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OACJOfSIAi N. ?.; TUEQOA Y, JVI AflCH 20, 1907.
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BANK
CITIZENS NATIONAL
Capita! ::3.c::.-.
With a strong Board of Director! and the best of
equipment, w are prepared "to offer' the beat
there is in banking. Not the largest bank in the
Connty, but a very satisfactory and aafe one to
do your banking. .'. ,. V. '.'
We pay interest on time Certificates of Deposit
at the rate of 5. , v . '. . ..
: , PIRgCT6R3r'
R. P. Rankin
W. T. Love
J. A. Glenn
C. N,
v . V C. B. Annstronj?-
J. M. Sloan
Evans A. C. Myers
CUTLCC3SIEMS
E2IC3T.
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School closinc.;
Small bul Determined Crowd AN Interesting Program Arranged
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S A Special iM essage
Young Married Men
m Uo you own a home? If not, it will pay you to see ns
Hotf easy it js to become independent by laying up a few g
dollars each week or month and investing in a tome. t In t
H later years you will then be prepared for any - emergency.
We have some nice, new, medium priced cottages but "if
o yon want to get pne of them, better come today and sec us.
Yott know how difficult it is to rent a house id Gastonia.
therefore why not Jet ns sell yon one and you will feel much
better than if in a rented house A A , A
We ha ve a -plan that we feel will interest you if you will come
to see or drop us a card so that we can see yon. A
.--f-" '- it jrin,,r.;w-' Amy . drifts '.i.frKfa n'-y.'-l .W- c-W'1 -t:j ,' - -: ,.;,. ''.
Gastonia Insurance. 4 Realty Co.
G. A. GRAY. Pre. v J. L. ROBINSON. V Pres. 8. & MORRIS. Sec. a Treaa,
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V : Gaston llictal " & Rcofing Company.
CVViUf INCORPORATED 4
DEALERS AND CONTRACTORS
FOR EVERYTHING IN ROOFING
Don't Fall $o See U Before - " i
MAKING YOUR CONTRACT
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PIoneI7
Davis Bock
TheLiUleLong Company;
Spring Opening i'-;
A Free Trip to Charlotte ,
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Whether you know the season or not, a walk through our three -bijf
stores draped in the fresh bright new fabrics in both ready-
to-wear garments and dress materials wotjld convince yon at
once the happy spring time is here. The new silks and wool-,'
ens have a beauty and brightness that can sot be described,
' To say, that our coatsnits, skirts and shirt waits are prettier
than ever shown here before is a mild expression. . i
We can't say too much about our millinery, for it's a recognized ?
, fact all over the Carolinas and into other states that we are 1
? the Fifth Avenue milliners of this section. " , . - '
The men's and boys' clothing, furnishing, shoe department, r
1 jewelry, china, carpets and other departments are as fully .
equipped. ,A - .. . ..' , . , .' '
Railroad fare paid both ways on purchases of $40.00 or more ?
within a radius of fifty miles. - .v" ' ,.
The Little-Long a Col
. Wholesale & Retail. "
Charlotte, - A. ; - -5 N. C f
To Esild a Tarcpike Frora Elkin
- 4 to Sparta.-.-.,--";'.,:
Wilkeaboro Patriot. : ' " :J,
The citizens of Elkin, . with
their brass band, turned out en
masse Tuesday evening to greet
ex-Lieut Gov. Doughton, who
was returning from RJeigb to
Lis home at Sparta This was
a token of appreciation of bis
eL'orts in securing- State con
victs to build a turnpike frofTi
IZIkia to Sparta. . The convicts
now employed on the Jefferson
re ?.d will . when - that - road is
isLed be transferred to the
1 ; 2Tta road. . . -
T! : closing exercises of the
" ;:1 department . o f . the
, :ty will be held at Chapel
:'-y Mb. Dr. Geo.- W.
' Cr-' will deliver
Graver Page, white,!; aged
abont 19 years, was shot and in
stantly killed Saturday night
nar Concord by. Henry Walker,
to whose wife the dead man bad
made improper proposals. Page,
iu company with Walter Black'
welder, started from Concord to
the : home of - a woman of dis-
reputable-character in the coun
try. They were drinking and
stopped at the home of Walker,
who was attending his duties as
night watchman at the mill store.
Walker's wife was in ' bed sick.
The two men entered her room;
and were there when Walker
and a companion " arrived on the
scene. Black welder 'fired sev
eral shots at WJker.- none of
which took eflect, and Walker !
then shotTa; to death.' .
feed C3s;!!sl Meetlcl and Dis
cuss Ways and Means at Sa
caricl InsiUatioa Another I
Heetlnl April Second. Vr . i
.-The presence, in town of sev
eral attractions ; Friday night
probably kept some away from
the hospital meeting at the city
hall; at any rate the - gathering
was small, , This is not saying, by
any means that there was a lack
of interest or determination ab
the part of those present and it
it highly probable that, as a re
sult of this meeting. Gastonia
will have a hospital.
