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The Gsstccla Gazette
Isaaod Krr Tuesday u Friday by tat
Gaxett Pabliahinf Company. : f ft i
JAS. W.ATKINS-
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at Gastonia. N.CMtkl UM nU
fjitMrt, April S. 1902.
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TUESDAY, JAN. 29. 1907.
rOXVASD.
; Gaston ia took a lone step lor
ward last niebt. She can no
longer be classed as one of the
backward and onprogressive.
The demand for civic improve
ments is stiong, has been strong
. fox many months past. Now
that the first step has been taken
we believe there will be none to
pull back; all should pull to
tether for their own interests
. and the interests of the town in
general.
Without a single dissenting
vote, the mass meeting and it
was as representative a mass
meeting as was ever held in Gas
tonia we believe agreed to ask
the Legislature for permission to
vote bonds in the sum of $100,-
000 for street, school, water,
light and sewerage improve
ments and for the liquidation o
a small floating indebtedness
All of these things the town
needs; none will gainsay that
- It is cot the intention to vote al
of these bonds at one time but
to issue them in blocks of say
$25,000 or $30,000 at a time
The object in placing the figure
at $100,000 was to obviate the
necessity, had a smaller sum
been named, of asking a subse
quent Legislature for another
election.
That the town could easily
carry tbe tun amount in one
issue is evident to all who are
familiar with conditions as they
obtain. The town is now saving
from $4,000 to $6,000 annually
on lighting the town. Nor
this all. Real estate has ad
vanced, within the past year or
two, 33 i per cent. A new tax
valuation is to be placed on
property this spring. At the
lowest figures the advance in
valuation will not fall below 25
per cent. The added revenue
thus obtained, together with the
saving on the light plant, will
we believe almost if not quite
carry the interest of $100,000
bonds; certainly it would on
$50,000 or $60,000.
With a bonded indebtedness
of only about $105,000 and a
floating debt of about
$6,000, Gastonia is in
excellent financial condition,
better perhaps than nine-tenths
of tbe towns pf its size and
wealth in the country. It can
well afford to vote this bond
issue for these improvements.
When made they will add great
ly not only to the appearance of
the town but to tbe value of
property as well.
Forward is tbe motto.
- TCS LECISLATUir. :
Whit tha St&ia Lawmakers ire
'", Representatives of the South
era and Seaboard .Railways ap
peared before the joint com
mittee Friday and presented
lengthy arguments against cer
tain railroad bills now before
the Legislature, especially the
one to reduce passenger forces.
General Passenger Agent Ka
gan, of the Seaboard, and Gen
eral Counsel Thorn, of the
Southern; ? were the principal
speakers. . Mr. Justice, in . a
letter to the committee, 'asked
that the. committee be - informed
of the salaries paid Southern
Railway officials each year for
I rhi nact v i vmti. .- a'nrl fllen
tomans are confident in their detailed statement as to- what
belief that the appropriation for I that road has spent for lobbying
when it agreed that the city
council should offer the city
park to the government, for the
purpose of . erecting thereon a
public building, at the moderate
sum of $10,000. This property,
it is stated, would easily bring
$13,500 if" sold to-day. Uncle
Sam cannot charge, as he has
doubtless had cause to in the
case of some North Carolina
towns, that Gastonia is demand
ing extortionate prices for sites
for a government building. Ev
eryone is agreed that this is tbe
logical location for the building.
Congressman Webb and all Gas
Gastonia's public building will
pass.
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The Monroe Enquirer came
out Thursday with an eight
page industrial edition. It con
tained cuts of business houses
and business men, with informa
tion regarding each, ' The
Messrs. Asbcraft, owners and
editors of this paper, are due the
congratulations of the people of
Monroe and Union for this ex
cellent presentation of an ex
cellent town and county.
Georgia is following South
Carolina's lead in the matter of
securing a high class of foreign
immigrants. Press dispatches
announceX h a t arrangements
have been made with two steam
ship lines to convey several hun
dred Scots and Swedes to Sa
vannah within the next two or
three weeks. " North Carolina
needs good foreign immigrants
as much as any State but late
seems to be against her in this
-respect. . Tis a long lane ' that
has no turning, however, and a
favorable wind may. blow the
Old North1 State way before
long. There's hope that itwill,
anyway. . y-
That was indeed a generous
and admirable act on tbe part of
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson, widow
of the great South :rn soldier, in
declining to accept from the
State a monthly pension of $100
as proposed in a bill introduced
few days ago in the Legis
lature. She did not wish that
an exception be made in her
case, tbe law providing -that
pensions be limited to those
whose personal property does'
not reach $500 in value. Mrs.
