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PUBLISHED EVERY MONDAY, WEDNESDAY AND FRIDAY.
"VOL. XL. NO. 15.
GASTOXIA, X. C. MONDAY AFTERNOON, FEBRUARY
1919.
$2.00 A YEAR IN ADVANCE.
3500 REWARD OFFERED
FOR COLE'S ASSAILANTS
County Commissioners Offer Large Re
ward for Arrest and Delivery of Brid
ges and Stephens State Asked to Add
S500 Men Believed to Be Headed for
South Mountain Section.
Rewards totaling "1"1 were offered this
morning by the hoard ut' county commis--oaners
of Gaston county for the arrest
;ind delivery to the officers of this county
of Jack Bridges and Randolph Stephens,
the two white men wanted for assaulting
Deputy Sheriff Cole with shot guns last
Thursday night. Three hundred and fif
ty dollars is offered for the arrest of
Bridges, who did the shooting, anil $150
for the arrest of Stephens, who was his
accomplice ami who is supposed to lie
with Bridges wherever they may he in
hiding.
Solicitor (ieorge W. Wilson of this dis
trict has wired Governor Hickett asking
that the State offer a similar amount,
(ringing the total rewards for these two
men up to $1.00(1.
When last seen these men were headed
towards the mountains and it is believed
that they are in Burke or Catawba coun
ty. They are known to have been engag
ed in the liquor business mid it is believed
ty the officers that tliey are Waded for
I he South Mountain section where they
doubtless have friends among the illicit
-distillers of that section.
Wide publicity is to be given to the of
fering of these rewards and it is believed
Miat the result will be the arrest of these
men within a very short time.
Deputy Sheriff ,1. W. Cole, who was
hot and seriously wounded Thursday
sight by Jack Bridges, a notorious blind
tiger whom ho was endeavoring, with
others, to capture, is resting well at the
!ity Hospital to which place he was im
mediately removed after being shot. His
hosts of friends will be delighted to know
that the physicians feel confident that tin
sight of his right eye will be saved. His
left eye was shot out and his face was
liadly lacerated by shot.
Almost continuously since the tragedy
happened Thursday night shortly before
midnight, posses of armed men have been
scouring the country in an effort to catch
Bridges and his companion. Randolph
Stephens. It was reported that they had
been seen in Cleveland county Saturday
.in.l the posse was apparently pretty close
m their trail at times but the men have
so far eluded capture. Being Cleveland
county men they are evidently familiar
with the lay of the land in Cleveland and
nonce have the officers at a disadvantage.
Sentiment not only in Gastonia but at
Mount Holly, Deputy Cole's former home,
and all over the county is worked up to a
high pitch against these men who were
engaged is the illegal traffic in liquor and
who attempted to kill an officer of the
law while the latter was in the discharge
of his duty. Not much is known here of
tttephens but Bridges is known as a bail
character ami the officers of this and ad
joining counties are making every effort
ponsihlc to land them behind the bars.
liEGRO SHOT AND KILLED
AT MAYWORTH YESTERDAY
John Roach was shot and killed yester
day afternoon by Reece Hill near May
worth, this county. Both men were ns
yroes and men of unsavory reputation.
Hill is still at large. From the best in
formation obtainable the killing was the
result of a crap game. Roach was
brought to the City Hospital here imme
diately nfter the shooting ami it was
found that he had three bullet wounds in
the region of his heart. He died a few
hours after lieing brought here.
Mayworth hail another shooting scrape
Sunday, the participants being women,
whose names are not known here. The
.m who did the shooting is in .jail at Bel
mont. The one who was shot is at her
home in Mayworth. Just how seriously
rhe is injured could not be learned.
TJ. D. C. MEETING
"WITH MRS. WILSON.
The V. I. C. held their regular in.vt
ing of the new year at the home of the
president, Mrs. T. W. Wilson, Friday af
ternoon at :i o "clock.
Mrs. Wilson has er kindly invited
the. chapter to meet at her home during
the winter months. The 1'nited Daugh
ters of the Confederacy are supporting
many leds at Neuilly hospital in France
for our boy.
