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ASTON I A GAZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. 91.50 A YEAR EC ADVANCE GASTOXIA, X. C. FRIDAY AFTERXOOX, JAXl MliY 24, 1013. NO. 7m VOL. XXXIV. FULL TEXT OF BILL FOR RECORDER'S COURT JUDGE OF PROPOSED MUNICIPAL C0U3T IS TO BE ELECTED BY THE CdUNCIL TO ISSUE MORE BONDS THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY THE G fT'"--. Act Provides for Judge at Salary of Xot More Than $ 1,000, a Clerk at Salary of Xot More Than $600 and Prosecuting Attorney at Sala ry of Xot More Than $800 Court to Have Power to Impose Fine of $200 or Sentence of Xot More Than One Year on Roads Gasto nia to he Designated Hereafter as "City" Instead of "Town." Below Is published as Information for the public the full text of the amendment to the charter of the town of Gastonia providing for the establishment of a recorder's court, as drawn up and sanctioned by the city council of Gastonia: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AX ACT TO AMEND THE CHARTER OF THE TOWN' OF GASTONIA, AND TO CREATE AND ESTABLISH A MUNICIPAL COCRT FOR THE CITY OF GASTONIA AND GAS TONIA TOWNSHIP. IN GASTON COl'NTY, AND TO PRESCRIBE THE JURISDICTION AND PRO CEEDINGS OF SAID COURT. THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA DO ENACT: Section 1. That chapter one thou sand and forty-eight of the Private Laws of 1899 of North Carolina and all acts amendatory or supplementa ry thereof be and the same Is hereby amended by striking out the words "Town of Gastonia" wherever it oc curs in said act or acts, and substi tuting therefor the words "City of Gastonia." i Pec. 2. That, a special or re corder's court for the trial of misde meanors and to be do nited as "The Municipal Court ol u.e 'Mty or Gastonirr" is hereby created and es tablished. Sec. :L The said court shall be a court of record and shall be presid ed over by a Judee who shall be an elector of the City of Gastonia, of good moral haracter, and a licensed attorney-at-law. Sec. 4. The judere of said court shall be elected by the board of al dermen of the City of Gastonia on or before the first Monday in February, one thousand nine hundred and thir teen, to hold office until the second Tuesday in May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and until his successor shall be duly elected and qualified, and his successor shall be elected by snld board at its regular meeting in May, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, and every suc ceeding two years thefeafter. He shall taVe and subscribe the oath re quired by Judges of the Superior Courts, and shall receive salary not to exceed one thousand dollars per annum, to be fixed and determined by the board of aldermen and paid by th City of Gastonia, in equal monthly installments. Sec. 5. The court shall hold dally sessions, Sundays and legal holidays excepted, at the City Hall in the City of Gastonia, or other place in said City to be designated by the board of aldermen, the first session to be held on the first Monday in February, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen. Sec. 6. Paid court shall have final exclusive original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors occurring or commit ted within the corporate limits of the City of Gastonia and within the lim its of Gastonia township as follows: to-wit: Carrying concealed weapons, gaming, keeping gambling houses, keeping bawdy houses, larceny-- or receiving stolen goods, knowing them to be stolen, wherein the value of the article or articls stolen does not exceed twenty dollars, failure to list taxes, assault and battery with a deadly weapon, or when serious dam age is done, fornication and adul tery, abandonment, cruelty to ani mals, resisting officers, malicious in Jury to real or personal property, trespassing on lands after bein for bidden, forcible trespass, enticing servants to leave masters, indecent exposure of person, retailing liquors without a license, selling or giving away spirituous liquors to a minor, selling or giving away cigarettes to a minorobtaining advances by false pretense, bastardy, .disposing of mortgaged property, and all other crimes against the public health, as contained in the FevisM of one thou sand nine hundred and five of North Carolina, Inclusive of all misdemean ors as contained In chapter eighty one of the Revisal of one thousand nine hundred and five of North Car olina, and acts amendatory thereof, where the punishment does not ex ceed a fine of two hundred doUar and Imprisonment for one year, and !H crimes which under the common law are misdemeanors wherein the punishment Is in the discretion or tie court. AH the foregoing offenses are hereby declared to be petit mis demeanors. Said municipal conn thall also have final and exclusive original Jurisdiction in the territory Included in the City of Gastonia, and w.thin Gastonia township as to criminal