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02 Aug 1912
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The Gastonia Gazette in Gastonia, North Carolina
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Newspaper
The Gastonia Gazette
Location
Gastonia, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1912
Page
1
Revival Ends in Bessemer City With 175 Conversions
The revival completed its run in Bessemer City with 175 conversions and restorations, led by united services across all denominations. Baptist church attracted most new members followed by the M E Church South and ARP. Preaching planned by Dr. J C Galloway with baptism and the Lord's Supper on Sabbath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessemer City
Baptist Church
M. FE. Chureh
South
J. C. Galloway
FE. L. Froneberger
R. R. Caldwell
James Ross Caldwell
L. B. Hayes
Concord Church
Costonia
Orr to Wed in South Carolina and Denver visits
Miss Estelle Caldwell and Miss Naomi Caldwell of Smyrna South Carolina visit a brother's family in Bessemer City. Rev E N Orr of Denver visits his father and will marry Miss Jessie Boyce in Anderson South Carolina next Tuesday. The couple plan a honeymoon at Wrightsville Beach before returning to Denver where Orr serves as pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gazette
Bessemer City
Estelle
Naomi Caldwell
Smyrna
S. C
Mabel Hartness
Sharon
Mattie Mitchell
E. N. Orr
Denver
Colo
W. W. Orr
Anderson
Due West
Jessie Boyce
James R Boyce
Wrightsville Beach
Orr
First United Presbyterian Church
E. L. Froneberger
P. M. Wheeler
Madison, Ga
Paul Black
Spartanburg
Clara Armstrong
Lexington
Louise Benson
Henry Craig
W. T. McCoy
Lincoln County
Ernest Warren
Shelby
R. T. Padgett
D. W. Padgett
Lowell
J. R. Titman
Messrs. S. A
M. P. Shetley
Erskine Boyce
Tucy Boyce
Boyce-Orr
A. R. Jones
Eineectie
Ala
9. F. Mason
Mount Holly Notes on Local Sicknesses and Visits
Mount Holly August 1. Frank Holland suffers stomach irritation and may need an operation. Mrs Mayes and Mrs Smith visit Ada Dunn. Mrs Jenkins attends Sunday school convention in Hickory. Dunns’ 18 month old son ill with spinal disease. Dr Herron consulted. Eva Bowles visits Greensboro for a month. Mrs Detter of Charlotte visits Capt Holland. Mrs Spence visits Charlotte this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Gazette
MT. Holly
Willis Holland
Frank
J. H. Mayes
Fitzgerald, Ga
Laban Smith
Gastonia
Ada Dunn
Roger
George Jenkins
Hickory
R. W. Dunn
A. MM. Herron
Charlotte
Eva Bowles
Greensboro
Karl Detter
Capt
W. F. Holland
Cliff Spence
The Beauty of Responsibility by Woodrow Wilson
The quote frames responsibility as a grace that elevates a man beyond his natural birth and potential. It attributes growth to duty and suggests moral force shapes character. Wilson’s line emphasizes humility, duty, and personal development through responsibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodrow Wilson
Senator Simmons to file slander suit over Highlander article
Senator Simmons will sue B H De Priest publisher and Corn Cracker columnist for slander over July 17 Highlander piece. He cites nineteen votes against reciprocity bills as proof of line with pro consumer stance and vows full legal action. De Priest apologizes via Shelby dispatch, clarifying misstatement by assistant editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cracker
Shelby Highlander
F. M. Simmons
United States
Washington
News and Observer
Simmons
B. H. de Priest
Corn Cracker
Senate
Highlander
Shelby
N. C
Kitchin
Shely
Overman
de Priest
M. L. White
Polkville
Revenue Service Raids Halted by Funding Crisis
Washington dispatch reports that illicit stills in the Southern Appalachian mountains will continue to operate as internal revenue officers lack funds for raids. The service has exhausted money for enforcement and will not resume raids until Congress approves new appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Appalachian Mountains
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Clark Opens Campaign In Greensboro For Senate Nomination
Chief Justice Walter Clark, speaking before 400 Democrats in Greensboro, assailed trusts and Southern Railway while praising many public acts of his opponents. He challenged Simmons and Governor Kitchin, urged a land bank, pension equity for Confederate soldiers, and a tariff-for-revenue stance as he ran as a progressive candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Walter Clark
Supreme Court
United States Senate
Clark
Senator Simmons
Congress
State Democratic Executive Committee
Simmons
Farmer
Kitchin
North Carolina
Roosevelt
America
Southern Railway
Horse Dies After Drinking Cold Mountain Water
A Lincoln cavalryman lost a valuable horse near Blowing Rock when heated by the cold mountain water caused the animal to keel over at a watering place. Officers said the State would reimburse the rider. Local travelers warn against letting horses drink ice cold mountain water, as it can prove lethal quickly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba County
Lincoln
Blowing Rock
Thaw Returned to Matteawan Insane Asylum
Harry K Thaw, who killed Stanford White, was returned Tuesday to Matteawan insane asylum in New York where he will remain after another bid for freedom failed at White Plains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry K. Thaw
Stanford White
White Plains
N. Y
Matteawan Insane Asylum
Personal items highlight Gastonia area visitors and events
A rapid roundup notes visits from Mr. Harley Gaston of Lowell and many others to Gastonia and nearby towns. It mentions upcoming events such as the Confederate monument cornerstone laying and a big Oak Ridge picnic, plus local business and social moves including insurance work and a new automobile purchase.
