THK GAZETTE.
THUUMIAT, UBCCMnEU 10, IBM.
iWSiyE^S LOCALS.
Ailvrriw»mcnt* Inwrtud iu M*W column at
■ *oM»a a Una for Omi liunrtuta awl i, caaca
tuna for uwk Inamina IkcrtafUr.
AND POSTERS at the Oazbttm
O/rrcB
LD NEWSPAPERS for tale at
the GAZBriu offloe— 20 oe iU a
bundled, good count.
W'~ OOP WANTED-A oord or two
of dry pine wood will be taken
at tbia offloe on mbacrlpUoo If bruuibl
at once.
OI.IDAT OPENING of Cbriet
01M good) at J. B Curry A Co’*
to night from 8 to 11. Cuum and tea.
PLEASE TAT. Friend, pleaae ba
kind enough to drop In at onoe
and pay that llttla account you owe
me, and tticn I can pay mine.
J. K. Wahbkx, Blacksmith.
EN VELOPRS-Plenty of them at
Tub Gaxbttb office. Gat
price* for printing. Offlceover the
Poalofliec.
BILL HEADS—Uow do you expect
to collect your bill* If you oarer
preaent ’em T Let The Oaxbttb
prlut tou some neat bill heads. Offloe
over tb* Poatoftloe.
BEAUTIF CLChrlitma* good* to be
eeen at J. E. Curry and Oo'» to
night. Hour* 3 to 1L IV* tbdr
Holiday Opnlug and you're oordlally
lurited. Come.
TOU PB1NTING—Letter beads, bill
V bead*, envelope*, oardi, hand
bill*. circular*, pamphlet*, receipt
book*, check book*, end to on printed
right and at prior* that are ptgbt at
tb* Gazette Oman. Up ttair* over
the rott-offlce.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
—The CbrUtmn* advertisement*
next week. Watch for tbetn.
—If you pay aa yon 90 in this world
you will bs very likely to avoid the
rush.—Orange OJwernrr.
—Tb# beat thing that can bo done
with an advertisement la to make It
sound like a plain straightforward
talk. —F<->al«r'* Ink.
— Many abo rcoeiye this week’s
paper will please taka U as an taaur
anoa that tbair aubsorlpUon for a yaar
will be greatly appreciated.
—Tbc pole* for the phone line to
Dallas have bees planted and are ready
for wiring. The planting force went
Into Dallas Tuesday afternoon.
—Toe law office of O. Y. Mason,
Eaq., at Dallaa Una beau moved Into
the oourt house, loto Treasurer Btowe'a
old room opposite the Register’* office.
—Have you been intending a long
time to take the Gazirrs ? Now la
a good time to make good the Inten.
lion. From now till ’96 for one dol
lar and half.
—Mr. Rose Pasour has mo rad from
Dallaa to Gastonia and oocuplea ous
of the bo twee on the west aide of
North Marietta Street beyond the
Baptist church.
—Have you a son or daughter away
from borne at school or elsewhere?
Tax Gaj.rttc would be to ineb a one
almost H»a a latter from borne every
week. Sea us about it.
—Tbe season of Mg porker* n at
Used. Tbe Aral subscriber we’re
heard from ia Mr. Robert Oralg, who
report# a ooa year old pit, butchered
tbe drat or Deoembor, which weighed
410 pound#.
—Half Interest In Mr. Neal Darla's
new market baa been bought by Mr.
T. It. MeAnrer and the business will
now be ooodnoted by the fins of Darla
uod McArver. They closed their
trad# yaaterday.
—Tbe people who have but little
time to read advertisements are the
very persona whom tbe advertiser
strive* most to interest. Consequent
ly, every advertisement should be rt>ort
aid to the point.—Printer’* Ink.
—We want every tnuhieee in Gas
ton)* to bare ao advertisement In
next week’s Gazxttx. If the adver
tisement Isn’t there It will not be oar
fault. W# want a large oo* if possi
ble, a small one rather then non* at
all.
