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VOL. ' XXXI.
GA8TONIA, N. C. TUESDAY, JUNE 8, 1010.
NO. 44.
OVER GASTON OUNTY.
JIBS. DORA L. I1UFTMAJT DEAD.
highly Eateemed Mount Holly Lady
Expires Suddenly from Heart
;s Failure Many People Coming
."' and GolngT'; : .
, Correspondence of The Gazette. -
MOUNT HOLLY, June 1. Mrs.
Dora , Luts Huffman, whose Illness
" v&a reported In our last communl-
' cation, died very suddenly on last
.: ,v Friday, and was burled the day fol
towing at Orace Reformed church,
' tiear Newton. A ahort service was
-f conducted by Rev. W. J. Boger from
v. her home Just before the burial par-
ty left for Newton. Mrs.' Huffman
was the wife of Mr. Robert Huff"
y man, and was a native of " Catawba
: county, but had resided at this place
,7 for a number of years. She was the
mother of three children, two ions
- and a daughter. These, together
with her husband and several sis
' ters and brothers, are left to mourn
, their Irreparable II.bb. Mrs. Huffman
was a very large woman, weighing
at her death about 280 pounds.
" Heart failure was the Immediate
. cause of her death. She was a mem
ber of the Lutheran church, and
V was a faithful and devout follower
of Christ. Peace De to her ashes,
and when the Savior comes may she i
be a bright gem In that beautiful
casket of love.
Mrs. Turner Johnson spent a day
In Charlotte this week shopping.
mIrr Bess Grlce Is spending the
week In Newton,- attending the com
mencement of Catawba College, and
visiting friends and acquaintances
' Miss Ida Rankin, one of our pop
ular graded school teachers, has re
turned from a short Btay with her
sister, Mrs. C. E. McLean, in South
Point.
The Presbyterian manse has been
briehtened by the visit of a little
' stranger. Rev. Mr. Cathey Is wear
1 ing a broad smile. He says that the
little gentleman Is taking vigorous
exercise in vocal culture at unsea
" sonable hours of the night.
Mrs. Labe Smith, of Gastonia, is
spending the week with her sister,
Mrs. James F. Dunn, and Mr. Wll
liam Dunn, of Mecklenburg county
, Is also spending a few days with hia
brother, Mr. James F. Dunn. Mr,
Rufus Jenkins, our affable postmas
ter, is confined at his home this
week on the sick list. Mrs. John
W. Patterson left "last Wednesday
for Reldsville, where she goes as a
delegate to the Woman's Foreign
Missionary Conference which con
venes at that place. While away
she contemplates spending a few
days on a visit to friends and rela
tives In Greensboro. Mr. Robert
W. Dunn, popular rural mail car-
rler, route two, spent his holiday in
Charlotte last Monday on business
and Incidentally took in the ball
came. Air. w. N. Cavin, the ac
commodating rural route carrier on
. No. 1, represented Mount Holly at
the Rural Letter Carriers' Assoc!
ation which convened 1 in Stanley
List Monday.
The children and grandchildren of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry A. Howard,
gathered at their cottage home . on
Depot street last Sunday to spend
the day in' family pleasant associa
tion In honor of Fred, who recently
returned from the State University
at Chapel Hill and who was to leave
Monday for Northwestern Missouri
as a representative of the Home Ed
. ucatlonal Company, of Concord.
Mr.- Luther Bynum, who met with
the serious accident of fracturing
his hip a few days ago, is getting
. along nicely. He has been receiv
ing the very best of care and medi
cal attention under Dr.. Rhyne; be-
. aides his many friends have - been
" uniformly kind and attentive.
Miss Eula Cotton, of Guilford Col
lege, Greensboro, Is expected on a
visit Saturday to the Misses Mary
' and ; Eva Bowles. Mrs. -' Frank
Helms, who has been suffering quite
-, a while with a bad arm, the effect of
blood poison, has1 sufflcientlyrecov-
, ered to be carried to her mothers,
near Monbo, Catawba county," -t
The contractor Mr. J. Lee Fisher,
with his faithful force of workmen.
