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GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1911.
NO. 9X.
MR. L H. LONG DEAD
L L LOCKMAN KILLED
WHIRLWIND CAMPAIGN
HE
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AMATEUR PLAY.
4Golden Hair and the Three Bears'
to Be Given by High School Pu
pils, Friday Night Successful
Spelling Match.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BELMONT, Nov. 20. The rest or
this week will see the finishing
touches applied to the operetta "Gol
den Hair and the Three Bears" to
"be presented by the students of the
Belmont schools next Friday eight,
the 24th. As has been noted In this
' -correspondence the play is to be
given for the purpose of raising
funds for the buying of seats for the
auditorium. Practically all of the
stage furnishings have been procur
ed. Temporary seats have been in
stalled for the play Friday night.
The whole town of Belmont Is
looking forward with much interest
to this performance. Practically ev
ery family in town is represented In
the cast of characters. Mrs. F. P.
Hall has bad entire charge of the
work since the start. It goes with
out saying that the work of practice,
rehearsals, music and drills has
"been done better than It would ever
have been done by any other per
son. She has worked faithfully and
to her must go the larger part of
the credit.
The cast of characters Is as fol
lows: "Golden Hair," Elizabeth
Llneberger; "Woodland Queen,"
Mrs. R. B. Suggs: "Frailty." Ella
Armstrong; "Faithful," Grace Gul
llck; "Alry.'i Alice Hall; "Light
foot," Bertie Mellon; "Forest War
"blers," Ruth Llneberger, Mary Gas
ton and Li da Rankin; attendants,
Mary Willett, "Mary Culp and Pearl
Curry. "Big Bruin." Mack Tucker:
"Mammy Muff." Frank West: "Tiny
Cub." Davidson Hall. In addition to
tbis, the main cast, there is a chorus .
of butterflies, ,24 strong, from tne
girls of the primary grades, the for
est children, 30 girls from the in
termediate department. , a bevy or
high school girls forming the May
pole minuet and Perlie Lewis and
John Gaston constituting the role of
bear trainers.
The adventures of "Golden Hair."
how adopted by the queen, lost in
the woodsand found by the. three
bears in ttielr hut constitute the sto
rv of the operetta which is told
throughout In song. While not boast
ing of their histrionic prowess these
youthful actors and actresses be
lieve thev can equal anything of like
nature given by any amateurs In ttie
country, at is hoped that a number
of people can come from other towns
as the play will be finished In ample
time for any one t return home on
Cither train No. Si or 40 due here
at 9:48 and 10:10.
The snelling match pnlled ofT here
last Friday night, In point of Interest
and excitement aroused both amon.r
school and towns people, was one or
th best things that has ever been
held in Belmont. In the first heat In
which the words w-e f'vpn out bv
Prof. V P tV "hnn psm
was ingloriously vanquirhed. dre no
doubt to the fact that the juveniles
were the more easily excited and un
used to Prof. Hall's voice and lnto-
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New3 From Route Three.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
GASTONIA, R. F. D. 3, Nov. 20.
Miss Bessie Falls is teaching at
the Crawford school bouse. Thts
school Is now occupying the new up-to-date
school house, equipped with
forty new desks from the Peabody
School Furniture Co., of Manchester,
Ind. These are quite an improve
ment on the old-style slab benches.
Cards have been sent out announc
ing the marriage of Mr. Charles
Hoffman and Miss Leila Dixon, which
is to takeplace at the home of the
bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. S.
Dixon, Wednesday evening of this
week at 7:30 o'clock.
Mr. Wash Smith and Miss Sadie
Ballard were married at the home
of Rev. A. S. Anderson in West Gas-
tonia on Sunday evening, November
19th. Mr. Charles Dilllng Is mak
ing preparations to move to Moore
county within the next few days.
The Topic says that Clarence
Craig, 10-year-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Craig, of Lenoir, at tne
age of six years began1 saving money
which he earned himself now has
35 in the bank and $10 loaned to
an individual at interest. He is a
pupil in Lenoir graded Bchool ana
his evenings and Saturdays are
spent in profitable labor, not loafing
qn the streets and smoking cigar
ettes. His mother also finds In him
a faithful and efficient help to her
in the numerous details of her
household duties.
nation. In the second heat having
become a little more accustomed to
their surroundings and with the fa
miliar voice of their teacher, Mr.
