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HICKORY, N.C.. THURSDAY. MAY 6, 1909.
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INSTANTLY KILLED.
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Mrs P. C. Sharpe Meets Death
From a Stroke of Lightning.
, During: the heavy thunder
storm which visited this section
last Friday the wife of P. C.
Sharpe, an employe of the Pied
mont Foundry Co., while stand
ing on the back porch of her
house on Eighth street, was
.struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The discharge struck a
iephone line 200 yards away,
ore up telephones at the houses
of James Jones and Roscoe Lat
ta and went from there to the
house of Mr. Sharpe, where it
left the wire and, passing through
the house, struck Mrs. Sharpe in
the left temple, causing instant
death. A small spot of the tem
ple avd a torn shoe were all the
marks made on Mrs. Sharpe by
the lightning.
Dr. 11. C. Menzies was sent for
without delay, but it was found
that all efforts to revive her were
useless, as death had been in
stataneous.
Mrs. Sharpe, who was 42 years
old, leaves a husband and foui
children. They have the sincere
Sympathy of many friends in
their great grief. The funeral
services, which were held from
the horse Saturday afternoon
with burial at Oakwood ceme
tery, were largely attended. Mrs.
Sharpe was a member of the
Methodist church.
At Charlotte May 20th.
Charlotte, N. C., May s.—lt
has been arranged definitely that
President William H. Taft will
deliver his address on the Twen
tieth of May, at which time this
city will celebrate the 134 th an
niversary of the signing of the
Mecklenburg Declaration of Inde
pendence, from the reviewing
stand which is now being erected
:n front of the Mecklenburg coun
ty court house and surrrounding
the monument commemorating
the signing of this immortal docu
ment. This stand will perhaps
be the eygr erected in the
state aid trie Indications are that
it will be crowded to the utmost
capacity, judging from the de
mand for tickets from Charlotte
as well as other towns of North
and South Carolina. General ad
mission to the stand will be $l.OO
and to reserved seats $2.00, the
latter giving the occupants an
opportunity to be near the Presi
dent during the parade and while
he is making his address. Orders
for seats may be sent to Mr. Jno.
R. Ross, treasurer of the review
ing stand committee, or to the
secretary of The Greater Char
lotte Club.
The committees in charge of
the celebration are-making every
effort to arrange for accommoda
tions for the entertainment of the
thousands of visitors who will be
here on this historic * occasion.
With the excellent hotel facilities
of the city in addition to the sev
eral hundred boarding houses
there is no doubt on the part of
the central committee that Char
lotte will be amply prepared to
care for all who will coro#\ Al
ready the city has begun decorat
ing for the event, the prospects
being that several days before
the celebration the streets will
be a blaze of glory for the recep
tion of the troops who will reach
here several days before the ar
rival of President Taft.
Commencement Speakers Le
noir College May 23-26.
Baccalaureate Sermon, Sunday,
May 23, 11:00 a. m„ Dr. W. H.
Greever, Editor Lutheran Church
Visitor, Columbia, S. C.
Address before Students' Mis
sionary Society, Sunday, May 23,
8:00 p. m., Dr. A. G. Voight,
Dean Southern Lutheran Semi
nary, Charlotte, N. C.
Literary Address, Tuesday, May
24, 10:30 a. m., Clarence H. Poe,
Editor Progressive Farmer, Ral
eigh. N. C.
Alumni Address, Tuesday, May
24, 2:30 p. m., Rev. B. D. Wess
inger, Gilbert, S. C.
Public cordially invited.
R. L. FRITZ.
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Kidney Remedy as it stimulates the
kidneys so they will eliminate the
waste matter from the blood. Impuri
ties depress the nerves, causing nervous
exhaustion and other ailments. Com
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Bisanar For Mayor.
Monday's city election passed
off very quietly. Although the
day was pleasant there was not a
large turnout of voters. There
being no contest except for the
the mayoralty not much interest
was shown. The result was an
easy victory for Mr. George E.
Bisanar, who wa«i elected by a
majority of 165 in la total vote of
361.
The vote in detail was as fol
lows: For mayor, George E. Bis
anar 263, Leroy R. Whitener 98;
for aldermen, two years, Charles
H. Geitner 361, William R. Men
zies 361, George N. Hutton 356;
one year, William C. Schell 354;
for school trustees, Geo. F. Ivey
299, C. F. Blalock 291, Dr. H. C.
Menzies 302.
On the question of a bond is
sue, there being *495 registered
voters, 248 votes were required
to carry it and 263 were cast in
favor of the bonds, which author
ized them by a comfortable ma
jority.
BOARD AT HOME.
Catawba County Farmers are
Prosperous and Independent.
A Hickory correspondent sends
the following to the Raleigh News
and Observer: The people of Ca
tawba county have their corn
cribs and smoke-houses at home,
and are not dependent on any
other section of the country for
their hog and hominy. As a re
sult of this policy they are be
coming prosperous and independ
ent. Last year there was grown
enough corn and wheat to supply
the needs of thecountv, and beef
cattle and hogs were raised at
home, enough for home use and
with quite a surplus to send to
other sections. However, there
was shipped in a considerable
amount of farm products, due
to the fact that many sold
cattle and bogs on foot. It is es
timated that farm products to
the value of more than $115,000
were imported into Hickvry -last
year for Consumption in this
county: " -
200 tons hay $ 4,000
5 060 bushels potatoes... 5,000
6,000 bushels oata 3,000
Ship stuff, bran, etc.... 25,000
Cotton seed meal and huls. 10,000
Meats and lard 50,000
Flour 20,000
Total $117,000
There is a fine opening here for
a small packing house to prepare
for other markets the cattle and
hogs which are shipped away as
live stock. While the farmers
cure their own bacon, they are
not prepared to make the other
products that now come from the
packing houses.
