; single copy s cents.
GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN.
$1.50 A YEAR CT ADVAVCEfc V
vol. xtnv.
GASTONIA, N. C.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, JANUARY 10, 191S.
NO.
DPS OFJHE COUNTY
JiTEST FROM OUB CORRESPONDENTS
Xewsy Letter" from Gazette Oorre
pendente Here and There Over
Good Old Gas ton What Our
Neighbors Are Doing in the Var
loas Sections of the County Per
sonal Mention of People Yos
Kbow aad Bone Yoa Don't Know.
BELLIONT BUDGET.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
"BELMONT, Jan. . Postmaster
J. W. Armstroni completed with the
first of the year the work of moving
the postofflce from his store build
ing to the office building formerliy
used by Dr. G. W. Taylor a few feet
north of the store site. This new
arrangement is meeting with satis
faction on every hand. Not only
does It give Mr. Armstrong more
pace In his store for the handling
of his line of groceries and confec
tions but 1t Insures the patrons of
the office better and more efficient
service. The officials are not cramp
d for room as they were in the
store building.
This move is In l"e with Mr. Arm
strong's policy of rendering the best
service possible to the people of
Belmont. Regardless of any Incon
venience, he is always on the alert
for the best Interests of his patrons
and It Is a safe bet that be will hold
his present job until the Presiden
tial appointment expires.
The funeral services over the re
mains of Mr. W. 8. Hanks whose
death occurred near here last Fri
day were conducted Saturday ar
ternoon at the Presbyterian church
by Rev. V. 8. Lacy, pastor of the
deceased, assisted by Rev. R. A.
Miller, a former pastor. A la rite
concourse of sorrowing friends and
relstlves were present to pay their
last resnects to this venerable and
sued citizen. Mr. Hanks was well
up In yesrs. being considerably over
to years of age. For a .long time he
was a faithful attendant upon all
the services of the church until
about a year a so he was compelled
by falling health to remain c!oso at
home. Till that time his was a fa
miliar and respected figure In Fc:
tnont. At the funeral touching
tributes were paid his memory by
both Revs. Lacy and Miller. The in
terment was In the town cemetery.
The town generally was Interest
ed in the announcement carried m
this morning's Charlotte Observer rel
live to the bequest In th eform of
u magnificent library left to Ft. Ma
ry's College by Rev. Henry Gansb, or
Mnraster. Pa. As yet your corres
pout'ent has had no oppo-tmMty or
Interviewing the college officials as
to the value and nature of the books.
The public high school opened
here thU morning with all the teach
ers back at their posts and with an
Increased enrollment of pupils over
that of last term. Work wan begun
without interruption, lessons being
taken up Just where they worn lefr.
off and regular lessons recite J dur
ing the day. The total enroi romt
ro date at the central srhoil Is 2ix.
Including the Chronicle Mill school,
the total mhite enrollment is a little
over 300.
One of the most enjoyable f it.c
tlons of ithe holiday season In Rel
mont was the leap year party given
by Miss Clara Sloan at her hospita
ble home east of town on the Ca
tawba last Tuesday evening, the 31.
To a number of the invited guests
the .occasion was one of rare mo
ment, the grasping of an opportuni
ty not again to be offered for four
years. Progressive conversation car
Tied on at the initiative of the young
ladies present was the feature or
the evening, followed by typical leap
year proposals. At the conclusion of
the merry-making a collation of hot
chocolate and wafers was served.
and w
i CWnr
Woodmen CVmrm Consolidate.
At a meeting held Wednesday
night in the Junior Order hall the
three local camps of Woodmen of
the World, namely Providence No.
382, located at the Loray; Elm
Camp No. 1 3, located up-town, and
Rosewood Camp No. 516 located at
the Clara Mill, were consolidated in
to one which was named Providence
Camp No. 382. The new camp has
over 100 members and is in fine
-shape. Elm Camp was organized
about 13 years ago, Providence
Camp about three years ago and
Rosewood Camp about a year ago.
The officers of the new camp are as
follows: G. H. Marvin, consul com
mander; L. A. Barbee, past consul
'commander; W. D. Davis, advisory
lieutenant: J. W. Bradley, banker;
C. M. Boyd, clerk ; H. F. Rockett, es
cort: A. N. Crowder, watchman; 8.
