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VOL. XXXV.
GASTOMA, N. C.
TUESDAY AFTKILNOOX, JAM AHY 27, 1914.
NO. .
MR. RUSH GRAY KILLED SHORT LOCAL HEMS
ON TRIAL FOR HIS LIFE PYTHIANS MET HERE
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THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLl
G. P. HELTON FAC1KG MURDER CHANGE
OISDCT MEETING YESTERDAY
THE
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IN ACCIDENT AT GREENVILLE, S. C.
Former Gastonian le-ts Tragic
Death on Railroad of Wliicli He
Was an Oflicial Body Brought to
'to Gastonia on Xo. 30 Tills Morn
ing ami Taken to Bethel for Bur
ial. Mr. C. Rush Gray, who hold a
clerical position In the Southern
Railway depot here for several years
and who married in this section,
died ahout noon yesterday in a hos
pital in Greenville. S. C, as the re
sult of injuries sustained last Fri
day in an accident on the Greenville
& Knoxville Railway, a short line
running from Greenville to Travel
ers Rest, of which he was auditor.
Mr. Gray sustained Clio injuries
which resulted in his death while
making a trip over the road in a
railroad motor-car in company with
President Patterson of the road.
The accident occurred "on a grade
when the car struc k a small rot k
which had lodged on the tr. .!;, the
jar throwing Mr. Gray from his - at
down an embankment, where he
landed in a pile of rocks, sustaining
a fracture of the skull and several
tiashes about the face.
Some four or five vears ago, while
residing at Hickory to which place
lie went from Gastonia. Mr. Gray
married Miss Helen Kiddie, daugh
ter of Mr. R. R Kiddle, of the lieth
1 section, who died about two veins
ago. Two small children survive,
lie was a native of Gaflney, S. ('..
and wan a popular railroad man. be- ;
ing known to a larce number of the
"emn'ovcs on the road and in the of
fices in this section of 'rth and
South Carolina.
The hody. accompan;ed by a num
ber of relatives and friends, arrived
in Onstonla on No. "' th s nioMiTuji '
5ind was taken by the Ford Cnder
laklng Company through the coun
try to Rethei church where it was'
laid to rest beside the body of his j
wife.
IHSPLKASKD WITH rLANS.
Monroe People t ant Some Frills on
Their Post office Building.
Monroe Enquirer. 23rd.
When the plans for the Govern
ment building 'n Monroe were first
drawn they showed that the building
would be a thing of beauty with por
tico, stately columns and all that
goes tj make an attractive building,
but the bide made by contractors
were '"ar above the sum appropriated
lor the Government building at Mon
roe, ar.d then It was that the plans
were changed the portico, the col
umns were cut out and in fact, the
whole front plans of the building
were changed, and the present plans
call for a building about as plain as
the hack side of a barn. The Gov
ernment does not change its build
ings every year, but puts up build
ings to stand unchanged for about
half, a century. Naturally Monroe
folks are kicking about this change
of plans, and especially when they
know that other towns no larger
than Monroe have buildings far su
perior to what Monroe will have if
there is no change made in the pres
ent plans. The aldermen took the
matter up and at a meeting held last
Tuesday they appointed Mr. S. O.
Blair to go to Washington and se?
Senators Simmons and. Overman an t
Congressman Page and ask them to
have the plans of the Government
building at Monroe changed. Mr.
Blair will leave tonight for Washing
ton. nais and Locals.
Mr. S. W. Bradley, who Is in
charge of a large drainage project
on Muddy Fork and Buffalo creeRs
in Cleveland county, spent Sunday
and Monday with his family here,
returning to his work yesterday ar
ternoon. Mr. Bradley reports that
his force is making good progress,
having already started one large
dredge boat to work. Another still
larger outfit Is nearly ready to
launch. The entire project will
, probably require about IS months
' to complete.
