W. F. MARSHALL, Editor tad Proprietor. D
VOL. XXIII. ___
WELCOME!
TO ONE AND ALL ON THE
GLORIOUS FOURTH
and after the big parade at 10 all are expected to
report at
Kindley-Belk Brothers Co.,
to see the big display of corn and cotton, for the
two prizes, a $7.50 suit of clothes for the best
stalk of field grown corn or cotton, and also get
your collars, handkerchiefs, and umbrellas, and get
ready for the speaking at 12 to 2:30 o'clock by Dr.
Geo. T. Winston and D. A. Tompkins. After the
speaking you are expected to march back to
...Bargain Headquarters...
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and finish your shopping and be ready for the base
ball game a( 3x30; after the game Is over back
to the
• •• Leaders of Low Prices..,
and spend the balance of time looking at the won
derful values till fireworks time 8x00 o'clock.
Big Time, Big Day at
KENDLEY-BELK BROTHERS CO.
CHEAPEST STORE ON EARTH.
ICE WATER FREE.
Neely In Jail.
Yorkrillc Kw*nr»r. IBth.
Mr. John G. Neely, who was
so badly wanted by numerons
individuals in York connty on
the charge of obtaining money
under false pretense in connec
tion with his operations as agent
uf the United Mutual Life In
surance company is in the coun
ty jail. He was arrested at
Polkton, N. C., on Thursday
afternoon and brought back to
Yorkville yesterday morning by
Sheriff Logan.
Daring Wednesday, Magis
trate Barron received a telegram
from Magistrate E. S. Redfearn,
at Peachland, N. C.. saying
Neely was there, ana asking
whether he was wanted. Magis
trate Barron turned the telegram
over to. Sheriff Logan, who in
structed Magistrate Redfearn to
have Neely arrested at once,
and'he would receive a reward
of $25. Information of the or
ient came shortly afterward, and
Sheriff Logan got his man at
Wadesboro, N. C.
Upon nia arrest at Polkton,
Mr. Neely told the authorities
that surely there was some mis- <
take: and that be was not wan-1
ted in Yorkville; that he had i
left there ortly a few days before1
and had told the depnty sheriff
good-bye at the depot. When
Sheriff Logan arrived, Neely
told him that he did not ran
•way from Yorkville: that he
>isd passed the sheriff in the
dnd as he patted out of town,
and that it was his intention to
return iu a day or two.
It has developed in connection
with the matter that Neely was
engaged to be married to a lady
who Bves about four miles from
Peachland, and that the cere
mony was to have beeni per
formed Tbttnday night. When
•dvised of the arrest of her pros
pective husband, the lady, who
U fa bad health anyway, is said
to have collapsed to such an ex
tent, that it was necessary to
wua nr m phyaician.
. W* “rival
In YofVvijlc, Neely had a con
feremc« wftfe Magistrate Barron,
and decided to waive a prelhnin*
ary examination at least until he
coaid aecnrt counacl. He waa
accordingly taken to fail. Ha
Indata that he has been guilty of
no offense against the law, and
aleo that it waa never hit Inten
tion to ran away from Yorkvflle;
that hevould have been back with
■ in a few days upon his Own motion
Jodg* who Tried Guttata is Dead.
Richmond Nm. 27lk.
Washington, June 26.—Walter
S. Cox, formerly associate justice
of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, and one of
the most distinguished jurists in
this section, died at his residence
shortly after 6 o’clock yesterday
morning. He was 76 yesrs old.
Death was due to liver trouble,
with complications. He had
been in ill health for several
years and had been confined to
nis bed for two months. He
leaves a daughter and a son.
Judge Cox belonged to an old
English family, and was born in
this city', being admitted to the
bar here in 1848. He was ap
pointed on the District supreme
beucb in 1879, and retired there
from in 1889.
Judge Cox presided over many
criminal cases, the most notable
of which was the trial of Guteau
for the assassination of President
Garfield.
•toad to Hitt Discord.
M«w York World, D*m
Mr. Bryan makes a fierce at
tack upon Grover Cleveland and
inferentially upon all Democrats
who did not shoot for 10 to 1 in
the lasCtwo Presidential cam
paigns.
