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Ju. F. Yaairtr—Kmbroidertei.
First National Bank-Statement.
Cltltaua National Bank—State
moot.
Qa<ton Loan and Tmst Co.—Atatc
Robinson Brothers—Great Reduc
tion In prices.
Swan-Slater Co.-Our stock taking
time.
Kindlty-Belk Bros. Cn—Special
Jan nary sale.
Thomson Co.—One bin mill end
sale is n sncceas._
TUESDAY. JAN. 17, 1905.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
—The new magasiues furnish
a fresh attractioa at the library.
—Passenger train No. 36 waa
over six boars late yesterday.
—City tax collector I. N.
Alexander is bnsy these daya
taking in tax money.
—The last few nights have
caused the mercery to make the
acquaintance of the 18-degree
mark. /
—Some valuable public docu
ments have been sent to the li
brary by Congressman E. Y.
Webb. A list will be printed in
a future issue.
—The Edsall-Wiothrope Com
pany began a week’s engage
ment at the opera house last
night, presenting "Brother
Against Brother" to s good
audience. TWa company play
ed at Statesville last week and
has recently filled engagements
at Winston-Salem and Asheville.
It hu the reputation of being
one of the best popular-priced
sbbwsia the business and will
doubuSss please the theatre
going public here.
XcSwaia-Msau.
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at the home ol the bride’*
father, F. A. Neats, Mlm Ethel
Nanu was msiTied to Mr. J. O.
. McSwain. a aoa of Mr. J. P.
McSwain. ’Sqnlre A. R. An
ders performed the ceremony.
The groom is sn operative at
the Loray mill._
Raw flm at Clarar.
The Clover Hardware Com
pany is the style of a new firm
which will begin business at
Clover the first of February.
Mr. Hope Sifford of Clover will
be manager. The Smith build
ing near the depot hat been se
cured and the firm will carry an
up-to-date line of hardware.
The Gastonia Hardware Com
pany is a stockholder in the
concern.
Friday evening beginning at
S o’clock the ladies of the Gas
tonia Book Club will serve
oysters and cream and cake in
the section of the Craig and
Wilson building formerly occo
tonia public library. A cordial
invitation is extended the pub
lie to attend. _
School Books Haodad.
"One of the great needs of the
children in the colored schools
ia books,* said Superintendent
Hall yesterday. "A hundred of
Holmes’ Second and Third
Readers would be e boasnsa to
thorn. I hurt seen them study
ing two or three with one book.
Yet I venture to say that then
an almost enough Holmes'
readers cast asida in Gaston
county to supply the colored
children who an unable to buy
• them." We were advised by
Prof. Hall that any of Holmes’
Readers would be acceptable
and if left at the Blite Grocery
with Prof. J. P. Keid would dud
their way into tbe hands of
needy colored pupBs.
Mf Sab la Charlotte.
Beginning Saturday, laauary
llfr O. du|..L<?.j C.,p.y
Sent-Anni.,) HHI-BnA Salt,
fir. tockhart, the famous "Mill*
Bod" man, who represents *
number of the largest mills ia
the coaatry will he present, as
usual. A Jane stock has been
nravided for the tale, includinw
?eiterday and. gave The Qa
ibtth th« abova Iteaw.
Mfa. BatDa VUaea Baad.
Subacriba farThe Oaetohu
Gabette, IMPa
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—Min Bmma Holland of Mt.
Holly, la viaiting Miaa Roaa
Abernethy.
—Miaa Bllabotb Raukio, of
Spaocar Mono tain, la viaiting
lira. T. W. Wilson.
—lfr. R. L. Swan apant Sun
day in Gaatonia. Ha went beck
on the read yesterday.
—Miaa Mamie Schell of
Lenoir left yesterday after a visit
to Mra. W.T. Rankin.
j*Mi. W. L. Funky returns
this morning to £r*kint Collage
to take up bb studies where be
left off two yean ago.
—Mr. J. White Wan, secre
tary aad treasurer of the Craig
Flanigan Haraere Co., at State*,
▼ilk, spent 8uod*y in Gastonia.