Is rapidly pushing forward to com-
. pletion the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Turner Johnson; ' Their beautiful
cottage home has , been thoroughly
remodeled and transformed Into a
splendid modern two-story building
with mansard roof, gothic windows,
broad porch extending full length
of front and around south end,
where appears a spacious bay win
dow. The interior Is beautiiully ar
ranged for comfort and convenience
When ""completed Mr. and Mrs.
Johnson will be In possession of one
of the prettiest homes In our town
No more guessing now when two
hearts shall be made one. The fol
lowing invitation is a revealer of
what was anxiously looked for:
Mrs. Minnie M. , Lents
requests the honor of your presence
at the marriage of her daughter,
i - Maude .
to
Mr. Joseph 'Bascom Henson
on Wednesday evening, June the
fifteenth
one thousand nine hundred and ten
at half-past eight o'clock
Lutheran Church
Mount Holly, North Carolina.
At the Methodist church next
Sunday morning, June 6th, a pro
gram for Children's Home Day will
be rendered by primary classes of
the Sunday school under the man
agement of Miss Ada Dunn, one of
the best and most inspiring prima
ry class teachers in our connection
The program will consist of songs,
responsive readings, recitations,
concert recitals, etc. The program
promises to be entertaining as well
as edifying. The occasion Is in the
interest of Children's Home at Win
ston-Salem.
Chief of Police John W. Patter
son ran down to Charlotte Wednes
day on business and returned in the
afternoon. "Pat," as he is famil
iarly known about town, has been
on the sick list for several days, but
we are glad to see him able to be on
duty again.
MRS. J. H. KITCHEN DEAD.
Sister of Mrs. E. O. Webb, of Dal
las. Dies at Horseshoe After Very
Brief Illness Hnlda Burgess Ta
ken to Asylum The Advocate
Makes Its Appearance.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
DALLAS, June 2. Mr. and Mrs.
E. O. Webb received a message Sun
day morning announcing the death
of Mrs. Webb's sister, Mrs. J. H.
Kitchen, which cccured after an ill
ness of only a few hours at Horse
shoe, Saturday, May 28th. They
left on train No. 11, but failed to
reach there In time for the, funeral
which was held from the Baptist
church at 2 p. m., as the message
sent by Mr. Webb that they were
going for some reason was not de
livered. Mrs. Kitchen, prior to
marriage, was Miss Dora Galloway
and is survived by her husband and
one child, Walton, age one year, fa
ther and mother, five brothers and
four sisters. Rev. J. R. Owens, pas
tor of Brevard church, conducted the
funeral services. Mrs. Kitchen has
hosts of friends who will learn with
regret of her death. She was a
lovely Christian character and will
be greatly missed by her loved ones
and friends. We are especially sor
ry for the aged father and mother.
Mrs. Webb's many friends sympa
thize with her in the loss of this sis
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Mason, of Sal
isbury, spent Sunday In Dallas vis
iting relatives. They returned to
Salisbury on No. 36 Monday. Mr
J. G. Carpenter is In Gastonia today
on business.
Mr. Evon L. Houser published the
first issue of The Dallas Advocate
today.
Mr. E. L. Sandifer, deputy sheriff,
took Hulda Burgess, a young white
woman of Gastonia, to the State In
sane Asylum at Morganton. This
young woman went insane on the
subject of religion called "the un
known tongue." This is a most pit-
able case and should be an example
to others who are in the habit of at
tending these so-called religious
services.
Most of our young people have
returned from the different colleges
where they have been for the past
year. We are gjad ' to see them
back. : Miss Corrlnne Puett was In
Durham Miss Anna Puett at Daven
port College, Lenoir; Miss . Callie
and Mr. Clarence Rhodes at Lenoirn
College, . Hickory; MrT Laurence
Rhyne at Lenoir College, Hickory,
and Mr. George B. Mason at Chapel
Hiii. . . . vV-. , " : , :
Fayetteville papers say an effort
will be made to hare the next Leg
islature establish a new county out
of Cumberland, with Raeford as the
county seat. Hoke la the name pro
posed. . :
Mivrintiip nikinitrTrn
Gaatonla Druggests . Entertain Doc
tors With Delightful Affair . in
Commercial Hub I looms Ban
quet Served In Crown Cafe Oc
casion First of It Kind Here and
Tends to Promote Good Fellow
ship Jletween Members of .Three
Professions.
