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ASK toot Onccn for frith boo*
ground tnttl nod floor. Ou
toale. Roller MilU. t·.
\Y/HBK too are ready, let ω «ton
W end Insure tow cotton. Rata
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written document·. ° Variety o;
colore brdown or box at Tub Ua
office.
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LOST-—Thirty-do lier»—between Cit
(ten· bank and Oil mill oa Kill
atrect. Reward for return to Caactti
office.
LOST—Mander afteraoon between
Col. Wileoa'a and Dr. Adaai
or on »trecti, child'· Kold-ritnraed
rlaaaea in caae with Torreace β tamp.
Ketuin to UAsrrrx office for reward.
TUESDAY, OCT. 16. 1906.
LOCAL AFFAIRS
—Cotton was 11 centa yester
day and is being marketed rapid·
—The sheriff is on his round*
making his second call. See ap
pointments advertised to-day.
—The condition of Mr.
Robert J. Craig is. repotted to
be better.
—The walls of the new church
at Union are np and ready for
the roof. The McAllister boys
are hostlers.
—The 'possum is ripe, but the
law does not permit him to be
Îrailed until November 1.—Char·
otte Chronicle.
—The grind opening parade
of the Charlotte fair will take
place this (Tuesday) morning.
Gastonia will «end a fall dele
gation.
—Mr. Oscar Craig i· wel
comed back to Gastonia. He
moved over from Charlotte Sat
urday and went to work y eater
day with the Page Company.
—Misa Bcttie Coon, of the
Mt. Holly school faculty came
over from the Dallas meeting
Saturday afternoon to be guest
of Miss Shelton.
—Miss Carrie McLean, of
Charlotte, came over Sunday
upon hearing of the fatal acci
dent that had betallen heruude,
Mr. W. W. McLean.
—The house and lot oo the
corner near Prof. J. P. Reid's
was bought this week by Mr.
Charley Craig from bis father,
Mr. Robert J. Craig. Mr.
Doric Cratg now occupies the
place and will probably do so
until the new owner builds
lateT on.
—The Charlotte Obaerver saya
that as a result of a conference
between {the Traffic Association
of South Carolina and the South
ern's railroad officials an extra
train will be placed on the At
lanta division to run between
Charlotte and Toccoa, Ga.
—The Gaston County Poultry
Association h coming along.
About 20 members have been
enrolled. Mr. Lawrence Beat,
Dr. L. N. Glenn and others are
expected to attend a meeting oi
Mecklenburg Association in
Charlotte Wednesday night.,
OiBtm County Club.
The Gaston boys at the Uni
versity bave formed a Gaston
County Clnb. Mr. Oscar Shan
non is President; Mr. Bd.
Adams Vice-President; Mr. Will
Hunter Secretary, all from Gas
tonia, while Mr. Russell Dellin(
ger, of Mt. Holly, is Treasure.
ΠΙΓΠΗ.
On South street at the resi
dence of Mr. Ο. B. Alexander,
last Sunday afternoon at 1:90,
Mr. Braner Barker and Mlaa An
na McKenxie were united in
marriage by Esquire W. 1,
Stowe, The young people art
both of thé Arlington mill sec
tion.
Capt. t. L Dark·· AmUtil.
Proa Sunday's Charlotte Ob
server we learn that Capt. R. L
Durham has been appointed tc
canvas* for nsembers of the Na
tional Association of Mannfac
torers. This Association already
has more than 3,000 mens ben
and bas doue ranch work is
Washington opposing legislation
of socialistic tendencies.
PIm Com.
Mr. Caleb A. Spencer, one o<
our ruccessfdl farmers brought
to o«r ο (Bee Saturday tone fin·
specimens of an gar case takes
from a patch of more than bal
m acre. Tbe stalks «re l*rg<
and high, averaging aboal
twelve feet, and many hills bee
law twelve stalks to tbe hill
The Med· of this variety wen
origfssllv from Ten·, sad weri
Mat to Mr. Speaoer by a eoaaii
living ia Arkansas. Mr
Speacer baa beea making Mi
own molasse» for twenty years
sad expects to bave sa a sa anal
If fiae supply this year.
■ IMI1I-L L'L . _
PERSONAL MENTION.
—Mr. Sam Sbaford will attend
the Raleigh (tit thii week.
