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[Good, Better and Best For many reasons yoa will find OUR STORE THE BEST PLACE to purchase anything you need in the JEWELRY LINE, Quality of goods the best and prices lower than anywhere else. Fine Watch and Jewelry Repairing. J. 0. RHODES, Hickory, N. C. .>+**** +* + **+ +*+ + * ++ + T + J LOCAL AND PERSONAL. + * 4> + ,|,.j. +++ *+ + ,| ' +++ + ++ + + Miss Mary Stokes has returned Apr home in Blackstone. Va., Jfter a visit to the family of Rev. Q A. Munroe. Oxford Orphan Asylum singin? will be here and give a con It in the Thornton Opera House, Saturday Juiy 26th, at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Coffey who has been visitinp her son, Mr. D. P. Mes sick returned to her home in Happy Valley last week. Miss Ethe! Messick left Friday for a two weeks visit to friend and relatives in Lenoir and Happy Valley. Mr. and Mrs Lang who went to Blowing: Rock some weeks ago for a change for the benefit of Mr. Lang's health returned home this week. Mr. Gordon Cillev. of Philadel phia, brought his two daughters. Virginia and .Inck, to spend the sim mer with their grandmother, Mrs. A. A. Shuford. Mrs. P. York, her dangh'er, Jessie, and li*tie sen, Robert, suent several hours here yester day on their way to their home in Charlotte after spending some time in this city and Morganton with relatives. j For Saturday and Monday! j J REAL HEAVY FOUR STRAND i | 25c BROOMS j F ° R . j 18c. j \ One To a Customer! j f VOL will find many things in 5 & 10c goods that j 1 will sa\e you money. No such bargains to $ ?be found in the city. We get new goods every r j day in the week. - # \Knox 5 & 10c Store. I ~. . . # Are You Taking t Advantage of the BIG REDUCTIONS in f/tt-j ± Clothing f I I , iflwi* I•' "■"*"« the • J|| "Quality I Shop?" Many shrewd buyers do, and are well pleased with their purchases. Come in and make your selection while you c an save 1-3 on your purchase. Moretz - Whitener Clothing Company "The Quality Shop" —J Mrs. Dr. J. H. Shuford is on a visit to her mother in Pennsyl vania for some time. Mr. and Mrs. W. L. Hallman, of Greenville, S. C., are in tht city visiting frienas. Misses Nellie Rowe of Greens ooro anu Miss Heinzeriing oi Statesville are visiting Miss Ber tha Bradshaw, Miss Mamie Sue Johnson is at tenoing a house party at tht home of Mi s Davis in Br yson City. Miss Maud Ekard and Miss Cm tt'i Miller spent a week with relatives in Drexel and Morgan tun. Mi*s Mary Knox Henderson .vei»t to Lincoimon last week to atteiia a nouse party at the homt oi Miss Rudisiil. Miss Lucile Litaker has been attending the house par y given by Mios Nanette Rudisill at hei nome. Oak near Lincoln ton, tor the past week. While in Hickory last Sunday and Mjnd-y Bishop McCoy, o Birmingham, Alabama, was the guest ol Rev. and Mrs. D. M Lit aker at the Methodist parsonage. Little Miss Virginia Clark has returned to the home of her grandfather, Rev. C. A. Monroe, after spending some time with her grandparents Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Clark, of Blowing Rock. AJ^!! S U S M ar K ar *. Nina and Addie Hooker, of Mo* timer &p»nt bunuay with J. p. Click. Quite a number of Newto;A Prt>minent citizen's were, m ♦>-> city yesterday on business. Mrs. J. E. Hendrix and niece, Miss C.ara Kiwis, .or Lexington > , are here on a visit to her »iiece Mrs. J. H. irlatcher. Rev. J. P. Miller of Charlotte isi in the city today in the inte.est ot Elizabeth College. Mr. Miller was reared in Catawba county. Mr, J. E. HaithcGck is spend ing borne time ar Catawba springs. Mr. Haithcocti has been in bad health ior some time. We nope ins istay at the Springs wili gteatly improve hid n~.akh. The 3rd quarterly Conference tor the Ccn-itliy Spring Charge A ill be heio at Friendship August 9-10, Rev. J. E» Gay, the presid ing elder in cnaige. The meet ing will be protracted. On next Wednesday night Juiy 30. the Pastor, lit v. E. j! Poe, willbegina pro ract- j d meet ing at Buiiingtrs Cnapei Mttnod ist Church (near Vaidese) to em orace tr e Ist Sut.day in* August, ind continue some 8 or 10 days. Sheriff R L. Hewitt was in ilickoiy yesterday and telis us it na.> been reporteu that-he wonlo be a candidate for sheriff agai.s. 