Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1885-02-26
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A Batch of North Carolina Paragraphs,
Culled From Our Exchanges.

A Batch of North Carolina Paragraphs,
Culled From Our Exchanges.
- The Wilmington Revie,o discov-
ers Cruso Island, in Columbus county,
remote and almost unknown section
on which reside about 100 inhabitants,
among them Willis Hudson, who
states that he has captured four bears.
The island is said to be exceedingly
fertile and of late the inhabitants are
becoming imbued with disposition to
gain knowledge, seek enlightenment.
and become a more prospsfotts and
progressive people with the "great
green swamp" forming its northern
and eastern boundaries, the Wacamaw
River on the west and Juniper Greek
on the south. Recently bridge has
been built across Wacamaw River
furnishing the inhabitants their fist
outlet.
A fertilizer distributing attach
ment for carts has been patented by
Mr.. John A. Kitchener, of Selma, n
c.. The cart or vehicle body has a
hopper arranged therein, with exten-
sions at the upper end to fold down
thereon, and beneath the discharge
opening in the bottom of the cart
body is spout to receive the fertiliz-
er and conduct it to the ground, the
whole being designed for the distribut-
ion of fertilizers automatically as the
cart is driven over field.
Robert Gibson of Charlton, Mo-,
is thought to be the oldest living man.
He was born in Randolph county, N.
c., Christmas Day. 1865, consequently
has seen 11S summers, and one extra
winter. Frank Leslie's Weekly gives
picture of the venerable Tar Heel.
He has family of Is children the
last was born when he was u years
He was drafted in the war of 1912,
but proved to be SO years of ags, was
discharged.
- In the wall of the second Pres
byterian church, Raleigh, has been
placed tablet of white marble bear
ing this inscription "In memory OF
Harriet Espy Vance, wife of Hon.
Zebulon B. Vance. Born January
18th, 1882. Died November 3rd
1873. She was loved and honored
member of this church and one of its
founders.
VIM. Crawford Durham, Esq.
formerly of Shelby, N. c., but now a
successful lawyer at Morristown
TENN, is supported by a large mum.
Der of friends for the office of Cover
nor of Washington Territory. He is
a brother of the late Capt. Plato Dur.
ham.-Fdrnaer and Mechanic.
Ex-senator Clingman, of North
Carolina, has made at least one con.
vert ts his theory that tobacco is the
sovereign remedy for wounds, brusiea
and sores. Senator Lapham says he
knows from experience the North Car.
Gilman does not exalt the curative
properties of the "weed" too highly.
1t was a case of mutua! Ignorance
| Mr. Cleveland never heard of Mr.. Jar
Wis, of North Carolina, till his name
was mentioned in New York, and Mr.
Jarvis never heafd of Mr.. Cleveland
till he was nominated for President
at Chicago, which goes to show that
this is great country for acres
Cincinnati Comercial.
Christian Reid has as much in
dustry as talent. The list of her
books has been steadily mounting
until now there are not many native
novelists-we do not count the sensa
tionists-who eurpass her in quantity
At the same time she works with judg
ment and her later books show no de
terioration. Christian Reid's popular
ity is well deserved Philadelphia
| American.
= George Francis Lathrop's move
of North Carolina life is based on tn.
separation of two English lovers in tn.
early days of American colonization
the lady going with her father to tn,
New World, and the chance meeting
after two hundred years, of descend
ant of the young stay-at-home-Eng
lishman with representatives of hi
sweetheart's line in America.
The resolution to erect a monu
ment to Col. Edward Buncome, VIII,
during the revolution raised ant
equipped regiment Of soldiers wa
reported to Congress adversely. Bun
colhbe county was named after him.
= North Carolina has forty-thre,
railroads in operation has more thar
twenty-six hundred mills has NOR
than five hundred mines has owe
FIVE thousand manufactures has on
hundred and ffty-six newspapers.
- Capt. Couch, the leader of tn
Oklahoma colonists, owns a good farm
in Butler county, Kansas, and is on
of the Well-to-do citizens of that section
He h native of North Carolina an,
only 81 years Of age.
| - The last issue of the Manssfactur
ers' Record contains the largest list o
] new enterprises organizing in tn
South ever before published. NORTH
Carolina has the longest.
A North Carolina man who ha
just sold his tobacco crop from fiv
acres for 1854, thinks that it pays t
raise it if it doesn't to smoke it,
Boston Post.
/ 1T is not generally known tina
the Penitentiary Directors get 800
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