11 Jo
published twicdi a wkek tulkdays and Fridays.
.mou; cxjrv s ci:nt3.
Devoted to the protection of Home and the Infe'rests of the County.
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$1.50 A YEAR IX ADVAJ.X-
VOL. XXXI.
UASTONH. N. a FRIDAY, DEcraiTi: 3, 1910.
NO. 101.
JL
0V?w GASTON COUNTY.
GASTON'S C0?JI RECORD.'
Lowell Locals, i
, r ' '
Correspondence of The Gazette.
LOWELL, Dec IJ.-rrMlse .Mtry1
'., Held is n home from Statesviile F
male College to epend the'holldar
. 4 with, her rjtrents,' Mr; and Mrs, J. It.
Reid. Mlas Edith Robinson, of
s Conrere College.' Spartanburg, 3.
C, it Bpendlng the Christmas holi
days with her parents, Mr.' and Mrs.
8. M. Romlnson. Miss Claudl Bv
I Uer, of-the Normal College. atAsh-
vllle,' la at home for the. holiday.'
Among1" the other young people
who have returned from their ar-
lout schools and colleges ' for . the
"" Christmas season, are 3In Garnett
Cox,' of ;the Vnirerslty of North Car
olina; ..Mr. Hugh Milter,' o David
son College; Mr. Claude Wilson, ' of
Oak Ridge Institute acid Misses Ma-
. rale and, Charity Nipper, of Daven
port , College. Mr. Colt Roblnaoa
was a business visitor in Charlotte
.Tuesday.- ' . ' . V ' J
JIR. JENKINS ELECTED.
Ope Hundred and. Two Acres Culti
vated t'ndT Peinonstratlon . plan
,' . Yields Average of ' Forty-Nine
. Bushels to Acre, Thirty-One Lai
ger Tlum Average for fitate One
g,' M. Robinson. MIbb Claudia Ba
Acre, Another 120 H. ' - .
Gaston county has 'numerous
things of which to he proud but In
this good year' of nineteen hundred
and ten she has great cause Jt ',' "be
proud of ' bercorn record, perhaps
more tnan oiany.oiner one laing,
this chiefly hecausV thacounly has
not, heretofore been, a corn-growing
county. - In the past everything al
most has given way to cot tod. The
majority of farmers have made it
their main crop to the exclusion of
corn, oats, wheat, hogs and the oth
er necessities of life. . Things' have
changed some, however, and V it " 10
gratifying to, note that, since the
corn-growing movement , began . 1
Gaston four or five years ago, it has
grown . by leaps v and bounds. Last
year's corn, crop in this county) was:
v&cies o?eri:o:js.
. . ' V . ;. .'" - . ''
Rer. Ir. "J, C. Callow-ay, Pator of
... Associate ; Reformed .Presbyterian
'Church, line Congregation to Se
lect Lhtt of Subject from Which
He Will PrettchFlrst fk-rmon
j ' Heanl by Large Congregation -
An. JExcbange of, Pulpits, , -
' Jtecently Rev. Dr. J. Galloway,
pastor, of ( the Associate , Reformed
Presbyterian.' church,' submitted to
his congregation the following list
of questions with the request, that
they select five or six as subjects'for
a series of. sermons: w'.; r ? I
1 Why has God given 1. us the
Bible?". ? ":.:v i
What
Christ?
do - I'
3- Happy marriage;
twenty-five 'per cent larger than . it
. ..... . . . 1 ...... 1 - .
-Gastonla IUnVer; Chosen i-resiaens waB tije year pVevious and ; this
ot tint American National Bank at 1 year's should-show another Increase 1
,kii-' fi.h. MJnhn it' of. twenty-five per cent or more.