Mr. Bryan’s chief desire now
seems to be to prevent any other
Democrat* from getting what
the people twice denied to him.
If he cannot rule the party, he
would perpetuate Its rain. But
if he will take bis mind off his
revenges long enough to read
American history with a little
cate, he will learn that the peo
ple have never yet encouraged a
beaten candidate in this attitude.
Mr. Cleveland is neither a can
didate nor an issue, and true
Democrats will welcome from
hits, as from anybody else, sug
gestions looking to tne rehabili
tation and restoration of their
party.
The FwefHler.be..
Aa X. D.. la taa4oa Tlam.
Everything we eat and drink
and wear run* the gauntlet of
genna to an extent which ser
vo aa persona had ' better not
contemplate. Far too ranch fata
la made of them. If we listened
to all these acarea there would
be nothing left to do hut to. gat
Into a bath of .carbolic add and
atop there natfl starvation fared
*e from the dangers of life.
Air CONVALESCING.
BUI Slla la Sick Imb ui
Irtii iki Niwmptn.
mn At*. Hi AtUnta Coaalltiaiua.
Wc have at last hod a glorious
rain. After nine long sweltering
weeks withont a drop to lay the
dost and purify the atmosphere
it came with a downpour and
everybody is happy. The gar
dens will revive and the flowers
will bloom again and the farmers
will rejoice for it hoi come iu
time to save their languishing
crops. The dear little lick child
whom we have been nursing so
tenderly and watching for many
days will now get well. My wife
or one of the girls is there day
and night, hut the dust and heat
almost overcame him when the
rain came. We are all air plants
and must have it pure.
men again i tnea to take
comfort by reading the tribute
that Charles Francis Adams has
recently paid to Robert E. Lee.
It seems to be gettiiyp quite
fashionable to praise Lee up
there, but really I don’t see why
they should single him out and
damn Mr. Davis and all the rest
of us and the cause for which
Lee fought. I don't like any
man who praises Lee and stabs
Mr. Davis. Lee and Davis were
like brother* all their mature
lives. They were class-mates at
West Poiut and during onr civil
war they were bosom compan
ions and never disagreed about
anything. H is a gross insult to
the memory of Jxc to slander
his closest and dearest friend.
No gentleman would do it. I
have not heard of Charles Fran
cis Adams slandering Mr. Davis,
but we have good reasons to
suspect that he belongs to the
(kildwin Smith and Roosevelt
crowd, for he voluntarily took
command of a negro regiment
during the war, and that is a bad
sign. No gentleman would hare
done it. It was an evidence
that he believed niggers would
make war hell to ns and they
would kill and rob and rape and
burn out of revenge. No, I have
no respect for this Adorns nor
Lew Wallace nor any other man
who commanaea negroes aunng
the war. It wasnotnumane nor
legitimate warfare. It showed
venom and brutality and malig
nity-. What did General Lee do
before the war or during the war
or alter the war that did not
have the hearty co-operation of
Mr. Davis? What did Mr. Davis
do that General Lee did not ap
prove? Both were good soldiers
and won their spurs. Both were
devout Christian members of the
Episcopal church and Senator
Reagan jaid of Mr. Davia: "He
was the moat devout Christian I
ever knew and the moat lovable
man.” He was conscientious
believer in the doctrine of state’s
rights as expounded by Mr. Cal
houn and while a lieutenant in the
United States army declared that
he would resign his command be
fore he would assist in the coer
cion of a sovereign state. The
International Cyclopedia says of
him: "He was a great statesman
and a true patriot, and his history
will grow brighter as the years
roll on.” But this presidential
accident says be was an arch
traitor and arch repudiator and
he hasn’t the manlinesd to tske
it back and apologize.
But here come some genial
friends to call and see how I am
getting on, for I am still suffer
ing and need sympathy. When
they come they bring good cheer
and wit and anecdote and that
is better than ruminating about
politics and the niggers. We
were talking about dogs and one
of these friends, who is a rail
roaa man, toia us aoout a
woman trying to board a train
down in Florida and she had a
little poodle dog in her arms and
the conductor said: "No
madam, you can’t take that dog
with you in the passenger car.
