' ■—II’ 1 The OutonM Gagette. BUSINESS LOCALS. —‘ WELLS BORED-CuiB-hr* WB W time. J. X. Smith. Agp COR RENT—4-Room cottage. M. r H. Skctoilp.Mcl SN GRAVING—Leave year oeders lor engraved visiting cards at :tt Oa«htt« office. - : ■OB PR INT1NC —f.*aveyour ordeta *> at The Ga«bttic office. E«iuij> rarnt, experience, promptness, satis faction. DARREL OP NORTON YAKS for G need on ths way. Also Miner's prolific seed com, and garden seed. J. M. Clam wit. D1RD DOG LOST- -Black and white 'SUsrhJFzs day. Reward for retnrn to 8am Blusctoh. R.P. D. No. 2. Gastonia. Jnr ii22* v * »rom (j. l. urovti i,f£nonu«, Barred Flymouth Rock*. Stlvcrlsced Wyandotte's, $1 for IS nm. J. N. Roberta & Son. McAdenvUle.M. C. ET.ORODORA COTTON SEED— r For sale at $1 per bnabel. Seed are Money's stock and have been carefnlly handled. V. C. Cams, MM-e4 Pleasant Ridge. N. C. UOI)SB AND LOT lor sale-1 offer • * tor sale my house and lot on Third Street in Oaitoiit. Six room*, well end garden, site of lot HxJOO. Terms reasonable. John B. McAlxstrs, Salisbury, N. C. am. Node* al New Ada. Klndley-Belk Brew. Co.—Htreilu. Hinson A Sons— Rsnsnas at whole sale. Swan-Slater Co.—Yonr spring salt is ready. Thomson Company—A satisfying showing of dress goods. Robinson Brothers—lust come in and see the swell low eats. TUESDAY, MAR. 28, 1905. LOCAL AFFAIRS —Fishing season at band. —Tine to talk town election. —The millinery openings are coming. Watch for them. —The days arc growing per ceptibly longer ana the nights ditto shorter. —The town tax-collector has at last gone into the real estate business. Delinquents and the law got him into it. —Rather early for snakes, but Mr. I. A. Campbell’s son James ran across one on the branch Sunday and put him out of commission. —Yesterday Mr. E. L. Wilson purchased the business of the ' John Little Livery Co. at Dal las, and will continue to operate it in connection with bis other stable. —We are requested to an nounce that there will be regu lar services by the pastor. Rev. J. L. Vfppermsn, at the Second Baptist church next Snnday. —The busy season is rushing right np on everybody. Farm er, merchants, mechanics, ma chinists, carpenters, bricklayers, are trettinir bu«r aftrr winter’s loll, all bappy to see the open weather. 'Thjs Gazkttb’s new story will begin in an early issue. The date of the opening chapter will probably be announced next Friday. We regard it aa a re markably fine story, absorbing, entertaining, and informing. —Next Monday, April 1st, is the date for the municipal elec tion at Dallas. As yet no tickets have been put out. Some in terest is being manifested in the election, however, as was Vindi cated by street talk at tha coun ty seat yesterday. —Don’t forget the big road meeting at Dallas next Satnr day afternoon at onr o’clock. A note just received from Presi dent Abcrnethy advises os that Capt. 3. B. Alexander baa • promised him personally to "be with na Saturday.” He has not Heard from Col. Cnnninghain —The pulpit of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church was filled Sunday night by R*v. W. B. Lindsay of Memphis, Tens., who preached a good sermon to an interested con gregation. At the close of the sermon a collection, amount,ag to over fifty dollars, was taken for assistance (n building an A. R. P. church in Memphis. At an early date the town of Dallas will have slestric lights. Power for this purpose will be secured from the Dallas Cotton Milts. Tbs mill is now iuatall ing two oew boilers in place of the old one to enable it to furnish this power. An arc light will be placed at, each comer of the square and numerous Incandescent lights will be put on the various streets._ MSS Hewer*. MS*. tat. ' « """mSmiwEimoif. , —Mr. John Walter* spent