JUST A FEW ITEMS AS A
»Key to the Situation
Drib, Toilet BeU. Manicure Seta, Work Boca, Comb
®n*ril S«t», Crihir and Cufl Bona, Glove and Hand
Fboto Albums, Christmaa
■r':Z C^^KmwtaEatlbh, German and Jap fancy
ft Odarn in abaoat codlcaa varkly. : ; ; ; ;
Christmas Onuments to Suit AO
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Our Opening will Continue.
g TIU Chriatmna. Come.
< MORRIS BROS.
Department Store
J _ Mm W. X>VC1. CwMar J
X The First National Bank i
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■. r~~g GASTONIA, N. C. f
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A With sixteen years soccessfol banking experience, J
▼ capital, sorplna and profit* of over ooe hundred and +
2 Nwntf In rtt—il Jailers and-deposits ot j
X —— Over Half a Million «=— J
I we esc in a better pssltlua to serve oar eaMoacn J
then ever beiort in oar faktdry. * i
Wn tovtte yaw ta apas aa accoaat with no* ♦>
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L. L. Jenkins G. A. Grey* T. L. Craig +
J A A. McLean R. R. Ray Andrew E. Moore ♦
J J.UoRoMoeoa H, M. MeAAen J. O. White J
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| A CHRISTMAS SUGGESTION |
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LAtAY LOCALS.
tor Mr. A. B. Nmm'i
Ytoluti -The Year’s Frag
nasallha Leray.
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Lorsy, Dec. 13—Christmas is
lathe sir, although the ZSth is
1* d«y» off yet. The yoong
people are getting reedy to wel
come the “gladdest of all the
holidays'* with more sea) than
omal end no doabt a merry
Christmas U In store for them.
The Christmas tree at the Bradley
hall will be one of the main
featares of the holidays hod the
entertainment promises to be of
mote than ordinary interest.
The omnipresent Santa Clans
will be on hand to make both
yoong end old happy.
A treat la in store for the
children of West Bed Sunday
school. This school bss grown
considerably in the past year..
Ifd Wednesday two prises were
wren by the superintendent,
*«*• F. W. Bradley, Master
Mason McArrer getting the prise
for punctual attendance and Miss
Alma Jenkins getting the prise
M ft cltu bnildpr. Tb# nri*»a
were beautiful pocket Bibles.
Tba Lorsy Mill has laid in a
lam supply of domestic coal
ana wood and our people must
looking for cold weather for
the wagons have bee* busy this
week heaiinv wood and coal
around to the dwellings.
Material ia being laid on the
ground for Mr. A. B. Moore's
new residence in the park. This
residence will be one of which
Gsstoois will be prond. It will
loss s connecting link between
Lorsy nod Gastonia proper.
The past twelve months have
witnessed many changes io this
e»d of town. About a score and
a half residences have been built.
All of them are nice cottages.
The Bradley building has been
erected this year ana other im
provements nave been made.
The whole appearance of this
section baa been ebaaged. A
number of bouses have been
moved and naw ones will be
built. We can say, am The
Gasctte says of Gaston, "Watch
Lorsy grow."
KSSEMES ■ KIEFS.
WWWfcMt *t ttM awtn
Bessemer City, Dec. 17.—Miss
Lillian Kiser, who has been is
South Carolina the past few
weeks, has returned home.—
Mrs. J. M. Garrison, of King’s
Mountain, is visiting relatives
ia town.—Dr. D. A. Garrison
has been confined to bis home
the oast few days by sickness.
The M. B. Sunday school
will give a Christmas concert
sstt^ssa.”"-- -
Miss McGowan, of Long
Creek, was the guest of Miss
Grace Littlejohn Saturday.
Several new business blocks
are in contemplation for erec
tion In the early spring.
URW008 REITS ROTES.
Liu wood College, Dee. IS —
The Lin wood girls are very busy
sow standing examinations be
fore the Cbmtmss holidays.
Rev. A. T. Lindsay has re
turned from Tennessee and re
ports a pleasant time.—Misses
Ussie Pile and Mamie Lindsay
have been visiting at the par
sonars—Miss I vs Parsley sad
Mr. Wade Parsley, of Clover, 8.
