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THURSDAY, THE 7th, HOLIDAY OPENING DAY WITH GASTONIA MERCHANTS
THE GASTONIA GAZETTE
PUBLISHED TWICK A WEEK TU ESDAYS AND FRIDAYS.
VOI XXXVII.
xo. 101.
FIRST SECTION.
GASTONIA, N. C, TUESDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 5, 1016.
91 .SO A YEAR IN ADVANCE
f LOCAL ITEMS
HELD HEALTH MEETING
ANOTHER COTTON MILL
DEMONSTRATORS MEET
SHOR
GASTONIA
AN
GASTO
JN SOCIAL CIRCLES
UTEST EVENTS IN WOMAN'S WORLD
TO MEET TOMORROW
WITH MILS. WETZELL.
The regular meeting of the Home
Economics Committee of the Wo
man's Betterment Association will
be held on Wednesday afternoon or
this week, beginning promptly at 4
o'clock, with Mrs. L. F. Wetzell at
her home on South Oakland street.
The subject for the afternoon is "salads."
MRS. CIIAIO
IS IMPROVING.
The many friends of Mrs. Thomas
L. Craig, who has been suffering ror
the past six weeks from a very severe
Attack of inflammatory rheumatism,
will be delighted to learn that she is
now beginning to improve. She was
able to sit up a part of the day yes
terday and her family and friends
hope for her a speedy recovery.
It. A. It. TO MEET
WITH MISS SHIFOHD.
The regular December meeting of
William Gaston Chapter, Daughters
of the American Revolution, will De
held on Friday morning of this
week, December Sth, beginning at
11 o'clock, with Miss Lowry Snu
lord at her home on West Frank
lin avenue. The program includes a
Sketch of the Life of Sir Walter Ral
eigh and of Our Capitols, Past and
Present, by Mrs S. A. Wilkins; His
tory of Davidson College, by Mrs. G.
W. Ragan: Reading, by Mrs. R. M.
Reid; Disc ussion on Our School Sys
tem in the State, led by Mrs. F. P.
Hall.
CELEBRATED HKIC
FIFTH BIRTHDAY.
Little Miss Alice Nelson Starnes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. FranK
Starnes. gave a most delightful par
ty yesterday afternoon at her home
on South Willow street in celebration
of her fifth birthday anniversary.
Her little guests spent a pleasant
hour in playing various games, after
which they were invited into the din
ing room, where fruit, cakes, can
dies and jello were served. Christ
inas decorations were used, and the,
centerpiece was a large and beauti
ful birthday cake with the five can
dles. Cutting the birthday cake pro
vided much merriment. Those pres
ent were Lydia Killian, Frances
Craig. V. L. Drown. Lucile Tysou.
!.ouise Walters, Maude Smith, Kath
arine Hanks. Wilbur Robbins, Nellie
Norris, Reggie Norris. Helen Strut n,
James Tyson. Ralph Jordan and
Evelyn Killian.
BAZAAR TO BE HELD
THURSDAY.
The ladies' Aid Society of Main
Street Methodist church will hold
their annual bazaar on Thursday or
this week in the Johnston building
on Main Avenue, adjoining the Gas
tonla Furniture Company. A sump
tuous menu has been arranged, and
meals will be served from 9:30 m
the morning, at which time the doors
will be thrown open, until 10 o'clock
that night. Oyster stew, :50c: oyster
fry, 30c: chicken salad with mayon
" aualse, sandwich and crackers 30c;
coffee, )C; cake, 5c; ice cream. 5c.
There will be music by an orchestra
from twelve to two, and from six to
ten. Nothing has been left undone
to make this a most enjoyable oc--caaion.
A large number avail them
selves each year of this opportunity
to buy their Christmas presents, and
at no previous bazaar has there been
near so much fancy work and or
such splendid kind as will be offered
this year. The public is cordially in
Sited. TO GIVE PIAV FOR
BENEFIT OF BETTERMENT.
."The Deacon's Second Wife."' a
delightful comedy in three acts hy
Allan Abbott, will be given on Fri
day night of this week. December .
at 8 o'clock in the Central school au
ditorium by the Dramatic Club ror
the benefit of the Woman's Better
ment Association. The deacon and
his wife, Malvlney. give lively touch
es throughout the play. The deacon
is genial, absent-minded and depend
ent on his wife.
