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GASTONIA. N. C.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 5, 1918.
NO. a.
GAS
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MSOLOIISJI SESSION
IN CREASE TAX LEVY, . DRAW JURORS
' . Regular Monthly Meeting County
Commissioners Held Yesterday
Tax Levy Increased Three and One
Third Cents Jurors for Septem
ber Term Court Drawn Double
v
Tax Deliquenta After Yesterday
Special School Taxes.
The motit important business
transacted yesterday by the couniy
.board ot commissioners was the ln
J crease of 3 1-3 cents In the tax levy.
. A tax of two cents on the one bun
derd dollars was added for the pur
pose of the special court house bond
tax. Jurors for the September term
,of court were drawn. Chairman
Leeper was appointed a committee
to attend the State . Association of
County Commissioners which meets
.In Statesvllle this month. Provision
was made for delinquents who have
failed to list their taxes for 1913.
' Those who made their returns yes
terday were allowed to go at single
tax.
The following bills were ordered
paid: .
J. P. Rhyne expenses burying
Henry Rhyne, confederate veteran,
$20.00.
Progress Pub. Co., advt. and tick
ets River Bend election, $3.00.
Carl Finger, salary for July, $100.-
C. A. Spencer, work and lumber
for Jail. $5.Q0.
Ellas Pots, coffin for pauper, $3.
T. L. Ware, chaingang expenses
Camp No. 1, $679.06.
T. L. Ware, chaingang expenses
camp No. 2, $746.40.
T. L. Ware. N. Q. Todd's road
force, $632. .83.
T. L. Ware, salary and postage
4101.00.
T. L. Ware, work on roads,
Cherryville township, $96.12; Dallas,
$121.24; River Bend township,
$172.95; South Point. $92.87: ex
penses bridge work, material etc.,
.$239.84.
C.C. Craig, sal, and exp., county
home, $241.95.
W. M. Xolen, salary, $35.00.
G.R. Rhyne, sal. and jail expenses,
.July, $132.46.
State Association Co. Commlse!on
n fee; $5.00.
J. D. B. McLean, summoning
Jury, $10.86.
L. N. Glenn, salary lor July, coun
ty physician, $100.00.
L. E. Rankin, salary aj auditor,
$100.00.
J.D. B. McLean, salary, $166.06.
A. J. Smith, salary and cler hire
$216.67.
Underwood Type writer Coxpany
for type writer, $10 ".25.
Edwards and Broiie'utou, printers,
records. tax books, etc, fc.'9.M. v
T.L. Ware, lumber for roads,
$43.92.
. City of Gastonia, expenses Re
corder's court, $25.00.
J. D. B. McLean, stationery, $4.75.
It wag ordered that Laban Falls
of Pleasant Ridge, be appoiuted
agent for Mallnda Allen.
I. S. Burton was rtleaocd from
paying poll tax on accour.; ur physi
cal infirmltleB.
J. F. Leeper, chairman, was ap
pointed a committer to utter .i the
Ciate Association of Coa:!.'v Commls- 1
Innera In Stntonvlllo !
T. L. Ware was ordered to survey
the public road in River Bend town
ship per petition of A. Kllllan et ais.
Jt was ordered that all lax ro'urr.b
received to-day be accepted and
cuarged only single tax.
.Mis. Emma Bumgardner wm de
, dared a pauper and allowed! $10. 00
1 ei Quarter w'th W. G. vlueen. as a-
All persons who have nt mace
tDtii tax returns are chirp-el w:in
double tax.
TAV LEVY.
?t is hereby oidered by the Board
or Commissioners of Castor Co.M.ty,
N. ( .. that the following taxes be levi
for the year 1913, on the dins
hundred dollar valuatloa of Real
M Personal pioperty, wh'.i h each
tu payer owned on the flrst day of
M& 1913, listed or require 1 to be
lit red by law, tor the payment or
the expenses of the State anu Coun
ty Government, and for too purposes
of raising the funds authorized .;
the several acts of the .Legislature,
auvhorixlns Special taxes, viz:
A tax of 23 . and 2-3 cents on
the one hundred dollars valuation
of real and personal properly, ror
the purpose of the general state
; tax.
