The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-02
ALL OVER THE STATE.
NEWS OF THE wEEKIN NORTH CAR
DINA.

DINA
Carefully Culled From Our Contemporaries
and Compressed into Small
Particles.
Raleigh is short thus far in its cot
ton receipts 3,476 bales
4 contract has been let for the
making of 10000 brick for new
laboratory at Wake Forest College.
The annual fair of the State Agri-
cultural Society will be held at the
fair grounds near Raleigh, on the
26th, 9th. 2Sth and 29th of October
next.
Mr.. 5 Otho Wilson, Wake coun-
try nurservman, has gone to Wash
ington to procure patent on an in
vention he claims for curing tobacco,
and about the merits of which he is
very sanguine.
MECKLENBRRG.
The Charlotte Observer reports that
the first sample of Mecklenburg tobac-
co was received at Carson's warehouse
21st inst.
There are intimations that Char
lotte is to be made the eastern termin-
US of the Western North Carolina
railroad, instead of Salisbury The
rumor may have foundation. In this
case railway from Statesville to
Charlotte would form part of the line.
Much activity prevails at the Balti-
more and North Carolina gold and
copper mine in Mecklenburg county,
near Matthews. The number of OPP
erations have been doubled recently
and new machinery of valuable and
improved character purchased. In
creased activity also prevails at the
Hemby mine, near Matthews in Union
county. The owners of both these
mines have recently struck encourag-
ing veins.
GUiLFORD
\ train on the Cape Fear 4 Yad-
kin Valley Railroad, near Pleasant
Garden, ran over Il deaf mute named
Tom Cowan, inAicting such injuries
that he died in half-hour Cowan
was walking on the track, with gun
in hand, hunting.
Mr. Edward Cox, of High Point,
manufacturer of shuttles, bobbin
heads, spokes billets, &c, finds that
the increase of his business is so large
as to warrent him in establishing a
branch mill at Pittsboro So the Pa
triot informs us.
BUNCoMBE.
Thos D. Johnston was renomlnated
for Congress by the Democrats of the
Ninth Congressional district of n. c.;
resolutions approving the Cleveland
administration were adopted.
There is manifestly painful anx-
iety on the part of the public to know
what course the Adrance will pursue
in reference to the candidates who will
be before the people. To relieve tins,
we now announce our purpose to sup
port Mai. W. H. Malone in the con-
test.-AsheriUe Adrrnce.
A construction train, ON the Ashe-
vile and Spartanburg Railroad, with
lily COHNlClS Oll Dodiu, SSCdbCSl lliC
control Of the engineer Wednesday
night and descended the mountain
side with fearful rapidity Some Of
the convicts were blown from the cars,
others we're shaken off: When the
train was finally stopped and run
back, the dead bodies of five convicts
were picked up and eight of the men
We're found seriously injured.
MOORE.
4 line of railroad is now being To-
Gated by the Raleigh q Augusta Air
Line from Winder to Carthage, in
Moore county, a distance of about
eleven miles All the indications are
that it will be quickly built The
country that this road will opon up
between Carthage and Deep River is
very productive, and its further de-
velopment will no doubt be greatly
enhanced by this road Wilmington
Star
Mr. Arthur Avent, aged 20, prom
inent young man of Haywood, who
has been spending some time with his
uncle, Mr.. J. r. Partridge, near Jones
boro, Intentionally shot and killed
himself few days since. He asked
his uncle where would be a good
place to shoot man if it was desired
to produce certain death. He was
told Gust above the ear, on the side
of the head" He awaited himself OF
this information and took his own
life.-FayetteviUe Neaps.
At Moore Superior Court William
Morgan and Mrs. Lovely Jane Davi:
were tried. Morgan submitted. Love
lY Jane did not want to put In an an.