The three D's. doctors, dentists
and druggist held sway in Gas
tonia Wednesday night. The occas
inn wan a. banauet tendered the
physicians and dentists of the coun
ty by the Gastonia druggists, viz:
Adams Drue Company, Abernethy-
Shlalda brua- Company, J. H. Kenne
dy & Co., Frost Torrence & Co. and
the Loray Drug Company. Invita
firms had been issued a week or
more previous and while a few were
unavoidably detained, there was a
large attendance, there being 29
seated at the banauet table. The
druggists, through their chairman,
Mr. J. H. Kennedy, spared no pains
in providing lavishly for the enter
tainment and delectation of their
guests and it proved to be all that
could possibly have been anticipated
either by guests or . hosts. The
hours were from 9 to 12.
Assembling in the parlors of the
club room at 9 o'clock the guests
spent an hour most pleasantly in so
cial intercourse. At 10 they re
paired to the dining room of the
Crown Cafe on North Marietta street
where Mr. S. S. Morris, the proprie
tor, had provided a delicious repast,
the following menu being served:
MENU
American Fruit
National 01ive3 Pickles
Carolina Trout, Cream Sauce
Sliced Tomatoes
Cold Ham Potato Salad
Gastonia Ox Tongue
Gaston Spring Chicken, Fried
Sweet Peas
Coffee Ice Tea
Cigars
The printed menu cards contain
ed, besides the bill of fare, a num
ber of appropriate toasts.
Following an invocation by Dr. C.
E. Adams, Mr. Frost Torrence, of
Frost Torrence & Co., who occupied
the seat at the head of the table as
toastmaster, started the ball rolling
and, as the repast progressed, a num
ber of speeches were made. Mr. J.
H. Kennedy, of J. H. Kennedy & Co.,
chairman of the druggists' commit
tee, delivered the address of wel
come. He spoke as ronows:
Gentlemen:
I have the pleasure of represent
ing my fellow druggists of Gastonia
in delivering our word of welcome
to our guests of honor, the medi
cal fraternity of Gaston county, the
dental fraternity of Gastonia.
We extend to each of you a most
hearty and cordial welcome. We re
member most pleasantly the ban
quet the medical fraternity of Gas
ton. gave in November, 1908, at the
Falls House. We also remember
that we were guests of honor on that
occasion. We have often thought
that we would like to return that
honor and courtesy, but not until to
night have we been able to consum
mate our desires. " I trust that each
of us will enjoy true fraternal fel
lowship with the others here to
night, and may it be truly said that
it was good for us to thus meet and
mingle on such an occasion. This
"get together event" should result
in friendly co-operation and more
confidence in our fellows.
For the most part each one of us
has his own work to do, but there
are times when we need you and you
need us. Let's be true to ourselves
and true to our fellows. We are all
servants 'one of another, as for ex
ample, the manufacturers are serv
ants to the wholesaler and the whole
sale' to the . retail druggists, and the
retail druggists to the physicians
and the physicians .to the patients,
and in all we should be kindly pa
tient . ' '
To the youth life is a dream, but
to us it is the real thing. None of
ns ever rises above his highest
ideals. This is said to be a young
man's era and our presence proves
It. . I honor our old men and may
we so live that the young men of to
morrow will honor us for the right
- I am proud of our triune frater
nity - of Gaston county, the three
D's. the doctors, the dentists and the
druggists. - Let'a always rememeer
that we are the custodians of the
health of our fellow men. Let's
protect them from the great' evil of
habit-forming drugs. Let's be true
men and true to our profession.
May it always be said that our tri
une fraternity represented here to
night Is always for the best and
highest in morals. Let's work to
our mutual advantage, and that will
be for the good of all. May we
steadfastly stand for high morals,
Sabbath observance, law and order,
right against wrong, good fellow
ship, speaking well and not ill of
each other. Let us be fellow men.
