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GASTONIA, N. C.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON, XOVE MBKR 7, 1913.
The
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ATTRACTS AnENTION
WORK OF GASTONIA LADIES ABROAD
Commissioner of Education P. P.
Claxton Led by What He Learns
of Work Done by Gastonia Wo
an's Betterment Association to Un
dertake al Careful Study of This
Class of Work and Its Relation to
Education Throughout the Coun
try. Since its organization several
years ago Gastonia's Woman's Bet
terment Association has accomplish
ed many things for the city, and es
pecially for the public schools, and
as a result has attracted the atten
tion of persons interested in this
kind of work over the State.
Without any blare of trumpets or
blowing of horns this association has
attracted the attention of the Na
tional Bureau of Education, of whicn
Prof. P. P. Claxton, a former North
Carolinian, is the head. Last sum
mer during a visit to his brother,
Mr. J. Y. Miller, here Dr. Ersklne
Miller, who is connected In an oftT
cial capacity with the Bureau of Ed
ucation, learned something of the
work being done by the local asso
ciation and asked that a report of
what the organization had done Be
submitted to the department. This
was done, the report being very con
densed. After receiving it the de
partment asked for a fuller and
more detailed record of the associa
tion's work and this was recently
prepared and sent in by Mrs. J. S.
Wray at the request of the Associa
tion. This last report submitted elicited
the following reply:
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
BUREAU OF EDUCATION
Washington, Oct. 9, 1913.
Mrs. J. S. Wray,
Gastonia. N. C.
My Dear Mrs. Wray:
I have read with much interest
the account of the work done by
your Woman's Betterment Associa
tion. I think we can make valuable
use of this. The reading of your re
port made me decide to have the
Bureau undertake to make a carefut
studv of this kind of work and Its
relation to education throughout the
country, and to publish it as a bul
letin. With best wishes.
Yours sfnqereh.
P. P. CLAXTON.
Commissioner.
It Is probable that this report in
full will be published in a bulletin
Issued by the Bureau of Education
and will, by that method, be placed
before clubs and organizations or
this kind all over the United States.
This is a deserved tribute to the
work the the Gastonia women have
done. That the association Is real
ly but in its infancy and that it will
in the future accomplish many
things greater even than its mem
bers have ye dreamed of is alto
gether possible. It grows stronger
each year and has the united sup
port, we believe, of the entire town.
Much Has Been Done for Roans.
Raleigh, Nov. 6. Dr. Joseph H.
Pratt, State Geologist, and in charge
of the work of the State- Geolo
gical and Economic Survey, here to
night says he is satisfied that when
the returns are all in it will oe
shown that very material progress
lias been made the past two "Good
Roads Days." He asserts that In no
State where such days have been ob
served has the spirit of the people in
responding been finer, while in ac
tual work accomplished he believed
that North Carolina has really out
stripped other States where the plan
has been adopted.
In Davidson, "Randolph, Guilford,
Buncombe, Craven and many other
counties a great deal of volunteer
work has been done, and It has been
alohg lines laid out by competent en
gineers and In furtherance of most
.approved road building.
Felix Diaz Stabbed.
Havana, Nov. 6. Gen- Felix Diaz
was stabbed by a Mexican at 10:30
o'clock tonight. He was wounded
twice, probably not fatally. The at
tack on Diaz occurred while he was
walking on the Malecon, a fashiona
ble promenade. He was wounded
behind the ear and in the neck, be
sides receiving several blows on the
head from a cane. Diaz was remov
ed to a hospital. His assailant was
arrested. .
GAZETTE circula
tion is in the homes
not on news
stands where the
"return" privilege
is allowed. One
newspaper i n the
home is worth a doz
en on the new s
stand so far as act
ual results to t h e
advertisers are con
"cerned. Hi
IT LOCAL ITEMS
THE MOVEMENTS OF 6AST0N PEOPLE
Personal Items About Gaston Folks
and Their Friends Short Items
About People and Things That
Are of Interest to Gazette Read
ers. Mrs. E. D. Pullman and chil
dren, of Lenoir, are the guests this
week of Mrs. Pullman's sister, Mrs.
