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VOL. XXXII.
, GASTOXIA, N. C , v FRIDAY, JUNE Dr 1811.
NO, 46.
PUSHING WORK RAPIDLY.
la SOCIETY.
INTERESTING AUCTION SALE.-
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BACK FROII THE WEST, v
Sir. S. Settlemyer Talks Interesting
' 17 of His Trip to the "Wild And
Wooly" Loray .Will Probably Re-
some Operations MondayPer-
sonal Items. ' . ,", I'- ''-;-
Correspondence of The Gazette, r
" WEST GA8T0NIA, June 8. Mr.
And Mrs. 8.' Settlemyer returned
home this 1 week after spending a
month with friends and relatives In
the far West. They report a most
delightful time and had the unusual
experience of getting mixed up with
. a small cyclone out in. Kansas - that
; turned over a few bouses, picked up
- a two-horse wagon and set it out In
the middle of a field, lifted the roof
v off of several barns and twisted, off
telegraph poles for a mile or two,
besides doing a" few other funny
tunts that looked queer to one that
had not been In a cyclone before.
In speaking of the country Mr.
Settlemyer says that the 'West is a
" sreat place and that the farmers out
there with an unlimited amount bt
fertile soli, plenty of the best horses
and cattle, and with their modern
. methods of 'cultivation, have the
' farmers of this section skinned a
block. '
The country -is divided into sec
tlons one mile square and the streets
are laid off sixty feet wide. Some
farmers own whole sections while
others have only a part of a section.
While staying with thefr brother,
I who has a whole section in Kansas,
Mrs. Settlemyer says that she went
out to help gather up the eggs and
came back with only one hundred
and twenty-Ave. All the farmers
have from one to five hundred chick
ens and when asked what' they did
"with them all replied that they ate
them, a large number being required
1 during the harvest season. The grain
crop la exceptionally good this year
, and one can gate on the yellow ri
pening fields of wheat as far as the
eye can see. The farmers are all in
good circumstances and have plenty
of money.- They also' live at home
and enjoy the fruits of their labor.
The crops are cultivated almost en
tirely with the riding cultivators, a
' man being able to finish two rows at
a time. ,. - - ;. : ,
' That section of the country Is also
suffering from- dry weather. The
streams are drying up and the peo
ple are having to haul water quite a
distance for their cattle. The fruit
' crop Is nearly, as short as in this seo
tlon. Mr. and Mrs. Settle, niyer spent
several day! at Hot Springs, Ark.,
and enjoyed their stay very 'much,
. but whew they returned home travel
. stained and weary like a good many
others who 'have gone out to - the
West, they summed up their opinion
in these words, f'that after all the
Old North State Is mighty hard , to
- "beat." -.
' We have been enjoying' a week's
vacation on account of the Southern
Power Company's not being able to
put the juice to us. Quite a number
of the people are visiting their rela-
- tlves at other places while the mill
' is stopped. The mill will probably
.start up on steam drive Monday . -Messrs.
W. F. Riddle and T M.
McEntire west to Spartanburg Sat
urday to see the ball game. Messrs.
T. B. Moore, O. W.H111. C.L. Chand
ler and T. , M. McEntlre went to
Charlotte Monday afternoon In Mr.
; Moore's new motor car. Mr. George
Harrison has returned) to the Loray
after spending several weeks . with
homefolks in Enfield. Mr, raul
Caldwell la able to resume his duties
with the Loray Drug Company, after
.spending several weeks in the City
Hospital. Miss Lillian Elliott, who
lias been a trained nurse at the Shel
by bospltal for the past year, has re
turned to Gastonia and Is at ttye
City Hospital. Miss Maud Jenkjns
entertained a number of her friends
at a lawn party given at her home
Saturday evening. Mr. H. Grady
Settlemyer spent Saturday and Sun
day with his parents. Mr. B. W.
