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Established 1899
Phillips in the
Lead for Sheriff
Gamble Ahead for Register o!
Deeds by 8 Convention Yotes
JONES'BIG HICKORY VOTE
The Primaries Passed off
Quietly in Catawba-There
will be a Lively Time in
Convention at Newton
The primaries passed off quiet
ly throughout the county Satur
day. One set of figures snows
Philips leading for sheriff with
396 votes. J. H. C. Huitt got
284, Lee Hewitt 280, P. P. Jones
171, J. P. Bums 112.
The Democratic committee
nukes the vote of each in the
county convention at Newton
Saturday as follows: Phillips
29.25; J. H. C. Huitt 18.56; Lee
Hewitt 16.12; Jones 10.53; J. P.
Burm 5.54. The total vote is 80,
it requiring 41 votes, or a frac
tion over 40 to nominate. G. W.
Rabb was unanimousl> chosen
for the House, McCorkle .for
Clerk and Long for Treasurer
The Democrat gathers the fol
lowing as the vote for sheriff,
this being the figures of the
county executive committee:
Foards —Phillips, 4; H. C.
Huitt, 7; Lee Hewitt, 18.
Maiden—Phillips, 6; J. H. C.
Huitt, 8; Lee Hewitt, 2; Jones, 1;
Burns, 1.
Conoyer—Phillips 20, J Huitt
5, L Hewitt 2, Jones 1, Burns 1.
Drum's—Phillips, 14; J. H. C,
Huitt, 4; Jones, 2.
Piney Grove —Phillips, 10; J.
H. C. Huitt, 47.
Claremont —Phillips, 12; J. Hu
itt, 37; Lee Hewitt, 1; Jones, 1.
Catawba—Phillips, 32; J. Hu
itt, 42; Lee Huitt, 6.
Monogram—Phillips, 10; J.
Fourth of July Excursion
Rates
Fourth of July Excursion rates
on the Carolina & Northwestern
go into effect on July 2, 3 and 4,
final limit returning July 8.
Rates are given as follows in
joint circular No, 61:
For this occasion, Agents will
sell Special Round Trip Tickets
at rate of One and One-third
Fares, ending in 0 or 5. Mini
mum 50 Cents, between all sta
tions on these lines. Children
over five and under years of age,
Half Fare.
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Wanted—2,ooo bushels natural
peach seed. Highest market
prices paid—cash if necessary.
Wanted—Dried fruits —apples.
peaches, berries, etc. Take
care of your fruit now for there
will be a demand for it at reason
able prices.
Wanted —Lady and gentlemen,
agents to sell handy household'
articles of necessity. Fast sell
ers. $3.00 to $5.00 per day guar
teed. Address Box 209, Hickory,
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Hot! Hot! Hot! in Claremont,
Newton, Conover and Hickory
but Cool! Cool! Cool! crossing the
Blue Ridge. Finest- excursion
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SCARLET Sage plants for sale. Apply
VT t0 Mrs. Carrie Gamble at Hickory
Novelty Co. 6-9-tf
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Send for particulars. Press Svn-
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aprHtf
Wanted— To contract for fall
delivery, 300 bushels Big Stem
Jersey, 200 bushels Hayti. 200
bushels Spanish, 300 bushels of
pumpkin Yam sweet potatoes.
If interested call at out office.
Hickory Seed Co. tf
Don't forget to think of J. O.
Rhodes when you want a wed
ajng present. Silverware, cut
Klass, gold filled and solid gold
jewerly, of every description.
Thursday, July 14th is the date
°f Isenhower & Setzer's Ashe-
Vilie excursion. Round trip $2.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Huitt, 18: Lee Hewitt, 4.
Sherrill's Ford—Phillip3, 14;
J, Huitt, 16; Lee Hewitt, 3&
Olivers—Phillips, 5; Lee Hew
itt 55.
Hickory—Northside: Phillips,
40; J. Huitt, 23; Lee Hewitt, 6;
Jones, 109; Burns, 16.
