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Fresh Christmas
Candies
When you want to buy the beft, jrbu go to a man
who knows his business and is a specialist in his line.
We are Specialists in making Candies and in sele&ing
and handling Fruit.
' Therefore, remember that our Candy Kitchen is
the place to fill those Chriftmas Stockings.
Fancy Fruit Baskets.
California Fruit Company
Phone 286
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ANNOUNCEMENT
D. M. BOYD CO.
have taken over the Vehicle and Harness
business of the Hinkel-Craig Live Stock
Co., and will be pleased to serve their
friends and the public. The business will
be conducted at the same place, the Hin
kel-Craig stables in Hickory. Full lines
of Babcock and Rock Hill Buggies and
Nissen and Piedmont Wagons for sale at
lowest prices.
Respediully,
D. M. BOYD & COMPANY
Sg. Watches, !>£■>!
| |. - ctoeks,' | I
* u Jewelry, £ f
Silverware ** cL
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0 I Guarantee Every O O
Piece of Goods I Sell. &
J. O. RHODES
The Eternal Question
What Shall I Give For Xmas
The most appreciated of all giits is an article
of personal adornment." Let us help you solve
the problem. We have just received and have
i. dy for display a large lot pf the real useful,
) us packed in beautiful holiday boxes;
| We Offer a Few Suggestions:
We Have Many More
Silk Robespierre Collars 25c to SI.OO
Lace Dutch Collars, 25c to $3.00
Lace and Velvet Bows and Jabots
25c to 75c
Automobile Scarfs, 25c to $5
Linen Handkerchiefs, 5c to 50c each
Gloves, 25c to $3
Hand Bags, 25c to $5
Crepe and Silk Kimenas, $1 to $6.50
Jewelry Novelties, 10c to $1
German Silver Mesh Bags, 25c to $5
| Look our stock over while our line is complete
Thompson-Weft Company
"Sellers of Merchandise of the Better Kihd"
FffIMVEMEHT
BY com
A Committee of Chamber of
Commerce is at Work.
THE FEATURES OF THE PLAN.
Citizens Would Elect Three Com
missions Under Whom a City
Manager Would Work —
Would Secure Business
Methods.
A special committee appointed by
the Hickory ( bamber of Commerce
has been at work for some time pre
paring anew Charter forthis city, bas
ed on the "commision" form, whieii
is nothing more or less than putting
the business of the city on a business
basis.
The basic principle of the plan the
' committee is workiug on is to have
the citizens of Hickory elect three
commissioners, and these three com
misssoness shall hire and control and
accept responsibility for a city man
ager, The latter, in turn, controls
all departments, just as the manager
of any business does, subject to the
direction of the three elected com
missioners.
The commissioners shall receive
only nominal salaries, give only a
portion of their time, and will not
have to devote so much of their time
to public affairs as heretofore. This
it is supposed, will make it less diffi
cult to secure business men who
could not otherwise be induced to
serve as commissioners.
The city manager will give all of
I his time to the city and will receive
a salary substantial enough to se
cure the services of a first class man.
His tenure in office will have no rel
ation to city politics. He will sim-.
ply be a hired expert to manage tin
affairs of the city.
It will be remembered that an ef
fort was made over a year ago to
have a new charter prepared for
Hickory, but lack of time before the
meeting of the legislature prevent
ed its consummation. However, there
was such a unanimity of feeling in
.favour of the movement that the
Chamber of Commerce decided to be
gin early enough this year to carry
it through successfully. Probably
the most encouraging evidence of
interest manifested was the for
mation of a Government by Commis
sion Club, composed exclusively of
of the young men of the town.
The conimitte, in drafting the
new charter, has endeavored to pro
tit by the experiences of other cities
who have tried out the new form of
business government for munici
palities, Wherever possible they have
adapted tried experiences to condi
tions that prevail here, and recom
mend the plan they have adopted
or the following reasons:
1, It gives complete unification
of the administrative established.
2. It makes it possible to have a
permanent professional expert admin
istrator.
3. It leaves the people free to choose
candidates simply as representatives,
unlimited by any implied require
ment as to executive experience or
capacity to earn a large salary. (This
feature is of special interest to labor.)
