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GASTON COUNTY'S SECOND ANNUAL FAIR; OCTOBER 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th
STONIA
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PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TUESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
VOL. XXXVTI.
NO. 77.
FIRST SECTION
QADTOXIA, N. C TUESDAY AFTKRXOOX, SLITEM HER 20, 1916.
$1.50 A YEAR IX ADVANCM,
TO ATTEIIDJIG SHOOT
6AST0NIA 6UNNERS TO JACKSONVILLE
ROUSING RALLIES HELD
SATURDAY NI6HT IN FOUR TOWNS
WAS STRUCK BY TRAIN
IEMLT FATAL ACCIDENT YESTERDAY
COMING AND GOING-
ELECTING A PRESIDENT
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?N Bryan
8 f Ran Again
In
1903.
but
Taft
Was
Winner.
TAFT.
WILLIAM H. TAFT of Ohio,
who was Roosevelt '8 sec
retary of1 war. went to
tbe Chicago convention In 1908
with the colouel's support. He
was quickly nominated, with
James S. Sherman of New York
aa his running mate.
. The Democrats nominated Bry
an again, with John W. Kern of
Indiana as the rice presidential
candidate.
For tbe third time Bryan was
defeated for the presidency. Taft
receiving a popular vote of 7,678.
908 to Bryan's 6.409,104. The
vote in the electoral college was
321 to 102. The Republican par
ty was united solidly that year,
while tbe friction among the
Democrats still existed.
(Watch for the slaction of Wilson
in 1912 in our noxt issue.)
MAKE ENTRIES NOW.
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Those Who Have Exhibit Should
Make Entries Now -Delay and
Confusion Will be Occasioned if
Put Off Until the Fair Has 0eii
ed. Continued interest in being mani
fested in Gaston County's Second
Annual Fair which opens next Tues
day, October 3rd and runl through
the 7th. Every department of the
.association is being handled in a
creditable manner and with dlspatcn.
There is only one thing that is like
ly to be overlooked and that is tbe
matter of making the entries.
It is not too early to make the en
tries now, and by so doing the work
at the fair grounds will be greatly
facilitated on the opening day. In
order to make an entry It is not nec
essary to bring the article to Gasto
nia until the opening day of the fair,
but simply file the entry blank with
the secretary along with the fee and
on return an entry tag will be for
warded to attach to the article en
tered. Entries should then be
brought to the fair on the first day.
All that is necessary is that each
entry be left at the department in
which it has been entered.
By -waiting until the fair has open
ed before making an entry much de
lay will be occasioned and a hard
ship will be worked on the fair man
agement. Any assistance that might
be needed in selecting the exhibits
or advice as to how the entry blanK
should be filled in will be furnished
by Secretary Holland at the Fair of(
, flees on Main street.
"The End of the World" Is coming
at 1 p. ni- Friday Cozy Theatre.
Make our store your headquarters
Fair Week, you are always welcome
4iastonia Furniture Co.
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TICKETS
Non-Trasferable Ones
Can only be used by purchasers
15 admissions for $1.50.
Transferable Ones
Can be used by any one
15 admissions for $3. 00
10 admissions for $2.25
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Team of Hit or Eight Crack Shots
from Gatonia'n Government Itiliti
Club Will Participate in National
Shooting Match at Jacksonville,
Ha., October llth to 14th tiai
tonla Club the Iaryi'st iu the
State.
Gastonia shots will have a chance
t Jacksonville. Fla.. this month to
hit the bull s eye nd to try their
skill in com pet Ion with crack shots
from all over the country. One of
the National Shooting Matches is to
be held there October llth to 14th
Inclusive and the Gastonia Govern
ment Rifle Club has been notified
that U will be expected to Bend rep
resentatives. There are only three
Government Rifle Clubs in North
Carolina, at Gastonia. Asbeville and
Charlotte. Gastonla's club is con
siderably larger than either of the
others and will hence be entitled to
the lion's share of the delegation
from this State. North Carolina Is
entitled to about twelve representa
tives and Gastonia will get six and
perhaps eight of these. The govern
ment pays the railroad fare of those
who are chosen to attend these
matches.
In these National matches held
annually in several sections of the
country the crack shots of the regu
lar army, the navy and the civilian
rifle clubs compete for honors. I-ast
year Gastonia's military company
had representatives there and did
some very creditable shooting. This
year the company is on the border
and Gastonla's reputation will rest
in the hands of her civilian shooters.
