The Gastonia
Vol. XVII. I U&TJfreKBs.J Gastonia, N. C„ December 31, 1896.
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THE GAZETTE.
THUMSDAY. DICIMBEK 31, IM.
BU&1XE8S LOCALS.
Afivurtttumeata Bmnail In tkw column at
lOerale a Hue fur first InarrUrn sad 6 esata
• lias fur sack Inaaruun tauraafler.
FIBST 14 volumm Encyclopedia
Hritanulca uinib edition. sbsap
binding, practically near. At a bargain.
Apply at thla office.
DS.W. H. WAKKFIKLD, the eye,
ear. ooaa and throat speciallatpif
Charlotte, ll off on bie vastly visit to
the hospitals and adxjols of medicine
In New York. The doctor will return
about Jan. 10th, and during TT7 can be
found In bla Charlotte office except on
Wednesdays.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
—Tbs last day of tbs year:
— Tills Is tbe 5Sd paper wa’va Issued
Ibis year.
—Dout go and writo It 1800 soy
more after to day.
—Leap year goes to day. girls, and
returns no mors now for eight yean.
—The Shelby Aurora la going to
change Itself to an eight page paper.
—Rev, B. F. Smith will preach at
the King's Mountain Prssbyterlan
eburob next Sunday morning.
—Tbe scissors grinder and the mon
key man wltb bis organ have base en
joying the freedom of the town this
week.
—The tin shop crew of Long Brothers
•pent Christmas day 1° tbe Holds hunt
ing. They can name at night with 85
rabbits to tbeir credit.
—Mr. Lamar Fegraoi lias resigned
his position in tbs First National
Beuk, sod will leave next week to
attend school si Msbans, N. C.
—AU tbe Christmas doing* an
nounced io list Issue for tbe differ act
Sunday schools cams off on aobeduta
Urns and were thoroughly enjoyed.
—Tbe cold snap thawed itself away
In the clouds of Tuesday night, and
yesterday, bright ead soft end sunny,
war full of bints of Indian summer,
—Services St tbe Presbyterian
eburob will b« ooudueiad next 8*b
both morn log sud night by Rev.
Frank K. Sims, of Lowijsvillo, 8. C.
-ll will oblige us if thdss of our
advertisers wbo wish to mate a change
tut wash will bring io copy for sew
adveruameut before Wednesday noon.
—Up to Tuesday uigni, mo™ o*u
beu handled at the platform duriug
this iiri— 2,900 balsa of oottoo.
nls*flgumeaie tfrao os by Mr. W.
M. Adams, weigher.
_At King’s Mountain yesterday
Mr. B. M. Orta and. of the ooatbani,
led to the hymeneal altar Mlaa Lillian
Allison the oMset daughter of the
editor of the lUfornw.
—Unt Monday 1* commissioner*’
day in DhUms. It wUI also be saleeday.
The Sheriff's sale of real estate for
delinquent taxes of 1893 and other Im
portant sales will take ptaee.
—Gastonia pasnad a quiet Christmas.
Two drunks was all tbt polloe bad to
look after. A few eatmou omnkera
and boy battle* with Homan candles
supplied the principal out-of-door fun.
—Ws should not be surprised to
hear that ooe of tb* young men of
Begonia had Skipped actual the Hue
with a pretty girl He was In town
recently and bought himself a new
buggy.
—The Rtfoi-mer says tbs Billing
I1IU at Kiup’s Mountain furnished
each of Its 107 families with a turkey
for their Uhrlitsoaa dlaoer aud that
the Eulerprtse banded out 97 la the
earn# way.
—It Is not too late to make your
distant friend or sou or duugliler or
other raluUve a present of
subscription to tb# Gazktt*. Try It.
This would bo 69 preaanta Instead of
only one.
—There wee a o>g oouwhto ™ »
Booth* rn near Clifton 1st Saturday.
