fHE best show win
dow in the city is
an ad. in this paper.
Established 1899
A UIHIPSE OF IREN
IN lawn PAST
Reminiscent of Persons Promi- I
ninent in Business Life of ,
Hickory 25 Years Ago.
By J. L. Murphy, D. D. • j
(We are more than pleased to .
give our readers this week anoth- ,
erarticle on "A Glimpse of Men .
in Hickory's Past. 1 ' it being a con- .
tinuation of the article published
several weeks ago. —Editor.)
Dr. Ellis died soon - after I ,
came to Hickory. He had been
prominent in the affairs of the
town and established and pub
lished the first paper ever pub- •
lished in our town. The Caro- ,
lina Eagle was the name of the
paper and there are many today
who speak of the ability with ,
which the paper was edited. His i
brother, William Ellis, was a
familiar character on the streets,
and liad marked business ability. ,
He was tall, and with his J
brim hat, attracted attention.
The busiest place in Hickory
twenty -five years ago was the
business place of A. Y, Sigmon
where the Elliott Hosiery Mill
now stands. Mr. Sigmon was a
man of a strong native intellect \
original in character, and had an i
indomitable energy. He was a t
leader of men. I remember that 1
in our town elections we always c
had to reckon with Mr, Sigmon t
and his men and the election c
was never counted won until he
had polled his strength. Withal, I
he was a man of tenderest (
sympathy. I remember how on c
one occasion, Mr. Sigmon sent
for me to conduct the funeral
services of a very poor man and 1
how he did everything to help j
the family. 1
Hickory had only one drug 3
store twenty-five years ago and
that was owned and controlled £
by 0. M. Rovster. Mr. Royster £
was a cultured gentleman and 3
m st courteous to his
He took an active interest in
everything which made for the (
advance of the town and served |
the city as mayor and commis
sioner at different tup^s.
Col. C. A. Cilley was a mem
ber of the Hickory bar twenty- ,
five years ago, and, perhaps,
this part of the state has never
had a more scholarly gentleman
and profound lawyer than Mr.
Cilley. I remember very well
his wonderful spsech in the
celebrated Conley case when the
Jenkins were tried for burning ,
Conley's mill. Col. Folk appear- )
ed for the Jenkins and Cilley for ]
the Conleys. It was Greek meet- j
ing Greek and it was a royal j
battle. In his last days he gave
himself to writing for the
papers and the articles of "In
valid" in the Charlotte Observer
were always read with the keen
est interest.
T. M. Hufham came to Hick
ory as a young lawyer. He had a 1
master's mind encased in a
feebly body. He was a ready
writer, an eloquent speaker and
served the town as mayor at '
different times. When his spirit
left the bodv one of the bright
est intellectual lights of our 1
town went out. 1
John N. Bohannon was a
traveling man. but was deeply
interested in everything which
made for the advance of Hick
ory. He was filled with sun
shine on his face and was an en
thusiastic churchman. He was
active in the building of the
Methodist church; having se
cured the location and the plans
for the building. He was a 1
picture of health and I was 1
greatly surprised when on one
occasion he confided to me his
real physical condition, and his
speedy death confirmed the fact
that he was correct. The town
was poorer when Mr. Bohannon
died,
In 1890 a wave of religious en
thusiasm swept over this part of
the state. The independent
evangelist had become promi
nent through the great work of
D. L. Moody, Sam Jones and
others. W. P. Fife and Dr. R
G. Pearson held meetings in
different towns in this part of
the state. I had known Fife
from a boy. We had played
garble, pitched horse-shoes be -
hind David Lambreth's store
and bathed together in Gray's
mill pond in ThomaSville. We
drifted as we grew up; each
wing his way and when we had
grown up and assumed the re
pponsibiiities of life, I met Mr.
i Ke again on the porch of Mr.
