Established 1899
Mrs. Harrison Kills
Her Husband
Former Hickory Girl, Menially
Derated, Commits Rasb Deed
In a spell of melancholia in
her home in Asheville, Mrs. Nit*
White Harrison, formerly of
Hickory, shot and almost instant
ly killed her husband, Mr W*l
- A Harrison, a Southern Rail
way fireman, formerly of Sail
bury. The shooting was done
early Tuesday morning.
Mrs. Harrison is a daughter
of Mr. Robert White, of this city,
who went up to Asheville at
once. Mrs. Harrison has not been
mentally strong since the birth
of her baby. The little one has
for sometime has been with its
grandmother here.
Neighbors rushed in after the
shooting and found Harrison dy
ing with a bullet in his chest
The crazed wife said she didn't
mean to do it. She also told
others that she had tried to kill
herself, and when the husband
tried to prevent, the pistol was
accidentally discharged. But the
dead man seemed to have been
asleep, and he had not gone to
bed till midnight. The pistol
was in a bureau drawer.
Mrs. Harrison was crazed
with grief over her deed, and
was later in the morning jailed.
She has recen;ly been dismissed
ficm the Morgantcn Hospital.
Mr. Whitener Hurt.
As the paper goes to press, it
is earned that Mr. Dolph White
ner, lost his left arm and foot in
a railroad accident today. He!
was flagging. No particulars.
Who was your Father? what
sort of Blood?
If your blood is thin, you are weak
and languid, not enough energy to do
your daily work, and feel entirely, worn
out, Dr. King's special prescription
for you, if consulted personally, would
be his own Iron Tonic Bitten.
Makes old people young, renews
youth, makes weak people strong,
gives refreshing sleep, Sold by all
medicine dealers.
, r sv«•• vdjsL s'*Q
voutnern naiway Cotton Culture Department.
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Business Locals.
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BORDER for your room, Nice
guaranteed oak at
Bowles & Martin.
FOR SALE. -No. 7 Wonder
cookstove, cheap to quick
buyer. Apply at the Democrat
office.
BETTER have your pictures
framed. Bowles and Martin
can do it
FRESH fish and oysters every
day in the week at E. C. John
son's.
IT will pay you to see that special
t mattress at Bowles and Mar
tins.
Rhode Island Reds.
1 have 2 pens mated this year.
Ist pen is headed by a cock
that won Ist at Hickory and 3rd
at Lincolnton this year. This
cock also won a cockerel at Hick
ory last year.
Pen 2 is headed by a fine cock
erel sired by a cock bought di
rect from Lester Thompson's last
year. Eggs equal from each pen
21.00 for 15.
A. F. Wood,
3 7 t f Hickory, N C. R. 1.
For Sale lO,OOOCabbage nlants.
Hickory Seed Go,
Go To Umstead's for the best in
China and Variety goods.
2 29.2t
3 Lots for dwellings >n t>trett
! mc of Bth St. $125 each. 1
Stor» lot close in on 9tn Avenue,
Block of property, size
-'J 1 ' >eet on Railroad Street, by
100 feet on a cross street, price
|9OO. John E. Haithcock.
2-29tf
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Rr publican Committee Meet
ing.
The Republican State commit*
tee was entertained at a banquet
in Raleigh by State chairman
last reek. Post
master Hamrick and Ed iter Click
from here attended. Taft's ad
ministration was endorsed but
not his re nomination. An unin
structed delegation g >33 to Chi
cago, as the party wants to get!
on the band wagon. Sentiment
for running Settle on a local op
tion pi jtform for Governor de
veloped. Marion Buttler was
promiuent, and his brother
George*»pposed endorsing Taft's
administratis. whicn like
Butler is getting ready to hop
over to Teddy.
A Minstrel Coming
On Friday night March the
15th. the Dramatic Club of
Rutherford College will give a
Minstrel Show in the Academy
of Music under the auspices of
the Epworth League of the Meth
odist church. The manager of
this troop has wonderful training
both local and professional. This
is a guarantee that it will be a
perfectly clean show with
i nothing to offend anyone. Ad
i mission 15, 25 and 35 cents. The
personnel of the troop are all
Christian young men, students
of Rutherford College. The fac
ulty of the college as well as the
various ministers where the
show has been given, speak
very highly of this show.
