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ASTON I A GAZETTE PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS. II ON IIAYYY OA QASTOMA. N. C TTK8DAY AFTERXOOX, SEITEM '.IE It 6, 116. $1.50 A YEAR IX ADVANCH THE FARM LIFE SCHOOL FINE PROSPECTS FOR SESSION 1316-17 IS FRIEND OFTHE PEOPLE AVERTING THE STRIKE HELPS WILSON HAD VERY BUSY SESSION COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MET YESTERDAY COMING AND GOING- ELEGTIN6 k PRESIDENT 10 THE G Buchanan Defeated the First Republican "Candidate. BUCHANAN. THE election of 1S."MJ was the first contest between the two parties as they exist today. Buchanan. Democrat, of Pennsylvania, opposed John C. Fremont. Republican, of New York. The Republican party had Just beeu created. Slavery was the principal Issue, and signs of the appro;iching catastrophe Were plainly visible Buchanan whs elected, receiving a popular vote of 1.S.:S.K'.9 to l.:M1.2U4 for his opponent. Millard Fillmore of New York, who was the can didate of the American party, received 874.5.W votes. J. C. Breckinridge, Democrat, of Ken tucky, was chosen vice presi dent. (Watch for ths election of Lin coln in 1860 in our noxt isauo.) Ill SOCIALJCIRGLES LATEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S V0RLD BACK FROM MOXTREAT. Mr. and Mrs. D. R. LaFar and children returned last Friday from Montreat where they occupied a cot tage during the summer. IiAW CliAKS TO MEET. The Parliamentary Uw class will hold its regular monthly meeting in the library Friday evening at eiglit o'clock. A review of chapter five is the lesson for consideration. All members are urged to be present. 11ETTRX FROM THE MOl XTAIXS. Mr. and Mrs. T. W. WilsonMrs. Jennie Duff, Miss Birdie Duff. Miss Gaynelle Boone, Miss loulsa Reid. Miss Jennie Pegram and Mr. Henry Duff, who have been spending the summer at Mr. Duff's cottage at Blowing Rock, are expected to re turn to Gastonia today or tomorrow. Mrs. W. H. Burbury. a sister of Mrs. T. W. Wilson, is expected to ar rive Thursday from Tullahoma. Tenn.. to spend some time here with Mrs. Wilson and other relatives. HA It K E Y-SIMMK Y WEDDI XG SATl'HDAY EVENING. At 7:30 o'clock Saturday evening, September 2nd, at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Summey. in East Gastonia, Mr. D. M. Harkey and Miss Lois Summey were united in marriage. The ceremony was pronounced in the presence of a few friends and relatives by Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor of tne First Associate Reformed Presbyte rian church. Both bride and groom have many friends who will be in terested in the news of their mar riage. RETURN FROM BLOWING BOCK. Col: and Mrs. T. L. Craig and Miss Lillian' Watson returned Sun day from Blowing Rock where they spent some time. They made the trip in their car. Mrs. E. W. Mellon and Mrs. Archibald Brady, who have been spending the summer at tne Rock are expected to reach Gastonia this afternoon en route to Charlotte. Col. and Mrs. Craig have as their guests today Miss Gladys Miller, of Madison, Wis.; Miss Margaret Crit tenden, of Greenville, Miss., and Mrs. I. C. Lowe and Miss Sarah Mellon, of Charlotte. Col. and Mrs. Craig will leave this week for a Northern trip. Including visits to a number of cit ies and to Mrs. Craig's brothel1, Mr. S. B. Watson, at Westford. Mass. Will Meet Here Next Year. .Messrs. T. C. Smith and J. II. Car son, along with five other letter car riers- from Gaston county, attended the annual convention of the Rral Letter Carriers Association of the Ninth Congressional District, held In Uncolnton yesterday. Mayor Edgar Love, on behalf of the town, wel comed the carriers to Uncolnton and Mr. T. C. Smith, rice-president -of the association, made the response. A sumptuous dinner was served by the Lincoln county carriers in the postoffice. Before adjourning the convention selected Gastonia as the meeting place in '191 7.. About 30 carriers were la attendance. Suierlntendent Klrby Anticipates In creased Attendance Dormitories Provided for Girls and Roys In terest inf.: Facts AImuI the School and Its Work The Farm and Its lroducts A Model Barn New Domestic Science Teacher. Gaston County's Farm Llfo SVhool. located at Dallas, commences its sec ond annual session next Monday. Prospects for an increased attend ance and a larger interest in the line of work featured by this school are