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VOL. XXVIII.
GASTONIA, N. C.; TUEOOAY AUGUST 20, JOOT.
NO. 7
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PROFESSIONAL 0AKD3
GARLAND 6 JONES
Attorneys and Counselors
Over Torrenc-MorrU Company.
Gastonia, N.-O. ' -
"TbTb. sparrow
attorney-at-law
- dallas, n. c. ;
nnstAlra over Dank of DHa
JOHN 0. CARPENTER
ATTORNEY'AT-LAW
- DALLAS. N. C.
'. ' office over Bank of Dallas.
, DR. P. A Pressly-
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CLOVER. f - - - S. C.
DR. D. E. UcCONjn&LL,
- DENTIST "
' GASTONIA, N. C.
Office Flrtt Floor T. M. C. A. . BM'I
Phone 69. , .
DR. T. A. WILKINS -
. DENTIST -
- .GASTONIA ,N. C,
Office 4n. Adam's Building
Phone 111
. MRS. JOHN HALL
TEACIIER OP PIANO
AND ORGAN..
DR. P. R. FAILS v
DENTIST
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Office Upstairs Boyce-FallsBuildins:.
:Phonje86.
For Reference-tee tunina list of Steinway
' PROF. OI. MASSEY
" Piann tummy and ReDainnsr a
specialty;, satisfaction guaranteed -
W. H. Overcarsh's School of
Piano and Voice.
'The, method I use in teaching
Piano and Vocal are the same as
used in the Northern and European
conservatories,- having studied with
some of the best teachers among
whom was the eminent pianist and
' teacher. Rafael Joseffv. -
Mondays and Thursday in GaSt
tonia, other days Charlotte, N. C.
Write for namohlet
S9clmo W. II. OVERCARSH
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t- - -
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v The Man of Honey.
soon discovers the advantage of en
trusting his affairs to a trust company.
It takes an immense burden off his
shoulders and attends to every detail
wun lnieiiigent naemy. j.ne
Southern Securities C Trust Co.
acts as trustee, guardian, - executor
-for the millionaire or the man of
' moderate means. Its services are at
your call for any number of purposes
If you are contemplating any step
involving money attairs it would be
wise to call and see u the trust com
pany cannot help Von considerably.
WANTE D
:C3,C::$ Flat pieces to
launder
this week. Prices right;
the best.
work
SnswHile Steam Lacndry
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HEpQTES
State 4 General
The United "States- firbvern.
meat will establish a new artil
lery training: school at Fortress
Monroe. ;
Hon. Locke' Craie, of Ashe-
ville,: spoke - Friday at Newell,
the occasion beiner the picnic of
the Woodmen of the Word. :
President Roosevelt delivered
an address Monday at' Province
town, Mass., . at the celebration
of the landing of the Pilgrims, .;
All the . cotton mills of Dur
ham joined in giving; their
employes a barbecue dinner at
Lakewood Park last Saturday. V
The peonage . cases ' against
contractor Kline, of Beaufort,
came to a close last Friday when
the jury rendered a verdict of
not guilty. . ; .
Because - she - refused tos lend
him money, Agnes Doan, aged
38 years, was shot and killed by
her brother, John, in Phila
delphia Friday."
The town of Mount Airy will
vote September 15th on a propo
sition to issue $15,000 in bonds
lor the ..benefit of the graded
schools:- ' f'
Postmaster General Meyer is
said to be strongly: in favor ot
the' establishment by the govern
ment of both a parcels post and
a postal savings bank. ; . '
Francis Leban, freight traffic
manager of the New York Cen
tral railway, says that the giving
of rebates, by; the railroads of
this country is now a thing of
the past.
A fortune of $5,000,000 awaits
a. cripple named William Young,
wno can not be located, due is
supposed to be sejling pencils or
shostrings in some of the large
cities of the country. , .
Mrs. Susan Dills and her
grandson, a youth of ,16 years
named Cope, were killed by the
caving in of a mica tunnel last
Monday on tneir tarm in lanaaa
township, Jackson county. :..
Five miners dropped to the
bottom of a 400-foot . shaft at
Soman, Pa.; Satntday and were
instantly killed. The accident
was due to a supposed defect in
the hoisting machinery.
The Pennsylvania Capitol in
vestigating committee made its
report to the" governor last week,
naming 18 persons against whom
it recommends that proceedings
be instituted for irregular trans
actions. Fire broke out in the Southern
Railway's storehouse at Spencer
early Sundav morning - and . did
considerable damage, destroying
many valuable records, as well
as supplies and material.
