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VOL. XXXIV.
GASTONIA, X. C.
Fit I DAY AFTKKXOOX, OCTO KKH 24, 1913.
NO. 85.
$3,000 IS SUBSCRIBED
BOARD OF TRADE NOW AN ASSURED FACT
SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
MURDER TRIAL N 0 IV ON
IN SOGIAUJIRCLES
LATEST RENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
HEWS OF JE COOIHY
LATEST FROM MB CORRESPONDENTS
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
SLATER OF FRANK KAUNEY AT THE BAR
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THE
GAS'
Committee Has Secured Pledges
from 138 Business Men, Making a
Total of $3,036 Subscribed for
Support of Commercial Organiza
tion Secretary Dabney, pf Rich
mond Chamber of Commerce, In
vited to Come aud Abh,t in Or
ganisation. Since Tuesday the volunteer com
mittee which has been engaged in
soliciting support among the busi
ness men of the city for a board of
trade have added to the sum previ
ously raised $1,89 2, making a total
pledged to date of 13,036. This rep
resents 138 members, all of whom
have signed the agreement to join
this commercial organization. With
in the next day or two the commit
tee expects to add to this number At
least 12 more, giving a total of 150
members to organize with, the goal
which was had In view when tne
movement first started.
Mr. Dabney, secretary of tne
Richmond, Va., Chamber of Com
merce, and Mr. J. Leake Carraway,
secretary of the Greater Charlotte
Club, have been Invited to come 10
Gastonia and address the meeting or
these business men and assist in per
fecting a permanent organization.
These are two of the livest commer
cial secretaries in the Southeastern
States and their assistance in this
important work will be invaluable.
The exact date for the meeting will
be announced within th-e nexi Tew
days, in the meantime the commit
tee expects to push ahead with Its
. work and, if possiDie, run the mem
bership consideraoly above the fig
ure first set, namely 150. Within a
few days the list of pledged mem
bers will be made public.
The committee, which is composed
of Messrs. J. L. Deal, J. H. fcepari.,
G. H. Marvin, F. L. Smjre and J. M.
Holland, Is greatly encouraged by
the almost unanimous support lUej
have met with from the business
men of the town. There Is evident
a determination on the part of the
enterprising business men of tne
city to put this proposition througn.
It is already assured. The object
now is to make it unanimous and
have on the membership roll a rep
resentative from every business of
every kind within the city.
On behalf of the committee The
Gazette wisnes vj state that as yet
there are quite a number of busi
ness men whom they have not been
able to see. Some of these tney
have called on a number of times
but found them either out or tne
city or out of their places of busi
ness. It is their Intention to see ev
ery one of them but if. in any way
whatever, any business man has not
been waited upon yet by the com
mittee they would like for such a
one to see personally some member
of the committee and give in his
membership.
MISSIONARY DAY.
Miss Alexander, Missionary to India,
Will Deliver Two Addresses Xext
Sabbath at First A. R. P. Churcli
Reception Saturday Afternoon.
Memebrs of the First Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church will
celebrate next Sabbath. October 26
as Missionary Day. Ttye chief fea
ture of the day will be two addresses
on missions by Miss Minnie Alexan
der, who has been for Beven years
one o the. church's missionaries In
India, and is now at home on a year s
furlough. Miss Alexander's home is
at Huntersvllle, but she is spending
much of her time while in this coun
try on 'her furlough making address
es on the subject of missions. She
is to arrive here Saturday from Rock
Hill, S. C. where she attended the
meeting of the Woman,' Missionary
unoin this week.
On Saturday afternoon a reception
will be given in Miss Alexander's
honor at the home of Dr. and Mrs.
D. A. Garrison on South York street.
All the ladies of the congregation
are invited to be present and meet
Mi sb Alexander.
Miss Alexander will speak at II
o'clock Sabbath, morning and at
7:30 o'clock Sabbath night, and the
public is cordially invited to hear
her.
Mr. V.,0, "Willis, of Charlotte,
purchased this week from Mr. L. H.
Balthis a lot 75 by 170 feet on
., South Chester street adjoining tne
property of Mr. W. I Balthis. - Jav.
Willis is the father of Mr. George G.
Willis, oi Gastonla. He expects w
build a residence on this lot some
' time in the near future and occupy
It. Mr. Willis Is a- traveling sales
man, representing Rice & Hntcbins,
a large shoe house of Boston. He
and his Tamily will receive a warm
welcome to "Gastonta.
Personal Items About Gaston Folks
and Their Friends Short Items
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Gazette Readers.
