North Carolina Newspapers

I, ; r E V E'R Y B ODY RE ADS T H E W A NT . ADS Tin IE li Ji 1LX PUBLISHED TWICE A WEEK TCKSD AYS AND FRIDAYS. . j iK 21, lloT tou mvii. no. 0:1... GA9TONL&. N. C, TUESDAY AFTBRNOON, XOVEM BE $1.50 A TEAR IX ADVANC3. GASTON WKMMB A r.lEFHdDISTGO!2FEREfIGEBEGINSTpMQRROV7HI6HT FKEFARATIDNS ARE NOW COMPLETE FOR BI6 RELIGIOUS 6ATHER1N6 HERE Minister and Laymen to the Nam bw of Over Four Hnfnired Expect , - d Will Begin to Arrive Tonight Prominent Connectlonal Men to Deliver Addrcosce -Former Fas tors of Main Htreet Church to , , Preach Special Music Prepared. Preparations which have Deen making for several weeks past ror he entertainment of the twenty-sey-enth annual session of the Western North Carolina Conference of. the M. E. Church. South, which convenes ' here In Main. Street church next , . Thursday morning, have been com pletel and everything Is in readinesa ior the reception of guests who will "begin to, arrive Tuesday night.' All' , of the 450 delegates. Including botn . ministers and laymen have been as . eigned to homes and a neat directo ry of the assignments has been issu ed by the entertainment committee, cf which Mr. J. H. Separk is chair man. It is expected 'that, including , visitors and connectlonal officers who Are not regular delegates, there win tit about 500 In attendance. With Bishop John C. Kilgo. of Charlotte, presiding, the conference will be officially-called to order at , 9 o'clock Thursday morning. The bishop and the eleven presiding el ders who form his cabinet will bold a meeting Wednesday morning ajt 10 'o'clock for the purpose' of consider ing matters of importance that are , to come before the conference. Wed nesday evening at 7:30 there will be a young people's rally in Main Street church with Dr. F. S. Parker, or .Nashville, Tenn., editor of The Ep worth Era, and general secretary of the Epworth League Board, as the principal speaker. The presiding ei ders forming the cabinet are Rev. . A. Wood, Asheville district; Rev. L. T. Mann, Charlotte district; Rev. J. ' M. JVeaver, Greensboro district; Rer. J. E. Gay, Morganton district; Rev. H. C. 'Sprinkle, Mount Airy dis trict; Rev. T. E.AVagg. JJorth Wilkes boro district; Rev. J. C. Rowe, Sal isbury district; Rev. J. R. Scroggs. Shelby district; Rev. W. R. Ware. , Statesville district; Rev. J. P. Rodg rs, Waynesville district, and Rev. H. K. Boyer, Winston district. 'Among the prominent connectlon al officers who will be here and who will deliver one or more addresses -will be. Dr. Henry H. Snyder, presi dent of Wofford College. Spartan burg, S. C. who will be the principal speaker at the educational anniver sary on Thursday night: Dr. W. F. McMurry of Louisville. Ky.. secre tary of the general board of church (extension who will speak on Friday night; Dr. John M. Moore or Dr. W. W. Pinson, representing the general board of missions, on Saturday night. Dr. Stonewall, of Nashville. Tenn.. representing the general board or education, and Dr. T. N. ivey, edi tor of The Nashville Christian Advo--cate, are also expected to be present and deliver addresses. A feature of the conference which will be especially pleasing to local Methodists will be that part of the program which includes sermons by former pastors of Main Street hurch. These sermons will all be In the afternoons and will include one by Rev. E. L. Bain, now pastor of Tryon Street church. Charlotte, on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock, one by Rev. J. E. Abernethy, now pastor at Monroe, Friday afternoon, and one by Rev. G. D. Herman, now pastor at Mount Airy, on Saturday afternoon. The general program as outlined ' calls fr business sessions Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Monday morn ings and Monday night; sermons. by former pastors , Thursday, Friday and Saturday, afternoons and ad dresses by connectlonal officers each night. Sunday morning at eleven o'clock Bishop Kilgo will preach at Main Street church while the pulpits of the other churches of the city will ' -be filled by visiting ministers. This will be the first session of the Western North Carolina Confer- nce to meet - in Gastonia since No vember, 1901. fifteen years