
McLaughlin, of Mecklenburg, who
died since the regular term.
The Senate elected J. H. Burnett.
of Pender, reading clerk, and R. IT.
Davis, of Carteret, engrossing clerk.
Daniels, of Halifax, suggested that
the members be allowed until Octo
ber 1st to introduce local bills, and
the matter went to the rules com
mittee for a report tomorrow.
Yesterday The House adopted a
resolution by Clark, of Pitt, request
ing the corporation commission to
furnish a list of names of legislators
holding railroad passes or otherwise
In the enmloy of railroads. An at
tempt to have the resolution recon
sidered was defeated by a vote of 81
to -ft.
The rules committee of both
houses reported on yesterday's res
olution in retard to the introduction
of bills, confining the work to mat
ters included in the call for speciii
session, freight rates and constitu
tional amendments except for emer
gencies and to correct errors in the
laws of the reglar session of 1917,.
No bill except on freieht rate or con
stitutional amendment can be intro
duced after October 1st.
Senator Bryant introduced a bill
carrying proposed amendments to trie
State constitution as framed by the
constitutional commission, togeth
er with statutory machinery for
submitting them to the people of the
State.
Governor Craig in his niessnee re
iterated his opinion that the pending
amended proposal from the railroad
companies for settlement of railroad
rate differences should be accepted
as settlement for two years as to the
rates Involved, the State and shippers
to have the right to proceed for re
lief as to any other rates at will.
He declared that the acceptance or
the proposal, to be effective at once,
would save the people of the State
a vast amount of money and enable
the cities and towns of North Caro
lina to comnete with the cities and
towns of other States.
Read the advertisement
drug store on page six.
of the
O. W. ARRTXC.TOX DEAD.
Former Gastonian Fails Dead at
Dek Was Bookkeeper at Smith
field for Export Leaf Tobacco Com
pany. Many of our readers will learn
with regret of the sudden death or
Mr. O. W. Arrington. who was for
several years a bookkeeper for the
First National Bank of this city, as
chronicled in the following special
from Smithfield to yesterday's Char
lotte Observer:
"Mr. O. W. Arrington, bookkeeper
for the Export Tobacco Company ar
this place, died suddenly Wednesday
morning about 8:30 while at his
desk. He was seized with an epilep
ti" fit and fell with his head under
him and was found dead by nn em
ploye of the factory in passing
through the office. There were sev
eral in the factory, but no one. in the
office at the time he became 111. 'tis
was In good spirits last night and at
the opera house.
"Mr. Arrington came hero An
?tusx 18 as bookkeeper under M. H.
Clayton, buyer, for the Expert t-f.ai
Tobacco Company. His none is in
Rocky Mount, where he has held
responsible positions In a bank. Re
was a Mason in good standing and
lad taken 14 degrees.- His body wm
turned over to Cotter-Underwooa
Company, was embalmed and placed
!n a casket which will be taken to
Rocky Mount tonight by his broth
ers, who arriTed this afternoon.- '
TO MEET
TO-MORROW.
The J. D. Moore Chapter Children
of the Confederacy will meet tomor
row afternoon at 3 o'clock with Miss
Violet Rankin at her home on Soutn
York street. This is the last meet
ing to be held before the State con
vention and all members are urged
to be present.
TUESDAY AFTKRXMX CLUB
WITH MRS. M'COXXELL.
The first meeting of the Tuesday
Afternoon Club for the season was
held Tuesday afternoon with Mrs.
I). E. McConnell at her residence on
West Second avenue. Potted planis
and golden rod were used with
pleasing effect in the decorations ami
the score cards were golden rod de
signs. There were twelve tables of
Trail. followed by refreshments
daintily served. Among the Invited
guests, besides the niemliers of the
club, were Mrs. S. .T. Durham, Mrs.
J. II. Separk, Mrs. Fred 1). Bark ley,
Mrs. W. J. Clifford. Miss Zoe Latti
am, Miss Laura Page, Mrs. C. W.
Hopkins. Mrs. J. L. Rhodes. Mrs. A.
E. Woltz and Mrs. T. A. W'ilklns.
S. AND O. CLUB
WITH MRS. GLKXX.
At her beautiful home on West
Second avenue Wednesday afternoon
Mrs. W. W. Glenn entertained tne
S. and O. Club and a number of oth
er invited guests most pleasantly.
The house was beautifully decorated
lor the occasion with autumn leaves
and roses. The hostess was assisted
in entertaining by Mesdames 1). E.