Michell Kirklntoll was shot
and killed Sunday, evening by
Frank Jenkins ten miles .. from
Waynesvijle. Jenkins returned
home unexpectidly and found
Kirkintoll in the company, of
the former's wife.
Secretary Taft left Washing
ton Sunday night on the first
stage of his journey arround th
globe. He waill reach Manila
in time for the - opening of the
first Philippine Legislative As
sembly.
Claud James, a white man who
seems to have av mania for kill
ing negroes, snot one negro dead
and fatally wounded another at
Winston-Salem Saturday night.
James ; was . arrested Sunday
morning and is now in custody.
Rev Dr. Len G. Brouebfon.
pastor of the Atlanta Tabernacle,
has been called away f rom ' a
meeting in New York City by
the last illness and death of his
father, Mr, Gaston H. rough-
ton, which occurred at Raleigh
Thursday night. r
Three persons are dead and
two probably . fatally injured as
the the result of an automobile
colliding with an express train
Sunday near Great Harrington,
Mass. The car was racing with
the train and the motorist at
tempted to cross the track in
front of it with fatal results.
Mrs. D;;-W- Kessler, wife of
a prominent Salisbury man; and
daughter of one of Salisbury's
wealthy citizens was brutally
assaulted and thrown in a creek
about - seven miles from -Salis
bury by an nn known negro.
She climbed out Of the water
and with difficulty made her
way to the home of her father-in-law,
where - she was visiting
at-tbe time, but In is a serious
mental and physicial condition
as a result of the attack. Her
assailant has not yet been can
tered. .- ;,-: ;-. y..
" NEW tUMS3 COXCESN,
Gaston Coanly Men Start Lumber
, i Eosloess In Sampson Connty
i Will Deal la North Carolina
I tout Lett Piae Cipacify 53-
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The Cleat Run Lumber Com
Danv. of Clear Run. Sampson
County. N. C, one of ;the new
incorporations recently chartered
by the Secretary of State, is we
might say a: Gaston County en
terprise - as the - leading stock
holders and officers -are , Gaston
County men. The company has
a capital 'stock of $50,000 and the
stockholders are Messrs. K K;
Rav, R. H. Merrith L, Webb
and M. J,: Ray, of McAdenville,
R. F. Rankin, of Mt. Holly, and
H; W. Frv. of Sampson County:
Mri Rankin is president,- Mr'.
Fry is secretary and treasurer,;
A modern plant will turn out
flooring, ceiling siding, roofers,
laths, moulding -and , inside
trimmings with a capacity- of
50.000 feet - per day. . Both - Mr.
Rankin and Mr. Fry are no at
Clear ' Run, superintending toe
work of placing - machinery and
the otber details necessary to
beginning , operations. The
stockholders and officers in this
new enterprise are all leading
business men and we predict for
it a good ' patronage from1 this
section.,', ,7., ':.':
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Business Change.
! Messfs Fi A:r Costner and J.
D. . Moore have purchased the
interest of J. E. Lindsay in the
City Grocery , Company to take
effect Sept. lsU , No .' change
will take place on account of the
deal as- Mr. Lindsay will - con
tinue with the firm as before.
The City Grocery Company, has
always-, enjoyed a large trade
and this change. will only enable
them to do a Jarger business and
serve their -.many., customers
even better than, before, ? ;
Real Estate. - :
The7 Gastonia.' Insurance &
Realty Company nas. sold a
house and lot on .Fourth Street
to Mr. R. h, McAlister and has
purchased irora llr McAlister a
lot on Marietta and .. Jrourtn
streets. The- Company sold
Saturday 1 the Anthony Titman
place near , McAdenville to Mr.
C. S. Henderson and Mrs. H.
Ray. The 60-acre. tract of land
on the old Dallas road was pur
chased yesterday by the com
pany from Messrs. Robinson and
Hujtstetler. i
"Heps" to Jamestown.
Mr. T. N. Kendrick and about
30 or more local Heptasopbs will
leave the the first' part of next
week to take in Jamestown.
Augnst Zoth. will be Known as
Heptasoph Day at the Exposition
and Heptasophs from all over
the world will . be there. , The
Gastonia delegation will probab
ly leave Monday night or early
Tuesday morning All those
who wish ? to accompany the
delegation will be accommodat
ed ii. they apply to Mr. Ken
drick this week.
