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^ V " PROFESSIONAL CARDS OAKLAND, JONES 4 TIMBER LAKE. Attorneys and Counselors Orel Torrence-Morris Company. Gastonia, N. C. S.B.SPABBOW )RNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C. Office upstairs over Bank of Dallas JOHN 0. CARPENTER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C., Office over Bank of Dallas. Mm John Hall TEACHER OF PIANO AND ORGAN. Pupil of Dr. • ««««, Director of Music, Holland In stitute, Va. Leschetisky method of technique taught. Ten years ex perience. Daily lessons to begin ners. During vacation is a good time to Bbgln. -k' Jly 21 cl m. ANNOUNCEMENTS. r‘v*'*»<bT ‘ ** - ■ --—— . I* POR REGISTER OP DEEDS. - ^^ffiereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of " Register of Deeds for Gaston county, subjedt to the action of the coming Democratic primaries and county con rentfon. As J. SMITH. ^Pfl£lEGISTER OF DEEDS. I hereby announce myself a can ^ dldate for the office of Register of Deeds of Gaston county subject to the action of the coming Democratic primaries and county convention. W. 0. GARDNER, Mountain Island, N. C.. July 2, 1908. . ’ , . * «' '' . ‘ * POR COUNTY TREASURER. I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of County Treasurer of Gaston county subject to the action of the Democrat ic primaries and county convention. J. M. SHUFORD. •---—--— FOR COUNTY TREASURER ' “ I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Treasurer of Gaston county subject to the action of the Democratic primaries and convention. J. H. RUTLEDGE. 'Jane 2nd, 1908. STATE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM Able Document Setting Forth Prin ciples of Democracy and Short comings of Republicans. Following Is tbe State Democratic platforih and while it makes a lengthy article, it is good reading and deserves the attention of our citizens: • The democracy of North Carolina in convention assembled re-afflrms its allegiance to the cardinal prin olples of true Democratic govern ment and congratulates the people upon the wise, the progressive and the economical conduct of public af fairs since its restoration to power in this State. In the inaugural address pf Gov ernor Aycock, January, 1901, is this sentence: “ThiB year we meet under extraordinary circumstances—o n e party goes out and another comes in; one policy ends and a new one be gins.” The Democratic party again enter ed into power; democratic policy be came the controlling policy of our State. The achievements of those years are unmistakably great. To the trust imposed, tbe Democratic party has been wholly faithful. The administration of Governor Charles B. Aycock and Governor Robert B. Glenn have added prestige to our history, and given prosperity to our people. State affairs have been con ducted with clean efficiency, and to the people has come peace. A 8PLENDID RECORD. Out ot the very shadows of disor der the records begin. There is .now no more disorder, and no more donbt. The people have come into their own. Responsibly government is made sitre. Conditions encourage the full and free development of our industries. To the child is given greater_and. greater opportunity for knowledge and North Carolina is be come a national leader in popular education. A staple government has inspired confidence. Local improve ments are pushed with vigor. Good schools and good roads are no longer a dream, but ore growing in realities, State institutions hive been man aged with credit and -without scandal. The record Is unmarred by official misconduct Appropriations have in creased as our needs demand while taxes are reduced. Even the con vict is now able to add his part ten ths support of the government The Confederate soldier has been remembeced with gratitude and In creased provision made against want in the days of his age. The needs of the unfortunate are many, and the call of the aflllcted is answered. To the blind and to the deaf the State now holds open the door of refuge and comfort That the Legislature could dedicate one-half million dol lars for the adequate care of all our unfortunate shows the growth of our ability, and the certainty of our cause. And the Democratic party pledges itself to maintain these policies ' ‘ ‘ '■ iment of and " for and the N EN ounoau. We endorse the able and progres administration of Gov. R. B. Glenn and the State officers, and we approve and commend to the people of North Carolina the record of our Senators and Representatives in the congress of the United States. We regard with approval the in creased interest In permanent road building, and recognising