t . 7 J . : . 7 7Y;. Y lV I v vV ' a V''-; PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDATS AHD FRIDAYS. I "V. SIXGLK COPY 8 CEJTTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. 91.BO A YEAR IX ADVANCE VOL. XXXHL GASTOMA, X. C FIUDAY AFTERXOOX JULY, 28, 1912. NO. 60u GASTON LOCALS NEWSOFTHE COUNTY Rev. J. L. Oates of the Associate Re formed' church, and the Interment was in Rose Hill cemetery. . PE0PLEIN PPIT COMING AND GOING LINK UPR0ADS TWO PETITIONS OUT S0CIALCIRCLES ; IN WOMAN'S REALM. v Jfewsjr Letters from Gazette Corres- pondents Here and. There Over Good Old Gaston What Our Neighbors Are Doing in the Var ious Sections -of the Counijr Per sonal Mention of People You Know and Some You Don't Know. AT OLD FURNACE. - Annual Picnic Saturday, the Address bj Mr. Stonewall hant Manic and Baselmll. arth-N, Old Furnace's annual picnic will he held this year on Saturday of this week, July27th. For many years past a picnic has been held at this point at some time every-summer and the people of that section of the county have come to look upon It as an established institution. They gather in large numbers to have a day of pleasure and the crowd is al ways considerably augmented by tne presence of many from other sections of the county. This year the principal feature of the day will be an address by Mr. Stonewall J. Durham, of Bessemer City, at 11 o'clock. Mr. Durham's ability as a speaker Is so well kiuwn that he Is guaranteed a good hearing beforehand. Muslfr for the occasion will be fur nished by the Bessemer City Cornet Band. In the afternoon there will be a baseball game between two strong teams. A cordial invitation is ex tended to all to be present and to bring well-filled baskets for the din ner which will be sDread under tne trees. Old Furnace is two miles west of Bessemer City. Crouse Route One News.. Correspondence of The Gazette. '. CROUSE, Route l.-July 22. Mr. Lafayette Klser and wife spent Sat urday with Mrs. Riser's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stroup. Mr. T. B. Carpenter snd family and Mrs. J. A. Stroup spent Sunday witn Miss Ada Ramsey. Misses Nellie and Lula Cloninger visite Misses Nellie and -Sidney Abernethy Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. AlexRash is quite sick at this writing. Miss Willena Boring, daughter of Rev. W. M. Boring, has typhoid fe ver but is some better at this writing. Mr. E. M. Abernethy and family spent Sunday with Mr. J. A. Aber nethy, his brother. The farmers of thl section are busy fighting general green. They are behind with their work on ac count of so much rainy weather. Mr. Burton Pasour, son of Mr. F. P. Pasour, is right sick with typhoid fever. Mr. Clay Riser and family spent Sunday with Mrs. Clay Riser's par ents, Mr. and Mrs. Julius Alexander. Mr. and Mrs. John Carpenter and daughter. Miss Bessie, of Clover, Texas, came In to visit Mr. Carpen ters brother, Mr. M. L. Carpenter. Mr. Carpenter reports cotton and corn extra good in Texas this year. York and Yorkville. Yorkville Enquirer, 23rd. Miss Georgia Russell, of Charlotte, Is visiting relatives in Yorkville. Mr. J. Withers Grist, or -Yorkville, has taken a position with the South ern Railway at Rershaw. A commission has been Issued to the York County Fair Association of Rock Hill with a capital stock of $10,000. The petitioners are T. O. Flowers, J. w.0'Neal, John T. Rod dey. W. B. Wilson. Jr., Jas. S. White. Chester, July 22: The First As sociate Peformed Presbytery wilf hold a Sabbath school and Young Peoples'. Christian Union convention in the A. R. P. chnrch of this city. July 30-31, W. E. Simpson, of Edgmoor, is chairman of the con vention. A nflmber of good sseakers have been senrfd and n attrpctive program has been arranged. A little daughter of Dr. W. M. Wrhlte hsd he pmrVable experi ence yesterday of being run over the front wheel of a heavy ice w on without sustaining any luju- be yond some more or less cainful bruises'. While the Ife wagon was stopping In the roM rer the doe tor's house, the c'M undertook to climb in over a" wheel. The mule started and t cWld wm thrown u Ti de' the "-fceel and run over. Mr. William H. McConnell. one of the oldest and mps hlgMy esteemed citizens of Yorkville,' died at his home on College -street-last Friday Evening at 9:30 . o'clock,.