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TT ill PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. ' Iterated to the Protection of Borne and the Interest of the County. - - ," $1.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCES. VOL. XXXL GASTONIA, N. a FRIDAY, MAY O, 1009. NO.' 84. WEDDING WAS ROMANTIC NEW DEPOT ASSURED. BABY SHOW WAS A SUCCESS. MARRIED MEN WON. ;-''.;vA".'r;Tr A 7 OVER GASTON COUNTY. ' PROF. 1IENSON TO WJCH. . Announcement Made of Approaching ' ' Marriage of Snpt. J. B. Henson V ind tfQaa Maude Lentil mt Mwiuat '' Holly Three Infante dlo Other News. ; ' f ' V , . 4 Corespondence of ' The Gaxette. ; MOlTNT HOLLY.1 May 8. Our town election was pulled off Monday. Mar 24. and resulted In the election " of Henry, P. Rhyne'as Mayor and John W. Holland. Alex West, W. B. Rutledge and itush Torrence, aider men, . ' , The Infant child, of Rev. and Mrs. Auten, night boas of the NlmS 'Mills, died May 2d, and was burled at Snow Hill church, Lucia- Rev. J A. Bowles conducted the funeral ser vices. The smypathy of our entire com munity goes out to Mr. and Mrs. Alex West In the death of their twin boys. The first to die was burled at Stanley Creek last Sunday and the funeral party had scarcely returned before the other one passed away. It was burled Monday at the same place, Rev. W. J. Boger officiating. .Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Shelton, of Charlotte, and two daughters, Miss Mary Shelton and Mrs. Fink, spent 'Sabbath n town on a visit to Mrs Mattle A. Rankin, Mrs. Shelton's . aister. At a beautifully appointed luncheon given by Mrs. Minnie Lentz last Mon day afternoon -from 4 to 6,, announce ment was made of the approaching marriage of her daughter, Miss Maud S., to Prof. J. B. Henson. r The date of the marriage was not made known. Tongues are busy guessing. This an nouncement will be received with genuine Interest among the many friends of tbls popular couple both here and elsewhere. Miss Lentz has been a member of the fac ulty of Our graded school, while Prof. Henson has been principal for the past three years and has been re-elected for another year. THE SILK SPECIAL Fast Train That Carries the Raw Ma terial Aoroas the Continent. When a fast mail nteampr from .Yoko hama, Shanghai or Canum. the grvHt silk port r trie frtit. dtx-Ka Ht tan couver. Taeoma. ISeattie or iSau rrau- cisco a special train stands ready on the pier awaiting ner arrival, it l ut the private conveyance t ttoine iraus portatiou ,klng or multimillionaire or of any of the passenger who inning the decks, nor does It tarry tor th sacks of letters from the tar earn. It coaches do not stjitie witn the reful gence of vartiiMb aud plate giasn. 1 nir paint Is dull, aud 'lliey are wiudowieKH. like express cars. The side doorx to ward the ship are open. This' special Is the emperor of trams. It I reserved for the costliest ot all freight raw silk. Wbeu It etcrta eastward Its iad- lDg will be worth a fortune a million and a half. perhaps two millions, ot dollars. A giant locomotive, built for speed with driving wneets greater In dm in eter than the height ot a tail .man. backs down and s coupled 'on. to the cars, cow sealed aud lin ked and ready. With clauglug bell aud biHstug kihmih the train glides out and. with a burst of speed that seems almost esuuaut. takes the main line rails tor the long journey. The silk must be landed in New York In rjve, days. , tiveu the United States malls will not travel faster across the totitluent. Day and night the silk train mstiee eastward over muuutains and piama, acro des erts aud through great cities, it never stops except to cbange engines. Then It halts ouly for a tnomeut- 'Another giant locomotive, oiled and groomed and fit. is always waiting to take up the race. . , ' . The silk train Is run as a special.1 It a limited "loses time aud gets in the way the limited has to fret on a sid ing while the silk train roars by in a whirlwind of 'dust. ; The mik special runs on no schedule except that ot (he greatest speed consistent wita4fety. The chief dispatcher of each division listens watchfully "to the-news ot Its progress ; coming In over the wires from one signal tower and station after another. While, the silk train la. yet a thp&satid miles away tt is being pre pared' for. 'l'be capabilities ot engi neers and enfriues 'are thoughtfully dis cussed by division dispatchers and trainmasters, "and the men and ma - chines with the highest capacity tor epeed are picked. Tracks are cleared and a tnoatuind details arranged so that there shall be no delay in ban lug this huge projectile across the coo Unent Harper's Weekly! j v , ; . ; . ; . . . ' ' ' ' i ' 1 Mr. J. Orier Love Had Seen - Ills Bride But Once Before Their Mar ' rlage IIa4 ' Planned to Elop in Antomobfle-DetaJIa , of . Interest- tag Love Affair. .