The farmers of Catawba coun
ty are living at home and board
ing at the same place. They have
diversified their crops, they have
gone into stock raising and dairy
ing, and many are engaged in
truck farming to supply the home
markets. It need not be said
that they are more prosperous
than ever before, that they are
buying improved farm machinery
that they have money in the
banks, and that such things as
panics and financial crises are to
them nothing but a name.
Whooping Cough.
This is a more dangerous disease
than is generally presumed. It will be
a suprise to many to learn that more
deaths result from it that scarlet fever.
PheumoDia ofton results from it.
Chamberlain's Coagh Remedy has been
used in many epidemics of whooping
cough, and allways with the best re
sults. ' Delbert McKeig of Harlain,
lowa, says of it: "My boy took whoop
ing cough when nine months old. He
had it in the winter. I got a bottle of
Chamberlain's Cough' Remedy which
proved good. I can not recommend
it to highly." For sale by W. S. Mar
tin and Company.
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The Manufacturer's Club of
Marion and McDowell couny, has
offered substantial premiums to
the farmer for the most corn and
potatoes produced this season up
on an acre of land. A number
have signified their intention to
compete for these prizes. It is
believed that this will greatly
stimulate the farming interests
Ox the county and will be appre
ciated by the corn and potato
raisers, and result in greatly in
creased erops.
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COST OF THE SCHOOLS.
Small Increase in Taxes WiH
Insure Improved Conditions.
According to the last census
there are 1355 children of school
age in Hickory—9sB white and
397 colored. For the school year
just ended there were 612 white
pupils and 209 colored pupils, a
total enrollment of 821. Last year
the total enrollment was 771. The
cost of maintaining the schools
for the present year was, in round
numbers, $5,200. That is to say
it cost about $7.35 for every pupil
enrolled, or a little less than 80
cents per month for each pupil
There is perhaps not another
town in the state that can show
so small a per capita cost for its
schools. The school board has
used the most rigid economy and
the most careful management of
the school finances.
There is such a thing as carry
ing economy to the point where
it becomes a drawback. No think
ing person will contend that the
city of Hickory should try to run
its schools at a cost of 80 cents a
month fdr each pupil in school.
They realize that it costs more
than that to provide the proper
sehool facilities. They know that
teachers must have at least half
a chance if they do the kind of
work that ought to be done. There
were enrolled in the first grade
83 pupils; in the second grade 91;
in the third grade 93. and in the
fourth grade 74 pupils. Every
one will admit that there should
have been two teachers for each
of those grades. But there was
no room in the school building
and there was no money to pay
additional teachers. The school
board cannot provide more room
and more teachers until the school
fund is increased. The question
is "shall this crowded condition
of the school continue?"
It is not a popular thing to ad
vocate an increase in taxes. Many
men who realize the need for
more money will oppose any mea
sure which increases the tax rate.
The school board would like to
provide just as good school faci
lities for Hickory as other towns
have without any increase in
taxes, if such a tiling was pos
sible. But since the board can
not do this, the question is sub
mitted to the people themselves.
It is for them to say whether they
want this crowded condition in
the school to continue, or whether
they are willing to pay a small
"increase in taxes in order to have
better work in the school.
Indiana Independence.
"A Westeren Congressman
who goes abroad each year, tells
of the miltant republicanism of
an American he met in Brussels
last summer/' said a Philadelphia
man in Washington the other
day. "This man, it appears, was
a merchant in a small town of In
diana. One morning the two
were out for ride, and as they
passed through the gates of a
public park their equipage passed
that of King Leopold, which was
leaving the park.
"Following the custom, the
Congressman, as did everybody
else nearby, except the merehant
from Indiana, lifted his hat,
whereupon the democratic Leo
pold also lifted his hat and bowed
and smiied. The merchant sat
bolt upright looking straight
ahead.
"Know who that is i" asked the
Congressman of the merchant.
"Yes, I recognized him from
his pictures. It's King Leopold.
"Then why didn't you bow to
him as I did?"
"The merchant from Indiana
stiffened in his seat and squared
his shoulders.
"I don't bow to no Kings, he
said."
A Lenoir coi respondent of the
Charlotte News writes: The far
mers around in the county are
busily engaged putting in their
crops. Several of the well-to-do
farmers have told your corres
pondent that they intend to put
in a larger crop of everything
they grow this year than they
have ever planted, with a view
to rasing all the corn, hay, etc.,
used in this section of the coun
try and thereby keep their mon
ey at home instead of sending
away to some Westeren state
for what thej ought to raise at
home. This sentiment is fast
growing in our county. The re
port from the. wheat crop is en
couraging this year, as it is now
thought that the crop will yield
double this year in comparison
with what it has for many years
past.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated )905
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