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GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1010.
NO. 12.
1L il its.
OVER GASTON COUNTY.
New Hope News Notes.
. Correspondence of The Gazette.
NEW HOPE, Feb. 10. The sick
people of New Hope are all conval
escl nr. Misses Ethel. Willie and
Pearl fctowe visited their uncle, Mr
G. B. 6 to we, at Belmont Saturday
night and Sunday. Mr. W. A
Jackson' and daughter, Miss Bess
were shopping1 In Gastonia Monday
Mr. Frank Harrison visited home-
folks from Saturday until Monday.
The people of New Hope were de
lighted with the services of Rev. J.
J. Kennedy Sunday morning. Miss
Carrie Cathey spent the week-end
with her parents, "Mr. and 'Mrs. An
drew Cathey, of the Point. 'Miss
Fannie Craig will go to Charlotte
Friday, where she will visit her
aunt, Mrs: Arthur Dunn. Mr. J. W,
Lowrv was a business visitor In
Gastonla Monday. Rev. A. S. An
derson will supply the pulpit lieTe
Sunday. Mr. Ernest Jackson visited
at the home of his uncle, Mr. Will
Jackson, (Monday night. Mr. and
Mrs. Green Stowe visited Mr. and
Mrs. Tom Craig Monday afternoon
Lowell Locals.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
LOWELL, Feb. 10. Honors come
fast to Mr. Coit Robinson, who will
graduate at Davidson this year
First he was elected chief . marshal
and recently he was chosen valedic
torian of his class. Rev. W. L,
Sherrill, of Greensboro, was In town
Wednesday in the interest of the
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Mrs. Amanda Bolick died Monday
and was buried in Gastonla Tues
day. The stockholders of the Peer
less mill met Tuesday. Mrs. J. K
Hand, of Charlotte, visited relatives
here this week.
Mr. P. P. Murphy attended the
laymen's meeting in Charlotte last
week. Mr. John Carpenter, of Dal
las, was in town last week. Mr. R
A. Miller, Jr., was a Belmont visitor
Tuesday. Mrs. T. P. Rankin has
been teaching the mill school for
several days on account of the ill
ness of Miss Flossie Steele, the
teacher. Mr. C. V. Fite, of Char
lotte, was in town Sunday. Mr. P.
P. Murphy was a Gastonla visitor
Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L.
Thompson have gone to housekeep
ing in the Jenkins house.
iMrs. M. J. Campbell, who has been
sick for three months, is able to be
out again to the delight of her
friends. -Mr. W.' D. Mitchem lias
purchased a tract of land lying on
the South Fork opposite the old Pen
hook site from Mr. Ed Smith.
The Municipal League of Green
ville, S. C, has unanimously request
ed that $60,000 be appropriated by
the Legislature this year for the im
provement and maintenance of
roads in the county, and that $5000
of the amount be used for replacing
email wooden bridges by concrete
culverts.
PROGRESS AT CLOVER.
Building and Loan Association Be
ing Organized Bank of Clover
Holds Annual Meeting and De
clares Usual Dividend.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CLOVER, 8. C, Feb. 10. The
fourth annual meeting of the stock
' holders of the Bank of Clover was
held In the office of the Clover Cot
ton Manufacturing Company Tues
day of this week. The officials of
the bank made their reports, show
ing the Institution to 'be In first class
condition. The usual 10 per cent
dividend was declared. The old
board of directors, consisting of
Messrs. M. L. Smith, Jas. A. Page,
Z. M. NeH. Dr. E. W. Pressly, S. A.
Sifford, H. L. Wright and F. E.
Clinton, were re-elcted. Immedlate-
. ly after the adjournment of the
stockholders the directors met and
re-elected Mr. M. L. Smith president,
Mr. Z. M. Nell rice president and
Mr. Jas. A. Page cashier. The serv
ices of Mr. J. A. Bigger have been
: secured to assist Mr. Page.
