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THE G ASTOMIA ZETTE. PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. : V . " SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. Devoted to the Protection of Borne and the Interests of the Gouty. $1 JM A TEAR IN ADVANCE A VOL. XXX1L GA8TOMA, N. C. FRIDAY, JULY 7, 1011. NO. ftl. j.. ' V . : r' - KILLED BY LIGHTNING. DEATH OF MR. W. D. GLENN. GASTON COUNTY REPRESENTED. GA ' ; ;- - y : , , , , ;; - f : : ; , '. , . , SIMMONS TO SPEAK. . Senator Will be Principal Orator at V Stanley's Big Picnic and Old Sol ' diers Reunion , July 27th -Many Attractions Provided. Oorresnondence ofThe Gazette. STANLkJY. July . Thursday, July 27th la the day set for the cele bration of the annual picnic ana oia aoldiera reunion . which promises to be the largest yet ever celebrated at Stanley. A number of attractions already have been booked to furnish amusement and the Denver Brass Band will furnish music for the oc casion. The chief speaker of the day will be Senator F. M. Simmons, and it goes without saying that he is 'a ; fine orator and will on this occasion exert bis best efforts. Among the other able speakers wlll be Hon. Cameron Morrison, of Charlotte. The speeches will take up a good part of the morning and at the noon hour the old veterans will be served a sumptuous dinner in the Smith ' grove. In the afternoon a baseball game will be played by the local team and Llncolnton. while in the evening as a fitting final a dan6e will be given. Everybody and "his nelghber" Is invited to come and have a big time. The old veterans are especially urged to come. The Seaboard will give re duced rates and furnish eitra equip ment to handle the crowds. A number of people went from here to take in the 4th of July cele bration at Shelby Tuesday. Miss Carrie McLurd is spending a couple of weeks at Hiddenlte in a party from Gastonla and Charlotte. Mr. J. W. Delllnger spent the week-end with relatives at Cherryvllle. Dallas Dots. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, July 5. Misses Octavla andAntha Willis gave a number of their friends a singing Saturday night. Miss Etta White was the guest of Miss Clara Hoffman Satur day. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holland were shopping In Gastonla Saturday. Miss Callle Holland was the guest of Mrs. Richard Jenkins Sunday. . Mr. Charles Rhyns, of Dallas, route two, spent Sunday at the home of Mr. William Rhyne. Misses Katie and Blanche Padgett are spending the week with Misses Mary and Lu cy Trltt. Mrs. Christie Jenkins spent Wednesday with Mrs. J. A. Aderholdt. Dallas, Route 1, News; Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, Route 1, July 6., Mrs. C. R. Pasour visited relatives at Gastonla a few days last week. Reuben, the little son of Mr. and Mrs. J. N. Moore, is right sick from an attack of typhoid ever. Misses Annie and Stella Rhrne of Besse mer City, visited at the houe of Mrs. Noah Pasour Saturday and Sun day. MiBses Maggie and Ethel Gam ble were the guests Sunday of Misses Belle, and May Clemmer. Miss Myr tle Llneberger visited at the home of her sister, Mrs. C. G. Pasour, Sunday. The threshing machine owned by Mr. Jonas Pasour and sons Is busy in this section. Wheat and oats are turning out. well. Mr. P. P. Costner had four acres of prolific wheat sow ed and threshed fifty-four bushels. Misses Annie and Stella Rhyne. of Bessemer City, visited their grand mother, Mrs. Charlotte Best, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. C. C Pasour and chil dren were the guests Sunday at the home of Mr. J. J. O. Pasour. BESSEMER BRIEFS. Correspondence of The Gazette. BESSEMER CITY, July 5. At the Sunnyslde picnic the High Shoals team and the Long Creek team crossed bats In an exciting fame of ball, the score resulting 7 to 5 in favor of High Shoals. After that game was over the Sunnyslde boys and the farmers' team played, the score of this game being S to 3 In favor of the younger team. The Platonic Literary Society of Sunnyslde will give a public debate Saturday night, July 15th. The question for debate is, . '.'Resolved, That the United States should have a high protective tariff " Grady Riser and Walden Wreaver defend the affirmative tide while the; nega tive will be upheld by Walter Hovis and Fred Arrowood. .The boys want a good crowd to be present so as to show the people what they have learned at Sunnyslde literary society. Mrs. W. L. KIsef.