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v- TONIA G PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE . COPT 8 CKNT8. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. 91 JW A TEAR Eff ADTAJTCS VOL. XXXIV. GASTOX1A, N. C. FRIDAV AFTERNOON, APRIL. 4, 1913. NO. 27. NEWS OF THE MIT EDITOR PHILLIPS DEAD END CAME SUDDENLY AT HIS HOME T LOCAL ITEMS IN SOCIAL CIRCLES THE MOVEMENTS OF 6AST0N PEOPLE LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD - GAS THE AZETTE SHOR HOLD AlltlL MEETING CLUB'S CONDITION VERY PROSPEROUS Report of Secretary Timberlake at Annual Meeting of Commercial Club Tuesday Night Showed It to Be in Fine Condition Financially and Otherwise Rooms to be Im provedCommittees Appointed All Officers Elected Other Busi ness Transacted. The annual meeting of the Com mercial Club was held in the cluD rooms Tuesday night, the 1st, Mr. A. G. Myers, the president, In the chair. Secretary and Treasurer J. W. Timberlake read the minuses of the last meeting and submitted his report for the six months ending April 1st, which showed the club to be In better financial condition than for a long time past. It also show ed a slight Increase in membership, the number now being about 100. The report was accepted. All the old officers were re-elected by acclamation as follows, viz: Pres ident, A. G. Myers; first vice-presV-dent D. A. Garrison: second vice president, W. T. Rankin: secretary and treasurer, J. V. Timberlake. The following were elected members of the board of governors to serve for the ensuing year. The standing committees were re-elected for the ensuing year with the exception that D. E. McConnell and W. T. Rankin were elected to the advertising and industrial committees respectively, in the place of L. L. Hardin, re moved from the city. A petition was read, approved and signed by the club members present, asking the board of county commis sioners to at once and without in terruption complete the grading and improvement of the Gastonia-York-vllle road from Crowders Creek sta tion to the South Carolina line and Messrs. C. B. Armstrong, S. A. Rob inson, W. T. Rankin, W. J. Clifford and W. M. Wilson were appointed a committee to present said petition to the board at its next monthly meeting on April 7th, and urge the board to complete said improve ments at once. A committee composed of Messrs. A. G. Mangum, T. M. Fayssoux, Sr., G. R. Spencer, B. H. Parker and A. M. Dixon was appointed to investi gate and report on needed improve ments in the club rooms. Messrs. W. J. Clifford and C. B. Armstrong were appointed addi tional members of the banquet and entertainment committee and this committee was instructed to formu late plans for additional pleasures and entertainment features so as to make the club attractive and enter taining to the greatest number or members, and to prospective mem bers, and report their recommenda tions to a future meeting of tne iub. Messrs. T. A. Wilkins, W. J. Clif ford end F. M. Valz. were appointed a committee to define the duties of t,ie various s'anding committees f m' it was ordred that the list of ii.nnes of the members of said com mittees with their duties be posted in the club rooms. i The advertising committee was instructed to investigate the needs of the dub as to advertising and publicity iitetature and to formulate plans for the preparation and publi cation of folders, booklets, station ery am! such literature as they may deem necessary or expedient Tor publicity i urposes and report its findings to the board of governors. The industrial committee was In structed to co-operate and act in conjunction with the mayor and board of aldermen of the city In taking up with the Piedmont Trac tion Company the matter of putting into operation as soon as possible and without further or unnecessary delay local street railway service on ita llnea from the Flint Mill to the Arlington Mill in accordance with the terms of the company's fran chise. A l solution was unanimously adopted to the effect that the clut assume the duty and responsibility of furnishing and providing the Wo man's Betterment Association the most suitable available place in the city for is use for the floral fair this fall crd the use of the club roams were tendered for this pur pose, in rase a more suitable or con venient r;act could not be obtained. The persons who were exposed during the illness of little Ralph Thompson who died recently from hydrophobia and who took the Pas teur treatment here under Dr. R. M. Reid, completed the 21 -days treatment last Saturday. The state ment is made by sotne of them that this treatment is