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PAGE SIX. THE GASTOXIA GAZETTE. FRTOAT, OCTOBER C, im. HI OEAIlBrCOUIITIES KEWS OQXS CUB KA3 KOCHB0RH00DS jincoln Locals. Tha News, 3rd. Mrs. J. M. Rhuniann, who has been spending some time here on a visit to her parents. Mr. and Mrs. V. A. Rudisill. will return to her home at Kennedy, Tex., this w eek. Her sis ter. Miss Nannette Rudisill, will ac company her for a visit of .several months. The Lincoln Furniture factory has Just received a request from Sluis. Holland, reading as follows: "Please send me your illustrated catalogue. After war. I'll write you for price Jist. Signed Walter Van Robays. merchant." Here is a foreign mer chant in a foreign land, who antici pates a business boom after the war ends and trade relations are resum ed. The two railways that cross the Catawba at Mt. Holly have a large number of men at work there. The river front presents an animated acene. Much work is going on to get bridges ready by early winter for traffic. The F. & N. has one cof ferdam in. another under construc tion, forms for concrete works, floats, lumber and other material on the ground. The S. A. L. Is putting In its first cofferdam, shaping anotn r, pulled down the stone pier whicn the flood left standing, has floats, steam hoists, lumber and other build ing material galore. As ve go to press this afternoon word has been received that Mrs. B. K. Goodson, the widow of the late Henry Goodson, of Iron, died today, and the funeral will be held Tues day afternoon at Ore Bank. Mrs. Eunice Rumfelt was badly burned on last Saturday morning at her home on Indian Creek. She was sitting by the fire reading when her skirt caught on fire and was burned completely from her body. There was no one in the house but Mrs. Rumfelt and her small 18-months-old child. Her screams brought several neighbors to her assistance who put out the burning clothing but not before she was terribly burned. She has been in a critical condition since. How Catarrh is Contracted. Mothers are sometimes so thought less as to neglect the colds whicn tbeir children contract. The inflam mation of the mucus membrane, at first acute, becomes chronic and the child has chronic catarrh, a disease that is seldom cured and that may prove & life's burden. Many per sons who have this loathsome dis ease will remember having had rre quent colds at the time it was con tracted. A little forethought, a bot tle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Judiciously used, and all this trouble might have been avoided. Obtaina ble everywhere. Adv. the oijster cracker. Jixst the right size and shape. Serve with oysters, soups, salads, chowders, f etc. Always fresh. At your groceris. Cleveland Culllngs. The Star, 3rd. One of womanhood's loveliest flowers. Mrs. Joseph I... Suttie, fell asleep Friday afternoon at 1:10 o'clock after an illness of months. The whole town and surrounding country was sorely grieved when the news of ner untimely death was spread abroad, for in all the realm of womanhood, there was none more tender, more efficient, more true to the marriage troth than she. While prominent in the social life of Shel by, she was essentially a home mak er, for the Suttie household was one of refinement, culture and Christian influences. For several years Mrs. Suttie was organist at the First Bap tist church and was one of Shelby's most talented musicians. The fun eral was conducted from the Bap tist church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. W. E. Abernethy. as sisted by Rev. T. D. Bateman con- lesH!ilency. When you feel discouraged and de spondent do not give up but take a dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and you are almost certain to feel all right within a day or two. Despond ency is very often due to indigestion and biliousness, for which these tab lets are especially valuable. Obtain able everywhere. Adv. ducted the services. Mrs. Suttie was born January 2, 1 877, the daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. S. Walker, of Mansfield, La. She was graduated at the Mansfield Col lege and later at the Cincinnati Con servatory of Music. She was mar ried to Mr. J. L. Suttie in 1 yo:i and to them have been born three culi dren, Marguerite, Mary and Josepn L. In addition to these, there (sur vive two sisters and three brothers. Mrs. Mary Sue Beam, wife of Mr. I). Augustus Beam dted at her home on North Washington street Thurs day night at 1 1 o'clock following en illness of five weeks duration. Mrs Beam was .12 years of age She was a member of the First Baptist church of which her husband is a deacon. Mrs. Beam before marriage was Miss Mary Sue Palmer. SIio has a host of friends as well as an extended family connection. A large crowd attended the funeral which was held Friday afternoon at three o'clock from the residence. Revs. W. K. Abernethy. John W. Suttie and T. I). Bateman officiating. Surviv ing are her husband and five children. Harry . Dixon Dead. Charlotte, Sept. 29. Harry W. Dixon, member of the firm of Gari baldi. Bruns & Dixon, and prominent citizen of Charlotte, died this morn ing at 2 o'clock at his home. North Church street. Mr. Dixon had been in failing health for over a year. He had been acutely ill for eight weeks. Mr. Dixon was born near Hopewell church, this county. He was a son of the late D. Frank Dixon and Mary Jones Dixon, and was 4 4 years of age. Drives Out Malaria, Builds Up System The Old Standard general strengthening tonic, GROVE S TASTELESS chill TONIC, drives out MaJaria.enriches the blood. and bu:Ms op the sys tem. A true tonic. For adults and children. 