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LINCOLN COUKIKli J. M. ROBERTS. EDITOU AND MAN Aft Ell. ENTEKED in the Post Oi'fK'E at LlSCOLNToN AS SECOND CLAfeS MAIL MATTER Subscription Cash in Advance. I year SI. 50 ii months 7f o" months 50 Rates of Adcertidna, Oneineh, one time. 1.00; 25c for each snhseiueii hiMrtinn. Two inches, one tiuj-, 1.50 ; 50 :eut for each subsequent insertion Three inches, one time, iL'.OO 7o cents for each subsequent inser tion. Four inches; one tin.e, S--50 1.00 fir each subsequent insertion. Special rates lor oue-half and oae-touith column ; also, for any ai vert lament continued longer than two months. LINCOLNTON, N. C MAY'S, lB'Jl FIFTH VOKFMa: This issue begins thelifth volume ot the Lincoln Courier. Through tour sears we have foiigiit the bats ties ;iiil enjoyed the pleasuies com mon to editors of the country news papers. The past year has been more profitable than any previous year. Daring this time the sub scription list has increased about 30 per cent. We hope it will continue to grow. We do not wish to write a great long editorial of promises tor the future, but will simply say that we shall continue our efforts to make this paper worthy ot the pat roriage of the people. We shall try to do the right as best we Can ; if we do wio'j.i: and are convinced, we will gladly correct the wrong whaH ever it may be, We return our many thanks to all friends of the COURIER for their past kindnesses and trust the future will furnish ample prosperity to us all. To Ejery X. C. Teacher. An event of special importance to the teachers ot North Carolina will be the eighth annual session of THE North Carolina Teacher's As sembly at Morehoad City, Juue 1G 30, 1891. Men and women of the highest reputation and success in our State, representing every department of education, will be present to meet you aud give you their thoughts and views iu professional work. The meeting will be one of unu sual educational value, such as am bitious aud progressive teachers cannot afford to lose. It will be a time to make most pleasant and valuable acquaintances, renew and stre'iijiheu old friendships, exchauge professional expeiiences with those who are working in lines like your own, and to get broader, deeper and more practical conceptions of popu 1 ar education. The results ot such a delightful meeting of our teachers as has been planned for the coming session of the Assembly are certain to increase the interest of all our people iu ed ucation ; ami to establish our schools on a more prosperous basis than ever before. The will be full and free present ation and discussion ot such nieth-. ods of teaching as are adapted to the peculiar conditions of our edu cational systems, public and privat e Teachers eaunot be too strongly urged to be present who desire to become more efficient in their work; to knosv why the most successful members of the profession succeed; to secure a good school position or a change of location for the tall term; to gam a uew educational inspiras tion, or to recover from the fatigue of a school tt-rut by the unfailing influences of the refreshing sea breeze and the exhilaration of au ocean bath. The expeuses ot your trip will be exceedingly light a two weeks' vis it to the Assembly, including rouud trip railroad fare from the most dis tant portion ot the State and first class board at the famous Atlantic Hotel, need not cost over 25. The total average expense of attendance cr the entire session, including rail road fare and board, will not exceed SIS. The professional and social value of the meeting to a teaeher will be many times greater than the slight expense of attendance. The annual fees for membership in the Teachers Assembly are $2 for males and 1 for females. Upon payment of the fee, to the Secretary .or Treasurer, a "Certificate of Mem. ber-sh-p" will be furnished, which will entitle the holder to all special railway and hotel rates and every privilege of the Assembly session. Friends of education, upon recom mendation of County Superintends ent, aro permitted to attend the Assembly on sirae term3 as teach. ers- The various railroads of the .State have made, specially for the Assem bly, a very liberal rate of about one and a her f cents a mile each ic ay Tickets aie good to return any time within six weeks, and permit stop ping over on the return trip. The i:reat Atlantic LI otel gives