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THE : UNCQ4.N : D E jj Q CR A T. , j "County .Commissioner.-J.. E. L.Married. at the Tetidence - of ' county. Grigg and Ross
over to appear at Dallas lathe Public School Law, on
They failed to give bond pf fe eix, Sec. 2530, it i provided
. . 3-t Bernhardt of Iron Station, was in , Grorge W. Summerrow, Lincoln , bot:nd
FBlPAY:J)ECBER20 18951 towiijast Saturday! UHewaV W-tyf K.'O. by Rev.R. Zr John- Com.
BS-"'. . ? : "in: v i companied by his daughter ,Miss t Ji, Doc. 18, 1895, Mr. J.V. Boat aim were lodged hi Dallas jail to a follow: S.-c (Repeal-j
Special Notices; -s'- M ;-T - ' of ('Mwkjeuhttrc unty . to niu avr it trial next spring, There is w! hy act f 1&05. The? following 5
1 -Mr VinaTft Mmiiu wf u.I-P-tie J. Soininerroy. lit:!e doubt of their guilt. eitst-d instead.) County board
This Space Belongs
ttr
Advertisements inserted in this, Pu Was here last Saturday1 on
0
cent
Jinan &nd under this head,, at one
per wora eacn insertion
TICE. Particular attention is
riven at Lowing7 Pharmacy, in. filling
prnpt'ons. - 1 l H' f j i
X large lot of Nice Crockery. De
corated and Plain offered low by B. F.
Cron, extracts, raisins, nufs, ap
nles. fig fancy and plain candies,. and
I general line of groceries" at.. P. A.
LOST, one plack and white spotted
gutter Bitch. A liberal reward will
be paid for this dog. James Gheen.
LOCAL NEWS.
Mr. Jack.Schrouce, of Reeps
, was here Saturday, last.
Piedmont Seminary closes
for"Cbristma8 holidays to-cTay:
i
.1 4
ijranoerry sauce ior your
Christmas turkey at A. W.'Reedy's
Misa Jennie WrenshsJl has re
tareed from a visit to Anniston,
Ala'.!..
-iMr J. H. Rhodes ot Daniel's
irhborh'ood was here last Satur-
iiei;
day:
Mr. and Mrs. Thos McBee, of
AsheviHe, are at Capt. V. A. Mc
the
Charley Wood, son of Mr. B
CWocd, is sick at his father's near
towiiV ' -.' I
Mr. W. A. Costner, of the
Saleai neighborhood was here last
Saturday.
Miss May Crouse will spend
theholidHys at Selma, N. C, visit
ing friends. '
ilr'.'T: Pate Jeuks,' of Huli'a
Koads visited the , Atlanta Ex-
position last weeK.
Mrl Beverly Hawkins, of
amlety N. C. was in LincointoUj
few days last week.
rJjeTo will be no regular issue
t the;l)EM.OGRAT next week. - The
rintefs want a vacation.
--Mesrs J. V. Davis a:id Geo
oon of Daniels communitv were
ere Saturday on business
-Rev. W. S. Bynum conducts
piscopal services at Elbow School
ouse, Oatawba Soring? Township
Mr. Clarence Stamey. of the
rm ofv Stamey Bros., Fallston,
ieited H.be Exposit;on last week
Mr. mid'Mrs. John Mannm
d Mrs. C. M. Jetton, of Char-
ttf, are visiting at Mr." E. H.
auble's.
Messrs. P. D. Hinson, H. S.
otinsQii and J. K. Cline left for
e Atlanta Exposition on Wed-
sday. . '
-Mr. Silas McBee and daughters
isses Estelle and Vardrine. of
wanee'Tienn., are at Mr. V. A.
Bee's. - :
MissiBessie Johnston and. her
pain, Miss Lizzie Johnston of
zabeth City, are here for the
iidays'"' ' '
1 -
f-The Presbyterian Sunday
pool children will meet on Mon
F night to prepare a box for the
pans
rCapt. B. F Grigg was at Fall
a few days last week bunting
. He renorts birds verv
i
fee up that way.
hRev. J. Mp.Tlwain of Kinsr3
- . . . w
business. Ile'eava ba hR nn nnl-
itics now atall He. was once a
Republican.
