THE GASTONIA GAZETTE
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FRIDAY AFTERNOON, SEPT KMKKU 12, 1913.
VOL. XXXIV.
GASTONIA, X. C.
NO.
OUTLOOK IS PROMISING SHORT LOCAL I TEM S THE TARIFF SILL PASSES CITY SCHOOLS ARE OPEN CONSIDER UNDERPASS NEWS OF THE COUNTY
MEASURE GOES THROUGH THE SENATE
ATTENDANCE IS LARGE ON THE FIRST DAY
CITY FATHERS TACKLE A BIG PROBLEM
LOCAL BUSINESS MEN ARE OPTIMISTIC
Sign Point to a Good Business
During the Fall and Winter Sea
son While Cotton Crop is not a
Rig One, Farming Conditions Gen
erally Over County Have Been
Good Textile Industry Looking
With Confidence to the Future
Population Glowing and Houses
Are Scarce.
Gaatouia i not only a busy own,
it is an optimistic town, iier uusi
ness wen are Hustlers and worueis
and not dreamers. ihey loon, ou
the bright side always, it mere is
no brigut siuethey fciin and uear ii
as wen as they can. ii tnele la a
brigut slue, luey beam.
iue vjaeiio has iaien occaisoii
within iue publ weeiv or so lo bui
vey ihe lovui uubiiieos biluawoii,
uiaKiug causual enquiry oi tne
wnoiebrtle auu retail mei hams anu
otuer business mtu, anu uus as ei
to nuu one liiBv oi ualU uuie in l"e
hariiiony wiiicu jn o. laima piospecio
oi a saUBiacioi y iaii anu wmier
uusnieas. co cuiiuue.it aie the- i ti
tan men uiai uumiiebs . ouUitlons
aie sound auu inoniicuo Ln ibui. iliai.
tuey uae, wniiout a single e.v ei
liou, punuUBeU largu anu aileii
slocus oi goous to nccoiuiiiodaic- Uie
traue. so caieiuuy anu tnoiouglily
has inis ueeu uone thai tlie nujeris
assureu oi nnuing on the iiuaioiiia
luameL tuis tail anu winter i.iie
largest anu uiggest assortment oi
toous in me nisioiy oi tne town, it
win not be noeaoa.y or anyuouy to
go anywlitre eitxj to iun nuto uuy
tiiing. 'ihey ian get in oasloiila.
hub lteuug oi touiiueiiee and op
timism is uy no means loniuietl io
tlie merchants. 'me lain.ci is in
good snape and is, as a luie. well
satisneu with whai nature and his
strong right arm has produ.eu ioi
him lioin uie soil. laen altogeth
er the summer season has been a
;ood one. 'ihe cotiou crop is not a
large one but a good average crop
und torn and other larm products
have turned out as well and in many
cases even better than usual, fcoine
sections oi the county report better
cotton and corn crops than lor any
season lor three yeais or moie. Coi
tou is loining in earner than it uh;
last year, n cool weather does not
arrive too soon the staple will ma
ture well and niching will progress
rapidly.
Not only is the merchant ami ine
farmer optimistic; tlie lnanuiactu. -era
are by no means disappointed.
While they are busy working anu
not talking- sawing wood, as it
vere u js known that there Is pre
valent among them an air of conii
dence in the tuture and no com
plaint is heard of the present. An
of Gastouia's seventeen cotton units
are operating at full capacity and
the other industries or the city are,
so far as we know, enjoying patron
age sufficient to keep them busy.
Two new enterprises, a box raetory
and a plant lor manufacturing cot
ton mill machinery, are getting
ready to begin operations In tne
near future. Business is active ;n
the building trades and it looks as
If the building retold of C.ie pas.
twelve months is to be kept up right
on through the winter. With new
residents coming In every week It
is difficult to secure a house of any
Kind to live in.
Gastonia is not on a Doom 'or
which we may justly be thankful
but it is making rapid and steady
etiides onward and is growing every
I'ay. Its citizens have confidence m
her future and, after ail, this is
one of the greatest assets a town,
c'ty, county or State can have.