C.. have been visiting their
sisters, Mieses Bdna sod Zuba
Parsley.—Miss Harvie Johnson
left Saturday morning for her
home In Landlord. S. C.„ to
spend the Christmas holidays.—
Misses Iran* Poster. Marie
Littlejohn and Roarie Marti a left
to-day for their homes sear
Gainey, 8. C.
The school will close next
Thursday for the holidays.
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ory Grove.
We are to have an entertain
ment at th« Union church Sat
urday night, Dec. 22d. The
programme is as follows;. Song
—"Crowing the Bar", quartette;
dialogue/ "Hu Pint Case";
"Moonlight." solo, by Miss Lot
tie Albea; speech by Mr. P. D
Phillips: gypsy snd fairy drill
by ten girls; song. "Ashamed of
Jesns," quartette; dialogue, "The
Obstinate Family;" song. "God
he With Yon Till £ Meet
Again.” by children.
The proceeds of the entertain
“•"t W*U ** u,*d t0 HtpHdata a
debt on the parsonage.
Mr. William Rumfelt and Mis.
Maggie Castles were married
Sunday afternoon.
PISBAH PAtAOtAPflS.
Falls-Spencer Wedding D«c 2Cth
Throe Marriages Schtdaled
—Flrst-ol-tbe Tear—Changes
—Parssnal N salts a.
(CfowOad oat ol lie Unit.)
'wamimnw «t tw imhm
Pisgmh, Dec 13— Mr. Lathan
« auu miH MHK
Spencer will be united in mar
riage Thursday night, Dec. 20th
at thebomeof the bride’s father,
“r- J- Franklin Spencer, Pis
gah. The groom-elect is the
eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. John
F. Falla, of this community, and
is a farmer. The bride-to-be is
the youngest daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. J. Frank Spencer, also
of Pugab.
Mr. Carlisle Wright baa moved
from Mr. J. R. Anthony's to his
new cottage near the Gray Mill.
Mrs J. W. Blackwood's con
dition ia slightly improved.
Three weddings are achedoled
to come off in this neighborhood
between cow and the last of
February.
It is reported that S. W. Gmy
*on will erect a cottage near the
Gray Mill.
Mr. A J. Gamble will remove
to hia cottage near the Trenton
Mills January 1st.
Mr. C. R. Jones, of the Loray,
has rented tbc Andrew Jackson
Gamble farm and will tnoye Jan.
1st.
Rev. A. T. Lindsay, president
ofUavood College, has retain
ed from Petersburg, Tenn.,
where he went to officiate at tbe
weddiog of bis brother. Dr. W.
B. Lindsay, and Miss Eva M.
Scott.
Mill Pf Ait tA mm AAimt prv
May«a Hill Is Increase Its Equip*
■«*l to 17.#0t Spindles—An
Admirably Arranged riant.
Ckuladt Otamr. 17th.
The management of the Mayes
Manufacturing Company has
decided to doable the equipment
°f ,>l» fine mill near Belmont,
which ia now in coarse of con
struction. The original plana
called for a 25,000 spindle plant,
bu^ only 9,000 spindle* were to
be installed at first. Since the
buildings have been under way,
the stockholders and directors
decided to increase the equip
ment to 17,000 spindles. The
first assortment of machinery
will be ready for operation about
April 1st. The Mayes Mill Is
said to be one uf the best planned
and best eqnipped plants of its
kind in the South. Mr. J. H.
Mayes is its president and Mr.
L. A. Oodswortb, secretary and
treasurer.
• Six whit* men were killed
Saturday in an explosion of dy
namite near Newport, Tenn.
They were enraged in constract
«• work oa the Tennessee &
Worth Carolina Railroad.
NORTH CAROLINA
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Sckilinkli lacuri il Caatrol
OndH School for Third
Month.
Following is ■ list ul the pn
pih of the Central graded school
whoso grades for the third month
Averaged as mneb as 95:
Mias Stuart * Room—Beginners:
Charles Boyd, Claud Craig. Kenneth
Croe» Rh«* Faraaoux. Roger Mar
Lore; A clxaa: Annie Clifford.