The Uickorv Mercury and-the
Caucasian will please excuse us for
talking about them so much this
week. . But ''mean things'1 fnuat
be handled sometimvs.' '
VV. Robinson. Esq : one of
North Carolina's most talented
lawytr, returned Sunday from
Charlotte where he baa besn in
attendance at Federal Court.
We arn sorry to say that Sheriff
Rhodes is no better. Dr. Camn-
bell, of Newton, was here on Mon
day in consultation with Dr. Cost
ner as touching the Sheriff's case.
Rev. D. M. Austin preach 1
an ablo sermon in his church here
on Sunday morning and auother
in the evening. He is an able
and much loved pastor and a good
man.
Anything in the Jewelry lino
ordered on short notice at a eav-
ing of 50. Gold watches $8.50
to $15.00, any movement; Every
thing guaranteed. F. P. Cauble,
jeweler.
The mail carrier on the tMud
Roufe" by Cnmsic let his horse
run away at Crimsic P. O. one day
last week. The cart was demol
ished, but otherwise no damage
was done.
(if I !lll I iuTt Id Mffrttit f ht( VV
'That the county 1oard of lu-
Huro Al'ter C8 "Yinr. llnj.Umlinm WIum.
T I Pnnlnit a 1.!. I TflH MM nf W A ft Va It r,t
. 1 ... .Li.. tt . . . Cfit.on in the iwral
Kinsman Uapt, looey. lie used rougni. iron uangn company
wnr.
to live in Linco'.nton, but h not I enuexl yestertlay in the United
peni here for 28 yeari. Mr. (Jon-Stul Court, and reaulttxl in a
rr was a member of Capt. Wml veMict and judgement in favor of
H ike's company during the late thl' plaintiff for $3,G00 . damagea.
1 his was an action brought by
Ma '. Graham to recover damatrea
for the burning of his dwelling
house and contents in June, 1894,
caused, aa he allegnd, Ijy fire re
sulting from a stove pijie of a
rane which he had bought a few
Firoat Orlennii.
, TIio cotton gin of V. B. Beaa at
Orleans narrowly escaped being
burned , one day last week. .It
sems that the cotton in the press
caught fire. Mr. Best .succeeded
I or
dav J beforw from a raiu-e romtmnv
m putting out the fire alter it had nnA fKli iM f .
burned abput 20 lbs. of cotton uay had reprented was so con
and about twi inches oi Mr. Bes.' gtructtnl and wa of such material
Deard on. i. i i i
A.Ki OldlTuwIilotioil Oancl' I the range and the pipe would not
Pitlllus'. Ket hot. The comiMmv acent
pluctxl the range and piping in
dead yet. The days of "Alexander I position in his hous and placed
Tiist" and "Old Virginia Reel'! the piie in immediate contact with
are not altogether a thing of the I the wood without any terra cotta
past. One of these occasions wfts I or other non-conductor of heat
enjoyed by Messrs Claude Rudisill. I and represented that this waa safe,
John Dellinger and E. Smith of la id tire resultml therefrom aa
this town, last Friday night at the ahuve stated.
residence of Mr. W. E. Miller, ' The defendaut will take an ap.
about three miles from Lincolnton. peal to thn Circuit Court of Ap-
ilcil!rfoTa Hnndwloh VAU at Richmond, Va.
InlnndN. The plaintiff was represented by
We learn that the Handle Fnc- IJnvpll Walker & Can.ler and
tory at Conov-r, N. C. haa received w- " aeiena-
ants dv jone x lillett and b. U.
Fin lev.
The case waa hotlv contested
and consumed two davs in the
trinl. Charlotte Obterver.
To
an order for handles to be shipped
to Honolulu, Sandwich Ialauda
The crder ia for 120 dozen handles,
Mr. B. A. Justice of this placefone half ae handles and one half
and Mr. Thos. Dixon of Charlotte pick handles. The factory at Con-
went up to Maiden last Friday tolovqr makes all kinds of handles,
hukt birds. Thev found some I including hammer handle?, curl-
birds, but Mr. Justice has a sore 1 mg iron handles etc.
foot as a result.
