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Ifotcftorie Democrat
Published Every Thursday by
W. E. HOLBROOK, EDITOR AND PROP
Entered at the Post Office at Hickory
as second class matter.
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THURSDAY OCT. 3, 1907.
Secretary Taft has just landed
in Japan on a mission of peace,
the battle ship Squadrom of the
United States is preparing to gc
to the Pacific.
Is Hickory always to follow
and never take the lead ? Lenoii
and Gastonia have just raised
funds for a hospital. Why shoulo
Hickory not do the same.
WE call your attention to our
ad in this issue. It is our inten
tion to give a watch to the most
popular young lady in each of the
townships of the countv. This
contest will not close until the
20th of December. Every younp
lady of the county can enter th\ c
contest. Not one bit who
will get some prize, if she works.
We do not ask any one to worl
for nothing and then you have a
chance of securing a valuable
watch besides. Cut out the cou
pon and write us at once for par
ticulars.
THE behavior of some of the
young men at Lenoir College was
outrageous. The entire blame
does not rest upon the shoulders
of the college boys, as many
town boys were doing their best
to let the audience know that
they were alive and healthy.
Whenever a young man would
enter the hall with a lady friend,,
this drove of cattle would give a
yell that would cause an Indian
to blush for the mildness of hi?
warhoop. They think that they
were teasing the young men wi h
their girls, but the fact is they
were showing the audience hew
much disturbance a drove of cat
tle can make. There aie hun
dreds who enjoys these recitals
and do not care to have their
nerves upset by this unearthly
yelling. If nothing else will
stop it, lock the fellows up.
THERE are a number of deaf
and dumb children ten years old
and upwards in the State who
have never attended school and
their parents still insist in keep
ing chem out. According to the
provisions of an act passed at the
last General Assembly parents
can be compelled to send these
children to school at least five
years. Superintendent Goodwir.
of the State School for the Deaf
and Dumb has given notice that
he will have this law enforced
Let it be enforced by all means.
It is bad enough when parent?
will not send healthy children tc
school and those who refuse to
send children thus afflicted de
serve a good old fashioned cow
hiding. If any one need§,an ed
ucation it is he above all others
who, without the power oI
speech or hearing has to fight the
battles of this life. When to the
afflictions, deafness and dumb
ness, is added that deadly foe to
humanity, ignorance, the person
will sooner or later become an
inmate of the county home.
Dr. H. L. Abernethy left this
week for Watauga county. His
reputation as a skilled physician
is not confined to Catawba coun
ty, and he is often called to dif
ferent parts of the State as con
sulting physician in serious cases.
What father has left after the
summer vacation may now be in
vested with the milliner.
Death of Mrs. Geo. Grider
Mrs. George Grider died at her
home in Hickory Sunday after
noon at four o'clock. She had
been sick for two weeks or more
with pneumonia in both lungs.
Mrs. Grider was a member of
the Baptist church and a conse
crated christian. She was a
power for good; although she is
dead, her influence lives on. -The
funeral services were held in the
Baptist church Monday evening
aed the remains were laid to rest
in Oak wood cemetery. A hus
band and three children survive
her.
Meeting in West Hickory
Rev. Coble is conducting a pro
tracted meeting at the Metho
dist Episcopal church South i r «
West Hickory. Rev. N. N. Mod
lin, pastor of Rock Springs cir
cuit is assisting Mr. Coble. Large
crowds are attending these ser
vices and a great deal of inter
3st is being manifested by the
congregations. Sunday night
.here were six conversions. Th# 1
sermons of Mr. Modlin are able,
>rief, and to the point. He is
one of the best speakers the citi
zens of Hickory have hid the op
portunity of hearing for some
time.
Sermon to Odd Fellows.
Dr. Nicnols, of Lynchburg.
Va., delivered a special sermon
at Hickory Methodist church to
the members of the Hickory
lodge of Odd Fellows. - Between
seventy-five and one hundred
members of that order were
present. The subject of the dis
course was fraternal love. He
said the lo vest order of love was
that of the sexes, next that of
parent and child, and that the
highest order of love was that
for humanity in general. Mr.
Nichols is a great thinker, an
able speaker and has a pleasant
delivery. The audience was
greatly impressed by the sermon
Prospects for Free Mail
Delivery
A gentleman from Washing
ton was here last week and went
over the city with post-master
Hamrick. A map of the city
was drawn and together with a
i'avorable report by the agent
was forwarded to the post office
officials at Washington.. It is »ip
now to the city to have the
houses numbered and the re
mainder of the streets named.
During the last few years the
post office receipts of Hickory
haye increased very rapidly,
which is one of the best proofs
that this is a growing city.
Faculty Recital at Lenoir
College.
Monday evening a musical re
cital was given by Misses Hall
man and Sawver, and Mr. Pat
terson of the Lenoir College fac
ulty. The large auditorium wa*
filled to its utmost capacity. Mr.
Tatterson is a cable violinist ar.d
does not play "second fiddle" tr.
any one, not evon the mud
tated Don Richardnon of Char
lotte. Miss Hallman is an exce :
lent performer on the piano, ami
held her audience in rapt atten
tion. The reciting by Miss Saw
yer was also very good. The
entire programme was well ren
dered and shows that Lenoir Co -
lege has a strong music faculty.
The people of Hickory enjoy
these concerts and recitals and
they can not be given too ofter.
During the last few days the
streets have been crowded with
lovely women, and some others
—well you know what kind. They
were all smiles, for they were
talking about the beautiful hats
that are on exhibition at the dif
ferent millinery stores. On
October the first the husbands of
these same ladies had a most
downcast expression that his
wife had a new hat and that he
was "lonesome in the pocket
book."
