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^-^Si^l i „ QASTONIA. N. KJRIOAY. MAYa^lOQ4.
CIINIHAL DOCKET CLOSED.
Only ■ Paw Kaad lacrnita—Twa
Litlla Metre Criminals—ICoart
Yard Jottiaka.
Tbe criminal docket was com*
Seted Tuesday afternoon and
>licitor Webb went to Char
lotte on the evening train.
There were only a few recruits
for tbe roads. Below are the
more important caaea disposed
of since last issue:
Bd Hanna. Larceny 12
months on roads. For burglarly
12 months on roads. For store
breaking 4 months. These
sentences are to be served suc
cessively.
Juletta Rankin and Carl Bates.
Larceny. Gnilty. In jail for 6
months.
Dave Davidson and Owen
Davidson. Larceny. Submit.
These defendants are small
negro boys from River Bend
township. They steal and ran
away from home and sleep in
bams. Tbe neighbors are afraid
for them to be at large. Tbe
severe whipping they received
by direction oi n former court
seems to have done no good.
Judge McNeill has their case un
der consideration.
Scott Henry. Retailing.
Guilty. Motion for judgment
continued on payment of costa.
Henry Martin and Lanra
White. Fornication and Adnl
try. Roods 4 months as to
Martin. In jail six months as to
Laury White with privilege to
hire.
J. W. Williams. Carrying con
coacealed weapons. Submits.
Fined $5 and costa.
Joe Walters. Rape. Con
tinned for defendant.
The case against Mr. C. D.
Holland on appeal was con
tinned.
The grand jury made the us
ual report on the condition oi
tbe public bnildings.
COURT YARD JOTTINGS.
"How are those bee*?’1 was
asked of Esquire Andy Thorn
burg, of Bessemer. "Fine, be
said, "I have had some big
•warms and they are doing
well." "What do they feed on
this backward spring?" "Why,
the tnlip flowers—some folks
call them poplar—the bees have
a good range.” Folks who
know regard poplar honey as
mighty fine honey. Only the
sour-wood product seems to be
ahead of it.
Mention has been made al
ready in these columns that Mr.
Kd Mason is a sympathiser with
the Russian bear in the un
pleasantness now going on be
tween* old Adam-zad and the
Japa. "The Russians are pick
ing up a little in the war now,”
waa a remark addreaaed to Mr.
Mason. "Yon just wait, you
jnst wait," was the answer be
waved back with a cheerful
countenance that reminded one
of the good times not long ago
when the price of cotton waa
climbing np every day.
l^ota of folks were interested
in the "Perfection needle thread
er" exhibited by Mr. I*. J. Bing,
of Wilmington, a gentleman
with a genial, kindly counte
nance ana an agreeable way of
talking up hi* novelty. Bat it
waa really a food thing—a blind
person could thread a needle
with it, and it seemed to tell
readily.
'Cal Anrowood ought to have
one of tbcae needle- threader*"
Mid a kind-hearted spectator.
"His eyes are failing and he has
to do bis own patching." "If
Cal will get married," said an
other, "I'll buy him one." Mr.
Arm wood agreed, and got the
present at once. Now itT* up to
this friendly old bachelor to get
out and hustle for leap year
propositions.
One of the biggest and best
humored men on the court yard
was Mr. Dave Garrison. Ha
•ays be baa seen the day when
he could take bis shovel and
throw as much dirt out of a
ditch aa three or four men, bat
that of late years ha knows what
it ia, to get tired. But he can
farnr If* hM twiB ^
Tom and Will, seventeen years
i old. With these two be raised
last year 730 bushels corn, 1200
pounds of Hot cotton, 200 gal
lons of home-made molasses,
and 1200 pounds of meat, which
Isn't hud farming by any means.
An older son. Bevnrlr, wasis
the Harden cotton mills, rhia
rear he is oa the farm while the
twin hoys are in the mil).
"I went all through tha war."
•aid a veteran, "and never got a
scratch. Tea minutes before
thusa(render a bullet whistled
by Mg face s«d brashed my hair.
That waa the nearest I came to
getting hurt that I know of.”
