M the' Waltbour runaway
—fawning its lead, bnt Ch»«n
«ton, littk by littMi and with
■sock caution, increasing the
. <4 thepwnoiag motor. At
ateioat imperceptibly, he
ns the other, and then,
_ tbe motor more lever, he
crept ap (aster. By this time
tkV had gone a number of miles
is then circling race and Wal
thoar was growing Duay. It was
a perilous time for him, and be
‘MusM it fully, be admitted
••sward. Champion increased
his speed and the two motors
wnte brought almost aide by side,
sat they want the circuit many
nmaa before Champion dated to
go close enough to the other to
accomplish Ua intention. Then,
when be waa certain that he was
goiscat the identical speed of
the runaway, be leaned over to
Wakhoor's molar sad pressed
the correct lever. At once the
roar of the motor lessened, grew
mose and more subdued, and
finally, after five or six more
laps, the Waltbour machine was
brought down to a atop and
Waltbour waa helped off.
Champion was warmly con
gnMktcd by the other riders,
aad they confessed they did sot
know whet to do tin they saw
Urn rush out the Botler motor
and begin his pursuit.
, ®®kby does not mind ackoow
mdgiag that be was pretty oer*
voon and at one time on the
Wft of becoming rattled.
In speaking o# the incident
remaned: “That was
soother piece of Walt hour’s
l®ek. He’s the luckiest rider in
®***orid. II H had been jroor
nde Nat, be woald have been
tacked op in pieces about this
time.”
Capt* Walton of the C. * N.
w. Railway expects to bring his
Marily to Lenoir soon again to
nve. They will occupy one of
Pt-Ivey’s cottages on Fairfield
There still remain 117 names
°i ???^ pH* o*> the tax books
of CaldmtU, bnt it is thought
fifty or sixty of these have heft
county since the taxes were
levied. It is thought the Demo
cratic polls unpaid will slighly
outnumber the Republicans.
_ Mi*» Maigarite McAllister, of
Fensylvania, who visited Mrs.
G- F. Harper some years ago
and has been teaching at Red
N. C., has gone to
Forto Rico as a missionary. Miss
McAllister made quite a number
of Meads while ia Lenoir who
erfll be glad to bear of her again.
Rev. L. T. Mann, of Lowell,
N. C., has been secured to suc
ceed Rev. C. C. Thompson as
pastor of the Methodist church
at this place. Mr. Mann ia said
to be bat of the moat learned
and polished ministers in the
Western North Carolina Confer
ence. He is expected to take
charge of the work at once.
Little Dorothy, the (our and
one-half months old babe of Mr.
tad Mrs. H. C. Martin, died
Thoradav evening of last week:
The UtUe one. it was tkoagkt,
waa taking chicken-pox ana af
ter a few bonis of intense suffer
ing her Uttle life went oat. The
highly appreciated by the strick
George p. Thompson, Bsq.,
as; Btvn-i
Courtney, of Hartland, who was
indicted lor burning bit store
hoam lam December. A huge
number of witnesses were aum
mo««d o«,both sides of the case
sad It elicited a great deal of in
tftest. We an not able at this
time to say bow the ease will
tefteiaate, as there is s great
deal of testimony to be taken,
Ptnume occupying several days
time to get through with it.
The North WilkesboroJoansl
Mrs:
"Chtwace Parks, of Dells
yfay.ded yesterday. He was
■d*f soon ditching done sad
2Za^r.n/*i-."a
Ms health. Instead of beiat
ftflotr not it tamed oat to be
did pamaips, sad front their
Pdeeaees elects be died ih
shea* two boon. He wes about
enesBthly respected sad well.
jBe. l5£ was s coosta to
m&jS&sz **■'BC
MEMOUAL DAYAT Y0IKV1LLE
Cmht Mm cl Csafsderata
N—BIOl to 1m Laid Dm
YortrOl# Xae&lrrr. 9t4.
Mr. F. HapperfieJd has been
rushing work on the base of the
proposed Confederate monument
and has it vary nearly readv for
the laying of the corner molc.
Everything will be in readiness
by next Tuesday.
' The ladies of Winnie Davis
chapter of the U. D. C., have
abandoned the idea of a basket
picnic on Memorial Day; but
this will in no wise take away
from the attractiveness of the
programme that will be carried
out on that occasion.
Instead cf a general picnic ar
rangements are being make to
serve hot lunch to the visiting
militia and to the Confederate
veterans. The use of Bratton's
ball has been secured for ibe
purpose sod lunch will be served
promptly at 12 o’clock.
The exercises of the- day are
to begin promptly at 2 o’clock
in tbe afternoon, and are to be
opened with prayer by Rev. Dr.
