Established 1899
Catawba County
Gets Highway.
Bath Iredell Routes to Newton
Officially Adopted.
Both routes through Iredell
county have been adopted by the
Central Highway, so the States
ville Landmark learns, from Sal
isbury via Mooresville and New
ton, and also via Statesville and
Newton. Of course, this also
means that Catawba county will
get the highway, and that New
ton and Hickory will not be cut
out in favor of the route via Tay
lorsville, Lenoir and Morganton.
This information comes direct
from State Geologist Pratt. Tne I
conditions are that the road j
must be "at least 30 feet in!
width from ditch to ditch, except!
in certain cases where conditions j
are such that the State Geologist \
agrees to accept a narrower road; |
that no grades shall be over 413
per cent.; that the road shall be
surfaced with macadam, sand
day or gravel within a certain
time to be agreed upon; that all
streams shall be bridged; and
that concrete, terra cotta or
metal culverts shall be used in
carrying water from one side of
t e road to the other. -It is also
understood that if at the time of
the hour of inspection, which will
be made some time in October,
1311, the various links of the
Central Highway have not been
put in condition that they should
by that time, the r9Ute may be
changed to another location
where the people are willing and
ready to construct the road."
Dr. Pratt says that the road
from Statesville to Buffalo Shoals
should be built by October 1, and
adds:
"A new bridge will have to be
built across the Catawba river at
Buffalo Shoals, and if the con
tract is let immediately, it is pro
bable that the bridge could be
completed at the time the tour of
inspection of the Central High
way will be made in October. In
Catawba county a new road of
about a mile will have to be con
structed at the end of the bridge
until it intersects the present
load leading to Newton via Edith
pcstoffice. At Edith postoffice it
will join the road comifig via the:
Mooresville route."
The Mooresville route from the
river bridge to Newton will be
via Sherrill's mill and Edith post
o'fi o , where it joins the road from
hurfilo Shoals and will then fol
-1 v.v the ridge all the way to
Newton. Tnis will be a ridge
road and should be a very cheap !
road to build and maintain.
Death of Miss Maria Evans.
Miss Maria Evans died at her
home at the Charter House Mon
day morning, and in her passing
one of the best known and best
beloved women of this communi
ty "falls on sleep."
She was born Noyeraber ?,
1833 in Cumberland county, her
parents being Jonathan Evans
and Maria Carver Evans, both
of Cumberland county. Here
Miss Maria lived until she moved
to Hickory about 20 years ago,
and in this time she made a host
of friends, both of the townspeo
ple and the yearly pilgrimagers
to the mountains beyond, who
paused for a brief rest at the
Charter House.
She joined the Methodist
church in young womanhood, and
lived a consistent member all her
life. She has keen closely iden
tified with the church and people
in Hickory since coming here.
She is survived by two sisters,
Mrs. Susan W. Hall and Miss
Mary Evans, both of Hickory?
two nephews, Mr. J. S. Gibs >n,
of Hoxie, Ark., and Mr. G. L.
Gibson, of Cumberland county,
the la ter of whom attended the
funeral Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. C. A. Little and daughter,
Miss Pearl, left Thursday to
spend the summer in Nova Sco
tia. They will visit the Rev. C.
H. Little, son of Mrs. Little, who
lives at Mahone Ray. En route
will stop over for several
days at Washington, New York
and Boston, thence will take
sitesmer for Digby, Nova ScoHa
from which point they will re
sume their journey by rail to
Mahone Bay. They expect to
return about the last of Septem
ber.
Messrs. W. C. Feimster and W.
A. Self were the orators at the
great Conover picnic, which drew
the usual immense crowd on the
Fourth.
A 50 cent bottle of Bloodine Rheu
matic Liniment will last longer than
tbe most aggravated case of sore throat.
A most effective remedy for cold on
Shest, croup, etc.
Local News:
Mr, K. C. Menzies has bsught
an elegant Baick touring car.
Miss Linda Brown, of New
bern, is visiting Mrs. J. G. Garth.
Mrs. Richardson, of Washing-
Ji s visi ting Mrs. Smith, at
Mr. Riddle's.
Mrs. VVitherspoon, of Char
lotte, visited her sister, Mrs. H.