An effort la being made to organ
ize Building and Loan Association
in this place. The promoters are
Terr much pleased witfc their suc
cess la securing subscribers to tie
stock, and It Is to be hoped ere long
this Institution ,IU be doing busi
ness. We. hope to have Mr. E. G.
McLard. of Gastonla Mutual
Building and. Loan Association with
i n nevalttt of aext week to ." ex-
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TWO GASTON MEN IN RACE.
Mr. George W. Wilson and Mr. A. G.
Mangum Join the Race for Solid-
' (or In the Twelfth District Gas
ton County's Chances for the Win
nlng Candidate are Good.
Gaston county will have two can
didates for the sollcitorship of the
twelfth judicial district, these being
Mr. George W. Wilson and Mr. A. G
Mangum, both of the local bar. Both
of these gentlemen have definitely
decided to enter the contest and this
fact lends added zest to a campaign
that had already claimed consldera
ble public Interest. Though The Ga
zette has not been able to interview
Mr. O. F. Mason today regarding the
matter, It is stated on good author
ity that he has decided definitely not
to enter the contest, though his
name was mentioned in connection
with it earlier in the campaign.
The twelfth district is composed
of the counties of Gaston, Cleve
land, Lincoln, Mecklenburg and Ca
barrus. Mecklenburg has already
two candidates in the field, Recorder
D. B. Smith and Mr. F. M. Shannon
house, both of Charlotte, and accord
ing to The Charlotte Observer, Ca
barrus and Lincoln each one a can
didate, making a total of six so far,
which lnsusres a lively contest. Mr.
Heriot ClarkBon, of Charlotte, is the
present solicitor.
Gaston's two candidates are both
well known, not only in this county
but over the district. Mr. Wilson is
a native or uaiaweu couniy ana
came to Gastonla ten or twelve
years ago to practice his profession.
Mr. Mangum came to Gastonla fif
teen years or more ago from Dur
ham and has been constantly engag
ed in the practice of his profession.
Both of these aspirants for the so
licitorshlp are lawyers of ability and
both have been prominently and
closely allied with every forward
movement in Gaston county since
they identified themselves with it
years ago.
That Gaston stands an excellent
chance of furnishing the next solic
itor is not at all doubtful. Both of
her candidates rank high in the pro
fession of the law and both are em
inently qualified to All the position
with honor to themselves and credit
to the State. Gaston has never, In
recent years at any rate, furnished a
solicitor and this fact is strongly in
her favor. The present solicitor is
a Mecklenburg man and has served
two terms. Cleveland county will
very probably give the Gaston can
didates the bulk of its support and
Gaston, of course, will vote solidly
for them. Lincoln county, we be
11 eve, has no avowed candidate,
though Mr. L. B. Wetmore's name
has been mentioned In that connec
tion. The Observer says that Ca
barrus has a candidate in the field
but does not name him and this does
not seem to be an assured fact. At
present, so far as The Gazette's in
formation gtes, there are four active
candidates in the field and Gaston
we believe, will have the honor of
claiming the next solicitor.
Grand Souvenir Opening.
In an attractive advertisement on
page eight of today's Gazette the
Abernethy-Shields Drug Co. an
nounces a grand souvenir opening of
their handsome new store in the
Realty building beginning Wednes
day, February 16th, and continuing
for one week. During this opening
week ten per cent of the gross sales
will be donated to the Gastonla Wo
man's Betterment Association. On
Wednesday ladies and children will
be presented with handsome and use
ful souvenirs and a delightful must
cal program Is promised.
Mr. Gordon H. Cilley, a native of
Hickory and formerly on the staff of
The Charlotte Observer, has taken a
position as assistant advertising
manager for the big Wanamaker
stores in Philadelphia. Mr. Cilley
has been on the staff of The Phila
delphia Record for several years.
plain the workings of Building and
Loan Associations and to assist in
the organization here.
Uttle Elsie, the youngest daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Pressly, Is
seriously 1H at this writing.' We
are glad to note that Mrs. J. F. Cur
fence's condition is considered more
favorable for the past few days.
