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£st3 >lisli©ci 1899
niji) RUADS DAVo
B AN INSPIRATION
, n >'o riace in the State Was the
Oci* Jt,ve s P irit Better Wani "
fested.
\oven.jer 5 and 6 were cer
, - nW re .i letter days m the City
ekew We aoubt if at any
? me me history of oar city,
; so n:ucn enthusiasm and un
im iv r purpose manifested,
was splayed by oar citizens
• .ovrv =mr oat tne wishes of
J; (Vonr as announced in his
proclamation of Good Road Days
P bVltowiM a meetme at the
f'» aiiber of Commerce of the
Mies and gentlemen of our com
m-nity a subscription li»t for
hi"ing teams and supplemental
labor was staited. which met
w'ti get.erous response. Tne
merchants were requested to
tueir stores, ana every abie
boJiea man was notified to be on
hsod wun a shovel at 7 a. m.
Promptly at 7 o'clock 40 or
more teams and an aimy of men
» f-!/an the moving of top-soil on
to lVnth Avenue. The Ci-y au
*h- --ties had the street giaded
a r, • tne pin* placed for properly
n' I'inji tne tup soil, and with the
ei or boys, the vol«m
--tet r geatiemen of Hiekory began
sh- velmg dirt. S >me of the men
h'.i uonntd overalls, while others
were on the scene with creased
trousers, collars and cuffs. But
it was ail the same when it came
making good on the job. It soon
became evident that shovels were
scarce, and an automobile was
sent alter a supply of new ones'
to meet the demand, Soft hands
became blistered, but no one
thought ot giving up or admitting
weai mes~.
Perhaps the most inspirating
scene of the first day was the
aiivei.t of the laeuliy ami stud
ents or Lenoir College, 'ihey
ma:cied to the scene of uctivny
in a body, and with their college
yeil jumped into the work like a
football team pressing for a goal.
This added impulse was felt all
along the line. The teamsters
whipped their horses into a run.
The forces on the dumping line
called for more men to take care
of the increasing loads, while the
College boys sang "Wait for the
Wagon." About 10:30 the young
ladies of the college marched t »
the grounds with pictures of le
monade for the thirsty young
shovelers.
In the meantime, the ladies of
Hickory were assembling basket
fuii arter basKetfuil of Rood,
things to eat, and the noon hour
tame it was self evident that the
ladies of Hickory were fully
€quai to the men in their part 01
the Kood wurk. Almost every
thing that could be desired was
on the tables, and in abundance.
At this juncture quite a sur
prise was sprung upon the crowd
gathered around the tables. An
automobile drove up with the in
struments of the Hickory Band,
and the members fell out of the
ranks of the and began
playing some of their choice sel
ections.
After dinner the Lenoir Col
lege bovs gave several Hickory
yeils, and the Hickory boys re
sponded with some appreciative
Lenoir College jells. Tnen came
the ca!i. "Play ball, boys," and
every man and boy grasped a
shovel lor the second heat of the
first day.
JKive o'clock in the evening
four.a Tenth Avenue completed
and ihe teams and men moved to
Thirteenth avenue, which had
also been graded and staked in
preparation for the work on
tiocd Road Day?.
There was considerable uncer
tainly about the second days
Wotk. riow many of those who
fiad worked the first day would
be able to wield a shovel on the
Second day? Was the question
asked by the leaders of the move
ment. The question v*as effect
ive y answered on the second
day. Many a linger and hand
was tied up with rags, and man:,
a package of sticking plaster had
beer, f, quisitioned for the occa
sion, but Hickory pluck predo
niii.ated, and Hickory's men and
boys were Johnnie on the spot
7a. m„ Thursday morning,
recoid was made of the num
ber of,grunts that ascended at
the ting of the first shovel
but the aching bones ano
toutcles soon got warmed up, ano
the work went merrily on. As
11 was: on the first day, so was it
ori tht second day; but this time
't \\ba 11 e boys trcrn the Hickory
nigh School and graded school
tbat Come to the rescue ot the
shoveling brigade; and how tfiey
thdshcvei. They swarmed arounu
the v. agons as thick as they could
and in about two minutes
kad a v\rgon rilled.