Lambreth's store. Evidently he
nad been drinking deeply at the 1
fountain of life's pleasures. The
next time we met was at Grimes
Hotel in Thomasville. Fife was'
a changed man. He was preach
ln?: He held meetings at Gas-
T^ nia » L-ncolnton, Newton and
Morganton with marked success. 1
THE HICKORY DEMOCRAT
1 •
.It was in September i state Llbarv
while Fife was holding nis ujccu-"
I ing in Newton that Dr. Pearson
began his great meeting in Hick
ory. The meeting was held in a
large warehouse just west of.the
Hickory Inn, or west of the loca
tion cf our new post office build
ing. The crowds attending these
meetings were immense. People
from different parts of the coun
ty and neighboring towns left
their work and attended regular
ly. It was a great meeting, per
haps the greatest Hickory ever
had. To show the difference in
sentiment then and now it might
be stated that a oarroom just a
few feet east of the place ol
meeting was kept open during
the meeting and did business
w.th those who cared to patron
ize it. Hickory would not stand
for that today.
Death has claimed these k two
evangelists. He has claimed
those of whom I have been writ
ing. Let us who are alive and
remain learn the lessons.
NUMBER OF
NAMES ENTERED
FOR CONTEST
A large number of names have
been entered for the second an
nual inter-high school declama
tion contest at Lenoir College
Friday evening. This contest
embraces all the counties west of
the Catawba River and Davidson
county.
A preliminary contest will be
held at the college at 2:30 Friday
evening. The public is most
cordially invited to attend these
exercises.
Next year the contest will be
held the first Friday in
Arrangements have been made*
to have a recitation contest for
young women, a declamation
contest for young men and other
special features such as field-day
sports, track meet, etc,, next
year.
The Senior Class of the Hick
ory High School has sent-out the
the following invitation:
The Senior i/lass
of the
Hickory High School
request the honor of your pres
ence at the
Commencement Exercises
Friday, April Twenty-fourth
at eight o'clock
School Auditorium
Hickory, North Carolina
The members of the class this
year are: Margaret Taylor, Blair
Keever, Florine Herman, Louise
Peeler, Grace Brewer, Clara
Frazier, Cecil Bost, Bonner
Knox, Ralph Ballew, Edward
Shuford, Victor Seabock and
Oscar Deaton.
Presbyterian Church Notes.
Rev. J, N. Zydeman, of Mid
land, Mich., will preach at the 11
o'clock hour next Sunday. The
pastor will preach id the eve
ning. Mr. H. E. McComb and
Rev. J. G, Garth are the repre
sentatives at presbvtery, at
Rocky River church, near
Harrisburg, this week. A full
attendance of the Baracas is de
sired for next Sunday afternoon
to discuss a change of time of
the' meetings.
Dr. Murphy to Address School at
Cherryville.
Dr. Murphy will deliver the
literary address at the close of
the Cherryville High School on
April 27, and the address at the
close of the Crouse High School
on May 5. v
He has an invitation to
liver the address at the Lexing
ton High School on May 8, but
will be compelled to decline this
invitat'on.
WEAK, WEARY WOMEN.
Learn the Cause of Daily .Woes and
End Them.
When the back aches and throbs.
When housework is torture.
When uight brings no rest nor sleep.
, When urinary disorders set in.
Women's lot is a weary one.
» Doan's Kidney Fills are for weak
| kidneys.
Have proved their worth in thousands
» of cases.
5 Read this woman's testimony. ,
, Mrs. F. Byers, Main St.. Newton.
1 N. C., says: "I Suffered from dull
I headaches and I had severe pains
through my back, accompanied by
dizzy spells. I felt weak and languid,
was unable to sleep well and was often
very nervous. I finally got Doan's
Kidney Pills and began using them.
1 Since that time I have felt a great deal
I j better."
) | Price 50c, at all dealers. Don't
■ simply"ask for a kidney remedy —get
• Doan's Kidney Pills—the same that
I,Mrs. Byen had, Foster-Milbuin Co.,
, 1 Props., Buffalo, N. Y. adv't.
