Local notes and births fill Hickory pages this week
A stream of social notices runs through Hickory with births and visits. Mr. and Mrs. Yount welcomed a daughter, while Mr. and Mrs. Wells and Mr. Hilton added sons. Relatives and friends travel to Charlotte Spartanburg and Lenoir for visits. Reports mention college arrivals, home sales, and moves, plus church gatherings and revival services. The community reflects on obituaries, sympathy letters, and local business updates including Norris and Marion purchasing Baker’s stock and Coca-Cola bottling site changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Yount
Gil
Harry Wells
W. T. Hilton
Ollie Hoyle
Charlotte
Lillie Hann
Spartanburg
W. H. Nicholson
Eva Penny
K. A. Price
King’s Mountain
Albert Abernethy
Ave
P. K. Baker
West Hickory
J. D. Gwin
Clover
Messrs
Louis
Frank Gwin
J. G. Sellers
Cheraw
Hickory
Kings Mountain
Jno. Robinson
Eno. Tenn
P. T. Rhyne
Wadesboro
C. L H. Davis
Henderis
Presbyterian Church Notes on Upcoming Meetings
Notes indicate a church gathering at Betsey and a community meeting at 4 o clock Sunday afternoon. Rev J G Garth plans to conduct services in Newton next week at night and will attend a Bible class prayer meeting at his own church on Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsey
Tor
J. G. Garth
Newton
Dr Hobson Eczema Ointment Promises Quick Relief
The advertisement claims Dr Hobson's Eczema Ointment soothes and cleanses skin pores, stops itching, and speeds healing of eczema rashes ringworm tetter and other eruptions. Sold by druggists or mail order for 50 cents Pfeiffer Chemical Co Philadelphia and St Louis.
Town Improves Road and Stores Amid Changes
A local survey notes improvements on the old sand clay road nearing completion. Several residents report changes, including A J Deum enhancing his property’s appearance and HA Heavner expanding his store. P K Baker sold his stock to Norris and Marlowe and plans to leave Hickory. T Cook bought Mrs P Raby’s house and plans a new store on the lot. Miss Katie Abee visited Drexel, and sermons were held at Bethany Lutheran during Synod with praise for Rev J L Cromer Rev A L Yount and Rev J M Senter. Mrs Clarissa Jones visited High Shoals, Miss Talia Richards visited Caldwell, and Miss Annie Kerr of Mebane died September 26 1913 after a long illness. Funeral at Seed Church near Mebane by Rev J W Goodman. Miss Kerr had long served as secretary of Hawfields Missionary Society. May the Lord bless her family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Deum
HA. Heavner
P. K. Baker
Norris and
Marlowe
P. Raby
Katie Abee
J.P. Stamey
Drexel
Bethany Lutheran Church
Missers
Holy ‘Trinity Church
J. L. Cromer
A. L. Yount
J. M. Senter
Clarissa Jones
High
Shoals
Talia Richards
Caldwell
Success
Democrat
Annie Kerr
Mebane
N. C
Mesdames B. R. Holden
J. A. Lentz
J. W. Goodman
Kerr
Trimming
Els
Mary Rosebrough
Hawfield
Ehurch
Hettie| Scott
Taxes-First Round Tax Collector Schedule 1913
Tax collector R Lee Hewitt warns of October visits to raise taxes under new law. The notice lists stores and half day sessions from October 7 to 20 in various towns, with dates, times, and locations for payment.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Ad
An advertisement warns against sedative cough medicines containing morphine or codeine and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe for coughs. It notes the remedy has no morphine or sedative, and lists Grimes Drug Co. and Meser & Lutz as sellers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Grimes * Drug Co
Meser & Lutz
Three Young Boys Arrested for Drunkenness in Charlotte Streets
Three boys under five were picked up by police after intoxication on Charlotte streets since Saturday night. One arrested Saturday, two more taken into custody last night at 7 40. One was returned home and locked up for the night. Indignation grows that boys in short trousers access intoxicants in a dry town. Authorities will investigate the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ody
Lry
Charlotte Observer
Women Benefit From Electric Bitters Claims
Woman narrator Mrs Laura Gaines of Avoca reports relief from dizziness fainting backache and weakness after using Electric Bitters. She says doctors gave up on her until the remedy helped, a tale echoed by friends. Available 50 cents and 1.00 from HL Backlen Co Philadelphia or Lindy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Gaines
Avoca
Jayou
HL. E. Backlen & Co
Philadelphia
Lindv
Neighbors Urged to Grant Street Extension on Highth Avenue
A company seeks funding to create a fifty-foot street along Highth Avenue to support an up-to-date residence district. Neighbors are asked to lend a helping hand in approving the widened street plan for the community’s future development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highth Avenue
The South Side Sets Growth Pace for City Streets
The passage highlights rapid South Side development with a broad Central Highway on Ninth Avenue and a fifty foot street for Eighth Avenue. It notes a new passenger depot, a soon to be erected Post Office Building, Hluffry Hotel and three other brick hotels, a creamery, three furniture factories, a lice plant and a knitting mill, and claims the new school as the neatest building in the city, warning North Hickory may grow jealous if expansion continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eighth Avenue
Hluffry
Catawba
Anlice
North
Hickory
Hickory plans new residences and widening Eight Avenue
Items of Interest note new residences rising and approved proposed homes to serve incoming residents. The plan calls to open Eight Avenue to fifty feet to expand the district and provide space for growth and housing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Intis
Eight Avenue
Name It Bonanza Offers Ten Dollar Gold Piece Prize
A contest invites entries for a dignified name reflecting a grand enterprise. The prize is a ten dollar gold piece. Entries must be submitted by October 20 with aims to help a lady purchase a winter bonnet or a suitor a fine Christmas gift.