'he Snenff tmphatcaliy denies trns. and says ui.der nc circumstances wnl ne be a can dioate. He wishes to fiiank the people ol CatawLa tor their kino support. Death of J. B. Thomasson. Mr. J. B, T horuasson died at his liome last Friday, aged 64 years. Mr. Thomssson had been a suf fer from paralysis, this, the last, being the third stroke. He '•ad lain unconscious from* Sun day to Friday when death came to relieve him. He came here three years ago frym Gastonia and was highly es teemed i y all who knew him. The funeral was held at the residence on Friday night by Kev. J. G. Garth anci the body was taken to Gastonia Saturday tor interment Rev. Garth accom ranying the lerra'rs. A 1 but three of his children weie present at the time ot his death. John W. Bean Dead. Mr. J. VV. Bean, a prominent farmer near Lenoir, died sudden ly Tuesday night about 11 o'clock at his.home. He WHS spparent »y in good health all day until a short time before his heath. He was sitting in his room reading and suddenly began to feel b?d ly and prepared to go to bed. death came soon af er hs retired and before a doctor could get there. Heart trouble was the cause of hi- death. Mr: Bej*r. was one of Caldwell's best citi zens and will be greatly missec in the community in which he lived. Big Stiii Located in Jones. ' Kinston, July 22. —Picturesquely situated in a spot where only by acci dent it would be discovered, the still operated until recently bv George Jones, the notorious moonshiner, who was arrested after onenly carrying a load tf whisky in;.o the town of Pink Hill and is now in jail in this city, has been located in coaniy n:ar the Lenoir line Me;i *ho worked in the neighboring woods reported it r location to the sheriff here Othei ad vice received was thai just before arrested Jones had moved his still into this county. i» aw mens | The charming home of Mr. and Mrs, E. V. Morton was a scene of gayety and pleasure on the evening of the 22nd when Mrs, Morton, assisted by Miss Coline Munroe, entertained in honor of her guests Misses Winston and Anderson of Oklohomi. Tne three rooms, thrown into one. were artist cally decorated with ferns and ever greens. Alter a most pleasant even ing of music and futeresting conver sation, dainty hand pain ted cards were passed around. These not oklv fur nish el am isemetit bat also in dividing the merry crowd into couples to whom a delightful ice course was served by Misses Kathrine Shu * ford and Isabel Morton. Mrs. H. H. Hambleton and Mrs. Ren Gaddy gave a deiight'u; birthday party to the ladies of the Methodist church Tuesday from five to seven p. m. at their hom- j on 10th avenue. A musical and literary program vvn.s rendered whjch was mnch enjoyed-by the large number of guests present. Refreshments were served. . The U. D. C. met last Tues day with Mrs, John Oil ley, Mrs. E. L Shuford asted as pesident in the absence of Mrs, Royster. Delightful refreshments were served, A Cafd of Thanks. We want to thank our friends and neighbors for their kindness during the illness and death of our beloved hnsband and father. Mrs. J. B. Thomason & children. Jilted, Dons Male Dress And Win* Rival's Love, Wheeling, W. Ya , —Jilted by her s ator, Dessie KclLiyre,' 'an eighteen year old gi. lof North Wheeling, se cured an odd hut effective revenge on her rival and the young man at the same time A short time ago, Harry Pendleton, a young business man, informed Mist. Mclntyre, to whom he had been en gaged for two years, he could not see her again,, as he had become cn gaged to another g : rl. She learned that the girl, who had won her fiance, was Miss Henrietta Aikeh of Bridge port, 0., just across the river from this city. Miss Mclntyre had her hair cut c 2 and then, donning a suit of her broth er s clothing, went to Bridge port and, through a frieDd, met Miss 'Viken It was a case of love at first sight on the part of the Bridgeport girl. Miss Mclntyre, who was masquerading as Lawrence Dessing " was a devoted over and every night found the pseudo ' Lawrence Dessing" *t the home of fvliss Aiken. On a recent Sunday night, while \Dessing ' and Mis* Aiken were sit ting on the front porch of the latter's home, Peijnleton appeared and de manded to know why another hail usurped his place. Miss Aiken angri ly dismissed Pendleton, ordering him never to see her again. Subsequently Miss Mclntyre, dress ed in a gown of the latest mode, met Miss Aiken on Market street, this