THE GASTONIA GAZETTE J PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. 6LVGLE COPY 8 CENTS. GASTONIA IS A BUSY TOWN. $1.50 A YEAR IN ADVAJfOOfc TUESDAY AFTERNOON. MARCH 10, 1011. ' NO. SO. VOL. XXXV. GASTOXIA, X. C. SHOT SISTER'S HEAD OFF ANOTHER "UNLOADED BUN" TRAGEDY Thirteen-Year-011 Daughter of lis ter Jones Instantly Killed by Flve V ear-Old Rrotlier Who Wo Handling a Shot Gun Bark Part of Her Head Literally Blown off Hurled Saturday at Home Neat Stanley. A loaded shot gun carelessly laid f on the bed by on older member of i the family who had been cleaning it and later left the room In tne hands of a live-year-old b.i caused the sudden and tragic death Satur day afternoon of his sister, ttie thirteen-year-old daughter of Letter tones. The family lives on the farm of 'Mr. B. B. Khyne, about two miles from Dallas on the road leading from that town to Spencer Mount .tin. News of the tragedy did t ot reach Gastonia until yesterday and then only the most meagre details were obtainable. Efforts mule to day by The Gazette to get In t j phone ominuiNcation with ' some person who Knew the exact details was fruitless. It was not possible to learn the young girl's first name. According to the best juformatton obtainable the young lady, who had been sick, was sitting up In a hair and was asleep. In the room with her was her five-year-old brother, whose name could not be learned. On the bed lay a loaded shot tun which some member of the family had been claning and laid down to go out of the room on some en and. Too young to realize what a gun was. perhaps, the smaller child picked ill) the gun, pointed it towards the back of his sister's head and pulled the trigger. The charge was a heavy one and literalh blew (no back part of the g'tl s head oil. . ha died instantly. The funeral and butiai took ,... c Sunday afternoon at the home, iiie body being interred in a graveyard on the farm. The Catholic rites were administered. MIIS. 1 . HARNETT DEAD Mi it er of Mi. . S. r .y and Mr. T. A. WiK.iis Expired Suddenly lit Shelby l'psteday Ruilal Ibis . f lerno-Mi. A message received yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. S. Wray and .Mrs. T. A. Wilkins brought them tho sad and shocking news that their mother. Mrs. T. K. Harnett, had died suddenly at her home in Hielhy about 1 o'clock in the afternoor. Prof, and Mrs. Wray and chlld.t"l and Hi. Wilkins left at once Tor -Shelby. Mrs. Wilkins was unable io no to the funeral on account of the serious illness of her little daugh ter, Alice. Mrs. Harnett had been in lil health for the past several years, thougn she was able to be up until yester day morning when she became sud denly ill and grew steadily worse until the end came. Dei eased was ;- native of Cleve land county am! had lived all of her life in he!by. Hie w as about t!2 years old a (1 was. prior to ner inar riage. Miss Alue Loelace. Surviv ing are her husband and four daughters. Mrs. Wray and Mrs. Wil kins, of Gastonia: Mrs. Mills Latti more, of Shelby, and Miss Fan Har nett, of Shelby. She had visited In Gastonia frequently and had made many friends here who will learn with sorrow of her death. Her laBt visit here was last summer. She was one of Shelby's best loved women and was held in the very highest es teem by all with whom she came In contact. She was a loyal and active member of the Shelby Baptist church and will be greatly missed from that congregation. The funeral and burial will take place in Shelby this afternoon, the services being conducted by her pas tor. Rev. Mr. Swope. Walter's Index-IUgest of Criminal I .aw. Walser's Index-Digest of Criminal Law, Evidence, Pleadings, Practice and Procedure, a work edited and compiled by Messrs. Zeh V. Walser and Z. I. Walser. of the Lexington. V C. nar, is just off the press and Is being distributed to hundreds of lawyers throughout 'he. State. It contains pages and is handsome ly bound in buckram. It covers all pointB in criminal cases decided by the North Carolina Supreme Court from its organization down to and including the One Hundred and Sixty-second North Carolina Report. It is exhaustive and something that the leeal profession has needed. and will welcome with open arms. It is of inestimable value and the bar is deeply indebted to the editors. So licitor L. A. Martin in The David sonian. Iexington. Read the advertisement In The Gazette. They are aa interesting a news and a.