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VOL. XXV. - > QA8TON1A, N. C.. TUESDAY. MAY 31.1904.
EAST 6ASTON OOSSIP.
Baptists OrfaalM Good Sanday
Sehoal—Marrlaga ol Mr. Dao
iartM and Mia* Butladga—
Vkara III Bay* Oal Blockada
—A Negro Shooting Scrap*—
Other Itaaa.
CrmuoaMH* "f tl*» OURU
Dry, dry, dry, ia the cry every
where ia this section oow, and
crop* are suffering no little from
the effects of it.
The Baptists hsve organised a
good Sunday school at Snow
Hill school bonse, and they bold
their meeting there while the
Methodist hold theirs in the
church, all at the same hour in
the day.
We understand, much to our
delight, that Miss McIntosh, the
efficient school teacher at Moun
tain Island, who has been sen*
oualy sick, is fast improving.
There was s shooting scrspe
between two negroes, on Mr. C.
King's place in Bast Gaston,
last Saturday evening, in which
Frank Lanas was the victor,
landing a lopd of shot in the
other negro. Good time for
them to ent op now, as we will
need them in this section soon
to work on the roads. They
will sure go there, and there are
lots more of them that out to go
along with them.
We always hear a good deal
said about a man’s good traits
after be is dead, why not aay
something nice about him while
he it living? We think that ia
right, and that'a why we aay so
many nice things about our good
people of Bast Gaston.
Toe expected is going to
come to pass and that is Mr. A.
Mack Henderson of Bast Gas
ton will be married to Miss
Pearl Rntledge this week.
Mack is one of the best known
citizens and best boys of Bast
Gaston, and is worthy of the
respect of the best people of
that section. Miss Rntledge ia
the eldest daughter of Esquire
W. B. Rntlege of Mount Holly,
and ia esteemed very highly by
all the best people of that nice
little village and elsewhere as
she ia known far and near as
being like her father, an effi
cient school teacher.
Some of our boys have been
going np in Lincoln connty near
Iron Station, to get juice from a
blockade or blind tiger. Why
do the officers not look after
those fellows. If a wagon can
go along the road and the driver
amell the broth, and then alight
and go and drink, why can’t the
officers do something.
fiulM Cray Condltiaos. May, 29.
Corn and cotton all planted,
stand fair. Upland corn small
but healthy. Lowland com, fair
stand, cut worms damaging to
some extent. Gaston county
com acreage 21,850 as follows:
Gastonia township 3,641; Cher
ryville, 1,350; Crowders Moun
tain 1,378; Dallas 1.361: River
Bend 5,415 South Point 8,705.
Total corn acreage 21,850; in
crease, 1,400 sere.
Cotton progressing slowly on
account of cool nights; stand
fair; chopping begun; acreage
greatly increased; plant growing
slowly; looks healthy; acreage
22,740 as follows: Gastonia
township, 3,790; ChetTyyille,
1,379; Crowders Mountain, 2.
490; Dallas, 2,651; River Bend.
4,810; South Point, 7,630; toUl
acreage 22,740; increase 2,814
acres.
Wheat improving; - heading
short; promises 8014 crop.
Oats doing well; heading
promises 8514 crop.
Rye promising; slight hail
damage; 9514 crop.
it. D. Muns, reporter.
BESSEMER ITEMS.
Mi— Lizzie Kennedy left Fri
day for a vizit to Hudson, K. C.
Mrs. O’Brien who has been
the guest of Mrs. L. R. Buck
baa returned to bcT home at
Asheville.
Mr. Edward Walker who has
been the guest of Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Smith returned to Greens
boro Sunday,
Misses Ruth and Elisabeth
Colt rant daughters of Mr. D. B.
Coltrane of Concord are visiting
their sister Mm. D. A. Carrion.
Rev. Ellington spent Friday
in Charlotte.
Mrs. Katharine Robbins after
a visit of several days with
friends at .Dallas returned home
Friday.
At tbs lawn social given
by the Little Workers Saturday
evening ice-cream and caka was
served. The Bessemer Band
fnrntihed mosic, and afforded
much pleasure to those present.
Senator M. 8. Quay died at
his home in braver. Pa.. Satur
day afternoon after a long illness.
