The Lincoln County News
W. A. FAIR, .Publisher,
Entered as second-class matter
December 31, ."190(5, at the Post
Office at Lincolnton, X. (A, under
act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
Issued Tuesday and Friday.
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sonal satisfaction,
FRIDAY JANUARY 18, 1907.
Be kind Make this thy mosque
a fabric vast aud fair;
Be true! Make this thy carpet,
spread live times for prayer.
Be just!' When art thou this, thy
lawful meat thou hast;
Be good! In this In'hold thy God
appointed fast
Thy cleansing rite a heart that no
lustration needs,
Thy rosary a crown of self forget
ful deeds
E. Martiuengo-Osaresco.
ROBERT E. LEE.
At noon on Saturday, the 19th
of January, will be celebrated all
throughout the South the centen
nial of General Lee's birthday.
This event will be of more than
passing iuterest. Hundreds of
hoary heads aud battle-scarred
forms will be bowed in reverence
to the memory of this great and
noble man. The alumni of Wash
ington and Lee University have
arranged an elaborate programme
and this spirit will be repeated far
beyond the shadow of the tomb
where the foremost soldier of the
country lies.
yo pretentious mausoleum over
looks a great stream or receives
the homage of passing warships.
Foreign potentates do not repair
there under official escort. Iut to
thousands of Southern people this
spot is siuTcd and travelers who
linger around the simple inonu
incut do so from pure love and ad
miration of a great and well-round
ed character. His name does not
come down to us garlanded with
victory, but rather with the sad
pathos of the Lost Cause. He
stood for all that is true and good,
a great man, a great soldier, a great
christian. When he surrendered
his sword at Appomatox there
passed from the face of the earth
the grandest "civilization- the world
had cver seen. It is therefore
most fit and proper that a.T"the
.veal's carry us further and further
away from the times and the'. men
which represent the highest ideals
of AnTelTranpaliTotisiiiiiditl7
zenship that, Ave pause to do them
honor1. ' " ' " """:i" " - -
AN ICE FCTORY.
One of the crying needs of Lin
colnton is an ice factory. We be
lieve this would pay well all the
year round. The population of Lin
colnton is practically four thousand
considering the neighboring mill
settlements and the location of an
Ice Factory here would afford ship
ping facilities in every direction for
a fine volume of business.
The opening of the Lincolnton
Lithia Inn next summer will mean
much to this community in many
ways. It will add greatly to the
demand? for ice. . The idea of
having ice shipped here from Char
lotte by freight is absurd, aud the
express tharges are prohibitive.
We are now undergoing a spell
of weather which is almost as warm
as summer and the need of ice for
the preservation of fresh meat is
sorely felt. Then, in cases of fever,
ice is wanted, and .with a rnanu;
factoring plant here, affording ice
at a reasonable price, many 'peo
ple would soon become educated to
its use in winter as well as summer.
By all means let us have an ice
factory. '
LEE'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION
On Friday, Jan. 15th,' Governor
Glenn issued the following- procla
mation.: ' January 19 w ill be the hundredth
anniversary of the birth of Gen.
. Roliert li Lee and while he was
born in Virginia,; he- lelouged to
the whole South, and therefore it
behooves Xorth Carolina,., the State
he loved and whose soldiers he
commanded and blessed for their
bravery and patiotism, to suitably
take cognizance of this day. (Jen.
Lee was worthy of the love, confi
dence, respect, and admiration of
all the world; was brave, yet gentle,
fearless yet never rash, proud yet
humble; truly religious, but never
selfglorious; faithful and always
obedient to duty, a wise counsellor,
a gallant commander, a true friend,-
a heroic gentleman, an humble,
faithful Christain. The memory
of such a man should live forever
and his birthday should be fitting
ly commemorated.
ineretore, desiring that our
state show proper respect to his
memory by rightly observing the
day of birth. 1 hereby direct that
all state offices be closed January
19th and request that the
law making this day legal holiday
Ik? observed throughout the state
entire in order that honor and fitt
ing respect be shown to the memory
of the Southland's groat commander.-'
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I further hope and request that
the Confederate. Veterans and all
Confederate societies as well as all
other people of the state join in
holding appropriate ceremonies
commemorating the life and deeds
of so true a man and brave a sol
dier as was Robert E. Lee.
