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Boo. E. B. Glean of Winston has announced himself a candi date Cm the slits of Governor. A communication from him on this subject wm be printed with pleasure in onr neat issue. Though it la mote then a year ■atit the election, many candi Aging gag InUna — -»i— mmw bubwij W—g not ICC. rirfp. the Maori* i justiceship, and the near state house are be *o*ning malttis of interest gen* caly both to candidates and The executive committee oi *he North Carolina Press Amo •Wm smt in Charlotte yester day and decided to arrange for a arid-winter masting in Wash ington. This win doubtless prove a deHghtfol and very prof itable trip far ths newspapei mtm. President Vsmcr has ths interests of the Association al heart and Us devotion and ac* *Wty hi the cause shook! be Ugbhr appreciated by his breth toaof the press. Tmm Ourni’l advertising when this morning tell the •feyOfthriit ud enterprise in attractive window displays, and •teslght, crisp. business-like advertisements invite ths trade el onr renders. For these «nvi hterh oer coin mo* we ask onr readers, for tha men who torite poor bade want it oot only to-day but lo-morrow as espahlsaf* ******* *efe 004 lastly to*dar, how conkltbayex raw? The fact is, the people who trade witt T*a Oaanm's •doertkm And it profitable sod , pfmsant to do so, and our ad ymtbers find their greatest tews in taking account of the _ __^ ^ ^ _J I -K—;iDr. O. Glenn, vm written on the 18Ut by Esquire W. D. Glenn, of Crowder’s Creek, who is sow at Hot Springs, Ark., foe his health. From this letter w« have been ponutted to make some -xtraets Which, wa feel sure, will iutervr toany of one leaden. I arrived here, writes Bsqn:r • Clean, on Sunday afur 30 kvur> on the way—918miles—stoppit.g only two hours. Stood the lung trip better than I expected. Country docs not look to be as goad as our old Gaston county natil we came to Memphis. After crossing the big river sod a swamp lor about 40 miles, we ttrack the most beautiful conn try lever saw—level as a bottom, fine crops, herds of cattle gram ia*. Few good houses, not % to the homes of oar people. la beautiful country la full of poor people shaking with chills. I thought if the negroes of North son South Carolina could poly see it, they would come here as soon as they could get hen. They coo Id stake a pony oo the grass, eat watermelons, aad he nappy. Some cabins in the swamp showed marks of muddy water nearly half way up the walL At the lumber camps they live in tents. • This place is not like any I have ever seen—mostly on one street between two high hills TOO feet high and only wide enough for the street. Some places the rocks an bleated out to make room for the houses. tu pointed oat that Mid, m I was told, for $600 ■ boat foot, and tin house and lot will cost over $100,000. On an ostrich form yesterday, I mw 1*7 ostriches, all sizes and *«**- Largest weighs 340 pounds sad can ran with a race bone. Saw aotne plumes valued at $25; wm told a lady paid $90 lor one. The empty shells of the ostrich eggs sell for one dollar as cartas. Though the ostrich is hOt* pretty bird, I could make Money exhibiting them at home provided the people were u anxious to see them as they are base. Nearly every house here secwi to be sanitarium, hotel, oi aalodn. In the busy season the •porta and rich men come here in great numbers and have s good time. I ace and talk with men young and old, aad all tell me they arc greatly benefited. Many wbc came a few weeks ago oa crutches are now walking about, enthusiastic in their praises ol the hot baths. .Only 95 doctors here. Had W5,000 visitors last year. —Hr. Brady L. Stroup will leave to-morrow for Hickory where be will spend a few days with friends. On Wednesday he will leave for Chicago to enter the Chicago Lutheran Seminary where be will take a theological coarse preparatory to entering the ministry. Mr. Stroup's school at Chapel closed about two weeks ago. —Mr. Robert J. Si fiord, formerly of Gastonia but more recently *itb a coffin manufac turing company at Burlington, has accepted the position of bookkeeper for the Williams Fturaitaie Company, made vacaat bv the resignation of Mr. W. C. Warlkk. fir. Sifiord was epooected for several years with the Gastonia Coffin Company eyi has a large circle of friend* who wul welcome him back to Gastonia. _ Ammi fiw Chorcbes. St- Micbad’s Catholic chureb flarvkea at 11 a. m. and 3 p. m. Main street Methodist church —Ficachiag at 11 a. m. and 7:30 &.