We regret the failure of the
last Issue of The Gazette to reach
our subscribers on Bessemer City ru
ral routes on time. An investiga
tion made Saturday, however, arter
we learned that they had not reacn
ed the Bessemer City postofnee, re
vealed the fact that the fault was
with the railroad employe nere who
failed to put them on tr.e proper
train Friday afternoon. We have
made complaint to the proiwr au
thorities of this neglect, and feel
sure that It will not occur again
soon.
jir. G. H. Marvin, who with
Mrs Marvin returned Sunday night
from Atlanta, where they attended
the Coca-Cola Bottlers Convention,
is wearing a gold watch fob of which
he Is Justly proud. It was awarded
to him bv the Coco-Cola Company In
appreciation of his efficiency as man
ager of the local branch of the com
nany and the good record which his
v "iT , nt vear
man maue uunu& i
Out of the hundredt of managers'
present at the convention only a few i
made records which wer thus rec- .
osnlzed.
Personal Items About GaMon Folks
anil Their Friends Short Items
Ahout People and Things That
Are of Interest to Gazette Readers.
- Miss Little spent Sunday at
Hickory with homefolks.
Mr. Paul Grist, of 1-enoir, was
in the city Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Rankin
spent Sunday with relatives at Bel
mont. Mr. C. L. Grlgg spent Sunday
with relatives at Lawndale, Cleve
land county.
Miss Mary Quinn is visiting Mr.
ami Mrs. YV. G. McLean on Fast
Third avenue.
- Mr. .1. K. Carson, of the Pi.sgnh
iicii-hborhood, was in the city on
busines.; Saturday.
- Mr. 11. V. Forbes, of Crowded
Creek, was a Gastonia visitor Satur
day. Mi. Moses Stroup, of Bessemer
City, route one, was in the city on
l.usiiu s:i yesterday.
- -Mr. and Mrs. Charles Moore
spent Sund.iy In Iiall.id with rc ki
tives. - Mrs. M. 1.. Van Tassel!, of Ches
ter. S. ('.. is visiting relatives here
for a few days.
- .Mr. S. I.'. Beatty, of the Cnlon
nei ghhoi hood, was in the i ity on
business v i 1 1 relay.
Mr. K. il. Moton, of the New
Hope si ct ion. was a busine.-s vi.-ltor
:n t lie ity esterday.
Messrs 11. L. Lbyne and V. V.
Baim-eiir. of I'.essenur ''ity. were in
Gastonia on business yesterday.
- Frb mis of Miss Annie Aiken
will ugiii to b arn that she is quite
ill at hi r ho, in- on Fast Franklin av
enue. - Mrs. .1 it Hall, of Belmont, and
guesl Miss Maude Hayne Moore, or
Lancaster, S. ('.. were visitors for a
short vhile in town Saturday.
Mrs. I-M Padgett and Miss Ma
mie Davis, of Helk's clerical force,
are spending ten days In Charlotte
assisting in the sale at Belk Bros.
Miss Alma Beatty, of the 1'nion
neighborhood, and Misses Corrie and
Pearl Moton. of New Hope, vvei e
Gastonia visitors yesterday.
-Vdr. J. D. Moore and family will
move this week from West Airline
avenue to the Clyde Craig cottage on
West Fourth avenue.
Miss Mildred McLean and Miss
I.ee went to Charlotte Saturday to
see "A Modern Eve" at the Acada
in y of Music.
Mr. W. D. Martin, of Brooklyn,
N. Y., spent Tuesday night here as
the guest of his sister, Mrs. Graham
McLean.
Miss Eunice Craig returned
Saturday from Yorkvllle, route 8,
where she visited her sister, Mrs.
Claire Harper.
Little Mies Sue Grlgg. of Cleve
land Mills, Cleveland county, arriv
rived in Gastonia last week to enter
the city schools. She Is making her
home with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Grlgg.
Mrs. M. J. Cabanlss and Miss
Mamie Cabanlss returned Saturday
from Shelby, where they have been
spending the past month 'with rela
tives. Misses Willie Bradley and Julia
Johnson left this morning for W,in-ston-Salem
to visit the Methodist
Childrens Home. They will be ab
sent for a couple of days.