—Mra. J. S. Torrence and Mbs
Anuie Torrence left yesterday
for Blacksburg aad Hickory
Grove, S. C.| to apend two
wacko with friends.
—Mbs Hammie Smith, of
Pineville, has entered the graded
school for the spring term. She
is boarding with her sister, Mra.
Forrest Floyd.
—Mbs Nell Smyre returned
yesterday from an extended
visit to Mrs, T. A. Normcnt at
Lnmberton and a brief visit to
Miaa Madge Little at Wad re
born.
—Mr*. W. T. Storey returned
Friday night from a six weeks
visit to her parents, Mr. and
Mrs A. B. Book, of Lima, S. C.
Mr. Storey went over to Green
ville to meet her.
—l*rof. David S. L. Johnson
has been detained in Abbeville
to complete n series of lectures
there. He writes that he will
be ready to resume his duties
here on the 23rd.
—Mr. sad Mrs. Frank Car
penter have moved to King’s
Mountain. Mrs. Carpenter was
in Gastonia yesterday on her
wav to |otn Mr. Carpenter who
bad gone ahead to set the
house la order,_
Batted at (ha
Mias LUUan Bncb, demonstra
tor for the National Biscnlt
Company of New York, was at
the Elite Grocery yeater lay ex
hibiting the toothsome products
of this company. All who came
were served frith samples of the
cakes and other sweet goods
which the Gatioaal Biscuit Com
pany manufactures. Min Each
is an expert In her line and the
demonstration attracted quite a
crowd.
Hegreet 9*14 Whiskey.
In Mayor Dixon's court yes
terday motning Robert Seleoes,
a otero tailor who has a shop on
Bear corner, was tried oa three
charges of retailing whiskey.
He Uras hoped over to the next
term of Sirowior Court in the
sen of $150, a bond of $50 being
requirucd in crab cast. In default
of bond he tils committed to
]ail to await trial. John Me
Collen, another negro, was
bound over to court in the sum
of $90 on a similar charge. Be
ing unable to give bond be was
committed to jail to await trial.
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Beeeamsr StOI laRdtaut.
To meet the demands for
building material at Bessemer
CUy Mr. I* A. Thornburg is
putting in a steam dry-kiln at
Mi planing plant and Mr. Sid
Smith is setting up a new saw
mill on the I*tbcT Arrowood
lands about three-quarters of s
mile north-west of town. He
will saw timber from the Arno
wood estate end from the land!
of Messrs. Hugh Torrence and
J. T. R. Dameron. Mr. Tor
rance has moved to Bessemer.
It. eras e - era fleetAwalfl
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IISATURDAY MORNING JANUARY 21st, AT ___
I 1000 yards of fine embroideries and Insertion In short lengths 5 to 4
worth 15 to 50c yard. Choice 9 o’clock Saturday. 10c yd.
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26c Mercerised White Waist Goods la pretty new
spring designs, Saturday morning, per yard 12 l-2c.
26c Cotton Taffta In pretty new styles and all the best
colors In mill lengths only, per yard 10c.
10c Percales In good reds and Maes, short lengths Is
ooc reason why the price Is 6c per yard.
$1.60 Long Cloth two pieces to holt 06c bolt. Bat fall
twelve yards In the holt. This Is the same goods we sold
several cases of last summer, so yoa know the value.
26c French Oalatlre yard wide 10c yard. Tula Is one
of the best white goods* vetoes we’ve ever offered.
7 1-2 Dress Ginghams dark colors, per yard 2 l-2c.
60c Pore Unea waist!ngs In remnants only. While It
lasts Saturday 26c yard.
Every Cloak In stock Is being sold at half price or less.
Bo come along and take year choice.
Lot No. L 66 and 67.60 ladles and misses cloaks at
62.06 LOT NO. 2. 66.60 to 610 cloaks In best of colors.
Choice 66.
64, 66 to 67.60 Skirts, walking nad dress lengths 66.
Good styles and best colors. .
Millinery at Half Price.