Jackson does not come under
this classification. In her letter
in North Carolina during that
period and to whom the . money
was paid. Thursday the small
roads will be given a hearing.
It is intimated that the commit
tee intends to fix the rate at
2 cents,
SATURDAY,
After much discussion tbe j
House passed the bill allowing
solicitors a salary of $2,500.
except in cases where the fees
do not amount to this much.
Heretofore solicitors have been
paid in fees.
'A bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Parsons to -put tbe
State on an equality in criminal
actions with defendants in
selecting juries, also to regulate
the hours of labor in factories
and to forbid child labor in mills !
at night.' ,
in the senate bins were in-
of declination, read before the troduced by Senator Drewry, to
Senate committee Saturday, was
further evidenced the same
spirit of generosity and thought
fuluess when she suggested that
the proposed amount be applied
to assist in alleviating tbe im
poverished condition of destitute
widows of Confederate veterans.
The noble act of a noble woman.
Will el Late Capt. Love. V
In his last will and testament
tbe late Capt. R. C. G. Love
named as executors of his estate
his sons, Mr. John F. Love,tof
Gastonia, and Mr. Edgar Love,
of Lincolnton. Tbe amount of
the estate is "between $150,000
and $200,000 and the heirs, all
of whom are of age, have re
quested that the estate remain
intact. Tbe executors will qual
ify within a few days when the
instrument will be filed for probate.
To Give Reception.
At an adjourned meeting of
tbe board of governors of the
Gastonia Commercial Club in the
club rooms last night at 7 30
o'clock, it was decided to hae
a reception in the club rooms on
tbe evening of the 14th of Feb
ruary. A committee, composed
of Messrs J. H. Separk, D. E.
McConnell and S. S. Shuford.
was appointed to have charge
of arrangements for the recep
tion which will be of a very high
order. Music for the occasion
will be furnished by Richard
son's urcnester, ot i:hariotte,
and others. Admissions to the
reception can be bad only
through tickets. Members ol
the club will be given as many
tickets for their friends as they
wish. Tbe committee will call
on tbe members of the club pro
bably this week to ascertain their
wants as to tickets.
enlarge the capitol, providing
rooms for the Supreme Court
and library and for the State
officers. A bill was introduced
by Senator Graham giving per
mission to towns to sell their
electric and power plants when
desired. The Jamestown Ex
position bill adding $20,000 to
tbe North Caiohna appropria
tion was virtually passed, tbe
money to be available out of
funds in tbe State treasury not
otherwise appropriated.
; ; : . :" Spring Opening .
- fashionable Tailoring
NATURALLY, you, want to dress as well as your purse
will afford -there's no need of argument to' prove it'
' pays to make a good appearance. - -
- ; If yon want clothes "'made-to-measure why not
have them made by expert tailors In touch with the
latest styles who make the new styles? , t
,' You can do this at little cost. The great Tailoring house ' v
of Schloss Bros. & Co., of Baltimore and New York; is at
J( , your service. An expert cutter of theirs vfilt be here Friday
. and Saturday, Feb. I and 2 to abow the new goods and take
,." ' measurements.: He will bring samples of the newest fabrics; 13
,-;.' he will have fashion plates of the best styles; he will gladly S3
; Rive you. the benefit of his long experience in the selection
J of the rnpst becoming 'models and' patterns.' You. should : -gee
him. : ? " ; ; f f ; ; ; ; ; tv ; ; ';" ; :
Fashions for Spring and Summer ;
He will have hundreds of : sample of the most desirable
cloths and accurate illustrations of the models that Fashion
has decreed pr6per. JYon will have' the benefit of the best
tailoring ideas and have them properly carried out; your
build, height, complexion, carriage, business, will all be
considered with a resulting distinctiveness otherwise un
obtainable. ., '. -. " . . .! ;' . . " '. :
That is what high-class tailoring is forto express character, in
dividuality, good taste, to mark you out from the crowd as ex
ceptionally well-dressed. . .. , ' , ,
You will get this in Schloss tailoring, style, fit, quality all 0
of the best, and at reasonable price! Come in and see the .
Schloss Representative, even if you do not intend to order
now; he will make his ' head-quaters at our store Friday "
and Saturday Feb. 1st and 2ad. . .'. . :' ." '
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MAGAZINES.
The Taylor-Trotwood Maga
zine, the January number of
which is the first, is the suc
cessor of Bob Taylor's Maga
zine and Trot wood's Monthly;
being a combination of the
two. It is issued monthly by
the Taylor-Trotwood Publishing
Company, Nashville, Tenn
Tbe recent election of Ex-Gov.
