of prices they ere sow forming.
Some of them may get into ■
4^di!!ri.vk>n
In Gaston cosnty there me
•*» Wb in active operation,
•fck a sixth is coarse of ergaai
aatios. Poor of these have recast
lr imhfiafcadin Ttm Oaxstts
ststomrats at their condition,
that flM, the ChcrryvfBe Bask,
kavisg pwhHsbcd its report (a
the News of that town. Itisin
teresting to'sate the following
ttnaa of Imlnratatioe compiled
trom these fire reports: The
total loans and dkfconota on
Soptearimr 6th aaapaats to $455.
559-78. Tha beaks had oa haad
tm/msnrn cash, mom than a
man. and child in flastoa^eoes
tg. Tha deposits (abject to
check, the money placed in the
bp their east mb ms for
|§||i 1" ‘ ’ 17 to
: than
£0% atilt
11 is not a flesh
tkaa at pear with dw banks.
Tha ant report, whkft win ha
pabBahed is ahost tea weeks,
whan hatinera is lowing at full
.*•* Wffl very 'probably be a
-J- • ^ -
Not oue cent bod come from my
pereato but it was the revenue
derived frog} odd jobs done for
the neighbor*.
Brother farmer*, don’t ex peel
e boy to do a man's labor.
Don’t work bim to death.
Don't so to a political meet
ing and leave tbe boy at borne
to fix tbe fence. They enjoy a
day of as .well as yon.
Subscribe for a good semi
weekly paper such as ,'Ta i
Gaprrrx" or tbe «Republic.*
Don’t waste your time and
money with a one borne country
Paper which does little besides
print your name in it every time
yon go to town and tbe editor
happens to see yon. A .news
paper should not tit up Hs local
columns with sack. Give the
boy good ..'Wholesome literature.
and R: is te be commended for
ka wholesome literature and its
newsy service. • Paxsnta.
sanitarium m that city. It ia
said that he is being backed in
the enterprise by a wealthy
northerner.
The Board of Trustees of the
State University in session at
Raleigh Wednesday authorised
the estahlishstnenb of a School
of Applied. Sciences with Prof.
J. W. .Gore’as dean. The school
consists of mathematics, elec
tricity, chemistry, geology, end
mining.
$28,00-$18.00—$10.00.
DOLLARS IK GOLD.
Three Splendid Prizes Offered by THE GAZETTE*
To Be Awarded November I5tb.
WbatWHlbe the Total Coegreastonal Vote Cast la Gaa
taa at the Electloa of Nee. 8?
Os tbe 15th of November Tu
Quimb going to Mr fifty
dollars fas gold for tky three
■Mft accurate tjjlmUi of the
jfefiil 'Coogreaaioaal .vote that
will be cast In Gaston eonaty at
the election of November the
8th.
L Fbr the most accurate, $25.
*. The next. $15.
1 And the next. $10.
Who may compete?
L ^' new subscriber, who
Hri it aMm’oM dollar for a
teff$Mi*fadGR4ri*tibo~to Thu
GaxUttw. «*• ;
2. Anytfretent snbacriber who
pay* to date of estimate and one
Ml year a head.
S. Any subscriber now paid
ahead who wiH pay a dollar on
bis snbscriptioa account.
4. Any dob-maker who will
bring n» five new cash aabacri*
ben at owe dollar each.
Ot coarse each new sabacribet
at ooe dollar will be entitled to
one'estimate- The clnb-tnakai
is entitled to ooe eedauta. foi
each clab of five be brings. U
be should make the three best
estimates, be would get all tbe
prises.
In case ef a tie, the prise will
be derided.
If tbe sacccsalnl estimate is
made before October 18, ten per
ccat extra will be added to tbe
prise.
Official re tarns of elections
held ia Gaston county daring
the past ten years show that in
1M
oowct rectivca— , ,, • 1 ^04
P&S5E
. T«al-t.yjO
ISOS
SgTUS&r— iJS
whit* saaswai__... u
' Taut_T«*
, Aagast. UB7
Pa Retaovsl received_s_„- 1,07
Aaaiast Rearers! received... ljoa
'* * - -—-3,730
*-15
* - Total-Tew
Aagast, MOO.
Per Admeadmewt rec'd 2,03
Against Amendment rac'd". l.Jgl
Total--Tom
November. 1900
Buxton received__ i ope
Blschbqrn received_ l.SOB
AUea received_ 17
Portaw race!red.*____ • |
Total —---3.JBS
1003
Webb received_:_ 3 <mi
Hiss received_*_ jkj
Rhodes received -----_ |
Total---'... 3,0®
’ April. 1903
£OT.R*!“S7,,,,c*lwl7- 1,700
Against Removal received.... 1,773
Total- 3,400
How maay votes will be cast
ia Gaston coanty (or Congress'
iona) candidates in the election
of November 8tb?
CLOVES CULUH03.
•Clover, & C.. Sept. 19tb, Ot
Tbe school at.tbis place open
ed Ibb Mortis* with Prof. J. T.