Rock Hill. S. C, Record? 22nd:
Mrs. L. J. Piatt, who has been visit
ing her daughter, Mrs. George Vro
man, left yesterday morning for a
visit to relatives In Belmont, N. C,
before returning to her home.
' The regular monthly meeting
of the South Point township teach
ers' association w ill be held with the
Belmont school Friday afternoon.
The meeting will begin at 1 o'clock.
A full attendance is required.
Friends of Mrs. Rufus M. John
ston will regret to learn that she Is'
. ... .
quite critically ill at her home on
South Broad street, having suffered
a sudden attack of Illness Saturday,
since which time her condition is
very little improved, if at all.
Last Friday a marriage ceremo
ny was performed in the office or
Register of Deeds A. J. Smith, Coun
ty Commissioner O. F. Falls, of
Kings Mountain, prforming the cer
emony in the presence of a few of
the court house officials. The con
tracting parties were Mr. W. S. An
thony and Miss Mabel Terry, both of
Charlotte.
Charlotte News. 2 3rd: The
many friends of Mrs. H. D. Stowe,
widow of Captain Stowe. one of the
best known men in the county, will
regret to hear that she is very 111.
She is at her home on West Elev
enth street. Mrs. Stowe is an aunt
of Mrs. Charles Moody and Mrs.
Ferry Sloan Chapman. She hv, great
ly beloved In the county. j
Mill News 22nd: The annual
meeting of the stockholders of tlie :
McAden Mills was held Tuesday in
the offices of the company at Mc
Adenville. The semi-annaal divi
dend of 3 per cent was declared. The press upon you the appalling magni
eleetlon resulted as follows: Hen-' tflde of this waste. .let me say that
ry M. McAden. president:-R. R. Ray, i this means a loss of $695,000 a day,
secretary and treasurer; James T. ; or $28,958 every hour. 8482 every
McAden. A. L. Baker, of Ralelgv, j minute, or, in other words, every sec
and Chaa. A. Bland, associate dl-.ond that passes sees a loss of over
rectors. $8.
O.I' Mi' .k-
Be, ital Friday Xijiht.
On Friday evening of this v eek.
b ginning at So'clock. the pupils of
Miss Mabel Little will give a pu'dic
recital in the auditorium of
Central graded school. All the
trons of the las and the puh'j,
in it d to a-'i ml.
the
P '-
k-liw Not Coming.
Since the advertisements appeared
in The Gazette Friday stating that
"Polly of the Circus" would be pre
sented here February "id. Managei
W. F. Michael, of the Gastonia Op
era House, announces that the en
gagement has been camelled very
much to his regret.. 'I he c ancella
tion of the date became necessary
when it was found that the stage of
the local plaviiouse is too small for
the special scenery carried by
company.
the
Hal moil Family Reunion.
Mrs. G. R. Speinif spent Sunday
at the home of Mrs. Noah Ross, near
Line olntoii, w here a family reunion
was In id in celebration of the 7 1 1 Ti
birthd.iv of Mrs. Speller's urn I",
Mr. K. I.. Harmon, who makes his
homo vs. i t 1 1 his daughter. Mrs. Loss,
ihe'e ; or 7n relatives and
friends pi- n. including Mr. liar
nmn' live cli iiiren, Mrs. FUa 'ii-a-.
net. Mrs. Frank Tavlor, Mrs N'oah
Boss, Mr Hagloy Harmon an ' Mr.
John Ha! mon The o i a :ou was
grca'ly enjoyed by all present.
, lived in tho southern edge of town
I I. nil les(roe,l By I- lie. j nn(, w,)oso f.u)i,y w;(s wnr,.1lir ,
Fire wlrch originated from the one of the mills. shot and killed
explosion of an electric switch last Alex Sutton, a negro youth employed
Friday afternoon completely de- bv the Gastonia b e & Coal Co. to
st roved the plant of the Spencer deliver be from one of th- com pa
Mountain Stone and Brick Company j ny's wagons.
located at the foot of Spencer As soon as the Melton trial is con
Mountain. The large six-story (rib j eluded the trial of George Bird, col
shed, built of long-leaf pine timbers i ored. for the murder of a negro wo
uld containing dynamos and crush-
ers. burned fiercely for several
hours. The loss is understood to
have been about $20,000 with no In
surant o. The plant had only liee-n
completed a short time. Yesterday's
Chaiio'te Chronicle states that work
will he begun at once on the rebuild
ing of the plant.
