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PUBLISHED TWICB A WEEK-TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS
JAS. VV. ATKINS, Editor and Manager.
Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County.
$1.50 a Year In Advance. ? Ingle Copy 3c.
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OAOTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY. APRIL O, I0O7.
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We are prepared to extend our customers every accotnmoda
tiou and courtesy their business will warrant. If yon have
no account with us we invite you to open one. . . : : - :
. . ' SAVINGS DEPARTMENT V
We pay interest on savings deposits at the rate of i and
compound the interest quarterly. : : : : ' : :
R. P. Rankin,
President
CITIZENS
QAUK : .
A. G. Myers,
Cashier.
Do you own a home? If not, it will pay you to see us.
How easy it is to become independent by laying up a lew
dollars each week or month and investing in a home. In
later years you will thefi be prepared for any emergency.
We have some nice, new, medium priced cottages, but if
you want to set 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 rented 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. .. -
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G. A. GRAY, Prei. J, t. ROBINSON. V Pre.. S. S, MORRIS. Sec" Treat
Gaston Metal & Roofing Company
INCORPORATED
DEALERS AND CONTRACTORS
FOR EVERYTHING IN ROOFING
Don't Fall to See Us Before
MAKING YOUR CONTRACT
Phone 217
Davis Bock
Jhe Little-Long Company's
Spring: Opening
, and;
A Free Trip to Charlotte
Whether you know the season or not, "a walk through our three
bifc stores draped fn the fresh bright new fabrics in both ready
towear garments and dress materials would convince you at
, opce the hapriy spring time is here. The new silks and wool
ehf have a beauty and brightness that can, not be described. '.
To say that onr coatanits, 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's a recognized '
fact all over the Carolinas and into ether 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. -- " . .-. . - ..
Railroad farepaid both ways on purchases of $40.00 or more, "
within a radios of fifty miles. . , - .v ...
The Little-Long Co.
Wholesale;: Retail. :
Charlotte, - . . . . C.
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Young Married Men
MUCH DAMAGE TO TRUCK.
Monday's Cold Soap Hart Straw
berry Crop 20 per Cent Loss
to Other Track Greater.. - -
Wilmington, April - 5, Tele
graphic reports to the Trnckern
Journal here indicate thar the
damage to strawberries by. Mon
day's cold snap will range from
10 to 20 rTer cent. .Many of the
vines were strawed and , were
thns protected. .
The crop of the present year
is estimated at 1,800 car loads,
against 2,300 last year, the fall
injr off being due largely to de
creased acreage. ' - -
Injury to beans, potatoes, peas
and other truck by the cold was
somewhat greater. v.
There have "been only five
deaths - from smallpox in the
State daricg the past nx months.
There are 16,000 weekTy news
papers in the United States with
a combined circulation of 31,
000,000 and there are 2.200 dailies
with a' combinde,-circulation of
15 000,000, ' - '-u.
An official report shows that,
ai toe oeginning oi me montn ot
March, there was a total of 673,
635 on the FetieraVoensions iisL
Dnrinir February2,699 pensioners
of-the civil war were, dropped
from the roll because of death.
While examining a large can
containing refined alcohol at the
plant of tbe O. W. Slaine Glass
Cotnpauy atStatesville' Fridavi
Mr. Fred Slaine onthonghtediy
struck a match and a disastrous
explosion l followed..; He was
feaifully burned and is in a crit
ical condition. -Mr. ; Baldy Guy
Was i also painfully injured and
several hundred dollars worth of
glass was destroyed. !
ST. MAEY'S VICTOSIOUS.
Defeats UolversUy a! Sooih Car
olina la Closely Contested
Oame. Scort Betnf 6 to 5 la
' Fayor el the Belmont Boy
To Meet Meant Pleasant Tours-
St. Marv'a baseball team de
feated the University of South
Carolina team at , St.x Mary's
Athletic Park. Belmont, Satur
day In a close and interesting
came, tbe final score Dem? o to
5 in favor of the Belmont boys.
The victorious nine secured tbe
winnin? ran in the ninth inning
Despite the bad weather, Dotu
teams olaved fast and - snappy
ball and at no time was the
came lackine in interest. Ros
! seau's pitching for St. Mary's
was quite " a feature,, whereas
Jones, of the visitors, was bit
hard. Very few spectators were
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present owing to mc cutw n
dampness. - ''
Score : - R II E
St Mary's 6 14 3
University of S. C. 5 6 S
Batteries: Str Mary's, Sullivan
and Rosseau; Carolina, Jones
Belser; umpire, Mr. Burns
On Thursday of this week St.
