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GASTONIA, X. C.
TUESDAY AFTERNOON, OCT OBER 28, 1813.
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Keely Dixon and Eph Holland Held
' Under Bonds of $600 Koh on
. Charge of Committing Two High-
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: ' Night Both from Bessemer
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do Good Work.
. ;, Neely Dixon, alias "Slick" Dixon,
ana it-pn tioiiana, iwo young wnue
mn. the first named about 18 years
and wearing knee pants, ana tne
other about 20 years old, were ar
raigned before Judge Jones in mu
'nicipal court yesterday morning oa
a charge of committing highway roo-
TAsr ant tanh waa nla raH linrlap a
' justified bond of $600 for his ap
'pearance at the December term of
'Gaston County Superior Court for
trial on this charge, in default of
YumijI ihAV wuro n ri Yll m tn fh.
county jan.
T)lxon and Holland were ren-
resented at the trial by Carpenter &
, Carpenter. .
The crimes for which these young
men must answer were committed
In Gastonla Saturday night about 9
o'clock, while many Saturday shop-
ivi wtrt) buu uu iu oumia,
first hold-up took -place near the
Clara. Mill when they fprced young
Sylvester Whlsnant, who drives a
wagon for the Ideal Grocery" Compa
ny,, to stand and deliver at the point
1 1 1 1 . U K.
of dangerous looking knives. From
'Whlsnant thev secured 12.50. A
few moments later, In the same
uuiu A vu j iviuiaiu nuu uijaui
Curlee in the same manner but fail-
v'1 Th noirt held nn R C Voir.
i n TJ r IfUitatil .nil Ui-rnrt
vuuu, a uiaumu uviufi at iiie A I ill -
strong Mill, on South York street in
front of Mr. Parks Huffstetler's res
idence. Here they made a water
haul as Fairchlld had no money on
his person. "
Within a few moments police
headquarters was notified of the
hold-ups and Chief of Police Car
roll. taking Fairchlld with him In a
buggy, started after them, going ou:
West Franklin avenue. Coming up
on the culprits Chief Carroll sprung
from the buggy and .nabbed one or
them, believed to have been Dixon.
He quickly handed his man over to
Fairchlld who was in the buggy and
made a dash for the other one who
had, however, been making sum
good use of the brief interim that
he bad a long lead on his pursuer
and escarped. Returning to the bug
gy the rhlef found that his game
had made a dash for liberty and had
taken to the tall timbers.
Following a clue that Indicated
that the rohbe's were possibly rrom
Bessemer City, Chief Carroll made a
trip to that town Saturday night and
got In touch with Policeman Dun
can. That official got on the job at
once and as a result of his activi
ties both of the alleged criminals
were landed behind the bars Sun
day. Chief Carroll and Policeman
Hord went to Bessemer City on Xo.
11 Sunday and brought Dixon and
Holland back In an auto and placed
them In Jnil. Both denied their
guilt. At the trial yesterday morn
ing thev were both identified by
their victims. Dixon Is said to be
: sn operative In one of the mills at
Bessemer City. Holland s a son o"
the late Enhralm Holland and lives
on the Holland farm near Bessemer
City.
Wire LEA to wire.
Monument -Unveiled.
The Gastonia Camp Woodmen o?
me world unveiled a monument
Sunday at Bethel Presbyterian
church near Clover at the grave or
the late E; W. Joy. a deceased
brother. The ceremonies were con
ducted by the team of the Gastonia
Camp headed by Col. O. H. Varvm.
There were nresent Woodmen from
several neighboring camn, together
with numerous friends of the de
ceased. Two Splendid Addresses.
Miss Minnie Alexander, a mission
ary of the Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church in India, who is at
home on a leave of absence, delight
ed two large audiences at the A; R.
P. church Sabbath day, speaking at
both the morning and evening hours.
