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Newspaper
Hickory Democrat
Location
Hickory, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1907
Page
6
The 1907 NC legislature is hailed for rail rate reform reducing passenger costs and addressing freight rates. It funds care for idiots and the incurably insane, creating humane hospital access. An anti trust law with vitality is praised as a model amid many other useful statutes.
Obituary recounts the life of Lucy Emaline Roseboro born 1826, married 1845 to R M Roseboro, a devout Presbyterian, admired for charity and domestic virtue. She lived in Hickory since 1889, left eight children, and died December 1 1906. The notice honors her Christian works and family ties, with brief local church references and community notices.
At a Bowtown festival last Saturday night a contest led to Reese Wright striking John Laury with a rock. Laury died Wednesday morning after the blow, with a coroner's inquiry attributing the death to the rock strike. Wright was jailed in Newton awaiting trial.
Walnut Grove Institute adopts Webster Blue Back Spelling Book. A plan to create Park County between Watauga and Mitchell to cut portions of each county is under discussion. Rev J F Davis and son Rev Ray Davis plan a revival at Boone Baptist Church starting the second Sunday this month. Appalachian Training School expects a small appropriation from the Legislature. early reports are favorable.
A local observer condemns underage smoking noting youths not yet teens with cigarettes in their mouths. The statement labels a boy with a cigarette as a fit subject for reform school, reflecting public concern over juvenile behavior.
The week brings marriages of Robert Stearns from Alexander to Miss Emma Micheal. W. C. Allen of South Carolina wed Miss Dorothy Benfield of Hickory. Herbert Fry weds Miss Minnie Count of Hickory. Argo Red Salmon advertised as fully machine cleaned and packaged, no human touch. Atall grocers offer it.
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