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AT MOUNT HOLLY.
Kaighta of Pythias of Tenth District
to Meet There Next Tuesoav Trie
Program.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
MOUNT HOLLY, April 19. The
' tenth district, meeting of the Knights
of Pythias will be held here with Mt,
Holly Lodge No. 68 on Tuesday, the
27th. Invitations have been lBsued
to all the lodges in the district and a
large attendance is expected.
The lodges composing this district
are as follows:
Rathbone Lodge No. 37, Charlotte.
Mecklenburg Lodge No. 90, Char
lotte. Charlotte Lodge No. 83, Charlotte.
Kings Mountain Lodge No. 94,
Kings Mountain.
Whetstone Iodge No. 103. Besse
mer City.
Mt. Holly Lodge No. 68, Mt. Holly.
Matthews Lodge No. 77, Matthews.
Concord Lodge No. 51, Concord.
Gaston la Lodge No. 53, Gastonia.
Following is the program:
2 O'CLOCK P. M.
Lodge called to order and opened
y Chancellor Commander of Mount
Holly Lodge No. 68.
Organization, by J. H. Kennedy,
1). D. G. C.
Address of Welcome by Prof. Ray
Funderburk, Mt. Holly Lodge No. 68.
Response by Prof. Joe S. Wray,
Gastonia Lodge No. 63.
Roll Call of Lodges in District.
Report of Lodges in District.
New Business.
Good of the Order.
6:45 O'CLOCK P. M.
Recess for Refreshments.
7:30 O'CLOCK P. M.
Lodge Re-convened, Third Rank,
Long Form, on live candidate by the
team of Gastonia Lodge No. 53.
Address by Grand Chancellor J. G.
ttalrd.
Demonstration of Secret Work by
N. G. White, Mecklenburg Lodge No.
SO.
Stanley Happenings.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
STANLEY. April 19. The Stan
ley high school will close on Thurs
day and Friday of this week. The
following is a detailed program or
ihe commencement exercises:
THURSDAY NIGHT.
1 "Tom Thumb Wedding." pri
mary. 2 Music.
3 The Dancing Hears, intermedi
ate. 4 Pantomime. "Abide With Me,"
three girls.
5 Music.
6 "Grandmas Garden," primary.
7 Music.
8 "Fun in the Farm House," pri
mary. FRIDAY MORNING.
1 Opening song, "Stanley," by
whool.
2 Recitation, "Algelina on New
Conventions," Ullian Peterson.
3 Chorus, "Dance of Pine Trees,"
high school girls.
4 Declamation. Ray Stroup.
5 Delivery of promotion cards.
6 -Delivery of special award
cards.
7 Delivery of graduating class
diplomas.
8 Chorus, "I Await for the
Ixrd,"high school girls.
9 Address. Dr. J. G. Clinkscales,
Ph. D.
1 0 Announcements.
FRIDAY NIGHT.
A play, "Farm Folks," high school.
TWO TICKETS.
Party Idnew Likely to Re Drawn Id
CherryriUe Municipal Election
Hchool Bond Election on Today.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
CHERRY VILLE, April 19. It
looks very much as if strict party
lines will be drawn in the approach
ing municipal election to be held on
Tuesday, May 4th. There Is to be no
primary. Saturday, following a re
port that Jhe Republicans intended
to put oufa strictly party ticket, the
Democrats or some of them at least
got together and made out a strictly
Democratic ticket which is as fol
lows: For mayor, D. R. Mauney;
for aldermen Ward 1, M. L. Rudl
sill; ward 2, J. C. Ballard; ward 3,
B. H. Roberts; ward 4, T. B. Leon
nardt; city clerk, W. J. Allran. It Is
confidently expected that a straight
Republican ticket will be put in the
field before the day of election. This
Is something unusual here and just
what the outcome will be cannot be
foretold. It is expected, at any rate,
that there will be a lively time on
election day. '
The people of Cherryville and a
certain section of contiguous terri
tory are voting today on the question
of extending the limits of the Cher
ryville graded school district and is
suing bonds in the sum of $30,000
for the purpose of erecting a hand
some graded school building. It is
doubtful if the bond issue carries.
