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PUBLISHED TWICE A VVEEKTUESDAVS AND FRIDAYS.,
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JA5. W. ATKINS, Editor and Manager.
' Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the; County
$1.50 a ;Year In Advcr.cc.
VOL. XXVIII.
GASTONIA, N. C, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY, 13, I9Q7
NO. 14
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K. P. JtANEIM, , ' V C
:. N. Evans, VicPrtt.
CAPITAL 80.000 '
A. O. MYsas; CaskUr.
THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
GASTONIA, N. C.
. ' Accounts of Merchants, Manufacturers, and
',''. Farmers Invited, -- i ,
"' M f ' " ' ' s -J ' 1 . - '
' . . Liberal Dealing along Conservative Lines.
SAVINGS -
' Y We have added a Savings Department, in which toe pay .
C 4 Per, cent. , compounded ''every 'jifff, months, It you have
,not already opened an account in this department we tnvite
, you to do so".
city Fathers meet,
. F03 STOMACH SUFFERERS.
Dso't Use Any Remedy That Keep
' It Forwula Secret, f
PeoDle who are troubled with
stomach weakness cannot afford
' to use any remedy unless they
. know what it contains:
. Mi o-na is not a mere-'Mges
tive giving "only temporary re
; lief, bat a specific for all dis
orders of the digestive organs,
and so effects a oermanent cure
for stomach troubles.
. - Your physician will tell k you
that nothlncr is better than a
- combination of chemically pure
bismuth subgallate td allay any
inflammation of the stomacn and
. bowels: cerium -4 oxalate, -v'. to
' Kt renorthen the stomach nerves;
sodium i bi carbonate, 'which
neutralizes the poisonous acids
that are ' present . in stomach
troubles: and nux vomica.
which will restore 1 vigor ' to the
digestive organs and tone the
whole nervous system.- -
This , combination is found
only in Mi-o-na , stomach' .tab
lets, and it. so rarely, fails .. to
' strengthen the digestive system
and cure all forms of stomach
disorders: that J. H. Kennedy
& Co. sell the remedy under . a
guarantee to refund the i money
nnl it mrs. - , '
" If you suffer from indigestion.
distress alter eating specks oe
fore the eyes, . headaches, pains
in the back and side, emacia
tion, hloatinev nervousness,
sleeplessness, or any of the
other svmotoms lof stomach
troubles, begin the use oft Mi
o-na stomach tablets at once.
J. H. Kennedy & Co. sell theai
in 50c boxes with a guarantee
to refund money unless - they
cure. -F15-M1
TO BUY STOCK; :ry'
Mr. B L. Swan Left Today For
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Mr. R. L. Swan.: head of the
firm of Swan-Slater Co.. left to
day for New York and the East
to make . his -spring stock pur
chases. i '
That Mr. Swan is still looking
out for bis great and growing
business is an earnest of continu
ed success and patron age v There
is no one in .- the clothing busi
ness wbb : understands better
bow to buy for the satisfying of
man's wants ( than Mr. Swan.
His store proves this.
He has built up a great busi
ness and one that is still growing
and much of its success is due
to his personal efforts and busi
ness acumen
Held lor Trial at Court.
Roland Tate and Robert Met-
calf were tried before Mayor
Dixon Wednesday - afternoon , on
a charge of larceny. Tate' was
bonnd to court under a bond of
SSO and Metcalf was hehLas a
witness against Tate in a bond
of 125.5 Tate 'is ; the j boy ) who
robbed Dobson's store atlthe
Avon Monday, taking about $15
in cash. Both boys were arrested
at Bessemer City -and brought to
Gastonia Wedneaday , Both had
been1 serving a sentence at the
county home in Cleveland coun
ty, but escaped and came here.
Officials who -came from Cleve
land county for the ? boys, when
they 4 were arrested,! were sent
back . without them. Solicitor
Clarkson .demanded that " they
should be tried in Gaston before
serving the remainder, of their
sentences in Cleveland.
Very Little Business Transacted
Carnival Wants to Xome (o
-, Gastonia, ' . j
"The board of aldermen met
regular session in the city ha
Tuesday night, the- following
members being present: . Mayor
J. K Dixon, Aldermen V. .
Long. H B. Moore; J. F. Jack
son and T. W. Wilson. ,
" The committee composed
Messrs. J. L.' Beal and T; W
Wilson, appointed at a former
meeting in inquire mio me price
of fire harness, was continued
with power to purchase barnelS
lor the city hre department. -
;r A called meeting of the board
will be held on 'Tuesday night
Feb. 19th, to consider the ques
tion of allowing a street carniva
to -come-to town;-::f s
s Bills to the ampunt of $941 96
were referred to the finance com
mittee for. approval i -
f EVERY HOUR OF THE DAY.