matters and proceedings aiifaing under the laws of the State or ordinances of the City of Gasto.ua r herein the mayor Sr justices of the peace now or shall hereafter barn Jurisdiction. Se,c. 7. That In addition to the Jurisdiction given in Section Six (6) of this act, said court is hereby giv en Jurisdiction to hear and bind over to the Superior Court all persons charged with any crime committed within the corporate limits of the City of Gastonia or within the lim its of Gaetonia township wherein preliminary investigation thereof is now conferred on Justices of tne peace of Castonia township or the mayor of the City of Gastonia: PRO VIDED, no defendant shall under this section be bound over to th Superior Court in any case of which this court has been given final juris diction. Sec. 8. Warrants may be issued by the judge of this court, by the clerk of said court, or the subst! tute judge, for any person or per sons charged with the violation of any of the criminal laws of this State, which warrant shall be ma le returnable before said judge wi'.h'ii thirty days from the issuing thrver.r. Said judge, substitute judge or clerk may also issue r.ubpoenas, ord-r.- capias, and all other process ain".i cable to said court. Any person con victed in said court shall have i.e right of appeal to the Superior Court of Canton County as Is now provided for appeals from justices (if the peace, and upon such appeal the trial shall be do novo. Sec. fl. In all cases heard by the judge of said court established by this act as committing magistrate against any person or persons for any offense whereof the court herein es tablished has not final jurisdiction, in whjch probable cause of guilt Is found, such person or persons shall be bound in bond or recognizance, with sufficient surety, to be fixed by the judge of this court, to appear at the next succeeding term of the Su perior Court for Cpston counfv for the trial of criminal cases, and in default of sin h bond or recoirnlzam r such person or persons shall bo com mitted to the common jail of Gaston county to await trial as aforesaid: PROVIDED, in all capital offenses such person or persons shall be com mitted to the co'nmon jail of said county without bail. Sec. IP. All (osts incurred in Is suing warrants and serving the same, in cases where the judce of said court has not final jurisdiction as aforesaid, and for the service of pro cess arising in such cases, except as hereinafter provided, shall bo paid to the City of Castonia. Officers serving process issued from said court shall be allowed the same fees as are now allowed sheriffs in like cases, the same, when collected, to be paid over as herein provided. Sec. 11. All persons pleading guilty or convicted in said court of any offense mentioned in this act shall be fined or imprisoned accord ing to law, and any person entering said idea of guilty or who may be convicted of any offense shall pay the costs of the prosecution. Sec. 1: When any person is cor. icted or pleads guilty to any of I'ense of which said court has final jurisdiction, said judge may sentence said pari to the common jail of Gaston county and assign him ti work on the public roads of sau'i county, or in the county worl- house, as provided by law. PROVIDED HOWEVER, that when any person is convicted or pleads guilty of any offense which is, now or shall here- after be within the final jurisdiction of the mayor of said City of Gasto nia or justices of the peace, said judge may sentence said party to tne common Jail in Gaston county, anc assign him to work on the public roads or streets of the City of Gas tonia. Sec. 13. The judge herein provid ed for shall preside over the sail court and try and determine all ac tions coming before him, the juris diction of which is conferred by Jhis act. and the proceedings of 'aid court shall be the same as are now prescribed for courts of justices or the peace and of the Superior Court, so far a3 not inconsistent with th provisions of this act: and in case of appeal to the Superior Court, as herein provided, every defendant shall be required to give bond, with sufficient surety to be approved by the judge of this court, to insure his appearance at said court, and in de fault thceof the judge shall com mit such defendant to the common Jail of Gaston county until he shal! give bond or be otherwise discharged according to law. Sec. 14. The said court shall also have jurisdiction to try all actions for the recovery of penalties Impos ed by law or by any ordinance or the City oi Gastonia for any act done within the corporate limits oT said City or within one mile of the corporate limits, and said penalty shall be recovered in the name of the City of Gastonia, and in all cas es where judgment may be entered against any person Imposing a fine and costs, or the costs only, and the person against whom the same ts adjudged fails or refuses to pay said judgment it shall be