Mary's boys will meet tbe strong
Mount Pleasant Academy; team.
Fnllenwider, said to be the crack
pitcher of the State. will be in
the box for the visitors. Much
! interest is centered in this game,
owing' to the excellent record of
the Mount -Pleasant boys this
season. An interesting contest
is expected.
The St. Mary's line-up will be
as ioiiows: auinvan, catcner:
Malloy. pitcher; Tracy, fiirst
base; Funderburk, second base;
Donnelly, third base ; Hogan,
shortstop; Arthur, right field;
O'Brien. W-. center field; Ros
seau, left new.
KILLS . CATARRH GERMS.
Stomach dosing; cannot kill
these germs; a direct local treat-
and for this purpose nothing else
equals Hyomei,
; Breathed through the - neat
pocket inhaler that comes with
every outfit Hyomei reaches the
most remote air cells in the nose.
throat and lungs, giving imme
diate relief and tttectine a per
manent cure in the worst cases
of catarrh.
A complete Hyomei outfit
costs but $1,00, and J. H. Ken
nedy & Co, give a guarantee
with every outfit that the treat
ment will cost nothing unless it
cures. s
A9-1Z-18.
Services lor Children.
Services of an evangelistic j
nature, adapted especially to the
needs of children, wiil be held
to-day, to-morrow and Thursday
afternoons at 4 o'clock in Mam
Street Methodist church. Rev.
R. M. Courtney, of Lmcolnton,
will preach each afternoon and
the hymns will be from the
Young People' s Hymnal No. S.
All are welcome to attend.
.: TWINS GALORE.
MecklenborJ Farmer Blessed
With Twin Babies. Calves and
-Celts.vv'":'?1:;i-
Charlotte, April 5. While bis
neighbors are stirred up over nu
merons incendiary nres and are
holding meetings in tbe effort to
nod some wav to put' a stop to
them, Mr.' Gooch Moss, wbo
lives in lower Steele Creek town
ship, this connty, is happy, '
Mr. Moss married a blithe
some , young widow and he is
now overwhelmed with sudden
prosperity that has' visited his
ranch, having, been blessed re
cently ; with twin . babies, twin
calves and. twin colts A full
story has been mailed to Presi
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nays inieresi in Kesiaorani.
Mr. WrE. Todd; proprietor of
tbe Star Bakery, has purchased
an interest in Morns' - Cafe and
will in the future be connected
with tbe management thereof.
Tbe deal was made the latter part
of last week. It is the intention
of the proprietors of this restau
rant to make some improvements
in the near future. Mr. Todd
will devote a portion of his time
to the restaurant and a part to bis
bakery.
Every woman appreciates a beau
tiful complexion, so much desired
by men. Such complexions come to
all who use Hollister's Rocky Moun
tain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets.
Adams Drug Co.
Promoted to Conductor.
A regular night yard crew was
put on in the local vards rridav
by the. Southern Railway. Mr.
Belvin Thompson, who has
been flagging: on the switch
engine, was put in Charge as
conductor of the crew. He is a
on of our townsman, Mr W. L
Thompson, and is one of the
youngest railroad men on this
division He is efficient in the
service and his promotion
deserved.
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Rev. Dr. White Preaches.
The congregation of the As
sociate Reformed Presbyterian
church enjoyed two excellent
sermons, Sunday, morning and
evemngi by Kev. Ur ti K,
White, pastor of Ebenezer
church. Mecklenburg county.
His subject at the morning hour
was "The Attributes of Jove,"
in the evening "Follow Me."
Rev. Dr. White is a preacher o:
more than ordinary ability and
his discourses were listened to
with marked attention. Union
services will be neia in tnis
church next Sunday evening at
7:45 o'clock, conducted bv
Rev. W. H. Reddish, pastor o:
tbe First Baptist church.
The Argo Red Salmon Cook
Book gives thirty-nine recipes
for preparing; Salmon and sau
ces. Ask your grocer tor it.
GOOD NEWS TO WOMEN.
Father William's Indian Herb Tab
lets, Natures Remedy.is becoming the
: most popular Female Remedy in use.
Pale, f weak, t Nervous, Delicate
Women suffering from those weak
nesses and diseases, peculiar to their
sex, will find in Father William's
Indian Tablets a wonderful TONIC
and REGULATOR. It quiets the
Nerves, puts on flesh, gives strength
and elasticity to the step, brightens
the eyes, clears the complexion and
makes you - well and strong again.
Tea or Tablets. 20 cents. ,. 4.
Carriers' Reports.
