FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8,
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TUG GaStoxia -uazette.
GASTON IN
Interesting Event In the County Thirty-Odd Yean Ago as
Recorded la the Gazette To Which Is Added State and
General News Notes and Some General Reading Mattel
That Proved of Ineret a Third of a Centnrp Ago.
EIGHTIETH IXKTLL.MK.T.
Local Xews.
(From The Gazette of Feb. 2:J. 'S3.)
On Saturday morning Mr. William
Riddle, of Begonia, killed a rabid
dog after it had made a desperate
effort to bite Mrs. Howe, who escap
ed by running in the house and clos
ing the door.
We see from the Atlanta paper
that Mr. J. C. Jenkins, who is a na
tive of Gaston and a son of Col. D. A
Jeflkins. of this place. Is winning
laurels in his profession, he having
been employed as counsel in several
important cases lately.
W are informed that Mr. Ed Pe
gram, of Brevard's, had a narrow es
cape from death last week. He was
bending a pole over a load of hay, the
pole slipped and threw Mr. Pegram
for a considerable distance but tne
damage amounted to only a few
bruises.
"Gideon's Band" was on the ram
page ln Lincolnton Thursday night
of last week in honor of the mar
riage of Mr James Helms to Miss
Annie Eudy. The band didn't nine
any Helms but from the way tuey
rattled tin pans and blew horns Eudy
thought they ought to.
A match game of baseball will be
clayed between the Academy nine
and the Town nine this afternoon.
H. X. Moss is captain of the Town,
and T. L. Craig is captain of the
Academy nine. The town boys Bay
that if Tommie Craie don't handle
his boys well he w ill be as badly leu
aa he was some, time aeo. in 'a dif
ferent game.
Gaston Medical Association.
(From The Gazette of Feb. 23. s.i.i
We forgot to state last week that
the physicians of Gaston met in Dal
las on the 10th instant and organized
County Medical Association and
owing to the bad weather only a few
of the physicians met. The following
officers were elected: President, nr.
J. B. Hunter, of Mt. Holly: vice-president.
Dr. R. H. Adams, of Gastonia.
secretary. Dr. J. M. Templeton. of
Dallas.
Dropped Dead.
(From The Cassette of Feb. 23. 83.)
Mrs. Clarissa Beatty, daughter or
Mr. Wm. Oates, dropped dead on the
floor of her father's house on Wed
nesday. She had been working in
the garden alone and had just step
ped into the house and fell dead
without a word. As to the suppos
ed cause of her death nothing, is
known. She leaves two children.
Over a year ago she was deserted by
ber husband who left two helpless
little ones to care for.
Chopied With an Axe.
(From The Gazette of Feb. 23, '83.)
Jack Burton, Calvin Moss and Bill
and Mose Burton indulged in an af
fray on the plantation of Mr. PinR
Linebergeri, last Friday night. Too
much whiskey and too littie sense
were the causes. During the prog
ress of the racket some one of the
combatants put in a lick with an axe
npon the arm of Jack Burton. En
quire Chalk on Saturday bound Jack
Burton and Calvin Moss over to tiie
Superior Court.
A Freak of Nature.
(From The Gazette of Feb. 23, '83.)
Mr. J. R. Fayssoux, of this place,
la the owner of the boss "fteak" so
far heard from. It is a young chick
en with three legs and four feet.
Two of the legs are set in a natural
position but the other comes out on
the back just in front of the tail and
has two well defined feet attached,
with their soles turned together, and
each has three toes. This third leg
la not used except when the chicken
takes a seat, then it rests on these
feet. The chicken is vigorous and
healthy.
Bitten by a Mad Dog.
(From The Gazette of Feb. 23, '83.)
On Friday the 9th Mr. Lewis Hoff
man, of the South Point section or
this county, was bitten on the wrist
by. a supposed mad dog. The dog
.was noted for its sneaking cowardice,
was a hound and belonged to Mr.
Samuel Gaston. On that morning
the dog in a fit bit every dog on
the place, then ran to Mr Hoffman s
and attacked his dog. Mr Hoffman
caught him by the neck and threw
him over the fence but not until tne
hound had buried his teeth in his
wrist. The dog then went to Miles
Ramsey's and after biting all tne
dogs and hogs there disappeared
The Ormand Ore Bank.
(From The Gazette of Feb. 23. S3.i
Through the kindness of Capt. F.
FAMILY AVOIDS
SERIOUS SICKNESS
Hy Being Constantly Supplied With
Thedford's Hlack-lh-aught.
McDuff. Va. "1 suffered for sev
eral years," says Mrs. J. B. Whitta
ker, of this place, "with sick head
. ache, and stomach trouble.
Ten years ago a friend told me to
try Thedford's Black-Draught, whicn
1 did, and I found it to be the best
family medicine for young and old.