Abide iiom the value of work
on ihe two days, the good
tefcuits ol this co-operative effort
fflE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
iastii g benefit to the
cuiuiiiTi ere can be no
doubt ab >ut that* Man/ men
who had p it down a subscription
of cash to pay for substitutes in
the work could not resist the im
pulse of co-operative Spirit, so
joined the crowd of volunteers in
active work._ As one lady re
marked, "There are a number of
men working that I did not be
lieve could do manual labor."
At a meeting of the City Coun
cil the following resolutions were
passed:
WHEREAS, The Mayor of the
City of Hickory had issued a pro
clamation, supplementing the
Governor's proclamation, calling
for volunteer work on the streets
on Nov. 5 and 6: and "
WHEREAS, the response to
the Ma> or'« request has been so
generous and universal; therefore
be it
RESOLVED, That we, the
Ma\ or and City Council take this
means of expressing our appre
ciation of this patriotic demon
stra? ion on the part of the men
and women of Hiekory: and be it
furt'^pr
RESOLVED, That we extend
a vute of thanks to the Faculty
and students of Lenoir 6ollege,
to all volunteer labor, to our own
school boys, to the Chamber of
Commerce, and last, but not least
to the ladies of Hickory for their
heai ty co-operation.
We would like to add one more
person to this vote of thanks —
Mr. Chas. Bost, who so kindly
donated the top-soil that made it
possible to do the work on Tenth
Ave. in one day. Being a mem
ber of the City Council, his name
could not, of course, be added, so
we take pleasure in adding it, in
the name of the citizens of Hick
ory.
F''lowing are the receipts and dis
bursements for the good roads fund:
Received on subscription $130.75
DISBURSEMENTS
Busy Bee Cafe, lunches $ J 5.00
Sliuiord Hardware Co., cups 1.60
S. L. Whicener, sugar & coffee 1.45
Hickory Novelty Co., lumber 8.40
Abernethy Hdw. Co , shovels 12.00
E. W. Lentz, sundries t .95
A. S. Miller, superintendent _ 3.00
Albeit L Miller, Supt. 3.00
Hickory Garage Co. 5.00
Clay Printing Co. 2 00
Distributing circulars 2 10
Teams 73.44
Total $127.95
C. M. SHERRILL, City Manager.
Building and Loan Associations.
In 1904 there were 41 building
and loan associations in North
Caro'ina, with assets of $2,542 -
988.51. In 1913 there were 131
associations, with assets ef $9,-
581,773.89. This is an increase
in nine years of seven millions of
dollars, which is remarkable
when it is remembered tiiat the
business is a continual receiving
and paying out of funds. Noth
ing so aids in building up your
town and providing homes for
your working men and theit fam
ilies.
Death.
Katherine Ella, the little six
year-old daughter of Mr. and
Mr&. A. J. Carpenter, died Sat
urday, November 1, and was bu
ried at Mt. Olive Church at 10
o'clock Monday. The funeral
service was conducted by her
pastor, Req, J. E. Barb,
Card of Thanks
We wish to thank our many
friends for the kindness and
sympathy shown us during the
sickness and death of our little
daughter, Katherine.
Mr. and Mrs A. J. Carpenter.
CAN YOU DOUBT IT?
VVbea the Proof Can Be So
Easily Investigated.
When so many grateful citizens of
Hickory testify to benefit derived from
Doan's Kidney Pills, can you doubt
the evidence? The proof is not far
away —it is almost at your door. Read
what a resident of Hickory says about
Doan's Kidney Pills. Can you de
mand more convincing testimony?
H. C. Sigmon, 820 Ninth Ave.,
Hickory. N. C., says: "I procured
Doan's Kidney Pills at Moser & Lutz s
Drug Store and used them for lame
back and weak kidneys from which I
had suffered, I got more relief than
from any othef preparation I had ever
tried"
FOUR YEARS LATER.
