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ED MCALLISTER VICTIM OF OWN 6UH
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AGGIDEinALLY
KILLED
Kd McAllister Shoots Self With Shot
Gu - Coroner Grler Holds In-
vestigatlon and Derides Inquest
. Unnecessary. .'. . ..
. Coroner Vernon C. Grler was call
ed to the home of Emanuel Clonln
gcr two and a half miles north of
Dallas, early this morning to investi
gate the death of . Ed McAllister,
aged 34, who was insuntly killed
about six o'clock this morning by tae
- discharge of a shot gun in his room
'at the Cloninger borne. Coroner
Grler found that McAllister had a
gunshot wound la one Bide and that
the back portion ot .his head: had
been blown off.
. An investigation" developed the
fact that McAllister, wbo lives with
the Cloningers. had a shotgun whim
. he had probably Just loaded, he
.-was sitting in front of the Ore place.
1 Being subject to epileptic fits the
most reasonable supposition is that
lie was seized with one of these fits
while holding the (tun and that as he
- Tell to the floor it was discharged.
' , causing bis death. In what manner.
however, the two wounds, either or
. ,
wmcn wouia nave proeu, itui, wtre
Inflicted Is somewhat of a mystery:
' The only otherjjerson in the house
was Mrs. Cloninger, who is an aged
.lady. She was in the kHchen and
heard the shots. Rushing into the
room she put out a blaze which the
shot had started ia the clothing or
" the unfortunate man. He was dead,
f liis. death being Instantaneous. Mr.
Cloninger was at the barn and was
, summoned at once. Coroner Grler
-was at once notified and, accomt
panied by Esquire W. Meek Adams,
went to the scene without delay.
After conducting a thorough exami-
' nation the tferoner. with the facts as
above set forth in his possession, de
cided that it was clearly a case or
accident and permitted burial ar
rangements to proceed without trie
' formality of an Inquest.
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Stanley Happenings.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
8TANLEY. Dec. 14. Last Satur
" dar afternoon Mrs. F. L. Carpenter
entertained the Book Club, at whlcn
time "' the celebrated her fifteenth
wedding anniversary and also an
nounced the approaching marriage
, of her sister-in-law. Miss Catherine
Carpenter, to Mr. Thomas H. Cllne,
of Raleigh.
Rook was play ed at six tables.
Miss Mamie Peterson winning trie
. prfee for highest score, a beautiful
handkerchief, which she in turn pre-'
sented to the bride-elect. A delicious
saiaa course ana sibo a uainij uc
course was served by the hostess. A
' number of out-of-town guests were
present, among them being. Miss
. Catharine Mason, Mrs. M. A. Carpen
ter, Mrs. J. G. Carpenter and Mrs.
" Lee Bulwlnkle, of Gastonia; Mrs.
Fred Robinson, Miss Emma Corn
well, Miss May Durham, Misses Stel
la and Katie Lee Lewis, of Dallas,
- and Mrs. S. C. Cornwell, of Tennes-
. see. ,
Thursday afternoon at 3. o'clock
- ful linen shower In honor of Miss
Katharine Carpenter, whose mar
.rlage to Mr. Thomas Cline will take
' place, on Thursday evening. Decem
ber 21. The home was beautifully
decorated .with holly and potted
plants and a color scheme of pinft
and white was beautifully carried
out In the refreshments, which con
sisted of salads, chocolate and mints.
Little Miss Clara Blanche Pugh pre-
. sented the bride-to-be with a lovely
'pmK oassei imeu wiin u nuuiuer ui
dainty and useful pieces of linen.
- J GIVE $1,000.
tthrlners Make HandHome Contribu-
intribu
Ortho jady by
. tloa to Building Fund of
paedic Hospital.
