| WiiEN YOU SPEND
| EVERY DOLLAR
a o' vonr income some one else puts the money in the bank. Why
? not do vonr own banking? •-
I Fla.:i. g your income In the bank doesn't mean you will have • ■
8 less money— it usually means you will have more at the end of
? the year- why delay the matter? an account of your own
8 —don't let the other fellow do your banking for you. ..
We make no charge for check or pass books and will give
g your account, no matter how small or how large, our most careful
| conservative attention.
Under Government supervision. Absolute safety guaranteed.
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| HICKORY, N. C.
Business Builders
advertisements inserted under this
head at 5 cents a line for each insertion
front town lots. Close
jn. Prices moderate. Haith
cock, the real estate man.
FOR RENT— 4 room cottage. Ap- f
ply to W. T. Sledge. t
Those town lots on Maple and j
Spiuce streeos fronton 2 streets, j J
Choice lots,close in. Don't wait.
See Haithcoek, the real estate
man. (
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WE are showing an unusually at
tractive line of Spring ' dress
goods in neat grey check and *
plaids, panamas, Voiles Batisce *
Mohair, etc. Sledge & Pleasants (
Think of a good town lot close (
in. Double front at $3OO. Haith- ]
cock, the real estate man. s
YOU will be pleased with our
stylish Spring skirts and waist. 
The very latest styles in mate- I
rials and cuts. Sledge & Pleasants t
Double header town lots, clo: e
in. Prices low. See Haithcoek* s
the real estate man.
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WE make a specialty of the very
best materials that can be sold
for 50c, 75c and $l.OO v
Sledge & Pleasants. J
Dwelling house and lots from c
$375 all the way up to $5,500. •
Haithcoek, the real estate man, f
WHITE waist goods and A. F. *
C. Ginghams. 40 incb white c
Lawns you should see before t
they are all gone.
Sledge & Pleasants.
WANTED—For U. S. Army able-
bodied, unmarried men, betweer ages of ,
21 and 35, citizens of United States, of
good character and temperate habits,who *
can speak, read and write English, For i
information apply to Recruiting Officer,
15 We6t Trade St., Charlotte, N. C.;
26 1-2 South Main St., Asheville, N. C.*, *
Bank Building, Hickory, N. C.; 417 i-S • 1
Liberty St., Winston-Salem, N. C.; 1 (
Glenn Building, Spartanburg, S. C.; c
Hayn«worth and Conyer's Building,
Greenville, S. C.; or Kendall Building, (
Columbia, S. C. (
NO better quality, no better 
prices can be had in lace cur
tains. Come and see them. i
Sledge & Pleasants. 
Dr. W. H. Wakefield, of Char- !
lotte, N. C., will be in Hickory
at Marshall House on Thursday,
March 28th for the purpose of
treating diseases of Eye, Ear,
Nose and Throat, and fitting
Olasses. On this visit the doc
tor's fees for glass fitting will be
reduced one-half. ' r
There is no article of food
more nutritious or healthful than
Argo Red Salmon. As a brain
and muscle builder, it is far
ahead of beef or other meats.
Don't miss the "Novelty
Songs" next Monday night —
"Sneezing Song," * Laughing
Song," "Stuttering Song/'"Lis
ping Song," and many others,
as sung by Mr. William T. Hous
ton.
The Southern Railway has is
sued an order which means that
cigarettee smokers must go in all
the departments, except that of
the car cleaning, switching and
round-house departments. From
the president down to the call
boys and light tender users of
the "coffin tack" must quit the
habit or the road,
LOCAL ANE PERSONAL. !
W. Harvey Whitener, of Le* ;
noir, spent Sunday in the city. (
Mr. J. T. Boatright,of Moores
ville, spent Sunday in Hickory.
See the Morrison Bros. Co.'s j
great free trial proposition in
this issue.
Thomas M. Hufham spent a
a few days in Asheville this week
on legal business.
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The collection at the Reformed
church on last Sunday for For
eign Missions was a liberal one.
Miss Fannie Ingold has re
turned home after spending sev
eral months in Washington, D.
c -
Mr. J. L. Moretz, ot Meat
Camp, N. C., returned home
Friday after visiting his two 
sons in this city. :
Miss Mary Rosebrough will
conduct her millinery opening
March 20th and 2Jst. See ad in 1
this issue. i
Prof. Geo. W. Hawn has re. j
signed his position as principal
of a graded school in Columbia,
S. C., and is now at home.
A rare and unique rframatic 0j
and musical program will be ren- j
dered by "The Houstons" at j
the Academy of Music next Mon
day night, March 18th.