that the advantages in the way of greatly in creased land values, in the quick and easy transportation over good roads and the consequent saving of wear and tear on stock and vehicles is no longer an experiment, but a plain, practical fact, as seen in those sec tions of North Carolina and other States where such roads are In use; and believing that with a constant ly Improving school system, a system pf good roads, linking the east with the Piedmont section, and the Pied mont section with the mountain sec tion, will be of great good to North Carolina, therefore, we recommend this spirit of Internal Improvement to the people of our State for their investigation, and suggest that the next General Assembly take such no tion on this matter as may seem best. EDUCATION FUNDAMENTAL. We believe that education Is one of the fundamental needs of all gov ernment. We believe that every pros pective citizen has the right to re eive, and it is the duty of the State to tarnish, adequate preparations for such citizenship. We congratu late the people that a four months' school in every district Is no longer merely a promise but a realization. The Democratic party has kept its promise and materially reduced pas senger and freight rates in the State, and given to the people lower rates, While the reports of the railroad companies show that this reduction of rates has been accompanied by increased revenue on that class of (Continued on page 2.) f„;.; }' . V- ... - y f JOEL CHANDLER HARRIS. An Appreciation of the South’s Great esfc Literary Man Who Recently Died. Nashville (Tenn.) Banner. The death of Joel Chandler Harris removes the most notable and in sev eral respects most successful of the latter day literary men of the South. Much that he wrote and that which gave him his chief reputation and popularity was not original. The older generations of the South had heard the story of the tar baby and like fables many times before Mr. Harris put them into his unique form but he made a most happy collection of these interesting specimens of Southern folk-lore—tales of the old plantation days, of probable African origin. He told them in a simple way, true to the manner of negro narration, with a dialect that was well-nigh perfect, and for all time to come they will be associated wltb his name. They have a distinct and unique place in literature that in sures their preservation. On the "Uncle Remus” stories Mr. Harris’ fame will necessarily depend, but he did other literary work of a very creditable character. One of his short stories, published twenty five years ago in the Century Maga zine, “Free Joe, ’ would alone have entitled him to rank as a literary man of unusual ability. There was another side of Mr. Harris' life on which he spent years of labor and usefulness, but in which be was almost entirely unknown to the general public. During the greater period of his active life he was an editorial writer on the Atlan ta Constitution. In the days when Henry Grady grew famous as editor of The Constitution, the great bulk of its editorials were written by Joel Chandler HarriB and Wallace Put nam Reid, both now dead. Reid is hardly remembered because he was only a newspaper man in a subord inate position. Harris would not be known to fame but for his outside literary work, done in the beginning as a matter aside from the daily grind of his regular vocation. In the newspaper world Mr. Harris’ worth and ability as a Journalist are known and appreciated, and the newspaper toilers do honor to his memory as one -of their number gone to his reward. < Mr. narris was a. must iu*»uic man. He was modest to the point of timidity, gentle and unassuming. He shunned publicity and loved a quiet life. His heart was tender and true and the few who were admitted* to his intimate acquaintance felt foir him the sinoerest affection. His fa bles made him dear to the child heart everywhere. Few men have had less of ambition, but he built a per manent reputation and made a name not born to die. He was the Hans Christian Anderson of America, a modern Aesop and, more than any comparison with men In other lands and other times can suggest, he was "Uncle Remus,” a character alone and distinct that will survive on its own merits both in the interest and the heart of the literary world. BETTES BUSINESS OUTLOOK. -—:— Fifty Thousand Men In Pittsburg District Back at Work This Week —Southern Re-Employing Men Recently Daid Off. Editorial in Charlotte Observer, Tth. After a long lay-off, fifty thousand men of Pittsburg and vicinity return ed to work Monday. From many points in the country come reports of the re-employment