ago. Since then the conference has grown wonderfully. In this period the membership within the bounds of the conference has grown from 74,432 to 106.303 and the number of pas toral charges from 190 to 232. The value of parsonages has grown from . $172,000 to $495400 and that or church buildings -from $958,000 to $2,573,000; the salaries paid to preachers and presiding elders has Increased from $98,500 to $211,000. "The total amount raised for all pur 'poses in 1901 was $232.000.. In 1915 It was $577,000, an Increase or $345,000. , ; Among the numerous matters of .interest to come before the conrer- - ence will be that of considering the report of a committee appointed a - year ago to report on the .advlsabill 1 ty, so far. as It effects this confer ence, oFendorsing a proposed organ ic union between the Northern . and Southern branches of the Methodist charch. Steps looking to this end ' were taken by the last general con ference of the Southern Methodist church at Oklahoma City two years - irn and bv the Northern Methodist nral conference which met ' lasC year at Saratoga Springs 3f. . Y. . For more than a year this subject has been discussed In the papers both North and South and In some quar ters there has arisen acrimonious de bate. WTiat action tne western Vnrth Carolina Conference will take Tier oi the matter Is entirely prob lematical . . . Gastonia will extend the glad hand of welcome to the visiting , Metho dists. The town has begun to get the habit of entertaining conventions and likes it. . Last year the Presby terian 'Synod of North Carolina met here and this fall the State organiza tion of the U. D. .C. was held here. More than enough homes for enter taining all the delegates were ten dered the entertainment committee and the only trouble now seems to be that there are not going to be a sufficient number of delegates to go round. Rev. H. H. Jordan Sunday rounded out two years as pastor of Mam Street Methodist church here and at the .morning service gave a brief review of the work accomplished un der his pastorate thus far. This year 139 members have been received. Last year the number was more than 150, making a total of a little more than 280 in two years. The net gain was 255. The enrollment in the Sunday school has passed the 600 mark. During the past 12 months this church, in addition to raising the largest amotint in Its history tor regular church causes and current expenses, something over $6,000, has coitributed more than $3,000 to outside causes, such as assisting flood sufferers, building, and equip ping a big tabernacle for the Brown-ing-Stapleton revival campaign, as sisting worthy young men and women to get an education, etc. The ex penses of the year have been met in full and this church will present a clean sheet at conference, as it has always done heretofore. ' The'followlng are the special mus ical programs which have been pre pared for the various sessions: WEDNESDAY EVENING. Organ prelude "The Pilgrim's Chorus." Anthem. "Hallelujah." Vocal Solo, "Jesus Only'" Miss Frew. Quartette, "Crossing the Bar",, Misses Spencer and Sloan, Mr. Atkins and Dr. Anderson. Vocal solo, "Oh, Eyes That are Weary", Mrs. H. B. Moore. .THURSDAY EVENING. Prelude by orchestra. Anthem, "We Laud and Magnify". Vocal solo. "By the Waters or Babylon," Miss Jane Morris. FRIDAY AFTERNOON. Organ prelude. Quartette, "They That Sow in Tears", Mrs. Spencer, Miss McAllis ter, Messrs. Todd and Durham. Vocal solo, Mrs. B. T. Morris. FRIDAY EVENING. Organ prelude. Anthem, "Praise the Lord". Vocal solo. "The Land of Pure De light", Miss Jordan. SATURDAY AFTERNOON. Anthem "Calvary". v Vocal solo. "Glory to Thee. My God. This "ight ', Mrs. J. Holland Morrow. ' SATURDAY EVENING. Prelude, violin solo. Miss UUIan Atkins. . Antheni, "Awake, Jerusalem, Awake". SUNDAY MORNING. Organ preludje. Antheni, "Lift Up Your Heards". Vocal solo. "My Redeemer and 1ord", Mrs. Mac Holland. SUNDAY EVENING. Prelude, clarinet .solo, Mr. F, D. Barkley. - Anthem, "The Radiant Morn Hath Pfi 88Gd AwRy". Vocal duet, "In the Cross of Christ We Glory," Miss Jane Morris and Mr. S. S. Shuford. Potlude organ solo. MONDAY EVENING i Prelude, by Atkins