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,' ) . - ' OAZHTE; ' ir-ir?: EONIA: mi d ; - PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. A. (SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS, Devoted to the Protection of Homeland the Interest of the County. f 1J&0 A TEAR IN ADVANCE. VOL. xxxilv: GASTONIA, N. a i TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1011. NO. 57- IN SOCIETY. MR. W. D. ROBERTS HERE. GAS MET PECULIAR DEATH. Bessemer City Man Dies From Injur left Received While Plowing A ' Runaway Marriage- A ; Remarka bly Small Infant Breezy Briefs .From Bessemer. ; '-'-V Correspondence of The Gazette. A BESSEMER CITY, July 18. Mr. Hampton. Black and Miss Maud Big . gerstaff surprised their rr lends here v when they drove , over ' to -Gastonla Sunday afternoon and were married. They are both well-known and popu lar young people. It 1 their purpose to reside here in the future.. $ir. Simpson George, a hard-working man pf about 65 years, was the Victim last Wednesday afternoon of a peculiar accident which resulted In his death Thursday night. He was plowing In one of the lots near the Lutheran church when ,the plow, striking a root, hit him violently In the stomach injuring him internally. He suffered intensely till death re lieved him about 30 -hours later. His body wis Interred1 In the town ceme tery Saturday, " He leaves a wife and several children.-" Mr. John Watts is critically ill at his home near the Mascot Mills. He has been quite sick for a long time. One of the smallest, if not . the very smallest Infant, ever seen here IS that of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Barrett. It is two weeks old and while it has not been weighed it is estimated that It will not now weigh over a pound. It seems to be in good health and some hopes are entertained that it may be safely started on life's road. The debate at the Sunnyside school house attracted a large crowd though the weather was threatening , and the boys acquitted themselves sur prisingly well. Mr. and Mrs. S. J. "Durham and Rev. and. Mrs. J. F. Armstrong at tended the Statesville district con ference at Maiden last Friday, going through the country in Mr. Dur- i - automobile via Cherryvllle, Crouse and Llncolnton. . Mr. H. B. Tate has been quite sick ' since last Friday but is some better today. i Mr. A. J. Rankin, of Belmont, spent Sunday here with Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Chandler. Mr. Carl Thorn burg, who has. spent some months in Western Louisana, Is at home for a short visit, Miss Iva Thornburg is spending a week with her sister, Mrs. W. H. Holmes, at Lowell. Senator O. F. Mason, of Gastonla, spent Friday night here, the guest of Willie Mason. Mr. George Detter and daughters. Misses John andTes sle Detter. speqt yesterday here, the guests of Mr, and Mrs. E. E. Detter. Miss Bertha Goodrum, of David son, came over some days ago to spend several weeks with Rev. and Mrs. J. F. Armstrong, but was taken ill and was compelled to return to her home. A meeting was in progress at the Mountain View school house this week conducted bv rv. M. L. Car penter and Rev. J, F. Armstrong. Miss Lizzie Kennedy Is having erected on a line lot near the graded school building what will be. when completed, one of the best residences In town. Miss Iva Mclntoah. of Lucia, was the guest Friday and Saturday of Mrs. J. F.-v Armstrong. Miss Mcin tosh graduated from Davenport Col- lege, Lenoir, a few months ago. and has accepted a position In the col lege for the approaching year. . ' A great occasion is. being planned bytheConord Sunday-school for Sunday, July 30th. It is the date for the annual Children's Day exer cises. In addition to the childen'f program, " Inspirstional addresses will be made by President Olin 8. Dean, of Weavervllle College; Rev. W. L. SherriH, of The North Caro Una Christian Advocate, and proba bly by Rev. G. D. Herman, of Gas tonla. The exercises will embrace the entire day and dinner will be served on the church grounds, . Mrs. 8. W, James of Rembert, 8. C, Is visiting her brother, Mr. C S. Mitchell. Miss Mattie Mitchell left this morning for Sharon, S. C, where she will visit friends for several weeks. Miss Florence Mitchell, of High Point, is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. 