The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-12

| dEhE AND THERE,
There is movement to organize
military company at Edenton.
Thus far nearly sic, 900 have been
contributed to the Baptist Orphanage
at Townsville. -
| The gold and copper fever is again
revived in Randolph county. The lat
ter ore can be mined for S1.80 for
every 81 of copper.
Pitt county instructs her delegates
to vote for Latham for Congress in a
vote as follows: For instructions 81;
against instruction 80.
Gov. Scales says the convict force
now of one hundred men will be kept
in Hyde county several months longer
improving the public lands by drain
age.
A democratic mass meeting of Pam
leo county endorsed James Z. Sheperd
for associate justice of the supreme
court. The meeting chose delegates to
| the conventions.
Builders have taken a contract to
build a brick tobacco factory for j. d.
Gaskill, at Salisbury. It will be BOX
135 feet, four stories high. Ground
was broken Tuesday.
Rev. j. M. Beasley, a prominent
and influential minister of the Baptist
Church, died in Monroe yesterday, af-
ter an illness of about ten days.--Char
lotte Chronicle.
|
The Ridgeway grapes sent to North
ern markets in July were 109,664
pounds, and about 10000 pounds Mon
day, August I'd, since which time
there has been no report.
The Northampton Convention was
held at Jackson, August End. The
Convention passed resolutions endors-
ing the administration of President
Cleveland and of Governor Scales.
Several new dwellings and other
buildings are now in course of con-
struction at Smithville, the Review
says, and there is evidence OF substan-
tial prosperity throughout that town.
The Ty rrel county Democratic Con-
vention, held at Columbia on tie 18th
endorsed Merrimon, Strong and Pru-
den for the Supreme Court, and Skin
ner for Congress- Elizabeth City Fal-
con.
The Lenoir Topic says last Sunday
was big day at Blowing Rock. The
Presbyterian Church there was dedi-
Gated by Rev. DIR. Rumple, of Sails
bury, who preached an excellent ser
mon appropriate to the occasion.
Another huge cargo of steel rails
has been received at Wilmington for
the c. F. q Y. V. Railroad. The
trains are now busy hauling it up to
Greensboro to be laid ON the Mt. Airy
division of the road.
| The Yanceyville Ne,cs says that
while the prospects for tobacco just
now are very discouraging, it isthought
that if there are good seasons in Au-
gust and September they will bring it
out and make fair crop.
A man by the name of Joseph D..
Terrell, who died short time ago in
the eastern part Of the State, bought
the material to make his coffin seven
teen years before he died. This may
seem strange, but it is nevertheless
true.-Durham Recorder
Capt. John F. Divine and Capt
Dunn, Of the w. & w. r. r. examin.
ed the road bed of the Clinton & War
saw r. r. for the purpose of reporting
its condition to their company. The
Caucasion says they expressed them
selves as highly pleased with the man.
ner in which the work has been done
To-day at Louisburg there prom
ises to be grand affair. An Exon
federate soldiers reunion will be held
The executive committee will have
suitable speakers stands erected il
the academy grove, and a number O.
ex-Confederates will be invited t.
speak. 1t will be regular baske
picnic.
| The Democratic Convention fo
t Duplin county, held on the Sd, inst.
made the following nominations Fol
the Senate-John Fl. Bryan; Hous
John D. Switzerland; Superio
Court Clerk-R. C. Broadhurst Reg
r lister Of Deeds-H c. Moore; Sherii
Jas. G. Kenan; Treasurer. w
! Wells.
The engineer named Pat King VIII
was killed on the Louisville-Nashvill
!. Railroad lastweek turns out not to hav
d been the man who for years ran on tn
@ North Carolina Railroad. The latte
i has relatives at Raleigh and his HON
), is near Asbury. He is now runnin
t on the Atlantic Coast Line road an
?. is in excellent saith.
The grading Of our railroad goe
! | hrayely IN In another month tb