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TUESDAY AFTERNOON, JULY 22, 1913.
NO. 8.
VOL. AJLX1V.
OAS
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
THE MOVEMENTS OF.BASTON PEOPLE
Ill SOCIAUJIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
Personal Items About Gaston Folk
and their Friends Short Item
A boat People and Thing That Art
oi interest io unastrim jiotuot
Condensed for The' Convenience
Mr. Louls Hayes, of Rock Hill,
S. C:, spent Sunday In Gastonia.
Mr. Ed Little, of Greenville. 8.
C, was a visitor in Gastonia yester
day. Rock Hill Heraia: Miss Anna
Belle Sealy has as her guest Miss
Llllle Hanks, of Gastonia.
Dr. and Mrs. W. J. McGIll, of
Kings Mountain, were visitors In
town yesterday.
. Mr. Sidney Winget spent Sun-
day In Statesville with his brother.
Mr. H. G. Winget.
Messrs. John R. Rankin and B.
S. Shuford spent Sunday In Bel
mont. Miss Louie Fry has returned
home after a visit to friends in Dur
ham and Hamlet.
Miss Agnes Houseal, of Newber
ry, P. C, Is expected soon to visit
Miss Nell McLean.
Miss Lattice Shelton has gone
to Denver, Lincoln county, to spend
a few days with friends.
Concord Times: Mrs. R. A.
Brown is visiting friends in Gasto
nia. Misses Lois and Hallle Torrence
leave Thursday for Chester where
they will visit Mrs. J. R. Dye-
Misses Mamie Stowe. Lillian and
Annie Lewis, of Belmont, were vis
itors In the city yesterday.
The Ideal picture show will be
closed all this week till Saturday on
account of repairs being made on
the building.
Concord Times: Mr. James Mc
Kay has returned from a visit to his
parents. Dr. and -Mrs. J. L. McKay,
in Kings Mountain.
Messrs. Albert Hallman and
Doris H. Delllnger from Cherryviliey
have entered the Gastonia Business
College.
Mr. L. A. States and little son
bpent Saturday and Sunday in Edge
mont with Mrs. States, who is spend
ing some time there.
m . . . .11 . W . n AKl
---Miss Mary Stamen, arter a
week's visit to the famMv of Mr.
Trunk Starnes here, left Sunday for
her home in Rosk Hill. S. C.
Messrs. Otto and Ben Duncan,
of Rock Hill. S. C. spent Sunday' in
Gastonia as the guest of their aunt.
Mrs. J. B. Boyd.
Mrs. Lydia C. Davis left Friday
for Davis Springs, near Hiddenlte,
where she expects to spend several
weeks.
Miss Lucy Lore returned to her
home in Llncolnton yesterday morn
ing after a visit to Miss Ruth An
derson at McAdenville.
Mr. and Mrs. L. T. McLean and
children left yesterday morning for
Lincoln Litbla Springs where they
will spend several days.
Miss Mary E. Query, of the
Steele Creek section of Mecklenburg,
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ttiiivea IUUIUIIUW IU VJB1L .IIIO. VUll
M. Robinson at Dallas.
r Messrs. Mike Ramsaur, of Chi
na Grove, and Jones Brown, of
Spartanburg, were visitors in town
overunday.
Asheville Cltzen. 20th: Miss
Blanche Gray, who has been a guest
of Miss Lola Jenkins, returned yes
terday to her home In Gastonia, ac
companied by Miss Jenkins.
Miss Fannie Stewart, tf Wash
ington, N. C, arrived Friday to
spend the remainder of the summer
here with her grandmother, Mrs. J.
C. Latham.
Mr. Lamar Rankin, of Lowell,
has accepted a position In Kennedys
drug store vice 'Mr. Howard Horsley
who resigns to accent a position witn
the Belmont Drug Co. August 1st.
Salisbury Post: Miss Alice
Brown Ware returned yesterday er
'ening from Chapel Hill where sne
baa been attending the UniversUy
summer school.
Miss Margaret Taylor, of Hick
ory, who has been the guest of Mrs.
