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or JIA GAZ PUBLISHED TWIUK A WEEETUESDAY8 AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. 4 ' -,-,-. -.-' , Devoted to the Protection of Home end the Interests of the Gouty. 91.50 A YEAR IX ADVANCES VOL, XXU. GASTONIA X. C. 'FRIDAY, JUNE 23, tOli; NO. .50. CITIZENS ARE AROUSED. . STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY. FOURTH OF JULY PICNIC 2mn --'s LIVE LORAY LOCALS. Much , Coming . and Going Among West Gaetonians A Marriage v Lawn Party To-Morrow Night. Correspondence of The Gazette. ; WEST GASTONIA. June 22. Mr. , W. M. Bojrce and family spent a few days with Mrs. Violet Faulkner near Clover. 8. C last-week, returning home 'Monday. Miss Nellie Stelgel. ot Gaffney. S. C, la vhritlng Mr. and Mrs. James Miller. Mr. J. p. Lutz la in Catawba county this week loos: ing after aome touainess affairs. -Mrs. Mary Cimp and iamuy, or var ' oleen. have recently '.moved to the - Lomy. Miss Mamie Palton, of Sal ': ieburv. is spending the week with her Darents, Mr. and Mrs.iL. A. Dal ton. MrStacy Boyce, of . the Loray V office forcfe, spent the "week-end with Dr. and Mrs. J. F.. Garrett, at uan nev. S. C. Mlaa Nettle Bradley. -n tertalned a number of her friends, at a lawn party given at her home' In Wit Gaston la on the evening; ' of the 16th. Mies Nefr White, who has held a position e milliner with the sl months, has returned to her home In Bessemer City. Mr. H. W. Counts spent 8unday with relative In Cherryville. Mr. Spencer, the boy orator of Durham, a-ave lectures in the Loray paric wea nesday and Thursday evenings of . this week, using as his subjects "Hell Traps" and '.'The Devil in ' Robes." He Is a forceful speaker and a large number of people enjoy ed his discourses very -mubh. Miss es Artie and Odesa Plyler entertain ed a large number of young people at a terwn party Saturday evening,- Miss Bessie Gaines - has . returned . home after spending a fortnight with relatives in Tryon and Campbello, S. Cv 'Mrs. J. I - Boyter, of High Shoals. )s visiting Mr. and Airs. vL. A.' Bafbee. Mr. S. M. Brandon and family. of Yorkville. 8. C. moved here Wednesday.- Messrs. L. Rob- son, Henry Stephenson, Paris Lytle, and Ben Douglas were present at an evening social given 1 at the home of Miss Bessie McAlplne, No. 417 North Broad street . . ' . Mr. J. M. Robertson, of Mayee- worth. and tMlss Cora Showers, of the Gray Jf 111, were married, by Rev. C. M.' Robinson at his home Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The Infant child of Mr. and Mrs. James Hicks died here Monday morn ing, 'In a Noting contest held, in Loray Park Wednesday evening Mies Bertha Johnson, was declared - the most popular young lady, -Mr. Rob ert Rheinhart the laziest, and :Mr. John Aycock the ugliest man in the Loray vHlage.-rDon't forget to come out to the lawn oartv to be civen in Loray park Saturday evening, June 24th. Everybody else will be there. High Shoals News. Correspondence of The Gazette. HIGH SHOALS, i art : -Miss Jane Wilkes,' of Washington, D. C, spent several days here visiting Miss Armstrong and friend. Miss Wilkes lived here a nunVber of years while she was yonuf and has taken a great interest in the place ever since. We are always delighted to have Mies Wilkes with us and hope she . will he able to visit us many more times. She returned home yesterday. : - Mr. J. W. Daniels and fajnlly re- - turnetd home yesterday from Forest City where -they had been the last week at the bedside of bis' mother. Mrv A. K. Loftltt, of'Alta Vista. . ' Va., spent Monday with her, daugh - ter. Miss LetUe. Ah automobile T party consisting of Xr. and Mrs. E. t W, Thompson,- of Charlotte, Mr. and ' Mrs. Liles, and three children, of At- lanta, spentTueeday and Wednesday at High Shoals Hotel. Mr. William Ballard went to Gastonla today on business. The , High Shoals . Cornet ' Sand have sold their old instruments -. - and hought the Y.ork instruments. Mr. Lee Medlin went - to Charlotte yesterday to spend a few days with his brother, A. C. Medlin. Mr. Rob ert CaldwelLv of Lincolnton, came down today to do some painting for. the High Shoals Company.