50c. Employees of meat packing estab lishments all over the country were on Tuesday given voluntarilly an in crease of two and a half cents an hour in wages, says a Chicago dis patch. This represents a total in crease in wages to meat packers of $7,000,000 a year. When You Take Cold. With the average man a cold Is a serious matter and should not be trifled with, as some of the most dan gerous diseases start with a common cold. Take Chamberlain's Cougn Remedy and get rid of your cold as quickly as possible. You are not ex perimenting when you use this rem edy, as it has been in use for many years and has an established reputa tion. It contains no opium or other narcotic. Obtainable everywhere. Adv. RATCHFORD FAMILY REUNTOX. Held at Old Ratchford Place, Home of Mr. Ituf us - A. Itatchford In Kouth Point Section Tuesday '- Addresser. Madu by A. C. Jones and V. B. Armstrong, of This City and Others More Than '200 Present. Members of the Ratchford family in Gaston and adjoining counties gathered at the home of Mr. Rufus Ratchford, in the South Point sec tion, last Tuesday where a family reunion was held. There were pres ent not only members of the imme diate Ratchford family but othc relatives and friends, about 200 be ing present. Addresses were heard from Judge A. C. Jones and Mayor C. B. Arm strong, of Gastonia, Rev. W. W. Ratchford. of Waxhaw, Rev. R. S. Burwell. of New Hope. Rev. Mr. Dep dy, of Belmont, and others. Fol lowing the speakings an old-fasii-ioned country dinner was served and enjoyed by all who were fortunate enough to be present. There are many' descendents of the Ratchford family now living in Gaston county. Among the older members, of the family present was Mrs. Mary Ratchford, mother of Mr. Rufus A. Ratchford. who is now past 12 years of age. Mrs. Ratchford lives with her son at the old hime place. Rev. W. W. Ratchford, or Waxhaw, another son, is 8(5 years old and is in good health. He is a Presbyterian minister and is stili ac tivo In the ministry. The old Ratchford home-place, situated about three miles from Bel mont, has some very interesting his tory connected with its being in the possession of this family for many years. In 17 67 a grant for the place was secured from King George, of England, by Andrew Armor. Two years later it was transferred to An drew Patrick and in turn acquired by a Mr. Martin, who was a great great great grand father of Mr. Ru fus A. Ratchford. The house now standing on the place was built a bout the time of the Revolutionary war. Of the immediate family from Gastonia who attended the reunion were Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Ratchford and family and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Ratchford and family. i J i aarroy aearlr billioa 4a llara vortb of food and property every yea aau aad mice and atop sot lorn with ft CORN h la aft to aw. Deadly rata but harml.ta mibu Doings- Ran amply try id. No odor whatever. Valuable boo Id el ib each caa. "How to Dcatroy Rau." 2 5c, 50c aaal $1 .00. la sard. Hardware, Draf aaal Ceacral Store. GASTOXIA HARDWARE CO. Gastonia. N. O. PROFESSIONAL 0AED3 Frank L. Costner REGISTERED PHARMACIST (FEN TEEXTH TEAR.)' R. H. Jordaa A Oo Charlotte, Jf. OL Telephone and mall orders receive prompt attention. Nurse' Register. w. b. Morris REGISTERED OPTOMETRIST Eyes examined and glasses oroperly fitted at Torrenre-Morrls jDo's. STEPHEN B. D0LLEY LAWYER. Office. 210 Realty Building,' Gastonia. X. C. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing ordinances and resolutions were adopted by the Board of Alder men of the City of Gastonia at the meeting on the 1 1th day of July, 1 9 U : BE IT RESOLVED AND ORDAIN BY THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN OF THE CITY OF GASTONIA: That two blocks of Marietta Street from Third Street to Fifth Street; that four blocks of Second Street from York Street to Broad Street; that four blocks of South Street from Franklin Avenue to Fifth Street; that two blocks of Air Line Avenue from Gastonia Garage to Broad Street; that two blocks of Falls Street from Airline Avenue to Page Street; that four blocks of Long Avenue from Dallas Street to Broad Street; that one block of E. Frank lin Avenue from Avon Street to Church Street and one block of East side of Broad Street from Fourtn Street to Fifth Street, be Improved, graded, curbed, guttered and paved from curb to curb, and that such pav ing, guttering and curbing be of the same kind and character as now be ing used and constructed in the City of Gastonia in the improvements of streets by the Noll Construction Co. And be it further resolved and or dained that for the purpose of secur ing uniformity in said work that said work be done by the said City of Gastonia by contract or by the forces of said city of Gastonia. And be it further resolved and or dained that one-half of the total cost of such paving exclusive of so much of the cost as is incurred at street in tersections, shall be specially assess ed upon the lots and parcels of land abutting directly on said improve ments according to the extent of their respective frontages thereon by an equal rate per foot of such front age, and that the terms of payment for such work shall be the same as now provided by the City of Gastonia under contract with the Noll Con struction Company. T. A. RATCHFORD. F-0-6c2 City Clerk. 1 o A drisilk!0 iat many former now us Instant Fostum foecanuis their improved IheaJtK shows the chamide has helped thein o 1 om seseoeft ceofffe Ifounirts vi ur yufl,tioy Instant Postom n fits pEsice fon 4mi t : 66 TlhF' 9P
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