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VOL. XXXI.
UA8T0NIA. N. a TUE8DAY, MAY 8, 1910.
No. 83.
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OVER GASTON COUNTY.
CHANGES AT MT. HOLLY.
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Mr. Edwards' Resigns a Depot Agent
uul'li Bureeeded'br Mr.' James
Holland Graded BcImvU aoae
:.- Pergonal Mention.
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Correspondence of J he iaitette.v
MOUNT HOLLY. April SO. D. M,
Edwards, for Abut depot agent
and telegraph oporator for-the Boa-
. board Railway at this place, nas re-
signed to accept a more lucrative po-
sltlon with the railway company
. and Mr. James Holland has been ap-
pointed agent with Mr. Guy .How-
ard aa telegraph operator. Tho
change will go Into effect May the
1st.
Mr. C. E. Hutchinson Is having his
summer cottage 4orn down to be re
placed by a magnificent edifice of
brick of the latest modern style.
Mrs. J. A. Bowles entertained
Misses Ida Rankin. Ola Caldwell and
Carrie Potts at-a luncheon Thursday
" evening.
, Mrs. Thomas Springs and brother
spent one day this week at Paw Creek
on a visit to friends and relatives
Miss Emma Holland visited in Char
lotte during the week, spending a
night with her aunt.
y The Mount Holly graded school
..closed last Friday with public exer-
clses at night In the Rhyne Half.
Prof. M. H. Stacy, of the faculty of
the University of North Carolina, de
livered a splendid address.
The Gastonia baseball team crossed
bats with the Mount Holly team In
the afternoon, the home team win
ning.
One of the twin babies of Mr. and
Mrs. Alex West died Friday night
and was buried at Stanley Creek Sun
day at 11 a. m. The other twin is
very ill and is not expected to live.
, Friends of Rev. and Mrs. J. A.
. Bowles have Installed elecrtic lights
In the Methodist parsonage as an ad
ditional evidence of their esteem and
regard for them.
Miss Mildred Rabington was called
to Sunshine this week to attend the
burial of her grandfather. Mr. J. W.
Biggerstaff.
,.. Misa Ola CaldweHleft Monday for
her home In Yorkvllle, and Miss Car
rie Potts for the Steele Creek sec-
' tion near Charlotte. These young la-
dies have successfully taught In our
graded school for the past year, and
our people give them up with regret
but hope to have them with us again
another year.
The Methodise cor.rjg-it;on at
Jhls place will oberm Lymeu's
Mis8ldtaary- day next !(2d) Sunday J.
S. Martin of Shelby, district leader,
will speak in the morning with ser
mon by jastor J. A. Boales In the
afternoon addresses will bodellvered
by J. H. Separk .nl George W. Wil
son," of Gastoni.
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McAdenville Matters.
Correspondence of The Gazette. 1
M'ADENVTLLE, May 2. Our
town deservea the credit for raising
the largest Irish potatoes in the
county. Mr. Noah J'. Pence broneht
one of this season's potatoes to the
store 'here last Thursday and it tip
ped the scale at seven o nces. It
came out of Mr. . Pence's regular
patch and was not a prize potato
at all. Mr. Pence advises that he has
larger, ones than this.
'Mrs. Aimer returned to Charlotte
Friday after being the guest here sev
eral days of Miss Lottie Albea.
H. L. Roberts and brother H. D,
Roberts have purchased the store and 1
meat market of I. F. Mabry and
Company. The new firm will be run
under the name of H. L. Roberts ft
Bro., Instead of I. F. Mabry ft Co.
Mr. Mabry will engage In other busi
ness.'. '
v Mrs. M. It. Wright and daughter
Misa Jennie were Gastjnia shoppers
Thursday. The little attractive Mas
ter Robert Ray Glenn, son of Dr. and
Mrs. L. N. Glenn of Gastonia spent
last week here with his grandparents
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ray Prof Andy
Armstrong, of Belmont was here last
week. Misa Stella Deaton was a
Gastonia shopper: Friday-afternoon
Mr. M. B. Albea and daughter Miss
Lottie were Charlotte vlsitora Fri
day. -Miss Mabel Abernethy of Stan
ley, was 'the guest last week af Miss
Blance Rumfelt. Mr. W. A. Bentley
of the Grensboro baseball '.- league
spent "Sunday here wltn his family.
