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ASTONIA G ETTE .1 Is PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS A2TD TODAYS. SINGLE COPY 8 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. $1.50 A YEAR DC ADVAJTCCfc. VOL. XXXIV. GASTONIA, N. C. TUESDAY AFTERXOO.V, JUNE 24, 1913. NO. 60 THE G SHORT LOCAL ITEMS TTHE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE Personal Items About Gaston FoUn and thetr Friends Short Item About People and Thins That Art of Interest to Gazett Readers Condensed for Their Convenience Mr. Harry Dixon, of Charlotte, "was a visitor in town yesterday. Mr. O. M. Jones, of The Gazette force, spent Sunday at Edgemont. Ml66 Louise Orr, of Charlotte, is the guest of Miss Ethel Pierca for a few days.. Mr. John R. Rankin and Mr. Raymond McKee spent Sunday with homefolks at Belmont. Miss Mary Galloway left today for Due West, S. C, to spend some time with her uncle, Mr. R. S. Gal loway. Mr. P. W. Hand, of Lowell, has qualified as executor of the estate or his father, the late Mr. 5. j. Hand, and gives notice thereof in the ad vertising columns of The Gazette. Mr. and Mrs. E. D. Atkins and little sons, James Murrey and Ennis, are spending the week at Davis Springs, Hiddenite. They went up last Friday. Mrs. Martle Anderson and son, James. will arrive from Nashville, Tenn., Thursday to spend some time with Mrs. Anderson's sister, Mrs. .1. W. Atkins. Dr. A. E. Miller and sister, of Washington. D. C are visiting in Chester. S. C, and will be in Gasto nia this week as the guests of Mrs. A. B. Williams and Mr. J. Y. Miller and family. Mr. Charles Costlier returned ;cMerday to Winston-.-alem after a few days here with his parr nib. Mr. and Mrs. F. A. 0'ostncr. Char l.e is a linotype' operator now and is cr. a Winston paper. The Gazette is requested to state that there will he a box prty at the hon e of Mr. Frank Spencer Saturday ri?ht. June 2Sth,' for tne benefit of I'nion Grove church. The public Is cordially invited to attend. The ladies are asked to bring boxes. Mr. W. B. Morris, manager or the Torrence-Morris Co., left Sunday for Wrightsville Reach to attend tlie annual convention of the North Car olina Retail Jewelers Association. Mr. Morris has been the ''ffl -ii nt secretary-treasurer for the past year. Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Atkinson. Mr. Robert Atkinson and Mrs. Clar ence Courtney, of T.enoir, were ine guests last Thursday of Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Woltz. They oaino down In Mr. Atkinson's automobile. Rockinzham Post. 19th: Mrs. W. R. Jones and son left last wee'--for Gastonia where they will spend the summer. Mr. Jones left at flip same time to take the summer law course at the 1'niversity summer school. A protracted meeting will com mence at West Airline Avenue Mtn oflist church Friday nieht of this week to continue for a week or more. Rev. W. T. Williams, of Hickory, will assist the pastor. Rev. W. T. Clark, and do the preaching. The public is cordially invited to at tend. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Cornwell left this morning for Waynesville to at tend, the Missionary Conference. They will spend two weeks -at the Southern Methodist Assembly. Dur ing Mr. Cornwell's absence the oi fice of the clerk of the court will 'be In charge of Miss Emma Cornwell, deputy clerk. Mr. Frank Hovis, at Kennedy's, received a card this morning from Dr. J. H. Jenkins stating that he and Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs. John O. Rankin would leave Rochester, Minn., the last of this week or the first of next week for home. Mrs. Jenkins and Mrs. Rankin both un derwent operations at the Mayo hos pital. The card stated that all were getting along nicely. Rev. Minor J. Peters, rector or St. Mark's Episcopal church, left yesterday morning for Portsmouth, Va., to join his family, who have been visiting relatives there for the past month. From Portsmouth Mr. Peters will go to Westfield, N. T., i.o spend a part of his vacation. He will return to Gastonia in August. Until his return seYvlces