McConnell. G. W. Wilson and W. F.
Michael. Little Miss Sarah Gienn,
daughter of the hostess1, punched the
score cards. Trail was played at
twelve tables, after which a delic
ious salad c ourse was served. Among i
the out-of-town guests present were
Mrs. Lyda Cannon, of Rock Hill, S.
C; Mrs. A. S. Anderson, of Waynes-!
ville; Mrs. ('. W. Hopkins and Mrs.
J. L. Hhodes, of New Orleans, and
Miss Evelyn Johnston, of Charlotte.
Giistonin's drug stores will inaug
urate a strictly cash system of doing
business Octoler 1st. Read their
advertisement on page six.
Personals and Locals.
Mrs. Chas Ford and Mrs. Hugh
Wray spent Wednesday in Charlotte
shopping.
Mr. S. P. Pierce has moved his
tin shop to No. 240 West Main ave
nue, upstairs over the Lineberger
Electrical Supply Company.
Mrs. I. McPhail. of Hamlet, Is
spending some time in the city on a
visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V.
E. Long, at tiieir home on East Air
line avenue.
There will be regular services
at St. Michael's Catholic church on
Sunday, September 28, fit 10:30 a.
m., conducted by the pastor, Hev.
Father Melchior, O. S. B.
--Mr. Kendall Parker returned
yesterday to Richmond. Ya., arier
spending a few days here on a visit
to his parents, Mr. and .Mrs. J. M.
Parker.
Mrs. J. M. Horton and Mrs. J.
D. Moose have been elected delegates
to represent the Woman's Missionary
I'nion of Ixiray Baptist church at
the association meeting in Belmont
next Wednesday and Thursday.
Miss Lillie Kluttz, of Chester.
S. C. is spending the week in Mie
city as the guest of her uncle. Mr.
James Eury, and her aunt, Mrs. v.
G. Torrence.
Mr. G. F. Pasour, of Lancaster,
S. C, is the guest today of his nepn
ew, Mr. W. L. Coon. This is his first
visit to Gastonia in IS years. Mr.
Pasour visited friends at Kings
Mountain yesterday.
- Friends of Mr. R. L. Moore will
regret to learn that he Is ill at his
home near the Trenton Mill with an
attack of malarial fever. He has
been confined to his room for more
than a week.
Mrs. Joe H. Adams and her tes
ter, Mrs. Harris, of Charlotte, wno
is her. guest, left Wednesday ror
Greer, S. C, on a visit to their
brotner, Mr. J. W. Query, who is in
feeble health. Mrs. Adams returned
today.
Mr. A. B. Mitchell, as salesman
for A. J. Kirby & Co., has sold to
President A. T. Lindsay, of Linwood
College, four Kimball upright grsnd
pianos for the music department or
Linwood College. The pianos are
being placed in the college today and
will be used in the faculty recital to
be given next Monday night.
Mr. A. B. Mitchell, who has re
turned to Gastonia from Cherry ville
and is again with A. J. Kirby & Co.
as salesman an,! piar.o tuner, will
move his family to Gastonia next
week and occupy the new bungalow
recently erected by the Gastonia In
surance & Realty Co. on Maple
street in Oakland Park addition.
The Woman's Missionary Union
of the First Baptist church has elect
ed as delegates to the South Fork
Association meeting to be held in
Bel most next-Wed nesday and-Thura-day
Mrs. C. V. Blake, Mrs W. J. Clif
ford. Mrs. T. A. Wilklns, Mrs. M. C
Thorn, Mrs. A. L. Perdue, Mrs. TV.
W. Clary, Mrs. L. F. Wetzell aad
Mrs. H. BtMoore.
City Physician Also Chosen as School
Physician at Additional Salary of
$;0 Per Month All School Chil
dren to Be Examined Xew TeacTi
er at Loray School Overflow at
Ivoray School.
A forward step was taken by the
city school board at its meeting
Wednesday night when Dr. A. Sto
vall, city physician, was elected
school physician also at a monthly
salary of $30 from September 1st to
May 1st. This Is the first time In the
history of the town that the schools
have had a physician. Under tne
terms of his employment Dr. Ftoval!
is required to be at some of the six
or more city public schools for the
purpose of examining children. Ev
ery child in the city schools is to be
examined periodically and where de
fects are found they will be brought
to the attention of the parents of
the child and efforts made to correct
said defects. The school physician
will also examine regularly the
buildings and grounds of all tne
schools as to sanitary conditions.
