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1JH A YEAR IN ADVANCX
VOL. XXXL
GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY, JULY 10, 1910.
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Personals and Locals.
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' Correspondence of The Gazette.
- ' MOUNTAIN ISLAND. July 16. t
' The annual picnic here wai as usual
a moat successful and enjoyable oc
casion, although the crowd ' wu
much larger than baa been, here on
such an occasion for many years. To
the credit of this. large gathering of
people It can be said that only one
drunk man was seen and be passea
through, the crowd and ; kept kj bls
mouth, shut, something strange for
' drunk man to do.
When the candldatae began to ar-
the crowd : ' began to move
Around but when the speakers took
the stand all was 'quiet. All were
waiting, to hear ; what Congressman
Yates Webb had to say and his ma
tflrfm address on "Good Citizenship
was heard with the best of attention
and interest. Much good f 111 no
doubt result from tne seed sown by
via ahindld BDeecn here on that
day.,,
: While Mr. Webb was speaking
five or sir boys stole a crate of pep-
al-Cola, carried It off and drank It.
They were kind enough, however, to
return the crate. ; In their cases the
nnii aown by ' tha.' speaker fell on
atony ground, as la always the case.
It Is the duty of every man to sow
good seed, let them fall where they
may. For "whatsoever a man sow-
eth that.shall he also reap." ; Some
seed may fall on stony ground or by
the wayside ;but be .it known to all
that some wui nna a Mating
in eood soil and will bring forth
much fruit."
NEWS FROM GASTONIA, R. F. D. 2
Correspondence, of The Gazette.
GASTONIA, R. F. D. 2, July 18.
Cotton is looking fairly well how,
though - it i Is rather late. Missea
Mabel and Nell Rhyne- entertained a
number- of their friends with
pound supper one night last week.
A . aeries of meetings began a4
New Hope church Sunday andP'.(Ct
nnt1nuA throueh the week. Servl
ces at li and eight o'clock dallt
Mr. William Moton, who-has been
confined to his home for some time.
is not much Improved.: Miss Eu
nice Robinson is visiting Her. sister.
Mrs Lee Lineberger, at Gastonla
Mrs. Sarah Ford visited her brother,
Mr. Marcus Kendrlck, laet week.
Messrs. H. Lee and Clarence" Line
berger. of Gastonla, spent Sunday
with their parents.' Mr. and Mrs. A
. B. Llneherger. Mrs. Robert HarrI
son Is not much improved.
'- Miss Mamie Lineberger, of Ashe-
, villei is spending some, time with her
sister, Mrs. John Harrison Mrs.
Jeff Rhyne and Mrs. Barbara Ken-
drick and granddaughter. Miss Eth
- el Kendrick, 'spent Thursday night
with - Mrs. : Brown Lineberger.
,.-r There Jwill will be communion
services at the Lutheran chapel Sun
day. Preparatory services Saturday
at eleven- o'clock. MIsa Minnie
Prather," of Gastonla,' la spending
some time with Miss Stella Lineber
ger. Mrs. Hugh B. Stowe and lit
tle son, Logan; of Belmont, spent
last Week with Jber father, Mr. Per
ry Lewla.
BESSEMER ROUTE TWO.
Correspondence of The Gazette." ,
i BESSEMEH"rCITY,: R.?,P, - D. ..2,
- July 18. Miss Bettle Gamble enter
tained her Sunday school class of
trlrls irt Saturday : night, July 9.
, The friends ' of the class were at
. Miss Gamble's to help the young la
' dies have a good time. A few games
f aV"sv played, ' refreshments were
12 1882 3n 'ew recllations, decla-
Now, )an1 Piano solos were enjoy-
KaneDei muctt 'tDe ues?- :r Mp-
r Af fhA
tlfy that i literary way and also in
of Gastonr-'-. w a, w vrj
In the Co(ee Mr Wagstaff for they
of North f 1 - aVw" Ter7 mo,inS-
have succble h" flne clft8 oftirls
fierf in nloy being with v their
''. riaHon ivery much.- '.All of -Miss
. business o? tfiestn enjoyed the even
jn- itgti wish to thank her tot her
hand and' ' -. ' r '
day of Jniln ot tn,s tion are
X. P. "KXl Preyrul y y meir
Comptroiye3r wr $m to. see the
Currency V- Tne ronnd is very
partment CiJ1 flr enoogh in a few
sion No. tiii"- Young Peoples
Vl . .a. v
ler of tha Curi"5" mei " Mr- J' a'
i.e Saturday night nre-
e summer work.. JL
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Organisation of. Ladles Formed for
' the Purpose of Promoting later
ests of Gaston Hospital.