" A tax of four (4) cents on the one
Hundred dollars valuation of reai
and personal property and twelve
- cents on each taxable poll . for the
purpose of the State pension Jtax.
'A tax of twenty and one third
(20 1-3) cents oa the one hundred
dollars valuation of real and person
al property and thirty eight (38)
cents on each taxable poll in said
county for the maintenance of the
poor and for General County pur
poses.- .
A tax of two (2) cent oa the one
"hundred dollar valuation of - real
- and personal property for the pur
pose of Special Court House Bond
' tax. in compliance with Section
- law of -
A tax of twenty (20) cent on the
one hundred dollars valuation of
real and personal property and one
and 50-100 dollars on each taxable
poll " in saTd . county for General
School purpose. -. -A
tax of twenty five (25) cent on
t the one hundred dollars valuation or
" (Continued on pace four.)
III SOCIAUIBCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
IX HONOR OF
MISS SCHRUM.
" !r W rwn Rawllnes delleht
fully entertained a number of young
DMDla Frldar evening in honor of
Miss Frances Schrum, .of Newton,
who in th BTuest of Misses Susie and
Mary Rawlings. Progressive "Hearts"
was played, after which delicious re
freshments were served.
MRS. ROBINSON
ENTERTAINS.
Mrs. Coit M. Robinson entertained
at her home in Dallas last Wednes
day complimentary to her guests,
Misses Helen Brackett. of Clemson
College, Mary Query, of Steele
Creek, and Edith, Kate and Vir
ginia Robinson, of Lowell. Progres
sive conversation was enjoyed after
which a delicious salad course was
served.
'CAMPING PARTY
IN MOUNTAINS.
A number of Gaston young folks
will be members of a camping party
which will spend ten days or two
weeks with Mrs. A. T. Lyda on her
farm near Frultland, about nine
nine miles out from Hendersonville.
Misses Carrie and Jane Morris, of
Gastonia, and Miss Marie Moss, or
Kings Mountain, will leave Friday
and will be Joined at Frultland by
Miss Delia Nolen and the Misses
Lyda who are already there. Others
in the party will be Prof. Earl
Thompson, of Mount Holly; Prof.
Andy A. Armstrong, of Belmont;
Prof. W. G. Gaston, of Lowell: Mr.
W. K. Wolfe, of Charlotte, and Mr.
Mr. Palmer Titman, of Washington.
MET WITH .
MISSES QUINN.
The Ladies -Missionary Society of
the Associate Reformed Presbyte
rian church held a most delightful
meeting yesterday afternoon witn
Misses May and Lala Quinn at their
home on South street. The society
is studying "Western Women m
Eastern Lands" and the program
consisted mainly of several excellent
papers based on different phases or
missionary work and opportunities
as portrayed in that book. " These
papers were read by Mrs. J. Y. Mil
ler. Miss WUHe McKenny, Mrs. J. C.
Galloway, Miss Ida Pursley and -Mrs.
J. H. Kennedy. These numbers were
interspersed with music. At the
conclusion of the program a social
hour was enjoyed. Refreshments in
two courses were served, consisting
of sandwiches, tea, cakes and fruits.
There were about twenty in attend
ance and the occasion was both en
joyable and profitable.
IN HONOR OF
VISITING GIRLS.
This week promises to be ore of
usual gayety in social circles. Quite
a number of social events have been
planned in honor of several visiting
girls. Misses Clara Armstrong imd
Maud Rankin are entertalnm? a
house-party of college-mats from
Peace Institute-and Misses Ann and
.Veil McLean and Nellie Rose Sloan
have charming girl friends na the'r
guests. MIbs Jennie Steadman
Culp, of Rock Hill, S. C. is the
guest of Mifan Sloan. fha Mi6scs
McLean have au their guea.c Mioses
Agnes Houseai, of Cedartown. Ga.,
and Lettle Abell, of LowrvU'.e. S.
C. Misses Kankln and Armstrong
have with them -Misses Nell Blanton,
of Marlon, Sallie Webb, of Oxford,
Ethel Miller, of Goldsboro and Nell
Allen, of Wake Forest.
