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PUBLISHED TWICE A-WEEK-TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS..
J AS. W. ATICIi'3, Editor and Manager.
Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County.
$1.50 a Year In Advance.
VOL. XXVIII.
GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY, MARCH 12, I907,
NO. 21
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DEAD AT ADVANCED AGE.
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
offers a very satisfactory place to do
y - yonr banking;, y You will find its oi
V i " ficers and clerks very , attentive, , to
. " - ' your wants. Ask some of our cus
'.I:-, tomers bow they are treated. : : : :
' 4 percent on Savings Deposit
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$ We Have -VVery Attractive
Business Proposition .
To Offer You
J5 We represent several fire insurance and a life , insurance
company that nave agreed, to loan back to Gastomans on
real estate security, all premiums collected in our city; .'.
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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 us send our man" to see you, .. ..
Gastonia Insurance 3 Realty Co.
Mrs. S. S. Withers Passes Away
( Alter Brief Illness Irom men
monis Sister ol Dr. W.
Hoffman Interment at S
: Mrs' S. S. Withers, a hichlv
respected lady and widow of the
late Jonn 'Witners, aieavrnaay
afternoon at 5 o'clock touowtng
1 1 an Jliiiess of onlv a , few davs
from oneumoma. Mrs. Withers
m in her4 seventv-fourth year
and. on account of her advanced
age, was unable; to wunstana
the ravages ot disease, one naa
heen seriously ill only since
Wednesday previous to
death. The end.? came at
! home of r Mr.Gus Moore,
I neobew - with whom ; she
lived for many years, on
Dallas-Stanley road a short
tance north of the bridee.v
.: The "funeral I was : held from
Christ Lutheran church. Stan
lev. Sundav morninsr and the
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body was laid to rest oesiae me
remains of, relatives in th
Stanlev Cemeterv.
Deceased was a - sister of Dr.
W. H. Hoffman, of Gastonia, he
Seine now the sole survivor of
the immediate family. Her
only child, Banks Withers
preceeded : her to the grave
I some twenty years and ner nus
band thirty-two - years. Since
then she has resided with her
neohew. Mr. Moore. Mrs
Withers had inanv friends
Gastonia and Gaston county
whom the announcement of her
death will -bring sorrow.
..G. A. GRAY. Pres. J. r.. ROBINSON. V-Prei. S. 8. MORRIS. Sec.; Trt.'
Gaston , Metal & Roofing . Company
INCORPORATED ..
DEALERS AND CONTRACTORS
FOR EVERYTHING IN ROOFING
Don't IFall to
See 'Us Before
MAKING YOUR CONTRACT
Phone 217
Davis Block
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THE
B EST
EVER
It's rather an old stor and sounds a little too much like
boasting to say that pur line ot ladies' fine foot-wear -is
the best ever shown. ? ..
But it's true, and in justice to the line we are obliged to
say so. ,, . . ,.
If you see it you'll agree with us. - .'. .y
Everything in foot-wear that'a-new : and nobby. . .
Air leathers, sizes and . widths, . $1.00
to $4.00. ': tit: : . :
Robinson Bros
:. ; ; Ladles Fine, Foot-wear.
LINW00D COLLEGE NOTES.
crtiDondenc of thm Ooett. ' V:
Lin wood College, March H-
Misses Louise Buchannan j I at
tye Aberuathy, -Belle Hood and
Blance Irwin spent ; Wednesday
afternoon in Gastonia. - :i
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girls were delightfully enter,
tained Saturday evening at an'
apron party given". by Miss Jen
jiye Niell. - " .
" We are glad to hear that Miss
Jennye Smith,-of iCowpens,':S.
C. one of Lin wood's former
pupils, will return to school in a.
few days. ' .:
I. r r. Albert Littlejoh n, of Pac
clct, S. C, came over Monday
to see his sister. Miss Marie Lit
tlei-ba. . : ;
I.I:.3 Ona Spilman, who is
teaching in Gaffney. spent Sat
urday night with her sister. Miss
I tstnel opilman.i ;n -
The members of the AdelDh-
ian; Literary , Society - are very
busy preparing -for their cele
bration, f.which will;; tae place
the 25th of March.. s -
John-Bollard was hanged Fri
day at Marietta, Ga., for tthe
murder of his 17-year-old daugh
ter last September. He was a
victim., of consumption ,Ad i it
had been a question .whether be
would die before the day of his
execution. He was so weak from
the disease that he had to be sup
ported on. the scaffold and with
his dying breath he declared
that the death-of his daughter
was due to an accident.
Subscribe for Thb Gazstts.
her
the
her
had
the
dis-
Att you tired, faggedout, nervous
sleepless, feel mean? Holhster's
Rocky. Mountain Tea strengthens
the nerve, aids digestion, imngs
refreshing sleep. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets.
