E GASTON I A GAZETTE
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GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN.
flJJO A YEAR IX ADVAtfOV
VOL. xxxiv.
GASTOMA, X. C.
TUESDAY AHTKRXOOX, SF.PTFMBKH IB, 1913.
NO. 74.
THE COMMISSI FORM SHORT LOCAL ITEMS CAPITAL DOUBLED AN ATTENDANCE OF 1,500 GOES TO TENNESSEE NEWS OF THE COUNTY
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HOM IT WORKS IN SOME TEXAS CITIES
Mr. J. Oscar Abernethy, Old Gaston
Boy Now on Editorial Staff of The
Houston (Texas) Post, Talks In
terestingly of What the Commis
sion Form Has Done for Several
Cities in Lone Star State Mar
vels at Wonderful Growth of Gas
toniu. Mr. J. Oscar Abernethy, an oia
Gastonia boy now living in Texan,
where he holds a resposnible posi
tion on the editorial staff of The
Houston Post, one of the largest
morning papers in the Southwest, is
spending a short time in Gastonia
with hoinefolks. Knowing that sev
eral of the leading cities of the Lone
Star State had adopted the commis
sion form of government and know
ing that Mr. Abernethy had been in a
position to observe at close raiiKc
the operations of this form of city
government which is so rapidly com
ing into popular favor, The Gaze.ie
asked him to give its readers some
sidelights on it. Questioned on tns
subject Mr. Abernethy said:
"Gastonia has made wonderful
progress during the last three years.
am surprised by the building ac
tivities. The court house, the
Southern depot, a number of busi
ness houses and many residences
have been erected. Street paving
makes marked improvement. Noth
ing gives a town the appearance of
a progressive city more than good j
streets. Gastonia has taken on the :
hustle of a city. The change lin- ,
presses one who has not been hero
and watched the steady growth.
Thno uhn have lived here for years
do not realize the progress the town
is making.
"One thing I think is lacking in
Gastonia. A town with the progres
sive spirit of Gastonia should have a
commission form of government. I
have lived in Texas and other west
ern States for a number of years.
Nearly all of the large cities and
many of the towns, some smaller j
than Gastonia, have adopted the
commission form of government. Tt I
has been demonstrated in Texas that :
the commission form is far superior ;
and more satisfactory to the people
than the old council system. The .
cumbersome system of a board of ,
aldermen, council and mayor has j
been discarded in most progressive .
cities throughout the west. j
"Houston. Fort Worth. Dallas,
Galveston and other cities have had
the commission form for years. The
commission form tends to fix the re- I
sponsibility upon certain officials Tor
the conduct of the public's business.
There usually is a police and fire .
commissioner, finance commissioner, j
street commissioner, water com nils-
sioner and light commissioner. The :
mavor is chairman of the com mis- .
sion and exercises limited appointive
power. Each commissioner chooses ;
emploves in his department, who j
must be confirmed by the com mis- j
cUn Up commissioners in the ,
large cities devote all of their time
to the city's affairs. If a property
owner has a complaint to make
about the condition of streets, he
goes to the city hall and talks to the
cimot rnmnilasinner. The Street
commissioner frequently visits the j
iilnro where the trouble is. I'e I
knows what can be done and he cnn
not say 'the matter will be Investi
gated.' The commissioner is ac
quainted with conditions and cannot
shirk the responsibility. If it is a
matter that requires consent of the
commission as a whole the street
commissioner makes his recommen
dation. The commission usually ac
cepts the commissioner's recommen
dation and the improvement is or
dered made. The commissioners
cannot shift the responsibility. 'All
meetings are public and every voter
or taxpayer may attend and not only
see and hear what is being done, but
he may be heard. In this way the
people know what their public serv
ants are doing.
"The day of 'star chamber ses
sions' and 'back room' meetings or
a few self-appointed political dicta
tors is passing in the west and
doubtless will soon pass in the east.
The progressive citizen is beginning
to get his eves opened. He is taking
more nterest in public affairs under
the commission form because he
feels he. has a better chance to ob
tain consideration. He no longer
has to depend on the whim of a pol
itician. The commissioners must
face the music they must let the
people know where they stand on
every question. If streets are to be
paved the commission cannot arbi
trarily designate which street shall
be Improved. Hearings are heW
and property owners appear berore
the commission and tell it what they
the people want. ....
