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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AXD FRIDAYS.
vol. XXXVII.
NO. 5.
GASTXttOA, S. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, AUGUST 15, 1916.
1.50 A YEAR IS ADVAW
SCHOOLS OPEN SEPT. 15
TEACHERS FOR THE COMING YEAR
TOXAWAY JAM BREAKS
BIG LAKE IS PRACTICALLY DRAINED
A GREAT JB1EII
COMING AND GOING:
ELECTING k PRESIDENT
4
LINWOOO MEETING CLOSED TOOAY
THE
GA
GAZETTE
Ill
Madison
Pinckney
Decisively
In
1808.
MADISON.
THE Democratic Republicans
nominated James Madison
of Virginia In 1808. His
running mate was George Clin
ton of New York. The Repub
lican ticket that year was C. C.
Pinckney of South Carolina and
Rufus King of New York. The
election took place on Nov. 8,
and the vote, as counted on
Feb. 6. 1809, was: Madison. 122;
Pinckney, 47.
In the election of 1812 Madi
son, renominated by the Repub
licans, defeated DeWltt Clinton
of New York by a vote f 128 to
80. Nominations were made by
a caucus, and Clinton refused to
be bound, and the For!eralls's
decided to support George Clin
ton. (Watch for tha Isction of Mon
ro in 1816 in our nxt issue.)
jjSOCInLGIRGLES
LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
VISITING COLLEGE
MATES HERE.
Mrs. I. H. Hunt, of Newberry, S.
C, is spending a few days here as the
guest of several of her former col
lege mates at Due West, namely:
Mrs. J. Y. Miller. Mrs. J. F. Thom
son, Mrs. W. W. Glenn and Miss Ida
Pursley. Mrs. Miller entertained at
dinner for her yesterday. Mrs. VV.
W. Glenn gave a 6 o'clock dinner ror
her last evening, her guests being
besides Mrs. Hunt, Mrs. J. F. Thom
son, Mrs. J. Y. Miller, Mrs. J. W.
Carson, Mrs. T. C. Quickel and Miss
Ida Pursley. Mrs. Thomson is giv
ing a dinner in Mrs. Hunt's honor
today.
MISS PLONK TO
MEET PLAYERS.
On account of the concert to be
given Tuesday night by the singing
class from the Odd Fellows Orphan
age in the Central school auditorium
the meeting announced for that time
and place of the persons who are to
take part in the presentation of "The
District School" has been postponed
until Friday night. All those who
are to participated the play, whlcn
is to be given Friday night, Septem
ber 1st, are requested to meet
promptly at 8:30 on that night ra
the court house. Miss Laura PlonK,
who is to coach the players, will De
present and will select those who are
to take the various parts. This play,
as has been announced, is to be given
under the auspices of the Gastonia
United Daughters of the Confedera
cy. American Beauty Ideal Today.
New Hope Picnic.
The annual picnic at New Hope
Presbyterian church will be held
tomorrow, August 16. Everybody la
cordially invited to come and bring
basket dinners and Join in the pleas
ures of the day.
Marguerite Clark Ideal Thursday.
Picnic Hd Singing.
On Saturday of this week there
will be an all-day singing and picnic
at Poyd'a school house, just west of
Gastonia. Prof. R. J. W. Moaa, or
Smyrna, S. ., will lead the singing.
Everybody la invited to come and
bring American Tune Books.
1 America Beenty Ideal Today.
Missionary Address.
We are asked to announce that
Miss Cleo Young, a returned mis
sionary from Africa, will speak at
West End Methodist church on Fri
day night of this week; August 18,
beginning at 7:30 o'clock. Miss
Young is, to sail from New York on
September 18 on the steamship Car
olina by way of Porto Rico for Afri
ca. The public Is, cordially Invited to
hear her address Friday night.
I 'v
Today Broadway Cleo Madison.