"W. Grayson, sentry; J. K. Dixon, E.
E. Burrls, R. P. Parker, managers.
ENTERTAINED
YHTLATHEA CLASS.
At her home on East Franklin
avenue Tuesday night Miss Lillian
Atkins entertained the - Philathea
lass of Main Street Methodist
. i . a ,
in urea. - inert were a aozen or
more present ' Following the trans
action of business hot chocolate and
nabiscos were served and an inter
esting eontest engaged in. Miss At
kins was assisted by Miss Lola Da
Tls. ': . , .
Resides ta oh rural route should
sua return envelope. Get them foe
aay mute In the county at 80 casta
per 100 at The Gaactto offioa,
E
TO PAT THE COUNTY INDEBTEDNESS
Commissioners Authorize Issuance
of $30,000 Thirty-Year Five Per
Cent Bonds No Auditor Yet
Elected Meet Again Monday
Messrs. Ware, Wilson, Sandifer
and Todd Re-ElectedL
The -principal business transacted
by the board of county commissioners
Monday was the adoption of a re
solution, which is given below, au
thorizing the issuance of bonds In
the sum of $30,000 to pay the debt
Incurred In building the jail and
court house.
The board will meet again next
Monday at which time the chief item
of business will be the election of a
county auditor.
Mr. T. L. Ware was re-elected
superintendent of county roads at
the same salary.
Chairman John F. I eeper was ap
pointed a committee to make final
settlement with the C. W. Requarth
Co. for building the Sloan's Ferry
bridge.
Mr. J. C. Wilson was re-elected
superintendent of chain gang camp
no. 1 at the same salary as before.
Mr. E. L. Sandifer was re-elected
superintendent of chain gang camp
No. 2 at same salary as before.
Mr. N. G. Todd was re-elected
superintendent of the free labor
force, at the same salary as before.
The following resolution was a
dopted: Whereas the accrued in
debtaess of Gaston county for neces
sary expenses incurred for the erec
tion of a new court house and jail
to the amount of $30,000 remains
unpaid and, whereas, in the opinion
of the board of commissioners, it is
to the interest of said county to Is
,sue bonds' to the amount of $30,000
to meet said . indebtedness and
whereas by chapter 72,2 of the public
laws of North Carolina of the year
1909 the General Assembly of North
Carolina authorizes the issue of
bonds as aforesaid as appears there
from: Now, therefore, be it resolved
that the said county of Gaston issue
negotiable coupon bonds to the a
mount of $30,000 to bear interest at
the rate of not more than 5 per cent,
and to be sold at not less fhan par
and to run for not more than thirty
years.
Chairman Leeper was appointed a
committee to look after the sale or
these bonds.
Superintendent of roads Ware was
ordered to make a survey of public
roads as petitioned for by E. L.
Thompson and others and also to
open up a public road as petitioned
forby J. F. McrAver, Bald McArver to
keep road in repair. Mr. Ware was
also Instructed to go over and in
spect a proposed public road lead
ing from the New . Hope road to
Mayesworth and report on same
next Monday.
JURY LIST,
Following Is the list of jurors for
the February term of Gaston County
Superior Court:
FIRST WEEK.
W. Tom Mauney, High Shoals.
J. J. George, Bessemer City.
W. K. Baldwin, Gastonla.
E. L. Armstrong, Gastonla.
M. I. Sholar, Bessemer City.
T. P. Rankin, Lowell.
R. A. Beatty, Belmont.
M. K. Braswell, McAdenville.
J. A. Aderholdt, Dallas.
J. R. Payne,, Bessemer City.
Jas. C. Ferguson, Bessemer City.
R. L. Tucker, Belmont.
Charles L. Rhyne, Dallas.
T. H. Roberts, Mountain Island. .
Lee Armstrong, Gastonla.
W. N. Davis, Gastonla.
R. F. Gardner. .
R. C. H. Ganth.
J. H. Curry, Belmont.
D. A. Rudislll, Cherryvllle.
G. G. Dixon.
H. B. Moore, Gastonla.
H. A. Clemmer, Stanley.
G. B. Stowe, Belmont.
C. M. Falres, Gastonla.
R. B. Dameron.
John E. Stubbs, Gastonla.
