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VOL. XXXIV.
GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 7, 101.1.
NO.
HEWS OFJE GOUHTY
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gazette Corres
pondents Here and There Over
Good Old Gaston What Our
Neighbors Are Doing in the Var
THREE HOUSES A WEEK
III SOCIETY'S REALMS
'S TAX VALUES
HAPPENINGS IN THE WOMAN'S WORLD
GASTON
STREETS
rlmpressions. Incidents and Little
Things of Interest of a Varied Na
ture, Happening Over Town, as
Heard and Seen by a Newspaper
Man.
TIMELY DIPROVEMENTS.
The newspaper man notes with
pleasure the Improvements that are
being made on the streets of the
town especially in the business sec
tion improvements that have been
needed for some time, viz: The re
coating of the street with btthulittc
near the Interurban crossing at the
corner of Main- and South streets.
For some time, owing to the differ
ence in the level between the street
and the car track there has been
trouble of all sorts both to pedes
trians and vehicles passing along
this way. One would sometimes be
forced to walr several moments be
fore the congestion, on account of
the single track, could be relieved.
Workmen have been busy for the
past day or two repairing this state
of affairs at this crossing and the
work gives promise of being dura
ble. Another timely bit of work be
ing done now is the filling And lev
eling of several holes in the bltu
lithlc paving on Main street that
have been caused by the pawing and
stamping of horses hitched. A stitch
In time saves nine, you remember,J
and it Is an excellent bit or execu
tive wisdom that is causing these
defects, small though they be, to be
remedied before they become more
grievous and unsightly.
THE DAIRY LUNCH.
With the vacation by Padsett
Brothers of the store room on Main
street recently occupied by them and
adjoining the building now used as
a passenger station by the Piedmont
& Northern people there Is afforded
an opportunity to the latter named
which the newspaper map hopes
hey will not be slow in seizing. It
has been rumored around town, in
fact, that they are already prospect
ive tenants of' the building and that
they contemplate the removing of
the partition now separating the two
and converting them into a large
and commodious station with the
lairy lunch as an added feature and
to our mind as a very necessary ad
junct. The dairy lunch In this section of
the country is something new, but
those of Gastonlans who have util
ized time consumed In waiting for
trains in Charlotte, at the P. & N.
depot by sampling the bill of fare
offered at the dairy lunch counter in
that city will not be slow In saying
that It Is a very valuable and pleas
ing innovation.
The very name "dairy lunch"
seems to carry with it an air or tone
of freshness, of country-life cleanli
ness that is not usually found in the
city restaurant. And in fact the
strictest care prevails. All Is clean
and neat.
As is generally well known In the
dairy lunch you wait on yourself.
the officials claiming that by this
elimination of servant hire they can
afford to give better fare and more
of It. If the Interurban officials do
make the change suggested and In
augurate the dairy lunch we believe
that it will be a paying Investment
and a pleasing feature to the travel
ing public.
1
GIRLS.
Says The Rock Hill Herald, quot
ing from The Columbia State:
"Jefferson de Angells used to carol
a little ditty', about "Oh, the gjrls,
girls, girls," accenting In his angelic
way every "girl." If the merry old
boy had been in Columbia yesterday,
he would have had ample excitation
for chirruping right heartily. The
streets were full of girls, girls,
girls mostly Wlnthrop girls. And
Jolly Jeff's very best caroling would
have been not- whit too good for
them, for they were a sample lot of
the prettiest girls in the world an
axiomatic statement since they were
South Carolina products."
Samples are generally the pick of
the lot, aren't they. Up here in
North Carolina we do not have to
pick out "samples" worthy of the
distinction referred to any and all
of them naturally come under this
classification.
ESCAPED AFTER FIFTEEN
YEARS.