Mr. J, A. Harbin Dead.
The following is copied . from
Friday.s Charlotte Observer: .
Statesville, Aug. 15 Mr, J
Abner Harbin who had been ill
at his home on. Race street, for
several 'weeks, died Tuesday
night at 9:10 o'clock..- . Foneral
Fervices were conducted " from
the borne yesterday afternoon by
Rev. Charles i A Jenkins and
the interment was at Oakwood
cemetery. ,
Mr. Harbin was 63 years old
and claimed to be the oldest
native born resident of ' States
ville. He was born near the
place where he died but has not
been a resident of the town , all
his life. He was one of the loyal
supporters of the Confederacy
and served through the civil war.
Soon after .the war Mr. Harbin
located in the West and in 1863
married a daughter of a prom
ment citizen of Illinois, coming
back to Statesville in 1881. By
this union were born a daughter
and son. both of whom were
buried before the wife and moth
er died about two years ago.
Mr. " Harbin was married the
second time last . November to
a Mrs. Wilson, of Gastonia, and
m aKSHfttn A mm r ft aI wrtf Vvrf amav
itrv owyvuu TT&av. auu vnuwiv-utu
Messrs. John F. and W. L. Har
bin,' survive.'.-:':-e'!
- Mr, Harbin was : one of the
best known citizens of the . town
and will be missed "by the public
at large. He was a member , of
the Baptist church and a. good
man and was ready to go when
his Master called. i r : - '
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Four deaths resulted from the
Bubonic plague at San Fransisco
last week.:;.. .', '.. -',, "
. Tb' Oasett ' for flnrt-claaa prtntlaf.
LC2 AY LOCALS.
West End Sunday School En
-, -. . ... . .k
: Joys Picnic at Coanly Rome.
N. w i Church V Bolls; Ola
! Bradley Uomestesd Buraed.-r-
Perional Mention. ' "
Cormpondenoo of Tb. Qantu
Loray, N C. Aug. 19. Mr.
W. U. West, engineer at the
Loray, is away on a vacation
which he counts on spending in
the rural districts around Sptr
tanburg and Greenville, S, . ' C
uusHiUKi t i iHiiiiup - ajj
ing with mends.:' Mr. West has
hunting, , fishing ' -and - picnic
not taken; a vacation in over
two years and as be is faithful
and efficient be is entitled to one.
Vitmkvp be' wilt have a good
time with bis mends.- Mr. J. a.
Baber has charge Of the engine
during Mr. West's absence. rS' fS
Mr. j. g. McKinney is back
at his post fixipg looms after an
absence .ot two weeas .on: a
vacation visiting jnends near
Asburg, S. C, . Issi McKinney
and the children are down there
yet and will .remain a couple
of weeks Ion per.
The Sunday School from West
End enjoyed a ride to the County
Home Saturday.;, The greater
part of the - school turned out
(about 90 persons as near as we
could count) with well filled bas
kets. Mr. C. C Craig, the popu
lar manager of the home, , made
us feel at. home and arranged
tables for the dinner under the
shade- of the trees in the yard.
I be County Commisioners are
to be congratulated for being so
fortunate as to secure : the ser
vices of Mr. Craig to manage the
affairs of this institution. No
one visiting the home will fail
to notice how nicely Jt is kept
and -how scrupulously clean the
surroundings are . and the in
mates of the house seem to be
contented and comfortable and
look upon Mr. "and -Mrs. Craig
as their best friends,- After din
ner, at the request , of some of
the inmates, we assembled, in
the hall and Rev. J. M. Down
ntn conducted seervices, alter
which we were called out to a
watermelon feast which was
provided by Mr. Craig and which
was enjoyed by all. Tbejnelpns
were very, fane and some, ot our
people took - especial ' care to
save some of the seed for next
year's planting, Uur people
voted' unanimously that they
had a delightful time and that
Mr. and Mrs Craig were, on ac
count of their kind dispositions.
the right persons to have charge
of the institution for the unfortu
nates of our county. The young
people were loath to leave the
place where they had spent
several hours so pleasantly but
the time came when we had to
start for our homes and all have
pleasant memories of the picnic
at the Connty Home.
It is inspiring to hear the bells
here every Sunday morning call
ing the people to Sunday school.
