ASTONIA GAZETTE
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GASTOXLA, N. C. FiUDAY A FT KltXOOX, APRIL 2.1, 101:1.
NO. S3.
TO OPEN PARKTHE30TH
PLAYGROUND FOR TOWN'S CHILDREN
T LOCAL ITEMS
LATE ITEMSJF HEWS
SOME EVENTS 1N STATE AND NATION
IN SOCIAJJIRGLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
HEWS OF JE COUIITY
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
THE MOVEMENTS OF 6AST0N PEOPLE
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Next Wednesday Afternoon at Four
O'Clork the Park Given to the
Children of Gastonia by Mr. R. B.
Babington Will be Thrown Open
to Public Interesting Exercises
Will Include Contest to Obtain a
Suitable Name Every School
Child in Town' Invited.
Next Wednesday afternoon, April
30th, at 4 o'clock the park or play
ground gl?en to the city by Mr. R.
B. Babington, manager of the Pied
mont Telephone & Telegraph Com
pany, will be thrown open to the
public and Mr. Babington invites ev
ery child from the Central school and
all of the mill schools to be present.
He also invites all citizens who are
interested in the children's welfare,
the principals and teachers of the
city schools, members of the board
of city school commissioners, mayor
and aldermen and anyone else who
wishes to be present. Mr. Babing
ton will formally turn the park over
to tne cnnuren ior meir jjieasuic
aid benefit.
An Interesting feature of the oc
casion will be a contest the object or
which will be to secure a suitable
name for the park. A ballot box
will be provided and every child will
have the privilege of selecting a
name and depositing it in this box.
A committee will be asked to ,taKe
these and select the one they deem
most appropriate and the child who
suggested the winning name will be
given a prize.
This playground is two blocks
north of West Airline avenue on
Boyce street and is about the feize of
a city block, containing about an
acre and a half. It is quite pictur
esque, containing as it does a branch
for the children to play in, plenty or
shade trees, a number of swings,
see-saws, miniature merry-go-rounds
and acting poles, comfortable scats,
a covered shed for refuge in time of
rain and other attractions. A large
permanent table has been provided
for picnic (linne-s. I-ater other con
veniences j'.nd pleasure-giving devic
es will be added.
It is hoped that Boyce street. Tor
a block this side of the park, will be
put In a little better condition ue
fore opening day. It was just re
cently opened up by the city and
r.eeds some more scraping aqd level
ing to put it in first-class condition.
Mr. Babington hopes thaL the city,
realizing the value of the park to
tiie children 01' the town, will fur
nish a few electric lights so It may
he made use of in the evenings.
To Mr. Babington personally is
due the entire credit for this play
ground for the young folkB. The
pioperty is his and he has spent
quite a good deal of money and no
litt'c lime getting it In proper shape
to be used, all because, as he says,
"he just loves the children and wants
them toJave a good breathing space
and a place where they can romp
iind play during the spring and sum
mer months."
If Wednesday afternoon is pro
pitious from a weather standpoint it
is trolable that several hundred
hlloren and many grown folks will
be on band at the opening.
SANITARY NIGHT.
Exercises at Central School To-Nnght
The Program in Pull.
As announced In Tuesday's Ga
zette tonight will be celebrated as
Sanitary Night by the city schools
and an interesting and instructive
program will be rendered at the
Central school auditorium. As we
go to press we are unable to an
nounce who will be the principal
speaker though efforts are being
made today to secure a prominent
physician from a nearby town. Fol
lowing Is the program.
Prayer by a local minister.
Piano solo, Miss Howell.
Piano duet by Mrs. Lewis Balthls
and Miss Louie Fry.
"Down by the Old Mill Straam"
by Misses Ruth Mason. Ruby Spen
cer, Margaret LaFar, Elma Rankin
and Messrs. Rob McLean, Major
Whltesldes, Kenneth Lewis and
Ralph Armstrong.
Vocal solo, "The Spirit of Spring"
by Mrs. H. B. Moore.
Reading of the prize paper on
"W7hat Gastonia Should Do to Im
prove Her Sanitary Conditions" by
the winner, Miss Iberia Settlemyer.
