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GASTOMA, X. C.
TUESDA- .iJ'TJKXOOX, OCTOBER 21, 1913.
NO. Si.
VOL. 'XXXIX.
SUM OF $1,144 IS RAISED
SHOHT LOCAL IT EH
FOUR CAPITAL GASES
IN SOCIAJJIRCLES
LATEST FYENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
HEWS OF THE COUfiTY
LATEST FROM 'OUR CORRESPONDENTS
BOAHO OF TRADE SEESS TO BE ASSURED
ON DOCKET FOR TRIAL THIS WEEK
.Volunteer Committee of F
$1,144 in Two and a IBUf
Yesterday for Support o
Trade Not Half the
Men Yet Seen Will Cntlnue
Canvass This Afternoon and To
Morrow Much Interest Shovvn In
Forward Movement.
Within the short spare or two ana
a half hours yesterday afternoon tne
volunteer committee of five business
men, working together, secured sig
natures to a pledge for the support
of a board of trade guaranteeing tne
sum of $1,14 4 for the support for
the first year. As not half of the
business men of the city have yet
been seen, the start made seems to
indicate that the required sum of $2,
000 to $3,000 will be raised without
doubt. The -committee expects to "re
sume its canvass this afternoon and,
it necessary, continue it tomorrow.
.Messrs. J. L. Beal. J. H. Separk, J.
M. Holland, F. L. Smyre and U. II.
Marvin constitute the committee
which voluteered to take this work
and the hianner in which they are
carrying it out Is a tribute to tne
energy and civic pride of these men.
Following is the agreement which
the business men of Gastonia are
being asked to sign:
"Feeling the imperative need or a
life and energetic up-to-date board
of trade for the City of Gastonia, and
feeling that, through the efforts or
such an organization, great Impetus
and extension would be given to tne
industrial and commercial life or
our city, and feeling that such an
organization must be ejected as an'
organization separate and distinct
from all other organizations, we,
the unde.slgntd. agree to enter Into
the organization of such a board of
trade, and become active supporters
of nd workers, in said board ot
trade, provided that the Initiation
fee will not exceed ten dollars and.
that the dues shail not exceed one
dollar per month."
The present call for the organiza
tion of a live board of trade Is one
that is appealing to the business
men of the city who realize now as
perhaps they have never realized
before the Imperative demand for it.
That there may be no misunder
standing of the proportion whatev
er, the members of this committee
wish it understood that they nave
simply volunteered their work as a
committee to get the business men
of the city together on this import
ant proposition and that they nave
nothing whatever to do with the or
ganization of the boa-d of trade, ex
cept as individual citizens ot tne
town. As soon as they secure
pledges covering the required
amount of money to operate tne
board for one year, a meeting of the
signers and all other interested cit
izens will be called when a Perman
ent working organization will be ef
fected. INITIATIVE AND RKFKREXDUM.
Subject Assigned for High School
Debating Union of State Triang
ular Debates in March and April.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHAPEL HILL, Oct. 18. The
query that will be discussed by the
schools having membership In tne
High School Debating Union or
North Carolina this year Is: "Re
solved, That the Constitution of
North Carolina should be so amend
ed aa to Allow the Initiative and
Referendum in State-wide Leeisia
tion." A pamphlet of sixty or sev
enty pages containing arguments on
both sides of this query and refer
ences by which additional material
can be secured will be sent to all
schools that are members of the
Debating Union. This material will
be published and will reach the
schools not later than November J.
Every secondary and high school
in the State is invited and urged to
become a member of the union and
participate in this debate-. Every
school that enters will be arranged
In a triangle with two other schools
for a triangular debate, each school
'putting out two teams, one on tne
affirmative and the other on the
negative. JSvery school that wins
both' of Its debates will send both
teams to Chapel Hill to contest for
the Aycock Memorial Cup. The tri
angular debates throughout the
' State will be held the latter part of
March and the final the eaily part or
April. At this time in Chap-1 Hill,
there will be held the "High School
Week" of the University. In addi
tion to the final contest of the de
bating union for the Avcock Cup.
there will be held conferences or
high school teachers in the Peabody
education building, the Inter-Scho:-astic
contest, and a declamation
contest. The hearty eo-operatfon of
' every school man of the State ' Is
asked in the making of. this week a
romplete success.