At the evening service numbers of
people were turned away, the house
hot being sufficiently large to ac?
commodate all who wished to hear
her. "General Missionary Condi
tions in India" was her Bubject in
the morning and in the evening she
spoke on "Methods of Evangelizing
In Tent Work in India." Her de
scriptions of 'the actual experiences
of herself and co-workers was in
tensely Interesting. AMss Alexan
der's. home is at Hnntersville, Meck
lenburg county, and five of the otb
e six missionaries of the A. R. P.
church in India are from the same
county. She has been In India tor
the past seven years and brings en
couraging hews of the - work and
prospects for . evangelizing that
country. 6h expects to remain m
this country until next fall.:
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SHORT LOCAL ITEMS
THE MOVEMENTS OF EASTCM PEOPLE
Personal Items About Gaston Folks
and Their Friends Short Items
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Gazette Read
ers. Have you Joined the board
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-trade yet?
Mr. Charles 'W. Adams spent
Sunday in Spartanburg, S. C.
Mr. H. B. Pursley spent Sunday
with Dr. Gamble at High Shoais.
Mr. A. Q. Kale, of High Shoals,
was a Gastonia visitor Saturday.
Mies Gay Maxwell spent Sunaay
with friends at Dallas and Harden.
. Mr. Clyde C. Armstrong spent
Sunday wltn .Mrs. Armstrong at
Cunningham.
Rev. and Mrs. R. S. Burweli, oi
New Hope, were among yesterday's
visitors in the city.
Mia6es Mary Sharrock, Kutn
Eller and Connie Lomax spent Sun
day with friends in Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Titnian, or
Lowell, were visitors in the city yes
terday. Mr. W. M. Nolen. of Spartan
burg, spent Sunday here with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Nolen.
'Miss Ethel Spurrier, of Paw
Creek, was the guest Saturday of
Mr. J. B. Boyd's family.
Mr. S. H. Johnson, a'motorman
on the P. & N., Is confined to nrs
home by a severe illness.
Mr. E. L. Froneberger, or Besse
mer City, was in the city on business
yesterday.
Mr. R. K. Davenport was over
from Mount Holly yesterday on busi
ness. Mrs. William Green, of Henriet
ta, is the guest of 'Miss Imogene Gar
rison. Mr. W. T. Ford, of Lowell,
route one, was In the city on busi
ness Saturday.
, Mr. T. R. E. Oates, of Bessemer
City, route two, was a Gastonia visi
tor Saturday.
Prof. John H. Ramseur, princi
pal of the IowelI graded school, was
a Gastonia visitor Saturday.
Mr. W. M. Boyd, of route one,
was a business visitor In Gastonia
Saturday.
Gastonia Lodge No. 369, A. F.
and A. M will hold called meeting
Friday night Oct. 31st. Work will
be done in the third degree.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Smith, Miss
Carter and Mr. Marshall McBrayer,
of Shelby, spent Sunday here wltn
Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Warren.
Capt. W. H. Taylor resumed his
run on the P. & N. yesterday after
having been confined to his Home Tor
several days by illness.
Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Spurrier, of
Paw Creek, spent Sunday here witn
the latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J.
B. Boyd.
'Mr. Miles P. Henderson Has
moved back to Gastonia from Lin
colnton and has accepted a position
as salesman with Morris Brothers.
Mr. Robert McLean and r.rr.
Henry Rankin, who are students at
the A. and M. College, Raleigh, spent
the week-end here with homefoiKs.
Mr. G. C. Page and Mr. L. T.
Lineberger, of the Lineberger Elec
trical Appliance Co., spent yester
day in Kings Mountain on business.
Wayne8ville Courier, 24th:
Mrs. Lucius Welch left Tuesday for
Gastonia, where she will spend sev
eral months visiting her daughter,
Mrs. Andrew E. 'Moore. .
Mr. William H. Wootton, or
Baltimore, general manager or the
Maryland Life Insurance Company,
spent yesterday in the city with Mr.
J. Bun Brydges, local representa
tive of the company, on business.
Mr. Alfred Ferguson, of the
Crowders Creek tseptfon, was in
town yesterday. nia many friencs
were delighted to see him. Mr. Fer
guson has been in feeble health ror
some time and does not get to town
very often,
Messrs. Lestep T. Lineberger,
Barney Linejejaffr, of Lincolnton,
and John Wvwilkins, of Gaftney.
have purchased the Interests or
Messrs. R. B. and R. K. Bablngton
in' the Lineberger Electrical Appli
ance Company.