W. T. Love, at Spencer Mountain.
Prof. R. J. W. Moss requests
The Gazette to state that his singing
school at Cherokee Falls will close
Saturday night, the 8th instant. The
public is cordially invited to attend.
Mr. G. W. iRagan and son,
Master George W. Ragan, Jr., are
expected home to-day or to-morrow
from Baltimore where the latter nas
been at the Johns Hopkins Hospital
for treatment.
'Misses Margaret and Lena
Caldwell, of Kings Crtek, who save
been the guests for a few days or
Miss Mary Lineberger, left Tuesday
for Gaffney, S. C, for a visit before
returning home.
Mrs. J. M. Murrey, after a two
weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs. E.
D. Atkins, left yesterday morning
for her home at Lewisburg, Tenn.
She was accompanied as far as
Asheville by Mr. E. D. Atkins.
Mr. J. K. Jackson, of the cleri
cal force of the P. & X. Lines, who
had the misfortune some time ago
to stick a nail in his foot, causing
him to be laid up for several days,
is now able to be out on crutcnes.
Charlotte Observer, 6th: "Mas
ter Louis Farrar, the nine-year-old
son of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Farrar, or
Mount Holly, who was operated on
last Friday at the Charlotte Sana
torium, is getting along very nicely,
his friends will be glad to learn."
The Gazette is requested to
state that there will be services at
Olney Presbytejlan church on Sun
day morning at the regular hour,
and at Crowder's Creek school
house at 3 o'clock in the afternoon
by the pastor. Rev. G. A. Sparrow.
Miss Lois Torrence returned
home Monday night from Green
wood, S. C, where she went last
week to act as a bridesmaid at the
wedding of her friend, Miss Virginia
Klugh, to Dr. W. T. Turner, whicn
was beautifully solemnized Wednes
day night.
Miss A. M. Fischer, represent
ing the Butterick Publishing Co., or
New York, is spending today and to
morrow at Thomson Mercantile Co's.
demonstrating the use of ButtericK
patterns. The ladies are all Invited
to visit the pattern department at
this store while she is here.
The Belmont high school bas
ketball team won the first game or
the season from the Kings Mountain
high school team last Friday night
by the score of 24 to 9. On Satur
day, November 15, Boiling Springs
high school will be played on tne
Belmont grounds. Games with
Monroe and Charlotte are pending.
Messrs. P. P. Leventls & Co.,
the wholesale and retail fruit deal
ers, have had their store room In the
Johnston building renovated ana
fixed up. New shelves have been put
In, an office section cut off, the show
counters re-arranged and other im
provements made which greatly en
chance the attractiveness of the in
terior. The latest bulletin from the
Department of Commerce, received
by The Gazette this morning gives
the number of bales of cotton gin
ned in Gaston county this season ut
to October 18th as 5,415 as against
3.386 up to this date last year.
Mecklenburg, Cleveland and Lincoln
counties also show good gains over
last year.
Rev. Dr. S. R. Gammon, who
b one of the speakers at the TTnitei
Missionary campaign services help"
here last Sunday, returned to the
city Wednesday and made an aa
dress at the prayer service Wednes
day night at the First Presbyterian
church. Dr. Gammon was a guest
at the home of Mrs. E. C. Wilson for
dinner Wednesday.
Dr. J. M. Belk, of Monroe, and
Mr. WT H. Belk, of Charlotte, pro
prietors of the Belk chain of stores,
visited their Gastonia and Yorkvllle
stores, J. M. Belk Company and
Kirkpatrlck-Belk Company, Wednes
day, They made the trip from Char
lotte by automobile and stopped
here for a while both going to and
returning from Yorkvllle.