J. Mack Holland, left Friday after-
eral days.
wMIss Nannie Reldreturned. yes
; terday to hr home at Steele Creen,
Mecklenburg county, after a visit to
her. nephews. Dr. R- M. Reld ana
, Prof. J. P. Reld. and Mrs. W. L. Gal
lant. ', ' Miss Rachel Ross, of Corsicana.'
leittB, who is vibiuuk irieuun uu
relatives In town Is spending this
week wth Misses Lois and Hallle
Tork street.
' o Elsewhere in today's Gazette
' City Physician Stovall gives notice
. that he will be In his office dairy
. from 9 to N) o'clock a. m. for the
- purpose of vaccinating school chil
dren. - v . . :
Dr. W. B. Hunter, who has held
a position In the State Hospital . at
Haielton, Pa., during the past year,
arrived In the city Saturday to spend
om time with his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. J. A. Hunter.
.Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Baird- re
J turned last Friday to their home In
. Asheville after .spending a week very
pleasantly in the city as the guests
ftheir - daughter and son'-ln-law,
Mr. and. Mrs. W. I Ray, at their
home on Willow street.
GALLS SPECIAL SESSION
SENERAL ASSEMBLY TO MEET SEPT. 24
Governor Craig Issues Proclamation
, Setting September 24th as Date
for Convening of General Assem
bly in Special Session Will Con
sider Rate Problem as Well as
Proposed Constitutional Amend
ments. A special dispatch from The
News and Observer under date of
the 19th says:
The General Assembly Of Nortn
Carolina will convene in extraordi
nary session in Raleigh on Wednes
day, September 24, 1913, for tne
two-fold purpose of adjusting tne
relations and obligations between
the railroads of the State and tne
people thereof and to receive the
report of the Constitutional Com
mission with the view of submftting
amendments to the Constitution.
Governor Locke Craig, with the
advice of the Council of State tn
session in the Governor's office yes
terday morning, issued the procla
mation calling the lawmakers in ex
traordinary session on the above men
ttoned date. In issuing the procla
mation, by way of comment, tne
Governor in a strong declaration
deemed that the representatives or
the railroads and the Corporation
Commission had not reached a suf
ficient understanding as to delay the
call of the extra session. In conse
quence he declared that he could
not do otherwise than submit ques
tions so vitally affecting the people
of the State to the people's chosen
representatives.
The proclamation of Governor
Craig, with the seal of North Caro
lina affixed thereto, is set forth in
the following admirable manner:
"By and with the advice of the
Council of State, I. Locke Craig,
Governor of the State of North Car
olina, in the exercise of the power
conferred upon me by the Constitu
tion, and in accordance with the res
olution passed by the General As
sembly, and ratified on the 6th day
of February, 1913, do issue my
proclamation on this extraordinary
occasion, convening the General As
sembly In extra session. 1 do there
fore raitfy and request the Senators
and the members of the House or
Representatives of the General As
sembly of North Carolina to meet m
their respective halls, in the capitol,
in the city of Raleigh, on' the 24tn
day of September, 1913, at 11
o'clock a. in., for the following spe
cific purposes:
"1. To provide for the people or
North Carolina Just transportation
rates, and to adjust the relations and
obligations between the State of
North Carolina and the railroads op
erating within the territory of this
State.
"2. To receive the report of the
Constitutional Commission, and to
consider the submission to the peo
ple of amendments to the Constitu
tion. "IN WITNESS WHEREOF. I.
Locke Craig, Governor and Commander-in-chief,
have hereunto ser
my hand, and caused the great seal
of the State to be affixed.
"Done in our city of Raleigh, this,
the 18th day of July, in the year of
our Lord, one thousand nine hun
dred and thirteen, and in the 137th
year of our Independence.
(Signed) ."LOCKE CRAIG.
"Governor."
"By the Governor:
"JNO. P. KERR.
"Private Secretary."