" When you begin to look around J
for progressive merchants, you (
can't find more enterprise .than £
with The Morrison Bros. Co. i
See their ad for bargains in this 
issue.
Mrs. W. E. Sloan of States- j
ville, returned home Monday af- ]
ter spending.a few days with (
her cousin, Mrs. D. E. Hawn. 
Mrs. Hawn went home with her \
and will spend a few days. ]
Olive Lockwood Houston
one of the few women on the
Lyceum platform who has suc
cessfully read the different
Shakespearean scenes before
critical audiences of the larger
cities. Be sure to hear her at
the Academy of Music next Mon* ]
day night, March IBth.
A series of gospel meetings
will be held in the Reformed
church beginning on Sunday
night, March 24, and the Rev.
Walter Rowe is expected to as
sist the pastor, Dr. Murphy.
Rev. J. L. Murphy conducted
the funeral services of Miss
Fisher, the daughter of Mr. Will
Fisher who lives a few miles
south of Hickory. It will be re
membered that Miss Fisher's
clothing caught on fire and she
was badly burned, resulting in
her death. The burial took place
at Zion Lutheran church.
The annual meeting of the
Woman's Missionary Societies
will meet in Hickory April 9 th
10th and 11th. Tuesday morning
' the Central Committee and Ai
■ sociational Vice-president will
have a session, in afternoon the
' Convention will be organized.
On the night of the 9th Rev. L.
. Johnson, State Secretary, will
t address an open meeting on
State Missions. Night of the
10th, Dr. Willingham or Dr. W.
1 H. Smith, Secretary of Foreign
i Missions, on Foreign Missions.
1 Night of the 11th Dr. Gray, of
f Atlanta, Secretary of Home
e Missions. Day meetings for la
dies only. \
Catawba coufity Should have a
e )unty fair —Hickory is the place;
Rev. 1. S. Moody spent Tues
day in Morganton.
Mr. A. A. Whilener, Esq., is
attending court in Morganton
this week.
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Mr. Geo. Cline, of Louisville, ,
Ky., is here visiting his father
and homefolks.
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Mrs. Geo. Dyer, of Roanoke,
Va., is here visiting her sister,
.»irs. J. H. Patrick.
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Mr. Luther Leach says the
"Clansman" is grand. He saw
it played in Salisbury.
Mrs. J. R. Gantt has jus.t com
pleted quilt that is made of
4907 pieces of cloth. • #.
J. D. Elliott was called to
Knoxville Saturday on account
of his father being sickj
Mr. M. H. Yount returned
from Raleigh Monday, The Leg
islature adjourned Saturday.
Mrs. Emma Taylor and Miss
Alice Boyden went to Asheville
Monday night to see the ' 'Clans
man."
The First National Bank tells
you the best place to put every
dollar of your income for abso
lute safety. See ad. i
J. Mac Holbrook and W. B.
Blythe, liverymen, from Hun
tersville, came up Tuesday and
bought a few horses from the
Henkel Live Stock Co.
Mr. Shell and two daughters,
of Sutherland, came down Wed
nesday to visit his two sons,
Messrs. L. and W. C. Shell.
The Southern Symphony Band
will give an oyster supper Friday
night, March 22nd, in the Acade
my of Music. Free music will
be furnished by the b^nd.
J. D. Elliott returned from
Knoxville Wednesday morning
where he was called to the bed
►sideQf his father, who has just
rallied from another stroke of
paralysis.  -
Of course you regreat having
missed hearing Opie Read and
Fred ErAerson Brooks. Now
don't miss "The Houstons." Be
sure to get your tickets in time,
and then go in spite of a little
danjp wither.
Misses Curtis and Hamilton
from Newark, N. J., came to
Mrs. Chadwick's home Thurs
day, March 7th. They are friends
of Miss Wharton who spent a
winter several years ago with
Mrs. Ko.vster,
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Watch for the transparences of
Argo Red Salmon in your gro
cer's window. No better Salmon
packed at any price,
First Ball Game of the Season,
Lenoir College baseball team
and Catawba College team will
play ball on the grounds - of Le
noir College Saturday, March
16th. at 3 o'clock p. m. Lenoir
will play Rutherford College on
the latter's grounds Monday,
March 18th.