The young ladies of tne
Methodist church at Lowell will
give a measuring party Friday even
ing at the school house In Lowell
for the benefit of the Children's
Home at Winston-Salemn. Refresh
ments will be served free. Admis
sion will be according to height.
f Miss Annie Belle Haynes, oi
Texarkana, Ark-Tex., is the charm
ing guest of her cousin, -Miss kin
dred .Mclleanjat the home of Ml,
and Mrs.yi. Moore on West Air
line avenue. Miss Haynes is now en
route to Texarkana after an extend
ed visit through the Carollnas for
two mooAhs. She leaves for home
Monday.
:-. Sir. Grover Page yesterday
morning executed on the plate glass
show window at the Tor mice Drug
Company's store an attractive ad
vertisement in colors of Reyno ci
garettes. -Tharinclpal feature of
the ad lssyftorse and his rider. The
representative of the manufacturers
of thlscigarett was In the city yes
terday and purposed having this
window photographed, the . illustra
tion to be used In soma general ad
vertising matter.
DAVIS GIVENTWO YEARS
SENTENCED. TO THE STATE PRISON
Slayer of Frank Mauney Sentenced to
Two Years-in Penitentiary Negro
Given Seven Months for Man
slaughter CViminial Court e Ad
journed Friday Night Civil Court
Now in Session With Judge Justice
Presiding.
By consent of the attorneys ror
the defense and the prosecuting at
torneys a verdict of guilty or man
slaughter was entered on the court
records Friday evening at 6 o'clock
against W. S. Davis for the killing
of Frank launey at Harden on
August 23rd last and Judge Y.'ebb
sentenced the defendant to two
years at hard labor in the Etate
prison at Raleigh. After consider
ing the case for four or. five hours
the Jury had found it was unable io
agree upon a verdict and the consent
Judgment was made.
Davis' trial consumed all ot
Thursday and Friday. In the prose
cution Solicitor Wilson was assisted
by Mangum & Woltz and S. B. Spar
row while the defense was repre
sented by S. J. Durham and Carpen
ter & Carpenter. During the trial
Davis' aged mother sat by his side
and his wife and several children sat
nearby. The case was a hard fought
one on both Bides. Davis was origi
nally from Caldwell county but
moved West and lived in Oklahoma
for twelve or fifteen years 'before
moving to Harden. Sheriff McLean
has taken him to Raleigh to begin
his sentence.
Otho Volentine, the negro charged
with the murder of Bertha Steele,
a fiegro woman several weeks ago
near Lowell, was found guilty or
manslaughter and was sentenced to
seven months on the county chain
gang.
A special week's term for the
trial of civil cases was begun yester
day morning with Judge Justice
presiding and will continue through
the week.
Wire LEA to wire.
Wire LEA to wire.
Mr. M. C. Huffstetler, of Lowell,
was a business visitor in Gastonia
this morning.
Mrs. J. M. Smith, Mrs. V, is.
Smith, Mrs. S. J. Clinton and Mrs. J.
D. Duff, of Clover, S. C, were In tne
city shopping yesterday aftenroon.
Because of the crowded condi
tion of The Gazette's advertising
columns to-day the statements or
the vurious banks ar omitted and
will be published In Friday's Issue.
Best short staple cotton was
worth 14 cents wJienbuying began
this morning, butLeTore noon tne
price dropped to 13 and three-quarters.
Mrs. J. H. Henderlite is expect
ed to return "tomorrow morning
from Norfolk, Va., where she has
been visiting her mother, Mrs. Vir
ginia Crow.
Mrs. W. J. Peterson and little
daughter Agnes, of Winston-Salem,
are expected to arrive in the city this
week on a visit to Mrs. J. H. Hen
derlite. Mr. C. F. Hoke, of Atlanta, Ga.,
was in town a short while yesterday
between trains. He had Deen io
Lincolnton to Attend the funeral ot
his cousin, Mrs. Violet Hoke, ancr
left for Atlanta on No. 37.
