in TORI HOWL nu.
■Mat. n».
mo at o out
lar too hot
6with a uautar puauaioa. Man pao
MpttaNiMttaWMwMdaw
freawMoa Croat the window*. xad
MM* MM to tba nmlar geteu.
■ode a aMMh larger crowd la thebuMd
tog tku oamL Aeeor*r«g to iba
Monaf ahalhay.ame.. who won ao
mow* to Uw boy. Mm^M down ooa
«f tba boBwayo towaiti , window trow
wblobbaooaUgat a.xwwof tba pro
awMoo. awd ttgbttxg a cigar oo tba
way, ba eaiatoaMjr .thru* down tba
Tba boy VtS«d”a i_
wire braka aad bo than bagaa Moot tog
toe. Within a tow wloataa tba flawu
had agreed to raaaj parts of the inte
rior af the build lag. aad ware read lag
iS o&ttlauguMaatf wwya!7*'C°1'
^ Oaood thermae* jlariag iracerr «f
Mlb tar oa tba fifth avtoaa front.
An elderly wo waa wu awn at a win
dow. aad two ftreaee tocoetdrd la
ruokag the window uaderoMth. Oaa
of thaw climbed to Um eeptogof the
wladoWj on^abtoh at» wra^ Maodlog
Undad^MriaMy1 Id the? artuof *bla
aawpaoioo, who, with the a war aa no of
arrarml other Sxewaa, yawed the wo
men down to Ifao ttreat.
Tba Rnt honor ooonrrod jut Milan
■In a tee after Uw Mra broke oat. A
"■worn woman appeared « in win
daw ct a room aa tba foarth door. (Am
bold oat her atom to tbo crowd brio*.
Tbaa abo rated bor hoods aa If io up
ptieatiea, and la a isowoot aUmbod to
tba window aad laepad. 8ba tamed
•boat baa a top and struck the Iron
rolling la front of tbo botaL Bor
body issaisi to ha Impaled than; but
U Ml off lata tbo area way. (Am ess
deed. Tba body waa Mantlflad aa bn.
tmaHa Paddock, of Irrtagtoa, K. Y.
Mm. A. B. Bailor, of Pittsburg,
tbaa appaerad with bar mold at tte
wlwdow ad tba feuttb atory. It aaacaad
like aw sum baton tbo laddar was
raisod. Ftrooaao raa up, aad with
amt difficulty brought down Mrs.
Falleraedharmaid. These mMdfe
agod woman appeared at a wledowjaat
eorthof that M whleb tba laddar waa
plaead. Tba woman. fearing aba
would wot ho mcaed. prsparid to
Joaw. Sba waa warood to kaop back
aad Moama panla atrlatea and stepped
book lato tba donaa am oka. Abook
aod laddar maa, aaolug tba desperation
of tba woaaaa, acted a aoallag laddar
aad want op atory after atory through
the blinding smoka. Ha dtaobad to tbo
emiag juot as tba wooma reappeared.
Tba Breams aoted bar by Um waist,
bolilrg bar tightly to Um wall of tba
bdtldlag. crept alewly oa tbo ooping
asd pamed tba talating woman to
aootlMr Bramaa wbo bad braced bim
mlf to receive bar. Then was dread
ful oospaaos aa tbo Brsauo drew the
toward him and dully landed
l oa tba ladder. A treaMndoaa
up from the crowd,
i might be wrtUee of other
thrilling taoMoota.
Tba Mow York police have a theory
that tba fire waa started by thieves—
tba unknown man wbo throw tbo
lighted match bang oao of thorn—wbo
•rrcaaod to rob tbo roaam of Um jewel
3aadatbar aasUy eoaotalcd property
tbo moats.
i Tba oUy oounail la wow saehiog to
obtain autborU? to tear dawa every
hotel la Bow York that la sot fire
proof.
wumm «r utculvm.
Owr reader* will reaoeater the tragic
naistloa of February 6, 1888, at
Mactates, 8. C., to which Charles T.
WlOtaM of Taaaal Hill, Ga.. waa
UOai la ilia Bight it we. and tba aaaaa
tteaa) areata fallowing—bow Kaeee aad
Laabia were eapUrtd or aonaodtrad,
awd were brought to trial, how Itaeaa
attempted Vo aaaapo tba gmrda on hla
way ta Jail, wad bow flaally both men
aaaagad, tba Jail mod bara aat aloca
bean Uaaid fraao.
