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res GASTONIA G ETTE ::t . PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. ' , SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS.- GASTON! ALS A BUSY TOWN. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVANCER t VOL. XXXH. GASTONIA, N, C. TUESDAY, AUGUST 22, 1911. NO. T. IN HANDS OF RECEIVER. GASTON TAX VALUES. CONVENTION THIS WEEK. ..... ; . : : r t r l ". t - 1 .- I II - . II K V " V - - . II csi&s4RnsnAi ynftnTVT Lom a trtto eu&z-z ' t ' "''''".'fcTW iTI'A'iVn'- '&vl'.'!''. N IRON STATION NEWS. Correspondence of TEe Gazette. - - IRON STATION, Aug, 21. Mlss- s Pearl and; Lucy Harfelson, 01 Cherryvsttle, have, been visiting Mlu Heater Summey. TUBss Arpna uooae, at Lincolnton. spent Saturday night . and Sunday wflth Mrs. Bob Goods. MOsses Beulah O'Bryant snld Lela k RudUsill, of Gastonia, ar . visiting Misses Tannde and Margie Dorsie. The .ladles of tbe Methodist church gave an ice cream' aupper at the school buUdlng last Saturday night. A large crowd was present and all renewed a rood time. Misses Ines and Ruth Rudlsill. of route on. spent Sunday with the "Misses Armatrong.-r-Qurte a num ber of our people attended tbe big meeting .at talera Baptist cnurcn yesterday. Also" a nunter went to Mt. Zlon. Mr." and Mrs. Franx Armstrong and children, of Lincoln ton, spent Saturday with Mrs. Arm strong's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Lutb er Del linger. Messrs Qudnce Rhyoe and Eelte Garrison, of Worth, atr tended the- fee cream supper Satur day night. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Friday and children, of TaylorsvIUe, and1 Misses Minnie, Bessie and Ethel Friday, of Charlotte, have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. v. P. Friday Mrs. Fannie Long returned home Saturday from a three-weeks visit to" her daughter, ."Mrs. Ed McGee. of Lincolnton. A number of our peo ple will go to High Shoals tomorrow to attend the picnic of Miss Flor ence Carson's Sunday school class of Plsgah A. R. P. church near Gas- tonla. Miss Carson was prtnoriJal of our school last year and her many friends from here will be delighted to Join her In a plcntlc tomorrow. Mr. John Stroup and family, of Crouse, have been visiting Mr. Chas. Stroup.-; - Mr.. Walter Blade, of Charlotte, and Miss TJlrlle Sherlll,- of this place, were married last Sunday a "week ago at the home of the bride's parents. Miss Sherrtll Is the young est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Sherrill and Is a young lady whose -winning personality bas won for her wide popularity, while the groom is a popular young business nan. ot Charlotte. We extend congratula tions and good wishes for a long and bappy weded life. ' Mr. and Mrs. Lee LlnebeTger, of Dallas, have been visiting Mrs. Llne berger's brother, Mr. James Ed wards. Mist . Fannie Mauney; of Gastonia, spent last week with he sister, Mts. Noah Llneberger. Mrs. James Mullen and baby had a nar row escape from what might - have been serious injury last Thursday evening. While out driving with Mr. Mullen tbey stopped at tbe post office and while Mr. Mullen had gone In the office tbe horse became fright ened and ran away throwing Mrs. Mullen and baby out of the buggy" breaking Mrs. Mullen'a arm and bruising the baby's face In seVerai places. Both, are doing well at present. ' DALLAS DOTS. The Advocate. 18th. '. MUs Essie Wilson returned home Tuesday from an extended visit to Chattanooga Tenn., Mammoth Cave, Niagara Falls and Canada. Mr. L. A. Hartsoe carried his lit tie six-year-old son to Gastonia Tuesday for an operation on his foot. He has been deformed since birth. . The farmers west of Dallas suffer ed a great deal Monday afternoon on account of a most severe storm. The crops In many places are almost ru Ined. A cow belon gin g to 'Sir. George Pasour was killed by light ning during the storm. YORK AND . YORKVILLE. The Enquirer, 18th. Mr. Joseph O. Did? son has pur chased the O'Farrell' place on Kings Mountain street and expects 'to build