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GAOTpNIA, N. C, TUESDAY, MAY 14, 1907.
NO. 30
pr.ori:c3ioirAL oaed3.
GARLAND 6 J0NE3 :
Attorneys and Counselors
(Ofllca over Eureka, Hardware. Co)
, Gastonia, N. C.
s. bspXrrow
ATTORNE Y-AT-L AW
I DALLAS, N. C,
Offlc, upstair over Bank of DalUa
JOHN : 0 CARPENTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
DALLAS, N. d
. Office over Bank of Dallas.'
v DR. P. A Pressly
DENTIST
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DE. D. E. ZIcCONNELL,
DENTIST
.GASTONIA, -N. C.
Office Firat Floor T. M. C. A. BWg
. Phone 69.
DBS. FALLS & WTLKINS
DENTISTS'
GASTONIA ,N. 0.
Office in Adams Building
";. Phone 86. "
' v MBS. JOHN HALL
TEACHER; OFPIANO
AND ORGAN.
Real Estate, Loans and Investments
M.J.HACER
ALEXIS, n.c '
1 Will sell farm and town property
of all kinds.
ADMINISTRATRIX NOTICE.
' Having qualified aa adminlstratratria of
: J. L. Wilioti. deceased, late of Gaston
' county. North Carolina, tbia ia to notify all
peraona having claime against the estate
' oi the said deceaaed to exhibit them to the
undcrsiaped on or before the ,
llik day si May. 1901. J" ,
Or thii notice will be pleaded in bar of
, their recovery. All peraona indebted to aaid
estate will pleaa make immediate payment.
a Lax a C. Wilson, Administratrix.
TWa 10th day of May 1907
J14c6w. f i ; ,
MORTGAGE SALE.
- By virtue of a power of sale' contained ia
a certain mortgage deed executed to m m
- the 16th dayof November. 190.' by "H.
B. Webber and Callia Webber, hia wife.
and which aaid mortgage: i recorded in
the Kegiater'a office of Gaaton County in
Book 32. page 294, I will on
, MONOAT NAT TBI 27TB If 17.
wflhln legal hours, at Crowdera Mountain
, Cotton Mill, aell to the highest bidder for
' cash, the following land. Wwit: ' v
Beginning ate, rock on the East aide of
road; thence 8.66W. 3 40chaina to a rock:
Matta corner; thence 8.24 B. S JO chaina to
Mutts corner: thence along hia line S 66W.
, 21.00 chaina (Passing Mutta corner) to a
rock, thence S.24B. 17 JO chains to a' rock
on Flumes . line: : thence along hia line
- N.8SB. 8.00 chaina to a rock on hia line:
thence North 2.00 chaina a rock on brow of
hill: thence N.66B. 18.00 chaina to a rock;
thence N.27W: 21.75 chaina to the beginning
containing 39 acres, more or leaa.
, . K. H; Gaikbtt, Comr.
. Mortgagee.
April. 20th 1907 . MMplmo.
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On February 26 in Gastonia depot
or on train between Gastonia and
Clemson College, S. C. leatherback
ed pocketbook containing two $5.00
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other papers, also photograph. ; Re
ward for return to Gazette office or to
: Jesse H. Harden, Lowryville, S. C.
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HEWS NOTES
State 4 General
Ten new doctors received diplomas
at the commencement of the Univer
sity of North Carolina Medical De
partment last week.. ;v -. I,
Edward A, Nelson, the' Wilming
ton railway clerk who stole $10,000.
has been . sentenced to serye -18
months in prison,- ."r-f.;
Ground was broken last week for
the n e w Shearer Music Hall; at
Statesville Female College. It is to
COSt $12,000. ; i:-', i'
'-.Fire last Thursday night destroyed
the American Spinninsr Company'
waste mill at Greenville, S. C." The
loss is not stated. y ... iJ -
. Jacob Schalch, 38 years old, a coat-
maker, committed suicide at WtJ-
i minzton last Thursday bv cuttinir
his throat from ear to ear. , ,
Hon. 1L Ai Dourbton. - ex-Lieu
tenant Governor and State Senator
from Alleehany: county, has an
nounced, nis candidacy for the
governorship.;' -;-.:-.'.
