the Gastonia Gazette
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MAGAZmSt^JuTtke September
magarincs at Hunter's Book
Store.
LOST. Small bunting cue gold
watrh. Return to Tint Oaxkttx
offlcc for reward.
BRICK-300,000 brick for sale.
Hard and soft, mostly bird.
J. T. 8ikxu>, Guionla, N. C.
C03 RENT—Ragan building, cor
r ner Marietta and Main streets.
Apply to Williams Furniture Co.
IJOR SALK—A four roon^hnuse and
r lot for sale In Gastonia, at right
prices. Apply to Morria Brothers.
H. G. Pi, *s.
SPECIAL BARGAINS in Iron Beds
for next ten day*. Have you
seen the on-seats we an- to give oar
customer?
Williams Fumitun Co.
DON’T FORGET—Onr cash custo
i ranr? **i Ucket». one of which
will call for the c&ns closet. Have
you heard how 'tie done?
_Williams Fnmiturc Co.
ft1* W 11. WAKEFIELD, of Char
Tr.aJfiPti c-' wjJ1 be«* Gastonia
at Falls Hoaae cm Wednesday, Sep
ternber 33. for one day only. His
praethieja limited to eye, car, nose,
LOST — Eyeglasses, gold-rimmed,
on *ide;'r<Uk Sabbath night be
tween Presbyterian church and tny
5°®<y Suitable reward for return to
C. Gam.owav ot Gaibtto
Nolle* *1 New Advertisements.
II Robinson Bros.-Shirts black as
the ace of spades.
Kindley-Belk Bros. Co.—Now for
the real hot daya.
Gaston Loan 6l Trust Co.-Town
lots and farms for sale.
Col. W. G. Stephenson, Sup!.—
Safe place for your boy.
G. W. Wilson, Mayor. School chil
dren moat be vaccinated.
I. F Mabry and John C. Harris—
Dissolution of partnership.
Geo. M. Gnlllck, Executor of John
A- Gunick, publishes lawful notice
to credit on.
FRIDAY. AUG. 21. 1903.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.
—The rainy season is here.
—September is nearly here.
A few days more and new cot
ton will be coming on the market.
—A gold watch was lost on
the streets yesterday afternoon
and is advertised for in business
locals.
—New subscribers still come
The Gazette’s way. The
record for this week is four—one
a day—and they all came to us
of their own accord.
—The many friends of Mr.
Sam Robiuson will be delighted
to hear that he was able to go
out fora drive Wednesday after
a serious illness of ten week.
—We wish to have about half
a dozen copies of The Gazette
for August 11th. If any of our
readers can supply a copy of
that date we shall be grateful to
receive it.
—A big crowd enjoyed a good
time at the New Hope Sunday
school picnic Wednesday. Ad
dresses were made by Rev. R.
A. Miller and the new pastor,
Rev. J. B. Cochrane.
—Cotton is opening. The first
open boll we have seen was
brought in yesterday afternoon
from bis father’s farm by Master
Averitt McLean. Who will
bring the first bale of cotton?
—The condition of Mr. Harvey
Spencer seems a little more
hopefnl. He has been free from
fever for several days, but the
fever has left him quite restless,
and at times bis mind wanders.
—The signs of autumn hustle
are beginning to show them
selves. The vacation ramblers
are beginning to drift in, the
(1 rummers are on band with
their holiday goods, and some of
the merchants are wending their
way northward.
-^The handsomest of all the
season’s school catalogues that
have come to this office is. that
of King's Mountain Military
Academy received yesterday. It
gives ample information, is beau
tifully printed, and is embellished
with s number of hslf-tone illus
trations, in which Gistonia boys
have prominent places.
Switch Eafiaa Back.
The shifting engine bos been
pnt back at Gastonia. It is in
charge of Bngineer John Don
aldson. and will do the switching
for Gastonia, Bessemer and
King* Mountain only. "Have
an engine that will go into
the Lorny curve?" was asked of
Mr. Donaldson. "Yei, Jr? have
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Fire la Steele Crash.
„ Mr. Porreat Ployd went to
Steele Creek this week to take
Mrs. Ployd aad the children
over to visit her father, Mr. H.