- Last year the success of the De-
the woman suffrage question were
held-In ninety North Carolina com
. m unities, participated In by 360 de-
haters, they were listened to ty an
. djences that were large .and repre-
ftortst ve. nil oenent in dudiic
spe-M-s.and thinking, the stimulus
'to the school spirit, the. social Jn-
jve lUIse
Hour
Ilioal of
Ilufinrss
THE MOVEMENTS OF CA3TCH PEti'U
Personal Items About Gaston Folks
and Their Friends - Short Items
About People" and Things That
Are of Interest to Cazctie Rcad-ers.
It's time to put 'em on again.
Did you chaso your hat yester
day? Some folkn did.
"The Leopard's Spots'" at the
opere. house tomorrow night.
.Mr. J. J. Ormand, of Beotienier
City, was in Gastonia on ousiutbd J
yesterday. I
Mr. D. M. Ford visited the fam- :
ily of -Mr. James L. .Moss or VorK- i
ville, route three, last week. j
ReV. E. N. Crowder, pastor or i
the Stanley .Methodist church, was a
Gastonia visitor Saturday. I
Rock Hill Herald, ISth: Brady I
Johnson, of Gastonia, visited tne
" fair" hero yesterday.
Require J. T. It. Dameron. of '
Bessemer City, route one, v. as in
town Saturday to hear Mr. Clarence
Poe's address. j
.Misses Verdie and Alice Car- !
penter, of Modena street, spent tne
week-end at Crouse visiting .Mr. J. ,
L. Plonk and family. j
Mr. Hugh A. Rankin, of Jack
son Springs, returned ho;ne yester- '
day after spending several days in
tlio county with relatives.
Miss Essie Bradley, of West I
Gastonia, is a patient at the City ;
Hospital, where she will undergo an '
operation for appendicitis tomorrow.
' Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Smyre, wtio
have been sending the summer at
their summer home at Zlrconia,
near Hendersonville, returned to
the city last Friday for the winter, i
Mrs. Joo Falls, of Cluster
street, underwent an operation ui ;
the City Hospital yesterday mom.nji '
and is reported as recovering sat
isfactorily. Friends of Mrs. Nancy WhlOe.
widow of the late John B. White, j
w ill regret to learn that she is quite j
ill at her home in Daiias. Mrs. .
White euffercd a stroke of paralysis
yesterday morning and ia consider
ed in a serious condition.
Mr. John J. George, of nesse
mer City, who represenrs Sidney
Sp'.tzer & Co., of Toledo, Ohio, re- I
turned Saturday from Burnsvilie, '
where he purchased for his firm the
er.ti:o .-sue of $125, 0U0 Yancey
county road bonds.
Mrs. M. C. Thorn left yesterday
morning for Kannapolis to be the
guest for a few days of Mrs. James
Leach, formerly Miss Kreglow, of
this city. From Kannapolis Mrs. I
Thorn will go to Hickory to spend a 1
week visiting her parents, Mr. and ;
Mrs. W. H. Penny.
Friends of Chairman John F.
Leeper, of the board of county com
missioners, who wasxeported Satur
day as being qultill at his home
in Belmont. ViUbe glad to learn j
that he Is mur better today. While j
not yet able to be out, Mr. Leeper Is j
improving and hopes to be able to (
bo out in a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Cliff Spence, wno j
went recently from .Monroe to os
tic for the former's health, have re
turned to Mount Holly where they
will reside. Mfs. Spence is a daugh-
ter of Mr. R. (j?Babington, of Gas
tonia. Mr. Spence been con
ducting a plumbing business in Mon
roe until a short time ago when ne
was stricken with a 6erious malady.
His condition is such as to cause ap
prehension among his many friends.
Those of our readers who have
been reading the serial story, "The
Leopard's Spots," which has been j
running in The Gazette ror several
weeks, will find the concluding chan
ter of the story in this issue. The
play based on the novel will be pre
sented at the Gastonia opera nouse
tomorrow night, Wednesday. Octo
ber 22nd. under the personal direc
tion of the author, and will doubt
less be witnessed by a large audi
ence. We are requested by the mana
ger of the Gastonia opera house to
convey to the public the assurance
that the presentation of "The leop
ard's Spots" to be gien here Wed
nesday night lwilV be absolutely
identical with $jC to be given at
Charlotte on the following nieht.
There Is only one company giving
the play, and every person appear
ing at the Charlotte performance
will also appear here. Because a
number of small towns are on the
company's schedule, the special
scenery has been purposely con
structed for use on any stage, how
ever small, and every foot of the
soecial scenery wITT be used here.
No one need hesitate tn fear that the
performance here will not be In eve
ry detail the same as that given at
Charlotte or any ether city.