Oil 1 eel to Gastonia Pastorate.
Rev. J. C. Deltz. of Crouse, has
been tendered a call to the pastorate
of the Gastonia Lutheran charge, In
cluding the Gastonia church. Chapel
Whurch and the Bessemer City
hurch. He has not as yet formal
ly, accepted the call but It Is under
stood that he has signified his in
tention of doing so. Last week's
Cherryville Eagle says that Mr.
Deitz has already tendered his res
ignation as pastor of Bethpage and
St. Paul's churches to take effect
March first. H hss two othi
churches, the pastorates of which It
which it is understood he will re-
sign. When action has been taken
on these he will formally accept the (
call to Gastonia. The Eagle says:
"Not only the Lutherans at Crouse
but the people of other denomina
tions are reluctant to see this good
family leave." They will receive a
warm welcome to Gastonia.
Appeiinteel Deputy Collector.
Jailer G. R. Rhyne has been ap
pointed a deputy collector In the in
ternal revenue service by Collector
A. I). Watts, of Statesville, and left
this morning for Rutherfordton to
take up his duties. The appoint
ment was announced yesterday from
Statesville. Mr. Rhyne succeeds Mr.
E. B. Quinn. who has been a field
deputy wth headquarters at Ruth
erfordton and who has been promot
ed to a clerical position in the ofiV
ces at Statesville in connection with
the handling of the income tax huf
iness. Mr. Rhyne's salary is $l,20n
a year with $900 for expenses. It
i i 1. . : F .. I a- , V. vvtanir
will be gratifying to their many
friends to know that, for the pres
ent at least. Mr. Rhyne's family will
remain in Gastonia. occupying the
Grier cottage on South Broad street.
As yet Sheriff McLean has not ap
pointed any one to succeed Mr.
Rhvne as jailer. Mr. England, of
Kings Mountain, is temporarily
charge.
in
Fire Los Every Second.
T. J. A. Tiedemann. Jr.. Los Ange
les. Cal.
Insurance men, and I believe every
one., realize that it is impossible to
j absolutely stop fires. There will al-
1 ways be a fire loss. But It is poss:
hie to stop some or a great portion
of the loss. What we mustjiot have
Is the terrific excess of fires and con
sequential waste to which this coun
try is now subject. I say excessive
waste. Certainly these figures will
convince you that there Is something
radically wrong. During the past
year the fire loss In the United
States amounted to over $250,000.
000. In order to more definitely Im-
White Man Who Killed Alex Sulion.
Negro Boy, in Dece'inlwr on Trial
in Gaston Superior Court Taking
of Lviilenee Completed and Case
Now Being Argued Will Go to
Jiirj .'(Pine 'Time To-Morrow
Another Murder Case t Follow.
Gaston County Superior Court has
been engaged since yesterday morn
ing in the trial of the case of the
, State against Gilbert V. Melton,
white, for the niiink r of Alex Sut
ton, colored. The taking of evidence
was completed with the hearing, im
mediately after the reconvening of
.court at 2 o'clock this afternoon, of
two or three character witnesses for
the Stut'. Solicitor Wilson Is as-
! sisted in tho prosecution bv Mr. ().
j Max Gardner, of Shelby, and Mr.
I Stonewall J. Durham, of the local
: bar. The defense is represented by
, Messrs. Manguin fc WoltB. of Gasto
nia. and Judge F. I. Osborne, of
jt'barlotte. A large number of wit
j ncsses on both sides have been ex
' ami tied.
' I' required all of the forenoon
si ssion yesterday to seciir" a jury.
As chosen it is constituted as fol
lows: G. K. Phillips. .1. K. Free
man. .1 W. .Moten, George H. Lewis,
' R. K. Itahington. A. B. I.inoherger.
