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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1909
Page
3
Newton area residents mingle with travelers and visitors as J A Sigman, Walter Abee, and John Ballew coordinate trips to Spokane and Roanoke while Miss Alma Cox and Miss Cecilia Turner visit local homes. Catawba County paper notes new subscribers, a hydro electric site exploration, and a vaudeville run by the Five Sedgwick troupe at the opera house.
Mrs Ida Timberlake and five children return to Stevenson Alabama from visiting Mrs Belle Ingold. Miss Lizzie Thomason resigns bookkeeper post at Shuford How Co and takes Latta Martin Pump Co job. City directory lists Abernethys Clines Frys Huffmans Jones Millers Shufords Sigmon Whiteners. Several residents travel, visit, or relocate. board meeting planned. speeches noted. school institute and church news.
A group of Hickory's young people left last Friday for a 15 day camping excursion through the mountains. Traveling in covered wagons, they carry cooking utensils and will visit Blowing Rock Grandfather Mountain Linville City Linville Falls and other points of interest under the chaperonage of Mrs. M H Groves. The party includes Misses Hazel Elliott Lucile Shuford Helen Chadwick Grace Rath Annie Laurie Abernethy and Messrs Hugh DAnna Frank Henderson Carl Miller Corbett Stapp George Blackwelder and Albert Abernethy.
From now until the fourth Sunday in August there will be no services in the Reformed church except on the 8th when Rev Prof Keller will occupy the pulpit. Rev Dr Murphy will travel on leave for Clare nant college. Rev H S McMullen now pastor at York Pa will visit his old charge Saturday and speak at the M E Zion church Sunday in the pastor’s absence. Presbyterian church will hold services next Sunday at the usual time.
Lost on Sunday between the Presbyterian church and Mrs. J. B. Beards a lady's gold breast pin. Finder to return to The Democrat office. Also a prize contest for the best Decatur colt at Aiken's stable on Saturday August 7 at 2 p.m. All interested should be on hand.
A pony and buggy formerly owned by Judge Couneil, described as a good driver and workers’ animal, is for sale at a bargain. Interested parties should apply to R. P. Miller in Hickory, North Carolina.
On Saturday July 31 at 1 pm in front of First National Bank the auction will offer 2 two horse wagons 2 top bogies 2 new organs 1 nearly new wheat disk 1 disk plow 1 disk harrow 1 corn planter 1 large two horse plow 2 small plows a lot of household and kitchen furniture including bedroom suites 10 bed springs 10 mattresses 1 sideboard 1 kitchen cabinet several rocking chairs 2 sofas and other items.
Col. Thornton and Z B Buchanan rode out to the colonel's promised land along the Catawba river in an auto freight mobile noted for its loud clatter. On return the power failed before completion and they walked the rest. Moral: start with enough power to return.
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