REAL CLOWNS.
Clowning Is an art. The best
clowns are born comedians, and
with careful training, they make the
audience howl with delight. The
iun-making department of Sangers
Shows has received especial atten
tion from the astute management,
and under the direction of that
greatest of funny fools. Billy Light
foot, assisted by more than 20 oth
ers, rip-roaring hilarity holds high
revel at every performance. And it
is all pure fun, nothing risque, the
kind of fun that appeals to all. la
dies, children, grown-ups, high
brows and ordinary citizens; all will
roar together at the droll antics, in
genious hits and comicalities.
Like every other department or
the Sanger Shows, only the very best
has been provided, in keeping with
the exclusively high standard of this
superb exhibition.
Two performances will be given
at Gastonia Friday, September 19th.
Tar Heels Move to York.
Rock Hill Herald.
Mr. Wade Elmore, of Lowell, X
C, has bought the old "Sheriff Lo
gan place" from Dr. J. B. Johnson,
and Mr. W. W. Faires. of Gastonia,
has bought the "W. J. Caveny place"
from W. J. Neely and J. B. Johnson.
These men were brought to this sec
tion through the Influence of Mr. S.
H. Faires, who moved here a couple
of years ago and has made us a
most valuable citizen and farmer. It
Is said that the gentlemen who have
purchased the abovw-named rarms
are among the best farmers of North
Carolina and will be a great addi
tion to the community to which they(
will move.
THE MOVEMENTS OF 6AST0N PEOPLE
Personal Items About Gaston Fola
and their Friends Short Iteui
About People and Thing That Ar.
of Interest to Gazette Reader
Condensed for The' Convenient
Col. C. B. Armstrong and .Mr.
S. S. Shuford left on No .38 last
night for the North on business.
Mr. W. H. Sparrow, of Clover,
S. C. was a business visitor In tne
city yesterday.
Mr. G. M. Gullick, of Belmont,
was in the city on business Wednes
day. Dr. Frank R. Andeis has pur
chased from Mr. R. G. Kankin the
latter's new bungalow on Lee street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Gilbert have
moved into the bungalow on i.ee
street recently vacated by Mr. and
Mrs. It. G. Kankin.
Mrs. K. I). Atkins, Miss Lillian
Atkins and their guest Miss Flora
Steele, were visitors to Charlotte
Wednesday.
Miss Pauline McFadden ret lim
ed Wednesday from an extended vis
it to relatives and friends in Colum
bia and Rock Hill, S. C.
Rock Hill Herald, 9th: Mrs. C.
V. Blake, of Gastonia, arrived here
this morning to visit for a few days
with Mrs. .1. B. Heath, of Keid
street.
.Mr. Charles I). Gray is building
a handsome eight-room bungalow ar
the corner of Second avenue and
foiith street. Mr. H. F. Oakley Is
the contractor.
Mr. Boyce M. Weir has return- i
ed to the c ity, after being aosenr i
during the summer, to resume his J
duties as principal of tlie lxray
school.
Misses Sarah Hoffman, Lula i
Riddle and Spai ke Torrence are tiie .
guests of Miss Clara Patrick at ner '
home in the Union neighborhood for I
a few days. ;
Mrs. 1. S. Murray and Miss Ma-
ry Hager, of Bessemer City, are pa
tients at the City Hospital, where
they underwent operations Monday.
They are both reported as gettliiR
along quite well.
Mr. R. M. Johnston and family,
who have been sending the summer
on their farm near Mount Holly, re
turned to the city -Tuesday and are
now occupying their residence on
South Broad street.
Miss Sparke Torrence and Miss
Clara Patrick, of the Union neigh
borhood, were among yestercay s
visitors in the city. Miss Patrick,
who taught at Dallas last year, will
teach the Union school this year.
Mr. R. W. White, who has been
spending a week on a visit to h's
daughter, Mrs. E. Clarence Gerliaii,
of Perkasie. Fa., and friends .n
Frankfort, Pa., and other northern
cities, returned home yesterd;iy
morning on train No. 37.