Capt. W. I. Stowe tclli of a sol
dier that staid in the army tour
years unharmed and died of ■
spider bite just aa the war was
over. Another case is that of
Colonel Alexander Savage, of
Norfolk, now visiting bis niece,
Mrs. Jno. P. Love, in Gastonia.
While be waa in his saddle at
the battle of Five Porks, a ball
tore bis knee joint to pieces.
He had served the entire war
from April 1, 1891. witbont get
ting hart and this wonnd, which
cost him his leg, was received
March 31, 1865, during the re
treat from Richmond, the last
week of the war, the last en
gagement his regiment was in,
and about snnaet of that day.
Here is Mr. Israel R. Stroup,
of Stanley, one of the best men
that ever lived. It feels like a
benediction to stand in his pres
ence and talk with this big
bodied, kindly-natu*ed old patri
arch. Hia birthday came on the
18th of last November, and lie
is now 76)4 years old—he has
counted six and a half mile
stones beyond man’s allotted
journey. He is an cx-Confeder
ate scldier, a life-long Democrat,
and a God-fearing man. Re
cently his laat remaining daugh
ter was married, and now only
the old folks are left at
home. At the marriage altar
they began their life together aa
husband and wife. Hand in
hand they met life'a duties, en
dured its toil, bore its burdens,
shared ita joys. In the fear of
God they reared their children.
These have now gone from the
old roof to make homes of their
own, and the mother and father
alone now ait together amid a
comfortable competence and
look out upon the sunset. "The
Lord has blessed me all my
davs," said Mr. Stronp with de
vout fervor, "I started with
nothing and the Lord prospered
me in all mv undertakings; yes,
God has been good to me.”
There waa a tone of grateful sat
isfaction in the kindly yoice;
not a word of complaint, no note
of murmuring. Ah. it's a beau
tiful picture! Sunset coming
but no darkness; evening time,
but it is light.
DEAD IN MACON, 6A.
SiMar •! Mrs. Laban Abyna
Mm SMliaaly—lav. and Mrs.
V. L. C. Killian and Mrs.
Ibyas UtiM (be BcriaL
Mrs. Julios M. Wilson, s sister
of Mrs. Laban Rhyne, dropped
dead in Macon, Georgia, about
six o’clock Tuesday evening.
The bereaved husband is a
brother of Mrs. W.L. C. Killian.
Wednesday morning Mr. Kil
lian and Mrs. Rhyne went to
Macon, and they were followed
Wednesday night by Mrs. Kil
lian and Mbs Isabella.
The banal took place in Ms
con vesterday afternoon. Nine
children, all small are left with
out a mother, Mr. Wilson is a
well known engineer wbo used
to run between Salisbury and
Ashvillebe b now running on
a Georgia road. Only a few
months ago Mr. and Mrs. Wil
son were In Gastonia yisiting
their relatives, and, as devout
helpers, were active io the re
ligion work of the Wesleyan
camp meeting. Mrs. Wilson be
fore marriage was a Mbs Luts
and belonged to a prominent
family near Cberryville.
TEACHEIS* SUMMER SCHOOL.
A SeHgbtfnl Place and an Isyit
lag Array af bratracten and
Lectarnrs A Relplal Maeting
la Store.
The summer school at All
Healing promises to be a very
Interestrng occasion for the
teachers of the county. Every ef
fortis being made by county sup
erintendent P. P. Hall to render
the work practical and helpful.
Tha fact th.t Supt. JoeS. Wray
of Qaatonla. Supt. 3. P. Wilson
°f CbeTTTvfile, Supt. C. A. Jonas
of Mt. Holly, and Ptof. Carwile
of King’s Mountain will each
have charge of one or more de
partments, is, of itself, a guar
antee of success.
In addition to tha regular
work of the school there will be
a number of interesting lectures.
Among those who have already
been engaged to lecture are such
speakers as Dr. Geo. T. Win
ston, President of the A. & M.
college, Dr. Henry Lewis Smith,
President c I Davidson college,
9tota Supt. J. Y. Joyner, ea
State Snpt. C. H. Mcbane, and
M«y®r Oeo. Wilson, of Q—tonia.
. Kdward Payton George
«*»P °* Wilming
ton $10,000 for the establishment
of a manual training school to
but m part of the city
school system.