"On of the most Important feat
ures of the commission form from an
economical standpoint la the system
of advertising for bids on all sup
plies and contracts for work to be
performed by the city. All contracts
for public Improvements are awarded
to the lowest bidder, provided a
-good and sufficient bond' Is executed
by the lowest bidder to lndemniry
the city and as a guarantee for falth
ful performance of his contract.
"Near the end of the fiscal year
each department maes ur a budget
of supplies required for the next 12
months. The commission then ad
vertises for bids on eTerytMns that
must be purchased. Each bidder
(Continued on page four.)
THE MOVEMENTS -OF GASTON PEOPLE
iVi-sonal Items About Gaston Folk
ami their Friends Short Item
Alnut People and Things That Ar.
of Interest to Gazette Reader
Condensed for Their Convenience
Mr. John D. McLean, of South
Point, was in the city Saturday.
Mr. J. C. Featherston and fam
I ily have moved from Mount Holly to
j Lowell.
Miss Ora Glenn leaves tonight
to resume her studies at Agnes
I Scott Institute, near Atlanta,
j Mr. J. M. Craig, of Yorkville,
j route eight, is in town oh business
; today.
--Miss Eunice Craig, of Yorkville,
route eight, has accepted a position
with the Elird Company.
-Mr. K. 1). McCullough made a
business trip to Kinus Mountain yes
terday. -Mr. 11. F. Forbes, of Crowflers
Creek, was in the city on business
yesterday.
Mr. J. J. Ormand, of Ressemer
City, spent a short while in Gastonia
on business yesterday.
Miss Eliza Scott Lindsay spent
Sunday at Spartanburg with her sis
ter, Mrs. L. D. I'rotlitt, and family.
Mr. J. L. Currence, of York
ville, route eight, is a business visi
tor in the city today.
--Mrs. Roland Taylor, of Greens
boro, arrived in the city this morn
ing to be the guest for a few days or
Miss Marie Torrence.
Mrs. W. T. Kankin and Miss El
ma Rankin will go to Greensboro
Friday morning where Miss Elma
will enter the State Normal College.
The Gastonia branch of the lial
timore Dental Parlors will be open
ed next Monday in rooms over Mor
ris Cafe. Dr. C. I). Bass, a well
known dentist, will be in charge.
---Miss Maude Mauney, of Lln
coliiton, is spending the day in the
city as the guest of Miss Lowry
Shul'ord, being en route to Gaffney,
S. C, on a visit to friends.
--.Miss Evelyn Johnston, of Char
lotte, is spending a few days In the
city as the guest of her brother, Mr.
R. M. Johnston, at his home on
South Broad street.
.Misses Lola and Ama Gaffney
and Irene Wheat, of Gaffney, S. C.
spent Saturday in the city as guests
of Miss Marie Torrence, making the
trip by automobile.
-Miss Florence Clemmer, of the
sales tone at Schneider's, is confin
ed to her home by an attack of ap
pendicitis. Her condition is not re
garded as serious, however.
Mrs. S. C. Cornwell, who has
been sending the summer at Try
on, X. C, where Mr. Cornwell Is en
gaged in some extensive engineering,
has returned to Dallas where she
will spend the winter.
Miss Fay Davenport, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R. K. Davenport, of
Mt. Holly, left yesterday for Welles
ley, Mass., where she will be a mem
ber of the senior class in Wellesley
College this year.
Miss Pearl Sherrill, of McCon
nellsville. S. C, and Miss Carrie Da
vidson, of Sharon, S. C, spent the
week-end here as the guests of Miss
es Cora and Eflie Davidson at their
home on Harvie avenue.
Mr. Howard S. Rhyne left Sun
day for Greenville, S. C. to spend a
day or two visiting relatives. From
Greenville Mr. Rhyne went to' Atlan
ta to resume his studies as a second
year student in the Atlanta Medical
College.
Misses Mary and Violet Mc
Lean. Mabel, Blanche and Ora Glenn
and Eliza Saunders and Messrs. JacK
Wilcox. IeRoy Suggs and Giles
Smith enjoyed a delightful picnic at
Riverside Park Friday night.