A change in the schedule of
Carolina & Northwestern trains will
go into effect next Sunday, Nov. 9.
Southbound train No. 7, which now
passes Gastonia at 10 a. m., will ar
rive here at 11:55, and returning
northbound as No. 8, will leave here
at 5:15 instead of 3:10. There Is
no change in the time of the other
two trains, which go north at 9:30
a. m. and south at 4:50 p. m.
--In renewing his subscription,
Mr. J. R. Connell, who went West
from Gastonia a few years ago,
writes from Atlanta, Texas, that he
has moved to that place from Keota,
Okla., where he has been residing
since he left here. He says: "Any
of our friends having property In
Keota can get all' the Information
they desire from Mr. W. H. Wil
liams, a real estate man of Keota."
Mr. Connell promises to write The
Gazette - something from his new
borne as soon as he gets his bear
lag. . --..''; ,
TAMMANY IS DEFEATED
REPUBLICANS CARRIED N E W YORK
Mitchell, Fusion Candidate, Elected
Mayor of New York City Sulzer,
Deposed Governor, Sent to Gener
al Assembly Democratic Gover
nors Fleeted in Three States
Democrats Make Almost Clean
Sweep Everywhere Except in New
York State Tuesday's Elections.
Democratic Governors were elect
ed yesterday In each State In which
the office was filled Massachusetts,
New Jersey and Virginia. With the
exception of Xew York State, wnere
the Tammany Democracy was se
verely rebuked, more Democratic
than Republican victories were re
corded at the polls.
Maryland elected a Democratic
United States Senator, Blair Lee. Of
the four National representatives
elected throughout the country,
three were Democrats. The excep
tion was C. D. Paig In the third dis
trict, Massachusetts.
In Massachusetts, there was a
Democratic landslide. Lieut. Gov
ernor David I. Walsh was chosen
Governor by a plurality of 53,691,
the largest ever given a Democratic
candidate for office. Mr. Walsh car
ried with him into office every Dem
ocratic candidate on the State tick
et with the possible exception of tne
Attorney General.
The Tammany Democracy in New
York State was condemned In a
manner which left little solace to
the leaders. John Purroy Mitche!.
fusionist, was elected mayor of
New York, leading Edward E. Mr
Call, the Tammany candidate, oy
121,209 votes. William Sulzer. de
posed Governor of the State, was re
turned to the Assembly from New
York City. The Xew York State As
sembly will be safely Renubllcan.
In Xew Jersey James F. Fielder,
Democrat, was elected Governor
with a plurality of about 22.000 over
the Republican candidate and the
Democrats will control both Houses
of the legislature.
WASHINGTON 19 PLEASED.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington Tuesday said:
President Wilson made no official
comment today on the Democratic
victories in Xew Jersey, Massachu
setts and Maryland, but told friends
he was much encouraged because In
all three States the tariff and curren
cy were issues and he felt that the
Administration's policies had been
upheld.
Secretary Tumulty was particularly
happy that his home county, Hud
son, gave James F. Fielder, th
Democratic nominee for Governor,
an overwhelming majority which
helped materially to win the State.
Senators and Congressmen gener
ally telephoned their congratula
tions to the White House and Secre
tary Bryan, who campaigned in Ma
ryland and Xew Jersey, expressed
his satisfaction at the result.
TAMMAXY'S DEFEAT.
Interest in Tuesday's elections
centered in New York. The receni
impeachment of Governor William
Sulzer, his Immediate spectacular
entrance into the campaign as a
candidate on the Progressive Repuh
lican ticket for the General Assem
bly from the sixth district lying in
New York city and the new ex
pose of Tammany's rottenness con
sequent upon the Impeachment of
Sulzer precipitated the bitterest cam
paign waged in Xew York In many
years and drew the attention and
interest of the entire country.
