Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-06-04
NOTES BY THE wAYSIDE.
What Our Traveller Sees aud Hears In
His Handles.

What Our Traveller Sees aud Hears In
His Rambles.
- Asheville is agitating the subject
of street railway. This shows GO
- Tobacco "breaks" have been very
large in the various tobacco markets
of this section of the State during the
past ten days. The recent rains is the
cause. Not more than half the crop
is yet sold.
= Many thousand, yes millions of
tobacco plants have been set out dur
ing the past ten days in this and sur
rounding counties. That the planter
may reap bountiful harvest is the
wish of yours truly"
= Where two or three are gathered
together, in the cars, at the hotels. on
the street corners, it matters not where,
in nine cases out of ten, the topic of
conversation is the Cluverius trial now
going on in Richmond, Va.
- Reader, if ever you have occa-
sion to visit Reidsville, be sure to stop
at the Piedmont Hotel. The clever
proprietor, Mr.. Geo. r. Quincy, keeps
his tables supplied with the best the
market affords and he never knows
when he has done enough for his
guests.
= Reidsville, like all the other
great tobacco markets of the State.
shows thrift and enterprise. Many
handsome new buildings have gone up
within the course of twelve months
and several are now under course of
| construction. The town is inhabited
| by a live and go-ahead population and
is Bound to build up.
- The wheat crop is almost COM
plete failure West of the Blue Ridge.
While i'll Asheyille last week, one gen.
tleman told us that he planted thir-
teen bushels of seed and hasn't sim
gle stalk standing. Another gentle
man of observation informed us that
he travelled fifty miles by buggy
through wheat raising country and
would wager that there would not be
as much wheat gathered as was plaat.
ed in seed
= While in Wentworth last week
we "unearthed" the first man that ev
er manufactured twist of tobacco ir
! North Carolina. He is very agec
darkey-Billy Boreham-by name
"Uncle Billy" as he is familiarly
known, is as black as the ace of spade
aud says he never voted the Republi
.or t.oI,ot hut o,oo ~ HE 1.f, opI ,,.o,
then fooled into it. use got mig
gers hide but white mans princi
pie" says Uncle Billy.
| = The Spring term of Rockingham
court convened at Wentworth las
Monday and adjourned Wednesday
Most of the business being continued
till July term. Judge Shepherd wa
on the bench and made fine impres
sion on the people of Rockingham
His charge to the jury was remarka
BILE for its clearness and forcibleness
and the manner in which he deal
much tact and ability. There was 1
very meagre attendance On TIA
grounds, the farmers being too bus!
with their tobacco to go out. The fol
! lowing prisoners were sentenced to tn
penitentiary: G. L. Beard, (white
larceny, two years; Joseph Jackson
(col.) larceny, two years; j. F. Stew
art, (col) for stealing COW, tw'
years; Will Scales, (col.) for stealing
money, two years. The Puryear-Bur
ton case was continued.
= Prof. r. H. Smith, near Price
Store in the Northwestern portion Q
Rockingham county owns a valuabl
mica mine which he has begun t.
work and which promises fine yield
1t was first discovered in 1854 but it
| value was unknown until recently
This mine has a true issure vein Q
the knoaon length of 70 feet and L
feet in width, full of larga mica of fin
est quality. How much larger tn
vein is has not yet been discovered
The owner sent specimen, three fee
in length, to the New Orleans Expo
sition, which is said to have surpasse
all others on exhibition. This mic
is of a wine color and said to be yer
valuable. Capitalists from Washing
ton City are now near the mine Offer
ing to purchase the property, but Pro
Smith declines to sell until he make
, further explorations as to length c
the vein. We saw fine sample c
this mica at Wentworth court las
,, week, about ten inches square, whic
We were told would bring about $40
per pound.