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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
7
The paper lists vacancies and requests from Hall’s store, a lost handbag, recruitment notices, and local social notes. It reports births, travels, social calls, and upcoming church events, plus notices of property deals and a death at Hickory. Community life centers the fragment.
An auction sale on Wednesday August 22 at 2 p m offers the J H Bruns property including a 75 by 153 foot house lot, adjacent vacant lots 75 by 153 and 73 by 233 feet, another adjacent lot of similar size, plus an 80 by 150 foot lot south of these. Four lots face Link street and one faces Mrs Sloops property. Sold separately then as a whole with terms cash and the balance in six and twelve months at legal interest. Sale on the steps of the Fiat National Bank. July 17 1906. YW Bruns HE Bruns GF Bruns Mrs EG Peeler.
Thomas M. Husham argued and won in the Supreme Court in Eller v Railroad as cited in American and British Railway cases. The report highlights this as a leading case setting valuable principles, with commentary from major law journals. Also mentions a sermon next Sunday by the Rector on The Mount of the Transfiguration and its 20th century revelations, plus Mr. Sam C. Fish of New York City delivering a youth-oriented program in the evening.
W T Sledge will team with Pleasants of Louisburg NC to run a large scale dry goods firm after August. Pleasents travels to stock goods now and join after October 1. Sledge moves current stock to Marshall corner until new building is ready. D H Russell, Abernethy and Whitener plan two new store rooms on current sites, forming a handsome block of buildings.
A lightning strike at 11 near Mr. Jeff Miller’s home toppled the chimney, shattered windows, knocked out six panes and cracked two more, smashed a mirror, and damaged a wash stand. It traveled to a second room where the couple slept, scorching Mrs. Miller’s hair and dazing Mr. Miller briefly.
Mrs E R Russell and Mrs W S Martin hosted a delightful euchre party at Mrs W B Martin’s Champion Avenue home. Nine tables, roses and nasturtiums, lanterns, punch on the porch, and prizes awarded to Mr. Sigman, Dr. Chas Menzies, and Mrs N W Clark. Peach and maraschino cream served.
Campbell and Fry bought five pairs of horses from the Henkle Live Stock Company on Tuesday to haul lumber from a large Caldwell county timber tract bought by them. The lumber is said to be bound for the Phoenix mill. The piece criticizes Republicans for not aiding Southern farmers while taxes drain the public, noting Butler’s remark on the State Convention’s dignity and a police intervention to restore order during the gathering.
Savoyard reviews Mr Taft's Republican State Convention remarks, arguing the South lacks a true Republican party beyond federal patronage. He contends North Carolina leaders are motive driven by federal offices, predicting the state will tilt Democratic with Adams and Rollins aware but maintaining pre-counter control.
An advertising snippet touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a remedy for wrinkles and sagging skin. It claims the product prevents wrinkles and smooths the face, urging readers to try Tea or Tablets and promising results.
Thornton Light and Power Co warns the public to avoid touching any downed electric wire with hands or a stick. The notice urges notifying the utility or a electrician, not touching the wire to prevent instant death. The message is signed by M. B. Thornton, President.
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