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GASTONIA, N. G.-u. TUESDAY, APRIL 18, ilk'
NO. 81.
A CANNING FACTORY.
GASTONIA BOY WINS.
DIES AT ADVANCED AGE.
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Sunnyslde School Ooes-Dr, Gar-
''.'''ren Betteiw-Eaiter iBervlces--Per-r',
sooal Mention and Newsy Brief,
. V Correspondence of The Gazette.
V tl. - ' BESSEMER C1TYV April 17. The
J Sunnyslde public school, three miles
oat "theCherryvMe road from here.
; closed last Friday with a ball game
;? In .the afternoon, between the Sunny
X 7 aide team and the Long Creek team,
"-untfik debate ;'at night. The debate
. attracted the' entire country-side and
- the young; disciples of Demonsthenes
acquitted themselves admirably. The
question discussed was Woman suf-:'-
frage'nnd'ibe young men participat
or ing were Sample Hagaf, Walter Ho
V Vis WalcWn "Weaver and Grady Kls
l r.,f , The' school ;has 'been taught by
t Mr R. p. Caldwell, of Cherryville;
' iMlsa Bessie McKeown and Miss Ma
ry Hagaij.of route' two. The patrons
pf -the school express themselves as
greatly pleased with the character of
worts done.' - ''-'f:-. -''
false Zona. Stroup, of " route one,'
who is' a senior student at DaVen
port College, Lenoir, came home Fri
day to spend Easter with her par-,
enta,. Mr. and 'Mrs. 'Moses Stroup.
'Miss Zoo Ormand,' a student in the
Normal ' Institute at Ashevllle,
came" home to spend Eastey. She
will return' this afternoon by way of
Spartanburg. Dr. R. E. Garren re-,
turned Wednesday from the Presby
terian Hospital in Charlotte, where
he has been for two weeks recover
ing from an operation for appendi
citis. His many friends here, are de
lighted to learn that he is. rapidly
gaining strength andSezpects to be
about bis work within. Jhe next few
days." .. .-.. : ' .
v The Methodist Protestant Sunday
school gave an Easter program Sat
urday night which was greatly en
joyed by a large congregation. A re
vival meeting began In this church
yesterday; to continue through (his
week. .The pastor, Rev. J. A'.. Lay, Is
being assisted by Rev. W..H. Bras
well, y . - .
Miss' Lula Hornbuckle, of Ken
napolis, spent Saturday and Sunday
here with, her brother, Mr. - J. E.
Hornbuckle. Mn . J. E. Settjemyer,
of Chester, S. C, spent the eek-end
here visiting relatives Miss tNeille
Hlcklen, of Lowryvllle, S. C, has
purchased from Mr. W. P. Bum
gardner his home in the eastern, part
of town and has moved here to make
this her home. GIr. C. F. Boyd, of
Gastonia,; route one, was here last
Thursday on business. Dr. T- H.
Royster nd -Mr. E, E. Detter : were
Charlotte visitors last Thursday.
Mr. Frank Frye was in Gastonia for
a few hours Saturday. ' : ; ' v
r The second quarterly conference
for' this pastoral charge will, be held
at Concord Methddist church ' next
Saturday and Sunday by Dr. S. Bv
Turrentlne, of Shelby. Dr. Turren
tine will preach p.t Concord Saturday
morning and Sunday morning and In
the Bessemer . City ; church Sunday
night.- s - . ! -
; One of the largest crowds ever
seen In the Methodist churcV here
was attracted last night to witness
(he Easter exercises rendered, hy the
Sunday ; school. A large numoer
crowded the aisles and stood- during
the entire service whlle'many others
were unable to get Into, the house at
all. It U putting it mildly to say
that the occasion was a most enjoya
ble and helpful one. The music was
a special featured f -''ii.
(McAdenville Matters.- ;
i Correspondence of The Gasette.
McADENVILLE. April 1. The
Red Men had - an interesting tlmo
vjhere Saturday night. They did work
In the third degree and liad the
' - pleasure of entertaining the members
of Gastonia Tibe No. 4. ' This or
der is entering Us third year here
and has in the neighborhood of sixty
' members.: ' ;..'..' . '
t Messrs. . S. P. Mauny and J. T.