When Mr. Sigmon was interviewed
on March 6, 1912, he added: All I
said several years ago, recommending
Doan's Kidney Pill., »Ull hold. good.
They are reliable kidnev remedy.
For sale by all dealers. Pnce 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buflalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States. , .
Remember the name—Doan I ana
take no other, .
HICKORY, N.C., THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 13.1913
NEWS OF IE WEEK
FROM BMEB'S MOUNTAIN
Interesting Batch of Local and Per
sonal Items From That Hustling
Community.
(Correspondence of The Democrat.)
Hickory, R-5. Nov. 11.—The
tent meetings that have been in
progress here for the past six or
more weeks, are still the topic of
conversation in this sectian. The
attendance, considering the vast
amount ol fall work that is de
manding attention, is exception
ally good.
An unusually targe acreage of
small grain has been put in this
fall.
Miss Mae Unk is home again
after having spent about three
months at Earlcyville, Tenn.
The district Sabbath-school
convention of Seventh-day
Advestist denomination was held
at the Baker's. Mountain school
Saturday and Sunftay. A splen
did program wa* listened to and
duly enjoyed. Elder Stewart
Kime, ot Greet sboro, president
of the North Carolina conference
was present, and rendered valu
able assistance. The convention
>vas in charge of Pastor G. G.
Lowry, of Ashe/ille, a returned
missionaiy from India, he being
at the head of the state Sabbath*
school work.
Mrs. Martha Souls,, after bav
in* sold her farm and household
effects in Hildebran, where she
had resided for the past twelve
years, has taker, quarters at the
Baker Mountain Old Peoples'
dome's, opened some years ago
by M. H. Johnston.
The land has been cleared for
the new public school building,
and ere long the work of con
struction will be under way. It
will be on the farm of H. A.
Greenhill, and is a beautiful site.
The cotton crop in this section
was considerably below the aver
age this season. This is equally
true of all crops, including fruit.
Men who claim to know, are free
to state that next season will be
one of abundance.
The Baker's Mountain school,
that has been in successful oper
ation for the past seven years, is
again in session, and bids fair to
be another profitable year. Thus
far the attendance is not overly
large, but will be greatly aug
mented as soon as the fall work
is cared for. '*
Sunday, November 16, will, be
"Harvest Ingathering" day at
the Baker's Mountain church.
For this occasion a good program
has been arranged, and will be
rendered by the members of the
Young Peoples' Missionary Vol
unteer Movement, and will be in
charge of Mrs. A. W. Sanborn.
Baskets of luncheon are to be
brought, and the entire day will
be enjoyed together. Heretofore
the luncheon has been spread at
the home of M. H. Johnston, but
this year dinner will be,- enjoyed
at the big tent, where there will
be ample room for all. This is
the leading annual event of the
Baker's Mountain district, and is
awaited with keen expectancy.
Death of Mrs. S. D. Campbell.
Mrs. S. D. Campbell, of Longview.
died Saturday at 5 o'clock at her late
residence. She had been sick for
twelve months, being confined to her
home for the past two or three months.
Mrs. Campbell was Miss Jennie E.
Duckworth, and was born November
14, 1858, and was married to S. D.
Campbell December 3, 1883. She
was the mother of aine children, six of
whom are now living, James Campbell,
of Elizabeth City, Mis? May Campbell,
Tom Sheldon and Sam, jr., of this
city, and Mxs. Carl Mauney, of Cher
ryville. All of the family were present
at the end, except James Campbell and
Sam, jr. James arrived in time for
the funeral Sunday, while Sam is ill
with typhoid fever at the Richard Bak-1
er Hospital. The funeral services were
conducted at the hpme at 5 o'clock
Sunday afternoon, by Rev. J. G. Garth,
pastor of the Presbyterion church, of
which Mrs. Campbell was a member,
bavin? joined this church about 25
years ago. The interment was at Oak
wood cemetery. A large, number of
friends and relatives were present. The
Democrat extends to the bereaved
family, in behalf of the community,
the sincere sympathy of all in the loss
of the wife and mother. Mrs. Camp
bell was a sweet, good woman, and
has a place in the esteem and love of
all who knew her.