—The Dallas Cotton Mills aioot the
cold snap have base running on ra
il need time oo account of short water.
They bad to steam ao heavily to ke>*p
the building warm daring the ooltl
weather that the wiler supply became
short to tli# well*.
—The first subnet iber to pay hie sub
scription to ’98 It Mr. J. J. Wilson of
CiouM. Ill* time is not oat until
January, but when in town about two
weeka ago It suited blm to drop la and
guars up for another year In advance,
r. Wilton la a model eubeoriber,
—A whole oarload of chickens was
brought down from JLwaotr last Mon
day by Capt. Hamlin, and ho bellevee
It Is the first car load ever healed over
tbe Narrow Osage. Thg oh token*
war* shipped by a Boon* merchant to
an Atlanta produce Arm and were
transferred at this point.
—Another atw firm In town It that
of MoBwaia, Howell A Do., who bar*
opened store on tbe Anders owner re
ceatly vacated by Mr. I. R. MoFadden
who moved Into oua of the store* oppo
site the public well. Mr. MeSwaJn is
from Shelby. Mr. Ilowell wae travel
jlng for so Atlanta drag firm nntll
recently whan lie doetdedto return t#
Ms old favorite, the grocery but!
neon.
—There ta n possibility of Gaston
oouuiy’e losing one of her boat farmer*.
Mr. Robert f«. Abernathy, of 'River
Bond." H« was In oar offioo Monday,
anJ we picked it oat of blm that bg
la figuring no thn superintendancy af a
■iltloualr*'* Mg farm in another State
at • salary of *5.000 * jeer. Mr.
Abernathy **>* b* has mad# money for
blmaelf faming and believe* he
aan make money far the millionaire
owner. The correspondence grew out
of bis pk-nlee end politic*. W* wish
him *» good lock. H* la oo* farmer
w* know of who he* a bank acoennt
and write* a shook to pay bte snbecrip
■ *1 1 I'l
—A dolUt and a bait set's Tub g a
iXTTafroro now till '08.
-1J* Shelby Star says that Mr.
^rouV' *• le»cber In dletrlot
No. 11 lu Gaston ooonty end that the
P®4*®®? l'PVee» to be much pteseed
with bin. ThlilebU third school at
tbit place.
, —'The Rtformtr aay* the ladle* of
Uia King’s MouoUin Presbyterian
March have paid for and piaoed In
their obarch a beautiful new Mason
•°* Hamlla organ, which la Tory cred
itable lo their push and energy. The
Instrument ooet them *109 cash and Is
a good one.
—A request lo change Her. J. E.
Boyce’s paper from Louisville, Ky., to
■IniiteravlUe, N. C., put us In posses
Slou yesterday of tits Information that
he I* lo make tha latter piece hit bom*.
He lias bees chosen pastor of the A.
R. P. church there end will begin work
1° 014®o- H* has already left
Louiartlla, but Is visiting with his
family among relatives for a few days
before coming to North Caroline. We
heartily welcome him back.
rUMXAL UlTMir.
—Mias Emma Page U visiting rela
tive* in Barenns, 8. U.
-Mr*. J. T. MoDUl left Turaday
afternoon for Florida to tpend tbe
holidays with her paresis.
-Mis* Janie Morris returned on
Monday ’• freight from a abort visit to
her grandmother lu Dallas.
—Mr. George Stubbs came boms
I from Georgia to aUtod kit father's
1 burial at Lincoln too Monday. Ha is
a machinist in tbe railroad shops at
Maeoa sod will return to bu post of
I doty to-day.
—Mr. I. N. Alexander, Clover’s
eleyar chief of polio*, risked bl*
| children in Mecklenburg this weak,
and will return to Closer to-day. Hi*
■tops in Qaatonia are alway* pleasant
to bia numerous friends here.
—Mrs. C. M. Cam obeli and the chil
dren visited friends In Gastonia several
day* tins weak. They were guests of
Mr*. O. W. Davis, and rstnrned To**
day afternoon to Charlotte, whero Mr.
