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THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT. Published Every Thursday bv W. K. HOLBROOK, Editor and Prop jjnte- .vi at the Post Office at Hickory aa aecou class matter. TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Oae Year Cash Ik Advance $ 1.00 Six Months, " " * 5^ Three Months " " 85 Advertising Rates. Transient 2o cents an inch. I'refered Position 15 " " " Yearly Contracts 10 " " " Special rates given to loHg term ad 1 vertising. ___ i Thursday, March IS, 1909. GRADED SCHOOL. Each of our readers should carefully consider the article ap pearing elsewhere in this issue relative to the needs of our grad j ed school. Hickory should no' j be content with educational faci j lities that are second to any ir ! the State. We believe that we see the j dawning of a brighter day foi j Hickory and there is nothing thai j will hasten the coming of this glad morn more than an idea! ■ free school system. Our graded | school teachers seem to be striv- ; ing to make our school a great j success and they should be en-! couraged by every citizen of the | town. It is a lamentable fact j that our graded school teachers i recieve a smaller salarv than that paid by towns of much smaller population. So long as j this is the case the teachers can- j not feel that they are recieving; proper encouragement. The j building is inadeguate to accomo date the large number of pupils in attendance while the number of teachers is too small. We cannot hope for our schools to do the most good as long as the teachers have more pupils than they can properly instruct. Fet us increase the room in our building, increase the num ber of our teachers, arrd pay them larger salaries. A RIGHT MOVE. We were delighted to learn that the Board of Aldermen at their meeting Tuesday night or dered an election to be held at the regular May election to vote a bond issue for macadamizing the streets of Hickory. This was a highly commendable move and we believe the action will be approved by the people at the polls. This shows a spirit of pro gress with which we believe a majority of our citixens are im bued. Now, let us lay aside all con tentions and work faithfully for this movement. This means a valuable improvement to our town with little, if any extra ex pense to our citizens. All together, now! So far we have heard no in vectives. Wonder how long till it be comes a law. Champ Clark possibly hasn't a word to say. Things are getting lively at j Washington now. Having conquered the U. S. j Congress, Roosevelt goes forth j to seek new woreds to con quer. j It *ras a question of good; schools V. . Sbad schools and; Raleigh decided to have the former. Another Freight Wreck. An unusual occurrence hap- { pened Tuesday to the crew of j the freight train which wrecked • near Hilderbran last week, when . their train was wrecked near ■ Statesville. So far as we have been able to t learn, no serious damage was done. This crew is fortunate in gat ing a number ©f wracks to their credit, and yet no lives lost. minw yam siot tOOPtRS fATC WITH JURY JUDGE HART COMPLETES MIS CHARGE YESTERDAY. Ablest Chaage Ever Delivered j In Te ne c see. Early. Wednesday morning Judge Hart began his charge to i the jury in the Cooper trial. It numbers 62 tj pewritten pages \of about 4.00 words each. The lawyers say it is the most com prehensive and clear charge i ever delivered in a Tennessee court. It contains a thcrough digest of the testimony of every witness examined for either side. ludge Hart left the bench, ! talked arour.d to the witness I stand and to a acked court room I remarked; "The law makes the : judge witness of the law, so I I «vill now take the stand and give I .ny testimony." | "While this indictment con j tains but one charge on its face, | it embraces four distinct felonies i —murder in the first degree; j murder in the second degree; I rolgntary manslaughter; invulun j tary manslaughter." After de ' fining murder in the first degree, j he said; "The distinctive feature j )f murder in the first degree is 1 premeditation, and this element involves a previously formed | design to kill." ! "The question to be determin j ed is was the mind of the slayer ! at the time of the killing so far ! free from excitment as to permit premeditation?" Judge Hart declared malice to be the chief thing to be taken into consideration in determing second degree murder. He then went on to define the legal meaning of malice stat ing that it extended to all cases, ! however sudden the occassion j under which the act is done. He then proceeded to define i manslaughter as the killing of another without malace. He ■ stated that the jury entered up !