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If You Read The Democrat, you don't need any other newspaper. It's *ll here. One Dollar a year. : : Established 1899 Killed by Train at Bridgewater G. Sbuford Abernethy Meets Death in Appalling Way A FINE CHRISTIAN MAN Had Had Two Narrow Es capes from Death Recently- Remains Brought to Hick ory for Interment. It was a tremendous sho:k to this community when the newi came over the wires Monday nijrnt of the death of Mr. Shu fold Abernethy at Bridgewater in an appalling accident, tar. Ab ernethy was waikinj? on the side track at the depot with a compan ion, Mr. Robert Hodge, when both were struck by the engine of a coal train, Mr. Shuford being instantly killed and Mr. Hodge seriously injured, Freight trains nos. 72, east bound. and 75. west bound, were to pass at Bridgewater. No. 75 was on the main line and head ed west and in order to avoid it Mr. Abanethv and his compan ion stepped on«other track with their backs to No. 72. which was approaching through an open switch. The speed of the train therefore was somewhat more accelerated than it would have been if it had had to wait for the switch to be opened. Engineer Eagle estimates that he was run ning about three or four miles an hour. He saw the men, blew the whistle and rang the bell think ing that they would step off the track. He said they seemed to be ii an animated conversation or a gument. Seeing a little bit lat er that they were paying no at tention to his warnings he be gan putting on brakes, at the same time still sounding his whistle, but it was too late. Mr. Abernethy was evidently instantly killed and mercifully so, for he was terribly mangled. Roth legs were cut off, and every bone in the body broken except in one arm. The- heavy engine and two coal cars ran over him. The face. was not marred to any great extent. The agent at the place* who happned to be looking at the men the moment the tragedy oc cured, ran to the place and says that Mr. Abernethy breathed several times after he reached his bodv. Mr. Hodge seems to have leaped out of the way at the last mom ent or to have been knocked off the track after being struck. His heel was run over, his ankle crushed and he sustained injuries about the head. He was taken to Ashville and treated at a hospital there. Mr. Abernethy was a member of the well known lumber firm of Abernethy, Lyerly & Co. and was a most successful business man. He was the oldest son oi Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Abernethy of this city. When his father was told the sad news Monday n ; ght he fell to the ground, and both he and the mother have been utterly crushed. Mr. Abernethy was twice mar ried. His first wife, who was a Miss Seals, of Bridgewater, lived but a short time. His second wife was Miss Corrie Ray, of Yancey county. After her death Mr. and Mrs. A. S. Abernethy took the little daughter, Elizabeth, to raise, and she died at the age of one year. Thus an entire family has passed away. Death loves a shining mark. It seems particularly so in the pres ent instance. Twice recently Mr. Abernethy has had narrow es capes from death. Three weeks ago he was being dragged into a piece of machinery at a brick yard when he was caught by the coat and pulled out in the n ick of time. He was shot at b> a burglar who stood only a few paces distant after a recent bur glary near Bridgewater. The man had been arrested and was being detained in a store at the tine. George Shuford Abernethy was was thirty - six years of age. He was a young man of the highest Christian character. As a youth he was exemplary. Dr. HICKORY PRODUCE MARKET, Corrected weekly by Whitener & Martin. Hens, per lb 12c Spring Chickens, per lb 22c Turkeys, per lb 12 l-2c Eggs, per doz 17c Butter per lb 15 to 25 Apples, rooking 60c bu Sweet Potatoes 2.ooacr Irish Potatoes (new) $l.OO a bu Cabbage, per lb 1 l-2c Strawberries 5 to 7c a qt fflE HICKORY DEMOCRAT Murphy received him into the membership of the Corinth Ger man Reformed church on Easter Sunday 17 years ago, and he has always Jived a consistent Chris tian life. His devotion to his own family and to his parents was always beautiful. The high est tribute which can be paid to a man is the love for him of lit tle children, and such loved Shu ford Abernethy. He lived in the home of Mr. Walker