Business Builders
Advertisements inserted under this
head at 5 cents a line for each insertion
LOST —Watch Fob,with an "Old
English" "C" engraved on it.
Reward if returned to this office.
LOST —A black silk umbrella
with pearl handle, gold band
around handle. Reward if re
turned to J. A. Bowles' Store.
GET any kind of field and gar
den seed at The Hall Co.
New summer lawns and white
waistings at J. A. Bowles.
FOULTRY—TweIve popular va
rieties, eggs $1 for fifteen. Write
for list of varieties. J. T. Yo
der, R. F. D. 1, Hickory, N. C.
"When trading at The Morri
son Bros. Co., call for Cash Reg
ister receipts, and share in their
monthly dividends ''
Rockers at W. 0. Plavers
store from SI.OO each up. Call
and see them. Your credit is
good with me.
GET garden and field seeds for
early or late planting.
• . The Hall Co.
The "Elwin Clapp" spring
shoes and oxfords now being
shown at,
Moretz Whitener Clo. Co.
See new belts and collars at
J. A. Bowles.
SPRING and Summer under
wear on sale at The Hall Co.
CHOICE styles in white goods
at The Hall Co.
If you intend to travel, you
may want a new trunk, get a good
one at J. A. Bowles .
"The Morrison Bros. Co. give
away half of one day's Cash Reg
ister receipts in each month.
Don't fail to call for Cash Regis
ter Receipt when you make your
purchase."
Nice black goods for shirts and
dresses at J. A. Bowles.
You should see the latest pro
duction in go carts at Player's
Furniture Store next to Shell
Grain and Feed Co. Call for the
Baltimore folder.
WANTED—For U. S. Army able
bodied, unmarried men, between ages of
ai and 35, citizens of United States, of
good character and temperate habits,who
can speak, read and write English. Men
wanted now for Philipine service. Fo r
information apply to Recruiting Officer,
15 West Trade St., Charlotte, N. C.;
26 1-2 South Main St., Asheville, N. C.;
Bank Building, Hickory, N. C.; 4*7 1-2
Liberty St., Winston-Salem, N. C.;
Glenn Building, Spartanburg, S. C
Haynsworth and Conyer's Building
"ireenville, S. C.; or Kendall Building
Columbia, S C.
I have a car load of the best
bedroom suits for the money in
the city. Call and inspect them.
W, O. Player.
College Street.
The Morrison Bros. Co., have
just received a large shipment of
the very latest records for Vic
tor and Edison Graphophones.
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Wanted —a white girl to do
light house work. Address,
Democrat Office..
Men's Korrect Shape shoes for
summer wear at J. A. Bowles.
Thorough bred buff and bard
Ply moth Rock Eggs for tale 15
for 75 cts. Apply,
O. J. Brewer.
Buy your Straw hats from,
Moretz Whitener Clo. Co.
FOR RENT—A nice 9 room
dwelling on Church street, 8
blocks from post office.
JohnE. Haithcock.
The grocers are buying Argo
Red Salmon because it takes no
argument to sell it and the cus
tomers come back for more. •*
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Have you seen Mr. Jones' hat?
J. L. Riddle spent Tuesday
in Morganton.
Prof. D. K. Mcßea is in the
city this week.
Miss Lila Richardson spent Sun
day in Lincolnton.
You could hardly term it kid
napping nor brain storm.
No man ever lost his reputation
or his friends by acting on the
square.
Providence doesn't seem to
work overtime lowering our rent
for us.
Mr. J. M. Little is moving in
to the Dr. Baker cottage near the
graded school.
The telephone Co is now giving
Sunday service. Certain hours
will be observed.
Mr. D. M. McComb is spending
the week in Watauga getting up
a lot of cattle.
Mr. E. V. Morton will soon
move into his handshme new
dwelimg jnst completed.
Mrs. Dr. W. L. Abernethyand
Mrs. W. S. Martin went to New
ton Tuesdav evening.
Jones the real estate man sub
mits a few remarks for the good
of humanity in this issue.
We will publish the notes of
Claremont College commence
ment in our next issue.
Miss Bessie Little has returned
home after spending several
weeks with her cousin in Concord.
Miss Adelade Boyd, of Clare
mont College left Tuesday even
ing for her home at Spartanrurg
S. C.
Mr. J. W. Shuford and S. M.
Hamrick have their plans for
building two handsome resid
ences.
When will Hickory build a new
hotel? is the question asked by all
traveling men as they come into
town.
