Established 1899 HIE PASSE OF THE OLD DEPOT HAS BEEN AN ANTIQUATED EYE SORE FOR 21 YEARS. OLDEST INHABITANT TALKS The Old Structure Was Moved South Once, And Raised High, The Steps Being The Delight Of Loafers--The New Depot. Written for the Democrat by Dr. R. Wood Brown. We live in the past. The in stant a thought is verbally ex pressed or and act performed, it becomes a memory; the future is problematical, the present in stantaneous. This being axiom atical, it necessarily follows that those things mflst cherished happened so long ago, that it requires remembering by associ ation to make them almost real again, and to many of us they are so realistic that we are many times controlled by the same e motions which we Ihought could not be duplicated and bring back to us poignant grief or ecstatic joy. Perhaps a piece of tarnished jewelry, daguerreotype, or, be tween tne leaves of a book with an old date, may be found a pressed dry rose or leaf, per chance a faded bit of ribbon, which brings the past with riotous velocity for weal or woe. There are many things we fain wouid forget, but time, the great Panacea, heals the mental wounds, the scar many times not being obliterated. No one of our citizens will even have a mental or a memory scar nor shed tears of regret over the demolition of the Southern R. R. depot. It has disapeared, noth ing left but an ug!y hole full of debris; and the noise last week of hammers and axes which ruthlessly separated the boards was music to all who heard. For over 21 years this antiqua ted structure has been used by this civilized community and owned by one of the largest and best regulated railroads in the Union. The old depot has teen taken piece by piece, (nails re moved) and the lumber goes to a railroad station of a village which will consider it an edifice, symbolical of prosperity. Yesterday I m tan oldest in habitant, his head silvered with the snows of many Hickorian winters. His volubility was com mendable because he lived in the past. As he talked I could almost see in the curling smoke of my cigar, a lorg rambling shed 75 feet long, filled with cord wood. A lone man, who was ticket and freight agent, who was sawing wood for the primative locomotive and could almost see him as he pumped the. tank full of water which furn ished motive power for the iron steed as it wheezingly pulled the mixed train. 1 "This", said my "was away back in '61." "Yes," I replied, "that was the time when mothers, wive? and sisters, covered with sack cloth* surrounded by ashes of desolation" brought by a war which never should have occured. A war even now the memory of which will always be kept green by thfr numerous monoliths erected to the noble Confederate dead." After this 75 foot shed had baen relegated to "innocuous desuetude," the passenger and freight depot was moved to the eastern end of the present freight depot, where the freight tffiee is now. The Phoenix Bording House and the Central and Western Hotel all burned be fore the old depot was built by a Mr. Hardin who built the depot at Morganton. Mr. Hardin took both contracts away from the iarge contracting firm of the Eilioit Building Co., of Hickory. Some time atter the old depot was finished, it was moved south a lew feet to allow • the present main railroad track to be laid and at the same time was was raised three feet. Why it was raised is not known by the oldeptcitizen, but it is generally believed that it was elevated so the steos could be U3ed by weary loafers. Mr. A.H. Yoder was, station agent for many years and his sons are doing rai'road work, following in the footsteps of ; w oi thy father. Mr. A C. Link, an interesting raconteur, ha* furi ished us with some incident" here related. lie is a irudaie Kentleman, but he teds how as a roy he sat on his father's railfence j n tne square, swinging his bart "tt! i feet in unison with the music of the soldiers as thev passed to and fro through Hick- Wy years, ago. THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT ; We are much also indebted to Uncle Billy Ramsour for much interesting information of early Hickory incidents. Af-ross the street west of the old depot site the Southern Rail road has just completed a hand some depot, modern in every re spect, commodious, red tile roof, granitoid curbing, gravel and asphalt drives and walks. Every comfort for the traveler has been recognized, in fact the new depot and its immediate environ ments reflect great credit upon the railroad, besides being an addition to the architecture of Hickory's business structures. It is to