THE GAZETTE.
thpmdat. mattCAut u, tm.
D USINESS LOCALS.
' TVOST-Mj barf-market aeoouot
book. Satan to W. E. MoAr
Ujut, Gaatonla.
HAND-CUFFti lAMT—Pair abrt
b nod-cuds loat between Begonia
and Dallaa. Bet ora to C lyde Craig,
Begonia.
A RL A WlitWN'A aaeUooal
grata-bar now on tha market.
* A few aalaaoeo wanted on cotmsla
•ion. For pantenlnra addrree
Bari. & Wilcox,
QaatocU, X. C.
locaiTaffa IRS.
—Now ia tha time to aubeorlbv.
—The public wall which waa recent
ly deepened and waited np with terra
cotta piping oamaoted at tha Jolnta
baa caved into tteelf and pulled tha
hole in after it.
- Serif I one at tha McAdcnyilla Math
odiat church Uat Saturday and Sunday
wart ooedacted by Rev. W. B. Ware.
U»a new pceaMlng aider, greatly to the
edification and delight of the congre
gation.
—Tli« local 'phone exchange Is still
■rowing. Mr. A. C. Wlillameon'e
store wee added last week—No. 88—•
great convenient* to II* store and to
■ any local sad out-uf Town easterners,
—Tuesday was a busy day with Sec
retary E, L. Wllaon of the Farmer’*
Mutual Fire Insurance Association.
The members were unloading their aa
eettmenta for lb* Groves and Baker
Area The 979G oo the Qruvrs bouse
at Lowell he* been paid, and the
amount do* Mr. Henry Baker soon
will be.
—A great Improvement Ij going on
at Messrs. J. E. Curry ft Company's
store. The floor lisa beeo raised to a
level with tha side-walk. Ever since
the street was raised there had been *
step down into the store. The work
we# "done by halve*.’’ Tbe goods
and counters and business were moved
to oue side while lb* floor was bailt
on the other.
—T ho fellow who confessed to steal
ing Mr. A. C. Williamson's bolt of
plaids and other goude an* out oon
vletad therefor, for tbe readon that
tho polloettan had obtained the eon
feealon ay tailing the prisoner it would
be beat lor him just to tell the whole
truth about It. But llw earn* darky,
Raymond LltUrJohn, was oon
vlcted for stealing a pair of shoe* from
another darky sod waa sect to tb*
Union obaln-gaag for 9 month*.
Frews acuslvjr ta rswtsr.
The Gastonia Telephone Company
now has ooonnctlous ooverlog sixty
miles. Through the energy and enter
prise of Mr. J. Bobt. Craig, Manager,
aa ootod last week, Urn local exohaoge
haa made connection with York oourv
ty system by way of Clover. Tht*
gives wire eonneeUon from Stanley lo
Chester and beyond, ooverlog a die
tanoe of BO miles. The maximum
ebarg* will be 80 cents. All of tbas*
new connections will be In working
Order the last of Uile week or tbe Bret
of next.
n> ta*r ar uu wkits mesne.
Readers of iho Ladles’ Basse Journal
will remember the spleodld march by
Sousa recently published id that maga
aloo and dedicated to Mrs. McKinley.
A fact wbloh will invest It with more
than ordinary local Interest is, UuU
Mr. J. M. Wilson, director of the Mo
AdmviUe band, has arrwaged It in 90
parte for his mnatcUna and at some
•arly dale this enterprising band will
render It. Tbe iflerob as it origin ally
appeared wee arranged for the piano
only, and Mr. Wllaoo's la perhaps the
first band arrange moot mad* of this
splendid oomposition.
Fwv Vwelet CeesWHkll.
Time waa a little flurry at Lowell
aad MoAdenvlIt* Monday over the
passing of some counterfeit by Mr.
Robert Moss at Faquir* Cornwell’s
store Saturday. The young men Moss
waa gnlug to get married and did get
married Sunday. Saturday be bought
his clothe* at Mr. Cornwell’s and
banded over to ilia clerk a 910 Confed
erate bill—like tho#* used aa advertis
ing band-bills. The clerk took It and
delivered the olothes. When tbe N.
G. bill was discovered, Morn was ar
rested for •'paMtog counterfeit,” sod
was released oo bond. He baa made
good the bill and the matter may not
be carried farther.
