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GASTOMA, X. C.
FRIDAY AFTERXOOX, AUGUST 22, 101:1.
XO. 67.
Gets Eight Years
"Irish Jimmy" Convicted Today
HE MAY 8E IMPEACHED SHORT LOCAL ITEMS IN SOCIAL CIRCLES NEWS OF THE COUNTY
CHARGES AGAINST JUDGE EMORY SPEER
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Before Largest Crowd Ever s.em
bled in Gaston Count j Court House
William L. Dunn, Alias "Irish
Jimmy" Alias J. J. Feeney, Alias
James- Golden is Arraigned ror
Participation in Robbery of Me
Ailenville Mill Ofllce on Nij.ht or
March 4, UHK5 "lel.er Edd' '
Star Witness Mass of Evidence
-Case Hard Fought.
After being out since l:"o o'cloc k
this afternoon the jury in whose
hands the decision of "Irish Jim
my's" fate was placed returned a
verdict of "Guilty" at 3:.,:, oilod.
Immediately upon the disposition or
some minor cases the .Indue took up
the matter cf the sentence to he Im
posed. The prisoner's wife, Mrs.
Golden, told of her marriage to the
defendant in the summer of I ! It .
She testified that when stie first me:
liim he was nolling fountain pens
and memorandum hooks, o.i'd thru
they ran a laundry for some 'line u.
til the work grew too arduous. She
nald that his conduct to he- had
been all that could he desired and
that he lived an upright life. Judge
Connor questioned her closely as fi
ller husband's ronduct on the r.uu:ia
of probable mitigation of im sc
tence. Mr. Gregory then gave i ilsr
oi crimes in which it w;is m..wi.
thai "Irish Jimmy" had p i ' 1 . : a '.!.
The defense, Messrs. Man;im a
Woltz put In a plea for the nic-.-v or
the court. A valiant fight a, s w.u--'('
by these at'or; ys for 1 tu i - i li
ent's liberty, .ludee Connor in pro
nouncing his sentence upbraided the
lawlessness of such conduct and .-.a..!
that he could not with a clenr con
science impose other than a '( ng
penalty on the prisoner. His sen
tence w-as that the prisoner should
be sentenced to eight years' hard
labor in the State penitentiary. My
some this sentence was regained an
some what severe, but the maximum
penalty is 1 ft f ars.
Wednesday afternoon at three
o'clock before what is generally con
ceded to be the largest crowd that
ever assembled in a Gaston county
court house, the trial of William
Dunn alias ' Irish .Jimmy" for com
plicity in connection with the rohV-v.-;f
the McAdenville Mill office
March 190.".. was begun. Intense in
terest has centered in this rase slue
the incarceration of the prisoner in
;He (ounty jail following his unsuc
cessful attempt to fight extrndit'o;;
from New Yon. i:i May of this yei-.
Much publicity of a varied sort tia-.i
l.een given th case and with the con
vening of court ard the appointme.r
of the day for t;.e trial interest ha
grown apace. The unusually large
lumber of laJi s present at the trial
has been universally commented tic
:i and is pernaps due to the fa. '
tn.it the prisoner wife lately ar
rivd from hr home in New Yor;;
and has been ariit in her efforts for
lier husband. Her untiring zeal and
,'aithful devoted. :ess to her husband
oth before and (during the trial has
probably excited the sympathies o
the feminine portion of town, with
the result that a large part of de
courtroom has been set aside ex
clusively for the ladies present.
THE TRIAL
The State hving announced that
it va? ready for trial, Messrs Man
gum and Woltz. attorneys for the
defense, asked for a continuance or
the case on the ground that two ma
terial witnesses, .John Humphries
jind James Jones, of New York, by
whom the defendant expected to
prove an alibi had failed to arrive
The defense stated that every possi
ble effort had been made to get tne
two witnesses present. After niucn
discussion and it had been brought
out that the exact whereabouts or
the two witnesses were not known.