will be sus pended at St. Mark's except on Sun day, July 6th, at 10:45 a. m. and Sunday, July 20th, at 8 p. m. A very serious error, conse quent upon the misunderstanding or a telephone message, appeared !n Friday's Gazette in the statement that Mrs. B. J. Allen had been call ed to Charleston by a message an nouncing the death of her daughter, Mrs. J. N. Todd. The message stat ed that Mrs. Todd was seriously l.t sna Mrs. Alien went to her bedside Her many friends will be delighted to know that Mrs. Todd, while ss riously III, is not In a critical condi tion and her recovery seems assured. Miss Allle B. Ware, daughter of Rev. W. R. Ware, a former pastor of Main Street Methodist churcn here, was last neek elected as one of the teachers In the Salisbu? graded schools. Miss Ware Is at present visiting in Gastonia, being the guest of the Misses Long. She delighted tb congregation of Main Street Methodlai church Sunday sight with an excellently rendersc solo. She came to Gastonia espae lally for the Robinson-Long" wee ding this evening. THE FOURTH. OF JULY TO BE CELEBRATED IN NEARBY TOWNS Rutherfordton, Shelby, Lenoir and Chester All Preparing to Pull Off Mammoth Celebrations List or Attractions Varied. Gastonia's neighbors are prepar ing to celebrate the Fourth of Ju:y In huge style this year. At Shelby, Lenoir, Rutherfordton and Chester big celebrations are being planned. The Gazette is giving below some ex tracts from the papers setting fortn the various plans. Pay your money and take your choice. The Shelby Highlander says: From every corner of the county, from all over Rutherford and Gas ton, Cherokee and Lincoln come dally reports that the folks are com ing to Shelby the Fourth and Fifth of July, to attend our big two-days celebration. The largest crowd is expected this year that has ever at tended a celebration In Shelby. In Charlotte our celebration is said to be the topic of the day, and many will motor over on the fine road now connecting Shelby and Charlotte. Rutherford will be here en masse and Gaston expects to do as well. Cherokee sends word that she will send a great delegation. Going more into detail The Cleve land Star says: "Are you coming to Shelby on the Fourth? Two weeks from today Shelby will be in th midst of its great celebration. The committees have been at work and the program is getting in fine share- The aero plane was flying beyond our reacn, making prices ranging from $."on to $ 1,700 for flights, so this was aban doned. However, nothing will be left undone to give t lie people a day of pleasure and free amusement. Nothing will be charged for. Some of the few things being arranged are merchants float and private bug fv parade, automobile parade, horse back riders, automobile hill climb, automobile slow race, motorcycle race, mule and horse race, tug or war, greasy pole climb, greasy pig. heavy load of humanity, horse tour nament, two brass bands, free fee water, merry-go-round and various other features to be announced la ter." Of the celebration in Rutherford ton The Sun speaks thus: "The Sun is indeed glad to note that the enterprising business men of Rutherfordton. in connection with our wide-awake Commercial Club have put their heads tosether and have decided to have a bi cel ebration here on the Fourth of July. We think this is a very wise thing to do. as it gives the hard-working country people a holiday with some where to go and an opportunity to spend a pleasant day in town yhere they meet up with friends and rela tives from other parts of the coun ty." Our neighbor to the south of us on the C. & N.-W. is also planning big things. The Chester Lantern says: "The committees of the Fourth of July celebration are working steadi ly getting things in shape for a cel ebration that should draw many thousands of people on the birthday of the nation. The Yorkville baseball team will plav the Chester Collegians, both morning and evening. Both teams possess splendid material and a vig orous contest is expected. The C. & N.