I R. Saxon, a young lineman
working for the American Telephone
ft Telegraph Co., was drowned In the
Catawba at Belmont last Thursday
s while trying to cross the river In a
skiff. His body was recovered Sat
urday by searchers and was taken to
his former home in Atlanta for bur
: lal." . - ' ' . ;
Work Will lie Done This Year Under
More Favorablo Circumstance
Than Ever Before First Teachers
Meeting on Thursday, Septemlcr
14th and Children Are to Report
the Following Day Full List of
teachers In the various Schools
For the child of school age the
summer ends with the call to booKs
and that time is fast approaching
While it is yet nearly a month off
the remainder of the vacation period
will pass on lightning wings. Friday,
September 15th, is the day on which
actual work will be commenced. On
Thursday previous the teachers will
meet with Supt. Wray for the pur
pose of making the necessary prep
arations for taking up actual class
room work. Prof. W. P. Grler. Prof,
B. M. Weir and Mr. J. Edgar McLean
are now engaged in taking the
school census of the town and this
will be completed before the opening
date.
The following are the names of
the teachers for the school year,
1916-17:
CENTRAL SCHOOL.
First Grades: Misses Ina Ander
son, Statesville; Lorena Kernodie,
Graham.
Second Grades: Misses Marguer
ite Hey Wiley, Asheville, Ksther
Caldwell, Mecklenburg.
Third Grades: Misses Katie N.
Smith. Goldsboro: Edith Mason.
Stanley.
Fourth Grades: Misses Amelia
McNab. Barnwell. S. C .; Helens
cf.alds, Salem, Va.
Fifth Grades: Misses Jean With
ers, Broadway; Claudia Brown, Mar
ion, S. C.
Junior High School: Misses Fan
nie C. Bagby, Fannie M. Darlington
and Claudia Cashwell. .
High School: Misses Elizabeth
Frazler, Emma McNinch, Susan T.
Markham, Grace Eaton, May With
ers, Ella Bradley, and Messrs. C.
Beam and Will P. Grler.
CLARA SCHOOL.
First Grade: Miss Alice McCul-
lers, Raleigh.
Advanced First and Second: Miss
Mary Kate Webb. Stem.
Third and fourth: Miss Lucy
Culpepper, Wilson.
EAST GASTONIA.
Avon: Miss Jane Morris.
Love-Holland: Miss Pearl Gal
lant.
Avon-Holland-Love: Miss Wini
fred McLean.
Modena: Miss Annie Laura Coun
cil, High Point.
Avon-Modena-Ozark: Miss Re
becca Stinison, Statesville.
Ozark: Miss Carrie M. Brown,
Spartanburg, S. C.
H. Claud Sisk, Principal.
WEST GASTONIA.
Gray: Miss Stella Benson, Chap
el Hill.
Loray First Grades: Misses Sa
ddle Stewart. Tlniberland; Agnes
Curlee, Winsboro, S. C; Tattie Sand
ifer, Rock Hill, S. C.
Second Grades: Misses Rebecca
Adams; Ella Belle Copeland, lau
rens, S. C.
Third Grade: Miss Lily Martin,
Leslie, S. C.
Fourth Grade: Miss Mary Huey,
Rock Hill. S. C.
Supernumerary: Miss Margaret
Tiddy, Shelby.
Trenton: Miss Carrie Morris.
Boyce M. Weir, Principal.
Supervisor of Primary Depart
ment: Miss Minnie Lee Peedin, Sel
nia. Teacher of Public School Music:
Miss Mary Frew, Rock Hill, S. C.
Highland School for Colored People.
First Grade: Sudie Norment.
One to be selected.
Second Grade: To be selected.
Third Grade: Cora Mauney.
Fourth and Fifth Grades: To be
selected.
Rev. J. A. Rollins, Principal.
The teachers will have their first
meeting at 10 o'clock Thursday, Sep
tember 14. The pupils will enter
Friday, September 15th.