Campbell la now pastor of tbe Uretard
8t. M. E. Churob.
ra* IWm> nertsrsn a MdSnS.
Tbe Modsna directors held a meet
ing Tuesday after noon and declared
tbs usual aeml-annaal dividend of four
per cent payable the Orst of January.
“other row of looms was ordered to
b* added ia order to wear* all th*
Product of tbe spindle*.
Miss Mary C. II off mar., daughter of
Mr. D. P. Hoffman, see] Mr. Hoary
Clover were married on Wednesday
Deosober 3, by Bequlro G. M. Dixon,
at tbe resideoce of Mr. Joo. 0. Hoff
man. They went to tbe groom’s borne
near Rutherfordtou on Ilia noon into.
Mar good fortune attend them along
life** pathway.
maeie-Wriikl.
At tbe bom* of th* bride’* brother
in-law, Mr. Allison, uaar Begonia.
Mia* Uopbla Wright and Mr. Jno.
Elmore were married Nov. 18. 1898. by
Kev. G. A. Sparrow. After the mar
riage, the merry wedding party par
took of a sumptuous fsaat spread at the
home of tbu groom’s parent* Long
llfo and bappineae to these wedded
lovers
■ r. galloway Shwat
Bev. J. C. Galloway will leave to
morrow night for a two weeks trip In
Virgtal*- lie will be absent from hie
appointments on the Sod end Srd
Sabbaths. HU mission U to All soma
Important appointments with Vlr
Sola church** for the Board of Home
la*tooa. Mr. Galloway’s appoint
ment at Baker’s for 3 p. m. oo the
Srd Sabbath will be Ailed by Bev. J.
M. Garrison.
HaiaStaarPriUa. Bwteekwa
The local lodge of Knlghti of I*y
thla* hehl their semi-annual election
of oAlcers Monday night. Tb* fol
lowing were eboaeu: R II. Carrol),
CbanoellurCommander; J. F. Cabanias.
ViowCImmwUor; W. M. Bagby Pro
IMe; W. H. Pool. Master or fcork;
«eo.W. 8m.th. Usstar at Arm*, j!
Ja* Boblnsow, Keeper of Records and
8«*U; J.JB. Carry, Master of Ezobe
qoer; J.Rnbt. dral*. Master of Fl
nanoe, J. C. McElroy, Inner Guard;
J. W. Bryson, Outer Guard.
Tk»T*t«UI(M.
_ **r- C- B. Carter, of Ohio, who had
Bdly, tbe Big Ox. here laat March |»
haek again with toother attraction for
tb* Mg ox alee, ie no more. He died
in Ohio the S7tb o< last Joly and bto
ahlo li now mounted but not jet dried
®£t e-2ouO *>e put on tbe road again.
Tb# Turtle man la tbe preeeat altrao>
tloj*. He to a freak which, Mr. Curler
tella »*, to» jean old, weighs 16
B“**<• toouly 18 Inohee high.
« haa lega like a turtle and baa never
wnJtaA Die freak ie a good mueiolan
and Joker, and furntobae muetoand fon
fa* tb* epeelatore who vtolt bio. Mr.
Carter arrived yeeterday morning aod
think* he’ll have lito abow ready by
°“*°’efack to-dty, and for tbearter
Lika Billy, tbs Big Ox, It to ■ tea-oeot
(bow.
1-no
Wew «iwwr Slen.
Tb# (tore-room In Mr. W. N.
Davis's new brink building la ooouplad
almost before Urn mortar ■ dry. Mr.
H. D. Shelton, an experienced grocer
of Newton, moved lo thla week and to
paeklog tb* (helve* full of bright new
package* ef freefa grooeriee, which he
hae taken much pride In eeleetmg.
For the preeeat be to iMtoted by Ittv.