Lyerly and the latter's children were de voted to him. The greatest pleas ure of the day to this man who had buried his own only little girl was undressing and getting ready for bed one of the little ones in Mr. Lyerly's family. This was a self-assumed duty the joy of which he would permit no one to rob him of. The funeral was held Wednes day afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Methodist church, the German Reformed not being large enough to hold the great crowd of those who wished to pay the lust sad rites tribute of respect to his memory. Floral tributes were exquisite. Dr. Murphy's tribute to the deceased was exquisite and his words of comfort brought tear 9 to many eyes. Dr. Weaver offered a beautiful prayer. The surviving sisters and brothers are: Mrs. John Cilley, Mrs. Walker Lyerly, Misses Grace, Ruth and Alice Aber nethy, of Bridgewater; and Messrs. Fred and Edgar Aber nethy, of this place. 99999999999999999999w | Local and Personal! Miss Georsria Camp is spending the summer at Roanoke, Va. Mrs. Carrie Gamble and Miss Lentz visited in Raleigh last week. J. P. Whitlow, formerly of Hickory was here Sunday and Monday visiting relatives and friends. He left Monday night for Hamilton Mont., where he will make his future residence. Mr, John W. Robinson is griev ing over the fall of a mighty willow tree in the rear of his home. It toppled over during a recent wind storm and had to be cut down. There is one left but the victim of the wind is the tallest of the two. An enthusiastic meeting was held in the Chamber of Com merce rooms Monday night to consider raising money for the new bridge near Moore's ferry. A committee consisting of Presi dent Nicholson, J. D. Elliott, K. C. Menzies, J. F. Abernethy and Chas. Bagby was appointed to raise $2,000 from Hickory, which will insure a $lO,OOO bridge. Rev.M.L.Stirewait and family have gone north for the sumer. After a visit to his father at New Market, Va., he will spend a month in and around Pittsburg, Pa., looking over different ed ucation? 1 institutions. He will take in for one thing, the com mencement of Thiel College, a Lutheran institution at Green ville, Pa. Prof. W. J. Stirewalt after spending last Wednesday in Lincilnton af Mrs. Stirewalt's old home joined his brother at New Market. It is learned here that the left arm of Mrs. Jos. Davidson, who lives in Atlanta, was amputated iast week on account of tubercu losis of the bone. Both Mr. and Mrs. Davidson are Iredell people. Che former is a son of Mr. R. Q. Davidson and the latter a daugh ter of Mr. D. Howard, of this vicinity. —Statesville Landmark. Death of Baby. After a brave little battle for life, the sweet spirit of John C. Martin, Jr., passed away Monday night at 8:45 o'clock. Life had hung in the balance for some time but the baby had seemed to rally for several weeks and great hopes were entertained that it had passed the danger line. From a sudden and unexpected attack, however, Monday, night, it was unable to rally. The baby was about 10 months old. The funeral was held Wed nesday morning at the home, conducted by Rev. J. S. Moody. The little white coffin was borne by eight boys, Masters Clement Geitner, Shuford Whitener, Cecil Bost, Weston Taylor, Howard Council, Claud Abernethy, John Aiken and Turley Elliott. The honorary pall-bea:ers 'were Messrs. Will A. Clinard, F. A. Henderson, J. L. Cilley and W. A. Hall. . , Mr. and Mrs. Martin have the deepest sympathy of the com munity. HICKORY. N.C., THURSDAY. JUNE 2. 1910. The Great Need Of the Church j Df. J. H. Weaver Reviews the General Conference NOT MORE MACHINERY But the Power of the Spirit in What now Exists—Favored 5 Bishops— Dr. Ivey's Re sponsible Position Rev. Dr. J. H. Weaver, pastor of the Methodist church, made a brief review Sunday morning of the General Conference, giving an account of his stewardship as a delegate. He took his text from Zech. 2: 1, 2, in which the proph et speaks of measuring Jerusa lem. Dr. Weaver's address was remarkable for the manner in which he sifced the salient, fea tures from the great mass of bus iness at the conference. He said substantially, in part: "Our name still remains as be fore the Methodist Episcopal church, South, and not theM. E. church in America. A resolution to name it such was passed but it involves a constitutional ques tion." Reviewing