The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-11-22
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

| can ex-Confederate soldier has
been elected Probate Judge of Water
bury, Conn.,
The people of N. G have decided to let
Col Dockery live on his wife's farm a
while longer.
Bishop Cranberry will preside over
the M. 3. Church Conference which
meets at New Berne next week.
Hon. Perry Belmont, of Newport,
has been appointed Minister to Spain
vice Hon. j. L. M. Curry, resigned.
"Buffalo Bill'' is about to guide a
party of English guests OH a hunting
trip from his ranch in Nebraska.
| southwest to Mexico.
Benjamin Harrison will be fifty
| five years, six months and fourteen
days old when he is inaugurated Pres
ident of the United States
Gov. Vance has been interviewed.
He gives the cause Of Cleveland's de
feat in few worcs: esTwas this
confounded Civil Service humbug
that fixed us"
Hon. Tom Jarvis will be coming
homeward soon after March 4th.
Harrison will make the weather too
hot for him down in Brazil and his
health will revuire n C. air.
Mr.. T. NJ. Vance, Of Caldwell, will
be candidate for reading clerk Of
the n. Z. Senate and Mr.. I. B. Wo-
mack, Of Chatham will try for the
position Of principal clerk of the
House.
Mrs Anna StonewaIl jackson and
her daughter Mrs. Christian, of San
Diego, Cal, are visiting friends in
TINS city. Mrs. jackson will pro5ab-
~ make Charlotte her home again.
They are at present the guests of Mrs
Jho. h. Brown.-G Charlotte Chronicle.
Mr.. John Wanamaker, Of Phila-
ceiphla, Is credited with having con.
trlbuted 100000 to the Republican
campaign fund, and, in consequence.
there IS much talk about him for q
Cabinet place. Money talks in
politics. Baltimore Herad.
Mt IL. Is. Nicholson, of Sampson.
viii be candidate for Reading Clerk
OF the Senate. He served in that ca.
paclty at the last session of the Lepis-
lature. and performed the duties Of
the office to the entire satisfaction of
all the members.
Miss Lucy Jurney, teacher in the
Durham Methodist Female Seminary.
has been appointed to a position in thu.
olgnal Service Department at Wash
lngton. Miss Jurney stood a civil
service examination at Charlotte in
February last, mkaing remarkably
high record.
The Sentinel is glad to welcome the
re turn OF MIR. }. b. Hussey to N. c.
journalism but regrets the retirement
OF Messrs. Whitehead and Myrover
form the Greensboro Patriot. They
have conducted an earnest. vigorous
Democratic paper. They have done a
good work and the Sentinel homes
they will continue inthe profession.
When reporter at Columbus, O..
asked Judge Thurman who defeated
the Democratic party, the old Roman
took down a morocco bound volume
and solemnly read the story OF "Wbo |
Killed Cock R"bin?" to the astonisb
ed scribe "Now," said the Judge, |
with twinkle in his dexter eve, "you |
know my opinion, 1 haven't varied |
from it once.
A letter was received from Jefer-
son Davis at Richmond last week de-
Ginning an invitation to visit the expo
'ltlon, In which he says: Though
We'll enough when at rest to permit the
nope that may see my friends of Vir-
5lnla at ONE future time, | am now
conscious that [ could not
perform the journey without serious if
lot fatal consequences. To state the
act Will, no doubt, secure from ysu all
;oncurreace in the decision 1 have
'een compelled TO make"
Mr. R N. Hackett, of Wilkes. will
'e candidate for reading clerk Of the
1ouse IN the next Legislature. Dur
ng the last campaign he did some
Plendld work. for Democracy in
Wilkes and and he deserves recogni-
ION At the hands of the party. He is
young lawyer and will win honor
nd success. The Democratic party
lould take hold of such men. They
Ill be of value to it in the coming
ampalgn. The Sentinel indorses
ir Hackett heartily and asks its
lends to interest themselves in Mr.. I
laekett's behalf He is good man 5
" the place, deserves it and ought