An Associated Press dlspatcn rrom
New York to the papers of Wednes
day afternoon said In part:
Each successive recapitulation to
day affirmed the crushing defeat of
the Tammany forces in yesterdays
elections in Xew York.
The organization was not only en
gulfed in a plurality of over 120,
000 votes by which the Fuslonisis
elected John Purroy Mitchel mayor
of New York City, but in many up
State districts of the State a severe
rebuke was administered to the
Tammany democracy that has Deen
in control of the State since the
days of Governor Hughes.
William Sulzer, deposed from tne
Governorship by Tammany's expos
ure of his unlisted campaign contri
butions, was elected to public office,
less than three weeks having inter
vened since he was removed rrom
the Governor's chair. He will re
turn to Albany in January as a mem
ber of the Assembly.
Many of the legislators who voted
to impeach Sulzer met defeat wltn
the result that he will sit in an anti-Tammany
House. On the basis of
incomplete returns it was estimated
that the next Assembly will be com
posed of 85 Republicans, 17 Pro
gressives and 4 8 Democrats. Many
of the latter were said to be men of
progressive or independent tenden
cies. The fusionlsts won the mayoralty
contest in New York with a plurality
almost as large as that which the
Tammany chieftan, Charles F. Mur
phy, had said yesterday would elect
Edward E. McCall. Returns ' were
still lacking from a few districts ear
ly today, but a Mitchel plurality of
110,000 to 115,000 was conceded.
The J. A. Coburn Greater Min
strels is the attraction at the Gasto
nia opera house next Thnrsaay
night, Nov. 13th. ..
" Mr. A. B. Mitchell, of the firm
of A. J. KIrby & Co.. Is spending the
day in Yorkvllle for the firm.
IN SOCIAJJIRCLES
LATEST FVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
WILL ELECT
OFFICERS.
The Gastonia Chapter IT. D. C. will
hold its regular meeting in the chap
ter room at the library on Friday
afternoon, .November 28th, at 3
o'clock. This is the regular meeting
for the annual election of officers
and all members are urgently re
quested to attend.
.
IUS1XKSS MEETING
OF MUSIC CLUB.
Members of the Music Club are
requested to take note of the fact
that a very Important business meet
ing of the club Is to be held Satur
day afternoon at 3:30 o'clock at the
home of Mrs. Fred D. Barkley on
West Second avenue. It is urgently
requested that every member mate
a special effort to be present.
CliARK-MORROW
WEDDING AT HAMLET.
The following account of the wed
ding of Miss Roberta Morrow, which
was solemnized at Hamlet Tuesday
night, is from yesterday's Charlotte
Observer, and will be of Interest to
the bride's many friends here ana
elsewhere:
"A prominent event in the social
life of Hamlet occurred Tuesday ev
ening in the marriage of Miss Ro
berta Lee Morrow to Mr. Robert
Page Clark, formerly of Candor but
now a resident of Hamlet and em
ployed by the Seaboard Railway.
The wedding was celebrated at the
home of the bride's parents, 3rr.
and Mrs. Pelham Morrow.
The matron of honor was Mrs.
Earl Morrow, sister-in-law of the
bride. The maid of honor was Miss
Genevieve Wroton, while Misses
Xettle Folkes and Elizabeth Carter
were flower girls. Mr. Everett
Clark, of Aberdeen, brother of the
groom, was best man. The ceremony
was performed by Rev. Harry E. EI
linwood, of the Hamlet Presbyterian
Church.
"The bride was charmingly attired
in a gown of white crepe meteor
trimmed with lace and pearls. She
wore a veil with a wreath of orange
blossoms and carried a shower bou
quet of Bride's roses and lilies of
tho valley.
"After the wedding ceremony a
brief reception was held. The bri
dal couple left on the 9:30 train Tor
Washington, expecting to be at home
in Hamlet by Xovember 20th."
D. A. R. MEETING
AT CHARLOTTE.
