T nr city on
At • meeting of the
last night the final
given to the pro*
everything found to
The itinerary of -toe parade
was arranged as follows:
tons at the tCsdsna and Otarit t
to 10 o'clock.
Farads IliimUaU to York treat
thence stag Task t» Franklin
AvttNML
Along Franklin Avenne to C. S.
t -w. railroad, thence to Maks
Parade Mata to Trenton Kate,
thence to Lorey grove.
AH penons intending to take
part in the parade am requested
to notify Chief Marshal Jooes at
once. If they have not done so,
gad to repost at forming grounds
hp nine o'clock.
Welcome, thrice welcome to
•H. _
ia a sound and consis
—fricanfam in the Allan
by making a national resolution
to be dTif the burden of the
ffiS&.jrssLaa
- partly IbnqA national vanity
"tfc nobler aide of human
■attBJ," votes the Atlantic’a cd
Hpr. " protests against the forci
ble annexation of a weaker peo
ple by the countrymen of Wash
ington. This nrotest * * *
B&mtver he more instructive or
amee certain of final victory than
on the day sacred to the memory
B OB own national independ
The spirit which animated the
■Minders of our Government b
admirably voiced in tfaia Fourth
of July proposal. Assuredly, the
country anil of Washington, less
than any other peoples nodes the
»sunr with impunity from
condemnation commit SO
grievous a sin against liberty as
■ contained in the forcible an
Fatten forbids the sin. The
American Declaration of Inde
prudence declares the right of
ff men to be ftcaand anSaunces
"““Jam can ba no just govern
ment witkoat the consent of the
governed. If the American peo
Kdh>g of the* Philippines* they
•bandor^their Americanism then
Wc mart look them truths in
the face, because we will be held
to as accounting noon them.
W« cannot, as Americana, tub
peoples aadgovern
them by force against their eon
—*♦. Wa give tiba Ua to our
hwklhii if wa do such a
r* .We surrender oar own
olseH-government. The
(of the ntuntkm b inert*
_ Tha Atlantic Monthly's
ff*o»oml for a typically Ameri
can celebration of the Fourth of
Mb by making a national ruso
raaM wtUi furor TSnAnr.
NcAKimUS.
McAdyynh^lane ».-Mc
AdmdBt inbll on the no, and
is nrttin* along finely. All flags
wffl come down this week; they
an only waltia* foe the proper
tuna limits. We do not expact
another epidemic for we would
water that then is not a better
vaccinated town of this size in
the United States and we think
the tact has been proven here
that vaccination is a peat pre
ventive of small pox. Dr. L.
N» Gienn, who was elected town
physician, has had the whole
situation well in hand and when
we coaaUer die lame number of
actual cases to berm with here
and the number ol suspects we
can only conclude that the whole
alair has been well managed,
which speaks well for the physi
cian in charge mad ail the
wuranoei m mu.
It seems that all tli* roads in
the county lead to McAdenvitle,
as our people arc visiting and
being visited.
Mrs. B. P. Turner, of Danville,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Joe
Cushion, and her father-in-law,
T. A. Turner.
The candidates for the differ
ent offices continue to visit us
and give ns a hearty handshake.
Rev. R. M. Courtney, S. R.
Nichols, I. P. Mabry and wife,
and Prank D. Phillips attended
the District Conference at Stan
ley Creek last week.
Dr. J. H. Weaver held the
third quarterly conference at the
Methodist church here lest Mon
day evening.
Mayor Roberts and sou Wal
ter went over to Charlotte Friday
on business.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Reid, who
have been visiting here for the
past ten days, will return to their
home at Converse, S. C., tomor
row.
Rev. B. L. Hoke attended the
Baptist Convention last week.
Mrs. Kee, of Gastonia, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
J. G. Howell, and her son, K.
M. Kee, for the past week.
A. W. Emmerson accompanied
Ms mother-in-law, Mrs. H. Wis
hert, to Charlotte on her way to
her home at Hope Mills Satnr
a ay evening.
Mr. and Mrs. I. A. Stafford
went over to Mountain Island
Sunday, where Mrs. Stafford
will remain a week.