Meetings of Ladies Guild of
Holy Trinity Lutheran
Church.
Though the weather was very
inclement, yet a moat interesting
session of this body of workers
was held at the home of Rev.
J. H. Wannemacher with Mrs.
Wannemacher as hostess. Four
teen members were present.
Four new members were added.
The Guild has now a member
ship of 40.
An interesting program on
Church Extension was rendered.
Delicious refreshments were
served. . This closed an enjoy
able and profitable meeting.
We Are going to give to the peo
ple of Hickorv and surrounding
country a series of special bar
gain sales on good wares, repre
senting our 5, 10 and 15c lines.
Keep your eye on our special bar
gain window and save money.
2.29.2t Umstead's.
Vacant lot close in, on macadam
St. SI,OOO. Vacant lot close in
$950. John E. Haithcock.
£-29tf
J For Sale —Good horse cheap. See
2 29tf J. Lee Stone.
Vacant Lot close in, on Bth Ave
nue SSOO. Vacant lot close in,
near Bth Avenue S4OO.
2 29tf John E. Haithcock.
We will guarantee to pay the
highest market price for all fresh
eggs delivered at the Creamery
this week. If the market is high
we will give you the full benefit
of same. Send us your eggs.
2 1 It. Catawba Creamery Co.
For Rent— Eight-room house.
• Citv water; lights: bath.
2-59 2t L. Flagler.
FARM for sale—4o acres within
■ one mile of incorporate limits,
good orchard, potato house,
3 room cottage, 2 small barns. 2
soring and well. Half wood
an I, Beautiful mountain view.
Hdcal for poultry farm.
1 22 2t. B. P. Bass.
We ExDect a fresh lot of Maine
grown Seed Potatoes this week.
2 _9-2t Shell Grocery Co.
Rhode Island R>d eggs 50 cents
per st tting
Dr. J. T. Johnson.
IF You enjoy eating good bis
cuits try our "Self Rising Lib
erty Flour. _ _
• 2-29-2t Shell Grocery Co.
I i *
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. MARCH 7, 1912.
Corn u the acre. 8o»th Carolina, on the Soutlhern
The Southern Cotton Culture
Department.
Washington, Feh. 28. Presi
dent Finley, of the Southeri
Railway Company, speaking to
day of the first year's work o
the Cotton Culture Departmen
maintained by the Southeri
Railway, the Mobile & Ohi
Railroad, the Alabama Greai
Southern Railroad, and th
Georgia Southern & Florida Rail
way, said:
"The primary purpose of the
organization of the Cotton Cul
ture Department by the railway
companies which contribute to
its support was to co-operate
with farmers along the lines of
those companies in the territory
along the advance of the Mex
ican cottonhpU weevil for the
adoption YtMse cultural meth
ods recommended by the late
Dr. S. A. Knapp, of the United
States Agricultural Department,
for growing cotton under boll
weevil conditions. Dr. Knapp,
also advised that it would be ad
vantageous to adopt those meth
ods independently of the
presence of the weevil. The re
suits of the first year's work of
our Cotton Culture Department
have demonstrated the soundness
of his advice in all respects.
"In a circular, under the date of
February 12, 1912, prepared by
Dr. W. D. Hunter, the boll
weevil expert of the Bureau of
Entomology, and issued by Dr.
L. 0. Howard, Chief of that
Bureau, with the approval of
the Secretary af Agriculture,
it is pointed out that the weevils
were less numerous in 1911, ow
ing to ad Verge weather con
ditions, and the insect wts ex
terminated in an area covering
about 23,000 square miles in the
northwestern portion of Texas
and the western portion of Okla
homa, where conditions were
particularly unfavorable. Dr.
Hunter shows that, notwithstand
ing these conditions, the insect
continued to spread to the
northward and eastward in Ar
kansas, Mississsippi and AI-;
abama. He says that the re-j
duction in numbers in 1911 was
due to a combination of climatic
influences which can only be ex
pected to recur at infrequent in
tervals, and that, with the retnrn
of favorable seasons, the weevil
will again multiply. He urges,
therefore, that it is necessary
fer planters to continue their
fight against the weevil accord
ing to the methods that have
been recommended by the Ag
riculture Department. These
are the methods advised by the
Southern Railway Cotton Cul
ture Department
"It should be borne in mind
that the cultural methods re
commended by the late Dr.