HICKORY, N, C., THURSDAY. APRIL 23, 1914
„ S-'GRESSMAN WEBB STATES HIS IN
POSITION ON PUBLIC AFFAIRS IN S S
ANSWER TO QUESTIONS ASKED? HIM
In literature being sent over the Dis-"
trict.by the opposition to me, certain
questions are asked, which I respect
fully answer as follows:
No. 1. I have always been an advo
cate of JUST FUEIGHT RATES for
North Carolina, and I have done every
thing within my power and Jurisdiction,
as a Congressman, to secure them. Con
gress has no power to lix freight rates
for North Carolina, but all interstate
freight rates are within the jurisdiction
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, which Congress created for this
purpose; and with this Commission, 1
have taken up a number of cases of dis
crimination against shippers in North
Carolina and had them adjusted. No
Member of Congress from North Caro
lina has introduced any bill or resolu
tion for the purpose of adjusting North
Carolina freight rates for the simple
reason that to have done so would have
been mere "buncombe," because the
Interstate Commerce Commission has
entire jurisdiction of such matters.
No. 2. My interest in activities for
GOOD ROADS is well known to all my
colleagues. Two years ago, a mass
meeting of Congressmen, interested in
GREAT REVIVAL 111 i
jimim
Rev. J. 0. Fulbright of Lenoir
is conducting a great revival
meeting in the West Hickory
Baptist Church. This meeting
began Monday. April 13, and al
ready 100 additions to the church
have been made. Mr. Fulbright
is a strong preacher and has a
great influence over a congrega
tion. Sunday afternoon he preach
ed to a congregation of men on
the subject,"What isvour Life?"
About three hundred men were
out to hear him. The sermon
was one of unusual power. Mr.
C. C. Cook of Mortimer is lead
ing the singing, and the meeting
will continue through to Sun
day. This congregation has
been thriving for the past two
years under the leadership of
Rev. W. N. Cook, the pastor.
KILLIAN SCHOOL CLOSES
A SUCCESSFUL TERM
The closing exercises of one of
the most successful rural schools
in the county was held at;Killian
school house Saturday. A large
crowd attended. All the day the
school served refreshments to
the visitors realizing quite a sum
to be used in school improvement
and at night an entertainment
was given by the children to
which an admission fee was
charged. Hon. E. R. Preston of
Charlotte, was the speaker of the
day. He delivered an address on
*'Education Through Co-opera
tion."
The success of this school in a
great measure is due to the un
tiring efforts of Mr. and Mrs. G.
B. Deaton who had charge of the
school this year. Their work has
and is receiving the highest com
mendation for the successful
manner in which they have in
troduced new ideas in the up
building of a rural school.
Highland News.
Highland, Apr. 20.—A good
many of our people spent the
Easter holidays visiting relatives
in the country.
Mr. and Mrs. O. E. Leonard
and little daughter spent Easter
iu Iredell County.
Mr. and Mrs. Robt Lael, are
moving into Mr. Rockett's cot
tage near Hollar's store.
Mr. Thos. Hoke is completing
a nice cottage south from the
chair factory.
Mr. Raymond Hunt is back in
Charlotte again.
Work on the new church here
is progressing very nicely, Good
material is being used, ond first
class workmen are making an ex
cellent show with their work.
The Martin Furniture Co , have
decided to try the 9 hour system
for awhile.
Strengthens Weak and Tired
Women.
"I was under a great strain nursing
a relative through three months' sick
ness," writes Mrs. J. C. Van De
Sande, of Kirkland, 111., and "Elec
tric Bitteis kept me from breaking
down. I will never be without it." To
you feel tired and worn out? No appe
tite and food won't digest? It isn't the
spring weather. You need Electric
Bitters. Start a month's treatment to
day; nothing better for stomach, liver
and kidneys. The great spring touic.
Relief or money back. 50c. and SI.OO
•t your Druggist. adv't
Mr, Oscar Jones spent Satur
day night in Newton.