W.-P. Broyles made a successful
-escape after fifteen years of suffer
ing from kidney ana bladder trou
bles.! Foley Kidney Pills released
aim and will do just the same for
others. He says: "They cured a
most severe back ache with painful
bladder irregularities, and they do
all you claim for them.' Refuse
substitutes. J. H. Kennedy & Co.
Adv.
. Water and light bills must be paid
to the city clerk on . or before . the
10th of the month. If not you trill
"be rat off from service and a charge
of fifty rents made to cut yon ta
araln. Remember this and paj TO
DAY. , 7 '
Miss Nellie Mauney returned
yesterday to Lenoir to resume - her
studies in Davenport College. .
ious Sections of the County Per
sonal Mention of People Too
Know and Some You Don't Know.
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY, Dec. 29.
Christmas Is past and gone. The
new year will soon be here. We
should all try to live better the com
ing year than we did in the year
Just past.
Mr. Clyde Carpenter and sisters,
Misses Myrtle andSunle, snent last
Sunday at the home of Mr. Henry
Kiser.
Misses Helen and Annie Payseur
were the guests Sunday of Miss Jes
sie Williams, of Bessemer City.
There was a Christmas tree at
St. Mark's Lutheran church last
Wednesday afternoon. There were
a great many presents to distribute
among the crowd.
Miss Jessie Williams, of Bessemer
City, returned last Monday to take
up her school duties at Carolina
school house, after spending the
holidays with homefolks.
Mr. Chall Dameron, of Bessemer
City, and Miss Ada Eaker, of Kings
Mountain, route one, were married
Christmas day. We hope for them
a happy life.
Mr. Herbert Beam, who has been
very sick with pneumonia, has Im
proved very much.
Mr. Hoyle Miller, of Waco, and
Miss Annie Mae Blackwelder, -of
Cherryville, were married last Wed
nesday at. the home of 'Squire Ro
landus Mauney. The ceremony was
performed by Mr. Mauney.
Mr. and Mrs. Miles Allen left Inst
Saturday for Washington, D. C,
where they will make their future
home.
HELD DISTRICT MEETING.
Red Men of Four Counties Hold
Semi-Annual Pow-Wow at Mc-Adenville-2-Addresses
Made and a
General Good Time Enjoyed.
Representatives of the nine lodges
composing the eighth district of Red
Men, comprising Gaston, Cabarrus,
Mecklenburg and Cleveland coun
ties, gathered in semi-annual ses
sion at McAdenville Saturday. Two
sessions were held, one convening
at 2 p. m. and the other at 7 p. m.
Mr. John G. Carpenter, of the
Gastonla bar, delivered the address
of welcome at the afternoon session,
Mr. A. M. Dixon, of this city, re
sponding to the address. District of
ficers for the ensuing term were
chosen as follows: J. R. Kee, or
Bessemer City, chief sachem; J. ft.
Fisher, of Gastonla, senior saga
more: J. G. Carpenter, of Gastonla.
junior sagamore; R. B. Elam, of
Charlotte, prophet; A. M. Dixon, of
Gastonla, chief of records.
At the evening session the feat
ure was the installation of the oh
fleers for the ensuing term of Mc
Adenville Lodge No. 87. The prln
clpal address at that time was by
Capt. Robert Anderson, of Char
lotte. Others who spoke were
Messrs. J. L. Webb, J. G. Carpenter,
A. M. Dixon and Col. G. H. Marvin,
of Gastonla, who carried the crowd
with a litfle toast which he framed
up as he walked the crosstles from
Lowell to McAdenville In the after
noon. His toast was as follows:
Here's to the good old Stars and
Stripes',
And America, the land of the free;
And here's to my brothers here to
night. Whom I know as good Red Men
to be.
Gastonla Lodge No. 146 was rep
resented by Messrs. A. M. Dixon and
L. K. Reynolds and Clara Lodge No.
163, Gastonla, by Messrs. J. G. Car
penter and C. T. Parker.
Pay your water and light bill: be
fore the 10th and save the cliaruo of
50 rents for rutting yon back in. J Or
HINTS FOR HOUSEKEEPERS.
