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f THE GASTON! A ;GAZ ETTE, PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Bome and the Interest of the Gouty. 91.50 A YEAR Df AD YAK OB. VOL. XXXL GASTONIA, N. 0. FRIDAY, JULY 15, 1910. NO. 50. OYER GASTON OUNTY. A GREAT TIME. Cherry ville Merchants Preparing for Big Time August 6th A New Mercantile Establisment Live Person! and Local Mention. Correspondence of The Gazette. CHKRRYVILLE, Jnly 12. Cher- ryvllle will be represented by a large delegation la the convention at Shelby today. . .. We are preparing to have the .' greatest time here the 6th of Au - gust In the history of our town. The '.. merchants are doing no little to ad vertise the day. Mr. Sidney Delllnger. of Kings . Mountain, spent Sunday In our town, Mr. J. B. Houser and family and Mr. W. J. Allran visited relatives In Lincoln county Sunday. Mr. Frank Putnam has returned home after a stay of several months inline east ern part of the state. The many friends of Mr. Mack Llndsey will be aorry to learn that he Is very 111 with typhoid fever. Miss Zona Stroup, of Bessemer, was visiting friends 'here Sunday. The ladles of the Methodist church conducted an ice cream supper at the city hall Saturday night, the ob ject being some parsonage improve ments. Mr. C. C. Beam, of Crouse, spent Sunday in our town. Mr. Loranzo Beam, of Texas, is visiting relatives in and around Cherryvllle. Tnose woo attended the conven tion at Gastonia last week say they were treated' royally by the people of the new county seat. Mr. B. H. Roberts Is spending a few days In Shelby. Mr. Columbus Hendrick, of Fallston, has moved his family here. He will enter the mercantile business here In the near future. Mrs. Pearl London and children of Cleveland county, are visiting rela tives in town. Mrs. Max Bridges, of Spartanburg, S. C, is the guest of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Caldwell. Mr. P. L. Gardner and family, of Lake View, are spending the week in our town. IRON STATION NEWS. Correspondence of The Gazette. IRON STATION,, taly 12.- -Mr. Odis Hallman, of ' Charlotte, spent the week-end here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hallman. Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Goode and children spent Sunday In Lincolnton, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Plato Miller. Mrs. D. E. Horton and little granddaughter, May, are visiting Miss Sarah' Horton In Gastonia. Mrs. L. A. Delllnger is spending some time in Lincolnton with Mr. Robert Delllnger. The annual picnic and farmers In stitute for men and women will be held here July 29th. Everybody is Invited to come and spend the day very pleasantly with us. There will be speaking by several prominent men and a baseball game in the af ternoon. Tne Macpelah base-ball team came over Saturday afternoon and piayea a game oi Dan witn oar boys. The score was 7 to S In favor of Iron Station. Mrs. Tom Edwards and children, after spending some time with rela tives here, returned to Lincolnton last Friday. McAdenville Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. McADENVILLE, July 14. Dr. G. W. Taylor returned last week from N"rth Wilkesbor, wherj be has been - at the bedside of his brother, who has been 111 with typhoid fever. He -reports his brother as greatly lm- proved. Mrs. Mattie Wilson and son. Cecil, are visiting relatives at Pageland this week. Miss Bessie Champion returned to her home at Charlotte Tuesday after spending a week here as the guest of Mrs. Car rie Latimer. Messrs. David Mc- Ohee. L. A. Fnnderburk and M. J. Pay went to Johnson City on the ex cursion last week.i Mr. and Mrs. L. W. VanPelt spent Saturday and Sun day with friends at Mountain Island. .. Mr. J. T. Ingram spent last week with relatives and friends at Thomp son, Ga. -Mrs. T. A. Stewart, of Mayes worth, spent Wednesday here with friends. Mr. A. C Kelly, man ager of he Catawba Company's store, returned to his duties Thurs day after spending a week's; vaca tion with relatives at Clarkton. Mr. 8am Price, of North Wilkesboro, spent Sunday here with friends. Miss Katherlne Ray attended the Patton-Wadsworth wedding In Charlotte Thursday. Mr. D. E Rhyne spent Sunday with relatives at Denver and . was accompanied home by Mrs. Rhyne, who has been spending several weeks there. Mr. W. A. Bentley, of. the , Greensboro baseball team, spent Sunday here with his family. Among those who attended the picnic at Mountain Isl and last Saturday were Messrs. Ed C. Ray, I. F. Mabry1, Mr. and Mrs. John Brlttaln, Mrs. Carrie