-of Reepsville, spent Tuesday night with, Mrs. Bar bara Riser , -, ' -L. . v WORTIJ NEWS. ; Correspdence of t The Gazette. ; WORTH.-Jury 4. The people of Harden together with' a large num ber of visitors from High Shoals and Llncojnton Jenjoyed a"-flne ball game today when" the Harden ball team ' played the Llncolnton team here on . the Harden ball ground.1 - The score I stood 7 to 4 In favor of the Harden team. This Is the second game they bve taken from the Llncolnton boys. This Is the fifth game they have played and have not lost a sin gle game yet. The main features of today's game were the pitching of Fred Smith, Long's batting for the Harden team, while the Llncolnton boys made some fine plays with Jer ry McDonald in the pitcher's box and good fielding. Mr. O. D. Carpenter enjoyed a pleasant visit today from Mr. Henry McAden, of Charlotte, and Messrs. S. N. Boyce, A. A. McLean and two sons, of Gastonla. A number of the people of this community attended the picnic at Sunnyslde. Crops are looking fine as we have had some rain rar.ntlv Mr CcrH at art A VI r Ida Boozer, of Spartanburg, are vis- Iting at Mr. O. D. Carpenter's We hour Dr. Wllkfna haa nrnnniiniai1 a case of pellagra here. Mrs. M. Speagle has It. The sad intelligence has reached here that a daughter of MrJ William Costner, of Cherryvllle. was killed) by lightning while returning from the picnic near Bessemer City. Mr. Costner was raised in this com munity and has a number of rela tives and friends who regret to hear of the sad misfortune. IRON STATION NEWS. Correspondence of The Gazette. IRON STATION, Jul Mrs. Sam Sullivan, of Croni. .pent sev eral days visiting relative l.re last week. Mrs. D. E. H irtja, of Gas tonla, is spending a flw Jjs with relative here. Mr. aj Mrs. Dave Jenkins, of Stanley, spent Saturday with Mr. and Mrs. Press ..1 uer. Mrs. William Qttlnn, of Dallas, spent several days with relatives here last weak. Mr. and Mrs. John Summey, of Hoyle's Creek, spent the week end with Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hall man. Mr. O. M. Howard is very ill with typhoid fever. Three other members of his family are also 111 with fever. Messrs. Quince Rhyne and Emrial Qulnn, of Dallas, spent Sunday here. Air. Anderson Bradshaw and Miss Carrie Harris, were married by Rev. W. B. McClure at his residence near Alexis Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. After the mar riage the, happy pair drove to the home of Mr. Bart Bradshaw, the fa ther of the groom.' The groom is a young and very successful farmer, while the bride Is the beautiful and accomplished daughter of Mr. A. F. Harris. May their future be success ful and pleasant. Misses Eva Delllnger and Hester Summey are attending the summer school for teachers at Davidson Col lege. Miss Ida Long; whese illness has been noted for some tlive, died this morning at 6 o'clock after lin gering at death's door for nearly two months. Although her suffering was great she never, was heard to complain. In early life she joined the PapMrt cMtrch and remained a a!."crui, ulUvc end met c.e..-ter until death. The esteem and favor in which she was held is evidence of her beautiful Christian lire. She passed away in the flower of her life being only 28 years old. She leaves to mourn her departure a fond mother, two sisters, Mrs. Ed McGee, of Llncolnton, and Mrs. Dory Bynum, of this place, and three brothers, Robert, Luther and Ode Long, all of this place. The re mains will, be taken ' to Mt. Zion church, of which she was a member, for burial to morrow and Interred In te family plot beside that of her father who died several years aro. May the God of all grace comfort the bereaved ones. "Tis bard to break the tender cord, When love has bound the heart. 