' national aid to good roads, appointed me
one of a committee of fifteen (IS) to
draft a bill, which was*done, and which
was the lirsl National Good Roads bill
ever to be passed through the lower :
House of Congress. Practically the
same bill has been re-introduced this
year, and has passed the House of Rep
resentatives. I used my best - efforts in
inducing the Rules Cotncait.ee to 1
present a rule bringing up this Mil, with- 1
out which rule the bill would probably 1
not have passed during this Congress. !
Only a few days ago Judge Shackleiord 1
wrote me a personal note asking me to
meet htin in conference to devise plans
for getting this bill through the Senate, I
saying, "You have already given us 1
much valuable assistance not only in 1
helping to pass the bill through the :
House but in its preparations also. You '
are one who has stood steadfastly for 1
the development of a general system of 1
good roads connecting the farms with
the nearest towns and railway stations, |
rather than spending aU road funds on a 1
few 'ocean to ocean' highways for 1
touring purposes." JUDGE SHACKLE- I
FORD IS THtS CHAIRMAN OF GOOD
ROADS COMMITTEE.
iDANIELS AND SECRETARY
PREPARE TO GIVE BATTLE
Josephus Sends tor "Duster/ While
Banks Orders Copy Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence.
H. E. C. Bryant writing in the
Charlotte Observer last week
says; - .
There are rumors of war in
Washington. ./$-
North Carolinians here are ex
ercised over who shall go from
the State. Secretary Daniels, of
course, will be at the front in bis
new progressive togs. Dr. How
ard A. Banks, secretary to Mr.
Daniels, is having him a war suit
made. He is going to the front
Col. A. D. Watts, another pro
gressive, has offered his services.
He does not want to be on the
firing line unless he can be well
armored. He thinks that he can
do more good for his county and
his President by seeing that the
rear guard is kept in fine condi
tion for a hurry call. He m wil
ling but will take no unnecessary
risks.
Senators Simmons and Over
man will stick to their jobs and
try to pass the repeal bill. Rep
resentatives Small. Kitchin, Fai
son, Pou, Stedman, Godwin, Page,
Doughton. Webb and Grudger do
not think it would do for them to
neglect the fourth-class postoffi
ces at this time.
One North Carolinian, R. B.
Hunter of Kings Mountain, has
shown warlike spirit against
Mexico. Mr. Hunter was ready
to fight some time ago when he
was here, and did not like the
President's "watchful and wait
' ing" attitude. He tried to inspire
some of the Congressmen to ac
tion but his words of encourage
, ment fell on dull ears.
So far the spirit of action has
[ not entered anybody except Sec
retary Daniels and Mr. Ranks,
both of whom will command fight
ing ships. Mr. Daniels has sent
to Raleigh for one of his light
Summer suits and a hammock.
"Doctor" Banks has sent to Char
[ lotte for a copy of the Mecklen
> burg Declaration of Independ
-5 ence.
I Mad at Paint.
25c a gallon for paint is about
$2.50 on the average job, and
> lots of men waited last year for
1 that; but they didn't reckon they
got mad; wouldn't pay it
There are times to get mad and
' refuse to pay; but when one's
3 property needs protecting is no
time to get mad and not paint.
i Besides, it costs more to get
mad and wait than to paint.
3 Getting mad doesn't do any
j good to your property; paint does
t it good by keeping-out water; no
water no rot; no paint, some
water and rot; and a little rot is
more than enough to make a man
! liberal towards his painter and
1 paint.
Paint costs not a cent, All the
paint in the world, so long as it
I keeps-out water, costs not a cent.
DEVOE
F. B. Ingold sells it. adv't.
1
Clears Complexion—Removes
Skin Blemishes.
I Why go through life embarrassed
3 and disfigured with pimples, eruptions,
" blackheads, red rough skin, or suffer-
E ing the tortures of Eczema, itch,
c tetter, salt rheum. Just ask your
' Diuggist for Dr Hob son's Eczema
r Ointment. Follow the simple sug
'• gestions and your skin worries are
0 over. Mild, soothing, effective. Ex
t cellent for babies and delicate, tender
skin. Stops chapping. Always helps.
