THE GASTONIA GAZBTTB BUSINESS LOCALS. LOST—Key ring with (oar key*. Finder will please return to this ogee.__ a A PPLR8 AKl) ORANGES—Beet on rt the market at Munis' Rest an rant. LINC1I—SO cants per set or 5S cent* by mail at Curry A Co’s. drug store. 4-t CAR MHRS will And n fresh supply X oi Blaostone at Curry A Co's, drug stoes. T-WO HORSH FARM for rent lust 1 north of Gastonia Cotton Mm. Good upland and meadows. Apply to Mbs. Fakxib Monnow. 6t-N7. COR SAUt—Farm of 175 acres sear Bsssamer City wall Improved, with residence and out buildings. Apply at this ogee. —4 t. COR RBNT OR SAXO—Residrocs of late J. A. Carpenter, knows as grown property, cast of Hoffman's Spring. Apply to A. M, Carpenter. FRIDAY. NOV, 7. 1902. LOCAL AFFAIRS. —Add to yoor pbo ac list Or tnond’s meat market, 154 B. —The U. C. Club met last night with the Misses Shuford. —Interesting letter from Mrs. W. E. Mcllwain appears on the fourth page. —Mr. George W. Hanna, who la this year attending the theo logical department of Erskine College, is at home attending the Synod. —Cotton receipts at the local platform yesterday amounted to only 18 bales. The price was considerably off, the beat bring ing only 8 cents. —" Chronothanatoletron" at the Open House Friday night, November the' 14th — an in teresting entertainment given by the young ladies of the town. —A pear like that brought us a few days ago by Mr- R. W. White was handed us yesterday by Mr. Columbus Rhyne, who says it is of the Japen Rasset variety. This pear is particularly good for preserving, he says, and the trees bear quite freely. —The I Gaffney Ledger an nounces the coming marriage of Mias Alma Jenc Lynch to Mr. Charles Walter Hopkins, No vember the twelfth. Mr. Hopkins was in business a abort while in Gastonia a year or to ago and made many friends who wish him all happiness. —Every train ydaterday brought numbers of ministers who came to attend the A. R. P. Synod of the South in session at Piagah church. An in teresting sketch of this church, written for the Associate Re formed Presbyterian by Rev. A. T. Lindsay, the pastor, appears elsewhere in this issue. —The name of Mr; I*. L. Jan kins, of Gastonia, president of the Frst National Bank, at that place, was unintentionally omitted from the list of nests who were present at the Manu facturers’ Club Monday evening. Mr. Jenkins efficient and popular in all matters of finance, was one of the first in the list of invita tion*.—Charlotte Observer, 6th. —If there . are any Gaston couples contemplating matri mony via the South Carolina route we advise them to defer the event till Thanksgiving day. Esquire W. O. Bailee, the well known marriage artist, writes the Charlotte Observer that on that day he will marry all applicants at naif price' with a wedding sup per ana a dance thrown in free of charge. Daath et Mrs. Cobh. Mrs. Mary Jane Cobb, an aged lady who lived with her son, Mr. George Cobb, in the McArthur row near the Avou Cotton Mill, died at 7 o’clock Wednesday eve ning. Mrs. Cobb bad been in feeoie health, for some months and on last Friday suffered a stroke of paralysis from which she never recovered. The funer al was conducted at the home at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. W. F. Watson, assisted by Rev. M. McG. Shields. Tbeia terment took place in the 8Uloh burying ground. Mrs. Cobb was ktaambar of the Baptist church and wes1* faithful Christian wo . man. ■ , . At die Opera Hm«* The Middleton Stock Co played ia the Opera House Tuaal day and Wednesday night*, pm- 1 tenting "Fanst* and "Your Un cle From Japan.” The house was full on Tuesday night and the performance was fair. , reading of the election it between the adts was s l card and eHdtad quit* deal of applause. The was a IttSLbli farce romeSy! « wall played , to a rather small house. There earn* near being ? a* th« close of the fourth act of Faust" on Tues day night when two negroes, sm rawing nre