Vocal solo, "Summer", by Miss
Marie Torrence.
Presentation of the Woman's Bet
terment Association's essay prize.
Quartet Messrs. F. L. , Wetzell,
Boyce Wilson, K. M. Glass and R. T.
Fadgett.
Lecture on some phase of sanita
tion by a prominent member of the
medical profession.
The Order of Roses Elma Ran
Icin. Ruth Mason, Ruby Spencer, Lil
lian Watson.
Benediction.
Henry Renyolds, a white man
of CherryvUle, who was sentenced
three and a half years ago to a long
term on the county chain gang for an
assault with intent to commit rape,
recently secured a pardon from Gov
ernor Craig through the efforts of
his attorney, "Mr. D. P. Delllnger. He
had served 43 months of his term.
The petition for his pardon was sign
ed by Judge James L. Webb, who
presided at his trial; Solicitor Her
lot Clark son, who prosecuted him,
and many others.
PLAY MLLTHE SLOGAN
6AST0N LEAGUE SEASON OPENS MAY 3RD
Managers of County Teams Met Last
Night at Belmont and Adopted
Schedule for the Season Mr. I. J.
Ford He-Elected President and
Mr. Ed C. Bay Secretary Games
Begin Saturday May 3rd The
Complete Schedule.
Play ball will soon be the slogan
in Gaston county. The Gaston Coun
ty League's schedule for the ap
proaching season has been complet
ed and the details arranged. At a
meeting of the persons interested at
Belmont last night an organization
was perfected and the first ball will
be tossed on Saturday, May :ird,
when Mountain Island and MeAden
ville will play at McAdenville; Spen
cer Mountain and Lowell at Lowell,
and Gastonia and Belmont at Bei
i;)ont. Mr. I. J. Ford was re-elected pres
ident and Mr. Kl C. Ray secretary or
tiie league for the season. The man
agers are as follows: Belmont, K.
S. Abernethy; Ixjwell, N. Price; Gas
tonia, Afchur Jenkins; Spencer
Mountain, D. Dellinger; McAden
ville, Mr. Peterson; -Mountain Island,
Mr. Grice. The schedule committee
is composed of Mr. Ed C. Kay ana
Mr. X. Price.
Following is the schedule:
SATURDAY, MAY 3RD.
Gastonia and Belmont at Belmont.
Mountain Island and McAdenville
at McAdenville.
Spencer Mtn. and Lowell at Low
ell. SATURDAY, MAY 10TH.
Belmont and Spencer Mountain at
Spencer Mountain.
McAdenville and Gastonia at Gas
tonia. l-owell and Mountain Island at
Mountain Island.
SATl BDAY, MAY 1TTH.
Gastonia and Lowell at Lowell.
Mountain Island and Belmont at
Leimont.
Spencer Mountain and McAden
ville at McAdenville.
SATl KDAY, MAY 1I1TH.
Belmont and Gastonia at Gastonia.
McAdenville and Mountain Island
at Mountain Island.
Lowell 'and Spencer Mountain at
Spoicer Mountain.
SATURDAY. MAY ill ST.
Mountain Island and Gastonia at
Gastonia.
Spencer Mountain and Belmont at
Belmont.
Lowell and McAdenville at Mc
Adenville. SATURDAY, JUNE 7TH.
Gastonia and Mountain Island at
Mountain Island.
Belmont and lx)well at IxwelL
McAdenville and Spencer Moun
tain at Spencer Mountain.
SATURDAY, ,HXE 1 1TII.
Mountain Island and Lowell at
Lowell.
Spencer Mountain and Gastonia at
Gastonia.
.!cAdenvllle and Belmont at Bel
mont. SATURDAY, JUNE 21 ST.
Gastonia and McAdenville at Mc
Adenville. Mtn. Island and Spencer Mtn. at
Spencer Mountain.
lx)well and Belmont at Belmont.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2HTH.
Gastonia and Spencer Mountain at
Spencer Mountain.
Belmont and Mountain Island at
Mountain Island.
McAdenville and Lowell at Lowell.
SATURDAY, JULY 5TH.
Spencer Mountain and Mountain
Island at Mountain Island.