North-bound freight No. « ,«*•
work unto bound for AUaate pluagad
together at full speed. Nobody wa*
•enoualy hurt.
_At tba reatdauo* of Eaqalre J. T.
H. Itemeroc. who performed the
oeraoKmyThCr. Julio. A. B«* asd
Mlro Cora A. Fraley wer* ODked lo
the bonde of matrimony ou tba led
Inal All were of thl* ooonty.
_Muir .ubeerlptlon* expire with
thta mao*. A renewal of eaeb and
•very one U reapeetf ally »o Hotted thl*
week. If the editor doetn't get
■round to ee# you, ha will ba da
lighted to bava you drop In to aaa him.
—The eorreapondeot of tba Char
lotte JTm write, that tba employee of
tba Modena couoo mill abowad tba
bleb artatic lo which they bald tba
Superintendent, Mr. J. O. Ifblta, by
praaaatlag him a gold headed can*
and a mlrar headed umbrella, a# a
Obrletma. token of their regard for
bin aad to ibow him that they be
lter* In both gold and ailrar.
-The grand Jury of Maokteoburg on
Wednesday of laat weak returned a
true bill of Indictment again* Mr.
ArohlbaM Brady for
white eaahlec of tba Luna k Barlugi
Bank. It «u frarotd oo rrVteooe
furotehed by lb# book* of tba hank
prodoead before tba grand Jury by
Preaidant Jno. B. Oat*. Mr. Brady
la not In tba city, ae the New. am, but
la traveling a* ealaaman for a CTiloago
houaa..
-An Important meeting of the
atook bolder, of tba Cbaetar aad Laaelr
Narrow Gauge wUl beheld to Newtee
oo next Tharad.y, tha 7tb af Jaaoary.
Borne of the paper*, fultewlog oapf.
bad It tba 17th. Tba OaxaTT* knew
lb I# waa wrong, aad raiaelng tba 14tk
wro meant, we an printed It. Bata}1
baods ware wroag. It*« tba 7th,
neit Thmaday. It la mmerad that
akaagaa wUl b* road* la bath tha aaro*
aad manage Meat of tba road.
—One of Um haaviact fan mi
known In tbta acotloo premJltd ban
laat night.
■—With only a half sheet this weak,
Th» Qunn certainly oan*t be
aoooaad of baring “three sheets la tbe
wind."
—Thr FI ret National Bank la aasd
Idr out to Its patrons and correspon
dents a Urge and particularly pretty
calendar for 1897 done In colors.
—From tba Charlotte Nine* we learn
that Mr. Boas Blackwood and Mbs
Bllle Hirst were united la marriage
' at tbe home of tbe bride’s parents oo
West Eighth street, on last Thursday
evening at 8 o’clock. Hew. H. L.
▲tkias oOclatlDg. The groom lean
old Qaitonia boy.
nimxai xunos.
—Mr. W. A, Grier, or Bboptno,' we*
In town yesterday.
—Mha Mabel Smith la stoRIng her
friend Mia* HMan Brio* to Bhtokaiock,
8. C.
—Him Nannie Crawford la mending
tba holiday* with bar oonain, Mia* Ida
Parsley.
- Mr. C. E. Rhyne la at bom* from
Wake Forest for th* holiday*. Ha ta
•tudying for the ministry.
—Mtos Shelton Walls enjoyed a well
earned CbrtoUnaa vacation with her
relative* lu Lincoln ton end returned
Monday night.
—Mr. aad Mr*. J. J. Morrow, of
Pinevitle, apant C hr tot bom bar* with
Mrs. Morrow’s parent*. Capt. aod
Mr*. J. D. Moor*.
—Mtoa Janl* Jaokaoo, of Crowdar’a
Creek, spent the holiday* with Mtoa
Hope Adana. Both are now visiting
In King’s Mountain.
