Established 1899 Save Hickory Milling Company Plais to Hold Local Industry In Operation. A number of the business men of Hickory met at the Chamber of Commerce Monday evening to devise plans for continuing th* Hickory Milling Co., as a local mmfacturins M- W -J. Shuford. one of the stock holders, stated that it would b - almost imperative that the plant be closed down at as it i being run at a loss. The loca! merchants ship in the bulk their flour from the outside IJ L iess they and their custvner patronize this home industry it wili to suspend . Mr. Snuford stated i•' thev cuiild secure a pract-ca! miiler to come here and invest seve-.*-i ! thousand dollars and tike charge 0"' the plant and run it he be lieved it couid be made a paying proposition. Another plan was to sell th 1 present building, organ.za as o * companv and build on tle ran roaa. A committee consisting of A ( K J-»y. J. L Riddle and C , VV. B-tgby was appoi .tad to coo j fer with the stick- h«elders to de- c vise a way to keep t;e mill from , closing down, and to put it on a paying basis. lc was the sentiment of the K meeting tiiat while we are land , incr outside industries with our $200,000 guarantee fund we , should not neglect to give our old ' established home industries fuli support. It would work a hard sup on many farmers in this sec 1 tionfor the millt> suspend. It makes an excellent brand of flour 1 and Hickory must rally to it, ( Dr. Corpening Mirriei. 1 Correspondence of the Democrat. Granite Falls, Nov. —Q lite a surprise to many here wis the marriage of Dr. 0 J. Corpening, a prominent young phvsician, of Granite Falls, and MiSi A ice Searles, of Robinson county, which occurred at Mars Hill, >as r weik where tne young lady was a teacher in the Mars Hill Acad emy. This matter was kept a sic.et, only the closest fr.ends being aware of the intemion of the young couple. Miss Searles is of a prominent Ribeson county family, a young woman of charm ing grace and cult a re. Revs. J. G. W. Holloway and VV. F. Sandford, former pastor of the Methodist churches, with tieir families are leaving this week for their new charges. The Flower Show given by the Methodist Lidies Aid Soiiety on Friday night, was both a suc cess and a source of profit. The chrysanthemum display by Mrs. J. A. Houck was exceptionally fine. • The Granite Falls Cornet Band have secured a professional teacher as Musical Director, and are going into regular training They have been in demand at several recent land sales. Mrs. Robert Payne was carried was to Dr. Shuford's Hospital at Hickory, on Saturday morning, for treatment and operation. At last report she was recovering favorably. The new Methodist pastor, Rev. D. Frank Carver, is expec ted to be on the charge within the next few days His church is making preparations for his reception. Rabbit Shipments. S ler City Grit. The shipments of Rabbits from SilerCity for week ending Nov. 7th were 887. For wtek ending Nov. 14th Total to date (Mov. 14th) 4210! The wet wea ther last week prevented the farmers from working and it seem; nearly everybody turned huntsman. A Card of Thanks I desire to return my sincere thanks to the good people of Hickory for their kindness to me at the time of the death of my husLand. Mrs. F. A. GORDON. One Box Fixed Him Shopton, N D.: "I have had kid ney trouble for the last four years, and got no rei;ef until I tried Dr. King's Blood and Liver Pills, and one box en tirely cured me. FRANKLIN WATT." he President of Charlotte Hard ware Co says: "I consider Dr. King's Bloody and Liver Pills very best I ever used." Dr. King's always cures Sold at 25c, by all Druggists. IHE HICKORY DEMOCRAT f IN SOCIAL 1 I CIRCLES. 1 The Wednesday Afternoon Book club was entertained by Mrs. J H. Hatcher on Nov. sth. •» After the regular routine of roll, quo tations, criticisms and current ne>.vs the hostess r ead an inter n-ting art : cle on her book 4 Q ieed." A delicious three-bourse lunch eon followed after which the club adjourned. T. 13 ns.v bi)ks to ba real dur ing the winter arc». The "Secret Garden," "The Fruitful Vine." Pvyiecte*' "T-ieM'Harof 01! C ur-h." "The Second Genera i>on." 4 Marie C'arie" "The R-oa i Highway.'' "Tne Life of V. tee P.iimer," "From Memory'-? 