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GASTONIA, If . O. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1911.
NO 101.
AULAS PARTLOW CAUGHT
ROSS NEGROES HERE
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SMALLPOX AT BESSEMER.
Mr. James Caldwell, a Meat Dealer,
I
i ' Has a Severe Case Small Rail
road Wreck Schools to Adjourn
for Holidays Breezy Briefs.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER, CITY., Dec. 18.
There was a email wreck on the Sou
thern Friday morning near the ftar
borough Mill. Several freight cars
were derailed and, as there .was a
considerable fill, the cars turned over
. consequently it became necessary to
call the wrecking train and traffic was
suspended, causing the delay of No.
43 and 29. No one was injured.
The Betterment Association had
a small audience to enjoy the music
and readings in the poera house las:
Friday night.- The entertainment
was excellent and because of the1
small patronage, which was due to
the Inclement weather, the associa
tion, desires to have the ladles bat x
In the near future. We welcome
such things because they are educat
ing and therefore uplifting.
. The town 'is very much stirred up
over a case of smallpox that was dis
covered Friday afternoon. The pa
tient is Mr. Jim Caldwell, a meat cut
ter by trade. It is rumored that he
has a very severe case and so is un
der strict quarantine. It is also re
ported that there is a case in the'
country near her. We are very sor
. ry that disease has made its appear
ance in these parts.
Miss Barbara Deck, of route one,
risked a day or so with the family of
Mr. S. S. Clemmer last week. Mr.
Wheeler, brother to our genial de
pot agent, Mr. Paul Wheeler, spent
several days in town as the guest of
his brother and wife.
There will be a Christmas enter
tainment in the Presbyterian church
Saturday night consisting of songs
and recitations by the members of
the Sabbath school. At the same
hour also a treat will be given the
school.
The public school will close Fri
day for the Christmas holidays re
suming work in two weeks. The out-of-town
teachers will, most likely,
spend the season with homefolks. We
wish for them a merry Christmas and
a happy New Year.
Mr. E. L. Froneberger was some
what indisposed yesterday but is at
his post of duty today. Mrs. J. F.
Harrelson's little brother at Cherry
vllle, who had typhoid fever, is not
doing well at all. Rev. Mr. Patton,
of Elon College, preached in the
Methodist church last Sabbath night
to an appreciative audience.
Eflrd's Spreading Out.
Mr, P. T. Heath, of Atlanta, owner
of the Heath building on West Mam
avenue occupied by the Eflrd Compa
ny, yesterday let a contract to Mr.
J. E. McAllister, of Gastonia, for the
construction of an addition to this
building, SO by 45 feet, two stories.
It is to be of brick to correspond
with the older building. The worK
is to be completed as early In Janu
ary as possible. While hf e r.
Heath also signed a new five-year
lease with this firm for this building.
A continually Increasing business
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SMITH WORSTED IN FIGHT.
Recorder of Bessemer Gity, Former
Candidate for Congress and. Re
publican Politician Severely Pom
melled 'by Cotton Mill Operative
Yesterday in Front of City Hall.
Information reached Gastonla-'Tast
night from reliable sources at Besse
mer City that Mr. John A. Smith, re
corder of that town for the past few
weeks, ex-mayor, erstwhile Republi
can candidate for Congress in oppo
sition to Congressman E. Yates
Webb and well-known local Republi
can politician, received a 'severe
drubbing about 6 o'clock yesterday
evening at the hands of Mr. Willis
Woodel, an employe of the Harbor
ough Company, operators of the old
Mascot Mills.
When the battle was over Woodel
had a scratch or two and Smith, so
the reporter was informed, had his
face beaten almost into a pulp. To
use a common phrase, he was as
bloody as a hog and the services of a
physician were required to dress his
wounds.