_ —Mint Cynthia Ruddock raturnad
from Charlotte Monday on the raetl
bala and to again on duty In Mr. Wil
llamaoo’i mUllnary department.
—Mr. J. W. Gallant, of Columbia,
& C., vtolled bto uoeto W. L. Gallant
during the holiday*. We were pleased
to hav* a call from him Tuesday after
noon.
—Mr. asA Mia. E. N. LJoabergar
and the children ipaet Christmas at
Rtebbnrg with relative*. Tbay left
Chrtotaaa morning and raturnad Mon
day night.
—Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Warren and
Mtoa Mary Warren want tba holidays
In Shelby with Mr*. Warren’* people.
Mr. Warren and Mtoa Mary are ex
pected home to-day.
—Mr. and Mia. 8. N. Boyoa aad the
ahlldren, of Me Aden villa, spent Christ
mas at Capt. J. Q, Holland’*. Mr.
and Mr*. J. E. Curry raturnad with
them yaaterday morning.
— Mr*. W. f. Marshall and the nbU
dreu toft Cbrtotmas morning to spend
the holiday* with Mr*. Xarshall**
ttoier In Colombia. They will return
by or before next Monday.
—Mr. J. F. Hoffman and family, of
YortTilto, spent Christmas with bto
brother, W. T. Hoffman, aad raturnad
Monday. Mr. Hoffman mixed th* op
portunity to renew hto paper for a
year.
—Messrs. Jno. W. Carson and J. F.
Falla era at bom* from Risk In* tor the
holidays. Mr. Carson paid th* Ua
xittb a pleasant call yesterday. Ha
report* good work and a large attend
ance—the beat perbap* since Uis war.
Itie new dormitory win toon be ready.
Oor Otalon boys will return, probably,
In time to be on duty Monday morning.
PM at a ttpa OM Apt.
Monday morn log at four o’clock,
Mr*. Sumo Wilbers, grandmother of
Mr. P. A. Cottner, departed thto Ufa
at the age of 91 years, one month, and
97 day* 3b* era* burled Tuesday at
the old Cottner family graveyard near
Puiladelpola Lutheran ohoroh. Tbe
funeral waa preached at the borne by
Bov. J. R. Peterson.
T«itorUf*« PhHm P«»> it
Clilef Carroll made two arraata yee
terday. Both were calabooee eaaee.
Henry Burton, colored, wee on a tear
and best bis wife. Por this be had to
be nabbed and caged. On a telegram
from Central. Gobs Teaaly, a train
band oa No. M, was arrested for
burglary. Later In the afternoon he
wee released, not being the right men.
Some of our subscribers whom Ume
expiree with the year, have pleased us
much by renewing for 1307 before the
year geu here. Among tbla number
are Mr. 8. V. Stewart, Mrs. Kate
Smith, Meesre. J. P. Stowe, C. J. LI no
bar gar, J. P. Huffman, T. L. Clleton,
land Mr*. Margaret Glenn, who eagle
lu Tuesday and paid for four seboerlp
tloes, three of wbleh ate saods oat of
the State to her children. Tbe kindly
fading whroh them friend* have shown
for their local paper la helpful In more
ways then one and to profoundly ap
preciated
Vial t gram ta. Wary'*
A company of SI jentote end minims
from Bt. Mary’s College, Bdmont,paid
a visit to Gastonia yeeterday. They
were In obarge of Vfciber Bogans.
Their object was deeply a day's outing
for tbe purpose d eedog Oeetonta end
enjoying Urn recreation of the ndo
across the ooootry. They ell dloed at
the Petto House, and those whom dIn
Ur hoar happened to bent Urn tame
Ume eould no! tail to note the meet
admirable (Vmeaner of these ooltege
Tlwy retornedaboot the -irfe
of the efternooo. The tows’a your*,
boy*, wbenevar you wish to oom*.
A Ota** MeagWl ta Maaaaata.