-e frequently more prof itable reading than tfc new. MISS FIORKNCE T.AWRF.NCK Will be featured tomorrow (Wed nesday) at the Idea in "THE LAWS DECREE." a strong dramatic production in two parts, also Miss Pearl White in a smart little come dy. Adv. SHORT 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. Miss Virgie Barkley spent Sun day with her sister, Mrs. George Ballard, in Dallas. v Miss Carrie Mitchem, of Low ell, was the guest Friday and Sat urday of Miss Ktta Saunders. Mr. J. W. Spargo, of Stanley, was a business visitor in Gastonia yesterday. Mr. T. G. Khyne. fo Stanley, was in the city on business yester day morning. Mr. H. L. Khyne, of Bessemer City, route two, was a business vis- itor in tin Mr. J route two, Saturday. Mr. C Citv, was city yesterday. H. Kutledge, of Dallas, was a Gastonia visitor . S. Carson, of Bessemer here on business Satur- day. Gastonia Chapter No. fid, Royal Arch Masons, will hold its regular meeting tonight and elect oflicers. Mr. V. G. Torrenco left last week for Miami, Fla., where he will spend some time for the benefit of his health. Rev. G. A. Sparrow, pastor of Union and Olney Presbyterian churches, was in the city on busi ness Saturday. Mr. II. G. Winget, a 'Tornier Gastonian now living in Matutj'ille, spent the week-end in Gastonia on a visit to his father, .Mr. B. H. Winget. Mr. Newton Ferguson, a former Gastonian now living at Bartow, Fla., is spending some time here on a visit to friends. Mr. and Mrs. Emory Ballard and children visited Mr. Ballard's mother, Mrs. Mollie Ballard. here last week. Mrs. Janie Dunn is again with O'Neil's and will have charge of -the millinery department during the coming season. She went to work yesterday. --Rev. and Mrs. C. A. Hendricks arrived in Gastonia Saturday and will occupy the parsonage of the Wesleyan Methodist church on East Franklin avenue. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Hill spent Saturday night and Sunday in York ville, S. "., as guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Summit, returning homo Sun day afternoon. Dr. W. H. Hunterleft Friday for Baltimore, where he will spend some time taking a special post graduate course in .Johns Hopkins I'niversity. Bartow. Fla , Courier-Informant, ."ith: Mrs. .1. C. Ferguson and ton. Newton, left Tuesday night for Yorkville, S. ('., in response to a telegram announcing the death or Mrs. D. B. McCarter. Mr. J. M. K'Lapp, who has been confined to bis room for some days, is able' to be at his work again to day. Mr. K'I.app'8 shop is opposite the postollice, in the basement of the. -Groves building. The program at the Ideal The atre today includes two especially hue subjects. "Law of His Kind." a Rex drama in two parts, and "Slim to the Rescue," another of that Slim comedy series. Lumina Theater is today pre senting the magnificent spectacle, "Antony and Cleopatra." in eight reels. Performances began at 1 p. m., and will be given at. 2 : 4 . 4:?n, fi:l.r, 8:00 and 9:40 p. tn. The price of admission is 2 cents, children I . ") cents. - The Padgett Tailoring Company has received its new Hoffman sani tary steam pressing machine and It has been installed in the linn's charters over Hoyf ft. Wilson's mar ket on Main avenue. Mr. Padgett, the manager, who is an experienced man in the tailoring business, has fitted up convenient and commodious quarters and is prepared to take cnre of the business. Elsewhere in today's Gazette will be fclund the firm's advertisement. Information received bv rela tives here from a number of tie young men who went from the neighborhood of Cherryvillo last Fall to Dania, Fla., to engace 1b the trucking business, states that a s- e o freeze took place on Monday night of last week which killed the tomatoes and other vegetables a:.! made the truck crops a total less. Tomatoes were almost ready to be shipped, and It is