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VOL. XXML _GASTONIA, N. C.. TUESDAY. DECEMBER 10. 1903;
Yarfc County Him.
York tUI* iMKinr. 1M.
ICiu Daisy Glenu, of Bethel,
•pent several days in Yorkvillc
tala week, the guest of Mrs.
Mary R, Williford.
The exact figures are not ob
tainable, but it is certain that
the local cotton receipts from
wagons during the past week
have aggregated between 500 and
900 bales.
The K. M. M. A. football team
played the Camden team at the
latter place last Thursday. The
Camden team had gone in to
win, and to this end bad secured
three men from the South Car
olina collage team. Bnt, ail the
same, the K. M. M. A. boys held
their own and neither side
scored.
'Cal Carlisle, an employe of the
Catawba Power Company, was
shot and instantly killed Wed
nesday by one of the negro wo
men who hang around tnc dam.
She claimed that tha shooting
was accidental and the coroner's
jury, not being able to secure any
evidence to the contrary, return
ed a verdict accordingly.
A lot of about 150 bales of cot
ton was sold at Hickory Grove
last Wednesday, 90 bales by the
Hickory Supply Company, and
50 bales by Messrs. W. C. and
Jeff D. Whitesides. The entire
lot was bought by Mr. J. P.
White, of YorkvUe. He paid
the Hickory Supply Company
7.90, and the Messrs. Whitesides
7.93*.
The Enquirer baa from time to
time made mention of tbc older
brick buildings in the county.
It is especially interested in any
information pertaining to brick
buildings outside of incorporated
towns. The reporter learned.
Wednesday, for the first time, of
another brick building that has
not previously been mentioned,
and which is probably the oldest
in the county. It is what is
known as the "Old Gill build
inf,” in Bullock’s Creek town
ship, two miles east of Bliirs
ville. This is a three story
structure of ten rooms, now
owned and occupied by Mr. T.
A. Gwinn. Our information is
that it was built by Captain
James Gill, a Revolutionary pa
triot, about 1810-11.
The old "Wheeler carriage
factory," on South Congress
street, sad one of the most fa
miliar old landmarks of the town,
was destroyed by fire last Wed
nesday afternoon. The building
was vacant except for a squatter
tenant, an old negro named Bob
Gist, in one of the rooms. He
had a stove with a Sue sticking
out of the side of the bouse, ana
it is supposed that the fire origi
nated from this. It is pretty
generally conceded by those who
saw and understood tbc condi
tions, that except for the water
works and the file department, a
good portion of the towu would
have Seen destroyed. As it was,
the loss was bat trifling, the
burned structure being practi
cally uninhabitable. Chief of
Police Love lost about $40 worth
of hay that he had stowed iq the
building. There was no insur
ance. The factory building be
longed to Mrs. T. S. Bratton.
The Pere Stoll.
Yotfcville beOnt. 10U.
Mr. Robert J. Love, of the
Clark’* Pork neighborhood, was
in Yorkville last Monday with a
lump of yellow metal which af
ter being subjected to van on*
testa by Mr. Tboa. W. Speck
and Dr. J. B. Bowen proved to be
practically pare gold. It
weighed 1.125 graina or 584-5
pennyweight*. The lamp was
picked op one day recently on
. the ratface of a cultivated field
belonging to Mr. Love. Aa to
whether there la any more of the
tame kind there. Mr. Love is
not miner enough to say; but
the locality baa beerf noted for
goM production for generation*,
and similar find* have been
made from time to time in the
Past.
RoVal
Baking Powder
Mahoa the brood
Safeguards the food
against alum.
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CHRISTMAS SUGGESTIONS.
NOVELS.
THE MAID-AT-ARMS. n,1tfaud
Lotc Adveutare to Colonial Day*. Robert W. Chambers.
THE INTRUSIONS OF PEOOT. «!(«•«■
A Novel of To-day in London. AotWay Hope.
THE ADVENTURES OF M. DHARICOT. ,uTf38rt
"Tha Kuna teat bosk aver writien’-e now
-Innocents Abroad - J. Merer CJeuatoa.
ISTA* or BABYLON. ....
Tha Lora story ol a Goddess—the J0
Pagan - Ban Hnr.- Margaret Herts. Patter.
THE WOOINO OF WISTARIA. .. „
A Lora Story o< Japan. Oaet. Wibaw.