- x , , ' , , , The High Shoals ball team will go to Spencer Mountain to play with the Spencer .team Saturday afternoon. Our boys have bAn lucky so far this i year, having lost but one in eight ' ' games. Mr. ' A.' C. For. has new visitor at his home, a fine, boy. w Mr C. P. Ballard spent yesterday In Lincolnton.: Mrs. J. - C. ( Lazenby went to Gastonla . today; ; -: fTi Stanley Happenings., ' V Correspondence of The Gazette.","-. - STANLEY. June 22. The mem bers-of thedlea Aid Soctety of the Methodist, church gave a .very 'enjoy able ice cream supper Saturday evr : . ening, which enabled them to place ' a - nice little sum of money In the . treasury. - j- . ;:-- .. . Misses Allie and' Edith - lasda spent Saturday in Charlotte return Ing home Saturday even tag, accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. W. LJ Mason and sob, and Miss Lillian Peterson. who .had spent several .weeks with - Mr. and 'Mrs. Mason.1 Miss Annie Rutledge, of Mount Holly, .was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. H. R. Thomp sonfor the Ice cream supper, return ing home Sunday. Among-': those who spent Sunday at home were Messrs. T. F, Cannon and Lester Gas ton, of Charlotte, and O, O. Rhyne, of Hamlet. Miss -Hester Summey, of Iron Station, arrived Saturday to be the guest of Miss Bessie Morris who delightfully entertained a num ber, of her friends Monday evening In hononof her guest. . -Miss Summey returned to her.,-home Tuesday. Mesdames 8J. Black, A. C. Taylor, A. Whitener and Miss Kate Whiten er were Charlotte, visitors Tuesday. t Miss Lethla Hamilton, of. Union ville, is the guest -ot her sister, Mrs. C. J. McCombs. Dr. C. J. McCombs attended the North Carolina Medical Society Wednesday which is In ses sion; at Charlotte. Rumor has it that Stanley is soon to have another doctor, but just who he will be, is as yet unknown, although it is thought that It will be Dr. T. W. Carmlchael, of Rowland, or Dr. J...H. Gambol, of Crumpler, both having passed the State board examination at .Char lotte this week. Mr. Carl Carpenter returned from Falrview Monday where he was the guest of Mr. Carroll Spencer for two weeks, and is now at Gastonla. Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Carpenter, of Gas tonla are visiting homefolks. M J. M. Archer and children expect to leave today ror Shelby to spend a few days with relatives. Mrs. . Da vid" Eddleman and Mrs. John Beatty spent Wednesday with the former's sister,' Mrs. A. E. IcLurd. Dr. and Mrs. C. Dv Thompson and children have been the guests of relatives for several days, returning to their home ato Lincolnton today. Lowell Locals. Correspondence of The Gazette. LOWELL, June 22. Dry weather still prevails around, Lowell and the farmers' :' prospects are growing gloomy. But then perhaps there are better times ahead. Miss Margaret Hudson returned to her home near Providence Tuesday after spending several days with 'Mrs. S. M. Robinson here. Mr. James Webb is teaching a singing school at the academy here, v. The sound of the thresher is all around. The wheat crop in this sec tion was-generally good. Mrs. C. V. Flte Is spending a while with 'her Saremts. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Adams, ere. Mr., P. P. Murphy went to Wilmington yesterday la answer to a telegram stating that one of hie uncles had died suddenly. The Sunday school picnic which was-to have been Saturday has been postponed until -Saturday, July 8th, on account of the sickness of the pastor, Rev. E. N. Crowder, and for the accommodation of the operatives of the Ozark and Flint Mills. Mr. Jasper Hand, of Charlotte, ie In town on business. 'Mrs. ( Frank Robinson, will leave today for a visit to her paretts at Monfoe. - BESSEMER ROUTE ONE NEWS. Correspondence of The Gazette. ' BESSEMER CITY, Route 1, June 21. The farmers of this section were made to feel good last Monday by a good rain falling. Crops were suffering very much for want of rain. A' good many -farmers have their wheat in : their baVns watting for the thresher. Miss Bnnea Biggerstaff, of Belwood. la spending some time with her brother, Mr. Edgar Bigger staff. Mrs. Biggerstaff Is . very sick. They are expecting to take her to the hospital at Gastonla some time this week. Miss Maggie Lee Carpenter, of Cherryville, spent fat u rday and Sunday ' -with Miss Ferrle Frone berger. Mr. and Mrs. -M. F," Pasour, were Cherry Tille visitors