now too late in the season to mature another crop be fore the May rains. MK W. P. McAteer. one of our Mc.Vdenville subscribers, left at th's office Saturday an egg laid by on of his Ancona hens, which for Flze and weight sets a high mark in hen fruit. It is seven and one-half inen es in circumference the longest -way around and six inches In girth an? weighs four ounces. Mr. McAteer has 12 hens of the Ancona breeu which have laid "..1 eggs since Jan uary 1. They lay larger eggs than the averaee breed of hens, but thlr specimen is unusually large even fpr them. see them pretty card tables at the gastonia furniture company's. Subscribe for The Gazette. YOUNG IS KILLED WAS DASHED TO DEATH BY WILD HORSE S . I CAillen Rhyne. Son of Mr. H. Gary j Khyne, Instantly Killed Last Kri- day on Public Square at Dallas Neck Was Broken and Body Bruis ed Buried at Stanley Sunday Had Just Recovered from Attack t of Pneumonia. Ctillen Rhyne, a prosperous young tanner living between Gasronla and I Villus, met an yistant and tragic death about :'. o'clock Friday after noon on the court house square in Dallas when he was hurled against a telephone post by a wild horse lie was driving and his neck broken. His body was bruised also in several places. Young Khyne was conva lescing from a siege of pneumonia, having been out for only a few days. He drove the horse, a western pony which he had recently taken to break for a kinsman, to Dallas, alighted in front of the old postof fce on the east, side of tho square, and started to hitch tho animal when it be.ame frightened. Ho laid hold, of the bridle and was dragged some distance before he was dashed to death against the pole. It is be lieed that he became entangled be tween tho horse and the shaft and was unable to extricate Himself. He was yeirs old and had until this year b-en a student in Lenoir Col lege in Hi' .ory. He was preparing to go to iariing for himself and bis father was out looking for a rami Tor him when lit. was killed, lie was n son of Mr II. Gary Rhyne, one or the count) 't best fanners and had a large family connection. The bur'al and interment took place in Stanley Sunday, I he services being conduct ed in Chris: Lutheran Church by the pastor, Re K. H. ('line. Young Rhyne was held in high re gard by all who knew him. He was a young mtn of fine character anil was quiet ar.i industrious. His trag ic death cast a shadow over the com munity in which he lived. house mantels, prates and tiling at gastonia furniture company's. Opportunity. Chicago Evening Post. Opportunity, according to tho leg end, has hair in front, nut is bald be hind. The strong, decisive man crabs the goddess by the forelock. 'I lie weaklings lets her get away. Opportunity knocks once at every man's door, they say. The under strappers of this world are thus-? who either weren't at home or were too jrresolute, too slow or too timid to open the door. Strange at it may seem, some men are afraid of oppor tunity: they'd rather cower in secur ity than take a man's chance to male good in the tempest of competition. Luck? Thero ain't no such ani mal. The world said Cornelius Van dcrbilt was lucky. Vahderbllt saw bis opportunity in the newly Invent ed :teamboat. He tossed away a prosperous business to get Into tne field and when the railroads arrived he made further financial sacrifices to get into what he saw was a big game. Van didn't need an introduc tion to opportunity. The plot of "Evangeline" was of fered to Hawthorne bv Field, his publisher. He saw noting in it, and j passed it on. casually, to I,ongfel- low. There was nothing casual about IOngfellow's acceptance. If every- thing else the poet had written were blotted out his fame would rest se cure ou this one work. John D. Rockefeller went into partnership with tho porter in a tna c hineshop to exploit the abundant. !'iit poorly refined, petroleum. The porter had an improved refining method. He later wanted to sell and MAN Toon AT ST. MARKS EPISCOPAL CHURCH Rev. T. Tracy Walsh, Preacher Topic:- THE BUILDING OF THE TEMPLE This Sermon Should Be Of Inttre t To Masons Services every afternoon at 4 : 0 and night at eight o'clock this week. ( Iet it be noted tfiat the hour of the evening services has been changed to S o'clock for the convenience of the business men of Gastonia.) Sunday morning at 10:45 A. M. Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock Sermon for Men. Mission concluded with service Sunday night at 7:C0 o'clock. F.VFRY CITIZEN OF G A STOMA IS CXRTIALLY IN VITED TO BE PRESENT. j IN SOCIAL CIRCLES j LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD TO MEET WITH MRS. THOMSON. William Gaston Chapter Daugh ters of the American Revolution will meet Friday morning of this week with Mrs. J. F. Thomson at her home on West Main avenue. ENTERTAINED AT LUNCHEON. Mrs. Arthur M. Dixon entertained delightfully at luncheon at '2 o'clock Friday at her home on South Ches ter steteet complimentary to her house guest, Miss Adeldaide Erwin, of Morganton. Her guests were Miss Erwin, Mesdatnes S. N. Boyce, P. R. Falls. T. L. Craig, E. W. Gil liam. D. A. Garrison. S. J. Durham, J. II llenderlite and J. Lee Robinson and Miss i.Mamie Ray. of McAden- i 1 It-, and her guest Miss Helen Julian, of ThomasvilU. STCDY ("LI B MEETING W ITH MRS. SIjOAN. The regular meeting of the SDil..' Club is being held this afteinooi; with Mrs. .1. M. Sloan at her resi lience on York street. The Club lfe studying the Phillipines and the n ram for today's meeting include several interesting topics, as fol lows: Wild Races of the Southern Islands, by Mrs. Reid: Tribal Women. Customs. Superstition and Religious, by Mrs. Eddleman; Read ing, by Mrs. Garrison, and Round Table discussion of the Moros, led by Mrs. Thomson. MISSION STl'DY CLASS WITH MRS. KIRBY. At her home on West Main ave nue yesterday afternoon Mrs. A. J. Kirby was hostess at the regular meeting of the Mission St udy Class of Main Street Methodist church. Tho topic for study was the second chap ter of "Injmlgrant Forces," by Dr. William P. Shriver, the book being studied by tho class this term. A very profitable study hour was spent, after which a delicious salad course was served. There was a good attendance of the members or the (Jass, beside several invited guests. The city council will meet In regular monthly session for March tonight. The Holland Insurance ft Real ty Co. liars sold to Mr. D. B. Shores a house and lot on Chestnut street. Mr. Shores expects to occupy this house. Fire yesterday afternoon dam aged a house near the West End Methodist church. It belonged to the Loray Mill and was occupied by Mr. Frank Dees and family. 'll: fire company responded promptly to the alarm and the loss was small. The Gastonia Business College is offering a rebate of $ 1 ." in tuition to the winner of the $10 prize offer ed by the Chamber of Commerce for a slogan. As previously stated this contest is limited to pupils of the public schools of the county. Mrs. A. B. O'Neil and daugn ter, Mrs. Mary Neel. of McKeesport. Pa., after spending several weeKs here with t ho former's son, Mr. A. B. O'Neil. left last week for Florida where they will spend two or three weeks. They went in company with a party of Northern friends. On the return trip they will pton over in Gastonia again frr a visit. The New York World, three times week (almost the same as a daily) and The Gazette !otli for one year fr 2.00. Subscribe today. John D. gave him a million so quick ly that it made his head swim. The porter saw- opport unit In profile; Rockefeller saw her wholo face. Men every day fa e opportunity, let her slip by and then grab wildly for the bald spot on the back of her head. Of .