Notice of Property Foreclosure and Sale in Catawba County
On January 1, 1912, executors Watts and Watts defaulted on a deed of trust to G. J. Wootten securing a $500 note. The trustee will sell at public auction the described lot in Hickory, bounded by 121 Street and nearby stakes, part of land conveyed through several deeds, as of September 30, 1908. Also included is a sale notice from Ammaida Pope's estate in Catawba County to pay debts, listing a modern residence tract of about 3-4 acres, with dates in October 1913 and November 1919.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm.c. Watts
A.D. Watts
G. i. Wootten
Deas
Catasiba
Cat Carolina
W. R. Doughton
Hicksof
Ropery
Win
C.watts
A.L. Walls
C. Pope
North Carolina
Catawba
Ammaida Pope
Superior Court of
Chas. Pope
Exec E Pope
Lee Pope
Catawba County
Soper
Otic i
Huffingan
Lins
D. L. Russell
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Tee
C. M. Shuford
G. F. Harding
Michigan
Walker Lyerly
Harry Little
Boston
Mass
Louise Waldrop
Rutherford
W. A. Ball
R. D. Barker
Regina Matthews
Rock Hill
Josephine Dysart
Lily Jones
Happy
W. A. Hall
L. R. Clarke
Buford
Mr. Clarke
Mc Blackwell
Waynesville
Alma Whitener
Maud
Greensboro
Henry Abernethy
Sor
Ernest
Jule Abernethy
J. F. Allen
Bridgewater
Boyd Harding
Lttl
Elizabeth
Columbia
S. C
Raymond Hefner
Bonniwell House
Ge Th. Ave
R M. Knox
Hobrook House
Wich
J. F. Click
Statesvil
Cool Spring Town
J.D. Elliott
Coca-Cola Bottling Company
Rev. Biles
Hickory Land and Development Company
Hickory Land Development Company
J. A. Martin
Sims
Wilson
Marti
Martin
Thomas Young
Corinth Mi
J. J. Willach
Wasington
D. C
Mrs. Young
White
Atlanta Dental College
Atlanta
S. H. Powell
Fanaius Canal
Lenoir
Greensbor
Ali
Balt
Gland
Presbyterian Church Notes
Ivey
Ada Wood
Kentucky
Thornton
Episcopal Church
Pesca
C.I. C
W. H. Propet, Jr
J. L. Miller
Lester P. D
S. We Haris
E. G. Gaithers
Statesville
N.C
W. T. Sledge
D. P. Bowman
Sand Clay
Oyama Station
R. J. Shipp
Suncror Court
Board of County Commissioners
Jake Hefner
Foard & Whisenant’s
Young & Mall
Hickers
Whitenerge Martin's
QM Sith
Aitlewite
Haif
U Long & Co
Wats Atles
Monbo
Ford
Lock Little’s
Whitener & Mata
Imaiden
Rudisill
R. Lee Hewitt
Smither
Toh
Eaens Gee
Moser and
Lutz
Hickory Land & Development CO
Chamber of Commerce
Central Highway
Ninth Avenue
Hickory Land & Development Company
Castoria
Zia
Setzer & Russell
Ersanne
Moretz-Whitener Clothing Co
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