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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-24

TN0R SALE-A BEAUTIFUL ROUP STREET
II residence, containing nine elegantly papered
rooms, four of which are on first floor (parlor,
library, dining room. kitchen) hall, bath, laundry
natural gas, all modern conveniences, large lot.
Thisne home is of the most desirable locations
in the East End convenient to P. r. r. and Fifth
avenue cable cars and will be sold cheap owner
isleaving the city. BLACK & BAIRD, 95 Fourth
ave. ap19-26-TwTFS
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-24
FOR sALE-Lors.
suburban I.o,..

IlOR SALE-TWENTY FINE LEVEL BUILD-
II ING lots in ''Orchard Plan, Williamsburg.
three minutes walk from the X. r. station, fruit
trees every lot, the drEst, most levelan finest
building lots in the market low taxes, good
water etc.. etc. Will sell on long easy payments
and furnish money to parties who desire to build
Plans from JAS. W. DRAPE & CO., I29 Fourth
avenue, Pittsburg, ap20-A-D
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-24

EOk SALE g, 900 y WILL BUY A TEN
= roomed house and basement and cellar in
the best stand in Youngstown for a saloon or
boarding house. Call or address JAMES AM
BROSE, No. Pike street, Youngstown. ..
an2l-67 -EOD
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-24
FOR sALE-BUsINESs.

DO X SALE-A GENERAL HARDWARE,
H house furnishing and builders supply busi-
ness in one of the most prosperous manufacturing z
towns In Western Pennsylvania, on line of rail-
road; value of entire stock about a. 600; could be
reduced to S. 600. This is an excellent opening.
Ill health the only reason for selling. Fuller par
ticulars from JAS. W. DRAPE & CO., 129 Fourth
avenue, Pittsburg. ap20-22-MwS
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
THE NEWS IN YADKIN.



Mr.. JIM. IL mpton. the county or
ganizer of the Farmers State Ali
| ance, organized IA club mt this place
on Saturday night last, to be known
as the Enon Farmers' Alliance, with
the following members are officers: :
Jno. T. Conrad, President; John
Binkly, Vice President; p. l.. Kiger
Secretary: John H. Sailor, Chaplin
and Lecturer; Henry T. Bron, Asst
Joseph Weisner, Asst. Door-keeper
c. d. Knott, Sergeant-at-Arms; Julius
H. Smith. Treasurer; P. S. Early.
Mr.. Hampton delivered a very able
lecture.
The wheat crop 80 far is looking
exceedingly well, and there has been
a large acreage put out.
Corn huskings are now the order OF
the night, but the cropis short, owing
to the August rains. To give you
some idea of the loss, will give you
Mr. al. Pitchers crops. He always
raises from 700 to 500 bushels and
his crop would have been about $50
this year, but he only saved frac-
ton over 800 bushels 1t is the same
with all farmers along the river.
We are glad to. see Mr.. II. T. Poin-
dexter out again. He has been con-
fined to his bed for several days.
Miss Minnie Beard made a flying
visit home Saturday, but is again
with us She has Il very fine music
class here. =.
MANA, Nov IL.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
The Academy Girls Returned.

The private car containing Mr.. and
Mrs j. H, Clewell and the Salem
Academy seniors who have been on a
tour to northern cities, pulled into
the Winston depot last Saturday
night
During their trip they were shown
special attention by the people and
papers. While in Washington city,
they were allowed the distinguished
honor ca of shaking Benny Har-
rison's hand and looking at his
house inside as well as out. And
The SENTINEL right here wants to
It a years subscription that if they
drank any coffee in the White House
it didn't compare with that which
they get in the Academy every day.
One of the novelties of the trip was
a menu prepared in their honor by
the B. & o. r. R. and given them in
Baltimore. On the first page of the
card was "Salem Female Academy"
and the names of the cities they had
visited and on the inside was a list of
choice eatables.
The principal cities visited were
Washington, Baltimore, New York.
Philadelphia and Bethlehem.
The trip will probably be repeated
by next years Senior class.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
FOUR LOCAL ITEMS.