-W. Railway announc ed this morning ihat they would sell round trip tickets for one fare and it. is believed that the Southern Railway will also sell round trip tickets at a big reduction. Everything points to an eventful day. There will be plenty of music and entertainment for the comers. I?very man, lady and child In Ches ter county must lay aside their work and cares on that day and come to Chester and have a good time." So there is to be no dearth of places to go for amusement on the Fourth. Despite the fact that there will be attractions at Charlotte, Lakewood and Riverside Parks, there will doubtless be mafny Gastonlans at all of the above named places. MRS. E. H. ARMSTRONG DEAD. Beloved Woman Passes Oyer River After Much Suffering Survived by Large Family. Mrs. E. Hoyle Armstrong died last Saturday morning after an ill ness extending over several years. She bore her long Buffering with characteristic fortitude and patience. Mrs. Armstrong was 34 years old and was before her marriage a Mjss Pearson and is survived by six brothers, Messrs. J. T., J. B., W. F., S. W., George and Zeb Pearson and one sister. Miss Ava Pearson. Her husband and two small children, Gladys and Edna, also survive. Funeral services were conducted at the A. R. P. church Sunday morning at 11:30 o'clock. The fol lowing were pall-bearers : Messrs. E. J. Rankin. J. L. Thomasson, A. K. Wlnget, R. B. Wilson. F. M. Howell and W. M. Boyce. Mrs. Armstrong's death causes a Told that will be hard to fill. She was a lovable Christian woman ana the bereaved relatives have the sym pathy of a sorrowing concourse of friends. "Why," a great photo-play In three reels at Ideal Theatre Thurs day. The burning of New York City, an illusion of present day conditions as they exist between capital and labor. Yon shouldn't miss It. IN SOCIAL CIRCLES LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD AUCTION BRIDGE PARTY. .Miss Annie McLean was hostess to the Auction Bridge Club Friday morning at her home on Soutn Broad street. The guests of tne club were Mrs. W. E. Nichols, of Chester, Mrs. Ross Clinton and Mrs. George B. Cocker. MR. DILLIXG AND BRIDE RETURN. Mr. Marshall Dilllng and bride, nee Miss Clara Smith, returned last night trom their honeymoon trip, most oi which was spent at the Isle of Palms, Charleston, S. C, where Mr. Dilllng attended the Bummer session of the Southern Textile- As sociation. This organization is com posed of the cotton mill superin tendents of the Southern cotton mills. Mr. Dilllng was honored by his colleagues by being chosen treas urer for the coming year. Mr. and Mrs. Dilllng will go to housekeeping at once. IMDDLF.-JAt KSON MARRIAGE. From The Yorkville Enquirer we tale the following account of the Riddle-.Ia kson marriage last week: On Wednesday afternoon at 4 o'clock, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Milton 11. Jackson on Yorkville, R. F. D. ', their daughter. Miss Bessie, became the bide of Mr. W. B. Rid dle, of Bowling Green. Rev. H. J. Mills, of Clover, performed the cere mony. Immediately after the cere mony, a reception was given at tne home of the groom, only the rela tives of the families being present. Mrs. Riddle, who has spent most of her time in Yorkville during tne past several years, has many friends in this vicinity as well as througout the northern part of the county. Mr Riddle is a farmer, one of York county's representatives in the gen eral assembly, and like his bride has a large circle of friends. liOXG-ROIJIXSON vi:di)IX; to-xigiit. The "supreme event in Gastonia's social circles this week will be tne marriage of Miss Zelda Long to Mr. J. I.inwood Robinson, of IwelT, which will take place In the Metho dist church at 9 o'clock. The wed ding will be one of the most bril liant and largely attended ever seen in Gastonia. The following are trie male attendants and ushers: Messrs. .1. H. Ramseur, Ed Adams. Lesslle Reid, J. W. Reid, R. G. Rankin. .T. K. Hand and Dr. T. McPhail. Mr. Colt M. Robinson Is best man. Miss Ijoie Long is maid of honor and tne dames of honor are Mesdames J. W. Reid. of Lowell, and I. McPhail, of Hamlet. The bridesmaids are Miss es