Itt the death of Thomas B.
Mi this country loses one of
its big men and the- greatest
. ijirttr the lower branch .of
^■HfrarertoA •
The attempt of Democrats to
keep the negro Sam Vick in tbs
poet oficc at Wilson is unworthy.
8tm of tht aery men who
howlad the loudest at McKinley’s
>eg»o pnfastm" are telling
3taT* toiaapoaeni
At Marsh vine Academy la
Union county a tear yean ago
the history darn voted on the
qaaatfaa: Who hat born oar
greatest President? It basooree
of gratification to as and we
kaow it will also stir gtedaass la
the heart of oar good friend, Mr.
Kates Caraoa, to ante' (bet
Grover Cleveland lad an thereat
aad scored tea votes to George
Washington's three. The vote
was Qbvnlaad 10, WasUagtoa
3» Jefcraoa 3, aad McKinley 2.
Cleveland's name is likely to ba
writto larger in history later oa
fa Grover Cleveland as they
have been exemplified fa few
■ fas fa all the «hU’i history.
The sin oi foolish speech or fa.
tradee writing cannot be charged
against him. Bat says lodge P.
I. Osborne, "I firmly believe that
if Mr. Cleveland’s daughter,
Bath, woso to have the croop he
would fay to care her by writing
bar a letter.* Mo truer or wit
tfarthca —ylag thct when there’s
croop in Jafigc Osborne’* family
, be gats a cheats at ptinted in the
' Charlotte Phone. *
KECCmON AT ALBEMA1LE.
—
Mf. tad Mr*. Mnu Entertain tn
■aaar al Mlaa lav* al Oasto
f. ■ ■ / -•
AAcmrh, Dae. &—Mr. and
Mra. Ja* D. Bivins were at
hona last matag from 9 to It
to a large number of invited
taflUahOr lighted and artistical
ly decorated with given bouse
«o«sss, ■ Jisiea Dy
Muses Sarah Heath aud Don
Beane. The lesdir* feature of
the evening wm a literary
contest in which a rhyme was
given to each goes! with blanks
to be tiled in with the titles of
well knows books. After a
spirited contest it was found
that a number had answered
correctly. The prise, a dainty
souvenir pencil, was awarded by
lot to .W. B. Ball. When the
boor foe departure arrived all
went away voting Mr. and Mrs.
Bivins tba moat charming of
entertainers. Those present1
Were: Misses Pattie Me pain,
Bess* MiHer, Lula and Ada
Khttlx, Verona Kirk, Be trie
Lilly. Carrie Weaver, Ella Ford.
Sara Allen, Eugenia Rowe,
Salttr Heath, Qpca Heamc and
Esther Milton; Messrs. Free
man, Flowe, Hocton, Patterson,
Hutchison. Means, Lindsay,
Klutts, Bell, Rosa. Pemberton,
Poker, John and Claade Heath,
Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Price, Mr.
and Mo. J. C. Leslie.
Paying the Wadding Fm
Queer things happen in the
experience of persona. One of
them, while out of town, was
called back by a rash letter,
telling him that a joyful couple
waited Mm be to made one. He
took the first train for home,
and shortly alter his arrival the
two presented themselves, After
the ceremony, the bride, who
appeared to be the business
partner, drew him aside and
asked* "Parson, how ranch will
this be?"
"Oh, 1 have no fixed charge
lor weddings," answered the
clergyman. "Anything yon
please."
"Well, say," cdotinned the
blushing {sir. "can you change
a dollar?”
And, as Huckleberry Finn
says, "he done it."
On another occasion a happy
pair met at a clergyman's house,
and (he bride got there first. In
order to speed them on their
rosy way aa quickly as possible
the clergyman started to fill out
the marriage certificate while
waiting for the bnsbaod-to-be.
"And what is the first name
of the groom?” he asked the
tow, I ain't just sure,
bat folks call him A]. I don't
know whether it's Albert or
Aland. PH have to wait and
ask him.”