Insane, deaf, demb, and Mod
watch**, clocks, amd jewd^ «rad In
9 or 8 d*T* with e gnarnotao to giro
entire tattofntloe. PnUonte (weufae,
of eonree) whld> otbor* worked m id
failed to ear* aro aapoetally wanted by
Um oaw )»w*tor.
Jnuni Wju rrn
■>w wwwei.
Arrangement* era oe foot tor the
nraorel, ae toon as oocreelect, of tbe
•hope of Meet re. J. £. Pipe A Co. to
the oew mu raoeaUr pu reheard. Pe
tble wart (tvlag the
of three tod • half
i oo west aide of MerletU itreet
hryoad tha Baptist rturab, tbe oak
grave being Included in tb* site. Tbe
object of removal 1* to get room for
entargment aod to dim latch rlrt of
Ore.
By levitation Hl<m Carrel* Boyoe
aod Mamie Hus. with Meaare. J. V.
Joboaoo, W. T. Warren, aod J. H.
Kennedy, dined Otrisfcnu day with
Mr. 1«. A. CaMweU’e family Ot Craw
<1Jr?.Cc!ek- A* teMrtlwKh gneate
of this hospitable home, tbay had *
Ptaegaet aod most delightful day.
The Ohrirtmee feast wee e aemptaoae
one end mesooed with tbe brightest of
good cheer, while tbe levtrt hospitably
woe la ovtry way obaraetertoUe of thf*
elegant and happy heme.
■“wraemewra
It waa a painful oooldent that hap
pened yesterday about noon at the
train yard. Tbe local freight No. 04,
bound (or Charlotte, was abiding at
the urns and a young negro men woe
coupling. In an unguarded moment
the bumpera come together with km
right elbow between them end ernebed
It. Some of tbe splintered bonce nro
tauded through the idle. Dr. Raid
dramed tte Injured limb. Hemystbe
eruabed portion Include* tbo joint, an
Ineh or two above and two or three
It>cbaa below, and that amputation
may hoooma neanmary. Tbe arm m
badly iwollen. Tbe man gore bb
name a* Jemrn Boom aod aald hU borne
we* In OainMvIlle, 9a., whither be
returned on the belated 1:10 train.
Tta holiday* bar* bean • lively asm
•an of enjoyment (or tbe young people.
There be* ecorotfy bean no treeing
without n party of name kind. Moo
day night a ten party that delight ad
every go eat wo* gtveo by Him Mamie
Love. Tuesday night tbe Misses
Shu turd entertained their friends moat
charmingly at their home on Mill
Street. To-night at tbe Tall* House
tbe young man will give n • upper
oompUmeotery to their fair frteoda.
Mra B. P. Smith and Mm. A. C.
WllltemaoQ will ba the ehaperoaee.
There will be gooes and music for the
amusement of the young people, nod
the mutagen will exert Ihwneelvn to
make the ooeoalon nee at ran pleasure
to tbe portlet poet*.
Though bis pastoral relation* boro
w«re ended three mao Lbs ego, the
Praabytarlan oongrqgaMon. or oobm
body, did cot fall to raasa caber grace
fully with tokens of Christmas good
will their former pastor. Rsv. R. p.
Smith end hie family. Early Christ
mas rooming every member of tbe
family rtoeived some special token at
loving remembrance, to my notblug of
e number of presents for the family as
s whole. Every present bed Intrinele
worth ecd was moat appropriate. The
provoking thing about It waa, that do/
way was presented whereby tbe donord
might be Identified, but we are Ink
position to know that their grscefdl
aindoeee awakens in the heart* of ins
recipients* response of happy sod mom
grateful appreciation. ,
swaanmre
■w' SW SarUI SaH M Iwn.
Last Friday night at the bomeof
hie Boo-ln-law. Mr. Newton, at the
Avon min, Mr. Stephen Baker de
parted this life at the age of 01 years.
Mr*. Newton was hi* only daughter.
