GASTONIA, JT. C TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1911.
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NOW A SAVINGS BANK.
Belmont - FostofDce Designated m
Postal Barings Depository Ia
. stalling Water Work Improve
menu on Majestic Mill Other
New Note from' Busy Belmont.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BELMONT, Dec. 11. The Bel
mont' postofflce now enjoys the .dis
tinction of being a postal savings de
pository. Postmaster J. W. Arm
strong received several days ago or
flcial notification to this effect and
the office has been, opened for busi
ness. Mr. Armstrong as .usual Is ex
erting every endeavor to make this
new feature as successful as It has
been In other towns. If careful at
tention to business and prompt
.courtesy to patrons counts for any
thing, the Belmont branch will soon
nave a long list of depositors.
A system of water works is being
Installed In many of the homes of
Belmont. The water comes from
driven wells on the premises . of
Messrs. R. B. Suggs and H. C. John
ston. Among those Installing water
systems In their houses in addition to
a much larger number who did so
this past summer are Mr. .Robert
Armstrong, J. B. Hall and Mrs, An
nie Hall, the Belmont Hotel and the
graded school building. The Installa
tion of the waterworks in the school
will be a great Improvement over tne
system In vogue for the past several
years and Is hailed, with genuine de
light by pupils and teachers alike.
It Is hoped that sanitary drinking
fountains will follow shortly as a
moBt necessary and" hygienic ad
junct. Extensive Improvements are being
made on the plant of the Majestic
Manufacturing Company. A force or
machinists, one or two of the num
ber from the large shops in Paw
tucket, R. I., have been at work for.
the past week Installing and fitting
new machinery, preparatory to ' tne
running of all departments of tne
mill at night. Hitherto one section
of the mill has had to be idle waiting
for its products to be used up In an
other department. Another Import
ant Item In this connection is- tne
fact that twenty additional houses
are being built on the hill to accom
odate the Increased force of hands
that the above-mentioned change in
working hours will necessitate. Mr.
S. P. Stowe. the secretary and treas
urer of this mill, returned a few days
ago from a business trip to Philadel
phia. Rev. J. A. Bowles, of Mt. Holly,
conducted services here yesterday la
the graded school auditorium. The
local Methodists are waiting with ea
ger interest the time when they shall
be permitted to move into their hand
some new building now rapidly near
ing completion. This building when
finished will be a distinct credit to
the town. It is hoped that the first
services will be held In the churcn
about January 1. In connection witn
church affairs It might be pertinent
to remark that at the Sunday morn
ing services In the Presbyterian
church, the pastor, Rev. W. S.
Lacy, announced that plans, reports
and estimates would be In order by
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the first of next year for the erection
pot a new building of which this con
gregation has been badly In need ror
some time. It is hoped to begin tne
work of actual construction not later
than June 1. This announcement
Sunday morning was the first Intima
tion to the public that such a step
was to be taken, although it has been
generally understood that the move
has been under consideration for
some time.
The high school basket ball team
has a game scheduled for Saturday or
this week with Baird's school, or
Charlotte and prdbably one with the
Junior team from the Charlotte Y. M.
C. A. The boys have adopted red
and black as the Kchool colors and
their basketball suits consisting of
black pants and red Jerseys wjtn
black lettering, are natty and be
coming. The friends' or young Fall uarri
son are congratulating him upon tne
winning of the second prize in tne
Boys' Corn Club contest. Young-
Garrison is a member of the elgw
grade In the local schools. Many of
the school boys in this section are
planning to enter . the contest next.
year.
IRON STATION NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
IRON STATION, Dec. 11. Mr.
Tenn Smith arrived home last week
from Honolulu. Mr. Smith until re
cently was a member of the United
States Army and spent some time in
the "West. Some time ago his regi
ment was sent to Honolulu and while
there bis enlistment expired.