A Gentle and Effective Laxa
tive.
A mild, gentle and effective laxative
is what people demand when suffering
from constipation. Thousands swear
by Dr- King's New Life PM. Hugh
Tallman, of San Antonio, Tex., writes:
"They are, beyond question, the best
j pills my wife and I have ever taken. '
They never cause pain. Price 25c.
at druggists, or by mail, H. E.
leu & Co. Philadelphia w St jLotm. □
Income Tax
Collector A. D. Watts author
izes us to publish the following
in regard to the income tax:
Interest upon obligations of
the United States or its posses
sions, or of any State, County,
City or any other political sub
division there is not subject to
income tax, and a certificate oi
of ownership in connection with
the coupons or registered inter
est orders for such interest will
not be required.
Income tax on the interest or
bank deposits and bank certifi
cates of deposit is not to be with
held at the source, but all such
interest whether paid or accrued
and not paid, must be included
in his tax return by the person
or persons entitled to receiye
such interest.
Methodist Church Notes.
Sunday School at 9:45. Classes for
all ages
At 11 a. m. the choir will render
spteial music and the pastor will
preach.
At 7 p. m. there will be a good mus
ical program and the pastor will speak
for twenty minuter.
At the morning hour the matter o f
securing the additional missionarj
money will be the order of the day.
At the evening hour a collection will
be taken for the American Bible So
ciety.
Methodists who have moved to
Hickory and have not deposited their
letters are requested to do so next
Sunday. Or the pastor will be glad to
send for leuers.
The boys and girls of ages from 7 to
IS will meat the pastor on Friday
evening. Alter their study they will
dive for apples.
Not so New
We are informed that the split
skirt is at least 1,200 years old,
and that a gentleman namea
Chu Fi Cnu invented it for the
ladies of Japan. C )llier's Week
ly quotes an old English writer
who described a costume worn at
a ball by the Qjeen of James I
as follows:
"Her clothes were not so
much below the knee but what
we might see a woman hath both
fute and legs, which I never
knew before. She had a pair of
buskins sett with rich stones, a
helmet full of jeweles, and her
whole attire emboosed with
iewels of several fashions."
That is a little ahead of to
day, but we may yet grow to it.
—State Jonrnal.
Killed in Gin.
While attempting to adjust a
belt in the engine room of the
Rhyne & Holland ginnery at Mt.
Holly Wednesday morning about
9 o'clock, Mr. John Thomas
West, who was employed at the
plant, was caught in the belting
and was so badly injured that he
died at 5:15 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. The unfortunate
man's head was mashed between
the belting and the rapidly re
volving wheel. His skull was
fractured and his head badly
mutilated. He never regained
consciousness.
Jim Fletcher, was seriously in
jured at the Hickory Furniture
company's plant Friday. He had
crawled under the large planer
to make some adjustments, when
a bolt broke and the bed of the
planer fell down on him, biuis
ing him up considerably. He
was unconscious for a time. *The
machine is so arranged that when
the bed fell it could not come
down but a certain distance and
a space of 5$ inches remained
clear and the unfortunate man's
chest was pressed into this space.
This accounts for his escape, as
the bed of the machine weighs
over 1,500 pounds.
Charlotte News: Miss Esther
Ransom, a distinguished D. A,
R. and U, D. C., who attended
the D. A. R. Congress, has re
turned to Hickory where she and
Mrs. Ransom, make their huine
in the winter. Mrs. Ransom's
nost of friends throughout the
State will hear with pleasure
that she is in fine heaith—better
than she has been for years.