A revival meeting is in progress
at the East Baptist church this week.
The pastor, Rev. J. J. Beach, Is be
ing assisted by Rev. J. W. Suttle,
pastor of the Second Baptist churcli
of Shelby.
Mesdames J. Lean Adams, J. i.
Thomson. D. M. Jones and T. W.
Wilson and Miss Birdie Duff will go
to Vorkville tomorrow to attend tne
annual flower show to be held at tne
Three C's Hotel.
The Woman's Betterment Asso
ciation of Belmont is making prepa
rations to give a Hallowe'en party at
the school house ythere Friday night
at 8 o'cloc. AA added attraction
will be a-tmsbft ball game between
the teams orthe Belmont and Kings
Mountain high schools at 7 o'clock.
Workmen have been busy since
yesterday morning on the task of
remodeling the Lumina theater. The
work will be completed by tomorrow
night or Thursday, so that the usual
exhibition will be given Thursday
night. The new front and other im
provements will add very greatly to
the attractiveness of the Lumina.
Mr. George B. Cocker has re
turned from Philadelphia and New
York where he spent two weeks pur
chasing j th equipment for tne
Cocker Macline JSr Foundry Co b.,
plant. The tnacinnery. will arrive
shortly. Theuildlng is searing
completion and will be ready for oc
cuoancy by the time the machinery
arrives. "Mr. G. R. Spencer, who ac
companied Mr. Cocker on this trip,
returned to the city several days ago.
A movement is on foot. looking
to the organization ot a new State
bank in Gastonia with a capital or
$25,000. ' It is understood that more
than half the cap'tal stock has al
ready been subscribed. The Gazette
is not at liberty tday to give tne
names of ihe promoters but expecis
to be able it o Lifrnish the public wltn
some definUa Information relative
to the enterprise in Friday's Issue.
Suffice it to say that the promoters
ara business men , and property
owners of West Gastonia.
BEADY F0RFL0RAL FAIR
BiG' EVENT FRIDAY A N D SATURDAY
Preparations Making for Annual
Chrysanthemum Show Under Aus
pices of Woman's Betterment As
sociation Friday and Saturday
the Dates; Realty Building tlie
Place Exhibition of Flowers
Iromises to be Fine.
Chrysanthemums again, in all the
colors and varieties known to the
j lover of flowers, will be seen Friday
and Saturday of this week In Oas-
tonia at the nith annual floral fair
under the auspices of the Woman's
Betterment Association. It is to he
held in the Realty building in the
store room recently vacated by
Moore's Selz Shoe Store. This Is one
of the best possible locations in
town for such an event and the la
dles were exceedingly fortunate in
being able to secure It. For the
past several days carpenters and
others have been busy In this room
erecting the booths and putting
things in ship-shape for the fair.
The Floral Fair committee, com
posed of Mesdames D. E. McConnell,
J. F. Thomson and W. J. Clifford,
has been busy for several days past
making final preparations for the
fair. They are assisted by the fol
lowing ladles: Mrs. D. A. Garrison,
fancy work ; Mrs. Jc F. Thomson,
dolls: Mrs. B. H. Parker, cake: Mrs.
C. I. Loftin, candy; Mrs. W. F.
Michael, milk; Mrs. R. M. Johnston,
salads. 1
' As heretofore the admission fee
will be 10 cents, one fee admitting
the purchaser as often as desired
during the twb days. On Friday the
P. & N. will give a special rate of
one and one-half fare for the round
trip from all stations on the line.
From Charlotte this will he 85 cents.
Unless the weather should prove
to be very unfavorable the ladies ex
nect the largest attendance In the
history of the fair. Last year about
900 tickets were sold. This year
they expect the number to run to
more than 1000.
As usual a feature of the show
will be the refreshments. In the
past the universal verdict has been
that one gets .more to eat, and bet
ter, for the money at the Gastonia
floral fair than any where else. Fol
lowing are the menus:
MENU NO. 1, 40 CENTS.