'Tis hard, so hard to speak the word. Must we forever part? s . Dearest loved one we have laid thee In the peaceful grave's embrace, -But thy memory will be cherished, 'Till we see thy heavenly face. -We miss thee from thy home, dear, We miss thee from thy place.' A shadow o'er our life Is cast, W miss the sunshine of thy face. W4 miss thy kind and willing hand, Thy fond and earnest care. The home Is dark without thee. We miss thee forever. One by one earth's ties are broken, As we see the loved one decay, And the hopes so fondly cherished, Brighten but to pass away. -One by one our hopes grow brighter. As we near the shining shore, -For we know-across the-.river Waits the loved ones gone before." McAdenville Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. McADENVILLE, July 6. Mrs. Dora Webb spent a part of this week in Charlotte" with relatives. Rev. Wr S. Hales, : of Stanley, was In town Monday evening.-- Mr. and Mrs. L. N. Lancaster, who have been ing since Mr. Lancaster came here as general overseer of' the interur- ban division between Gastonla and Mount Holly, have rented rooms at I. F. Mabry' and will keep house.' Mr. Boyce Earney has. resigned his. position in Charlotte, and has re turned here to accept a position in the mill. A number of our .people are complaining about low water W the wells. .Some of the wells have practically gone dry and In others the water la so low and muddy that It la hardly fit for use. Messrs. W. - P. McAteer, George , McAteer, Lee and Harvey McAteer and Walter - Poole, left Wednesday for Charlotte to join the excursion Thursday rooming for Charleston. They will return Satur-day.--Mlss Fontaine Jenkins, of Charlotte, was a pleasant visitor to McAdenville Wednesday. McAden Mills Nos. 1 and 2 are running this week. Mill No. 3, which Is a flen yarn mill, has closed for this week only. Mr. M.A. Harwell was a Charlotte visitor Tuesday. Mrs Da vid McGbee is a business v.sltor in. Gastonla today. 5t,000 FOR DISTRIBUTION. I . . V Gastonla Mutual B. & L. Assocla- tit n's First Series Matures on Time Thirty Mortgages cancel if! led and 813.200.00 Paid Out in ut in in the Cash. :N5 ries number one of stock Gastonla Mutual Building & Lan As sociation matured on schedule time July 1st. There were in this series 542 shares of a par value of $100 per share and they were issued Jan uary 1, 1905. From the secretary and treasurer of the association, Mr. E. G. Mc Lurd, The Gazette gets the following interesting information regarding this series of stock, the first to ma ture: Issued on organization of associa tion Jan. 1, 1905, six years and six months ago. Total cost per share $84.75 per share, including entrance fee. Profits $15.25 per share. Number of shares In series No. 1 for cancellation, "54 2. Amount for distribution, $54,200. Loans paid off, $41,000.00. Cash to be distributed, $13,200.00. Mortgages cancelled, wholly and partially, 30, the majority being on homes built with funds furnished by the association. The record as shown above speaks splendidly for the organization and its management. Had It not been for the existence of this organization in Gastonla very little of this $54, 000 would have been saved. Many Gastonians are today living in their own homes, either wholly or partial ly paid for who woujd still be pay ing rent but for the existence of the Gastonla Mutual Building & Loan Association. This first dlstrlbutlo of funds on matured stock shoul and doubtless will bave the effect o stimulating greater interest in the building and loan work. To have $50,000 or moredistributed In our town every six months from now on means wonderful things for Gas tonla. MRS. SHANNON DIES SUDDENLY. Kutf ( mod Woman Passes-Had Been .1, But not Seriously Ihree Children SurviveFuneral To- Morrow Afternoon. The town of Gastonla was shocked to hear this morning about eleven o'clock that Mrs. Susan Elmlna Shannon, wife of Mr. S. Ed Shannon, bad died suddenly 'at her home on West Airline avenue. Mrs. Shannon bad been sick with a form of ma larial fever since July 3, but her condition was not serious, today be ing the first day she