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Baptist Church by Rev B. L.
Bske, tbe body wss boned in the
cemetery at Lowell. W. A.
Black and wife of CohtaaUs have
been here several days awaiting
the arrival of the corpse. The
^T&srsafi&.'Si
tktaplijo*?'AT BWkBSfc<j!
earns and W. R. Black of Char
lotte, aad two sisters, Mrs, Lillie
Wilson aad Iba. Emma Sahms
ef this place, all of whom are
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SPSS'S:
have been iatrwated fas Us wei
ever hocc ms eniuiineQt in
akesegalan.
Rev. T. B. Edwards, an old
vataaa of the ohrfl urar. preached
an able ktbaoi nl die Mclhodiit
church last night. Rev. Mr.
Hatcher preached at tbe Baptist
is Grand State Lecturer for the
Free Masons and will deliver a
■sties of lectures to the Ifasoos
here tins week. Those who
heart him preach last night
speak in high terms of tbe ser
mon, which was well delivered.
L EL Stalod was called to
tire bedside of Us father, A. F.
Stafford, near Oxford Fort, Alex
ander county, last week aad has
not returned home yet.
N. F. Pense returned Friday
tire* several days.
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The man who cleared oil the
right of weft 38 years ego, for
construction of the Airline mad
through Gastonia was an in
teresting visitor id* the city
Sohgday. It was' opr Ugh
•«iWleg* and unusual pleasure
thaT^r! Henry DaUbm”*
Lincoln county, who waa here
oo his way to Beaaemer to apead
Saturday night and Sunday with
Ma sister, Mrs. Lafayette C lem
»tt. Mr. Dellinger follows the
bnriacas of railroad grade con*
•Uactus end is now "“Wm to
finish the Caroline end North
Western grading* Hij;U Shoals.
It was the year after the war
when he area here at ■
which was a good many yean
before Gastonia got hare herself.
The clearing and grading from
Charlotte to Atlanta waa let oat
by sections to difiereat con
structors. The successful bidder
for this (Gastonia) section
waa Col. Wm. W. Ames, of
Massachusetts. In the sub
contract under Colonel Ames,
Mr. Dellinger was associated
with Mr. Albert T. Kirby,
another northern man, who, as
Mr. Dellinger put it. waa "a
mighty good man and died at
Lancaster when we were build
iagtbe Three C’s read.”
little way beyond Dr. Hoffman’s
•print- Bnt let na follow as
nearly as we caa Mr. Dellinger’s
own woods: Where Gastonia
»rw stands was then a big pine
thicket- pines tall and Mender,
bo«a the size of yotrr thigh up. Mr.
Oliver Davis offered me an the
land I wanted for fear dollars aa
•ere. I thought about baying
• few acres, bat Col. Ames said
to me: "What the d—1 you
want to bay land here in this
pine field lor?” So I didn’t buy,
bat I now wish I had. •
Near this comer where Morris's
store la them was then a two
story hotel planked np and down.
We would come np from the
camp and board at the hotel some
Saturday nights and Sundays.
Across the street, the Waddell
house was afterwards built. We
moved our camp from here to
Whetstone Mountain. I got ac
quainted with a good many peo
ple here, among them I remember
John Gamble’s lather.
During Mr. Dellinger’s conver
sation, Mr. William Bell dropped
in, and the men went to talking
oyer those old days. Mr. BeO
said that about four weeks before
be ever heard of the railroad, he
dreamed one night of seeing a
train running along away up in
the air. He nad seen trains be
fore and thought it a strange
dream. A few weeks afterwards
he learned that the Atlanta and
Charlotte Airline railroad would
be built, and his dream was re
called—and he thought it re
markable. since his dieiun was of
an "air-line” also. He'remem
bered also General Martindale, a
northern man who was con
struction foreman, bat neither
Mr. Dellinger nor Mr. Bell could
recall the name of the company
which was building the roadTlt
waa net the Richmond and Dan
DALLAS DOTS.
ttiwnninii« tee teawtv
The entertainment given by
Proi. Massey in the Court House.
Th*i*4*r evening, eras well
Sttefikal
opening address in which he ex
pressed bis pleasure at being
among Iris •home folks” once
mace. The violin selections
were particularly fine, and in the
musical description of a day on a
farm, the instrument seemed to
alamst speak. Several good
humorous recitations wete given
and elicited much laughter and
applause.
Friday evening from half-past
eight until half-past eleven the
students of the Academic Depart
ment of Gaston College held
their reception given in honor of
the,, daas TO. The Reception
Hall, parlor, and dining room
were beautifully decorated by
the busy maidens of the school,
for the reception of their friends.
They riled the woods for their
“oral treasures and great branch
es of the snowy dogwood
blossoms: the delicately tinted
honeysuckle and fragrant shrubs
together with cultivated flowers
and potted plants added a spring
like effect to the decorations.