Keep Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound always on hand, and you can
quickly head off a cold by its prompt
use. It contains no opiates, heats
and soothes the inflamed air passa
ges, stops the cough, and may save
a big doctor's bill. In the Yellow
package. J H. Kennedy & Co.
Adv.
Practice Pistol Shooting.
An innovation In the polica service
was a pistol target practice held last
Thursday by the members of the lo
cal force on Leinster Range, of the
National Guard, in West Gastonla.
Those shooting and the order in
which they scored from the highest
to the lowest, were: W. B. Conard,
Adam Hord. B. W. Craig. O. F. Ad
erholdt and S. B. Brymer. They
were accompanied by Capt. A. L.
Bulwlnkle, of the Gaston Guards,
Jailer G. R. Rhyne and County Com
missioner Frank McArver. It. - Is
probable that pistol .target practice
will be established as a regular-exercise
for the policemen.
Pay your water and light bills be
fore the 10th and save the charee of
50 cents for rutting yon batlcin. 10c
Rear Efird's page ad to-day. It
Is full of tempting specials.
6AST0N1AS RECORD FOR 1912 600D
During Year Just Closed 150 Build
ing Permits Were Issued Best
Record for Several Years Past
Incoming Year Holds Promise of
Even Larger Things Building
News.
With a record of practically three
houses a week throughout the year,
1912 was one of the best years from
a building standpoint In the entire
history of the town. Below is given
the record of permits issued for the
past year, which is complete except
as to the last item, namely the num
ber of houses being built by th
Armstrong Mill, which is conserva
tively estimated as thirty. While
work has already commenced on the
new $30,000 passenger depot of the
Southern Railway the permit has
not as yet been Issued and hence
does not appear in this list. Them
has never been a year in the h'sto
ry of the town when so much build
ing has been done, if the years when
several new cotton mills together
with hundreds of tenant nouses
were erected within a twelvemonth
are excepted.
B. G. Bradley, three-room house,
Happy Hill.
M. A. Carpenter, one room on
Oakland street.
P. T. Heath, addition to store
room, Main street.
Union Grove church, four rooms,
West Gastonla.
A. J. Kirhy, two four-room hous
es, North Oakland.
J. A. Jones, P. & N. depot, Broad
and Main streets.
J. S. Torrence, three five-room
houses, Columbia street.
.1. S. Torrence, three four-room
houses, East Second street.
J. S. Torrence, three five-room
houses, EnBt Third avenue.
J. S. Torrenre, six-room house,
Columbia street.
E. J. B. Moore, store' room on
Church street.
Robert Taylor, four room house,
Granite street.
Holland Manufacturing Co., three
three-room houseB, North -Broad
street.
A. J. Smith, one-room addition,
Franklin avenue.
Daniel's Chapel, North Broad
street.
C. C. Armstrong, six-room house,
South York street.
Gray Manufacturing Co., fifteen
three-room houses, at Gray Mill.
J. H. Seark, executor, three-
room house, Sohh Willow street.
C. B. Armstrong, ten-room house,
South York street.
C. B. Armstrong, six-room house,
East Fifth avenue.
J. Y. Miller, one-room addition,
South Marietta street.
T. E. Robinson, one-room Rock
ford avenue.
Ozark Mills, three Bix-room hous
es, Cedar street.
R. Z. and R. G. Rankin, eight
room house. South York street.
J. L. Smith, five-room house Wil
low street.
W. L. Walters, five-room house,
Willow street.
Mrs. Allen, five-room house West
Airline avenue.
Geo. W. Hanna, seven-room Souse
West Franklin avenue.
Lee Ramfey, five-room house,
East Second avenue.
T. E. Robinson, three-room house,
Rockford avenue.
J. H. Pressley, one-room, East
Second avenue.
John Burris, store room, West
Lincoln avenue.