School Closes at Brookford,
The public school at Brookford
taught by Misses Laura Thoma
son and Josephine Murphy closed
Saturday night, March 9th, wich"
a public entertainment. Tne
exercises were of a high order,
and the singing by th children,
the recitations, the drills, the
tableaus, and tfantomines showed
the careful training on the part
of the teachers. This is the sec
ond school taught by these voung
ladies at this place and the re
sults make them among the most
successful of our public school
teachers in the county.
A Kansas negress got very
mad recently because her grocer
sent her a pound of butter mark
ed "Colored." The grocer was
? only complying with the new
, food law, but the colored sister
thought he was handing her a
1 lemon.
SOCIETY NTEWS;
Wednesday, MarcH 6th, the
Hickory Book Club Was enter-i
tained by Mrs. "Ramsay. Five'
visitors, Mesdames Aull, Bryan '
Jones, Boy den, Taylor and E.
Cline were present. A profu
sion of Spring flowers, Narcisus,
freexiers, daffodils, hyacinths
dilighted the eve while the rosy
light of shaded candles was the
pleasant outward symbol of the i
inward glow ofisocial enjoyment. 1
The literary part of the hour was
as usual with quotations, opin
ions on books read in the interim
since last assembling, current
events and a very entertaining
talk by the hostess on her book —
Coniston by Churchill. This is
considered by many of the mem
bers; as the most interesting of
the series, although the diversi
ty in kind would make it hard to
choose, as the following list will
show;
The Dilrine Fire Sinclair
The Son of the People Orczy
Love of a Lady Lane
Fenwick's Career • Ward
Lady Aaltimore Wister
Life of Joseph Jefferson Wilson
Thread of Gold , N
Miss Primrose Gibson
Tom Moore Say re
London Films _ Howells
Peter and Alexis MerekoWski
The Sporters Beach
Coniston Churchill
Our National Parks Muis
The delight of the festive
board were also greatly enjoyed.
Miss Essie Seagle was the
hostess of The Travellers' Club
Thursday, MaTch 7th. After
quotations on "Foreign Coun
tries" it was an interesting coin
cidence that the wives of three
minters, the reformed, the Bap
tist and Episcopal should give
the CUb the results of their
"predigested travel." Mrs.
Murphy presented the visits of
Dickens to France, Mrs. Gwalt
ney to Switzerland, Mrs. . Moody
to Italy. Mrs. Chacjwick read
Byron's Prisoner of Chillon, and
translated from the French a
short account of Bonnivard. Af
ter current events were given,
the hostess served a salad course
ss®. i. assmiM
WATCH REPAIRINQ.
For years my Repair Department
hft» given the best satisfaction,
TJiere is a reason for this and that
is the quality of the work done.
We make a 'specialty of repairing
Fine and Complicated Watches and
have one of the finest equipped repair
departments in the South.
AU work, large or small, receives
the same attention and all guaranteed to
give perfect Satisfaction.
WATCH INSPECTOR FOR SOUTHERN RY.
GEO E. BISANAR.
Hickory, N. C.
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We will have our Spring
Millinery Opening
March 21st and 22nd.
to give us a call &J
Si,"* our
Mrs, A. P. Whitener, Milliner
Hickory, N. C.
wftii toffee. Theft that ail might
enjoy tiie absurdity of its non
sense, Miss Geitttei 1 Fead a short
"Pat Clbiiifi&nd the Fore
telling-lady"—by the author ot
"Pigs is Pigs," and the hearty
laughter showed that merri
ment's good work was being
done. • .
.Mrs. W. A. Rudisill entertain
ed the Hound Dozen Book Club
with Mrs. Watson and Mrs. W.
White as visitors, on March 6th.
After quotations, Mrs. Rudisill
t Id of he* special book, "The
Divine Fire," and its author,
Mary Sinclair. At the hostess'
request, Mrs. Leßoy Whitener
read one of Ellis Parker Butler's
delightful stories which was
thoroughly enjoyed Mrs. Wat
son then gave a beautiful poem
which added much to the after
noon's enjoyment. Mrs. White
assisted the hostess in serving
delicious refreshments in two
courses. Spring's lovely flowers
—Jonquils, were given each
guest.
