Established 1899
THE CAT AW 3 A
COUNTY HEN.
A Slanderous Attack Upon Her
bj a Jata MiJ.
To the Editor of the Democrat:
For a long tim*. a friend of
yours has been watching to catch
you napping andgiveyou a twist.
He said to me that "in other
days, when your polished pen
enriched the columns of the
Charlotte Observer, he delivered
a lecture in Washington on music
and in commenting on it, you
said \vhathe didn't know about
music would fill volumes." He
admitted that "he might be off
on music, but insisted that you
were off on poetry, and he con
tinued in this fashion:
A few weeks ago the Hickorv
Democrat regaled it readers with
a classic and eloquent tribute to
the Catawba county hen. The
Orpingtons, the Leghorns, the
Barred Rock, the Brahmas, the
Black Minorcas, the Rhode
Island Reds--in fact none of the
new candidates for poultry honofs
according to Banks, were in the
same class with the old fas hioned
wobblv, omnivorous, sp-ickled
hen of Catawba.
Of ancient Dutch descent, with
the facial expression, the lym
phatic movement and all the
lines and lineaments of her en
vironment; indigenous to the soil;
her habitat in no other clime; in
ocuous to all the ills which
chicken flesh is heir to; a semi
weakly layer, a careless mother,
a swiftness, thrifess female
citizen, yet dear to every heart
in Catawba.
Twelve hours in boiling water
with a pinch of soda now and
thew, wouldn't make her tooth
some, yet she is the pride and
joy of a great county.
The Icelander, amid his banks
and bergs of eternal snow never
worshipped the stars, nor the
mvstic Norseman his Isis and
Osiris, nor the dark and untutor
ed Egyptian his cow—Adumbla
—with the same loyalty of spir
it that the" Catawba folks wor
ship their speckled hen. Her
ancestry goes back beyond the
Jurassic to a prehistoric period.
The Sphyrx and pyramids are
infants compared to her. Before
Homer sang, before Abraham
journeyed, yea when the morn
ing stars sang together and
shouted for joy—she was.
Banks has one in his office. A
friend, seeing it, thought it
petrified and asked
Lord Decies Is a Member of the
Celebrated Beresford Family
Photos Copyright by American Press Association.
LORD DECIES, who won the hand of Miss Vivien Gould, is not an Enjr
lishman, but is an Irishman, being a member of the noted Bereufoid
A family. He is not the first Beresford to wed au American girl. bU
youngest brother, Hon. Arthur Beresford, having led to the altar Mis*
Florence Miller, daughter of Garsteney P. Miller of Providence, K. I. Tw«
other members of the family have also married Americans -in recent years
Lord Decies —his name is pronounced as if spelled Dee-seez, with the accent
OD the first syllable—sees nothing unusual in the fact that be is more thau
twice as old as his bride and that he is only two years younger than hei
father, George J. Gould: Such matches are quite the usnai thing, be says, it
England. He says his courtship was commonplace, though it was his first.
"Miss Gould and I were both Interested In horses." be explained, "and then
she liked to listen to my tales of soldier life. In India and Africa." Lord
Decies can tell thrilling tales of his military experiences, for he saw service
ID India, in the Matabele war in 1896, in the Boer war and In the Somallland
campaign. During this fighting he won the cross of the distinguished service
order for conspicuous gallantry in action. His peerage, which does not carry
with it a seat in the house of lords, was created In lsl2.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Dr. K ng to be at Lenoir Again. I
Dr. Bryon W. King, of King's,
College of Oratory, Pittsburg, is
to be ut the Lenoir College on the
evening of March 9th, at 8:00
o'clock. Dr. King is the great
est entertainer, lecturer, and ora
tor who has ever appeared at
Lenoir College, and all near
enough to come and hear h?m J
should do so as his visits to our
Southland are not frequently
made.
Dr. King is the greatest enter
tainer on the American platform
today, in the opinion of many.
We say this pot to bring revenue
to Dr. King, but in-order that
our friends may not miss this
treat.
By special arrangements of the
college authorities the admission
to the public is remarkably low.
