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THE GA El IL1SHED TWICE A WEEK—TUESDAYS AND FIUDAYS. T' - SINGLE COPY 5 CENTS.” " Devoted to the Protection^! Home and the Interests of the County. __•_ V. ■ ■■■ ■ . . ■ :: VOL XXIX GASTONIA, N. C., FRIDAY. JULY 31. 1008. _:_i_ A • — ■ - PROFESSIONAL CARDS _ GARLAND, JONES S TIMBER LAKE. Attorneys and Counselors Over Torrence-Morria Company. Gastonia, N. C. S. B. SPARROW ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C. Office upstairs over Bank of Danas JOHN 0. CARPENTER ^ ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C., Office over Bank of Dallas. Mrs. John Hall TEACHER OF PIANO AND ORGAN. Pupil of Dr. . ' Haas, Bi rector of RluBic, Holland In stitute, Va. Leschetizky method of technique taught. ' Ten years ex perience. Daily lessons to begin ■' ners. During vacation is a good time to begin. \ Jly 21 cl m. ANNOUNCEMENTS. FOR SHERIFF. 1. . _ 1 hereby announce myself a caiidl date ror re-election ttt tne omce oi Sheriff of Gaston county subject to Ufe action of the Democratic primar ies and county convention. T. E. 8HUFORD. FOR SHERIFF. I hereby announce myself as a can didate for the office of Sheriff of . Gaston county, subject to the action of the Democratic primaries and 'convention. - W. C. ABERNETHY. FOR SHERIFF. — I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Sheriff of Gaston county subject to the action erf the Democratic primaries and con . — ventlon. T. B. LEONHARDT. FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. 1 hereby announce myself a candi date for re-election to the office of Register of Deeds for Gaston county, subject to the notion of the coming Democratic primaries and county con vention. , ‘ 1 • _ A. J. SMITH. ^ $s_—---; FOR REGISTER OF DEEDS. I hereby announce myself a can didate for the office of Register of Deeds of'Gastbn county subject to the action of the coming Democratic primaries and county convention. W. O. GARDNER, - Mountain Island, N. 6., July 2,1908. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. • - . I hereby announce that I am a can didate for re-election to the office of rt'ii "“If1 ^county and county convention. J. M. SHUFORD. FOB COUNTY TREASURER 1 hereby annonnoe myself a can didate for the offlfce of Treasurer of Gaston county subject to the action of the Democratic primaries and convention. , J. H. RUTLEDGE. June 2nd, 1901. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. I hereby announce myself a candi date for Representative In the Leg islature from Qaston county subject • to the action of the Democratic pri maries and convention N. R. KENDRICK. FOR REPRESENTATIVE. , ———— At the suggestion .of a number of , my friends, I hereby announce my self a candidate for the nomination as Representative to the next Legis lature, subject to the action of the Democratic primary and county con vention. WM. H. LEWIS: Gastonia, N. C., July 27, 1908. FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONER. From Crowders Mountain township. I hereby announce myself a can didate for county commissioner from Crowders Mountain township, sub ject to the action of the Democratic .primaries and county convention. J. T. R. DAMERON. 4 FOR STATE SENATOR. I hereby announce myself a can didate for State Senator from Gas ton county, subject to The action of the Democratic primaries and coun ty convention. ROBERT L. ABERNETHY. Mount Holly, N. C. DALLAS DOTS. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, July 30.—The annual Farmers' Institute will be held in the Court House, Monday, August 3. On the same day an Institute will be held for the women of Gaston coun ty. This Institute will probably be held in the auditorium of the graded school. The lecturers scheduled to be here are Prof. W. F. Massey, C. R. Hud son, Mrs. Huett, Mrs. Holloway, with an additional speaker yet to be se lected. The first year an Institute was held here for women from the farm homes, and in fact for the women from all the homes in Gastou county whether from town or country, there were eight women present. At the second meeting held last year the in terest had increased so much that nearly one hundred women were here. This year it is hoped that the in terest will be so great that every woman who can possibly come, will lay aside her work for one day, and will bring her