a residence there. V Miss Fannie Morrow, of Gastonia, and Misses Floss and Fan vAhler, of Pauls Valley, Okla.. are visiting Mr. and Mrs. D. T., Woods In Yorkvllle. Dr. and 'Mrs. Paul T. Gordon and children left, for their home at Ea gle Lake, Tex.,' yesterday, after a -visit of several weeks to Mrs. Mar- garet Johnson and other relatives in Yorkvllle. - - ; Dr. Will, McGlH,' of Clover," spent several days this week with the fam ily of Mr. Jeff D. Whiteside, near - Hickory Grove. . Messrs. A. M. Barnettr Qalnn Wal lace. C. W. Carroll. C; A. Berry and B. F; Smith left Wednesday for a few days stay. In Washington and New York. . , -"..: --. - The first straight-out Socialist lec ture that Yorkvllle. has. ever heard, 4so far as the records go. was dellv- ,; ed In the court house ' yard la&f Tuesday afternoon Ty J. L. FKts, a national organizer of the -Socialist . party,nd although the 'speaker rej ceived fairly good attention-from " twenty-five or thirty more or less -curious listeners. If he made any Impression at all It was certainly not very marked. T '.- . BIT. OLIVET CELEBRATES. v v i : - .v Farmers Unlofct Local No, 486 Gives. ',, Big Ice Cream Supper and In - cldeatally Takes in About Tweui ttj New Member The Ladies terested Watch . MtjaU Oil Grow. ; '. - ' y To the Editor of The Gatette. Please allow me space in your valuable paper to state that Mouns Olivet Local of tbe -Farmers Union pulled off an Ice cream sociable tBat was' good to ..behold. A few weeks ago we had our county talker, spokesman, lecturer not Senator Sagebrush but Organize,- Eli Llne berger with us. He is Johnnie-on-tbe-f pot. He told us bow to raise btg and hominy and a lot more we are going to do out In, the suburbs. Then we enrolled eleven new mem bers on our list and decided that on Saturday, August 19th, we- would havd a sociable and' we, that Is the band of farmers and other people of the school district, came out rn full bloom in number over one hun dred to eat; drink and be merry and talk and plan. And we took lm nrne more members while some were busy preparing tbe feast. Aftefr we got through, with busi ness we adjourned to tbe yard and my, my, how the cake and cream did y yes, good rich cream made from cow's milk and eggs and sugar a plenty. And there was cake of all J In da, pound calte, layer cake and all other kinds, red and blue striped and othtr colors. We kept ten or fifteen freezers busy all the time. Everybody ate to his heart's con tent then I took up seven, baskets full of cake (pfatee) spoons, etc. All seemed to have a .good time, that Is aure. So, watch Mount Olive grow. Twenty-four for August does fine in the way of talcing In new members. The most of tbm Weird ladles. They want to- form .ai betterment associa tion cr something of the kind in con nection with the local, we think. So let's all pull together for our good as tillers of the soil snd for the up lift of our district. Watch Mount Olivet grow. It Is three miles west of your city and one- half a mile north of the Southern Hallway. PREfiTDENT Mt. Olivet Local No. 486 Farmers Union. NEWS FROM ROUTE FOUR. Correspondence of The Gazette. GASTONIA, Route 4, Aug. 21. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Clemmer and children spent a few days last week with Mr. and Mrs. S. S. Clemmer. Miss Myrtle Willis! of Bennettsville. S. C, is spending some time with Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Pearson. Miss Ida Cler"Trer and brother, Floan, spent Faturday and Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. G. EC. Pasour. Mrs. J. W. Puckett and children spent Friday with Mr and -Mrs. W. R. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. O. E. C. Pa sour srd cMlcVen spent Frlda w'fv Vr. rf' Ar 9. 9. "'"?