That they will make a good show
ing is not to be doubted, as quite a
number of the members of the local
rifle club have made some excellent
records. There are about 80 mem
bers fn the club. From now until the
date of the Jacksonville meet the
members will practice daily at Lein
ster Range. The men who go from
here will be chosen on the shooting
records they make; hence any one
who desires to try for this honor
will have to win It by merit. The
officers of the club hope that the
members will exhibit a lively inter
est and that they will do considera
ble practice shoooting during the
next two weeks.
Secretary T. A. Wilkins will be
glad to furnish complete details with
reference to the match to any of the
members who desire such information.
"The End of the World" Is coming
at 1 p. m. Friday Cozy Theatre.
Try our new automatic ginning
system and get more and better lint.
Southern Cotton Oil Company. tie
Judge Hughes has been complain
ing Ibout what President Wilson
does, but the Republicans are com
plaining because Hughes depends too
much on complaining without ex
plaining what he would do in order
to give some satisfaction himself.
Wilmington Star.
To Steak at Panhandle.
Solicitor George W. Wilson. of
this city, will address the voters of
Cherryville township at Panhandle
school house on Saturday night. Sep
tember 30th. beginning at 7:30
o'clock. This is the second of a
number of speeches that Mr. Wilson
Is to make in the Interest of Democ
racy's cause In Gaston county with
in the next several weeks.
Three thousand chairs and rockers
at Gaston lit Furniture Co., special
prices Fair Week.
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system and get more and better lint.
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Democrats of the County Have
Started Campaign With a lloom
Speak IngH at Mount Holly, Bel
mont? I.owell and Bessemer City
Wiloii-lti kett-Wehb C 1 u n
Formed at Iowell Much Interest
Muii if ex ted at All of the Meeting.
Given an impetus by the opening
speech of ex-Governor R. B. Glenn
in this city on Friday night, the
Democrats of the county have al
ready begun work in earnest in the
campaign opened with a boom Sat
urday night when Democratic ral
lies were held at four neighboring
towns. At each meeting there was
considerable enthusiasm manifested,
the candidates being frequently ap
plauded. At Ixmell a large and enthusias
tic audience gathered and heard
Messrs. A. C. Jones and X. F. Mc
Millan, of the Gastonia bar, present
and discuss the Issues of the cam
paign. Mr. Jones spoke first on the
Issues of the State and for more
than an hour held the close atten
tion of his audience by his eloquent
and forceful arguments. Especially
did he call the attention of the
young men to the political activities
of Marion Butler, who is managing
the Republican party's campaign in
North Carolina.
Mr. McMillan forcefully presented
the achievements of the Wilson ad
ministration and humorously dealt
with the Hughes campaign. Fol
lowing his address a motion was
made and carried that a Democratic
club be formed, and the following
officers were elected to head tne
Wilson-Bickett-Webb Club: Presi
dent. P. P. Murphy; vice-president,
P. V. Hand; secretary, R. F. Har
ris. The following men were elect
ed on the membership committee:
T. P. Rankin. J. R. Reid, J. C. Rod
erts. I). S . Mttchem. C. M Robin
son. Between three and four hundred
people heard Hon. Clyde R. Hoey. of
Shelby, at an open-air meeting at
Belmont. Mr. F. P. Hall, superin
tendent of- public Instruction, was
master of ceremonies and first pre
sented Col. C. B. Armstrong, of this
city, who spoke on the record of tne
Democrats In Gaston county and
challenged the Republicans to show
its Inefficiency.
Mr. A. B. Dixon introduced the
speaker of the evening and for an
hour and a half Mr. Hoey presented
the virtues and attributes of the
Democratic party in both State and
Nation. He declared that the Wood
row Wilson administration in four
years had accomplished things for
the uplift of the people that the Re
publican administration for forty
years had never thought of doinc
His address was convincing and elo
qeunt and he was loudly and fre
quently applauded. Music for the
occasion was furnished by the Lo
ray Band of this city.
Messrs. George W. Wilson and
P. W. Garland, of the local bar,
spoke to a representative crowd of
voters at Bessemer City. The meet
ing was held in the opera house,
there being about 200 present. The
speakers were given rapt attention
and presented their subject in a
clear-cut and forceful manner. The
meeting was pronounced by some as
being a rousing success.