dinner and meet her friends, and hear what other women are doing in their kitchens and in every department of their homes. Your bread may be better than that of your neighbors; your, butter is probably better than any one elBe can make; and everybody knows that your children are the best in Gaston county, but come any way for there will probably be something you can suggest in the way of improving yolir less fortunate neighbors. The county officers of this Insti tute are especially anxious to have a big and enthusiastic meeting on Monday at this the third meeting of the Women’s Institute. Miss Emma C. Cornwell returned yesterday from a visit to relatives in Texas.—Prof, and Mrs. S. A. Wolff with their three youngest children left Tuesday morning for a viBit to relatives at Lutherville," Md.—'-Rev. C. I. Morgan, of Salisbury, was in town yesterday visiting friends. DEMOCRACY MUCH STRONGER. Party Stands 6ood Chance to Win in November. Indianapolis News.' The Democratic party is to-day in a healthier condition than since 1892 It will have support in sections of the country and from many men that gave it practically no support In 1896 or 1900. This result is due entirely to the more conciliatory tem per of Mr. Bryan, and to his great a bility as a political manager—a Utew ly-developed quality in him. There can be no doubt that the ticket will make a strong appeal to the masses. And so will the plat form. No one can talk even casually with his neighbor without being im pressed with that fact. It- is known that many men who have not voted the Democratic ticket since, 1892 are going to do so this year. It has been the fashion to say that the gold Democrats were’ simply7 Repupllcans in disguise—and this has been the view of Mr. Bryan—but it is a great mistake. Most of them have main tained an entire detachment. Most of them, too, have grown weary of voting . with the Republicans and have longed for a chance to return to their old allegiance. Others have felt that the only way to strengthen the Democratic party and to make it fit to govern the country was to trust It and give it a chance to learn by ex perience. These have argued that to exclude it permanently from pow er would be to weaken it so as to make It forever unfit for administra tive functions. Finally, there are others who have begun to suspect that they are more critical of their own party than of the opposition and to feel that when there is noth ing to choose between the two par ties it is wiser to give their own par ty the preference. All these motives are operating, and they will have their effect. It is hard to Bee bow any man that is a Democrat should, as a properly prac tical man, prefer the Chicago to the Denver ticket. The country, in our opinion, may well rejoice at the growing strength of the Democratic party. For years the people have suffered for lack of an effective oppo sition. If there had been one the Republican party would have been Baved from many mistakes, and the country would have profited in many ways. We think, therefore, that the convention served, not only the great party which It represented, but the whole country. All this is quite without reference to what the result of the campaign may be, as to which It would be foolish to make any pre diction at the present time. We firm ly believe that though the Democrat ic party may be defeated in Novem ber, it will not be overwhelmed, as it has been of recent years, and that whatever the result, It will come out of the campaign stronger than it has been at any time since 1892. It was a great convention, and the influence of its work will be felt for many years. We believe, too, that the in fluence wiir be good, both for the par ty and for the nation. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. \ Gaston County Sunday School Con vention to Meet in Mount Holly August Oth and 7th. ' V The annual Sunday School Con vention of Gaston county will be held this year at Mount Holly. The following is the program: THURSDAY, AUGUST 6TH 10:00 a. m.—Devotional Exercis es conducted by Rev. G. A. Sparrow. 10:15 a.m.— Address of Weleome, Rev. R. A. Miller. Response, Rev. J. M. Forbis. Enrollment of Delegates. Organization of Convention. Reading Minutes of last meeting. Reading reports from schools by representatives thereof: Belmont, Bessemer, Castania Grove, Cherry ville, Dallas, Gastonia, Hephzibah, Kings Mountain, Long Creek, Loray, Lowell, Mt. Holly, New Hope, Olney, Stanley Creek, Union. RECESS 2:00 p. m.