Mr. Thomas Grissom, of Pleas
ant Kidge. has gone to Knoxvllie,
Tenn.. to visit his brother, Mr. John
Grissom. and to attend the National
Conservation Exposition. Before re
turning home he will visit another
brother in Etowah. Tenn.
Mr. John Grissom and daugh
ter, Ruth, of Knoxville, lenn., have (
been on a visit to his relatives at
Pleasant Ridge, this county, and left
Saturday for their home, accompan
ied by Mr. Grissom's sister, Mrs.
Hope Adams, of Gastonia. She is
expected to return home today.
Mr. H. L. Hungerford, division
superintendent of the Southern
Railway, of Greenville. S. C; Mr. W.
L. King, train master, of Charlotte,
and Mr. J. S. LemmoHS, engineer or
maintenance-of-way department, of
Charlotte, spent Wednesday in the
city inspecting the terminals.
Mrs. John Nixon and daughter.
Miss Nina, of WilJiston, Fla., arriv
ed in the city last Friday to siend
some time as the guests of Mrs. A.
J. Smith. Mrs. Nixon's mother,
Mrs. E. C. Edwards, of Asheville,
came down Wednesday and will be
Mrs. Smith's guest for several days.
Mr. J. H. Kennedy left on No.
11 yesterday for Tate Springs,
Tenn., where he will Spend ten days.
While away he will probably visit
the Conservation Exposition at
Knoxville. Mrs. Kennedy left at
the same time for a visit to Mrs.
James Boyce at Due West, S. C, and
to her sister, Mrs. W. P. Wideman,
at Troy. S. C.
Rev. A. A. McLean is expected
to return to Gastonia within the
next few days from an extended trip
abroad. He sailed from England for
New York the latter part of last
week. Mr. McLean left Gastonia the
middle of May, visited the Holy
Land, attended the World's Sunday
School Convention at Zurich Switz
erland, in July and has since visited
several other European countries.
The past month he spent in Enf
land. Mr. J. M. K'lapp, an experienc
ed cabinet maker who has been lo
cated at Rock Hill. S. C, for the
past several years, has decided to
locate in Gastonia. Mr. K'lapp vis
ited the city a couple of months ago
and looked over the tow n. the result
being that he was so favorably Im
pressed that he decide 1 Cn:- n.-1
was the place for him. He and hts
wife arrived Wednesday, having
shipped their household goods, and
expect to go to housekeeping at
once. Mr. K'lapp exnects to oner up j
an cs-tr-iiiiphment as Forn :. .- . . r'
sec jr
;;e lo-n'
Democratic Tariff Hill Passe tlie
Senate After Four Months Stren
uous Struggle. Party Lines Heli
Intact on Final Vote With Two
Kxceptions A Triumph for Pres
ident Wilson Now Goes to Con
ference. An Associated Press dispatch sent
out from Washington Tuesday nlgnt
and appearing in the morning pa
pers Wednesday said in part:
The Democratic tariff revision bill
passed the Senate at 5:43 o'clock
this afternoon amid a burst of ap
plause that swept down from the
crowded galleries and found its ecno
on the floor of the Senate, its pas
sage was attended with surprises in
tlie final moments of the voting,
when Senator laFollette, Republi
can, cast his vote with the Demo
crats and was joined later by Sena
tor Poindexter. Progressive.
The Democrats had counted
throughout the long tariff fight up
on losing the voles of Senators
Ransdell and Thornton, of Louisi
ana, Democrats, who voted against
the bill today because it would pur
sugar on the" free list. Until the
names of Senator LaFollette and
Poindexter were actually called,
however, no one knew definitely the
stand they would take and their
votes were greeted with enthusias
tic applause.
President Wilson tonight express
ed great gratification over the end
of the long struggle in the Senate.