W. D. Robinson, Dallas.
H. W. Underwood, Mount Holly.
C. P. Robinson, Gastonla.
R. H. Falls, Gastonla.
G. M. Rayfleld, Lowell.
Perry Wright, Bessemer City.
Jno. A. Armstrong, Belmont.
O. W. Ragan, Gastonla.
SECOND WEEK.
W. E. Johnston, Belmont.
George W. Howe, Belmont.
Robert Moore.
J. F. Weathers, Cherryvllle.
John T. Eaker, Cherryvllle.
E. E. McDowell, Cherryvllle.
W. N. Craig, Lowell.
John O. Rankin, Gastonla.
C. W. Froneberger, Bessemer City.
J. H. Coffey, Gastonla.
T. C. Cloninger, "Dallas.
W. J. Allran. Cherryvllle.
Rufus Carpenter, Gastonla.
B. M. Moss. .
B. F. Bumgardner.
Christie M. Eaker, Cherryvllle.
J. F. Ballard.
J. J. KIndley.
MISCELLANEOUS. ,
O. P. Rhodes Interest on note to
date, $60.
C. C. Cornwell, stationery, etc..
$29.25.
G. V. Lohr, registrar and Judge of
elections, $24.78.
O. V. Lohr, conveying prisoner to
Jail. $1.50.
C. C Cornwell, agent, expense! of
burying ex-Confederate soldiers And
(Continued on "bag four.)
T
HE COUNTY BOND
MUSIC CLUB
WITH MRS. L. H. BALTHIS.
The next meeting of the Music
Club will be held at 3:30 o'clock
next Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Lewis H. Baltbis at her reslden.ee on
West Long avenue. ,
.
HELD MEETING WITH
MISSES THOMSON.
The J. D. Moore Chapter Children
of the Confederacy met with Misses
Madelyn and Sadie Thomson at their
home on West Main avenue Satur
day afternoon at 3 o'clock. After
the business of the, meeting had been
transacted Misses -Ruth Mason ana
Elva Rankin delighted the gather
ing with a piano duet as did also
Miss Aileen Reld with a reading
"Carmack's Pledge to the South."
Following these games were played
which were enjoyed by all and de
licious refreshments were served by
the young hostesses assisted by Miss
Ethelda Armstrong.
MARRIED N
MISSISSIPPI.
Mr. Robert A. Jackson, of Clover,
brother of Mr. John Frank Jackson,
of Gastonla, was married yesterday
at Meridian, Miss., his bride being
Miss Mattie Adams. The groom is
58 and the bride 32. Mr. Jackson
left Gastonia for Meridian Sunday
ni?ht. The marriage was a quiet
home affair. The bride and groom
will probably take a honeymoon trip
to Southern points before returning
to Clover to live. Mr. Jackson and
his father, Mr. David Jackson, who
is 0-odd years of age, lived until
recently at. the old home place out
from Clover. Recently, however,
they built a home and moved to the
tovn of Clover. Mr. Jackson's
mother died a few -months ago at
tlu age of almost 100. Tie bride
met the groom two years ago while
on a visit to relatives In this section.
Her father moved to Mississippi
many years ago from this section
and they have a large connection
here.
R A X K I N-ItO YCE
INVITATIONS OUT.
Handsomely engraved Invitations
reading as follows have been is
sued: Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Newman Boyce
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage ef their daughter
RUTH
Mr. Rufus Grady Rankin
Wednesday evening, January twenty-second
at seven o'clock
Main Street Methodist Church
Gastonla, North Carolina.
Reception at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. P. Woods Garland
hour 7:30 to 8:30
Please reply.
The marriage of Mr. Rankin and
Miss Boyce will be one of the Im
portant social events of the winter
season in Gastonia. The bride-to-be
is a young woman of rare beauty
and many personal charms. She is
one of the mfcpt popular members of
the younger social set. The groom
elect is a son of Mrs. R. P. Rankin
and is closely Identified with the
business life of the town. He is sec
retary and treasurer of the Home
Mutual Building & Loan Associa
tion and has other business connec
tions. Both are very popular with a
wide circle of friends here and else
where. SILVER WEDDING
ANNIVERSARY.
