fetablisfrsd 1899
iaiA fti TBE
CHURCH
0 f !\v v niy Trained Voices
% ti„» Direction of .Miss
Schultz to-Sin? the tncarnation by
\tiam Geibel.
a Movers «v music are looking
. r ; a rd With much interest to a
,« tr, be ;iven by a trained
I jr of uv..nty select voices
c: 'L t he direction of Miss
r V. S-iiultz, on Sunday
evening. Dean-her 21, at the
First Meliiooist church.
IVchoir will sing the Incar
t;on bv Adarn Geibel, which
includes soles, duets and chorus
«of rat'tJ beauty.
I„e »«*••:» begi.H at 7:30
Luc* anJ i" tiVO l ,arts ai
| folio W r:
i ak r i.
Introduction— I l>r>;an
Mr.-. A. M. V\e*l
_ "God Will Arise"
jno
v.'. Vlurt ai *. rut?ili.v. Misses Esther
\ M-huliz ami C lara bowie .
r..it .no So. _ "Seiiold tile Days''
h Mr. oi\n Simmon
P et "Tti'Ai Sa't»tic?-haJlnot Depart' »
\j"s Yik'rt AUrnft'nyanu MissEalher
Slir.Ux.
r. ji .. rus _ --As liie Mountains'*
•t'ri in Heavenly UeiKliLts'
Miss v.'iira Howies
ciiirus . "the Glor\ of i-iod
vrano sU ' " A Uadiam star'
Mrs. J. 11. Siiuford
I .ill ii.
Cisrus Starry Pathways"
r, t! -'('ail Him Jesus"
Mrs. .»• 11,Sliuiord ami Mits Clara
How les.
Baritone Recitative with M6u'.s Cho
• 1...; s;u un'.j» u'el.etu"
Mr. C. M. >lit*ililt; Ciiorus.
Alio Solo Wi li Cnorus—
••Siiunuer Sweetly"
Miss Es.hcr V. Schultz, Chorus.
jprtet ••Bethlehem'
Misses It:■ v*les and Sehultz,
Mes*:-. liullman and Slierrill.
FillCliorus. _ "Crown Him"
The public hs invited to attend
this sor£ service, A silver offer
ing will te taker.
Charlotte Gets Horner School.
Charlotte Obsc-rver.
Colonel J, C. Horrer, nresident
cf Horner Military Inst is tit',;
last night accepted a proposition
E2it by the cit zens of this city
| and the hi-toric school will in
the future dp conducted here in
stead of at Oxford, where for
tee past 70 years it his been in
successful pevtion.
The p r opos tion as accepted
calls for a cash bonus of $25,000
and a sit* l or 25 acres of land
••'hereon to locate the buildings,
athletic ground?, etc. The school
*ili in aii probability- open next
September fo v the reception of'
Hufif jus a 'Hi it is confidently be
lieved [-.at ire institution will
KTi me P.: t with at least 250 stu
dents.
j
A Letter to the Children From Santa
Uause.
been to Knox 5 &
Store and .eft some of aii kinos of
Christmas presents. You can go
®ore and wet. die presents you
*ant for your friends very
cheap, and tome of the prettiest
you ever sa'.v, You know I al
remember you at Xmas
you ne:er forget me and
look tot v ara to my cominsr. Now
Qo not lorget your little friends,
Mi go to Knox and get them a
present and they will never
forget you. A number of you
have me going over town
an;. T tn tp»| ynn my bead
-5* Jtu ' tc -o la at KuoX 5 & 10vi
M° re , the place to get *> our pres
ents. *
Your? ve?y truly,
Clause.
Schfctiii, f ',! os j n «r Mails *4 the Lo
c'ii IW Ufiict lor the Various
iJiripaicfees:
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VIA c j '■ »~»A. M.
fej-V •» 2«P! M.
P :'' LMRtCTDBPATCH TO=.
'!••• ijii.nK Asheville connections
C'Zl': 4: '« P- M.
. . p.. P. o, including Sal.sbu
"l all p-.ints north, east and
Not"' ! . M
-nr.,! i ' '' •: i Jerable quantities should be
tbc !i m,, i '" w Mtice at least te.i minute* before
Al;«. • n .. . .
thrajch i, ■ , siioald be disatched tnrough
•ho-j.'fi a !'.| it is iiiierxled that persons
on ir. : ' vs nf flle pri»i'.CKc of mailing let
lw?n "" s - wkcn necessary to mail a tew late
Ksi>Q_'(fully.