When the report reached the paper
Woodel had not been arrested. From
the best information obtainable it
seems that Smith owed Woodel an
account. The latter met Smith In
front of the city hall and asked him
for the money, whereupon Smith, it
is stated, denied owing Woodel, any
thing, called him a liar and struck
at him, Woodel, said to be a very
peaceable man and a quiet, indus
trious citizen and property owner, lit
in and gave Smith a genuinely thor
ough whipping.
WILSOX-WILCOX
ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Invitations reading as follows have
been received in Gastonia:
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene W. Wilcox
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their daughter
Bess
to
Mr. R. Boyce Wilson
on Monday the first of January
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twelve at high noon
Eight hundred and one Pierce Street
Sioux City, Iowa.
The groom-elect is a prominent
young Gastonlan and has a large
number of friends who will be inter
ested to learn of his approaching
marriage and who will welcome him
and his bride back to Gastonia.
If yon get a sample copy of The
Gazette It is an Invitation to sub
scribe. Best value for your money
In the county. -
rendered It necessary for Eflrd's to
have more space, hence the enlarge
ment of their present quarters. This
firm has been doing business in Gas
tonia for the past two years and. is
making a splendid success. The
same firm has wholesale and retail
stores in Concord and Charlotte. Mr.
Heath left last night for Atlanta to
spend the holidays with homefolks
before going back on the road.
well as new subscribers
Personals and Locals.
Sunday night the execution
of
stockings will take place.
Mr. C. A. Eury left yesterday
for Monroe on business.
Mr. and Mrs. James Adams, of
Bowling Green, were here yesterday.
Mr. J. II. Rutledge, of Dallas,
routo two, was in Gastonia on busi
ness Saturday.
Mr. C. S. Carson, of Bessemer
City, was in Gastonia on business
Saturday.
Mr. George B. Mason is at home
from the University of North Caro
lina for the Christmas holidays.
Mr. Hugh B. Pursley, of the
Swan-Slater Company, spent Sunday
with friends at High Shoals.
Mr. John W. Gaston, of Bel
mont, was a Gastonia visitor Satur
day. Miss Clara Patrick, of Dallas,
was among yesterday's holiday shop
pers in Gastonia.
Mrs. R. R. Ray and Miss Mamie
Ray, of McAdenville, were shopping
in town yesterday.
This from the Orange (Va.) Ob
server applies to Gastonia: "The
price of eggs is entirely too high for
them to go down the throat."
Mr. H. C. Millar, one of the
Piedmont & Northern Railway Co's.
attorneys, was here from Charlotte
on business yesterday.
Mr. J..W. Clay, of the Clay
Printing Co., Hickory, was in town
between trains yesterday afternoon
en route to Charlotte.
All the city schools will close to
morrow afternoon for the Christmas
holidays and will re-open on Thurs
day morning, January 4th.
Mr. William Carroll, son of Mr.
J. L. Carroll, of Clover, route one,
who has been quite sick for some
time, is now. much better.
Mr. J. H. Separk, secretary of
the Gray Manufacturing Company, is
out of the city on business. He will
return about the last of the week.
Mrs. W. J. Sechre8t, Miss Sarah
Hoffman and Dr. Bessie Puett, all of
Dallas, are spending the day in Char
lotte shopping. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cooke and
little child, of Mooresville, returned
home this morning after a visit of
several days to Mrs. Cooke's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. John F. Davis.
"Mr. Charles Parker has opened
up a stock of groceries and general
merchandise in the store at the
Clara Mill formerly occupied by R.
P. Parker, his father.
Mr. L. D. Hartsell, father of
Mrs. B. F. S. Austin, who has been
undergoing treatment at the City
Hospital for the past six weeks, is
very much improved.
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. McLean, of
Belmont, route one, spent the week
end In Gastonia as the guests or
Dr. McLean's parents, Sheriff and
Mrs. J. D. B. McLean.
Misses Bessie and Emily Low
rnce, students of the Piedmont
High School, at Lawndale, will ar
rive in Gastonia Thursday to spend
the holidays with their aunt, Mrs. 3.
