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GASTONIA, N. C; FRIO AY, MARCH 15. I9Q7. v y :
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attached or detached. Made the old way or
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-Restrained by Divine Grace.
Wuhinjcton Sur. - J ;,- . .- j
Senator. Culberson, of Texas,
tells a good story about an old
gentleman .who was one of the
now famous town of Brownsville.'
on the Rio Grande. ' The old
resident . referred to. was a '.good
Methodist, but possessed a fiery
temper, 'and when aroused ' he;
was by no means a'pleasant sub
ject to come in contact wifh-
: One day one of the old man's
favorite hounds was shot and
.killed by a bully, a man who bad
been in more fights than any,;
man in that section. His fight-'
iug reputation, however, did not
keep the old man from Bunting?
him np and giving him a thrash
in?, and then be announced r V
" Unrestrained by divine grace,'
neighbors. I can whiD anv man
on the Rio Grande, and especial-
Got Mad and Wouldn't Go to Town
Lexington, Ky Dispatch, 4th. ( , . -
A relative of Henry Clay, Mrs.
Prances Paca Feter, aged 91
years, died at her home in this
county today. She lived seven ;
mites from town and , bad not
been here in more than 45 years.
She became angry at some of
tbpeople in the city before the
civil war and vowed ; that she
would never visit the place again.
She was very wealthy. : . - .
A dispatch from Paris Tues
day: says; A dispatch received
here fiom Toulon s a y s the
Freuch battleship Jena has been
blown, np but no details or list
of casualties was given. It is
known that the ship carried a
crew of 700. " The explosion Of
the powder magazine on the
Jena killed 200 officers and men
and seriously injured a hnndred
Jfl'roh M Gheen.- aeed 20
vears. an onerative in the Old
Mill mil f mi nd dead earlv Wed
nesday morning in an outhouse
at the home ot his tatner, ur.
R firmer!." who lives in one
the Loray bouses near the Tren
inn Mill. The discovery was
made by one of bis brothers who
ViaA hrnm alarmed because of
the continued absence of the unt
fortunate young man. fnysiJ
cians were summoned and, after
examining the body, declared
I that Gheen's death was due to
heart trouble. They did not
deem a coroncr'sinquest neces
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Gbeen worked Tuesday "ntght
in th CiA Mill as usual, return
in? home in the early morning
The family had been living in
Gastooia but a snort time. .De
ceased leaves two brothers, R
L. and James Gbeen. and two
sisters. Misses Addie and OUie
Gbeen; all residing here. The
body was taken yesterday . to
Newnort. Tenn.. the former
borne of the deceased, for inter
ment. -
Mrs Robert H. Smith died at
her home here Thursday of tu
berculosis in the lorty-mntn
year of her age., She was" born
in Mecklenbnrc countv Sent. 12
1858, being a daughter of Jeffer
son Vjiover. one is suivivcu uy
her husband. Mr.- Robert 'H.
Smith, and the following chil-
aren: uscar r., iriaaarvicr tn.t
Jennie A., M. Ernest and Rob
ert Lee Smith. Deceased was a
mernher of the BaDtist Church.
having ioined that denomination
at the age ot 14; t unerai ser-
vices were held at the home
Thursday by Rev. J. A. Hoyle
and interment was made in the
cemetery at Sandy Plains : Bap
tist church.
Mr. Lamanda P. Brown, who
spent the major portion of bis.
unnnn mantir-wiri in OatnnMand
who was known by many people
here, met death in a most dis-
trpssirifr accident at - Lancaster.
S. C last Saturday. Mr. Brown
was making bis second run on
the Charleston division of the
Southern as conductor on a
Mwrml train. In attrmntincr to
Connie some cars he was caught
between the couplers and his
body-' was almost severed in
twain. Though badly mangled
be walked several yards, sat
down and . died immediately.
Ho haA Inner heeri an emnlove
of the Southern and was on this
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division much ot the time, run
ninc between Soencer.' and
Greenville. . Deceased was
known to many . railroad men
and was very popular. He was
a son of the late Mr, Robert
Brown and was reared in Gas-
tonia. His father and mother
are both buned in the . cemetery
here. 'He leaves a wife living
at Greenville, S. C, to 'which
place the body was taken tor
I hnrial ' Mrs. R. R. Jones, of
I King's Mountain, was a sister of
the deceased.