Mrs. S. Schneider, store room,
East Main avenue.
J. E. McAllister, seven-room
house. West Fourth avenue.
3. E. McArthur, store room, East
Airline avenue.
J. A. Laney, three-room house,
North Broad street.
Noah Mason, one-room, Lincoln
avenue.
C. E. Adams, ten-room house,
Broad street.
Holland Realty & Insurance Co.,
three-room house, North Marietta
Btreet.
G. W. Ragan, four store rooms,
East Main avenue.
k. Hope Brison, three rooms,
West Main avenue.
C. M. Crowder, two store rooms
and lodge hall. North Marietta
street.
Dock Carpenter, one room, Mode
na street.
A. R. Rankin, eight-room house.
South Chester street.
A. E. Moore, two rooms. Franklin
avenue.
J. L. Goodnight, store room, East
Airline avenue.
Pat H. Smith, eight-room house,
West Airline avenue. 0
O. M. Boyd, three rooms, South
Marietta street. -
S. H. walker, one room, Fifth av
enue. T. E. Robinson, three-room
house, Granite avenue.
A. J. Klrby, four-room house,
North Oakland street.
H. Rutter, seven-room house.
South Marietta street.
C. M. Crowder. five-room house.
South Willow street.
Holland Realty & Insurance Co.T
two three-room houses.
Johnson Woods, eight-room house,
Walnut street.
L. B. Holland, eight-room house
York street.
R. W. White, six-room house, Da
vis streeL
T. M. Pearson, one room. West
(Continued on page four.)
ENTERTAINING
TUESDAY AFTERNOON CLUB.
Mrs. D. A. Garrison Is this after
noon entertaining the Tuesday Af
ternoon Club at her home on Soutn
York street.
S. AND O. CLUB WITH
MRS. S. A. ROBINSON.
The regular meetlug of the S. and
0. Club will be held Saturday after
noon of this week at 3 o'clock with
Mrs. S. A. Robinson at her home on
South York street.
MEETING OF
MISSION STUDY CLASS.
The mission study class of the
First Presbyterian church met yes
terday afternoon at the home of
Mrs. C. I. Loftin. The subject for
study was "At Our Door," and the
meeting was led by Mrs. R. M. Reld.
The meeting was a very interesting
and profitable one and was well at
tended. LUTHERAN LADIES
MEET.
The anniversary meeting of the
Ladies' Aid Society of the Lutheran
church was held Friday afternoon,
the 3rd, at 3 p. ni., at the home of
Mrs. T. C. Quickel, south street and
West Fourth avenue. The society
had as its guests on this occasion all
of the lady members of the congrega
tion. An Interesting program was
carried out which was as follows:
1. Address of welcome by the presi
dent, Mrs. T. C. Quickel; 2. hymn,
"Come Thou Almighty King;" 3.
Address, "A Society's Work Well
Done", by Mrs. M. A. Ashby; 4.
"Roll Call of the Nations." mis
sion study synopsis for 1912 by the
society; 5. "How to Increase Our
Finances," discussion lead by Mrs.
L. A. Brittaln; 6. Lord's prayer; 7.
transaction of business; 8. refresh
ments, chocolate and cake.
Officers for the ensuing year
were chosen as follows: President
Mrs. M. A. Ashby; vice-president,
Mrs. T. C. Quickel; secretary and
treasurer, Mrs. J. H. Jenkins.
The next meeting will be held
the first Monday In February with
Mrs. J. H. Jenkins at her home on
South York street.
W. R. Fox. 10 5 W. Washington
St., Noblesvllle, Ind., says: "After
suffering many months with kidney
trouble, after trying other remedies
and prescriptions, I purchased a box
of Foley Kidney Pills which not on
ly did me more good than any other
remedies I ever used, but have posi
tively set my kidneys right. Other
members of my family have used
them with similar results." Take
at the first sign of kidney trouble.
