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FONIA GAZETTE
ITIILISIIED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
SINGLE OOl'V 8 CENTS.
Devoted to (lie lrwtcUoa of Home nd the Intreta of the County.
$1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCE. ,
VOL. XXXL
GASTON 1 A, N. C. TUESDAY, DECiaillEll 13, 1010.
NO.
GAS'
THE CHRISTMAS SPIRIT.
Gastonia Boys and Girls, and Older Folks Too, Enter
Heartily Into Holiday Joys A Few Reflections
on the Season and Its Meaning.
Christmas! What magic there is
in the word. It thrills the breast of
the boy and girl with Joy; it stirs In
thebrebSts of men and women of
mature years sentiments which lie
burled for mtost of the twelve-month
beneath 'weights of toil and care and
worry. It makes even the old feel
young agatn. It is the one season of
all the year when the serious
things of life are Teally thrown
aside for a few days and when love,
friendship, sentiment and good
cheer are given full sway over all
the kind.
To the mothers and fathers es
pecially, and to all persons of ma
ture years to more or less extent,
one of the greatest of all the pleas
ures during this season is found in
watching the little folks, from the
year-and-a-half-old on up to twelve
or fifteen or even older. From the
time Christmas and Santa Claus are
first mentioned, weeks before the
day of the event, they bubble with
enthusiasm every day. Their child
ish prattle Is all of Santa Claus and
his reindeers, his probable where
abouts at all times, what they want
the good saint to bring them and so
forth. In order to secure good be
haviour and obtain the doing of
most any task it is only necessary
to remind them that it will soon be
Christmas and that old Santa Claus
is watching them and that he brings
the moBt and the best things to the
good little boys and girls. As the
boys und girls troop from their
homes to school and back again ev
ery day they linger longingly before
the show windows where the holi
day trinkets are so temptingly ar
rayed and their bright little faces
as they pick out in their minds what
they want are good to look upon.
In Gastonia the Christmas spirit
is already rampant. The merchants
have on display splendid lines of all
I kinds of Christmas goods and their
j openings have been well attended,
i .Many people from nearby towns and
the surrounding country do their
I shopping here and scores of them
I are on the streets every day. The
I local merchants spare no pains to
! make ample prepartaions to fill the
j wants of all. That they are enter
j prising and up-to-date is evidenced
i by the largo nuin'ber of Christmas
j holiday advertisements which The
Cazette carries today. It will pay
every reader of this paper to read
these advertisements through and
then do their shopping with these
firms. It will save you time and
worry in searching for goods here
and there and you will have the
further satisfaction of knowing that
you are buying from the enterpris
ing and successful business men of
this section.
Early next week the manv Gas
ton boys and girls who are away a
college in this and other States wil
begin trooping back to the horn
fireside for the Yuletide and there'
will be many happy families reunit
ed for a week or so. Gaston has
more young people away t ichool
than ever before In her history and
this Is a fact which should be very
gratifying to all our citizens,
ahows that the spirit of progress
nermeatlnz our entire county and
that the future Interests will be
committed Into bands and heads
that have been well trained for the
battles or life.
Despite all the happiness that one
sees on every band at this glad fes
tive season, there are many aching
hearts, many saddened lives about
us. To display the true Christmas
spirit, every one of us should make
It our special work to do our best to
carry some light and some comfort
into a darkened home or life. In so
doing we will reap a harvest of Joy
for ourselves and will do a service
which will meet the approval of that
One In whose memory and to whose
honor we celebrate Christmas day.
Personals and Locals.
Deuth of L. L. Flowers.
'.Mr. L. L. Flowers, aged about
yuars, died at i o'clock last Thurs
day morning at his home near
Spencer .Mountain on Gastonia route
two. Mr. Flowers was only ill two
or three days, the cause of his
death being a brain trouble of some
kind. He lived alone, having no
family. The funeral p-1 burial
took place FrhJay afternoon at Long
Creek Baptist church.
Election of Ofllcers.
At the regular meeting of Gaston
Conclave No. 391. I. O. H.. held last ILhig ,)arti(,ular 8eason
Friday night, the following officers
were elected for 1911: Past Arch
on, Ft. T. Padgett; Archon, J. W.
Culp: Provost, W. G. Rhyne; Finan
cier, H. G. Winget; Treasurer, G. C.