has spent in bed for some time. The immedlate'cause of the suddenness of her death Is not known. Her husband was down town this morning, but went back home just a few minutes before Mrs Shannon died. Mrs. Shannon was the daughter of the late W. C. Llneberger, of Green ville, S. C, formerly of this place. She was born April 26, 1872, and was, therefore a little oyer 39 years of age. Both her father and mother died some time ago. She has four living sisters, Mrs. Essie Parker, of Greenville, S. C; Mrs. Ada Bain, of Greenville, S. C; Mrs. C. D. Howe, of Taylors, S. C, and Mrs. Lee Hayes, of Laboratory, near Lincoln ton. Mrs. Francis Bradley, another sister,. died some years ago. Of Mrs. Shannon's children, two are dead. The living are James Ralph, John Houses and William Edmund. Mrs. Shannon was a member of the Loray Presbyterian church. The funeptl services will be held tomor row afternoon by Rev. A. S. Ander son, to whom a telegram has been sent at Ivy Depot, Va. In the event be does not arrive in time. Rev, R. C. Anderson will conduct the ser vices. Interment will be in Oak wood cemetery. Telegrams have also been sent o Rev. H. W. Shannon, of Washington, D. C, and to Mr. Hun ter Shannon, of Winston.. Four men were badly Injured in a killed and three collision at - Su- 41 M i board-Lcerior, Wis.; Wednesday, between an extra -and a gravel train.. The trains met on a bridge over the Nemadja river, the bridge catching fire. - jFor successors to H. C, Brown, late corporation - commissioner, , the namos of A. W. GrahstS, of Oxfordi T.'W. Mason, of Northampton, E. C. Beddlngfleld. of Waker and I C. Bagwell have' been mentioned. Miss May Costner, of CnerrvUle, . Struck and Instantly Killed Tragical Knd to Delightful Day Other Parties Injured Some De tails. terrible tragedy In which the vivid atmospheric elements were the principal actors was enacted Tues day afternoon between five and six o'clock a few miles out from Cherry vllle. Miss May. Costner, the 18-year-old daughter of Mr. V. M. Cost ner, 6f Cherryvllle, was struck and Instantly killed by lightning, Mr. SylvanuB Mauney, Mr. Charles Neal and Mr. R. R. Mauney were more or less shocked and injured. A' horse was also killed and a mule hitched nearby was stunned. The whole oc currence coming as such a tragic cul mination to a day fraught with pleas ure has cast a gloom over the whole town of Cherryvllle and community. Miss Bertha Caldwell, a young lady of Cherryvllle, was also severely shocked. The facts gotten by "the Gazette correspondent who was on the scene two hours after the accident are as follows. A party had gone out from Cher ryvllle in a wagon to the picnic and celebration at Sunnyslde school ouse, about five miles from Cherry llle. Late in the afternoon about ve o'clock when the start home was nade a cloud was noticed in the sky by all present, but no attention was paid to it. But when about a nlle from the picnic grounds a terrific wind and rainstorm, accompanied by vivid thunder and lightning, over took them. The only shelter availa ble was a small cotton house on the farm of Mr. Andrew Stroup. Hitch ing their team to a small pine tree outside, the entire party, numbering ten or fifteen took shelter inside the house which Is only 10 or 12 feet square. Almost Immediately the bolt of lightning struck the tree, killing the horse and stunning the mule. It jumped from the tree to the house where Its fatal work contin ued with the above mentioned re sults. , The body of Miss Costner vas re moved to the home of Mr. T. S. Roys ter only a short distance away. La ter In the night the body was taken to the home at Cherryvllle. The in jured were taken to their respective homes. Telephone advices from Cherryvllle are to the effect that all the Injured have recovered suffic iently so as to be able to walk. Miss Costner is the daughter of Mr. W. M. Costner who formerly liv ed near Dallas, and Is a prominent business man and tanner of Cherry vllle. Besides the father a sister and several brothers survive. The fun eral was, conducted Wednesday by Rev. Mr. Dletz, pastor of the Luth eran