Belk, of .Charlotte, spent Sunday
here with the former's iamlly.-?-Mr.
and "Mrs. S.. A. Mangum,' of North
Charlotte,1 visited relatives -here Sat
urday and' Sunday. Prof, il , I
Vebb returned home Saturday night
from Buford, Gat, where "he visited
his sick daughter, who has been in a
hospital in Atlanta. He reports that
she Is getting along nicely, which
will ' Je good news', to her" many
friends in Gaston. Mr J. C. Poole
Is visiting friends and relatives in
Oklahoma and Texas. Dr. James A,
Anderson was a Charlotte visitor last
weekt.JMr.tand Mrs. I.'.W. Shields
spent Sunday ; in Lowell with : their
son, Mr, RVB. Shields, and wife.
! -Mr. R. R.: Ray leaves tonight for
Philadelphia and New York where
he will spend' several days on" busi
ness Mrs. A. M. Dixon, of Gastonia,
spent some time here laat week with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Ray;
Mr. - H. L. Roberts, of Salisbury,
was a McAdenville visitor last week.
Mr. ,T. A. Stewart, of Bessemer
City, was here Friday. 'Mr. Charleai
D. Pigpen, of Green&boro, nas mov
ed his family here. He has a posi
tion with the McAden -Mills. Mr; M.
B. Albea spent Saturday and Sunday
with his family in Charlotte. Mr. L.
W,; Jenkins spent Sunday In Greens-.
boro with friends. Mrs,' -J. C. Wal
ker "visited relatives In Spartanburg.
S. C, last , week. Mt., ' John M.
Branch, of Gastonia, spent Sunday
here with his son, Mr. J. R. Branch.
JMr. J. P. Brittain spent Saturday
and .Sunday with relatives In Lin
eolnton. Mrv A. C. Kolly Was a
Charlotte visitor Friday; Miss
Blanche Armstrong and Miss Letle
Noxman, of Charlotte; were.McAden
vllle visitors Sunday.
Crouse Route One News.
Correspondence of The Gasette.
CROUSE Route 1, April. 15. The
fcaby girl of Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Car
penter has been right sick but Is
some better at ; this writing. Mr.
and Mrs. F, B. Carpenter- were la
Crouse shopping Thursday. Ver
non, the little nine-months-old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Clay Riser, has been
right sick but is resting well today.
Little Miss Dovle Panther visited at
Mr. Julius Alexander's Sunday. Mr.
John A. Riser and family spent Sun
day at ''Mr. 01.' A.' Carpenter's -Mr.
W. R. Carpenter went to Mortimer
Sunday to relieve the telegraph op
erator of that place, for a" few days.
Messrs. F. B.-Carpenter and J. M.
Alexander attended court at Lincoln
ton Wednesday. Messrs. j. M. Alex
ander and 'Benjamin Ross were in
Gastonia ' Friday , on business.
Messrs. Christy Riser, Clay Klser.
Charlie Carpenter, Lester Tritt, S. L."
Carpenter and B. "M. Quinn attended
the county meeting bf the Farmers
Union at Gastonia Saturday.
Strange, Bat Time?.
Catawba County News. ' . "
-Make an error In reporting a bit
of news, and inside of ten minutes
after the paper has been sent out, In
comes the person whom "It affects;
write a column about him In praise,
commendation, advertisement fcf his
business; aud Vdlvvil a word"B do yon
ever hear from him. That's part of
a newspaper's experience ; t -5 iZ
April 12th Legal HoUday.
Monroe" Enquirer 13thl' X
' Yesterday, April 12th, was a legal
holida In North Carolina. On the
12th day of April, 1776, the people
met, at Halifax and passed fesMu
tlons of independence. - lfyou illl
notice the State flag, which ought to
float from every school house in the
State, you will observe tlie date April
12, 177 . That date Is a mark of
honor to the passing of the Halifax
resolutions. The Legislature .'" of
1909 made April 12th a legal holi
day, but it is not generally observed
throughout the State." So far as le
gal holidays are concerned we have
too many of them, anyhow. " ', . ,v
; 'Thirteen women wilt hold Import
ant municipal offices In Colorado as
the result of last Tuesday elections.
