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VOL. XXV.
UO WAS NOT DELIVERED.
Failure of aa Overworked Scheme
la Frohlbitiea Kamoao.
RaporU C—tti.
The other day a drayman
stopped at the Cottage Studio in
broad daylight with a ten gallon
keg and started to unload it
Ur. Alvord chased ont and asked
the drayman what was in that
keg. The drayman looked iool
ish and said, "I ain’t supposed
to know. 1 guess it is the real
thing, though. It's got a Gov
ernment seal on it." "Well yon
take it back to the depot and
tell them they’ve barken up the
wrong tree. Neosho River hy
drant water is good enough for
Methodists. I refute to accept
it aa a gift." The drayman
started back to the depot.
An investigation revealed the
fact that a rase, much used by
some brewery findl, is to forward
without order, a keg of liquor,
and Ihere is a technicality of the
'law which compels a man to pay
tor goods it be permits the goods
to be unpacked at his place. The
company takes it for granted
that rather than fight tbe case at
tbe risk of bis reputation tbe
consignee will pay for it. It is
said this has been tried on sev
eral Emporia men who have
good dames and no more use lor
whiskey than they have for
icicles down tbe backs of their
shirts. The same plan is used
by some oil companies. When
barrel of oil ia ordered they will
duplicate the order, running the
chance that the consignee prill
permit it to be unloaded at his
place of business. %
Turk Cnaaty Items.
Vorkvllla Xnqitrer. March **.
As reported in the house last
Fridsy, the sundry civil appro
priation bill contains $10,000 for
a public building in Rock Hill.
Tbe weather wise say the dan
ger of a killing frost cannot be
left out of consideration until af
ter the first full moon in April.
From that event the peach crop
is reasonably safe.
The Manetta Cotton mill at
Lapdo, Chester county, was bad
ly injured by fire yesterday after
noon, tbe old portion of tbe mill
being almost completely de
stroyed. Tbe loss is thought to
be not less than $25,000 and pos
sibly much as $50,000.
Mr. S. M. Faris has been ap
pointed magistrate for King’s
Mountain township, vice John
A. Mackin,resigned. Mr. Faris is
tbe choice of tbe leading people of
Clover and the country surround
ing and ia well fitted in point of
character and ability for the po
sition.
Prom such - reports as the re
porter has been able to gather,
it wonld appear that wild docks
are appearing in this locality in
much larger namberatban usual.
Mr. W. A. Youngblood first
called the attention of tbe re
porter to the matter. He re
marked a few days sgo that the
ducks were getting quite plenti
ful on Catawba river.
Dr. W. G. White, who has
been 111 for about two weeks, is
still confined to his bed; but is
improving. Dr. McDowell is in
attendance. He said that while
the case gave considerable trou
ble at first, he is now satisfied
that the trouble is located, and
be hopes that Dr. White will be
on his feet again; but it will be
a week or more yetr'at least, be
fore he will be strong enough to
resume his work.
There are no ahoals iu Cataw
ba river between Wright’■ Perry
aud tbe dam, now. Formerly
there were some pretty swift
shoals on both sides of Csrothers
Island, which used to be a fa
mous fishing ground. But now
there is not a rock to be seea.
A boot can drift lasily from
Wright’s ferry to tbe dam with
out danger of hitting s single
rock. The seining resort at
Csrothers island is no more and
the isluad itself has been reduced
somewhat in size.
The store of Messrs. S. D. Pat
rick and Co.vat McConnellsvillc
was destroyed by fire last Sun
day morning, together with all
its contents. A lamp exploded
In tbe building Saturday night
and set tbe store room on fire.
Tbe fire wan extinguished only
after a hard fight: but the efforts
of the fighters were not discon
tinued until there was reason to
believe that there was uot a live
spark left. At daylight Sunday
morning early risers discovered
the building to he in flames; tbe
roof was falling in and the fire
bed practically completed Its
work. Mes«rs. Patrick Ik Co.
had about $3,000 worth of goods,
all of which were destroyed. The
insurance amounted to $1,000.
Three negroes were killed In a
KINGS MOUNTAIN ITEMS.
Kisc* lioaauia KcttM. Much JIM.
Misses Annie Plonk and Car
lisle Ware, of Gastonia, spent
several days here tbis week.
The Southern has a large force
of hands at work extending the
side tracks here. This indicates
that the business of the place is
increasing^.
