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t . v : FIRST SECTION Pages 1 to 8 f ett: PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection bf Home and the Interest of the County. 91.50 A YKAU IN ADVANC. VOL. XXXI. GASTONIA, N: C TUESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1010. NO. 09. A Read the ad of Morton's Five and Ten Cent store in this Issue. Just eighteen more days and Gastonla will he the county seat of Gaston. Mr. V. H. Matthews, of Smyr na, S. C, was in Gastonla shopping Saturday. IMr. Ed Little has sold a lot, 72 1-2x200 feet on West Fourth av enue to Mr. W. H. Adams. dir. Kenneth Todd went to Lin colnton this morning to play with a band which is furnishing music for a land sale. Only sixteen more days in which to get a knife. Pay your subscription to The Gazette at once and get one of the best fnty cent knives made. All persons who expect to con tribute articles for the 'Christmas box which is to go to the Methodist orphanage at Winston-Salem should leave tV'eir packages at The Gazette office not later than Friday. The box will be shipped Saturday morn ing. Loft Falls With Disastrous Result. The loft in a barn belonging to Mr. Charlie Faires, Who lives south of town on the Union road, on which was stored several tons of cotton seed meal and hulls gave way some time last Friday night, crashing through the stalls below where 'his Bteers were quartered. One of the animals was killed and several oth ers were crippled. A Monster Hawk. A most peculiar incident occurred at the home, of Mr. Thomas Devine, on Dallas route two, some days ago, When Mrs. Devine captured and miitju a 1 1 ti v i nil. n uicuouitu i v' i y feet and four Inches from tip to tip i m i entangled in some wire nettiog whlcn was lying loose on tne ground and before it could free itself fron the wire Mrs. Devine caught it wit her hands and afterwards killed i in the commonplace way in which chickens are often killed by cutting off its head with an axe. Mr. and Mrs. Lytton Bereaved. Mr. and Mrs. Chalmath C. Lytton - have the sympathy of many friends in the bereavement which they sus tained early yesterday morning in the death of their little month-old son, Chalmath C. Lytton, Jr. The little one was found dead in bed when the parents awoke Monday morning. When they were up with it about 3 o'clock the child was ap parently well. Funeral services were held at 3 o'clock yesterday af ternoon at the home, Rev. J. A. Peeler officiating, and the little body was buried In Shiloh cemetery l he pall-bearers were .Messrs. F. L Smyre, J. E. Lindsay, Marvin Boyd and Frank Whitesides. Mrs. George Long Dead. Mrs. George Long died rather suddenly laat Wednesday morning at 6:45 o'clock, following a day's -illness from uraemic poisoning. Tuesday she was up and about the house as usual. She suffered a sud den attack of illness and fell to ito floor In an unconscious condition. Deceased lived with her husband and one child on the farm adjoining the county farm near Dallas. They moved there about four Veara ago from Lincoln county. The body was taken Thursday to Salem Baptist church, Lincoln county, where the funeral and burial took place. In the absence of the pastor of deceas ed, Rev. J. L. Shinn, funeral servi ces were conducted by Rev. P. D. Risinger, pastor of the Lutheran church at Dallas. Mrs. Long was totally blind, having been struck with thait misfortune about two years ago. R lSTOVIl roTTVlv Minmmi ' '- ... .'..Sllllll A (Corrected semi-weekly by W. L. Balthis"& Co., Cotton Brokers.) Good middling ; 14 l-2c Strict middling 14 3-8c Cotton seed ..42c of its wings. The hawk was after d Methodist churches, was in Gasto chicken when it became in some wayl . nja Saturday. He has itaken up his IMp Mrs. W. T. Love and Mrs. J. W. Moore, of Spencer Mountain, were in town shopping Friday. 'Mr. Wlttlam Smart, who lives on route three, Is thinking of mov ing to Oklahoma to live. Mr. Neal Hawkins is building a new -barn on his farm on route th ree. Rev. R. A. Miller and Attorney R. A. Miller, Jr., of IxweU, were visitors in. the city yesterday after noon. Mr. H. Aubrey Costner, of Har din, passed through Gastonla yes terday afternoon en route to Char lotte on a business trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Green ex pect to leave about the middle of January for Florida to spend the i-mainder of ithe winter. 