In honor of Miss Culp and the a
bove visiting girls. Miss Nellie Rose
Sloan entertains this evening. The
Misses McLean entertain tomorrow
evening at cards. For Thursday
evening a dance at Riverside Park
1 being planned. . Miss Armstrong
entertain Friday evening. In hon
or of the visitor several bridge
parties and club meetings are being
planned.
'
MISS MAUNEY TO WED
IN SEPTEMBER.
The following from the Kings
Mountain correspondence of Sunday
Charjotte Observer will be of Inter
est to many Gazette readers:
Mr. Jacob S. Mauney entertain
ed at a beautiful tea at her home
Thursday ' afternoon from 5:30 to
7:30, at which time she announced
the engagement of her daughter.
Mis Vera Lavene Mauney, to Rev.
Edgar Claudius Cooper of Lynchburg,
Va., the wedding to take place
September 11. '
Those receiving with Mrs. Mauney
In the drawing rooms were Mr. J.
D. Mauney of Hickory and Mis
Rosalyn Summer of Newberry, S. C
who are house guests. The guests
were invited into the 'dining room
which was beautlfuL, In Its color
scheme of pink and white, with pink
candelabra. A delicious salad
course, followed by ice, was served.
At each place was a miniature can
dlestick containing a pink caudle,
which served to throw light on the
tiny envelopes, which, when opened,
revealed two hand-painted hearts
bearing the names of Mis Mauney
and Mr. Cooper, with the date of the
wedding. -
The contracting parties arebotn"
members of prominent North Caro
lina families. - -
Miss Mauney is the only daugnter
of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S. Mauney.
She i an honor graduate of Elizabeth
College and Is a very talented; at
tractive young woman, who- numbers
WILL LEAVE
MEXICO
A. R. P. MISSIONARIES IN DANGER
According to Private Telegram from
Secretary of State Bryan to Dr. P.
Y. Pressley, of A. R. P. Foreign
- Mission Hoard, It is Unsafe for
Women and Children to Remain
Longer in Mexico The Mission
aries. The following dispatch from An
derson, S. C, appearing in this
morning's Charlotte Observer will
be of interest to Gazette readers:
It is reported here on what ap
pears to be good authority that Sec
retary ot State Bryan has sent a
telegram marked "confidential" to
Dr. F. Y. PresBley, secretary of the
Board of Missions of the Associate
Reformed Presbyterian 'Synod, sug
gesting that he order all mission
aries of that Church out of Mexico.
It is Bald the message indicates that
the State Department feels Ameri
can missionaries in Mexico are in
peril.
Wyatt Aiken, Representative In
Congress from the Third District of
South Carolina, wired the following
this afternoon to The Anderson Mail:
"The United States Consul at San
Luis Potosi, Mexico, has notified tbe
foreign missionary headquarters or
the different Churches In the United
States responsible for missionaries in
that section that they had better
make provision to get the women
and children out of Mexico as early
as possible as it is unsafe for them
to remain there on account of trie
activity of several thousand armed
rebels and guerillas. The State De
partment will be glad to transmit
any messages to San Luis Potosi lor
parties interested. What the Secre
tary of State has wired to the heads
of the Associate Reformed Presbyte
rian Church is not for publication."
An official of the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian Church fur
nishes the following list of mission
aries of that Church now in Mexico:
Dr. H. E. Pressley and wife, Miss
Manley Stevenson, Miss Gettys, Rer.
J. H. Dale, Mrs. Dale, Mrs. Lavinia
Neel. Dr. R. McMaster, Rev. VV. W.
Boyce and Mrs. Hosanna Hunter.
The above will be of much local
interest since nearly all of the above
mentioned persons are related to
several people In and around Gasto
nia. The Anderson dispatch has
several errors in the initials of the
missionaries and they are corrected
and their local connection given as
follows: Dr. N. E. Pressley and
wife and Dr. H. E. Pressley who is
unmarried. Miss Made Stevenson, a
sister of Dr. R, M. Stevenson, of Due
West, formerly of Clover, Rev. J. G.
Dale, whose wife Is related to Mr. J.
P. Reid, Miss Lavinia Neel Instead of
Mrs. Lavinia Neel and Mrs. Rosem-
ma Hunter whose deceased husband
Rev. J. S. A. Hunter was the father
of Mrs. W.. Meek Boyce. Rev. W.