A temporary organization was
effected by the election of Dr.
S. A. : Wilkins, of J Dallas; as
chairman and Dr. U. N. Glenn,
of GaStonia,Tas secretary - Dr.
Glenn-then - explained the 'plan
as it had been Dreviouslv dis
cussed by the county medical
society The sum needed to
erect a building and equip it
properly will be $10,000 or $12,
000. Of this amount he felt sqre
the ..physicians of the town and
county would raise $2,500. The
plan is to organize a stock com
pany, the sbates to be small; say
SZ5, and place the stock wit n a
large nnmber of citizens. Thus
the foil amount could be raised
without drawing heavily on any
one man or any few men. As to
the support of the hospital, he
believed that at the expuation
of two or three years the insti
tntion would be self-sustaining.
The deficiency of the first - two
three years could be -met
either by assistance which, it is
believed, churches, .benevolent
organizations and charitably in
clined citizens would render, or
by making the original stock
such an amount that; after the
buildings are !e r e c t e d and
equipped there would te a suf
ficient surplus for this purpose.
;, Mr. Wiley Kankin was called
on; and lent bis endorsement
to the plan. He prefaced his
remarks with the statement that
he I was not familiar with the
hospital business and hence was
unable to figure on the possibil
ities of " making the stock
dividend-bearing. : He was of
the opinion that the buildings,
e-q u l p m e n t s and the real
estate' purchased ;.at a ? cost of
$10,000, would be worth; always
at low figures, 80 per cent: of the
investment or $8,000, , even
should the hospital itself4 ever
prove a failure, a " contingency
be was not wi.Iing to admit." In
that case the stockholders
would be sate tor. a large per
cent of their investment. He
thought: that Gastonia was as
well able to build and support a
first-class - hospital as a large
number of other towns : no
larger and with much less busi
ness and wealth than Gastonia.
Mr. C. B. Armstrong, Mr, T
vv. vviiauu, ui. neuiy r.-
Glenn and others spoke in
favor of the project. Dr. 1 M.
Reid was in favor of a hospital
but believed that sufficient funds
for its support for at least two
or three years : should " be in
sight before the enterprise was
undertaken.; It was the opinion
of some that, - with a building
once erected and equipped, it
could be. .supported somehow
until it could be placed on a
self-sustaining bas's, but Dr.
Keid did not snare this view.
He thought the snpport. should
be guaranteed Jbeforehand; 2 R
Dr. L. N. Glenn i and Dr.'
Wilkins told of their visits to
similar institutions at Charlotte,
Salisbury, v Statesville, Rock
Hill, Asheville and elsewhere
and impartel to their listeners
the information gleaned at those
points relatiye to the cost of
such an institution.; a ; v - A
A t committee composed of
Drs. H. F. Glenn, L. N. Glenn
and J. M. Sloan was appointed
to make further investigations
as to the details of cost, . etc.; of
a hospital and report to another
mass meeting which is called
for April 2d. It is believed that
at ' this- meeting some "definite
steps will be taken and that the
enterprise will be launched. ;;
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, Richmond, ,Va., has. appro
priated $5,000 and given a site
for a monument to Edgar ; Allan
Poe on condition that , the Poe
momimen ("association raise $5,-
000 additional.
Thomas Bailey Aldricb, the
well known author, died
day t his home in Boston
was born in Portsmouth
Xovemoerii, l&ib, and was a
graduate of Harvard;.: He was
connected in au editorial capa
city with a somber of newspa
pers at dilfcrnt times and edited
the Atlantic Monthly at Bor'
from to lSJu. lie was
lor Closioi. o! Schoal at
EhynesTlIle Saforday. -
iTIfe 7 school 1 ' at; Rhynesville
will close next Saturday, March
30tb, with an exhibition.' , Fol
lowing is the program , to " be
rendered, the exercises to beghs
at 10 o'clock : , " u?.
' Sonr. "Ho! Ho! Vacation Dava
are Here," by the school. -
1 Oneoinjf address, Kufus Cloninjjer.
Dialogue, "Jonathan's Daugh
ters," four airls.
Recitation, "Going Back Down to
Grandpa's," Lathan Friday. . r'
Dialogue, "On a Dry-goods ;Box,
seven boys and one girWn yi '
Recitation, "Uttle Floe's' Letter.
Lelia Friday. - ..-.t--;
Dialogue, " President of the School
Board." six boys and three girls. :
Recitation, The;. Models Uttle
Girl," Bessie raysour,A , ,. .