The Baptist people will, in a
short while, begin quite an ex
tensive improvement on the
interior of their church. It will
be reseated and several other
touches added which will help
the looks and convenience of the
chnrch. We are informed that
this church is in a very prosper
ous condition.
Mr. C. L. Epley who has bad
chazge of weaving at night at
the Enterprise Mill, has resigned
bis position. Uis health was
such that he qould not stand
night work. We hope he will
remain in town.
"Among the Breakers," at the
town hall Friday night wai quite
a success. A nice sum was real
ised for the library at the Aca
demy. It will be repeated next
Thursday night, April 17tli.
The prices will be 10 and 15
cents.
Cleveland county is to have
another cotton mill. Messrs.
By O. Jenkins & Son and a num
ber of gentlemen from Gaffney
■re at the back of the enterprise,
and we understand that it is an
assured fact that the mill will lie
built. These gentlemen are look
ing out for a location, and it is
thought that it will be located
niar Grover.
Quite an interesting cose is to
come up at Yorkville court.
Rev. Hawkins, of the Wesleyan
Methodist chnrcb, Is suing a Mr.
Jackson for slander. There will
be about twenty witnesses from
here. .
Messsrs. J. S. snd W A.
Mauney, D. U. Baker, of Kings
Mountain, John Rankin, of
Spencer MounUin and R. E.
Mason, of Charlotte, went to
Westminister. S. C., last week
to inspect some wit^r power
near that place. The gentle
men have under consideration
the advisement of establishing
some cotton mills, also furnish
ing lights for Westminister and
power for other machinery. They
are very mnch pleased with the
prospects. The power is on
Cbaugh Creek, and at one shoal
alone they can secure 1000 horse
power ana there are several oth
er shoals that they will utilise if
they decide to enterprise this
move. They have an option on
3,600 acres of land.
Tdain Boat Hear Fayetteville
VaeatWrOU Cat., Wllalana r
Payettcville people have re
ceived with regret the uewa of
the death yesterday of Rev. Dr.
W. M. Wetmore, aged about 68
years, at Lincolnton, N. C.,
where he has been rector of the
Episcopal church for more than
forty years. He spent his youth
and early manhood at the Wet
more homestead, four miles west
of town, and was a nephew of
the late George E. Badger, his
mother having been the sister
of that distinguished statesman,
Dr. Wet mote was the youngest
son and the last of the immedi
ate Wetmore family, the eldest
of the succeeding generation be
ing his nephew, Colonel C. W.
Brosdfoot, and bis niece, MiV
W. If. McPherson, daughter of
the late Lieutenant General T.
H. Holmes, who married Mist
Laura Wetmore.
The mule stables and keeper's
house on the Biltmore estate,
near Asheville, were destroyed
by fire early Tuesday morning,
entailing a loss of $13,000.
The Enterprise says that the
congregation of the Mooresville
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
chnrch Is making preparations
for the meeting of Presbytery
which will convene at that place
on Friday, the »tb of April.
About sixty delegates will at
tend. -
GAFFNEY'S TIN NINE.
B*»«rt ml Ik* Mineral aft »l Who
EualaN It.
V*tWll« Xwatm.
Of the recent discovery of tin
near Gaffney an expert mineral*
ogiat who waa there recently ia
reported as saying: "It is the
biggest thing that baa happened
in the South since the civil war.
It is more important than the
oil fields of Texas." The ore is
being mined on the land of a
farmer 1 mile from Gaffney.
He recently sent a carload of 20
ton* to New York and received
a large ram for it. The ore was
shipped to Cornwall. England,
to be smelted. The ore at
Gaffney is said to be the richest
in the world. It is cassiterite,
70 per cent. pure. A syndicate
is taking options on all land be
tween Gaffney and King's Moun
tain. There has been no dis
coveTy of tin 10 the United
States except in the Black Hills,
S. D., and very little is found
there. The owner of the
Gaffney mines baa refused $100,
000 for a fractional interest. The
ore that is obtained front the
mine at Gaffney is the only ore
of tin that is of any importance—
viz: dioxide or stannic oxide,
which is called tin-stone, or
cassiterite, and in its pure state
consists oi tin 78 and oxygen 22.