See Gastonia Furniture Co. for
Houte Mantels, grates and tiling.
Residents on rural routes rhonld
e return envelope. et them few
say mote I the county SO rest
10O at Th iaett noire.
structlon, form the basis for tne
hore that this year practically every
school of secondary nature in Nortn
Carolina, no matter whether sup
ported by the public or by private
individuals, or by denominations,
will be enrolled In '.be Debating Un
ion for this contu;.-
Criminal Docket for Present Term of
Superior Court Contains Four
Capital Cases and Large Number
of Minor Cases Judge Webb
Presiding True Kill Against Gil
bert Melton for Murder of Alex
Sutton Civil Court Again Next
Week.
There are four capital cases on
the docket of Gaston County Super
ior Court which is now in session.
'I hey are as follows: State vs. W. S.
Davis, white, for the murder o:
Frank Mauney at Harden August
23rd; State vs. Otho Volentlne,
colored, for the murder of Bertna
Steel, colored, at Lowell about tnree
weeks ago: State vs. Marshall Smltn,
white, for rape; State vs. Gilbert Mel
ton, white, for the murder of Alex
Sutton, colored, in Gastonia last
Saturday. As yet no time has Deen
set for the trial of any of these cases,
though it is presumed that they Iwli
all be tried durinig the week.
Court convened yesterday morning
with Judge J. L. W'ebb, of Shelby,
presiding and Solicitor George W.
Wilson prosecuting for the State.
There are 139 cases on the docket,
the majority of them the usual cases
of minor importance. Not a few or
them, however, require considerable
time to dispose of.
The case of the State vs. William
L. Dunn, alias Irish Jimmy, remains
on the docket, pending disposition
of the appeal to the Supreme Court.
He was convicted at the August term
of court of robbing the McAdert Mills
office and was given a sentence o
eight years In the penitlary. His
attorneys, Messrs. Mangum & Woltz,
gave notice of appeal and his appetl
bond was fixed at $2,000. The an
peal, however, has not as yet been
perfected, though the sixty days has
expired.
WHITK MAX KILLS NEGRO.
Gilbert f Melton, Kmploye of Arm
strong Mill, Shoots and Kills Alex
Sutton, Young Negro Employe of
Icn Company Killing Apparently
Vn provoked Melton Committed
to Jail Without Bond to Await
Trial Will Probably Face Jury
This Week. '
Gilbert Melton, a white man ap
parently about 45 years of age, snot
and almost instantly killed Alex
Sutton, colored, aged about 20, Sat
urday morning about 10 o'clock near
the Armstrong Mill in (he Soutnern
part of the city. Five shots were
fired in rapid succession and at least
three of them inflicted mortal
wounds in the lungs and abdomen.
Within fifteen minutes after tne
shooting Sutton was dead. A phy
sician was summoned promptly but
on arrival found him in a dying con
dition. The dead youth was a son
of Ross Sutton, a well-known local
negro and was employed by the Gas
tonia Ice & Coal Co. as a flonvery
boy on one of its wagons, of whlcn
Sam Wise was driver.
Within less than an hour after trie
killing Melton was safely behind the
bars in the city jail. He was captur
ed about two miles from the scene
of the tradegy in a corn field on the
farm of Mr. Harvey Hanna soutn
west of the city. He was arrested by
Chief of Police Wiley Carroll, as
sisted by Policemen Hord, Conrad
and Lindsay, who were accompanied
on the chase by-two or three others.
When taken he was armed with tne
revolver used In shooting Sutton,
which he had re-loaded. He did not
resist, however. The officers went
after him in a buggy and on horse
back and made 'quick work of tne
Job. They were after him insidp o"
tn minutes after they were notified
of the homicide.
From, the best information obtain
able it appears that the killing was
unjustifiable and was the result of
whiskey. Melton was drinking and
when caught and landed at the city
hall was under the Influence oi in
toxicants. It appears that Simon
was walking down the street at the
mill delivering ice. According to
eye witnesses Melton, without prov
ocation, said to the negro, "I'm go
ing to kill you." To this the neero
replied, "What for. boss. I aint
done nothln to you." Melton, it is
stated, replied, "I'm going to kill
you anyway." and drawing his pis
tol from a holster concealed under
his coat began firing at the unfort
unate youth. Walking hurriedly
away he re-loaded his pistol as he.
went and is said to have remarked
that he would kill the first man that
attempted to lay hands on him. The
only explanation of the commission
of the crime seems to He in the fact
that Melton was crazed with drrntt.
