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The total value of the tobacco yiefd for the eight Tobacco States
is over $59,554,131 annually. With the same acreage the tobacco
growers in these States could, by improved methods of cultivation
and fertilization, undoubtedly increase the total value of the croD
to $65,000,000.
Virginia-Carolina
Fertilizers
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of plant foods as can be taken up and properly assimilated by the
plant without causing injury to its quality. Years of investigation
of the cultivation and fertilization of tobacco enables the Virginia-
Carolina Chemical Company to furnish fertilizers of superior quality
for the production of this crop.
Mr. J. W. Rogers, R.F.D. No. 4, Durham, N.C., writes: "I have
been using your fertilizers this year and the crops are the best looking
1 have ever seen—especially the tobacco crop. I have never seen any
other fertilizer which axted as quickly as yours does. The leaf
is large and waxy, cures bright, and I am satisfied will bring a big
price. Also, my neighbors in this district use your fertilizer with
the best results."
Is there any reason why you couldn't do as well ? Be sure and
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Administrator's Notice.
Having qualified as adminis
trator of the estate of S. A.
Huffman, deceased, all persons
indebted to the said estate are
requested to make immediate
settlement. All persons having
claims against said estate art
hereby notified to present them
to the undersigned on or before!
April 12th, 1910, or this notice j
will be plead in bar of their re
covery. This April 12, 1909. !
J. Admr. |
A HEALING SALVE FOR BURNS, I
CHAPPED HANDS AND SORE
NIPPLES.
As a healing salve for bums, sores,
sore nipples and chaped hards Cham
berlain's Salve is most excellent. It
allays the pain Qf a bum almost in
stantly, and unless the injury is very
severe; heals the parts without leaveine
a scar. Price, 25 cents. For sale by
V. S. Martin & Co.
|Local and Personal |[
C. T. Morrison spent Sunday in
| Cherryville.
Mr. Dick Thompson spent Sun
day in Statesville.
Miss Lena Boatright, of Long
View, is visiting in the city.
Miss Alexander, of Charlotte,
is visiting Miss N. Williams.
Business is picking up and a
large amount of building has be
gun.
Miss Maude Leadford, of Win
ston-Salem is in the city ior a few
days.
Mr T. F. Morrison went to
Ljvvndale Wednesday on busi-i
ness.
Bridge and Mull have opened
an automobile garage on Ninth
avenue.
The Hickory Milling Co., is run
ning day and night to keep up
with orders.
The Piedmont Foundry Co. re
ports business good with plenty
of orders on hand.
Mr. Herold Mehaffey, of New
ton, has been a pleasant visitor!
in the city this week.
Hickory is the biggest town
in the State that has not got some
kind of a civic league.
Dr. W. H. Nicholson ha s j
bought Mr. Cilly's properity on:
9th avenue, and will moye to it
soon.
Col. Thornton will leave today'
for Washington D. C. in the
interest of the Water power de
velopment.
The graded school having clos
ed, the children now have four'
months playtime before them.
Too much.
The Morrison Bros. Co. have
sold their entire jewelry business
to S. B. Mace. The new firm
will take possesion at once,.
Mr. and Mrs. T. S A. Mott, of
Colorado Springs, Colorado, are
guests at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. E. Bryan Jones on Bth Ave.
The First Building and Loan
Assocation has purchased a brick
building on Fourteenth Street,
which will be remodeled and
equipped for its new home.
Married in Icard Township,
Burke County, on Sunday April
25th at the home of H. A. Adam
the officiating magistrate, Mr.
S. L. Lowman, to Miss Jennie E.
Crafton.
A. F, Hart and H. H. Abee will
go to Winston-Salem Monday to 
bid on the construction of five ]
miles of macadamized road. 1
They have considerable other
other work in prospect.
The following ticket has been ,
nominated in West Hickory. For
Mayor, Edgar Whitener; for
aldermen, S. Z. Gunter, L- A.
Hendrick. J. E. Senter; for
school committee, A. A. Fry,
T. J. Leonard.
Col. Thornton's trip to Mor- ;
ganton in the interest of his elec- \
trie project was quite successful.
In all some 7,000 horse power has
already been engaged. It looks
now as il his efforts would be
crowned with success.
Editor Click of the Mercury
has the sympathy of friends in
the serious illness of his little
daughter, who has spasms on
Monday so badly that three
physicians were in attendance.
She is now much better.
Prof G. W. Hawn has returned
home after spending several days
on his Break Neck farm near
Blowing Rock. The professor
tells us he planted four acres .
in Irish potatoes while ther
and will plant hiscorn crop
about June.
Mr. P. 0. Carpenter, Mgr. o f
the Newton Hosiery Cotton Mill
Store, tells us he has had the 
best business for the past few i
weeks that he has ever experien- !
eed, Mr. Carpenter uses printers 1
ink, and lets the people know 1
that he has bargains for them. I
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Manager n
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!mhnimmih««MNHH3
Mr. J. T. Royall spent a few
days with his parents in High
Point this weak.