' On Tuesday afternoon, Julyvltth,
a meeting of the ladles Interested in
the work of the Gaston Hospital was
"held and a permanent organisation
effected with the following officers
Mrs. H.. B.' Moore,, President; Mrs.
D.R.LaFar,, First Vice President;
Mrs. R. C. McLean, Second Vice
President; vMlss . Selenah Latham,
Secretary and Treasurer;. Mrs. RJ.
8lffoid,V' Assistant - Secretary and
Treasurer.' . " :
' Mrs. D. . M. Jones was elected
chairman of the soliciting committee
with the following - assistants: Mrs.
John C. Moore, Mrs. W. H. Hardin,
Mrs. C I. Loftln, Mrs. L. I Jenkins,
Mrs. H. B. Moore, Mrs. J. P. Reld,
Mrs. R. . M. Johnston, Mrs. V. E
Long, Mrs.' R. C. McLean, Miss Low
nr Shuford and Miss Salenah La
tham. :' ' .
The committee to select a name
for the organisation is composed of
Mrs. L. L.. Jenkins, chairman, Mrs.
C. V. Blake, Mrs.' B. T. Morris, Mrs;
D. A. Pace.' and Mrs. 8. A. Robin
son. It was decided to hold regular
meetings on the third Wednesday in
each month.'
The following is an outline of the
purposes oL the organization as
adopted at the meeting:
The purpose of this organization
is to increase the opportunities and
facilities of Gaston Hospital for ad-
mlnlgterlng to the Beedi and de.
mands of suffering humanity, when
even and wherever the
arises; v
necessity
'To solicit subscriptions and do
nations for this purpose and to aee
that said subscriptions and dona
tlons are not used to further: the
reputation, influence or financial
Interest of any individual, or set of
individuals, connected with same,
'To give needed treatment to the
deserving poor, to furnish suitable
opportunities to the more able, who
desire It, and to guarantee to all the
most refined, courteous and skillful
attention within- Its power.
It is not our purpose to create a
money-making or dividend-paying
organzat,onf ut to organlze that
all who are Interested, personally or
financially, may help maintain an in
stitution .that will meet the require
ments of Its friends and the necessi
ties of diseased unfortunates; hence
charity enters largely into It. by rea
son of the Inability of so many to
pay for the necessary medical and
surgical work done by the physic.
lans, which work makes the de
mands on charity unjustly burden
some to them; but upon this work
hinges the incalculable benefit of
such an Institution tothe communi
ty. -. " V;;,H v.v:- - '
"It is not the purpose of this or
ganization to antagonize or do' In
justice to any similar organization
or institution anywhere, nor to di
vorce any family or individual from
their, family - physician, for this In
stitution promises . equal ' privileges
to all reputable physicians, here or
elsewhere, and the same attention
to all patients under the direction of
their attending ; physician, without
regard :vto financial ability, social
standing or religious creed." : )
Cotton Seed Flour Bread.
Gastonla people are now having
an opportunity to test the value and
palatableness of bread made from
cotton seed flour. They have been
reading about this bread for quite a
while but the 'rst seen. In Gastonla
was last 'week when Todd's Steam
Bakery placed it on the -market. . It
is baked in loaves the 'shape and
size of the regular loaf bread and is
of a ginger-cake color. It has - a
tempting odor and a most palatable
taste. . Mr. Todd informs The' Ga-
Mtta that h0 B ,oId qaU a gQod
dea, of tne new Dread aad tha the
mand for It i is increa.lnr. , it
seems not at aU imnrobable that
cotton seed flour bread will soon be
a staple article on the market.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. McLean and
sons returned last week from a very
pleasant visit to Mo re head City,
few plans were suggested, i ." .