A handsome monument to the
Confederate dead erected at a cost of
,500 was unyeiled Friday at Lum
rton. Governor Glenn was the
orator of the day. . ,
Burrlars broke into the Dostoffice at
WinfaU and carried off $400 in money
and $100 in stamps. They were track
ed by bloodhounds to Elizabeth City
but could not bo caught.. .. .
Major B.' F. Dixon, State auditor
gave out tne statement Saturday
that he was not in the race for nomi
nation for Governor or any other
office except that of auditor, which
he now holds. :
At Waxhaw Thursday night the
big general merchandise store of
Heath. Morrow & Co. was destroyed
by fire. It is bjlieved the fire was of
incendiary origin 'and bloodhounds
were put on tlje trail.
T. E. Swiceeood. a Spencer man.
bought last week from a local mer
chant a sack of wheat. On opening
it he found a handsome lady's gold
watch. How it got there is a mys
tery.
Hon. Locke Craig was the
orator at Shelby's Memonal Day
celebration Friday. The feature of
the day was the unveiling of a mon
ument to the Confederate soldiers.
It was erected at a cost of $2,500.
There was great reioicine in Mad
rid last Thursday over the birth of a
male heir to the Spanish throne.
The royal infant bears the title
Prince of Austria. Twenty-one guns
were fired as a salute to honor the
event. . .
Forty students of the State Nor
mal, colored, of Winston-Salem
have begun work on the construction
of the Raleigh & Pamlico-Sound
Railway, near Raleigh, for the sum
mer vacation at a dollar and a half
dav.-1: . ,.- "
The sixth session of the Summer
School of the South, University of
Tennessee, Knoxville, is announced
to begin June 25th and end August
2nd. Seventy-five; instructors, 150
courses of study and 70 public lec
tures, reading and music tecitals are
announoea.
The embalmed body of a man who l
oiea in Asneviiie two years ago has
been identified to be Sydney Lascal-
les, of Australia, whose career as the
bogus "Lord Beresford" created
sensation in several cities in this
country. His body has been lying
in a local undertaking establishment
awaiting positive identification.-
Mrs. Bina Patterson, a sister of
Rev. Walter Lingle. a brilliant Pres
byterian minister of Atlanta, com
mitted suicide Friday , at her home
at Mill Bridge. Rowan county, cut
ting her throat with a razor. .She
was once treated for mental trouble
and was doubtless suffering from
temporary insanity. . -
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A train" Dulling six coaches loaded
with Shriners who were going from
Los Angeles to their homes in the J
East, was wrecked five miles south
of Surf. Cal., last week.- Four of the
coaches were smashed to pieces.
The wreck caught fire but was put
out by the occupants of -the other
coaches. Probably a Bcore were
killed and injured. ,
Mrs. Carrie Nation, of Kansas, cel
ebrated the world over1 as the lady
who smashes saloon fixtures into
bits wun her hatchet, will be in Sal
isbury soon. Mrs, Nation was on
her way to Washington. She amused
herself while on the train by trying
to slap cigars out of the mouths of
the men. She says that she has
heard of Salisbury and will be there
soon.
Capt. CM. Etheridge. retiring
city treasurer ot charlotte, was
found to be short approximately
$1,000 ia his accounts with the town.
His term of office expired last
Wednesday and the matter was kept
quiet for a day or two, the first pub
lic announcement of the defalcation
beirg made in the. Charlotte after
noon papers Friday. The loss has
been made good to the city, it is
stated, and Mr. Etheridge will prob-
ably not be prosecuted. He had
held the office six years and enjoyed
tne nignest esteem 01 everybody.
He is well along in years and it is
aaia tnat fits wrongdoing Has com
pletely broken him down, . .
uowa at unester tne otner dav
there was a municipal election held.
Hon. R. B. Caldwell, a leading attor
ney of the place, and closely identi
fied with the . Commercial Bank of
Chester, was elected mayor over
Hon. W. H. Hardin, the incumbent.
Mr Hardin is a safe, rood man. bnt
an element has arisen there clamor
ing for greater progress, - and the
maiontT yielded to the clamor. Mr.
Caldwell ia a vonn? man full of en
ergy and good busineaa indtrnient.
ed during his , administration. A
movment is on foot to sell the water
and lighting Plant, which ia nrninl
by the city and to expend a contider-
aDie amount in street improvement.