M. Doll this week.
Mrs. R. E. C. Lawson of Ken
tucky is the last remaining visi
tor of Mrs. Belle Ramsay.
Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Squires
were the guests of Judge and
Mrs. E. B. Cline this week.
C T. Morrison will run a ex
cursion from Hickory to Ashe
ville en July 19th for $1.45 round
trip.
Miss Mattie Abernethy is visit
ing Miss Mabel Smith in Monroe,
and Miss Mary Pope in Lumber
ton.
Mr. B. F. Seagle has bought
the Jonse Drum Store on 9th St.
from Mr. W. S. Stroup for about
$3,000.
Miss Lilian Goodman* of Con
nelly Springs, passed through
the city yesterday returning from
Barium Springs and Conover.
Miss Alice Flagler and F. J.
Flagier left last Friday for Char
lottesville, Va. Tney will also
visit New York City and Albanv,
Mew York.
Rev. P. Bishoff,, pastor of the
Lutheran church of Conover,
died Monday night and will be
buried today. A wife and one
child survive.
Mrs. Holden has bsen quite
unwell for 10 days. She fell
fainting in the back yard and
had to be carried into the house.
She is much better.
Miss Gertrude Finger, of the
county, is visiting Mrs. Gamble.
Miss Blanche Finger, the skill
ful trained nurse, after a visit
home, has returned to Bluefields,
W. Va.
Attention is called to the
chance to secure bargains in this
year's men's and boy's clothing
offered by the Martin and Clark
Clothing Co. in their sale from
July Bth to 15th.
Misses Beatrice, Carrie, Mast
er Johnnie Ford and Miss Nellie
Cook, of Lilesville, are visiting
their grandparents, Mr. and Mrs
C. C. Cook at Henry's, and also
Mr. L. W'arlick's at Hildebrand.
The last number of the Clare
mont Collegian contains the es
says of the following of the grad
uates of the college, Misses Fieta
E. Moore, Elizabeth Holbrook,
Annie Lowe and Essie Robinson.
The Democrat had pleasant
calls from Editors Roscower, of
Goldsboro; iShipman, of Hender
sonville; Clark, of Statesville;
Underwood, of Greensboro: Vin
cent and Stephenson, of the Ob
server, Charlotte, and Randolph,,
of Yadkinvilie, on their return I
from Lenoir.
Dr. 11. C. Menzies, who is
agent for the Buick automobile,
went to Charlotte last week to
bring back a handsome new ma
chine for Mrs. A. A. Shuford,
£r. On the trip down he made the
distance, about 65 miles, m two
hours. It requires longer to go ;
by rail.
Statesville District Conference
will be held at Maiden July 13-
16, The delegates from Hickory
are Geo. F. Ivey, W. H. Nichol
son, G. W. Hahn, A, M. West, J.
A, Bowles and the pastor, Rev.
L. T. Mann. Delegates from
Hickory circuit are M. D. Earney,
W. L. Cline, W. L. Long, W. A.
Turner and J. M. Hicks.
A number of young folks cele
brated the Fourth by a gathering
at Miss Adele Kirkpatrick'shome
in the evening, the storm pre
venting their going to Catawba
Springs as intended. They were
Misses. Elizabeth McComb, An
nie Lowe, Adelaide Johnston,
E izabeth Holbrook, Mary Knox
Henderson and Lina Blakeney.
The four near-beer joints on |
the out skirts of Hickory vev
closed on Julyl, according to
act of the Legislature. There'
was a general snut-up all over
the State. There was iittle
near-beer sold at near-beer joints.
Nearly everywhere the genuine
article was obtainable. They
are a good riddance,
If you haven't the xime to exercise
regularly, Doan's Reeulets will prevent
constipation. They induce a mild
easy, healthful action of the bowels
without griping. Ask your druggist
for them. 35 cents.
Met Death at
The Last Lamp.
I Lineman Edgar Bumgarner Elec
trocfited Monday Night
After a long, hard day of dan
gerous work in fixing wires de
ranged by the severe, electric
storm of Monday afternoon, Line
man Edgar Bumgarner met death
while on his way home to wife
and children while working with
his last lamp.
i It was after 11 o'clock at night
I and Mr. Bumgarner was at the
) corner of 12th St. and 14 ave.