Belmont and McAdenville at Mc
Adenville. Lowell and Gastonia at Gastonia.
SATURDAY, JULY 12TH.
Gastonia and Belmont at Belmont.
Mountain Island and McAdenville
at McAdenville.
Spencer Mountain and Lowell at
Lowell.
SATURDAY, JI'LY 19TTL
Belmont and Spencer Mountain at
Spencer Mountain.
McAdenville and Gastonia at Gas
tonia. Lowell and Mountain Island at
Mountain Island.
SATURDAY, JTLV 2flTH.
Gastonia and Lowell at Lowell.
Mtn. Island and Belmont at Bel
mont. Spencer Mtn. and McAdenville at
McAdenville.
SATURDAY' AUGUST 2ND.
Belmont and Gastonia at Gastonia.
McAdenville and Mtn. Island at
Mountain Island.
Lowell and Spencer Mtn. at Spen
cer Mountain.
SATURDAY", AUGUST 9TFI.
Gastonia and McAdenville at Mc
Adenville. Spencer Mtn. and Mtn. Island at
Mountain Island.
Belmont and Lowell at Lowell.
SATURDAY. AUGUST 16TH.
Mtn. Island and Gastonia at Gas
tonia. McAdenville and Spencer Moun
tain at Spencer Mtn.
Lowell and Belmont at Belmont.
SATURDAY", AUGUST 23RD.
Spencer Mtn. and Gastonia at Gas
tonia. Belmont and Mountain Island at
Mtn. Island.
Lowell and McAdenville at Mc
Adenville. SATURDAY, AUGUST SOTH.
Gastonia and Spencer Mountain,at
Spencer Mtn.
- Mtn Island and Lowell at Lowell.
McAdenville and Belmont at Belmont
Personal Items About Gaston Foist
and their Friends - Short Item
About People and Things That Arr
of Interest to Gazette Reader
Condensed for Their Convenient
Mr. P. W. Hand of Lowell, was
in the city on business yesterday.
Mr. John F. Love4 of Charlotte,
was a visitor In Gastonia yesterday.
Mr. R. R. Ray, of MeAdenvWe,
wes in the city on business yester
day. Mrs. W. T. Love, of Spencer
Mountain, was in the city shopping
yesterday afternoon.
Postmaster E. Grant Pasour
went to Charlotte on business yes
terday afternoon.
Dr. Ralph Ray and Mr. C. M.
Mauney took in the opening baseball
game at Charlotte yesterday after
noon. Mr. John A. Smith, of Bessemer
City, was a business visitor in the
city yesterday.
Mr. James A. Page, cashier of
the Bank of Clover, Clover, S. C,
was a visitor in Gastonia yesterday.
Mrs. .1. H. Craig went to Clover
yesterday afternoon, where she will
spend several days visiting relatives
and friends.
Mrs. S. A. Wilkins and little
daughter, Miss Sarah Xeal, spent
Tuesday in Charlotte as the guests
of Mrs. E. W. Mellon.
- Mrs. Mary Royster and children,
of Bessemer City, were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. McKeown at
Blackstock, S. C, last week.
Among the Gastoninns who took
in the opening game of the league
season at Charlotte yesterday were
Messrs. M. F. Kirby, F. L. Smyre and
Dr. Frank R. Anders.
Mrs. Clarice Hengeveld, of
Rocky Mount, arrived in ('astuni:i
Sunday and will be the guest Tor
some time of her mother, Mrs. W.
B. Knight.
-- Remember the ceremonies at
the Central school Saturday after
noon at '1 o'clock, when the Junior
Order, 1'. A. M., will present a hand
some American flag to file school.
Miss Bessie Rliyne left yesterday
morning for Baltimore, where sne
expects to spend six weeks 011 a visit
to Tier brother, Mr. O. P. Rhyne, wiio
is a graduate student In Johns Hop
Mns luiiversity.
In the opening game of the
Xorth Carolina league season yes
terday Charlotte defeated Greensbo
ro 4 to 2. Winston defeated Ashe
ville and Durham was victorious
over Raleigh.