O. White.
Mr. J. A. Capps, who is a stu
dent at the Piedmont High School,
Lawndale, Cleveland county, arrlvee
in Gastonia yesterday to spend the
holidays with homefolks. The school
adjourns tomorrow for the holidays.
Mr. John A. Gerhart, a promin
ent manufacturer of Perkasle. Pa., ar
rived in Gastonia Saturday to spend
several days here as the guest of Mr.
R. L. White and family. Mr. Ger
hart is the father of Mr. White's
son-in-law, Mr.' Clarence Gerhart.
In a card asking us to change
his address from Lakeland to Mi
ami, Florida, Dr. W. H. Hoffman
says: "Grand climate ' down here.
Straw hats and white dresses all the
go. Summer time in full blast."
Rev. W. L. C. Kilrlan preached
at South Point Methodist church
Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock and at
Belmont Sunday night at 7 o'clock
for the pastor of the Mount Holly
and Belmont work, Rev. J. Archie
Bowles.
On Saturday night, December
23rd, there will be a Christmas en
tertainment at the Ozark Methodist
church. . A program consisting of
songs, recitations and dialogues will
be rendered, followed by the distri
bution of presents from the Christ
mas tree.
Sheriff J. D. B. McLean Is in
Belmont today collecting taxes. He
will be at Parham's store near Crow
ders Creek tomorrow, after which he
will be at his office in the court
house 'for the remainder of th,s
month.
-Prof. H. A. Query, the efficient
principal of the Belmont high school
which was suspended last Week till
the first of. January because of sev
eral cases of scarlet fever, will spend
the remainder of the week and -perhaps
next week InGastonia with Mr.
and Mrs. Joseph H: Adams. While
here Mr. Query will assist The Ga
zette In local work, at which he Is an
adept ' .' ,
Negro Suspected of Attempting to
Wreck C. A NVW. Passenger Train
at Crowders Creek Trestle in Sep
tember in Tolls at Charlotte Re
wards Aggregating $100 or 'More
Ont for Him May be Brought
Here.
Milas Partlow, a negro much want
ed in York, Gaston and Mecklenburg
counties for various crimes but prin
cipally for an attempt to wreck north
bound passenger train No. 10 on the
Carolina ft North-Western Railway
at Crowders Creek trestle, this coun
ty, on September 19th, is at last in
the toils and rests at present behind
the jail bars at Charlotte.
Sailing under the alias of John
Balck, he was arrested there Satur
day on a warrant charging him with
the theft of a mule, harness and bug
gy from a party at Tirzah. S. C.
Charlotte officers suspected that he
was Partlow, some persons there
having identified him. Sunday af
ternoon Chief of Police J. W. Car
roll, of Gastonia, and Constable H.
E. Johnson, of York county, went to
Charlotte and positively identified the
negro as Partlow. The negro then
acknowleged his Identity and did not
deny that there were warrants out
for him in Gaston and York counties
for disposing of mortgaged property
but denied that he was connected in
any way with the dastardly attempt
wreck the C. & N.W. train at Crow
ders Creek trestle. Chief Carroll
was armed with the warrant for
Partlow for this crime but the of
ficers at Charlotte declined to let
their prisoner go until they made
some satisfactory arrangements as to
the rewards outstanding for his cap
ture and conviction.
Rewards aggregating $400 or more
are outstanding for Partlow's ar
rest and conviction. The C. & N.-W.
Railway Co. offers a $250 reward,
Governor Kltchln $100, York county
$50 and perhaps there are others
which have not as yet come to light.
Partlow Is wanted here also for dis
posing of mortgaged property De
longing to Messrs. Craig & Wilson,
of this city.
As soon as the matter of a divis
ion of the rewards can be agreed up
on between the officers of the several
counties Involved it is probable that
Partlow will be brought to Gastonia
first to be put on trial for the at
tempted train wrecking. There is
strong circumstantial evidence a
gainst him in this case. - If convicted
of this crime he will doubtless get a
long sentence. If he is finally con
victed of all the offenses with whicn
he is charged It would seem likely
tnat the remainder of his natural
life will be spent behind prison bars.