'Mr. Hope Adams will v.ithi.n the next few days, move into his new residence near the pumping station south of town on the York ville road. Mr. Carl Reid. son of Mr. J. B. Reid, of McAdenville, went to Char lotte last week and enlisted in the U. S. Army, and is now at the army post at Columbus, Ohio. Mrs. J. M. Merritt and little daughter, Miss May Crouse, spent Wednesday in Gastonia, the guests of friends. Lincoln County News, 9th. If you are going to have visi tors during the holidays or if you or any of your friends or neighbors are going away don't neglect to call No. GO and ftell The Gazette about it. Mrs. George Dickson is quite sick at 'her home on route three. Mr. Dickson is in a hospital at Statesville undergoing treatment. He is in quite feeble health. " Kev. iii. n. Crowder, the new pastor of the Lowell and Ozark residence at Lowell Mr. werge ueam. after spend- ing several months in Indiana, has returned and will begin teaching mis ween in uaston counitv. Crouse Cor. Lincoln County News, 9th. ' IMr. D. M. Brittain, an aged citizen of McAdenville, is critically ill at his home at that place, having recemtly suffered a stroke or paral ysis. A quartette of prominent Lin colntonians, viz: Messrs. Edgar Love, L. B. Wetmore, C. R. Sim mons and M. H. Groves were Gasto nia visitors yesterday. Lincoln County News, 9th. The Gazette i3 requested to state that the Daughters of Liberty will have an oyster supper in the Junior hall Friday night, the ltitb, to which all the members of the or der aro cordially invited. Rev. and Mrs. J. Frank Harre son are moying today from Cherry ville to McAdenville, where Mr. Har relson is now pastor of the Metho dist church, having boon appointe at the recent Conferece to serv McAdenville and Mayesworth. Mr. G. W. Ragan left Wednes day night for Baltimore to bring back to Gastonia his young son, George, who has for the past two months been undergoing treatment at the Union Protestant Infirmary in that city. They expect to reach Gastonia tomorrow night. Their many friends will be gratified to know that Master George has im proved considerably during his stay in Baltimore. Rev. J. A. Peeler, the new pas tor of the West End and Franklin Avenue 'Methodist churches, has arrived and assumed his new pastor ate. He preached at West End Sun day, December 4th, this being his first service on his new work. Sun day morning he preached again at West End and at night at Frank lin Avenue church. His young son. John, is with him, the other mem ber of the family being In China Grove wfcere they are visiting friend. They expect to come to Gastonia this week. Mr. Peeler was last year on the Webster circuit in Franklin district. He and his fam ily are -welcomed to Gastonla. FIRE AT CLOVER. Flames Bentroy Livery Stable of Mr. Andrew J. Qulnn, Eleven lionet Per foiling Buggies Saved Rut Harness and Feed Lost Building Relonged to Mr. 11. C. Adams Partially Insured. Correspondence of The Gazette. CLOVER, S. C, Dec. 12. Mr. Andrew J. Qulnn's livery, feed and sales stables were burned this morning between 3 and 4 o'clock. Eleven head of horses perished In the flames, nine of them being the property of Mr. Qulnn, one of Dr. M 'T. N'e 1 and one of '.Mr. w. h Purs-ley, carrier on rural route from here. Mr. Quinu saved all of his bu- gies, these being In sheds on tli outside of the barn. He lost al of his harness, about 120 bushels o oats and a large quantity of hay and fodder. Mr. Quinn had $1,000 insurance on his stock and feed stuff and his total loss will be about $3,000. The builir.g belonged to Mr. B.C. Adams, of Howling Green. He had $12r insurance and his loss will be about $500. Brandon-Quit: n. At the home of her parents, Mr and Mrs. James Quinn, at Bethel tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock Miss Nannie Quinn will be married to Mr. Ernest Neal Brandon, of the same neighborhood. The groom is a half-brother of Mr. T. N. Ken drlck, of Gastonia, and a son of Mr J. L. Brandon. Both are popular young people and will have the best wishes of a host of friends. Death at MrAdenville. At 8:40 o'clock Saturday nigh Mrs. Ellington died at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Hooper, at Mc