I THE GAZETTE J —imim- «m I Pilau Ua n««i rud it. P It ia IniMul— tda to tt. k >t ia raliakla-iaaa aa it. } “‘“Safcnttr | *CiWfi/tii«a«^ V. F. MAI SHALL, Editor sod Proprietor. VOL. XXVL R. P. RANKIN, PrMl«*at, C. N. EVANS, Vle«>Pr«»Maat. A. 0. MYBRS, Cukltr, THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK Of Gastonia, N. C. CAPITAL - • “ • $50,000.00 YOUR BANKING. ~ No matter how small, no matter how large. The Cltlseo*s National Bank will glvs It careful attention. This message appUee to all alike. Call to see us, or write us. DIRECTORS: “ R. P. Rankin, C. N. Evans, Robert A. Love, J. M. Sloan, M. D., Edgar Love, J. A. Glean, R- R. Haynes. Courtesy-Liberality-Strength. CHARLOTTE MILLS TO CONSOLIDATE Mg BmI Aatag Charlotte Naas* locturere—Fhro Mills Will Unite. The Charlotte Observer of the 12th says: There la what ap pears to be a well founded ruiuor concerning a big cotton mill deal that will be of wide interest to the trade and the public In general. In a nutshell, the rumor is to the effect that the L«onise Mills, the Elizabeth Mills, the Chadwick Mills, and the Hoslcina Milla, of this city, and the Dover Yarn Mills, of Pineville, are to be consolidated and operated under one man agement. When approached by a Chronicle reporter for an inter view this afternoon, the presi dent of one of the mills named above said there was nothing to give out for publication. nI don't know that there is going to be any consolidation,' be said, "bnt we may nuite and have here in Charlotte one office for all the milla." The combined capital of the mills mentioned in connection with the consolidation is $1,040, 000 and the total equipment em braces 68,500 spindles and 1,478 looms. MB. LITTLE'S BODY FOUND. li Was Partially Imbedded la (ha Sand. Partially imbedded in the sands of the -seashore, bis feet and ankles only protruding, the body of Mr. W. A. Little who w s drowned while surf bathing at Wrightsville beach Sunday afternoon, the 7tfa. was found early Thursday morning by Mr. J. W. Moore, proprietor of the new hotel at Wrightsville. A Wilmington special says: Mr. Moore got up early and had gone for a stroll along the beach about 5 o’clock. About LS feet from the ebb and flood of the tide, under twelve Inches of water, the protruding feet of young Little attracted the hotel man's attention, and be hailed some negro fishermen about to put out ot an inlet some distance away. They came with their boat and confirmed the suspi cion that the body of the young man was under the sand. HU head was downward uoder four feet of eatth, fend it required more than an hour to get the body up. The body was remark* ably well preserved in the salt water. It was embalmed and brought up to the city, where it lay until the departfire of the train for Charlotte Thursday af tcinoob, in the armory of tha Wilmington Light Infantry, of which the deceased was a highly valued member. Dev Tna Drai.l.l. SUtMTdtC l.Mhtrt, . Editor Caddell, of the Salis bury Sun, who always speaks out in mcetin’, observes that a "Beaumont or Kanaaa oil well la not to be compered to a drug atom la a dry town," and fudg ing by tbe business of the Cbar lode druggists. Editor Caddell' has it down about right. Ad oil well may go dry but a drug store in a dry town never, and as a revenue producer it is better then a gold mine. Although there seas objection from prohi bitionist! at the time, 8tate*ville solved the problem at tha be ginning by refusing to license dmnists to sell lion or. and even Bin to Observe the law are saved front the annoyance and ana tAIE PIESENCE OP MIND. M saner is Which aa Engineer Stepped a Loom Eaglaa. Wiluiujrtou Hmonf. Thoec who were at Warsaw on Tuesday afternoon and wit* nesscd the collision between No. the southbound passenger train, and No. 18, n northbound pick-up vegetable train, say tbat Engineer Mann, of the freight train, displayed presence of mind that is not often witnessed. A gentleman who saw the smash-up said the freight en gine and one box car were ou the main line and tbat the engi neer was going at a fast rate of speed in an effort to reach the switch before the passenger train arrived but he had not given himself enough time and before he conld make the switch the passenger train came in sight. He quickly reversed his engine, but before it could stop and start in the opposite direction it was struck by the passenger train, lioth engineers jumped jus* uciurc we cDgines met. When the engines came to gether the passenger engine was derailed, bnt the freight engine remained on the track and the blow caused it to start in the opposite direction. The throttle bad been left partially open by the engineer in the hope that it would start in a backward direc tion before it met with the pas senger train' and consequently when it started it wonla have been only a few minntes before it would have gained a fast rate of speed and ere it stopped an other collision might have oc curred had it not been for the preaence of mind of Engineer Mann. When be saw the engine start back down tbe track he re membered that the throttle was partially open and mailing to the track he climbed upon the loose engine and quickly stopped it. To nave hesitated even for a part of a minute would have been too late. REFRIGERATOR CAB FAMINE ENDED. Qruwara WUI be Paid In Fall. Wllminiton