Established 1899
A Defence of
Sheriff Wiley.
He Prowl an Alibi as to Kill
ing ol "Chickens" Stems.
To the Editor of The Democrat
In your paper of the 13th inst.
appears an article copied from
the Charlotte Observer relating
to the late F. A. Wiley formerly
of Caswell county, which I can
but hope and be'ieve that it was
copied without the knowledge
and approval of the editor.
In that article Mr. Wilev is ac
cused of the murder of ' 'Chicken
Stephens" "whose only crime
was that he was a Republican '
and since that deed an inexorable
fate seemed to pursue Mr. Wiley.
In his native county no man stood
higher, was more influential, or
had more and better friends than
Mr. Wiley. More than once
every vote cast in the county for
sheriff was cast for him, irres
pective of party. He held that
office for quite a number of years.
Now, I cannot say that he had
nothing to do with the killing of
Stevens. I do not know who
killed him, but I do know that
when arrested for it he proved,:
by competent witnesses, that he
was a number of miles from
Yancey ville when the deed was
committed. , ,
It is true that Mr Wiley had
the misfortune, as did hundreds
of others, to lose his property,
but that was not at all to be at
tributed to any part he may, or
may not have taken m that affair
by which Caswell county was rid
of her most dangerous citizen.
Now as to "Chicken Stevens,
""whose only crime was being a
.Republican:" First., as to how
he got his name. He was said to
be in the habit of supplying his
table with fowls from his neigh
bors poultry yard, without leave
or licence, This honorable, up
right Republican was in the habit
of addresing the colored brethren
privately and in public, advising
them to burn the dwellings,
barns, etc., of the white people
and other acts of a like nature.
In consequence of such advice it
was a common occurrance to see
one's own, or a neighbors barn
or dwelling in flames. The peo
ple had no redress, no law to
protect them, left entirely at the
mercy of the negro, who if left
to himself might have acted well,
but with 6uch advice as Stevens
gave thay became brutes. What
were the good people of Caswell
and adjoining counties to do but
to take matters in their own
hands? Hence the KuKluxKlan,
which order was composed of the
very best men the country afford
ed. ,
Now, Mr. Editor, I am a read
er of The Democrat and take
great interest in it and the good
people of Hickory, but must con
fess that I was very much sur
prised, and, yes, indignant that
you should copy an article derog
atory to the character of such
a man as Caswell county knew
F. A. Wiley to be, and one whrnn
she was proud to claim as a citi
,Z6Tl.
A friend of Mr. Wiley's.
fThe Democrat deeply regrets
that it copied the article referrea
to. It was clipped from the Ob
server with a mere glance at its
introduction, which showed that
it contained a Hickory news item,
and without the careful scrutiny
which it should have had ]
Miss Martin Entertains.
Miss Sallie Martin entertained
nine tables of bridge July 21,
10 a. m. in honor of her aunt,
Mrs. L. F. Pettus of Wilson. N.
C Mrs. Bryan Jones won the
prize for the highest score and
Mrs. H. Charles Menzies the con
solation, both being entertaining
new books. A delightful morn
ing was passed in this hospital
home witn a luncheon served at
the close, chicken salad the
prominent course. Mrs. G. M.
Blount, Mrs. J, A. Martin's
mother, is also visiting her.
Presbyterian Church Notes,
Regular services next Sunday.
This will be the last Sunday
fore the pastor's vacation, which
runs through August. Services
v > !il t e held the third and fourth
SuiHiyysin August, by Revs. C,
iViur.roe and W. T. Walker.
H'-v. C. A Munroe will prob bly |
preach at West Hickory the third
ouiiuay a iter noons.
i'ie |>4i»ior preaches at West
H;cKory at fjur o'clock next
Sunday afternoon.
R iO cent bottle of Bloodine Rheu
j-Ue will last loiter than
An- ' a " Siavate( l case of sore throat.
=^" CUv - rem edy for cold on
croup, etc .
rrfE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Angry Quarrel
Is Continued.
kitclun-Lockhart Controversy Sen
sation ol the Day.