Book CI11I3.
The meetings of this club are
now held on Saturday afternoon.
The last meeting was held at Mies
Florence Finch's Home. The club
discussed Scott. As no men are
allowed, no Democrat reporter
wan on band to report. the proceed
ings. We near the club ia coming
on mcely. We would remind the
members onc6 more that they can
Asheville, and MisaSallie has beenl public a favor by aubscrib
visiting m Columbia, S. C. . iDg for h, J. Stockard'a forthcom-
S. G. Finley, J2sq., one of the inp volume of poems. The price
lawyers in the noted Graham case to advanced tubacribera ia only
m Charlotte last week, returned $1.50. The Democrat is not fi-
to 1 is office on Saturday, where he Inar.cially interested.
will be found ready and able to
Mr. W. Lestor Coon, brother
of Mr. Clarence Coon, who has
been in business at Baltimore for
some months past is at home now.
He is helping at Robinson's dur
ing the holidays.
Judge Hoke and Miss Sallia
Badger are at home for the holi
days. The Judge has been hold
ing a two week's term of court at
JiiUiiiM UroM. Olii'lMtmaw
O pou In jr.
On last Thursday night the
store of these enterprising mer
chants presented a lively appear
ance. The ladies were out in full
forte to sec what this firm has to
add to the joy of the holiday rea
son. Of course, the Democrat
wa 011 hand. Among the many
nic things, we noted the foliow
ing : Standard worka of l'oetry
and Fiction, Picture Buoka for
children. Scrap Books and Albuma,
Chi ia, Ruby, aud Japanese Ware,
Dol Celluloid Gooda, Papier
Mc 'ie. Ornamented Work Batketa
Gla i Ware of all kinds, and many
oil - articled we did not know
nan a for. As none of the ladiea
countl- of
tl state shall adopt a acric of
tex; ImxAa which ahall U uM in
tie public nchoola in their rwpect
ire countia for a term of thrt
years, the taid adoption herein
piovided for, ahall occur at th
mat ting of aaid board of education
on the firat Monday in June, one
thoutand eight hundred and nine
ty six, (18V)) and every thrw
yeara thereafter and at no other
time c." Now in the fac of
this law fixing the time for chang
ing our public school books, if a
change 1e darned wi, aa veil
exprvssly dedicating this power of
change to one body alone, the n
are chang being made in the
books, eYen now, in this county,
as we atv informed, and by thoe
without authority to make such
change.
And we are further &dvid that
the change al ling mad by
the uudtrmindiug iulluetictt of one
whotM calling it is to & souls.
Has filthy lucre th- curl xitr
to chw the even of a preacher to
law and right, that h may uo
hi influence to deceive pvople?
Would it not le ie for our
county commissioner to look into
and to correct this evil to save
their county-men much unneces
sary expnH, jK'rchance, and great
dissatisfaction ?
To make a change in chotjl
botjks now It not only littlt and
unlawful but malicious and vruial.
In a short tune this imKrtant
qut-ftloti will U- dt-cidt-d. and it
the change is made the f rirnds to
such change will not 1- hurt by
th? little waiting. On the other
hand, if no lawful change U made,
then this unfair dealing will prove
to t unlawful, increa the ex-
penK- of our school hooks, and
give birth to the mot dangerous
dintifaction.
1 t us deal fairly and strike
from the shoulder that a victory
mav bo honorably won.
J.
R
1. Dl
IL
DEALER IN
NEW GOODS.
1 havt the larrtat stock of Xsm
MriCAL IjiiCMum tbil hu av-
tr t n in Noam Caxcuma, aatk
aa rroxiiarf, AcooautAs. ma-
rcit, G err ails, Baxjo, Niolxts.
ar.d KotLxa UMAsri, and aay
thing !m that b ktpt in a firrt
claa Musk Stora. Price laws
than eter. Ordrra by mail hawaa
pn.mt attention. AddM
. I. Uows, ttuo, 2. C
U-29-O-lvr.