-pr s Pauline snd Cai-rle Pearson spent Tuesday with Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Thomas. Mr. and Mrs. John Psvre and children spent a few days last week: wrtih Mr. and Mrs. S. 6. Clem mer. BELMONT 3UDQE Correspondence of The Gatette. .. .BELMONT. Aug. 22. Misses Ma ry and Dorothy Moore left Satur day for their home -In Lancaster, S. C, after a two-meeks visit to their aunt, Mrs. Annie Hall. They were accom-nanied home by Misses Annie and Alice Hall. Dr. N. A. Orr left Monay for a short visit In Rich mond. Mr. J. W, Stowe left last nght for Baltimore and New Yor. He will be eopet about ten days. Misses Meliabel Crawford and Mar garet Hall are the guests of Mies Janie Lee Grter at Mstfhewa this wertj Mr. Palmer Williams, . of McConnellsville, S. C spent the week-end with his cousin.- Mr. WH Usm rraw'ord. Mrs. P. B. Hair is snendhvr the week with her mother, Mrs. Eliirabetb f andlfer, - In Char lotte. M?ses TPiia and Fthel Sann dersv of Spsrtanure, P. C, spent a few as with tbelf brother. . Mr. Jeff Saunders, last week. V. T. P. Hall left Sunday nlgt for Wash ington to bet with her aunt, who is very 111. --- ' ' - . SpMrerlbs pmd "Backbone for All. Salisbury Post.; - " While many people are predicting haTd times and) imagine starvation Is staring them- in bhe race on ac count of he drought, tnf from the Raleigh News and Observer Is most refreshing: "There are more new flour mills being put up In North Carolina this year than. In 'the prev ious half dozezn yeara. . This means that Jte State is growing - more wheat and the people- are going more and mure to live at home and. board at the same Ware." It is, al ways better ho look on the bright side, let come w.hat will, but many peoDle prefer to loruk upon and -magnify too quickly the dark side of every picture. Look on the bright- side! There II te sparerrte and backbones for everybody during the coming winter and then some; (I sr i W I "1 real RATCHFORD FAMILY REUNION. lescendan.ta of Late John A. Ratch- fct-d Hold Reunjrti at the Home of Joseph F. Ratchford Rev. J. J. KeaAiedy, . for Fifteen Years the Family Ptastor, Four Generations aofld Many Invited Guests Preeenc A Moat Pleiant and Enjoyable y to All Splendid Music by Lewbrford Band. The secend reunion of the chil dren of the late John A. and Eliza beth A. Ratchfo"rd was held at the home of Joseph F. Ratchford, who lives an the old Ratchford home place about twd miles southeast of Gastonia, on Saturday, August 19th. Beside the members of the family and their childtren, many Invited guests and relatives were present to renew old friendships, to meet old acquaintances and to en Joy the day in srJclal Intercourse. Amonig the vlted guestf were Rev. J. J. Kenne dy and Mrs. A. "S. Anderson, of Gas tonia, and Rev. G. W. Hanna, of Charlotte. It is Interesting to ncite that from this large family of ten children, nl-e are now riving anden JojylDg tine best of health. - Rev. J. J. Kennedy, who was for 15 yeara pastor cf the New Hope Preebyterian church In which the Ratchford family was reared, made a few remarks about the high moral utandard of living and stable char acter imhued in their fathers and grandfather. He laid emphasis up on the Godly heritage handed down to tKem by their forefathers and ex pressed the hope that this family might leave such a heritage to their coming generations. After Mr. Kennedy had concluded, he called upon Rev. G. W. Hanna fcn a few remarks. Mr. Hanna In hid usual Impressive manner left the lmpreerton with 'his hearers that he came not to speak but to partake of the bountiful dinner that would soon be spread and to enjoy himself to the fullest extent. At noon a bountiful and sumpt uous dinner was spread in the spacious groove facing the Ratchford home. Free lemonade was also served In the grove. If tbe bearing of the writer be not awry, he enjoyed the melodious strains fit one of the best bands of the county in tbe person of the Lewisford Band. This "band, though only tiwo years of age, now ranks with the best in the county. To Jobn A. and Erizabeth A. Ratchford weVe born ten children, of whom nine survive as follows: E.? 