Gov. Kitchin replied in Sun
day's papers to the Lockhart and
News and Observer attack on his
trust busting record. He stated
substantially that Senators Lock
hart. Nimocks and himself in a
conference decided that no bill
Mul l be pot through the senate,
Mr. Lockhart stating that he
could muster only 22 votes for
his bill. The Governor repeated
a conversation made to him on
Feb. Iby a certain Senator who
said any vigorous anti-trust bill
would be laid on the table. He
urged Mr. Lockhart to at least
have the platform anti-trust
declaration put in his bill and en
acted. He never said to Mr.
Lockhart, as that gentleman de
clares, that he hoped nothing
would be done and his attitude
toward trusts has not changed.
Senator Lockhart came back at
the Governor Wednesday, saying
that his visit was on Jan. 14 or
15, not after Feb. 1; that he did,
not draw his bill till after hlli
visit. He went at once upoi.
leaving the governor's office to
Editor Daniels and *'toid him of j
the Governor's backdown." Mr.
Kitchin could never have told
him of the conversation with an
other gentleman on Feb, 1, it
this was two Hregfes later than
their conference,
The Governor, he says, finally j
lent his aid to the wishy-washy
anti-trust measure which did
pass the senate. Adds Mr. Lock
hart:
"The most charitable explana
tion of his letter is, that he is
suffering from such a case of
self - aggrandized, exaggerated
ego as to be unable to recall any
thing distinctly, except his own
glory."
Catawba Items.
Correspondence of the Democrat.
Miss Myrtle Graham, who has
been a guest at Catawba Inn the
past week, has returned to her
home in Statesville.
Miss Bessie Smith has returned
from a weeks visit in Lenoir
with her sister, Mrs. J. A. Price.
Miss Minnie Davidson, of
Statesville, is visiting at Cataw
ba Inn.
Misses Ida and Hattie Rickertt,
of High Point, who have spent
the past week with Misses Ila
and Vallie Moore returned home
Tuesday night.
Miss Annie Lowrance is in
Connelly Springs visiting her
sisters, Mrs. Brower and Mrs.
D. P. Hudson,
Misses Ruth Trexel and Annie
Laura Lowrance are visiting
their cousin, Miss Helen Long in
Newton.
Mrs. F. Y. Long is visting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. M.
Davis in Statesyille.
Mr. Butler Aderholdt spent the
week end in Statesville with his
sister, Mrs. French Reeves,
Miss Emma Pitts has returned
from Salisbury and Spencer after
a few weeks stay with relatives,
she was accompanied by her
cousin, Miss Margaret Bost, of
Hickory, whe spent the day with
her Suturday.
Mr. and Mrs. T. F. Hudson, of
Spencer, have been visiting Mi.
and Mrs. J. H. Pitts.
Mr, Rickertt, of Statesville,
and Mr. Rowel Gantt, of New
Sterling, spent Sunday at Mr.
C. A. Moore's.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
REV. T. H. WANNEMACHER, Pastor.
Sunday School—9:4s a. m.
Chief Service—ll A. M.
Evening Service- 8:00 p. m.
The Rev. M. 0. Kreps of Col
umbia, S. C., will preach at the
m rr ing and evening services.
His message will be in the inter
est of our Theological Seminary.
At 3:00 p. m. will occur the
baptism of children. Parents
having chi'dien unbaptizod are
most solemnly urged to briny
them to the church at chat hour.
A Junior Luiher League wa>
organized with 27 members. Ail
children between the ages of 8
'and 16 are entitled to memuer-
I ship. The charter remains ope:
I until alter next Lord's day
Remember that the League meets
promptly at 3 o'clock.
Itching piles provoke profanity,
i but profanit\won't cure them. Doan s
Ointment cures itching, bleeding or
i protruding piles after years of suffering.
At *ny drug stare.
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. JULY 27, 1911.
Battle of the Bal
lots Ends Saturday
Night at 8 O'clock.
*
Intense Interest Prevails, Candi
dates Now on the Home Stretch.
Everything Indicates an Ex
citing finish,
, - . £_;~
75,000 Extra Votes For Every
$lO. Turned in on Subscriptions
Until the End of the Contest.