laat Tues day. M r. and Mrs. - Lee M Itc hem spent last Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hager. There was a singing at Bethel Lutheran church lasf Sunday afternoon. Miss. Ferrie Froneberger and Mr. Luther Riser gave an Ice cream tupper last Saturday night. A large crowd was- present. Mr. Hen derson Clark and sister, Miss Ore-' bell.Httended the singing at Bethel last Sunday evening. Cherryville is contemplating another big day some time In August. And look out for the big celebration at Snnnyide the Fourth.: Everybody must come and let folks know that the country can havejgasomething to entertain a large crowd as well as the town. Mr. and Mrs. Jacoh Rudlsil are both- very sick with fever.; v;c, . ,- Dallas, Boute 1, Kews. Correspondence cf The Gazette. T -DALLAS. Route 1, June 23. Mr. and 'Mrs. J. A. Aderholdt and daugh ter, Miss Sudle. spent Sunday with Mr. and Mm. W, W Rucker. Mrs: -tlmlna Pinner spent Sunday with Miss Elvira Heron. Misses .Nellie and Ocie Pasour, of Dallas,, were the guests of Miss Sudle White Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Moore and son, neuDeo, were ine gnesrs oi jir. 101- Ue Cloninger Sunday. ; , . - 7 . . Mi.- and Mrs. David Best, of Bes semer City,', route one,;gave - to ' a number of their friends Saturday nixht a oart.' - . Miss Callie Hall' spent Saturday and - Sunday with Mias Ferrle Jen kins. Mr. Agustus Rector was the guest of . Mr. and Mrs.-Jacob Tritt 1 Saturday.- Mrs. Robert LRtlejohn spent -Wednesday with Mrs. Joseph Holland. Born, to Mr., and -Mrs. i Robert Hoffman, ason. Mrs. Ar thur Jenkins is very ill at this writ ing." Mrs. Richard Jenkins visited the home of Mrs. William', Rhyne Sunday. Mrs. Robert Llttlejobn vis ited at the home of her parents Tues day. Dallas, Route Two Items. , - ., -v : Correspondence of The Gazette. . DALLAS, Route 2, June 22. Mr. and Mrs. B. L. Smith visited rela tives in Mount Holly Saturday and Sunday. Misses Eva and . Esther Lineberger visited their uncle, Mr. John L. Smith Saturday and Sunday. Mr. Chronlster, of Maiden was r me guesi f aiuraay oi iiz, i . u. Hoffman. Miss Myrtle Robinson visited Miss Lathie Smith Saturday and Sunday. Mr. R. C. Nants visit ed Mr. Jim Grier Saturday. v Mr. and Mrs.XM. A. Lineberger and fam ily and Mr. Laura' Lineberger were among those who attended the fun eral of James Lonny, the infant of Mr. and Mrs. Gratt Smith, who was burled at Stanley Monday. Mts. T. L. Setzer and children who , have been spending some time here with Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Setzer left yes terday for their home in Durham. Mrs. Laura Lineberger and sons, Ernest and John, visited Mrs. M. A. Lineberger one day this week.- Mr. W. B. Smith . was a business visitor to Gaston ia yesterday. The crops in this section are still suffering for rain. Several agents for the Home Comfort Stove Co. have been travel ing through this section. They are selling ranges at almost every house. ; IRON STATION NEWS. Correspondence of The Gazette. IRON STATION, June 20. Mr. and Mrs. James Hallman and chil dren visited relatives near Lincoln ton last week. Miss Hester Summey returned home yesterday from a visit of several day at Stanley. Mrs. E. V. Center, of Alexis, la spending this week with her daughter, Mrs. D. O. Lon. Miss Pary Hallman, of Lin colnton, is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Lou Hallman. Mr. Berlie Stroup, who has a position with the Seaboard Air Line Company, spent Sunday with . hofcefolks, Mr. and Mrs. Jamea Edwards are visiting rel atives pear Stanley. Mrs. Ida Aber nethy and children, of Alexis, spent the week-end with Mrs. Fannie Loqg. Presiding Elder 8. B. Turrentine tine, of Shelby, held quarterly con ference here last Saturday. He also preached two able sermons here Sunday. Mr. E. J. Rhyne made a business trip to Lincolnton last Sat urday. Miss Ida Long, whose illness we noted sometime ago remains quite 111. Mrs.' A, F. Harris went to Mt. Holly . last - Saturday to see her mother, Mrs. 'Mary Edwards. Mr. Rufus Self; who lived near here, died last Friday morning at Gastonla and the remains .were brought Saturday to Anbury church near here and In terred beside his wife who died about a year ago. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. F. W. Brad ley, of Gastonla. and Rev. T. J. Rod gers, of Lincolnton. Mr. Self was 67 years of age and is survived by three children, Mr. John Self. Mrs. Pink Fisher, of Gastonla, and Mrs. John Reynolds, of High Shoals. Crouse Route One News. Correspondence of The Gazette. , , CROUSE, Route 1, June 20. The home of Mr. and Mrs. Jonah Smith was saddened Sunday evening, - by the death of their little, babe, which was due to brain fever. The little body was tenderly laid to rest in the cemetery at Antioch M. E. church Monday afternoon. Funeral services were conducted byvRev. ,Mr. Bor rings., . . . . ; Sorry to note that Mr. Christy Smith Is very 111 with typhoid fever. 'Mr..' and Mrs. Noah -Carpenter spent Sunday with Rev. M.L. Car penter. Mr. Edward Queen and fam lly : spent Sunday with .- - Mr. . John Abernethy. 'Mrs. John Ross ' spent the weekend at Belmont among rel atives. , : , Former Gastoaian Pies. : - Mr. J. W. Atwater, a former resi dent of Gastonla and well known by many Gastonlans, died - Wednesday afterno'on at the home of his father-in-law, Dr. Gus Smith, near Lincoln ton,: Mr. Atwater came to Gastonla several years ago to learn the mill business, 'being employed at . the Trenton Mill., He was the son of the late Congressman Atwater from some district in the eastern part of the State. Mr. Atwaters death was due to tuberculosis He had spent some time In the "mountains of. Western North 'Carolina in the hope of re gaining his health. He Is survived by wife. 4 , , Prospect of . . Permanent Freight Line ' - on Franklin .Avenue not Pleaelng to Property : Owners Alderman Separk Confers With Railway Of ficials Conference Will Probably be Held Soon Expressions from Many Sources ion Subject. , Gastonla' citizens and f property owners are not pleased with ' the prospect of having freight trains hauled Indefinitely and probably per manentiy' over Franklin avenue. Since such a possibility was hinted at in an editorial In Tuesday's Ga zette the subject has been one ef general discussion and the concen sus of opinion seems to be that, un less the city father take time by the lorelock and forestall It, there is not only V possibility but a strong prob ability that the Piedmont A North ern Railway will at least endeavor to maintain on Franklin avenue its main through freight line as a per manent thing. That this would be an Irreparable calamity to the town seems to be conceded. Ihls supposition is based on cir cumstantial evidence which is of ten the strongest and best , kind of evidence--but It Is ofsuch a nature that one can hardly doubt that the railroad people really have this pur pose in mind. It is easy to see why they shduld desire to establish the Franklin avenue line as a perman ent freight line. It would mean a saving of many thousands of dol lars to them in the purchase of a right of way and many other thou sands in the grading and building of a separate freight line south of Franklin avenue. To take for grant ed that the railroad wil) adhere to the stipulation of the city council that freight hauling will be allowed on Franklin avenue for three years only is a dangerous proposition. Possession is nine points of the law Is an old saying that is full of truth. Let the railroad gpade this thorough fare tg ' suit itself and haul freight over it for three years and the chances are 99 to 1 that some scheme could be easily manipulated through litigation or otherwise, to enable the railroad to continue to use this thoroughfare for Its own. Such instances in the history of rail road building have not been infre quent in the past. They are possi bilities of the future. As suggested in Tuesday's Gazette the fact that the P. ft N. has let Its options on the other right of way practically all expire, the further fact that not a dollar has been spent for right of way for that route and the still further fact that prepara tions are being -made to spend thou sands of dollars grading Franklin avenue to an easy grade are some of the things which point strongly to the contention that the purpose is to construct the Franklin avenue line with a view to keeping it as a per manent freight line. Expressions on this subject have been heard wtthln the past few days from quite a number of prominent citizens and property