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w. r. MABSBALL, Kilter ui Proprltlor. DEVOTED TO VOL. XXV. _ _ GASTONIA. NX^E9DAY^MAYfl4M9Q4. f* AHEMT THE LI11A1IAH. Swcm •! the Library Depends Upea a Wise Cbslce-Ths Salary Should be Large Eaeogb le Sec ere One's Entire Has. To Ht Kitttor mt the OudUi; While the Board of Directors of onr Library Association have power .to elect the librarian, pass regulation* defining her duties, and fix her salary (we say her because it will be a mo man), yet we know they will not be averse to hearing some notions others may have. There are two idea* shout a librarian. One it to elect some one who can spare a little time from her other work; who can open the library, charge up the books taken out and credit those which stc returned. She might take her sewing, knitting or funcy work alonp so as to while away the hours in case they be came tediona. A small salary would be snfficieut iu this case. This plan would save money, but it would kill the library in six months, in the opinion ot the undersigned. lierang the right kind of librarian i». in oar opinion, more eaaential to the succeas of the library than anything else. The Board of Directors can give attention to it only at intervals, and the whole enterprise will succeed or fail according to the kind of librarian selected. In order that the library may be what it ought to be/ somebody must think about it, talk about it, and work for it nil the time. Some one must feel personally responsible for its success, must be a living impersonation of the library. The member* of the association canuot do this, the directors cannot; all these have their business to attend to. The only one to do it is the librarian. It should be made possible for ber to be and do all this by paving ber a salary large enough to render any other em ployment unnecessary. There is an immense amount of work for the librarian to do outside the library building. The month ly dues must be collected, no small job in itself. The purchas ing committee will be busy men and women and must rely to a great extent on the suggestions of the librarian. Hence she most keep in touch with all the latest ana best books published. She must be familiar with re liable reviews of books in every department of literature. -She must simply be an authority on everything of this kind. Moat of the patrons of the library will want suggestions as to what books to cead. In abort, we want to ask her any old question about books in any department and receive a clear, positive, re liable answer. How can one'be posted on all these matters unless the entire time be given tO'it? And how can the time be given unlees a sufficient salary be paid? The efficiency of the library will be settled right at this point. We believe some one should be selected who will make tbis her business for years, who is will ing to prepare herself well for the important work, who will put her conscience es well as energy into it, and one who will feel that she is largely responsi ble for the library’s success. This will be as broad s field of use fatness as the town affords. To direct, in large measure, the reading of the people wilb*be to wield an influence that cannot be measured. The work is too great and the responsibility is too heavy to be undertaken at odd times. The salary should be large enough to Justify her putting her enthusiasm, energy, conscience and lifa into it. Rape naive? Why, yes. Bat it is worth something and every thing valuable coats. We should ■eve the money already invested Sr investing largely in e Hbra an. Penny wisdom here would be pound foolishness with emphasis. C. A Bat Stacy. It waa told by Mr. Bob White. Oaa day last weak Mr. John Saralt came to town In hia horn aad returned home. Mrs. 8erv& wee in the buggy with Aim* Upon th« ifrivAJit borne one noticed a commotion through a creek trader the buggy coyer. Mr. Servie raieed up the coyer aad rata began to pour out. Immediately there waa a high old time killing them. Sixteen were killed and nine got away. Mr. Sarvia had brought them to town and back •gale. Mr. White aaye the ladlea didn't help tay. hut they kindly gsw the men end the rate pleety of room. Sebecribe for Tint OahTOKtA Oasgrrm BAST GASTON GOSSIP. Farmers flirlal Treshls With Hired Bela—Telephone Cam* auy Pots ta New Switch ■aard—News Nates and Par* seaal llama. •riHraaouoatna* of th» Oudu Bait Gaston, May 21st.