The smallpox scare of some ten days
ago has about subsided. There are
no new cases reported.
DROPPED DEAD ON STREET.
Mr. J. E. Griffin Expires Suddenly
While Talking to Friends Had
Been In Business Here Seventeen
Years Funeral To -Morrow Morn
lng.
With a sentence but half uttered
on his lips, Mr. J. E. Griffin, of No
317 Rhyne street and a member of
the firm of Griffin & Beatty, fell dead
about 7:30 o'clock last night on
East Main avenue a short distance
from the residence of Mr. Frank
Norrls. He was engaged in a con
versation with Mr. J. R. Grigg and
was rolling a wheelbarrow when he
was stricken suddenly and fell dead
without uttering a groan. Mr
Grigg. one of the two men with him
at the time, stepped to the residence
of Mr. Norris a few feet away and
telephoned for a physician. Drs
Stovall and Wilklns went to the
scene at once, only to find life ex
tinct. Mr. Charles Ford, of the
Ford Undertaking Company, was
summoned and was on hand within a
few minutes. The body was then
removed to his home.
Mr. Griffin complained of suffer
ing with a headache just be'ore leav
ing the store and had not been feel
ing well all day but was not so in
disposed that he could not work.
Death was due to heart failure.
(Deceased was 4 8 years of age and
had been a resident of Gastonla for
17 years, coming here from Union
county, where he was 'born and rear
ed. During that entire period be
bad been engaged in the mercantile
business, all but one year of that
time having been spent in the Jen
kins block. For about eight years
past he was a member of the firm of
Griffin & Parham but this firm was
changed the first of the present year
and he formed a partnership with
Mr. J. G. Beatty, the firm conduct
Ing a general merchandise business
in the Jenkins block under the firm
name of Griffin & Beatty. Mr. Grlf
fin was twice married. His second
wife, who is a daughter of Mr. Ja
cob Tritt of this county, survives,
together with five children.
Mr. Griffin leaves three brothers
and four sisters. The brothers were
expected to arrive on No. 11 from
Monroe.
The funeral will be held some
time tomorrow forenoon at the East
Baptist church, Rev. J. J. Beach,. the
pastor, officiating. It is not known
at this time whether interment will
be here or whether the body will be
taken to Union county for burial.
CITY COUNCIL.
Monthly Meeting of Board of Alder
men Held Tuesday Night Num
erous Itenu of Routine Business
Transacted.
The city council met in regular
session tor February at the city hall
luesday night with all the members
present and Mayor T. L. Craig pre
siding. The city treasurer was authorized
to refund to Mr. I. N. Alexander
$2.80 taxes on $200 excessive valu
ation on real estate.
The fire committee was author
ized to purchase one dozen rubber
coats for the use of the fire depart
ment. The buildings and grounds com
mittee was instructed to employ a
landscape gardener and proceed to
lay off lots and make other neces
sary Improvements on the new city
cemetery.
A resolution was passed placing
the matter of the sprinkling and
sweeping of Main avenue in the
hands of the street commissioner.
the object of this action being to
make some changes and improve
ments in the methods used with a
view to keeping the street In better
condition.
Mayor T. L. Craig was appointed
as a committee to purchase four
mules for the use of the city street
department
The city attorney was Instructed
to confer with the Carolina and
Northwestern Railway Company and
take tip with them the matter of
lowering their tracks In certain
places, especially on Broad street,
so as to make them conform to the
level of the street at various cross
ings which are now impassable.
ills to the amount of $1,271.43
were 'referred to the finance commit
tee for payment and the board ad
journed to meet at the can of the
mayor.
C0UNTY.C0MMISSI0NERS MEET.
Record of County Business Trans
acted at Tw o Meetings This Week.
- The board of county commission
ers met in the office of the register
of deeds in regular session for Feb
ruary 'Monday, all members being
present and Chairman John F. Leep
er presiding.