—Miu Edith Adams it attend
ing the Pair and visiting hei
Charlotte friend·.
—Mia· Ida Pnralay leaves to
ι morrow for Bradley, S. C., to
viait her frieod, Mr». Watson.
—Mr. L. A. Carpenter, ol
1 Maiden, was a pleasant viaitot
at THit Gazkttb office Satur
day.
—Miaa Pauline Gwaltney, ol
Hickory, spent several days last
week at the borne of Mis. J. D.
Moore.
—Mr. W. P. Lewis, of Kings
Mountain, waa among Thr Ga
sktti's welcome visitor· Satur
day.
—Mrs. Samuel Huffman, of
Morcanton, arrived yesterday to
viait ber daughter, Mrs. W. H.
Reddish.
—Dr. J. M. Hunter, the Rock
Hill cancer specialist, is expect
ed to be at the Palls House to
morrow, the 17th.
—Mr. and Mr·. Beverly Pater
soti. of Kings Mountain, were
Kueats Saturday night of Mr. and
Mra. M. H. Shnford.
—Miaa Rosebud Adama re
turned Saturday from an ex
tended stay at Greenville. S. C„
where she haa been teaching.
—Mr. J. L- Clemmer, of York
ville, was atnong tbe number of
Thb Gazhttk's good friends
who called to aee us Saturday.
—Mr. Fred Γ as our moved
from Dallas to Bcuemer ' City
yesterday. He will try farming
awhile with Mr. Henry Frooe
berger.
—mus urvte cronse, of Un*
colntoo, was cucst ol Mi·· Osia
Shuford yesterday. She was on
her way ta Bethel to visit her
grand mother.
—Mrs. Julia Courts Holland,
oi Dallai, left Monday morning
for Raleigh to visit relatives in
the city and attend the State
fair.
—Miss Shelton Wells, of Lin
colnton, who numbers her
friends by the score in G··
tonia, is spending a few days
with Mrs. G. W. Ragan.
—Mrs. L. O. Henderson, of
Mt. Holly, csme over Saturday
night from the teachers meeting
at Dallas to be guest of Miss
Rose Abernethy.
—Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mc
Lean, Mr. and Mrs. S. W. Mc
Lean and Mrs. Mamie McKee,
ol Lincolntoo, attended the
funeral of Mr. W. W. McLean
Monday.
—Mr. Andrew Moore finished
moving Saturday into one of the
handsome Craig houses on Air
line street. Mrs. Moore and the
baby haven't yet returned from
Waynes ville.
—Capt. S. J. Hand, of Bel
mont, >8 out again, after being
confined to his home for several
weeks with sickness. His many
Gastonia friend· were glafrto see
him in the city yesterday.
—Mrs. E. C. Wilson was np
from Spencer Mountain yester
terday having some work done
at the new home she has recent
ly bought. She will probably
move in some time daring the
month.
—Mr. J. R. Gaston, of Bel
mont, dropped in to see Τπχ
Gazxttr folks Saturday morn
ing. When asked if be waa
bringing cotton to town, Mr.
Gaston said "No, we are getting
11 cents right at Belmont."
—Mrs. T. L. Craig, Mrs. S.
N. Boyce βηΊ Miss Nell SmyTe,
Gastonia Chapter's representa
tives to the State convention of
the Daughters of the Confed
eracy, returned Saturday night
from Durham.
—Mixes Zee and Saliu
Latham have been iieriaoaly
ill (or more than a week with
malarial fever, but their friends
will be «lad to know thçir ren
dition yesterday was reported
somewhat improved. Miss
Salina was taken ill a week aeo
Saturday and Miss Zoe the day
following.
—Rev. D. P. Bridges, of
Laiaber Bridge, waa in Oaatonia
yesterday on bla way to Lia
colntoo. Mr. Bridgea, who for
a year has been pastor of
the lumber Bridge Baptist
church haa resigned to take
charge of tbe church at 8mith
ficld tbe Srat of the year.
-Mr. 9. B. McPadden is go
lag to Lineotnton to-day to bring
Mrs. McPadden bome. About
two weeks ago they visited at
1 kutbetfordtou. where Mrs. Mc
Padden was taken very ill; when
safficiently recovered she went
to ber mother's at Lincolatoo,
f where she has remained sines.
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Will Be WHfc Us.
IWl Mtm. HrtaM.
