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jj|j|||pBE GAZETTE. 9k YwpvtatMf »g*HrtMPlTttT TH UMBO AT atHMUKU T A> I P0**" wjlNdt! ■V Aad whew n ■ mm ’ tbe oMet aeatat the B WM ft be a white boos *» deck bane er an aaaber-onleiud bane? Or sen a bone uf any kind ait at tba table, aad If be could sit at tbe MMe woaMhe art yb me cull tor red der and auta aad eera oo tbe obbt 1 tbaea piedatsae carries qoaattona. “Do a bornaT” aad ‘*Q»n a ao ycbaneaUy agt af tbo good people of ad Mecklenburg dwindled tbUdiab MraUtka, urn thy the attention of a UiUna’e la> talleet. An tlaae von oo naa of thaoa guee tkna after another faded away la tba diM distance, wrapping tba drapery of tta ooocU about It aad lying down to plea ii el drama, until It became cer tain that the prlae would goto a regular bone and that bone would be either Mr. L. In lenblni, ex-peatmeater, or Mr. A. X. Laftte. ex-aboril. Tbe dart hitherto broad cast in the air now gathered Itself lato Una streak*, aad tfw east began to gat letanetiag. One oandWrte end thaa the other bled himself to Washington. While ono non away tbe other would go •round aad etog pig bates In bis fences. And If any plge broke out of tba other* port ora, be wasn't tbe fCUew to mu them back. About this time it was glean out In Washington that tbe matter week! be held op until Jana. Tba bine streaks la tbe sir became hmlneus and smoked—and tba amett of brlMrtooo Hooted eat on the May Bphna along with tho balm of roses. June wee alow la coming, it wee as alow to progress this way aa if it had hseaeaeaCMr. Honey* Jane bugs with a ten-pound wallet of gems under cash wing. Po tho boys reaotred tu go aad snot this booty-laden month of Jane. While Hva ec atx days of May yet remained, Mr. Loltln bled himself agate to tbe storm contra of prosperity la ardor to take June by tbo fore-lock If It was eomatldag like a borne, or If It oases la like tba pictures In tbe alma nsos be wen tad to be there In time to satisfy bteoelf whether the girl* basgs were false nr not. Aad Jan*, leaden-footed June, didn’t •■me tort enough for Mr. Jenkins. Saturday eight, wtaUe yet two daysot May remained, ha turned hta fare to ward the nation*] gateway end dU paasary of prosperity, resolved tbat if anybody had Jane by Uw forelook when be got there. Ue would grab luoh a toll-bold aa would rover break. That la. if Jaoe should be Itoea horse. Until June was like the gal in the at mao so be proposed te lire over hU courting days again at the rate of ten days to tto week and do his level best to win ber smile*. Monday strived. It was the last day of May. FrKctiard was there, Lln aay waa there, I-ofUn eras there, Jenk ins was there, the shock of battle com ■aoeed. aad then the earth*asks Meat morning June arrived la Washington. She wort roses in her hair aad didn’t bare aay haaga at all. Aad ato waa all smiles while the boys looked on. In tor hands she bore a waller containing a das chunk of Waahlogtow pie, which looked to the boye for all the world like strawberry •hort-eokm She eyed eonfatly Oral eae, (heath* other, aad noted that ooo was portly end well-tod. while the •ther eraseT. Finally she says to Mr. IwAta, “My good fellow, you may be tbohoagrftr, but you certainly don’t leek Bto It, gad w* gale and oar sym pathies, yon know, are easily ln iaeaced by looks.” That settled It. r ' — Nf e— ■ “Lsylo low" about the oourttouse, as* we? Don’t to dtatrsoned, honeys. Oaeteata ha* offered the county * present of IU,0SO. It will take tto Mt Holly limes sod lots of otto* Mbs to heap Uc peoyle from accepting the gift. We dent need to bn spttt Mag ear aMrta and threat* begging the people to take