Pueblo, the State's .second largest
city, elected a woman auditor and
Leadville, Telluride, Idaho Springs.
Greely and Montrose elected women
treasurers, as did the small towns' of
Fair Play and RIdeway. There are
four, women members of the Colora
do legislature and one of the com
missioners of the county of Denver Is
a woman.
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UNION NEWS NOTES.
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Correspondence of The -Gazette. ,
i UNION; April 17. Mr. Fred Rid
dle spent the week-end with his par
ents, Mr. and 'Mrs. J, W. RYddle.
The children of the neighborhood en
Joyed a lively egg-hunt at the school
house Friday. afternoon. Mlss Ma
mie Henderson spent several days
last week in New Hope with her sis
ter, Miss Pearl Henderson, at Mrs, C.
A. Womtile's. Miss Edna Stroup has
gone to spend some time with: her
sister, Olrs." E..H. Poover, at Weav
ervllle. "Miss Mabel .Patrick v spent
tt week-end with hlrparents,Dr.
and Mrs. G. R. PatrlcV Miss Pearl
Henderson's school " at New Hope
closed Friday afternoon and she Is at
home with her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. R. Henderson. Mr,, and Mrs. G.
A. Sparrow spent .last week at Olney
attending ; Kings Mountain Presby
tery. Mr. Robert .Wilson attended
the play at Belmont Friday 'night.-.
Dr. G. R. Patrick and Mis Ruth Pat
rick attended Kings Mountain- Pres
bytery last week. VlisesLena and
Blanche Wilson wereVGastonia shop
pers Saturday.
Personals and Locals.
K
s Mr. -3JV111 Wetxell, with . the
Abernethy-Shlelds Drug Company, is
spending a few days at Rowland. '
Mr,' Sidney-WInget '.left this
morning for Winston-Salem and
Greensboro- on business.
-Mrs, R, C.' Warren is entertain
ing the Tuesday Afternoon Club at
her home on South York street this
afternoon. ,; : .. -r
The Oaxette Is requested ' to
state that, the Woman's Hospital As
sociation will hold its regular meet
ing at the Gaston Hospital tomorrow
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mr. Clare ; Henderson ts 4 again
with the Abernethy-Shlelds Drug Co.
during the absence from the store of
Mr. Charles Gray, who. is recuperat
ing from aTecent Illness. ' ".
Mayor and Mrs. T. L. Craig and
Ml&a Lillian. Watson returned this
morning from Newborn after a visit
to Mrs. CrsJg's father, Mr. W. M.
WatSOn, ', '; " : ..
Prof. J. A. Livingston, of Bre
vard, has purchased an Interest in
The Progress Publlshlnjr Company
and It Is understood will arrive some
time next month to assume active
connection with the Arm.
--Word ' was . received here this
morning that Mr. William Arowood
is very low at his homeWbout one
mile from Bessemer City. ' Mr. Ar
rowood Is 95- years of age and there
is little hope of his recovery. He. is
the father of Messrs. L. C. and D. M.
Arrowood, of Bessemer. City,
Rev. R. C. Anderson, of Gasto
nia, and Mr.. Frank L. Jacksorfynan
ager of the Montreat propferLlCs at
Black Mountain, spent yesterday in
Ashevllle perfecting some details In
the, transfer of the Huyler holdings
to the Mountain Retreat Association.
Mr. Anderson is expected home to
night. ,'k -:V; " V; -:;:
"V Boys, get in the corn club con
test. V There Is time yet.- Write
iont, to en-
contest and
to go in to
Prof. F. P. Hall, of Belmont
ter your name in the contest
then make up yeur mind to go
win. There will toe a number of hand
som prizes to win, a list of . which
has been appearing from 'time to time
In' The Gazette We expect to add
to thla list considerable in the near
future. :. :"-' -' : ' .