Knapp and advised by our Cot
tan Culture Department involve
intensive farming. This is im
portant not only as to cotton,
but also as to the other crops,
and we are urging farmers to
produce all of the grains, fruits,
vegetables, meats, dairy pro
ducts, and poultry used on the
farm so that they may not have
to sell cotton regardless of mar
ket conditions in order to buy
these things, but may be able to
market their crops when there
is an economic demand for it.
It will thus be seen that the
agents of the Cotton Culture
Department are giving advice as
to farm operations generally.
Their success in this is shown by
the records made in 30 fields ol
corn grown in accordance with
their advice. The average yield
obtained under improved cul
tural methods was 47 1-2 bushels
per acre on similar lands in the
same general localities. The
best corn yield reported by our
Cotton Culture Department was
82 bushels per acre on a field of
65 acres.
"I desire again to call atten
tion to the fact that the services
of the field agents of this De
partments are given free of
charge to all farmers along the
lines of the participating com
panies. Farmers residing along
the lines of these companies in
localities were a field agent has
not yet been stationed many ob
tain literature descriptive of the
methods recommended by ad
dressing Mr. T. O. Plunkett,
I General Agent, Chattanooga,
iTenn."
eta as a a a s aa
f IN SOCIAL J
ill CIRCLES, j
f e» mmd*
The Wednesday? Afternoon
1 Book Club was delightfully en
> tertained by Mrs. it Bryan
J Jones on February 29th. Ten
3 members were present. After
the discussion of different books
and current news, the book
i for the afternoon. "The Prodi
• gal Judge" by Vaughn Kester
f was given prominence. A most
) delicious luncheon followed, af
' ter which the club Adjourned.
' Feb. 28. Mrs. J. A. Ramsay,
» entertained the Hickory Book
' Club. Azaleas. hyacinth*, nar
> cissus in profusion emphasized
j the fact that the hostess book
was Mrs. Burnett's "The Secret
j Garden." After current events
and opinions expressed upon
Club Books. Mrs. Ramsay gave
a detailed account of her book.
> The place-cards at the table
were hand painted flowers with
• appropriate quotations, and the
souvenirs tin brass kettles fill
, ed with ferns. The flowers and
ferns with the quotations of
. lovely narcissus as a centre
; piece formed a beautiful picture,
one of the several means where
! by to enjoy the genial hospitali
ty of the hostess.
The Euronian Literary Society
of Lenoir College will hold its
i Twenty-first Anniversary in the
College Auditorium.* Monday
night, March, 11. -Program as
follows:-
Address of Welcome, —F. J.
i Eller; Music by Orchestra:
Oration —"The Need of a Life
purpose," H. K. Drye;
Debate; Query: "Relolve, that
the United States should adopt
a Graduated Income Tax, with
an exemption of incomes below
i $3,000 per annum, Constitution
ality granted."
Affirmative: H. J. Shealy,
R. H. Shuford.
Negative: J. L. Sox, D. C.
Holt.
The students on the program
have labored to make the entire
program interesting. We are
sure that those who attend will
haye a pleasant evening. All
are cordialy invited.
Mrs Elliott also entertained
the Thursday Study Club Feb
ruary 29th, with thirteen mem
bers present and Mrs. Folk, of
New Jersey, as guest of honor.
Quotations on Ambition were
given at roll-call. Mrs. Hender
son read a biographical sketch of
Sheridan interspersed with some
of his witty sayings, Mrs Harte
read, "The Boy who was Long on
his Mother," and Mrs. L. R.
Whitener gave Samuel Lover's
"New Potatoes." Current news
concluded the program and again
the guests were invited into the
dining-room. Fairies had been
at work during the night and
the lovely room was ablaze with
yellow candles and all the dec
orations were in yellow. The
.daintiest of luncheons was served
by Miss Hazel E'liott assisted by
her guest Miss Marie Torrance,
of Gastonia, and Mrs. C. M. Sher
rill. A large Florida orange was
given each member a souvenir
of a most delightful meeting.