Senator Simmons, chairman of the
Finance Committee, who had pilot
ed the bill through the Finance
Committee, the Democratic caucus
and the Senate predicted that its
passage would bring immediate
stimulus to the commercial life of
the country. In many important
places the Senate has changed the
bill that passed the House and a
conference committee of the two
houses will begin Wednesday or
Thursday to adjust those differences
lyeaderB of both houses predict that
the conference will consume less
than two weeks time.
The Senate endeavored today to
hasten the bill on its progress to
the White House by naming its
members of the conference commit
tee as soon as the bill passed.
Vice President Marshall appoint
ed Senators Simmons, Stone, Wil
liams and Johnson, Democrats, and
Senators Penrose, Lodge and i.a
Follwte. Republicans, as the Senate
conferees.
Senator Stone withdrew from the
committee" and Senator Shlveley was
appointed in his place. The House
conferees, it was reported tonight,
will be Representatives Underwood.
Kitchin and Rainey. Democrats, and
Payne and Fordney, Republicans.
Each house will have an equal vote
in the conference committee even
though eah does not name tne
same number of conferees.
During the closing hours of de
hate, Senator LaFollette had become
the centerest of interest, proposing
final amendments on the cotton and
agricultural schedules and discuss
ing some features of the bill which
he deemed favorable. When the
vice president put the bill upon Its
passage, the roll call proceeded de
liberately until the clerk called "La
Follette." LA FOLLETTE VOTES "AYE."
The Wisconsin Senator, seated in
the front row, hesitated a moment.
His head was bowed and resting on
his hand. He leaned forward a rn
Ile and vigorously answered "aye."
Instantly the applause broke from
the galleries, and Senators on the
Democratic side joined In the en
thusiastic handclapping, nearly eve
ry Democrat on the floor participat
ing in the brief but vigorous demon-"
stration. When the name of Sena
tor Poindexter, the only Progressive
Senator, was reached and he had
contributed his vote, for the bill tne
applause was renewed.
Senator IaFollette had a few
words to say of his vote after many
Democratic Senators had surround
ed his desk and shook his hand. He
said :
"I realize what I did was a polit
ical sacrifice but that within me
compelled me to vote for the bill.
The tariff act of 1909 was but little
short of a crime; the bill passed to
day is not a Democratic measure but
is a protective measure. Give the
Democrats time and they will put
everything on a free trade basis, but
they have not done it in this bill.
"I voted for the Senate tariff bill
because it is as a whole a better bill
than tne Payne-Aldrkh law now in
force. Furthermore It contains an
income tax which we have been try
ing to get for 2 0 years."
When the vote had been announc
ed Senator Gallinger, of New Hamp
shire, the leader of the minority,
was recognized and congratulated
Senator Simmons "for his courteous
kindly and considerate manner" in
the conduct of the debate. He said
he knew- of no tariff fieht character
ized by Mich good feeling througn
("U and Attributed it to the person
alty of Senator Simmons.
Sensor Simmons expressed his ap
"r.'Mw". The b'll. he assertea.
v. '! n to Ci ountry and speaK
for itself.
' I am g-eatly gratified that tne
bill has nassed and I think that it
will not be long in conference, 'n
r ?-e four.)
Nearly Six Hundred Knrolled at
Central School and Knrollnicnt
Was Also Heavy at All Mill
Kcliools Actual 1as Work Be
gun All Teachers in Their Places
Siipt. Wray Well Pleaded With
Prospects or Splendid Year.
At 1 o'clock this afternoon Supt.
Joe S. Wray of the city schools stat
ed that he estimated the enrollment
of pupils at the Central Bihool to
day, the first day of the session or
1913-14, at r.r.O. All of the city
schools located at the several mills
of the city began work this morning
and the enrollment at eacn was
large, as it was also at the colored
graded school. Every teacher was
In her place this morning and tne
year's work started off with clock
like precision. Most of the day has
been devoted to classifying and as
signing pupils to their proper grades,
though some actual teaching was
done also. Regular instruction will
begin in earnest Monday morning in
all of the schools.