Following are the reports of
the several rural free delivery
mail carriers going out from tbe
Gastonia postoffice for the quar
ter ending ; March 31st: ; Route
No. : 1, T. C. Smith carrier:
Number of pieces collected 8,-
455, number delivered 19,476,
total number pieces handled 27,
930, money orders sold 90.
stamps canceled $146.63, stamps
sold $169.79; 1 route No. 2, J. B.
Carson carrier: : Number of
pieces collected 2,445, number
delivered 11,446, total -number
pieces handled 13,891, money
orders sold 1U7, stamps canceled
$45.17, stamps sold $45.51; route
No. J, J. ti. Dickson carrier:
Number of pieces collected 2.-
009, number t delivered 10,818.
total number pieces bandied 12,-
827, . money orders sold 71.
stamps canceled $36.98. stamos
sold 4.iu; route No. 4: Num
ber of -pieces collected 4.638.
number delivered 20.289. total
number pieces handled 24,927,
money orders sold 164. : stamos
canceled, ay.3J, stamps sold
$76.80 .'.';.-:..,
British Vice Consul Here.
Mr. James A Donnelly, British
vice consul at Pensacola, Fla.,
was a distinguished visitor to
Gastonia yesterday, being a
guest of Rev. W.. H. Hardin,
pastor of St. Mark's Episcopal
church.. Mr. Donnelly was en
route to his home at Pensacola
from Southern Pines where be
bad been spending: a few days
with his brother. Mr, Donnelly
and Mr. Hardin have been ac
quaintances and friends for many
years and it was to renew this
friendship that the British vice
consul stopped at Gastonia in
response to an invitation from
the latter. Mr. Donnelly was a
welcome caller at .The Gazette
office. He is a most pleasant
and affable gentleman. He was
very : favorably ' impressed with
Gaston'a and expressed hrs reg- t
at being unable to remain longer,
but -official duties required his
immediate return to Pensacola.
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A torest nre in Anson conntv
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last wee. ; burned, over several !
acres of ground and destroyed j
several nooses. - . .
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A Cream of Tartar Powdt,
' free from alum or phoa .
phatloaoid r '
- YORK AND Y0RKVILLE.
What's Doinit A monf oor NeUh
bors Just Across the Line. -
Vorkrille Bnoulrer. 5th. . " '
After the burial of Tom Har
ris near Hickory Grove recently,
relatives kept guard over tbe
grave" for - two , nights. v They
feared that Somebody might try
to steal the body. :
Tbe many friends of Capt. E.
A. Crawford will be glad to
know that there has been mark
ed improvement in his condition
during the past few days, and
that be is able to sit up some to
day ,
'' Mr. Henderson Carroll, who
left Cherokee county to make
bis home near Chase City, Va ,
returned to his old home last
week on a visit and was accom
panied by a bride. Mr. Carroll
is 86 years of age.
The report published else
where in this issue frum the
Chester Reporter to the effect
that Dr. J. D. McDowell is to
leave Yorkville and settle in
Chester, will, if true, be unwel
come news to thedoctor's hun
dreds of friends in Yorkville and
the country surrounding.
.' The railroad work from Kings
Creek to tbe works of the South
ern Power Company at Ninety-
nine Islands is being pushed as
rapidly as possible, but is being
hampered somewhat by the
scarcity of labor. A farmer from
the neighborhood of Smyrna a
few days ago said that he was
being compelled to pay $1 a day
for an extra plow band.
The subscription books of tbe
York County Southern Cotton
Association Agency are to be
opened to-morrow at the time
and places mentioned in the of
ficial notice published in another
column. i,ne proposed corpor
ation is to have its principal
place of business at Yorkville
and its purpose is to erect stand
ard cotton warehouses, store,
insure, buy and sell cotton, ad
vance money thereon, or negoti
ate loans especially for the ben
efit of its members. The cap
ital stock of the proposed cor
poration is to be $25,000. divided
into five. thousand shares Of the
par value of $5 each, aud sub
scriptions are to be payable 20
percent down, and 20 percent
each, month thereafter, the sub
scriber having the privilege of
paying all cash if be so desires,
and getting the benefit of 7 per
cent discount on undue install
ments. .'
. There was a successful raid on
a blockade distillery near the A.
C. Stroup old place in Kings
Mountain township last Tuesday
afternoon. There were three of
tne operators, two men and a
boy, and while the officers had a
pretty good idea as to who they
are, it is not understood that
their identification is positive
enough to justify fbem in the
taking out warrants. Tbe cap
ture consisted of a seventy-five
gallon still,. 500 or 600 gallons of
beer and about two gallons of
whiskey. The beer was destroyed
on the spot, and the whiskey was
brought away to be destroyed as
the law provides.