Byron King is a dispenser of
sunshine, a man of high
est, best fdeals of life—a genius
in the art of entertaining and
instructing. Come and you will
never regret it.
himself, if it was with
Noah at Ararat? He grew in
dignant and replied: She is the
finest fowl in all the world. The
soft sweet cadence of her voice
is matchless music and when
she sings:
"The waves of trouble ro'l,
Across my peaceful breast."
Growing more eloquent, he
said, "She is a most charming
(companion; she sparkles with
: good hjmor. Her figure, the
J contour of her face and features
; are all sculpture and her won
derful coloring could not be im
' itated by the pigment of paint
ers's palette."
Hopeless—aint he?
But to his poetry: In closing
his tribute to the. star-eyed god
dess of the Catawba barnyard he
wrote: •
*\A great Congregational preacher
Called the hen a wonderful
creature.
The fowl forth with laid an egg
in hi«» hat,
And thus did the Henry Ward
Beecher."
It should have read:
"A famous American preacher
Said the hen was a beautiful
creature.
The hen, upon that.
Laid an egg in his hat
And thus dkr the Henry Ward
Beecher."
Respt.
SUBSCRIBER.
Morganton, N. C.
The Legislation gives Shelby a
recorder and auditor combined.
Ivev Dots. „
Correspondence of the Democrat.
West Hickory, February 27th.
—The Ivey Mills shut down Sat
urday February 25th for a week's
Irest. •
Henry Lewis, who has been
sick for several weeks with heart
trouble, we are sorry to say is
not any better.
Mrs. Ed Sherrill and children
have been over in Caldwell coun
ty the p \st week visiting Mrs.
S her rill's parents.
Make McKenzie went to .Rock
ingham last week to visit his
mother.
A number of the mill hands
are away this week visiting rela
tives and friends.
George Travis who left here
several weeks ago and went to
Johnson City to work has return
ed and is now working in the
Ivey Mill.
Charlie Tolbert has taken the
place of H. C. Flowers as ma
chinist at the Ivey Mill.
The stock of goods at the Drum
Store which was bought by Z. H.
Buchanan at auction sometime
ago is now being sold out by Ed
Sherrill. ,
John King and wife from Illi- (
nois were here last week visiting ,
the family of B. Stafford. I
J. C. Vicas from Rhodhiss was
here last Friday visiting friends. -j
R. Wilkson moved to Johnson .(
City last week. i
Dillon Wilson from Brookford ]
is a regular visitor at the Ivey .
Mill ever> Saturday evening, we ,
reckon to see his best girl. t
Rev. Mr. Hill preached here at ]
the Weslevan Methodist Church
Saturday and Sunday night. ' J
Harve Taylor who has been
sick for some weeks is now able
to walk around again.
Mr. Roy Bumgarner and Miss t
Clara Lingle, both of West Hick- ]
ory, were married here Sunday j
evening, ,
IRTA. I
Catawba College Notes
Rev. and Mrs. W. F. More,
superiendent of Bethany Or- ,
phans' Home at Womelsdorf, Fa., i
spent Sunday, Monday, and part t
of Tuesday at Catawba 1
and with Mrs, J. F. Buckheir. 1
Mrs. More conducted the chagel :
exercises on Tuesdav morning,
making a profitable talk on the
text, "Be strong." He goes from :
here to visit other points of in*
tarest in the State. }
MM* Margaret Crowell spent
Saturday and Sunday in Hickorv 1
visiting friends at Lenoir College. 1
Mr. Corriter went to his home J
in China Groye last Sunday. j
Mr/J. M. Waggoner went to
Salisbury on Saturday and while ]
there visited Mr. Dußose whom \
he reports to be on the way to
recovery."** '
The baseball team is practicing
every day and under the coach of *
Mr. Yount, ought to develop a i
creditable team. Mr. P. H. John- I
son. who has been in the school ,
for some weeks, is exercising his i
pitchiug arm each afternoon and '
promises to do his best in the
box. , : j
Last week the Civic League !
met and heard reports from the 1
students. Several students had •
raised more than the promised ;
amount. Miss Helen Smith re
ported $5 from L. C. Bickett and ;
$5 more from S. L. fthyne.
Misses Paulin and Nannie Phil
lips reported $4 between them.
