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THURSDAY. NOV. 29. 1906.
Death of Victor D'ana
To the many people in Hickory
who since his childhood -£
known Victor D'ana, the new
will come with a terrible shock
that death in its most tragic forir
has overtaken that brillian',
handsome boy. For a numbei
of years Victor spent his sum
mers here and warmly attracte
to him all those with whom h*
was associated. But his ment«
calibre was innately delicatel.
and he often brooded over
and incidents of the past fo
which, had he only realized it
he himself was not in any wa:
censured. He grew up to be P
young man of splendid talentf
and possessed of all the arts and
graces. Wherever he went he
made friends. After graduating
from the Kentucky State College
with distinction he became a
civil engineer and obtained em
ployment from the rail-road. But
at intervals brooding over past
troubles produced habits that
were to be regretted. During
such an interval he appeared at
a livery stable in Salem, Oregon,
which he had often patronized,
and requested to be allowed to
spend the night. One Gholson
• who was then in charge, rudely
and violently thrust him out and
called the police. Victor was
taken to the station house but
was sojn released by his friend,
the mayor.
But in his highly nervous state
• he did not realize what he was
doing. In a frenzy he went to
the stable and shot Gholson who
, had brutally refused him a
night's lodging and then flyinp
to the. grounds _of the blind .in*.
stitution he took his own life.
• That his mind was temporari
. ly deranged appeared very clear
ly from the lact that he repeat
edly declared that he had been
ineradicable disgraced by his ex
pulsion foom the stable and by
his arrest. It seems regrettable
i from every point of view ' that
■ Gholson did not have kindness
of heart sufficient to give Victor
D'ana the courtesy which most
■ men would have shown a dog.
The remains were brought
back to Hickory and laid to rest
among the many friends who
had known and loved the poor
boy in lile.' He has no enemies
here an 1 if he meets no harsher
judgment than has him
in Hickory the memary of his
mistakes will be blotted out for
ever. ,
Funeral of Young Victor
D'Anna.
The body of Victor D'Anna
did not reach here until No. 36
came in Thursday night, and the
family decided to have the fu
neral as early as possible nexi
morning; so, at 9:30 a. m. Fridaj
a few relatives and friends gath
ered at the residence of Mr. L.
R. Whitener; and Dr. Murphy,
who had loved the boy in his in
fancy, and been proud of the
promise of his manhood read a
few of those sublime passages oi
Scripture that we have so often
heard above our dead. A pray
er full of feeling and earnest
ness followed, and then the pro
cession set out for the cemetery.
.The pall-bearers were Dr. J. H.
Shuford, Messrs. Adrian Shu
ford, Robt. Martin, J. L. Cilly,
Fred Abernethy, Will Clinard.
Through a perfect autumn day,
along streets Where the late
flowers bloomed still, they bore
the boy who had so often trod
den those ways in all the joy
ousness of childhood, the pride
of his' youth. In "God's Acre
an the hill" they laid him away
to await the final judgment by
:he side of those who had loved
aim in life. He sinned, he su -
fered, he gave his wrecked lile
to save those he loved from soi
row, he thought God be me!-
ciful to him and all of us, miser
able sinners.
A. Motz, of Lincolnton. was in
:own Monday.
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not possess this quality of making your feet feel at home.
The RALSTON HEALTH SHOE is a shaped-fehaped Ilk;
the humanfoot. We have in our store shoes like this picturee
also shoes more extreme or less pronounced in style-=-you
may choose. But every pair is built so that the inside con
formsto the mould of the foot that Wears it. You will be
comfortable if you walk out of this store with Raistons on.
Come in and Say "Show Me."
Link's Shoe Store.
Just in HANNAN' SHOES $5.50 to $6.50
STILL THEU 60
Every day of our great Novem
ber Sale has been an active
Busy Day.
BUYERS EAGERL Y TAKING OUT THE HEAVY
WINTER DRESS GOODS, UNDERWEAR,
SH€>ES,FLANNELS,OVERCOATS,AND CLOTH
ING,-FULLY APPRECIATING THE SPECIAL
PRICES AT WHICH THEY ARE BEING SOLD.