— We are due your many readers an apology for not appearing in Thb Gazette for the last two weeks. Our only excuse for not doing so was that on the 7th inst. we wrote and mailed our article as usnat and were waiting (or its appearence, and not seeing it in pnpt have con cluded that it found its way to the waste basket, or was way laid on the way there. [Our correspondent’s letter was duly received, and appeared prompt ly in the next issne of thb Ga zette, May 10th—Bd. Ga zette.] (.01. Durant Roxxell, tbe painter and muter of all trade* of Lowesville, is now in But Gaston doing some work on Mack Henderson’s bouse. We know whnt this means. About two weeks ago one of Coi. Abemetby’s fine registered Jersey cows got her leg broke while in tbe pasture by getting it fastened between two rocks u she wu going down a steep bill. Tbe following persons of But Gaston have bought new buggies this spring: R. L. Cannon, K. J. Underwood. W. B. Hipp, N. P. Furor, Albert Parror and Robert Caldwell. Mias McIntosh, the efficiant school teacher of Mountain Island, we are sorry to say, is seriously sick. Dr. Williams and little daugh ter, of Baltimore, have been spending several days at Moun tain Island with his brother-in law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tate, tbe much admired manager of the Mountain Island Mills. Mr. George Jenkins, the brick man of Mount Holly, bu been up in East Guton trying to buy wood to barn brick this ram mer. Cspt. Eddleman sent a team np in East Gaston a few days ago and got a load of peas from Henry Underwood, one of Bast Gaston’s prosperous and wide awake farmers. Be careful boys and behave yourself or you might have to eat some of Henry’s peas. One of Gaston’s matrimonial candidates sent his beat girl 6 frogs last Saturday a week ago for her Sunday’s dessert. My, my I Bast Gaston makes more prog ress than is usually credited to it. One of our good farmers says he bu got bis cow trained so that while she gives milk she will not , eat onions while in his pasture where there are many, •but that when she is dry she eats all she can get. Another man has the turtles trained so they will come from the river and make nests with bis hens, and that the hens hatch the turtles and that sooner or later be will have a species of crow ing turtles as well u crowing bens. Mr. B. L. Finger end family, of Catawba county, spent several days this week with his father-in-law, Hon. M. L. Cansler (better known as uncle Sboog). v Col. W. I. Warren, the model farmer and war-horse politician of Lucia, was down the road a few dava ago. calling on his many mends who are always glad to see him. If any one ■rants a high old time, let him go and visit Col. Warren and bis good wife. Everybody seems to be very well pleased with the connty ticket, and Mr. Armstrong says that while his horse bad.a good deal to do before the primary, that he is yet alive and in trim to run the Republican nominee Into bis bole to remain than for at least two more years. Char lie is a hostler and will get there every time. Mr. R. B. Bnbington, the tele phooe man of Gastdn county, has been in Monnt Holly n few days potting in a new switch board and making other Im provements there. We are tied to know that be has about suc ceeded in making satisfactory arrangements with the sub scriber* up the Hoe. There was some kicking when it was re ported that rates were goigg to be higher under the new ntan but kicking pas about •U. as moat of them as usual tacked under when the time emit. Pred Prim and Miss Ivey RntnfeK of Mountain Island, wort married a few Sundays “go. It was A grctna greet) af fair. Our farmers are having lota of trouble with their hired help this spring. We favor a law that will force every man carry* ing ont bis contracts or puttiim him on the chain gang. We have understood that there was such a law on the statute books now, and that the failure on the part of our farmers to execute this lsw is the cause of tbe trouble they are having. Bast Gast'On. BONDS ACCEPTED. Recently Elected City Officers Make Their Deeds — Ordi nance* te be Berleed ead Pah* ilehed—Other Business Trane* acted by City CenacU. The city council met in special session at the city hall Thurs day night at 8 o’clock. Mayor J. K. Oixon presiding. Aldermen J. O. White. H. B. Moore, W. T. Rsnkin, L. L. Jenkins, tnd L. C. Pegram were present. The bonds oi Mr. H. Rutter, superintendent of the city light and water works, H. B. Moore, Treasurer, I. N. Alexander, Chief of Police and tax collector, W. P. Upton, chief of the fire department, were accepted. The committee of arbitration to settle the disagreement be tween the Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph Company and Messrs. S. N. Boyce and G. W. was continued. M. L. Mauney was elected to the position of cotton weigh er. The only other applicant for the position was w. M. Adams. Mr. B. H. Tuttle was elected to list taxes, make abstracts, and fill oat tax receipt books at a salary of $75. The