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E GASTON I A GAZETTE -J PI BUSHED, TWICE A WEEKTUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. SINGLE COPY 3 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. 91.50 A YEAR IX ADVASOfc VOL. XXXIV. GASTONIA. X. C. TUESDAY AETERXOOX. MAY 1:1, 1013. XO. SS, iW5 OF THE COUNTY JUDGE BURWELL OIES MEMORIAL EXERCISES IN SOCIAL CIRCLES LATE ITEMS OF NEWS SHORT LOCAL ITEMS LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD SOME EVENTS IN STATE AND NATION THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE Newsy Letters from Gazette Corres pondents Here anil There Over Good Old Gaston What Out Neighbors Are Doing in the Var ious Sections of ttie County Per sonal Mention of People You Know and Some You Don't Know BESSEMER BRIEFS. Correspondence of The C.a.ette. BELMONT, May i::.-The pray. "A Coniinolion in Fairyland," which was presented Saturday night l,y the children of the primary de partment of t lie public schools will he repeated by request on Thursday night of this wcck. The tirst pre sentation of the play was witnessed by a crowded house and the public was so delimited with It that they want to w i t ness it again. The board of s liool commission ers of Belmont nut a few days ago and re-elected Principal II. A. Query and all of his assistants for next ear. The ear just closed has been a most successful one. BELMONT BUDGET. Corresponding of The Gazette. H ESSE M I'll CITY. May 12. Mr. Preston llnri e, who has been teach ing at Christ Church school, Arden, V C. is spending a few days here with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. .1. L. Burk e. Mrs. P. M. Whe.-'cr was a visitor in Charlotte Saturday. Mis Belle Sholar has returned from Roiling Springs, where she has been attending school. Miss Maude WiUins was the guest last week of Mr. and Mrs. -I. II. V ill-ins. Miss Nell Mason was a visitor to Belmont Saturday. Mr. .1. 1.. Burke attended the Memorial Day exeri ices in C.astonla Sat u rday. Mrs. .1. A. Smith and niece, Miss Fannie Smith, returned last Thurs day from a visit to friends in Char lotte. Prof. James, of I.in olnton, was n visitor here Saturday. tendi:i:m coming. Man Who Made Daring Slide In Charlotte in 11o to He Seen r Piedmont Theater. The Piedmont Theater. Charlotte, has installed electric fans and other cooling devices and patrons will tind it a great pleasure to attend the perforinain es that arc given at very small prices and forget the worries of business and household duties" for the time heintr. One doesn't see anything at the Piedmont to male t lie in remember their cares but rather forget them, and have an en joyable hour and a half of good, clean, classy, novel entertainmeiir. The feature for the first half of this week will be Kutling's Animal Entertainers, a European novelty feature that is said not only to be pleasing but great. Training birds and cats to live and work in peace ful harmony together. This is what Kittling has done, and make this one nf the greatest ats of its kind in the show business today. I Other specialties to be seen are j Tenderhoa and Beroff in a comedy ring act that is full of daring and wonderful feats. A great many Charlotte people will remember Tenderhoa as the same man who made a slide by his teeth from the top of the city hall to the rorner of Jordan's drug store at the veteran's reunion here in August. 1009. Ten derhoa was hurt by a fall during the slide the last day. He and his partner have a very clever act and will doubtless be greeted by a park ed house. Mardie Raymond has a clever line of songs to offer: while "Deep Stuff" McKee In a black-fare art Is there with the goods and has a bunch of funny ones to tell. The Lewis sisters offer a classy singing and musical art that Is reported as great. The daily baseball matinee at 4 p. m. will also be continued this week. CASH PRIZES TO BEST GUESSERS There Is Money For You in The "Who Is Who" Puz.le Will Ap pear Next Tuesday. In next Tuesday's issue there will appear a full explanation or the "Who is Who" puzzle. The plan of the puzzle is as follows: We publish next Tuesday a page of advertisements representing 30 or 4 0 of the various business firms of this city. The point about thse ads. will be that a description of each merchants' business will be given but his name omitted. The puzzle will be te figure out the name and business of the merchant the ad represents. It will not cost you a cent to guess, and everybody Is invited to take a shot. Republicans discuss plans to re organize the party along progressive lines. A conference was held Sun doy in Chicago between six Republi can United States Senators and thirty-two other