The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-05-02
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.
THE HAPPENINGS THROUG HOUT
NORTH CAROLINA.

Especially In the Piedmont Section
The Good and Bad Deeds of Gu,
People During the Past Week.
A Lutheran female seminary is tt
be started in Charlotte.
Daniel c. Slate has been appointed
postmaster at Germanton.
The Durham Democratic Conven.
ton renominated the present Mayor
ares-aoard of aldermen.
The Raleigh primaries resulted IL
the endorsement of Mayor Thomp.
son for re election.
The grand stand at the Guilford
Battle Ground Celebration has been
pain ted in the National colors.
The beginning of Evangelist Pear
sons meeting at Fayetteville has been
postponed till the first Sunday in May
Jonesboro Leader: Rev. DIR. w
II. Bobbitt called on us this morning
He says that his physicians are con
tldent OF an ultimate recovery, and
that before long. He thinks he ha:
improved since coming to Jonesboro.
The following have been nominated
by the Democratic primaries for Aid
ermen in Raleigh in the wards nam
ed: First ward-C. G. Latta, W. +.
Smelling, Samuel Wilder. Third ward
Pulaski Cowper, j. N. Holding, Ed.
H. Lee, John Ward, VIM B. Grimes.
Fifth ward-G. E. Leach, J. w. Hor-
ton, r. E. Lumsden
Greenville Neacs: The Democrats
of Asheville have nominated Charles
d. BlaLton for Mayor and J. Hamp
Mcdowell, c. B. Leonard and Law
reno. Pulliam for Alderman and the
Asheville Citizen bolts the ticket.
The chief objection to Mr.. Blanton is
that he is comparatively new conner.
That is as poor reason as we have
ever seen for opposing any man, and
1t is especially inappropriate for 4
city which undertakes to be enter
prising aud progressive anu to invite
new corners.
Germanton Times: r.. V. Harris
was fpponted registrar and j. 2.
Clayton, J, Y. Burchfield and James
Leak judges for the municipal elec-
ton for the town Of German.u.t.--
Prof. Harris 'lecide,! not y have puh-
lie exercises al the present s"Ss, i on
May l7th. Us public octio,! vii open
May 18th, a"ti iha labor rec -ssnry
would be 81 great --i'ha mail train
leaves Germanton going north at 4.49
and accommodation leaves Germanton
on Monday, "Wednesday AID Friday,
going north at 925 a m, going south
at 4.30 p, NJ.
kernersville Ne,us: The surveying
corps with Capt. Ludlow at the head
is now looking toward High Point.
douglas gave Brer Brewer the lie
the other day, and John didn't say a
word. How commendable THE
Twin City boys as they passed through
town from their match game of base
ball at Oak Ridge were a jolly team
Notwithstanding their defeat.--The
High Point Enterprise says Col. An
drews has his eye fixed ON Kerners-
vile. We hope the Col. will come to
see us soon an1 encourage our efforts
fer the new railroad. We want an
other railroad real bad --Col. Il r.
Rridgers and Major Walsh were pre-
sent to see the first stake drove at
Kernersville OH the Ashb. ro, High
Point and Kernersville railroad which
is being surveyed by Ludlow, Har
NOR and others.
High Point Enterprise Sixty cars
Of freight unloaded here-last Monday.
We are glad to learn also that
Hon. Geo. w. Saunderlin, our State
Auditor, will deliver the address at
the High Point Female Seminary
commencement p H. Dal-
ton leaves us next week to take char ge
of the Presby yterian church at Mocks
vile, Davie county, n. C.--Rev.
j. A Smith, of Fair Bluff, will preach
the Annual Sermon of High Point
Female College, on the first Sunday
in June.--Mr.> d.. Clark has just
finished fine oil painting of Ptof.
S. G. Lindsay. It is handsome
piece of work manship finely executed.
Mr.. Will S. Dalton, of this
place, and Mr.. j. H. Farriss, OF
Greensboro, will. leave here next Mon
day morning on the north bound train
for Butts City, Montana, at which
place they expect to reside.