We sre glad to note that
Oaatonia Is moving for a poultry
show la the neat tutors, aad we
can promise them that our peo
, pie will be with them.
Bobacrlbe for Tin Oastonia
OAserrn.
KILLED BY NO. 97.
Mr. W. W. McLmo. S track by
: Faat Mall SMitût Eviabi
Bisd Sniay MarataJ-Bvriad
T«il«rdir Abaraoaa at DaUa.
Train number 97 struek Mr.
W. W. McLean Saturday even
iug and inflicted injurie· which
earned bia death at 11 o'clock
Sanday morning. Mr. McLean
«a· leaving the market near the
Baat Baptiat church aa the faat
mail awept into night. He hur
ried up to get. acroaa the track
ahead of it. The train «a· 20
minute· late, it waa on a down
grade, and waa coming like the
wind. The unfortunate man
had Miscalculated the distance
or speed of the traio—and was
posaiblv misled by the glare of
the electric head-light. He
croaaed the rnila just in time to
save himself from being crushed,
bat not in time to avoid tbe long
cross-beam across the pilot.
Tbe end of this struck him on
tbe side or hip and tossed hiui
•boat 20 feet.
He was taken into Mr. E. P.
Rankin's store where be ral
lied slightly and aaked where he
waa and what was tbe matter.
When told what had occuned.
be aaid quietly "Well it acems
that ray time bas com·; if so,
it is all right." He gave no ac
count of the accident. He was
taken to his home two or three
blocks away near the Avon mill
where, in an unconscious condi
tion. be died at eleven o'clock
Sunday morning.
Followed by a long procession
of carriates, the body was taken
to Union Presbyterian ebuxeb
for barial yesterday afternoon,
where the fnneral services were
conducted by his pastor, Rev.
W. H. Reddish, at two o'clock.
Mr. McLean was a good man,
κιοα, coauacriu. ·οβ very fn
tle in bis ways. He was a mem
ber of the First Baptist chnrcb
of Gastoaia and was moot the
most faithful and regular attend·
enta. Thoogh possessed of a
home and a moderate com
petence beside, he requested
several months ago, when his
church found itself without s
sexton, that be migbt be per
mitted to perform the duties
himself of keeping the Lord's
boose in order. He performed
these duties with attentive, care
and conscientious punctuality
until the day of bis fatal acci
dent.
Mr. McLean was well read in
the Scriptures and was a man of
piety and prayer—prayer wbicb
when uttered in public im
pressed one with tbe spirituali
ty of bis life. Λ few months ago
while a juror he spent tbe night
with his brother-in-law, Mr.
Clyde Craig, who keep* the
County Home. Next morning
those afflicted ones who were
confined to their rooms were
viaited by this good man, who
prayed with each one. And
many other gcod deeds has be
done.
Tbe day of Mr. McLean's
death waa also his birthday and
wedding di\y anniversary. He
was 57 years old aud had been
married 30 years. There is great
sympathy felt tot his stricken
family, especially for the widow
whose accumulated afflictions
for aix years have been great in
deed. On the 10th of October
1900 her father, the late lames
M. Craig, died suddenly; about
two yeara later a dear aister,
Mrs. Laban Wilson, waa called
away; her brother Schenck died
a year ago, and her brother Ed
died the 31st of last March.
Meanwhile In this sorrow-laden
period three of her own little
children have died, making with
tbe death of her husband eight
•ore afflictions within six years.
He leaves one brother, Mr.
Inn Γ» M^T .... aI ei
one sister, Mrs. Jno. D. Rudiaill.
ο I Lincolnton, two half brother*,
Mr. S. W. McLean, of Lincoln·
ton, «ad Lean McLean, now in
the weit ; and one half slater.
Mrs. McKee, whose husband
«11 killed a law yean ago at the
OM Mill. Seven children sur·
vive him. They are Mr. John
McLean, sow of Rock Hill, Mrs.
Harvey White, of Madlaon, Oa.,
Misses Mary WilHe, Katie, and
Winifred, and little Alex and
Clyde at hone.
All of thèse that were within
reach by railroad arrived in time
to attend the funeral.
LIVE TENPUANCB SPtAKEt.
lev. A. D. Wile·*, Endorsed by
Lecal Ministry, la Lectere Thle
Vwk.