Adenville. Mrs. Ellington was only taken seriously ill Saturday morn ing, and it is supposed that heart failure was the cause of her death She was about 60 years of age and leaves one daughter, Mrs. Hooper, and one son, Mr. Joe Ellington, of McAdenville. Funeral services were conducted at the home Sunday af ternoon at 1 o'clock bv Rev. Mr, 1 Patton. nastor of the Weslevan I Methodis, ,hnrc.h. f which the do ceased wa3 a member, and tne re mflIria wprA in(tprr1(i nt thA Rmith graveyard below Belmont. In the New Armory. Company B, First North Carolina Infantry, fcs now housed in its new armory on the third floor of the Ad ams building. The first drill was held there Saturday afternoon. Capt. A. Bulwinkle has gotten all the par aphernalia moved and everything installed in its proper place. One article of equipment is a gun rack which Ct;pt. Bulwinkle invented and made himself which has been pro nounced by army men one of the best they ever saw. The armory is about 4 0x50 feet, furnishing ample room for practice. In the future drills will he held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7:30 o'clock and Saturday afternoon at 3. A full company consists of "S men and the Gaston Guards has now al most its full quota. A Home Talent Minstrel Show. Thursday night, December 22nd, Gastonians will have the pleasure of witnessing a home talent minstrel production. It will be given in the opfc'ra house and will be for the ben efit of the monument fund being raised by the Gastcnia Chapter Uni ted Daughters of the Confederacy. Mr. T. W. Presson Is manager of the affair and is now engaged in train ing the cast. Mr. Presson has had considerable experience in this line and the performance gives promise of 'being a most entertaining one. As noted in The Gazette from time to time the ladiesof the Gastonia chapter have for the past several years been engaged in accumulating a fund for the purpose of erecting in Gastonia a monument to the Con federate veterans of the county. Gaston sent nearly 1,400 men to the Confederate army and of that num ber scarcely 200 perhaps are left. It is the desire of the womn to complete this fund as rapidly as possible and bu-ild the monument ere an the veterans have passed over the river to Test under the shade of the trees with their com rades of oter days. COURT? IMOU COUNTY BUSINESS. Sale of Old Court House and Jail to le Made January 2ml Election Kp'ns(n Paid Other Business of IinHrtunco Transacted. Monday, December 5th, the board of county commissioners met in the court house at Dallas with all the members present, viz: John F. Ivecper, of Belmont; O. G. Falls, of Kings Mountain; J. F. McArver, of Gastrnia; R. S. Lewis, of Dallas; J. W. Kendrlck. of Cherryville, and R V. Kendrlck. of Cherryville, ana u. r. Davenport, of Mount Holly. Mr. ohn F. Leeper was re-elected chairy K. ........ J man. The minutes of the previous meet ing were read and approved. .Messrs. Lewis and- Falls were ap pointed a committee to examine the clerk's nvords and report on same. It was ordered that the official bond of C. C. Cornwell in the sum of $12.im.i0, be accepted, approved and recorded. C. C. Cornwell, clerk of the Superior Court, came before the board and was duly sworn in by Chairman Leeper and his oath of of fice was filed. E. X. Huffstetler, constable-elect for Gastonia township, came before the board. and was duly sworn in by Chairman Leeper and his oath of of fice filed. It was ordered that the official bond of Mr. Huffstetler in ttie penal sum of $500 be accepted, approved and recorded. Capt. J. Q. Holland, treasurer elect, came before the board and, his bond of $135,000 having been accepted, approved and ordered re corded, was duly sworn in by Chair man Leeper. The official bond of A. J. Smith, register of deeds, in the penal sum of $10,000 was accepted, approved and ordered recorded. John Rankin, colored, of Dallas township, was relieved of poll tax on account of his being a non-resident. J. B. Lutz was allowed to make return and pay single tax on one town lot in Belmont. Mr. W. M. Nolen was elected jan itor for the new court house at a salary of $30 per month. A contract lor building a bridge across Stanley creek was awarded to the York Bridge Co. for $625. It was ordered that a range be purchased for the