He evidently saw that the stree 1
light had gone out there and at
once proceeded to fix it. Some
time later Mr. Wade Shuford,
going home, stumbled over some
object in the street. Finding it
to.be a body, he ran in excite
ment into Mr. Jesse Warlick's
houseand called the latter. They
phoned for Dr. J. H. Shuford,
who gave it as his opinion that
I Bumgarner had been instantly
killed about 35 minutes previous
ly.
Bumgarner had his snap rope
in his nand. He was lying on
his back, his hat crushed beneath
him. In pulling the lamp down
ihe chain musu have struck a live
wire. One leg of the deceased
was drawn to a bend. If the
lineman had had on his rubber
gloves his life might have been
saved. As it was he wore leath
er gloves.
His father, Mr. C. F. Bumgar
ner came up from Newton, Tues
day morning. A heart-broken
wife and two small children sur
vive. The funeral was at New
ton.
Abernetey-Wall Marriage.
The following announcement
has been received here:
"Mr. and Mrs. E Iwin Wall an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Lilly McEachin, to Mr.
Joseph Lafayette Abernethy on
Wednesday, the twenty-eighth
of June, 1911, at Marion, N. C."
The people of Hickory will bs
greatly interested in the above
news, and everybody in the city
will, in wish at least, hurl a show
er of rice at. Mr. Abernethv and
his bridt, fur every one who
knows this clever young man, is
his friend.
The wedding, while taking
place at home, was a beautiful
one. The home was decorated
in lovely taste and there were ar
large number of handsome brides
maids and gallant groomsmen.
Miss Mattie Abernethy was one
of the bridesmaids, and Mr. Al
bert Abernethy was best man,
while Mrs. Wall, of Texas, a
sister-in-law of the bride, was
dame of honor. Miss Moore play
ed the wedding march, and Rev.
Mr. Mann, Presbyterian pastor at
Morven, porformed the cere
mony.
Mrs. Abernethy is a graduate
of the State Normal, and the
romance, which has just culmin
ated, began when she was on a
visit to Mr. Craig Shuford's
daughter in the county. She is
a young woman of culture and
beauty - and a farmer's daughter.
Mr. Abernethy is a member of
the firm of J. F. Abernethy &
Sons, and a thorough business
man.
Hickory throws an old shoe
after the young couple. • -
- Mr. T. M. Johnston, the clever
accountant; of the Hickory Gro
eery Co., has a telepathic mind.
Not long ago he and Mrs. John
ston were remarking that they
would very much like to see an
old friend, Mr. C. E. Potts, one
of the high officials of the Chesa
peake & Ohio Railroad. A little
later in the afternpon Mr. John
son got a telegram saying that
Mr. Potts was on his way from
Richmond to Hickory to pay Mr.
Jjhnson a visit. The visit was
very welcome but entirely un
expected and Mr. Potts has only
recently returned home. A few
days age Mr. Johnston was ex
pressing regrets to Mrs. Johnson
that he had lost a big jack-knife
given him by a drummer friend.
Who should turn up the next day
but this self-same commercial
traveler. Mr. Johnston asked
him to dinner and at the table
he reached down into his pocket,
pulled out a jack knife and ask
ed Mr. Johnson if he didnt need
another!
Corporation commissioner Hen
ry Clay Brown died in Raleigh
this week, -
Any woman with pimples, skin erup
tions, sores or boils does not appear at
tractive and cannot enjoy life. Bloodine
Ointment cures them and makes the
skin soft and velvety. Cures cold sores,
cracked lips, chapped hands, sore eyes,
itching and bleeding piles.
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 6, 1911.
Wonderful Opportunity Offered for
New Entries in FSie Democrats
Great Contest,
150,000 Extra Votes for Every Club of Ten Yearly
Subscriptions Sent in by Wednesday, July 12th, at
9p. m. This is the Last Club Offer, and Positively
the Best Offer That Will be Made During the Re
mainder of the Contest.