Rev. A. D. Wilcox, National
Lecturer of the American Anti
Saloon League, highly endorsed
by the national and state officers
of the league, will tbia evening
at 7:30 o'clock begin « series of
Illustrated temperance lectures
at the Main Street M. E. Church
la the interest of Gospel temper»
a nee education. Mo admission
fee is charged, a collection only
being taken. The lectures are
entertaining and instructive and
we earnestly request the people
to attend them.
Sioxsn
B. L. Bain
J. C. Galloway
W. H. Reddish
P. S —The other mlaisters could
not be reached before Uu
above notice had to go to |
TAX B09KS MOW S8.M1 JUJ.
Omcm Ctaly Mm Tkn··
Quarters of · HUH·· Over
Last Tear il Tu Valnnttoe.
I· the office of the RegiaUr
of Deeds, Mr. A. J. Smith and
Mr. Bd Maaoo have been doing
moat «treuuon* figuring ever
aince the tax book» were turned
in. Hnving figured oat the in
dividual taxes, tbey are bow
running op the totale.
The county ahowa an increaac
in tax valuations of more than
three quarter* of a million dot·
tara over laat year. The in·
creaae next year ia expected to
be folly >1.000,000, and it ia
poaaible indeed that the aggre
gate of otw mill* and the in
crease In real estate aaaeaamenta
to go on the books will make
the total tax valuations, of the
county reach the $10,000,000
mark
The valuation* for 1906 may
be itemised aa follows:
4.931, W7
property, colored - 66.511
tM^.TelemphllnMetc 1,232,834
oratioa r.xcc»», owr 300.000
Peraonal property, whit· S 1,320,)]
R**l property, white 4,β01,Μ.
Personal property, colored 63,271
Real property, colored
Hailroad
Corporat ....
Bank stock* etc, orer 177.7M
Total sToëÛÔ?
roixa, Woe.
Number ol white polla 3,462
Ν amber of colored polla <£0
Total 4.U8
Tbe property figure* for 1906
will prove Interesting for par·
poses of comparikon :
Persoaat aad Heal. White· 9β,412,1β3
Peraonal and Real, Colored 107,781
R. Κ-, Telegraph Usee, etc. 1.230.011
Corporation llseesa . . 2SS, 130
Bask Stock, etc - · - - 152,14a
Total f8.201.129
, CBOWTQ Ρ OR 16 YKARS
The followiog figurea «-ill in·.
dicate the inereaae in property j
valuationa aince 1690:
1«W t J.027.570
wo 3, no .003
WOO 5.0GB, 1-0
18W 7.0A3.3U3
1905 K.SOI,129
lggg e,0Gl^e7
The population in 1M0 was 17.7541
Th« pepohtioi la 10061». 37,βΪ4 |
Ml. BIRIT KOOVU DtAI.
it TtiImK Frrer |
Alter An Illness t( Only
Few Dm.
Mr. Henry Hoover died at bi·
borne in Stanley at 12 o'clock
Sunday night of typhoid fever
after an illness of only a few
daya—jast about one week. He
was about twenty-eight year» of
a^e and was unmarried. For
sometime be bad most success
fully managed tbe mercantile
business of Mr. L. L. Smith at
Stanley, and was a most exem
plary and popular young man.
He has a brother ia Knox·
ville, who is expected this morn· |
ing, *nd tbe funeral arrange
ments will not be completed |
nntil be arrives.
SPEAKING FUDAT ΝΙ0ΒΤ.
Cnoaty Candidates Mi
C. Dowd Will SMlk la 6as-1
I—I·.
The Democratic county candi
dates should, and we believe
will, receive an enthusiastic
bean off in Gastoni* Friday
nighr. Gastonia always receives
them gladly and will make no
exception Friday night.
In addition to the candidates,1
Mr. W. C. Dowd, of Charlotte,
will be here and will apeak on
political topics. Mr. Dowd ia
editor of the Charlotte Mews and
Times-Democrat, ia · candidate
for tbe House in Mecklenburg,
and as hia election ia that Dem
ocratic connty is aasttred, his
friends have been actively
mentioning bia name in con
nection with the speakership of
the House—an office he would
fill well.
Mr. Dowd is a speaker of ex
perience and ability, and will
interest those who come ont to
tbe speaklqg Friday night.
Pot·*··· OM aad New.