D. Smith. He informed Tag
GaskTTX that the fine ginnery,
planing mill and saw mill of
Mr. JTp. Stroup was destroyed
by Bra Wednesday noon. The
Are started in the shavings at
the planer. The plant was new
and com $3,000 or $4,000. In
soraoce |$1 400. Mr. Jim Boyd
also loot a lot of lumber on toe
yard.
PERSONAL MENTION.
■ Dr. R. C. Bunting it at
Olenn’t Springs, S. C.
. Mr. J. White Ware is spend
ing the week at Hendersonville.
Mr. C. H. Cavis will leave
Monday for a short visit to Hen
dersonville.
“~Miss Emma Nixon, of Kock
Springs, la guest of Misses Zoe
and Bessie Spencer.
—Mrs. L. P. Wetxell will leave
Monday for Salisbury to visit
Mrs. J. H. Gorman.
—Mr. F. D. Phillips, oi Ai
bcauy, was among Thk Ua
e«TTK'9 welcome callers yester
day.
—Mrs. K. Bryan Jones and
Miss Louise returned Wednes
day from a vacation trip to Vir
ginia.
—Prof. J. S. Wray, of Shelby,
came over Wednesday to attend
a busiuess meeting ut the Grad
ed School board.
—Mr. Marshall Davis left yes
terday for a ten days’ trip to
Blowing Rock aud oilier points
in the mountains.
—Miss Nellie Bigliain will re
turn to Chester lo-uight after a
pleasant visit to relatives iu and
near Gastonia.
—Mr. A. Q. Kale, superin
tendent of tbe High Shoals cot
ton mill, was in Gastonia on
business this week.
—Rev. J. W. Griffin, of Stan
ley. was in Gastonia yesterday
and was a welcome callea at
Th* Gazkttb office.
—Mr. J. H. Brawley, of Cabot,
Ark., left yesterday for Moores
ville, after a short visit to his
cousin, Mr. F. W. Brawlev.
—Mi. J. R. Kincaid, of Pleas
ant Ridge, wilt celebrate bis
birthday anniversary to-morrow
by having a family re-union.
—Miss Carrie Caldwell, of
Sharon, in York county, arrived
yesterday morning to be guest
several days of her annt, Mrs.
John H. Adams.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. J. White,
who have been guests of Mr. J.
F. Thomson, left yesterday
morning for their home in Me
Comb City, Miss.
—Mrs. Miles Johnson arrived
yesterday afternoon from Harris
Lithia Springs, and stopped over
with Mrs. K. L. Johnson eu
route to her home in Rock Hill.
—Mr. John Mayes, of Mc
Comb City, Miss., is here to join
Mrs. Mayes on a short vacstion
trip. He has not lost a day
since he has beeu at McComb
City.
—Policeman J. L. Hicks is on
duty again after a vacation and
Policeman Wiley CsitoII is off
for a rest. He will probably go
to the mountaius for a week or
ten days.
—Dr. W. S. Fitch of Bessemer
City, was among the visitors in
Gastonia yesterday. We are
pleased to add his name to our
growing list and to learn that be
contemplates making Gastonia
his home.
—Mrs. George A. Gray, Mrs.
J. H. Separk, Mrs. J. H. Gallant
and Miss Mamie Love left yes
terday for a ten days’ trip to
Washington and New York.
Mrs. Gtulant goes to buy the fall
stock of millinery for Thomson
Co.
—Messrs. George Gnllick, W.
A. Leeper, Robert Ratcbford,
end J. D. B. McLean were a
mongtbc South Point visitors
in town yesterday. "We ate dry
y*t”i Mr. McLean, "there
hasn’t been rain enough to run
in my yard since July.”
-Kr.Hvtb Nichols and little
aon, George, of Wildwood,
Florida, arrived Monday for a
short visit to Dr. and Mrs. B. P.
Glenn. Wednesday afternoon
they leftTfor Piedmont Springs,
S. C., where Mr. Nichols will
spend sometime for his health.
Opening of City Schools.
At a meeting of the City
School Board Wednesday morn
ing the date for the opening of
the schools was fixed at Monday,
September 7th. Three addition
al teachers were elected, thus
completing the list for the com
.I1* Th«y *« Miss
Bessie Harris of Greensboro,
Miss M.dge WhiU of Colletts
R- Lynn,
of Gaffney, 9. C. Miss Hams la
a graduate of the Stete Normal
College, Mbs White bolds aper
tificate from the Peabody Nor
mal College, and Mlaa Lynn is a
graduate of Brskine College.