Frost Torrence &"Co.. the reliable
Dnijfgrists of Gastonia, are having;
cafls for " Hindioo. the new Nerve
Tonic and VftalizerV Cures Nervous
Debility. Insomnia, Restores Lost
Vitality, that they are sellincr under
a positive guarantee. "
Its merits are becoming: the talk of
the town and everybody wants to
try h, and why not? It costs noth-
tner it it don t do you good not one
cent." i -
Thev don't want vour monev if it
does not benefit you, and will cheer;
may reiuna tue money. iry it to
day. r.-: 1
Marriages at Lowell.
Two weddings took place at
Lowell Wednesday night. The
contracting parties were "Mr A
R. StrouD and ' Miss Johanna
Wofford,who were married at the
home of the bride by Rev. J. H.
Bennett and Nr. John Huffman
and Miss Ida Handsell who were
married by Rev. J. L. Vipper
man. .
Glee Club Cominf. .
The Davidson College Glee
. -Club and . Orchestra, composed
of 18 pieces, will be in Gastonia
T March 7th land f will h give : a
concert at the opera bouse at
night. Iu addition to the
. orchestra, which is' aaid f to 5 be
' the best college orchestra in the
State, the'club has a; double!
' quartette Bf fine voices.! ;Mr. J.
- E. Hemphill is manager and
Mr. B. H. Craig leader. : ;
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A Lively Chase. , - t:.
- Constable Madison Kendrick
'. and several others bad a lively
, chase Wednesday after M. A:
;' Sherrill. who was wanted I in
.: .York county. Sherrill, who was
' formerly a - conductor on fe the
C. & N.-W. Railway, was under
bond in that county for shooting
a negro in the foot because the
latter wouldn't dance fast enongh
for him. The case was'com-
' promised . by . bhernll paying a
fine and agreeing to .pay all the
- negro's doctor bills The latter
1 was not paid and T?heri Sherrill
left, leaving no money behind to
meet these, he was ordered I re
arrested. The matter . - was
. straightened out yesterday , and
Sherrill returned , to Gastonia
bringing back the irons which
he-wore to Yorkville the day be
- fore. . 'i: :.--v-r - : r-
slJ,
Panama Canal Erie Canal.
Machinery is dig-einsr the Panama
Canal a thousand times quicker than
the shovel aug- tne tne. - v
',i - Machinery produces the L. M.
Paint at 50 times less cost for labor.
than if made by hand. - ?
- The L. & M. gives the best job in
i the worlds because t. & M.ine
hardens I.. & M. wmte Lead nd
makes L. & M. Paint wear like
' iron for 10 to IS years. -
It only require 4 gallons of this
celebrated paint and 3 gallons of
-Linseed Oil at GO cU per jrallon, to
paint a moderate sired bouse.
If any defect exists, in L. & M.
Paint, will repaint house for nothr
in jr. - . - ' - , j
Sold by Garrison & Detter, Besse
- mer City, N. C. - v
F15,22-M29,A5-Myl0. . -
The steamer' Wittekind, from
Treinen, with one hundred and
rsvecteen immisrants, broujht
' v i t Eoutb Carolina Immira-
t. : " :r:.-.-j, f rrived et Charles-
Mr. Spencer Seelecfed.
The Opelika (Ala) Daily News
of the 5th inst. contains an ac
count of the annual meeting of the
stockholders and directors of the
Opelfka Cotton Mills held on the
4th. Among the officers of this
mill is Mr' GeorgetR. Spencer,
a uastonia. coy, wno i was re-
elected superintendent. lie is
a son of Mr; J. T. Spencer - His
Gastonia friends will be pleased
to know of this recognition of
his services. :?; The News says of
him: "George Spencer, who
was re-elected superintendent,
came nere about 18 months ago
from Gastonia, N. C, and is a
mill man of . recog nized : ability.
He has been connected with
several successful mills in the
Carolinas in similar positions.
and nas always snown nimseif a
desirable man for this important
position." x v
'James Young'a young white
man, rare man on a . passenger
tram between ,Winston.Salem
aud Roanoke, was killed Tues
day near Martinsville. . Va.
breaking his neck in a fall from
the cab of the engine. ;
Thomas A. Edison, the great
inventor, was 60 years old Tues
day. . ; ,1"
Sunday. Mr. Richard Wilcox,
of Lumberton, was run over and
killed in the railroad yards at
Hamlet. . . I-.