A donation .of $1,000 was m
Oasis' Temple of the Shrine at Its
winter meeting In Charlotte Tuesday
night to' the North Carolina Ortho
paedic ospital, an institution which
is to be built in Gaston county. This
subscription Is to the l&O.ftOQ build
ing fund now being raised and will
be paid when the full amount has
been subscribed. The Shriners are
given to- doing a large amount of
philanthropic work and this contribu
tion is a splendid one.' to noble
cause. : . . '. -
In this connection it Is of interest
to note that a "tag" day will be cele
brated In Charlotte between now and
Christmas day in the interest of thts
.hospital for cripples. The: date Is
yet to be announced. ' The move-
' ment has been officially endorsed by
Mayor Klrkpatrick of Charlotte and
the details of the event are in the
hands ,of Miss Lena Rivera Smitn,
sleld agent for the hospital. On that
day every pedestrian, as well : as
every in Charlotte will 4e Ur
ged with a neat pennant and the
one tagged will be expected to make
a silver offering to the hospital
- By the consent of ' Supt. H. P.
Harding of the Charlotte city schools
the Christmas offering of the school
children of that city will go to tne
hospitat also and a good sum will bo
doubt be raised hi this way.
An active campaign Is to be car
ried on over the State from now on
In the interest of the building fund
for this Institution which has as. Its
object the care and treatment or
crippled or deformed orphan chil
dren of sound mind, a class sot now
provided for In the State.
liocal Lblff of Pjthlans Are I'lan
v ninff to Hold Sumptuous llanquct
Next Slonday M,ht in Armory
Building Following the Initiation
of Large Class of Candidates
Hev. K. B. Owen, of tharlotte.
WU1 Deliver the Principal Adilresa
i(Kd Time is Promised.-.
Local members of Gastonia Lodge
No. 53, Knights of Pythias, are mak
ing preparations to entertain several
hundred here on next Monday night.
December IK, when a banquet will
be served iirthe Armory building fol
lowing the Initiation of a class of 20
candidates into the rank of page. In
vitations have been extended to all
members of the Pythian lodges in
Gaston county and other neighbor
ing towns.
Grand Prelate Iiev. K. 3. Owen, ot
Charlotte, will be the guest of hon
or and wil make the principal ad
dress at the banquet. Invitations
have also been mailed to several
other. Pythian dignitaries and it is
expected that one or more of the
Grand Lodge officers will be here for
this event.
The banquet will be served in tne
lodge room immediately after the
candidates have been initiated. The
committee in charge of the affair
have prepared an excellent menu of
tempting delicacies for the banquet
ers, quail, roasted pig and baked
opossum beln only a few of tne
good things that will he served in
abundance.
Gaitonia l.odge of Pythiana is just
closing one of the most successful
years in its history and with the in
itiation of these candidates its mem
bership will be swelled to nearly
200. Officers recently elected for
1917 will be officially installed early
in January.
The Gazette has been asked by tne
committee to announce that the ban
quet will be served betwen 8:30 and
! o'clock and all Pythians are urged
to come to' the lodee room without
eating the usual afternoon meal in
order to do justice at the festive
board.
Special arrangements are being
made for the fharter members of,
Gastonia fcodge who will attend.
JTt'DV CLl'B WITH
MILS. J. II. KKXXEDV.
The Study Club met with Mrs. J.
H. Kennedy Tuesday afternoon. The
meeting' was a most delightful one.
Historic buildings of lxjndon was
the subect for Htudy. After roll
call and the answering with ourrenr
events, Mrs. J. M. Sloan read a pa
per prepared by Mrs. T. V. Wilson,
who was absent, on "The Tower of
Iondon." Mrs. 11. B. Moore read
Byron's "Battle of Waterloo." Then
followed a round-table discussion on
.Westminster Abbey led by Mrs. H.
M. Eddleman. At the conclusion of
the program the hostess invited the
guests into the dining room where
the spirit of Christmas was Hooding
the room with bright lights and a
snow scene. On the table was a
Christmas tree laden with miniature
horns and other toys of like nature.
These were fastened with red ribbons
rdnning out to the place cards and
were drawn by the quests at the con
clusion of a dainty and delicious
meal served by the hostess' sister.
Mrs. Frost Torrence.
Buy It- In Gastonia.
KEY. Jt. V. KXOX DEAD.
Pastor of A. It. I. Church at Colum
bia, S. C, Expires Sudtleuly Was
Known Here.
Many Gastonians will read with
sorrow of the death of Rev. J. P.