Ml*. WMMaiUa.
Uoorge Washington's birthday laU
TiMMlij wus not la boom obbob ob
■trrad oo tba wlloeaa (land with that
d«gr«e ol ravso.no* wtksb tradition
suggaat*. bat it will ba ramambarad by
court visitors as ooa lo which a dtatlu
g Dished Mmato of tba KaUiar of
Hla Country waa a prominent Agon..
The negro's os air is Miles Washington
and he notecases an empbatie Individu
ality. lie baa Agnred id many aa af
fray and though lie Is now veuerabi* In
years, being «0 or 70 year* old, the na
ture of bla basin**# at oourt lodleatea
that hla oU time proclivities ellng to
bios still. He la a giant In frame, and
a typical African la complexion, form,
fam. sad feature. Were he beck la
the lend of his fatten Mites would oo
doubt be a great tribal king or chief,
and would be giving ityllsb feasts at
which (be Juicier of hi* email** would
b* screed up smoking bet as eboie*
viands for the gustatory daleetathia of
his guests, lint that which glvoa to
Mite* peculiar distinction Is the his
toric fact Urnt be ta aa ex State
Hsrator of Month Carolina, fu the
recunetfsstlon days, he reprsesetsd
Cbestsffleld ooOoty lo tbe lesiala
tur* of that Huts. Its was sleeted
as a BepaliUcno, wrat as such,
and remained ns tuck, but stood
Ms Walts friends oa the civil rlgbu
question. He said "A white mas le
white, a nigger la Mack, dare's dat
differeaaeaad dare’ll alius be, sad I
busg ap wtd ds Democrau In ds leg
tst.ti.rs sod steed wtd •*• against
teriag da cme cyan, da ism betels
. and d* aaate vtdliag #» one ase'har'a
daughters, asd on dat I’m wtd 'aa*
yri, out I'm a BepabHeea in prtnelyla
and can't vote wtd Vm ” He la si
tegaUmr aa tateeasUeg personage,
wkriksr regards I aa a natqoa study la
ebaraatarer aaa bow rapMly used
lag bistorts Agsr*.
rviuun at a rviMAU
-*Un«r BUap h<
TIm com or tbe 8UU agalnet MUaa
Waablsgton and Freak Cathay at
Dallaa court tbla weak looked alia id a
enough ou tha docket, bat there are
more thlgga often la a court ooaa than
the dooket aver dreamt of—uotti they
are brought ouL Tha oaaa abort men
tioeed resulted from so affray gad
■booting scrapata oolorad ebuntb near
Balmont not Juog ago. A colored
brother, who waa a Method let, died
and waa burled. A largo oonoourea of
) friaudj aod retailrea from tar and near
attended the ooarquiee to pay tbalr
Uat tribute of km pact to thb dead.
The team and wagoaa ware on band
a« at tha regular ehurob eervloao. Tha
mQop of qqmI f uMirnl orator wap poI
By • Beptlit neighbor,
Mllee Waehlr gton, who kaa already re
ceived atoawbare dtillogulebed men
tion in theea oohuaoa.
Tba grave had been hUad aod Uie
oeouod oeade, aad the ead hour for lira
departure of tba living had arrived.
By way of cooeolatioa to tba baravrd
family Washington gave It aa bU de
liberate end eatlefaetory opinion that
tbe eool of tbe deaeaeed had "ibore
Kao to hebln.” Aod bare tba trou
i began. Freak Cetbay. a itarnn
In Waefaiagtoo'a church, in Wboee
*«» mw uye was a mils mors firmly
•at then It wee In Uw orator’s, openly
remonstrated against such rank heresy
tlaye be, “Hoi' on Brer Waahlogioo,
you’re say In too moeh; dot mao waa
nerer pal uadrr d» water.” It re
quired bat ■ few more words to array
tbe friends of the deceased Methodise
brotlwr sod tha partisans of tbe Bap
tist orator on one side aod tbe follow
era of Cathey aod drfendere of the
failb upon tbe other. They soon mixed
up end pistols aod rocks wars brought
quickly Into requisition. In tbe full
lads tbe orator wee of course, disposed
to make pesos If preside, for It was
no proper ooeaeloo for a deadly eon
uiol. But Washington may id! bis
own storr
*'I tele 'em It waa no proper occasion
for such a rase, and I didn’t want
nothin to do wld It; bat I didn’t kyaer
nothin aboat dare stiooUn a Util*
ootwrfl day got to abootlo todcs my
male: Deo I hoops oat my pistol. In
dey waa ahoutln rtpdt lodes my male I
Dai as whm dry come on me and
killed me twice daad-twice—dead—
dldo’t know nothin 1 Fust time I
was ever knocked down In my life.
