The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-09
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
PERSONS AND THINGS THROUGHOUT
NORTH CAROLINA

Tor Its Busy Readers.
Wilmington has society for the
prevention of cruelty to animals.
Wilkesboro has caught the spirit
and wants to build a cotton factory.
MIR. Chas. E. Gates, of the Pine
Knot, will publish paper at Jones'
boro.
Lent comes early this year; it be-
gins the 10Th of February; Easter
Sunday April 1st.
Raleigh ought to be we'll lighted.
1t has two gas companies and an elec-
trio light company.
The Atlantic Hotel at Morehead is
to be doubled in size and every mod
ern convenience added.
We congratulate Bro. Haigh, of the
Fayetteville Observer. His paper is
53 years old, and is good one.
Mr.. J. w. Fry, supt. of the G. F.
q Wv. r. R., has gone North to
purchase new coaches for the road.
The net earnings for last year of
the Blackwell Durham Tobacco Com
pany amounted to more than $278,-
900.
George Allen is President Of the
Fish and Oyster and Game Fair to
be held in Newbern in March. A
capital selection.
1t is said that Mr.. Odell, of Con-
cord, and Mr.. J. S. Carr, of Durham,
will build a large cotton factory on
Haw River, in Chatham county.
A precious pair of Mormon elders
are in Davie county, proselyting.
They need tar and feathers and per-
NIT to leave the State, and we hope
they will get all three.
Two heart piercing screams and
the child expired. Elizabeth Csty
Falcon. She had gotten hold of her
fathers selfcocking bulldog pistol
lying loose in the drawer.
Sandy Wade, iwho killed Marion
Thomas in Reldsville about two weeks
ago, was tried at Wentworth last week,
convicted of manslaughter and sem
fenced to fifteen years in the peniten-
tiary.
Mr.. J. T. Patrick has received let
ter from New Jersey man who pro-
poses to furnish half the money to es-
tablish cotton mill of 10000 spindles
if some town will furnish the balance.
Here is a chance for some enterprising
place to get big enterprise.
Miss Alice Savage, of Hamilton
was burned to death last Thursday
night. 4 Her dress is supposed to have
caught before retiring, thereby setting
fire to herself and bed Her father,
mother and brother in-law were pain
fully burned in putting out the flames.
You can go from Raleigh to the
Mardi Gras in New Orleans and re-
turn for $25. Tickets will be on
sale February Sth to 18th inclusive
and good returning until and includ-
ing February 2oth, 1888.
A meeting of the State Board of
Pharmacy will be held in Raleigh on
Tuesday, 21st inst, for the purpose OF
examining candidates for license to
practice pharmacy. Particulars will
be furnished ON application to secreta-
ry of board, VIM. Simpson, Raleigh,
n. G.
About five miles from Makelyville
in Hyde county, man named Lup-
ton kept a bar-room and grocery
Thursday morning his store was
found in ashes with his charred re.
mains in the midst. He is supposed
to have been murdered, robbed and
his store set on fire.
President Kemp P. Battle of the
University of North Carolina, has
accepted an invitation from the exc
cutive committee of the Christian
Science Association to deliver a lee.
ture before the Society at its meeting
to be held near Saratoga, N. Y, in
July next.
Durham has organized Y. M. C
A, with the following officers: J. III
Southgate, President Leo. D. Heartt
Vice President W. g. Burkhead
Secretary; W. L. Wall, Treasurer
| Mr.. Eugene Harris, of the Raleigh
Y. M. G. A., was present and assisted
in the organization,
Drs. VenabIe and Phillips, of tn,
University have been analyzine
native wines. and their analyses arr
represented as valuable additions tt
chemical science in the Gemiker
Zeitung, published in Goettengin, il
Germany, a journal of highest stand
ing. The editor gives the paper ont
of the most prominent places in th'
Zeitumg.
1t is learned that in Chatham
county a few days ago school-teach
er attempted to whip one of his pupil
when female scholar-a grown wo
man, an aunt of the one who wa
about to be whipped-interfered
drew a revolver and shot twice at tn
teacher, who made good time out o
the school house. As he fed she free
at him again, the bullet making ,
hole in his coat tail.
Tuesday night of last week the ole
armory and fremen's hall at Tarboro
together with the county Jail and ,
frame building, were destroyed b.
fire. There we're fourteen prisoner
in Jail, all of whom were rescued
frightened nearly to death. Their