Knox, regarding whose demise the
following dispatch was Bent out from
Columbia. S. C, yesterday:
Rev. J. P. Knox, pastor of the lo
cal A. R. P. Church, and a native or
Mecklenburg county, X." C, died un
expectedly this afternoon as he was
pumping up his autoombile tires: lie
had been in ill health for nearly two
years. Funeral arrangements have
not yet been made. Rev. Mr. Knox
is survived by a wife and three
brothers and one sister, all residents
of Huntersvllle.
Rev. Mr. Knox was chairman of
the board of trustees of Erskine Col
lege, and chaplain of the South Car
olina House of Representatives. He
was 56 years of age.
Rev. Dr. J. C. Galloway, pastor of
the First Associate Reformed Pres
byterian church here. Is a brother-in-law
of Dr. Knox and was notified
this morning bp wire of the letter's
death. Vr. Galloway will leave this
afternoon for Columbia to attend the
funeral "which w ill take place in that
city tomorrow morning at 10:30
o'clock. Deceased la survived bv his
'widow who is a sister of Mr. A. G.
Brice. of Chester, S. C. and Mr. J.
SL Brlce. ,of York: He had been a
resident of Colombia for the past
seventeen years and was held in the
err highest esteem by the residents
of that city. It is said of him that
he was perhaps known by more peo
ple, especially railroad men and the
laboring classes, than any other man
In Columbia. Taking a weak strug
gling church there 17 years ago he
had built it up into a strong and in
fluential , congregation. He was at
one time pastor , of Hickory Grove
and Smyrna churches in York coun
ty and held "pastorates in Virginia,
lie had preached many times in Gas
ton county aad baa a host of friends
here who mourn his passing.
PEACE PLAINS STATED
CENTRAL POWERS OFFER TO END WAR
. . - -
Germany and Her Allien Auk Foes to
nlder Peace Would Suggest
That Territorial Status be U n
changed Allies Are Pessimistic.
A special dispatch from Berlin by
wireless to Wednesday morning's pa
pers had this news story:
Chancellor von Bethmann-Holl-weg
announced today Jo the Reich
stag that Germany, together with'
her allies, "conscious of their respon
sibility before God. before their own
nations, before humanity," had pro
posed this morning to the hostile
powers to enter at once on peace ne
gotiations. ..
The proposal was made in note
transmitted by the Chancellor to the
representatives of the United States,
Fpairf- and Switzerland, whom he
received in person. These nations
are the ones protecting German in
terests in hostile foreign countries,
and the request was made that their
Governments bring the note to (he
knowledge of the Governments hos
tile to Germany and her allies.
The Governments at Vienna, Con
stantinople and Sofia transmitted
Identical notes, and. as did Germany,
also communicated with the Holy
See and all other neutral powers.
Emperor William sent to his com
manding Generals the following or
der, which is to be read to the Ger
man troops:
Soldiers: In agreement with the
sovereigns of my allies and with tne
consciousness of victory, I have
made an offer of peace to the ene
my. Whether it will be accepted Is
still uncertain. I'ntil that moment
arrives you will fight on.
The Emperor's order was address
ed also to "my navy, which in the
common fight has loyally and effect
ively staked- all its strength."
. 'The peace proposals which tne
central powers have submitted to the
allies are said to include the follow
ing: i
The complete restoration of Bel
gium. Evacuation by Germany of all ter
ritory captured In Northern France.
Establishment of Poland and Li
tliunia as independent kingdoms.
Restoration to Bulgaria of all ter
ritory taken from that country in
the Second Balkan War.
Restoration of the German colo
nies In Africa and cither parts of tUe
world.
Restoration to Austria of any te"
ritory captured by Italy in the vicin
ity of the Adriajic Sea.
Retention of Constantinople b
Turkey.
In British diplomatic circles today
the belief was expressed that the Al
lies wilj "conditionally" but not flat
ly turn down the peace proposals
suggested by Germany.
In administration circles it is felt
that it is practically certain that En
gland will not accept "the terms pro
posed by Germany. However, great
importance is attached to the fact
that the proposals may form the "en
tering wedge" for peace parleys that
may bring the gigantic conflict to a
close.