Query, giving out the words, the
high school spellers came back good
and strong defeating their older op
ponents with , six spellers standing.
In the third and crucial test in which
Rev. W. S. Lacy propounded the
"jaw-breakers" from the blue back
She Issue was fast and furious and
in doubt till the last, When, howev
er, Mr. A. J. Rankin went down on
"saucy" and Postmaster J. W. Arm
strong on "criterion," the school
side breathed easier, for they had
proven the bulwark of the town's de
fense. When finally the last of the
town's side had gone down on
"epiphany" and was correctly spell
ed by Annie Hall, the last one re
maining on the school side, the joy
and enthusiasm of the school chil
dren knew no bounds. Rushing en
masse from the auditorium they
crowded over the footlights and m
on the stage where they celebrated
in typical high school style.
The interest aroused was intense,
so much ro that a delegation of the
towns-people headed by Messrs. R.
L. Stowe, A. J. Rankin, J. R. Gaston
and A. K. Hembree have formally
challenged the school authorities for
another match to be held as soon as
possible. S"ch contests are valua
ble !n tha they no, only ?'ovc
terest In spelling in the schools but
serve to bind together in a more har
monious working spirit.
afffain!
well a new subscribers
8
MRS. WILLIAM DAVIS DEAD.
Mother of Mm. S. T. Whltesides
Passed Away Friday After Long
Illness Buried Saturday at Pls
gah. v
After a lingering Illness of more
than six months Mrs. William Davis
died Friday afternoon about two
o'clock at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. S. T. Whltesides, near Linwood
College, aged 72 years. Mrs. Davis
had suffered for months with a can
cer and went to Ashevllle for an op
eration about three months ago, but.
Instead of improving had grown
gradually worse until the end.
Funeral services were conducted
at the home Saturday afternoon at
3 o'clock by Rev. L. M. Hobbs, pas
tor of the Bessemer City Baptist
church, of which the deceased was a
loyal and faithful member, and the
body was laid to rest in Plsgah cem
etery. 'Mr and Mrs. Davis have been
making their home for the past four
or five years with their daughter and
son-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. S. T. White
sides, having moved here from Ruth
erford county.
The deceased is survived by ,her
husband, Mr. William Davis, who Is
now more than 80 years of age, and
by four daughters, Mrs. S. T. White
sides; Mrs. Wells, of Shelbyr Mrs.
Foster, of Cherokee county, S. C,
and Mrs. Littlejohn, of Union coun
ty, S. C. The bereaved husband and
daughters have the deep sympathy
of friends both in this county and
elsewhere.
BUYS THREE ROADS.
Norfolk Southern Paves Way for
Line to Charlotte Raleigh &
South port, Durham & Charlotte
and Aberdeen & Asheboro Rail
roads in New Merger Interesting
Railroad News.
Sunday's Charlotte Obeserver con
tained a very Interesting story rela
tive to some big railroad deals which
may result in great things for the
Piedmont section of the State. The
following is an extract from The
Obeserver's story:
With authoritative announcements
confirming previous rumors of the
absorption of three railroads by tne
Norfolk Southern and its almost cer
tain entry into Charlotte as a result
the mist-hung skies cleared yester
day. Out of the maze of conflicting re
ports which have been on every
tongue for weeks this vastly Import
ant set of facts emerges: The Nor
folk Southern has bought the Ral
eigh & Southport, the Aberdeen &
Asheboro, the Durham & Charlotte,
and has an excellent start toward
realizing the long desired dream of
a direct road connecting Raleigh and
Charlotte. The official announce
ment, however, states merely that
the road is to be continued to Con
cord. The definite admission was made
yesterday by officials of the Aber
deen & Asheboro at Aberdeen that
their lines had been sold to 'Mr. Jno.