A generous contribution towards this
ijuee from the Gnstonia chapter w a s
made at this time. This work will be
continued just as long as there is any
imkhI for it.
CARD OF THANKS.
I wish to express my heartfelt thanks
to the many friend for their sympathy
nud kindness shown during the illness
ami leath of my husoaml, Mr. J. R.
tiardner.
MRS. J. R. GARDNER.
This year will tee the greatest peace in
history concluded. Keep op with the
progress of tbe peace conference by read
ing The Gazette three times a week.
SATURDAY'S TELEGRAPHIC
NEWS
(By International -News Service.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. l.--(ien. Persh
ing's cablegram was scut in answer to
inquiries by the War Department. No
penniless soldiers were found in I'aris,
said Genera! I'ershiiig. The new pay sys
tein enables the soldier to get his pay
when the money is due him. Criminal
acts of American soldiers are negligible,
considering the large number in I'aris
and environs.
WASHINGTON, Feb. I.- The Tinted
States has pas"', I the milium mark in
discharges from tiie sorvhc. General
March aiinouii . cd this afternoon. The
number so far assigned for demobiliza
tion has now reached l,Mi(i,ntni, among
'hem 2,9."( men of the Rainbow division.
;:"u of the Mst and of the M'nd di
visions. The total number killed in ac
tion, died of wounds, missing ami prison
ers of .'! combat divisions in the Ameri
can army was only 5C,.jU-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. An ultimat
um that the departure from ports of Ger
man ships to be surrendered to the Allies
will be prevented by force has been is
sued by the union of sailors in Hamburg,
says a diplomatic dispatch this after
noon. LONDON, Feb. 1. The transport
Narragansett with Nome American sold
iers aboard was grounded off Rembridge
Point, near Southampton today. All
were safely landed.
I'ARIS, Feb. 1. Instead of another
plenary session of the peace conference
today the supreme interallied council is
considering the Balkan problems. The
controversy between Serbia and Roumn
nia is being deeply considered by t h e
big live representatives, realizing fully
the dangers attending on the Balkan dis
putes. The controversy hinges upon
counter claims an to territory formerly
belonging to Austria-Hungary. Many
populous districts are involved. The
eonuni'tees dealing with tho League of
Nations, international labnr legislation,
financial problems and responsibility will
be busily engaged all next week.
NF.W YORK. Pel.. I.--No general a
greemont is in sight today between the
cotton mill owners of the I'nited States
and upwards of "(Mi.tiiiu union textile
workers regarding the announcement by
employees that thev will begin Monday
to work 4s hours a week instead of "il.
Telegrams are coining in today to I'rcsi
dent Golden, of the textile union, from
many small mills in vaiioiis parts of the
I'nited States agreeing to the shorter
hours. The big mills, however, with the
exception of the American Woolen Co..
seem determined to force the issue.
WASHING TON, l YL. I. -Kepoits that
American sob! ii-rs a l responsible for tin
crime wave in I'aris arc flatly denied by
( Persuing in a cablegram to Scireta
ry Bakei today.
GLASGOW. Feb. 1 - Fifty three w.ic
injured in strike riots here today. Sold
iers with fixed bayonets are patrhlling
trie streets.
DKAL. KNGLANO, Feb. I. Thirty
survivors of the wrecked Anieii. au steam
ship I'iave lauded here today. Twenty
nine others landed at Dover, the captain
and part of the crew at Bamsgate. It b
believed other survivors are aboard other
leafs. The I'iave is a total loss, being,
broken in two.
GKNKYA, Fch. I .--German new spa
pers are beginning to print advertise
ments by commercial traveleis stating
that they will shortly "reopen business
with New York. London, and Paris."
