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The (kitooto Oa«ctte. BUSINESS LOCALS. G°WI?hJ£ ,nni‘tnr* *ele at ON’T MLS3 big furniture sale comm* aclag Saturday, May Mat, at Williams Furniture Com PM*T- —XX*. WANTBD-Cood tinner with aomt W experience la cornice work. Mast be sober and reliable. State experience and wages wanted. Call or address Gai*ttsoffice. astn. Hides o( Nnr Ada. A. D. Roberts—Iron fencing. Mauagy Bros.—Win this prise! Biodley-Belk Brae. Co.—The story at the embroideries. FRIDAY, JUNE 3, 1904, LOCAL AFFAIRS. -Less than 30 days nnttl the Fourth ol July celebration. —The Fourth of July is coming with a whoop and will get here on the 2nd. . —The recent rain a have been very re freshing and have started the crops to growing finely. —The first new home-grown beans are reported by Mr. T. E. Sum merow. He had a nice mess for dinner yesterday. —Among tne visitors in the city Wltrito were Davidson Young blood, W. P. Smith, of Clover sad G. L. Riddle oi Zeno. —Tbs Charlotte and McAdenyille baseball teams will plsy hall on tbe McAdenvlIle diamond Saturday af ternooo at four o’clock. —OBcern of tke local lodge of Knights of Pythias are to be elected Monday night. A full attendance of the members la requested. —Tbe mass-meeting at the city hall to-night. Don't forget it. The hoar it 7:45 sharp. The business is to take hold of the Fourth of July. —A tender home-grown head of cabbage waa a gift to the Editor from Mr. Miles Hanna yesterday. He has shoot half an acre ia this vegetable. —The Woman's Missionary Soci ety of the First Baptist church waa pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. L. L. Jenkins Wednesday afternoon. —The shade trees are going. Three elms were taken np from the aids walk In front of Craig and Wil son's yesterday morning to make room for their luge awning. —The grand stand at Dallas, which waa demolished by the wind Sunday night has been restored, sod everything is in readiness for the big ball game with BeasemerCity to morrow. —When it conies to gardening, Esquire Thomas II. White can beat a Frenchman at tbe business, "it looks like I’ll have to build a fence aromnd my garden." he said yester day, "in order to keep my onions in tke patch." —A merry party of two doeen young ladies chaperoned by Mrs. C. H. Robinson and Mrs J. L. Beal and Mr*. J. H. Williams enjoyed a picnic excursion to tke Cliffs Wednesday. Messrs. A. R. Bley. Archie Jenkins, and Find Nolen also went along for good measure. —The unall-pox patient. Mr. W. H. Coll its, local representative of tha International Correspoodrnce School of 8oration, Pa., will be re leased from the peat bouse to-day after a confinement of two weeks. He had a tannine case of the dis ease hat has recovered. —" I never aaw such a rain fall hardly In my life as fell Wednesday evening in Bessemer City/* said Mr. BlakeBoyd yesterday. "The light ning was heavy, too. We were in Mr. C. C. Clark's store when one bolt feQ and shocked several of tbs company. It came pretty near get ting n little dog standing near a man's feet, bat ke came to again.” —Tbs barber shop next to McAr thnr's store has changed hands. Mr. Charley Bpoley has bought the busi ness and taken charge of it. The former owner, Mr. Henry Kockett has gone to If orgaatoa to look out a new location. Mr. Eppley had thought of taking some mill work but will not do so. He expects to give hit whole time to bia barber's parlor. —HU friends wiU be glad to hear that Mr. Ernest Williams has been recently promoted to the position of express messenger on the ran from Greenville to Columbia. He is the youngest son of our popular police man. Mr. T. N. Williams, wad like his brother Turner on the C. & N W., takes to aa express ear like • duck to water. Ernest U giving good satisfaction and U fast tha sort of boy the express manager says he had been looking for foe a long time. -*-1— '=tg FE1S0KALMEITTIOW. -T*1** W>«»l»w «< Maw Stmlurr *&&& £X^S,JS%SS?asriem w“ «^^aa^ag?auaa£ °“ ^~SM«LS SS»as9K SSSUPM Cm. Allgooe Dead. Col, D. P. Allgood died yes terdey afternoon at fonr o'clock. He lived at lfr.. Jno. P. Wilson's place on Crowder's Creek and bad been there two years. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson knew him him for twelve years at Cherokee Falls. He was a man of great integrity and nprigbtncss of life, and him death is a loss to the community. Col. Allgood was 66years old, was twice married, and leaves a widow and twelve children, seven of them sthome. One son is in a mill at Hender son, one at Roxboro. Mrs. W. L. Grissom and Mrs. Josh Jones are his daughters. Messrs. Gris som and Jones were in town last night to get a casket. The bur ial will i>a at Olney to-day. Col. Allgood was taken two weeks ■go with hemorrhage of the stomach which was followed by paralysis. ClUICfl STEEPLE BUZES. Cslarad Msthsdist Chardi Struck by Lightning—Plra Qstckly Pzlfnlnfibsi by Calami Cam* taiy. While the electric storm was passing over Gastonia Tuesday eyeniDtr a few minutes before six o'clock, a bolt of lightning set file to the steeple of the colored Methodist church, of which Rev. H. O. Frederick is pastor. This church Is located on Happy Hill north of the town. Luckily the signs of fire on the steeple were discovered immediately alter the bolt descended, and the wild shriek of the fire alarm followed quick ly There was some difficulty among the citizens in locating the ward bat the fire companies seemed to understand readily. The "Black Boys," or colored firemen, have their reel at the power house while the white company has headquarters at the city hall. In this instance five members of the colored company nnder its captain, Will Page, responded Immediately, sod in a few momenta bad a stream of water flooding the burning ateeple. The fire waa promptly met and quickly stopped, greatly to the credit of the "Blaclt Boys.” The damage was only slight, but as a scaffold must be erec ted, the coat of repairs will be upwards of $50. Flaaaaat Musical Erasing. Tbe opera house was filled Tuesday evening by an appre ciative and cultured audience to enjoy the recital by the music pupils of Mrs. B. T. Moris, a program of which appeared io Friday's Gazette. The recita tion by Mias Janie Morris capti vated her audience. Every num ber on the musical program de monstrated careful training by a skillful tutor, and was thorough ly enjoyed. A pleasing feature was the singing of Mrs. Morris whose well-rounded, perfectly trained voice never fails to de light her bearers. Trip ta Baker's Mill. Capt. Geo. F. Bason and Mr. J. L. Falls drove over to Baker’s mill Tuesday. It was the first tour Capt'. Bason bad taken through this section in a long, long time. Speaking about the country, Captain Bason said that in 24 yeara it had "come out" wonderfully iu the matter of farming. He was especially im pressed with the attractiveness of the farms all alone the road. Tbe mill he found in a beautiful location. Tbe dam is about 40 feet high and the pond covers 15 acres. "Any fish in the pond, captain?” "N-n-o-o; you’ll see an empty bait-cup about every ten feet along the bank." SEVEN BURKS Inrun Blond Boy A SO Cnnt Bottle 42* *“ —‘"-I toOnMm » 0 CHUM MWWK. KmuH K y. C*t. tl. H. Kennedy A Co. - ■ WITH MIS. T. L ClAlfl. Friendly Mntrnai Eajey n fatk hrtrttna Cunyllmentary in Mrs. E. W. Msllna. nl Char letts. In honor of her guest, Mrs. Ed Mellon of Charlotte, Mrs. T. L. Craig entertained at an after noon porch party yesterday the Friendly Matrons Club. .The home and veranda were grace folly decorated with sweet peas, roses, magnolias and other cot flowers, the sweet pea predomi nating. The bevy of farming women playiog at progressive Trix was indeed a pleasing sight. At the conclusion of tha game when tha guests and mem bers bad counted their sweet peas, which were given as tallies instead of poaching a card the winner of the prise was found to be Mrs. J. K. Dixon, who received a gold cream ladle. The consolation prise, a gold signet hat pin, was won by Mm. L. L. Jenkins. Following this an elegant menu was .served in three courses: CHUInpn with SUiwbvrrin. Pmc* tub Chops with Ones rcss. Cheese Sails. Ssataa SlscutU Pickle*. less i»4 Cifts. CoSss. Besides the dab members, there were about 30 invited guests present to enjoy the delightfully hospitable occasion. Marrlaga at Uny. Wednesday afternoon Miss Ussie Bell of the Loray was married to Mr. James Kendall of McColl, S. C. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Mr. logic sod after spending tbe night with friends here, Mr. and Mrs. Killian left for their home in McColl. Uchtslad Strikes. During the storm late Tuesday evening lightning kilLd a $50 Jersey cow for Mr Prank Happer ficld, who lives at the Armstrong place on tha old Dallas road. She was standing or grazing with her head under the barbed wire fence when killed. The same stroke shocked Mr. Hspper field’s little daughter standing in tbe door. At Mr. M. L. Manney's a pine 10 steps from his house was skinned from tap to bottom, and a slat shot out of a goods box on tbe ground near by. Child DmwnU. Little Harold, tbe six-year old son of Mr. Patrick Jenkins, was drowned at Mountain Island Tuesday afternoon. With some other little children at play, he was at tbe edge of the resevoir on top of tbe mountain pushing pine bark boats on tbe water when he fell in. Tlie other children gave tbe alarm, and after a while a colored man dived for tbe child and brought the body up. but it was too late; life was extinct. It was a very sorrowful occurrence that draws the sympathy of all to the be reaved family. Oaaloa Called# Coaunaacameat. The commencement exercises of the Gaston college at Dallas took place Tuesday evening in the auditorium of the college and proved to be one of the moat successful in the history o)f the college, especially the address of Rev. E. H. Kohn of Cherry ville on "Patience and Persr iranee.” The vocal and instru mental selections rendered by the pupils of tba music depart ment were very pleasiag. The crowd was large considering the inclemency of the weather. There were no graduates on ac count of the curriculum of tha college having been raised by the trustees of the college at a meeting some time ego. . —The nuew at the city holltp-nieht. Doa'tj -. Tie hour is 7:45 sharp. css U to take hoid of the ] of lily. — r I THAT WILL BE YOURS FRIDAY. ; The sample* cum to us from oer New York repreeentntiv*, who had as aption.ee tUe lot of five thouand yards at a price that dionot reprss—t one-half of the ooat of the Embroideries to the macufsctumrs. We did set need Embroideries at ___ regular prices hot them were such pretty designs sod at soch a ridiculous ly low price that we wired for the lot, and Friday they are yours at, peyi-AM/ i S to 15 inches wide. Pell pieces. See shew window. _ ■ "-rV Now for Saturday we’ve prepared a regular j feast for the bargain hunters of this section. | Everything In Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing j and Hats going at almost a song. 4 4 4 ] JUST SEE THAT 5 CENT COUNTER I Several new lots will be added Saturday. 1 --.— - j Madras, Lawns. Linen, Crash, sod white Organdie. Worth 10c to 12>4c, at yd. | Splendid quality colored Lawns for dresses. Past colon, prettv patterns, yd.OgQ. j Now lust watch us make this the biggest June In our history by offering unheard of bargains. ] 1 ===== COMB SEE - K1NDLEY-BELK BROS. CO.! Phone 83. Cheapest Store on Earth. Or|Miitag VMlaua. Mention was made in these columns s few days ago of the work of reviving the local camp of the Woodmen of the World. The Charlotte News of Wednes day says: "Mr. W. R. Mat thews, Deputy Sovereign Com mander, Woodmen of the World, leaves to-morrow for Gastonia to organize a new camp of this order. Mr. Matthews is an en thnsiaatic Woodman and has done much to increase the membership in this order here. The Gastonia people will find Mr. Matthew* all right in every way." Mr. Matthews is accom panied by Mr. W. J. Miller, who will assist him in the work of re-establishing the camp. HINDIPO thi mw MKirvg -romp AND KJDNCY CURL For sale by J. H. Kennedy &Co. ■ ■1 » I ■■■■ i i 1PPW— UASTOIN LOAN and TRUST CO. GASTONIA, N. C. Citisea’s CmmUi trfuliw. Meeting at the Falls House yesterday afternoon, the Citl* sea's Executive Committee or* Smixed by electing Mr. W. P. art hall, chairman; Mr. 3. L. Robinson, Secretary, and Mr. T. W. Wilson, Treasons. Tha principal badness transacted was the preparation and issuance of the call for a mass martlnr to-night to consider the Poona of July celebration end the en tertain men t of the Con greasi anal Convention. ■■^gt.ay^uaa.-" *» Fresh Fruits g—g-gawf ^ miTril liiwtoi *i« nun stum «T. Df*0r1«hlia;tt«tn4>yM*MA. J. S. HINSON GOOD NEWS! =a=g^g^l^M,,,,aaiaai=^-aj=a==="' 1 —-——-■—- ' ' .. ——i. ■ —b—-wrnammmmmmm «\- A»«r./^ •■■*•- --■>-' •«» — --"*• - ——-■ — «*- .. «>• **- rPT*t* I■■ II % Our Furniture Sale has already proved a grand success. . The people know a good thing when they see it. We have yet a mammoth stock for you to select from, and new goods on the way. Never think of buying till you see our stock. No trouble to show you through; I our store rooms are neat, COOL and COMFORTABLE. We have no old shop worn, out-of-date stuff to weary you with. Entire stock fresh and of latest styles. WILLIAMS Craig and Wilton Building JOHN H. Wl
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