—Of what Exercises should the School consist, aPd how much time should be given to each? —Rev.’Cornelius Miller,'Mr. C. E. Neisler, Mr. P. P. Murphy. How can promptness and regular ity in attendance and faithfulness in preparation be best secured?—Rev. A. S. Anderson, Mr. W. T. Johnson, Mr. J.' R. Henderson. The duty of the teacher and how best to perform it.—Rev. J. J. Ken nedy, Dr.. C. E. Adams, Mr. J. Q. Hall. / RECESS 8:00 p. m.—Preaching by Rev. R. C. Anderson. FRIDAY, AUGUST 7TH 9:00 a. m.—Devotional Exercises. A. 4 P - OILa ond 4>a)a. tion of the Session to the School.-— Rev. R. A. Miller, Mr. J. T. R. Dam eron, Mr. E. L. Pegram. How to secure the attendance of and hold the young men.—Rev. R. C. Anderson, Rev. C. H. Little, Mr. John Tucker. Should the School provide for its own expenses and contribute to Mis sions, Orphans’ Home, etc.?—ROv. J. B. Cochrane, Mr. E. L. Wilson, Mr. J. H. Wilkins. RECESS 2:00 p. m.—Select the place of sext meeting Decision Day: Its importance when and how to observe it.r—Rev. G. A. Sparrow, Rev. J. M. Forbls. Report of Committee on Reports from schools with recommendations. Opening question box. Closing with devotional exercises. Adjournment We are also asked to publish the ' following: ; Let me earnestly request all those whose names are on the ahove pro gram and all others interested in 1 Sunday School work to attend the 1 convention and let us try to make it. interesting and helpful. Delegates wishing to be met at Belmont with conveyance to Mount ' Holly will please at oqce notify ^Mr. W. T. Johnson, Mount'. Holly, N. C. CORNELIUS* MILDER. Chairman ' Ex. Com. S. S. Convention. Body Recovered. The body of Jerome Lanning, who was drowned in the French Broad river Sunday while attempting to| rescue a companion, was discovered by a party of searchers- Tuesday morning at a spot about half a mile below the place of drowning. The coroner held that there was no ne cessity for an inquest. Shemwell Sues Southern. Baxter Shemwell, of Lexington, who is being prosecuted by the Sou thern Railway for having forced Conductor Smithers at the point of two pistols to stop train No. 37 at Lexington, has decided to retaliate and has not only entered suit against the railroad company for damages, but has sworn out a warrant against Conductor Smithers charging him with assault with a dfea<lly weapon, namely a ticket punch. Shemwell alleges that the conductor was not only insolent and insulting toward him, but tried to bluK him into giv ing up his rights as a passenger to have the train stopped by attacking him with his punch. The warrant has not yet been Berved, but attor neys of the Company say thaj Conduc tor Smithers will make bond for his appearance and stand trial. Whitaker Sentenced. Rev. William G. Whitaker, recent ly convicted of using the malls for fraudulent purposes, was sentenced Wednesday to serve eighteen months in the Federal prison at Atlanta and to pay a fine of $500. A novel feat ure of the. case was the seeming re luctance of some of the witnessses to testify against the accused. So thoroughly had they been duped by the wiley gentleman that they evi dently believe the United States Gov ernment is prosecuting Whitaker at the instance of the Bank of Eng land. Subscribe for the Gazette. THE INLAND WATERWAY. National Magazine. Thousands of bills pour in on ev ery side at each session of Congress, and among them are a few measures MmU look well into the future. Con gressman JoHir~ IIi .Small, of North Carolina, has not only giveh~~aH«a. tlon to the local interests of his con stituents and to general legislation but his greatest public service has consisted in directing public atten tion to the improvement of the wa terways of the country. Beginning in 1899, when he first entered Con gress, he began to concentrate much Df his time upon this subject. He made occasional talks in the House of Representatives; he appeared be fore commltteees; he visited the sea board cities between Baltimore and Jacksonville; he furnished material to the press and contributed to the He contended that no substantial progress could be made in the im provement of our waterways which lid not