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THE GASTONIA GAZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEKTUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVAXCCfc VOL. XXXIV. GASTOX1A, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 22, 1013. NO. 32. FRIDAY SANITARY DAY SHORT LOCAL ITEMS PYTHIANS AT BESSEMER IN SOCIAL CIRCLES NEWS OF THE COUIilY THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD SATURDAYPRIMARY THE NEW TICKET IN BY A 6000 VOTE Though Only One Ticket Was in the Field and no Fight Was on Three Times as Many Votes were Cast in Saturday's Municipal Primary as in Municipal Election Two Years Ago Alderman-to-Be S. S. Shu ford Lead Ticket School Com mitteemen not Named A Quiet Day. Despite the fact that last Friday, on the day previous to the munici pal primary, the old mayor and board of aldermen withdrew from the race, leaving only the new or re form ticket in the fieltL a good vote was cast In Saturday's primary which vas held for the purpose of nomin ating a mayor, seven aldermen, sev en school commissioners and seven members of the city executive com mittee. The whole number of votes cast was 37 2 as against 111 votes cast for the entire ticket in the reg ular municipal election two years ago. Had there been a spirited con test, as seemed likely earlier In the week, it is safe to say that the vote would have run to more than 1,000. Mr. S. S. "Fhuford, the nominee for alderman from the sixth ward, lead the ticket with H72 votes. Following is the vote according to the official count: For Mayor, ('. 15. Armstrong ...3C9 For Aldermen: Ward Ward 1 V. K. Long 3 fill -.1. L. Heal :i".9 Ward Ward Ward Z S. Settlemyer !" 4 T. M. McKntire 3f.9 5 A. K. Moore Ward 6 Ward 7 -S. S. Shuford 372 -Marshall Dilling .... 370 : Messrs. T. L. CraiK. A. M. Dixon and W. T. Itankin each received one complimentary vote. Because, probably, of the fact that for several days previous all inteiest had centered in the naming of a mayor and a board of aldermen, no thought was given to selecting a board of school commissioners and a city executive committee and hence no votes were cast for anyone for those olli es. .lust how the citi zens will handle this matter has not been definitely determined. . It lias been suggested by quite a number that the citizens executive committee call a mass meeting for this purpose to be held within the next week or ten days. Another suggestion has also been made, namely that the cit izens of each ward get together and select the men they want on these two boards and let them be voted on In the general municipal election on May Gth. There have been some rumors afloat to the effect that there was talk In some quarters of the possi bility of an Independent ticket com ing out for the election May 6tn. However, the sage local politicians and the conservative citizens gener ally give no credence to such a ru mor. The primary, by all the rules of Democracy, is almost universally accepted as an expression of the will of the majority and as final. A well-known citizen remarked this morning that, should anyone have the hardihood to come out after tbe primary and offer for election in trie general election, he would undoubt edly be defeated by an overwhelm ing majority.. This is a Democratic country, where the principles of De mocracy prevail, and the people will not brook any going beyond the ac cepted rule of government In this i iud of a thing. Hence it is evident that the rumor of an independent ticket is all talk and nothing more. ANNUAL MEETING. Home Ifu'lding and, Loan Association Making Pi ogress Old Officers Ite. Elected. Yesterday afternoon in the asso ciation's offices in the Realty build in the stockholders and directors of the Home Building & Loan Associa tion held their annual meetings. All the old directors were re elected by the stockholders and two new ones were chosen, namely Mr. C L. Chandler and Mr. X. B. Da-;K. The board is composed of the fol io wine- J. W. Atkins, W. B. Mor ris, S. P. fc'hu.ord, R. G. Rankin, A. G. Mvers, Marshall