The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-27

The Teachers Institute for Chat
ham county will be opened on Tues
day, the 29th of June and close Fri
day night July End. Prof. Henry of
the University, will take leading
part In the instruction.
| The PittsborO Home says, that off
Ger Utley, of Cape Fear township, at
tempted to arrest w. w. Womack.
Womack ran, but upon being nearly
overtaken drew his pistol and. fired
upon Utley twice but without effect.
The officer, being in great danger of
his life, drew and fired upon Womack
The ball struck the face and passed
out at the neck, inficting very ugly,
but not a dangerous wound. Wom-
ack was finally overpowdered, cap
tured and lodged in jail.
The Pittsboro Home tells the big
gest fish story of the season. 1t is to
the effect that week before last gen
tleman caught ON a trot line in Deep
river, near Lockville, cat fish that
was twenty-eight inches long, six and
half inches between the eyes and
weighed II pounds.
ORANGE.
The State Medical Society was ban
quoted at New Berne Thursday night.
The committee appointed to consider
the matter of establishing a medical
chair at the University submitted ma
jority and minority reports. The ma
jority report recommending the estab-
lishment of the chair was adopted af-
ter long and warm debate
Hon E. B. Coke, of Pennsylvania,
at the request of Col. Frank Coke, has
presented to the geological department
of the University diamond drill core
Of the aocks of the anthracite coal
measures at Disston, Lucerne county,
Pa. The specimen is of greater inter
est and value than any presented to
the University musium for several
years, and deserves this special men,
tian. The. diamond drill is hollew
iron tut e, which is made to cut it's
way down through the rocks, leaving
a solid core of rock in the centre
And this core, when taken out, indi-
Gates the character of rock passed
through at different depths below the
surface.
HERE AND THERE.
The mercury has been up to 96 in
the shade in Lumberton.
Salisbury is to have savings bank.
1t will be the first one in the State.
Mr.. Henry Freeman, of Stanly
county, was badly bitten by mad dog
few days ago.
Work on the Carolina Central rail
road between Shelby and Rutherford
ton, goes on very rapidly.
Greenville had reunion of the vet
Grams of Pitt county on the Doth inst
Hon. l.. G. Latham delivered the ad-
dress.
The trustees of the Slater fund have
appropriated $4,000 for the years
work at the South, of which North
Carolina gets $500.
The champion buiscuit-eater resides
in Craven county. Since the 1st of
January he has eaten $500 biscuits,
81 day, or seven at each meal.
The Washington Gazette says a
real seal was caught on Judas island,
by DIR. Phillips recently, and the skin
shipped from that place. 1t measured
5 feet 6 inches, and is the third ever
known in those waters.
The Lenoir Topic of last week says:
Burke voted on the railroad question
again Saturday., 064 for and 500
against. Not majority of the regis
tered vote, which is 1920. 1t will get
into the courts.
Henry Cline, late of Lincoln county
died on the 9th instant, after a short
illness from paralysis. He was in his
SSth year. He was justice of the
peace IN Lincoln county before the
old county was divided.
The Oxford colored orphan asylum
needs and intends to raise $4,000 to
complete the payment on the site and
to erect and furnish suitable buildings.
Rev w. A. Patillo has gone North to
gather the needed money.
Geo. Washington Meshaw, moon
sinner who has boen in the illicit whis-
key business for seventeen years, was
captured last week in swamp in Lee
noir county by .. S. Deputy Collector
III. T. Dortch, and other officers.
The spinel, gem new to the Unit
ed States, has been found in the Yves
tern part of this State. The specimens
are of an orange color, very transpar-
ent and brilliant. Held in the sun
shine they seem to contain all the fires
that lend brilliance to the fire opal.
Beaufort Record says that between
two and three hundred banks ponies
were penned at the middle penning on
Monday. Prices ranged from $50 to
S75. The next and largest penning
of the season will be on the Goth inst,
at the Diamond about fifteen miles
from Beaufort