Judge Connor over-ruled the motion
and ordered the trial to begin. Im
mediately the defense sought another
method of evading trial, that of
quashing the bill of indictment for
two reasons, first that the stature
violated was not specifically men
tioned in the hill of indictment, re
ferring to the degree of burglary
committed, second that on account
of the words "and so forth" in tne
bill that the charge was vague and
Indefinite. Cases supposedly up
holding the defense in its contention
were cited from Supreme Court de
cisions by attorney Mangum. but tnr
motion was again over-ruled by the
Judge and the trial was resumed.
The Jury as finally gotten together
was composed of the following:
J. T. Parlier, S. T. Tucker, Henry
H. Roberts. C. C. Hoffman. Brown
Li. Smith. C. Z. Putman. Wm. L.
Smith, W. M. Capps, Chas F. Smith.
"N. L. Houser, R. H. George, J. S.
Camp.
MERRITT ON THE STAND.
The first witness called by tne
State waB R. H. Merritt, of Raleigh,
treasurer of an ice and coal com
pany in that city. He stated that rn
1905 he was employed as bookkeep
er for the McAden Mills. He
recited the facts relative to the dis
covery of the robbery on Monday
morning, March 6. He said that
on returning to the office that morn
ing after having securely locked the
safe and door of the office on Satur
day night, the 4th, preceding, he
found the safe open, papers scatter
ed over the floor and between J 1,400
. and $l,r(IO in currency and coin, to
i gether with a large amount of stocks,
bonds, securities, mill checks, etc.,
; missing. Among the latter was a
I wallet containing much of the per
! sonal papers of Mr. It. R. Ray. treas
I urer and manager of the mills. Some
; months later these papers, stocks
, and bonds were found hidderi in a
j pile of ashes under the Methodist
' church a short distance from the
scie of the robbery, t'nder the de
bris in the office as stated ty Mr.
Merritt, there was found a heavy
monkey wrench which was later
identified as the property of Mr.
Muggins a blacksmith of Lowell. Mr.
Merritt's testimony went unchal
lenged by tho defense.
"PELZER EDDIE" TESTIFIES.
Thos. E. Wilson alias ChasWII
liams alias "Pelzer Eddie," of
Athens. (la., was then called to the
starfd by the State. To review
briefly, Wilson, the State's star wit
ness in the prosecution of "lrlsn
Jimmy" is an ex-yeggman who has
reformed and been pardoned. He
was present at and participated Tn
the robbery at McAdenville and was
largely Instrumental in the convic
tion of another yegg. "Georgia Mac,"
an accomplice in the McAdenville
robbery, at Dallas in 1fM)!t. Since
his pardon a few years ago, Wilson
has been leading an upright life at
Athens. (la., and at o'her places. He
Is engaged in the tailoring business.
Hence when the former yegginan
and safe cracker, one time pal and
intimate of "Irish Jimmy" and othe
Bowery crooks, and J lie hero oi
half a hundred thrilling escapades,
took the stand intense silence pre
vailed throughout the court room.
This was an entirely new and inter
esting exerience Cor Gastoniansi.
the hearing from the lips of a self
confessed bandit and criminal the
story of his downfall, his chcekerert
career and his numerous crimes and
his subsequent convictions and final
reformation. Wilson's appearance
on the stand was dec idely in his rav
or. He whs neatly dressed and his
face showed strong characteristics.
Under the most gruelling cross-examination
from the defense in whicn
were laid bare to the open gaze or
the entire court, the secrets of h!s
whole life. Wilson bore himself witn
remarkable composure. The facts
leading up to his acquaintance witn
the prisoner, his subsequent dealings
with him and other crooks, were
given with a remarkable accuracy or
detail and memory. He was on the
stand from 4 o'clock Wednesday ar
ternoon until 7 that evening. Yes
terday morning at the opening or
court he resumed the witness chair
for two hours longer.
Wilson, later known as "Pelzer
Eddie," according to his story was
born in Greenville county. -S. ('., bur.
had lived the greater portion of h:s
life in Williamston, a cotton mill
town south of Greenville. From
early boyhood he said that he haa
been wayward and reckless. He ear
ly acquired the habit of beating
trains and frequently spent much
time away from home. He had often
beaten his way on trains to the sur
rounding towns of Greenville, Spar
tanburg and others. When between
lfi and 20 years of age he ran off To
New York where he says he became
associated gradually with crooks of
the East side dives and the Flowery
toughs. His circle of acquaintances
included probably as many as f00
whose range of operations extended
over the whole country, but more
especially North and South CaroIIn.i
and Georgia. In Norfolk, Va., in
1904 he said he became acquainted
with the defendant "Irish Jimmy"
known then as James J. Feeney. He
and Jimmy pperated together for
some time throughout this section.
