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PUDLISIICD TWICE
r TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS,
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JAS. W. ATKINS, Editor and Manager.: A 5 A'Af-y.iiPtyottdto the Protection of
: vou xxvm, AA -aaaaaaa (v'-r; ; caotonia, n.; c,
ti,nd the Interests of the County. 1
$1.50 a Year In Advance.
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NO. 24
GUILTY OF KIONAPPINO.
BUILDIN0 NOTES,
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THE CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK
: Capital $59(CC3. '
With a strong Board of Director! and the best of
equipment, we are prepared . to offer the best "
there is ia banking. Not the largest bank in the
Coanty. bat a Very satisfactory and safe one to
do youf banking; .'. 1 ,v ; -
We pay interest on time Certificates of Deposit
at the rate of 5. .'. .. ..
DIRECTORS:
R. P. Rankin ,t C. B. Armstrong
W. TLove ,'- ' J:M. Sloan ...
; J. A. Glenn C. N. Evans A. O. Myers
M?2?S
A Special Message to
Young Married Men
Do you nw a horn e? If not, it will pa you to see us
How easy it is to become independent by laying: up a few
dollars each week or month and investing in a home. In
later years you will then be prepared for any emergency. '
We have some nice, new, medium priced Cottages, but if '
you want to get one of them, better come today and see us.
You know how difficult it is to rent a . house in Gastonia.
therefore why not let us sell you one and you will feel much
better than if in a refiited house. - .. . .'. ' ..
We have a plan that we feel will interest you if you will come
to see or drop us a card so that we can see you. .'.
Gastonia Insurance Realty Co.
G. A. CRAY. Pre, J. U ROBlNSON, V-Pre.. & S. MORRIS. Sec. lW i
Gaston Metal & Roofing Company
INCORPORATED
Joshua uarrlaon tonvicied at
Elizabeth Cily ol Splrlllnf
Away Senator Beasley'a Son
Given. Maximum Punishment
ol Twenty Years. ;i. ? t
After being out several hours
the jury in the case of the State'
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VS. naiusuu r ju , usquuiauK.
County Supenor Court Wednes
day night returned a verdict of
guilty, thus convicting the rde
fendant of the kidnapping of
voung Kenneth Beasley, son of
State Senator Beasley, who
mysteriously - disappeared two
years ago. Sentence was witbeld
until a later . nour. rne ., maxi
mum nunishment for this crime
is twenty years In the State pen
itentiarr. Solicitor Ward closed
the argument, making an impas
sioned appeal for the conviction
of Harrison. The eloquence, of
the solicitor was knarred by
some applause and one of the
applauders was punished for
contempt of court.
Juoee Allen yesterday sen
fenced Harrison to 20 years in
the penitentiary.
The ' kidnapping ot - young
Kenneth Beasley created one of
the profonndest sensations in
the history of the State. ? The
following story of the crime, ta
ken from the Elizabeth City cor
respondence of The Charlotte
Observer of yesterday, will prove
of interest to many of our read-
ers: ;
STORY OP THE CRIME. "
?It will be remembered that
Kenneth -Beasley, 9-year-old
son of State Senator S. M. Beas
ley, , mysteriously disappeared
dyring recess Lat the afternoon
session of the school he was at
tending near his home at Poplar
Branch, Currituck county, this
State, Monday; March 13, 1902.
The woods and swamps were
thoroughly searched by hund
reds of people, in a systematic
manner being divided into com-
ime with captains of each
DEALERS AND CONTRACTORS
FOR EVERYTHING IN ROOFING
Don't I Fall to See Us Before
MAKING YOUR CONTRACT
Phone 2I7,
Davis Bock
The Little-Long Company's
Spring Opening
fc ': " AND .
A Free Trip to Charlotte
' Whether you know the season or not, a walk through our three
big stores draped in the fresh bright new fabrics in both ready-to-wear
garments and dress materials would convince you at
once the happy spring time is here. The new silks and wool-
5 ens have a beauty and brightness that can not be described.
To say that our coatsuits. skirts and shirt waits are prettier
, than ever shown here before is a mild expression.
We can't say too much about our millinery, for it'sa recognized
fact all over the Carolinas and into other states that we are
,: the Fifth Avenue milliners of this section. - , ;
The men's and boys' clothing, furnishings, shoe department,
jewelry, china, carpets and other departments are as fully
equipped. . .. , t v . .