Hickory had another very de
lightful representative at the
Congress, Mrs. E. L. Shuford, a
member of the Thos. Polk Chap
ter, on this city.
A Night of Terror.
Few nights are more terrible than
that of a mother looking on her child
choking and gasping for breath during
an attack of croup, and nothing in the
house to relieve its Many mothers
have passed nights of terror in this
situation. A little forethought will
enable you to avoid all this. Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy is a certain cure
for croup and has never been known to
fail. Keep it at hand. For sale by
I Moser & Lutz and Grimes Drug Co.
I adv.
COLD WAVE
CAME SATURDAY
Hard Rain and Wind Here — North
east United States Visited by Se
vere Snow Storm.
The first real winter weather
of the season struck this "section
Saturday, Rain, accompanied
by a cold wind, fell practically
the whole day through. Work
was suspended on the post office
building. Some report that som
snow fell Saturday night. Sun
day the temperature had dropped
considerably and there was plenty
of ice.
Ten Inches at Pittsburg
Pittsburg, Nov. 9, Crippling
transporation facilities and pros
trating wire communication ove»
a wide area, an extraordinary
snow, sleet and wind atorm visit
ed this section today and contin
ues tonight. During the cav
ten inches of snow fell, four in
ches more than in any Novembe
since 1886. Throughout the day
a wind from the northwest blew
40 miles an hour, while the t* m
perature dropped from 48 to 22
degrees in less than 15 hours.
Snow in West Virginia.
Cumberland, Md., Nov. 9.
Snow has reached a depth of 15
inches at Elkins, W. Va.; and
other points in the eastern A!'e
ghanies in Maryland, West Vir
ginia and southern Pennsylvania.
Traffic on the Western Maryland
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads
is greatly interfered with. Sev
eral trains on branch lines are
snowbound.
Lake Michigan Gale Swept
Chicago, Nov. 9. —A gale has
swept Lake Michigan for the last
24 hours, The schooner J
Buys hoisted distress signals this
afternoon while tiying to run in
to the harbor.
Railroad Traffc Tied Up
Charleston, W. Va., Nov. 9.
A snow storm of unusual sever
ity visited the mountain region
of West Virginia today. Failer
telegraph poles trees' and
great snow drifts have tied ur
traffic on the Virginian coal and
coke railroads.
Resolutions of Respect.
Whereas: The Great and Su
preme Ruler of the universe has
in his infinite wisdom removed
from among us one of our wor
thy and esteemed members,
Oliver 0. Wagner, and whereas:
The relation held with hirr. and
his faithfulness to our Sunday
School makes it eminently befit
ting that we record our apprecia
tion of him, therefore
Rerolved: That in the example
that he has set for us in his
humble and loving friendship to
all will be held in grateful re
memberance.
Resolved: That the sudden re
moval of such a life from among
our midst leaves a vacancy and
a shadow that will be deeply
realized by all who knew him
and will prove a serious loss to
the community and the pub'ic.
Resolved: That with deep
sympathy with the bereaved rel
atives of the deceased we ex
press our hope that even so
great a loss to us all may be
overruled for good by Him who
doeth all things well, and may
we all look forward to the time
when we may meet him again
and strike hands with him on
that shore where tftere are no
good.byes.
Resolved: That a copy of these
resolutions be spread upon the
minutes of our Sunday School; a
copy be printed in the local pa
pers and a copy be sent to the
bereaved family.
W. P. Lail
W. T. Harris
Ida Teague, Com.
Highland Baptist Sunday School
Declare War on Colds
A crusade of education which airn,s
"that common colds may become un
common within the next generation"
has been begun by prominent Mew
York physicians. Here is a list of the
"don'ts" which the doctors say will
prevent the annual visitation of the
cold:
"Don't sit in a draughty car.
"Don't sleep in hot rooms."
"Don't avoid the fresh air."
"Don't stuff yourself at meal time.
Overeating reduces your resistance."