Dilling, J. R. Rankin, T. M. McEntire, C. B. Armstrong. C L. Chandler, A. M. Dixon, E. U. Brittain, W. F. Kln caid, A. I'. Jones, G. R. Spencer, F. L. Smyre, W. L. Balthls, Andrew E. Moore, A. X. Wlnget, N. B. Davis. At the meeting of the board of di rectors, held Immediately following the stock holders' meeting, all tne old officers were re-elected as fol lows: C. B. Armstrong, president; R. G. Rank in, first vice president: Marshall Dilling, second vice presi dent; E. B. Brntaln, secretary ana treasurer: A. C. Jones, solicitor. Reports from the officers showed that the association is In a splendid rendition, it has 1,600 shares or stock in force and has Just complet ed Us first year. The third series of stock was issued April 1st. To Cure a Cold in One Day Take LAXAT1VK BROMO Quinine. It .tops the Cough and Headache and works off the Cold. Drugit refpnd money if it fai's t cure. E. V. GROVE'S . nature on each byt. 25c On Saturday of this week, April 26, the citizens of Rutherford coun ty will vote, on a bond issue of $250,000 for good roads. It Is esti mated that with this Bum more than .200 miles of good sand-clay or top soil roads caa be built. TO BE OBSERVED BY CITY SCHOOLS Sanitary Committee of Betterment Association Arranges for Big Health Rally Friday Night Speaker of State-Wide Reputation to Be Here Miss Iberia Settlemy er Wins Prize for Best Essay on "What Gastonia Should Do to Im prove Her Sanitary Conditions. To increase the Interest of the pu pils of the city schools In sanitation the Woman's Betterment Associa tion, through its sanitary commit tee, decided to offer a prize 6f $.V00 to the pupil of the sixth, seventh, eighth or ninth grade that would wfite the best essay on the subject, What Gastonia Should Co to im prove Her Sanitary Conditions." Six pupils entered this contes:. The grades were represented as fol lows: Ninth grade by one; eighth grade by two; seventh grade by one; sixth grade by two. The papers were submitted to judges selected by the committee on sanitation. Ficti tious names weresigend to the pa pers so that the judges would no: know whose paper was being pasted on. The judges have finished their work, reporting in favor of the pa per signed "A Modern Sanitarian." This was the name chosen ror Ibena Settlemyer, a member of the seventti grade at the Ixiray school. The committee on sanitation has decided to have "Sanitary Day" next Friday. A noted speaker has been invited and an excellent musi cal program is being prepared. At this time the prize paper will be read by its writer. Remember the time and place: The auditorium Friday evening 01 S:l."i. Every one, b'g and little, should come. This is going to :e one of the most pleasant and oroMr able occasions w ithin our rea h in a long time. Interspersed with Hie other parts of the program are a number of excellent vocal numbers, solos, quartettes and double quar tettes. In Thursday's and Friday's papers we will try to give the complete pro gram. ati li lor it. MKS. S. A. GILFILLAN DEAD. Highly Esteemed Lady Passed Away Sun!iiy Mornint; Funeral and Mini;.! nt Sharon. S C, Yesterday. Following a lingering illness or many months, during which she bore Iter suffering with true Christian fortitude, Mrs. .lanie Carnes Giini lan, wMe of Mr. S. A. Gilfillan, pass ed peacefully away Sunday morning at 4 o'clock at her home on i-outh York street. Mrs. Gilfillan was "i2 years of age, and had been in de clining health for the past two years. For the past three months she had been desperately ill. The remains were taken to trie former home of the deceased at Sharon, S. C, yesterday morning, where funeral services were con d licit i' at 11 o'clock by Hev. E. 15. Hunter, pastor of the Sharon Asso ciate . Reformed Presbyterian churcn, ind Lev. Dr. .1. C. Galloway, Mrs. Cilfiilnn's pastor. Accompanying trie remains- from here were Rev. Dr. r. (' Ga!!0'V.y. Messrs. P. X. RoVce, :t, '' Urid. J." F. Bradley, W. M. Wil. son, John Lindsay, W. S. and Feou I.augbridge and C'has Ford. Mrs. f. C. Galloway, Miss Willie