Charlie Chaplin in his newest
comedy "Behind the Screen" Coxy
Theater Monday. '
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WILL ENTEHTAIX TOXIGHT
IX HOXOIt .OF GUESTS.
Misses Mabel Miller and Essie
Robinson, of Hickory, will arrive in
the city this afternoon to spend
the week-end as the guests of Miss
Miller's sisters. Mrs. W. L.' Coon and
Miss Katie Miller. Miss Katie Mil
ler will entertain this evening, at
the Colonial Hotel. In" honor of the
guests.
SEALS HAVE BCSIXESS VALVE.
Insurance Companies Find that Mon
ey Invested In Seals Brings Groat
Returns.
(State Board of Health Rulletin.)
To enable their policy holders, to
live as long as possible was the sole
reason for a large life insurance
company buying last month 43,000
Red Cross Christmas Seals at one
time. This Arm made the statement
that their action was dictated, solely
by bnsiness reasons, and that they
could not for any reason claim any
credit on the score for philantropy.
They believed it good business on
the following grounds:
That presence of tuberculosis
means a great financial loss to the
community, and its greatest ravages
are found among the poor.
That It Is more logical to spend
money to get rid of the disease than
to. reflect the cost of supporting its
victims In an 'increased tax rate.
That the affliction of the bread
winner of the family with the dis
ease means lowered efficiency . and
less earning capacity, which In turn
means a lessened power td provide
the proper nourishment and environ
ment to successfully combat . Its
growth, and that his incapacity of
ten throws his family upon the pub
lic charge. .
That no onemakes a profit upon
a dead man but the undertaker, aad
he makes it only once, whereas a
live man is a constant source of profit
to every one with whom he does bus
iness, and the more alive and ' tne
more prosperous be is and the more
business be does, the greater are the
profits of those with whom be deals.
A Charlotte city:, ordinance re
quiring the use of '"dimmers" on
glaring automobile headlights goes
into effect to-day. f ' . ' - '
Eight Companies, Including the Gas
ton County (las Company, Are
Xanied In Alleged Fraud Just Un
covered by Inspectors at lliilalrl
phia Concord Gas Company Is
Also Included in the Ust Will
' Xot Affect Workings of Local
llant. '
The following story, which ap
peared in last Monday's Washington,
D. C. Times, under a Philadelphia,
Pa., date line, will be read with in
terest by Gastonians because of the
reference-it has to the Gaston Gas
Company, of this city:
A gigantic swindle, exceeding even
the wildest dreams of the mythical
J. Rufus Wailingford, was brought
to light here today when United
States postal inspectors conducted a
wholesale raid that resulted in the
arrest of men wbo formerly had
stood high in Philadelphia business
circles. One of Uie swindles is de
clared by the authorities to have in
volved $2, 500. 04)0, most of it money
of widows and orphans.
"Eight companies are named by
the authorities as being involved in
the 'big steal. They are:
"The International Gas & Elec
tric Company, Philadelphia; Bacn
man & Conjpany. banking firm,
Philadelphia; Bank of Independence,
lxgan, Philadelphia; Concord Gas
Company, Concord. X. C", the Subur
ban Gas Company, of East Syracuse,
X. Y.: the .Gaston Gas Company,
Gastonia, N. C; Georgetown Rail
way & Light Company, Georgetown,
S. C. and the Southern Gas &
Electric Company. Philadelphia.
. "According to Postal Inspector
Frank W. Smith, who conducted an
Investigation into the affairs of the
companies that lasted a year, the In
ternational Gas & Electric Co., was
the principal concern in the scheme.
Its worthless stock of $ I .."00,000 was
sold broadcast among .'iOO- victims.
The other concerns were used most
ly as come-ons'.
"With the single exception of the
Hank of Independence, all passed in
to the hands of a receiver in Decem
ber. 1!tl". in one grand smash, leav
ing behind a trail of ruin, according
to Smith."
The devolpments of this alleged
swindle will not alTect the operations
of the Gaston County Gas Company
in this city, which is being managed
In a very capable and efficient man
ner by Mr. II. K. Logan, receiver (or
the local corncern. Mr. U:aii has
no interest in the plant other than
its management aH receiver, the
company having been thrown into
bankruptcy a year-ego along with the
other enterprises.