church. V. W. II. REDDISH RESIGNS. Pastor of Baptist Church Accepts a Call to Wadesboro -Keen R Felt Effective July 23. their pastor. Rev. W. H. Reddish, received a call to the pas torate of the Wadesboro Baptist church more than a month ago, the congregation of the First Baptist church of this city has been uneasy lest he should see fit to accept the call. Their worst fears, however, were realized when he tendered his resignation last Sunday morning at the regular service. Not only his congregation but the whole town of Gastonla had hoped that he would see his way clear to remain in Gas tonla, for he Is admired and loved by people of all denominations irre spective of color, or caste. Since he has deemed it wisest to locate in a new field, the best wishes of all Gas tonla will follow him. For more than seven years Mr. Reddish has been pastor of the First Baptist church, coming here from Morganton In December, 1903, Dur ing that time the church has pros pered under his ministrations, until it is now one of the strongest and most influential churches In town: Its membership is nearly 400. A new parsonage, the J. D. Xloore Me morial, has been built and steps to ward the eracUon of a new church building have been taken. The East Baptist church then had only about 130 members, now it has about 340. There are about 340 at the Loray church. It is with sincere regret that Gas tonla relinquishes to Wadesboro this hightoned, Christian and eloquent preacher. Dinner to Convicts. In the grove just beyond Mr. C. W. Boyd's a sumptuous dinner was spread last , Wednesday to the con victs of Mr. McArvet's camp. The convicts were lined up on each side of a long table and after being told to help themselves enjoyed a good dinner. Enough was left for their supper. Including guards, 42 men were, fed. Those assisting with the dinner were: Mesdames ( F. W. Bradley, Hooper, Will Bradley, W. E. Clemmer, H. F. Oakley, C. S. Car son, W. F, Bradley, C. L. Spencer, W. B. Carson, J; L. Kendrlck, G. W. Dalley, M. E. Carson, C. W.,Boyd,C. A. Spencer and Misses Inez Carson, Sadie Bradley, Nettle Bradley and Stella Boyd. - ; Death of Infant. . ; ' ' ' Beatrice, the 17-months-old child of Mr. and Mrs. E.'D. Met calf, 1420 Ozark street died Tuesday. The re mains were taken to Bessemer City Wednesday morning and Interred In he cemetery there. ' , v - . . Subscribe to The Gazette -' A RE Pjrre Aged Citizen Succumbs Former Clerk of Court of Gaston County Several Children Survive. Mr. William Davis Glenn died yes terday afternoon at hi home on South Chester street. Death was due to the infirmities attendant upon old age. For some time he had been in failing health and death was not altogether unexpected. Mr. Glenn was one of the most widely known citizens of Gaston county. He was at one time clerk of the court of Gas ton county. A short , sketch of nis life is given below: William Davis Glenn, eldest son of John F. and Jean net te G. (Scott) Glenn was born near. Union church, this county, on October 16, 1833, thus being nearly 78 years of age at his.death. In his earlier years he taught school, was a photograhper and later was a merchant In Ashe county. He took up the study of medicine and was about ready to enter on his practice when the war brqke out and ended his preparation. He was during the war clerk of the court for Gaston county and held this position until Federal authori ties took charge of affairs at the close of the war. In this capacity he was salt commissioner for the fami lies of Confederate soldiers. For this purpose he made long trips to the sea coast and later when this supply was cut off, he took wagon trains and guards and went to Salt ville, Va., for supplies. After the war he again took up farming and merchandising and lo cated In the Crowders Creek section. There-he married Priacilla Torrence, a sister of the late Dr. W. J. Tor rence. Seven years ago he moved to Gastonla. His wife preceded him to the grave some years ago. Eight children survive, three sons and five daughters. Dr. L. N. Glenn, county physician, of Gaston; Dr. L. C. Glenn, of the faculty of