Retort n Atlantic 4 North Caro
lina Railroad.
CbwlouaObwmt. MO.
We are printing to-day the
(nil text of tbe report to the
.Governor by the committee ap
pointed to investigate the con
dition of affairs of tbe Atlantic
Sc North Carolina Railroad.
The general tone of the com
mittee’s findings it one of
leniency toward tbe short-com
ings of the management, which
its inquiry developed, and while
it finds abundant occasion for
criticism of the methods em
ployed, only by implication docs
it even appear to charge that
there has been anything border
ing on corruption in connection
with the present administration.
Tbe worst charge against Presi
dent Bryan in tbe committee’s
findings is that peremptory
orders were issued to engineers,
threatening suspension, if they
failed to take wood from racks
ou land owned by Mr. Bryan,
and the explanation of the
(natter offered by the latter does
not satisfy the committee,
which finds that the entire wood
deal was unbusiness-like and
the fuel bill much greater than
it should be, a saving of tome
$8,000 to $12,000 per year being
possible by the use oi coal.
Tbe committee seriously criti
cises the manner of expendi
tures for depots, expensive
stations in some cases being
built at unimportant points ana
dilapidated buildingi being
maintained at Piece* of more
consequence. The charge that
freight was hsnlod without being
billed is found to emanate from
the movement of logs, tbe
average number of feet on a car
being taken and tbe number of
cars moved being kept by the
•bippera and payment made on
that basis. The settlement of
this freight was made between
the consignees and the super
interment 01 toe roaa, ana tbe
committee is unable to under
stand why this transaction was
not completed between tbe
consignees and the agents at the
points to which shipments were
made. The fact that the super
intendent was allowed to collect
money for chartering trains and
that be also sold mileage books
is noted, and the committee,
without charging or even sus
pecting him with failure to ac
count Tor any funds handled, is
of the opinion that he should
not be required to handle one
dollar of tbe company's revenue
under any circumstances.
Tbe purchase and operation
of the Atlantic Hotel at More
bead City is found to have been
unwise and unprofitable, and
the view is taken that tbe trans
action waa unlawful, because
tbe charter of the road did not
provide for sncb business. The
result of the operation of the
hotel for the season of 1903 waa
a loss of $6,488.97.
The charges that pastes were
liberally distributed and that 34
lawyers held passes as attorneys
for the road, only 13 of whom
lived aloug the line, and that
some of them often appeared
against the road, is sustained.
It is found that there is unac
counted for in the accounts the
sum of $28,655.88, but owing to
the crude and antiquated man
ner of keeping the books of the
company the committee thinks
that tbe aun can be fully ac
counted for in material on hand,
etc.
The committee comes to tbe
conclusion that tbe beat and
most economical management of
tbe property cannot be attained
under State control, although it
rejects the assertion that it has
been made the dumping-gronnd
for broken down politicians.
As a whole, the road is found to
have been greatly improved un
der the administration of Presi
dent Bryan.
The Investigating committee
sums up the matter in what tbe
unprejudiced reader cannot help
bnt believe is tbe most favorable
mS A HATTER OF HEALTH
rnrnamaussmvrs
light possible under the circum
stances; in (act. so lenient does
it appear in its language at
timet that one is almost inclined
to "read between the I iocs."
This disposition, however, would
probably be an injustice to all
parties concerned, and we
present the full text so that the
reader may form bis own
opinion. la abort, the report
shows that the road is not well
managed, and little delay shonld
be bad in taking it ont of the
State's hands.
BIS ATTEMPT SUCCESSFUL.
Mr. J. Beadsman Isbinsoa Was
as KssaH at Self-Inflicted
Woods Mads WUh Suicidal
latent—Was a Confederate
Veteran
Mr. J. Henderson Robinson,
who attempted to end bia life by
cutting bis throat with a rasor
on Sunday, May 22, at his home
near Macbpelab, died the fol
lowing Wednesday.
The Lincoln Journal of the
27th says of bim:
Mr. J. Henderson Robinson,
died st his home near Macb
pelafa, this county, Wednesday
morning. lie bad been in ill
health for many years, and the
approach of the grim messenger
was welcomed as a release from
his Bufferings. Mr. Robinson
was about sixty-six years of age.
