The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-13

and Tor the best OF 1t he received four
cents pound, and for the inferior
grades he could get no offer at all -
Pitsboro Home.
Correspondence of the Sentinel.
Hamilton is beautiful little town
situated near the Roanoke river about
fifty miles from the mouth, and is :up-
piled with her freight by full line of
steamers that ply between here and
Baltimore. A line of telegraph has
been recently established by Lamb &
Co, the need of which has long been
felt. have three churches, viz.
Missionary Baptist, Methodist and
Episcopal. We also have good
school, OF about seventy five students,
under the management of Prof L. T.
Buchanan, whom we believe is the
right man in the right place.
ness is very dull and money very scarce
or would have made up club for THE
SENTINEL before now, all who have
seen it speak well Of Tive had
quantity of rain the first of thi month
and our river has been higher than since
1867. Since then we have had very
little rain and the farmers were very
much alarmed about the crops. We
made very poor crops in this section
last year, and should we meet with the
same fate again, times would be very
critical The health of the town
and vicinity is very good at present.
One of our oldest citizens has been
very sick, but now is improving slow
ly.--Dr. B. Long. Of this town
and Miss Sallie Z. Miller, of kinston
were married on the 9th ult in the
Episcopal church at Kinston by Rev.
Mr.. Hardin and arrived here 9:15
o'clock p. m. and took possession of
his new residence on Main St, which
he has just completed with much taste.
Bishop Watson held services in
the Episcopal church Tuesday night
and Wednesday morning, his admoni-
tions were good and hope will be long
remembered The farmers have
been blessed with fine weather for the
last week. Some anticipate planting
tobacco on a small scale. Should they
succeed much more will be planted
next year JOHN O. SALISBURY.
Hamilton, 4prH 18th.
Last week the lightning struck a
frame dwelling in Salisbury and en-
tirely shattered the end besides max
ing wreck of the chimney, causing
about 500 damages.
The Salisbury Herald is good
enough to say, ''ithat live paper, the
Winston Sentinel, often devotes its
columns to Salisbury news. Our citi-
zens should appreciate it, and if they
require a paper from up that way re-
member the .Sentilel' We thank our
brother and beg to say that old Rowan
is responding nobly to our efforts to
build up q circulation in that coun
ty.
A negro woman was accidentally
shot at Salisbury. The Charlotte o.
seruer says she was taking part in
private theatrical entertainment An
other girl who was acting in the tab
leau was required, in the fulfilment Of
her part, to fire rifle The rifle used
was a Flobert parlor gun, and blank
cartridges had been provided. One
of these cartridges was loaded and when
it was fired the pellet entered the wo-
mans head near the eye.
NEW HANOVER.
There were twenty deaths in Will
mington during the month Of April.
Wilmington has this season receiv-
ed 99,379 bales of cotton decrease
of 5,753 bales.
The Carolina oil and creosote works
OF Wilmington, are making prepare
tons to double their present capacity
and also to engage in the manufacture
of black paint and lamp-black. The
Revieac says the machinery for the
of lamp black is now be-
ing constructed and will be put in OPP
Grafton as soon as it is completed.
A railroad mass meeting is called to
meet in Mocksville on Saturday the
18th inst.
The Salisbury Herald says, J. H. |
PEBBLES, whose tobacco factory is near
Fulton, in Davie county, has purchas-
ed on our market about 10 900 pounds, |
which they are engaged in hauling to
the factory.
Messrs. A. M. & J. G. Nail, Major
John Mertz and wife, left Saturday
for Philadelphia. They will travel
this summer with Adam Forepaugh's
big show.-Dauie Times. They are
said TO be the smallest man and woman
in the world.