be hoped that in the near future the Southern will see fit to embellish the site of the old de pot, so it will be a credit to the road and pleasurable to our citizens. The old depot is now a memory and no one reg the passing of the old landmark which has been an eyesore to every one who has been obliged to use and see it; We extend our thanks and congratulations to the Southern Railroad for the New Depot and the passing of the Old Depot. The Fool's Revenge As Presented by Edwin Booth. Hickory is offered a rare treat in the presentation of ' 'The Fool '& Revenge" at Lenoir College, Monday night Dec. 2, the tragedy of the Fool's Revenue. One of the best works of the English dramatist and poet, Tom Taylor—was first acted in 1859 at Sadlers Well's Theatre in London. Samuel Phelps—a tra gedian much admired on the English stage, equally as a scholar and an artist represent ed Bertuccio. ' In April, 1864, Edwin Booth brought out this tragedy at Niblos Theatre, New York. Then under the management of William Wheatly. His choice of the test, his stage direction, and certain alteration of the piece, made by him, are seen in the t ' ' y»r it: • t ..'7l. * Tne Fool's Revenge," is to be considered as almost exclu sively, a work of imagination. It is the combined story of Victor Hugo's "Le Roi S'Amuse" and the Opera Rigoletto. History enters but slightly into its tec ture. The depravity and the gaily profligate manners of the corrupt luxurious little Italian Courts of the fifteenth century are, however, shadowed forth in its incidents and test. Benti voglio is an historic name. The death of Galleottio, manfredie! at the hands of his wife is his torical. The action of this piece was absigned to 1488. Venice had then passed the meridian of her greatness, and all Italy was broken into petty stages, the middle ages were coming to an end. Bertuccio,. The Fool, an impossibility now, does not seem out of place in that age of cruelty, spendour. romance, passion, change, and general up heaval and strife. The character is in some of its aspects, re pulsive; but it is redeemed from the category of utterly abhorrent dramatic creations by its vein of tenderness, and by the pathos of the experience which is. lelt to have distorted its virtue; and turned its gentleness into insane fury. ; During the past month the characters of the play aa will be presented at Lenoir Colffcge have been under the careful straining of the coach —Miss Esther Shultz, of Kings School of Oratory, Pittsburg, JPennsylvania. She has been under the personal direction of Dr. King and his able faculty preparatory for pre senting this play in the most striking artistic manner. She is unusually well equipped for dramatic work and has carefully selected characters to powerfullv portray the wonderful emotions which are constantly set forth in the lines of the poet. Great efforts are being made to have the scenery for each act new and something unique. The swords as well as all costun.es will be procured from King's School—Pittsburg. ' The dress will be the style worn in Venice 1598. All lovers of the drama will be more than pleased with the per formance as the lines although Shakespearian in style are ver> explicit and yet pregnant with sound philosophy. Bertuccio or tne Court Fool is one of the greatest characters ever presented, equals any Shy lock, Hamlet, or Othello. Thi* masterpiece will be pre sented at Lenoir College Monday night, December 2. Children ery FOR FLETCHER'S C ASTORIA HICKORY, N. C.. THURSDAY. NOVEM JER 28 1312 COMMENT POE FOR GOVFRNOR. Mr. Clarence H. Poe, edito of the Progressive armer, i mentioned for sscretary of ag riculture under Wilson. But a Editor Josephus Daniels seems to be slated for a job in the cabinet Mr. Poe probably does not stan; much of a chance, as it wou!« not do to put two Tar Heels ID> the as other states woul>- be jealous of the double honor. Meantime in this connection we vant to name Mr. Poe for Gov ernor next time. There is no abler material in sight FOR A BIGGER, BETTER FAIR IN 1913. Tne Fair for 1912, is over and it is not too early to begin to plan for 1913. In the first place, the Fair has outgrown the streets, and it is absolutely essential that we have our own grounds for 1913. Permanent buildings should be located, and grounds close in should be secured. The Poultry Department was not up to for mer years in quantity, but the quality was good. Possibly the entrance fee was a little high for the farmer. The Dairy Department was not up to the standard; and there should have been five times as many entries as