The cast of characters is as fol
lows: Malvlney Fitz. Mary IaFar;
Deacon Baradias Fitz. Hazel Long;
Nancy Mellsa Fitz. Lula Rankin:
Mrs. Brown. Sadie Thomson: Kate
Rollins. Ethelda Armstrong; Jonn
D. Bullock. Gordon Kincaid; Mra.
Bullock, Burney Boyce; Dorothy
Bullock. Lorena Purdue: Hartley
Bullock. Charles Boyd: Ernest
Rench. Claude Craig; Philip Cam
boge. Rufus Johnston; Time, tne
present: Act I, Sitting room in the
deacon's farm house; Act II, Deacon
Fritz's dooryard; Act III, Sitting
room.
The charge for admission will be
15 cents for children and 25 cents
for adults, and tickets will be on
sale at Torrence Drug Company's
Thursday and Friday.
Metro Picture Coiy Today.
Pretty line of birdsey maple, mi
tiofnuiy and white enamel odd pieces
at Gaatonla Furnltnre Company.
BUlie Burke la "Gloria's Romance"
and "Who's GnlUy" will be shown at
ideal Friday Instead of Thursday.
Dr. and Mrs. I. W. McLean
passed through the city Thursday
' from Dallas en route to their home
-at Bogus Del Toro, Panama.
CONSIDERED VERY IMPORTANT SUBJECT
Monthly Meeting of the Woman's
Betterment Association Was Held
Last Friday Health Committee
Was in Charge Excellent Papers
Read by Miss Price and Dr. James
A. Anderson.
(Reported for The Gazette.)
The Woman's Betterment Associa
tion held its regular meeting in the
auditorium of the Central graded
school Friday afternoon. Mrs D. K.
LaFar opened the meeting with
prayer. Mrs. J. F. Thomson an
nounced that the home economics
eommittee has been enlarged and
that the members are deriving much
benefit from the meetings held at
the different homes.
Mrs. G. W. Wilson, chairman or
the health-nurse committee, told of
the valuable work done by Miss
Potts, city nurse, in her health taiKs
to the school children. This com
mittee will observe Community Day
on December 23. Many homes were
gladdened last year by receiving on
this day clothes, provisions, etc., of
which they were in sore need.
Mrs. D. R. LaFar announced that
the, sanitation committee would un
dertake to sell 20,000 Red Cross
Seuls and had alfeady bought cups
and an invalid rolling (hair wbicn
Miss Potts is using in her work
Mesdames W. W. Glenn. J. A. An
derson. .1. C. McXeely and Fred How
ell were received as new members.
After the business session, the
meeting was turned over to Mrs. G.
W. Wilson, chairman of the health
nurse committee, and a very interest
inK program was rendered. Enjoya
ble papers were read by Miss Eva
Price and Dr J. A. Anderson.
Miss Mabel Potts, city nurse, was
introduced to the betterment by Mrs
Frank Whitesldes.
MISS PRICE'S PA PER.
Fallowing is the paper read by
Miss Price:
It indeed gives me great pleasure
to read before you this afternoon a
paper on the general spirit of co-operation
with my work here. But be
fore I do this 1 want to say to those
who don't-know what we have been
doing a few words about some of our
activities.
Our health department which is
responsible for all my reports has
enabled us to carry on the work
much better by furnishing the means
for operative cases to be cared for rn
the hospitals, tonsils and adenoids
removed, glasses fitted for several
people and prescriptions filled for
f I nit e a number. Our sanitary com
mittee has made it possible for a
number of tuberculosis cases to be
cared for more comfortably in their
homes. So far, they have'nt the
means to send them away for any
lengthly stay in a sanitoriuin but
hope to in the near future, lint we
are caring for them as best we can in
the homes by providing suitable
clothing, sputum cups, proper food,
etc. Some have been taught to
make paper envelopes to expectorate
In and use them religiously.
