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VOL. XXXV.
SHOOT LOCAL ITEMS
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III SOCIAL CIRCLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WORM'S WORLD
WILL SEIZETHE PORTS
CRISIS REACHEDJNJSEXICAN TROUBLE
Uncle Sain Will Take 1'osnession of
Customs Houses in Tampico a1
Vera Crua Probably To-Da)
Congress (jives President Power
to I'ne Navy and Army to Secure
Proper Recognition of Fla.
An Associated Press dispatch from
Washington to this morning's pa
pers says In part:
In 48 hours, possibly less, the
United States Government will have
taken possession of the Mexican cus
tom houses at Tampico and Vera
Cruz.
Detailed plans for landing of ma
rines at these two important coast
towns were completed at a confer
ence at the White House between
President Wilson, Secretaries Bry
an, Garrison and Daniels, Major
General Wood, and Rear Admiral
Fiske and Blue, and John Lind.
"No orders to the Army and Navy
will be issued tonight," was the an
nouncement made after the confer
ence, action temporarily being de
ferred until Congress acts on the
joint resolution approving the Pres
ident's purpose of using the armed
forces of the United States to en
force its demands against General
Huerta, growing out of the arrest at
Tampico of American bluejackets.
The resolution passed the House
tonight by a vote of 337 to 37, after
a spirited debate. For several
hours it was considered by the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee
with prospects of an all night ses
sion of the Senate, or a recess until
early tomorrow.
The House adjourned until 10
o'clock tomorrow and President Wil
son, worn out, retired after hearing
that the House had adopted th res
olution. Persons who were in touch with
the President said the steps which
would be taken by the United States
"short of war" were of a nature
which would not require formal no
tification to the powers in the same
sense as a declaration of blockade
or other preliminaries to war. For
eign Governments will be kept In
formed of developments, however.
The debate in the House brought
out the fact that, while the Ameri
ca" Navy probably would block Mex
ico off from commerce with the Uni
ted States, it would not interfere
with the passage to and fro of for
eign vessels, though cargoes dis
charged on the shore might be held
at the custom house.
In an atmosphere of suppressed
excitement reflecting grave tension
and patriotic fervor, the President
of the United States asked Congress
in person today for approval of his
purpose to use the Army and Navy
to force General Huerta to apologize
for indignities offered to the'Ameri
can Government. It was the first
time since the war with Spain that
the President had placed so grave
an international crisis before the
National Legislature. Mr. Wilson
spoke in solemn tones. When he en
tered the 'House chamber the cheers
and applause that greeted him were
wildly enthusiastic an outburst of
the tension that has prevailed in the
National Capital for the last 2 4
hours. As he read his message the
applause came largely from the
Democratic side, many Republicans
remaining conspicuously silent. It
pressaged an opposition to the Pres
ident's request which was not long
in making Us appearance.
Speeches in the House and oppo
sition in the Senate Committee on
Foreign relations showed that the
prospect of passing immediately the
joint resolution approving the Presi
dent's course was by no means as
bright as it had seemed, and debate
was expected to run far into the
night and possibly continue tomor
row. President Wilson had pointed out
that under precedents he did not
need the authority of Congress to
act; but merely sought their coun
selladvice and approval "in a mat
ter possibly of so grave corfse
quence." While Congress deliberated and
Majority Leader Underwood urged
prompt action so that If American
forces were fired on they would be
free to act, the executive branch of
the Government issued orders to the
Army and Navy with systematic
regularity. The Army was caution
ed to be on the alert, and active
preparations to use the militia as
volunteer forces in case of further
emergency were begun.
The warships of the Navy were or
dered to concentrate on Tampico
and Vera Cruz as their first object
ive. Plans were made to seize these
ports. American merchant vessels
were ordered out of Mexican har
bors and there was a long session of
the joint board of the Army and Na
vy, participated in by Admiral Dew
ey, 'Major General Wood and 'Major
General Wotherspoon, after which
it was announced that the Army and
Navy were prepared for instant ac
tion. Samuel R. Crockett, a well known
novelist, died in London yesterday,
aged 74.
As the climax of a revival meeting
in the Baptist church at Newton,
conducted by Evangelist J. W. nam,
of Atlanta, a bonfire was made In the
court house square Sunday night of
Pastor Russell's books. It Is stated
- that & large number were burned.
THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Mr. Sloan Springs, of Lowell,
route two, was in the city on busi
ness yesterday. ,
j Dr. J. M. Caldwell, of Blacks
burg, S. C, was a Gastonia visitor
yesterday.
Messrs. J. K. Dixon and J. O.
White left on No. 38 last night for
Philadelphia on a business trip.
i.Mr. J. M. Craig is enlarging and
improving his residence on East
Third avenue.
Mr. Frank L. Carpenter, of
Stanley, was a business visitor in the
city yesterday.
Col. and 'Mrs. C. B. Armstrong
will leave this evening for a trip
North.
Col. and Mrs. T. L. Craig left
yesterday afternoon for Richmond,
Va., where they will spend several
days.
s Mr. M. L. 'Mauney was able to
be at his work again Saturday after
an illness of some time with the
mumps. i'
Dr. J. M. Sloan left Saturday Tor
Rochester, Minn., where he will
spend ten days or two weeks in spe
cial study and observation of surgi
cal work.
i.Mr. G. W. Davis, who has been
living at the Loray Mill for the past
six or seven years, left yesterday for
Roanoke Rapids, where he Will take
a position in the Patterson .Mills.
'Mr. Robert S. McLean returned
to Raleigh yesterday afternoon to
resume his studies at the A. and M.
College after spending several days
with homefolks.
-Mr. W. W. Pharr, of the firm of
Pharr Bros. & Jennings, cotton bro
kers, of Greenwood, i.Mlss., is spend
ing the week in the city as the guest
of 'Mr. C. C. Armstrong.
(Mr. S. S. Morris, who has been
for some time with Fayssoux's mar
ket, has bought the meat market at
the Loray formerly conducted by
Messrs. Boyd & Allen. It will be
known as the Morris 'Market.
'Mr. W. E. Jenkins has bought
from Mr. J. White Ware the four
room cottage on South Btreet ad
joining the-property of Mr. C. l.
Urigg. The lot is 60 by 190 feet
Mr. Jenkins will enlarge and Im
prove the house.
An account of a baseball game
played at Belmont Saturday was re
ceived by us through the mail, but
as it had no signature and we did
not know the sender, it can not be
published. Correspondents should
remember to sign all communica
tions. Rev. W. E. Abernethy, pastor or
Central Methodist church, Shelby,
will preach at Main Street Methodist
church next Sunday morning and
night for the pastor. Rev. J. K. Aber
nethy, who will be at Greensboro con
ducting a series of special services at
Centenary Methodist church, of
which Rev. R. D. Sherrill is pastor.
After spending the winter at
Charleston, Orangeburg and Sumter,
S. C, Miss Julia La Far -has return
ed to the city and is preparing to re
organize her kindergarten and pri
mary classes. Her class rooms will
be at 209 South Oakland street ana
classes will begin work Thursday,
April 23rd.
Jlumor has it that the progres
sive little town of BebnonLls to have
another cotton mill
ture. The promoter
mill, which will be
Belmont, have alrea
Hie near fu-
ow this new
fourth for
purchased a
tract of 80-odd acres of land lying
between the "Majestic 'Mill and the
Sloan's Ferry bridge. It is probable
that something definite with refer
ence to this new project will be
made public within a few days.
Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor
of the First A. R. P. church, preach
ed at 'Main Street Methodist church
Sunday night. Dr. Galloway tooK
for his theme "The Tragedy of the
Closed Door," and speaking especial
ly to the young people present, de
livered an unusually helpful and in
spiring message. Dr. Galloway's
pulpit was occupied at the same
hour by Rev. John W. Moore, pastor
of the First (Methodist church of Sal
isbury. Rev. John W. Moore, pastor of
the First Methodist chnrch of Salis
bury, preached an excellent discourse
Sunday morning o U5e congregation
of Main Street MeJ6dist church. Mr.
Moore preached on Missions, and de
livered a most logical and convinc
ing discourse on the subject. Rev.
J. E. Abernethy, the pastor, went to
Salisbury to fill Rev. Mr. Moore's ap
pointment there, Mr. Moore having
been called here Saturday on ac
count of the critical illness of his
brother-in-law, Mr. W. G. Torrence,
an account of whose death appears in
this issue.
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To Preach on Fraternalism.