Mr. J. F. Leonard of Lincolnton spent
soma time here last week with rela
tives.' .' - . ' v
Mr. R. H. Smith returned to Spaq.
tanburg after spending several days
here repairing the pinning la . mill
Attorney A. I "Bui winkle of Dallas
was a "McAdenville rlsltor Thuraday.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Ed Austin
' April S8tb. 1110, a son. Mrs. J. W.
I chandler of the Flint Mill,. Gastonia,
I .I.K.J ..J. II..-. kJ... 1... uiAub Vmt
J. L. Webb la teaching a ten days
alnglng school at Spencer Mountain.
Mr.,B. R. Nicnois ana cnnaren
were Gastonia visitors Saturday. Mr
. i. ingram. uoosaetiw ir c
McAden Mills was a Charlotte vhltor
Saturday.-Mr. M. B. Albea and I.
W. Shields were New Hope visitors
Saturday arternoon. Mr. ana Jirs
Morris of Gastonia spent Friday here
Miss Maggie Wagitaff of Green
boro is visiting her brother James H.
Wagstaff. Miss Blanch Armstrong
left Sundayto visit her aunt Mrs. G
W. Norman in Charlotte. R. R. Ray,
J. F. McAden, E. C. Ray. O. W. Tay
lor, CT. W. Rumfelt and G. L. Webb
attended the McAdenvIlle-Gastonta
baseball game In Gastonia Saturday.
Mr. David 'McQee who has been
conducting a barber shop in the I. F.
Mabry building has moved his shop
to the east and of the post cfllcc.
Mr. T. J. Hunter who has been
master machinist here has returned
to Spartanburg. Mr. and Mrs. 11.
B. Shields of Lowell spent Sunday in
town. Mr. Frank Philips vas a
Charlotte visitor Friday. Mrs. C. F
Stowe and children of King's Moun
tain were visitors here last week.
Mrs. K. P. Brltton returned to her
home here after spending sovcra.
daya with relatives in Lincolnton.
SURPRISE WEDIUXO.
Mr. Cadmus Stroup anl Miss Maude
McGinnis Married t Cherrjrville
Brief Local Items.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHERRYVILLE, April 30. Mr.
Cadmus Stroup and Miss Maud Mc
Ginnis, both of this place, were hap
pily married Wednesday evening .at
the residence of Esq. J. B. Houser.
The contracting parties have kept the
event a secret and much surprisn
was occasioned when It was reported
Mr.. Stroup Is the son of Mr. C. P.
Stroup and Is well konwn In and
around Cherryvllle. Mrs. Stroup Is
the daughter of Mr. E. L. McGinnis
and has a host of friends throughout.
this section of the country.
Attorney D. P. Delllnger was in
Dallas Wednesday on business. Tho
Lincolnton and Cherryvllle ball teams
will cross bats here this evening.
Messrs. D. R. and Kohn Mauney and
Misses Lura Perry and Lethia Lan
caster are plc-nlcing 'at Cleveland
Springs to-day Quite a large crowd
of our young people are attending
the commencement at Ridge Acade
my to-day. Mrs. Thersa Costner, of
In that place Tuesday and was bur
led here Wednesday. Mrs. Jack Os
borne, of Lawndale, x Is spending
some time in town. An election will
he held here Monday to elect a mayor
and seven. commissioners for an en
suing term of two years. There are.
tw pickets in the field and a hotly
contested election is looked for,
BESSEMER ROUTE ONE.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY, R. F. D. 1.
May 2. Rev. Mr. Caldwell was last
Sunday called to the pastorate of
Shady Grove Baptist church.
Miss Vernie Beam, the youngest
daughter of Mr. Sylvanus Beam,
was carried to the. Lincolnton Hosplt-
a la8' Saturday morning to be oper-
tea on for appendicitis Mr. S. S.
Black Is spending some time with
her parents, Mr. aria Mr. Charles
Putnam, of Shelby, Misses Cleo and
Helen Paysour spent last Saturday
night and Sunday with Misa Orabell
Clark. Mrs. Gordon, ot C1ov,t. Is
visiting her mother, Mrs. C. A. Clark,
near Bessemer City. Rev. J. J. Pay-
sour, of Seattle. Wash., and brother,
Mr.' M. F. Paysour, of Bessemer City,
visited their parents, Mr. and Mrs. G.