Bab Taylor to the United States
Senate will necessarily take
much of his time and tbe com
bination which thus puts John
Trotwood Moore in active man
agement of the new magazine is
a happy one and tbe reading
public will doubtless be pleased
with the result. Mr. Moore is a
writer of ability and national
reputation.
known as tbe author of "A Sum
mer Hymnal" an absorbing and
beautiful romance of Tennessee;
and of "Ole Mistis," the most
vivid, pathetic and realistic
description of a horse race and
its tragic ending ever . written.
OUR STOCK IS NEW
Fresh lot hams and smoked meats just received.
FLOUR MEAL GRITS ETC.
An assortment of Canned Goods. ; : : : :
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LOWELL LOCALS.
Lowell. Jan. 28. The Misses
Herman, of Lowell, rural route
No. 2. delightfully entertained
He is perhaps best I tbe young people of that section
. Im. i r &
Saturday nigni compnincniaiy
to Misses Ha Cloninger and
Josephine Rhy ne, of Dallas.
Those present were : Misses
Inez Lineberger, Annie Clem
mer, Carrie Shook, Bertha and
Georga Richards, Ada. Joy, Ka-
The January number of this I'tie Hoffman, Josephine Rhyne,
magazine contains a number of and Ha Cloninger; Messrs - L .
stories from his pen. There""are R. Clemmer, Jesse and ; Bud"
also contributions from " other Rankin, L. Rhyne, Frank and
writers, the table of contents I Harrv Rankin. Tom MossC D. B
being an inviting one. . Price I Tritt, John Rhyne and Lloyd
That was a handsome thing
tbe rsii ceetiEj did last eight
New Firms Chartered.
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Among tbe charters granted
Saturday by tbe Secretary of
State were ones to tbe Gaston
Metal & Roofing Co. and tbe
Banner Harness Company,' of
Gastonia. Both concerns have
already been partially organized
and nothing remains to be done
but confirm the election of
officers already selected. As
soon as tbe charters are re
ceived organization meetings
will be held, after which the
new corporations will begin
business. The Banner Harness
Company was organized by
Messrs. L.t C. Arrowood, C. G.
Holler and J. T. Dameron,
these gentlemen taking over tbe
harness shop of tbe Gastonia
Tanning Company. The Gas
ton Metal & Roofing Co. was
organized by a number of the
town's most influential and
progressive' business men and
will take over the contracts,
leases and rooms of J. At Spen
cer, contractor. Mr. Spencer
will be general manger of the
new corporation which will do a
Kntlfllt Sri ' vrwxfinrv - nlnmKinflp
electrical"" wiring, architectural
drawing and
material.
builders hardware
Representative A. G. Mangum
returned to Raleigh yesterday after
spending a day or two with his - fam
Mr. Edgar Long returned Tester-
day from Due. West, S. C, where he
spent several aays as the guest of
friends. . L .
, Mrs. J. K. Dixon, of Gastonia,
spent Tuesday night with Mrs. M.
V. Patterson on her return home
from a visit to ber -sister, Mrs. V.
B. Millen, at Richburg. Her mother,
Mrs. Mary Wilson, who has been
spending the past six months with
Mrs. Millen, came over Wednesday
morning ana accompanied her home.
Chester Lantern, 25th. V .
$1 a year, 10 cents a copy.
Appleton's for February pre
sents a1 very tempting bill of
fare. Besides a continuation of
tbe serial story " Mother" by
Maxim Gorky, there are a num
ber of short stories and poems
by authors of repute. Following
is the table of contents: "The
Debt of Honor," story by Agnes
and EgertOQ' Castle; "Robert
Burns," by Theodore Thornton
Mnnger; "The Quickening of
Galatea," story by Henry C.
Rowland; M The Dwelling Place
as an Expression of Individuali
ty," by Samuel Howe; ."To a
Boulder," poem by Henry Smith
Williams; "The Desert's Breath"
story by Roy Norton ; n At Claire
fontaine," poem by Charles
Woodward Hutson; "The Alco
hol Age," by Day Allen Willey;
"The Amazing Lady," story by
Zona Gale; "The Restoration of
the Highways," by R. H. Ful
ler; "A Wizard of the Philip
pines," story by WolcottLeClear
Beard; "Rain in the Woods,"
poem by Cornelia Channiug
Ward; ? Training . Tigers and
Other Big Cats," by A. W. Rol
ker; "Apples of Gold," poem by
Beth Slater Whitson: "Legislat
ing in Parliament and Congress,",
by A. Maurice Lowe; "The Rid
dle of Personality, by H. Ad
dington Brtfce; "Economic Des
tiny and American Foreign
Trade," by Harold Bolce; "Cur
rent Reflections," by Edward S.
Martiai)Appletoo-&Co.