RECEPTION TOYOUNO PEOPLE
V*M| Ladies Christian Union
Eatortalnod Mighdally at
Boms a! Mrs. Loan Adam
Toaadoy Evening.
The young people o( the A.
R. P. church were delightfully
entertained by the Young La>
dies Christian Union at the
home of Mrs. Laura Adana on
Main street Tuesday evening.
The guests were greeted at the
door by Miss Lida Adams who
aocccedcd in making each guest
feel in harmony with the easy
unconventional spirit of the eve
ning and who proved a moat
charming hostess. She was as
sisted by Mias Lanna Sloan,
who handed to each one e fancy
bag containing a dozen grains of
com and explained that when
ever anyone succeeded id mak
ing his or her partner, any "yea"
or "no” in answer to eny ques
tion, a grain of corn from the
bag of the unfortunate answerer
was to be claimed as a forfeit.
The girls, with their leap year
privileges enjoyed this even
more than the boys, who were
obliged to take refuge with the
lemonade bowl presided over by
Miss Ida Parsley.
About this time each guest
discovered that the name of
some well known personage bad
been pinned oa his back and
vainly endeavored to find ont
from the remark* of the others
just who be or she was supposed
to be. Gen. Kuropatkin smiled
upon the Mikado of Japan while
Roosevelt passed Booker T.
Washington coldly by. The ed
itor of Tint Gazctts chatted
amiably with Carrie Nation and
did not interfere with the atten
tions of the Editor of the News
to Mother Goose.
In the dining room strawberry
and vanilla cream and cake were
served to the distinguished and
war-like company.
A literary contest of matching
quotations followed. Slips of
paper with parts of quotations
on them had been bidden about
the rooms end were put togedi
er by the searchers. The first
complete quotation was secured
by Mr. Will Adams who then
had first choice of favors which
consisted of roses and pansies
with the season's greetings on
them.
Besides the young members
of the church there were present
Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Galloway and
Prof, and Mrs. J. P. Reid.
Tin il Qaflnny.
Ever tee any pare tin in piga
and block!? At the Cherokee
Drag Company’s store in
Gaffney a few days ago was an
exhibit of native Gaffney tin
that attracted much attention.
It was a part of tbe product of
tbe ore sent to England last fall
by Capt. S. S. Roas to be
smelted. Tbe smelter made
Capt. Rosa a present of several
specimens which were placed in
a show case preparatory for ex*
bibition in St. Louis. There
were in the lot six "pigs” about
two feet long and x Kttle larger
than a lead pencil, taro bars
abont 12 inches long, and a big
block arelgfaing about 23 pound*.
The metal was very bright, as
bright as new silver. For tbe
car-load of ore shipped last fall
Capt. Ross received $&,800.
The tin fever has caught tbe
folks good at Gaffney ana anoth
er car-load Is ready to ahlp now.
We understand that Capt. Rooa,
woo was once a country editor,
baa refused a million dollars for
his tin mine holdings.
Seventy-two of the ninety-six
applicant* for tbe license to
practice medicine pasted the
examination at Raleigh the first
oi the week. • i
The Presbyterian college at
Charlotte bad its closing exer
cises Tuesday night. This school
baa bad a moat prosperous year,
with upwards of 200 students in
attendance.
A OASTOPflAW IW TEXAS.
Nr. U WUImUm WrUss latar*
•stingly si Whal li Sm fa
Taxas—OataavfUs a TMvtatf
Town-A Hadal Eater—fair
Will Sana Tara Haaaward.
Tbe follow! ag tetter to tbe
editor from Mr. Ed Whitesides,
dated Gatesville, Texas, May
20th, will he of interest to many
of onr readers:
We are out here in tbe windy
West breathing plenty of fresh
air and drinking plenty of fresh
water. It is not like the North
Carolina water, however. The
city here uses artesian water
bnt it is rather warm without
ice. They also have a sulphur
well but don't nse it for city
pa motes.
Trie crops in this section nra
fine oaring to the splendid weath
er. Corn is almost waist high;
cotton is small but. the stand is
good; wheat sad oats good stand
oat short on scconnt of dry
weather through the winter.