-Gastonia is a busy town. Its
truer now than ever before.
Gastonla will soon have gas
and maybe local street cars.
Dr. J. M. Caldwell, of BlacKs
burg, was a Gastonla visitor yester
day. Mrs. O. D. Carpenter and Mr.
Perry Carpenter, of Worth, were
visitors in the city yesterday.
Mr. J. W. Kirkpatrick, of
Yorkville, passed thiough the cliy
yesterday ep route to Charlotte ou
business.
Mr. R. R. Ray, secretary ana
treasurer of the McAden Mills. Mc-
Adenville, was a Gastonla visreor
yesterday.
Mr. J. Iseajur Carraway, secre
tary of the Greater Charlotte Club,
was in the city on business yesrer
day afternoon.
Mrs. R. H. Shields retujaed to
her home in Charlotte yesterilnj af
ter a yisit to her daughter and son-in-law,
Dr. and Mrs. F. H. AunerE.
Mr. G. T. Walker, of Re.dsville.
arrived Wednesday on a vis't to h!s
son, Mr. J. S. Walker, and family at
their home on WeBt Main avenue.
'Miss Sledge and Miss Plonk, of
the Kings Mountain rtrfed school'
faculty, were the guests Wednesday
of Miss Delia Nolen and attended tne
Leopard s Spots.
Gastonla Lodge No. 369, A. F.
and A. M., will hold a called mee
in tonight, beginning at 7:30
o'clock, and do work in the third
degree.
Mrs. James M. Murrey, of Iew
isburg, Tenn., arrived in the city last
night to be the guest for some time
of her daughter, Mrs. Emmet D. At
kins. There will be a meeting of the
Gaston County Poultry Association
at the city hall tonight at 7:30. ;
All persons Interested In the matter
of holding a poultry show are re
quested to be present.
Messrs. C. B. Newton, G. C.
Moss, M. T. Saunders, W. A. Cald
well and Floyd Skldmore are at
tending the meeting of the Soutn
Fork Association as representatives
of East Gastonla Baptist churcn.
Mr. Jack Lyon, of The Charlotte
Chronicle staff, was In town a short
while Wednesday afternoon in the
Interest of the Shriners' minstrel
performance to be given In Char
lotto November 6th.
Mill News, 23rd: T. M. Mc
Entlre, superintendent of the Loray
Mill at Gastonla, was in Charoltte
last Saturday conferring with other
members of the program committee
of the Southern Textile Association.
Rev. W. R. Beach, or Carey, ar
rived in the city yesterday on a visit
to his cousin. Rev. J. J. Beach, pas
tor of the East Gastonla Baptist
c hurch, and to attend the meeting of
the South Fork Baptist Association
at Mount Holly.
Messrs. Craig & Wilson, whose
advertisement appears .-on anotner
page, have received another car load
of go6d horses, mirC and mules.
They announce that they have some
extra fine pairs of large mules in
this lot.
Mr. R. L. Swan, formerly or
Gastonla but now of Columbia, S.
C, has been spending a day or two
In the city in the Interest of Schloss
Bros., of Baltinone clothlors for
whom he traveler Mr. Swan's many
friends were delighted to see him.
Mr. Thad Lowe and Mr. and
Mrs. L. Barkley, of Denver, were ;n
Gastonla the first of the week. They
come down to see Miss Mabel Bark
ley, who is a student at Linwood
College and who accompanied them
home.
A charter was recently issued
by the Secretary of Stale to the
Price Real Estate fe Iflsurance Co.,
of Gastonla, with au4iuthorized cap
ital stock of $50,000, with $10,000
paid in by J. L. Price, W. G. Queen,
D. T. Boger and others.
Attending the South Fork Asso
ciation meeting at Mount Holly an
representatives of the FirBt Baptist
church are Messrs. H. B. Moore, joe
S. Wray, G. G. Page and the pastor,
Rev. W. C. Barrett. Messrs. Henry
Groves and T. C. Smith were elected
alternates.
Heavy frosts have covered tne
earth every night thteweek. Pos
sum and 'taters anHpumpKins pies
are ripe. Overcoats feel good; fires
also. The ice man is Invisible; the
coal man smiles. Thanksgiving is
not' far off and Christmas Is acomm .
Without a doubt winter time is a
bout to be upon us again.
The Messrs. Gnlon, contractors
for the cement sidewalks being con
structed for the city; are now purt.ng
down the cemfcnm West Air Line
avenue opposilkbe passenger depot.