Republicans. The immediate subject before the con erence was as to what action should be taken concerning the Re publican National Committee at Washington on 'May 24, looking to ward reorganizing the party along progressives lines. END CAME SUDDENLY THIS MORNING Judge Armistead Rurwell, One of State's Most Prominent Citi.ens, Passes Away After Two-Days 111- ness Was at and Became Ilis Ollice Sat ui day 111 Sunday Deatli Due to Acute Indigestion A Sketch of His Life. The following from this morning's Charlotte Observer will be read with sorrow by Judge BurweH's bos: of friends in Gaston : Judge Armistead Burwell. former Associate .lustbe of the Xor'h Caro lina Supreme Court, for vca's an honored Charlotte citizen and one of the State's most brilliant jurists, died this morning at I:-" '' lo !. at his home. 7 id North Trvon siieit after two das" i 1 1 n i--- . : . i i . i morning he suffered an attack of acute indigestion, v. lib li tout:i:ued throughout that day and visterday, when the seriousness of his t oiuil tion was realized. Last iiiuht a sinking spell occurred and from this, in spite of his r eti oral i e poweis. which were remarkable for one of his years, he failed to rally. Judge Burwell was in his 7 Ith vear, having been bom October L' . , (s:::i, at llillsboro, this .-tale. lie was a son of Itev. Robert 11. Bur well, originally of IMnwiddie count). Virginia, anil Margaret Anna Roi eMson of Peiei sbui k, V.i. His fam ily was one of Virginia's linest. Ills father w as a Presbv lerian minister. When a young man .ludfe Cm- well taut:! school in Hillsboro anil larlotte with his parents lis fat her foimd"d w bar Presbyter::. n College Tor moved to C in is. ".7. is now tin Women, then lotto Female known as the Char Institute. Hev. Robert Burwell and Mrs Harwell were for vears promitu nt ly lonnecied witii its management. Judge Burwell entered Davidson College and was graduated from it about is:,;i, after having made an enviable reputation as a student. He then went West for a time, locating in Washington, a small town in Ar kansas, where he regained until the outbreak of the Civil War. He cast in his lot wilh the fortunes of the South, as a member of the Third Arkansas Cavalry, and bei ame ad jutant general of the brigade com manded by General Armstrong. He was wounded in his right arm near Atlanta toward the close of the war, in June 1 s '' I . CIVIC CAREER. After the war Judge Burwell re turned to Charlotte and began ttie career which will long hi' remem bered in this city's ivie annals. For a time be resumed teaching, but tie v;'s led hv unerring instinct to ap ply himself to the studv of the law a choice whhh was to be most sig- I nallv vindicated in later vears. IBs I study of the law was pursued In lonnection with his work as a teach er. After obteining a licence he en gaged in the practice of his profes sion in partnership wilh C. K. Crier and after a time became the partner of C.overnor Zebulon Baird Vance. Later he became associated with Piatt D. Walker, Esq.. now an Asso ciate Justice of the State Supreme Court. He was the head of the firm of Burwell. Walker & Cansler, and after the promotion of Judge Wal ker about 10 years aco he remained at the head of the firm. Burwell Kr Cansler. one of the strongest in this section. About 1ST.". Judge Burwell repre sented Mecklenbure in the North Carolina Senate. With the excep tion of two years on the Supreme Court he was the Mecklenburg county attorney for at least thirty years. It was in 1S92 that he was appointed to the Supreme Court hy Governor Holt to succeed Judge Shepherd, who had been apnointer? Chief Justice. Judge Rurwell serv ed with distinction the two years which remained of this term and was unanimouslv nominated to suc ceed himself. He failed of re-eler-tion at the polls because of the fus ion between the Populists and the Republirans whirh produced an anomalous rondltion in polltlrs. Judge Burwell was, married about 1S71 to Miss Ella Jenkins, a daugh ter of Joel If. Jenkins and Charlotte Cowan Jenkins, both of Salisbury. Mrs. Rurwell died on Thanks el vine Day, 1907. To this union were born "three children, two of whom, Mrs. R. C. Carson and Mr. Armistead Burwell, Jr., of this city, survive. The other daughter, Miss Fannie Armistead Burwell. was married to Mr. Word H. Wood. She died April 11. 