- Relief or mosey hack. SOc., at yoor
Druggist.
No. 3. I have never made a speech on
vocational education. I know very
little about this question, and I'don't
think my opponent knows much . more
about it than I do. It is a new question,
which I will study carefully; and if it is
helpful to our people, I shall do all I can
for i!. It is well known, 'Jjpwever, that
I have always been interested in educa
tion, and have done my, full share in
creating public sentiment In its favor;
and white in the State Senate, I voted
for large appropriations for public edu
cation. ■///;
No.-4. Through my efforts. Congress
has authorized the expenditure of $470,-
000.00 in the \inth Congressional Dis
trict for public buildings, the largest
amount secured for any District in the
State during the past eleven (11) years.
The fact that all this has not
been spent and the building erected is
no fault of mine. My no
doubt, familiar with the - reasons why
the Charlotte Post office> building has
not been constructed. Nearly two years
ago, the plans and specifications for this
building were all drawn, a' representa
(Continued on Page Four.)
chuiieih mi
AT RUTDORD COLLEGE
■ - 1 ■■ ■ ' .' , \ \
■> , .
Commencement exercises at
Rutherford College will be held
May 10-13. The program is an
nounced as follows:,.v >;
Sunday, May 10, 8-30 p> m.—
Annual Sermon to the Y. M. C.
A., by Rev. Loy D. Thompson of
Marion. #'/KvS
Tuesday. May 12, lL:00a. m.—
Commencement Sermon by Rev.
Joseph E. Abernethy of Gaston
ia.
Wednesday, May 12L W IQ*JOO a.
m. f Graduating exercises; 11:00
a. m„ Address by Gen. Julian S,
Carrof Durham; 2:30 p. m.. Al
umni Address by Hon. Frederick
H, Hyatt of Columbia, S. C.; 8:30
p. m., Commencement Play bv
the Rutherfotd College Dramatic
Club. >r
STATETBKip
~ ■■lnmwpm
Raleigh. April, 20.—The North
Carolina National Guard has now
the full minimum war strength
of 2,763 officers and men and can
be easily recruited to the maxi
mum strength of 5,158 men, ac
cording to a statement bv Adjut
ant General Young tonight. This
organization consists of one bri
gade of 36 companies, three bands
and full quota of attached sani
tary'troops, six companies of
coast artillery, one field hospital,
one ambulance company, and
five divisions of naval reserves.
General Young says the 36
companies of infantry will volun
teer as a brigade in the event
there is a call for Mexican inva
sion.
General Young says practical
ly all the companies of the guard,
infantry, cavalry, coast artillery,
naval militia and medical and
other crops have signified their
readiness to enter their service.
Capt. John H. Manning of the
Selma company and Capt. A. L
Buwinkle of the Gastonia com
pany were both here in person
today to get in touch with the
war situation and assure General
Young that they and their com
panies are ready and even anxi
ous to get into the ''scrap,"
Sigmon-Stone.
Last Thursday night at half
after nine o'clock at the Baptist
parsonage Mr. J. Lee Stone and
Miss Daisy Sigmon, both of this
city, were united in marriage by
Rev. J. D. Harte. The ceremony
was witnessed by only a few in
timate friends of the bride and
groom,
Mr. Stone is manager, of the
Hub Theatre in this city and has
many friends here. The bride
is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Monroe Sigmon of this city and
is a popular and attractive lady.
Their many friends join to
gether in extending congratula
tions. They will make their
home in this city.
Check Your April Cough.
'•»" / * ' 'l \
Thawing frost and April rains chill
you to the very marrow, you catch
cold—Head and lungs stuffed—You
are feverish—Cough continually and
feel miserable —You need Dr. King's
New Discovery. It soothes inflamed
and irritated throat and lungs, stops
- cough, your head clears up, fever
1 leaves, and you feel fine. Mr. J T.