The fsDerat seas preached at the boose
Saturday by Rev. U H. Durham and
the Interment took place at Shiloh.
Shortly before her death some SM yean
ego, Mr*. Baker made bsr husband a
salt of clothes of material which she
bad span and woven with her own
hand*. All lb* time euro*, be kopt this
suit, with slmosa sacred ears, that be
might ha buried In it. It waa of a
gray or ml red color and of a style
prevailing In the good old day* before
tbe war. Hie long cherished wish to
be laid to net la this salt made by
hie beloved and long departed eom
pouioa was gratified. Ha we* origi
nally Dam South Caroline and had
livad hot a few weeks la Bastonl*.
A UnrllrMI riH|.
Mr*. Satan Withers, grandmother of
Mr. Frank Coetner, *u to aged ma
ter of a family truly remark able for Me
longevity. She died Moadey at aa age
paet 91 yean. At bar burial were bar
oUoee from 30 to 75 yean old aad a
daughter of 74 yean old, torn of them
leaning upon a eUfT Bra. Wllben
ted A alater who lived to be M. A few
feet from ter grave waa that of Mae
Elizabeth Coetner, a maiden aunt, aad
tte Insertptlon on tte Madrtoae zbowt
ttetnte wne bora In 17« and dlnd in
IWW. at (lie aye of 1 an years, 11
moo the. and 3 days, being bat little
abort of 106 yenn old. She waa born
and reared, lived dad died wKbln a
mile of the Philadelphia ebarob. Tbit
family of auob remarkable longevity In
of German nr Patch dneeeot, tte nnm
being ^MMd Keener originally. An
allied branch bora the came of Koefa
(ptocouooed Kok), wbleb earn to be
mi led and pronounced Cook. Ta tbie
family batong tte Cook* of Cabarrus
Bounty, iaetadtog Prof. Jaa. P. Cook,
of Concord. Mrs. Wither* wan a Huff
man, an aont of Dr. W. H. Hoffman
aad tte laat of tte tarty of John
Hoffman, of RevolaUeaary fume.
Tba Koote, Kotaan, and AoflMaui*
were related faaaillee aad all tag-lived.
■vary mother ibceM koow that
croup eon be promoted bv giving
Chamberlain*■ Cough Boaedy aa aooo
ea tte cbMd beeomm hoarse, or even
after orouny ooogh tan appeared It will
pnral tte attack. TIM remedy M
alto a certain earn ta eroap, and we
bare term yet beard of Itt falling in a
single I-stance. For mh by J. B.
Cum A On. DrnggUta.
1 cajtbot audit tcanm
mTciMiMHM.’1*1' *"M
I creekt* ItM beau getting
ia It* work tola Gbrtetmaa. It Gm
tooUt front window of J. D. Moon
* Co’* got o bolo knockod Uirougta It
by tba flying plug of ooa of thee*
Moekara, and a young'man wbo doaau't
wiah u* to gin bla oamo got bla baad
and ooa aide of bin faoa damaged.
om* by tba
Charlotte Obatnwr:
Tbara wan a numbbr of minor ooa
ualtiaa from flioworha Cbriatma* day,
but ooly two aanra ooe*. Mr. Arthor
Harria, wba la employed at tba Augua
la Brewing Company, rood red a ne
ver* lamination of tba right band aad
mm alao oat on Me faaa by tha nr
Pjntim of g oannoo cracker. Dr*.
Mlaaabalmar aad Irwin draaaad bta
wonodi.
Mr. Bob Union, wbo roan a ablftlog
aMiaa for tba goatban road, wm
abowlng bla born bow to (boot oraok
an. He bad a big out, which failed
^“PMda. Oa picked U up nod Waa
bolding It done to hte face, examining
to* fuaa.wbeo it exploded. Tha lid or
hl* *7* waa apllt open aad tha
eye-ball waa badly boned. Tba lid
**• tewed ap and tba aye diaaand. It
la a aerioua Injury.
tMnatmae day Bob Dulln, a 12-year
old eon of Mr. Chaidea Dolln, wbo
line four mllaa from town, oo tba
Uwyar’anad, waa hart by tbeex
pluaioo of a oaoooa cracker. The
thumb of bla right baad wm torn m
tlraly away, and the band waa other
wiaa lacerated.