J. H. Thorn we 11 of Fort Mill.
Next will follow the laying of
the corner atone of the Confeder
ate monument with Masonic cere
monies, and after this will come
Colonel Coward's address and
the delivery of crosses of honor.
Immediately afterward a proces
sion will be formed for the march
\o the cemetery where the graves
of the Confederate dead will be
decorated with flowers.
The exercises at the corner
stone laying will be interspersed
with music, including choruses
and several pieces by tbe cornet
band of Cheater.
Tbe ladies arranging to set up
booths at different places along
the streets for tbe sale of refresh
ments and souvenirs, the pro
ceeds to be for tbe benefit of tbe
Confederate monument fund.
Faming as a Profs asian.
X D. Mania, la Si. Lou la Kan) World
My policy is that one should
take the best papers relating to
his field of labor and at all times,
be a student. Tbe fundamental
principles at growth and progress
are identical in all avocations,
while methods applied may dif
fer.
Too many are leaving the farm
to embark in the so-called ‘higher
professions.' It seems that tbe
"moving spirit" of these "higher
callings” is against the farmer,
and that it recognises no honor
in labor—save mental labor.
I believe our professional men
and women are responsible for
the wretchedness and discontent
of humanity. Bach proclaims its
hero as a man of letters, an emi
nent doctor, a noted divine, a
great lawyer, etc., until people
outside of any of these, profes
sions are taught to believe one
had as well be dead and forgot.
Labor was never looked upon
as being disgraceful until slavery
was Introduced. Then the ruling
class indulged in luxury and in
dolence. These two character
istics canaed the down fall of tbe
Sooth.
No doubt, many are. familiar
with the words of St. Paul: "Me
that will not work, neither shall
he eat." Saint Paul glorified
himself in that, be labored with
bts own hands. Martin Luther
worked diligently for his daily
bread by gardening. The farm,
er need not be despised.
The fanner of to-day is by no
means to be despised. He is eh
gaged in an honorable calling.
He is Nearer tbe heart of nature.
Humanity depends upon him for
food.
Farmers must have tact, jodg.
meat, fore-thought, and manage*
went. And tbe sooner we learn
that "Alt’s not gold that glitters,"
or "All that glitters ia not gold,”
the better. The young man of
to-day cannot step Iron tbe
plow handles to the pnlpit, or
from the farm to the bar in
snoeeasfnl law practice—year* of
»5P*r‘*nce *r« accessary.
Neither can the "clod-hopper”
draw near Cod and nature and
be a successful fanner without
OCP .
Agriculture ia more and more
being esteemed as a desirable
occupation for a great many
millions of our people. And
•ever before la the history of
the world baa so orach attention
hues given by governments and
•bites to this industry. In the
K, agriculture has been a
unset to-day it ia a ad entile
profession. It Ntw to me that
we are cm tbe threshold of new
things fat farming.
NmtBaMcIPlMl.
Tboemeoo Jackaoa, who boo
boon OMkiaff brteka at Clover. 8.
C„ baa oow moved hia meetrfa*
ary »o Orover. M. C., and will
ana brick there. Mr. Jack tow
hw amde 145.000 at Clever aod
*J? 10 ■»•*•
500,000 at Orover. The elay ot
Orover b the very beet aod the
brfeka mode there will bo yeiy
S. The eloy will ho obtotood
• tbo pit of Qeome W. Orooa
era oat loM that it ia Am
paaaf Wo are interned theta
Minor of them brtcha will be
peed at Orover tbia m armor fat
Dluflilf.
•w. Aycock lor Vka-PmaUaat.
AiktrUkCHtts. '
The Citiseo feels that it can
not endorse too strongly the
movement now on foot to push
Governor Aycock, of this state,
as a candidate for the Vice-Pres
idency on the national ticker.
Goveraor Aycock*« admin istra
tion of the office, from which he
is soon to retire, makes him as a
man eminently fitted to fill the
office of Vice-President. A Dem
ocrat in every sense of the word,
loyal and true to those principles
which inspired the foonder of
Democracy, ever faithful io the
discharge of the duties of the
high office to which he was elec
ted by the people of this state—
we know of no mao who could
enlist the support of the people
of the couutrv to a higher degree
than Governor Aycock.