'TH »di ril Judge," S jries of Fin »13 Oparas." The A. Shuford C lapter >f the U. r> C hal l t'ie Nov. me 't'r.g on 11 ? iHua 1 third Mon. the 20th wit Miss Josie Person. Mrs H. U. ivlenzies read a paper on 'Secession" tmphasizine Cal hoin's :ition. M r s JA. More'z read "Tne Fata ot' the Lincoln C n«pirators," an article in Oc f .j M?C revealing facts which have been kept secret for forty six years. By special request M Mary Shuford gave an ac count of the celebration of the Seventieth birthday of her fatti er Mr. A. A. Shuford for whom the chapter is named, hefresh m »nts closed a pleasant and well attended meeting The Hickory Book Club held the second meeting of the year ! v 15 with Miss Geitner. ail t " members were present ceot tie Pres. Mr 4 Royster who is out of town. The discussion of books and current events was very inter as tin*, the detailed account of the book of the hostess choice. This was "T:v j Old Wives' Tale" by Ar nol i Bennett. At the Luncheon table the place-cards were deco rated with sketches of pottery, and lktle* juus and pitchers at tached in reference to the five pottery towns in Staffordshire. Eat?., where t e scene of Ben nett's writings so far have been laid. Smiiax with pink car nations under the soft candle light added the dainty touch of beauty to the hour's enjoyment. The next meeting will be Nov 29 with Mrs. Green. Nov 16, Mrs. W. L. Abernethy welcomed the Travelers' Club to her home. Nineteen members were present with Mrs. Beard. Mrs. H. C. Mv.zies. Mrs. H. D. Abernethy and Miss Wheeler as guests. Answers to roll cali were quotations from "Marmion." Mrs. Ga to gave a very interesting account of that stirring poem which Lock hart declares to be the one of his poems "generally considered the most powerful and splendid." The chorus sang "Farewell to Lnchaber," a planitive Highland air which was a great favorite of Sir Waiter's and of Burn's. Miss Geitner told "The Tale of F.od den-Field" and Mrs. Patrick read "The Battle Scene" and th** "Deith ot' Mtrmion," "a fearful battle rendered you in music." Mrs. Murphy sans Lockinvar a })io with cnorus. Mrs. J. H. Shufoid gave that beautiful song. "My love is like the red, red rose." Current events preceed ~d refreshments which gave the final touch to the sDlendid hour. Tne next meet'ng will be wit i Mrs. Chadwick, Nov. 23. Administrator's Notice. Having qualified as administrator of Helen Riddle Grey,' late of Catawba County, North Carolina, this is to no tify all peasons having claims against the estate of sa d deceased to exhibit them to the undersigned on or before the 3rd day of November 1912, or this notice wrll be plead in bar of their recovery. All persons indebted to said estate will please make immediate pavment. Shis the 3rd day of November, 1911 GEO. R. WOOTTEN, Administrator. A. A. WHITENER, Attorney Green Crop Important. It is Important that some green crop be kept growing the year round for the poultry. It pays to furnish tiie poultry plenty of green feed. Constipation causes headace, nausea Dzziness, languor, heart palpitation, trastic physic? gripe, sicken, weakei he bowels and don't cur*. Doan ; Regulets act gently aud cute con ti pation. 25 cents. Ask your drugeist. HICKORY, N. C. f THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 23, 1911. Lawsuit Over Owning a Dog Mrs. Fannie Hjller Suffers a Broken Limb Correspondence of the Democrat. West Hickory, Nov. 20. —All is quiet in our town; chief and pa trolman having nothing to do. Malcolm M-jtCenzie is having {umber hauled on his lot prepar ing to build a new dwelling house He is going to nave his present dwelling move] to another place on his lot and have a nice new house built where the old one now stands, Sid Spencer has the contract to do the work and intends to begin work in a few days. Mrs. E B. Brown and her two children. Tom and Susan, from Kinpr's Mountain, were here sev eral days las- week visiting her sister, Mrs. Mary Arney. Two of our townsmen, N. A. Sherrill and C H. Teague, had a lawsuit over the ownership of a dog, boti claiming the canine Tne case was tried before Esquire S. E. Killian, assisted by Esquire T. J. Leonard. Saturday evening, Nov. 18th. Attorney C. L. White ; ner appeared for one side an i i Attorney A. A. Whitener for the other. After hearing all the ev idence pro and con, and also the able arguments of the attorneys, i the court decided