first class accommodations to all who hold cer tibcates of membership at a uuiform rate of only 81 per day. The boat men make reductions for sailing and fishing parties so that these delights may be constantly participated it, by all. The popular and eloquent Itev. T. DeWitt Talrnage has beeu engaged for a leclure on Friday evening. Jun 10th, at the Assembly. It will be necessary to show your certificate of membership to the railroad agoat at your station who purchasing the teachers' ticket to Morehead City. Be sure that your baggage is checked throwjh to More head City. A cordial invitation ia extended to teachers and friends of education of other States to visit the Assem bly and enjoy with us the privileges of the session and the delights o! the sojourn at our ''Educational Capital by the Sea." Chas. D, McIver, Pres., Eugene G. Hakrell, Sec. Diseases oftlio Horse. The North Carolina Experiment Station will, in a few days, at its own expense, distribute several hundied copies of that complete and valuable work on the "Disease? of i he Horse," issued by the United S'ats Department of Agriculture. The woik is eminently practical, has nearly 000 pages, and fully il lustrated with fort four litho graphic cuts, many ot them in color. The best veterinarians of America have contributed to its pages, The book should be consulted by all horse and mule owners. It will be tree o' charge, for the use of sub Alliance or Granges, upon applica tion from secretaries, as long as the supply laie. See that your secreT tary makes an application at once. If any copies are left, they will be sent to individual names in the or der in which they are received. Address Dr. H. B. Battle, Director, Raleigh, N, C. J(eMiegeI by Caterpillars. The Carolina Central trainmen have been having a peculiar experb ence with caterpillars for four or five daya -past, and it is somethiug un heard of in the railroad history of this State. Just east ot Lnmherton is what is known as the "Big Swamp'' and the railroad goes through it on trestle work, broken here and there in the more solid portions of the swamp by solid em bankmeuts of earth. Last Tuesday au army of cater pillars began moving out of the swamp and when they reached the streams over which the trestles can ry the rails, they massed on the railroad and proceeded to cross on the trestles. The rails and ties were covered inches deep with the mov ing mass, and the first train that encountered them was brought to a dead standstill, the driving wheels of the engine slipping around as if the rails had been thoroughly oiled. The engineer exhausted the contents of his sandbox before he got through the swamp and reached a clear stretch ot track. It was thought that trip would be the end of the caterpillar trouble, but the very next day a train encountered another ar my of caterpillars crossing the tres tie, and had the same difficulty. The Charlotte bound passenger train yesterday had a similar experience, and a passenger says the scene was something truly wonderful. The rail and crossties of the trestle were actually obs!Qred from sight by the masses of caterpillars, and the ground and swamps ou each side of j the track were littered with the ! mashed fragments of millions of the catterpdlars from the wheels of pre ceding trains, and from this mass an unendurable stench arose. Where t It e catter pillars came from i not known. The farmerson this side J of the swamp express no uneasiness for the safety ot their crop, so long as the advancing army persists in using the trestle as its means of get. ting across the stream, for none of them have got more tbaa half way across before attain would comL along and convert theuj into fertili zer. If is very try in?, although, on the railroads. Orleau Ite2ii We all wished for quite awhile it would quit raining, now we are all wishing it would begin again. It is so dry the cotton will not come up and much of the land ia entirely too hard to plow. Mr. William Wise who has been very sick with typhoid lever is well again. The five year old son of Mr. and ilrs. liurton McClurd who live near Keeversville was buried at Bess' Obapel last Tuesday. Meningitis is said to have been the cause of death. The nine year old son of Mr. ilildebrand for several weeks has been almost hopelessly ill. His phy sycians say he has had cerebrospi nal meningitis (the ho called "Spot ted fever.") For the