Mr. D. A. Troutman went to Char
lotte today on business. Last Sat
urday night Misses Addle and Cora
Delllnger delightfully entertained a
number of their friends at a social
party. All present reported a pleas
ant time. The Methodist Sunday
BChool is preparing to have a Christ
mas tree Saturday night before
Christ mas. -Messrs. Luther and Lor
enzo Armstrong spent last night in
Lincoln ton. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hal
man are visiting relatives near Maid
en. An infant child of Mr. and Mrs.
Alex Hester died last Tuesday and
was buried Wednesday at the Smltn
graveyard. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Car
penter, of Llncolnton, spent Saturday
and Sunday with releatlves here.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John Ham
brick, Sunday, a son. A number or
our people will attend the Lincoln
County Fair this week. Mr. Lester
Clemmer moved his family here from
Alexis last week. Mr. Clemmer will
have charge of the wheat and corn
mill. Miss Ida Smith, of Machpelah,
spent Sunday with homefolks.
Mr. R. Kenneth Bablngton, who
has for the past year held a position
In the general offices of the South
ern Power Company at Charlotte, has
returned to Gaatonia to accept a po
sition in the general offices of the
Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph Co.,
of which his father, Mr. R. B. Bab
lngton, Is general manager. Mr.
Bablngton Is a young business man of
ability and his many friends here wil:
welcome him back to Gastonia. He
went to work yesterday morning.
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DEATH OP S. P. STEW
ART.
Former Gastonian Passes Away at
Greensboro Was One of This
City's Pioneer Business Men, Hav
ing Lived Here Nearly Thirty
Tears.
The numerous friends in Gastonia
of Mr. S. F. Stewart were greatly
grieved to learn yesterday of his
death, which occurred at 9:30
o'clock Sunday night at the home of
his nephew, Mr.' M. C. Stewart, in
Greensboro, where the deceased had
been making his home for the past
two years.
. Mr. Stewart and his wife, who died
in July, 1909, came to Gastonia In
1883 and made this their home up to
the time of Mrs. Stewart's death, ar
ter which Mr. Stewart went to
Greensboro to make his home with
over the postofflce, has hecelved from
log their long residence here Mr. aaa
Mrs. Stewart became thoroughly
Identified with the business and so
cial life of the town and numbered
their friends by the circle of their ac
quaintance. They were both for
many years loyal and faithful mem
bers of the First Presbyterian church,
and were highly esteemed by all who
knew them for their exemplary lives
and irreproachable character.
The remains were taken to Ala
mance church in Guilford county
where they were laid to rest beside
the body of Mrs. Stewart, who died
two years ago, the funeral being con
ducted by Rev. R. C. Anderson, of
Montreat, Mr. Stewart's former pas
tor here.
Christmas goods at Settlemyer's,
Loray store.
Short-Paid Letters for Foreign Coun
tries. Postmaster Pasour requests Tne
Gazette to call attention to a matter
which is dealt with in a communica
tion recently issued to postmasters by
Second Assistant Postmaster General
Stewart.
The order Is as follows:
The Department is advised that
many letters mailed in the United
States addressed for delivery In for
eign countries, notably China, whlcn
are subject to our Postal Union post
age rate, are prepaid only two
cents, the senders of the letters being
under the impression, it is presumed,
that our two-cent domestic postage
rate ia applicable to said letters.
The only foreign countries to
which the two-fent letter rate ap
plies are Canada, Cuba, Mexico, New
foundland, the Canal Zone, the Re
public of Panama, Germany (by di
rect steamers only), England, Scot
land, Wales and Ireland, and tne
city of Shanghai, China. To all oth
er countries, Including all places in
China other than Shanghai, the rate
is five cents for the first ounce or
fraction thereof, which must be ful
ly prepaid or the letters become lia
ble on delivery to a charge equal to
double the amount of the deficient
postage. For Instance, a single-rate
letter prepaid only two, cents, being
short-paid three cents, would be sub
ject on delivery to an additional
postage charge of six cents.