Switzerland will he used ns n neutral ba
sis for trade.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1. President
Wilson is contiiiuiii'i his fight for the
first eaco principle, that the issues of the
war be settled by ''open covenants of
peace, openly arriveil at." declared Sen
ator Ijewis today, on the strength of pr
vate calrlegrams from Paris. "If Presi
dent Wilson is finally defeated in this he
will return to the I'nited States, acknowl
edge his defeat and tell the American
people and the wnrbl who defeated him. J
The President will not hesitate to play
this trump card if the conference seeks
to comiel him to Ik" tray his own people
nfter all the nations accepted his 1 1
points of peace. SVnator Johnson de
clared the first point was the most
portnnt. If it is possible to close
door of the conference to publicity
will be impossible for the President
1111
the
it
to
prevent all their principles leiitg emascu
lated. Wilson needs the support of the
pnblic opinion of the entire world for
the success of his program.
BKRLI.V. Feb. 1. The sliipow ners
and sailors' union lias ngreeb upon a
wage of twenty-two marks monthly for
fetching food from the United States.
Dr. Kemp I. Rattle, the oldest ex
president of the University of North Car
olina, is seriously ill at his home, at Chap
el Hill and little. hope i entertained for
his recovery. '.
KNOTTY PROBLEMS CONFRONT
THE PEACE CONFERENCE
(By International News Service.)
I'ARIS, Feb. The (ireek premier
Yeniselos and Foreign Minister Poll is
today presented the claims of Thrace,
southern Albania and Smyrna to the rep
resentatives of the big live powers. Some
of their i laiins conflict w ith these of Pa
Iv. President Wilson ami the other prime
neers are working i::ini on the League
of Nations proposition. Australian Pre
mier Hughes is opposing the reference of
colonial problems to the league. lie ile
dared Australia did not wait until the
fifteenth hour to come to the defense of
ivilization. President Wilson holds to
the declaration of Allied commanders
that Intervention by Americans without
regard to salvage of men or materials pre
vented the Germans from taking I'aris.
If necessary it is said Wilson Is ready to
warn sympathizers with Hughes that
America is unwilling to participate in a
selfish peace but is ready to settle her
own problems in her own way should co
operation with the world powers be re
fused. PYTHIAN CLUB HAS
BEEN ORGANIZED HERE
A Pythian Club, composed of members
of Gastonia Lodge Knights of Pythias,
has been organized and will occupy com
fortable and commodious quarters in the
building on West Main avenue owned by
Dr. C. K. Adams. The entire second
Moor of this building will be used and it
is now being put into shape for use by
the club. Of the nearly 1!(0 Pythians in
Gnstonia about 100 have already appli
ed for membership in this club and by
the time the club rooms are ready for use
it is expected that the number of mem
bers will be considerably over 100.
All organization has been perfected
and officers elected for the tirst year as
follows: lien S. Onion, president; R. G.
Rankin, tirst vice president ; W. I'.. Todd,
ei on, vice president ; George B. Mason,
seiretary and treasurer.
Foitures of the club will be a binary
Mid reading room, baths, a gymnasium,
; -oid tables, writing desks and all the
nveniences usually found in an up 'o
l.ite i bib of this kind.
The third floor of this building has
also been leased and will be used by the
Pythians, the Odd Fellows ami the
Woodmen of the World as a hall for
holding their regular lodge meetings.
These orders are now mcctimr in the
Armory building on Long avenue. It is!
expected that they will be in shape to I
move by the first of March. I
i
W Mil Till-: A M KIM CAN ARMY )V
OCCUPATION. Jan. .11. There are not
ovci lo Minn Herman troops outside of
Germany, including 10,000 in Turkey.
The pri'-i- t organized German army is
i r ever oiui.noil. Some authorities at
Berlin estimate it as nearer .",00,(100. Am
erii an doughboys are taking numerous
excursions on the Rhine these days. Theii
boats are decorated with Aniciieao cobus 1
and there are bands aboard.
PARIS, Jan. i'.O. Disposition of tin'
German colonies is developing serious dif
ferences among the delegates to the
peace conference. The British are ha k
pig the claims of Australia and NnA'
land for holding the German possessions
in the Pacific. Japan is endorsing a ma
jority of the British claims, expecting the
support of Great Britain for favored po
sitioiis 011 the Shantung Peninsula and in
Manchuria. The French and Italian del
egates are supporting Cient Britain s ter
1 itorial claims.