Mrs. Rebecca Jenkins, who has
been spending the summer with her
son, Mr. J. V. Partlow, at Columbia,
S. C, is spending a few days at the
home of Mr. J. T. Jenkins on Fiftn
avenue before returning to her home
at Belmont.
Mrs. W. G. Brown and children,
of High Point, spent last week here
with Mrs. Brown's parents. Mr. and
Mrs. L. Thompson. Mr. Brown spent
Saturday and Sunday with tnem anff
they returned home Sunday after
noon. The Seaboard Air Line Railway
will operate an excursion from
Charlotte to Jacksonville and Tampa,
Fla., on Tuesday, Sept. 23rd, leaving
Charlotte at 4:50 p. m. Fare from
Charlotte is $7.50 to Jacksonville
and $9.50 to Tampa.
- Mrs. Maude Beattie has accept
ed a position as alterer with O'XeiPs
department store, entering upon her
duties today. Mrs. Beatty formerly
worked in the dress department ora
large Spartanburg store and is an ex
pert in her line.
Mrs. Thomas L. Craig left yes
terday for Raleigh whither she went
to place her niece. Miss Jennie Lil
lian Watson, in St. Mary's College.
While in Raleigh Mrs. Craig will be
the guest of 'Mrs. Locke Craig at tfte
executive mansion. She will return
home, the latter part of the week.
Messrs. Perry McAllister. T. E.
Dickson. W. S. Holland and L. M.
Ratchford returned Saturday from
Richmond and other points In Vir
ginia. Some of them were favorably
impressed with the farm land in that
section and the low rrice at whim
land can be, bought.-
CITIZENS NATIONAL NOW HAS $100,000
Meeting of Stockholders and DIrec.
tors of Citizens National Hank
Held lMt Wednesday Some
Changes in the Staff of Officers.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Citizens National Bank of
this city held at the bank last Wed
nesday, September 10th, the stocK
holders voted unanimously to carry
out the plans which had already
been announced as to increasing the
capital stock of the bank, and the
capital stock was accordingly in
creased from $.".(1,00(1 to $100,000.
The new stock was taken partly ty
new stockholders and partly by those
already holding stock in the institu
tion. This, increase in the resources
of the Citizens National Bank will
mean much in the increased amount
of business which it can take care or
and is merely the consummation of
plans which the officers have had
under consideration for some time.
At a meeting of the directors held
immediately following the stock
holders meet int. several changes in
the officers of the bank were made.
Mr. C. X. Evans, of Wilmington, who
has been vice president of the bank
since its organization, having dis
posed of his holdings in the bank,
submitted his resignation, which was
accepted with reluctance. Mr. A. (I.
Myers, who has been acting in the
capacity of both vice president and
cashier, being vice president jointly
with Mr. Evans, was elected sole
vice president with active duties,
and Mr. W. H. Adams, formerly as
sistant cashier, was elected cashier.
Col. C. B. Armstrong was elected a
director to succeed Mr. Evans.
V VAU'AHLK EXPOSITION.
.Mr. It. 11. Itabington Says National
Conservation KxMsition at Knox
ville is a reat Educational Af
fair Worth Any Man's Time to
Visit It.
Mr. R. B. Babington returned yes
terday from a trip to Knoxville,
Tenn., whither he went to take a
look at the National Conservation
Exposition now in progress in that
city. He was profoundly impressed
with the value of this exposition to i
the South. Asked what he thought
of the exposition. Mr. Babington
said :
"Every one interested in the de
velopment of our Southland should
take advantage of the opportunity
offered in the low railroad fares this
month to visit the Xational Conser
vation Exposition at Knoxville, Tenn.
The beautiful mountain scenery be
tween Tryon and Knoxville, the fer
tile fields, the enormous harvests
now on and the hundreds of fine
sleek cattle and horses seen along
the route will alone pay one for the
trip.
