BUSINESS BUILDERS.
Advertisements inserted under thfe
head at 5 cents a line for each insertion
Plumbing, Rooting and Gnttering
Done by expert workmen. All kinds
of tin work on short notice. A full
line of bath tubs, bowies and siuks,
with hot and cold water fixtures. We
will do your work right.
Hickory Roofing & Tinning Co
Large size jelly glasses atUm
stead's.
Bring us your dried fruit and
peach seeds. We pay highest
cash price for all kinds of coun
try produce. Warehouse behind
S. L. Whitener's store.
HICKORY SEED Co.
Umstead's for waste paper
baskets.
Bright, intelligent boys who
wish to become members of the
Library can do so without charge
by seeing the editor of the Dem
ocrat.
Nice lunch baskets at Um
stead's.
Women of Hickory and vacin
ity will do well to wait for Mrs.
Sallie C. Gaither, of Morganton,
N. C , before buying their cor
sets. She is the representative
and the domonstrator of the
Spirella perfection corset, sust
proof and unbreakable.
Try Pe-Co-Pop, a delicious
confection 5c package. Um
stead's.
For Rent.—A good store room
the Killian building on Union
square, apply to S. E. Killiah or
M. M. Burke,
Pe-Co-Pop is good for every
body, at Umstead's.
Wanted. —2000 bushels of dry
and clean peach seeds, also will
buy dried apples and peaches in
quantities, and will pay the high
est cash market price for this
produce, delivered at our store.
Harris & Little.
If you wish something good to
eat before or after meals try
Pe-Co-Pop at Umstead's.
Come to the Robinson's show
and bring us your peach seed
and dried fruit. We pay cash.
* HICKORY SEED Co.
Eat Pe-Co-Pop it is delicious
and nutritious at Umstead's.
$ Local and Personal!
$
M. H. Groves was in Lenoir
Friday.
J. M. Little spent Sunday in
this city.
Miss Annie Ford was in the
city Saturday.
W. C. Newland of Lenoir was
in Hickory Monday.
Don't forget that the Reading
Room needs your help.
W. E. Holbrook and son were
in Hildebrand Tuesday.
Mr. G. E. McCorkle of Newton
was in the cit> Saturday.
The Ball's Creek Campmeeting
will begin next and Thursday.
Miss Mayo, left to day for
Asheville to spend a vacation.
Mrs. Will Whiting, of this city,
visited in Asheville last week.
Lawrence Wakefield and son
of Lenoir were in Hickory Mon
day.
Mr. W. C. Dowd and son, of
Charlotte, were in Hickory Tues
day.
Mr, C. T. Morrison spent Sun
day with his father at Holly bush
N. C.
Miss Virginia Allen of Char
lotte is visiting Mrs. N. W.
Clark.
Mrs. Bell Ingold visited in
Morganton from Friday to Wed
nesday. ,
Miss Margaret Bost has been
visiting Miss Elvar Crowell of
Newton.
W. T. Helton, of this city, is
out at Plateau this week taking
pictures.
Mr. E. B. Cline, was in New
ton yesterday on profession;!
business.
Miss Kate Finley of Statesville
spent last Friday and Saturday
in the city, •
Mr. Theodore Salvo is again
able to be up and around, after a
severe illness.
V Dr. R. L. Murphy returned
home Friday from a week's visit
at Winston-Salem.
- S. E. Killian Esq~ is spending
the week on his mountain farm
near Blowing Rock.,
Dr. Paul I. Murrill of Wilming
ton Del., spent a few days in
this city this week.
Mrs. Jas. Beard whose letter
we published in a recent issue is
now in San Francisco.
Admirl Cervera is praying
for Taft. Pray on Admiral, it is
good for your enemies
Miss Pearl and Mabel Little of
Hickory, are the guests of Mrs
C. S. Little of Lincolnton.
Arthur Bost has gone to Bilt
raore. He has a position with
the box factory at that place.
Mi s Virginia Herndon, who
has been visiting friends in. Dan
ville, Va., has returned home.
Editor Hugh Long of the Gas
tonia News .vas a pleasant caller
in the"Democrat office Saturday.
Mr. J. A. Martin's family and
Mrs. G. W. Blount have returned
from a week's visit at. Edgemont.
Mr. Hawley Walters came last
week to Hickory where he re
lumes his studies in Lenoir Col
lege.