'io which we would add —when you
take a cold get rid of it as quickly as
possible. To accomplish that you
S will find Chambejlain's Cough Remedy
| most excellent. Sold by Moser &
' Lutz and Grimes Drug Co. adv.
When you know an item of news
call 37.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
'io Prevent Fires
When the stoves are put uj
this fall great fire hazards ma;,
be removed or materially lessen
ed by care in the matter of v
number of details. Following art
some suggestions that may pre
vent a disastious fire;
1. The floe r under the stove
should always be protected b>
tin, zinc, or asbestos, extending
out about 2Jfeet from the door
of the stove.
2. The «tove should be placed
2 1-2 feet from the wall, but i
it is necessary for it to be placet
closer, a metal sheet should b.
hung against the wall as a pro
tection. The sheet should be
hung on hooks, leaving a half
inch space between it and the
wall, so that the air can circulate,
thus preventing the heat from
the metal sheet from charring
the wall.
3. Chimneys and stovepipes
should be cleaned at least once a
year. The brick chimney at the
top of the house should be clean
ed with a long scraper, and the
Chimney hole where the pipe
enters should also be cleanej
once a year.
4. Stovepipes should be scrap
ed to "that if there is any rusty
spot or holes thev will be dis
covered and the pipe replaced
with new.
5. A stovepipe should not run
through a wood partition or ceil
idg unless a metal collar p otects
the wood.
6. If the pipe is kng horizon
tally it should be wired so that
there is no danger of it falling
down. A large number of fires
every winter are caused by the
stovepipe falling down.
7. If a stovepipe runs along
under the ceiling for any dis
tance, it should not be closei
than 2 feet from the ceiling.
Fires are most numerous during
the winter months, and most o:
them can be traced to careless
ness in regard to heating stov s.
This carelessness is caused by
not properly cleaning and put
ting uo stovepipes, by allowing
stoves to become overheated, by
using craked or broken stoves,
by not properly protecting floor,
walls, and ceiling near fctoves,
and by leaving garments hang
ing near stoves.
Newton Items.
Catawba County News, 7tli
Yesterday evening at the court
house a preliminary hearing was
had in the case of State vs Heav
ener, charged with the murder
of Sum Huffman. The hearing
was before Judge Moose of the
County Court. Only one witness
was examined and that was Mr.
Reinhardt, who was an eve wit
ness to the tragedy. Upon the
evidence produced the prisoner
was committed to jail until Feb
ruary term of court
His Honor Judge Cline of the
Superior Court heard the evi
dence, and upon the request of
counsel for the defendant as to
an intimation of what he would
do, if brought before him under
a special writ for bail, said that
the bond would be made five
thousand dollars for his appear
ance at the February Court.#
The necessary steps were
taken to prepare papers and the
bond will be made and the de
fhndant released upon said bond.
On Wednesday evening, Mr.
C. E. Mcintosh of Raleigh was
married to Miss Linda, second
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A, C.
Shuford, of the Startown section
Mr. Mcintosh met Miss Linda in
the school room as his pupil a
few years ago. "She listened,
she learned, she became the
bride of her teacher."
The Catawba County Farmers'
Union is erecting a warehouse in
North Newton for the purpose
of storing various articles that
they may want to handle. The
cotton warehouses will not be
built this season no account ot
the cotton all being sold from the
gins.
Nearly Eyery Child Has
Worms
Paleness, at times a flushed face,
unnatural hungei, picking the nose,
great thirst, etc., are indications of
worms. Kickapoo Worm Killer is a
reliable, thorough medicine for the
removal of all kinds of worms from
children and adults. Kickapoo Worm
Killer in pleasantly candy form, ai is
digestion, tones system, overcoming
constipation and increasing the action
of the liver. Is perfectly safe for even
the mdst delicate children. Kickapoo
Worm Killer makes children happy
and healthy. 25c. Guaranteed. Try it.