8. Mitchell. Mr. Floyd Whitney Is spending some days In , Raleigh on . business. Mr. Bre vard Froneberger, of Charleston, S. C, is visiting Mr.' and Mrs. Will Or mand. Mr. David Louderdale, - of Wlnnsboro, 8. C, traveling . among the alumni of Erskine College In the Interest of a new societj hall, spent last night here, the guest of Rev. R. R. Caldwell. ' - ! - The most brutal crime in the his tory of Richmond county was com mitted early, Sunday morning when an unknown ' man entered the cot tage of Mrs. M. E. Beck, a widow CO years old, and. criminally assaulted her. The only clue to the perpetra tor of this horrible deed is a-bine cap which he . dropped In his flight. The towa of Rockingham has offered a -reward of $500 -for his capture, which has beenaugmented by an 'of fer of $100 reward made by Govern or Kltchln. .The man's victim Is In a critical condition. ' GAIETIES AT HIDDENITE. Guests at .Davis White .Sulphur : Springs Enjoy Many Pleasant Di v versions Many Arrivals ; During 1. the Week, N - "V A-:' Correspondence of The Gazette. ; : HIDDENITE, July 14. The past week at Davis White Sulphur Springs has been a very Jolly one for the guests. The crowd ' has been changing very rapidly,- but. always remains near 100. The amusements for the week have been bowling con-.. tests tennis s. tournaments, skating, mountain trips,' walking and riding parties; , A great many have visited the noted Rocky Face Mountain and the beautiful Bubbling Spring. Thursday night there was a bowl ing contest In which a large humber of the guests took part. The oppos ing sides were known as the Patri ots and the insurgents The Insur gents won the series. A nice prize was offered for the highest score made by any lady. Miss Lucy Rice, of Statesvllle, won the prize. Her score was 97. The Insurgents were Miss Maud Hoyle, Miss Lucy Rice, Miss Kate Ren a, Mrs. J. B. Peebles, Mr. C. C. Gentry, Mr. Alex Copeland, Mr. Clyde Davis, Mr. Howard Early, and Mr. J. W. Matthews'. The Patri ots were Misses Helen Hoyle, Kate Nichols, HUma Lang, Kate Graham. Eunice Elliott, Odessa Hart, Messrs. J. B. Peebles, Harlan Gryder and James Davis. There were several handsome scores made and the even ing was very pleasantly spent. The following have registered- dur ing the past week: : J. Howard Ear ly, Miss Odessa Hart, Miss Loraine Culler, Miss Ada Culler, Burrill H. Marsh, Winston-Salem; Mr. and Mrs. Robert B. Williams, Kltrell; Miss Hester C. Llnney, Miss Ruble Deal, Taylorsville; Mrs. M. H. Hoyle. Miss Maud Hoyle, Miss Helen Hoyle, Miss Kate Flnley, Mrs. M. J. Wallace, Mr. and Mrs. McLaughlin, J. L. Snyder, Miss Kate Graham, Miss Eugenia Withers, J. M. Matthews, Miss Aleen Porter, Miss Eunice Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Withers, Master Blllie Withers. Charlotte; Mrs. D. Mat Thompson, Miss Lucy Rice, Messrs. R. R. Clark, Eugene Morrison, H. H. Yount, R. F. Armfleld, Miss Mary Glover, "Pig" Turner, J. D. Ramsey, William Tomlin. E. A. Herritage, J. M. Johnson, Statesvllle; E. M..Snow, C. W. Miller. Miss Kate Renn,-Miss Hllma Lang, Greensboro, J. R. White. Julius Fisher, Concord; J. D. Dorsett, Spencer; Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Meacham and two daughters, Fort Mill, S. C; Mrs. J. Wash Biz sell and two children, Goldsboro; Mrs. E. B. Nichols, Miss Kate Nich ols, Alex Copeland, Mr. and Mrs. O. P.vGallman and two children, C. C. Gentry, Spartanburg, S. C; n. D. Hoffman, Morganton; Hayne S. Blackmer, Clifton Quinn, R. F. Thompson, Mrs. F. M. Thompson, C. T. Bern hart, Mrs. P. K. Bernhart, Salisbury; Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Pat rick, Wrens, Ga.; Mrs. F. Meek Cmlth and son. Miss Jenie TIell, .Miss "Emma Nlell, Miss Anna meli, Clover, 8. C; Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Callahan, Honea Path, 8. C; Mrs. T. J. Tice, Miss Ella Tlce, Wades boro; E. C. Huey, Bartow, .Fla.; Mrs. R. M. Matheson