The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-10-16

NORTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF.

| NOKTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF
-Barnum's circus will be in Char
lotte Nov. 4.
Raleigh is to have $4,000 ci-
gar factory very soon.
"A fine three story brick hotel has
been built in Scotland Neck.
The Daily Evening Dispatch, of
Goldsboro, has suspended publication.
The Vein Mountain Gold Mining
company has opened gold mine near
Marion.
The electric street railway of
Asheville carried 10000 passengers in
the month of August.
= 1t is said that w. Duke, Sons &
Co. will build a branch cigarette fac
tory in Chattanooga, Tenn.
Rev. Thos. Dixon will speak on
"The Moral Import of the Farmers
Alliance" at the Weldon Fair.
"A number of gentlemen from Au-
gusta, Ga, are to establish cannery
and barrel factory in Charlotte.
Battery Park Hotel at AshevilIe
takes its name from battery which
was placed on the hill during the war.
| The Oxford Land and Improve
ment company has contracted for the
location of a 100000 cotton factory.
MIR. Shepard Bryan has been ap-
pointed Tutor in Latin at the Univer-
sity. He is but 19 years old and will
graduate next June.
Mr.. Jack Allen, the engineer who
had his ankle broken in the Yadkin
river wreck several weeks ago, has re-
sumed his duties on the railroad
Sam Jones got $4,000 in Will
mington, $4,000 for the Tabernacle
fund and $4,000 for himself. He ex
poets to go there again next October.
There will be two balloon ascen-
sions at the State fair. The owner of
the balloon has deposited sum of
money in Raleigh bank as guar
antee.
| "A company has been organized
in Marion for the manufacture of bar
rels, kegs, buckets, handles and other
wooden ware. They will work 100
| hands.
The Alliance of Wilkes, which is
two-t thirds Republican, endorsed Maj.
Graham for Congress. Meanwhile
they are working a SLY scheme to put
in Tyre York.
Mr.. r. Z. Lyon, of Durham, has
a force of hands digging for gold about
fourteen miles southwest of Hillsboro.
| Several tons of ore have been taken
out and tt e indications are good.
Capt. w. j. Rogers, candidate for
Congress in the second District, has
resigned the nomination on account of
ill health. Col. Kitchin and Elias
Carr are spoken of for the place.
MIR. Atkins, a leading farmer
near Aulander, and his aged mother
were murdered last week by a negro,
who crushed their heads with an iron
ball and then set the house on fire.
While Sam Pemberton and Will
MCGEE were putting in blast of dy
Mantle near Salisbury last week it
! exploded prematurely. McGee's head
was blown off and Pemberton was
severely injured.
MIR. Neill Mckay, of Moore
county, has Withdrawn from the Re-
| publican party. In his letter of with
drawal in the Jonesboro Leader he
says: please allow me space in your
paper to say that 1 have severed my
connection with the Republican party.
The history of the present administra
ton and the acts of the colored con-
vention a: Raleigh are reasons enough
for my taking this course. expect
to support the Democratic ticket, and
hereafter work in full accord with the
Democi attic party.
The delegation of white Republi
cans, headed by General Manning,
who went to Washington to induce the
authorities to withdraw the nomina-
tion Of Jim Young to be Collector of
the port of Wilmington, and appoint
Taylor, another negro, " no was dep
uty under Mr.. Pennypacker to the po.
sition, have returned and report that
the officials were much impressed with
their presentation of the case. Con-
! gresham Cheatham is working for
Young and it is more than likely that
his appointment will stand.
The Asheville Citizen of the I'd
inst. has the following: "Mr. Geo.
Heck has sold his farm, known as the
Strawberry Hill" place. to Hon.
Wharton j. Green, of Fayetteville,
for $4,000. The property is three
miles west of Asheville. on the French
Broad river and Hominy creek, and
contains 80 acres. Mr.. Heck bought
the place eighteen months ago from E
G. Carrier and j. A. Clark for about
$4,000, and has put about $4,000
worth Of improvements on it. Col.
Green will finish the house which Mr..
Heck has started, and will make it
his summer home. This is another
evidence of what Asheville real estate
can do, and it is the opinion of many
business men that the price paid by
Col. Green is very cheap.