4. It abandons the unscientific plan
of attempting to select executive ex
perts by popular election for Short
terms.
5. It keeps the vital short ballot
feature of the commission plan.
After the charter has been passed
upon by the State Legislature, a
copy of the new charter will be placed
in the hands of every voter in the
city, to read, digest, examine and
compare, and thereby be enabled to
vote on the matter intelligently.
A household remedy in America far
215- years —Dr. Thomas' Eclectic Oil.
For cuts, sprains, burns, scalds, bruis
es. 25c and 50c. At all drugstores.
Foils a Foul Plot.
When a shameful plot exists be
tween liver and bowels to cause dis
tress by refusing to act, take Dr. Kings
New Life Pills, and end such abuse
of your system. They genlly compel
right action of stomach, liver and bow
els, and restore your health and all
good feelings. 25cat C. M. Shuford,
Moser & Lutz and Grimes Drug Co.
Surplus Crop.
Howes— "How is it that Wildboy's
tons all walk in the straight and nar
row?" Crewes —"Oh, they feel that
their father sowed wild oats enough
lor the whole family."— Judge.
SIOO Reward SIOO
The readers of this paper will be
pleased to learn that there is at teast
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure in all its stages, and
that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
is the only positive cure now known
to the medical fraternity. be
ing a constitutional disease, requires
a constitutional treatment. Hall's Ca-
tarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the systen, thereby destroy
ing the foundation of the disease, add
giving the patient strength by build
ing up the constitution and assisting
nature in doing its work. The pro
prietors have so much faith in its cur- j
ative powers that they have offered
One Hundred Dollars for any case that
it fails to cure. Send for list of testi
monials.
Address F.'J. CHENEY & CO.,
Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Hallos Family Pilts for con
stipation.
South Fork Items.
Thomas Seagle of Lihcoln
county. Was married to Mi?s
Delia Blackburn, daughter of E.
D. Blackburn, of CataWbi
County, in Jacob's township a
few days ago.
The new bridge across . the
Jaoob's river at the Finger ford
is finished and has been crossed.
The construction of the roads is
partially made. It will .take
several weeks before it wtH be
fully completed. There ii, a
country road leading to thO
bridge. .
Misses Mamie Williams front
Boone as principle and Bertha.
Rhmehardt as assistant are
teaching the Yoder school; and
her sister as principle and MT6s
Alice Rhoney as assistant are
teaching Oak GrOve school,
Robert Huffman near Black
burn has moved to Mt. Holly
and A. E. Houser, the purchaser
of the farm, is now occupying
the hause, C. £. Finger tenant
has moved to Jacob Mostellers.
Thanksgiving day passed off"
very quietly. Some -few had;
turkey for dinner. *
Mary Lore of Lincoln county,
died yesterdry morning, %
COLONEL.
'The Fool's ftevenge."
Even more difficult than the
Merchant of Venice attempted
last year was "The Fool's Re
venge' presented by the Lenoir
College students Monday night.
Yet it was a great success under
the mo3t excellent coaching and
training of Miss Esther Schultz,
of Pittsburg, teacher of expres
sion. The play is a classic in
which Booth is sasd to have
reached the height of his genius.
It is tragedy. The costumes
were the best even seen at the 1
college,
The acting was exceptionally
good, Mr. Lake in the difficult
part of the Fool did a fine piece
of worl. Miss Louise Ear»de as
Fiordel se the fool's daughter,
showed remarkable talented.
Worthy of mention also were
Mr. Paul Rbyne as Doke Mal
atesta and Miss Edna Hammond
as his Duchess. The play al
together was one of the best
ever presented and all the cast
did splendidly. Other charac
ters were impersonated by Miss
Dora Rhodes, and Messrs. V.
V. R. L. Coons, L.
L. Lohr, J. F. Lineberger, E.
Z. Pence and A. M. Huffman.
While Miss Willie Ashby as
Ginera. showed fine historian
ability.
The clouds were threatening
and the sidewalks muddy biit a
good crowd was present and
a neat sum realized for the
LiterarySocietieS.