Vanderbllt University, Nashville, Tenn., and Mr. W. W. Glenn, secretary and treasur er of the Delta Cotton Mill, McComb City, Miss.; Misses Eula and Carrie, teachers in the Gastonla graded schools and Misses Lena, Gertrude and Annie. The funeral services will be con ducted from the late residence to morrow morning at 10 o'clock by Rev. G. A. Sparrow, the pastor of the deceased for a number of years. Interment will be made in Oakwood cemetery. GASTON COUNTY CROPS. Planters of County Pessimistic as to Outlook Conditions in Some Sec tions Discouraging. The farmers of Gaston county are not overly optimistic as regards their cotton and corn crops. On the other hand, a majority of the farmers are very gloomy and discouraged over the outlook. In some sections of the county on account of favorable con ditions, more thorough preparation of land for planting or better farm ing methods the condition of the crops is good. But such instances as these are the exception rather than the rule. In any group of men, especially those with an agricultural learning, the paramount and vital topic of conversation these days is the long continued drought. "According to the oldest inhabitant," not such a prolonged dry spell has prevailed since the famous dry year, 1881. True it is that there have been slight showers from time to time in scat tered localities, but such a thing as a good, gentle, sleep-lulling, all night rain has not fallen generally over Gaston since the first part of May. A general review of crop condi tions in the county would plaee the estimate at about one-half a crop. The reports in Mecklenburg and York, two adjoining counties, place the estimate roughly at from 4 5 to 65 per cent. The present condition of the crop is very much at variance with the recent crop bulletins issued by the government. Not much de pendence Is to.be put in these re ports, gathered' as they are, only once in a while, and from widely separated spots. For Instance, the department of agriculture's an nouncement a day or so ago that the general condition of the cotton crop was 88 per cent of normal, is- far from being the true statement of af fairs in this section. Another interesting observation that might be made here is the gen eral unevenness of the crop. As was noted above, some favored few sec tions of the county have been bless ed with rains. The prevailing opin ion is that the upper part of the county has fared better than the southern, and in the same way tbu western half Is in better shape than the eastern. The rains seem to have fallen in spots, some farms in the county promising double the yield of other farms perhaps only three miles distant. An instance of this was noted Tuesday In returning from the picnic, at Sunnyslde. : A heavy rain fell at Bessemer City, and from there a few miles Gaston la ward the mud dripped from hub and spoke. Al most without warning it seemed, the heavy white dust from the recently graded roads a few miles out from Gastonla was .very much In evidence. )l good , rains should fall within the next tea days followed by cloudy weather so as to prevent baking, the chances are that an August crop will be realized, this, however, .'with the further-provision that frost does not come too early. ,v.:. , Mr. E. G. -Pasour was a brief business "visitor, to Charlotte yester day. Mr. T. C. Smith at North Carolina. Rural Carriers ' Convention Re porta Great Time Some Details. Mr. T. C, Smith, carrier on root . one from Gastonla, attended the . State Convention of North Carolina . Rural Letter Carriers in Winston Salem Tuesday. He reports a greet time. In conversation with The Gazette man Wednesday he gave an Interest-. Ing account of the proceedings of the convention. All the officers of the association were in attendance. Pres ident C. H. Howard, of Robeson coun ty, presiding. Other officers were E. D. Pearsall, of Pender, vice pres ident; R. C. D. Beaman, of Edge combe, secretary and treasurer; J. M. Hunt, of Granville, chaplain. An excellent address was delivered bo fore the convention by J. Hampton Rich, of the Carriers' Messenger who spoke