in favor of C. H. Teague, giving him the dog. j We guess both men would now agree that they paid out about ; twice the wortn of the dog in [costs, attorney fees, etc. Mayor H. H. Abee was away | on business last week, and conse quently the town board post poned meeting until a later date Little Miss Nellie Wilson, who has been down with typhoid fe ver for several weeks, we are glad to say is about well again "Mrs. Fannie Holler, one of tha night hands at *he mill, met with quite ajse io is accident Friday evening wnile she was on her way to the mill after dark. She accidentally fell into a ditch at the side of the road and broke both bones in her right leg just above the ankie. Dr. Blackburn was called at once and set the broken bones, and while she is suffering considerable pain, i the broken limb seems to be heal* ! ing all right. Prof, Stirewalt. from Lenoir ; College, preached here at the graded school house last Sunday evening. Alf Jolly, from Lenoir, was here Saturday visiting friends, j Success to the Democrat, I IOTA. Holy Trinity Lutheran Church REV. J. H. WANNEMACHKK, Pastor. Sunday Scho 1—9:45 A. M. Chief Service—ll A. M. Junior League—2 P- M. Evening Service—7 P. M. At the morning service, the service will be on the Gospel for the 24th Sunday after Trinity. At the evening service, fir»t lecture on the Petition. "Thy Kingdom Come," On Tnanksgiving day special service will be held at 10 a. m. To all these services the pub lic is cordially invited. Stran gers are very welcome. Need of an Historical Society. Col. G. M. Yoder in Catawba County News. There is one important fact; that I desire to bring to the! notice of the people of Catawba j county and the editors, and that ► S. is thi« ? that there ought to oe a historical society organized] in Catawba county to collect the j historical facts that can be ob-! tained from various sources. The old land-marks who know the facts about the county will ere long all pass over the great river l of death and all this information i about ihe county will be lost to the rising generations. The edi tors will every exertion to have the thing accomplished, we hope, Let us hear from vm. $ Items from Mt, Bethel. Correspondence of the Democrat. Mt. Bethel, Nov. 22.—Mr. ! Wilson Prislar had two young horses to die last Saturday which was a lost to him of at least $350, The schools of this section have begun and are progressing nicely. Some of the farmers of this neighborhood are not done seed ing, owing to the rainy weather. Mr. Lawrence Bolick is in from Virginia looking after some busi ness. Glad to see him back with friends and relatives. A FRIEND. Hickory's New Hospital Ready First Operation Was Amputation of Mr. Bolick's Arm Hickory's splendid new hospi tal has begun its mission of mer cy and healing. The building was not tor business when Mr. Geo. Bolick last week had his arm torn off in Cline's cotton gin in East Hickory. He was hurried to the hospital and Dr. J. H. Shuford, in whoee heavy debt, Hkfepry js tor th s hospi&l, the member, and t >ok cafe of the patient for 9 days. Two pat'ents are already being now treated there, Mrs. Payne, of Granite Falls, and Mrs. Dave Shuford, whose home is near Lin co nton. Both are doing very well. Dr. Shuford considers himself fortunate in being able to place in charge of the hospital Mi? s Azi'e Davidson, originally of 1 State ville, and for a long time one of Dr. Long's trusted nurses With a capacity for 20 patients the hospittl will meet a long fe=t need in this city. For years we have been sending sick from all this section to States- • ville, Salisbury Ch->rl tte and the Noith for treatment and now it is no longer necessary. The editor of the Democrat was shown over the hospital by Dr, Shutord and Mit>s Davidson. In front are tne reception room and the private office on either side, i There are bath rooms opposite each other in the hall, with con crete flooring, and everything white and clean. Back of these, paired off the same way, are two private rooms for patients and back of them two wards with beds for three paients This is the plan of the first flior. Ur otairs is a duplicate of the lower floor largely. On the second floor just at the elevator is the operating room, a perfect dream in white, with white tile floor and everything porcelain-lined. The