The state chronicle., 1891-09-16


have caught from contact with 'hej
outside world will cause the old
structure to give place TO hand
some modern building. This will
not be erected on the site of the old
building. but on very desirable
corner ,ot not far from it. The
last legislature passed an act
authorizing the county commits
>ionerS TO iSsue bonds to the amount
of $4,000 for the erection of this |
edifce. Work. will begin on 1t
shortly, and Stanly's court house
will be as good as any in the state
The corporate limits of Albemarle
comprise about one square mile and
ITS population numbers five hum
dred of as hospitable and moral
people rs can be found. Abe /
marie has seven general merchan-
else s. ores. carrying an assortment
| of such goods as there is demand
for; one furniture store, one grocery
one millinery. two hotels The
Albemarle hotel and Hotel Hearne).
one shoe shop, five blacksmith
shops, one first class harness shop
with shoe shop attached, one good
livery Stable. The professions are
represented by three lawyers and
three physicians.
MORAL, EDUCATIONAL, SOCIAL.
There are two churches here now.
the Methodist and Lutheran, and
one now in course of erection, the
Baptist. The latter will be a neat
frame building. 37x55 feet, and will
seat about six huadred. The f pis-
: copalians have purchased a lot and
are making efforts toward planting
church here. At present there is
but one Sunday school, where all
denominations unite, held in the
Methodist church. Albemarle acad.
envy was established in 1875 by
! Prof. H. W. Spinks, who taugh,
here fourteen years. He moved te
: Monroe and became one ofthe prin
cipals of the school there. 1t i:
y. with sadness that we report the
- death of this most excellent man
which occurred in Monroe on tht
9th Instant, of typhoid fever. Hi
. remains were brought to Albemarl'
L and inferred on the 10th. Prof. J
: e A. Bivins; former pupil of Prof
. Spinks', is now principal of th
: academy. He has been teach
! ing here six years, and has ha
- " charge of the institution for tw'
Il years. The school is in first elias
a condition, with an enrolment of sc
&c and with prospects of over 100 in tn
:. &c next few weeks. The course
~ quite comprehensive, embracing pr
io mary, academic, music and art d.
'e partments. In addition to the acat
- emy there is a public school durin
- three months of the year. There al
h' also fine schools in the county, {
Go Norwood, New London and Locus
VI y, Level. The "Old Arm Chair Club
AZ was established in 1887, having f
az its object the moral, social and il
tellectual elevation of its member
al They subscribe to the latest paper
" and periodicals for the use of mer
&c bers and visitors, and much GOO
,n- has been accomplished. Two fr
i"' ternities, the Masons and Knigh
y, of Honor, have organizations her
at
SITUATION OF THE TOWN.
Albemarle is located almost
,lv the centre of the county. T
las town rests upon hill and the raj
nto carry off to, the streams below /:
,ch accumulations calculated to bre
ple sickness. ] think / never saw
any place more robust, healthy-loc
ing people. One doctor here te
me that in the course of about t
the years practice in compass of t
II, miles, in and around Albemarle,
an Guiding about four thousand peop
Il. he was certain ten deaths per ye
ted would fully cover the mortality.
up said there was a case of typht
the fever occasionally, but it never
'Ol came epidemic nor endemic, and
and was rather isolated. / conclude I
lite prime cause of this wonderful shf