ra tne representation of Hades. The spectators la tfea , rear, thinking something had • fire on the stage, were i to leave bat and the « f . # * , ’4' a I PERSONAL MENTION. —Prof. J. S. Wray visited home folks at Shelby Sunday, —Mrs. Cora Hunter. of Kings Mountain, was in the city yester day. Rev. S. W. Kcid strived from Louisville Wednesday night. “Mr. R. J. Davis, of Bethel, was in the city yesterday on business. —Miss Rva Ross, of Gaff ney, S. C.. is the guest of Miss Pansy Tray wick. —Mrs. Ernest Froncberger, of Bessemer City, was shopping in the city yesterday. —Miss Minnie McCorkle, of Yorkville, is the guest of her sunt Mrs. T. C. Pegrsm. —Messrs. R. C. McLean aud W. N. Davis left Tuesday on s business trip to points in Ten nessee. —Mrs. C. B. Mason and chil dren, of Charlotte, arrived yes terday and are the guests of Mrs. J. A. Glenn. —Mrs. M. H. Shu ford and Miss Louise Mason attended the Sandiler-Msson nuptials at Dal las Wedadesday afternoon. —Mr. Allen Lumpkin, of the Southern express service, stopped off Wednesday night with his brother, Mr. N. W. Lumpkin. —Mm. J. M. Parker and Master Kendall leave to-morrow morning (or Waco to speud a week with her sister, Mrs. Josh an Miller. —Miss Lizzie Bighorn, of Blsckstock, is among the Synod visitors. She fame up Tuesday and is guest of her sisters and friends in the Pisgah congre gation. —Mr. Walter Croker, formerly of Gastonia bnt recently con nected with the Polk County News at Columbus, N. C., has accepted a position with the News and arrived Tuesday. —Dr. F. Y. Pressly. Presi dent of Erik me college, and Prof. John Pressly. arrived from Dae West Wednesday afternoon and were guests until jesterday^of tbeir nephew, Mr. —Rev. C. S. Youag, of Paint Lick, Ky.t is the guest of bis daughter, Mrs. J. T. McDill. during the Synod. Revs. J. L. Young, of Monticello, Ark., and H. M. Henry, of Oak Hit!, Ala., uncles of Mrs. McDill, are also her guests. —Mr. W. T. Love, president of the Gastonia Telephone Com pany, and one of the Democratic representatives in the next legis lature, was here on business Saturday. He was accompanied ty N. B. Kendrick, of CherTy ville, a prominent business man ’“fa** Place.—Cleveland Star, T* Beergaalse. The Gastonia Telephone Co. was Wednesday incorporated at Raleigh under the style of the Pfcedaont Telephone and Tele graph Co. with a paid np capi tal of $30,000, with the privilege of .increasing it to $100,000. The existence of the corporation is limited to 99 years. There will be a meeting of the company here Saturday and a new organ ization will be effected at that time. This company has recently enlarged its business and is pre paring for still greater things. 11-. i JJJ A.IP. SYNOD OF THE SOUTH. Caaveasd in Annaal Station at Ni|ih Church Tastarday Large Number el Mlaltters la Atteadaaea. The ninety-ninth aunnol se» ■ion of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian Synod of the Sooth convened yesterday afternoon at Pisgab charch near All Healing. The session was to have been called to order at 10 a. m. yes terday but the hour was changed to allow the members to attend the funeral of Dr. Boyce in a body. Rev. J. W. Baird, of Cotton Plant, Miss., the incomiug moderator, is presiding over the sessions of the Synod. This Synod , extends over several Southern States, comprising 9 Presbyteries, 136 churches, 103 ministers and representing a membership of 12,000. The opening sermon was preached at 2 o’clock yesterday afternoon by Rev. R. If. Ste venson. After tbe sermon un finished business was taken up and under this head the roll was made out and the various com mittees appointed. The session was thus consumed in making preparations for active business which begins this morning. At 7:30 o’clock loot night Rev. G. G. Parkinson, a stu dent at the Brskine theological seminary, preached for tlie Svn od. There will be three cervices each day, morning, afternoon, and