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GASTOXIA, X. C TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 1912.
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CHERRYVILLE ROUTE 2 NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHERRYVILLE. R. F. D. 2.
March 1. The Hickory Grove school
closed last Friday with an enter
tainment on Saturday. A few of our
people attended, the attendance be
ing good considering the bad day.
The patrons' are highly pleased witn
the sucreBsful term taught by Mr.
D. C. Poole. Mr. W. R. Carpenter
and family spent last Saturday ana
Sunday at the home of Mr. George
Clarke. Mr. Kelly Dixon, of Char
lotte, spent Saturday and Sunday
with Mr. Benjamin Stroup. Miss
Jenett Thornburg spent last Sunday
with Miss Saliie Strop. Miss Eu
nice Carpenter spent Monday with
Miss Irene Davis. Mr. and Mrs. J.
T. Carpenter spent Wednesday in
Bessemer City with Mrs. V'enia Car
penter. Mrs. Mollle Homsley, of
Charlotte, and Miss Mosouria
Homsley, of Cherryville, spent Tues
day with Mrs. Walter l;ong and
Wednesday night with Mr. John A.
Stroup'B family. Mr. Grier Dellin
ger Is on the sick list this week.
Misses Mageie Iee Carpenter and
Ferrie Froneberger spent last Satur
day with Mrs. Luther Carpenter.
Mrs. Pink Huss died yesterday
morning, February 29th, and will be
burled today at 2 o'clock at tne
Cherryville cemetery.
Mrs. Maggie Lytton and Mrs. Re
qua spent last night at the home or
Mr. Ed Gardner. Mrs. J. S. Stroup
spent Wednesday with her mother,
Mrs. Stewart, in Cherryville.
CAUSE HALF MILLION IX1SS.
Expense of Five Hundred Consump
tive -Roston Investigation Shows
How Tuberculosis Drains Resourf
ret of Individual ami community.
An actual money loss In wages
and institutional care of $500,023.
000 was sustained by the City of
Boston and by 500 male consump
tives studied by Dr. Edwin A. Locke
and Dr. Cleveland Floyd, of the Out
patient Department of the Boston
Consumptives Hostipal. This is but
one of many interesting conclusions
presented by these physicians in the
March Journal of the Out-door Liie.
(New York) the official organ of
The National Association for the
Study and Prevention of Tuberculo
sis. In order to ascertain the actual
economic loss from tuberculosis.
Drs. Ix)cke and Floyd sefected a:
.random 500 male cases, men who
had visited the dispensary during
the last five years. 24 4 of the cases
studied were dead when the Inves
tigation was begun and 256 were
living. Over 41 per cent of the
men were between the ages or
twenty and thirty-nine.
It was found on May, 1, 1911, the
date of the investigation, that the
224 dead men jhad each lost on an
average 58.03 weeks of work from
the time of the onset of their dis
ease until death. The average
weekly rate of wages of these men
was $11.89 and their total loss In
wages amounted to $170,965. The
236 living cases each lost on an a
verage 89.3 weeks of work at an a
verage wage of $11.38 or a total loss
of $255,074, making $426,039 lost
in wages alone by both groups.
In addition to this large sum, it
cost the City of Boston $73,984 to
care for these 500 men in its public
hosiptals and other institutions.
This community loss is exclusive of
the. large sums that were spent by
private organizations on 406 out or
these 500 cases.
422 of the 500 men had families
with an average of 4.3 2 members.
Commenting on this phase of the
problem, the investigators say:
"The direct result on the family
Income of the disability of the chief
bread winner Is well shown by the
comparison of the total and average
weekly Income of the 422 families
before the onset of Illness and after
the beginning of the stage of com
plete disability. In the first Instance
the total weekly Income from all
sources was $6,807.29 or an average
of $17.50, while In the latter the to
tal weekly Income was only $3,055.
60, or an average of $7.86, a decline
of 65 per cent. One hundred and
.sixty-one families were without in
come of any sort during the period
of complete disability of the patient,
while the total weekly Income prev
ious to this stage was $1,877.75."