Only Three Days Left. Hus
tle Hard and You will Win.
% THE CONTEST MAN- |
IAGER WILL BE AT |
TJiJS DEMOCIMT OF- §
FICE ON WEDNES- |
DAY AND SATURDAY |
EVENINGS FROM 3:00 §
UNTIL 9:00 O'CLOCK |
P. 11, COME IN AN P 8
GET ACQUAINTED,
(By W. B, Porclier)
The beginning of the end.
A glorious finish to the great
est newspaper contest ever be
gun and carried to completion in
Catawba county. The big field
of candidates is working this
week with doubled efforts and
will continue to do so until 8
o'clock Saturday night.
Don't you want a prize? They
have not been won yet. Put
some sand on the track and go in
to win. You can.
The ballot box has been closed
and will not be opened until the
judges open it at § o'clock Sat
urday night.
A candidate may know what
she has herself but it is verv
certain that nobody else can
know.
#
THE VOTE WILL BE HEAVY.
Everybody is holding back
votes. They are waiting for the
last day. It is almost here. All
week the Contest Department
has been very busy issuing
votes on subscriptions which con
testants have taken home to add
to their reserve fund.
While the vote in the standing
today seem large to some of the
candidates they are others who
have something up their sleeves
for the la3t moment, who realize
that several hundred thousand
votes will by necessary to secure
the prizes. Watch the Demo
crat for the result and be pre
pared for a surprize in the size of
the vote required to win.
ALL OF THE VOTES PUBLISHED.
All of the votes turned in by
candidates up to the hour of go
ing to press have been polled and
published. Many of the candi
dates however are holding back
a number ot votes and those way
down on the list may take a leap
towards the top of the list at the
last moment. All complaints as
to the number of votes published
or error in placing the candidates
in the proper districts must be
filed by noon Saturday in order
to receive attention.
THE WEEK OF RUMORS.
In every contest there are a
great number of groundless ru
mors rife, and experience teaches
one pretty much to disregard
them. But for the benefit of
the inexperienced we may say
that the final week brings on the
budding flowers. They simply
burst into bloom*
If you should not hear some
very surprisii K ihings this week
that would be more surprising
than anvthi ng you can possibly
hear. Saturday you will be
laughing at the reports which the
>vsult has proven untrue.
This is the last word.- The
VOTE SCHEDULE—The Hickory Democrat,
From July 27 to the close of the Contest.
Old Subscribers. New Subscribers
- Time Price. Votes. Votes,
liine. 2,500 5,000
Two Years - - *8 7 000 ' 14>000
tZIYIL - - - 300 14,000 28,000
Four Years - - - 4.W 20 000 40,000
?. lve v Ye ®L rs ~ - 600 32,000 64,000
aix \ ears - • QOO 80,000
Seven Years - - £.OO so'uOO 100,000
Years - - • 62,'000 i 24,000
' s~ 75 '°°° 15 ° ,00 °
contest closes at 8 o'clock sharp
Saturday night.
PLEASE COME EARLY.
All candidates are urged not
to wsit qptil the last mjnute be
fore turning in their business
Saturday night. Promply at 8
o'clock Saturday night the con
test department will be closed.
Votes and subscriptions will be
received in the contest depart
ment until § o'clock, p, m., July
29th, but it roUBt be borne in mind
that there will be many crowd
ing in, all with the same idea,
that they can be waited upon
immediately, If you put of? un
til evening to bring in your sub
scriptions you will have to do a
lot of waiting, and the announ
cement of the" decision of the
committee will be materially de
layed.
ONLY CERTIFIED CHECKS.
During the remainder of the
contest only cash or certified
checks wiil be accepted in pay
ment for subscription?.
THE CONTST 'yUDGES.
The following gentlemen have
consented to serve as judges:
Rev, J. G. Garth, pastor of the
Presbyterian ehurchj Geo. R.
Wooten, Sec. of the First Build
ing and Loan Association, and A,
K. Joy Sec of the Chamber of
Commerce.
Miss Patrick Entertains in
Honor of Miss Waters.