Orchestra. Anthem, "Oh, Lord, How Mani fold". Postlude, organ solo. Flowers for conference. .Morris Company. Torrence- MARIUKI) HE UK. Popular Kings Mountain Widow Be came Bride of Salisbury Man Who is In the National Guards Mar - rled Saturday by Rev. H. M. Jor dan. A dispatch from Kings Mountain dated Sunday says: A marriage that took the entire town by surprise, was that of Mrs. Lucy Ragan of his place to Mr, Jameji Julian of Salisbury; which was sol emnized at the Methodist parsonage of Main Street Methodist church, Gastonia, yesterday afternoon. , Rev. H.H.Jordan officiating. Mrs. Ra gan is a well-known and popular young widow of our town, and Mr. Julian is an electrician of Salisbury, but at this time he is a member of the North Carolina National Guards and is assigned to recruiting duty at Salisbury. The couple met for the first time last October at the celebra tion1 here pf the Battle of Kings Mountain. The young widow left Kings Moun tain yesterday afternoon and met the groom in Gastonia. .'The couple returned , to Kings Mountain r last nizht. the bride only being away from home about one and a half hours. , . ... . . . The toll bridge at Sloan's Fes- j uciwuufc, to uuw tuuiyicicu auu open for traffic. . The approaches to the bridge on both sides of the river bare been put in good shape. The charges are reasonable, there being no extra charge at nigbt'as was the case with the ferry. DR.VV.H.HOFFMAII DEAD FUNERAL HERE THIS AFTERNOON 1113 Knd ftime Hunday Night at Home of Pon In Ambler, Pa. Had Been In Declining Health for Several Months Body Arrived on XoJ 37 This Morning Funeral at 3 P. M. in First 4'reb) terlan Church Was Ixng One of Qnstonla's 1 .441 tng Citizens. Dr. W. H. Hoffman, for thirty years or more one of Gastonia 's lead ing citizens, died Sunday night at the home of his son. Mr. Miles P. Hoff man, in Ambler, Pa., following a period of declining health covering a period of several months. The body, accompanied by the son and Miss Susie Hoffman, his only daughter, ar rived 'on No. 37 from Philadelphia this morning and was removed to the establishemnt of the Ford Under taking Company. Funeral services will be" held at 3 o'clock this arter noon In the First Presbyterian church of which he was a member. Rev. J. H: Henderlite. the pastor, officiating. The pall-bearers will be S. N. Boyce, T. W. Wilson, 11. B. Moore. P. fii. Fails, J. K. Dixon and J. O. White. Tnterment will be in the family plot in Oak wood Cemetery. . Dr. Hoff man was a member 6t Gastonia Lodge No. 369 A. F. and A. M. and the burial will be conducted by this lodge. The members will meet in the lodge room at 2 p. m. and attend the funeral in a body. News of the death of Dr. Hoffman brought great sadness to many hearts tenia ad) ere he was for more than a quarter of a century a familiar figure. He located in Gastonia about thirty-flve years ago for the practice of dentistry, in which profession he was 'leader. His sunny disposition and cheery smile was always welcome and this phase of his character made for him friends wherever he happen ed to be. He always had a word or cherriness for "those he met. whether on the street or elsewhere, and his smile ofttimes served to put new courage into the heart of some one who was downcast and discouraged. Dr. Hoffman was a native of Gas ton county. He was born on Long Creek June 16, 1836, the son of Daniel Hoffman, and was hence m4 his 81st year. He was the last of the immediate family, all of his brptbers and sisters being dead. They were Fred. John M. and'Rufus Hoffman; Maragret, who married Moses H. Rhyne; Myra, who married Caleb Rhodes; Eliza', who married James Quinn: Dorcas, who married first John Jonas Rhyne and then James Davis; Susan, who married John Withers; Sarah, twin sister of Susan, who married Elwood McKeown, and Cynthia, who never married. July 2. 