Newspapers / Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, … / July 8, 1910, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
. ...' . , , . . .., . . GASTONIA GAZETTE. 'I .' PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. i SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Horn and the Interact of the Count,. 9tJM A TEAR IN ADVANC3. VOL. IXXL , GASTONIA, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1010. .1 NO. M. .11 Ji il JC OYER GASTON OUNTY. ITS SPOILS THEY WANT. Republicans Want Man In Congress "' ' Who Cm Throw Aside Principle and Go In For the Booty, Said Re. ; I . pnbllcan Speaker at Cflierryville- ; Matters of Newt. Correspondence of The Gazette. CHERRYVILLB. Jnly 5. The 1 speech delivered here Saturday by S . S.McNInch, will, I suppose, mark the opening of his campaign for Con tress, x His address was very brief, 'owing to the fact that be was about - the fifth on the program. The Re . publicans had the field all to them' ....selves. , . Miss Pearl Houser, of Shelby, Is . the guest of Miss Ellen Houser this week. Mrs.. J. W. Kendrick and children have returned home after a two-week's visit at Spartanburg, S, C. Miss Roberta Bland, of Raleigh, is visiting her sister, Mrs. R. J. Mor rlson. Miss Bessie Webb, of Shelby, Is spending the week with her uncle, Dr. W. H. Houser. Mrs. C. M - Crowder and little daughter, Prue, are visiting friends here, Mrs. Ina Beam, of Crouse, is spending the week with Mrs. L. H. J. Houser. .Mrs. Agnes Williams, of Augusta, , Ga., is the guest of Miss Annie Belle ; Summer. Miss Aline York, of Lin colnton, is visiting friends here. Miss Alma Hubs, of Kings Mountain, spent Sunday in the city. A goodly number of .our young folks spent yesterday, the 4th, at Cleveland . Springs. Mr. Cbauncy Stroup, of Shelby, was among our visitors Sun day. One of the gentlemen who spoke here Saturday told the voters they ought to be more careful whom they sent to Congress. He said that a man who would not support a meaa ure in Congress just because he be lieved such a measure to be morally . wrong was not a fit man to represent our people. Such, 'he said, was the record of the Hon. E. Y. Webb, our present Congressman. The speaker advised us to vote for Mr. McNinch, Inferring that he would cast princi pie to the wind and enter the squab ble and fight tenaciously for our part of the booty. We are not much dis posed to take his advice Just yet. NEWS FROM DALLAS, ROUTE 1. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, R. F. D. 1, July 6. Mrs. Charles Kitchen, of South Car olina, is visiting her grand-mother, Mrs. Eliza White, this week. Miss es' Delle and May Clemmer spent one day last week with Mrs. Rupert Clemmer. Mr. and Mrs. Pink Aber nethy and children, of High Shoals, were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Pasour. Mrs. John Whiteside a,nd children, with Mrs. Margaret Whltesldes, spent Sunday at Mr. John Thornburg's. Among those who attended the picnic at Stanley from route one were Mr. and Mrs. Sam Pasour and Misses Mary and Nannie Rhyne. Mr. P. G." Morgan, of Greenville, S, t wai me guesi jnonaay mgnt oi t) R. G. Pasour.-Ml an ah Matt-in and Cora Beat visited their- sister, Mrs. C. P, Ratchford, Sunday. Mrs. Wil liam Clemmer and children, .of Bes semer City, are in this section spend- - Ing a fortnight with her mother. Mrs. Etta White. Misses . Mabel Dixon and Florence Pasour spent a ' part of. last week most pleasantly In Gastonia, the guests of Mrs. Eliza beth Qulnn. - The Glorious Fourth for nineteen and ten is numbered with the past It passed off very quietly In this neighborhood., The farmers were too busy to do much in the way of celebrating. " '. . Mrs. Charles Gamble, of Bessemer City, spent part of last week with her mother, Mrs. Christie Jenkins. Among those from this section who attended the barbecue at