-,'. The followlnf from Tha Chatta oooga Evening Nawa of Monday will he read with Interest by Gastonlans: "Don't It seem 'funny f : Ooidi. mamma." With this parting and farewell kiss Mr. J. Orler Love, a bride of thirty minutes, Jum.ied lBto a taxi ab Ith her husbanl at 119 McCal- lle avenue, sunaay anernoon, ana ten minutes later was aboard a train jt the Union depot, bound, for Gas ton!.! .N. C. where she will make aer home. Sunday afternoon at two o'clock she was Miss Alma Cora Slmnson, 18-year-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. B. F. Simpson, of 11; W 'ilite ivenue. At 2:15 .tot she was Mrs. J. Orler Love, of Gas- tonia, N.VC. wife of the 22-year-o!d son of a wealthy cotton mill man : that' city. It was 2:30 o'clock wh..tj Mrs. Slmnson learned that her k- ighter waf married. Twenty niln VUs later mother and daughter had parted. Tbe bride's father, who is a t.&v lug salesman, was not al home at the time and did not learn of his daughter's marriage until later, when informed by Mrs. Simpson. The marriage was an elopement, with an ample amount of romance to make It exceedingly interesting to the little party that witnessed it The exchange of a few lettert and a photograph brought the groom . to Chattanooga recently, followed by another visit Saturday night and the wedding Sunday. The ceremony was performed in the main parlor at Hotel Patten Sunday afternoon, Rev. J. W. Bachman, D. t)., offlclat ing. The witnesses were a friend of the groom from Gastonia, two at taches of the hotel and a reporter for The News. As at first planned the elopement would have been even more roman tic than It was, the groom intending to steal his bride away in an auto mobile and journey through the country on their honeymoon. How ever, an accident to his machine last week prevented this. - Wednesday of this week was the day they had plan ned for the elopement, but after the auto accident, Mr. Love hurried on to Chattanooga by' rail and arranged with bis sweetheart to have the wed ding at once. The trousseau that she had been quietly arranging, os tensibly a spring outfit for a visit to relatives in Gadsden, Ala., was to be delivered Tuesday. This she left be hind to be expressed to Gastonia this week. In February a mutual friend gave Mr. Love a letter of introduction to fcMiss Simpson. He wrote to her, en closing this letter. She replied; other lettera were exchanged and then she sent him her photograph. He immediately fell desperately in love with the young woman. Five weeks ago he accepted an Invitation to visit Chattanooga and met her then for the first and only time till he came back to marry her. - She re ciprocated his affection, and lot-, lowing his visit here agreed to elope with him this week. Mr. Love owns an automobile. He planned, to drive his car from Gastonia to Chattanoo ga, get his bride and then spend their honeymoon in an amto trip to Indianapolis. However, the day be fore Mr. Love was to leave Gastonia his machine caught fire and was too badly damaged to make a trip to Chattanooga. : , Friday Mr. Love boarded a train and ran down to Atlanta, where on Saturday he met H. M. Boshamer, a Gastonia friend. He told him he was going to marry Sunday and want ed Mr. Boshamer to accompany him to Chattanooga, which he did. They arrived Saturday night, stopping at Hotel Patten. A telegram mad- vance had Informed Miss Simpson of their coming. , Mr. Love' called that night and again Sunday 1 morning. She acquiesced in his suggestion that they marry Sunday.' Tbey ar ranged to lunch at tbe hotel. As Miss Simpson left home she told her mother she- would be married when she returned, but her mother took it only as : a! frivolous joke. In the meantime a messenger, had been dis patched for W. P. Hays, county court clerk, who prepared the license, while Dr. Bachman was secured for. the ceremony. At 2 o'clock all was in' readiness and the ceremony , was said.' " Then ' they went home to Committee of Gastonlans . Confer i With : President Flnlejr of South "( ern Railway and. ecure Promise "of Early Move Toward . Building Passenger BUtfon Here-Repre sentatlve WW be Sent at Once to Look Over Ground and Investi gate With Reference to Site. , Gastonla's need of "a larger and better passenger depot will be met and, It Is believed, met promptly. At the conference held4 between Presi dent W.. W. Finley,- of the Southern Railway, and rthe committee of ten Gastonlans in Washington Tuesday morning the railroad, speaking through Its president;, assured the committee that the road would build a depot here with as little de lay as possible and that it would give us the very best structure pos sible within the limits of an expend iture that Is ' reasonable, as viewed from the amount of .business at this point. He further promised to send at once a representative of the road to Gastonia to investigate conditions especially with reference to location and to obtain other Information con sidered necessary as preliminary to the preparation of plans and specifi cations. It is understood that the representative will be on tbe ground within the next thirty days. The committee was composed of Mayor T. L. Craig, Col. C B. Arm strong, Dr. -R. M. Reid, and Messrs. S. A.