Quite a number of our ladies liave
assisted in organizing local better
ments at the mill villages and t lie
members of these, we can see. fully
appreciate our efforts and are show
ing their appreciation by doing their
best to make each betterment tne
best. They do quite a lot of charity
work.
There is great need for pre-natal
Instruction and child welfare as too
little care Is given, to the motners
and not sufticent instructions as to
care of the babies. This is, however,
being greatly relieved by the library
committee. For two years they have
held better baby contests at the coun
ty fairs, having examined over 165
babies, this being done by expert pny
sirians. dentists, etc. Several of tne
babies that were ill-nourished were
followed up and special Instructions
given the mothers with success. I
have in mind one lady who always
has trouble raising her babies. This
one was advised to take her baby to
the contest and acted on the advice.
The physicians told her what was
the trouble with her baby and in
structed her what to do. Acting on
the advice given, she now has a well,
strong baby. She says she will help
all she can to interest other mothers
in the next contest.
We have told only a few things
that have been accomplished but it
can readily be seen that those we
are helping are trying to help them
selves. When the patients are no
longer on our lists we still keep in
touch with them until they are well
on their feet.
Speaking of co-operation, I don't
believe there is any other work in
the city that needs co-operation as
much as .the public health work and
it is gratifying that we are able to
say it is receiving a great deal of at
tention. The physicians have ren:
dered us valuable service. Quite a
number of times they have neglect
ed their own practice to do some
work for us. I want to especially
make mention of Dr. Quickel and
Dr. Patrick. OTreveral occasions
they have removed tonsils and ade
noids and treated several cases or
eye trouble, examined throats of
school children who we suspected
had trouble, paying for all material
used themselves. Again the drug
stores hare co-operated and are co
operating by giving us most all our
drugs, surgical supplies, instruments,
etc.-. at almost cost.. The mill offi
cials hare given us a lot of their val
uable time. Every one is anxious to
Snmptnoas dinner and sapper, ac
companied by orchestra music, at the
Methodist bazaar Thursday.
WILL BE MST0N1VS TWENTY-FOURTH
Mr. It. . Ilankln and Associate
Promote New Enterprise Entire
Caital Stock,' $150,tMM, Under
stood to Have Been Raised Already
Will Have 3,04M Spindles and
Make Fine Yarns Three Sites
I'nder Consideration Name Not
Chosen.
As one Carolina Governor inti
mated to another once upon a time,
it may be a long time between drinks
(especially since both the Carolinas
are more or less dry at this time)
but it certainly is not a long time be
tween cotton mills in this neck o
the woods. On Thursday night, No
vember 9th. the Mutual Cotton Mills
Company, Gastonia's twenty-third
cotton mill and Gaston county's
seventy-third was organized.
Yesterday, less than a month later,
a movement was set on foot by Mr.
R. Grady Rankin and associates for
the organization of still another cot
ton mill for Gastonia and last night,
it is understood, the entire capital
stock of $1,".0,000 was taken. Thai
has gotten to be the characteristic
way of organizing a cotton mill in
Gastonia - doing it all in one day.
As yet details regarding this new
enterprise are meager. The stocK
has been subscribed and application
will be made to the Secretary of State
for a charter within a few days, just
as soon as a name can be chosen Tor
the new enterprise. Options are
held on three sites and at the first
meeting of the stockholders, to be
called immediately upon the receipt
of the charter, the site will be select
ed and arrangements cpmpleted for
letting contracts for the buildings,
machinery, etc.
This mill will begin operations with
."i.ooo spindles and will make fine
yarns. It is expected that it will be
ready for operation in the spring or
early summer.
Mr. Rankin has associated with
h i in a number of the leading business
men of the city and county. Though
(juite young himself he has been
identified for some time with a num
ber of the city's prominent business
concerns, notably the Gastonia In
surance & Realty Co.
I5en l-evie. a 15-year-old boy liv
ing near Hendersonville. had the top
of his head blow n off by the accident
al discharge of a shot gun in the
hands of Monroe Mct'rary while the
two were out hunting Thanksgiving
day.
Metro Picture's Cozy Today.