200 suits of Men's heavy fleeced Underwear strictly
first quality, worth 50c, going in this sale for 39c
Men's best 50c dress and work Shirts going at 39c.
Outing Flannels worth 10c for 6c.
Best grede of heavy Bleached Domestic for 8 l-2c.
Wool leans Cloth for 19c.
12c yai4 wide Percales for 8 3-4 c.
Men's aild Ladies heavy and fine Shoes at greatly
reduced prices.
Big lot of Samples for Children and Men in heavy
Shoes at actual cost to make* $1 pair.
Ladies $1.25 goat Shoes for $l. Just in.
CLOTHING.
i. Closing out all we have at less than cost; all
kinds of Overcoats for Men and Boys, $2.48 to $9.98
Men's Suits from $3.48 to $9.48. Great values.
Ladies Jackets and Skirts, large and complete
line to selent from.
Skirts, $1.48 to $4.98
Hosiery of all kinds very cheap. Full line of
Ladies and Men's dress and work Gloves specially
reduced in price.
DONT FAIL TO ATTEND THIS GREAT
SALE AND REMEMBER IT WILL CLOSE ON
THE 20th
McCOY MORETZ
HICKORY, N.C.
Death of Mr. R. M. Whitener.
Mr. R. M. Whitener died at the
home his son on the 27th. He
had been a suffer for a longtime
from u cancer of the face and
for some days his death had
been expected. He was 81 years
of age, and was a native of Cat
awba county. He moved to Hick
ory with his son's family about
a week or ten days ago.
A good eitiz n an earnest
Christian, he lived an upright
life, and died the death of the
righteous, bearing his affliction
patiently, and doing his duty in
every relation of life.
A Runaway this Morning'
The horse that pulls the deliv
ery wagon for the Shell Grain &
Feed Co., while left by the driv
er standing on the street this
morning (Friday) became fright
ened and ran with the wagon
and played smash in the front of
Umstead's store, knocking down
the sign post and smashed out a
large glass in the big show win-,
dow breaking chine ware, toys,
etc. The animal was not hurt,
the only damage to ti>e horse
was the harness badly broKen up.
Robert Helton, a noted charas
ter, living in East Hickory, went
hunting Thanksgiving Day, and
came home drunk. There was
quarreling between him and his
wife, then the report of a gun;
and the little eightcyear-old
boy rushed out scream ihg to the
neighbors that his father had
shot his mother. When the hor
rified women ventured in, they
found the poor wife with a
ghastly gun-shot wound on th
back of the head laying bare the
skull over a surface som? inches
tcross. Medical aid wa3 sum
moned and the victim of drink
and a husband's brutality is do
iig well now. Helton is held
'iere waiting the development of
the case. Public anger is strong
against him.
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REAL ESTATE.
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J THANKSGIVING
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lasting. That the clouds of ad
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and that your
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and Crime.
A t«j • horror was told by marks
of human blood in the home of J. W.
Williams, a well known merchant of
Bae, Ky. He writes: "Twenty yean
ago I had Severe hemorrhages of th?
luugs, and \vas near death when Ibe
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and E. B. Menzies' Druggist. 50c
and $l. Trial bottle free.
Human Blood Marks
RadcliSe Shoes.
If you want the easiest wearing
neatest looking Shoe in town,
see the RADCLIFFE at
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SLtDGt & PLEASAhTS
Leaders in Dry doods and No
tions. New shipment of Hats
and Caps just arrived.
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Sledge & Pleasants
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lbartteee Co.
Is Now Open for Business.
All kinds of Harness, Saddles, Bridles and
Collars. Also repairing done. Call on us in
the Umstead Old Stand.
J. R. GANTT, Mir.
Now is A
j the Time.
to. think about your new suit for
THANKSGIVING
and we are ready to show you
Clothing that is absolutely correct
in every detail, correct cut, correct
length, correct lapels, correct pat
terns, made as well as if made to
your measure, shape retaining to
the last hour, and most important
our prices are very reasonable. m ' i
Have you seen the new shapes in '
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soft and stiff hats? We have them
$3 to $5; and a complete line of I f
men's furnishings. 1
We will be pleased to show you
through our stock.
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Mrs. A. P. Whitener
HICKORY, N. C.