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:1 1 . A NEWSPAPER DEVOTED TO THE BEST INTEREST OF CLEVELAND COUNTY AND STATE AT. LARGE. VOL. XXX. SHELBY, N. 0., FBIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1906. No. 51. !.. . : - . r : r-: 1 : : : : : V . . . . . ."t First, Methodist Church. Sketch of Shelby. BRIEF HISTORY OF CLEVELAND . COUNTY. Its History, Jts Natural Advantages, Churches, Schools, Industrial v Enterprises, Etc n. " ; la the year 1841, the county - of Cleveland was formed from , parts of Ivincoln and Rutherford counties, the County Line road cast of Shelby originally, being tho div?dinr1in between the lat named counties. It was named In honor of Benjamin 'Cleveland, onodtnhe heroes of the crucial battle of King's Mountain which was fought by heroes from this Piedmont eectlon and almost within our bounds. At the time of its formation there 1 was not. a ilnglo town within the. limits of Cleveland county and none near er than sLlncolnton and Ruther- fordton. tow we have fifteen thriving towns and villages, to- wit: SheUy, King's (Mountain, LawndaleFallston, ILattimore, Mooresb)rp, Grover, Cleveland Mills, dasar, Earl, Bel wood, Boiling Springs, Double Shoals, Patterson and4Waco. ; Long before the formation of this county, about the! year 1812, the first cotton mill ever erected in Western North; Cirolina, if not the first in the State, was erected on Buffalo creek at the. old ,8usari Beam mill place, by Michael Beam assisted by David Warlick. The writer has often heard : Mrs. Elizabeth Anthony, who .was a sister to Michael Beam and who lived to be nearly one hundred, say that she cover ed rollers of' the mill for her brother. The factory was wash- d awav about the time it was completed and much I of the ma chinerr was never found. The parties were unable to re-build. We now have ten cotton mills r running: on full time, Cleveland Mills, Lawndale,, Dou ble Shoals, -Belmont Shelby, Enterprise, Buffalo", Lily and Bonney and the John's Mill now in course Of construction. xWe have 'three cotton seed oil mills Shelby, Verner and King's Mountain, also one bagging fac tory -Pinlc Manufacturing Com pany. - In addition to the above, we have various other manufac forcibly impressed by the beauti ful country homes found in aU sections, the many modern a tad attractive public school building, thp manv fin 1 r.hurr.h hiii'dinpsi-: j w - -. -j our highly developed above sy s-em.il rat; all by' i'hj ou ire ofoor,vuu farming, and intelligence and culture manhood and womanho- d. - Toe , cop-iybas an are of over 400 rcvnire miles wiiha population to-iay of about 25,000 Oar property ib assessed for tax ation as follows: real es'ae: $2, 848.282 and personal pioperty, Shelby. $2,390,555 Near the geographical cent, of the county, almost within the shadow of the one side, stands Shelby, the Blue R.dge on and the' historic King's Mountain on the other,' the capital and acd silence, the world is rapidly learning of the opportunities to! be found here, and, as a result, our population is growing rapid and our four commodious els and numerous loar-liog -mouses are filled in summer. wish uuee seeking health and plea? urev. In I68C, the population of phelby was about! 900. Since that date it has grown to fu!!y 3,000, the increase during the last five or six 5 ears being re markable. The material pro gress of the town along all liLes, during the last two years,' has Exceeded that of any period of Kten years preceding, and the indications of progress for the future are more apparent than at &ny time in the past. ? Churches and Schools. metropolis of Cleveland, and like) t A. A. - - 2 Al J. 4 ik J nnU A A tmi tm curing enierprises in me uuuuiy, nupiw auu kuo wiu ouu hkw'V STS t Shelby has appropriately been f illed a "citv of churches' be es of the battic-jtause few towns have -as many ain, Col. Islhpuses of worship in proportion named -in- honor one of the herb k inr o Mnnntnin . f.nl lti Shelby. Its location is almo population and their infiuenco ideal in the Piedmont sectijtiar; seen in the daily lives of her midway between the heat of I be, jtizens. 11 rK V The EoiscoDalians have a new w .1 i VI;'; r 'ir ' a . ; f ) : -i.-u" . ;. . : - ( v. . V - V - .-1 ..- - ? 0 n . 1 C - - T . N w ' First Baptist Church. . 3 s v. 4- 1 ' -1 nil 1 . ii.it in 'iMxVfSllilWMMi ' Looking East at Court Square in Shelby. some of which will bo named hereafter in this sketch. , Here, from our earliest history, hats been found the purest type of Anglo-Saxon blood and Ameri; can '-citzens'hip. Whether in War ot in peace, our people have aljj ways done their part well. Aside from modern improvement of pub-. lie roads, no county in the State shows more visible, marks of progress on all' lines industrial educational,-and moral. A stran- to-wit; ger.'on visitng our county, is It 1 . . the North.. Lit is just cold enough in winter to be invigora: ting and warm enough in summer to make the earth bring forth abundant fruit for man and beast. . .L. r, io town or city in tne ouuuy South offers ments to thoso greater in'duce who seek health and pleasure, either in summer or winter, than Shelby, It is noted for its mineral waters of various kinds, which have in tbe past, given health and vigor to thousands of invalids. Thpse eeeking a live progres sive 'lown in which to locate per manently, for and attractive cnurch at the corner of Graham and LaFayette streets. Rev. J. M.iSeagle Rector The Presbyterians have a hand some church at the corner of Graham and DeKalb streets with a large park ini front. Rev. James, Thoma9 is the popular pastor. , The Methodists a two years ago, completed a handsome brick church with all modern conven- are now enrolled in the white schools 3G0 pupils and in the co'orded GO with eight teachers ia the 'oranr and two in the latter. Prof. J. Y. Irvin, a native of Cleveland County, is the popular Superintendent. The town is now erecting a commodious and magnificent orick building, with all modern improvements for the . whito1 schools.