McKem. .Mrs. A. F. Whitesides, Mrs. A. M. Wnitesides, Mrs. L. II. Long, Mrs. L. B. Holland, Miss Irene Laughridg; 0':d Mis. J. F. Bradley. Interment was made in the Sharon cemetery. Deceased Is survived by her hu9 band, Mr. S. A. Gilfillan, and one brother, Mr. Erwin Carnes, of Vlda i!a. Ga. One sister Mrs. W. :.. Lautfhridge, died several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Gilflilan's only child died in Infancy. In the death of Mrs. Gilfillan not only the bereaved husband, but the entire community feels a distinct loss. Since coming to Gastonia from Sharon some seven or eight years ago Mrs. Gilfillan had made many friends In the city. By all of these she was greatly loved and admired as a woman of the best and truest type, a devoted Christian and loyal friend. The bereaved husband and other relatives have the deep sym pathy of a large circle of friends in their sorrow. Gastonia Defeats Dallas. In an interesting game of base ball played on the school grounds here yesterday afternoon the Gasto nia High School team defeated the Dallas team by a score of 13 to 3. Gustonia's line-up was as 'oliows: Robert Lewis, Stephen Morris, Craig Groves. Sam Suggs, Fred Dunn. Har ry Suggs, Lei and Morris, R. Ken drick and Kenneth Lewis. Union Service. Ou next Sunday night at 8 o'clock, the usual quarterly union service v. IP be held at the Associate Re formed Presbyterian church. The srmon will be preached by Rev. J. H. Henderllte, pastor of the First Presbyterian church. There will he no services In the other churches which participate In the union serv ice. Hardin,, the seven-year-old son of Mrs. A. Yarborough, has been critically III from an attack of pneumonia but his condition is re ported as being somewhat improved to-day. j Personal Items About Gaston Folk and t heir Friends Short I temp About People and Things That Ar of Interest to Gazette Reader Condensed for The' Convenience Lenoir Xews, 18th: Born. Sat urday. April 12, 1913, to Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Huffatetler, a daughter. Gastonia Chapter Xo. 68 Royal Arch .Masons will meet tonight and do work in the mark master degree. The Gastonia High School base ball tea mwon both of Its games last week, defeating Clover Wednesday by a score of 1 1 to 1 and Yorkville on Friday, 11 to 10. Miss Lillian J. Atkins left Sun day niglit for Atlanta, where she will spend several days attending the grand opera concerts. i-Mr. Wales Ballard, of East Gas tonia, and Miss Mabel Fox, of Dal las, were married Sunday afternoon by Rev. J. D. Moose at his residence in West Gastonia. Misses Vida and Lillian Aber nethy, of Lincolnton. spent Saturday and Sunday in the city as the guesrs of their aunt, Mrs. .1. P. Saunders, at her home on East Franklin ave nue. - Mr. L. E. Dixon has sold to tne Holland Realty & Insurance Com pany a lot on York street between Fourth and Fifth avenues, fronting one hundred feet on York street and running back 210 feet. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Kendirck, of Rock Hill, S. C, spent Sunday evening in the city as the guesjs of Mr. Kendrick's mother, Mrs. S. E. Moss, at her home on East Franklin avenue. -Mrs. W. L. Cook and child, or Mroresville, are spending the weeK l;ire as the guests of Mrs. Cook s I f fnts, Mr. and Mrs. Jonn F. Davis ni'il her brother, Mr. W. C. DavU Vr Cook spent Sunday here wltn th( in. - The Gazette is in receipt of an invitation from Prof, and Mrs. F. L. I.ineberger to attend the commence ment exercises of the Elim graded school at E'lingham, S. C. The ex ercises win begin on Thursday night, April 2-lth, and close Friday night, April 2.-.th. - -On Friday of this week, all day. the 1 1 ;,i ry-Baber Company will have a lei'tesentative of the II. .1. Ilein? Company at their store, who will rte mensftate the high qualities of tli .'anions Varieties." Delicious samples will bo served and every body is invited, especially the la dies. Through the courtesy of Mr. G. C. Andrews, the courteous agent or the Southern Railway, who made special arrangements for them, the party who attended Mrs. S. A. Gll fiilan's funeral at Sharon, 3. C, yes terday, returned to Gastonia last nicht on train Xo. 38, the New York ai.