Hickory—Southside: Phillips,
19; J. Huitt, 28; Lee Hewitt, 48;
•tones, 64, Burns, 93.
Cook's —Jones 2.
Newton—Phillips, 196; J. Hu
itt, 39; Lee Hewitt, 21; Jones. 1;
Burns, 2.
Mt. Pleasant—Phillips, 10; Lee
Hewitt, 20.
Early Grove—J. Huitt, 10; Lee
Hewitt, 3; Jones, 1; Phillips, 4.
FOR REGISTER
Maiden —Bast, 21; Gamble, 31;
Holbrook, 7.
Conover—Bost, 22; Gamble, 4;
Holbrook, 2.
Olivers—Bost, 10: Gamble, 50.
Hickory—Bost, 187: Gamble,
96; Holbrook, 119.
Newton—Bost, 118; Gamble,
130; Holbrook, 4.
Sherrill's Ford—Gamble, 70.
Early Grove —Bost, 17; Gam
ble. 2.
Foard's—Bost, 3; Gamble, 24;
Holbrook, 7.
Cook's —Bo;t, 2.
Shuford's St->re —Bost 3 5-100;
Gamble, 9 3-100; Holbrook, 2-100.
Mt. Pleasant—Gamble, 32.
Catawba —Bost, 18; Gamble,
55; Holbrook. 4.
Monogram—Bost, 1; Gamble,
29; Holbrook, 1,
Drums—Bost, 14; Holbropk, 6.
Piney Grove—Bost 31; Gamble,
21; Holbrook, 3.
Claremont—Bost, 11; Gamble,
32; Holbrook, 8.
At the Hickory mass meet
ing the following executive
committee was elected: North
side, W. J. Shuford, Lester Rus
sell, Z. B. Buchanan, Q. E.
Herman and R. M. Pitts; south
side, W. A.. Self, Baxter Baker,
A. A. Shuford, Carlos Huitt and
Charles H. Cline.
Hickory's delegates to the
county convention at Newton
next Saturday are: North side,
Reuben Pitts, Rev. W. A. Dea
ton, W. G. Shell, W. J. Shuford,
J. A. Lentz, Q. E, Herman, J. F.
Abeinethy, Z. B. Buchanan, J,
D. Elliott, W. F. Bruns, H. L.
Abernethy; south side, Dr. W.
H. Nicholson, Baxter Baker, M.
H. Yount, E. B. Jones, W. A.
Self, G. M. Barger, R. O. Aber
nethy, N. A. Whitener, R. L.
Whitener, William Ilawn and E.
C. Burns. /
The alternates were: North
side, P. G. Riser, Lester Russell,
J. M. Shuford, T. L. Henkel, J.
H, Aiken, P. C. Setzer, Howard
A. Banks, C. R. Poovey, S. E.
Killian, A, T. Yoder and T. M.
Johnson. South side, D. E.
Whitener, G. P. Seapoch, W. H.
Shuford, Carlos Huitt, A. C.
Link, N. H. Dasher, A. A. Shu
ford, Junius T. Yoder, and A. J.
Holler.
Mr. Watt Shuford presided and
urged the' importance of the
Democrats standing for good
roads. Mr. J. D. Elliott asked
that the county convention at
Newton be instructed to urge
the judicial convention to nomi
nate Hickory's able candidate,
Mr. E. B. Cline, for judge.
Hickory's primary vote in
North Hickory:
For Sheriff: P. P. Jones, 109;
J. H. C. Hewitt, 23; Lee Hewitt,
6; J. P. Burns, 16; L. H, Phillips,
40.
For Register of Deeds: F.
E. Bost, 74; W. E. Holbrook, 65;
E. D. Gamble, 37.
For Treasurer: J. U. Long,
118.
For Clerk of Court: M. Mc-
Corkle, 115.
For Legislature: Geo. W.
Rabb, 231.
For County Commissioners: J.