The wheat crop of this aection
was very, good and so was the oats.
Miss Mary Gamble visited Miss i
Alma Griffith at Bessemer City Sun-
nnday.
Rural Letter Carriers Association to
Hold Annual Celebration ' Here
First Monday in September Far.
mers Union Cooperates With
Them - Several Well -v Known
Speakers to Be . Present A Big
' Day Promised. ,tT
Monday, September oth, will be a
big day in Gastonla a regular, red
letter day. so to speak; The occas
ion will be the annual picnic and
celebration of the Gaston County
Rural Letter Carriers Association In
conjunction with the Gaston Conn
ty.Farmers Union, which latter or
ganization has formally indorsed the
project and. signified their intention
to Join In helping to make the day
one long to be remembered In the
county.. .
Final action in the matter was ta
ken at a meeting of the letter car
riers at Dallas Saturday night, when
a majority vote maicaiea mai um-
a at a A.
ton la was , the choice of the body
There was some good natnred rival
rv between Dallas - and Gastonla
each town striving to secure the eel
ebratlon for Itself. It had been ex-
pected tha'Riverbend- would put In
a bid for It and for that reason Dal
las had made no effort to secure It
until Saturday afternoon, hence had
not made the preparation that Gas
tonla had to pull for it.
The Gastonla carriers presented
to the meeting a subscription, list
showing that the business men of
Gastonla had subscribed the sum of
$75 to defray expenses; the Dallas
carriers presented at subscription
list showing that they had raised
$30 "for the same purpoqg. In jus
tice to Dallas, it should be stated
that they had only one afternoon in
which to raise this fund
Following is a list of the Gas-
tonians contributing to tha enter
tainment fund r Thomas L. Craig,
E. Grant Pasour, A. L. Jenkins, J.
F. Thomson, the Rexall Store, F. L.
Costner, Love Co., D. E. McConnell,
Morris Brothers, Robinson Shoe Co.,
Rankin Furniture Co., D. B. Hanna,
D. & L. Lebovltz, Torrence-Morris
Co., Carson & Kendrick, I. H. Strad
ley, J. H. Walters, M. T. Parham ft
Co
H. Schneider, J. D. Morton,
Craig ft Wilson, J. Lee Kobinson, S
N. Boyce, Long Brothers, Ford Un
dertaking Co., Rockett & Hargett,
J. M. Belk Co., S. S. Morris, Craig ft
Head, Elite Grocery, Thomas &
Pearson, Swan-Slater Co., Coca-Co
la Bottling Co., Gastonla Hardware
Co., Shuford. Co., J. Flem Johnson
ft Co., J. Q. Holland, Gastonla Insur
ance ft Realty Co., A. G. Myers, A.
J. Kirby, J. White Ware, Boyd ft
Wilson, W.. C, Davis, Geo. L. Rawl
logs, , Snowflake Laundry, Adams
Drug Co.. J. H. Kennedy ft Co.;.
Lumina, City? Hospital Co., R. M.
Reid, F. D. Barkley ft Co., A. C.
Stroup, P. R. .HuffBtetler, Piedmont
Telephone ft Telegraph Co., Joe S.
Wray, W. H. Adams, E. G. McLurd,
J. D. B. McLean, Gastonla Livery
Co., H. B. Moore, George W. Wilson,
T. A. Wilklns. R. T. adgett, F. W.
Bra wley, McLean Brothers, Frost
Torrence ft Co., Gazette Publishing
Company. .
Definite arrangements have not as
yet been made as to the place of
hording the. picnic but" it is . very
probable that It will be held on the
Hanna property Just south of Oak-
wood Cemetery. 'V:
The committee on arrangements
Is now engaged In securing speak
ers for the occasion and it is certain
that there will be at least two or
three good addresses. Mr. A. C.
Shuford, of Hickory, has consented
to be present and make an. address.
