| Local and Personal |
G. D. Mosteller was in Newton
Thursday.
F. A. Clinard is spending this
week in Charlotte.
Miss Alma Killian of Hickory
is visiting friends at Plateau.
Dr. J. S. Johnson spent a few
days in Morganton last week.
Mr. Abel Flannagan has re
turned home after a visit to New
ton.
Rev. Ottis Propst preached an
excellent sermon at St. Stephens
last Sunday.
E. Ericson was in this city
Monday, he is for the present
located at Lenoir.
Prof. Patterson will Dlay the
violin in the Reformed church
next Sunday morning.
From what we can learn it
looks now like everybody was
coming to Hickory July 4th.
Mr. and Mrs. John Rudisill of
Crouse are visiting in the city
this week and will attend the
4th.
Mrs. Essie C. Sigmon and little
son of Hickory, visited her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Couley.
in Lenoir last week.
Several Nswton people will
come up to Hickory next Sunday
to attend the special service at
the Reformed church.
Come to the Democrat office
Saturdurday the 4th and get a
drink of good lemonade free to
all friends of the Democrat.
Mrs. J. S. Johnson and little!
daughter Effie, who have been
visiting Mrs. R. F. Goodson, in
Morganton have returned home,
Come in Saturday and leave
your order for job printing and
subscribe for the best weekly
paper at the price of $l.OO per
year.
J. C. Leonard and wife of
Greensboro are in this city the
guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Leonard and Mr. and Mrs. Al
fred Moretz.
Come right along boys keep
in the Democrat band wagon and
go with us. If you don't, we
will get there just the same
without you.
An excursion train passed thro'
here Friday going to Edgemont
from Gastonia. It seemed be
well patronized, and everyone
having a good time.
Mrs. Jas. B. Beard writes us
from Bright Angel Camp Grand
Canon, Ariz., she is having a
fine trip seeing rrany sights as
well as having a good time.
| Woi^p fuTMoving Picture Shows |
| The GEM and WONDERLAND |
lON JULY FOURTHS I
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Q x entertainments, which are highly amusing and instructive, have been pronounced SUPERIOR to en- 8
tertainments given in halls and opera houses, where much higher admission prices are charged.
I Owr a Millien of People Have Seen and Applauded These Wonderful Pictures. |
1 It is worth coming a long ways to see. Everybody; men, women and children, are invited to see these
b great sights on JULY 4th. . .„ , , . , , *
| This great shows will be located at each end of the main square, and will be made conspicuous by the ©
| playing of electric pianos.
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S HICKORY, N. C. j
Independence will be observed
at the Reformed church next
Sunday the pastor will preach a
special sermon, music for the oc
casion. by Prof. D'Anna and Prof
Patterson.
Mrs. Sydney Carpenter and
children, of Gaffney, S. c. were
visitors at the Hickory Hotel,
Monday. Mrs. Carpenter will
spend the summer with her moth
er near this city.
The editor of the Times-Mer
cury has announced himself as
candidate for County Treasurer.
We know of ncr one the Demo
cratic candidate would rather
have as a competitor than that
gentleman.
There will be a grand opening
ball at the Catawba Springs
hotel on the evening of July 3rd.
Everybody is invited and Mr.
Smith on part of the manage
ment will provide a good time
for all.
In another column is the in
vitation extended to all Hickory
by the Catawba Springs Hotel
fcr the annual ball. The owners
are especiaUv r-ixVm have all
Hickory attend this opening
ball.
In another column will be
found the ad, of the Hickory
Banking and Trust Co. This is
one of Hickory's best and solidest
institutions. Any of our friends
who are troubled with extra
surplus will do well to see them.
Likewise those who are in need
of the same. '
At his office, on Thursday, Julv
the 9th. our County Superintend
ent of schools, Prof. G. E. Long,
will conduct admission examina
tions for the A. and M. College
at Raleigh. The College officers
in charge of admission urge that
all who exDect to enter in Sept
be examined at this time.
R. W. Wolfe of this city is
attending the meeting of the
North Carolina Veterinary As
sociation at Raleigh. The As
sociation meets July 2nd and 3rd
and numbers are expected
to attend. Many notable addres
ses are to be made and an inter
esting program rendered.
Miss Josephine Murphv and
Mr. Robert Grimes, of Hickory,
were married Wednesday nisrht
and left for Asheville, returning
Thursday. The couple had plann
ed a more extensive trip, but
owing to the illness of Mrs. Mar
tin, Mr. Grimes, who clerks in
Mr. Martin's drug store, decided
to remain »t home.—Enterprise.
The Special School are carried
in Long View by a good majority
only a few votes against.
, Miss Myrtle Hahn has returned
home from Asheville.
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Gwin spent
Sunday in Taylorsville.
Just think how a street car
line could coin mony the 4th.
Miss Nettie I. Abernethy has
returned home from Charlotte.
J. W. Bailey, of Mocksville
will arrive in tne city tonight to
visit friends.
The Carnival ComDany and
the merry-go-round have arrived
for the Fourth.
Let's enjoy the Fourth as
muuh as possible. We have Sun
day for recovery.
Miss Mary B. Heller, of Cecelia,
Ky., is the guest of Mrs. Mary
Davis at Mr. M. L. Cline's.
It you want to see a big bunch
of folks and see a few stunts,
« '
come to Hickory the Fourth.
Dr. W. H. Nicholson has just
purchosed ~ a handsome New
Autimebile it is built for three.
Miss Rertha Council, of Lime
stone, Tenn., is in the city for a
few weeks visiting friends and
relatives.