The new bells at the Piesbyterian
and Baptist s churches help to
swell the anthems of praise.
making in all : six bells which
ring almost in concert. i
Several families have moved
in during tne past week but
your scribe has not learned their
names yet
Rev. J, M. Downum leaves us
to-day to assist Rev. M. B.
Cleg? in a protracted meetine
on the Crouse circuit.
Mrs. W. E. Alexanner and
children : will leave to-morrow
for Cateechee and Walh alia, S.
C, where she will spend several
weeks with friends and relatives.
Mr. Alexander will' go down
later , and spend a few days and
return with them.
The seats were, placed . in
Franklin Avenue Baptist church
last . week, and will be painted
this week and as soon as they
are dry there will be services in
the church.i,,This will be about
the first ; Sunday in September.
The old Bradley Home near
the Loray was destroyed by fire
last Tnursday.L z rms ; was . the
childhood home. of : the late Mr.
Caleb Bradley and our Postmas
ter Squire B. G." and RevV F W.
Bradley; fThe bouse was" oc
cupied by Sam 'McConnell,' col
ored, and was used as a board
ing - house.' i The , fire caught in
the upper story and was too far
gone when discovered to be ex
tinguished. The furniture on
the upper floor was all lost, but
everything on : the lower floor
was saved. ' The house belonged
to Rev, F, W. Bradley and is a
complete Joss as we understand
there was no insurance. - '
" Two people were killed and
five badly bnrned by, the ex-
Elosion of a gasoline tank on
oard a small . launch on the
Seaconnet river in .Conneticntt
Sunday night." All the 14 occu
pants of the boat were hurled
into tne water put ,i, were res
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cued,;. ';- ; '-
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Lincoln CountT Nawa. 16th.- ' - 5' i
Mr. C. C, Hauss, of Route. 1,
nas leu in care ot tne iews a
a hen .' egg which measures ' 7
inches in circumference and
inches long ways,V and weighs
over. , three 1 ounces vThe -egg
was laid by a two-year: old Ply
mouth Rock. Who can beat it?
Mr. L. L. Dellinger, son of Mr.
Lawson DelUnger, of Iron, and
a brother of our townsman, Mr.
Robert Dellinger. who has 'been
in the West for- nine year's, re
turned from San Franbsco, CaI.V
I vu.uw uvui wau ft tauwivV Vi
Sundayand took his people, by
surprise as they were not look
have bim back and will -try to
keep him. ;r; - , .
! Mrs. Robt. A. Love, . of Gas
tonia, spent a few days this week
with M- J- Tbos , McLean.
Mr. J. C. McBrayer, bf High
Shoals, attended the Lincolnton
QnmtAt Ko1l rram 1stimeA'iV alfr.
noon, Mri Charley ; Moore, of
faetnnia ores a T I'ncftlntnn trtci.'
tor this week. "" "
Mr. and Mrs. G. M. Shives, of
Mt. Holly, accompanied by. two
grand-children, are visiting their
son, Mr.. W. K. bhives.. Mr.
Shives is a Confederate Veteran,
and talks interestingly of bis
recent visit to. the Re-nnion ,' at
Richmond,, ' At Seven. Pines
recently, Mr.. Shives. dug into
the grave of, a North Carolina
soldier and secured the. remains
of a sboea which he is keeping as
. BVUVCUtt.
Mrs, Locy Ford Dead,
Mrs. Lucy Ford, .age 59. died
Friday quite v suddenly from
heart disease, at her- home, near
Bethesda. ..Mrs.". Ford , is well
known., throughout, the -county
and her death is; deeply regret
ed. She is survived by a brother.
Mr. - Joe : Ford. and;, one sister.
Mrs. j; Math . Armstrong. : also ,
by two daughters; Mesdames W. i
A. Leeper and ; Murray: Stowe
and one son Mr. Thomas Ford.
The funeral services took place, !
at Bethesda - church . Saturday
at noon, tne services being con-.
ducted by Rev. G. A; Sparrow.
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Meaday! Court. - f't'u
'As' usual ' there " is sbmethiog
doing m court lines at tne city i
hall. Henry Carpenter was the
first offender before the Mayor i
yesterday. Carpenter was charg-
with drunkenuess and the Mayor i
judged him guilty and asked
him to contribute $2.50 to the
school fund in addition to pay
ing tne cost. Beverly Black, a
young white man, was before
Magistrate T. H. White on two
charges for assaulting his wife.
