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• | Local and Personal | J. B. Joh ison was in Charlotte, this week on business. Read the advertisement of the Underselling store in th»s issue. J. W. Hoke of G a ite Fa Is was a visitor here ft' on lay. Mr. N. W. Courtney of Lenoir was a visitor here this week. Mr. T. L. Henkel is at Black Mountain this week on business. Prof. E. 0. Smithdeal of New ton was a visitor Saturday and Sunday. I Mr. Claude West, a student of Trinity College was a visitor in town Sunday. Mr. Rudisall of 'Sheiby spent Sunday and Monday here with friends. Dr, Charles Russell of Granite Falls was among the visitors in town Sunday. Miss Tena Walker of Morgan ton is visiting her uncle, Mr. P C. Sharpe on 9th Ave. The Underselling store has son e rare bargains to offer you Read their ad in this issue. The Underselling store is mak ing big reductions on their fah goods. Re id their ad in this paper. Mr. T. I. Martin, editor of the Trinity College Chronicle was here sevei al days this week. I Mrs, M. M. Courtney of Lenoir attended the conference and was a guest at the Huffry Hotel. Miss Minda McManaway of Charlotte his been visiting the Misses Dozier tor several days. Dr. and Mrs. Guy E. Dixon of Hendersonville were here a few days this week visiting friends. Mr. Glenn Henkel, a student of Bingham, Mebane, is ac home with his parents for Thanks giving. Mr. J. L. Smith, a prominent cotton mill man of Shelby-was here several days this week on business. - . Mrs. J. R. Gaither of Newton has gone to Raleigh where she is visiting Mr. and- Mrs. Miles O. i Sherrill. Mr. and Mrs. J. R, Erwin of Lenoir spent a couple days here this week, registered at the Huffry. Mr. and Mrs. John Sherrill of Catawba spent Sunday in the city, the guests of Mr. and Mrs. L. R. Whitener. Mr. B. S. Womble, a prominent young lawyer of Winston-Salem has been visiting Mr. Roy Aber nethy this week. The students of Davenport College came over Monday in a body to attend the closing day of the Conference. Miss Agnes Martin of Greens boro was here this week with Miss Olie Martin to attend the Lang Martin wedding. Miss Reide Lang and mother, of Farmville, N. C., were here several days this week, attending the Lang-Martin nuptials. Misses Ada Williams and Addie Hallyburton of Morganton were registered among the guests at the Huffry Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Adrian Shuford have returned from their honey moon trip north and will be at the Huffry Hotel for awhile. Mr. "Bob" Gantt, a crack pitcher of the Trinity College baseball team was here several days this week visiting friends. Mrs. W F. Womble, Misses Margaret and Katlierine Clay well of Morgan ton were here Monday, guests at the Hotel Huffry. ✓ "Anti-Tuberculosis Sunday" will be observed at the Reformed church next Sunday. In the morn ing and at night a temperance service will be held. Messrs. W. A. Self, E. B. Cline and A. A. Whitener are in Ral eigh this week attending the Su preme Court where they appear as attorneys for clients in this judicial district. The second of the Monday Ev ening entertainments will be given at: oFremont College next Mon-.iav night, November 29th. Signor D'Anna's pupils will give several numbers and M iss Annie Usher Clabaugh will recite sever al selections. This promises to be one of the very best enter tainments and a large crowd will doubtless attend. I LANC-MARTIN WEDDING. Popular Young Couple Mar ried Tuesday Evening. Spend Honeymoon North. One of the leading social events of the season was the marriage Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in the First Presbyte rian church here, of Miss Alice P. Lang and Mr. Wesley Martin. Both of the young people are ex ceedingly popular in this section of the state, and their marriage was of much interest to their many friends. The church was prettily decor ated with ferns and the season's choicest flowers, and the friends and relatives 6t the happy cou- • pie filled the church. Rev. G. J. Garth, pastor, performed the ceremony. Little Miss Evelyn Land was ringbearer. Miss Reide Lang of Farmville, acted as maid of honor while the bridesmaids were Misses Olie Martin of- this place and Agnes Martin of Greensboro. The