The following from The Cleveland
Star Shelby) of Tuesday will be of
interest to the many Gaston friends
of Dr. and Mrs. Turrentlne:
At a beautiful reception Saturday
night, Rev Dr. and Mrs. S. B. Tur
rentlne celebrated their twenty-fifth
or silver anniversary in a most hap
py and. charming manner. Dr. Tur
rentlne is presiding elder of the
Shelby District of the Western
North Carolina Methodist Confer
ence and is one of the most forceful
and learned ministers in the denom
ination. Mrs. Turrentlne was tne
charming Miss Leonora Atwater, of
Chatham county, before marriage
and in these 25 years they have been
extremely happy and faithful in Dr.
Turrentlne's field of labor. The
guests were met at the door by Miss
Atwater and Mr. Wilbur Turrentlne.
In the hall were Mr. and Mrs. T. J.
Babington and in the receiving line
were Dr. and Mrs. Turrentlne, Mr.
and Mrs. Sam Turrentlne, Rev. and
Mrs. E. E. Williamson and Messrs.
J. C. Smith and J. A. Anthony. Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Kendall ushered the
guests Into the dining room where
Misses Selma Webb and Annie Mil
ler served a salad course and mints.
Dr. and Mrs. R. E. Ware then invited
the guests into the punch room
if here Misses Annie Turrentlne and
Vera McFarland presided. Misses
Gertrude Honeycutt and , Eunice
Roberts had charge of the guests
register in the library. During the
evening Mrs. P. I Hennessea . and
Mrs. Ceorge Hoyle rendered . sweet
music. As an evidence of high es
teem in which Dr. and Mrs. Turren
tine are held and at other places
where they have lived, many hand
some and beautiful pieces of silver
were received which were displayed
in the hall up-stalrs.
BOG ART-COOPER
WEDDING.
A wedding of interest to numbers
of Gastonians was that of Miss Ada
Cooper, of Charlotte, to Mr. William
N. Bogart, of Dallas, Tex., Wednes
day night. The bride is a niece of
Mrs. W. L. Gallant, of Gastonla, and
has frequently visited here. The
following account of the wedding is
from yesterday morning's Charlotte
Observer:
"The marriage of Miss Ada Caro
line Cooper to Mr. William N. Bo
gart was solemnized last evening at
8:30 o'clock at the home of tne
bride's mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Coop
er, at the corner of Brevard and
Eleventh streets. Mrs. T. Frank
Cooper, of Bluefleld, W. Va., was
dame of honor and Mr. Thomas S.
Collins of Greensboro was best man.
The vows were spoken beneath a
large white vr-'-. bell suspended
from an- arch around which was
banked an altar of ferns, palms and
potted plants. Mrs. Wilton Jami
son presided at the piano and just
prior to the ceremony Miss Ruth
Blakenshlp sang "Sweethearts." The
bridal march from Lohnegrln was
played and then during the ceremo
ny Schubert's Serenade. Immediate
ly following the ceremony, an Infor
mal reception was held to which on
ly a few Intimate friends were in
vited. Receiving In the hall were
Miss Eulalia McGinn, Miss Hattle
Cooper, sister of the bride, and Miss
Pearl Gallant of Gastonia. In the
living room and dining room the dec
orations were red and green. In the
living room Mesdames Olln Sadler,
T. IT. Rollins and H. B. Seawrlght of
Washington received while Mrs. A.
M. Herron presided In the dining
room where refreshments In two ;
courses were served, assisted by Miss
Ola Herron and Mesdames S. A. Rob
inson and Parks Huffstetler of Gas
tonia. "Immediately after the reception,
Mr. and Mrs. Bogart left for Dallas,
Texas, where they will reside.
"Out-of-town guests here for the
wedding are Mr. and Mrs. T. Frarrk
Cooper of Bluefleld, W. Va., the
bride's brother, and Mr. and Mrs. T.
H. Rollln's, Mr. and Mrs. H. B.
Seawrlght of Washington, N. C, two
sisters of the groom, and Mr. and
Mrs. S. A. Robinson, Mr. and Mrs.