Tba Gaffney (8. C.) Ltlytr'i Blacke
bwrg eaneapeodaab baa added another
ta It aB to tba death-tad coo
af Mia KUaa Aoderaoo, tba
la the eaaa, ta whlob aba rw
aMraaed hat sworn atataaaaot on tba
wltneaa at mad, which tba Jury ref ■ aad
to boiler*, that aba hrnelf bad Brad
tba fatal abot. Says tba UHgtrH
Btaokaborg correspondent under data
of March 80;
Wnmjeacfeed tlrfa pUca Uat week of
tba death of Mia. Ellen Aodorsoo at
Atlanta, Ga. From tba letter written
by bar notbar, Mr*. Patterson, to a
lrleod barn It soesss that Mr*. Aoder
aon died attrr a protracted llloaaa, of
B8**b*ta. 8be waa roaacioui of tba fact
that aba waa »o4cg to die. and made a
atauoaaat to tba effect that aba bad
■red tba abot that killed Chutes T.
WillUwa at tbie place on tba olgbt of
rabrwan 8tht1886-bMtarlpg ft to be
bar hwaoond Bob with hla naete Ed
awwalon wbo bad ersos to taka her
child Vosier.
Andereoa*i death, end the rty
•l riw is mid to have made,
of the moat sensational
that wee ever tried to
aretloo of the country. The
womaa who eialmed to have dooe the
ttwotlaf ease clear while tha two men
charged with her wen convicted—
followed by the shoot)of of oee la so
attempt to eeeape, end followed still
later oo by the eeeape at both from the
county Jell.
The ease wa replete with seoea
tloas; every day brought forth sotno
tbiog oew aad perhaps more aeaae
ttooal. Bat the aeoat aeomtloaul
incident aoearred todsrda tha close of
Mrs. Andersoo'e taatlmoay, when
amid death-llke silllnem. abe said aha
had dooe tlK> shooting—it having bean
expected by the prooecutiou aad the
pnMIe that tha defease would attempt
to show that the shooting had been
dooe by her hatband Bob Andereoa.
In sebetas os her untimouy was that
she knew WiUlsms was ta Blacksburg
the sight ef tbs shouting sad had
warned him not to corns to bar bowse:
that ha reread his way Into her room
that night Bad tha ordered him oat.
which he ref need to do; that while
she was busting far her pistol hs left:
with plstof >■ band she rsu out ua the
Pfoess, sod UtlaklDg that she beard
him rssalog op tbs street. Urcd three
times in that direction, but not with
the intention or hitting him.
The public did not believe the stole
maul ear did the Jury, with Urn result
that Ua. Asderson was found sol
guilty, while Beeee and Luokie were.
Tbs theory of the proeecotlon was
that aha had bees intimate with Wit
Ibune in Georgia, which waa borne oat
by letters Introduced in evidence, that
after bar arrival at Blacksourg Basse
twonaw Intel sated with her sod when
Williams arrived aad triad to establish
tha former relations that existed be
tween than Beam became ersxad with
Jealousy sad killed him.
How conies the statement from her
arntber, that when aha boos me coo
aeloua of the foot that aha waa going to
die she sold aha bad fired the fatal
shot, that abe thought It waa her hus
band Bob. from whom aba had been
separated for toms lime, and hla uncle
by the name of Bdtaoaston. and that
they bad some after bar child Poster,
to whom she was devoted sod whom
an effort bad been made to taka away
sometime before.
That It wlU be seen that her dying
statement, It aaeb abe mads, la tdentl
oally the earns as what she sworn at tha
trial—1. e. that aha fired the shot
which eodsd Williams’ Ufa. while at
tbe boom tiesa It differs materially as to
bar belief at the Mme.
Boms have latlmatod that this so
ceHod death-bed oonfsaaloo was bat su
Inspirailoit of a loving mother to shield
e wayward aad morally deformed
daughter—tbe public lad not believed
her daughter's testimony at tbe trial,
hut weald when it waa known that be
fore dying the repeated it. Portber
more, may be that it would retail in
the portion of be* eon.
Duo-. Mwrtow.
In bad—, this year cannot ba com
pared with any other.
It dm be laid that payaeaute through
lli* principal clearing bnuaea for Iba
peat week hare been 57.4 ner cent,
treater than In 18BL and 45.9 per
•ant. greater than In IMS. bat that
cxaMmwtai tta calo in boss hraaohM
•fbaeiDaaa, white In other. It fall* far
abort of the gain. Thu. tha February
ax port, of lb* Muufteitared product,
baa* about doubted atooe 1*8.