By a vote of six to five the
House committee on ways and
means Tuesday decided against
the plan to establish a new sub-
treasury in the Southern States.
Wednesday, was the birthday i
of Harry K. Thaw, now on trial
in New York for- the murder of
Stanford White. He was 36
years old.".. 'f-:r'
. Wednesday's Charlotte. Ob
server- ssys fr The -cdtton - re-"
ceipts on the local market to
date amount to 14,483 bales. The
refwipts last year were 13,231
bales or 1,252 less than the num-1
ber already received here this
season to date. This is a. very
creditable' showing, in view of
the fact that at one time, during
the early part of the fall, the
receipts were 3,000 bales behind
these h?t season. The prices as !
Associate Editor. . .
The following from this
week's issue of The Progressive
Farmer will- be read with in
terest by many Gastonians: "It
is fitting and proper that The
Progressive Farmer on this its
twenty- first " birthday should
Celebrate the occasion with
some noteworthy advance. To
our 20,000 subscribers therefore
we are glad to announce this
week that Mr. W. F. Marshall,
more informally introduced to
our readers several weeks ago,
has now been formally installed
as Associate naitor oi i ne
Progressive v Farmer.' and as
such will have a conspicuous
and responsible part -in; our
perennial task of trying to. make
each issue of the paper just a
little better than the . preceding
number. : An all-round news-
paper man or unusual anility,
farm-bred and with a whole
hearted interest in the improve
ment of farming and farm' life.
a man oi tne niguest cnaracter
and of such personal charm as !
to make his friendship an inspi
ration to those associated with
him, we count The Progressive
Farmer rarely fortunate in hav
ing secured his services." : ;
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
' Mr. R. W. Edwards has sold his
lot on Franklin avenue to Mr. C. B.
Armstrong. The consideration was
-It has always been a mystery to
us that a young ladv should make
some poor fellow believe that she is
interested in his welfare when as
matter of fact she is interested only
in ms xareweu. :
rjwwsouTaroiNT.:
Mr. Ed F. Wilson will build
nice five-room cottage on one of the
lots on East Franklin avenue pur
cnasea last weeK from ;Mr. I . , N
Kendrick. . His friends sav that Mr,
Wilson is preparing to join the ranks
oi me ocneuicis ,,
The besf way to guard against
scnemes oi gratters and keen up-to
date in general is to be a regular
reader oi this paper, it is always
tne one wno noes not read ms notne
paper who gets caught by the graft
ers and fakirs.' .
It is said that the best way to
preserve apples in winter is to wrap
them in newspapers so as to exclude
tne air, lbe exception is made
however, that the newspaper must
be one on which the subscription
nas been paid, else the dampness re
suiting from what is " dew" may re
suit in spoiling the fruit.
A letter to Mr. T S! Lowrv a few
days ago irom nis brotner, Mr. J. w,
Lowrv. of Lowell. N. C. eave the
information that the latter was
kicked oy a colt about a week ago
and was painrallv hurt. It was
thought at first he was seriously
hurt but he is rettine better:
Chester Lantern, 12th.
The Piedmont Telephone Co
had a force of men at work last
week, swinarine the biz S25 foot
cable along mam - street from the
corner of LaFayette west. This
gives facilities for 104 additional
wire conductors, and tney can now
operate 350 phones. There are in
service 230 and the demand is in
creasing for additional phones -every
aay: Cleveland star, mn.
One of our citizens who occasion
ally wipes the dishes for his wife,
became tired of the job and refused,
saying that "it is not a man's work."
Not feeliner disposed to lose his
help she brought the Bible out to
convince him of his error and read
as follows from II Kings 21:13: "And
wipe Jerusalem as a man wineth a
dish, wiping it and turning it upside
down." It is needless to jsay that he
is still doing his occasional stunt.
While doing some shopping in
one of our grocery stores last even
ing we chanced to. hear a little boy
ask his father who that man was
buving the beans. "That is our
editor." said the father. "What do
editors live on," said the' inquisitive
little urchin. "Why do you ask that
question." said the indulgent father.
Because X heard vou sav vou had
taken our home paper for three years
and had never -paid a cent for it."
To -eave the father embarrassment
we left the store, but it is safe to
predict that the child got spanked
when the lather got him home.