Boyd has returned from Catawba
' College, Newton, where he was in
. school during the past year. Miss
Gertrude Barbee entertained several
of her friends at an evening party
Monday. Dr.- Norman . Morrow was
in Charlotte on business Tuesday.
Messrs. A. 6. McAllister, C. L. Chand
ler, J. 'B. Allen, J. S. Horton and M.
L. Hull went on the excursion to
, Jacksonville and Tampa,. Fla., Mon-
" Mrs. C. C. Trull, died at the Arling
ton Mill Sunday , morning. MlsS
Lessie Bradley left this morning for
Old Fort where she will spend the
v cummer with her sister, Mrs. S. S.
Mauney. Mr. D. B. Brooks was a
business visitor In Tucapau, S C,
Monday. Miss Eliza Crawford spent
the week-end with . relatives in Spar
tanburg, S. C. i -. -
Bessemer Eoute Two News.
Correspondence of The Cazette. . .
BESSEMER CITT, Route 2. June
7U A fine rain prevailed over this
section of the county Saturday.. The
-farmers were glad to .see it for the
crops were suffering from the dry
weather; The cotton crop Is fl.
Misses Leona and Mae Klser spent
Saturday and Sunday .with their
grandmother, Mrs. Barbara Klser.
J Miss Beulah Klser spent a few days
ntsa nitu uvi uutic( ill, v.
Klser. Mr. andMrs. D. A. Stroup
were the guests at Mrs. S. L. Kiser's
Sunday. Misses Zula Coon and Han
nali Henderson, of Bessemer City,
were visitors at Mr. 'Moses Stroup's
Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Barba
ra Klser and Sallie Ho vlju spent . a
few days last week with relatives in
Reepsville. Mr. D. A. Klser and
family spent Sunday with his broth
er, Mr. 8. L. Klser. Mrs. Barbara
Klser spent Sunday with her daugh
ter, Mrs. J. Y. Klncaid, of Bessemer
City. , .
LADY DIES SUDDENLY.
Mrs. Claude Mauney, of Waco, Pass
esNews ; Notes and . Personals
. from Bessemer City Route One. ,
Correspondence of The Gazette.
(BESSEMER CITY, 'Route I, June
6. Miss Mary Jane Mauney enter
tained a number of her friends Sun
day afternoon with a singing. Mr.
and Mrs. J. A. Hager spent Saturday
and Sunday with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Alex Farris, of Kings Moun
tain. May, the little daughter of
Mr., and Mrs. Monroe Rhyne, has
been very sick with typhoid fever.
Mrs. Claud Mauney, of Waco, died
suddenly Sunday morning about 3
o'clock.,, Her many, friends will re
gret very much to learn of this sad
event. We extend our heartfelt
sympathy to the bereaved husband
and children. The remains were
laid to rest at Bethel Lutheran
.church Monday afternoon at two
o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Payseur were
Cherryville visitors last Wednesday.
Miss Mary Jane Baldwin is spend
ing some time visiting at Bessemer
City. Mrs. Frank Beam and son, of
Cherryville, spent a, few days last
week visiting Mrs. Beam's daughter,
Mrs. Susie Carbenter. of . Lona-
Shoals. Mrs. Jacob Rudlslll is very
sick from the effects of getting a
fall last Saturday. A large crowd
attended the Ice cream supper at
Sunnyside Saturday night. Misses
Annie and Edith Phlfer spent Satur
day and Sunday with their cousin.
Miss, Pearl Ramseur. Mr. Claud
Mauney, of Waco, Is spending some
time at the home of his father, Mr.
O. Mauney. Mrs. C. A. Clark and
'Mrs. Mary Mauney spent Monday
with Mrs. M F. Payseur. Mies Ma
ry Hager has been very sick for
some time.
Miss Ila Rhyne, of Dallas, is
spending a few weeks with her
brother, Mr. Monroe Rhyne. Rev.
