North Carolina Newspapers

THE A LISHED TWICE A WEEK—TUESDAYS AND voted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County. IA, N.C.. FRIDAY. AUGUST 28 1908. ————--- r 3 ■ ~ i i_ -r - * * - - PROFESSIONAL CARDS JONES 4 TIMBER LAKE. Torre nee-Morn 8 Company. Gastonia. N. C. v S. B. SPARROW ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C. Office upstairs over Bank of Dallas JOHN G. CARPENTER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C., Office over Bank of Dallas. "sirs. John Hall TEACHER OF PIANO AND ORGAN. Pupil of Dr. Haas, Director of Music, Holland In stitute, Va. Deschetizky method of technique taught. Ten years ex perience. Dally lessons to begin ' ners. During vacation is a good time to bogin. • , MISS KATHLEEN CRAWFORD GRADUATE NURSE Of Magdalene Hospital, Chester, 8. C., has located in Gastonia for the practice of her profession. She can be found at Dr. McG. Anders’ resi dence or calls for her may be left at Torrence's Drug Store. 1---T" Bargains in moulding and 2000 feet best quality picture moulding m'u s t be sold quick to. make room for large fall shipment. Now is your chance for a handsome frame at k small cost. . I. Green W Photographer Offite Phone i47 Residence 309 Pesonaly Conducted Tour to Niagara Falls at Very Low Rates. Via Seaboard Air Line Bail way Sept. 2nd, in Charge oi Mr. andttrs. C H. Gat t is. Party will be Away 14 Days. A De lightful Trip. —— \. To points of interest in and around Nlngara Palls, Toronto, Buffalo, Al bany, day trip down the beautiful Hudson River, New York, Philadel phia, Atlantic City and Washington City, at VERY LOW RATES, both railroad and hotels, European and ^^merican plan, person^yconduct Wednesday monP Cpej>tcml"-r und. returning homo September 15th, with three to Ore days stop over, at the principal points of Interest. j • Round trip railroad fare will cost about <35 from Raleigh and Durham Charlotte about <40.00, Wilmington . <39.00, and the same basis from oth er points, and -Pullman cars will be py . provided, for the exclusive use of the * party with additional cost of about <10.00 per berth, though for two ’ occupying the same berth the Pull man will be only half of the above sount for the entire trip. Special low side trip rates will be 'made for the party over the Richlieu : ft Ontario Navtyat1""-^WnnnT)Ti ItH ■ aganTuorg? Electric R. R., Niagara Belt Line, Niagara Transfer Compa . ny and the Niagara Falls Park and River Company and any other of the side trip routes the party may desire to take. Jg The trip Is made at the lowest rates of the season, as the party will travel on low party rate tickets for ten or more people, and nothing will be lacking In all the necessary ar il jrangements to make the trip pleas ant and comfortable to all. A more delightful time could not be selected, as early in September is the most attractive season o' the year for parties to visit Niagara Falls and the East, time will be spent In Toronto, during the Great Cana dian Fair, and also during the open . log of the theatrical season in New York, Philadelphia and Washington. ' Those interested should write to the undersigned at once for detailed V Information, illustrated booklets; and the first applications get the W lower berths. C. H. QATTIS, T' Traveling Passenger Agent, jST Ralbigh, N. C. THE CAROLINAS VISITED BY DISASTROUS FLOC Section Experiences the Highest Wsters aay_Bridges Washed Away, Railroad Fills Ca and Tralfic is Almost EnTTrely Blocked—In South Ca Several Lives Were Lost and Cotton Mills Destroyed Service Greatly Hampered and Telegraph and Telephone — nections Badly Damaged—Crops Suffer to Large Extent. ^ Millions of dollars lost in bridges, buildings and crops; several lives lost in various parts of the country and great delays in railroad trans portation, in mail deliveries and ex treme difficulty in obtaining tele graph and telephone communication are the main features of the most serious flood that has, so far as rec ords are known, visited the South Atlantic StatcB. Especially has the Piedmont section of North and South Carolina suffered and it will Be days yet before anything like an accurate estimate of the total losses can be made. Following scattered and in termittent rains last week, a steady downpour of rain prevailed generally over this section from Sunday until yesterday. In Gaston county the South Fork river and Long creek, the two largest streams, have been out of their banks and higher than they have been within the memory of the oldest Inhabitant. The rural mail carriers have been greatly ham pered in carrying their routes and In some instances were cut off entirely. BRIDGES WASHED AWAY. Perhaps the most disastrous ca lamity was the washing away of a 1_J_J finnn tha VfihiplA tflll -- r ) bridge at Camden, S. C., carrying with it twenty-five people who were on the bridge watching the raging Wateree. Yesterday all of the twen ty-frve had been accounted for as safe except two white men and three negroes. Whether they were drown ed or washed down the river and got out alive is not known, though the probabilities are that they lost their lives. The loss here was $15,000. Several trestles of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad on the Columbia di vision were washed away and others were rendered dangerous to such an extent that trains could not cross ever