Referring to the call for the extra
session of the Legislature, Governor
Craig said:
"The last Legislature passed a res
olution providing for an extra ses
sion of the Generr Assembly In or
der that amendments to the Consti
tution might be submitted to the
people.' The General Assembly cre
ated a Constitutional Commission to
prepare such amendments and re
port them to the Governor. This
commission has completed its work.
An extra session of the General As
sembly is therefore necessary."
Continuing, he said: "The nego
tiations between the representatives
of the railroads and the Corporation
Commission have not in my opinion
resulted in any understanding suf
ficiently definite to delay the call of
the extra session.
"These negotiations will not be In
terfered with by this call, and be
fore the" meeting of the General As
sembly on the 24th of September,
there is ample time in which to ar
rive at an agreement. I earnestly
hope that there will be an amicable
adjustment of our differences with
the railroads.
"I cannot do otherwise than sub
mit these questions, so vitally affect
ing the people of North Carolina, to
their chosen representatives.".
Following the issuing of the proc
lamation for an extraordinary ses
sion of the Legislature. Governor
Craig was asked last night concern
ing the date on which he had deter
mined to issue the call for elections
occurring in the House and Senate
since the adjournment of the Gener
al Assembly. He stated that full
time would be extended in advance
for ' the election of Senators and
Representatives. The minimum lim
it required by ' law is 30 days and
the Governor anticipates on giving
ample advance notice of the call for
elections. A vacancy in the House
and two in the Senate are to be sup
plied before the extraordinary ses
sion , convenes. The position of
speaker is vacant by reason of the
appointment of 'former Speaker Geo.
MR. RAMSAURTQ SPEAK
AT KASS KEETINGJ0M0RR0W NIGHT
Local Business Men to be Organleu
Into Gaston Connty Branch Jnsi
Freight Hate Association To-Mor-
row Night at Mass Meeting in City
Hall Mr. Ramsaur to be Here To-
Morrow. i
As was announced exclusively in
Friday's Gazette Mr. Hubert Ram
saur, of Fayetteville, State Organiz
ing Secretary of the North Carolina
Just Freight Rate Association will
reach Gastonia tomorrow some time
from Asheville and will meet the
business men and shippers of Gasto
nia in mass-meeting assembled Wed
nesday night at the city hall. The
above is the substance of an inter
view with Mayor Armstrong after
the receipt by the editor of The Ga
zette of a telegram from Mr. Ram
saur conveying the above informa
tion. Mr. Ramsaur was at first in
tending to come Tuesday, but the
special meeting of the city council
for that night prevented the desired
mass-meeting. He was advised to
postpone his coming a day. ,
It is earnestly hoped that as many
of the business men of Gastonia as
can will attend this meeting ana
lend their support and co-operation
in the efforts being made to secure
just and reasonable freight rates Tor
North Carolina. Gaston county is
one of the last in the State to fall in
line and our tardiness in this mat
ter should be more han made up for
by the enthusiasm displayed at the
meeting for organization. Mr. Leake
Carraway, secretary of the Greater
Charlotte Club and secretary of the
Just Freight Rate Association ana
an active and Influential worker
along this line writes The Gazette
that he is Coming to the meeting and
that he will bring a good number oi
boosters from Charlotte to assist tn
the organization.
Mayor C. B. Armstrong Is hearti
ly in favor of the movement and is
anxious that Gastonia should make
as good a showing as the other
towns.
Messrs. W. T. Rankin. R. H. Brl
son, F. D. Rarkley, W. L. C. Ktllian
and other business men and shippers
when asked about the meeting un
hesitatingly expressed themselves as
being anxious to see Gaston fall Into
line. They wished to see the busi
ness men and merchants of the town
present at the meeting Wednesday
night at the city hall, ready to speak
their views on the subject In no un
certain terms.
The call as issued by the mayor
for the meeting is found elsewhere
in today's Gazette.
LEE GOES TO PEW
Player of Publisher of Lincolnton
Times Convicted of Manslaughter
After Four Days' Battle.
Lincolnton, July 19. The case of
I ewis Lee, charged with the killing
of Floyd Beam, publisher of The
Lincolnton Times, an affair that hap
pened about two months ago, was
concluded this afternoon, when the
Jury brought in a verdict of guilty of
manslaughter. Judge James L.
