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.. . , , , , GA TUT rONIA ZETTE, PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interest of the County. 1.BO A YEAIt IN ADVANCK. VOL. XXXI. GASTONIA, N. 0. TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1010. NO, 10L OVER GASTON COUNTY. LYNCHING ATTEMPTED THE LIBRARY MATTER. MANY METHODIST ISSUES. MR. JEROME SPENCER DEAD. Personals and Locals. GAS' ' 4 . ; ' ! in McAdenville Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. McADENVILLE, Felj. JL Mrs, T, M. Bynum, of Greenville, S. C, la Ylslting her mother, Mri. 8. H. Man rum. Mrs. Daisy Hall left Satur day for Chauncy, Oa., where she will make her home In the future with Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Browning. Mrs S. H. 'Mangum Is suffering with the grin. Mr. James T. McAden return ed last week from Ralfilgh, where he underwent an operation for appen dlcltls. Mr. I. F. Mabry was a Gas ton la visitor Thursday. Misses Eli za Jenkins and Bessie Champion, of Charlotte, were the guests of Mrs. Latimer last week. Mr. J. L. Webb visited friends In Mount Holly last week. Mr. Gus Webb, a clerk at the Taylor Drug Store, has "been ill with grip for some days. Mr. W. D. Poole is spending a few days with relatives at Charlotte. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Barber, of Spencer, have been here several days with Mr. Barber's mother, who has been quite ill. Mr. T. J. Hunt, the new master me chanic, Is at work upon an extension of the side-tracks of the Lowell and McAdenville railway. Lowell Locals. Correspondence of The Gazette. LOWELL. Feb. 21. Rev. J. K. Hall, principal of Westminster School, was here Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Hand, of Charlotte, spent the week-end here with relatives. Mrs. W. O. Cashlon and daughter, Mis3 Nellie, spent Saturday with rel atives in Gastonia. Mr. John Car penter, of Dallas, was a business vis itor in town Thursday. Mrs. A. R. Leonhardt and Mrs. J. M. Wilson were Charlotte shoppers Wednesday. Mr. Will Potts and family moved from here to Gastonia Thursday. Mr. David Abernethy of High Shoals, has been in town with stock for sale. Mr. J. B. Lutz, a former resident of this place, but now of Lincoln county, spent a few days in town last week. Mr. David Harrison, of Bethesda, of the firm of Forbis & Harrison, was here on business Thursday. Mr. Ed Smith stepped over in town Thursday. Miss Nina Patrick was called home Thursday on account of the death of her grandfather, Mr. Joseph Riddle, of the Union section. Mrs. Frank Robinson was a Charlotte visitor Friday. Mr. James Wilson was in Gastonia Friday night. Mr. P. W. Hand was a business visitor in Gas tonia Saturday. Mrs. S. M. Robin son is sick with grip. Mr. B. F. Leonhardt spent several days in Greenville, P. C, with his daughter. Mrs. A. B. Julian last week. Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Pankin spent Sunday with Mr. W. R. Rankin. DENTAL SOCIETY. Dr. P. R. FrUs of Gastonia Honored by Election to tho Presidency of Cleveland District Society. Charlotte Observer, 19th. The semi-annual session of the Cleveland District Dental Society came to a close yesterday. The day was largely spent in holding clinics on special subjects, the .program of these having been previously pub lished. Officers were elected as fol lows: President, Dr. P. R. Falls of Gastonia; vice president, Dr. R. 0. Apple or Winston Salem; secretary, Dr. J. R. Osborne of Shelby; treas urer. Dr. A. J. Whisnant of Ruther- ifordton. Dr. D. E. McConnell ves- jterday morning read his paper on 'Preservation of the Teeth by the JUse of Amalgam." The next meeting will be in Au ust. This Is always held In Shelby, frhich is sort of a godfather to the rganization. The gathering here ras exceedingly pleasant, both so Ially and with regard to the profes- lonal benefit derived. The attend ance was good, a number arriving esterday who were unable to be ere for the initial session Thursday Ight. Three Companies of Militia Required to Quell Mob at Cairo, Illinois One Alan Killed and Four Injured in Attack on Jail, An Associated Press Dispatch from Cairo, 111., dated February 18, says: With three companies of militia guarding the court house and Jail under direct supervision of Adjutant General Frank S. Dickson, Cairo settled down tonight to complete quiet after a strenuous 24 hours. It is believed that the mob spirit Is quelled. There are many scattered groups of men about the streets, but no crowd is allowed to congregate. Threats were made tfoday against Sheriff Fred D. Nellis for the killing of Alex Halliday and the wounding of four other men by deputies in beating back the mob that attacked the jail last night in an attempt to lynch the purse-snatcher, but the