On last Thursday evening ten
young couples gathered at the
home of Miss Grace Patrick on
fifteenth avenue to enjoy a party
given to Miss Lucille Waters,
of Roanoke, Va.
The excitement became in
tense when the cards on which
were written the questions to
the Shakespearean Wedding Con
test were given to the guests.
E?ch question was to be answer
ed with the name of a Shakes
pear play. For instance one
question was, "What caused
their first quarel?" The answer
was, "Much ado about noth
ing," Misses Mary Knox Hen
derson and Lucille Little and Mr.
John Aiken drew for the prize.
Mr. Aiken drew the lucky straw
, for the handsome prize.
After the contest, new part
ners were chosen in a very un
ique way.
The name of some one of
Shakespear's characters was
pinned on the back of each guest.
The couples were then to join as
Shakespear had them. For ex
ample, Hamlet and Ophelia.
Singing and piano playing
added much to the enjoyment of
the evening. A beautiful copy
of "Shakespear Heroines," was
presented to the guest of honor.
Mr. A. W. Cline, of the Hicko
ry Seed Co., left the first of the
week to spend his vacation with
relatives in Ashe ville and Weav
ersville.
When you feel a cold coming on
don't delay, but immediately take
Bioodine Cough Checker, the celebrat
ed throat and lung rtfmedy. It stops
the cough, relieves the irritation, and
cures the cough.
Women to Talk
of Missions.
Society ol the N. C. Ciassis to
Hold Meeting Here.
From Aug. 2to Aug. 4 inclu
sive wiil be held in the Corinth
Reformed church the annual
meeting of the "Woman's Mission
ary Society of the North Carolina
Ciassis.
On Wednesday at 2:30 p. m.
Mrs. C. C. Bost will conduct de
votional exercises, and after a
business session Miss Daisy
Fisher will read a paper "What
Owest Thou?"
At four o'clock there will be a
reception for delegates in the
basement of the church.
At 8 o'clock after an organ vo
luntary by Miss Rose Shu ford
and a solo by Mrs. M. A. Foil, of
Mt. Pleasant, Miss Ida Hedrick
will read a paper, "Our M. M.
S." Following a solo by Mrs,
Orin Sigipon, sev. W. W, Rowe
will make an address. A quar
ietce, composed of Miss Margaret
Bost, M-s. A. L. Shuford and
Messrs. Lewis Warlick and Orin
Sigmon will sing, and the choir
will render "Savior, like a Shep
herd lead us."
On Thursday morning Mrs W.
W. Rowe wili contivset the devo
tional meeting. There will be a
business session, duet by Mrs.
Foil and Miss Hedrick, paper on
"Mission Band Work" by Miss
Ella Moose, recitation by Master
Frank Allen, song by the Mission
band and recitation by Alice .Cil
ley.
Mrs. Kopenhaver will conduct
the devotional meeting in the
afternoon, Mrs. Shuford Peeler
will read a paper and Mrs, J. L.
Murphy and Mrs. A. L. Shuford
will sing as a duet "Go home and
tell."
At the evening session Miss
Rose Shuford will render the
organ voluntary, Mrs. Murphy
will sing, and Mrs. Rowe will
read a paper "Our Missionaries
and Missions." Mrs. Roy Aber
nethy and Messrs. Warlick and
will sing "Look on the
Fields." Dr. J. L. Murphy will
make an address and Mrs. Foil
will sing.
Friday the delegates will meet
at the church, visit Claremont
College, etc,
M. E. Picnic.
Supt. Ivey and about 125 of
his Sunday school went out to
Catawba river yesterday travel
ing in straw ride wagons hacks,
surreys with heavy lunch bas
kets. This was the annual pic
nic from the First Methodist
church. Pastor Mann as faithful
under shepherd was along with
Dr. L. J. Johnson and others
The crowd broke into little
groups. The mothers chose rest
and shade near the spring. The
knee breeches boys chose wad
ing in the river,—the grown up
ladies and their escorts gathered
shells by the sea shore, so to
speak, all came back boasting a
good time. They say it was sure
hot, Not a single accident oc
cured—but oh the aftermath
of wood- tick and chicg,
News From Phoenix Hill.