*3 Hall Cartelne. la test •< c*t*rs *t $1
| Many other lines that we haven't
I at big reductions. So come Satui
I feast of the year.
IKINDLEY-BELK
■ Gastonia, N. C. Cheapest
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It Woo All Mode Prom Omo Ud C
Poplar by Mr. J. T. Co* ol
LowatL
A tree that make* some other
big tree* dwindle into mere
saplings hat fast been tawed op
at tbe mill of Mr. J. T. Cos, of
Lowell. It was a poplar and <
was cut down last mu on the J
lands of Mr. J. A. Co*. A few j
week* ago Mr. J. T. Cox J
hauled the logs to hts mill and 1
sawed tbtn. *
The body of the tree was 80 1
feet long. It was cot into <
seven sections. The first three i
cuts were split into quarters and i
the fourth into halves before '
they could be hauled to tbe
mill. The fifth cut sms healed
on o wagon drawn by three
mules and made 829 feet of
lumber. The entire trunk
yielded 8,081 fact of lumber,
exclusive of 400 feet spoiled by
splitting up the first four cut*.
Beside* the lumber, the tree
has furnished in the lap a con
siderable quantity of firesrood.
Mr; Cox informs ns that the
moot of tbe tree was cat into H
lumber and furnished to his
brother, Mr. D. H. Cox, to be
made into boxes for tbe Mc
Aden Mills to ship their goods
in. This tree was noted as tbe
tartest in the Lowell communi
ty _
With Mrs. Votes*
The Friendly Matrons’ Club
was delightfully entertained
Thursday afternoon by Mrs. L.
F. We tael 1. Besides tbe mem
bers of the clab there were
present as guests Meedames A.
A. McLean, W. H. Reddish, H.
B. Moore, R. M. Johnston, Miss
llnssey and Miss Neal. In as
Interesting contest, in which the
answers to questions were the
names of countries, Miss Neal
won tbe prise, a handsome hat
brush. Refreshments wart
served In two coprstt,_
Beatfc al Mrs. Ikyae.
At tbe home of her son. Mr.
Jasper Rhyne east of Gastonia
oniSaturday Mrs. Jake Rhyne
died of pneumonia, aged about
sixty years. Funeral services
were conducted at tbe home
Sunday afternoon by Rev. C. I.
sras ?a ftnsss
Chepel cemetery. Mrs. Rhyne
is survived by her baebaad and
several children._
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ASH. COdl ANB CUBBENCT. «
astewla Make Excel* Al
leal Skewing—Aggregate la*
dMfinollautti Baorty Wh T*
IN llfiilil Skewlag *|
C Ids eas Beak ler Eight Bays jj
ef Bwafcmaa.
The statement* showing the
oodition of Gastowin'* three
tasks al the close of business ti
art Wednesday are published in to
o-day’s peper. They apeak lor
bemselves. While then are p|
rther items of interest la these
tatement*. a glimpse at the in- G
Lividoal deposits alone reveals
in aggregate of $196,688.27 for si
be three institutions. The total
»f loans and discounts approach w
ra h«H s milUoe.
In case of theCHiseusNation- .
il it is bnt fair to any that the ■
Comptroller’s call came at tbs 0
close of Us first eight days of
business. Still the record of
over $70,000 la deposfts. nearly
550,000 in loans and discounts,
sod over $1,200 of earnings i
■hows that its establishment has c
been greeted by ea appreciative
patronage. A distinct novelty
in local financial advertisements
is the banks announcement that
its rate of discount to customers
carrying balances would be six
per cent. The favorable corn
meat it has solicited gives the
announcement no insignificant
advertising valne.
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utort or thi coiromow
Gaston Uu & Trust CoM
OAITONIA. N. c..
la the State of North Carolina, at the
cleae o< hoakieaa, lag. 11, ML
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dc of Gaston county,
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What is the highest elevation?
The height above sea level?
How many agnate ndles has
e county? The same as to
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Where is the exact geogra*
lical centre of Gaston coaaty?
The geographical centre of
estonia township?
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