G. Paysour, of Alexis, last Tuesday.
Mr. Hubert Beam was a vlsltor'to
Lincolnton last Sunday. 'Mrs. Will
Carpenter and little ton, ; Webb, of
High Shoals, sepnt last Sunday with
her mother. Mrs. C. A. Clark. Mrs.
Ibble Black has been very sick "hut
we are. glad to note that she is Im-
proving very fast tMr. Hart Spencer
was a business visitor to Gastonia I
last Friday. ' !
The farmers of this section ( are
about through planting and are get-
ting ready to work their crops. . I
GASTON 24 YEARS AGO.
The Gaston Current, Published : at
Dallas, Contained Items oft Intemtt
From Over the County Some of
the' Thing Thai Were Happening
at That Time. -"' -.
The Gazette la Indebted to MrR.
W. Carson for a copy of The Gaston
Curr.nt of j.-u.- 14. 18a, jt was
DubnBned every Thursday at Dal
,ai b B p Tipton and L. E. Qulnn,
at xj t year In glancing over
jh, copy whlch volume 1, No
37 we flnd iome interesting Items'of
,0Cftl ews few of whIch are re.
produced below, for Instance:
Mr. R. M. Jenkins had a pig froKe.t
to death last Sunday night.
Mr. Craig Lewis will no, start for
school until the weather moderates.
The bridge across South Fork near
Lincolnton was swept away by the
late freshet.
The Catawba ivet at Mount Holly
was fourteen fee aoove low wate:
uiari. ,at wtv-k
Mr. Tr L. Craig, of Gascon la,
brought a. I of Dnlla3 to the fr!ii
door on i by di '. !.
"boss team of Tmr horsi1 attached
to a slelgti through tin- r.ivui
Mr. Hear Uhy..e was iu lo srt- ps
this morrPT. He ports the South
Fork as being frozen entirely across,
even under Hcyle's bridge, where the
water Is swift.
This has been the coldest snap we
have ever experienced so far south.
The themometer at Matthews' Hotel
stood 13 degrees below zero on last
Tuesday morning at daybreak.
No train on the Western road last
Tuesday owing to the Swannanoaa'
tunne being frozei up. We learn
tne track, the-water dripping from
the walls having frozen over ir.
On Monday, while out rabbit hunt
Jenks McLaughen in the face. The
fug, Legare Carson accidentally shot
gun being loaded with bird shot and
the young men being some distance
apart no great damage was done.
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TO DANIEL BOONE.
Memorial Erected at Boone's Onto
Saturday Thousands Witm j-
Dedii-ttticn of Huge Marble Shalt
lo lienor roneer's Memory.
News and Observer.
SPENCER, April 30. With a vast
throng of interested visitors in at
tendance the first memorial In honor
of Daniel Boone, the noted pioneer,
was held at Boone's Cave, Davidson
county, near Spencer to-day, the ad
dress of the occasion being delivered
by United States District Judge Jeter
C. Prltchard. The crowd which was
estimated at from six thousand to
eight thousand people, came from
Winston-Salem, Greensboro, High
Point. T.Tlnp-fnn RnlinKi, r.. rh..in,t.
Asheville and Davidson and some
from other states.
Roads in an directions were over
crowded for miles with carriages and
automobiles. Under the auspices of
the Dania Boone Memorial Associa
tion, chartered by the General Assem
bly of North Carolina In 1909, Judge
Prltchard spoke In splendid style.
captivating (he immense crowd of
listeners. He was Introduced by ex-
Congressman John S. Henderson, of
Salisbury, who also made a brief
speech. Judge Pritchard's address
which was .decidedly scholarly was
an elaborate discourse upon the life
of Boone, his work as a pioneer iu
North Carolina, and the northwesr,
making special mention of his con
nection with the State of Frankland
at one time a part of Tennessee as
opposed to the federal government.
Representative Robert N. Page, of the
sixth district, delivered a historical
address of much Interest giving many
fact In connection with the work of
Boone, his experience In North Car
olina and what he did. Col. A. H.