E. L. Bangle,-of Cherryville, will
preach at Carolina'school house next
Sunday afternoon ' at 2:30 o'clock.
The Sunday school at Carolina is
progressing nicely and think it is do
ing a great deal of good
V REEL-DELLTXGER.
Iron Station Couple Wed Live Items
cf a Personal Nature and Other--'
wise. .' ; ! ',;. N - ,:
Correspondence of The Gazette.
IRON STAION, June? 6. Miss Lu
cy Dellinger and Mr. Carl Reel were
married last Sunday a week ago.
Esquire Lawing performed the cer
emony at his home, on route one.
Both bride and groom live in this
neighborhood . and have i lots f of
friends who wish them a long and
happy wedded life. '
Miss Rose Smyre, of Newfon, is
visiting Mrs. J. A. Arndt. Mr. and
Mrs. R. S. Reinhardt, of Llncolnton,
and Mr. and Mrs. Jack Reinhardt, of
Mariposa, were pleasant Iron Sta
tion visitors ,la8t Sunday. Mr. and
Mrs. O. P. Rudlslll. and little daugh
ter spent Saturday with Mrs. Rudl
sill's mother. Mrs. Mary Rhyne, near
Dallas. Misses Myrtle, -Mamie and
Leila Friday, of Worth, visited their
uncle, Mr.- V. P. Friday, last week.
Mr. W. Ai Atwater is very ill at
the home of his wife's mother, Mrs.
J. B. Smith. , :: ....
. Rer. Charles Little closed the tent
meeting here Sunday night, "There
were four sermons preached here
Sunday. Rev. Mr. Little preached
three and Rev. R. H. Cline one.
Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth' Moore, of
Stanley, visited relatives here Satur
day. Rev. Walter Rudisill is very
sick at the home of his father on
route one. Mr. and Mrs. Will Gar
rison spent the "week-end with Mr.
and Mrs. iR. .A. Long. Mr. Odls
Hallman, of Charlotte, Sj)ent Sunday
with his parents, Mr. and. Mrs. J. M.
Hallman. . - ... "'-.'';'-'. ; i "
i Dallas, Route Two Items.
Correspondence of The Gazette. '
DALLAS, Route 2, June 8. The
farmers are very busy harvesting
wheat and oats. Mrs. Laura. -Lineberger
and Master Jtfhn Lineberger
spent Sunday with Mrs. John White:
Mr. Paul 'Rhyne. -who has been at
tending school at Lenoir College, is
at home, to spend vacation, with his
father, Mr. G. "H. Rhyne. Miss Eva
Lineberger spent Saturday and Sun
day with Miss Pearl Lineberger.
Mr. R. C. Nantz, who has. been visit
ing relatives in Virginia for the .past
month, has returned home. Miss
Ila Rhyne, who has been u vUitlng
her brother near Cherryville, return-
; ed to her home Friday. Rev. Sam
; Cathey was the guest Saturday night
' of Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Smith. Misses-Ella
and Kate Deal, after spend
ing some time with their sister. Mrs.
Sherman Robinson, have returned
to their home at Lenoir. Mr. Ern
est Lineberger visited Mr. Edward
Smith Saturday. Miss Myrtle Rob
inson - entertained a number: of her
friends at a party Saturday night.
All : present greatly enjoyed them
selves. Miss Robins proved her
self a charming hostess. ' , 1
STRUCK BY LIGJiTNING.
Rev. J.'M. Sfnter's (Son Injured
Worth Pine Rains Wednesday-
Personal Mention. .
Correspondence of The Gazette.'
. WORTH, June 7. Lightning
struck one of Rev. J. M. Senter's boys
at his liome near here today during
a heavy storm. At this time he is
thought, to be recovering. 1 -
.The best rain we have had in many
a day fell this afternoon here.' The
crops were needing rain Very much
and there is no telling the amount of
good done by thq rain. ' Hail fell
very thick during the rain.