Latimer, Mrs. T. A. Brlttaln, Mrs. J. A. John son and Miss Pearl Johnson. Mrs. Sarah Scott, of Tampa, Fls., is here on a visit to her brother, Mr. R. J. Ingle. Mrs. Scott will proba bly spend the summer here. Miss Lottie Albea Is visiting friends at Newton this week. Mr. R. R. Ray attended. the Democratic State con vention In Charlotte yesterday. Liberty Bell Council No. 44, of McAdenvIUe, Daughters of Liberty, was very much pleased to have Mrs. G. O. Klutzz, State Councillor with them on Tuesday night, July 12. Mrs. Klutts made a very enter taining and Instructive address to the council, after which a delighful lunch was served. Correspondence of The Gazette. ARLINGTON MILLS, July 13. The Arlington stopped one week. Many visited during the week, some went fishing and the rest went blackberry bunting. All that were well enjoyed the week. Unfortunate ly there were many unable to be up. Among the sick were Mr. Will Hicks, Mrs. Lee Price, Mr. E. M. Hambrlck's baby, Mr. Dave Cren shaw's baby and others. Mr. Lester Conard's baby died early Sunday morning of cholera in fantum. It was one-year old. The remains were placed in the new cemetery about 6 o'clock Sunday af ternoon. Mr. Richard Littlejohn and Miss Delia Hicks were married at the home of the bride's parents last Wednesday evening at 8:30 o'clock, Rev. C. M. Robinson, of the Loray Baptist church, officiating. Mr. Littlejohn and wife will go to their home at once, about five miles, above Bessemer City. Mount Holly Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. MOUNT HOLLY, July 14. The session of the Mount Holly Presby terlan church met on the evening of July 12th in the pastor's study and took orders for a communion service at old Goshen church near Mount Holly on the fifth Sunday of the month at 3 o'clock p. m. The pub lic is cordially Invited to attend this service. There will be no prepara tory service. Rev. Frank Rankin, a native of Rankintown, is at home on his vaca tion and spent a while in town. He is pastor of Hamlet Presbyterian church. Rev. Dr. J. R. Scroggs will preach at the Methodist church on the 4th Sunday night. He will hold the third quarterly conference for the Mount Holly charge at Moore's Chap el on Saturday and Sunday, July 23d and 24th. tiev. j, a. Bowies win conduct a protracted meeting at Moore's Chap el beginning next Sunday , afternoon Miss Mary Delllnger came In Wednesday from Lincolnton to vis it her grandmother, Mrs. Thompson. Mrs. Tommy Baber, of Worthville, and Miss LUlie Beaty, of Paw Creek, are on a visit to Mrs. Welch at the river. Miss Mary Rhyne has as her guest this week Miss Minnie Lohr, of Lincolnton. Misses Mary Alexan der and Lenora Patterson, of Hun- tersville, and Miss Mary Lee Parks, J oi noxeweii, win oe tne house guests of Mrs. S. M. McCoy for a few days Mrs. Susan Grlce went to Charlotte Wednesday to visit her son, Mr. J. H. Shu ford. Misses Maude and Myrtle Gray, of Gasto nia, spent the day Tuesday V with their, aunt. Mrs. Frank Dunn. Miss Edith Holland has returned . home after visiting friends in Norwood. Tax Books Examined. Monday the board of county com missioners was la session at Dallas as required by law, to go over the tax books and hear complaints as to valuations of property. Only a few complaints , were - made and "the board had' little to do. STATE CONVENTION. Democratic Hosts of Old North SUte Met In Charlotte Yesterday William R. Allen, of Goldsboro, Nominated to Succeed Judge James 8. Manning on Supreme Court Bench, ' ' The Democratic State convention was called to order, at noon yester day In the auditorium at Charlotte hv Stata Chairman A. H. Eller. who announced the appointment of Col. Alex J. Field, of Wake county, as temporary secretary, with Messrs. R. E. Carmlchael, of Winston-Salem and Stacy Wade, of Carteret coun ty, as assistant secretaries. Chair man Eller then delivered his open ing address, after which he presented United States Senator Lee 8. Over man, of Salisbury, as temporary chairman. Senator Overman then made a ringing speech, setting forth the issues to be fought out between the two great political parties of the State at the coming November elec tion, and predicting an overwhelm ing Democratic victory. A roll-call of the counties showed that every county in the State was represented except Tyrrell and Clay. After an adjournment the report of the committee on permanent organ! zation was adopted, the committee having chosen Hon. Walter E. Moore of Jackson county, chairman; C. C. Daniels, of Wilson, secretary; Messrs. R. A. Deal, of Wilkesboro, W. W. Neal, of McDowell, and W. S