A. Mills, president of the Raleigh &
Southport. In Raleigh also Mr. E.
C. Duncan, representative of the
Norfolk Southern, stated that that
comnany had bnupht the Raleigh
Southport and had purchased also
from Mr. Lenning and his associates
the Durham & Charlotte road which
has been In operation for years from
Cumnock to Troy. The sale of the
latter to an unknown purchaser was
announced a few days ago at Ral
eigh., In addition to acquiring the prop
erties specified, the Norfolk Soutn
ern owns the charter granted by the
last Legislature to the Raleigh, Char
lotte & Southern Railway. It is the
announced Intention of the purchas
er to proceed at once to extend the
line to Concord and it Is not to ne
supposed for a moment that It will
be permitted to halt there without
entering the confines of the Queen
City. It is indeed not improbable
that It will proceed even farther
south, tapping the rifh piedmoju
Sections of both Carolinas.
Launch Dredge Boat To-Mprrow.
At 3. o'clock tomorrow afternoon
the dredge boat recently built by tne
Crowders' Creek Drainage Commis
sion will be launched at a point on
Crowders Creek about a mile and a
and half south of the old Baker's
mill pond and near Mr. John Gam
ble's place, on the late J. B. Car
son estate. , This is an important
event in the history or tne county
for it marks the beginning of the
dredging' of this important stream.
The men at the head of this work
have been working industriously for
months to get . the boat constructed
and everything In readiness for act
ive .work. This-work will be watch
ed with no little Interest by the en
tire county., v ,
-Edgar Parker, a sawmill worker
of Grose, Miss.," Saturday morning
fell on" a rapidly revolving 'saw and
sustained J. 7 Ocuts and gashes on his
body. He was taken to a hospital at
Columbia, Miss., where efforts are
being made to save his life.
ioneer Business Man of Kings
Mountain Passes After Brief Ill
ness at Advanced Age Father of
Messrs. V.' K., L. H. and It. E.
Liong, or (iastonia Funeral and
rial Yesterday.
Following an illness of only a few
weeks Mr. L. H. Long, father of
Messrs. V. E., L. H. and R. E. Long,
of Gastonia, and one of Kings Moun
tain's oldest and most' highly es
teemed citizens, died at his home in
that town Sunday evening at 6:30
o'clock. He iiad been confined to
his room for five weeks but was able
to be up and down and sat up some
Saturday night. He became uncon
scious Sunday morning at 9 o'clock
and never rallied, growing rapidly
weaker until the end that afternoon
Funeral services were held at the
home yesterday afternoon at three
o'clock Conducted by Rev. M. B.
Clegg, pastor of the Kings Mountain
Methodist church, and interment fol
lowed in the Kings Mountain ceme
tery. The funeral was largely at
tended by relatives and friends.
Law son Henderson Long was born
In Cleveland county January 22.
1831, and was hence 80 years, nine
months and 27 days of age. He liv
ed for a number of years In Gaston
county, farming on the old Jones
farm north of Kings Mountain,
known as the Jones tin mine place.
About 1 874 he moved to Kings
Mountain, at that time but a strag
gling village, and went into the
stove and tinware business. He
continued in that business until
about 15 years ago when, on ac
count of advancing years, he retired.
Mr. Long's first wife died about
18 years ago. To them were born
nine children, eight of whom are
living. 'Mr. N. R. Long died last
August at Knoxvllle, Tenn. The liv
ing children are A. J. Long, Kings
Mountain; Mrs. Kate Falls, Kings
Mountain; Mr. F. P. Long, Lincoln
ton; Mrs. Sue Rudisill, Kings Moun
cain; L. H. Long, Mrs. Amanda
Price, V. E. Long, L H. Long and
R. E. Long, all of Gastonia. His
second wife, who was Miss Nannie
Bowers, also survives. Deceased
was the last member of his immedi
ate family.
'Mr. Long was, until recently
stricken with paralysis, a vigorous
man. He was for nearly 40 years
prominently Identified with the
growth of his town and has a wide
circle of friends over the county.
He was a frequent visitor to Gasto
nia, where he visited his children.