'E. Ratchford, Gastonia, route two; Rev. M. M. Ratchford, Gasn tonla; L. M. Ratchford, Gastonia, route three; J. F. Ratchford, Gas tonia, route two; Mrs. J. M. Hanna, Gastonia, route ttfree; Mrs. M. J. Holland, Gastonia, route three; Mjs. J. B. Brown, Doswell, Va.: Mrs. E. D. Pettns, Gastonia, and Mrs. Rob ert Leeper, - Belmont. Only one merrVer of this large family, Mr. A. W. ratchford, of Dallas, has passed away. DIED OF BROKEN HEART. David Castleman Died Because Wife Wanted Divorce. Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 17. Ma jor David Castleman, son of Briga dier General Jobn Breckinridge Cas tleman, of Louisville, Ky., died here yesterday from a broken heart, fol lowing tbe receipt of a telegram from Louisville telling him that his 'beau tiful wife had filed suit for divorce. He was deeply in love with his -wife and could not be brought to believe that she sought to divorce him. David Castleman, often called the handsomest man in Kentucky, married a Miss Ralley, ten years ago. Survey for Central Highway Com plete. Raleigh dispatch. 19th. State Geologist Joseph Hyde Pratt says tbe surveys for the en tire Jine of tbe proposed great Cen tral Highway from Beaufort and Morehead the length of the State, to A8bevllle and tbe Tennessee -line will be completed this week and that work is being pushed along many sections of the road. He estimates that about 25 per cent of the high way will be new road courses for the reason that sections of the road had to be relocated. He has Just completed a trip over the gTeater portion of the road, from Carteret county east and in the Blade Moun tain and ;tbe xCaldwell county sec tions. "A number of monied-men and corporations have obligated themselves to build and donate a number of one (mile sections of the road tihrtough the west. In a number of counties the convicts are being used for the work and private subscriptions-are being used to pro vide for the-malntenance ' of the road. Much- the greater part of this irreat highway; will be sand ! clay, though there will be considerable Stretches .of .macadam, more espec ially In the. Piedmont section Dur ham, Alamance and othercounties. Subscribe to Th Gazette. K aUsi Cotton Mill Goes to the Wall Liabilities bout $00,000 Hmu Been in St8JghJtered Circnmstan- , ces for Some Time dir. S. N. Uoyce Appointed Receiver. -The Dallas Cotton Mill, located at Dallas, - this county, was Eaturday placed in the hands of Mr. .8.' N. Boyce, of Gastonia, as receiver. Tbe failure did not become generally known here till yesterday. Mt. Boyce is out 'of the city today ' on business and hence The Gazette Is unable to ascertain . the facts re garding the matter from an authori tative source. From the best infor mation obtainable, however, from stockholders it appears that this ac tion was the result of pressure brought to bear on the management by certain creditors and was Invol untary. It is stated that the liabil ities are about $60,000. Mr. J. R. Lewis is president and Mr. R. S. Lewis secretary and treasurer. To those more or less In touch with the mill the failure did not come as a surprise. It was -known that lit had been operating at a loss for some I me. Last year it stood idle for six months or more. The first of the year it resumed opera tions and ran for about six months, closing down some weeks ago. The Dallas Cotton Mill was the pioneer cotton manufacturing plant' or Dallas and was organized in 1891 with a paid-up capital of $50,000. This was later increased to $67,500. The mill is equipped with 7,000 spindles and 100 looms and manu factured warps Nos. 30 2-ply and a light sheeting. It employed about 125 operatives. The plant was op erated partly by steam and partly by electrical power secured from the Southern Power Company. . NEW BAGGAGE RULING. Will Be in Effect Septemlier 1 Oth er Changes in Nepaiitment Com mencinjf July 1, 1912. The Southern Railway has posted Important notices in fts passenger stations in regard to checking bag gage. The notices contain recent rulings, which will govern the bag gage department of the road in tbe future, and Tead as follows: If passengers value their baggage, at more than $100, on. and after Sept. 1, 1911, before baggage