And now with this, I close:
"A health to you,
A wealth to you,
And the best that life can give to
you.
May Fortune still be kind to you,
And Happiness be true to you,
And Life be long and good to you,
Is the tpast of all your friend3 to
you."
Quite a number of impromptu
speeches followed, among the speak
ers being Dr. D. E. McConnell, who
responded cn behalf of the dentists;
Dr. G. R. Patrick, president of the
Gaston County Medical Society, on
behalf or the physicians; and Drs.
C. E. Adams, D. A. Garrison, R. M.
Reid, H. F. Glenn, A. Stovall, L. N.
Glenn. S. A. Wilklns, H. M. Eddle
nian, P. R. Falls, J. M. Sloan, 0. G.
Falls, L. N. Patrick and others. The
tenor of all the responses was the
expression of a desire for a closer
fellowship and completely harmon
ious feeling of friendship and inter
dependence between the members of
the three professions represented.
Several of the speakers dealt with
the subject of habit-forming drugs,
the extent to which their use ex
tends and the best means of pre
venting its growth. A variety of
opinions, plans and theories were
advanced and the discussion of this
Important topic will no doubt result
In good. Those who dwelt especial
ly on this topic were Drs. Garrison
H. F. Glenn, L. N. Glenn, R. M
Reid, and S. A. Wilklns.
In his address of welcome Mr
Kennedy, adverting to the fact that
during his connection with the drug
business in Gastonia covering a
period of twenty-four years, stated
that this was the first time in the
history of the town that the drug
gists had played hosts to the physic
ians and dentists and expressed the
hope that this was but the first of a
series of annual events of a similar
nature that would prevail through
out future years. From the interest
shown by the banqueters last night
and the evident enjoyment that all
managed to extract from the hour or
two of' mixing and mingling togeth
er, it Is easy to understand that the
physicians, druggists and dentists
all agreed with him in this matter.
Those present were: Drs. H. M
Eddleman, C. E. Adams, L. N. Pat
rick, H. F. Glenn, J. M. Sloan, D. A
Garrison, R. M. Reid, L. N. Glenn,
A. Stovall, D. E. McConnell, 3. F.
Glenn, P. R. Falls, T. A. Wilklns,
W, H. Hoffman, Frank Anders and
J. E. Anthony, of Gastonia: Messrs.
J. H. Kennedy, Frost Torrence, J,
Lean Adams, J. T. Abernethy, and
Norman Morrow, druggists, and W.
D. Beam, of The Gazette, Gastonia;
Dr. G. R. Patrick, Lowell, Route
one; Dr. M. C. Hunter, Stanley; Dr
J. A. Anderson, Lowesvllle; Dr. S
A. Wilklns, Dallas, Dr. R. H. Gar-
ren, Bessemer City; Dr. 0. G. Falls,
Kings Mountain; T. H. Royster, Bes
semer City.
rne pnysicians wno were una
voidably detained for one cause or
another and hence unable to be
present were: Drs. F. G. Wilson,
W. E. Lindsay and Mc. G. Anders,
of Gastonia; W. W. Davis, N. A.
Orr, and P. B. Hall, of Belmont; J.
W. Reid and Frank Robinson, of
Lowell; Dr. C. J. McCombs, of
Stanley; T. M. McCoy and R,. E.
Rhyne, of Mt. Holly; J. H. Jenkins.
of Dallas; L. G. sinlth, of Iron Sta
tion; B. R. Hunter, of Kings Moun
tain; R. D. Holt, of High Shoals; T.
N. Dulin, of Clover; B. F. Falls, W.
H. Houser and A. W. Howell, of
Cherryvllle; C. E. McLean, of Bel
mont; G. W. Taylor, of McAdenvllle,
To Durham by Auto.
Mrs. J. H. Separk, Mrs. Fred D.
Barkley and Messrs. Charles and
George Gray left Thursday morning
in the Gray's auto for Concord. Mr.