* afe West Bod Methodist church— Preaching at 11 a. m. Sunday by Bee. A, R. Surrat, pastor of Calvary church, Charlotte. Mr. Burnt win also preach at the Arlington at 3 o’clock in the oftmooo and ot the Otark at 7:1S in the evening. TOMM AT BaIlAS. Nacrtaf* at Mr. Fn4 IiUsm tai Mlaa Varala NHwa The Baptist church at Dallas waa the scene Wcducaday eve ning of a brilliant social affair whan Mr. Fred Robiusou, the popular and efficient superinten dent of the Dallas Cotton Mill, lid to the marriage altar UUs Vernie Durham, one of the prettiest and moat popular young ladies of that town. The bridal party entered the v .*.iirr li at 8 o’clock to the strains <»t ilie wedding march played 1-y Mrs. l'ruuk Carpenter. The bride was attended by her sister Mias May Durham, and her cousin. Miss Eugenia Lewis, as bridesmaids, whue Mr. Robert Lewis, of Dallas, and Mr. R. Lee Jenkins, of Gastonia, acted as ashen. The bride and groom were met at the altar by Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor of the Baptist church at Mouroe, who pronounced the words which linked their lives together. The church was well filled by friends and relatives of the con tracting parties. The interior, especially the altar, was hand somely decorated with palms, ferns, and other potted plants The bride is the daughter of Mr. aud Mrs. R. J. Durham, and it s voting lady of charming per sonality and winning mauuers. The groom is a well known young business man and has proven his efficiency as a cotton mill superintendent in bis pres ent position. After the ceremony the bridal party came to Gastonia, the bride and groom leaving on train No. 40 for Greensboro, from which point they went yesterday to Washington. They will be absent ou their bridal tour a week or more and will return by steamer to Norfolk. On their return they will reside in Dallas. A number of relatives and frieuds from Gastonia attended the wedding. Among them were Mr. aud Mrs. L. L. Jenkiua, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Craig, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Moore, Mrs. A. M. Smyre, Miss Nell Smyre, Mrs. T. A. Normcnt, Jr., Mr. Fred Smyre, Mr. H. B. Moore, Mr. aud Mrs. J. O. White, Mr. aud Mrs W. T. Story. Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Floyd. Miss Mabel Craig and Mr. William Watson, Jr. OOM KOMI VS M loads. Coo4 Booils JtaUvtln. There it civilization, enlight enment and economy in good road*. Good roads leaf to prompt and steady attendance upon church services, school room duties, neighborly inter course and social advancement Bad roads lead to profanity, worry, trials snd tribulations and the loss of teams, vehicles, patience, opportunities for good markets and lots of time. Per Associate Justice. •ucnvtlte UadaaiV. Two Associate Justice* of the Supreme Court are to be named by the State Democratic con vention next year, to succeed Judges Montgomery and Dong, lass. In accordance with the usual custom one candidate will come from the eastern and one from the western section of tbe State. At present it is general* ly conceded that Judge Brown nominated as the eastern candidate with little if any op position. It is also generally understood that Judges Hoke aud Justice will be candidates i*1* western associate jnstice •hip, and the contest between them is now on. "B 11 Arp's" son, Victor Smith a wntcr for a New York daily, requests the school board of that city to allow bis 10-year old boy to attend school barefooted, stating that tbe little fellow bad never worn