"Knoxville is a thriving city nest
ling in the mountains of East Ten
nessee with many first-class, reasonably-priced
hotels. The exposition
grounds are just 15 minutes ride
from the city on the street car at a
cost of five cents. The grounds are
simply beautiful, having all the ad
vantages that nature and man. work
ing together, can provide. One can
tee and study all of the latest Im
provements known to the arts of
farming, road building and the con
servation of our natural resources
from all standpoints. You can see
demonstrated how to build good
roads, sanitary dairy barns, abba
toirs and all kinds of improved farm
machinery and hundreds or other
interesting things.
"After you have looked until you
think you need some fresh air just
eet out on the pike and you will
find all kinds of amusement and re
freshments, of which you may take
your choice.
"A trip to Knoxville and the ex
position is doubly worth any one's
time and the cost. The Southern
Railway will sell you a ticket on
Tuesdays or Thursdays for $5.30
good for five days, via Spartanburg,
S. C. A good way to go to Knox
ville from Gastonia Is to leave here
on Xo. 11 at noon, take the Carolina
Special at Spartanburg at 4:30 p.m.
and go straight through to Knox
ville without change, arriving there
at 11:25 p. m. I was on the road
thirteen hours going and twenty-five
hours returning. That was the best
I could do with the trains at my dis
posal. I think T ate off the counter
of every cold lunch joint between
here and Knoxville returning.
"You can Just tell The Gazette
readers that it is worth any Gaston
county man's time and money to go
and see this exposition."
Presbytery at Kings Mountain.
The Fall meeting of Kings Moun
tain Presbytery will convene tonight
at 8 o'clock in the Presbyterian
church at Kings Mountain and will
probably be in session about three
days- Gastonia First church will be
represented bv the pastor. Rev. J.
H. Henderli-e, and Elder J. F. Thom
son, while the representatives of Lo
ray Presbyterian church wiH be Rev.
K. A. Campbell, the new pastor, who
will be received into this presbytery
pt this meeting, and Elder C. 1
ENROLLMENT IN CITY SCHOOL GROWS
Gastonia. Public Schools l-ackod Only
Eight of Having Fifteen Hundred
Pupils This Morning List of the
Teachers and Where They Are
Staying.
With only eight less than 1500
pupils this morning the Gastonia
public schools have the largest en
rollment in their history. The fol
lowing information furnished The
Gazette this morning by Supt. Joe S.
Wray will be of interest to the hun
dreds of patrons of the school:
All of the schools in Gastonla's
system of public schools opened Fri
day morning at 8:45 by the clock,
all teachers being In their places.
The schools were in session for the
full daily ieriod, and the teachers
taught the lessons for Monday.
Supt. James, of Bessemer City,
visited Central school. As he came
out of one of the High School rooms,
he remarked: "They are doing real
teaching today."
The following is a list of the
teachers, their homes and their
'phono numbers:
Miss Carrie Glenn, 40 1 Chester
street. Miss Eula Glenn', 103-J.
Miss Jane Morris, 323 West Main
avenue, B. T.Morris', 226.
Miss Jessie Stockard, S. Marietta,
Mrs. E. C. Wilson's, 285.
Miss Louise Gill. 201 S. Broad St.,
fi. A. Kindley's, 117-J.
Miss Hattie Howell. 201 S. Broad
street, S. A. Kindely's, 117-J.
Miss Carri Roddey, 211 E. Frank
lin avenue, R. K. Clinton's, 11-L.
Miss Edith Mason. 595 S. YorR
street, E. B. Brlttaln's. 352-L.
Miss Delia Nolen. 121 E. Main
avenue. C. M. Nolen 's, 27 8-.T.
Miss Essie Elliott. W. Franklin
avenue, A. B. Elliott's. 4fi8-L.
Miss Minnie I.ee Peedln. 20(5 W.
Long avenue. Misses Carson's, 10 4.
Miss Ophelia Elliott, 2 17 West
Third avenue. Mrs. Bob Ford's, 110
J. Miss Rebecca Adams, 110 South
Oakland St., J. Lean Adams, 308.
Miss Lula Whitesldes. 509 West
Main avenue, Ed Whitesldes', 395-L.
Miss Pearl Gallant. 101 E. Frank
lin avenue, W. L. Gallant's, 229.
Miss Carrie Potts. 1018 E. Air
line avenue, W. T. Storey's, 14 8.