Freshman-Sophomore Debate,
; The Annual Freshman-Soph
omore rebate bfelWe^n. the two
Literary societies, of Lenoir
College will be hetd next Mon
day night, December9th, Hi the
college auditorium. The speakers
injure a very interesting and
intertaining program. To this
eqercise as well as to all otfc&rs
the pulblic is cordially inVftech
tutor.
- The ladies of the Episcopal
Guild will hold there annufeld&te
of fancy articles, cakes candies,
etc. Friiay, Dec. 6th at 2 o'clock!
in the J. W, Shuford bidding,
next ths tetefcbohe exchange.
A salad course, consisting of
chioken salad, between Biscuits
and coffee Will be served during
the afte*noon and evening for
25 cents. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
My wif 3 was all run down, and I
feared a long illness; but one bottle of
King's Sarsaprilla made a new 'woman
of her. It is a wonderful medicine.
, F. J. REBMAN,
Sevtrsvilie, N. C.
Sold by all medicine dealers.
PILES TREATED AND €UREL>
At My Office or Your Home
TESTIMONIALS '* . ' -
jJ. T. Johnson, Hickory, C. Connelly Springes, N. C., T uly 20, 1887
My Pear Doctor; —I feel that it tts due you, and suffering humanity ought to.
know it, that your treatment of pijes is a success. I had suffered for more than
two yea s severely. lam now relieved, and I have every reason to 1 elieve, c ir
ed. No;le but those that have suffered can sjppreclate how grateful I feel, um er
God, to you. I would alsp say that your treatment was almost painlesi. The suf
fering ought to know that they S»h be cured. . _ Fraternully, J. B, Carpenter.
Pastor Connelly Springs Circuit, etc.
Piles Cured Without Pain—l had them for 40 years and J. T. Johnson, M. D.,
of Hickory, N. C., cured me over two years ago. '
Yours respectfully, W. W. Adams, March 8 1895. Penelope, Burke Co., N. C.
This is to certify that I had Piles for five years. In June 1892 I took treatm nt
under Dr. J. T. Johnson; 1 have not been troubled since.
P. R. Yoder, Hickory, N. C'
Thisis to certify fhatl had Pile? very bad for 15 years and J. T. Johnson, M.
D., of Hickory, cured nfe in the yellr 1894, and I have had no trouble since.
J. M. Miller, March 3, 1895. Conover, N. C m
Thfs is id certify '(fcit I bid Pifcs In Its worst form InFeb. 18941 took treatment
under T>r. f. T. Johtisttn who i>erT6rmed twb operations uOdn IilSVe h«d
ho trouble sinbe. J. Lee Hahn, Jan, 1, 1895. . Hickory, N. C.
This is to Piles so bad that I could "do no wo?k. Dr. Johns6n
applied his medicine one timeatrdVured me.
K. F. Ogle, Feb. 4, 1895. Connelly Springs, Burke Co., N. C.
Clarence Cline Browne I in Florida
Clafrencfe Killian CI ne, son o 1
Perry arid Jane Glint, of States
ville, and grandson o S. E. Kil
iian ms Working int it Southern
part of Florida on a tuck f; rm
and On his way frbir an Mind
in a boat, the boatsp' ung a 1 ak.
Clime left the boat at a bush und
thought he Would wi de out to
I iiaiid. Not knowing ihe deptl oi
! the watter, The Water was too
i deep to wade and as } e could lot
he Was drowne . This v as
on ttfe- Evening of
| Ufa body wte fpaht. Nov. 26.
and was embalmed* ar J Stent to
Statesville, arrived there Dec. 1
and Was brought to St. Paul
church pn Monday, Dec. 2 ?nd
buried 6y his pastor, Rev. W. A.
Luiz.
He was g member of the
Statesville Rifles. Many of his
friends accompanied his,body to
its last resting place. Deceased
was a member of St Joins
Lutheran church at Statesville
and a model Christian. He was
20 years old And had Ortly
a Way from homo three weeks.
A large number of friends fend
kindred witnessed, his burial at
old St Mis church.