presence of soldiers prevents any open demonstration. John Pratt, the negro whom the mob Intended to lynch, was sentenc ed to day to prison for not more than 14 years. He will be taken to prison tomorrow morning with twelve other convicts in a special train. Lincoln Wilson, arrested as a suspected companion of Pratt In the snatching of women's pocket books, was released tonight. The grand Jury failed to return an in dictment against him. Pratt's sentence was imposed ten minutes after he entered court and pleaded guilty to the indictment re turned yesterday. A searching Investigation of the attack on the jail was ordered by Judge Butler immediately after the disposal of the cases against the two negroes. Judge Butler's Instructions to the grand jury were in substance a demand that the rioters be brought to justice and made to stand trial for rioting, a felony. "This sort of procedure must be stopped," he said, "There have been rive murders in Cairo since November 11 when we had a previous occurrence of mob violence. These murders show that mob law is no deterrent to crime and j it is our duty to see that mob law ceases to be." A stray shot fired by a member of the mob was the direct cause of the volley from the deputies guarding the jail that laid several of Its mem bers low, according to Sheriff Nellis version of the attack. l was standing on the front porcu or me court nouse parleying with the mob which was demanding that I give up Pratt." said the sher iff, when some one in the crowd fired a shot. My deputies, watchine the parley from a second story windqw thought that I had fired the shot as a signal, and they fired a volley In the air. "The mob refused to retreRt and the deputies then fired into the crowd. My conscience is easy over the a fair. The rioters were deter mined to get me unless I got them. I did my duty by protecting ray prisoners at any price." A dozen broken windows in the court house today showed that shots were fired into the building by the mob. There were six negroes among the fourteen armed deputies that de fended the jail with Nellis. The Halliday family tonight re tained an attorney to sue Sheriff Nellis and the county for damages RECEIVERS NAMED. The Gastonia Furniture Com any is greatly Improving the lnter- br of its two store rooms on Main venae. The paper-hangers and alnters have made them look like ew. This -'flra now has nearly oable the floor space it had former- Mr.' E. "S. Hahn, the manager. Is paving, nothing undone that will bn tribute toward making the es- kblishment one of the most attract- e and commodious In this section. Judge Jones Appoints Messrs. A. L. Lulu inkle and E. T. Garsed to Ad just Finances of Smith Cotton Mills. Charlotte Observer, 22nd. Messrs. A. L. Bulwinkle of Gasto nia, formerlly of Dallas, and Mr. E. T. Garsed of Charlotte, were appoint, ed yesterday afternoon receivers for the Smith Cotton Mills Company of Bessemer City. Several weeks ago Judge Jones appointed a temporary receiver, Mr. C. J. Hubs. Last week he ruled that the receivership should be made permanent. The remaining time has been spent by the two sides in endeavoring to agree on a man or men. This proved a knotty proposi tion. Finally they got together, howev er, and the selections of yesterday were fairly satisfactory to the par ties concerned. Mr.. Bulwinkle Is a fonng attorney of ability, who has had eitensive practice during the past few years. He studied law at Important Questions to Come Up for Consideration at Meeting of Y. M. C. A. Thursday Night. As previously announced In The Gazette a meeting of the Gastonia Y. M. C. A. has been, called for Thursday night and, as matters of vital Importance to the association are to be considered, it Is hoped that the attendance of members will be large. This meeting is called for the especial purpose of discussing the library situation and formulating some plans looking towards its en largement and an extension of its influence as a factor In the educa tional and literary life of the town. About six years ago the Gastonia Library Association was organized and was given the use of the Y. M. C. A. building, corner Main avenue and South street. A librarian was employed, a pretty fair stock of books purchased and a reading room opened In connection therewith, af fording to the library members quite a number of the current magazines and journals. However, the revenue derived from rentals of the offices In the building has been entirely in adequate, as a result of which the as sociation has been unable to add to its stock of books and outside aid was necessary at times to keep the reading room going. Hampered as it has thus been financially the libra ry has been unable to progress and its sphere of influence has been