Alter reading of the minutes of
the last meeting the bond of George
W. Waring, contractor on the court
house and Jail, was presented to the
board and accepted by them. The
bond is for $25,000 in the Title
Guaranty & Surety Co.
Dr. D. E. McConnell was re
leased of tax on $300, Income tax
erroneously charged.
J. L. Ramsey was released of tax
es erroneously charged, being under
age, and Sheriff was instructed to
refund same.
W. P. Morrow was released of
poll tax on account of physical In
firmities. Mary Cross was declared a pau
per and allowed to go to the county
home.
John Millen was declared a pau
per and allowed to draw $4 per
quarter with R. O. Fordham as
agent.
Allen Phifer was declared a pau
per and allowed to draw $4 per
quarter with R. C. Kennedy as
agent.
I. S. Robinson was released of
tax $450 on real estate in Gastonla
township erroneously charged.
Emma Durham and child were de
clared paupers and allowed to go to
the county home.
Rachel Hoyle was declared a pau
per and allowed to draw $4 per
quarter with Jacob Jenkins as agent.
Lizzie Murrell was declared a
pauper and allowed to draw $4 per
quarter for one quarter only with
Jacob Jenkins as agent.
Thomas Glover was declared a
pauper and allowed to draw $4 per
quarter with A. R. Anders as agent.
The allowance of Patsy Arm
strong, pauper, was ordered to be
increased to $6 per quarter after
March 1st.
W. L. Lineberger was released of
tax on $20 personal property.
It was ordered that Carpenter
Bros. & Rudisill be charged with tax
es on 80 acres of land in Crowders
Mountain township.
A. G. Myers, of Gastonla, was ap
pointed a member of the auditing
committee in lieu of M. A. Carpen
ter.
The bond of T. L. Ware, superin
tendent of roads, with R. K. Daven
port and J. M. Springs as sureties in
the penal sum of $2,000 was accept
ed, approved and filed to be record
ed. T. L. Ware, superintendent-elect
of roads, appeared before the board
and was sworn Into office by John
F. Leeper, chairman.
Dr. M. C. Hunter was released of
tax on $450 solvent ere 1 its erron
eously charged.
On motion the board "f"ourned
to meet Thursday, February 11th,
1910.
On Thursday morning the board
met pursuant to adjournment and
transacted business as follows;
The road-grading force was in
structed to grade the Spencer Moun
tain road as soon as work is com
pleted on the Mount Holly-Rhyne
road, and chalngang No. 1 was di
rected to macadamize the Spencer
Mountain road as soon as they com
pleted the Mount Holly-Rhyne road.
A new survey was ordered for the
Upper Stanley road, and the chair
man was instructed to secure a sur
veyor and have survey made for 3
miles from Stanley.
Chairman Leeper and A. R. An
ders were appointed a committee to
examine the Armstrong's Ford and
McAdenvllle bridges and have such
repairs made as are necessary.
1 was ordered that the time for
the sheriff to make his settlement of
school, county and road taxes be
extended to May 1st, 1910.
It was ordered that Mrs. M. P.
Hoffman be charged with taxes on
184 acres of land In South Point
township; J. F. and E. P. Heafner
with taxes on $500, two town lots
in Cherryville; Mrs. J. M. Lineber
ger with tax on land In South Point
township; J. S. Qulnn with taxes on
64 Seres of land In Gastonla town
ship; H. M. McAden with taxes on
545 acres of land In South Point
township.
It was ordered that a survey be
made of the public road from Besse
mer City to the Cora road near
where the convict camp Is now lo
cated.
The following road supervisors
were appointed for the coming year:
River Bend township, J. F. Aberne
thy, J. E. Cloninger, W. H. Aberne
thy, R. G. Rhyne, J .R. Rogers,
Houston Hoover; Gastonla town
ship, M. A. Rhyne. W. M. Craw
ford, W. H. Adams, John E. Sarvice;
South Point township, W. A. Leeper,
Jr., Sloan Springs, W. A. Jackson,
W. R. Harrison; Dallas township,
Eli Costner, Ernest Ratchford, Tolly
Maxwell, Sam Wilson; Crowders
Mountain township, E. J. Elliott, C
C. Kiser, J. R. Carson; Cherryville
township, I. S. Murray, L. H. Kiser.
