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VOL. XXXL
OASTQNIA, N. a FRIDAY, JULY 23, 1010.
NO. S6V
OVER GASTON OUNTY
DEATH OF J. F. WYATT.
Highly Esteemed Citizen of Cherry,
vllle Passed Away Monday Per-
: ' tonal and Social Items. n
Correspondence of the Gazette.
Cherryvllle, July 20.- Mr. John
Franklin Wyatt, who has been mak
ing his home with his brother, Mr
Ed .Wyatt, In CherryTllle, died Mon-
dar and was burled at Mt. Zlon
,' church yesterday, Rev. James Wil
son conducting the burial services
Mr. Wyatt was reared in the vicini
ty of Gastonia, where he resided un
til a few months ago, when he came
to our town. He was SO years of
age at the time of his death, was a
' Baptist by faith, and was loved and
respected by all who knew him.
Mrs. Maggie 'Lytton, of Gastonia,
Is visiting In town. Mr. Jacob Mc-
Glnnls was in Morganton this week
on business. Mr. 'Andrew Mauney,
of Kings Mountain, was in town yes
terday on business. Mr. Noah Heaf-
. ner and Miss Lucy McGInnls visited
friends in Maiden Sunday. Mr.
Merton Beam left yesterday for Dal
las, where be will work with The
Dallas Advocate. Mr. R. J. Dellln
ger, of High Shoals, was In the city
Saturday. Messrs. Sylvanus and
Luther VanDyke, Wiley Snead and
Floyd Waters left Monday for
Blowing Rock and other points a
mong the Blue Ridge mountains.
Mr. Herbert Beam was. in Kings
Mountain Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.
Noah Carpenter, of C rouse, visited
, friends in town Sunday. Mrs. J. A.
Rudieill is spending the week with
friends at Hildebran. Attorney S.
B. Sparrow, of Dallas, was in town
Monday. Prof. J. W. Strassell left
Friday for Indiana, where he will
spend several days among friends.
BESSEMER ROUTE ONE, NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY, R. F. D. 1. Ju
ly 20. We think it true that hot
July brings cooling showers," as we
have been having plenty of rain this
month. Farmers are very busy lay
ing by their crops and threshing
wheat. Wheat and oats are good
and crops are looking fine. There
was an ice cream supper at Sunny
side last Saturday night, given by
the debating society. A large crowd
was present. Miss Ethel Davidson,
of Bethany, spent a few days last
week with Misses Etta and Thala
Farmer at Bessemer City. Miss
Mary Jane Mauney delighted the
young people with an old-time sink
ing last Suaday evening. All seem
ed to enjoy It very much.
Mr. Marcus Beam, of Bessemer
fMtv wob a httalnaaa vlaltrhi" in Phais.
ryville last' Monday. Misses Etta
. m l - vn . m . i
ana inoia rarmer visiieu in namoj
last week. Miss Helen Pasour, of
Bessemer City, spent last, week visit
ing her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs,
u. i. raaour, at Alexis.- we are
giaa 10 note mat miss uiancne
Beam, who has been very sick with
typnota rever, nas improved very
much. Mrs. M. E. Hager, of Besse
mer City, route two, spent last Sat
urday at the home of her father,
jut. v, oLivup. iuiosci juauu ana
Winnie Aiiran, or vnerryvuie, visit
ed Miss Zona Stroup last Saturday
and Sunday. Mrs. Lee Hager has
been sick for some time, but we are
glad to say she Is Improving. Miss
teaching school at Hickory Grove.
MI8.VM. P. Pasour was at Cherry-
vIHa' ohAnnln tw lnatf Vi Jaw ' r
re w . .
a. J31BCK, oi unerryvme, is very sick
with fever. The protracted meeting
will begin at Hepzibah next Satur
day night and will continue over the
fifth Sunday. Mr. Grat Mauney, of
Bessemer City, spent last Sunday
wun nis son, Mr. Claud Mauney, at
Waco. Misses Cleo and Helen Pa
sour were Cherryvllle shoppers last
Monday. The little Infant of Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvanus Hasten was bur
ied at Coacord last Friday. Mr.
and Mrs. Edgar Mauney spent last
Sunday with MY. and Mrs. Walter
Ford. Communion ; services were
held at Bethel last Sunday. Mr.