it. rTktUrttoatoBjHatriH mshUshsea toMe of tto kl ootton miEe lu that OMNI#. ATKtoji M—atalrs the mills *h^o"tt?Wate neto^theTomtoTef I having lOMdrv, though Ala '•SilffSS.VSfk I_ ■ v_ v l • feeeraUy I* the (Kates amt of tho MtoelHiil. Tho vibrations. moms pnM mj a rambling aauod, lasted shoot four seconds, sod wars ef aooh foroe that It U ao exception to Cod a aamcm who tnllad to notice the unusual disturbance. It was yery (seemly oboe read is Gastonia and saneesdlog country. A nil atom appenrad tabs fathering at tli« time, and a auMbar af people list perceived tbo tremor aa they van atandlag on tba door stoats* a door or window to ahatout n gnat of wind that waa just than sweeping in. A tight shower, not enough to lay Um dost, Ml, bat after tba tremor the tratysets of Immediate rain dlmp peftted. Tba Gairtw ottos. on a second Hoar, waa iwrespUbiy agitated, and when the oBoa force tan to tbo win dows to look out, be reheat! ad men wan standing is tbo street Jest as Ibay bad rushed out quickly fborn their work. There waa nolittle a to! tenant. So other shocks wan fak; hot this one was enough to furnish a the me of one anraaUno (or Um balanoe of Um day aad part of the next. Mr. G. W. Hagan thought heavy Machinery on Um door above him waa about to drop down. Mr. A. A. McLean waa on tba side walk in front of Craig aad W (Ison's. 1b him It seamed that tba ground waa agitated by a rolling wavs nndctnaalb. Mr. a. 11. Jonas at MaSwaln and Howell's waa on the aide walk and (bit n somewhat simlllar sensation. Mr. Vf. L. Gallant waa awakened from sleep by the shaking. Mr. Frost Torrence had bis hand on Um Iron front of hi* star*. H* barely bad lima to remark la surprise that the poet was shaking, whan Mr. Char Ha Us vis sod Dr. Frank WUaoo bolted out by him an If abot from a catapult. Mr. K4 Long aays Ultra was ao small commotion aad racket among bis store* ard tinware. At tba Falk Hoorn soma todies’ band boxes wet* tumbled from a (half. A pH* of eottn lids stacked high at the factory was ao shaken that It tepytod over. At Dallas savers] brick* war* shakes frans the top of tba Suns building. Uriels and piece* of slats tumbl'd fromth* roof of the Concord Jail and Ml la the carriage containing the Jailor's little tbrre-jeac-oid daughter, bat did oot strike Um child, so a dis patch to Um Charlotte Obttntr states. From UM dispatches la the papers It appears that tba shook occurred almost at tbo same moment at Um mverai places from which reports ware sent •nd that it waa of nearly uniform force. This seismic wave may have baa* a sympathetic tremor following Um earthquake* reported to hare si taken Greece last Saturday, aad in this connection the Charlotte Oteo-rvr to reminded that earthquake* in Graces preceded Um memorable earthquake of Aag. $1, 1880. Charleston, the center of the great shock of that year, aaams not to liava taken any notice of Mon day's tremor. -srnssn *•« (.r.iirniauun uauur CMatMWMM Ini Hwlw-Ta Y-mmm hrfta win UnSuie. W* an under obligation* to the clan of “«wo*t girl graduate*” at Joses Seminary this year for an Invitation to attand Uia closing exercises of tbe sobool which begin next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock. There are ten young lad tee in the cla**, *m) tbe sab Jerta of their (wears are giren below. The anneal addm* will be dellrered by Uev. ft. r. Smith. “One Star Differ* from another Star la Glory.”—Frances Lee Ford. T Ejrue that See. — Mary Catherine Jowe* Seminary: Prewot, Past and Fatore.—Margaret Lew. Tha Value of Decision.—Ho*a Hampton Kilgore. das* Hlatory—Leila Gertoda Mat hews. Oar Country: her Glory and her Staaae.