The Tonors names to be given
later.
Mr. Stone, of Hickory, has
been making pictures of the col
lege. The campus of the college
and the yard of Prof. Weaver are
both being improved by the re
moval of decayed trees, it is a
sorrow to see those old friends
go but the grass and the young
trees for which they make room
will add to the general appear
ance.
George Washington's birthday
was a holiday for the school and
and many of the students cele
brated it by going to the basket
ball game at St. James, some of
them having a picnic on the way.
The girls are now praticing for a
. play to be given March 10. A
more exteded notice of which
will be given later.
Mr. W. J. Shuford went to
\ Raleigh Tuesday.
-•
Do yon know that of all the minor
■ ailments colds are by lax the most
i dangerous? It is not the cold itself that |
' 1 you need to fear, but the serious dis- j
- eases that it often leads to. Most of
1 these are known as germ diseases.
* Pneumonia and consumption are among
them. Why hot take Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy and cure your cold
• *bile you ca- ? For sale by All Feelers:
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. MARCH 2. 1911.
Residents of Hannibal, Mo., Are
Preparing to Honor Mark Twain
ilg&rl
c !r,
RESIDENTS of Hannibal, Mo., are preparing to recognize tbe greatness
of Mark-Twain, the city's distinguished citizen, by dedicating a park
to his memory "and by turning bis old home into a permanent monu
ment and museum. Tbe home is not of much value pecuniarily,
though it is in a fair Rtate of preservation. A movement is already under
way, fostered by tbe /Commercial club of Flannibal, for the purchase of the
house and lot, which iraa vl/slted by Mr. Clemens only a few years before his
death. Tbe Commercial Hub has also recently purchased eighteen acres of
land just soutb of the city, which includes the bluff known as "Lovers' Leap"
and a half mile of picturesque scenery. The genial humorist often declared
that when be was taken to Hannibal at the age of four the bluff was merely
a mole hill, and he saw it grow as he grew. Lovers' Leap Is now 265 feet
high, and It commands a magnificent view of the Mississippi river above and
below Hannibal. A bill has been introduced in the Missouri legislature appro
priating $lO,OOO for the erection of a monument to Twain in Hannibal. The
Commercial club has promised to deed the riverside property to the city as
a perpetual park. There is every Indication that the bill will be passed and
that Missouri thus will honor the most distinguished literary man the state
has produced. Samuel L. Clemens was born in Florida, a* little town up Salt
liver about thirty qjiles from Hannibal."
Married in Burke County.
Married in Burke county at the
residence of Esquire Adams on
the 26 of February. Mr. Roy
Bumgarner to Miss Clara Lingle,
both of Catawba countv. H. A.
Adams was tLe officiating magis
trate.
Mr. Boliek-going to Virginia.
Mr. H. A. Boliek, of Con Over
R. F. D. No. 3 leaves today
for Charlottesville, Va. He has
bought the Woodland Farm of
178 acres four miles north of that
city and will make his home there
in the future. He will farm and
raise stock. This is a beautiful
country but we hate to lose such
a good farmer as Mr. Boliek, who
was born and raised here and
who will be missed.
Mr. Boliek has sold one of his
farms to the Newton Land and
Ldan Co., and another to Perry
Bumgarner and J. J. Barringer.
He still has his home place of 82
acres for sale.
Mr. E. P. Boliek, son of Mr.
Boliek, will remain on the farm
until it is sold.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
The pastor will preach at both
services next Sunday. The hour
for the evening service is chan
ged to 7:30.
The Covenanters and the Jun
! ior choir will meet as a usual on i
! Sunday at 3 and 3:30.
The pastor expects to go to;
Mitchell county to conduct a meet- j
ing for Rev. J. A. Harris at
South Toe. He will leave on
Monday and return on Saturday.
Next Wednesday the missionary
prayermeeting will be conducted.
An interesting program has been
arranged and The Junior Choir
will sing a special number.
If you think the Covenanters
are doing a creditable work in
printing the bulletin—why tell
them so. It won't hurt you, and
it will help the boys. Any boy
who wants to learn to print may
just ask the committee in charge,
and fix a time to go to the room.