of working men and of revived railroad activity. Along the Southern Railway men who have been laid off are being re employed and all In all, taking a view of the codntry over, It looks as If conditions have improved and are improving. Crops are good. The wheat crop of the West is enormous, and the corn is nearly made. Cot ton lookB well and maintains a sur prisingly high price, considering the continuing depression in the manu lecturing industry, uurn ueruauuuis never looked better, at this season, and It Is to be regretted that the a creage is not larger, for here in Char, lotte it is worth a doilar a bushel. It could be wished that the South had corn to sell instead of having to buy it for this year it is a fine money crop. At Gaffney, S. C„ last week the writer heard of cases in Cherokee county, of a hundred bushels of corn and more to the acre, grown by the Williamson plan. This is better than cotton. But this la by the way. This is the farmer's year and the prospect for industrial and commercial reviv al, In the South and tbs country over is brighter than it has been since the panic came upon it. Picnic Nearly Ends in Riot. A big negro picnic at Battleboro, near Rocky Mount, Saturday came near terminating in a general riot. As it was Will Harris got a full load of buck shot in his head and will die. Joe Williams, another negro, is held on the charge of doing the shooting. - R THE STATE [NT HAPPENINGS IN ALL IONS OF THE STATE RE WR^UUINI) CONDENSED for^^Hbenefit of busy REAiHW-WHAT’S going on IN THE y OLD NORTH STATE FROM MANTEO TO MURPHY. >A Novel Suit. Mr. D. X. Young and Mr. J. A. Carver, of Lexington, have entered suit against the Lexington Telephone Company for $20,000 damages on account of the deatns of their two sons who were recently killed by lightning, the claim of the plaintiffs being that the company was negli gent in not grounding their wire in the building where |he young men were Wiled. K. P. D.’s Get 9100,000 Monthly. A Raleigh dispatch says that the monthly disbursements to the North Carolina rural free delivery carriers in salaries aggregate nearly J100, 000, Postmaster Willis G. Briggs, of lialelgh, being the paymaster. The checks are now, as drawn by Post master Briggs, made payable at the subtreasury of the United States at Baltimore instead 'of at one of the local banks in Raleigh. Pomona Mills In Bankruptcy. An involuntary petition of bank ruptcy was filed Tuesday in the Uni ted States Court at Greensboro a gainst the Pomona Cotton Manufac turing Company, which has been In the hands of receivers (or Borne time. The petition was filed by J. E. Lath am & Co., cotton brokers; C. L. Wil liams, receiver of the City National Bank, and other creditors. Judge Boyd appointed P. H. Pries, of Wlnr ston-Salem, and J, C. Watkins, of Greensboro, temporary receivers and made the order returnable July 14. P. H Pr(ps and A. E. Moore, of Gas tonia, were appointed receivers of the company by Judge Fred Moore in Mecklenburg Superior Court March 16th. Capt John Wilkes Dead. Capt. John Wllkee, one of Char lotte’s most prominent citizens, died early Monday morning at his home in that city, after an Illness of two weeks. He was of English descent, being a great-grandscn of Israel Wilkes,, who was a brother of John Wilkes, the celebrated English pol itician and Liberal. John Wilkes, whose death is here chronicled, was born in New York city March SI, 1827. His father. Capt. Charles Wijkee, had charge of the first ex ploring expedition sent out by the United States, this being in m3. John Wilkes was connected in vari ous ways with the United States Navy for many years and at his death was the oldest alumnus of the Naval Academy at Annapolis. In 1854 he left the navy and moved to Charlotte where he has since resid ed. He was the founder of the Meek lenburg Iron Works which first start ed’ in 1859. Old Bank Case to be Called. A special from Asheville under date of the 7th says that the old First National Bank of Asheville cases in volvlng the indictment by a Federal grand Jury more than ten years ago of President William E. Breese, Cashier W. H. Penland and Director J. E. Dickerson, of the defunct bank, will be called for trial before Judge W. T. Newman, of Atlanta, Ga„ in United States District Court here to morrow morning at 10 o’clock.'This was decided upon at this morning's session of court. All the papers In the cases, transferred from Charlotte to Asheville, were received by Clerk Hyams this morning and so far as the government Is concerned every thing Is In readiness. This case has become famous in the State. Breece and Dickerson were sentenced to ten years each In the Federal prison and the case a galnst them was thrown out of court because of the fact one or two of the Jurymen had not paid their poll tax. The present trial will doubtless be the end of this case and consequent ly it will be watched with much In terest. Row in Tar Heel Caucus. Mr H. E. C. Bryant, who is at Denver to report the Democratic con vention for The Charlotte Observer, wired the following interesting bit of news to Wednesday's Observer: "Denver, Colo., July 7.