FINALE CF WELLS CASE;
The Money Wat Pali Over by
fha Gastonia Parties Sator
'j day-The Grtnd Tela! It f75y-
C23-A Bard TonlM Celt
i Comes to Eod.""' V
The following from Sunday's
Charlotte Observer will be of
interest to many Gazette readers;
The finale of the famous cases
of the W. L. Wells Company,
Vicksbnrtr. Miss., vs. the Gas
tonU Cotton Manufacturin
Companyand the Avon Mills o
Gastonia was . reached . on , yes
terdav. when these ? two com
oanies paid over to Mr. Charles
W. Tilfett. as attorney for the
Wells Comtaav. the sum of $55.
000. This together with $20,001).
heretofore taid. makes a grand
total of $75,000 paid in settlement
Of these judgments; ., '
. This is an end of some of the
most important and long pro
tracted litigations that nas oc
cured in the ' courts : of this
State 1 for. many years. In
November,: -1901,' the Wells
Company began . suits against
the two Gastonia Mills in the
United States Court at Char
lotte. The cases were tried at
the June term. 1902, and a
verdict was. rendered by the
iury in favor of the Wells Com
pany, under instructions from
Judge Boyd. An appeal was
taken to the Circuit Court of
Appeals at Richmond, and tbey
had a most remarkable history.
They were argued four times in
the Circuit Court cf Appeals
and once in the Supreme Court
of the United States. The re
suit of the appeal was that the
court held that the judgments
should be confirmed, provided
the Wells Company would sur
tended $10,000, and, otherwise,
there was to be a new trial. The
Wells Company decided to sur
render $10,000. and the iudg
ments accordingly were affirmed.
Li After this the Gastonia mills
got an injunction from Judge
Pritchard against the Wells
Company forbidding it to collect
the $52,000, provided the Gas
tonia mills would pay in the
balance into court. This in
junction proceeding was beard
by " Judge Pritchard, and at
the hearing he dismissed the
equity suit and directed the
Gastonia mills to pay the full
amount of t h e judgments.
This was done on the day and
the matter brought to an end.
This leaves still open a claim
which the Gastonia mills have
against W. L. Wells, but in
order to assert their rights they
will be compelled to bring suit
n the - courts - of - Mississippi
where Mr. Weils resides, rue
litigation may, however, break
out any time afresh, but it will
be in a distant state.
Better: School Facilities.
County Superintendent of
Education F. P. Half, of Bel
mont, was in town last week
and talked interestingly to the
Gazette reporter about school
matters over the connty. In
last Saturdays's election, the new
town of East Kings Mountain
voted a special tax of 15 cents
on the hundred, the vote being
unanimous. : A modern school
building will be erected -at a
cost of $2,000 and will be ready
for use by fall. As told in The
Gazette sometime ago an addi
tion is to be made to the school
ilding at Mount Holly at a
ost of $1,000. Other expend
itures for improved school facil
ities in the County include the
following: A $750 addition to
the Belmont school, a - $1,250
addition to ; the building at
Cherryville and the establish
ment of six new. schools at
points in the county to be named
latter. A cumber of the county
schools will issue attractive cata
logues during, the summer!
Prof. Hall looking closely
after the school interests of
Gaston. ; '.--.'y : '
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frM from alum or ches- -' '
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TMESSEIBY DISTRICT.-
The Past Year Has Been t Nest
Successful ' ' OneInf erestioi
a able auu iikuii nuuui iua
McAdejiville, May 11 The
Shelby District of the Western
North "Carolina Conference of
the Methodist Episcopal Church,
South; embraces all - the Metho
dist churches ' in Gaston and
Cleveland counties with tl e
larger number of those of Lin
coln and one in Mrcklenbur?.
There are in - this tenitory 74
Methodist churches , valued at
$150,000. These have a mem
bership of nearly 9,000. There
are 80 pastoral charges, seven
stations and 13 circuits. These
charges all have a home for their
pastors save two. These paij
sonages are worth On an average
$1500 Including the confer
ence appropriations the pastors
received last' year an average
salary of $716. These churches
paid to support Home and
Foreign Missions nearly $3200
and for all purposes about
$35,000.
There are 74 Sunday schools,
one tor eacn cnurcn. inese
have a membership of 6764 and
collected for various objects
$2500 last year.