If to all of these losses were add
ed the "capitalized value of the earn
ings cut off by death," Dtb. LocRe
and Floyd estimate that the loss of
the 244. dead cases alone would
bring the total up to nearly $2,000,
000.' And if to these 500 cases act
nally studied were added the 15,000
living cases In Boston, they estimate
the loss to the Individuals and the
city would amount to many millions
of dollars.
.These figures of the economic
loss caused by tnberculoslB, they con
elude, present' the most complete
justification for the money Boston
has spent in tuberculosis work, and
show why other communities should
not hesitate for fear of expense to
attack the tuberculosis problem.
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NEW CLUB ORGANIZED.
Loray Manufacturers Club Will SeeK
the Mental and Physical Develop
ment of Its Members Club
House Being Fitted Up The Of
ficers. Correspondence of The Gazette.
WEST GASTONIA, March 5.
The, Loray Manufacturers Club was
organized Friday evening, February
23rd. The officers of the club are
as follows: Norman Morrow, pres
ident; E. C. Herrin, vice-president;
Philip Plyler, secretary and treas
urer: D. C. Elliott, solicitor; A. B.
McAllister, R. A. Baker. J. B. Hor
ton, H. E. Conrad and C. T. Settle
myer constitute the hoard of gov
ernors. The club will occupy one of the
I.oray Mill companies buildings at
the corner of Church and Mill
streets, which will be remodeled and
arranged to meet the requirements
of the club. One room has already
been furnished with chairs and ta
bles for a reading room and quite a
number of the best magazines and
newspapers have been subscribed
for. A gymnasium will be installed
In one of the other rooms, the entire
building will be nicely furnished and
painted and will be up-to-date in
every respect.
The object of the club is the
physical and mental development of
its members, also to boost West
Gastonia. This is something thai
has Been needed here for a long
time and we feel sure that a step
has been taken in the right direc
tion. .Tudgine: from the interest
that the people are taking in tne
enterprise there is no reason why it
should not prove a decided success.
The club will be open every day
In the week from 7:30 a. m. until
12 o'clock m. except Sundays when
It will be open from 1 until 6:30 p.
m.
$10,000 FOR BRIDGE,
Mecklenburg Commissioners Appro
priate That Sinn for Mount Holly
Bridge Conditioned on Similar
Amount from Gaston.
The following is from yesterday
afternoon's Charlotte News:
A strong delegation of citizens
from Mount Holly and vicinity, rep
resenting both the Mecklenburg ana
Gabion county sides of the river, ap
peared before the commissioners ami
asued that they make an appropri
ation of $10,000 to supplement an
other $10,000 to be given by the
commissioners of Gaston county for
the purpose of building a $20,000
sf.eel bridge over the Catawba rivei
at .Mount Holly.
The commissioners decided to
make an appropriation not to ex
ceed $10,000 provided the Gaston
commissioners will do the sanir.
tberefore the bridge is assured ant
will be a steel structure.
ROSES AND THORNS.
An Old Eastern Legend and Its Appli
cation to Human Life.
This world we're living In
Is mighty hard to beat.
Tou Ket a thorn with every roae,
But ain't the roses sweet?
There Is an eastern legend that when
the beneficent Creator prepared the
earth for man, causing It to bring
forth herbs and trees pleasant to the
eye and good for food, each bearing
its seed within itself for propagating
its kind, the roses bad no thorns and
the lilies, violets and other blossoming
plants were free from thistles, bram
bles and noxious weeds.
But the sons and daughters of men
In their greedy eagerness to gather the
flowers, each one selfishly striving to
secure a larger share than his fellow,
seemed likely to despoil the earth of
its beauty and leave not even enough
blossoms to perfect their seed and per
petuate their species. So the kindly
All Father provided the roses with
thorns for self protection and sent a
host of defenders of the more tender
blossoms by causing thistles) and briers
to spring up around them like wardens
of a castle or the bodyguard of ft
queen. And this is the reason for the
thorns apd briers nature's protection
against human greexL
The legend has a wider application.