At the Central school Prof. W. P.
drier is again in charge as princi
pal. He and Mrs. Grier returned a
few days ago from Mecklenburg
i county where they spent the sum
mer, and are boarding with Mr. and
Mrs. J. Y. Miller. Prof. Boyce M.
Weir is again in charge of the Loray
school as principal. In Tuesday s
Gazette will be found the exact fig
ures of enrollment at each of the
schools.
Supt. Wray expresses himself as
highly pleased with the large en
rollment on the opening day and an
ticipates the largest and best year
in the history of the schools.
Yesterday morning at the Central
school building, Supt. Joe S. Wray
and the thirty-odd teachers for the
lit 1,1-1 4 term met together for tne
first time. At this meeting plans
tor tlie eoming year were discussed
in an Informal manner. The teacn
ers of the various departments met
and arranged schedules and plans
for their several departments. Yes
terday afternoon another meeting
was held. Tonight there will be a
joint meeting of the teachers, the
school board and the Betterment
Association. This will be a kind or
get-together, know-each-other meet
ing, for the purpose of acquainting
the one with the other, their sever
al needs and relationships.
MOXSTFIt MASS MKKTIXG.
President Tate of Just Freight Bate
Association Wants Big Gathering
of Business Men.
The following call issued oy
President Tate of the Just Freight
Rate Association is self-explanatory:
To the People of North Carolina:
As suggested in my open letter to
the people of North Carolina some
weeks ago and as recently adverted
to by the State papers, a monster
meeting of every business man and
farmer of the State is hereby called
by the Just Freight Rate Association
of North Carolina to meet In tne
Raleigh auditorium at 2 o'clock
Wednesday, September 24th. the day
on which the special session of the
legislature convenes. The meeting
is called for the purpose of then and
there laying before the entire body
of the General Assembly the cold,
bare facts regarding our unjust and
Indefensible freight rate discrimina
tion and then also to appeal for sum
legislative measures as recommend
ed by the governor and special legis
lative freight rate commission.
Governor Craig and others will
address this meeting, and it is our
aim to fill the entire seating capaci
ty of this Immense auditorium wltn
earnest, determined citizens from
every county in the State.
It is also our purpose to get in
personal touch with every member
of the General Assembly before this
mass meeting with a view to ac
quaint all with the causes for tne
hardships imposed upon our people
by the railroads. Practically the
entire State Is now organized and
the supreme test Is as to whether
the railroads shall control our ru
ture destiny by continued unfair dis
crimination and selfish greed or
whether the people, in whose hands
the sovereign power lies, shall by a
spirit of broad, liberal and intelli
gent co-operation cause every sec
tion of our State to grow, develop
and prosper, that capital and labor
may feel that in North Carolina they
have an equal chance with the world
This will soon be determined and
the determined stand taken by onr
people In this fight for Justice mean
victory. Right Is on our side and
we cannot lose.
FRED N. TATE.
Cp to last night the Southern
Cotton Oil Company had ginned 20
bales of new cotton at Its local gins,
fifteen of these having been turned
out yesterday. Manager Bess say
that last year tbey ginned 2,000
bales and that this year he expects
they will gin at least 2.500. During
the summer this company has bad
both Its gins overhauled and put in
first-class shane for the season.
Elsewhere in today's Gazette will
be found an advertisement of this
concern which should prove of In
terest to the farmers.
City Council Authorizes Street Com
mittee to Investigate Practicabili
ty of Constructing Underpass on
Fast Main Avenue Under South
ern's Trackt Various Complaints
Heart! Some Streets to be Wid
ened and Small Amount of Pav
ing ltne The Meeting in Detail.
At its regular meeting for Sep
tember Tuesday night the city count
til took the initiatory step looking
toward a solution of 'one of the grav
est problems the city is going to
have to face in the next few years,
that of eliminating grade crossings.
'I his action was in the nature or a
resolution authorizing the street
committee, composed of .Messrs. An
drew E. Moore, chairman, J. 1..
Beal and S. S. Shuford, to Investi
gate the practicability of building an
underpass on East Alain avenue un
der tlie main line of the Southern
Railway betwvtn Broad and Avon
streets.