Miss Willard Powers, of Ruther
fordton. was elected to a position on
the faculty of the Loray school to
take the place of Miss Lula White
sides, who resigned on account of
her health."
The committee on plumbing and
heating was called on for a report
but was not ready to make a final '
and definite report. The committee
was continued and was requested to
obtain something definite to put be
fore the city council at onc e. It is
stated that the present heating sys
tem at the Central school Is entirely
inadequate to supply the requisite
amount of heat and it is the concen-
sus of opinion among the school I
commissioners that a new plant will
have to be installed before satisrac-
tory results c an bo obtained. ,
It is also stated that the plumbing i
in the Central building is very poor 1
and defective and will have to be re-
placed with new plumbing.
Supt. Wray was instruc ted to ac- j
cept the building tendered by (lie
Loray Mill to take care of the over
flow at the Loray school and prepare
it for use. He was also instructed
to order the desks necessary for said
building and also additional desks
for the Central school. The super
intendent was nlso instructed to pur-i
chase a piano for the music teach- !
er. I
Read the advertisement
drug stores on page six.
of the
Mr. II. Otis Lineberger leaves
tomorrow morning for Louisville.
Ky.. to resume his studies in the
Louisville College of Dentistry.
Rev. J. II. Henderlite returned
today from Bostic where he spent a
week. He will till his pulpit at the
regular hours Sunday.
Mr. F. W. Brawley. of Newber
ry, S. ('., is spending a day or two
here with his son, Mr. Thomas
Brawley. His many friends are
glad to 6ee him again.
Rev. A. A. Mclean, who has
been spending the summer In an ex
tended tour of Europe and the Holy
Land, came to fasLefhia Tuesday
from Rock Hill. Hj, where he has
been on a visit tcrhis mother, Mrs.
Rosa McLean, since his return from
abtoad. He will spend some time
here with relatives and friends be
fore taking up regular work In tne
ministry again.
Mr. Eli P. Lineberger returned
Wednesday night from Richmond.
Va., where he has been since last
Friday with Mrs. Lineberger. w-io
underwentAfn operation at the
Johnson-Willis Sanatorium Satur
day. He reports Mrs. Lineberger, as
well as the other patients from Gas
tonia who submitted to operations
last. Saturday, as getting along quite
well.
Mr. J. M. Craig, of Yorkville. S.
C, route eight, has purchased tne
residence propel of Mr. George W.
Smith at 324 East Third avenue and
will move to Gastonia next wes
Mr. Craig is a brother of Mrs. I.
Graham McLean, ancj he aifl his fam
ily will be a w elcohifadditlon i
the citizenship of Gastonia. Mr.
Mr. Smith and his family have m-n-ed
to the residence recently vacated
by Mr. R. Lee Jeakins at 205 West
Second avenue.
Mrs. J. J. Beach returned home
Thursday from Yadkin county, where
she went last week with Hev. Mr.
Beach, who conducted a very suc
cessful revival meeting at Courtney.
The meeting resulted in 23 candi
dates for baptism. Mr. Beach Is at
Wfnston-Salem this week conducting
a meeting at Southside Baptist
church, of which Rev. V. M. Swain
is pastor. He will return to Gasto
nia next Tuesday or Wednesday.
Rev. D. M. Austin, of Charlotte, will
preach at East Baptist church again
next Sunday morning and night.
Mr. J. L. Beal. of the Gaston j
Plaster Company, received a few
days ago a check for $10 from tne
Southern Gypsum Company. North
Holston, Va., as one-fifth of a prize
ot $50 offered by them for the best
name to be usd for a new plaster
beard the firm is putting on the mar
ket. The nane srlcted was "Econ
omy" and Mr. Heal was one of five
persons to oUei,est that name. A
pii?e of $50 in cash for the name se
lected from all submitted. Five
suggested the name "economy," the
one chosen, ard the prize was divid-
ed between Hum.
Personal Items About Gaston Folki
and their Friends Short ltenu
About People and Things That Art
of Interest to Gazette Reader
Condensed for Ther Convenience
Mrs. W. H. Poole left Wednes
day for Pineville to visit relatives.
'Mrs. J. W. Kirkpatrlck, o'
Yorkville, spent yesterday in the
city with friends.
Dr. T. X. Dulln, of Clover, S. C.
was in Gastonia on business Wednesday.