Wilkinson, or Nasii county, as as sistant secretaries. Proceeding then to nominating speeches, which were limited to ten minutes each, Mr. J. A. Lockhart, of Anson, placed in nomination for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court the present incumbent, Hon. Walter Clark. Ex-Judge Robert W. Win ston seconded this nomination. Mr. C. W. Tillett, of Charlotte, then nominated Hon. Piatt D. Walker for Associate Justice and this nomina tion was seconded by Hon. T. F. Kluttz, of Salisbury. Mr. Victor S. Bryant, of Durham, nominated Judge Manning, while former Gov ernor Charles B. Aycock nominated Judge Allen. Justices Clark and Walker having no opposition, all interest was cen tered upon the contest between Judge Manning and Judge Allen for the seat upon the Supreme bench made vacant by the resignation of Justice Connor. As the roll-call of counties proceeded it became evident that the majority of the unlnstruct ed vote was going to Judge Allen, and much enthusiasm was manifest ed by his supporters who were pres ent in large numbers. At the con clusion of the roll-call, on motion of Judge Manning's campaign mana ger, Allen's nomination was made u nanimous. The convention then pro ceeded to the nomination of corpor ation commissioners, the result of the balloting being given below. Af ter a short night session, at which speeches were made by a number of prominent leaders, the convention adjourned. STATE DEMOCRATIC CONVEN TION NOMINATIONS YESTERDAY For Chief Justice, North Carolina Supreme Court, Hon. Walter Clark, of Wake, by Acclamation. For Justice, North Carolina Su preme Court, Hon. Piatt D. Walker, of Mecklenburg, by acclamation. For Justice, North Carolina Su preme Court, Hon. W. R. Allen, of Wayne. For Corporation Commissioner, Mr. H. C. Brown, of Wake, by ac clamation. For Corporation Commissioner, Mr. W. T. Lee, of Haywood. The balloting for Supreme Court Justice resulted as follows: Judge Allen, 526.978 votes; Judge Man ning, of Durham, 434.972. Judge Allen's majority, 92.006 votes. The balloting for Corporation Commissioner to succeed Mr. S. L. Rodgers resulted as follows: Mr. W. T. Lee, of Haywood. 627.663; ex-Judge A W. Graham, of Gran ville, 312.918, and Mr. John H. Pearson, of Burke, 120.348. Mr. Lee's majority was 93.397 votes. Hon. Walter E. Moore, of Jack son , was elected permanent chair man of the convention and Mr. C. C. Daniels, of Wilson, permanent sec retary. The State platform was unani mously and enthusiastically endors ed at ' last night's 9 session, after hich the convention adjourned sine die. WEBB RENOMINATED. jK NEWS NOTES. Ninth District Congressman Unani mously Chosen by Convention as Democratic Candidate for Re- Election Mecklenburg Will Stand Squarely by Him, Despite Rumors to Contrary. At Shelby Wednesday the Ninth District Congressional Convention unanimously nominated Hon. E. Y. Webb as the Democratic candidate for re-election to Congress. A special from Shelby to yester day's Charlotte Observer says: In a stirring address Mr.' Webb discussed his Issues on which the Republicans rely to carry the district for S. S. McNinch, while Mr. Dowd, and others of Charlotte, assured the convention that Mecklenburg would give its usual handsome majority this fall notwithstanding the reports to the contrary. Mr. Webb was as sured that his opponent would lose more than enough old-line Republi cans in the mountains to offset the Democrat slump claimed elsewhere. "E. S. Williams, of Charlotte, was elected chairman of the congression al executive committee to succeed R. S. Plonk, of Kings Mountain, who was forced to resign on account of ill health. John F. Scales, of Char lotte, presided in pushing style. "Mecklenburg delegates united in saying that the ticket had nothing to. fear on account of the soreness reported to exist there becaue of Cleveland's part in the Gastonia convention." CITY FATHERS MEET. Matter of Equipping School Building With Hydrants and Fire Extin guishers Referred to Fire Com mittee Prices to Be Set Do-Day on New Cemetery Lots. The city council met in regular monthly session for July at the city hall Tuesday night and transacted business as follows: The matter of Installing hydrants at the graded schools and the pur chasing of not less than 30 fire ex tinguishers for the school buildings was referred to the fire committee with power to act. An ordinance was passed requir ing all foreign bill posters to obtain permit from the city, the daily li cense tax being $2.50. Dr. Mc. G. Anders, city physician. made his report for the month of June which