tha channels which it would have to run be fore adoption, Dr. Weaver thought it unlikely it would ever be adopted. ''l voted conscientious 1 y against such a change" he said, and when it is submitted to our Annual Conference. I shall vote against it, unless I am converted from the views I now hold. "The General Confer en c e meets once in four years. It is composed of one laymen and preacher for every 48 members in each Conference and hence we had 380 delegates. The laymen are equal in all particulars with the preachers, having equal vo ting privileges." In answer to the charge that the Methodist church was not Damocratic, Dr. Weaver spoke of the Methodist Protestant church which went off from the Methodist Episcopal church in 1828, because of the alleged lack j of Democracy in the latter. It! gave the laymen enlarged pow- j ers. Yet the Southern Method ist church has in 75 gained more members by 100,000 than the M. P. church. "The bishops in their ad dress found we had gained a larger per centage in the ingath ering of souls in four years —a clear gain of 300,000—than any other denomination except one. We don't boast of that but men tion it to prove that our church has by no means lost its efficien cy. This fact alone had a pow erful influence against any of the proposed radical changes at the conference. "About the only radical in the body was Dr. Frank Richardson, of the Holston Conference, one of the most honored and influen tial men. It was singular that such a veteran was so eager- for change. "If we had gone to Asheville and elected our bishops, we would about have completed our business. This was about all the positive business we accom plished after all. "The committee on Episcopacy selected seven bishops. I voted for choosing only five. I feared that, in selecting so many, we might unwisely lay hands on some men who would not show the efficiency which has been characteristic of our college of bishops." Dr. Weaver spoke interesting ly of the election of the bishops, paying a tribute to each of those so honored. No only in the choice of Bishop Kilgo, but also of Rev. Dr. T. N. Ivey, a Caldwell county boy, as the head of the Christian Advo cate, was North Carolina drawn upon. In the speaker's opinion, Dr. Ivey held the most respon sible position in the church. Three wa« now additional reason for his congregation to take their leading church paper. Continuing: "What is the great need of the church? I have generally voted against the addition of new machinery. What we need is the power of the Holy Spirit. Unless we depend upon His pow er and guidance, all the machin ery will be useless We need His power right here in our own church. We have vast unused agencies which ought to be called into action." Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A COMMENT. * - The formal openlhg of the Creamery will be an i'Vent. in the histoiy of Catawba, already the greatest dairying county in the state. Under the piesent large impetus of stock raising, the farm lands are coming up, so that for instance, land which a few years ago was raising only 10 or 15 bushels of oats to the acre, is now producing from 40 to 45 and 50 bushels. There is simply no other w;|y to bring up land than by raising stock. The greatest result of. the cream ery will be this indirect benefit fit to the land, but at the same time the cooperative feature will enable the farme.* to make something out of their milk. Hon. B. R. Rawls, of the U. S. Department of Agriculture, will be the chief speaker. He will get here at 11:30 in the morning and leave at 4 o'clock, so that his speech will be placed between these hours. The speak ing will be in the park near the ice factory which is being used as the creamery. The Democrat hopes that every farmer will come out. Further particulars of the meeting are given elsewhere in this paper. Picnic at Henry. There was a delightful picnic of the rural mail carriers at Hen ry last Monday. A large crowd was present and greatly enjoyed the occasion. Rural Carrier Lutz made an address of welcome and Postmaster Hollifield of Henry, another short address of the same nature. The two principal addresses were made. by Mr. Chas. A. Jonas, of Lincolnton, on the "Benefits of Rural Free Delivery," and Editor R, G. Mace of the Times-Mercury, on "America's Greatness." Both