Mina Sandlfrr'a too m—McCoy
Dilliog, Richard Faysaoax. Moose
Morrow, Robert Owes, Ralph Pud
sett Malcolm Rhyme. Leonard
-Smith, Leonard Thomai, Harry
Walker, Blanch* Costner, Regin*
Coon. Mary LaPar. Rebekah Me
teSbOTag*wSSsr' ur-“
Miss Sparrow's Room—Tom I>*e«.
Charlie billing, Mack billing, James
Hunter; Lewi* McDowell, Theodore
Morris, Lawrence Kxnkla, Charlton
Torrence. Bertha Boaz, Madge Craig,
Emma Glean, Madge Hanna, Helen
Jackson, Mary Rti*u Jenkins, So*
Ramsey Johnston, Katherine Mc
AHn*
Mias Glenn’s Room—First Grade:
Minnie Boaz, Fair Alexander,
Minerva Jenkins, Oran Hicka, Wil
mot Whitesides. Robbie UndsayV
Coit Dining, Susie Pearson; Fourth
Grade: Ltllie Morrow, George Arm
strong, Karl Groves, Ernest War
ren.
.. o*i'o*w,s Koom—raulioe
McPaddcn, Louisa Reid, Charlie
IJneberger.
. M'V. Horton’s Room—Iola Bal
lard. Mary Dickson, Bessie Parham,
Lawrence Little, Paul Caldwell.
Dana Caldwell, Anderson Hicks,
Mias Burnet’s Rocftn—Katie Mc
Lean.
Mis* Bane's Room—Clara Arm
Abernathy. Stafford Whitfield. Mary
Connell, Nell McLean.
Mia* Rgerton's Room—Clyde
Armstrong. Otto Baber, Henry
Grove*, Erocst Fogle, John Hunter.
George Smith. George Patrick, Pearl
Huffman. Lola Jenkins, Robbie
Lee Morrow, Mildred Rankin, Halim
Torrence.
Mias Bradley’s Room—Roland
Clinton, Gregg Cherry. Gertrude
Glean. Forest Groves, Jennie Pe
kjv™, I«ia Adame, Lena Hanna,
S»r7 ,Pt41*. Marie Torrence, Mamie
Patrick, Stacy Boyce, Gertrude Fo
g'.e, Lula Wh itesMna, Thnd Cllaton,
Avnett McLean. RUa Rankin. Eliza
Lindsay,
HJ6 MILLIONS FOR THE TOOR
Urania l*n Wkrarlra laivtr
■Wn om >« rm M* ■«»<»>■
Pedro Alvarado, owner of the Pay
mllle mine at Pi ml. Chlhsahna. Max
im, whoa* waaltb la estimated at Dora
than IlfiOAOtUMC. announces that ha
will dlatrlbote tUMXXXOOO or more to
the poor ot Mexico within a abort tune.
This young man. who six jsara ago
was a poor miner, offered to pay the
goreromrot debt of Mexico aoeni time
ago, hot the offer was declined. says a
Oalvueton (Tax.) apactal dispatch to
the New York World. Ha Is going to
ate President Dias and renew the of
fer.
So aoya ba not hia vast waaltb from
tho earth wliicb Is a part of Mexico,
and bo propose* tbat hie poor country
men shall share hi* good tortus*. HI*
plan la not to give cadi, hot to provide
homes and land for tbs poor and equip
them so they ran earn their Bring at
trades or ou plantations. Hr promises
to make 10.000 Mexicans In dependant,
to educate as many poet children and
to giro away a few minions every
year. Already fee several years he bae
been a liberal glrer to the poor add bae
built churches and schoolhooua
“To erect monuments. estabMeli libra -
rice and endow greetgmlveraftJee la to
but help the rich and thatr children,"
ha tbiaka, “but It aattbar feeds the
body, ctotbes tho naked nor saves tba
souls of tbo deserving poor. I pvopose
to give away much of ay wealth bp
fore I die, for non# of if j eng taka
with me. apd only a fool would horde
WMltt) «KIU half Hta ran__ .
MUTUAL 8PAWK1NQ BE?,
"'to «
Th* wild—t. oolal—t (Mhuoa of *
football gan* oror —oa la Chicago
**k »ba dowatown hotel* ffa* other
day, —7* a Chicago itlegateh.
Twaaty Minn—ota reefer* took poo
■—aUa of th* Or—t Xortbora lobby.