W. Boyce mentioned is from Rock
Hill and is a cousin of the Boyces of
Gastonia.
FREIGHT DISCRIMINATION.
How it Hits Gastonia $164 More
Freight on Car Load of Beans to
Gastonia from Pacific Coast Than
to Richmond.
Here is one instance of how trie
freight j-ate discrimination hits Gas
tonia hard:
Recently the Shuford Company,
local wholesale dealers, received a
car load, 1 40,000 pounds, of beans
from the Pacific coast. They paid
freight of $1.26 per 100 lbs. or $504
on -the car. The rate on the same
car from the same point to Rich
mond, Va., 304 miles further east
than Gastonia, is 85 cents per 100
lbs. or $340 for the car. Thus the
Gastonia wholesaler paid $164 more
freight on this-car than the Rich
mond dealer would have paid. That
is $164 less for the longer haul.
The rate on beans from the Pacif
ic coast to Richmond is 85 cents;
from Richmond to Gastonia It is 41
cents. These rates added together
make $1.26, the rate actually charg
ed to Gastonia. The beans are bill
ed as if they went to Richmond and
were re-shipped to Gastonia. As a
matter of fact they never go to
Richmond but come directly to Gas
tonia. Is there any justice in that, Mr.
Bean-Eating Citizen?
her friends by the score. Rev. Mr.
Cooper, originally from China Grove,
ii pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church, Lynchburg, Va. He 1 a
graduate of Ronake College, has
the degree of -M. A. from Princeton,
and is a graduate of Mount Airy
Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.
i
FOR TWO
VISITORS.
Miss Agnes . Lindsay entertained
this morning at rook at her borne on
East Franklin' avenue in honor of
her guest. Miss Proffltt, of Spartan
burg, and Miss Mary Anthony, or
Shelby, the guest of Miss Wilms
Long, Miss Longwlll entertain to
morrow morning. ' ' -
MISSES WHTTESIDES
TO ENTERTAIN. .
" In.- honor . of their guests, Misses
Cleo Whisnant and Carrie White, of
Chester, and Misses Irene McDanlei
and Elvira Pennell, of Due West, the
guests of (Miss Essie Wilson. Misses
Margaret and Ola Whiteside will
entertain , at their home on West
Main avenue Friday afternoon at 5
o'clock.
T LOCAL ITEMS
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Personal Items About Gaston Folk
and their Friends Short Item
About People and Things That Ar
of Interest to Gasctte Readers
Condensed for Tb.H Convenience
Mr. Leonard. Wilson was a busi
ness visitor to Yorkville yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hiram P. Johnson
are visiting friends and relative in
Yorkville for a few days.
Mrs. Luther P. Austin, of
Charlotte, is spending a few day in
town with friends and relatives.
Mrs. J. F. Thomson returned
Saturday from a visit to Glenn
Springs and Due West, S. C.
Capt. F. Dilltng, of Kings
Mountain, was a visitor in town yes
terday. Miss Myrtle Titman, of Lowell,
was among the out-of-town shoppers
here yesterday afternoon.
Mr. A. A. McLean and family
are spending two weeks or longer in
Waynesville.
Mr. J. Brownlee Hall, of Bel
mont, was a business visitor to town
this morning.
Miss Margaret Niell, of York
ville, Is the guest of Miss Effie Da
vidson. Hon. D. P. Dellinger, attended
the celebration at Cherryville Satur
day. Mrs. S. A. KiLdley left
morning for Mor treat, where sns
w ili spend a wae i or ten d.iys Mr.
Klndley will join her n?t week.
Mr. Luloo Lloyd, of Chapel Hill.
Is spending several days here on
business, being the guest while here
of Attorney E. Woltz.
Miss Maud Rankin return 1
yesterday afternoon from Asheboro
where she has been visr.lna Miss
Mary Spencer.
Miss Eleanor Reid Is spending
severaf days in Charlotte as the
guest of her cousin Mrs. M. R. Kim
brell. Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Craig, Miss
Lilian Watson and Miss Jennie Craig
Watson leave the latter part of
the week for Blowing Rock.