The roses typify the pleasures of life
and the thorns its pains. A life of
ease and pleasure was not only use
less, but satiating. It would demoral"
Ue him who Indulged In it Satiety
despoils the rose of its beauty and the
violet of its fragrance; hence kind na
ture makes true pleasure the reward
of Tlrtuous effort and punishes over
indulgence with penalizing suffering,
to the end that greed may be restrain
ed and self control developed with its
ttteHdant virtues of temperance, kind
liness, industry and thrift John B.
Stoll In South Bend Times.
' . -Read Efird's page of big specials
In today's Gazette. ' ., .
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CHILI) BURNER TO DEATH.
Jennie May, Three-Year-Old Daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Ixtng.
of Alexis, Suffers Horrible Deatn.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
ALEXIS, March 2. On Wednes
day. February 2Sth, Jennie May, tne
little three-year-old daughter of Mr.
and .Mrs. Phillip A. Long, who live
about a mile from Alexis, was so
badly burned about noon that sne
died about 3 o'clock in the after
noon. Mrs. Long had been doing
some washing and there were some
coals of fire left under the wasn
pot. ,Jennie May. together with two
other small children, was playing in
the yard. While Mrs. Long was
gone to the spring for water the lit
tle girl got too close to the fire ana
her dress was ignited. Before aid
could reach her her clothing had
been almost altogether burned from
her body. When the mother reach
ed her she was standing with her
arms held up crying "Oh" and the
flames leaping above her head. The
burial 8rev1ce was held at Mount 7a
on church by Rev. W. B. McClure
and the little body was laid to rest
in the graveyard. The bereaved
parents have the sympathy of the
entire neighborhood.
BELMONT BUDGET.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BELMONT, March 3. At a con
gregational meeting this mornine at
the Presbyterian church, definite
stens were fallen toward the erec
tion of a new church building tn tne
near future. A committee consist
ing of the boaVd of deacons, Messr's.
R. L. Stowe, .1. B. Hall. J. R. Gaston,
and H. C. Johnston, together witn
Messrs. F. P. Hall and S. P. Stowe,
was appointed to look after sucn
important matters as the securing or
a site, the plans for financing the
new venture and the conferring
with architects concerning Plans and
specifications for the building. All
the above-named men are well
known business men, four out of
the six named being prominent in
the cotton mill business here, anrc
the affairs of the church are in Bafe
hands and under wise ministrations.
The South Point township teacn
ers spent last Friday in Belmont,
going over the local school. Under
the guidance of Superintendent Hall
they went In a body from room to
room. Inspecting and observing the
classroom work done in each grade.
This move is in line with the poli
cy recently inaugurated by Superin
tendent Hall to displace the format
county organization with the more
practical effective township organi
zation. By this method, actual de
monstrative teaching is shown and
class-room work observed first-hand.
However, the county organization
will jiot be altogether discontinued.
Among those present Frldsv were
the teachers from Lowell, McAden
iri"e, I'nion, New Hope and some
from Gastonia. Principals Ramseur
Riddle and Earl Thompson, the lat
ter of the Carolina football fame.
. The basketball season for the
high school closed Saturday with a
victory over Baird's school of Char
lotte by a score of 24 to 14. There
Is, however, a probability of a eame
being arranged with the Charlotte
high school team. The local boys
have not lost a game this season.
St. Mary's College has been beaten
twice, Baird's school twice and the
Salisbury high school once. The
squad, every member of which has
played throughout the whole of ev
ery game on the schedule, Is as fol
lows: Ray Armstrong 1. f., H. a.
Query, r. f., and coach. Gaston, -.,
James Armstrong, 1. g.. and P. Lew
Is. r. g. Prospects for a winning
baseball team are bright.
Lighted Him Home.