Separk and Mrs. Barkley will visit
Misses : Grace - and Maude Brown
there while the Messrs. Gray will
motor to Durham where they will at
tend the commencement exercises' at
Trinity College.- They expect to be
absent several days.
FIFTEENTH COMMENCEMENT.
Due West Female College Close An
nual Session June Fourth to
Eighth Clasa Roll Numbers Sev
enteen The Program.
The Gazette acknowledges with
thanks the receipt of a handsomely
engraved Invitation to the com
mencement exercises of Due West
Female College, reading as follows:
The Faculty and Senior Class
of the
Woman's College
request the honour If your presence
at their
Fifteenth Commencement Exercises
June fourth to eighth
nineteen hundred and ten
Due West, South Carolina
Following is the program:
Saturday, June 4, 4:00 p.
Cfass Day Exercises.
oi.
Sabbath, June 5, 11:00 a. m., Bac
calaureate Sermon, Rev. George E.
Guille, Augusta, Ga.
Monday, June 6, 3:00 p. m., Al
uninae meeting; 5:00 to 6:30 p. m.,
Annual Art Exhibition.
Tuesday, June 7, 8:00 p. m., An
nual Concert.
Wednesday, June 8, 10:00 a. m.
Graduating Exercises; Literary Ad
dress, Mr. Lewis W. Parker, Green
ville, S. C.
The class roll is as follows:
A. B. Degree: Rebecca Addison,
Due West, S. C; Marilla Brooks,
Due West, S. C; Ola Brown, New
berry, S. C; Nenie Caldwell, Winns
boro, S. C. ; Bunnie Kennedy, Troy,
S. C; Janie Devue Sheffield, Fay
etteville, Tenn.; Pearle Hill Ward-
law, Due West, S. C; Flora Lois
Young, Due West, S. C.
B. S. Degree: Minna Mae Macau
lay, Due West. S. C.
Certificates: Martha Bethea
Cheatham, Louisville, Ga.; Lois
Ruth Falls, Pottsville, Ark.; Lucy
Jane Sinclair, Pottsville, Ark.; Mar
garet Rose Sinclair, Pottsville, Ark
Voice: Gertrude L. Brownlee,
Due West, S. C; I. Eva Clinkscales,
Due West, S. C; Julia E. Wren,
Wrens, Ga.
Piano: Jennie Margaret McGee,
Due West, S. C.
Stanley Picnic July 1st.
The annual picnic and old sol
diers' reunion at Stanley will be
held this year on Friday, July 1st.
This date is a little earlier than us
ual and was chosen for the reason
that it is thought a better attend
ance can be obtained before the
fourth of July celebrations and oth
er occasions of the kind begin. All
the veterans In the county are cor
dially Invited to be present and the
occasion will very likely be one of
the most largely attended held in
the county. Efforts are now being
made to secure some speaker of na
tional fame for the occasion and an
nouncement of the definite pro
gram will be made later.
Concert to be Repeated.
So great was the success of the
concert' given by Gastonia local tal
ent at the school auditorium Wed
nesday night that it will be repeat
ed to-morrow (Saturday) night, in
the Gastonia Opera House. This Is
being done at the request of a num
ber who witnessed the performance
Wednesday night and of others who
failed to attend and who wish to
have an opportunity of enjoying this
novel entertainment. All those who
took part Wednesday night have
kindly agreed to perform again.
The price of admission will be 25
and 35 cents, children ' 15 cents.
Doors will be open at 8:30, perform
ance begins at 9. A full rehearsal
will be held In the opera house Sat
urday morning at 10:30 o'clock.'
Walking Over National Highway.
B. F. OPearse, the Atlanta man who
is walking over the national high
way, stopped in Gastonia Tuesday
night on his way to Charlotte. Mf.
Pearse walked the national highway
from New Tork to Atlanta in six
weeks and is now "hiking It" hack
again. He gets the postmark at
each pbstofflce as he passes through
the towns. His walking attire la a
suit of engineer's overalls. Mr.
Pearse says that the highway b
tween Kings Mountain and Gastonia
is in good condition. He also says
that the entire road from Atlanta to
Gastonia la In good condition for the
coming race which begins at At
lanta on June 6th.
