North Carolina Newspapers

PUBLISHED TW ICE A WEEK TUK SI) ATS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS.. - Devoted vto the Protection of Home and the lntm(f of the Gouty. $iJHO A YEAS' IN ADVANCBL. VOL. XXXII. nASTO-VIA, N. G " FKIDAY, JULY 21, 1911. NO. SSL BELMONT PIQ IC A SUCCESS. WANTS 10G0 MEMBERS. INCREASE ALMOST $1,500,000. ; A SURPRISE WEDDING.,. , .Mr. Robert Gardner and Mists An nle Mix re, of .'West', Gastonia,' Steal a March on Thefr Friends ' Correction A boat Baseball . Game rerwonai .Mention. Correspondence of The Gazette. WEST GASTONIA, July 20 The LadicrAid Society of West End Methodist church gave an lea cream f, nuiM'rr cniuruaj',f veuiuis, juiy loin. . Nothing remarkable about that for they have a good many over there anyway, you Bay. No, but the fun ny part. of it Is that a couple of young people stole a march on the" balance of the crowd and had the pastor to do the matrimonial knot tieing act, while they were bavins a ' Jolly time over their Ice cream and .Ailn u-.it... I li I - . wbatwas going on rot -more than twenty feet away. The contracting parties were Mr. Robert Gardner and Miss Arnl9 Moore, two well- known and very pbpular young peo , pie of West Gastonia. . They were married in me pastor 8 stuay oy Rev. J A. Peeler. It was to have been one of those secret affairs, but In some way the truth about the affair leaked out and they had to "fess up, Messrs. William Moore, superin tendent of the Arcadia Mills, and L. O. Potter, of Gaffney, S. C, were business visftors here yesterday. Mrs. C. L, Chandilfr and daughter. Viola, have gone to send the re mainder of tlfe sunnmer with her father, Mr. J. G. Westmorland, near Woodruff, S. C .Mr. R. L. Caveny has been sick wlth chills for the Iast few days. Mr. and Mrs. N. Hullender, who have been residing In Greensboro for the past eight months, have returned to the Loray and Will -make their borne, here. Miss Maggie Dalton is snendlng the veek with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. L. E. Daltcn. Miss Media Holcomb returned home this week after spending three weeks in Spencer as the guest of Miss Eedie Dalton. Miss Lola Smith left Monday for Spartanburg, S. 'C, where she will .learn to be a trained nurse at ttfe Spartanburg hospital. Mies Clara Lewis is spending a few days in bbelby visiting friends and acqualnt ances. Messrs. Ernest Hull and Lee Corn spent Saturday and Sun day In BefiFemer City. - We have been requested by the manager of the Loray baseball team to correct the report of faturday's game which appeared in Tuesday's Gazette. Instead of the score being 9 and 5 In favor of Ixwell It was tied Id the last half of the ninth and stood 9 and 9. Lorav had one roan down And twn men nn hnaaa- whan the Lowell bunch got mad at a cision of the. umpire and refused to play the game out. Jxirny will crss hats with the. fast boys from Clover on the home grounds Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, font extra gnod flaying Is e-;ecff J. Rev. F. W. Bradley will leave to day for Lincoln county where he Polkvllle and various other churches In revival meetings for several weeks. One of these here three-legged YnntfiWAtt a ra,mi) rul nil ! vav voq. .Ill' .S-..V. V I . . J J KT- terday. As far as durability and usefulness It concerned it may be all right, but Judging It Trom a standpoint or beauty It failed to leave a very good impression on the folks up here. - Rev. J. D, Faftkin of Statesvll'e, Is assisting Rev. J. A. Peeler In the revival meeting which is in progress, at Franklin Avenue Methodist cnarcn. He is preacnlng some Strang, forceful sermons and the prospecta bid fair lor a good revival. Mr. L P. Lewi- ias;been promot ed to the position of outside over seer and Is moving into the house formerly occupied by MilJ. L. Boy- tr. Mr. W. D. Carver has accepted the position of house man to suc ceed Mr. L. P. Lewis. Will Mean Mach. Charity an Children. , We hear" that' Wadesboro is to have the fine service of Rev. W. H. Rod dish as its pastor.' Such a pas- tnr vf KtifH . ..titrrfth. - will ''' m nan U.U AVI utT muguuui, ' 1 , - Ia the case of E. L. Shuford," of xsewton. against he Southern Rail way, the Jury refused to allow dam ages Fbuford boarded a triLn wlth- out geiung nis mueage punea ana . ... m. . . . ... . V vut; a . uv-ucv vi irtiiuivui w Uu Conductor Tom Murphy was about to put him off the train. . r -. While returning to Richmond In motor car Tuesday, night. Mrs. H. 