C. C Craig. M. R. Stowe, W. IL
Crocker. J. F. Allen, G. W. Pearson.
J. B. Dunn.
With three speeches on each side,
it is probable that the argument will
not he concluded until ahout noon
tomorrow.
i As related In these columns at the
time of the homicide Melton, who
man near Lowell, will be Ptken up.
It Is probable that the civil docket
will get only one or at the most two
days at this session.
FOl N DKAD IX FIFXD.
Mr. John Holmesley Explreel Friday
Afternoon While Plowing in Field
Xenr His Home at Cherryville
Funeral and Burial at Mt. Zlon
Baptist Church Sunday Afternoon.
An unusually sad death occurred
Friday afternoon near Che'rryville
when Mr. John Holmesley, a well
known and Industrious rarmer, ex
pired suddenly while plowing in a
field not far from his home, the body
only being found after It Is suppos
ed he had been dead for probably
two hours or more.
With the exception of having com
plained of a headache, Mr. Holmes
ley was In his usual good health
when he went to his work after din
ner Friday. He was plowing, and
the manner In which the body was
found lying later in the afternoon
seemed to show that he had only
plowed a few rounds when he fell
to the ground between the plow han
dles and expired suddenly. The
body was found by Mr. Dorus Mau
ney, who passed along the macadam
road with a load of wood going to
Cherryville. Mr. Mauney at first
thought the hody was only a coat,
not paying very close attention to It,
but returned after passing and found
the body of Mr. Holmesley and gave
the alarm to members of his family
at the house, some distance away.
While there were no signs of a
struggle nor any suspicion of foul
play, the matter was reported to Cor
oner H. P. Sellers, who empanelled a
jury consisting of Messrs. S. S. Mau
ney. Claud Mauney, John T. Eaker.
A. H. Hubs. Dorus Witherspoon and
J. Newton Xeill. The coroner's Jury
viewed the remains and the place
where the body was found, and re
turned a verdict that the deceased
came to his death from natural
causes. Physicians who examined
the body stated that death was evi
dently due to a sudden attack of
heart failure.
Mr. Holmesley was between 4 5
and 50 years of age and Is survived
bv his widow, who Is a sister of Cor
oner H. R. Sellers, and several chil
dren. The funeral and burial toot
place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock
at Mt. 7ton Baptist church, near
Cherryville.
CaOi With Application.
Numerous complaints are reaching
this office, arising from the gross
abuse by aeents of the privilege of
taelne with application cash or
note covering the first premium. (
An aeent taking cash or note with ;
application should Immediately re
turn it to the applicant uoon notice
that the application is refused, or if
for any reason the policy Is not is
sued and delivered according to con
tract. If a note Is taken. It should not
be discounted until the policy Is de
livered. The failure of an agent to prompt
ly return the premium to the appli
cant under the circumstances above
stated will be construed as evidence
of such "untrustworthiness" as to j
render him liable to revocation of II- j
cense. I
'astoiiiit 1oele.e Host to Tenth dis
trict Convention Seventy-Five er
More l')thians LeprCx-ntin); Ten
Ioi1k'n PrMLiit Ham net Servcel
at Morris Cafe Five Canclicbits
Given First Bank I-n-t Night.
Hetween sevent y-tivo and one
hundred out-of-town Pythlans we-re
here yesterday afternoon and last
nlKht to attend the regular conven
tion of the tenth district, which was
held in the hall of Gastonia Lodge
No. .'i3 by special invitation of that
lodge. The- afternoon session, which
began at l!:.'lo o'clock and continued
until tl::)o, was devoted largely to
the transaction of routine business,
tho main feature of which was the
hearing of reports from the several
lodges comprising the district. Mr.
J. H. Kennedy, of Gastonia, as dis
trict deputy, presided.
Following Is a list of the lodges
composing the tenth district, each or
which was represented by from one
to a dozen of Its members:
Rathbone Lodge No. '',7, Char
lotte. Meiklenhiirg Lodge No. 1)0, Char
lotte. Charlotte Lodge No. s:i, Char
lotte. Kings Mountain Lodge No. 01,
Kings Mountain.