Railroad fare paid both ways on pUihases of $40.00 or more ;
within a radius of fifty miles. "7. , . u . . j
The Lijfctle-Long - Co.
' ' Wholesale & Retail.
Charlotte,-- - t- - . :. C.
Apr.26c6w
Nero Shoots His Wife.
Kirt Mountain nermld, 21t . . ,
. There was a shooting affair
about two miles below Cherry
ville last Sunday night about 11
o'clock that will in all probabili.
ty cause the death of a colored
woman. .... .. .- ;
For jealousy, , at thaf .honr
John Robinson walked into bis
cabin, deliberately drew his re-
yolver and shot his wife, inflict
ing a wound in her breast from
. which it is believed she cannot
recover As soon as the shoot-
ing was done Robinson skipped
for parts unknown,' aud despite
the best effort of Sheriff Shnford
and others his whereabouts ha
not been detected, v - , ; . ,
' Include six cans of Arga Red
Salmon - in your next grocery
Hit. It frill keep you fortwenty
ycrrs. . :
The cotton spinners of North
and South Carolina held a meet
ing in Charlotte yesterday. iVar
ious subjects . of interest to the
manufacturers were discussed,
the principal subject being the
devising of means for securing
more rapid shipments of cotton
from the Mississippi delta to the
Carolinas.T Mr. M. . Smith, of
Clover, S.C.r was in i charge of
the meeting. : z "z :
Dr. James Dinwiddie, for 17
yeais president of Peace Insti
tute at Raleigh aud -chief stock
holder iu the corporation which
owns it, - announces that he will
retire. The PrMhvtrian flinrrl,
fia taking-- steps to' secute the
property on" which " the Meth
odist, Church now holds an op
tion. If the Methodists do not
buy, it is very probable 'that the
lYeslyterians v,:!!. :
been in a critical state of health
ever since. , rzz ';. ,
"Suspicion was at once centered
on Joshua Harrison. He was
seen in a buggy that same after
noon - traveling rapid lv with a
child covered np with blankets
which was recognized by voice.
The mule and buggy were recog
nized as Harrison's. The child
was . crying and Harrison was
talking to him in a soothing
manner. Harrison was seen in
Norfolk, at 2 o'clock, the Tues-
day morning following the Mon
day the Doy disappeared. He
has a very bad -reputation in
Currituck county. He has been
tried for murder twice. He re
quested that the trial be remov
ed to Pasquotank county. The
case began on Thursday, March
14th, and was concluded this
evening. The defendant . was
represented by E. F. Aydlette,
of Elizabeth City, Ex-Governors
T. J. Jarvis and Chas. B. Ay
cock, and Hon. I. M. Meekins,
while the State was represented
by Solicitor HalletSWard, J.
Hey ward Sawyer, W.D. Pruden.
and W. JU. Cahoon. The . large
court room has been overcrowd
ed at every, session. At 1 10
o'clock to-night the jury render
ed a verdict of guilty."
Subscribe for The Gazstth. :
A'general council of Protest
ant Churches representing the
Congregationalists, Met hodist-
rotestant and united uretnreu,
met' m "Shicago. Wednesday j to
discuss the. formation of a gen
eral , union of ; the Protestant
Churches.:"V-;V-;- i'; '
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The pot
portant fact
much study,
side line or .
tion. -;
On accf
Mrs. G. A. I
pulpit at Of.
morning by I
Gastonia. .
' -Rev. W.
at High S:
Ue will retu;
conduct the r
at the Gastoi
-A spirit
ment seems t
town. Im
where notic
watchword, i
go hand in
on all sides,
h -Mr. Pin!
the Boogertov
to town earl
and purchase
the J. M. i i
asked as to
plied that tbt
tion;-w. t-1
Argo Red
thing for ur
There is not
from the ca.
, A ladv erf i
sure cure for I
dish to be n;
gether with ;
lace it in do.
our. vbu can
been broken a
put in boilin
pieces comiac
ment has been
many are the I
were thought
are now as gp-
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Register t
a rushing bus
few - davs me
been issued to
L W. Edward
rison. ol oastc
of Bethany, 3.