Parks Huffstetler and Miss Pearl
Gallant of Gastonla, Miss Ola Her
ron of Porter and Rev. Bryce Rob
Inscro of Selma, Ala."
m m m
COMPLIMENTARY TO
MR. AND MRS. J. II. HENDERLITE
Invitations reading as follows have
been issued:
The Ladles Missionary Society
The Laymen's Missionary Society
First Presbyterian Church
At Home
Friday evening, January tenth
seven-thirty to nine-thirty
At the home of Mr. and Mrs. T. W.
Wilson
105 West Franklin Avenue
Rev. James H. Henderlite
Mrs. James H. Henderlite
. The reception Is to be given In
honor of the new pastor of the First
Presbyterian church. Rev. J. H.
Henderlite, and his wife, and all
Presbyterians of the city are cordi
ally invltetl, as well as the official
members of all the other churches
and their wives, together with the
heads of the various societies and or
ganizations of the other churches.
The guests will be greeted at the
front door by Mr. and Mrs. J. Lee
Robinson and ushered Into the re
ception hall, which will be decorated
In red and green. Here the receiv
ing line will comprise the pastors of
all the city churches and their wives,
and the elders of the First churcn
and their wives, as follows: Mr.
and Mrs. T. W. Wilson, Rev. and
Mrs. James H. Henderlite, Mr. James
H. Kennedy, Dr. and Mrs. C. E.
Adams, Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Smre,
Dr. and Mrs. J. C Galloway, Mr.
and Mrs. J. E. Page, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Hunter, Rev. and Mrs. W. C.
Barrett, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Ragan,
Rev. and Mrs. J. E. Abernethy, Mr.
and Mrs. J. R. Baber. Mr. and Mrs. J.
F. Jackson, Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Brad
ley, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Thomson.
Rev. and Mrs. M. A. Ashby, Mr. and
Mrs. H. Rutter, Rev. and Mrs. M. J.
Peters, Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones.
In the hall Just at the entrance of
the dining room will be stationed the
ex-presidents of the Ladies' Mission
ary Society since 1905 as follows:
Mrs. R. M. Reld, Mrs. T. C. Pegram,
Mrs. D. R. LaFar, Mrs. R. C. Warren.
In the dining room refreshments
will be served by several of the ladies
of the Mission study class, as fol
lows: Mrs. R. M. Johnston, Mrs.
R. C. McLean, Mrs. E. C. Wilson, Mrs
H. F. Glenn. Mrs. Margaret Tra
wicly Mrs. Walter Ramsaur, Mrs. C.
I. Loftin. Mrs. Z. B. Harry. Miss
Julia LaFar. The register of guests
will be presided over by Mr. and Mrs.
S. A. Robinson and will be presented
to Rev. and Mrs.. Henderlite as a
souvenir of the . occasion. In the
WASHINGTON LETTER
-
TAFT WAS OPPOSED TO ALL REFORMS
Extracts from President's "Reorgan
ization Speech In New York Give
Key to Failure of Ills Administra
tion His Viewpoint That of Mor
gan, Rockefeller and the Trust
Class -People Demand a Square
Deal Filipinos Desire Freedom.
By Clyde H. Tavenncr
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8. Presl
dent Taft In his New York "reorgan
ization" speech, declared in fine
sarcasm that those dissatisfied with
bis administration demanded "an
ideal state in which the poor and op
pressed are to acquire property and
cease suffering.
This and similar statements of the
President, Indicate why his admin
Utratlon was unpopular. He was
prejudiced against any kind of re
form. His is the same view that is
held by Morgan and Rockefeller and
the other money kings who have
made their millions as a result of
federal laws which gave them mo
nopolles of American markets with
power to cha'rge the people for trust
products any price that their greed
dictated.
Morgan and Rockefeller also be
lieve that all who are not satisfied
with the old conditions the brib
ery of United States Senators by. the
oil trust, the failure to send guilty
trust magnates to jail as the poor
arc sent to Jail when they violate the
law, the Infamous Payne-Aldrlch tar
iff laws which permit the big Indus
trial combinations to be ever boost
ing prices and Increasing the cost or
living Morgan and Rockefeller and
Taft believe that all who complain
of these things expect and demand
"an ideal state In which the poor and
orprepsed are to acquire property
and tease suffering."