splendid. Jast year's enroll ment was 4 0. Superintendent Kirby expects that this year's session will open with more than ."0 students. During the summer provision has been made to take care of boys and girls from other sections of the coun ty who wish to attend the farm life school, at a nominal cost. Last year there were no dormitories. For this session both a boys' and a girls' dormitory has been provided. The girls will be taken care of in the old Gaston College building, owned by the town of Dallas and used for the primary and intermediate grades of the public schools. Miss Myrtle Swindell will be in charge of this dormitory. The boys will be taken care of at the home of Principal Kir by on the farm near town. The rooms in the girls' dormitory have been remodeled and refurnished. No charge will be made for rooms and board will be furnished at aytual cost. Yesterday The Gazette man was shown over the school building and the farm by Superintendent Kirby. The school building, which is the old county court house done over so no one would know it, is well equip ped throughout The second floor contains four rooms, housing the agricultural room, the chemical and physical laboratories and the eighth, ninth, tenth and eleventh grades of the Dallas high school, which are conducted in connection with the Farm Life School. Prof. Kirby has charge of the agricultural room. This is equipped with modern seats, hot and cold wa ter, a library, milk tester, high-power microscope. Provision is made here for biological work and labora tory study of dairying, budding, pruning and spraying fruit trees, etc. In Prof. Henson's room is a chem ical laboratory with all the necessary equipment for a one-year course in chemistry. Prof. Henson also teach es the classes in history, physics and economics. The subjects taught by Prof. Kir by include botany, general agricul ture, dairying, poultry raising and farm management. On this floor is Miss Garners room, including the eighth and ninth grades, and Miss Muriel Bulwinkle's room,, including the tenth and elev enth grades. These rooms are well furnished and attractively fixed ud with library and appropriate pic tures. The two rooms together v ill seat seventy-odd pupils. The first floor of the building ts taken up with the domestic science department, which will be in c harge this year of Miss Marion F. Thomp son, of Hampton. Va. Miss Thomp son has had charge for the past two years of the domestic science de partment of the Hampton public schools and last session had charge of this work in the Cniversity of Vir ginia summer school at Charlottes ville. Last year every girl in the Dallas high school was enrolled in this department, the number being 28. In this connection it is worthy of note also that every boy in the high school took the agricultural course. The kitchen here is a model one, being equipped with range, gas oline ranges, hot and cold water, cabinets, etc. A completely equip ped dining room is operated in con nection with the kitchen. Its equip ment consists of a nice oak dining ta ble and chairs and a handsome spe cial cabinet occupying one entire side of the wall and filled with china and silverware sufficient to serve a number of people, last year, after some training, the students in this department were allowed to serve a dinner for Miss Jane S. McKinnon. of Raleigh, head of the home demon stration work of the State, and later a dinner for State Superintendent of Education J. Y. Joyner and County Superintendent F. P. Hall. They were highly commended for the ex cellent manner in which these meals were prepared and . served. Training is given in serving as well as in pre paring meals. The cabinet in the dining room was especially designed by Miss Ward, head of the depart ment last year, and Prof. Kirby and was made in Gastonia. It has at tracted considerable attention. This building has well equipped toilet rooms for both boys and girls, sanitary drinking fountains on each floor, hot and cold water from the schools own well on the premises. This water comes from a deep well and is forced from an 1,800 gallon tank, set deep in the ground. Dy means of compressed air. -The town of Dallas is also furnished from this well. A fine crop of pea vine hay has just been harvested from the grounds which will be put in blue grass this fall. The grounds of the school, oc