The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-12-13
PEOPLE TALKED ABOUT.

ooOu1 tuC SlONC mdue DOOLS-
Lieut.. Governor Bryan, of Ken.
lucky, wife and daughter, are at Ashe-
vile, and will remain some time.
Bishop Lyman is in Rome, Italy,
and probably preached in the Ameri-
can church there last Sunday.
The Franklin Times nomirates as
Senator Ransom's successor, that
honest man, and able jurist, Hon. J.
j. Davis.
The Duke of Southland, accompa-
MED by several ladies of his family
spent day in Wilmington this week
on their way South.
Judge Fowle will live in his pres.
ent residence at Raleigh when he be.
comes Governor. He is having it re-
painted and refurnished.
The Atlanta Constitution says edi-
tor Watterson is the chrysanthemum
of modern politics. The colder the
day the more beautifully he blooms.
Rev. Jno. E. Edwards, d. D.,
native of Guilford county, goes from
Danyille to Lynchburg, by recent ap-
pointment of the Virginia M. E. Con-
ference.
The next Speaker of the House of
Representatives will be either Mr.. A.
Leazer, of Iredell, Mr.. Chas. N. Cook,
of Franklin, or Mr.. M. E. Carter, of
Buncombe.
That was a well-deserved compli-
ment which the preachers of the Mt.
Airy district paid Rev. B. r. Hall,
(P. E. in presenting him with a gold
headed cane at Conference.
Miss Mamie Manning, niece of
Hon. Jno. Manning, was last week
appointed to position in the Agri
cultural Department at Washington
through Senator Ransom's influence.
Mr.. Johnston Jones, of Asheville
Col. j. d. Glenn, of Greensboro Col.
Cotton, of Tarboro, and Maj. Camp
bell, of Fayetteville, ARE all candi-
oates for the position of Adjutant
General.
The Washington correspondent
the New York San concludes an ar
ticle on the Inauguration ball, thusly:
"But Frances Cleveland, not Caroline
Harrison, is going to be the cynosure
of all eyes at the Inauguration bail"
Mr.. P. M. Wilson, of Raleigh, has
been appointed State Agent of Inmi-
grafton equal in rank to Mr. Patrick.
He will make a good officer With
two such energetic men to invite
them, North Carolina ought to get her
share of settlers.
Rev. DR.. Jas. B. Bobbitt, who was
accused of making false representa-
ton of his papers income to the pur.
chaser was vindicated unanimously
and completely before the M. E. Con-
ference at Newberne. THE SENTINEL
is truly glad to know it.
THE SENTINEL is panied to hear
that its good friend, DIR. A. w. Man
gum, one of the noblest Christian
men living, suffered stroke of paral-
ysis while at the Methodist conference
at Newberne. At last accounts he
was improving. LATER.-His phys
ician says he will soon recover.
The following Trustees of Trinity
College we're confirmed by the Con-
ference, having been previously elec-
ted by the Board of Trustees Rev.
j. T. Harris, Rev. F. l.. Reid, W. G..
Burkhead, " r. Odell, Rev. V. A.
Sharpe, Rev. j. A. Cunniggim, Judge
E. T. Boykin and M. L. Holmes.
A dispatcn from Nashville, Tenn,
says: Bishop Holland N. McTyeire
of the Methodist E. Church, South, is
critically i'll at his home in the Van
derbilt University grounds. He has
been sick a week, and to his family
expresses the belief that he will not
recover. His physicians admit that he
is seriously i'll.
Governor Scales day or two ago
received a marble paper weight on
which was cut his name. 1t is from
a convict at the penitentiary, who, in
a pleasantly written letter which ac-
companied the gift, begged the Gov
ernor to accept it from an old soldier
who served under him during the
war.
The following gentlemen have ac-
cepted the positions of aides-de- camp,
with the rank of Colonel, upon the
staff of our incoming Governor Col.
John S. Cunningham, of Person coun-
ty, Col. Thomas w. Strange, of New
Hanover county, Col. Alston Grimes,
of Pitt county, and COL VIM. III. Will
liams, of Catawba county.-Raleigh
Observer.
Judge Settle was graduate of the
University of North Carolina with
distinction in the class of 1850.
Among his classmates were Hon.
John Manning and the late Professor
Kerr. He was very forcible speak
er there, being more noted for his
powers as debater than for atten-
tion to his text books, though he did
not neglect the latter.
We once heard Gov. Jarvis say,
when we were discussing in an easy
way the character of our mutual
friend the present Secretary of State
of North Carolina, that che had
rather have the opinion of Bill Saun-
ders upon any practical matter, if
you would just give him chancee to
whistle over it, than any msn he had
ever known" Now we would rather
have Gov. Jarvis judgement upon
any matter practical or speculative,
even without the wistle Gas he can't
whistle) than any man we have known
Il Elizabeth City Economist.