() mitt lag Haw Tart clear Id**, where
•peoahltea la etoake la nort aetlta.
pay menu lb ranch the other principal
etearnneegonnelerlbe earn* week ebnw
I* ireaea of S7.6 per eeat. oaer UO.
aad f.l per eeat. ever teat year.
Bat without regard to eoeb detail*
*U real la* that the rolame of baelaiee
la ail brae eh ae I* the groat— ever
knew. Saab peefure—* aa tea rte*
la Sugar pa Tbaraday from 8141 to
8170 and lie rcat|toa to 81*1 wttbla an
hour bee* aot ataeb to de with real
boats**. bat thaw iba la daw ma We
atote of pattte foaling.
At a congrewaUooel muting held at
I^C Cm* diureh oa iba lbU last.
Bar. 3. R. UM u put or for half
his lima.
.Oar own R. C. Onaand hu bought
the Turner Bnitb luB below Daamtoer
City. oousMecnUon tlT.oaoo. Last
week's Gazrtb auotoof Mr. Orassod
aa betas fron .liiwiissi City. He
lives right at Old Furnace, but la
oourtng below Bessemer City, on
Crowder's Cmk.
Oa bat Heturday night the heaviest
tab of tba season (so far) fell la this
part of tba ooonty.
Oonnianlooer B. A. White went
over to Hearer Dan today (Tuesday)
to arraoga toe repairing Un nines
bridge that eras waalwd away by the
meat heavy rales.
How tba days and sights are iqu*l.
Tba farnar* are almost getting blue
over tba oootioeed wot weather. All
will gat aa even atari this year.
We have Jaat heard that Ibo Buff-loe
Cotton Mill dan waobod away Mux.
day. They loot a dan there bat July.
Bod lock sura.
Mr. A L. Kiser baa just returned
from a visit to bla father-In Uw, Mr.
& Can 1st. of Fall Hon. He ays that
Mr. Owby oootloue* to set weaker.
’Squire JaooU Kiser went to Catawba
county bat week to get a supply or
fruit trees. Be got about ISO.
Mr. J. A. Tot re nee went to Gastonia
Monday to attend a stockholder's
masting of Iba Ooflh Company.
Mr. R. C. Coos, one of Liaootn
county's young sports, spent a night
reentlly wilb bis ueeb Martin Ilovir.
Ba it telling tobacco for a Virginia
firm.
Mr. R. R. Allison, of Tbnb. A C..
spent bat Friday night with the wri
ter. Ha woo abo selling tobacco for a
Virginia Arm.
Tbo Long Crrek people are very
mock ptamd to boar Rev. 3. 3. Kea
nedy supply then antU they get a leg
a fair patio?*
Mr. Ueorge Willis, who escaped fron
the Mata Hospital at Morgsnton about
Hz weeks ago, was rot a rued on Mon
day of Ihte week by Sheriff Love. He
b not Insane, but having bod two
health for tone Ume, was sent there
fron bis boosts Ltooolo ooouty for
treatment. lie was Mmrbf with ble
brother iu bw, Mr. L.O. A Downed
WILLIAM OAMMU CAMP.
Basloeu MMM M MIm m UM
rwtmmf.
To tbe Editor of the Gaaatte:
A special meeting of William Gam
bia Camp of Confederate Veteran* waa
held at Dalle* 00 17Ui Inal Oommen
der G. A. Patrick presiding. Tba
meeting waa opened with an appro
priate prayer by V«t*r»o J. T. B.
Dame roc, after which our commander
made a taw aery appropriate ramarka.
Tba principal object of tb„ meeting be
ing for tbe purpooe of securing addl
tlooal mem bare from our county
orgmnlzttioa to Join tba organ laat ioo of
United Con fad train Veteran*, ao
oppoitnnlty waa given thorn present
wbo to d ml red, when quite, or nearly
all preaeat catna forward and bad their
namoa carolled, ao that William Gambia
Camp of Untied Confederate Veteran*
now a umber* near mrrnty members.
The committor* appointed at last
August moating remain as ibey were;
any veteran desiring to Join thn United
Confederate Voteraoa will please con
fer with tbo committee of hla tom.
>tilp. not waiting for lbs cnmmlttre to
go to ron. Copy of minutes to be fur
niibad Gastokia Gazbttk with re
Qom* to pnMW) After a very pleasant
“mating tbo Camp, after prayor 1-y
Veteran B. W. Cktrson, waa adjourned.
W. L Stow*, Secretary.
Mr. X. M. Kao’* Hula dangbter waa
very seriously burned laat Friday eras
ln«. Sbw atugbt Ira whUa iu lha
bouao aluae only a faw minutes. Mr*.