The work will be done under more
favorable conditions this year' The
force has been increased to tawrcare
of much of the congestion. Every
one should do much better than ever
before. If possible, the superintend
ent is going to try harder than ever
to make the schools the best possi
ble. He asks the support-and co-operation
of each child and each citi
zen to this end.
Better schools will help to make
Greater Gastonia.
JOB S. WRAY,
Superintendent.
American Beauty Ideal Today.
Farmers Union Picnic.
The Gazette is requested to state
that the annual picnic of the Gaston
County Farmers Union will be held
at Linwood College on Wednesday,
August 23rd. Dr. H. Q. Alexander,
president of the State Union, and
Mr. J, Z. Green, of Marshville, State
organizer and lecturer, will be the
principal speakers. It is hoped by
those in charge that a large crowd
will be inattendance.
Today Broadway Cleo Madison.
Concert by Singing Class of Odd
Fellows Orphan Home at Central
School Auditorium Tonight, Eight
O'clock. - Admission 23 and 15 Cts.
Children Under six admitted Free.
Today Broadway Cleo Madison.
AH of Large Mountain Lake in Sap
phire Country done Bursting of
(am Ironauly Caused by Seep
ing of Springs at Its lia.se Cover
ed 550 Acres and Had Shore Line
of Fifteen Miles Dam Cost .',-
MM Much Damage lrhably Re
sulted.
A special dispatch from Asheille
to The Greensboro News Sunday
mgnt says:
The great dam at Lake Toxaway,
50 feet high. 4 00 feet in width and
holding back waters that covered
550 acres of land in the Toxaway
region. 38 miles from this city,
crumpled and went out with a roar
at 7:10 tonight, and at 11 o'clock
tonight the waters thus released
were racing toward bouth Carolina
cities fa their path, including Wal
halla, Anderson, Pickens and Seneca.
Warnings of flood danger were seat
to all South Carolina points by the
Associated Press at this city at 7:30.
According to long distance mes
sages from Toxaway, the entire
dam, built of earth and stone, seem
ed to melt before the rush of waters
within a few minutes. The initial
opening in the dam caused, it is be
lieved, by the seeping of a natural
spring at the base, was not larger
than a railway coach.
The dam. which was built in 190 2.
at a cost of $38,000, was built at a
point where the hills are not more
than 400 feet apart. Over this dam
the waters of Lake Toxaway river
flow down a narrow and densely
wooded gorge for a distance of H
miles of comparatively uninhabited
country before it empties into the
Chuga river and strikes the first
towns' in its path in South Carolina.
3,500 feet below the Toxaway sec
tion. There have been no unusual ruins
in the lake section for several days,
but it Is thought that the dam was
weakened by the heavy rains wUica
flooded wsetern North Carolina dur
ing the week of July 16th.
Four weeks ago, during the flood
period, fears for the safety of tne
Toxaway dam were repeatedly ex
pressed, and there were several re
ports that the dam had gone out.
Marguerite (lark ideal Thursday.
Operated on for Appendicitis.
Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Fayssoux re
ceived a telegram Monday morning
from Capt. A. L. Bulwlnkle of Com
pany B, North Carolina National
Guards, Camp Glenn, stating that
their son, Jack Fayssoux, was operat
ed on for appendicitis Sunday and
that his condition was satisfactory.
Jack's numerous friends here will
hope for him a speedy and complete
recovery.
Marguerite Clark Ideal Thursday.
Veterans Meet.
The annual meeting of William
Gamble Camp United Confederate
Veterans was held in the court house
here .last Thursday morning. It was
strictly a business meeting. About
thirty were present. Oincers for the
ensuing year were elected as follows:
Commander, G. A. Sparrow; adjutant.
E. M. Arrowood; treasurer, Ed
Whitesides; secretary, W. Meek Ad
ams; color bearer, K. N. Wilson;
chaplain, J. L. Grice.
DRAFTED BY RED SOCKS.
.Mr. W. Oscar Jenkins, a Gastonia
Boy Receives Telegcom from lres
Ident of the Boston American
Baseball Team VSts Sold by the
Griffin, Ga., Team Left for Bos
ton Saturday.