1905. Judge Burwell Is surviv ed by three brothers: Rev. Rlcn ard Rurwell, of Gaston county; Mr. W. R Burwell, of Charlotte, ai d Mr. D. P. Burwell. of Norfolk, Va Tn faith Judge Burwell was a Presbyterian, having connected him self with that denomination while a student at Davidson College. A large party of North Carolin ians headed by Senator Simmons and Governor Craig called at tne White House yesterday by appoint ment and were in conference with President Wilson about one-half an hour. Governor Craig made a forceful and able plea for Mr. Watts to be appointed collector of tne Western District of North Carolina. Governor Craig declared that Mr. Watts is the choice of 90 per cent of the Democrats of North Carolina, and is a man that can be thoroughly trusted in every respect. SATURDAY WAS FITTINGLY CELEBRATED Annual Celebration of Confederate Memorial Day Saturday a Market! Success Splendid Address by Governor Craig, Presentation of Portrait of Vance to City Schools, Sumptuous Dinner to Veterans ami Other Exercises Under Aus pices of Gastonia Chapter, Unitcu Daughters of the Confederacy. I'nder the auspices of dastonta Chapter, i ii ii t'd Daughters of the Confederal y, the annual celebration of Confederate Memorial Hay was held here last Saturday, and was In every way a most pleasant and en joyable occasion. There wus on hand to witness the ceremonies of the day a large number of the Con federate veterans of the county, In w I use honor ami for whose benefit the celebration is mainly given, as well as a large attendance of inter ested spectators from all over the county. The fact that two so popu lar speakers and well-known men as Governor Crab: and Congressman E. Yates Webb had been secured for plact s on the i rogram probably did ti.o:i lhan air. other one thing to bi-ili' out so lal-" and replesell..; lic an attendance. The public i ercises of the d.'iv were held in the county cour house, where an open air concert o tlw Clara Con. i rt Band began at I'.) o'clock and lasted till 10::'.". At r.s. J. F. Thomson, president of tn? chapter presided and after the open ing song and the prayer by K . .!. II. I lendcrlile, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, Mr. K. a Caldwell called the roll of members ot the William Gamble Camp, I till ed Confederate Veterans, and a good proportion of these enrolled answered to their names. lion. O. F. Mason, of the local bar, introduced Representative E. Yates Weill), who delivered a brier address and in turn introduced Gov ernor Locke Craig. The court room was crowded to its utmost capacity with an audience who gave the Gov ernor the best of attention during his eloquent and appropriate speech. The most, interested and attentive of his hearers were doubtless the Veleians who occupied that, section of the court room immediately in front of the speaker, who dwelt elo quently upon the greatness of ttie South in war and upon its Increasing greatness during the trying years that followed. Next upon the program was an ex cellently rendered quartet by Miss lane Morris, Mrs. W. T. Rankin and Messrs. V. II. Overcarsh and S. P. Mmford. Mrs. D. A. Garrison, in a most appropriate speech presented to the city schools to be hung upon the walls of the auditorium beside the portraits of Davis, Jackson anil Lee, a handsome portrait of Nortn Carolina's famous war governor, Zebulon Baird Vance, the gift of the local Chapter of Daughters. The portraitNwas unveiled to the view of the audience by little Miss Rose Autha Page and Master John Rankin Falls, after which Prof. W. P. drier very fittingly accepted the portrait on behalf of the schools. Then followed a vocal solo. "1 he Old Folks At Home," by Miss Marie Torrence. and the bestowal of ( losses of Honor by .Mrs. II. M. Ed dleman, custodian of crosses. 'I tie singing of Dixie and the benediction by Rev. W. C. Barrett closed the ex ercises in the court room and the audience then went to the front of the court house, where the hand some I onieiierate monument erected last year by the Gastonia Chapiter, Cnited Daughters of the Confedera cy and the J. D. Moore, Chapter Children of the Confederacy, was decorated with beautiful flowers and a short address was delivered by Mr. S. J. Durham. The procession then formed tn line and marched to Oakwood cem etery, where the graves of Confed erate dead were decorated by the children of the Confederacy and a salute was fired by the men of Com pany B, North Carolina National Guards, commanded by Capt. A. L. Bulwinkle. Marching thenre to the Craig & Wilson building at the corner or Main avenue and Marietta street the veterans found a sumptuous dinner awaiting them. Seated at two long tables running the whole length of the spacious building, one table headed by Governor Craig and the other by Congressman Webb, the veterans were served by the ladled of the cha,.ier and the Children of the Confederacy to a verittable feast of good things, the menu being an unusually food one for an occasioa of the kind. In the afternoon a business meeting of William Gamble camp was held, and