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Mr. Summey C Cornwall, the
civil engineer, waa awarded the con
tract by the Treasury' Department, to
furnish su nreyolanfl blue prints of
the site for fl Gastonia federal
building and is engaged today in
making the survey.. (The specifica
tions call , for Information down to
the minutest detail. .. For Instance he
is required to give the number of
trees on the site, tie kind and size
of each, the- character of the soil, and
a hundred and one other things. The
survey he furnishes is preliminary to
the drawing of the plans. for. the
building itself, Gastonians are hop
ing and expecting that the contracts
will be let and work commenced on
this bulldinfc some time during' the
coming summer. . ..
fit. C 8. Brown, Making Arrange
ments to Begin Operation of New
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Industry in June IUa Large Pos
slbnitles. ; . .
' Gastonia is to -have a new Industry
in the shape of a. canning factory.
The Gazette learns from Mr. C. 8.
Grown of the firm of C. 8. Brown &
Co., proprietors of the Gaston Veget
able A Seed Farm, that be is now
aklng arrangements looking to this
d and expects to have his plant
reitty- tor operation. . It will be lo
cated just south of Gastonia a short
distance on land leased by this firm
and which they are cultivating 'for
the first time as a truck farm. . .
' . In talking to The Gazette man yes
terday Mr. Brown said: -
. "Our plan will be either to pur
chase all surplus fruits and vegeta
blee grown around Gastonia at a
fair market price or do canning on
shares at the option of the grower."
, He added that he would be pleased
to discuss the matter with all the
growers of truck 'or fruit in this im
mediate territory in order that be
might approximate the amount of
fruit and vegetables that could be se
cured here for packing under favbraA
bl conditions, He further- stated
that, to secure the success of this en
terprise, they need and will do ev
erything possible to merit the patron
age and co-operation of growers
merchants and consumers.
That there is room for such a plant
here does not admit of argument.
During the winter montha thousands
of cases, of canned tomatoes, leans,
peas, corn and other vegetable are
purchased by the local merchants for
the local trade. There is no reason
why all of this coilld not- be grown
and packed right here at home,
Mr. Brown Is very enthusiastic
over the prospects for thlsTcannlng
plant and Is sure that success awaits
the venture if only the people here
will co-operate with him.
Gastonia Defeated. "'.
In the game of baseball between
the teams of the Gastonia and Shel
by High Schools, played at Shelby
yesterday afternoon, Gastonia was
defeated by a score of 10 to 6i- Gas
tonia was in the lead until the sixth
Inning, when the score was tied. In
the elgth Shelby made fiva runs and
In the ninth the Gastonia boys were
only' able to score on. White's
playing at third forVGatonia was es
pecially good. Batfes: Gastonia,
Pearson and McLean; Shelby, Moore
and Anthony. .
Alabaman Abandons State-Wide Pro
hibition. '; State-wide prohibition was aban
doned in Alabama last week when
both branches of the Legislature
adopted the Smith liquor regulation
bill. This provides that 45 percent,
of the voters of a county may peti
tion for an election to determine
whether liquor shall be sold in that
county, either by saloons, dispensary
or otherwise. Each county is there
by given full power to regulate its
liquor traffic.. . v - ; C :
"';.; Rev. J. Frank Harrelson, of Mc
Adenville, was here Saturday for the
declamation contest.
Miss Gerolene Barnwell, the at
tractive little daughter of Mr, and
Mrs. S. B. Barnwell, wonytne .hand
some pair of white ramits . given
away Saturday nighi the Tor-rence-Morris
-'. Company, jewelers.
Miss ; Lucy Wilson. . the , winsome
dauglrtCT ot lit. Frank Wilson, ,won
the si
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the second prize, a half-dozen Faster
When-the drawing of names
mmenced at 8 o'clock the store
was crowded to Its capacity. there
being a ' hundred ori more, "children
and others present. Mr, JamesLeach
was blindfolded and drew the names
from a box. The event was one of
the features of Easter-tide to the
young folks of the town. . 1 , :L
; -JMr. J. ii. Parker, a Gaston
county man residing in North Char
lotte, died last Wednesday, at the
home of his son, Mr. 'A B. Parker,
at that place, aged 76 years. He had
been In falling health for some time.