— Elizabeth Bernard Gamble. Tbe History and Program of M sale —Mary Gertrodo Outer. The Reedieg of Good Books to be Eocoaraged—Hophronla Fan*. Claaa Prophecy—Elisabeth Lang ston. Valedictory—Xotor Omnia Vinf.il.— Grace Gary YVhlaotiant. •mawe» Pw4ee If WwhwwI tew. On next Monday th* county beard of education uuder the aew school law will he elected by tbe commiesionen, siUlag with toe clerk of tbe ooart sad ragister of deeds. This new board la to consist of three man “of good bnai new n'jaliicatioua and known to be In fayce of public education." Their Srst duties will tm assumed on the Drat Monday la July, when they, sluing with the clerk and register, will sleets ooonly supervisor of schools, who shall be "a practical school teacher at tbe timeofhls election, or hue at least one year’s ax parlance In teaebleg school, sod wtoo shell be of good wnl eharao tarand liberal education,” For Uia often a number of naasas will probably eema before the board. Many friends of tbe pnhUc school* think of Mr. L. M. Huffman to this connection. We town that Urn game of Bcv. J. I. George, lb* energetic principal of Cberryvllto Academy, will also proba bly be presented, and doubtlwa other . Tto Mouai labaaoa Mahan iwtt Ijr perfonaad a gnat 6*6 af charity, •tthoogti it w*a n*t daaigned * a char lljr, Mag oothlag Mr# not Ian than aa adrortMag art am. It bovtra nmNcC la gnat md jaat ttasam. •ftar gava awar UX» battlaa af their Cordial y tty aa faring It waa aotfaoUr* la earing the** afjr«*Sfpa! Th* dniggM* af tMa terra have W itl* beat* chat tell alt aboat Ik Ilk IWUn Cordial eraataa aa appetite, atta dlgallMi aad bring* Uni a ragM loerraaa la M and atiaagtb. LAXOL tattaaaaMaf a galaUMa Oaatar OU. Jaat tha Mag tar ahth "in .. i ■ CuHIXnA Umi groat Mood iwa dr. Ami*aaraf«w failing ■anhard. Ttm IWtanot * On.. Oaetoola. V. C. MIXfMIULU*. I»r TMephonofreoi DeMm. DUIOlJlMt-Kr. Loci as Hol land, of Uluedrid, Weat Yi,Ukm visiting relatives and frteods. Hit mother k expected shortly. Mr. Miles Withers. ofllsrdcn, was TktUog in Dallas Monday. He baa decided to may bla femlly ben am week. They will ooeapy tbe Janett boom. Mr. Withers wee a eittoen at our town several /Mrs ago. Tbe elaalng tserciees of Gaeton Cot tage prom late to bs at unoaoal Interest tbfa year. Common oeaaect day to naxt Wednesday, tbe ntb, end the close of a m—W year's work will be marked by exercises equal to if not bettor than any given by ttk school before. Mr. Cbariea Motile, soa of Col. W. U. Morris baa bean skk with typhoid fever for a weak or more. BU case is progressing well and without farther unfavorable development* be will soon recover. Tbe earthquake wm sotioed by many of oar people. Tim tremor was eo (even IS to bring dawn savers! bricks from tbs top of tba Sugge build ing. Ho serious damage was done. Means. T. J*. Craig and John Bryan were visiting la Dallas Monday evao *fcr*. U. K. Carpenter and children, of Btanly, are visiting in ear town, geests of Mr. and Mix. O. T. Matoo. After a long seise at rbe»«a*U**> Mr. fuett Hoffman uas about recover ed bit aaaai good health and la now eat agate. Mr, 3. D. Brown has lust received a tries™m stating that Pritehard and Muncy have endorsed Mr. I* L. Jenk ins for the Gastonia post-office and that bis appointment will be made right away. Mr. E. L. Wilson sod family are at tending tbe marriage of Mian Ethel Morris, youngest daughter of Ool. W. (r. Morris, to Mr. S. T. Wilson. Hie groom is e younger brother ef Mr. E. U Wilson sod the marriage take* place to-day at Ool. Morrirs bom* near Dallas. uimur cwxtxty rrm. ■tmijtfihtiMM kcImi-s» Lalbnu PulM ml Uwlaw Tri HMwIa »• TMk-MMrtal awl •tan it—a. OKanod front tlw Unooto