lignt from ' the windows &nd from- an ovet - ! head sky-light stream into the room. The sterilizing appara tus Is the most modern in ex istence. In the adjacent lav . atory the water is turned on— I either hot or cold —by foot ped jals, with a swinging soap bowl above so that the hands do not have to be touched anywhere. Dr, Shuford's operating chair is now in the express office. A pleasing feature of the hos pital is the way Dr. Shuford has planned to seperate the operating room from the wards and private rooms. Patients may be brought into the building, carried up stairs from the rear on the ele* vator, and operated on without any of the older patients know ing of it. This is accomplished by shutting off the central hall at either end by doors. The furnace is working with absolute perfection. The heat ing plant and tiling work was done by Mr. Wesley Martin. The building was encased in its beau tiful shell of red brick by Mr. J. W. Campbell, while Dr. Shuford himself looked after the finish ing up work on the inside. The woodwork is a flat finished and is quite artistic. The work of putting concrete in the yards is now in progress. When the last finishing touch shall have been put on, Hickory I will have a modernly appointed | hospital which will give her fa ' cilities equal to the best in the | United States. The Democrat, j speaking for the city and section | wishes to thank Dr. Shuford for making this long-time dream a ; splendid reality. Don't let the baby suffer from Ec zema, sores or any itching of the skin Doan's Ointment gives instant relief cures quickly. Perfectly safe for chil dren. All druggist sell it. • Provide Fresh Air. Birds are so constituted by nature that they require an abundance of fresh air for health and vigor. They never do well with a limited supply of air. For this reason all coops and boxes in which poultry of any kind is kept in the summer should be as open as possible. Let the roof be tight to protect from rain, but let at least one side be onen for the admis sion of fresh air at all times. The open side may be protected by wire cloth or o'her material that will l«t in air. but keep out rats, etc. "Had dyspepsia or indigestion for years. No appetite, and what I did eat distressed me terribly. Burdock i Blood Bitters cure ! me." —J. H. Wal ker, Sunberry, Ohio. Ichabad Over Fairmount Park Wooden Monuments Erected by the City of Wm. Penn Written for the Democrat, Declarations of Independence, whether they be of the M ck burg or the Philadelphia brand, are things to point to with prid ?, if they be not too severely amended or ignored. The Quak er City brand is passing through sad vicissitudes. Here is one of the eviden«es: Fairmouut Park, the pride of the Quaker city for a century or so, is replete with evidences of a former pride and progressive ness. Not the least of these are its Memorial Hall, its matchless Wissahick n Drive, following the tortuous trail of the Indian along the winding stream to which he gave the name, and, finall/, its monuments. Dotting the Schuyl kill, along the East River Drive, one passes the heroic statues of Garfield, Grant, Lincoln, and last and greatest of all, of Wash .ngton—back to first beginings tor our national climax. "Ah, how much that was good and grand he stood for! is the silent exclamation of the passer-by, a-5 he looks on each of these in transposed succession; and it all sets a train of very proper and patriotic sentiments coursing through fond memory's chan nels, till your true Philadelphian, wjth his Independence Hall ever in the background of all such pictures, feel nis bosom sweii with a past-tense pride, and be gins to cast about him for some evidence of the present-day greatness of which all these good things should have been forerunners. Let him ride along, only a few hundred yards farther, past the grand Washington monument and all that it stands for, and he will seel Here, on his left and right, he will observe what appears not unlike the once white and perhaps disinfected perches ouilt for fowls that must needs by night go 10 roost. . If he can not recognise them for what they truly are, he will be told by the first urchin he asks. "Why, Mister, dem is Rey« burn's pergolas," And that will be sufficient, for, as the passer-by looks, more closely he will