J. H. Kennedy & Co. Adv.
Keep advertlslng-ln The Gazette
-and advertising will help you.
CUT THE HIGH COST OF LIVING.
W. H. Chapman, Winnebago, Neb.,
tells how he did It. "My two chil
dren had a very bad cough and the
doctor's medicine did them no
good. I got a bottle of Foley's Hon
ey and Tar Compound, and before
It was all used the children were
free and cured of their cough. I
saved a doctor's bill for one 25c bot
tle of Foley's Honey and Tar Com
pound." No opiates. J. H. Kenne
dy & Co. Adv.
Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor
of the Associate Reformed Presby
terian church, preached Sunday at
both the morning and evening serv
ices for the congregation of Chal
mers Memorial church at Charlotte.
Dr. Galloway's pulpit here was occu
pied both morning and evening by
Rev. J. W. Ransom, of Charlotte.
Water and light bills must be paid
to the city clerk on or before the
10th of the month. If not you will
be cut off from service and a charge
of fifty cents made to cut you In
arain. Remember this and pay TO
DAY. Miss Francis Atkins, of New
ell's, spent a few hours here yester
day en route to Lenoir, w here, she
Is a student In Davenport College.
I'aitor Pounded.
Rev. J. D. Moose, pastor of the Lo
ray Baptist church, together with
Mrs. Moose and their little daughter,
spent the Christmas holidays at Un
ion, S. C, where he was formerly
pastor for two years. They return
ed last Friday and on Saturday
night the members of the congrega
tion gave them a generous pounding.
Quite a large number of the mem
bers gathered at the parsonare,
each bringing some article for the
pantry, and the occasion was quite
a pleasant one.
Mr. Wilson Resigns.
At the regular quarterly meeting
of the board of school commission
ers for the county yesterday Mr. E.
L. Wilson resigned as a member of
the board. Mr. - S. N. Boyce was
elected to succeed him and was also
chosen chairman of th hhrrf
'position held by Mr. Wilson. Mr.
Boyce was a member and the chair
man of the board at the time he was
chosen treasurer of the county , to
succeed the late Capt J. Q. Holland.
Mr. Boyc ! excellently qualified for
this position, baring long been Iden
tified with thhe educational inter
ests of the county.
IS NEARLY $11,000,000 ALL TOLD
Figures Taken from Tax Books Show
County's Real Property to Be $7,
700,177 In Value and Personal
Property $2,087,752 Listed by
Townships, White and Colored
Populations Separately.
The following figures taken from
the county tax books are of consid
erable interest, or should be, to all
the people of the county:
WHITE POPULATION.
Crowders Mountain Township:
Polls, 489; acres of land, 22,423;
value of land, (691,698; number
town lots, 4,371; value town lots,
$203,429; aggregate value real es
tate, $895,302; aggregate value per
sonal property, $171,102.
Cherryville Township: Polls,
624; acres of land, 41,178; value of
land, $669,86.r; number town lots,
272; value of town lots, $118,330;
aggregate value real estate, $785,
195; aggregate value personal prop
erty, $322,620.
Dallas Township: Polls. 560;
number of acres of land, 35,381;
value of land. $707,578; number
town lots, 180; value town lots,
$62,490; aggregate value real es
tate, $770,068; aggregate value of
personal property, $321,122.
Gastonla Township, (outside):
Polls, 319; number acres land, 35.
482; value of land, $674,604; num
ber town lots, 23; value town lots,
$3,400; aggregate value real estate,
$678,004; aggregate value personal
property, $397,217.
Gastonla Township, City: Polls
991; number town lots 1,218; value
town lof-t, $2, 295, 250; aggregate
value real estate, $2,295,250; ag
gregate value personal property,
$764,4 1 0.
River Bend Township: Polls,
508; number of acres of land, 34,
928; value of land. $654,826; num
ber of town lots, 2 87; value of town
lots, $1 40,371: aggregate value
real estate, $795,197; aggregate
value personal property, $337,404.