Journal. Maj. E. J. Rale, of FayeUvUle, U engaged in writing a history of the famous Bethel Regiment, several com P*nlea of which were from this coun ty, and Prof. Chaa. Coon is engaged in ouHwctlng data relative to the Lincoln companies. Tba Lincoln Lutheran charge Is hopeful of securing a pastor In the pereoo of Rot. Tbeo. C. rieeson, a student Is the theological school at Lancaster, Pa. Ra was expected to vkrit the charge on the last Sunday in May. M. L. HesyoeT, keeper of the oooaty home, and a loading Populist of How ard’* Creek, was Indicted by the grand jury at the last leva of Lincoln oourt for Intimidation of voter* at the last election. A warrant was iaaned for him this week. Arrangements are being made to work the valuable gold mine of Maj. If. W. Burton near town. The work will be superintended by Mr. Overton a miner of experience. Tba machin ery la being placed and work will bo i?ixi next vwk. Capt. W. vr. Mots baa added a lot of new and latest Improved wood work ing machinery to hlaferolture factory. M. P. Stroup sod WUl Qninn were tried before (Jolted State* Commis sioner Sherrill Friday and booed over to tbe federal court for making booze in violation of the law. Mr. Robert E. Coetoer caught a earn at Costner's Mill Monday that meas ured 9 feet 4 1-9 inches In length and weighed 91-9 pound*. A carp was oaagbt lu the race at Laboratory Mills one day last weak wbtoh weighed 19 poind*, and several weighing from 0 to 1U pounds bate beta caoght recently at 1 *ngShoals MUM. All these mills are oo the South Fork river. Mr. Wed* Selgla, a well koown oittaeo of the Reaper Ills seel ton. fell dead on Thoredav of lust week near a branch on Mr, C. F. L. Reamer's place near Keepevltle. lie was about 40 years oM._ •ra mwiu Lmu. ■n. M. *. Ur my am y-—-* Titrpeana MMXauir t«w>liiui euwnnwi dmuNtaM at The (Meets* Lowbll. June 9. — Mr* x. K. OroTM, whose extrema Din re* be* been preytously noted In thU oorreepoodenon died et 8 o’clock leet Bctordey after noon, Maesre. Joe Oastoo mod Math Armatroag want orar to Oaatoala Saturday afternoon and selected tbe burial outfit at Armetroog’a and aba wee burled Sunday at Chapel Lutheran church. Mr. l*ator Orooby cam* borne Thursday sick with a light attack of raser, ft on DsnylUe, Va. Mlaa Ltly Llneberger left Sunday for an extended rWt to her brother In Spartanburg. Sms Mamie C'rooaa left Tuesday for a ytatt to friouda aad re Lai its* In Klog"e Mountain and Grayer. How. M. T. Stoolo ud eon, Uenter, returned from Ooncord yesterday where they bad bean attending S. ft osd Bpwrorth Loogaa Cooferauoa. Mr. Hohert Oral# baa aboat eom ploud bit tolopfaooo line to Urn place from Oaatoala. Xoar It we had a Rood rood we'd bo la pretty good shape for dulok commouleattow With your town. "(Mb SM” tweMr Xart . “Uncle DtckM Oeuoler. that ha may bettor keep hit maato. etc., aeol, baa a dry well arranged at too rear of hie merkethome. By p wiadlom, repo, aud pulley ho lower* the pielform I a to the ground. Some days ago while towurtag about 440 peuadt of beef Urn banging* of too pulley broke and Jerked (ha wtndlam out of bin baud wbtoh Brock him about the mouth with mat forte, cutting ble Up badly aud anaektag oat two of Ms front tooth. Ooo of bln tooth be Old not taupyur. bra aba atcuefc on tba arm or shoutdar aud ataua ban bud to MM00 Mo atm to a awlag. Ka la aM«ty raaoeartag. bua will not be aw Uratywefl far tome time, oyau aril* good look., TMI U«TK«I'AMI AV RAVIXXA. Two n««k» «>»«1 We l«m Tl— o . u«»ii iwb Weta—li tu xu kpftlslly* IX a* WhUoc of Hu Omucu: Ravikka, 8. iX, Juno 1—There m two distinct Mrtb<jaake shocks beta yesterday at about 9 o’clock p. a. and nai people wan much frightened. ‘■What la tba world It Urs matter !