He was a gallant Confederate
soldier, and served through the
war as a member of Company
G, 52nd Regiment, known aa
Shelton's Company.
He married Burma, daughter
of William Kings, Baq. His
wife and a large family of chil
dren survive. Deceased was a
member of Marvin M. B. church
in whose cemetery bia remains
were laid to rest.
Mr. Robinson was a quiet,
upright man and good ciusen.
He died without an enemy,
beloved by those who knew him.
Church Members Permitted le
Attend Theatres. Bells uj
Heree laces.
ittctiinond. Vl, Dt«MtcS. Wth.
By e unanimous vote the State
Couucil of the Protestant Epis
copal Church to-day adopted an
amendment to Canon 19 of the
Articles of Faith. Under this
amendment the members of the
Episcopal Cbnrcb can indulge
themselves in the pleasures of
theatres and balls and can at
tend horse races without fear of
being disciplined by the Charpb
authorities.
The rule in effect until lo-dsy
specifically provided that all
taking part In horse racing, go
ing to the theatres or attending
public balls should be repelled
from the commnnion table by
the minister. Rev. Robb White
who offered the amendment,
took the ground that the canon
was obsolete and should be ma
terially changed.
York Conaty Haas.
YortvtUt Boqotr*r. V7Ul
Bank deposits continue to
hold np nicely, there being with
in the neighborhood of $175,000
in the local banks. The record
still holds above the average of
any previoui year probably
since the war.
The large audience assembled
at the graded school auditorium
last sight to witness the closing
•gerciies of the Yorkville grad
ed school, testified to the deep
interest that the citisens gener
ally feel for the institution.
Mr. and Mrs. John Lindsay of
Gastonia were down this week
to attend the Mltchell-Sherrer
wedding near Sharon.
The reporter is sssnred that
there is still more or leas moon
shining >n the northwestern part
6i the county. The moon
shiners ere provided with plants
that ere easily portable and they
do not remain long in one place.
Cattle raising holds out a
greater promise for profit In this
country jnst now than at any
time since the war. Beef cattle
are worth from twice to three
times wbst they were s few
years ago and there is no trouble
about finding e market at any
time. People with a knowledge
of the business who have money
to invest will do well to investi
gate the situation.
There ia much local complaint
■boat a scarcity of water in the
walls and in the streams. Walla
generally ara failing and all the
streams In the towns and vicini
ty are shoot as low ee has ever
been known at this season of
the year. Tfaa York Cotton
mills are running in daily fear
that their water supply will soon
become inadequate to the de
mands of day and night opera
tion. _
CftKSH NUNNALLY'H at Kaa
1 nedy'a by exqyais.
DIED SUPtEHLY AT CHARLOTTE
Mr. Tbsmaa S. Coapsr, Brat bar
•I Mn. V. L Gallant, An.
■want SaUn Sauuai at
Rb Hmm la Cbarlatle Staiiy
ngkt
Mrs. W. L. Gallant received a
message early yesterday morn
ing conveying the sad intelli
gence that bar brother. Mr.
Thomas S. Cooper, bad died
suddenly at his home. No. 716
North Brevard street. Charlotte,
at 10:40 o'clock Sunday night.
In response to the message Mrs.
Gallant and daughter, Mias
Bess Gallant, left on No. 36 to
attend the iuneral.
Mr. Cooper bad attended
chnrcb twice during the day
and took a drive in the after
noon ; to all appearances he was
in tbe best of health. He was
stricken suddenly and expired
before medical assistance coaid
reach him, death being due to
heart disease.
The deceased was 63 years of
age and was a member of the
firm of Cooper and Lewis, furni
ture dealers. He was twice
Sheriff of Mecklenburg county,
of which he was a prominent
citixen.
Surviving the deceased are a
wife and three children, Miases
Hattie and Ada Cooper, and Mr.
Prank Cooper. The following
sisters and brothers also survive:
Mrs. Theodore Pc gram of Steel
Creek. Mn. 1. W. Hand of
Steel Creek Mrs. Amaoda Hen
derson of Coldwater, Mias., Mr.
