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the oasto^p j * • PUBLISHED\twice a WEEK^TUESbAYS AND FRIDAYS. y y SINGLE COPY 5 Cl-’NTS Devoted to the protection ol #>me and the Interests of the County. VOL XXIX GASTONIA, N. C.. FRIDAY. SEPT. 18. !»OS. ^_______rrvgaB ,— Post Cards ____======___=__ . We will receive to-day^_ IO Colored Views ^ 6 f Gastonia V -.- ■ ■■ — • - ~ | Entirely New Subjects 2 - FOR - Sc v FROST TORRENCE 4 CO. . Druggists -———1 5' — ... WE CAN AND JILL SAVE YOU MONEY (' ' If you will let us. v- , ■ ■—-: BUY YOUR FURNITURE FROM US FOR CASH AND YOU WILL SAVE MONEY WHICH YOIJ CAN PUT INTO SOMETHING ELSE. WE DO NOT SELL FOR LESS THAN COST BUT OUR MARGIN OF PROFIT IS VERY REASONABLE. BY SELLING FOR CASH WE GIVE YGU THE ADVANTAGE OF LOW PRICES. OUR STOCK IS AS COMPLETE AND VARIED AS IT EVER WAS;WE ARE PRE PARED FOR A LARGE FALL BUSINESS. EVERYTHING IN THE FURNITURE LINE. ALWAYS SEE US BEFORE YOU BUY; IT MEANS MONEY TO.YOU. Williams Furniture Company pj‘J (Jnug & Wilson Bldng. - Gastonia, N. C. PROFESSIONAL CARDS l? — CARL AND, JONES'4 TIMBER LAKE. + Attorneys and Counselor? Orer Torrcnce-Morris Company. ' Gastonia, N. C. ; S. B. SPARROW ATTORNEY-AT-LAW / DALLAS, N. (1^ Ol^e upstalra rr-^ JOHN 0. CARPENTER ATTORNEY-AT-LAW DALLAS, N. C.. Office over Bank of Dallas. ' " Mr*. John Hall TEACHER OF "Piano and organ. Pupil of Dr. Haas, Director of Music. Holland In is, gtltute. Va. Leschetizky method Of technique .taught. Ten years ex _ perience. Dally lessons to „ begiri El ners. During vacation Is a good Jj''' ■ time tp begin. - . pf. ■ ■ Night rldera are organizing in northeastern Arkansas for the pur Ui pose of rducing the cotton acreage for next year and compelling the £ ' holding of this year’s^/rolrvlex-the thinimunv-pJ’Wf^r by" the Interna tional Farmers' Union convention which met at -Fort Worth. Texas, re cently. . . In the Arkansas State election Monday the Democratic ticket won by a majority of more than 60,000. \ YON CAN’T AFFORD To have your picture spoiled in the framing. Better bring them here, where the variety of mouldings the superiority of workmanship, and the taste in selection makes the prop er framing a certainty. J. I. GREEN, Photographer. Phone 147. ' CARPETS AND RUGS CLEANED AND MADE AS GOOD AS NEW. I take out all Crease Spots, etc. Charges Reasonable. GEORGE W. GLENN. MISS KATHLEEN CRAWFORD GRADUATE NURSE Of Magdalene Hospital, Chester, S. 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. OVER THE STATE RECENT HAPPENINGS IN ALA SECTIONS OF THE STATE RE WRITTEN AND CONDENSED FOR THE BENEFIT OF BUSY _ READERS—WHAT8 GOING ON IN THE ~Om_NORTH STATE FROM MANTEO TO MUl?PHY.*L Adams and Butler Will Compromise. It is rumored that Adams and But ler will compromise their case and hush it up. This wouldn’t surprise anybody. Butler has charged Ad ams with fraud and corruption when Adams was judge. Adams sued for fifty thousand. Ground to Pieces in Gin. A dispatch yesterday from Fay etteville says: Near Parkton yes terday Luther Mcltainey, the 5-year old son of Mr. J. D. McRainey, a prominent farmer, was killed by fall ing into his father’s cotton gin. The little boy, who had been playing in the gin house, was ground to pieces by the machinery. Major Graham Appointed. Governor Glenn Wednesday ap pointed Maj. W. A. Graham, of Lin coln county, Commissioner of Agri culture to fill out • the unexpired term of Mr. S. L. Patterson, who died a few days ago. Major Gra ham is the Democratic nominee for il.1. I"'" Killed a Bald Eagle. Henry Haymore, of Surry county, killed a bald eagle the other day which weighed 30 pounds and meas ured 7 feet 6 inches from tip to tip. This was the first seen in many