Melton had been at the Armstron?
Mill five or six weeks, having gone
there from the Loray Mill, Origin
ally, it is understood, he came here
from upoer East Tennessee or West
ern North Carolina. He was em
ployed as outside carpenter but
worked little and drank a good deal.
The management of the Armstrong
Mill found him an undesirable ten
ant and had, that morning, notified
him to vacate their house. The oth
er members of the family, it Is un
derstood, are good peaceable employ
es. Rumor has It that Melton, an
gered by the notice to leave ana
erased by cheap liquor,- had threat
ened to kill the superintendent of
the mill, Mr. Forest Kincald, and
The Gazette desires
to make this column a
full and complete mir
ror of Gastonia's social
life. In' order to at
tain this end it is nec
essary for us to have
the co-operation of the
ladies of the town and
we invite them to fur
nish us information
concerning any events
of a social nature in
Gastonia or the coun
ty. If you know of
unything that ought
to go in this column,
tali Phone No. 50 'and
give us the details.
We will appreciate It.
When sending written
communications d o
not fail to sign your
name not for use but
that we may know the
source.
CHORAL PRACTICE
WITH MRS. BARKLEY.
We are requested to announce
that the Music Club's choral prac
tice, which Is usually held on Satur
day afternoons, will be held tonight,
beginning at 7:30 o'clock, with Mrs.
Fred Barkley at her residence on
West Second avenue. All members
are requested to be present and
bring their music.
MISS ARMSTRONG
TO ENTERTAIN.
At her home on South York street
this afternoon at 4 o'lock Miss
Clara Armstrong will entertain a
number of her friends In honor of
her house guest, Miss Madely Cutch
in, of Richmond. Va. Miss Cutchin
arrived in the city Friday and will
be 'Miss Armstrong's guest for some
time.
ATTENDING MEETING
AT ROCK HILL.
Mrs. A. F. Whitesldes. Miss Wil
lie McKemy and Miss Ida Pursley
leave today for Rock Hill, S. C,
where they will attend the fifth an
nual convention of the Woman s
Missionary Union of the First Pres
bytery. Mrs. Whitesldes goes as
first vice-president of the Union,
Miss McKenny as leader of the local
Junior Union, and Miss Pursley as
delegate from the. local Woman's
Missionary Society. Mrs. White
sides and Miss Pursley will also take
part on the program. The meeting
will continue through Thursday.
MAY PRODUCE ROW.
Government Experts and North Car
olinians Disagree About Dr. Von
Ruckus Alleged Tuberculosis Ser
um. A Washington special to Friday
morning's Charlotte Observer says:
A great row is threatened between
Government experts on the one slde
and North Carolinians on the other
over Dr. Karl Yon Ruck's treatment
for tuberculosis. In fact there nas
already been a row, and before tne
investigation now on is closed tne
United States Senate will take a
hand.
The Senate, by resolution, request
ed of directed the United States
Public Health Service to investigate
and report on the Von Ruck treat
ment. Friends of Von Ruck asked
for the Government investigation
when the controversy over tne
Friedman cure was boiling.
Dr. George H. Mebane got Secre
tary Daniels of the Navy to send
down an expert to look into the Von
Ruck "remedy."
Dr. E. R. Stitt of the hospital ser
vice of the Navy went to Asheville to
see Dr. Von Ruck, and to study the
treatment. Dr. Stitt has not made
his report, but it Is reported that he
was favorably Impressed with tne
Von Ruck treatment.
Later the Public. Health Service
sent Dr. A. M. Stlmson to Asheville
to make an investigation under tTle
Senate resolution. It Is said that
Dr. Von Ruck did not like Dr. Stlm
son 's methods, and now Dr. J. F. An
derson, who, with Dr. Stlmson, went
to New York to look Into the Fried
man treatment is on the Von Ruck
work.
Within the next 30 days, it is un
derstood, a report will be made to
tb Senate on the Von Ruck treat
ment, and a great explosion Is pre
dicted. was headed that way when, for some
reason, he killed the negro. His rep
utation for drinking is said to be
bad. It is rumored, though whether
there is any foundation for the ru
mor is not known, that Melton kilt
ed a man in Tennessee and fled to
Western North Carolina whence he
came here.
In municipal court yesterday
morning Melton, through his attor
neys, 'Mangum & Woltz, waived ex
amination and was committed- by
Judge Jones to the county Jail to
await trial.