Superintendent Wray requests
ns to say that all the teachers
are desired to be present for a
teachers’ meeting at 9 o'clock
a. m., September 4th.
HarssYitd.
Little Amy Moore, infant
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. W.
McLean, died at is quarter past
*Hn« last night, after au illness
b«a than 24 hours with
cho'era infanta*. She was bora
the fifth of August, 1902, and
was a year and fifteen days old.
The burial will be at Union
chareh aaar Begonia, at foot
o’clock this afternoon.
MB. VILLIAMULL DEAD
Pmm4 Away at Flva O'clock
Wednesday Morals*—A flood
. Mao Oans to Hia Bawar*
After many mouths of feeble
health, Mr. William Bell died ai
his home near Gastonia Widow
day morning at five o’clock.
Hnun the effects of a case of
grip which affected his lungs he
never fully recovered. In jn.or
health all the spring, he went to
the mountains s f. «• weeks ago,
bnt did not find the relief he so
much sought.
Mr. Bell realised that the time
of his departure was near and
assured hia friends that he was
ready. Surrounded by his loved
one*, be died in peace with God
and man. His age was 56 years,
4 months, and 11 days.
M.-. Bell was a son of John
Bell and a native of Gaston
county. He leaves two brothers,
Simon and Mouroe, and two
sisters, Mrs. Elis* Clcmmcr, now
u widow living near Bessemer,
and Mrs. Moses Whitesides. In
the spring of 1864 be enlisted
in the Confederate States army
as a member of the Junior Re
serves in Company C, 71st Reg
of North Carolina troops.
Unul the close of the war be
proved himself a good and faith
ful soldier.
February 3. 1869, Mr. Bell
married Miss Mary E. Robinson,
a sister of Messrs. William. Sloan
and Dr. Frank Robinson, who
was the devoted companion of
his manhood's days and still snr
vives him. To them were born
nine children, of whom five soos
and three daughters survive,
Mr. Bell was a loyal member
of the Gastonia Evangelical
Lutheran church, and trill be
greatly missed by the congrega.
Uou. He was on the building
committee which erected the
church, and gave freely of his
time and means to accomplish
the duty assigned to him.
We sorrow deeply with those
who mourn the death of this
good man. Honest and upright,
ne sought to do his full duty.
He was a diligent and industri
ous former and on the farm
reared a large family of sons and
daughters, who will hold in
precious remembrance bis fath
erly love and instruction.
The funeral services were con
ducted at the home Wednesday
afternoon by Rev. C. I. Morgan,
and the body was laid to rest at
five o’clock in the Gastonia cem
etery.
tMM tor as Am.
Mr. Legare Carson, whose
nght arm wss crushed a year
ago while he was coupling cart
near Greenville, was awarded
$6,500 damages last Tuesday by
the Supreme court of Sonth
Carolina. A verdict for this
amount was rendered In the
lower court last November, and
the railway company appealed.
On Tuesday the judgment of the
lower court was affirmed. Mr.
Carson is well known in Gas
tonia and his friends will be in
terested to know of his success
in the suit.
Now Harness Factary.
A new harness factory wilt be
opened here September the first
by Messrs. Walter Head and
Hunter Craig under the title of
the Craig & Head Harness Com
pany. They will occupy the
room next to Boyd’s market.
Machinery has been ordered and
will be installed as soon as it
arrives. We hope these young
****** do well. They have
skill,experience and energy, and
are expert harness makers. We
understand that they already
have advance orders to keep
them busy three months.
Song Service.
The evening service nt the
Main Street Methodist church
Sunday wijl be a song service.
The following program will be
r« u d e r ed: Prelude-Coronation
March from The Prophet; Dox
ology; Prayer: Interlude; Pil
grim Chorus-Wagner; Anthetn
Oh, Sweetly Breathe the Lyres
Above; Solo-Mrs Clarence A.
Johnson; Anthem-In Heavenly
Love Abiding; Hymn-All Hail
the Power of Jesus' Name(132
in Hymn Book); Scripture
reading and remarks by the pas
tor; Anthem-Hark, Hark, My
Soul; Solo-The Day la Ended,
Mrs. Ed Loftin: Parting Hymn;
Poatlude-Prieat'a Marc h-Men
delsaohn.
