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'9999TP99 99999999W & Local and Personal! * «€€*; s€«€ £€€€ • Miss Sallie Martin aud he> friend, Miss Margaret R, s Smith, have come from Hollin Institute to spend the holidays Miss Smith's parents are in Pan ama. Miss Ruth Abernethy from Salem Academy and Miss Man Shuford from St. Mary's scho are also nt home for Christma vacatio'. Dr. VV. P. Beall, of Greens boro. wirl old friends in town this week. H had ueen summoned to Le noir in consequence of the illness of his aunt Mrs. G. W. F. Har per. Mr. R. L. Gwynn of Lenoir wa. in town Wednesday. Parents who visited the Grade* • "fcool K idav were mucn grar fi d by >h p ogrets of the chi - men ana one mother proudly an nounced on returning home "Johnnie was the prettiest a-i> sweetest looking boy in h>> grade." The other doubtless make the same remark about Tommie, Jimmie, Frank and Willie. Mrs. H. D. Abernethy's Kin dergarten Rave a very interesting entertainment to parents and visitors Friday afternoon. Little Alice Cilley led the march of the fairies. The friends of Mrs. Betiie A. Folk, of Lenoir, are much con cerned about her serious illness. She is the widow of the distin guished and astute lawyer, Col. George N. Folk, whose death some years ago marked a grea 4 loss to the Bar of the State. Mrs. Folk is an Aunt of Hon. W. B. Council of this town and of Mrs. Emma Taylor. We hope to hear encouraging news of Mrs. Folk's condition. She is widely known as a biilliant,. high-spiri ted, kind-hearted lady. Miss Eva Moody has re turned from St. Mary's College, Raleigh, to spend the holiday & with her parents. ' Misses Mattie Abernethv ant. Pinkie Forney who have been in school at the State Normal Col lege, Greensboro are at home to spend Christmas. Mr. V. W. Miller of The Dem ocrat force, will leave today for Elkin to spend Christmas with his mother. Mr. Chas. W. Hendrix, spent a few days in the city last week the gue&t of Mr. V. W. Miller. Mr. Hendrix has been in schoo. at Mars Hill and was on his waj to Elkin to spend the holidays with home peopls. Mr. H. A. Bolick, Conover, R F. D. No. 3 offers for sale three tracts of fine farm lands near in, much of it timbered. Messrs Weston Clinard anc Roscoe Mouser from the Univer sity at Chapel Hill, are spending the holidays with their parents 11. this city. Mr. Frank McComb who is ir. school at A. &M. is in the cnj to spend Christmas. Mr. 0. Glenn Henkel who isii. school at Mebane will spend tht holidays here with home people. Mr. C. C. Fulton, resident en gineer, of the city street improve ment and Construction force, leaves today for Dover, Del. to spend the holidays with his par ents. Dr. W. P. Beall, of Greens boro, who had been in attendanct upon his aunt, Mrs. G. W. F. Harper at Lenoir dur.ng hei last illness, came down on the 15th. inst. to meet his wife wht was going to the funeral. Mrs. Rufus L. Gwynn was down from Lenoir on Wednes day. the 15th inst. Mr. Hugh Torrance, of Char lotte, was a visitor to the city week. "A rollicking rush of rampa geous revelry" is promised ioi the Fiudler's convention at Moi ganton on Dec. 27 and 26 at th auditorium. It is for the beneh of the Confederate Soldier's moi. ument fund and fiddlers are ex pected from Burke, McDowell, Caldwell, Catawba and othei counties. Prizes will be .given foi best fiddlers, banjo pickers anc clog dancers. Mr. Harrison Huggins of Le noir wa c in town this week visi ting friends and relatives. Mr. J. P. (Jook, the editor oi the Uplift, and chairman of thi board of trustees of the Stone wail Jackson Reformiiory at Con cord, paid the Democrat a visit last week. If any one reading this, will will place a free-will offering in tne hands of M Abernethy, of Newton, Box 107 before Friday night. Dec, 24th, he will take it, r. the shape of a treat, to the in rates of the "County Home" on Christmas day. Turn to, and read Mathew 25-40, then Mathew 25- 4.