-several nonrs after havine been - stricken with aponlexy. Although he had been passing through a noticeable decline through msny year. Mr.1 Mc Connell appeared to be In his tisna health on Friday when he west into his garden, where ne has he-njn the hsb't of snending most of his time, On his fallnre to return to the honae auring a snower,- m meioer oi rne famllv went ontgto look for him and fnnnd him 1vi uienjnsclous. with a oke containing a few tomatoes, by h M ten IrU'. the "house at one. died some hour lateF. The f url -'.-'vlcea "were "hejd st tv family reeHee a Pnn iy;itn"!nr at 10 o'clock by "e-r. Ti. 15.- Gillespie.' pastor of the First Presbvterian churchv'of which -the deceased was a member,' assisted by Cleveland Callings. Cleveland, Btar, 23rd. Prof. A. B. Peeler, of Chefryville, was here Saturday on business. . Miss Wllma Long, an attractive young lady of Gastonla, is visiting Miss Mary, Anthony. Misspell Dillhig, of Kings Moun tain, is the guest of Miss Madge Thompson. Mrs. Joe S. Wray, of Gastonla, ar rived Friday to visit her parents, Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Barnett. Capt. F. Dllling, Mart Patterson and Rev. Mr. Graham came through Saturday" eh route from Kings Moun tain, in 'their car to Rutherroraton, to the good roads meeting. . Mrs. W. J. CllfTord. who has been spending a week with her mother, Mrs. Alary Ann Hendrlck, returned to her home at Gastonla Saturday. Mrs. Clifford is remembered as a most popular and competent teacher several years ago in the graded school. Mount. Holly Matters. Correspondence of The Gazette. MT. HOLLY, July At least two hundred peo'nle fro v her went to Stanley today to enloj the big" an nual picnic. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Rhyne and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Rhyne chaperoned a party of young folks over to Lake wood Park Wednesday evening for a moonlight picnic. The picnic was given in honor of Miss Leonora Pat terson, of Huntersville, who Is vis iting Miss Christine Rutledge. Rev. J. A. Bowles Is In Cherryvllle to attend the district conference of e Methodist church. Rev. D. E. Vlpperman and family are spending this week in Gastonla with relatives. Misses Jean and Bain. 'Henderson are In'Charlotte visiting Mrs. Eugene Dewstoe. Miss Ruby Kale", of High Shoals, Is spending a few days here, the guest of her aunt. Miss Ida Rale. Mr. Charlie Edwards, of Catawba, spent Tuesday In town with his sis ter, Mrs. Frank Stone. TKXT.IS CROWD KD. KvangeliNtlc Services Being Conduct ed at Belmont by Iiev. William Black Draw Large Crowds. BELMONT. JULY 26-The evan gelistic services in progress at Bel mont, conducted by Rev. William Black, of Charlotte, are erowine in interest each day A large 'choir, made up of the choirs of the town and led bv Mr. Robert C. Freeman of Steele Creek, leads the congre gational singing-. The congregations are increasing, and at the evening services, now number between 500 and 600 people. The large tent is 611ed to its utmost capacitv and scores are forced to sit outside the tent. There have already been many pro fessions of faith. All the praise is given to God. Everybody within reach is cordially invited to attend these services. To Preach Here Sunday. Rev. Dr. H. M. Sydenstricker, of West Point, Miss., will fill the pul-. pit of the First Presbyterian church next Sundav at both the morning and evening services. Dr. Sy'en stricker is one of the strongest min isters in the Southern Presbytertan church He was a delegate to the Pan-Presbyterian council which met in Liverpool several vears ago. It is not often that the Presbyterians of Gastonia have the opportunity of hearing such strong and forceful preachers. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONVENTION. Annual Meeting of the Gaston County Presbyterian Sunday School Asso ciation Held Yesterday at Hephzl bah Church. The Hasten County Presbyterian Sunday frhool Convention convened at 10:15 o'clock yesteday morningat Hcnribah church, The opening pray er was offered by Rev. R. S.Jurwell, ifter which Mr. J. H. Kennedy, of Gastonia, was elected chairman and Mr. J. A. Hunter, of Gastonia, secre tary. An address. of welcome by tne pastor was responded to by Mr. J. H. Kennedy, and the enrollment of del egater was made. The sermon was preached by Rev. R. f. Burwell, afr ter w':ich a recess was taken to 2 o'clock. At 'he c'tcrnoon session, m addi tion to the usual routine committee work, a number of Interesting top ics were discussed. "How to Get Children to Attend Sr a "iy Schpol," was discnesed by Rev. R. S. Burwell, Rev: Mr. Sechrest aud others; "Would it bo weM for Sanrtay Schools to elect Superintendents and Teacn ers." by Rev. R. S. Burwe'il. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows: J. H. Kennedy, president; Rev. G. A. Sparrow, vice president; A. M. Smyre, treasurer; executive committee, Rev. G. A. Spar row, Rev. R. S. Burwell, A. M. Smyre, J. H. Kennedy 'and J; A. Hunter. The selection, of . the time' and place for the next meeting was'left to the ex ecutive committee. Several subjects which were on the program for Fri day were taken up and the program war,completed at the afternoon pes slon yesterday, final adjournment be ing taken lae In the afternoon In stead of continuing -. the meeting through1 todays : : y Personal Items About Gaston Folks and their Friends Short Items About People and Things That Are of Interest to Gazette Readers, Condensed for Their Convenience. Mr. Frank Costner was over yesterday from Charlotte. Mr. Baxter Riddle, of Bowling Green, is in the' city on business fV day. Rev. R. S. Burwell, pastor of New Hope Presbyterian church, is a Gastonia visitor today. Mr. J. A. Crawford and daugh ter, of route one, were among today's Visitors In town. Attorney Fred M. Valz spent yesterday In Bessemer City on pro fessional business. Mr.' Raymond Cabaniss has been spending several days here with his mother and sister. Esquire I. F. Mabry, of McAden ville, was a business visitor in Gas tonla yesterday. Miss Mary Wilson returned home yesterday from Montreat where she spent several days with friends. Mr. Donali Boyden, of Knox vllle, Tenn., s'.Hiit Saturday and Sun day with his sister, Mrs. J. M. Hol land. Mrs. W. M. Council returned yes terday to her home at Hickory after spending a da or two with her niece, Mrs. J. M. Holland. The year-oid- child of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Stroup, of the Flint Mill, died last nisht and will be burled this afternoon at Spencer Mountain. Messrs. R. A. Baker, C. L. Chan dler and A. B. McAllister attended the picnic at Stanley yesterday, go ing over In .Mr. Chandler's auto. Mr. J. Leake Carraway, of The Charlotte News staff, was In the city yesterday afternoon. He will 'leave with his family tomorrow for South Carolina on a vacation trip. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Loftin. of Gibsland, La., are expected to arrive in Gastonia tonight on a visit to their son, Mr. C. I. Loftin, and other rela tives. A revival meetiuK will begin at Mt. Olivet M. E. Church tonight and continue through Sunday. THe preaching will be done by tne pastor. Rev. B. A. Culp. Little Margaret Boyden Hol land, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Holland, win) has been critically ill for some days, is considerably im proved. Dr. I. W. Falson, of Char lotte, is attending her. Mr. J. M. Wright and family, o; Lowell, moved yesterday into a house on West Fourth avenue be longing to the Holland Realty & In surance Co. Mr. Wright Is section master on the Southern Railway. Mr. and Mrs. John Craig Mc Lean, of Steele Creek, and son, Dr. Will McLean, of Panama, were tne guests yesterday of Mrs. W. W. Mc Lean at her home on East Main av enue. An Ice cream supper will be giv en by the ladles of the W.?8t Gastonia M. E. Church tomorrow, Snturday night, beginning at 7:3Q o'clock on the lawn at tin parsona?o. No. 116 West Airline avenue. 0 GOVERNOR X. KITCHIXr He Will address the Democraticic voters of the county in the court house - . tomorrow night. " . 