Alatag root— aad rcrrtaora. Tb*r
^y^a[l{y*,r^||*^a *lagt—t
party at bey* aad a*to fro— Mina*
Mtt, tbf kndcT llotMl!
“LaCa lotllat* th* glrtef adding,
"art*. M he* ha** derided that -*
of yea be *p*ak«d."
Thaa ha **ta*d a ataWy Mead, ear*■
taMf h— flrmty pUo*d bar am— bU
kM* aad gate hoe a ro—tag -aahln*.
A —ad aad a third mot a ttaaitar
eua. By M* time —eh hey had •
|M am— Me Ira*—. aad a odd laagb
tar. afarteha aad *rr«ai— white th* be
M «a—«a looked oa. th* Ini d*gr**~
waa glroa.
Th— th* ifch attaehed the bey* aad
h anay h—taaa— «l«*lal*Wr*d a
r*wn foe thm laHtatfce thm?
kit
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Rowan’* new jail is to cost
$19, 11W. It will be completed
by next fall.
It is announced that the big
Whitney Power Plant on the
Yadkin will be ready to deliver
power within the next 18 month*.
Mr. George Beck, a Davidson
county farmer, predicts fifteen
snows for this winter, baaing hi*
calculation* on the fogs in
August.
H. E. Fries, of Winston-Sa
lem, has been electee a member
of the Southern Educational
Board to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of Dr. C. D. Me
Iver.
Frazier Jones, a negro, con
victed in Guilford Superior
Court of murdering his wife on
Thanksgiving Day, was sen
tenced Saturday u> be hanged
January 15th.
Governor Glenn declines to
commute the sentence of Ben
Williams, the negro who killed
Aleck Clark, another negro, last
February, He i* under sentence
to be hanged Dec. 20th.
A jury in Forsyth Superior
Court has rendered a verdict in
favor of Mrs. R. B. Lassiter
against the Southern Railway
for $1,066 06 for injury to the
plaintiff's health resulting from
being forced to ride in a cold
car.
CoIIm Milt Cats*.
Judge Boyd, in Federal Coart
at Charlotte. Saturday, transfer
red tlie cases against M*a»rv T.
M. Costello, E. A. Smith, S. B.
Sargent sod E. C. Dwelle, well
known Charlotte cotton mill
men, for violation cf the contract
labor laws to tbe Cirruit Court
at Greensboro. Jan. 14th, when
attorneys for tbe delrnxe will
argue tbe caae ou demurrers.
Bonds of $1,000 each were re
quired ol each of the defendants.
To Balk Work Host Soring.
Congressman Webb Saturday
had a conference with Secretary
Taft regarding tbe monament to
be erected on the Kings Moun
tain battle-field for which $30,
000 was appropriated at the last
session , of. Congress. Active
work on tbe monument, it is
stated, will begin next spring.
Mr. Taft requested Mr. Webb to
bring to tbe Department the ti
tles to tbe land purchased for
this purpose by tbe Kings Moun
tain Battle Ground Association,
after which a commission will
be appointed to confer witb the
association committee regarding
designs, inscriptions, etc.
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Several important changes for
the improvement of the Southern
Railway's service ere announced
to become effective January 1st.
The boundaries of tbt several
divisions will be contracted in
order that the superintendents
may be able to exercise closer
personal supervision over them.
The number of division superin
tendents is to be increased from
14 to 27. A new office, that of
superintendent of transfers, baa
been established and Mr. Gaobh
*11, of Nashville, Tenn., put in
charge. He will look sfter the
proper transfer of freight .aHunc
tion points. President Finley
also announces that early in Jan
uary aopie of the passenger
schedules will be revised, being
made slower. * This is taken to
mean that the road will make
schedules wbicb it can keep. It'
is also announced that tbe
double-tracking is being pnsbcd
with all possible speed.
Subscribe for Tvs Qastowia
r,Antm.
colors by doasa or boa at Twa Oa
sarra oflee.
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Torrence Bros.
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Professions! Cards.
ok. o. e. McConnell,
DENTIST.
Office Aral floor Y. M C. A Hid1*
GASTONIA, N. c.
Pbone 69
OKS. TALLS 4 WILKINS.
DENTISTS
GASTONIA, N. C.
Office in Ad&ma Buildiu*.
