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VOL. XXVIII.
GAOTONIA; N.C., TUESDAY, AUGUST 27, lOOT.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r GAELAND & JONES
.Attorneys and' Counselors
. Over Torrenca-MorrU Company.
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- JOHN 0. CARPENTER
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' "DALLAS, N. C, ,
Office over Bank of Dallas,
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DR. D. E. IIcCONNELL,
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, GASTONIA, N. C,
. Office FlM Floor T, M. C. A. BW'I
U Phone 69.
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GASTONIA ,N. 0.
Office in Adams Building
Phone" 111
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. GASTONIA, N. C.
Office Upstairs Boyce-Falls Building.
Phone 86.- ;
For Reference-aee tuninar Hstof Steinway
CO.
PROF. J. M. MASSEY
Piano tuninir and Repairing a
specialty; satisfaction guaranteed
phon'ik Caslonla, N. C. '
V. H. Overcarsh's School oil
- Piano and Voice.
" The method I use in teaching
Piano and. Vocal are the same as
" nsed in the Northern and European
conservatories, having studied with
:some of the best teachers among
. whom was the eminent pianist and
teacher, Rafael Joseffy.
-Mondays and Thursday in Gas
tonia, other days Charlotte, N. C.
. Write for pamphlet
' S9clmo W. H. OVERCARSH
. Have yoa
J ' : read the
"TRAIT OR" i
? Get it
Z at the
I Gastonia Book Store i
; . i
. The Man , of Money.
soon discovers tbe advantage of en-
i trusting his affairs to a trust company.
It takes an immense-burden off his
: shoulders and attends to every detail
with intelligent fadelity. me
, Southern Securities 4 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 affairs it -would be
wrse to call aad see if the trust com
pany cannot help you considerably, i
W ANTED
(C9.CCSS Plat' pieces to launder
this-week,
the best. -.
Prices right;, wort !
m
SnowQake
fkaas
Steam
Laundry
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Mangum Martin, a business- man
, of Concord, was ' found lying dead
Friday morning within SOGHyards of
-the Southern depot in Concord. Be
had disappeared Tuesday night and
it is believed he was - murdered for
I s n-.tiey, as he had about $400
on
f ! when last seen.
-if
HE7SN0TES
Stated General
J Salisbury's new City Directory
gives the population of the city as
s Governor' Glenn t made several
speeches in the Anson' county pro
hibition campaign ... Saturday and
Sunday. , ;
A young man named Powell died
Suddenly at Merry Oaks, Chatham
county. Saturday afternoon while
playing a game of base-ball. -
As a result of a reform wave now
sweeping over Washington city, five
bucket shops were closed by the
police of that city last Friday, r
Thos. O. Skinner, son of Bz-Con
rressman Skinner, of Henderson.
committed suicide Saturday, shoot
mg himself through the heart.
The annual meeting of the Amer
ican Bar Association will be in ses
sion at Portland. Maine, three days
this week, beginning Monday. ,
Lenoir county, ' was run over and
killed bv a oassenrer train near La-
Grange, while sitting on the track in
a drunken state. , .V'7 . ;
A moUment to ' the ' Confederate
soldiers of Chatham county was un
veiled with appropriate ceremonies at
Pittsboro last Frtdav. Jud Walter
Clark apdressed the veterans. - ;
The Chicago. St. PauL Minneapolis
and Omaha railroad was fined $20,000,
and its general freieht arent. II. M
Pierce, $2,000 last week for granting
rebates. .
The directors of the Southern Rail
wnr Comoanv on last Friday reduced
the semi-annual dividend on the pre
ferred stock from two and one-half to
one and one-half percent. ; - .: ,
v Maior John W. Seott.; one of the
oldest and most influential citizens of
San ford, died Saturday afternoon on
a train near -Greensboro while return
ing home from a trip to the moun
tains.
' Secretary of State Elihu Root has
spent - three weeks at the ' farm
sanitarium of Muldoon, the exwrest-
ler. near White Plains New York.
He expects to complete his cure in
two more weeks. ; ' .
In a speech at Oklahoma city
Saturday night. Secretary Taft ad
vised the citizens of Oklahoma and
the Indian , Territory to --reject the
constitution recently adopted by
me convention at uutnne.
,S. J. Gallamore returned to his
old home in Hendersonville recently
after an absence of SO years. During
the half century be bas lived in
many places una traveled: in many
tanas. ..