years The man was hunting squirrels when he got a chance at the king o' birds. Tho eagle wore beautiful plufnage, and as' it did not die for several days, a large number of the curious saw it. J)ied at Fiancee’s Feet. Winfield Tucker, New York mil lionaire, died Saturday at Lake Tox away, falling dead at the feet of his fiancee, whom he was to have mar ried in a few days. His fiancee is going to fight for his property, claim tng that He had told her he had made her one of his heirs in his will. She is Miss Marie Manning Lowe, a Sou thern'beauty. N , Homicide at Durham. A shocking tragedy occurred near Durham Wednesday night when W. H. Tilley, a well-to-do farmer shot and almost instantly killed his wife while phe was sitting in her room reading a newspaper. He used a shot gun. Tilley is under arrest. He does not deny that he killed his wife but says It was accidental. There was no eye witness and the evidence is all circumstantial. It is said that Tilley had on previous oc casions threatened to kill his wife. —Those folks who have been fear ing that we are to have an early fall because of the present •‘spell’’ of Cool weather, can put their fears aside. The Gazette has informa tion-from two of the weather-wise that it never irosts until the cockle bur Is ripe and they aver that this weed is not as yet showing any signs of ripening. Having watched this Blgn for years they say they feel safe in predicting a late fall." Subscribe for The Gazette. PERSONAL MENTION —Mr. S. J. Hand, of Lowell, wai a visitor in Gastonia yesterday. ;—Mr. S. M. Wylie and Mr. W. C Barber, of McAdiivllle, were bust ness visitors in Gistonia yesterday —Mr. R. O. Alexander, of Char lotte, was a business visitor In Gas tonia yesterday. } ^=Mr. E. L. Pec ram, of Stanley was in TjSfstaaiain business Wed nesday. > —Mr. J. T. Cox.; of Lowell, was a business visitor in town yesterday and paid The Gazette office a pleas ant call. y _Mr. W. B. Morris returned yes terday from Apex where he was one of the attendants at the Harmon Norris wedding. —Mr. Calvin Plonk, of Cherokee, S. C., was in Gastonia yesterday en route home from a business trip to Charlotte. —Mr. and Mrs. J. Frank Harrel son, of Cherryville, were in Gastonia yesterday and paid The Gazette of fice a call. Kern to Speak. The managers of the Great Pied mont Fair, which is to be held in Piedmont Park, Winston-Salem, Oc tober fith to 9th, announce that Hon. John W. Kern, Democratic nominee for Vice-President of the United States, will address the people of North Carolina at that place on Wed nesday, October Tth. Services at St. sucnaers. Rev. Father Eugene, 0. S. B., and Brother Burnett, of St. Mary’s Col lege, were In Gastonia Wednesday to make arrangements about resuming regular services at St. Michael's church. These services will be re sumed on the last Sunday in Septem ber, the 27th, and full notice of them will be published .next week. Cortright by the Carload. Messrs. Long Brothers, the well known tinners, yesterday received another car load of Cortright metal shingles which haVe become im mensely popular with builders in this section. This, hpwever, Is no un usual oocurrehcaliwith this firm as they get in a carload of these shin gles every sixty or ninety^ davs. As a matter of personal pride Ti e Ga zette makes bold to proffer the in formation that since, this enterpris ing firm took the (agency for this shingle it haB been advertised in Gas ton county exclusively in The Ga z.ette. which reaches and is read bj a larger number of the best people in Gaston than any other paper pub lished. The manufacturers Of this article, the Cortright Metal Roofing Co., of Philadelphia, has built up £ business of