On next Sunday afternoon, April j
2 0th, at 2 o'clock. Rev. H. W. Bras
well, pastor of the Gastonia Metho
dist Protestant church, will preuc h a
special sermon at the Bessemer City
'.Methodist Protestant church on ,
"Fraternalism." Members of the lo- j
cal chapter of the Junior Order and ,
other fraternal organizations will '
probably attend this service in a
body, and all others are cordially in
vited to attend.
Attending .Supreme Court.
Attorneys A. C. Jones, O. F. Ma
son, A. L. Bulwinkle, A. G. Jlangum
and G. W. Wilson, of the local bar.
are at Raleigh this ei arguing
cases before the Supine Court,
which is considering appeals from the
fourteenth judicial district this
week. Messrs. Mangum and Bui
winkle are representing the city and
tho Citizens National Bank respect
ively in a tpst case involving the re
cent issue of city bonds purchased by
the bank.
Services at A. 1!. P. Cliurrh.
Rev. S. B. Stephens, pastor of the
Gastonia Methodist Episcopal church
will conduct the service at the Asso
ciate Reformed Presbyterian church
this evening at 8 o'clock. Rev.
James P. Pressley, pastor of the
church at Due West, S. C, will ar
rive tomorrow and will conduct the
remaining services of the series,
preaching tomorrow night and
Thursday, Friday and Saturday at
and 8 p. m. and at the morning and
evening hours on Sabbath. The ree
ular spring communion service will
be conducted at the morning hour
on Sabbath day.
XOTES WKKK lU IIXKI).
First Baptist Church Held Special
Services Sunday at Which Votes
For $7,000 On Church Property
Were Humeri Address by Rev. C.
II. Durham, A Former Pastor.
At the First Baptist Church Sun
day morning at eleven o'clock a
special service was held in celebra
tion of the final liquidation of a debt
of $7,n00 which had been incurred
by the congregation in the purchase
of property on Franklin avenue for
the J. D. Moore (Memorial parsonayr
and for a site for a new church build
ing which they plan to erect in the
future.
The program, which had been es
pecially prepared for th occasion, in
cluded several special musical selec
tions by the choir. Rev. C. H. Dur
ham, of Lumberton, a former pastor
of the First church, delivered a shorr
address on "The Necessity of Effici
ency in Christian Work". Following
this the J. D. 'Moore Memorial par
sonage, erected in 1907 and 1908 by
Mrs. 'Martha .1. Moore as a memorial
to her late husband, Mr. James D.
Moore, was formally presented to the
congregation by the pastor. Rev. W.
C. Barrett, who in making the pre
sentation spoke briefly of the life
and character of 'Mr. Moore and his
great love and activity for the
church. The speech of acceptance
was made for the congregation by
Prof. Joe S. Wray.
In March, 1 907. Mrs. Moore an
nounced her purpose to erect a mem
orial parsonage, if the congregation
would provide a suitahe lot. and the
property at the corner of Franklin
Avenue and South street was pur
chased in two parts for the purpose
of not only erecting the parsonage,
but providing a location for a new
church. The cost of the two lots was
$7,000. It is interesting to nore
that the larger of these lots, for
which $fi.000 was paid, was sold by
Mr. O. W. Davis on March S. 187H.
to Mr. and Mrs. M. W. Hanna for the
sum of $2.".
The pastor next gave a brief state
ment of the history of the local
church, which was organized on Sepr.
27, 1885. The total amount collect
ed on the fund since the property
was purchased was $10..ri"9.Sfi. Of
this amount more than $7,0."R.."1 has
been collected during the past two
vears, during the pastorate of Rev.
W. C. Barrett.
Following the pastor's address
fame the actual ceremony of the
burning of the notes, which marked
in a formal and ceremonial way the
completion of a work upon whicn
the congregation has been steadily
and earnestly engaged now for sev
eral years. Being free from this
debt, the congregation will take up
other work and carry It forward
with the same determination and
success, doubtless, which has char
acterized the campaign Just conclud
ed. At the nieht service Sunday night
Rev. C. H. Durham preached an ex
cellent discourse on "The Sufficient
Christ."
According to estimates made yes
terday by the War Department tho
Huerta government in Mexico has
an armed force of 40,000.
Mr. J. H. Coffey, who has been
confined to his home on West Air
line avenue since Sunday night by
Illness, is reported today as being
much better.
Ml Sl( CIA'H
WITH MISS ATKINS.
The Music "lub will meet tomor
(ow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock witn
Miss Lillian Atkins at 323 East
Franklin avenue. Three Italian op
eras will be studied.