The people here say the crops
only average about half.
Gatesville is a alee town situ
ated on tbe Leon river and has a
population of shoot 2,500. They
have a fins coart house built of
limestone rock and trimmed
with brown stone, erected at a
cost of $75,000. Tbe school
house is bnilt of stone and cost
$20,000.
Three miles from town is lo
cated a reformatory for bora to
which both white and colored
inmate* are admitted. They
hare 150 boys there now, tbe
number being about equally di
vide J between whites and blacks.
Tbe sges range from 12 to 10
years. In addition to the two
main baildings, one for white
boys and one for colored, there
are a superintendent’s house,
hospital, ice plant, and other
out buildings. The boys work
on the farm and do all the house
work such as cooking, washing,
and making thair clothes.
I visited the tailor shop, the
shoe shop, and tbe cooking de
partment at this institution.
Saw them making clothes,
shoes, and baking bread. The
farm this year contains abtfut
900 acres tn cotton and 500 in
corn. The boy» go to the fields
in squads of 16 or 20 with a
guard over each squad. The
guard rides a horse and stays on
him all day. They run 50 pl*ws
and milk 45 or 50 cows.
So far are have bad a pleasant
trip, the weather being neither
too hot nor too cold. While we
were at Lamar the nights were
cold and we bad a good deal of
rain. But down here it in a little
on the dry order. While we
were at Chicota the measles
were raging. Brother’s family
nearly all had them at the same
time.
Gness we'll be oa tbe home
stretch before long. We will
leave here next week going
Bast and may stop over a few
days in Arkansas.
We ere still within Thb Ga
xkttx’s range. It’s like a let
ter from home.
Ed Whitbsidxs.
Dot Fight LmIi Three Mm to
COSfta
Akfar.il>* Citim.
The trial of W. S. Thomason
and Allen Trivett ia Magistrate
Waddell’s court yesterday after
noon proved to be very interest
lag, and it took the court about
three hours to decide it. The
trouble which lead up to the ar
rest was started by a dog fight
over which tbc accused sad a
Mr. Patton got into a dispute.
The matter ended by Patton or
dering Thomason and Trivett
off his property and warning them
not to return. A few daya later,
when the defendants say they
thought the trouble bad blown
over, Patton fonnd them both at
bis house and had them arrested
for .trespass. The attorney for
Trivett, Mr. Baker, and Mr.
Lucas, acting for Thomason,
made strong pirns for their
clients while Juuge Brows rap
resenting Psttoo, urged that
both defendants he fined.
Magistrate Waddell fined each
defendant $2.50 and tbc coats of
bis case, Trivett paid his fine
but Thomason took an appeal to
the Superior court and was ra
laaaed on a $50 boad. Thoma
son is also charged with cany
lag a concealed weapon. The
grand jury will probably investi
gate the charge at the next term
of conn In August.
A reach Parses Williams,
a»>—S Cat. CSarttUi 01 nmr.
Governor Ay cock was asked
to-dav his views about the vice
presidency sad said: "If the
nominee Is going to be a South
ern man I west John Sharp
Williams. Wa wish to renew
the old Southern ideal of states
i maaship."
PASHM OP KCTAMAH1IH,
^1 —<«r ^TdinllM
Dttnu Pm >hm
The decisive opposition which
met the attempt to adversely
criticise the Roman Catholic
Church through the medium of
a resolution introduced by Rev.
J. R. King, secretary of the
Church Extension Society, at
the session of the Methodist
Episcopal General Conference,
at Los Annies, Monday, must
be regarded as s hopeful sign by
religious workers. The course
of the conference in declining
to take sack action and referring
the matter to a committee is in
line with the trend of sentiment
which daring the past few yean
has been in the direction of elim
inating denominational lines and
working together for the gener
al advancement of the cause in
which all share a common be
lief.