will be checked the value thereof must be declared to the agent and tariff charges paid on such valueln ex cess of $100. Baggage exceeding $250 in value will not be accepted from any one passenger for trans portation in the 'baggage car. The size of the piece of baggage to be accepted is to be limited, as the following will show: Up to and including June 30, 1912, no single piece of baggage exceeding 40 cubit, feet In size will be accepted for transportation. Commencing July 1, 1912, for any piece of baggage, ex cept immigrant baggage checked at port of landing, the greatest dimen sion of which exceeds 45 inches, there will be an additional charge for each additional Inch equal to the charge for 10 pounds of excess baggage. Commencing July 1, 1912, no piece of baggage the greatest di mension of which exceeds 70 inehes, excepting Immigrant baggage check ed at part of landing, will ibe trans ported In baggage cars. The Value of Our Cotton Mill Pro ducts. The value of the cotton products of the mills of North Carolina Is over $72,000,000 annually on a cap ital Investment of nearly $100,000, 000, according to a preliminary statement Issued Tuesday by Direc tor of the Census Durand, based on the thirteenth census. The announcement shows that in five years the- value of the cotton goods manufactures of the State in creased $25,426,000, or 54 per cent. Foe Completion of "Joylamd." State Superintendent William B. Streeter. of the North Carolina Chil dren's 'Home society, Greensboro, is appealing to supporters the State over for additional contributions for tbe completion of Joyland, the re ceiving home that the society is erecting In which to place children until suitable homes are provided. Tbe society has a site of fifteen acres near Durham and on this suit able fireproof buildings are to be erected, there being In hand about pne-thJrd of tbe fund necessary for the building. The society in less ,ths.n eight years hss cared for 1,- Ifil children at a cost of $55,210, which Is $47.57 per capita. : During June and July of this year 81 new cases have been bandied, this being fifty per cent larger than for- any similar period of tbe society s work. Roceting and Boasting. Greensboro Telegram. ' . The Henderson Gold Leaf realizes that there Is a difference between fown boosting and boasting about a town; and urges that the boasters be converted Into boosters. Every cit izen should be familiar with fts re sources and business and its stironc points in every particular and fcbould always be ready 'to talk about these things Intelligently and convincing ly; but Jboostinjr often degenerates Into empty bossting and this , In jures Instead of helping a'town or city.-. Be a genuine "booster; have the facts andt figures at your, com mand, aid when you booWTdo' so'ef fectively. - - V '; Subscribe to The Gazette. Register of Deed Smith Completes Ab4taot Total Real Estate and Personal Property Values, Exclus ive of Public Service CurpciwUcbs, Is Ndarly Eleven Million DoJUrs. Register of Deeds A. J. Smith bas completed the task of making an abstract of the new valuation placed on all real and personal property in the county with tbe exception of public service corporations, this lat ter to be done by the State Corpora tion Commission. Its figures on these corporations are not yet avail able. Following are the values by town ahfps: Crowders Mountain township: Number acrea 24,553. value $719, 411, number lots 4,599, value $208, 324; personal property $235,659; total $1,163,394. Cherryvllle township: Number acres 40,813, value $710,057, num ber lots 267, value $119,005; per sonal property $332,683; total $1, 161,739. Dallas township: Number acres 36,826, value $754,059, number lots 222, value $59,935; personal prop erty $344,184; total $1,158,178. Gastonia township, outside: Num ber of acres 36,817, value $685,145, number lots 20. value $2,970: per sonal rroperty$362,631 ; total $1, 050.746. Gastonia township. Inside: Num ber lots 1284, value $2,308,475; personal property $745,051 ; total $3,053,526. South Point township: Number acres 41,592. value $1,254,225, number lots 282, value $101,085 personal property $535,126; total $l,f s0,i3. Piver Bend township: Number acres 36,336, value $693,619, num ber lots 320, value $121,732; per sonal -property $400,591; total $1, 215,942. Totals: Number of Townships, six; number acres 216.937; total value . acres $4,816,516; number lots 6,994: total Value lots $3,121, 526; total value personal property $2,955,925; total value of Teal and personal property $10,693,961. DISTRICT MEETING. Program of Shelby District Meeting of the Woman's Fqreign Mission ary Society at Cherryvllle, August 25th to 27th. The annual meeting of the Wom an's Foreign Missionary Society of the Shelby District, M. E. Church, South, will be held this year at OheTryville.xbeglnnlng at 3 p. m. Friday of this week and closing with the annual sermon by Rev. H. K. Boyer, Missionary Secretary of the W. N. C. Conference, next Sunday morning. The meetings will be presided over 'by Mrs. B. T. Morris, of Gaston fa, who vis District Secre tary. The program la as follows: Friday, August 25th, 3 p. m. Pre liminary Meeting. Roll of Delegates taken and committees appointed. 8 p. m. Missionary Address by Rev. J. F. Armstrong, of Bessemer City. Saturday, August 26th, 9 a. m. Devotional Exercises. Papers and talks touching every phase of the woman's work. Reports from aux iliaries. 3 p. m. Reports continued. Round table discussion. Reports of com mittees. 8 p. m. "The Call to Christian America," given by nine young la dies In coBtumea representing for eign countries. Reception to dele gates and visitors at the home of Mrs. T. B. Leonhardt. Sunday, August 27th, 11 a. tn. Sermon by Rev. Dr. H. K. Boyer, Missionary Secretary of the W. N. C. Conference. The missionary societies of Main Street Methodist church will be rep resented by Mrs. J. H. Separk, Miss BlaUce McArver and Miss Ruby Spencer as delegates at the Cherry vllle meeting. IN SOCIETY. DELIGHTFUL LAWN PARTY. On last Thursday evening from 8:30 to 11 o'clock Mrs. Eli P. Lice be'rger entertained at her beautiful suburban home a number of her friends with a lawn party. She was assisted by Mrs. Wylle Hanna and Mrs. .Will Llneberger. After some tfme had been spent on the lawn chatting, the guests were then - in vited -on the porch where various games were played. Music was fur nished by the Farmers Union Band. Meanders of (he Farm. Dahlonega, Ga Nugget. " A city girl writes:' 'Jit is-a fond dream of mine to become a farmer's wife and -meander with him ' down life's pathway." Ah, yes, that la a nice thing! But when your husband meanders off and leaves you without any wood and you have to meander up and down the lane pulling splin ters off the fence to cook dinner, and when you meander along In the wet grass In search of the cows till your shoes are the color of cowhide and your stockings soaked, and when you meander out across 20 acres of plowed ground with a club to drive the-hogs out of the cornfield and tear your - dress on the barb wire fence, when yon meander back home to the house,- and find that a hilly goat has butted the stuffin' out of your child and find the old hen, witn 40 chickens, in the parlor, you'll put your hands on your hips and realize that meandering f3 not-what it vl cricked up to be. - . y Sabbath Schools and Young People. Christian Uniona of First Preetty- tery Will Send Delegates to Meet-j Ing Here This Week Excel Program Prepared for Occaetoa. Gastonia will entertain a large number of prominent Associate Re- , formed Presbyterians this week; the occasion being the annual conven- . tlon of Sabbath Schools and Yonnc People's Christian Unions of tb First Presbytery which will be held ,' Thursday and Friday, the 24th and 25th, in the Gastonia A'. R. P. church. The local committee ''mt'. young people bas made all the neo- . essary arrangements for the enter tainment and comfort of the dele gates who attend. i ; , .Among the speakers on the pro- . gram are the following, viz: Rev. . Dr. J. G. Kennedy, pastor, of EaaC Avenue Tabernacle, Charlotte, and superintendent of the teachers train- ing classes In the Mecklenburg County Sunday School Associations Rev. R. E. Hough, pastor of Chal mers 'Memorial church, Charlotte; Miss Julia Alexander, of Mecklen burg county; Rev. E. N. Orr, of Efc, Iouis. general secretary of !, Young People's Societies of the) : linked Presbyterian Church; Rew. E. N. Collins, of Asheville, an mm- . pert Sunday school evangelist wh Is devoting all of his time to this . work; Mrs. G. W. Witsett, of Green-. . boro. who Is at the head of thw. missionary department of the NortH Carolina State Sunday School Asso ciation: Mr. Eugene Morrison, a . prominent business man of State vllle, and others. Th nrfgram is as follows: THURSDAY, SABBATH SCHOOL, DAY. 9:30. Worship Rev. R. E. Hough Appointment of Committees. Spiritual Life in the Sunday School Rev. Jefferson 'Hood. The Home and the Sunday School j . .Mr. J. H. Ross. ' Graded Work In the Sunday : School Mr. Eugene Morrison. Organ bed Adult Classes Rcnr.. Lewis Collins. 2:00. Worship Rev R. E. Hough. Election of Officers. The Sunday School and -Mission. Rev. 'Lewis Collins. Elementary Department ' Mhwr Julia Alexander. , Round Table Sunday School Prob lems Rev. Lewis Collins. 8:00, Worship Rev. R. E. Hough. ' Organized Sabbath School Worlt Rev. Lewis Collins. FRJIDAY, YOUNG PEOPLE'S DATt 9:30 Worship, Rev. R. E. Hough The Investment of Youth Rev. E. N. Orr. Junior and Intermediate Work Mrs. J. G. Kennedy. A Message from Mexico MSsbv ' Macie Stevenson. Address Rev. R. A. Lummus. 2:00. Worship Rev. R. E. Hough. Conference, Plans and Method Rev. E. NOrr. V A Soul, An Hour, An Eternity Df. J. G. Kennedy. Our Obligations to the Unsaved Dr. W. W. Orr. CARD FROM DR. GALLOWAY. ' ' The presbyterlal convention of the Sabbath schools and young peo ple's societies of tbe First Presby tery of the A. R. P. church holda annual session In the A. R. P. church, Gastonia. on Thursday andt' Friday of this week. This conven tion is in the nature of a training school for all 'who jre members t,' or interested In the young people" . work and Sabbath -school method. Most of . the- speakers are experts tsv their special lines and are moreover of -unusual, ability. I take this method of Inviting all who are In terested In the above lines of church, work to meet with us during ta ' sessions of this convention, no mat ter to what branch of the Christina, church you may belong. The pro gram published above gives th range of subjects which will handled by the various speakers. J. C. GALLaJWAx. WANT GASTONIAN AT HEAD, v Rev. R. C. Anderson, of Gastooiav Offered Presidency of the treat Association Will Kroefc New Hotel and New Auditorfoaa. Charlotte Observer. Tha fHfnU in CTnitrlottA of R. C. Anderson, of Gastonia, will ho interested to learn he nas oeen ie dered the presidency of the Montreal; . Association and that he now has tto mattetr of its acceptance under ad visement. It Is the plan of to di rectors of tbe Montreat Association to erect another large hotel and -other auditorium herore next sua me.r and to this end $50,000 win bo raised. Already some $10,000 or $12,000 -has been secured.. The soclation is out of debt .and fts fi nances were never in better ehnpst than tnAftT. TJttlA serious difficulty is apprehended in raising the amount necessary ror tne erection oi om new buildings. The season that 1) Just now at its height fa the beat that the association has ever known. . In point of attendance as well as tn general satisfaction. vThe friend or the association sincerely trust that-, Mr. Anderson will accept the presi dency offered him by tbe directors. The GoMsboro police and detect ives have Just recovered a mass of valuable Jewelry and wearing? ap parel stolen from trunks by baggago- masters on the Norfolk Southern, who were recently arrested.' . John ! D. Byrd, farmer IItIet near Benson, suicided Saturday tr drinking carbolic . acid. He ha 1 been on a heavy spree., A wife as J several children survive. ' 1