As charges for postage due on
short-paid letters give rise to much
complaint, postmasters are directed
to caution the patrons of their fflces
respecting the matter and to give
this notice the widest publicity pos
sible. Rig rednctlons in dry goode, shoes
clothing, etc., at Settlemyer's begin
ning Saturday morning and continu
ing till January 1st.
To Give Bazaar.
The children of the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church will give
a bazaar in the front of the Elite
grocery store Friday evening and
night of this week. Articles of all
kinds suitable for the Christmas sea
son will be sold and the proceeds will
go for the support of an orphan Jn
the mission field of Mexico. The
children will appreciate the patron
age of the public. The cause they
are working for is a most worthy one.
Rm Sattlomm tnr utntm Plana-
things; he'll help you fix for Christ.
Mr. R. L. Mauney, of Kings
Mountain, was a business visitor in
Gastonia this morning.
Rev. E. S. Ivery, formerly or
McAdenville now castor of the Ban-
tist church at Norwood, . Is in Gas
tonia today shaking hands with
friends.
r.'C. CLtTJ ITTH
MRS. HARDIN.
On last Friday afternoon Mrs. L.
L. Hardin entertained the U. C. Club
at her home on East Third avenue.
The topic for study was "Early Eng
Hsh Ventures in Colonization." and
three Interesting and Instructive pa
per, were read by Miss Lowry Shu
ford, Mn. A. C. Jones and Miss Ma
mie Cabanlss. Severs pleasing mu
sical selections were rendered by Mrs.
Hardin and Mrs. A. C. Jones, and de
licious refreshmenta were served.
Windy City Will Likely Get Republi
can Convention Next June Com
mittee Meeting' to Select Time and
Place at Washington To-Day
Friends of Roosevelt Hope to
Stampede Convention. ,
A Washington dispatch to yester
day's dailies says that Chicago will
get the Republican national conven-'
tion apparently beyond all question
and the time for the holding of the
convention will probably be the last
week in - June. These predictions
were made upon the eve of the meet
ing of the committee having these
matters in hand, today being the date
for said meeting. Party leaders from
nearly every State are in Washington
for this meeting in addition to the
members of the committee.
Former Governor John F. Hill, of
Maine, vice chairman, will be electe
to serve until the presidential nom
ination is made, it is stated, and Wil
liam Hayward, formerly of Nebras
ka, will continue as secretary. The
question of selecting delegates at
presidential primaries, or by the cus
tomary delegate conventions will be
left entirely to the Various States to
determine for themselves. President
Taft Is said to have favored this dis
position of the matter.
The, dispatch says in part:
The committee will not bar Feder
al officeholders as delegates to the
national convention, . taking the
ground that this question, like that
of Southern representation, is one
for the convention to decide. The
representatives of the Southern
States are expected to discourage of
ficeholders from seeking .election as
delegates and President Taft, it is
said, will approve this program.
The question of presidential pri
maries had promised to be the most
interesting and far-reaching in Its po
litical effect of any to be brought he
fore the committee. Its apparent
amicable adjustment "out of
court," was attended by unusual cir
cumstances, the most significant of
which was the fear of friends of Col
Theodore Roosevelt that the prlmavy
syslem, If adopted at this time, mlgui
cut off the possibility of nominatiog
the former President for a sco:ii
elective term. At presidential pri
maries the voters will be called upon
to elect delegates to support certain
announced candidates. This would
mean, as the situation now appears,
a choice between President Taft ana
Senator LaFollette of Wisconsin.
Au attempt is being made here to
disguise the fact that there is a well
defined movement in favor of the
nomination of Colonel Roosevelt. The
men behind this movement feel that
their hope of success lies in working
up the proper amount of sentiment
between now and the time of the
convention. They do not believe tne
situation, as they would like to it,
will have time to crystalize prior to
the holding of primary elections ty
certain of the Western States. Thus
States where they would look for
the strongest Roosevelt sentiment,
might be compelled to record their
preference for some other candidate.