*' they exclaimed when the windows and dishes began to rattle sad their bouees to vibrate. One awn who had eome hone lata waa wiing bit dloocr and at the too meat when the tremor wme at Itx greatest ha can off, 1 tar lag hit (holly and not Mopping to aM any qaeatlona or to aako nay explaoMion of hit exit Our Utile seven-year-old bay ran in to the bouae exoUlmlOf “Papa, wbat It the matter f the ground U Just shaking oat /coder 1“ Those who were at work ootdoon, with few ex ceptions, felt the disturbance. We an always glad to get Twx Oaxkttk, and read It with pleasure. E. ■um AuniTT. ■utINk wlmrt lUalhiM la Bulb •rlMd Cu>li OoM ■atwronlion Tlorttoctof. The put week bes mu a great awakening to mining matters in tbit county. Mr. C. K. Codd, the Cripple Creek miner, haa once more started up tha “Kllwood" and Is itaelng a naw •haft which will be 139 feet In depth. Mr. A. W. Dieter, of Mach era, Georgia, formerly of Mew York, has purchased tbe “Alla1’ (at different limes known u Um "Monarch’' and "Idler") and wilt operate tbe wae on practioal lines. Mr. Dialer was here early this week and at once commenced to deepen the 133 ft abaft on that valuable property. Mr. Crnikaliank, of Brooklyn, who Is ■topping at Um Iso-Thermal Hotel, will open the old Leads mine, which haa not bean operated for over 30 year*, and wbieb prayed very rleh when last worked. We understand that Mr. Uruikibank will commence operations at once. _ a ksw iisrrrrne*. TV tktewsa Blrtr risk 1)-if err»»i*« *•«*■» Wore. ■mil Holly Haw. setfa. The special jary consisting of J. M. Wilson, of Mcokleabnrjr; 1). A. Bark ley. of 1 red all; J. T. Hedrick, of Alex ander; J. W. Lowraaoe, of Catawba, D. A. Lowe, of Lincoln; J. M. Mcln toah of Gaston; (Mr. Ttowora, of Cald well, being abeent,) crested by an act of the laat Legislature, to remove the obstruction to Ash in tbe Catawba river, and to provide Ash way, met In tbe Mt. Holly Tbnu office on laat Tuesday, tbe 25tli Inst., and after be ing qualified by James S. Craig, Eaq., of this place, began their work of view ing the river from tbe State line to the Oroaatnff of tbe Cheater A Lenoir Bell road. On tbe name day, accompanied by R. L. Aberoethy and "Deaf Mate" Derr, they examined Tuckaaeegs shoal and dam. And spent the ulgbt in this place; and then oa the morning of the 30lb, accompanied by tbe same parties, with John C. t’itchte as guide, they went to tbo extrema sooth point and examined tbe shoals end dams at Neill's Mill, at Book Island and at J. M. Sloan’s. This work occupying the day, they passed through town late In tbe afternoon. They will meet at Mountain Island on tbe morningof the 27tb, for the purpose of oontloning their work. ■onrru sea td»u. It W*l*a«4 tiw kM rotntfv, «a(t It hr(fet*ltle Hmtn. RxJrlxti Ncwi to4 Obsorrar. J. H. Potter 3c, Son* of lleaufort within Uo past few week* have made upward* of a hair dozen shipment* of floe marine specimen* to Curator Brlmley of tbe aueam. Yesterday the rarest specimen of all came, and the moat valuable. It is a huge sea tint]*—a leather hack turtle —weighing over 800 pound*. Tbla epaclas of turtle la not often seen on OUT 00 Mt. Tbl* monster la some 10 feet io length and three feet aoroe* tbe beek. It U the color of an old shoe and has a head and eyes as large as a man’s. There are four flippers on each side by whloh tbe reptile propels iteeit. These are about three feet long and aa largo a* a man's leg. The tall, at It* base, la the size of a grown man's body. It most be at least 100 years eld, and poe *IMy much more, as Ibeae reptiles grow vary slowly. Its flash