Mr, E. W. Woods, of New Or
leans, is in the city. His father,
Tom Woods formerly lived in
Hickory.
Miss Grace Kirkpatrick, who
has been visiting in Hickory re
turned to her home in Charlotte
last week.
W. H. Henderson of this city
has gone to Lumberton, N. C.
where he accepts a position as
bookkeeper. . *
Miss Lucile Shuford, of Hick
ory, was present for the reunion
in Newton, the guest of Miss
Winnie Warlick.
Mrs. C. A. Carpenter, of Blue
field, W. Va., who has been visit
ing M. M. Burke the past week
has returned to her home.
Miss Mary Bumgarner who
has been visiting in Rockwell
the last three weeks returned to
her home in Hickory Wednes
day.
L. C. Sides, Miss Lucile Shu
ford and Richard Thompson at
tended the dance at the Piedmont
hotel in Newton last Thursday
evening.
A. K. Joy who was induced to
come to Hickory by the Chamber
of Commerce has decided to lo
cate here and has purchased a
home on Bth street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. K. Pleasants
left Wednesday for a extended
trip through the Western Point
of the state and Georgia. '
B. A. Miller has returned to
Hickory to make this hh home.
Mr. Miller has been living at
Louisburg for over a year.
Mrs. W. P. Cousins and chil
dren of Danville. Va., are spen
ding a week or two with J. A.
Herndon, who is Mrs. Cousins
brothel*.
Mrs. Fred Seibert (formerly
Miss Nora Peterson) and little
child, of Elkhart, Ind., are the
guests of her sister, Mrs. C. M.
Whitener.
The following party of men
have gone to Canada: W. S.
Stroup, B. F. Campbell, A. P.
Whitener J. L. Leach, Z. B.
Buchanan and A. Yoder.
Dr. Paul I. Murrill, of Wil
mington, Del., is visiting his
mother, Mrs. L. R. Whitener.
Mrs. Murrill is visiting relatives
and friends in Kentucky.
Rev. W. L. Sherrill formerly
pastor of the Hickory M. E.
church and now editor of the
Christian Advocate of Greens
boro, was in town over Sunday.
Prof. W. J. Stirewalt, of Hick
ory, who has been visiting his
wife's people, Mr. and Mrs. J.
M. Rhobs, returned home Mon
day. Mrs. Stirewalt will remain
for a few days longer.
j Rev. Walker, of Lenoir was in
■ the city Monday.
The babe of Mr. and Mrs. Will
Deal died Wednesday.
Atty A. A. Whitener returned
| from Morganton Wednesday. "
Attorney T. M., Hufham and
wife are visiting at Marshall.
L. R. Whitner attended the re
union of veterans in W inston.
Dr. and Mrs. Fred T. Foord
spent Wednesday in the eity.
Mr. Jack Crisp, of Durham, is
visiting at Mr. W. R. Killian.
Mrs. Ralph 0. Fordham is vis
iting friends in Hickory this
week.
Attv. L. C. Caldwell, of States
ville, was on the streets Wed
nesday.
Dr. R. L. Fritz has been con
fined to his bed with impending
malaria.
Miss Louise Jones is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Jones of
Gastonia.
A. A. Whitener has returned to,
Morganton to attend court there
! this week.
. . '
Miss Witherspoon is visiting
her uncle, Mr. John Witherspoon
of Bessemer.
Mrs. M. E. Henkel spent sev
eral days this week at her home
in Alexander county.
There is nothing in luck. The
Rabbit Foot minstrel has recent
ly suffered a big fire.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Shuford, of
Oscala, Florida, are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. L. R. Whitener.
Miss Bessie Hatch, of Burling
ton, N. C., was the guest of Miss
Daisy Sides the past week.
The Pope property which was
sold in Auction Satnrday last was
purchased by E. L. Shuford.
M iss Louise Jones is the guest
for a few days of Mr. and Mrs.
D' M. Jones at their home on
York street.
A brother editor savs he is for
Taft because he is a free man.
We thought it was because he
was a pie man.
Miss Winnie Colthap has re
turned to her home in Charlotte
after spending a few days with
relatiaes in Hickory.
Miss Mariam 0. Deaton, who
has been visiting Miss Latie Lee
Lewis, of Dallas, returned last
week to he home in Hickory.
Atty T. M. Hufham has bought
the Cline property near the Ce
metery. This is a large house
and is sure to make a beautiful
home.
