The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-23
ALL OVER THE STATE.

OLINA.
Carefully Culled From Our Contemporaries
and Compressed into Small
Particles.
The Supreme court nominees have
accepted the honor and written accord
ingly.
The attendance at Peace Institute
is considerably larger than at this
time last term.
Wake county Democrats have
nominated for Senate, Rufus III. Jones
for House, E. r. Stamps, S. F. Nor
decai, A. J. Blanchard and B. 7.
Strickland.
Mrs. 1. A. Wingate, of Wake For
est, fell last week and broke her thigh.
She is suffering intensely and will
probably never walk again. She Is
over eighty years old.
MECKLENBURG
Charlotte's contribution to Charles
ton, both individual and by the city,
amounts to S1,417.S4.
Appearances indicate that Char
lotte will soon be the headquarters
for the Richmond & Danville railroad
system.
GRANVILLE.
There are about 200 orphans at the
Oxford Orphan Asylum.
On the 9th of September Sassasfras
Fork township, Granville county, vo-
ted ten thousand dollar subscription
towards building the Oxford and
GAINESVILLE Railroad.
BLADEN.
w. I. Show is the Senatorial candi-
date for the District composed of
Brunswick and Bladen.
The Bladen county Democratic
ticket is: G, c. Lyon for the commons;
for Sheriff, VIM. S. Clarh; for Treas
urer, John M. Benson; for Clerk of
the Superior Court, Geo. F. Melvine;
for Register Of Deeds, John Moore:
tor Surveyor, James F. Gillespie, for
Coroner, A. G. Cromarties.
CLEVELAND.
At Shelby two druggists have been
convicted of selling liquor illegally
and they have been placed under 800
bonds not to violate the law again
Shelby Era.
A band of thieves has been discov-
cred in Cleveland county. Its mem
beers stole whiskey from government
distillerles and secreted it In a cave,
where the officers found 1000 gallons.
Many of the men were arrested; others
have fed.
The Carolina Central railroad ex-
tension beyond Shelby is at Sandy
Run creek iron bridge over which
will be completed about Oct 1. Two
more iron |. idges will cause another
delay, as several weeks are required
in erection each bridge. 1t will be
over a month before the road reaches
Ellenboro or Piney Ridge and it will
not reach Forest City much earlier
than Christmas.
L. M. Parker, justice of the peace
of Morganton township, Rowan coun-
ty, was tried at Salisbury for cruelty
to animals. Parker was drunk and
stabbed his mare, from the effects OF
which she died. Judge Boykin fined
him fined him $50.
Dr. S. Emmons, representing a
London company has signed a con-
ha II Of ho cd ~,
railroad for the construction of the
road, Surveyors are to go TO work
Immediately studying the several ap
proaches to Salisbury. Actual work
under the contract must begin on OF
before November LIST, 1886.-Salis.
bury Watchman.
CHATHAM.
Died, Sept. 9th, Maj. j. j. jenkins
of Chatham He was the oldest cit.
izen, being IS years old. He was a
good man and citizen.-Datrham Re
corder.
A rumor is current at Pittsbore
that James E. johnson, who accident.
ally killed his brother a few weeks
ago, will surrender himself for trial al
the next term of the court His friends
say he has eyaded arrest thus far SC
as not to be confined in Jail during the
hot weather.
WAYNE.
There have been rumors of pepres
sions in the earth near Goldsboro'
and these reports are now verified
There are depressions a few miles from
that place, on the farm of Mr.. Morri
one being IL feet square and 8 fee
deep.
A young man named Pharaoh Per