-d New Orleans Limited. Mrs. L. C. Eury, who recently sold her property at the corner, of East Franklin avenue and Avon street, expects to go soon to Rowan county to spend some time. She will probably continue to make Gas tonia her home, hut has not defin itely decided on her plana. On Sat urday of t'lis week, as announced elsewhere., she will have an auction sile of her household and kitchen furniture, etc. IN TWO SECTIONS. Berdnnjnjr May 25fh Southern Fast Trains Nos. 37 and 38 Will be Op erated Thus. WASHIXGTOX, D. C, April 18 Southern Railway trains, Xos. 37 and 38, the "Xew York, Atlanta, and Xew Orleans Limited," will be regu larly operated in two sections, be ginning Sunday, May 25th, accord ing to announcement made today by Vice President and General Manager E. H. Coapman. The first section will carry only Pullman sleeping cars, chair car, observation car, club car and dining car. The second sec tion will be made up entirely of mail and express cars. This additional service has been arranged by the Southern Railway for the purpose of facilitating the operation of these heavy and popu lar trains and will eliminate the de lays to passengers incident to tbe transfer and handling of the mails at terminals and Important junction points which have at times made It difficult to maintain the fast sched ules on which these trains are oper ated. The operation of the second sec tion will also provide facilities Tor additional through fast express serv ice for the many thriving and grow ing cities on the Washington-Atlanta line of the Southern Railway. On account of the weight of these trains it has been Impossible to handle ex press on them while only one sec tion was operated. With the inaug uration of the second section one express car will be handled between Washington and Atlanta and others will be added as the business devel ops. The new train will thus Im prove the passenger service and give a large number of Important cities a more frequent express schedule than they now have. Joseph Gill, a young man of Hen derson. N. C, died TYiday night as a result of taking strychnine by mis take for headache powders. TENTH DISTRICT MEET A SUCCESS Good Delegation of Knights Gather ed at Bessemer City Yesterday In District Meeting Business Ses sion in Afternoon and Open Ses sion at Night When Mr. S. J. Dur ham Was Principal Speaker Good Reports from All Lodges Gastonia Well Represented. Bessemer City was given over yes terday to the Knights of Pythias or the tenth district and the Pythiana and other good people of that enter prising town accorded them a mojt cordial reception. The occasion was the regular meeting for the tentn district comprised of the following lodges: Rathbone Lodge Xo. 37, Charlotte I,odge Xo. 83 and Meck lenburg Lodge Xo. 90, of Charlotte: Gastonia Ixidge No. f3; Mount Hot ly Lodge Xo. 68; Kings Mountain Lodge Xo. 9 4 and Matthews Ix)dx Xo. 77. All told there were about fifty or sixty Pythians in attendance, including Past drand Chancellor Wilson, of Raleigh, the new State Deputy Grand Chancellor, and three other Past Grand Chancellors, Mr. W. M. Lyles and Mr. T. S. Franklin and Mr. A. E. McCausland, of Char lotte. In the afternoon, begining at 2 o'clock, a business session was held, Mr. J. II. Kennedy, of Gastonia, dis trict, deputy, presiding. As the roll of lodges was called a representative from each reported on the progress made during the past year and all of the reports were most encourag ing. Practically every one reported an increase in membership and fit attendance and in. financial condition. Whetstone Lodge Xo. 103, of Besse mer City, whic ii was host to the con vention, reported excellent progress during the past twelve months. Following tbe receiving of re ports a number of matters of gener al interest to Pythians were taken up and discussed and tho secret work of the order, according to tne revised ritual, was exemplified