Neither do they believe that Colonel
Roosevelt could be induced io an
nounce himself as a candidate and
thus permit votes to be cast for him.
His nomination they say must ..come
through an outburst of enthusiasm
at the convention Itself.
Behind the Roosevelt phase of the
situation, however, there seems to be
a very general sentiment among the
members of the national committee
that they have no right or at least
that it would be decidedly Impolite,
as a central body, to dictate to tne
States what they should or shouia
not do. Each State, it was argued,
should be free to determine the man
ner of choosing delegates.
Settlemyer invites you to see his
display of Christmas toys and goods.
Just before going to press we
were notified by wire by Mr. W. F.
Marshall, of Raleigh, that two of the
lots advertised In Friday's Gazette
have been sold. These two lots were
priced In his revised price list as giv
en in his ad today at $1,100 and Si,
800. A Washington dispatch says that
in his annual report to the President
wade Sunday, Secretary of War Stlm
Bon declares that the contingency or
ar with a first-class power would
find the army of the United States
practically unprepared. He attrib
uted this condition largely to .the fact
that our army is scattered over the
country in too many posts, and to a
lack of reserves. He says we are be
hind European countries In our war
equipment.
For the first time since 1893 the
annual financial statement of the
Postofflce Department shows a sur
plus instead of a deficit according to
the annual report of Postmaster Gen
eral Hitchcock to the President made
public Sunday. At the beginning or
his administration in 1909 the de
partment showed a deficit of $17,
479,770, the largest on record; In
two years this deficit has been chang
ed into a surplus of $219,118. de
spite important extensions throughout
the service. These extensions in
clude 3,744 new postofflces, delivery
of mail by carriers in 186 additional
cities, 2,516 new rural mall . routes
aggregating 60,679 miles and 8,000
additional postal employes with the
salary roll greater by $14,000,000
than It was two year ago. ,
Rev. J. J. Beach, pastor of the
East Baptise churcji, left yesterday
morning for Hickory, where he Is
holding a meeting this week at the
West Hickory Baptist church for the
Pastor, Rev. W. N. Cook.
P. S. FAYSSOUX DEAD Q
Former Gastonian Passed Away Last
Night at Gaffney, S. C. Funeral
and Burial To-Morrow in Cherokee
County.
News was received here this morn
ing of the death last night at his
home in Gaffney, S. C, of Mr. Peter
S. Fay8soux, a former Gastonian and
a brother of Messrs. J. R. and T. M.
Fayssoux, of this city. Mr. Fays
soux moved to Gaffney from Chero
kee county. S. C, about six or eight
months ago, and had been, ill practi
cally all of that time with dropsy ana
heart trouble, which caused his
death. The deceased is survived by
his widow and three children, and by
the following brothers and sisters r
Messrs. J. R. and T. M. Fayssoux, or
Gastonia; E. 8. Fayssoux, of Char
lotte; M. C. Fayysoux. of Greenville,
S. C; H. A. Fayssoux, of Vaughn;
Mrs. M. R. Abbott, of Spartanburg, a.
C; Mrs. M. U Jarrett, of Drexel, ana
Mrs. A. R. Martin, of Kings Creek, S.
C.
Mr. Fayssoux was about forty
years of age, and had been away
from Gastonia about twenty years,
having moved from here to Cherokee
county, S. C. The funeral and burial
will take place at 1 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon at Canaan church In Cher
okee county, S. C. Messrs. J. R. and
T. M. Fayssoux will attend the fun
eral. THE SECOND GRAVEDIGGER.
Hs 8aw His Chanoe and Mads a Big
Hit In "Hamlet."
