Lincolnton Cavalry Troop at Cleveland Fair, Oct. 13, 1924

Lincolnton Troop to Visit Cleveland Fair. . . Will Leave Lincolnton Tuesday, Returning Thursday Evening. . . Will Put on Fancy Riding and Contests. . . Has More Men Than Any Time in History of Organization

The Lincolnton Cavalry Troop will be a great drawing card at the Cleveland County Fair this week. The troop under command of Capt. Lineberger, will leave Lincolnton Tuesday morning, making the trip through the country as all cavalry troops does, arriving there that evening and pitching camp at the Fair grounds, taking their meals in town. Guards will be posted on the picket line and the troopers will be turned loose, everything being free to the members. Tuesday morning, Sgt. Beatty, an old trooper out of the regular army who is a member of the troop, will take charge of the contests which include high jumping, racing, standing on three horses and going around the field at break neck speed, tug of war, and numerous other tactics.

Only about 30 of the members can accompany the troop on the march, but Capt. Lineberger has arranged for a truck to carry the remaining troopers who wish to go.

The troop will return to their home station Thursday afternoon.

There is a great demand for the local troopers at the fair in this section of the state. The troop has just returned from Kings Mountain where they took a leading part in the celebration of the anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain.

An order was received by Capt. A. S. Lineberger, Commanding officer of Troop “E” Cavalry, instructing him not to enlist any more members in the Lincolnton Cavalry Troop as the troop now has four more members in the Lincolnton Cavalry Troop as the troop now has four more members than allowed by the War Department. Capt. Lineberger said it would be over four months before he could enlist any one in the troop and that a waiting list would be necessary.

According to the Adjutant General the North Carolina National Guard during the month of September reached an enlisted strength of 3,809 men and officers, the highest total ever reached in the State with the exception of the war time strength. North Carolina, it is stated, is far ahead of every other State in the Fourth Corps Area, composed of eight Southern States.

From the front page of the Lincoln County News, Lincolnton, N.C., October 13, 1924

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