I keep Black-Draught on hand all
the time Dow, and when my children
feel a little bad, they ask me ror a
dose, and it does them more good
than any medicine they ever tried.
We never have a long spell or
' sickness In our family, since we com
menced using Black-Draught."
. Thedford's Black -Draught is pure
ly vegetable. And has been found to
regulate weak stomachs, aid diges
tion, relieve Indigestion, colic, wind,
nausea, headache, sick stomach, and
similar symptoms.
It . has been In constant use for
more than 79 years, and has benefit
ed more than a million people.
Touf druggist sells and recom
mends Black-Draught. Price only
2 Sc. Get a package, to-day. . .
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THE EIGHTIES
W. De l-ane, division master, we er
joyed a ride with him on his i ran
to the Ormaiid Ore Baniv ami c.
Willis Mountain last Monday, 'l 'it
Airline for the greater part oi Hie
distance form this place to Kings
Mountain is rock-ballasted to tb
depth of 1 8 inches. A short line o'
one mile has been built from tn
bank in order to ship the ore. The
bank yields about So tons per iia
of the finest ore in the world. Aiiie
ore assays (i8 per cent of the finest
steel The crude ore is shipped to
Pennsylvania where it brings $ 1
per ton.
He Had Some Fun.
(From The Gazette of Mar. i';;. s:,.
We are informed that Mr. Lewis
Hoffman, who was some eeKs ago
bitten by a dog, supposed to have
been mad, concluded to have some
fun with his neighbors last week. So
lie diessed himself in old worn out
clothing, ran around barking. snaj
ping and imitating in every way ne
could, the actions of a rabid animal.
It is unnecessary to say that he scat
tered consternation and dismay
wherever he appeared. It was a
ghastly joke, but he had lots of fun
and perpetrated one of the most suc
cessful practical jokes ever gotten
up.
Meeting of the Gu.ston Distillers.
(From The Gazette of Mar. 23. '83.)
A meeting of the distillers of Gas
ton county was held in the court
house in Dallas on last Saturday af
ternoon. .Nearly every distillery in
the county was represented.
The object of the meeting was to
organize a "Distillers Association
Such an organization was effected,
and has for its object the protection
of the interests of all those engaged
in the distillation of spirits in tue
county.
A series of resolutions was adopt
ed but we have been .unable to learn
anything as to their purport. Ue
have also been unable to ascertain
the names of the officers of the asso
ciation if any were elected. The as
sociation meets again tomorrow
week.
More Hydrophobia.
( From The Gazette of Mar. 2
On last Saturday Mr. AV.
Lean, of South Point, killed
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a dog
which showed signs of
and on Monday killed
hydrophobia
lour outers
which had been bitten by a mad clog
Mr. J. F. Jackson, of the Crowd
ers Creek section, also had a thrill
ing experience with a mad dog las
week. lie was out with his own
dogs when a rabid dog got after
them, biting and fighting the dogs.
Dog-like they ran to their master Tor
protection, thus bringing him Into
the very danger they were trying to
escape. Mr. Jackson, seeing no oth
er chance to escape, sprang to a tree
closely followed by the raging beast.
He climbed as he never climbed be
fore and just as he felt that he was
out of danger, the limb he was hold
ing to broke and he statred down
ward, but the agility with which he
grasped the trunk and held on w ould
have done credit to a squirrel. We
have failed to learn how long Mr
Jackson held to the tree and the dog
held the fort, or whether the cog
was killed or not.
I-ast week Mr. P. J. Lineberger
lost a valuable cow which is suppos
ed to have been bitten by a mad dog
State News.
(From The Gazette of Mar. 23, 83.)
Mrs. Elizabeth Hill, wife of Archi
bald Hill, died near charlotte on
Wednesday night of last week. a
little 12-year-old son of Judge Stan
sin, or Meckienourg county, was
thrown from a mule on Thursday,
his leg catching in the gears. He
was dragged and so terribly bruised
and mangled that he died of his in
juries. The hoodlums, of Charlotte,
amuse themselves by rocking bous
es. J. A. Cowan, of Mt. Mourne.
jumped from the cars while they
were in motion and had one of his
hands cut off by the wheels on Mon
day. The sanitary condition of the
Charlotte jail is said to be alarming.
harlotte Journal and Observer.
Miss Fannie Elmore, 16 years of
age. who lives in the "red brush'
neighborhood in Craig county, Vir
ginia, recently caught a wild deer Dy
the horns and held it until her
brother killed it with a stick. The
deer weighed 3 (mi pounds and had
large horns with fine points to the
beam. Who can beat this?- Ashe-
ville News.