- The Harden bail team played the
Llncolnton team Saturday and won
the game, 7 to L There was only
seven' Innings played as the rain
stopped the game. ; '
Dr. Jenkins, .of Gastonia was a
pleasant caller with us today. .
.. Earl Carpenter will go to Charles
ton In his automobile tomorrow
bringing back with hlnr Mrs. Aubrey
Costner and children who are visit
ing friends there. Miss Ellen Mc
Gill will accompany him. . ; J
Your correspondent 'had the pleas
ure to visit High Shoals last week
and the genial manager of that place
showed us ihe best wheat that we
have ever seen in Gaston county.
Stanley Happenings.
Corres ndence of The Gazette:
STTNLEY, June 8. A delightful
porch party was the one given by
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Jenkins at their
attractive home Saturday evening to
the young people of the town. Num
erous games were played followed by
delicious Ice cream and cake. Those
present were Misses Laura and Lois
McKeown, Allie ' and Edith Mason,
Bayne Rutledge, Ethel and Mayme
Peterson and guest, Sudie WhUener,
Willye Summerrow, Jennie and Kate
Jenkins, Kate Carpenter, Bessie Mor
ris, Edna Cannon, Eudora Cox, Ethel
Hales, Messrs. Leonard Hoffman,
Charlie and Mervin Clemmer,, Carl
Carpenter, Clyde Bass, James Hales,
Russell, . Harry and Fred Cline, Fred
Lineberger, Guy Derr, Cleveland
Owens and Olln Hunter.
Messrs. J. F. Smith, D. A. Jenkins,
B. F. Carpenter, M. B. Peterson and
Olln Moore are attending court at
Laurlnburg this week. Mr. .....Olln
Hunter, of Huntersville, was - the
guest or Mr. Carl Carpenter Saturday
and Sunday.- Miss Kate Whltener
returned Saturday from attending
Catawba College . commencement at
Newton. 'Rev. W. S. Hales was a
Charlotte. 'visitor Tuesday. Mrs. D.
A. Jenkins is spending the week with
relatives and friends at Char
lotte. Mr. R. Barefoot, Jr., of t Mt.
Holly, was a business visitor ' here
Tuesday. Mr, G.W. Abernethy, of
the Stanley Mercantile , Company,
was In Charlotte on business yester
day. Mr. Carl Carpenter, is the
guest of Mr. Carrol Spencerat Fair
view, for a week or, ten days. The
good rain yesterday was very en
couraging to the farmers for the
crops were badly In need of rain.
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FINALS AT DUE WEST.
Magnificent ' Address "Wednesday
Night by Justice Wendell Phillips
: Stafford, of Washington Dr. ? J.
'?. C. Galloway Delivers Address : at
.' Woman's College.
Correspondence of The Gazette..'
; DUE WEST, S. C, June 9. The
exercises of the present commence
ment of the' colleges f Due West
were concluded last evening. In Ers
kine College auditorium with a
magnificent address by Justice Wen
dell Phillips Stafford, of Washington,
and this morning the. hundreds of
visitors are leaving for. their, homes.
The opinion is that this is by far the
most pleasant commencement the col
leges have ever had.. '-r; '
Wednesday, morning at 10 o'clock
the celebration of the fiftieth anni-
versary of the founding of the Wo
man's College of Due West was held
in the auditorium this being an un
usually attractive feature of the fes
tivities here. Two excellent duets, a
splendid double quartet, and some
piano selections added much to. the
program. , The principal- addresses on
this occasion were made by. Dr. J. C.
Galloway, of Gastonia, N. C. and
Rev. T. P. Pressiy, of Troy, Tenn.