It is specific gravity is a notable
feature—6.9: and it strikes fire
with steel.' One man who has
seen the mine describes the ore
as a dark, grayish substance,
not unlike metallic iron ore in
appearance. The two principal
reasons wby there are no tin
smelters in United States are
first there is very little of the
cassiterite ore found: none at all
except in Dakota; second, the
process of smelting is a difficult
and delicate one, requiring
specially construed and expen
sive machinery. The govern
ment at Washington has taken
cognisance of this find, and
some days ago sent an expert to
Gaffney to examine it. Hia re
port has already been filed. A
peat many other expert miners
have visited the place, and the
owner, it is said, is daily be
sieged with offers from prospec
tive purchasers; while the neigh
boring farmers are kept in a
state of keen interest by propo
sitions from persons who wish to
enter into various contracts
with them, offering to take
options and regular mining
leases. It is putting it mildly to
say that the Gaffney people are
excited over the situation.
Amiable Par sen
N*w York Tloack.
The Rev. Peter McQueen Is
an optimist who always has a
good word to aay for everybody,
even if the person under dis
cussion may seem to have uo
admirable qualities. One day
when he had been standing np
for a particularly disreputable
specimen of humanity, a friend
said to him: McQueen how is
it that you always can think of
something pleasant to say about
everybody under the sun?”
Father McQueen laughed.
"Well, you see," he said, "there
is so mnch good in the worst of
us, aod so much had in the
best of ns, that it does not be
come any of us to speak ill of
the rest of us."
Paul R. Outlaw, formerly as
sociate editor of the Greenville
Reflector end a young news
paper man of rare ability, died
Tuesday at Tarboro. aged 28.
He.was forced to give up bis
work last summer on account of
faiUngdiealtb.
A charter la granted to the
Oxford Seminary iConatruclion
Company, capital stock $50,000,
F. P. Hobgood and about forty
other Oxford men being the
stockholders. The' company will
bnild n school to replace Oxford
Female Seminary, lately burned,
and will thoroughly equip it.
ROYAL
Baking Powder
Is Most Economical
Because it makes feette*
And mote healthful food.
•O'M. nn» mou oo . Mw <-r-n
STARLET.
iVn«iKin(l*»e» of I ha (Unlit
I Crowded oalollMt Ihm.i
March 26th.—We trust that
soon gentle spring which has
for no ldng been lingering in the
lap of winter, will leap forth and
make some laps of her own.
The wheat fields are looking
greeu again and the snow white
strawberry blossom bids ns good
morning and an old time darky
once told us that to-morrow was
" Palmetto Sunday. *
In order to be a little in touch
with the Rnms study at Gasto
nia yesterday some of the Stanley
school children gathered bunches
of the modest little daisies, those
sweet little harbingers of spring
which moved the heart of this
great teoder poet when bit
plough share crushed this
crimsoned tipped floor, just one
hundred and eighteen years ago
nest month.
One of our excellent farmers
of Stanley had an idea that
during the Ides of March, and
when King Cotton was sweet
sixteen to one or more might be
the proper time to begin plant
ing and did plant some on the
18th of March, 1904.
The following named ladies of
Stanley attended the cooking
and sewiug school at Gastonia
yesterday: Mrs. J. Jenkins,
Mrs. L. J. Black. Mrs. R. E.
Carpenter. Mias Mary K. Smith,
Mias Viola Peterson; Mias Katie
Carpenter.
The death of Mr. David Eddle
man, of Lucia, was quite a shock
to bi* many friends. He died
tome time yesterday and was
buried at Snow Hill Methodist
church to-day. Should no^onc
else do so, we promise to (five
the next issue of Tiir Gazktt*
a brief sketch of this good
citizen and kind neighbor of
ours.
Mr. Jesie L- Kennedy, a prom
inent citizen of Kinston, died
suddenly Thursday while on the
witness stand. He was being
tried for shooting and disabling
for life Mr. Ed Hughes of La
grange a year ago.
At his borne in Siler City
Thnrsday morning, Mr. J. N.
Peoples, a prominent business
man, committed suicide by tak
ing laudanum and shooting him
self. No reason for the deed is
known. ,
PERFECTION
In shoe making baa been
attained by the factories
that make ladles* fine
Shoes. 4 4 4 4
Oar lines of Strap San
dals and 5th Avenue Ties
are the handsonrast that
we have ever shown. All
the newest things at
S3.00 and S3.SO
Robinson Bros.
rat traittbstmiss*mrsaoci
nonce.