Mr. W
S. C, was
day.
Mr. T.
II. Sparrow, of Clover,
a Gastonia visitor Wed-
T. Smith, of Belmont,
was a business
visitor in Gastonia
yesterday.
Mr. R. W. Edwards left Tuesday
morning for Moore county on a visit
of several days to his brother.
Mrs. R. .1. W. Moss, of Smyrna,
S. C, is spending a couple of weeks
here with Mrs. W. E. Clemmer and
other relatives.
Contractor Charles L. Grlgg has
commenced work on an eight-room
bungalow for Mr. L. E. Rankin on
South York street.
-Miss Mijry Hager, of Bessemer
City, route two, returned home last
week after undergoing an operation
at the City Hospital for appendle'!.--.
Mr. C. A. Anthony was operated
on Tuesday at the City Hospital ror
appendicitis and Is getting along
nicely.
-The distric t meeting of the Red
Men, a program of which was car
ried in Tuesday's Gazette, is to be
held on Saturday evening. October
4th,
and not .on the "ith.
Mrs. I. S. Murray returned to
home on route two. Bessemer
this week after undergoing a
h er
city
serious
operation at the City IIos-
pital.
Messrs. J. B. Beal, L. II. Long
and J. E. Page left Tuesday night on
the Southern's excursion to Jackson
ville and Tampa, Fla. They will be
away ten days or two weeks.
-The pulpit of the First Baptist
church will be occupied Sunday
morning at 1 1 o'clock by Rev. Arcn
C. free, of Atlanta, a member of the
Home Mission Board.
Mrs. J. A. Ix)ftin, of Gibslano.
La., who has been spending a part of
the summer visiting her son, Mr. .
1. Lol'tin, of this city, and other rel
atives in this section, left yesterday
for her home.
-The date of the North Carolina
State Fair at Raleigh is October 20-
2. '. The Charlotte Fair will be held
this year October 2 St h to Hist. A
goodly number of Gaston county
people generally attend both these
exh ibitions.
Lenoir News, 2:ird: Mr. C. G.
Hill, of Gastonia, was a visitor here
Monday and is contemplating mak
ing an exchange with one of the ru
ral carriers here for his city route in
Gastonia.
Mrs. Robert Knuckley and chil
dren, of Lincolnton, are spending
the week here on a visit to Mrs.
Knuckley's brother-in-law, Mr. Jo
seph Knuckley, and family. They
will return home Sunday.
- Misses Lavinia Hunter and Nel
lie Rose Sloan left . Tuesday tor
Spartanburg. S. (o resume their
studies at Converse College. Both
of these young ladies are members
of the junior class this year.
The circus season is on in full
force. Sanger's and Robinson's com
bined shows exhibited in Gastonia
last Friday, Downie fe Wheeler arc
billed to be here October 10th, and
Barnum & Bailey will be in Char
lotte on October 1 3th.
- -Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy re
turned to Gastonia Tuesday night
after an absence of two weeks. Mr.
Kennedy w4fat Tate Springs, Tenn.,
while Mrs. Kennedy visited her sis
ter. Mrs. W. P. Wideman, at Troy,
S. C.
The up-town gin of the South
ern Cotton Oil Company ginned 40
bales of cotton Wednesday, 4" ye.s
tfiday and expect to reach "0 bales
today. The local market is up to
1 : 1-2 cents today. Cotton seed Is
quoted at ;!3 cents a bushel.
George Ryon, the employe of
the Sanger Shows, who fell and was
seriously Injured here on show day
and who has been confined to the
City Hospital since. Is getting along
nicely and will be able to be out
within the next few days.
Superintendent of P ifb 1 i c
Schools F. P. Hall requests The
Gazette to state that all of the
colored teachers of the county are
exacted to assemble at his office in
the court house here on Thursday.
October T'th, to take therounty ex
amination. - Mrs. H. N. Garrison, or rorsi
canna, Jxas. has arrived in the city
and is visiting at the of Dr. D.
A. Garrison. She, wfl go within a
few days to CharJtte to join her
husband. Mr. H. N. Garrison, who
has located in that city, having gone
into the grocery business.
Rev. E. H. Kohn. pastor of the
Lutheran church at Mount Hollv.
will preach at Chanel Lutheran
church next Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember 28th. at 2:30 o'clock and at
the Gastonia Lutheran church Sun
day night at 7:30 o'clock. Sunday
school at Chapel church will be held
at 1:15 p. m. Instead of the usual
morning hour.
latest ProMsition by Railroad
Meets Unalterable Opposition front
.State Just Freight Rate Associa
tion Governor Craig Takes Dif
ferent View, However, Advising
Acceptance Big Maws Meeting In
Raleigh.