Den when 1 come to I wax ’awaited
four limes—(our Urns*, dm dot, sod
n°fl tot | showing knots on hi*
j'oed and fsesl; and look er bare (turn
ing bis upper lip Ilka a bologna saus
age against his nose] and day fpress
lug his bands dejectedly against his
tommy I hit me lurtbls here ’ ’
Mean while the full lade kept vigor
ously on. At bullets aed other missiles
went flying Ml Use and thlthar. lb*
spectators aod oombatacts did like
wise. Soma dodged bshlod tress, or
teams, or wagons, and others found
safe shelter behind tombstones; while
no denial bus yet come to hand that
•ooie of the dusky warriors lay behind
tbe more reoeotty made grave monad*
and thus protectsd. delivered battle to
ihelr opponents across these strange
breast works.
The tumult aod tbe shouting dies.
Tbe nolee of balds Is .bushed, the
warriors are now departed, and while
winged peace hovera oyer the lately
disturbed city of the deed. Washing
ton and Cathey have been baled Into
court and have received their raspeo
tive scute ooes; bat where the soa/ot
tbe deceased le—that is sklU a disputed
point
On Saturday afternoon, March Sth,
at 8 o’clock, Rev, 4. u. Galloway will
teetnr* before the Ladles’Society or
Plagsb church, Tbe subject of tbe
leolure wlU be "Mae and Things In
Washington and Ksw Tork.” A
assail entrance fee will be charged,
which wiU be given to tbe treasury of
tbe Ladies' Society. The public are
oordtally invited.
Carnival eT Os—saves.
Much Interest Is (bit ia tbs brilliant
Oarnlval of Commeros to b* bald at
tbe Opera House to-morrow night.
Tlie yoaog people ere Interested In
tbstr ports and bent on making It an
aoiertainoMat of rare merit. Tbe
grand military march elan* is said by
three who know to be worth tt» pries
of admission, to say nothing of Hogan
aid lyogao In tbsir eomloal role*.
Tbe child ran will be dsiigbted to sen
tbe (aI rice and the ammasntk morning
glory and to beer the bird chorus. Ia
fact the oarnlval wlU be fall of rich,
racy, end up to date specialties worth
seeing and bearing. Taka a night ofl
and see It aod bring tbe ebildren with
you.
■sUwtUU SssS Ossssrt
A choice program of music, varied
enough to please all, will ha rendered
by the IfoAdraylllo band next Tues
day night in tbsir town ball. Prof.
R. 4. Hero don, tbs noted oornatlst
will render bis famous ’’Pbaoomaasl
Polka” with baud accompaniment.
Hs wlU also play another solo with
plaao eeeemnaaimeat. For the Bret
time la public the new overture,
MFairy Priooe” composed aod written
by Director J. M. Wilson, will be ren
dered at tbla ot.nosrt. II Is said to be
a evlendld eompoeltloa and will, we
feet aura, lie enthusiasttaaDy received.
Altogether the ebolre selmUbos lobe
rendered by this bead wit) eonatltntu a
genaln* treat for all maale towns—a
treat more flalshcd and ifvmnsi thsu
•oom of the large Hew Ragland towns
can boast of.
la lb* teeth of Uoele Bra Raiob
fotd, which oocarred last Monday
Dljtht. n I and mark of Um town Is m
■Mvad. Ho waa as oM-foeblooad dar
kty, kind, polite, ladottrioua praoaa
We, and rwywIM by nl who know
blaa. Seven «r atabV yaart an. ha
waaa porter at the Central Hotel bare,
and el one that Mae be bad lowed work
about town aed waa moot. trusted.