A number of people went to
Newton Tuesday night to attend
commencement exercises at Ca
tawba Coliege.
Hickory does not need more
side tracks but better depots. A
new siding is now being put in
clear through the city.
Mrs. Julia Cooper and children
have returned from a trip to
Taylorsville visiting her father
Mr. Matthewson.
If you are going to the James
town Exposition you can be di
rected to a good stopping place
by calling on or writing to the,
Democrat Office.
It would greatly improve mat
ters if the appearance of things
were changed on the corner where
the old sheet iron tent stands at
the reai of this is a real trash
box and fire trap.
Rev. J. L. Murphy Rev. J. H.
Shuford and Mr. L, R. Whitener
left Wednesday A. M. to attend
the Annual meeting of the N. C.
Classis which convene in Bur- ,
lington today.
Miss Blanch Finger has bought
a pretty littie cottage on Clare
mont Street near the new
Presbyterian Church, and has
moved into it Her sister and
Aunt will make their home with
her.
Prof. . Garland Suttlemyre
principal of the graded school at
Wilkesboro, has returned home
after the closing of a very suc
cessful term. Prof. Suttlemyre
is held in high esteem as a teach
er in Wilkesboro and is expected
to return there next session.
We are publishing in this issue
some correspondence in regard
to the discrimination in freight
rates at Hickory. This is an im
portant matter to every business
man of Hickory and one that
should receive personal co-opera
tion.
1 Hickory must have better sts.
! if bonds did fail to carry this
i time. The City can get what
i money we nead for streets or
lights.
Rev. D. S. Miller* just from
the university of Chicago will
preach in Holy Trinity Lutheran
church Sunday evening, May 12th
at 8.00 P. M.
A series of meetings will begin
at the Methodist church next
§unday and continue through the
week. Rev. Willis of Mt. Zion
church is expected to preach.
There will be no services in
the Reformed chureh next Sun
day, the pastor is in Burlington
attending the t meeting of the
North Carolina Classis.
Revs. John Ingle, W. H. Mc*
Nairy, J. H. Shuford and elders
J. P. Rabb and L. R. Whitener
left Hickory for Burlington to
attend the North Carolina Classis
The singirg of Miss Daisy Car
penter, of Maiden, at the Re
formed church in Hickory last
Sunday was much enjoyed by
the large audience present.
Fresh water should be kept
running in the public watering
troughs all the time. There is
no scerarcity of water though
some times there is not sufficent
amountin the trough for the stock
on the account of this not being
looked after.
Mrs. Chadwick's Summer
School opened Monday, the 6th,
with seventy present in the class
es of that day. This does not
count the classes on the other
days which makes the number
enrolled reach over a hundred, It
is certainly gratifying to Mrs.
Chad wick to have the public re
spond with so much encourage
ment to her efforts. They recog
nize that it is what the community
needs. Thesd classes prepar
atory to establishing a regular
Choral Society. Everywhere
else in places of this size, Choral
Clubs flourish and Hickory wish
es to be in the van. Cowens
"Rose Maiden", a cantata of
great beauty, known by most
people by its celebrated "Bridal
Chorrus", is in prospect of being
given.
Rev. Vipperman at Hickory.
Rev. J. L. Vipperman, pastor of
the Dallas and East Gastonia Bap
tist churches, went to Hickory
yesterday for the purpose of help
ing Rev C. M. Robinson in a meet
ing which will contiue through
next Sunday. Mr. Vipperman
helped Mr. Robinson all of last
week, and they had such success
ful meeting that it was deemed
wise to continue the services for
yet another week. The meetings
are at the West Baptist church.
Gastonia News.
Death of Mother and Child.
Mr. Will Self of Lenoir, and
sister Miss May Self of Hickory
returned from Waynesboro Ohio
last Tuesday where they had
been to attend the funeral of
their sister Mrs. Alice Self Mosher
whose illness was noted in this
paper some weeks ago. Mrs.
Mosher died on Friday April 26th
and her little baby girl 6 weeks
old died on the following Monday.
Rev. and Mrs. Mo3her visited
their people in Hickory about 4
years ago.
The Argo Red Salmon of Alas
ka has the deepest red color, and
the finest flavor of any Salmon
packed. It is packed entirely by
machine, and not touched by the
human hand. One trial makes a
customer.