- Robinson. J. O. White. J. K. Dixon. Sr.. W. T. Rankin. J. F. John son, J. H. Separk and Frost Torrence all of whom left here Monday even InK on No. 38 except the two first named who were already in Wash ington-on other business. They were introduced to President Finley by Congressman E. Y. Webb, who ex tended them many courtesies and did mucb to add to the pleasure of their stay in the capital city. At the offices of President Finley Congressman Webb made a short but very appropriate introductory speech following, which one of the commit- mrttee read the document previously prepared setting forh . the facta and figures relative to the amount of business transacted by the railroad at this point, the present inadequate facilities for handling passengers, what will be required to give the town the proper facilities, etc. Sev- erai memoers or tne committee fol lowed with short speeches. Presi dent Finley then made a reply in a- fifteen or twenty minute speech in which he exhibited familiarity with conditions here. He did not hesitate to acknowledge that the facilities here were not what they should be and concluded by promising that the railroad would send a representa tive at once to investigate the situa tion thoroughly and make an early report, following which plans and speciflcatiors will be prepared by the company's architects. These plans and specifications will then be sub mitted to the committee for inspec tion. Of the committee, Col. Armstrong, Mr. Robinson and Mr. Rankin have returned. Mr. Torrence p.nd Mr. Johnson went to Baltimore on busi ness and Mr. Dixon, Mr. White and Dr. Reid went to Philadelphia v4 Dallas Goes Dry., Dallas, th'e county seat of Gaston county, is dry for the first time, so far as our information goes, since it as established nearly seventy years KKo. This is theresult of an ordianro passed at a session of the Dallas town council Tuesday bight prohibit ing absolutely- the handling of wb. 51 key by drug stores or any!Kdv else in prescription. No licens fre mentioned ; the 'town council simply decided that "booze" m.!.-- 14.1 a 1 out it went; the town council simply decided that "booze" mtut go and out it went, by a unanimous vote. The new ordlaace goes into effect the first day of June. This leaves only one or two towns in the county where It is. sold on prescription. break the news, whileMr. Boshamer looked after Mr. Love's baggage, se cured tickets, etc. meeting them la ter at" the depot. 'When Mrs. Simpson had recover ed from' her surprise on hearing of the wedding ahe hurriedly packed grip with feir necessary articles for' her daughter, promising to send hec trousaeau when it was received Tuesday. - . ' , : , .-. - Nfhety-One Handsome Young1 Amer ica Exhibited YesterdaywIIaU Waa Crowded and Receipts Were GoodThe Prize Winners Com mittee's Job a Hard One. The baby show Is over. It was a decided success from beginning to end and the ladles of the betterment association were greatly pleased with the manner in which it came off. The only regret is that the hall where It was held was entirely too small and there were many who wanted to attend who could not gain entrance, hence cutting down the gate receipts. As it was the sum of $82.65 was taken in at tbe door and for refreshments served. There were ninety-one babies, ranging from three months to four years, and they came from Gastonia and nearby towns. It was as pret ty a lot of youngsters as could have been assembled anywhere and the Judges, Mrs. B. D. Heath, of Char lotte, and MesdameS M. I. Sholar and Scott, of Bessemer City, had a difficult task is naming the winners. They stated that those they picked as prize winners were among the prettiest in the lot they couldn't as sert that they were by any means the only pretty ones on exhibition. The show passed off pleasantly and everybody seemed to enjoy It thoroughly. It began at 3 and last ed till about 5:30. While it was .n progress music was dispensed by Miss Atkins' orchestra ds ' refresh ments in the shape of cream and cake were served. Following is a list of the prize dinners: First prize for the finest allround baby, both as to looks and size, Rob ert Carpenter, aged between three and four years, son of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carpenter. Cla'ss A. ages three months to one year: Prettiest baby, John Mlllen Brown, son of Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Brown, prize a pair of slippers given by Robinson Brothers; largest baby, J. C. Harmon, Jr., son of Rev. and Mrs. J. C. Harmon, pair of slippers given by Morris Brothers. Class B, ages one to two years: Prettiest baby, Alberta Rankin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Ran