them. A passenger train from Savannah to Columbia had a narrow escape from going down in the Con garee near Columbia yesterday mom Ing. The benches of the wooden ap proaches to the steel bridge at this point sagged and the rails spread. The cars careened dangerously on the bridge and it was with great dif ficulty that the cars were finally got ten off the bridge. FACTORIES DESTROYED. Concerniing the damage in and a round Greenville, S. C., yesterday's Charlotte Observer says: At Reedy river factory, ten miles from Greenville, water is standing three feet deep in the second floor and the machine shop and other out buildings have been washed away. Taylor’s Mill, on the Enoree, near -CUlcJc Springs, was destroyed yester day afternoon. Two cottages and a store at the foot of North Main street in Greenville have been swept away by Reedy river. The big "plant of the Markley Hardware and Manufac ing Company, at Greenville, the old est carriage^Tactory in the South, has been seriously damaged. It lies Just north of the Main street bridge and is partly built over the water. Water is standing five feet deep-in the Camperdown Mill, Just below the Main street bridge at Greenville. Water is up to the second ttpox of" the Enoree Cotton Mills in /Laurens county. / Both the Moxm'Tuarry, near u T^rTlil -evfff’? he Ross quarry at Ca yce7 bot> in the suburbs of Colum bia, will sustain serious damage. The Morris quarry is one vast lake. The dams and dikes have been oblit erated, tools and machinery are un der water and the power house has caved into the water. It will cost a great deal to pump out the water and more probably to remove the mud with which the workings will be covered. The dikes at the Robs quarry have held so far but they are giving way now and will go under 'he Increased state of water that is ’no. This quarry -has tremendous contracts on hand, among them one to furnish the stone for the great jetties being built by the government at Femandina. Fla. Perhaps the railroads have suffer ed more from the Hood than anybody Tuesday a washout between Green ville, S. C.. and Greers, S. C., block ed traffic between Charlotte and At lanta, no trains being able to go through. No attempt has been made to keep schedules. Only one or two mails reached Gastonia Wed nesday and none Wednesday night. Yesterday morning’s mail from the North on No. 39 was quite heavy be cause of the accummulation. The probabilities are that it will be some days yet, even with good weather, before regular schedules can be maintained on this division of the Southern. Wednesday the north-bound C. & N.-W. passenger got no farther than Harden, though yesterday it was a ble to make the trip through to Le noir. South of • Gastonia no diffi culty has been experienced. It will doubtless be several weekB before trains can be run through to Edge rnont as the track is washed out in several places along Wilson’s creek below Mortimer. "Gaston county,” remarked an observant citizen yesterday, "has fared pretty well during these dis astrous times, though the loss in the matter of damages to crops has been quite heavy. No bridges have been washed away and no lives have been lost. The heaviest losers, of course, have been the farmers along the riv er. Bottom land corn has suffered | heavily and cotton also considerably damaged. As compared with some other sections, however, Gaston has fared well.” As stated in Tuesday’s Gazette much apprehension was felt as to the safety of the dam and power plant at Spencer Mountain from which Gastonia gets its light and power. The power plant was flooded Monday and has been out of operation since that time. The city, however, has not suffered on this score, as the Spencer Mountain Company has an arrangement whereby they can at any time connect up with the Sou thern Power Company. Some damage has resulted to the roads in the county and to some of the streets in town. In a few places the dirt side of the macadam roads has been pretty badly washed but no serious damage has been reported A telephone message Wednesday night was to the effect that the Hol land covered bridge over Long creek below Dallas had suffered considera bly from the floods. It was not washed away but one end was loose and swinging, rendering lt.of course, impassable. Wednesday many people from. GastoDia, Lowell and from the coun try went to McAdenville to see the South Fork river, which was, to use an ordinary expression, “on a ram page." About noon Wednesday the water was lappplng the floor of the bridge ''which is some fifteen feet perhaps above the usual water level. The torrents of water rolling over the dam made a sight worth going to see. On. Tuesday and Tuesday night, according to the statement of McAdenville people who were on the scene, many logs and great quanti ties of debris came down the stream. It was'the general opinion that, had the water gotten 12 or 18 inches higher the bridge would have been unsafe; in fact, might have washed away. Its piers, however, are built of heavy masonry. Water rose into some of the mill bouses below the mill and the families occupying the same were forced to move out. AH day Wednesday there was a crowd a n A tHn HwidwA and f Ha vlolnltv A f the dam. So far as could be learn ed no one now living had ever seen the South Fork at this place so high. Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will Surely destroy the sense of smell and completely de< range the whole system when enter ing it through the mucous surfaces, such articles should never be used except on prescriptions from reputa ble physicians, as the damage they will do is ten fold to the good you can possibly derive from them. Hall's Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F J. Cheny & Co., Toledo, 0., con tains no mercury, and is taken in ternally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. . In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toledo, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimonials free. Sold by druggists. Price, 75c. per bottle. Take Hall's Family Pills for con stipation. A. 'Obadiah Gardner, the Democratic candidate for Governor of Maine, of fers to retire in six months after e lection if he does not keep his prom ise to enforce all the laws. CAjjpOATES EXPENSES. Soim^'fntenesting Items Returned by Cansler, of TIrzali, Yorkville Enquirer. 25th. In accordance with the law, the various c^didates for State offices \temized statements of "campaign expenses' with the secreta ry of state yesterday. Governor An sel's total expenses amounted to is 186.93. Various others gave their 'expenses as follows: 0. B. Martin, ►$624; VV. W. Lumpkin, $.345.25; George Johnstone^i^296.55; E. D. Smith. $501.25; John Gayy Evans, $877.12; John P. Grace, $600.85; R. G. Rhett, $5,601.04; Cole L. Blease, $826; James Cansler, $221.25; J. A. Summersett, $730; B. L. Caughman, $508.60; H.‘ W. Richardson, $602. 40; J. C. Boyd, $482.50; H. T. Thompson, $410.90; E. C. Elmore. $261.40; S. R. Mellichampe, $439. 64; J. E. Swearinger, $518.22; D. E. Finley, $217. The statement of Can sler, of Tirzah, for railroad com missioner. is the most interesting. It is also made out in the candidates own handwriting and is fully itemiz ed. Mr. Cansler two years ago In cluded one bath in his statement of expenses, and was guyed considera bly by The Anderson Dally Mail. This year he has nine baths, at twen y-flve cents a bath, and specifies that three of them were full length baths and six were half or tub baths. He also Includes every shoe shine and shave for which he paid during the campaign and twenty-five cents for Is la nanfa iirfMlCpH nn on A OP casion. He gave one dollar to the blind. Chance to be n Soldier. Charlotte Observer. Shelby, Aug. 26.—Congressman E. Y. Webb will soon appoint a cadet to the United States Military Acade my and'ho desires any young men in the district who wish to compete for this appointment to notify him at once. If there is more than one ap plicant he will hold a competitive ex amination. The applicants must not be under 17 or over 22 years of age at the date of admission to the military academy and not less than 5 feet 4 inches in height at the age of 17 or less than 6 feet 6 inches in height at the age of 18 and upward. Mr. Webb will appoint two al ternates so that If the principal fails the alternates will receive consider ation or the appointment. Mr. Webbs appointee must re port at Columbus Barracks, O., fbr examination on the second Tuesday in January, 1909, and if he passes suceessrully the examination, he will be admitted into the academy on the first day of March.-1909. Handbook Nearly Ready. The statement is made from State Democratic headquarters that the Democratic handbook, for the im pending campaign will be ready for distribution throughout the State ear ly next week and that it will contain about 200 pages, treating compre hensively the issues of the campaign as they apply in this State. Gifford Pinchot, who is believed to be slated for a cabinet position in the event of Taft’s election, is chief forester of the department of agri culture and one of the leaders in the movement for the conservation of the nation’s natural resources. In 1892 h^ began the first systematic work in the United States, at Biltmore, N. C. Prison records show that more female prisoners have previous rec ords against them than" males. GOOD NEWS. Many Gastonia Readers Have Heard It and Profited Thereby. "Good news thavels fast," and the thousands of bad back sufferers' in Gastonia are glad to learn that prompt relief is within their reach. Many a lame, weak and aching back is bad no more, thanks to Doan’s Kidney Pills. Our citizens are tell ing the good news of their experience with the Old Quaker Remedy. Here is an example worth reading: S. L. Jenkins, S Trenton Mill House, Gastonia, N. C.,» says: “I place the utmost confidence in Do an’s Kidney Pljls, having used them with the most beneficial results. For a long time 1 was subject to attacks of backache and when the trouble was at its height my condition was miserable. Though I used several remedies, nothing helped me in the least. I finally heard of Doan's Kidney Pills, procured a box at .the Williams Drug Co. and started using them according to directions. I had not taken them long when their ben eficial effects were noticeable and a short use entirely rid me of kidney trouble.” For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milbum Co.,. Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name—Doan's— and take no other. Ire Cream Supper. Tlie Sunday School of the Frank lin Avenue Methodist church will give an ice cream supper at the church to-night, beginning at seven o'clock. The proceeds will be for the benefit of the church. Body Taken to High Point. Mrs. Rosa Fields died Wednesday morning at 10:30 o’clock at her home on West Air Line street after an illness of some time, death re sulting from tuberculosis. She was 28 years cf age and is survived by her husband who accompanied the body on No. 12 Wednesday, to High Point for burial. Mr. and Mrs. Fields moved \o Gastonia from High Point several years ago. Principal for Central School. A meeting of the city board of school commissioners was held at the office of Mr. R. P. Rankin Wednes day afternoon at 5:30 o’clock. All the members were present except Chairman C. B. Armstrong and Sec retary J. R. Rankin. The only bus ;noon rvf imimrtnncp transacted was the election of a principal for the Central school. Prof. J- B. War ren, of Durham, was chosen for this position. This is the first year the Central school' has had a principal and the innovation is rendered nec essary by reason of the continued growth of the city school system. Highest In 97 Years. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Rhyne and child were among yesterday's busi ness visitors in Gastonia and paid The Gazette office a pleasant visit. Mr. Rhyne lives near Philadelphia church on the Vestal Ford road, some three miles north of Dallas. He reported that water was ten inches deep on the floor of Philadel phia church, something not known within the. memory of the oldest in habitant of that section of the coun ty. According to information hand ed down this is the highest water in that section since 1811, ninety-sev en years ago. In that year water was up high enongh for canoes to go through the windows. Mr. Rhyne also stated that on Wednesday the water lacked only 14 inches of touching the bed of Vestal Ford bridge. Answer to Problem. The honor of returning the first correct solution to the mathematical puzzle contained in our Kings Moun tain letter last issue goes to Mt. M. L. Mauney, of this city. Mr. Mau ney’s school days were over quite a while ago, but he has never lost his liking for difficult mathematical problems and on Wednesday he brought us his solution of the above mentioned problem. The problem read: A father gave each of his three daughters a basket of eggs, requiring that each should sell them at the same price per dozen and the same price for each extra egg over an even dozen and bring back the same amount. To the first he gave 85 eggs, to the second 50 and to the third 15. The solution is as fol lows: The price at which they sold them was one cent per dozen and 3 cents each for extras. The first girl received 7 cents for seven dozen eggs and 3 cents for the extra one, making 10 cents; the second receiv ed 4 cents for four' dozen and 6 cents for two extras, making 10 cents; and the third received 1 cent KM uue uutcu AU *7 VCUW extra ones, making 10 cents. So they all sold their eggs at the same price and brought back the same a mount of money, 10 cents each, and received the beautiful present. Ansel's Majority 18,000. . . Columbia, S. C„ Aug. 26.—Owing to flood conditions, reports of yester day's Democratic primary have been delayed. On the face of present re turns it appears that Governor An sel has been nominated for re-elec tion over C. L. Blease by no less than 15,000 votes. For United States Senator the race Waa very close between E. D. ■ Smith, J. G. Evans and R. G. Rhett It seems likely that Smith and Ev ans will have to go before a Becond primary. In the contested congres sional districts Aiken, Patterson and Finley appear to have won. Eller te and Hodges will have a second primary to settle their contest. Notice of Sale. On Saturday, September 12 th, 1908, 1 will sell at public auction for cash at the residence of the late William McIntosh, deceased, at Lu cia, Gaston county, N. C., the follow ing personal property, to wit: 1 mare, 1 one-horse wagon, buggy and harneBS, wind mill, corn sheller, 40 gallon kettle, farming tools, household and kitchen furniture and many other articles too numerous to mention. Julias P. Hater, Administrator. This 22d day of August, 1908. S 8. WE ARE PREPARED TO EXTEND OUR CUSTOMERS EVE RY ACCOMMODATION AND COURTESY THEIR BUSINESS WILL WARRANT. IF YOU HAVE NO ACCOUNT WITH US WE INVITE YOU TO OPEN ONE. WE PAY INTEREST ON SAVING DEPOSITS AT THE OF 4 PER CENT AND COMPOUND THE INTKHK8T g TERLY. '■ 11 c R. P. Rankin, President We will send the Ua; Subscribers from no I, 1909, for 35 cents. ' - v _ This means that you can best paper published in the county issued every Tuesday and Frk* . for less than 10 cents ? ■■■ ■ v- £, — We Want • -I 500 New Subserif" on our books between now«ut _ first of the years hence thi -' :> W ; ■ ' ■ • ' ' - ... J35P 7 "s • ' • .> -.vX'J. There yet remai '' -?' strenuous part oft ■ '.-s'. Campaign and c should keep in tou proce< you inrormeo. m - company every ow Send us Your Subscription To-day. Gazette Pub. Co. Gastonia, N. C. -----— --: —- — .r"*1".1?. An Indian stream, the River Klst nah, 600 feet wide, has the longest span of telegraph wire In the world. Only six per cent, of amputation cases result fatally at present, ow ing to the improvement In antiseptic surgery. . In gome of the Austrian schools elocution is taught to a certain ex tent by the use of the phonograph, through which the pupils are made familiar with the famous speeches of history.