Rev. J. J. Beach will leave Mon
day for Pilot Mountain, Surry coun
ty, where he will deliver the com
mencement address Tuesday before
the gradual ing class of the Pilot
Mountain High School.
Rev. J. J. Beach, pastor of the
East Baptist church, returned Wed
nesday from Henrietta, where he
conducted a very successful ten days
meeting for Rev. C. T. Tew, pastor
of the Henrietta Baptist church.
Union services will be held Sun
day night, April 27th, at the Associ
ate Reformed Presbyterian churcn.
Rev. J. H. Henderlite, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will
preach the sermon.
At 11 o'clock Saturday morning
Mrs. L. C. Eury will hold an auction
sale of furniture, etc., at her resi
dence on East Franklin avenue op
posite the Avon school. See notice
in the Penny Column.
Mr. W. C. Abernethy has re
lumed to Gastonia from Charlotte
where he has been foi the past sev
eral months with Messrs. Craig &
Wilson. The busy season for this
line is over and Mr. Abernethy will
be at home until fall.
At the meeting of Kings Moun
tain Presbytery in LIncolnton last
week Mr. Raymond Ratchford, of
the New Hope neighborhood, a son
of Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Ratchford, was
received under the care of the Pres
bytery as a student candidate for the
ministry of the Presbyterian Churcn.
Miss Elizabeth Watklns, of Hen
derson, is the guest for a few days or
Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Henderlite. She
arrived yesterday from Charlotte
where she has been visiting friends.
From here she goes next week to
Spartanburg, St. C, to attend the
Spring Musical Festival.
Mrs. B. E. Atkins gathered ripe
strawberries from her garden in suf
ficient quantity for table use yester
day. These are the first reported to
us, though doubtless others have by
this time began gathering this delic
ious fruit.
Mr. W. I Ray, of Victor. Colo
rado, arrived in the city Tuesday
night. Mr. Ry has entered upon his
duties as City Letter Carrier No. 2,
to which position he was transfer
red to take the place of Mr. J. H.
Allen who went to Colorado some
weeks ago on account of his health.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6TH.
Mtn. Island and Spencer Mtn. at
Spencer Mtn.
Belmont and McAdenville at Mc
Adenville. Lowell and Gastonia at Gastonia.
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 13Tn.
Gastonia and Mtn. Island at Mtn.
Island.
Spencer Mtn. and Belmont at Bel
mont. McAdenville and Lowell at Lowell.
1niHrtant News of the World Con
densed for Busy Gazette Readers
Concise Compendium of Cur
rent Events 111 the United States,
Outside of the State, and in Other
Countries of the World.
Vance county voted $200,000
bonds for good roads Wednesday,
while the bond Issue of $300,000 for
Davidson county was badly defeated
Tuesday.
The, Southern Power Company's
hotel at Great Falls, S. C, a large
two-story frame structure, was to
tally destroyed by fire Wednesday
afternoon.
R. S. Pigmon, of Spencer, now 76
years old and for more than 60 years
a railroad engineer, has been retir
ed by the Southern Railway on a
salary for life.
Editor Ed H. DeCamp. of the
Gaffney, S. C, ledger. Is being sued
for $2.",00O for alleged libel by Hen
ry Bulce, a citizen of Gaffney, who
claims that the Ledger printed libel
ous statements regarding him last
August.
After a stubborn siege of six
months duration the Turkish Scut
ari was captured Wednesday by
Montenegrin troops. The final des
perate attack lasted 24 hours and
was one of the fiercest battles of the
present war.
Mr. R. Don Laws, the Yellow
Jacket man, has resigned as post
master at Moravian , Falls. Mr.
Laws has been employing a lady to
manage the office but he says all
of them get married and for this
reason he has decided to give up the
office.
The commencement exercises of
Claremont College, Hickory, embrace
May H-i::. Class day exercises Fri
day evening, !'th; sermon to graduat
ing class Sunday evening by Rev.
I ir. Hryon ('lark of Salisbury. Gra
duating exercises Tuesday evening,
i:!th.
General debate on tho Under
wood tariff measure began in the
lower house of Congress Wednesday.