. , ' " Williams Drug Co
Correal Turned On.
The current was turned into the
power house at the Monarch Cot
ton Mill, DallastSunday morning
over the Southern Power Com
pany's line via Clover and Gas
Itonia. Mr. Frank L. Moser, in
spector of the construction de
partment ,or tne company, was
' present - to see that everything
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Mrs. J. W. Blackwood Dead. V
Mrs. Annabellai Ware Black
wood, wife of ''Sir. John W.
Blackwood, died early Sunday
morning from an attack of ap
oplexy. in her sixtieth year.
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one is survived oy a nusuana
and eight children as follows:
Misses Janie, Mollie, Maggie
Nancy and Helen, and Messrs.
Joseph, James and Charles
Blackwood. Two brothers, Mr
E. B. Ware, of Philipsbarg, and
Mr. W. A. Ware, of King's
Mountain, and two sisters, Mrs.
W. A. Pearson and Mrs. Robert
halls, ot pisgan, also survive.
Deceased was a daughter of the
late Alexander Ware, of Pisgah;
who died a score of years -ago.
and who was one of Gaston's
pioneers. The funeral was held
from the Pisgah A;R. P. church,
of which she - was a member,
yesterday morning. Revs. A. T.
Lindsay and J. J. Kennedy
officiating.
Argo Red balmon is sold in
one-pound TALL cans, because
only the TALL cans are filled
by machinery. . Flat and one
pound cans are filled by band.
Hand work in factories is, crude
and antiquated; , -
North Carolinians Reported
Drowned in Panama. .
Charlotte Newa.
Intelligence has ' reached
friends in this county that the
entire family of Mr. J. O, King,
who lived for several-months in
Long; Creek township, - .was
drowned on February 11th while
returning to the Panama canal.
where Mr. King has been super-
intending a squad of hands in
i construction work for the past
two years ..v."'-..
Mr. King left this country early
I in leaving bis lamily at
Mocksville, so it is understood.
After spending nearly two years
on the canal be decided to work
permanently there and ' returned
lor bis - lamily bis wife and
several children. They were on
the return trip to the canal, . ac
cording to the report,' when the
vessel in which they were sailing
sunk, carrying ' them all to a
watery grave. -
It is reported,, that Howard
Gould will purchase a large tract
of land adjoining Vanderbilt's
Biltmore estate and' erect there
on a handsome and costly man
sion. T b e Asheville Citizen
says that agents of either Van-
derbilt or Gould have, within
the past few days, .secured op
tions on large tracts of land near
Skyland, eight miles southeast
of Asheville.
.TOWN AND COUNTY. -
Watch Gaston grw. .
' Savings banks ; are still going
Have you gotten one yet? ,
Never go in debt for a luxury or
an unnecessary article ot any
cription. . .. v
There is auite a good deal of
sicknes in the Pis&rah neifirhborhood
as well as in other sections of the
county. 1 Among the afflicted ones in
that community are Mrs Nancy
Thomas, Miss Rebecca McReady,
Miss Sarah McReady and Mrs. John
Service. ,
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eofto
Mr. c. A. Lvnch has move
the residence of Mr. C. A. Spencer
in the , Fisgah neighborhood. Mr.
Spencer will move to Gastonia and
occupy the' Hanna house opposite
Dr L. N. Glenn's. Mr. M. H. Brad
ley has moved into the house vacated
by Mr. Lynch.
Thursday niebt is the date for
the concert by the Davidson College
Orchestra and Glee Club at the opera
house. An excellent program has
been arranged and doubtless all who
go will be. delightfully entertained.
This irlee club has "aoteared at var
ious points in the State and has won
praise from one ana an.
Bless the man whois.to'a reason
able amount, uneasy as long 'as he
owes a dollar. If you are at some
time compelled by unavoidable cir
cumstances to request your merchant
to extend vou credit for a time, in
making your application to him for
it, donTt tell him you will pay the
first of the month when, in your
opinion, it will be the tenth of the
montn betore you win meet ine od-
ligation.
At this time of the year people
are naturally discussing in their
minds the question, where shall we
buy our goods? As our answer to
this important problem we Tefer them
to the advertising columns in this
issue. In our columns will be, found
proclamations irom all tne principal
business houses in the town. Nev
er trade with a man who does not
advertise, if you want nice, fresh,
clean goods at reasonable prices.
Find a man who does not advertise,
and you will find a man who is as
rusty and old-fashioned as the goods
which he is trying to sell.