Governor Glenn has issued invi
tations to the Legislature and State
officers to attend a reception in
compliment to the Legislature at
the Lxecutive Mansion on the
evening of. January 18th.
Fitting ceremonies will le ob
served at the Court House in Lin
colnton, on Saturday, the 19th,
under the auspices of the Southern
Stars Chapter of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy.
The programme of these exercises
has already been printed in The
Xews, and will be carried out as
published, with the single excep
tion that the hour of meeting has
been changed from eleven to 12
o'clock noon. This change of hour
is at the suggestion of the State
President U. I). C. in order that
the various celebrations over the
State may lie, held simultaneously.
The indications are that a great
many of the old soldiers will at
tend the exercises in Lincolnton,
and many people from the coun
try come iii. The meeting, of
course,, is open to the public.
After the close of the proceed
ings at the Court House the veter
ans will be tendered a luncheon
by the Daughter at the Commer
cial Club.
We wish to call .especial, atten
tion to Alpha's - letter from Iron
Station in this issue. In speaking
of " thesu'pp6rt the people of 'the
county should give to the county
paper he strikes the key-note to
the situation. The editor of : this
paperT-arinotrdrr-everything, and
even if that were possible he could
not do it all at once. Just at pres
ent we are very busily engaged in
trying to bring order and system
out of utter chaos and confusion.
We are trying to get properly
equipped to give you a good paper.
In short, we are "trying to prepare
to get ready to fix todo somethiug."
In the meantime you can be of
great help and assistance by send
ing us in some news from the coun
try. Call us up over the phone,
at our expense, of course, and tell
us anything you think we ought to
publish. " Write us a newsy letter
or an essay on some subject that
interests you. There are hundreds
of intelligent and wide-awake peo
ple in Lincoln County, and we
wantto hear from them. Every
body wants to hear from everyliody
else. ,' Get busy. Lets stir up
some excitement and have a little
fun. We will soon be ready to
print promptly everything that is
sent to us, that is of general inter
est, and it will then be "up to you''
if Lincoln County does not have a
newsy paper. "
We want to give yuu a bright
breezy, interesting, readable paper,
A paper that will do credit to the
County away from home. A great
many copies of this paper go every
week to Texas, 'Arkansas, Oklaho
ma, Indian Territory, Wyoming
Michigan, Georgia,. Florida, ; and
other states. We want those
wanderers from home to know that
Old Lincoln i holding her own.
that she is as game ax ever, that
she is in line with her sister couu-
ties in the March of Progress. All
that you have to do is to tell it.
Lincoln County has got the goods
the brains, the intelligence, the
energy, the" material prosperity
But you must "speak out in meet
in."."' ; ' :. .
In the course of a week or two
the News man is going to start out
with a herse and buggy and drive
all over the county, visiting every
cross roads and school-house, and
write up everything be sees. He
is looking forward to the trip with
a great deal of pleasure. But
don't wait for this. You may see
a rattling good chicken fight before
he gets around, and everybody
likes to hear about a chicken fight,
or a horee race, or a gander pulling.
In fact, the readers of The News
want to see and read the hap
penings of the county. They dbn't
care a rap about your personal dif
ferences with your neighbors, nor
your political squabbles, but they
do feel a deep and human interest
in the little common place happen
ings Of your daily life.
So we will watch now and see
what sections of the County come
to time first. Which Post office,
or It. F. D. or Township makes the
first base hit Remember, many
sons of Lincoln in" far distant Btates
will be watching the contest. Roll
up your sleeves, spit on your
hands, and lay down to the task-
Our State Senator, -Hon. J. F.
Reinhardt, did a most grcceful
thing in introducing his joint reso
lution to celebrate the 100th anni
versary of the birthday of General
Robert E. Lee by including in the
resolution an invitatiou to General
Robert F. Hoke to be the guest of
honor at the exercises.
General Hoke w as a Major-Gen
eral iii the Confederate army and
is the ranking superior of those
who served in the Northern Army
of Virginia, and is the foremost
citizen of North Carolina. He was
a department clerk in Washington
when the war broke out and re
signed at once to come home and
enlist as a private in a Lincoln
county company. The end of 'the
war found him a General,, slated
for the position of commander-in-chief
of the Army of Northern
Virginia in case of the threatened
collapse ot uenerai Lee. 11 is is
one of the most remarkable records
in military history. ere it not
for General Hokes extrenie mod
esty he would le one of the lead
ing figures among oilr Southern
heroes.