UIBUC1IUV jw.s I . a, .... - '
ix Atl-nt: Oa. i,r' A- Strou wh0 haa had
'. - . charge of . the co-operative demon-
-oiasf ween X: stxatlon work In Gaston, furnishes
Several SJonths. . , . I The Gazette the record of corn grown
The following from The Asteviye I the past season under the supervis- J vn thIs agef
tizen of Wednesday, the IHt, will I ion of this department arid accord-1 - -How., can a h
Citizen
1e of Interest to a' large number of
our readers, Mr. Jenkins, being v
Gaston maV and a resident of Gas
ton la: . '.rr . '-''-' ".: . ' ' "
: " "Mr. L. Jenkins, active vlce-
ing to the rules . of cultivation laid
down by the demonstration bureau.
It is as follows: '.- ' ,
First premium' for. largest yield on
one acre fon by (Mr. Robert Llneber-
presldent' of ' the American . National I ger. 10 bushels.
Bank, of this city, since last - May , Second premium for largest yield
was elected president' of that hank on. one acre, Mr. " S.'; Lee Carpenter,
M the directors' , meeting held yes- Hrgh Shoals, 126 bushels. c
terday.' Mr. 'Jenkins succeeds Mr. First premlnm for, largest yield on
John It. Carter, whoreslgns his of- three acres won by Mr. Tst R, R.
flee to beoome president of the Bank Oates, 75 bushels per acre. ,
of Commerce of Atlanta, Ga., a bank 1 Second premium for largeaH yield
owe 7 to
. .. . .-., ;. .
or what
kind .of ; young men make good hus
bands?. " ,-",''
";.4 -Are millionaires
Christianity? t
- 6- Shall we know each other In
the next world? I " " - , . . .
v 6 What is to 9 a Christian? .
. ?Is the person who dies with
out helng'converted forever Jost?. ;
8 How m&f I reach., an unsaved
friend? : , . .
, 9 How may giVla- become x; most
attractive? , . . -) " ;
: 10 What was the most touching
incident in the life of Jesus? ' . '!
11 What Is the . greatest nubile
back-slider be re
claimed?
; J 1 3--Why are o many men , not
members of the church?
v 14 How may I be sure' my pray
ers are answered? r. y " 1
. ' .The scheme elicited a great deal
of Interest .. and many . wanted a
sermon on all of the subjects In the
list," but the following seven ques
tions were chosfiny the majority,
the order in which they are listed
below showing the' order in : which
they ; were chosen, number one re-
H0:.!E TALEIfT r.HNSTHELS. .;
Performance Last Night ' pleased
Coodilzed Audience The', Home
IVVs Made Good , Under Training
of Mr.'T.JW. Ire(Mn iweeds
for Benefit of Monument Fund for
Confederate Veterans. "
KriU Krlngle- and the weather
both conspired against the home tal
ent minstrel performance given last
n!gt in the opera house for ' the
benefit of the, monument fund being
raised ' hy Gastonla Chapter .Daugh
ters or the. Confederacy. It ;, was
cold, very -cold. . and consequently
the warm firelight, soft sllpnrs and
a rocking chair wooed many to the
hearthstone. Many who went out
did'- so at. the, behest of C Santa I
Claus and were consequently busy.
Despite all this,' a representative au-1
dience was present and the perform-
a menace o ance was thoroughly enjoyed by all.
KORE LONG STAPIE COHON.'
Jesits
Mr. E. Perry Lewis fiells His Entire
Crop,' Twenty-Twp lUleB, to 3Ir.
Robert Stowe for 2 1.37 H Cents
' Per- Pound Lint, and Seed ' From
Thirty Acres Bring 1,006.38. ,
Last week The Gazette told of the
sale by the Gaston Plaster Company
of a hale of Lewis Long Staple Cot
ton, raised hy the Messrs. Beat, of
Gastonla for 24 cents per ' pound.
The item elicited considerable Inter
est and was copied by a number of
State papers. V ."' ' , -
. ' A few days ago 'Mr. E. Perry Lew
is, the originator of .'Lewis , Long
Staple Cotton, sold his entire 1910
crop, consisting of 22 bales, to Mr.