1 Mere is growing on the place of
Mr. Thomas Beverly, a cedar tre
that measures feet four inches a
rounn tne oape one toot from tne
ground. Anson Times
Mr. Men HIhck. while at work t"he
other day, came upon a bed o'
snakps of the species called "blue
sMhKp." and killed :!2, ranging from
h to 1'. inches in length. Fayelte-
villo Observer.
(To He Continued.
-Mrs. carina "eainernian. or
High Point, was Yataljy injured Sun-
nay wnen sne was tnrown from an
automobile. Reckless driving is said
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to have been the cause.
Richard Croker. formerly leader
of Tamniany. has returned to Amer
ica to live. He has been residing in
tngland for several years.
Five men are under arrest charg
ed with the murder last August of
v alter Wade, a prominent planter
oi Macon, ja. r our or them wer
arrested in Columbus and one In
Hot Springs. Ark.
How to Prevent Croup.
In a child that is subject to at
tacks of croup, the first indication
or the disease Is hoarseness. Give
voamoenain s uougn Remedy aa'
soon as the child becomes hoarse and
the attack may be warded off and al)
danger and anxiety avoided.
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WHITKS AlMRT THK MEXICANS.
C. F. Thomasson, a Gastonian In
South Texas, Thinks This Country
is In Reality the Melting-Pot of
the World Says Mexicans Arc
Strong Villa Supporters Will be
Glad to Get Hack to the "Lord's
Couutry."
In a letter to a member of The
Gazette's staff several days ago Mr
Charles Thomasson. a Gastonia boy
who is now located at Alvin, Texas
writes interestingly of the conditions
and country in the West at the pres
ent time. Being near the Mexican
border, and because of the general
interest centered there, the following
extracts from Mr. Thomasson's let
ter will be of interest to many:
"Alvin is in south Texas about 30
miles from Galveston, and is a good
sized little city. The weather out
heie has been pretty mild so far al
though I suspect that we have had
some spells that were a great deal
colder than anything the folks back
in the Tar Heel State have experienc
ed. In all, however, the weather has
been ideal and much better than
had looked for.
'This Texas is a great country, Ue
lieve me. As full of greasy Mexicans
as a sieve is or noies, and i nave a
fine time talking to them in Spanish.
Although I never spoke any Spanish
before I am learning some of their
most familiar phrases. Frisco Christ
mas, one of the natives, has been in
structing me in return for snoking
tobacco and he tells me that I am
progressing rapidly.
"One characteristic thing about
the Mexicans in this immediate vicin
ity which impressed me was the fact
that practically all of them are sym
pathizers of Villa. They are loud rn
their praise of him and when I read
an item to them from The Houston
Post telling of the reported capture
of Chihuahua City they yelled "viva
villa. They remind me, whe..
hotiting for Villa, of some people I
have seen whooping it up for Cole I..
Blease in the Palmetto State.
"The Mexicans are not the only
people out here by any means for tne
country is literally infested with hun
dreds of Japs, Dagos and negroes
besides the whites and Mexicans, and
you have never seen a combination
until you see this whole bunch mixed
together. If you don't think this
country is the melting-pot of the
world just take a look out in the
lxne Star State and you will be con
vinced. Another thing that impress
ed me was the friendly terms all of
this gang of folks appear to be on
tliatulterlain's Cough Remedy.
This is not only one of the best
and most efficient medicines for colds,
coughs and croup, but it is pleasant
and safe to take, which is important
when medicine must be given to
children. Many mothers have given
it their unqualified endorsement.
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THE average ' family is not complete
CHRISTMAS day. Why not re
mind the absent ones with a photograph
of yourself? Now is the time. Make
engagements early.
Shelby's Studio
PHONE 96
RESIDENCE SECTION 5
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W. T. Rankin, Pres.-Treas.
R. G. Rankin,
Andrew E. Moore, Vice-Prests.
E. B. Brittian, Secretary
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w,th eacn other. They haven't any-
, thing
and from the little work they
do it would seem that they are not de-
sirious of getting anything
I ' I expect Earl and . myself . will
leave here in about three weeks for
Key West, Fla. Will be glad to get
back nearer the Lord's country, too
1KOX STATION NEWS.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
IRON STATION, Dec. 5 Mr.
A. Troutman was in Lincolnton
day on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Iong, of Mt
Holly, spent Sunday with Mrs. ran
nie Long.
Mr. Will Lock man has moved
his farm near Asbury.
Mr. Abb Goodson has purchased
Mr. Lock man's stock of goods and
will take charge of the store in
few days.
Kev. .. i . Williams has been re
turned to this charge and filled h;s
regular appointment Sunday night
at the Methodist church.
Mr. James Cansler, railroad com
missioner of South Carolina, was vis
iting relatives here Sunday.
Mr. Dorsie Rhyne has gone to Mon
roe. having accepted a position with
the express company there.