Miss Ella Iewis. S. Church street,
D. B. Hanna's, 49-L 2 rings.
Miss Carrie Morris, 323 W. Main
avenue, B. T. Morris", 226.
Miss Kate l,ea Owen, 211 'Cast
Franklin, R. S. Clinton's. 11-L.
Miss Zora Hannah, 1 1 9 S. Broad
street. Mrs. W. B. Knight's. 14!) J.
Miss Jean Withers, 201 S. Broad
street, S. A. Kindley's, 1 IV
Miss Maud Wllkins. 119 S. Broad
street, Mrs. W. B. Knight's, 149-J
Miss Bessie Pegram, 220 South
Broad street, L. C. Pegram b. 20fi.
Miss Cora Hart, 211 E. Franklin
avenue, R. S. Clinton's, 11-L.
Miss Claudia Cash well. 211. East
Franklin avenue, It. S. Clinton's, 11
L. Miss Margaret Tlddy, 20R West
Long avenue, Misses Carson's. 10 4.
Miss Vada Pettit. W. Franklin av
enue. S. Settlemyer's, 270-J.
Boyce M. Weir, 401 West Main av
enue, T. A. Henry's, 344-L.
Miss Mildred Rankin, 501 West
Main avenue, W. T. Rankin's, 72.
'.Miss May Withers, 201 S. Broad
street, S. A. Kindley's, 117-J.
Miss Eleanor Reid. 307 S. Bioad
street. J. P. Reid's, 11.
Miss Ella Bradley. 409 S. York
street, J. W. Gulp's, 399-J.
Will P. Grier, 211 W. Third ave
nue, J. Y. Miller's. He has no pnone.
In cases of importance one could asK
Mrs. C. I. Loftin to get him to her
phone.
The enrollment in the various
rooms is given below, the first figure
in each case being the number en
rolled Friday, and the second show
ing the total reached Monday.
PRIMARY DEPARTMENT.
Miss Jane Morris' room, Avon
School, 32, 38.
Miss Jessie Stockard's room, Cen
tral school, 47, 49.
Miss Louise Gill's, Central school,
4 5, 4 5.
Miss Hattie Howell's, Central
school, 46, 46.
Miss Carrie Roddey's, Central
school, 36, 36.
Miss Edith Mason's, room. Central
school, 45, 50.
Miss Delia Xolen's, Clara school,
30, 47.
Miss Essie Elliott's, Gray school,
32, 33.
Miss Minnie Lee Peedin's, Loray
school, 50, 55.
Miss Ophelia Elliott's, room, Lo
ray school, 50. 57.
Miss Rebecca Adams' room, Lo
ray school. 4 4, 4 9.
Miss Lula Whitesldes' room, Lo
ray school, 32, 32.
Miss Pearl Gallant's room. Love
school, 45, 44.
Miss Carrie Potts' room, Modena
school, 43, 50.
Miss Ella Lewis'. Ozark Bchool, 31,
33.
Miss Carrie Morris' room, Tren
ton school. 30, 33.
INTERMEDIATE DEPARTMENT.
Miss Kate Lea Owen's room. Cen
tral school, 56, 56.
Miss Zora Hanna's room. Central
school. 56, 58.
Miss Margaret Tlddy's room, Lo
ray school, 50, 56.
Miss Jean Withers' room, Central
school, 34, 36.
Miss Maud Wllkins' room. Central
school, 33, 35.
Miss Bessie Pegram 's room, Cen-
MR. R. A. LOVE LOCATES AT TRENTON
Well-Known Ixx-al Cotton Manufac
turer Takes Charge of Yarn Mill
in West Tennessee Reorganizing
Company and Will Enlarge and
Ite-Rquip Plant Several Opera
tives Accompany Him.
Mr. R. A. Love, for many years
past closely identified with the cot
ton manufacturing business of Gas
tonia, recently disposed of his Inter
ests In the Gastonia Cotton Manu
facturing Company's plant, familiar
ly know nas the Old Mill, here and
has formed a connection with one
of the oldest cotton mills In West
Tennessee, namely the Trenton fot
ton Mills, located at Trenton, Tenn.,
on the Mobile & Ohio Railroad, not
far from Jackson. Mr. Love has
been in Trenton himself for the past
week or two and returned to Gasto
nia Sunday night for his family. He
is shipping his household goods to
dayand he and his family expect to
leave within the next few days for
their future home. Gastonia regrets
to lose this family from the busi
ness and social life of the town.