owners. An able attorney was heard to remark yesterday that he believed if the P. ft N. graded Franklin avenue as they now propose and began to haul freight over that avenue they would keep It up indefinitely and perman ently. He was not being consulted by a prospective client but the state ment was made in a general conver sation, x . v . A railroad contractor who hap pened to be in the city a few days ago made the statement that it would be foolish for a railroad company to grade Franklin avenue to the grade as now proposed and shown by mark era if they only Intended to use it for hauling freight for three years and at the expiration of that time In tended to construct' another freight line. He has had much experience in this line of work and stated that he knew places where freight was hauled, not temporarily but perman ently, on grades but little less easy than the natural grade which Frank lin avenue now shows. A feature 6f the discussion of this subject during the past few days has been speculation as to Just how the city, having already granted the franchise, may relieve the situation. There Is a general feeling that the board, by taking advantage of the time remaining before actual work is commenced, might in a number of ways bring the railroad folks to terms and secure from them the de sired concessions as to grades, etc. While the franchise has teen grant ed. It would be an easy matter to throw such restrictions around the operation of the lines within the cltv as to make it burdensome for the railroad people if they fail to exhibit a willingness to do that which is nec essary for the protection of the best Interests of the town. There does not seem to be any doubt In the minds of the people that the city council, hafe it in its power to adjust the matter and the people of the town believe that the board Is going to do everything In Its power to pro tect Gsstonia's interests.- A favorite lever' used by railroad companies, when any town through which they propose to go fails to fall over itself in an effort to con cede everything asked by the rail road in question, Is to threaten' to skin your town, go around it, leave It high and dry. In the case of the P. N. this method was tried on Spartanburg and ' Kings Mountain, both of which towns, we are inform ed, failed to grant anything like all the company asked for. - To think for a moment, however, that a rail road company , would let differences as to street concessions, grades, -ato keep It out of a good. town is hot to be thought of for a moment,. A railroad has to have the towns to Officers " for Coming . Year Chosen A Yesterday State Health Officers ' Association Orgaofaed Dr. , L. N. CleW lce President. y Charlotte has been the meoca this week for the physicians from all sec tions of North Carolina. The fifty-eighth,- annual session of the North Carolina . Medical Society convened there Tuesday and continued la ses sion through yesterday. Several hun dred medical men were in attend ance and the meeting was a pleasant and profitable one. An elaborate program had -been arranged and many topics of interest to the profes sion were discussed. Yesterday officers for the ensuing year were chosen as follows: Presi dent, A. A. Kent, of Lenoir; first vice president, Dr. J. P. Munroe, of Charlotte; second vice president, Dr. W. P. Horton, of North Wilkes boro; third vice president. Dr. J. G. Mur phy, of Wilmington; essayist, Dr. R. N. Duffey, of Newbern; orator, Dr. John H. Tucker, of Charlotte; leader of debate, Dr. 'M. E. Street, of Glen dale. A matter of especial Interest dis posed of Wednesday was the adop tion of a joint resolution by the med ical society and the State board of health designating a scheme of fees for county health officers which is deemed reasonable and equitable. The scheme is as follows: For examination for commitment in lunacy, $6; for post-mortems, $10; for monthly inspections of the coun ty jail, home and convict camp or camps, S4 each; for visits to the JailJ and , other county institutions just enumerated, the regular fee charged in that community for such a visit in private practice plus 50 cents for each mile where said institution is more than one mile from the court house; provided also that where up on such visitations