The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-04
NEWS NOTES.
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN THE OLD
NORTH STATE.

NORTH STATE.
Items of Interest Gathered From the
Sentineps Exchanges and Boiled
Down for Its Busy Readers.
The Kings Mountain tin mine is
success.
Since January 1st, 216 new post
offices have been established.
Aurora section of Beaufort county,
reports crops better than average.
The Lexington merchants are MAX
ing heavy shipments of dried fruit.
Cotton crop damaged fifty per
cent. In Barnwell sectiol of Craven
county.
The Wilmington Messenger says
Sanford is soon to start China fac
tory.
The State Board ofHealth will per-
NIT no more yellow fever refugees to
enter this State.
Raleigh is going to make a strong
attempt to have the A. & r. road ex-
tended to that city.
A Winter Resort Association has
been formed at Newberne to advert it
as resort for northerners.
Burlington is rebuilding the places
laid waste by the recent fire, Three
brick stores are nearing completion.
An aged negro woman, 80 years
old, last week was run over by a
train near Raleigh and instantly Kill
led.
The Durham Bobbin and Shuttle
Company will begin operation under
the new management in about q
month.
Charlotte is getting stylish. One of
her merchants has received a car load
of cabs of latest pattern to run on the
streets. "Ain't she goin' it /"
The Salisbury Brick Company are
now manufacturing pressed brick of a
very superior quality, equal to the
very best Philadelphia pressed brick.
Cherokee county has voted $4,000
to aid in building railroad from
Muryhy to Chattanooga. 'Tis said
the road will be built as soon as pos
sible.
Wilmington amateur opera compa.
pany, which played little Little Ty-
con" in Charlotte last week for the
benefit of the Yellow Fever sufferers,
realized 5000.
What's a name1 In the city of
Wilmington last week true bills of in
dictment were found against Thomas
Jefferson, Walter Scott and Jos. E.
johnson charged with larceny.
Raleigh is booming her industries
and inaugurating new enterprises. A
new tobacco and wagon factory will
be promoted by her new chamber Of
industries. All portions OF the State
are waking up.
Scotland Neck Democrat A gen.
tleman said last week that he saw on
the river an old colored man and his
wife crowded into the loft of the house
by the high water. The chickens
were all drowned and the hogs were
swimming around the house with mo
place Of safety.
Governor Scales says that he will
not accept any more military compa-
nies this year. There are now thirty
which is all the State can manage
just now. Only 25 are covered by
the law. Overcoats will soon be is
sued to all the 25. 1t requires 1,2O5.
Mammoth Petitions are going to
Messls. Julian s. Carr and associate
owners to have the hotel at Morehead
City kept open during the winter for
visitors. 1t is said to never have had
case of pneumonia, and its atmos
phere is said to be an almost Ger
tain cure for all bronchial affections.
The great iron ore and copper
wealth surrounding Murphy, N. c.,
is now in a fair way of development.
Cherokee county has voted $4,000
to aid in building a road from Chat
tanooga to Murphy, and this, it is
said, insures its construction. 1t will
open up one of the finest countries in
the world.
VII bAO It'll Ahottaht, OO4h A4ebAA 40,
colored, who lives near Knapp of
Reeds, Granville county, went out to
haul load of wood, accompanied by
! his five year old son. The boy fell
off the loaded wagon and the wheels
passed over him killing him almost in
stantly. He breathed only about an
hour after the accident.
The Commissioner of Agriculture
is securing an acurate list of all the
manufactures in the State. He has
| to this date been notified of 312, OF
which sixty are tobacco and most OF
the rest of wooden and cotton. In Ashe
county alone there are five furniture
factories. Alamance has fifteen cot
ton mills and Richmond county eight
Asheville has had a very exciting
| elopement. Miss Sadie Wolfe and st.
Clair Knight are the parties
A Wolfe-a Knight,
Took their fight,
From stern and defiant parents sore
Out of Buncombe went
on marriage intent
Now K Kniohf keena the Wolf within