anything but a joke; In fact it is described as be ing very painful. Dr. Reid hlmseir was one of the number and took the treatment along with eight or nine others. Mount Holly is soon to have a new large brick business building. Messrs. R. F. Craig, N. P. and W. L. Bumgardner and Dr. T. M. .McCoy have purchased from Messrs. R. K. Davenport and; J. M. Springs the lot on Main street adjoining the rail road and will begin at once the con struction of a brick business build ing two stories high to contain four store rooms on the first floor and of fices on the second. This will .be quite an addition to the appearance of the business section of the town. Get one of The Gazette's dinner free. It's easy. LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Xewsy Letters from Gazette Corres pondents Here and There Over, Good Old Gaston What Our Neighbor Are Doing In the Var ious Sections of the County Per sonal Mention of People Too Know and Some Yon Don't Know. BESSEMER BRIEFS. SCHOOL FIX ALA. Commencement Exercises of Besse. nier City Graded Schools April 27th and 28th Pour Graduates The Program. Correspondence of The Gazette. BESSEMER CITY, April The commencement exercises of the i?rad ed schools here will tal-e place April 27th and 28th. There are four graduates this year, namely: Miss Mary Rebecca Oatfs, Miss Nannie Drii8llla Young, Miss Carrie Bell and Mr. Fred Moore Arrowoodl On Sunday morning, the 27th, at 11 o'clock the commencement ser mon will be preached by Rev. R. M. Stevenson, D. I)., editor of The As sociate Reformed Presbyterian of Due West, S. C. Monday evening at X o'clock tne graduating exercises will take place. The program in outline is as fol lows: Declamations and' recita tions, valedictory address, presenta tion of diplomas and przies; dra matic entertainment, "Hiawatha," in four acts; pantomime, "The Famine"; choruses by pupils or the eigth, ninth and tenth grades. The Marshals for commence ment are; Chief, C. G. Carpenter; assistants, J. A. Ormand. J. L. Mc Dowell, D. D. Dixon, If. O. Davis, I,. H. Kiser, C. .1. Williams, J. L. Shan non, and .1. G. Hovls. I'nder the able - superintendent. Prof. D. C. Johnson, and his excel lent faculty the graded schools are nearlng the close of a most success ful year's work. Correspondence of The Gazette. BESSEMER CITY, April 2. Mrs. Ellen Stroup Is visiting relatives in town. Misses Kathryn Staples. Daisy Flake and Annie Sanders visited in Gastonia Monday. Mrs. E. E. Detter, Misses Pearl I Henderson and Thornburg, were ' Gastonia visitors Monday. I The Ladies Betterment Associa I tion met Wednesday at 3:30 at the graded school building. Saturday evening at the opera house will be given "The Deacon's Second Wife," a play, by Kings Mountain home talent, for the bene fit of the Civic League. Mr. S. J. Durham was a visitor in town Wednesday. Mrs. Nell Mason visited Gastonia Wednesday. Mrs. John Simpson and children, of Durham, are the guests of Mr. J. L. Burke and family. Preparations are being made for commencement. The graded school will close the last week in April. Miss Kate White was a Gastonia visitor Monday. Dallas, Route 1, News. Correspondence of The Gazette. DALLAS, Route 1, April 3. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Ratchford were the guests Sunday at the home of Mr. G. L. Best. . Mr. D. E. G. Pasour and sister. Miss Florence, visited relatives at Stanley and Spencer Mountain last week. Mrs. Cynthia Thomas, of Besse mer City, spent the week-end with her daughter, Mrs. G. E. C. Pasour. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Holland were the guests Sunday at the home of Mr. 'Robert Littlejohn. Mrs. C. C. Pasour and children went to Stony Point last week to visit her brother. Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ratchford and children, of Catawba, route two, snent a few days this week visiting Mrs. Ratchford's mother, Mrs. Sa rah Pasour. Misses Hester and Bertha Best spent the week-end with Miss Ellen Pasour. On page three of today's Ga zette the Southern Realty & Auc tion Co., of Greensboro, Mr. E. M. Andrews, manager, advertises a big auction sale of lots in West Gasto nia to take place on Saturday, April 19th, at 1:30 p. m. This property belongs to Mr. J. White Ware, of Gastonia. For description see ad vertisement. Friends of Mr. T. B. Brown, of Greensboro, formerly manager of 3. M. Belk Company's stores here, will i egret to learn of the death of his father, Mr. T. M. Brown, which re curred at Greensboro Wednesday. The elder Mr. Brown was a native of Fayetteviile and was 62 years of age. His funeral and burial were held at Monroe