The guests were received by
Muses Eugenia Lewis. Mary
Johnson, and Bessie Puett, sod
were then shown to the dressing
rooms by Misses Hattie Roberts
and Jemtie Caughmau.
iwicn person bad been asked
to represent a favorite pin*
■uit. A portion of the evening
was enjoyably spent in guessing
what the various representations
signified. Mnch originality was
displayed, among the most
unique being that worn by the
Latin professor, Mr. L. M. Hoff
man- He had a few dock leaves
pinned above a card on which
was printed first a U, then the
picture of an eye, and below that
t>2. The tout ensemble being
the Latin phrase, Docui '027l
have taught '02. One young
lady wore a short hand to rep
resent her fondness for stenogra
phy. The prise, a beautiful
picture of the Mater Dolorosa,'
was woo by Mias Mary Johnson,
a member of the Senoir class.
The consolation prise was awar
ded to Miss Ida Rhyne.
Dainty refreshments were ser
ved in the dining room by
Mimes Corinne Puett, Cota
Smith, Tessie Detter, Basie
Wilson, and Helen Durham.
During the evening Mi«» Mc
Intosh of TaylorevQle, who has
been in town doting the past
week, kindly favored the com
pany with two recitations. The
first being a pathetic selection,
the second a humorous encore.
Some of our townspeople ex
pect to leave Monday afternoon
for Charleston, where some of
the party will attend the meeting
of the United Synod and at the
same time take in the rights st
the Exposition.
During the week Miss Mc
Intosh has been training some
of the children in town for the
.known Play of Little Men,
which she expects to give" in
the College Chapel this, Satur
day evening. All ore anxious
to see how the little ones win
acquit themselves as so short a
time has been spent in prepar
ing for the play.
STANLEY NOTES.
Cwmpontoc, of tko OoaMM.
At the farmers Institute held
at this place during last August,
the editor of Thk Gastonia
Gazbttk suggested that we
have an old fashioned contest in
the harvest in the old fashioned
way this season, and Commission
er Patterson raised no objection.
In view of this coming contest,
the Rev. J.- H. West sod Prof.
S. A. Stewart, have gone into
training and tried their skill in
field of rye. In the very first
the Professor broke his
and Mr. West broke his
and there were other
bresdu, when time w*s
UptBWt I. - "-U .XL ■ . L. J
STANLEY HIM SCHOOL
latch— May
We ere pleased to acknowledge
an invitation from Prof. S. A.
Stewart to attend the commence*
ineut of Stanley High School on
the 15dftndieth of this mooth.
Front the invitation we copy
the following:
PROGRAM
Tberaday, Ip. m.—Primary Exerci
ses end Concert.
Friday, 10 a m.—Jon lor exercises.
J:S0 p. w.—Addreaa. ILobt. C. Der
haa. Castoaia. N.C.
ar-Coetedy—The Deertrick
coantrmin
MANAAS1I
CIM AlimUmm.Ckimi
fwauitl ITEMS.
iVirup^MM of Uu Tl—!!■
Mrs. M. 1. Sholar and child
ren have returned from a visit to
Meads at Norcross, Ga.
Mr. J. H. Wilkins has moved
into his new residence on Massa
chusetts A vc.
Dr. Dixon of Raleigh spent
several days last week with Mr.
and Mrs. S. J. Durham.
Mrs. Ernest Froneberger. of
Dallas, is visiting Mendsherc.
Mr. George Ivey, Snperinten
dmt of Bessemer city cotton
nulls arrived here last week. He
will occupy the house recently
vacated by Dr. W. S. Hay.
Mrs. D. A. Garrison is coo
fined to the house by illness.
Mrs. Rnfns Clark, of Kings
Mtn., is the guest of Mrs. wTs.
Hay.
Mr. and Mrs. S. J. Durham
spent Thursday last at Spartan
burg in attendance on the May
Festival.
Mr. Wright Dixon, after ashort
visit with friends m town, re
turned Monday to Trinity college.
The Bessemer Minstrels gave!
a concert at the public school
building Saturday evening, to a
crowded house. Mr. George
Thompson, of Gastonia, assisted
m the music. Everybody seemed
Phased with the entertainment,
and it is hoped the club will
give another soon.
Bishop Homer, of Asheville,
will preach here next Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. He will
hold communion services, Mon
day morning at 10 o’clock.
Rev. G. G. Harley pastor of
the M. E. church assisted by
Rev. Mr. Rossiter, began a series
of meetings Sunday morning. It
is expected the meeting will
coatinne two weeks.
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Catawba Canty Items.
N.fcioa UtU'rptw'. War I.
Mr. J. A. Sherrill, of Sherill'a
Ford, Showed nt the other day a
•ample of young willows that
have grown up on the Catawba
nver bottoms since last spring.
They are about three feet long
and are as thick on the ground
as bull-rushes. The seed were
sown by the floods last year.
The town of Claremont at pre
sent is very much interested in
the building of churches. Both
the Methodist and the Tennessee
Uutherun congregations have
raised the requires funds and arc
at work on handsome and com
modious churches.