He said that "Jimmy" had spent
two weeks with him at his home tn
Williamston in the fall of 1 904 and
thac they hunted together during
that time,. Said that he was very
intimate with him.
During the winter of 1904-0.")
Wilson said that he got in witn
"JinimV Yunk and Johnny Cooper
with whom they committed a rob
bery near Marietta, Ga. In tne
meantime he had lost sight of "Irish
Jimmy" and knew nothing of htm
until he turned up in Atlanta one
day with the news that he and Chas.
Euten alias Chas. Alexander, alias
' Georgia Mac," had spotted an eas;
"mark" at McAdenville and wantea
liirh to go along and help "take" It.
He went on the condition that hij
two partnerg. Y'unk and Cooper, be
taken alonft.
Then followed Wilson's story of
how they came to Oastonia in sec
tion' and of how they lay around cn
the outskirts of town beating their
way toward McAdenville. He told or
how they camped near Long Creek
one night, near Catawba creek soutn
of town another night and of their
trips into town for provisions and
occasional repairs.
On Saturday March 4 they started
toward McAdenville. At Lowell
they entered a blacksmith shop and
took a big monkey wrench. Farther
on they took part of a well-rope In
anticipation of tying up the night
watchman if necessary. At McAden
ville, Wilson and. two others were
detailed to watch for the watchman
and other alarms and to "Irish
Jimmy" and, "Georgia Mac" was as
signed the job of looting the safe.
Georgia Federal Jurist I'nder Fire
in National House of Represcnta-
tives. Charges Having Been Filed
Aguinst Him No Action Vt Ta
ken Judiciary Committee Pledg
ed to Secrecy.
Washington. Aug. 20. Charges,
which if sustained may be the foun
dation of another imieachment case
in the Senate, are made against
Federal Judge Emory Speer of the
Fifth Georgia Circuit, in papers con
sidered today in a carefully-guarded
session of the House Judiciary Com
mittee. The committee had before it the
report of an investigation into Judge
Speer's conduct by Special Examiner
Lewis, submitted by the Department
of Justice along with numerous af
fidavits and other exhibits. No ac
tion was taken, the committee ad
journing until Friday and eacn
member pledged himself not to dis
cuss the charges in the meantime.
The most serious charges dealt
with in the examiner's report are:
That Judge Speer unlawfully per
mitted the wasting or dissipation of
bankruptcy estates that came within
his jurisdiction as a Federal Judge.
That lie presided in cases in which
his son-in-law was an attorney on a
contingent fee. with full knowledge
that his dcision would affect the
fen of his son-in-law.
That he was guilty of imposing
unlawful punishments for contempt
in cases coming lvefore his court.
That he ignored the mandates of
the Circuit Court of Appeals and of
the Supreme Court of the Tinted
States.
That ho was absent from his dis
trict when he should have been at
tending to his duties in court.
That contrary to the law. he tried
cases outside of his district.
There were other charges relating
to what the Judge's accusers claim
ed to be arbitrary conduct and om
relating to personal habits. The ac
cusations in part are a reiteration of
attacks made on Judge Speer from
time to time during his many years
of service since his appointment to
the Federal bench by President Ar
thur. Members of the Georgia delega
tion in the House are greatly inter
ested in the investigation and prob
ably will hold a conference within
the next day or two to discuss It.
One of their number, it was said to
night, may be designated informally
to start :''-tion in the House by in
troducing a resolution. Judge Speer
will be given an opportunity to ap
pear before the Judiciary Commit
tee just as Judge Archhald was ac
corded that right in the last Im
peachment case.
Chairman Clayton, at the direc
tion of the committee, issued a brief
statement n'er today's meeting, the
burden of which was that the De
partment of Justice had transmitted
to the committee a report bearing
upon Judge Speer's official conduct;
that the committee examined only n
portion of the report and exhibit,
and adjourned until next Friday,
"and would as soon as possible de
termine what, if anything, the com
mittee should do with respect to
such report and papers."