-, then deciJe. If you fail meet .; eone above named before the iith just put your contribution i an envelope (in the form of a ittle bill or check) and mail to aim. Mr. N >lan Sigmon came in to lay from Mars Hill College. He will spend his Christinas vac - :ion at home, and at the Rev. *lr. Stringfield's. Returning to esume his work in school the first of the year. The subject of Dr. Murphy's sermon next Sunday morning will be. "The gifts we bring to Jesus." Mr. W. B. Hickey, of Spruce Pine is spending the holidays •ere with his daughter, Mrs. Del linger. Miss Morgaret McComb is .o»ne from the Presbyterian Col lege at Chorlette to spend the lolidays. Mrs. Kirschbaum is here this veek from Chorlotte till after :he Christmas holidays. Mr. R. E. Ingold is home for the holidays from Atlanta where hp is attending the Atlanta Dent tal College. J. P. Rawley, of the Charlotte Observer, was a business visitor ;n the city Tuesday. A colored woman, wife of Lu ther Whitener, was found dead in bed from heart failure Mon iay morning. - • A colored woman, one of whose ooys had smallpox skipped out Tuesday while Dr. Blackburn -was looking for a wav to transfer the child to a place of quarantine, a searching party was immedi ately instituted. Mr. C. C. Bost who has been in school at the A. & M. is spend ing the holidays here with home people. MissClaia Bowles, who is at tending -the Statesville Female College is at home for Christmas. Lost— Fountain Pen. Reward, Whitener & Mai tin. I 'Along the Kennebec." "Along the Kennebec," a New England comedy, comes to the tiickorv Opera House December 28>h. The play is now in its third successful sea son and has met with popular approval wherever presented,and nas been used as a text by two ministers in their sermons. The play is full of comedy hits. It is cmedy that a girl or woman can iaugh at and not blush at the same time. The burlesque duel scene in the third act between Zeke Dasher and Bunlick Tubbs is said to be one scream from start to finish and five other eomedy characters keep the au dience in a happy frame ot mind. Ail special scenery is carried for he production, and it is said to >e strictly a scenic production rom first act to last. BERGTHOLD-KINZER. A. Blowing Rock Romance * Culminates in a Happy Marriage. A romantic enisode which un ted two lives in a happv mar lage culminated in the holly iecorated Manse of the Presby terian church Tuesday afternoon, A'hen Miss Inez Kinzer, of New oern, and Mr/J. W. Bergthold, of Raleigh, were wedded. The ceremony in which the ring was beautifully performed oy Rev. J. G. Garth, former pas tor of the bride at Newbern. The jride is an old friend of the pas tor and formerly visited at his home here She wore a hand some going-away gown of noutard with hat to match and carried bride's roses. A hand omer couple surely never stood >efore a minister to take the sol um vows. Mr. J. D. Kinzer, jrotherof the bride, was present, Along with a party of friends from the city. The marriage is the last chap lei of a trip to Blowing Rock by d party of young people from his city a vear or so ago. Mr. jergthold is secretary of the Y. M. C. A. at A. &M. College in Raleigh, and he and Mrs. Berg hold w 11 goto house keeping c*t *nce, Nice candies, nuts, oranges ind lots of other delicious things if or Christmas. Willis' Cafe. f The Week in the J Women's Clubs. J Miss Geitner enterta ned the Hick iry Book Club Wednesday, December 15th. After the usual program of quotations, discussion of booki read and current events, the hostess spoke very interest ingly in detail of her book, "Queen of the Rushes," by Raine, a Welsh story. The social part was emphasized a round the fes tive board with its suggestion of the approaching Christmas sea son, in the good cheer the crimson glow of; candlelight holly and mistletoe. Adjournment to the New Year January sth. Thursday. Dec 16, Miss Person -vas the hostess of the Travellers' Club. Mrs. Beard and Mrs. Winter of New York were guests of the Club. After quotations on "Music," all enjoyed Miss Essie Seagle's fiine Synopsis of the Merchant of Venice, the play for the day. Mrs. Chadwick pres ented a study of Portia with sev eral illustrative readings for the play. Two trios by Calicott were sung by Mesdames J. H. Shu ford, E. Chadwick and W. L. Abernethy the casket song, "Tell me where is fancy bred" and "How aweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank." After current events, the genial hostess served a profusion of fruit as re freshments which closed