lawful for the judge of said court to order and re quire said person to be worked eith er on the public roads of Gaston county or In the county workhouse, or on the roads or streets of the City of Gastonia as herein provided wntil at a fair rate of wages sucn person shall hare worked out the full amount of said fine and costs. Sec. 15. Said court shall have a seal with the Impression "The Mu nicipal Court of the City of Gasto nia" which seal shall be used in at testation of writs, warrants and oth er proceedings, acts, - or Judgments (Continued on page 8.) A T MISS BOYCE AND MB. RANKIN MARRIED Marriage Wednesday ' Evening at Methodist (Tiurch of Miss Ruth Hnyce and Mr. itufus Grady Han kin One of the Most Brilliant and the Most largely Attended Kver Witnessed in Gastonia Bride and Groom to Cuba on Honeymoon Trip Magnificent Display of 1 'resents. One of the most brilliant wed dings and the most largely attended ever witnessed in Gastonia was that of Miss Ruth Boyce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Newman Boyce, and Mr. Rufus Grady Ran kin, son of the late Mr. R. P. Fan kin and .Mrs. Zoe Hand Ran kin, which was solemnized Wednes day evening a.t seven o'clock in Main Street Methodist church. The mar riage of these two prominent young society people was one of the chief events in Gastonia social circles this season. It was beautiful in all of its appointments and the taking of the vows was one of the most im pressive nuptial ceremonies ever witnessed here. There has perhaps never been a wedding in Castonia which was so largely attended as this one. Al most an hour before the time for the ceremony to be said, in fact al most as soon as the doors were opened, the main auditorium, Sun day school room, class rooms and gallery of the church were filled to oversowing while many scores were forced to stand outside during the entire ceremony. So , anxious were they to see the ceremony that many secured ladders and placed them ar the windows to the second-floor class-rooms. Altogether there were probably more than a thousand peo ple present. Main Street Methodist church had been handsomely decorated for the occasion, the colors used being white and green. The chancel and choir 16ft were entirely hidden with decorations of these colors while a largo arch stood over the altar where the vows were taken. There were arches also over each of the aisles, all in white and green. A most pleasing effffect was obtained by the suspension of numerous elec tric lights from the choir loft arch, entwined with ivy and terminating in large white chrysanthemums, em bedded in which were the light bulbs. The approaches to the altar from all sides, as well as the section immediately in front of the altar, was covered with white. Prior to the entrance of the bridal party an excellent musical program was rendered. Mr. E. D. Atkins presided at the pine organ and play ed Schumann's "Traumerei" as a voluntary. Following this Miss Mary Boyce, of Due West, S. C, a cousin of the bride, sang sweetly "O, Perfect Ix)ve." The next num ber was a violin duet by Miss "Lillian Atkins and Mr. Erskine Boyce, brother of the bride. t "The Story of Ruth" was the next 'number, being sung In a most pleasing manner by Miss Mary Boyce. As the strains of the well-known Mendelssohn's wedding march peal ed forth the bridal party entered the church as follows: First the ribbon girls. Misses Mary IaFar and Bur ney Boyce in white lingerie dresses. These were followed fjy the ushers, Messrs. Ed C. Adams, Charles f. Moore and H. M. Boshamer down the right aisle and Messrs. Will Wetzell, Harry Shuford and George Gray down the left. Next came the groomsmen and bridesmaids as fol lows: Mr. Stacy Boyce and Mr. H. B. Wadsworth, of Charlotte, down the right aisle with Mr. .lames W Holland and Mr. George Mason down the left: Misses Mary Durham and Violet Rankin down the right aisle with Misses Freeman Garrett, of Gaffney, and Miss Sarah Cansler, of Charlotte, down the right aisle: Mr. Charles Misenheimer and Mr. .1. E. Hughes down the right aisle wlf Mr. Floyd Whitney and Mr. W. H. Adams down the left; Miss Kather ine Mason and Miss Anna Forbes Llddell, of Charlotte, down the right aisle with Miss Susie Hutchi son, of Charlotte, and Miss Margar et Wharton, of Greensboro, down the left. Next came the dame of honor, Mrs. P. W. Garland, sister of the bride, down the right aisle, with the maid of honor. Miss Lucy Boyce, also a sister of the bride, down the left. Next came the ring-bearer. Master John Rankin Falls, son of Dr. and Mas. Pi R. Falls and cousin of the bride, and the flower girl, lit tle Miss Estelle Garland, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. P. Woods Garland and niece of the bride. Last came the groom and his best man, Mr. Colt M. Robinson, of Lowell, down the right aisle with the bride, lean ing on the arm of her fataer. Mr. S. N. Boyce. down the left aisle. They were met at the altar fy Rer. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor of the Associate Reformed Presbyterian church, who officiated, and Rer. I. B. Abernethy, BRILL AN WEDDING pastor of Main Street Methodist church, who assisted. The beautiful ring ceremony was used and Dr. Galloway, in words as beautiful as they were solemn and impressive, joined the lives of these two young people. Mr. Abernethy offered the closing prayer and benediction upon the couple. During the ceremony Miss Atkins played as a violin solo "O, Thou Sublime, Sweet Evening Star" from Tannhauser, being ac companied by Mr. Atkins on the or gan. The bridal march from Lohen grin was used as a recessional. The bride, who is noted for her rare Southern beauty and her many lovely charms of person and charac ter, appeared even more beautiful than ever in her gown of white charmeuse, trimmed with chiffon overdress with pearl trimming which was over panels of tulle. Her waist was of chiffon with pearl and mari beau trisimings. She wore a veil caught up with orange blossoms and carried a bouquet, of bride's roses showered with lilies of the valley. The bridesmaids wore yellow char meuse dresses with trains. The dame of honor wore her wedding dress of while satin with pearl trimmings. The maid of honor wore pink charmeuse with waist and over dress of beaded chiffon and pearl trimmings. The ring-bearer wore a white suit while the little flower girl, little Estelle Garland, just two and a half years old, was captlvat ingly sweet in a white lingerie dresR. The ribbon girls wore white lingerie over pink. The bridesmaids, maid of honor and dame of honor carried bouquets of pink carnations with as paragus ferns. Immediately after the wedding, from 7:.'!n to 0:"0 o'clock, a recep tion was tendered complimentary to the bride and groom at the home of her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. P. Woods Garland, on South York street. The guests were greeted at the front door by Mrs. K. C. Wilson and Mrs. D. M. .Tones and were presented to the receiving line by Mrs. .1. W. Timberlake and Mrs. .1. D. Moore. The receiving line was composed of Mr. and Mrs. Garland, the bride and groom and the brides maids and groomsmen. Mrs. S. A. Wilkins, of Dallas, pre sided at the register in the front hall. The guests were shown into the dining room by Mrs. L. N Glenn and Mrs. D. A. Garrison. Here coffee was poured by Mrs. .1. K. Dixon and Mrs. A. A. McLean, they being assisted In serving coffee and sandwiches by Mrs. S. A. Robinson, Mrs. W. M. Boyce. Mrs. J. P. Press lev, Mrs. W. S. Dilling, Miss Belle Crawford, Mrs. E. P. Rankin and Mrs. J. Y. Miller. From the dining room the guests were ushered intri the rear hall by Mrs. A. M. Dixon and were then shown Into the punch room by Mrs. R. C. Warren. At the punch bowl were Mrs. Stella S o field, Mrs. F. L. Smyre and Miss Eleanor Reid, who were assisted in serving by Misses Mario Torrence, Hallie Torrence, Blanche Gray, Mary I.aFar, Burney Boyce and Lli'ian Watson. The guests were then ush cted into the front hall by Mm. P. R. Huffstetler and Miss Ljtth Biake, While the reception was still In nrotrress the bride and groom gave their friends the slip and went in Mr. Rankin's auto to Charlotte where they caucht fast train No. 31 for Jacksonville, Fla. They will vis it several places in Florida and will go from there to Cuba. They ex oect to return to Gastonia in about two weeks and will keep house in the proom's new bungalow on Lee st reef. From the home of Mr. and Mrs. Garland many of the guests went to the home of the bride's parents i earby where the presents were on display. The collection of wedding presents was one of the largest, most varied and most expensive ever seen here. They occurred one large rcom and it renuired hu't a dozen or more large tablescUo hold the gifts o'. silver, cut glass, hand-painted china, linen, etc., cesMmonials of 'ove and admiration from a host of friends. The bride Is one of Gastonl? most beautiful and popular youn."? women. She was educated at th Presbyterian College. ."Iia'lotte, anu has. since she left school, been one of the most popular mrbers of the younger social set. The groom a one of the city's most promising young business men. He is secretary and treasurer of the Home Mutual Building & Loan Association an figures prominently in real estate circles. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hfll. Among the out-of-town peop'.e here for the wedding were the fo. lowing: Dr. and Mrs. Charles . Eland, Mr. and Mrs. Henry McAden, Mrs. Margaret Kelley Abernethy Miss Mildred Butt, Miss Annto Parks, Miss Salens Hutchison. Mr. Charles A. Dalton and son, Master Parks Hutchison Dalton. Mr. J. .1 Misenheimer. Miss Susie Hutchison, Miss Anna Forbes Llddell. Miss Sa rah Cansler, Miss Mary Durham and Mr. Charles Mfcenhelmer. all of Charlotte: Mrs. James P. Pressley and daughter, of Bue West, S. C; (Continued on page 8.) $100,000 FOR MUNICIPAL WORK Largely Signed Petition Aks Gener al Assembly to Empower City Council to Supplement Recent $70,000 Bond Issue With Addi tional 9100,000 to Carry on Work of Improving Streets, Sidewalks, Schools, Etc. A petition which has already been signed by a large number of citizens and which Is meeting with a hearty response from practically the entire citizenship of the town Is now being circulated asking the General As sembly to pass an act empowering the city council to issue bonds in the sum of $100,000 to supplement the recently voted Issue of $70,000. The petition reads as follows: "We, the undersigned residents of the town of Gastonia, petition your honorable body to have enacted at this session of the General As sembly an act enabling the mayor and board of aldermen of the town of Gastonia, North Carolina, to Is sue and sell, at their discretion, when they shall deem it necessary for the public welfare of said town, coupon bonds of said town In the sum of $100,000, maturing thirty years from date of issue, bearing five per cent interest, payable semi annually, for the purpose of provid ing a fund, In addition to the fund provided by the authorized issuance heretofore of $70,000 of the coupon bonds of said town, for the purpose of grading, paving and otherwise im proving the streets, sidewalks and highways of tho town of Gastonia, for erecting new graded school build ings and making additions and im provements to those already erected, for the extension of tho systems of water works, sewerage and electric lights." When the $70,000 issue was voted In November there was some oppo sition to It on the ground that It wan too small to provide for the Improve ments that should be made at this time. This could not bo remedied at that time, however, as $70,mo was the maximum amount the city could issue under the existing bill. It is understood to be the pur pope of the administration to Issue these nnrina neiore ine Jiii.ipimi snail nave been exhausted and thus provide for carrying the work of municipal Im provements right ahead without any delay or Intermission. Personals and Local. Fire Wednesday morning In the kitchen at Mr. A. J. Kirby's resi dence, corner of East Franklin ave nue and South Broad street, caused damage to the extent of about $100. The fire company responded quickly to the alarm and extinguished the blaze. The fire is supposed to have originated In tho wood box. An exchange of real estate was effected yesterday between Mr. A. .T. Klrby and Mrs. j. P. Glenn whereby the latter secures the residence, formerly her home place, at the corner of East Franklin avenue and South Broad street now occupied by Mr. Kirby. in return Mr. Kirby ar ouires Mrs. Glenn's residence on West Main avenue and retains a lot in the rear of the Broad street property. W. M. Ratcliff, colored, presi dent of the United States Southern Rescue Home and Industrial ochool, located In South Carolina, has been here the past few days sollcltlre aid for his institution and asks The Ga zette to return his thanks to the people of the town for the libera! assistance given him. This school, he says, Is supported by whltt peo ple entirely. He carried with htm many endorsements from prominent men, who state that the school Is doing a great work for the usgrces. Mr. W. E. French, traveling passenger and Immigration agent for the Great Northern Railway, was to have delivered a free illustrated lec ture In the opera house last night on the Northwest. He arrived in town yesterday morning, as did his stereoptlcon outfit, but an a-idem which occurred while the outfl- wa being transported to th- opera house an! which resulted !n the bursting of the gas tank, rendered It necessary for Mr. French to post pone his lecture. He will announce his date later. Next week there will be placed in each guest room of the local ho tels a copy of the Bible, this being done through the instrumentality of the Gideons, an organization of com mercial travelers, with th assist ance of local people. In November a representative of the Gideons was here and presented the matter to the congregations of the various churches with the result that contri butions were readily made sufficient to purchase SO of these Bibles. Mr. Henry Garrison, of Char lotte, is today celebrating his one hundredth birthday. Dr. D. A. Gar rison, of Gastonia, Is a nephew of this centenarian and Intended to go to Charlotte In his auto for the birth day celebration but was prevented from doing so by the inclement weather. Dr. Garrison was present at hig uncle's 99th birthday celebr--tion a year ago today. Mr. Garri son retains bis senses to a remarka ble degree with tho exception of his sight, which Is considerably impair ed. He has been for 71 years an elder in Mallard Creek Presbyterian church, Mecklenburg couaty, and was for 42 years clerk of the session of that church. WHAT THE LOTTOS ARE 00IKS Senator