Cherry vllle Saturday were Messrs. Richard Jen kins, Ed Jenkins and Gus White. The girls were Misses Cora Jenkins, Blanche Jenkins, and Cora Hoffman. They reported the occasion a most enjoyable one. . Mrs. Calvin McAllister, of Dallas, pent Monday with Mrs. Will Har- taoa. -disaes rueiue ana Katie pa our, of Dallas, came up Saturday to spend a few days with relatives In this community. Mrs. Robert Lit- tlAlnttn tiaa tiu .i.v v WW , IUI VUfc Wl note with nvich pleasure that she Is rapidly f recoVerlng. Mr. and - Mrs. Leapold Holland, or' Iron Station, came over Saturday lo visit their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hoi land. Misses Belje and Mary Clem mer and Mabep Dixon were the guests the Fourth of Misses Laura and Florence. Pasour. They took trip to Pasour's Mountain and spent a part of the day gathering huckle berries and climbing the mountain McAdenville Hatters. Correspondence of The Gazette. McAdenville. July 4. Mr. O. W. Rumfelt spent Thursday at Dallas. Mr. J. B. Reid was a visitor to Forest City last week. Mrs. T. M Bynum, of Spartanburg, Is on a vis- It to relatives here. She will return home Wednesday and will be accom pan led by her mother, Mrs, S. H Mangum. Messrs. E. C. Ray and J L. Webb attended the picnic at Stan ley Friday. The Methodist Sunday school here spent Saturday at Bel mont en a picnic excursion. The party numbered about seventy-five and were chaperoned by Rev. R. S. Howe, R. H. Fisher and S. R. Nich ols. Rev. J. R. Scroggs, presiding elder of the Shelby district, preach ed in the Methodist church Sunday night. Mrs. J. H. Thorp, of Elkln, is the guest this week of Mrs. M. R. Wright. Mrs. M. A. Harwell and Mrs. Frank McAully are visiting rel atives at Buffalo, S. C, this week. Mr. J. . L. Webber is spending this week at Wrights vilie Beach. Mr. L. W. Jenkins, of Elizabeth City, Is vis iting here this week. Passenger traffic across the river Is some what checked on account of the bridge be ing repaired. MR. WILLIAM HIPP DEAD. Lived Near Mountain Island A Fish Fry Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Gazette. MOUNTAIN ISLAND, July 4. Miss Bessie Patterson and Miss Mil dred. Patterson, of Charlotte, were visitors at? Mr. C. E. Hutchinson's Saturday and Sunday. Mr. J. C. Rettis was a visitor from Charlotte Saturday and Sunday. Mr. M. Reep is in Charlotte on business. Rev. Mr. Bangle filled his appointment at the Baptist church Saturday and Sunday.4-Mr. William Hipp, a well known gentleman who lives about 5 miles north of here, died of heart trouble and was buried at Snow Hill. A crowd from Spencer Mountain and Mount Holly had a fish fry Sat urday night. NEWS FROM GASTONIA, R. F. D. 2 Correspondence of The Gazette. GASTONIA; R. F. D. 2, July 7. The merry hum of the threshing ma chine Is heard In these parts now. The sick of our section are still lm proving to the delight of every one. Mr. Raymond Moton and sister, Miss Gertie, of the Boogertown see' tion, spent Saturday night with Mr, Herbert . Moton. Miss Euphemia, Robinson, of Lowell, spent Friday night with homefolks. The Wo man) Betterment Association Of the Tanyard school was delightfully en tertained by Mrs. Preston E. Hoff man Saturday evening. They will meet the first Saturday in September wtth Mrs. Will Faires. Rev. Joe Hall, of Westminster school, will preach at New Hope church Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Rev. Mr. Burwell will preach there also at 11 o'clock. Messrs Pearly and ' Herman Lewis and sister, . Miss Lillian, of Belmont, spent Sunday with their grand-father, . Mr. John Hoffman. Misses Euphemia and Eu nice Robinson visited Mrs. Wade El more Saturday night. The farmers are preparing to "lay by" now.- Rev. and Mrs. John Hall, of Gasto nia, spent last Thursday with Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Lineberger. Dallas Dots. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, July 7. The members Of the Baptist Sunday school went to Spencer Mountain today on- a picnic. They " were chaperoned bf 'Mrs. E. XS. Webb. - . 7 Miss Sarah Hoffman entertained Tuesday night in honor of the young ladies who are visiting in town. A party of our young people went to SL Mary's Monday night on a moonlight picnic Those in the par ty were Misses Alexander and Ross, of Mecklenburg county, who are the guests of Miss Stella Lewis; Misses Stella, Bess and 'Katie Lee Lewis, Messrs. J. G. Carpenter, A. L. Bul wlnkle and Miles Hoffman. .' Those who went to Johnson City COUNTY BUSINESS. Board of CommJsafoners Transact - Routine Business at Regular July Meeting. ' v ' The board of county commission ers met In regular monthly session at Dallas Monday. ' July 4th,- and transacted business as follows: The minutes of ' the last meeting were read and approved. Susan Jackson was declared a pau I-per and allowed f 3 per quarter with R. C. Kennedy agent. It was ordered that an election be held In district No. Gastonia town ship for the purpose of voting special tax for school purposes. The superintendent of roads was ordered and instructed to inspect the proposed public road from High Shoals to the Dallas 'macadam road The superintendent of roads was ordered to sell the old lumber taken from the various bridges being re paired. O. A. Oates was exempted from paying poll tax on account of physi cal Infirmities.' Beverly Harmon was declared i pauper and allowed $5 per quarter with A. R. Anders agent. Allen Ervin was declared a pau per and allowed 1 6 per quarter with R. C. Kennedy agent. It was ordered that a fpeclal school election be held in Stanley district. The superintendent of roads was directed to furnish crushed stone to the Carolina Concrete Company to lu::d a concrete bridge across Mau- aey's branch on the Cherryvllle-Bes- semeY road at $1.50 per yard. The register of deeds was author ized and directed to take tax" returns until the second Monday in July John T. Oates was Appointed road supervisor for Crowders Mountain township. The following accounts' were aud ited and ordered paid: T. E. Shuford, Jail fees, 140.10. C. C. Cornwell, stationery, $26.64. M. B. Smith, stone for lower Stanley road, $11. W. R. Crouse, work on roads, Cherry vllle township, $69.35. J. Ed' Campbell, work on roads, Gastonia township, $40.05. J. M. Shuford, salary for June, $100. - C. C. Craig, salarv and AiiMnA at county home, $76.02. B. F. Carpenter, one days service as member board of pensions, $2. J. Q. Holland, one days service as member board of pensions, $2. I. S. Murray, work on roads, Cher ryvllle township, $16.05. T. L. Ware, salary for June, $80. T. W. Springs, work on roads, South Point township, $19.05. T. L. Ware, chaingang expense, camp No. 1, $940.57. T. L. Ware, chaingang expense camp No. 2, $83809. T. L. Ware, expense N. G. Todd's grading force, Spencer Mountain road, $547.20. T. L. Ware, stone for LInwood Col lege road, $542.49. T. L. Ware, stone for Cherry ville- Bessemer road, $33.20. T. L. Ware", stone for Bessemer' Gastonia road, $37.80. P. J. Maxwell, work on roads, Dal las township, $8.90. w. Meek Adams, expense J. Lon Thomasson, lunatic. $2. Tate ft McGinnas, expense convey ing William B. Delllnger to Morgan ton, $21. R. W. Edwards, supplies for Tom Cobb, small pox, $4.9o. S. S. Harrelson, work on roads, Cherryville township, $13.35. State Hospital, Morgan ton, ex pense sending Frank Leeper home. $6.50. O. W. Waring, part payment esti mated work done on court house and Jail, $4,840.00. American Machine Co., part pay ment on heating plant for Jail, $1, 200.00. Davidson county boasts of raising more wheat to the acre than any other county la -the State, which is 43 bushels per acre. from this place were Mr. and Mrs. Rob Stowe, Miss Gaitha