mayor appointed Mr. L. L. Jenkins and Mr. 3. O. White as a committee to confer with the chief of the fire depart ment and Superintendent Rnt ter for the purpose of perfect ing a system of fire signals. The council ordered that the mayor have the ordinances of the city revised, employing for this purpose such legal counsel as is necessary, and to have the same published in pamphlet form. Sanitarf Policeman Smith was instructed to notify all penons having unused wells on their premises that they must have them cleaned ont and protected or filled up. The treasurer was instructed to borrow from time to time such amounts of money as may be necessary, to meet camnt ex* pehses. The following ordinance was passed: That all persons using electric lights under a flat rate be required to pay a doable rate on each and every light which may be burned after midnight, tame to go into effect on ana after June 1st. The council adjourned to meet in regular session on the second Tuesday night in June. Fithmi to Perform. William Irvine Fayasonx, Gastonia’* boy hypnottat and mind reader, will give two per formance* in the opera ho ate this week, one on Thursday night and one on Friday night atfi:30 o’clock. He mil alto give a free exhibition on Main street Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Payssottx will pot his subject to sleep on tbe stage Thursday night, have him on exhibition in tbe show window at Torrence's drag store all day Friday, and will wake him Fri day night ou the stage. These exhibitions will differ materially from those formerly given here by Fayssonx in that they will be devoted largely to the demon stration of mind reading.' clary voyaocc, spiritualism, and telep athy. He will give special at tention to the finding of lost articles. iraAHATTERonwum POY^ natamauumm Plane AT ItSSEMKl. Emsloyse* •! Iwhbk City Cnttos Mills 01 yea Annul Oat. Inf by tb« Proprietors—Twelve Manfred People Present - Maslc. Daadtf and lair oak* innate ComMusd to Make Happy Otfidsi It is a happy custom the pro* prietors of the Bessemer City Cotton Mills have of giving tbetr employees and their friends an animal outing iu the shape of an all day picnic. Saturday was the day set aside tor the event this year and twelve hundred and fifty people participated in a day of festivities, unmarred by a single mishap, at the Moun* tain Park Hotel on Whetatooe Mountain. As early as nine o clock Sat* urday morning the employees of tbe mill, together with their in* vited friends, began to gather at the mountain and from then till 9:30 in the evening the hotel and grounds waa a scene of gay* ety and pleasure. Heavner Brothers’ string band of Cherry* villc furnished music during the entire day. Abont noon a sumptuous dinner was spread at | the hotel for 1250 people. Early ' in the afternoon tbe ball teams of Bessemer and Sbelby met on tbe diamond and played an interesting game of ball, tbe score being 7 to S in fa or of Sbelby. Prnits of all kinds and cigars were served oo the grounds free of charge. Returning from the ball ground to the hotel the picnic* ers found supper awaiting them. After thoroughly satisfying the inner man with tbe good things from tbe table tbe baud again began to play and dancing was indulged in till 9:30 o'clock when the occasion came to a close and all returned to their homes. The proprietors. Messrs. Smith sad Pinchbeck, were highly pleased with the splendid behavior and the universal good humor of the crowd. “It was tbe best behaved crowd I ever saw" said Mr. Pinchbeck to the reporter. All the expenses of this annual picnic are borne by the mill. It is given compli mentary to the mill operatives and their friends and is an event always anticipated by them with tbe greatest pleasure. COMMENCEMENT DATS. Jmm Sam la ary to Clean Jana Sayanth—Sis Graduates—In - t era at lag Prafram. Neatly engraved invitations reading.as follows have been is sued : The Faculty The Icimr CUu luyn^gmfeg th. to;^ Osatool The graduating claaa is com posed of six young ladies, Mies es Maggie Crawford. Edna Iso lette Darwin, Mamie McKeown. Cleveland Smith, Sadye Oates, and Alma Smith. The program for tbe occ ision ia as follows: Sabbath, 11 o’clock a. rn., Baccalanreata Sermon; Sabbath 8 o’clock p. Addreas to Y. W. C. A.; Mooday, 8 o'clock p. m.. Com mencement Bxerciaes; Tnesday, 8 o’clock p. m., Reception. This marks the close of tbe most successful year in the Seminary's history. Th* board ing department hrs been full ana the work of the school has been carried on moat success fully. President Lindsay and bit faithful and efficient corps of assistants are to be congratu lated upon the showing made during the past session. PwdyttriM Prtfmi at Bellas. Our Cbm