Killian; Secretary, S. S. Morris; In
spector, Charles Robinson; Prelate,
R. C. Craig; Warden, T. E. Robin
son; Outside Sentinel, William Xo-
len; Trustees, J. A. Hunter, W. G.,
hyne, B. T. .Morris.
Mrs. Fred H. Robinson andv
Mlrts Lois Durham, of Dallas, were
town shopping last Friday.
Mr. E. E. Detter, of Bessemer
City, was In town a few hours last
Friday shopping. He wai en route
to Dallas to attend a Masonic ban
quet. Mrs. Claudius R. Miller, after
spending a week here with her
mother. Mrs. R. D. Atkins, left Wed
nesday morning for her home In
Barboursvllle, W. Va.
There are nineteen hundred
and eleven calendars now on the
market. With so many It is certain
that every person will be able to se
cure at least a copy.
-The family of Rev. and Mrs. J.
It Scroggs expect to leave today
(Thursday) for Charlotte, their new
home. Their legion of Shelby
fiiends regret to see them go.
Shelby Highlander, 9th.
Itev. Dr. S. B. Turrentine, the
new Methodist presiding elder, and
family, are now occupying the S. R.
I'. Iavis house, which will shortly
be converted into the district par
sonage. Shelby Highlander, 9th.
-The electrical department of
the city has in a show window at
the Page Company's store, No. 238
West .Main avenue, an attractive
display of some special electrical de
vices which appeal to housewives at
There are
hown chafing dishes, utility irons,
I. P. and G. E. irons, toasters, hot
atcr cups, toaster stoves, etc. Any
f these articles make appreciated
oliday gifts. Any one wishing to
now more of these articles should
phone No. 323 and the department
will send a man to demonstrate
their uses and how to handle them.
FOR YOUR OWN SAKE
Consider the Matter of
INDIVIDUALTAILORING
To Ih attired correctly Is, of
course, the aim and ambition of ev
ery careful dreswer. There should
lie little need of ix-rounding any
thinking nutn that MADK-TO-HIS-MEASUKE
garment are lxtt and
mark him him as COIUtECT.
MADE TO YOU It MEASURE
clothes reflect individuality they
accentuate your idca and ideal
make your dress an integral and in
separable part of your iieiMonallty.
WIIL NOT obtain the cleverest
tailoring irt the price of the ordin
ary? WHY NOT have garment of
oise and urace, that will lift you
alxve the many and single yon out
from the crowd?
Every suit we deliver if designed expressly for the individual
customer and tailored to conform with his particular build and require
ments. All of our garments are strictly MADK-TO-MEASl'RE as we
sell no ready-made clothing of any kind and represent no such concerns.
At EXTREMELY HEASONABLLE PRICES we place within your
reach, faithful reproduction of the most exclusive styles and fabrics,
with our GUARANTEE of QUALITY, Krfect FIT und entire SATISFACTION.
YOUR CONTENTMENT WILL RE COMPLETE IF WE TAILOR
YOU.
Frazier-Wetzell Co.
Fine Tailoring
204 West Main Avenue - Gastonia, N. C
Nothing More Appropriate for Christmas Presents for Members of
the Family Than
Spend Your Money for Something Useful
Here lire some special holiday prices; read
them and then come to our store and select your
presents. Avoid the rush by coming early.
Rugs, (something that would greatly please
wife, sister or mother) from 50c to $5.00
Druggets from 5.00 to $25
Nice leather upholstered rockers, makes a
fine present $6.00 and up
Wicker rockers $3.50 up
Oak rockers
$1.50 and up
QJiildreu'a rockers something: to please the little
fellow 5Cc and up
Bed room suits in Oak, Mahopanv and Birdseye Maple
some to suit every taste and purse from $12 50 and up
Parlor suits $30 and up
Ladies' writing desks in Oak and Mehoerany $6.50 up
A few combination book cases and writing desks to go
at COST during- the holidays.
BLANKETS: Cotton from $1.25 up Wool blankets $4 up
Express wagons from 75c and up
Fancy ebony mantel clocks $4 and up
Pictures, a large variety to select from 3 5c up
We don't advertise to give away anything.
All we have to give goes into quality of the goods
you buy from us. You can't get something for
nothing. Don't be mislead by offers of firms
who propose to give you something for nothing.
It goes on to the price of the stuff you buy somewhere.
Let us help you solve your Christmas shopping problems.
.Rankin Furniture Company
No. 129 West Main Avenue - Gastonia, N. C.