McAllister, Messrs. Eugene and Junius Rhyne. Miss Marie Smith is very sick with typhoid fever. ; They have trained nurse tv care for her. The military company of this place are going to Chattanooga, . Tenn next Monday. ; Mr. Lawrence Jenkins, of Stanley, was a visitor In town Wednesday, aOOlAL. Miss Sara McGee arrived Wednes day from Raleigh, and is the guest of Miss Lois Torrence. Misses Irene Wheat, of Gaffney, and Elizabeth Long, of Charlotte, have returned to their homes after spending a week with Miss Marie Torrence. On Wednesday evening the young men gave a delightful moonlight pic nic to the Misses Boyce and their guests, the evening being spent on the banks of the South Fork river at McAdenville. The company formed a gay and happy crowd of young folks and the occasion proved one of unusual pleasure to all. Miss Hallle Torrence left Thurs day for Danville, Va., to visit Miss Margaret Hodges. Miss Marie Torrence will leave Monday to attend a house party at Piedmont Springs. There will be fifteen in the party, consisting of both boys and girls, the most of them being from Spartanburg and Gaffney. The chaperones are Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Wheat and Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Hames, of Gaffney. Another pleasant social eyent of the present week was an elaborate six-course luncheon given Tuesday by Mrs. P. R. Falls at her home on York street to Miss Ruth Boyce's guests and a few other friends. Mrs. Falls' guests were Misses Wharton, Blake nny, Hutchinson, Liddell, Marie Tor rence, Elizabeth Long, Irene Wheat, Bruce, Brown, Ruth and Lucy Boyce. In the centre of the dining table, which was attractively decorated, was a large block of ice in which were frozen nasturtiums. At her home on York street last Friday night Miss Ruth Boyce gave reception in honor of her visiting guests, Misses Margaret Wharton, of Greensboro; Anna Forbes Liddell and Susie Hutchinson, of Charlotte; it;8R Louise Blakeney, of Kershaw, C. and Miss Nancy Watson, of Gastonia. In the receiving line were these young ladies and Miss Boyce and Miss Lucy Boyce. Punch and Ice cream and cake were served. A large number of Gastonia's younger social set were present to enjoy Miss Boyce's hospitality and the event was a most pleasant one. Misses Blake ney and Liddell left for their homes yesterday afternoon and Miss Whar ton and Miss Hutchinson leave this afternoon. During their stay in Gastonia these charming young la dies have been the recipients of much social attention. The beautiful new home of Mrs Fred f. Barkley was thrown open to her friends for the first time Monday morning when she entertained in honor of her bouse guest, Miss Grace Brown, of Concord. The day being the Fourth of July the patriotic col ors were used and carried out In the decorative scheme, the stars and stripes being much in evidence. Af ter greeting the hostess and guest of honor at the door, the guests were served with delicious punch by Miss Laura Page, assisted by Miss Blanche Gray. The entertainment for the morning was the interesting game of trail, during which Miss Mary Hen kel, of Lenoir, sang several beauti ful selections, which were much en- Joyed. About fifty guests enjoyed Mrs. Barkley's gracious hospitality and were glad to again meet her at tractive guest, Miss Brown, who is a much admired visitor in Gastonia. The porch party given by Miss Marie Torrence in honor of "her guests, Misses Irene Wheat and Eliz abeth Long, on Tuesday evening was greatly enjoyed by al present. Pro gressive Travels - was played for amusement. During the evening de lightful punch was served by Misses Myrtle Gray and Lois Torrence. The guests were met at the door by Mrs. Torrence and shown to the cloak room by Miss Helen Torrence. Those In the receiving line were Misses Marie Torrence, Irene Wheat, Eliza beth Long and