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Argo Red is an ideal
food. Thompson's dietetics, one
of the standard works on foods,
gives Scrmmell's tables as fol
lows: The per cent of muscle
building material irv beef is 19
per cent, eggs 13 per cent, Sal
mon 20 per cent. As a brain
food, beef 2 per cent, eggs
(whites) 2 1-8 per cent (yolk) 2
percent, Salmon 6 and 7 per|
cent. » j
Death of Mrs. Z. B. Whitener.
The death of Mrs. Mary Arndt
Whitener which occurred at her
home six miles south-east of
Hickory, on May 3, 1907, re
moves one of earth's purest and
best women. She decended from
a noble ancestry, being the grand
daughter of the Rev. Mr. Arndt,
the pioneer Lutheran minister in
this part of the country. She
was born Oct. 2,1828, and there
fore was 78 years, 7 months and
1 day old at % the time of her
death. On the 25th of August,
1847, she was married to Zora
bable Whitener and a happy
union it was. To them were
born eleven children, four, of
whom have fallen on sleep. The
living are Misses Elrnina. and
Jeretta, Mrs. Sarah Hahn, Mrs.
Walter Hahn, Mrs. W. E. Miller,
Mrs. Lewis Jones, and Mr. Au
gustus Whitener, of Stanley
Creek. She leaves a large num
ber of grand children, among
them is the Rev. Milton White
ner, of Conover. All of the chil
dren and many of the grand
children and great grand chil
dren were permitted to be pres
ent at the funeral which was
held from the house and con
ducted by her pastor, Rev. S. W.
Beck, assisted by the Rev. Mr.
Murphy. Her body was laid to
rest in the Whitener grave-yard
on the Robinson farm.
A large congregation of her
neighbors followed her remains
to the last resting place, giving
evidence of the high esteem in
which she was held. Hers was
a well spent life and she has
now entered upon her reward.
J. L, M. •
Hickory's New Officials.
A new set of town officials are
now at the helm and the man
agement of Hickory's affairs in
their hands. In the very outset
of their official career The Demo
crat bespeaks for them the hear
ty co-orperation of every loyal
citizen of our town.
Hickory is building up con
stantly and for that reason it
places extra burdens upon the
men at the wheel, Let all shoul
ders go to the wheel in an effort
to push Hickory to the front
with all possible speed, and along
all lines of an up-to-date city,
and make her grow even at a
greater pace than she has done
before.
The retiring board we have no
criticism to make. They were
men who labored earnestly and
discharged their duties as they
saw best for the
They retire with the confi
dence and esteem of the citizens
and their record for the good of
Hickory they leave behind them
will ever be recorded in the his
tory of our city.
Several picnics out of the city
were stated for to-day.
The early May showers is ben
eficial to the late wheat crop.
Mrs. S. F. Watson haa sold
through Haithcock agent a cot
tage and lot on Link St. to Miss
Matilda E. Hileman of Illinois.
Mr. J. L. Riddle is adding to
the appearance of his residenc
by adding another coat of paint
Please dont forget that it takes
money to run a newspaper and
that we need the amount you are
due us on subscription. Don't
wait for us to send a bill but pay
up now.
We regret to note the illness
of Thomas M. Hufham atty. who
was taken suddenly sick Tuesday
night. Mr. Hufham had several
cases in court thatihas been laid
over on account of his illness.
Mr. Hufham's baby is right
sick also.
Half the charm of people is
lost under the pressure of work
and the irritation of haste. We
rarely know our best friends on
their best side; our vision of
their noblest selves is constantly
obscuied by the mists of the
pre-occupation and weariness.—
i Hamilton W. Mabie.
Election in Highland.
The election in Highland Mon
day resulted in the election, for
Moyor, N. W. Clark; Aldermen,
J. W. Mouser, H. C. Killian, H.
|L. Duncan and Robert L. Hoke;
School Committee, Perry L. Hef
ner and John Newton. Bond
for a graded school building and
support of same carried by a
large majority.
WEST HICKORY
The municipal election was
held in West Hickory, and elect
ed for the Mayor of that pretty
little suburban city T. J. Leon
ard, Esq.; Aldermen, J. E. Cen
ter, R. H. Wilson and A. A. Fry;
School Committee, J. J. Hicks,
R. L. Maize and E. B. Brown.
There were no opposing tickets
and all went alone smoothly.
Town Officers Elected.
The town election held here
Monday was a quiet affair, there
was but one ticket before the
people and that was the result of
the regular primary convention.
The elected were: Mayor, J. H.