MisseB Maud, Mary and Doro
thy Moore, of Lancaster, S. C, are
the guests of Mrs. J. B. Hall at Bel
mont. Mr." and Mrs. C. E. Hutchison
and family, of Mt. Holly, were in
town Saturday en route to Blowing
Rock.
Mr. Lawrence Rhyne, of New
York City, formerly of Dallas, spent
Sunday with Messrs. T. L. and Leon
ard Wilson.
Miss Jennie Pegram returned
yesterday from Yorkville where sne
has been visiting friends and rela
tives for the past two weeks.
Miss Stella Whitfield and Arthur
Vvh.j held left Saturday on a raoLtas
visit to thir uncles, Mr. W. L Uou
of M'. Gilead, and Mr. E. H. Horn
of Wadesboro.
Hickory Democrat: Miss Eve
lyn Douglass has come to visit her
grandmother, Mrs. L. G. Kirkpatrick,
after spending some time with rela
tives in Chester and Yorkville, S. C.
Misses Evelyn Blake, of Char
lotte and Theresa McCubblns, of Sal
isbury, were in Gastonia Saturday en
route to Yorkville to attend a house
party given by Miss Annie Stevens.
- Mr. William Boyd, of Warren
ton, arrives tonight to spend several
days with Mr. Francis Whitesides.
He and Mr. Whitesides were class
mates at Trinity.
Miss Willie Jenkins returned to
day from a visit of two weeks lo
friends at Durham and to Mrs.
Brown and her brother Mr. Harry
Jenkins, at Salisbury.
Mr. R. R. Mauney, of Bessemer
City, route one, and Mr. W. S.
Mauney, of Kings Mountain, route
three, were business visitors In Gas
tonia yesterday.
" Miss Lola Davis left yesterday
afternoon for Rock Hill where she
Was summoned by the sad news or
the death of her friend, Miss Luia
Parrish.
-Mr. Roy Ross and Miss Rachel
Ross returned yesterday from York
ville where they have been visiting
for two weeks. They are now tne
guests of Mr. S. P. Pierce and fam
ily. Mr. I. L. Davenport, of Mount
Holly, ha qualified as administra
tor, of the estate of the late T. P.
Faires, who lived near Mount Holly,
and gives legal notice to that effect
through the columns of The Gazette.
Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Jenkins and
little grand Vut, Gilder Crae ler:
this morning in Mr. Jenkins auto for
Blowing i!crk Mrs. Jenkins . ili
spend Aiuust and September ere.
Mr. Jenkins and Master Gilder will
return to Gastonia Saturday.
The Southern Railway's annual
excursion to Norfolk will take place
a advertised, the special train be
ing scheduled to pass through Gas
tonia at 7:20 p. m. The Seaboard
Air Line Railway also operates , a
special excursion tr anlto Norfolk at
the same time, leaving Charlotte at
8:45 tonight. -
Mr. E. Ralph Rankin, travel
ing In- the Interest of the Alnmnl
Review of ..- the ..State ; University
spent the week-eAd In town witn
homefolks. Mr. Rankin has covered
the eastern part , of the State and
left yesterday for Asheville and
other points in the western section.
He is meeting with success In hi
work for The Review. ;-
SHOR
GHERRYVILLE'S BIG DAY
IMMENSE CROWD ATTENDED SATURDAY
Innual Celebration at Cherryville
Saturday A Gala Occasion Pro
bably Largest Crowd Ever Assem
bled In History of The Town-
Nnmerous Attractions For The
Pleasure of The Visitors.
iue citizens and business men of
the hustling town of Cherryville, in
uiicrdance wiiu their uauai rustom,
vere the hosts Saturday lo a number
A visitors from all part of, the
-viiuty varlousi v estimated at from
tAc.'ve to fifteen . thousand people.
'i'uv occasion had been wlde.y adver
tis.u and the success of former oc
casions of the kind being remember
ed, people old and young fron every
direction flocked id town to "take in"
the many forms of amusement and
entertainment which had been pro
vided for them. The weattior was
ptrcclally favorable, as it was i-loudy
enough during the greater part of
ae day to somewhat abate the In
tense heat whku otherwise would
very probably have prevailed. From
Lhelby, Crou-. Llncolntoi.s l::n.