Simmons He-Elected Toes , day Joint Resolution to Invite Wilson, Bryan and LaFolletto to . ' Speak on Intiative and Referent du Falls to Pass. it 1 The General Assembly of North ' Carolina on Tuesday for the third time elected Furnlfold M. Simmons i to represent the State In the United -States Senate, the two branches bal- loting separately and both giving the -present senior senator an over whelming majority. Every Demo crat In both houses present and on -Republican, Representative R. M. Burleson, of the newest county of. ',, Avery, voted for Senator Simmons , while the other fourteen Republicans , and the two Progressives in the ' House and the three Republicans la the Senate voted for Dr. Cyrus W " Thompson, the Republican caucus -nominee. The two houses Jointly 1 confirmed the election of Senator Simmons on Wednesday. Representative R. R. Williams, ot ; Buncombe, introduced a bill pro V viding for the use of the Australian" ballot system in general elections in North Carolina. Other bills of Im portance introduced in the House la, elude one by Representative J. C. " . Slkes, of Union, to require better service from telegraph companies doing business in the State and to" penalize delay In delivery of met sages; one by Representative James E. Rector, of Madison, to require railroads to maintain automatic ' gong signals at public crossings, and ' another by Mr. Rector to make It un lawful to keep for sale intoxicating , liquors In North Carolina. Senator A. I). Ward introduced Int the Senate a bill to place solicitors on salary. Other bills of State-wlda Interest Introduced in the Senate are the following: By Senator Payne, to amend the divorce law of 1907" by Senator Ixng, to appropriate $75,000 to complete the new State building; by Senator Bryant, to a mend the law relating to challeng ing Jurors; by Senator Mason, to In crease the number of Superior court ; judges from sixteen to twenty-fouP and by Senator Council, to Inquire Into the need of repairs to the gov ernor's mansion. Senator Simmons waa placed Inl. nomination In the Senate by Sena tor Ward, former law partner of the senator, and In the House by Repre sentative J. K. Dixon, of the sena tor's home county. About the liveliest tilt which has developed at this session began Mon day wh(h Representative Justice of Guilford Introduced a resolution In viting Woodrow Wilson, W. J. Bry an and Robert M. IaFollette to ad dress the legislators on modern, methodB of political reform, espe cially the Initiative and referendum. This resolution passed the House by a vote of fin to 27. but when it came to the Senate on Tuesday it was de feated by a vote of 27 to 23. Itt speaking in opposition to the reso lution Senator Mason stated that It would be necessary In fairness to both sides to inylte other speakers of national note to speak against the measures proposed and that a dangerous precedent would be es tablished, so that the next proposi tion might be to Invite National ad vocates of women suffrage, resulting In "women coming here In a regular cavalcade to tell us how to govern North Carolina." Among addltonal committee ap pointments of Interest to our read ers are those of Representative Mau ney on Institutions for the Blind, Corporation Commission and Manu factures and Labor, and Represent ative Delllnger on Expenditures of the House, Judiciary No. 2 and Im migration. Representative Mauney has Introduced a bill to re-charter the town of Bessemer City, one to Increase pensions and remove prop erty limitations, and one to amend the drainage laws of Lincoln and Gaston counties. Representative Dellinger has In troduced a bill reducing the time of separation in grounds for divorce from ten to five years. This bill ta being strongly opposed on the ground' that it is against public policy to make the securing of divorces any easier than it is under the present law. Mr. R. B. Bagington, general manager of the Piedmont Telephone & Telegraph Co., goes to Gaffney, S. C, this afternoon and will address the citizens of that town tonight on the subject of improved telephone service. Mrs. C. H. Robinson and daugh ter Miss Hazel Robinson, of Char lotte, were here Wednesday evening to attend the Rankin-Boyce wedding and were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. B. T. Morris. Miss Hazel Robinson went from here to Kings Mountain yesterday to, visit friends. Misses Fannie Patrick, of Bowl ing Green, Helen and Kate Brandon, of Clover, route two, and Mis Eo nice Craig, of Yorkrille, route eight, have returned to Rock Hill to take uo their duties at Winthrop College after spending the holidays at, their respective homes. The demonstration of White House coffee at the store of Harry Baber Company, which began yester day, will continue through to-day and to-morrow. The demonstration Is In charge of Mrs. Donovan, Boston. All ladies are Invited to call and try a cup of this exeeJJeat brand of coffee. :