Sudie Wilson, of Charlotte, Mar garet Rudisill. of Dallas, Robbie Lee Morrow, of Hamlet, and Allle TV Ware, of Salisbury. The flower girls are little Misses Geroline Barn well, Marguerite Beal, Frances Rob inson and Marlon Brison. Miss Mar geret Morris will play the wedding march, Lohengrin's, for entering ana Mendelssohn's for the recessional. During the ceremony, Mr. Herbert Walters and Miss Marie Torrence will sine and Miss Lillian Atkins will render a violin solo. After the rehearsal last night, trie members of the bridal party were entertained at the home of the bride's parents. Personal Mention. Mr. T. N. Kendrlck came in last Friday afternoon from Hampton, Fla., where he has been living. He will visit relatives In this county and York county for several .weeks. Efird's big picture sale Th"rs day morning at 9 o'clock promise to draw an Immense crowd. It's something unique and novel here. The window display of Pictures Is al ready attracting no little attention. Miss Lola Jenkins Is expected tf arrive tomorrow nieht from AJhevIlle to spend several days with her sister. Mrs. Jack Harper. Miss Jenkins returned a few days aeo from a delightful visit to New York. Miss Lula Falls, In gettine out of a buggy at Mr. Neal Hawkins home on route three Sunday morn ing fell and broke her leg and had her ankle thrown out of nlaee. Dr. Garrison set the fractured bone and she is getting along all right. Prof, and Mrs. Edear Ixme and little daughter, of Due West. S. C. arrived last night sud are the gues's of Mr. and Mrs. Henderson Lonr. Prof. Lore will eo in shout ten days to New York where he will spend some time. There will he an all-day stng fne at Piseah church Satnrday of this week, the 28th. Tt will be lead hv Mr. T. N Kendrlck. of Hamnton, Fla., who Is here on a visit to rela tives. Fvervbody is cordially Invit ed to attend. At a meeting of Gastonia Lodge, No. 369 A. F. and A. M.. held last Friday night the following oUcers were elected: Marshall Dilllng, W. M., Chas Ford, 8. W., P. W. Gar land. J. W.. E. G. McLurd, treasur er, F. R. Anders, secretary. D. P. DelUnger. S. D., W. T. Carroll, J. D., J. R. Baber. 3. 8.. J. E. Lindsay, J. S., O. O. Baber, tiler. Tonight at 8 o'clock these officers wtll be In stalled, the exercises to be followed by a smoker and refreshments. PAPER CHANGES HANDS E0IT0R MOORE BOYS HOWARDS STORE Mr. J. T. Westmoreland, of King Mountain, Buys Controlling Inter est in The Progress Mr. Moore Buys Howard's Sell Shoe Store Bessemer City and Mt. Holly Pa lters to iflMssued from Gatonla Owner will Continue to Operate Plant in Kings Mountain. By the terms of a deal which was consummated last Friday Mr. J. T. Westmoreland, owner and publisher of The Kings Mountain Herald, ob tained a controlling Interest In tne Progress Publishing Company, of Gastonia, purchasing the same from Mr. Odus L. Moore, who has been editor and publisher of this paper since March, 1912. Mr. Westmore land took charge yesterday morning and will, within a few days move his family here from KlngB Moun tain. He will continue to operate his plant at that place and will Issue The Herald from the Kings Moun tain plant. The Bessemer City Dis patch and The Mount Holly leader, which he also owns and publishes, will probably be Issued from the Gastonia office. Mr. Westmoreland and family will be welcomed to Gas tonia. At a meeting of the stockholders apd directors Saturday Mr. A. O. Myers was elected president of 'the company, Mr. S. N. Boyce vice-president and Mr. Westmoreland secre tary and treasurer and general man ager. Mr. Boyce and Mr. Westmore land were elected directors to suc ceed Messrs. C. A. Eury and A. C. Jones. Mr. Moore, the retiring editor, has purchased Howard's Selz Royal Blue Shoe Store and will assume charge at once as manager. The work of taking stock was begun this morning. Their many friends will be delighted to know that Mr. and Mrs. Moore are to remain In Gasto nia. At the same time they will re gret to know that Mr. and Mrs. How ard to make their home elsewhere. Mr. Howard has several positions under consideration