A. true, bill for murder has been
returned against him by. the grand
jury now in session and he . will
probably 'be tried this week.
Horn
To Mr. and Mrs. Walter Ramseur,
Monday, October 20, 1913, a daugn-te.-.
To Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Jones. Fri
day, October lJr 1913, a daughter.
Death of a Child,
Mary Frances Kimbro. aged one
year and ten days, the little daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. George KlmDro,
died at their home near the Clara
Mill last Tuesday aftter a short ill
ness. The body was taken to Mt.
Holly Wednesday and the burial took
place at Mountain Island.
Addition To The Dunn.
At a meeting of the stockholders
of the Dunn Manufacturing Company
held last Tuesday the directors
were authorized to proceed with the
erection of an addition to the mill
which will bring the equipment up
to 10,000 spindles. The extension
will be built to the west end of the
present building and will be 75 Dy
1"0 feet. Work will begin within a
short time.
Mrs. Armstrong's Father Dead.
Friends of Mrs. Clyde C. . Arm
strong will regret to learnof the
death of her father, MY. Robert
Bass, which occurredfT nine o'clock
Friday night at his home at Cunning
ham, N. C. Mr. Bass was 79 years
old on the day of his death, and
died from an attack of heart dis
ease. Mr. and Mrs. Armstrong left
late Friday night for Cunningham,
where the funeral was conducted
Monday.
Given Road Sentences.
In municipal court yesterday
morning k Charles Odom, colored,
faced Judged Jones on three cnarges
and was given sentences as follows:
For assault, 30 days on the roads;
for forcible trespass, 60 days on the
roads; for carrying concealed
weapons, four months on the roads.
Through his attorneys, Messrs.
Mangum and Woltz, he gave notice
of appeal to Superior Court. Other
cases were disposed of as follows:
Ernest Kimball, white, drunk and
disorderly, fined $3 and costs; Brooks
Ralney, colored, drunk and stagger
Jng, fined $3 and costs.
Box Supper a Success.
The box supper given Saturday
night at the home of Mr. W n.
Clemmer at the Loray for the bene
fit of the building fund of the Sec
ond A. R. P. church was a decided
success. The sum of $4fi was real
ized. A splendid feature of the ev
ening was the music furnished by
the Loray Concert Band. A box of
candy for the prettiest girl present
went to Miss Lula Whitesldes, while
Mr. Charles Clemmer received a
cake of soap for being the ugliest
man on the grounds. The attend
ance was good and all had a most
enjoyable time.
i Gastonia Holds Her Place.
The following special from Wash
ington to Sunday's Greensboro
News will be of Interest to Gas
tonlans: "Gastonia will not lose
her place In the list of buildings to
be constructed by the federal gov
ernment by reason of the contract
being held up until additional funds
could be appropriated. Senator
Overman and Representative Webb
succeeded in getting an additional
appropriation and the treasury de
partment officials said today that
the building would be erected Just
as soon as It would have been hacr
not the nlans been held tin tempora
rily." This simply confirms the
statement published In The Gazette
on October 10th on the strength of
an interview with Congressman
Webb.
Mrs. Williams' Brother Killed.
Friends of Mrs. Turner Williams,
of this city, will regret to learn of
the accidental death of her brother,
young Claud Bowles, aged 13 years,
which occurred late Saturday after
noon at his home In Atlanta. Re
ports received here indicate that tne
boy's companions with whom he
was playing dared him to climb an
electric light pole. He "took tne.
dare" and climbed the pole, wavrng
his hand from the top to his com
panions. As be did so his hand
touched a wire where the insulation
had worn off and be was instantly
killed by the high voltage current.
His body fell to the ground, crush
ing his skull. The sad accident was
witnessed by Mrs. Bowles, the motn
er of the boy, and his sister, who
were sitting on the porch of their
home. Mrs. Williams went to Atlan
ta Saturday night upon receipt of
the message announcing the sad
news. The body was brought to
Chester. S. C, the former home of
the family, where it was buried to
day, funeral services having been
conducted' at the home in Atlanta
yesterday. - .
Big line of guaranteed Ranees,
Stores and Heaters at Gastonia For
niture Company.
Farmers, rardeners aosd poItry
men will find sometMiur f Interest
tn thm h .TTw OmaMtm almost eiiiin
I week. Subscribe and fcerp Bp.
Newsy Letters from Gazette Oof
pondents Here and There OTSS'
Good Old Gaston What On
Neighbors Are Doing In the Va
lom Sections of the Con n r y -Per
sonal Mention of People Tov
Know and Some You Don't KboW
MRS. MARY V, SUGG DEAD.