Fine felt mat tresses, fine ImmI
springs the guaranteed kind ut
Gastoniii Furniture Company.
help: not one of them ever refused
us nnything we have asked for their
people. Always willing to help us,
never too busy to talk to us at any
time we go to them. Our mayor has
been specially helpful to us. On
several occasions at our local better
ments he has been Invited to make
us a talk. He always comes and
gives us splendid advice.
The ministers and churches of our
town are our great helpers. To
them we owe much. Just about the
time we" feel like "What's the use,"
they come to us with such good
words of advice we brace up and go
at it again.
Iast but not least 1 want to make
mention of the valuable assistance
our school superintendent and his
corps of teachers have rendered us.
They all seem Interested and, on
several occasions in making (alls to
their pupils, found some one ill and
needing our help. They ai once
phoned us and to them we extend
our thanks for their support.
To have the nursing profession
serve the public the public must tirst
awaken to the value of the educa
tional nurse.
How sad is the weak cry of the in
fant, emaciated and suffering from
disease. How pleading Is the bright
eye of the tubercular child. How
appealing is the flushed cheek of tne
mother giving up her life that an
other might be born. How sadden
ing is the deformed body of a crip
pled child! Oh. ye public, plant thy
feet firmly in the traditions of tne
past, look about and see the sorrow
of life as it is. look again and see
how needless is all the human mis
erv of suffering, the Invalidism,
blindness, crippling. Then. oh. ye
public, ask thyself why must It be
and why need" it be when thy heart
ia stirred and thy conscience revolts
at the realities thou hast seen? Peer
into the future and glimpse the vis
ion of happiness for raaakind. wo
manhood and childhood See your
children and theirs struggling una
fraid in the full rigor of deserved
health. Realizing that all this Is at
tainable. .f you feel your responsi
bility, you are willing to transfer
your feeling Into human effort.
Imperfect and unsatisfactory as
the work Is. nevertheless 1 feel like
we are slowly strengthening our lives
In every direction so that In a Tew
vears we will have a public health
service that will measure up to the
standards. So if the service accom
plishes all we believe it will do. then
we are to be congratulated for we
feel like it will be due to the splen
did co-operation of the Gastonia peo
ple. Billle Burke in "Gloria's Romance"
and "Who's Guilty- will be shown at
Ideal Friday Instead of Thursday.
Sixteen pages today.
Mrs. O. G. Allen, of Charlotte,
was in town Saturday.
Do your Christmas shopping
early and do it in Gastonia.
"The Birth of a Nation" at the
Ideal tomorrow and Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Q. Kale, or
High Shoals, were In tow n yestercay.
Mrs. Frank Hafner. of Chester,
S. C, is visiting Mrs. J. G. McLean.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Rhyne spent
Sunday with friends at Matthews.
Mr. VV. L. Grice, of Norfolk,
Va., spent the week-end here with
his parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Grice.
Thursday is holiday opening
day with Gastonia merchants. Tiiey
want you to come out.
Mr. P. T. Heath, or Atlanta, is
spending a few days here on busi
ness. Mrs. D. A. Page and Miss l.aura
Page were visitors to Charlotte yes
terday. Mr. P. L. Ward, of Charlotte,
was a business visitor in the city
yesterday. Mr. W. I. F"ayssoux. the hypno
tist, has returned from Columbia. S.
C, after a week's engagement. .
Mr. A. S. Black, of FMlrd's sales
force. spent Thanksgiving witn
friends in Charlotte.
-Messrs. T. C. Abernethy and F'd
Anderson, of Llncolnton. spent Sun
day in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Thorn re
turned Saturday nighl rrom a ten
days visit to relatives at Trenton. N.
.1.
Mr. and Mrs. O. II. Bissell, Jr..
of Columbia, S..C. sent the Thanks
giving season here with Judge and
Mrs. A. C. .(ones.
Mrs. R. Lee Clemmer and little
Miss Alice Nelson Starnes spent Sat
urday In Charlotte w ith their cousin.
Miss Ruth Ptarnes.
Mr. Theodore Rankin returned
yesterday to Davidson College arter
spending the Thanksgiving holidays
with homefolks.
Mr. .J. R. Brock man, of Spartan
burg, S. ('., spent Thanksgiving day
in the city with his brother. Mr T.