The voters of Mount Holly were
greatly favored by hearing Hon. J.
D. McCall, of Charlotte, who spoke
for nearly two hours In defense or
the record of the Democratic party
in North Carolina and the Nation.
The speaker was introduced by Mr.
Carl Carpenter, of the Gastonia bar.
A well-filled house greeted Mr. Mc
Call and plenty of the old-time en
thusiasm and fire was manifested.
Mr. McCall in touching on State is
sues laid bare the record of Marlon
Butler and pointed to him as the
man selected by the Republicans to
engineer their campaign. A Demo
cratic club will be formed at Mount
Holly within the next few days.
"The End of the World" I coming
at I . m. Friday Cozy Theatre.
Try our new automatic ginning
system and get more and better lint.
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Mr. Carl Carpenter bad themis-
fortune to have his arm fractured
Just below the elbow while attempt
ing to board the Interurban car at
Mount Holly on Saturday night. He
had attended the Democratic rally
and was late in getting to the sta
tion. The car was in motion and
as he went to get aboard his grip
slipped, breaking his arm.
do for him.
When last seen the young Gas
tonian was in search of a stone-cutter,
wanting to purchase a monu
ment to erect in memory of this
friend and benefactor. It might be
well to state that this gentleman of
nerve was not a resident of Gastonia.
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system and get more and better lint.
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The States in which women may
vote for President next November
are Illinois. Kansas. Colorado. Wy
oming. Montana. Arixona, Utah. Ida
bo. Oregon, Washington. California,
and Nevada. These States have s
total of 91 votes In the Electoral
College. '
TlioniMH Gazette Morrow, a Young
White Man, Wan Seriously WounU
ed When Struck by Southern
Train Yesterday Afternoon tw
curred at York Street Kail road
Crossing Shortly Past Five
O'clock Is in City Hospital and
His Condition Is Serious Horse
Was Killed.
Thomas Gazette Morrow, a young
white man, was seriously if not fa
tally injured and e horse he was
driving was almost Instantly killed
yesterday afternoon shortly past 6
o'clock when struck by Southern
passenger train No. 12 at the York
street crossing.
Young Morrow was driving a de
livery wagon for Mr. J. Y. Miller and
was attempting to cross the tracks
from the north side. Those who saw
the accident state that he drove on
the tracks unconscious that the train
was approaching and when he saw
the train and realized that it would
be impossible to get across he pulled
back on the reins in an attempt to
back off the track. The horse be
came frightened and plunged for
ward. The man and horse were
both hurled 10 or 15 feet through
the air by the impact, the man fall
ing on the north side of the track
and the horse on the opposite side.
When the engineer saw that the
young man could not clear the track
he applied the brakes, but owing to
the short distance of the train to the
crossing and the vehicle it could not
be stopped in time. As evidence of
the engineer's attempt to stop Is
shown by the fact that the train only
rolled about two car lengths after
the emergency brakes were applied-
The injured man was picked up by
several men who saw the "accident
and hurried to the City Hospital
where medical attention was given
by Dr. I,. N. Glenn and Dr. J. M.
Sloan. An examination showed that
the young man's face was badly
mangled and his right jaw bone was
shattered. Several teeth were also
broken out. his ankle was mangled
and he sustained several minor flesh
bruises none of which it Is thought
are serious.
Reports from the hospital early
this morning were to the effect that
his condition was about the same as
last night, and while he was having
hemorrhages it had not been ascer
tained whether this was caused by a
fracture at the base of the skull or
merely a membraneous hemorrhage.
In the event that this is caused by a
membraneous condition no appre
hension is felt for the young man s
recovery. Should it be discovered
that he had suffered a fracture of
the skull his condition will be con
sidered much more serious.
Eye-witnesses to the unfortunate
accident state that it could not have
been avoided under the circumstan
ces. Two box cars were standing on
the Albion Grocery Company's sid
ing which doubtless hid the ap
proaching train from the young
man' sight until he was upon the
tracks.
Young Morrow is a son of Mr. S.
I.. Morrow, of Forest City, and has
been a resident of Gastonia ror
about a year. For the past month
or so he has been employed by Mr.
J. Y. Miller. He is a brother of Mrs.
J. B. Smith, of this city.
The dray wagon in which tne
young man was riding was complete
ly demolished. The horse was
thrown against the switching en
gine on the siding north of tne
crossing and lived only a few min
utes after being struck by the train.