He bears a bad reputation and if half
is true, that is said about him he
would richly deserve such a fate,
finenatce Illels .ayf -hlwco n cmfat
AXTI-SALOOX MEETING.
Rev. Dr. & B. Turrentlne Talks In
terestingly of Fourteenth Annual
Meeting of Anti-Saloon League of
Last Week.
Rev. Dr. S. B. Turrentlne, presid
ing elder of the Shelby district, ar
rived in Gastonia Saturday morning
from Washington where he spent
most of last week In attendance on
the fourteenth annual convention or
the Anti-Saloon League of America.
Together with Hon. Clyde R. Hoey,
of Shelby, Dr. Turrentlne represent
ed the Western North Carolina Con
ference of the Southern Methodist
church, these two gentlemen having
been ohosen as delegates at the re
cent session of conference in States
ville. Dr. Turrentlne reports that
the meeting was largely attended- by
prominent men from every State of
the Union.
One of the most interesting feat
ures of the meeting was the banquet
on Thursday night at which there
were present Governors, Senators,
Representatives and many other
men prominent In the political and
business life of the nation. A num
ber of strong addresses were made
at this banquet, one of the very best
being by Congressman Yates Webb,
of this district, who is one of the
strong champions of prohibition. Mr.
Webb's address, says Dr. Turrentlne,
was one of the finest made during
the whole meeting and attracted the
attention of delegates from all sec
tions of the country.
One of the chief objects the leame
now has In view is the bringing
about of some national . legislation
preventing the shipping of whiskey
into "dry" Statqft. Dr. Turrentlne
believes that Congress is ready to
take decisive action along this line
whenever they are satisfied beyond
a doubt they have the backing of
the maiority of the neoDle of the na
tion. Whether anything is accom
plished along this line at the pres
ent session of Congress or not, the
league is very hopeful of bringing
about legislation on this point be
fore a great while.
The whiskey trust, says Dr. Tur
rentlne, Is the biggest trust in
America. A v few years ago 'the
brewers, the wine makers and the
whiskey manufacturers were fighting
each other. When the leaders In
these separate but closely allied
trades realized that sentiment was
crystalizlng against the whole In
iquitous business they united their
forces and are now engaged in a com
mon warfare against the prohibition
forces. ,- " . .
" Residents on rural routes should
use return envelopes. Get them for
any route in the county at 80 cents
per 100 at The Gaeette office. - -
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Hovis-Crumpton.
On Friday evening December 15th,
at 8 o'clock, Mr. J. B. Honj, or
Stanley, and Miss Mattle Crumpton
of Gastonia, were united in mari'iatfe
by Esquire Thomas S. White at Ms
home on East Main avenue.
Stockholders to Meet.
Notices were mailed out yesterday
morning by Secretary and Treasurer
E. G. McLurd of the Gastonia Mu
tual Building & Loan Association
giving notice of the annual stockhold
ers meeting which will be held In
the city hall on Thursday, January
4, 1912, at 3:30 o'clock p. m.
Kifie Shoot in May.
It will be of Interest to our read
ers to know that the annual rifle
shoot .of the North Carolina National
Guard for this section of the State
will be held In Gastonia again next
May. The meet held here last May
was in every way a most pleasant ana
successful one and it is gratifying to
know that Gastonia was again se
lected as the place for the meet.
Military Inspection.
Capt. A. J. Daughtery, U. S. A.,
vho has been detailed by the War
Department to the Inspection and In
struction of the North Carolina Na
tional Guard, will spend the last
week of January with Company "B",
First N C. Infantry, known as t tne
"Uaston Guards." There will be1 spe
cial !i Ills In the armory in the Ad
ams building every night, and special
instruction in military tactics.
