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VOL. XXV. GASTONIA, N. C.. FRIDAY. APRIL 22.1004.
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EAST GASTON GOSSIP.
(Crowded oat oi ItM Imj
But Gaston, April 18—Never
have we seen three more favor*
able weeks to work on the farms
than the last three have been,
and the farmers of £ast Gaston
have made good nse of them.
Some uy they have been plant
ing cotton, bat wo think this
poor bnsineu, as cotton is bring*
tng too tnoch money to be
throwing it awsy in the ground.
Bat we confess that we have not
seen any of our farmers so fool
ish as to be pleating cotton, but
hove seen a few of them plant
ing cotton seed, or seeds from
cotton.
Some uy the trait Is about all
killed, bat we have been in
some orchards where there is yet
plenty and to spare.
Wheat and oats are looking
fine now, and we would like to
see frequent showers to keep it.
u well u other crops, growing
nicely.
We understood that Col. G.
M. Shives, who is a most excell
ent farmer of Bast Gastoni is
going into the poultry business
on a pure blood scale, sod that
he has laid in a supply from
Open View Farms. We hope he
will do well in this his new en
terprise.
We understand that Mr. B. O
Davis and family, who left Bast
Gaston in the early part of the
winter, are not very well pleased
with their faraway western home,
and tome even predict that we
may look for them back just at
any time now. That's right,
Ebben, come back, yon have
got many friends here who will
be glad to sec you on your na
tive soil.
We were glad to see Mr. J. K»
CooneU’s article in Friday's
GJuurmt. He is the kind of
man we always like .to bear from,
and we ere glad to know that he
and family are doing well. We
note too, that be agrees exactly
with Col. Abernctby oa the
campaign and court house ques
tion for Gsston county.
We bear it whispered all rounds
and sooner or later we expect
to hear it yelled out. What?
The court house question I
We have never beard as
much complaint about the scar
city of labor in Bast Gaston os
there Is now. We know of farm
ers wbo went and bought fertili
sers and mnles and made other
advances to negroes in order to
get them to work crops, and
they remained during the bad
weather, and as soon as the
weather opened up they left for
parts unknown. If they have to
go oil we favor them going early
in the spring, and if not, then
forcing them to remain on the
farm or go to the cbaingang.
There ought to be a law to pro
tect those fanners who feed and
furnish homes and Are wood
daring the winter for the negroes
snd then as soon as they can do
them some good they up and go,
leaving tb«r families here for
the farmers to brinish homes for.
■There has been quite an
■epidemic in the way of sore eyes
in Bast Gastda lately, bat it
seems that all are better now.
We are sorry' to note the
serious illness of Mr. W. N.
Cavin'* son, who, they tell ds is
not expected to live Long. Mr.
W. N. Cavin is our efficient
mail carrier on Rural Route No,
1 from Manat Holly.
We pity the candidate* bortes
for the amt they drive them up
and do«dn the roads id Bast
Gaaton. It is a sight. ’But ao
far Sheriff Armstrong ia in the
lead for fast driving, reckon be
thinks be has to move or get
left.
Who will the people have for
State Senator and members oi
the House of Representatives?
That's the question. Csn any
one answer? Gaston has to
have somebody. But candidates
don’t worry the people. They
still call yon in tiuse.
We have beard the least said
shoot politics in Gaston this
veer that we have ever heard.
It seams that no one is mocb
Interested except the candi
dates. This is better then for
oar neighbor* to be falling out
and flgnting for their favoriUa
like dogs and cata.
Boat Gaaton extends to yon,
|fr. Editor, an invitation to visit
Bast Gastoa, and awaiting yon
ia a royal welcome. With plenty
to eat aad a shed which yon can
gat under to aleep.
Turpentine is now being pro
duced by steam, and this new
comoetitor is having a serious
•Beet upon the product obtained
la the alf way. Oor people in
the eastern section who still
have terpentine orchards on
hand which are supposed to be
axbsnstrd might tom them to
account by the nae of thia saw
steam process.—Raleigh Boat.
LOWELL LOCALS.
(CrowdadOTt* laat laaaaj
Btrwtwafat of in* Oaaatts.
Lowell, April 18—The quar
terly conference for this cfrcait
will be held at Bet has da on next
Saturday and Sunday instead of
a weak later as was previously
announced.
Communion services will be
held at the Lowell Methodist
cbqrcti Sunday afternoon. The
presiding elder is expected to
be present.
Mrs. C. V. Fite, of Charlotte,
visited her parents. Mr. and
Mrs. H. S. Adams, here last
week. Mr. Fite apent Sunday
with her.
* Mias Ethel Hudson is at Low
ell on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. J.
K. Hand.
Misses Luis Dameron end
Alice Jenkins returned to-day
from a visit to Mount Holly and
Stanley.
Rev. R. A. Miller evidently
believes in a full aud complete
change. He has swapped bis
white horse for a coal black.
durryrille Happenings.