other patients than the one for whom the visit was made are attended, 50 cents addition al be charged for each person so at tended; for sanitary examination of public school houses, S2.50 each; for medical examination of school chil dren, 40 cents as is already provid ed bylaw; for obstetrical service, $10; for surgical service, two-thirds of the regular feeh obtaining in the community. Another section, of the same reso lution recommended that the board of county commissioners of every county in the State employ a health officer for his entire -time and pay him a salary equal to the sheriff's salary. It was also resolved that the coun ty superintendents of health in each county call the attention of the coun ty commissioners to the needs for hospital facilities for indigent con sumptlves and secure appropriations for suitable hospital rooms in con nection with the county homes. HEALTH OFFICERS ORGANIZE. The North Carolina Public Health Officers Association was organized Tuesday night with Dr. L. B. Mc- "Braver, of Asheville, as president; Dr. L. N. Glenn, of Gastonla, as vice president, and Dr. W. S. Rankin, of the State Board of Health, as secre tary-treasurer. A constitution and set of by-laws were adopted.' Mem bership in thlr organization Is limit ed to members of State, county and municipal health boards and their employers. Death of Infant. Bertha May Polndexter, aged one year and six months, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Polndexter, of the Loray Mill, died yesterday af ternoon. Death was due to whoop ing cough. The funeral was held from the house today at 1 o'clock. Picnic Date Changed. Rev. E. N. Crowder requests The Gazette to state that the date of the picnic to be participated in by the Sunday schools of Ozark, Bethesda and Lowell Methodist churches and which was announced for tomorrow, Saturday, June 24th, has been post poned until Saturday, July 8th. All interested will please take notice. Gaston Well Represented. . ' Gaston county furnished four of the 101 successful applicants licensed this week by the State board to prac tice medicine. They were Dr. W. B. Hunter, of Gastonla; Dr. J. E. An thony, of Gastonla; Dr. E. L. Damer on, of Bessemer City, and Dr. B. G. Taylor, of Stanley. Dr. Anthony Is a graduate of the medical department of the University of Tennessee at Nashville. . Mrs. Hlldreth H. Smlthrmother of former Governor Hoke' Smith, of Georgia, died Wednesday in Atlanta, aged 76 years, i She was Miss Mary Brent Hoke, . of Lincolnton, ' this State, and was a sister of General Robert F. Hoke. She at one time re sided at Chapel Hill where her hus band was a member of the Universi ty faculty. ; ' .. ' get the business necessary to make U a paying proposition. The rail road cannot get along without the towns. . Already the P. ft N. has enough business promised to It on contract, we believe, to .make its. business here profitable.' , . . Tuesday night the city council held a session and discussed the situa tion, though as yet no definite action has been taken. Alderman Separk was, commissioned - to go to Char lotte to confer with the railroad of ficials and spent Wednesday there. Since then no meeting has been held, though It Is probable that the next few days wlU see some Important de velopment in this matter. , 1 To be , Held at Snnnyslde School House Noted 'Speakers to be , Present Great Day in Store Ev t . . erybody Urged to Come. ' Tuesday, July 4th will be a great day for Gaston county and for the t people of the Sunnyside section in . , particular. On that date will be held the Joint annual picnic and eel- ; ebratlon of the Gaston County Far mers' Union and the Gaston County Rural Letter Carriers' Association. This is an annual affair and last , , year's picnic was held at Gastonla la Hanna's grove. It will be remem- . r bered that this was a mammoth eel-' , ebratlon, a great crowd being prea- i ent from all over Gaston. The Sun nyslde people are counting" on an . , even larger crowd than was in Gas- -f tonla. They want to let the people know that the country can pull off as big an affair as the town. So far ,. as known there is no other picnle scheduled for that date, and thia should Insure a large crowd. Sunnyside schaol house is two and one-half miles