His numerous frienas here were
grieved to learn of his death.
FIVE MORE COUNTIES.
In November That Number of Coun
ties Provide for Five Hookworm
Dispensaries A Total of Twenty
Four Counties Lend Aid to Fight
the Hookworm.
Raleigh, Nov. 13. Five counties
have provided the funds necessary to
have free dispensaries for the free
examination for and treatment or
hookworm disease since November
1st. These are the counties of
Wake, Vance, Beaufort, Bertie and
Edgecombe. Prior to November 1st,
nineteen counties had made provis
ion for them, making a total now of
twenty-four counties. The work has
been finished in ten counties and Is
now in progress in Pitt, BrunswicK,
Pender, Harnett and Hertford.
HOW THE WORK IS CONDUCTED.
Five widely separated points in a
county are selected. At each point
an available building, usually a pub
lic school house, 1b secured for the
dispensary. On advertised days of
the week the Field Physician and his
laboratory man spend about six
hours at each dispensary. On cor
responding days of the five to six
subsequent weeks that the county
work continues the dispensaries are
similarly opened. Thus people In
every section of the county are af
forded an opportunity weekly Tor
free examination and treatment un
til the successive treatments needed
to effect cures have been received.
The people are cured, and the educa
tional work goes on by actual de
mon8tation. Thirty-Fifth Wedding Anniversary.
Friends in Gastonia have received
invitations reading as follows:
1876 1911
Mr. and Mrs. William Alexander
Carraway
1204 West Thirty-third Street
will receive their friends
on Thursday evening, December
Twenty-first
from Eight-thirty to Eleven-thirty
Little Rock, Ark.
Nannie E. Leak Wm. A. Carraway
Mr. and Mrs. Carraway are the
parents of Mr. J. Leak Carraway,
formerly of Gastonia, now managing
editor of The Arkansas Democrat at
Little Rock, who married a daugh
ter of Dr. and Mrs. E. F. Glenn, of
Gastonia.
Alleging that her hair was turned
gray, her complexion ruined and her
general health greatly Impaired as a
result of Injuries received in a
wreck at Llmrock, Ala., last July,
Mrs. Helen D. Rosehoom has entered
suit at Atlanta,. Ga., against the
Southern Railway Company for
120,000 damages.
Mr. Chas. C. Clark, a prominent
citizen of New Berne, died a few
days ago, aged 83. He had practiced
law. from 1850 up. to a few years
ago. ' He was elected toConsreb? in
reconstruction days but was . not
allowed to take his seat. . Ho was
a member of the State Senate' of
1889. '
nday Tragedy at Bessemer City f
Chief of Police Hager Shoots K.
E. Locknian, While Latter Was
Attempting to Prevent Arrest Jot
nother Man Locknian Wan
Drinking IMed in Charlotte Hos
pital Last Night.
As the result of a bullet wound
which he sustained Sunday after
noon at the hands of Chief of Police
Christy S. Hager, of Bessemer City,
Earl E. Locknian, weave room boss
at the Harborough Manufacturing
Company's mill at that place, died
last night about 7 o'clock in tne
Charlotte Sanltorium, to which insti
tution he was taken on No. 12 Sun
day afternoon shortly arter tne
shooting.
The body was taken to Bessemer
City on No. 35 last night and will be
taken to Kings 'Mountain this after
noon for burial at 3 o'clock.
Chief of Police Hager was given a
preliminary hearing before a justice
of the peace at Bessemer City yes
terday and was held for the grand
jury under bond of $1,000 which he
promptly gave. He Is In Gastonia to
day, the case having been sent this
morning to -the grand jury now in
session here.
