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v ...1 ; . t STONIA .: -fit. PUBLISHED TWICE! A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Home and the Interests of the County. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. XXXI. GA8TOXLV N. C. FRIDAY, MARCH 18, 1010. NO. 22. Hi OVER GASTON COUNTY.' DEATH OF MRS. LEE. Additional Fact About Arlington tad Who Died Last Sunday ' News Items. Correspondence of The Gaiette. : ARLINGTON MILL, March 16.- Mrs. Mattie Lee, wife of Mr. Z. P. Lee of this place, passed away al- most suddenly with Intense pain last Sunday opening about 4 o'clock. She tad assisted in preparing dinner, which was served about half-past one o'clock. A short time after eat- jng, she was seized with an intense pain, resulting in her death. All that was known to do, was without leHef to the sufferer. Mrs. Lee was the daughter of Mr. Anderson Finger, of Maiden, her former name being Miss Mattie Fin- ger. About 16 years ago she was bap- tized by Rev. J. A. Hoyle and be- came a member of the Baptist church. It was also about that age of her life that she was married to Mr. Z. P. Lee.' Seven years ago, they moved to this place and have continued to make this their home since. Mrs. Lee was about 30 years of age and has lived a devoted Christian life, beloved by a host of friends. The body was taken to Maiden and placed in the Baptist cemetery at that place Monday evening. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. J. A. Hoyle. The deceased leaves an Infant about two weeks old, her husband and five other children to mourn the vacancy In their family. There are also many relatives and friends, that greatly sympainize who me Dereav- ed husband and family. Last Friday evening the cab of the northbound local freight ran off the track at the Arlington switch and turned over. No one was Injured. Mr. H. C. Lewis has been 111 for the past few days. Mrs. H. Roberts has been sick with grip for the past week. Some burning off was going on around. Crowders Mountain last Tuesday. All the east part of the mountain could be seen burning rapidly Tuesday night and Wednes- day morning. We presume that some of the dwellings on and near the mountain were endangered. BESSEMER ROUTE TWO NEWS. Correspondence of The Gazette. BESSEMER CITY, R. F. D. 2.- The farmers in this section are fin ishing sowing their six-weeks oats and are again turning land for a corn crop and making calculations as to cnemicai ana commercial rem- llzers. A number of persons will make their own guano but there will be much used again The wheat and oats crops are put ting on their rich coat of green, giv Ing promise of bread to the eater and seed to the sower Linwood College is doing fine work this year. Miss Ruby will close the Oktes school this week and all are highly pleased with the tact and skill of this most efficient lady teacher of our grand old county, which is forging to the front in every direction. The time is near when there need not be an illiterate citizen in all its borders, It seems that the offices of the county will not go begging for men to fill them for us. But the men to represent us in the Legislature are, in my opinion, the most Important of all. We want the best, wisest, pleas. antest, soundest men of a character unlmpeached, invincible and sedate I am tired of laws not executed, only on the statute books, but as I am just an embryo in this art I'd better come to a close. My nearest neighbor is plowing with a team of three fine mules abreast. So you see we move; he expects a fine harvest next fall.,, We have ice and Jack frost this 15th of March, 1910. In 1849 we had a fine snow on the night of April the 15th. The leaves of trees were fully grown. The wheat in short blade and every spring and summer vegetable in full vigor. 6o there were dead and dried woodland 'fields hut nature rejuvenated and brought forth leaf and life. Lowell Locals. Correspondence of The Gaiette. . .LOWELL, March 17. Mr. and Mrs. John W. Groves visited rela- tlves in Oastonla Tuesday. Mrs. D, P. Stowe, of Belmont, is vllltlng her parents, Mr. and Mrs. " 8. J. Hand, this week. Mrs. Sarah -Reld visited relatives In Gastonla . this week. Mr. Green Btowe, of Belmont, was a business visitor here Wednesday. Mr. Ed Carpenter, of Cherryville, was In town Wednesday. Messrs. I g M. Robinson and P. P. Murphy were Gastonla visitors Tuesday night. -Mr. Houser, of The Cher- ryvllle Eagle, was a 'business visitor here Wednesday. Miss Ida Thorn- burg, of Bessemer, visited Mrs Wade Holmes this week. Mr. Will Moore, of Spencer Mountain, was' a Belmont visitor Wednesday. Mr I Brigman and children, of Union I county, visited relatives here this I week. Miss Lois Bolinger, of Iron Station, returned home this week af ter a visit of several weeks to Mr. and Mrs. Sloan Springs, on route two. Mrs. J. 