South Point Township: Polls,
766; number acres land, 41,68.0;
value of land. $1,249,522; number
town lots, 251; value town lots,
$92,444; aggregate value real es
tate, $1,341,966; aggregate value'
personal properly, $592,630.
Total White: Polls. 4,257; num
ber acres of land, 211,092; value
land, $4,648,093; number town lots,
6,602; value town lots, $2,915,714;
aggregate value real estate, $7,
563,982; aggregate value personal
property, $2,906,505.
COLORED POPULATION.
Crowders Mtn. Township: Polls,
115; number acres of land, 1,778;
vajue of land, $17,905; number
town lots, 101; value town lots, $7,-
330; aggregate value real estate,
$25,235; aggregate value personal
property, $1 0,264.
Cherryville Township: Polls, 55;
number acres land, 969; value of
lana, $1 0,850; number town lots.
12; value town lots, $1,590; aggre
gate value real estate, $12,440; ag
gregate value personal property, $7-
565.
Dallas Township: Polls, 108:
number acres land, 1,352; value of
land, $16,840; number town lots.
47; value town lots, $6,020; aggre
gate value real estate, $22,860; ag
gregate value personal property.
$8,20 5.
Gastonla Township (outside):
Polls, 183: number acres land, 60o:
value of land, $6,618; number of
town lots 1; value town lots, $100;
aggregate value real estate, $6,718;
aggregate value personal property,
$16,132.
Gastonla (Inside): Polls, 157;
number town lots 172; value town
lots, $32,210; aggregate value real
estate, $32,210; aggregate value or
personal property, $4,329.
River Bend Township: Polls, 122:
number acres land, $1,408; value of
land, $1 6,574; number town lots,
10; value town lots, $1,423; aggre
gate value real estate, $17,997; ag
gregate value personal property,
$10,305.
South Point Township: Polls.
248; number acres land, 1,553; val
ue land. $16,170; number town lots,
25; value town lots. $2,565: aggre
gate value real estate, $18,735; ag
gregate value personal property,
$24,447.
Total Colored: Polls, 988; num
ber acres land, 7,665; value of land,
$84,957: number town lots. 368;
value town lots. $51,238: aggregate
value real estate, $136,195; aggre
gate value personal property, $81,
247. GRAND TOTAL, WHITE AND
COLORED.
Polls, 6,245; numfer acres land,
218,757; value of land. $4,733,225:
number town lots, 6.970; value of
town lots, $2,966,952; aggregate
value real estate, $7,700,177; aggre
gate value personal property, $2,
987,752. COUNTY.
Number horses, mules, etc., 5,496;
value, $397,142; number goats, rat
tle, hogs, sheep, dogs, etc., 16,299;
value. $148,318; value farming
utensils, 142,188; household and
kitchen furniture, $155,168.
' Water and light, bills must be paid
to the city clerk on - or before the
10th of the month. If not yon will
be cut off from service and a charge
of fifty rents made to cat yon in
asain. Remember this and pay TODAY.
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS j
THE MOMENTS OF CASTOX PEOrlE i
v- s
Personal Items About Gaston Folks.
and their Friends Short I tents '
t t
About People and Thing That Ar
of Interest to Gazette Readers
Condensed for Their Convenience -
One week of 1913 Is gone. '-; . .'
Are your resolutions still hold- .
Ing water? f
Yesterday morning the school ,
children returned to their tasks af- t
ter a two-weeks hollday.
Gastonla Lodge No. 3(9 A. F I
and A. M. will hold's special meeting? :
tonight and will work In the third-,
degree. ..-'
According to the weather mast
a cold wave Is scheduled to strike
here to-day. Colder, with rain or; '
snow, Is predicted for to-morrow. ,
A handsome New Year's novel-
ty souvenir in the shape of a com
blned calendar and paper rack , la
being distributed by Todd'i Steam. ,
Bakery among its customers. ' . ; . t
Miss Kate McLean returned. 1
Saturday night to Madison, Gs., si- .
ter spending two weeks here with:
her mother, Mrs. W. W. McLean, oik .