a de lightful evening. The next meet ing will be January 6th with Mrs. Royster. An unusually pleasant meeting of the Round Dozen Book Club was held with Mrs, Bost on the 15th of December a round Dozen in attendance. Mrs. Bost gave much information about her book, "The Breath of the Gods, ond its author, Sidney McCall, together with some criticisms of her other book«. Miss Margaret Bost gave a humorous reading, "Counting the Eggs," and sang a siong, both of which were much enjoyed. The club was then in vited into the dining-room which was beautifully decorated, the centerpiece of holly and malaga grapes, surrounded by a dozen candles was very effective. Christmas cards and a bunch of holly marked the places. A de licious four-course dinner was served by Misses Margaret and Constance, beginning with quaii on toast and ending with cake and ambrosia. _ The Thursday Study Club, met with Mrs. Grimes, Dec 16th, with a full attendance. Miss Johnson gave an interesting Account of "The Hague, and Airs. Bost gave the Reading. Alier-current news dainty refreshments were served. The next meeting will be with Mrs. Harte. Jan. 6th. A Sad Accident. Frank Fry is dead, the result of an accidenttal discharge of his gun while he was returning from a hunt Tuesday evening. With a companion young Fry was crossing a fence just beyond Piedmont Wagon Company when in some unknown way, the gun he was carrying was accidentally discharged, the entire load tak ing effect under his chin. Death resulted in a snort time. The boy was the son of Mr. Govan Fry a nignt-watchman at the Hickory Tannery. Wanted— One hundred thousand hickory spoke billets, split or sawed, 27 inches long, 2 inches square, clear of knots and other defects. Will pay $1.50 per hun dred. Ivey & Jdice. 4t EARLY MORNING EXERCISES. Program of the exercises to be held at Corinth Re formed Church, 6 o'clock* a. m. Christmas Day. i \ . Organ Voluntary Miss Rose Campbell Shuford Anthem—"Prince of Peace" Choir Invocation Pastor Hymn 66 .. Congregation Scripture Lessons—lsaiah 9:6-8, Matthew 1: 18-21 Gloria Patri and Creed , - Prayer Quartette—"Crown Him King"—Mesdames J. H. and A. L. Shuford and Messrs. Warlick and Latta II Anthem —"Through the Still Air" Choir Soi„—"The Star of Eethlehem" Mrs. J. L. Murphy Duet —"Bright was the Star" Mesdames Murphy and Bost Trio —"The Angelic Choir" —Mrs. J. L. Murphy and Mrs. C. C. Bost and Mr. Orin Sigmon Address Pastor - Offertory Quartette —"Merry Christmas Chimes" —Mesdames Murphy, Shuford, Bost and Shuford Hymn 76 • .Congregation Benediction Presbyterian Church Notes. Subject next Sunday at 11 a. m , "character of Jesus Christ.'' at 7p. m, ( "The Divinity of Je sus Christ," Covenanter's sub ject, "The Bovliood of Jesus." The pastor wishes to call at tention po the new department of Sunday school to begin with Jan. 2. called the Home Department. Where about 180* or 140 pfeople connected with our congregation who do not attend Sundav school, we wisli to give them some tie to this feature of our work. The plan is to supply these people with quarterlies and ask them to study the lesson for 30 minutes each week, and of course there will te no recitation, only the study. At the end of each quarter a visitor wiil call, and leave quar terlies and envelops for next quarter of the year and collect the olden eops. A sipt. of.Home Dep.. wth four h lpe s will ha e charge tuis wurk. ine following are asked to serve in this capaci ty: Mrs. Geo W. Killian, Super intendent, Mioses Bessie Mc- Comb, Mabel Cooper, Grace John son and Maro Knox Henderson. A list with vows of all who do not attend Sb School will I e given there ladies and the pastor earnestly requests ever to aequi ese in the matter and accept these quarterlies and envelopes Often wives can be of great help to their husbands in this matt r and vice versa. - Christmas at the Reformed Church. The Christmas services at the Reformed church will begin with the early morning service at 6 o'clock. This service has been held at 5 o'clock Christina - Tnorn ing for over twenty years and has become one of the most pop ular services held during the Festival season. Special music I is being prepared and in addition to the Christmas hymns there will