Sun* . -day, at .Lowell an rt McAdenmllc,, returning yesterday. —Miss Hoke Beil returned from Clover, where she visited friends and relatives. —Mr. B. W. Craig has been out a few days after a long bard aeige of pneumonia. —Miss Kills Lindisy returned yesterday from Kings Mountain where she visited friends for a week. —Messrs. John and Grant Pa ■our, of Dallas, were welcome visitors at Tint Gazette office Saturday. , Mr. J. p. Culp left yester day for a trip through Kentucky after spending a mouth at his home here. Mr*. Pauline H. Sigmon and Miaa Belle Wilson left Sat urday for Salisbury to visit friends. _hi_ « a / • •. * warn . —UBUll, VI W UO‘ ingtou, wu the guest hr a few days la.t week of her sister. Mrs. P. T. lleath. Mr. J. Grier Love of David son College spent Sunday and yesterday here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John F. Love. —Mrs. L. D. Henderson and two daughters. Misses Jean and Bain, of Mount Holly spent Sun day .with Mr. W. C. Abernethy’a family, —Mrs. C. E. Mason of Char lotte was the gnest Saturday and Sunday of her slater, Mrs. J‘ A. Glean. Mr. Mason also spent Sunday here. „ Mr. W. G. Separk, travel ling for the Old Dominion Paper Company of Norfolk, was gnest Sunday of his brother, Prof. J. H. Separk. —Mias Mary Ragan came home Saturday for a brief visit to her parents, Mr. and Mis. O. W. Ragsn. She is attending Converse College at Spartan burg. ~Mra. R. T. Smith, of Ashe* yille, is visiting her Gastonia friends. Mr. Bernard Smith came over from Davidson to see lus mother and will return this morning. —Rev. W. H. Reddish,'pastor of the First Baptist church, left yesterday for Lincolnton to as sist the pastor of the Baptist church in condncting a meeting there thb week. —Mr. and Mrs. Giles Wilson left yesterday for their home at Snarl.nVittri. .h« • .J.!. to the families of Mayor J. K. Dixon and Mr. E. N. Line berger. —Mias Lowry Sbuford, Mias ; Mamie Love and Miss Emma Page attended the Old Maid'a Convention at Kings Mountain Friday night, returning home Saturday. —Esquire Taylor Glenn went to Hickory Saturday to visit his daughter, Mrs. D. L. Russell, who has been unwell. He re turned yesterday afternoon, leav ing Mrs. Russell much improved. —T. P. Stewart, of Back Creek, Mecklenburg conn ,M» town yesterday, the giest of Dr. J. C. Galloway. He was returning home from Bethany. York county, where be preached Sunday. —Mr. G. M. Shives. of Mt. ““■li w#* m town on business Saturday and waa kind enough to call on Tint Gamtit. He says the farmers in ms section see well np with their woik, and some are already planting COfO. , “ “r; ?• W^Hatcher. grand the Masonic order in North Carolina, is here and will bewith the Gastonia Lodge No. VS A. F. and A. M. for w*aka. During hit stay maetiMa waibe held daily and •» night fa the lodge kali. Mayer's Caart. Mayor Dixon disposed of five court ycitcr day afurnoon aa followa: Venrie Delton, a young white man. di nnk and diwdwly, fined $2 j6 “d ccrtj Luther Turner, a young white man, carrying n concealed weapon in tin ahape h.ef ?>thUrW who broke tba lock aad robbed the aaie of the Me Aden Mflla oe Raterd., eight, the «b iatt. Alao a rewart oi WOewd no gueatloua asked lor the retara oi -W W» bekmgleg to •aid arika and a taiga pocket book erataioiug win a«d baak etoche with tha a awe of R. R. Kay printed Iheraeo. Thera pepera art oi no ealaa eraepi to the owaaia wad will deektliaa be thrawa away by tha thiaf who committed tha rabbaiy. MeAdaa MtUa. MaAdawetlla. It. C MR. RUFUS PARHAM SCAB. Pmm« Away Sunday Night d . .ftMHtel. CgufcrHHdd Tan* “tarday at fSift dtanaL - Following quickly tbe death of his brother. Ur. Fred Parham, which occurred on Monday, tbe 20tb, Mr. Kufos A.' Parham died Sunday night