A company playing "Hamlet" wan
forced lo find au tu'tor tit play the sec
ond gravedlgger ua account of the ill
news of the second comedian ot the
company. The only actor available
-waa a variety iwrforiner who bad no
reverence for 8bukeBeare and do re
spect for the traditions of the classic
drams. Tbe second gravedlgger was
a comedy pnrt, and- he knew that he
could "get away with It"
When the first gravedlgger threw off
the waistcoat, revealing another un
derneath, the audience tittered. The
removal of the second waistcoat
brought a loud laugh, nnd the third
produced a roar. The first gravedlgger
was delighted, lie had never played
to such an appreciative audience, and
visions of good notices in the papers
and a possible Increase in salary be
gan to loom up before bis eyes. As
he threw off tbe fourth waistcoat be
turned partially around, and tbe cause
of the unusual bit was disclosed to
him
The second gravedlgger. being accus
tomed to build laughs on line and
business of other actors, saw bis op
portunity and seized It. As fast as
the first grsvedlggeY would throw the
waistcoats on the ground tbe variety
comedian would pick tbssi up and put
them on. Tbe new business was much
funnier to tbe audience than tbe old.
with which It was thoroughly familiar.
Not content with having stolen the
laughs from tbe regular comedian in
this scene, tbe new man went further.
When tbe first gravedlgger said to him
"Go. get thee to Taughan; fetch me a
stoup of liquor (to which there is no
reply in tbe text), tbe assistant sexton
replied:
"Taughan told me to tell you that
you couldn't have any more liquor
from him till you paid for the last you
got" Em met t C. King In Bookman.
OLD PERSIAN RUGS.
Why They Retain Their Shn In
8 pit of Thsir Grsat Age.
If you have ever seen a Persian rug
fifty years old or older which bad
been used only In Its native country
you have doubtless observed that
though made of wool. It had the sheen
of velvet This was due partly to the
excellence of the dyes and the work
manship, but partly also to tbe fact
that it had never known tbe touch of
a shoe, but bad been walked over In
stockinged feet If a man should en
ter your drawing room and stand on
tbe sofa and upholstered chairs it
would appear no more outrageous to
you than it does to a Persian to walk
with shoes upon his rug.
It seems Impossible that such a
beautiful thing as a Persian rug should
be produced on the rudest of looms,
consisting, as they do. merely of crook
ed. Irregular beams of wood roughly
fastened together. Tbe rude construc
tion of the loom explains why It is
that every genuine Persian rug of
any length Is more or less crooked.
This Is because after ' part of it Is
woven It mnst be removed from the
loom and lowered, and on so crude an
affair It Is Impossible to get the warp
of the second part exactly straight
with that of the first part.
Until quite recently each province
had its own style of rug. each village
Its own pattern, and yet each rug bad
an individuality of its own. and no two
rugs were Identical in design. The
weaver copied designs and . effects
from trees and flowers or from com
mon objects In everyday use. Some
times a verse from the Koran or a
stanza of a poem In the graceful, in
tricate Arabic character formed part
of the pattern. New fork Bun,
CREW PRIZE CORN CROPS Q
Boys Are Guests of Nation at Wash
lngton and See Sights of the Can
ltal Eleven-Y ear-Old Mlsslsslp
plan Produced 227 Bushels of
Corn on an Acre at Cost of Four'
teen Cents Per Bushel.
A dispatch from Washington un
der date of Monday, the 11th, says
that twenty-one boys from the South
ern States, who won prizes this year
for raising banner crops of corn, ar
rived in Washington Monday morning
and will spend all of this week see
ing the sights of the Nation's capital,
this being one of the rewards of their
efforts. Today Secretary of Agricul
ture Wilson will present to each of
the boys a diploma In recognition ot
the good work done by them in the
advancement of agriculture. They
will also today be presented to Pres
ident Taft.
Agricultural Department officials
in charge of tbe farm demonstration
work are highly pleased with the re
sults of the year's work by the boys
corn clubs. Both In quantity ot
corn raised and in cheapness of pro
duction it has been by far the best
year since the idea was Inaugurated
three years ago. They point to tno
fact that, six of the boys now had
raised more than two hundred bush
els on their acre of land whereas last
year this was done by only one boy.