President Howard of the State. Ru
ral Letter Carriers Association, of
Robeson county,; has been invited
but has not yet been heard from. A
speaker of , national reputation has
been asked to be present and dellv-
er an address and now has the mat
ter under consideration. ... '. ,
. This event , promises to be by all
odds the largest of the kind In the
county this summer and It is hop
ed that every person in the county
who can do so will be present.' Ev
erybody will be expected to bring
baskets and a big , dinner will be
spread under the trees. Music will
be furnished by a good band and ev
erything . possible ' will be doae.'to
make the day both interesting and
pleasant and profitable. ' . :
Let every man in the county lay
hf. plans to be here On Monday.
September 5th. '--..-
Mr. JT, C. Barnwell, Brother of Mr.
8. B. Barnwell, of Gastonla, and
. His Soa Killed Sunday at Banco,
VaJ No , Particulars ; Known
Was Native) of Alamance County,
This State. ; , -
Mr. S. B. Sara well received yes
terday morn Irig . from his slsfer-ln-
law, Mrs. J, C. Barnwell, of Banco,
Va., a telegram conveying the dis
tressing intelligence that her hus
band and son -were killed by light
ning Sunday. Beyond the bare fact
of their tragic death nothing U
known, as no particulars whatever
were given. The telegram came too
late for Mr. Barnwell to leave Gas
tonla on No. 36 and hence he did not
go, fearing he could - not reach the
place in time for the funeral.
The telegram did not give the
name of the son killed, but It is sup
posed to be James-Barnwell, Jr.
inougn mere were two or more
boys in the family.
Deceased was a well-to-do farmer
and merchant at Sanco, a small
town near Farmvflle, where be had
resided for the past fifteen years.
His widow is a cousin of Rev. R. C.
Anderson, of Gastonla. She sur
vives, together with two or more
children. Surviving the dead par
ent are also three brothers, viz: Mr
S. B. Barnwell, of Gastonla; Mr. R
L. Barnwell, of Burlington, and Mr
W. A. Barnwell, of Mebane, and two
sisters, Mrs. A. D. Frederick, of Bur
lington, and Mrs. A. W. Hedgepeth,
of Durham. Deceased was a native
of Alamance county, this State.
Mr. J. C. Barnwell was in Gasto
nla on a visit to his brother some
eight years ago, that occasion being
tbe last time the two had seen each
other.
Particulars of the sad event are
anxiously awaited by the sorrow-
stricken brother here who has the
sympathy of many friends in this
shocking bereavement that has come
to him.
MILL MAN SUICIDES.
Mr. James T. Tate, Formerly Con
nected With Mountain Island Cot
ton Mills, This County, Ends Life
at Home of Brother-in-law, Mr.
Charles N. Vance at Black Moun
tain. Despondent over continued 111
health, from the ravages of which
he had been able to find no relief,
Mr. James Tate, of Greensboro, at
one time connected with the man
agement of the Mountain Island
Cotton Mills at Mountain Island,
Gaston county, committed suicide
Saturday night at the home of his
brother-in-law, Mr. Charles N.
Vance, a son of the late Senator Zeb
Vance, at Black Mountain.
A , special dispatch from Black
MountainTo The Charlotte Observ
er of yesterday says that the rash
act was committed about 11:30
o'clock Saturday night. Mr. ' Tate
shot hifnself through the head with
a. revolver and died within an hour
after Inflicting the wound upon him
self.- When he retired at 10:30
there was, it is stated, nothing in
his manner to indicate that he con
templated ending his life. He was,
however, habitually despondent over
his 111 health. ?
Deceased was 65 years of age and
had for a number of. years past re
sided at Greensboro where " he ; ac
cumulated quite a good . deal of
property. His estate Is valued at
50,000, largely consisting of ; real
estate.;-. yi'i'f''
Mr. Tate was a half-brother o?
Mr. J. Caswell Tate and a brother-in-law
of Mr. Miles P. Pegram, of
Charlotte. He was an uncle of
Messrs. R. L. and John A, Tate and
Messrs. Thomas Pegram and" M. P.J
Pegram, third.
. "Falsa' Hal.n ; r
(Wrltten for The Gazette.)
God bless our nobto women '
I love them I declare ' ; f c
But, Great Scott, what a' change It
V makes " . , : . ! .:
When they take off their hair'
Meeting Closed. ... ''v "t;.-.-;
The ;". protracted meeting which
was in progress at Franklin Avenue
Methodist church last week came to
a close Sunday night and Rev. J. H.