Is not good to sat and it naed only for oil, like the whale'#. nOMWl“W*"“*w™ OMM sun Zaks Boutbam Textile greekaar. Mar ». The Billing Mill, King's Mountain, N. C.. got their new COO h. p. engine plaoad sooner than th*y expected, being shat down lea* than 10 days. Master Harvey Willis***, the 7 year old *oo of the flupt turned tbs steam on tbe new engine Thursday. The 80 new Irxrtn* In tbe Crowder* Mtn. Mill, King's Min., X. C\, are from the Lowell Msehioe Shop. They also put la a Uohow slasher, a Hope dale warper, and about 1900 sptudtea. This gives them 09 loom* and 3700 spindles, all running day sod ulgbt. Tbe Tuekaaetge Mill. Mt. Holly, X. O. , hsve ordered another fly-wheel. Io take the plaea of Uoir wrecked one, from Than. Woods k Co- Falrmosnt Msehioe Oo- Plilisdelpiiia, sod expect t* kava it In place and start up again In two weeks, running tbolr 5000 *ptn dtea night and day again. The Tucks STBBTFig’S.'a'JsaK ^^"oSKi'SSffiSa-. sow City, X. CL, have Just Installed 080 additional Wkltlo wlndloAby rvasou of their going on flaw numbers. They began moo lax the all) spinning ** BkHte. *>• flltihf •M *«• “®T ssMjaBhrssjsa •»«»•«> y«JB for tbe 379 looms. ..There smoow 9800 spindles in the mill, sod tNwh worn toTItotal M 18,000 •PiBUM with weaving to matob. Tbe W*deahovu Mratromr pobltehea an Mtlmate that 8,500 too* ef fsrtIU •era have keen purchased this season by Uw farmer* ofTmmv eouatv, at a eoMM *100,000,°Lid*Xt It wlfltak. •MWI ef Aaaea'e eotloo crop to pay the fsrtmeet mil We aaN and gwaraasM Utee’« Honan Urease Malawi So tun. no pay. Frost Torrance 4* t>. Tutt’s Pills Cure All Liver Ills. A CLEAR HEAP; good digestion; sound glee;-.; fine appetite and a ripe old age. are some of the results of the use of Tutt's Liver Pills. A single dose will convince you of their wonderful effects dud virtue. \ Known Fact. An absolute cure for sick head ache, dyspepsia, malaria, sour i stomach,dizziness, constipation bilious fever, piles, torpid liver and all kindred diseases. Tutt’i. Liver Pills im ITKXS. The mother of Hon. A. Leader died et the bone of her eon Is MooretviUe last Sunday morning, aged 87 years. The walla of tbe now dormitory of Erakine Collage were fractured la sev eral place* by Monday’s earthquake. Greensboro had a 590.000 flrs last Saturday morning—tbs largest In tan years. It started In the Eagle fonndry. The uomluaUou of Ool. Jas. E. Boyd of Greensboro, for A mis taut Attorney Ge&tral wee confirmed by tbe senate Friday. Tbs ssnats oummlttes agreed Friday to report favorably a bill providing rot a public bollding at Durham to ooet 5123.000. John C. Searles, secretary of the soger trust, wes on Tuesday acquitted, like HaTemeyer, by tbe direction or Judge Bradley. A dam Is to bo built across the Yad kin river near tbe Mockavllle railroad and lbs river’s power arttl be transfer red for dm In tbs city of Vf lnston Tbe Presbyterian General it sssrr.bty In Charlotte was dissolved Saturday, olosing s ten days’ seastoo. It will meat next year in New Orleans. The Observer say* it Is understood to be practically settled that J. \Y. Mul len will be appointed postmaster at Charlotte and W. S. Clanton assayer of tbs mint. The rsaldsnos of Mr. Baxter 8bem well la Lexington was dsstioyed by flrs last Thursday. Moons was borne but the oook. Lose estimated st 111.000, lnsorsnee 97,000. Tbe business of W. H. X It. S. Tucker, In Italelgb, established In 1818, and said to be tbe largest dry goods bouse la tbs State has gone into tbe bauds of trustees for settlemsnt. Mrs. Audio Cameron, relict of Hod. Faul C. Osmeron, died at her resi dence in Hillsboro last Saturday lo Use fl&rdyear of her