In the event It does not, however,
the present scnool district, which In
cludes all of the town of Cherryville
and a small section of contiguous
territory, already has authority to
Issue bonds In. the sum of $20,000
and erect a graded school building.
The Idea in today's election was to
take In a little more territory nd bH
a farther distribution of the necessa
ry special tax erect a larger building
and give the other territory the ad
vantages of the local graded school.
CORN CLUBBOYS HERE
INTERESTING KEEM6 OX SATURDAY
Fine Ploughing Weather Kept Many
at Home Boys Left Teams Work
in Im the Fields and Walked
miIm tn Tt- Present Mr. Robert
son, State Agent, Made Talk and
Gave Details as to Testing and
Il&iitinx Demonstrator Folk En.
oouraged Over uuhook. y
Notwithstanding the fact that
Saturday was an unusually splendid
day for ploughing and the further
fact that the farmers were weeks be
hind with their ploughing and other
farm work, quite a number of the
members of the Gaston County Boys
Corn Club were present Saturday
morning at a meeting held in tne
county court house for the purpose
of discussing the work ofLthe club
for the coming season. Those who
attended the meeline were immense
ly interested as is indicated by the
fact that some of them in order not
to stop a team from ploughing in
the fields walked three miles or
more to get a train to come to Uas
tonia. Every boy present agreed to
make a germination test of his seed
corn.
Mr. A. K. Robertson, assistant
State Corn Club Agent, talked to the
boys, explaining the rules governing
the corn club work in detail and lay
ing special stress on the Importance
of thoroughly preparing the land be
fore planting and or planting gooa
seed. In a variety test at the Iredell
Tiut Farm, hn Rflid. it was found
that Week lev's Improved (a two-ear
corn) gave the largest yield.
At the conclusion or Mr. KoDert
son's talk the boys were shown an
individual ear seed tester and a test
er for seed in the bulk (shelled).
They were also shown an experiment
tn Hotormlnfl the nrnrtar dentil to
plant corn. In this they had an op
portunity to see corn growing in the
soil.
In the afternoon Manager Simp
Bon entertained the boys with a free
matinee at the Ideal Theatre.
r.nHtnn county's club is the eighth
in point of size in the State and
Farm Demonstrator Folk, who is
lAnblnir aftar tlia nlnh and Its nctiv
1 wn lug . L v. i " v - ,iu ... .-..
itles, hopes that the membership will
be increased until our duo stands as
number one in the State. In the past
nnmn excellent records in corn Jtrow-
mg have been made by Gaston coun
ty boys and still better tecords tan
vet be made.
The Raleigh municipal primaries
yesterday were a complete victory
for the present administration. The
three present commissioners receiv
ed a majority over all opponents.
Mr. Henry W. Miller, who has
been assistant to the president of the
Southern Railway, with headquar
ters at Atlanta, is being considered
as successor to the late Col. A. B.
Andrews as first vice president of
the road.
Dr. John H. Foster, pastor of tiie
First Baptist church of Wilmington.
N. C, was Friday elected president
of Bessie Tift college at Forsytn.
Dr. FoBter was present at the meet
ing of the directors and accepted.
He will assume charge during tne
summer. Dr. Foster is a graduate
of Alabama university and of the
Baptist Theological university at
Louisville, Ky.
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COTTON Nl GENTS
STAPLE REACHES THAT FOOT AT LAST
After Many Months of Patient Wait
ing the Spot Market Reaches Ex
pected Goal Two Hundred Bales
Sold on Gaatonla Market Yester
day at That Figure Large Ex
port BuftineKS Important Factor in
BooMting Price Farmers Feeling
Good. ;
Ten cent cotton is here! '
Good middling is bringing that
price on the Gastonia market today.
It brought that price here yesterday.