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Faster and faster tBe pace is set,
By people of action vim and jret,
So if at the finish you would be.
i Take Hollisfer's : Rocky Mountain
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Williams Drug Co.
Speaker - Cannon', of the
I United States House of Repre
sentatives. ' has.- consented to
speak at the approaching com
mencement at Guilford! College
the last of May.
What'i Dofn Amon our Nelth-
' bora Josl Across the Line.
VorkvilU Baanlrcr. 12th. ,; '
The annual inspection of the
Jasper Light Infantry will be
made on April 16.
rTrade is , very good for the
season. The heavy cotton sales
recently have helped the situa
tion quite materially. :.
Treasurer -Neely is working
up to "penalty day. which
comes around next Friday.
Clerk Tate 'a office force is busy
recording papers. . S h e r.i ff
Brown is not especially busy
just at this time. Auditor Hun
ter has bis hands full getting
ready for the county board of
equalizatbn. , Probate Judge
Williams has about enough
work to keep him steadily em
ployed, .and Superintendent of
Education McMackin is putting'
in most of bis time on his books.
Miss Katie Templeton died at
her home two miles south of
Yorkville last .; Sunday after a
long and tedious illness, in the
95th year of her age. The in
terment took place in the York
ville cemetery this morning.
The tax book this year is the
largest in the history of the
county and although Treasurer
Neely is not yet able to say just
what the total collections will
amount to. he is satisfied that
they will be as good in propor
tion .as they have ever been.
The outlook is that the aggre
gate amount of delinquent taxes
will not be more , than $5,000, or
$6,000, and much of this will be
on account of double entries,
death and moved out of the
country.
The Alaska Packers Associa
tion have taken the highest a
wards at every World's Fair
where their goods were shown,
At St. Louis World's Fair, the
Red Salmon took the grand
prize, the only grana prize
ever given to Salmon at any
World's Fair. The Argo Red
Salmon is the best that is pack
ed.
Knoxville. Tenn., Monday
voted out saloons by a majority
of more than 2,000.
EdsallWinthrope Company at
Opera House.
The Edsall-Winthrope a i g
Stock Company, numbering six
teen people, will commence a
week's engagement at the opera
house Monday, March 18, when
they will otter as their opening
bill, the sensational Rural Com
edy-Drama 6f North Carolina
State shore folks, "The Light
house Robbery, K a play laid on
the coast near Newbern, N. C.
This company comes to Gas
tonia with the most flattering
press encomiums from the largest
cities in tne doutn. it is saia
that the productions of this com
Kany are equal to many of the
igh price companies that charge
two or three times as much for
a performance. Miss Pearl Win
tbrope. a dainty little boutnern
actress, is at the head of this
company and it is an established
fact that she is one of the clev
erest .actresses ever seen in the
South: while Mr. DeLoss B. Ed-
sal is a comedian unequaled in
repertoire. The plays selected
or this entertainment embraces
the great New York success,
"The Power of the Cross," and
many others of equal rprom-
inence, wmch are given scenic
productions;: as this company
carry their own special scenery,
with a corps of specialty peopl?
to amuse between acts while the
different acts are being set.
Prices are 15, 25 and 35 Cents.
DIOTirJCTIVELY A CREAr.l OF
TARTAR dAICirjClpOVrJER
' - doom not ccntzla sua atom of phoa
, . phstloccU (which U the prcduct of bona
' -. , tZjsstcd Lt . sc!-:uHa acSJ) orof alum
v. .(WiiSsh Is czo-thlrd IschuHaclJ), trn- .
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Mr. Mason Misconstrued : The
Chronicle's Criticism o! His
Position on the Immigration
Bill-Good Words lor Gas
: ton's Senator.
Charlotte Chronicle, lltb.
