The Oirtonli C«
BUSINESS LOO
/"•OJNO to bif larnitnr
DON’T MISS big Uni
commencing Satun
21at, at Wllliarat Furait
P«wy
Wf ANTED—Good tinner
“ experience in corrn
Must be aober and rellat
experience and wage# war
or addreaa G ax rnrn office
Katies ol Raw Ada.
A. D. Roberta—iron tenet
Mauney Broa.—Win thia
Kiodley-Belk Broa. Co.—
ol the embnadenea.
FRIDAY, JUNE 3,
LOCALAFFAIR
— Lena than 30 dava i
Fourth ol July celebratfon.
—The Fourth ol July ii
with a whoop aad will g<
the 2nd. .
—The recent rain a have t
refreahiag and havaatarted
to growing finely.
—The first aew hotne-gro
are reported by Mr. T.
metow. He had a nice
dinner yaatenUy.
—Among the visitors in
vcittrdav aar»e* nsvMinn
Gastonia Gazette, June 3, 1004.
MB. J. B. COGGINS HU1T.
Struck by Ha. 11 jlhw Dags
Mountain—His Wagen Damol
lahag sag Hoag Severely Cat.
Mr. J. B. Coggins is in Cow
pens painfully if not scrionaly
hart. He was struck yesterday
afteniooo by No. U.
With the wagon used here to
deliver meat be left Gastonia
early yesterday morning on W*
way to Cpwpens. Just beyoud
Kings wrantain while crossing
the track of the Southern, be
saw the train bearing down upon
him. He whipped the horse and
the animal went safely across,
bat the delivery wagon and a
boggy that worn attached to it
were torn to pieces.
In the crash, Mr. Coggins re
ceived a severe cut on the back
of his bead. Twenty-five stitches
were required to clone the gash.
The hone was not hart.
The wounded man was liken
up by the train and carried to
Cowpens wnere he has a wife.
He did not become unconscious
and at last accounts was resting
well.
His brother. Mr. J. H. Cog
K'ns, left for Cowpeus on No. 35
st night, after receiving the
sbove particulars of the acci
dent.
BLAZES.
■rck Street
» Quickly
•land Can
storm wai
ia Tuesday
utea before
f lightning
:ple of the
church, oi
'rederick ii
ia located
"th of the
igus of fire
discovered
the boll
wild shriek
wed qnick
: difficulty
in locating
companies
I readily.
or colored
cel at the
the white
marten at
ia instance
te colored
plain. Will
.mediately,
ota had a
•oding the
e fire was
d quickly
blood, W. P. Smith, ol Clow ana
Q- L. Riddle of Zeno.
—The Charlotte and McAdenyilie
baseball teams will play ball on the
McAdeaville diamond Saturday af
ternoon at /our o’clock.
—Officer* of the Vocal lodge of
Knights of Pythias are to be elected
Monday night. A fall attendance of
the members is requested.
—The mass-meeting at the city hall
to-mght. Don't forget It. The hour
ia 7:45 sharp. The boaioeea ia to
take hold of the Fourth of July.
—A tender home-grown head ol
cabbage was a gift to the Bdltor from
Mr. MUaa Hanna yesterday. He has
about hall an acre ia this vegetable.
—The Woman’s Missionary Soci
ety ol the First Baptist church was
pleasantly entertained at the borne
ol Mrs. L. L. Jenkins Wednesday
afternoon.
—The shade trees are going.
Three elms were taken ap from the
aide walk in front ol Craig and Wil
son's yesterday morning to make
room for their large awning.
—'Tba grand stand at Dallas,
which was demolished by the wind
Sunday night has been restored, end
everything is in readiness for the
big ball game with Bessemer City to
morrow.
—When It come* to gardening,
Esquire Thomas H. White can beet
a Frenchman at the business. "It
looks like I'll have to build a fence
around my garden," ha said yester
day, "in order to keep my onions in
the patch."
—A merry p»rty of two dozen
young ladies chaperoned by Mrs. C.
H. Robinson and Mrs. J. L. Beal
and Mr*. J. H. William* enjoyed *
picnic ezcmrsion to the Cliffs
Wednesday. Messrs A. R. Bley.
Archie Jenkins, and Pied Nolen also
went along for good measure
—The small-pox patient, Mr. W.
H. Collins, local representative of
the International Correspondence
School of Scralion, Pa., will be re
leased from the pest honae to-day
after a confinement of two weeks.
He had a realise case of the dis
ease bat has recovered.
—■I never saw such a rain fall
hardly ia at life aa fell Wednesday
evening in Bessemer City "said Mr.