'C. Beattle. Jr. was shot and Instant ly killed by an unidentified white man who escaped. Bloodhounds are on the scene. Mr. Beattie was Arlvlug the ,car slowly down .the toad when ' the assailant accosted them . In the middle of the rpad. Almost without warning:', the man raised, a shot gun and shot the top of. Mrs. Seattle's head off. -Mr. 'Beattie sprang from the' car and bit the. butt of bis gun, but he escaped. Both are prominent socially la Rlch- -oamd. , ';. -, -,- r DEATH OF YOUNG MATROX. MrsV Jiilm R.; Dran.h Dies at Mo- Adeiivilje at Age of Twenty - . Iteath Vt)f an Infant Personal Mention. Correspondence of The Gazette. " McADEXVlLLE, July 20. MrB. -M. A. Cole is visiting in Mt. Gilead. Mr. W. B. Brymer returned Mon day from a visit to Cowpens. -Mlas Meta McGhee has had as her guests for the past two weeks Miss Begs Rldenhour, - of Monroe, and Miss Hoover, of Lenoir. Mrs. Jes sie Reid and children, of Forest City, are spending this week at the heftue o Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reid. Mr, Campbell Bradley, who has been with the Taylor Drug Company for the past two months, leaves next wee'k for. Texas to engage in rail road . construction. Misses Maud and Margaret Xorrls, of St. Louis, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Phillips, of Lowell. Prof. J. L. Webb ia in Buford, Ga.. teaching a singing school. Mr. Frank Earn ey Is building an addition to his house. . Mrs. John R. Branch died at her home here on 'Wednesday, July 12, at the age cf 19 years. 10 months and 4 "days. She was before mar riage, a Miss Fisher, daughter o-f Walter Fisher, and granddaughter of Mayor ft. IT. Fisher. She was a member of the Methodist church which she bad joined early in life, and ever remained true to her pro fession and faith in Christ. Fun eral services were conducted by her pastor, Rev. J. F. Harrelson, Thurs day afternoon, Judy ICth, in the hr.ir.. Interment was made in the remetery at Lowell. She leaves a hueband., father, brothers and sis ters and grandparents and numerous friends to mourn ber death. The two-year-oM daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Julius Stimbro died Thursday night of last week from an attack of whooping cough and pneumonia. Funfral services were conducted in the home Friday af ternoon by Rev. J. D. Moosa. In terment taking place in the ceme tery at Lowell. Stanley Happenings. Correspondence of The Gazette. STANLEY, July 20. Little Miss es Mary McKinzie and Francis Moore are the guests of their uncle and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. George Shelton. at Matthews. Mr. E. G. McLurd. of Gastonia. spent Sun day with relatives here. Mr. Geo. Fhyne .stopped over Saturday and Sunday with relatives en rente to Lincclntnn from attendipg a house party in Alabama. Mrs. '. B. Pfiterscrj left Monday for a few days visit to her daughter, Mrs. J. F. Deal, at Lexington. Mrs. C.-J. 'Mo Combs has as her .guest her sister, MIps Beulah Hamilton, of Union vili:.. M!s Ftbel Tales was hest-e- t" r. rui.-ler of hn- fricnr? :.: a delightful party Monday evening in honor of her guest, Miss Bennle Hi att, of Charlotte. Those invited to nieet Miss Hlatt were Misses Bessie Morris. Edna Cannon, Ethel and Mayme Petersen, Kate Jenkins, Willye Fummerrow, Kate Carpen ter, Bayne Rutledige, Lucile Moore, frnd Beulah Hamilton, of TJnionville; Messrs. Leon Smith, Clyde Bass, Mervin and Charlie Clemmer.Carl Carpenter, Loyd Cannon, Russell and Harry Cllne. Carl Smith, Fred Clonlnger and Carl Finger. Things are moving forward nicely to the big picnic. Work has already begun on some of the floats for the parade which, will be the opening of the program for the day and by this tim neat Thursday