Two friends who lived in the coun
try were in the habit of dining fre
quently with one another. One day
Jack received an invitation from
James to dine with him at the usual
hour in the evening. As it happened
It was an extremely dark night, and
Jack took a stable lantern to enable
him to see the way clearly. In due
course he arrived quite safely at
James's residence, and they dined ex
ceedingly well, but certainly not
wisely. '
The next morning Jack received a
note from James to this effect: "Dear
Jack, herewith find your stable lan
tern. Please return my parrot and
cage."
Her Fortune. .
Aflss Ivy Braytoh Hodge, one of the.
well known women drummers of the'
west, at a commercial travelers' ban
quet In Chicago, responded to a toast
with these words:
"A woman's face is said to be her
fortune. In the girl drummer's case,
Miss Maud Wllkins, of Besse
mer City, spent Sunday in Gastonia
as the guest of Mrs. T. A. Wllkins,
Bessemer City Policeman Convicted
of Manslaughter and Sentenced to
Six Months on Road. -Verdu t
Came as Sui prise to Many People
Appeal Taken to Mupremr
Court I'artlow Case Being Trl i
Other Court News.
Six months on the roads and to
pay the costs of the case was tne
penalty Imposed yesterday morning
by Judge Lyon in Gaston Euperior
Court on Christy S. Hager, ex-policeman
of Bessemer City, who was con
victed Saturday night of man
slaughter by the jury, which had
been out for less than two hours.
The verdict came as a surprise to
most everybody as the general be
lief seemed to be that Hager would
be acquitted.
Before sentence was pronounced
Mr. O. F. Mason, who with Mr. S. J.
Durham,, admirably conducted (the
defense, asked that the verdict of
the jury be set aside and the defend
ant granted a new trial. Mr. A. G.
Mansum, of counsel for the prose
cution, opposed this and the request
was not granted. The defendant's
attorneys appealed to the Supreme
Court and the appeal bond was fixed
at $1,000.
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In speaklpg'in behalf of the de
fendant Mr. Mason made a strong ap
peal for the ex-officer. It was rather
an unusual scene for a Gaston coun
ty court. The case has elicited more
interest perhaps than any trial con
ducted in the county in ten years.
Hager killed Earl Ix)ckman while
discharging his duties as chief or
police of Bessemer City last Novem
ber. The plea of the defense was
that the killing was done in self-defense.
Lock man was placed under
arrest by Hager. The latter was
drinking, according to the evidence,
and attacked Hager with a knire,
cutting him two or three times. Ar
ter he had been cut Hager shot
Ixckman. These facts were testi
fied to by witnesses for the defense
and testimony of the witnesses for
the prosecution were largely In ac
cord therewith. The most essential
difference in the testimony was that
the State's witnesses stated that
Hager. when he shot the dead man.
was six or eight feet away from him.
Hager testified that he was within
arm's leneth of Ixickman. The gen
eral opinion was that Hager made
a splendid witness for himself and
that he made no attempt whatever
to color the story to his own advant
age. Nearly everybody seemed to
think he told the straight truth
abont the tragedy. In the course or
his talk yesterday morning Mr. Ma
son reviewed the case briefly and
referred to the popular belief that
Hager simply did his duty as an of
ficer as he saw it. If he is to sur
fer a felon's fate for this, then law
lessness may break loose and run
riot over the country. Police offi
cers will be afraid to do their duty
and the public welfare will suffer as
a consequence. "If the police offi
cers of this county believed that tne
good people of the county upheld
the verdict of this jury and were
clamoring for the conviction of this
man," said the speaker, "they would
all be tempted at once to throw up
their jobs." There was death-like
silence In the court room. To the
observant person it was evident that
the crowded court room was taking
in every word the attorney said and
that a very large per cent of them
agreed with what he said. There
was no clamor for Hager's convic
tion, evidently. Mr. Mason referred
to the defendant's Invalid wife and
eight children and reminded the au
dience that they did not bring these
into the court room to work on the
sympathies of the jury as did tne
prosecution, who had Lockman's
widow and his two bdyB In the court
room throughout the trial. A num
ber of the best citizens of that sec
tion of the county In which Hager
was born and reared were brought
forward and testified that he was a
man of good character, that he had
never been in trouble or in court be
fore. All had known him since he
was a boy. Mr. Mangum stated in
his reply that he had heard citizens
express views contrary to those set
forth in behalf of the defendant.