Corporation commissioner Sam
L. Rogers held a hearing at Lin-
colnton Friday on the petition for a
Union depot. Representatives of
the C. & N.-W. failed to arrive and
ao definite action was taken.
Jonn Gavnor. tbe Syracuse con
tractor convicted of complicity in the
savannab frauds, is critically ill in
the Macon, Ga. jail. His physicians
say that he can not live long unless
-removed. . .. . - -
Mrs. EfEe Ingle, of Asheville.
while attempting to administer a
thrashing to her 12-year-old son, was
struck by tne boy, became overbal
anced and falling to the floor: ruptur
ed a vaive ot tne bean and died in a
few seconds. .
u. . w. Roberts, of Cbailotte. a
fireman in the employe of the South
ern railway, was shot and killed by
a policeman in Asheville last Thurs
day night.- The policeman claims
that. Roberts was resisting arrest
and started to draw hfs pistol. -
Two raidine parties of revenue
officers, while searching for an illi
cit stULsear Chapel Hill, fired on
each other by mistake, neither party
knowing that the other was out. As
a result four men were seriously
wounded, but at last report it was
thought all would recover. v
I Saturday's Court.
, There were a number of cases
in tne Mayor's court baturday.
George Lawin'e, a young white
man who hails from the old mill
neighborhood, was taxed with $1
and cost for disorderly conduct
and $2.50 and cost for defacing
shade trees. John Graham was
also present to answer several
charges but his case .was con
tinued until Monday. Arthur
Ford was called upon to answer
to 'a charge of fighting with a
young wnite boy ant as ne
couldn't explain his conduct he
was. taxed with $2.50 and the
cost. -'-v 5"-"
the cup oriitt. ;
Edith Wyatt,-t Appleton't Hutdae.
0f all the vintage In the world "
""One single cup of wine, : ;
One cup of life, one cup of death,:
One destiny is mine. '
I'd not give up that special cup
My lates nave tilled tor me ;
any
Or all eternity.
For 4a my time and in my place ..
No foot mas stood before: r
' taste of fortune fine or base, '
to lips can know of more. , ;
So might I choose. I would not lose
For nectared dranvhta divine -
This deep-spiced vintage here and
now, ,- - ,
In my own place and time. ; '
Mine be strength to lift it up
'In pride full and free:
And standing drain the mortal cup
iy lates nave pourea for ma,-; - -
Th GueU for rt-c!asa printing.
CLEVELAND CULUNGS
Items oL Interest From an
Ad.
'-; lolalnl , County.
Cleveland Star. 23d. '
Rev; B. A. York, of Cherry
ville, was a pleasant Star caller
Wednesday. Mr, Will Kimble,
of Rock Hill, was a Shelby visi
tor this: week. -Mr. Claud Ram
seur, one of Lincolnton's promi
nent younsr business men, spent
Sunday here with friends'. &tr.
Will Robinson, of Rock Hill, is
visitinsr bis sister, Miss Laura
Grabanr Robinson,- on , SOnth
Washineton- street. Mr. N. B.
Kepdrick.xone of Cherfyville's
leading business men, was in
town Tuesday. Dr. T. A. 'Wil
kin of Gastonia. spent bunday
here with his wife and children.
who are visiting Mr. and Mrs.
T.'. K. Barnett. Mr. John " G
Carpenter, of Dallas, a young
attorney of ability, spent Sunday
here with his brother Mr. Robt.
E. Carpenteri Manager of Cleve
land Drug Co;
Mr. R. G. Campbell, , bottler
for t he Shelby Carbonating
Bottling Works, was the victim
of a painful but not serious ac
cident a few days ago. He was
engaged in tbe bottling depart
ment when one of tne bottles
exploded. He was struck on
the arm by a piece of tbe flying
glass and an ugly gash was the
result. - ,v
lit. J. Maud Hord, who form
erly lived near Shelby, but who
moved to Kings Mountain a few
months ago. received a telegram
the first of the week announcing
the tragic death of his son, Mr.
Blanton Hord. Young Hord
was a soicuer . in tne regular
army ana staitonea in me rar
Western State of Nebraska. He
had been in ; the service some
four years. ;
The hospitable country home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Elliott of
near Fallston. was the scene of a
beautiful marriage on Wednes
day, August 14tb. Quite a num
ber of tnterested mends and rel
atives were assembled to witness
the ceremony blending the lives
of Mr. M. L. Lutz. and .Miss
Mamie E. Elliott. The ; resi
dence was tastily decorated with
flowers and potted plants and
presented a fitting bower for the
plighting of the solemn vows of
husband and wife. Tbe cer
emony was performed by Rev.