huge proportions by giv ing the building public an article oj real value at the right price and bj liberal patronage of the advertising columns of the newspapers. Not withstanding the fact that very'lit tle building, comparatively speak ing, is going on at this time this firm has a large number of contracts or hand for roofing, ipcluding the Moore Cotton Mills at Lenoir; new cloth room for the Cherokee Falls Mfg. Co., Cherokee Falls, S. C.; Bel mont Drug Co., Belmont; auditor ium for Central graded school, Gas tonia, and smaller'contracts at Stan ley, Bowling Green, and Clover. Re centl this firm has increased its tin ning force from six to ten men. SOCIAL. * Mrs. J. W. Morrow left yesterday for her home at Statesville after a visit of some days to friends here. Mrs. J. Math Armstrong, of Bel mont, and Mrs. John Clarke, of Mecklenburg county, were the guests yesterday of Mrs. A. R. Anders. Mrs. L. E. Powers and Mis3 Mil dred Powers, of Rutberfordton, have teen visiting Mr. and Mrs.#W. N. Da 'vis this week. Mrs. Powers has re turned home and Miss Powers has gone to Greensboro to attend college. Mrs. J. L. Ferguson and children spent Tuesday and Wednesday in Gastonia on their return to Kings Mountain from a visit to friends and relatives at Stanley and Mount Hol ly. Mrs. R. M. Johnston, Mrs. John F. Love, Miss Ida Pursley, Miss Eula Glenn, Mr. J. Lee Robinson, and Mr. J. W. Carroll returned Wednesday from a ten days trip to Niagara Falls and other points of interest in the North. Mr. Frank Whitesides, Mr. Ed Crawford and Mr, W. H. Ad ams, who took the same trip, re turned home earlier in the week. The following account of the Harmon-Norris wedding is from the Apex correspondence of ‘ The Char lotte Observer of yesterday: “Miss' Stella K. Norris, of Apex, and Rev. J. C. Harmon, of GaBtonia, were married this morning at Apex at the home of the bride’s father, Mr. Jesse A. Norris. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. George H. Detwiler, pastor of the West Market Street Methodist church of Greensboro, and Rev. Dr. J. M. White, of Apex. The attendants were Mrs. G. E. Elder, of High Point, dame of honor, and Miss Maude Norris, sister of the bride, maid of honor. The groom was attended by Mr. Will Morris, of Gastonia, best man. The ushers were both girl and boy friends, Misses Ada Norris and Etta Rollins, of Holly Springs; Rena Coffleld, of Apex, and Mary Louise Best, of Goldsboro; -Willa Norrip, of Raleigh; TUT n MnnrA S. C. I Jessie Norris and Garland Norris, of Durham, and Herbert B. Norris, of Raleigh. The couple came here and stopped a short while, then went West for a bridal tour. The bride is particularly well known here and has visited often. The two received a wealth of beautiful gifts.” A wedding of more than usual in terest in the county was solemnized in the Presbyterian church at Bel mont Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 o' clock when Mr. Wade Hampton Stowe led, to the altar Miss Ethel Lineberger, the popular and attract ive young daughter of Mr. C. H. Lineberger. The church had been prettily decorated for the occasion with ferns, ivy and potted plants. Mrs. F. P. Hall presided at the or gan and as she played the wedding march the bridal party entered the church in the following order: Mr. K. D. McGee and Mr. William Craw ford, ushers: Miss Ida Rankin with Mr. George Stowe; Miss Melva Gul lick with Mr. John R. Rankin; Miss Pearl Lineberger, sister of the bride, maid of honor, with Mr. Lambert Stowe, brother of the groom, best man; then came the bride and groom who were met at the altar by the Rev. R. A. Miller, of Lowell, who spoke impressively the words that \vk a RY WILL • WE I WE F OF 