The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-01
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
PERSONS AND THINGS THROUGHoUr
NORTH CAROLINA,

PERSONS AND THINGS THROUGHoUr
NORTH CAROLINA.
interesting Items Gathered From Ths
sentinePs Exchanges, and Boiled Down
for It's Busy Readers.
South Greensboro has a morning
paper with Mr.. N. Harding Callum as
editor and proprietor.
The House committee on public
buildings and gro Inds has reported
favorably, the bill to erect a govern
ment building at Newberne.
The Journal is the name of a new
paper at Fayetteville. 1t is a tri-
weekly and is edited by Grady & My
rover. 4. We wish them: success.
Amos Kiger shot Harvey Butler at
Mecklenburg county dance few
nights ago. They had "bitters" there
and the Chronicle says some of the
men felt. it.
A battle occurred on the Chesa-
peake bay, Saturday night, between
the pirate oyster dredgers and police
boat, which resulted in the death of
the captain of the former.
Besides full exhibit of fish, oys-
ters and game at the Craven County
Fair of March 1915, there will be a
show of native woods, farm products,
live stock and poultry, mari, antique
relics, fancy work and art. Many
valuable premiums are to be offered.
The Atlantic Hotel at Morehead
City is being fitted up and made one
of the largest hotels in the South.
One hundred rooms have been added
and .other improvements are being ad-
| ded. The Assembly Building is
fast nearing completion, and our
teachers who 60 there next summer
will certainly have plenty of room.
Charlotte is moving in the matter
of railroad to " eldon. Circular
letters have been issued to the citizen.
along the proposed line, asking for a
meeting in Charlotte on March 10Th.
The line from Charlotte will pass
through the centre of Stanly county
to Troy in Montgomery and from
this point it will run in the direction
of either Raleigh or Durham, then on
through the county Of Franklin tc
Louisburg, and on .throug, the centr.
of Halifax county to Weldon. Dur.
ham too is thoroughly aroused on the
subject and will do her part. 1t will
be splendid road and the SENTl NEI
wishes it much success.
w. M. Edwards and J. E. Smith
of Joy, near Ashville, got into seri
Gus shooting scrape last week. 1t seem.
that Edwards and two of his friends
waylaid Smith ON the road. Smith
came along and spoke to the thret
men, but only one of them replied t.
him. After Smith had gone a few
steps on, Edwards, who had his pisto
wrapped up in handkerchief which
he held in his hand, fired at Smith
but without effect. Smith then drew
his own weapon and fired four shots
three of which struck Edwards, Will,
the fourth struck Burwell, brother
iR-law of Edwards, inficting a sligh
wound. Edwards wounds, however
are of more serious nature-beinj
the side, arm and head. Mr.. Smitl
escaped without a scratch, and Ed
wards has fled the State.
Monday evening of last week Presi
dent Cleveland passed through Colds
boro and was greeted in genuine
hearty. North Carolina style. Th
Argus says: cat S:15 a Telegram
came stating that the President
train had passed Fremont, and thi
was the ssignal for lighting up-an,
such a lighting up! The long, wild
thoroughfare Of East and West Cen
tire street was one broad pathway o
exceeding briliancy- the build.
ings on either side fairly danced in tn
reflected light within and without
Ard the PRESIDENTS train approache,
and rolled slowly through-and ther
was the President and Mrs. Clevelan
by his side on the rear platform, i
full view of the assembled multitude
that lined the streets on either side fo
several squares and cheered to tn echo
while the Carolina Music House Ban
discoursed inspiriting strains.
The Charlotte Chronicle tells of
"varmint" that is soaring the peopl
along the Air Line R. R. A fe
nights ago Mr.. Will RamseurChesr
it fighting the dogs, and went out al
med with Winchester rifle. Afts
going few PAGES in the direction
the noise, his attention was attracte
by the form of an animal aroun
which were a number of dogs of VI
rious species that had evidentl
! brought it to bay. The animal locke
something like wolf. Mr.. Ramse.
shot at it several times without effec
only to scare it for the time bein
Mr.. Wiley Davis, the night watchma
l also saw the animal and now on
4 ventures forth in the discharge of b
J, duties armed to the teeth. In tt
melee several of the dogs had the
!, legs crushed by the animal. The n
: groes call it Yahoo, and keep Gle
of the streets after night unless sever
e of them are together.
4 The Tarboro iSouthernor has be