We learn from the Leader that
the sentiment of the board of town
commissioners of Madison was asked
for as to voting a subscription to the
Danville & East Tennessee railroad.
The board stood four to two in favor
of voting the subscription, and stat
ed that they believed the People
would vote it.
Down at the depot late Saturday
night several of Address sho~ men
had an alteration with some by
ISLANDERS The show-men were victors
and left a black-eye or two as q SOU
venir of their visit to Winston. When
the police got there the shOw-train
had gone and no further particulars
could be learned.
The Wilkesboro Chronicle ie urg-
ing its people to raise and manufac-
ture more tobacco and points to For
syth as an example of what tobacco
will do for a community. The Chr0n-
icle is right. There is more money in
tobacco to-day than in any other
product or business in North Carroll.
ma. By the way, Wilkes county to
baccO took the premium at the Wen.
ma Exposition.
Three white men, Shouse, Clay.
ton and Zieglar and a negro named
Steele, got into racket at the corner
| of Liberty and Fourth streets Satur
day afternoon. The disturbancewas
caused by the negro knocking q bun
| die out of the hands Of Zeiglar
| Brickbats few around H1e1y
and the negro got bruised badly
Acting Major Alspaugh sstte4ded Il
chem with neatneBs and sdispatek, an(
the town treasury is richer by $l5.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Death of "Old Black joe"
[New York Special to Inter- Oeea..]


The original "Old Black Joe" died
at Mount Holly, N. J. the other day,
in the little cabin where he has lived
for years, just on the outskirts of the
town. His proper name was Joseph
Queen, and he was undoubtly the old.
est man in the State being liz years
old. He was born in Virginia in 1777,
and the fact is recorded in faded
characters in an old family Bible.
"Old Joe" was runaway slave, and
came to New Jersey in 1927, where he
was taken care Of by sonle Ut the resi-
dents of Mount Holly, one of whom is
still living and remembers that he was
well along in years when he came
there. For FIVE years passed the towns
people have ministered to his wants
and kept him in comparative comfort.
He was very patriarchal in appear
ance, and his form was bent nearly
double with the weight of years. A
monument will be erected to his mem.
uiy by the citiz..ns.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
A New Drug Firm.

Mai. Sam1 H. Smith, once a pop
ular druggist in Winston, but more
recently our postmaster, has just re-
turned from New York, where he
bought a large and complete stock
of drugs which will be opened here in
a few days.
He has allied with himself his
brother, Mr.. A. B. Smith, of High
Point, and Mr. Jos. W. Farrar. of
Fayetteville They will occupy the
store now used by Messrs. Brown &
Brown as soon as the latter firm can
move into the new Hanes building.
While in New York, Maj. Smith met
two old Winstonians. One was Mr..
w. G. Ledbetter. who was there to
boom Admission city real estate and
the other was Mr.. Geo. B. Everett
who was there to put on the New
York market some valuable city
property in Beatrice, Neb. Mr.. Ever
tit lives in Beatrice and has a good
law practice there. He was much in
terested in Winston and it's citizens,
and asked Maj. Smith about every
one he could think Of He says he
still loves North Carolina and will
always have warm feelings for the
people of the Twin-City.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
The Atlantic and DanvilIe

The Mt. Airy News says:
Hon. Thomas Ewing. President of
the Atlantic & Danville railroad;
Capt. G. B. Beck, General Manager:
A. E. Bateman, Treasurer; Arthur
Robinson and E. c. Manninfi, Esur.,
the gentlemen who has the manage
ment of the construction corps, have
been in town this week prospecting.
This company will build a road from
Danville to Madison right away. and
it is almost certain that they will ex-
tend the road on to this place and to
a point on the East Tennessee, Vir-
ginia & Georgia. This is the talk,
and We begin to believe there is ev-
cry reason to hope that such will
prove to be the CASE
The building of this road will be of
great advantage to Winston-Salem.
By the Roanoke & Southern our
freight can go to Madison and thence
over the Atlantic g. Danville, giving
US better competition with the R. &
d. than we now have
Winston-Salem could afford to help
build it, rather than see it fail.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
E'gh cen MI 5 fr m Winston.

Passenger trains are now running
on the Wilkesboro R. R. eighteen miles
from Winston to "a new station call
ed Donaha, nine miles west of Rural
II all. Construction trains are run
ming to Avarat, 35 miles from Wins
ton, and it will not be long before
regular passenger trains will he run
ming there
The first train for the new station
left Tuesday afternoon on regular
schedule, which is as follows: Leave
Winston at 3 p. M, arriving at Don
aha at 4:5S p. M; Leave Donaha at
1925 a. m, arriving in Winston at
6:45 a. m. Both trains make close
connection with the c. F. & Y. V.
r. r.
Our enterprising hardware mer-
chants, Messrs. Brown, Rogers & Co.,
with their accustomed enter
prise, saw the opportunity, and
shipped IA large lot of hardware on
the first train to Donaha.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Want Piedmont Springs.