night. Preaching services will be at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. with a business session each time. A large number of minis ters and laymen are in attend ance and the session promises to be s most pleasant and suc cessful one. Skslch el Filial. Hr» A. T. LtsdWT is A. SL Srssbrttriu. Mr. Sparrow, of Bethany con gregation, owns the property on the old Montgomery place where stands to-day some corner rock that he points to as marking the original and very first spot where Psalm-singers of all the region abont lungs and Crowders Mountain met and organized and held atated worship. The ancestors of the Oates snA Loves and Montgomeries and Blackwoods and Fergusons and McElwees, all centered on this spot, and had a house of some sort that has disappeared with only these corner rocks remain ing. All that is known of that is the fact that it did exist previous to spy other, and from it sprang all others that can be mote distinctly pointed ont as the original of Pisgah and Bethany and other organizations now constituting flourishing churches in the surrounding country. It is known that Pi£ gab and Bethany for many years formed one pastoral charge: bat as to the exact date of the organization of either, the writer cannot testify. That U took place far back in the 17th century we have good reasons to believe. Jnst who was the first pastor of Pisgah we esnnot tell; perhaps the old church records would give some light on that matter. The first pastor that the rec ords in hand make any mention of was Dr. R. C. Grier, who served Pisgah and Bethany until elected by the Synod to the presidency of Brskine Theologi cal Seminary some time in the forties. After the removal of Dr. Grier there was no pastoral relation formed for some time, WHBBBgBWP———nW—■ or until the arrival of Dr, E. H. Boyce in the year 1840. Dr. Boyce preached in theejd church called Old Pisgali. three miles from the present church, until in the year of 1856, wheu the present house of worship was completed. We might state here that the last sermon in the old church waa by Dr. Boyce, from the text: Numbers 10:35, 38, . . . "And when it rested. He said. Return O Lord onto the many thbosauds of Israel.” Quoting Dr. Boyce, Dec. 23, 1855, this sermon waa preached goodby-final to the place, of which I read in an old manu script—"Win. Dickson ordained June 5, 1797. after giving a lecture on Heb. 5:53, by the Rev. James Rodgers. Morning Psalm explained by Rev. William Blackstockij sermon preached by Rev. Peter kfc Millcn. This took place at Sharon meeting-house, which was then one charge with Pisgah and Bethany. The ministry of William Dickson in these parts extends beyond this, reaching back into 1700." This perhaps gives some light on the matter before mentioned as to the early pastor of Pisgah. isr. ooyce continued to tbe same field from 1849 until 1883, preaching his last sermon tbe last Sabbath of December of that year. Then Dr. J. C. Galloway entered upon bis work in this field, preaching his first sermon the let Sabbath of January, 1884. Dr. Galloway remained with Pis gah nntill tbc Pall of 1900, when Gastonia, which formed a part of tbe same charge with Pisgah called him for the whole of his time. Pisgah was without a pastor for dgbt months of 1901. The present pastor, Rev. A. T. Lindsey, came to them as supply the 1st Sabbath of July, 1901, and was ordained and installed pastor the 27th of September, 1901. ? This is one of the oldest con gregations in the Synod, and one that has contributed largely to tbe membership of tbe surround ing congregations as well as to some of the churches west of the Mississippi. Although her membership nas been thinned from time to time she now has 231. Her children are rising up to call her blessed; and year, by year numbers of them are coming in to tbe Chnrch to cany on the work begun by the fathers dead long ago._ The Weather. Yesterday’s bureau dispatch