embrace the entire country ind comtemplate the waterways of ill sections. Naturally, most of his attention was directed to construc ing and improvement of the chain of pf waterways from Boston to Florl la. But there is one particular link in that chain which he considered of paramount importance. That was :he link extending from Chesapeake pay on the north, and- thence south wardly through the sounds and riv »rs of eastern North Carolina, and pntering the ocean again at Beaufort nlet, North Carolina. This protect sd route will avoid the dangers of 3ape Hatteras and Cape Lookout,' probably the most dangerous points >n our Atlantic coast, and will also ■emove the present barriers which ■estrict the water traffic of eastern "forth Carolina. Those persons who phVe made a coastwise trip will never ’orget rounding Cape Hatteras, and will welcome a route avoiding Dia nond shoals and Cape Lookout. The nost dangerous point along the coast s Cape Hatteras and it is retarding ;he coastwise traffic from North to South.- The removal of this danger would give a great impetus to coast wise trade, and accelerate this class >f traffic, for a large volume of bulky nerchandise would then seek this •oute. Navigation south of Beau ort inlet is comparatively safe. This project, known as the. Nor olk-Beaufort inlet waterway, has re :eived the enthusiastic endorsement >f a lage number of commercial or ;anizations between Baltimore and racksonville. A special board of U lited. States army engineers estimat id that the traffic which couid be fa 'orably affected each year by this waterway amounted to one mllfiSn ind one hundred thousand tons, and hat the apnual savings from its con itruction would amount to at least 1600,000. It is proper to say that he commercial organizations refer ed to estimated that the amount of raffle and the annual savings would >e very much larger. The first link In the chain of wa erways along the Atlantic seaboard s the proposed canal across Cape lod. The second Is a canal across he State of New Jersey, connecting Raritan bay and Delaware river. The hlrd Is a canal connecting Delaware •iver with Chesapeake bay, and a re lent commission recommended the lurchase and enlargement of the present canal by the Dnited States, rhe next link is the Norfolk-Beau ort Inlet waterway. The next is the extension* from Beaufort inlet to iVlnyah bay on the coast of South Carolina. From this latter point here Is a natural routq to Jackson rille, Fla., which only requires deep snlng. The ultimate purpose is to romplete the link through Florida to ■Cey West Police Court. In the police court Wednesday nornlng Napoleon Scott was tried '.or larceny in two cases. He was pound over to court In a bond of (200 in one case and $100 in the jther. Sam Pearson was fined a penny and the costs for tresspass ing on a train. Suicfdo at Morganton. John B. Veeter, of the Veeter Lum ber Company, of Morganton. commit ted* suicide Tuesday afternoon by shooting himself in the head, dying Instantly,. The deed was committed about six miles from Morganton as Mr. Veeter and his wife were re turning from a visit to the lumber works on Table* Rock mountain. Mr. Veeter had only been married about four months, having married a Mrs. Lundis, daughter of Major Walton, of Morganton. Tar Seel Honored. Attorney-General Robert Davidson of Tex.,, formerly of North Carolina, and a brother of former Attorney General Theo. F. Davidson, of this State has been renominated to the office by an increased majority. —Mr. A! H. Hand, of Belmoht, was in GaBtonia on business yester day. ' PERSONAL MENTION —Mr. J. M. Cooke, of Clover, S. C., was In Gastonia on business yes terday. —Mr. D. R. Shields, of the Elite Grocery, left yesterday for Carthage, N. C., where he will spend a week or so visiting relatives. —M. B. Jennings, Esq., of York ville passed through Gastonia yes terday afternoon en route to Chase City, Va., on legal business. —Rev. Edward Ix>ng spent Thurs day in Gastonia as the guest of his brother, Mr" Hugh T*ng. Rev. Mr. Long graduated this year at Hamil ton Theological Seminary, New York, and was en route to Marion, where he will preach Sunday. —The Piedmont Telephone and Telegraph Company has just issued a new directory of their Gastonia subscribers. A new feature of the directory is that it contains the ad vertisements of the progressive, up to-date merchants- and business hduses of the town. This feature not only adds to the attractiveness of the directory, but will enable the company to publish them more fre quently than they have done before. Legal Advertisements. NOTICE. On Saturday, August 15th, at 12 o'clock noon, In front of the Court house door at Dallas, N. C., t will sell for cash to the highest bid der the following property for taxes due the town of Mount Hol\y for the years 1906, 1906 and 1907: George D. Jenkins.