Jf- KIDim. Mr. Shelton etarled
bto bocteeboM effect* from Newton last
week In wagon* bat wm overtaken by
the swow-atorm at Llsooloton and had
a rather rough Urn* gMtlug bore. Hi*
family e«u* by rail and they will oe
oupy <>c» of Dr. Adam*' houMeon
Narrow Gauge atreet. We welcome
Mr. Shelton and bto family t* oltlaan
•bip among as. and are happy to !■
troduoe him to the public through our
ad vert lal a g oolumna
A IMM rnMortal la MaMMlt.
laeaac, deaf, dumb, aod blind
wntohea, rloeka nod Jewelry cured In
1 or 8 day* with a guarantee to give
entire ealtofatloo. Patient* (watch**
uf coerce) wMoh other* worked Mead
faltod to «ur* are eapeoially wanted by
the new Jeweler,
Joaarn Walt***.
roxaiMioxnv nar u atuax
Tk« *sw oaiMii *nni la mm* fut M
W»f*-Tw» mayv B*mtmm mi Um u»m
Tlw lint business of tba board of
commuatooen In ibalr season aa laat
Monday waa Um ■ wearing in of lira
O- Pnatt. 0. A.
Patrick mod H. A. White. Tha new
h»»rd organised by elsetlng Joo. U.
Puett, chairman.
Tha lint business transaoUd by Um
paw board waa U> audit quarterly id
lowaaoM for ifl outside paupers,
amounting In all to 1230 or there
abouts.
In U)» matter of election expanses
the oommiaaiaiMn allowed tho rvgis
tran tba lawful pay of 1 cant far each
old uatue tranaorlbod and 9 cent* for
•sofa now name registered. This
amount doea not go ta eaeli registrar,
but la toba divided equally among Um
three. Tha judges of election and
iboee who returned election boxes and
return* to tba clvrk received no com
pensation. For servlog lawful nottoa*
Ihe proper offleer* ware allowed tba
ueoalfsea.
W. T. Love Tueeeoted to* official,
**•*•» ooonty. aod school bonds for
sheriff of Gastou county which war*
*c*rPted. approved, aod ordared to bo
recorded. Me was then duly sworn
into offioe.
W. P. Cobb, oou*table la Crowder’s
Moootalu township, presented bis
Umd Which was approved, after which
he was sworn into office.
Joo. a Puett Is appoiotad to at
Und the necessary repairs on the
Harden hrldff* and bridge over Bulls'*
Branch.
Hoffroac, aurvayor. Underad
bisi official bond, which was accepted,
ha waa than sworn into office.
Ostea, ooroeec, presented bla
offielal hood, whiefa the board ac
cepted. H, waa then sworn into
office,
B. O. NantL oonstable, in Delia*
township, Undered bis official hood.
It was accepted and be was duly
sworn loto offioe.
W. T. Bender son, county treasorer,
tendered bis official bond. It was
accepted and ho was then sworn into
office.
E. L. MeGInnas, constable, gave
suffioleet bond and was iworo Into
office.
Tbs official bond of G. II. Davis,
CVwk superior Coart, waa examined
accepted and approved.
J. J. UrsDsnd, prear tiled Ida bond a*
Register of Dead*. It was duly paaard
upon aod accepted, whereupon the
Chairman administered to him bla
oalb of ofloa.
Tb# report of A. K. Loftlo. Sheri*,
of tax** oolleoled waeacoepted.
a boon n DAY’S anslOK, totesdat.
G. A. Patrick aod B. A. White an
ordered to examine report of Clerk of
Superior Court and report that they
find same correct.
B. M. Huffs tetlcr, constable, gives
bood and is sworn into office.
The Clerk I* ordered to have the
usual annual exhibit of oonuty reve
nue* and disburse men ta published in
the Gastonia Gazkttk.
Other business transacted waa of
the usual routine nature.
•ld rimnAcR rrttwa.
A Uh Wetfdtaw Drin la lb« tom.
A***'lto to* CMIaM*r WMitoM
kto IpfdiMnL
Otu Fuakaci, Dec. 8—Owing lo
the inclement weather, Frof. K. K.
Cordell'* *iaging school at Concord
ehareh did not begin last Friday.