Recently sidewalks' have been built
on South street as far out as Fourth
avenue, and for short distances on
Second, Third and Fourth avenues.
Mr. R. B. Falls and family have
moved to Gastonla from . Llncolnton
and have gone to keeping house In
the Craig- cottage on West Fourth
avenue recently vacated by 'Mr. J.
M. Hoyle and family. . Air. Falls Is
ad man and make up man 'on The
Gazette,' a position he recently ac
cepted, s .
Yesterday and To-Day Consumed In
Superior Court by Trial of Case
Against W. S. Davis for Murder or
Frank Mauney at Harden Last
August Negro Found Guilty of
Manslaughter Criminal Court
Adjourns This Afternoon Cases
IHwposed of Civil Court Next
Week.
At noon today, the time of going
to press. Solicitor Wilson was clos
ing the argument for the prosecu
tion in the case of the State vs. W.
S. Davis, on trial for the murder or
Frank Mauney at Harden, this coun
ty, last August. Mr. Wilson was tne
last speaker. Following the Judge's
charge the case will be givtn to tne
jury and it will probably be dispos
ed of sometime this afternoon. The.
State Is asking for a verdict of guil
ty of second degree murder or man
slaughter and not first degree mur
der. This case was taken up wnen
court opened yesterday morning.
There was a large array of witness
es on both sides, the hearing of tes
timony taking more than half the
day. Argument by eonsel began at
about 3 o'clock In the afternoon and
continued until about 7 In the even
ing, being resumed this morning.
Mr. A. E. Woltz, of the law firm or
Mangum & Woltz, opened the argu
ment for the State. Solicitor Wil
son is being assisted in the prosecu
tion by Mangum & Woltz and S. B.
Sparrow. The defense Is 'represent
ed by Mr. S. J. Durham and Carpen
teV & Carpenter.
Davis killed Mauney on August
23rd in the course, It seems of a
drunken spree at Harden. He was
immediately arrested and placed m
jail here to await trial without bond.
In court yesterday his aged mother
sat beside him while nearby were
his wife and five or six children. It.
la stated that Davis is a native of
Caldwell county but came to Harden
from Oklahoma where be spent
about 15 years.
In the case of Otho Volentlne, col
ored, the jury returned a verdlct"jC
guilty of manslaughter. Volentlne
killed Bertha Steele, a negro woman,
near Ixwell a few weeks ago. Sen
tence has not yet been imposed by
the judge.
Two other capital cases on the
docket, that of the State vs. Gilberr
Melton, white, for the murder of
Alex Sutton, colored, and the State
vs. Marshall Smith, white, for rape,
were continued.
Court will adjourn immediately
upon the conclusion of the Davis
murder case and will re-convene
Monday morning for a week's civil
term with Judge M. II. Justice, or
Rutherfordton, presiding.
Following 1b a list of the cases
disposed of:
State vs. Jap Bess, retailing, nol
pros with leave.
State vs. Jap Bess, illicit distill
ing, hoi pros with leave.
State vs. drier Craig, forcible
trespass, off the dockett.
State vs. Lee Leeper, carrying
concealed weapon, nol pros with
leave.
State vs. Vest Jackson, embezzle
ment, bill changed to forcible tress
pass, judgment suspended on pay
ment of costs.
State vs. W. D. McAdoo, J. F.
Pearce and R. E. Pearce, embezzle
ment, noj pros with leave as to W.
D. 'McAdoo and F. E. Pearce; order
for capias for J. F. Pearce.
State vs. J. W. Summey, embezzle
ment, nol pros.
State vs. John Little and' Henry
McAllister, appeal, nol pros.
State vs. Wm. L. Dunn, alias
Irish Jimmy, robbery, appealed,
bond fixed at $2,000.
State vs. Chris Stowe, retailing,
defendant pleads guilty; prayer con
tinued: costs' to be paid at this
term ; defendant recognized to ap
pear at the next term.
State vs. Jane Lineberger, tres
passing; nol pros with leave.
State vs. Will McCullough and
Archie Morris, affray, found not
guilty.
State vs. W. R. Griffin, Eli Grif
fin and Mat Cunningham, nol pros.
State vs. Farrfa Huffstetler, re
tailing, Judgment suspended on
pavment of costs.
State vs. James White, Jr., Hulfla
White, Pough White, Pink Hollifleld
and James White, Jr., forcible tres
pass: guilty as to Ruffian White and
James White, Jr., not guilty as to
other defendants. Judgment sus
pended on payment of costs.