Turkey Cranberry Sauce Ham
Peas Heinz Sphagettl
Rice Gravy
Bread Heinz' Pickles
MENU NO. 2, 25 CENTS.
Chicken Salad Ham
Mayonnaise
Crackers Heinz' Pickles
Fried Oysters, 25 cents; oyBter
stew, 25 cents; sunbeam catsup;
sunbeam coffee, 5 cents: Ice cream,
5 cents; cake, 5 cents.
MRS. J. B. WHITE DEAD.
Well-Known Dallas Lady Passes
Away After Brief Illness Funer
al and Burial Sunday Afternoon.
Following a critical illness or
about ten days Mrs. J. B. White died
Saturday evening at 6 o'clock at her
home in Dallas. Ten days previous ,
sne was strifKen wun paralysis ana
never rallied. Her death was not
unexpected by her family and
friends as It was realized from the
first that it was a matter of time
only.
Following funera I services con
duced at the grave by Rev. A. T.
Lindsay, pastor of Plsgah Associate
Reformed Presbyterian church, of
which deceased was a member, Sun
day afternoon at 2 o'clock, the body
was laid to rest in the old White
family burying ground at White &
Jenkins mill.
Deceased was the widow of the
late Mr. J. B. White, for a great
many years one of the county's most
prominent citizens, having served
the county for 12 years as clerk o"
the court and represented her in the
General Assembly for several terms.
He died about a year ago. Surviv
ing Is one daughter, Mrs. Evon L.
Houser: three brothers, Messrs. Jas.
E.. Robert A. and George W. Falls,
and one sister, Mrs. W. M. Crawford,
all of this county. She was In her
57th year, having been born June
26, 1857. Mrs. White was a woman
of many noble qualities of mind and
heart and was held in the highest es
teem by a large circle of friends.
To Ride Watershed.
The water and light committee
of the city council, of which Mr. V.
E. Long is chairman, has emptoyed
Mr. J. L. Brown to ride the city s
watershed on Long Creek and he
will devote his entire time to the
Job. Mr. Brown will spend every
day on horseback going over the
watershed. It Is 20 miles long ana
has a maxlmun width of lv miles.
It will j-enuire about a week's time
to cover the entire shed. This is
a step taken by the committee In
the interest of pure water and the
health of the people. Gastonia has
always been proud of her water and
with this new precaution there will
hardly he a posslblity of it-becomlng
contaminated. Occasionally the laws
Protecting this watershed are vio
lated. . such violations being almost
Invariably due to ignorance. . Yes
terday a party living on the water
shed was prosecuted and convicted
for vloalting one of these laws. The
guilty party's violation was evidently
due to ignorance and he remedied
the matter at onoe.
Y CAMPAI
EXCELLENT LIST OF SPEAKERS
S'cvt Sunday and Monday to He Giv
en Over to Missionary Service in
LKK-al Cluirches -Shakers Itepre.
M-iiting the t'nited Missionary
Campaign Movement Will Spend
1o Days Here.
As formerly announced, the speak
ers representing the United Mission
ary Campaign will spend next Sun
day and Monday, November 2 and 3,
in Gastonia, and these two days will
be given over to special services to
be conducted at the Various lotal
churches by the visiting ministers.
The list of speakers is as follows:
Prof. R. E. Gaines, D.Lltt., of Rich
mond College, Richmond, Va.; Kev.
R. W. Patton, D. D.. of Atlanta, Ga.,
General Secretary of the Laymen s
Movement for the Episcopal Church;
Rev. E. C. Cronk, D. D., of Colum
bia, S. C, General Secretary of the
Lutheran laymen's Movement; Kev.
S. R. Gammon, D. D., a Presbyterian
missionary to Brazil; Kev. C. J.
Thompson, D. D., Field Secretary of
the Foreign Mission Board of the
Southern Baptist Convention: Rev.
L. B. Padgett, Field Secretary of
the Inter-Denominational Laymen's
Missionary Movement.