'RTitman delightfully entertained a few of 'her friends at dinner Thursday, Dallas Dots. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS. March 17. Little John ny, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Hayes, died Saturday night and was buried Monday at Long Creek. Rev. J. L. Shlnn conducted the funeral exercises. An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Miles Holland died Saturday and was buried at Long Creek Sun day, the funeral exercises being con ducted by the pastor, Rev. C. M Robinson. Mrs. E. L. Mason leaves today for Bessemer City to be with her father. Mr. C. G. Robbins, who has been in poor health for some time. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cornwell went to Le noir Wednesday to spend a few days. Mrs. A. J. Smith, who has been confined to her room for several days with grip, is slowly improving. Mr. O. F. Mason left Wednesday for Albemarle on business. Mrs. J. D. Moore, of Gastonla, is spending the week with relatives and friends here. Mrs. Moore has a host of friends here who are always glad to welcome her in their midst Library Meeting. At a meeting of the Gastonla Li- brary Association last night a reso- lution, offered by Rev. 'R. C. Ander son, was unanimously adopted, in structing the directors to turn over to the Y. M. C. A. the library prop erty Which had been received from them on condition that the Y. M. C. A. shall establish and maintain a free public library. This action was simply the official transfer which had already been practically agreed upon at former meetings, and when ac cepted and approved officially by the airectors of the Y. M. C. A., will complete all the arrangements con- tem plated for some time looking to the establishment of a free library. A committee of the directors of the association was appointed to confer with a similar committee from the Y. M. C. A in making the final trans fer of the property. It is likely that wbrk will begin at an early date on the improvements and additions to be made to the present library build ing, and that within a few months, at the latest, the library will be in larger and better quarters and will be open to the public. Baseball Meeting. At a meeting held last night the Loray Baseball Association was or ganized for the season with the fol lowing officers: Mr. Jess Young, president and treasurer; Mr. Lan Moore, manager; Mr. Burton, assist ant manager. The association has al ready plenty of good material from which to develop some expert play ers, and other' players will probably be obtained later. It is planned to have the first game about April 15th. A strong effort will be made this year to have orderly conduct on the ball ground and to remove all the objectionable features which have some times been attached to the con duct of the game here in former sea- tons. Miss Froney Wyatt, of the Lo ray, is a patient at the City Hospital this week. - 'Mr. J. Lean Adams, Mr. Robert Adams, Mr. Prank Costner and Dr. Frank Wilson were among the num ber of Gastonlana who witnessed the presentation -of "The Talk of New York' at the Academy of Music at Charlotte Wednesday night.' MILLINERY OPENINGS. Annuel Event at Thomson's, Bulk and the Misses Rnddork . This Week Attract Large NumDer oi Ladles from Neighboring Towns Gastonla Ladles Out fn Full Force, Sarin, rentle Snrinz. brings many lovely things into being flowers and grass, the budding and leafing of the tr th revivification of all na- , - ture It Is the cream-time of the year when the old feel young and the young feel gay. Nothing that this season brings, however, is more talked about or attracts more uni versal attention, especially among the members of the world's "better half," than the new spring and sum mer bonnets. From the tiny tot of five or six on up the fair sex is now as a whole thinking and dreaming and planning Easter headwear. Nor are the men entirely Indifferent to the subject, if one may Judge from their presence at the millinery open ings of the local stores. They were considerably in evidehbe and they are anticipating that the milliners will be very anxious to see them again about five days after Easter. THOMSON'S. One of the handsomest and most pleasingly decorated show windows ever seen in Gaston ia is that one at the Thomson Mercantile Company's. It is decorated in green against a yellow background, real ivy and ferns being used in combination with artificial flowers. This display con' tains quite a number of the prettiest pieces of headgear this firm has for the season. It was arranged under the direction of Miss Ayers, head of the millinery department, who has held this position for several sea sons past. The window was admired by large numbers of people who at tended the opening Wednesday night and yesterday. The leading shades this season at this establishment are old blue, new day, after a long illness with tuber red and cerease. As to shape the culosis, aged about 37 years. The gunboat turban is decidedly one of deceased was the second of three the most popular shapes. In trim- ming, flowers predominate. One of he prettiest hats seen here is a vio- let turban-shaped hat with crown covered with violets, with velvet trimmings and a gold quill.