yesterday. There has been less plowing done in this section, says Mr. J. R. Henderson, of the Union neighbor hood, than he has ever known -to be the case at this time of year. Mr. Henderson made a trip from Union to Charlotte via Gastonia the first of the week and he says he was greatly surprised to note that the farmers as yet hare done practical ly no plowing. However, they are "making hay while the sun shines" this week in the plowing line. Brilliant Young Journalist, Editor of Greensboro Daily News, Passes Away After Few Day's Illness Was in the Prime of Life and Stood High in North Carolina Newspaper Circles. Charlotte Observer, 3rd. Carthage, April 2. Editor Rob ert M. Phillips died this evening at 6o'clock at the home of his father, two miles north of here. He had been at his father's for the past two weeks, and it was known he was not well, but none of his friends here knew he was seriously sick. He bad an attack of heart trouble this morning, which came near ending fatally; but he revived. Another attack followed this evening, from which he died. He was born and raised In this county and did his first newspaper work here on The Carthage Blade. He has a large connection In this county and leaves an aged father and several brothers. No funeral arrangements are announced, but he will probably be buried here Friday. Greensboro, April 2. Robert Masten Phillips, associate editor of The Greensboro Daily News, died suddenly of heart failure at his country home near Carthage tonight. He went there last week for a 1 o day rest after strenuous work dur ing his attendance at the late ses sion of the State Senate, In which body he served as reading clerk. Mr. Phillips was a practical prin ter and rose to the editorial desk from the ranks. After a 'short ca reer in Moore county he aided In the establishment of The Greensboro Telegram in 1S96, was later city ed itor and associate editor of The Raleigh Morning Post and editor of The Newbern Daily Sun. He came to The Daily News as associate edi tor in 1909. Robert M. Phillips was one of the best-known and most popular newppaper men of this State. He was once president of the State PreBB Association and at present a member of the executive committee. He had been a leader and prominen: figure in the good-roads movement in this State and was prominent In Church and fraternal circles. B. Y. P. C INSTITUTE. Young Baptist Christian Workers from Several Counties Will Gath er Here Next Week for Meeting The Program. Delegates from the Baptist Young Peoples Unions of eleven associa tions will gather In Gastonia next week for a conference or institute to be held in the First Baptist church. The associations to be represented are the Anson, Caldwell, Catawtm River, Kings Mountain, Mecklenburg-Cabarrus, Sandy Run, South Fork, South River, Stanley, Three Forks and Union associations. The institute will commence Tuesday night, the Sth, and will continue through Friday, the 11th. This is the first institute of this kind to be held in this section and it is ex pected that the attendance will be large. All the young people of the various religious denominations in Gastonia are cordially Invited to at tend the several services. Following is the program in full: TUESDAY. 7:30. "B. Y. P. U. in Broad Out line," Mr. Arthur Flake, Field Sec retary B. Y. P. U. 8:30. "Consecration of Young Life," Rev. M. A. Adams, Newton, N. C. WEDNESDAY. 10:00 a. m. Training Class, B. Y. P. U. Manual, Mr. Flake. 11:00. "A Standard of Excel lence for a B. Y. P. U," Theo. B. Davis, State B. Y. P. U. Secretary. 2:30 p. m. Training Class, B. Y. P. U. Manual, Mr. Flake. 3:30. "Making a B. Y. P. U. Go," Secretary Davis. 7:30-. "Scope and Power of the Weekly Meeting," Mr. Flake. 8:30. "The Word Made Flesh," Rev. W. A. Smith, Charlotte, N. C. THURSDAY. 10:00 a. m. Training Class, B. Y. P. U. Manual, Mr. Flake. 11:00. Open Conference on B. Y. P. U. Work. 3:00 p. m. Training Class, B. Y. P. U. Manual. Mr. Flake. 4:00. Chalk Talk, "Training for Service," Secretary Davis. 7:30. Weekly B. Y. P. IT. Pro gram, by the B. Y. P. U. of the First Baptist Church. 8:30. "Young People and the Bible." Mr. Flake. FRIDAY. 10:00 a. m. Training Class, Mr. Flake. 11:00 Open Conference, B. Y. P. U. Workers. 3:30 p. m. Training Class, B. Y. P. U. Manual, Mr. Flake. 4:30. Chalk Talk: "Growth and Development," Secretary Davis. 7:30. "Young People and Mis sions," Mr. Flake. 