Bradley, who did the preaching, re
turned yesterday to his home at
Weddingtoa. The results of ,. the
meeting were very satisfactory. ;
, Mr. Larry Moore, ? one of - New
hern's most prominent lawyers, was
OTercome by heat while sitting In
his office Saturday and Is In a crit
ical condition. .; ,( k
.Two Seaboard trains, 'a freight
gtnd a passenger, collided at Wat
-t, ... . . i . i
demolished, and several trainmen
and passengers Injured, none fatal
ly. r ;' - '
Representative Samuel . Gllmore
of tbe second Louisiana congres
sional district, died yesterday atAb-
111 Springs, La., after a long illness,
He was born in New Orleans In
185$,
Dean C. Worcester, American sec
retary of interior of the Philippines
was set upon by renegade Moros on
the Island of Palawan yesterday and
escaped assassination only through
the alertness of his bodyguard who
shot down the outlaws, killing three
of them outright.
Near Hawesville, Ky., Sunday
night a landslide struck a fast pas
senger train on the Louisville, Hen
derson and St. Louis railroad, kill
ing the fireman, wounding a- num
ber of passengers and damaging the
coaches considerably. The train
was passing under a high bluff.
At McFar'fn station, 15 miles
from Wadesboro, yesterday after
noon Constable J. M. Sing was shot
and seriously wounded by Claud
Thomas, a negro employe of the At
lantic Coast Line. Tbe negro escap
ed and a posse with bloodhounds
went in pursuit.
Senator Lee S. Overman has re
ceived bis commission from Presi
dent Taft as one of the six repre
sentatives from the United States to
Mexico on the occasion of the cele
bration by that country of the one
hundredth anniversary of its exist
ence as a republic. The celebration
begins September 7th and continues
till September 21st.
In the presidential yacht May
flower President Taft and party left
his summer home at Beverly, Mass.,
yesterday afternoon for a ten-days
cruise In Maine waters. He Will
make three speeches on his trip,
though they will not be of a politi
cai nature. The cruise was planned
wholly as an outing for the Presi
dent.
J. B. Allison, in Jail at Asheville
charged with the murder of Floyd
McGee some days ago, has Implicat
ed Porter Webb, a well-known young
Asheville man, as being his accom
plice, and the latter was arrested
and placed under a $2,000 bond
pending a preliminary hearing. The
killing was a most brutal one. Webb
is a member of the Arm of W. A,
Webb ft Co., liverymen.
John C. Davis, tbe North Carolina
attorney who swindled Washington
people, mostly women, out of some
$200,000 or more, was Saturday
sentenced to 16 years in the Federal
prison at Leavenworth, Kansas. He
Is a native of Beaufort, N. C, and at
one time swindled many people in
this State. He posed as a pious
churchman and plead insanity as
his defense. e
H. F. Zachary, aged 50, a miser
living In the suburbs of Roanoke,
Va., and said to be a native of Yad
kin county, this State, was found
yesterday murdered, his body lying
in a pile of. fodder. There were two
pistol holes in his head. Robbery
was the motive and the police are
looking for Mack Vaden, a negro
suspected of the crime. ' It Is believ
ed the murderer secured a large sum
of money. More than $600 in cur
rency was found sewed in the lin
ing of the trousers worn by Zach
ary. A heart-rending tragedy occurred
at Oxford yesterday afternoon when.
Otis Brown, youngest son of the late
S. Brown, in a fury of rage shot
his step-mother and then killed him
self. The shooting occurred in the
front hall of tie Brown home. : The
tragedy followed Mrs. Brown's re
fusal to give young Brown a' sum of
money that he demanded. - Her hus
band died a few years . ago leaving
an estate of $40,000, the same to be
useTV by his wife during her life
time," She had been .'very liberal
with young Brown, having "only re
cently given him $1,000 and hence
me rerusai yesterday. The town of
Oxford was greatly shocked at. the
sad event. "
' , Home-grown cantaloupes are on, . 1
the market; watermelons come next. :
w 4 . n ' a at a. A.
ur. v. Bt. Aaauis weui o vnaii
lotte on business yesterday, "V- i.-f-v
;--Prof. Little, of Lenoir College,' ',:;:
nirsiirv. swaim am iiiibiiihhb wiaiuir in
Gastonla yesterday. ,?v.V;:
-Miss Blanche McArver spent .