A. C. LINK, Postmaster
of. Small Child.
T ' .
r f ei -'»teen months old child
f -'-u Mfs. T. S Price died
n4UUi '«g after an ex
lliness. - .
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
Minervi*** . j|t Claremont
' ?'"'■ Lite C. »»p
lhe anniversary ot tne «iin
ervian Literary Society of Clare
mont College was given Mondry
night December eighth. The
(first number on the program was
! a Piay- " 4 Young Doctor Devine "
| Miss Emma Sandel, as the doc
tor surprised the girls of the
i seminary. They were expect
ing a man and had all planned
! How they would catch him. Miss
I Viola Leonard who always
i wanted to know" played her
: part especially well.
The FP»ond part of the pro
gram op »ed with a piano duet
by Misses l)e (Wunfte and Bost.
Miss Emm* Bonner pleased
the sKjfffehde with her quaint
| l;tr'p song, "Grandma".
Miss Elizabeth Hot brook plav
le«i a piano solo and Miss De
, Grange's solo "When the Day
Breans" were enjoyed very
'much. The Japanese Love Song
I was one of the Pest numbers on
S the program, Tnis was foliow
-led by a piano duet by Misses
; Janie and Viola Leonard,
The program closed with the
Christmas entertainment given
jby Misses Kale, Darr, Bost, Sel
l lers, Liveng^od.
| The Christmas concert will be'
: given Thursday night December
! eighteenth, to which every one
j is cordially invited.
Christmas at the Reformed Church.
The Christmas "-""ices at the
Reformed churcK this veir prom
ise to be of unt) ual inter st.
On Sunday right, D cumber
21, the Prima y and J mior de
partments of he Sund iy School
will give an entertai iinent in
the church. Tn . ser? Ie prom
ises to be of more inau ordinary
interest. The "little tots" in
their childish simolicity and
purity will tell the Christmas
story, while the larger ones care
fully trained will praise God for
his unspeakable gift. Mrs. Dr.
Menzies with faithful assistance
has charge of this service.
The Great Service held in this
church is at six o'clock Christ
mas morning. For more than
twenty-five years this service
has been regularly held at six
o'clock. It is grown until now
the entire town takes an inter
est. It is the most appropriate
of all services, It is preemniently
a praise service. Great care is
taken in the preparation of the
program which is always done
by the
the large . Hdt which sing regu
larly in this church. Miss Schuhz
and Prof, and Mr 9. Patterson
will assist in the service this
year.
Treat for County Home.
When you read this, it will be
less than two weeks till Christ
mas, As I've been taking a
treat to the County Home, an
nually, for many years, it is my
pumose to so do again this year,
on Christmas dav.
Ail who want to help me make
up this treat, and thereby claim
the blessing, named in Psalm
41 —1, will please send me your
contribution, (by mail or hand it
to me,) before Wednesday the
24ih. I shall have to buy and
fix up the treat, on that dav, in
order to have it ready for de
livery on the 25th.
Read the words of Jesus, in
Matthew, 25-45. "Verily 1 say
unto you, In-as-much as ye did it
not to one of the least of these,
ye did it not to me "
M, A. Abernetny,
Newton, N. C., (Box 107.)
Debate at Lenoir College,
A large and appreciative au
dience gathered at Lenoir Col
lege on night, December
8, to witi ess the debate. The
subject vus R solved; that the
that the United States Govern
ment should own and control the
rMhoads. The rubject was well
handled, and the young men
who took part in this debate
elicited much applaus? in their
presentation of the subject. Both
sides did remarkably well, and
after much discussion the judges
decided in favor of the affirma
tive.
Christmas Concert at Claremont.
The annual Christmas concert
will be held at Clarrmont College
on Thursday night December 18,
a» 8 o'clock, A program of more
tnan ordinary interest will be
rendered and the public is most
cordially invited to attend. Ad
mission free.
Two Hundred and sixty-Four Pairs.
I Our register of deeds has done
I a trood business in the marriage
! iine. He has enabled "264 pairs
1 to launch out on the sea of matri
mony for the year ending De
cember I.—Catawba County
I News,
HICKORY, N. C., THURSDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1913
KICKORY TO HAVE it
PUBLIC CIRISTMAS TREE
A 35 Foot Tree in the Public Park
on Christmas Eve Will be Decora
ted and Illumined.—Poor to be
Provided For.
Hickory is going to have a
public Christmas tree this year.