Moreover, there is ■ general
feeling spreading throughout the
country that the South should
be recognised in some shape or
form on the national ticket. The
opinion prevails that it is high
time for the country to abandon
tbe last trace of sectionalism,
and give some reward to the pro
pie who are the bone and sinew
of the party. Year after year,
never faltering, the Democracy
of tbe South has doue its duty
nobly and well, and yet for many
campaigns tbe suggestion of a
Southern min as a candidate on
the national ticket evoked noth
ing more than a shrug of the
shoulders. Bnt it may now be
said that the Democratic leaders
are lending a patient ear to the
growing demand of the Land of
Dixie that one of her sons be
chosen as a running mate for
Judge Parker. Parker and Ay
cockl There it a sound of which
smacks of victory in tbe mention
of the combination. We feel
sure that ail sections of the
country would enthusiastically
unite in supporting a ticket
fraught with auch momentous
meaning. Parker and Aycock!
It-woula mean the annihilation
of the carper who still preaches
the doctrine of a divided country.
The waver of "the bloody shirt"
would lose his occupation.
To the credit of the press of
the Old North State be it said
that without an exception the
papers of North Carolina have
raflled round the Aycock banner
with a ferver and enthusiasm
which recalls the days of the
Mecklenburg Declaration. Their
lead is snre to be followed by
many of the big Southern dailies,
and Governor Aycock as a Vice
Presidential quantity is destined
to attract universal attention.
A New Train Par Charlotte.
Charlotte Nm. 3rd.
There was some talk the other
day of a morning train lor Char
lotte from Lenoir by way of
Gastonia, returning the same
way in the afternoon. We are
not able to say how far this mat
ter has progressed. Bnt so far
as Gastonia is concerned Char
lotte and that thriving neighbor
have, fine connections now. It
strikes us that a better plao
would be the running of a train
over the Carolina and North
western from Lenoir, switching
off to the Seaboard at Lincolnton.
It would be a shorter trip for
one thing. There is even great
er need of such a train since the
freight from the West that ar
rives here in the morning has
recently been ordered to discon
tinue carrying passengers. And
it needs but a moment’s thought
to convince any ooe what an ad
vantage the passenger train
would be to Charlotte trade.
On the Seaboard, West, the
business man who has more than
an boar's business to transact in
Charlotte mast spend tbe night,
end tbe next day and tbe next
night, leaving about ten o’clock
ior home. The running of a
train from Lei.oir to Charlotte
via Lincolnton would ppen up a
splendid country to Charlotte
trade, both on the Western Road
the Carolina and North-Western
and the Seaboard. Returning in
the afternoon, it would bes great
convenience to the public Tiav
ing business in Charlotte, and to
tbe Charlotte people wishing to
get to Blowing Rock without tbe
sacrifice of too much time.
The scheme {ft not impracti
cable from any point of view and
tha News urges the business
men of Charlotte to set on' foot
at once some movement show
ing the railroad authorities that
Charlotte is in earnest in the
matter and will be greatly con
venience d and obliged if the ar
ragemeat can he made. We be
lieve that tbe movement will be
successful if it la rightly man
aged and at once. Charlotte
needs that morning train from
Lenoir and Hickory and L4n
coin too and we mast show that
we want it aa badly aa we need
It.
Mrs. W. H. Crawford, daugh
ter of Hon. Theo. P. Kluttx,
Mad at har borne (a Salisbury
Isst Wednesday morning after a
linger! eg illness of ssvstal
■oaths. 9 be leaves a bus bead
sad two little daughters.
Many Democrats In the Eighth
district art aestefeg Hon. Theo
PVlChitts of Salisbury, to again
be a esedldats for Caagrns.
Maay feel that he Is tbe strong
est Mala the diatriet and are
•nioti for fate to fNotiMtf Ui
ihtif ImiloB
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CLEMS®* CADETS I* BATTLE.
EaiUAs to • Sham Affair While
•a March that DimbuM
the lahabitaata to that Part al
tba Canatrr.
The Clenson cadets arc in en
campment in Anderson. They
left the college Wednesday mora
ia* nearly 430 stroug.
A special to the Columbia
State says that the hoys oo the
march carried their blanket rolls
canteens and guns marching in
regular army fashion. In fact
the discipline and service on the
encampment was exactly the
same as that which prevails in the
regular army in the field.
The cadets had a great time'
on the march from the college
to Anderson. They left Clein
son at 7 o’clock Wednesday
morning, as stated above, and
reached the "half-way-point” at
Sandy Springs abontnoon. Here
a halt was made, and the cadets
rested throughout the afternoon
and camped lost night.
Coming down from Clemson
there were abont 450 men in line
divided into eight companies.
The officers were mounted, and
with the commissary train and
the two batteries of artillery it
was an impoaiug pageant. Be
tween Pendleton and Sandy
Springs the corps wis divided
into two battalions and turned
over to the cadet officers. The
first battalion took a battery of
artillery and marched off down
the road. They had been given
instructions to select a suitable
pl»c* and fortify themselves,
whUe the second battalion,
which did not know of the posi
tion that had been taken, would
come no and attack.