Star, llih. At last report* come from tbe sections ot tbe strawberry belt that there la now a sufficiency of refrigerator ears at all points and ***** txo^tn nod shippers will Ukely have no more trouble ®® that score* 'The only com* plaint now is of late deliveries and declining prices. The bulk of the crop has been marketed, tbongb comparatively very heavy shipments went forward yesterday, consisting of 96 cars throsffk Soath Rocky Monnt. "With all tbe hoe and cry about loss to tbe growers," a welt known tracker remarked yester day, "the public seems to forget the grower has redress and that his claims will be settled by the transportation people, dollar for dollar. The transportation people are losers bF far famine, not the growers," he continued. "The issues are clearly drawn and tbe Organued growers have com petent attorneys to see that every berry loet is peld (or and tbat, too, at the prevailing prices the dav the fruit was ten dered for shipment. It may be a bleating in disguise for the producer, for had the large t of berries tendered to the railroad company gone for ward, prices would undoubtedly have been depressed, whereas uader tbe present baris of set tlement, the claims will be ad justed at prices for delivery." FaruwuU, Mian Nancy. Chariots* Chmtela. 8be la out of jail at last. Now let her drop out built, aad tbla lima tbay Van Am oar la bains takaa from IM Junaa tia aim al a dapth of ISO fa**- Tba anaft la ITS faat atop aari la workiaa day and sight. M. M. Carpaatar received a medal at lb* ft*. Lamia Kxpusitioa for tba •aaat axhlhitlua oi tia ora (bar*. Tbla la aond, aba a yea thlak all aa tioaa war* reprsaaatod. At a maattag of tba lot* ouaacU on# sight laat weak Mawara. W. A. Warn. P. 8 Baker, aad 8. A Kaum warn atsetad traataoa of iha acboul. awl thaau gaallwmca bare ain«a alaot *d Profaaaor Canrlla aa aaparlasaa deal. Tba atoobholdaa of tba Kings Moeataia Maantaetariag Oomcaay bald their aaanal matting oa Tncedny at tbn oOo* of tbe company lathis bUoa. Tba old aAoan asm all ra aiaotad for tba aaaoiag year. The bleb prion of oottna daring a master portion of tbe year oat down tbe ptoflta. However, a dividend of 5 per eeet waa daolared aad paid oat by the QOBptlj, Mra. H. G. Wars, aa aadlmabte wnaaaa of oar town, died Monday morale* at bar home at Boani# mill Treat pasemoala. Mrs. Ware waa nick only a fair day* She waa barted at tbe eamstary ia this place oa Tata day. Mra Warn waa H years old sad van a haabead aad six small chil dren, the eldest 7 yaara, aad tbe yoaagast 8 days old, to moarb bar early death. Richard Wilburn, aged 17 sod another man whose name arms not learned, were killed and T. B. McClain, of Columbia, S. C„ and several others injured in a wreck ou the Lockhart Railroad, a short line between Lockhart Junction and Lockhart, used principally for hauling freight and operated by tbe Southern Railway. Tbe train which waa a combination freight and pas senger. jumped tbe track and Milled down an embankment. TOM AND VOBEVtLLE. WhM't Mm WUh Our M*b WriJwl Acres* tbs Lias V«Afllh Kaqairtr. All of the teachers of th* Yorkville Graded school, with the exception of Mr. J. H. With erspoon, who did wot apply, have been rc-clected to their old positions. A correspondent states that U requires 140 quarts of strawber ries to go round at a meal at Wiutbrop and that the young ladies are supplied from the col lege patches at least once every other day. W. O. Hailes and Mrs. James Hollobaugh have been put un der bond to answer to the charge of bigamy at the next term of court of general sessions. The warrant in the case was pursuant to the recent presentment of the grand jury. Memorial day was celebrated in Yorkville last Wednesday af ternoon under the auspices of the Winnie Davis Chapter Uni ted Daughters of the Confeder acy with an appropriate pro gramme, Including prayer, mu sic aud an address. Petitions were in circulation to the east sod west of Clover this week asking (or the restora tion of the daily freight schedule on the C. & N.-wt The peti tions were extensively signed, especially because of the desire of the people to get a better mail schedule; but since the railroad people have anticipated the de sire of the people in this matter, it is probable that the petitions will not be presented. Mr. T. E. Harper of Balloon, was in Yorkville last Wednes day, and left at The Enquirer office an egg of an Indian game ben that weighs exactly four ounces. He also reported tbe remarkable record of an Indus rrious nen in dm possession. Be tween August and December of last year this hen laid 80 rggs, and then took a vacation until sometime in March, when she commenced again. Since then np to last Tuesday she has laid 62 more eggs. " This hcu, said Mr. Harper, is of common stock, laying no especial claims to fine blood. Speaking yesterday of the cot ton fire at Mr. J. L. McGiH's last Wednesday evening, Mr. D. M. Hall gave some points that ought to be of value in such emergencies. "It ia very diffi cult to put out a cotton fire with cold water," he said: "butif yon use hot water you will find very little trouble. Because of tbe oil in tbe fibre, I think it must he, cotton will not absorb cold water; but hot water goes right into it. It overcomes tbe oil. I learned that while ginning. In the case of a fire one day the cold water ran out and we got hot water from the boiler. We conld see the difference et once.