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LINCOLNTON, N. C. TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1911.
No. 35
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R.S.REINHARDT
' - TALKS RAILROAD.
' ivtf the History of the Movement Look-
. I in g Toward the Building of the Much
f Talked of Denver-Ltncolnton Railroad.
i harlotte Newtr. ' ,
'In speaking of the proposed Den
r and Lincolnton railroad which
to run from Mount Holly to
ncolnton,. Mr; B. S. Eeinhardt,
f Lincolnton, said to a News re-
orter: -
"This road was charteiedby the
gislature of 1909, private laws,
he act provides that any county
r township through which the
oad runs may vote bonds to pro
note the enterprise. By virture
hereof two townships in Lincoln
ounty have voted on the bond
iuestion. Catawba Springs town
,! ihijvoted $40,000 for the road.
The election in Ironton township
went against thebonas. Theelec-
tion in Lincolnton township went
against the bonds also on account
of what Ironton had done. It is
f generally conceded now that this
i township will vote fifty or sixty
j thousand dollars towards the con
struction of the road-"
' 'The idea has gotten out that
Liucolnton is against Catawba
springs in the matter of this" road.
This is erroneous. Not only does
Lincolnton want a road from Mount
Holly via. Mountain Island, Lucia,
Lowesville, Triangle, Beattie's
Ford, Howard's Town and Denver
and up by the big ore bank to
Lincolnton; but she wants the
road extended further on down the
'If, South Fork to Gastonia, thus
xormmg a "loop tne loop" in con
nection with the road the Pied
mount Traction Co., is construct
ing. .
"This proposed road would go
through a (section of county as
.fertile and prosperous as any in
'the state. There is no -section in
the state more historic either, than
this proposed route. It would
carry travelers near the celebrated
Fanny Morrison, Bynum etc., home
steads. It might reopen the fam
ous Catawba Springs, whLfci prior
to the civil war were the most
noted springs and resort probably
in western North Carolina. . The
old ruins are there 'and speak of
the civilization in which slavery
rwas a component part. It also
takes you to Eock Springs camp
ground, the most noted meeting
place of the kind in the state and
pnbably in the nation. Thous
ands of people would go theredur
ing the week embracing the second
Sunday in August to witness the
"Religious services of s this ; famous
camp meeting.
"Then there are old forge sites
from which, prior to - war, sup
plied all the iron,plow shares, etc.,
for this entire section, and many
other parts of the state as far if
not further than Fayetteville.
Phis section has been written up
fully by Dr. Wheeler, Dr. Hunter
F. B. McDowell, Alf Nixon, and
Brevard Nixon, which form a
valuable contribution to the litera
ture of the state.
5 'Virgin forests abound here. - A
bale of cotton to the acre is easy
and common to this -soil. - Every
crop is produced far beyond the
point of consumption, and with
' proper transportation facitilities
would easily be doubled. Few are
rich, but everybody is prosperous.
There are but few farmers in this
, section who have not money in the
bank and land, freight tonnage
in fertilizers and crops and wood
t and other products would be enor
mous. Our family of boys raise
over a hundred bales of cotton.
Mr. F. B. McDowell expects to de
velop the Brevard farm into pro
ducing 500 bales of cotton. An
electric smelter would add unlimit
ed millions of freight from the ore
Lanks. These facts are simply
mentioned to show the greater
possibilities of this section when it
gets transportation facilities which
are bound to come in a short time
"It may be that this road will
be able to join hands with the
Southern Power Company, and if
so the people feel that they will
pot have to wait much longer.
Mr. J. S. Coulter says wheat is
growing fine some of it heading.
Mr. G. W. Wilson, he says, has
some 35 acres, knee high all over
and beautiful to see. Mf. Wilson,
in Mr. Coulter's estimation, is one
of the bes: wheat growers in the
county. He knows how and
makes his grain crop succeed.
Catawba County "News.
PROGRAM FCH MAY 11TH.
Monument to Be Unveiled to Soldiers of
Lincoln County Address by Governor
V. V. Kitchin Dinner to Veterans at
Memorial Hall.
May the 11th will be one of the
great days in the history of Lin
coln county. , The Children of the
Confederacy will unveil their mon
ument to the brave soldiers of.this
county who fought under, the stars
and bars, and the Daughters of
the Confederacy - will observe
Memorial Day . with the usual ex
ercises. The following is the pro
pram that has been . prepared for
the day:
9:30 Decoration of Graves.
10:30 Meeting of Camp.
11:15 Memorial Services.
12 M. TJnveiiing Services.
Presentation of Monument to Lincoln
County ..MaJ.W. A. Graham
Acceptation. ,By Sheriff of Lincoln Co.