1867, he married Miss Elmina Jenkins, a daughter of the late Ifevid A. Jenkins, one-time treasurer of North Carolina. Of the children born to them only two sur vive, namely:, Mr. Miles P. Hoffman, a prominent cotton yarn broker or Philadelphia, and Miss Susan Hoff aian, of Asheville. Aaother"son, Dr. Cull Hoffman, died soon after enter ing upon the practice of dentistry here a number of years ago. Another son, Mr. Beverly P. Hoffman, died two or three years ago and another daughter. .Mrs. W. E. Kindley. died ! several years ago. He leaves a large family connection throughout this section. Enlisting in Company M. Sixteenth Regiment North Carolina Volunteers, at the outbreak of the War Between the States. Dr. Hoffman served throughout the conflict as regimental dentist and clerk to General Pender. After the war he located in Charlotte where he practiced several years, moving to Gastonia about 35 years ago. He continued to practice his profession until some five or six years ago when advancing age caused him to give It up. For the past several years he has been spending the win ters in Miami. Fla., and the summers with his son at Ambler, Pa. Going north in the Spring ajid South in the Fall ' he always stopped for a few weeks in Gastonia and his large num ber of friends were always delighted to have him even if for only a brief period. His. last visit here, was in the Spring of this year. At that time he was in feeble health, though able to get about. He was a man of re markable vitality and physically maintained his strength until with in recent months. " Add a finishing touch to the table with flowers. Torrence-Srbrrla Co; New Fire Horse" Secured. , A deal has recently been made by the City of Gastonia with Messrs. Craig fc Wilson for a horse to take the place of Faithful Dan in the fire department. The new horse, while new to Gastonia, is not at all new to the work of the art of fighting fire, having been In the employ of the Sal isbury fire department for the past five years. The big horse is a fine looking animal and tips the scales at 1,345 pounds, is a chestnut sorrel and makes a good running mate tor Frank, the other horse. "William Jenkins Bryan" is the name that the new horse eame to Gastonia with but the members of the city fire depart ment, although believing that Bryan was a good name, decided to re-name the horse and chose Henry for short. Patrick Henry being the full and of ficial name that he will be known as It the occasion should arise. ' The citizenship of Oastonia will doubt less extend a hearty welcome to Wil liam J. Bryan. WILL HMEJ1EW BAKERY TODD'S BAKERY WILL BE ENLARGED A Contract for Bakery Building Has Been Awarded Messrs. V. K. and Kenneth Todd Have Purcluwed 910,300 Worth of New Equipment for Plant W ill Have AlUModern Conveniences and Will be Hecond to None In the South -Project Shows Faith In Future Gastonia. Messrs. W. E. and Kenneth Todd, proprietor's of Todd's Steam Bakery, have closed a contract wtcj9 J. B, Beal for the erection of 1 modern brick building on East Airline ave nue which when completed will be occupied by the bakery, they having Just placed an drder for a large bakery equipment of the most new and up-to-date type known to the baking industry. Plans and specifications, which are already in the hands of the contrac tor, for the new building call for a two-story brick structure having a frontage on Airline avenue of 40 feet with a depth of 80 feet. The build ing will be erected on the Beal prop erty East of and adjoining the Gas tonia Garage building. Brick will be used throughout in its erection and when completed both the first and second floors will be occupied by this popular Gastonia baking establish ment. . The baking equipment that the Messrs. Todd have placed an order for is one of the most modern that could be secured and was purchased at a heavy outlay. Among a great mauy other things this equip ment consists of the following: A three barrel dough mixer, a flour sifting and blending outfit, an auto matic tempering plant, a large pie machine which has a capacity of 0u pies an hour, besides numerous oth er accessories which are necessary and essential for the equipping or an up-to-the-minute baking plant. Two patent continuous steam baking ov ens, manufactured by one of the larg est oven companies in the I'nlteU States, have also been purchased and will be erected In the new building. Mr. W. E. Todd, senior member ot the Todd's Bakery, stated this morn ing that it has been his desire since entering the bakery business in Gas tonia