Death at Old Mill.
Mrs. George D. Harmon died yes
terday morning at 10 o'clock at her
home, No. 412 North Mill street,
near the Old Mill, death resulting
from blood poison. Deceased was
about 20 years old and is survived by
her husband. Funeral services were
conducted at the home this morning
at 10 o'clock by Rev. W. C. Barrett,
pastor of the First Baptist churcn,
following which interment was made
In Hollywood cemetery. Mr. Har
mon is an operative at the Old Mill.
Mrs. Nathan Jenkins Dead.
At 8 o'clock last night at her home
at the Dunn Mill Mrs. Martha Jane
Jenkins, wife of Mr. Nathan D. Jen
kins, died after an illness of several
months with cancer. Mrs. Jenkins
was born January 11, 1851, and was
hence nearly 62 years of age. She is
survived by her husband and one
daughter, Mrs. Nannie Dover, ty
five brothers and one half-brother, all
of whom live In the county. The
funeral was held at the home at
1:30 o'clock this afternoon, follow
ed by interment at Long Creek Bap
tist church, of which the deceased
rhad been a member for many years.
Sells His Cotton Crop.
Mr. E. Perry Lewis, of route two,
the originator- of the now widely
known Lewis Long Staple Cotton,
last week disposed of the remainder
of his 1911 crop. He raised this
year only 14 bales, the crop being
small on account of the very dry
weather experienced. He sold this
cotton at from 18 1-2 to 22 cents per
lb. to Mr. R. L. Stowe, of the Im
perial Mill at Belmont, and Mr. L. F.
Groves, of the Flint Manufacturing
Company, Gastonia. Elsewhere In
today's Gazette Mr. Lewis advertises
a limited amount1 of seed for sale.
In Friday's issue of The Gazette we
will have some Interesting facts to
give our readers about this well
known, and popular cotton. Lack of
time and space prevents its publica
tion today.
Issues a New Directory.
Decidedly the handsomest and
most convenient telephone directory
ever issued by the Piedmont Tele
phone ft Telegraph Co. is the one
dated December 15th, now being dis
tributed from the general offices of
the company here. In issuing this
directory the company made some
radical departures from former cus
toms. It is printed on cardboard in
stead of paper which makes the pa
ges easier to turn and the book more
durable. A very valuable feature Is
the addition In this issue of the
street numbers to all the names.
The names are In light face type and
the numbers in black face. The
physicians' names are in bold-face
type. Another new and serviceable
feature is a page devoted to a list of
tolls from Gastonia to various points
on this and other systems. Besides
Gastonia this directory contains the
lists for Bessemer City, Bowling
Green, Dallas, High Shoals, Harden,
Lowell, Mayesworth, McAdenvllle.
Stanley and Spencer Mountain; This
directory furnishes quite a lot of In
formation very valuable to business
men, traveling men -and others who
desire to learn who the city officials,
physicians, etc. . are and where they
may be found. Here are the names
and addresses of the mayor, alder
men and all pther city officials, sec
retaries of the'clubs, etc, It was rery
carefully compiled and the Informa
tion it contains is reliable. This di
rectory was gotten out by the Ga
zette Publishing Company, of Gas
tonia. '
John and Will Boss, Two of the Ke '
groes Suspected of Murder of Mr.
and Mrs. John Dixon, Brought to .
County Jail Here Hack Boas la ".
Charlotte Jail Witnesses Held at
Shelby Development in Sens
tional Murder Case. V'
John and Will Ross, who together
with Hack Ross, all negroes, are sue
petted of being the murderers of
Mr. and Mrs. John Dixon near Lawn
dale, Cleveland county, last Tuesday
night, were brought from Charlotte
to Gastonia on No. 11 Saturday and
placed for safe keeping in the coun
ty jail here. They were put in sep- '
arate cells where they could not com
municate with each other. Though
It was known that they were to be
brought here on that train there was
no large crowd to see them and no
demonstration was made. Hack
Ross was left in the Mecklenburg
county jail at Charlotte, the three
having been removed from Shelby
Friday to prevent the possibility of
lynching.