Marshall Beam, of Cherryvllle. has
gone to McBee, S, C on business.
MOUNTAIN ISLAND NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette. .
MOUNTAIN ISLAND. July 20.
Mr. Eben Davis has overhaaled aad
repaired hie rist mOI aid la again
piepared to grind corn. Mr. A. L.
D. Bumgardner is the miller. Mr.
Stanford fv has moved tt ' Spencer
Mountain. Mr. L. T. Rankin went
to Dallas and Gastonia on business
Saturday. Mr. J. H. Roberts went
to Charlotte Saturday on business.
--Mr. J. C. Pettus. of Charlotte,
was a visitor here Saturday. Mr,
C. "3. Hutchinson returned Saturday
from Charlotte, bringing . some
friends over In his automobile.
Mr. P. P. Bumgardner, of Mt. Holly,
spent Saturday and Sunday here
with relatives. Miss Hettle Bum
gardner Is visiting friends at Indian
Trail this week.
Mount Holly Matters.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
MOUNT HOLLY. July 21. Miss
Mary Lenti delightfully entertained
a number of her little friends last
Tuesday afternoon in honor of her
thirteenth anniversary. Different
games were enjoyed very much by
the children. The guests were In
vited into the dining room, which
was charmingly decorated, and here
delicious refreshments were served.
The hoaters was the recipient of
many pretty presents. Those pres
ent were: Sara Rankin, Kathleen
LIneberger, Pauline Lentz. Hazel
Garner, Edith Holland, Gertrude
Belk, Vara and Louise Torrence;
Ralph Holland. Horace NIms, Jo
Bowles, Grier Rhyne, Jennings, Wil
liam, Charles and Henry Boger.
Last Friday night Misses Stella
and Mary Delllnger, of Llncolnton,
guests of Mrs. Thompson, were
greatly surprised by a large number
of young people from town. The
gay couples gathered in the large
orchard and did away with lots of
the fruit. Miss Mary Shipp, from
Gulfport, Miss., will come Saturday
to spend the summer with her sis
ter, Mrs. S. M. McCoy. Mr. Lee
Grice has returned from a visit of
several days to relatives across the
river. Miss Elizabeth Nims,' of
Fort Mills, is the guest of Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Spratt. Miss Cora Joy
left this week to spend her vacation
with her mother at Lenoir. Mrs.
Murphy, of Hickory, has returned
home after spending several days
with her sister, Mrs. I. B. Coving
ton. Miss Essie Rankin left Friday
for Charlotte to spend a few days
with Miss Mary Shelton.
IRON STATION NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
IRON STATION. July 20. Mrs
O. P. Rudlsill is spending some time
with her mother near Dallas, who is
right sick. Mr. Clint Moore, of
Stanley, is spending several days
with his sister, Mrs. Eva Goode.
Misses Cora and Vera Stancer, Min
nie and Bessie Friday spent from
Saturday till Monday with Misses
Friday's Parents, Mr. anr Mrs. V. P.
Friday. Miss Susie Hallman is vis
iting her sister, Mrs. Ed Carpenter
near Llncolnton.
The Iron Station Sunday schoo
will go to High Shoals Friday on
their annual picnic outing. Mrs.
Miles Jenkins and children spent
several days with relatives at Stan
ley last week. Our people are pre
paring for a big time here the 29th
when the farmers Institute and an
nual picnic takes place. Mr. Bill
Armstrong was in Llncolnton yes
terday on business. Messrs. Puette
Munday and Robert Goode attended
the convention in Charlotte last
week. Misses Mattie Camp, of Lln
colnton, and Helolse Rudlsill, of
route one, are spending some time
with Miss Alpha Goode.
There will be communion services
at the Lutheran church here next
Saturday evening. Rev. R. H. Cllne
of Monroe will conduct the services.