The opening speech was made by
Chairman Underwood of the Ways
and Means committee. By agree
ment debate will bo closed next
Monday. (
Chatham Record: One of our
townsmen has a rooster that is re
markably devoted to a hen. Every
day the rooster sits for an hour on
the hen's nestt until she gets ready
to lay an egg and then he vacates
the nest and sits by her side until
the egg is laid.
A Southern railway train picked
up a large white goat at Method,
and carried the animal to Raleigh,
Sir William riding on the fender.
The train was running 50 miles an
hour when the goat was struck and
as a result the animal was badly in
jured, thought it maintained its posi
tion until the train drew up in the
union depot in Raleigh.
The thirtieth annual convention
of the North Carolina Sunday
School Association convened Tuesday
night In Greensboro and adjourned
Thursday night. The next meeting
v, ill be held at Winston-Salem. Mr.
J. A. Brown, of Chadbourn, was
elected president, and Rev. J. W.
Long, of Greensboro, was re-elected
general secretary.
William E. Rreese. Sr., of Bre
vard, who is under sentence to ser
ve a term In a Federal prison for
his connection with the failure of
the First National Bank of Asheville
more than fifteen- years ago, was ex
amined Tuesday by Drs. Meriwether
and Griffith to determine whether
he is physically in condition to serve
his sentence. The decision of the
physicians was not made public, but
forwarded to the Department of
Justice at Washington.
Miss Annie King, aged 23 years,
was struck and killed by a rapidly
driven automobile Wednesday after
noon just after alighting from a
street car on South Boulevard, Char
lotte. The car was being driven by
J. L. Houston, linotype mathlnlst or
the Charlotte Observer, who was ar
rested and later released under a
$5,000 bond, being charged with
manslaughter. Miss King Was
knocke or dragged about r0 feet
and horribly mangled, dying soon
after being taken to the hospital.
The victim did not regain conscious
ness and physicians said that she
suffered no pain being entirely un
conscious from the instant she was
struck. A coroners inquest will
probably be held to determine the
responsibility for the accident.
ADJOURNED TILL JUNE 4.
Commission of Constitutional A
mendment Adjouuraed After Hav
ing Met and Organized.
Raleigh, April 22. After perfect
ing an organization the commission
on constitutional amendments ad
journed till June 4th. The chairmen
of each of the foutreen committees
may call a meeting at any time and
place. The clerk was instructed to
gather literature on all subjects and
all citizens are invited to appear be
fore the committees and discuss mat
ters of interest.
As a result of a wager E. B.
Lyons and J. A. Markham, of Greens
boro, raced in their automobiles
from Greensboro to Raleigh. Ly
ons won, making the 87 miles in 2
hours and 22 minutes. Markham
was 3:30.
KIR VISITING
LADIES.
At her home on South York street
Miss Hallie Torreuce 16 entertaining
this afternoon at a forty-two party
complimentary to Mist Columbia Kel
"ley, of Salem, Va., who Is the guest
of Mrs. Fned L. Smyre, and Miss
Elizabeth Watklns, of Henderson,
who is the gutot of Rev. and Mrs.
J. H. Henderlite. There are six ta
bles of players.
BOYI-SHKRHILL
WEDDING SUNDAY.
At the home of the bride's par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. F. C. Sherrlll, at
Sherrill's Ford, Miss Virginia Sher
rlll and Mr. B. W. Boyd were united
in marriage. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. T. E. Bragg. Mr.
and Mrs. Boyd will make their home
in Hickory, where Mr. Boyd Is in
business as a merchant. Both are
well-known here, having formerly
lived In this city. Mr. Boyd was a
member of the firm of O. M. Boyd &
Co., while Miss Sherrlll was for some
time bookkeeper for the Thomson
Mercantile Company.
ATTENDING MISSIONARY
CONFERENCE AT (X)XCORD.
The annual Conference of the Wo
man's Missionary Society of the
Western Xorth Carolina Conference,
M. E. Church, South, convened last
night at Concord in Central Metho
dist church. Gastonia Is represented
by Mrs. Ixiulsa Wilson, delegate
from Main Street Methodist ihurcn,
and Mrs. B. T. Morris, district sec
retary of the Shelby district, who
went up yesterday and will remain
throughout the session, which will
continue over Sunday. The follow
ing ladies are spending the day at
Concord as visitors to the Confer
ence, having gone up on train Xo. 4 1
this morning: Mrs. L. C. Davis,
Mrs. E. Price Rankin, Mrs. G. C.