'ill ANNUALPICNIC STANLEY'S BIG DAY Picnic and Old Soldiers' Reunion at Stanley Yesterday a Great Success Col. Henry Blount the Orator of the Day Free Dinner to Veterans Base Ball Game Enjoyable Dance, Among the annual celebrations that are fast becoming a settled cus tom at various points in the county, Stanley's big picnic and reunion of Confederate veterans is always look ed forward to as one of the most In portant and enjoyable. No commun ity in the county has people who are more thoroughly hospitable and who know better how to give their visi tors an exceedingly pleasant time. While the crowd yesterday was not quite so large as has gathered there on former occasions of the kind, there was a large concourse of peo ple on hand to take part in the pleas ures of the day, many coming from Gastonia, Lowell, Mt. Holly, Lincoln ton and other near-by towns, as -well as from the entire section of sur rounding country. The Confederate veterans of the county, to whom the annual reunion at Stanley Is always especially attractive and enjoyable, were present In good numbers, there being probably upwards of a hun dred at the dinner which was served free to the veterans by the ladies or the town in the grove adjoining the residence of Mr. C. F. Smith. The formal exercises .of the day were opened at 11:30 o'clock with a splendid lecture by Col. Henry Blount, of Wilson, N. C, himself a Confederate veteran, and a speaker with a State-wide reputation for elo quence. While Col. Blount was hoarse from the result of a cold, he delivered his lecture on Wit, Humor and Eloquence In a style which great ly pleased his audience. He spoke for about an hour, after which an ex cellent dinner was served on tables set in the grove to all the veterans who were present. At 4:30 In the afternoon a base- Daii game was played between the f Stanley team and a team from Low4 ell. The game was exceedingly slow, only five Innings having been pJayed when it became necessary to call the game for the Loweli players to get to their train. The score at the close of the fifth Inning stood 6 to 8 in fa vor of Stanley. Spargo for Stanley pitched a splendid game, but good field work was Impossible because of the rough condition of the grounds. The festivities of the day were brought to a close last night with a most enjoyable dance, at which there was present a large number of young people from various parts of the county. Admission was strictly by card, the personnel of the party therefore being quite select. In spite of the heat, which was oppres sive in the extreme, the occasion was very greatly enjoyed by all who were present. Rev. R. A. Villcr, of Lowell, was taken suddenly 111 Wednesday night with' an attack of appendicitis and was taken to a hospital at Gaff ney, S. C, where he underwent an operation yesterday mornlg. His many friends will be pleased to learn i mat ne stood tne operation wen ana that his condition today !s considered quito satisfactory. -' )lipllif w i v Citizens of Gastonia Will Ask Com missioners to Connect Up County Highways Through Town Before Winter Want to Avoid Deplorable Conditions Which Prevailed Last Winter One Petition Asks That Franklin Avenue be Used to Link Up New Hope Road With Besse mer City and Lin wood Roads. hen the board of commission ers oi Gaston county conve.ic in reg ular monthly session here on .Monday August 5th, they will ha.c prc-centea to them two very largely signed pe titions with reference to the linking up of county hignways Uirotmh the tuwu of G-uio'i'.n. These petitions, each of which I;as several hundred signatures, are reproduced belo'v: No quest-on i-.', o' more vital Im portance just m to GatonUa. In particular and to all the people of the coifnty in general than this one. One has but to recall the deplorable conditions which prevaiiled on all the roads leading out from town during last winter to realize the force of the above statement. For many weeks, in fact during the larger part of the entire winter season, these roads were, in many instances, impassable. As a result of it Gastonia