Mr.. J. C. Buxton has received a let
ter from Mr. JAS P Harrison, attor-
ney for the Atlantic & Danville r. R.,
asking if the Piedmont Springs prop
erty is for sale and, if so, the price.
Mr. Harrison states that his COM
pany contemplates running the road
up the Dan river and wish to pur-
chase the springs property and beau
tify it.
Mr.. Harrison is now out on the
proposed line, ascertaining the pos
sibilities of securing subscriptions to
his road from the various townships
through which it is to pass. He was
in Madison last week. The Leader.
of that place, says:
Mr. JAS p. Harrison, counsel for
this road, was in Madison last Fri
day to find the sentiment of our peO-
pie on the extension of that road by
Madison. The Danville and East
Tennessee is the western extension of
the Atlantic & Danville road which
runs from Norfolk to Danville and
from thence by Madison to Abing-
ton, Va, or Bristol, Tenn. Mr.. Har-
rison says the road will be finished to
Madison in IL months if this route is
taken, and if our township will vote
a subscription of at least $4,000 it
will insure the road. There is one
route in view. by way of Staurt, Va.
But there is little probability of that
route being taken. This is by far the
best natural route, and the advan-
tage of connection here with other
lines will more than ten-fOld outweigh
all advantages that can be offered by
the Patrick survey.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Directors Meeting of the R. & s.

Directors Meeting of the R & S.
Mr. G. w. Hinshaw, Col. Frank
Fries, Mr.. Jno. w. Fries, Mr.. c. H.
Fogle, Superintendent G. W. Maslen
and Chief Engineer Underdonk at
tended meeting of the directors of
the Roanoke & Southern r. R. Co., in
Martinsville, Va, yesterday.
After adjournment of the directors
meeting, meeting of the construc-
ton company was held at which it
was decided to accept the contract
for building the road from Martins
vile to Roanoke as soon as the lat
ter town voted an additional sub
scription of 100000. This subscrip-
tion has been promised by the lead
ing men of Roanoke, who assure the
company that there will be no trou-
BILE in securing it.
Our citizens who attended the meet
ing returned to Winston yesterday,
bringing with them Mr.. II. S. Trout.
President of the R. & S. r. r. Co. Mr.
Trout left for Wilmington this morn.
ing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
THE PRICE OF PLUG ADVANCING.
The Southern Tobacco Journal States
the Fact and its Wherefore.

/ The long-looked-for advance in the
price of Virginia and North Carolina
plug tobaccos has finally come. The
manufacturers fought against it for
months, but leaf has advanced stead
turers have been compelled to raise
the price of their goods. On all goods
] from the common to the medium
| grade there has been an advance by
manufacturers and the better grades
are expected to follow suit in the near
| future
The reasons for this advance in
manufactured stock are perfectly le-
ultimate, and are well understood by
all who know anything about the
condition of the leaf market. The
old crop-that is the crop of 1888
was short generally, and especially
deficient in wrapping stock. For this
reason the cost of stock was much
higher than usual, but our people
hoped, with a good 1889 crop, to
tide over this emergency. But what
does the 1889 crop show? We are
now far enough into that crop to
know it's defects and it's shortage.
We know it is light in character, and
as a whole will, perhaps, not weigh
out over 60 per cent. of a crop at the
outside. The great bulk of this crop
runs to the cutter and smoker grades
leaving the percentage of manufac-
turing stock extremely small.
1t is we'll here to remark that the
new crop is not inferior in quality as
a manufacturing crop, but the per-
10 of e., ofY rrro 6of, iss
very small. In fact there are some
for plug work, but they are scarce.
To show that the advance in plug
and twist goods is warranted by the
situation of leaf. we have but to state
that leaf running from the common
to the medium grades has advanced
from 25 to 4Oper cent, and leaf rang
ing from the good to fine sorts from
10 to 25 per cent. Any one can we'll
see that such an advance in the raw
material would sooner or later neces-
state an advance in the manufacture
ed product. AS we are just entering
a new tobacco year with an advance
in plug, there can be little, if any,
probability of lower prices until
new and larger crop of leaf shall
reach the market.
The above is plain statement of
the situation written from a disinter-
ested standpoint.
There are manufacturers in this
city who have turned down orders
right along this season at old prices.
They cannot afford to make goods
at loss, and jobbers need not expect
tn INV Vir~inia and North Carolina
goods at old figures Even with the
advance in price. our manufacturers
have all they can do. and their hands
are likely to remain full. Manufac-
turing stock is short and prices high,
but the outlook for the demand of
Eastern tobaccos was never better.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
A Supposed Robbery.