Webb, the presiding officer, sentenc
ed the defendant to serve a term of
five years in the penitentiary at Ral
eigh.' This has-been one of the hardest
fought cases in the history of tne
county. Four attorneys assisted the
solicitor in the prosecution, and
three appeared for the defendant.
The case came up by special order
on last Wednesday morning. The
argument of counsel was concluded
today at 1 o'clock, the Judge con
cluding his charge an hour later.
W. Connor, to a judgeship. Vacan
cies In the Senate are to be supplied
by reasons of the appointment of A.
D. Watts, Senator from Iredell coun
ty, to the office of Internal Revenue
Collector of the Wrestern North Car
olina district, and the vacancy cre
ated in the Senate from, Cabarrus
county by the appointment of Sena
tor J. P. Cook, as secretary-treasurer
of the North Carolina Railroad
Company.
Governor Craig might not have
called the session before late fall or
early spring, though he had not eer
the time, but the demand from all
sections of the State was pressing.
It had been contemplated all a
long that a special session would be
ca'led to submit constitutional
amendments. The State's instru
ment waft in great need of overhaul
ing and twelve amendments have
been proposed. The list has been
many times mentioned aud ty will
ie fought out before tlie General
Assembly.
Since the first meeting of railroads'
nd State's representatives, there
has been a growing conviction that
he General Assembly would have to
last up the rate fight la special ses
rijtt. Governor Crals was often be
soaght to call together the Legisla
ture to take up this question imme
diately. The Governor i'id not do so
until the Coni.tat:oaa! Commission
had finished its work and the way
clear for double action .
In the meantime the State organ
ized as it never has done for a tight
against freight discrimination. Ev
ery cay or a two a town or a city
tronld get together, organize freight
rate associations and tall upon the
Governor to convene the General
Ataembly. N: Gortrror ' in North
Carolina ever ' bad ' inch pressure
from without and tha tall, had to
tome. .
FOR VISITOR7
FROM TEXAS.
In honor of Miss Rachel Ross, or
Corsicana, Texas, their guest, for a
few days. Misses Lois and Hallle
Torrence entertained at a 42 party
this morning at their home on South
York street. The affair was Infor
mal and thoroughly enjoyable.
ENTERTAINED FOR
BRIDE AND GROOM.
At her home on West Franklin
Avenue Mrs. A. J. Smith entertain
ed last Saturday evening at dinner
In honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Moore who were recently married.
Those present were Mr. and Mrs.
Moore, Messrs. Roland and Foster
Clinton and Misses Clara Armstrong
and Marie Smith.
YOUNG CRAIG
A MOTORIST.
The following item from Sunday's
Asheville Citizen will be of interest:
"Mrs. Locke Craig and Miss Laura
Charter have returned to the "city
from a few days visit to Mrs. Zebulon
Vance at "Gombroome." Mrs. Craig
and Miss Carter motored out to
"Grombroome" In Mrs. Craig's car,
run by Mr. George Craig, who made
th.e trip of twenty-three miles in one
hour and three-quarters without a
single mishap, driving his car up to
the very door. This is interesting
because never before has a motorist
gone the whole Journey."
ENTERTAINED
BRIDGE CLUB.
At her home on South Broad
street last Friday morning 'Miss Nell
McLean entertained the Auction
Bridge Club. It was decided at this
meeting that the club should meet
once every two weeks during sum
mer season. In addition to the club
members the following out-of-town
guests were present: Mrs. Rebecca
C. Bryan, of Atlanta, Mrs. W. B.
Stringfellow, of Chester. Miss Par
rott, of Darlington. S. C, and Miss
Margaret Taylor, of Hickory. At
the conclusion .of the games light
refreshments were served.
CELEBRATED FIFTY-XIXTH
HI RTHDAY A X X I VERSA R Y.