A lady who understands ad
vertising says: "Mo lady wishes
to be looked upon as a shopping
fiend; she does not care to go
into a store and have a merchant
show all his stock in order to
find out whether he keeps what
she .vishes to purchase and
whether the article is sold at a
trice she can afford. It is much
easier and pleasanter to look
through the advertisements of a
paper than it is to bore the clerks
and waiste her own time. Next
to the local news items, the ad
vertisements in a paper stating
articles for sale # with prices, will
keep much of the money that
goes to the large cities at home. '
Having sold our livery business
to J. H. Aikin, we yet have some
gdQounts out that we fliust collect
by April Ist. Parties owing us
can find our books at Aber-.
nethy's & Whitener's Hardware
store. Piease call and see us
once,
Shell & Southerknd,
Hickory, N. C.
Glenn HenKel spent Sunday in
Lenoir.
"WE DEAL IN DIRT "
THESE ARE A FEW CHOICE PIECES OF PEAL ESTATE
FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION
HOUSES AND LOTS.
No. 54. Watauga and School streets. Elegant ten .room house. Beautifully
finished in naturqj wood. Every modern convenience. Lot 150x320 feei:
Look at the price, only - " $3500
No. 31. East Hickory, five room house, new in good condition, corner lot 100
xlso. An unusually nice plate * $l2OO
No. 30. Seven Room House, Morganton St., near center Of town. Lot IOOx
320 . - - $2OOO
No, 33. Robinson St. One of the most beautiful places in town. Ten room
modern in every respect. Lot 150x300. Garden, fruit trees, etc $6OOO
No. 23. Rrookford St. Three room cott ge, new, in good condition, 1 3-4
acres land. Price |6?O
No. 8. Shuford Ave. Three blocks from center of town. 10-room house finished
in Hardwood. Corner lot. Ideal residence for physician $3250
No. 16- Horseford Heights. l Six room house, good condition, 3 1-2 acres
land. Large barn, con-crib and outhouses, will exchange for desirable
farm or sell for - - $lBOO
No. 7. Cottage on Robinson St. 3-room, in center of town. Lot 100x200 ft. $7OO
A RARE OPPORTUNITY, ENTIRE SQUARE, Three blocks
from center of town, containing store building, two nice cottages and
three building lots. All houses in first-class condition. Store is paying well
and owner will sell his stock of goods and good itill of the business at
cost, wishes to move away from Hickory. This is a investment
in real-estate and good opportunity to acquire an establishment paying
business - - . $4500
DESIRABLE BUILDING LOTS. '
No. 53. Two lots on Hope Ave., facing Lenoir College. Each 83x350. Price
for each lot only $265
No. 40. 77 1-2x200 Worth St., convenient, desirable neighborhood $450
No. 39. Oakland Heights. Desirable lot 88x155 feet for which we are asking
only " - v. > $5O
No. 32. Church St. K Good location. Lot 100x500 $650
No. 28. Bridge St. Nice lot 102x215. Good location, exactly where you want
to build a home * $5OO
No. 27. Horseford Heights. 500 feet front by 300 deep, Occupies top of
beautiful ridge, oonvenient to graded school. Will sell as a whole or sub
divide. Here is a bargain for - $5OO
No. 24, 7 1-2 aores. Brookford and Shell streets / $B5O
No. IS, 4 Lots South Shell Street, each $35
No. 14. North Church St. Lot 150x100. Good value $250
No. 45. Martin St. Lot 100x200. Our price on this beautiful lot is only $9OO
No. 18. 5 aores. Fronts two streets on outskirts of town $l2OO
Jones and Mattocks
Dealers in City and Country Property both improved and uninproved. Also
timber lands, water powers and mineral properties. We have three offices,
and correspondents all over thfc country. . •,
Hickory Office Oyer First National Bank. v Phone 225,
Our Office is open on Tuesday and Sat urday nights.
I MY I
Spring Opening. 1
| FINE MILLINERY |
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20th & 21st I
I Miss Mary Rosebrough, £
Hickory, N. C.
Absolute Safety !
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Is the best thing we have to offer.
Other inducements are of secondary
importance. Upon this basis only,
do we solicit your patronage.
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The Hickory Banking &
Trust Co