ChrtT/vOl* Km. Mtk.
Mias Dona Smith and Minor
Griffin, of Beasemer City, were
married at Glover lost Sunday.
Mr. Mauney is having brick
placed for the erection of a build
ing in which he expects to
operate a bank.
Ik. Glenn, county physician,
was here Tuesday disinfecting
the bouae in which Mr. Quinn
had small-pox. Mr. Qninn has
so far recovered that the guards
have been released and the
quarintine raised.
Mr. Lee Niell, of Crouse, had
$30 stolen from his house Mon
day night while he was spend
ing halt an honr with a neigh
bor.
L. D. Black, of Harden, bas
bought oat W. B. Bess, and will
continue business at the old
stand.
A box supper will be given at
the academy Saturday night,
April, 23rd, for (he purpose of
raising funds to defray expenses
of commencement.
Mr. William Robinson, who
drives for the Vivian cotton
mill bad a remarkable escape
from injury Tuesday evening
while driving a load of wood be
tween the mill and reservoir.
The bone became frightened
and backed the wagon into the
reservoir. The fire engines
wctc put to work to pump the
water out sad all were soon
rescued. *
On last Saturday 172 peopte
assembled at the houfc of Mr.
Btnannel Houser to celebrate
bis 78th blrthdsy. Df this num
ber 120 were.his relatives.
The Wilmington Star says that
the shipment of strawberries bas
begun, the first going by ex
press from Long Creek on Sun
day and on Monday the first
shipment from Pair Bluff sold
for 50 cents per quart.
WHAT'S GOING ON.
J. H. Kennedy & Co., the
popular druggists, are thinking
of putting a penny-in-tbe-slot
weighing machine in their
store, so that those who use
Mi-o-na can tell how ramch they
gain in weight every week.
There is talk of forming a "Get
Pat Society” in Gastonia. It
will be a lolly crowd, as fat peo
ple are always happy. This
will undoubtedly increase the
sale of Mi-o-na, the flesh form
ing food, for which J. H. Ken
nedy & Co., are the local agents.
It is rather unusual for a phy
sician to treat bis patients on
the no-cnre, no-pay plan. How
ever, this is the way Druggists
J. II. Kennedy A Co., are selling
Mi-o-na, as they agree to reload the
pries ol 50c a box u it doe* not curs
all stomach trouble* and incrsaac
weight.
Tks Gastokia O.YXJtTTE ia going
to publish experience* ol thoae who
have used Ml-o-aa. the remarkable
He*b lurminx food. Send ia your
letters ami tell whnt thi* prepara
tion ha* done (or you.
The remarkable retail* (root the
use of oar advertising column* has
never been better shown than ih J.
H. Kennedy A Co * large sale of
Mi-o-na. This preparation has not
bses advertised lor very many
month*, but it already is the best
•slHng article in J. H Kennedy &
Co’s store. — AlS-tt
rtOM ALLIANCE, S. C.
OnrKW»Mwt* of ttt Outfit
Perhaps 1 can tell yon some
news. One of onr neighbors'
has s negro on his plsce who
has triplets, seven months old—
all hearty boys. They can ait
alone. It's looks so funny to sac
tbern all in a row. They are
sons of Lawrence and Julia
Mobley.
All of onr fruit ia safe unless
there comes a-freere.
We had a good rain the last
part of the week which was ap
preciated very mneh. It was
first we have bad to amonnt to
any thing this spring.
Cotton is mostly all planted,
alto corn. Grain of all kind
looka encouraging. 1 don't
think any more cotton is planted
than usual.
Cattoa Stalk With Twta Balls.
The hull of a twin boll of cot
ton was brought from River
Bend the other day by Mr. W.
C. Abernethy. It grew on the
farm of Mr. C. W. Rankin. A
twin boll of cotton iin’t a great
novelty, but this one was a sam
ple from a stalk-foil of the same
kind. Mr. Rankin ia grieving
because the cotton from this
stalk was picked and thrown in
with the other bt fore be discov
ered the cariosity, for with cotton
at 15 cents the variety that will
bear two bolls instead of one ii
the kind for the fanner to go
after.
Far The Library.
If you can't push, shovel
HEALTH
is the
Most Important
In buying food-products, several things
are to be thought of—i. e., Economy,
Results, Easy Handling, Reliability, but
the most important is Health.
. Health means everything. In buying
clothes, shoes, hats, furniture, etc., if the
buyer is deceived and gets an imitation
die only harm is loss of money. In buy
ing food-products, if imitations are sup
plied, there is not only a loss of money,
tut perhaps an injury to health—which
is beyond price.
Rmtmber theat fadt •ohm buying t - * ‘-g powkr.