ny State Deputy Wilson. Two real live candidates were then produced ny Whetstone Lodge and the second rank was conferred. At fi:30 p. in. a sumptuous repast was served to the visiting Pythians in the Odd Fellows hall. There wdb an abundance of good things for the delectation of the palate ana the strengthening of the inner man. Following tlie taking or refresh ments practically all of the visitlns Knights walked to the top of Whet stone mountain and viewed the sun set from that eminence. In the opera house at 7:30 o'clock an open meeting was held to whicn the iiublie was Invited. There were present, besides Pythians, quite n number of ladies and other outsiders. Mr. J. H. Kennedy presided and short addresses were made by Dr. U A. Garrison, Mr. S. J. Durham, Mr. W. W. Wilson, Mr. W. M. Lylesand Mr. A. B. Justice. The principal ad dress was by Mr. Durham, who, in a most eloquent speech, set forth in a most engaging manner the rea sons for the existence of fraternal orders. His logic was convincing and his ideas wero clothed In beau tiful language. As an orator .Mr. Durham excels and can command the undivided attention of almost any character oi audience. Gastonia Pythians In attendant were the following: .T. H. Kennedy, G. H. Marvin, A. G. Mangum, S. T. Durham. S. A. Robinson. Sidney Win get. II. G. Winget. Guy C. Killian, V. L. Coon, F. P. Rockett, Dr. D. A. Garrison, Ed Pegram, A. G. Myers, H. B. Moore, J. W. Atkins. J. VV. Culp, G. W. Smith, F. E. Saunders, H. M. Van Sleen and I. A. Campbell. The Charlotte and Gastonia lodges were represented by the largest del egations present. FLAG PRESENTATION. Gastonia Council. Jr. O. T. A. M.. Will Present Handsome Flag to Central Graded School Exercises at the Auditorium Saturday After noon. On Saturday afternoon of this week, April 26th, beginning at 2:30 o'clock, appropriate exercises will be held in the auditorium of the Cen tral graded sVhool to mark the pre sentation to the school of a hand some flag by Gastonia Council Xo. 68.. Junior Order Cnlted American Workmen. The meeting will be pre sided over by Mr. S. S. Morris. The following is the program: Song, the Opening Ode. Prayer by Rev. J. J. Beach, v Opening Address by the Chairman. Addresses on Principles ofour Order, by Rev. J. J. Beach anaohn G. Carpenter. Song by the School, Star Spangled Banner. Presentation of the Flag, by A. E. Woltz. Song by the School, Red, White and Blue. Acceptance of Flag by F. P. Hall, County Superintendent. Song, America. Speeches by Prof. Joe S..Wray, A. G. Mangum and others. Closing Ode. Benediction. The public is cordilaly Invited to be present-at these exercises. A premature explosion of ten tons of dynamite on the Panama canal Saturday killed three men and wound ed twenty-three. ' l. D. C. TO MEET FRIDAY. The regular meeting of. the Gas tonia Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, will be held Friday afternoon of this week in the chap ter room at the library. All mem bers are especially requested to be present, as the time Is drawing near for the Tenth of May celebration. WEDDED TWO WEEKS AGO. Friends of Mr. James A. Estrldge, manager of the Lumlna Theater, and Miss Corrle Seaboch, who has been piano player at the Lumina for the past several months, were pleasantly surprised to learn yesterday that these popular young people were united in marriage on Sunday after noon, April 6th, at the residence of Dr. D. H. Rolston, pastor ,of tne First Presbyterian church in Char lotte. Their marriage was kept a secret until yesterday, when an nouncement of it was made to their friends. Mr. and Mrs. Estrldge went to housekeeping yesterday in the residence at .ri08 West Main avenue. The bride Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. Seaboch, of Hickory, while the groom has been for over a year manager and proprietor of the Lumlna Theater, having also come hero from Hickory; whero he form erly made his home. MODERN' V A V I )E V I LLE. Patrons, of Piedmont Theater in Charlotte (Jetting Their Money's Worth There has been a wonderful de