The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-31
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
Happenings Throughout the State
Last Week.

Happenings Throughout the State
Last Week.
The Gazette is new paper soon to
be established at Rutherford college
with DR.. r. L. Abernathy as editor.
Wilmington Star: From Governor
Fowle's immense staff it looks like
"wah. chandler should be sent to
Congo in Africa to represent the ne
grophylists.
Lenoir Topic: We have received
letter from gentleman in Michigan
who wants to come South and besides
him, good many other people We
can give him no better description of
this part of North Carolina than to
tell him that it is the garden spot of
the world"
1t is generally believed that the
Governors salary is only $4,000. 1t
is nearly $4,000. The State pays the
Governor $4,000 in money for his sal
airy it allows him 5000 with which
to pay his honse rent; itpays for his
fuel and lights ) and it pays for the
furniture used in his residence.
At the conclusion of his term Of
office, State Auditor Roberts resumes
farming in Gates. Mr.. G. II. Arm
field, the Private Secretary, takes the
place of his father, Judge r. f. Arm
field, in the Statesville law firm Of
Armfeld & Turner. Mr.. Wallace n
Scales, the Governors Clerk, becomes
the junior member of the law firm of
Scales & Scales, at Greensboro, of
which Gov. Scales will be consulting
partner.
Rutherford Banner: We would
like to see the Legislature doing
something handsome for the disabled
soldiers and the widows and orphans
OF dead soldiers. North Carolina has
made a grand history, if certain
unfair writers have tried to rob
her of a good portion Of it. Now let
her take good care Of those who need
her assistance, and who, at the peril
Of their lives, helped to make that
history.
Nepberme Journal: Mr.. j. A.
Good and wife, and their daug ter
and SOD, Miss Carrie and Arthur, ar
rived in the city yesterday from Do
yer, New Jersey. The father Of Mr.
Good has been in New Berne some
time, number of weeks, and has
been SO we'll pleased with the climate
that his son and family will spend a
while here. They formerly went to
\ Florida for the winter.
Charlotte Ne,cs: Speaking of Char
lotte beating Atlanta on shoes, Col.
Rankin says that he has standing or
ders for shoes from Atlanta people,
who say that they get better goods
and better bargains in Charlotte than
in their own Atlanta. This is good
for Charlotte. Here's the boss. Mr..
Samuel Douglass of Huntersxille, has
just pulled up tuinip that weighs
49, pounds, and closely trimmed
measures 33k inches iii circumference
and II inches in diameter. The Mus
holds it is the champion turnip of the
age.
| Fayetteville Observer: We learn
to day that the Spout Springs Lum-
Der Company, owned and operated by
a Philadelphia Syndicate, find their
last years experience so profitable that
they will double their present capacity
for manufacturing lumber--The
Observer learns that the Alma and
Little Rock Railroad, which is owned
by Messrs. Wilkinson q Fore, and
which is ten miles long, running from
Alma to Plainview in Robson coun
ty, is to be extended to Maxton in one
direction and to Rowland, the present
terminus of the Wilson Short Cut ii
the other, tapping the G. F. q Y. V
at Maxton.
Statesvile Landmark The convo
cation of Charlotte, Of the Episcopal
church, will be held here on the 9th
7th and 9Th of February.-It is il
contemplation to call public meeting
at an early day with the view of or
ganizing cotton factory company OF
the building and loan plan. There il
large and healthy sentiment in tht
community in favor of the project
One of the grave questions the Legis
lature will deal with is the election
law. There is an almost universe
sentiment among Democrats that i
should be amended, or repealed and
rev law substituted. The poll ia,
qualification is popular. But Their
are many propositions and a numbe
of bills on the subject have alread
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