Father
of
LOW PRICES
The Atlanta Exposi
tion is Still Booming,;
and
And why not Lincolnton? You
A Cut Price Sale Of
CLOTHING.
will think so if you
A. W. Read v 'a and
ill call at
O-
Lis fiin;
lock of XMAS CANDIK.S. both
French and Plaiu H is alvavs
in the ltad and ill sll mx mc
gvxxls at lotoest pjlbl pncn. j
A nic lot or Xmas i;rucrn
Wa find La too racch
Clothing of sosi kibds aud Lavs
deltf dlctsi to cut tta prtca in
ctdr la run l i!oo. fra
(bow cq stsiil mi voa IDC c5
annd a big stock of hvy and aud you know test taunt a lwt
family grocsni. e mill glad j with us. as a tasks a arr saall
1
to have vou call.
YOURS TRULY
A. TV7. BEEDY.
attend to professional business.
The Seaboard Air Line will
sell Holiday tickets at the rate of
four cents per mile one way.
Tickets on sale December 22nd to
25th, and on December 29th to
January 1st. Extreme limit Jan
uary 3rd.
Mr. Geo. W. Cochrane of New-
had .irae to write notes lor ua wo
i Ir. R. S . Ed wardg,ofthia place, I ma: . handsome thiugs wc aaw.
kil od two hogs Inst week, which Jen 1119 Bros, always have this
we. hed 270 and 250 pounds. Thoy op iug. It has become one of
we e only 12 months old. tbt ? ?nturea of taeir busiue?a, and
Villnr) I is ; unuallv iookel for with a
. a .1 1 t . a
a J og last wpek wmch weipnea grrr ucbiui miwceu
The hog was 13
z. pounas. ine nog was KlltortnliiiiHMic at IIol-
mc lthsold. I montHumlnnr
i lr. Alonzo Lutz, Crimsic, killed 2s wae announced in last week'a
m 9 m a ? 1 A I . . I
ton, parsed tnrougu lincoimon i a rog last weeK which weighed J DEvt kjrat the entertainmeDt at
j . . f s . I
Saturday on bis way home irom 4ii pounds. the Seminary for the benefit of
Charlotte, where he has been Jo-1 Mr. Theo. J. Eamrour,Crimiitf, I he School library waa held last
cated for some time working iorlkiled a hog last week which I Fridiv evenine. The following
- . a - -
the North Carohno Abstract Com-1 weighed 403 pounds.
pany, of which Maj. S." M. Finger The witnesses to the above are
all living.- It is "hog news", but
truo.
Hlr.temcnt of County if
tltlitlci.
N irth Carolina. Lincoln Coun-
tv, Ofiic Board oi Commmion
V i following accounts have
bc I audited and rdrxl to
pa.c to th veral m"ml'f of
tin ward of Count v Cmmifion-
er 1 r the var ending 1st Decern-
II. i .Ramtaur'il d.ascom'r f 12.00
H.S.Ramsaur 10 d. service
on committer fJU.W
NOTICE I
'bt I d IUtt tnl ! J. tT. :
Co I do bfby otil all pfa j an
ba ; ii claim at l d swistl
f o tbe am to .b- oedt j cc
pi t 4 lo lf oi ib-r fr.o , in
f .J i. rn itrw"4" -n
t ta. a oi .
bi. 2id O t I6t?i
Jo. I. Ccaa. Kx- v ;
ol JoSifU c&D
9 f I Ml i ii
ary
iprftit at Ucst, and auk tttry
article n tb Lom In plain ig
j ores soya can for ycaratl!
jsttwbat tbt 109; ill aasst
j to. Wt only cake oa zx4pii.u
and that in Mel&lcbs Lich tt
art- allic cd it I3.CO. Wt exs
do yea aost ci alas ca Iiali.
. n can sll tea a nrrttr fair
sr '
col Hal for 'iSctiU.
alcss and Inr-c tat
yo r prcdoce or caih ao3 - itt
V TRY RESPECTFULLY.
U.S. Robinson & Co.
tti.CO
"Music
of Newton, is president.
H; D. Warlick, Esq., of Reeps
ville. is another Democrat who
gets the Caucasian free of charge.
He sfiva he has been getting the
paper free of charge for sometime.
We wonder why the Caucasian
prcgram waa rendered:
I. Song by school :
Everywhere."