past three weeks the boy has been recovering and is able to walk about. There has been no other case in the com munity and it is supposed that the trouble was contracted at Clilton S. C, from which place he came shortly before his sickness. We learn that some have died at that piacrf ith symptoms of this dis ease. This case was a very severe aad a typical one. Mr. Robert Hail and Miss Eaker bcth of this county were married yesterday morning at the residence of Eq. T. E. Foster. Mr. Gideon Anthony had the misfortune to lose his horse a few days ago. S. A. M, Orleans, N. C. May, 4th 91. Executive Department, State of North Carolina, Raleigh. In accordance with the expressed desire of the Southern Interstate Immigration Convention heldjn the iity of AsheviiSe, N. C, id Decem ber last, aud iu compliance with the wlil of a hige- number of leading citizens from each sectiou of the State, I hereby call a convention of all thosa interested iu the upbuild ing of North Carolina to assemble m the city of Raleigh on the 15th day of May, at 5 P. U., in the Com-, mons Had of thp State. The object of the convention is to secure a United effort on the part of the cit izens of North Carolina to eooper ate with the Southern Inter iState Immigration Bureau in developing the natural advantages and making known the great opportunities of fered to capitalists, manufacturers and to honest, law-abiding people who desire to secure homes in a ge uial climate amoug a hospitable, moral and Christian people. Signed, THOS. M. HOLT, Governor. County blatters. The Board of County Guinmia hioneis of Lincoln County met in regular session. T. H. Hoke Ch'm, presiding. All the members of the Board were present. The followiug business came before them : Ordered that P F Baxter be paid $93 G5, keeper of the "Home for the Aged and Infirm,'' and 847.16 for lumber and building house ; J B Luckey, Sheriff, $65.15. jail fees, &c, for April : J C Bess, $2 70 for pro visions furnished Bill Wise, a pau per ; C E Childs, CSC, 9.29 for blanks, etc. , 3 A Shrum, $4 09 for lumber for public road ; J H Tuth erow, S1.33 for winding clock 1 mo; Monroe Taylor, $2.50 for support of daughter ; Bill Back, SS2.50 for sup port ol wife ; B E Hamrick, D S. $(5-55 for delivery of Jackson Sisk ; VV L Crouse, M D, $15.50, profes hioual service at Home for the Aged aud Infirm; W L urouse &c Co, $6.25 medicine for Aged and Infirm : A L Cherry, services as Com,, $10.80 ; J E tieinhardt, $8.10; T H Hoke. 6 ; P A Keep, 87 95 ; V M Half, $9.60; B C Wood, 810.80, services as clerk. &c, for April; JC King, $16.20, taking Wm Hus, insane, to Asylum. Ordered that Mary Bartlette be sent to the Home for the Aged and Infirm. County liables, Spring Term, 1891, was received from CSC and orderi ed to be paid. A petttion asking that the order passed at the April meeting, grant ing a new road from the 5 mile post on the Dallas road to the Paper Mill church on the Liocolnton and Pdper Mill road, was filed and con tinued. Bishop Galloway said in his sermon last Sunday at Laurinturg that nothing made him so sick at heart as to see preachers all over this country trying to imitate Sam Jooes Rockingham Rocket. An Able Speech by a Colored xialeMiiian. The negroes and a large. number of white tdtlzeus ot Liucolnton were treated Thursday nigh of last v.eek, to au able and highly enter taining discourse by Jno. H, Wil liamson, of Raleigh, one of the most intelligent colored men of the State. He began his speech by saying that this was the third time be bad beeu to Liucoluton. He addressed his people here 10 years ago on the subject of Prohibition. 33 years ago he said he went through here a slave. His mission here Tbu sday night was to address the people in the interest of the State Industrial Fair for the colored race to be held at Raleigh. He was loud in his praises of his uative State and ol the South aud said the South was the place for the negro. Go where the negro may aud he would find opposition. There is more opposi tion to the race at the North than here. They at the North would not hesitate to tell them, wheu they go up there, to go back to the South that that is the pi jte for them. He said there a too much dabbng in p jlifics. He gave numerous auec dotes and witicism that elicited load applause both Iroin the whites aud the colored. He gave his people wholesome advice as to politics and morality. His