Huffstetler, ol ,
A. Hand and
montr BeniaC;
den, and Ns
Shoals; . John
race, otuat
Emma Stafford
L. Paine and R
G. K. Stafford
of Mount HpJr5
mticri Beat
UNTY. ,
ty is an inl
and will bear
conducted as
lusive ocenpa-
fzzeA
a sickness of
Mr. Sparrow's
filled Sunday
J. Kennedy, of
'4 will preach
Jay morning,
otna in time to
ening service
ptal church. '
4ial develop
ized upon this
t1: ia every-
gress is the
: and activity
are apparent
.fiieberger, of
mrhood, came
day. morning
. -pencil from
pany. When
es, P. J. re
Kfor publica-
is just the
J company.
:tr to serve
a grocers,
has found
Jies. If the
t; be tied to
string, then
and left. one
It he dish bad
afterwards be
without i the
t This .experi-
i proven ana
Uehes which
sqless which
Hi ..
lith is doing
.kin the past
enses have
vipg couples:
attie L. Gar--i
M. Goforth,
lary Latimer
r City; Rufns
'ope, of Bel-ton,-
of Har
r V- of High
ind Leona
;Wood and
l i'Sboals; R.
.Of Stanley;
Ue Sanford,
't the eyes
lans Drawn lor New Loray
Baptist Church Transformer
House lor Gray Mill-Other
Bnlldini Items.. - -,'ri
Ikon and specifications for
the ' First - Baptist church j at
Windsor have been completed
by the Gaston Metal & Roofing
Co. and have been accepted.
The church will cost about $15,
U00. - -
Plans and specifications have
been made by the same 7 com
pany- for the ' Loray Baptist
church.' The plans were sub
mitted to the building commit
tee yesterday.
Mr. John Robinson will build
quite a handsome addition to
his residence on the new ma
cadam road, near Pleasant
Ridge. The building, when
completed, will present a fine
appearance and will face the
new road. "
. Work began yesterday on the
residence of Mr. Robert Ford on
York street. The building will
be a ' nine-room two story
structure and will - be built by
Mr. Charlie Gngg.
Plans for a transformer house
at the Gray Mill are now being
prepared by the Gaston Metal
& Roofing Co. In order to take
power from the Southern Power
Company a new transformer
house, will be necessary. This
will be built near the mam build
ing and will be one of the
latest and most up-to-date build
ings ot its kind in tne state.
The house will be built of brick,
with concrete floor ' and re-ne-
forced concrete roof. It will be
absolutely fire proof and will
cost several thousand dollars. V
Architects " are now workmp
on plans for the remodeling and
enlarging of the residence of
Mr. B. T. Morris on West Main
street. -
ENJOY EATING.
Good
fair:
ascents
V
.prugi:o.
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Digestion Can
be
Mr. John v rpatnek re
ceived Mondav i btother. Mr,
Gary Kirkpatri any of The
Oklahoman i a c spacer pub
lished at OWat Oklahoma.
It is the "New dition". and
consists of 80 ia profusely
illustrated and pt it are
printed in color jtains much
valuable inforn toi the rapid
growth and dev i of this new
State. In 1889 C City t ad not
a sinrle inhabi lay it has 45,-
000 and is a jcit mildings and
modenn eqmpi every kina,
Mr. KirkpatricJ fy impressed
with this we: a mon wealth.
He went there ; ear ago.
l nereis no i n our cuy,
however induL ile claims of
Christianity, $ uld want to
rear his family f 5 there were
no churchestc t influence, for
be at once rec tnem as the
guardians oHhe iuoi ula tof the com
munity. What would .be the condi
tion of this eomr""nitr t the end of
the next ten ye? j if from this time
until tnen tae cnurcnes were ciosear
To what ettentwottld life . and
property bevafef;i And yet, with
an tne organized agencies ot tne
churches, the !evil too frequently
bolds high carnival, wnat mignt we
not tfxoect if ?whollv divested of
a i i n - : -Z- .
luesc inuucuticsi ; A
une aisiuiery company in Ken
tucky turns out every seven days
1.208 barrels of sweet mash whiskev.