P. Cilley; Aldermen, Geo. E. Bi
sanar, J. D. Elliott and T. E.
Field; School Trustees, N. E.
Aull, G. F. Ivey and C. F. Bla
lock. The only issue before the
people was the vote on bonds.
There were 424 votes re£istered.
It would take 213 votes to carry
bonds. The number of votes for
bonds cast were 165; against 127'
A great many registered and
did not vote which, of course,
counted against. After the votes
were counted the candidates
made talks and invited the peo
ple to go to the soda fountain
and cigar stand and drink and
smoke at their expense.
S. A. L. Railway.
On our new schedule, effective
May sth, our No. 132 leaves Lin
colnton at 5:06 p. m., connecting
at Monroe at 8:35 p. m., with
train No. 32, ♦ which connects at
Hamlet with No. 84, arriving at
Richmond the next morning at
6:50 a. m.
In addition to this, we will
have special train to leave Char
lotte at 6a. m., morning of May
29th, making a day-light trip; ar
riving Richmond afternoon of
same date about 5:80 p. m. On
this train we will have General
J. S. Carr, ' with his staff and
Sponsors; the Mecklenburg
Camp and all the Camps along
our line, including Raleigh, Dur
ham, Oxford, etc.
The round trip rate from Hick
ory to Richmond and return is
16.15, these tickets will be sold
May 26th to June 2nd, with final
return limit of June 11th, but
can be extended to return as late
as July 6th upon payment of fee
of fifty cents. The return por
tion of tickets will be honored re
turning direct from Norfolk-
Portsmouth, it not being neces
sary for those who desire to at
the Exposition to return through
Richmond.
The rate from Richmond to
Norfolk is $2.50; however, on
Thursdays and Saturdays the C.
& 0., N.& W., and O. D. S. S.
Co. (steamer line down the
James River) will sell coach ex
cursion tickets from Richmond
to Norfolk for $1.50.
Argo Red Salmon at all gro
cers. Try it.
Fee pit who write things which
they would like to see printed in
a newspaper, should bear in mind
that what they write as their per
sonal opinion should be fathered
by them, and when they write
stuff that is not fit for them to
attach to their names to it should
never be printed. Remember the
rules of all decent neWspapeas
and you will never have ooasion
to put on the shoe This is the
rule which we give in all kind
ness. Never ask a newspaper to
do anything you are ashamed to
do vourself.
Argo Creamed Salmon, Scal
loped Salmon, Cutlets, or Cro
quettes, are among the most
tempting of cold weather dishes
At all grocers.
I REFRIGERATORS.
I Our Refrigerators are up-to-date
Our Refrigerators are right in price
Our Stock is complete
Our terins are cash or installment
Our advice is to buy early
And get what you want from our complete assortment
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i Hickory, N. C.
We have the best lawn mowers on the market.
Our prices on these are very low. Thev are guaran
| teed to give satisfaction.
I Mid-Summer White Sale
|j FOR 30 DAYS
!1 Beginning MAY 10th
our Stiokof WHITE |
(jJ mer Hats just in.
MM Come and let us show
(|g y° u these beautiful.
m Don't forget 10 per cent off on
|I all White Goods .
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Grand Distribution
of Dinner Sets to Our Customers
Our reputation as purveyors of the RIGHT GOODS at the
RIGHT PRICES cannot be questioned. It is our constant aim
and study to merit your patronage by making it to your interest
to deal with us.
We have contracted with the largest pottery in the United
States to furnish us with a large quantity of Dinner Sets, which
we intend to distribute among our CASH CUSTOMERS as an
appreciation of their cash trade and as an advertisement for our
store.
The distribution of these handsome, hand painted, gold
liued, three color decorated Dinner Sets in no wise affects our
prices in any department of our business. We are distributing
these sets wita the idea in view th?t, all other things being equal
you will eontinue to favor us wit h your patronage and speak t»
your friends and neighbors with a view of their gettir g a Dinne'
Set after becoming our permanent customers.
We are always on the lookout for new cash customers an i
believe the wide-awake purchasing public will not be slow to ap
preciate the fact that this great distribution of Dinner Sets is an
exceptionally strong bid for increased trade.
Call at our store at your earliest convenience that we may
explain our plan to you.
SLEDGE & PLEASANTS
Absolute Safety !
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Is the best thing we have to offer.
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Other inducements are of secondary
importance. Upon this basis only,
do we. solicit your patronage.
The Hickory Banking &
Trnst Co