Bor asrsrm] yssra be has baas aaanin
at Um Methodlat afcwiwt, awd faUhfally
ysrforSMd hie datlaa Is Us last. He
was Nl eeowsh to bo lo bod s wosfe bo
far*, bet bast sals*. Sunday asrw
ln(. bs M| Ms aba rob haU a araa I
Mnaday h* waa aalU til awd that alsb*
be a eased away. Bar. W. M. Ba«by
yrsasbsd the rsaaaal at Ma (altbfal
3!.*ss3sar-*“*,-“
COURT IK SESSION,
JUDGE GRUBB lin BOLIOITOl
WEBB IB CHARGE
-r*"» WlUh«« *U4H Cana
Comdimmmi VmUl InlOraH-MnMr
•rM<ru*»r um>,
Tha aprtag aaaaioa of Garten Oonnty
Hapfrtor ouan bona la DalUa laat
Wanda* morning. 111a Honor, Judga
K L. Groan of Watauga. prodding.
SollelUir J. L.W*U> rooromiUd lb*
8UI*. Tho fallowing alilatoa won
tboaao to com poop tho
ORARD JURY.
H. A dollar*. D. G. Garten, A. H.
Hoflomn, W. A llarriaoa, W. A. Jan.
W. A. Poanon, John F. Martin,
Wilt/ 8. Banna, Jo* W. Holliod,
Wm. Adam*. J. F. Haleb ford, 8.8.
HarroMon Bnfao A. Hatch ford, U. J.
Mannar, W. M. Bolen. E. M. Anbury.
O. L. LtDObrfper, J. J. MItIL
B. W. Atbory furaoian. B. O.
Naatt, oOorr ot Ute grand Jury.
fryit jury.
_ W. A Ralnhel. II. A. Rankin, f. A.
Ooatcof, O. A Blown. E. O. Hanklo. J.
H, IIuffrterter, D. P. Hallman. D. P.
Huffman, B. A. Parham, Jamoa A
Cariwotar, W. H. Crawford, W. H.
Aberaathy, A. Rhyne.
Hla honor charged tho grand Jury a*
lo Ha dnUta and wan mob at work on
tha docket*. A rein me of the princi
pal cat** dlapoaad of aa follow*:
CRUIMAI. DOCKET.
Iletban Rhyoa. Bout) Inc, can.
tlniiad.
canto MoLure. Dutarbloi ralig
kHra warship. Submit*. Judgment
impended oo payment of ooeU.
John Cox end Robert Ley. High
way Robbery. Not guilty.
A. K. Bridge* nod Sarah Bottle.
Fornication and adultery. Nolo coo
tebdaim Cooti to be paid by defen
dant*.
Simoo Donglaa. Ananlt Submits*
Oo Union county road* 8 Booth*;
Joseph Atwood. Assault. Found
guilty .^^JWorfc oo Uotoo oounty road*
Raymond Littlejohn. Larceny. Not
guilty.
Abe Brum Held. Retailing. Habmlta.
Three Booth* on Union road*
Frank Carboy. Assault lu two eaeea
So bolts In both. Judgment impru
ded oo payment of coats.
Jacob Myn*. Larceny, Gollljr.
One year on Unloa road*.
Miles Washington. Arnault. Guilty.
Penny and ooeta.
Will Cathey. Assault. Submits,
Judgment suspended on payment of
OOitl.
T. L. Litton. AsasoJI. Not guilty.
Trt* Robinson and Jana MarrllJ.
A Bray. Both guilty.
Will LitUgjobn. Disturbing relig
ious worship. Submits. Judgment
suspended on payment of oust*.
Frank Smith. Carrying coaeealed
weunoiia. fiuomita Judgment aua
pandad oo payment of ooete.
Robert Briaoo. Larceny. Found
• _ One year on Unloa roads.
Will Littlejohn. Carrying cooomled
weapons. Submit*. Poor mouths oo
Union roads.
Miles Washington. Carrying o>m
coaled weapons. Submit*. Judgment
suspended on payment of costa
J. f. Abernathy. Kmbenlement
continued by coaernt under former
bond.
Will Goforth. Retelling. Submits.
Three month* oa Union roads
John GemeyaJ. Seduction. Nolo
cnotoader*. Gar* bond for coate.
Trea Boteoson and Jamea MurrIIL
Aftay. Both foond guilty. Fir*
dollars and ooata aaob.
George Douglaaa Retailing. Not
goilty.
Zeb Baker. Retailing. Submits.
Taro months on Union county road*
Rowe Cash. Carrying concealed
weapon* Submits. Two months oo
Unloa roads.