Mr. W. L. Boatright has sold
property on Eighth street to A.
K. Joy and is talking of leaving
Hickory. If so will lose a valu
able citizen.
There will be a meeting Thurs
day night in the city hall of citi
zens interested in the water
power development. All inter
ested are invited.
Robert White, son of R. L.
White broke his arm last Wed
nesday. This makes the third
time such an accident has befall
en the little fellow.
The ball game Wednesday be
tween Statesville and Hickory
was call off on account of rain.
Hickory is to play Statesville
two games Friday and Saturday.
Mr. E. vV. Woods of New
Orleans is in this city visiting at
the home of his daughter Mrs.
W. R. Killian. Mr, Woods is
superintendent of a large box
factory in that city.
Mr. and Mrs. N. S. Dasher
left Friday for Indiana and Wis
consin. While away Mr. Dasher
will attend the Synod of Ohio at
Appleton, Wisconsin. Tney will
be away about a month.
The Lyceum course which it is
hoped will be secured for Hick
ory contains some very fine at
tractions. The people, of the
town would do well to secure
something which will help the
community and furnish enter
tainment for the winter.
John Wifßer Jenkins one of the
editors of the Baltimore Sun
wasin the city Friday. Being an
old friend of the Democrat, he
spentanhour or more in our office.
He was on his way to Blowing
Rock for a vacation.
Mrs. D. E. Suber, and little
son Frank returned Wednesday
to their home in Asheville, after
spending several weeks in this
city visiting her parents Mr. and
Mrs. J. K. Fisher. Miss Beulah
Fisher returned home Tuesday
from a weeks in Charlotte.
Dr. Weaver pastor of the M.
E. church South, has returned
from a ten-day vacation and re
ports a fine time. He visited
old friends, canvassed a little for
i Davenport college and preached
ten .sermons while away. Evi
dently the Dr., isn't quite ready
to accept the Csler theory.
We want to call the attention
of our readers to the ad. in this
issue of the Van Dyke Shop,
This establishment' is neither
very old nor very large but is
constantly increasing in both di
rections. In the selection of
books we know of no superior
and we have respected many
from New Orleans to Detroit.
It deserves the patronage of all 1
book lovers.
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A Farmers Institute meetiTTg
was held in the Huffman build
ing Wednesday evening. Mr.
Stephens of A. and M. College
spoke on methods in Agriculture
and Mrs. Stephens on househole
Inprovement.
F. C. Houck has removed to
Raleigh in order to educate his
children. It is probable that
their handsome home will be
leased by a well-known Charlotte
lady who contemplates running a
hotel here.
Mrs. L. W.,Owen, of Denver,
Colo., Pres. American Boys and
Girls League, will speak in the
M. E. Church Sunday at 8 p. m.
Mrs. Owen has been on the plat
form 30 years and comes well
endorsed.
Mrs. L. W, Owen, of Denver,
Colo., Pres. American Bays and
Girls League will speak at the
NT. E. church Sunday at 8 p. m,
Mrs. Owen has been on the plat
form for 30 years and comes well
endorsed.
Dr. T. N. Ivey, of Raleigh, w r s'
ihe Guest of Mr. George F. Ivey i
and family last week. Dr. Ivey I
is the editor of the Christian Ad-j
vocate and will attend the Edi
tor's National Convention in Sc.
Paul, Minn. From there he will
go into Canada,
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anything you want from 50c in children's to $5.00 men's Sc
or ladies'. We* have bought this immense Jot of shoes p§
CJ when leather was cheap and we are able to sell them at
gi the very lowest price. We have anything you want
W4 from the best field shoes to finest dress shoes, and what § •
fei is better, every pair is guaranteed. Don't fail to see #|f
ijpj our line before you buy your fall shoes. ||i
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the latest styles in black, blue and brown, Panama and ra
il Voils, ranging in price from $4.75 to $8.75. We have £&
never seen a better tailored line of skirts, and will take j§
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■ Men's and Boy's Hats and Ready Made Clothing, Glass fl
Ware and China, Lace Curtains, Window Shades and
Rugs, Carpets, etc. urn
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lis not necessarily an expensively
furnished one, as hand
some—even sumptuous—furniture
is procurable without great outlay
Not that we deal in knocked-to
gether, made-to-sell sort, but be- I
cause we are content with a reas
onable profit on really good arti
cles of furniture. Our best witness
is the goods themselves. I
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Hickory, N. C.
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