§ THE CONTEST MAN- |
SAGER WILL BE AT
| THE DEMOCRAT OF- f
I FtCE ON YVEDNKS- §
| DAY AND SATURDAY |
| EVENINGS FROM 3:00 §
8 UNTIL 9:00 O'CLOCK g
I P. M. COME IN AND 8
| GET ACQUAINTED. |
d3>s •> 3 2 -33 333 -333® >2 33 Q
(By W. B. Porclier)
150,000 EXTRA VOTES.
For every club of 10 yearly
subscriptions sent in by Wednes
day, July 12th at 9 p. m., 150.000
extra votes will be giver.. This
is in addition to the regular vote
scale as published elsewhere. This
applies to both old and new sub
scriptions. There is no limit to
the number of these special bal
lots a contestant may secure, as
each contestant will get the 150,-
000 extra votes on every club of
10 subscriptions sent in by next
Wednesday night.
NO OTHER OFFER BETTER.
While this offer is not quite as
?ood as the offers of the past two
weeks, it is the best offer that
will be made during the remain
der of the contest. Week before
last 15,000 extra votes were of
fered on every yearly subscrip
tion sent in, and for the week
which closed last night 75,000
ex*ra votes were given on every
club of five subscriptions. The
.•Iter this week is practically the
same, only it takes a-club of ten
to secure an extra 150,000. Some
of the candidates have been
holding back, waiting for a bet
ter offer, but it will not be to
their interest to hold back any
longer, as there will not be an
other offer as good as the one
announced today.
Never again during the en
tire contest wiil more votes be
issued on a club of ten sub
scriptions than will be issued
this week, during the "Big
Offer." The Hickory Demo
crat positively pledges its
word that never again during
VOTE SCHEDULE —The Hickory Democrat.
Old Subscribers. New Subscribers.
Time. Price. , Votes. Votes.
One Year - - - $ 1.00 2,500 5,000
Two Years - 2.00 7,000 . 14,000
Three Years - 3.00 14,000 28,000
Four Years - - - 4.00 20,000 40,000
Five Years - 5.00 25,000 50,000
Six Years - 6.00 32,000 64,000
Seven Years - - 7.00 40,000 80,000
Eight Years - 8.00 50,000 100,000
Nine Years 9.00 62,000 124,000
Ten Years - - 10.00 75,000 150,000
Fill Out This Blank
NOMINATION BLANK—Good for 1,000 Votes.
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT'S PRIZE VOTING CONTEST.
I Nominate
Address - v
District No
Signed
Address
Only the FIRST nomination blank cast for each candidate will count as
1,000 votes.
A ffi|
$ CUT THIS OUT. I
1 The Democrats Prize Voting I
| Contest* I
|. 100 VOTES |
a Candidate ,
# Address g
2 ' ' y m\
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§ This coupon, when neatly trimmed out. name and address, properly §
{filled in and Drought or sent to the Contest Department of The HIC- g
KORY DEMOCRAT will count for 100 Votes.
The first one of these coupons received for any young lady will §
i g place her in nomination and vvill count for 1,000 Votes.
, 2 This Coupon not good after July 19th.
150,000 EXTRA VOTES
I the entire contest will there
; be a better offer.
' j ALL MORE THAN A YEAR COUNT.
j A two-year subscriptions will
i count as two one-year subscrip-
I tions in making up a club. A
J five-year subscription will count
as five one-year subscriptions.
In fact all subscriptions for one
year and more count on the offer
this week, in making up a club.
Candidates are not limited tcrone
club but may secure as many as
possible.
FAIR PLAY FOR ALL.
Every contestants will be treat
ed alike in the contest. There
will be no combining of votes, or
transferring of ballots at the last.
Judges will be appointed by the
contestants and the Democrat to
count the votes after the contest
has closed.
HUSTLE THIS WEEK.
Every candidate should hustle
hard this week. This is the last
big club offer of the contest and
you should make the most of it.
PRIZES ON DISPLAY.
The diamonds, watches and
the piano to be given away in the
contest are on display at Geo. E.
Bisanar Jewelry Store. Many of
our contestants have called at
Mr. Bisanar store and looked the
prizes over, and say they are
"tickled to death" over them.
Just figure out how long it would
take you to earn a high grade
piano, or a diamond, or watch
and then consider the small
amount of time the winners will
put into the Democrat's contest.