$8.60 Mrs A. J. Jenkins, 1 town lot ........ ..$13.84 Mrs. C. A. Jenkins, 1 town lot . $11.20 R. M. Jenkins.$3.63 Mrs. A. C. Jenkins, 1 town lot .$2.80 Mrs. Sam P. Thompson-$6.20 J. W. PATTERSON, Tax Collector j Mt. Holly, N. C., July 14th, 1908. ts , A 14 c 30 d. 1• EXECUTOR’S NOTICE. Having qualified as executors of the last will and testament of Mrs. Roxana R. Henderson, late of .Gas ton County, North Carolina, all per sons having claims against the said deceased are hereby notified to ex hibit them to us for payment on or before the 28th day of July, 1008, or this notice will be pleaded In bar of their recovery. AH persons Indebted to said ■ de ceased are notified to make Immedi lte payment to us. HARVEY C. HENDERSON, - A. MACK HENDERSON, Executors of the will of Mrs. Roxana R. Henderson, deceased. This the 17th day of July, 1908. A 25 c 6 w. ADMINISTRATOR’S NOTICE. Having qualified as administra tor of D. S. Thornburg,. deceased, late of Gaston county, N. C„ this is to notify all persons having claims against the estate of said deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 23rd day of July, 1909. or this notice will be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons Indebted to (aid es tate will please make Immediate payment. This the 23rd day of July, 1908. C. A. THORNBURG, A 28 c 6 w. Administrator. W. H. DELLINGER SPECIAL PRICE ON SHEETING FOR A FEW DAYS ONLY, 3 AND ONE-HALF CENTS PER YARD. COME BEFORE IT IS ALL GONE __\, ■ 3 a r & a i n s in Picture moulding a n d Frames' 2000 feet best quality picture moulding! must be sold quick to. make room for large fall shipment. Now is your Chance for a handsome frame at small cost. J. 1. Green Photographer Office Phone 147 Residence 309 WK ARK PREPARED TO EXTEND OUR CUSTOMERS EVE RY ACCOMMODATION AXD COURTESY THEIR BUSINESS WILL WARRANT. IP YOU HAVE NO ACCOUNT WITH TO WE INVITE YOU TO OPEN ONE. SAVINGS DEPARTMENT WK PAY INTEREST ON SAVING DEPOSITS AT THE RATS OP 4 PER CENT AND COMPOUND THE INTEREST QUAR. , ; TERLY. -n—**■-> ' CITIZENS p. sukin, national President BANK . ■* _-,__;_ — - •--I-v ■ ii-i ■l [.v.-» r^T-l, .lrr )?t.^BHa^^M --- " —- —— | WHAT SHALL I GIVE ? '■> A Frequent Question I ======== If you will take time to yisit our store we will be glad to give i any opportunity of inspecting a large stock of high grade Jewelry, I Silverware, Cut Glass etc. All at reasonable price*. Thi* will aa | sist you in answering the somewhat difficult question^ "WHAT ' i i SHALL I GIVE”? We have a present for all your friends at a ! I price for every pocket book Don’t forget our Repair Department when your watch goea | [ wrong or you break a piece of Jewelry. TGRRENCE-M0RR1S CO. | Expert Repairing - Artistic Engraving' Jewelers A Opticians >saaoas»ao8t9aeeaascs8035oaeoaiiOso909WB09aKao90».j - ■ -• Ws* > ylkfr.wV * jb' 1» Don’t Forget the £ r sp If will continue till Tuesday, Aug. 4 ■' -■ We have just received a case of those $1.50 Counterpanes The first we have had hfheveral moons <■ And the-sale price Is 98 cents * \ ‘ 'Vi,'' If You Arc Needing a Suit Why not follow suit and do as your neighbor has done—secure the best while the sale price Is on? Listen! $2.50 PANTS AT - - $1.38 3.00 PANTS AT- - ■ 1.75 4.00 PANTS AT - - 2.50 4.50 to 5.00 AT 2.75 and 3.25 r These-pants are men's fine goods. We have them in all priebs In cheaper goods with same proportional cut In price Building and Loan Sf-nck Opens July I! Subset Ip tions W.H be heceived a, y Time Now. PA we IS Let Us Inaugurate a Greater Era »■ perlty Than Have Ever Had : : : : 5 j the No More Powerful! Factor in Helping Your Town Than a Live B.&L Associal Loans are Now Being Made Freely to stock*' holders In Their Turn. Get Prepared to iteeeiv* One by Buying Stock : :» ; Gastonia Mutual Building & Loan E. G. McLURD, Sec. A T . • - . ' ' ' • ✓