| on the investigation with the ! presumption that the defendants I were not guilty and that this pre : i sumption stood as a witness for ! j defendants until rebuted. ! i Ths case was given to the jury * at 11:15, and at. 1:20 they return -3j ed for further instructians. ■ j There is no indication of a ver ? diet soon. , Boore Items. Correspondent to the Democrat. The former board of education " I of Watauga wes re-appointed by ' j the Legislature, T. P. Adams, of 1 j Silverstone, H. C. Miller, of | Blowing Rock and J. W. Farth ' ing of Boone. | Few young Tien in Watauga | have succeede-1 in arousing an educational interest more than W. S- Harmo i of Kellersville. Mr. Harmar grew to manhood with no advartages. He then began going first to Southerland ; then to Boone, He always goes i back to his people on Beach j Creek and entnuses them to bet i ter things. He was the cause of ! local tc x districts being voted on i and carried in lis township and j has just complf ted an extra good | house for his home people. A few people in town are talk ing of having a home coming of Wataugans who are living else i where. The week of the closing •of the summer school has been suggested. J. S. Stanbury has planted the first potatoes, I Grady Brown caught two j minks near town, j James Lovill is the posessor of : a goat and wagon. He hauls wood I to his grandfather's law office. James Bryan and C. J. Cottrell ! were appointed magistrates by j the Legislature. The drug store is now in the bank building. Superior Court on the 22nd. Jailor Robbms is boarding | eight, Mayor Fletcher is back from a Texas trip. A. M. Senator J. D. Elliott. The Raleigh Evening Times has the following to say about our Senator: In the Senate of 1909 the spell binder —the showy performer, striving to pull off grand-stand stunts, was conspicious by his absence. Only a few evinced the slightest inclimation toward that sort of thing. While the Senate was made up largely of lawyers there was also a good delegation of business men and a few farmers. Of the business men of the senate J. D. Elliott, of Catawba, and John A. Mills, of Ruthefo:d, were easily first. Of the two the Times man is at a loss to sav which was the strongest man. He admired Senator Elliott for his masterful vvay of doing things, his pugna city and self-assertiveness. Sen ator Elliott has a bull-dog jaw on him and there is all the grit and determination backing it that one could ask for. The famous bull-dog of ' 'The Hoosier School-master," of which it was said that "all heaven and yeth couldn't make him turn loose when once he got his grip on a feller," didn't have a thing on the Senator from Catawba so for as tenacity were concerned. Sen ator Elliott began early in the session to teach conservatism and preach "short session, short session, short session!" He in troduced at the outset the fa mous "rest and peace" resolu tion, counseling cautious, con servative action. The number of resolutions introduced by him fixing the time of adjournment was unusal, to say the least. Senator Elliott made good as a Senator. He faithfully repre sented the business interests of the State, an element that needs representation in the councils of the State. Provissions of Tarriff Bill. Imediately after convening of Congress Wednesday morning the new Tariff Bill was introduc ed by Chairman Payne, of the 1 ways and means committee. The bill carries the following * provisions; Provides for $40,- i ,000,000 issue of Panama canal bonds, reenacts the provision ■ for the issuance of treasury cer tificates to the amount of $250,- 000,000; proyides for a graduated inheritance tax similiar to the New York state law, and im posas dutv on maximum and min imum basis. Cotton seed oil, iron ore, tallow, flax straw and undressed flax, mechanically ground wood pulp, hides, and i works of art, more than 20 years old, are placed on the free list where coffee remains. Lumber is cut 50 per cent, bacon and hams one cent. These are the provisions which most directly effects the south. Just what amendments will be offered can not now be stated. Revenue Officers Active, j Revenue officers C. F. Blalock, j W. J. Kennedy, H, W. Jones, A, F. Jones, John F. Miller and Mont DeLane, have been very active for the last week. Wednesday night they made a visit t© the York settlement and succeeded in capturing a booze factory. Thursday night in Burke county, 15 miles from Hickory, they were again suc cessful in destroying a fountain of firewater. Again Saturday night, in Cleveland county near Caser P. O. their efforts were rewarded by the destruction of another booze producer. Sunday night the stillness of the sabbath evening was broken by tfte work of these officers as they destroyed a huge distillery in the York settlement. MAI I IftTßß'ft Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets ! A Busy Medicine lor Bun People. Brings Golden Health and Renewed Vifor. A specific f*r Constipation, Indigestion, Liver »nd Kidney troubles, Pimples, Eczema, Impure Blood, Bad Breath, Sluggish Bowels, Headache and Backache. Its Rocky Mountain Tea In tab let form, 35 cents a box. Genuine mad* bjr , Hollisteb Drug Ookpakt, Madison, Wit. GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE H Bring your job printing to the | Democrat offioe for good work. Society News. § . _ a €& £,' A tfudßl ftjfrjßi' tff tf'C'ii'C' .t» Miss Mamie Sue Johnson was 1 hostess to the Thursday Study i Club on the afternoon of March 11. Quotations were on "Fam ous _Women." Miss Johnson told of "The Gotha Canal" and i "Ff»mo'is Men and Women of Sweden," in an unusually inter esting article. Miss Johnson is a j delightful reader as well as a charming young hostess and this was one of the most enjoyable evenings in "Norway ana Swed-! en." After interesting items of current news, the hostess was assisted by her sister Miss Effie Johnson, in serving dainty re freshments in three courses. Mrs. Siegwald of Columbus, 0., who is visiting Mrs. W. L. Spiel man, was a welcome guest. The The next meeting will be with Mrs. J. C. Biddix on Mar. 25. Thursday, March 11, Mrs. N. E. Aull entertained the Travlers Club. Quotations on "Mythes about Trees" spoke of Philemon and Baucis, of Opollo and Daphne of Pomona and of the mulbury tree of Pyramus and Thisbe. Mrs. Patrick gave an article on the History of Alexandria inter esting