8:30. Inspirational Address, Rev. I. T. Newton. South Fork Institute, Maiden, N. C. NOTES. This program is only tentative: one of the special speakers has not been beard from; however, it will be carried out in general as given. Bring pencil and paper. Certificates will be given to all who attend as many as eight lec tures. Everything in this Institute Personal Items About Gaston Folki and their Friends Short Item About People and Things That Ar of Interest to Gazette Readers Condensed for Their Convenience It is not too early to begin swatting the fly. Garden making is the order of the day Just now. Clean up your premises and thus help to make Gastonia both more attractive and more healthful. Mr. W. A. Jackson, of the New Hope section, was a business visitor In Gastonia yesterday. Miss Grace Armstrong, of Bel mont, was a visitor in Gastonia yes terday. Read the half-page advertise ment today of the State Insurance Co., page three. Esquire A. R. Anders and At torney J. W. Timberlake were busi ness visitors to lAwell yesterday. Esquire W. B. Rutledge, of Mt. Holly, was In the city on business Wednesday. Mr. J. W. Timberlake was a business visitor in Stanley last Sat urday. Mr. M. C. D. Owen and family have moved from Hickory, N. C, to Clover, S. C, where Mr. Owen will bo engaged In business. Mrs. M. A. Howe will leave within a few days for College Park, Ga., on an extended visit to her sis ter, Mrs. D. W. Godbey. Rev. E. N. Crowder and daugh der, Miss Lucy Crowder, of Stanley, were among Wednesday's visitors In Gastonia. Miss LaFar, after spending the winter at her home, Charleston, S. C, has returned to Gastonia to take up her kindergarten work. There will be a baseball game at Wearn Field in Charlotte tomor row afternoon between Davidson Collego and the University of North Carolina. Repairs to the Ozark Methodist church have beve been completed and the regular services will be held next Sunday, Sunday school at 9:4." a. m. and preaching at 7:30 p. m. Mrs. Joe T. Abernethy and lit tle son, Joe, of Charlotte, returned home the first of the week after vis iting Mrs. W. C. Abernethy and Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Costner here. The special term of Gaston County Superior Court for the trial of civil cases will convene Monday, April 14th, and continue through the week. Judge James L. Webb, of Shelby, will preside. Mr. H. Aubrey Costner, a prominent young business man of Worth, was a visitor to Gastonia yesterday. Mr. Costner has recent ly received his commission as Jus tice of the Peace. Mrs. W. II. Dellinger was call ed to Spencer yesterday afternoon by a message announcing the seri ous illness of her mother, Mrs. T. L. Litton, who is suffering from a paralytic stroke. Dr. A. Stovall and family mov ed yesterday from the Hubs cottage on West Fourth street to the Beat cottage on South Marietta street. Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Fayssoux, Jr., will move Into the house vacated by Dr. Stovall. Rev. R. M. Hoyle, of Morgan ton, will preach at Main Street Methodist church Sunday- morning and evening in the absence of the pastor. Rev. J. E. Abernethy, who is conducting a revival at Wesley Me morial church, Atlanta. Mr. Lawrence Jenkins, former ly of the Taylor Drug Company, of McAdenville, but who has been in the drug business at Forest City for some time, has moved his stock to Maiden, Catawba county, where he will open an up-to-date drug store. All members of Gastonia Lodge, No. 188, I. O. O. F., are especially requested to be present at the regu lar meeting next Thursday night. Both first and third degree work will be done and refreshments will be served. An election will be held in Cherryville on Tuesday, May 6 to choose a mayor and four commis sioners. Mr. D. P. McLurd, the pres ent mayor, has served two terms and will not stand for re-election. At the same time a bond Issue of $60,000 will be voted on. Work is progressing nicely on the new passenger depot. The roof Is ready for the tiling, the lathing has been done and part of the floor ing laid. It will not be long until the station will be ready for occu pancy. There will be no shedding of tears when the old depot and baggage .house are torn down. Mrs. Claude R. Miller and little son, Robert, are expected here from Barbour8ville, W. Va., next week to visit her mother, Mrs. B. E. Atkins. Mrs. Miller expected to come last week but was water-bound by the Ohio river floods. In the town In which she lived no lives were lost but the waters reached a height which made It necessary to navigate through the streets In canoes. course will be free. Let all who expect to attend, send their names at once to Rev. W. C. Barrett, Gastonia. N. C, so enter tainment may be provided. - CHORUS PRACTICE TO-XIGHT. The Music Club will meet tonight at 7:30 with Miss Marie Torrence for the regular weekly chorus prac tice, after which a business meeting of the club will be held. Mil AXB MRS. JEXXIXGS AXXI VERSA KY DIXXEH. In celebration of their tenth wed ding anniversary Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Jennings gave a sumptuous six course dinner to a number of their friends Tuesday evening at their home on South Broad street. The occasion was greatly enjoyed by all present. The guests were Mr and Mrs. John L. Beal. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ford, Miss Frances Saunders of Batesburg, S. C, Mrs. C. L. Branch, of Charlotte, and Miss Louise Hopkins, of Llncolnton. AXXOl'XCFMKXT PARTY FOR MISS U)XG. At her home on East Airline ave nue Wednesday afternoon Miss Iole Long entertained a number of friends at a very enjoyable affair given to announce the engagement of her sister. Miss Zelda Long, to Mr. Linwood Robinson, of Ixwell. The game of violets was played to carry out the color scheme and a delicious Kaiad course was served. In tho dining room, which was beau tifully de.oiated In purple and vio lets. puii'I- was served. The announcement of the ap proaching wedding of these popular young people, which will be solemn ized in June, Is of very great Inter est to their many friends every where. Miss Long Is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Ixng and Is one of the city's most attractive and accomplished young ladles, being qvite popular with a large circle or friends. Mr. Robinson is a son of Lr. Frank Robinson, and as a mem ber of the Robinson Company, drug gists, of Ixiwell, Is known as one of the county's rising young business men. EX JO Y A RLE RECEPTION AT MRS. TIMBKRLAKE'S. At the home of Mrs. J. W. Tim lake on East Airline avenue yester day afternoon from four to six Mrs. Timberlake and Mrs. L. F. Wetzell gave a most enjoyable reception In honor of the Friendly Matrons Club. The guests were greeted at the door by Miss Lottie Blake and Miss Mary Ragan and were shown Into the library by Mrs. R. Grady Rfinkln. Here they were presented to the receiving line, which was composed of the members of the Friendly Matrons Club, together with Mrs. J. H. Henderllte, Mrs. W. C. Barrett and Mrs. W. L. Fields, of Laurlnburg, who is Mrs. Bar rett's guest. Mrs. S. A. Robinson and Mrs. R. C. Warren, stationed In the front hall, conducted the guests to the rear hall, where they were greeted by Mrs. F. L. Smyre and Mrs. J. K. Dixon and were served to delicious punch by Mrs. J. V. Har per, assisted by Misses Marie Tor rence, Kathrlne Mason, Blanche Gray and Hallle Torrence. The guests were shown Into the dining room by Mrs. W. B. Morris, where a tempting salad course was served by Misses Johnsie Adams, Jennie Pegram, Nell McLean, Ann Mclean and Violet Rankin. This was followed by an ice course. The color scheme of the decora tions was violet and yellow. On the dining room table was a large bowl of violets and yellow jasmines as a center piece, surrounded by smaller vases of violets and jonquils. The room was lighted with yellow can dles and yellow and violet mints were served. The chandelier was wreathed in wisteria and Ivy, while below it was suspended a basket of wisteria, yellow jasmine and violets, tied with yellow ribbon. Through out the house potted plants, blue and white flags and lilies were used in great profusion. One hundred and fifty invitations had been issued and the reception was well attended. Among the out-of-town ladies who were present were Mrs. W. T. Love, Mrs. J. Will Moore and Miss Alice Daniels, of Spencer Mountain, Mrs. George A. Sparrow and her guest, Miss Sarah Pearsall, of Red Springs, Mrs. H. C. Metcalf, of Lock port, N. Y., who is the guest of Mrs. W. L. Balthls, and Mrs. W. L. Fields, of Laurinhurg, who is the guest of Mrs. W. C. Barrett. Bids to be Opened To-Xight. In adjourned session tonight the city council will open bids and let the contract for the construction of 38,000 square yards of concrete sidewalks to be built at once. It is understood that twenty-flve or more firms are submitting bids for this work.. During the past few days representatives of many contracting firms have been in the city for the purpose of securing information with a view to bidding on this work. It is understood that the successful bidder wiU be required to com mence this work in a very short time, just as joon as material can be assembled and everything pat In shape for the work. Reports from the bedside of Mr. S. J. Hand, of Lowell, are to the efTect that he is now able to sit up part of the time. This will be wel come news to his hosts of friends. LATE ITEMSJF HEWS SOME EVENTS IN