Mr. W. Oscar Jenkins, son of Mr.
and Mrs. W. E. Jenkins, left the city
Saturday night in response to a tel
egram from Mr. Jos. K. Lannin,
president of the Boston American
Baseball Club, instructing him to re
port to Boston at once.
Jenkins attracted the attention'of
Scout Thomas McCarthy o. tne Hed
Socks several months ago while
playing for the Gritfin, Ga., team in
the Georgia-Alabama League. After
seeing him play Scout McCarty at
once began negotiations with the
manager of the Grirhn team which
resulted in a transaction whereoy
the Red Socks obtained possession
of the Gastonia youth. It was known
here that he had been sold to the
Boston team but no one had any Idea
that he would be d tufted this sea
son. Jenkins himself was surprised
that he should be called to the Red
Socks bench this season.
While it is very problematical
whether or not Jenkins will don a
Red Socks uniform this season, it ts
a signal honor to him to have been
called to the bench at this time. This
is the first season that Jenkins has
played in organized baseball, al
though he played In this city last
year as a member of the Gastonia
team. After leaving the high school
here he played with the Mars Hill
College team for several years, and
in the early spring this season was
a member of the Maryville College
team at Maryville, Tenn. Although
yet young Jenkins is a ball player of
ability, and is an excellent batter, his
average during the past season Be
ing around the 350 per centage
mark. His position is outfielder.
Gastonia baseball fans wish Jen
kins a successful career In the big
show.
-Mr. and Mrs. Nathan Burgess
and little daughter, Delia, motored
over, from Gaffney, S. C. Sunday
afternoon, v . ..
The Laymen's Convention of the A.
It. P. Church Closed a Busy Week's
Session at Linwood College Sab
bath Splendid Addresses and
Helpful Ijectures and Discussion
Were Special Features Attend
ance Was the Largest on Record.
The Linwood Bible Conference
came to a close Sabbath evening with
strong addresses by Rev. Josepa
Kyle, D. D.. of Xenla, Ohio, and Rev.
Dr. F. A. Steven, of Canada. The
scripture upon which the address or
the former was based was Titus 2:-11-14,
and Dr. Steven used Romans
1:13. Rev. J. G. Dale, general sec
retary of the laymen's work in the
Associate Reformed Presbyterian
Church, and who had general charge
presiding at all of the meetings, in
speaking a parting word, left with
the delegates this Scripture, "I was
not disobedient to the heavenly vis
Ion." Rev. J. Alvln Orr, D. D., pastor or
the First United Presbyterian church
of Pittsburg, the largest congrega
tion in his denomination, spoke sev
eral times on "The Victorious Life."
No more popular speaker addressed
this gathering than Dr. Orr. He is
still quite a young man. His mes
sages were deeply spiritual, and
made a great Impression. He was
accompanied by his father from
Ohio. After finishing his series or
addresses. Dr. Orr and his father
went to Chester, where they were to
endeavor to get a trace of their an
cestors, they having moved from
Chester county many years ago.
Rev. A. W. Blackwood, pastor or
the First Presbyterian church of Co
lumbia, S C, was accorded as close
attention as any other speaker or
the conference. He too is still a
young man, but Is very scholarly,
spiritual and practical. He gave six
interpretative lectures on The Minor
Prophets, and one on Jesus as the
Prophet. He used charts which he
himself had prepared for this series
of lectures. Mr. Blackwood flnised
his work on Saturday morning, and
left at once for Montreat, where he
and family are spending their vaca
tion. During the remainder of Au
gust he will take part In the confer
ences at Montreat.
Mr. Blackwood was reared in the
Covenanter Church in Kansas, but
was trained in United Presbyterian
institutions of learning, and served
as pastor in that denomination until
he accepted the call to the church at
( oiumhia less than two years sro
He has a very strong assistant in his
wife, who is a woman of great bril
liance and versatility.