Cherryville, R. F. D. No. 1.
It seems like spring is here once
again. The farmers are drawing
the lines .over their old mules, and
some of them have even been keep
ing their boys out cf school to
plow, one of the worst things they
could do, to deprive their children
of their free school, the founda
tion of education. -
Mrs. Presley Dellinger is very
sick now. - We hope she will soon
improve. . -
. Mr. N. H. Tutman and family
have gone to ."visit relatives and
friends above Shelby this week.
A cotton picking was given at
Mr. J. L. Spratt's Saturday night
beginning at eight aud continued
until eleven. A large crowd was
present aud a most enjoyable even
ing was spent 1
Misses Climmaaud Essie Carpen
ter have left their home and gone
to Bessemer City to work in the
cotton mill, r Our cry is girls stay
at home as long as you have one.
let it lie good are bad: "
' Mr. Augustus Putman and wife
fated Tier parentsfMr and Mrs" Jno
Black Sunday but did't find, them
at home, as they were visiting Mr.
Jno. King in Lincoln County.
' The money has been apportion
ed and we will have four months
school.
Mr. Rush Stioup and Miss Pearl
Harrelson made a- flying trip to
Crouse Sunday to see the compe
tent assistant teacher Miss Hattie
Coffey of that .place. They report
a good trip. -
Messrs. Frank Harrelson, Chan.
L. Carroll, Misses Lila Charles,
Pearl Stroup and Maggie Hall call
ed to see the charming Miss Nina
Patrick, teacher li Pan Handle
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. uum oumuiy t'M-iimg.
Look out for the exposition at
Jamestown this year. There are
several from our County who con
template a trip. '...
Mr. Atkin1 HarcLson and sister
Carrie spent Saturday night and
Sunday withjtheir sister," Mix C.
E. Carpenter.
Mr. F. P. Wacaster took his
aged mother . Barbra to see her
I feeble brother, Daniel Dellinger,
a well known citizen ot Lincoln
County.
We wish jiiuch success to the
Lincoln County JSews
There is nothing more enjoyable
than-an animated, discussion of
something we don't know anything
about with somebody who knows
less than we do. Puck.
Two men, w hose livers were not
, plumb, ' ;
Were' sorely Vexed with spleen.
One "cussed" his luck,
The other wrote a poem for a
magazine.
You needn't waste time picking
out a tombstone if you w ill invest
a dollar n a bottle of .Gowan's
Pneumonia Cure. It prolongs life
and saves funeral expense. Ask
your druggist for a bottle if you
are in doubt
W W. HINES.
Leading Liverman
of Lincolnton
Fine , vehicles, splendid
driving and riding horses.
Your patronage respect
fully solicited. - - -Prices
reasonable
E. Vfr. HOKE'S STABLES
WANTED
Cross Ties.
I will pay cash for any am
ount of cross ties delivered on the
C. & N. or C. & N. W. Railroads.
Aliy information you may wish to
know about cross tics will be given
If vou will write to.
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J. W. POPE, Newton N. C.
Dr. J. B, Wright '.
General Practitioner
Syecial attention to diseases of
Ear Nose and Throat.
Phone No. 4.
Peoples' Column
Ads inserted In this column at one cent
a word an issue. ' "A'' and "I" being
counted words. The address including
name aud post office counted at 5 cents.
Cash must accompany all out of town
orders.
EYE SPECIALIST I wish to
express my thanks to yon all for
your liberal patronage and the cour
tesies extended me the past year
it In'ing theffirst year of my: pract
ice among you
I am now in a better position to
wait on you at. any ..and. .all. .hours
during the day. Any one, old : or
young, haviug eye troubles will re
ceive my best attentiou and advice.
If you need glasses I can supply
you withauyjityleatdifl'ejet
prices.
Call and see me at my Home office
South East Corner Main and "Coda
street . .: : y.-..v. v ' '..
-'Mrs. -John 'Mallard
- : Lincolntan, N. C.
FOR SALE
One fifteen H P Erie City engine
and one thirty H P Boiler. "- ;
Michal-Gheen Mfg, Company
EOR SALE
The Capt. Philip Carpenter place
3j miles from Lincolnton. Has ioo
acres of well-timdered land. Is one
of the finest farms in Lincoln Coun
ty, Price $io.ooo. See LZi,
D.-J; Carpentor
Newton, N. C.