Thomas Dixon iir.
The home of Mr. and Mrs
Robert Leonard on Depot street
was the scene, Wednesday even
ing, of a beautiful wedding. The
parlors were attractively and
tastily decorated with potted
plants and autumn flowers, and
presented a most picturesque ap
pearance, rue contracting par
ties were . Miss Willie Leonard,
the charming " daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Robt Leonard, and
Mr. V. .AT Costner, a worthy
young mechanic. Promptly up
on the stroke of 8.30 the : bridal
couple presented themselves be
fore. the officiating minister. Rev.
George D. Herman, who in sim
ple but impressive style admin
istered the -vows .which made
them husband and wife.
STANLEY HAPPENINGS.
Oeath of Mr. Israel R. S troop
Stanley's Band P I e a s a o t
EvenlnjC's Entertainment.
Correaiwndenca of Th Qaistt.
Stanley, Aug. 261. R.
Stroup, one of Stanley's- oldest
and most respected citizens.
died Saturday morning and was
buried Sunday, the funeral be
ing conducted by Rev. Risinger,
of Dallas. The services were
attended by the . largest con
course of people ever; assembled
at Stanley, the ;'- large . new
Lutheran church being unable
to seat the congregation. - Mr.
Stroup leaves an aged . widow.
one squ and three daughters, all
being present ' Save one, ? Mrs.
Jno. Nance, of Virginia. ;
, Mr. Stroup was a brave Con
federate veteran. After the
close of tbe war he - returned to
his - fnrra, which he scarcely
ever left only to attend church
or : village market. He was
kind and peaceable in all of his
ways and only lacked a few
months of reaching bis four
score years. ,W-'v. - : '
Stanley can now boast-of-a
brass band that can" and does
render "some excellent music.
H On Saturday evening last
Miss Maud Rbyne, of Gastonia,
gave some pleasing renditions
at the Stanley academy, which
were - greatly enjoyed oy some
of our citizens, while between
the pieces our musicians filled
in the pauses with interludes
and preludes in happy manner
Mr. T. N. Kendrick and a parry
of local Heptasophs left last night
on No. 40 for the 'Jamestown Ex-position-to
take in Heptasoph Day
weanesaay Angust zsui.
YORK AND YORKVILLE
What's Dotat amoni our NeUh
i, aon Jnst Across tht Line.
YorkrUl Enquirer, 23d. , -t ,
- Miss Lina- Allison, of Kings
r s j T
wiouaiaiu, is visiung relatives in
Yorkville and Tirzah. Mr; and
Mrs. A. K. Gaines, and family
are at 'White Diamond Lithia
Springs for a short stay.1 Mr,
E. R. Malouey, of tbe BlairsviIIe
neignnotnood, is very sick as
the result of having been bitten
by a large copperhead ; snake.
The ' misfortune occurred - on
Wednesday " evening. A little
son of Mr. Wm. Burns, who lives
near Sharon, was quite serious
ly hurt last " Wednesday after
noon by falling from a load of
fodder. His head struck a rock
and for a time it was thought
tbat be was killed: but he is
now getting along nicely, and is
considered out of -danger. Dr.
J. D. McDowell and family, of
Chester, have been in Yorkville
during the past few days, having
returned from a stay in tbe
mountains. " Dr. McDowell's
health bas been giving away of
late, the trouble being with bis
lungs and -he has arranged to go
to tbe Adirondack mountains for
an indefinite stay. Mrs. Mc
Dowell will remain in Yorkville
for the present.
- Superintendent of Education
McMackin has been notified as
to tbe winners of the Winthrop
scholarships, competed for in
tbetecent examination. They
are Miss Kate Hunter. York
ville; Miss Bessie L. Paris. Fort
Mill ; Miss Jessie Wingate, Rock
Hill.
Mr. J. W. Good, formerly of
Blairsville, but since last winter
a resident of Gaffney, died at bis
home in that place on last
Wednesdayand was buried at
Woodlawn cemetery on yester
day. His death was due to
typhoid fever. Mr. Good was
about 50 years of age and leaves
a widow and five children, all
daughters.
Dan Good, a deaf mute who
lived with bis father, Sam Good,
was killed by a southern train
near his home about a mile west
of Sharon last Wednesday at
about 12 o'clock. Good had
been pulling fodder during tbe
day and was not again seen alive.