Kaa, having stepped oh* ou the yard,
waa near runagb to bear her cry oat.
She t» In * very critical condition yet.
Qalta a number or Claaloela people
wet* here Saturday evening; alwi a
numbrr from Stanley Creek and Mount
Holly. Tbe occasion waa tha organ
iMtbm of an Odd Fallow* lodge. It
waa oiganited with 33 member*.
Mi*. J.T. Stacks met with an aecl
deni whiob mom iiiMr bxinjf itrings
Monday morn lug. She fell from ber
back («reii. which la six or seven fret
from l lie ground. m>d got ber beck
nort badly, but la improving now.
Tim river bet* was higher Sunday
*od Holiday that) It baa been In over
a year. Tbe wear* mill waa shut
down Monday on aeooont of bigh
water.
Mr. \Ym. Uaudrtcka went to Bteb
mo*d, Va, last week and apent a
few data
Mr. I. F. Mabry went over to Char
lotte laat Friday ou n vlalt and Mr. I.
W. Shield* went over on Saturday a)*n
on a vlalt leWtend*.
Mr. &. A_ WUmd, Sr., father of oar
tovutoiau. Mr. J. M. Wllaoo, waa
over from Coooord Sunday on a vlalt.
He la 8uprr1ntei>drnt of oo* of Ui*
Odell mllli in Cui oord. and I* well and
favorably known Imre. .
Mr. II. M. McAdau, prealdaot of
tbe Piedmont luanranco Company, of
Charlotte, waa here Sunday.
Mr. Ed Blackwetder and wife, rrf>
Charlotte, apeiit several duya laat weak
with Mr. I. F. Mabry. U* la a aou uf
the veteran policeman Black we)dw,
and Uaflurtat. While herabadid aum*
work for Mr*. R r. MoAdrn.
A factional flght over lha coming
ina)orally election at Hot Springe,
Ark., resulted la Um> killing of Ore
men Iu that town late Thursday aflat
nooo. Among those killed were chief
of police, a re plain of police, a detec
tive and a too of tbe sheriff.
a»mov Mom' FaUw. IMA.
Mr. W. A. Turk, Graeral Pmnipr
Agent of the Sou them Railway. |« cob
lallDg Information (or Uutonn Hoomo'
Folder for lha coining Sumaoer, gte
li»« the n*ran of proprietors, pool office
addie*tea. at or near whal station,
conveyance uacd, number of guest*,
lei CD* i»r day, week and caoetli. Ttal*
information will ba printed 10 an *»
tralive form and a largo adltloc pob
lUtird and distributed by the various
agents of Ill'll immense system
throughout all saoilona of tlita country.
Prreoai contemplating taking boarders
for the enaoiag dammar ore requested
to apply to tin Dearest railroad scent
for Wanki to ba dllcd out giving the
•bur# Information and forwatd at once
to W. a. Turk, Oaneral Passenger
Agent, Wash to ((too. D. C.. to that it
may reach him not later than April
1st.
Mortgage Sale of Town Lot.
Dr virtue of power aoolarrvd a poo iso hr a
■sornnura eiccntod on 'beMad day of January,
IMS by K. * . w roup, (now deoanasd) and wtf ■
M. L. Slrouo. onil duly recorded in ibp uMee or
tharlolpr nf need* or Uavion county. Amt SI,
1*0*0 XI. I win pahluly aetl at soaa ua
SatobUy. April Won, lasb.
ol lha pnocmdoD door lu Hast on It, to tap Mr a.
net bidder (orea>n.iha roltowlos a tom I bed ml
plait:
uutnoio* at the aorncr of ropier and Chea
ter end lonolr ureali no (go Wool ado of tbs
CliMicr ood Iciolr Sutov Uouco railroad
,*i * **•*- DpMwmy) t«4 ruae ibooor
NTV« MO tan IP a art* iXvnnMW 171 tret
loo Wow. tViooeo III M fore IP eakl Pooler
nwti. rfiewee NaK wuh aaJd Pnotor arrant to
tbo bosunlno; contalnlos 1JJ09 «iuare root,
more or loo , lb* whole betas idtualo wlttua
tbb mcorpornto Houle of U*a town of Oaetoaia.
"■ ft "rt"*
MILLINERY OPENING.
We will place oor new Millinery on
public exhibition next
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY,
March 24th and 26th.
All are respectfully Invited to make
us a visit.