Scouts hav« been scouring the
surrounding country for some
time, looking for the best and
big y est holly tree that cou'd be
found, and one about 35 feet
high, beautiful with its green
leaves and crimson berries, has
been found to grace the occasion.
A special committee will deco
rate the tree, and the Southern
Public Utilities Company will
supply innumerable lights not
only on the tree itself, but ad
ditional lights throughout the
park. Everything will be in
readiness by 8:30 Christmas Eve
at which time the lights will be
turned on by Santa Claus him
self.
The Southern Symphony Band,
Hickory's fine musical organiza
tion, will be on hand to furnish
some choice selections while a
chorus of about 200 school chil
dren will render some Christ
mas Carols. In addition, the
band will play "Nearer My God
to Thee" and the National Hymn,
"America,'' and all are expected
to join in singing these well
known hymns to the accompani
ment of the band.
A committee of two from each
church has bten appointed to se
cure the names of all those in
need, so that their wants can be
provided for. There will be no
publicity of those applying for
help, nor will they be required to
come after the supplies alloted
to them. These will be deliver
ed on Christmas Eve or early
Christmas morning to all the ad
dresses furnished by the various
members of the Committee,
Every provision has been made
to avoid overlooking any one,
and a personal visit to, or com
munication with, the secretary
of the Chamber of Commerce or
the City Manager will be treated
in a confidential manner, by this
means supplementing the work
of the regular committee.
The committee haß secured the
use of a vacant room on the sec
ond floor over the City Manager's
cffice to store all supplies and aii
persons are requested to leave
baskets and packages at the Citv
Manager's office, from which
place they can conveniently be
transferred to the storage room
above,
All cash donations will be used
in preparing baskets of pro
visions, and it ia reasonably cer
tain that every person in the
Hickory district will be well pro
vided for on Christmas Day, 1913.
Some Feet.
Goldsboro. Dec, 13. —A pair of
No. 18 shoes, is being built by
M. Femstein, a shoemaker
this city. They are being made
for Jim Graham, a negro of the
Calypso Bection, who is seven
feet in height and somewhat of a
physical giant. He wears such
an immensely big shoe that he
had to have moulds made of his
feet and special lasts made for
them upon which to have his
shoes made. The pair being made
here is creating great attraction
and wonderment. With the con
struction of good roads from a
recent bond issue in the Clypso
section to reduce the wear-and
tear and the tariff reduced on
leather, Jim can have his shoes
made a little larger to reduce
corns and bunions to a minimum
and have an extra pair to wear
to meeting Sunday.
Our hogs fail to maintain their
size, first, because they do not get
enough feed, and second, because
they do not get the right kinds
of feeds. If the hsgs get enough
of the feeds they like, and among
these are feeds rich in protein,
like the legumes, milk and tank
age—and they areproperlv cared
for, they will maintain their sizo,
or will grow as large as their
parents: or more accurately, as
large as the average of their par
ents and grand-parents or ances
tors,—The Progressive Farmer.
Large Barn Burns.
The large feed barn of Mr.
J no. W. Robinson, five miles
touth of Hickory was totally de
stroyed by fire last Friday after
noon. They, were shredding
corn at the barn and a spark
from the engine set the feed on
fire. The fire was not discover
ed until part of the structure
was falling in and they had bare
ly time to pull the shredding ma
chine away. Only a few pair of
'harmss was saved out of the
barn and the feed was tntirely
. burned up.
Automobile Wreck.
Last Saturday evening jugt
after dark an automobile driven
, by Mr. n. A. Moster, of this eity,
' who was returning from Cbai
lotte with a party of friends, ran
off a bank in a curve of the road
three miles east of the city. Ti£
car was badly damaged but the
occupants escaped injury.
ommmmT ,
CREDIT ASSOCIATIBN
At the Creamery meeting Sat
urday the Catawba Rural Credit
Association was organized ami a
charter applied /for. The busi
ness will be conducted on the
Building & Loan plan, and will
open for business vfenuar* t with
250 shares of stock. The organ
ization u not complete as yet. but
will be perfected by the time they
open for business. The business
will be conducted from the omce
of the First Building & Loan As
sociation in this city. - V
NEWS GF THE WO'
FROM WEST HICKORY
(Cor. of The Democrat.)
West Hickory. Dec. 15.-—The
merchants of West Hickory have
bought a nice lot of Christmas
goods and tovs which please the
children and they will have plen
tv of customers from now on un
til the holidays are over.
The work at th ; Ivey Mill is
running fine and all the depart
ments are crowded with hands.