and two chil dren, McColl, 8. Cr , BELLIONT J3TJDGET. i ? . . i ' i . Correspondence pf The Gazette: BELMONT, July 18. Mrs. J. C. Sanders, of Spartanburg, 8. C, vis ited her sister, Mrs. Pegram Hanks, last week. Miss Edna Rankin spent several days with Miss Ruth Patrick, of Union; this . week. Mr. George Sandtfer spent Monday in town. Mr. A. Q. Kale and Miss Lettie Lof tln, of High Shoals, spent Sunday at Mr. J. D. Halls. Misses Annie Fite and Vivian Douglass and Mr. J. B. Hall were Charlotte visitors Mdnday. -Miss Ethel Stowe Is spending a few weeks with her brother,. Mr. J. P." Stowe, at Charlotte. Mrs. Mollis Watson, of Fort Mill. 8. C, Is visit ing her niece,. Mrs. W. B. Gouger. Mrs. June Springs, of Mt. Holly, is spending several days with her mother. Mrs. Tucker: Mrs. John Tate spent Monday with her daugh ter, Mrs. Claude Albright, of Kings Mountain. - ,: -c ':- -,,. . Martin McLean was brought be fore Squire G. B. Stowe. Monday on the charge of shooting Frank Brad sha w. Both were bound over. . to court on a $75 bond. - - " 'Senator Terrell," of Georgia, has ceased to be a member of the United States Senate. Acting upon his tele graphic request to Vice .. President Sherman the Senate ordered that Mr. Terrell's same be stricken from the roll of the Senate, leaving his seat vacant: until Governor Hoke Smith qualifies as bis successor;, . , Mrs. Luke Lea, wife of the Sena tor from Tennessee. has Just finished a 2,000-mile race for life across' the continent. . She is at her family's summer home In Denver. - After the transfusion of blood from her -husband's veins, she 'appeared to gather strength. ' The physicians said, how ever, that she must have rarer air. .- Subscribe to The Gazette. " . Mt A. E. Beam was at Caerfy vllle Friday on buslaess. -f Mr. A. C. Kelly, of McAdenville, is a business visitor in town today. Mr. David P. Dellinger was a business visitor to Cberryvllle yes terday. . - - , : Miss Madge Wilkins, of Ruther fordton, Is the guest of her brother. Dr. T, A. Wilkins. V , .-. Mr. J." H. Eepark arrived In town this morning on No. 37 from a business trip North? C See the "Coronatioa ' of King George" at Lumlna Theatre Friday and Saturday of this week. v ; ", Mrs. Chas Ford underwent 'a very serious operation yesterday at the City Hospital. She is resting well today. v i , Mrs. J. D. Rankin and children,' of Statesvllle, are visiting Mrs.' Ran kin's sisters, Mesdames D. P. Dellin ger and Mc. G. Anders. ' r Mr. G. W. Ragan arrived in town .last night from Brevard where he and his family are spending the summer. He returns in a few days. Misses Grace Brown, of Con cord, and Estelle Love. of.Selma, Ala., are the guests of Mrs.' F. D. Berkley, . Mr. Wright Dixon, of Raleigh, is spending some time in town, the jniegt of his sister, Mrs. W. L, Bal thls. Mrs. B. F. Dixon, of Raleigh, who has been the guest of her daugh ter, Mrs. W. L. Balthis, left this morning for Asheville for a visit of several, days. ' Mr. G. M. Dixon has qualified as executor of the estate of the late Mrs. Margaret E. Howe and gives notice of same in the advertising columns of The Gazette. Mesdames R. C. Warren, of Gas tonla, and L. M. Hull, of Shelby, and Misses Agnes McBrayer, Ava Aycock and Louie Anderson, of Shelby, were guests of Mrs. Cltfe R. Hoey the past week in a house. party. Shelby Highlander, 14th. -pjn our "Schools and Colleges" department will be found an adver tisement' of the Southern Conserva tory of Music at Durham. Any Gas ton county young ladles' who expect to go off this-fall to study music would do well to Investigate the merits or this Institution. Handsome mahogany furniture and fixtures are being installed by the Torrence-Morris Co. New show cases and display windows, plate glass and plate mirrors are also be ing put in. The glass in the show cases are all cemented, no clamps or screws being used. ' There was a rumor being cir culated on the streets yesterday af ternoon to the effect that a convict belonging to the gang west of town bad been shot while attempting to escape, but so far as The Gazette was able to establish there