Sundav with friends In Klnri Monn '.
tain. .. . ,;''.'...'?, : ''h - I ,'
. Mr. , Campbell Dickson is still .
very in irom lypnoia -iever at ma v
father's home on route three. . ; ,
Mr. Fred Robinson, of Dallas,
made a business trip to Charlotta ' -
yesterday.
Messrs. W. Y. Warren and A. -G.
Mangum were business visitors :
to Charlotte yesterday.
Mrs. W. . T. Adams has been,
confined to her bed for the past tea
m An tha nfTerlna' from tha Inllrml.
ties Incident to old age.
Mr. Charlie Faires has a field of
corn it will pay any oneto go to '
see. It is three miles south of Gas
tonla on the Union road. s ' ,
Mrs. W. L. Kellett, of Spartan ,
burg. S. C, is spending some time in
Gastonla as the guest of her sister, .
Mrs. J. N. Reeder, at her home on
East Franklin avenue. Ul"
The latest thing in the free de
livery line can be seen at Bob Co
ble's, on route thren. TherA ink ,
five mail boxes mounted on a bug
gy wheel.
Mr. Ed Hawkins, who lives on
route three, and Miss Anna Kirkaey, ' .
who lives at the Loray, were mar
ried at Bowling Green last Tuesday
morning at 2:30 o'clock a. m.
Mrs. J. R. Henderson and Mr.
Ciaire Henderson left this morning
for Lincolnton and Hickory where
they will spend several days with
friends. "
Miss Addie Rendleman, one ot
the popular teachers in the Besse
mer City graded schools, returned
to her home at Iron Station Satur- '
day after a two weeks visit to Miss -Margaret
Hall in Belmont.
air. ii. vv . vsaieB, ui oessteiuer
City, route two, raised forty-thre
ouaneis or wneai on one acre mis
year. This was the measured acre
on which he raised his prize eorn
last year, having made a yield of a
little over 86 bushels. .
Mr. John F. Davis, a former
Lincoln citizen who now lives and
is doing business in Gastonla. spent
a few hours in town on last Wednes
day en route home from the Demo
cratic convention at Newton. Lin
coin County News, 16th. , '
Dn L. L. Self, of Cherryvllle.
leu luesaay zor ew rora wnereaa
wil? take a post graduate course In
medicine. After a few months at
the medical college, he will locate in
Cherryvllle for the practice of his
profession. Lincoln
County News,
16th.
Mr. and Mrs. J. BJ Meacham
and little son, J. B., Jr., arrived Sat
urday from Hamer, S. C. ' Mr.
Meacham returned to his home yes
terday. Mrs. Meacham and , son will
spend several weeks here with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. . B. Thorn-
asson.
At Lutheran chapel church next
Wednesday, "the 27th, there, will bo
addresses by President R. L. Frits,
of Lenoir College, Hickory, on ""Ed
ucation," and by Rev. W. J.' Boger.
of Mount Holly, on "Mlssiona.,
Those who attend will no doubt ho
fully repaid for their troutte.
The editor of The Gazette ac
knowledges with thanks a SDecial
Invitation from ,; Euraka Local ".. No.
167, of the Farmers Union, td at
tend Its annual picnic which Is to ba
held July. 29th at Union church
south of Gastonla. Everybody is In
vited to come and have a good time.
The Union folks know just how to
give a picnic that will please every
body and the one 'this year will ba
one of those that will repay going a
long way to attend. K 1
Rev. John Hall. 1 pastor of tha
Gastonla 4 and' Chapel Lutheran
churches, received a severe pound
ing at the hands of a company of
his parishoners last Friday even In jr. '
A large quantity of good .things was
deposited la the larder. - This evi
dence, on the part of his people cf
of thelr warm affection . for the.'r
pastor was greatly appreciated an !
the welcome received by the caller-
left no doubt in their minds as ti
hp genuineness of the hospitality
vhich always awaits them at their
pastor's home. ' .
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