Mrs. Woith Flliot entertained
the Round Dozen Book Glub on
Feburary 28th, with fourteen
 members present. The usual pro
pram was followed, after which
the hostess read s criticism of
her book, *'The Prodigal Judge,"
and a very interesting sketch of
i the author, Vanghan Kester,
whose untimely death last year
; was much regretted. After dis
cussion of current events the club
i adjourned to meet March 13tb
with Mrs. Fox.
The guests were then ushered
s: into the dining-room wh#re they
found their places a| a most
beautifully appointed table; pink
i carnations, pink shaded candles,
; and pink bonbon dishes being
• used effectively. The place-cards
) bore hand-painted little brown
• jugs which have delighted the soul
, of the old Judge, Equally pleased
, would he have been, after com
'his to with the miaatur*
law books at each plate, and the
guests were delighted to find in
each little book a secret drawer
! filled with candies. A delicious
i supper in faur courses was
i much enjoyed; the grape-fruit,
: pine apples and guava jelly were
, suggestive of the hostess recent
trip to Florida and Cuba.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
Regular service Sunday morn
ing.
. Next Sunday night the Re
? formed and the Presbyterian
churches will unite tlieir services.
Dr. Murphy will preach and
several special anthems and
male quartets will be in the or
der of service. The service will
be held at the Presbyterian
church. The same congregation
will unite In a simlar service at
the Reformed church on the
second Sunday of April.
The pastor will lecture to the
boys and jdrls at 3 o'clock next
Sunday on "the Lands of the
Bible." The best report of the
lecture is given below:
How We Got Our English
Bible.
1. What Bible was used by
the English churches before
there was an English Bible?
Ans. The Vulgate, a Latin
Bible translated by Jerome in
405 A. D.
2. What were the first scrip
tures in English?
Ans.—(l) A poem by an old
Monk named Cadmon in 680.
(2) Part of the gospel of John
by a scholar named Bede. (3)
The Pentateuch Off Alfred -roe
Great in 896.
3. Who first published the
Bible inEnglish?
Ans,-—John Wickliffe in 1381.
4. What did he translate
from?
Ans.—He translated from the
Latin Vulgate.
5. What happened to him?
Ans.—He was tried and after
hie death his body was dug up
and burned,
6. When was the art of Mo
vable type invented?
Ans.—lt was invented about
1430 by Gutenberg, a German.
7. What English verson next
appeared?
Ans.—William Tyndales in
1530.
8. What is remarkable about
it?
Ans.—(l) It was the first
English Bible printed, and (2)
first one translated from the
original languages.
9. What became of Tyndale?
Ans.—Tyndale was pursued
by the Catholics from place to
place and at last burned to
death 1635.
10. What did English Mon
archs do about publishing the
Bible?
Ans.— Bdward 111 encouraged
it, Mary persecuted the Pro
testents ana since Elizabeth we
have had an open Bible.
11. How many English ver
sions had there been up to 1611?
Ans.—There had been nine. 
12. What is the common
English vetsion to-day?
Ans. —The Authorized version
published by King James in 1611.
13. Tell how it was made?
Ans.— It was translated by
54 learned men appointed by
King James.
14. What did they use in
their work?
Ans. They used the manu
scripts which they compared
with other versions.
15. What is the last English
Version?
Ans.—The Revised version in
1881-1885.
SADIE MENZIES.
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Rev. J. H. Waonenuclier Pastor,
Sunday School - - 9:45 a. m.
Chief Serviee - - 11 a. m
Junior League - - 2:30 p. m.
Evening Service 7:30 t>. an.
Appropriate and interesting
themes for the day. Lenten
services on the suffering and
death of Jesus Christ each Wed
nesday evening. Your are
cordially ? invited to all these
services, 1
If yeu wish to unite with the
church on Easter, the pastor is
willing to talk to YOU about it.
Oatpchising Saturday, 2 p, m.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
Honor Roll for February.
First grade section A.
Robert Roatright. Arlegt
Boyd, John Harris, Leon Ivey,
Victor Huffman, Alex Shu loi r
Jr., Wesley 6tarnes, Roy Su* -
olett, Horace Sherrill, Dona.-.