Boyden. - of Salisbury, spoke in be-
half of Rowan bounty, thanking tho
ladles of the D. A. R. many of whom
were present for their interest in tbe
celebration. Mr. J. R. McCrary, of
Lexington, one of the leading work
ers In the memorial association acted
as master of ceremonies and in the
course of his remarks gave much in
formation relative to the accom
plishments of Boone and explained
the work of the association to which
Mr. Phillip Sowers has donated a
valuable. tract of land adjoining the
old cave. '
The monument. a huge 'marble
shaft erected to the memory of Boone
as a donation from Rowan citizens,
was viewed with great interest by the
thousands of visitors.
PRESBYTERY IN SESSION.
Eighty or More Heoedor In Cltj to At
tend Spring Session of First Pres
byteryConference Yesterday on
Scarcity of Ministers as Result of
Heavy Inroads of - Death WU1
Close To-Mght.
With eighty or more delegates In
attendance and espec'-ti interest man
lfested on the par of local members
of the denomination, the regular
spring seasih of the First Presbytery
of the Associate Reformed Presbv
terian church convened In Gastonia
yesterday afternoon at 3 o'elork
The sessions will close probably
with to-night's meeting..
The first session was in the ra'nre
of a conference for prayer anl con
sultation on the unparalleled condi
tion of affairs existing In the ranks
of the ministry of the denomination,
which have been greatly depleted
within the past two years by the
large number of deaths. Rev. K. J.
.Viler, pastor of Sardls church, .Vi-c.x-lenburg
county, presided at this
meeting and brief.appropriae talks
were made by some eight or ten
members of the Presbytery. As a
result of this conference a committee
wad appointed to draft resolutions
and present them to the Pidsbytery
to-day calling upon aM tho members
of the denomination to ooserve a day
which will be set apart as one of
fasting and prayer that a body of
strong and vigorous your.. men will
be raised up in the can a of the min
istry to take the places of th.we who
have been called to the Church Above
A large congregation was present at
this service, which wass moat solemn
and impressive.
Last night Rev. R. M. Stevenson,
D. D., preached the opei.in sermon,
selecting as his text the whole of
the 133 Psalm. The three verses
formed the three leadl.13 thoughts
In the discourse. Dr. StewnBon Is
one of the leading preachers of the
denomination and his sermon last ev
ening was greatly appr ;c,at.J by the
bretheren attending the Praubyury.
A large audience was preser.t nt this
opening session The singing of the
choir was a f?atur-s of the service.
After Dr. JH'.ms.m's sermon Dr.
J. C. Galloway, ren; ;:i.; .-Moderator of
the Presbytery announced that the
First Presbytery of the Associate Re-
formed Synod would now come to
order and' be constituted with prayer.
Atter thifl Dr- R- M- Stevenson, be
gan tne canine 01 tne roii. inis
showed that an unusually large num
ber of ministers is present, and that a
large delegation of elders is also here,
Dr. Gallaway then announced that he
would turn over the moderator's
chair to Rev. J. H. Pressly, of States
ville.
The reading of the minutes of the
last meeting of the Presbytery, so far
as they related to unfinished business
was then enterd upon. Practically
ail of the orders and recommenda
tlons had been fulfilled. Pastorates
had been established at Sharon and
Tirzah, Hickory Grove and Smyrna
First church of Charlotte and Colum
bia. Calls had been moderated .at
East Avenue Tabernacle, Charlotte.
Back Creek and Prosperity, and at
Plsgah. Rev. William Duncan had
been granted a letter of ministerial
standing. Dr. W. W. Orr, who is
serving in the general evangelistic
work was highly commended to all
rrotestant denominations in a reso
lution Introduced by Rev. A. S. Rog
ers, of Rock Hill. All of this came
up and was dispatched as unfinished
business.
The reports of the different con'
gregatlons and sessional records were
handed In to be placed in the hands
of the proper committees. . The
names of Mr. W. W. Boyce, of Rock
Hill, and that of Mr. C. B. Betts, of
the Neelys Creek congregation, were
Presented as students of Theology arid
candidates for membership in th
Presbytery. Rev. Oliver Johnson, of
Winnsboro; Rev. A. S. Rogers, of
Rock Hill; and Elder John Sharpe,
of Statesville, were appointed a com
mittee to examine these young men
ine moaerator appointed the dif
ferent committees and Dr. Galloway,
chairman of the committee on devo
tions. Suggested that Presbytery con
vent at 9 o'clock this morning and
regular business be discussed till 10
o'clock, - when trial " discourses be
heard from two of the students of
Theology, and that adjournment be
made at 12 o'clock. The closing
prayer of the evening was made by
Rev. Jno. A. Smith, of Charlotte.