great ly restricted. If the plans which are contemplat ed materialize the library will be en. larged, its financial status will be come such that there will be an an nual fund for the purchase of books and It may be possible to make the library free to the public. As it Is now a membership fee and monthly dues are charged. As The Gazette is Informed, the contemplated plan involve? the dissolution of the Gas tonia Library Association as an or ganization and the transfer of its books, furniture and all other arti cles to the Y. M. C. A. which will then assume the control and man agement of the library. As is gen erally known the Y. M. C. A. here has been inactive for the past eight or ten years but still maintains its organization and owns a very valua ble piece of property. This plan, It is understood, furth er contemplates an enlargement of the Y. M. C. A. building. If this en largement is decided upon it will mean the affording of two store rooms, about 2ox7T, feet on the ground floor and quite a number of additional offices on the second floor. Because of the splendid loca tion of these, the rentals therefrom would he such that thp total revenue would cover all running expenses of the library and afford a regular fund of storthing like 1200 or more an nually for the purchase of new boni s. Should these plans thus ma terialize there is a strong probabili ty that the librarv would be convert ed into a free institution and thrown oren to the public much the same as the Carnegie free libraries. That the consummation of some such a nlan as that wou'd give Gastonia a library that the town would have a just pride in and that would serve a larsre pur pose is obvious. The trustees of the libra the trustees of the Y. M. C. A. are very anxious for a full attendance of members Thursday night to discuss this matter and take some action. Ex-Governor Robert B. Glenn de livered a temperance address last Friday night in Washington City, in which he said if he were mayor of Washington City he would guarantee to enforce the law. the University of North Carolina. Mr. Garsed is a member of the well known cotton machinery firm of Alexander & Garsed of Charlotte and Is a business man of flpumon and experience. Quite a large number of creditors are interested in the adjustment of the situation. Mr. John A. Smith is the president of the dills which have been inoperative some time. It was claimed that the company was solv ent, but this was denied by the cred itors. There are enough of these to make things Interesting for the re ceivers, who will be called on to de cide questions of precedence and priority. General Conference which U to Con vene at Asheville hi May Will Have Numerous Issues of Import ance to Pass Upon At Least Six JiUhopft Will Very Probably be Chosen. The following article dealing with the work of the coming General Con ference of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, which is to convene in Asheville in May, is taken from the Charlotte Observer of the 21st: The sixteenth quadrennial Gner la Conference of the Methodist Epis copal Church, South, which will con vene in Asheville early in May, Is al ready attracting a deal of attention and becoming the source of consider, able speculation among local follow ers of the faith because of the importance of several issues which will be decided upon at that time. This conference is the supreme legislative body of the Methodists and represents a membership of from 1,700.000 to 1,800,000. churches to the number of 16,000 and 6,500 traveling ministers and 5,000 local ministers. The bishops of the Church preside In the order of their seniori ty and have no part in the delibera tions of this body. SOME CRITICAL ISSUES. The modification of the eplscopay cy, the modification of the presiding eldership and the lengthening or abolition of the pastoral time-limit form a topic of overshadowing issues which will confront this large body Various restriction upons the pow er of the bishop have been proposed by which it is aimed to make these high and dignified offices less arbi trary in their essential nature. A limited instead of a li'e term has been proposed, while some are clam oring for a "recall," and the advice and counsel of the cabinet in pastor al appointments is still another prop osition that will be considered. In this connection comes a voice de manding that the office of the presid ing elder be abolished, while others want to make it elective. The tend ency of the issues which slightly in dicate a revolution favor a more democratic form of church govern ment. A COMPROMISE SUGGESTION. A compromise measure has been suggested whereby the presiding el ders will be placed over enlarged districts and made junior bishops, thus evolving a