shoes. Tbe trial of Reuben Pitts, the young school teacher who was charged with shooting and kill iog one of his pupils a few months ago, took place at Spar tanbnrg, S. C-. lest week, and malted in Pitts’ aeipiittal. Pitts •ttemnud to whip one of bis pu pils, Edward Poster. The letter misted and the teacher drew Ws pistol, in an attempt to scnffleenMed and tbe pistol wss gfflXk. IW "-'l nIK' A Story •! Mirocultoa Eicipi from Death. P. A. Old*, (a CtuMU Obttmr One oI the most miraculous* escapes from death which ever occurred in this part of the world happened this week at a farm a few miles from Raleigh. Near au old country barn stood a great oak. which bad died, but so recently that its withered leaves still furnished some shade. In the porch of the house sat a mother while a little negro nurse rolled the mother’s pretty baby back and forth under the shade of the sheltering tree. Sudden ly as the nurse sang and th baby cooed, the tree Tell, b," ing in its wreck of hr indu-*, child, uurse aud carriage. On ; big limb pinned the girl to tb • earth by her drew but she was unhurt. Right aud left of the carriage big limbs were broken off and dnveu deep into th* ground, while under a sort of aich they made was the baby iu the carnage, not in the least injured. The baby was actual* ly laughing. The post office atSpartanburg was robbed Wednesday night D. Hart, former night clerk, lias been arrested on suspicion. Nine registered letters and $20 ore missing. Curtis Jett was Tuesday found guilty of the murder of town marshal Thomas Cockerill. of Jackson, Ky., and sentenced to ue hanged. This is Jett's second tnal on a charge of tnurder. He and Thomas white were recently sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of attorney J. D. Marcum._ Subscribe for Thu Gastonia GASHTTlt. Wood’s Seeds FOR FALL SOWING. Fumcn and Garden an who do i «jntfaalafrt andfhHtailatonu^ , Veretafcti and Faro Sscds ihoold write for Wood’a Noe/ It UlhutUlex the fall plactin ! m l^ttoce. Cab. hast and oth.: Vcri UMj .-rta wnfch an proving eo <>ro.';ul A to toothem groivuM. A_*o afcjjt Crtmtcn Qover, Vetches, Gmses and Clovers, 9 Seed Oils, Wheat, 1 B Rye, Rmey, etc. 1 Wood's Nbw FkII C ‘^OfnaoinK?**1 « faoonrcqoMt. >> ui tor it. ! I T. W. WOOD & 80»is, i I Seedsmen, • Kj .n nond, Ya. 1 BEST ALWAYS :: CHEAPEST.:: tbe belt Jn photography can he had only at our stddio. No one cau turn out first-class work without {^'*LlM?trUmc".U ,and a dircct -’orth sky-light, and it fit ted with ground glass. the iStfiTZ aU fir*l-class (Jalleries up-stairs ? Became the light is so much better—no reflection from the ground. “e€dn^ 7Mte ti,uc Kl,ine von how to dress-we make correct pictures, we turn ont beautiful aud artistic work, aud let you be the judge. Just a word here—judge a man by his work, not by jus ad9, for often they are copied from men who know their business. , We guarantee to please you and to give you all that there is in photography. SVe are now making 200 cabinet jSSUlK Sfo of the great Barlow's Minstrels. They *!al. fcegaJ,v5a u,ude! hy are the best they ever had out of hundreds of sittings. VISIT OUR STUDIO. en £e00Wi8h y°U l° **C °nr ncw C,Wnet Oval, P«r dor best sty fe**** °Va1’ 1X1 do*c"- *IM- Finished in the i . ?*c £?T new.?xtr? fiue c»bin<t. N’cw style, the very latest. Photos all paces. Cabinet sire $1.50 to $6.00. ^ Photographers wonder bow we can do work so cheap It is because we get so much work to do. Enlarging photos a specialty. Pictnres made whole sale and retail. AH kinds of ready-made frames, fancy pictures, pic ture racks, pictnie binding, etc. v 8 H U F O R D , LEADING PHOTOGRAPHER. Phone I4T. Over Bee Hive. h._. . . Horses aud Mules The season has now arrived for ihe Horse and Mule trade and we are prepared to furnish you what you may need in this iiue. Have already' received one car-loid of good Tennessee Horses and Main and expect another carof ilules by the last of this week. Among them will be some extra nice matched pairs suitable for farm or team use. Call and see them. WAGONS. We have just received a car-load of Old Hickory Wagons They are too well known to need describing. We ciu give you any sue yon need. *wc you •■■thmawa .