Omm Attraction.
Mr. Proat Torrence, manager
of the Opera Houae, hea booked
finite n number of first class attrac
Uona for tbe coming aenaon end
othera are yet to be added. Tbe
which haa appeared hare for tbe
K?* 11b pUyed bv
the origf nei company which pm
aented it hare two yean ago.
The other attractions ao far
booked are, the Great Harlow
Minatrela Conrdet’a Daughter.
Thelma, Ted E. Faust Minatrela,
Boy Wanted, RdanB-WInthrop
S*0*1* Co7„A .Life'a Mistake,
Hunting for Hawkina, The
Lou be Henry Co., "ttm of
D ’ U rbenrilles — Canine Rohr,
For Her Sake. Several of these
will appear at Charlotte aod it b
an excellent Hat
NOW I
REAL h
They’re coming thick and fast and you cant get away from them. If ya* r
for ’em you’ll loose out. You fellows might |ust as well wear a
long face and an old hot, faded shirt, looking like a last year’s
your choice of this swell line of Lion Brand Shirts, In all the
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Clothes Don’t Make the Man,
but they make all of him except bis bands and face,”
*®y*, °VU ^r*hani iu "Letters Prom a Self-made Merchant
to Mis Sou." Just because good appearance is so import*
ant wo continually lay stress on good clothes, for good
clothes and "High Ait" made clothes are oae and the same.
High Art suits in bines aud blacks unfinished worsted chev
iots, thibbets, aud granites, the newest cuts and styles.
$10, $12.50, $15, and $»8.
The Shoe Department*
Where the best shoes for the least money are sold.
Have to say what some of our customers say shoot oar
°P* U?y “Pf1 th‘» 'veek: "I’ve worn this pair of
$3.00 Regina shoes foe two years aod they are still good
•hoe*, with not a break in the uppers.”
Another one said: "I bought (his pair of Godtnan
shoes from you last September and paid $1.38 for them, and
I want another pair Just like them. They beat any shoe
I’ve ever bought for wearing."
. What father said: "I want to see if you have any more
shoes like those I bought for my daughter before Christmas.
They were nice and comfortable witb a heavy sole I paid
$1.25 for them.*
Yea we have all these kinds—a good stock of them—
and we’ve had lots of other nice things mid about our shoes
but that's not the whole story, truth Is wo'ttt <uUy swan
?h«‘*he Mill will not grind with the water that has poMOd
•t- We're trying to iatercst you in oor shoes sad havu you
nying good things aboot them. too. So cone ass shoot
tiling* °’<>ay‘ At e**t ,et oar b°y» show yoa the flood
Dress Goods, Silks.
Y£^T;S3*.SSk£* 8syryr^5®c
Peas de Soi si good sakhl •ad tmm
aadwtt^btte *<Skta(**sJ)^
2ic
i ■Mur’i^ss^a^JLwc
45-iocli Oscawauah, coisea in mw, brows, *—. ,nJ Unt
Onxd finished, corded weave. *U^Jg£ Jf£Z
coat saS oe separate skirts, yard... "OC
A special line of fancy Plaids and mixed Che v- f* os
toU for misses’ school wear, as > laf 29 ?
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New goods for fall season now rolling In on every train,
new things don’t stop till you land^t A • A
KIN ILEY-BELK
Cheapest Store on Earth* - -
Death at CharryrUle.
Mrs. Sarah Ann Beam, wife of
Mr. J. T. Beam, died at her
home near CheTryvii(e on Mon
day and was buried ae St. Mark’s
Lutheran church Wednesday af
ternoon at 2 o’clock. Mrs. Beam
was in the 67th year of her age,
having been born Oct. 21. 1836.
Before her marriage to Mr. Beam
on March 25th, 18S8, she was
Miss Sarah Ann Black, daughter
of Samuel Black, Bsq. She con
nected herself with the Lutheran
church in May, 1869, and re
mained a consistent member of
the same till the end. Thirteen
children survive as foUows: Sne,
Mary, Prances, Johnnie, Har
riet, Laura, Mag. Julia, Dave.