II. Concert l ecitation by child-
ren: "ine &onei.'
III. Recitation by Kate iloko:
Ci.leb'a Courtship."
IV. Doll Drill by little girla.
V. Vocal Quartette: -Come
whre the Lilliea Bloom1 render
ed bv Miasea Alico Oneir and
Total
W.I Baker 21 d. as com't
W.L.llaker 9 d. survive on
conmittee f 18.03
W.L.Rakvr BIG mil travel $10.75
IT.OTK'S IRON' BI7TLE
VI. Broom Drill by eight large
4
i
StillwolH Wncon Found.
Several months ago, the Demo
crat published an account of the
myritenous disappearance of one
O. IT. StillwrtlL who HvmI noar
1 1 - 1 il:. T I
aoea not eipiam now iu. . Denver, this countv. He had
us hear from you on this point. I hired Kilhan and BeaPa wagun to Agnes Rice, Dr. Saine and Prof.
tain, will preach in-the 1st! We wish to call the attention haul his cotton to Davidson Ccl- Ui5,V
Fteriat church on Sunday of Democrats to the facthat,- theheg0) 3ear which place he was last I cirU.
pmber 22, at 11 a. m. fropunsts ana xvepuuncan are seen. Mr. KiUian now informs us vil. Song by School :' America
working all the time, to carry the I ha"t he found the wagon at I The entertainment waa not alto
next election. : It wo'nld seern that Brown's cotton gin in Mecklenburg geiher a school entertainment as
Democrats ought to do some work county. Stillwell left the wagon aia w .V a
u J.. J . .1, program waa well rendered, and
m ioe mwuuais. uu mere saying some one wouia can wbo went had an enjoyable
try tne democrat as a cHiuwjr iu- lor lt later on in the day. sun- hour's entertammeat.
fluence. 1 well never came back, nor has he
1 - -. -
Every man in Lincoln county I been heard fromsince.
oncht to read the Democrat. We
o . . . .
the favor to read it; if you do not
find it worth the while. Demo-
rlhe Donnlar hardware store
fmsaur' & Burton was moved
! f week to J. C. Cobb's brick
per. ( all nrt saa them.
Horace P. Seaele and Miss
da Fortenberry, both of this
ty, were married on Dec. 15,
Carpenter officiating.
ra. Lawintr'8 company for
holidays i3 Miss Josie Pharr,
lbarlotte and Miss Helen
, of Hodges, S. C. '
Ur popular and fully. ac
Pd vonnor liiTOVAr "R A. Jna-
-y was in attendance at
eeral court last week.
"ufl.A Roads .visited their
Shelby, N. C , last week. .
vuyi uiuwiuiuu, nut
2
Stolon
Horses.
Several weeks ago the Democrat
crate onght to read it,' becaiis it announced that, the rogues who
is a Democratic paper, Populista .
and Republicans should read it tol"0 -5-
find out what is said about them
in these columns.
The Chester and Lenoir rail-
This waa a mistake., The" rogues
were captured near " Mr. Carpen
ter's last week. 1 The horses were
Tho roceipta amounted to I12.M)
The admission tee waa only ten
centa. The Principal of the Sem
inary is to be congratulated on the
gratifying reaulta of his e Aorta to
increase the library of the Seminary.
Totat 172.75
D.A.Coon 21 d. as comr 112.00
D.A.Coon 0 d. service on
coiimittit 112.00
D.A.Coon 12U miles trawl I 0 00
Total lX).00
P.A.Thomp3on2l d.aicora. f 12.UJ
P.A.Tiiompti 9 d. rvic
on etimmittev I1S.W
P.A.ThompJii r3 m. travel IIS )
T.dal I7d.n0
J.K.Riinhardt21 d.aacim. 112.00
J.K.Reinhardt 8 d. nric
on committw f
J.K.Reinhardt lGim.travrt $ 5.40
GREAT REDUCTION IN PRICES.