Dr. Joseph Kyle was present all of
tho conference. His addresses were
models In their Une. Dr. Kyle was
one of the speakers at Linwood last
year, and he was so highly regarded
that his services were secured this
year also. He is president of the
Xenia Theological Seminary, having
succeeded the great Dr. Moorehead
ir. this position. Only a few years.
Dr. Kyle was moderator of the Gen
eral Assembly of the United Presby
terian church.
Dr. W. I. Carroll, of Texas, a
Southern Presbyterian minister,
spoke for three days on The Holy
Spirit. He is an able man. and quite
attractive as p. speaker.
Dr. F. A. Steven came on Satur
day, and spoke several times each
day until the meeting closed. He
spent many years as a missionary in
connection with the China Inland
Mission. He has for the past 12
-years been doing deputation work
and acting as secretary of this mis
sion in this country. His theme was
Foreign Missions. Most of his Illus
trations were drawn from the efforts
of the China Inland Mission, with
which he has been connected for so
many years. He made the closing
address of the conference.
Resolutions expressing the appre
ciation of the delegates of the work
of all these speakers were passed
during the conference.
The specific work in which the de
nomination is interested was not ne
glected. From 11 to 12:30 each
day some phase of the work was em
phasized, and some of the best ad
dresses of the convention were made
at this time.
Monday, August 7, was Toung
People's Day. Rev. J. W. Carson, or
Newberry, '3. C, general secretary of
young people's work and Sabbath
schools, presided. Malcom Marlon,
Esq... of Chester, and Prof. Franx
Orr, of Charlotte, made addresses.
Dr. J. Alvin Orr also made a short
talk on the spiritual life of the
young people. At the same hour on
Tuesday the conference on Sabbath
school work was held. Miss Marie
Craig, a former teacher in the city
schools at Gastonia who resides at
Lancaster, S. C, spoke on the neces
sity for a better trained teaching
force, and how to secure It. This
address was really a feature of the
convention, as well as that of Prof.
W. P. Grler, of Gastonia, who spoke
of the advantage of grading in the
Sabbath school. Mrs. 8. X. Burts. or
Spartanburg, 8. C. delivered a very
enthusiastic and profitable address
on elementary work in the Sabbatn
school. She is superintendent or
this department in the South Caro
lina Sunday School Association. Rev.
J. L. Oates, of York, and Rer. A. W.
Blackwood spoke on Monday and
Tuesday evenings, each stressing the
practical phase of the work, empha
sized that day.
Wednesday was held the confer-
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BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Mr. Oliver Anthony, of Shelby,
is a Gastonia visitor today.
Gastonia now has seventeen jit
neys. Gettln' kinder city-like.
Mr. and Mrs. Jess Richardson
spent Sunday at Bessemer City witn
relatives.
Mr. J. Alonzo Rhyne, of Dallas,
was a business vistor in the city ye
terday. Miss Etta Saunders returned
Sunday from Lincolnton where she
visited relatives.
Dr. T. N. Dulln. of the Bethel
section, was a business visitor in the
city yesterday.
Miss Marie Craig, of Lancaster,
S. C, was the guest last Thursday or
Mrs. Robert Ford.
Capt. and Mrs. T. H. Tyson and
children left Friday for a visit to Mt.
Gilead and Norfolk.
Mrs. Julia Johnson spent last
week with friends at Cherryville,
Lincolnton and Bostic.
-Mr. and Mrs. L B. Freeman lett
Friday for a ten-days visit to friends
at Charlottesville, Va.
Miss Ella May Clemmer lei t
yesterday for Lincolnton to visit
friends for a few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Garrison spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. W. L. "Gar
rison in Lincoln county.
Mrs. J. G. Dale and children, of
Chester, S. C, were the guests yes
terday of Mrs. W. M. Boyce.
MirfB Jamie Munday leaves to
night for Washington City, where
she will spend some time.
Mrs. L. J. Wilson and Miss Al
ice Wilson left yesterday for Saluda.
where they will spend a month.
