The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-06

on the land of his young master, D. M.
Whittenberger; had been in South Caro-
lima penitentiary until about three months
ago. He got angry with the child, picked
it up and threw it into the house, injuring
it internally as shown by post-mortem ex-
animation. E
The annual meeting of the North Carolina
State Board of Dental Examiners will be
held in Raleigh on the first of June.
The State Fair will be held this year Oct
oath. The State and the Board of Agricul-
tnre give $4,000. The management is de-
termined to make it the greatest Fair yet
held. .-t,..~
Mr.. w. D. Powers, of Wake Forest, was
killed by train at Luna, a station on the
Air Line Railroad, IS miles from Atlanta
His remains were brought to Wake Forest
for interment.
The several churches of Raleigh have
met and agreed upon the time and place for
a series of union services An evangelist to
conduct the meetings is to be secured. The
opening of the services will be made early
this month.
A telegram addressed to colored man of
Raleigh, was in about these words: "Will
there be any difficulty in my marrying your
daughter? She is perfectly willing. Answer
Immediately" The father refused to ans
wer the telegram.
Mrs DIR. Nathan o. Harris, nee Miss Lula
Tucker, of Raleigh, died at the home of Mr.
James Harris, in Atlanta, on April 23rd.
Her body was conveyed to Raleigh for bu-
rial. Mrs. Harris had been married but one
year. She was a daughter of Maj. r. S.
Tucker.
Burke raises but little cotton. This ex-
plains why corn sold recently a. Capt. ]. G.
Tate's in Burke, at SO cents a bushel, cash,
at the crib.
Col. Calvin J. Cowles, late assayer in
charge of the mint at Charlotte, has leased
the Baker mine near Morganton. 1t is
quartz vein CARRYING a small percent of ga
lena, assaying about so in gold and fifteen
ounces in silver to the ton. The mine was
discovered some years ago by the gold in
the surface dirt.
RUTHERFORD.
Mr. B. w. Baker, of Sunshine, Ruther-
ford county, on returning from Rutherford
Court, was thrown from his suiky and seri-
Spusly hurt, but is now able to walk
Ex-Deputy Sheriff Ladson McCurry was
tried at Rutherford Superior Court for sell
ing mortgaged property in Chester, S. c.,
found guilty and Judgment suspended until
next Court when his trial for alleged EN-
bezzlement Of $500 will occur.
UNION.
\ Monroe stock company propose build
ing large Touring mill.
Negotiations are under way for opening
large mining property in Union county
soon.
Mrs. J. H. Stevens, of Union county, be-
came insane last week. She was very yio-
lent and attempted to kill her children. 4
board of physicians met and ordered her to
be taken to the insane asylum at Morganton.
Just after they had made an examination,
they found she had taken laudanum in a
desperate attempt at suicide. Her life was
saved.
ALAMANCE.
The Cleaner is talking I'D tobacco ware
house for Graham.
The Spring term of Eureka Academy, of
which Mr.. j. b. Thompson is principal,
will close May 10Th.
Andy Williams, colored, was killed by
lightning Thursday while ploughing in a
field on Haw river.
A bran-new still and eight stands of beer
were cut up by revenue officeas ON Haw riv-
err near the Guilford line, last week.
Married, April 9th, at the residence of
Mr.. c. 2. Moore, Mr.. James d. Albright
and Miss Emma A. Evans, both of Haw
River, n. c., G. w. p Gates, j. P, offici-
ating.
The Mikado mine in Anson county, has
been unwatered, and the water is being kept
in fork. Capt. Robinson VIII soon have the
mine in full running order.
A little 18-months-old child of Mr.. W.
w. Taylor, of huntsville township, Arson
county, drank quantity of strong home
made I've one day last week and died from
the effects of it two days later.
RANDOLPH.
Workmen are busy on the new factory
building at Randleman.
M. Hammond, of Bush Hill, has made a
discovery of large vein of auriferous sui
phide ore. which carries in addition to gold
percentage of copper.
Mr.. John Mendenhall, a well-known citi-
zen of Grant township, committed suicide
last week by hang himself in the loft of his
house. Bad health was the cause.
ROWAN.
Mr.. G. II. Lipe, of China Grove, Rowan
coupling device.
D. A. Sloop, of AtwelPs township, in Row
an, has large apple tree. 1t stands in his
yard and measures, one foot from the ground
nine feet six and one-half inches in circum-
ferance.
Mr. T. G. Cress, of Litaker township,
picked up, while digging post hole in his
yard, nugget ofgold, which weighed 10dwt
and grains. 1t was bright and clean, and
looked as if water-worn.
Says the Salisbury Herald. Robt. Craw-
ford, better known as 6 Bob" has sent his
dog Scout. to E: l.. Height, well-k s ,n
purpose of having him trained to enter the
field trials at High Point this fall.
The Salisbury Herald has seldom seen an
exhibition of physical strength superior to
that of John Miller, who last Monday
shouldered q bale of cotton at J. d. Gaskilps
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