Mr. (3>aa. Holly, of Daniel*, Lilt
oolu couuty, accompanied by Meear*.
Tom Ouoaler and Dolpb Willis and
Ml**** Beetle Holly and Della Hear
tier, came down to Mr. Wm. Arro
wood’* last Wednesday and returned
with Mlm Hattie Reamer to Daniel*
church where Mr. Hotly and she were
married that aftamooo. The roeud
trip I* about 8ft mile* and was made
la a Bern scow atorm. The party
oerer taw any Bra from the time they
left Mr. Arm wood’* at 1 p. m. until
they reached bom*. Lore not only
laugh* at locksmith* but cold weather
*• wall.
Sheriff Luftlu failed to meet bis
tax-ooUeeling appointment* it Horls'*
Store last Saturday and tbaraby dis
appointed a good many who ware
reedy to teka up their receipt*.
Death mf Mr. U. W. (Maltha.
After a lingering ill nee* of flve
month* duration. Mr. Ethridge W.
Stubbs departed this life at hi* home
In Gaatool* last Sunday morning at
7 o’clock, at Urn aga of N year* H*
•ama to Gallon la from Llneolnton
about four yaars ago, and with hi* sons
was more or lea* Intimately oonneoled
with pattern making and other
foundry work during this Mm*. Ao
comparted by tbe sorrowing family the
body we* taken book to Llneolnton on
tbe Narrow Gauge Moodty morning.
The funeral was oondoeted In the
Method lit church there by Bar. R. Z.
Job neon and Mm interment took plea*
la lb* choroh oemetery et 9 o'clock
that afternoon.
Ta*«in ikM-.
lllllyer’* gift tbow has come and
fooe and left two lucky person*—ML*
Basw* Holland, whoso number draw
th* 58 piece tea eat Tuesday night and
Ml**Cora dpenoer whose father'* num
ber drew for bet the ladles' gold watch
night. Others war* la luek with
mealier prims worth from two oeot* to
a dollar- The memory teat*, lightning
adettUMona, aaoood tight, and mind
reading features ware more oc l**e di
verting. Moat of Ibo amusement, la
r*et about all of It, was afforded by
tb# ludicrous iltoatloo* la which some
Of th* member* of tbe local committee
ooeeelonally found themeelyee, and by
the (Igbt of aomn of tbe over joyed
darkey* drawing their prime of flour,
baeon. aod other thing*.
■maj-ti-gMui—■
n*ory Blount will lectors iu Lin
ootaton to-morrow night.
Th* Shelby Elor any* that Mr. L. O.
Palmer, a lire young Democrat of
Potkvllla, baa caught 03 'pomums this
mason.
Charlotte la on the list of towa* to
he visited by Hryao to HI* lactate
t**r. The flnt looters will be given
In Atlanta tarty la January.
J. B. Fortune I* a oaadldet* fur O.
S Marshall for tl>* Western district.
Hsaayi an is aoard published Toss
da* by th* Charlotte Ohmtrc/.
“t«i run lAtru."
**•» tee TIM. e» icreaVXew Jawed
-»w rnkiw.
Ukoulw, Ksb., Deo- 0.-The UUe
of Wo. J. Bryan's book it to bt %*Tho
Fliet Battle.’•
le Uw preface lw Mate, hie reasons
ferwrlttactfaa work In llw billowing
""g*g W" wees
remarkable one, whether we measure
U tatbe magnitude of tbe tmeee ln
TOlead ur by the depth of Interest
btouMi. 1 Imre bt*o led to anderteke
tbe present work by a desire felt by
mywdf and express* by outers to bare
tha more important incidents of tbs
campaign put Into permanent form for
Um convenience of tknee who bare
takenitwrt la Uio contest and for Ui«
use of those who ah.U heieeftec desire
to review Um struggle.