Stale vs. Ed Latta. disturbing
public worship, nol pros.
State vs. John Little, appeal Trom
mayor, fined $25 and costs.
State vs. Williams, drunk in pub
lic place, . Judgment suspended on
payment of costs.
State vs. Sam Rhyne, assault, fin
ed $20 and costs.
State vs. H. S. Sellers, retailing,
hoi pros with. leave.
State vs. Jacob Leach, retailing,
nol pros with leave.
State vs. Charlie Grier, larceny,
not guilty.
State vs. Mitch Sharp, assault.
Judgment suspended on payment of
costs.
State ts. Walter Davis, affray,
not gnllty.
State vs. Charles Costner, affray.
Judgment suspended on payment of
costs. . '
State vs. Clarence Richardson,
false pretense," Judgment suspended.
State vs. Labe Rudisill, retailing,
six cases consolidated, sentenced to
eight months on the roads. -r -
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
anything that ought
to go in this column,
rail Phone No. 30 and
give ns 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.
BAPTIST BAZAAR
AT RKLMOXT.
At a meeting of the Ladles' Aid
Society of the Baptist church at Bel
mont held Sunday afternoon It was
decided to hold the annual bazaar
given by that organization on Fri
day and Saturday, December 12th
and 13th. They have secured the
office of the Belmont Hotel In which
to display the articles which will be
offered for Bale.
THE ORIGINAL
THIRTEEN'.
Thirteen young ladles, members
of the younger social set in Gasto
nla, met at the home of Miss Lucy
Boyce on South York Btreet yester
day afternoon at 4 o'clock and or
ganized a new social club to be
known as . The Original Thirteen.
Meetings will be held every other
Tuesday afternoon. The omoera are
as follows: President. Miss Marie
Torrence; vice president. Miss Lucy
Boyce; secretary, Miss Nell McLean.
These, together with the following,
constitute the membership, Misses
Johnsle Adams, Clara Armstrong,
Annie McLean, Blanche and Myrtle
Gray, Katherine Mason, Jennie Pe
gram, Violet Rankin, Hallie Tor
rence and Lois Torrence.
5,000 Bales of Long Staple.
Mr. W. T. Rankin who, as presi
dent and treasurer of the Ozark
Mills, is perhaps buying more long
staple otton on the local market this
season than anl otherje buyer. Is
authority for tpe statement that
Gaston county 1iifpoduce this sea
son 5,000 bales of long staple cotton.
Most of this is of the Lewis variety,
originated in Gaston county by Mr.
E. P. Lewis and now famous
throughout this entire section. Last
year the county produced 4,000
bales. Mr. Rankin has been over a
good part of the county and has ,
kept closely in toucn with tne rarm
ers and for this reason is well
posted on the crop. His estimate,
which will perhaps surprise many
Gazette readers, is concurred in by
many others and Is no doubt correct.
The price this season has ranged
from 16 to 17 cents.
Mrs. Violet J. Hoke Dead.
The many friends In the county of
Mrs. Violet J. Hoke will learn witn
deep regret of her death which oc
curred at Llncolnton this morning
at 7 o'clock. The funeral and bur
ial will take place at Llncolnton to
morrow afternoon. Deceased was a
daughter If th late Augustus Me
Lean and lwas about 74 years old.
She was atajtfunt of Messrs. Robert
C. and Leaii McLean and a first
cousin of Sheriff J. D. B. McLean, of
Gastonla. Her husband died many
years ago. One son, Mr. Gus Hoke,
a Llncolnton business man. survives.
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. McLean vfent to
Llncolnton Tuesday to be at her bed
side. Sheriff McLean and Mr. and
Mrs. Iean McLean and perhaos oth
ers will go to Llncolnton In the
morning to attend the funeral. Mrs.
Hoke underwent a serious opera
tion at the Llncolnton Hospital ten
days ago and never rallied from the
effects of It. Deceased was a wo
man of a h'gh type of Christian char
acter and had a host of relatives
and friends In Gaston county, where
she visited quite often.
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State vs. Frank L. Wilson, Tom
Eidson and R. O. Costner, earn at
knowledge of a girl between 10 and
14 years of age. Defendant Wilson
called and failed. Judgment nisi
sci fa and capias. Bond fixed tn
-sum of $300 each; bond to he Justi
fied and cause continued.
State vs. Avery Willis and Carl.
Slsk, fined $5 each and one-half the
cost.
State vs. Bob Campbell, bigamy,
nol pros.