cupying an entire block in the cen ter of the town, have been greatly Improved within the past year or two and present a most pleasing and (Continued on pas .) DeiiHMTats no loner Fear Hughes His Cross-Continent Junket a "Tro-l" Wilson's Handling of Strike Situation Han Greatly Strengthened Him With the Peo ple. Raleigh News and Observer Washington. Sept. President Wilson won another victory wiien the threatened strike of 400,(100 railway employes was called off. He worked hard to avert what promised to be a great industrial disaster, ana succeeded. In the campaign for the eight-hour work day the President appeared to advantage. He was up early and late, tryine to settle the controversy between the railroad managements and the men. He made three visits to the Capitol to get favorable ac tion from Congress. On one of those trips he was so early that the majority of Senators were not in their offices. On this occasion tne President wandered about the 'Capi tol grounds, having a good time, mixing with the people. Senator Simmons, who is known as an "early Congressman," was surprised to find the President in the corridors of the Capitol when he arrived. "Why, Mr. President," said the Senator, "you are just like an ordi nary citizen, moving about here this time of day." "That is just what I am," was t:ie reply. The President is looked upon more and more as "the friend of the peo ple the masses." That is the im pression Washington citizens have of him. "My vote shall be cast for the President if I get home this year," said a negro barber to me today. "He is always looking after the in terests of the poor man. He seems so fair, and thoughtful." The notification day at Shadow I.awn was significant in that It brought out the fact that the Presi dent's friends now sincerely believe that he will win in November. Just after Mr. Hughes was nominated at Chicago there was a feeling of fear in many Democrats. So much sas been said about Mr: Hughes and his wonderful ability that his nomina tion caused great apprehension a mong Democratic leaders. But, tne tide has turned; the swing of Mr. Hughes across the continent has not been the success the Republican leaders expected it to be. The jun ket is now called the "Hughes' frost." Therefore, coming just when Mr. Hughes returns to the East, tne Shadow Lawn fete means more man an ordinary notification of a nomin ation. "The thing that struck me most forcibly at Shadow Lawn." said Sam uel L. Rogers, director of the census, upon his return today, "was that Democrats from doubtful states think that the President is actually stronger now than ever before, ana that he will win in almost every in stance where there has been doubt. Western Democrats are exeremely optimistic." Owen Moore and Hazel Dawn in Tnder Cover" Ideal Today. RETTERM E XT M E ETI X G. First Meeting for the School Year Held last Friday Interesting Program 'arled Out Civics Was Subject Discussed. (Reported for The Gazette.) The Woman's Betterment Associa tion held its first regular meeting Tor the fall session in the auditorium or the Central garded school building on last Friday afternoon, the presi dent, Mrs. J. Y. Miller, presiding. Opening prayer was offered by Mr. Boyce Weir and the year books ror 1916-1917 were distributed. Splendid reports were given by the following committees: Civics, by Mrs. A. A. McLean: Education, by Mrs. J. W. Atkins: Library, by Mrs. D. A. Garrison; Health Nurse, by Mrs. G. W. Wilson. Mr. Joe S. Wray announced that the manual training room had been completed and that two new cement steps had been built on the grounds. Medames C. W. Roberts, Fred Cathey and J. M. Caldwell were re ceived as Dw members. It was decided that all members of the association should be invited to the luncheon to be given to the U. D. C. at their State convention in October. The business having been trans acted the meeting was turned over to the civics committee, of whlcn Mrs. W. F. Michael is chairman. A very interesting program was carried out as follows: Vocal Duet, by Mesdames H. B. Moore and H. Rutter. Talk by Mr. C. W. Roberts. Piano Solo, by Miss Lucy Boyce. The next meeting will be in charge of the committee on education, of which Mrs. J. W. Atkins is chairman. Francis X. Bushman Cozy Wed nesday. William Brown, a Southern Rail way engineer who was killed in a wreck last week on the Murpny