Davis, of Stickney Comer, Me., 4 Was
r cured of a dreadful cough after doctor's
■ treatment and all other remedies failed,
r Relief or money back. Pleasant —
, Children like it. Get a bottle to-day,
r Soc. and SI,OO, at your Druggist.
Bucklen's Arnica Salve (or all Sore*.
Democrat and Press, Consolidated i 905
Gone to Nashville.
Rev. J. L. Murphy is in Nash
ville, Tenn., this week attending
the meeting of the ' Permanent
Committee on Work Among the i
Colored People." This com
mittee represents the Reformed
church in America, the Reform
ed Church in the United States,
The Presbyterian Church in the
United Stites, Tne Presbyterian
Church in tho U. S. A., the s
United Presbyterian Church,
and the Cumberland Presby- I
terian Church. D\ Murphyrep-
resents his denomination on this 1
committee.
Granite Falls Defeats D. & D.
The Granite Falls baseball team 1
won their third straight game
Saturday afternoon when .they ]
defeated the D. & D. School team
of Morganton by a score of 7 to 1
1.
Mr, P. O. Grist of Lenoir was \
in the city Sunday.
AUTOMOBILE
DASHED INTO -
NEGROHEARSE
Raleigh, April 19.—The rear
of the hearse broken to pieces
and the end of the coffin smashed
in were the most serious results
of a funeral procession that oc
curred this afternoon at the cor
ner of Salisbury and Hargett
streets. It was a negro funeral
and as the procession was pass
ing the corner an automobile
dashed forward from _ a side
street, passed between the hearse
and the family carriage, fright
ening the horses of the nearest
carriages. They made a plunge
that the driver was not able to
control and dashed into the
hearse breaking in the rear and
smashing the end of the casket.
The automobile driver seemed
not to have realized the situation
or, at least, did not pause. The
undertaker tiave chase and fol
lowed four blocks before he was
able to ascertain the number of
the automobile. He expects to
claim damages against the owner
of the machine.
—
New Paster to be Installed.
Rev. M. J. Heinicke of Kan
sas City, Mo., who recently ac
cepted a call from the Missouri
Lutheran congregations of
Christ's church in this city, and
Augustana and St. Stephens in
the country, will be installed as
pastor of these churches, April
26.
The installation will take place
at St. Stephens, since this is the
mother congregation, so to speak,
and is also the largest of the tv 0
churches.
Rev. Mr. Heinicke comes very
highly recommended and it is
hoped that he may be favorablv
impressed with the city of Hick
ory and with Catawba County in
general. He was accompanied
on his journey here by his young
wife and the Rev. Dr. H. B.
Hemmeter and family of St
Louis. Rev. Hemmeter is the
newly-chose president of Con
cordia College at Conover. It is
expected that Rev. Hemmeter
will conduct the installation ser
vices at St. Stephens Sunday.
Rev. and Mrs. Heinicke will
make their home in this city
within a short time after the in
stallation, occupying the Luther
an parsonage on Eight Ave.,
near the Ken worth .graded
school.
Thieves Fracture Skull Connelly
Springs Merchant.
W. J. Alexander, a well-know
merchant of Connelly Springs,
was assaulted in his store last
Wednesday night by a band of
thieves who had broken Into the
store about 1 o'clock. Upon re
turning from the river, where he
had gone fishing with a crowd,
Mr. Alexander noticed a light in
the store and went to investi
gate. One of the thieves struck
him in the head, rendering him
unconscious and fracturing his
skull. After being struck, he re
gained consciousness awhile and
was able to 'phone. Officers
reached the scene during the
night.
This is the fourth time within
a few months this store has been
broken into, and a few weeks
ago it was robbed of S3OO.
Straight At It.
There is no use of our "beating
around the bush." We might as well
with it first as last. We want you to
try Chambeilain's Cough Remedy the
next time you have a cough or cold.
There is no reason so far as we can
■ see why you should not do so. This
1 preparation by its remarkable cures has
gained a world wide reputation, and
people everywhere speak of it in the
ighest tern:s of praise. It is for sale
I y Grimes Drug Co. and Moser&
' hat z, adv't.
rHIS is a live town.