Cn Saturday, July 19th, Mr. and
Mrs. A. D. I arham entertained a
1i rse number of their friends and
relatives at their home eight miles
south of Gastonia on route three in
honor of the 59th birthday anniver
sary of Mrs. J. W. Ferguson, Mrs.
Par ham's mother. There were 63
or more persons present, Including
Mrs. Ferguson's brother, Mr. D. J.
Forbes, and wife, nine of Mrs. Fer
guson's children and 24 grandchil
dren. The celebration was an all
day affair dinner being served on
the grounds. Lemonade, ice cream
and other refreshments had also
been provided for the assembled
guests. Mr. and Mrs. Ferguson are
the parents of 18 children, of whom
only eleven are now living. Nine of
these were present for the occasion,
of whom five are married and four
single. They have 28 grandchildren,
of whom 24 were present. The oc
casion was a delightful one in every
respect and the guests departed
wishing Mrs. Ferguson many happy
returns of her birthday anniversary.
TO DOUBLE CAPACITY.
Ozark Mill Building Large Addition
to House Ten Thousand More
Spindles Will be Ready for Oper
ation in October.
By the time new crop cotton ap
pears on the market In October the
Ozark Mill, one of Gastonia's best
and most prosperous yarn manufac
tories, will be turning out just twice
Ite present product. This will be
made possible by the completion of
a large addition to the mill which is
now being constructed. This addi
tion will house 10,000 spinning
spindles together with the requisite
card room machinery to take care of
the Increased spinning.
The new structure is 115x75 feet,
three stories In height, and Is being
built according to the latest and
most approved plans for mill struc
tures. Mr. J. E. McAllister, of Gas
tonia, has the contract and has al
teady commenced work.
Machinery has been purchased to
equip the addition and will be
shipped so as to be here ready for
installation by the time the building
Is completed. It is expected that
everything will be in readiness for
starting up the machinery early
October.
- The Ozark Mill makes fine ca -ded
peeler yarns Nos. 40's to 70s.
Mar Locate Here.
Dr. D. T. Boger, s prominent phy
sician of Union county, living near
Monroe, is spending a few days in
Gastonia as the guest of Mr. J. I
Price. When seen by a Gazette re
porter this morning Dr. Boger said
that he had about decided to locate
in Gastonia for the practice of his
profession. - He has been so favora
bly impressed with Gastonia on thts,
his first visit, that he has practically
made up his mind that he wUT mae
the busy town his home In the fu
ture. He will be welcomed to the
professional and business life of Gas
tonia. There are a lot of overdressed wo
men who can use the backs of their
husbands' coats for mirrors.
J. T. HEHJTO SPEAK
SOOTH'S FOREMOST ORATOR AT STANLEY
Congressman J. Thomas Heflln, Rep.
renentatlve from Alabama and
One of the South's Most Gifted Or
ators to Address Old Soldiers at
Stanley July 31 Congressman
Webb to Bo Present List of At
tractions Varied.
The annual picnic and old soldiers
reunion at Stanley Thursday, July
31st. bids fair to be the largest and
most successful event 'of its kind
eVer held. The people of Stanley
always do things right and in the
matter of their picnics and reunions
they are no slouches. They always
arrange to have some speaker or
note on hand to address the soldiers.
Last year Judge Walter Clark was
the principal speaker. For this year
the authorities in charge of the mat
ter of securing a good speaker have
landed a prize In the person of Con
gressman J. Thomas Heflln, of Ala
bama, generally rated as one of the
best orators In the South today.
Mr. Heflln Is also remembered as the
man who had an altercation with a
negro in a street car in Washington
some years ago. Mr. Heflln Is 4 4
years old and has been In Congress
since 1904. Some weeks ago he de
livered an address before a Northern
Memorial Day audience. The fact
that he Is to be the principal speak
er of the day should be sufficient to
draw a good crowd. Mr. Webb Is to
accompany Mr. Heflln to Stanley and
if the knowledge that Congressman
Heflln Is to be present is not all-sufficient
to draw a good crowd, then
the presence of the ninth district's
popular representative should prove
a drawing card to his loyal constituents.