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
At her home In Dallas yesterday
Mrs. S. A. Wilklns entertained the
members of the U. C. Club most de
lightfully. There were twelve
guests, who went over on the morn
ing train and spent a most pleasant
and enjoyable day, returning in the
afternoon. . ' ;
At her home on East Third are-
nue Mrs. W. F. Michael was hostess '
Wednesday .afternoon from four to
six to the members of the S. and O.
Club and a lafge number ot icvlted
guests. Upon arrival of the guests
frappe was served by Miss Laura
Page. A most delightful afternoon
was spent in the pleasant game' of ,
trail, and at the conclusion of the
game a delicious Ice course '1 was
served.
At her home on Chester Street
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. A. M. Dix
on gave a beautifully appointed
course luncheon in honor of Mrs. O.
Max Gardner, of Shelby, who has
been the guest of Mrs. J. K. Dixon.
Besides the guest of honor the fol
lowing were Mrs. Dixon's guests:
Mrs. Fred Smyre, Mrs. W. L. Bal
this, Mrs. Henry Cleveland, Mrs. J.
K. Dixon, Mrs. R. A. Love, Miss El
len Blair Harvie and Miss Susie
Hoffman. The decorations were
nasturtiums.
Mrs. J. ID. Moore, Jr., was hostess
to the Tuesday afternoon Club and
a number of invited guests at her
home on West Airline avenue thla
week. Besides the club members
there were present the following'
guests: Mrs. L. L. Hardin, Miss
Mamie Chreitzberg, Mrs. Fred p.
Barkley, Mrs. Samuel Farrabee, of
Charlotte, Miss Mary Hlldebrand,
Mrs. H. B. Moore, Mrs. J. C. Moore
and Mrs. J. T. Abernethy. The af
fair was a garden party, the guests
being entertained delightfully on
the shaded lawn. The game of forty-two
was played and refreshments
consisting of a salad course and
cake and cream was served. ThU
was the last meeting of the club un
til fall. -
FORESTE CITY WON.
By a Brilliant Ninth-Inning Rally
the Forest City Boys Tied the
Score on Gastonia Winning Ron
Made in the Eleventh.
By a score of 6 to 4 Forest City
defeated Gastonia in the first of a
series of three games at Loray park
yesterday afternoon. Up to the be
ginning of the ninth inning the
score stood 4 to 1 in favor of Loray.
In this inning Forest City by making: ,
four hits, coupled with a base on
balls and an error, scored three
runs, tying the score. There was
no more scoring until the eleventh,
inning when Forest City made two
runs. The features of the gama
were the one-hand catch of Clarey
of the Loray team and the hitting of
Poag for Forest City, who secured
four hits out of five times up. ,.,.
Batteries: Loray VanPelt and
Bumgardner; Forest City Clark:
and Gaines. Hits: Forest City. 14:
Loray, 8. . ,
The second game Is being played -
this afternoon and third is schedul
ed for to-morrow afternoon. ; .
Want More Time. '.-'
It is understood that the Pied
mont Traction Company wiir ask the'
city council, at that body's regular
meeting Tuesday night, June 14th.
for ah extension of the time limit on
its franchise. As originally granted
the franchise requires that this con
cern,, have trolley, cars running by
July 1st, 1910. Up to the present
time the only- actual work done baa
been the grading of Franklin avenue)
between Tork and Broad streets, a
distance of four blocks. It is stated
that the company's request for more
time is based on the allegation that
it , has not yet been , able to close
deals for all the rights-of-way be
tween Gastonia and Mount Holly.
Mrs. Bynum Long ; continue "
quite ill, and was taken Tuesday
enlng to the City Hospital. . t
'Dr. and Mrs D. A. Garrison ex'
pect to go to housekeeping next week
in one of the Craig cottages on Dal
las street They are sow living at!
the Falls House.- - r ' : -:-
: As ; anti-Government riot took
place In Chang-Chow, China. Jan
1st. as s result of the price of rica
advancing 60 per cent