One of these speakers will deliver
an address at each of the up-town
churches Sunday morning. Sunday
afternoon there will be a meeting
for men at Main Street Mjethodlst
church, which will be addressed by
one or two speakers, and a similar
meeting for ladies at the First Bap
tist church. Sunday night at 7:30
o'clock In Main Street Methodist
church there will be a mass meeting
of all the churches, the speaker to
be announced later. The committee
having the program In charge ex
pects to have all the details of the
program completed and ready for
publication in Friday's Gazette.
Wire LEA to wire.
SOUTH FORK ASSOCIATION.
Largely Attended Annual Meeting;
Held at Mount Holly Last Week
Reports Know a Good Years
Work Movement to Establish nn
Aoclational Paper.
The annual meeting of the Soutn
Fork Baptist Association, which was
in session Thursday, Friday and
Saturday of last week In the I.Iount
Holly Baptist church, of whlcn
Rev. D. E. Vipperman is pastor, was
one of the most largely attended and
interesting meetings held in recent
years. The opening sermon was
preached Thursday morning at 11
o'clock to a large congregation oy
Rev. J. J. Beach, pastor of East Gas
tonia Baptist church. At the first
business session held Thursday af
ternoon the old officers were all re
elected as follows: Osborn Brown,
of Long Island, moderator; J. D.
Elliott, of Hickory, vice-moderator;
J. F. Click, of Hickory, clerk; Mr.
D. P. Dellinger, of Gastonia, treas
urer. Dr. Livingston Johnson delivered
a strong address on State Missions
and Wake Forest College was rep--resented
by the president. Dr. Po
teat. Rev. W. N. Johnson, pastor of
the Wake Forest church, was pres
ent In the Interest of the movement
to erect a large church at Wake
Forest College. The Baptists of the
State are raising a fund of S3 0,000,
which will be supplemented by a
fund of $15,000 to be raised by tne
people of Wake Forest and will be
used for the erection of a handsome
house of worship at the college.
The association voted to endorse
the plan of a pumber of ministers
and influential laymen of the church
to establish an assoclational paper,
and the matter was referred to a
committee, of which Mr. A. W. Set
zer, of Maiden, is chairman. The
reports from the various churches
composing the association were es
pecially fine, showing a good year's
work in all departments. The next
meeting of the 'association will ne
held at 'Macedonia church, five
miles from Maiden, and the opening
sermon will be preached by Rev. W.
C. Barrett, pastor of the First Bap
tist church of Gastonia.
Moved to Florida.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ferguson will
leave this evening for Bartow, Fla.,
to Join their son, Mr. Newton C.
Ferguson, who left Gastonia about
ten days ago. They expect to mane
their home in the Land of Flowers
in the future. Thelry many friends
regret to see them leave. Mr. Fer
guson has sold his house and lot on
Chester street to Mr. R. R. Ray, of
McAdenville.
Mr. J. R. Titman, the popular
mail carrier on route one from uovt
ell, was in Gastonia on business yes
terday. HOME WANTED
By woman thirty-nine years old.
In small family. Small wages ex
pected. Reference given. Address,
Miss Effie Winter,
Forest Gtj, N. C
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NEWS OF Jf COUNTY
LATEST FROM 0UR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gazette Oor
pondenU Here and There OreM
ttaod Old Gaston What OwM
Neighbors Are Doing la the Va
. ion Sections of the County Per
aonal Mention of People Tom
Know and Some You Don't Kaow
Lowell Locals.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
LOWELL. OCT., 27. The fourm
quarterly conference of the Lowell
and Dallas circuits was held la th
Methodist church here Saturday hy
Presiding Elder R. M. Hoyle, presid
ing elder of the Shelby district, rf
also held service here Sunday morn
ing at 11 o'clock and at Mayes
worth in the afternoon and at Mo
Adenvllle at night.
Miss Louise Lineberger, or char
lotte, spent Saturday in Loweii
with friends and relatives.
Miss Moena Hand, of the 1 Teeny
terlan College, Charlotte, spent tn
week-end here with - her parents.
Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Hand.