One firm. D. M. Jones & Co., yester
day bought 200 bales at that figure.
The gradual increase in price has
been under way for weeks and at
last it has reached the goal that
many predicted for it some time ago
With cotton at 10 cents, it is believed
that the South generally will move
forward to bigger and better things
in the way of business generally. -
Middling cotton is also being quot
ed at 9 cents and the belief is
prevalent that good middling will
soon be over 10 cents with middling
at this figure.
The big export business in cotton
and the general improvement in bus
iness conditions generally are given
as contributing cause for this ad
vance in price. The amount of cot
ton being exported is really wonder
ful, considering the fact that the
world war is in progress and so milch
territory, that of Germany and Aus
tria, is under an absolute embargo
and much of the other territory, ow
ing to the centralization of interests
in the lines of the manufacture of
munitions of war, might be expected
to curtail its utilization of cotton
products. On the other hand, how
ever, more cotton is being required
in the manufacture of war supplies
including ammunition, uniforms,
bandages, etc., which will more than
make up for the curtailed area af
fected by the embargo.
It is generally thought that the
exportation of cotton this season will
be equally as large as that of last,
there being quite a lot ready for
clearance at Galveston and other
ports at the present time.
In addition to this exportation of
cotton, the general improvement of
business conditions is ascribed as one
of the reasons why spot cotton Is
now up to 10 cents. There are very
few lines of trade that have not felt
the effect of the better times and
conditions are improving on all sides.
The fact that spot cotton Is back
at 10 cents in Castonia will be hailed
with delight generally. Quite a few
farmeis still have their cotton piled
up in warehouses and to these the in
formation that the long-expected
goal lias at last been attained will
be welcome news. Of course the ma
jority disposed of their cotton last
Fall when the price was hovering
around 7 cents and these will have
to bear their losses with equanimity.
Cotton at 10 cents offers a profit to
the fanners and doubtless this will
have the effect of causing a number
who had expected to curtail their
acreage to plant a little more late
cotton. Of course the fields have al
ready been arranged and it will be a
difficult proposition to change or add
to or subtract from but it can be
done on a small scale.
With cotton at 10 cents, the farm
ers throughout this section will put
on a happy smile for it holds forth
the promise of good things ahead.
By
ALEXANDER
CORKEY
the ti. K. fir Co.
THE LATEST NEWS OF GASTONIA AND VICINITY
Personal Pickups, Short Paragtaphs, Social NewaGathere By The Gazette Report
er And Put In Condensed Form For Busy Readers.
Personals and Locals.
Mr. W. C. Petty, of Bowling
Green, was in Gastonia yesterday.
Mr. J. F. Thomson is a business
visitor to Yorkvllle today.
Dr. T. N. Dulin. of Clover, 3. C.
was in the city on business Saturday.
Mr. J. F. Noles, of Mount Holly,
was in the city on business yesterday
Miss Mary Lumdsen. of Ral
alelgh, is the guest of Mrs. J. D.
Moore.
Mr. Charles C. Johnson, of Bel
mont, was a Gastonia visitor yester
day. Mr. H. M. Cleveland, of Spartan
burg, S. C, spent Saturday in Gasto
nia on business.
Mr. Max D. Abernethy was a
business visitor to Charlotte Satur
day. Mr. ('. 11. I.ineberger. of Bel
mont, was a business visitor in GaB
tonia Saturday.
Messrs. W. T. Rankin and J
Dixon left last night on a business
trip to Philadelphia.
Mrs. Mary Seitz who has been
visiting her nephew, E. N. Hahn on
York street, returned to her home in
Hickory this morning.
Mrs. J. Lee Hahn returned to
to her home this morning after
spending several months with her
son E. N. Hahn on York street. .
Mr. W. R. Rankin, of Belmont,
spent Saturday in the, city as the
guest of his son, Postmaster John R.
Rankin.