The output for a year would be 62,400
barrels. The cost of all this to the
manufacturer mav be fairlv estimat
ed at $374,000 and they receive from.
the wholesalers a profit of from SI to
$2 per barreL The governmentcomes
in for a nice little rake-off, but the
fellow who has to pay it all, includ
ing transportation charges, govern
ment and local license fees, salarv of
barkeeper, and rent of building is
the man before the bar. and fot 62.-
400 barrels of booze he lets go of $24,-
761, 678 and tnen goes home and
beats his wife because supper isn't
ready..: , . .
Readily
..j anu i
EASTER
wmim
ON
WEDNESDAY
AND
T H U R SDAY
of next week, the
27th and 28th
We will show the newest creations
in
spring styles in millinery and dress
goods and we want you to see them.
Our hats have a "smartness" and
originality of style peculiarly their own.
We aim at exclusiveness of design and
are confident that we now have one of
the handsomest and most original as
sortments in town.
suffering. .,. - -
: JUet ns tell you now you can
enjoy eating, so that the heart
iest meals will set well and cause
no pain, distress or uncomfort-
able feeling of fullness.
it you cannot eat ana emoy
three, good, hearty, satisfying
meals a day without any feeling
of discomfort, your stomach is
weak and needs the strength
which Mi-o-na stomach tablets
will give it. . You cannot afford
to delay treatment, for the
longer you allow the digestive
organs to be weak, the harder it
will be to get help.
The remarkable curative and
strengthening power of Mi-o-na
is attested by tne guarantee,
which J. H. Kennedy & Co.,
give with every " 50c box. We
return the money if Mi-o-na
fails to cure.
If you find that eating well-
cooked and properly chewed
food is followed by heaviness
and load on the stomach, by
bloating, by gulping of acids
land wind, by distress, nervous,
neadacne, trouble to sleep, or
by any other symptoms of dis
ordered or weak stomacn, - you
should begin the the use of Mi-
naat once. It is guaranteed
by one of the best known drug
gists in Gastonia to cure all dis
orders- of the stomach, or costs
nothing. '. A guarantee like this
means a good deal. M8-22 -
If you are looking
-.Kthing stylish; 'cric" and nobby.;
ry favor ns with a call.
Yeager- McLean
Manufacturing Co.
f 4 f f f f f f f i 4r lr ir Ac ir 4r ir "jM; ir X
5 L. L. JENKINS, Pres. S. N. BOYCE. Cashier
4 - ' "
Monday was ex-President
Grover Cleveland's seventieth j
birthday. He spent it in the
neighborhood of Georgetown, S.
, where he is hunting.
You can make bettei- food with
Lighter. syeeter, more palatable
f aridhoIe5om;' ;
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We Invite vou
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DIRECTORS
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A. A. McLean
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J. K. Dixon
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REFERENCES TO A FEW CASES TREATED
A. Clark. Cancer of nose. Rock Hill S C:Mra.T J. William, eancerof fo.Tirh. R.
C: Mr. S. R. Nelson, cancer ol lace, Oaden, S. C: W. A. Mnllinax. cancrr of lac. "
lorebead, GaSner. S C; S.B, H anna, cancer ol neck. Catatonia. N. C: O.K.Grijct; C"-..r(
nose. Lattimore, N.C: Frank Lattimore. eaacerol lace.Clevland Mill. N. C: J. I" hi
cancer ol lip, Lowell. N. C; Mra.M. K. HarrelUcancet of lace, hllen ora, N
niasco. eancerof forpttead. Shelby N. C: D. H. Cobb, cancer ol lio. Snrrna
Hambriebl. Terocoae nicer ol lee. BlackabarK S. C: U. C. Greea.c-H-eiuf !-. M
N. C: J. N. ClontSjCancer the lonruc. Tinh, S.C: Mr.N. S. Alm c,r.i ol
Lowell, N.C! G..W. Green, cancer ot neck. Mooreaboro, N. C: l '
ncrofula.GaBney,S.C: W,N. Tracr, rancer olaeck. Garloey. S. C: J. H lfn.n-
nicer ol lea. Mooresboro, N.C: Mrs. H. T, McCraw. cancer ollace. 1 1 ih.i.i. .
McMaboo.rhnnatiaai. Henrietta. N. C: L. A. Holland. cancer neck lieu , . .
W. Bridaea. rhenmaimn. Mooreaboro. N. C . .,.
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