Dan McKenzie, of Rockingham
was here several days last week
visiting his brother, Make Mc-
Kenzie.
At the home of the bride's par
ents last Saturday evening Miss
Nina Melton and Mr. S. E. Mur
phy were united in marriage,
Rev. W. N. Cook officiating
There were a number of the
bride's friends present at the
ceremony. Mr. Murohy's home
is in Georgia.
The West Hickory and Lung
view base ball teams played a
j?ame at the graded school house
in Lonjjview Saturday. The
score at the close of the game
was 7 and 8 in favor of West i
Hickory.
Miss Mary Childers, of Burke
county, was here one day last
week visiting friends.
There was a large crowd pre
sent at the lot sale conducted by
Campbell & Buchanan in Long
view last Saturday. The lots all
brought a fine price. The nice l
dwelling was purchased by Mr.
Walter Goodnight, of Plateau,for
$3661.00.
Mr, Malcom McKenzie went to
Rock Hiil yesterday to visit his
mother.
Mrs. A. F. Sweesy, who has
been vi.siting her parents at
Lawndale for several weeks, re
turned home last Wednesday.
Mayor G. T. Barker went to
Newton Saturday on business.
Mrs. W. A. Isenhour has been
suffering several days, from a
stroke of paralysis but we are
glad to B-iy she is improYing.
Miss Etta Smith and Mr. R>y
Lowman were married here Sun
day, Rev. W. N. Cook performed
the ceremony, Tne voung cou
ple are employees of the mill and
have the best wishes of their
many friends.
Warning as lo Christmas Decora- (
tions. |
Byway of practical suggestion
we submit the following as to the
dangers of the Christmas tree,
ail of which are easily followed:
Don't leave an illuminated tree
unwatchtd.
Don't use festoons of tissue
paper or cotton batting on a tree.
Don't use any ornaments of
celluloid,
Don't let the children touch the
Don't permit a draft of air to
sway the branches of a tree while
it is illuminated.
Don't i-ut cotton beneath a tree
to make the carpet look like snow
covered ground.
Don't remove a thing from the
tree until the candles on it are
blown out.
If the appearance of snow is
desired for any purpose, use
i 4 mineral wool," or asbestos, It
will not burn and gives a better
effect than cotton.
Fina ly. let the safety of your
children and your property be
your first consideration, and
Christmas will then be a season
of happiness, undisturbed by ac
cident.
Mr. William Hamrick returned
home last Friday night after
spending a year -in Tennessee,
i Ohio and other middle western
. States.
Pi THE MAN. WHO KNEW SSSj
| I S SANTA CLAUS BEST f «' I
I, j) f. " "■ ' .ft f% I
SI VISIT FROM fell
IS ST. NICHOLAS §1
*^ WIS tbc nij;ht before Christmas when all through
the house * jpf Wf
Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse;
) •' The stockings were hung by the chimney with care, * f$%J \ \
m In hopes that Saint Nicholas soon would be there, /l/i?
kNjsl J Tile children were nesiled all snug in their beds, I
While visions of sugarplums danced through their te^l 5
OVv\ heads; / -
And Mama in her kerchief and I in my cap f
Mmm Had just settled our brains for a long winter's nap;
ff When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter gf ; J
I sprang from my bed to see what was the matter. J J
jy&jp|{ : Away to the window I fled like a flash, vf/j
Tore open the shutters and threw up the sash; IpfM
OhFl The moon on the breast of the new fallen snow V •
Ipvll* Gave the lustre of mid-day to objects below, ' l
When what to my wondering eyes should appear
11 a m ™ ature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer, jf v *
f With a little old driver so lively and quick ! I IJ |
MO f? I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick. | |
stl t More rapid than eagles his coursers they came,
And he whistled and shouted and called them by \\
name.
"Now, Dasher! now, Dancer 1 now, Pranced and
Vixen 1 . J/m
On, Comet 1 on, Cupid 1 on,Donder and Blitzen! l
To the top of the porchl To the top of the wall! £
Now dash away! dash away! dash away, all!"
As dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly Wj y
When they meet with en obstacle mount to the sky, \>|fi |
So up to the housetop the coursers they flew,
With die sleigh full of toys and Saint Nicholas too* am
And then in a twinkling I heard on the roof )
The prancing and pawing of each little hoof— i; ll |
As 1 drew in my head and was turning around, 111, $
Down thechiiiney St. Klcholas came with a bound, f V-i
He was dressed all in furs from his head to his foot, 1/ r 1
And his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and I. |
A bundle of toys he had flung on his back, M />
And he looked like a peddler just opening his pack;
His eyes—how they twinkled! His dimples, how f j^}{
His cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry!