kin, prize a cap given by the J. M. Belk Co. ; largest baby, child of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Carpenter, prize comb and brush given by the Adams Drug Co. Class C, ages twa to three years: Prettiest baby, Estelle Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George A.. Jenkins, prize a jewelry case given "by the Abernethy-Shields Drug Co.; largest baby, Charles Nolen Wil liams, son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Williams, prize a set of pinB given by the Thomson Mercantile Company. CJass D, ages three to four years: Prettiest baby, Mildred Williams, daughter of 'Mr. and Mrs. Turner Williams, prize a handbag given by Schneider's Greater Store; largest baby, Henry F. Glenn, Jr., son of. Dr.. and Mrs. H. F. Glenn; prize a case of cologne from J. H. Kennedy & Co's. Bishops Visitation. On last Sunday and "Monday, May 1st and 2nd, Bishop Horner made his annual .visitation to the Gaston county Missions, preaching Sunday morning at St. Andrew's Episcopal church, Bessemer City, Sunday night at St. Mark's, Gastonia, and Monday night at St. John's mission at High Shoals. At all these serv ices the bishop was heard by the largest, congregations which have ever greeted him on any visit to these places, the churches being crowded to their utmost capacity. At St. Mark's a class of twelve were confirmed, while at St. John's there was a class of nine. The bishop's sermon at St. Mark's from the text "If then ye be risen with Christ, seek those . things that are above," was a most excellent and edifying discourse. All of the above charges are under the the care of Rev. W H. Hardin, who Is to be congratu lated on the splendid growth shown by his work during the past year. . Mr. C. N. Evans, vice president of the Citizens National Bank of Gastonia, who has been for some time cashier of the Southern Bank of Wilmington, . was on Tuesday elected to the Presidency, of both the Southern and the Atlantic Trust A Banking Company,, to succeed Mr. Malt J. Heyer, who resigned on ac count of ill health - Defeated Sfngle 'Men by Score of 0 to 5 In Game at Loray Park Wed- nesday Small Crowd Haw Good dame First of Series of Three for Benefit of Betterment Associa tion. Possibly because of threatening weather, with the added reason that many Gastonia ladles were preparing for the baby show yesterday, the crowd' which assembled at Loray Park Wednesday afternoon to wit ness the first of a series of three games between the married and sin gle men was small. Those present however, witnessed a pretty Interest ing game and there Is promise that the next two games will draw larger crowds. Wednesday'c contest result ed in a score of 6 to 5 In favor of the married men. The line-up was as follows: Mar ried Men Pearson, F., p; McLean, c; Lineberger, Ell, lb; Moore, J. D., 2b; Spencer, Elmer, ss; Parker, B. H., 3; Gardner, B. B., rf; 'Moore, J. C, cf; Beal, J. L. If; Single Men Gray, Chas., p; Jenkins, A., c; Page Grover, lb; Dunn, Rufe, 2b; Ran kin, Grady, ss; Vandyke, 3b; Laugh ridge, Scott, rf; Hicks, George, cf; Stovall, if. Batteries: Married Men Pear son and McLean; Single Men Gray and Jenkins; struck out by Pearson 7, by Gray 5; Umpire, Charles Moore. ' The second game of the series will be played Wednesday, May 18th. Wednesday's game netted the ladies about $25. They hope for larger crowds at the next two games. GENERAL CONFERENCE. Highest Law-Making itody of South ern Methodist Church Convened in Asheville Wednesday. The sixteenth quadrennial session of the General Conference of the M E. Church, South, opened at nine o'clock Wednesday morning in the auditorium at Asheville, with Bish op Alpheus W. Wilson, the senior bishop, presiding. All the bishops were present with the exception of Bishop O. P. Fitzgerald, whose fee ble health would not. permit of the journey to Asheville from his home in Nashville, Tenn. The conference is composed of 310 delegates, half of whom are laymen and half clergymen, and with few exceptions all were in their seats for the first session. Dr. A. F. Watkinsi of the Mississippi Conference, was elected secretary of the General Conference. The first day's ses sion was given almost entirely to the reading of the episcopal address, re viewing the general state of the church, by Bishop E. R. Hendrix. This address showed that the mem bership of the M. E. Church, South, has Increased to nearly two mil lion; recommended the election of five new bishops; opposed the move ment to confer upon women the full rights of the laity, and also opposed the movement to remove the four year time limit as to the pastorate. During the four years just closing the church admitted 331 new minis ters lnto the traveling connection, which is especially gratifying In view of the threatened dearth of ministerial material in many denom inations. Wednesday nisnt a mass-meeting was held for