The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-02

II foot hole and tasted Al days.
Montgomery county has post office
office named Endicott in honor of the
Secretary of War.
Two hundred and seventy-fve bar
rels Of mullets were taken in at Beau
fort at one catch the other day.
o, what corn crop Granville will
have this year cries the Oxford Torch
light. 1t will be the best since the
war.
Pasquotank and Edgecombe are
the only two counties in North Caro-
lima that have more improved than
unimproved acres of land.
Durham has lady shoemaker who
proposes to make and have on exhi-
bition at the approaching State Fair
two pair OF fine shoes, the Tobacco
Plant states.
The Riedsville Times is for sale.
Brother Lewis announces that he
will sell the name, good will, subscrip-
ton books, material, etc, to some one
with the cash.
1t is said that Dr. York will contest
his district with Linney, the indie
pendent straightout republican. 1t is
said there is no good feeling between
him and Linney.
The convicts at work in Tyrrell and
Hyde ON the canal to New Lake, pre-
fer ditching in water to dry land.
They prefer it because it is cooler
and is said to be healthier
Williams A. Sawyer attempted to
move his steam engine from Little
Pine creek to another place in Madi-
son county. 1t turned over and kill
ed one of the men instantly.
Joel Walking, charged with coun-
terfeiting, was yesterday tried at
Goldsboro. The evidence of making
and passing gold and silver was d.
rect. He was jailed in default of bail
1t is said that the Marietta q North
Georgia railroad will reach the state
line in few weeks and will be ex-
tended to Murphy, n. c., by the first
of October. It will be very valua-
BILE road,
Mr.. Wilson Fur, young man of
Locust Level. Stanly county, was
found dead in his barn on the night
of the 21st ult., by his wis wife, and
it is supposed that he was kicked to
death by mule.
The new beacon for Cape Hatteras
is completed, and it will be shipped
in few days. 1t is thirty feet high
and will be supported on screw piles
The lantern is an octagon structure
with copper roof.
VIM. Afford was born in Ran 1olph
county, n. c., Oct. 18th, 1889, moved
to Indiana, in 1868 where he died July
3Oth, 1886. He leaves wife and five
children, two of whom live in this
State.-Ashboro Courier.
Mr.. William Jenkins, of Hartford
county, was deer hunting AS he was
taking his gun from his buggy it
fired, and, the load passed through
one of his aims, which had to be am
putated near the shoulder.
The grand jury of Rowan county
have found bills of indictment against
Jack Parker, colored, from Provi-
dence township, for poisoning his wife;
and against Lucy Morgan, colored,
for destro ying her infant child.
Mrs, Sallie Foster of Stokes coun-
ty, committed suicide by shooting her.
self through the head. with revolver.
She had been suffering with fever,
which had affected her brain. She
leaves a husband and five children.
Mr.. Fred. Burnett, who died at
Black Mountain, at the age of eighty
by, from Rutherford county. During
his life he had killed 500 bears, and
some of his log bear traps can yet be
seen on Black Mountain.-AsheriUe
Advance.
The Vidette reports two tragedies in
Montgomery. In one case two broth
ers named Lemons got into a fight
when one was seriously cut. The
other difficulty occurred at the Steele
mine John K. Sanders cut and Sc
riously wounded Morris Scales.
Whiteman, the colored man who
will enter the race with Col. Chas. r
Jones for the Republican vote in thu
sixth congressional district, is reported
by the Wilmington Star as saying
that he wants to be great man, ant
that he is certain of attaining this dis
tinction by running against the colon
ell.
1t is said that suits for heavy dam
ages will be brought against the tow
of Lincolnton by the Richmond an,