Miss Sullye Brown began a sum
mer school near Stanley last Mon
day. She taught the school there
last winter. Mr. Henry Delllnger,
of Abbeville, S. C, Is visiting here.
Misses Hattie Armstrong and Ada
Goodson spent several days In John
son City, Tenn., last week. Mrs. E.
I. Rhyne Is not well at this writing.
Wesleyan Camp-Meeting.
The annual camp-meeting of the
North Carolina Conference of the
Wesleyan church will be held this
rear on August Id to 14th at the
camp ground on East Franklin ave
nue. Rer. A. B. Crumpler, of Clin
ton, N.. C, will be the leading
preacher. The first service will be
held at 8 o'clock on Wednesday ev
ening, Angust 3rd. A committee
consisting of Rev. H. W. Hawkins,
Rer. j; A. Clement and Mr. J. E.
Wooten has the arrangements for
the meetlnr In'chaVge.'" "M -":"t ""
LATCH STRING OUTSIDE.
Cherryvllle Will Throw Her Doom
Wide Open Saturday, August Oth
Everybody Invited to Be There
and Have Good Time Congress
man AVebb to Speak A Varied
Assortment of Amusements Re
duced Rates on Railroads.
Saturday, August 6th. will be. a
gala day at Cherryvllle. In talking
to The Gazette man Wednesday re
garding the approaching old soldiers
reunion and picnic a prominent
Cherryvllle man stated that they
were expecting ten thousand people
to be otf hand. Low rates will pre
vail on the railroad from nearby
towns and thousands are expected to
make the trip by private conveyance
from all sections of Gaston and from
narts of Lincoln. Cleveland and
Mecklenburg Counties.
The Gazette is Indebted to Mr. J.
F. Weathers of the Cherryvllle Re
tail Merchants Association, under
the auspices of which organization
the event is to be held, for a special
invitation to be present on that day.
He adds that time and money will
not be 'spared to make this ne of
the biggest days that Cherryvllle has
ever had and they expect to see that
every one has a good time.
Already the county and territory
in adjacent counties is being posted
with large hand bills setting forth
the attractions which will be provid
ed. This circular sets forth that
there will be an old soldiers reunion
with free dinner, a balloon ascen
sion, an address by Congressman
Webb, a baseball game, music by a
brass band, etc.
Among other things there will be
a number of contests including the
following:
Fat man s race, winner to get a
box of Havana Ribbon 5 cent cigars,
given by the Cherryville Drug Co.
Bicycle race, winner to get a $3
razor, given by the Cherryville Hard
ware Company.
Climbing greasy pole, winner te
get a $3 hat, given by the Kendrick
Mercantile Company.
Barrel race, winner to get a pair
of shees, given by J. H. Rudislll Co.
Wheelbarrow race, winner to get
a bunch of bananas, given by Hous
er ft Wyatt.
Largest wagon load of people
brought to town, winner to get 25
yards best white lawn, own make, by
Gaston Manufacturing Company.
Cherryville's hospitality Is pro
verbial and all the people need is an
invitation and an opportunity to go.
Unless the weather should be un
favorable it is more than likely that
the people of that good town will
have all the folks they can well take
care of for a day.
MR SIDNEY BROWN DEAD.
Former Resident
Passed Away
of This Section
in Oklahoma
on
July 12. .
Kings Mountain Herald, 21st.
Mrs. B. B. Jones of this city has
lust received a letter from her neph
ew cnnvejing the sad news that her
last surviving brother, Mr. Sidney
Brown, who lived in Oklahoma, is
no more, hav'ng passed away on
Taesday. Tu'y 12.
Mr Brown was a native of this
section for many years living in
Gastonia. About two years ago he
went to AlaDama In search of health,
and later took up his abode in the
new State of Oklahoma.
He Is survived by his second wife,
and son, now living in Montana.
As yet, Mrs. Jones has received
no word as to what place in Oklahi
ma he lived, direct cause of his
death, burial, or any particulars
only that he Is dead.
H anna's Grove Secured.