The first battalion took op
position on the lower batik of a
creek, jnst beyond Sandy Springs
and pnt out pickets. The sec
ond battalion came up, located
the pickets and deployed skirm
ishers. The officers of both bat
talions were on the alert, aud
everything moved off in regular
battle order.
Suddenly one of the 3-inch
guns belched hoarsely and awoke
the echoes. This was answered
by the artillery of the second
force and then the infantry came
op on the flanks and the sham
battle was on. The inhabitants
of that part of the country were
dumbfounded, for they were not
expecting anything quite so
noisy.
Col. . Si trover, commandant,
acted as umpire, His judgment
was that the attacking force car
ried the day.
Ltecola'a Ministers Organise.
Uacola Joamt.
Last Monday, April 25th, the
ministers of Lincoln connty met
for the purpose of forming an
organisation. Rev. R. Z. John
son _ was appointed temporary
chairman. A committee, con
sisting of Rev. W. A. Murray,
R. M. Conrtney, and D. P.
Bridges, was appointed to get
np by-laws.
The next meeting will be held
at the North State Hotel on
Monday after the fourth Sunday
in May, when a permanent or
ganization will be effected. The
subject for discussion at next
meeting will be. “The Christian
Sabbath.”
Professional Cards,
A. L. BULWINKLE,
AttotneyrttrLaw.
DALLAS, N. C.
Wbi. H. LEWIS,
Attorney at Law.
Office over Yeager’* store.
A. K. LOPTIN,
CONTRACTOR.
Cotton Mill and other heavy Con
i’, ructions a specialty.
, GASTONIA. N. C.
dr. d. e. McConnell,
DENTIST.
Office first floor Y. M. C. A. Bld’g
GASTONIA, N. C. •
Phone flB
DAVID S. L. JOHNSON,
Unit Taoohar aad Tint,
has tuned lor A. D. Jonee ft Co., St.
Min i College aad auoy Oiitooii
lam nice. Ha raaau at Pr. It. V.
OWao'» (denttat), wbo*o telephone
call la a. J1
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RUBBER STAMPS!
Made for You While You Walt.
At THE GAZETTE PRINTING HOUSE you can
have your rubber stamps made while you wait. This
picture shows the scheme.
The holder is one piece, the atsmp proper Is
another, being a metal slide which slips Into the
holder. One slide can be taken out and another
put In. The rubber types are set by hand into the
slide and your stamp Is ready for use. We set the
type and furnish stamp complete.
The slides are made one-line, two-line, or three
line, with separate holder for each. Thus with the
same holder different slides of the same width can
be used. The style of type used Is an Imitation of
the typewriter face, like this:
. THE GASTONIA <*2WTBB,
• l*loo a feakt
One Dollar a imt • .
PRICES:
One-line stamp, complete.20c
Two-line stamp, complete.25c
Three-line stamp, complete .... 30c
ORDERS PROMPTLY FILLED.
GAZETTE PRINTING HOUSE
Going! Going!
Three Times!
And Gone.
The season for handling stock is drawing rapidly to a close.
Oar fine stock of horses and males is now "going," "going," and
pretty soon it will be "three times and gone I"
Our last shipment for the season was a car-load of horses and
a car-load of mules received last week—we have only 100 head in
all. In this lot are tome'unusually good stock for farm purposes,
and especially is attention called to some fine driving and saddle
horses. *
This stock is from our old reliable Tennessee dealer, and of
course we guarantee every animal to be just as represented.
Come along quickly and get your choice, we are winding up
the season.
Crt i£ & Wilson
UNDERWEAR
For Warm Weather.
This is the Lind yon are going
to want in a few days and we
have the kind to please yon.
Come aud examine onr elegant
assortment at ?5c, 50c, and $1.00
per garment.
ROBINSON BROS.
THR HABERDASHERS.
The Order of Red Men of the
State are holding their annuel
meeting in Charlotte tbi* week.
Notice to Creditor*.
riT?n«”.ri /** '***wl" ^
EXECUTOrS NOTICE.
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BICYCLES!
BICYCLES I
We Have them In *11 the beat
make*: Columbia*. Hartford*,
Recycle*. Ramblers, Crescents
and Baffles. We carry a fall
line of supplies. We have a 6rst
class Repair Shop. We put on
rubber carriaffe and bony tires.
We put on rubber baby
canrisffe tires. We do sanitary
plumbinff.
We want yoor best ness.
Respectfully.
Torrence Brothers
PLUMBERS
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