During the absence from the
city of Dr. D. A. Garrison Mrs. Gar
rison is visiting homefolks in Con
cord. Rev. S. B. Stephens, pastor of
West Airline M. E. church, is confin
ed to his home with an attack of
grip.
Rev. R. A. Miller, of Rock Hill,
S. C, preached both morning and ev
ening Sunday at the Presbyterian
church in Kings Mountain.
Miss Essie Wagner returned
yesterday to her home at Iexington
after spending a few days here wltn
her brother, Mr. C. E. Wagner.
Dr. W. H. Hoffman left this
morning for Lincolnton, where he
will spend several days as the guest
of Mr. J. M. Rhodes.
The Ideal Theatre is today feat
uring Edna Maison in "When Jeal
ousy Tumbled." A photograph or
Miss Maison will be given free with
each admission today.
Misses Clara Patrick. Fannie
Wilson and Mamie Riddle are at
tending the presbyterial meeting of
the Woman's Missionary Societies at
Shelby as delegates from I'nion
Presbyterian church.
On page three of today's tla
zette will be found the opening
chapter of a stirring and thrilling
serial story entitled "When Billy
Sunday Came to Town." Every Ga
zette reader should read this story.
Don't overlook the opening chapter.
Today's program at the Cozy
Theatre Is as follows: "An Ama
teur Prodigal." In two parts with
Miss Ruth Stonehouse and Joseph
Byron Totten; "A Melodious Mlxup,"
comedy with Lloyd Hamilton and
Bud Duncan, and "The Little Detec
tive," drama.
Miss Ruby Polk, of Charlotte,
was the guest several days last week
of Mrs. E. O. Jennings. The latter
also had as her guest for the weeK
end Miss Etta Skipper, of Lancaster.
S. C. Mrs. Jennings is expecting her
father, Mr. P. D. Hinson, and her
Bister, Mrs. L. Padgett, and the lat
ter's children, all of Lincolnton, to
arrive today for a visit of several
days. S
Dr. 1). A. Garrison left Gastonia
Saturday for a two-weeks trip to the
East. On Sunday he Joined a party
of surgeons at Washington and with
them is visiting some of the larger
hospitals in Philadelphia. Boston
and New York. They will spend
eight days attending clinics in nine
of the leading New York hospitals.
Three days will be spent in Boston
hospitals and two in Philadelphia. A
number of the State's leading physi
cians and surgeons are in the party.
LORAY LOCALS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
WEST GASTONIA, Aplrl 19 Mr.
L. E. Dalton left Monday for a visit
to relatives in Spencer.
Miss 'Grace Barbee, of High
Shoals, spent Saturday and Sunday
as the guest of Miss Emma Little.
Mrs. Robbie White left Sunday for
Kannapolis where she will spend a
few weeks visiting her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. R. Z. Corn.
Mrs. D. W. Blanton and daughter,
Pearl, spent the week-end visiting
relatives in Charlotte.
Mrs. A. Jenkins, of McAdenvllIe,
spent Sunday with her son, Mr. A.
J.Jenkins. .
Mr. Gilliam Lytle. of Converse, 3.
C, spent the week visiting his uncle,
Mr. T. A. Lytle.
Miss Gertrude Hudson, of Besse
mer City, spent a few days this week
visiting relatives at the Loray.
Town and County.
To Have Smoker.
The local lodge of the Patriotic
Order Sons of America will have a
smoker and refreshments at the reg
ular meeting Friday night of this
week. A good time is promised and
all members are urged to be present.
I'relimlnary Content,
On Thursday evening at 8 o'clock
in the court house five of the boys of
Gastonia High School will compete
for the honor of representing tne
schools in the county declamation
contest at Dallas Friday night, April
23rd. The county contest is for the
declamation medal offered by Mr. ri.
N.'Boyce. All citizens and the friends
of the schools are cordially Invited to
attend these contests.
Lalie Held Ice Vewm Kale.
The Gray Mill ' Woman's Better
ment Association gave an ice cream
and cake sale at the Gray Mill school
house Friday evening, the 16th. The
net proceeds amounted to $13.77.