velopment of interest tn modern vaudeville and it is a fact that more people are now classed as regular vaudeville patrons than ever before. Variety, just one thing after another, Is the real foundation of vaudeville. There will be a playlet, then a soup and dance act, then coiues an artist or a musical star, or something that is new aitd novel and so on until five niVinbers have been presented with the result that there has been a wide range of entertainment. The patron of the Piedmont who likes an acrobatic act may be silting next to a person who will be visibly annoyed but in a few moments the situation changes and an act will ap pear that will Just suit the other person. Vaudeville gets Its name from va riety and the Piedmont manaccmont has never failed yet to furnish plen ty of variety and a great many of the acts presented are seen in the larger cities at a great advance In prices over those charged by the Charlotte playhouse. The bill that has been selected for the first half of the coming week Is one that will surely please all who attend. Gertie Falls will present an aerial act that Is both graceful and daring. She is known as the "Venus of the air." Miss Falls has been the feature act In a great many the aters of the West and comes from a family of well-known aerialists. Flo and Wayne offer a novelty singing and dancing act that comes well rec ommended. The Do Lavalles In a novelty revolver and rifle shooting act is wonderful and thrilling, while Gruett and Gruett Is a black-face comedy skit that Is said to bo a scream from start to finish, and Cas mus and LaMar in a singing and talkine act will complete a bill that Is really worth while. To Open Dairy Lunch. Mr. .7. M. .Icnes, of tho Dairy Lunch Co., Charlotte, has been in Gastonia for the past several days making arrangements for the open ing, by his company, of a dairy lunch room In the P. & X. passenger sta tion In the Y. M. C. A. building sim ilar to the one operated In the depot at Charlotte. Mr. Jones says they expect to open for business by May 1st. The Interior of the building has been completely rearranged and renovated and the quarters are ex cellently equipped and located for this business. A concrete floor has been laid and a new plate glass front has been put in. At the Main ave nue entrance will be a room pro vided with seats, writing tables, stationery, etc., and a cigar ana news stand. As the passenger traf fic grows on the Interurban and the railroad blulds depots at other points along the line the Dairy Luntich Company exnects to open other up-to-date lunch rooms . Mr. Jones states that It is the intention of his company to give Gastonia a lunch room thoroughly first-class. In the Recorder's Court. Since Tuesday Recorder Jones has disposed of the following cases In municipal court: Lee Spencer, white, permitting dog to run loose unmuzzled. Judg ment suspended; Avery Carpen ter, white, disorderly conduct, judg ment suspended on payment of costs; Ida Thomas, colored, disor derly conduct, fined $2.50 and costs; Henry Glass, colored, Idsorderly con duct, not guilty; Roy Crosby, color ed, affray, not guilty; Love John son, affray, firiKl (15 and costs: Will McArthur, white, assault, fined 12.50 and costs; Melvtn Killian, white, beating board bill. Judgment suspended on payment of costs; Jack Spiatt, arsauit. Judgment sus pended on payment of costs: John Lindsay, colored, disposing of mort gaged prorerty, continued till Saturday. LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS Newsy Letters from Gazette Oorres ' pondents Here and There Over ' Good Old Gaston What Owe Neighbors Are Doing In the Var y Jons Sections of the County -Per ) aonal Mention of People Yom Know and Some Yon Don't Know. SCHOOL CLOSING. Commencement Exercises at Besae nier City Next Sunday and Mob day Hev. H. M. Stevenson, D. to Preach Annual Sermon. Correspondence of The Gazette. BESSEMER CITY, April 22. The commencement exercises of the graded schools of Bessemer City will take place Sunday and Monday, April 27 and 28. There are four