The Eoworth Leagues and
Woman's Missionary Societies
have also contributed mncb
toward making this one of the
very best years in the history .of
the district. There were added
to the Church 1300 people of
whom nearly 500 came in on pro
fession of faith. We thank viod
for. this ingathering of souls
but we are not satisfied with
this and therefore expect to
work diligently and prayer
fully for a larger number this
conference year.'
Messrs. J. C. Puett, A. J.
Rankin, J. A. Anthony and J.
A. Glenn are the lay delegates
elected to the Annual Confer
ence at Salisbury. All the vis
itors were delighted with Dallas.
J. Frank Armstrong, Sec.
"My Wile'e Family
Manager Cavis of the opera
house has arranged for the early
appearance and engagement ot
that merry musical farce comedy
success, V My Wife's Family ',
written by Stephens and Linton.
Local theatregoers will recall
the wonderful satisfaction this
play scored when seen here last
year. This season many up-to-
the-minute musical numbers
and, comedy lines have been in
troduced by the authors, while
costumes worn by the ladies of
the company are dreams ' of the
modiste's art and are sure to be
a delight to the feminine eye.
May 15th.
The Borce Bennjon.
At the home of Mrs. Rachel
McElwee Boyce last Thursday
was a : happy gathering,"8 a re-
uniosi ot sons and daughters, as
many as could assemble to-
getber at that time, ihe oc
casion was Mrs, Boyce's birth
day: she was 75 years old
Thursday. The occasion could
bring nothing other than joyous
remembrances. For many years
she . has been a queen in the
home: and along with her hus
band, the Rev. Dr. E E. Boyce,
one of the saintliest men . this
community has ever known, she
has caused this - home to be a
source ot blessing and power
unending. Those who attended
were: Rev.' James Boyce, pres
ident of the Due West- Female
College, of Due West: Mr, and
Mrs. S. N. Boyce and children,
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. - Kennedy,
Mr. and Mrs. Meek Boyce. all of
Gastonia, - and Mrs. Margaret
McElwee of Kings Creek, S. C.
YonnjT Licentiate Preaches.
xvi r. j. it. nooicn, oi aic
Donongb, Ga., a member of the
graduating- - class j of - Erskine
j. neoiogicai.beminary , and. . a
recent, licentiate in the ministry
of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian. Church delighted the
congregation ot the Gastonia A.
R. P.. church twice Sunday
with excellent .discourses. At
the morning' service.-his -text
was Ye are the - salt of the
earxn" ana at nigni ne preacnea
from the text "The stone which
the builders rejected, the' same
has become the head of the cor
ner." Mr. Hooten is a fluent and
easy speaker- and was heard
with pleasure and profit by good
congregations both times.- He
has not yet been assigned to
work for the summer but will
probably be placed in charge of
a ; church at an early date.
Gastonians enjoyed his . dis
courses and hope that they will
have the pleasure of listening to
bin again.
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U Vflll PRESENT UNIQUE BILL
Indlfent Drunkards May Be
) Cored st Stale's Expense
Oklahoma Citv, May 11. One
of the first bills to be presented
to Oklahoma's initial legislative
body next fall will be unitjue in
its way, but, at the same time.
it. will certainly , prove of vast
benefit to the new state.
The legislature will be asked
to create a fund to be used solely
for eliminatiog.sojfar as it is pos
sible. habitual drunkenness.
Indigent ', whiskey drinkers
will be treated as sick men an
they will be bundled off to tin-
McKanna 3 day v liquor cure
Sanitarium in this city to be
made well again, and cured
permanently fruin the desire to
drink. " The state will be asked
to foot the bill.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
William D. Barringkr.
Gastonia Lodge No. 309 A. F. &
A. M.
Whereas. It has pleased the Su
preme Architect of the Universe to
call Brother William D. Barringer
irom laDor on carta 10 rest ana im
mortality in the Grand Lodge above
where tne Supreme Grand: Master
presides, therefore
Resolved, That in the death of
Brother Barringer, the members of
this lodge fully recognize that tfley
have lost one of their members who
at all times was imbued with the
pure principles of the order; he was
worthy and well qualified, and duly
and truly prepared for admission un
to the Celestial Lodge above where
our Supreme Grand Master presides;
and he will be properly vouched for
by his , Lord and . Master, whom he
loved and served on earth
Resolved, That the sincere and
heartfelt sympathies of the members
of this lodge be, and are hereby ex
tended to the bereaved widow and
family of our deceased brother, whose
loss we, with them, deeply mourn
Resolved, That these resolutions
be recorded on the memorial page of
the records ot the lodge and that
same be ppblished in The Gastonia
Gazette and that the secretary de
liver a copy properly engrossed to
the widow and family of our deceased
brother.