Hallle Torrence. The out-of-town guests were. Misses Mar garet Wharton, Greensboro;' Anna Wharton tlflDROr DK SHRDLtJ R Forbes . Liddell and Susie Hutchin son, Charlotte; Louise Blakeny, Ker- shaw; Messrs.. Colt Robinson, Low ell; Floyd Whitney, Bessemer City, and Ned Williams, Greensboro. Miss Nellie Rosemaa, of Lincoln- ton, Is visiting friends in the city. WILSON THE NOMINEE Up to Hour of Adjournment, Shortly After Noon, Eifat Hundred and Thirtj-Six Ballots Had Been TaLen-Wilson LcaJinf With 73.72 Vote Smith and Shannonhoiue Hare 70.09 and 712& Respective ly, While Child. Talk the Ticket With 17.93-Mr. Manjum With draw from Race and Gaston's Fifty-One Votes Go Solidly for Wil sonNo Prospect of an Early Nomination. Twelfth District Judicial Convention Convened at 1:30 P. M. Yesterday and Is Still In Session Held Ail Night Session Adjourning at 6:80 A. M. Delegates and Spectators Suffer from the Intense Heat May be Another All-Night Session. k Just as we go , to press, at 3 o'clock the convention has reached a nomination, Mr. Wilson being de clared the nominee on the 840th bal lot. When the convention of the twelfth Judicial convention adjourn ed for dinner shortly after noon to day the 836th ballot had been taken and the vote stood as follows: Wilson 79.72. Shannonhouse 72.26. Smith 70.09. Childs 17.03. The vote by counties stood as fol lows: Cabarrus Smith 13.97, Shannon- house 12.35, Wilson, 5.68. Cleveland Smith 14.06, Shannon- house 18.90, Wilson 13.04. Gaston Wilson 51. Lincoln Wilson 10, Childs 16. Mecklenburg Smith 42.06, Snan- nonhouse 41.01, Childs 1.93. Following an all-night session the convention adjourned this morning at 6:30 for an hour and a half, the vote standing at that time practical ly as it was on the first ballot, which was as follows: Shannonhouse 72. 22. Smith 69.56. Wilson 48.93. Childs 30.30, Mangum 18.99. Gaston's original vote stood Wil son 34, Mangum 16 and Childs 1. No change was made in this vote un til in the early hours of the morning Mr. Mangum withdrew and Gaston's 51 votes was cast solidly for Wilson and has remained so until now. Af ter Lincoln broke its 26 votes, 'which was cast solidly for ChildB until up in the morning, Wilson has staid in the lead most of the time. At ttfls hour he has a lead of 7 votes over the next highest man, Shannonhouse. The number required for a nomina tion Is 121. There seems little prospect of any change in the vote soon; in fact it will not be surprising if the conten tion remains In session again all night and perhaps up into the day tomorrow. In spite of electric fans, ice wa ter and other cooling agencies the Intense heat makes it quite uncom fortable for the delegates and visi tors. Everything possible for their comfort Is being done but the heat is exceedingly oppressive. The fight now going on is one of the stubbornest known in the State for the nomination for the solicitor ship and there is much Interest in the outcome. What that will be no one can at this time foretell. The friends of Wilson, Smith and Shan nonhouse are all still hopeful and the issue is still In doubt. . -Vs. . . .... - ine democratic judicial conven tion for the twelfth Judicial district was called to order in the Gastonia Opera House promptly at 1:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon by Hon. A. L. Bulwinkle, of Dallas.4 chair man of the district executive com mittee. Hon. L. T. Hartsell, of Ca barrus, was appointed temporary chairman and Messrs. J. L. Scales, of Mecklenburg, and T. W. Alexander were appointed temporary secretar ies. This temporary organization was later made permanent by the adoption of the report of the com mittee on permanent organization, which consisted of Messrs. Frank L. Smith, C. R. Hoey, John C. Rankin. W. B. Rodman, and J. Alonso Aber- nethy. The committee on credentials. composed of