Rev. Jno. W. Moore, of Ashe
ville, preached in the Methodist
church here Sunday morning.
Mr. Moore’s sermon was a good
one, was well delivered, and pro
duced a profound impression on
his audience.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson and
children, of Gastonia, were here
yesterday visiting friends and
relatives.
Mr*. J. H. Walters and little
son of Charlotte have been visit
ing here for the past week.
Dr. and Mrs. C. A. Bland, of
Charlotte, came over by private
conveyance Saturday evening
and were the guests of Mr. and
Mrs. R. R. Ray. They returned
home yesterday evening.
IS., C. Ray, of Atlanta, came
to visit the home folks yestcr
Prof. J. L. Webb will not be
deterred from singing by the
warm weather. He will begin a
tinging school at Tuckaaeege
this week. Prof. Webb has a
wide acquaintance and his
ability as a teacher of vocal
music Is unquestioned.
A large number of our young
people enjoyed a lawn party on
the lawn near the central ice
cream saloon Saturday night
The affair was managed by
Roberts and Gates and was en
joyed by all.
JtcAdenvllie people arc not
tkinking about starving this year
at Isaat for gardens are pretty
good and there are two good
marks* gardens near onr suburbs,
one managed by G. A. Baker,
who baa had considerable ex
perience in gardening, the other
managed by Kcr. S. L. Miron.
Both these gardens are Urge
and might be called track farms.
These gentlemen will market
the moat of their prod nee here,
and then there ate a number of
$r*sa SSftLite
When there is frait ia the
we get onr share of it, so
we axe not in danger of
And we man not
•0 state that Mr. Rush
In a wagon-load of
os and eggs every week
"go tike hot cakes.”
experienced their —«»
. tUsnaM Saturday
222a55i^£g
There will be i game here
'which no
STANLEY NOTES.
I'mrwui ■<»!! at th* OuMk
The District Conference now \
being held at this place is draw
ing to a close. Will give an
extended note of it in Friday’*
fa»«e. The weather being quite
favorable, a large number of
people were present during
Thursday, Friday, and Saturday.
There are more ministers in
Stanley to-day than ever in ooe
day before, perhaps, and they are
a handsome body of men. Bat
the citixens of Stanley are equal
to the occasion and we trust that
no one shall regret their coming.
■ We were in The Gazette
office on Friday and were pleated
that the editor had taken a trans
mountain instead of a trans
Atlantic outing. We are glad
that he did not join that crowd
of craven coronation cranks
that failed to materialise in a
crowning, bat that he chose to
linger in our own sylvan retreat
and mingle with the fraternity
of oar own.
Jtut imagine w nice law Keia
sitting with hi* back to the
rear of a pair of lion-headed
moles looking backward into
■pace and passive as the stony
sphinx that gazes down the
Nik. It is a part of the royal
plans that such as he be so well
equipped, for Mr. Wbitelaw
Reid has mingled with royalty
before.
He became oar American
ambassador during the yedr 1875.
His Royal Highness Ring
Rslakoa, of the Hawaiian
Islands, visited New York and
Mr. Reid, acting the chaperone
and host on that edifying oc
casion, sat at the table with this
dnsky-hned thick-lipped ruler.
LOVELL LOCALS.
LUnwMMnn at the OesetU.
Mr. J. B. Hester and family
left Saturday for Eaaley, S. C.,
to visit Mr. Hester's sister, Miss
Sallie Hester, who Is quite sick.
She has been visiting here and
left for her home only lest Wed
nesday. Daring Mr. Hester's
absence, Mr. Kimbrell, of Salis
bury. is filling his place at the
depot.
Mrs. Fluta Steele, of Charlotte,
is visiting Mrs. Frank Robinson.
Rev. M. II. Hoyle and daugh
ter, Miss Helen, returned to-day
(Monday) from Stanley where
they attended the Shelby District
Conference.
Mrs. Gus Stowe died this
morning of consumption. She
had been here only a week,
having moved here from the
country.
Mr. R. A. Miller, Jr., left this
afternoon (Monday) for Chad
bourn, N. C., to visit his uncle.
He has just returned from a
horseback trip in Lincoln
County.