There are just three weeks more
of the contest. This h a short
time in which to earn a hand
some prize, yet it is long
enough in which to win one in >
the contest if you get to work
in earnest while subscriptions
count the most.
VOTING RULES.
Beginning next week contest
ants will be allowed to vote 50,-
000 votes each week more than
the highest one bad in the previ
ous issue. You should vote some
of your votes and let them appear
in the paper to show your friends
that you are at work in earnest.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
Standing of the Can
didates in the Great
Prize and Voting
Contest.
if Your Nomination Has
Not Been Sent in Clip
the Coupon Today.
DISTRICT NO. I.
Hickory
Miss Margaret Bost 49200
Elizabeth Springs 85000
Adelaide Johnston 28000
Ruth Abernethy 50100
" Mabel Long 68100
Mattie Abernethy 32000
Gladys Reid 43000
Constance Bost 21000
Mattie May Stroup 95500
Miriam Deaton 62100
Essie Robinson 15000
Hazel Elliott 37000
Mabel Hawn 80600
Estelle Wolfe 46000
Ethel Henley 31000
44 Susie Fry lOOoOG
Mrs. John W. Robinson 10000
Miss Isabelle Morton 21000
Mabel Whitencr R 17000
Marie Barger 91000
Maude Miller 100000
Mrs. P. A. Rowe 50000
Hickory, R. F. D. No. 1
Miss Stella Yoder 100000
" Allie May Cook R 4 57500
Catawba
44 Winnie Reid 21000
Newton
Miss Mamie Beck 20000
Bertha Modlin R 1 98000
Pauline Philips 11000
Nannie Owens 6000
Mamie Setzer 5000
Mildred Crowell 21000
Ruth Owens 7000
" Rosa Smyre 5000
" Lizzie Killian 70100
Maude Ballard 55000
Nannie Philips 8000
Grace Gaither 5000
Minnie Reinhardt 47700
Daisy Pope 4500
44 Louise Little . 49000
Zoe Sigman R 3 3100
Mary Sigman R 3 2000
Laura Fry R 1 7000
44 Lilly Tyeß 12000
Maude Setzer R 2 9100
Katie Marlowe R 7400
Rhoda Jarrett R 3800
Annie Hildebrand 6300
Mary White 11000
44 Leia Whitener R 100000
Alice Rhoney 3200
44 Lizzie Whitener R 30000
44 Neva Gamble 12000
Claremont
Miss Lena Moser 52500
Cordia Sigman 6100
44 Mollie Deal R 1 21000
Flossie Fraser R 1 10000
44 Florence Setzer R1 90000
44 Ella Lee Wilson 42000
Conover
Miss Mattie Yount R1 13200
44 Mabel Rockett R 3 12000
44 Beulah Propst R 3 15000
Hildebrand
Miss Annie Morgan 11000
44 Addie Cline 30000
Catawba Items.
Correspondence of the Democrat.
Miss Winnie Reid spent Satur
day and Sunday in Statesville
with her sister, Mrs. Brawley.
Mr. Baxter Wincoff, of Chica
go, spent the first of the week at
i Catawba Junction, with his
brother, Mr. Marvin Wincoff.
Miss Helen Gilmer, of States
ville, spent the week end with
Miss Winnie Reid.
Mrs. C. B. Kufty has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Reeves
in Statesville.
Mr. Ross Smith, of Lenoir,
spent the first of the week
with his parents, Mr. and 7 Mrs.
J. J. Smith.
Mr. Harry Lowrance, of Co
lumbia, S. C., and Mr. Fred
Lowrance, of Altavista, Va., are
visiting their parents, Mr. and
Mrs. R, J. Lowrance, near here.
Miss Mary Lowrance spent the
fourth in Salisbury with Misses
Gladys and Orber Jackson, before
returning home she will visit her
sisters, Mrs. Andrew and Mrs.
Paisley, near Greensboro,
Miss Emma Pitts and Mrs. C.
A- Little spent the week in Salis
bury and Spencer with friends.
Over 2,000,000 Farmers
In every section of the United States
and Canada are being canvassed by
over 2,000 traveling salesmen for Wat
kins' Remedies, Flavoring Extracts,
Spices, Toilet Articles, etc. Just now
I there is a rare chance for a bright, en
ergetic young salesman to handle the
business in Catawba county. —Address.