East Main avenue. '
The Gazette has a calendar for
each and every one of Its subscrib
ers. Come In and get yours. -It '
bears a good cut of the Gaston coun-- ,
ty Confederate monument. ' . ;
Miss Margaret Morris, after-,
spending the holidays here with her .f
parents. Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Morris,
returned yesterday to Greensboro s
Female College where she Is a mem
ber of the senior class.
Miss Olive Abernethy after
spending the holidays here with her,
parents. Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Aberne
thy, left yesterday for Greensboro to .
enter Greensboro Female College. I
The regular meeting of the Wo
man's Betterment Association wilt
bo, held Friday afternoon at 3:80
o'clock at the Central graded school. '
All the members are urgently re- -quested
to be present.
Miss Pearl Henderson returned .
yesterday to Bessemer City to re-
sume her position In the city schools)
after spending the holidays with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Hender
son, of the Union section. .-Vr
Miss Eisls Davidson returned" 1
Saturday from a visit to friends
at Clover. She was accompanied' on
her return by Miss Cora Davidson,
who will be her guest here for a few
days.
Miss Mary Wilson, after at- .
tending a house party given by Mlsa
Hazel Robinson In Charlotte, re
turned Saturday to Kings Mountain
to resume her duties as teacher Inu
the graded schools.
A mid-week service Is held reg- --i
ularly every week at the Lutheran :
church on Wednesday evenings at 7
o'clock. The Gazette Is requested to
say that all members and friends of
the church are cordially Invited to-
attend these services.
One of the handsome 1913 cal
endars distributed this week is ono
the Citizens National Bank is giving--Its
friends and customers. It Is a.''
very large one and bears a repre--i
ductlon in colors of a painting n?
Ferris entitled "After the Hunt at
Mount Vernon."
Elsewhere to-day Mr. W. S.OB. .
Robinson, referee in bankruptcy,
gives notice of the first meeting of
creditors of E. E. Detter, bankrupt,
of Bessemer City. It Is to be held
In the office of P. W. Garland hero
on Tuesday, the 14th day of January
at 3 p. m.
Mr. Claire Henderson and Mr.
Roland Clinton, after spending the
holidays here with homefolks, left
Sunday night for Baltimore to re
sume their studies In the medical de
partment of the University of Mary
land. Both of these young men arm
this year members of the Junior
class.
In to-day's Issue we are carry
ing the last Installment of the an
nual statement of the county treas
urer for the year ending December
1. 1912. Accompanying this Is a
statement to the board of county
commissioners, showing the county's
indebtedness at that time. This In
of Interest to all the taxpayers of the
county and Is well worth preserving
for future reference.
Mr. George Goodson, an expert
woodworker and repair man of long
experience, has accepted a position
with Mr. R. C. Warren In the tatter's
carriage and wagon shop and has
gone to work. The addition of Mr.
Goodson is in the nature of an In
crease In Mr. Warren's working:
force, rendered necessary by the con
stant increase In his business. Mr.
Goodson will be glad to have his
friends call on him at the shop near
the court house. .
Mr. Claude A. Eury. business
manager of The Carolina Union Far
mer, of Raleigh, was In town yester
day morning shaking hands- wlthr
friends. He was en route : hornet
from a business trip to Columbia, B.
C. Their many friends will Tegret
to. learn that Mrs. Eury has been
quite ill for the past four months.
though she is now Improving slowly,
being able to sit up part of the time.
Mr.
Eury says that Mr. W. F. Mar-
shall, formerly of Gastonla hut now
president and general manager of
the Mutual Publishing Company, '.of
Kaieign. is just completing a hand
some 'residence In Raleigh and will
move Into It within; the. next few-
weeks. --. , j .
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