Mrs. Linwood Robinson, of Low
ell, Is spending the week here with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Long.
Mrs. W. L. Coon will leave
Thursday for a ten-days visit to At
lantic City. Baltimore and Philadel
phia.
Mr. M. T. Wilson, of the clerical
force at the First National Bank, has
been spending a few days in Ashe
ville.
Mr. and Mrs. V. B. HIgglns. or
Knoxville, Tenn.. are visiting Mrs.
Muggins' parents. Mr. and Mrs. V. K.
Ing.
Mrs. John R. Rankin has as her
guests her father, Mr. J. M. Sloan,
and her niece. Miss Seniina Garrison,
of Belmont.
Mr. and Mrs. II. P. Johnson
have returned to the city after a
week's visit in Burke and CatawDa
counties.
Mrs. J. VV. Carson and Mrs. i.
H. Hunt, of Newberry. S. C, were the
guests Monday night of Miss Ida
Pursley.
Mrs. R. F. Shelby and family
spent Sunday in Charlotte, the guests
of Mr. Shelby's sister, Mrs. C. F.
Paxton.
A new metal shingle roof is be
ing put on St. Michael's Catholic
church, corner of Falls street ana
Ixng avenue.
Miss Edna Dellinger, of Char
lotte, spent last week here with her
sister, Mrs. Jess Richardson, and
other relatives.
Mrs. Lena Warren, of Marietta,
Ga., is visiting In the city this week,
the guest of her brother, Mr. J. E
Page, and family. '
Mr. W. H. Young, of the firm of
Young & Boyles, of Cleveland Mills,
was in the city Saturday en route
home from Baltimore.
Mr. Clarence Anders, of Hen
dersonville. Is spending some time in
the city as the guest of his uncle, Es
quire A. R. Anders.
Concert at the Central school
auditorium tonight by the singing
class of the Odd Fellows Orphan
Homo at Goldsboro.
Mr. J. J. Wilson, of Clover, S.
C. was here Thursday for the meet
ing of William Gamble Camp Con
federate Veterans.
Mr. L, B. Holland, who moved
from Gastonia to Mecklenburg coun
ty a few months ago, is spending a
few days in the city.
Miss Vlda Abernethy. of Ashe
vllle. spent several days here last
week with relatives. She was en
route to Hickory to visit relatives.
Rev. J. R. Scroggs. of Shelby,
presiding elder of the Shelby Dis
trict, will preach next Sunday morn
ing at Main Street Methodist church.
Miss Mamie Aiken, who toaa
been here for some days at the nad
side of her sister, Miss Annie Aiken,
left Sunday for her home In Atlanta.
Mr. J. W. West left last night
for Savannah, Ga., where he will be
for a month or two doing some wora
for the Chemical Construction Com
pany, of Charlotte.
Mr. and Mrs. R. Grady Rankin
and daughter,. Mrs. R. P. Rankin and
Mr. Lawrence Rankin spent the
week-end at Blowing Rock, making
the trip via auto.
Mrs. F. M. Howell , and
lule
daughters, Emily and " Sarah Mar
shall, left yesterday for Clover to
Tisit relatives for a few days. Mr.
Howell will Join them today.
Mr. R. s. Torrence, of Fort Mm
township, South Carolina, a former
resident of Gaston county, has been.,
visiting in Gastonia and the county
for the past week or so. - ;
Mrs. J. A. Estridae ntnrni Vi. .
day from Portsmouth. Va., where
she has been visiting Miss Rata
Wainwright and Mrs. J. W. Hawk
for the past two weeks.
Miss Fay White, who has been
the guest of Mrs. R. D. Lewis for -several
days, left this morning for "
Hickory, where she will visit her
brother. Mr. Oscar White. " . .
During the absence of Dr. D. A.
Garrison, who is on a visit to a nam- '
ber of northern hospitalsMrs. Gar
rison is the guest of her parents, Mr.
and Mra. D. B. Coltrane, In Concord. .