Speech touching moral questions was forcible and eloquent. He said religion did not cousist in holloing and shoutiog bat was in honesty and right doing. He dwelt upon this subject at some length and his remarks along this line were especially pointed and manly. He contended that the negro ought to accumulate property, be cause it would greatly elevate him above his present condition. His speech iu full would be inter esting reading, aud would be es, pecially instructive and valuable to the colored citizens if they would study it and act accordingly ; but we canuot reproduce it. Williamson aid truly when he complimented the uegros of Liu coluton. We have heaid white men say that upon the whole the colored people of this community are com mendable. Of course there are some exceptions, but the exceptions are comparatively small. Such negroes as Williamson and such speeches as he delivered here Thursday night will greatly aid in building up the colored race in hon esty, moral ty and intelligence. Popular Everywhere. Judge Hoke is a very pleasaut judge, aud has made a favorable impression on our people. His de cisions are prompt and lair. Al though a comparatively young man, he is well tetablisbed in the law, and has no trouble iu arriving at decisions. Watauga Democrat. Heir to a War Relic. The following from the Baltimore Sun was sent to the COURIER in au envelope: Iu the latter part of 1865, at the close ot the war, wbeu the federal troops were passing by through Baltimore to their Northern homes, Mr. Johu Woiick found a knapsack on a vacant lot in'Est Baltimore. In it was found a well-worn copy of the New Testament, npou the fay leaf of which was written in a neat hand "B. Taylor Jetton, Co. I, 11th Regiment, Lincolnton, N. C. From Lt. L J. Doyle." Mr. Worick car ried the book home and guarded it sacredly. Last Christmas his daughter, Mrs. Gbas. Beeler, of 1905 Bank street, persuaded Mr. Worick to present it to her, which he re luctantly did. Mrs. Beeler, early iu January, wiote to the postmaster of Lincolnton, N, C, an explanation of the incident, aud asked his assist ance tn finding the owner of the book or his relatives. Mrs. Beeler had given up hopes of getting au answer to her inquiry, but ou Thursday the- sequel came from Boston. It was written by Mrs. Faunie D. Britton, No. 1 Circuit ! Square, Boston Highlands. Mrs. Britton wrote uuder date of April 27: "I have just received a letter from you through the post-master at Lincolnton, N. O, which was my former home, Boston being the home of my adoption. The Testa ment of which you speak belonged to my brother, who was killed at Gettysburg, July 3, 1863. We never recovered his body nor anything belougiug to him. He must have had on his persou when killed a silver watch, a ring and a set of shirt studs which he always wore even after he went to war. The Testament, being of the least valoe wa.8 no doubt thrown away. I thank you very kindly for taking he trouble to find bis relatives and shall feel trnly grateful if you will forward the Testament to me. Just to think after twenty-five years to find something belonging to my noble brother" Mrs, Beeler will forward the precious relic today. Iteaoliilion oi" IteMpet. Howard's Creek Alliance, No. 1671, May 2nd 1891 Whereas it has pleased G.d iu his allwire Providence to remove, by death, from our order, Mis. Geo. R. Rhodes, and iu her death we have lost a member, and the hus band a faithful wife. Resolved Therefore that we bow iu humble submission to the will of Him that doeth all things well. Resolved farther that this Alliance extends its heartfelt sympathy to our Brother in his sad bereavemenr; ami that a copy of these Resolutions be sent to Brother Rhodes, and also to the Lincoln Courier" for pub. lication. D. H. Warlick, ) P. A. Bollinger, v Committee. J. R. Warlick, ) Tbe IleiitlMtfe' Xarrow Ecupe. Last Sunday morning Dr. A. W. Alexander, of Lincolnton, and hi son, Dr. Charlie Alexander of Char, lotte, tdred a tumour, at this place, and hied them to Tuckaseege and proceeded to toard the Catawba river. The horse (so Dock &y) re fu-ed to obey the bit and got into deep water. Jt was trying limes for a while. Dr. A. W. finally decided to get ou rhe hoite aud ride him out, aiid, handing the reins to Dr. Ciiarbe, he proceeded to pur. iris plans into execution but iu some way (dipped into 'the shaf s with the horse. The water ran iLto ihe buggy and washed the cushion away. All finally anchored near a shoal and some parties went to their assistance and rescued them from their perilous position. Mt. Holly News. 2d Weekly Heather Crop Bulletin. Central Office, Raleigh, N. G. The weather during tbe week euding Friday, May 1st, 1S91, has bten bright and fair and farmers tiiVt? oat lov tbe opportunity o1 push'ti forward th.