Charlie Chaplin In his newest
comedy "Behind t lie Screen" Cozy
Theater Monday.
Hickory Grove News.
Correspondence of The Gazette.
HICKORY GROVE. Dec. M.
Miss Myrtle Metcalf and Miss 1...:
Keep spent Sunday with Mr. and
Mrs. W. M. Mauney.
Miss Essie Biggerstaff was ttie
guest Saturday of Misses Ferrie and
Ora Froneberger.
Mr. Grady Farris and Miss llattie
Delllnger drove to Gastonia Wednes
day and were married In the court
house.
Mr. and Mrs. E. II. Clark spent
Sunday at the home of .Mrs. Sarah
Deck.
Mrs. Norah Raylield. of the ilea
verdam section, has moved to the
Columbus Stroup place.
Miss Bryte Hayes spent' Saturday
wfth Misses Mae and Essie Mason.
Mrs. A. C. Clark spent Sunday
with Mrs. William Wells.
Mr. Oscar Blackburn was the guest
Saturday of Mr. Earl ClarK.
Mrs. .1. L. Farris spent Sunday
with Mrs. W. M. Mauney.
Mrv and Mrs. G. W. Clark spent
Saturday with" Mrs. Sarah Deck.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Blackburn
were" the guests Sunday of Mrs. Bri
son Davis.
Mr. F. T. Carpenter, of the Bea
verdam section, has moved Jack to
his residence at Cherry viile.
Mr. and Mrs. Sylvanus Clark spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. L. A. KI
ser. ' "
Mrs. Etta Alexander "and . Miss
Lena Stroup were the guests Sunday
of Mr. and Mrs. Grady Farris.
Rev. Mr. Watklns, the Presbyte
rian evangellst.Okill preach at Hen
zlbah Saturday night. December 16,
and Sunday morning and night. The
public Is cordially Invited to attend
these services.
Mrs. Harry C. Wells, aged 44, was
burned to death at Hickory yester
day. She leaves a husband and
eight children.
THE GAZETTE 92.00. ' , -
On and after January t, 1917.
the snbscription price jof The
Gacette will he $2 the year in..
stead of ttJUO as at present.
UntH that date-new sahsrrlp
lions and renewals will be taken
at the old price. All snhecrlp
lions are strictly cash la ad-
vance. This Increase le " the
'price of the paper. In rendered
imperative because of the - an-
precedented increase la the cost
of priat paper and all other Bna
teriats which f enter Into the
saakhmc of esrspaper. .
Passed a Resolution at Special Meet
ing Tuesday Offering Tlieir As
sistance to Gaston Citizens Wiio
Are Trying to Show. Titat Fraud
Occurred at County Line Election
Humors of Numerous Instances
That Corruption Wan Prartfr!
Are Heard 'Will Ibi lntervt;n
Case.
The commissioners of Gaston
county passed ' a resolution Tuesday
afternoon Offering their support, on
behalf of, the county, to the citizens
who are endeavoring to establish the
fact that the election held In April,
If 15. for the purpose of changing
the county line between Gaston and
Cleveland counties was managed In
a fraudulent manner and is therefore
Illegal. The action of the commis
sioners was taken after a score ot
sworn statements had been examined
by them, which set forth facts and
circumstances tending to show that
the election is Illegal because of tae
fraud that was practiced. ,
Witnesses will be summoned and
the veracity of these statements pass
ed upon in a suit which will be
brought by Gaston against Cleveland
county at a very early date. It Is
understood that the only phase of the
suit which will be pushed b-X the cit
izens of Gaston-county and the com
missioners will be as to the legality
of the election. In the event that
the evidence Is strong enough to
prove that corruption occurred at
the polls the election will be declar
ed illegal and the boundary line wt;i
remain rnchanged.
Territory which is involved in
cludes the town of East Kings Moun
tain, there heing three cotton mills
within its bounds valued at more
than a million dollars In taxable
properties.