Miss Rice, teacher of the Gray Mill
school, and Mrs. Massagee, president
of the association, had charge of the
sale and are to be congratulated up
on the success they attained with It.
Vital autistic.
Following are the vital statistics
for the city of Gastonia and Gastonia
township for the month of March as
shown by the records in the office of
Vital Statistics Officer W. M. Adams:
Births in the city, white 29, colored
6; births in the township, white 5,
colored 1.; deaths in the city, white
11, colored 1; deaths in the town
ship, white 1, colored 5. Total,
white births 3 4, white deaths 12;
colored births 7, colored deaths 6.
Goew to New 1'aMtorate.
Rev. J. B. Pearson and family,
who are spending some time with
Mrs. Pearson's mother, Ms. M. E.
Crawford, on route three, will leave
Friday for Newells, In Mecklenburg
county, where they will reside in the
future. Rev. Mr. Pearson has ac
cepted the pastorate of Back Creek
and Prosperity Associate Reformed
Presbyterian churches, two substan
tial congregations of that denomina
tion located near Newells.
Play at Stanley.
"Farm Folks" is the title of a four
act comedy which the pupils of the
Stanley high school will present Fri
day night of this week, the 23rd, in
the auditorium of the school. The
characters are portrayed by pupils of
the school and they have been well
trained for this occasion. A small
admission fee of fifteen cents (25
cents for married or single couples)
will be charged, the proceeds to go
for purchasing supplies for the
school. Those who attend are prom
ised their money's worth.
Githtonla. Day.
Today is Gastonia day at the Chapman-Alexander
meeting at Charlotte.
Beginning at 6 o'clock the P. & N.
will operate special trains from Oas
tonia to Charlotte to accommodate
the crowds that are expected to go
from here. The first train will leave
promptly at 6 o'clock and other
trains will follow at ten-minute In
tervals as long as they are needed
to accommodate the traffic. The
round-trip fare is ft 5 cenja. Those
who expect to go are urged to pur
chase tickets early. If any ticket
holder does not go his ticket will be
redeemed.
Abraham IJncoln Pictures.
Tomorrow the Cozy Theatre will
show a specially interesting reel de
picting "The Life of Abraham Lin
coln." Manager Estrldge desires
that every pupil of the city schools
Bee this picture and has made a spe
cial rate of five cents for all school
pupils between the hours of 1 and 5
p. m. From the scene in front of the
log cabin to the assassination at
Ford's theater in Washington one is
gripped by these pictures. Nothing,
it is stated, has been left undone to
make this a consummate review of
Lincoln's life and special attention
has been paid to his peculiarities,
the eccentricities of a genius of gen
iuses. To Attend Haraca-Philathea Meeting.
Gastonia will be represented at
the fifth annual convention of the
North Carolina Baraca-Philathea As
sociation in Raleigh this week by the
following delegates: Miss Xell Mc
Allister and Mrs. E. O. Jennings,
from the Senior Philathea Class of
Main Street Methodist church: Miss
es Christine Sloan and Nancy Rankin
from the Junior Philathea Class or
the same church and Messrs. Lee
Spencer and Lamar Abernethy from
the - Baraca Class of that churcn.
These delegates will go tomorrow
with the Charlotte delegation on a
special car. The meeting begins
Thursday . and continues through
Sunday, the 25th. It is expected
that a thousand delegates' will be in
attendance representing all sections
of the State. An elaborate program
has been arranged, including ad
dresses by a number of speakers of
national reputation.
SOCIAL
MILS. QUICKEL TO
GIVE STORY HOUR.
From 2 to 3 o'clock on Friday af
ternoon of this week Mrs. T. C
Qulckel will give a story hour at the
library for the first grade pupils of
the Loray schools.
MISSION CIRCLE TO MEET
FRIDAY NIGHT.
We are requested to announce (hat
the Mission Circle of the First Pres
byterian church will meet at 8 o'clock
on Friday night of this week at the
church. All the young ladles of the
congregation are cordially Invited to
be present.