Unveiling of Monument ......
...Children of the Confederacy.
Introduction of Speaker.
i Hon. L. B. Wetmore
Address ......... .Gov. W..W. Kitchin
1 p. m. Dinner for Veterans at
Memorial Hall.
The marshals for the day are:
Messrs. W. A. Graham, Jr., Chief;
Fred Eamsaur, Hugh Cline, Har
ris Burgiu, Vaughn Padgett, K.
B. Nixon, and Dr. I. E. Self. The
names of the marshals from other
townships will appear later, f A
long parade, including floats, the
brass band from High Shoals,
buggies, surries, horse-back riders
aud citizens on foot will meet the
Governor at the station. Every
body is invited to participate in
this parade.
Military Etiquette.
The commanding officer of a mil
itary station, desired that the grow
ing grass around the quarters be
offered every protection, gave strict
orders to the sentries that only his
cow should be allowed to graze
over it, says Harpers Magazine.
One day the general's wife,
while calling upon a certain officers
wife, wished to make a. short cut
by walking over the grass from one
to another. . -
. "No oue to pas3 here, madam,"
said the sentry.
The lady drew herself up. "Do
you know who I am!" she demand
ed. " '. ":
"No, madam," replied the im
passive sentry. "I don't know
who you are, but I do know that
you are not the general's cow, and
no one but the cow is allowed to
walk on this grass."
Church Organized at Lincolnton.
Rev. H. W. Braswell is zealous
in good works and knows how . to
organize Methodist Protestant
churches in Shelby and Lincoln
ton. On April 16th at Lincolnton
he organized a church with 85
members. The stewards are D. B.
Johnson, W. H. Arthur, Ii. A.
Allran, A. T. Cloninger and J. E.
Elmore. The trustees are D. B.
Johnson, W. H.Arthur and L. A.
Allran. A contract for a new
church will be let on May 10th,
and the church will be built this
summer. Shelby Highlander.
Work creates wealth; work sets
money in motion; work pays debts;
work is the vital power in prosperi
ty, and that city, that community,
and that nation whose people idle,
are poor, poor in proportion to
the number that work, and the
time they work. Heavens greatest
earthly Messing to any people is
to give them honest, renumerative
work. ---
IS YOUR SKIN ON FIRE?
Does it seem to you can't stand
another minute of that awful burn
ing itch V
That it'MUST be cooled!
,That you MUST have relief!
Get a mixture of Oil of Winter
green, Thymol, and other sooth
ing ingredients as compounded on
ly in D. D. D. Prescription. :
The very first drops STOP that
awful burning instantly!
The first drops soothe and heal!
'D. D. D. gives you comlort
cleanses the skin of all impurities
and 'washes away pimples and
blotches over night
Take our word on it as your lo
cal druggist '
. Get a bottle today!
. Lincoln Drug Co. '
iRirf1ln7i
uilds
Any town or community that gets a bulldog grip on prosperity i
fortunate. But the bulldog grip will not hold if some pitizens pull ono
way and soma, another. All must pull or push in the same direction.
For. instance, if half the people want Main street macadamized and
the other half insist that Central avenue should have the macadam and
each half- holds
there isn't going
amization in that
Once there
a creek running
Eving on one side
built at a certain
the other side
bridgo at another
Bections fought so
the issue, that no
One side of the
from the other
there are two
there used to be
lii'iiii--;:
Another way to make a half town out of a whole one
is for half the people to buy their goods through the Mail
Order Houses in the big cities while the other half buys
from the local stores and factories.
If your place has the bulldog grip on prosperity don't pry it loose
by pulling against your own local interests. '
DOING THEIR DUTY.
Scores of Lincolnton Readers are Learn
ing the duty of the Sidneys.
To filter the blood is the kid
neys duty.
When they fail to do this the
kidneys are sick. ,
Backache and many kidney ills
follow. . v .
' Help the kidneys do their work..
Doan's Kidney Pills build up
weak kidneys. ,
Lincolnton people endorse our
claim. ;
W. M. Byers, farmer, E. F. D.
No. 6, Lincolnton, N. C, says:
"I used two boxes of Doan's Kid
ney Pills and they did me so much
good that I wish to recommend
them for kidney trouble and lame
back. I have been ailing for a
time and could get nothing that
would help me until I heard of
Doan's Kidney Pills. I obtained
a supply at La wings Drug Store
and was suprised and delighted
with the results that followed their
use. I was cured and I have nev
er had any recurrence of the
tiouble."
For sale by all dealers. Price
50 cents. v Foster Milburn' Co.,
Buffalo New York, sole agents for
the United States.