at 9 o’clock at his home near Crowder’s Creek station after Iras than a week's .illness. Mr. Parham suffered a chill on lost Tuesday immedi ately after attending his broth er’s funeml at Obey. A severe attack of pneumonia followed, proving fatal. He bad been in ill health for more than a year and his physical condition was not snch as would enable him to combat the disease' success fully. The funeral was held yester day at Tate’s Chapel. The funeral party left Ibe home ai 11 o'clock and the services at the church were held at 1 o’clock. Deceased was (about forty-sev cnyeara of age. He leaves a widow, who was Miss Laura Pails, daughter of the late Mr. T. L. Palls, and two sons Otto, aged 6 years, aud George, aged about 2 years. Five brothers and one sister survive as fol lows: Messrs. Tburlow, John, Sam, C. W., and C. H. Parham aud Mrs. John L. Wood. fm. — M _ t »* _ A_a • **V lauui; VI tub UCVCHCU desire us to include with? this notice an axpreasion of their heart felt thanks for the sympa thy and kinducss of their neigh* bon in their great bereavement. Mr. Parham reaided at the old Parham home place, one and a half miles from Crowder’s Creek station. Mr. M. C. For be* and Mr. Tliurlow Parham were in town yesterday morning to pro cure the coffin. vnr«paa Satarday. The fixtures and furnishings for the new Dallas bank arrived Saturday and are being placed in the building. It is expected that everything will be in readi neat for tha opening of the bank on Saturday, the Slat. IU With PaasaMaie. Mr. Rozxell Stroup, who lives near Crowder’s Creek, has been ill a week with pneumonia, in one side. Me was taken down the same day with Mr. Rufus Parham. _ Yesterday morning pnenmonia was found developed in the other ling, and his con dition is not so favorable as bis neighbors would be gisd to tee it. _ Mrs. L T. A vary Dead. Mrs. Lillian Walton Avery died at her home in Morganlon on Monday, the 20th inst. Mrs. Avery was the mother of Mrs. Clarence A. Johnson, formerly of Gastonia bat now living in Raleigh. She visited her daugh ter here and the news of net death is heard with sincere re gret by many friends in Gasto nia. Dallas Faratfure Factory. The Dallas fninitarc factory has been organized and it is un derstood that the erection of a building will begin at an early date. Land for this purpose has been purchased from the Dal las Cotton Mills. The capital stock is $10,000. The board of directors is composed of E. L. Wilson, J. L. Rhyne, John C. Poett, J. D. Moore, H. Clem mer, S. A. Wolff, and S. T. Wilson. Mr. M. A. Carpenter, formerly register of deeds sod cashier of the Dallas bank, is acting secretary and treasurer. It is understood that St first the company trill limit its output to Bash, doors and blinds. On PrssMactsf Am "Tbit word Avon," said Capt ain George F. Bason as he sat comfortably by the magazine table in the library yesterday af ternoon, "has been bothering a lot of folks latelx, I hear. Some call it Av-von, some say Ay-voo [accenting the -von]. Why, you just as well call me Uayson [a* centiug the -son) as to call that word Avon [with the stress oa -von]. To settle the matter, I Interviewed two Englishmen about it. They had lived in Stratford oa the Avon, know si) about it—one of them ia (a town here to-day. Both said it was A-voa [long s, accent on a, with the o nearly shut oat of the g*me]--ye», A von, jast like my name’s JU-son. That’s it Bnt I'm not satisfied about alienist. Fellow that swipe* my pocket wot is jun u bqcd an Ruetw m one of these distinguished el* Nttttmi.dPt. By official order of Gaatonii U>dge No. U, K. of P., law io Mvifliupffi Monday night, April 3rd. for tin disc union of important business S. A. Robinson, _K. of R. and S Oaafh of Mr. John