A. Lentz, 103; F. A. Clinard, 60;
D. A. Lanier, 1.
IN SOUTH HICKORY.
For Sheriff: Jones, 64; Burns,
63; J. H. C. Hewitt, 28; J. Lee
Hewitt, 48; Phillips, 19.
For Register: Bost, 73; Gam
ble, 59; Holbrook, 73.
For Clerk of Court: McCorkle,
127,
For Treasurer: Long, 121.
Commissioner: Clinard, 92;
lentz, 23.
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HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY, JUNE 30, 1910.
Allen Defeats
Manning for Judge
Has a Good Lead (or Supreme
Coart Justiceship -
PRIMARIES IN STATE
Brown and Lee Lead for Cor
poration Commissionerships
-Judge Long Wins Big Vic
tory —Other Contests
From the Statesville Landmark
Democratic primaries were
held in ail the counties of the
State Saturday to elect delegates
to State, congressional and judi
cal conventions, and in many of
the counties for the nomination
of county and legislative tickets.
In the state at large interest
centered in the contest for the
•Supreme Court Justiceship be
tween Justice J. S. Manning, ap
pointed to the Supreme Court
bench by Gov. Kitchin to succeed
Judge Conner resigned, and
Judge W. R. Allen, of the Su
perior Court bench (Chief Justice
Clark and Associate Justice
Walker having no opposition for
re-nomination); and in the con
test for corporation commis
sioners, there being two vacan
cies to fill.
From estimates*based on the
returns so far received, it ap
pears that Alleir s has won over
Manning. Returns from 48 coun
ties, which cast a majority of
the vote of the State convention,
give Allen 289 and Manning 233.
In the other 50 counties it is
estimated that Allen will have a
larger majority. For corporation
commissioners it is probable H.
C. Brown, appointed to succeed
Aycock, deceased, will be nom
inated to till out the term, while
the indications are that W. T.
Lee, of Haywood, will be nom
inated to succeed Rogers. J. H.
Pearson, of Burke, will however,
have a good vote in the conven
tion and it is doubtful if Lee can
be nominated on the first ballot.
In the first and second congres
sional districts Congressman
Small and Congressman 'Kitchin
were renominated without op
position. In the third, where
there were many candidates,
Congressman Thomas appears to
have won. In the fourth Con
gressman Pou was renominated
without oppsition. In the fifth
the result is to be determined in
the convention. In the sixth,
where there was a great fight.
Congressman Godwin appears to
be in the lead but his renom
ination is not not assured. In the
seventh and ninth Congressmen
Page and Webb had no opposi
tion. In the tenth, where there
were many candidates, ex-Con
gressman Gudger appears to be
the favorite, but the result is
still somewhat uncertain.
In the eighth the result is to
be settled in convention. So far
there are few returns. Each can
didate, it is supposed, has his
own county. In Cabarrus' one of
the few counties reporting,
Doughton led, with Caldwell a
close second.
Judge Long appears to have
won a victory over R. Lee Wright,
of Rowan, in the contest for the
nomination for Superior Court
judge in this district. So far as
heard from Long appears to have
all the counties except Rowan—
with no returns from Davie and
Yadkin. It is supposed that Row
an voted for Wright.
In the Charlotte judicial dis
trict there is a warm fight for
solicitor, especially between
Smith and Shanonhouse, of
Mecklenburg. Smith appears to
have won in his home county by
a narrow margin. The contest
will have to be settled in the con
vention.
The result in the thirteenth
judicial district, where there are
a number of candidates for judge,
is not knwn. In Caldwell county,
where there were two candidates
for judge—Lawrence Wakefield
and Edmond Jones —it was
agreed that the candidates who
lost in the county would retire.
Jones carried the county by
about 200 and this eliminates
Wakefield.
In the fourteenth district, where
SolicitorSpainhour contested with
Judge Justice for the norninaton
for judge, Justice appears to
have won.
In the sixth districtF. A. Dan
iels, of Wayne county, is nom
inated for Superior Court judge
to succeed W. R. Allen, defeat
ing J. C. Clifford, of Harnett.