Mr. A. M. Whitesides brought
to this offlee Satnrday a poke
of fine panpkin yimi of lut
jmi't growth. Th«T were In
perfect condhion, ana quite ω
sweet and good aa potatoes of
thi· year's growth. When Mr
Whiteside· began bedding hit
new potatoes, he fotusd neatly
half a bushel of these in a perfect
state of preservation. Mr. White·
sides is one of oar most soecees
fnl and progressive farmers who
knows "bow to do things."
Mr. (tin Sprtakla to to Mar·
atSE
Cards as follow· have beta
' * - ' ' interest to
Oaatoaia
CLOTHING
The Regent Coat
Both In Dress Coats and
4» 4* Rain Coats Φ 4*
• * Αλλ
FORM FITTING
Correctly Made
Buy your coat bow and gat tfca
benefit of β fall Winter'· Wear
SCBOLAKSWr MKOK BOLL.
Pw Flrat NhA ·Ι Fall Tom
foot·· la OnM Hcbil·
Mia· Stuart'· 100»—Begin·
■cm : Charte· Bord, CI and Craig.
Roger Marshall, Henry Wilaon,
Barney Borer, Mary Wither·.
B. Claaa—Erdtaan Love. A
Ctaaa—Annie Clifford.
Miaa Sandifer'a room—Blanche
Coatoer, Rebekah McLean, Mary
Wilaoa, Grace Strickland, Geo.
Terrell, Richard Pajraaoux, Rob
ert Glenn, Ralph Padgett, Bryan
Walter·.
Mia· Sparrow'· room—Mack
Dillintr, J a ate a Hooter, Theo
dore Morria, Therau Otauad,
Bertha Boas, M ad re Crais. Ra
ma Gkon. M adre H*iin 9, Helen
Jackaon, Sue Ranaaey Johnston,
Katherine McLean, Roth Mor
ria, AUne Rcid.
Miaa Glcnn'a room—No one.
Miaa Galloway'· roots—Pan
line McPaddeo, Looiaa Reid Ag
îtes Lindsay, Bather Bain. Char
ley Campbell, Charley Lioeber
rer, Claud Terrell, Neely Han
na, Darwaid Morrow.
Mi·· Bnrnet'a room—No one.
Uiu Β aire'* room—C 1 a τ a
Arm (trocar, Kirkpatriek Re Id,
Suflord WbitfieM, Geo. Hick·,
Urctti Calp, Violet Rankin.
Misa Bgertoo'a room—Clyde
Armstrong, Otto Btbe, Broest
Pogle, Lola Jcnkina. Mildred
Rankin. ■
Mia· Bradley'· room—Ninth
tirade; Gregg Cherry, Roland
Clinton. Lena Hanna, Jennie
Pegram.—Tenth Grade: Stacy
Boy ce, Gertrude Pogle. Mamie
Patrick, EUa Rankin.
Jo« S. Wrav. Sept.
The State fair opened at
Raleigh yeatecday and con
tinuée throughout the week.
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AUCTION SALE
ram Stock tad Farming I»
rthwui.
I will offer far aalc to the Uibcit
bidder at my home -place between
Balaeat ud McAdetrrfll· on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2ft
btgiamine at ^o'clock, dw IoUmt
in* Stock and farm Implement* :
One borac, one mal·, oea cow, two
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and aeverai Una· ol farming utenaUa.
W. H. Llneberfer.
RANGES
I Car Lui Jnt licihii
Γ Be It Rug· οβ (1m Market 1
for the money. .'.I
We kin
oar 11m of hoosefcaM tad 9
kitAen tarnishing· a»d have I
««(«•Ι two tpvclâl naff· «· I
pert· to taatall that·. t ι Π
Th· twenty-odd ru(N mU
dortaff the part «Mk an an
gtofac wilt» aatiafactioa. If
wt aatUfy Mbm lat aa aatlafy
fN< V
We alaa aall tko Hota4
Crown Orfw
The baal iaatraaaot of lta kiad
oe the aiarlcat. ···
Uwtya 0mt to ad· favor·
■Ma torn m Mr Mn wa
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Gastonlt Firnltire Co.
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SECOND CAL
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Lowell
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Fotd'i Steve
BcMcmcr City
OUlinc MOI
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SHERIFF,
Millinery Dcpartant
eut Stores I
North Coroltoo.
Charlotte,
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Gastonia Insurance and Realty Co.