city, and disclosed her ruse, Found Dead in the Woods. Taylorsviile, July 21. —Mr. Nelson Curiee, aged about 70 years, was found dead Sunday in the woods i; Sdgar toaf township Mr Curlee had been at the home of his son, Mr. Greene Curie-, but left there Friday and started to the home of another son, Mr. Taylor Curlee, in the same town :hip. The ktter did not know his father had left the home of Mr. Greene Cirlee until h? went over to visit the latter Sunday. A search was begun and Mr. Curlee's body was found one fourth of a mile from Mr. Taylor Cur lee's. It was lying under a tree about 100 yards from a path. In his pockets was found $64, all the money he is known to have had For this reason and the further reason that he had heart trouble, no inquest was held a d the remains were buried Sunday in the family graveyard in Sugar Loaf town ship. Deceased is su.v.ved by several children. Asks Protection For Americans in " China. Washington, July 22.—T0 protect American citizens imperilled by the ievolutionary movement in the couth em Chinese provinces. Charge Wil liams, at Peking, hascalled upon Reai Admiral Nicholson for a g-.;ard of marines from the on to Hu Ling in Kiang Si provincv. v»hich recently seceded Mart ia! law was pro claimed today in Kiang Si and lvia* g Su province, according to state de partment advices. At this time of year K.u Ling is till ed with Americans and other foreign ers. The principal city in Kiang MI province is Shanghai, which last week threw off its allegiance to the Peking government. It has become necessary to .exercise extraordinary poiice powers in Peking to preserve order. The consul-general ..t canton reports thai the action of •.lie provincial government of Kv\ang Fung in declaring ind-pendence of i ie central gove-nmeui i> strongly op posed by ChintSr! merchants and that business is practically at a standstill. Catawba Men Start Something in An son. Wadesboro Ansonian, 16th. J. A. Smith and H. B. Thompson, ooth of Catawba county, but. now en guged in the saw miil business inGul -1 dge township, came to Wadesboro Sunday and, it is alleged, both got drunk. Some time during the da\ Smith was shot tiirough the head and one arm. Thompson came to Wades boro Monday morning and swore out a peace warrant for Smith, telling Sher iff Lowery not to come until late Mon day and to come by his home 1 efore he served the warrant, as Smith was out squirrel hunting and wouldn't be it) until late. When Sheriff Lowerj ar rived at Thompson's home lie did not and him. Going: on to Smith's he found that gentleman in bed with one irm shattered by Thompson's pistol and a hole in the man's head. Smith is in a very critical condition and the sheriff diet not think it worth while to se» vea peace »varranton him. Thompson lias hot been arrested. Dynamite Blows Up Young John Jones. Young John Jones, 16-year-old son , ( f Mr. Mote Jones, of Elk, breathed his last at the Wilkes hospital last night about 2:30 o'clock following a terrible accident on the bank of Elk .•.reek near his father's - home yesterday afternoon. In lighting a half stick of dynamite he thought the first match had failed and was st rikinganother as the explosive went off in his left hand. His left hand w; s blown off and his eft leg almost off near the body. lie was hurriedly taken to the railroad, brought down on the Watauga and from Curtis bridge to ihe Wilkes hos pital last evening. His rem lins went hack on the early train.—North Wilkes boro Hustler. A Good Investment. W, D. Magli. a well known mer chant of Whitemound, Wis. bought a stock of Chamberlain's xpedicine so as to be able to supply tftem to his customers. After receiving them he was himself taken sick and says that one small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was worth mor~ to him than the cost of his entire stock of these medicines. For sale by Moser & Lutz and Grimes Drug Co. a^v - The Best Hot Weather Tonic GROVE'S TASTELESS chill TONIC enriches the blood, builds up the whole system and will won derfully strengthen and fortify you to withstand | the depressing effect of the hot summer. 