-Fridav eve nine at 8:30 o'clock
about twenty young people gathered
at the Thomasson House with the
intention of giving the Misses Davis
a surprise party. The party itself,
however, was surprised and not the
young ladies whom it was intended
to take unawares. On arriving at
the home they were ushered into a
room which had been prettily deco?
rated and where refreshments in the
shape of apples, oranges, bananas,
etc., awaited them. Tables vere in
readiness for the popular eame of
trail which furnished amusement for
all. At 11:30 o'clock the "surprises,"
who had been surprised, took their
departure, being under obligations
to their hostesses for a most enjoy
able evening.
We presume that some people
think newspaper men are persistent
dunners. Let a farmer place himself
in a similar position and see if he
would not do the same. Suppose
that he raises a thousand bushels of
com, and his neighbor should come
and buy. arid the price was one dol
lar wr less, and says, "I will pay the
amount in a few days." As the
farmer does not want to be small
about the matter, he says, "All
right." Another comes the same
way, and another, until the whole
thousand bushels of corn is trusted
to a thousand different people and no
one of the different persons concerns
himself about it, for it is a small
amount thev owe the farmer and of
course that will not help him any
He does not realize that the farmer
has frittered away his entire crop of
corn, and that its value is due in a
thousand little driblets, and that he
is seriously embarassed in his bus
iness, because bis . debtors treat it as
a uttle matter. But if all would ay
him promptly, which they could as
well as not. it would be a larsre sum
to the farmer and enable him to carry
on his business without difficulty,
-MISS CABBIE WHAT DEAD."
Sister ol Supt. J. S. Wray Passes
Away at Haw Biyer After UN
oess ol Several Weeks Burial
at Shelby Yealerday-Cify
Schools Closed Out ol Kesoectu
toller Memory.
. Miss Carrie Wray, of Shelby,
sister of Supt. Joe Wray of
the Gastouia City schools, died
at Haw River Saturday evening
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at ociock, iouowing a desper
ate illness of five or six weeks.
Death was due to a complication
ot diseases and . there had been
scant' hope for her recovery
from the first. Prof. Wray was
notified by wire Saturday after
noon that she was sinking and
he left Gastonia on No. 12.
The end came, however, before
be had gotten well started on
the trip and when h reached
Haw River the funeral party was
preparing to start on the returu
trip. Accompanied by her
mother, Mrs. George - Wray, of
Sherby, who had beeu at her
bedside tor some time, and
three brothers, Mr. A. V. Wray,
of Lynchburg, Va. ; Mr. Chevis
Wray, of Ridgeway, S. C, and
Piof. J. S. Wray, of Gastonia,
the body was taken on No. 11
Sunday to Blacksburg and
thence to Shelby where . the
funeral was held and interment
made yesterday. Deceased is
survived by her father and moth
er, Mr. and Mrs. George Wray,
of Shelby; one sister, Miss Elva
Wray, a student in Converse
College, Spartanburg, S. C, the
three brothers mentioned above
and one brother who resides it
Oklahoma. She was the oldest
child. She taught for two or
three years in the Shelby graded
schools before going to Haw
River where she taught the first
grade in the public schools.
She-was very popular both as a
teacher and for her many excel
lent qualities of womanly charac
ter. She was born and reared in
Shelby and bad hosts of friends
there to whom her death is a
source of sorrow. Together
with her sister she had visited
Mrs. W. J. Clifford and her
brother, Prof. J. S. Wray, here
and made many friends.
Out of respect to her memory
and to the grief-stricken brother
the city schools were closed yes
terday. Prof. Wray returned
last night and the.scbools resum
ed work this morning.
The Alaska Packers Associa
tion have liberated from their
Hatcheries in Alaska, up to 1906,
over three hundred and fifty-one
million (351,000.000.) young sal
mon. Their Fortmann hatchery
is the largest in the world.
Mary Dark circles under the eyes
indicate a sluggish circulation,
torpid liver and kidneys. Exercise
and f Hollister's ' Rocky Mountain
Tea will make you well and beauti
ful. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets.
Williams Drug Co.
Following a fall of one to four
inches of snow in thes section
around Roanoke, Va., last
Thursday, ; and with freezing
weather that night, Roanoke ex
perienced a thunder stotm that
asted several hours. The peals
of thunder were loud and long
and the flashes of lightning most
yivid. The like, has not been
witnessed there before; The
thunderstorm was accompanied
by hail and rain. ; - ,
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A Cream of Tartar Powder -
free from alum or phoar'
phatloaold - .,- "7
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if
Tom Harris, alias Tom Child-
ers, from North Carolina, who
some time ago murdered and
robbed Mrs. Hortensia Morgan,
an aged woman who lived alone
near Gaflney. S. C. was last
week convicted of murder and
sentenced to hang on the 29th.