M. Brock man.
-Messrs. W. S. Whitfied and W.
I.. Ilege. of Winston-Salem, were
Gastoniu visitors at the Armlngtou
Sunday.
Mrs. N. K. Jenkins Is spending
some time at Portsmouth. Va.. with
her son. Mr. R. Lee Jenkins, who lias
a position w ifh the Du Pont Powder
Company.
Miss Elizabeth Whitfield. of
Lumherton. will arrive today to visit
Miss Lillian Ferguson. assistant
secretary of the Chamber of Com
merce. Mrs .1. R. Reeves, of Norfolk.
Va.. is expected to arrive tomorrow
to be the guest of her parents. Mr.
and Mrs. V. E. 1ong. until after the
holidays.
Mrs. Victor B. logins and little
son. Victor B.. Jr.. of Knoxvllie.
Tenn.. arrived in the city Sunday to
spend the holidays w ith Mrs. Higgins'
parents. Mr. and Mrs. V. K. Ixmg.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. McLean and
Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Dimniette Bpent
Thanksgiving with" Mr. and Mrs. W.
T. Mclean in the South Point sec
tion. After prayer meeting Wednes
day evening the board of stewards or
Main Street Methodist church will
hold their first business meeting for
the conference year.
Miss Carrie Glenn, primary
supervisor of the Gaston county puD
lic schools, has returned from Ra
leigh where she attended the State
Teacher's Assembly.
Misss Marie and Pauline Shu
ford and Master Robert Shuford
spent the Thanksgiving holidays with
their uncle. Mr. Jake Shuford, at
Spencer.
Mrs. I. McPhail. of Hamlet, Is
expected to arrive in the city today
to be the guest for some time of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Ixng, at
their home on F'ast Airline avenue
Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Trott and lit
tle daughter. Inez, left Sunday for
Maysville to spend a month with Mr.
Trott's parents. Mr. T II Tyson
has Mr. Trott's run on the Interur
ban during the latter's absence.
-Mrs. 1). J. Caldwell and Mrs. B.
weeks with relatives in Florence.
Ala., returned to the city Friday
night. Mr. D. J. Caldwell, of Colum
bia, S. C spent the week-end in the
city with homefolks.
Mr. J. C. Featherston showed
The Gazette yesterday a sweet pota
to which had the exact shape of a
duck. The potato was raised by Mr.
Sim Moore, of Cowpens. S. C. and Is
a genuine freak of nature.
Mr. Walter F. Wilson, who has
been attending Draugbon's Business
College at Greenville. S. C. now has
a position in the Bank of Simpson
ville at Simpson ville. S. C. Mr. Wil
son is a son of Mr. and Mrs. R. Hope
Wilson, or route three.
Concord Times. 4th: Mr. and
Mrs. Holland Morrow, and baby boy,
Mrs. Fannie Morrow and. Miss Stella
Benson, of Gastonia. were the guests
of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Flaming, at
Elmwood Farm. In Xo. 3 township
Thanksgiving week.
Mr. Fred M. Howell, who recent
ly underwent an operation for appen
dicitis at the City Hospital, has re
turned to his borne on Fourth ave
nue and hopes to be able to be out
within the next few days. His many
friends wish for him a speedy re
covery from his illness.
FARM BOOSTEES TO BE HERE IN JANUARY
District Agent MUlsaps Accepts In
vitation and all Demonstrator
From Western North Carolina Will
Gather Here Vlth Commercial
Secretaries of State at Invitation
of 1iamler of Commerce Kx
hlbit of Products to tie a Feature.
District Agent E. S. MUlsaps. or
rtatesville, has officially announced
that the Government demonstrators
for Western -North Carolina accept
the invitation of the Gastonia Cham
ber of Commerce to hold their con
vention in Gastonia in January at
the same time the Commercial Secre
taries of the State and when the busi
ness men, bankers, farmers and peo
ple of the State hold the big meeting
in Gastonia. at which Hon. W. P. G.
Harding is scheduled to make the
chief address.