were able efforts. After dinner a magnificent feast of good things was spread in the grove, and after all had {>artaken several h&sketfuls were eft over. An executive session of the rural carriers was followed by a debate between the debat ing societies of Henry and Reeps ville, on the subject: "Resolved, that U. S. Senators should be elected by the popular vote." A delightful feature was the music furnished by the young people of the community. If you are anxious to take a business course and wondering how you are to get the money to take such a course, write the Asheville Business College today. We can suppy enough office work to pay your tuition while you are taking the course. Ad dress, Henry S. Shockley. Ashe ville, N. C. 6-2-3t In its issue of May 5 the Democrat printed the follow ing local: Roby Lewis charged with cutting warps at Brookford Mills, was captured after a lively chase by Chief C. A. Mos er, who shot to scare him. Mr. Moser, Chief Jones and other officers were looking for Bolick, who was in the Cat fish shooting affair, when they jumped Lewis, who was evidently waiting to beat a freight train. Information has since come to the Democrat that Lewh was in fact tried for the violation of a local ordinance at Brook ford, and that there was no ev idence produced in court to support a charge of cutting warps, which was at the time the charge against the young man as reported to the editor of this paper. Lewis says that he had purchased a ticket for tlie purpose of taking a pas senger tr° in out of town and | was not waiting to beat a freight. We deem it only prop er to give his statement equal publicity to that appearing in our issue of May sth. The paper makes this expla nation because it seeks always to report only facts in its news items. It will do no man any intentional injustice. In any case where any statement is found to be incorrect, this pa per is always ready to mak6 correction, as it does in this instance. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is sold on a guarantee that if you are not sat isfied after using two-thirds of a bottle according to directions, your money will be refunded. It is up to you to try. Sold by Grimes Drug Co. Patterson School Commencement Year's £nrollment Shoved 29 Bays Present TflE PRIZES AWARDED Rev. D. P. McGeachy, of Le noir, and Headmaster Tay lor made Able Addresses- Had Successful Year Correspondence of tlie Democrat Yadkin Valley, May 30.—Sim ple exercises marking the closing of the first year of the Patterson School were held at the school, Yadkin Valley, C&ldwell county last Wednesday. This is the in stitution made possible by the bequests of the late Hon. S. L. Patterson, formerly State Com missioner of Agriculture,who left his estate for the establishment of "An Industrial and Agricul tural School for white boys," and of his widow, the late Mary S. Patterson. The years' enrollment was 29 ! boys representing nine counties, of whom 19 were boarding pupils. After brief religious exercises, addresses were made by Rev, D. j P. McGeachy, pastor of the Pres- I by terian church, Lenoir, and Rev. i Malcolm S. Taylor, headmaster of the school, and the following prizes were awarded: Highest general average, John Alexander Frzier, Caldwell coun ty; Best Essay, Joseph Twitty Camp Jr. Rutherford countv sub ject "General Farming;" Mathe matics, Harry Kuteman Adams. Macon county, Agriculture, Mur doch Gwyn Landford, Gaston county; Drawing, Doyle Davis Alley, Jackson county; Bible Study, Lee Frontis Anthony, Lincoln county Arithmetic, John L. Forstor, Gaston county. The school has had a success ful vear and is doing an import ant work. It has been crowded to its fullest capacity of boarding pupils and many applicants have been turned away, but an im provement to be made during the summer will, it is expected make room for 10 additional boys. The next school year will begin about September 10th. Presbyterian Church Notes. A gentleman was asked if he was at church Sunday. He said heard the sermon, but he didn't see the preacher. He said there were three hats that just met in a row, and he could see nothing but them. Another poor man actually lost his religion at the children's service at night, dodg ing around the hats, and came near craning his neck till he had a crink in it trying to see the sweet little