So the* paper coaid not be
filled until the groom arrived.
Mustn't she have caught him in
a rash?
One of the moat remarkable
yeans of this sort is told of a
clergyman in Brooklyn, and it is
trwe. He was called to the door
ooa evening by a stont pall at
the door bell, and found there s
sailor and Ms sweetheart- They
hod come to be married. Ha
performed the ceremony. At
the end of it the tailor asfcdd the
aaaonot of the foup, sod was
tojd, there was no fined charge.
"Will a dollar do?" asked the
RINGS MOUNTAIN REVS.
0>.-i y. «f UN 111 til
Dec. 8th.—Policeman Hord has
been displaced oa oar town force
and J. L. Ferguson succeeds
turn. Mr. Furguson sold
his interest la the King’s
Moon tain News to acceptthis
podtioj; He sold to his partner,
LesHe McGinnis, who will go K
•lone is the business.
Osroc Oratand of Old Furnace
a flagman on the Son there has
been at home several days oa
account of a badly sprained ankle
He has ranch improved and re
turns to his work to-day.
Rev. W. R. Mister, of Shelby,
will preach at Long Creek church
next Sunday morning at 11
o’clock a. m. at King’s Moun
tain Um same night. Those who
bear him will be well repaid.
J. F. AflUon sod Win McAl
lister killed a company hog last
Friday that netted 450 pounds.
Thw is more meat than we town
folks axe accustomed to.
Vaccination has proceeded
very nicchr in oar town daring
the past few days. Now and
again persons are found who
sternly oppose the work, but
when it comes down to business
they "bare the arm.” Since com
pulsory vaccination began last
Wednesday morning we guess
near 1,000 persons have Deen
vaccinated. Hie two county
physicians and two of our resi
dent doctors haye been kept
busy. There have been no new
cases brought to our notice since
our last letter to Thr Gazrttb.
Mr. Falls, of Fallston, is teach
ing the public school at the Lula
and Cora mills. He is a good
young man, a splendid teacher
and the committee have been
fortunate in securing bis services.
^Sowy to say that Mr. P. S.
Baker has been quite sick daring
•hn wank.
The young people generally
attended the singing convention
at Bethlehem yesterday. These
me Becoming very common in
this Action.
Conductor Moss was kept on
the run last week by doubling on
account of one of their men being
off.
CBE1KYVIUE.
Oorr»»po»€—c« of Kb* Oaaott*.
Onr deputy sheriff, B. L. Mc
Ginn as, has moved to Cberry
ville.
Mr. William Hirt, of Potest
City, and Mr. Ji M. Lindsay,
of Lawndale, former cidsena of
Cherryville, came down on the
train this evening. Mr. Hirt
brought his comet and clarionet,
sad Mr. Lindsay his tubs, aha
assisted tbe Cherryville comet
band in rendering music at the
oyster supper served at the
Commercial hotel. This supper
was given for the benefit of the
Band. Tbe sapper was prepared
by Mrs. S- S. Mauney and Mrs.
M. L. Rudisill, and served by
MIsms Essie Rudisill, Julia
<RndisiIl and PI ore nee Carpenter.
Quite a numbefof the people of
Cherryville and community par
took of the supper. .
Mr. Grover Carpenter, a son
of the late Perry Carpenter, died
last Wednesday of typhoid fever.
His mother and au older brother
have just recovered from tbe
same disease.
Bud Reynolds killed an otter
liut week on Beaver Dam Creek.
He brought the hide to Cherry
J®* and sold h to Luther
Dellinger for five dollars.
Mr. James Beam, our livery
man, went to upper Cleveland
last. Tuesday ana came back
Wednesday evening bringing
with him a pretty bride. We
Join tbe many friends of the
contracting parties in wishing
them a long and happy life.
J. C. Houser, of Gastonia, is
visiting relatives la Cherryville.