—On the way to Denver it was said and reit erated time and again that Governor Glenn desired to head the delegation, and no one on the special train on which the Tar Heels came made any objections. Everybody seemed to desire that the Governor have the honor. Friends of Senator Simmons wanted to give him a place on the commute on resolutions. To the onlooker peace reigned among the Tar Heels. Last sight when the del egates met in thvyfeaucus there was YORK AND YORKVILLE. Yorkville Enquirer, 7th. Mr. T. M Fayssoux, of Gastonia, is in Yorkville to-day on business. With fried chicken plentiful, wa termelons and canteloupes plentiful, fruit plentiful, vegetables plentiful, there is no reason why the canvass ing candidates should not have, a most delightful time this summer. Mr. R. J. Williams, of the Bethany neighborhood, a few days ago shot a blue crane that measured 6 feet 2 inches from tip to tip of the wings, and 5*feet from tip of toes to tip of bill. Filbert, Gold Hill and Tirzah. These are the places of the biggest picnics cf the summer. There will be others, cf course; but as a rule nowhere else are the crowds as large as at the places mentioned. And no other places can boast of so much politics. The county board of commission ers is under promise to take the ••taingang to the Turkey creek, sec tion of the Ruther ord road within tbe next few weeks, provided the peo pie out that way lay down a sufficient quantity at rock to keep the plant busy. If the Rutherford people fail to get up the necessary rock as they have promised to do; the chaingang w'ill go the road between Rock Hill and Catawba river. unu AUUU13 BUUI auu juvi | wounded Charlie Adams at Clover last Friday afternoon. Both are ne groes. There had been bad blood between them for some time. On Friday afternoon Charlie Adams was giving.some Impudence to, Mr. Reu-: ben McCall In front'Of the latter's store on Kings Mountain street. Bub came along and catching the drift of the situation, reproved Charlie for his disrespect to a respectable white | man. Charlie at once drew his pls itol and threatend to kill Bub. Bub (drew a pistol also and got in the first shot. The bullet took effect in Charlie’s left side, passed around to the right side and lodged in hla kid ney. The wounded man fell, para lysed below the waist. He was tak en to Charlotte for treatment: but there seems to be but little proba bility of his recovery. Bub ran a way; but afterward came back and surrendered to Constable Andy Quinn, and Magistrate Paris had him sent to Jail. _ • _ anything but harmony. It develop ed that Governor Glenn had his head set on the resolution committee. This caused friction. "General Julian 8. Carr and Mr. F. B. Arendell, the latter an alternate to a district delegate, were proposed as alternates for district delegates not here. The contest began over this question. Senators Overman and Simmons and Messrs. J. D. Bel lamy and Paul B. Means taking the stand that Messrs. Carr and Aren dell could not represent the dele gates in Question, and Governor Glenn, Major Hale and others, the opposite view. It was decided that Messrs. Carr and Arendell could not act. “This was followed by the tug tor the place on the committee on reso lutions. Governor Glenn withdrew and Major Hale entered. The vote stood 8 for Simmons and 6 for Hale. During the discussion on the Carr Arendell matter some feeling devel oped and Governor Glenn and Colon el Means became personal. Later when Colonel Means moved that Governor Glenn be made Vice presi dent of the delegation, the latter re fused to let his name go before the caucus. Governor Glenn is still in bad humor. He takes the matter seriously. Although Mr. Simmons is not very enthusiastic over Bryan, he bows tc the will of the majority and Is not disposed to make trouble over fhe platform. Senator Over man was elected chairman of the del egation. "The indications are that Bryan will be named on the first ballot.” Subscribe for The Gazette. A Man of Prominence In the affairs of any Com munity should he well sup pi i e d with PhotdRra iJh s. 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