LOTTERY A FAILURE.
ADVERTISEMENT.
The Managers of the Newton Lottery, return their sincere thanks to all who have evinced a willingness to aid them in carrying the Lottery into effect; and with reluctance inform them, that owing to the extreme scarcity of cash, they are induced to believe that a sufficient number of Tickets, to justify the commencement of drawing in a reasonable time, cannot be sold. And lest those holding Tickets should become uneasy, we deem it our duty to discontinue the sale of Tickets; and have refunded all the money to the Post-Masters and other Agents, that was forwarded by them to us, with a request that they will take in all the tickets they have respectively sold, which request we flatter ourselves each will comply with.                                          
David Vance.
George Swain.
John Patton.
Geobqe Newton.
Andrew Irvtn.

Asheville, December 21, 1811.
—The Star, January W, 1812
(Source: North Carolina Schools and Academies, 1790-1840, By Charles L. Coon 1914)