,M EKTIXG
lOSTPOXF.I.
The regular meeting of the Orig
inal Thirteen Club, which was to
have been held this afternoon with
Miss Johnsie Adams, has been post
poned until the latter part of the
week.
TO GIVE MEASURING
PARTY TO-XIGHT.
The Philathea class of the First
Baptist church will entertain at the
church tonight, beginning at eight
o'clock, with a measuring party.
Each guest will be measured and will
be asked to contribute five cents for
each foot of his or her height, plus
a penny for each inch over. There
will be a program of music, contests,
etc., by members of the class. The
officers of the class are Miss Bessie
Beam, president, and Miss Ruth
Mason, secretary. The public is or
dially invited to attend.
Pill LATH KAS TO GIVE
"TRIP AROUND THE WORLD."
Beginning at 8 o'clock on Thurs
day night of this week the members
of the Philathea Class of 'Main Street
Methodist church will give a unique
entertainment in the form of a
"Trip Around the World." The
start will be made from the P. & N.
terminal station on West Main ave
nue, the first automobile leaving at
8 o'clock sharp. The first country to
be visited will be Indian Territory
at the residence of Miss Wilma Iong.
From here the travelers will go to
Japan, at Mrs. E. O. Jennings',
thence to Turkey, at Miss Myrtle
Gray's, to Ireland at Miss Nell Mc
Allister's, and will return to Ameri
ca at Mrs. Neil Davis'. Round trip
tickets for this trip are on sale at
the P. & N. station, adults f0 cents,
children 2T cents. The affair prom
ises to be a most enjoyable one to all
who attend.
U. I). C. TO MEET
FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
Tho regular meeting of Gastonia
Chapter, United Daughters of tne
Confederacy will he held In the
chapter room Friday afternoon
at 3:30 o'clock. Several matters of
special importance demand the pres
ence of all members who can possi
bly attend. Shiloh Day will he ap
propriately celebrated. Repor's will
be heard from the delegates wno
are to attend the district meeting at
Shelby Thursday. These are Mrs.
A. A. McLean, Mrs. S. A. Kindloy,
Mrs. J. F. Thomson, Mrs. L. F. Wet
zell. Mrs. H. M. Eddleman, Ml?s
Lowrv Shuford, 'Mrs. W. T. Rankin.
Mrs. W. J. Clifford and Mrs. 3. A.
Robinson. They are planning to
make the trip in automobiles. An
other matter of special importance
is the gift to the chapter by Mr. J.
White Ware and his associates of a
choice lot in Oakwood park, whicn
is to be sold at auction Saturday af
ternoon of this week. It is hoped
that a large number of the members
will be present to formulate plans
for working up a good crowd and
making sure that the lot shall bring
a good pric e.
FORMER GASTONIA
LADY TO WEI).
From The Raleigh Times fit the
Kith is taken th following Account
of the announcement of the4veddlng
of .Miss Lulie Marshall and Mr. Will
Wyatt. of Raleigh, the ceremony to
take place in June. Miss Marshall
is well known in Gastonia where she
lived for a number of years. She Is
a daughter of Mr. W. F. Marshall,
formerly editor of The Gazette. The
Times says :
Cupid continues to play havoc
with the hearts of the young men
and girls of the city. There is no
doubt that the little god has been
having the time of his life this spring
and the latest result of his wortc.
was announced at a beautiful six
course luncheon today, when Misses
Annie and Sallie Jones entertained
a dozen special friends in honor of
Miss Lulie 'Marshall, announcing her
engagement to Mr. Will Wyatt, of
this city.
The prominence of the young
couple in the life of the city lends
special interest to the announcement.
Mr. Wyatt. who is of the firm of Job
P. Wyatt s Sons, is not only a prom
ising youne business man, but he is
well and popular known in the so
cial life of Raleieh and is a very fine
youne man. Miss Marshall is the
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Mar
shall of Cameron Park. She is a
graduate of Meredith College and Is
an accomplished and charming girl.
The luncheon table was a mass of
apple blossoms, the centerpiece be
ing a great basket of wild crab apple
that overflowed the basket. Mingled
with the pink and white blossoms
were bows of pink tulle, while the
table was lighted by pink candles.
