DeKoven Male Quartette. -
The DeKoven Male Quartette
and Miss Estelle Van Horn,
Reader, will be at the Academy
of Music on Jan. 17th. The con
certs given by tnis com piny have
elicitedi the highest praise every-'
where, and have never had an
adverse criticism. The New Yoi k
World says that Mr. Burnside,
the first tenor, "possesses a voice
of rare culture and of exception
al high range, reaching high C
and even higher tones with per
fect ease, and power rarely
equaled." Messrs. Blackman,
Scott and Bemus have deceived
equally high praise for their solo
work.
The quartette is noted for its
ensemble work, which is char
acterized by perfect blending and
shading. Strong individually and
collectively, they know how to
entertain and please all.
Of Miss Estelle Van Horn,
Prof. Southwick, of the Emerson
College of Oratory, of Boston,
says, "Miss Van Horn is rapidly
winning her way among the
promising young readers now be
fore the public. Tall, graceful
and attractive in presence, she "
possesses a voice many-toned and
well attuned. She interprets
good literature with dramatic
spirit, with convincing earnest
ness, telling directness,
sympathy. Her work has for#,
finish, and charm." It is* safe
to say that no stronger concert
company is before the public
t)day.
Death of Mrs. Mary Matthews
Tne death of Mrs. Mary Mat
thews which occured at the
home of her brother. Mr. H. M.
Doll, removed from our midst
one of the most lovely charac
ters and one of the ripest saints,
S'.ie was a woman of strong in
tellectjal powers and much cul
ture. She was the widow of the
late Dr. Matthews of Reidsville,
N. C., and the daughter of the
lace Rev. Mr. a Presbyteri
an minister. She died Decem
ber 21 ar.'] on the morning of
December a short service 1
conducted by the Rev. J. L.
Murphy was held in the home
when her body was conveyed to
Reidsville and laid to rest. 1
1
Week of Prayer. - 1
The week of prayer will be ob- {
served by different churches of
Hickory and the services will be- s
gin next Sunday night, Jan. 6, 1
with services in the Presbyte
rian church. Rev. Mr, Bagby {
will preach. Monday night the 1
meeting will be in the Methodist s
church and Rev. C. A. Monroe {
will preach; Tuesday night in
th a Baptist churcfi and Rev. J. 1
L Murphy will preach, Wednes- !
d\y night at the Reformed and 1
the services will be conducted by 1
Dr. Gwaltney; Thursday night at {
the Methodist church and the *
Rev. C. J. Schnurer will have £
charge of the services. The ]
meeting will close Friday night 1
with services at the Baptist *
church and the sermon will be ]
preached by the Rev. Mr. Hobbs. *
There will be a cotton mill a
built on Oakland Heights
1907 in time to work the new a
crop.
? A Boston schoolboy was tall' > V
q weak and sickly. X
% His arms were soft and X
$ He didn't have a strong muscle in his JL
$ entire body. id
The physician who had attended X
♦ the family for thirty years prescribed 9
J Scott's Emulsion. '
O NOW: 2
J To feel that boy's arm you
&£& would think he was apprenticed to a
fMt blacksmith. 2
ALL DRUGGISTS; SOo. AND SI.OO.
Boone.
The thermometer played around
zero during the holidays.
A move will be made in the
legislature to save the incorpora
tion extended.
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Prof* W. M. Francum, of Wal
nut Grove Institute, spent the
holidays with his family here.
He is called upon often the de
liver, his lecture on "Fun. Phil
osophy and Facts."
Mr. B. J. Council attended the
cattle sale at Mountain City, ard
returned with a line cow. Three
others came to Watauga.
A contract has been let for
2,000 one bushel apple boxes far
Mr. Cone's apple crop next year;
An enjoyable reception was
given the students at the Appa
lachian Training School at the
close of fall term. B. G.
Dr. Stevenson Gomes to
Hickory.
-Dr. T. F. Stevenson, of Hun
tersville, has moved to Hickory
for the practice of his profes
sion. His family occupys the
dwelling house on corner of
•Cemetery and Wa auga Sreets.
Dr. Stevenson is not only a
good physician but a worthy gen
tleman and deserves a patronage
of the people.
Resolutions.
, A gentle zephyr wafted the
following resolutions into our
sanctum:
I resolve the following year
that I will not drink any unless
lam dry; very dry. r
That I will let people mind
their -own business and assist
them all I can.
That I will agree to obey my
superiors, if I have any.
That I will always forgive my
enemies, especially those I can't
whip.
That I will strive to be in love
and charity with my neighbor, it*
I see I shall need him to back
me in some pursuit of life the
coming year.
That I will subscribe for The
Democrat and promptly pay for
the same.
NOTICE!
Notice is hereby given that
application will be made to the
next General Assembly for the
passage of a law-making the sale
of intoxicating liquors illegal in
the City of Hickory unless, after
an election ordered upon a peti
tion presented to the Board of
Aldermen and the Mayor of said
City and signed by two-fifths of
the qualifieg registered voters of
said City, a majority of said vot
ers shall cast their ballots in fa
vor of such sale. Also that ap
plication will be made to em
power the Board of Aldermen to
issue bonds for street and other
public improvements to an
amount not to exceed seventy
five thousand dollars, provided
said issue of bonds shall be ap
proved by a majority of the qual
ified registered voters of said
City at an election to be called
for that purpose; also to empow
er the Mayor and Board of Al
dermen to issue bonds to an
amount not to exceed seven
thousand dollars"" to complete
sewerage or water works of both.
Committee.
Wagner-Leonard.
1 Miss Annie Lee Wagner, the
accomplished daughter of If .
»'H. D. Wagne *ofthis rity, wa.s
„ mimed Sundays Dec 2'ird to
Mi. O-car Leonard, of Bariut.