- Anoth- er handsome creation in a street hat in a gunboat-shaped hat made of gray straw bound with the new red velvet and having a gold quill and ornaments. Another pretty one is a white Milan with a wreath of black, white and yellow wheat, black rib bon and black velvet facing. A lovely thing in a child's hat is one made altogether of daisies and lin- ed with lace, this being one of the latest creations in children's hats. Miss Ayers is ably assisted in her department by Miss Mary Hilde- brand, Miss Ella Rankin, Misses Es- sie and Eliza Lindsay, Mrs. Wiley Hanna, Miss Georgia Smith and Mrs. Murphy Mauney. BELK'S. At- Belk's one finds a most pleas ing and attractive display of the newest and nobbiest creations in headgear for the Spring and Sum mer. On their opening days, Wed nesday and Thursday, large numbers of ladies both from Gastonia and from nearby towns crowded the mil linery parlors on the second floor where Miss Kreglow and her assist ants were kept busy showing and taking orders for hats. Some of the prettiest hats seen here are the following: A flower hat trimmed with gold aigrette and voiles; a gray rolling tnrban, in gold and green, with aigrette and grapes; a child's hat, leghorn shape, with lace crown trimmed with forget-me-nots and ro settes on the side. The most popu lar shapes seen here are the rolling turban, the sunset and chanticleer sailors and the turbans in close-fitting shapes. Champagne, green and fire red are among the leading col ors used. On ladies hats flowers are unusually good for trimming; for misses and children ribbons and large bows are much used. The children's hats are mostly drooping shapes. This firm also carries this season, as heretofore, a full line of the popular Gage hats. The parlors at this establishment are prettily decorated for the season in lavender and green. Miss Kreglow is serving her eighth season as . the efficient head of the department and. she is ably assisted by Misses Bessie John son, Willie Bradley, and Lois McAl lister. ' V - ' MISSES RUDDOCK. The rooms of the Misses Ruddock, upstairs In the Singer building, pre sent a scene of real loveliness and they were visited yesterday and to day by large numbers of ladles who were lavish In their nralaes of the fcandaome hats there seen. Misses Cynthia and Carrie Ruddock have for several years past conducted millinery business in Gastonla and have an established reputation for carrying a most complete and at- "active une or nats, Here tne re ,.,. -I i!, u . " - "u uumunr ut creations which were particularly beautiful. Among the number is a burnt leghorn encircled with a wreath of flowers and black lace bow with maiden-hair ferns. Other handsome hats here are: A panama shape with black velvet facing. black wings and velvet ribbon with flower buckles of yelJow poppies; a three-cornered draped turban of straw, with braid and neapolltan: a three-cornered turban with draped crown or rough straw braid sur mounted by a bunch of wheat, the whole being of a champagne color; a nuge picture hat witn willow plume and lace scarf and Jet caba- shon, the whole being in black and one of the handsomest displayed in these parlors; a large white lace picture hat with white plumes; a misses' hat, Corday shape, covered with moline and trimmed with a wreath of clover blossoms and adorn ed with an aigrette, there are num erous others but to attempt a de scription of them all is out of the question here. They must 'be seen to be thoroughly appreciated. TWO YORK PEOPLE DEAD. Miss Lee Williams and Mr. J. Leoni- das Moore Pass Away at Asheville Both Buried in Their Native Soil. Yorkville Enquirer, 15th. Miss Lee Williams of Yorkville, died in Asheville, N. C, last Satur- daughters, left by the late Henry Williams, formerly of Yorkville. The youngest, Miss Pearl, died a num- ber of years ago, leaving Miss Lee and her oldest sister, Miss Willie alone. Both continued in Yorkville, Miss Lee becoming a most proficient dressmaker and Miss Willie, a capa ble and popular Baleslady. They were getting along nicely in the world until a few years ago, when Miss Lee's health began to fail, and about eighteen months ago, she went to Asheville, in