A. C» Williamson.
NEW HARNESS SHOPS! SAME WORKMEN
who have been doing your harness
work right here in Gastonia for
ten years. ___,
WILKINSON BROTHERS
-MAaurAcrraaifa or axi> dkaljui* ix
Harness, Collars, Bridles■ Check
Lines, Halters, Back-bands, Gig
Saddle Pads, Collar Pads, etc.
Riding Saddles Repaired. All
classes Repairing done at Reason
able Rates.
Yoon for Ftrat-eUaa work,
WILKINSON BROTHERS,
Nhinn Oitn'* Market and Tte5 and 10 cast atora.
Attention Fonmrs / /
We deal in Floor, Meat, (Groceries
and many other amide in which
you are perhaps interested. We
mention <
CLAY PEAS—Which we can supply while
they IfML
TOBACCOS—from 28 coots per pound np.
POULTRY FOOD and CATTLE POWliKUM
at COHT.
Also Seed Potatoes, Gardcu Heeds, Onion
Hets. Granulated Hnaor 0 cents.
KMIiImI lirkd Mm Paid far Cssslry Prstsce.^ei
Call on us and let us supply all your need*
f"‘,“rKBBAW®T%BNEY.
• / . I
Take a Drink
of good Coflee now and then. It .
will do you good; It's only the ,
bad coffee that hurts. Much Cof
fee iu) Middleton’s Perfect 111 end
Coffee Is refreshing, Invigorating, exhil
arating ami is calculated to make the
heart lighter, work easier, ami life more
enjoyable. A beautiful an<l serviceable
glass-pitcher given away upon the. pur
chase or six packages of tills Coffee.
: ABRAHAM :
was, no doubt, a lover of a good Ham.
Were he still living, we could please him,
for our stock of Hams ami smoked-meats
proves irrcstible to even an Epicure.
LOVE’S GROCERY, '
T. L CLINTON. Mgr.
In Passing By
Cast Your Eye,
And see the Georgia Cracker
And vou will ponder,
'Twill make you wonder,
Such shirts to see—
How can it beP—
In our window this week,
Such values you should seek.
Those shirts for only 50cts. at the
NEW YORK RACKET.
Those collars, too,
Striped pink and blue,
Are the very latest fad,
Sure to make the boys glad.
If you want to know,
The place to go
To buy such collars for 10 cents, is
Mew York Racket.
SUCCESS IM 1899.
I Can Help You to it by Selling you Good Groceries
at Prices Usually Charged for the Ordinary Kind
My Llue of Syrups
rail UnluM* ooiitsln* the kind* that nr. fr*»h and floe— Georgia
Cane, Porto Bleo, New Orient, and Silver Drip.
There Are Other Lines,
I.lko Canned gu>>dj of all kind* In which I can plea*e you. I
keep a Itoe of dried npplea and penelie., »Uo sweat and IrUta potato**.
Fionr.
I atiil Mil the unapproachable BtVAN’3 DOWN, and WABMCK'd
BEST, the beet floor In town for the money.
China and Queenswarc.
t bought the other day the floeat lot of China, Quaeoiware, aad
Crookaryware ever brought to town. We oan aave you money, per
haps. At aoy rate It will do do barm todrop In and Me what we bt.ee
■JOHN 0. MOORE.
Garden and Field Seeds.
We have jiurt received a fall stock of Landretb's Prize Medal
Garden seed bought direct in order to insure fresh seed. Don’t
fool with commission seed when you can get Landretb’s.
In bulk seed we have Extra Early Valentine, Long Yellow six
weeks, Dwarf Wax and improved Golded Wax, budh or snap
beaus, also Southern Prolific Pole beans.
Extra early, McLean's Little Gem and Tom Thumb Sugar Peas.
Adams Early, Strrwell Evergreen, Snowflake, Golden and While
Dent Corn.
__ONION SETS-—.
We have White Potato or Multiplier, White Silver Skin and
Red and Yellow Danvers at market price.
J. E. CURRY & CO. ^
raiM.irri.* miimmi*. fS, -
11 1 1 1
Hat Styles for ’99.
In hat* for m«jn, youth, and boys, the spring styles for ’99
are at Holland St Robinson *—the latest, the most stylish, and
the most attractive. See show window.
We have the soft and stiff goods in the season’s various
style* sml shades. Ask to see the Gotham.
Man, yotith. or boy can here find hit bat wants satisfied
perfectly. All we have are of the latest styles.
Holland & Robinson.
ARMSTRONG
FURNITURE CO.
W1NDOW8HADE8
In Croat Variety of Btyle, Quality,
and Colors.
... ....
ARMSTRONGS
LSO.
Furniture, Pianos, and Organa.