No longer are fierce denuncia
tion ana bitter recrimination
looked upon with tolerance by
the public, and the church that
pursues such tactics rapidly
loses caste. Though their pre
scribed forms of worship may
differ and the methods employed
in accomplishing their aims may
not be alike, the various Chris
tian bodies are all laboring with
the same end iu view—-the up
lifting of mankind—and the in
dividual or church that ««-»■
another whose views may differ
aligktly not only weakens hie
own case, but creates friends for
the object of his attacks. There
are constantly recurring remind
ers that this condition of affairs
is coming to be more generally
recognised. Sectarianism is
gradually disappearing, and in
tts place is coming interdcnomi
nation iliim and a more tolerant
attitude on the part of the
church in general toward tboee
holding different views on minor
matters. This is as it should be.
There is plenty of room for all,
and the church that wins merit
ed success is the one that, in
stead of crying down others,
meets them on an equal footing
and devotes its energies to the
betterment of those in need of
its assistance. Sectarianism has
its place, and always will, but
the moment it is used as a chib
with which to beat down others,
it not only loses its effectiveness,
but injures the cause it should
be iferai in promoting.
“LET US HELP TOU TO HEALTH"
J> M. KmmAt A Co, Watt Evsey
Catarrh latter m to Uaa Hyrail
aad toCarsd.
Statistic* show that at least 97
out of every 100 persons la this
state suffer from catarrh in soma
form.
While the disease is one of
the most common, it is alto one
of the moat dangerous end of
fensive, leading to consumption
end other diseases of the respi
rttorr orfiu*
Prior to the discovery of
Hyomei and its introduction in
this sect too by J. H. Kennedy
& Co., every method of treat
ment bed been found worthless.
The discovery of Hyomei and
its growing popularity has al
ready reduced the percentage of
those suffering from catarrh.
This wonderful remedy le the
simplest aad most pleasant of
treatments. Put 20 drops of
Hyomei in the pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit, and
breath# it for • few urinates four
thus* a day. Relief wtn to sssa
after tto Ant trsatmsat and a asm
re mot* sir toll* *r* destroyed. Tto
*to*£SX*, "ST"" u
rTT, ™ .r 1
BWU1 ftKOTBQ.
J. H. Ksaaady A Co
will can, so ooafl
rrai"~
tot ft, sad if it doss not tofp you,
^oor mossy wilt to rstaraod^eaayt
City aad Cs—try Hit.
The ivmp yoaag area or
woman who baa to work for a
living would rather live la the
taratoil aad glitter of the city
than to enjoy the far more
heehhfal, If ten exciting, leaa
"stylish" perhape, life of the
country. We do act know by
what naans the surplus pace*
ployed labor of the cities can be
restored to the fanning com
inanities. It is certain, how
ever, that an adjust meat of the
existing false aad abnormal coa
dltlose—scarcity oa tha farm
aad ovcrsnpply la the towns—
would operate to their mutaal
advantage and benefit. There
seems tp be need of a campaign
of edacatiou aad ealightan
meet.
The Latest
Sm tojba ***
m theymiMt iJtW^JirSt!
NEW BELTS—25c to $1.2S.
NEW HOSIERY—lace*atripe, with boot rfiect, 15c, 20c, Me.
ud ap to $1- ' *
.. AND EMBROIDERY - We he«c the* of every
Kj*4 t*!*1 <•«*• *P New lot < ! 1mm
joat received, alao a lot of new PUt Vata and 9itk hi white
NEW PARASOLS—white, Mack. S
NEW SHIRT WAIST SILKfr-ta^MerM only, at per yard
50c and 85c. “•
NEW LOT OP PANS—elegant-Me to tZ ^
Our ««■> *-f-—■- —irrtifplrlrB. n^t jttli,
MILLINERY
jg^nyffT jn,l"llll,tEty Wlwthwroor
•pedal order, do not badtate tshmrr’idiwh ^Ser
JA8. F. YEAGER.
BUGGIES! BUGGIES!
CRAIG & WILSON
Death to the Insects
For the potato bogs we have Bag
Death and Pat Is Green.
For the flies, use Black Flag, 10
•cents and 2ft cents.
Par the noths, aae Math Bella.
For the chick as dee, aae I act
bath’s Death to Uee.
We have the right daae for had
bugs also.
Call aad see as or phone year
troubles to 20 aad wa wM bofp
you kill then.
SWELL OXFOgDS
-t-t^nnn fciiftirfiiia 1
ROHKSON BROS*
UPTODATE CASH STatE