age. The deceased was a daughter of Chief Justice Thom as Ruffin, sod leaves three brothers surviving her. The North Carolina Brewing Com pany la a new oooearts Just organised In Greensboro. It will make lager beer. Tbe Record says lLie buildlog for the plant will be of pressed brick, handsomely built, and is to cost not less than (23,000. The Raleigh Xetct <fc Obrsctr learns that Colonel J. tt Carr hsd teu of his Hue sheep at tbo Occoueechee stock farm recintly. Tbe total yield from tbe ten head of sheep was ninety-seven pounds, an average of nine pouoda and seven ounces for the head. la Wilmington tho He men way school building oo Fifth street was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Two explosives were heard Joat before 2 o’clock end the Uie smell of kerosena was In the air. Loss about 117,000. The school closed Tuesday before and the fire la believed to be tbe work of leceodlarlea Judge Simonton in tbe (Jolted Bute* circuit oourt bee died a decision roatralulng the State of South Caroli na from preventing tbe sale of liquor brought Into that State. If this de cision Is not overruled, tbe dispensary la gone; any person, under this deci sion, may import and sell liquor in original packages. The Milton, M. 0., correspodeot of tbe Raleigh amw <t> Obterrer relates under date of May 71 a remarkably strange ooaorrenoe. II* says: Light ning struck n negro boy who was cut ting food In n barn near town last week and set Are to bis clothing and the food. Tbs bolt seemed to bays struck the top of his heed, and being shattered by bis skull, passed over the whole longlh of bis body, burnlDg him severely. Ills ryes remain closed near ly all tbe time, but his tight Is good. Dr. Dobson attended him and be It recovsrlag. Tbs re *M a elaal. In Columbia last Friday baiwaac the students of Sooth Carolina College and tba loom! militia wbo war* under review on the oollega grounda. A foal ball bit by a student atrack aa officer** horse. Tba Oaaaral ordered tba ball players to quit their half of tbs grounds untU tba troop* could march past. Tba students rs fcssd and a general fight followed. A polios man was knocked senseless, a professor waa knocked down by a student, and a atodant named McOall bad bis head orusbed so that he may die from It. ldr. X. A. POwall, a mach respected eltlssn of UsMwtll county, aged about DO years, came near losing bis life at the I inode of two nekloas young dart devils user Lenoir last Friday. A oor raspoadent of the Raleigh ]fr»A A 06 ssrrrr says Mr. Powell was walking to town and approaching tba covered bridge across Lower creek, saw two young men so taring tba bridge la a buggy at a fariuua gait. On# of tba man called to him to gat oat of tba way. or bo wo a Id shoot blm. Mr. Powell bring a HUM deaf did act boar him, and be Brad, tba toll rearing tbroagh tba tar or tbe Korea he am driving, bat minted Mr. Powell fortu nately. Mr. Powell stepped to oos sHn, after hearing tba report of Urn pistol, and abouttto time they passed him U* pistol fall to Urn alto of tba road, One of tbe young man cease back to get tba pistol but would not tea who to or hM eoasaealoo wag. Wb koow Mr. Powell end remittor him writ aa one of the meet so has an - tie) awl moat Intonating oltlsena ef Caldwell Do You Wear Pants? -IF NOT, You Do Wear Shoes. I ~~ For 30 Days y* o®** ««r ooUre Him or MEN'S FINE PANTS from »%flO to $4 60 and let you take .