rah lM*rd We bear cheering news iron Dallas. Thera were fifteen ad ditions to the charch as one of the results of the recent meet ing. Last Sabbath their -old pastor. Rev. R. Z. Johnston, preached fur them and the church was simply packed. There were five more additions that day. „ They are moving toward the purchase of a nice home for their pastor. Good progress has beta made aad the amount la practically assured. When this has been purchased eveTy charge in oar presbytery will hava a manse except two. and io each of these the pastor owes his own horse. Wa rejoice with oar aeighbot and bid her God speed I George W. Mnrtny, formerly Congressman from the third South Carolina district, was convicted of forgery Friday at Sumter. Ha took an appeal Marry la a wealthy land owner. WATH AT Ctom. Mm. Vlillaa H. Jacfcan hm4 Aw*r Stemfajr HUM Alter Shwt 111mm. O'lwmniwM at tba Oihm Clover, May 23.—A gloom wan cast over oar town yesterday morning when It waa announced that Mrs. Hattie Jackson, wife of Mr. William N. Jackson, was dead. She had passed quietly to sleep at about 11 o’clock Sat urday night. Her death was not unexpected. 8ha became >11 with pneumonia three weeks ago and from the very first her condition waa considered seri ous. Mrs. Jackson was in the bloom of womanhood, being on ly about 26 years of age. Sbe leaves a devoted husband and two smalt children to mourn their loss. The youngest child « f.iriri only three weeks old. While Mrs. Jackson had only been a resident of oar town two or three yean, she had made many friends who, with the be reaved family, mourn their loaa. She was a devout member of the Baptist efanreh. 8be waa ami able iu disposition, pleasant at all times, always nicking thorn with whom sbe came in contact with a smile and pleasant greet ing. Funeral services were con ducted from the residence oy her pastor, Rev. W. E. Hart of Yorfcviile, at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, after which her body was deposited in theCloyer cemetery there to await tha final call of the master. The pall-bearers were Messrs. Ed Price, Andy Turner, Tom Jack eon, Carl Stroup, John Stacy and Davidsoa Youngblood. P1S6AH PEWCIUHflS. PWh. N. C., May 21,—Prob ably the only sand vetch plants in the county are now growing on the best farm of ymus truly. The following communication was handed me for publication on the Gastonia Bicycle Chib: /The undersigned. bicycli.u, of Gastonia, N.C., request the dear voters of the coaaty not to give any consideration to the proposition to move the court house to a more accessible point: everybody baa a bicycle, and we find that the trip to Dallas, when necessity • demands it, is easily accomplished. Pleasant and beneficial. Wc prefer that the county-aqpt be moved far ther away, and we would like to see it upon Spencer’s mountain or Crowder’s, or on some other high elevation. Bicyeally yours, "Gastonia bicycls curs.* A young man of Bessemer yiaUa this nighborhood move frequently than yon would ex pect of a person who merely ad mires tbe scenery. Mrs. Nancy Jane Thomas, the wife of Mr. William D. Thomas, much better tonight, (Friday.) Mrs. John W. Blackwood still continues to improve, and we hope for her a speedy recovery to health. All the township reports ate in our hands, and we would like for Thb Qaskttb readers to "haxard” an estimate at the number of acres in cotton in Gaston this season, also the com acreage. If you caa’t guess, watch thb news paper the 31st and find out. — _ Thb Gazsttb only $1 a year. CU1B CATA1MI IT MtATHmO 4. M. ItiM.tr cea. Otter to |» to'i Maaay M tlr.a.l Treatment P»IU to Cara Catarrh W Stoat If for a few minutes four times a day you breathe Hyomei. alt catarrhal perms will be destroyed and the irritated tnncoas mem brane restored to health. With every Hyomei on flit them is a neat inhaler which cab hr*arriedia tha purse or pocket. Hyomei breathed through this contains tha same healing balsams that arc found in the air noon the moontaiao, where 'catarrh is unknown. It destroys all catarrhal gems in the air naaaagaa of the bead, throat aad nose, and makes a positive and permanent can of catarrh. ■ * , I and op toll. ’ * * f^jaaLcwaa-fc ir*^ c* soc &stero*a&ttussg» ^ new lot OF FANS—elegant witiswt. 25c .to $2 each. Our Hoe of gross goods, nosh f shilis. wtiiu goods, are sli complete. MILLINERY Asd^all the new tbio^a in millinery are S~- tom. Whether your jasT fT yeager! BUGGIES! BUGGIES! SSS5^S99SSB5SS9ESK9SSmMl You will find tfce good Idad, tW rz-sin&s *t?**t<>*^ •*"'**’* *■■*> *Wm v«hlgte^w» <reja«4y f teram We ftvoraMe. 4 « *\I CRAIG & WILSON To wni Property R&LEtus 1 SWELL OXFORDS II BOBIHSOfi BMS. 1
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