best man was .Vi r. Robert E. Martin, and the trowing young men were ush ers for the occasion: Messr«. James C. Shutord, W. H. Yount, Roy t . Aberhethy, W. S. Mar tin and J. A. Martin, i Miss Annie Laurie Abernethy sang sweetly, * Constancy" and "Calm is the Night." She pos sesses an excellent voice and her renditions were highly enjoyed. Mrs. D'Anna presided at the pipe organ and ptayed the bridal march; irom Lohengrin, followed by l Mendelssohn's Wedding March. Immediately after the ceremo ny the bridal party repaired to the home of the bride's parents ! where an informal reception was tendered and their friends came in to extend their good wishe?. The bride and groom left on the 5.30 train north, for New York and Boston to spend their honey moon of about ten days duration, after which they will return to this place to make their future home. Mr. Martin is a young business fnan of Hickory and has many friends. He is proprietor of the Martin Company installing plumbing and heating plants. The bride is the attractive daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lang. They moved here about 18 months ago from Greenville, N. C. She has made many friends here by her charming disposition and lovely character. , Several social events have been given in honor of the bride and Monday night the bridal party was delightfully entertained by Mrs. Waiter S. Martin at her home. . Ladies' Bazaar The Ladiei' Aid Society of the Baptist church will have their bazaar in the Campbell building next to the post office, December 2nd and 3rd. They will have for sale fancy articles of all descrip tions and will serve oysters, sal ads and coffee. Everybody is invited to attend this bazaar and your patronage will be appreciat ed. Episcopal Church Notes. Tnanksgiving service at the church of the Ascension on Thursday evening at 7:30. Spe cial hymn and the subject of the address will be "A Nation's Ben edicite." Services next Sunday morning and evening will be in charge of the Rev. E. N. Joyner of Tryon, N. C. Rev. Joyner comes at the special request of Bishop Horner, a full attendance is expected. Rev. J. S. Moody will have charge of the services at Trinity church, Asheville, Thanksgiving morning and Sunday, Nov. 28. The Annual sale of the Ladies of the Kpiscopal church takes place, December 7th, afternoon and evening at. the residence of Mrs. Royster. Hundreds of beautiful specimens of needle and art work will be found. Sheriff Shot. Wilmington, N. C., Nov. 23 Sheriff A. S. Richardson, of Col umbus county, was twice shot and severely, but not fatally, wounded while engaged with a posse in effecting the capture of a white man named Bufkin, charged with murder, in a swamp where he had been hiding since the murder, two weeks ago, and as the posse approached he fired from ambush with a shotgun. It was while returning the fire that! | Sheriff Richardson was wounded, ; ! Bufkin having finally surrender- i |ed under threats of the po ;.«e to! j set fire to the swamp arid ktt!i him on sight when he came out! of his hMing. The prisoner wss ianued in jail at. Whileviile, N.C. CONFERENCE CLOSED. Dr. J. H. W eaver remains here. Next Meeting in Winston. List of Appointments. The-M. E. Conference of Wes tern North Carolina Las come to a close after a six days' gather ing in this place and the visitors, began leaving Tuesday morning, the ministers for their new char ges where they will take up their work for another year. It is needless to say the conference was a successful one. It con sisted of some of the best blood of tlie South and some of the ablest ministers. The citizens of Hickory show ed their characteristic hospitality by opening the doors of their homes to entertain them and ev ery one left well pleased and highly gratified with the treat ment received while here. Next >ear 'he conference will hold its sessions at Winston, the location of the the the con ference-and is under the efficient management of Supt. H. A. Hayes. Rev. W, M' Bagby was named to make a campaign for contributions for the school and he will no doubt be warmly sup ported in this movement. Since the last meeting only one member has died and he was Rev. J. S. Nelson. Sunday after noon memorial