Nearly 100 persons were killed
and almost as many injured Tuesday
"hen a car load of dynamite ex
ploded near Tacubaya, Mexico. The
car was running wild down a h;.:
from the nnwier works at Santa fe.
The one hundredth anniversary of
Emanuel Reformed Church, near
Lexington, was celebrated Saturday
and Sunday with elaborate cercniu
r.ies. The church is owned joL.t;
l.y the Lutheran and Refor'nof
churches.
How they entered the office througn
an unused window and robbed the
safe of its valuables, hid the value
less part of their plunder under trie
church, returned part of the black
smith's tools and made their escape
toward Gastonia was told, by Wilson
clearly and without confusion. Mak
ing their way principally by out-or-the
way roads he told of how they
skirted Gastonia and Bessemer City,
the party having divided up to meet
in Atlanta, of how they bought some
thing to eat from a negro restaurant
keeper in Stumptown near Bessemer
City and later from a Mr. Foster,
who lives four miles south of Kings
Mountain. Within a week after the
robbery they boarded the train at
Blacksburg and went to Atlanta
where they were reunUed.
When asked by the defense as to
their intimate knowledge of McA
denville and its surroundings, the
office and safe with the money and
the apparent ease with which It
could be robbed, Wilson testified that
"Irish Jimmy" and "Georgia Mac"
had visited the place some two or
three weeks before hand and had
found out this information about the
pay roll, the pay day and general
conditions by inquiry from the miM
operatives. He said that the two
had spent the night in McAdenville
in February of the same year.
Witness said later that he had spilt
with "Irish Jimmy" on account of
some misunderstanding and had
joined himself with other yeggs. On
(Continued on page four.)
Personal Items About Gaston Folk
and their Friends Short Item
Alnut People and Things That Art
of Interest to Gazette Header
Condensed for Thed- Convenience
Mr. and Mrs. Roger Loughrldge,
of Shelby, are the guests of Mr. W.
N. Davis' family.
Miss Frankie Leonhardt, of
Lowell. was among yesterdays
shoppers in Gastonia.
Miss Irene Allgodd left this
morning for Cherokee Falls. S. C,
to visit Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Plonk.
Miss Loie Iong is spending
some time at Hamlet with her sis
ter, Mrs. I. McPhail.
Miss Mabel Berry, of Yorkville,
S. C. is visiting Mrs. Harrison P.
Johnson.
Mr. II. McFadden and Mr. Tom
Creed, of Rock Hill. S. C, spent
Sunday here with friends.
Mr. Frank Costner', of Char
lotte, spent Sunday here with home
folks. Mr. J. S. Walker and family re
turned Wednesday night from a vis
it to relatives at Heidsville.
Mr. J. M. Wilson, of Lowell,
was a business visitor in Gastonia
Wednesday.
--Are you reading "The LceiMid's
Spots"? If not you are missing, a
mighty good story.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Svencer
left last night for Memphis. Tenn.,
to visit their son, Mr. Gray Spencer,
and wife.
Miss Irene Loughrldge left
this morning for Troutman, Iredell
county, to visit Rev. and Mrs. J.
Meek White.
--Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Suggs re
turned Tuesday night from Lyncn
burg, Va., where they visited Mrs.
Suggs' sister, Mrs. P. L. Earp.
Mrs. R. C. Conger, of Timmonn
ville, S. ('.. arrived in the city Tues
day on a visit to her brother, Mr.
Fred D. Barkley. and family.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Thorn and
Miss Eva Penny, of Hickory, left
Wednesday night for Trenton, N. J.,
to visit. Mrs. Frank Nearing, Mr.
Thorn's daughter.
Mrs. E. R. Padgett and mother.
Mrs. Julia Johnson, will leave to
morrow for Statesville to spend n
couple of weeks with relatives and
friends.
Among the visiting attorneys
here for the term of criminal court
were Mr. L. II. Wet more, of Lincoln
ton; Mr. T. A. Adams, of Charlotte,
Mr. J. Frank Flowers, of Charlotte,
and Mi. C. E. Whitney, of Bessemer
City.