His body was found yesterday
morning within about fifty yards
of his father's house. Coroner
Lbuthian held an inquest yester
day; but very little information
was developed. Some negroes
testified that they heard the
locomotive whistle blowing an
alarm about the time the train
passed the boy's house and
others testified that there was no
alarm. The boy's head was
badly mashed; but the body was
not otherwise injured.
Letter Cominf 59 Years.
Oxford Ledeer.
A long delayed letter arrived
in Oxford on the 12th of August
to. tbe astonishment of Postmas
ter Peace. It was addressed to
Miss Sarah T. Clark, care of T.
L. Venable, Oxford, N, C, and
postmarked Syracuse, N. Y.,
June 11th, 1848. The question
now arises .where has this letter
been for the past 59 years?
THE INHERITANCE TAX.
Brlnfs Bii Arenne to Oar Tres-
; ory Yearly.
zchange. ' ; . ;
The first United States statute
imposing an inheritance, or suc
cession, tax was passed in 1799.
Such taxes were also imposed by
tbe acts of June 30,' 1864, August
27,11894,, and June 13, 1898. , The
leading erases in which these acts
have been construed by tbe Su
preme Court are Scholet v. Rew,
23 Wallace 331; and Knowlton v.
Moore, 178 U. S., 51. The stat-
utes have all been held to be
constitutional; but the court has
changed its atriews as to tbe
grounds on which such a tax is
to be upheld. ' The last opinion
oi tne court maintains mat it is
an excise tax, and may be levied
as ordinary tariff taxes are.
without being : apportioned
among tbe States according to
population. ' This view places,
all the property in the country :
at the disposal of Congress at
the death of the owner. Those
people whe successfully opposed
the income tax levied by the
Wilson tariff bill may ' yet have
reason to regret their success in
that matter; since the decision
in the Knowlton-Moore case en
ables Congress to grab their
property at their eath i without
any constitutional limitation ex
cept that the tax shall be uni
form throughout the the United
States.- The millionaries' will,
of course, be first-sufferers. But
their is no safe-ganrd against the
confiscation of all property ,uhder
this decision. . " v
'i PERSlL jMENTIO.t
Mr. Eric . Hoover spent Sundav
wun nomeioiks in uncomton.
Mr. Claude McBrayer spent Sun
day in oneiDy wun .nomeioiks. . . j
Mr. J. Hi Williams ; spent Sun
day in Hickory with friends.
MissBeulah Rhyne, of Stanley, is
visaing inenas in juoweu tbis week,
Miss Launa Sloan spent Sunday
in ueimont wun miss oue Stowe.
Mr. Perry Dover made a business
trip to fchelby Monday.
Mr. Georee Nolen was a visitor
in Uattney, 0. C bunday.
Mr. urover spell has accented a
position with the Morns -Todd Cafe.
- Mr. K. a. Lewis, i of Dallas, was
a business .visitor, tn town yester-
Mr. Oscar carpenter, of Hardin,
was in- town . yesterday. with his
auto. -
Mr. and Mrs. W. L
Coon spent
Sunday with i Mr,
and Mrs. John
Knyne.near Mt. Holly.
Mr. C. M. Nolen is soendlnir
several days in Hendersonville with
his sister, Mrs. A. T. Lyda. j
Mr. John Rbvne. of . the Mt
Holly neighborhood, was a business
visitor in town yesterday morning.
Miss Delia Nolen returned Sat
urday from Hendersonville, where
she spent several days. ;
Miss Lena Boatrisrht. of Hickorv.
is the guest this week of Mr. and
Mrs. J. H. Williams. '
Miss Myrtle Nolen spent Satur
day and Sunday with friends in
Gaffney, S. C.
Rev. J. Frank Armstrong, of Mc-
Adenviue, preached in Main Street
M. E. church bunday morning. -
Prof. F. P. Hall was in town
yesterday en route to Hisrh Shoals
on educational business.
-Mr. W. W. Williams, of Hickorv.
was in town yesterday morning en
route to Charlotte.
Mr. Frank Abernethy, of Hick
ory, spent Sunday with his parents
Mr. and Mrs. W, Z. Abernethy.
Miss Alda Costner, of Lincoln-.!
ton,- spent Sunday and yesterday
here the guest of Miss Minnie Cost
ner.