* Tbal’a the Sint!. Dresa ’em Up. Monroe Snoelrer. We are getting to be a tony people. Word has been passed down from the Adjutant General that the members of tbe Cover nor’a staff must wear uniforms when they accompany tbe Gov ernor in pnblic places. That’s the stuff. Dress 'em up in brass buttons aad other toggery and tickle a little vanity. That's all a Governor’s staff is for, just for a little vain show, lust for tbe big of the thing. Some men would join a brass hand jast to wear a uniform. Home Made Have your cake, muffins, and tea bis cuit home-made. They will be fresher, cleaner, mote tasty and wholesome. Royal Baking Powder helps the home wife to produce at home, quickly and eco nomically, fine and tasty cake, the rahed hot-biscuit, puddings, the frosted layer cake, crisp cookies, cruDen, crusts and muffins, with which the ready-made food found at the bake-shop or grocery does not compare. Royal is the greatest of bake-day helps. The An aiPaoUaf. V«*y«kTkw. How much Will a dreaa suit caae bold? For the average wa >t can be nude tobolda drew auU, n clean ahitt, a collar, cola, an antra pair of stocking*,« re stricted kit of toilet coovenien CM, • few cigarettes, and a box of matches. Tfo get ell this is often requires soma iagaanfey. For a woman, and especially for to hold an entire wardrobe. A yoong woman who lost a dress ■nit case through the careless, ness of an expressman sued to recover Its value, aud proved to the satisfaction of the court that it contained: One foulard silk dreaa, one poogec shirtwaist suit, one silk gingham shirtwaist suit, one brown lawn dreaa, two white Petalnn lawn waists, one white mull evening dress, one black silk coat, three-quarter length; one white silk knitted shawl, one white lawn dreaa skirt, one ^lawn apron, one white y tea jacket, one white aw dres shirtwaist, one brown linen shirtwaist nna sUlaalau ‘ 1 - waist, one madraa Gibson shirt waist, torn white muslin petti coats, lour corset covers, three pairs muslin drawers, (oar silk net vests, three cotton act vasts, wrapper, three ranslin nightdresses, eight pairs black lisle thread ImtlWeoP set waist, one ebony mirror with fiver trimmings, ooe gold hat brash, ooe silver sail brush, ooe silver tooth brash, two aod a half yards black and blue — Hu ribbon, (oar laches wide; ooe dozen band-made lace-trim nsed handkerchiefs, three pain kid gloves, one pair loog white silk mitts, ooe gold locket aod chain, ooe gold brooch set with tor qnois aod diamonds, one dozen fancy collars aod stocks, two ■*" We venture the aaaumotioci that it was not quite as fallas it coaid have been had the aimer intended a longer tourney. In the presence of such phenomena as are often observed in the pack ing of trunks sad handbags to which miscellaneous articles occupying two and a half cubic Irrl nf enar# am wtodk - modate themselves in one cubic foot of capacity, the amt re markable attainment* of maa sink into insignificance. It ia perhaps tine that among profes sional packets men excel women, bat not in making two tilings occupy the space of one. The average maa whose wile packs his trunk at the beginning of bis journey thinks it easy enough and is probably impatient when what he lay* in ia taken out again to be placed more wisely; but when he has to repack it for the return journey, end finds that however vigorously he jumps on the pile of material it will not compress sufficiently to permit him so to depress the U4 that ba may lock it, ne discovers that the art of packing Is a pe culiarly feminine accomplish ment. and that a man coaM no more become an expert at it than be could at singing so prano. The wise man when he contemplates a journey lets his wife pack and then takes her along to repack. If not be will need a dry goods case to bold the overflow when he turns homo ward. __ II Frank Norris were tHn to day, ha could writ* another Story Of "The Octopus" with North Carolina instead of Cali fornia as the scene. All tbo long months of labor and planning, all the favorable sea tons with which Providence blessed them—all this tbe berry growers of Chad bum and other towns on the A. C. L. Railway have seen come to naught through the failure of tbe At> mour Fruit Express Company to provide tbe promised refriger ator cart. One thousand seven hundred cars srere promised sad only 500arrived. Consequently, probably a half million dollars has been loot to the trackers; and $200,000 worth of berries were dumped into the river ia town of Chadboarn last week. The berry growers continue picking and delivery the crates to the station agent, and the Armour Company will be sued for the losses. If such a cor poration cannot be held to fall accountability for wlmt would otherwise mean tha rain of mi important industry, then oar American freedom counts lor very little. We hope that o«t North Carolina Corporation Commission will bestir itself ia the effort to get Justice for ear trackers. Subscribe for Thu Qairrrg. Insomnia! SkswiStSS iaMraaee esaptoy. Yea cmM carry the risk yourself, hot the prenlans on en lnsoresce policy °0SI f*“ woSfd sustain If the property should barn end the eywBietoa 2 such .catastrophe you are un ,ou THE LOVE TRUST CO. All ICIade of Insurance. HOW TO AVOID OEM MCTACT^— *.il I