-- It occupies tho alto of ihe oJ graded school building , which was burned in September, 1904. The building, when com pleted and furnished, will cost from $30,000 to $35,00! The building was designed by Mr. J. M. McMicbael, of Charlotte, a cut of which appears on another page of this issue. Ir is thought the building will be rady for occupancy by early fprin'. Secret Orders. Shelby has a number of secret orders all in -ilourisning condi tion, Cleveland Lodge No. 20-, A. !f. and A. M., is one of the oldest Alasonic lodges in this section of the State and has a large mem bership. If owns its own buildins which-isa two story brick struct ure on LiFayetto street. 1 The Knights of Pythias, ited Men, Junior Order, OJd, Fellows, j Woodmen of the World, and iUeplasopbs, all have flourishing modern brick building at an ear ly date. It has a large member ship and is doin a great work for the Maeter, R?v. M E. Parrish is the beloved pastor. : Tho operatives of the Belmont and the Lily mills' each have chapels of their own in which they worship. j The Methodists and Baptists ; lodge.-. The order oHtoyal Ar each have a chapel at the Shelby icanum is now instituting a lodge Cotton Mill. Services are regu to any city. This church is at the corner of Marion and Wash ington streets, and ia in a most flourishincr . condition under the popular ministry of Rev. G. D. Herman. The Biptift church i- located ion than Shelby, on North LaFayetfe etreel acd i? : I For manv vears we have been , a larze brick structure. There W - I -T . J too modest to let the worm Know iences which would be a credit j larly held at each of these , chap- bu sin ess, manu the purpose of acturing, mechan ical pursuits, or for the purpose or tciiiriunir cniiaren. cau uuu nor better locat els and much good accomplished here. - The Daughters of the Confed eracy have a most fiounsling where we arci doirjg, but, d '1 and what we are spite our modesty is some prospect thai this con gregation will erecl a ne v anl 'I College Hotel. Long Tennessee Fight. For twenty years W.-Lu Rawls, of Bells, Tenh., fought nasal cat arrh. He writes; "The swelling- and sorer ess inside my nose was fearful, till I began applying Bucklen'8 Arnic Salve to the ore surface; this caused the soreness and swelling to disap pear, never to return." Befet salve In existence. 25c at all druggists. New Cure for Epilepsy. . J. B. Watterman, of Waie'rtown O., Rule free delivery, writes; My daughter, afilictied for years with epilepsy, was cured by Dr. King's New Life Pills. She has not had an attack for over two, years. " Best body cleansers and life giving tonic pills on earth 25c at all druggists Subscribe for the Aurora. A Texas Wonder- there's NHiJJ at Bowie, Tex, hat'sJtwice as his wonder is big as W. L last year. Hill, who froinaweigttfoi 90 pounds has grown to over suffered with ISO. He says; a terrible cough, and doctors gave me up to die of Consumption. I was reduced to 90 pounds, when 1 began taking Dr. King's ew Discovery for Consumption, Coughs andCoalds. Now, after talking 12 bottles, I hovei more than doubled in weight and am completely cur ed." Only sure "Cough and Cold cure. Guaranteed by all druggists Clevelanil Springs. 50c and $1.00, Trial bottle free. for the Master.' The colored people have five Outwits Tha Surgeon. A complication of female trou bles, wiih catarrh of tbe btomch and bowels, had reduced Mrs. Thosj S. Austin, of Leven worth, Ind., to such a deplorable condi tion, that her doctor advised an operation; but her husband fear- ine fatal results, postponed this to try Electric Bitters; and to.church.es, to-wit; Methodin the amazement of all who knew Episcopal, M-E-Zion, Presbyterian her, 'this medicine completely Baptist, and C. Methodist Epis cared her. Guaranteed cure for cipal. They also have a number tropid liver, 'kidney diseases, of fratornal orders, billiousness. jaundice,! chills and! Shelby . feels a commendable fever, general debilityj nervous-: pndp in her sjstem of graded ness and blood Doismne. Best'scbools by which tuition is tonic made. Price 50 at all drug i furnished free to the children of j gist Try it. Uhe town of both races. There Chapter here. They hav6 just erected a $-,5(Xi monument oh. the court square, west of the court house, to . the memfory of the Confederate dead. The monument is twenty-eeven fect high and has on tbp a bronze statue of a private soldier in uniform, life eiz2, with a gnn in hand awaiting an order to fire. On the monument are tho fol Continued on fifth page, 1 V 4- i 1 : .1 :t. I '' 1 f ' r -- AY c' V . 1
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