1'ntil a few weeks ago Mr. Love
has been at the head of the Old Mill
which was the first cotton -factory
built in Gastonia. having been erect
ed In 1889 with his father, 'the late
Col. R. C. O. Ixive, and the late Mr.
C. A. Grav as tlx principal stock
holders. Prior to the taking charge
of the Old Mill Mr. Love was Iden
tified for quite a while with the
management of the Avon Mill.
The Trenton Cotton Mill, to which
he Is going, was built In 1 884 and Is
one of the oldest In that section of
Tennessee.. It manufactures yarns.
Mr. Love Is now engaged In reor
ganizing the company and expects In
the near future to enlarge the plant
and put In quite a good deal of new
equipment.
Going with Mr. Love to work In
the Trenton Mill are Messrs. H. C.
Keever, J. C. Arthurs. D. L. Fowler
and their families and Mr. Charles
Johnson.
COOPFII-MAl'XEY
WKDIMXG.
The following from the Kings
Mountain correspondence of The
Charlotte Observer, under date of
the 12th Inst, will bo of interest to
the many Gastonia friends of the
bride:
A wedding of much interest was
that which took place In St. Mat
thew's Lutheran church last night
when Miss Vera laveno Mauney, the
only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Mauney, of this place, was married
to Rev. E. C. Cooper, pastor of Holy
Trinity Lutheran Church, Lyncn
burg, Va.
The church was beautifully dec
orated with boughs from the sweet
gum tree, the leaves already being
touched with Autumn, springerla
and lighted candles upon the altar.
The bride, dressed in crepe meteor
with rose point lace, beaded trim
mings, bridal veil and orange blos
soms, carrying a prayer-book with a
shower bouquet attached, entered
the church on the arm of her father;
the groom accompanied the bride's
mother, who was dressed in black
crepe meteor with lace trimming and
carrying American Beauty roses.
The maid of honor, Miss Rosalyn
Summer, of Newberry, S. C, was
dressed in lace over crepe de chine
and carried white roses. The brides
maids. Miss Esther Aichroth, of Al
lentown. Pa., and Miss Bonnie Mau
ney, of Kings Mountain, were dress
ed in white with ruby girdles and
carried American Beauty roses. The
dame of honor, Mrs. R. L. Godwin,
of Dunn, was dressed in ruby bro
caded crepe meteor with chiffon ros
es and beaded trimmings and carried
American Beauty roses. The color
scheme of the decoration was ruty
this day being the fortieth anniver
sary of the marriage of-Mr. and Mrs.
J. S. Mauney, the parents of the
bride.
The best man, Mr. W. F. Cooper,
of Charlotte, and the groomsmen,
Messrs. G. H. and H. F. Cooper, of
China Grove, were all brothers of
the groom. The ushers, Messrs. S.
A., R. L.. D. C. and V. K. Mauney,
of Kings Mountain, were all broth
ers of the bride.
The ceremony used in Joining this
young couple is that known as the
double-ring ceremony, and was per
formed by Rev. John D. Mauney, of
Hickory, a brother of the bride, as
sisted by Rev. Charles K. Bell, the
bride's pastor.
The little flower girl, Margaret
Louise Mauney. and the little candle
bearers, Winnie Vera, and Juanlta
Mauney, were nieces of the bride.
tral school, 32, 35.
Miss Cora Hart's room Central
school, 37, 37.
Boyce M. Weir's room, Loray
school, 13, 14.
Miss Cashwell, Central school, 47,
48.
HIGH SCHOOL DEPARTMENT.
Miss Withers' room, Central
school, 19. 28.
Miss Reid's room. Central school,
25. 29.
Miss Bradley's room. Central
school, 37, 41.
Will P. Grler's room. Central
school, 36, 37.
Total for High School 117 135
Total Intermediate 358 375
Total Primary 638 697
Total White 1H3 1207
Colored 251
Grand Total " 1364 149 J
LATEST FROM .OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gazette Oorree
pondents Here and There Orm
Good Old Gaston Wtut On
Neighbors Are Doing In the Vaj
loiw Sections of the County Pet
sonal Mention of People Yoa
Know and Some You Don't Know.