-ir wo?k a- rap illy as pontile. Toe early part o tho week was rather cool, with a slight frost reported iu the Noriheii' counties of the Central D. strict, and the growth of vegetation has been retarded in consequem-e, epeciaM strawberries and truck crops. No ra'n fell during the week and a. J crops are suffeiing for lack of mois ture, aud the ground is becoming hard aud dry. A warm rain is greatly needed as another week of such dry weather would cause the drought to be serious. A slight shower fell Friday night, but there seems no immediate prospect for a generous rain. Cotton aud corn wheie they are up are doing well. Tobacco plants are plentiful and farmers are preparing to transplaur. Wheat and oaLs very promising and the fruit crop will turn out much better than expected. Western District. Weather has been favorable for farm work bat all crops need rai", Weat aud oats very promising, and an excel lent crop of fruit expected. The excess in temperature for the week was 14 degrees, the deficiency in rai u lull about .80 inch. The large advauce iu the price ot wheat, corn, oats, ate, is com mouly regarded as a source of im meose profit to our farmers; but the farmers realize ouly the smallest fraction of the increased price. The last yeai'd crops of the farmers are, as a rule, t?old to speculators long since, aud it is the speculative combines that have advanced tbe price of all agricultural produces ex ceptiug potatoes. Phila. Times Ind. A man who was afraid ot thun der crawled into a hollow log as a place of safety during a thunder atorm. The thunder rolled and the rain pmred dowu in torrents, and the old log begau to swell up till the poor fellow was wedged in so tight he could not get ou'.. All his past sins began passing before bim Suddenly he remembered he had not paid his newspaper subscrip tion, and he tell so small he was able to back light out Ex. Sixty thousand immigrants ar rived in tbe month of April. How is that for the immigration business? Wil. Star. Mamma (to her little bo). "Now, Bonnie, if you'd be good aud go to tdeep, minna'.l give yon one of Dr. Ayei's nice sugar coated Cathartic Pills, next time you need medicine." Benuie, smiled sweetly, dropped off to sleep at once. HORSES and MULES FOR SALE I We have just received from the west a fine lot of horses and ! mules. Parties wanting any- thing in the horse line will do j well to call and see our stock before buying elsewhere. j HENKEL. CRAIG & CO., I Lenoir, N. C. May 1, 1891 it Don't Give Up The use of Ayer's Sarsaparllla. One bottle may not cure "right off" a coinplaiut ol years ; persist until a cure U effected. As a general rule, improvement follows shortly after beginning the us of this medicine. With many people, the effect Is immediately noticeable; but some constitutions are less susceptible to ni.diciu.il Influences than others, and the curative process may, there fore, In such cases, be less prompt. Perse verance in using this remedy Is sure of its reward at last. Sooner or later, the most stubborn blood diseases yield to Ayer's Sarsaparilla "For several years. In the spring months, I used to be troubled with a drowsy, tired feeling, and a dull pain lu the small of my back, so bad, at times, as to prevent my being able to walk, the least sudden motion causing me severe distress. Frequently, boils and rashes would break out on various parts of the body. By the advice of friends and my family physician, I began the use of Aj'er's Sarsaparilla and continued it till the poison iu my bloinl was thoroughly eradica ted." L.W. English, Montgomery City, Mo. My system was all run down; my kin rough and of yellowish hue. I tried various remedies, and while some of them gave me temporary relief, none of them did any per manent good. At last I began to take Ayer's Sarsaparilla, continuing it exclusive ly for a considerable time, and am pleased to say that it completely Cured Me. I presume my liver was very much out of cider, and the blood impure in consequence. I feel that