In Rowan county there was a
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORIA
' c mtest for the nomination for
I Senator between A. 11, Boy den
1 and W. B. Smoot. Boyden won
by a big majority but it is report
ed that many of Smoot's friends
purposely stayed out fcf the pri
; maries to be free to vote as they
please at the election. J. H. Mc-
Kenzie was renominated for
sheriff by 273 over J. S. Wall.
The close3t contest was between
B. B. Miller and J. C. Keesler
for county judge. Miller won by
five majority.
In Mecklenburg C. C. Moore
led for clerk of the Superior
Court but none of the candidates
received a majority and a second
primary will be necessary for
clerk—the race being between
Moore and Russell, the latter the
present incumbent. N. W. Wal
lace was renominated fbr sheriff
and Jas. W. Stinson won the
nomination for treasurer.
The fight in Wake, which at
tracted the attention of the
State by reason of its fierceess,
resulted in a great victory for
the insurgents. They defeated
all the regular, or machine can
didates, with the possible except
ion of the sheriff. Clerk Russ
lost by a narrow margin.
j COMMENT ~|
Hickory is after a convention
here to consider the Salisbury to
Asheville Highway. President
Nicholson, backed by the cham
ber of commerce, is in correspen
dence with the chambers
of commerce, mayors, and post
masters along the line to see
whether Aug. 18 or Sept. 1 bests
suits them. Of course the pro
posed highway will branch off to
Lenoir and Blowing Rock at this
point, and the people up the C.
& N. W. interested in good roads
are invited. The idea is to have
each township paralleling the
Southern Railway to build its
link in the chain of the road.
Write to President Nicholson if
you are interested.
Mr. James W. Wadsworth shot
himself in the head in Charlotte
Monday, and died within an
hour. He had broken down
with nervous prostration as the
result of business strain. . His
brother Charles took his life in a
similar manner about a year ago.
*
Mr Lentz Couldn't Accept
To the Editor of the Democrat.
While I greatly appreciate the in
terest of my friends in voting for
me for county commissioner, I
might to say that on account of
business seasons it would be abso
lutely impossible for me to accept
the nomination.
J. D. Lentz.
The birthdays oc Meisrs. W.
X. Reid, Neal Cla.k and T. M.
Johnston a 1! fall on the same
day. Unbeknownst to these
gentlemen, their wives plotted
a joint birthday supper at Mr.
Johnston's home Tuesday even
ing, and a delightful time they
had.
Rev. Martin Luther Ridenhour,
and his bride, nee Miss Mary V.
Shafer, from near Salisbury,
spent a few days this week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
W. Robinson at White Oak farm.
They were married June 15, and
were returning from the moun
tains where they spent their
honeymoon.
Take a day off and go with your
friends to the "Land of the
Sky. July 14th. Round trip $2.
NOTICE!
Sale of Houses and /Lot in
Hickory.
Under the power of sale contained
in a deed of mortgdge executed by
W. B. Yoder and wife to Miss Maud
Sigmon on the 31st of May, 1909, ai d
registered in book 85, page 486, Reg
ister's office for Catawba county, to
secure the payment of a note for $500;
default having been made in the pay
ment of said note and interest at ma
turity and the insurance therein pro
vided, the said mortgage will, on
Saturday, the 30th day of July, 1910,
at 12 o'clock, noon, at the door of
the First National Bank, Hickory,
N. C., sell at public outcry to the
highest bidder for cash, the lot with
three houses thereon in Hickory, Ca
tawba county, N. C.
Beginning at the intersection of
13th Avenue and 13th Street, and
runs with the south side of said Avenue
East 433 1-2 feet to 12th Street;
thence with the west side of 12th
Street south 100 feet to a stake;
thence West 433 1-2 feet to a stake on
13th Street; thence with the east side
of 13th Street north 100 to the begin
ning.
This, the 27th day of June. 1910.
Miss Maud Sigmon, Mortgagee.