the hope of being able to check the ravages of con sumption. Miss Willie went with her, and during all her tedious suf fering and decline, ministered to her with sisterly devotion that was beau tiful and touching. Mr. H. L. Allen, Miss Clara Allen, and Miss Sallle Spencer Adickes of Asheville, Mr. H. C. Strauss of Spartanburg, came with the body to Yorkville, and Prof. W, H. Hand, a cousin, and Dr. O. F, Hart of Columbia, and Mr. Frank Gwin of Hickory, N. C, came to Yorkville to be present at the fun eral. The funeral services took place in ' the First Presbyterian church on Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, and were conducted by Rev E. E. Gillispie. The interment took place in Rose Hill cemetery. Mr. J. Leonldas Moore, a well- known and highly esteemed citizen of York county, died in Asheville, N, C, last Sunday, In the 77th year of his age. Mr. Moore, formerly lived In the neighborhood of Bethesda church, and during many years' of his life, was regarded as one of the leading men of York county. He was a candidate for the office of clerk of the court after the retire ment of Mr. Joseph F. Wallace in 1888; but wjto defeated. After ward, however, he became a mem ber of the county board of commis sioners and did excellent service in that capacity. He had been living in Asheville for some months, previous to his death. He leaves a widow, who was a Miss Miller of Fairfield, and six children, as follows: Messrs. W. H., Jesse M. and George Moore, of Rock Hill; Misses Mary and Eu nice Moore of Asheville, and Mrs. White of Charleston. , The funeral took place at Bethesda today at noon. At a meeting of the executive committee of the North Carolina Press Association in Greensboro Wednesday Wrightsvllle was chosen as the place for holding the next an nual meeting of the association, June 22, 23 and 24 being the date. TERSE TOPICS OF THE TIMES. The Caroleen Savings Bank, was organized at Caroleen last week with a capital stock of $10,000. Samuel L. Rogers will not seek re election to the office of Corporation Commissioner. The commissioners of Surry coun ty nave recently completed a new county" home. Mrs. Joseph Smith and Mrs. Otto Ekstrant, of Chicago, fought a duel with hat pins Monday. A sixty gallon still was captured on Broad river last week, which had the appearance of having been In op eration for several years. Governor Joe Grown, of Georgia, and Mayor Maddox, of Atlanta, have given Peary the black eye, because he has not produced the Eskimos. A bill appropriating $5,000 to raise the wreck of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor has been reported favorably. The explosion of a boiler In a mica mine in Yancey county last week killed two men and seriously wound ed another. Thomas McK. Laughlin, the Pitts burg millionaire steel operator, and brother-in-law of President Taft, who suicided Tuesday, left an estate of $1,400,000. Detectives In New York are busy at work trying to locate the black hand band who interrupted the workmen on the Rockefeller estate on the 15th. Charlotte is preparing to enter tain Governor Charles E. Hughes, of New York, for the celebration of an "industrial day" to be held during the Month of April. Ernest Erwin was arrested in Asheville Tuesday by George Green lee, a colored detective. Erwin is wanted In Morganton for store breaking. P. C. Knox, Jr., whose father re fused to give him any support after his elopment with the Providence girl, has gone to work as an auto mobile salesman. One regiment of the National Guard of North Carolina willl prob ably participate in the coming man oeuvers at the Chlckamauga Nation al Park near Chattanooga. The United States authorities at Newbern have seized 206 bushels of corn meal made from the Mountain City Mill Co., of Tennessee, for vio lation of the pure food law and short weight. Speaker Joseph G. Cannon, of the House of Representatives has renew ed his attack upon the insurgents and declares all pledges of the Re publican party will be kept, if it has the continued support of the people. The directors of the old Soldier's Home will ask the coming Legisla ture for an appropriation to enlarge the home in order to make room for the veterans whose numbers call for more room. The commissioners of Rocking ham county have ordered a new jail built at a cost of $12,000. They have already secured the site and have let the contract for its erec tion. Returning from a two-years stay in the far West to find his sweetheart Miss Ola Norton, the affianced bride of another, Volney Owens shot and seriously wounded his rival, Sylvan- us Sanders, at Toxaway Monday. He then made good his escape. Hickory's Chamber of Commerce is contemplating the Inauguration of an extensive advertising