Robert Stowe, of the Imperial Mills,
Belmont, ; for 24.37 ? cents ; per
w POLLOCK-McALLlSTER.
In Beautiful Home Wedding !!
Lois McAllister Becomes Bride of
' Mr; J. M. Pollock. . - f
- Tn hoAntlfnl " hama weddinK
which was solemnized at 9 o'clock
Wednesday evening at the home , ot
the bride's parents on West Third
avenue, OIIss Lois iMcAUlster, daugh
ter of Mf. and Mrs; J. E. McAllister,
became the hflde of Mr. J. M. Pol
look. I a ' prominent young buslnesa
man of Blacksburg. S.C.
The parlor, where the 'ceremony
was said in the presence of a num
ber of the friends of the young
couple. - was , beautifully t decorated
with palms holly and evergreens.
: 'Before ;the ceremony (Miss ' Jane '
Morrla sane "With the BreVh ot
T71. 4LI. JT 1 . J
l . 1 1 x riui luib uruy .Tur, vcwi see urea
Thougn only two. or three .weeks had uTTmieU ot 'seed for every bushel
ocou ryeu'i, iu (.raiuiUK ana inai ai
pound. The 22 bales brought hlk a Roses." . To. the strains or Menaeis-
spnns vveaamg Aiarca, . renuereu uj
Mrs. Robert J. Sifford, iMr.' W. ; C.
total of 5,323.38.
the 'busiest season of all the, year,
each person loathe cast measured up
to a high standard. Mr, T. W. Pres-
son, who managed 'jhe performance
and who trained the cast, deserves a
very large part of the credit forthe
excellent performance.' He has had
considerable experience in this . line
of work . - and demonstrated beyond
of which he will receive,? 2.00,18
seed ropi being 'worth; $1,450.00. . ;
Fotir bales of short staple raised
this year hy Mr, Lewis wer sold by
him for a total of tiiJbKy:
.; Total for his crop $4,066.38..'.
' yBut for the fact 1 that the Immedi
ate section in which Mr. Lewis' farm
is located suffered a severe drought
for several weeks . at ; the critical
the peradventure of a doubt that, he perJod ln e 1Ifd of a cotton hfl
btiAttrn 4a KtialnAcui IhAttAitA'ltf X . . . ; 1 ' I
' caplUllzed at $1,000,000.
v "The" election of Olr, Jenkins has
Veen antictpatect in local circles, for ;
'.:' ome time, ; since - S was generally
known that Mr, Carter intended to
.resign at the first ot the year, . and
had in fact turned over the active
management , of the American Na-
on three acres, won by "Mr, William c?lvinS the largest 'number' ..of votes I R0Beg
knows his business thoroughly.
.' Following is the program. - 1
' FIRST PART. ' , '
Opening Overture Gastonla Band
' Opening Chorus "Meet Me To
Night In Dreamland." '' ' -
Comedian Dance ' and - Song-
Messrs. Dunn', Costner, Beam, Whit-
tier, Gray, Boshamer and Presson.
; Interlocutor Holland Qloxrow. . v
t Premlar Comedians Messrs, Rufe
Dunnandt Warren Presson.
SONGS i? SONGS SONGS
Mr. Jenkins "Why Was 1 Ever
Born Lazy?" .- V. S
Mr. Jones "Beautiful Garden of
would have made at least 30 bales
on his 30 acres.