on the subject, "Among the Boys Out on the Routes," in which he reviewed conditions in the State and throughout the South as con cerns the rural letter carriers. Mr. T. B. Howell made an address on good, roads and in this connection mention might be made of the fact that a significant feature of this convention was-the appointment Of a committee from the letter car riers' to meet with the Good Roads Association. Tuesday afternoon was given P to a delightful car ride over the city of Winston and environs. This treat was given by the local carriers of Forsyth county. At night a business session was held and all the old officers were re- . elected. R. C. D. Beaman, of Edge combe, was elected a delegate to the national convention. The next meet ing of the State convention will be held In Ashevllle. An important resolution passed was that The Carolina Union Fann er, hereafter to be published in Gas tonla with Mr. C. A. Eury as mans ger, was to be adopted as the of ficial organ of the association. This Is but further and substantial evi dence of the close union existing be- -tween the farmers' and letter car riers' organizations, a union which the very nature of the two organisa tions renders so much more neces sary such a joining of forces. Car rier Smith was enthusiastic over the results of the meeting. HIT ONLY HIGH PLACES. arlotte Man Travels From Gas- on ia to Charlotte In Thirty-Five) Inn ten In Ante mobile, Including Time Spent in Ferrying. Charlotte Observer, 5th. Messrs. Osmond Barringer and f Sidney McAden who drove down to Gaffney yesterday to attend the Fourth of July celebration and take part In the automobile hill climb re turned last night, enthusiastic over the big time that the Gaffney pee- pie gave the visitors. The nill climb was the big event . of the day and according to Mr. Bar- . ringer the Chalmers was the star e the event. Dr. Gunter, of Gaffner. drove Mr. Harry Wheat's Chalmers "40" roadster which although three) ' years old made the one-quarter mil hill in 1 8 3-5 seconds. That is about " forty-six miles an hour. None at" the other large cars came within two : seconds of this. Mr. Barringer at- , terwards made an exhibition drire and after dinner started for Cher lotte with the car still In racing trim. Considerable tire trouble before Gas tonla was reached threatened to pot -him in Charlotte after dark and, having no lights, he decided to make . a run for it. The distance from Gas- tonla to Charlotte, twenty-fosjp miles, was made in thirty-five min utes including the ferry, the time be ing kept by Mr. McAden. The ear will be kept here on exhibition sev eral days before being returned to " Gaffney. COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. Met Wednesday Afternoon finen Papers Read Before Society Sere- eral Ont-of-Town Doctors. The Gaston County Medical Socie ty met Wednesday afternoon in the city hall. Practically all the local doctors were present and In additions ' a number of physicians from other parts of the county were present. among whom were noted the follow ing: Dr. Anderson, of McAdenville; " Drs. Garren and Royster, of Besse mer City; Dr. McCombs, of Stanley? Dr. Patrick of Union; Dr. Rhyne. of Mount Holly, and Dr. Taylor, of Bel mont. , , ? Dr. Quickie 'read a paper on the) "Nystagmus" before the society. Dr. ' L. N. Glenn presented "Our Charity Obligations" in a well written selec tion. - The Physicians' Protective AssocV ation through its secretary reported' ' gratifying progress both In amonnt. of collections and in co-operation be tween members. Besides all that has been mentioned there were number of informal discussions and debates ' Services at Lutheran Church. The Rev. il. O. J. Kreps, of Co- ' lumbia, S. C, will deliver as address at the Lutheran Chapel Sunday af ternoon. The members of ' this church are asked to bring their din- . ners to the church so they can re main for the afternoon service. ; If c Kreps wilt also deliver an address at , Gaston la v Evangelical f - Lutheran -church at 8 p. m. Sunday, , The pub lic Is cordially invited to each of these services.. - - . -' M