T« MacfcMWn •( Mali MBaCs.
Notice it hereby given that a
meeting of stockholders of Gas
tonis Coffin Company will be
held in the office of Gastonia
Banking Company, Gastonia, N.
C. April 28. 1904, at 2:30 p. as.,
to consider s resolution to dis
solve said corporation.
By order of the Directors.
Jmo. P. Love, President.
Gastonia, N. C. Mar. 28, 1904.
A22c8._ 1
Notice I# Creditors.
MARY JOHNSTON’S
GREAT NEW NOVEL
Sir
Mortimer
IS JUST PUBLISHED
Reader* of "TO HAVE AND TO HOLD" wit)
welcome the distinct advance which Mist John
aton, already a master-hand in fiction, baa made
over her previous successes.
\
With frontispiece reproducing colon of
origlnoi pointing try P. G Yofcn, and
eight illustrations printed on indla-tfatcd
paper sad mounted like jihnliiginphi
HARPER A BROTHERS, New York
THE J. A. GLENN CO.,
WHOLESALE^GgOCEgS
And dlstrtbnt *m following braids floort
“DAN VALLEY”
“IMPERIAL”
“COLUMBIA”
“WHITE SATIN”
“CAPITOLA”
“TBLLICO” and “THREE P.”
W« personally guarantee any brand above. They are made
from best wheat and by most modern mlfl’ag methods.
THE J. A. GLENN CO.
Special Sate of Embrohieries
Next Monday Morning at 9 O'clock.
, _Atlbe boar wunad above we «hall make
|n Embroideries. Oar showings embrace a aranaai w
sals there will be surprises la beauty and
Embroideries, 25c per yard.
es in the very newest *-T*tfamtils designs. "
, These goods are ia widths of 8 tol6 inches and will be oEared
yard*0* * TUA “lom* •* **»«y fa*. far only,.per
This special sale begas next Monday-■—
at 9 o’clock. Flrat comer* get flret choice. 0rnI"*
See window display of these elegant goads at
our store to*day.
Laces.
uJ:zs&es. s?& jg-—
alAS. F.
GOING TO BE GLAD I
Psriectim in UHHaefy la wkat we aha to produce. It u
what every woman desire* who dreamt tastefully. We study
material*, colon, fabrics, shapes; wo Andy to prodnee r*T
tbing becoming to the wearer- -something which la material*,
style, colon, ait and blend tags fascinates the refined eye and
satisfies the perfect taste.
We believe that I# yon seek these thing* among oar broad va
riety end exquisite pattern*, yon arc GOING TO BN GLAD. *
MISS RUDDOCK
U» 8Mn Ow, Itort,-hiT, '
iflr gf&r&a lik
To every purchaser of a cake of oar •—rrmi
ncisecttn mum abb cdwramw map.
Tut but this couoon and bring to -
us and we will count It aa 10c on
' »
a purchase of a calc* of Ridcaack*
• er’a Umoma Skin and Complexion
. ■
Soap. This soap sells for 29c
and in this way you pay 15c for a
25c soap. ^We carry the moat
complete line of toilet eoap in
town. :: ::
ADAMS DRUG C?.
csasamamBasmn-fnewemssaansnaaessusess' ' .
Our Piano Sales
arc Still going oa at our asaal low prices. Why not cafl and gat
our prices ? Remember we aril for cash or Installment. If you
have any doubt as to the quality, tone or touch ask your friends.
We have been in your town lor one year and hare sold mors pianos
and organa than all other companies combined. Ask your friends
and be convinced.
A. D. Jones & Co.
M. B. BR1SSIE,_Manager.
Going! Going!
Three Times!
I And Gonef
I -
Tbe season for handling stock is drawing rapidly to • dom|
Our Sue stock of horses and males is bow "goto*,” 4goto*," sad
pretty soon it will be "three times said gone!"
Oar lest sbipmsnt for the season was a car-load of hones Bad
s car-load of males received last waek-we have only 100 head la
all. la this lot are sobm anaaoaUy good stock foe farm parpoaes,
and especially ia attention called to some Ins driving and saddle
horses.
This stock is horn onr old reliable Tennessee dealer, sad of
coarse we gaaraotee every salmtl to be )ast as represented.
Come ftloag qnkkly sad get yonr choke, wo ate wla&ag trp
tbs reason.
Craig & Wilso