was no truth In It. Funda'y night's" rain was the test which has fallen in this section for several months. It began rain ing about 11 o'clock. Sunday nl Vt and continued till daylight Monday' morning. As a consequence the earth was greatly refreshed. A few more rains of the same kind would be most acceptable. ' Mrs. W. H. Reddish left this morning for Morganton where she will spend some time with relatives before going to her new home . at Wadesboro. . Mr. Reddish will .re main in Gastonla over Sunday, con ducting his last service at the First Baptist church Sunday morning. Their household roods were shipped to, Wadesboro yesterday. Thousands of people . from America and other countries spent vast sums of money to witness the coronation scenes in London last month. Gastonla people will have an opportunity Friday and Saturday of this1 week to witness these same scenes in moving pictures at Lum lna Theatre. This Is sn opportunity that should not be lost. v . The county board of equal Iza-J uon was in session yesterday. Tne tr.f n constituting this are having a busy time. No figures as to the In crease in taxable property are as yet available from the officials, but It Is generallv understood that the In crease for Gaston county . will be about $1,500,000. As soon as official figures can be procured they will be made known through The Gazette. Mr. R. A. McArver, who has for the past two ot three years . been connected with tha. management of the county convict forces as superin tendent of Camp No. 1, which is now building roads Just west of Gastonla, resumed his position last week. His successor has not yet been appoint ed. Supt of Roads T, L. Ware Is looking after this camp temporarily. Mr. McArver- has, not decided -Just what he will do but will probably devote his time to farming.' - George Harper. a contractor of Ben ton. Polk county. Teneswee. was shot and almost Instantly killed Sun day by John Horbison, proprietor of a pool .room and near-beer saloon. Harper-leaves a wife and six chil dren and belonged to a prominent family, v . MISS ROBINSON ENTERTAINS. ' The following from Saturday's Is sue of The Charlotte Observer will be read with interest here. "Miss Geane Robinson will entertain at her home on Elizabeth avenue Mon day evening In honor of Misses Vio let Rankin and Clara Armstrong, of Gastonla. who will be her guests for several days, Miss Janle Simpson, of Lynchburg, Va., who is visiting Miss es Mattie and Julia 'McNlnch, and Miss Lora Ferrell of Winston-Salem, whos is visiting Miss Beatrice Blake." ENTERTAINED FOR MISS EDNA SHUFORD. This from The Chester, 8. C, Re porter: "One of the most delightful social affairs of the season was a reception given by Miss Walter Isaacs at her home on College street yesterday evening in honor of Misses Edna Shuford, of Dallas, N. C; John nie Brown, of Columbia, and Frank Hoover, of Richmond, Va. The re ception room and parlor were beau tifully decorated with potted plants, while the color scheme, red' and green, was beautifully carried out In the decorations. The lawn was aglow with Japanese lanterns, and the scene was one of striking beauty. HOUSE PARTY IN SPARTANBURG. The following from Friday's issue of the Spartanburg, S. C.?1 Herald will be of interest , in Gastonla: "Among the delightful social diver sions that have added no little to the pleasures of the summer are the house parties which are being enter tained at the various summer re sorts. One that promises to be pare tlcularly enjoyable will be given next week at Toxaway Inn, Lake Toxa way. The hostess will be Miss Lena Collins, of this city, and numbered among her guests will be several classmates at the Presbyterian Col lege for Women la Charlotte. The house party begins Thursday. July 20, and continues for ten days. A round of social gaieties is being planned. Miss Collins' guests will Include: Miss Corinne Crews, of Spartanburg, Miss Irene Wheat, of Gaffney, Miss Marie Torrence, of Gastonla, N. C; Miss Octavia Wal ker, of Johnson City, Tenn.; Messrs. George Hays, of Gaffney, O. P. Rich ardson, of Charlotte, and Kyle Dav