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Gastonia Gazette, June 80: Mr.. w. j.
Alexander, who was sentenced by
Judge Shaw at the last term Of Cas-
ton county superior court to serve
eight months on the county chaingang
for retailing whisky, was Saturday
granted a pardon by Governor Aycock.
The petition for his pardon was pre-
sented to the governor by Alexander's
attorney, Mr.. r. B. Wilson. The con-
ditions Of the pardon imposed a fine OF
$25 and the payment Of the cost OF the
trial. 5000. Mr.. Leslie M. Adams and
Mr.. Thomas M. Adams leave tonight
for Colorado Springs, Col. Mr.. Leslie
Adams is just recovering from recent
severe illness and goes to Colorado for
his health. ...... Miss Connie Baber,
who has been visiting in Yorkville, re-
turned home yesterday. On his re-
turn from Nicholasville, KY, Thursday
nighr, Rev. NJ. Meg. Shields, pastor or
the Presbyterian church, found await
ing him a call from the Presbyterian
church at High Point. He left for
that place yesterday to look over the
field and preach for the congregation
which has extended the call. Mr..
Shields was favorably impressed with
Nicholasville and the church there, but
will not be prepared to definitely an
nounce his plans for the future until
he returns from High Point. The
friends of Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Beard
sympathize deeply with them in the
death Of their youngest child, Charlie,
aged twelve months and twenty-five
days, which occurred Saturday morning
at 3.2O o'clock. The little one had been
sick two weeks, death resulting from
meningitis. The funeral was held ut
the home Saturday afternoon after
which the little body was tenderly con-
signed to its resting place in the city
cemetery. The funeral and burial
services were conducted by DR.. ]. G..
Galloway. Mr.. r. Lee Jenkins, Of
the firm Of Spencer and Jenkins, tin
ners, was severely injured Friday at
McColl, s. c., by falling from the top
of a two-story house which he was
roofing. No bones were broken but he
was badly bruised and will probably
not be able to work for some time.
The particulars Of the accident are not
known. A message to his mother, Mrs.
N. E. Jenkins, Saturday was to the
effect that he was resting we'll. Mr..
Jenkins many friends here will regret
to hear of his misfortune.
LANCASTER.
Ledger, July /: Mr.. ]. E. Taylor,
left Monday for Due West to attend
the marriage of his sister-in-law, Miss
Jennie Edwards. to Rev. o. Y. Bonner,
which was to come Off yesterday at
Due West. The little six-year-
daughter of Mr.. w. B. Blackmon, ST.,
while playing in a wagon last Sunday
fell out and broke her
right arm above the elbow. DR..
Poovey set the broken limb. .... Tom
Dunlap, colored, living on Mr.. T. F.
Culp's place, was badly cut in four or
five places about his arms and body
last Sunday afternoon by Berry Fisher,
also colored. Tom claims that Mutch
Crane and another Negro held him
while Berry carved him with a razor.
Mr.. Culp had sent the darkies to the
pasture for his mules and it was there
the falling out occurred. Several Of
Toms wounds were very severe. DR..
McDow sewed them up and the Negro
will get we'll. .....At the recent meet
ing Of the trustees of Erskine college
the degree D. D., was conferred on
Rev. T. c. Boyce, pastor of the A. r.
P. church at Salem, Tenn. Rev. Mr..
Boyce is brother Of Rev. E. E. Boyce
Of this county. .... Our old friend, Mr..
Alex. Steele, Of the Creek section, cele-
brated his eighty-third birthday last
Saturday, with a family reunion and a
big birthday dinner. Thirty-one chill
dren, grandchildren and great-grand-
children were present besides few
special friends of the old gentleman,
among whom was Sheriff Hunter. The
sheriff enjoyed the day hugely and
made his friends envy his good for
tune as he told Of the excellent dinner
served at Mr.. Steele's that day. .....
Language is inadequate to properly
denounce any person who, in his right
senses, would wilfully cut and injure
awnings which merchants have had
erected over the sidewalks in front of
their stores for the comfort Of the
public these hot sunny days. Monday
night some one cut large holes in the
awnings In front Of the Heath Bank
and Merchantile company's stores. the
Williams-Hughes company's and ]. B.
MackorelPs. The authorities are on the
alert to discover the perpetrator and
II they succeed he will be punished to
the full extent Of the law. Such acts
as this are about on a par with the
carrying off and breaking up one or
two Of the street lamps in East End
recently.
CHESTER.
Lantern, June 80: Rev. John Bass
Shelton gave out a slip of paper last
Sunday to each Of his auditors on
which he said would be found every
reference in the Bible to baptism, and
In this connection he announced that
next Sunday morning he would preach
on Baptism" and would tell, in addi-
tion to what the Bible says, what the
fathers, scholars, and poets say on the
subject. At the evening service there
was a good audience to hear the first
Of the series Of sermons to young men.
The subject was 1.-The young man and
his friends" and 1t was both enter
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