branch, left an estate valued at J24. O00. Francis X. Bushman Cozy Wed nesday. Over Two Hundred Vouchers Were Issued Sanitary Fountains Will In Installed in Court House Tux Collector! for the Year Appointed .furors brann for Octolver Court Other Business Transud ed. The county commissioners met in regular monthly session yesterday and spent the entire day in transact ing a mass of business. Jurors were drawn for the October term of court, over L'OO vouchers were ordered paid and issued, drinking fountains were ordered installed at the court house and numerous other matters wer disposed of. Secretary C. W. Roberts, of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce, ap peared before the board and request ed that the county install some sanitary drinking fountains in the court house for the convenience or the public. This suggestion met with the approval of the commis sioners and they decided to purcnase four fountains, three to be installed on the inside of the court house and one on the outside near the front en trance. A watering trough will also be purchased and located in the hitching lot north of the court house. This is an excellent step and will meet the commendation and approv al of the people of the town and county. Tax collectors for the ensuing year were appointed as follows: Crowders Mountain township, J. L. Mauney. South Point township, I. F. Ma bry. Riverbend township, J. R. Rog ers. Dallas township. G. V. Lohr. Gastonia township, outside, T. R. McArver. Gastonia township, inside, W. C. Abernethy. Cherryville township. G. Lee Beam. Bids were ordered advertised for the Vestal's Ford and Hardin bridges. The contracts for these bridges will be awarded on or about the tifth of October. A short stretch of road was order ed built connecting the Alexls-Har-din road with O. D. Carpenter's road. Mrs. Lem Mitchem was allowed to hire Uui Mitchem as ordered by the judge of Superior Court. i he commissioners recommended, to the citizens of the ocunty, the in dustrial edition of The c harlotte Observer as a good medium of ad vertising the advantages oi (laston county. Jurors tor the October term of Gaston Superior Court were drawn as follows: W. Boyce Whitesides, John E. Haynes, L. A. Holland. D. M. Rudi sill, (iordon Kumfelt, J. L. Ken drick. John Bell, James A. Estridge, F. P. Hall, C. B. Craig, W. S. Mau ney. F. A. Boyles, Eph D. Stroup, R. P. Parker, C. T. Mullinax, Robert Ellington. E. A. Johnson, G. D. ba ker, G. Cleveland Carpenter, O. L. Hoffman, J. J. Carpenter, C. M. Boyd, A. A. Maier. Owen Moore and Hazel Duwn In "I'nder Cover" Ideal Today. WILL HAVE EXHIBIT. Lincoln County Corn Club Boys Will Make Display at County Fair Canning Club Girls Will Also Probably Make an Exhibit. Mr. W. L. dmarr, farm demon stration agent for Lincoln county, was here Saturday conferring with Secretary Holland of the Gaston County Fair Association and assured the secretary that the Lincoln Coun ty Boys Corn Club' would make an exhibit at Gaston's second annual fair to be held October ;'rd to 7th inclusive. Mr. Smarr assured the secretary that his corn club would bring no less than 2- individual ex hibits. A special display space will be allotted the Lincoln boys and a special premium list will be Issued for them. Mr. Smarr says bis boys have some splendid corn and adds that the Gaston boys will have to do some hustling if they beat him. Mr. Smarr is enthusiastic over tne Gaston fair and believes that Lincoln county will send a large number of visitors. Mrs. Florence Winn, county home demonstration agent for Lincoln county, will be here Saturday to confer with Secretary Holland wita reference to an exhibit at the fair by her girls canning club. It is very probable that this club will bring an exhibit. They will be allotted a special display space and a special premium list also. It is altogether possible also that the Cleveland County Boys Corn Club and the Cleveland County Girls Canning Clubs will make similar ex hibits, the. same offer having been made them as was made the Lincoln county organizations. The Purple Lady Metro Feature Cozy Today. John A. Wiggs. phief of police of Wilson, was put on trial in superior court at Wilson before Judge Oliver H. Allen today, on a charge of kill ing Philip Worth, an Alamance coun ty negro. Wiggs has heen out un der a 1,000 bond. Francis X. Bushman Cozy Wednesday. BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE Rev. I. T. Newton, of Dallas, a Gastonia visitor today. -Mr. Evon L. Houser. of Dallas, was a Castonia visitor Saturday. Mr. Lloyd Ross spent Sunday In Charlotte with homefolks. Dr. Ralph Ray sient the week end with homefolks in McAdenville. Miss Etta Saunders is visiting friends at Newton. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Falls, or route one. are shopping in the eft) today. Miss Carrie (ilenn has returned from Saluda, where she spent three weeks in the mountains. Messrs. W. E. Todd and R. D. lewis are spending the day In Char lotte on business. Rev. R. S. Burwell, pastor of New Hope Presbyterian church, was in the city on business yesterday. Mr. A. E. Woltz returned last week from a business trip to New York and other Northern cities. Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Zeim, of Charlotte, spent yesterday with Mrs. Zetm's sister, Mrs. F. E. Saunders. Mr. Charles Boyd, of Charlotte, spent Sunday in the city with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Boyd. Misses Bess Aiken and Grace Wrlglil spent Sunday w 1th friends in CTfarlotte. -Mr. and Mrs. Lloyd Bynum spent last Thursday with friends in Spartanburg. Mr. Mack Matthews, of Char lotte, spent Sunday here with his brother. Mr. J. H. Matthews. Mrs. H. A. Johnston, of Char lotte, spent Sunday here with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Davis. Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Shackelford, of Charleston. S. C. are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. I). R. I .a Far on South Chester street. Rev. J. C. Dietz, pastor of the Lutheran church, left this morning for Hickory on a visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Diet. Messrs. J. A. Hunter, Jr., A. M. Spencer and C. T. Smith motored to Spartanburg Sunday, returning home yesterday. Mr. C. F. Tyson, of Mount GI lead. is spending a few days in the city as the guest of his brother. Capt. T. II. Tyson. Miss Crace Seabock has return ed to her home in Hickory after spending a week with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Kstrldge. Mr. .1. M. Holland, secretary or the Gaston County Fair Association, spent yesterday in Spencer attending the Labor Day celebration. Miss Carrie Potts, of Steele Creek, formerly a teacher in the city schools, is visiting friends in (iasto nie. Is week. Mr. Robert Clarke, of Hamlet, spent Sunday In the city as the guest of Mrs. Clarke's mother, Mrs. Fan nie Morrow. - Messrs. Frank Deaton and Rob ert White, of Statesville, spent sev eral hours in the city Sunday visiting friends. -Mrs. Sue Moss and daughter. Miss Rebecca Moss, returned Friday from a visit to relatives in Cleveland county. Messrs. Theodore Morris and Lawrence Rankin will leave this week for Raleigh to resume their studies at A. & M. College. Messrs. J. L. Page, F. A. White sides and (i. L. Rawllngs motored to Hickory on Sunday morning, return ing home yesterday afternoon. Assistant Postmaster F. P. Rockett, who has been spending a week's vacation at Hickory, return ed home yesterday and Is now bacK at his duties at the post office. Mr. J. Q. Little. Miss Cleo Lit tle and Mr. Echford Little, of Gaff ney. S. C. spent Sunday here with ex-Sheriff M. H. Shuford. Mr. Lit tle is a cousin of Mr. Shuford. Mr. Thos. H. Adams, who has been visiting his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. Meek Adams, for the past several weeks, left last night for his home in Phoenix, Arizona. The Llneberger Electric Appli ance Co. has just completed the in stallation of a thirty-line switch board for the Farmers Mutual Tele phone Company at Aharon, S. C. Misses Lucile. Louise and Mary Todd, and Master lister Todd, of Clayton, are visiting their uncle, Mr. W. E. Todd, at his home on East Franklin avenue. Miss Lois Smith and Mrs. N. E. Jenkins returned home yesterday from Stanley where they have been visiting relatives and friends for the past week. Mrs. Roddey Smith, of Bethel section. South Carolina, returned home Saturday after spending a week with her sister, Mrs. Ebenezer Edwards. Mrs. S. L. Rlgby, of Spartan burg, S. C, and Miss Sallie Castor, of Concord, spent the week-end at McAdenville as the guests of Mrs. l. Frank Mabry. Miss Pearl Gallant, of the city schools faculty, is spending this week in Charlotte observing