enport, of Gaffney." SLOGANS ARE SUGGESTED. It is the Prevailing Opinion That 'Gastonla Should Have One Some Outsiders Suggest Slogans Sev eral From Gastonla Citizens. -From Shelby, Mr. George C. Ded mondt, a former Gastonlan, sub mits the following, which are good: "Gastonla, N. C, Always Room for One More." "Gastonla, N. C. The Latch String Hangs Outside." Former Gastonlans who return af ter an absence of four or five years or even less invariably remark, when they reach "home" on the progress that has been made since they left. This fact is noted by Mrs. S. A. Rob inson, who suggests this slogan, "How Gastonla Has Grown." The Gazette wishes more of its lady reader ould let us have their sug gestions. Mr. .Charles C. Johnson suggests "See Gastonla Swell." Rev. R. S. Abernethy, one of The Gazette's valued subscribers at Ruth erford College, suggests the follow ing, "Gastonla, Surcharged With En ergy, is-. a Hummer" and "Energetic Gastonla Is a Hummer." A few days ago The Gazette receiv ed a letter from one of its good lady readers in the far Northwest sug gesting several excellent slogans but In some mysterious manner the let ter disappeared from the editor's desk and cannot be located. We are hoping, however, that It will turn up so we can offer her sugestlons. , Charles L. Bushneil, a well-known traveling man of Reidsvllle, died yesterday in a hospital at Spartan burg. S- C... after an Illness of ten days. ' , ' ; - Yesterday's Concord Times says that there are no -new developments in the case of Robert 8. Young; of that town, the ensign on the torpedo boat Perkins who mysteriously dis appeared from the New York navy yard some days : ago.' The young man's father is still in New York and will exhaust every resource to deter mine what fate his son met. The su icide theory, scouted at first by many, is gaining ground among the young man's friends, especially since It Is learned that the young woman whom he was to marry - was recently in New York. It Is thought that, rath er than face a court martial and have her name connected with it, he su icided. His ship sailed without him. Last March Miss' Ola Thaiton, . a pretty Raleigh girl and daughter of a Raleigh contractor, died in a Rich mond, Va., hospital. She had gone there to work In a tobacco factory, took sick and died before any of her people could be notified. For many weeks the family heard nothing from her. Yesterday her brother, Mr. Lee Tbaxton, of Raleigh,, went to Rich mond to Investigate a supposition that the young girl's body . was turn ed over to a medical college there for dissection.' The undertakers say it was buried la the potters Held while another record says- it was turned over to the medical college. He promises to. make things lively for aome officials' If the latter Is found to be true. 'Hp Sunday School Picnic. The Gazette . is requested to say that there will' be a 8unday school picnic at Bethesda Methodist church near Lowell, Saturday, July 22nd. Everybody is cordially invited to come and bring well-filled baskets. Death at Clara Mill. Mr. Charles Elmore, aged 42 years, died st his home at the Clara Mill Sunday night after a protracted illness with typhoid fever. His death however, was rather sudden. The remains were taken yesterday to Crouse for burial. Picnic at New Hope. The annual picnic of New Hope Presbyterian church will be held Tuesday, July 25 th. A pleasant time is anticipated and a big reun ion. The' meeting at New Hope will begin on Sunday, August 6th (the 1st Sunday and continue through the following week. The pastor, Rev. R. S. Burwell, will be assisted by Rev. A. S. Anderson, of Gastonla. You are heartily Invited by the pas tor and people to attend these serv ices. A Farewell Service. ttext Sunday night the pastors of the Methodist, Associate Reformed Presbyterian, Presbyterian and Luth eran churches will hold a Joint serv ice at the First Baptist church at which the representatives of these several denominations of" the town will take occasion to express their appreciation of the labors , here of Rev. W. H. Reddish, who leaves soon for' his