Whetstone Lodge No. loll, He'sse
mer ('it v .
Mount llollv Lodge No f.v Mt I
Holly. ' I
Matthews Lodge No.
thews.
Concord Ixidge No. ."I
Gastonia Lodge No. .".:!
Mr. George 1!. Mason,
eel lor of the local lodm
77.
Mat-
'on co' (V
Gastonia.
vice chan-
w e!i omed
tlx- visiting PythiaiiH in a short ad
dress which was so cordial In Its
tenor that none could doubt the
genuineness of the reception which
awaited thein heTe. Mr. L. L. Can
dle, a prominent inemlM-r of the
Charlotte bar, responded to the ad
dress of welcome in a most hearty
and pleasing manner. Following trio
roll call reports were heard from
the delegates representing the sev
eral lodges and In each instanco the
report showed progress and growth.
In a few instances the gains made
by the lodge were most encouraging
Indeed. When the reports were all
in the remainder of the afternoon
session was devoted to an impromptu
discussion of various problems with
which individual lodges are con
fronted, the discussion being not on
ly Interesting but very profitable as
well.
At fi::!0 o'clock tho visiting
Pythlans, together with a number or
the members of Gastonia Ixidge, re
paired In a body to Morris Cafe
where an excellent supper had been
provided by the entertainment com
mittee. Reconvening at 7:1 30 o'clock tho
lodge was opened in regular form
and then turned over to the degree
team of Rathbone Lodge No. :!7,
Charlotte, which conferred In a
most Impressive manner the first
rank on five candidates for the local
lodge. Prior to the conferring of
this rank Mr. N. C. White, of Char
lotte, demonstrated the secret work
of the order. At the conclusion of
the degree work Major J. O. Balrd,
of Charlotte, Grand Vice Chancellor,
delivered an address on "The Ideal
Pythian" which not only exhibited
the major's well-known oratorical
abilities hut was toemlng with senti
ments and facts calculated to make
those present think seriously of the
great principles upon which this or
der Is founded and for which it
stands. He was followed by Mr. S.
J. Durham, of Gastonia, who made
a brief but most excellent talk upon
the work which lies beTore Pythlans
hero and elsewhere.
When the meeting adjourned at
1 1 o'clock It was the general ver
dict that It was In every respect one
of the most pleasant and profitable
dis'riit meetings ever held in this
see; ion of the State.
Building Law.
Tho recent decision of the Su
preme Court of North Carolina In
State vs. Lawing Is of State-wide In
terest and of the greatest Imporr
ance. It affects every city and town
in rhe State, and says the State, city
and town regulations governing
buildings In their erection and In
spection can and should be enforced.
The Chief Justice, In his able opin
ion, not only says that the frame
buildings cannot be erected or re
paired In the fire district, but show
the great value of this to the city
and Its inhabitants.
Iet every chief of fire department
and building Inspector In North Car
olina get busy and enforce the law.
The Supreme Court says It Is a good
law and can be enforced, and that
the protection of life and property
calls for it. The old shacks must
go, to be replaced by buildings that
are not a menace to other property,
but a credit to the city as well as the
owner.
The Insurance Department Is hav
ing the opinion of the Court in State
against Lawing printed In pamphlet
form, and will take pleasure in fur
nishing a copy to all who may de
sire it.
Read the dvertlemrmi in The
Gasette. They are a Interesting a
aewn and a -e frequently more prof
HaMe Madias: tkaa tfc new
HEWS OF JE COUNTY
LATEST FROM OUR CCBRESPONOEKTS
?
Vewsy letter ktirn Gazette Correal
pondentii Here and There Ovei
Good Old Gattton What OtO
Neighbeir Are Doing in the Vat
ion See tioiiN of the County Pes
onal .Mention of People Tetsl
Know and Some Von Don't KaoW
BELMONT BUDGET.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BKL.MO.NT, Jan. 27. Preparatory
to moving from the country to town,
Mr. C. H. Lineberger Is having erect
ed on the lot to the rear of Dr. P. B.