However; it was patent that those
who sanctioned the jury's verdict
were a small minority.
The case of the State vs. Mllas
Partlow, for attempting to wreck C.
& X.-W. passenger train No. 10 at
the Crowders Creek trestle Septem
ber 19th last, was given to the jury
shortly before adjournment for tne
mid-day recess at 1 o'clock this af
ternoon. At the time of going to
press, 2:30 o'clock, the jury has not
returned a verdict. The trial of this
case was taken up yesterday morn
ing about 10:30 o'clock and tne
taking of testimony consumed tne
remainder of the day and most of
the morning session today. Mr. F.
M. Shannonhouse represented the
defendant and Solicitor AVIIson and
Mr. O. F. Mason conducted the
prosecution. The principal witness
es for the State were Messrs. H. I
H. E. and S. N. Johnson, J. D. B.
Currenee, B. M. Currence and Tom
Rankin, all of York county; Chier
of Police Wiley Carroll and Police
man Adam Hord, of Gastonia;
Messrs. H. S. Ross and J. W. Fletch
er, of the C. & X.-W. Railway. The
evidence Is altogether circumstan
cial. There are quite a number or
other cases against Partlow on the
criminal docket. It is probable that
the criminal docket will be complet
ed and the trial of civil ases taken
up by tomorrow.
PARTLOW' GUILTY.
Shortly before two o'clock this
afternoon the Jury returned a ver
dict of guilty In the case of State vs.'
Partlow. .
Proceedings of Regular' Meeting of
County Commissioners Held Yes
terdayLarge Amount of I Lou
tine Business Transacted.
The regular meeting of the board
of county commissioners for March
was held at the court house yester
day, all members being present and
Chairman John F. Leeper presiding.
M. A. Carpenter was released of
taxes on 36 acres of land in River
Bend township valued at $300, er
roneously charged.
Miss Lillie Johnston was released
of special school tax in the Lucia
district on 89 acres of land valued
at $890 and also on $1,712 solvent
credits erroneously returned.
The York Bridge Company was
required to raise the bridge across
Crowders Creek to the height called
for in the original contract. This
order will require the bridge to be
made from six to twelve Inches
higher than at present.
The valuation of. Melissa Hum
phrey's lot in Gastonia was ordered
to be reduced from $250 to $150.
The Dallas Cotton Mill was re
leased of corporation, school, road
and county taxes on $6,095 excess
ive valuation.
Nina Elmore, colored, of Crowd
ers Mountain township, was .releas
ed of taxes on 40 acres of land val
ued at $300. erroneously charged.
J. Math Armstrong was released
of taxes on an overcharge of $695
in value of real estate.
The assessment of J. L. Arm
strong on 181 acres of land in
South Point township was reduced
from $2. ".00 to $2,200.
C. C. Bell was released of tax on
two dogs erroneously charged.
II. D. Hanna was released of tax
on one dog erroneously charged.
M. C. Arrowood was released on
$1,600 solvent credits erroneously
charted twice.
The parts of the old Pisgah road
between C. W. Boyd's farm and Pis
gah church were ordered discontin
ued es a nuhlic road.
Sarah Rhom was released of tax
es on 12 acres of land in Crowders
Mountain township erroneously
charged, and charged with taxes on
one acre at $25.
A committee of three, composed
of Messrs. O. G. Falls. .1. F. Mc
Arver and R. S. Lewis, toeether
with the Superintendent of Roads,
was appointed to inspect the public
road leading from the Dallas road
to Gastonia, as petitioned for by
William Jenkins and others, and re
port on the same at the next regular
meeting.
The petition of WJ B. May and
others in regard to the Dallas-Cher-ryville
road was filed to be taken up
for consideration at a later date,
when a survey will be ordered.