Advertise here and
get busy, -o- -o- -o-
CONVENTION WILL
BE HELD IN THIS CITY
Ninth Distridt Congressional
Convention Will be Held
Here June 2.
The Lincoln County News
says: The Ninth Congressional
Executive Committee met here
last Saturday afternoon at 1
o'clock, in the Chamber of Com
merce rooms. The committee
was called to wder by the Chair
man, E. S. Williams, of Mecklen
burg, while C. M. McCorkle of
Catawba, acted as secretary,
with the following answering the
roll: Ralph Young, Avery; D. Z.
Newton, Cleveland; J. K. Dixon,
Gaston, Edgar Love, Lincolnton;
P. D. Ebbs, Madison; D. M.
Buck, Yancey. Manly McDowell
of Burke and Geo. W. Young,
Mitchell, were represented by
proxy.
- C. M. McCorkle of Catawba
offered a resoution which was
adopted by a vote of 7 for and 3
against, and was as follows: &
Whereas, on the 20th day of
March 1912, the State Demo
cratic Executive Committee in
its session held in the city of
Raleigh, passed and ratified the
following resolution amending
the plan of organization, to-wit:
"Resolved that the plan of or*
ganization be amended so as to
authorize the Executive Com
mittee of the several Congres
sional Districts to provide for a
district v wide ballot primary,
whenever in the judgment of a
majority of any of said Commit
tees, the int-rest. of the Demo
cratic party will be served by so
doing; provided that the rules of
the plan of organization gov
erning primary elections be fol
lowed as far as practicable/'
And Whereas in the judgment
of this Committee the interest of
the Democratic party will be sub
served by holding a district wide
ballot primary for the nomination
of the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district
Now Therefore Be It Resolved
by the Democratic Executive
-Committee of the Ninth Con-
April 1914, that a district wide
ballot primary for the nomina
tion of the Democratic candidate
for the office of Representative
in the 64th Congress be and the
same is hereby ordered, the same
to be conducted and held as near
as may be in accordance with the
rules an regulations adopted for
the holding of a district wide
ballot primary for the Seventh
Congressional District.
A committee composed of
Messrs. Lowe, Ebbs and McCor
kle was appointed to adopt rules
and regulations for the primary
and convention.
Chairman E, S. Williams who
has been chairman of the com
mittee for many years, offered
his resignation as chairman of
the committee.
Edgar Love was put in nomin
ation for the chairmanship of the
committee by the retiring chair
man and Mr. Love was unani
mously elected as chairman to fill
out the unexpired term of Mr.
Williams.
The committee voted a resolu
tion of thanks to Mr. Williams
for his loval service as chairman.
The selection of a convention
citv was. next in order and Hick
ory was nominated by Mr. Z. B.
Buchanan who came over for the
purpose of extending an invita
tion to the committee to select
Hickory. Lincolnton was nom
inated by Edgar Love as the con
vention city. Chairman Williams
nominated Charlotte but later
withdrew in favor of Hickory.
Committeeman Dixon of Gaston
also invited the convention to
meet in Gastonia, but later with
drew.
This left Lincolnton and Hick
ory in the field, and a roll call
vote was ordered, Lincolnton re
ceived 3 and Hickory 6.
The time for tbe convention
was set for the day before the
state convention making the
Congressional convention date
fall on Tuesday, June 2. in Hick
ory.
Look to Your Plumbing.
You know what happens in a house
in which the plumbing is in poor con
dition—everybody in the house is*
liable to contract typnoid or somrf oth
er fever. -The digestive organs per
form the s4me functions in the human
i body as the plumbing does for the
house, and they should be kept in first
class condition all the time. If you
, have any trouble with your digestion
i take Chamberlain's Tablets and yon
i are certain to get quick relief. For
, sale by Grimes Drug Co, and Moser &
i Lu*x, adv*t.
J Mr. Fred Murphy was a New«
. ton visitor Sunday,