The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-19
ALL OVER THE STATE.
NEWS OF THE WEEK IN NORTH CAR
OLINA.

Carefully CulIed From Our Contemporaries
and Compressed into Small
Particles.
RANDOLPH.
Trinity College has eight professors
and during the last year there were
146 matriculates.
Superintendent A. C. Mauney, of
the Gold Hill mines was in Salisbury
last Tuesday He came to ship one
hundred and fitty-fve ounces of bullion
to the London owners. He said it was
the result of twenty days work.-Sal-
asbury Watchman.
CUMBERLAND.
The shortcut railway is complet-
ed as far as Rhodes, fourteen miles
from Fayetteville.
The meeting of the n. G.. Board of
Pharmacy which was called to meet at
Fayetteville last week has been post
poned until further notice on account
of unavoidable circumstances.
The State Pharmaceutical conven-
ton has ended its session at Fayette-
vile. 1t chose A. w. Rowland, of
Wilson, President The meeting was
an interesting one, though not largely
attended.
The premiums to the amount of
nearly $500 were promptly paid by
Secretury Wilson Thursday as fast as
the rewards were read off, and quite a
large amount was left here. Mrs. w.
w. Cole received about $50 on pre-
served and canned fruits. The fruit
fairs have always paid their premiums
within an hour after the reading of the
list.-FayetteuiAe Neocs.
BUNCOMBE.
Col. Denny showed the Asheville
Citizen recently twelve small but gen
uine diamonds, found among the gold
washings of Mcdowell county. He
also exhibited other valuable gems.
The Asheville Citizens states that
Mr.. Lackey, father of the youny man
held for the killing of Prof Madison,
walked to Asheville all the way from
his home in Macon county and back,
to procure the release of his soma
distance to and fro OF nearly two hun
dred miles He did this out OF some
nervous solicitude about the safety of
railroad travel.
WAYNE.
The Goldsboro Messenger suggests
the use of sulphuric acid, diluted with
water for killing grass on the streets.
A distinguished physician recommends
its use, and says it will kill the roots
Of the grass and destroy it, so that con
tinuai cutting down will be done away
with.
The endictment against the Wayne
Board of County Commissioners was
brought to trial in the Superior Court
and concluded on Tuesday, resulting
in a verdict Of guilty from which they
appealed to the Supreme Court. They
were charged with having neglected
the boundary fences and gates Colds
boro Messenger.
Next week Rev. r. II, Harris, col
ored, will begin the publication of a
paper in this town to be called The
Daacni1,g Light, in the interest of the
colored people and their church-Ror-
boro Ne,os.
We regret that we are called upon
to record the death of one of Person
county's most honorable and well
know citizens, Mr.. John Bradsher.
He died at the home of his daughter.
Milton Aduertiser.
GRANVILLE.
Although these are considered dull
times, there are twenty-five dwelling
houses in course of construction at Ok
ford, and it is soon to have smoking
tobacco and cigarette factory.
The chain gang of Oxford is not
very large or conspicuous on its streets
The Torchight tacetiously remarks
"He. is about twelve years old, but is
as thorough criminal and has seen
the inside of the Jail as often as any
boy of his age in the State
w. HI. Wetmore IL Co., are now EN-.
ploying twenty-one men in their shoe
factory, and will from week to week
increase this number. Some days this
factory ships as much as 81, 900 wortl
of shoes in Il day.
r. III. Battle, Chairman of Demo
cratic Executive Committee gives no
tice that arrangements have been
made with several railroads of tn,
State to sell return tickets at reduced
rates to and from the convention, t.
be good for the week
Judge H. G. Connor being in Raj
eieh to-day on his way to Orang'
court, which meets on Monday tn,
counsel for Mr. Miller sued out a wri
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