Lock man's death was due to the
fact that he was drunk. When the
shooting occurred the unfortunate
man was attempting to prevent tbe
officer from arresting a man named
Whlttaker, who was wanted for be
ing drunk and disorderly. As nearly
as can be learned the facts are these:
Whlttaker appeared on the streets
early in the day Sunday in an intoxi
cated condition. Policeman Hager
sent him to his boarding house, a
Mrs. Dickson's. Later in the day.
the boarding house keeper sent word
to the police asking that they come
and arrest Whlttaker as he was mak
ing things very disagreeable. Re
sponding to the request Mr. Hager
had gone to arrest Whlttaker when
he was interrupted by Lock man, who
was very much Intoxicated. Lock
man, who seems to have been a
friend of Whlttaker, did not want
the latter arrested. So he pulled out
his knife and made at Hager. He
cut the officer's clothes In several
places before the officer drew bis
pistol. Hager warned him not to
advance on him again. As Hager
drew his pistol from his pocket
Lockman knocked it out of his hand.
The officer stooped to pick it up and
as he did so Lockman cut him on tne
shoulder. It was then the officer
fired one shot, which struck his as
sailant In the abdomen.
Lockman was assisted to his feet
by the officer and was taken at once
to the drug store where he was giv
en medical attendance. He was tatc
en on No. 12 to Charlotte and was
operated on at the Charlotte Sani
toiium by Drs. R. L. Gibbon and 0.
. Pressley.
A wife and two children survive
deceased; also a brother with whom
he was connected in the conduct of
a livery stable at Bessemer City.
Lockman originally came from Spar
tanburg,. S. C, and had lived in and
around Bessemer City and Kings
Mountain for the past ten or twelve
years. When sober he Is said to
have been a very peaceable, quiet
man but when drinking he was con
sidered a dangerous citizen.
So far as public sentiment goes
Chief Hager Is held blameless in the
matter. It 1b tbe general opinion of
the Bessemer people that he did the
only thing he could have done under
the circumstances. Had he not shot
Lockman the latter would in all
probability have cut him to deatn.
The tragedy is a very deplorable
one. The family of the unfortunate
man has the sympathy of the entire
community.
Fuller-Pa) lor.
A wedding of especial Interest to
the many friends of the contracting
parties was solemnized Sunday ar
ternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the Asso
ciate Reformed Presbyterian manse
when Miss Madge Paylor became the
bride of Mr. J. P. Fuller, of Besse
mer City. The ceremony was per
formed by Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway
and the bride and groom were at
tended by Mr. Payne and Miss Ful
ler, of Bessemer City. The bride is
a daughter or 'Mr. rranK A. rayior,
of Greensboro, and a Bister of Mrs.
Murphey Mauney, of this city, and
has been making her home here for
the past year while conducting a
millinery business with Miss Mauney
at Bessemer City. The groom is a
son of Mr. C. W. Fuller, of Besse
mer City. Both have many friends
whose best wishes go out to them up
on the occasion of their marriage.
Mr. and 'Mrs. Fuller will reside at
Bessemer City.
I lorn
On Thursday, November 2, 1911,
to Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Padgett, a
son.
Winston and Salem are taking
steps to consolidate the two. cities
under one municipal government.
They have been trying to do this
for years and this time tbey hope
to Fucceed. Nothing but a street
divides them.
Mr. J. T; Spencer, whose criti
cal Illness was mentioned in Friday's
Gazette is In a very precarious con
dition still and the physicians hold
oufjnri hope for his recovery.
Gastonia bolster envelopes, beau
ties, l.OOO for 3.50; 2,000 for $L
50; 3,000 for $9. Ask for samples.
Help advertise your town and conn-
ty. , .. . '
Ladies Plan to Raise Confederate
Monument Fund by a Whirlwind
Campaign Lasting One Hour
Thursday Committee of Business
Men to Canvass Town Gazette's
Campaign closed To-Day.
Thursday will be a busy day In
Gastonia, at least one hour of than
day, from 11 to 12 o'clock, will be
busy. During that brief period a
whirlwind campaign will be carried
on for the purpose of raising the
balance of the fund necessary for
the erection of a monument to the
Confederate dead by tbe Gastonia
Chapter United Daughters of the
Confederacy. A committee of fif
teen leading business men has been
selected by the ladies to do this won
and it Is their purpose to start at
11 a. m. and complete their work by
noon. The amount to be raised Is
11,930.50, The Gazette having rais
ed up to this time for this purpose
$1,069.50 of a total of $3,000. The,
Gazette's campaign closed at noon
today.