was adopted. Bills amounting to $1,607.32 were referred to the finance committee for payment. The council adjourned to meet this morning at TO o'clock at Holly wood Cemetery for the purpose of setting prices on the lots In this new burying ground. The members of the city council met -4hls morning at 10 o'clock at Hollywood Cemetery and fixed prices on the lots ranging from $10 to $5G. Lots may be secured by ap plying to the city clerk at the city hall. Loses Her Mind. Mrs. E. K. Blalock, who came to Gastonia a week ago from Chester, S. C, was committed to the county jail at Dallas this morning pending the obtaining of commitment pa pers for her to the State Insane Asylum at Morganton. The unfort unate woman was a patient for a few days at the City Hospital but her condition became such that It is necessary to keep her In con finement. She escaped from the hospital by means of the fire escape. This morning she jumped from a window In the ante-room of the city lockup and entered a private resi dence before the officers recaptured her. Mrs. Blalock Is said to be a resident of Ashevllle and has a son running as a news butch on the C. ft N.-W. Railway. No Contracts Let. The board of county commission ers was in session Wednesday at Dallas for the purpose of receiving bids and examining samples of fur niture for the new . court house. Representatives of several furniture houses were present and conferred with the ' board but no contracts were let. Another meeting will be held August 15th at which time the contracts will be let. The North Carolina postmasters will meet In Winston-Salem Septem ber the 23d and 24th. After taking 481 ballots and no nomination, the thirteenth judicial convention In session at Newton, ad journed Wednesday to meet in Hick ory July 18. r.V38H Miss Mary Smith, of Newbern, died Saturday of pellagra. Three other persons of this same town are reported to be afflicted with the dis ease. The library of the late Samuel L. Clemens, (Mark Twain) consisting of nearly 2500 volumes will be glv en to the Redding Library, of Read' ing, Conn. Henry P. Lane, of Reidsville, was nominated Democratic candidate for judge In the eleventh judicial dis trict on the fifth ballot at Winston Salem Saturday. John Baker, about 28 years of age, of Summersett, Ky., was drowned in the Yadkin river near Spencer Thursday while trying to swim across the stream. Governor Kltchln has issued a re quisition on the Governor of Ken tucky for G. E. Nicholson, who is wanted in Scotland county for blga my. After a four days session the con' gressionai convention of the fifth district which assembled at Greens boro the 5th and remained in ses sion until Saturday, adjourned un til the 26th Inst. William Loeb, Jr., collector of the port of New York, who is being urg ed by President Taft to run for Gov- ernor of 'New York, says he would rather remain at his present post than to have the job of Governor Miss Alva Weeden, of Blowing Rock, was bitten Tuesday by a cop perhead snake and little hope la en tertained for her recovery. Reports say she turned dark spotted all over her body and is frightfully swollen. Oscar Erhslach, the noted aeron aut and inventor and four others, were killed Wednesday by the ex plosion of the airship at a distnee of 1000 feet In the air, while flying over Prussia. On account of a factional fight in the Democracy of Tennessee, Sena tor Bob Taylor has quit the stump. He was to speak in behalf of Pat terson, which aroused so much ob jection that he canceled his engage ments. The new Erwin Cotton Mills at Durham and the largest single roof plant In North Carolina have been completed 2nd announcement made that as soon as the markets adjust themselves, they will begin opera tion. There are in the State of North Carolina 1580 automobiles. Meck lenburg has the largest number of any other county, with 174. Those owning automobiles in New Hano ver county are exempt from regis tration. Plans are under way for the or ganization of a million dollar syn dicate to buy up run-down and un productive farms throughout the State of New York and bring them to a state of fertility under modern methods and to finance farmers. Charles E. Naylor, an attorney of San Francisco, has sued the South ern Pacific Railway for $25,000 for a nine-months headache which he claims was caused by being struck on the head by a heavy weight while riding a freight caboose. Mr. J. S. Stanbury, of Watauga county, has found oil in his well. Mr. Stanbury says he first thought some one had poured oil in his well, but on investigation found there was too much to have been poured in. A paper dipped in the water burns readily. Russell F. Hopkins, a young mil lionaire of New York, has taken out a new kind of Insurance in the way of a $5,000 policy against assassina tion, of which $2,000 is to go to the first Informant, and $1,000 each to the three others who may supply In formation regarding the deed. The work is well under way on improvements at Peace ; Institute, Raleigh, to cost about $8,000. and will be completed daring the pres ent vacation season. A BDecIal art studio building and another for mu sic and a complete laundry building are among the most notable features of the work In progress. 