says: Pair to-night and Friday cooler. Saadiier-Maaaa. At the Presbyterian clmrch in Dallas Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock Mr. Bdward L. Sandi far, of Paw Creek, and Miss Nannie Mason, of Dallas, were united in marriage, the ceremony being performed by Rev. M. McG. Shields, of Gastonia. The chnrch was very tastefully deco rated, and the wedding was a pretty one in every respect. "O Promise Me," was sung by Miss Eugenia Lewis just before the bridal par ty entered. The wedding march waa played by Mias Carrie Puett and Messrs. W. P. Eddlernan and J. G. Carpenter acted aa ushers. Tbe bride and groom ate both very prominent young People Misa Mason is the beah tiral and accomplished daughter of Col. L. A. Mason sad a sister of Mr. O. P. Mason. Alter tbe ceremony the happy young couple left for a bridal trip of sev eral days after which they will return to Lowell their future home. Our Second Shipment We have lost received our second shipment of LADIES* COATS and JACKETS, LADIES* WALKING SKIRTS and MERCERIZED UNDERSKIRTS, INFANTS* and CHILDREN’S CAPS, INFANTS'and CHILDREN’S CLOAKS; also a big shipment of all kinds of UNDERWEAR for Men, Ladles and Children We have Ladies’ Costs and Jackets from $2.50 to-.-S7J» Ladies' Cloth Skirts $1.50 Jo____$M9 Ladles' Silk Skirts $5.00 and_$M$ Black Mercerised Underskirts 98c to_SUS Infants' and Children's Caps 23c to__.Jfc Infants' and ChUdran’s Cloaks$1.00 to_$SJ» Undersrsar of all kinds cheaper than you ever saw it SPECIALS FOB SATURDAY tad MONDAY. A big shipment of Men’s Suspenders. They ore worth 35 to 50c a pair but thrown on bargain counter foe Saturday, choice...... He Big lot Men's colored Caffs, cheap It 10c per pair, sbe^ial for Saturday, 5 pairs matched for—--:-Me Many other special valats on sale for to-morrow and Monday. Always something new. New goods rolling in every day at HEATH’S One Price Department Store Bargain Getters and Bargain Givers. . ’ . . ... , . » 9m~tbirn St— O—t Daily ***** Satpfry at 7’M P. M. Opea Satnday ami lliM. KINDLEY BELK BROS. CO. Another Big Sale SATURDAY AND MONDAY. PUm. beer In mind thet this i. Th. Mew Big what a big arrray of onepproechnble “ today. In tha windows end ell And bargains of the •tore, the onqoesitoned lad mention. Xrcry deportment In the Xhe^Big Store Is bigger then «*™e, irrttbKDt rf *Bptoyera ud awry ether iepetaM aae && Orlleee i ' to to the brer, yet it it art the beet we wdit for we 4be facility far airplay variety of (took*. 1 rnliV- mwraeter,__ hara datamiCrd that eo Mere ahell tqeal at. Tea paat yw it grepofc ---- .......... * lO to 10*30 Monday ■». 8 l-8c BLEACH DOMESTIC at 6c. m- roll rvd wlda. bo rtMck or droBdBd. tolilnil WM -m ciollr for fkmilr um. Porfoct, anoothoud toft, ton to toa-thirtjr Monday nornlng. ton rarda to oach cno ‘°“*r,d 9c 19b Embroideries at 5c. 1800 Yard* Oambrie KaMlrrlx aod laaartiim* 8/ taitant* fan* Ui mx nrdr. Oihi’t saw path mi Wartb 10 10 10a bat Km!a? mo'ttii g it> >« a*lr at 3td*HMM*«aM(.>l( ...a*....*,..... .... ..*« . (ttdO Stylish Dress Fabrics. 75c Cheviots at 50c. 08 ia all wan) Octant Qiarnu fjf abirta ttd wbata aba Taia U oar I. nd*r at Yd... Ma LOO Hopaachm at 75c.' 8* fa. H ipwoWnn htn, g~~x n.d blank Hpl-odid qaa’f. t* -1.00. V.laa at >d........8*0 52 in. Broad Cloth at 95c. Tar, (UtOvl, Hl«ok and Hlnr. A nig* riunntbc fabric •ad tbc brat qaalitvor, ear'bfnr tbe piiaa. }>J. .Mte $2 00 Broad Cloth at yd. $150. 64 lacker wide. 'Baas (dint, toft, rich, black. Osar* aaiaai sat U» wear mff Today yd..$1.M Extra Floe Broad Cloth. BUefc Only $2.46. Os* of lit* flaest oloth* ess-'a Mo fabric toads that «lll aasr bettor. Today yd. |a ia H.2S Oacawana at 96c Osase* ie black, tan, garnet, gray aad grsaa. Makes a sty'ish dim *4 inches aid*, bpscial today y> .......MMj All Wool Vcnctsoos ad 46c PsUllMut colors Oao af the aery Wat salats *®dsy yd*. ,■*«»«■.•.«, „......•«,«.... ddt Exquisite Millinery. Ti are d