1 Dialogue, "The Census Taker,
four boys and one gW.'4 -- '''
Recitation; "Our Flag." Clyde
Friday. - - ; . -
- Song, "Flag ol The Free,"- by
school. - - '
Dialogue, "The Dolls' Hospital,"
six girls. v r &
Barlev Pavsour
Dialogue, "Tardy Tim," five boys
. Motion Recitation, Joe Wilson, . .
Dialogue. "Missionary Work at
Home," one boy and one girl.
bone, Yankee uooaie."
Recitation. "The Bridal. Feast"
Bessie (Jansler.
" Dialosrue. " Heloin? Mama." three
girls. '
, Dialogue, "Jelly for The Minister,"
inrcc Kins. .s
The Rainbow Drill. Seven eirls
Song, " Maryland," by the school
Prof. L. M. Hoffman and
perhaps others will address the
audience in the afternoon. The
Harden Band will furnish music.
All are cordially invited and re
quested" to bring" well filled
baskets.
EFFECT OF. THE FOOD LAW.
Driving Many Worthless Catarrh
Medicines Out of Existence.
The Pure Food and Drug
Law, which went . into effect
the first of January, has al
ready shown the good Uhat Twill
follow its enforcement, 2 ?i I
Many worthless remedies, that
have been advertised,! for; the
cure ot cat arm, a disease tnat
is- universally prevalent,- have
been r driven -out of existence
by the Pure Food Law.
Toe elxect ot this is to increase
tne sale ot remedies tnat are
valuable and that fulfill the pro
visions of the law. Hvomei. for
example; f isremeeting I with i a
larger sale than ever before, and
j; ti Kennedy & company are
still selling it under a guarantee
that it will cure catarrh or the'
money will be ; refunded. Hy-
omei is a scientific treatment
that, is recommended tby the
best pnysicians. it cures
Catarrh without stomach dosing.
through Inhaling . medications
thargo right to the affected
SPOtS. --',,i'.-'.; ..'.
By breathing Hvomei three; or
four times daily through the
neat pocket innaier tnat comes
with every outfit, its medicated.
healing air .penetrates 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 7 bottles i f
needed, 50c, and is sold by J. H.
Kennedy & Co under the guaran
tee that u - will cure or costs
nothing. M12-28.
V TOM AND YORKVILLE. ; A
r, ! s-.y i;i's-r?TTa-;;H.'y-'- I
WhatVDoJni Amenf ear Neifh
dors Jlast Across the Line. ;
Vorkville Bnoulrer. 22d. . k ' " , $ '
: Mrs. George Sberer is visiting
relatives and friends iu Gastonia.
. Miss Willie Bradley,, who has
been living in Yorkville with
her sister, Mrs. Frank Happer
field,; has returned to Gastonia,
her former home, to take a po
sition in one of the dry goods
stores. : - -'.'Xrj .v.: ;?;;
Judge Williams rweht up to
Clover last Tuesday on business,
and has been expressing himselt
as astonished at the evidence of
f progress that is being shown by
that thriving little town. His
surprise came from the fact that
the work being done" was ol so
much reatervolurae and - mag
nitude than he bad realized.-' .
'" There1 was a fire in the" picker
room of the Neely Manufactur
ing Company Wednesday rafter
noon caused by a match in the
cotton. ; It was discovered early
and extinguished before i there
was very much damage. ' The
loss was about $10.
Messrs. J. J. Kellei & Co.
have the main warehouse build
inof the W. I. Witherspoon
company well under way, . The
work has been delayed some
what for lack of materials; !
The people of Bethasda church
have always been noted for their
kindness to their pastors, but
at no time has this kindness
been more marked than at the
present time. In addition 1 to
raising their pastor's salary
more than twenty-five per cent
recently, on Wednesday of this
week they presented him with
money . wito whicn to ouy a
new horse. -This kindness and
tboughtfulness which have al
ways marked the people of Be
tnesda cnurch, accounts ,in a
large measure for long pastora
tes which the church has enjoy
ed. In 113 years the church
has had only eight pastors; the
last of whom is still serving the
church. '-
Areo Red Salmon is an ideal
food. Thompson' Dietetics.one
of the standard, works on foods,
gives Scammell's tables as fol
lows: The percent of muscle
buHding material in beef is 19.
eggs 13, Salmon 20; As a
brain food;? beef 2, Eggs,
(white) 1- 28, (yolk) 2. Sal
mon 6 and 7.
Bora. ?!
To Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Lind
say Friday; March, 22d, 1907.
daughter. - '
To Mr. and Mrs. S. A. New
ton, Thursday, March 21st
1907, a son.
EASTER ;
ON
WEDNESDAY
AND
THURSDAY
of this 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 exckisiveness of design and
are confident that we now have one of
the handsomest and most original es
sortments in town. If you arc looking
for something stylish, "chic" and nobby
in millinery favor us with a call. .. .'.
Yeager- McLean
Manufacturing Co.