It bad not occurred to us that
Senator Mason, of Gaston, could
have found anything in our re
cent article on bis attitude to
ward the immigration bill to
warrant an insinuation that he
was governed by political mo
tives.much less that he is a dem
agogue. The article in question
was meant as a humorous play
on the well known political un
derstanding in his county, that
it will send him to the Legisla
ture, whether or not he wants to
go, that it intends some day to
send hi m to Congress and that
no influx of ' immigration into
Gaston would affect the political
horoscope as made out for him by
his people. He is, as was stated
in the article, " one of the best
men in the State," and that ex
pressed opinion of him should
have protected the article from
the construction he seems to
have placed upon it, for no man
can be a good man and a dema
gogue. The Chronicle has al
ways stood, as Senator Mason
does, against indiscriminate
immigration, but our opinion
was, that in the zeal for the par
ty, he might be putting up too
many bars. He is right when
he says: "I have always felt, and
still feel, that The Chronicle is
not unfriendly to me." It is and
has been decidedly friendly to
him an d will watch his political
career in the future with the
same interest it has watched it
in the past.
NEW LEGISLATION.
A Briei Besoms ol the Work ol
the TIIty-Ninth ConKress-
What It Did and What It Didn't
Do.
Spartanburg (S. C.) Journal.
It ratified the Santo Domingo
treaty. i
Passed a billion dollars' worth
of appropriation bills.
Ordered an investigation of
the lumber trusts; of the Inter
national Harvester Trust and of
cotton exchanges.
Passed an immigration act,
coupled with exclusion of
Japanese coolies.
Knocked out the canteens at
soldiers' homes.
Gave the railroad employees a
sixteen-hour law.
Established an agricultural
bank in the Philippines.
Fassed a rather tame currency
reform measure.
Provided for a new battleship.
Passed a modified act prohibit
ing corporations - trom making
campaign assessments.
Ratified the Algeciras treaty.
Adopted a resolution provid
ing for an investigation of the
Brownsville, Texas, riot.
Decided that Senator Smoot,
of Utah, was entitled to a seat,
Passed a general service
pension act.
Passed a river and harbor bill.
It .raised salaries of Vice
President, Speaker, cabinet
members, members of Congress
and postal employees and pro
vided an appropriation for pneu
matic postal tubes in several
large cities.
WIAT CONGRESS DIDN'T DO.
Failed to consider a new trade
Convention with Germany.
Did not ratify the . Isle of
Pines treaty with Cuba.
Did not modify the Chinese
exclusion act.
Did not codify the revised
statutes.
Did not reduce the Philippine
tariff duties.
Passed no anti-junction act.
Failed to strengthen the eight-
hour law.
Did not pass a child labor law.
Did not revise the tariff.
Did nothing for the conserva
tion of public oil and coal
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Did not provide citizenship
for Porto Ricans or Japanese.
Passed no copyright act.
Did not put art on the free list.
Did not pass the Payne bill to
consolidate customs in districts.
Did nothing toward licensing
' or futher-supervision of corpora
tions. ' .' .
Did nothing to check swollen
fortunes and passed no inheri
tance tax.
Defeated the Littlefield pilo-
tage bill. . ..r 1 -.
Failed tor provide that cost of
meat inspection shall fall on
: packers. ', . "
Passed no bill to allow appeals !
from fraud orders ot postofhee
i department; no convict labor
act, no regulation of inter-State
traffic. in alcoholic beverages.
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The advent of Spring finds us prepared
for the largest millinery season in the his
tory of our establishment and you know
what that means. Our buyers have picked
the centres lof fashion for all the latest
things in headwear for ladies. Every
thing that can appeal to the taste of .even
the most fastidious will b: found in our
establishment. More about the new styles
and materials later. This is just to remind
yoq that we are better prepared in every
way this season than ever before tortake
care of your wants in the millinery line.
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GASTONIA, N. C.
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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
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A. A. McLean
J. Lee Robinson
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T. L. Craig
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nose. Lattimore. N. C: Frank Lattimore. cancer of lace, Clevland Mill. N.C: J.K. hkrrr
cancer o lip. Lowell, N. C: Mrs.M. B. Harrell.caacer o face. Ellea oro. N.C; Mra. U. H.
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