Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-05-01
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NOTES NORTH CARoLINIAS.

= The trustees Of the University have voted
out dancing at the University commencelnents.
= Mr.. J. A. Pemberton, of Fayetteville, is
the Oldest dry goods merchant in North Caro-
lima.
John S. Long. Esq, of New Berne. is 10
deliver the annual address al Kings Noun tain
High School, June 18th.
= Hyde county has appropriated 800. to
hold Teachers Institute. Mr.. B. ". Hatcher
has been elected principal.
i Mr. D. ]. Whichard has bought half IN
terest in the Greenville Reflector. and becomes
associated in its publication.
= Charles Ivey Harris, of Cabarrus is the
sole survivor of Lafavette's escort through North
Carolina in the summer of 1924.
= Halifax has made one appropriation of
$500 to the State Exposition and now proposes
to raise equal amount by private sabscri F
ton.
- North Carolina will get about $500, 900 the
first year from the Government Education bill.
After that it VIII be for years The
third year it VIII get 81 llS.I79. All tnis, pro-
vdel the bill passes the House.
- DR.. Grissom writes to the editors of the
Charlotte Home Dea1ocrat Is follows: ~ am
satisfied with my position in this Charitable
| Institution anil uaacr no Circumstances 1oould
accept nomination for alty political office"
- Redmond, the noted Carolina "moonishi-
rer'' has been removed from the, Albany n. Y.,)
penitentiary to the South Carolina penitentiary
! at Columbia. He is in bad health and milder
climate was necessary. lie is very weak and
emaciated.
The State Auditor recently received let
ter from lesless ex-Confederate soldier i'll
TransyEvania county, who made application
for his pension. He had never drawn Il ceRt,
although the allowance made III 1866.
About 81 200 will be paid to him.
- Prof Venarble, of the University. writes
to Raleigh pa per an account of his visit t"
Chatham to investigate the reported shower of
some red liquid supposed to be blood. 1t fell ON
the 25th of February. Analysed specimens of
/ the matter and found them to lie real blood.
The question is, how came the matter in the
clouds.
- A fellow named Potts about whose conduct
standard keeper, complaining curninunici-
ton had been Published in the Washington
Gaeetic, made II murdeTptls assault recently on
the person of Mr.. John II. Small editor of that
paper and but for the fortunate averJins of the
pistol by friend would have succeeded i'll his
purpose.
A coloreJ man named Bennett, died in
Chicago recently. Ills remains were brought
all the way from that city Ia Edenton at cost
of Sljo. Bennett Il slave Of Mr.. John H.
Etheridge and went to Chicago a few years ago
to join his brother in business contractor. The
older Bennett went TO Chica go.after the war and
, has done we'll.
The Louisville C1urler-Joa7nul who is
, great admirer of our able senator says: "Sen-
ator Vance has long been before the public Ia
n important political capacities, that it is alm"si
= supertiuous to speak of his ability and pnpular
4 ty. AS a speaker he is perhaps the best repro
= sentative Of the South now in Congress. Witty
brilliant, and eloquent. his appearance on the
platform is always hailed with applause"
Mr.. Peter Rourhe n FrenchInan by birth
but ut present native Of Texas, learned ne
cantlv that some of his relatives he had neye
seen were living in Statesvlle He is now ON
Y, a visit to them after which he viii GO AN eX
F. tended tour to In Belle France. He is. year
-, old, saws the Lgnda,ark, was guide and inter
y prefer for Gen. TAYLOR during the Mexican
It war and carries badg ge ofthc Natiyisal .Assoca
I ton of Veterans