there will . be grrat things doing In Stanley. Dallas, Route Two Items. a . r Correspondence of The Gazette. ' DALLAS, Route 2, Ju?y 20. Are you coming? Of course you are, everybody is. . "Where?" did you say? Why to the Fanmers' TTnltan picnic on the grounds ot the Phila delphia Ltfiheran church north of Dallas. Prominent speakers will be on hand, music will be furnished by a braes band and Vefetal's Branch Strin-g Band. Everybody dome and bring your well-filled baskets xand enjoy yourself throughout the day. Miss Fannie Setter, of Newton, l spending the -week with Misses Ver and Nell Setzer. Lltlle Miss Mary White Is spending some time In Charlotte with her grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. James A. -While. Mrs. H. G. Rhyne was a Gastonia vteltoT-Monday. Misses Eupher and Ruth Grler spent Saturday and Sun day with Mrs. M, A. Llneberger, Miss Susie White, of. Gastonia, , la the guest of her aunt, Mra. H.;. G. Rhyne. Miss Ida' Rhyne, of Dallas, was the giuest Sunday of her. broth er, Mr. H..G. Rhyne. Mra." Sher man Robinson will leave Saturday tor Lenoir where she .will spend some thna vlsitrng relatives. Miss es. Verat Nell and Fannie " Setzer were Hh guests Wednesday, of Mra. WiU Little. V ' , . , ' ' - . - '' ' v --' '.: " : ,- - Dallas, Route 1, News. Correspondence of The Gazette. 7 DALLAS, Route 1. July 20.- Mr. ami Mrs. E. M. Rhyne, of Dallas, were the guests Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Holland. Mr., and Mrs. W. C. Best and children visited at the home of Mr.- Hart Spencer in the Beaver Dam section Sunday.- Mrs. William Thomas, of Gastonia route four. came up Sunday tt visit her daughter, Mrs. G. E. C. Pasour. ! Miss Etta White wastbe guest Mon day at the borne of Miss Elvira Her ron. Miss Verna Pasour, of Dal las, visited relatives on route one a lew davs this week. Mr and Mrs' L. C.Pasorr spent the week-eimd. at i flie home of Mr. John Friday on Dallas,, roi' e two. Mrs. Robert 1 Holland wo the guest of Mrs. C. R. Pasour Friday. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. White v! ited at the home -of Mrs. Eliza v'hite Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. r rown1 Ratchford spent Sunday at ti a home of Mr. G. L. Best. .Vr. r.nd Mis. Ed Mauney aqd children visWed Mr. and Mrs. it. L. White Suaiday. Mrs. Christie Jenkins is (pending a few weks at Dallas, with her daughter, Mrs. W. N. Rhyr.e. Mr. and Mrs. S. L. M. Pasour and children1 spent Monday at the home of their mother, Mrs. Sarah Pasiur. Little Miss Modell Carpenter, of High Shoals, is visit ing her grandmother, Mrs.-- Eliza White. Miss I.eura Pasour will leave Friday for Catawba county to spend a few weeks at the home of her 9lster, Mrs. John J. Ratohford, Mrs. Charles Gamble and chil dren, of Bessemer City, spent last week at the home of Mr. Christie Jenkins. Bessemer Route Two News. Ccrrespndence of The Gazette. DESSEMER CITY, Route 2. The Punnysic'e Platonic Literary Society D et in regular hession July 13th. In the -absence of the president, Sample Hager. Vice President Grady Riser, presided. The query discussed was "RosolvfL That the United States shoul'l tave a larger navy." Wal ter liovls and Walden Weaver up held the affirmative while the nega tive was upheld by Clyde Arrowood. After hearing the discussion the judges decided in favor of the af firmative. The society was delight ed to have with them Mr. Thomas S. Royaler who made them a speech which was greatly appreciated. As a mark of special honor the soci ety unapiniously elected ..Mr. Roys ter as an honorary member. The following query and speakers were a ,nointed ior the next regular meet ing: "Resolved, That navigation has done more for America than the railroad." The speakers that were chostn to defend the respect ive Eiies were Sample Hager, Audle Kiser and Relph Arrowood for the aftw tive while the negative will le V ueld by Marshall Payne, Grady Aiier and Fair Huffstetler. Miss Edith Kincjiid, of route one, was the guest Sunday at Miss Beu lah Riser's. Mrs. Sallie Hovls and sen, Mr. bam Hovls, were guests Sunday at Mr. Moses Stroup's. BESSEMER ItQJTTE ONE NEWS. Correspondence of The Gzette. BESSEMER CITY, Ro-te 1, July 19. Miss Ferrie Froneberger gave an Ice cream supper at her home last Monday night in honor of her visit ing guest. Miss Bryte Crawford. A goodly hum ber was present and all spent a most delightful evening. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Hagec spent Sura day at Kings Mountain Visiting Mrs. Hager's parents, Mr. and Mr.. Alex Farrls. Misses Myrtle and Sunie Carpenter spent Saturday and Sun day visiting Misses Lizzie and Pearl Carpenter, of Long Shoals. Miss Mary Jane Baldwin, of Bessemer City, is spending some tine at the home of her father, Mr. John Bald winsCommunion services were held Sunday at Bethel Lutheran church; also a singing that evening. Mr. Clyde Carpenter spent Saturday and Sunday with Mr. Loy Carpenter, of Long Shoals. Miss Bryte Crawford, of Gastonia, 1b spending a. couple of weeka visiting MIsa Lucy Bryte Pa sour. Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Has ten spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. John Baldwin. Most everybody through this com munity have had their wheat thresh ed, i Seems there was a good wheat crop throughout the county. The farmers are all about through laying by their crops. There are very bright prospects for a good crop of both corp. and cotton. ;. Miss Ida -Ray field is right sick at this writing. Mr. and Mrs. M. F. Pasour were ' Gaston la shoppers last Wednesday. -A series of meetings will begin at Shady Grove Baptist church om Thursday night before the fifth Sunday. The pastor Rev. R, L, Bangle, will be assisted In this meeting by Rev. Mr. Hocklns, of Cherry ville. We : hope that muea good-will . be accomplighad during this meeting. ' Everybody Is Invited to attend. rMf. David Frtneberger was a business visitor, to Gastonia Saturday. ; :. W. O. W's. Hold Annual Event Wbb Unable to- ComeOther Speakers I'ppwh t CJmhI Baseball Game In the Afternoon.' 'A crowd variously estimated at from 1.000 to 1,200 thronged the picnic grounds yesterday at Bel anent on the occasion of the annual picnic given by the Woodmen of the World of the Belmont Camp. The announcement that Congressman E. T. Webb would be present and make the main address of the day, doubt less attracted the major portion of the crowd, unfortunately, unfore seen congestion of work and certain unavoidable circumstances' prevent ed the brilliant Representative from being present. However, owing to the vigilance of the picnic fommiU tee, Messrs. Clark, Crawford and Sanders, good speakers were on hand In the person of Mr. W. S. Charles and Rev. G. A. Page, of Charlotte, and Mr. D. P. Deilinger, of Gastonia. Mr. Charles made the fir6t speech of the day. He is a very prominent man in Woodman circles throughout the State, being State organizer and lecturer and the recognized head of Woodcraft ii North Carolina. His speeih dealt with " Woodcraft" in particular, tracing the origin, growth and development of the lra terral order, substantiating his words with figures and statistics. He showed how the Woodmen of the World is one of the most popular of modern fraternal organizations as well as cr.e hf the mcst l;eneficial. Rev. Mr. Page's address was con fined chiefly to, an exposition of the benefits and advantages of fraternal ism, Vcr.dcra:t in particular, while Mr. Dellinpor, although being sum moned rather extemporaneously made one of the best speeches of the day. dealt with the subject of "Fra terna!i?m" in a general way, show ing the many advantages and bene fits accruing therefrom. After the speeches the premier attraction of the day was a baseball game between two old rivals. Lowell and Belmont. Once before an eleven-inning contest bad been fought out between these teams, victory go ing to Eelnmnt by the score of 5 to 4. As it chanced yesterday's game was won by the same team and by the same score. Lowell made a desperate up-hill fight throughout the ganve, all but tying the score in the ninth inning. For Lowell, both Gastons did phenomenal work in the field and at the