Adam Cooper, of Charlotte, and
a half brother, Mr. C. C. Cooper
of Colombia, S. C. A sister,
Mrs. L. C. Robinson died a year
ago this month at Charlotte.
The funeral was held In the
Steel Creek Presbyterian chnrcb
at 4:30 o'clock yesterday after
noon, the services being con
ducted by Rev. Lucian D. Noel.
The interment was io tbe Steel
Creek cemetery.
The Charlotte Observer’s ac
count of Mr. Cooper’s death
yesterday morning inadvertently
gave tbe name as Adam W.
Cooper, who is the surviving
brother. Mr. Cooper's name
was Thomas Sandifer.
Bid Profits.
Huln haw.
The daily profits of a dozen
laborers in the Cherokee tin
mine is over 1500. This mine is
only sixty miles from us and was
accidentally discovered about a
year ago. There will be ex
hibited from this mine at the St.
Lon is world's fair a nugget of
tin ore weighing 1,000 pounds,
the largest the world ever knew,
as well as the parent. .
ML Holly's Hew Central.
The telephone linemen com
pleted last week the installation
of the new switch board and
other improvements in the phone
system at Mt. Holly. This is an
important relay station, the bus
iness to and from Charlotte
reaching Lincolnton, Newton,
Hickory, Cherryville and Shelby
haring to pass this office. Mist
Julia Smith is the day operator
and Mr.' Oddis Springs is the
night operator. In addition to
about 35 phones of its own, the
Mt. Holly exchange will also
handle connections from Lows
ville, to Belmont, McAdeuville,
and Stanley.
HEW VAT TO SELL MEMCINE.
d. It. Kwily A Cm. Oh< OvtrM*
Bead With Mm, Nature’s
Cara far Dyspepsia.
J. H. Kennedy & Co. have
made arrangements to sell Mi-o
na, the marvelous digestion
regulator in a aew and hitherto
unheard of way, furnishing a
guarantee bond with every
Pdckage. _
QUARANTBB bond
Ib purchasing a SOc box ol Ml o-na,
tha purebaeer ia reqneated to have
**U *2*™“*,!* ««Bf4,hT j. H
Kan»edy * Co. a* their personal
agreement to refund the money on
wjjura at empty boa if Ml o-na
MU to ear* dyepepela and all
stomach trouble*.
_Signed --
J. H. Kennedy He Co. will
give the above bond with every
SOc box ol Mi-o-na they aelL
You ran ao risk in buying Mi-o
na.
That everyone may have faith
in thia scientific cure for dys
pepsia, Mi-o na is sold nnder a
positive guarantee to refund the
money if U does aot do all Pal U
claimed for it
*Bveryt>ne who U troubled with
dyspepsia, headache, diatroaa after
|@igfft5rS
'-•SSuracaiws
it the treatment costs yoa
-jj-Tra. «y{.rs
MS6AI PCNCILIN6S.
Megali. N. C.. Mar. M.-Tb*
Junior Christian Temperance
Union of Piagah is doing good
among the young people. It is
a society of yosag people of
Hisgah A. R. P. cbnrcb. Miss
Maggie Crawford is President.
Miss May Pails, vice President,
Grier Crawford, Secretary, Bes
sie Falla, Tree—rar; Mias
Phronia Palls has given aaeh
member of tbe J. C. T. U., a
dime, aad a prise to the one
who makes tbe most out of it.
'’'bis society supports an orphan.
They made aboat $40 last year.
The A. R. P. Bible Confer
ence will be held at Jones Semi
nary, Jane 16*23. Jonas Semi
nary is seven miles West of your
city, at the base of Crowder's
mountain. Tbe program has
appeared in Tftx Gaxktts.
It is very sad, Indeed, to see
bow fast the beautiful rural Lo
ray Cemetery, two and a half
miles west of Gastonia, is grow
ing. Bvery few days we pay
tribute to some dear one; well
do we remember four years ago
tbe plow running on tbe spot
where tbe loved ones silently
sleep.
Mr. and Mrs. Prank Morrow
of Point, S. C.j spent one day
last week at Mr. W. P. Mor
row's.
Misses Annie M. and Fellya
Weir visited their father, Mr.