Messrs. Carpenter and Carpenter
of this city have been largely influ
ential in securing the consent or
Mr. Heflln to speak and the follow
ing letter from him to the local at
torneys will be of interest:
"Messrs. Carpenter & Carpenter,
Attorneys,
Gastonia, N. C.
"My Dear Sirs:
"Your letter has been received and
noted. Mr. Webb came to see me
yehterday and we, discussed the rally
that you are to have on July 31st. i
appreciate the invitation that yon
have extended to me and also the
nice things that you said about the
speech that I delivered at Gastonia
some time ago. It will give me
pleasure to be with you on July 31.
Mr. Webb will accompany me to
Stanley on that occasion. With best
wishes, I am
"Yours very truly,
"J. THOS. HEFLIN."
A varied list of attractions, in
cluding a balloon ascension by W.
M. Raub, of Ohio, a league baseball
game, band- concerts, merry-go-rour.o
etc., is booked for the occasion an
no one should therefore suffer from
errul
Stanley Is located on the Seaboari
Air Line Railway seven miles west
of Mt. Holly, and ten miles from
Gastonia. As the railroads will put
Into effect low rates, there will pe,
no doubt, a great many people from
Gastonia who will take advantage oi
the lnterurban to Mt. Holly, whtro
connection can be made with the
Seaboard at 9:30, reaching Stanley
about 9:4 5. Returning the Sea
board leaves Stanley about 7 p. m.
AT FAMILY REUNION.
Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway at Due West
With Brothers and Sister for Few
Days.
Rev. Dr. J.- C. Galloway, pastor of
the Associate Reformed Presbyterian
church, left on No. 11 yesterday for
Due West, S. C, to attend a family
reunion and spend a few days witn
friends and other relatives in tne
Seceder town.
There are present at the reunion
in Due West all of the living mem
bers of the immediate family, name
ly: Dr. J. C. Galloway, of Gastonia;
Mr. J. M. Galloway, of Corsicana,
Texas; Mr. R. S. Galloway, business
manager of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian, of Due West, and Mrs.
Lola G. Devlin, of Due West.
Mr. J. M. Galloway is back on a
visit after an absence of eighteen
years in Texas. He spent last
Thursday and Friday in Gastonia
with Dr. Galloway, this being his
first visit here In 18 years. He was
astonished at the marvellous prog
ress the town has made in that
length of time. It was, when he
last saw it, a struggling village of a
few hundred people while today It ts
a thriving city of 12,000 or more
progressive and hustling people.
One sister, Mrs. Mary G. Glffen.
died in 1881 at Cairo. Egypt, and ts
burled there. She went in 1875 as
the first foreign missionary of the
United Presbyterian Church and
soon after she reached Egypt was
married to Dr. John Glffen, who
went out on the same ship and on
the same mission with her. Dr. Glf
fen still lives in Cairo and is still ac
tively engaged in missionary wcR.
A few days ago Dr. Galloway re
ceived from Rev. J. W. Carson, of
Newberry, S. C., who Is now abroad,
a flower which he recently Plucked
from the grave of -Mrs. Glffen . in
Cairo. Dr. and Mrs. 'Glffen had three
children, all of whom live in the
Northwest. -. i '
Many a man who used to pay $2.1
a throw for. lessons In poker kicks
because his daughter wants $2 to
pay for piano lessons.
NEWS OF THE COUNTY
LATEST FROM CUR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Garnet t Corres
pondents Here and Tbera Ores)
Good Old Gaston What On
Neighbors Are Doing la the Vat
ion Sections of the Connty Pes
sonal Mention of People Tosi
Know and Some Yon Don't Know
CII ERRY VILLE, ROUTE 2, NEWS
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHERRY VILLE, Route J, July
21. Rev. Mr. Swope and Rev. C. M,
Robinson were the guests Saturday
at the home of Mrs. T. J. Black.
Miss Ina Holmesley spent Satur
day with Miss Sallle Stroup.
Mrs. William Farrls and children
spent Thursday night with Mrs. J.