The average production among ths
21 boys is about 175 bushels each.
ELEVEN-YEAR-OLD WONDER.
Benny Beeson, 11 years old, ot
Montlcello, Miss., who grew 227 and
a fraction bushels on his acre at n
cost of 14 cents a bushel, is the lead
ing prize winner, having come within
a bushel of the best previous record.
In cheapness of cost, Junius Hill, ot
Alabama, comes first, his 212 busn
els having been raised at an average)
cost of only 8 1-2 cents a bushel.
"The most Interesting feature of
this year's corn work, which spread;
like wildfire throughout the entire.
South," said Professor Martin, today
who will have charge of the boys dur
ing their stay here, "is the extremely
low cost of production shown by them
But we are much pleased with this
for one of the things on which Dr.
Knapp, who started the movement,
insisted, was that no efforts should
be made to produce freak crops, no
matter what the expense Incurred
might be, but that cost should be
kept down. Therefore, In awarding;
the prizes cost counts equally with
amount of production in determining
the prize winners. Quality also is
rated and the boys' general knowl
edge of correct farming methods, as
shown by a paper he Is required to
prepare."
THE PRIZE WINNERS.
The boys now here are Ebera Klm
brough, and Junius Hill, Alabama:
Burley Seagrave and Walter Hale.
Arkansas; Ben Leath, Arthur Hill
and Monroe Hill, Georgia; Carl Dun
can and Howard Burge, Kentucky;
John H. Henry, Jr., Louisiana; Ben
nie Beeson, Barnle Thomas and John
Bowen, Mississippi; Charlie Parker.
Jr., North Carolina; Philip Wolf.
Oklahoma; Miller Hudson ana
Claude McDonald, South Carolina;
John V. McKibbon and Norman,
Smith, Tennessee; John A. John
stone, Jr., Virginia and Edward Doylo
Illinois.
Everything for Christmas at Settle
myer's.
INTERESTING ADDRESS.
Stirring Missionary Lecture at Mat
Street Methodist Church by Miss
Davies.
At Main Street Methodist church
lanta, Field Secretary of the Wom
an's Missionary Council of the M. E.
Church, South, delivered a stirring
and forceful address on missions to a,
large and appreciative audience.
Miss Davies' enthusiasm for her sub
ject is boundless and she is one of
the most forceful, convincing and
entertaining speakers ever heard
here. She has been for several
months with the group of speakers
who have conducted the Jubilee Mis
sionary meetings in all the large cit
ies of the country, and told very in
terestingly In her address last night
of the great success of all these meet,
ings and of the large and far-reacn-ing
results of the Jubilee movement.
At the residence of Mr. George A.
Gray on South street s reception was
given vesterdav afternoon in hnnn
of Miss Davies, at which a large nam-
oer or iaaies were present to meet
the guest of honor. The occasion,
though informal, was an especially
pleasant one. Miss Davies made "s
talk in which she reviewed the work
of the Woman's Missionary Council
and gave her hearers much valuable)
and Interesting Information. At 19
o'clock this morning Miss Davies -
held an Informal rnrfemtin. with .
officers and members of the various
missionary societies at Main Street
church and left at noon for Char
lotte, where she Is to be one of taot
principal speakers at the Jubileo
meeting which begins tonight.
Prices drop at Settlemyer's Satnw
day mornini? and sfa-r rinwm tm J.b. .
nary 1st, . . . .
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Mrs. R. D. Atkins Is expeeted
boursvllle, W. Va., where she has
bMn nAtiilliis si'tM,tftK v - v .
daughter, Mrs. Claud R. Miller.
ine Atkins Orchestra will gtv
a concert at Bessemer ctr wtJa
rf -.
night. Gastonlans wishing to attest
can go down on No. 42 at 5:40 ail
return on No. 40. reaching Gasteala,
at 6 JC .
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