Lincoln County News, 19tn:
Married at the residence of tne
bride's father, Rev. J. M. Ballard, by
Rev. J. A. Hoyle August 14th, Mr.
Coleman W. Abernethy, of Alexis.
Gaston county, and Miss Mary Ethel
Ballard, of Lincoln county.
Mrs. J. A. Mehier and little
grandson, Doyle Rlggs, of Baton
Rouge, Ia., are visiting the former's
daughter and son-in-law, Mr. and
Mrs. H. C. Falcon, and baby, Helene
Falcon.
Among the guests registered at
the Colonial this week are Judge
George W. Connor, of Wilson, who
!s presiding over the current term of
Gastou Super or Court, and Mr. H.
T. Gregory, of Greensboro.
Mrs. Jacob Jenkins, of Stanley,
and her daughter, Mrs. R. L. Wy
ckoff, of Lincolnton, are expected to
return today from Lynchburg, Va.,
where they have been visiting Mrs.
Jenkins' daughter. Mrs. P. L. Earp.
On page seven of today's Ga
zette will be found the third and
last of a series of articles on the
growing of alfalfa which should
prove of no little interest to Gaston
county farmers.
Little Miss Campbell Parham,
of Crowders Creek, and Misses Cleo
and Llillie Mae Parham, of Char
lotte, accompanied by Miss Georgia
Lomance, of Charlotte, are visiting
the Misses Parham's grandmother,
Mrs. Violet Johnson, on route three.
Charlotte News. 20th. Rev. W.
B. Lindsay, pastor of the First A. R.
P. church of this city, left yesterday,
accompanied by about twenty boys
of the congregation, for Linwood
College and Crowders mountain,
where they will remain for some
days on their annual encampment.
On page three of this Issue will
be found the quarterly financial
statement of City Treasurer S. :'S.
Shuford for the quarter ending July
31, 1913. Every public-spirited cit
izen of the city should carefully
read and study this statetment, the
publication of whicn every quarter
is required by law.
Miss Willie Bradley will leave
this evening on No. 3 8 for New
York city to purchase the fall and
winter stock of millinery for Belk's.
She will be absent from the city for
ten days or two weeks. Mr. J. H.
Matthews, manager of the store, will
leave for the North within a few
days to purchase the general fall
and winter stock for Belks.
Don't neglect to read the series
of Panama Canal articles now run
ning in The Gazette. The one today
entitled "Americans on the Isthmus"
is especially well worth reading.
The last of the series of twelve ar
ticles will appear next Tuesday. Tf
you have not read them all, look up
the back numbers of The Gazette
and read them.
MOONLIGHT PICNIC
AT RIVERSIDE.
Miss Jeannette Mauney and her
guests. Misses Lola Kendrick, Carrie
Howell and Violet Adderholdt. or
Cherryvllle, Miss Frances Atkins, of
Newells, and Mr. R. H. Withering
ton, of Winston-Salem, guests or
Miss Nell Mauney, went on a moon
light picnic to Riverside Park Tues
day evening. The party was chap
eroned by Mrs. M. L. Mauney.
ENTERTAINS FOR
CHERRY Y1LLE VISITORS.
Miss Jeannette Mauney delightful
ly entertained a number of her
friends Wednesday evening In honor
of her house guests, Misses Kpn
drick, Howell and Adderholdt, or
Cherryvllle. Various games were
played, after which cream and waf
ers were served. Misses Nell Mau
ney and Violet Adderholdt furnish
ed music for the occasion.
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MRS. R. 1 JOYCE WILSON
ENTERTAINS.
At her home on Morris street
Tuesday evening from six to eight
o'clock Mrs. R. lloyce Wilson enter
tained a number of her friends most
pleasantly in honor of Mrs. R. H.
Parker. Mrs. II. G. Wlnget, of
Statesville, who is visiting friends
and relatives here, was also a guesT
of honor. The guests were enter
tained on the spacious porches, whicn
were specially decorated and fur
nished for the occasion. During the
evening delicious refreshments were
served. The list of guests Included
Mesdames F. A. Cathey. Belvln
Thompson, D. A. ('line. P.'lL Smitn,
G. A. Jenkins, Ed Padgett, (5. (
Killian, Hoke Davis, W. M. Morris
and I. N. Davis, and Misses Myrtle,
Marv Ellen and Minerva Jenkins.