I cannot too highly recommend Ayer's Sarsaparilla to any one afflicted as I was." Mrs. N. A. Smith, Glover, Vt. " For years I suffered from scrofula and Llood diseases. The doctors' prescriptions and several so-called blood-purifiers being of no avail, I was at last advised y a friend to try Ayer's Sarsaparilla. I did so, and now feel like anew man, beiog fully restored to health." C. JT. Frink, Decorah. Iowa. Ayer's Sarsaparilla Prepared by Dr. J. C. Ayer & Co., Lowell, Mans. Sold by nil Druggists; Price $1 ; nix bottles $ 5. Cures others, will cure you IS i Lincolnton, N. C. A School for both sexes. A Complete Course for stu dents desiring to pr pare for COLLEGE, TEACHING, or BUSINESS. Thorough Work Iu ad Departments, with Healthy Location. Winter Term begins Dec. 29, 1890. For further information, apply to A. C. HOTTEjSt3TEIN, Prin. Jan. 16. 1891. tf iFleming Bamsaur Confectioner. Dealer w Fruits, Cakes, Crackers Tee Cream, Sodi Water, Milk Shake, and other Iced Drinkn. Fine CV gars, Cigarettes and Tobacco. The finest line of PIPES in town. I have spared no expense in inak-4 iug my store neat aud attractive, an 1 will keep it so. Parlor Reserved Especially for LADIES AND THEIR EsCORTs. RESPECTFULLY, FLEMING RAMSAUR. April 3rd 1891 ly JOB PRINTING. The Job Printing Offices of J. M. Roberta and Thos. C. Wetmore have been consolidated and the present firm, Roberts & Wetmore, re spectfully solicits a share of the public patronage. If you need to have Job Printing of any kind done, it will pay you to send our orders to us. We have a completely equiped office, and will be sure to please you. We do not wish you to give us your patronage simply because this is a home enterprise, but slo be cause we will do jour work as well and ti& cheaply as it can be done, and we ose good material, too. Try us and you will see that this is true. All orders promptly executed. Below we give a few of our prices. Estimate of all other work furnished promptly on application. Price Llwt. Per 1,000. Note Head?, $2.25 to $2 50 Letter Head, 2,50 to 2.75 Envelope?, 6 in., 2.50 to 3,00 Bill Hdf 6 line, 2 25 to 2.50 " 14 2.50 to 2.75 " " 3G 3.50 to 4 00 Haudbills 2.25 to 4.50 Per 500. Note Heads, $1.25 to $1 50 Letter Head,. . .-. .... .1.50 to 1-75 Envelopes C in.,' 1.50 to 1.75 Bill Htls, C lines, 1,25 to 1.50 44 14 " 1.50 to 1.75 44 " 36 ..2.25 to 2 50 IJandbills. 3.25 to 300 VERJ RESPECTFULL 7, ROBERTS & WETMORE, Lincolnton, N.C. STOVES. E are in a position now to suit everybody wanting a stove. We have iust bought direct from the manu facturer A CAR LOAD Of StOVeS. There is uo cue between us and the manufacturer to make a profit. By having a solid car shipped at one nine our heights are greatly re duced, and by buying a car load at one time, we get tbe price reduced. So it Ls very easy to see that we have bought our STOVES cheap. Therefore we cau aud intend to sell Stoves an low if not lower than the can be bought in Charlotte or ny of ihe furroundiug towns. In a tew d iY8 we will have in stock elev en t liferent 6lyls or about 100 Stoves, irom which our friends aad customers cau make a satisfactory selection. Our Btoves are all ot the Best Quality. Owiug to the wav we have bought. e can sell A GOOD No. 7 COOK ING STOVE, WAKE and PIPE for Only 9.00. This SO 00 stove is a good size for a small tauiily. .Larger stoves and Ranges will be sold proportionately low. In this lot we will have a stove with warming closet and porcelain lined reservoir. We still make Harness and have a nice stock of Hand-made harness, saddles, collars, bridles, &c. Remember sve carry the most comple stock of iu the county. Always have on band extra stove pipe, pots, kettles, hoi low ware, &c. We have a few carts, buggiei, and spring wagons which we will sell regardless of cost, as we have no suitable house to store them. Will sell a GOOD OPEN BUGGY for $35.03. A TWO -SEATED SUR RY for $3000. Thanking the public for their lib eral patronage in the past, and so liciting a continuance of the same, we are, RESPECTFULLY, H. E. & J. B. Ramsaur. DO NOT FAIL To Examine OTJ3F5L Complete stock of BUY 4MDBS arotions HATS, CAPS, BOOTS, SHOES, HARDWARE, Glass ware Tiniyar CROCKERY &Cm As we think it will be to your advantage to come to see us before buying elsewhere, as wE BUY FOR CASH and . ' - SELL FOR SAME Respectfully HOKE AND ftllCHAL.
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