Dr. Galloway gave a highly original
and Interesting historical sketch of
the Woman's College from its found
ing Cill the present day. His theme
sliowed the results of painstaking
and laborious research, every nook
and cranny In the church having
been lokeed into for material bear-
ab-Contractors for . Stewart A
Jones 'Have Several Forces at
: Work: on Internrban RaUway Line
tletween Gastonia and Mount Hol
lyInteresting Details About the
"Work.'- - ;-:: ;
. Wednesday afternoon a Gazette
man went over the whole proposed
route of the Interurban from the cut
at Ragan's store to a point some dis
tance below the Flint Mill where the
force -of John T. Bennett, ot Dan
ville, Va., a sub-contractor under
Stewart ft Jones, is preparing to ex
cavate for another big cut. . '
- Inquiry from an old negro plowing
In a near-by field as to the exact
whereabouts of the nearest construc
tion gang elicited the following in
formation: "Ldrdy, boss,' dey Is
scattered all along, plum fum de Mo
dena ter Mount Holly." This seems
to be exactly the case, : for with the
main offices of Stewart & Jones In
Gastonia and Mount Holly, several
sub-contractors have the job well in
hand along the intermediate points.
Nearly all of the heavy grading such
a the making of fills and cuts has
been finished near Gastonia and only
the re-surfacing and leveling needs
to be done.
However, the main force of Stew
art as Jones is moving its base of op
erations from where It has been for
the past several months to a section
of the .road near Mr. Rbyne's, just
this side of Lowell. This is ocasion
ed by the fact that until suitable
right-of-way arrangements can be
perfected with the Southern in re
gard to the excavation to be made
under their tracks near Ragan's
store, further activities are held up
at this end of the line.
, In conversation with Mr. Sollers and
Mr. Watkins it was learned that ev
erything Is expected to besettled
satisfactorily and that the main force
after a stay of frOm three weeks to
a month will be back. Some exca
vating is to be done at Lowell, there
being at least three big cuts to foe
made.
The big steam shovel was being
moved Wednesday. By means of an
improvised car-track, the big shovel
mounted on trucks would .negotiate
a small distance while the rails and
ties thus left to the rear were, torn
up and moved around for additional
tracking. From the big cut to the
rear of the Ozark Mill the shovel was
being slowly moved up Modena street
to the Southern Railway track which
is to be used in the further convey
ance. Anyone who has never visited the
scene of operations of the Interur
bait will be amply repaid for his trou
bley taking a trip- along the route.
Thlnlu are being done and the work
Is being carried forward In a gigan
tic way. With their own commis
saries, blacksmith shops, watjbr-
i tanks, shovels, dump-carts antr en
gines, backed by an entire company
oKmen and mules, overseers and
subordinates, the scene resembles In
some aspects that of a small army in
the field.
Property of Mr. William E. Worth,
a leading citizen of Wilmington, was
seized Wednesday under execution
issued from the United States Court
to satisfy judgment for $30,000 ob
tained at a recent term of Federal
Court by the Knickerbocker Trust
Company, of New York. This Is the
amount alleged to be due by Mr.
Worth under a contract he signed
for stock In the Rockingham Power
Company which failed and which
was financed by the trust company.
'Rev. F, Melchlor, O. S. B., ; of
Belmont, was' a visitor In town Wed
nesday. Ing on the college. The document ot
Dr. Galloway will prove very valua
ble to those who wish to know the
career of the institution In Its fifty
years of working. , ,
-Rev. Mr. Pressly delivered an ex
cellent address on "Our Debt to the
Woman's College."
The Alumnae luncheon," held at
the Carnegie dormitory yesterday af
ternoon at 1 o'clock, was most Inter
esting. ' All of the alumnae of the
Woman's College, the board of trust
ees and their wives, and several dis
tinguished guests, were present.
Mrs. A. G. Brice, of Chester, the
toast mistress, ' was Introduced by
Mrs. W. K. Douglas, of the college.
Mrs. Brice made a most desirable
presiding officer. The following re
sponded to toasts. Mesdames W. K.