the formal welcoming of the delegates. Bishop James At kins, of Wavnesville, presided. Capt. W. T. Weaver extended the welcome of the citizens of Asheville and the responses we.re by Dr. T. N. Ivey and Bishop Candler. On Thursday morning the general conference took up routine business and started earnestly upon the work, which will probably keep the body 'busy for at least three weeks. The episcopal address was referred to the several committees, many petitions were received and referred, and a regular order of business adopted. The conference-will be in business seasion each day from 9 a. m. to 1 p. m. and the afternoons will be de voted to committee work. There is some probability that the confer ence will decide to elect as many as eight new bishops instead of only five as recommended by the college of bishops. . A quantity of local matter is neceasarily omitted from this issue because of trouble with our linotype machine, which renders, it Impossi ble to put all the matter into type. Personals and Locals. V' ( Gastonia Lodge No. 389 A. 7, and A. M, will do work in the M. M. degree tonight. ' Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Abernethy hre i-ettsritfd to Gaatonlv from theLr bridal trip to the mountains. Mr. J. A. Stroup, a merchant of Bessemer City, route one, was in thm city Tuesday. Miss 'May Withers, of the grad ed school faculty, has as her 'guest for a few days her mother. Dr. Packard, of Greensboro an nounce that he will be at the Falls House on Wednesday, May 11th. -one day only. Mrs. J. B. Blgham, of Chester, S. C, arrived In Gastonia this morn ing on a visit to her brother, Mr. J. Y. Miller, and other relatives. The second game of the series between Loray and McAdenville will be played at McAdenville tomorrow (Saturday) afternoon. Miss Susie Bryant, of York- ville, S. C, spent Beveral dayB here"' last week with Miss Bessie Thorn--asson. Miss Eunice Craig, of York- ville, S. C, route eight, has return- ed to her home after a visit to her cousins, Misses Mary and Violet Mc Lean. ' Mrs. Titman arrived a few day ago from High Point and is at Mrs,' Robert Ford's. She is a daughter of Mr. Myers of the firm of Myers, i Gurley & Co. 1 We are requested to announce that Rev. Augustus A. McLean Willi preach at the Belmont Presbyterian' church next Sunday morning at 11 o'clock and Sunday night at 8. Mrs. T. M. Benton returned Wednesday to her home in Winston-Salem after spending soma time here as the guest of her daugh ter, Mrs. Walter C. Davis. ' ', At the Central graded school auditorium tonight at 8 o'clock the ninth grade will, present "Miss Top sy Turvey," a farce In three acts. There will be an admission fee of 25 cents. Judge George P. Pell, recently appointed by Governor Kitchln to succeed Judge E. B. Jones, resign ed, will preside over the May term of Gaston Superior Court, which will convene in Dallas on Monday,' May 23rd. , , Mrs. J. B. Meacham and little son, J. B., Jr., left Saturday for their home at Hamer, S. C, after a. visit to her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Thomasson, here. They Were ac companied as far as Charlotte by Miss Prue Thomasson. Rev. J. L. Shinn, pastor of the Dallas and Belmont Baptist church es, left Wednesday for Rowan county, where he delivered an ad dress before an educational rally held yesterday at Unity Baptist church. Mrs. E. O. Dewese and little daughter, Mildred, have returnedto their home in Gastonia after having spent several days in the city-with relatives. Miss Daisy Yandle went i home with them and will stay " a week or ten days. Charlotte News,. 4th. ' t , ' The Belmont high school close Its session today without formal commencement exercises. Prof, W. VV. Pharr, of Mecklenburg county who has been the principal this year, will not return as he has decided to - enter the Union Theological Semina- ry at Richmond this fall. The year has been a satisfactory one. . ' Mr. J. J. Payseur 'and three ' sons, of Seattle, Wash., were guests in the city yesterday en route to Alexis, Gaston county, to visit Mr.-' " Payseur's parents, Mr. and Mrs. ' G. I. Payseur.N The elder Mr. Payseu. has been ill for some time and hence ' his son's visit. Charlotte Observer, 4th. V . v .V- The Gazette is under obliga tions to Mr. Kenneth Babington for an invitation to the commencement' exercises of the A. and M. College, Raleigh, May 29-31. Mr. . Babing ton is a member of the senior xlaas. which numbers 58. , He is a son of, Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Babington, ot Gastonia. - ; - , Dr. R. M. Reid. who left on Nov " 38 last Monday night as a member of the delegation which went to Washington to; present' the paasen-' ger depot matter to the 'Southern. Railway officials, willfgo from there to Philadelphia where he will spend two or three weeks taking a special ' course of medical lectures, 1
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