While the commissioners have not
made known the contents of the af
fidavits tiled at the meeting Tuesday
rumors have leaked out to the effect
that thousands of dollars in money
were expended by prominent citizens
of Cleveland county: that votes were
bought at prices ranging from' a Tew
dollars 4a more than $1.; that whis
key played a prominent part In tiie
election, numerous votes having been
cast by persons while under the in
fluence of liquor and who were to
drunk to vote Intelligently, and nu
merous other things which will re
quire u civil action to set straight.
Rumor also has it that an affidav
it in the hands of the Gaston com
missioners signed by a resident or
Cleveland county which alleges that
be was employed by well-known men
to furnish L'." gallons of whiskey for
them which was u.ed in the county
boundary line election. Other in
stances of fraud-are also charged.
County Attorney A. (1. Mangum
and associates have the matter In
charge with Instructions from the
commissioners and Gaston property
owners who would bo affected by tne
change of the county line, to prose
cute the case. The case promises to
furnish some Interesting revelations
as to how the election was carried
and it will doubtless be a hard
fought legal battle.
I1WTKLLF-IKHVM M ,
WEDDING AT LEXOIK.
A wedding of Interest to Gaston
ians because of the fart that the
bride formerly lived here, was sol
emnized at Lenoir yesterday when
Mix Sadie Down urn became the
hrlde of Mr. Charles C. Postelle, of
Florida. The ceremony took plare
at fioon in the First Methffdist
church, the officiating ministers be
ing Rev. .1. M. Downum. father of
the bride, and Rev. J. C. Postelie.
father of the groom. The bride Is a
graduate of Davenport College. I.e
noir. The groom is in business at
Atlantic Beach, Fin. Several years
ao Rev. J. M. Downum lived here,
being pastor. of West End Methodist
church.
Charlie Chaplin in his newest,
comedy "Behind the Screen" Cozy
Theater Monday.
TO ESTABLISH THAIXIXG CAMP.
Students Who Are 14 Vears Old or
Over Are EUgUric Iteftlns With
Col lea e Year.
Correspondence of The "Gazette.
WEST RALEIGH. Dec. 14. A re
serve officers' training corps, under
provision of the National Defense
Act. will be established. at A. and M.
College, beginning with the next col
lege year."
All students whov are citizens of
the United States. I i years old or
over, and whose bodily condition in
dicates that tbey are physically fit to
perform military duty are elelgible
for the corps. Members of the Na
tional Guard are hot eligible, but au
thority to obtain their discbarge has
been secured from the War Depart
r
ment.
Killed Ane Buck.
There fs on display in one of the
show windows of the Swan-Slater
Company the excellently mounted
head of a fine buck wnich - was
killed In the Adirondack by Col. G.
H. Marvin on a hunting trip 1 til
October. Mr. Marvin and Mr. Chas.
Ford spent several weeks In the
Adirondack s and in Csnada this fall
and Mr, Marvin brought down this
specimen on October 6th. The ani
mal was a big fellow, weighing over
200 pounds, and the taxidermist did
excellent work In mounting the head.
The an tie a are perfectly symmetri
cal and form a splendid ' trophy of
the. chase. . r .'' ,
MUSIC CLUIIAVILL MEET '
WITH MISS SHUsfOUD.'
The regular Decenrber meeting of ,
the Music Club will be held next
Wednesday afternoon. December 29, ,
beginning at 3:30 o'clock, with Miss
Lowry Shuford at her home on West
Franklin avenue.. The program for
this meeting is a very interesting .
one, the topic being; "Musical Statls
XUra of Our 8Ute.,,,;: .
. ' '-;
TUESDAY AFrKIIXOOX'tLVB
WITH AIRS. LA FA It,
A very enjoyable meeting of the ' . .
Tuesday Afternoon Club was held .
this week with Mrs, D. R. LaFar at
her home on South . Chester street. '
Mrs. A. M. Dixon, a newly elected
member of the club, was present for -. -
the first time, and Mrs. J. M. Csld- ..."
well was present as an invited guest. - .
Members brought, their 1 Christmas -sewing
and spent a pieaaant hour; in
social conversation, after which'1 ,.
delicious two-course luncheon i was
served by the hostess.