The petition of J. Arthur Rhyne
and others to change the public
road near Goshen church was grant
ed, and the Superintendent of Roads
was instructed to open up the same.
Mrs. E. J. Mailman was released
of tax on one dog erroneously
charged.
L. W. Jones was released of tax
on one dog erroneously charged.
Mac Bradley was released or tax
es on $2,000 and valuation of his
lot reduced to $5,000.
K. A. Chapman was allowed to
make return and pay single tax for
191 1.
The assessment of J. T. Pearson
on two lots in Gastonia was reduced
from $1,000 to $650.
Befeie Eddieman was declared an
outside pauper and allowed $5 per
quarter with IT. Broadway as agent.
The time for the sheriff's settle
ment of road, county and special
school taxes was extended to the
first Monday In May.
John Miilen was released of tax
on one dog erroneously charged.
The contract for furnishing ma
terial for the bridge near Gastonia
was awarded to the Virginia Bridge
& Iron Co. at the contract price of
$149.
J. M. Burgin was released of tax
on one dog erroneously charged.
The contract for furnishing ma
terials for the bridge near Kings
Mountain was awarded to the Yorit
Bridge Co., at the contract price or
$2.35. Both the above bridges will
be erected under the supervision of
the county superintendent of roads,
the county merely buying the ma
terials from the contractors.
B.- L. England was released of
taxes on 31 acres of land in Crowd
ers Mountain township valued at
$240, erroneously charged twice.
Philip Self was allowed to make
return and pay single tax for 1911.
Held Annual Meetine.
The regular annual meeting of
the stockholders and directors or
the Gastonia Insurance & Realty Co.
was held In the company's offices in
the Realty building last Thursday
afternoon at 3 o'clock. Matters or
routine business claimed the atten
tion of the officers and stockhold
ers. All of the old officers were re
elected as follows: President and
treasurer. W. T. Rankin: vice-president.
C. B. Armstrong; secretary," E.
B. Brittaln. All of the directors
were re-elected and Mr. R. Grady
Rankin was added to the board. A
semi-annual dividend of 5 per cent
was ordered paid. The reports or
the officers showed that the past
year has been a good one and the
stockholders expressed themselves
as being highly satisfied with the
condition of the company. The pros
pects for business during the com
ing year are exceptionally bright.
Recently Mr. R. G. Rankin was add
ed to the company's force and has
charge of the outside work. Among
the' stockholders present for the
meeting was Mr Dupe, of Greens
boro. .- ' j
Mrs. David J. Jackson Passes Away
at Extreme Old Age at Home Near
Clover Mother of Mr. J. F.
Jackson, of Gastonia Was Active
Until She ftustained Fall Three
Months Ago.
At her home one mile from Clover
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock Mrs.
Erixepe Jane Jacksno, wife of Mr.
David J. Jackson and mother of Mr.
John Frank Jackson, of Gastonia,
died In her ninety-ninth year. She
had been bed-ridden practically all
of the time since she sustained a fall
three months ago. Death was due
to the injuries sustained in this fall
coupled with natural Infirmities inci
dent to her very advanced age. She
was conscious almost to the end.
Funeral services were held at
Bethel Presbyterian church Sunday
afternoon at 1 o'clock and the body
was laid to rest in the cemetery at
Bethel where deceased had held her
membership since early girlhood.
Rev. Dr. Robert Adams, of Souttt
Carolina, conducted the services
which were very largely attended by
relatives and friends who gathered
to pay their last respects to the
memory of this good woman..
Prior to her marriage to Mr. Jack
son in February, 1846, deceased was
Miss Erixene Jane Adams, a daugh
ter of Robert Adams, and was born
on Beaverdam, in York county, near
the present town of Rowling Green,
December 11, 1813, and was hence
In her ninety-ninth year at her
death. She was one of 14 children,
several of whom lived to advanced
ages. One, Mrs. Polly Carrigan. who
lived In Cabarrus county, died a
few years ago at the ag of 9 5. An
other sister, Mrs.Sallie Clinton, died
in Texas at the age of 92. One
brother, James Adams, lived to be
SO. Deceased's husbanfl. Mr. David
J. Jackson, survives at The age of
S9. Mrs. Jackson was the last mem
ber of her immediate family. She
leaves three children, namely, Mr.