jail. It was ordered that the county furnish prison suits for the prison ers. Mr. J. D. B. McLean, sheriff-elect, came 'before the board and was sworn in after his bonGs were ac cepted, approved and ordered filed as follows: Penal bond. S5.000: bond for State and pension tax and all other public tax money, $250,- 000; school tax and special school tax bond, $95,000. SECOND DAY. Mrs. Philip Jenkins was reliev ed of tax on $1,400 real estate on account of Dallas graded school, not in the district. Rev. J. C. Deitz, of Cherryville, was released of tax on $1,130 solv ent credits as returned. Mr. A. G. Myers, of Gastonia, was apiointed to examine the treasurer's books. M. L. Clark was taxed with single tax on one lot in Crowders Moun tain township. Miss Ida Rhyne, of River Bend township, walk relieved of double tax as dharged, the same being made to single tax. It was ordered that all court pa pers, books and documents and all movable property of the county be moved to the county seat, Gastonia, on the 31st day of December, 1910, y the proper persons and officers legally in charge of same and depos ited and arranged in the proper places in the court house and Jail provided for the same. The annual report of J. M. S'hu ford, treasurer, was accepted,- ap proved and ordered recorded in the record of official reports. The monthly report 'of J. CM. Shu ford, treasurer, was acce'pted, ap proved and ordered recorded. The annual statement of C. C. Cornwefl, clerk: of tne court, was N accepted, approved and ordered re corded. The annual statement of the reg ister of deeds was accepted, approv ed and ordered recorded. It was ordered that the survey elect, coroner-elect and township officers who failed to qualify and give bond be allowed until the first Monday in January, 1911. in which to qualify and glveond. Messrs. O. G. Falls, J. F. McAr ver and R. K. Davenport were ap pointed as finance committee. It was ordered that the county property at Dallas, N. C, (the court house and Jail) be advertised for 1 sa sale and sold on Monday, January 1911, at the court house door in lastonia. It was ordered that the Ierk insert said advertisement In iome paper published in the county The allowance of Mary Wimpler dutside pauper, was reduced to $8 t quarter. i F M Gllmore w an outside I)au,)er qhe alowam.e of ,-as discontinued r. James Bell, out side pauper, was reduced to $10 per quarter. ACCOUNTS PAID. L. N. Glenn, M. D., salary and smallpox expenses, $43.60. S. T. Stowe, services as surveyor $5 0. J. M. Shu ford, salary for Novem ber, $100. C. C. Cornwell, stationery, etc. $17.10. Geo. W. Waring, work on court house and jail, $8,000. ELECTION EXPENSES. J. E. Ford, $20.88. R. A. Miller, $25.92. J. R. Carson, $19.02. W. N. Davis, $39.10. A. II. Huss, $24.41. W. A. Jackson, $18.88. M. P. Shetley, $21.78. I. F. iMa'bry. $20.38. H. A. Rankin, $19.72. J. M. Kendrick, $26.41. M. 'S. Pasour, $19.62. J. W. Patterson, $18.51. J. L. Mauney, $19.94. B. B. Ferguson, $18.77. Jno. C. Robinson, $18.94. E. L. Wilson, $27.55. S. N. Boyce, $30.90. W. T. Connell, $19.09. W. Lon Hoover, $20.85. W. C. Wilson, $19.56. ROAD EXPENSES. T. L. Ware, for N. G. Todd's grad ing force, $741.13. W. H. Abernethy, River Bend $20.58. M. A. Rhyne, Gastonia, $45.57. Craig Kiser, Crowders Mountain, $5.50. F. G. Boyter, Cherryville, $17.30 L. H. Kiser, Cherryville, $74.50. W. R. Cromer, Cherryville, $ 1 9. 50. Vance Summer, Dallas, $30.25. I. S. Murray, Cherryville, $6.76. W. A. Leeper, Jr., South Point, $2.75. ' T. L. Ware, salary, $95. J. F. Abernethy, River Bend, $12.85. S. S. HaiTeJson. Cherrvville. $144.95. J. F. Lineherger, team to carry committee to inspect chain gang camp No. 1, $1.25. J. E. Crawford, Gastonia, $1 6.65. W. H. Crawford, Gastonia, $35. 10. T. L. Ware, stone for Bessemer Gastonia road, $28.50. T. L. Ware, stone for LInwood College road, $16. T. L. Ware, stone for upper Stan ley road, $56. T. L. Ware, chain gang expenses camp No. 1, $1,095.19. T. L. Ware, expenses chain gang camp No. 2, $936. 