The committee having In charge
the arrangements for the big picnic
to be given In Gastonia on the first
Monday In September by the Rural
Letter Carriers and Farmers' Union
request us to state that they, have
secured the Hanna grove near Oak-
wood cemetary for the occasion and
have also secured a twelve-acre lot
adjoining the grove , for hitching
purposes. In addition to this there
win be an Inclosure large enough to
furnish room for a hundred or more
teams for the benefit of those whose
teams will not stand hitched In the
open. These- arrangements ahonld
furnish ample accommodations for
all, no matter horn large the crowd,
and no one should stay away for fear
there, will not be ample and suitable
hitching room.
TO DISCUSS DRAINAGE
owners or Property Situated on
Crowders Creek Will Meet at
Pleasant Ridge Saturday, July
30th, to Consider Matter of Dredg-
ins This Stream from Baker's
Mill to Riddle's Mill.
Recently The Gazette has made
mention of the fact that there has
tor some time been a growing senti
ment among the farmers owning and
cultivating farms along Crowders
Creek favoring the dredging of this
stream and the drainage of hun
dreds of acres of valuable lands
which are now useless. The discus
sion of this Important matter has
been going on quietly for some time
with the result that a majority of
the landowners on Crowders Creek
have come to a realization of the
fact that their lands can be reclaim
ed and again made fertile by the
dredging of the creek bed and the
consequent drainage of the bottom
lands.
As a result of this discussion and
some Investigating by interested
parties, a meeting will be held Sat
urday, July 30th, at 1 o'clock p. m
at Pleasant Ridge for the purpose of
going further into detail, exchanging
ideas and probably organizing to do
something definite. The proposition
to be discussed relates to the dredg
of Crowders Creek between Baker's
Mill and Riddle's Mill, there being a
dam at each of these places. Be
tween these two points there are
hundreds of acres of land which, in
the past few years have become val
ueless so far as productiveness is
concerned. The bed of the creek has
filled up and the water has over
flowed over a large expanse of ter
ritory. Concerted action on the
part of those who are directly inter
ested can be made to result in a
saving of thousands of dollars worth
of property and in the increase of
the production of cotton, corn, wheat
and farm products of other kinds in
this immediate territory.
It is hoped that every farmer liv
ing on Crowders Creek between Ba
ker's and Riddle's mills will be pres
ent at the Pleasant Ridge meeting.
This matter Is of such importance
that any farmer can afford to lay
aside his work for half a day and at
tend. As has been previously pointed
out by The Gazette the dredging of
this stream and the drainage of the
contiguous lands will not only result
in a great property saving to the
landowners but It will result in
improved health conditions that
would, in themselves, be ample jus
tification for all the trouble and ex
pense necessary to bring about thfc
Improved condition of things. There
would be much less malaria, fewer
mosquitoes. For health considera
tions alone this project is worth all
It will cost to carry It out.
Returns After 43 Years.
A pleasant visitor to The Gazette
office yesterday was Mr. Lorenzo
Beam, of Comanche, Texas, who left
Gaston county 43 years ago to be
gin life in the Lone Star State and
Is now back on his first visit within
that time to his many relatives in
this county. Mr. Beam has four
brothers living in the county,
Messrs. H. S., G. F., M. L and P. S.
Beam, and four sisters, Mrs. George
Sellers, Mrs. Andrew Sellers, Mrs.
Sarah Stroup and Miss Maggie
Beam. Mr. Beam's wife, who was
MIbs Emma Mauney, a daughter of
John Mauney, has been dead about
five years. Mr.' Beam has eleven
living children residing in five States
Texas, Arkansas, Missouri, Oklaho
ma and California. Mr. Beam seems
to be enjoying very much his visit
to the . scenes of his boyhood and
young manhood, although he states
that' very few of the landmarks of
the sixties are now recognizable to
him.
Musical Concert.
On Monday night, August 1st, a
concert will be given In the auditor
ium of Main Street Methodist church
by -Prof." Carl Fallberg and wife,
Mme. SJoestedt-Fallbergr, of Stock
holm, Sweden, for the benefit of the
Epworth League. Prof. Fallberg Is
a composer and, concert pianist of
national reputation, while Mme.