State vs. Charles Odum, carrying
concealed weapons, forcible tres
pass, not guilty.
State vs. : Robert Campbell, f and
a, four, months on the roads.
State vs. Arthur Pasour, assault,
nol pros. . . . , . -
To Install Paxtor.
On Sunday night, October 26th,
at 7:30 o'clock. Rev.JCA. Camp
bell will be instahas as pastor of
the Loray Presbyterian church.
Rev. J. H. Henderllte, pastor of the
First Presbyterian church, will pre
side and preach the sermon. The
charge to the pastor will be deliver
ed by Rev. R. A. Miller, or Loweh,
and the charge to the congregation
by Dr. C. E. Adams. On account or
this service there will be no preacn
Ing at the First Presbyterian church
Sunday night.
Prof. Ilrogden's Itinerary.
Prof. L. C. Brogden, State Super
visor of Elementary Schools, Is to
spend the entire week In Gaston
county next week, holding meetings
for the public school teachers at
the following Places: Dallas. Mon
day. October 27: Belmont. Tuendav.
Oct. 28; Cherryvllle, Wednesday,
October 29; Bessemer City, Thurs
day, Oct. 30; Mt. Holly, Friday. Oct.
31; Gastonla, Saturday, Nov. l.
Prof. Brogden will have his head
quarters while in the county at the
Colonial Hotel, Gastonla, and will
be glad to confer with teachers on
any evening In the week on school
problems.
The Leoard'fl Spots Pleases.
Admirers of ThomaB Dixon, tne
playwright and author, a native of
our adjoining county, Cleveland,
who has won fame and fortune tn
the literary and theatrical worm,
were pleased with the presentation
here Wednesday night of "The Leo
pard's Spots", a dramatization or his
novel by that name. The opera
house was well filled, the crowd be
ing one of the largest that ever wit
nessed a play of this character in
Gastonla. The acting was good, the
players being well adapted to their
respective parts. There was some
disappointment at the failure of the
author to be present with the com
pany as advertised. His son, Mr.
Thomas Dixon, Jr., was with the
troupe In the capacity or manager.
"The Leopard's Spots" is playing to
large houses wherever It Is billed
to appear In this part of the country
Mr. Jenkins to Barbers.
Mr. L. L. Jenkins, of Gastonla
and Ashevllle, addressed the bar
bers' union of Ashevllle at a ban
quet by that organization on Wed
nesday night, the 15th, at the Club
Cafe In Ashevllle. The Ashevlire
Gazette-News, In its account of the
affair In its Issue of the 16th says In
part: "Mr. Jenkins was the first
sneaker of the evening, and his talk
was replete with humor and friendly
badinage. He expressed his appre
ciation for the opportunity of meet
ing with the members of the organi
zation, especially In the rare oppor
tunity of breaking bread and speak
ing with them. The speaker com
pared the vocations of banker and
barber, both In a punning vein and
seriously. He expressed his admir
ation for the trade and said that the
barber has as much confidence re
posed in him as does the banker. He
complimented those present on the
great advances that have been made
by their union; and assured them
of his deep interest in their future
welfare. His advice to them, in con
clusion, was to keep their hands
steady, their heads cool, their hearts
pure and their rudders true "
A Brother of Squire Mabry.
Mr. J. Marshall Mabry, Concord's
newly elected chief of police, Is a
brother of Esquire I. F. Mabry, or
McAdenville. The Concord Times,
In a recent Issue, said of him: "An
Introduction to Concord's new chler
is hardly necessary to any citizen of
Concord, where he is very generally
known. He has been here for quite
a length of time, in fact longer than
his looks indicate, and he Is strong
on appearances. When questlonec
by the writer as to the exact length
of time he has resided hereabouts he
blushingly admitted that he first
came upon the globe of which Con
cord Is a highly important center 40
years ago. The chief stands well
over six feet, weighs about 185,
walks with a soldier-like stride and
appears in every way capable of
handling all offenders with despera
do instincts that will cause them to
have Indelible memories of a mlxup
with him. He does not hesitate to
state that he is on the job to make
good. By making good he means,
to use the oft expressed term, "cleaa
up" things. He goes into office with
the avowed purpose of breaking up
lawlessness."
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HOME WANTED
By woman thirty-nine years old.