At I o'clock this morning Presby
tery again convened and was opened
with devotional exercises, conducted
by the moderator.
Some of the committees were ready
for report. Rev. A. S. Rogers report
ed for the committee on supplies,
Rev. J. W. Blgham reported for the
committee on minutes of synod. The
committee to which the report of Mr
F. R. Cates.tlthe secretary of the
Presbytery, was referred was read
amended and adopted'. Mr. Catea was
asked to continue In as tithe secre
tary, and that the deficit was ordered
paid out of the fund of the Presby
tery. Tbe zeal of the secretary was
highly commended in short talks by
Rev. J. A. Smith, Dr. J. C. Galloway
Rev. J. P. Knox and Rev. J. M. Blg
ham.
The special hour for hearing two
young men having arrived, Rev.' A
S. Rogers ascended the pulpit with
Messrs. W. W. Boyce and C. B. Betts
The later presented the first dis
course, taking as his textMatt. 12:42,
and the former , had as his text Heb,
2:1. Owing to the fact that Mr,
Betts has an appointment In Due
West on to-morrow, these two dls
courses were at once criticized.
There was no unfavorable criticism.
Elder J. C. Reld of Sardls read a
resolution which grew out of the con
ference held yesterday afternoon
1 nis resolution was adopted as a
whole. It provided for the appoiV
ment of the 3d Sabbath of fJune as
a day of fasting and prayer. This
special day is set apart owing to the
heavy mortality among the ministers
of the church, and the great need in
the ranks of the ministry. All con
gregatlons were called upon to ob
serve this day and Tay the claim of
the ministry before the young.
During the morning a letter was
read from Rev. J. H. Simpson, a
member of the Presbytery who Is now
sojourning in the State of Kansas,
accounting for his absence at this
meeting. This letter of brother Simp
son is a feature of every meeting of
Presbytery.
The moderator named Revs. J. 1".
Knox and Oliver Johnson for nex:
moderator. Rev. J. P. Knox was cho
sen, and New Sterling, near States
ville, as the place of next meeting.
Presbytery is still In session. II
will closevwlth the session this after-
noon. TBese young men are yet to
preach trial sermons, viz., Mr. W. O.
F"
Orr of King's Mountain, who will
also be licensed; Mr. R. N. Hunter
and Mr. S. J. Hood of Mecklenburg
county. Presbytery will meet again
at 2 o'clock. At 3 o'clock a nierar
rial, service in honor of Rev. Jas
Boyce will be held.
Rev. J. S. Kennedy, D. D., was re
ceived into the membership of the
Presbytery from the Allegheny Pres
bytery of the United Presbyterian
church. He becomes pastor of East
Avenue Tabernacle, Charlotte. Rev.
J. B. Hood was received from the
Tennessee and Alabama Presbytery,"
to become pastor of Back Creek and
Prosperity. Rev R. R. Caldwell was
received from the Second Presbytery
to become pastor of Steele Creek.
Rev. W. H. Miller, of Spartanbjrg;
Prof. G. G. Parkinson, of Erakine
Theological Seminary, and Mr. . 5.
Galloway, business mana&-tr of the
Associate Reformed Presb ceri.in, are
among the visiting brethren at Pres
bytery. Mrs. J. . Kennedy and daughtsr
are among i.r.o interea'.od vifcltDM up
on -.. ved. '. Presbytery Dr.
Kennedy supplied Dr. Galloway's
pulpit for a month or more a few
years ago.
Rev. J. 'H. Pressly has made, an
excellent presiding officer. He held
a protracted meeting here a little
more than a week ago.
U. C. flub Entertained.
The U. C. Club, together with oth
er guests, met with Mrs. George W.
Wilson Friday afternoon and enjoyed
an interesting game of forty-two.
The score cards were pretty hand-
painted butterflies. The parlor and
halls were profusely decorated with
roses. Mrs. Wilson was assisted in
entertaining by Miss Lowry Shuford
and Miss Aline Reld, wbo served a
delicious salad rourw followed by
tea and wagers. Besides th club
members the guests were Mesdames
Reld, Page, Separk. Morris, Clifford.