Raleigh, Sept. 2 4. The State
Just Freight Rate Association to
night showed itself as unalterably
opposed to accepting the proposal of
the railroads in regard to freight
fate reduction, mem be rafter mem
ber addressing the mass-meeting and
urging the standing firm of tne
State authorities in the determina
tion to get complete Justice.
Many also expressed themselves as
being in favor of a State, railroad
commission to take the place of the
Corporation Commission, and some
asserted that the latter should lie
abolished. J. J. Laughinghouse
went so far as to declare that tTi 20
years the Corporation Commission
had been of no service to the people
of North Carolina.
In addressing the Just Freight
Rate Association tonight In a meet
ing in the Representatives Hall, at
which legislators were present, by
special Invitation, Cameron Morri
son declared that, much as he re
gretted to take Issue with a friend.
he believed Governor Craig wrong y
his advocacy of adoption of the pro
posal of the railroad companies Tor
settlement of freight discrimination.
He Insisted that there Is much that
can be clone without entering t tic
realm of retaliation. He advocated
reduction of passenger fares to two
cents a tulle, reduction of Intrastate
freight rates to such a basis as will
compensate North Carolina shippers
for the discriminations made against
them in interstate rates, and declared
for the creation of a separate rail
road rate commission to carry on the
contest with the railroads for jus
tice to North Carolina in rates,
freight and passenger.
Mr. Mclver, of Newbern. endorsed
the position of Mr. Morrison, and ap
lenled for reduction In Interstate
rates and for a separate railroad com
mission.
J. J. laughinghouse said the Cor
poration Commission had been on
the payroll 20 years and he knew or
no benefit it had conferred, but ir a
new commission was to lie created
abolish the old one first. He urged
against letting lawyers get into the i
Legislature.
President Tate followed with a
declaration that lie believed the
present legislature safely favorable
to supporting the views of the .lust
Frciulit Rate Association, but declar
ed tb.it If the work of t ho Legisla
ture at this special session proved
the contrary he would join In seeing
to it that men were sent here who
would represent the views and wish
es of the folks at home. He said
the membership of the Assembly had
been canvassed recently at the homes
of the members and his information
was that the big majority were stand
intr for the interests of the shippers
and the Just Freight Rate Associa
tion. Frank Couch of Lumberton spoke
for standing out for complete justice
and for a separate railroad rate com
mission. The meeting continued un
til after 1 1 o'clock.
Toward the close of the afternoon
session of the Just Freieht Rate As
sociation mass-meeting President
Tate called on Representative W. C.
Dowd to address the meeting, hav
ing Senator Pharr to escort him to
the platform. Mr. Dowd declared
that, while he agreed with Governor
Craig that "We want peace." he
feared that peace was being bought
at too great a price In the acceptance
of the proposal simply as a beginning
in freight reduction, but not as a
settlement of the Issues. He also
endorsed the demand for the crea
tion of a separate railroad rate com
mission to take this work from the
Corporation Commission.
One of the last seakers was .1. C.
Foster of Greensboro, rate expert,
who urged that the proposal from
the railroads should be adopted.
That rate reforms must come by
piecemeal, that It would take a new
railroad rate commission two years
to find out what it wanted or could
undertake to do and that the pro
posal the railroads have offered Is a
good business proposition and should
by all means be accented.
The resolutions of the afternoon
declaring against accepting the pro
posal and for the creation of the
separate railroad rate commission
were reaffirmed.
"I have examined the proposition
as best I could and it Is my opinion
that it Is such a proposition as the
people of North Carolina can afford
to accent," declared Governor Craig
this afternoon in addressing tna
meeting of the State Just Freight
Rate Association and the members
of the General Assembly in the audi
torium. He said that he realized that tne
proposal as amended by the railroad
companies still does not give the
shippers of the State all they are en
titled to. but that it. as a beginning
in the right direction. Is well worth
whle. He would accept it for two
years specified and press along eve
ry other possible avenue for addi
tional relief as it is obtainable.
There were possibly 1,800 peop:e
in he auditorium when President
(Continued on pare four.)