be a ladies quartette, mixed quartette, a t,rio, a solo and two Christmas anthems. Miss Rose "Shuford's Sunday school class will have charge of the decora tions in the church. On Sunday morning the pas tor, Dr. Murphy, will preach an appropriate sermon at which tirqe the choir will render spe cial music. Sunday night the service, "The Child-Divine," will be given by the Sunday school. . his is a most interest ing service consisting of readings, recitations and fnusic bearing upon the birth of the infant Sav iour. Mrs, Dr. Menzie's, Mrs, A. L. Shu ford and Miss Margar et Bost have charge of preparing the children for this service. At the service Christmas morning a« offering for local charity will be received. Land for Sale. I offer for sale during the next 20 days the following tracts of land: First, 25 acres, 15 acres cleared and balance timbered. 1 three-room dwelling. Second, 82 acres, home place, j about half cleared and half tim bered, good dwelling, two-story house with ten rooms. Third, 108 acres, half cleared and half timbered, no dwellings. The two latter tracts are in St. i Timothy special school district, 4 miles east of Hickory. The first tract one and one half miles from home place. For price and terms address H. A. BOLICK, Conover, R. F. D. 3. Mortgage Deed Sale State of North Carolina \ Catawba County J This Indenture, Made this the sth Jay of January, A. D. 1909, by and between Milton Ramseur and Alice Raraseur his wife, of Catawba county, and State of North Carolina, parties ot the first part, and J. C. Hoyle of Ca tawba county and State of North Car olina, party of the second part, Wit nessed: That Whereas, Said parties of the Srstpart are justly indebted to said party of second part in the sum of $63.90 as evidenced by bond of even date herewith, bearing interest from date at 6 per ceut per annum, and 'Jue and payable on the first day of November 1909 and whereas, said par ties of the first part are anxious to se cure the payment of said bond at ma turity; Now, Therefore, in considera tion of the premises, and for the pur pose aforesaid, and for the sum of £63.90 to the parties of the first part paid by party of the second part, the receipt of which is hereby acknowledg ed, said parties of the first have given, granted, bargained, sold, aliened, con veyed and confirmed,' and by these presents doth hereby give, grant, bar gain, sell, alien, convey and confirm unto said party of the second part, his heirs and assigns forever, a certain piece or tract of land lying and being in Catawba county. State aforesaid, in Bandy Township, and described and defined as foliows, to wit: By virtue of Power contained in Mortgage Deed to him executed and delivered by Melton Ramseur and his wife Alice Ramseur on the stb day oi January, 1909, will on the 24tli dayi Jan. 24 1910 sell lor cash at the court house in Newton, N. C., between the hours of noon and 2 o'clock p. m., that certain parcel of land, in Catawba county an State of North Carolina. Joining lands with John Falls and oth ers: Beginning on a small white oak in Anthony's line Burt Mull s corner, and runs S. 96 poles to a small sour wood in Falls line Burt Mull's corner, thence N 73 E52 with Fall's line to a pine thence 6 N with Falls line 20 poles to a stake and pointer. Thence a new line No. poles to a stone and pointers in Martin's line, thence N75 W with Martin's line 25 1-2 poles to a stake and pointer, thence N 24 W 28 poles to a stone and pointer Anthony's corner, thence W with hi line 18 poles to the beginning. Con taining 2/! 3-4 acres more or less. This Dec. 21, 1909. J. C. HoYLE. North Carolina, \ Catawba County. J In the Superior Court. Navassa Guanna Companp, (INCORPORATED.) vs. A. E. Cline and J. J. Cline. Service by Publication as to A. E. Cline. Toe defendant, A. E. Cline, above named, will take notice that an action entitled as above, has been commenced in the Superior Couit of Catawba Coun ty, said action being brought by plain tiff to recover of and against the de fendants on three (3) certain notes, executed by the defendants A. E. and J. J. Cline, said notes being for the following amounts and were executed on the dates hereinafter Damed, by said defendants, to plaintiff, name!