At each place were beautiful little
baskets, also filled with the crab ap
ple blossoms, attached to the handles
being the tiny envelopes with the in
teresting announcement which was
BIG SHOW 1 THE 20TH
CITY TO HELP CHARLOTTE CELEBRATE
Committe from Chamber of Com
merce Working on Spectacular
Feature for Li;; Twentieth of May
Parade in Charlotte Hut Keep
Their Plans Secret Speculation
Rife as to What Manner of
"Stunt' (Estonians Will Pull Off.
That Gastonia will participate in
the big parade at Charlotte on the
occasion of the 139th anniversary of
the signing of the Mecklenburg Dec
laration of Independence to be held
in the Queen City May 20th, has
been known for some time; that the
town would make a creditable show
ing was taken for granted, but as to
what the nature of Gastonia's par
ticipation in that event would be has
not been made known and so far all
efforts of the newspaper man to as
certain that information have been
unavailing. Public interest in this
approaching event has been more
than usually keen and now, that it is
apparently Impossible to find out
what the committee is planning to
do on that occasion, interest has be
come doubly keen and the members
of the committee are being besieged
with interrogations.
Through Secretary .T. Leake Car
raway, of the Greater Charlotte
Club, an invitation was recently ex
tended to Gastonia, through Secre
tary Lloyd of the Chamber of Com
merce, to participate in the Twen
tieth of May Celebration and a con
spicuous place in the big parade was
assigned to "the busy town." A
committee composed of Prof. J. S.
Wray. Chairman, Capt. A. L. Bul
winkle, Messrs. J. L. Heal, G. H.
Marvin, E D. Barkley and R. B. Bab
ington, was appointed to take
charge of the matter and make all
necessary arrangements for this
event. It is known beyond 'a doubt
that this committee has had several
meetings and that the several mem
bers have been discovered making
mysterious moves about the city but
so far the curious have been at an
entire loss as to what is being plan
ned. When approached on the subject
by the newspaper man Secretary
Lloyd as well as each member or
the committee was as dumb as the
proverbial oyster. All that could be
gotten from any of the committee
ws the statement that "Gastonia
will be so conspicuous in the parade
and the celebration that not even
Charlotte itself can fail to sit up and
take notice.
Much Talk of Unemployed Hut la
borers Can't He Had.
Washington Dispatch to Charlotte
Observer.
Gen. J. S. Coxey the famous Cox
ey's Army leader is coming to tne
capitol with another horde of tne
"unemployed." He says that r.,000,
000 persons are out of work in this
country and he is going to exhibit
10 per cent, of them at Washintgon
bo that Congressmen and adminis
tration people generally can see for
themselves that he is not faking a
bout the unemployed. He is here to
make arrangements for the second
coming of his mighty hosts.
For two weeks the correspondent
of the Observer has tried to get
Bomebody Just any old body to
dig up or plow up the little garden
space back of his home. He has
offered $2 a day for a man. His
neighbors are hunting laborers.
From every farming section of
the South conies the complaint that
farm labor is scarce and in some
communities not to be had at all.
Yet, thousands of malcontents are
marching about the streets of the
great cities demanding work and if
not work, money. The Industrial
Workers of the World, who have
been giving so much trouble in New
York. Chicago, Boston and other
populous centers, are demanding
snorter hours and less pay.
Clara Defeats Gray.
In a slow and uninteresting game
of ball the Clara Mill team last Sat
urday defeated the Gray Mill boys
by a score of 17 to 1. The features
of the game were the hard hitting by
the Clara and the home runs by
Simmons of the Gray and Williams
of the Clara teams. Simmons, first
up in the game, pounded the first
ball thrown in for a homer. Bat
teries: Gray Simmons, Caldwell,
Turner, Caldwell and Burton: Clara
Parker and Williams.
Renidentu on rural route shnnM
as return envelope. Get them fo
y route In the county at SO rnu
nee 1 0O mt The fimrti office
reserved for the close of the lunch
eon. The secret could not be entirely
kept, however, as the basket of HI
lies of the valley before the guest of
honor suggested what was coming.
Miss cMarsTiall wore a gown of wis
teria silk, her bouquet being of lilies
of the valley and orchids.
The guests were: Miss Marshall,
Mrs R W. Page, of Lumberton, Mrs.