Though there was some talk on the
streets Saturday regarding the pos
sibility of a mob dealing out sum
mary penalty to these negroes, mo
attempt was made along that line.
Into the wee sm' hours of Sunday
morning there were smalt bunches of
men here and there but the mob
spirit was absent.
Before the men were spirited away
from Shelby to avert a lynching
John Ross made a confession to
Sheriff Wilktns in which he stated
that Will Ross had confessed to him
that he. Will, committed the crime
and telling how it was done. That
they have the guilty person or per
sons In the five or six negroes now In
jail In Gastonia, Charlotte and Shel
by the officers feel confident. The
work of securing the evidence to un
ravel the mystery is now being pros
ecuted with strong hopes of success
In being able to put the guilt where
it belongs. The latest arrest In the
case is that of Bert Gardner, a Cleve-
land county negro arrested and plac
ed in the Shelby jail Sunday as a
witness. Gardner claims to have
overheard John and Hack Ross plan
ning the murder at a corn-shucking
at Mark Beam's three or four weeks
beforehand. Gardner is an old ne
gro and Is well thought of In Cleve
land county.
There does not seem to be much
doubt that the crime was committed
by one or more of the Roes negroes.
Governor Kltchln has called a spe
cial term of Cleveland Super!or
court to convene January 8th for tne
tilal of these negroes and the pubue
hopes that the guilty one or ones will
be speedily convicted and sent' to the
electric chair.
An Oyster Supper.
There will be an oyster supper at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. George W.
Falls near Crowders Creek on Christ
mas night. This is an annual event
given by the Young Peoples Chris
tian Union of the Crowders CreeK
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church. Everybody is cordially in
vited to attend.
Let O'Neil help yon solve you
Christinas shopping troubles.
A Terrible Blunder
to neglect liver trouble. Never do
It. Take Dr. King's New Life Pills
on the first sign ot constipation, bil
iousness or inactive bowels and pre
vent virulent indigestion, jaundice or
gall stones. They regulate liver
stomach and bowels and build un
your health. Only 25c at J. H. Ken
nedy ft Co's.
Largest stock of Christmas toys las
town at O'Xeii's.
Marriage Licenses.
Since Friday the following mar
rlage licenses have been issued. Je
rome Allison, of Mt. Holly, and Ada
Joy, of Stanley; Elzy Kendrlck and!
Georgia Potts, of High Shoals; Alex
ander McConnell, of Stanley, and
Mazie Rankin, of Mount Holly; Os
car Pearson and, Artie May Plyler, ot
Gastonia; R. C. Richardson, of South
Carolina, and Johnsie Lineberger, of
Mount Holly,
If it's for Christmas you'll find It
at O'Xeii's.
Ends Winter's Troubles.
To many, winter is a season of
trouble. The froBt-bitten toes and
fingers, chapped hands and Hps.
chilblains, cold-sores, red and rough
skins, prove this. But such troubles
fly before Bucklen's Arnica Salve. A
trial convinces. Greatest healer ot
Burns, Bolls, Piles. Cuts. - Sores,
Bruises, Eczema and Sprains. Only
25c at J. H. 'Kennedy & Co's.
Santa Clans has headquarters at
O'Xeii's. The place to get your hol
iday goods. , ; ,
Xew Money for Holidays.
The Citizens National Bank has a
lot of bright new money for the hol
iday seasons, in gold, silver and cur- ,
rency. The' gold is In $2.50 pieces
up. At Christmas time there are al
ways numbers of persons who want -newmoney
to give as presents and ,
to accommodate them .the Citizens
Bank every year lays in a supply at . -this
season. If you want new money
see this bank: ;
;" O'Xeii's. is the children's stows
Everything In Christmas toys an J
goods. .
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