Blake Boyd yesterday. " The light
ning wan heavy, too. We wen in
Mr. C. C. Clark's store when one
bolt fell and shocked several erf the
company. It came pretty near get
ting a little dog standing near a
man's feet, bat he came to again."
—The barber shop next to McAr
thur's store he* changed hand*. Mr.
Charley Epc ley has bought the busi
ness and taken charge of it. The
former owner, Mr. Henry Rockett
has gone to Morgan ton fo look out
n new location. Mr. Bppley had
thought of taking some mill work
but will not do so. He expects to
glee hi* whole time to bis barber’s
parlor.
—His friends win be glad to hear
that Mr. Ernest Williams has been
recently promoted to the poeltion of
expense messenger on the ran from
(Ireen villa to Columbia, lfe is the
yenngset eon of our popular police
&an, Mr. T. N. Williams, and Uka
s brother Turner on the C. & N-W..
takas to aa axpraaa car like a dock
to water. Bmest ia giving good
satisfaction and ia jnat the sort of boy
tka express manager say* be bad
been looking for for a long time.
w^^wsnwwMesse!!'! mis ms vv—xe
Col. AHfo*d Dead.
Col. D. P. Allgood died yea*
terday afternoon at four o’clock.
He lived at Mr. Jno. F. Wilaon’a
place on Crowder’s Creek and
had been there two years. Mr.
and Mrs. Wilson knew him him
for twelve years at Cherokee
Falla. He was a mau of great
integrity and uprightness of life,
and his death is a loss to the
community. Col. Allgood was
66 years old, was twice married,
and leaves a widow and twelve
children, seven of them athome.
One son it 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
oigbt to get a casket. The bur
ial will ue at Olney to-day. Col.
Allgood was taken two weeks
ago with hemorrhage of the
stomach which was followed by
paralysis.
.UL-I JLJL1—-111 .
tuc UMV.% AA//0.
Tbe damage was only slight,
but as a scaffold must be erec
ted, the coat of repairs will be
upwards of $50._
Pleasant Musical Eyaalag.
Tbe opera house was filled
Tuesday evening by an appre
ciative and cultured audience to
enjoy tbe recital by tbe music
pupils of Mrs. B. T. Moris, a
program of which appeared iu
Priday’s Gazuttu. The recita
tion by Miss Janie Morris capti
vated her audience. Every num
ber on the musical program de
monstrated careful training by a
skillful tntor, 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 to Baker's Mill.
Capt. Geo. F. Bason and Mr.
J. Lt. Palls drove over to Baker’s
mill Tuesdsy. It was the first
tour Capt. Bason bad takeu
through this section iu a long,
long time. Speaking about the
country, Captain Bason said that
in 24 years it bad "come ©nt”
wonderfully in tbe matter of
farming. He was especially im
pressed with the attractiveness
of tbe farms all along the road.
The mill he fonnd in a beautiful
locationThe 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.”
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SEVEN
BMKS^
Mm» TrtrufcU#,
Import Mood
IJauSF&s
Boy A It ChI Botfk
WITH MIS.T. L. C1A10.
Friendly Nitnu Eajey ■ Perch
Party Qtran CmnpUmantary It
Mn. E. V. Mellon, of Char
lettp.
In honor of bet guest, Mrs.
Ed Mellon of Charlotte, Mrs. T.
l>. Craig entertained at an after
noon porch party yesterday the
Friendly Matrons Clnb. .The
home and veranda were grace
fully decorated with sweet peas,
rotes, magnolias and other cut
floorers, the sweet pea predomi
nating. The bevy of charming
women playing at progresaivc
Trin was indeed a pleasing
sight. At the conclusion ol the
game when the guesta and mem
bers bad counted their street
peas, which were given as tallies
Instead of punching 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 bat pin, was won by Mrs.
L. L. Jenkins.
Following this an elegant
tnenn was .served in three
courses:
CuUlaipn whs (MokrilN.
Frawk Uvt cta« via o«— fn,
CtoaaatolU. Saattn Piacnto. Hekla*.
leas and Cato. CoSaa.
Besides the clnb members,
there war* about 30 invited
guests present to enjoy the
delightfully hospitable occasion.
Marriage at Laray.
Wednesday afternoon Mist
Lizzie Bell of tbe Loray was
married to Mr. Janes Kendall
of McColl, S. C. Tbe ceremony
was performed by Rev. Mr. Ingle
and after spending tbe night
with friends here, Mr. and Mr*.
Killian left for their home in
McColl.
Lightning Strikes.