many o 'Lj visiting vol trans spent some time in looking over the city and discussing war incidents wilh their comrades. It was evidently an occasion of great pleasure and enjoyment to all the visiting veterans as well as oth ers who came to join in the celebra iton of the day. The nations of the world are urg ed to Join the United States, Great Britian, Canada, New Foundland and Australia and the municipality of Ghent in making the celebration of 100 years of peace among English-speaking peoples signalize a new era of international good will. Get one of The Gazette's dinner sets free. It's easy. STUDY CI. CD W i l li MIIS. SPARROW. The regular meeting of the Study Club is being held this afternoon with Mrs. George A. Sparrow at her home in the I nion neighborhood some miles south of the city. The members of the club living in the city went out in carriages. I? I : IT ERMEXT MEETING I III DA V AFTERNOON. We are requested to announce I that a meeting of the Woman's Bet ! termeiit Association will be held In the auditorium of the Central grad j ed school at ,'!::;u o'clock Friday aT , ternoon. This will be the last meet- ing of t lie association until fall, and I every member is specially urged to be present. Mrs. J. Y. Miller will I submit her report as delegate to the i Statu meeting held in New hern last I week. I 9 9 9 MISS I.OIE FRY GIVES HEIIH.E PARTY. Miss Loie Fry entertained with an auction bridge party Friday morning at lo o'clock complimenta ry to Mrs. F. A. Henderson, of Hick ory, housi -guest of Mrs Jack Har per. No prizes were given. Among the invited guests we're Mrs. F. A. Henderson, of Hickory; Mrs. Lewis Balthis, Miss Blossom Favssoux, Mis. C. K. Marshall and Miss Wal ton. The occasion was a thoroughly delightful one. COR VISITING LADY. Mrs. Jack Harper gave an auction bridge party at her handsome home on South Marietta street Friday af ternoon for her house-guest, Mrs. F. A. I Undersoil, of Hickory. There were three tables. Miss Nell Mr Lean won the prize and Mrs. Jlen- I derson won the guests' prize. Re- fieshments were served In One course. There were a number of j invited guests present and the oc ! casion w as a most delight fill one. Mr. Henderson joined Mrs. llender i son here Saturday and they return- ed homo Monday. I 9 9 9 I AXXUAI, RECEPTION i I OR SENIOR CLASS. On last Thursday evening from S to II o'clock at the Central graded school the Junior class gave their annual reception complimentary to the Senior class. The guests were met at the trout door by Misses Madelyn Thomson and Ruth Mason. They were then shown Into the punch room, where Misses Kather ine Mason and Violet Rankin pre sided at the punch bowl, which was nearly hidden by a network of hon eysuckles. About fifty guests call ed during the hours. Delicious re freshments were served by Misses Ethelda Armstrong, Sadie Thomson, Stella Saunders and Burnie Boyce. The out-of-town guests were Messrs. Arthur Wofford and C. Allison, of Charlotte. STAG DINNER FOR VISITING NOTABLES. ComplmeiKuiy to Governor Lo'ke Craig and engressman E. Y. Webb, who spit .Saturday in the city to attend tic '"onfederate Memorial Day exercises, the Governor being the principal speaker and Mr. Webo introducing him. Col. T. L. Craig, or ihe Governor's personal staff, gave a sta- (iirnei at his residence on We.st Main avetin Saturday evening at i o'clock. The guests were Governor Craig, Congressman Webb, Mr. O. F. Mason, Mr. S N. Royce, Mr. J. Lee Robinson, Mr. Sloan Robinson, Mr. A. M. Dixon, Dr. P. R. Falls, Mr. R. R. Ray, Mr. J. V. Thomson and Capt. A. L. Bulwinkle. A sumptuous ten-course collation w.is served in the handsome dining room which v.at beautifully decor ated throughout with sweet peas. In the center of the table was a large basket of sweet peas resting upon a renierpiece of Battenburg lace embroidered in sweet peas and surrounded by six smaller baskets of the same flower all connecte.1 and tied with bos of pink satin ribbon. The sweet pea idea was carried out in 'ne serving of each course. The place cards were mineature pic tures of the governor couched in houtonnieres of sweet peas. The lii-hts of the chandelier above tlie title were shaded vith pink and t,w eet peas, the whole presenting a rnru-t attractive appearance. At a later hour the wives of the g. tests came and an enjoyable social occasion was enjoyed. Governor Craig was the guest A'liile here of Co', and Mrs. Craig. M-. Webb was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. O. F. Masjn. They left Satur day night on a late train, the Gov ernor joining .VrF. Craig at Greens ooro and golnt from there to An mpolis, Md., to visit their sons who aier in the United States Navar Academy