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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1913
Page
1
A community appeal urges Hickory women to donate good books to enrich the public library. With no funds, residents are asked to host a reception at the library to collect books and foster reading, inviting all to participate in this city benefit led by Chas. M. Staley.
The Farmer urges farmers to cooperate and pursue education to benefit agriculture. It warns that plans from organizations fail without farmer involvement and educated participation, quoting Ben Franklin on self-help. Lane Distillery destroyed. officers seized a still and gear, noting owners absent. A guide later reports the Penny Bros. quartet will depart Friday with the land le.
Readers urge a public, paired canvass of the three candidates for County Superintendent to explain plans for improving rural schools. The note defends Census figures cited by the State Superintendent and criticizes local editorial misstatements on illiteracy and school population.
Baraca class notes report a large turnout of 56 men in Sunday School led by Superintendent Elliott. The group encourages more members to attend next Sunday, invites guests, and notes a close race with the Philathea class in a classroom contest. The upcoming lesson centers on Joseph and his brethren and forgiveness.
Avchory Camp No. 80 W. O. W. will decorate graves of deceased members at Oakwood cemetery next Sunday. Hon. W. C. Feimster of Newton will deliver the principal address. The public is cordially invited to attend these exercises.
A May 30 letter to The Democrat from W. J. Shuford defends Catawba County education amid illiteracy concerns and praises progress while urging stronger leadership. He cites one-room schools, the county superintendent, and tax funded improvements, contrasting claims of local leaders.
May 31 Hickory notes show farmers in South Fork busy with corn and cotton planting, chopping, and transplanting sweet potatoes. Cotton, corn, and wheat oats are prospering. George Mosteller travels to Virginia with horses to work at his saw mill. Auction at F A Yoder residence draws large attendance from Hickory, Brookford, and Newton. four elderly Confederate veterans present, total ages 344. J E Yoder attends sale and depots agent at Hildebran also there. Colonel.
A fragmentary genealogical note traces Ephraim Perkins, son of John Perkins, raised along the Catawba river in western North Carolina. It records marriages, migrations to Lincoln and Caldwell counties, and ties to the Shuford, Reinhardt, and Miller families, with burial sites at Mary's Grove and Claremont. A call to meet at the land gate next Friday at 10:30 ends the piece.
Wilson May 29 reports young Thomas Hobbs son of Mr and Mrs Hobbs was badly hurt when he fell and struck his face. The tongue was nearly severed and needed stitches to hold the end in place. He is doing better but in considerable pain.
Brookford Camp No 015 W O W unveiled a monument to deceased brother B C Couch in Mountain Grove Church cemetery last Sunday. A large crowd attended with Morganton and Hudson Camps and about fifteen from Hickory Camp No 80. Hon A A J Whitener spoke while the Brookford band provided music.
Miss Bonnie Roger daughter of Mr. Lee Yoder of the South Fork section died last week at Longs Sanatorium Statesville after appendicitis operation. Her body arrived Monday morning on train No. 15 and was taken to her parents home. Funeral held Monday afternoon. Bliss Yoder was a estimable young lady and her death in the prime of life makes it doubly mournful.
Soret Mee Matehore, Yeon A Cline, and Belle Carpenter wed at the Lutheran parsonage by Rev J D Mauney on Lith of May. The couple asked for secrecy and depart on life's new path. Cline is son of Frank Cline, deceased, Carpenter daughter of C C and wife. Friends extend best wishes as they begin married life. Local notices invite ladies to Friday land sale with Penny Brothers quartet.
A humorous anecdote from Hickory area tells of a woman, mother of nine, who confronts a protective gander and is joined by a ram. She strikes the bird with her foot, the ram buttresses the scene, her eight year old grandson rescues her with a corn stalk, and medical aid follows. The piece blends local color with a moral about safety in farm pastures.
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