E, B. Cline, Attorney. 6-30-4t
Gen. Randy Taylor
As a Philologist
Holds Bis Own Against Entire Or
der of Sons ol Rest
"A BREACHY COW" O. K.
Prof. Hahn Led the Bench
Against Gen. Taylor and said
the Word was a Watauga
ism—Will get a Degree
"The Independent Order of
the Sons of Rest" meet daily and
often demi-daily under the trees
in Park Place. The only requi
site for membership is that you
do not work, provided, however,
you have done your share of the
worlds work. Any man who
served in the Civil War is eligi
ble, because he is considered to
have done his share.. Near
ly all the members have
done this and more too.
Mr. Will Whitener limped home
on one leg and has made enough
out of the ground to live on and
retire. His brother Mr. L. R.
Whietner didnt lose anything but
some blood. He didnt have to
have anything cut off. Neither
did Gen. Randy Taylor, formerly
of Watauga, nor Prof.George W$
Hahn, Mr. W. S. Ramsour and
others. But this is not to give a
roster of the Independent Order.
We are going to have Mr. A. C.
Link get this up t for us later.
Mr. Link is m the* line of mem
bership and as soon he quits
work he is going to "jine". The
Order meets diagonally in front
of Mr. Link's store and he has
been enabled to study the habits
and the habitat of the species
better than anybody else in town.
He says they hibernate —the
Sons do. In summer they swarm.
This is summer. The Sons were
out under the trees one day last
week and Gen. "Randy" Taylor,
formerly of Watauga and friend
of Judge Council, had the floor.
He was giving a simple nar
rative of rural life with a bovine
touch to it. He had spoken in a
matter of fact way about "a
breachy cow", when Prof.
! Hahn, the schoolmaster, jumped
on the word "breachy*' and
said there was no such word
usable in the sense that Gen.
Taylor had used it. Gen. Taylor
stuck to it. Prof. Hahn declared
that it couldnt be found in the
dictionary,—that it was a pure
and unadulterated W&taugaism.
Gen. Taylor said it could —that
he wasnt an educated man but
it was in the dictionaries. But he
was alone—one Highlander
against a whole bench of whit
tling, world-problem-solving Low
landers. Like James Fitz James,
he turned his back to the rock
and cried:
"Come one, come all, this rock
shall fly
From its firm base as soon as I."
Let him tell the sequel:
"I went to Old Man SidSetzer.
There's no better grammar man
in Hickory than Old Man Sid.
He used to teach school. I told
him how Prof. Hahn had laughed
the most idiotic laugh I ever
heard when I spoke of a'breachy'
cow. I told him how Hahn
bluffed the whole bench till he
had the last one of 'em agin me.
I appealed to Old Man Sid Set
zer, and he said:
"Randy, you are right. I'll
stand by you on that proposition
till the end."
44 'Mr. Setzer looked it up in
his dictionary and this is what it
says:-' Here Gen. Taylor handed
the Journalist a slip of paper
with this inscription:
4 4 4 Breachy—Apt to break out
of an enclosure. Said of live
stock. Full of breaches.'
"Yes, sir. Put it in the paper.
Old man Sid Setzer stood by me.
The dictionary was on my side.
I downed a school teacher.-- The
whole bench couldn't bluff me.
Prof. Hahn intimated that it was
because I hailed from Watauga
that I didn't know any better 'n
to say 4 breachy,' Don't call me
'general,' don't call me 4 mister,'
any more. Call me 'Professor/
please."
The scribe passed the entire
Independent Order in grave con
sultation, as he headed back for
the Democrat office. "We are
lighting a pipe of peace for Hahn
to pass to Taylor and Taylor to
pass back to Hahn, "said Spokes
man Whitener, "and we have al
so decided to confer a degree on
Randy."
"Will it be LL. D.," inquired
the newspaper man.
No, Ph. JD. —Doctor of Philol
ogy. Gen. Taylor is the philolo
gist of Watauga."