Mr. Wilson las made it plain that he
believes the action 'of the big foi:r in try
ipg to apportion the spoils among the i. -tois
is iii flat violation of the promises
that the rights of small communities and
nations would be fully safeguarded. The
I'nited Slate will not scut to the tak
in", of territory as a means of recouping
war losses, and Mr. Wilson may make a
public statement on this matter.
WASHINGTON. Jan. in.- Telegraph
and telephone poles, wires, and instru
ments will be scrap within a e:ir if the
program now being made by the wiioh-x
coin mil 1. icat ion emit in lies. 1 ' "ig-'es!ua n
Sfeeiierson, a member of the llui-e po -
ofli ommittee, predicted today. Radio
1 nuiu.iii' :iti"ii is making su h 'npil
tiides that before the end of the year the
average American wont bother much a
bout ordinary wire commuoii ati in.
Whe'her these lines will lie owned or con
trolled by the government or by private
interests is not known. He declined to
comment upon the reporf that most of
the teleraoh and telephone rompanies
would lie glad to turn over their proper
ties, which they now estimate to lie worth
a billion dollars, to the government if
they are permitted to invest their capital
in wireless.
This year will see the greatest peace in
history concluded. Keep up with the
orosress of the peace conference by read
ing The Gazette three times a week.
SHORT LOCAL HEMS
Mr. ,1. II. Separk ret imed Saturday
m a week's business trip to New
Yoik.
Miss W. B. Otey is expected to re
turn home tonight or tomorrow from r.
business trip to Richmond, Ya.
Mrs. L. W. Kelner left Saturday
f r Little R k. Ark., where she will
spend a month with hoinefolks.
Mr. G. It. Spencer returned Saturday
from Atlanta where he attended n meet
ing of hosiery manufacturers.
Mrs. I). It. Shields iias gone to New
York to purchase spring and summer mil
linerv.
-Mr. A. G. Myers, active vice presi
dent of the t itizens .-.Uoiial Itai.it, lift
last night on a bm ss trip to New
York.
Mr. and Mrs. J. White Ware and
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Kennedy erturned
Saturday night from a two weeks motor
rip through Florida.
-- Mt K Caldwell Wilson is spending
the weif ia charlotte as a guest at the
ii ir-- Mr K. A. Smith on Park Ave
mi '. Oihw.i tii.
-Mi W R Turner and family, who
have l ei n In ng near Dallas, left Satur
day foi Sen icv, Arkansas, where they will
tnak their : nine in the future.
Mr. uud Mrs. Chas Ford, Mrs. fJ. H.
Marvin and Mrs. R. W. Langford are
spending the day in Charlotte. They
motored over in Mr. Ford's car.
Mr. G. W. Ramsey ami family, who
have been living At the Armstrong Mill,
moved today to Kings Creek, S. C, where
Mr. Ramsey will engage in farming this
year.
-Mr. W. M. White, of the White
Monument Works, returned last Thurs
day from a trip to the quarries at Mari
etta and Tate, Ga., where he purchased
marble for his firm.
At his home on Bessemer City, route
one, one day last week Mr. George-C.
Jenkins shot and killed a chicken hawk
which measured three feet and seven
inches from tip to tip of its wings.
Mi. and Mrs. .1. M. Waugh, who
mined from Gnstonia to Mooresville
some mouths ago, are spending a few
days with friends in the city. They came
to attend the homecoming celebratioif
eterday at the Kast Baptist church.
Mr. Floyd C. Todd, who has been
for several years with the Woousneket
Machine Co., has accepted a position with
the Myrtle Mills. of this city. Mr.
Todd will have charge of' the installation
of the machinery ami will then be over
seer i f the carding room.
PARIS, Jan. .'!". Discussions today as
to the disposition of the German colonies
at the conference of the supremo w a r
ouiicil clarified the si; 11." t ion. It seems
that the matter will be M' llel by Satur
da. leaving the ib'tnils t 1 be woiked out
by the League of Nation-.. It 1- pn -nni i
ed that aaothei Wilson i.toi l,i thus
been '-cored.