$8.26 We ateo have a fait line of Men't, Youth**, and Boya’ cheap paoU in prloe from _ _16e to $2.60 Shoes for AIL We have cheap aboc*. good ehoee. better ahoea. and tha beat •to" 1°° •T*r “w f<W «• ®°iiey Aak to eee oqr line Men’s 1 toe BION 8boea. Our atock of Ladiea’ Oxford Tic* aitd Sandals is tbs choapast ever shown In Gastonia. We Are Heidqiartcn for BiA Values for Little Money. Remember . . . We make you a haodaoma CUAYON PORTRAIT AND FRAME absolutely FREE of charge for $2&u0 worth of ticket*. We alao make portralU to order, any aUe from 8x10 to a Ufa alee paatcl. Very truly, THE NEW YORK RACKET. Always Changing, Never Still. 11 Every week brings something new to add to i1 j, our pile of wash goods. (| l Never before in the history of Gastonia has such an array of i beautiful wash fabrics, with such low prices attached, l>eeu dis- 1 ' played on this market. Don't take our word for it—come and 1 1 11 see for yourself. i I Special Lot of Shoes, '1 I for Ladies’ aud Men's wear, on sale—most assuredly worth 1 your attention. I 1 11 -A_ O. WILLIAMSON-. Holland and Robinson Call apeola) attaotlon of the young neo to their llna of Clothing, Hate, Shoes, Shlrte, Collars, Neckwear and Underwear for Spring and Summer. In these goods our Una u equal to any la the city and we sell at as small a profit as anybody. Tbewe are facta which coni Lao tty Impress our customer*. WE INVITE YOU TO SEE OUB STOCK. Orders taken for tailor made anita—don’t forget that—and wo guar antee a fit. rw~.ee. Holland & Robinson. New Quarters! NEW GOODS! NEW PBICES I We are here to aerre our friend* with good freth good* at ptkscs Just ua low aa any house in Gastonia. We found while moving, a lot of odd* and ends in Noliuus tlmt wo wll eel) at your price, not ours. 14 CLAY WORSTED SUITS to go at and below ooet. A FEW DOZEN SHIRTS at from SO to 75 oecta oo the dollar. 8HOB8— We are Sole A gout* for the oelabrawd Bay State Shoe*. None better—price* low. If you want to eat bread that Is bread get a sack of “Swan Down" at $2 HR "IglebarU Beat Patent” at 33.00, ‘'.Southern Beauty" at <2.SO, and yon will never nee any other in the future. Headquarters for Vegetables and Fruits. Cum* and see aa More aoon J. D. Moore & Co. CLOTHING! We are oow prepared to fit you In a nine tall of SPRING CLOTHING. A Good Wool Salt.$5.00 A Flrnt-class BubIiiohh Sult.$0.5O to #10. Tin* Bimua stock hah juit arkivhd. -ALSO New Spring Dry Goods and Notions, -JUST A It HIVED. Call and see u*. McPlll, ProBMly & Qw. A Good'Dinner Is i GOOD THUG, or at lost i |m4 Buy GOOD PEOPLE SIT 80. Still a food breakfait early lo the morolog, when yon feel badly and ..... to be braeed op for the day’s work, la mors to ha dselred. w*ut How If yon want both and somethin* good laft for eupper }ntt **n<l a< .. order for ( A KINGAN’S 8U0AR CUBED ora OOUKTItY HAM SOME L.EGOETT’S OAT FLAKES, CANNED BEAKS, as good a* fresh. PEACHES, TOMATOES, or OORR [Or tome BVArORATMD APPLES or PEACHES. And these together with the Roller Xing or Tellloo Ftonr u , Laid, Arbeekla’a Coffee wbioh yoe already have If yon trade with ue^nU”' great deal towards making your bnrdene lighter and life a happy dream °° a Youra, j EDQhAR LOVE (Sc OOMT’A SMALL WHEELS AT A BARGAIN! FOUR Dora' and Oil la’ Bkcyalw win go at a bargain. Wa propOM to Mil thorn now rath or than carry thorn oror. 8PKA.K QUICK 1 Uoapootfolly, TORRIICt, Till Jivikr. V. 8. Try a pair of oor Oabto TMaple It yoa not oomothing m; and oom fnrtabta to woar. ~ ' ' —L-LJ» -COME TO Till_ Baltimore Racket ard Mouaa nxnoA -K, r*_ ISPRIMG aod SUMMER GOODS. , W« an offtriaq More (Joort* —Vwu— Money W* h»?o miaadiijL. •« _ «* *" boU' "Kqaal rtthu U all „,d ' w to non* PwU ! Wa wo,w ^ WAr.TTHORK RaOKRt
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
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June 3, 1897, edition 1
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