Mr, Bd Mason, of Dallas, was
in town this week on business.
It is amusing to hearJMr. Mason
give bis experience as school
teacher, and bis reason for not
"■“tin* to be a school teacher.
[This world will never have as
modi suaahine in it as it ought
to have antil Bd Mason writes
one for the papers a lot of thing*
b* knows and draws pictures to
1 flhwtwtothfp.—Trt OAzxrnt]
STANLEY.
nmiiiilwii wt um oumm.
Prof. Charles A. Me bane, who
eras billed to lectors last night
aarSrtsi srss
msoa, bat couaty Superinten
deal P. S. Kaahhi tor two hoars
saiirtslard oar well tiled school
mom. We don’t kaow wBat the
.at Stanley
•WffiTC H! WUaoa Is
•dS la Oklahoma bat we will
SMfeSSMrt:
will aot discover a liter pleat of
* is.**
in wniwiwyM >y i ii 11 1 '*•2 j /'J
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LOVELL LOCALS.
December 8th— Mrs. R. T.
Mitchell, of Dents, spent last
week as the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Hand.
Bln. J. X Hand and Miss
Nellie Roseman spent a few
days at Belmont last week.
Mi. and Mrs. Bert Robinson
and Miss Nellie Robinson, of
Charlotte, spent Sunday with
Mrs. M. A. Linebergcr.
Messrs. J. C. Landmm and
A. R. Lcnbardt spent Sunday at
Belmont.
Mr. Will Pierce, of Chailotte,
was a Lowell visitor Suudsy.
Bin. R. A. Miller is visiting
friends and relatives in Char
lotte.
Mrs. C. V. Pite, of Chsrlotte.
visited home folks one day last
week.
Prof. Alexander Graham,
principal of the Charlotte
Graded schools, spoke at the
Academy Saturday afternoon
it 2 o'clock on the local
taxation question. • The elec
tion for the purpose of decid
ing whether or not Lowell shall
have graded schools will be held
Tuesday bight.
Miss Nellie Rote man enter
tained a number of young people
with' n sociable Wednesday
night. The feature of the even
ing was a guessing contest en
titled a "Floral Love Story."
Mrs. R. G. Mitchell won the
prise.
Rev. M. H. Hoyle, former
pastor of the Methodist church
here, has gone to his new charge
at Weddington, N. C.
The Baptist church will have
a Christmas tree but the time
for having it has not been an
nounced.
sit®* Give® Beatty.
One* Duffle Berta*
Rett and sleep are the Sisters
of Mercy who go about to smooth
wrinkles swsy from women’s
foreheads and otherwise repair
the ravages of too strenuous
day®. The idea of constant oc
cupation is all wrong. And the
woman who has acquired the art
of resting—for it is art—will be
able to show in middle age a face
luminous with life ana youth
when her industrious sister is
sere and gray.
The sort fingers of sleep are
said to knit up the "tangled
skeins of care.”
My only complaint is that wo
men do not keep the knitter
busy. It is a grave ailment that
will not yield to sleep alone. But
the wise medicine men say that
only children and animals know
how to yield absolutely to its in
fluences. Men and women car
ry their walking worries into
slumber and change it into s
oormiui tning.
But watch a little chap rosy in
hu nap. His lips curve with
smiles and now and then he
bursts into laughter so full of
mirth that you'long to waken
him and learn what it is all about.
The baby that laughs in his sleep
will awaken good natnred.
But the saa old children of la
bor or trouble sleep with pain
drawn brows snd their . breath
comes in sighs. Par them there
is no smiling, snd rest is s
stranger to their pillows. And,
say the doctors because they fail
to prepare for the excursion into
the dreotn country in the proper
way. According to them, we
may learn to lay aside our men
tal trials at night by a simple
bending of the will. A bright
woman said to me the other day
as we talked in the confidence
producing steam room.