campaign. The representative of a large adver tising agency appeared before that body a few nights ago and submitted plans and estimates on the kind of campaign they have in mind. Last night President Taft deliver ed a St. Patrick's Day address before the Irish Fellowship' Club, of Chica go, heing the guest of honor at a banquet given by that organization. He will also make several other speeches on this trip and is not ex pected to return to Washington till the 23rd.' j Baxter Shemwell, whose case at tracted State-wide attention last fall when Governor Kltchln granted him a respite until April 1st from serving a sentence imposed on him by the courts for an assault on Conductor Smlthers of the Southern Railway, has asked for a further respite. He states that, if there Is any doubt about- his physical condition, he Is willing to submit to an examination by disinterested physicians. : Personals and Locals. Mr. W. H. Crawford, of Gas tonla, route one, gave The Gazette office a pleasant call Wednesday. Miss Minnie Lee Falres, of Kings Mountain, was the guest yes terday of -Miss May Harry. Mrs. W. B. Hallman Is spending some time on a visit to relatives in Gaffney, S. C. Mr. J. J. George, of Bessemer City, was In the city Tuesday on bus iness. Mr. Henry Spencer left yester day for Rockingham where he goes to install some new bank fixtures. Mrs. R. D. Atkins and Miss Lil lian Atkins have returned from a short trip to Hendersonvllle and Bre vard. Mrs. S. A. Hoey, who has been spending some time In Gastonla with her daughter, Mrs. Robert C. War ren, has returned home. Cleveland Star, 15th. Esquire A. R. Anders has re ceived his commission as a delegate to the Good Roads Convention which Is to be held in Hendersonvllle on March 30th. The Lowell Orchestra, of which Mr. J. M. Wilson is director, will give a public concert In the graded school building at Lowell on Satur day night, March 26th. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James Stewart, aged about one month, died at their home at Lowell yesterday, and the funeral and bur ial took place today. There is a scarcity of butter on the local market. The merchants are paying 20 cents for it and would like to see more of it coming In from the country. Governor Kitchin has appoint ed Capt. F. Dilling, of Kings Moun tain, a delegate to the thirty-seventh annual session of the National Con ference of Charities and Correction, which meets in St. Louis May 19-2S. Mr. and Mrs. B. H. Parker, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Dixon, Mr. Lamar C. Pegram, Mr. Charles Cavis and Dr. R. M. Reid went to Charlotte Wed nesday evening to see "The Talk of New York" at the Academy of Mu sic. Mrs. Thomas Lowdermllk left yesterday on a visit to her brother. Mr. Will Garrison, who continues ill at his home in Drayton, S. C. She was accompanied by her sister, Miss Georgia Garrison, who has been spending some time here as her guest, being en route home from a visit to another sister, Mrs. Alice Workman, at 'Roanoke, Va. Mr. W. B. Smith, who has heen living in Gastonia for the past two years, has moved to the L. L. Suggs place near Hoyle's bridge on Dallas, route two. Mr. Smith rented his home on Harvey avenue and about six acres of land Indued with it to Messrs. Walter McArver and Ches Abernethy. Miss Blanche Gray, who is a student in the Randolph-Macon Wo man's College at Lynchburg, Va , is expected to arrive in Gastonia next Wednesday to spend the Easter holi days. She will be accompanied hy two friends, Miss Ruth Matson, of Lexington, Ky., and Miss Martha Welborn, of Vicksburg, Miss., who will be her guests during the holi days. Mr. George W. Wilson, of Gas tonia, was in town yesterday shak ing hands with his friends. He is a ' candidate for Solicitor for the Twelfth Judicial District. Mr. Wil son Is an able lawyer, a man of wide reading and culture, and a resource ful campaigner. He has many friends in Kings Mountain and this Immediate vicinity and will make a good race for this office. Kings Mountain Herald, 16th. Rev. William Rawlings. who has been spending some months here as the guest of his son, Mr. G. R. Rawlings, will leave Monday for Binghamton, N. Y., to attend the meeting of the Wyoming Annual Conference of the M. E. Church, ot which he is a member, which con venes there on March 30th. A feature of each annual conference Is a memorial service in remembrance) of the ministers and the ministers ' wires who have died daring the con ference year, and at this service a memorial will he read to Mr. Rawl ings' wife, whose death occurred here last summer. Mr. Rawlings will "probably spend the greater part of the summer with relatives la New York and Pennsylvania. ..
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