The J. R. Watkins Company 113 South
Gay Street, Baltimore, Maryland. Es
■ tablished 1-368. Capital over $2,000,-
000. Plant contains 10 acres floor
i space.
, Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
REV. J. H. WANNHMACHBB, Pastor.
Sunday School—9:4s a. m.
Communion Service—ll a. m.
j Evening Service—B:oo p. m.
At the morning seryice mem
bers will be received by letters
and confirmation and the Lord's
Supper will be administered.
Saturday at 2:30 p. m. services
preparatory to communion will
be held. AH wishing to go to
communion should not fail to reg
ister their names, for which
books are supplied at the two
main entrances.
Last Sunday, the school passed
200 mark in attendance. And is
now aiming for the 250 mark.
No better school in the city.
Come and bring your children.
The pastor and family now re
side at 1229 14th, st. and will
be pleased to have the members
and friends to call.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
The regular services by the
pastor next Sunday morning and
evening.
Next week preparatory ser
vices for the mid-summer com
munion will be held on Wednes
day, Thursday and Friday nights.
Communion will be observed on
Sunday, July 16, at 11 a. m.
Our next Junior Choir song
service will be on July 23.
"If the speeding of autos on
15th and other streets is not
stopped, the city will haye to cut
down the speed limit from 10 to
5 miles an hour," said Mayor
Lentz to a Democrat man. "The
machines are being run at 40
miles an hour often, and it must
stop," said his honor.
Mrs. Ida Sigman 4000
Miss Ada Evans 12800
Connelly Springs
Miss Mabel Sides 26000
44 Ruth Berry 49200
44 Delia Teague 36000
44 Beulah B. Keller R1 30000
Rutherford College
Miss Lucile Goode 15000
44 Jenie Rutherford 22000
44 Nell Goode 29800
44 Ollie Glass 99000
Lenoir
Miss Lina Ivey 8000
" 4 Mabel Coleman 20000
44 Jessie Courtenay 4000
44 Helen Shell 6000
"" Maude Triplet 4100
44 Sadie Jones 6000
44 Pearl Minnish 3200
44 Agnes Puett 6000
44 Grace Tuttle R 23800
44 Dora Tuttle R 3100
44 Cornelia Miller 4000
44 Jiistina Safford 9000
44 Irene Coffey 19200
44 Dinah Reid 4200
44 Sallie Ivey ' 6200
44 Irene Martin 9100
44 Gussie Tuttle 19200
44 Louise Clark 3000
44 Nannie Steele 4100
44 Maude Hartley 20000
" Ethyl Hinkle 40600
Maiden
Miss Burley Whitener 15000
44 Vernon Cline 23200
Granite rails
Miss Antho Berry R 2 11000
44 Martha K. Jones 15000
44 Lessie Starnes 8200
44 Estelle Sherrill R 3 98000
" Alma Flowers 30000
Drexel
Miss Lalah Correll 18000
Henry
Miss Eula Kate Wyant 10000
44 Maude Johnston R 2 26000
Mrs. Frank Fulbright R 2 11200
Miss Hattie Johnson, R 2 18200
44 Bertha Walker R 3 15000
" Hester L. Cline R 2 17900
44 Bulah B. Huffman R 3 10500
DeaivHie.
Miss Maude Deal 5000
Downs vllle.
Miss Pearl Flowers 7500
There is more Catarrh in this sec
tion of the country than all other dis
eases put together and until the last
few years was supposed to be incura
ble. For a great many years doctors
pronounced it a local disease and pre
scribed local remedies, and by con
stantly failing to cure with local treat
ment, pronounced it incurable.
Science has proven catarrh to be a
constitutional disease aud therefore re
quires constitutional treatment. Hall's
Catarrh Cure, manufactured by J. F.
Cheney & Co., Toledo Ohio, is the
only constitution; 1 cure on the mar
ket. It is taken internally by doses
from 10 drops to a teaspoonful. It
acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. They offer
one hundred dollars for any case it
fails to cure. Send for circular and
testimonials.
Address F. J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 7Sc.
Take Hall's Family Pills lot coa*
stipatioa.