LONDON, Jan. . The 1; de ..ad
Belfast strikes are today spreading to
private corporations and eleetiic plants,
greatly increasing the tanks of the idle.
The labor crisis in Great Itritain is the
most ital problem of the hoiit. The
greatest finesse by the government ami
imln-'lilil captains will be reiiiired to
avert industrial chaos now threatening. A
hundred freight ships are held for repai's
in the Tyne river as a result of a stiike
of -hipworkers. The tt.-il number of
stiikors in Great Itritain to, lav is I'L'.:.
mm. There are hall a million of uiiem
ployed people.
Appiecialf The Gazette.
P' i.nte .1. Fust el ll.,T-t, tl. I writes as
follows under date of Ma.ven. Geiniaiiy,
.la. nary oth: ''Jus; a iiofe to tell you
how Tl.o (iazet'e is appreciate,! while we
kll tune v.ith the army of or, upatioii in
Maveii, Germany. It alwnvs scans like a
h-'tit I loin home to me. I am sending
you a copy of the Fiiirth Corps Flare,
the ollnial oigan of our o.itlit. The
Rhine is beautiful, but 111 1st :u v liftle
mot in North Carolina would look bet
fet to me." Private 1 1 ufTstet ler be
longs to the medical de'achmeiit of the
Fourth ' n' Artillery Paik. i-ommnohd
I.; I.t. 1 ..I. F. A. P: ince.
The Gazette's telegraph service gives
you the news of the world in ondi-nsed
futm. Subscribe today.
New York liec-iine the 14th State to
ratify tie federal prohibition amendment
when on Wednesday the senate by a vote
of to L'4 concurred in the McNabb
ratifying resolution which was passed by
the house last week Acting Secretary
of State also on Wr- loeslav issued a
1 r.x Initiation officially announcing that
the amendment had ls-ea ratified by tie
lecessary States and wm. id therefore
Income effective, as provided in tne a
meiidiiient itself, one year from the date
.f final ratification.
This year will see the greatest peace in
history concluded. Keep up with the
progress of tbe peace conference by read
ing The Gazette three times a week.
SINN FEINERS CAUSE
TROUBLE IN IRELAND
( P.y I nterna! i mal News Service.)
LONDON. Feb. .t. Sinn Feiners and
1,'isli strikers are combining, demanding
the release of all Irish prisoners and a In
hciir work week throughout Ireland, says
a Dublin dispatch today. A crowd of
Sinn I'einers in Dublin demonstrated in
protest against the occupation of Saint
iind.is ii.liege by military forces. Sub
way workers ill London strike todiy.
M st of the tnlic routes and some electric
'.liiways aii . d up. The stiike may
spicud lo 1... .-s : v .1 1 1 i.i.iA.., employes.
-DEATHS
MPS. ,. FKANK HAHHKLSON.
The many friends of Mr. .1. I' rank liar
rels in, of l berry ville, formerly with The
Ga.ette, will sympathize deeply with him
on the sorrow which he has experienced in
the death of his wife. The following ac
count is from the Cherryville correspond
ence of The Charlotte Obsei ver this morn
ing: Mrs. .1. Frank Ilarrelsou passed away
at her home here Friday afternoon at 4
o'clock following un illness of three days.
She was .'il years of age.
"The deceased mnrreid Kev. .1. Frank
Harrelson in January, l)V. She had
been a member of the Maptist church since
eaily childhood.
"The deeensed leaves her husband, one
son, father, mother, two sisters and two
brothers.
"Funeral services were conducted this
morning at the Baptist church, Rev, I).
F. Putnam, pastor, assisted ley Rev. .1. F.
Mosei and Rev. D. It. Wessinger, officiat
ing. Interment was in Mount ion cem
etery. H. .1. FLOYD.
Mi. II. ,1. Floyd died Katunlay at his
home on Last Airline avenue after an
illness of about two weeks. Death was
due to pneumonia and complications. The
body was shipped to GnfTnov, S. C. 011
No. I "7 yesterday morning for Inn nil at
I is former home.