This committee is Henrv Men
zies, Voorheis Garth and Louis
Stevenson.
_We are now entering the last
month of year and if there are
any persons who have church
letters we should be glad to have
them placed in the pastor's hands
right away.
Miss Anna Patterson and Mr.
Guy Lyon of Flint Mich., arrived
in the city Tuesday night. They
will spend the winter at Mrs.
John Robinson's boarding house.
Terrible Picture of Suffering
Clinton, Ky. —Mrs. M. C. McElro7,
in a letter from Clinton, writes: 4 'Fir
six years, I was a sufferer from female
troubles. I could not eat, and could
• not stand on my feet, without suffering
t great pain. I had lost hope. After
nsing Cardui a week, I began to im
. prove. Now I feel better than in six
[ years " Fifty years of success ip actual
practice, is positive proof, furnished
g by those who have tried it, that Cardu:
5 can always be relied on for relieving
i female weakness and disease. Trj
( ; Cerdui, todiy, nov! 4*
Catawba Items. a
Correspondence of the Democrat. \
Catawba, March I.—Mr. Fred
Lowrance of Altivista. Va. is \
the guest of his father Mr. R. G. 1
Lowrance near town.
Miss Winnie Reid of Sherrill r
Ford and Mr. Nat Reid of Ashe- \
ville spent Sunday with their
parents Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Reid.
Miss Gertie-* Abernathy of *
Charlotte came up Saturday to I
spend Sunday .with her parents v
Mr. and Mrs Sam- Abernathy. - *
Miss Jessie Lowrance o fr the
St. James High School spent the
week-end with her parents Mr.
and Mrs R. J. Lowrance. t
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Aberna- t
thy of Asheville have been vis- j
iting Mr. and Mrs. Sam Aberna- j
thy for a few days.
Miss Mary Lowrance of Daven- l
port College spent Sunday near £
town the guest of her parents £
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Lowrance. .
Miss Lula Ervin has gone to
Charlotte where she will undergo i
a treatment at the Charlotte ]
Sanitorium. f
Mr. and Mrs Oscar Sherrill i
arrived here last week from i
Quincy, Fla., and have been the t
guests of Capt. and Mrs. James t
H. Sherrill. Mr. and Mrs. Sher- j
rill will probaly make Catawba t
their home, „
Mr and Mrs C. B. Rufty enter
tained a large number of their
friends Friday night in their j
handsome new home. Capt. i
! James H. Sherrill is confined to j
his bed with a severe attack of
grippe. •_ -- i
When you have rheumatism in your
foot or insteß apply Chamberlain's '
Liniment and you will get quick relief L
It costs but a quarter. Why suffer?
For sale by All Deahrs.
City Taxes—To the deliuquent
tax payer: Please pay me your
1910 tax before March 20, 1911
and saye cost, and oblige,
Yours respectfully,
P. P. JONES,
City Tax Collector.
3-2-3t.
Lost—Monday morning Feb, 27
as Mr. Lawrence Manning,
the Engineer, was riding horse
oack from my house going out to
the Cliffs he lost his surveys—,
100 foot steel tape measure and a
leather halter before he got to
Mr. Pink Winkler's. The finder
will.confer a great favor by leav
ing them witn me. He needs
the steel tape measure very
much. 3-2-lt
. ——
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ARRIVAL OF TRAINS
SOUTHERN RAILWAY „
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r' 44 35 44 44 11:21 p m
r * 4 I'/, 44 East 5:30 pm
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t 44 36 •' 41 9:54 am
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i * No. 10 going North..... .11:55 am
g " 9 South 2:55 pm
? Mixed tram going North... 8:35 t> m
South.. .8:40 a m
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
Methodist Churcli Noies
There were 310 pupils present
at the Sunday School of First
Methodist Church on last Sun
day morning. Fifteen of these
were new scholars.
New and added
facilities are the order of the day,
in the management of the
Methodist Sunday School. Steps
have been taken to seat the in
fant class room with chairs, that
are especially adapted to the
needs of the little folks; while
the school has just been supplied
with a new song book, the music
of which is both sweet and in
spiring. '
On next Saturday afternoon
Prof. H. A. Hayes, Superintend
ent of The Children's Home, will
arrive in Hickory, and will have
with him fifteen orphans from
that institution. On Satuaday
evening (March 4th.) at 7:30
oclock, will give a
free entertainmeut of songs and
recitations* at the opera house.