Arnault. Not guilty.
Tom MoClee. Arnault. G nllty.
Three months oa Unloa road*.
Perry WUliems. Murder. Continued.
Kd Durham. UurryiDi nnnnwlinl
weapopa Found guiltyTToar month*
on Union county road*. AsmoU.
Submits. Jodgment euapsnded ou
payment of ousts.
ooumT rant
Court waepmtty well attend (don
Monday and Tuesday.
At the Hoffman House were iota of
people and lot* of good things to eat,
aa usual. W# noticed tome 8a* this
year** cabbage—growing ina box oa
the porob.
Tbs dictionaries will soon need re
vision so aa to Include latest aim* In
°f“ » otow* “To*. »»•
dews Rom wtd de rook dla way," ta*
*52“ eolored
taPV‘n« U»a opao palm of oo* hand
with tbs clenched ltd* of bis Sat.
Tb* nesd for batter ventilation In
tbs court room is a pressing out. Ills
Ilooor was oorstrained Tuesday to
wto4o»» b* opened,
white. ft there was any smallpox in
tb* eourVboaee Monday sad Tumdey
tha crowd of luokar* ou bad jut aa
well prepare to have 'em.
HU* loasaoms court whsc oaf fel
low town*man, Otsrk Ball, imt oa
deck agalast snmakody from whom be
bought Uqoor. ••DidaHyoush, that
“**»•«• tMw mwwrl Elm after
tb# liquor t" Inquired the lawysr is
arum rxamiaaUon. “No. sir,” an
swered with**, “I never pay la ad
vance." H* Mated loeidwatetly that
be bed paid out 99312.80 In inart
bous* feasi
A white boy 10 or IB yean old enb
mltud fur e*ri7lDf a Pistol. On the
witn«m itend hs told about it. |{a
Uwted for It when hs na tight and
when sofaer ba wanted to "rut book "
Ila wert to a noigkbor's boot, with it
about midnight aod at another time
■bot It o* la the road. Ha wm aakHd
aomethluf atoat Me father--Whet
did roar htlwr eay to you about It y»
-I don't kaow who my father la."
Ha B»naged hie owe earn and asked
permleetsa to eay a ward for klmarlf.
Btepping forward ba slowly begged tha
*•*5 ** **• wart-baM bee* lu Jell
ao long -plsaae. be as light as possible.
• Too ere mat lag a mighty bto start
jaaat maa; l’H bars le Wad yoWte
tha Ualeo snooty roads twa moot be."
waa Hie Honor's niiim. Yea. a
{*< Sw kaaw Who
»■*)** > Tim baby bay wasn't
reapn alUi tar tha extatsaee thrown
Maa Mm; to wasn’t naminikU for
**• ***** ** ***** ba was eradbd; ha
wna simply a ptodaot. But be*, m
■paaitkle ere-If to aaald only gut a
«a°d start. Mayto tot why make
ahalaa ? They steak so, and7 hotone
SHOT TO DEATH.
ROWXABD TATB BLAU BT POUT
WILLIAMS.
“Ob. dear me I lamabol through
the bean I" waa tba total exalammSo
•fyoao* Rowland Tata aa. welUriag
lu In* own blood, be mat to bw koaaa
■ear tba four ©f u>a weave room at
Crowdar'a Mountain Oottoa Mill 8et
uday aftornooo. aflar being Ova
Uaiam Ho waa tblcaty aad aaBart lor
wx'wfi H waa brought. Ha kaaw be
waa dying, and naked that aoma one
PfV for him. Ue waa told to pray for
hlmaaif. Rev. Mr. Surratt aama after
warda aod prayed with the dying out.
He bad intended to go boating with a
friend CLat afternoon. ••Wa’lf not go
.W££5®*l,n* title evetting," eatd 1m.
•‘Rird-buiiting la over wUh am." lie
jafda a atatamrot about tba AHhowliy
l" ha mat hit death, aad lingered
?LU?d*f morning between 10 end
' * “ °*«ck when he Calmly pnmed away.
Tba aomiont of tba dletceaelng affair,
ae we hate teamed It, iaaa follow* :
SlMMtly after two o'clock Saturday
■fternuou Perry William* entered tba
weave room at Crowder** Mountain
Oottoa Mill aad left the door open.