£•“<* Mr. B. Boatoo Wallace, la
Crab Orchard township, waa hurt In a
Mmdar maasar, though not quite to
vtctowly
And tola bad oaaa la reported by the I
Atlanta Journal While oetebratiafc
Chriatmaa with a marry party of
„ rtrierdar afternoon, Mim
MyrUa Harden, of OS Hortoo’a anna*
bad bar left baad badly lajured by a
large firecracker. aad all bar Began
except the unail one tan almoat nu
pMtely off. Tb* lady Ilea at to* Gre
d7 bo*PlULl suffering Intesae pain from
to* wouoded member, aad while U 1*
oot thought today that to* baad will
bar* to be eapotatod, to* la disfigured
for life.
■uflHlaTMn.
Three »u . “special opening” at
Mr. A. C. Williamson's More laet
nlghl—hot it *n at tbe hack door.
A burglar erne eked tbe giare out aod
wool la. Be was discovered by Mr.
J. W. Bryson.tha night pottre.through
tbo (root door. Before be ooeld make
tbe circuit of tbs block and get to the
rear, tbe bandar bad taken alarm end
fled toward tbe oalabooao. Mr. Bryson
beard tbe sound of bla retreating foot
step* In the dense darkness and fired
three shots In that direction. It does
not appear that tbe tbisf got aay goods
or mousy.
SnitOuHli Urehm.
In etrang* form Indeed does death
oome when life gee* ont in laughter,
bat in tooti manner, w* ere Informed,
death came last Saturday to Mr. Don
SMford. lie was at tbe store of Mr/
.WJtt Thompson iu Stanley Creek.
Of asocial disposition, be waa enjoying
oonvermtloo aod oompaalooeblp with
friends aed neighbors who than can to
bo there also. He threw hie bead
back la laughter at some jest or re
mark which saoaed him, when It was
noticed that be kept on backward and
fell over—dead 1 lie was a good oltlxan
and was well known over tbe county.,
Me need to run a ferry not fir below
Moantalp Island. •
Tbo widow of tbe late *x-0 ov. Joseph
E Brown died In Georgia laet week.
She left nn estate valued at about
•40,000, which aoe distributed princi
pally among bar children nod grand
children.
Hew Haven reported on Monday the
coldest weather of the season, with the
memory at 90 dsgreas below asm. Id
Hew York at 10 degress below aero
tfacremeday. the weather Uaaldte
have been the eoktret la 94 yean.
A number of wastesu banks have
gone down with a crash la tbo last ten
dayw Tbe National Bank of HI loots
tumbled first aid palled dow* never*)
others with It. Two eone-ln-lnw of
£b« PrreMent bad got poareaelaw of
•1,000,000 of tbo Mnkti money. Thors
were other shaky leans also, of wbloh
the director* oanfsread themselves to
be totally In tbs dark._
Tm But Halts la the world for
Out#, Brulaee, Horae, Clean, Belt
Hh«u», rarer Hons Tetter, Chapped
tlanda, OWINelne,Oorsa, nod all Skin
KropUone, aad poeitlTaly ouraa Pilot,
or ao pey required. It is guaraatwd
to site perfect MtlsfeeUon, or Money
rerandil. Price M oanta per boa. Kor
toe by J. B. Carry A 0*.
aiu Aconeier aaaao.