"l leit myself becoming s vic
tim of insomnia. I went to bed
each night confident that I could
not* sleep, and lived up to the
conviction. Then I tried all
sorts of'foolish lures to the coy
goddess of slumber. I counted
an imaginary thousand sheep
jumping over a wall. I ended
that task to wonder walrefully if
sheep raising was s success after
411. I repeated the alphabet and
recited endless rhymes, with no
other effect than greater wake
fulness. Then I sat up laud saidi
Away with all this nonsense.
I'm going to sleep.”
"And did you?" 1 asked.
"Of course, 1 did. And that
was the end of my insomnia.’'
A blue-eyed woman- had lis
tened smilingly to the talk and
the other suddenly turned to
ward her to qpeation:
"I don’t believe von ever were
bothered by sleeplessness, were
you? You always look so fresh
and earsacj and yet you have
lots of care”. What do yon do?"
"I”—she blushed and hesita
ted a little, sad then said simply
aUd Without the least chiding in
her tender voice: 51 wash them
them all‘sway with a little
Thee* «m amoaeat of ailaaca
Then a any-haired patron wyb
had joined the gmp.reached
^A^tro are tight lay deer,"
aha aakf, "I thank you for ra
arindlajr taa ao awettly of the
way. I aaad to know it wall.
Bat 1 mat afraid that for many
yean it haa been lor rotten. 1"
—aba etoppad aid that* were
taan ia bar ayaa—"I aai going
to Bad it again. It ia beat, arach
tbabaat. Wotaea
loot faith to
«abo*
i
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EX-SPEAXES IEEE DEAD.
Pms»<1 Away Early Sunday Marn
tog ia the Arltogtsa Hold at
Washington.
In his apartments at the Arling
ton Hotel, Washington, at 12:10
o’clock Sunday morning Hon.
Thomas Bracket Reed, former
Speaker of the House of Repre
sentatives, passed peacefully
away, surrounded by tbe mem
bers of hia family and hia physi
cians, whose efforts to save the
life of the distinguished states
manfwere unavailing. Death was
caused by uraemia, tbe deceased
having long been a sufferer from
i Bright's disease.
Mr. Reed arrived in Washing
ton just a week previous to At
tend to some business but be
came ill soon after his arrival.
At one time it was thought that
he bad appendicitis but symptoms
of this disease soon disappeared.
The body was taken Sunday
on a special train to Mr. Reed’s
borne at Portland, Maine, where
tile funeral will take place this
(Tuesday) afternoon.
T1»m Were the Winners.
TV) IK* Editor or til* Ourtti:
Stanley, N. C.
Dec. 6, 1902.
Please allow space in your
valuable paper for a few lines
from Morris’* School Home.
Two weeks ago I told the
children I wanted them all to
write a letter and I would have
the two best ones published—
one from a boy and one from a
did so, and 1 have
at the two which I
send you arc the best, consider
ing the age of the pupils.
1 think this is a step in the
right direction, for I believe it
will encourage the children—
and they will strive to do better
next time.
Youra respectfully,
Maggie Herman.
My love to all who see this
Your scholar
, La usa Max w xix.
Dai.las, N. C.
„ _ . _ • Nov. 30, 1B02.
My Dear teacher:
1 will try to write you a few lines
today. I am a Uttle boy eight years
otd and am going to school. I love
my teacher and aiy school mates.
1 study reading and spelling. 1
love to take walks at school with ay
teacher.
I will close hoping yon weU (Dear
teacher. Your Uttle pupil
Eaju. Rjrvrnc.
IN MEM0R1AM.
MRS. JOSEPHINE THOMPSON.
Whereas, Onr friend and co
worker in our Orphanage Com
mittee, Mrs.'Josephine Thomp
son has been called from among
us by death, therefore be it
Resolved (I) That while we
would subnftt to God in this our
calamity as to & just Sovereign
and wise and loving Father, yet
we feel sad at the death of our
friend.