WATKIXH-SPARROW WEDDING
NEXT NA1THDAY NIGHT.
On Saturday evening. April 24U.
at 8 o'clock. Miss Elizabeth Sparrow
and Mr. Chester Watklns will
united in marriage at Union Presby
terian church. No Invitations have
been issued, but a general invitation
is extended to all friends who wish,
to come.
TO ENTERTAIN '
FOR MIW. JONES.
At her home on South Broad
street on Thursday afternoon of this
week, beginning at 3:80 o'clock, Mrs.
S. A. Klndley will be hostess at six
tables of Trail, the entertainment
being in honor of Mrs. D. M. Jones;
who is at home from Saranac Lake,
N. Y., where she spent the winter.
ATTENDING 1'REHB YTERIA L
MEETING.
Among the Gastonia ladles who
are attending the meeting of tn
Ladies' Presbyterial Union at Shelby
this week are Mesdames J. F. Thom
soson. D. R. LaFar, T. W. Wilson, 8.
A. Robinson. Frost Torrence, R. M.
Reid, P. W. Garland and Miss Mary
Ragan. The meeting began yester
day and continues through Thursday.
Ml'HW ChVlX TO MEET
WITH MISS TORRENCE.
The regular meeting of the Music
Club for April will be held tomor
row afternoon at 3:30 o'clock wltn
Miss Marie Torrence at her residence
on York street, instead of with Mrs.
T. I Craig, as -scheduled. This m
the second meeting devoted to the
study of Italian Opera, and the spe
cial subject is Mascagni's Cavallerta
Rustlcana. An interesting and varledf
program of selections from this beau
tiful opera will be rendered by mem
bers of the club. '
ENTERTAINED IN HONOR
OP BRIDK-TO-BK.
At her home in the I'nion neigh-
borhood Saturday afternoon from 3
to " o'clock Miss Clara Patrick en
tertained a number of friends with a
shower in honor of Miss Elizabeth
Sparrow, whose marriage to Mr.
Chesley Watklns Is to take place on
Saturday night of this week. v. The
house was beautifully decorated tor
the occasion with carnations and
potted plants. Interesting games
we're played. Miss Mildred Hender
son winning the prize.
DISTRICT MEETING i
OF THE U. D. t V
The district meeting of the United "
Daughters of the Confederacy for 1
the district including the chapters at
Rutherfordton, Shelby. Lincolnton,
Charlotte. Kings Mountain and Gas
tonia is to be held here on Wednes
day of next week, April 28The del
egates will be given an auto ride
around the city Wednesday morning .
followed by a luncheon at 12;30
o'clock. The business session will
be held immediately following the
luncheon in the Masonic hall on the
fifth floor of the Realty building.
Among the speakers will be the State
President, Mrs. Eugene Little, of
Wades boro: State leader of Chil
dren's Chapters, Mrs. Gordon Fin
ger, of Charlotte: Recording Secre
tary General, Mrs. Fannie Williams,
of Newton, and Vice President Gen
eral. Mrs. I. W. Falson, of Charlotte.
It is expected that a large number of
delegates from the various chapters
will be present and a most enjoyable
occasion Is anticipated.
Read Billy Sunday.
Gaston County Superior Court
for the trial of civil cases will con- -tinue
in session through this week.
Mr. J. H. Separk, secretary of
the Gray Manufacturing Company,
aiienaea tne meeting or tne Ameri
can Cotton Manufacturers Assocla-1
tion in Memphis, Tenn., last week.
He was accompanied by Mrs. Separk
and Misses Blanche and Myrtle Gray.
After the convention they went to
New Orleans where they spent three
days.
The United States Supreme Court
on yesterday refused to set aside the
verdkt of the Georgia court convict
ing Leo M. Frank of murder. Un
less the Governor of Georgia grants
a pardon, Frank will suffer the
death penalty. ' .. ';;,