merchants lost perhaps $100,000 worth of busi ness that rightly belonged to them and hundreds of farmers lost both time and money because they could not get Into town to dispose of their cotton, wood and other products nor to purchase the things that they were obliged to have. They could come within a stone's throw of the corporate limits of the town on the good roads, but were compelled to leave then- vehicles outside and tramp from one to three miles to get to the business part of tne town. Then, of course, they could neither bring in nor take out any articles or bulk or weight. There are macadam roads leading up to or almost to the city limits from Union, New Hope, Lowell Dal las, Bessemer City and Llnwood. None of these have been connected up through town as yet and the ob ject of the present petitions Is to get the commissioners to have these missing links built between now and the winter season. In the case of Lowell, Belmont, Mount Holly, Bessemer City and pos sibly other towns In the county the macadam roads have been built right on through the towns thus affording good highways right into the busi ness, sections of all of them. In the case of Gastonia this is not true, not a single macadam road having as yet been built through the town. "THE PETITIONS. To the Honorable Board of Commis sioners of. Gaston County: We, the undersigned citizens of the town of "Gastonla and property owners and residents on Franklin av enue in said town and residents and property owners on the road leading from New Hope church in the east ern section of Gaston county to Ftanklin avenue In the town of Gas tonia, do hereby respectfully peti tion this honorable board that, where as said road has been macadamized from the residence of Madison Ken drick eastward, that you extend said macadam road from the said resi dence of Madison' Kendrick on to Gastonla and through Franklin av enue and connecting with the macad am road leading from the Bessemer City section in the western section or the town. The other petition reads as fol lows: - We, the undersigned citizens of Gaston county, would respectfully submit to your honorable board that there are two macadam roads, or more, leading into the town of Gas tonla, viz: A road leading from New Hope church to the incorporate limits of the town of Gastonla and another road leading from Cherry vllle and Bessemer City to the in corporate limits which road also con nects with the road leading from All Healing Springs toward the town of Gastonia: that during last winter it was almost impossible for persons coming from either of these .direc tions to reach the town of Gastonla owing to the conditions of the roads In the eastern and w"tern limits or the said town of Gastonia; that it Is now the middle of the summer, and we therefore petition and urge you to connect said New Hope road with the roads leading from Ch-ryvllle to Gastonla and from All 'Healing Springs to Gastonla; that this con nection be made with a graded ma cadam road. Gets $1,000 Per Day for Expert Advice. Atlanta, July 10. It is something of an International compliment, and a tribute to Georgia and the south as well, that W. T. Gentry, president of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Cpmpany, has been called on by the British postmaster general to give him expert assistance in a suit" how pending against the British national telephone, organization, a branch of the government; The British company is paying Mr. Gentry $1,000 per day for his advice, but he has told them that he will be unable to remain later than July 16. Governor Kltchln speaks at the court house tomorrow night. S. AND O. CLUB. At her home' on North Marietta street Wednesday afternoon from ! five to seven o'clock Mrs. D. A. Paee entertained the S. and O, Club ana a few invfted guests. Progressive trait was played and an ice course was served. The out-of-town guests pres ent were: Mesdames J. L. Rhodes and C. W. Hopkins, of New Orlean's. MAYOR CRAIG ENTERTAINS , Mavor T. L. Craig entertained the city hall force at an elegant eight course dinner last evening at his home on West Main