Stevenson, BJy A bernethy, Louise
Burns, Alice Ciiley, Katherine
Cline, Adelaide Ones er, Nirn
Frye, Elisabeth Harris, Mabel
Miller, Elizabeth Russell, LOOU>L
Seagle, Hazel Thompson. Mildreo
Wilfong.
First grade section B.
t Juanita Perkins, Henry Jar
i rett, John Mclver, Malcolm Mc
• Iver, John Wooten, Carrol Dys
art, Willard foone*, Wilson
i Coffey.
Second grade section A.
| Blanche Burns, Ora Louis
' Fritz, Sylvia Miller, Lillian
Reitzel, Sudie SherriiJ, Lois
Whitlow, Edwin Peeier Joe El
liott Sherrill, Earnest Wanna
macher, Manly Whitener, Claud
Wolfe, Frankie Burns, Annie
Jarrett, Frances Newton, Ruth
Seagle, Hetty IStaley, Lawrence
Lanier, Willis Pollard.
Third grade.
Fred Whisenhunt, Ezra Aber
nethv, Katherine Hardin, Cecil
Eckard, Joyce Eckard, Louise
Ciiley, Cnarlotte Garth, Willie
Dietz, Ralph Seaooch, Floyd Huf
man, Ollie Wells, Kaiherine
Routh. Marvin Sublett, Katherine
Fritz, Willie Sneil, Glenn Russell.
Fourth A grade..
Louie Whitener, Edward Clem
ent, Ethel Messick, Elsie Moose,
Grace Payne, Annie White.
Fourth grade section B.
Robert Jones, Annie Sigmon,
Harley Chester, Eleauora Deal,
Pamela Starnes, Osie Long, Mil
dred Bowles.
Fifth grade.
Aileen Aiken, Imo Edwards,
Jessie Patrick, Kate Shuford,
Precious Whisenhunt, Clement
Geitner, Nelson Harte, Luther
Hamrick, Gordon Messick, Stir
ling Menzies, Claude Setzer,
Paul Stevenson.
Sixth grade.
Ola Dietz, Liilie Burns, Inez
Abernethy, Annie Long Cath
erine ' Wanriemachei 4 , Richard
Boyd.
Seventh grade.
Alma Kale, Edith Clement,
Elsie Englehart, Pearl Frazier,
Hurcra Rhodes, Jesse Rhodes,
Helen Springs.
Eighth grade.
Susan Skater, Florence
Sharpe, Ethel Starnes. Margaret
Wannamacher.
Ninth grade.
Myra McFall, Cecil Bos t.
Eleventh grade.
Millie Kate McComb.
Boone Items.
Correspondence of the Democrat.
A much needed improvement
is being made in the Jefferson
road near the eld Shearer farm.
Rev. J, A. Yount, of Conover,
has moved into the Lutheran
Parsonage on Meat Camp and
will have charge of the work of
his denomination in this county.
Rev. Mr. Foster, of Wilkes
county, has moved to Silverstone
aud will do some work in the
Methodist churches in the west
ern part of the county.
Rev. Sam Kimes, a former
citizen of this county, but for
years a resident of Kansas, has
returned to the Cove Creek sec
tion and will have charge of
the work of the Adventist
church.
The survey of the Watauga
Railroad from Cook's Gap south
ward is progressing slowly on
account of the care taken in
securing a good grade.
Through the influence of
Senator Simmons the Depart
ment of Agriculture has sent the
Appalachian Training school a
great sack of seeds, bulbs and
shrubs to plant on the campus.
The public school of the Boon e
district, which has been taught
in the Appalachian Training
school building, will close with a
concert Friday night.
Miss Sallie Hawkins, a student
who brook her arm three weeks
ago has returned to her home in .
Guilford county. Miss Annie
Hawkins, a teacher, accompain
ed her to Lenoir.
A beautiful, Clear Comp
plexion.
will be yours if Dr. King's Sarsaparila
is ijudiciciously taken. We say judi
cious advisely—a bottle in some
cases, more than others. And this is
not all can be done —Erysipelas, Ec~
zema, Scurvey, Blackheads, Tetter,
Pimples, Nettle rash, Boils, Car
buncles, flee before the onslaughts of
this powerful purifier. Sold by all
■MtttesM dealers.
