The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-07
ALL OVER THE STATE.

ALL OVER THE STATE.
NEWS OF TIE WEEK IN NORTH CAR
OLINA.
Oorefuliy Culled From Our Contemporaries
and Compressed into Small
Particles.
ORANGE.
Mr.. Julian s. Carr has given 81 900
to the building of new Methodist
church at Chapel Hill.
The Republican Convention at
Hillsboro nominated JAS r. Mason
for the Senate. j. A. Cheek for the
House. j. Knox Hughes for Sheriff
and endorsed John Laws for Register
of Deeds.
MECKLENBURG.
Davidson College has 112 students.
At Davidson College Isaac Sheriff.,
collored, was shot and killed by an
other negro. The latter claimed that
the killing was accidental.
A resident on College street receiv-
ed a challenge from party in South
Carolina day before yesterday. A
correspondence is now going on and
matters have not been amicably
settled Charlotte Chronicle.
HERE AND THERE.
The Davis Military School, at La
Grange, has opened with 40 cadets.
The Goldsboro graded school open
cd hi
circumstances.
Mr.. A. d. Owens, a merchant at
Creswell, n. c., was shot and killed
by burglars whom he caught break
ing into his store.
A Tarboro man, from the river Just
in rear Of his house, last week caught
a two hundred and eight pound stur-
geon in one of his nets.
A reunion of Confederate soldiers
in Eastern North Carolina is called
to be held at Tarboro November
17th.-Rocky Mount Talker.
1t is said that man in Elizabeth
City was given a free ticket to an or
phan entertainment in that place re-
Gently and sold it for ten cents
Mr.. L. Bartholomew, who was NOM
mated for the Senate by the Franklin
county Republicans, declines to accept
The Times says Mr.. B is a thor
ough Democrat"
The survey for the proposed road
from Winder to Carthage showed that
the cost would be greater than had
been anticipated. The construction
has therefore been postponed.
The Roman Catholics have taken
steps to establish large female school
at Asheville under the direction OF
the Mother Superior of the Sisters Of
Mercy. The Catholics are doing con-
siderable work in this State.
The Democrats of North Hampton
county have nominated the following
ticket. For the House, j. w. Grant
and DR.. R. H. Stancill; for Sheriff
Geo. Bishop; for Regitsr, S. J. Col
vert; for Treasurer, VIM. J. Rogers.
For several days past smoke has
been seen arising from a mountain
which springs from the flank of the
Blue ridge not far from Cooper's sta.
ton. The smoke was first noticed last
week, and has the smell of coal.-SheL
by Aa.rora.
Mr. Charlie Beam, worthy citi
zen of North Brook, lost a barn Of
fine tobacco by fire on the night of the
earthquake. Mr.. Beam has been quite
unfortunate. About a year ago his
dwelling was consumed by the flames
Lincoln Press.
1t is reported here as coming from
Capt Divine that the Wilmington &
Weldon railroad, as soon as theil
Nashville branch is completed, will
build branch road to Greenville
probably from Bethel. The distance
prom these two points is only abou
twelve miles.-Iarboro Southerner.
Col. J. A. Roper, of Laurinburg
gathered from one acre Of ground thi
year 1064 bushels of corn. This i
no joke but was shelled and measured
by two disinterested parties, citizen
of our town, and so far as we know
beats the corn record for Middl
North Carolina Lour;nburo Neaus
The Democrats OF. Rutherford coun
ty have nominated for the Senate, Dr.
I. B. Twitty, by reclamation; for tn