senior episcopacy and a junior 'episcopacy, the letter to be diocesan in its character, it has been pointed out that h the local church government is so changed as to allow the church con.Vrence to elect all officials without nomination, the form of the church government will be approaching ec-ngregational ism. It is said that a plan will be pro posed by which a pastor caa serve one charge from ''four to six years, while others will contend for the ab solute abolition of the pasto.al time limit. The session of the conference lasts 2 1 clays, and an attendance of 1.000 to 3.000 or more, at varoius stages of the proceedings, is proba ble. Each bishop has charge of one conference lor the term of one vear. The bishops meet and make their own assignments. A bishop may be returned to the same conference in definitely. There are eight bishops now. The genera conference Is a body of 310 men. There are 48 conferences, and each is entitled to one lay and one cieruai delegate ror every 4 8 min isters in it; if there are fewer than 48, the conference has two repre sentatives. There are now 4 8 confer ences. This year's general confer ence will be the first to be held in North Carolina. There will certainly be six new bishops chosen. That number, Bish ops J. C. Granberry. W. W. Duncan, C. B. Galloway, A. C. Smithy J. J. Ti- gert and Seth Ward all in active service except the first-named have died since the last general confer ence. So many bishops have never been chosen at sny session and the elections will assume a large place In the attention of the delegates, to the comparative exclusion of mat ters of legislation. Here are the lists of strongest probabilities talked of for elevation to the episcopacy Dr. W. B. Murrah. president of Millsaps College, Jackson, Miss.; Dr. John C. Kllgo, president of Trinity College, Durham. N. C; Dr. JV. F. Tlllett and Dr. Denny of Vanderbilt University, Young Gastonia Man Succumbs to Tuberculosis After Long and De termined Fight for Life End Came IjhhC Night at Home on York Street. After a brave and determined fight for life extending over a period of two years Mr. Jerome Ferguson Spencer died at 7:15 o'clock last night at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Spencer, No. 505 South York street. His near rela tives at a distance were notified by wire of the sad event but at the hour this Is written, noon, all have not been heard from and consequently the funeral arrangements have not been perfected. Mr. Spencer's death was due to consumption and though he sought health In the dry atmosphere of the Southwest and did all that he could to stay the progress of the disease, it made steady inroads on his con stitution. Soon after he contracted the disease two years ago he went to Uvalde county, Texas, where he re mained a year, being benefitted somewhat by the climate. He re turned to Gastonia about twelve months ago and for the past several months has been confined to his home. Jerome Ferguson Spencer was the youngest son of J. T. and L. C. Spencer and was born in Gastonia July 10, 1882. He was for several years a student of the old Oakland High School. Five or six years ago he married Miss Mamie Samuel, of Edgefield, S. C, who together with one child, Katie May, aged four years, survives him. Besides his parents, wife and child he leaves four brothers and two sisters, viz: G. Rush Spencer, of Opelika, Ala.; C. W. Spencer, of Washington, D. C; J. A. Spencer, of Charlotte; S.' Elmer Spencer, of Gastonia, and Misses Laura and Mamie Spencer, of Gastonia. Mr. and Mrs. G. Rush Spencer and children arrived from Opelika on No. 36 this morning to attend the funeral. The sympathy of the community goes out to the bereaved parents, widow, brothers and sisters of the deceased in the great sorrow that has thus come upon them. Jerome Spencer was a young man of the highest character. He was. when abel to work, industrious, was home-loving, a devoted son, brother, husband and father. He was a loy al and consistent member of the Methodist church. His death at so young an &ge casts a gloom of sor row over a large number of friends. The funeral will be held from the home, 505 South York street, this afternoon at 4 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. G. D. Her man. Interment will follow in Oak wood Cemetery. The pall bearers are Messrs. W. B. Morris, D. A. Page, P. R. Huffstet ler, Robert C. Warren, .Tas. W. At kins and W. M. Morris. Notices of New Ads. S. S. Morris, Trustee Notice of sale. J. Bryan Grimes, Secretary of State Notice of dissolution of Ken-drick-Torrence Co. H. Schneider The great combina tion sale still going on. J. M. Belk Co. Just received a nice line of W. B. Corsets. Thomson .Mercantile Co. Spring and Summer opening Thursday and