A. G. Myers )
R. L. Swan Committee
. J. H. McDowell J .
Jamestown Ter-Centennal Ex
position. Norfolk, Vau April
. 26th-Nov. 30lh. 1907.
Southern Railway annonnces ex
tremely low rates to Norfolk, Va-,
and return on account of the above
occasion. The following round, trip
rates will apply from Gastonia, N.
Season Tickets 17.SS
Sixty Day Tickets..-... 14.70
Fifteen Day Tickets 13.10
Coach Excursion Tickets . . 7.60
Coach excursion tickets will be
sold' on each Tuesday, with limit
seven days irom data of sale, will be
stamped "Not good In Pullman or
parlor cars." Other tickets will be
sold daily April 19th to Nov., 30th
inclusive. .
The Southern Railway will afford
excellent passenger service to and
from Norfolk on account of this oc
casion. . y . , ... .
For further information, and Pull
man reservations address any
Agent aoumern nauway or write, .
R. LVernow, T. P. A.
Charlotte, N. C.
W. H. Tayloe, G. P. A.
Washington, D. C.
Confederate Veterans' Reunion,
Richmond, Va., May 30 June
2nd, 1907.
For the above occasion Southern
Railway will sell tickets to Rich
mond, Va., snd return at rates
named below.
Shelby-.-. . $6.95
Uastonia 6.35
Charlotte ...-... 5.90
Concord .... .. 5.50
Salisbury ... 5.05
Statesville 5.55
Hickory 6.15
Greensboro, . . 5.05
W--Salem 4.60
Durham " . ... 3.35
Raleigh ; , .. 3.40
O.iford 4..... . . 2.50
? Approximately tow "rates from
other points. Tickets on sale May
26th to June 2nd inclusive, with
final limit June 11th, 1907.' ' The
original purchaser may secure an
extension of limit until July 6th,
1907. by - depositing ticket with
Special Asrent at Richmond, Va.. on
or before June 11th, and paying fee
of fifty cents.
The return portion of tickets sold
from points South and West of Dan-
yule will be honored from Richmond.
or MortoiK, va., at tne option oi
passenger..; When they are honored
from Norfolk they must be validated
at Norfolk by Special Agent, L. A.
Shipman, No. 4 Grandby street, and
must be used leavine Norfolk on or
before June 11th, 1907, unless exten
sion of limit is desired in . which
case ticket should be deposited with
Mr. L. A. Shipman, Special Agent,
Norfolk and a fee of 50 cents paid.. .:
: Southern Railway will operate
their "Annual Confederate Veterans'
Special," consisting of ' first-class
day coaches and Pullman cars to be
handled through to Richmond with
out change.
This Special will ' leave Charlotte
at 7.00 a. m. Wednesday, May 29th,
and is scheduled to arrive at Rich
mond about 5.50 p. m., . same date,
giving a day-ligut run. . Veterans,
their friends, and the general public
may use this train. Excellent ' ser
vice on regular trains to and from
Richmond to Norfolk.
Rare opportunitv to visit Rich
mond, and the . Jamestown exposi
tioa at small cost.. Ask your agent
: for rates from your station.
i-or lurther inlormation, and Pull-
i man reservation write,
' K. L. VER vow, T. P. A..
Charlotte, N. C
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We pay interest on sayings deposits at the rate of 4 and
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We are now showing a lot of white linen Shirt waist
suits. The styles are the very best and the articles are
beautifully made. We can save yon lots of time and worry
at the dressmakers if you will let us show our line of White
Linen Shirt Waist Suits. Our Brown Linen Shirt Waist
Suits and Brown Linen Jumper Suits are beanMes. too.
Silk Gloves
We received by this morning's express a beautiful as
sortment of long silk gloves in black and white. These are
very much in demand and you had better supply yourself
before the sizes are broken. Ask to see them to-day.
v Belts
We have them in every
of belts is complete. Don't
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