All the people of Hickory
are cordially invited to be pres
ent on that occasion.
The eleven oclock service of
First Methodist Cnurch will, on
next Sunday morning, be con
ducted by Prof. Hayes of the
Methodist Orphanage. At *hat
hour he will deliver one of his
masterful addresses on the work
in which he is It is
earnestly urged that the Meth
odism of the entire community
come out to hear him. A cordial
invitation is also exetnded to the
public at large to attend this
service. The class of orphans
will be present at this service,
and also in the Sunday School,
in the exercises of which they
will take some part.
Locals
Ellis Ludwick, of New York,
arrived in Hickory Wednesday
while with Capt. and Mrs. Moth.
A card from Dr. Fry says that
the fishing is still good in Flor
idia-
George Blackwelcer left Wed
nesday for Canton, N. C. where
he will work for W. S. Martin.
The fire company's racing
wagon was turned over during
practice Monday. The shafts
were broken, but the men escap
ed injury by jumping from the
wagon.
The fire department did good
work Tuesday morning in put
ting out a fire at the Elliott Knit
ting Mills, which started, it is
believed from shavings in the
boiler room. The inside of this
room was charred but the fire did 1
notspread. The loss is slight
and the mill will hardly suffer
any interruption from the trouble.
Mr. H. C. Lutz has been in
vited by Mr. J. A. Conoverto be
present at the farmer's institute
at Taylorsville March 3 to make an
address on "Breeding and Select
ing Dairy Cattle." He will also
tell about the work of the Ca
tawba County Live Stock As
sociation. Mr. Lutz is a progres
sive farmer with a message.
If you ha*e trouble in getting rid
of your cold you may know that you
are not treating it properly. Thee; is
no reason why a cold should hang on
for weeks and it will not if you take
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. For
sale by All Dealers.
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE
UNITED STATES, FOR THE WES
TERN DISTRICT OF NORTH
CAROLINA.
In the matter of )
McCoy Moretz, I-IN BANKRUPTCY.
Bankrupt. J /
Under and by virtue of that certain
judgment rendered by the United
States District Court, for the Western
District of North Carolina, the same
sitting as a court of bankruptcy, at
Hickory, N. C., on the 24th day
of February, 1911,—The under
signed trustee will on the 25th day
of March, 1911, at the steps of the
First National Bank, in the city o1
Hickory, sell fqr cash, to the last and
highest bidder, the following describee
property, which said property belongs
' to the estate of the said bankrupt.
8 1-2 acres, more or less, on Eas'
L side of Washington Street, dwelling
> house, barn and outhouses, 140 fee
front by 220 feet deep commencing oi
South side of the lot at privet hedge
■ and running 140 feet to a stake; thenc
5 220 feet West and running around t
i the beginning. One lot 100 feet, mor
. or less, by 220 feet deep South o
1 dwelling, to street or avenue. Tw
- lots South of said street 85 by 220 fee
deep. One lot about 200 feet, Norti
of dwellingon Washington street On
lot on Sixth Avenue 175 feet front b;
135 deep, known as the cane-patch 10l
One lot at Granite Falls. •
a This sale is to in no way effect th
liens, mortgages or Trust Deeds hel
upon this property by the First Buildin;
and Loan Association of Hickory, N. C
a or of C. H. Geitner. and the purchase
Q will take title to said property subjet
to the rights of said Association an
said Geitner. Sale will be made sul
iectto confirmation by the court c
day of February, 1911,
® S. E. Killian,
no Trustee of the estate
m - of McCoy Moretz.
m A. A. Whilencr, Atty. 3 2
The Week in the J
Women's Clubs.
i
The Hickory Book Club met
with Mrs E. L. Shuford Wed
nesday Feb. 22nd. After dis
: cussion of books, quotations and
; current-events, the hostess spoke
in detail of the book "Cavanagh"
by Hamlin Garland,
!' Red roses with ferns in the
candlelight adorned the table
I where all the members in town
: enjoyed the genial hospitality
■ and social intercourse with the
courses served. March Bth, Mrs.
i A, A. Shuford, Jr next enter
tains the the Club.