William Gaston Chapter Daughters
of the American Revolution of Gas
tonia was represented at the thir
teenth annual State conference in
Charlotte Tuesday and Wednesday
by Mrs. R. M. Johnston as regent
and Mrs. George W, Ragan as dele
gate. Other members of the chap
ter who attended the meetings were
Mesdames Goerge W. Wilson, R. M.
Reid, S. A. Robinson, J. F. Thomson,
P. R. Falls and Misses Lowry
Shuford, Mary Ragan and Esteiiu
Rankin. Mrs. Johnston mace uie
report for the local chapter, which,
made a good showing. It is one or
the youngest in the State, being or
of three organized during thH pasi
yejr. The representatives of tne
Gastonia chapter presented both Mrs.
W'fiiam Cummings Story, presidi-nt-general
of the National Society
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion, and to Mrs. William N. Rey
nolds, State regent, with handsome
bouquets of chrysanthemums, Gas
tonia products, which were conceded
to be by far the handsomest chry
santhemums seen at the conference.
There were present at this confernce
a number of very prominent women
connected with the National and
State organizations and the porgram
throughout both days was a feast of
good things. A number of most en
joyable social events given by the
Charlotte ladies complimentary to
the delegates and visitors added
much to the brilliancy and pleasure
of the occasion. The Gastonia dele
gates and visitors received royal en
tertainment at the hands of the Char
lotte D. A. R. and are greatly de
lighted at the reception they re
ceived there. One of the most en
joyable social events of the entire
two days was a musical Wednesday
afternoon at the home of Mr. Stu
art W. Cramer.
JOHN MITCHELL QUITS.
WiU Withdraw From Official Con
nection With Federation of Labor.
Butte, Mont., Nov. 6. John Mit
chell, for 15 years actively connect
ed with the work of the American
Federation of Labor, announced here
today that he would withdraw rrom
official connection with the .Federa
tion at its meeting In Seattle next
week. Mr. Mitchell said his with
drawal was voluntary.
"It does not mean that I a quit
ting the labor ranks," said Mr. Mit
chell, "but I want to give place to a
certain member of the United Mine
Workers of America who has done
much good for the crfuse and who I
think should be made an official of
the American Federation."
Mr. John C. Ballard, of Cnerry
vllle i a business visitor in the the
city today.
Gastonia Cotton.
Good Middling .... . .....13 3-8o
Cotton Seed ............ 37 1-zc
U.D.C. IN NEW ORLEANS
THEIR ANNUAL MEETING NEXT WEEK
Two Thousand or More Ielegates
from All Over the South Expectea
--A Trip to Panama a Feature
Some History of the Organization.
The following from a recent New
Orleans paper will interest many of
The Gazette's iady readers:
On Tuesday, November 11, at the
Grunewald Hotel, will open the lar
gest convention, in point of delegates
in attendance, of any gathering of
the year in New Orleans. The oc
casion will be the national conven
tion of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, and will atliact large
delegations oT women who are sot iul
leaders in thirty-three States. Be
tween 1 ij 00 ;na 2000 delegates, It
is announiod will be in attendance.
The New Orleans Chapter, United
Daughter q- the Confederacy, will,
be the host for the event, which will
last through Saturday, Nov. 15.
Since tho invitation wab accepted
by tho pei.iTiil order in besslon in
Washington last year to hold Its an
nual .onv-:nilon in this city In 1913,
committees have been at work seeK
ing to n.ake t'.ils the largest conven
tion In tho History of tin organiza
tion. vieuiter3 of thoej commit
tees, i'ow that tae time for the open
ing jf tho sosiion Is aiprpachins.
express the belief that their efforts
will l.e realized, and that the gath
ering of deltsiues In New Orleans
will oreaii nil records for attendance.
In makii!. ihU statement, tbey state,
they are u-lying upon the specific re
ports that have come to Idem Irom
chapters of tlu organization througn
out tho entire country.