This committee will probably take
the matter up at once and be reauy
to make a report at Hie next regular
monthly meeting the second Tues
day night in October, one of the
most dangerous grade crossings in
the city 1b the one at the junction of
Fast Main avenue and Avon street
at the western end of the Avon Mill
and the construction of the propos
ed underpass would eliminate it.
There are several other crossings
within the city limits equally as dan
gerouB as this one and some even
more so. Ihey are not so favorably
located with reference to possible
underpasses and hence the problem
of handling them is going to De a
tough one for some future city ad
ministrations. From the eastern to
the western limits of the city Is a
distance of four miles or more aiur
the Southern's main line runs trie
entire length.
It was decided to pave two short
sections of street in the business
part of town, namely from the end
of the bj4ulithic on North Marietta
street across the Southern Rallwa
tracks to the north side of Air Line
avenuue and from the end of th
bitulithlc on East Main avenue io
Broad street at the P. & N. freight
depot. This paving will be some
thing on the order of macadam with
a tarvia binder and will extend from
curb to curb. The street committee
was also authorized to widen East
Air Line avenue from Oakland street
to Broad at the old ('. & N.-TV.
freight depot, the distance of a block
or a little more; also to widen West
.Main avenuo between York and
Clay streets, a distance of three
blocks or more. The committee was
authorized to Insitute condemnation
proceedings where necessary in or
der to carry out these plans. A
nother street matter which met tne
approval of the board but on which
no action was taken was with ref
erence to opening up Long avenue
between the Old Mill and the Modena
Mill.
A recommendation was made by
the joint sanitary committee, ana
left for the action of the school
board, that the city physician be r
lected as physician for the city
pchools also at an additional salary
of i.0 per month.
Mr. I). W. Padgett was elected
cotton weigher for the ensuing year.
Quite a number of complaints and
requests were presented to the
board. Mr. O. M. Boyd protested a
galnst property owners on South
Marietta street having negro tenants.
Alderman Long and City Attorney
Mangum were appointed a committee
to confer with the property owners
with a view to remedying this condi
tion. Improvements in the Holland
Mill section in the shape of streers.
walks, water, light and sewerage
connections and mail service were
asked for by Mr. S. N. Boyce. Other
complaints were from the whole
sale men protesting against being
charged with a privilege tax when
brokers who carry no stocks are ex
empt; from citizens against the
dropping of steps below previously
established grades on streets where
sidewalks are being constructed.
The matter of a new heating plant
and new plumbing for the Central
school building was discussed but no
action taken. The amount necessary
for this work will be about $2,000.
The sum of $5,000 was apportioned
for the expenses of the fire depart
ment an increase of $2,000.
An adjourned session oT tne
board will be held next Tuesday
night, the 16th.
Farmers Union Meeting.
At its regular monthly meeting
held Saturday at Boyd's school
house the Gaston County Farmers
Union transacted quite a good deai
of business. Among other things
the union endorsed the work of the
Just Freight Rate Association, most
of them signing membership carts
in the county branch; a resolution
was adopted asking the banks which
have a part of the crop moving fund
to lend same to the farmers at six
per cent; a motion unanimously pre
vailed that Mr. Clarence Poe be in
vited to address the union at tne
next monthly meeting to be held in
the court house here on Saturday,
October 11th. A resolution was
adopted establishing a Farmers Un
ion Advertising Bureau.
Dr. W. W. Da Is, of Belmont,
Ie a business vie.'tor In the city today,
LATEST -FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gazette Port
pondents Here and There Ovw
Good Old G ax ton What On
Neighbors Are Doing in the Vat
lui Sections of the County Pat
sonal Mention of People Tea
Know and Some You Don't Know.
Crouse Route One News.
Corespondenre of The Gazette.
CROUSE. Route 1, Sept. 11.
Mrs. Clay KiBer sient Monday wltn
Mrs. J. P. Alexander. We regret to
note that Mr. Alexander is on the
sick list.