Daring the storm late Tuesday
evening lightning kilkd a $50
Jersey cow for Mr Prank Happer
field, who lives st tbe Armstrong
place on the old Dallas road. She
was standing or grazing with
bcr bead under tbe barbed wire
fence when killed. Tbe same
stroke shocked Mr. Happer
field's little daughter standing in
the door. At Mr. M. L. Mnancy's
s pine 10 steps from bis house
was skinned from top to bottom,
and a slat shot out of a goods
box on the ground near by.
Child Bnvaei
Little Harold, the six-year old
•on of Mr. Patrick Jenkins, waa
drowned at Mountain Island
Tuesday afternoon. With some
other little children at play, he
area at the edge of the reservoir
on top of the mountain pushing
pine bark boats on the water
when he fell in. The other
children gave the alarm, and
after a while a colored man dived
for tbc child and brought the
body op, but ft was too late;
life was extinct. It was a very
sorrowful occurrence that draws
the sympathy of all to the be
reaved family.
Cast as Colts** Camasaacaassat.
The commencement exercises
of the Gaston college at Dallas
took place Tneaday evening in
the auditorinm of the college
and proved to be one of the most
sncceaaful in the history of the
college, especially the address
of Rev, B, H. Kohn of Cherry
ville on "Patience end Pene
trance.” The vocal and Instru
mental selections rendered by
the pupils of the music depart
ment were very pleasing. The
crowd was large considering the
inclemency of the weather.
There were no graduates on ac
count of the curriculum of the
college having been raised by
the trustees of the college at a
meeting some time ago.
—The rasas- ertr
hall to-night. The
hoar Is 7:4$ sharp, me business Is
to Uk* hold of tha Fourth of Jaty.
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I The came Co w from ear New York rsprssTilsltas. who had aa net Inn on this J
3 to 15 laches wide. Fall pieces. See sheer window.
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Now for Saturday we9ve prepared a regular j
feast for the bargain hunters of this section. (
Everything In Dry Goods, Millinery, Clothing ]
and Hats going at almost a song. 4, 4 4 ]
JUST SEE THAT 5 CENT ]
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Several new lots will be added Saturday. *
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Madras, La was, Liaen, Crash, sod white Organdie. Worth 10c to UXc, at yd-£3*C I
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Spteudid quality colored Lawns lor dresses. Past colors, pretty patterns, yd._
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Now Just watch us make this the biggest June '
In our history by offerlog unheard of bargains. ]
---1 COME SEE
KINDLEY-BELK BROS. CO. j
Phone 83. Cheapest Store on Earth. ]
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Organising VmIsm.
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 Nears of Wednes
day says: "Mr. W. R. Mat
thews, Deputy Sovereign Com
mander, woodmen of the World,
leaves to-morrow for Gastonia
to organise a new camp of this
order. Mr. Matthews is an en
thusiastic Woodman and has
done much to increase the
membership in this order here.
The Gastonia people will find
Mr. Matthews all right in every
way.1* Mr. Matthews is accom
panied by Mr. W. J, Miller, who
will assist him in the work of
re-establishing the camp.
HINDIPO
THK HIW MKitVK TOtMC
It'* comfort to a man ia declining
je«to«-W«.UI,SSS
YOUNG M6N
taka warning. 1 ^ifflaai afc.a
yon will not fa* iaaonfefa. Death or
(Kacaa* may overtake yoe. Every
y*T ml delay lac****** the coat.
Tk* North weatero iHm Ufa lm.
CHEAPEST . Write to « or
of hoar tt i* doe*. •■••■■■Ha*
uAdiun LUAN and TRUST CO.
GASTONIA, N. C.
CiHxan'a Commit*# OntaaUan.
Meeting nt the Palb Houne ,
yesterday afternoon, the Citi
es** Executive Committee or
ganised by ejecting Mr. W. P. <
Marshall, chairman j Mr. J. L. I
Robinson, Secretary,and Mr. T. <
W. Wilson, Treasurer. The ;
principal business tranaacted
war the preparation and iaanaoce 1
of the cal) far a mats-meeting 1
to-night to conrider the Fourth \
of Jaly celebration and the en- ,
ter tainmeot of the Congressional
Convention.
—Less than SO days util tbc
Fourth of July celebration.
Fresh Fruits
*»• nWT STARS
C«I.MMkilir*i|aia4Ww.
cr. DfOVrtckt <•:!««« 4*
J. S. BISSON
>eeee»M si..
GOOD NEWS!
Our Furniture Sale has already proved a grand success. The people know a good thin
when they see It. We have yet a mammoth stock for you to select from, and new gc _ Is on
the way. Never think of buying till you see our stock. No trouble to show you through;
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.
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WILLIAMS FURNITURE CO.
Craig and WlUon Building JOHN H. WILLIAMS, Manager Phone NbTsU