Newsy Letters from Gazette Oof
pondents Here and There Ore
uooa uia i.juuon 1 uir
Neighbors Are Doing In the Var
ious Sections of the County Pes
sonal Mention of People Tom
Know and Some You Don't Know.
CELEBRATION PROGRAM.
Secretary Bryan to Speak at 11:30
A. M. October 7th at Kings Moan
tain Music by Seventeenth Regi
ment Band The Program In Full.
Cnrrocnnnflnrfl nf Tbft rin7ttf
KINGS MOUNTAIN, Sept. 25.
Twenty thousand people are expect
ed to be In Kings Mountain on Tues
day, October 7th, to help celebrate
the one hundred and thirty-third an-
nivamnrv nf tha STOAT hnttlA of
Kings Mountain. News from all tne
surrounding towns for forty or fifty
miles distant is to the effect that
each and every one of them is going
to send an immense delegation.
Special trains will be provided by
the Southern Railway and all the
regular forenoon trains will carry
extra coaches. All of the commit
tees are diligently at work making
preparations for the big day and all
indications point to the largest
crowd that has ever gathered under
the shadow of the grand old moun
tain on whose crest lies the famous
battlefield.
Secretary of State Bryan and par
ty will probably arrive on No. 29
early in the morning of the 7th. Mr.
Bryan Is sc heduled to speak at 11:30
o'clock in the big grove near the
Kings Mountain Manufacturing Com
pany's plant. Music will be furnish
ed throughout the day by the Seven
teenth Regiment Band from Fort
McPherson, Ga.. one of the very best
bands In the United States Army.
Those who heard this band last year
will welcome an opportunity to hear
it once more. The band will give a
conc-ert at night.
For the past several days a large
force of hands has been at work
building top-soil streets in the main
part of town and they are now in.
splendid shape. Nothing Is being
left undone that might in any way
contribute to the pleasure of the
day.
Following Is the program in full:
l:4.r. A. M. Parade led by the
17th Infantry Band. V. S. A.
10:45 A. M. Open air concert by
band at speakers' stand.
11:00 A. M. Welcome Address,
Hon. lxcke Craig. Governor of North
Carolina.
11:15 A. M. Introductory Ad
dress. ?,:00 to fi:00 P. M. Automobile
Tournament and Athletic events of
different kinds.
S:iio to 9:110 P. M. - Band concert
by the 17th Infantry Band. IT. S. A.,
at Auditorium.
9:Ti0 to 10:30 P. M. Fireworks
Displav.
10::!0 P. M. "Auld Lang Syne."
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Town Has a Mad Dog Scare Work
on School Building Progressing
Slowly News Notes and Person
als. Correspondence of The Gazette,
f BESSEM E R CITY. Sept. 24. The
mad dog has made his appearance
again and a great slaughter of the
canines has followed. Twenty-two
have been killed and It Is under
stood that more will be killed.
Mr. P. M. Wheeler, the Southern'
agent here, has accepted a similar
position with the same road at
Greers, S. C, and will move there
soon. Mr. Wheeler has been her
almost four years and has given sat-,
isfactlon to the public.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Musslewhlte
will move to Mississippi next weeK.
Mr. Musslewhlte has held an office
..1.1 I.U lU TI V.nvn..n. Yfttf
here for some time to the entire sat
isfaction of his employers.
A good deal of cotton Is belns
ginned at the local stand now.
Rev. R. R. Caldwell has Just re
turned from South Carolina, where
he assisted Rev. E. B. Hunter In a
meeting at the A. R. I, cnurcn.
Next Wednesday Mr. Caldwell will
go to Rock Hill. S. C. to assist Re.
A. S. Rogers. D. D., in a protracted
meeting.
Mrs. James Pennington, who has
been sick for several weekB, is Im
proving. t , n.itfl clrTt
Lime .ciaiKairc tugnjia v a,
has been quite sick since last Thnrs-
flay.
Mr. A. B.'Kiser. whose limb U J
injured In a runaway scrape some
. 1 akl. hA Atlf -
again and will likely resume hla
work as mail carrier soon.
Tha work- on the new school house
Is proeresslnir rather slowly. Tne
weather has been unfavorable to ant
side work.
Mr. C. W. Henderson, president :
of the World Standard Manufactur
ing Cr. nf Waehln crtnn TV f! Vila In -
" r - .
Elsewhere in this issue will be found '
a small aci vn iisemrui ui can epil
ation Put out by this company
Some samples of the preparation,
have been left at The Gazette office
and will be handed to any persons
who will call for them.