Born, Monday, September 8th, to
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Carpenter, a fine
boy.
Messrs. A. L. Huffstetler and Hor
ace Norman have purchased a Ford
automobile from Mr. Guy Kline, of
Llncolnton.
Mrs. Clay Riser and Mrs. Francis
Riser spent Sunday with Miss Ella,
Riser.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Alexander
spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. P.
P. Carpenter.
Rev. W. M. Boring is holding a
protracted meeting at Crouse, In
which he is being assisted by Rev.
Mr. Thompson.
Mrs. Noah Hester Is suffering
from an attack of appendicitis.
Mr. James Carpenter sivent Sun
day with Mr. Henry Klser.
Mr. Samuel Carpenter and family
spent Sunday with his brother, Mr.
M. L. Carpenter.
The carpenters will complete the
work on the new school house at
Landers Chapel this week.
Messrs. W. S. Carpenter and Clay
Klser attended the quarterly meet
ing at Pleasant Grove last Saturday.
Messrs. S. L. and M. L. Klser are
having their houses painted. Mr.
M. P. Withers Is doing the work.
Rev. M. L. Carpenter and wife are
spending some time with relatives
at Crouse.
I BOX STATION XKW8.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
I RON STATION, Sept. 9. Mr.
Otho Flack and children spent last
week with relatives In Crouse.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Hicks, of
Gastonia, are spending some time
with relatives here.
Mrs. Frank Cooper and little son.
Frank, Jr., are visiting In Charlotte.
Miss Hattle Armstrong visited In
Llncolnton last Friday, the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong.
Rev. VV. R. Mlnter. of Llncolnton.
closed a week's meeting at the Pres
byterian church Sunday night.
A number of our people attended
St. Matthews camp meeting Sunday.
Miss Cora Delllnger, of Lincoln
ton, siient Saturday with homefolks.
Mr. Ernest Robinson, of Harden,
spent Sunday with homefolks.
Rev. and Mrs. R. H. Cllne. of
Stanley, were the guests Sunday of
Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Rhyne. Mr.
("line withdrew his regular appoint
ment Sunday on account of the
meeting at the Presbyterian churcn.
PERSONAL.
Please paR the pumpkin pie
not yet but soon.
-Soon the he man will turn us
loose and tho coal man will take us
up.
Mr. R. K. Ihivennort, of Mt.
I lolly, Is among today's business
vi.'iors in tho chy.
- Fall Is near at hand; the chilly
atmosphere of the past three or four
nights has served to bring that fact
forcibly to mind.
-Misses Eleanor and Elizabem
Kankin, of Charlotte, are spending
the week-end here with their aunts,
Mrs. E. C. Wilson and Mrs. J. 0.
Latham.
Mr. I. W. Stockard lert n.s
morning for his home InrfMemnis .
Tenn., after spending a . fsw,dmyf V
here with his sister, Mrs. Frank Ii. 4:
Wilson. c-v r'
Mr. J. M. Hoyle and family ex ' .
pect to move within the next few ?
days from the Clyde Craig cottage
on West Fourth avenue to the nouxe
he recently purchased on Long ave
nue. The Gazette is requested to
state that there will be regular ser
vices at St. Michael's Catholic
church Sunday at 10:30 a. m. Sub
ject of sermon, "I believe In the for
giveness of sin."
Miss Julia LaFar returned
Wednesday from spending the sum
mer with her brother In Orange, N.
J., and visiting relatives In New
York city and Cornwell-on-tne-Hudson.
Miss LaFar will resume
her kindergarten class within tne
next week or two.
The 13-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. S. .H Allen died at
their home. No. 803 East Franklin
avenue, Tuesday afternoon or tu
berculosis. Funeral services were
conducted at the home Wednesaay .
morning by Rev. J. H. Henderllte,
pastor of the First Presbyterian ;
church. Interment was made In the ;
cemetery at Lowell.
Farmers, gardeners and poultry.
men will find something of taturmt I
to them In The Cazett almost every
week. Subscribe and keep up.
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