Two merry-go-rounds already
put up in the city for the Fourth
Don't know how how many more
are coming.
Mrs. McCoy Moretz and three
children will leave next Tuesday
for Boone. They will spend
several weeks in the mountains.
Refreshment stands are being
put up in ail parts of the city,
visitors here the fourth will not
suffer for something to eat and
drink.
A tub of dirt fell on Isam Han
nah while engaged in digging a
well of Lee Sigmon, and hurt
him very badly. He is not ex
pected to live.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Croweli, of
Charlotte, spent one night here
with their cousin McCoy Moretz
and family, on their way to
Blowing Rock.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Houck
will leave about the 15th for
Raleigh, where they will remain
during the next vear on account
of schooling their children.
C. T. Morrison has received a
shipment of asbestos ropeing to
use in his fire escape that will
carry fifteen hundred pounds.
This would carry ten people of
moderate weight with safety.
A telegarm from Senator
Marrion Butler to Editor J. F.
Click Wednesday announces that
the Senathr will be in Hickory
Saturday July the Fourth his
friends will all be glad to see him
"no change."
Mr D. W. Holder has leased
the Flannagen building and has
opened a nice cafe for ladies and
gentlemen. Mr. Holder knows
his business and will serve meals
to suit the queens taste.
J M. Little one of oar popular
traveling men from Hickory says
that we'll surel> have a big
crowd here the 4th because
everybody from the surrounding
county that can leave home will
be here.
Miss Cora Annette Harriss will
leave Saturday for Hickory, and
will later join her grandmother,
Mrs. R. C. Springs, and her aunt,
Miss Lula Springs, at Blowing
Rock, where she will spend the
summer-at their cottage.—Eve
ning Chronicle.
Young men are so blind to
their future interests that thev
never admire the g.rl at a picnic
who stays and helps the old folks
clean up the dishes and repack
the baskets as much as they ad
mire the snippy girl who walks
off as soon as she has had all she
can eat.
Mr. W. J. Ried, the popular
traveling representative of the
new Hickory Milling Co., was
here Thursday and left Friday
with his family for Long Shoals,
Lincoln County, where his fam
ily will spend several days visit
ing Mrs. Ried's parents.—Cleve
land Star.
Rev. J. L. Murphy was in
Knoxville, Tennessee, last Sun
day preaching a much needed
gospel of peace to the primary
burdened citizens of that placr.
Mr. Murphy gives quite an en
thusiastic account of farming in
tl. at section. Land is worth $2OO
an acre and frequently $3OO
worth of ttfuck is sold from one
acre.
The following card has been
received at this office:
It is with deep sorrow
we announce the death of our
Southern representative
Mr. S. M. Roberts
Thursday May 28th.
The Morden Tool Co.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. A. E. Abernethy, who left
here last Wednesday expecting to
take his little daughtsr to Balti
more to have her ear examined,
only got as far as Hickory. His
wife had taken the daughter to
Hickory to see if the doctors there
could give her relief, but they
could not. But on Tuesday night
the rising in the childs ear broke
and, of course, gave her immed
iate relief. Mr. Abernethy re
turn t© Lenoir Friday very much
elated over the way things turn
ed out.— Lenoir News.
Opening Ball at the Springs.
The following invitation has,
been extended through The Dem
ocrat; while three hundred
have been issued throughout the
state:
Catawba Springs Hotel
Friday July the third
nineteen hundred and eight,
The management has been
fortunate in securing a splendid
orchestra for the entire season
and there will be an informal
dance given every Friday evening
which will no doubt attract quite
a number of our Social Set.
A Narrow Escape.
Yesterday, while sitting peace
fully in our sanctum, we heard
on the street the incontestable
strains of "marching through
Georgia/' Hastily connecting
with our bouie knife and Colt
revolver, which we always keep
on hands for an emergency, we
made a tall bee line for the
misery. We found though it
was the Minstrel band instead of
an invading army and undecided
to forgive them as evidently they
knew what they were trying to
do.
v Base Ball.
Friday evening the newly or
ganized Hickory ball team will
dedicate the diamond by trim
ing the Lenoir team. They will
meet the Lincolnton team on the
4th. The diamond is laid out
near Mr. A. C. Link's, on land
leased from A. A. Shuford.
Good Time Coming.
As the time is drawing near
our friends from out-of-town and
around town too for that matter,
will do well to bear in mind our
invitation to visit us on that day.
We want you to come and will be
disappointed if >ou do not. We
are going to have lemonade for
your refreshment and our office
quartet will sing for your amuse
ment. Our office is centrally lo
cated and you can watch the par
ade from the windows. If vou
have any work to be done bring
it along, hut if you haven't why
come anyway and we will be glad
co see you. You can't afford to
miss the Fourth. If anyone feels
like handing us a lemon on that
day they can put it in the lemon
ade and welcome. If you feel
like licking the Editor, we have a
new punching-bag here 1n the
shape of the foreman. If you
get hungry, the retaurant next
door will feed you at a price pro
portional to your good looks.
Our quartet has all the latest
songs in its repertoire, including
■ "Annie Laurie" "After the Ball"
"Curfew must not ring to-night"
and others. If the audience will
kindly refrain from violence, they
will undertake to sing 4 'The Holy
City."
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Stock Reduction Sale 2
Two j Beginning Monday, ) Two J
'* Weeks / July 6th j Weeks- o
We have not the space to mention prices, but Af
if you will visit our store for the next two weeks jl
i you will not go away disappointed, for we have «
the goods and the prices will surprise you. We A)
1 save you money. Our stock must be reduced
regardless of cost. All desirable and season- U
able merchandise at a sacrifice. *
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