LATHES I have just added to
my saw mill a first class lathe ma
chine and am ready to supply my
customer with lathes in any quanti
ty, either delivered or at the mil,!,
three miles 'north of Lincolnton.
J. W. Keener. RrF. D. No. 4.
I . WILL DYE FOR YOTT
Cleaning, Pressing Dyeing and
Kepainng neatly and promptly
done. Satisfaction guaranteed sor
mnnev refunded -.-Tmlr fnr tho
V..V
sign John O. Coffey, Tailor as
you cross Main street bridge.
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During 1906 has been appreciated. It has been our endeavor
throughout the vear to givethe best, values possible, the
best ana most Courteous service always.
"Keep The Quality Up"
Has been our motto. The immense increase in the volume
of our business has proven that our efforts ; to please have
not been in vain .. ' . .- . v : , .'. ::
With enlarged quarters we ara in a position to, give you
even better service during 1 907 and we assure you that the"
high standard of quality will always be maintained here.
We wish each and every owe of our customers a prosper
ous and happy. New Year. .', ,', ,Y
Clothing & Men s Furnishings
We are moving our Clothing and Men's Furnishings de
partment into larger and handsomer quarters in our new
rooms adjoining our present store. With these enlarged
facilities for displaying and handling these lines, it Is our
purpose to make' theser departments second to none. in in the
Carolinas.
You will find all that's new, and nobby in every depart
ment of our two big stores." They are complete throughout.
E.&R LOVE
If you want a good Fountain Pen get a John Hoi- X
I land from.
W. M. SHERRILL
JEWELER AND OPTICIA
UXCOI.NTON, X. c.
SALE OF EltAL ESTATE
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Under and by- virtue of a deed of
trmtt to me execntai. by 1 Boinas L
Burgess and wife M E Burgess to se
cure an indebtedness . due to J. U.
Shrum, default having been ' made in
the payment of same, and at tbe request
of the said J. V. shmiu, 1 will n Mon
day tbe 4tb day of February. , at 12
o'clock 51; at the court house por in
Lincolnton,. N. C, sell at public auction
for casbi the rollowinir several tract of
laud, all of which, are situated, lying
and being in JUincolntoa township, Lin
coin county. State ot North Carolina
and bouuded as follows:
Fikst Tract Adjoining lands of
Pinkney Blackburn, lands of tbe late
W. H. Micbal and others and bounded
as follows: Beginning at a large pine,
Micbal and Blackburn's corner, and
runs 84 W 115 poles to a stake, Black
burn's corner; thence with ; bis other
line sfcsB e76 poles to a pine, corner of
Cansler land; tbence n83 e22 poles to a
P O corner; tbence nl el88 poles to a
chestnut - oak - stamp.- another ..corner;
thence n7T wll8 poles to a rock, W. H.
JdichalV corner; .tbence with bis line to
tbe beginning, containing 90 acres
more or less, barring and accepting
from tbe foregoing 'boundary
and tact. the follwiug boundorv of bind
cut from same ana sold to S. P. P.
Blackburn by L. A. and 7. C. Shrnm
and bounded as follows: Adjoining
lands of 8 P Blackburn, Shrum. J. W
Derr estate, Sain Harvey apd others,
Beginning at a stone in corner near said
Blackburn's and runs tbence S 851-4
E 76 2-5 polea to a pine stomp. Black
burn's corneri tbence N 84 8 4 E 21
3-5 poles to a post oak; thence with tbe
uerr line JN l -4 Hi 32 poles to a stone
a new corner on tbe Nortb side of tbe
road; thence a new line N 78 1-2 W 97
poies to a stone in said Blackburn's line;
thence with his line 8 51-4 W 50 f-2
poles to tbe beginning, containing 26
acres, more or less.
Second Tract: Adjoining lands ot J C
Shrum, Sarah Hoke, McCaslin heirs and
others and bonnded as follows:
Beginning at a stone in a hollow, W C
Mullen's corner and runs along McCas-
lin's line S 77 E 887-8 poles crossing a
branch to a Spanish Oak not far from
tbe branch; tbence 8 13 W 81 poles cras
hing a brancb to a black oak on a bill a
new corner; thence a new line N 77 W
poles to a stone by a large chestnut
oak on W. C. Mullen's line; thence along
nis nne JN l 1-2 U HU poles to the be
ginning, containing 441-2 acres, more
or less. Barring and excepting from
same, the following boundary, conveyed
to saran uoKe, auioimng lands of W
C Mullen and bounded as follows: Begin
mug at a stone in the hollow W. U Mul
len's corner and rues 8 77 E 33 rods to a
stoue and poiDere; thence S 121-2 W
80 rods to a stone and pointers; thence
N 77 W 83 rods to a stone; thence N 12
2 E 80 rods to the beginning, con
taining 161-2 acres more or less.