In addition to cotton, which Is ln
1 fact his surplus crop, (Mr. Lewis rais
ed this year a quantity of corn, oats,
whan t hnn fruit at n '
Cooke," the best man entered wltn
Miss Nell McAllister, maid of honor.,
and -following them entered the
bride and groom, who were met by
the officiating ministers, Rev, George
D. Herman, pastor ; of Main Street
Methodisr church, arid Rev. Sir. Klr-
hy, of; Blacksburg, twho pronounced
the solemn words joining them as,
man and wile. The ring ceremony
was used. v '
, A delightful; Informal .reception
followed, during . which Mr. . and
Mrs. Pollock received the sincere
congratulations and - good , wishes ot
the large ; number, of their friends
who were present. The bride and
groom were the recipients of many
beautiful presents of silverware, cut
glass,' etc. ' . , 1 '
. The bride's costume was of white'
The story of how he has developed
the, Lewis Long Staple Cotton, how
he raises It At no ereiter cnat than
he does short staple cotton; how he me88a,Ine with bridal veil, and t
fertilizes and rote hu rnn . tn. fihe tarried a bouquet of bride's ro-
gether with 'other interesting lnfor- 8e' and 1,UeB of. th val1? The
mation will be set forth in art article maJd -f hono!r wore whIte over Pln
which The Gazette wllf carry next 1d carrIed Plt carnations. The
eiuvui f Kilt. 10 iue urtue was
week. Watchsfor it; It will be In
teresting reading. ,
tional to Air. Jenkins several months J acre.
W. Falres, yield not -stated, ; $ : ;
c First premium for largest yield on
two acres, won hy Mr. Dolph Ijbvis, !
Stanley, 5 bushels tfer acre. - ; , 1
Second premium for. largest yield
on two acres, won by; Mr. ,W4 , R.
'Crouse, of Crouse, 60 bushels . 'per
I owe" to. JeBus
agor Mr; Jenkins came here-jast
May from Gastonla, -N. C, where he
was 'and ! still president of ythe
First National Bank., He - Is .also
.largely Interested In cotton mills In
that section, holding official . ' posi
tions therein. 4 He has had 23 ears
banking experience and stands Well
In. eastern financial circles.;". On the
occasion of his election as active
First premium for largest jield on
four acres, won by Mr.. Charley
Fairest 101V6;i)ushels per acre. ; '
y Second premium for largest yield
on four acres,, won'by-lr. J. R. An
thony, 87 bushels per 4cre. f 4' '
. There were quite a number of de
monstration farmers who raised "be
tween 65 and 60 'bushels to the' acre.
Mr. Dolph .Hovls,' of Stanley . de
vice-president of the American Na-jkerves especial mention for ' raising j 8emon which twas a most Interest
tional Mr. Jenkins received many the cheapest , corn, that is he raised j " "scusswn of ayquestion which
Mattering letters from all sections, hnore corn with less fertilizer than ,8 afked oonr-or later hy all.
In speaking of his election as pres-1 any other farmer In the county. ' ' 1X1 aoDatn morning topjenum'
u.owu iu mhi.- . wi , jir. Costner "If You Want to
. u.t. 1 auow eacn omer (in Pick a Fuss Wait Till.- the Sun
Shines."' , ' v "
Mr. Presson-y,,All Jt Get Is Much
Oblige to You." "'.,.',
, Mr. Padgett3-,,Asleep '', in the'
.Deep." V ;-7"ff , U'uf' '
j Mr. Boshamer "Ta-ta,' Au Revolr,
I'm Going to Go." , t
- Mr. Cook "By the Light of ' the
Silvery Moon."
(Mr. Dunn "Fin Going Crazy."
Mr.. Wetzell Closing s Chorus,
"Soldier's Farewell.''
PART TWO." '
(College Sextette)
' Mr. Costner, Leader, Mr. Padgett,
Bass,-Mr, Cook," Tenor, Mr.- Wetzell,
Baritone, Mr. Jones, 4 Tenor, Mr.
Morrow, Alto. . 1 v
." STRONG MAN ACT
George Gray, Rufe Dunn.
BURGLARY. AT BELMONT.
the next world?
- 2 -What .do
Christ? . . is ( 1
3 What (was the most touching
incident In the life of Jesus?'
4 Are millionaires .' mpmco -a
Christianity? , ,"A . '
5 Wjat la the greatest public
evil of this age? ',.!'
J' '. if .' . . .
' T7ttOW V Kiris become, most
attractive?