folks on the plat form. He said he couldn't say anything because his wife had the biggist hat in town. In spite of hats the children did their parts beautifully. The Sunday School will have a picnic next Tuesday. Come and hear about it next Sunday. The pastor will preach next Sunday at the usual services. Our next communion season is July 10. Don't forget the birthday bank next Sunday. If you have had a birthday this year you owe a thankoffering. The home department quar terly for next quarter is said to be of unusual interest. Every body wl:o simply can't go to Sunday School ought to be in the Home Department. You ought to go to Sunday School for your children's sake, if you have to live on light bread and roast beef all day Sunday. Duty and not laziness is the only reason for absence from Sunday School. A healthy man is a king in his own right; an unhealthy man is an unhappy slave. Burdock Blood Bitters builds up sound health —keeps you well. Hight The expert watch-maker and scientific optician. Twenty years experience, ten years in doing fine railroad watch work as in spector. lie wants all the people of the city to know that he is aware that promptness and a good job is the best advertise ment. A hint to the wise is suf ficient. .1230, 9th Avenue. Op posite Charter House. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S ; C A S T O R I A Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905 Adams-Morgan. Married in Icard Township Burke county, on the 29 Inst. A the residence of H. A. Adams, Mr. Thos. Adams to Miss Vina Morgan, both of Catawba county. H. A. Adams was the officiating magistrate. Kept the King at Home "For the last year we have kep' the King of all laxatives —Dr. New Life Tills - in our home and thej have proved a blessing to all our fami ly," writes Paul Mathulka, oi Buffalo, N. Y. Easy, but sure remedy for al) Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles Only 25c at C. M. Shuford, Moser & Lutz, Grimes Drug Co. The rien. Oh, there's nothing quite so mad denirig as a pesky, crawling flea, when the little cuss is biting in a spot you cannot see! Nothing which drives man or woman to the point where they will swear, like this hopping, frisky critter, when he's out upon a tear!— Los Angeles Express. Men's Measurements. For the athletic type of man the average chest measurement is 38 Inches, with the waist 34; while the motoring man, though shorter, de mands a 36-inch waist. —Boston Olobe. Spread of German Language. In Chili there are regions where there are so many Germans that the , native servants learn their language, The Week in the J J Women's Clubs. J At the home of Mrs. E. B. Cline Thursday, May 26, from 4 to 6, the Wednesday afternoon Book Club gave a farewell re ception for Mrs. L. M. Beard who left home June Ist for an extended trip across the sea to Europe—After refreshing punch "The History of a pair of Lovers on an Ocean Steamer" afforded much amusement. The answers to the questions were the titles of famous works, the name of the author of each book given as an aid. Seven of the number guessed all the answers right. Miss Ada Schenck, Mesdames Royster, Grimes, A. A. Shuford, Jr., Sherrill, Chadwickand Pres ton Sigmon, and Mrs. Sherrill drew the prize. The club presented Mrs. Beard with a memento of affection. "Little Rivers," by VanDyke, especially appropriate as Little Rivers go and come again, as speaking through Mrs. Cline do all her friends. Tuesday, May 31, the Embroid ery Club of which Mrs. Royster is a member, held a last meeting with her at the residence of Mrs. E. B. Cline on the eve of Mrs. Royster's leaving home, and it was a delightful hour devoted to fiiendships and anticipations with refreshments in courses to give the seal of hospitality. Or mberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will brace up the nerves, ban ish sick headache, prevent desponden cy and invigorate the whole system. Sold by Grimes Drng Co. CAROLINA AND NORTH WESTERN RY. Week End Rates. On Sale Saturdays and Sundays final limit returning Monday. Hickory to Lenoir, Round Trip, $l.OO. Hickory to Edgemont Round Trip, $1.50. Chair Car on trains No 7 and 8. Call on your Ticket Agent. Yours truly, E. F. Reid General Passenger Agent. 