Deceased was in his liltielh veal and
bad been a resident of Gastonla fm the
past seveial yeai-. lb was engaged in
oust 1 let inn uoik and much of his time
was spent awav I nun GaMoma. 1 luring
the ast year or more he had been engag
ed on government work most of the time.
Surviving deceased are his widow and
one son. Geoige Floyd. They accompa
nied the body to Gnffiic.v yesteidav. Fun
ei:d .'T vices were held nt the home yes
ter lay morning. Rev. .1. II. Ilenderlite or
fii dating, assisted by Rev. A. L. Stanford.
Mi. Floyd had manv friends here to
whom I i-. .hath is a . -iiiir of great s o
V. E. LOVE FOUGHT
BURGLAR AT ANNAPOLIS.
Friend 01 Gas .1 Mr. and Mrs.
.1 .ill) I'. I...VO. f. 111. i ll", o' ;;mt,,,.1., I,,!t
now living 111 Charlotte, were interested
in .1 story reprinted in Friday ' Char
lotto News from The Annapolis ( Md. 1
A belt, sci. telling of battle theii sou,
W. Kidman Love, had with a huiglai 10
Annapolis last Sundav right. niiir
Lo;' is a student at the Calvert school.
Annapolis, vvlu-ic be is piepaung him
sell fm eiitraii -e to the Naval Aeademv .
He was recently discharged from the
iiav, having been o-i a sil,niai ine baser
during tie war.
I.ove and his mo'nin.ite weie awakened
Sunday night bv a lungla' who was lan
sacking t'eii loom, TI.ev remained per
f e Hy . 1 11 i.-t out ,1 ; o i . ,.,.r '.M ot to
se.'l'rh uinle: flier pillow-. v. hen I.ove
!.r-',,hl,ed him alolllol the neck The billg
In k jei I: ci I him o:,t of bed and a trssle en
sucl in the course of which Love ri 'eiv-e-l
.'1 liolulie1 ot' I., ins, The thief got
:iw:i !.!' ili-ln't t''k'- .'lovtlilug vl'u
h llii.
HAD SWEETHEART IN GASTONI A.
To the (alitor of The Ga.ette:
A letter from overseas annouuees the
bath of Sergeant Charlie Montgomery
of liattalion A. Pith I". A.
M-. M oiitgoineiy was stationed in Ons
'onia as .1 military policeman while the
artillery was stationed at amp Chroi.i-
le hist yaai no. I made son;,- friends
I el.'.
The lettel sta'es fY'lt he ha. I a sweet-
heart here in Gastunia. but that the wri
ter of the letter wn without her name
and address and that the oo:n.aii com
niander desired ler name and address.
If the young lady referred to will
communicate with the undersigned she
will learn something of interest.
II. GILMER WINCL'T.
Gatonia. N. '.. Feb. ".
LONDON. .Ian. .:!. -IV.UheOk troops
who outflanked thp Allies at Shenknrsk.
covering themselves with white hrn-ets to
blend with the snow, murdered many civ
ilians Tind pillaged the town, say newa
dispatches today. The Allies evacuated
several hundred hospital patients and .00
refugees. Est bonis reiorts that retiring
liolshevfki murdered 1,000 civilians, in
cluding bishop and priest at Dorphat.
SOUTH GAST0NIA
Interesting Items Of News From
City's Hustling Southern Sec
tion. (Crowded out Friday.)
The "doner" boys of the Clara Mill
are enjoying un outlet for their stored -up
energies in a new Spauldiug football
wi.icli is being vigorously kicked about
the ' ' ( lara Gridiron. ' '
Next Saturday evening at 7 o'clock the
dofTer boys of tho Clnra, Dunn and Arm
strong mills will meet in the new reading
foom of the Armstrong Community (Je.
ter. A Dofl'er Club will be organised At
this time for social enjoyment, to en
gage in athletic sports and form a bane
ball league for South (iastonia.
In the "Red and Blue" contest of
the "Willing Worker," of the Clara
Presbytoriun Sunday School for mem
Iters, the Red workers were victorious.