observe that real typical monument building in Philadelphia has not ceased. There are the self-erect ed memorials of our present May or, the one under whos eadmin istration certain elements have grown so great that a Senatorial Commission of his own partisan stripe has found they smell to Heaven. The pillars of the pergolas, for which enough money was appropriated from the taxpayers, funds to make them as fine at least as marble or onyx, are just unseasoned wood boards match ed together and hewn round, then painted white —"Just as good as marble," no doubt the reigning statesman and his architect would say—but so con structed as to check and crack and decay almost while you pause and examine them. On these cracking and dis integrating pillars are carved and scribbled initials and other insignia of the "fools' names" still so apt to "appear in public places." Vandalism runs riot on such material as naturally as pat riotism keeps hands off the really sacred things of Independence Hall. Such cheap and tawdry tmsei ornaments of the passing clowns of government gone deaft may not be seen elsewhere in all America; and the pity of it all is that they just fit the passing whims of a once great peop'e, seeming now as silly in their ser vitude as were the old Babyloni ! ans to the Nebuchadnezzar who finally and properly got down on his belly and ate grass. Up to date there is no need t » warn the Mecklenburgers against emulating any of these more modern monuments of PhiJadel ; phia's sometimes corrupt and contented ideals, even through these our recent idols be not copy righted. But even Babylon serv ed its good purpose. Idolatry in i its worst and most seductive ! stage made just such folly for ever thereafter impossible. t Watch Philadelphia, andsee us i begin to dig up and pattern after 1 our once great ideals. NATHAN B. HEATH. r i | For a mild, easy action of the bowels t a single dose of Doan's Regulets is . | enough. Treatment cures habitual 25 cents a box, Ask your druggist Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 South Atlantic Corn Exposi tion. The second South Atlantic States Corn Exposition will 13 held in Columbia, S. C., from December 11 to 15. The following announcement has been made by A. D. Hudson, of Newberry, S. C„ the President of the Exposition. Exhibits should be sent so as to arrive in Columbia and be de liyered at Craven Hall not later than 9 p. m., Friday, December Bth. In sending by express or freight, due allowance should be made for delays in transit. Be sure to prepay express on freight charges. All exhioitors entering exhibits in men's classes must pay an entry fee of twenty-five feents for each sample entered. Take care to mark «ach sample for the class in whhh it is to be exhibited giving premium num ber, etc. Address your box to "South Atlantic Corn Exposi tion," Columbia, South Carolina. Exhibitors should place his own name and addresss on the out side of the box as well as on tn : inside. "If you have not already re ceived the premium list, address C, C. Porter. Palmetto Bank Bidg., Colmubia, S. C., and he will immediately send you copy together with shipping tags and entry blanks. If you do not get them in time, send your sample anyway, taking care to give correct address, and to mark your sample with class for entrv and your name," Dr. Fisher's Recital. An immense audience filled Holy Trinity Church Monday evening when Dr. Chas. R. Fish er, of the Presbyterian College for women at Charlotte, gave a brilliant recital. Dr. Fisher has the touch of a master, as even those without a musical education could realize. To Miss Hallman. the able and versatile teacher of instrumental music at Lenoir College, is Hick ory in debt for this treat. An additional number, not on the program was Schubert's Sere nade. Hickory alway3 welcomes Dr. Fisher. The program wag as follows: 1. Fugue in D Major Bach 2. Nocturne Op. 9; No, 2 Chopin 3. Toccata in G Dubois 5. Berceuse Spinney 5. The Mountain Gnomes Eilenberg 6. Ricordate Gottschalk 7. Marche Triumphale Vilbac 8. Dreaming Strauss 9. Fantasia on Austrian Nation al Hymn Haydn-Chipp JL The New Presiding Elder. Statesville Landmark. Rev. Lee T. Mann, the new presiding elder of Statesville dis trict will hold the first quarterly meeting of the Statesville circuit at