7 Why are so
members of)the church? " '
:.: Last Sabbath morning the v' first
topic Was discussed, a large congre--gatiori
- being present to hear the
Unknown . Person Broke Open Groo
ery Store In Which Book-Keeper
Was Sleeping Retired When Fir
ed on. 'r ' 'v f ,' "
This morning's' Charlotte Observer
says "h '''' ' '.
,. Charlotteana .who were . In Bel
mont, Gaston county, yesterday, re
ported that the town was very much
excited over an attempted burglary
which occurred about 4 o'clock yes
terday morning. - )
' Some-- unknown man ' broke the
glass at the front'; of, the grocery
store of the G. M. Gullick Company
and went inside. , 'Mf. Ross Ratcti
ford, book-keeper, was asleep In a
room ln the eamebulldlng. 1 He
a
heautiful hrooch of pearls.. -
Among the out-of-town guests
present were Mr., and Mrs, Pollock,
of (Blacksburg, parents of the groom.
(Mr, and Mrs. . Morrow, ' of Blacks-
UiTg, and Mr, McClelland, an uncle
of the bride. Mr.1 and Mrs. Pollock;
left on train No. 35 for a'.trip to the
South and pn , their - return will be
at home at Blacksburg.
Push It Hard.
Charlotte Observer. '
The "present session of Congress
may 40 little except Jockey for posi
tion ; as regards jthe campaign ot .
1912, but therp is at least one meas
ure upon which both parties can and
should almost unanimously agree.
We , mean the Appalachian-White
Mountain forest bill. "In its pres
ent' shape,',' recounts Collier's Week-
iaent last'nignt Mr. JenKins statea xne prizes which "go: to thesewin- v' uu w,e je- Sl ; -x v MAGICIAN.
"that nQ higher compliment had everlners In the cohtest will be announc- j DUO v vu1BI-wiu, oe ascusBed. ' Be- ,Grover Page,
come to him , without his dwn indi- ed next week.
' vldual efforts. ' s - J " -
"As stated, Mr. Carter will short
ly leave 'Asheville to become -presi-;
dent of the Bankvof' Commerce 'of
Atlanta, recently organized by some
of the most promjnent business men
of that city. .His departure v will be
:: viewed with : regret in Asheville by
l the many friends which Mr. Carter
' has made since his coming, to 'Ajhe--ville
nearly four years ago, when he
,, organized- the American ' National.
He has Identified himself ; with the
city - life, "buying1 several yaluahle
properties here and taking an active
: part In all .public movements. 1 He,
too, IsiTman of large banking; W1
, pertence, having organized ' 'a . Bumn
.her of banks Jn this State, and ,1b
Georgia and. holding -official ; posi
tions therein. Mr. Carter will re-
: tain his Interests as a stockholder jn
th.e American ' National." - -' - . ' ,
. -"Mr. Jenkins-is president of the
First National. Bank, here and Is
closely Identified with a number of,
cotton mills- ln ; the county. His
ginning the second Sabbath In Janu, Because' of . the heavy expenses'
ly, "the bill provides for a maxl-
heard the entry but did not get- UP j mum 0f $10.0o6.000 to be exDended
at once, remaining In hed listening. j, In ;i915 in acquiring forest land. It
. Presently he heard the bell on the passed the House on June 24 last,
cash drawer ring asthe.maa attempt- It came up in the Senate on the
Does farming. according to thecc- t u fningflve saij-ts, will necessarily entailed the performance ed to open it. Securing his revolver day, , and after some opposition
operative demonstration ' plan jay? b n v'm, ia order given J wasglvenat an actual loss. There- he went to the store entrance and chiefly on the part' of Senator Bur
Gaston's corn record tor', 19 10 'gives a01re-rOnhe first Sathathin Jan- celpts were $62 while the expenses found, a man, at work on1 the .cash, ton of Ohio, it was unanimously
sironsr. puirmauve uwer, v rom 1 . . . s . . -.Tf ;"" """""s5 i.iooiea up jo. 60, ine following . oe- arawer. wiin a ugniea lamp close at agreed that a final vote h takn- a
hand. He opened fire with his dIs- Fehrtrarv IB. ifllL Thl la 'sin tm..