The following accounts were aud
ited and ordered paid at the two
meetings:
L. N. Glenn, salary for January
and small-pox expenses, $144.86.
C. C. Craig, salary and expenses of
county home for January, $172.48.
T. E. Shuford, Sheriff, expenses of
Indigent pupils, $220.98.
Eagle Printing Company, publish
lng Treasurer's, Clerk's and Regis
ter of Deed's annual statements,
$55. 13.
T. H. White, expenses of two lun
atics, $4.
H. G. Rhyne, work on roads, Dal
las township, $30.75.
Ford Undertaking Co., balance on
coffin for pauper, $1.
P. D. Summey, disinfectant for
Jail. $10.
J. M. Shuford, treasurer, salary
for January, $100.
Good Roads Machinery Co., four
wheel scrapes, $174.
For work on roads: W. H. Craw
ford, Gastonla, $4.20; John E. Sar
vice, Gastonla, $46.55; A. V. Sum
mey. Dallas, $5.66; S. S. Harrelson,
Cherryville, $38.65, W. R. Crouse,
Cherryville, $15.33.
W. A. Jackson, repairing bridge,
South Point, $6.
c c. Cornwell, stationery, etc.,
$12.30.
Gastonia Livery Co., sending Mr.
Gibson to county home, $1.50.
R. A. McArver, chalngang ex
penses, camp No. 2, $812.80.
J. R. Carson, stone for Linwood
road, $21.33.
Aaron Webb, stone for Linwood
road, $17.33.
J. W. Wellman, stone for Linwood
road, $52.77.
Leonard Neal, stone for Linwood
road. $10.33.
Bill Carothers, stone for Lin
wood road, $16.
Rush Foy, stone for Linwood road
$9.30.
Town of Dallas, electric lights for
jail, $5.40.
G. R. Rhyne, stone for Dal las-Pa-sour
Mountain road, $11.
O. G. Falls, services as commis
sioner and committeeman to date,
$20.
F. Dilling, amount over paid on
Interest of sinking fund, $25.
Kendrick Mercantile Co., supplies
for small-pox patients, $30.83.
Wm. Michaux, stone for Vestal's
Ford road, $202.50.
Mrs. Allen, outside papuper, $10.
R. G. Rhyne, stone for Mount Holly-Rhyne
road, $898.75.
Kendrick Mercantile Co., stone
for Cherryviile-Bessemer City road,
$645.83.
N. G. Tood, work on Mount Holly-
Rhyne road, $423.30.
T. E. Shuford, sheriff, jail fees,
etc., $195.72.
A. Q. Kale, building bridges across
Kettle Shoals creek, $51.12.
J. C. Wilson, chalngang expenses.
camp No. 1, $890.82.
Milburn, Helster & Co., part pay
ment on plans, .specifications, etc.,
for court house and Jail, $1,811.14.
George "W. Waning, part payment
on contract for construction of court
house and jail, $1,280.
A. J. Smith, services as clerk of
board for December and January
and in posting and publishing annual
statements of county officers, $127.
65. Mrs. M. G. Hutchinson. Interest on
$850 note from June 22, 1908 to
Feb. 7. 1910, $82.87.
W. H. Adams, expenses of Minnie
Rhyne, lunatic, $2.
J. P. Stowe it Co., supplies for
small-pox patients, $9.31.
H. J. Walker, treasurer Mecklen
burg county, Gaston county's appro
priation toward building RozxeU's
Ferry bridge, $2,000.
J. M. Kendrick, conveying Eliza
Rhyne to State hospital. $9.65.
T. L. Ware, court costs, etc, paid
Catawba county for Calvin Pitts,
prisoner oa chalngang, $71.95.