Black plead not guilty but ac
knowledged hir. guilt by the
questions he asked bis wife who
was the principal witness against
bim. Jtle was fined $15 and the
MT. HOLLY K2WS.7
Correspondence ot The Oaietta,
Mt, Holly, Aug. 16. Onr new
physician, Dr. Robert Rhyne,
has arrived and is stopping at
the Central hotel. Dr.. Boyette
will move to Charlotte in a Short
time, and Dr. Rhyne will fill his
place Jhere.--Almost ; everybody
in town went to campmeeting at
Kock Springs last Sunday, and
report a very pleasant trip. The
Jones brothers, who have -been
so ill; are very much better. Mr.
Edgar Jones is able to be on the
porch.'Among those, who ar
rived home this .week from
Cleveland. Springs were Mr. and
Mrs.. E. R. Cannon and children, ,
Mrs. 'James Archer, Miss i Ada i
Dunn, Mr. and Mrs.; C. E.
Hutchison a n d : children and
Misses Helen and Mary Rhyne.
In the party who left for j
Jamestown last - Tuesday were
Dr. and Mrs. Boyette., Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Costner ana Mrs.. Roy
Spratte. Miss Mary Henderson
'Alexander, of Baltimore, .has
gone home after a - visit - here
with her cousins, Misses Jean
md Bean Henderson. Mrs. Ed
Dunn and children are spending
inis wcck wun rciauvcs ittuiw
colnton. Mrs. Jerome Clemmer.
of South Carolina, is visiting
here the guest of Mr. R; -F.
Rankin. Miss Madeline Mil
ler, of Shelby, is with Mr. and
Mrs. James Archer. Mrr Excell
Rozzelle. has gone to Hunters-
ville to visit relatives.-M is.es
Mary Nims and Fan Spratt are
here from Fort Mill, guests of
Mrs. E. W. RAnkin,-Mrs. W.
H. B. Lineberger is spending
this week with friends in Dallas.
Mrs. vSehornic who has been
visiting relatives here, returned
to her home-in Charlotte last
Saturday. Mr J Rbbert" L. Ran
kin and bride, of Gastcia.spent
Sunday here with bomi folks.
Mrs. June Kale, of Alb-"-;
andMtsriVK;. s.-cl ;
bury,-r v'-: r-" '
Mr. .
right
.We ire prepared to extend our customers every accornmoda-
Uon and courtesy their business will warrant. If you have
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no account with us we invite you to open one. : ; v
; SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
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We pay interest on savings deposits at the rate of 4 and
compound the interest quarterly. : :-;.';
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President
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ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS
Wc make a specialty of the Royal Wor
cester Corset. It's the standard of quality
; as every woman knows. When you have a
Royal Worcester you know you have the very
' best that skilful artisans can make In the
shape ol a corset. Don't take any other.
From $1.00 to $3.00.
i ':: ;We have the Dowager Corset, made by
the Royal Worcester Company, which ii for
stout ladies. The'prlce Is $3.00.
Don't forget the place.
THE YEAGER MFG. CO.
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GASTONIA, N. C.
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WH I TE ENAMELED
MANTELS
We have in stock five WHITE ENAMELED
MANTELS which we must dispose of at once. They
are going to be sold at cost or if necessary at less than
cost. If you are in need of mantels, it will be greatly to
your advantage to call and see "us.
LOiN'G.,
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READ WHAT THIS O0CT02 SATS 'Wrfii:l--"S
F0NTICELL0 ' C
LITHIA WATER
(Spring Chesterfield Counly, Va.)
George H. Quay, M. D i Lecturer on Diseases of the Nose J
and Throat; Cleveland Medical College (O.), says: "During the '
past year I have frequently used Fonticello Lithia Water in cases '
of litbaemia and non-elimination of uric acid, commonly called
dyspeptic and bilious attacks always with . gratifying results. ;
I can give no stronger proof of myxonfidence in the virtues of ...
the water than to state that 1 use it on iny table." . - '
'SOLD BY .
WILLIAMS DRUG COMPANY
THINK A
, . Don't yon kow that Gastonia- is growing rapidly) If
not, get ont and look over the city and you will decide that
she is making rapid strides in every direction. ; -;
Yon most certainly know what a large increase in pop
ulation will do for real estate values. : " " ' .
Then get busy and invest in some nicely located prop
erty which'we are offering at a very reasonable price, and
watch' profits grow , .
Gastonia' In:urnncb V.::1:-:
A. G. Myers,
Cashier.
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