Dr. L. N. Glenn stated to a Ga
zette representative at : o'clock that
the young man's condition was un
changed, lie is at times delirious
but it is thought that he will recov
er. PLANNING NEW MILL.
Col. C. It. Armstrong Organizing
Company to Build New . 6,000
Spindle Yarn Mill Unique Plan
for Financing the Enterprise.
An item of interest In the textile
manufacturing circles of the city De
came known today when Col. C. B.
Armstrong made public the an
nouncement that be is planning to
organize a stock company with a
capital of $150,000 to build a 6.0-00
spindle cotton mill on a site near
the Arlington Mill in West Gastonia.
Of tbe capital stock of $150,000
almost half has already been sub
scribed by local men. The remaining
$75,000 Col. Armstrong plans
to place through the two local build
ing and loan associations in such a
way that any person who is able to
carry $500 or $1,000 stock In the
building and loan Can in this way
purchase stock in the mill. The
plan is one tbat has never been fol
lowed in the organization and fi
nancing of any local enterprise, and
will doubtless appeal to a large
number of local people who see a
good investment in mill stock, but
are unable to carry the Investment
in the usual way. The puchaser ot
$1,000 stock under this plan would
have only the weekly or monthly
payments to make to the building
and loan association, amounting to
only about $875 In six and one half
years, when he would become owner
of the mill stock unencumbered.
During the life of the building and
loan arrangement the company
would pay tbe Interest on tbe loan
as a dividend on tbe stock, andthe
probability is tbat at tbe end tftfhst
period tbe stock would' have Qook
value of far more than Its facer
BRIEF ITEMS ABOUT THE MOVEMENTS OF GASTON PEOPLE
Mr. Henry Rankin was a Spar
tanburg. S. C. visitor Sunday.
Messrs. Hunter Morrow and
Carl ioughridge motored to Pied
mont Springs, S. ('., Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar Love, of
Llncolnton, were the guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. L. T. Mclean.
Messrs. Hugh Cline, Herbert
Miller and Tom Abernethy, of Lin
colnton. spent Sunday in the city.
Mr. F. P. Sessions, of the Hol
land Realty & Insurance Co., spent
Sunday with friends in Gaffney.
Mr. L. A. States will leave on
No. 38 tonight for a business trip to
Philadelphia and other northern cit
ies. ,
Rev. D. E. Vipperman, pastor
of the Baptist church at McAden
ville, was a Gastonia visitor yester
day. Mr. H. 8. Adams, of Lowell,
was a business visitor In the city
yesterday.
Esquire I. F. Mabry, of McAden
ville, was in the city on business
Saturday.
Ex-Sheriff J. D. B. McLean, of
South Point, was in Gastonia on bus
iness Saturday.
Mr. H. F. Forbes, of Crowders
Creek, was In the city on business
Saturday.
Mr. Stephen B. Dolley. of the
Gastonia bar, attended the Demo
cratic rally at Lowell Saturday
night.
Mr. and Mrs. F. A. Hicks, of
Charlotte, spent Sunday in the city
as the guests of their daughter, Mrs.
R. T. Padgett.
-The Royal Arch Chapter No. 66
will hold a regular meeting at 8
o'clock tonight and do work in the
Past Master's degree.
Mr. and Mrs. P. R. Huffstetler
and Mr. and Mrs. S. A. RobinSon
motored to Columbia. S. ('., Sunday.
They made the trip in Mr. Huffstet
ler's auto.
MIhs Annie Cummins, who ha
been spending the summer here as
the guest of her aunt. Mrs. Giles
Ratchford. left Sunday night for her
home in Spartanburg. S. C.
Mr. Avery Bass, engineer on
the C. & N.-W. who was injured In
the freight wreck above Hickory
last Tuesday is now able to be at
his work again.
Mrs. Joseph H. Adamiformer
ly of Gastonia but now living in the
Steele creek section of Mecklenburg
county, spent several days here last
week with relatives and friends, re
turning to her home yesterday.
Mrs. C. C. Leonard returned
Sunday to her home at Reepsville,
Lincoln county, after being the
guest for some days of Miss Eunice
Stroup. Mr. Leonard Joined her for
the week-end and accompanied her
home.
Marguerite 1urk Ideal Today.