at thai piace. - Miss VI y'i-t. McLean, daughter of Mr. and Mm. J. Graham Mclean, undeiwent an operation for goitre Tuesday ac the Mayo sanator ium in RorheGtc Minn. Daily men s.gej bring the cheering news to her relatives n?:t- that 6he Is rapid ly recovering and wiR probably oe nloe to return home within anothe' ten days. Read the advertisements in The Gazette. They are a Interesting as news and are frequently more prof i table reading than the news. liiiHirtant News of the World Con densed for Busy Ga.ette. Readers Concise Compendium of Cur rent Events in the l ulled States, Outside of the State, and in Other Countries of the World. Salisbury. At Cleveland, Rowan County, recently the sawmill of S. L Hunter was destroyed by fire. It 1; said the Maze w:s started by forwt fires which hare raged in various see Hons of Rowan and IrtMlell several day The loss was about Jl'.OOO. Hambt -Much interest is shown hers in the announcement that the President has nominated R. 11 Terry for appointment as pos'master. There were several candidates for the place Vr. Terry has always been a strong party man. Winston Salem -Memorial Day wap observed here by the Norfleet Camp of Veterans and the Daughters of the Confederacy. About 2o0 Forsyth ret erans, together with about L'5 reter ans from adjoining counties, partici pated in the exercises. Canton - The curfew law which wu written by the Board of Aldermen anil submitted to the people to vot upon at the regular election passed by a large majority, there being only fire votes cast against Mie ineanure. AM children under the aee of It; ypirs are reipiirivl to be at home after 'J o'clock in the evenings Salisbury - John M. FYeeman waj recently sentenced by Judge Ijong in Rowan Superior Court to four yea re dn the county road-s on a Niargp of stealing four barrels of liquor frosi the Southern Railway at Spenrer llr plead guilty and named others Impli rated. Ho has served one term for selling whiskey. Asheville. According to plans sub milted a short time ago to the Board of Aldermen for a new system of lighting on I'atton avenue and North and South Main streets, similar to the system recently installed on Pack Square, sketches of these streeU have been made aud the sketches were submitted to the last meeting of the Board of Trade Henderson ville - The body of Zeb Fowler, aged 2i years, son of Mrs Rebecca Fowler, was found on the Southern Railway track near Fleeter, 11! miles from Heiidersonvtlle. The body was identified by letters and photographs. Fowler was seen leav ing Fletcher for bis home at Brick ton. a short distrance down the track He is said to have been drinking. Raleigh .- The approval of Governor Craig for an exchange of courts was granted whereby Judge Webb will hold Scotland County conrt and Judge Bragaw Mecklenburg County Court one week each, beginning June 'l. A special term of court two weekn for Columbus County. Is ordered by Gov ernor Craig beginning Jane 2, Jndge Ferguson to preside. Gastonia. - - Confederate memorial services were held here and the oc casion Is said to be the most success ful one of the kind ever celebrated at Gastonia. Governor I '-ke Craig and Congressman Webb were present at the exercises and both made address es. Mr. Webb was presented to ths audience by Sta'e Senator O. F. Ma son of this city. Asheville. For the benefit ot tfcc motosisu of the city and others who use the public streets, the city has had all of ils tarilhc ordinances com piled in book form and they will be distributed free of charge here. The rights of the pedeetrains are clearly set forth in the ordinances and at the same time penalties are provided for the infractions of certain portions of the laws by peuestrains. Sfat&sville. Clyde Parks, a well-to do young man of the northern sec tion of the county, has been placed under $500 bond for his appearance at Superior court to answer charges of retailing. Parka is a son of a prominent physician of this com munity. Asheville. About a hundred Bua combe County survivors of the War Between the States, many of whom walked with the aid of crutches and canes and several or wtiom carried empty sleeves, arose from their seats and gave the Rebel yell at Memorial Day services here. Raleigh. Traffic on the Seaboard Air Line ove rti.ls division of main line was tied up for six hours on ac count of a freight wreck near Wake Forest in which 11 cars were derailed and numbers of them badly smaebed No one was hnrt Charlotte. At a meeting of the Farmers' Institute Committee, held In the office of Mr. C. C. Moore, clerk of the Superior Court, petKioas for ttiree Institutes were received and coos id ered and if no others are sent te the committee, these three