Andrews and Mrs. Emmet D. Atkins.
( A II AX ISS-WALK Kit
M UKIAGK.
Itis numerous friends In Gastonia
will It interested to learn that Mr.
Raymond Cabanlss, a former Gas
toujiati ami a popular Southern Rail
way conductor, was married last
Thursday evening, tho 17th, at
Greenville, S. C, his bride - being
Mrs. Jeanette Walker, of that city.
The marriage was a quiet home af
fair and took place at the bride's
home. The groom is a son of Mrs.
M. J Cabanlss, of Gastonia, and
spent many years here prior to 190ft
since which time he has resided in
Greenville. He is a conductor on
one of the Southern's freights and
runs from Greenville, S. C, to Spen
cer. He Is popular with the men
on the road and with a large circle
of friends here and at Greenville all
of whom congratulate him upon the
happy event and wish for him and
hhi bride a long and happy married
Ufa.
SENIOR CLASS
ISSUES INVITATIONS.
Beautifully engraved Invitations
reading as follows have been issued:
The Senior Class
of the
Gastonia High School
Announce the annual
Commencement
on Monday evening, May fifth
at eight o'clock
Auditorium.
The Invitation carries also the fol
lowing information: Class colors,
blue and gold; class motto, semper
ad altiora: class officers . . Elma
Rankin president, Raymond Ratch
ford vice president, Kenneth Lewis
secretary and treasurer. The class
Is composed of Miss Elma Rankin
and Messrs. Raymond Ratchford and
Kenneth Lewis. The graduates on
certificate are Lawrence Craig Groves
and Major Vance Whltesldes. Fol
lowing are the marshals Louisa
Pressley Reld, chief; assistants,
Madelyn Thomson, Pauline McFaa
den, Mary LaFar, Blanche Carson,
Robert L. Lewis, Alex McLean, Sue
Ramsey Johnston, Pascal Abernethy,
Willie Bradley.
MISS TEN A LEBOVITZ'
BIRTHDAY PARTY".
Last Friday afternoon from 4 to
6 o'clock at her home on West Main
avenue Miss Tena Lebovitz enter
tained about fifty of her young
friends at a party In celebration or
her twelfth birthday. The guests
were met at the front door by little
Miss Nettie Iebovitz who showed
them to the register which was kepi
by Miss Hinda lebovitz. They were
then shown in the parlor by little
Miss Ellen Morris. Here several mu
sical selections were rendered among
which were vocal solos by Misses Lil
lian Watson and Hinda Lebovitz and
piano selections by Misses Marian
Hampton and Martha Morrow. The
guests were then shown into the din
ing room by Mrs. D. Lebovitz. Here
the dining table was heavily laden
with fruits, candles and other re
freshments which were served by
Misses Eunice Bryan and Marian
Hampton. From the dining room
the guest a, were shown to the punch
bowl presided over by Misses Sallie
Morton and Lillian Watson. Before
leaving the dining room donkey tails
were pinned on each one by Miss
Tena Lebovitz, after which they were
shown into the parlor by Miss Eu
nice Bryan and here a tailless don
key was displayed on,the wall. Each
one was blindfolded and tried her
Newsy Letters from Gazette Oor
pondents Here and There Over
Good Old Gaston What Oar
Neighbors Are Doing in the Tar
Ions Sections of the County Per
sonal Mention of People Tow
Know and tme Yon Don't Know.
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY, April 24.
Miss Lizzie Kennedy entertained
number of her friends Tuesday even
ing in a most delightful manner.
Contests and music made up the er
ining's entertainment. At the con
elusion delicious refreshments were?
served consisting of cream, cake and
mints. Those who enjoyed 'Mis
Kennedy's hospitality were: Mr.
and Mrs. E. E. Detter, Mr. and Mrs.
S. J. Durham, Mr. and Mrs. C. E.
Whitney, Mr.and Mrs. Rheinhart.