Cornerstone Laying Set for Confederate Monument in Gastonia
Next Thursday August 8 Gastonia plans a large Confederate veterans day with a ceremonial cornerstone laying at the county monument. Special round trip rail rates from Charlotte and Mount Holly will boost attendance as the program features prayers, speeches by Attorney General T. W. Bickett, Crosses of Honor, Bible and flag presentations, and a veterans dinner served in picnic style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Todd
W. H. Reddisn
Wake County
Morganton
Wadesboro Ansonian
Court House
J. T. R. Cameron
William Gamble Camp
United Confederate Veterans
Oak Ridge School House
Bethel Township
York County
Black Jack
Connie Ratchford
Mayo Brothers Hospital
Rochester
Minn
Jas. R. Broom
North State Life Insurance Co
Kinston
J J. Simpson
Broom
Gastonia
Cornerstone of
Piedmont & Northern Railway
Charlotte
Mount Holly
G. A. Sparrow
J. W. Timberlake
T. W. Bickett
O. F. Mason
Thomas H. White
Gaston's
Cornerstone
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. M. Sloan
S. A. Kindley
J. D. Moore
Children of the Confederacy
Louisa Reid
S. A. Robinson
W. L. Gallant
M. H. Curry
S&s
H. M. Eddleman
D. A. Garrison
Mr. Grice
Rare Piece of Silver From 1833 Charlotte Mint Found in Arkansas
Two Little Rock men bought an antique 1833 half dollar marked made in Charlotte for fifty cents and later learned it is worth about fifty eight dollars. A collector confirmed the coin’s value and authenticity is being checked by the Treasury Department before possible sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
Little Rock
The
Arkansas Democrat
James S. Hoover
Oscar D. Old
William H. Fadie
Treasury Department
Washington
Singing School By Mr Kendrick At Crowders Creek Church
A singing school taught by Mr Thomas N Kendrick of Gastonia will begin at Crowders Creek A R P church on Wednesday and Thursday August 7 and 8. It is expected that attendance will be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas N. Kendrick
Gastonia
Crowders Creek A
Social Circles In Woman's Realm M'Ger Hunley Invitations
Invitations received in Gastonia announce Meta Belle McGhee and Lawrence Bismark Hunley to wed August 14 at McAdenville North Carolina. Also reported is the Pisgan church wedding of Florence Carson to Clyde Wood of Filbert South Carolina with a large bridal procession and reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
David McGhee
Meta Belle
Lawrence Bismark Hunley
McAdenville
North Carolina
Pisgan Church
Florence Carson
Clyde Wood
Filbert
8. C
Mary Whiteside
J. W. Carson
Newberry
D. C
Mendelsshon
B. O. Shannon
E. G. Carson
Charlotte
S. C
FE. G. Carson
Eugenia Simpson
Edgemoor
8S. P. Lackey
Fallston
Flag claimed as Stonewall Jackson’s wound flag found in New Jersey
Wilbur F. Sadler adjutant general of the New Jersey National Guard showed Lieutenant Governor Ellyson of Virginia a flag he believes is the one that bore the mortal wound of Stonewall Jackson after it was captured at Chancellorsville. Ellyson plans to return to Virginia to verify the flag with Capt. J. P. Smith and seek its restoration at a ceremony with Governor Wilson and New Jersey guards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stonewall Jackson
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Wilbur F. Sadler
New Jersey National Guard
Gov. Ellyson
Virginia
Wilson
Capitol
Sadler
Ellyson
Richmond
Jackson
Health and Tuberculosis Health as a personal matter and vitality
Tuberculosis is framed as largely personal in nature. The piece urges building vigor and energy to resist decline, warns of the burden of illness, and recommends taking time to recover health and return to a productive life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Father
Virtue of Cheerfulness Highlighted by Lord Lytton
Quoted line praises cheerfulness as a virtue to strive for in life. It attributes the maxim to Lord Lytton and frames it as a timeless moral counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Lytton
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gaston
News OF the County
Ious
Bessemfer Briefs
MR. Simmons
B. H. DePriest
Shel
Simmons and
Southern Railway and Tobacco
Harley Gaston
W. B. Morris
D. A. Page
Columbia
J. L. Oates
Yorkville
E. Bryan Jones
E. F. Reid
Chester
A. G. Mangum
A. C. Jones
J. L. Caldwell
Presbyterian College For Women
Ida C. Hardin
Clover
L. L. Hardin
Flowe Robinson
Bethune
Confederate Monument
W. N. Davis
Morristown, Tenn
Lucile Devlin
Annie Russell
Rock Hill
J. H. Jenkins
P. N. Bailey
Winston- Salem
Chunn
Memphis
Frank Wilson
Graham
Mont & Northern
R. R. Mauney
J. Tr. R. Cameron
Heath
M. A. Moten
M'Ger-Hunley
Wood-Carson
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