-ip h are the failures of life. h t Capt. Nolen Resigns. Capt. C. M. Nolen, who has been for a number of years the popular and efficient agent of the Southern Express Company here, has resign ed his position with the company. Mr. W. B. Ward, formerly of llign Point, has been appointed agent and took charge of the otlice Sunday. To Give Play at Bessemer City. The Senior Class of LInwood Col lege will present the play, "Two Lit tle Rebels," in the opera house at Bessemer City Friday night of this week, the I llth, beginning at eight o'clock. The admission fee will be cents. This play was recently presented at the college to a large and appreciative audience Vital Statistics. During the month of February there were 1 li deaths of whttcf In Gastonia township, seven of this number being in tho city and six outside. There were five deaths of blacks, all insido the city. There were II' white births insido the city and two outside; thieo births of blacks inside the city and none out side. Totals: Deaths 1 8, births 1 4. May Iose An Eye. While playing "Indians'' Sunday afternoon with his little friend, George Stone, in East Gastonia, Sam Carter, aged 14, a son of Mr. William '"aiter, was struck In tho left eye bv mi arrow shot by ttio Stone boy. llr. Qulckel was sti: !i ..nil and dressed the wound. The eye ball is in bad shape. It Is stated, i.i.d the I . y may loso the sight or c; e eye as a iesult. Master John Oulckcl Injured. While playing with his brother and other little companions Satur day afternoon at his home on South street. Master John Quickel. the six-year-old son of Dr. and Mrs. T. C. Quickel, had the misfortune to breafc his right leg at a point about two thirds the distance from the kneo to tho thigh. Physicians were called and the fractured bono set. Thodgh suffering considerably. Master John is resting very comfortably. He has the sympathy of numerous friends and companions In his misfortune. One Case of Sinnllio. A white man named Hudson. liv ing at the Modena Mill, was sent Sunday to the city pest house. he havfng a well developed case of smallpox. lie worked Saturday In the Modena Mill and Saturday nlcht was up town circulating among the crowds on the street. Yesterday City Physician Stovall vaccinated IS people who had come In contact with him In the Modena Mill. Hud son had been in Charlotte. wnere there has been quite a good deal of smallpox lately, and the supposi tion Is that he contracted the dis ease there. It is stated that there is one case of the disease at one of the mills in Belmont. Last nlcht a negro who, It was believed had the disease, was put off a P. ft N. car at Mount Holly. What became of htm is not known but it is probable the Mount on. Holhites told him to move RESOI.l TIONS OP THE WOMAN'S REIT ERM E NT A SSOCI A TI ON. We are convinced that scientific knowledge is most useful to thosc who engane in growing, preserving and marketing all food crops, and that the dissemination of such knowledge is necessary, not only to those engaging in agriculture, but Is of great value in our public schools, and we commend the work of Mr. K. S. Millsaps in seeking to establish farm demonstration work for Gas ton county, Therefore, he It resolved by the Woman's Betterment Associ ation of Gastonia. First, That we heartily approve the movement to inaugurate In Gas ton county a department of farm de monstration work, under the direc tion of the United States Depart ment of Agricultufe Second, That we urce upon the county commissioners of Gaston county the necessity of establishing this work and of tal-iiiu; advantage of the fund offered by the 1'nited States, and of supplementing sun fund by an appropriation by Gaston county. Third. That we pledge to the countv commissioners and other proper county officials our supporr and co-operation in this movement. CARD OF TIIANKKS. I wish to thank aTT those who gave me coupons, thus helping me in the pony contest. While I did not get the pony. I appreciate the help given me just the same. CHARLIE GARRISON. Gastonia. N. C. March 10. 1914. Guilford county Is to have a creamery. A company was organiz ed for this purpose at Greensboro last week. Milk routes will be es tablished and the company will co operate with the farmers. NEWS OFJHE UNIT LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS .Newsy letters from Gazette Co it pondentN Here and There Oral (ioud Old G&xton What Oaq Neighbors Are Doing In the Va '' ions Sections of the County Pm aonal .Mention of People Tov Know and Some Yon Don't KitoWj LORAY LOCALS. Correspondence of The Gazette. WEST GASTONIA. Marcn 9. Mr. ami Mrs. Ed Spencer entertained a few of their friends at their borne Saturday night. Those present were Misses Daisy