Misses Annie and Grace Grav
and Misses aessie and Feme
Thomasson returned Saturday from
a two weeks trip to Jamestown and
other places North. i
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon McLoud
and baby, of Stanley, spent Sunday
with . Mr. McLoud's toother, Mrs.
Perry Dover.
Mrs. Francis Lytle has returned
from a two weeks vacation which
was pleasantly spent at Henderson
ville.
Mrs. R. W. Dowd, of Charlotte.
returned to her home Sunday after
spending sometime with Miss Susie
Hoffman.
A
party composed of about
twent:
:y-nve young people enjoyea a j
moonhsrnt oicnic on tne river banks
at McAdenville last mgnl.
Mr. W. Y. Warren spent Sunday
ana yesterday witn Mrs. warren
and children, who are spending
sometime with Mrs. W. C. Cook, of
Mooresville. -
Mr. J.' Lawrence Beal returned
home Friday morning from an ex
tended business and pleasure trip to
Atlanta, Macon ana otner southern
points. n ;
Mr." Fred Wetzell has resigned
his position with the Torrence-Mor-
ris Company and will
take a rest
until school at the State
University
opens.
Mr. E. Wallace, special asrent of
the Southern Live Stock Insurance
Company of High Point, who spent
several days here last week in the
interest of his company, left yester
day for Monroe, l ne uastoma in
surance & Realty Company is the
local agent for the company.
LINCOLN LOCALS:
Lincoln County Newt, 23d.
Mrs. J. H. Wilkins.of Bessemer
City, is with Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Hunttr for a few, days.
Rev. J. M. Downum. ot Gas
tonia, is assisting Rev.' M. B.
Clegg in a revival meeting , at
Plesant Grove this week. ' 4
Deputy Collector John F. Mil
ler and Sheriff J-. K. Clme went
down to Machpelah Wednesday
and returned witn a 65 gallon j
still and tbe fixtures;
Mts. J. T. Culnand daughters.
Misses Loretta and Jennie Stead-
man Chlo and , Mrs. Steadman.
ot Uastoma, are spending some
time at McDaniel Springs.
It was a gala day. with the col
ored folks Tuesday and-Wednes
day wbeff "The Dark Town Slug
gers": of v Gastonia met, their
Waterloo at the hands of -"The
Lightfoot MoOnshinersT, of Lin-
colnton. Ahe score js as follws:
Tuesday 11 to 5; Wednesday 10
to 4. "All in favor of the. Moon
shiners." '. ' . ' ". " : ;
The wealth now: represented
by tbe enrollment of members to
the Lincoln Lithia Club is easily
over onejlundred million: nollars.
Think of it t " An aggregation of I
people who represent over $100.-
000,00a to maker their s summer
borne in Lincomton, "And the
wealth is the least part 0f it; for
the sodaTp-stfe and "influence
of thesje;men, iudtheiTfaoIihes,
ist a power that .'no amount of
money could purchaie. Lincoln-
ton may well feel proud of the
Lincoln Lithia Club.
Th Oaaatt for flrat-elaW prlntlni.
We are prepared to extend our customers every aCcommoda
tion and courtesy their business will warrant. If you have
no account with us we invite you to open one. : t
SAVINGS DEPARTMENT
We pay , interest on savings deposits at the rate of 4 and
compound the interest quarterly. : : : : :
CITIZENS
R.
P. Rankin,
President
DAt
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ROYAL WORCESTER CORSETS
We 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 of a corset. Don't take any other.
From $1.00 to $3.00.
We have the Dowager Corset, made by
the Royal Worcester Company, which is for
stout ladles. The price Is $3.00.
Don't forget the place.
THE YEAGER MFCu CO.
GASTONIA, N. C.
WHITE
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.
LONG
M I
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READ WHAT THIS DOCTOR SAYS ABOUT
F0NTICELL0
LITHIA .WATER
(Spring Chesterfield County, Va.)
. J. G. Trevillian, M. D., Surgeon Richmond City Hospital:
"After long and constant use of your Fonticello Lithia Water, I
. am convinced that it is one of the finest we have on the market
for stomach, bladder, and kidney troubles in short, I shall con
tinue to use it freely in my practice, both in hospital and with
private patients."
SOLD BY
WILLIAMS DRUG COMPANY
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THINK A
. Don't you kow that Gastonia is growing rapidly? If
not; get out and look over the city and you will decide that J
she is making rapid strides in every direction.
You 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 Iilsurancc. 4 Ecr!:;-
1 AASkAiAAiialVk'A "AAxaA
A. G. llyers,
Cashier.
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