Eemember the name Doan's
and take no other. "
Any newspaper is the compan
ion and friend of the family, but
the local paper is one indentified
with the interests of the home.
It is conducred by those whom
you know. Its columns are filled
with what is of special ' value to
you. In its prosperity you have
a vital interest, and to its prosperi
ty you can best contribute by giv
ing your support and patronage.
It is your neighbor Tour duty is
first to know your wants. ' Its in
terests are your interests. It is
your friend in, preference to and
all others. No outside or foreign
paper can possibly have claims
upon you until your duty is dis
charged to the local journal.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured.
by loeal applications.' ag they rannot reach the
diseased portion oftbe ear,. There Is only one
way to cure deafness, and that Is by eoiistlm
tlonal remedies. Deafness Is caused by an In
flamed condition of the raucous llnlnar of the
Eustachaln Tube. When this tube is inllamed
you nave a rumbling sound ot Imperfect bear
ing, ana when it is entirely closed, Deafness is
the result, and unless the lnflamlnatlon can be
taken nut and this tube restored to its normal
condition, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh,
which is noting but an lntiamed condition of
the mucous surfaces. . ' -
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
ease of Deafness caused by oatarrh that can
not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cnre. Send for
Circulars free, F. J. CHENEY i: CO,, Toledo, ()
Hold b Druirirlsts. 76.
Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation,
termination
Prosperity
out for its side
to be any' macad
town. was a town with
through it. Folks
wanted a bridge
point. Folks on
.wanted 'tho
point. . The two
doggedly over,
bridge was built.
creek seceded
side, and now
half towns where
a whole one." "J
Senator Johnson Contributes.
The following letter- with a con
tribution has been received by Miss
Lena Eeinhardt from Senator Jos.
P. Johnson of Alabama: -
Washington, D. C.
" ' April 21, 1911.
Dear Miss:
I have your circular . letter re
questing aid to the erection of a
memorial to the soldiers ol the lost
cause by tl ? . Lincoln chapter - of
the Children of the Confederacy.
Being a native of Lincoln county,
and a survivor of the war between
the States, I am glad to contribute
to this effort. I would love to be
there on the 11th of May, but my
duties here will doubtless prevent
it. People who fail to honor the
the memory of their brave men,
who offered their lives in their de
fense are unworthy to be free.
Yours respectfully,
, Jos. F. Johnson. .
Miss Lena Forney Eeinhardt,
Lincolnton, N. C.
Ever school boy knows that a
kite will not fly unless there is a
string tying it down. It is just so
in life. The man who is tied down
by half a dozen blooming responsi
bilities and their mother will make
a higher, stronger flight than the
bachelor, who having nothing to
keep him steady, is always flound
ering in the mud. If you want
to ascend in the world, tie your
self to somebody. " : ",";"
THE HALL. OF FAME.
JOSEPH STORY-Emlnent ju
rist and law writer. Born Mar
b I e head,
Mass.,' Sept ,
18, 1779;
died Cam
brlds e,
Mass., Sept
10, 184 5.
Graduate of
Harvard at
nineteen, he
began the
$ ' K
practice of
law three years later, was elect
ed a Democratic member of con
gress at twenty-nine and ,at thirty-two
was appointed an asso
ciate Justice of the Unld States
supreme court, which place he
held till death. While on the
bench he was a member of
the Massachusetts constitutional
. convention and In 1829 became
professor of law at Harvard, and
this he also held till death. Aft
er Marshall's death he was for
a short time acting chief justice.
He wrote the opinion In. the fa
mous Dartmouth college case.
He was the author of many -law
.books, which are still authorities.-:
Second to Kent he proba
bly had more Influence In mold
ing equity Jurisprudence than
" any other American. . ,
Closing Exercises at the Graded School.
This year the closing exercises
of the Lincolnton Graded School
are unusually interesting. In
addition to the attractive program
published below, Dr. J S. Mof
fatt, president of Erskine College,
Due West, 8. C, will make the
annual address
FEID AY EVENING, 8:30.
GBAMMAR SCHOOL GRADES. '
Minstrel Song Ten Boys
Instrumental
Violet Drill . Sixteen Girls
Instrumental
Song Not Because Your Hair is
Curly, Marie and Margaret
Motz.
Instrumental
Operatta Cinderella in Flower
land Daisy Willie McAllister
Prince 8unshiie Tom Knowles
Eobin Eed Sterne Camp
Mother Nature Eoberta Love
Violet Thelma Dellinger
Mignonette Katherine Eogers
Sweet Briar . Genevieve Eoberts
Daffodil Margaret -Eogers
Buttercup " May Cobb
Lilly Bell May Self
Poppy Amy Cornwell
Narcissus ' Elmira Smith
Sweet Pea ' Naomi Ensor
Hollyhock Lillie May James
Tiger Lily Eose Simmons
Fairy Grace Sherrill
Six Sunbeams Beverly Cobb,
Wm. Wetmore, Ernest Shives,
' Craig Seagle, Blair Jenkins,
Blair Camp.