Mr. James Pierce, of Char
lotte, is visiting his brother, Mt.
Will Pierce.
DalUafar is th* Baca.
To th» editor of tko Ouitto:
Some one haa asked what the
different candidates in the field
favor. It is evident that some
favor one measure and some
another. And as there are good
men in the field we may be con
fident that we will be well repre
sented. Likely all would agree
upon the important changes, if
any are to be made in our laws,
and in the new ones to be enacted.
Aa for myself, I beg to say
that I would be only a month
piece for my people. Should
expect to maintain a level with
them. To lift myself up above
them would not be to represent
them. And in asking for this
R* on of trust and honor I do
th this expectation, that I
be made a servant, of thepeople
of our great county. ’Tt* not
well to make too many pledges
—and certainly not so soon as
this, but if Gaston sees fit in its
choice to select me ss Repre
sentative to the next General
Assembly I will do all that lies
within my power to serve all
classes from the wealthiest down
to the day laborers who haa no
place he can call his home—and
that in such a way as win be best
for all.
Should appreciate the honor
and would do my utmost to
serve se wall that you witi never
have cause to regret having
supported me.
Most truly,
Davis P. Dnuxen.
CbcrryvlUe, M. C., June 28,1902.
fltflal Maaay la all Savta af
I'm tt» Editor at tlM (hMtti
On June 21, a number of South
Point democrats met in conven
tion near the center of the town
ship. Gentlemen from every
precinct were present, and by
vote of this meeting a nomination
was made for the Legislature
and also for County Commis
sioner.
The occasion was interesting
from the fact that it eras an in
novation. Heretofore the dem
ocratic party has been content
to let the people select the can
didates at the primaries.
I believe our friends, the Re
publicans. used to hold such
meetings in advance of the
primaries,but their constituency,
being partly colored, was hardly
competent to make a selection.
It has generally been supposed,
though, that the voters of the
Democratic party had sufficient
intelligence to make their own
nominations.
We have two candidates for
County Commissioner in South
Point, and, as we can hardly ex
pect both of them to be nomina
ted, they appear as opponents.
Now this convention was
unique in that the supporters of
one of these candidates were
present in force while the other
candidate knew nothing of the
meeting.
Our conventions in the past
have been held in the open, and
all democrats have been iuvited
to attend, but this one was pe
culiar from the fact that its
members seemed to attend only
on special invitation.
The holding of snch a meeting
in advance ofthe primaries was,
at least, a questionable proceed
ing.
If it was held to harmonise our
differences that we might have
more influence in the county
convention, we would naturally
expect them to have both the
opposing candidates present and
persuade one of them to with
draw. Not to do this, but to
keep one gentleman in ignorance
of a convention at which his op
ponent was being nominated will
not conduce to harmony in dem
ocratic ranks.
If it is held that this wss a con
ference, and not a convention in
its true sense, theu certainly
they should not have voted and
pnt out candidates. What is a
convention bnt a conference that
selects candidates?
Bnt the members of this con
vention say that their nomina
tions are not binding, that we
can atijl vote as we please in the
primaries. If they did not ex
pect their recommendations to
be accepted it was silly to make
them; if they did expect the pri
maries to accept them, they be
lieved that they were to ail in
tents and purposes, making the
nominations in this convention.
l ao not wish to say anything
to wound the feelings ef any
gentleman connected with this
meeting, but I must be allowed
to say that the holding of a con
vention in the interest of one of
two opposing candidates, in ad
vance of the primaries, is both
unfair and undemocratic.
The Democratic party has a
plan of organization that is de
signed to secure perfect fairness
among candidates. That plan
contemplates no convention in
advance of the primaries. To
hold such a convention is to sub
vert the whole democratic plan
of organization. If a number of
individuals can meet in advance
and select the candidates the
primaries are a farce and should
be abolished.
As both the gentlemen run*
ning for Commissioner are men
of fine character and ability we
are in no danger of not being
worthily represented. But a
dangerous precedent has been
established and, if we want to
avoid ring rale in the future, we
ought to consider well before
casting our ballots according to
the dictates of this convention.