bat, Price's pitching being also of the stellar variety. For Belmont Costner and Bumgard ner did good work. SCXDAV SCHOOL ('OVVEXTIOX. Gaston County Presbyterian Sunday School Workers Meet at Belmont July 27th Two Day' .Session An Interesting Program. The Sunday school convention of the Presbyterian churches in Gaston county will meet in the Presbyterian church at Belmont Thursday, July 27th, and will continue for two days. Rev. W. S. Lacy, the recently install ed pastor of the Belmont church, will deliver the address of welcome. A program full of Interest has been arranged, feveral Gastonians have places as will be seen from the fol lowing program: THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1911. J 0:00 a. m. Convention called to order by Willis Holland. Chairman. Roll call of Churches for delegates. Election of Officers. Address of Welcome by Rev. W. S. Lacy. 11.00 a.-rn. Sermon Bible Study Rev. A. S, Anderson. RECESS. 2:00 p. m. Song and Prayer Serv ice. 2:30. Appointment of Commit tees. 2:4 5. Teacher Training Prof. F. P. Hall and Rev. R. S. Barwell. Discussion. 3:15. Hymn and Prayer. 3:30. The Best Methods for Training the Children In Singing Rev.W. J. Sechrest and R. Q. Howe. 4:00. Question Box or Round Ta ble Talk Rev. S. L. Cathey. RECESS. 8:15. Child Nature and Child Nurture Rev. R. C. Anderson. FRIDAY, JULY 28. 1911. 9:30 a. m. Devotional Exercises Dr. C. E. Adams. 9:,45. Adult Bible Classes Rev. W. S. Lacy. Discussion. 10:10. Best Methods of Primary Work Miss Clara Patrick. Discussion by the Ladies. 10:45 a. m. Praise Service. 11:0.0 a. m. Best Methods of Se curing Attendance. r 11:00 a. m. Sabbath School Ex tension Rev, G. A. Sparrow and Rev. R. A. Miller." 1 ' RECESS. . 2:00 p. m. Song Service. 2:15 p. m. Report of Committee on Sabbath School Reports. - General Discussion. 2:45 p. m. Report of Treasurer and Committees. ' 3:00 p. m. General and Unfiinish ed Business. ' v . 3:30 p. m. Election of Officers 3:45 p. m. Farewell Service., . McAdenvllle Wins. " In a very exciting game oLbase ball on tha -McAdenvllle diamond last Saturday ' McAdesnvllle ; defeated Bessemer. City by, a score of. 6 to 3. TomorronV on the McAdenvllle dia mond McAdenvllle ; will play the Lowell club. A good game Is prom ised and a good crowd expected. Everybody interested In baseball la Invited. V. , . J&mpa&n en to Increase I'tief ni nes of (Justcpia Iublic Library An Institutiin Which Detterves NlniU'd .Supi,rt or haw ire litiwn ship Membership -Fee, is Xomiu aj Sum. 'On thousand members" Is the slogan of the Gastonia' Public Libra ry. To the 'accomplis!:'mu1 of this end a number of 'the leading spirits In Xhe organization, are nt'w bending their united efforts and they do not expect to cease working until the desired end hus bee-a a-ccoiuplisbed. The preserA menvDership of the library is 250. 1'he city of Char lotte, with Ices than four times the population of Gaatonla, has 6,000 members of the Carnegie Library. In view of the tact that the mem bership fee of the loal library is merely a nominal sum there seetiis to be no reason why a thousand members canncH be secured within the next Hfo or three months. The fee li $1 for a year, r0 cents for six months, tnts for three months or ten cents per month if paid monthly. One means being employed by the library management at this time in the campaign foT new members is a plan to iWterest the children and ycurig folks by offeFlng to each' one of them who takes up the work 2") per cent on eath membership fee secured. The only condition impos ed is that some member of lihe family from which the child comes shaU hold a membership card in the library. So lar 2 4 young ixople have taken up this work and the re sults are beginning to shew. Gas'tonia is peculiarly fortunate in the circunistaacee surrounding ber public library. The buil'ding. which Is centrally and conveniently located, is given to the library ab solutely free of rent by l;he Y. M. C. A. which organization' also pays the libraiian, the Insurance, repair and other necessary current expen&ee. This Leaves all the membership