KILLED BY ELEVATOR.
Young Man Meets Horrible Death ia
Accident at Chronicle Mill New
eMit Going l'p Prearing to
J-ay Concrete Sidewalks.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BELMONT, Sept. 15. R. Guy Wil
liams, aged about 16 years and em
ployed as a sweeper in tne Chroni
cle Mill at this place, met a horrible
death Friday night at 9:30 by tiems
caught between an ascending eleva
tor and the floor. There were no
eyewitnesses to the accident, but
from the position in which the body
was found, it is surmised that Wil
liams was looking out over the edge
of th elevator and was struck ia
the back of the head by the floor
above.
His chest was caught between the
floor and the casing of the elevator
and he was dragged to the top of
the landing, where he was discover
ed by a fellow workman. He lived
about 4"i minutes.
Young Williams was a native of
Mecklenburg county, of the Beattie's
Chapel section, and is survived by
liis mother. Funeral services were
held and Interment made at Friend
ship Church, in Berryhill township.
Active preparations are being
made toward the laying of concrete
sidewalks on the principal streets of
the town. By an act of the last
Legislature, the Board of Aldermen
has been empowered to go ahead
with this work, which will begin
within two or three weeks.
A new Southern Railway station
is in process of erection here. The
new depot bids fair to be One of the
handsomest on the line. It will be
covered with tile roofing, will have
ample sheds and will be equipped
with modern conveniences. It is be
ing built considerably farther from
the track than the old one was. The
Southern officials are preparing to
Improve and beautify the surround
ing yard and grounds.
The Belmont high school began
the session of 191:5-14 Monday morn
ing with a total enrollment of 295,
the largest for the first day in the
history of the schools. This, Tues
day morning, the enrollment had
reached a total of :i."0. Prof. H, A.
Query is again at the head of the
school as principal and is ably as
sisted by Misses Ethel Stowe, Mary
Hall, Meliabel Crawford and Lena
Green, Mesdames W. R. Stowe and
H. B. Stowe and Mr. A. A. Arm
strong. During the summer quite a
number of improvements have been
made on the school property and
equipment, the most important per
haps being the installation of a com
plete chemical laboratory. This Is
the second high school in the coun
ty to install a chemical laboratory,
Dallas being the first. On account
of the heavy enrollment an addition
al teacher will be required at once.
Another great improvement to be
made within the next few weeks and
which will prove a great convenience
to the school pupils will be the con
struction of a concrete sldewalK
from the central part of town to
the school building, a distance of
several blocks.
Rev. W. S. Lacy and Mr. A. A.
Cathey leave this afternoon for
Kings Mountain to represent the
Belmont Presbyterian church at the
regular fall meetinffSf Kings Moun
tain Presbytery.
The Lohengrin "Wedding Chorus
was sung by a choir composed of lit
tle kinspeople of the bride, and a so
lo, "Oh, Promise Me," was sung by
Mrs. John D. Mauney, of Hickory,
Mrs. James A. Page, of Clover, S. C,
and Miss Pearl Little, of this place,
played selections while the guests
were being 6eated, but Mrs. W. A.
Ridenhour, of this place, performed
at the pipe organ during the ceremo
nies. Immediately after the marriage
ceremony Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Mauney
celebrated the fortieth anniversary
of their marriage by coming forward
and receiving the blessings of their
pastor, Rev. Charles K. Bell, who
took occasion to make some well
timed remarks on the long and use
ful life of these good people.
The bridal party left the church
accompanied by the straths of Men
delssohn's "Wedding March." re
pairing to the home of the bride'
parents, where an informal recep
tion was held for the out-of-town
guests, after which the happy youns
couple took a late train for the
mountains of western North Caroli
na, where they will spend several
days, and from there they will go to -.-the
home of the groom's parents at
China Grove for a few days visit.
They will be at home to their friends
in Lynchburg, Va., some time during
the early days of October.
Among the out-of-town guests t
was Mr. Rufus R. Roberts, who wan
best man for Mr. J. S. Mauney at t
the time of his marriage 40 year
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