THE VULTURES. ‘"VW*
A Novel ol Raaatan Intrigue. Heary Satan Merrlaaaa.
WINSLOW PLAIN
AltontNUula New Eatfaml M p. m.L^ fc&u.
OUT OF m WEST. „ „
A Novel ol Western Lilt. BMaabath Higglae.
THESIUf OF DREAMS. -
Heredity—A Story ol Long Island Ford. Laotaa Piraateng
THE KENTONS.
The atory ol an American Family. W. D. Hawaii.
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AANER DANIEL.
-The ‘David llama’ ol tha Sooth.’ WIR M Hates
THE ID HOUSE.
The Story ol a Honeymoon. (Jaahtt.
OLYMPIAN NIGHTS.
Tha H amorous Ad vent area ol a Mortal
on Olympus. Jeha Keadrlch Baaga.
THE SHOE OF LADY RESOLUTE. u
The Romance of a Beautiful OlH. Harris DUaa
THE MALTS COMEDY.
A Dainty Cor.edy ol a Hundred Years Ago. Beulah Mariu'Dix.
IN THE MOKNING GLOW.
Studies that Appeared ia Harper’a Magazine—
-Mother.-■SrandfatherTeS. Ray RoMa OUeoa.
THE EIGHT OF WAY. n’W**d
One ol the few Permanent Works in Modern Fiction Hubert Parker.
™ “SECTIONS GF AMBROSINE. ,1J0
A New Novelby the author of the " Viaita ol Elizabeth.’ EltowQba.
CHILDREN’S BOOKS.
TIM nifhl li Pm Baku. 'iMSt
Another delightful itory of Mr. Howells of
• "ml boy.* W. D. IfowoCn.
HlfiHtllri ujtnt
Out door stories lor children, printed in
colors, cover ia six colors and gold. Redert W. Cksnkwi.
with Illustrations by Dircb, the illustrator of Lord Faantleroy.
The Lsmhln Tales at Janry and Jessy and Jeu. ujtut
Storiea for the "Uttleet* one* by the anthorof
the "Jtoggie and Reggie Stories," attsuct- Oartrada Mtk.
ively bound, pictures in colors, ate.
the holidays. Pictures sad cover ia color*. Gertruda iuM.
HISTORY, Etc.
* BISTORT or THE AMERICAS PEOPLE. „j.
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Tb* o»(t important contribution to our pol Iti cal history. Msl*hU.
THE!REIGN OF OUEEN ANNE. UMmt
The final contribution to Mr. McCar- ”
thy's popular hiatorieu of Bug- Jutta McCarthy, M. p.
land, two yola. (In n boa). '■ r
LITERATURE AND LIFE.
A new rohne of esaaya. W. D. i&SX.
A DOFFED CORONET. ‘gffiS1
AN ONLOOKER'S NOTEBOOK.
New volame ofcpmsant upon social and MJ> MC
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Tha author! tive history of the final years of M
the career of the great empire bollder. Lard BesMory.
ON AN IRISH JAUNTING CAR.
°°* o' *bdup5stdwtdftauMug travel books MJMa^
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THE DESEtTED VILLAGE.
The Abbey Edition-Paintings by Edwin A **M
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POEMS AMD VEtSES.
DcUrhtfuUy written verac in holiday dreaa. B. B.$Rn*to.
THE CBMSmAS lALClfDS OF PROVENCE. **c*,”, ‘SffiSS*
Chnatmns time m the sooth of France. Thomao A. Jaartar
THE FUST CHUSTMAS. mwai
A Cnatmaa clank by the author of « Ben Mur.* Law Wakaca
A JAPANESE NIGHTINGALE.
A love Mary of Japan-one of the daintiest ««aat.
Hilt books of the season. Oaata Wataoaa.
AH OLD COUNTRY HGUSE.
ta*a In eokrT by KUanbeth Ship^T OfaeJT «^l»««ae.
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•WWTtoe° ■ Dr. Henry Vaa Dyfca.
SONGS OF TWO CElfTURItS.
A new volume of retne, just published, by one of SlUne*.
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HAMITS COOIBOOI ENCYCLOPEDIA. iflWA
cooking expert. Bdited by the Editor of Hexpec.'i!?Bexar.
HARPER & BROTHERS,
Publishers, Franklin Square, New York City.
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WecM’e Waalthiatf 8tri.