but has not yet decided exactly what he will do. During their residence of about a year In Gastonia Mr. and Mrs. How ard have made many friends. Personals and Locals Mrs. F. D. Barkley and little dauehter. Jennie Gray, are visiting Mr. Barkley's relatives In Statesville for several days. Mrs. M. I. Babington, of Char lofte, will arrive tomorrow to spend several davs with her son, Mr. R. B. Babington. and family. The Gazette is requested to state that Rev. D. T. Offman, of Cht na Grove, will preach at the Luth eran chapel Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Senator J. E. Beamguard, of Clover, was the guest Sunday of Mr. s. I . rierce. Mr. Heamguard was en route to New Hampshire as a delegate to the national meeting or the Jr. O. U. A. M. Mrs. Ellen McLaughen, of Yorkville, is spending a few days here with her son, Mr. G. F. Mc Laughen. She came down a few days ago from Hudson where she spent several days with her daugh ter, Mrs. Felix McLean, who has been quite III. Her friends will be glad to learn that Mrs. McLean's condition has Improved considera bly. Mr. R. B. Babington received this morning from Dr. C. A. Shore, State chemist, a report on his anal ysis of a sample of water sent him the latter part of last week from the spring in Babington Park. The analysis shows the entire absence of colon bacillus and Indicates that the water is pure and wholesome. The report was sent to Dr. A. Stovall, city physician. This analysis as sures th epubllc that there Is no danger whatever In drinking the wa ter from this spring. Mr. Grover C. Page, The Ga zette's former cartoonist. Is spend ing a while In Gastonia after an at sence of about six months, most or which time he spent In New Orleans with his sisters. Mesdames J. L. Rhodes and C. W. Hopkins. . Grover blew in from New York on No. 37 last Thursday and says Supt. Rut ter, of the water and light systems, put him to work reading meters be fore night. That was Grover's old Job before the wanderlust struck his veins. He has been in Ne wYorfc for the past month, being engaged in doing some special newspaper ad vertising. Grover's many friends are glad to see him again and hope he will decide to hang up his hat and tarry a while longer at least. His hosts of Gaston friends are Interested in the statement that Mr Clyde R. Hoey, Shelby's brilliant young lawyer. Is being talked of Tor the position -of Assistant District Attorney for the Western district oi the State. The Washington corres pondent of The Charlotte Observer says, nnder date of the 21st: "Sena ator Overman declined today to dis cuss the reports that he would rec ommend Clyde R. Hoey of Shelby for Assistant District Attorney. The term of the present holder of the office does not expire until Decem ber and Attorney General Me Rey nolds has expressed a desire to have such officials serve out' their terms. Mr. Hoey is a son of the late Capt. 8. A. Hoey and a brother of Mrs. R, C. Warren, of Gastonia. NEWS OF THE COUNTY LATEST FROM DOR CORRESPONDENTS Newsy Letters from Gazette Corres pondents Here and There Ore? Good Old Gaston What On Neighbors Are Doing In the Var ious Sections of the County Per sonal Mention of People Toe Know and Some You Don't Know ENTHUSIASTIC MASS MEETING. 1tiens of Mount Holly Together on Auditorium Building Project. At a mass meeting of the citizens of Mt. Holly last night plans weie matured whereby an auditorium Is to be built as an annex to their tare' some school building. More than a month ago, at a previous ma&s meeting, the sum of $2,000 was t-ubscribed for the building. The sum of $1,000 was at that tim tentatively promised by Supt. F. I Hall as coming from the State fund. The meeting last night was, there fore, ior the purpose of getting the project thoroughly launched and the work under way. At the meeting Frof. Hall announced that probacy $2,!';0u would be available from tne State and county lunds toeether. So the Mi. Holly people are assured of n : ui'dlng that will cost from $3, ZU) ic $4,000. building committee, compose! of the school board, Messrs. R. K. lHenport, J. A. Costner