new field of labor at Wades boro after a faithful service here of seven and a half years as pastor of the First Baptist church. There will' be no services on that night at' any of these churches except the Baptist. Married Sunday. At the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Craig on Willow street Sunday morning, Miss Cora Craig and Mr. Claude Porter were married, Rev. J. J. Beach perform ing the ceremony. The bride is a young lady well-known for her per sonal charm and attainments. For some time she has been connected with The Progress Publishing Com paby. The groom Is a son of Mr. J. R. Porter, foreman of the mechani cal department or the Progress Co., and is himself employed as pressman in the same establishment. He is a young man of sterling worth and rare business qualities. The con gratulations of their hosts of friends are being extended to them. Three Boys In Trouble. Some time ago Mr. W. J. M. Fin ger, of Charlotte, sent to the Torrence-Morris Co. for repairs a solid gold watch valued at about. $150. The watch was duly fixed up and re turned to Its owner. It was an old watch and certain peculiarities about It were noted. This morning a watch was brought Into the store by Mr. McArver, of Lowell, who said that it had been offered him by some boys for $1. It was Immediately recos nlzed as Mr. Finger's watch which had'' recently been stolen from him. The local police were put on the Job and with the assistance of Mr. Mc Arver, Claude and Will Hicks and Earl Cray ton were arrested. One, Luther Earnhardt, escaped, but will soon be taken. The boys are confin ed in the city hall awaiting the may or's court tomorrow, ' . Saturday's Ball Games. ' The strong team of Lowell found no. difficulty la defeating the Loray aggregation at Loray park Saturday by a score of ft to 6. Price on . the mound for Lowell worked In fine form, while the Loray southpaw was easy for the Lowell bunch. The game was featured occasionally by Miller's sensational' one-hand stabs in center and HamphlU's line drive over left field fence scoring three men. ' Lowell wilt cross bats with Belmont Thursday on the latter's di amond and a good game is promised. Bell's Park ball team defeated the Clara Mill team Saturday afternoon by the score of 15 to 2. Farrar for Bell's Park pitched : a wonderful game, 'allowing only .two scratch hits. The visitTng team batted-Par ker freely. - D. Parker relieved him in the sixth. To Celebrate 20th Anniversary. The congregation of Tate's Chapel Methodist church, seven miles south of Bessemer City, Is preparing to ob serve the twentieth anniversary of Its organlzatioa by a series of servi ces beginning next Sunday night. July 23rd, and to continue through the week. Just twenty years ago the society was organised with seven members by Rev. C. M. Campbell, then pas tor at Gastonla. The following la the schedule of appointments: Sun day night, preaching by Rev. Charlie Harmon, of Bessemer City: Monday rnlght by Rev. A. T. Lindsay, presi dent " or Lin wood College; Tuesday night by Rev. Mark B. Clegg. of Kings Mountain: Wednesday night by Rev. J. A. Peeler, . of Gastonla; Thursday night, Friday night and Saturday at 11' a. m. by Re. S. B. Turrentine, D. D., of Shelby. v Head of "Rack Home" Movement lav ' Gastonla In Interest of Special EdV Uon of Magazine Which C Sk X . W. Railway Will Issue Ten The sand Copies to be Distributed, Mostly Among Southerners la West Thousands Want to Back Home. An Interesting visitor in Gastonla. yesterday and today is Mr. W. -' Bv; '; Roberts, secretary of the Back Honte ' Association. He has been engaged by the Carolina & Northwestern Rail way Co. to get up a special edition of the Back Home Magazine covering -,. the towns and sections along ita lines. It is expected that the bust-, ness Interests of Gastonla will arJ ' range to hav.e this city advertised fnc this special railroad number. Sines all the towns along the C. & N.