will be sent to the Director of Farmers' Institutes at Raleigh. Personal Items About Gaston Folks and their Frienls Short Item Altout People and Things That Ara of Interest to Gazette Readers, j Condensed for Tlier Convenience, i Mrs. M. H. Curry left yesterday ' on a visit to friends at Yorkvllle. Mr. C. A. Eury. of Raleigh, wu a business visitor in the city Satur day. 1 -Rev. M. A. Ashby, pastor of the Lutheran church, spent yesterday In Hickory on business. ' Mr. J. O. White returned yes- ' terday from a business trip to New York. ; Mr. and Mrs. E. O. Jennings '. went to Llncointon yesterday on a visit to relatives. Mr. Leslie McGlnnis, of King! Mountain, was a Gastonia visitor Saturday. May term of Gaston Superior . Court convenes here next Monday, J May lfHli. for a two weeks term. j Mr. Harry FUlcock, of Jackson- j ville. Fla.. Is visiting Mr. L. C. Car penter and family on Modena street. Mrs. J. M. Pollock and child, of Blacksburg. S. C. are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Mc Allister, on Fourth avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Knuckley, formerly of Gastonia but now residing- in Lincolnton, were Gastonia visitors yesterday. Mrs. J. P. Saunders left Satur day on a few days visit to her fath er. Mr. D. F. Clanton, of .Lincoln ; county. Mrs. W. H. Rhyne and daugh ter, Miss Ferrle, left yesterday to attend Rutherford College com inencement. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Henderson, of Hickory, spent the week-end here as the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Jack llarer. Miss Jenn;e Pegram and Mrs. I .1. Holland Morrow are attending Wlnthrop College commencement at Rock Hill, S. C, this week. Miss Corlnne Puett, of Dallas, left yesterday for Durham to attend t ho commencement exercises at the ', Southern Conservatory of Music. t Mr. Scott Crotts, a former Gas- c tonlan who has been living at Rav enden Springs, Ark., has returned to Gastonia and experts to start a sing ing school at the I.oray. There will be a called meeting of the Gastonia Chanter 1'nlted Daughters of the Confederacy to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock in ! the chapter room. Mr. J. E. Huffstetler, who un derwent nn operation for appendi citis at the Ci y Hospital Friday, is reported today as getting along very satisfactorily. The Gastonia Chapter V. D. C's. wish to thank most sincerely those who contributed so cheerfully and liberally to the entertainment of the veterans on Memorial Day. Miss Cussie Waddell, of Wades- ; horo, and Miss Eva Doggette, of Gil- ' key, were In the city Friday and Saturday, the guests of Mrs. Mc. G. A nders. Miss I f arl Abernethy, who has , been teaching In the Lumberton graded school, Is expected In the city this afternoon to visit her sis- , ters. Mrs. Mr. G. Anders and Mrs. I). P. Dellinger. j Rev. J. II. Henderlite, pastor of the First Presbyterian church, left yesterday to attend an adjourned ! meeting of Kings Mountain Presby tery at Lincolnton. - Mr. Oscar Jenkins, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Jenkins, who has been a studri.tat Mars Hill College, returned home last week to spend the summer vacation. i Mr. and Mrs. Claude R. Miller and little son, Robert, after a visit to Mrs. Miller's mother, Mrs. B. E. Atkins, will leave tomorrow for their home at Barboursvllle, W. Va. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Shelton and daughters, Miss Mary Shelton and Mrs. F. W. Fink, and the lat ter's two rhlldren, Margaret and Dorothy, spent Sunday in Gastonia with friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Baber left this morning for Atlanta, Ga., where they will spend about ten days attending the meeting of the Southern Presbyterian General As sembly and visiting their daughter, Mrs. R. V. Williams. At its final meeting Wednesday night of last week the retiring city council accepted the annual report of Treasu'er John O. Rankin and the monthly report of City Physi cian Anders and approved paid ac counts amounting to $12,727.54. Rev. G. A. Sparrow, pastor of . Union and Olney Presbyterian churches, left this morning for At lanta to attend the Southern Pres byterian General Assembly. Rev. -Mr. Sparrow and Mr. A. M. Hoke, nf T.lnrnln ton nro thA two rnmntli. sloner's elected to represent Kings fnnntaln Prpuhvterv At thn Gnrai Assembly. j Mr. J. Bun Brydges, agency dl- ! rector of the State Insurance Com- , pany, spent several days last week ! in Anson county with the local agent of the company at Wadesho, : I returning to Gastonia Saturday. Mr. "I nryages wrote Z9,500 insurance i i iir inn rnmnanv nts rein nk i is an indication ot the success be ing achieved by this new firm. dKt