A. A. Whitener and W. A.
Self have been in attendance on
the supreme court at Raleigh this
week.
T. J. Huggins, of Union county,
is in this section for the purpose
of forming local branches of the
Farmers Union and will be here
about two weeks. A list of his
appointments will be given next
week.
Grace: Pimples, blotches, rough,
shiny skin are from the blood and
stomach. Asi pie and never failing
remedy —one that makes clear, heal
thy complexions, pure blood, perfect
digestion, is Hollister's Rocky moun
tain Tea. Surprise yourself. Tea or
tablets, 35 cents. Moser & Lutz.
Announcement.
I hereby announce my self a
candidate for mayor of Hickory.
My ticket will be found at the
usual voting place.
Leroyß. Whitener.
For Rent—Four-room house in
West Hickory. Apply at this office
NOTICE.
Special School Election.
Notice is hereby given that tile
Board of Aldermen of the City of
Hickory, in compliance with the
requirements of an act of the
General Assembly of North Caro
lina, Session of 1909, entitled,
"An act to revise, amend and
consolidate the School Laws of
City of Hickory," have ordered
a Special Election toHae held in
said City on Monday, May 31st,
1909, for the purpose of ascer
taining the will of the people up
on the question of levying a tax
of thirty cents on the one hun
dred dollars valuation of property
and ninety cents on each taxable
poll for the support of the public
schools in the Hickory School
District.
All qualified voters favoring
said tax shall at said election vote
a printed or written ballot with
the Vords "For Schools" upon it,
and those opposed a printed or
.written ballot with the words
"Against Schools" upon it; and
a new Registration of all voters
has been ordered by the Board as
required by said act. The regis
tration books will be opened by
W. L. Clinard. Registrar, from
April 30th to May 29th, 1909, in
clusive, and no person can vote
in this OR ANY SUBSEQUENT
CITY ELECTION without hav
ing first registered anew.
J. W. BLACKWELDER,
W./L. CLINARD, Mayor.
City Clerk and Registrar.
CLOSING OUT
SLEDGE & PLEASANTS
Entire stock consisting of Dry Goods, Dress Goods.
White Goods, Notions, Millinery, Ladies Shoes, Mens
and Boys Shirts, Collars, Ties, Hosiery for all, Lace
Curtains and ready made 10-4 Sheets and Pillow
Cases at Bargain Prices. Dress Trimmings, Lace and
Embroideries, Ready Made Skirts, Shirt Waists,
Ladies Summer Vests and Collars. The newest
things that;can be had.
MUST BE CLOSED OUT AT ONCE
SALE BEGINS SATURDAY, MAY Ist, 1909.
The entire stock will be sold by June Ist If you
wish to buy Seasonable Merchandise at Low Prices
now is your chance. We will sacrifice many dollars
worth of merchandise just now for a clean sweep by
June Ist. Our Spring and Summer Goods are Fresh
and New in every line.
We have not time and space to quote prices, but
hope you will not lose time in coming to reap your
share of the discount that will be made on every pur
chase. You will please note our Coupon proposition
for it is worth dollars to you for 30 days.
Very Respectfully,
Sledge & Pleasants
Hickory, = . = North Carolina
BUSINESS BUILDERS.
Advertisements inserted under this
bead at 5 cents a line for each insertion
For all the latest designs in
millinery call on Miss Micheal
over the, Morrison Bro. Co.
store.
Wanted—a good black smith to
help in a new shop at Belmont
N. C. address R. L. Stinson
Belmont N. C. box 248.
Wanted— Eight experienced
waitresses. Must give good rec
ommendation. Applv to Mrs.
Emma Taylor, Hickory, N. C.
Lost.—A tan leather purse
containing about SIO.OO or $12.00.
Finder will please return same to
Hickory Seed Co. and receive a
liberal reward.
Eighteen varieties of pure bred
poultry. Catalogue free. Write
J. T. Yoder, R. F. D. 1, Hickory,
Consumption
Is, by no means, the dreadful
disease it is thought to be —in
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It can always be stopped—in
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to. Then it is dangerous.
Don't be afraid; but attend
to it quick—you can do it
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| NOTICE.
Having qualified as administrator
of Julia G. Riddle, deceased, late of
Hickory, Catawba County, and State
of North Carolina, this is to notify al\
persons having claims against the estate
of said deceased to exhibit them to the
undersigned on or before the Ist day
April 1910. All creditors will take
notice that if their respective claims are
not presented within said time, that
this notice will be pleaded in bar of re
covery. All persons indebted to said
estate will please make immediate pay
ment.
This the Ist day of April 1909.
J. L. Riddle.
Administrator.
A. A. Whitner. Atty.
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