The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-10-24

AAO"UC' QUIZ ~ 'teS 10y.
1t won't be long nn;i the hag on
the court house will have as many
strips as siripes.-G eensb 70 York
man.
The State fair is in progress at Raj
eigh. The Ne,cs is represented by Mr..
j. K. P Neaihery, who is authority
on Charlotte Ne,cs.
The Robescnian suggests they might
get a jury in the Cronin case by tax
ing few car loads of North Carolina
"exodusters" to Chicago.
1t is announced that the Raleigh
Signal is to be revived. AS this is
not the season for advertising potato
slips or Republican meetings, we are
curious to know what new industry
Loge Harris has embarked in.-Wil-
m'ington Star.
Capt. Charles Mcdonald, hand
some middle aged bachelor, keeps
good COWS. At the St. Cloud he fur
nishes the milk" and Captain Clarke
the "human kindpsss. - Concord
Standard.
Our imp of the ink key has'put on
his winter shoes and has deprived us
of the pleasure of looking at his grace
fuily-curved toes and elegantly formed
instep till the Lizards begin to crawl
again. Webster's Weekly.
We saw man walking our streets
ii few days ago with arge opossum,
which reminded us Of our boyhood
days, the happiest days of our life,
when we boys thought of nothing but
sporting and 'possom hunting.-D,tnn
Courier.
Sam Jones asked all the brethren
in Durham who had read the book Of
Hezekiah to stand up Six pious
brethren rose with gravity. They
were "squelched" when informed that
there was no such book.-Ldndmark
Good Boy" the Reidsville Reoieaos
Greensboro correspondent writes it
81 once sang 4 wish l wee a bird,
love-, under the window of young
lady. She married Parrot in two
weeks. Ali the good NV voice ever
u NV.
Mrs. Richardson, au id lauy from
Randolph county. who went 10 Indi-
ana 81 years ago got of the cars here
last wednesday morning on her way
to Randolph, where she will spend the
balance Of her days. She is 81 years
old and walks on wooden leg which
she made herself-Hiqh Point Enter
prise.
Mrs. Mckay, on Randolph street,
got mammoth potato from her patch
the other day. 1t measures II inches
in length, 19 inches in circumference
and weighs ST pounds. Now let the
Chatham Record hump itself aud beat
that.-Rockiegham Rocket.
Congressman Ewart, Republican,
from the ninth district is lawyer, but
tells the Hendersonville Times that he
expects to become member Of the
Farmers Alliance shortly. He gives
a facetious reason: "Last year /
RAISED Tom JOHNSTON, THE DEMO
CRATIC PARTY, AND 200 BUSHELS OF
CORN p He asks. THAT ought tc
| entitle me to admission into the order
oughtn't it p
Mr.. John Andrews, of Hadley's
township in this county, is about sc
years of age. He threshed his 10th
crop of wheat few days since. He
has been blowing over seventy-fvt
years. He has never been out Of the
State, never been on "a steam car ol
steamboat, aud has never lived /,
greater distance than one mile from
his birth place The old man is il
good health and enjoys life. Chat
ham is still ahead.-SiLer City Ne,os
John Patterson, colored, of Har
nett, is all in all a rather remarkable
man. Although without arms he cal
shave man, load aud shoot gun o
pistol, thread needle and sew, opel
and wind watch, shoot bow an,
arrow, and do many other things won
deiful for man to perform withou
arms. Patterson is about 54 year
| old, and spent the day here lass Thurs
day, during which time an Observe
reporter Cleaned the above facts
Fayetteville Observer.
The good old county of Randolp
sends up as one of her exhibits to th
State Fair, Mr.. Frank Reddins
whose stature is six feet nine inches
When walking through a train th
bell rope strikes him about the collar
!. Mr.. Redding has sister, culture
aud attractive young lady, OF fin
manners and exceptionally good col
versational p~wers, whose height is 81
feet one inch. She stands high in Il
com nunity in more ways than one.-
Greensboro Workman.
Merit Nlf
, We desire 10 say to our citizens, that fos yea
:, we have bean selling DR.. Kings New Discoye
- M En