Fallberg Is a noted soprano. An ev
ening pf genuine enjoyment Is prom
ised to all lovers of music
Messrs. F. O. Davis and O. W.
Detter, of Dallas, ' were Gastonia,
visitor Wednesday.
SANITARY FOUNTAINS.
Supt. Wray of the City Schools Ad
a
vocates Installation of Sanitary
Drinking Fountains for Use of Pu
pila Cost Would be Small and
the Resultant Benefit Great-
Leading Schools of the Country
Are Using Them.
Superintendent Joe S, Wray of
the Gastonia public schools Is d
slrous of having Installed In the city
schools, and especially in the Cen
tral school where several hundred
pupils are housed during eight or
nine months of the year, sanitary
drinking fountains. He has recent
ly taken the trouble to Investigate
the various makes of fountains on
the market, their advantages, .cost,
etc. He Informs The Gazette that
the Central School can be thorough
ly equipped throughout with the
best sanitary drinking fountains on
the market for the small sum of $80
He hopes to enlist the aid of the
Gastonia Woman's Betterment As
sociation in this matter and, If pos
sible, he desires to arrange to have
these fountains installed before the
opening of the fall term of the
schools.
Supt. Wray also hopes that some
way may be found by which at least
one of these sanitary fountains can
be installed this fall at each of the
several mill schools of the town.
Ten or fifteen dollars Is all that will
be required to equip one of these
schools and the outlay Is trifling
when compared to the great benefit
that will result In the prevention of
disease.
Within recent years the city
schools of all the larger cities in the
country have installed sanitary
drinking fountains and it has come
to be considered in the light of a
necessity and not a luxury. In
North Carolina the city schools of
Charlotte and Greensboro have them
in use as have also probably others;
also the State Normal College at
Greensboro. Only this summer the
Wlnthrop Normal College at Rock
Hill, S. C, the South Carolina State
Normal College for Women, has In
stalled them for the use of its sev
eral hundred students.
From a standpoint of economy in
health and life there is no doubt
that the small outlay of money re
quired for similarly equipping the
Gastonia schools would prove a wise
and paying investment.
EDUCATIONAL CAMPAIGN.
Dates for Educational Rallies to be
Held at Lutheran Churches in
Gaston and Adjoining Counties.
The Lutherans In the Piedmont
section of the State are making a
vigorous educational campaign a
mong their people for Christian edu
cation and Home Missions. The pro
gram contemplates reaching every
congregation in the conference and
the gathering of Home Mission of
ferings in each congregation. The
following are the appointments for
Gaston county and adjacent terri
tory: Gastonia, July 26, 8 p. m., Mr. C.
K. Rhodes and Rev. P. D. Rlsinger.
Lutheran Chapel, July 27, 10:30
a. m., Pres. R. L. Fritz.
Bessemer City,. July 27, 8 p. m.,
Mr. C. K. Rhodes and Rev. P. D.
Rislnger.
Holy Communion, July 26, 8 p.
M., Pres. R. I Fritz and Rev. W. J.
Boger.
Philadelphia, July 26, 10:30 a. M.,
Mr. J. J. George and Rev. M. L.
Pence.
Hardin, July 26, 8 p. .m, Mr. J. J.
George and Rev. M. L. Pence.
Antioch, July 27, 10:30 a. M., Mr.
J. J. George and Rev. M. L. Pence.
Christ's Church, July 25, 3:30 p.
m., Rev. R. H. Cline and Rev. John
Hall.
St. Luke's, July 26, 10:30 a. m.,
Rev. R. H. Cline aad Rev. John
Hall.
Bethel, July 26, 3:30 p. m., Rev.
R. H. Cline and Rev. John Hall.
St John's, July 26, 8 p. m., Mr.
A. C. LIneberger and Rev. R. A. To
der, D. D. 4
SL Matthew's, July 27, 8 p. m
Pres. R. L. Frits and Ret- W. J. Bo
ger. SL Luke's, July 28. 10:30 a. u..
Rev. W. J. Boger.
