The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-21
ALL OVER THE STATE
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN NORTH CAR
OLINA.

ALL OVEh lHE SIAIE
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN NORTH CAR
OLINA.
Carefully Cul1ed From Our Contemporaries
and Compressed into Small
Particles.
The annual pensions will be distri-
buted next month.
Taransulas and horned frogs are
found in Wake county.
127 new names have been added to
the pension list, and SO have been
taken Oft on account of death. The
number of pensioners is nav 2,125.
JOHNSTON
Two mad dogs were killed in CLAY
ton last week.
Robert Jones killed Anderson Lee
IN johnson county recently with an
axe and then escaped.
Mr.. John B. Peacock committed
suicide in Johnston county last Thurs
day week by hanging himself to
tree.
A young son OF Mr.. n. A. Hodges
was crushed to death in Johnston coun
ty some days ago while playing near
cotton gin.
MECKLENBERG
A Democratic campaign club has
been formed at Charlotte with $50
members.
A company has been organized in
Charlotte to manufacture soaps, chem
icals, &c, and is designated in the
Act of Incorporation as the Southern
Chemical Company"
The first train from Char
lotte to Ellenboro, on the
western division of the Carolina Cen
trail road, was run yesterday, leaving
this city at 1886 a. m, and returning
at 5:25 P. m. When Shelby, the old
terminus of the road, was reached, a
large delegation was found waiting to
board the cars for the new station,
fourteen miles distant, and it looked
like an old time tree ride The cars
were packek with people, even the
platforms and steps being crowded.
Charlotte Observer.
EDGECoMBE.
Mr.. r. IT. Gatlin had forty thou
sand feet of lumber, which h ; was dry
ing in kilns, burned last week. 1t was
for the Farrar Hotel and it's loss will
for some time delay the completion of
that building.-Tarboro Southermer
The Primitive Baptists held their
Association at Whitaker on last Sat
urday. Sunday and Monday, and it
was an enjoyable affair to all who
could attend. The services were held
in the Mayonia Tobacco Warehouse
which is capable of seating 5000 peo-
pie. It was crowded to its utmost ca
pacity, and then you could see hum
dreds sitting in buggies and walking
around town.-Battleboro Headlight,
HERE AND THERE.
Blind staggers is killing horses in
Martin county.
There are five candidates for the
Legislature in Currituck.
Mr.. Tate Culbertsen was killed in
Mcdowell county, day or so ago. by
tree falling upon him while he was
hunting.
The New Garden Agricultural So
ciety will hold its annual fair at the
New Garden fair grounds on Thurs
day, October Dist.
Judge Ship arrived in town last
Friday, but in consequence of sickness
did not convene court until Wednes-
day.-Ede,aton Enquirer.
On Friday morning the daughter
of Mr. Georger M. Misenheimer, aged
13 years, was caught in the machinery
of the cotton press, and both her hands
so badly crushed that they were am
putated at the wrist.-Concord Regis
| ter.
The Appalachian Philosopher says
Mr.. Tom G. Worth, of Creston, Ashe
county, shot himself accidentally few
days ago while preparing to go hunt
ing. The ball grazed his head but
| did not penetrate his skull and the in.
| jury is not serious.
Yesterday morning the house occu-
pied by Mr.. w. T, Muse, his mother
and sister was destroyed by fire. The
building was entirely consumed. A
portion of the furniture was saved, but
in a badly broken condition. Loss
$1,000. No insurance.-Rocky Noun
Ialkcr.
We learn from an intelligent farm.
er, who knows whereof he speaks, that
the crop of clover seed saved in Rowan
county this year will not fall short Of
from 1000 to 1000 bushels. This is
an important item. Rowan has hith.
erto bought her clover seed. -Salis-
bury Watchman.
A hank of silk, raised in Pasquo
tank by the mother of Miles White
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