Clarksbury church next Sat urday and Sunday, 15th and 26th. The North Carolina Christian Ad vocate of last week has this ref erence to Mr. Mann, which will introduce him to Iredell folks: "Rev. Lee T. Mann, the new presiding elder of the Statesville district, is a native of Florida. His parents, however, were na tives of North Carolina, having removed to Florida soon after they were married. Bro. Mann was educated at Emory College, Ga., and joined the Western North Carolina Conference at Winston in 1892. He has been regularly in the pastorate since that time with the exception of a short interval when, on account of physical disability, he had to suspend work. He has served on circuits and stations and has had fine opportunity to develop the true itenirant spirit. He is a strong preacher and well furnish ed for the work of the presiding elder, both as preacher and ad ministrator. It is perhaps not generally known, but Bro. Mann is doubtless the best ecclesiasticla lawyer in our conference. Death of Mr. Q. M. Smith. Correspondence of the Democrat. Oxford's Ford, November 23. November 16, at about 9 o'clock in the morning, Quintus M. Smith suddenly departed this life. Du ring the past months he had suf fered very much. Tne funeral ! services were held on Friday at St. Peter's church, Revs. C. O. Smith and P. C Henry officiating. . A lovely wife, three daughters, . one son, twelve grandchildren, many relatives and friends mourn his loss, for he will be missed greatly in our community. He had served his state faithfully during the late war. His age s was 67 yrs. 9 mo. 24 days. s We are glad to state that Mrs. j John Ekard has recovered from 1 • the fever. 703 Per Cent in fchoji Property Valne Jumps Enormously—A Very Fine Showing Mr; A. C. Link, of the school board, tells the Democrat that there has been this enormous in crease in the value of school prop erty in Catawba county: From $9,2*35 in 1900, to $66,150 in 1910. This is over 700 per cent, in crease. Read between these lines and you will see many a neat new school house,; prettily paint ed and with a flower garden in front, the successors of the old dingy shacks of other days. The census gives 10,149 school children as against 8.012 in 1900. The enrollment is 6,694 as against 5,832. The attendance is 4,697 as against 3,193. Now let us pull for a school term of six months. Education is dissipated when there are eight long months between the four month terms. The showing above made is a very fine one and we congratu late the school leaders of the county who are responsible for it. Herman-Herndon. Wednesday evening Nov. Bth. at 6 o'clock in the Methodist church in Kinston, Miss Virginia Herndon of that place, and Mr. Earnest Herman of Hickory were united in matrimony by Rev. F. S. Love. The maid of honor was the brides sister. Miss Sallie Hern don. Mr. Frank Henderson of Hickory was best man. Miss Herndon, who is well known here, is the beautiful and ac complished daughter of Mr. J. A. Herndon, the general manager of the North State Life Insurance Co. Mr. Herman is well known here as an officient clerk in the postoffice for a number of years. Mr. and Mrs. Herman will make Hickory their home. The Democrat extends most hearty congratulation, and welcomes them to our city. Catawba College Notes, Correspondence of the Democrat. Newton, Nov. 25,—A declama tion contest was held at Cataw ba College Tuesday night to se lect a declaimer to represent the preparatory school of Catawba in the high school declamation con test to be held at Trinity under the auspices of the "1919" a Trinity organization, a contest on which only the Catawba prepara tory school students are eligible. Those contesting in this pre liminary were T. Phillips, "The Passing of the Red Man;" G. C. Warlick, "Good Citizenship;" E. F. Menius, "Self Control," and M.J. Hedrick, "Character." The judges, Mr. A. J. Bar wick. Rev. W. W. Rowe, and Miss Easter lay selected Mr. Menius. After an address Sunday night on obedience by Mr. S. J. Kirk, an enthusiastic mission rally was led by Mr. J. K. McConnell. Five mission study classes were organized for the study of A. H. Smith's "Uplift of China," the teachers being Misses Cook, Glenn and Francis Clapp, and Messrs. S. J. Kirk and G. E, Plott. 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