The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1886-10-07

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a4t l1 >taIAih, far fheea Ioasasr}.t.a
"As stated iu thciT fsees ursu..fa4a IA b.
aha eea.l bat ih,us lhaf trr u,sHr
9+t ~ itrtr NouN& ttees hs .re ..I 81,
Iatti sal heavy NarA Mas srmr tet. a.
htclt heANen. lu NeRfan sta, st,. af.--t
site and ,et ! am frauk tt~,s tl.st tE uI
- hpuFs = day Is tsa .aH1 a uaAr .a.
meu and women Netk Itt ls-.s.o a a.
ar tHi.oNcd hvrv arr a7ls.y ads.tgt.u
aod lead exemplary live. sol wA~ inform
81 Among other Industries af Is ~lgns..t
AiHd arc Two Touring mails. each 1arHlu.
I've sets of h4hrs betb arv -la be.
steam aut they grind af-.t fU HaH i.s>t,.,
. y wheat per wear t.staal., 81. = sr,a,
" heat grow ing cuuutN and thg Go4rtus
business m!ght he nu tlp.sea l,ad eular,,.
"&th praat 10 the uwuers AsnAm.k. .
/ and Nheedcu, two NortArru ata 4at,
| recently established Z sl4atttta Ast t.s,
n which they make shuttle b A- u...n
taois. tie cite, utt 80 dogs -..AsF,.
I'ers4mulon aud other harI v.-t.s Ih,
establishment of tEi~ factor, Ua- Is, If. 4
'.tt pv'p'" 10y giving ttsfn a aam. rrAf.t'
AMI gopd prices Tor ta.ff v.sI Inc
blocks, etc arc shipped .sr...d su.l Is t.,
N"ith- These lent,m..t has t..usIt
property u Newtoa aAt haN, 4, CONSIDER
@hie bahA account, haars lucS arc SETH
tiers Aho wdl b-tucht tha town lutn.tr
shuttle block bu>iuc>s thes EMPLOY several
meA aud employ only men & has.n,.
IA 4 community which giNcs employment
10 men only i, 90. more value 10 h.lIdlue
up community than u business THAT cm
PIoNs men, women ami chIltiuI IL usually
pays enough Tor uaAn t. support lam
lI}, Whereas III - cotton mali a man
can make but iittlo morc than a fast Wu.
man or child. Frauk Fuscrs foundr,
machine shop shop and rauIu. ml!ls ~
a successful enterprise and tit,.> employ
mehi to several men. Tobacco. factor,
run by Mr. l. Rowe promises 10 ho a
profitable Investment NJ " Rowe
Is carrying on tanuerH 1ho,c are the
main industries of tho pl,,co.
There are four churches the h.I. ~
which call The people 10 the house ui cod
Ia the main the people are religion. aul
usually attend church Most II tbo p,.,.
pie III the county belong ~ the German
reformed and Lutheran churches They
are oi German cNtrtctiou and bold to their
ancient Religion. Three of the ch.rNht,.
~ Presbyterian. Luthcran aud Medic
dls,, are brick, the last named bong The
newest and the Pr"',,s ,sst The mcuhci>
OF the Gormap ..cinrmed have the oldest
building Wooien structure They viii
GeN year hplld a large aod handsome
church.
The luluence tlat h.eo been most ,.4,cut
III building up Newton aud educating its
re1pie Is the cducattoQ oi lis boy, aud
girls at tataw ba CtIlcge Ih.s oulc.,. l.,
the property Of the German Reformed
church and the only coliego they have iu
the State. Ii WA established III 1852 The
hflII(lnn IN "a IA A :. L. 4 g. 4
IN the northern part of the town a.. q hill
"a most suitable and promlGeu, location
and Is built OF brick, al.4 We'll arranged
for school purpoSes> Gev }. g. Cmpp. y
D.. IS Pre-. s.ident and EeY. j 4 FaAi n
Pr%,4lal and Manager It lp~t ,t, rn
ooWmSnf during the war and has since
been high school i, II uoN rcsumu.g
its collegiate fW-.,tiOns. Efforts ~, mai
ing 10 81 ,urv AN cudowneut last year
t3G scholar were enrolled and the school
has opened well thlo year. CataWbt Col
lege admits lptt, males and iumal,, II.
standard j. high aud il has done a great
WORK IN It's section III .leyatiug the ,taud
ard Of education.
\ temato Academy has r,rUth been
built, 1t opened well and promises To bc
success. Prof. stephen trontt-. ., teach
er Of long oSpRI4cGce, Is President H.
mary school IN the town So much ion
the religious and educational Interests ol
/ the community.
| had plca-..iit chat with Mr. l.. T.
/ Quinn, 9..,ior Of the Newton futcrprI-c
:. ms Office. ] also met Ma J. G. Upton
! one Of the editors 81 the Enterprise MAJ
Upton IS also .dItor Of the Lincoln
/ ton Pres, and Gastona Gazette lHuhtD
t.,e ua"st journalistic journalist Iu thc~t.,'e
The Enterprise has good quart.r- and
seems 10 be prospering. LouI 1te t,t
much prosperity 20 1t
Newton has four l,wyc,. me Ncstn
Of the bar being Col. !. u Mctorth. nh,
! has twice represented Cata" pt lt tt4c ~tat'
Senat" aud tneA mentioned for Cougrc-
III h.. district Messrs Wlthcr,l.,ou
ohipp, and Lowrauce complete The quar-
tetie, Mr Lowrance Is ttptlFtl-n 81 th,
/ democratic ENccntl . tolaInlttec pf th'
county. The iilosogy laH vrs are at Ncw
ton often, it hong the county seat.
II Is delightful to drive through Ncw
ton and let the eyo resi- upon tA
neat and tasty aud freshly palLtc
residences Of ,be thrifty people Eycr
yard is a ilnwer garden aud the prcut-r
are III good order. II Is a peaceful seen
and one who longs for re9ideuc. nhcr
quiet can Ds Obtained aAd there aro o.
/ striyings after fast living. style. fuss, ai
fectation and foollshnesa, cannot find
better place ia SI.nd his day > tll,n Newtot
The people Of Catawha county are J.
many ways unlike tho people Of ihc 9th,
t Piedm counties About nine tcnth- :
the population !, Of German origin /
40 many G,eriuans began to leave Penn
! sylyania whore they had settled in grc;
number. They were looking for re
land i'll good climate. Ihey settled
duilford. Davidson Rowan, Catawba, LII
{ coin and Castor. In Catawba the pr,
r hportion Of German people n the anyI
population Is rather larger than II auy
the other COMMITTEES being III a ratio oi nIu
to ono. In 1853 they came II larger nuH
) bers than in l745 and continued ~ -ett
T in the Piedmont section until 1863. lhcs
5 people speak the English language and Al
9 thoroughly Angiieized Their chief cha
D acterls.ls are that they are CONSERVATIVE
G | prudent and stick 10 tbs soil. Most
Y them are farmers. They ar. slow to gi'
/ their confidence 10 strangers and slow
) take up with new thing When they {
o start, however, they pull Germ
Z would make an invention and a Sco,t
i man would make Ia. money out Of 4 b
g cause he would ri.k more. The CaitHD
: German population are industrious ,stur,
: moral and they never give up and rare