PLANS WELL LAIL.
In New Orleans various commit
tees have been particularly active.
Members of the New Orleans Chap
ter have given themselves up unre
servedly to planning for the event
and working to develop those plans.
Aside from the regular round or
business sessions that will be carried
out, there will be numerous enter
tainments and incidental pleasure
giving excursions. Among these are
tin following events: Tuesday at
teinoon at 3 o'clock, a boat ride for
an Inspection of the New Orleans
hjrbor; Wednesday evening at 'J
o'clock, a promenade concert and
bail at the Grunewald; Friday ai-t'-rnoon
at 1 o'clock, an automobile
ride through the city; Friday after
noon at 2 o'clock, ceremonies Inci
dent to laying the cornerstone or
the Beauregard monument; Friday
at 4:30, visit to the Country Club,
and at 5 o'clock, reception at tne
Soldier's Home. In addition to
these, which constitute the rormal
program of entertainment, there
will be numerous attractions at prl
vate functions.
One of the particular features that
has been planned as an adjunct to
the gathering is a trip to Panama,
which will begin from New Orleans
Sunday morning, Nov. 16, on the day
following the close of the conven
tion. Arrangements have been made
for extensions of a total 28 days for
tickets over all lines, which will al
low for this trip and return on the
original railroad ticket.
A month ago, In suite 280 of the
Grunewald, headquarters for these
committees were opened. Mrs. u.
A. S. Vaught, Mrs. Edward Carl
Schnabel and Mrs. May M. Farrls
McKinney, all of whom are promin
ent In the circles of national officers,
have been In charge here. In addi
tion to directing the work of the
committees having local entertain
ment and arrangements In immedi
ate charge, fixed rates for guests at
the leading hotels have been secur
ed during the convention. These
have been printed and will be plac
ed in the hands of delegates upon
their arrival in New Orleans. The
office will remain headquarters
throughout the sessions of the con
vention, which will be held on the
twelfth floor of the Grunewald.
The following statement regarang
the organization and work of the or
der has been Issued:
Immediately after the war oe
tween the States ended, groups or
women of the Southern States were
formed for the betterment and as
sistance of the Confederate soldiers
and their families, to erect monu
ments and mark historical snots, and
to perform general educational and
benevolent work.
Some of these groups called them
selves Daughters of the Confederacy,
and others selected other titles: but
it was not until 1894 at Nashvllie,
Tenn.. on the call of Mrs. M. e.
Goodlet and Mrs. L. H. Raines, that
the women of the three Southern
States sent representatives to that
city, and the national association
known ps the Daughters of the Con
federacy came into being, and start
ed out fully formed and equipped for
active work.
The organization announced Itself
to have for objects and purpose to be
a social, literary, historical and be
nevolent association of Southern wo
men, where the ties of friendship a
mong those whose fathers, brothers,
sons and husbands, and In many cas
es mothers, had suffered through the
common suffering and privation or
the war, would tend to perpetuate
the honor, integrity, valor and other
attributes of Fouthern character.
Tear by year the membership in
creases, until from an organization
with less than 2000 members. It now
has 90,000 on Its roll, and among
these are still a few mothers of Con-
(Continued on page 4.)
NEWS OF THE COUNTY
LATEST FROM MR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gaiette Corres
pondents Here and There Ore
Good Old Gaston What Our
Neighbors Are Doing In the Vu
Inm Sections of the County Per
onal Mention of People To
Know and Some Yon Don't Know
j
Cherryvjlle Chat.
The Eagle, 6th.
Born to Mr. and Mrs. Luther Man- (
ney last week, a son.
The proceeds of the floral fair held
last Saturday under the auspices of
the Woman's Betterment Associa
tion of Cherryvllle, amounted to
$112. '
Mr. T. P. Jenks, a former citizen
of this place, moved back to town
again last week. Mr. and Mrs.
Jenks occupy their new dwelling on
Mountain street.