Children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTORI A
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
Presbyterian Church Notes.
The acorn banks distributed
last Sunday are intended fbr
savings for children and grown
folks as well, and the object of
the savings is the collection for
children's day next year. We
want to raise SIOO that day. The
plan is to save pennies, nickels
and dimes that might be wasted
for unimportant things, for the
great cause of the gospel. It
would be well for grown people
to systematically use the bank
putting in 5, 10, 25 cents a week.
We can do great things if we
will. Great oaks from little
acorns grow. Next year at the
annual picnic we will take the
acorns out if the woods and crack
them and relieve them of their
missionary power.
The pastor preaches at both
services next Sunday.
Rev. C. E. Raynal of States
ville will preach every night next
week from Monday until Friday. I
These services will be prepara
tory for communion on July 10.
Concord Presbytery holds a
special meeting in Lenoir Thurs
day of this week.
The Covenanters' debate on
the Steam engine vs. the Print
ing press last Friday night was
a very enjoyable affair. The
boys all did well. The steam en
gine side won. After the de
bate the audience and the de
bater repaired to the manse
where a pleasant social hour was
spent with refreshments served
by the United Helpers,
The Covenanters open meeting
Sunday night was a splendid one.
The boy's drill, the remarks of
Mr. Banks and the girls' chorus,
all reflected credit on those who
took part, as well as set forth
the importance of the boy' work.
Ten orphans and two teachers
from Barium Spring called on
the pastor last Thursday and
sang for him.
"Musical Echoes"
"Musical Echoes," a gigantic
musical extravaganza, will be
given at the Opera House Friday
night, July Ist. production
is given under the auspices of
the Civic League of Hickory and
there will doubtless be a packed
house to witness the perform
ance. There are two hundred
people in the affair and they are
now being thoroughly trained in
their singing, dances, poses, etc.,
and will astonish you by the fin
ished performance they will give
Friday night. There is not a
dull moment from the time the
curtain goes up on the forty lit
tle tots in white, singing their
"moon" song, to the gorgeous
Japanese spectacle, which com
pletes the program. Indian
scenes, Dutch scenes, Japanese
scenes, Irish scenes, etc., make
gorgeous backgrounds.
The Southwest Times of Pulaski
City, Va,has the following to say
of the production:
"The entertainment given at
the opera house last night en
titled 'Musical Echoes' was de
cidedly one of the very best ever
given in Pulaski and was in ev
ery way a most delightful occa
sion.
"One of the largest audiences
known in the history of the op
era house saw the production and
nothing but praise has been
heard in its behalf. A gentleman
from Richmond, and in every
way a competent critic, declares
this morning that he had seen
manv productions of the kind but
'Musical Echoes' as rendered last
night was the best he had ever
seen.
Seats now on sale.
"I suffered habitually from
constipation. Doan's Regulets
relieved and strengthened the
bowels, so that they have been
regular ever since."—A. E. Dav
ig, gfocer, Sulphur Springs, Tex.
At the Church of the Ascen
sion next Sunday Rev. Mr. Bar
ber, of Raleigh, will preach in
the absence of the rector, Mr.
Moody. The Holy Communion
will be celebrated in the morning
at 11 o'clock. Evening prayer
at 6 o'clock.
Soothes itching skin. Heais
cut or burns without a scar.
Cures piles, eczema, salt rheum,
any itching. Doan's Ointment.
Your druggists sell it.
Mrs. .A M. West and Mrs. W. C.
Thompson have returned from a
family gathering at Mr. West's
father's home, Rev. J. H. West
at Wadesboro.
Feel languid, weak, run-down?
Headache? Stomach "off"? Just
a plain case of lazy liver. Bur
dock Blood Bitters tones liver and
stomach, promotes digestion, pur
ifies the blood.
Mr. P. M. Smyre, of Keiksville,
Ky., is visiting friends and rela
tives.
The Democrat
Gives the news of Hickory and the
Catawba Valley in full. The news
of the world in brief.