gradu ates this year, Miss Mary Rebecca Oates, Miss Xannie Drusllla Young, Miss Carrie Bell and Mr. Fred M. Ajrowood. On Sunday morning, April 27th. at 11 o'clock, the commencement sermon will be preached by Rev. R. M. Stevenson, D. D., of Due West, 8 C. Monday evening at 8 o'clock the graduating exercises will take place. The program Is as follows: Decla matlons and recitations, valedictory address, presentation of diploma and prizes; Dramatic entertainment "Hiawatha", In four acts; Panto mime "The Famine"; choruses by pupils of the. eighth, ninth and tenth, grades. The marshals for commencement are C. G. Carpenter, chief; J. A. Or niand, J. L. McDowell, D. D. Dixon H. O. Davis, L. H. Kiser, C. J. Wil liams, J. L. Shannon and J. G. Ho vis, assistants. The ladles of the Civic League will .observe Wednesday, April 23rd, as "Cleanup Day." Mr. John 11. Ramseur, who ha been principal of the Ixwell graded schools during the past year, has re turned to his home here. Esquire J. T. R. Dameron was a, business visitor In Gastonia Friday. The following ladleB attended the reception given by Mrs. S. J. Dur ham In Gastonia last Thursday: Mrs. C. J. Hubs, Mrs. J. M. Wheeler, Mm. C. E. Whitney, Mrs. Xellle Mason. Mrs. E. E. Detter. Mrs. M. I. Sholar, Mrs. W. L. Lynch, Mrs. J. H. Mc Dowell, Mrs. .1. P. Chandler, Mrs. D. c. Johnson, Mrs. J. F. Scott, Misses Lizzie Kennedy, Daisy Flake, Abbie Hall, Katherlne Staples, Ethel Hale, Bain Henderson and Annie Gray, York and Yorkville. The Enquirer, 19th. Lieutenant J. G. Boswell, of the i 1'nlted States army, and Adjutant General W. W. Moore inspected Co. L, First Regiment, X. G. S. C, in, Yorkville Wednesday evening. At the Instance of Mayor Hart the Southern Railway has had a tele phone Installed in the ticket office at the passenger station, for the use of passengers. The Cnlted States grand Jury re turned a truo bill against Mr. B. X. Moore, of Yorkville, for violation of the cattle quarantine law, as related In The Enquirer. Mr. Moore plead" guilty to the charge and was sen tenced to pay a fine of $I"0. Friendship school district Xo. 45 has increased Its special tax levy from ,'i to ." mills, and Catawba dis trict Xo. " has voted 2 mills. Both. ', were practically unanimous. Fort Mill district Xo. 28 on yesterday In-- creased Its Bpeeial tax 2 mills by a. vote of 28 to 5. The court house commission will on May 15, sell to the highest bidder at or above par the $75,000 of court house bonds. The commission haa already had applications for por tions of the Issue at par, and one party has offered to take the whole Issue on a proposition that will al low him to get the Interest on the purchase money until It has been ex- ; pended In the construction work. Both or the Rock Hill papers had an excellent report of the Monday's and Tuesday's court proceedings this week. The report of both papers was practically Identical. The Her ald's report in Wednesday's paper purported to be "Special" corres pondence from Yorkville, and The Record's report in yesterday's paper? was duly credited to The Yorkville Enquirer, showing the fake in the alleged "Special." Prof. Mason, of the bureau of an- ' Imal Industry was in Yorkville this week, offering his services to farm ers who desire to build good silos. He agrees to show folks Just how to build a silo, and help a little ir nec essary. He helped to build a con- ; crete silo for Dr. R. A. Bratton on his farm near Yorkville, and he also ' helped with one for Mr. R. A. Pat rick, at White Oak, in Fairfield coun ty. Prof. Mason claims, and he Is no doubt correct In it, that ensilage is the best and cheapest food In the world for milk cows. Rev. W. O.Goode, agent for the Methodist Childrens Home at Wln-ston-Salem, will conduct the morn ing service at Main Street Methodist' -church next Sunday morning. i . Work on the Southern's hand-" some new depot here is progressing rapidly. Tiling for the roof arrived Saturday and is being- placed this week. It is now expected that . the depot will he ready for use - ! 1 bout the first of June. J.