Douglas, Ira B. Jones, R. C. Gooding,
W. F. (Bryson, A.-M. Sharpe, E. S.
Stuart, James F. Thomson and Miss
Janie Morris. -:-, ;: '
No more interesting exercises have
been held during ' the entire com
mencement than the graduating ex
ercises of the Woman's College held
Wednesday ' evening. An excellent
musical program was rendered oy
the faculty In piano . instruction,
Misses Clayton and Sewell. Essays
were read by Misses Leila Nance and
Agnes Devlin. The Alumnae essay,
which was read by Miss Mattle Wil
liams, teacher in art, was truly a
masterpiece, and came in for a full
round of applause.
The address - of Judge Wendell
Phillips Stafford, of Washington, was
the supreme event of the evening
and probably the most delightful
event of the entire commencement.
Judge Stafford took for his theme
'The Gospel of Poetry." 'It was not
as versification and rhythm, but the
poetry, there Is in life, the poetry
that comes from" making the ideal
the real. No more scholary, polish
ed, thoughtful, and captivating ad
dress has ever been delivered in Due
West than this one by Judge Staf
ford. ;. 1 ' - ; '..' .
THE EVENTS OF A WEKK.
The Arrostrong&asa Wedding Miss
Love Entertains--Other Items of
. Social News. - ' '
MIStS GRAY'S . '
HOUSE-PARTY. ' -
A delightful house-party is being
given this week and next - by Miss
Blanche Gray at her home on the
corner of Franklin avenue ; and
South street. The following guests
have arrived: Mkes 'Ruth Matson.
of Lebanon, Ky.; Alma McKnight.'of
Fort Worth, Texas, and Helen Fry
er, of Atlanta, Ga. Many charming
social functions are being planned in
their honor.
AT HOUSE PARTY s
IN GREENSBORO.
The following item is clipped from
Yesterday s Greensboro Record :
"Miss Sadie Royster .has Miss
Irene Wheat, of Gaffney, 8. C, and
Misses Marie and Hallie Torrence, of
Gastonia, as her guests for several
weeks. Miss Royster will entertain
in honor to her house guests tomor
row evening. at her home on Church
street. The occasion will be an In
formal reception to introduce the vis
iting young ladies to Greensboro so
ciety." MISA MAUNEY
ENTERTAINS.
Miss Nell Mauney was at home to
a few of her friends Tuesday after
noon. Refreshments in two courses
were served by Misses Jeannette and
Hallene Mauney and Miss Willie Jen
kins, after which several piano se
lections were rendered to the delight
of all present. Those who enjoyed
Miss Mauney's hospitality were:
Misses Willie Jenkins, Nellie Rose
Sloan, Lavinla Hunter, Nell McAllis
ter, Pearl Faulkner, Grace and Gladys
Gray, Susie Rawlings, Margaret Mor
ris, Itara Wilson, Hallene Mauney,
Mesdames C. M. Mauney and D. M.
Quate and little daughter, Edna, of
Greensboro.
DELIGHTFUL AFFAIR
AT MISS LOVE'S.
In honor of the visiting young la
dies in town Miss Susie Love charm
ingly entertained last Tuesday even
ing at her beautiful home on South
Oakland street. The affair was in
the nature of a porch party, tables,
chairs and swings having been cosily
and attractively arranged around the
wide veranda. In a cool, vine-covered
corner of the porch, delicious
punch was served by Misses Hazeline
Love and Myrtle Gray. Progressive
bunco was played. Divided Into
couples and quartets and moving
with light-hearted and merry chat
ter from table to table, the gaily
dressed throng under the brilliant
glow of numbers of electric lights,
presented a scene of unusual gayety
and enjoyment, further enhanced as
it was by the dark, shadowy, almost
tropical-like beauty of the moon-Ut
lawn "below. At the conclusion of
the games, a delicious ice course was
served.
BETTERMENT ASSOCIATION
ENTERTAINS.
The children of . the Betterment
Association will give an entertain
ment in the Central school auditor
ium next Tuesday evening at 8:30
for the benefit, of the Association.