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It .
u. c. cLrn with k
MILS. M. F. KIRBV, JR. i
The U. C. Club held Its regular
meeting yesterday afternoon at 3
o'clock with Mrs. M. F. Klrby.'Jr.. '
at her home on South Marietta ' '
street. The subject for study waa
"Women Novelists." Mrs. Kenneth '
Bablngton read a paper on 'The
Life of Jane Austen" and read a se (
lection from "Pride and Prejudice." ,
Mrs. A. E. Woltj read a paper-, oa .
"The Life of George Eliot" and gave
a reading from "Adaaf Bede." t Fol- -lowing,
the program delicious I re
freshments - were served. " Besides
club members the only guest present ,
was Mrs. A. G. Myers. it
STANLEY CWILE
MAUIUKI) HERE.
At aix o'clock on Saturday evening
December 9, Mr, Marvin Spargo and
Miss Gertrude Clark, both of Stan
ley, were united in marriage at; tne
Loray Paptlst church, the ceremony ..;
being pronounced' by the pastor.
Rev. O. P. Abernethy, The bridal
party. Including Mr. Euclid . Morris
and Miss Texas Spargo, a sister jor A
the groom, came by automobile to
Gastonia and returned to Stanley
soon after the wedding, The groom
Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. N. M. f par
go and the bride a daughter of, Mr. -Ella
Clark. Both have a large num
ber of friends who will be Interested
in the news of their marriage. ,
Was hostess ix honor
OF GASTOXIA GUEST.
The following is from Tuesday's '.
issue of The Lancaster News:
Miss Etta Skipper entertained Sat
urday at rook and bridge In compli-
ment to her guest, Mrs. E. O. Jen-
nings, of Gastonia. Three tables ot
rook players and two of bridge filled
the living room and parlor which
were decorated with holly and , the .
scores were kept on Christmas ,
cards to which were tied sprigs i of
the same beautiful Christmas berries
and leaves. Mrs. T. E. Doster won
the bridge prize; a pair of lingerie
pins. Mrs. W. R. Thomson t he rook -prize,
also lingerie pins, and thehon
oree was presented with, a Shakes
pea re calendar. The hostess 'was
assisted by Misses Guy Skipper 'and
Caroline Porter , In serf Ing - a dellc-v
lous salad course.
HIGH COMIfJMKXT PAID
TO MISS TOHREXCE. ' V;
The following from Sunday's Char
lotee Observer will be .read with
great Interest by Miss Torrence'S
many Gastonia friends: 1
Miss Marie Torrence, of Gastonia, v
is now a pupil at the Xew York -t-'cliool
of Music and Art, and friends
l:e:e have been advised that the s di
rector of the school pronounces her
voice capable of higher and rar.er
flights than the voice of even Evelyn.
Beech Yfcw, who Is recognized : asr
Amerfca's most gifted soprano in the
(light of her high notes.
Letters come to the parents, also,
of this young woman. Mr. and Mrs. . .
Frost Torrence. of Gastonia. that sae
has been selected as soloist of the
Brcnx'Forum, One . Hundred and
Sixty-sixth street and Boston Road,
Xew York City.
Next Sunday she will sing there,
with orchestra accompaniment by
Clarence De 'Boux Royer, director of
the violin department of the ; iew .
York School of Music and Art. '
February next. Miss Torrence will . -give
a recital in Xew York, using rn '
her repertoire French. German, Itai-
lan and English, Jeing equally at esse
In her renditions with either lan
guage. Then sha will be awarded an
"artist" diploma. V
It is hoped by her parents . that - :
Miss Torrence will be returning to
Gastonia- during February. Then, .
not only Gastonia but also other
friends of North Carolina may real
ize the rich good luck of having
among them ana as among their own
a singer artist of the first class.
Charlotte Dally Observer. 15 resit
Week. ;A -:; . :,V ' -T 1
- fttonia Cotton.
Good middling . . : . . ,.17 3-4e
Cotton seed ......... . ..-..!
' .;A suffrage league has been organ
ized in. Union county with 54 mem
bers having as its motto the national
slogan, "Ballots, for Both.
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