This Is not true. It Is rldlcoulous
to assert that because the people de
mand tariff revision to reduce tne
cost of living, that they expect or
uemand "an Ideal state."
In asking for an Income tax whlcn
wll' compel the rich to bear a fair
proportion of the burden of taxation,
whih they are not now doing.
In requesting the election of Unit
ed States Senators by the direct vote
of the peonle, to prevent their elec
tion by bribery.
in demanding enforcement of the
criminal provision of the Sherman
ami-trust law, which Is not now be
ing enforced by an attorney-general
who was formerly a sugar trust law
yer. In desiring legislation, safe-guarding
legitimate business from the
public evils of stock-gambling.
In expecting effective regulation
of child labor, an employer's liabili
ty law and protection of women wage
earners.
In demanding and expecting these
things the public Is not, as Presi
de:.! Taft says, and as Morgan and
Rockefeller pretend to believe, eith
er demanding or expecting "an ideal
state In which the poor and oppress
ed are to acquire property."
The people are simply asking for
a square deal at the hands of those
"nubile servants" they have sent to
Washington to represent them.
Manuel L. Quezon, resident com
missioner of the Philippine Islands
to the United States, who has just
returned to Washington from Manil
la, says that every town in the arch
ipelago has endorsed the Jones bill,
which he hopes will be passed at the
extra session of Congress.
The bill purposes to establish a
provisional government, more liber
al and autonomous than at present,
for a probationary period of eight
years beginning July 4, 1913,' and
that after July 4, 1921, the United
States shall rellnaulsh all rights or
sovereignty over the Philippines and
grant to its inhabitants full and com
plete independence. The United
States would retain sovereignty over
necessary naval and coaling station
nltes and terminal points for ca
bles, not Including the bay and har
bor of Manila.
The Jones bill would vest the ler
Islative power of the Philippine Is
lands In a Congress of the Philippines
and a Senate comprising thirty-eight
members and a House of eighty-seven
members, both branches to be
elective. The executive power wonld
be vested during the probationary
period in a President, anofntive
for four years by the President or
the United States, and after July 4,
1921, to be elective by the Filipinos.
It Is said that fully 2" per cent of
all the school children In hn Unitea
States have defective eyesight. Don't
neglect your children's eves. Eye
s'pht Is precious to every human be
ing. Impaired vision is a serious
handicap In any calling. Consult
your family doctor about your chil
dren's eyes. If he recommends an
oculist, see him without delay.
punch room the following ladles will
preside: Mrs. D. M. Jones, Mrs. P.
R. Falls, Mrs. Leon Adams. During
the evening a musical program will
be rendered, among those to take
part being Misses Marie Hampton
and Margaret Louise LaFar, Mrs. W.
T. Rankin, Mrs. Hope Bryson, Mrs.
D. E. McConnell, Miss Marie Tor
rence, Miss Jennie Pegrgam, Mis
Johnsle Adamt, Miss - Nell McLean,
Miss Elma Rankin, Mrs. H. Rntter,
Mrs. C. E. Adams, Mrs. A. C. Jones,
Miss Madge Wilkins. Miss Pearl
Gallant, Messrs. J. W. Tlmberlake
and W. Y. Warren, and Dr. C. E.
Adams.'
SO
T LOCAL ITEUS
THE MOVEMENTS OF SASTOM ITOrf
Personal Item Abont Gaston FoIft-f
and their Friends Short Iteaaa
Abont People and Things That Are '
of Interest to Gazette Readers ,
Condensed for Their Cbnveait
Miss Cora Clark Is Tisltlac
friends at Llncolnton.
Mr. P. J. Lineberger Is very IIH
at his home on route three.
Mr. J. R. Gaston, of Belmoat.
was a Gastonla visitor this moraine
Mrs. T. L. Craig spent yesterday
in Charlotte as the guest of Mrs. K
W. Mellon. U ;
Solicitor George W. WllacnL.
spent yesterday in Charlotte on pro
fessional business.
Mrs. H. D. Stowe is reported am
being quite ill with pneumonia at
her borne in Charlotte.
Mrs. M. C. Thorn left yesterdajr
for Jacksonville, Fla., v where anaJ
will spend a month with relative.