fees to be spei.'l for books and magazines. In the Spring public spirited citi zens ol the town contributed $400 or .more to the library which sum was expended for new books and lw subscriptions to magazines and oth er periodicals. On the reading ta ble there are 24 of the best maga zines. To have access to this litera ture is alo'iie worth many times the cost of nK'mbership. In recent months special atten tion .has been devoted to the Juven ile department and many new juv enile books, carefully selected, have, been added to the already excellent collection. Miss lxttie Blake, the librarian, is always ready, willing and anxious to assi6t the young folks in the selection of books from the juvenile secVipn. Once a month the librarian has a "story hour" when fome one who has some spec ial talent or qualification for story telling enteitaina the young folks with readings from the best story books. Ali the young folks are in vited to these story hours. Those In charge of the library are especially anxious to Interest the young people, and older ones too, around t.he various mills. The library is a "public" institution and Is not maintained for any class. The cotton mill operative is as wel come to membership as the mer chant or professional man. The desire is to niake the library useful to the largest possfble number of people. Gastonia Indeed fortunate in having such an Institution. The li brary has a good selection of books in all departments of literature and It is to be constantly enlarged by the addition cf new books of fiction, biography, history, reference, Juven ile, etc. The library is open daily from 10 a. m. till 12 M, and from 3 to 8 p. m. The young men of the town, who are nearly all engaged in busi ness pursuits until 6 p. m. are es pecially invited to take advantage? of - the library from then till the closing hour. The Editor of To-Day. Exchange. The editor of today has to get his nose down to the grind stone and keep it there sixteen hours per day and 365 days In the year, or. he fallB by the wayside. There are men who quit work Saturday night and rest until Monday morning. - They lay aside business cares at five or six o'clock every evening and do not re sume them until seven or eight next morning.' Not so your editor. He has no elegant leisure. He knows no hours, no 'Sunday,, no night. When he goes to party, or a church or on an alleged pleasure trip, it is all In the line of doty. Withal, your editor man is a cheerful, longsuffer ing soul, going about doing good in his humble' way. - He returns good for evil. Ha writes long puffs of church sociables, and in return there for, accepts a ehunik of cake xthat would sink an ironclad. He notes the arrival of all the babies In his neighborhood and eternally perjures his soul la telling how pretty they i are. He rejoices with the gay and mourns with those who are sad He booms every enterprise which makes his community rich and goes about himself toothed In gunny sack coats and one suspender. He glories over the fortune of his neighbor, and meekly eats hla own- repast ot boiled corn cobs and colored labels off to mato cans. - He can wTite a sermon-, an account of a prize fight, a politi cal speech; an obituary notice, poe try, split-wood, pitch hay, wash dish es, preside at a camp meeting, curry horses. Quote law or gospel, of any thing else at a moment's, notice. v Property Assessments Completed Totni Valuation 910,543,037, no Including ConratU)n Excess Substantial Gains. i nr t u ii 11 1 r Liti n is in r. u iix i l l completed the work of assessing the' county property yesterday, n is ne- : lieved Uat the total increase will amount to $1,500,000 when every-' thing ia finally settled. The figures given below do not Include the cor poration excess or the public service corporations, the rates on : which have also been raisd considerably. The figures affording to town- -ships are as follows: . River Bend, polls. 467, white; 138 colored; real property, $804,-' 449: personal $387,053. Cherryville, polls, 614 whites. 