Messrs. J. B. Sherrill. R. L. Ryburn. T. B. Leonhkrdt, J. A. McRae and H. E. Reid, reported no contests and recommended that. the delegations as certified be seated. This report was adopted and the roll of connties was then called for the purpose of appointing an executive committee, resulting as follows: M. B. - Stlckley, of Cabarrus; J. L. Schenck, of Cleveland; A. L. Bulwinkle, of Gaston; W. F. Hardy, of Mecklenburg; John K. Cllne, of, Lincoln. ' Nominating speeches were then made as follows: Hon. O. F. Ma son, et Dallas, presented to the con vention "the name of Mr. George W. Wilson, of Gastonia; Hon. L. B. Wet more, of Lincolnton, nominated Capt. C. E. Childs, of Lincolnton; Mr. H. W. Harris, of Charlotte, nom inated Mr: Frank M. Shannonhouse, of Charlotte; Mr. J. D. McCall, of Charlotte, nominated Mr. D. B. Smith, of Charlotte; Mr. Arthur C. Jones, of Gastonia, nominated Mr. A. G. Mangum, of Gastonia. Second-, in speeches were limited by motion to two minutes each, and at about 3:30 o'clock the balloting commenc ed. On the first ballot the total Vote of each candidate stood as follows: Shannonhouse, 72.22; Smith, 69.56; Wilson. 48.93; Childs, 30.30; Man gum, 18.99. REV. DR. CLAPP DEAD. Ex-Presldent of -Catawba College Newton, Passes at Advanced Ago Weil-Known Minister of Reformed Church. Rev. Dr. J. C. Clapp, one of the oldest and best-known ministers In North Carolina and of the Reformed Church died at his home in Newton Saturday morning, July 2. Dr. ' Clapp, the ex-presldent and profes sor of Catawba College, was born in Guilford county in the year 1832 and was therefore in his 78th year. He was born of German reformed ancestry and church affiliation, and was one of the lenders in his church id this State. He was one of the first pupils to enter Catawba College at the age of sixteen; preparing himself for Am herst College, from which college he graduated in 1859. In 1860 he he came associated with Rev. A. S. Vaugh as one of the professors of Catawba College, which was then conducted as a high-grade academy. Over Catawba College Dr. Clapp pre sided aB the 'head for forty years. In 1880 his health gave way and he resigned as president of the col lege, and two years later was elect ed professor of mental and moral science of the college. In 1867 ow ing to the scarcity of ministers of his church he was licensed to preach. He was pastor of the Reformed church at Newton for twenty years. He received the degree of D. D.. from Ursinus College, Pa. His pass ing away is a distinct loss to the State and his church. Burglars Make Murderous Assault The home of Luther Vlckers, ot Hlllsboro, was broken Into Thurs day night, June 30th, by three ne groes. The intruders entered the sleeping room of Ur. and Mrs. Vlck ers through a pantry window, and were in the room before their pres ence was known. One of tha ml - was armed with an axe Vith which Mr. and Mrs. Vlckers were beaten into insensibility. The thieves then made away with about 50 In money. Both Mr. Vlck ers and wife are seriously hurt and death is not unexpected. As a re sult of the murderous assault, Loui co Brandt and James Evans, colored. 1 were arrested In Burlington the day . following and both admit being la Hlllsboro the day the crime was com. . mltted. The third negro, Gid Po- , teet, who the other negroes claim was with them was found near the tracks of the Southern Railway two ' miles east of ; Burlington badly . bruised about the head and uncon scious. Fearing trouble from the nngry crowd at Hlllsboro. the ne groes are In Jail at Graham. Jeffries received a total of some thing like 1117.000 for allowlagj Jack Johnson to pound him. - John son received about $120,000 for do ing the pounding. :
Gastonia Daily Gazette (Gastonia, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
July 8, 1910, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75