"Tbe amount of work done by tbe
advocate, of free coinage la beyond
compute Hoc, and the oamber of those
wbo took an active pert la tbe contest
Um greet fur euumeratfon. These
f«!U together with tbe dimoulteof
robooMng between eo many meritorious
wise have compelled me to limit
quotation, to tbe addressee made
end papers tmaed by person, (tending
In an oAelal or seml-ofltaUl emowelty
and to the principal speeches delivered
bymyaeir. I have added a brief his
tory of the eamwalgn, Including a dke
cusslon of th. election returns and the
slgnifloauoe thereof. It bas also been
thought test to cam Is tbs pari taken
by ms lo the silver agitation prior to
the convention nod at tbs request of
tbe publishers, I have included a
biographical sketch written by Mrs
Divan."
It I. ondtxiiood here that the pob
1 tettersi will Issue tbe book lo tbe early
Pert of January.
-a t- —■ ■ ■
u. w. Dulluttn.
Every Dud-bol« la a highway le a
Week mark against the road oomtals
etooer.
pie wagon repairer wans fat, but
tbe wagon owner furniahos Uie meat.
Good roods are tbe farmers’ abort
eet to market.
llwWIi tu. Ikmt rarmar
wartM Mi antrv<oA truoL
hw Sm
WUMn Uv Wad are arucb.
Me ooo bat a mnnatcr wtll ihoua'Mlrmly rood
Tbaorerwotarrt buna on tbs uadarwwcfced
hmA.
II or era rarely die of old age and yet
all horses dla.
.. 1,0,1 r,*llJ produeed until
It is hauled to market.
We d nor of bad road* bare a mil*.
If mao whan borne for a wtui*.
Whoeo approvetb not of a amoolb
hicbway verily hi* name Is mud.
P'«. greeteet extravagaaea la lbs
very height of eeonomy— la rued
bonding.
Use broad tires If you wish to stay
on top of forth.
T'bs highways of tbit ooo a try need
reforming from tbe ground up.
Good streets make good cities.
Good roads make gaud farms.
The tnuado uani lo able a bone
Aad tear# km pull tin load
dhuull bo dr voted t» tbs wxatt
til Sxiaa up the road.
Whipping tbe overloaded taam 1* a
poor way of trying to overcome lbs
faults of a bad rood.
A good public rued Is every man’s
private Joy.
Every man Is looking for a soft
thing, but be doesn’t yearn fot It lu tbe
shape of a muddy highway.
Mia. Island la bsCewqrmlalnle*.
Bbelhv (bar.
Her. 11. L. Own bey la away on bis
new charge at Ml. Island tbts weak.
He will move Id a few days. Tbs
Shelby elrcuit gtvee up Mr. Ownbey
with reluctance. The Star eoograt
nMtas the Mtc. Island people upon
their good fortune In securing lush an
eloquent sod brilliant you Of minister
as their pastor.
To yckom (I miy concern :
Notice U hereby given that it petition
it being circulated end will be tent to
tbe next General Amiably of North
Carolina at king that Lutheran Chapel
church of Uaaton ooonty. North Caro
lina, bo luoorporatod against tbe manu
facture and sale of spirituous liquors
within two miles uf said church.
Wjt. Uxll, W. u. loumov,
W. V. Lnxtuoxa, A. B. Lixx
■anon, F. H. McAnvsa, A. C.
armour.—OPoara of said ohnrcb.
---— M-II
J. t. Curry A Co have tbolr Holiday
opening to-aigfal at 6 o'clock. See
boatneaa locals. You’ia Invited.
J. J. Orcnsnd. (Hark, pobliahea
annual statement of soooant* audited
by tbe board Of oomaa Las loot rs to ibe
members thereof.
A. U. WtlUaasaoa A Co., Hava an
attractive side-line of Christmas geoda
which they will sell at side-1 MO* j.rioee
Tremeudoos cut In price* of Hoe cape*
—Me qaotatlona.
J. B. Beard, photographer, will for a
short while Bake yoa a draco cabinet
photo* for only 11.30. Freising and
crayon portrait* also at reasonable
prloet.
H. 1). Shelton, tha new groesr ia
Davis building, will offer first out
to roars extraordinary bargains from
tha beat selected Hook Of groceries ha
avar bought. Yon are Invited to call.