50c. FIVE Tho, : - ' >- 0 t. t w . m 0 + Closes Tu Four most successful ed 791 customers. Many say "Best sale I e thing I want at a big saving • > Nothing reserved. Your at a tremendous saving. Our stock still complete. \ offer up to the last minute. For Nine (9) Cents • On Saturday morning, the 26th, we will place on 15c _ 9c sale more than 200 ladies' lace and linen collars, values 15c L _.9c 25c to 75c at NINE (9) CENTS each. 15c Ci 9c Latest styles. - .-.9 c Beautiful patterns. 15c\ali - yuds).-....... 9c One to a customer as long as they last. -5c Ladies Collars 9c _2sc Emby Bands... 9c 25c Embroidery 9c Silk and Wool Goods - Great values. Every piece reduced. New goods. oy to »c & »i.y rtik,.—. —..—.»*. Dresses and Waists All $l.OO goods » 79c. Q ur customers are amazed at our values in ladies All $1.50 goods ... $1.19 an j childreas dresses. See our $1.25 sad SI.W dresses Your chance to buy that fall suit or dress at a Quf Eyery d^ss in |hc great sa\ «ng. house greatly reduced. See Our 50c and 75c middies at 39c. All $l.OO and $1.25 waists 79c. Ladies & Childrens Shoes A big stock yet to select from. Everybody plea- i-rfXXIil OpCLldiO sed with our shoe values. one lot dfCSB winnings j. 2 price All $l.OO Shoes :$ -79 25c Wide Lac« Buds I3e All 5i.35 Shoes $1 09 7 5 c Silk Hose. 49c All Si.so Shoes $1.19 35c Silk Hose 2®c All $1.75 Shoes - $1.39 50c Ties 35c All $2.00 Shoes $1.49 25c Ties 15c All 53.00 Shoes. *— 1 $2.39 18c to 25c White Goods 19c See our 15c Table, values up to 50c. Mens Low Shoes T A- „ A 0 •. .. , ~ ... Ladies Coat Suits V e are going to discontinue the men s line. , About 100 good style low shoes left that we are going We still have about 30 Coat Suits up to $25.09 that to offer during the rest of the sale at 1-2 price. will go at $9.00. Less than half price. Buy your Fall A §4.00 Shoe only $2.00. Suit now. Fifty (50) wool skirts 1-2 price. THOMPSON-WEST COMPANY "The Ladies' Store" | | A NOTE TO YOU | HICKORY, N. C., July 23,1913. j£ The time honored phrase "Drufir Sundries" embraces a thou- I sand and one things for the household whieh. when needed, be jfjPjß 9HH|H|n| come of great moment, and must be procured sometimes in IPJMH We try to arrange things so that you and we will not ba out If Yq p of the same thing at the same time; and that makes it pretty I hj_ ; J safe for you to come here first when in a hurry, or any other j bW. /Sm I MOSER & LUTZ • m ■ "On the Corn«r" Two Phonoai 17 A 317 4 » —— ■ Grand Seashore Excursion £to Norfolk and Virginia Sea shore Resorts, Tuesday, July 23th 1913. The Southern Railway will operate iheir Annual Popular Excdrsion on Tuesday, July 29th, this year. Special train will l&ave Mai ion, N. C., at 3:30 p. m., that date and \\ ill take on passen gers at all points. Marion to Barber in elusive and from the Norwood Branch. Special train will consist of both day coaches and Pullman sleeping cars and will arrive Norfolk about 6:30 a. m., July 30th and returning will leave Norfolk about 0:30 p. m., July 31st. Two whole days and one night at the Seashoie, am ple time to visit Virginia Beach, Ocean View, Newport News, Oid Point Com fort, Hampton Roads, Fortress Monroe and manv other points of interest in and around Norfolk. The following low round trip fares will apply from stations named: Marion $5.00 Bridge water 5.00 Glen Alpine.*. 5.00 Morganton • 5.00 Connelly Spiings. 5.00 Hildebran 5.00 Hickory 5.00 Conover 5.00 Newton 5.00 Claremont 5.00 Catawba 5.00 Statesville 5.00 Taylors ville 5.25 Stoney Point 5.25 Mocksville 5.u0 Hiddenite 5.25 , Barber 5.00 Norwood 5.25 Albemarle 5.25 Rockwell 5.00 Granite Quarry 4.7 a Fares from all other points covered by this special train on the same basis. Pull man leservations should be made as far tn advance as possible through either Agent at Marion, Hickory, or, R. H. DeBUTTS, D. P. A. Charlotte, N. C. Children Cry FOR FLETCHER'S CASTO R I A • " ■ ' "■ 1 ■" 1 " * *■■■ '■ -■ ■■ ■ Job Printing That's Different—Phone 07 V I Watchesi You need a watch if you have a good one. Twenty-five or thirty years ago it would do to look at the sun, but to-day every man, regardless of his station in life should have a watch. One that he can rely on. You can always get pleased when mak ing a selection from my large stock, you not only get the best, but at prices that cannot be duplicated. Call and let us show you our nice selection. You are always welcome. I GEO. E. BISANAR Jeweler fc Optometrist N Watch inspector for So. and C. kN. W. Rys. r • "V : -
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