They will be guests of the "Blue" work
ers, ut a supper to lie given them in tb
new Armstrong Community hall Satur
day evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Ldgar Jordan, of Booth
Broad street, were hurriedly railed
Charlotte on Tuesday by the auddea
deaths, from influenza of Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Riggers, both dying Monday night.
Mr. ami Mrs. Jordan drove through th
country to the Bigger home, 19 miles
beyond Charlotte.
Mesdames K. C. Wilson, C. J. Me
Combs, J. B. Boyd and W. K. KineaiaY
accompanied by Miss Lois Freeman a4
Rev. G. R. Gillespie, of the Clura Preeby
to ian church, conducted a service for the
piisoners in the county road stockade
last Sunday afternoon. The service wh
enjoyed by officers and men with a
cordial invitation from Capt. K. L, Baad
ifer to come again. Song books and Tes
taments were distributed among the pris
oners. ;
Supt. Elmer Haynes, of tho Osceola
Mills, is busily engaged in pushing to
completion the new Osceola Community
Center. It will be a beauty.
Mi. .1. R. Beam spent Tuesday in
Charlotte.
Miss V. It. Otey, our community nume,
left Thursday for Richmond, Va., to rep
resent the Armstrong mills and attend
the pith annual convention of the Vir
ginia State Nurses Association.
Mrs. Clarence Cullender, of the Clara
Mill, is recovering from a protrticted ill
ness, ami Mr. Cullender is the very happy
father of a fine baby boy
One of your correspondents visiting
charlotte this week for the first time,
was not nearly so much impressed with
the importance of the North Curolina
metropolis as he was by way of com
parison, with the pi ssibilities of Gnsto
nia. W ith the spirit of industry, thrift,
generosity and energy prevalent in flae
touia, and the splendid opportuniiM-w
piesenled in a splendidly developing
city, we can, within the next ten years,
by every one putting his shoulder to the
wheels of progress, rim our near neigh
boi a mighty 1 lose race for first place.
Why not commence now by extending car
lines to afford seivice to the people of
Armstrong, Clara, Dunn, Seminole, Osce
ola. Pitikiu v ami Hanover -mills.
Workers I rem the Clara Presbyterian
' bin b have organized an afternoon Bun
day school at the Mutual Mill which
will have its first session at the Mutual
school Sunday at 2:M) o'clock.
Rev. W. A. Hough entertained a group
"f lb Y. P. C. captains and workers at
home 011 Oak street Monday night.
M
.ois Freeman. Smith Gaston ia's
petic Sunday s-! I worker, is spend
ing the week end with relatives in Char
lotte. Mr. and Mrs. H. (i. Wiuget 's youngest
child, who has lieen quite sick for some
tune, is still under the care of physicians
and recovery is slow.
The prayers and best wishes of every
employee of the Osceola and Hanover
Mills for the safety of their treasurer,
Mr. W. T. Rankin, go with him on his
voyage to France. His return will lie
eagerly looked forward to.
A wire from Col. and Mrs. c. H. Arm
strong brings iicwh of the delightful
time they are having on their Florida
trip and that they will return to (iasto
nia during the coining week.
These remarkably mild January days
should inspire all housekeepers and home
makers with the "clean-up" spirit. The
winter's cumulation of tin cans. Jard
buckets, pneumonia salv boxes, "flu"
bottles and pill boxes are beginning to
warm un and advertise a productive farm
for the fly that n i'her froze nor flew,
with special side lines of germology, nau
seous gas, and unsightly backyard ami
eiy. Despite tn,. fyct that (iastonia streets
have liifi. tn-.- from ice and snow this
winter, we have experienced many sliding .
sensations afforded by banana and or-,
ange peels deposited on the sidewalks by
the thoughtless ones.
Born v.;
At the Gaston Sanatorium Thorsdav. -
.January .'to 1919 tn tr .. r pi
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K. Stubbs, a son. Flar B., Jr.
1 resilient Wilson rented completely,1'
yesterday, it being the first day since he
arrived overseas that he has given over
entirely to rest. He did not even go to -
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