Drug stores or by mail. Kickapoo
Indian Medicine Co., Philadelphia and
St. Louis. a( * v *
£ THERE IS NEWS IN AD- g
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S THAT BUYERS ARE LOOK- 5
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BIG DEVELOPMENT
PLANS FOR HICKORY
Party From England Coming to Look
Over Col. Thornton's Property on
Catawba River.
The Thornton Lead & Steel
Corporation which was organ
ized Oct. 18th, under articles of
incorporation under the laws of
North Carolina, with Col. M. E.
Chornton president, R. W. Curtis
of the Curtis-Thornton Co., vice
president and Mr. W. X. Keid,
cashier of the Hickory Banking
& Trust Co., as secretary and al
so treasurer. They will do busi
ness in Knoxville, Tenn., with a
branch of fire there and develop
and operate the mining and
smelting of the very extensive
limestone lead ore deposit just
outside of Knoxville on the Tenn
essee river, which Col. Thornton
purchased last September.
Besides the corporation will
have an extensive development
and establishment here, in or
near Hickory on the Catawba
river. This will include an iron
Die smelting furnace to make
3teel direct from the iron ones.
The development of the water
oower will cost approximately
$675,000, or more, and the elec
tric iron ore smelting furnaces
is the plans drawn call for will
be approximately $750,000. Then
there will be a $300,000 rolling
mill to make the steel into
shapes for structural uses and
purposes. This will be an enor
m us advantage to this entire
section of country.
The iron ores for the purpose
are to be obtained readily from
Lincoln county and Bridgewater
in Burke county. The flux ores
are to be had on both sides of
Catawba river near the plants.
Col. Thornton has gone to
Knoxville this week to complete
the organization of his corpora
tion which offers its preferred
stock* bearing 6 per cent interest
from its date with a possible 14
per cent, is offered by them for
disposal. Col. Thornton will sell
the timber on the farms, which
is of virgin forest to make room
for the mining operations. The
timber is said to be*worth from
$15,000 to $20,000.
A gentleman from England is
to meet Col, Thornton at Knox
ville to examine the property
there and will come with him
from Knoxville to Hickory to ex
amine the situation here. They
will be here Friday or Saturday
of this week.
The gentleman from England
says it looks like Col. Thornton
has the biggest and best prop
osition in the South.
Gen. Matt Ransom.
The following paper was writ
ten by Miss Mary Rogers Shuford
and read by her at a meeting of
the Dixie Grey Chapter of theU.
D. C:
"General Matt Whitaker Ran
som was born on the Bth day of
October, 1825, near Warrenton.
His father was Robert Ransom of
Warren County; his mother was
Priscilla Whitaker of Halifax
County. His boyhood was spent
at Biddle Creek, his grandmoth
er's home, near Warrenton. He
was prepared for coilege|by Mr.
Ezel of the Warrenton Academy,
and in 1843 entered the Univer
sity of North Carolina, gradua
ting there in 1847. He had stu
died law during his last year in
college, and soon commenced his
law practice, In 1852 he was
made Attorney General of the
State. In 1855 he resigned the
position, and having teen mar
ried in 1855 to Miss Exman of
Northampton, he went to his
country home, Verona. In|lßsß
he was a representative inj the
State Legislature, also in '59 and
'6O. He was Peace Commission
er to Montgomery in 1861. He
entered the army las Lieutenant
Colonel and served through the
four years of the war, surrender
ing with Lee at Appomatox.
Broken in financial affairs,
though not in spirit, he resumed
his law practice, becoming, too,
a planter on his large estates. In
1872 he was elected U. S, Sena
tor and served his State faithful
ly for 23 years. 1ni1893 he was
appointed Minister to|Mexico by
President Cleveland. 1n{1897 Mr.
Ransom returned to his country
and State, which he loved well
and spent the last vear3 of J his
life on his plantation, where, h«
died on his birthday, October! 8,
1904. His last words were to his
sons: "Always do right, boys."
Married.
At Miller's last Sunday Law
rence Hall and Bertha Herman
were united in marriage by Rev.
J. E, Barb.
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