over 14 years ago to give this city and the surrounding counties one of the best baking plants possi ble and one that would be second to none in this section of the country. When this new plant is finished Gas tonia will have not only the most modern but one of the most sanitary baking plants in the South. An ever-increasing business from Gaston and surrounding counties has made such demands on the firm for their products that additional equip ment and bigger and more commo dious quarters were made necessary. When this new plant is put In opera tion a daily out-put of 15.0UU loaves alone will be made possible besides pies, cakes, rolls, etc. That the Messrs. Todd believe in the future of Gastonia is evidenced by the fact that they have spent quite a sum in fixtures and machin ery at this time when Hour and other things entering into the manufacture of bakery products are selling at the highest prices known. As a further evidence of this belief Mr. Kennetn load will, wunin a very suuri nine, leave for New York city were ne will take "a special course at Fleischmann's laboratory in Baking Chemistry. The services of another expert bread maker' have also been secured, who wHl take charge of the plant in the new building. The building will probably be com pleted and ready for occupancy by February 1. 1917. At the opening of the new plant Messrs. Todd will extend a special invitation to the general public, and especially the la dies, to visit the baUery and become more familiar with the manufacture of brpad by machinery! All of the new machinery will be electrically driven. Gatonia people should feel proud that the owners of the bakery have u I'.?" 1 1 ASTOXIA PYTHIAX DRUM PARADE AT CHARLOTTE TOMORROW. v j A NEW TEXTILE PLANT CHARTER ISSUED FOR $500,000 CAPITAL The Itanlo Manufacturing Company the Title of Latent CVXton Fabrics Plant In UastonU WUl be Buiit at Itanlo on I. & X. Ltne MeHrw. W. T. liove, John C. IUnkin and C. M. Dunn Are the Promoters and InrorioratorK. That Gastonia Is to have another textile .plant Is "the ' definite an nouncement Just made by Messrs. John C. Rankin. W. T. Love and C. M. Dunn, of this city, who are the promoters of the new enterprise. , A charter has already been received for the mill and it has been incor porated as the Ranlo Manufacturing Company. The new plant will be built just across the public highway and East of the .Rex Spinning Company on the land known as the Jno. C. Ran kin property at Ranlo. The site se lected Is an ideal one, being In easy access to both the P. ft N. and Sou thern Railroad connection. WMIs no immediate steps have been taken toward building' the new mill, plans have been made and, It is very likely that the preparatory work will be begun within a short time. Beginning with 6,000 spindles the new plant wilK be built with the view of increasing that number sev eral thousand at a later date If the business demands. Sea Island cot ton will be used exclusively in the manufacture of fine combed yarns which will In turn be woven into high grade cloth. The mill is chartered with an au thorized capital stock of $500,000, one-half of which is to be preferred and the other half common. The or ganization has not at this time been perfected and therefore the names of the directors and officers are not available. Itillit! Ilurkc in G lor In'fc Homanre and Who's (iuilty Ideal TliurHiluy. ,.Mrs. rue Moss left Sunday. for Rock Hill. S. C, where she Is spend ing the week with relatives. - Mr. W. K. Gardner, of Char lotte, spent Sunday in the city witu friends. Mr. W. A. Kluttz. of Hickory, siieiit Sunday in Gastonia witu friends. M Mr. A. M. Whiteside report that he is still getting late rousting ears from his garden, having had them for dinner yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Spencer and two' children returned Saturday from a visit of several weeks to relative in Dallas and Garland. Texas. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Henry, Mrs. J. S. Craig and Miss Edna Craig mo tored to Union Sunday and attended communion services at Union Pres byterian church. Mrs. II. K. Youngblood, of Gaff ney, S. ("., spent several days here last week with Mr. and Mrs. T. G. Uoamguard. From here she went io York t visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Thorn left yesterday for Trenton, N. J., where they will spend two weeks visiting Mr. Thorn's daughter and other rela tives. Fresh shipment of flowerx dully (lining 'iifor'iice. Torronce-.Morr; Company. rV.'ided l: sive to this city andthe c;mnty such tn excellent and 'wod ei jj baling establishment. .The move o.; t!i part of the backers of the pro :t in inventing so heavily at this tiroe bespeaks their faith In Gastonia nnd its great future. t 1 1 1 I CORPS WHICH WILL TAKE A PROMINENT PART IX THE BIG DOKi: SHORT LOCAL ITEHS - Mrs. O..W. Ragan - and Miss Mary Ragan will spend tomorrow, la Charlotte. . " Mr. Stephen B. Dolley spent mt . eral hours in Cherryville yesterday.. on legal business, '. Mr. A. Q. Kale, of High Shoals, was a business visitor in the . city Saturday. - Esquire I, F. Mabry, of McAd envllle, was in Gastonia on business Saturday. , Mr. J. W. Tlmberlake, of tha local bar, was a visitor to Lincolnton and Concord last week. ... Mr.- and Mrs. Draper Ward spent Friday In Charlotte wlthe former's parents, Mr. and Mrs. F. M. "Ward. ' , v - ' ' : ; . -.- : Mr. John B. Dilllng, a member of the Southern local freight crew, spent several hours In ths city yes- terday. . .i-? :,x'r . -s Miss Lillian Atkins returned ' home Saturday from a two-months visit to friends In Virginia and West Virginia, Mrs. B. J. Caldwell and Mrs. Dana J. Caldwell, of Columbia, 8. c, left yesterday for Florence, Ala., to spend ten days with Mrs. B. J, Cald well's sister, Mrs. Lou Catney. . Mrs. Louisa Wilson returned -home Saturday from Durham after spending a month with her son. Prof. R. N. Wilson, who Is a member or -the faculty of Trinity College. , Friends ot Mrs. J. Mack Jen kins, who underwent a serious oper ation at the City HospitaMast Tues day, will be glad to learn that she la , making a very satisfactory recovery. Mr. T. C. Abernethy,' of Lincoln ton, spent several hours In the city " last night with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Abernethy en route to Jacksonville, Fla., on a several days . business trip. - Mr. Fred Dunn, son of Mr. and . Mrs. C. M. Dunn, returned home Bun day night from Poughkeepsie, N. where he has been for the past six months in attendance at Eastman's ; Business College. t. . t. ' Mr, O. W, Ragan and son, Mas-. ter G. W. Ragan. Jr., left on No. 88 last night for Baltimore, Md., where the latter will Undergo a medical t examination. They will' be absent from the city several days.':.:;:""''-;v':' Dr. I Glenn and" Dr HJ M. Eddleman are In Lincolnton today attending a meeting of the Lincoln County Medical Society. Dr. Glenn, while not a member of the society, has been asked to read a paper be- fore the association this afternoon. Mr. and Mrs. B. F, Smith and . family, who have been residing for I--the past 11 years In Hugo, Oklaho- - ma, will arrive in the city within the next ten days and will, make their home here in the futureMrs. Smith Is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. B. ' Rhyne. who live in East Gastonia. . Rev. Raymond Browning, , : of Lincolntpn. and . Mrs. BrowninK, passed through the city Saturday ar ternoon en route to Henrietta, where ; Mr. Browning is conducting a very v successful revival meeting, having had a large number of conversions. . Mr. and Mrs. Browning expect to re turn to Oastonia this week to attend the sessions of the Western Norta Carolina Conference. , V ; Rev. G. P. Abernethy pastor of Loray 'Baptist church, and' Rev. r J. t W. Whitley, paster of East Gastonia Baptist church, are in Lincolnton to- day attending the meeting of the ex- r ecutlve committee of the South Fork " Baptist Association. Rev. Mr. Whitjey; ' is a member of the committee and . Rev. Mr. Abernethy goes to represent Mr. H. B. Moore, another member of the committee, - I'il'lr Burke in GloriaV Romance and Who'n Guilty Ideal Thursday. After ramming and sinking one of .' her convoying tugs in the Race , at New London. Conn., last Friday, the German merchant submarine Dent-,, schland h.v asa'n prepnrerl to resume, her inten irtod voyage to Bremen. 3 c v C ' ; u X V $ - - i ft 1 5