Mrs. Morgan kept a good deal
of money in her home. Harris
went to her house in daylight,
killed her and got part of the
money. He was arrested soon
after the crime was committed.
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EFFECT OF THE FOOD LAW.
Driving Many Worthless Catarrh
Medicines Out of Existence.
The Pure Food - and Drug
Law,' which went into effect
the fitet of January, has al.
ready shown the good that will
follow its enforcement.
Many worthless remedies, that
have been advertised for the
cure of catarrh, a disease that
is universally prevalent, have
been driven out of existence
by the Pure Food Law. .
The effect of this is to increase
the sale of remedies that are
valuable and that fulfill the pro
visions of the law. Hyomei, for
example, is meeting witb a
laretr sale than ever before, and
J. H. Kennedy & Company are
still selling it under a guarantee
that it will cure catarrh or the
money will be refunded. Hy-
omei is a scientinc treatment
that is recommended by the
best physicians. It cures
Catarrh withont stomach dosing,
through - inhaling ; medications
XtsX' gorighttoheiaff ected
spots.-
By breathing Hyomei three or
four times daily - through, the
neat pocket inhaler .that . comes
with every outfit, its' medicated,
healing ; air . penetrates j to the
most remote parts of the nose.
throat "and lungs, searches out
and kills all catarrhal germs, and
soothes and heals any irritation
in the mucous membrane. -
The complete .Hyomei outfit
costs $1.00, extra bottles- i f
needed, 50c, and is sold by J. H.
Kennedy & Co under the guaran
tee that it will cure or costs
nothing. ; .- M12-26. -
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Our Lines of Spring
Woolens and Wash
Goods are now Com
plete with the New
est Weaves and Lat
est Styles. & & &
Yeager McLean Mfg. Co.
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3 L. L. JENKINS, Pres. S. N. BOYCE, Cashier
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The First National Bank
GASTONIA, N. C.
With sixteen years successful banking experience,
capital, surplus and profits of over one hundred aud
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
R. R. Rav
H. M. McAden
T. L. Craig
Andrew E. Moore
J. O. White
G. A. Gray
2ft Jft Jf Jft Jft af. 1 J. Jt tft tt J JJ J J t
Jit's the Quality I
of the CORTRIGHT ROOFING that makes all users
so well satisfied with it. Every little detail in its con-'
struction is given the strictest attention.
'Not how
cheap but how good" is our ideal, and we spare no -expense
in making the CORTRIGHT ROOFING as '
good as it is possible to make a first-class roofipg. , ,: :
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
LONG BROTHERS
Gastonia : : : : : : N, C.
Sti Agents Gaston, Cleveland and Lincoln Counties, N. C., a ad
Y.rk Couaty. S. C. . .: .r " t- ''Jb'J,;;'.-. -:. . " ?
DR. J. HUNTER "specialist
ROCK HILL, S. C. ; Consultation FRE
. Makes a Specialty of Cancers, Tumors, ChronU: Ulcers, Scrofula and
Rheumatism; Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs and Rectnm.
Treats without tne unite, loss 01 diooq sna hiiic pain 10 paucni.
REFERENCES TO '- aTfEW CASES TREATED
R. "A. Clsrk. Csncef of nose. Rock Hill S. c: Mrs. j 1. wiiiisms. csncer 01 iter, iirjan. n.
; TX niHUJIMa.VBUVTI US W
o n XTIam n mr a laM f lnr1f1 K ft
Creek S C- W. W. St roup, cancer ot lac. Lowell. N. C: Mri. Brtw McCrm. tinwf (
t. 1 s P. .4.B Hinni nrnvr nl ik-L CulnniL N. Ct O. V. (.tier rnnro4
noie. Lattitnor, it. C: trank Lattimore. cancer ol lace.Clevland Milla. N.C: I. K. V kt
eancerof lip. LoVell. N. C: Mr. M. K. Harrell. cancel ol lace. K flora, N. C; 'ra. U. 1'.
H.mbricht. verocose nicer ol le. Blacksburg S. C: R. C. O.reen. cancer ol lac. 1.nrf.to
N. C; J. N. Clonta. cancer at the tongue.
Lowell. N. C: U. W. ureen. cancer ol necc. aoornuoro, j
acrofula.Galfney.S. C: W. N. Tracy, cancer of neck. Caflney
nicer ol W. 4ooresboro. N. C; Mr H. T. McC""'- cancer ofjace. t li I
McMahon. rheumatism, Henrietta. N. C : L. A. UollaaJ, cancer ck HearirlU,
W. Bridges, rhenmatiam. Mooresboro, . C . - . . -
C: Uiw Came ii pt--f.
S.C:J. B. HiiMirk.(i:i '
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