4 TRULY. R. P. Rinkin, President joined their lives together. The bride was most attractive in a go in g-a way gown of bine serge wit'll herringbone stripe trimmed in white broadcloth and hat to match; she carried a bouquet of bride s roses The maid of honor was prettily gowned -in a dress ot -*ink nilt and carried a bouquet of pink roses. The bridesmaids wore white tailor suits and carried white roees. Immediately after the ceremony the happy young couple left on No. 12 for a week’s trip after which they will be at home at Belmont in a new home which is just being completed by the groom. The groom is a son of Mr. J. P. Stowe and is a.member of the firm of X. P. Stowe & Co. while the bride is one of Belmont’s most attractive and popular young ladies. Those who attended the wedding from Gastonia were: Mrs. Mary Moore Morrow, Mrs. John C. Moore. Mrs. Emma Jenkins, Miss Gertrude Stowe, Mr. R. W. Adams, Mr. John R. Rankin, Mr. Rufus Rankin, Mr. E. P. Rankin, Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Ranki* Mr. A. G. Myers and Mr. Eli Kendrick. Threatens to Sue City. It is reported that J. L. Pitts, the Socialist, agitator who has Just com pleted a sentence of 15 days on the chalngang for blocking the streets in Gastonia, intends to enter suit a gainst the city for damages for false arrest and imprisonment The sum which he w|ll ask i* said to be $50, —MP—— 000. Nothing definite 1 learned about the inlt. was In town yesterday. BUND TIGER ON WHEELS. Peddled Salisbury Liquor From Bug gy ot Dallas During Seeatou ot Court—Given *4 Hours to Lease County. One of the cases disponed ot by the Superior court yesterday waa- vji that of Henry B. Rouse, a crippled man who was arrested by the police of Gastonia yesterday at the requoet of the Dallas authorities on a charge of peddling liquor. Rouse has tort both legs, but managed to reach Dal las la a buggy and according'To in formation given the officers was selling whiskey to anybody that bad the price. It came out in the trial ftf t Wo (*•«« that Hp had coup to Sal Ubury Tuesday sight and returned with a plentiful supply of pints, which he smuggled in In a large tel escope and waa selling from his bug gy, haring hU goods covered up with a laprobe. He eluded the Dallas police, but was arrested inGaitonU The Judge imposed a Jail sentence of six mouths upon him. to take ef fect at the end of 84 houia if he wan still in the county. , . —Sparks’ show was In Gastonia Tuesday and gave two performances In the afternoon and at night. The attendance waa fair but the- usual large crowd which a circus ordinari ly draws was hot in evidence. Money Saved is Money Made m i-1 i i i i ■ ' " i ' ■ We have just opened up one of the largest and most up-to-date stocks of clothing and gents furnishings In Gaston Cou nty. We have ail the latest styles as our stock is just from the factory. We also carry a complete line of children’s clothing^ trunks and bags and we propose to save every man that buys a suit from us from $2 to $5. You say, '-- -===^= “How r Can - Yo u - Do - That/ Well, it’s this way: 1-Our buyer has been selling clothing in Gastonia for 20 years and knows what to buy and kn<>ws when it is bought at the right price; 2-We bought our stock from the largest and most reliable manufacturers in the country; 3-We bought when clothing was cheaper than it has been for years; 4-We bought for cash, with best possi e discounts; 5-We sell strictly for cash and when you buy a suit from us we give you 100 cents worth on the dollar, as we have no bad accounts for you to help pay. Will Warren is with us and wants to sell you your fall suit. _ ~__SpsSsqp—
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