Phone 86.
MRS. JOHN HALL
TEACHER op PIANO AND
ORGAN.
O. W. CAPPS
all kinds or insurance
notary public
Of Tin la L.aa BalMtaa
(folk# ol OlaiBlotloa.
«™°SrC»«iLi,Sr^T «*?*" lhnt m*
“P? V Mil'.fr * ®»word«, consisting
Y .MHItr nnd R W. Kdwards,
. &*t?!Xed'.the *tock being sold to
h Y,nMiUe..rAK?,' AH persona owing
the firm of Miller & Edwards arc
bercby noticed to call and settle.
All person* holding cUimi s^minat
the firm of MlUer & Erlwards nrc
ircrcby noticed to present such
claim* at once for settlement.
J. V. Niu.ns,
—_ . .. . R. W. Hdiv.um.
This 3d day of Dec.. lflOO. —Jfctmo.
ADMINISTRATOR'S NOTICE.
M day *1 Bsvsahgr. tUt.
jsssasass
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Sal* *1 Rail EsUf* Under Bead
of Traaf.
Under aad by virtu of a cert ala. deed ol
tnijt duty executed on the l?th day of Jaly.
1000, by A. It. Khyne and Ilia wile, UaraS
Khru. 1. G. Rhyne and ku wile. Ada S.
•throe, conveying in tbe nni.nHiml
tr^r.v*". •“» ‘-tnrSn;
aad to Ibe laadt deecribed herein, to xecure
tbe payment ol certain boo da executed in
(svor ol W T. Love Company aad J A
Glenn Company, which aaid deed, lx dolt
recorded in tbe ofice ol lb.Rmria.roi
Deeds of Castoe Conner, la Bonk Ho. Jl at
PU<Md ct aeq . default having bun made
aadjbavlas been duly retracted by tbe .aid'
W. T. Love Company and by tbe mid I. A.
Glena Company to Bell tbe ear I will on
Msaday. tannery tbe 7*. mr.
nt tbe bear of 12 o’clock, noon, at the Coart
Ho«m door (a D.llax, H. C.. aril at public
anction lor cut. tbe following laud, ia
Oneton County, aimated In tbe eaeUrn port
of (be Town of Gut on in. on tbe stmt lead
ing to tbe macadam road leading to Lowell
the lands ol tbe Modal Cotton
Mills. 7. Robert Craig. Craig end Wilma
and others, and more particularly bounded
and describedu follows: namely.
Beginning *t tbe eastern corner of i.
Robert Craig's lot. In ibe center fin* ol tbe
Southern Railroad track; Thence H. SOW.
along Urn said Craig line, erven bandied
and eighteen <718) fact to Craig, north
terrier: thence .long J. D. Hoorn', lino. If.
178. one hundred and (arty end pse ball
I140MI feet to a stake at tba north oomari
thence S. 30H seven hundred and eighty
(oar (781) (eet to tba center ol tba Southern
Railroad track; Tbenor along tbe mid rail
road,'8.45MW. ana bandied and seventeen
(J17) fort to tbe beginning, containing two
acre., tbe .aid leads being the land, on
which is .Hunted the store house occupied
by B. G Khrne tod Company add tbe mill
Of A. B. Rhyne.
Ono. W. Wiino.v. Trustee.
Dated. Cbl. tba 1st day of December. 1600.
—Itclmo.
FOR SALE
130 acre* faming and timber land
adjoin^pg land* of J. C., C .C. and H.
A- Rankin- Fifteen acre* wefl ditch,
ed bottom lands rarely ever over,
flowed. Small farm cleared Rest
in wood and timber. Mile sad a
ball from macadam road to Stanley
Creek, same distance from Mt. Holly
road, 3ft miles from both places.
Known as the Cloninger place. Pan
of the estate of the late Richard
Rankin and willed by him to be sold.
G&od farm house, crib and barn.
Well watered end drained. Wood
enough on place to pey for ft.
For further information and price
write.
r. ft. IAIWN, Chap*! nil, H. C.
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B. C. White and Brown Leghorns
stoeh and egg* In saaaow. nos-eet
Nre sad splendid layers. Para breed,
msmlard. Write for price*. . , ,
C. C. Ramibt - - Cnonan, N. C.
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