Good* delivered promptly.
HoUend and Bobtuaoa call attention
to lb* People's Store. Goodt and
treatment give solid satisfaction every
lima. Different department* well
Hied with bow and up-todale goods.
Your Inspection moan* your patronage.
Ooa* to tbo People’! Store.
Tbe Acme Grocery, K. a McLean,
proprietor, will kaap a flrtt-cbtm line of
Groceries, confectioner let end dalfwar*
at tha old Uallaat-tVhltertdea Hand.
Yoar trad* la wanted, will be apprecia
ted, and will command for you Lb*
lowest prices. Give order* to delivery
wagon.
r. T. Heath, proprietor of 11m New
York Racket, announce# opening of
holiday goods seat Tuesday night. A
vast quantity and variety of Christmas
goods, too nemarous to mention, wifi
he then dlepltyvd. Special Induce
menu to Christmas tree eommlUaaa.
Good* In full display on tbo 10th sad
every dty thereafter. Spoon* to giro
•way to pure)'Mara of ooa sad two
dollar* worth of food*.
OMfb
UaooJu Iknoonit.
Solicitor Jamee l. Webb. of Shelby,
•peot Monday nig U In Llaoeiotna eg
hta return fi > Hoadenon oonoty
a^nraU hnd on* to attend eoart.
Mr. Webb aui there nee ne coett,
not even n Jury; Impanelled. Jadge
Brown endeavored to got op net
oaoee b«t felled entirely- The Judge
■aye he never before hod auob ex
pariODOo. Xo Mart wbet-Mwenr, the
Jndge left on Monday night aleo.
I"
▲ typewriter facto*y bee boon te
oootly pat Into opentiou at Athena.
Tene. Thoagb to operation bnt a few
monllie It baa been found aeeaeenry to
add mw machinery and workmen.
Tbe Democrat aaye the Bank of LUt*
oolnton to to pat in a new lira and
burglar proof time look eafe. It to Mo
i tom mfe guaranteed to ho ebaoliitaly
burglar proof pureheoad In tbla Staia
and only one other of the kind U now
In the State.
New Grocery Store.
Iut Door to Dwti' tot Intel
Having Juat arrived la GaetonU and
witatloc to get acquainted with the
POOOU, I .ball offer my Brat cuitomrri
extreordinaiy bargain* from the pret
tlvet stock I have ever bought. 1
ertaeUC tbe atock myself with graauet
carat
°ome to see m« In the new Davie
bonding and gal the advantage of
Umb* bargains Everything wilt be
done to make tbe acquaintance mutu
ally profitable.
H. D. SHELTON,
BeeeuUy of Newton, N. U
THE ACHE GROCERY,
K. C. McLean, Proprlciar,
tHnan..iUag Qallaat. WUlaMct 4 0*4
Pl«m and Fiocy Groceries, Goi
fectioieries, Delf-ttre, etc.
At tbe old GaUant-Whlteeldr* atend,
I will run a flrat-elaai PLAIN AND
FANCY GROCERY bMlneta. I will
keep at all time* tha bam line of
Country Produce that can be bad.
' Year trade wUl be appreciated and
you will cat a* LOWEST FBIOEM.
Give Your Orders to
Delivery Waffon.
Meaar.. J. II. Qallaat mad J. H.
Fayaeoux are wttb me and will ba glad
to deal with their old cuetomen In the
future aa in the peat.
Very respectfully,
R. C. MoLEAN, Proprietor,
The Acme Grocery,
Pbuxk - . 48.
W. N. Datm. t. R. IfoAirn.
Davis & McArver,
Market men,
IX DAVU’ XXW BX1CX XCTLDOtO,
Will be happy to aupply you with your
Cbrtttnaa matt*.
Special care exoreiaed to aonr* our
ouatomon with good fraah meat*,
neatly draced and oloelr kept.
THY TJ&.
Davis & McArver,
Phoxx 80.