Resolved (2) That she was a
pleasant woman, a faithful and
promising worker and a const
ant Christian,
Resilved (3) That we. who
are ourselves wives and mothers,
do appreciate the grief of her
hnaband and children, and com
mend them to that God who gave
his only son for us all.
Resolved (4) That a copy of
these resolutions be furnished
her family, and copies be sent
with request of publication to
Onr Church Record, The Gas
tonia Gazette, and the Gasto
nia News.
Mrs. R. C. McKean
Mrs. J, F. Love, •
Mrs, F. Torrence.
A TbiWaf City Kara ia a Day.
nssfls Cay, OWfc, DMprt*, SsS,
Bagla Chy it daylight thia
morning wu cornfields and raw
prairies. At dark to-night it
i waa a town of 1,000 people, with
a completa municipal organise
don. a bank, a daily nawapaper,
a fairly good hotel, four restau
rants, seven saloons and a score
of mercantile establishment*
and no end of gambling bouses.
All the business enterprises are
housed in substantial .frame
structures,, many of which lack
nothing bat point pf being com
pleted. An excursion over the
'Frisco mad brought in 1,000
people; from JCmuies,, Klseoarl,
Iowa and Oklahoma,
The lot drawing began at day
light. Racbboomerpaid in$23,
which entitled him lorn 25-foot
burins** lot be a 50-foot residence
lot, the selection to be by lot
tery. Only a third of tha lota
were disposed of to-day. Bagla
City win beva 4,000 peopleby
the end of tha weak.
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HteouquuiTCf Tor Ciotrnng of» every docrlptlon.
THOMSON COMPANY' the piece to hoy your
Dress Goods, Dry Goods, Shoes, etc.
THOMSON COMPANY, Ladles* Wrappers, all
styles.
THOMSON COMPANY, big Shoe sale going on
every day.
. THOMSON COMPANY—Every day is a bargain day.
Thousands of merchandise going out of our big stores every day.
Our prices mate them move quickly. No trouble to show goods.
Come in and feel at home. All welcome.
THE PEOPLE’S STORE.
Thomson Company.
STOP
T BAT
COUGH I
Dost let'it hang on!
Don't do It! It'» terribly
hard on your throat. Bo
aider, there'* no use in
letting it run. It'* a tax
oe> your atrength, and
gulla you down. Take a
■eBssaaaHBs
Our PINE TAR
COUGH BALSAM
will atop coughing if any
thing will. Ther* may be
a few complicated caeca,
which it will not cure, but
in inch, we refund your
money. Price 2Sc.
Fwst Torrence St Co.
d d BgUWHtTt. d d
FOR A COMPUST*.
LINE OP....
Blankets,
Comforts,
Pillows, ,; s
Bogs,
Window
Shades,
•ad for the finest line of.
furniture
1« the city, co to the.
WILLIAMS
FURNITURE
COMPANY.
ClafeBWIaaa BaMbf.
Mum* 101
Advantages in Baying SAeee
. H ERE!
home store*
■ell as rood
shot* for
children as
we do, that
is. Shoe*
that will
wearasloor
bat there
isn’t ■ store
we know of
that will
i sell yon as
rood shoes
for the
money a a
wc will,
everything
OUR
MESSENGER
SHOE^
TRAM NARK - Hnmn
considered, atyla,
fit, and wear, am
have all tha aa
riotta leathers, all
the various atyla*.
from heavy school
aboaa to the de
cidedly dreaay at
prices from
a 50c to S3.00
ROBINSON BROS.
non kits, >< mra ntmttm*.
The New ,
,« ?0* '•HI find it *t
MISS RUDDOCK’S
UP-STAIRS
OVBR MORRIS BROTH»<8.
Tbe new material*, the
new styles, the new
colon, and new combi
nations.
And onr knowledge,skill
end taste or all ft yonr . ^
Mrvloe. Yonr inspection i
invited, ytmr order* so
ft rl# m ft
t- ItCIINi ^
Miss Haddock,'
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