Thirty Thousand Daily. A
- The Piedmont Brick Com
pany. ot LfOweu, is getting in
readiness to resume the manu
facture of brick, the plant hav
ing been idle sit.ee last fall.
New dryers and fans are being
put in and the plant enlarged
to ; such an extent . that thirty
thousand brick can be turned
out daily. Work will be re
sumed just as soon as the new
machinery is installed. On ac
count of the large amount of
building in progress! and con
templated in the county there is
an extraordinary demand . for
brick at this time. . -
Spencer's magnificent new Y.
M. C A, building, the gift to
its employers by , the Southern
Railway, - was formally opened
Sunday by President W. W.
Finley. " ''"x
The First Presbvtetian church
of Chatlotte Sunday decided to
extend a call to Rev. Dr. W. W.
Kincaid to become pastor of that
church to succeed Rev, Dr, J. R.
Howerton; resigned,: Dr. ;Kin-
cam was . formerly pastor ot a
Church in Minneapolis and f also
in Honolulti.1 -s :'
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A Cream ef Tartar Pewctsr,
not
ct r'l r'oc-b"!vcrcfnany books cf f :
i Faster and faster the pace is set.
By people of action, vim and get, .
. So if at the finish you would be. ;
; Take Hollister's Rocky Mountain
.Tea. , " . ' ; .
Adams Drug Co.
Lively Chase Alter Nero. : ;
John Williams, - colored.
figured prominently, in several
events tt Saturday v ? Williams
wanted a wheel and he knew no
better way than to steal one, ,so
be made way with one belonging-
to L Mr. : Lathap Falls, who
was working "on Mr. ; Eli Line-
berger's house- South-of . town.
Finding - Ijis wheel.. one,v Mr.
Falls phoned for a? warrant and
Constable - Madison ;;Kendrick
soon bad both the negro and the
wheel.:-A'tcr, a hearing before
Magistrate Thomas H.! White at
the. city hall Saturday afternoon
at 3 o'clock,- Williams was sent
to jail in default of $50 bond.
After taking the negro to Dallas',
Mr. Kendnck- - allowed - the
prisoner to get out of bis -buggy
first, and while 'Mr. Kendrick
was auenjog' nis-animal, tne
negro took to his heels. After
a chase for a mile or two with
out gaining on 'the officer the
negro led Mr. Xendnck into! a
ditch, - Findiog himself some
what Relayed it the, chase by
this accident, the constable
borrowed - a , neighbor's horse
and soorf had his prisoner by the
coat collar and. the cnlprit was
landed behind the bars .without
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With sixteen years successful banking experience,
capital, surplus and profits of over one hundred and
twenty-five thousand dollars and deposits of
s Over Half a Million
we are in a better position to serve our customers
than ever before in our history. : - : : ' :
We Invite vou to oDen an account with u.
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DIRECTORS
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4 A. A. McLean,.
4 J. Lee Robinson
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ROCK HILL;S.C. - Consultation FREE
;': Makes a Specialty of Cancers, Tumors. Chrome uicersbcrofuU and
'Rheumatism;" Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs and Rectum. .
; Treats without the knife, loss of blood and little pain to patient.
REFERENCES TO A FEW CASES' TREATED
A. Clark. Taticer of sose. aock Hill S C; Mrs. J J. Willfans, caoccrol Io.TIrh, s,
in. rinm of face. Lowell. N. 1
S. B. Hnn, cancer of neck. Gastonia, N. C : O. K. fin
1 VIra. S. R. Nelson, cancel of face, Uffden. S.
muW E w w wrmt
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nose. Lattiaiore. N.C: fran
cancer of lip, Lowell. 1
a Vf u 1 I I a J L' in.'.
I facriUweTli N.'cT Mn''bjboti' ilcCraw. cancer'uf
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k Lattimore. cancer of face,Clelan1 MiUa. N.Cj J.K. Kkr'
Mrs. af. K. Uarrell, cancer ol lace, tlifo oro. , Vi 'a. K. i ,
aimmm niHwnl farehpad. fchelbr N. C: D. H. Cobb, cancer of lip. Smjrni.S. C: J. K
Hambright. verocose ulcer oi irg. niacK.iDnra: . v: n, orcen.caocciw ire. ..''
N. C: J. N. ClonU. cancer f the toagoe. Tirxah, S. C; Mra. N. S Adam.. cncr vl - ... ,rr
crofulk,Oarfney,a'C: W.V. Tracr. cancer of neck, GaHneyS. C; J. B. II vi.i . k,,i,i
nicer of Jelf, Mooreaboro. N. vi Mra. n i. Mixriw. nmi oi ice, v ' t
McMahon. rbruraatism. Hcnnetta. N.C: L. A. Holland. cancer oeck liroiici. i.
W. Eruie, rhcumatiim. Woore.boeo. K, C. .
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