6-2-2 mo 1 "Suffered day and night the torment of itching piles. Noth ing helped me until I used Doan's Ointment. It cured me perma nently." —Hon. John R, Garrett, Mayor, Girard Ala. Five students earned Eighty five dollars in the Office Practice department of the Asheville Bus iness College last week. 6-2-3t Harsh physics react, weaken the bowels, cause chronic consti pation. Doan's Regulets oper ate easily, tone the stomach, j cure constipation. 25c. Ask your druggist for them. Rev. James Long of Morgan ton, preached at the Baptist church Sunday night. Accidents will happen, but the best regulated families keep Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil for such emergencies. It subdues the pain and heals the hurts. The Democrat Gives the news of Hickory and the Catawßa Valley in full. The news of the world in brief. Piatt Kicked "T .R." Upstairs Late New York Boss' Autobiog raphy in M( Clore's THE JUNE MAGAZINES The Cost of Women's Clothes Described in Everybody's Democratic Opportunity by Non-Partisan Writer The article of outstanding in terest in the June McClure's is the beginning of the late Ssnator Piatt's autobiography. The first installment has to do with "Two Nominations of Roosevelt," deal ing with the manner in which the Republican boss made the Rough Rider colonel a candidate for Governor of New York to save the party from defeat and also answering critics who said that Piatt nominated Roosevelt for Vice President in order to shelve him. "Instead of shelv ing Roosevelt," says Mr. Piatt, "I must plead guilty to the charge of kicking him upstairs; I believe Roosevelt himself would convict me of this." The install ment is a valuable chapter in re cent political history. In an inteiview President Taft views his own disappointing ad ministration for its first year. Hon. A. C. Hinds writes of the great power of the Speaker of the House, a pertinent question in view of the Insurgent-Demo cratic victory. The fiction and poetry is excellent. * * * "The Cost of Women's Clothes 1 ' is an interesting article in the current Everybody's Mag azine, showing the trend toward extravagance in dress in modern society. Gowns are pictured which cost from $5OO to $9OO, with matching hats at $165 and parasols at $l5 per. A $2OO hat with ostrich plumes and aigrettes is big enough to throw stereopti con pictures on. Shoes at from $35 to $56 are shown. Judge Lindsay,the boy's friend, continues to answer his critics. "Will your Widow Get her Mon ey?'' deals with alleged weak ness in fraternal life insur ance and how it may be cured. There is a good article on the southwestern trend of immigra tion, and the number is altogeth er excellent. * * * In an extremely significant ar ticle in the June American Mag azine, Ray Stannard Baker reviews the national political sit uation from an entirely non-par tisan standpoint, of course, and finds the chances for Democratic success to be far better than those of the Republicans, pro vided the party is wise in its se lection of issues and men. He con siders New York and Ohio splen did fighting ground for the Dem ocrats. In most of the north western Republican states the battle is on between the Regular and Insurgent Republicans. It is true too, that there are evidences of differences in the Democratic party in the South, the manufac turing element leaning toward protection but hardly strong enough to break the solid South yet. Mr. Baker's article is fas cinating. At least all interested in party success should read it. The number is a strong one. Those unsightly pimples and blot ches! External applications may par tially hide them, but Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea removes them for keeps. Gets at the cause—impure blood. Tea or Nuggets (tablet form) 35c. at drug gists, Moser & Lutz. Mr. J. H. Rink and family are now settled at Cottonwood, Idaho. Lame shoulder is almost invariably caused by rheumatism of the muscles and yields quickly to the free applica tion of Chamberlain's Liniment. This liniment is not only prompt and effec tual, but in no way disagreeable to use. Sold by Grimes Drug Co ARRIVAL OF TRAINS SOUTHERN RAILWAY No. 21 going West 4:45 p. m. 4 * 11 44 " 11:30 a.m. 44 35 " " 11:21 p.m. " 12 44 East 5:30 p. m. 44 22 " 44 10:57 a.m. 44 36 " 41 9:54 a.m. C. & N. W. RAILWAY No. 10 going North 11:55 a. m. 44 9 44 South.. 2:55 p.m. Mixed train going North.. .8:35 p. m, " " 44 South.. .8:40 a. m v