The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-05-06
A calf in Wilson county, according to the
drdHce, sucks eggs like dog.

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| Daniels was up before the Superior Court
last week. 1t will be remembered that we
put in an engine to work our press with
| some time ago. The Town fined US one
hundred dollars for running the engine. We
took an appeal to court and the case was
dismissed last week. because the Town ex-
| ceeded its jurisdiction.-W WILSON Advance.
NEW HANOVER.
| The Wilmington Gas Light Co., are pre-
pairing to renew and enlarge their plant.
Preparations for the lighting of Whining
| ton entirely by electricity are in progress.
| Mr. McNett has the contract and has given
| bond for the work. There will be fifty are
| lights of 1000 candle power each to be 10
Gated at the distance apart from each other
of not more than 800 feet. making one at
| every other intersection of streets. Work
| will be begun Immediately.
GUILFoRD.
Mr.. Paalzow will erect mill at High
Point, for grinding bark.
An offer of $4,000 has been made for
the Gibsonville Gold Nine
DIR. J. A. Hodges, of Fayetteville, will de-
liver the memorial address at Greensboro
the 10th of May.
Mr.. Ed and Bascom Field, of high Point,
have moved to Greensboro and will man
ufacture tobacco.
The High Point National Bank will be
opened for business the first day of June
The safe they have purchased is of the latest
improved and most approved made and
weighs about :, 500.
RICHMOND.
Mr. Allen Patrick, of Rockingham, killed
recently, wafer moccasin which measured
four feet and ten inches in length and was
large in proportion.
Miss Lucy E. Mcintosh, of Wolf Pitt
township, the young lady who few weeks
ago was bitten by a dog supposed to be mad,
was taken to DIR. Kollock, Immediately, who
lost no time in cutting out the affected part
and cauterizing the wound. The place is
healing fatorably.
Correspondence of the Sentinel.
Notwithstanding the low price of tobacco
preparation is being made for large crop.
New barns are being erected ground is ready
for setting, and plant beds look fine. Most
farmers are done planting corn, though some
will be planted yet. The dry weather in
jured gardens somewhat, but the late rains
will bring them out, and the housewife smiles
as she thinks potatoes and peas, corn and
beans are things of the near future. The
prospect is good for an abundant fruit crop,
but the thought is fraught with Sadness
when we remembered, that SO much of it
will be turned into that which causes mis-
erv and crime, crowds our jails and poor
houses, and fills our country with mourning
bloodshed and .--The. quiet of our
neighborhood was broken last week, by three
suspicious men, two eelored and one white,
supposed to be escaped convicts, who are
hiding in the vicinity of Abbotts Creek
church. Monday morning as a negro girl
living with Mr.. J. 2. Traynham, was
turning from her uncle's, she saw one of
the negros behind pile of wood. The girl
started to run, and the man ran after, but
she escaped and reached home, breathless
and very much frightened. The alarm was
given, and Esquire Davis and about thirty
men hunted all day, but failed to catch the
intruder. They have been seen several
times since, once in Mr.. Traynham's barn
but have managed to escape and are still at
large Rev. S. H. Thompson paid a
flying visit to this vicinity last Saturday.
He looks well and happy, and reports the
H. P. c. l. in furnishing condition.---
Rev l.. E. Duncan and family, and Miss
Duncan, of the Southern Normal, spent the
Easter holidays in this neishborhood, guest
of Mr.. Z. E. Pitts. Miss Cora Pitts accom-
in the Normal, also spent several days
among US, he was the guest of Mr.. n W.
Beeson. He and Mr. E. F. Beeson attend
ed the Easter services of the Moravlan
church, Salem, and were much pleased,
They were kindly entertained, by Mr.. Nc
gehee's uncle, Mr.. Henry Barrow. The
Normal numbers about one hundred and
thirty, largely boarding students. Com
mencement day, June MIR. C. w.
Davis singing school at Spring Hill, in this
county, closes second Sunday in June, it
numbers about tifty.--We are pleased
to note the..progress of THE SENTINEL; and
looked forward with interest to the coming
Seriel, by Miss Jones' This is certainly a
step in the right direction. North Carolina
talent should be encouraged. We hail the
day, when we can have good, pure literary
paper in North Carolina. A Southern en-
| terprise, its columns filled by Southern con-
tributors. +. q. Il.
44bbotts Creek May 3rd
Rev. A. L. Crawford, of Lexington, will
attend the General Assembly Of the Presby-
terrain Church at Augusta, Ga. Mr.. Craw-
ford will represent Orange Presbytery as
one of the two clerical delegates.
The last issue of the Lexington Dispatch
said, on last Monday, deed of trust from
Chas Hoffman to J. G.. Buxton and J. B.
corded in the Office of the register of deeds.
There are some preferences. The amount
of assets and liabilities has not yet been as
certained but the latter doubtless exceed
the former.
CATAWBA.
The wheat crop in Catawba and Lincoln
counties will be the finest ever known, it is
now believed.
Mr.. Thomas Dixon, J4, will deliver the
Literary Address at Concordia College in
Catawba county, May the 18th.
Able Shuford, Andrew w. Marshall and
F. B. Alexander have incorporated at Hick
DRY, the Carolina Foundry Co., capital stock
$4,250.
| John Harwell, of Monbo, Catawba town
ship, Catawba county, fell from the smoke
| house of L. C. Turner, and died from the in
juries. His little girl died of sickness the