S. E.X
NO. 489
RBPORT OF TUB CONDITIO*? OF
the First National Bank
• —AT — •
Hickory, io the State of North - C a'r
ffnk, at TtfifcCld&e of hUsiueis Nov. 26
isf2.
RESOURCES.
Loan? and Discounts 1679,116,14
Overdrafts, secured and un
secured , 6477.39
U. S. Bonds to secure circula
tion 100,000.00
Other bonds to secure U. S.
Deposits 5, 000. 00
Banking.House, Furniture &
fixtures 12,000.00
Due from National Banks (not
reserve agents, 34,964-17
Dtfe from State and Private
Banks and Bankers.
.Trust Companies, and
Saving Banks 550.56
Due from approved Reserve
Agents 35,398.41
Checks and other Cash Items 1,839 90
Notes of other National Banks i,i>oo.oo
Fractional Paper Currency,
Nickle6, and Cents 855.44
Lawful money reserved in Bank,
viz:
Specie 26.i01.50
Legal-tender notes 2,12s 28,226.30
Redemption fund with U. S.
Treasurer (5 percent of
circulation) 5,000.00
TOTAL 910.968.5 l
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid in $200,000. x>
Surplus fund 40,000. JO
Undivided Profits, less Expen
ses and Taxes oaid 23,146.56
National Bank Notes
outstanding iO r >,000,(0
Due to other National Banks 48.303. -4
Due to State and Private Banks
and Bankers 6,295. y4
Dividends unpaid . , , 18.50
Individual deposits anhjdet to
check $7,488. J4
Demand Certificates of Deposit 70,461.21
Cashier's checks outstanding a,
Postal Saving Deposits, , 360.36
Bonds horroVed 27,000.00
Reserved for Interest 5,000 00
TOTAL 910,968.51
State of North Carolina, Co'nnty of
Catawba, ss:
I. K. C. Menzies, Cashier of the abo. e
darned bank, dosoletafily swear that the
abbve Btat«Hent"is true to the best of my
knowledge and belief.
_ K. C. MENZIES, Cashier.
Subscribed awl sWorn' tc before ne
this -»tlj dav of Dec. isfa.
" J. W. WARWICK -
Nofk 7 Public.
Correct—Attest: •
J. D. ELLIOTT,
J. W. EL LJOTT.
W. B. MLN£IES
- _ Of rttctors.
Xsrt
FOR FLETCHER'S
CASTOFUA
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Dally Thought.
. *Praetles self-control, self-poise, and
MBmly u4 persistant!? await your
X Wfce Family.
''l have trted -Dt KifigV BlOOdani
Liver Pills in TMV family and With my
tenants. Am sixgr-nine, and have
raised amesprfs twenty-One years old,
aad four daughters, have used all the
leading Bver medicines, but find
Kute 1 * tQ be the teesi of all.
"RSStJBEN F. CHRISfiNBURY.'' r
Extfie&bde tells. Get these pills
from iUTfaetifeifee dealers. ••
New Goods
=====
We are now
New Goods, which consist of
all new styles in the highest
quality of
Watches,
Cut Glass,
Silverware,
Silver Novelties,
Diamond Jewelry,
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Fine Gold Jewelry.
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These goods make useful
and lasting presents.
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You are always welcome
at this store. ,
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Make your selections now,
goods will be delivered later if
you like.
Geo. E. Bisanar
Jeweler and Optometrist ,
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Christmas Shoppers
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are already on the war path. You better get the
habit and then you have more time to think of
about it.
What Do You Want?
• See our
Bath Robes $5.00 to $10.00,-Rain Coats $5:00
and up. A box of the celebrated Hole-Proof •
Hose, in either silk or cotton* Xmas Neck
wear, Mufflers and Suspenders.
Call and See as Before Making
t • * -
Your Purchases
.* - *
Martin & Clark Clothing Co.
"The One-Price Clothiers"
——
Jack-of-all-trades failed be
cause he couldn't learn to
. r specialize; Focused effort
has made the Ford "the un- :
} iversal car.'" Our tremen
dous producing power is
1 centered upon the building
of just one good car —the
world-beating Model T.
C. T. MORRISON '
HICKORY - - N. C.