there were. Horses and colts were missing, and we must make a stronger effort to get the colts out. The Dairy cattle were up t • other years, but the beef cattle men did not exhibit. The Field Crop displays were extremely poor for Catawl a County. Onehcal union made a good display; and another year, we hope 15 or 20 locals will take part. The Women's Department w*s good, and they deserve credit for their fine display?. The Girl's Tomato Club was well represented, and Miss Maude Eckard deserves the thanks of the Association for her splendid work, She is a very valuable worker for the better ment of Agriculture in Catawba bounty. May she have more 'unds and be able to do more to et more girls interested another year. More and better hogs, and bet qualities should be our aim another year. No more carnivals and fakirs. Ever since the first Fair, we lave been able to keep out he fakir, hut this year in an un guarded moment he crept in; in the future he should be made to five Hickory a wide berth dur ing Fair week. Now, let all pull together for a better, for a bigger Fair, more exhibits, better premiums, own >ur own grounds, all for 1913. SOME OBSERVATIONS ON THE ELECTION IN CATAWBA COUNTY Four years ago, the Democ ratic party lost the County; the Republicans won every County officer but the treasurer and Re gister of Deeds, and this was a tie vote. Two years ago, we carried the County again. The people have entrusted the affairs of the County into Democratic hands, surrounding counties lave gone Republisan or divided the ticket. The good County of Cabarrus, composed mainly ot the same class of people as Cat iwba, joined the ranks of the Republicans. How did we hold Catawba Democratic in a Presidential /ear? It was done by hard work m the part of the County Chair man and the various precinct chairmen and workers in the Democratic party, by a thorough cafnvass of the County by the County candidates, by putting up men of ability for the various County offices, by appealing to the independent vote of whom there are legion in Catawba County; by the hearty coopera tion and hard work of the Demo cratic press la&t (but not least) by having a Progressive County platform, and appealing to the people along the lines of progress or the County; While the ma jority is not as large as we might •xpect, still we are safely Demo cratic, and by advocating Pro gressive measures for Catawba County, we should increase same rom year to year. READING MATTER FOR PRO GRESSIVES. The editor of the Democrat dret learned the worth of some of the choicest men of North Carolina from the lata Jv P. Cald well, when serving under him on the stall of the Charlotte Observ er. One of these was Mr. R. F Beasley, editor of the Monroe Journal, For the ability, ver satility, democracy, political or thodoxy and coqrajre of convic tion of this man, Mr. Caldwell had a geauine admiration.Thefiles of the Observer in those eld days chat have fled will show many a paragraph commending "Bess ley." So en rapport were these two that when the needed a new man, Mr, Caldwell called us into his office one day to ask our judgment upon the question of securing Mr. Beasley is an addition to the Observer's £taff. It was with keen regret that he iearned that the Monroe man did not feel warranted in leaving his home town. We mention these things because it will give our readers some idea oi >ur appreciation following letter ! quoted in part from Mr. Beasiey. Dear Brother Banks: — 1 w*s much interested in your reference to your letter i'rom Mr. Norman Hapgood, and hought that you might not ob ject to 1 aving a word from me >n the subject. Ido not know whethei you are familiar with The Put lie or not, but I am writ .nß this to say that if you are not I hone you will subscribe for it I enclose a little booklet. I suoscriDi for and read the Pub ic, the Commoner, Lafollette's, Jolliers, Everybody's and the •Saturday Evening Post, the Out took ano Literary Digest besides ♦ccasional magazines like The American, World's Work, etc. t would surrender any of them rather than than The Public, modest little sheet that it is. I enclose copy of editorial from The Carolina Democrat of this week, I want you to get in lin£ with those of us who want to do something in North Carolina and ielp us out It is time for the people oc this state to begin to think something of endeavor along ethical lines and not sur render to the gross injustice and unsatisfying influence of igno rant commercialism. You are a college bred man of culture, sympathy and high pur pose. We are getting more of