New York, $1.50 a year, 15 cents
arcopy, : :,
McCall'a Magazine, "The
Queen of Fashion," is just out
for February. The .UcCaH
Company, , publishers. -New
York, 50 cents a year.
V-Mrs. Chas. Ford went to Newton
this morning on a short visit to her
sister. Mra E; M. 'Deal. and her
! mottier, Mrs. J. D. Post. The latter
wutieava in a ray or so tor itna
delphia, Pa., to reside. t'
Flowers,
Various ; parlor games were
rilaved and the s evening was
most pleasantly spent.'
General News Hems..
Editor W. J. Dendy. of The
Clinton, (S. C) Gazette,: was
sbotat by a would-be assassin
Tuesday night while sitting in
, ' l! MM
nis room rcauiug. r uc iuuiuci-
ous attack was probably due to
editorials recently published in
which he denounced the; secret
meetings of negroes , of the com
munity
' Five persons perished in a fire
at Dover, N. H., Saturday which
destroyed a cotton factory, caus
ing a loss of half a million dol
lars. -
Edwin P. Gary, a native, of
Boston, but lor thirty years a
resident of Columbians. C was
found dead in his room at - the
Ley den Hbtel in the latter citv
Sunday. He bad been dead 24
hours when found. Death re
suited from apoplexy; ne i was
State auditor of South Carolina
under the reconstruction regime,
Comptroller of the Cur
rency Ridgeley yesterday issued
a call for statements of the con
dition of national banks Satur
day, January 26th. . -
Mr. Rufus M. Johnston returned
yesterday from a stay of several
weeks in Florida.
Subscribe
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for the Gastonia
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will be in Gastonia at the Falls
House on Thursday, Jan. 31st, one
day, for. the purpose of treating dis
eases of Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat,
and fitting Glasses. 1906 was a "lean
year on farmers and many others
and on this visit he doctor will " test
eyes for glasses at one-hall the usual
fee. . V - J23c4.
The Wittekiud has sailed
from Bremen for Charleston, S.
C, with another ship load of
immigrants for, Sonth Carolina.
''fF0R'MAY0B.V!,;
i nereDj announce myseu a can
didate for election to the office of
Mayor of Gastonia, subject to the
action i ue regular city primary.
' C. B. Armstrong
We Have- a Very Attractive
Business Proposition
To Offer You
NOTICE.
Br power of ale aivea In a certain trust
deed executed br A. S. Stowe and P. C. I
Sitowe to A. li. iiangum, trustee for. J. P.
Keid, to secure certain indebtedness to tbe
aid J. P. Retd: for tbe purpose of satisfy
ing said indebtedness, tbe andersurned HH
sell lor casb to tbe bisbest bidder in front
of tbe postoffice in tbe town of Gastonia on
Tharsdar, tht 28th aay of Pcbnary, W07.
at the hour of 2 o'clock p. m.. tbe tollowfai
described real estate: '-.(-.. v:t
That certain tract or Da reel of land ivinv.l
in uastoa conny. SUte of Nartb Carolina,
anjoinma the lands of Rufua Fite. T. M.
Pearson. A. K. Loitin et al. and bounded
follows: .:-r. y::;C u:-;-,. is,-v-v--
Becinntna at a stone in east side of Dallas
road, N. C. Bradley's. A. K. Loftm'a and
Kufus Fife's corner, runs with Fife's line
N.73 W. (past another Fife's corner) five-
(5) chains and aeyenty-nve (75) links to a
take ia west bank of branch: thence down
tbe branch N.ZO-1-2B six chains and forty-
two links (6.42) to a small persimmon in
east bank of branch; thence N.68-1-2B four
chains and thirteen links (4.13) to a atake
isxouth side of -branch; thence N.86-5-6B
tx chains (S.oo to a stake in east sjde of
Dallas road, in south bank of tbe branch
anti-near a bridge: thence 8. 10-3-4 W ninety
links (0.90) to a stake on east side o said
Dallas read; thence S.40-2-3W are chaina
and forty links (S .40) to a stake in east side
of Dallas road: thence S.32-3-4 6t . chains
and tbirty-eiaht links (5.38) to the beain-
ninsr; containing six and 313-1000 (6.313-
iooo) acres. - -
This, tht 26th day of January. 190?.
FJ)26c5w v . A, G, Mahgpm. Trustee.
We represent several fire insurance and a life insurance
company that have agreed to loan back to Gastonians on
re at estate security, all premiums collected in our city.
This is a very attractive- proposition. which we would be
very glad to discuss with any one interested. ;
If you need anything in the insurance line, call No. 89 and
let ns send our man to see , ydu. - .. ' .. .. .
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