The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-17
CAPERS OF CAROLINIANS.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE.

-'iSii anu T1Nchls.--I'erSOnS T1N ana Things.
An Epitome of What has Occurred
Since the Last Issue of The Sentinel.
The Republicans of this, the 9th,
Congressio lal district is called to meet
in Greensboro on May 22nd.
Senator and Mrs Z. B. Vance will
spend the summer at Morehead City.
They will be at the Atlantic Hotel.
a Confederate survivors association
was formed in Charlotte on May 10th,
which was observed as memorial day.
Brother Hearn, Of the Wadesboro
Inteltigencer still hammereth Brer
Cottonseed Stone. The lash is not
misapplied.
The financial report of Durham
shows the town entirely out Of debt
and $1,000 in the treasury They are
now fearing surplus problem.
Rev. Thos. Atkinson has been elect
ed to the Rectorship Of St. Johns
Episcopal church, Fayetteville, made
vacant by Rev. DR.. Husle
Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, Dur
ham, Pittsboro, and several small
towns in \. c., will vote on the local
option question the first Monday in
June.
Rev. DIR. Strickland, of Nashville,
Tenn, has been called by the con-
gregation Of the First Baptist Church,
of Raleigh. Whether he will accept
is not yet known.
Rev. n. II. D. Wilson, P. e, of
the II. L. Conference, died in Frank
linton Tuesday night DR.. Wilson
was known and loved throughout
North Carolina for his noble, chris
tian manhood Peace to his ashes.
The State Medical Convention was
held in Fayetteville last week. About
800 physicians were in attendance.
! The State Medical Examining Board
was also in session. Forty applicants
for license to practice medicine ap-
peared before the Board, among whom
was Mrs. Elmira Travis, a graduate
of he University of Michigan. She
passed the examination, will be given
license, and was elected member OF
the Medical Convention. She will
locate in Raleigh for practice.
The 45th annual session of the
Grand Lodge |. 0, 0. T. OF n G.
was held at Greensboro last week
when the following officers for the en-
| oh 4
j. II. Gordon, of Wi mington d. G.
M. w. Albright, of Greensboro
| G. W-Joseph c.. Brown, of Raleigh
| G. S-B. II. Woodell, of Raleigh
G. T-R. j. Jones, of Wilmington
Grand Representatives-W. A. Bob
bitt, of Oxford and G. B. Edwards
of Raleigh The following officer
were appointed by the Grand Master
G. NV. T. West, Of Hamlinton
G.. onductor-John White, of Green
Vile; G. Guardian-John 3. Deans
of Tolsnot G. Herald-W. ID. Cos
ter. of Fayetteville; C. Chaplain
Rev. n r. Richardson. Of Dobsor
The next annual session will be hel
in Fayetteville.
A Washington correspondent write
! Mr.. Lewis Battle, son of Richar
H. Battle, Esq, of Ral9Rh, and M
Sterling Ruffin, of Wilson, are stud,
ing medicine here, while they dis
charge the duties OF their offices. III
first is in the Geological Survey, tt
,, second in the Treasury Departmen
Mr.. Battle will return to Raleigh
practice his profession when he b
comes DIR. Battle and Dr. RufEin, il
: thinks he will settle in the tar We:
Both are most creditable represent
:, tives Of the very best type of our your
Southern manhood, and both have t,
! much pluck and brains to becon
mere government machines. Mr..
S. Grady, Of Oxford, is another gift
and popular young North Carolini'
= in the War Department who will soc
y take his diploma from the Columbit
y University Law School here. He W
also return to the State.