Mr. John Bradshaw moved his
family to Conover last week.
Miss Sarah Wilson spent Thanks
giving with her parents near New
ton.
Miss Cox, of Gastonia, has been
visiting Miss Ixds Bolinger on route
one.
Miss Annie McCarter spent Thanks
giving with homefolks near Clover
Miss Myrtle btroup has returned
home from a visit to her sister, Mrs.
C. C. Beam, at Gastonia.
Death of Aged Laday.
Mrs. Miriam Woods, grandmother
of Mrs. J. R. Gardner, of Gastonia,
died at her home on route eight,
York, S. C, in what is known as the
Point section, Monday afternoon at
3 o'clock. Death was due to pneu
monia and followed an illness of only
four days. Deceased was 82 years
old and was the wife of R. L. Woods.
She is survived by three children,
namely: Mrs. Mary Warren, of Gas
tonia; Mrs. E. M. Glenn, of. Bel
mont, and Mrs. J. L. Pettus wlta
whom she had made her home. She
also leaves one sister, Mrs. Duncan,
of Henderson, Texss. Funeral servi
ces were held at the home Tuesday
afternoon at 1 o'clock. Rev. A. a.
McLean- officiating, and interment
was in the graveyard at Clay Hill
church.
DON'T BE BALD
Tells How to Make Hair Grow Thick
And Lustrous on Hald and Thin
KK)tS.
Thousands of men and women are
growing bald every day and don't
know the reason why. This is in
deed a pity, says a hair specialist,
who states that baldness usually
conies from carelessness.
The treatment is very simple; re
move the dirt by shampooing every
ten days and destroy the dandruff
germs by frequently applying a little
of the real Parisian Sage, a most ef
ficient preparation that the best
druggists are now recommending as
one of the quickest and safest treat
ments to surely stop itching scalp
and falling hair, remove all dand
ruff and to properly nourish and in
vigorate the hair roots.
Parisian Sage is also the discrim
inating woman's favorite hair dress
ing because it makes the hair seem
twice as abundant and gives it a
softness and luster that compels ad
miration. A generous bottle costs
but little from J. H. Kennedy & Co.,
who guarantee it to you. 1-8 J
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GASTONIA, N. C.
Santa Claus Suggests
Sensible Gifts
There is an increase in the demand for sensible, useful
gifts. Such gifts are not deoid of sentiment for they combine
good Judgment and good will.
We have scores of good, practical gifts, and if you buy
them here you won't have to pay "special holiday prices."
Toilet Goods, Leather Goods, Stationery, Smoker's Supplies,
Huyler's Candies, etc.
should suggest something appropriate for everyone on your list.
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Shop now and avoid the rush
which will come later.
Adams Drug Co.
CLINTON & MORROW, Prop..
Phone 25
CHRISTMAS
SUGGESTIONS
This Is a different advertisement because we are not going to
suggest a gas heater, or a kitchen range or gas iron or a gas fix
ture as a Christmas present. What you want to do is to give
a box of cigars or a pipe or a fishing rod, and mother a diamond
ring or a tailor-made dress, and Sister Sue some of, the delights
of a girl's heart.
We sell gas ranges every day in the year and there Is no rea
ron why you should give "ma" a gas range as a Christmas pres
ent any more than you should give "pa" an ax and a cord of full
length wood.
A gas range is a delight to every member of the family ev
ery day of the year. It makes work lighter, the house cleaner,
and saves money.
We are selling scores of that So. 66-18 Gas Range, they
cost but $5 cash, balance in easy payments of $5 a month for five
nonths. Connections made free. The stove will meet all the
requirements of any family. If you haven't time to call at our
sales room and inspect it, call 147 and an agent will call and tell
you about it.
Gaston County Gas Co.
The Progressive Farmer and The
Gazette both for one year for f2.0O.
abscrib today.
TO BUILDERS:
In building It Is well to remember
that you can buy all your materials
from one place and save the cash dis
counts lumber, lath, shingles, lime,
cement, paints, .sash, doors, brick,
etc. Plans and estimates furnished
I free. Cook ft Co.. Gastonia. Office
'Love building. F-N10
MOXEV SKEMS TO FLY '
unless It Is put out of the reach of
easy spending. The only effective
way to save money is to put It la a
savings bank. , It la the only profita
ble way, to save too. Open an ac
count here and your money will not
,a!one be safe from temptation to
spend. It will earn interest for you
and put you on the road to inda-rendenee.
BUY FATHER ASAW
BUCK AND MOTHER
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Notice To Taxpayers
Yonr 1816 State and county taxes
are now dne and payable. I win toe
at the commissioners' office In the
court honse every Saturday. Pay
yonr taxes now.
T. IUMcARVER. .
Tax Collector for Gastonia Township,
Outside.
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