59 colored; real property, $823, 611; personal. $332 57. Dallas, polls, 536 white, 111 col ared; real property, $789,866; per sonal $:122,805. South Point, polls, 707 white, 230 colored; real proierty, $1,463,740, personal, $538,154. Crowders Mountain, polls, 469, white; 136 colored; real proierty, $91 4,293; personal, $222,147. Gastonia, polls. 1,267 white; 400 colored; real property, $2,910,940; personal property, $1,132,636. This Includes Gastonia, city proper and township. The reports show that the total valuation In the whole county la $10,545,937. an increase of $1, 335.174 over last year's valuation. There'are 4.060 white pollB in the county and 1,174 negro polls. Some figures from last year's boo l's aie: Crowders Mountain, number of acres, 22,750; value, $699,584. l ailas, number acres, 36,510; value, $626,354. Gastonia. number acres, 38,293; value, $1,935,303. River Bend, number acres, 35, 097; value, $561,230. South Point, number acres, 42, 507; value, $1,142,1 55. MRS. LUCIUS JACKSO.Y DEAD. Estimable Lady Passes Away at Home in Crowders Creek Leaves Infant Child Funeral Yesterday Afternoon. Mrs. Lizzie Ferguson Jackson, wife of Mr. Lucius Jackson died Wednesday night at 8:30 at her home in the Crowders Creek section south of Gastonia. The news of the death of this lady will come as a shock to her many friends in Gas ton counity. It will be remembered that about a year ago she was mar ried' to Mr. Jackson, eldest son of Mr. John Frank Jackson. Mrs. Jackson was about 22 years old at the time of her death and in addition to her husband and an In fant child is survived by her par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Fergu son, and by six brothers, Messrs. i Boyce, Thomas, Robert, Samuel. Edward and Laban Ferguson, and , one gisterwMrs. Leslie Crawford. i The funeral services and inter ment took place yesterday afternoon, at 2 o'clock at Crowders Creek A. R. P. church, of which the deceased was a devoted member, conducted by Dr. R. M. Stevenson, of Clover, With Hank at Spencer. i Another Gaston boy la making; v good and the news of his success will 3e heard with pleasure by his many friends here. Reference Is : had to Mr. W. H. Shannon,' son of 1 Mr. J. R. Shannon, about whom the Salisbury Post of Wed nesday has the following: "Mr; WV -H. Shannon, a former Sallsburian. but for more than a year assistant tteket agRUt for the Southern at Winston, has accepted a position with the Bank of Spencer, assuming his new duty Monday. Mr. Shan- . non is a young man of splendid hab its and is a steady worker. He was, for some time with the Rogers Clothing Co., as salesman. Giving this place up he worked for Us Southern at Its Spencer shops for a time when he was given an agency for the company in South Carolina. Later he was transferred to -Winston where he was a faithful omclaL He will make good in any capacity and the bank at Spencer is to be congratulated upon securing . his services." - , Serious AccWent Xasrrowly Averted. What came near being a serious accident was narrowly averted last Tuesday afternoon when an auto mobile driven by Mr. Thompson, ot Chester, S. C, struck Mr. T. M. Pearson and knocked .him' down. The incident happened near t Mr Pearson's home on West Airline street. Owing to the fact that Mr. . Thompson was not driving s more than 8 or 10 miles per hour and to his presence of mind In putting on brakes so quickly, Mr.. Pearson was not run over. He was only slightly bruised and was able to be out of' bed a short time afterwards. Another Tragedy on the Catawba. Wednesday. afternoon Earl Rock, aged 18, a son of Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Rock,, of Charlotte, was drowned in the Catawba, river at Roszelle's bridge, while - frying " to learn to . swim. The unfortunats young mas was a member of a Luth-. eran Sunday school plenie; party from. Charlotte. Together with sev eral others he was trying .to leara to swim in shallow water when sa stepped off into a deep hole Mem bers of the party made efforts to save him but these were futile. The body was recovered late Wednesday evening ant taken to Charlotte for burial,- -