It is against the rules.” She
was a northern woman with
sharp features. Our southern
women don’t carry poodle dogs
around with them; they prefer a
baby. Well she was very indig
nant and wanted to know what
she nruqt do with her dog. " Put
him in the baggage car.” said
the conductor. As she handed
up the canine to the baggage
man she said, "Well 1 reckon 1
can ride where my dog rides,”
and she went into the Baggage
car. The man waa diiguited
He tied the dog with a little coed
and she squatted on s little box
near by. After they passed
Sanford she got tired, and un*
tying the dog, took him in her
arms and went back to the
smoker. That car was full of
oily good fellows, but she
demanded a seat and they gave
her one. She took one-half and
laid her poodle on the other half.
A jolly Dutchman sat behind
her ana was smoking an old pipe
that gave an unearthly odor aod
THREE DESIRABLE PREMIUMS
More Prizes to be Awarded for
Largest Lists of New Subscribers
Brought in by July 5th.
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Otir friend* are xtill kind
enough to be sending ns con
stantly new subscribers for the
Twicr-a-week Gazette at one
dollar a year. We do oot ask
them to work for us foe nothing,
hence we offer three handsome
prizes during the month of June.
They arc worth working for, and
as it is but little trouble to get
subscribers for The Gazette
(twicc-a-week for one dollar a
year), we trust that they will see
what they cau do for the next
four weeks.
One dollar gets The Gazette
a whole year; 50 cents six
months; and 25 cents three
months. Send the subscribers as
you get them, but if you do not
send them before, bring them
when you come to the 4th of
July celebration. Here is what
we offer:
1. For the largest club of
new snbacribers brought in by
Jnly 5, we will give as a prise a
$5 hammock or fountain pen at
the Gastonia Book Store.
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2. For second largest, a pair
of $3 shoes, for lady or gentle
man, at Robinson Brothers’
store.
3. For third largest a $2
guaranteed hat or %2 picture at
Heath’s One Price Department
Store.
We have made the date
Saturday. July Stb, in order to
give you the full week, includ
ing ^he Fourth, to round up
your work in. The awards will
be announced in the paper
of Tuesday following.
The unparalleled popularity
of Thr Ga*kttu is unabated.
Twice a week for a dollar a
year. Prints the news sad tails
the truth. First iu the mails,
first ou the streets, first in the
homes, first with the newt, first
in the hearts of the people, first
everywhere, first always.
Mention it to your neighbor,
get up a club by the fifth of
July, and be first yourself when
the prizes are awarded.
as he talked and laughed with her
companion the tobacco smoke
encircled her classic head until
she couldn’t stand it and she
turned to him and said with a
snap, "No gentleman would
smoke in the presence of a
lady.” "Well, madam,” he said
kindly, "dis is de smokin’ car.
It is not de ladies’ car. I is
very soiry to trouble you wid
mine pipe and tobacco, bat yon
had better go back to the ladies'
car.” They won’t let my dog
in there.” said she. "Dot is
very bad,” he said and kept on
smoking. By and by a volumni
noun cloud like that which came
from crater of Moot Pelee rolled
over her and iu her rage she
seized his pipe, jerked it from his
mouth aud threw it out of the
window. Everybody laughed
ana roared and tie joined m the
merriment. "Madam, dot is all
de pipe I have got. It vas give
to me in Shannany but van good
torn deserve* another, and he
seized ber little sleeping dog and
threw him out of the window.
The woman screamed with anger,
she mauled him over the head
with her umbrella. She screamed
and yelled for the train to stop.
He stood it all heroically. "Mad
am, I sent your dog to find mine
pipe," he said. Tne alarm was
so great that the conductor came
running in and some passengers
filled tne door, while the woman
did the talking. "My husband
will meet me at Orlando,” she
said, "and he will man) the juice
ont of you, you bald-headed ras
cal." "Veel, I will give him a
chance," said he. The train
i soon rolled up to Orlando, and
I sure enough tne woman's hus
band was there. She became
! violent and hysterical as she told
ber wrongs sod pointed out the
man. "Let him come ont here,"
said the husband, "I dare him to
come out here," ."Veel, I sup
pose 1 must see about de fight,"
said the Dutchman, "and take
de medicine, but I shore don't
vant no little guns in it nor
butcher knives. I can fight
some mid mine fists." He took
off his coat and handed it to a
bystander. The conductor said
he would stop the train for ten
minute*. A ring was made for
the men to fight in and every
body was in a state of high ex
pectation. Here my friend
stopped his narrative and lit a
ircsn cigar, ana commfnfM laic
ing about something else.” But
the fight,” said I, "what about
the fight?" Oh, them wasn’t
any fight," he said. "Just at
they were about to clutch some
body cried out. " Look yonder I
look yonder, look coming down
the railroad track." And sure
enough there came the little dog
running with all his might and
he had the Dutchman’s pipe in
hia month. Of course there was
no fight for the Dutchman seised
his pipe and the woman her dog
and that settled it. Now let the
preacher tell one. And he did.