There should be no "factions" in
this little citv of ours. Everv im
provement made enhances the value
of all property in and surrounding
our town. We should live as one big
. . 3 t ; . a. V
lamny, ana we oeiiye lew, towns
can show up a more progressive
and intellectual family. We have as
few fblack sheep" in our place as
any flock in the state. When there
is discord in the family there is
little progress. When there is a
united pull there is little we cannot
accomplish Envv. " jealousy and
hatred pull us all down. Envy is a
canker that gnaws at the heart and
makes one sour, disgruntled and un
happy. .Jealousy makes one unfair
in passing ludgment; natred does
not pajjkeven from a sordid point of
view. Let us all be -friends and pull
together and show our neighbors
hat a large and harmonious family
can accomplish in building up a
town. : ,. . '&,.
Mr. Berry Brown'a Barn and 0oU
- houses Burned May Have
: Been Work ol Incendiary. :
The barns, cribs, sheds and
other out houses of Mr. Berry
Browja in the South Point section
were totally destroyed by fire
Tuesday . afternoon . about 4
o'clock. The exact amount of
the loss sustained is Pot known,
but is thought to be several
thousand dollars.
The fire was first discovered
in a crib full of corn, which was
not .being used at the time, and
the origin of the fire is not
known. - Mr. Brown does not
think that it was of an incen
diary, origin, but some of his
neighbors do. No amimals were
burned. With the exception of
a 'few farming utensils, every
thing, corn, wheat, fodder and
tools, was destroyed.
Mr. J. W. Mcintosh Dead.
Following an. illness of only
three or tour days from pneu
monia, Mr. J. W. Mcintosh,
known to his friends as Will Mc
intosh, one of the county's well-to-do
farmers, died at his home
a snort distance irom L-ucia
Wednesday morning at 10
o'clock, aged 51 years. The
funeral and burial were held at
Hill's Chapel esterday. the
services being conducted by Rev.
W M Boring, pastor of the
Luwesville Methodist church
A wife and several ' .children
survive. Deceased was a brother
of Mr. U. B. Mcintosh and Mr.
J. M. Mcintosh, of Lucia. He
was held ia high esteem and had
many friends in that section of I
the county to whom the an
nouncement of his death brought
sorrow.
L. L. JENKINS, Prea.
8. N. BOYCE. Csahler
The First National Bank
GASTONIA, N. C.
With sixteen years successful banking experience,
capital, surplus and profits of over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars and deposits of '
Over Half a Million
we are in a better position to serve our customers
than ever before in our history. : . : : :
We Invite vou to open an account with us.
DIRECTORS
L. L. Jenkins
A. A. McLean
J. Lee Robinson
J. K. Dixon
T. L. Craig
Andrew E. Moore
J. O. White
G. A. Gray
R. R. Ray
H. M. McAden
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HOME-MADE CATARBH CURE.
Any one can mix right at
home the bet remedy of its kind
known. The name "Cyclone"
is given to the following pre
scription, it is supposed, be
cause of its promptness in driv
ing trom tne blood and system
every vestige of catarrhal poison,
relieving this foul and dread
disease, no matter where located.
To prepare the mixture: Get
from any good pharmacy one-
half ounce Fluid Extract Dande
iou, one ounce Compound
Kargon and three ounces Com
pound Syrup Sarsaparilla. Shake
well and use in teaspoonful
doses after each meal and at bed
time. - This is a harmless, inexpen
sive mixture, which has a
peculiar action upon the elimi
native - tissues of the Kidneys,
assisting them to filter and strain
from the blood and system all
catarrhal poisons, which, if not
eradicated, are absorbed by the
mucous membrane, and an open
sore or catarrh is the result.
Prepare some and try it, as it
is the prescription of an eminent
catarrh 'specialist of national
reputation. J18 Fl-15
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ROOFING
st ra. &: ,.'?.', ffw i -JiH turn. scana
Slate, Tin, Iron,
Steel, Ruberoid,
Ta rred Pper,
Asphalt and Gravel
LARGE STOCK?.
Prompt; Good and
Cheap
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LONG BROS.
.GASTONIA,
NORTH CAROLINA
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A site has been selected
the government building
Washington; N. C.
for
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- TO GUARD "SHIPS agamst the unseen dangera at oea,.
the United States Government maintains lighthouses.
r y$ guanj ,your home against the tin- V
seen dangers of food products, tne Go vern
"meritTias 'eMetedlapure food law;: The J
'...Vi'. ...
law compels the manufacturers of baking
powdef to- print1 .the ingredients on-the
label of each can.
'TheGoverrlment has' rna the label your protection-'
so that you can avoid ahim read it carefully, if it does not
say pure cream of tartar hand it back and
DR. J. Mn H UNTER ."SggagusT
ROCK HILLi S.C. Consultation FREE
Makes a Specialty of Cancers, Tumors, Chronic Ulcers, Scrofula and - ,
Rheumatism ; Diseases 'of, the Gemto-Urinary Organs and Rectum.: ' -
Treats without the knife, loss of blood and, little pain to patient ,
REFERENCES TO" A ' FEW" CASES ""TREATED,!!