Misses Elizabeth and Helen Ra
gan returned last week from Mon
treal, where the family has been,
spending the summer, and are ixy"
their home on West Franklin arena.
Master James Caldwell returned
yesterday to Montreat after spending
a few days at his home here. Ha
was accompanied by Master Jam en
Sloan, who will be his guest for soma
iime.
"The Secret of the Submarine,"
the . serial running every Thursday " '
at the Cozy, failed to arrive last
week . Chapter four, which should
have been shown last Thursday, will
be shown tomorrow and chapter '
five the day following. , y
Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy ex-, " '
pect to leave tomorrow or Thursday,
for Boston. Mass., where Mr. Kenne- '
dy goes to attend the National eon-' ,
vention of the United Drug Com- T
pany. While away they will proba-
bly visit Niagara Falls, New York
City and other places of Interest.
Mr. Arthur Caldwell, who is "
with the Southern Power Company
at Great Falls, S. C, spent a few days
in the city last week with his par- S
ents, Dr. and Mrs. J. M. Caldwell. He
came also to visit his grandfather,
Mr. R. A. Caldwell, who continues '
quite seriously 111.
Mr. and Mrs. Linwood Robin- '
son, of Lowell, will leave Thursday
for a trip to Philadelphia, New York. "
Atlantic City and Boston. At tne ' '
last named place Mr. Robinson will
attend the annual meeting of tne
Rexall druggists of the United -States.
Miss Florence Clemmer and Mr.
H. Schneider leave today for Baltl- '
more and New York where they will
purchase the fall and winter stocks
for Schneider's store. At Norfolk,
Va , they will be Joined by Mrs.
Schneider and Miss Madelyn Schnef- ' '
der, who left last week for a visit to
friends and relatives In Suffolk ana, -
Norfolk. j
Dr. R. H. Parker returned Sun- v'
day night from Dallas, S. D., where
he spent five weeks with homefolks.
Mrs. Parker and child will re mam
there for several weeks yet. The
wheat and corn crops in the West
are good, says Dr. Parker. In some
sections the wheat has suffered some
from rust and the corn has suffered
a little from the drought but as a -whole
the crop Is an excellent one.
What came near being a serious .
accident occurred yesterday morn
ing about 11 o'clock In front of the
City Hospital when a collision occur
red between an auto driven by, Mr.
T. R. McArver and a bicycle ridden
by a young son of Mr. John Heath. '
The boy was knocked down and
stunned. He was taken to the hos
pital where an examination snowed
that he was not injured.
To Consider Playground.
Friday night at 8 o'clock the Ep
worth League of Main Street Street
Methodist church will hold a busi
ness meeting for the purpose of dis
cussing the advisability of undertak
ing the establishment of a children's
playground. All members of the
league as well as all the young men
and women of the congregation who
are not members are urged to be
present at this meeting.
Wilson Family Reunion.
More than a hundrad nnnnlj
1. a
tended the annual family rnnninn t
the home of Mrs. W. W. Wilson m .
the Unoin section last Friday. Most
of those present were of the Wilson
connection but there were a few In
vited guests besides. There was no
speech making but everybody had a
most delightful time lounging in the ,
shade of the big trees and engaging
in social converse. At 12:30 a most
tempting dinner was spread under
the shade of the trees just across
the road from the Wilson home and
it can be truthfully said that such,
a "spread" is not often seen. There
was a superabundance of good
things. Among those who attended
from, Gastonia were Judge . A. C.
Jones, Mr. T. A. Henry and family,,
Mr. T. A. Ratchford and family, Mr.
R. A. Ratchford. Mr. and Mrs. S. M.
Morris. Mr: and Mrs. E. J. Rank in. '
Mr. W. M. Nolen. Mr. J. M. Holland,
Mr. J. W. Atkins and others. Tba
Wilson -home Is one of the most de
lightful places In that section and Is
noted for its genial hospitality.