Jooes asorfadpnl dud Miss Nan
ok Grist of Yorkvilk. S.C.,
«nd Mias Addle Jackson of this
place as assistants.
Prof, sad Mis. Jones ate board
far with post-toaster J. D.
Goto, Miss Grist boards' with
Miss Unit Matthews.
Ptof. W. H. Hamilton left
Setsrdoy for Grey Coort. S. C.
to take ehanre of the school at
that nlssa.
fl*VE THE EOT A CHANCE.
iaa'I 9o to the SitiUax aad
Lun Him to Pis the Peace—
Th# 9aaeHe **-1—1|||
Ta wa 'aenor air tka Oh«Mi
Having been a reader of yoor
excellent semi*weekly newspap
er and a correspondent of the
same for several yean, I wish to
oner e abort article on the above
caption which heads this.
I was once a boy, whether
good or bad I will pot say.* In
the present advanced stage of
life, l have often thought, were
the boys given a chance before
they get their majority there
*cmld apt be the dearth of farm
help which is so often complain*
*■ by Wlf correspondents.
At the age of 14 I accumulated
a few dollars and thought bow
I coaid invest It to advantage.
New Fall
Now Ready.
We srcskswlng sll the
newest sad csrrect
styles fat be J ns. B. Stet
son soft sod stiff hats,
from A A A A 4 4
$3.50 * $5.00
*• ’ • *.
SWAN-SLATER CO.
r ■ ■■
The Bank of Boone in Wa
tauga county will be organized
to-morrow, the 21st.
The ChenyviUe News uvi
that Mr. Rufus Carpenter lost
one of hia horses last Tuesday.
One broke the others leg by a
kick and the wounded animal
bad to be shot.
The Kiogs Mountain Herald,
which was recently sold by Rev.
T. A. Sikes to klr.' J, C. Bum
gardaer, baa been, leased from
the latter for five years by Mr.
Leslie McGinn**.
Dr. E. B. Craighead has b'en
elected president of Tulane
University. He was once a
member of the faculty of Wof
ford College and later was at
the bead olClemson Colleae.
The Mooresville Furniture
Company ia a new concern or
ganised at Mooresville for the
ntanafactnre of furniture. B.
A. Troutman, L. L. Troutman.
Aoa S. J. Jon** are the omnix
Mr. S. B. Tanner baa been
elected president of the Henrietta
Cotton Mills, at Henrietta, to suc
ceed his father-in-law, the late
J. S. Spencer. Mr. J. H. Van
Ness was elected |o succeed Mr.
Spencer as s member of the
board of directors.
R. P. Poster, formerly freight
agent of the Southern at Ashe
ville, has. been appointed gen
eral manager of the Atlantic
and North Carolina Railway
nnce the lease'of the road to R.
S, Howland. HU offices wili
be at Newbern. '
Mr. Jefferson Lewis Was struck
and killed by passenger train
No. 40 at Spencer Saturday
night. #e was going to the de
pot to meet a son and was walk
ing too hear the track. The
son was on No. 40 and witness
ed the tragedy. . • •
R. H. Bryant, a negro physi
cian of Asheville, is meeting
bitter opposition to bis project
to equip and ope-ate a nerro
I A complete transforma
tion has been wrought. The I
Summer things of yesterday
have given place to the mer- |
chandlse that hints of turn- 8
Ing leaves and hdzy atrnos- §
nhere. Everything is in fine I
fettle*—we’re ready; yes, I
splendidly ready, with one of the grandest ex
positions of bright new autumn merchandise
It has ever been our pleasure to announce and
we extend you an invitation H
to visit our big stores* You
will find us prepared to fit
you out from top to toe with
the most beautiful creations
of the master minds of the
world of fashion. We are
making prices that will attract you and we fl
guarantee a treatment that will hold you.
trlm^for the>fal/buelneft».n * r"h dep.rt-.nt In |
MILLINERY. 1
. Off showing of new Mllllnecy for present or early fall wear brings
forth the admiration of every woman that has vlalted the display.
■ Th® ®re so varied and the assortment so complete, there Is
no disappointment Is selecting just the style you want.
DRESS GOODS. f
• t • -
Every day brings shipments of the gorgeous new fall styles. Never
before'were materials so rich In color and texture* nor so reasonably
priced*
• • • * j \
I CLOTHING
MEN and BOYS.
'■ * • • ‘ J . .
I New Clothing for Men and Boys la arriving dally. Oar second
floor Is rapidly nlllag op with the choicest productions of the f ore
most makers. Patterns are the handsomest ahowa for years. You
are eordlf fly Invited to Inspect the styles and prices. '
fS^ri;X>rB?S.
• Oar Shoe Deportment Js now
reedy as never before, as you will
find. A moat complete line for
Men, Women and Chlldreu, for
dreaa or every day wear. |f you
want shoea we’ve got what you
want. What’s more, you’ll be sat*
Isfled, too.
I