102'acres cultivated by this method, PU" wltl" Rer- George W. Hanna, Ing tlie -Items:, S . ,
a yield of 5,0 OObushelY was obtain- ofC1tarlotte' ' - ' ' Thomson Mercantile Co.,
ed- h - - . . Mileage Exchange. ' c,oth for coat8 "
Forty-nine ' bushels to the - acre la
the average, for Gaston countyt this
year, The average for the entire
State Is 18' bushels to tkevacre,
showing ihat Gaston has made an in
crease over the : State average . of
16 2. per cent.' ( ''''A. k;t,'
' , There. . Is only, one ; exclusions,
MoVe Gaston county, farmers should
raise coiOand Mere of them should
cultivate it according' to' the' meth
ods. evolved by the demonstration bu
reau of .the JJnlted States Depart
ment of Aglculture.
" jTuesday's i Chester; S. C, Dhntern
says that a movement backed by a
number of substantial farmers and
business men of that .section, has
40
R. T. Padgett, making Coats,' 10.00
Clara'Concert Band, for ' 1
v music . . . . 1500
Gazette Pub. Co., adr. .,4.50
OastjyrsProgress, adv. . , ;'. Ms 3.0 9
incidental expenses ... - 8.00
Loftln; & Co., making hats, ; 76
Rent of opera house . ,. ..I; 15.00
Total
. , .
been inaugurated to build an Inde-
many friends here will he pleased to pendent cotton seed oil mllKand gin-
learn of his deserved promotion,
Military Instructor Corning. '
' Serjeant John Waddlngton, of the
17th Infantry, U. S, A.. wlth"head
Quarters at Atlanta, has been detail
ed ty the War Department to give
loft ruction In Military .Tactics .to
the Tirlous companies of the North
C. r::'.-a Katlonal Guard tnd wOl be
l.fre to drill th f!aston r.uarrfa ihr
nery at that point to buck the South.
erri Cotton ol Companyv No details
are given.
to drill
li'-t twa we'-!-. s in January. Later
Christmas. Festival. - .'
ine Jaaies" Aid Society, of the
Celmont Presbyterian church '. will
give a Christmas festival on Friday
evening, December 30th, beginning
at 6 o'clock; at the manse. The pro
ceeds wm go, tq the building fund.
The public Is cordially invlfed. 1
ar
-r.cement wfll be made of
date cf V.3 coding. ' " '
. " '
the
Mr,
night from
I to send
John Fayssoux returned las Attention,
n Trinity College, Durham and show
tie holidays at heme. . J shown ani
Charlotte Observer. , , , - " "
-While fully recognizing that :the
railroad companies have plenty of
troubles , Imposed upon ; them, we.
like the State Supreme Court In a
: unanimous opinion Wednesday, can
not nnderstand Just what; advantage
the exchange of mileage. Xof - tickets
is or has been to anybody. It breaks
hd. through travel ' tm) . thmnrh
checklhg of baggage, and; It pro
motes at the ticket' window a con
gestion which un-exchanged mileage
would relieve. There is a vague and
onverifled story that It saves steal
age by conductors, but no one In au
thority has, ever said this. The prac
tice impresses many people as Mor-
. . - A
luous;, sort or nuisance which Is
meant to be retallafdry'against passenger-rate'
legislation. ' rertnlnlv it
followed upon the heels of lat leg- Seals,' J. W. 'Atkins; Mai
lslation, never having existed before. I Norman Morrow; last
. The publte appreciates' the Penn-.
sjivania Kailroad system's mileage,
which is without limitations. .. . Pur
chasing a thousand-mile book, the
passenger is. entitled to use' It. as
freely, for himself or for others, as
he could have spent the $20 -paid.
