Local notices and social items from Hickory city
Dr H C Menzies shows off a new Buick. Hickory Creamery gains its first order from Ida for milk fed chickens. J Herman, son of E Herman, dies. Mr and Mrs Hugh DAnna rent J A Lentz’s 14th street house. C Leatherman of Bandy township killed by trees. Whitener building new house for P Fennell. EM Stevenson of Taylorsville dies at 88, second wife mentioned. Hartsee damage case with Southern Railway compromised for 1000 dollars. Mrs J B Meacham and two children visiting from McComb City. G W Munson and son in Hickory for quail hunting. Lola Yoder at Johns Hopkins Hospital for possible operation. Annie Ker suffers second stroke. Rev J E Barb to hold services Christmas day. J R Walsh becomes assistant manager of Singer Sewing Machine Co. Laymen’s Committee banquet at Methodist church boosts work for year. Tom Henkel plans to move house on 13th St and build new home. New homes rise on 12th St past Henkel’s. Capt Payne admired as window dresser at Shuford Hardware. Bunnel Concert Co. at Hub Theatre draws small crowd. J J Lampros plans Busy Bee restaurant in old E C Johnston stand. restaurant to be New York Lunch Co branch with day and night service and ladies private dining room. Democrat welcomes new firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.J. Lampros
Charlotte
Busy Bee
E. C. Johnston
New York Lunch Co
The
Democrat
Newton Bride Seeks Truth In Bryant Abandonment Case
Warrants charging abandonment and bigamy issued against Ed S Bryant at the instance of his wife of a week Miss Bessie Hewitt of Newton. Bryant, said to be from Caldwell County, wed December 4 in Newton and vanished two days later. It is alleged he has a wife and four children in Tennessee. He gave Weldon as home and was foreman at a Morganton cotton mill. Miss Hewitt knew him about four months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newton
Ed. S. Bryant
Bessie Hewitt
William Hewitt
Newton Bryant
Caldwell
Miss Hewitt
Tennessee
Weldon
Morganton
Book sale offer boosts holiday copies for each child
In a holiday drive to pay publication bills, 1 copy at 1.15 is offered for every son and daughter. Many have already availed, and future buyers will find the book valued as years pass. The plan aims for wide distribution to county libraries and state libraries south of the Mason and Dixon line, with depositories listed in Newton Abernethy’s office Join Sherril Catawba Mark Sherril Sherril's Ford N E Sigman Claremont Hunsucker and Son Conover Thornt Cline Plateau and J A Bowles store. Submitting officer G W Hahn Hickory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason and Dixon
Newton
Abernethy
Sherril
Catawba
Mark Sherril
Ford
N. E. Sigman
Claremont
Hunsucker and Son
Conover
Thornt Cline
Plateau
J. A. Bowles
G. W. Hahn
Hickory
Christmas Insurance Advice for the Holidays
A holiday warning recommends securing insurance before Christmas. It highlights dangers from candles lights fires and fireworks and urges readers to contact the insurer about suitable policies to protect property and lives.
Fish Seller Promises Best Picks for Christmas Buyers
Local fish dealer touts over 15 years of experience and offers speckled trout Spanish and king mackerel with free dressing. Encourages customers to visit before ordering Christmas goods, claiming to please all.
Proof of Common Origin Evolution Link Suggested
Professor Keith in a London store discussed evolution of man citing 38 facial resemblance of the prebstorte mem keys found in the Fayum and Berpt to South American monkeys as evidence for a common origin of anthropoids in the old and new worlds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith
London
Ug Berpt
Also Mentioned on This Page
H.C. Menzies
Hickory Creamery
Ida
John Herman
Elijah Herman
Hugh D’anna
J. A. Lentz
14Th Street
Charles Leatherman
Bandy’s Township
Whitener
Pete Fennell
EM. Stevenson
Taylorsville
Alice G. Thurston
T. G. Thurston
Hartsee
Southern Railway
Supreme Coun
J.B. Meacham
McComb City
Miss. Hreboldays
J. B. Thomason
Ilford
Conn
Munson
Lola Yoder
Johns ‘Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Annie Ker
Mebane
J. E. Barb
Mi Zion Church
Miller’s Church
St. Paul’s
J. R. Walsh
Singer Sewing Machine Co
Methodist Church
J. W. Clay
Tom Henkel
13Th St
Mr. Henkel
Messrs
R. A. Grimes
Albert Deal
Neal W. Clark
Capt. Payne
Shuford Hardware Co
Bunnell Concert Co
Alcahest Lyceums
Hub
Messrs. Stone
Letide
Lisle
Moretz-Whitener Clothing Company
Hickory Insurance & Realty CO
Berkshire
Batt
John W. Robinson
N. C
R. F.D
Gus Hawa
W. T. Sledge
Abernethy Hdw. Co
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