STATE AND NATO Important Happenings Condensed from the Dally Papers for the Res ent of Onr Busy Readers' A Par : tlal Record of Current Events. An anti-hookworm campaign has been begun In our sister county, ot Mecklenburg. Two State expert are on the Job. Ashevllle has a lively municipal campaign on. ' So far there are IS candidates in the field for the vari ous offices to be filled. ' President Wilson is daily recelT lng messages of sympathy for , ths sufferers in the flooded districts of the United States from the rulers ot foreign countries. A dispatch from Sparta says that during the month of March hun dreds of people went from Alleghany county and adjoining counties tot far Western Statce. Tuesday's Cleveland Star quotes Congressman Webb as saying that work will commence on Shelby's postofflce building within a year or 18 months. The appropriation for. this building is $95,000. , Two new banks were chartered by the State last week. The Citizens Bank, of Warsaw, Duplin county, has a subscribed capital of $12,500. The Bank of Fletchers, at Fletchers. Henderson county, has a subscribed capital of $10,000. Governor Sulzer Tuesday demand ed the resignation of State Senator Stephen J. Stilwell, who was ae- cused by George H. Kandali, presi- dent of the New York Bank Nots Company, of attempted extortion. , Stilwell refused to resign and hit demanded an investigation. Miej Ethel Roosevelt, daughter ot ' Col. and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, was married this morning to Dr. Richard Derby, of New York city. The wedding ceremony was perform ed ir, Christ Episcopal church at Oyster Bay and was a very" simple- one. Substantial contributions were made last week bv the Eniaconal congregations of Raleigh for the) flood sufferers of Ohio and Rev. I. McK. Pittlnger, pastor of the Church. of the Good Shepherd, took the. contributions in person. He was formerly paster of a church la Zanesville, Ou.c. in the stricken die trict. Rev. J. B. Biiupy, D. D., of Louis ville, Ky., and Pev. J. L. Vlpper e man, of Spencer, are conducting joint debate In the latter's churcn, at Spencer on doctrinal subjects. Doctrinal controversies before con gregations have become a thing of the past and oiv in the world they manage to gt Anybody out to hear them Is more than we can under stand. Reports from towns along the Ohio river and its tributaries yes terday brought the cheering news that the high waters were receding some and danger from floods was decreasing. However the suffering in the devastated districts is grow ing worse because of unsanitary con ditions, lack of food, raiment and! other necessaries of life. With Uni ted States Army officers in charge of the work it Is believed that order will soon emerge from chaos and that soon conditions will be Tery greatly Improved. POPULAR PIEDMONT THEATRE. The Piedmont Theatre at Char lotte will offer an all new show the last half of the week and it is said that it will be one of the best shows seen there this season. . The pro gram has been selected with great care and one that will please th old and young alike. The Two Hardts will be the fea ture and is a comedy acrobatic act that is a scream form start to fin ish. Four other big feature acts will be seen and with that popular Piedmont Orchestra will make a show well worth twice the prices that are charged. Patrons fom Gastonia shopping at Charlotte on Saturday's find the 2 o'clock matinee gives them ample time to see a full show and get home early. Mount Holly Teachers Here. Prof. Ray Funderburk, principal of the Mount Holly graded schools, and his entire faculty are spending ftlA off ArnnAn Iiava tn.n.it1fiv 4 Y, ah. warnings 01 me uasioma graaea schools. They arrived about I o'clock coming from Belmont where this morning they Inspected the n . . I work of the Belmont graded schools J ttnA vo.il irilaata t nv A r rm n 9 . .n b"i "Ui UiUUCl l Superintendent and Mrs. Hall. They came through the country, being brought over in Supt. Hall in hts ' large new Cadillac car. They will return to Mount Holly, this evening. Says the Belmont correspond ence of The Charlotte Observer un der date of March 29th: "The good weather of the past few days . has been utilized to good advantage by Chairman John F. Leeper In his work toward repairing the tnnd-hole near Sloan's Ferry bridge. Autolsta who made the trip from here to Charlotte yesterday say that the road is in good condition, - Wagon loads of Band have been hauled m -from the adjacent river bottoms and topsoll furnished free of cost by Mr." J. M. Sloan has made a most excel lent surface covering for the clay road. :