Tbl* would cane* the loom* Dear by to
work badly. Rowland Tele, a young
man attending a loom, sailed to Wit
•*»*•»? *«»at the door. Will lamed*
elarad he’d era him la b-1 before he’d
do lt, and appeared ready to have a
diflVoity. Tata epota to blm pleaaaoU
ly. aud during the paeeagc of word*
■I’pwr provoked, out wa* mum
U> smile. William* challenged bun to
tome out doon. dating ha waa bent
<~.hVi>J« * fuan, Tat* went wKh inn*
out of door* near Dm platform. Thera
the quarrel wm resumed aud tha loud
talkiug attracted attention. WlHUa*
h*d a plato] am, wu making
threat*. Tala bed a knife aod wu de
fying him to aho.it. Presently, with a
frieud named McDaniel, Talo taroed
to go back loto Ilia milL Aboat tha
auau tlm# William* was say Leg -if
yon say so aod ao again I'll ahaot the
.®?rt °"t <>f you,” and Tut# says
At this moment ’Williams
shot Tate twice In quick aaeceaeloo.
Tate leaped Into the air »nd turned
upon hi* antagonist with hie knife.
The ineo were lu gripe. Tate euttlog
for life, end the oUiei shooting for life.
Tills want on until three more shots
ww* fired. Then Tate fall oC and
Williams got away, bat ha was eur
ru-iaded sod detained until arrested.
T*w ebot, a* we reoolleet the re
port, twioa Id the leg, twfca through
the body, aud ouos perhaps In the arm.
Ono bullet enured hi* back aod he
took it oat of bis bosom.
Of oouree there Is eoafllotlng *vl
"■S10* 10 wtl° wet the aggressor Jo
tht* deadly eueouatee. WUIlam*
elalms that TaU was coming at him
with a knife Hnd h* shot In self de
fence. rh# other aide declare that
Tau’a back waa turned when Wll
“w eliootlng.
Williams wee cut on the back of tbe
bead ana on the left arm. He wee a
drinking man and two pint bottles
ware ou bli p*r*on shortly after the
Ogtu ended. He baa a rowdy reputa
Uuo end wa* in a shooting scrape in
Charlotte a f*w weeks age. Tata bore
a peaoeabis reputation, and waa not a
drinking character.
Williams is io jail at Dallas aod waa
an Signed Tuesday by Kolle I tor Webb
for the murder of Howland Tat*. O.
F. Mason, Eaq., attorney for tbe pcla
•ner represented that the physical con
dition of hi* ollent wa* now euoh that
waa hardly abt* to stand trial, and
that the defence bad had no time aod
would not have time at Hit* term to
f»P*re properly for trial. He there
fore prayed for ooatinuaoee which wa*
grautad until next term of court.
wayam^^mw
or* waxes ijsttkm
■ las Uul, wuiaHw kwrlM-War
rptaw Yawp iSaasa •»> Tharw
•ikw iMmiia llsaa.
TO the Editor of the Oaattte:
Hluoa my list letter, spring baa
opened op In February. The farmer*
uw sowing oata aod planting oorn.
Mr. W. L. Townaend end Mlsa
Llxxw Whitesides ware married last
Thursday night at 7A0. Bey. T. W.
Hays performing the ceremony. It
wee beautiful to listen to a ceremony
like that. Lb* Bret 1 bad heard a)see I
o*m# to Texas, although I bar* earn a
good many join band*. Mr*. Hay*'
was sick nnd moob disappointed.
Thar* were 00 who ate auptarr there
(at Mr. J. F. Wbitreides’), and 67 ere
dinner at Mr. Hub Townaend*a tha
*»»xt day.
Marrying la very common her*.
Two brothers riot* two slsun the
other day. t bear that cousin John,
of little Book, Ark., slot* s gjr| out
of a window tha other night, dome
man don’t think it I* seybarwi*
Meal ao small a tkieg aa a woman. I
reckon It was all right when tha littla
A- R. r. preacher came to tha rescue.
Mr. Haya presobaa twloe a month
and makes a talk avery Sabbath night
which is as good as u sermon. His
congregation la to creating rapidly.