Pauley, Mount Holly, an-j other
points, great crowds came on trtr
"a. us. while people from the coun
try and from other neighboring
towns -came by wagon, buggy, auto
mobile, horseback, on foot and other
wise until there were seemingly all
tbe people who could find standing
room in the central part of town.
By common consent all public
speaking had been omitted fiom the
program of the day' exercises, but
there were other means of enter
tainment which fully made up for
the omission. The merry-go-rounds,
the picture shows and exhibitions or
numerous kinds did a thriving busi
ness from morning to night, while
the preparations for the ballon as
cension and the final ascent It Be ft
furnished hours of excitement ana
entertainment to a great multitude.
The Lincolnton band furnished music
throughout the day, thus adding
greatly to tbe pleasure of the visit
ors.
The attraction provided for the
purpose of furnishing the one parti
cular thrill of the whole program
bad to be omitted on account of a
regrettable accident. A high dive
from a tower 10Q feet in height to
a tank below was to have been given
and every preparation had been made
for It, but when tbe tank was filled
with water the day before the cele
bration for the purpose of testing It,
the wooden walls gave way under the
Immense pressure, and the perform
ance had to be given up as there
was not time to build another
tank. With this exception all or
the events advertised were cerried
out In full. Every person in
the immense throng which surgea
up and down the Btreets and from one
form of amusement to another seem
ed to be enjoying the occasion to
the utmost limit. There were no ee-
dents of any fierious nature, and
though there were some arrests for
disorderly conduct, nothing tiappon
ed to throw any damper whatever
upon the complete success of Cherry
ville best and most largely attend
ed, annual rc!e!iation.
ANOTHER MOXTREAT COLONY.
Eplscopollan Settlement Fifth Reli
gious Headquarters Established
and Means That 8,000,000 Peo
ple Are Interested.
A special from Black Mountain
under date of the 2nd, says:
Black Mountain is to be the future
Summer home and Chautauqua of tbe
combined Episcopal Denomination
of the entire South. This was de
finitely decided here today at a large
mass-meeting, held in the Episcopal
Church and attended by many prom
inent members of the denomination
and presided over by Bishop Horner
of tbe Western North Carolina Dio
cese. Mrs. James Weatherly, a wealthy
property owner here, has donated
200 acres of land near the edge of
town, on the North Fork road.
She made a short talk and tender
ed tbe land to the Episcopalians to
be used for tbe development of a
great Eplcopal Colony, with the un
derstanding that all money derived
from the sale of lots shall be put in
to the development of the grounds,
halls, lakes, parks and. many other
hallls, lakes, parks and many other
improvements. Bishop Horner offi
cially accepted the- donation and
said that his great desire to locate
here was on account of the many
other religions colonies. He will act
as a trustee until the property can
be turned over to an incorporated
company composed of prominent
members of tbe Church.
This will be the fifth religions
colony to locate In this section and
means that -nearly 5,000,000 people
of the South are more or less Inter
ested in the different assemblies:
Mon treat, the Summer Mecca of
500.000 Presbyter! lis; Hldgecrest,
representing 2,000,000 Baptists:
Blue Ridge Association. 500,000 Y.
M. C. A. and Y. W. C. A. members
and the Missionary Education Move
ment; the Methodist Colony Com
pany, 1,000,000 members and the
Episcopalian Settlement, 200,000.- .
A movement Is now on foot to lo
cate the Summer assemblies of Cath
olics and Jews In this section, which.
If it is successful." will -mean 100,
000 visitors each season.
Mantels, tiling and grates addea
to- oar stock. -Ianpect if aad save
money. Gastonia Fnraititre Co.
HEWS OFJHE COUiHY
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gasette Ooi
pondent Here and There Oven
Oood Old Gaston What ' CHE
Neighbors Are Doing in the Var
Ions Sections of the County Per
tonal Mention of People ' To
Know and Some Yon Don't
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Correspondence ot The Ga.crte. - ,
BESSEMER CITY, An. 2. Tba j
Bessemer City and Concord Aid So- '
cteties of the Methodist church wilt
unite in serving cream, cake and
lemonade at the Sunny-side school
houuse Saturday, Aug. 9th, for the ;
benefit of the 'Methodist parsonage, r
Arrangements have been mada -t
take those who wish to go from j
Bessemer City in conveyances whlcn
wlineave Martin's Drug Store at S
p. m., and the small sum of 15
cents each way, will be charged tor j
each person. Tbe public Is cordially .