In small family. Small wages ex
pected. Reference given. Address,
Miss Effie Winter,
Forest City, N. C
Xewsy Letters from Gazette Cor
pondenta Here and There Ores
Good Old (iuton What On
Neighbors Are Doing in the Vmrt
Ion Sections of the County Pes
onal Mention of People Th
Know and Some Yon Don't Know,
BELMONT BUDGET.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BELMONT, OCT. 24. At a meet
ing of the Woman's Betterment As
sociation a few days ago, the follow
ing officers were elected to serve for
the ensuing term: Mrs. G. M. Gal
lick, president; Mrs. P. B. Hall and
Miss Ida Rankin, vice-presidents;
Mrs. W. B. Puett, recording secre
tary; Miss Ethel etowe, correspond
ing secretary and Mrs. G. W. Etowe,
treasurer. This organization or the
ladies of the town Is destined to do
great things for the betterment of
the local schools and civic improve
ment of the town. Plans are al
ready on foot for the raising of
money for the seating of the scnool
auditorium and the installation of
sanitary drinking fountains.
The work of laying concrete side
walks Is proceeding rapidly. Witn
the completion of the work In tne
business district within the next few
days, the stretch of bad road leading
to the shool-house will be paved.
Mr. J. L. Glenn, of Gastonla, has
been awarded the contract ror outld
ing the new Presbyterian church.
Work will begin within a week's
time. An outlay of nearly $18,000
is to be expended by this congrega
tion. Both the boys' and the girls' high
school basket ball teams have re-organized
for the approaching season .:
and stand ready to play any high
school teams In the county, either
on their own field or away from
home. The boys' field has been
wired and lighted so that night prac
tice Is now indulged in.
As the first of a series of entertain
ments to be given by the local -Woman's
Betterment Association,
the teachers In the local schools are ,:
preparing to give next Friday night -a
Hallowe'en party In the school
building. Both the auditorium and
the class-rooms are to be used. The,
entertainment is for the benefit of
the auditorium fund and a silver of
fering will be collected at the door.
Refreshments ample for the delecta
tion of the Inner man will be served
while an evening of rare fun and .
mystery Is promised for the enter
tainment of all those who attend.
Witches, spooks and ghosts galore
will be abroad and their aid has
been enlisted by the entertainment
committee. .
Train No. 39 rolled Into Belmont
yesterday morning with the rear
coach ablaze from end to end. The
fire which originated from a stove in
the car had gained considerable
headway. The train was run Into
the siding of the Imperial Mill near
by and the flames extinguished by
the mill's fire department. The
damage, except that to the car
seats, was slight.
Mr. A. C. Lineberger has pnr-
chased a handsome seven-passenger
Cadillac touring car.
Among the Mills.
Textile Bulletin, 23.
J. H. Mayes has returned to his
former position as superintendent of
the Fitzgerald. Ga., Cotton Mills.
Prospects are very good for the
establishment of a 5,000 spindle
coarse yarn mill at Lowell. John C.
Rankin, of Lowell, Sloan Robinson,
of Dallas, and C. B. Skipper, of
Charlotte, are among those Inter
ested. C. B. Armstrong will move the of
fices of the Clara, Dunn. Monarcn,
and Armstrong Cotton Mills from
their present location In the Realty
building to the quarters formerly
occunied by the Moore Shoe Store,
Gastonla.
At the regular meeting or the
stockholders of the Dunn Manufac
turing Company, held In Its office In
Gastonla on October 14th, It waa
aereed that an addition be made to
the mill, making it a 1 0,000-spindle
mllL and Col. C. B. Armstrong, tne
president, was authorized to take
steps preparatory to building the
new part. At present the mill runs
a little over 6,000 spindles and the ,
sufficient amount of spindles will he
added to make out the 10.000. Work
will begrh on the erection, of the
building as soon as the plans are
out of the hands of the architect, R.
C. Blbersteln, of Charlotte.
To Operate Truck Farm.
Messrs. Johnson and Carroll, of
Spartanburg, S. C. have been In the
city this week and closed a lease on,
Mr. F. D. Bark ley's farm Just east of
the city on the Lowell macaoam
road and the Interurban. The farm .
contains about 40 acres and will he ;
cultivated as a truck farm. Mr.
Johnson is an expert in this line, v
having been with the Green River -Farm
Co. at Spartanburg for the .
past 21 years. As soon as the pres
ent crop is removed these gentle- '
men will begin to make preparations "
for the next season's crop. Gastonla
will welcome Messrs. Johnson and
Carroll and will wish fof them the '
largest possible measure of success
In this undertaking. There Is a
splendid field here for truck farm
ing, the local market supplying a v
large demand for products of ' this "
nature. - , - - i