Deposits in postal savings banks
during August increased nearly $.,
000.000, the largest monthly gain
since the system was established. On
September 1st there were 621,000
depositors with deposits aggregating
more than $04,000,000 to their cred
it. .Marguerite (lark Ideal Today.
Haskell Hawkins, a 10-year-old
Spartanburg boy. died Saturday
from hydrophobia caused by a cat's
bite.
WE WISH TO WOItK XO HARDSHIP OX ANY ONE, BUT
MI ST PROTECT THE INTEREST OP THE OA8TOX COUN
TY FAIR ASStKTATIOX. THE FOLIiOWIXO LAW WILL BE
, ENFORCED:
Chapter 24 2. Section 5. North Carolina Laws. That every'
person, firm, officer or agent of any corporation, who shall tem
porarily expose for sale any goods, mares, foods, soft drinks. Ice
cream, fruits, novelties, or any other kind of merchandise, or
shall operate any merry-go-round, ferris wtreal, or any other de
vice for public amusement, within one quarter of a mile of any
agricultural fair, during such fair, shall pay a tax of one hun
dred dollars In each county in which he shall carry on such
business, whether as a principal or agent. Provided, this sec-.
Ion shall not apply to any business established sixty dsys prior
to the beginning of such fair.
Gaston County Fair Association
J. M. HOLLAND, Secretary
BETTERMENT TO MEET ' ,
FIU DAY AFTKIIXOOX.
The Woman's Betterment Associ
ation will ' hold its regular meeting'
on Friday afternoon, September 29. ,
at the Central school auditorium at
3:30 o'clock. This Is one week ear
lier than the usual Urns, the change
being due to the fact that Friday,
October 6th. will be school day at
the Gaston County Fair; It is hoped
that all will remember this change
and be present at this meeting. - Af
ter the business session tbe exercises
will be turned over to Mrs. J. W. At
kins, chairman of Education, - and
the following program will be car
ried out:
General subject, "The School and
the Community." 1
1. What the Church Has a Right '
to Expect of the Schools, by Rev. W,
C. Barrett, pastor of the First Bap- '
tist church.
2. The Patron's Relation to tbe
School, by Mr. A. E. Wolts.
RAY-PENDLETON
WEDDING SUNDAY.
Mr. P. R. Ray, of Waynesville, and v
Mlss Fleetle Pendleton were united
In marriage at 2 o'clock Sunday af
ternoon at the bride's home In -West
Gastonia. Tbe ceremony was pro-'
nounced In the presence of only
few relatives and friends by Rev. O.
P. Abernethy, pastor of the Loray !
Baptist church.
Meets at Hickory.
The annual meeting of the Wo-
man's Missionary Union of the South
Fork Baptist Association will be held
with the First Baptist church in
Hickory on October 3rd and 4th.
Among the ladies who will attend
from this county are Mrs. H. B.
Moore, of Gastonia, superintendent
of the sunbeam societies; Mrs. T, M.
McCoy, of Mount Holly; Mrs. P. M.
Muggins, of Belmont; Mrs. C. W.
Payseur and Mrs. J. W. Whitley, ot
Gastonia, all of whom are on the
program of the .meeting.
Marguerite, 1ark Ideal Today. ,
Peter Short was killed and Sidney
Allen Is at the point of death In .'.
High Point hospital as the resu : :
an auto accident early Suu r,
morning near Thomasvllle. It "yf '
stated that they were going at ...
high rate of speed and that the car
overturned.
.Marguerite Clark Ideal Today. ,
At Nitrolee. S. C, yesterday af
ternoon five negro laborers were,
blown to pieces by the premature ex
plosion of a charge of dynamite. "
Baptist liaise S22,0O0.
Cherryville, Sept. 23. The, Kings
Mountain Baptist Association closed
one of the most successful sessions
of their 66 years' experience yester
day at Waco. All churches appear
ed to be In good condition and for
most part have made good gains.
The membership of the associa
tion Is nearly 8.500 in 42 churches,
all except one being represented.
Total contributions for all objects
nearly $22,000.
The passenger steamer Bay State
plying between Boston and Port
land went upon the rocks off Cape.
Elizabeth Saturday night. The 150
passengers were rescued and tbe
freight taken off. The steamer will
be a total loss. It cost $350,000
and was one of the old-style passen
ger boats.