There are no better atory tell
ers than our Carteraville preach
ers. They revive me whenever
they come, for I am sick at heart
aaa can't get brenth enough.
Good letters from friends and
kindred coma every day and my
friend Joa Brown tent me the
most beautiful spoon 1 ever saw
—Georgia silver and Georgia
etchings and engravings. Bless
ings on hint and his house.
Industrial School Assured.
Lcavw New*. !7Ui.
Bishop Horner spent Monday
night in Lenoir returning from
Valle Crucis. where be had been
to bny land for tbc establishment
of an Industrial School as noted
in oar Last issue.
He succeeded in buying 500
acres of the Taylor farm at Valle
Crucis and let the contract for a
three story school building with
six recitadou rooms.
An experienced poultry Pan
cier and Dairyman will be em
ployed and these industries will
be given special attention in
connection with general fanning.
It is thought tne school will be
practically self-sustaining after
it is folly equipped and gets well
under way.
This institution means great
things for this part of the State,
and the people of Watauga are
especially to be congratulated.
Catawha Canty Kama.
Krwtoo ItMrryrlw.
The fruit crop ia not near so
large as it promised early in the
spring to-be. Many peaches and
apples have fallen on.
• Tbe Newtou Cotton MlUs win
stop night work after this week
anti! the yarn market improves.
Some of the mills are closing
down altogether.
A small crop of peas will be
sown this year on account of the
scarcity and high price of the
peas. They are selling at $1.25
to $1.50 per bushel.
If 1U Had taoelk Lags.
Dvrkua San.
A Tennessee man has just re
ceived $35,000 damages from a
railroad company for the loss of
his legs. Now, if he wen only a
centipede be could build up
anile a business walking along
the railroed tracks.
A gentleman near High Point
has 2.300 young pheasants
hatched out tad 1.500 eggs to
hear from, says the Charlotte
Observer’s correspondent. He
is also experimenting with Eng
lish pntridge eggs and will have
1,000 young birds before the
summer is over.
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Safeguards the food
against sl««w.
' MILLINERS®!
in ———y ^
All Trlmmad Hats at reduced prices, rtrrnniarlag
Thursday morning, July 3rd. We also have s
line of Dimities. Lewes, Chsmbrys, ste^
which are going at rcdneed prices.
Children’s Ideal Waists,
the thing for hot weather. Price 25c.
EMBROIDERIES*
Laces, aad White goods la pretty
designs sad newest styles.
NOVELTIES.
Neckwear, Delta, Cambs. Fancy
Pina, etc., always a complete line.
Fans, Parasols, Umbrellas.
J. F. YEAGER,
LADIES* FURNISHINGS A SPECIALTY.
DO YOU WANT
GOOD TINWARE?
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If the tinware >*M Mrs Men gening wna
not satisfactory, don't get disgusted and
say there la mot being good tinware
made, for this Is not the case. We are
■•Wig right here la Gastonia a Tinware
that la far anpeHarta theardlaary kind,
and what la hatter, the price Ip not
much higher. Call for Long Brothers*
hand-made Tinware and take no other.
Long Brothers,
GASTONIA, N. C.
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FIRST!
UStalw”"^
THE
GASTONIA
GAZETTE
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BUGGIES!
Wagons! Buggies!
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Come oaa, come all,
and bay you a brand new
boggy, and halo the big rally
oa tba 4th of July. WehoYeoa
haad boggle* to salt all, and ear
tanas sad aor price* ass right, tao.
CRAIG & WILSON
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