1 Personals and Locals. Mrs. S. A. Wilklns and little daughter, of Dallas, are visiting Mrs. Wilklns' mother, Mrs. J. H. Craig. Mr. L. H. Balthls, of Yadkia Valley, Is here on a visit to his brother, Mr. W. L. Balthls. Rev. L. L. Lohr, of Reepsvllle, was a pleasant visitor In the city yesterday. Miss LIna Johnston, of Hickory, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Sum merrow this week. Miss Marie Hardin went to Spencer Mountain yesterday to be the guest for two days of Mrs. W. T. Love. Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Swan, of Columbia, S. C, spent Wednesday and yesterday In Gastonia to the de light of their many friends. The annual convention of the B. P. O. Elk's met in Detroit Monday and will be In session till Saturday, the 16th. Mr. John C. Rankin, of Spen cer Mountain, attended the Demo ocratic State convention at Char lotte yesterday. Miss Carrie McLurd, of Stanley, and Mrs. Noel, of Lincolnton, are the guests of Mrs. R. B. Bablngtoa at her bome on North Marietta street. Mrs. W. T. Love will entertain a number of friends at her home at Spencer Mountain this evening in honor of her guest, Miss Alice Boy den. Mr. T. C. Abernethy returned to Gastonia Wednesday night from a i i 1 1 1 ... niRiiiiiiiiH. a mill. hiiii hii v m. terday morning for Lincolnton to resume his duties as bookkeeper for the Wampum Department Stores. Wednesday 17 peach trains passed through going North, this be ing the season's record in point of quantity. The average number of trains so far has been 10 dally. These cars are re-iced at Charlotte. Mrs. R. W. White, who has been quite 111 at her home on West Airline avenue for some weeks, is now very much better and Is expect ed to completely recover from her illness. Among the Gastonlans who at tended the State convention In Char lotte yesterday were Messrs. Ed Tut tie, B. H. Parker, A. M. Dixon, J. H. Separk, L. L. Hardin, Frost Tor rence and R. A. Love. Mr. H. N. Garrison, of Besse mer City, has accepted a position as district manager for the Philadel phia Life Insurance Company and will make his headquarters in Gas tonia. His territory will embrace Gaston and adjacent counties. Mr. Houston Matthews, mana ger of J. M. Belk Co's. department store, moved his family here from Charlotte yesterday and will occupy the house recently vacated by Mr. T. B. Brown and family at 505 West Main avenue. Mrs. C. W. Hopkins, who has been spending several weeks hero with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Page, left this morning for Atlanta. where she will spend several days with friends before returning to her home in New Orleans. Postmaster E. G. Pasour, who was recently appointed custodian of the "park" property, bought some time ago by Uncle Sam for a federal building site, has had the grass cut off and the walks straightened and graded. This adds considerably to 7 the looks of the property. Mr. J. F Spencer, of route one, has the largest plums we have seen. They are of the Japanese variety. He brought several to The Gazette office yesterday, the largest of whichr weighed a fraction over four ounces. Mr. Spencer says they are the largest he has ever gotten from this tree, which is the only one he has of the ' Jap variety. . , . Two weeks .or more . ago The Gazette stated on good authority that Gaston's cotton crop, from indl- ' cations at that time, would not reach more' than fifty per cent of the av erage crop. Since that time there has been very little if any Improve ment In the condition of the staple. There has been more rain ; than -needed as a result of which there is considerable grass. . The - plant Is considerably behind, there being as yet practically none la bloom. Is driving over the county The Gazette : man has seen a few fields of fairly good looking cotton but the larger per centage of it appears thin ant " dwarfed. IX
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