; Engagement
is Announced
That of Miss Esther Stanford
and Mr. B. B Blaciwelder.
AN ELABORATE PARTY
In Honor Mrs. Russell Sherrill,
Mrs. Margaret Abernethy and
Miss Bryte Crouse—Shu
ford Home Decorated
The announcement of the ap
proaching marriage of Miss Es
ther Shuford to Mr. Bascom B.
Blackwelder is thus described in
the Charlotte Observer of Sun
day:
Misses Esther and Rose Shu
ford entertained at an elaborate
party Friday afternoon at their
home in Hickory, in compliment
to their house-guests, Mrs. Rus
sell Sherrill of Raleigh, Mrs,
Margaret Kelly Abernethy of
Charlotte and Miss Bryte Crouse
of Lincolnton. On arriving, the
guests tarried on the verandas
which were inclosed and attrac
tively decorated in palms and
ferns. Here Mrs. James Shuford
served punch. The elegant and
spacious home was artistically
decorated for the occasion. In
the hall magnolias were used;
the parlor was lovely with its
profusion of white roses; while
the color scheme of the library
was pink, carnations and roses
being used; the living room was
beautified by masses of nasturl
tiums.
On entering the parlor the
guests were given lovely hand
painted score cards. These were
heart-shape and were ornament
ed with cupids in various poses.
The two hearts were tied by a
tiny silk cord and on the inside
was the following incription in
gold lettering. "E. G. S. and B.
B. 8., 1910."
Several hours were spent in
playing hearts and the prizes *
were awarded to Mrs. J. H.
Shuford, Mrs. H. D. Abernethy
and Mrs. T. M.t Johnson. A
dainty two-course luncheon fol
lowed. The party was one of the
most delightful ever given in
Hickory.
Though the engagement of
Miss Esther Gilmer Shuford and
Mr. Bascom B. Blackwelder had
been known to their intimate
friends for some time, this was
the first formal announcement.
Miss Shuford is the handsome
and cultured daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. A. Shuford. She is
well known throughout the State
and is immensely popular.
Mr. Blackwelder is the son of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Blackwelder
of Hickory and is a young man
of sterling character. He is a
graduate of the State university
of the class of 1906 and has a
circle of friends who will be
interested in the above announce
ment. The wedding will take
place in the early fall and will
be of the geatest social interest.
Mrs. Chas. Menzies entertained
at 4 tables of bridge Saturday af
ternoon in honor of Mrs. Rus
sell Sherril, Mrs. Margaret Ab
ernethy and Miss Bryte Crouse.
Delicious refreshments were
served.
The Hickory-Lenoir Road
Correspondence of The Democrat.
Granite Falls, June 29,—The
following named gentlemen of
Hickory have subscribed $lO each
on the road fund of the Hickory-
Lenoir road:
A. A. Shuford, A. A. Shuford,
Jr., H. H. Abee, Shuford Hard
ware Co., Hickory Grocery Co.,
Whitener & Martin, G. F. Iyey,
K. C. Menzies, John Cilley, Dr.
J. A. Ramsey, G. H. Geitner, W.
S. Stroup,/G. N. Hutton, J. D.
Elliott, Dr. H. C. Menzies.
Besides six gentlemen that
subscribe $5 each, Mr. G. P. Sut
tlemyre, who owns some 1,300
acres of land in the vicinity, sub
scribes $25.00 and Mr. John
Sherrill offers to donate the right
of way through his land. Dr.
Menzies and the Democrat will
take your name and subscription,
and we have in mind some 12 or
15 gentlemen that should sub
scribe $lO each, and hope that
they will call around and pony
up, as we are anxious to let out
the contract at the earliest possi
ble time; $l4O is subscribed at
Granite Falls and we have in
sight about $350, expect to have
a competent man to go over the
proposed road and make a bid
during this week.
For the benefit of the skepti
cal will say say that the parties
who are behind this scheme are
paying in as much as they ask
others and giving time antf
thought free,