Frayer moating overy Wednesday
night and Sabbath eight,
Our temperance lodge (1. O. O. T.l
m*eu every Saturday night. We will
have a prohibition election In Lamar
aonoty thla spring end I expect w*
will have a hot time. Coma over and
halp us. Tha precinct wc live |D la
dread/ local option. Wa live | mllea
from Bed Hirer, which ia the line be
tween us and lbe Indian Territory.
W# have bought a bonaa sad M for
our pastor, the B K. Tatereon bourn
for MOO. Many of your readers will
know where It »■ It la 80 yards from
tha otiurch. Wa will not get poaaaa
tVni until Ootobar. W. W. B.
flbicou, Trxas, Feb. 17, imp.
<«lM .f Mmm llilHlllW.»t^
Ctrl* Crmlf, Barjol*, adrartlara for
pair atari h«ri e«h luat oa lb* mad.
W. K MaArthor adrartlaaa for loat
aoaoant book *f hi* b**f aatkot.
C4U* and Oacaallaa ball aitaatloa
t* thotr ap-to-dat* fanay draaa pood*
and aouoaa, wbtab ararit InraaUfa
uoobjrtb* lad tat. Lola ofakoaaon
hajtd, WU wa(« aobtlajL dairta far
all aad aaakwaar too. (Mil and aaa.
Mom* Hroa. ara Will tatUaf hi aaw
•ooda. aad p**pW au« mm taaat
•loaiag out harfaia* la via tar aMA
ta«aadWMaa. A “aaraloal of ooaw
waraa" waa I* !»•«»— all d«p Mat*
MM*m uumn.
—Mlaa Mary Warns la vUitlag rat.
atlvea and friends at Begonia this
•tab.
-Mm J. w Creawatl return**
Monday frost a abort visit la Ohar
Utta.
—Mr. B. A Pogrom, of Charlotte,
gamt Tueedey with tha horns folks la
—A. M. Hoka, of Atlanta to
vistiiol t* taws, guest of Mr. and
Mm B. C. MnTkaa
Mm Ate* Waat, and Mias Maoln
^WofDaUa# w«i* vialton ioOaa
-Mr. Jaekisj, of Haariatte,
spsot a fan days in town wip. tala
liras last week.
-Mtm Paar) Dixon, of Shaft*. k
toeadiac aoovetlm* in town with Mr.
•ad Mm B. L. Durham.
- Mtaa Essie Andrews, of Sathartaod,
ha* aoeaptad a position u Soiltod* as
taaobar—Allegheny Star.
—Mr* W. T. (Moray returned last
•mk from * three w**ha> virU ta ml
atlvas at Pladmont, A C.
—MmJ. D. Hutted** la spending
mvwl w**k* in Mow Vurk, combin'
mg busloem with plea aura.
. “Mias lom MoFariaad rstaraad t#
htr horns last Saturday after spending
maaUaM with bar euurlu, Mm lL c!
Wanna.
. ~Mm J. D. Moor* went over ta
BMNOtnr Monday and remained until
Turnday aftarnuoo with bar friend.
MmKate HrlUou. *
—Mm J. T. MeDUl and little Mar
are at bom* egaia after a delightful
winter’s arloara with bar parents ta
the land of dower*.
-Bar. tad Mm B. A Galloway, of
Da* West, arrived Monday afternoon
Sad will re mala until Yriday, (waste
of Rsv. and Mm J. C. Oalleway/^
—Bar. J. J. C. Andrew* baa ratsns.
ad front Gaatoola-hopa ha mat with
sooaaaa wltii bis cm3io10e.-8utber
lead Cor. AJkghany Btmr.
—Ur. Oliver Wlleon, of Philadel
phia. end bit niece UIm Margaret
B«od, of Brooklyn ere jnauTue
Fell* Houaa fer * few week*.
--Mi*. P. T. Heeib and Me* tar
Tyree are Mpaotad home tbie aftrr
aoou from a rlaii of aararal weaka to
b*,r ln Aagoeu and other
relative* la Georgia.
—Hr. Jam Adama of Banc* High
Softool, Itook Hill, and hla aiatar Miaa
Bdllb, of Uharloua Praabytarlaa Cot
tage, earn* home Saturday and re
main'd until Tnaaday wUb thafr
yaroatv.