2S. T. L. Ware, for wheelers, etc.. $303.90. T. L. Ware, help and supplies to survey, $8.75. R. G. Rhyne, River Bend, $44.87. D. J. Maxwell, Dallas, $10.40. S. T. Stowe. surveying seven days, $70. MISCELLANEOUS. W. L. Stowe, guarding prisoners, $12. C. C. Craig, salary and expenses cSunty home November, $1R1.25. T. L. Payne, horse and buggy conveying committee to chain gan camp, $1.50. C C. Cornwell, county liabilities November term 1910, $263.90. Ford Undertaking' Co., coffin f jr pauper, $5.00. A. J. Smith, services clerk of boardv, November, $25.30. A. J. Suilth, balance for comput ing taxes, 1910. $301. A. G. ilyers, services on auditing POLLOCK-McALLISTER. Popular Gastoiilu Young IiAdy to Wed Next Wednesday Groom From Blacksburt, S. C. Invitations have been Issued to out-of-town friends to tJhe wedding of Mr. J. M. Pollock, of Blacksburg, S. C. and Miss Lois McAllister, of this city, which will take place at 9 o'clock on next Wednesday evening, December 21st at the bride's home on Third avenue. The ceremony will be performed by Rev. George D. Herman, pastor of Main Street Methodist church, assisted by Rev. Mr. KIrby, of BlacksbuTg. The on ly attendants will be Mr. W. C. Cooke, of Spartanburg, S. C, who will act as best man, and Miss Nell McAllister, sister of the bride, who will 'be maid of honor. No cards will be issued to friends in town. Immediately following the ceremo ny there will be an Informal recep tion at the home and Mr. and Mrs. Pollock will leave, on train No. 35 for a southern trip. The news of the approaching marriage of these two popular young people will be of great Inter est to their large circle of friends. Mies McAll'ister is a daughter of Mr. an l Mrs. J. K. McAllister who is ex ceedingly popular with a large circle- of friends here, while the groom is a prominent young business man of blackaburg. Negro Boy Killed. Arthur iMiller, aged 13, son of Dora Miller, was run over and kill ed about 9 o'clock this morning by the Southern switching engine, which was switching cars a short distance west of the York street crossing. The boy's body was fear fully mangled, one arm and one leg being entirely severed from hla body and many bruises being sus tained. The Miller boy and a com panion of about the same age were picking up coal along the track, one on each side. The Miller boy was endeavoring to cross the track la front of a string of cars being push ed by the engine "but evidently mis calculated the spesd and was ground to death. committee, $3. T. L. Ware, reward and expenses of arresting and conveying George Rhyne to Gastonia, $18.44. Thomas Shuford jail fees, etc., $110.55. G. Lee Beam, expenses hunting convict escaped, $2.35. B. F. Lindsay, expenses hunting escaped convict, $5.10. NOTES. The following men are bondsmen for Treasurer J. Q. Holland: J. D. Ragan, M. T. Wilson, S. N. Boyce. J. O. White, J. Lee Robinson,' C. B. Armstrong, S. A. Robinson, A. G. Myers, W. T. Rankin, T. L. Clinton. Thomas W. Wilson, L. N. Glenn, J. Flem Johnson, John C. Moore, R. M. Reid, D. R. LaFar, R. B. Line berger, J. White Ware, Thomas L. Craig, John W. Moore, W. T. Love. E. P. Lewis, P. R. Fall3, B. T. Mor ris, S. M. Morris, R. C. Warren, Jno. O. Rankin, J. F. Morris, A. R. An ders, C. J. Huss, W. N. Davis, H. tM. Eddleman, J. K. Dixon, C. W. Boyd. W. C. Wilson, H. M. Lineberger, W. J. Clifford, John C. Rankin, S. M. Robinson, R. A. Falls, J. M. Sloan, J. P. Reid, R. B. Babington, Robt. A. Love, James E. Falls, John W. Riddle, J. E. Page, E. H. Adams, H. F. Forbes, J. F. Jackson, L. P. Groves, E. L. Wilson, L. L. Jenkins. A. E. Moore. The following are bondsmen for Register of Deeds A. J. Smith: A. A. Leeoer. G. M Gnllioir r a Ratchford, C. B. Armstrong. Following are bondsmen for Sher iff J. D. B. McLean: W. T. Rankin, John O. Rankin, C. B. Armstrong. Robert C. .McLean, S. N. Boyce, T. L. Craig, W. T. Love, G. M. Gulllck. J. E. Page, D. A. Page, Leon T. Mc Lean, C. E. Adams, J. M. Sloan, A. A. McLean, C. J. Huss, E. N. Hahn. J. Lee Robinson, T. W. Wilson, B. J. Rankin, E. P. Rankin, T. L. Clin ton, A. R. Anders, W. C. Wilson, H. M. Cleveland, J. l; Adams, R. C. McLean. Hope Brison, J. W, Moor. C E. Hutchinson, J. M. Springs, G' M. Gullick, R. L. Stowe. R. A. Lore, A. G. Myers, J. FlenWohnson, W. H. Adams, A. E. , -Moore,TOr"vH-son, P. R. Huffstetler; JohnC Ran- . kin. .. .: Following are the bondsmen for Clerk of the Court C. C. Corn well r' H. M. McAden, C. B. Armstrong. jV D. Ragan. S. if. Robinson, E. L, WIK on. 4 - ts J
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