A Supposed Robbery.
On Monday, Nov. 4th, Mr.. G. S.
West, of Surry county, sold his to-
bacco in Winston and was returning
home He had $57 in his pocket and
too much "bug juice in his stomach.
In passing through Mosstown, a
suburb of Winston. he got into a
quarrel with negro named Chas.
Hines. He claims that Hines cooked
a gun and pointed it at him and
forced him to give up his cash.
On next day, however, he changed
his mind and swore out a warrant
against two of his friends, Milt Liv-
engood and Charles Jenkins, and
they. together with the negro, were
tried before Justice Grogan.
West did not appear on trial. For
lack of evidence, Livengood and Jen-
kins were discharged, but the negro
Hines was bound over to Court to
answer to the charges of larceny and
assault with deadly weapon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Free Delivery.

Free Delivery.
Winston-Salem ought to have free
letter delivery. The only hindrance
is that they are separate towns, hav-
ing two post-offices, while the law
will not allow free delivery to any
town having less than 10000 inhab-
itants.
Asheville has just secured the free
delivery system and Winston-Salem,
together having many more inhabit-
ants, is denied it. Can't we have a
committee appointed from each town
to discuss ways and means for con-
solidating?
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
LAUNDRY
H. -THH
|TWIN-CITY LAUNDRY

iiapen business Saturday in the StarbusA
Bl~-k. Main street, adjoining the Express Of
flee. I.a.is-s and gentlemen deeiring 70 pa
trurize the Laundry can send their work ~ the
L.,,,llrv Office or leave word at the same placs,
end the driver. win call at places designated
ard collect. The laundry will be in charge Of
an exi..ri-.ss-t Northern gsntlemsn. and the
fines, work ever dome in = Southern laundry ID
guar .lteed. Trusting we may merit your
hear supp TT for our new enterprise, we are
respectfully ~ ri s.
TMIN-ClTY LAUNDRY.
6tarbuck Block, Msin strSee. 2
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
A Chrysanthemurfa Show.

If Raleigh can have one why not
Winston-Salem?
THE SENTINEL suggests to the la
dies that it would be a capital idea
to hold a chrysanthemum carnival
and serve some light refreshments for
the benefit of the hospital
We have never seen such beautiful
flowers as there are in Winston-Sa-
lem now. Mrs Miller has over 40
varieties of chrysanthemums, and at
almost every residence in Salem can
be seen hundreds of this lovely au-
tumn flower. Ifput together in some
large hall there would be many who
would gladly give ten cents to see
them.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Dots About Danbury.

These three items are from the Dan
bury Reporter:
We learn that a great many hogs
are dying in some parts of the coun-
ty; it is thought to be the effects OF
eating acorns.
The many friends of Mr.. T. F.
Prather in Stokes and adjoining
counties, will BE- sorry to learn that
he is quite sick at his home in Mt.
Airy.
Our other 'possum hunter is left.
Mr.. j. Y Allen and his crowd have
caught 70 Joe says one of his men
who ought to be truthful man look
ed into a log, saw one of the varmints
and said it was big as a cow. Next.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Good News TO Distillers.

Good News TO Disti1lers.
Congressman Ewart has secured a
revocation of the three gallon whis-
key order that has created SO much
excitement and dissatisfaction among
the distillers of North Carolina. He
had q long interview with Mr. Mason,
the commissioner of internal revenue,
and urged that the order be revoked
or postponed until it could be defin-
itely ascertained by actual expert
ment that the assessment of three
gallons to the bushel was an exces.
sive one. The commissioners finally
agreed to postpone the order taking
eject until an actual test could b
made. Mr.. Ewart considers this q
final adjudication of the matter, as il
b out of their power, he says, fol
North Carolina distillers, with theil
omen log distilleries, and crude sys
tenn Of distillation to make the capac
ity required by this order.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14

g The principal value of The
SENTINEL to advertisers is the fact
that it is not thrown away after
once being read, but passes through
half Il dozen pairs of hands at least
before being tossed aside. This is
the advantage presented by a family
neNSpaper.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Another Plug Factory.