If v the .railroads themselves do ' not
iae eteps to discontinue fhe 'milage-exchange
nuisance, the next
Legislature should rive this matter
Let the railroads appear
cause. They have never
any real cause yet.
tol at the Intruder, discharging It
seven or eight times but without ef
fect. The burglar removed the ban
from the rear door and departed pre
cipitately without waiting to ' pass !
the time-o'night. No money was se
cured. It is assumed the-glass was
broken out while a freight train was i
portant date and an important strat
egic position for the friends of the
bill, v If it falls to pass on this vote
the whole . matter' will be 'dumped
into a new Congress, to be done alt
over again." But -for arbitrary ob
struction - by Speaker Cannon hla
conduct cost him dear, being one. of
passing hy, thus drowning-the cfash the chief counts inythe popular In-
New Officers' Chosen. . ' v
At the regular meeting of Gasto
nla Lodge No. 53 'Knights of Pythias
In their new hall In the Realty build
Ing iMonday night officers for '' the
ensuing year were elected as ' fol
lows: . Chancellor Comnyinder, H.
B. Moore; Vice Chancellor Com
mander, J. W.'ulp; Prelate, W. H.
Haruin; Keeper of' Records and
ster at Arms,
Master of Work,
I. A. Campbell; Master of Finance,
Chas Ford;.iMa8ter of Exchecqer, J.
Lee Robinson; Inner Guard, E. N.
Hahn; Outer Guard,. W. L. Head;
Trustees,. H. B. Moore, T. L. Craig
and j. K. Dixon. The lodge's ner
hall, which "l occupied Jointly by
them, the Odd!. Fellows and the Hep
tasophs, Is on'the fifth floor of i-.the
Realty bullding'and is one of the
handsomest lodge halls in '' the
aiaie. - u nas Just been furnished
throughout with new furniture anl
a handsome new carpet.'
of the impact.. The glass at the front
of the Belmpnt Drug Company, an
. , .$67.65 adjoining store.'was broken, too, a
rock.. having heeii hurled throtfgh It
but no burglarlzatlon was attempt
ed there.
i The affair was an unusual happen
ing at quiet and . peaceful Belmont
and -quite naturally was the talk, of
the town yesterday. - X
dlctment which brought about his
downfall the Appalachian and
White (Mountain forest ' reserves
would have come Into existence Ions
ago. With. Speaker Cannon's auto
cracy moribund, there la the oppor
tunity to avoid further delay. This
State, relies upon its Congressmen
for their hes exertions - J
Clerical Force Entertained. --;
Mr. and Mrs. H. Schneider delight
fully entertained the clerical force of
Schneider's greater store at their
home on East Long avenue Wedenes
day evening. Supper was served in
several courses. The guests also en
Joyed music and singing, which' was
a pleasant feature Of the evening
Mr. and Mrs. Schneider's guests
were;- OIIsBes Dollle C. Rirhmnnd
Ethel Kincaid, Pearl Hanna, Janle
Sheltori, Kate Padgett and Messrs.
urittr y.rawrora, Alex Sherman and
Ben, Pollan.
Near Beer Saloon Closed.
ilrl B. W. Sprattwho has for tr.y
"past Several months conducts 1 a
neir tn-er Saloon Just butside th 3
easte'i u I wits Vof town, near :
Ozark silll. was tried before e.:a;.'
trate W. M. Adams, Tuesday on &
charge of maintaining a nuls.-c?.
He as placed under a hond of j;:
to appear at the February tern c!
Gaston Superior Co:rt. TtU ij f 1
third nl-slop Joint ti.dftas t -. i
tut of business rpr, '
, n A mb...f ' . . .
vuo icujaiiia in Tee vi
ton la.
r
Mr.
-Cars. J. W. Campbelt of Clovei
S. C, was ln the city shopping yes-'
terday.
Tat Hell rrt'i:
nght from Ergklne CcV,
West. S. C. to epend t. 3
th his parents, Mr. tzl
; rs.
Reld.
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