Well-Known Kings Mountain Lad i 1
Expires Suddenly at Advanced
Age Remains to be Taken to Old
Home Near Wilnon for Burial
Member of Iromlnent Family.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
KINGS MOUNTAIN. Oct. 21.
Mrs. Mary Vines Sugg, one of
Kings Mountain's best known and
most, highly esteemed women, died
suddenly at her home here last '
night at 9:30 o'clock. Death was
due to Jieart failure and came with
out any premonitl6n, the end belns?
peaceful and without a struggle.
She had been in her usual health '
and during the day had been up .and
about the house. She was preparing
to retire and lay down on a couca
for a moment's rest. Her niece.
Miss Katie Garrett, who live wltn
her, glanced at the couch a moment
later and discovered that she was
dead.
Mrs. Sugg was the widow of the
late Capt. Redding Sugg, for many '
years one of the town's most prom-
inent meji, who died some five or a.x
years ago. He was a captain In the '
Confederate army. Deceased was
73 years and four days old and had
lived here for more than 40 years.
She was a native of Wilson county
and a member of the Vines family, '
once very prominent in that section ( '
of the State. Her sister, Mrs. Cobb,
still lives at the old Vines home
near Wilson. 'According to instruc
tions given by her some time ago
her body, together with that of her
husband, which was interred at
KingB Mountain, will find a last 4 ;
resting place in the family burying ;
ground at the old home in Wilson
county. The funeral party and the
remains of both will leave Kings -Mountain
on No. 12 this afternoon,
following funeral services to beheld .
at the late residence at 2 o'clock.
Rev. M. B. Clegg, pastor of the '
Methodist church, of which she had
been a loyal member for many years. -will
officiate Those accompanying
the bodies will be Miss Katie Gar
rett and her. sister, Mrs. . Herbert ,
Rarrow, of Spartanburg: Mr. Ed
Barnes, a nephew, and Mr. Thomas
Fulton, the undertaker and a per
sonal friend of the deceased.
In the death of Mrs. Sugg Kings '
Mountain loses one of its best loved
women. Her home was famous for
its hospitality and she was ever
ready to extend the hand of charity
to anyone who needed it. She was
a great lover of flowers and greatly t
endeared herself to all who knew,
her by her cheerful disposition.
IRON STATION NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
IRON STATION. Oct . 20. STrs.
D. A. Troutman and daughter Miss '
Jennie, were shopping in Charlotte-1
Wednesday.
Prof. R. H. SIgmon. of Lin coin ton,
has been elected principal of the
school here.
Mr. O. T. Hallman, of Charlotte,
spent the week-end with his par- '
ents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Hallman.
Miss Lou Boggs, who has been,
spending a part of the summer her v
with Mrs. Will Lockman. left last
week for Lowesvllle to teach school
this winter.
Mrs. Luther Sen ter, of Lincoln- .
ton. Is visiting her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Ievl Sherrlll.
Mr. Ernest Robinson, of Harden, '
spent Saturday and Sunday wltln
homefolkc. i
Mr. Beattle. of Charlotte, has T'
been visiting Mr. and Mrs. Will
Lockman. ;
Gastonia Cotton.
Good Middling 13 l-2c'
Cotton Seed . .35c
Death of B. K. Couper.
Mr. B. K. Couper, a prominent
business man of Spartanburg, and
senior member of the firm of B. K. a
Couper b. Co., cotton brokers, who'
recently opened a branch office to
this city, died suddenly Sunday night
at his home in Spartanburg trom an
attack of heart disease. Mr. Coup
er was found dead in bed Monday
morning and a physician who was
summoned, announced that he
had been dead several hours. Jir.
C. T. Brown, who has been manager
of the firm's branch office here since
It was opened, was called to Spar
tanburg yesterday morning to take .
charge of the firm's office there un
til another member of the firm. Mr.
J. A. Leathers, could reach there'
from Texas. - -
Special prices on Furniture, Stove
and House-furnishings at Gaatontsi -Furniture
Company. I
Miss Hallle Torrence Returned
this - morning from Birmingham.
AUu where she went spme time ago
on a visit to her friend and. class
mate, Miss Mary Rati! I. At tne
wedding of Miss Rattiff and Mr.
John Cox, on last Wednesday night,
which was a brilliant . social event. .
Miss Torrence was one of the
bridesmaids.
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