-W. , will have space In this edition It la, not conceivable that "the only city shall be left out. Ten thousand con--ies of this magazine will be circula- ' ed. a great many of them going tor former Southern people now in the; WeBt who are asking for literature about the good old country "back, home." In conversation with The Gazette man Mr. Roberts said that he is re- (. ceivlng thousands of inquiries froav these people ,and from others who are lead to inquire about the South -by the coming back of Southerner. He says a great majority of then want farm lands. He says further that railroads in theSouth receive three or four times the number of ' inquiries about farm lands as for any other class of Investments. The Carolina & Northwestern Into be congratulated on Its enterprise la pushing the "Back Home" move ment and the Piedmont country ot North Carolina will undoubtedty proflt by It. Mr. Roberts Is himself a native Tan Heel and is greatly interested in, this movement' which has as ita ob ject the bringing back to the Old' North State people who have bean lured to the West, a Bectlon of country which has advertised tta advantages more extensively perhaps . than any other in the world. Wa. need these people here and every pa triotic Tap Heel will wish Mr. Rob- :. erts and his co-workers success la, their efforts. NEWS NOTES. Under the new local option law.. Montgomery, Ala., yesterday voted "wet" by a majority of about 1709. The first automobile ambulance la North Carolina, probably was run a. the streets of Winston-Salem last Friday. The ambulance is snow white with a luxuriously furniahedL Interior. The imprint of a man's thumb- om. a whitewashed board Is the clue by which the police of Bellvllle. N. J ' : expect to trace the assailant of Jaav " Buckalew, an aged hermit who'waa beaten into unconsciousness and. left" in the kitchen of bis tiny cottage. - : Mr. E. A. McDonald of Wlnstoat-. Salem, has Invented a new self-fllllac inkstand and has had it -patented. Several manufacturing concerns ars anxious to secure contracts for 'Ita manufacture., A write-up of it will appear in The Scientific American. , While trying to dynamite fish la. at . river near, Newport Tenn., Monday James Wiggins, foreman of a lumber- camp was almost Instantly killed, when a stick of dynamite exploded 1& -his hand.' His neck was broken and ; a gash torn in his breast through: -which his heart could be seen Ilia body was taken to Ely, N. C, New York city is threatened wltlk . cholera. Already six deaths havw occurred at the immigrant station la- the New York harbor and there are . , fifteen or more other cases under ' treatment. All of the 248 passes j gers who arrived a few days ago as 4" the steamer Moltke from Naples, It -, aly, are under surreilanoe. ' , "Railroad Jim Smltbv "the St r Louis evangelist, has been engaged by the Spencer Railroad Y. M. C. A. for a ten day's meeting to begin JuCr 20. A large tent has been secured ) and crowds from North and Sontk . Carolina points are expected to coi to Spencer to hear this noted The State Council of Junior Order United American Mechanics will hold their meeting in Asheville August 22. It Is expected that there wm be 800 visitors in attendance. Ar rangements are being made to gfra the delegates the best time of theJr liVeS. ;;: ' ; At the annual meeting of taw stockholders of the Clover, S. C -Cotton Manufacturing Co. last Thai day afternoon the usual dividend off ten per cent was declared. Mr. L H. O'Leary was re-elected president and Mr. M. L. Smith secretary and. treasurer. v -'-.- 'There are -said to be 121 cases typhoid fever in Little Rock, Ark. Government experts have been suss moned to help fight the epidemic. ' Dr. Hoffman, chairman of the -board, of health of the. city, says the epi demic is due to a lack of saaitaxr precautions. 1 .. "In ten years the centre of popula- ' tion of the United States has movd $0 miles westward. An announce ment made yesterday by the ceasua bureau, at Washington discloses thia . fat. The centre now Is four and a quarter miles south .of UnlonvlUe. Monroe' county, 'Indiana. The ge ographical centre of the Uaited States is in Northern Kansas, there fore the centre of population is about 550 miles, east of the geographical centre. ' . .