Hall, a handsome seven-room cot
tage. Work is progressing rapidly
and It will be ready for occupancy In
a short while. The coming of Mr.
Lineberger and family Is a valuable
addition to the business and social
life of the town.
Mr. A. A. Armstrong, who has
been 111 with pneumonia for the past
three weeks, Is Improving rapidly
at his home near here.
The Woman's Betterment Associa
tion at its meeting this afternoon
will launch plans for an entertain
ment to be given on or about Feb
riniiy ri, which will be in the na
ture' of a Valentine party. The pro
ceeds will go to tho treasury of the
assoiiat ion.
Tho local high school basketball
teams have games tentatively ar
ranged for the last of the week with
the- boys and girls of the Charlotte
high school. .
'I be board of aldermen at a meet
ing held a few days ago put the ban
on rolle-r skating, a mania Tor which
has posse'ssed tho children of town
since tho coming of concrete side
walks. The board has also resolved
on stricter sanitary legislation with
in the town limits.
The Men's Itlble Class of the
Presbyterian church Is making plans
for a social meeting to be held some
time in the near future at the home
of the pastor. Rev. W. S. Lacy. This
organization is one of the most val
uable adjuncts of the churcn.
The good weather of the past few
weeks has brought the farmers out
and much plowing has been done.
WITIIFBS NKWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
WITHKRS. Jan. 26. Miss Lessle
Bradley, of West Gastonia, Is spend
ing some time here as the guest of
Mr"s. Lloyd Hooper.
Mrs. Moses Heffner received a tel
egram Thursday announcing the se
rious illness of her mother In Lin
colnton. She left at once for her
bedside.
A night school is now being taught
In the Flint school house by Mr. Ed
ward B. Hurley. There seems to be.
a goodly number of pupils in attend
ance. Misses Fdna Propat and Mabel
Mauney spent Sunday with friends
in Mount Holly.
Mr. W. W. Tupper. of New York
City, spent a part of Wednesday as a
guest of Mr. J. R. Withers.
The health of the community la
pretty fair at present excepting sev
eral cases of mumps and measles.
Mr. and Mrs. Wade Delllnger spent
Sunday evening here with friends.
ITKMH FKOM ItOUTE THREE.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
GASTONIA, Rule 3, Jan. 26. MrJ"
Leo Robinson has bought from Mr.
KM Lineberger 3 acres of land on
tho west side of the Union road Just
south of th3 Clara Mill and will
mako some Improvements. v!
I T L"i T) V. I I. . . . I
.'ii. i. rj. ivuuiuiiill IB U f Jttl iui(
erect an elght-ioom house at his
homo place.'
Miss Aleen Crawford is at home
from Linwood College suffering wita
a throat trouble.
The little child of Mr. and M-s.
Oscar Glenn, who has been quite I.1,
Is now much better.
The box supper at the Crawford
school house Friday night was quite
a success. The boxes brought a to
tal of $20, and it is said some of the
hoys laid in enough rations to last
them a week.
Business men ran reach the buy- '
Ing public In Gaston better throngs
the columns of The Gazette than tat.
any other way. Advertising rates
are reasonable. It will pay you to
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DAY IX GASTOXIA TO-MOR-
HOW ( W V. I X BSD A V. )
"The Fall of Constantinople" Gau
monts three-reel hand-colored mas
terpiece which will be shown at the
Ideal tomorrow, Wednesday, Janua
ry 28th. will certainly mark a big
day In Gastonia In the way of mov
ing pictures. This is said to be by
those who have seen it the most
beautiful picture ever thrown on a.
screen, hand-colored from start to
finish. This picture is new. It was;
shown In Charlotte Monday and
Tuesday and here Wednesday mak
ing It positively the third time It was
ever on a machine. No doubt this
will be the first time a third-run
picture has ever been shown In Gas
tonia. Owing to the fact that It la a
great feature and brand new . the .
management had to pay a princely
price to get it here and will h mm.
polled to raise the price of admis
sion to ten and fifteen cents, but
will give you two other good licens
ed reels in connection with this pic
ture, making five reels. A dr.
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