Mr. and Mrs. James Ford, of
Salisbury, spent a few days with the
family of -Mr. W. T. Ford, returning;
home Sunday afternoon. )
Mr. C. M. Flte was over from
Charlotte Sunday shaking hanCa
with friends.
A rather exciting rucus occurred
Saturday night at the school build
ing near the cotton mill while
a moving picture entertainment was
being given. At the magistrate
trial one man was fined and on
was sent to Jail. -
The young ladles of the Methodist
church here will give a measuring;
party Friday evening at the school
building. Refreshments will be ser
ved free. Admission will be accord
ing to height. The proceeds will be
for the benefit of the Children's)
Home at Winston-Salem. r
Almost 150 Secured. .
More than 140 business menhavo
been secured as members of the pro
posed board of trade by the volun--teer
committee which has the mat
ter In hand. Members of the com
mittee expect to bring this numocr
up to 150 this afternoon.' They had
expected to be able to announce r m
today's Gazette the date for the or-;
ganlzatlon meeting but this cannot
be done as Mr. Dabney, secretary ot
the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, who is to assist In the organ
ization, has not as yet named tho
date on which he can come.. It Is
very probable that the date will b
set by Friday so announcement of
the meeting can be made. Gasto-
nla's Board of Trade will soon be' a
live working organization.
COMMISSIONER'S HE-SALE OF
VALUABLE REAL ESTATE. V
North Carolina, Gaston County. ;
In the Superior Court. Before the
Clerk.
unaer ana oy virtue ot an oraer
or Judgment of the Superior Court
of Gaston County, above State, mad
In the special proceeding entitled,
"Freddie Oollghtly, Gemmlma Go
lightly, Mary Golightly and Salllo
Golightly, Infants, by their next
friend, A. R. Anders; William Go
lightly and Missouri Ollie and hus
band, George Ollle, versus Irena Go
lightly and Missouri Golightly, chil
dren and heirs at law of Madison
Golightly, deceased," ordering a re
sale of the property hereinafter de
scribed, the undersigned commis
sioner will sell at public action to
the highest bidder for cash, at th
Court House Door of Gaston Coun
ty. North Carolina, at TWELVE.
O'CLOCK. NOON, on
MONDAY, THE 10TH DAY OF NO
VEMBER, 1915,
That certain tract or parcel of land
belonging to the estate of the late
Missouri Burt, situated In the City of
Gastonia, N. C, at No. 515 Nortn
Marietta Street, on the west side ot
said street, adjoining the lands ot -Gastonia
Insurance & Realty Com-
trail aiiu uiujv yoi ui-uiaiij tvuuuvn
and described as follows, to-wlt:
Beginning at Gastonia Insurance
Sc. Realty Co's. rock corner on Mart-'.
etta Street (formerly Thos. Tuck
er's Corner), and runs thence with
said street North 1-2 West s fifty
(50) feet to a stake: thence Soutn
81 West one hundred and fourteen
(114) feet to a stake on line of lot
No. 3 of lands formerly belonging to.
Craig & Wilson, as shown by plot,
recorded in the Office of the Regis
ter of Deeds of Gaston County in
Book 26 at page 537; tbenc wltn
said line fifty-five (55) feet, more
or less, to Gastonia Insurance Jb
Realty Co's. line (formerly Thos.,
Tucker's line): thence with said
line. North 76 East one hundred and
sixteen and one-tenth (116 1-1 OX
feet to the beginning. The same Be
ing a part of each of lots No. 1 and
No. 2 of lands formerly belonging to
Craig ft Wilson as laid down on said
plot, and having been conveyed to
said Missouri Burt by Craig A Wil
son by deed aaiea ucc su, isuz, ana
recorded In Book 50 at page 27TV
On this property is situated a WELL
and a SIX ROOM HOUSE In goo
condition. - The bidding Is ordered
to oegin at six onnarea ana ninety
($690.00) dollars, and ths sale is
subject to the confirmation of said
Court. - - " v . - . -This
the 25th day of OctMJis.'
J. W. TIMBERLAKE.
N5c2 Commissioner, ,