Weather Forecast: Partly cloudy
with local showers In east portion
Friday and probably Saturday; light
variable winds. .
DEATH OF MRS. COUNTS.
Passed Away Wednesday Morning.
After Week's Illness Funeral
and Burial at Cherryvllle.
Mr. H. W. Counts and children
have the sympathy of their many
friends In the bereavement which,
came to them in the death of their
wife and mother, Mrs. Ada Counts
which occurred at 1:30 o'clock Wed
nesday morning at their home near
the Loray Mill. Mrs. Counts was 111
only one week, the cause of her
death being uraemlc poisining. Mr.
and Mrs. Counts formerly lived at
Bessemer City, but moved- here from
Charlotte a year ago, and Mr. Count
has been in the mercantile business
at the Loray Mill.
Mrs. Counts was, before her mar
riage to Mr. Counts, Miss Adav
George, a daughter of Mr. N. B.
George, of Bessemer City, who wan
here to attend the funeral and bur
ial. Beside her husband and father
the deceased lady is survived by twot
children, Norma and Carl, seven and
five years of age, three brothers.
Messrs. A. B., H. D. and J. J. George,
of Bessemer City, and two sisters.
Mrs. T. E. Summer, of Cherryville,
and Mrs. John Coley, of Newton.
The body was taken through the
country to Cherryville Wednesday,
where the funeral services were con
ducted at 3 p. m. by Rev. John Hall,
pastor of the Gastonia Lutheraa
church, of which the deceased was a.
faithful and consistent member, af
ter which the interment took place
at the Lutheran cemetery.
Mrs. Counts was 30 years of age.
having been born at Lexington, S.,
C. March 9, 1880. She was con
firmed as a member of the Lutheraa
church on April Srd, 1896.
Union Service.
On Sunday night, July 31, the
regular quarterly union service of ,
the Presbyterian, Associate Reform
ed Presbyterian and Methodist
churches will be held at Mala
Street Methodist church. The ser
mon will be preached by Rev. R. C
Anderson, pastor of the First Pres
byterian church.
District Conference.
The district conference of tha
Shelby district, Methodist Episcopal
Church, South, will be held this year
at Dallas, beginning Thursday, July
28th, and hdldlng through the fol
lowing Sunday. Presiding Elder J.
R. Scroggs, of Shelby, will preside.
The delegates from Main Street, Gas
tonia, are Messrs. B. T. .Morris, W.
H. Jenkins, W. N. Davis and J. K.
Dixon.
Killed by Train.
Jeff George, a white boy about IT
years of age and a son of Mr. W. M.
George, formerly of Gastonia but
now living in Belmont, was instant
ly killed by train No. 38 Monday
night near Lexington, while beatingr
his way from Salisbury to Lexing
ton or some other point. He was
accompanied by Jess Steele, of Gas
tonia. who saw him fall from thar
rods, where they were both riding.
and who notified the train dispatch
er at Greensboro of the fact.
George's body Was found a few
miles this side of Lexington horrt- t
bly mangled. His remains were '
brought to Belmont on No. 11 Wed
nesday, where the burial took place.
John A. Gross, one of the oldest
employes In point of length of ser
vice in the Washington office of the
Associated Press, died In Washing
ton Tuesday as the result of a
stroke of apoplexy.
Clark to Succeed Godwin.
Oscar L, Clark, of Bladen county.
was nominated for Congress by tha
sixth district Democratic conrree--
sionai convention . -at Wrlghtarilla
yesterday to succeed Congressman
Godwin. The nomination was mad
at 1:20 a. m. on the 44th ballot,
the vote standing as follows: Clark
169, McClammy 42, Cook 40. Tha
convention was '' stormy throughout.
CARD OF THANKS.
We take this method of expr
lng our deepest and most sincere
thanks to all our friends and neigh
bors who were so kind and helpful
to us during the brief Illness and at
the death of. our beloved wife and
mother. The heavy burden of our
sorrow Is lightened by the memory
of these ev4anee of friendly sym
pathy, for which we are truly grate--fuL
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H. W. COUNTS. AND-CHILDREJI.
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