R. A. Clark. Cancer of nose, Roik Hill S C: Mrs. J J. Williams, cancer of face. Tinah. S. 7
C; Mrs. S. R. Nelson, cancer of face. Ofcden, S. C: W. A. Mullinaz, cancer of face. King's .
Creek S C: W. W. Stroup, cancer of face. Lowell. N. C: Mrs, Barborr McCraw, cancer oi "
forehead, Gaffney, S C:S.B. Hanna, cancer of neck, Gastonia, N.C; D.K.Grinr cancer oi .'
nose. Lattimore, N.C; Frank Lattimore. cancer of face, Clevland Mills, N.C; J.H. Flowers :
cancer of lip, Lowell. N. C; Mrs. M. B. Harrell. cancer of face, Ellenboro, N.C: Mrs. D. P.
Glasco. cancer of forehead. Shelby N. C : D. H. Cobb, cancer of lip, Smyrna. S.- C : J. 8 K. v
Hambright, verocose ulcer of leg, Blacksburg S. C : K. C. Green, cancer of face. Moorenbora
N.C: J. N. rlonts, cancer of the tongue. Tirzah, S. C; Mrs. N. S.Adams, cancer of shoulder '
Lowell, N. C: G. W. Green, cancer of neck, Mooresboro. N. C; Miss Carrie Hopper,
scrofula. Gaffney, S. C: W. N. Tracy, cancer of neck, Gaffney, S. C; J. B. Hamrick, chronic
nicer of leg, Mooresboro, N. C : Mrs. H.T. McCraw. cancer of face. Cliffside. N.C: J. M.
McMahon, rheumatism, Henrietta, N. C; L. A. Holland, cancer neck Henrietta. N. C; G.
W. Bridges, rheumatism, Mooresboro, N. C. - . , ,
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ROYAL is a pur
product; of gfapes -fuhxss
of SxxL
wdeP pure .
adds to the beah-
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'Not Healthy lor fhe Oroom.
; The following . appears as
signed communication from Mr,
J. A. Allran in this week's issue
of The Cherry ville Eagle: "Will
you give me space in your paper
for a few lines. I have just
learned through The Gazette of
the marriage of my daughter at
Gastonia last Sunday to Luther
Maunev. and I have only this to
say to Mr. wauney: x our act
was ungentlemanly and uncalled
for as my daughter is under age.
and you stole her away from her
mother and myself and married
her without , even asking my
consent or advice and now
shall expect you to take her and
treat her right and if you t evef
mistreat ner" in any way andI
find it out it, will not be healthy
for yon." -I
Corea Blood, Skin Diseases,
Cancer, Greatest Blood Pari-
tier Free, ...
t, -- vwi is impure, thin.
V full of humors, if
o, cancer, car
, i ta, -scrofula.'ic"
...an?, risings and bumps,
uf, pimply skin, bone pains,
catarrh, rheumatism, or any blood
or skin disease, take Botanic' Blood
Balm (B. B. B.). Soon v-all -sores
heal, aches and pains stop aod the
blood is made pure and. nch. Drug
gists or by express $1 per laree bot
tle, three bottles for J2.5aor 6 bottles
for $5.00. Samples freebyVwritir?
Blood Balm Co., Atlanta, Ga. B. Ii.
B. is especially adrised for chrome,
deep-seated cases, as it enre t r
all else fails. V J -
A Great Teachers' Colleje.
The Legislature of Tennessee
has just passed a bill giving1 to
the Peabody College for Teach
ers, at Nashville, the sum. of
$250,000. Appropriations from
other sources, notably one froi
the Peabody Education Fund of
$1,000,000, which had been made
but depended upon the appro
priation just passed by the State
of Tennessee, make the total al
ready given more than $1,700,000
which had been . made but
depended upon ' the . appropri
ation just passed by the State of
Tennessee, make, the total al
ready given more than $1,700.-
000, which will come to the
college this year. : , .
Assurances of other donations
had been gjyeri, to be made as
soon as"ttie college is permanent- 4
ly and adequately endowcJ,
which is now practically p-
complished. The college 'X
have handsome buildings, r 7
departments, additional prof
sors, and promises to be one il
the greatest teachers' colleges c .'
the country. -
Concord is suffering
epidemic of measles. -
AT dispatch from
burg, Russia, Wed
that 133 1? m f.
been canie I c ? t
fbesfre i V" ' '
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