services were held in his honor. It is a pleasure to announce that Dr. J. H. Weaver will re main in charge of the Methodist' church. He is one of the most i faithful workers in the ministry l and has done a great work here. He has many friends outside of his church who will rejoice in the fact that he is to remain here- One of the most important things that came before the body was the election of delegates to the general conference which meets in Asheville next May. It is indeed an honor to be one of these delegates for at that time several important matters will come up, among them being the election of new bishops. The following were elected: Revs. J. H. Weaver, T. F. Marr, J. C. Rowe, H. K. Boyer, G. H. Detwiler* W. L. Sherrill. La.vs W. D. Turner, F. S. Wea ver, R. L. Durham. J. L. Nelson, C. H. Ireland, and F. S. Lambett, Alternates, J. S. Mar Jn, H. A. Hayes. I .« Below is a list of the appoint ments for the Statesville, Mor ganton and Shelby Districts which will be of great interest: STATESVILLE DISTRICT. J. N. Huggins, presiding el der; Alexander circuit, E. Myers; Caldwell circuit, J. G. W. Holo way; Catawba circuit, J. M. Price; East Monbo, to be sup plied; Davidson, R. E, Atkinson; Granite Falls, W. F. Sanford; Hickory circuit, P. H. Brittain; Hickory station, J. H. Weaver; Iredell circuit, J. P. Davis; Le noir circuit, J. 0. Erwin; Lenoir station, C, M. Pickens; Maiden, T. S. Coble; Mooresville circuit, M. T. Steele; Mooresville station, R. M. Courtney; Newton, T. W. Fox; Rock Springs, W. F. Elliott; Statesville circuit, J. D. Rankin; West Statesville circuit, E. E. Yates; Statesville, Broad street, Harold Turner; Race street, 0. I. Hinson; Stony Point, T. B. Johnson; Troutman, J. J. Ed wards; conference- missionary evengelist., D. H. Coman; presi dent-Davenport Female College,; C. C. Weaver; professor in Dav enport college, J. B. Craven. MORGANTON DISTRICT. R. M. Hoyle, presiding elder; Bakersville, M. A. Osborne; Broad River, J. L. McNeer; Cliff dale, A. C. Swafford; Connelly Springs, E. G. Husey; Elk Park, Wm. Johnson; Green River, W. S. Cherry; Forest City, J.F. Mo sor; Henrietta. Caroleen, L P. Bogle; Morganton station, W. F. Wombi#»; Morganton circuit, N. M. Modlin; Marion station, H.H. Jordan; McDowell circuit, D. S. Richardson; North Catawba. J. J. Brooks; Old Fort W. G Malo nee; Rutherford ton, T. J. Rogers, J. B. Carpenter, assistant; Ruth erford college, E. K. Creel, Spruce Pine. E. E, Jones; Table Rock, Albert Sherrill; Thermal City. J. E. Wommack; Hartland, M. 11. Tattle. SHELBY DISTRIBT. J. R. Scroggs, presiding elder: Belwood circuit. W V. Honnicut; Bessemer City, J. F. Armstrong; j Cherryville, Melton, M.B Crouse; ! Bethel, E. G Kilgore; Gastonia, ! Main street, G D. Herman; West lend and Franklin avenue, J. C.. ! Bermon; Ozark, 11. C. Smith: | Kings Mountain, D. F. Carver; i Lincolnton station, F. L Town- Isend; Lincoln circuit, J. W. Stri ider; Lowell, M. D. Hix; Lowes | vilie, D. P, Waters; McAdens vii e. K 0 V'tiPt Holly, J. A. iioWicS; i'unvviiie, M. Boring; Shelby, Central, to be supplied; Lafayette street, T. E. Smiley; Shelby circuit, E. N. Crowder; South Fork, H. G. Sta mey; Stanley Creek, B. Wilson; Mayesworth, J. Frank Harrelson. BURNED TO DEATH. Sad Tragedy at Monbo. Mr. Oren's Child Cremated. A distressing incident occurred at Monbo Sunday about noon, when a little son of Jacob Oren was burned to death in the barn on his father's premises. Mr. Oren's family are employed in the cotton mill at the Monbo Man ufacturing company, and live on the land of the company. Sun- j day about the hour named the little boy, who was just 3 years and 10 months old, got hold of some matches and went to a small barn on the premises. It is supposed he struck the matches. Anyway, when the barn was found to be on fire the building was so enveloped in flames that the boy could not be rescued. His charred remains were found in the ashes of the building, and were buried Mon day. The barn was a small building and contained only a. small quantity of feed. • A New Club. A new club has just been or gan:zed in this place for the pur pose of carrying forward the j business and social features of the town. It is composed of some of the livest young men here and much interest is being manifested in it. It will go un der the name of The Colonial Club, with heaequai ters over Martin's Drug Store. T.iis is an illustration of the upbuilding of the town and with the patriotic membership it now has, its success is assured. At a recent meeting the fol lowing officers were elected: J. C. Shuford, Pres. G, S. Blackwelder, V. Pres. H. D'Anna, Secretary. C. C. Stapp, Treasurer. E. 6. Johnson, Kanard. J. V. Doll, Manager. For a mild, easy action of the bowels, a single dose of Doan's Regulets is enough. Treatment cures habitual constipation. 