*': - a ncte for six hundred and forty 00), the same bearing date rj ''•r'-jsrt 20th, 1909, a note for six huiviiM forty ($640) dollars, the same date of January 20th, 1909, anrl ? - for bix hundred and fify-seven ii_ a.- and fifty-nine cents ($657.59), iir same bearing date of May Ist, ,1909, each of said notes bearing interest from date at the rate of six per cent per an num. Also to recover an cpen ac , count for seven hundred fifty eight dol lars and fifty-nine cents, under contract dated Aug. 26th 1909. And the defendant A. E. Cline, will further take notice that he is required to appear at the next term of the Su perior Court of Catawba County, to be held on the 4th Monday before the Ist Monday of March, it being the 7th day of February 1910, at the court house of Catawba County, in Newton, N. C., then and there to answer or demur to the complaint in said action, or the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in said complaint- This the 21st day of Dec. 1909. C. M. MCCORKLE Clerk of the Superior Court A. A. WHITENER Attorney for Plaintiff Card of Thanks. Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Morton asks us to state through the Democrat, their great apprecia tion of the many kindnesses shown them by their friends, during their sad hour of trouble in the accident to, and death -of their little boy, and that they ex tend their heartfelt thanks to all. "Seal Shipt" will fi n d " a t - Whitner-MartiD I B 1 1 111111 amm.. «SSWfc^»C;^Kss OPERA HOUSE | Hickory, IN. C. ONE INIOHT ONLY TUESDAY, DEC. 28 I® ! jjj TUB BtAUTIfUL DOWN gAST PLAY jjjj I Along The | | Kennebec i I STAGED WJTH ALL SPgGIAL SGLNcRY || •H Afl The Splemhd 15n!iI S ' Eli The rmi*dy'Qii;irtvtie The Goorl ISinoiijg PCC The Realistic Sir w St»-V:ti *ll The Funny Duel Scene fd| The Thiiiliiig Explosion Scene Clever Character Specialties, Bright Music and Comedy. Prices: 25c, 35c and 50c: ■ MARTIN'S DRUG COMPANY. - ■ The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature of - and has been made under his per /j: Sonal supervision since its infancy. Allow no one to deceive you in this* All Counterfeits, Imitations and " Just-as-good" are but Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of Infants and Children—Experience against Experiment* What is CASTORIA y Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach jind Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children's Panacea—The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The Kind Yon Hare Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. THI CENTAUB COMPANY, TT HUH HAY STREET, NEW YORK CITY. x / | Woman's Beauty 1 Ij Some women retain their beauty to an advanced i gage. But women, who regularly endure pain, age M Ej rapidly, for suffering leaves its lasting marks onE §j Nearly all women suffer more or less with sorie 1 ■ form of female trouble. It should not be neglected. I ■ Avoid the pain—treat yourself at home by taking! £ Cardui, as thousands of other women have done, i I Begin at once and gflve Oardui a fair trial. I I It Will Help You | I Mrs. Katie Burlison, Goreville, 111., tried Cardui and writes:® B '1 suffered with female troubles, and was so sick I could not stand I lon my feet. Finally I began to take Cardui, and soon began to I I mend. Now lam able to do all my housework and am in much k| I better health than I was before." Try it. AT ALL DRUG STORES 1 HICKORY PRODUCE MARKET. / Corrected weekly by Whitener & Martin. Hens, per lb 9 C Turkeys, per lb 12 l-2c Eggs, per doz 27 l-2c Butter per lb 15 to 25 Apples, cooking $l.OO a bu Apples, eating 2.50 " Sweet Potatoes 35 c to 45c Irish Potatoes $l.OO abu Cabbage, per lb 1 i-4 C - Buy your Christmas cakes from Willis. They are always the best. The next time one of the children catch cold, give it something that vnU promptly and ' freely but gently move the bowels. In that way the cold will at once be driven out of the system. Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup moves the bowels promptly and freely, yet gently, and at the same time heals irritation aad stops the cough. Jt is especially good for children. Sold by C. M. Shufcrd and W. t». Martin.
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