Mrs. D. C. Johnson, Mrs. J. P. Chan
dler, Mrs. Xellle Mason, Mrs. Paul
Wheeler, Mrs. J. F. Scott, Mrs. R.
Martin and Misses Fannie and Pear
Thornburg, Aldah and Carrie Phifer,
Mattle Mitchell, Carrie Mauney, Irav
Thornburg, Bain and Pearl Hender
son. Ethel Hales, Daisy Flake, Abble
Hall, Lula and Sudle Kennedy, and
Messrs. John Ramseur, I. A. White.
J. J. Ormand, C. L. Moody, Robert.
Kennedy, Palmer Tltman, of Lowell
J. O. Ross, Miles Rhyne, B. L. Saun
ders, Gastonia.
Mlns Florence Mitchell,, who is at
tending the Xorrnal at Greensboro,
is expected home tomorrow to spend
a few days.
Mr. R. F. Coble and Mr. C. B.
Whitney left Wednesday for Raleigh.
Messrs. A. G. Gantt, J. J. George)
and C. C. Klser are In Raleigh this
week
Mrs C. E. Mitchell, who has been
ill for a few days is better.
CHERRYVILLE CHAT.
The Eagle, 2ith. -'
A phone message from LIncolnton
brought the sad news here Monday
night that Mr. J. T. DeLane, a prom
inent citizen of that town, died sud
denly at his home about 9 o'clock
Monday evening. The message stat
ed that he was reading his evening
paper when he suddenly expired from
heart failure. Mr. DeLane had been
attending to his business as usual
during the day. Mr. D. E. DeLane.
of this place, Is a nephew of deceas
ed. ,
Quite a number of Cherryvllleltea
visited the historic Kings Mountain
Battleground last Saturday. Among
the number were Misses Jewell Del
linger, Nellie Summer, Bertha Cald
well, Pearl Houser, Lela Black, Mary
Kerr, Susan Ledford, Messrs. Augus
tus Clark, Webb Beam, Jesse Cald
well and teachers. Miss Katherlna
Whltener and Prof. H. S. Moseby.
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Brittaln, ac
companied by Mr. M. L. Mauney.
took a pleasant auto ride in Mr.
Mauney's car last Friday evening to
Bessemer City, Gastonia and Lln
wood College. Mr. Brittaln says the
sand-clay road recently built from
Gastonia by way of Llnwood College
to Kings Mountain is as fine a,
stretch of road as he ever saw.
Ilelvln Thompson Injured.
Mr. Belvln Thompson, brakeman
on the local shifting crew of tbe
Southern, was quite painfully Injured,
yesterday afternoon by being thrown
from the top of a box car to th
ground. The accident was caused by
the breaking of a brake chain. Mr.
Thompson wat breaking a car, and
while his whole weight was on the,
brake-wheel the chain broke and he
lost his hold, falling violently to the
ground. The accident occurred near
the Ice plant, and Mr. Thompson wis
taken hurriedly to the City Hospital,
where his injuries were treated. H
was quite painfully bruised and lac
erated, and both wrists were badly
sprained, if not dislocated. He win
be unable to resume his duties for
some time, but his friends are glad
that his injuries will not prove seri
ous. Seventh Ward Primary.
All citizens of ward seven are re
quested to meet at the City Hall
next Tuesday night, April 29th, for
the purpose of nominating a school
commissioner to succeed Mr. J. P.
Reld and a member of the executive
committee for the ward. It Is hoped
that every voter In the ward will be
present and take an interest in this
important matter.
Mr. M. L. Shipman, of Raleigh.
State Commissioner of Labor and
Printing, was a business visitor In
Gastonia yesteiday. He was here for
the purpose of investigating the cir
cumstances surrounding the deattf
recently of a negro employed at the
sulphur mines at Pascur's mountain,
northwest of town. Mr. Shlpman
was a pleasant cat'er at The Gazette)
office.
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first prize, a box of candy, was won
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by Miss Marien Hampton and the
booby prize, a hand-painted china,
plate, was won by little Miss Genera,
Wilson. The hostess received many
handsome presents. All went horn
having expressed themselves as hav
ing experienced a most delightful afternoon.
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