Katie, Rhoda, Lixxie, Sidney and
Junius. Her grandchildren nnm
ber twenty-five._
Mr*. Kindley Eater tains.
At the home of Dr. W. H.
Hoffman on Air Line Street
Tuesday evening lira. W. E.
Kindley delightfully entertained
with an at home in honor of her
Eiest, Miss Pannie Gresham, of
onnt Airy, Ga., who is spend
ing some time with her. A hun
dred invitations were issued and
the guests came in two sets, from
7 to 8:30 o’clock and from 9 to
10:30 o’clock. The guests were
greeted at the door by Miss Ma
bel Craig who ushered them into
the parlor. Here the receiving
Sirty consisted of Miss Gresham,
rs. Kindley,Mrs. Ed Gresham,
Charlotte, Mr*. P. R. Palls, and
Mrs. Cisrenca A. Johnson. Prom
the parlor they were led to the
dining room by Mias Beta Hol
land and here they were received
by Miss Lyda Adams, Mias Ma
mie Love, and Miss Battle Jan
kina. Refreshments were served
consisting of mayonnaise toma
toes, sandwiches, olives, salted
almonds, and reception mints.
In the left Parlor Miss Lottie
Blake served sherry ice cream.
The color scheme of green and
white was very eSectiva. Green
candles and white carnations
were the principal materials used
in decorating, a profusion of
ferns and palms also adding
much to the effect. Music for
the occasion seas furnished by
the Gastonia Orchestra. The
evening was thoroughly enjoyed
by all so fortunate as to be the
recipients of Mrs. Kindlcy’s hos
pitality.
—PoatttaaUr C. D. Holland
• nd family are MW occupying
the Carry residence oa York
•tract, having moved ia tbc first
of tbc meek.
Subscribe for Tint Qamrrni.
MT. HOLLY.
1. tinirHiw .»r the fkmmn*
Aug. 17.—We had rain plenty
since. lilt Friday and crops are
showing some improvement.
Corn; tnongh, is too far gone to
make much now. We will not
get more than 35 per cent of a
rail crow on upland. The corn
on the bottoms is pretty good,
but it is never out of danger of
high water till gathered.
Cotton will be about a half
crop.
Rev. J. J. Gray is still con
fined to bis room, but is im
proving slowly.
Misses Ethel and Aubry Can
non and Miss May Sherrill, of
Charlotte, are visiting the family
of Mr. W. T. Connell.
Mrs. A. D. Edwards, of Deca
tur county. On., returned home
to-day after an extended visit to
her kindred and friends in this
and Lincoln counties.
au. m. k. Nants, of Ttmmas
yille, was ip on t visit to hii
fothei and mother, Mr. and ?Jr>.
R. W. Hants, last week.
Squire A. J. Smith, oI Bel
mont, was upon i bo sines* trip
to-day.
_ Squire J. M. McIntosh and J.
R. Connell are running their
canneries on the twelve Itonr
system now.
Tbs Gazette has fail.d to
mention the fact that old River
Bend is the only township in the
county that gave s majority for
road improvements at the
recent election. If the vote in
some sections of the county fa
dicate* t.h e feelings of the
people On the subject of good
roads they will not went the
Commissioners to move the
chain gang to their section at all.
Our people have been very quiet
on the subject till they had a
chance to snow thfir feelings at
the recent election and yon
need not be surprised now if
they should ask for something
now. We feel like we have worn
recognition and. farther, we feel
like we ere going to be recog
nised, too.
Pint Baptist church—Services
morning and night by Rev. A.
Main Street Methodist church
—preachlo* Suudav at il a. a.
by the pastor, Dr. II. P. Cbreits
bar* Boot aarvica at nifbt. *
8t. Mkbael'a Catholic church
—8ervicea at 3 p. a, conducted
by aubatlute from St. Mary’s Mr
Rev. P. Melchoir. who la abac*
on a vacation.
Giving oar easterners very best bargains end
in addition alee presents. Watch onr window,
watch onr stock, watch this space. U Han
yon heard of the nice presents we propose
giving our customers? Yon maybe the lucky
on*. Come let ns show yon what wc have.
Gar stock Is complete, np-tp-date la every
rapeet. Call often; no troable to show goods.
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$5.00 IN COLD FREE!
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