Xm Cod r bsr too m&ttj rooii a&4 t.- Obc(b Crer;. st4 la c-4r U
tc op a lilll. fcs drri44 lo lasrs ClrsJK m4 ttvtk
thi Ul oolil Jsaotrj 11, m!1 aaj tbief l tUrs at
Greatly Reduced Prices
Tt feUowiof prk wtllcvotlaoc yoo flat vr a-sa to til' Sllm s
sr t IU si 10 crtU pr jsr4: tftiUef si I trfets pr jsr4: Unl jsr4 U
be-tlof sl ft croU per jsrd: lb fseaoo rtMl tWj Jrstt si If 1-i cefcts fT
yard; a food pair ot BU&trti fuc Tickets jf pair; a tw4 pair c4 torU
lluilon Mkw-s for 3 rreu; lira .it trxu XU3 up. gxiu4 t,rs; pt t,t
Cvllrr for I1XO; a Axk of for UcraU.
All Other Goods at Same Rates.
If tou inl LArrain now 1 tour llsa-r to rt tVrm. RttUT U.U sl
will aoC cemtioor afur Jsauarj ft . W sr alwtjs up ill tl AU
msriet, ao4 will paj tt rJfbrtl msrkvt prk sl all Uts, fcuivo la s;
hapr. Will txjj aoy thlnr s f srtarr hs to Ttj to If
hl w. saj. UtoPCCTrfLLY.
Reinhardt &. Co.
Iron Station N. C.
eold somewhere in Virginia, for
road will sell Holiday tickets at $100 They took $8.00 in money
the Tate of five centa per mile one
way. Tickets on sale December
17th to 25th with final limit tore
turn January 8rd; " Will, also sell
rry to learn t.h dnnrtnrft of at the rate of four cents per: mile
Motz. Whft orlrla on TVinnK tf !OTie wa v. special round, trip tick
ets to sttidenta of schools -or col
leges, upon presentation of certifi
cate signed by -the president or
1 - 1 11" ?A J.
..ty. Mr. Motz returns to
r VW OUVAAUVVUH
1Q a cotton factory, for which
o
e is so well prepared.
and an overcoat and notes for the
remainder of. the purchase money.
The suspected parties were Marion
Grigg and Bill Rossi When ar
rested the had the notes in pos
session, which they gave up.
They denied, however, - stealing
the"' Horses.. Their preliminary
principal. Dates and limits same hearing waa before Esq. Sid Riser
as above.
-ft! Cherryville' Township, Gaston
Our Hohool.
Fre Schools will begin in the
Lincdluton Public School District
fNo.l white) on the firat Mon
I day in Januaryone at Piedmont
Seminary with tbree teachers and
one at Elm Grove with ona teach
er, both using the aame Text
Books. The committee hopes to
run the Puplio School three
months and invites all the chil
dren of the District to attend one
or the other of the Schools, on
and after January Oth 1800. Pub
lic
from
Robinson
Alf Nixon ) 1
R. Z. Johnson Committee
? - 1 Ti F. Costner )
Total
North Carolina, Lincoln countv,
I. J. h Killian Clerk of th
board of county commissioners
for aaid Stat and county, do
hereby certify thatjiaid board wai
ia aoasion 21 daya during the year
ending lat December lstt5. And
the above atatement ia true aa
shown by the records in o&cn of
board commhviiioneni. In witnea
hirof I hens unto set my hand
mnd seal. Thia 27th day of No
vember lb05. J. F. Kjujax
Clerk of the Board.
Administrator's Notice.
llaviof quallflrd as admlnUlor of W.
Coaniy, N.C. all prrsoas hatlof cUlms I H A I rS
brbjr notlflrd to exhibit thrm to the
tindTlfird on or before lb
ICth day of December 1SW
I or Ibis notice will b plead lo br of
We Befyany and all Co:
ipe
tition on
DRY GOODS
GI.OtHING,
SHOES-
&c. &c.
-O:
school books cn be bought tblr ta-, All prnoo. lod.bud . ,, .,
jenWa. ,B. - .d H 'fs . firr& FOB - GENUINE -
)inson & Co, JUncolnton, h. Q. iwc. t f
J 1M KJ.
her
Uao.IL. Kaxtx, Admlnltrstor
of W. J. Xascs, dereasol.
BARGAINS - COME - TO
L. COBB.
i