Unit. At hia home in Mount Hull) on Sunday, the lfch in*., Mr, John fonts, an need and highly respected eitixcu uf that place, P«»ed away «t the age of « year*. TTie body was taken tc Mt. Pleasant, bia old home, foi barial. Surviving the deceased ara a widow and five children aa MJowr: Messrs. Albert and Paul fonts of Mount Holly; Mr. fowson Lena of Mt. Pleasant; "f*-b. J. Rbyue of Liocolnton; sod Mrs. Rdwmrd As bury of Al bemarle. Deceased had resided tn Mount Holly for about fifteen years and was held in high es teem by all who knew him.. Vielst Lauchens. ^Tbe^bosaeparty of Mr. and Mr*. T. L. Craig enjoyed aa elegant complimentary luncheon given by Mr. and Mrs. L. L,. Jcukiua at two o'clock Saturday afternoon. A profusion of violets lent the season’s tender beauty » u decorations, while tbe strains of music from tbe orches tra fell pleasingly upon tbe car. The luncheon was served in »Mght courses. The guests were Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Craig, Mian Maude C. Morgan, Mias Carrie Marshall Drown, Mias Lillie WjXf «• Mr. Phil MncMabon, Mr. William Moon, Mr. John M. Craig. Hall*cenl Coins. ~ w Money is mighty scarce, hot Mr. J. M. Aberdctby carries one of the scarcest samples going. It is a half-cent piece. United States coin, having date of 1828, and is about the sisc of the more common two-eent coin. Mr. Abernethy says it was found ia Gaston county a few months ago between Lowesvillc and KozaeU's ferry, and that be paid ten cents for it. He knows of only two other similar coins; both are owned by Mr. D. M. Carpenter at Maiden. One la a Canadian half-penny found near Roubardt’s furnace, the other is a half-cent United States coin found near .Maiden on tbe Boyd plantation. These are rare coins. How many others do yon know of? Retailed la Tin. If one may judge by Friday night’s spelling bee, Gastonians arc becoming more familiar with Webster's bine back. Th. br»t spelling bee, held some weeks ago, resulted in a victory for the town at the dote of an bourU apelliog. The one Friday night mailed in a tie after two boura or more of spelUng. Prof. Wray waa again master of cere monies. He began at the last word in the book an I went through to the finish. Mr, J. F. Bradley beaded the town forces and Miss Hattie Hanna the school forces. When the bee was declared a tie Mr. Bradley and Dr. D*B. McConnell were standing on the town aide with Mi»* Hattie Hanna and Miss Zoe Kincaid on the school side. A small admission fee waa charged and quite a large crowd was present to see the fuu. A Sunday Sheeting. A young negro named Pasour who works at the White hotel «hot Sunday bight aboot 9 o'clock by Jesse Barrett, a young white man. The bullet struck the. brim of the negro's hat which waa in rued up, went through the band of the hat, and ploughed some distance through his scalp, inflicting a painful but iot a sarioua wound. Barrett tbe ho“« °* Smith Monday morning and an officer went to arrest him. The man succeeded, however, in making his escape. The shoot ing occurred near the railroad. Pasour and several other negroes were coming from church; some rocks wtre thrown, words j»saed, and the shooting lot Are Your Kidneys Weffl M*M's DiiMM. madam, Ooat .Grav Eras:' HckKkhMr*. 3=£srsS*"wirs Pecltar Valdha MS, tJ^lUlled the biggest hag te the towasWp abntwmb £ w." *aid Mr. Geo. M. Strive* Saturday. He m* of tbeO. I. C. breed aad wdahod J» O pooada. It waathoWcgeatbor fa Rivet Bead towwabip aadthe Slfaaotimr a* tjST* The 200 £dj» pmred Maa i. trig 8abactibe for Tug Qastokia OAscrnc. STATEMENT OP CONDITION OP | THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK GASTONIA, N.C. I At the Close of Business March 14, 1*04. 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