--Ur 8. W. Meek, of tb* Unlvaralty
Preae Company. HaahvlUa, Two "mi
>n town a day or two Uita weak, aaaat
of Ur, Oarr H. BoUuaon, wbo ha* aotd
thouaanda of book* tor tbit pabliabiac
boon
—Ur, Arab. 1). Jolioanu, editor of
tba ThomiurillM Orphan*** aaoar
<»ar*» ami (MUrtn, mu In Qaato^
nla Sunday, nod mid* a abort talk In
lb" Baptiat Sunday School In tba la
IWMt of hi* paper About fifty tub
eeiipilon* were aeourad.
CRAIG A WILSON,
GASTONIA, N. C.
Headquarters for
Cane Mills,
Evaporators,
Dee ring and
McCormick
Mowers,
Rakes,
Bnggles,
Old Hickory,
Studebaker and
Owensboro
Wagons.
CRAIG A WILSON.
New Bakery
In Gaatonia.
Tba Gaatoala Bakery baa
Vnaeed Into my menegeaeot
nod bn* been thoroughly NW
veled.
A cook recommended an the
beet hi Charlotte baa baaa »
gated. and every ante poeelble
will be c beer red toward per
fect aleiiallnaat io the prepara
tion, cooking, (taring, hand
list and delivery of my gooda
A epeolatty will be made af
Ilea oakea.
Bread mar be man today
and every day at Jadaoa Hoaa'i
where or product will be tatd
at retail. Larger orders de
livered from bakery Oee
trial, pleaae.
A. K. Lorrnt.
GASTON INSTITUTE.
Outovia, JC. C.
I t. Mi J. V. lilt, Madpls.
-o
Or*d*d departmaaia from Primary
«p. beapatlof fnrooUataor practical
Ulb.
OoatMrcial DrparUcect rood acted
bj Prof. J. A. Hrawn.
Mudeal Hdporf—t nadar Praf.
H. A. Wotff.
For parti ualar laforaaUna, rdfrwa
the prtaetpak.
U.s. flan-of-War rialne.
Blown up In Spanish Waters.
and ~-~—
” rass.7 ^ _
and Naekwear "4W'"
__ Ctamija.Onoanrom.
THE TRADE CARNIVAL.
K'lT«.i«nmr NlzM luid W*'H lMlii It. Watch Our
Ad. Thao/bot Look at this ooa NOW.
WEARKHEADQUARTPia
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ui ito» Hww, m u«*r himi ji rlflrf m
Svs.'Sss
ALLGIRLS
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MINERAL WATERS.
m*T*‘ ch?*u^*»^riu^th «*r iiitiTi ->'1 '
fraKrtNSM oapMataMiS mtrUHaSmwiSmmmL^ * "*
CRESCENT
Bicycles for 1898
HAVE MANY IMPORTANT IMPROVE
MENTS-A 0 RACE. STRENGTH, BEAUTY.
PERFECTION NEVER BBFORB ATTAINED
Crescent Construction
U simple; not« device anywhere that a
child could not understand. In the Cres
cent line there la a bicycle for everyone—
large or email, old oryoung, heavy or Ught
—$20.00, $25.00, $30.00, $50.00. $75.00.
-r_r^___
See new Models at Torrence's Jewelry Blare.
A few last year’s patterns to go at a sacrifice.
S“”d,^n! Th,n«».
jaas&jasg Fk>P|^ V^ngp
U%HT! 04 •wxtts®?
Tonuitoe^
wsjr-s*8j*asa-wa
- EDGAR Lmm s. ^
j “•"“»«• AlUMnm,
Goods.
Hoiuu*.
-—--•Mwwu.j.a ^
/a^Qranite Monuments.—
I Manufacture Them and am Ahead of
all Competition,
Since I turned out my first monument xjt this kind and
commenced finishing with my fin* mirtiias. I have put ip
in Qastoet*. cemetery every granite mnannmal that hen been
erected there. ,
Am now at node on a family mwiamaat hr Mr. O. A.
Oray.
Correspondence solicited. Estimate* ^niched on ap
plication ,
W, M, WHITE, Gaetonia, If, C,
Moore. White ft Co.
-CAJ-L WKIAL ATTOrTlOX TO TBXUl_
Heine's Bauer Kraut* Pickles and Jellies,
Chase and Sanborn's Freeh Roasted Oollees,
Ueeker*s Prepared Bark wheat,
with Maple Syrup to match.
Cranberries, rich, red* and delkdoas,
Moore* White ft Co*