Miss Bess Thomasson, of Hide
ory, Is the guest of Mrs. B. BL
Gardner. 'vV
Messrs. R. A. and L. L. Leepwv
of the Point section, were business?
visitors n Gastonla yesterday. -:
Mr. J. H. Huffstetler, of LowelU
route one, was a business visitor !m
town yesterday. ?
Mrs. S. A. Hoey, of Shelby, Sm 1
the guest of her daughter, Mrs. IC
C. Warren, for a few days. ; f :
Mr. J. R. Henderson, of Lowell,
route one, was a business visitor 1b, '
Gastonla yesterday.
Mr. J. R. Anderson, of tha TjBr,
Ion neighborhood, was among yea-
terday's visitors in town. . , j
There will be services at Olnay
church next Sunday at 3 p. m., byv ;
the pastor, Rev. O. A. Sparrow. '
Mr. L. L. Jenkins, president ot
the American National Bank of
Ashevllle, Is spending several dayar
here on business.
"The Merry Widow" at th
Academy of Music next Thursday, '
the 16th, matinee and night. Ea
advertisement on page seven.
Mrs. II. S. Jackson, of Norfolk, .
Va., Is visiting her brother, Mr.-W.
W. Clary, who also has as his guest
his mother, Mrs. J. W. Clary, of '
Spartanburg, S. C. '!
On page three today you will
find a chronicle of the leading1 events?
of 1912 classified under heads. Thha
Is an Interesting feature and Is well . '
worth preservation. . -
Messrs. McLean Brothers. the
grocers, have accepted the exclusive
agency in Gastonia for the well -known
Votan coffees and teas. 8e
their advertisement elsewhere, in to- '
day's Gazette.
This Item from The Associate '
Reformed Presbyterian will be of
interest to many Gazette readers:
"Married by Rev. C T. Bryson ; on
December 19, 1912, Mr. S. J. White
sides, of Pottsville,, Ark., and Miss -Fannie
Tate, of Russellville, Ark.
Mrs. J. B. Meacham and chit- -dren
are expected to arrive in tha .
city tonight from Hickory. whert
they have been spending the boll
days with relatives. They will leava
on No. 37 tomorrow for their hornet
in McComb City. Miss. Miss Pnm
Thomasson, of Hickory, will acconf- ';
pany them to Gastonla and spend a,
few days here with friends.
Mrs. J. B. Wylle and two chil
dren, of Columbia, S. C, are spenoV
Ing a few days here with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Coatner. . .
They will leave soon for Charleston,,
R. C, where they will reside in th ,
future, Mr. Wylle having accepted a
position at that place with the Soar
them Railway. He has been wltk
the Seaboard ifn Columbia.
Albemarle Enterprise, Jan. 2:
Mr. and Mrs. C. Morrow, of Gasto
nla visited their son, D. R. Morrow
and family, here last week. Mr. and?
Mrs. D. R. Morrow returned witfc .
them to Charlotte, carrying their
little son Francis to consult an eya
specialist. Francis, however, was :
glad to learn that he had no serious
eve trouble. Eli Kendrlck spent"
the holidays with homefolks at Gas- ,
tonia. Mr. Kendrlck was recently
elected secretary of the Piedmont
Commercial Club. "Ell" is not only "
ponular with the boys, he is a Una
fellow as well, and will make an ef
ficient secretary.
Punt- "Mflr" npman1 Tslw.-4l
" - a mm j as im
a sneciai irom uanney, s. C, to
The Charlotte Observer states that
Capt. "Meek" Ormand, conductor on
a locaPfrelght, was knocked from
the top of a freight car and serious- .
ly injured yesterday afternoon. He
was struck by the corner of the ata--tlon
and hurled to the platform. Ha
was taken to the City Hospital tn
Gaffney, where it is saidihat he will
recover.
To Open New Hotel.
The Misses Carson, who formerly
conducted the Franklin Hotel here,
have returned to Gastonla and rent
ed the building on West . Long ave
nue formerly occupied by the Gaston
Hospital, and will conduct a hotel.
They expect to have the. building
ready for guests within the next
week or ten days, after some remod
eling which was necessary is com
pleted. The building will have 1 C
guest rooms, besides office, - dining1
room, writing room, etc., and will be
called the Colonial Hotel, i -
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