Blanton, .Made Salms, Ina Arrwood, Mary Ross. Donnta Lytle, Gertie Sheppard, Dewey Tay lor. Maude and Alma Gaines, Messrs. Fetiley Burgin. Cliff Hill, Richard Clonegar, Russell McGlnnus, Vernon Carver and llrodus Gordon. Fruits of all kinds were served and all enjoyed the evening. Mr. John Mack, of Loekhart, S. C, is visiting bomefolks tills wee. Miss Doiinie Lytle returned home Thursday after spending a month, with relatives in Ashevllle and Old Fort. Mr. Ross Wilson, of Charlotte, wan a Loray visitor this week. Mr. Carr Dalton, who has been sick with pneumonia for the past week, is improving. Rev. W. C. Barrett, pastor of the First Baptist church, preached at the Ioray Baptist church Sunday afternoon at 1! o'clock. A large crowd attended and all enjoyed the excellent sermon. We are sorry to know tnat tfealh has come lo the home of Mr. Frank McAllister and claimed another oni of his children, his little son wn-j, ci-.e I Wednesday night from t'a.'.t dread disease. pneumonia, and measles. The body was laid to rest Thursday morning at Annexls. The rest of the family are very low with measles, we hope for them a speedy recovery. Miss Mary Ross, of Bessemer City, was a visitor at the Loray this week. Mrs. II. W.Counts. who haa been sick for he past week, is now able to he up again. Mrs. R. Ford, of Kings Mountain, spent a few dayH this week with Mrs. Mp.ttle Falls. Mr. Edgar Roberston, of Salis bury spent Saturday and Sunday with his brother, Mr. Sam Roberston. Misses Rushie Falls and Laura Morris left Saturday for a fsw days visit to relatives In Spartanburg, o. c. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Hawklni and daughter. Pearl, visited relative tn Ixiwell this week. M iss Cora Marshall, of Paw CreeTt, Me,it Saturday and Sunday wlli her sister, Mrs. Will Cathey. Mrs. Mi.t'le Falls spent the wee end with relatives In Spnrtar.nurK. Mr. James Kury and family, of' Salisbury, have moved to th l.ray. Mr. Radford Harrell. of Cowpens, S. C, has moved to the fxiray. The Ixiray boys met Friday nl? lit in the band hall for the pur.ioso of organizing a base-ball team. -.arlie Kitchen was appointed chairman of the meeting. A. .1. Jenkins was re-elected as manager, Ben, Roberston as treasurer: Clyde DaR gerheart was appointed by the man ager as field captain. The Lortiy Tigers are expecting to have a bettter team this season than tney had last. They are expecting to get new uniforms and they will he ready to play any other team in thi near future;. The Ixray Tigers Pre the pennant winners of the Gaston Coun tv league in 1913 and are in gcd shape to give the best team hot race this season. Mrs. Liny Deetz spent a few days this week with relatives near Kings Mountain. Born. Wednesday, to Mr. rind Mrs. E. M. Nolen, a son. Plain Truth That's Worth Money. Csing Foley's Honey and Tar for a cough or cold may save you botft sickness and money. F. F. Mona han, Menomonie. Wis. says: "I am exposed to all kinds of weather and I find Foley's Honey and Tar Com pound always fixes me up in good shape when I catch cold or have a bid cough. I recommend it gladly." Refuse substitutes. For sale by All Dealers.- Adv. IJved Cp to Expectation. Washington. Mar. h The In come tax law bids fair to live up to thej expectations of the administra tion bv producing about $50,000,000 annually in revenue, paid by close to .' . 1 1 n n individuals. Although, the treasury officials declined to make public the reports of internal revenue collectors on the income tax. it became known that more than. 400.0no individuals had made re turns in the C.3 collection districts up to Monday midnight, when the time limit expired. From these in dividuals It was understood that the government probablv would collect more than $4 0,000,000. AVOID STUFFY WHEEZY RREAT Disordered Kidnevs Cause Mucbi Misery. With pain and misery by day, sleep-disturbing bladder weakness at night, tired, nervous run-down men and women everywhere are glad to know that Foley Kidney Pills re store health and strength, and the regular action of kidneys and blad der. For sale by All Dealers. AdV

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