the work of the primary grades of the Charlotte city schools. ...id. . i lunaiiu muiiuii cwi u lit.' tie son. MaRter .1 Hnllanrf Tr wnn have been visiting Mrs. Morrow's un cle. Dr. E. G. Kirven. at Easley, 6. C, returned home Saturday. Miss Madge Beatty returned yesterday from a visit to her grand' father, Mr. D. F. Clanton. near Un colnton. Mr. Clanton was 89 yean old last Friday. Mrs. R. V. Williams and chil dren, of Atlanta. Ga., are expected to arrive In the city tonight on train No. 38 to spend some time with Mrs. Williams's parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Baber. Miss Antha Berry, of Granite Falls, spent Saturday night in the city as the guest of her cousin, Mrs. A. E. Woltz. She was en route to . Westminster School, near Ruther fordton, where she will teach music. After spending three weeks with friends and relatives In Spartan burg and Pacolet, iS. C, Mrs. R. F. Littlejohn has returned home. She was accompanied by her little niece. Miss Annie WInnifred Mayfleld, who will be her guest for some time., - Mrs. Walter McEachin, who ha ' been spending some time in Mon treat, was the guest several days last week or Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Gallant, being en route to her home in Lau rinburg. Mrs. McEachin was form erly a teacher in the city schools. r-Mr. and Mrs. George M. Ndlen, of Washington, D. C. who have been visiting relatives and mends in Gas tonia and the county, returned honio Sunday night. Mr. Nolen has a re sponsible position in the offices of the Southern Railway Company. The Purple Iady Metro Feature Cozy Today. In two days. Thursday and 1 Fri day, over $100,000 was paid out at Goldsboro to Wayne county farmers for tobacco. The prices paid for the weed were the highest In many years. The Purple Ijivly Metro Feat nee Co.y Today. James Edward Graybill, one of the famous founders of the Georgia Society in New York, died at his home in New York City Sunday night He was 72 years old. Mr. Graybill was born at Macon, Ga. He fought under General Joe Wheeler In the Civil War. For Orthopaedic Hospital. The union service at the taberna de next Sunday night will be devot ed to a presentation of the interests of the North Carolina Orthopaedic Hospital, a proposed institution the establishment of which is being earn estly planned for by a number of philanthropic Gastonians, This in stitution, w hen established, will care for the crippled, diseased and de formed orphan children of sound mind of the State. At present no in stitution Is provided for this class of orphans, who are excluded from the orphanges of the State. Sunday night's program w ill 'consist of some special music and two or three brief addresses concerning the proposed institution. No collection will be taken. The public is cordially invit ed to attend this service. GREAT OPItHtTTMTlES. Some of the Things the Greater Gas ton Association Can and Should Accomplish for the People of Ga ton County. (Contributed.) The opportunities for profitable and useful work that lie before the newly conceived Greater Gaston As sociation are so many that a compre hensive catalogue of them could not well be presented at this time. In certain parts of New England and In Illinois and Michigan similar associ ations have been doing splendid work for their respective communi ties. Not only may such an organiza tion stimulate the improvement and diversification of agriculture but its influence upon every activity of tne whole county will prove far-reaching. The smaller towns of Gaston county need ludustries, big or little; material assistance may be given those many industries already estab lished : a creamery and there are a dozen successful creameries in South Carolina and Georgia would exer cise a splendid influence on the in crease in cattle raising. Attention to the health of the county is anoth er important matter; how important may be realized from the fact that North Carolina's typhoid death rate ' is the highest of the 27 registration ' states. A mercantile credit bureau for the whole country would work an immediate improvement in credit conditions. All these things the Gas ton county association may do. Throughout next week .meetings' will be held in the several townships" of the county and the plans of the organization will be laid before the people for their consideration and approval. .. .