I will sell at Oral* aad Wllaoo’a
ateblre Saturday Jan a, 18ST7, rein or
•*>lee, e carload Of boraaa and Mulct
el eu'tto*. Bought eaetoalyalr ter the
Southern market. quick aalre, (mail
profile, and all ratiraeastetloaa gaaraa
taed. Taka e day off aad coma
R. A. Popp.
«*e«»ee ar Saw AtTullneme
Holland end Robin tan offer boreal si
to clothing.
Dr. W. H. WekAfleld, ere, ear. a oca,
aad throat apeeialitt win be (bead io
hie Charlotte cdBee after Jaa. VHh,
aonapt oe Wsdandayd Baa beKeaaa
loeale.
P. T. Heath, the Racket mu, will
give a ohance to draw the BIO dell to
each peroheaer of a dotter 1 worth of
Cade The holiday eycloae bit hard
t atUl left soma feed eekwe far you.
Tuft's Pills
Cure Ail
Liver Ills.
To those living
in malarial districts Tutfs I’il?
are indispensable, they lcccpthe
system in perfect order and arv
an absolute cure
for sick headache, indigestion
malaria, torpid liver, constipa
tion and all bilious diseases.
Tutfs Liver Pills
a r*m wim
Dallas Dm. 90-A CbrlataMa
dnuik tu4u sennit an aoaepattiro
at Stanley o*uMd Bufos Lay ud
ttuaa mu to be pat In Jail a Saw day*
"%M Jackins alas «v pat in Ja0
to-day oc aebaris of steadar
Win bo another to-Bigbt at Mr. J. SL
Lewis', given by Mias Paart. Mr. J.
D. Moors, Jr., sad Min Jaaia of year
town an repeated la ailaad.
lojkla Cleanaar and daughter, Min
CUada, of Taowanoa are vWUagraU
tivaa to Dallaa.
Joo. & White, of Pleasant Rite,
baa bought Us Matthews Hotel Tbe
trade was elooad to-day. Mia. Mason,
tbepraseot manager, wUI mere to bar
fan*.
U vSdtt?°telte^IiJlHaf<°ba(totU
U W. T.°•nxUrsoc*bM moved Into
the be us* lately vacated by R. L. Dvr
bam. Min MImM Heedsnon, of
Bagoala, la vlaltiag bar brother.
Latbsr Beat’s oorn a rib, icalodlog
•beat 300 bushels of oorn sad seme
nteoaOs eras totally dntroyad by In
teat night. Orgia naknown. Mr.
Beat lived near White aod Jackin's
mill.
Oaomaa will 5 aeasmtds the 6th of
Jsnoary to take up Its gab where It
was Interrupted by the holidays.
Pritchard la la RaMgb aod baa ac
aaged rooms preparatory table cam
Book failure* still oocsUtnte a ooo
sldermbla portion of tha news pub
Uihed by tha daily pepsrs. Two la
Minneapolis, oaa la Virgin la, and ooe
lo Maine ween reported yesterday
Grave robbers bars bean operating In
Charlotte. Christos* night tha grava
ot the wife of Dr. W. T. Woodley. <■
Elmwood cemetery. Charlotte, waa
opened, tbe oaeket broken Into and taro
lingers eat from the band of tbaoorpn.
The aSalr la a mystery, flier* was no
Vewairy on the corpse and no reason
baa be assigned fur Urn shocking act.
Tbe osmatary keeper* set a guard at
*l*bt, but this did not promt tba
rubbers torn return!** aod stealing
tfs body of a oUM. They left tools
by meant of wbleb It la hoped they wUI
W Uhmtl—d and oaaght.
f Mr. T. F. OUoonell, a well-known
druggist of Paraona, Pa . la apaakiag
j of Chamberlain's Colls, Cboiara and
Diarrhoea Remedy says: -Several
time* la tha Mat few yean when suf
fering with crump or diarrhoea I ban
made a parent)*1 tost of tbe value of
this remedy. The effect In oanfa la
•taooe waa almost immediate relief.”