In order to givehe business men
and farm demonstrators from other
sections some idea as to what the
other demonstrators are doing, the
Gastonia Chamber has arranged with
the Government men to have here an
exhibit including an exhibition of
butter, corn, etc., being grown in
each demonstrator's territory and
showing the improvement of the
crop since he has been at work in
the territory. Charts and maps will
also illustrate the work the demon
strators are doing. This should be
very interesting to every one. This
will be the first time the demonstra
tors have ever made an exhibit at
any convention and it is expected that
the Gastonia Idea will be followed at
all future meetings of the body.
Mr. MUlsaps advises the Chamber
of Commerce that the demonstrators
and officials from the department at
Washington will npmber about 4."i
and that the convention will last for
four or live days.
Tlie Gastonia Chamber is already
very busy on the program and ar
rangements for the big meeting in
January. Requests lime come from
Georgia und South Carolina that the
bankers of these States be allowed to
attend the meeting and hear the ad
dress of Governor Harding at the
special hunker's luncheon to be given
in the evening to Mr. Harding. In
addition a banquet for the whole
State will be held at noon on the day
Mr. Harding Is to speak.
Itillie Ituike in "Gloria's HViinuiicc"
and "Who's Guilty" will lx shown at
Meal I'llibij distend of Thursday.
Metro Pictures Co.y Today.
aimh't thi: mission or
I hi: HI D ( ROSS SEALS.
Red Cross Christmas Seals, sturdy
little bullets in the nation-wide
fight against tuberculosis, are now
on sale in Gastonia and may be
found at the following places: Tor-rence-Morris
Co.. II. M. Van Sleen's.
the post office, the library and all or
the drug stores.
Three-fourths of the proceeds from
the sale of these seals in Gastonia
goes to aid tubercular sufferers . in
our midst. Only one lourth'ls re
turned to headquarters.
Much good has already been ac
complished by the proceeds rrom
previous sales. Nourishing food has
been provided for many suflerers.
sputum cups have been bought and
distributed, and the intelligent use or
these cups Is a protection to our en
tire community. . An Invalid chair
has been purchased and right now a
young girl is building herself an
armor of fresh air and sunshine
which, without such a provision,
would be impossible.
Tuberculosis takes an annual toll
of one hundred and ninety thousand
lives. "Social responsibility Is no
where greater than in the crusades
for the banishment and prevention
of disease."
At this season of the year it Is
particularly fitting that "good . will
toward men" be uppermost In our
minds and hearts. I jet us express
this sentiment by purchasing these
seals as liberally as possible.
A canvass will be made of the en
tire town and it is hoped that Gas
tonia will take a lead in this matter,
as is her custom in all things wortn
while.
Main Street Methodist Church
Bazaar Thursday, IHsretnltcr 7. Pub
lic cordially invited.
Mr R. R. Ray. of McAdenville.
returned Saturday from a business
trip Fast
Take dinner and upier Thursday
at the Methodist Indies' Bazaar,
Johnston building, next to Gastonia
Furniture Company.
Kitchen cabinets, davenports and
couches at Gastonia. Furniture Co.
SMAVK IJXIMEXT EASES PA1X.
Sloan's Liniment is first thought
of mothers for bumps, bruises and
sprains that are continually happen
ing to children. It Quickly penetrates
and soothes without rubbing. Clean
er and more effective' than mussy
plasters or ointments. For rheumat
ic aches, neuralgia pain and that
grippy soreness after colds. Sloan's
Liniment gives prompt relief. Have
a bottle handy for bruises, strains,
sprains and all external pain. For
the thousands whose work calls them
outdoors, the pains and achea follow
ing exposure are relieved by Sloan's
Liniment. At all Druggists. 25c. 1
LATE EVENTS INJOWN ANO C0UXTT
Postofflce Receipts Grow.
The receipts of the Gastonia post
office for November 1910 amounted
to $1,874.05. This is an Increase of
219.4.' over November 1915, when
the total was only $1,654.60.
Attending Convention.
Rev. W. C. Barrett, pastor of tins
First Daptist church; Rev. J. W.
Whitley, pastor of the East Baptist
church, and Rev. G. P. Abernethy,
pastor of the Loray Baptist church,
have gone to Elizabeth City to attend
the State Baptist Convention.