Six Eaindrops Euth. Ensor,
Marine Jones, Buna Lineberger,
Edna Hoover, Edith Hdoyer,
Mary Stuart Edwards.
Bumble Bee - Burgin Eamsaur
Butterflies Euth Seagle and
Espie Sharpe. '
SATUED A Y . EVENING 8: 30.
Celebration of Joyner Literary
Society. ?
Greeting' Mary Eees.
Chorus Welcome Sweet Spring
Society. Declamation The American Un
ion a geographical necessity
Baxter Rogers. V
Instrumental Solo Silver Star
Kathleen Hale. ; '
Song Balmy and Soft- Fifteen
Girls. ' -v.,:,
Eeading Mrs. Euggles Prepara-
, tion for the Xmas Dinner John
ny A.nthony. ,,
Play The Ministers Courtship.
Arthur Grey.hurst- Paul Yoder.
Gerrold Brice ? Jack Lander.
Jonas Dixon : . . Wm. Lander.
Jacob Snyder . Frank Love.
Euben Stubbins ' Gordon Crowell.
Olivia Vaughn ' Linda Ward.
Alice Greyhurst ' Nell McLean.
Mrs. Wilkins Junia Self.
Amarilla Jones Kathleen Hale.
Matilda Triplett Myrtle' Padgett.
Miss Brackett Lucy Camp.
Parishioners and Choir. '
SABBATH EVENING, 8:30
Annual Sermon Eev. T. J. Sog
ers. MONDAY EVENING, 8:30.
Graduating Exercises: ' ..
SoDg The Dance of the Pine Tree
Faries.
Invocation.
An Evening With Southern Poets:
Is the Work of the Poet Done.
Kathleen Hale.
Sidney Lanier Lucy Camp.
John, Charles McNeil Carl Del
linger. I
Edgar Allen Poe Maud Crowell.
Joel Chandler Harris-r-Paul Yoder.
Instrumental Sole II Trovatore
Kathleen Hale.
Annual Address. .
Eev. J. S. M3ffatt, D. D., Presi
dent of Erskine College.
Delivery of Diplomas.
Awarding Honors.
Song America. ,
Benediction.
Two medals are given one for
Honor pupil that is pupil mak
highest average in grades for ses
sion. Second, offered by Joyner
Literary Society for best essay in
High School Department.
Let us cultivate a - public spirit
and' talk less and work more. En
courage our local authorities in
making improvements. Speak up,
speak well, talk encouragingly of
our town and its bright prospects.
It is these many little considera
tions that makes the town grow.
Nature has showered upon us her
choicest blessings, and with perfect
unity and effort for the good of
our common cause, great will be
the result. " 1
AN INVITATION EXTENDED.
The Daughters of The Confederacy Will
Welcome the followers ot The Lost
Cause on May the 1 1th Dinner Served
At Memorial Hall.
This year the Daughters of ,the
Confederacy will observe Memori
al Day on May 11th, this being
the day on which the Children's
Chapter will unveil their monu
ment to the soldiers of Lincoln
County. The Daughters will car
ry out the usual exercises held on
May 10th and will give the veter
ans dinner at the Memorial Hall.'
Through the paper they extend a
hearty invitation to every veteran
to be present on this occasion.
The advent of spring flowers and
balmy days warns us of the woeful
fact that the rein of terror to man
kind is at hand, when the thrifty
housewife will arm herself with all
necessary equipments and proceed
to throw open the doors and win-'
dows, order the stoves to he carri
ed out and turn your hitherto
peaceful abode into as uncomfor
table a place as could be imagined.
Why should we hasten this com
ing calamity by this prophesy,
only to warn the lord of the house
hold to gather up an extra supply
of patience and abide the' time
with becoming fortitude. For as
the rain and mud are harbingers
of the bright, merry, joyful spring, r
with its birds, buds and bloosoms,
so surely will this disordered house
be , transformed under skillful
hands into a fresh, clean and pleas
ant home. Peace and order will
once more take up their abode and.
thestrainsof "Home, Sweet Home"
will sound all the sweeter for the
temporary disquiet.
MINISTER FROM ECUADOR.
Senor Don Rafael Maria Arizaga
From South . American Republic.
9 bjr American Press Association.
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mouth. His clothes had to be changed two or
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durable.and at night he would itch and scratch
until I didn't know what to do for him. A
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