The Baptist school to be star
ted by the South Fork Associa
tion will be located in Maiden.
The lot has been procured near
the Union cotton mills, and the
building will probably be put np
this Sommer.
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the home of Mr. Lafayette Loftin
April 23th, and was buried at
risgah church on the 26th. She
was 82 years old.
Mrs. Queen, died Sunday at
the home of her daughter, Mrs.
P. M. Hilderbrmnd, in this place.
She was about 80 years old.
WiLs Smyic, a well known
colored man of Caldwell's town
ship died last Saturday aged 81.
He was a judge of election soon
after the war, and was the only
colored man who ever held
office in Catawba county.
A Stanley county fanner the
other day plowed np an Indian
relic that is a curiosity. It is a
perfect form of a woman, carved
m Bint rock.
Mr. M. M. 'Cline says the
rural delivery of mail is the
greatest thing in tbe world.
He also savs he has 30 acres of
as good wheat as he ever saw,
but the balance of his crop is
not.as good os usual.
We are sorry to hear of the
painful affliction of Col. G. M.
Yoder Of, Jacob Pork. About a
week ago he was seized with a
sevefe pain in one leg from tbe
knee up, and has since not been
able to walk a step. It is hoped
that this will be- only a tem
porary trouble.
The fruit crop promises to be
a very abundant one this year,
especially peaches, pears and
cherries. Apple trees hive not
bloomed very profusely and are
the least promising of all fruit
trees. A good fruit crop is-al
ways a blessing to the country
ana will be doubly so this year,
since so many other crops failed
last year.
Mr. G. L. Whitener, the aged
postmaster at the Jacob Fork
office which was recently dis
continued when rural delivery
was started, was in Newton
Wednesday. He was postmaster
there 21 years but does pot com
plain about losing his office.
He says he cannot ask people to
come to his house for mail when
the government is willing to
take it to them.
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An Eye Point.
If yon want perfect vision yon must have yonr eyes examined often.
A slight correction promptly attended to may insnre yon perfect
vision to the end of your life. We’ll measure the eyes, overcome
the defects, and insure you most satisfactory vision. The exami
nation cost yon nothing. The glasses we sell from
75c to $10.00.
J. H. GORMAN,
Davw Block. JBWELER AND OPTICIAN.
NOTMCEi
The time has come for our
customers to call and moke set
tlement for Fertilizer, either by
note or cash. May 1st we had to
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make settlement with companies.
Craig & Wilson.
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4.
Don’t It
Make You
Tired
to go Into a store that makes
big claims, only to find that
the goods are not what you
expected* Come here, where
everything Is guaranteed to
be as represented.
Here are some of the things you will seei
3000 yards colored Lawns and Dimities, pretty
styles, they are worth doublewhat we ask for them.
We scooped them up on our last trip north with
the Cold Cash; they go per yard for
2000 yards good Calicoes, Shirtings and Indlgoes.
■too good for the price; they go also at
25 pieces Mercerised Poulards* regular 15c quality*
your choice for
9c
20 pieces solid and figured Dimities* they really
sell at 20c and they go for 10c during this male.
Seeing them means you buying. You can’t resist.
THE VALUES ARE TtJERE.
We have In all lines Interesting values. We are
making the excitement, we want you to enjoy It.
We believe you’ll not regret that you come or that
you took advantage of our offers.
„ MILLINERY
Never before have we met with such satisfying
success as experienced this season In our Milling
ery Department. It Is the most magnificent stock
wc have ever shown, many new things Just arrived.
We have some big values to offer this week In
Ribbons. See display In Millinery Department.
Thomson Co.
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Four Gallons of Ice Cold
Water for Five Cents.
THAT IS ALL IT COSTS YOU AFTER
YOU GET YOUR COOLER.
Bny'yourself a nice Water cooler at Long Brothers', and have
all the ice water yon want. ,
Nice Japanned Galvanized Iron
Coolers at the following prices:
1- Gallon - - - $1.15
2- Gallon ... $1.40.
3- Gallon - ; - - $ 1.75
4- Gallon - - - $2.10
LONG BROTHERS,
Gastonia, North Carolina.
Charlotte Private Hospital.
12 North Church Street,
Charlotte, N. C.
Medical and Surgical case* treated. Trained Narses.
Modern Equipment. X-Ray Machines and Accesso
ries for giving Electrics! Treatment.
Hospital. Stapp:
JOHN R. IRWIN. M. D.
C. A. MI SEN HBIMBR, M. 1»
ROBT. L. GIBBOK. M. 1>.
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Everything That’s New.
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We have the new things in MOUaesy. We
always make it a point to have them. The
new things, the new styles, the hew fancies
that adorn and please are all here. And we
know how to put them all togethes for good
effects that will .become you.
MISS RUDDOCK, the MlHlner.
UP-8TAIR8 AT MORRIS BROTHERS.