Mrs. C. M. Shuford entertain
-1 ed the Travelers Club Feb 23rd.
J After quotations on "the sweet
| est flowers that bjow,'—Roses,
Mrs. J. L. Murphy presented the
; intresting topic: "The Fayoum:
1 The Labyrinth and Lake Moeris."
Mrs. L. T. Mann then gave
"An Egyptian Night's entertain
' ment" portraying with vividness
. the quaint peculiarities of these
Orientals. A reading by Mrs.
1 K. C. Menzies concluded the
| program. Refreshments in
; courses were enjoyed after ad
' journing to meet next March 2nd
1 with Mrs. N. E. Aull.
i A delightful affair was the
meeting of the Embroidery Club
r Feb, 22nd, with Miss Lillie Hall-
I man, at Oak View Home. Four
i teeL members were present, and
i Mrs. Hoffman, of Virginia, and
i Misses Stecher and Schirey, of
Lenoir College, were "guests.
, White nimble ringers were busy
r with embroidery or crochet work,
Mrs L. R. Whitener read a short
story, and Miss Stecher gave
much pleasure by singing two
songs.
Delicious refreshments in two
r courses ere served, the souvenir
■ being tiny flags in honor of
■ Washingtons birthday. The
. next meeting, March 9th., will
be with Mrs. T. F. Stevenson.
The D. A. U. P. Club met with
» Misses Frank and Rose Martin,
February 21st. It was indeed an ,
f interesting meeting. Paper ma
; terials for making hats or caps,
! were given to each member by
' Miss Mary Blount Martin. Miss
j Greta Wezen was the lucky mil
' liner. SKe made a lovely pink
and white automobile bonnet.
1 The reward for her neat work
. was a box of candy. Then we
- went into the dining-room
5 where we found delicious refresh
» ments consisting of chicken
i salad, pickles, rolls, and mints.
1 By each plate was a dainty little
t hand-pointed market maid. We
• adjourned to meet again Marfih 6
The most common cause of insomnia
• is disorders of the stomach. Chamber
i lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets cor*
S rect these disorders and enable you. to
l sleep. "For sale by All Dealers.
State of North Carolina,
Department of State.
Certificate of Dissolution.
To All to Whom These Presents May
i Come—Greeting;
s Whereas, It appears to mv satisfac
j tioa, by duly authenticated record of
e the proceedings for the voluntary disso
r lution thereof by fhe unanimous con
cent of all the stockholders, deposited
in my office, that the Moore Milling
Company, a corporation of this State,
whose principal office is situated in the
city of Hickory, County of Catawba,
State of North Carolina (H. L. Moore
being the apent therein and in charge
• thereof, upon whom process may be
- served), has complied with the re
quirement's of Chapter 21, Revisal of
d 1905, entitled "Corporations," pre
n liminary to the issuing of this Certifi
ie cate of Dissolution:
L y v Now, Therefore, I, J. Bryan Grimes,
r- Secretary of State of the State of North
ty Carolina, do hereby certify that the
ie . said corporation did, on the 2nd day of
[d February, 1911, file in my office a
sd duly executed and attested consent in
js writing to the dissolution of said cor
, poration, executed by all the stock
fg holders thereof, which said consent
et and the record of the proceedings
>n aforesaid are now on file in my said
= e office as provided by law.
to In Testimony Whereof, I have here
re to set my hand and affixed my official
o f seal, at Raleigh, this 2nd day of Feb-
ruary, A. D. 1911.
th J. BRYAN GRIMES,
tie Secretary of State.
JY COUNCILL& YOUNT, Attys.
he "
JJ* NORTH CAROLINA,
™ CATAWBA COUNTY.
>er Ido hereby certify that the forego*
ing Certificate of Dissolution of the
ib- Moore Milling Co., has been recorded
of in Corporation Book No. 2. Page 59
in the office of the Clerk of the Supe*
■" rior Court for Catawba County,
a This 20th day of February 1911.
R. R. MOORE,
5 4t 2-23-4t. DeputV Cl«:k«