Correspondence of the Democrat,
I want to let you know the ad
vantages we have on Phoenix
Hill. We are a law abiding
people, we love one another, we
have a fine roller mill, a nice
grocery store, a barber shop
with up to date fixtures, a cabi
net shop, where all kinds of re
pair work is done, also new
furniture, screen doors and win
dows, ice boxes, picture frames,
porch frames, porch swings are
being made. The roller mill is
run by Mr. T. R. Brewer, the
cabinet shop and barber shop by
W. G. Crouch, the store by W.
0. Shaver. We all dwell in broth
erly love with one another and
to each and every one. When
we have money to spend we
spend it with one another. I
would like to hear from another
Phoenix like this, in the city of
Hickory.
We're Proud of Our Record.
Established in 1868. Capital over
$2,000,000. Headquarters for the
farmers of North America. Over
2,000,000 customers. Over 2,000
salesmen on the road. Over eighty
first class household aitides needed in
every home at every season of the year.
Our plant contains over 10 acres of
floor space. Right now we need .a
reliable energetic young man to travel
and sell our products in Catawba coun
ty.—Address The J. R. Watkins Com
pany, 113 South Gay Street, Baltimore
Maryland. Established in 1868.
Capital over $2,000,000. Plant cov
'er 10 acres floor space.
Subscribe to The Democrat.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905
Memorial to
Or. R. L Yojler.
Is to be a $10,093 Science
Building on Lenoir Campus.
During the joint Sunday School
Normal of the Tennessee aid
North Carolina Synod's, held at Le
noir College from Monday to to
day, a movement crystalized last
night te build a SIO,OOO memorial
science building on the Lenoir
campus in honor of the late Dr,
R. A. Yoder. Mr. A. A. White
er presided and Mr. A L. Moser
I was secretary. In speeches by
President Fritz, Rev. Messrs.
Miller, Deaton and Rhodes, and
Recorder Russell, it was said the
plan originated with the Alumni
and will be pushed by a steering
committee of the trustees, Mr.
r >. 11. Russell gave §IOO in the
name of his deceased daughter,
Mrs, Ifuffman. and to it Mr, A.
A, Whitener added another SIOO.
One plan is to get 100 men to
give SIOO each.
The meeting followed a mag
nificent address by President
Henry Louis Smith on "Luther
at the Diet of Worms." A huge
audience of the very flower of
North Carolina Lutheranism
listened to this address, and many
said they had never heard a finer
trihute paid to the great leader
of the Reformation.
Among the speakers at the
institute were Rev, Messrs. W,
A. Snyder, C. K. Bell, Mrs. C.
E;. Weltner, Miss Vera Mauney
and Mrs. E. C. Cronk. Prof. S.
A- Wolf? led the music; about
200 Sunday School workers were
present.
Shakesperean inpersonations
were given Tuesday nignt by
Prof. Carl Jensen.
Notes From Gunpowder.
Correspondence of the Democrat
Gunpowder, July 25.—The
farmers are taking a rest now
since their wheat is threshed.
The continued'dry weather has
injured the corn and mellon crop
very materially. We are having
ripe melons but they are small.
Mr. Byrd Tuttle returned Fri
day ai'ter spending the week at
his father's in Alexander county.
While away he went to States
ville and Charlotte on business.
His brother Ram had charge, of
his store while he was away.
Mr. Tuttle hrs b. e : selling goods
for some two months in G. W.
Sherrill's store, and glad to re
port his doing a very good busi
ness.
Mr. and Mrs. Babel Sherrill
have been at Hickory most of the
time for the past ten days, at the
bedside of their son in law, who
is verv sick with a complication
of stomach and liver troubles.
At the last report he was getting
on very well.
Some of Mr. G. W. Sherrills
children have been somewhat
indisposed for a week or more,
with symptons of typhoid fever,
but are improving,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Poole of
Taylorsville spent Saturday and
Sunday visiting the family of
Mr. Babel Sherrill.
Some of our young folks are
right much interested in the
prize contest of the Democrat.