25 cents a box. Ask your druggist for them. w9999 999999999999ijs Society News. 2 « «j mf CvC V. CT-V "CCv™ C Wed. Nov. 17th., Mrs. J. M. Ramsay welcomed the Hickory Book Club to her home. After quotations there was a general diecussion of the following books: 8 gAntonio/by Oldmeadow; The Silver Horde, Rex Beach; The Beloved Vagabond; Through Welsh Doorways, Marks Queen Of the Rushes, Raine; Calling of Dan Matthews, Girl of the Tim berlost, Miss Porter; From Gret na Green to Land's End; The Leopard and the Lily, Bowers. The Men of the Mountain, Crock ett. The Open Country, Hew lett Mission Tales in the Daysj of the Dons. The Romance of a plain Man, Glasgow. John Mar vel, Asst., Page. When current events were exploited, the host ess gave an interesting account of her book. The Belovod Vaga bond with its author. Then the social feature of the evening was emphasized in the adjournment to the festive board, very fes tive indeed with its mellow v can dle-light, nonsense conundrums, hand painted souvenirs and deli cious refreshments. Miss Amelia McComb enter tained the Travellers Club Thurs day, Nov. 19. After quotations on "Wit."- Mrs. Murphy gave the "Synopsis of Merry Wives of Windsor," the play for the day. Miss Person sketched the fresh young English country girl, An ne Page. Both papers were no table for the salient points pre se ted in an interesting way. Mrs Chadwick read a selection about, Windsor from E B. D'Au reagne's Castles of England. Mrs. Cravan of Lenoir was the guest of the Club. Conver sation on current events was in teresting. Souvenirs were given to all from Shakespeare's home by the hostess. Delightful re freshments brought another pleasant hour to a close. - . ■ - Miss Lizzie McComb enter tained the Round Dozen Book o:ub lasc week. After quotations and the usual .criticisms on the books, the hostess «raye a sketch of her book "The Girl of Tim be lost," by Porter, and read a personal letter from-the author. A humorous story brought the program to a close. AfH»r currertf events had bprn discussed refreshments were ser > ved/ and the club adjourned to meet with Mrs. W. B. Ramsay December Ist. Ex-Sheriff, Boyd, of Newton, was in the city Wednesday. Miss Minnie Rector left Wed nesday for Morganton. Miss Annie Caldwell spent Sunday in the city with her sister. Mr. and Mrs. Tom Henkle went to Lenoir to attend the marriage of L. P. daughter. Mrs. Charles Staley has gone toLatta, S. C. to spend four weeks with her parents. J. C. Morrison will be in the city to spend Thanksgiving with his brother, C. T. Morrison. Miss Nettie I. Abernethy left Tuesday for Charlotte where she has accepted a position as sten ographer. D. J. Craigg of Statesville, stopped over in the city Tuesday on hi 3 way to Lenoir, to attend the marriage of Mr. L. P. Hen kle's daughter. Congressman Burned. Congressman David A. DeAr mond of the 6th Missouri district, was burned to death in an effort to save the' life of his little grand-son early Tuesday morn ing. He lived in Kansas City and his home was one of the handsomest in the state. His financial loss will be about $20,- 000, and includes one of the best libraries in the state. When the body of the dead congressmen was found his charred arms were locked arounu his grand-son. They were per fectly devoted to each other. Messages of condolence from all parts of the country were re ceived by the DeArmonds. Full Line of Ladies Apearal. Shoes and Kimonas. MI HI PLEASANT Anticipations of something good to follow are al ways inspired bv the very first im-' pression of a good piece of printing. 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