Real Estate Deal.
Messrs. J. M. Holland and O. RV
Spencer have bought from Mr. 3.
White Ware and Mr. W. H. Adams
the Glenn lot, 25x80 feet, at the cor
ner, of Airline avenue and Nortn
Falls street. It is understood that
the new owners expect to Improve
this property.
Auction Halo of Lots.
On page seven of today's Gazette
the Southern Realty A Auction Co.,
of Greensboro, E. M. Andrews, man
ager, has an advertisement of an
auction sale of fifty residence lots
which Is to take place Saturday of
this week, the Sth, beginning at
1:30 p. m. This property is located
south of the Loray ball park. There
will be music by a brass band and
ten Christmas turkeys will be given
away free.
Merchant Meeting Postponed.
At the suggesting of many mer
chants, the meeting to have been
held today has been postponed until
some date In January. Due to the
nearness to the holiday busy season
and the big meeting to be held here
in January with the secretaries and
business men of the State, the mer
chants decided to wait and hold the
meeting at a later date. All mer
chants that sent In cards were noti
fied of the change and It Is believed
that none will coma expecting the
meeting to be held today.
DEATH OF HEWITT H. HAVES.
Passed Away at Early Hour Monthly
Morning Following Long Illness
Was Vounp Man of Excellent Char
ucter and His Death Is Mournedj by
Many.
Hewitt S. Hayes, youngest son of
Mrs. Mattie Hayes, died at the home
of his mother on East Airline avenue
at H:::o o'clock Sunday morning fol
lowing a lingering illness of many
months with tuberculosis. He was
24 years of age. He came to Gasto
nia about three years ago to make
his home with his mother, but be
cause of illness he went to Montrose
where he spent a year at the State
sanitorlum in the hope of regaining
his health. He returned to Gastonia
about a year ago and patiently await
ed the end.
Deceased is survived by a mother
and three brothers. They are:
Messrs. Ned and Harry Hayes, of
Gastonia. and Mr. Joe Hayes, of Big
Springs, Texas. A sister died over
five years ago.
Funeral services were held yester
day morning at 10 o'clock from the
home. Rev. J. H. Henderllte. of the
Presbyterian church, officiating. In
terment was in Hollywood cemetery.
Deceased was a member of the First
Presbyterian church and the Young
Men's Bible Class, and was esteemed
by all who knew him. He was a
young man of excellent moral worth
and his passing In the prime of life
has brought sorrow to many friends,
w ho mourn with the bereaved family
In this hour of sadness.
Buy your Christmas presents aS
the Methodist bazaar, Johnston build
ing, all day Thursday.
I'. V. CLUB MET
WITH MBS. ANDREWS.
The regular meeting of the U. C.
Club was held Saturday afternoon
with Mrs. G. C. Andrews at her home
on WesjtAJrline avenue. The sub
ject for study was "Women in Poetry
and the Fine Arts." Mrs. S. J. Dur
ham read an interesting paper on
F:iizabeth Barrett Browning: Misa
Birdie Duff read a splendid paper on
Rosa Bonheur. Mrs. A. C. Jones
gave several delightful piano selec
tions. Members brought their fancy
work and enjoyed a social hour ar
ter the conclusion of the program.
The hostess was assisted In serving
delicious refreshments by her little
son. Cleveland. The only guest be
sides members of the club was Mrs.
Bissell. of Cofumbia. who is visiting
her sister. Mrs. A. C. Jones.
Twenty thousand dollar worth of
Furniture, Moves and Range at
moderate prices at Gastonia Furni
ture Company.
Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Cook, of
Mooresville, were the guests yester
day of Mrs. Cook's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. John F. Paris.
. coi;heb fifteen years.
Coughs that hang on and - grow
worse in the night are relieved by
Foley's Honey and Tar. R. F. Hall, -Mabe.
Va.. writes: "For 15 years I
was afflicted with a troublesome
bronchial cough and Irritation of the '
throat. Foley's Honey and Tnr re
lieved me; and after taking; one bot
tle the cough ceased." J. H. Kenne
dy & Co. Adv. :