The committee of business men is
constituted as follows: S. A. Robin
son, J. H. Kennedy, A. G. Myers. J.
H. Separk, S. S. Shuford, A. E.
Moore, C. B. Armstrong, J. Lee Rob
inson, W. T. Rankin, John Hall, W.
Y. Warren, Arthur M. Dixon, R. B.
Bablngton and E. H. Tuttle.
In order to make it possible to
cover the entire town in the brief
space of time allotted the city has
been portioned off into districts one
of the committee being assigned 'to
each district.
Mr. R. W. Dodgen, president of
the Southern Marble & Branite
Works, of Spartanburg, S. C, whlca
firm has the contract to erect this
monument, will be on the ground
with several assistants to aid in the
work.
Mrs. D. A. Garrison, president of
the chapter, requests Tbe Gazette to
state that every member of the chap
ter Is urged to be In the chapter hall
at 10:30 o'clock Thursday morning,
half an hour prior to the commence
ment of the campaign.
That Gaston county should erect
this monument Is conceded by every
one. That it is going to be built
The Gazette hasn't the least doubt
because the women composing the
Gastonia chapter are not the kind to
let anything they undertake fall
short of actual accomplishment.
They want every man in Gastonia
and, for that matter, every man in
Gaston county to have some part,
however small, in this monument.
Let every citizen of the town be
ready Thursday at 11 o'clock, pre
pared when the committee reaches
you to make a liberal contribution.
It will require fast work to get
through in the allotted time and the
ladles hope our people will be prepared.
IN SOCIETY.
CONCERT BY .,
MUvSIC CLUB.
The Music Club will give a con
cert, free of charge, on Monday night
of next week, November 27th, at
the Central school auditorium at 8
o'clock. A cordial invitation is ex
tended to tbe public to be present.
This is the regular November meet
ing of the club and is being given as
a concert to the public and a large
attendance is desired. The subjects
are the popular operas "Carmen"
and "Faust." An especially good
program has been arranged, one of
the features being music by the At
kins Orchestra. Those who attend
will be fully repaid for there will he
an abundance of good things In
store for them. '
The following program will be ren
dered:
Opening chorus, "The Snow," by
Elgar, Mesdames H. B. Moore, B. T.
Morris, L. L. Hardin, H. Rutter, W.
T. Rankin, F. Torrence, F. D. Bark
ley and Misses Marie Torrence, Low
ry Shuford, Mary Whltesides ana
Jane Morris. Piano, Miss Eva
Moore; violins, 'Miss Atkins,, Sir.
Ersklne Boyce.
2. Hungarian Dance, Halsche, tk '
olin solo Miss Lillian Atkins.
3. "Carmen and Bizet" Miss .
Pearl Gallant.
4. "Habenera" from "Carmen,"
vocal Miss Marie Torrence.
5. "Toreador Song" from "Car
men" Atkins Orchestra.
6. Faust and Gounod, by Mrs.
Arthur C. Jones.
7. Trio, "Waltz from Faust"
Mrs. Harry Rutter, Mrs. L. L. Har
din, "Miss Marie Torrence.
8. "Flower Song" (Faust) Tocal
Miss Myrtle Dodson.
9. "Jewel Song" (Faust vocal)
Mrs. H. B. Moore.
10. "Soldiers' Chorus (Faust)
Atkins Orchestra. .
Court in Session.
Gaston County Superior Court con
vened for the November term yes
terday morning. Judge W. J. Adams,
of Carthage, presiding. This Is only
a one-week term and the trial : of
criminal cases will ' probably con
sume practically all of it. If there
Is any time left after the criminal
docket has been disposed of some
civil cases will be tried, though no
calendar has been made out. . There
is not a single case of importance on
the criminal docket. A large num
ber of the defendants are charged
with retailing. The number .of Jail
cases is not large. .There was a
pretty good crowd here yesterday,
the first day, though not so many to-;
day. - ; ? .riz-'r-r-'T
Mr. R. B. Babfngton went this
morning to Caro'een on business.
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