T. Carpenter.
Mr. and Mrs., David RudislII and
Misses Violet and Ruby Thornbur
spent Sunday In Bessemer City ; as , ;
the guests of Mr. Lark Thornburg.
Mrs. T. J. Black and Mrs. W, R.
Carpenter spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. John T. Carpenter.
Mrs. Will Farrls spent Saturday,
and Sunday with ber sister, Mrs. Dr.
Houser.
Miss Jenette Thornburg and two
sisters, Misses Violet and Ruby, will
leave next Thursday for Montana, ''
where they will make their home
with their father, Mr. William;
Thornburg. Their many friends re
gret to see them leave.
Mr. Preston Long visited friends
In this section Sunday.
Misses Maggie Lee Carpenter and
Ferrle Froneberger attended the
communion services at Bethel Luth
eran church Sunday.
The Cherryvllle Manufacturing
Company and the Melvin Cotton
Mills gave their hands a picnic last
Saturday at Carroll Springs. All
present seemed to enjoy themselves
very much.
SANITARY ORDINANCES.
Adopted by the Elizabeth City Board
Of Aldermen Last Week.'
In view of the fact that there ts
to be some drastic legislation along "
sanitary lines In Gastonia within the
next few days The Gazette Is giving;
publicity to the following from The .
Independent published at Elizabeth '
City and giving the account of the
adoption of some strenuous sanitary
legislation.
"Elizabeth City's Board of Alder
men In special session Monday night,
enacted a revolutionary set of Saw
tary Ordinances, about as forecast
In this newspaper last week.
The new Sanitary Laws go into er
fect Monday, July 21. A fight to the
death Is to be made on filth and flies,
with a view to making Elizabeth City
theh cleanest town In the state. ( (
The city will take over all sani
tary work. All grounds toilets wilt
be inspected and cleaned at least
every two weeks. Disinfectants will
be liberally employed where needed
Stable owner will be compelled to
keep clean stables , distlnfect alt
manure and comply with other rigid
rules.
As soon as these ordinances are ta
operation the Aldermen will go after
the unsanitary canals in Elizabeth
City and these canals will be eventu
al)', abolished and sewers out m -their
place, rigorous measure w.'It
be taken to keep them in sanitary
condition.
The sanitary ordinances were not
adopted without a fight. A pitiful
spectacle was presented Monday ,
night when X. G. Grandy, Alderman. -from
the Second Ward, a man 7
years old staked his opinion against .
lle health authorities of two contt
rents and decried that flies ! not
breed in horse stable manure. Mr,
Grandy opposed the measures.
Others on the Board, who ova
horses and cattle were opposed to the
ordinance dealing with stables; but
the progressives prevailed. Elizabeth
City must be a clean town.
Mtn. Island Defeat LowelL
In a one-sided game at Mountain
Island Saturday Mountain Island de- -feated
Lowell by a score of 18 to 8. '
The Batteries were Fisher and Law- j'
Ing for Mountain Island; Gaston,
Ferries and Lawing for Lowell. The -features
of the game were a home
run by Van Pelt for Mountain Island
in the first inning and numerous -three-baggers
by Mountain Island
players. Gaston for Lowell also
made a home run In the ninth in
ning. Umpires, Norket and Farrar,
Jndge Bennett Dead.
Col. Rlsden Tyler Bennett, one or
the State's best known citizens,
soldiers. Jurists and statemen, died
at his home in Wadesboro yesterday
morning. A few days ago he suffer , ..
ed a slight stroke of paralysis front
which he rallied but again grew;
worse until death came. He was 74
years old. He was admitted to the
bar before be was 21. In 1861 he
entered the Confederate army as a.
private and rose from the ranks to - -the
colonelcy of the Fourteenth
North Carolina Regiment. He dia- -tinguished
himself a number of times
during the war. In 1880 he was ap-
pointed a Superior Court Judge and
resigned later to accept the nomlna-
tlon for Congressman from the State -at
Large. Pa was elected to the 48th
Congress over Oliver Dockery. Judge
Bennett was a writer of to mean
ability, having a style peculiarly hta
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