Robert' Wyatt. Miss Olive King, Miss
Jennie Proctor, Mrs. B. L. Crocker,
Miss Viv4an Betts, Mrs. J. Wilbur
Bunn, Mrs. Marlon Wyatt, Miss Ethel
DnffolAa Hflaa T.ncUo Anderonn and
I il A V. aw - -
' Miss Elizabeth Briggs.
NEWS OF THE COUNTY
LATEST FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS
Newsy Letters from Gazette Oorr
pondentH Here and There IH
Good Old Gaston What D
Neighbors Are Doing in the V
lon Sections of the County Pe
Honal Mention of People Y
Know and Some You Don't Kiio-
Belmont Items.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
BELMONT, April 21. On Friday
night of this week there will be giv
en in the school auditorium the op
eretta "Cinderella" by the pupils of
the fourth and fifth grades. The
entertainment is being prepared by
Misses Crawford and Gullick, teacn
ers of these grades, assisted Dy Mrs.
F. P. Hall. The proceeds will roJo
a fund to be used In paying for
piano for the school. The cnlldreD
are well trained and the operetta
will doubtless be a success.
Rev. J. 11. ilenderlite, of Gastonia,-
will deliver the address before
the graduating class of the htgn
school on Friday night. May StD.
Other features of commencement In
clude a play "Esmeralda" by local
talent for Twesday night and recita
tion and declamation contests tor.
Thursday night. Handsome invita
tions are being mailed out this week.
The graduating class is as follows.
Lillian Lewis, Jessie McKee, Ned
Ieeper and Ray Armstrong.
The girls' basket ball team of the
Belmont High School will play tne
Charlotte High School team here
Thursday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
AT HICKORY
Congressional Convention for Ninth
District to Meet There Day lief ore
State Convention.
The following from yesterday's
Charlotte Chronicle Is of interest to
Gazette readers: 1
The meeting of the democratic ex
Dl UUCO IUUII1IUICC til UltJ llllllll IUU"
gresBlonal district held in Lincoln-
ton Saturday afternoon selected
Hickory as the place for the congres
sional convention and the day before
the democratic state convention as
the time. K. H. Williams, who has
served as chairman of the committee
for some time, tendered his resigna
tion, which was accepted, and Edgar
Love of Lincolnton was elected Jto
succeed him. Mr. Williams resign
ed because he holds a federal office!
Mr. Ixve has been long identified
with the party and is chairman of
the executive committee of Lincoln
counjy. He has served on the con
gressional committee for some time,
and his selection ns chairman was
deserved honor.
The committee also adopied the
direct primary plan for selecting tne
ongresslonal candidate, each enun
ciate for the nomination to reojtve
h la pro rai.i county vote in the con
vention. This method gives ectt
man the entire strength he pods In
the pi'maries of the several conn
lies. Supt. Wray Ite-EIected.
At a meeting of the city school
board held last night, Prof. Joe 8.
Wray was re-elected superintendent
of the city schools for another year.
I'rof. Wray has held this position for
the past twelve years, during which
time the city schools have grown to
large proportions, having now an en
rollment of more than 1,500 pupils.
During the current year the growth
has been such that It was found
neces3ary to add several to the
faculty. His re-election, which was
expected, is a source of gratification
to a large circle of friends who have
watched with pride the steady
growth of the Gastonia c ity sc liools
which are regarded as among the
very best in the entire Ptate.
PERSONAL.
Messrs. W. L. Fields and A. A.
James, of laurinlmrg, are spending
a few days with friends in this city.
- Messrs. T. L. Clinton and T.
'M. Campbell, of Clover, are in the
city on business today.
All members of the First Baptist
church are urgently requested to be
present at the mid-week prayer ser
vice Wednesday night, when a mat
ter of special importance is to be
brought before the congregation.
We are requested by Dr. A.
Stovall, city health officer, to state
that in the construction of the san
itary surface closets required by the
new sanitary ordinances, two cans
with one lid are required. It Is also
announced that the new ordinances
are now being strictly enforced so
far as they are in effect at present.
Mr. J. H. Kennedy is having his
residence on South York street re
modeled and enlarged according io
plans made by Messrs. Hook ft Rog
ers, of Charlotte. Mr. J. D. Ross,
of Charlotte, the house-mover, . Is
completing the task today of moving
the house back from the street
about 1 5 feet, putting It In line with
It is also being moved northward s
few feet. Mr. C. W. Spencer has thw
contract to remodel the house. A
second story. will be added, a slatv
roof put on and the interior worked)
over and made practically new. '