He was a native of Virginia but was
living in Gaston county at the out
break of. the civil war. He enlisted
In Company H, Fifty-Second Regi
ment North Carolina ', State Troops
and served the South valiantly. He
lost his (eft leg at the battle of Pe
tersburg. At the close of the war
Mr. Parker ; returned to Gaston and
made his home here until he went to
Charlotte two years ago. He lived
in Stanley. A wife and several chil
dren survive.- -
Mff Miles O. Thornburg Awarded De-
rlaimer'f Medal in Saturday's Con
test Nine Young Hen Speak for
It All Acquitted - Themselves
Well Two ; More Medals . Next
Mr. Miles O, Thornburg, of, the
Gastonia high school, won the S. N.
Boyce gold declaimer's medal in the
contest held Saturday afternoon at
the county court house, In which
there were nine representatives from
various schools In the county. His
subject was "The Popular Election of
United States Senators" and he de
monstrated the fact that he has tal
ent in this line. Mr. Thornburg is
from the El Bethel section, near
Kings Mountain. He Is a nephew ot
Mrs. O. W. Davis, of Gastonia, with
Whom he makes his home. v
All of the young men acquitted
themselves well, two or three be
sides ; the winner exhibiting special
talent for speaking in public and ac
quitting themselves with special
credit. Following Is a list of .'the
speakers and their subjects as they
came on the program, viz:
Fred 01,' Arrowood, Bessemer City.
"The Black Horse and His Rider."
Clyde Bass,. Stanley, 'American
ism," r .
William Black, Cherryville, "The
New South."
Fred Farrls, "Our Flag." '
Edgar McLean, Gastonia, "Bel
shazzar's Feast."
Clarence Rhyne, Dallas, "The
Province of HiBtory."
Ralph Stowe, Dallas, "Abraham
Lincoln."
Vernal Summttt, Cherryville,
"Rome and Carthage." -r;--
Desplte the very Inclement weath
er there was a good crowd present
and it showed its'appreciatlon of the
contest and the contestants.
County Superintendent of Educa
tion F. P. Hall presided and made a
brief statement before the program
wat taken up. He laid stress on the
great value to young men of being
able to stand before an audience and
speak. Inability to address a crowd,
he tdd nls hearers, was a . great
drawback to men. It la usually the
man who can face the people and
give voice to his ideas that carries
the ; day.; Another man may have
sounder judgment and better ideas
but, unless he has the ability to place
his. Ideas before the public 'in speech,
he can accomplish but little.
It was a realization ot the impor
tance of, cultivating the speaking
habit In our public schools and a de
sire to encourage the young men in
this line of endeavor that ' induced
Mr, 8, N. Boyce, cashier of the First
National Bank of Gastonia, to offer a
gold medal to be given annually to
the young man in the county who Is
adjudged to be the best declatmer.
The contest is. open to every one of
the sixty white, school districts In the
county and each district is limited to
two contestants. This was the first
contest held. It sis probable that
next year the number of contestants
will fee much larger. .
The judges for(the contest Satur
day, were Recorder D. B. Smith, of
Charlotte: Prof. J.R. Henson, of Mt.
Holly, and Prof. J. Y. Erwin, ; of
Kings Mountain. They were out in
the audience and the speakers were
unaware of their Identity until the;
contest bad closed. In awarding the
medal Recorder Smith made a most
appropriate speech."
Supt. Hair announced that next
year there would be two. other gold
medals . offered in county contests.
One, given by Mr. David P. Delllnger,
of the local bar, win be given to the
young lady of the county who best
delivers a recitation.. .. The other will
be given by 'Messrs. Long Brothers,
of Gastonia, to the best debater
among the young men of the county.
This probably means that there will
be three contests.
Band Concert To-Nlght. .' ' ,
: Beginning at 8:15 o'clock tonight
an open-air concert will be given on
the public square by the , Clari Con
cert Band. Provided these concerts
are well attended and prove popular,
they will probably be given at regu
lar Intervals throughout the 5 sum
mer; " .. -
The Georgia - prison commission
has recommended to Governor Brown
that he grant an unconditional par
don to Thomas Edgar Stripling the
former police chief of Danville, Va.,
who killed a man, in thai State 14
years ago and escaped whllebelng
taken' to the penitentiary. His fate
now rests with the governor. -
Mr. J. T. McMackin, Grandfather of
. Mr. Fred M. Howell, Passes at
f Elity-Seven Was a Confederate'
' Veteran 'Funeral and Burial at
Bethany! Yesterday. ii !