B. B. Weir at Dallas last Satur
day.
Mr. and Mm. Edgar Rowell,
of Sandy Plains, spent oae day
last week at Mr. W. P. Mor
The baby of Mr. C. R. Canon,
who has been troubled with
boils, is much improved.
Cotton chopping is all the go
in this part of the county now.
Mrs. Blackwood continues to
improve.
The Gaston county crop re
porter of the United States De
partment of Agriculture wishes
a copy of the "King's Mountain
Herald” of May 19th. Any one
having a copy of that date wilt
confer a favor on him by leaving
it at Tint Gazxttx oBce or ad
dressing Gaston Crop Reporter,
Rural Route No. 1. box 49, Gas
tonia.
Jones Seminary commence
ment will be on June 5th to 7th,
there will be six young lady
graduates. The program baa
already been made public in The
Gazbttk.
Here's the ticket nailed to our
masthead: Steadman for Gov
ernor, London for Lieutenant
Governor, how's that?
Mr. and Mrs. B. A. Morrow
•pent one day this week at Mis.
Elisabeth Adams' in the Crow
der's Creek commnnity.
Mr. C. Marvin Boyd is ex
pected to arrive borne in a few
days from Rutherford College
for bis vacation.
Col. R. D. Martin, (Colonel in
the ranks of the army of Agri
cultural writers of the Sooth) in
this week's crop report to Wash
ington, says the cotton acreage
of Gaston Is 22,740; and the
corn acreage is 21,850 acres,
respectively.
STARLET.
cwimuoMM of HU Til—tf
Stanley, May 28th.—The Rev.
C. I, Morgan of Gastonia and
Rev. Herbert Little of Hickory
arc in Stanley this evening and
will assist the Rev. W. A.
Deaton at the Lutheran church
here to-morrow. Mr. Morgan
stated to us that this is his first
visit to Stanley.
Prof. Lor Thompson sod Mr.
Howard Thompson arrived
home from Rutherford College
this week. The Rev. Mr. Peel*
came down with then.
Mias Alia Mason and Mias
Pearl Hoover arrived home from
Greensboro Normal to-day also
Mr. Walter Mason from the A.
and M. College at Raleigh.
Dr. M. C. Hunter baa n
turned from hit Maryland and
Virginia trip. He was much
interested in the scenery around
Harper's Perry. He also in
spected the ruins at the notori
ous John Brown Cave.
Mr. M. L. White of Cleveland
says hurrah for Bob Glenn sad
Bob Kyborn end that be wilt
vote for no one save those
named. Bob is all right for
Cleveland. And yet, and yet a
certain Gaston girl told ns that
If the were permitted to vote
that she would vote for Charlie
Steadman, Charlie K. Hutchi
son. Charlie Armstrong. Charlie
Beatty, aad other Charlies. 80
hurrah for (^btrlie and Bob.
Traveling people state the
lack of rain seems more con
floed to this than other parts of
the State.
Mr. R. H. Abernathy and Mr.
Howard Clemtoer ate preparing
to bore a tabs well for the coun
ty home soon._
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Hadiel 1
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inspection, your
methods, Catling_
mention only a few
it overflo winy.
Ribbons.
Wf bavaiadraceivcd sbto lot of tfbbeat, which we an tMt
Lnce*.
Hosiery.
wisse*’, pMa, Me end 15c.
Gauze Vesta.
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ertnHlS. and lace. af every kind Iron. 2c
LADIES NECKWEAR-A1I the aaaimer atvtaa
m4m8E
Belts, and foundation collars of every Idad*
Shirt waist set* 25c up.
Uwns. dimities, sod wash fabrics complete stock.
Millinery.
giy.aff&s: - «-•
IfodsHtoKKderSstetanHoatst short aotfes, best waNirirt,
perfect styles.
JA8. F. YEAGER.
BUGGIES! BUGGIES!
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For the flies, ose Black Flag. 10
cents sod 2ft cents.
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PorkheaMlha, use Moth Balls.
For tko chicken I fee, OOO Lam
beth’. Death to Lice.
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We have the right dose for bed
bags also.
Call and see os or those year
trouble* to as m4 we wtH M,
you kill them.
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