Springs. The marriage tool
k 9 ace at the home of Roo , I
who officiated. The happy cou
_ pie spent the holidays at his
home, then returned to Hickory
where they-will make their fu
ture home.
' Our very best wishes are ex
tended them for future happi
! ness.
Michael-Carpenter.
The many friends of Miss Sue
Bettie Michael were surprised to
1 hear of her marriage December
■ 28th. She boarded the 4 o'clock
• train for Lawndale where she
was going to resume her duties
, as a teacher in the Piedmont
High School at that place.
Miss Michael was accompanied
by Mr. M. F. Carpenter, and on
their way stopped in Newton
where she and Mr. Carpenter
were married at the Reformed
church parsonage by Rev. Whel
er. They went from Newton to
Maiden where they spent the
night with Mr. Carpenter's pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Lonnie Car
penter.
Conrad-Reynolds.
Last evening at the parsonage
of Central Methodist church,
Rev. Gilbert T. Rowe, officiating'
occurred a wedding of interest
to the bride's Hickory and Lenoir
friends. *
The bride, Miss Lottie Conrad,
is a daughter of Robert Conrad,
of Catawba county, and has been
living in Asheville for two years,
where her attractive personality
has won for her a large circle of
friends.
Mr. Blake Reynolds, the lucky
groom, is a member of the well
known Reynolds family of Bun
combe, being a son of William
Reynolds and a grandson of the!'
late William Reynolds.
For several years he has been
associated with his father in the ,
management of the granite brick ,
plant of Montford. He lives in ,
Wesi Asheville, which will be |
the home of the young couple ,
after a brief wedding trip.
The wedding was a quiet one, i
only a few intimate friends be- 
ing present, among them being 
Misses Eleanore and Mary Ten
nent, Lena Reynolds, sister of
the groom who was maid of hon
or, and James TV Crowell who
acted as best man.—Contributed.
Written Dec. 20th, 1906.
The Keeley Institute has a
word to say in this paper after
the holidays?
Devil's Island Torture
is no worse than the terrible case of
Files that afflicted me 10 years. Then
I was apply Bucklen's Ar
nica Salve, and less than a bqx per
manently cured me, writes L. S. Na
pier, of Rugles, Dy. Heals all woundr,
Burna and Sores like magic. 25c at
C. M. Shuford and E. B. Menzies'
druggist.
Offer'your real estate at &.rea
sonable price, then watch us
grow.
N\ - Wood's Soods 1/
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7 Occll Heavy, \\
Recleaned
V&tS Stocks.
We have thousands of bushels
in stock, selected from the best
crops grown in this country,' all
the best and most productive
kinds:
8 Burt or 90-Day, O
Black Tartarian, Q
Swedish Select,
Red Rust Proof,
White and Black Spring, Vir
ginia Gray Winter, etc. Write
for prices.
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CINCINNATI
, PEOPLE EXCITED.
! •
The Great Cooper as He is Galled
Has Stirred- Up That City to a
Remarkable Degree.
Cincinnati, C.» Jan. 2. —This city is
at present in the midst of an excite
ment beyond anything that it exper
ienced in recent yeazs.
Old and young, rich and poor, all
seem to have become beside them
selves over vn individual who was a
stranger to Cincinnati up two weeks
ago.
The men who has created all this
turmoil is L, X. Cooper, President of
the Cooper Medicine Co., of Diyton,
Ohio, who is at present introducing
his preparations in this city for the
first time.
Cooper is a man about thirty years
of age and has acquired a fortune with
in the past two years by the sale of
some preparations of which he is the
owner.
Reports from eastern cities that pre*
ceededthe young man here were of
thetnost startling nature. Many of
the leading dailies going so far as to
state that he had nightly cured in pub
lic places deafness of years' standing
with one of his preparations. The
physicians of the Kast contradicted
this state menu claiming the thing -to
be impossible,'but the facts seemed to
bear out this statement that Cooper
acually did so.
In consequence people flocked to
him by thousands and his preparation
sold like wildfire.
Many of these stories were regarded
as fictitious -in Cincinnati and until
Cooper actually reached this city little
attention was paid to them; Hardly
had the young man arrived, however,
For sale by
Menzies Drug Store, Hickory.
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| A HAPPY NEW YEAR |
1 TO ALL
| We are still out for busi- I
j ness for 1907 on MERIT j
\ OHLY
\ Same goods for less j
i mom y; better goods for the J
I Same Money. •"
| McCOY MORETZ
| HICKORY, N.C. |
/
s | when he began giving demonstration,
- as he calls them, in public, and-daily
- met people afflicted with, .deafness
| and with a single application ore
1 of his preparations actually made deaf
- people hear again.
a | In-addition to this work Cooper ad- -
s vanced the theory that stomach trou
ble is the foundation of nine out c f
g ' ten diseases and claimed to have a
I preparation that would restore the
J stomach to working order and thus
j i get rid of such troubles as rheumatism
. and affections of the kidneys and liver,
in about two weeks time.
i This statement seems to have been
- borne out by the remarkable results
f obtained through the use of his prepa
i ration, nd now all Cincinnati is ap
parently mad over the young man.
/His headquarters resemble a verij
f table stampede. Thousands of people
I are visiting him each day, and the
) druggists are selling his medicines in
enormous quantities,
r What seems to make Cooper still
. more popular is the fact that he prac
[ rices extensive charitable work and
, has already dispensed a small fortur e
, among the poor of the city.
How long the tremendous interest
in Cooper will last is hard to estimate.
, At present these seems to be no sign
of a let-up. Reputable physicians
claim it ta be a fad that will die out
as soon «s Cooper leaves.
In juitise to him, however, it must
be said that he seems to hive accom
plished a great deal for the sick of
this city witn his preparations.
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