McConnell, McLean, Parker. Garri
son, Marshall, Wray. WilKiua. Adams,
Robinson, Moore and Johnson.' La
ter a business meeting of the club
was held when it was doc:ded to take
vacation during the hot summer
months and to :ke tip lltenry
etudies In the fall. Mas Lowry Shu-
frrd was elected president and Miss
Laura Pago secretary of the club.
Personals and Locals.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Grler Love Are
spending the day In Charlotte.
Mr. A. J. Rankin, of Belmont, Is
a business visitor in Gastonia to-day. :
Mr. Charles CjvIs Is spending
some time with home folks at Spar
tanburg, S. C.
Misses Ola and Minnie Herman,
of Lowell route 2, were n the city
shopping Saturday.
Mrs. Mattle Groves, of OHn, N.
C, arrived In Gastonia last Friday
and will spend the summer here wlta
her father, Rev. F. W. Bradley.
Rev. J. J. Beach, pastor of th
East Baptist church, left yesterday
afternoon for McAdenville where he
is holding a protracted meeting.
Mr. James H. Walters report
to The Gazette that be had new Irish,
Potatoes from his own 'garden for
dinner Friday. These are the first
we had reported.
'Mr, L. E. Elseman, of Gn. iiv:1.'..
S. C. has accepted a position with,
the Gastonia Furniture Company as
salesman to succeed Mr. A. M. Bal
lard. Remember the baseball gama
on Loray Park to-morrow "afternoon
between married men and the single
men. The proceeds of the game go
to the Woman's Betterment Associa
tion. Spencer .Mt. Iojc tr- Iksbemer
City in Saturday's game of baseball
by a score of 12 to 1. The Spencer
Mountain boys were in bad trim and
the game was a poor one throughout,
without any redeeming features.
Mr. J. A. Settlemyer, who has
been here for some time on a visit
to his brother, Mr. S. Settlemyer, at
the Loray, left this morning for Char-i.-.t:t,
where he wl'' spend a few days?
with his daug iter. Mr.' Jennie Ed
wards, before returning 10 bis home
at Troutman, Iredell county. '
Among those attending the meet
ing of the First PreBbytery of the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church here this week are Messrs. W.
E. Gettys, of Tirzah and G. A. Gettys.
of Rock Hill, uncles of .Mr. R. W.
Edwards. The former is an elder In
the Tirzah church and the latter is
an eider in tne Neeiey s ureeic
church.
Elsewhere In this Issue we pre
sent with pleasure to our readers Mr.
Frank McArvers formal announce
ment for county commissioner from
Gastonia township. Mr. McArver in
making his announcement is simply
yielding to the insistent demands of
a large number of the best citizens
and taxpayers of the township, who
recognize his special qualification for
the office and will use their votes
and influence to secure bis nomina
tion. OFF TO WASHINGTON.
Ten Representative Citizens Left Last
Night For Capital City to Appear
This Morning Before Southern
Railway Officials and Present Mat
ter of New Passenger Depot For
Town.
If Gastonia does not secure from
President Finley and the other of
ficials of the Southern Railway a
definite and unequivocal promise of a
early move to give this town a decent
and modern passenger station It will
certainly not he because Gastonlans"'
are lacking in zeal, enthusiasm and
determination. A committee of rep
resentative business and professional
men, including representatives of the
Commercial Club, city council, and -the
citizens generally left Gastonia
on No. 38 last night for Washington
where at 10 o'clock this morning
they appeared rbefore President W
W. Finley, of the Southern Railway.
according to appointment made some
days ago through Congressman Webb,
to present the claims of the town for
a new and up-to-date passenger de-'
pot. N
The delegation vas composed of
Mayor T. L. Craig aal Col. C B.
Armstrong, who wer- already ; In
Washington, having goae heai on
other business; .Mr. S. A. Robinson
Dr. R. M. Rel.l, Mr. R. II. Separk, Mr."
J. Flem Johnson, Mr. W. T. Rankin,
Mr.- J. KL. Dixon, Sr.. Mr. Frost Tor
rence and Mr. J. O. White. ; ' -
The delegation went fully prepar
ed to present to the railway officials)'
facts and figures that are Incontro
vertible aa showing the demand for '
a new and modern depot at this
point ' ' :' ' -