Mary and Kara Wilson. Willie May
and Lena Lineberger, Emma Rankin,
Susie Pearson and Lanle Mi Laughen
and Miss Dora Grice, of Shelby.
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RE M-STR(H PE WEDDING
AT IRON STATION.
Quite a beautiful wedding was sol
emnized in the Methodist, church ur
Iron Station yesterday afternoon ar
three o'clock when Miss Willie
Stroupe. daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
C. M. Stroupe, became the bride or
Prof. C. C. Beam. Principal or the
Gastonia Business College. The
church had been prettily decorated
for the occasion In ivy, cut flowers
and potted plants. The ceremony
was pronounced by Rev. N. C. Wil
liams, pastor of West Gastonia and
Ozark Methodist churches, assisted
by Rev. E. N. Crowder, pastor of the
Stanley Methodist church. The at
tendants were Miss Stroupe, sister
of fhe bride, as maid of honor, and
Mr. H. A. Jonas, of Cherryvllle. an
best man. The bride was given away
by her father, Mr. C. M. Stroupe.
Miss Eloise Rudisill, of Lincolnton,
presided at the organ, playing Men
delssohn's Wedding March as a pro
cessional, The Flower Song during
the ceremony and the Bridal Chorus
from Lohengrin as a recessional.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
and Mrs. Beam boarded a train for
Crouse on a visit to the groom's
sister, Mrs. McCrory. They will be at
home in West Gastonia In a few days
In a residnce recently erected near
Little's store.
RARINGTON-RASS
A N N 0 1' NCEM E NTS.
Handsomely engraved announce
ments reading as follows have been
mailed :
Mr. and Mrs. Wlllard S. Penny
will give in marriage their sister
Miss Elizabeth Anno Bass
to
Mr. Robert Kenneth Babington
on the evening of Tuesday, the ninth
of September
at nine o'clock
First Baptist Church
Raleigh, North Carolina
You are invited to be present.
At Home
after the first of October
Gastonia, North Carolina.
The bride to be is a graduate of
Meredith College, Raleigh, class or
1912, and is a young woman of
many charms and accomplishments.
She will receive a warm welcome to
Gastonia's social circles. The groom
elect is a son of Mr. R. B. Babing
ton, general manager of the Pied
mont Telephone & Telegraph Co..
with which corporation he holds a
responsible position. He is a grad
uate of the A. and M. College. Ral
elgh, class of 1910. Mr. Babington
is an officer in the Lineberger Elec
trical Appliance Co., recently organ
ized and started in business here.
He is a young business man of more
than ordinary ability and is popular
ith a wide circle of acquaintances
and friends here and elsewhere. The
marriage ceremony will be perform
ed by Rev. Dr. T. W. O'Kelley. pas
tor of the First Baptist Church at
Raleigh, assisted by Rev. Dr. Tyree,
of High Point. Among the attend
ants will be Mr. George B. Mason,
Mr. Avriett McLean and Mr. Stacy
Boyce, of Gastonia, and Mr. Thomas
Abernethy, of Lincolnton.
There will be regular services
at St. Michael's Catholic church at
10:30 a. m. on Sunday, August 24.
The mass will be celebrated and the
sermon preached by Rev. Father
Raphael Arthur, O. S. B. Rer.
Father Melchlor, O. S. B., will as
sist the choir.
Newsy Letter from Gazette Cbi
pondents Here and There Ore
Good Old Ganton What On
Neighbors Are Doing in the Va
inm Sections of the County Per
sonal Mention of People Tofl
Know and Some You Don't Know
BESSEMER BRIEFS.
Work to Commence Soon on School
House and Water and SewCra
Systems News Notes and Per
sonals. Correspondence of Tho Gazette.
BESSEMER CITY, Aug. 21. This
section of Gaston county has tn
best season it has aad in two
months and, while It may seem lata
about coming, yet it w'M be a great
benefit to crops and especially tne
late ones.