that clasi in journalism in the state. I: is time for us to begin to give tone and leadership be fore the thinking of tiie state has forever surrendered to the gross philosophy of the mere fat bellies. Come on in with us where you belong. Very truly, t R. F. Beasley. Thanks, Beaslev, We are al ready in, and the water's*fine! Carnegie (Corporation to Pension Ex- Presidents. Future ex-President of the United States are to be pensioned >n the sum of $20,000 each annu ally by a ition of the Carnegie Corporation of New York today. The grant is provided for with the idea enabling former Ex ecutives of the Nation to devote theit unique knowledge gained in public affairs to the public good, free from pecuniary care. A similar part is to be paid widows of ex Presidents as long as they remain unmarried. The p nsions are to be prompt ly offered to the ex-Presidents or their widows so that no ap plication will be required frofri them. Paymf nt is to be continued so long as the recipients remain-un provided for by the Government "There could be no better medicine than Chamberlain'* Congh Remedy. My children weie all sick with whoop ing cough. On* of them was in bed had a high fever and was coughing up blood. Ocr doctor gave them Chamber lain's Cough Remedy and the first dote eased them, and three bottles cure, them, "says Mrs. R. A. Do laldion d Lexington, Miss. For sa by ali dealers k i)r. Russell Restores Signt Lost tor 29 Years. • Dr. E. R. Russell, of Ashgvi) e, one of the South's moe c brilliant ' specialists, who got hi * start in Hickory, and married \ Hickcry girl, (Miss Fannie M&rler), hag performed an operation, tie story of which reads 1 re a mi) a de. The Asheville correspon dent of the Charlotte Obsen er tells it as follows: After groping her wi y through darkness for the 29 yc irs, MMS Lelia Cameron, a your worn, n of Marion is able to se* for the firet time in her life, thanks to an operation performed on her today by Dr. E. Reid Russell, a former Charlotte physician. MiBB Cameron came to Ash »- ville yesterday, and thi first o»- oration, on her left eyr, was pe •- formed then. Sh4 was able TO lee at the conclusion O that op eration, and today she bad th e second Operation on tie right eye, completely giving ler sighc, The cause of Miss 'ameron s blindness was an op; que sui - stance, which filled the pupils c 1 her eyts and did not • How tie transmission of light U the ii - ner eye. The operation consist ed in cutting through this sub stance, making a ' window" through which the rays of light could reach the inner Bye, and virtually furnishing ai artificial pupil for the eye. For a few minutes after gain ing her sight, it was i *ain en dangered by the emt ;ions to *hich Miss Cameron * ave way when she found she cot-id really see. She is a very fine musician, and despite her troui les, ha 3 been teaching music at Mario; . All her relatives, with the exce tion of one, opposed to ler coi - suiting a specialist and this oi i brought her to Ashevil) i, whqi a the operatien was su cessfuliy performed. Home Mission Week. The first week in Jar lary, be ginning with New Ye rs Ev, the churches of the t'-wn wid unite in several services of pray er and study of the different classes of people in Am rica wh > need our interest and prayers These include our fres -ier;- th J- Indians, Negroes, Im ligrants. City Social conditions, ind set • tlement work and out moun tain people. Speakers h. ve been I selected to deliver add esses on these topics. The exer. ises will j be held in several of the 1 hurches. j In connection with tl a above j three interesting event are be ing arranged for. One s a mis sionary baseball match between, two teams of boys and t iris, wh > studying a book cail d Win ding the Oregon Country " Thes • j teams will have a cont 3st and j •core on a series of que. tio«i on the book mentioned. Another feature is a dramati zation of "Winning tht Oregon Country" in a play entit ad "iw Thousand Miles For A Book.' This will be an Indian p ay, anc will describe how the Indians sent from Oregon to St. Louist in 1934 to obtain the White Man? Book, of Heaven, and low at last the missionaries ar ived in Oregon with the Book. An In-1 iian love story of Hi ;/outs-to han and Katequa is woven through the play. • This plav is in charge of Miss Ruth Abernethy who he *. made a caste of the plav amc lg the woung people. It will >e given id about a month. The t iird and last feature is a mock trial, or ttte indictment of Chri tian A merica for her neglect of the people in her borders who are her natural or prQvidenti .1 charg as. There will be a ji dge, at torneys, jury, witnesses, etc, and the trial will proceed according to law. Four Gunmen Must Die Gyp, The Blood,"Lefty Louie,'' "Dago Frank" and "White. Lewis" killed Herman R senthal the gambler, at the in tigatior of Police Lieutenant Chas Becker, and must pay tb s penalty of death in the electr ; chair The jury which has bei 1 hear ing the evidence againsv the four gunmen ao decided .Tuesday when they returned a v rdict o:' murder in the first degiee after! but twenty minutes' deli >eration ? The gunmen beard th* verdict | pronounced against them with out showing any emotio.i. They l stood at the bar looking straight j ahead as the foreman of the' jury made known the lesult o: | their deliberations ard they continued to stare stc idly ir front of -them until tl e form alities of the proceedings were concluded. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S C AfiXO R I A Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905 Albert Corpening. i Albert Ccrpening was I orn in the Fatherland in 1749 He came to Pennsylvania with his father in 1751. He met Barbara Prap>t in Pennsylvania. She was born in 1754. The two were married in Pennsylvania in 1774 and em igrated to North Carolina, mak ing their home in what is now Caldweil county, locating on a good farm on Lower Creek. Here they raised a family, all their children being born in North Carolina. About the vear 1803, Corpen ing deeded his land to some of his children and removed to Burke county where he purchas a farm from Gen. Joseph Mc- Dowell. It was located in the beautiful and fertile John's river valley. Here he and his wife ended their pilgrimage in peace and contentment. They both departed this life nearly about the same time in the year 1827. One of the daughters of Al bert Corpening was Elizabeth, who was married to George Summey in 1808. They made their home in what is now Ca tawba county. They owned the Hock House farm where James Wilfong now lives. Albert T. Summey and D. F. Summey were two sons of this anion, and made their homes in Asheville, N. C. Albert married a Miss Morrison and was the father of Rev. George Summey, now a leading minister in the Southern Presbyterian church, D. F. Summey practiced medi cine in Asheville for many years, and died at Leicester, Buncombe county about a year ago. Both were men of fine abilities, who .served well their day and gene ration, and left large families. J. H, SHUFORD Newton Boy Escapes from State Prison. Newton Correspondence Observer, 22nd Pat Thorneburg, son of George Thorneburg of this place, sen tenced to a year in the State prison, escaped from the State j farm October 10, and arrived here last night on the Carolina & North-Western mixed train; was reported and arrested this morning at 4 o'clock by chief B. S. Owens, who lodged him in the county jail. The boy is in his middle teens, and prior to his sentence had engaged in nu merous escapades. His last was larceny of some athletic goods from the graded school building. Efforts were made to get him in the reformatory but it was full, so the court last July sent him down to Raleigh, He has been kept on the farms ever Bince. It is been reported that he threw in the emergency brake on the train last night, at the point about two miles south of town, and brought the train to a sudden stop, made his anding and went to the home of his uncle, Charles Davidson, where the police chief found him. A movement was on foot to get the lad pardoned. The nursersmen of the terri tory around Newton are daily shipping large consignments of nursey stock, including all va rieties of fruit and ornamental trees and shrubbery, strawberry and giape vines, etc. The ag gregate of this business in a year reaches a considerable sum, and thousands of dollars are brought into the county by the industry. One firm alone does at least $20,- 000 of business annually. The Catawba County nurserymen have built up a fine reputation for dependable stock and straight business methods. This morning the infant of Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt died after a long period of illness and was buried in Eastview. More Warehouses Henderson Gold Leaf, President H. Q. Alexander of the Farmers Union is agitating the building of a more extensive system of warehouses in North Carolina to enable the farmers to hold their cotton off the market during periods of depression and have a safe and well-conducted place wherein to store the staple. President Alexander has been in conference recently with mother officials of the