Mr. Berry Flowe left Tuesday ,
for Washionton to enter the
United States Veterinary College
Names of to be Chang
ed and Ail Streets and
Houses Numbered
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At a meeting of the Board
Tuesday night the system of
nameing and numbering the
streets and houses-as suggested
by of the Post Office
Department was developed. Ail
the streets running East an \
West to be called avenues an.!
those North and South streets;
the present Park tf be
called Union Square and South
Park Place to be called Park
Place. Watauga street will be
base and will be number 141 h
street.
We will give the plans in full
in our next issue.
Boone Items
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The event of the week was the
Confederate Soldiers' reunion
here on Wednesday and Thurs
day. Addresses were made by
Capt. J. W. Todd, of Jefferson,
and Atty. W. R. Lovill and Rev.
David Greene. A dinner to the
old soldiers was served at the
girls' home of A.- T. S. This
meeting was one of the most in
teresting the old veterans have
ever held. There were about
fifty present and excellent music
was furnished by the Walnut
Grove band.
The venerable Dr. A. J. Brick
ell, Mr. Shepherd M. Duggerand
Mr. A. M. Dougherty were visit
ors in town this week. Besides
their other varied business these
gentlemen are poets. Many
small groups were gathered a
-1 bout them while they recited
their verses.
Mr. T. H. Taylor has been in
I town in the interest of the Le
noir and Blowing Rock railroad.
1 The subscription is nearing
SIOO,OOO
Slight frost in Boone this week
1 The quarterly conference of
' the Boone Circuit is in session in
town to-day.
Skyland Institute, Blowing
Rock, will open Oct. 7th.
Mr. L. L. Critcher has moved
to town and has put up a neat
store near the school.
Rev. J. G. Pulliam, of Dallas,
■ Texas, spent this week with
friends here. He gave an inter
esting talk to the students of A.
T. S.
Charlotte's Fall Festival.
The Fall Festival, which opens
in Charlotte, October 13th, and
lasts through the 20th, promises
to be one of the greatest occa
sions of its kind ever held in the
two Carolinas.
Already the advance sale of
tickets has eclipsed all former
records and from all parts of the
state large numbers of people
will gather in the Queen City to
hear the famous speakers and
singers who will contribute to
making the Festival a phenome
nal success.
Among the speakers are Wil
liam Jennings Bryan, Champ
Clark, of Missouri; John Sharpe
vVilliams, the newly elected. Sen
ator from Mississippi; Ralph
3ingham, one of the first hum
orists of the day, find Dr. Mun
hall, the celebrated divine of
Philadelphia.
Mr. Creuse, special represen
tative of the Charlotte Observer,
vvasain the citv last week.
Mr, John Moore, a business
man of Gastonia, was in the city
a few daysthis week on business.
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"WE DEAL IN DIRT'
Come on, Come, on, Come on.
Come on. now. Get your property listed
with us quick. The fall rush has opened up
and now is the time to sell. Don't wait until
everybody has got what they want
It will be money in your pocket to come
and see us. - The papers won't give us much
space, but just look at some of these bar
gains have dozens of more, both j n
town and country
No. 92. Vacant lot 100x250. Near Lenoir College
No. 91. Farm one mile from Hiekory, Lineolnton road. 50 acres
well improved. Price only 51,500
No. 90. Farm, 12 acres, Baker's Ferry road, one mile from
Hickory -- - SBOO
LOOK AT THESE
No. 89. Vacant Lot Store Property 25x100 feet. For quick sale. $750
No. 80. TEN ACRE FARM 1-4 mile from Hickory, o acres wood
land, 5 acres in good state of cultivation - s2s
No. 81. ONE of the most desirable building lots in town SI2OO
No. 74. FARM AND ROLLER MILL, Lincoln county, farm con
tains 83 acres with 10 acres bottom, 4 room dwelling, barn and
outhouses. 100,000 feet merchantable timber. Three stand
mill operated by water Dower. The whole for 4coo
No. 85. HOUSE AND VACANT LOT. Lineolnton street, 4 room
house in good condition. Garden, fruit, vacant lot 136x172 1000
No. 86. BRICK STORE BUILDING. Morganton street 20x75 feet,
city water, elevator. One of the best stands in town. Only 3250
No. 79. NINE room dwelling. Lot 80x330, Hope avenue, near Le
noir college. City water, every convenience 2500
No. 75. 185 ACRE FARM and country store. Kings Creek town
ship. Caldwell county. 35 acres in cultivation, 100 acres tim
ber. Eight room 2-story dwelling, barn and outhouses. Near
school house and church _ 8750
No. 66. HOUSE AND LOT at Hildebrand. One of the best bar
gains we have on our list - " 900
No. 65. 145 ACRE FARM 5 miles from Hickory in Caldwell coun
ty . Over 100,000 feet merchantable timber. Large deposits of
gold and monozite. Two good dwellings, barns and outhonses,
also good orchard - - - - - 0000
No. 62. 65 ACRE FARM. 7 miles from HicKory. Land well water
ed, 35 acres in timber - ' 700
No. 54. One of the best located and most beautiful residences in
Hickory. Has every modern convenience. Lot 152x320. Is
near center of towh - - 3500
No. 57. 25 ACRE FARM, 1-2 mil 3 from Hickory. Land lies well
and is in high state of cultivation. New 5-room dwelling S2OOO
No. 56. FARM 50 acres, 3-4 mile from Hickory. Is a bargain at
$2375
We alsohavejor rent or lease, twenty acres of farm land right in the city of
Hickory. There is a modern nine room dwelling on the place; equipped with
city water, and electric lights. The land is in high state of cultivation, and
the grounds surrounding the house axe well improved.
If you want anything in the real estate line, come and
see us.
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OFFICE OVER FIRST NATIONAL BANK, HICKORY
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