avenue. The dining room was attractively deco rated with nasturtiums. Mayor Craig's guests were Chief of Police J. VV. Carroll, Policemen T. N. Wil liams, A. B. Hoard, S. B. Brymer, W. B. Conard, O. F. Adderholt, B. VV. Craig and John D. Lindsay, City Clerk John R. Rankin and Mr. Ned Hayes, in charge of the fire depart ment. The dinner was an elegant affair and the Mayor proved himself a delightful and entertaining host. , MISS HAMRICK'S HOUSE PARTY. The following Is from the social column of Tuesday's Gaffney S. C, Ledger: "Miss Ethel Hamrick 1b entertain--ing a house party at her attractive home on Limestone street which in cludes Miss Mary Ratcliff, of Bir mingham, Ala., Miss Margaret Tem ple, of Danville, Va., Miss Mario Cross, of Chester, Miss Edith Elliott, of Dillon, and Miss Hallie Torrence, of Gastonia, N. C. They were class mates of Miss. Hamrick at Converse College and are receiving much social attention from her friends. Miss Hamrick entertained last evening la their honor." MISS HUSSEY TO WED LOUISIANA MAN. Invitations reading as follows have been received in Gastonla: Mrs. William Baker Hussey requests the honor of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Eleanore Felicia, to Mr. George Peterkln Meade j on the evening of Wednesday, the : seventh of August, at eight o'clock, at Christ Church, Nashville, Tennessee. At Home after the twenty-fifth of September. Gramercy, Louisiana. Miss Hussey is pleastntly remem bered here as a member of the Cen tral school faculty during the ses sions of 1904-05 and 1905-06. She is a young lady of many personal charms and during her two-years residence here made many friends who will be Interested Ir. this an- ' nouncement. They will be delighted to know that Mr. and Mrs. Meade ; will spend a portion of their honey- i moon in Gastonia. While here they will be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. ; Robert A. Love. On their honey- ; moon trip they will visit a number ' of points in Western North Carolina. ; DAVIS-JENKINS j WEDDING. ! A pretty home wedding was sol emnized Wednesday evening at nine o'clock when Miss Zoe Jenkins, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John S. ' Jenkins, became the bride pf Mr. Hoke Davis, of Shelby. The guests were met on the porch by Miss Nellie Mauney and Mr. Otis Lineberger, who kept the register. They were then met in the front hall by Misses Gertrude Smith and Lole Long. From there they were shown Into the sitting room by Mesdames L. H. Long and S. M. Morris, where the presents from the many friends were displayed. While Miss Carrie Morris played a selection on the piano, the guests were ushered into the parlor by Miss Zelda Long. Then Miss Jane Mor ris sweetly sang, "If You Are There," and Rev. J. E. Abernethy, who was to join these two lives, took his place under the arch which was beautifully decorated in green and white. To the' strains of Mendelssohn's wed ding march, Miss Myrtle Jenkins, sister of the bride, dressed in white marquisette over yellow satin and carrying a bouquet of yellow dahlias and maidenhair fern, entered the parlor with Mr. Arthur Spencer. Next came the bride and groom and took their Btand before the minister who Impressively spoke the words that made them husband and wife, while 1 "Love's Old Sweet Song" was softly, played In the room across the hall. The bride was dressed In a tan go-ing-away suit and carried an armful of bride's roses tied with white ma line. After the congratulations the guests were shown, to a cozy corner of the porch where punch was served, by Misses Gertrude Ware, of King Mountain, and Itara Wilson, assisted, by Misses Lena Lineberger. - Mary Wilson, Mary Ellen and Minerva Jen kins. The happy couple left on No. SS for Shelby, followed by the good' wishes of their many friends. . The out-of-town guests were Mes dames W. T. Gamble, Worth Falls. Lizzie Falls and Miss Gertrude Ware, of Kings Mountain: Mrs. H. A. Johnson, of Charlotte, and Mrs. ,VvY E. Haynes, of Monr6e7 sndTMr."kh4 Mrs. P. R. Jenkins, of Kings Mountain- " .j

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