I Mass Meeting
I ofChurches
i
Two Abl Sftfefc Qwsaijor
LaymtD'sltonKeßttor^
When it was learned at .the
laymen'B meeting' Tuesday night
that Mr. J. CamJpeH Whifc&Gpuld *
not be in for the 66m- r
ing laymen's convention, upon
motion of Rev. D. M. Litaker,
Rev. Dr, D. Clay Lilly, of Rich
mond, who presided over 70
laymen's conventions in the
U. S. last year was selected for
the chief speaker. He is a man
of great power and fine pres
ent.
The date chosen for the con
vention was April 17 and 18 in
the Reformed church. On the
fourth Sunday in March a mass
meeting of all the city churches
will be held in the Methodist
church, when brief addresses
will be made by laymen. This
is to arouse general interest in
the convention.
Another sniritual giant who is
coming is Dr. C. F. Reid, sec
retary of the laymen's work in
the Southern M. E. church.
It was decided to entertain in
Hickory homes, each pastor and
two delegates from every church
represented.
The central committee fork
ing up the convention consists of
Messrs. J. D. Elliott, S. E.
Kiser, J. W. Bowles, T. A. Mott,
M. H. Yount. T. M. Johnson,
W.. B. Ramsav, Dr. W. H.
Nicholson, G. F. Ivey and J. W.
Clay. The local pastors work
with this committee.
State Secretary Padgett of
Greensboro, met with the lay
men.
How Texas will Vote.
Find enclosed money for Dr. King's
Nerve and Bone Liniment. I want it
at once for my rheumatism.
W. W. STROUTMAN.
For muscular rheumatism this is a >
Specific. It is also the, best remedy
for sprains, bruises, stiff joints. It
will make an old man limber up, as in
youth. Like all Dr. Kings's medi
cines it is sold, no cure, no pay. Sold
by aU medical dealers.
First Methodist Church
Rev. D. M. Litaker, Pastor.
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m. L
Preaching at 11 a. m. and 7:30 .
p.m.
Epworth "League Tuesday at
7:30 p.m.
Prayer-meeting Wednesday at -
7:30 p.m.
j The public is invited to all
services.
children Cry
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOR I A
We call attention to the cards
of SquireS. E. Killian, and Rev.
Mr. Drum, of Newton, in this is
sue .both running for County
commissioner.
You judge a man not by what he
promises to do, but by what he has
done. That is the only true test.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy judged
by this standard has no superior.
People everywhere speak of it in the
highest terms of praise. For sale by
all dealers.
Notice of Sale of Real Estate J
North Carolina, Catawba County.
By virtue of the Powers contained
in two certain deeds of trust executed
by A. S. Miller and Dora S. Miller,
his wife, to C. M. Shewill, trustee, on
the Ist day of Nov. 1906, and the
22nd day of June, 1907, respectively,
and by virtue of the powers contained
in that certain deed of trust executed
by A. S. Miller and Dora S. Miller,
his wife, to G. R. Wootten, trustee,
on the 20th day of May, 1911, to
secure the payment of the sums of
$500.00, $200.00, and $200.00 re
spectively, the undersigned trustees
will sell at public auction to the high
est bidder for cash in front of the
Post Office in Hickory, N. C., on Sat- •
urd*y, March 16th, at one o'clock P.
M., the following traet or parcel of
land situate in Hickory Township, Ca
tawba county and State of North Caroli
na, and bounded and described as fol
lows: Beginning at a stone, H. D. Wag
ner's North-east corner on the west *
margin of a new street a-d runs North,
36 deg- East, 202 feet to J. W. Black
welder's South-east corner, an iron
stake: thence North, 52 I 2 deg West,
250 feet to a stake in J. W. Blackwel
der's line; thence Soufh, 36 deg. West,
204 feet to H. D. Wagner's.linejthence
South, 52 1-2 deg, East, 250 feet to
the beginning
This the 14th day of Feb. 1912.
C. M. Sherrill, Trustee.
G. R; Wootten, Trr stee.
k Bftgby & Black\ycjder, Attorney*.
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