The entertainment will open with
"The Return of Spring," a flower
fantasy by the small children. The
large girls will give a play, "Crown
ed before Dawn." The plot Is good
and the several actors perform their
parts well. Following the play is
"The Three Missions Morning, Ev
ening and Night," by three large
girls. Perhaps the crowning feature
of the evening is "The Gypsies' Fes
tival." It is well worth the price of
admission to see "Little Gypsy Jane"
and hear her sing. . Everybody is in
vited to come and spend a pleasant
evening, encourage the children and
help out a worthy cause. The ad
mission for adults Is 25 cents, - for
children under 14 years, 15 cents.
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ARMSTRONG-BASS
WEDDING.
' The following is from the Rotfboro
correspondence of The. Charlotte
Observer of the 7th: v
. "Glendore," the elegant and hos
pitable home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert
Benton Bass, fifteen, miles from Rox
boro, was the scene of a brilliant
marriage this afternoon at 2 o'clock,
when one of their daughters, Lillian
John, became the bride of Mr.
Charles Clyde Armstrong, of Gas
tonia. .
' To the strains of Mendelssohn's
"Wedding March." skilfully render
ed by Miss Lucile Evelyn Wlnstead.
the bridesmaids and groomsmen en
tered the parlor in the following or
der: 'Miss Clara Armstrong with Mr.
A. L. Bass, Miss Lois Bass with Mr.
Raymond Wlnstead, Miss Lucy Syd
nor with Mr. Harry Jenkins. Then
came the maid of honor, Miss Fran
ces Bass, sister of the bride, accom
panied by the best man. Mr. Ralph
'Armstrong, brother of the groom.
Following these came little C. P. Ry
land, Jr., bearing the ring on a
beautiful white silk pillow covered
with 'real lace.; Preceding the bride
came little Miss Frances Wade, scat
tering pink and white sweet peas.
: The bride and groom entered to
gether and were made man and wife
with a beautiful ceremony performed
by the bride's pastor. Rev. C P. Ry-
land, of Roxboro. - During the-cere
mony "'Hearts and Flowers was
softly played by Miss Wlnstead. -
- The bride' wore the handsome tail
ored golng-away suit of dark blue
Many Old ' Relics, Heirlooms and
Trinkets Soldat Henderson Home :
Place 'Squire Adams' the Auction- c
eer. ;.,; v., ;7 . , ., '
- Last Tuesday there was conduct-,
ed at the old Henderson home-place. ,'.
slxr miles south of to.wn, a sale of the
personal property and effects of the '
late Miss Abble Henderson. Mr. J.
Lee Roslnson acted as administrator '
of the estate and conducted the sale "
through 'Squire W. Meek Adams as
auctioneer. Much of the real estate'
and other property had been dispos
ed of by will while there still re
mained property of other nature -
such as household and kitchen furni- T ' '
ture, bed-clothes, wearing apparel,
relics and heirlooms of all .kinds ,..
which were disposed of by a public
sale. The occassion was In the na- '
ture of a picnic the people coming in
crowds and bringing baskets of din-- '
ner. Eight hours was required to
dispose of everything.
'Squire Adams,, the auctioneer,
gives a very Interesting account ot
some of the things that were sold
and the following is from his report.
Quilts, sheets and blankets known to ' .
be from 90 to 100 years old were , '
auctioned off, and along with them
nearly everything that Is to be found
in' any borne in the household and
kitchen furniture line. These blank
ets and quilts were home-made, the - '
cotton and wool being grown on the .
farm and carded, spun and woven. (
by members of-the Henderson famV . '
ly. Other things of interest and
value that were bought by Mr. J. . '
Lee Robinson for the Daughters of
the Confederacy were a powder-horn t
which was carried through the bat- v
tie of Kings Mountain, a home-mad ' ' 7
bowie knife worn through the civil,
war by Jackson Henderson and
greenback "shlnplasters," paper mon- - ,
ey of 25 and 60-cent denomination.