organization look ing into this proposition, but no decision has been announced as to their determination to take it up within the immediate future. Mr. Wade Run Down Down at Hasty, N. C., lives a well known planter. Mr. J. D. Wade. Says he: "I was run down almost to the point of sriving up. I took two bottles of King's Iron Tonic Bitters and now am as good as ever. I took other tonics, but found nothing to compare with King's." Sold and guaranteed fcy all mertlcime dsaltfn. | STATE NEWS I The meeting cf the North .Carolina Pess Association will be held at Salis bury Dec. 11 ?na 12. Trips to the Whithey power plant, and to the Spencer railroad shops are ou the pro gram. The Salisbury Imdustrial Club, which Mr. Jas. H. Warburton, is the efficient manager, is putting the big kettle in the little one to give the editors a good time. a Iredell is to have a county com missioner of agriculture like Catawba, the place has been offered to My John A. Avery but he will probabir not be able to accept. John H. Thompson died of heart failure at his home five miles from Lenoir Nov, 20. The Lenoir News is urging a com mission form of government for its town. Mr. W. P. Ingram, after a long and lingering illness, died at his home, in East Taylorsville on that Sunday morning, aged 61 years. —Taylorsville Scout. The Morrison Grocery and Produce Company hes shipped about 300.000 pounds of dried fmit, from Alexander, this season. This means near $15.- 000 for the farmers of the county. Miss Adeline Rountree was married with a beautiful and elaborate ceremony in the Morganton Methodist Church Nov, 20 to Mr. Sterling Ruffln Collett, Rev. H, H, Jordan performing the ceremony. The best man was Mr. A. M. Ingold. They went to New York on their honeymoon. Miss Mabel Sides, of Connelly Springs, gave a paty in honor of her guests, Miss Mamie Sue Johnson, of Hickory, and Miss Claudia Kale, of Nekton. Excellent music was render ed by Miss Lucile Goode. Mr. G. Frazier Brittian has made the best record so far re ported as an Irish potato raiser. He planted two bushels of "Bay State" and gathered 55 bushels. The ground was about one-fourth acre.—Morganton News Herald. Averv county officials lodged in Boone jail last Saturday even ing a negro by the name of Brid ges, of Banner Flk, who "touched" the cash drawer in the depot at Elk Park on Friday for " the sum of $39.00. The negro was arrested purely on supicion but made a full confession of his guilt, returning all of the money save one dollar, which he had appropriated.—Democrat. On account of the lingering illness of his wife, our popular and much-beloved pastor. Rev. J. G, W. Holloway, will be un able to attend Annual Conference at High Point this week. It is taken for granted that the pas tor will be returned to this work, for, barring the time he has lost on account of the illness of Mrs. Holloway, he has succeeded well in every branch of his work. He, in the opinion of his members, is needed here for another year at least.—Boone Democrat, The Hickory Nut S&nford Express. The hickory nut crop this Fall is said to be the largest in many years. The accepted belief among the older inhabitants who live by tradition and give prece dence to old sayings is that this means a hard Winter. At any rate the hickory trees are laden with the fruit and many a youngster spends much time these beautiful Autumn days gathering in the nuts. The squir rels are also busy and many a nut will be stored away by them for Winter use. A Profitable Apple Tree Elkin Tribune. Mr. C. A. Smith showed us a picture this week of an apple tree from which he gathered 40 bushels of as fine apples as any section of country can produce. The apples were of the York Im perial variety. Mr. Smith told us that the gentleman he sold his apples to received $95 for the lot, and it being in October when the market was glutted with fruit. Porto Rico's New Wonder From far away Porto Rico come re ports of a wonderful new discovery that is believed will vastly benefit the people. Ramon T. Marchan, of Bar celoneta, writes "Dr. King's New Discovery is doing splendid work here. It cured me about five times of terrible 1 coughs and colds, also my brother of a severe cold in his chest and more than 20 others, who used it on my advice. We hope this great medicine will yet be sold in every drug store in Porto Rico." For throat and lung troubles it has no equal. A trial will convince you of its merit. 50c and SI.OO Trial bottle free. Guaranteed by C. M. Shuford, Motor & Lutz and Grim**,

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