Personals and Locals,
Mr. G. R. Rawllngs, assistant
postmaster, was confined to his homa
by a Blight Illness yesterday.
Capt. Freno Dilling, of Kings
Mountain, was a business visitor In
Gastonia Wednesday.
Mr. B. M. Graves was con
fined to his home on Chester street
for several dys this week by illne&a,
being threatened with pneumonia.
Mr. Carl Carpenter, of Stanley
N. C, spent a short while in the city
last night on his way home from
Chapel Hill. Salisbury Post, 8tb.
Mrs. W. T. Love and Mrs. Wil
liam Moore, of Spencer Mountain,
were in the city shopping yesterday
afternoon.
Deputy Sheriff Madison Ken
drick went to Morganton Wednesday
to place Mrs. Jeff Rhyne In the Stat
Insane Asylum.
Mr. John F. Leeper, of Bel
mont, chairman of the board of
county commissioners, was in the
city on business yesterday.
Mr. Oscar Abernethy, of Nor
folk, Va., arrived in Gastonia Tues
day on a visit to his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. W. C. Abernethy.
Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Harrelson.
of Mayesworth, are spending soma
time at Cherryville on a visit to
Mrs. Harrelson's parents.
Mr. J. R. Fayssoux, whose Al
ness was mentioned in Tuesday's Ga
zette, was reported yesterday after
noon as being somewhat improved.
Dr. J. F. Jonas, of Kings Moun
tain, formerly a practicing physician
at Thermal City, was a visitor In out
town and county this week. Ruth
erfordton Sun, 10th.
Messrs,. Flave Davis and Ben W.
Boyd returned Wednesday to New
ton to resume their studies at Ca
tawba College. They came homo
two or three weeks ago because of
the smallpox scare in Newton.
During the Lien ten season, which,
began Wednesday, litany servico
and meditation will be held at fit.
Mark's Episcopal church each Wed
nesday and Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock.
The Cooleemee Journal of last
week stated tbat Rev. Cornelius
Miller, of Woodleaf, was recovering;
from an attack of pneumonia. Rer.
Mr. Miller 'was until recently pastor
of the Dallas Presbyterian church,
and his former parishioners will Ibtt
glad to learn of his safe recovery.
Mrs. C. F. Sherlll, wife of ReTi.
C. F. Sherlll, pastor of the Metho
dist Church of Shelby, has returned
from the 'Rutherfordton Hospital
where she underwent a serious and
delicate operation. Her many
friends will be delighted to know
that she is being restored to perfect
health. Cleveland Star, 8th.
The attention of our lady read
ers is called to an article elsewhero
in this issue on chrysanthemum
growing, which we have clipped
from an exchange. It should be of
especial interest to those who Intend,
to enter the contest now being organ
ized by the local Woman's Better
ment Association, which will cul
minate in a big chrysanthemum
show to be held this fall.
Elsewhere In this issue appears
the announcement of Mr. David P.
Delllnger, of Cherryville, as a can
didate for Representative. It has.
been thought that Mr. Delllnger"
would probably offer himself for tho
Senate, but he asks us to state that,
he has cot at any time had such aa
intention, and would not consent to
allow his name to be mentioned in
that connection, being content to an
nounce himself for the lower houosw
especially In view of the fact that
there are already several strong and
worthy candidates for the Senate la
the field.
A special from Loulsburg to
Wednesday's Charlotte Observer and
dated the 8th says: "Our communi
ty was greatly shocked to hear of
the death of Dr. Frederick Cookaaff
this place which event occurred at
10:30 o'clock last night at the homo
of his father, Judge C. M, Cooke. He
was about 34 years of age - and.
leaves a father, mother and
brothers to mourn his loss. He '
at one time dean of the medical do
partment at Wake Forest college hat
owing to feeble health, had to ro
slgn and has been great sufferer
for years." Dr. Cook was a brother "
of Mr. W. C Cook and Mr Percy
Cook, both formerly residents : t
Gastonla. He had a number of
friends who regret to hear of lift
death.
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