-as RAKES AND MOWERS. We still have some McCormick Mowers snd Rakej to he sold on easy terms. , , BUGGIES AND HARNESS. We always have a nice line ol Buggies. Surreys, and Harness and have )tut received a nice line of winter Lap Robes. Wjtm if "Sf1 >nr Ibiog in onr line we will be glad to have yon call and will taka pleasure in showing yon our stock. Craig and Wilson. — - -- Edwin Clapp Shoes Alter yoa hatra warn • pair of HA w<a Clapp Aon It will ba Mka bnaklac atraara afataat armor Inr aay aaa to try aa4 Mil yam aom* tWa* alaa. Waharrtbem. Mrtry durable taatka*, catty wantabla ’ atyta, tatty eta* a*>4 wtetb. Bop paaa yaa try a pait. Wa bare aatbtac aarapt tko latter ROBINSON M0THE8S. a Fttwy pwu 4 Our Lines Complete. The Season’s Newest Creations. MILLINERY." We are prepared to serve the trade with all that ia uew from that they will 'recefc the late*.ch?e5S;„“ oH^inSSw?"*” DRESS GOO DS. Our lines consist of the latest and daintiest weaves tail. ... smooth and rough finish. The productions which aneciallv ntfr.rf the tasteful dresser are our Zlbefenes. plain and figured Meho„ Cloths, Rayetine, Checked Uelange, and Wool o m ' Taffeta, at prices from____.._25C Up. WAISTINC3. There we have in cbanuiug variety in all the newest mercemed and plain, as well “ -<-e aill and wool f"E ’ CORSETS. The newest makes. • •» • • . • , and P, N. are our peerless ! . i . -i ... , * and sires, and gnnrmteed t , i’.miv '1 •' ’ Newenl. things In Dress Trimmings and La ;ea, Or»t v'c.:?’«t and Wood-fiber Laces arc liic popular nuvt t. ty, JAS. F. YEAGEk. DONT ALLOW MONEY TO LiE AROUND! It i i e;s i • men.*. itntiii eauler to ! ..hv i;. Save M ney !•>' Vic:>i:»* ii in a silt place such aa the ’’it twi: i .viotn fn lliiilr W.s-i yan iiv: t bin*: neeauti? von v-i t •< t.tclan. La add to it. n.th'jr thin li .l.-creaM It. Don’t von » n. b i • v more about it? In terev ;> i i ! ja aaving* account*. Only >: o.‘ no. citaary to start. GASTONIA SAVINGS BANK, L. L. IBNKINS■ Prrt_/. L. HARDIN. CksAur. A WORD •boot our new Pall Fai niture. We wish to inform you that N'EVKR have we begun the full season wiln Huch a full ami complete block of Furniture. Wc have Bed Room Suits. Hall Rocks, Sideboards, Iron Beds, Mattresses. Carpets, Mattings,""Rugs— in fact everything to be found in an up-to-date fur niture store—in a large variety of styles and prices. We earnestly request you to examine our stock and let ns show you the very many good things we’ve got- Don't lailtosccthe ueur FAI.I. FlIRN ITURE. I Williams 'Furniture Comp’y. Phone 211. Craig t Wilson Building. ; Art Photographs j 4 If you want a photograph t \ that will re present you as \ f you are, wo know you’ll like f f what we make for you. f 9 There’s artistic merit in i i them, too. t They are A 1 mounted in the latest styles J and are just the thing. J f $4 for a dozen good ones, f j JOHN GREEN j f PI»toSrM»w . 9 A STUDIO rs DAVIa BLOCK. A For • Gx-rh or Cold Put s Dpv Porous KcA piaster Oa Year Chat Rrsrybotly knows that a Porous Plaster la the best rstaady lor a coujh or a ooM, aa ache or aysla. I Nearly everybody knows that WX la the beet Faroe* Piaster. Try h I The anechetent wfll ba jaetsak \ rtauuiY / CURRY 4 CO., Gastonia. N. C. Subscribe for Thu CJAzrrru. SPECIAL AAA PRESENTATION pieces^_aaa Ju»t received, iu entirely new and original design*, beautiful ana artistic pieces of Royal Bonn, Royal Vieo n“' New Art, Neapolitan, and Oriental Art Pottery. Every piece is the creatiou of au artist and ttiuat be seen to be appreciated. We can not tell you of their beauty on paper, you most come and see them. Also a superb line of rich cut glass and sterling silver. Come and see for yourself whether you buy or not, remember you are always welcome at TORRENCE^ Th« J •w e I e r . j Sal* •( Land. i
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