F. P. Ham..
ffattiaf lufy |« In.
UMirTaat*.
The work of broadening the
nage of the Carolina and North
Weetern continue* to be muhed.
Pending the arrival of die new
Hon bridge for the Catawba,
falae work will be need. A new
peaeenger engine la at Lincoln*
ton already and U the weather
continue* favorably the town of
Lenoir will be bleated with a
good outlet in the next *ix
weeka. Succeaa to the C. & N
W., for on thia depanda largely
the future welfare of the town*
. }• tb« section adjacent toTul
hkoan, Ten., old walnut
•tamps that have heretofore
been regarded ae worthies# are
■ow hi demand at price# greater
then thorn obtained for the
whole tree. The stamps are
amde Into veneering material
and need In the menufactnie of
high-grade fnrnitnrv.
JUST
ONE
TOUV««<t
Tutfs Pills
Toko No Substitute.
START ON THE
FOURTH JULY
*1902*
* * * *
If yon haven’t been deal
ing with ns, now is a
- good time to make a
start. Anyway come in
and see us while yon are
in town on the fourth.
If you don’t you’ll miss
the best part of the show.
We have on exhibition
an extra large and fine
stock of
watches, Clocks, Jewelry,
Silverware. Cot Glass, Masi
cal Goods, and Eastman
Kodaks. Also Spectacles
and Eyeglasses.
We test your eyes free.
Come and jjet posted on
styles, yon arc welcome.
TORRENCE.
JEWELER AND OPTICIAN.
Elite Grocery.
b!
Social Teas.
Sponge Lady Fingers.
Cream Lunch Thins.
Vienna Crimps.
Cheese Biscuits.
Zu Zu Snaps,
* I
Mince Piet,
Vanilla Jelly,
French Cream Bar,
Assorted Nabisco*.
Lemon Wafers,
_Orange Wafers.
VanUb Waters,
Bangnet Wafers,
Uaeeda Biscuits,
Crackers and Candies,
RALSTON'S INFANT FOOi.
"Builds Beastifnl Babies.**
All Fresh
4 At m 4
Elite Grocery,
no < alexakseC
Geetottle, H. C,
Greensboro Female
College,
niEMNN, N. C.
Literary a ad Satinets Coarse*.
School* of Mask. Art aad Kiev
catios. literary Coarse and *0
Uria* Rapeose* $100.00 par
Year. Pall seatioa begins Sep
tember 10th, WO*.
rmaNMi
Millinery Talk
BY
Thomson Co.
While this Is sort of between
seasons there Is no lack of Inter
est or activity In our Millinery
Department.
We are making many hand
some Hats peculiarly adapted to
this season.
The styles of yesterday are
known to all. Those of to-day
are becoming known, but what of
to-morrow?
We are closely in touch with
the fads of the future, and fash
ion’s fancies will be found here,
simultaneously with the fashion
centres.
Thomson Company
THE NORTH CAROLINA
STATE NORMAL AND INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE.
Literary
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Sclcatlflc
Conavrclal
lateaMal
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PRESIDENT CHARLES D. MclVER.
CXKKXSBOSO. N. C.
Charlotte Private Hospital.
12 North Church Street,
Charlotte, N. C.
Medical and Surgical cases treated. Trained Nurses.
Modem Equipment. X-Ray Machines and Accesso
ries for giving Electrical Treatment.
Hospital Staff:
JOHN R. IRWIN, M. D.
C. A. MISENHEIMER, M. D.
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Little and Olten
Fills the Purse.
„ THR OABtORIA
The Gastonia
Bankinf Comp'y,
GASTONIA. N. C.
will tarnish every one who
will become a depositor to
the amount of one dollar or
more, a habdsome
Private Home Safe
like the one shown here to keep at home, Yon are invited ]
to call and ask for one of these Safes. |
This Private Home Safe ia issued to you locked. It can j
only bw opened by us. You are expected to accumulate j
yoor small coins in it and return it to us at least once in j
sixty days, when yoor money is removed, entered to yoor j
credit an yoor pass book and draws interest. I
Remember the dollar remains yours, the bank remains ours, i
The Gastonia Banking Company, j