ROYAL
BAKING POWDER
ABSOLUTELY PURE
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Qverf lowin
Spring Stocks Never Before
riety, Completeness Going
'When we My that oar season’s showings la Ladles* Furnishings Car surpass stl
stocks lo quantity and variety, we state nothing hat a alalia fact. Bat It baa ~
tance for our customers. And there’s not only quantity, variety, oad atyle boro,
cle, every piece of goods sold here tells the troth oa Itself sad lives i
Some offerings are listed to~day. They arc attractive. Toko advantage
not all—not half, not n tenth, of the tdemlng store fall we are showing.
Visit us often—pot our methods, our goods, our store to the teat, an
SPECIALS IN
WASH FABRICS.
White, Black, and Colors, at
10c and ISc per yard, a Price
Below the Market Value.
Striped Dotted Swi*i, yd., 10c.
Real Manchester Chanbry, Madras,
yd.. 10c.
Meicerited striped Swiss, yd., 10c.
Leno Applique Lawn, yd., 10c.
Sheer Corded Madras, yd., 10c.
Ivanhoc Suitings, yd., 10c.
Linen finish Chambrys, yd., 10c.
Trinmph Batiste Lawns, yd., 10c.
Linen Madras, yd., 10c.
Mercerized Madras, yd., 10c.
Black Tafieta Cord, yd., 10c.
White Taffeta Cord, yd., 10c.
Oxford Piques, yd., 10c.
West End Oxford Piques, yd., 15c.
32-in. Soft finish Piques, yd., 15c.'
Kneiker Suitings, yd., I2yie.
Plain Chambrys, all colon, yd., 10c.*
A. P. C. and Zephyr.Ginghama, yd.,
10c.
Luson Zephyr Ginghams, good qual
ity, yd., 8c.
32-in. striped Madras, yd., 12yic.
Windsor Percale, yd., 10c.
India Linens, yd., 5c, 10c, 15c.
. Beautiful goods for the money.
A Good Bunch, 15c
to 50c.
i
32-in. Zephyr goods, plains and fan
cies, yd., 25c.
27 to 36-in Piqnes, for skirting, yd.,
* 20 and 25c.
wSS ‘nd col®r!,j;,; ffcolor*. yd.. »C 1
B.brovleredSwi^ ^^Uoetu.l
and 50c. 1
15c. 20c. *5c-^5 ' itiic. . 1
30.1b. Cannon Ctol»* V° «_--- 1
DRESSGOODS. I
Ml m*. JO-1- £j SO. 1
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44-lo. Uobiln*
color*, yd--s0?- ^ «tad*. y*-» ?*;
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Lino Skirtio**. --
— SILKS* •
color*, y®** 25c.
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laces and em
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NOVELTIES. 1
pina and coafilt jolt’arri^rff* ***? *“** ^
New lot of wchwai. *—111 tin the 1
•owe* aod nbUest f«* I
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-Now Crashed Leather Brito jnt ia, I
50c and 75c.
Dost fssgst mm Hn sftal ,
dies*, aliases*, sad children's
hosiery. Plain, Isee-strlpe and
gauze.
RIBBONS.
All shades, colon, qnaliSes, widths,*
and prices from 2>4^ccnta per yard np.
Corsets! Corsets!
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MILLINERY. .
Our stun point, Bvety
thlng Mr ©Very wester. Otff
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Come Where Spring Styles Blossom with Freshness and Stock
Jas. F.
| LADIES*
PEOPLE WHO SAVE
I
Come . out in the end with
plenty of mooey. All classes
can protect themselves against
sickness, loss of employment,
end other unforeseen misfortunes
by opening a SAVINGS AC
COUNT with us and depositing
regularly a small portion of then
earnings.
Pour per cent. Interest on all
deposits. Call to see us about
Gaston Lou ft Trust Co.
w. t. leva, prea aatM-warnw.
Smart Oxforda
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Oar Spring Hn« of B4
w.a Clapp's OifetO
Is tha baat mooay caa
bap. H r*a waar oaa
pair raa will narar ba
aatlafla4 with oar
atfcar IM. Prtoa U
ROBINSON BIOS.
Going! Going!
Three Timed!
And Gone.
mmmmmmmmmrnm
The aeeaoa for haadtaf stock U drawiaff rapidly to o cteaa.
Oor fine Rack of horns sad malss Is aew *filsa.“ •gabm,” aad
pretty sooa H win bs "thres timss sad fewel*
Oar tem skiptaaat for ths ssssoe was a car-load of bsSMa aad
a car-load of Risks rsodvad last wssh wa have oaty Ml haad ta
all. In this lot ora war naasoaOy rood stock far farm flagman,
aad especially It atteotioa called to aowm tea drfrla* aad seddk
hones.
This stock la freer ear oM raHeMe Ttaaaaaaa daater, aad of
coano wa taaraatm ovary aateul to ha Jest aa ropreeewted.
Came aloaf qetekly aad cat year choice, wa mm ilalhm op
Craig & Wilson
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