For suM by J. E. Curry A Oo., Drag*
gists.
PLEASE
SETTLE!
■MM
Horn that tbo rm U drawing to a
eloaa. It la oar doali* to bavo a aotUa
meat of oar ytar’i boalaeaa. If you
vwo oe, therefore, altbar on aoto or
ooeooat, you are reapeetfolty rw.
qooatod to eoraa forward at oaoa,
bafora tha tm of January, aad make
Mttlaia*ot of tbn mm Tbta la for
oaa and all, and by giving prompt
attention you will greatly oblige.
Toaru truly,
VRAta A Wilook.
New Grocery Store.
lut Nor to Diit»' latt Intel
- - *.
Having jMt arrlvsd la Gastonia sad
wishing to gal aeqimiatrd wUb lbs
ysnols, 1 shall ofsr say Iras euatmsw rs
rxtrtordlonry bargains Crum Urn brst
UMt stock 1 bavs tsar bongbt. I
ttlMtm: tbs Most mysaM with grsaUaS
Corns to ass ms to lbs asm Itovta
building and gat Mm sdvanUms <4
Urns* bargains. Bwrythtag will bs
down to ntabn lbs acgsahtUoos main
ally profttalata.
GOODS DBLIVRRBD-nf no..rsr,
daitvrml promptly and by oarvfui
Wsiwtf
H. D. 8HELTON,
HsoswUy at ffswtoa, M. 0.
Ten Dollar Doll
-
To Bo 61m Away
At Tie Row York Rickot
At tbo begioom* of tOe Ye*r we will gi»« to aadi portbuor ot a
dollar's wonb of good* a Chuno* to fat Vbla Ten Dollar DoR FBJUE OF
CHASM.
CaD Early Before AD tk lukn An <Ht« Away.
NOTW iTIXSTAITSXKa
booty mb or Hoi May trade hat eeaatd my atoefc to looki aa K It had
boon 'truck by a cyoW, we y«t bare many good valuta Id atom for yoa.
Thank lag BACH A STD KVBBY OXB tea tbolr r—""f fthaagt
of 1906 acd aoUeitlog a treater porttoa Mr 1897,1 remain
Yearn to atm
X»- T. HEATH,
_He Racket Ba».
Great Redaction
—IN—
is-gn
m
m
'M
We enoouooe GREAT REDUCTION to price* at Dining loam
Femlterr, Neb as
SXX)E]-BO-AJE2JDB
~RT .TT¥=t AKD
OHAIBS.
It will be Money
In poor pocket to got oar prises before buying elMwhtxe.
Not a Bad Article ■
In the whole tot end not a prior that eeu be matobed elan
where for fairoaM.
Choice duality and Prices
an eonbtM to make oar store tbe meet plane to
whleh to buy famltore. We ebeU take pieMure In i|na|^
yen our goods, quoting prices, sad answering y nllma
ebeut furniture.
McELROY and ALLEN,
Tbe New Feraituro Mao.
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Christinas Goods.
—OUB DISPLAY OP
Toys, Jewelry, aud Other Christmas Goods
will be Unusually Flue.
This is a Side Line,
And Prices will be a Side Issue*
CAPES 1 OAPES 1
8tlU they com*. Hot wishing W carry any of than otw, we ant* follow,
tog price* on our Qna eapes:
C*P« «*th HAM going at tAOO.
Cap* •Orth ISA) going at 7M.
Coat cut* no Agora with u*. «
A. C. WlLfiTAlfSOK.
Down-Pour of Bargains
THIS WEEK
la Mab andamydapartoaaataf oof atora
1 MO LOT OF VUPS nn 1R11YID.
No Excniw
for ooMa. Wa offer prlcr. that aaka
olnaka cW^f than foal.
Blukett u4 CnlHtt
hr BnjMr
tah| to WWrlac, bat
MtaC » tottar. Ttatltki
ttatwa Mkaaaor klubt