The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-16
PERSONAL

Miss Rosa Harris has been elected principal
of Louisburg Female College.
The Washington Progress says Judge Smith
will resign his place on the Supreme bench in
two years.
Col. A. NJ. Waddell will make speeches in
several of the Congressional Districts during the
campaign.
Mr.. O.S. Baldwin, formerly a prominent
citizen of Wilmington, died at his residence in
Brooklyn, N. Y, Sept. It'll.
Rev. r. B. Drane, of Edenton, who was elect
ed head master of the Ravenscroft school at
Asheville, declines the position.
During Commissioner Montgomery's recent
absence, Gen. R. B. Vance, Deputy Commiss-
Toner, acted as head of the Patent Office.
Capt. Appleton Oaksmith, who was partially
paralyzed some months ago, has been to New
York for medical treatment, but has returned,
very little improved.
Mr.. W. E. Blake, of Lumberton, is dead. He
was teacher, merchant and Superintendent of
Public Schools at different times, as we learn
from the Robesonian.
DIR. George s. Coleman, native of Bun
combe county and brother of Col. Thad Cole
man, died at his home in Texas, recently. His
wife died the following day.
Maj. Chas. McClammy, Maj. Louis Latham
and Maj. John Graham were in the same class
at the University and in the same club VII
mington Star.
Capt. S. B. Alexander has been nominated
for the Senate in Mecklenburg by the Demo-
Gratis, and DR.. J. T. Kell, E. K P. Osborne and
]. W. Moore for the House.
Prof. B. s. Hendrick, a native of this State,
but for long time resident of Washington
D. c., died in that city recently. Prof Hend
rick wasa son of J. L. Hendrick, ESQ, of Sails
bury.-Charlotte Chronicle.
William G. Burkhead, formerly Of Newton,
will shortly take editorial control of the
Tobacco Plant, published at Durham. Mr..
Green, the present editor, will retire .from
journalism.
Col. T. NJ. Holt declines to be a candidate for
the Legislature He was the popular Speaker r
of the House Of Representatives in the last
Legislature. It is to be regretted that he will
not agree to stand for another election.
We are glad to- note that Mr. A. S. Grandy,
native of Oxfore, N. c., but now residing in
Washington, D. c., has been recently promoted
from class one to class two of the First Comp
trollers office in the Treasury Department.
Thomas C. Manning, who has been appoint
ed by the President minister to Mexico, is a
native of Edenton, in this State. He practiced
law in North Carolina several years and then
removed to Louisiana where he attaiDed great
eminence as lawyer and judge. He is about
So years of age.
Thos. Sutton, ESQ, the Democratic nominee
for Representative from Cumberland county
in the Legislature, favors a law, like that of
South Carolina, providing for the employment
of stenographers to Keep records of testimony
and the proceeding lathe trial of cases in the
courts. He will, if elected, en- 1eavor to. have
the Jaw enacted.
DR.. Henry E. Shepherd is to begin g. series of
lectures at the University on the 18th. We re-
greet very much to SOC it announced that the
College of Charleston, over which he presdes
is total wreck. This will probably give him
an enforced holiday. We would be glad to
know that this able and scolarly teacher was
at work in bis native North Carolna.- WI
nsingt0n Star.