The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1889-06-21

and has always, as we hear, been super
intended by a BOsT. Some talents, it is
said, run in families and from all accounts
| running hotels seems to run in the BOST
family, for Mr.. ED. BosT seems to be not
an exception to the rest of his family in
knowing how to treat his guests
The Yount House is we'll located for the
convenience of the travelling public and
gets fair portion of the travelling public.
There are three private boarding houses
where one can, if he prefers, get board
for any time during the Summer or Win
ter.
ATTRACTIONS AS A SUMMER RE-
SORT.
In this connection we might we'll say
that there cannot be found more desira-
bic place as a Summer and Winter resort
for the health of the town is equal to any
place in Western North Carolina. As to
climate, it is never too hot or too cold to
do out door work, and one advantage
about the climate here, which is not gen
orally found East of this point, is that
from 1 / O'Clock at night to seven in the
morning there is a cool and bracing breeze,
when one may sleep soundly. Just two
miles from town is Chaly ybeate Spring
whose waters have performed some won
derfnl cures of Brights and other kidney
| affections.
Just ten miles from Newton is located
the celebrated Sparkling Catawba Springs
which have for many years been a noted
resort for parties seeking health and pleas
ure. 1t is beautiful place and its waters
are health giving and refreshing. The ac-
commodations are ample for three hun
dred persons, and the prospects for the
present season are bright. There are other
pleasant places in the county to which ex-
| curSiOOS can be made
THE SCHOOLS.
Catawba College was founded by the
| North Carolina classes of the Reformed
church in 1851. 1t has been popular and
| successful from the beginning. 1t has
sent out to almost every section of the
country useful and eminent members of
the learned professions and of the busi-
ness avocationS of life. A female depart
ment inaugurated several years ago has
added greatly to its usefulness. The
Matro2s Hall gives TO the young the
comforts &nd protection of home at a
minimum Is expense. The chief object
of the college & to give thorough instruc-
ton and training IN all the useful branch
es of learning at th-> least cost There are
three departments. <First, the regular
classical or usual college. course; second,
the scientific course welch substitutes
modern languages for a part~af the ancient
languages; third, the acadeEaic course,
which prepares teachers for pubf. schools,
&c. Diplomas are given to gradsates in
all these department.
The college is supplied with ampt .li-
braries and apparatus. The expense etf
attending college here is reduced to the
minimum and only 800 is necessary for
session of ten months. The college has
an endowment which is growing We
i H.
is composed of graduates of Amherst,
Heidelberg, Mt Holyoke, Peace Institute
and Cooper Institute. They have had
large experience and the work done by
the institution is thorough in all depart
ments. The college seeks to do lasting
WoTk-not to make a show. During the
session that has recently closed the enroll
ment was 1877. The building are large
and commodious The main building is a
large brick structure three stories high.
The main part of the building is SSN90
| with an addition 30X60 two stories high.
! The MatrOn's Hall is commodiouS build
ing with a dining room and kitchen. REV
J. G. CLAPP, d. D., is the scholarly and
successful president of this college He
= slso pastor of the German Reformed
church.
THE NEWTON FEMALE SEMINARY
for young ladies was established five
years ago and has had a successful career
from the first. Miss G. NJ. STEEL is prin-
cipal and is making the Seminary take
rank as popular and successful school
for girls and young ladies'
| In addition to these there are one or
two private schools for little children.
We have not space to speak IN detail of
the magnificent water power in the cOun-
ty Forty miles of the CataWba river
runs through and around the county, not
to speak of the number of smaller streams.
Nor yet can We give any idea of the
quantity of fine timber of every variety in
the county.
A few words about the
STOCK AND FARMING
in Catawba and this sketch must end. 1t
is claimed for Catawba that it has more
registered stock than any other county in
the State. l have seen as fine stock here
as can be found anywhere. The import
ing and raising this fine stock has been
wonderfully stimulated by the two Fairs
held every year in the county, one at New
buildings of the Newton Fair are in the
town of Newton. These Fairs are well
sustained and successfully carried on by
Catawba farmers. There is also regular
time in Newton when the farmers have
Races, and trial of fast horses. These
races are largely attended. 1t would make
a man open his eyes to see the fine horses
at these races, and the fine stock at the
Newton Fair.
The farmers in the county are prosper
Gus. They work hard, live at home and
board at the same place This is a grea,
county for honoring labor. Rich men
we'll as poor men labor with their hands
BE result is that the people live WELL are
in the main out of debt, and are raising
industrious and intelligent children. There
Is no better land and none more suscepti
: BILE OF Improvement.
In the South eastern portion Of the coun
, ty cotton is raised to some extent About
1900 bales yearly is the crop. In the up
per part of the county bright yellow to
bacco is raised in abundance and to per
fection. But the principal crops are wheat
corn and grasses. A number OF farmer.
have made as high as rs to 100 bushels o
corn to the acre; Is bushels of wheat tt
the acre; two tons of hay to the acre; ant
one farmer beat the record and raised 5.
bushels of oats TO the acre. That is farm
ing. Catawba boasts of having more i'm
proved machinery and agricultural imple
ments than any other county in the State
, Certainly if surpassed by any in this re
spect its farmers are we'll supplied. Fruit
5 and vegetables grow here as we'll as any