Bessemer City Is still a scene or
activities and these will be aug
mented now soon. Work will be
gin on the new school building and
then the water lines and sewerage
SVKtl 111 .
Mr. C. Duncan, of Blacksburg, 8.
C, has assumed his duties as chief
of police.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. T. Payne, their
son Ira. and grandson, Ilynum, left
today for Moore county to visit their
brother. John I. Payne. They ex
pect to be gone about one week.
Mr. John J. James and family
have arrived and taken rooms witn
Rev. and Mrs. I). II. Relnhardt, m
the Methodist parsonage. Mr. James
will have charge of tho school the
coining session.
Rev. D. H. Kelnhardt is conduct
ing his summer meeting at Con
cord church.
Mrs. C. A. Thornburg and Mrs.
Ola Payne will leave for Texas to
morrow night. Mrs. Payne, who
has been visiting her father and
mother. Is returning to her home
and Mrs. Thornburg will visit her
son, Raymond.
Services preparatory to commun
ion will begin In the A. R. P. ehurca
next Wednesday night. Rev. W. P.
Grler, of .Clover, will assist the pas
tor. The ladles Aid Society of the A.
R. P. church will sell Ice cream and
cake In Wlldwood Park Saturday
night, August 23rd. Mr. J. M. Allen
and sons will furnish music for the
occasion.
BESSEMER CITY, Aug. 20. Mr.
Preston Burke who has been In the
Eastern part of the State for some
time Is visiting his parents, Mr. and
.Mrs. J. L. Burke.
Miss Florence Mitchell will leave
next week for Oxford, where she wilt
bpend the winter, having accepted a
position as teacher at the Oxford Or
phan Asylum.
Mrs. Ola Payne left Thursday ror
Elmina. Tex., after a months visit
with her parents Mr. and Mrs.
J. L. Burke.
Mrs. Wade Holmes of Iowell is
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
C. A. Thornburg.
Mrs. J. A. Smith and Miss Fannie
Smith returned Saturday trom a visit
to the Eastern puit of the State.
Misses Evelyn Coble. Nell Rholar,
Messrs. ("has. and Robert Coble and
Clyde Lindsay aro attending school
at Boiling Springs. N. C.
Mrs. C. A. Thornburg left Thurs
day for a visit to her sons Messrs.
Lee and Raymond Thornburg of
Houston, Tex.
Misses Florence and Mattle Mit
chell spent Sunday In Gastonia.
Misses Pearl and Iva Thornburs,
have returned from a visit to Green
ville. S. c.
Prof, and Mrs. James of Lincoln
ton arrived at Bessemer Monday and
have taken up their residence at tn
M. E. Parsonage.
Miss Carrie Mauney has returned
after an absence of a month, at
Blowing Rock. N. C.
Mr. H. N. Garrison of Corsieana,
Tex., has Ixen visiting friends ia
this vielnltv.
Mrs. B. F. Dixon and Mrs. W. L.
Balthis, of Gastonia visited Mr. and
Mrs. S. J. Durham, Sunday.
BESSEMETt CITY. R-1 . Aug. 1 9.
Misses Blanche Beam. Annie Reep
and Messrs. Anderson Hager and
Herbert Carpenter spent last Sunday
with Miss Beuna Biggerstaff.
Miss Ada Rayfield spent Saturday
with Miss Mary Hager.
Misses Mattle and Irene Murray.
of Bessemer City, were the guesta-
of their sister, Mrs. J. W. Stroup,
last week.
Miss Beuna Biggerstaff gave the
young people a singing last Satur
day night. There was a large crowd
present.
Misses Lucy and Minnie Beam, of
Bessemer City, spent a few days last
week with their cousins. Misses '
Blanche and Verner Beam.
Miss Bryte Adderholdt visited.
Miss Callie Carpenter Sunday.
Quite a number of people of this
section attended the picnic at Sua
nyside school house Saturday.
Miss Ferrie Froneberger, of Cher- ;
ryville, spent Saturday with home-
folks.
Miss Verner Beam spent Friday la !
Cherryvllle, the guest of her cousin.
Miss Lela Rhodes.
Mr. Earl Clark made a business
trip to Cherryville one day last week.
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