J. W. Jackson, who lives near Beth
el church; Mr. John Frank Jackson,
of Gastonia. and Mr. Robert A.
Jackson, who resided at the old
home place with his parents. On
their marriage, sixty-six years ago,
Mr. and Mrs. Jackson moved to the
house where she died and where
they had ever since resided. Here
for nearly three score years and ten
they lived a happy and contented
life. Both were active and in the
enjoyment of good health. Up to
a few months ago Mrs. Jackson was
able to do considerable work around
the house and her husband continu
es to be active enough to get about
well and do some work. Mrs. Jack
son had a wonderfully clear and re
tentive memory, as is testified to by
ail who conversed with her. She
was able to recall, even almost to
the end, happenings of long before
the war. She was able to relate
with vivid accuracy and Interest
many important events of the civil
war period.
Mrs. Jackson was a woman of the
highest Christian tyne. In early
girlhood she joined Bethel Presby
terian church and remained a loyal
and consistent member thereof un
til the end of her life. She was held
in the highest esteem and love by
all who knew her. Truly she was a
mother In Israel. Besides three
sons, she leaves 15 grandchildren
and four great grandchildren.
DIXXER ftETS GOIXG.
Twenty-Three Persons Have Xow
Gotten Theirs and a Dozen or
More Are Xearly Ready for
Theirs Xo Time Limit to Offer.
Following is a list of the persons
who have already gotten up clubs of
ten and have received therefor one
of The Gazette's handsome 42-piece
dinner sets valued at $10.00:
Miss Zuba Pursley, Bowling
Green, S. C.
Miss May Carroll, Clover, S. C,
Route one.
'Miss Maggie Gamble, Bessemer
City, Route 2.
Mrs. D. P. Hoffman, Gastonia, R. 2.
Mrs. W. F. Pearson, Gastonia.
Mrs. E. D. Huffstetler, Gastonia,
Route 3.
Miss Madge Hanna, Gastonia.
Master Roger Grier, Gastonia.
Mrs. R. H. Plyler, Gastonia.
Mrs. J. R. Henderson, Lowell.
Route 1.
Miss Emma Sanford, Belmont.
Charles and Robert Boyd, Gasto
nia. Mrs. O. P. Rudlsill, Iron Station.
Miss Ida Lee Huffstetler, Gastonia.
Miss Maggie Cobb, Gastonia, R. 4.
Miss Ollie Rhyne, Gastonia, R. 2.
L. L. Henderson, Gastonia.
Mrs. G. F. McKee, Gastonia.
Mrs. F. E. McArver, Gastonia.
Mr. W. B. Elam, Crouse, R. 1,
Miss Carrie Jones, Gastonia. .
Miss Mabel Dixon, Gastonia. R. S,
Mrs. I. F. Mabry, McAdenvllle. .
Following is a partial list of per-,
sons now engaged in getting up
clubs, most of them having gotten
nearly all of the required number:
Miss Vernie Arthurs, Gastonia.
Mr. H. L. White, Bessemer City.
Route 1. -
Miss Jessie Xolen, Gastonia.
L. E. Kincaid, Gastonia, Route 4.
Fleming Howell, Gastonia. ; '
Mrs. C. P. Cor, Lowell. a-
Mrs. A. B. Kaiser, Bessemer Clty
Mrs. P. E. Hoffman; Gastonia, R- "
two. , . - '
' Mrs. w. 3. Beattle, Gastonia R. 4,
; Miss Mina Lewis, Belmont.
There are doubtless others who
have not reported to us. There is no
time limit to this offer as yet, so
there is7 opportunity for many more
to get sets. Today Is the time to
start to work. ' -