north of Bessemer City on the famous Bessemer City-- ; Cherryville macadam road which has) the name of being the finest stretch of road in Gaston county. This see- ' tlon of the country is one of the moat prosperous and up-to-date commun- -ittes in the whole county. As exam- ' pies of this, their fine roads are clt- ' ' ed, good crops and fertile lands. In addition a special school tax has been levied and .the Sunnyside school en Joys the distinction of being the only country graded school in the county. Mr. Thomas S. Royster, proprietor of "Peachbloom" farm and the old-' ' est rural letter carrier In point of service in Gaston county, is chair- man of the picnic committee and has . general management Of all arrange ments. This fact itself is enough to guarantee a good time to all. He promises that there will be plenty of good hitching places, an abundance of good water to drink, and last hk the order of writing, hut by no means least, plenty of fried chicken, cakea. " custards, pies and other appetizing delicacies such as the good women of Sunnyside only know how to pre pare. . - In addition to all these attractions 1 which are sufficient in themselves, there will be an address by Prof. IB C Brooks, of Trinity College, pro fessor of pedagogy and education -and editor of North Carolina Educa- , tlon, a monthly journal devoted to " . the best interests of education In the, State. Prof. Brooks 4a well known throughout. North Carolina for his' literary attainments and or atorical ability and a fine address la .assured.: Not satisfied with thlsK Mr. Roys ter has secured another speaker. In the person of Mr. J. Z. Green, 'of Marshville, State organizer and lec turer for the (Farmers' Union Is a North Carolina. "Zeb" Green, as he is familiarly known, needs no In- ' ' troduction to the farmers of Gas ton county. Music will be furnish ed by the Farmers' Union Band.' With this varied list of attrac tions it is hard to understand how i any one can afford id miss this big celebration. Everybody in the coun ty is urged to come and bring the ' whole family and show the people of Sunnyside that they 'know how to : appreciate their efforts to make this ". a great day lor the farmers and IeU -ter carriers. . . r I DeatJiW James Kolen. .TJ ' James, the 8-year-old sen of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nolen died this morning at 10:20 o'clock at the City ' Hospital. The little fellow had bees an Intense sufferer for several days with a severe bowel complaint. Last night, he .was removed to the hos- 4 pltal where an operation was per formed In the, hope of saving his life, but in vain. The sympathy of the entire community goes out to ' the ' . stricken parents in this their sad her- : reavement.' The funeral and Inter ment will be at Olney church tomor row, morning at 10 o'clock, services , to be conducted by Rev. G. A. Spar, row! Railroad Officials in Gastonla. - Mt. H. W. Miller, assistant to President W. W. Flnley, of the Sou thern Railway, together with several other raHroad officials arrived is Gastonla this morning In their pri vate car attached Jto train No. 11. Mr. Miller is here for the purposo of conferring with the city officials, relative to a satisfactory adjustment of the depot matter: Mr. Miller iss North Carolinian, a native of Ral eigh ; and familiar with conditions and affairs in this State and says ho sees no reason, why the railroad of ficials and, the town representatives should not' get together so as to ar range matters amicably, " . , Mr. Miles Smyre, a prominent business man of Newton, spent last night here with relatives, returning to his home this -morning. Dr. A. W. Howell and Mr. W. D. Gates, of Cherryville, were busi ness visitors in Gastonla yesterday. 1 Attorneys D.-P. Bellinger sal P. Woods Garland, Jr., were at Granite Falls Wednesday on profes sionalbusiness.. They were thereto dispose of the property of Dr. J. BL Wright, bankrupt. V " Ernest Finney, of Alleghany cens ty, whose appointment as apage ts Congress -was secured by Represent ative Doughton, went to Washington and held his job for two days. But the unnatural life at Washington d!l not suit him He returned -home to the call of the mountain air, bub bling springs and cold buttermilk cf his native heath, v , 4