every one among other points, especially in rlypatia. Miss McComb told of the writers of the "City of Learning". Mrs. Chadwick gave the topic,' "The Greek Chuach" speaking of a visit to the Greek Curch in Boston, the men and women a part, the women in the srallery, the kissing cf the pictue of Christ no instruments, the singing of male voices, the crystal chande lier with hundreds of candles. Among the items of interest in current events was the talk about North Carolina's wealth in min erals and gems. Mrs. Kirkatrick And Mrs. J. H. Hatcher were guests of the enjoyable lunckeon which ended a pleasant evening Adjournment to meet next with Mrs. K. C. Menzies, March 18. The Bridge Club met with Mrs. E. L. Shuford Friday afternoon, March 12 with 19 members pres ent. The club prize, a Japanese Rose bowl, was won by Miss Es ther Shuford. Mrs. C. M. Shuford making the highest score of v is itors received a Japanese salt, and pepper, the Guest Honor; Mrs E. R. Russel of Charlotte a Japanese vase. A fruit-salad course was the refreshments at the close of this social evening. This Little Range Away Can you draw, little girl? If so, you may be the proud possessor of this miniature "Buck's" Range, a perfect little stove. We are going to give it away —absolutely free —on May 15th, to the little girl, of fourteen years or under, who draws the best reproduction of the "Buck's" trade -mark, here shown. Come to Olir Store Today, register your name, and get a pretty little booklet, which will tell you all about the contest. Church Notes of Interest. | A deeply interested congrega tion on Sunday evening listened to the second of the special ser mons at the Church of the As cension—subject, "The Baptist Body—a studj of its Origin and History with a view to Reunion of Christendom." * On the Wednesday after Eas ter, April 14, the Rev. Wm. G. McCready D. D. of Asheville will hold a mission of five days j with service twice daily. Dh | McCready has special gifts as anj instructive and sympathic : preacher. We bespeak him a; hearty reception and large, at tendance. The Rev. J. S. Moody is one of the noonday Lenten preachers in the down-town i Thearters at Knoxville, giving addresses —March, 29th, 30th, and 31st on "Indifference," "Doubt" and "Response to God's Call." Subscribe for the Democrat. NOTICE Sale of House and Lot in Hick- j ory. Lettie Shuford. (who was Let tie Denny) and J.T.Denny hav ing on the 2nd day of November 1908, executed a deed of trust to C. M. Sherrill, Trustee.on the lands hereinafter described to secure a loan of One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) from the First Building: and loan Association of Hickory, N.C., which deed is re gistered in Book 77, page 389, office of the Register of deeds for Catawba County, and having made default in payments on said loan according to the condi tions of said deed, the said Trus tee under the powers of sale con ferred upon him in said deed will, on Saturday the 17th day of Ap ril, 1909, at 12 o'clock, noon, at the steps of the First National Bank, Hickorv, N. C., sell at pub lic auction to the highest bidder for cash that house and lot where the said Lettie Shuford i now resides, lying in the South ern part of the city of Hickory, and bounded as follows; Beginning at a stake on Bob Street in the Southern part of the town o*: Hickory on the east side of the street, being the South west corner of Harrison Alexan der's lot, and runs with said street South 48£ feet to a stone, , John Shuford's corner; thence East 225 feet, more or less to ' Br'un- street; thence North 48* i feet to a stone; thence West 225 feet, more or less to the begining. The balance now remaining due and unpaid to the Associat t ion is about SIOO.OO I This the 16th day of March, 1909. E. B. Cline, Atty. C. M. Sherrell, Trustee. SPECIAL THIS WEEK New Spring styles of Men'* Shoes and Oxford 8, the strongest line we have dis played. Don't fail to see them before you buy. i Ladies' Oxfords and Shoes, I - the latest styles and best makes to be had at $2.50, §3.00 and $3.50. ( ' \ f* AP€f>tC stoc k of the famous bUIOISIO. PURITAN, 1909 styles at 60c and SI.OO. Shirt Waists. A beautiful new-stock of the pretty spring waists now on display at 50c, 75c, $1 00 to $2.00. MvXoy Moretz here between old men's and young men's styles—and it is a mighty sight more than claim-tee.^. are built by makers who study you—who know what you want—who understand your figures , your ideas and your price reacht. Clothes made with such graceful shapes already in the garments that they'll improve a bad figure and set off a. good one. They're real young men's clothes The label in the coat means that if yon're ever disappointed you won't be disappointed long—\l they're wrong, just give back the clothes and get back your money. A / \oretz=WHitener Clothing Company TUB QUALITY SHOP. }BBSEStEBSEEtEBSBBBESSSESESS3BSE££SSEE3SE£SSE3E£SEBESESEESEEESS3B£SSESESS£BSSBBBi Food For f during Lent the bill of /tail! (298K fLlfll' are may not include meats at all meals but we can provide many excel- i ent substitutes. We av ® specially selected Salt, Dried & Canned Fish fpSffijk Prrrf' an( l the housekeeper need —M be at no loss to prepare r somet hing toothsome and w Jrsr v \ satisfying for breakfast, Jy£i lunch or dinner. Here are some items. Fine Salt Makerel, Herrings, Boneless Codfish, Bloaters, Canned Shrimps, Lobsters, Salmon, etc. Hammond & Johnson HICKORY, N. C. Subscribe for The Democrat. $1 per Year.
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