Third Tract: Adjoining lands of John
Hoke, W O Mullen and others and
bounded, as follows: ax and
Beginning at a stone nN 13 E 85
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poles to a stone, Hoke's corner; thence
along Hoke's line S 77 E 87 -3-4 poles to
a 'small black oak on a bill; thence along
tbe old Hue S 12-3-4 W 871-2 poles to
o uchu huu uown ork. au old corner,
thence S 18 W 30 3-4 poles to a large
chestnut oak, dead and down; thence S
87 W 881-6 poles to the beirinniuir. con
taining 42 4-2 acres, more or less.
Fourth Tract: Adjoiuing lands of J
O k;v, o u is in. , . ,.
ui.iui, u 1 1 umcKuurn, nam xiar-
. ; , uniurt aim oiners; ana
bounded as follows: Beginning at a stone
corner of J C Shrnm and 8 K P Black
burn, and runsM 12-3 E 1351-5
poles to a chestnut, dead and down,
thedie 142-3 E 81 poles to a black oak. '
down; thence N 135-6 E 88-1-4 poies
crossing two branches to a stoue; thence
S 761-2 EG2 poles to a stane. Richard
Hill's corner; tbeooe 8 1-2 W 661-5
poles crossing a branch to a stone, thence
i 87 E 9- -8-5 poles to a stone on tbe
VOV I 1 1 ... I, I W ........ u 1 ... ... I
Dank or a brancb; thence S 1-3 W 55
A K r.lnn z ....
-v. puicK iu a bluub in a roaa; tnence b
39 W 30 poles to a etone; thence 8 44
1-2 E 28 3-4 Doles to utiina- thiien H
48 W 139 poles to the beginning, con
taining 105 acres, and thisiu r,A
Of less.' .-' ' ' . :: -f
For further narticnlars see ApA of
trUSt. TPL'iHturprl in hnnb RQ
offioe Register of Deeds Lincoln Co. N,
v. ..... .. ..
This 1st Jan'y.1907. ' . ,
UE Chllds. Trustee.
... SALE OF REAL ESTATE.
The nndersighned trustee by virtue of
a deed of trnst, to him executed oy W O -Kisor
and wife L B Riser and at the re
quest of the Cestui que trust, I will on
alonday, the 4th day of Febuary 1907'
i. iL. r . 1 . . ...
- -" " wuu. uvuao uiAJi 1U JJIUUUlllbUU,
iis-v ai is o ciock, m; sea at public ann-
pon to tbe highest bidder, for cash, the
following real estate, lying and being in
the county ot Lincoln, H ward's Cieek
Township, State of North Carolina, a- .
joining lands of L W floyle, land of tbe
late P A Reop and others and bonnded
as ronows: Beginning at a stone on V
A Reep's line on North side of Morgan
ton road and runs N 70-1-g W 44-8-5 pole a
to a stake in road; thence with George 4
Rhyne'shne S 83-1-3 W73-1-4 poles to a
stone; tbence S 19-8-4 W 92-4-5 poles to
a stone, Eli Rhyne's corner; thence S 85
1-8 W 14 poles to stones in Toad, Rbyne
and Moeteller's corner; thence with Mes
teller'g line S 25-1-2 E 31-1-4 poles tola
tone on Hoyle's line; thence with his
line N 38-1-2 E 144-5-6 poles to a pine on
Reep's line: thence N 65-8-4 W 24 pole
to stone; tbence with Reep's line N 88
1-4 E 65-1-3 poles to the beginning, con
taimng52 5-8 acres, more or less.
Said real estate, being sold for balance
of purchase money. See deed of trnst of
bearing date 19tb June 1905, and regist
ered in book 89, page 509 office Register
of Deeds, Lincoln County, N. .0.
This tbe 81st December 1906.
John K. Cllne, Trustee.
C. E. Childs, Att'j.
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