His droll Kttle mouth was drawn up in a bow,
And the beard pn his chin was as white as the snow;
The stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth,
And the smoke it encircled his head like a wreath; \
He had a bread face, and a little round belly flffM
That shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. JL \
He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, v. If
And I laugh-d when I saw him, in spite of myself. |
| A wink of his eye and a twist of his head
Soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. f y t
He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work I
And filled all the stockings; then turned with a jerk,
And laying his finger aside of his nose
And giving a nod, up the chimney he rose. i
He sprang to his sleigh, to his team gave a whistle,
And away they all flew like the down of a thistle; ?
J \} But I heard him exclaim ere he drove out of sight, R
W&Ar " Merry Christmas to all, and to all a good night." rjx/59
Democrat and Press, Consolidated 1905
SOLID CAR OF EGGS
TOSFWWCm
Catawba Creamery Ships Car of
Eggs Valued at slßoo.—Business
in a Prosperous Condition.
The first solid ear of eggs to
New York City was shipped by
the Catawba Creamery Tuesday.
The ear is valued at SIBOO,OO.
i The creamery is shipping about
two cars of eggs weekly but this
is the first solid car to be shipped
to one city.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders Saturday plans
were discussed for enlarging the
business. It was found that the
business for the last six month*
from June 1 equalled the total
amount for the previous year.
Eighty-nine thousand pounds of
butter was produced.
Five new cream routes were
established in the past month.
Two in this county and three in
Iredell. One of the new routes
goes by Finger bridge on Jacob's
Fork river on to Dr. F. T,
Foard's store and back to Hick
ory.
Plans were made for the es
tablishment of an automobile
route over the new sand clay
road through Newton and Mai
den to Lincolnton and returning
by Startown. When this is es
tablished the creamery will be
able to handle all the farmers'
produce of any kind.
The business is expanding
rapidly and has proven to be a
success in every way.
Wilson Well Enough to Take up
Work Sunday.
Washington, Dec. 14. —Presi-
dent Wilson today was out of
bed after several days' confine
ment with a bad cold. He sat in
his room reading before a cozy
fireplace, but did not leave the
White House and saw no callers.
To give the President a fur
ther rest. Doctor Grayson, his
physician; ordered cancelled all
engagements for tomorrow. The
physician intends that the Presi
dent shall be entirely rid of his
cold before he again goes to the
Executive offices. The Doctor
said the President tonight was
well enough to take up his work
tomorrow, but he would keep to
his room as Doctor Grayson be
lieved he should stay in an even
temperature until he is entirely
recovered. It may be a few days
therefore until the President is
permitted to get back to his rou
tine, but Doctor Grayson said he
was merely taking extra precau
tions to prevent him from taking
cold anew. The President's
temperature was normal tonight
and he spent the evening chat
ting with members of his family.
AN ARTISTIC JOB.
Safecrackers ot Hillsboro Get s2l.
Carried Back to Asylum.
Hillsboro, Dec, 11.—Hillsboro
last night was visited by safe
crackers. The Southern depot
was the point of attack. It was
a very artistic job and the get
away seems complete. The only
saving circumstance was that
the safe contained only s2l.
The entry is supposed to have
been made about 1 o'clock this
morning. This much is learned
from the Watchman at the Eno
Cotton Mills, who was awake
and on his rounds the time of
the explosion. It was supposed
that nitroglycerine was the agent
used. The explosion did not
disturb the people living within
50 yards of the building.
The safe was completely de
molished. The papers were
scattered over the room and the
s2l gone.
Agent E, H. Dew, stated that
he had not gone over the papers,
but that one or two drawers con
taining valuable records were
gone. Everything was left ex
actly in the condition in which it
was found this morning, the ar
rical of certain railroad officials
who came in at 11 today to in
spect the scene.
Nothing which could be called
a clue has as vet been discovered,
tnough, of course; certain citi
zens recall having seen yester
day suspicious characters en the
street.
Mr. Robinson to Leaye.
Mr. W. A. Kobinson of Hick
ory, R-2, has an ad in this issue,
for the sale of personal property
Mr. Robinson is preparing to
move to Arizona sometime after
the first of the year. We regret
to see him leave Catawba and
wish him much success in his
new home.
Mrs. N. W. Clarke, and daugh
ter, Miss Virginia have returned
from a visit to relatives iq
Raleigh,