Miss. Pearl Jones of Hickory,
is visiting at Mr. James Sher
riirs.
The protracted meeting for
Rocky Mount will begin the
first Sunday in August at 11
o'clock.
Dr. B. G. Flowers took Thurs
ton Starnes to Statesville to Dr.
Long's hospital Monday for an
operation for appendicitis. The
operation was performed that
night and was successful. His
was a veryserious case, but at
present he is getting along very
well.
Messrs. Alf Michael and Clayton
Biggerstaff, of Maiden, are vis
iting Mr. Q. S. Michael.
Mr. G. H. Geitner and son,
Mr. John Geitner, have returned
from New York.
Kill More Than Wild Beasts.
The number of people killed yearly
by wild beasts don't approach the vast
number killed by disease germs. No
life is safe from their attacks. They're
in air, water dust, even food. But
grand protection is afforded by Electric
Bitters, which destroy and expel these
deadly disease germs from the system.
That's why chills, fever and ague, all
malaria and many blood diseases yield
promptly to this wonderful blood puri
fier. Try them, and enjoy the glori
ous health and new strength they'll
give you. Money back, if not satisfied.
Only 50c at C. M. Shuford, Moser &
Lutz and Grimes Drug store.
Standing of the Can
didates in the Great
Prize and Voting
Contest.
DISTRICT NO. I.
tlickfiry
Miss Elizabeth Springs 1358000
ruth Abernethy 193500
" Mabel Long 1091000
44 Madys Reid 79000
Mattie May Stroup 279000
" Miriam Deaton 1036000
44 Mabel Hawn 1073000
44 Estelle Wolfe 78000
Eihei Heniey 50000
44 Susie Fry 1175000
Mrs. John W, Robinson 50000
Miss Isabelle Morton 60000
4t Marie Barger 334500
Mrs, P. A. Rowe 1177000
Miss Katharine Shuford 325000
DISTRICT NO. 2
• Hickory
Miss Maude Miller 700000
Claremont
Miss Lena Moser 222000
DISTRICT NO. 3.
Claremont.
Ella Lee Wilson 154000
44 Florence Setzer R 319000
Maiden
Miss Burley Whitener 140000
" Vernon Cline 110000
DISTRICT NO. 4.
Hickory, Route 1.
Miss Stella Yoder 387500
44 Allie May Cook R 4 340000
JNewtoti.
4 ' Bertha Modlin R 297000
44 Lela Whitener R 343700
" Lizzie Whitener R 142000
Miss Lizzie Killian 219100
44 Maude Ballard 383000
Henry.
44 Maude Johnston R 2 108000
DISTRICT NO. 5.
Mlldebrand
" Addie Cline 331000
Connelly Springs
Miss Mabel Sides 160000
4t Ruth Berry 136000
44 Delia Teague . 96000
Rutherford College
44 Nell Goode 120000
44 Ollie Glass 346000
DISTSICT NO. 6,
Lenoir
41 Maude Hartley 61000
" Ethyl Hinkle 101000
Granite Falls
44 Estelle Sherrill R 3 963000
" Alma Flowers 204000
Downsvllle.
Miss Pearl Flowers 69000
DISTRICT NO. 7.
Dealville
Miss Maude Deal 60000
Mt. Bethel R.
Miss Mabel Cline . 500000
Lenoir Wants a Double
- Feeder.
In urging Caldwell county to
hurry the work of building a line
to the Alexander county border
to couple the Statesville-Taylors
ville-Lenoir link of the great
scenic route io Asheville, the
Lenoir News says:
We already have a fairly good
road to Hickory which can be,
and will be, improved at low
cost, and with the Taylorsyille
link built we will have the two
feeders to the mountain highway.
The farmers of Oyama and St.
Timothy have organized a tele
phone line of 17 with J. R. Miller
president, P. L. Miller yice pres
ident, A. D. Eckard, secretary
and treasurer and W. A. Fisher
general manager. They expect
to have this line in operation
within 30 days. The Chamber
of Commerce makes a good offer,
which is still for more farmers
lines, of $3 per phone.
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, 75 c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con
stipation.