Invited.
Rain is very badly needed around 1
Bessemer .City at present. - , ;
Mr. Rufus Oates, who has been,
sick for a week or two, is Improved
at this writing. We are glad to
state that there is not much sick (
ness In town. ( s v r f :
Mr. Porter Payne came home from I
Moore County last Friday.
Mesdames Lenoir and ganders, of"
Sumter, S. C, are the guests of ' -
Mrs. C. A. Mitchell. '
Froneberger & Co., have made an
opening in the wall between their
store room and the room which has
been occupied by -Mr. J. P. Chandler
as a furniture store, and will use
both rooms for their increasing bual- ,
ness. ' ."
The Robblna brick building Is a
bout completed and the roof is be
ing put on tbe hotel building, and
very soon it will be ready for oo- vy.
cupancy. (
CHERRYVILLE, ROUTE 2. i
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHERRYVILLE, Route 2. Aug. .
Messrs. W R. Carpenter and Au
gustus Clark returned borne Frldar
from Richmond where they took a
business course and will take work
soon. ,
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Farris, of
Kings -Mountain, are spending some
time with their son, Mr. Will Farris.
Miss Pearl Lackey spent last week
In Shelby attending the teachers In- -
stltute.
.Mr. and Mrs. Joe Garrett and lit
tle son, Richard, of Kings Mountain,
spent Friday and Saturday with.
Mrs. Garrett's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
John T. Carpenter. ,
Mr. Charlie Carroll, of Virginia, Is
spending a few days with homefolks.
Mr. A. S. Crouse, of Kings Moun
tain, is spending a fe wdays with
friends at Cherryville.
Misses Venla Carpenter and Lockle
Weathers, of Long Shoals, spent
Friday with Miss Florence Carpenter.
Miss Mamie Homesley spent Sat
urday with Miss Sallle Stroup.
Misses Mamie and Carrie Beam,
and Maggie Bookout, of Grover,
spent Saturday with Miss Maggie
Lee Carpenter.
Miss Ora Froneberger is spending
this week with her sister, Miss Fer
rle Froneberger.
Miss Eunice Carpenter returned
home Friday from Raeford, where
she spent some time with her aunt.
Mrs.Ed Gardner. She was accom
panied home by Miss Feble Gardner.
MlBRes Dexie Pentlen and Madge
Summit spent last Thursday, witn
Mrs. W. R. Carpenter.
The Lutheran Sunday school will
have a picnic at the Carroll spring
next Thursday. August 7th. Every
body Is Invited.
Heptaitoph Picnic.
Thursday, August 14th, has been,
selected as the date for the annual
picnic of Gaston Conclave No. SSI.
Improved Order of Heptasophs,
which Is to be held this year at Riv
erside Park, Mt. Holly. The com
mittee In charge of the plans for tha,
picnic consists of Messrs. S. 8. Mor
ris, G. C. Kllllan and W. E. Todd,
and all members are requested to
report to them by the next meeting
Tuesday night, August 12, the num
ber of persons going from each fam
ily, so that sufficient cars may be
provided.
Bad Error.
Statesvllle Landmark.
By putting In a period where It
did not belong, the advertisement of
a local automobile agency In Con
cord, appearing in The Tribune, of
fering a standard make of cars ae
19.85 instead of $985. A Lexington
man saw the ad. and sent a check
for $9.85 and an order for the car.
The error was explained ' but , the
Lexington man is standing pat. He
demands the car for $9.85 and'
threatens suit. If Editor Sherrlll, of
the Tribune, in whose office the er
ror was made, has to make good the
difference $975.15 his summer vaca
tion this year will not be the Joy It
would be otherwise. i- ,
Pendleton. King, - United State v
consul to Aix La Chapelle, died there
last Friday. He was a native of- j
Guilford county, this State. He haa - '
three brothers. Messrs. R. R. and J. '
L. King, of Greensboro, and W. W ,
King, of Stokes county. His bod
will be buried at Fort Wayne, Ind. ( .