and R. F. Rankin and the following three men representing the town, Messrs. C. k,. Hu'cb.son, George D. Jenkins, and J. M. Springs, together with Mrs. .. A. ' osiner, representing the Wo ir.au'b Rettjerment Association whlcn organization ha been largely Instru ments, In. making the effort for -hi auditorium such a success, was ap pointed. Prof. Ray Funderburk, su perintendent of the schools, came up from Monroe for the meeting. With the completion of this audi torium the Mt. Holly people will have one of the best equipped school plants in the county, and the public soirited citizenship of that town de serve great credit for their large handed liberality. MT. HOLLY MATTERS. Dr. Ithyno Has an Auto Picnic at Riverside New Lutheran Pastor to Arrive This Week Other I fins of News. Dr. R. E. Rhyne has treated him Rcif to a new Ford automobile anc now "perambulates" more rapidly in looking after his splendid practice Quite a number of Belmont a younger set enjoyed a picnic at Rlv crside I'ark last Friday night. A goodly number of Mt. Holly's young people joined them. Rev. J. A. Bowles delivered a Sun day school address at Stanley ' lasi Saturday, it being the annual clr cult picnic for the Stanley charge. Masters Wade and Charles Bowles and Miss Annie Patterson accompan ied him. Mrs. T. M. McCoy entertained in her most elegant manner the ladles of Mt. Holly on last Monday from 3 to 5 In honor of her mother, Mrs. Shlpp, and sisters, Misses Mary and Josle Shlpp. Rev. Mr. Kohn, the newly elected pastor of the Lutheran church here, will arlve this week with his family and preach his first sermon next Sunday morning at 1 1 o'clock. Rev. Mr. Kohn Is well known here, hav ing preached quite frequently In Mt Holly while pastor at Cherryville. Dr. S. B. Turrentine, presiding el der of the Shelby district, passed through town on his way to Snow Hill and Mountain Island where he held quarterly meetings. He also preached at these points on Sunday and at Mt. Holly on Sunday night. Dr. Turrentine will retire from the presiding eldership July 1st to be come president of the Greensboro College for Women. A class of 14 girls and boys from the Odd Fellows Orphanage at Golds boro will give a concert here next Saturday night, July 28, In Rhyne's hall. Craver's Ideal Theatre will show "Why," one of the greatest photo plays ever shown, Thursday.. See it sure. Mrs. R. C. Click and daughter. Miss Carrie Click, will return to morrow to their home at Winston Salem after a visit to Mrs. Click's sister, Mrs. D. K. Jackson, on Fran lin avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Jackson, Mrs. Click and Miss Click took in the ball game at Charlotte yester day. See the reit photo-play "Whv" at the Ideal Theatre Thursday af ternoon and night. Operation on Mr. Robinson To-Day. Mr. S. A. Robinson and Dr. R. M. Reid left last night for Richmond in response to a telegram saying that an operation would be performed on Mr. J. Lee Robinson today at 10 o'clock. Up to the hour of going to press, no word concerning the oper ation has reached The Gazette. Mrs. Stella McElhannon arrived yesterday on No. 37 from Washing ton to be at the bedside of hex moth er, Mrs. J. P. Glenn, who continues critically 111 at her home on Soutn Broad street. , BELMONT JS BUILDII2G ENTERPRISING TOWNJN A B003 Town of Belmont in Midst of Unpar alleled Building Activities W. H. and D. P. Stowe Erecting Vtmm Store From Seven to Ten Real-, dences in Course of Construction and Contemplated New Depot Assured the Town by. Southern-- Bridge Over Tracks Dr. R, T. Venn at Baptist Church Sunday. It is the purpose of The Gazette during the summer to give each of the towns of Gaston county a good write-up from time to time, so far as it lies in its power to do so. In the last Issue of The Gazette a col umn was given to Bessemer City. It is Belmont's turn today. At the present time, so the Inhab itants of Belmont say, there is morv brisk activity in the building lino In their town than at any other pre vious period In their history. The firm of W. H. and D. P. Stowe ! having erected on the lot adjoining their present building a handsomo new brick structure; 80 by 27 feet. It Is the Intention of the owners at some future time to make additions. This new building was made neces sary on account of the growing bus iness of this firm. Their old build ing will be used, after the occupan cy of the new one, only for furni ture, coffins and caskets. An addition to the business firms of town Is Mr. L. II. Cox, of Lowell, who has set up a lumber yard near the Majestic Mill. Mr. Cox will han dle all kinds of building supplies. RESIDENCES. One of the most striking facts that Impress the visitor to town tt the unusually large number of dwelling houses In course of con struction, actually or In embryo. Some have been completed, others are partially so, while still others are In the Interesting "plan stage." Mr. J. W. Stowe, of Stowe Bros. Co., Is erecting a fine 1 0-room residence In the southern part of town. Mrs Stowe's house will be equipped wltn ail the modern conveniences and; will probably be the equal of any house In Belmont. Mr. J. Ross Ratchford, of the O. M. Gullick Co., is also actively en saged In house-building. A neat, seven or eight-room structnure Is in process of erection. . Mr. Will Hand has recently com pleted a house now being occupied by Mr. W. H. Horsley. Mr. A. A. Maler, the contractor, has dining the past two or three months built three houses on hia Rankin Heights property south of town. In addition to the above-named there are other Individuals who have plans and specifications for houses under consideration and who Intend to build during the late summer and fall. Mr. R. B. Suggs, the Jo vial proprietor of the Belmont Drug Co., one of the most enterprising firms of Its Ilk In the county, is hav ing plans prepared for a handsome 1 0-room residence on hjs beautiful lot in the northern section of town. Mr. Suggs' house will be of the lat est designs In every particular, slate roofed, storm-sheeted and equipped with every modern convenience in cluding a heating plant. Mr. W. D. Crawford, assistant cashier of the Bank of Belmont, Is also having plans prepared for a modern 8-room dwelling soon to be erected by him on his lot adjoining that of W. H. i'towe. This house will also be modern and completely up-to-date In every respect. Mr. John F. Leeper, who is now living two miles to the south of town, will move to Belmont In tno near future and Is having lumber placed on his lot In town preparato ry to building. Mr. R. L. Stowe Is also preparing to build a handsome new residence on his lot adjoining Mr. George W. Howe. HIb plans are not yet com plete although he Is ready for th laying of the lumber. From the above recital of facts and figures It will be seen that the statement of Belmontanes In opening paragraph was not an travagant hyperbole. NEW DEPOT. Ever since work began on the ex- the new Southern depot In Gastonia. It has been tacitly understood by Gas tonlans that the dilapidated struc ture which has been such an eye sore here for so long a time, would be relegated as a sort of "hand-me-down" cast-off garment to her younger sister, Belmont, the South ern Railway like the proverbial eco nomical parent of old, being loath to dispose of the property until thor oughly worn outt Not so In th minds of the Belmont people. Through the activity of some of their Influential citizens and largely through the efforts of the popular and efficient agent, Mr. D. P. Stowe. the promise of a brand new depot has been gotten from Mr. T. E. Sharpe, superintendent of buildings and bridges for the Southern. Th depot will be of the same size as the old one In Gastonia. The only thing to be used from the old Gastonia station will be the rafters which are In good condition. None of theoth-. er timber is fit to use. The depot in Belmont will be built according to modern plans. It will be covered: with tile roofing and, according t -Mr. Stowe, may possibly be con structed according to the stuccoed or pebble-dashed style. The plans . of Mr. Sharpe are not yet complets. (Continued on page 5.)