Miss Mamie Craft, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. David Craft, became
the bride of Mr. Rufus Moss, son of -Mr.
T. J. Moss, last Sunday. The
ceremony was performed at tho
home of the bride's parents by Rev.
W. T. Usry, of this place. The con
tracting parties are both residents
of the Panhandle section.
Some time ago there was some
talk of establishing a creamery at
Cherryvllle, the question was dis
cussed some but no action taken. It
Is useless to argue the benefit such
an institution would be to the farm
ers of the surrounding country and
every thing that tends to benefit the
farmer benefits every other vocation,
thin is an established fact. Now w
understand that there will be iom
action taken in this matter soon,
that the surrounding territory will
be canvassed and it would be well
for every farmer In the surrounding
territory to study the question and 1
have his mind made up as to What
he can and will do.
FIRST PRESBYTERY.
Annual Meeting Held at New Perth
Church Near Statesvllle Tuesday-,
and Wednesday -Meets Next Year
at Huntersville.
Special to The Gazette.
TROUTMAN'S, Nov. 5. The
First Presbytery of the Associate Re
formed Presbyterian church conven
ed in the new Perth church Tues
day morning with the largest repre
sentation in many years, save one.
present. The first day was consum
ed with the appointing of commit
tees to formulate all reports and re
view the reports of work of the
church during the past year. Rev.
S. W. Haddln, pastor of Pressley Me
morial church, Statesvllle, preached
a most excellent sermon from Pa.
121. Tuesday night Dr. J. F. Mof
fatt preached a powerful sermon
from Ps. 133, to a large and most
appreciative audience.
Business was resumed Wednesday
morning for one hour and 30 min
utes and then Rev. A. T. Lindsay,
president of Linwood College,
preached a sermon from 1st f"eter,
2:20, to a large congregation, whicn
was most enthusiastic in their recep
tion of God's truth from the lips of
Ills servant.
Presbytery selected Huntersvffte
as the place to meet in the spring,
and Rev. E. B. Hunter, of Sharon,
S. C, as moderator.
The hospitality of this Perth con
gregation has been unstinted and it
is one of the most pleasant meet
ings in some time. The Presbytery
adjourned late Wednesday after
noon. The Synod will convene Thursday
morning In the First A. R. P. churca
at Statesvllle and the sermon will he
preached by Rev. W. M. Hunter, of
Little Rock, Ark., and then Vice
Moderator R. R. Caldwell, of Besse
mer City, will take charge and in
troduce the moderator-elect, tne
Rev. John H. Simpson, the oldest
minister, but one, In the entire
church.
Getting Ready for Court.
Wednesday's Charlotte Chronicle
says: Solicitor Wilson is In the city
today looking after matters relating
to the criminal term of court that
will convene here next week. While,
no successor to Judge Duls has been
named by the Governor, it has been
announced that one would be ap
pointed in time for holding the court
next week. The criminal docket has
become crowded on account of tne
failure to hold the last regular term,
and Solicitor Wilson is getting ready
to push the cases as rapidly as pos
sible next week in order to clear the
Important cases, if not the whole
docket."
Discovery of Xew Island Confirmed
by Anderson.
Halifax, N. S.. Nov. 5. Discovery .
of a new island in the Atlantic Ocean
was confirmed by Captain Anderson
of the Canadian Government steam- '
er Acadia on her arrival here today
from an exploration trip off Cable
Island. Captain Anderson said he
had found a new spot of land on the .
East spit of Sable Island bank:
which probably would be three feet
out of water at low 6pring tide.
"It is two miles inside the ex- '
tremlty of the East spit as shown on -the
char Canons not danger to ,
navigation," he said. "I think the
Island is the result of the gradual ' .
accumulation of sand end eventually
will form part of the mainland." .
The new land was first reported a "
week ago by the Gloucester flshtng
schooner Lizzie Glffin. . . -
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