Gold . dollars, which brought about -$1.60
each, gold rings, earrings, gold ' '
and silver watches, spectacles, the
shoes that were worn by Nancy, . a '
mule that died at the ripe old age of
41 years, and a bottle ot wine of",
the vintage of 1879 were among the
many things unearthed and sold. j ,
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Will Play at Recital To-Night. f ,
Miss Josephine Atkins will play
Rubenstein's "Kamennol-Ostrow" at '
Miss Lillian Atkins' musleal recital
tonight. She and her sister, Mia
Frances Atkins, will also play a pia
no duet, "Creoleyes" by Gottschalk.
They were pupils of Mrs. Claude ft
Miller (nee Bennle Weaver Atkins)
at Logan College, Russeliville, ' Ky.
Elsewhere in today's Gazette will be.
found the full program for tonight's -recital
which will take place at 8: SO '
o'clock. The public is cordially In .
vlted to attend.
Married Wednesday Night.
Last Wednesday night at the Pres
byterian manse oh Marietta street
Mr. C. E. Wilson and Miss Annie
Pettus were married by Rev. 'R. C
Anderson, pastor of the First Prea- '
byterian church. The marriage wait .
a very quiet affair, there being pres
ent only a few of the intimate friend
of both parties. The groom Is . an .
employe ot the Avon Mills and Is a
young man of sterling worth. The.
bride Is a young lady of rare per
sonal charm and attainments.
Prof. Barron P. Caldwell, ot'
Llncolnton, was In Gastonia -for a
short while yesterday. Prof. Cald
well leaves in a few days for New
York where he goes to attend the
summer session of Columbia Univer
sity.
. General Manager R. B. Bablns
ton, ot the Piedmont Telephone st
Telegraph Company, returned Wed
nesday from a trip to Cherryville,
Shelby and Bessemer City in the In
terest of the company. Mr. Babln
ton made the trip by automobile.
and carried a bouquet of Bride rose,
showered with lilies ot the valley.
The maid of honor wore pink men
saline and-carried white carnations,
while the bridesmaids -wore whiter
lingerie dresses with pink Grecian
bands around their hair and carried
pink carnations. -
The spacious balls and parlor were
tastefully decorated with cut flowers,
ferns and field daisies. Altogether,
the scene was one of much loveliness.
Immediately after the ceremony
and congratulations had been offer
ed the party was driven to Cunning- ,
ham, where the bride and groom
took the 3:31 train for Atlantic City.
New York and other Northern points.
Besides a host of other friends,
the following from a distance attend- .
ed the marriage: . Mrs. M. J. Syd
nor, of Charleston, W. Va.; Mr. and
Mrs. B. H. Wade and Misses Marlon,
Frances and Robert Wade, of Dan
ville, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. W. P. Bass,
and little Miss Martha Bass, of IrosV
ton, Ohio; Miss Lucy Sydnor, - of
Crewe, , Va. ; Miss Otis Barrow, v. ot -Dewitt,
Va.; Mr. J. E. Bass,- of Lev
iaburg, W. Va.: Miss Clara Arm
strong and Messrs. Ralph Armstrong; '
and Harry Jenkins, of Gastonia. .
. The Bass family is one of persona
most highly cultured. The home ia
one of those lovely old-time South-.
ern homes where hospitality, relic--Ion.
good cheer and plenty abounds.
The bride is a charming lady with a
wealth of gifts.'
.The. groom Is the 'oldest son et
Col. CB, Armstrong, of Gastonia, '
and ia manager of the Armstrong -Company.
He Is a young man of
sterling worth and capacity and Is.
well deserving of the congratulations -of
his hosts of friends. '
ir. sad Mrs. Armstrong will
at home after June 27 at 122 York:
street. Gastonia.: . - ,