Argo Red Salmon has
" Noorish" taste, the more
eat the more you want.
the
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First Service at Loray Church.
The first service in the handsome
new Presbyterian church at the
Loray was held Sunday after
noon at4:30 o'clock when Rev.
R. C Anderson, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church.
preached to a good-sized congre-
gaiion. mis service, was Dre-
ceeded by bundaya school.
which was organized with Mr.
Edgar Lewis as superintendent.
Until the arrival of Mr. A. S.
Anderson, wbo has been chosen
pastor of this church. Rev. R.
C. Anderson will preach every
Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. A. S. Anderson is expected
to arrive about the first of June.
The structure, has been finished
inside and out and the Lorav
Presbyterians have iust cause to
be proud .. of - their house of
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that's the only way we can II
any we have ever had before;
describe our stock of millinery for the Spring and summer
season. We have prices and styles to suit all our customers;
all we ask is that you visit our store. You will then be cou
vinced of the truth of our statement. : ! : s !
We are just as safe in saying that our dress goods department
is complete in every respect. We are showing a line of hand
some pompadour mulls, chiffon batistes and plaid voiles. :
Beautiful is tbe word to describe our line of mercerized and
silk hosiery in drop stitch and gauze. : : : : ' :
Fancy parasols in plaids, solid colors with polka dots aud
Persian borders. : ' : : ': : : ':
See us before you buy.
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DIRECTORS
L. L. Jenkins
A. A. McLean
J. Lee Robinson
J. K. Dixon
R. R.
H. M.
Ray
McAden
T. L. Craigr
Andrew . Moore
J. O. White
Geo. A. Gray -
Our seventeen years of successful banking experience
demonstrates that we are a safe bank to place your funds
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L. L. JENKINS, Pre.
S. N. EW)YCE, Cashier
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DR. J. M. HUNTER
THE ALL-ROUND
SPECIALIST
A score of persons were killed
Friday by a tornado which swept
bver'300 miles across portions of
LotiisianaMississjpprandA!a
bam a. - v. , .. . ; .
The State printer. E M. Uzell.
says the laws enacted by the last
Legislature will make a volume
about one hundred pages larger
than that of 1905. . ;
Fire - at Marshville, Union
county, Friday destroyed prop
erty valued at $30,000" with about
$15,000 insurance. - The .fire or
iginated on the cotton platform
where 300 bales of Cotton were
stored, most of which went up
ROCK HILL, S. C. . . Consultation FREE
-; Makes Specialty of Cancers.. Tumors, Chronic Ulcers, Scrofula and
Rheumatism; Diseases of the Genito-Urinary Organs and Rectum. .
Treats -without the knife, loss of blood and little pain to patient.
REFERENCE" TO A FEW CASES , TREATED
A. Clfk.Cncr aotte. RackBnt S C: Vfr. JJ. Wmitnis. oncwof fc.Tinah.
C; Mrs. S. K. Nelson, cancer ol lace, UgOen, B. c: w. A. Mllinx. cacr of lace. Kmc'
Creek S C: W. W. Stroup. cancer of (ace, Lowell. N. C: Mrs. Barhorv McCraw. cancer of
forehead. GaSney. S C:&B. Banna, caacer of neck. Gastonia. N.C; D. V, drift rannrof
bom, Lattimoie. N.C: Frank Lattimore. caacer oi iace.Clevland Mill. N.C:f.K. i-lower
cancer of lip. Lowell, N. C; Mrs. M. B. Harrell. cancer of lace, Ellen oro, N. C; ftfra. ji. Y.
Glasco. cancer of forehead. Shelby N. C: D. H. Cobb, cancer oi lio, Smyrna. S. C: T It.
HambriEhtTerocose nicer oi lea:. Blacksbun 6. C: K, C. Green, cancer oi face. Moorehfo
N. C: J. N. rkmta. cancer al tbe toosne. Tirzaa, S. C: Mrs. N. S. Adartn. csncer o( t'uiul.trr
Lowell, N. C: G. W. Green, cancer oi neck. Mooresboro. N. C-: Mim Cam liitf-r.
scrofula. GaSney, S. C: W, N. Tracy, cancer of neck. Ganaey. S. C: J. H. Hamrfk. rhrui
nicer of lejt, Mooresboro, N. Mrs. H. T. McCraw. cancer of face. Clirtii'. .
A. Uollano. caacer neck llcnrin. i.
McMahon. rheumatism. Henrietta. N.C:LA.
W. Bridges, rheumatism. Mooresboro, K. C, ;
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