PHOTOS! PHOTOS!
Haro y.iu yet bad nay of ibrao »L»
a-daaao photo* mud* ? It not, wby
not? Three prleaa wilt bold bat a
abort time. Haaoenbrr I guarantee
my work to be flraOelt**.
Mouldings.
1 bars a nlee aaleetlon for I ram**.
Bendy to do any framing for you at
raoooabU prior*. Call and am a peri
man*.
Crayon Portraits.
I do thla work alao. lain your
ordara with ate.
Youra to aarro,
J. B. BBI1B, PMoinpto.
DON’T FAIL
TO SEE TORRENCE,
-FOR A—
FULL LINE OF
Watches,
C/tains,
Rings,
Pins,
Jcivelry And
Musical Goods,
Jwt wb*t TOO wui for » nlo* Cbrtet
Mft lYMMlt.
J. *. TORRRMOR, Jrruft
Notice to ftefeadRafe.
rtMOM. «rk
'*
**• ptoploof OMtonUond aurroundlng eountry ore invited to me at
that time the
LARGEST, CHEAPEST, AID BBS! SELECTED
Hoe of Holiday Good* over tbowu lo Gastonia, aad to loepeot oor (took
thoroughly before making their rdritlmi
Our Line is Complete,
OoMinting of Don*. Va*e», Ptueh Oooda, White Motel Goode,
Tby Plano*, Holl Carriages. Doll Chain, DoU Hate, Tm Mo,
Truo pet*, Bucking Harem, Ea press Wagons, ratii.
Cbla* Hugo, Coys and Haoeere, Uoa* Bawls, Photo Fromm,
Ail Xtedo Photo Album*, Autograph AND MAXT
OTHER PRETTY THINGS TOO NUMKBOCt TO
MENTION.
- ;‘V. * /.r, *;'•.
To Christmas Tree Committees,
I Witt give a SPECIAL DUCOCNT for all bill* amounting to
96.00 tod am, nod GUARANTEE Mr PRICES DOWSE
than any other iu Gootonla.
On Full Display.
Bogtanlngoa Wodomday, tbo 10th, our holiday good* will bo
o*» tell dltptay day and sight until tbo aaaaoa -‘"nr Don’t hay
mill you hove vlrttad the Now York Kaohot.
More Spoons
Than Carter Had Oats.
W* are giving away FOB THU MONTH ONLY to OOCh psr
chaonr of one dollar’* worth, s act of Taa tynna*. to oaoh pur
chaser of two dollar*’ worth, a sot of Tahte ttpooao to match.
And we are giving sway more spoons and aeDing more r—»4v
thaa “Oartor had oats."
Don’t Forget tlie Date of Opening,
Tnesrtay Night, Dec. 15, 7 to lO O’clock.
AND DON’T FORGET THE PLACE,
New York Racket,
P. T. Heath, Proprietor.
Down-Pour of Bargains
THIS WEEK
Is «*cli and tmj deportment of our itor*.
I BI« LOT or TUPS JQ8T iBBIYED.
No Excuse
(or ooida. Wo offer prloee tbat make
etook* obeiptr than foaL
Blankets ill Confom
rot Ewjjbodj.
Mm to toitoftot, Ml
f«ltn* I. bet tar. Ttmt*. Iha
tort we utonogr falaakai.
Great Redaction
—IX—
W« an bob do* 011F.AT SEDUCTION In price* of lMnlag Hew
FurnUwro, toot a*
SIX3B-BOA.B/IDS
TABLESams
CHAIRS.
It will be Money
la rear rook* to got oar prto** Men buying ilinrtmu
Not a Byd Article
la lbo wtMlo lot and aoi * p*|** m mm b* notobod tin
wlioro for fairer**.
Choice Quality and Prloea
wMeb to bop forahoTb Wo aboil lob* r-^-m t* ebMrblg
roa oor good*. «i««tlog prtooo, n| e**»gt*g gOMllaC><
abwifinUen.
McELROY and ALLEN.
n.lw rmii Ih. *