Mr, Fred M. Howell, of Gastonia.
was called Sunday morning' to Beth-'
any, York county, on account of the ',
critical illness of his maternal grand
father, Mr. J. Thaddeus McMackin. .
Death came at 3 o'clock Sunday af
ternoon following a serious Illness of '
six weeks. Death was due to paral
ysis together with a complication of
diseases. Prior to the stroke which
resulted In death Mr. McMackin had
been In the enjoyment ot good health '
; Funeral services were held yester- '
day morning at 11 o'clock at Betha
ny Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, Rev.. Dr. R. M. Stevenson, -;
the pastor, officiating. The body was
laid to rest , In the Bethany cemetery.
Deceased was born in the same
community in which he died Februa
ry 7, 1824, being thus in his 88th
year. He married a Miss Qu'lnn who
preceded him to the grave thirty
years or more. Surviving are three
sons and one daughter, viz: T. "EL
and Robert G. 'MdMackln, of Betha
ny; Horace McMackin, of Chicota.
Texas, and Mrs. N. Ar Howell, ot
Bethany. ; ; , '
Mr. McMackin was a Confederate
veteran, having served throughout
the civil war in one of the South
Carolina regiments. He served the 1
Southland valiantly during that long:
and bitter struggle. 4 He was a eplen--did
citizen and enjoyed the highest
esteem of all who knew hinj. " .
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MEETS ACCIDENTAL DEATH.
Mr, John S. Hoover, of Mecklenburg.
Brother of Mr. Andy Hoover, of '
; : This County, Victim of Peculiar
.''Accident., . . ; ""-".C"jq , : ; -"i
The following item from yester- .
day's Charlotte Chronicle will be of .
Interest to many Gazette readers In
asmuch as Mr. Hoover was known to
many people In Gaston county: , r
"One of the most peculiar and dla '
if easing accidents which has ever oo ,
curred. In this community, In some
time, happened near Matthews Satur
day morning, when Mr. John Scott ;
Hoover, a prominent farmer of thw ;
Morning JStar section, stumbled . In
alighting from his buggy In such s;
manner as to throw his weight , on
the back of his neck, which waa bro ,
ken by the force of the fall.
"This accident occurred In the vt
vinity of Matthews and caused much
excitement and universal regret la -the
neighborhood in which the de '
ceased , lived. It seems ; that Mr!
Hoover; : who : was quite an ;v elderly .
manHn some unknown manner, eith
er stumbled or caught his foot, while,
alighting from - his conveyance and
received the fall which caused hla
death. The spinal cord was snapped
by the impact of his fall and he died ,
In a few moments afterward.
1 'iMr. Hoover Is survived by . two
sisters, Mrs. T. M. Shaw and Mrs. W
C. Neal, of this city, and v fey two
brothers, Messrs. Andy Hoover, ot
Gaston county, and Jim Hoover, a
resident of the eastern part of the..
State.".
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DROWNED IN CATAWBA.
Rev. - McNeely IhiBose, ' Promlneak
Kpiscppa Minister, Loses Life In
. Sad Tragedy. Near Morgan ton-
Body Not Yet Found.
. Rev. McNeely DuBose, one of the- ;
most prominent Episcopal minlstem .
in the State and until recently rector
of Grace church, Morgan ton, lost hlaij .
life early Saturday morning in a very
tragic manner. Together -' with his. f
two young sons he had gone out sev
eral miles from Morganton to hunt
ducks on the Catawba river, which .
waa partly swollen by ' the recent
heavy, rains." In attempting to wad
thev river to secure a duck which he
had shot and which fell on the op
posite side of the stream, he - ' warn
drawn y. Into i a I awl ft ;r current, ' and -drowned,
i Searching parties J. have
been dragging the river for his body
but so far it has not been found.
Dr. DuBose was for 19 years rec
tor of Trinity church ; at Ashevlllet
and was for several years at the head
ot St. Mary's College, Raleigh. Some
months ago he resigned his pastoral.
at Morganton because of ill heall!i
and had been spending the winter ia
Florida. ' He was widely known acl
greatly beloved by hosts of people la
all section of the State. ' x -
Special to The Gazette.
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