Messrs. P. II. Hanes & Co.; already
probably the largest manufacturers
of tobacco in this city, announce
that they will soon commence the
erection of another big factory, larg-
er even than the mammoth building
they now occupy. With this addi-
ton to their business, they will prob
ably be the largest plug-tobacco
manufacturers in the South.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Kind Friends of the Hospital.

The following is report of dona-
tions made to the Twin-City Hospital
for the month of October:
Mrs. Bevan, $40; Mrs. Thomas
Spach, see; Mr.. Harrison Miller, 81 !;
the little boys of Winston, $2.58
Biting & Hay, half cord of wood !;
the Sunbeam Society of LIST Bap-
fist Church, one quilt; Mrs. M. N.
Williamson and Mrs. j. A. Biting
contributed milk.
We tender to all our sincere thanks
and hope many friends will remember
the Hospital Thanksgiving day.
MRS. A. B. GORRELL, Sec
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Graded School Matters.

Although nonresident pupils have
not been sought for because the home
pupils were SO numerous, they have
kept increasing at the Winston Grad
ed Schools. Superintendent Blair in
forms US that nonresident pupils
last year paid tuition to the amount
of $40.
This shows that Winston's excel
lent school is appreciated by Others
as wells as our own citizens. We doubt
if there is q graded schoolin the State
that can make an equal showing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
A Laundry tor Winston.

AS will be seen from an advertise
ment elsewhere, we are to have a good
laundry in Winston ?, and no chinee is
This laundry is in the Starbuck
block, next door to the express Office,
and will begin work on Saturday.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
Tobacco Breaks

The quantity of tobacco in town
this week is somewhat less than it
was last, owing to the dryness of the
weather, but prices have been stiff.
All the buyers expect the present high
prices to last clear through the sea-
son, though tobacco is always 81 ight-
ly higher before Christmas than ,fter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
"Razzers in de AR

Darkeys will use the ''razzer.' !.
From the Wilkesboro Chronicle we
learn that they had a lively time at
Wade & Chewning's camp, on the w.
w. R. R., Monday week ago. 1t was
payday, and despite the efforts OF
Wade & Chewing, the hands got on a
big ''tare" and raised cain. One
white man was used up so by a mob
of negroes that he will perhaps die.
Pistols and knives were used freely.
The negroes got into a row among
themselves and shot and cut one an
other pretty lively.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-14
r,E s .>rrsaEAr roRpHam.

The fol!.,aing poem is by Mr.. ] OH
Henry Bonrr, u native of Salem, bu'
now on the staff of the Century mag
azine. 1t was published in the Cen
tuT.y for November, and We reproduce
it with pride as the work of a NORTH
Carolilli;in A well-known N. C. gen
tleman of fine literary tastes writes
of it to the State Chronicle: 81 think
it is one of John Henry Boner's very
best, and that lie is not surpassed by
any living poet of North Carolina
nativity."1
Here lived the soul enchanted
BY melody If song;
Here dwelt the spirit haunt-sl
By a sienonsc thrrng;
Here sang the lips elatei;
Here grief and death were stted;
Here loved ami here minated
Was he. SAD fr,l. strung.
Here 'vintry wind. and cherries
The dying freight blew
While he s,n, Was peerless
Dreamed the drear midnight through,
And from dull embers chilling
Crept shadows darkly filling
The silent pl.c., and thrilling
His fancy As they grew.
Here, with brow barred 10 heaven,
1n Starry light he stool,
With the lust star at seven
Feeling sad brotherhood.
Here n1the s'bhing showers
f dark autumral honrs
lie heard suspected powers
Shrek through the -ormy wood.
-'rn visions If Ap,mllo
Ard Astarte's bliss,
lie sazed into the hollow
.ln.i o;,eess vale of Dis;
Md though earth Were surrounded
b, heaven. it still was mounded
With graves. His soul had sounded
The dol,rus abyss.
Proud mad, but not defiant,
He touched ut heaven and hell.
Fare fmn.l rare 'ul plant
And rung her changes well.
Alternately his Tyre,
stranded with strings of fire,
Led ea rth' most happv choir
o. flashed with .sraf,.
20 singer IF old story
Lutihr accustomed laws,
70 harper for new glory.
M meniicant for prai-e,
He struck high chords and splendid,
Uher..in We're fier-elv tilendet
Tones that unfinished ended
With his unfnisEei days.
Here through this lowly portal.
Made sacred by his name.
Unheralded immortal
The mortal went and came.
And fate that then denied him,
And envy that d.cried him.
And malice that belief him,
Have cenotaphcd his fame