Wrtnurt Km.
Tha late Herr Krupp’* will,
leaving the factory to his elder
daughter; Bertha, to ba ad
ministered by hi* widow until
the daughter attaint her majority,
makes her, undoubtedly, the
nchest woman in the world in
her own right. Bankers have
estimated the value of the Bssen
and associated manufacturing
"^••jfctouhddiary properties
at $75,000,000. These were un
der the sole control of Herr
Krupp, though administered by
a board of directors, and it is
understood that under a stipu
lation of the will tha works are
"W to be torned into a joint
stock company until the expira
tion of twanty-five years, if
»MU«
Outside the manufacturing
plant., securities possessed by
Herr Krupp have been estimated
•Vf» *»*f ««*ln. to that tha
whole fortune, of which the
widow has been left lu charge,
probably with provision for the
younger daughter, Barbara
would amount to about $150,000.
The Goelet fortune probably
fives the nearest instance of an
Mraw la her own right, sl
^though the amount falls far
rt of the wealth of Fr.ulien
rpp. Kite llay Goelet. only
daughter of tha late 6gden
Goelet, became of age In 1899
when she received under her
father's will $500,000, the half
of the residuary estate of her
father bring held in treat for her
benefit lor life. Tbe personal
estate of Mr. Ogden Goelet was
appraised at $8,750,000, and a
moderate estimate placed the.
bis real estate at $25.
OOO.QOO. It was reckoned that
the son, Robert, and Mias May
Goelet would each eventually
come into fortunes of $20,000.
Arsny sf Prxmmsrs.
Hwrort Sam.
In order that New York may
be kept before the country as a
city entitled to soma respect as
a business center, an army of
50,000 commercial travelers is
kept continually on tbe road.
These drummer* receive from
$1,000 to $10,000 each, with all
legitimate expenses paid. (Every
expense of a commercial traveler
is legitimate.) All of them are
good fellows and most of them
tell good stories. On their
tours they gather up vast callec
tic ns of things rich, ftmre, and
met, to retail among their stay
at-home friends. A few tales
men in this city, working ex
cl naively on commission, earn
from $20,000 to $30,000 a year
aod frolic most of the time.
S'gL*9*
, Chief Justice Puller, of the
United States Supreme Court ad
ministered a very deserved re
buke the other day to John S.
Wise, the attorney for the ne
groes who are trying to upset the
new State Constitution of Vir
ginia. At the bearing of the
ease in the United States Circuit
Court at Richmond, last Friday,
according to the report of the
Baltimore Sun, Mr. Wise "from
time to time lashed the Virginia
leaders by name with rank sar
casm and ridicule, until Chief
Justice Putter interrupted him
and reminded him that be was
in a Court of Justice, engaged hi
the consideration of grave con
stitutional questions, in which
snch personal allusions were ir
relevant sod out Of place, and
requested Mr. WM to confine
himself to the argument In the
caae." Mr. Wise made an apol
ogy and promised to stick to bis
text, but .throughout the hearing
ha was as offensive as be could
h*. hut all to little purpoae, as
the case was disasissed by the
Chief Jnstice for lack of Jurisdlc
tioa.
It is too much to hope, of
course, that Wise will abandon
the ease at this point, but In the
eod he will he defeated. If the
negro could net be kept on top
in Virginia end otlteT South
—’ ..a—
f™ Pi*te*„ rhea ke wu
backed by all the power of the
Federal Government, a quarter
of e century ago, he cannot be
should all the Courts in the lend
declare that he is entitled to rule
by reason of his numbers.
Smith Carolina Iren.
VmJMmO Imrt
Ths Bessemer lion Ore com
ply. of Blacksburg, 3. C., has
been organised under the lews
°* with a capital
stock of $SOO,o66, for the purpose
of developing the well known
Bessemer ores of Blacksburg'
recently made by
W. W. Rushtou, of New Votk.
In the prospectus of the com*
gtfgstetas
identical with the (am one
Swedish ores, and that it baa been
estimated by competent ‘ ‘
to do,000,000tons of ore_
Prior to the war this property
was worked on a large scale,
sod it is estimatsd that half a
million tons were taken out,
only the soft ore being removed.
The analyses given with the
prospectve show ores running
from 49 per east, free from
sulphnr end titaatk acid, with
R° V. Gifmour^S^New0VorU
president.
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