Friday. Frost Torrence & Co. Keep your feet off your mind. Lebovitz Department Store World's greatest sensational sale. Abernethy-Shields Drug Co. Healthy kidneys necessary. Nashville, Tenn.; Dr. R. G. Water house, president of Emory and Hen ry College. Va.; Dr. DuBose of Nash ville, general secretary of the Ep worth League; Dr. C. W. Byrd of Nashville; Dr. G. C. Rankin of Dal las, editor of The Texas Christian Advocate It is said the five con ferences of Texas are all behind Mm Dr. M. F. McMurray of Louisburg, secretary of the church extension board; Dr. Gross Alexander of Nash ville, editor of The Methodist Re view; Dr. Ainsworth of Georgia, Dr. C. M. Bishop of Missouri who began his ministry with the pastorate of a mission In Asheville. The 16,000 church edifices belong ing to the conference represent a cost of approximately $33,000,000, and the 6,000 parsonages about $7,- 000,000. March 25th Is Good Friday. Mrs. D. A. Rlppy spent Sunday with relatives in Blacksburg. Mr. W. L. Coon Is spending the. day In Kings Mountain on business. Mr. George E. Marvin is a bee In ess visitor to Shelby today. Mr. C. E. Hutchinson, of Mount Holly, was in Gastonia on business this morning. Mrs. W. M. Morris left yestes day for Mount Holly where she will" spend a week with friends. Dr. J. M. Caldwell, of Blacks burg, S. C, was a business visitor 1ft the city last Friday afternoon. Capt. L. C. Summerow will go to Yorkvllle next week to attend court. The young ladles of Lin wood College were given a holiday today and a number of them are visiting friends in Gastonia. Mr. E. G. McDonald returned yesterday from Yorkvllle, where he has been spending several days on business. Dr. E. F. Glenn has moved hut dental office from the room over the Gazette office to a room over the Metropolitan Cafe. Mrs. J. H. Redford, of Raleigh. who has been visiting her daughter. Mrs. Jas. D. Moore, returned this) morning to her home. "Truxton King." by George Barr McCutcheon, our next serial story, will commence in Friday's Gazette. Watch for it and read it. -Mr. J. O. White left this morn ing for Lenoir on a visit to his brother, Mr. Frank C. White, who la seriously ill. Today being a national holiday the banks of the town are, closed and the postofflce is observing holiday hours. Both the city and rural car- riers are also having a day off. Miss Myrtle Nolen is expected to return tonight from Newbern. where she has been spending several weeks as the guest of her sister. Mrs. N. W. Lumpkin. -Mr. R. B. Babington, general manager of the Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph Co., will leave tonight for Atlanta to attend the meeting of the Southern Independent Telephone Association. . Mis3 Pearl Hanna entertained a number of friends at her home on Chester street last night in honor of Misses Brooks, Usher, Featherstone, Ingram and Vernon, visiting young ladies from LInwood College. Rev. J. Norton Atkins, of the Valle Crucis Associate Mission, re turned this morning from a trip to Columbia. S. C, and is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. W. II. Hardin for a day or two. Miss Ollie Jenkins, whose Ill ness was mentioned in our columns last week. Is reported today as being much better and as rapidly recover ing from the operation which she underwent some days ago. Messrs. B. F. Ormand. R. H. Plyler, G. R. Millen and J. A. Lynn left on train No. 36 this morning for Greensboro to attend a meeting of the State Council, Junior Order Uni ted American Mechanics, which con venes there tonight. Mr. C. A. Blanton, who has been with the Singer Sewing Machine Co. here for several years, spent yester day in Salisbury, where he arranged to take a position with the same company there. He will move to Salisbury next week. The meeting of the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of Main. Street Methodist church, which was to have been held yesterday after noon, but was postponed on account of the Inclement weather, will be held at the church next Monday af ternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. D. A. Rippy and Miss Em ily Adams will leave tonight for Or ange City, Fia., where 11188 Adams expects to spend about two months,. Mrs. Rlppy will remain two weeks and return by Atlanta, Fort Payne, Birmingham and Chattanooga, visit ing friends in each place. The annual reception of the Gastonia Commercial Club will be held In the Club rooms tonight. Tse occasion will, as usual, be one of thm most largely attended and Important social events of the season. The msr . sic for the occasion will be famished , by the Lowell Orchestra,, or whiek. -Mt. J. m. Wilson Is director, and thm refreshments will be served by the. ladles of the Gastonia' Chapter. Unit -ed Daughters of the Confederacy. '