The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-14
NORTH cARoLlNAIN BRIEF.
Capt. Lee Hand, of Charlotte,
dead.

w Ork on the FfencQ DrOau fal-
ley railroad lie now under full head
way and will soon be completed.
Mr.. Thomas Southerland. of
Wilmington, and Miss Bessie Vena-
Bile, of Oxford, were married Tuesday.
The C. F. & Y. V. Railroad ex-
tension between Mt. Airy and the
Virginia line will be completed by
September 1st.
&C. F. McKesson, Of Burke, is Re-
publican candidate for Solicitor in the
tenth district. He has issued a c:rcu-
lar denouncing the force bill. % Z
-Oxf rd has ordered an election
on the question of voting $50, 900
worth of bonds for the purpose of con-
structing full system of water works.
The subscription to the Nash
County railroad was carried by an
overwhelming majority. This will
run the rood from Raleigh to Nor
folk.
Rev. r. G.. Pearson is to begin
two weeks meeting in Hickory. The
Farmers warehouse will be enla1ged
and made safe and comfortable for the
occasion.
Prof. Hamilton Mcmillan retires
from the Farmer and Scottish Chief,
published at Red Springs, and Mr.. r.
I. Covington assumes entire control
as editor and proprietor.
Evangelist Flies appointments
ahead in this State are as follows:
Lincolnton, August II to "a; Newton,
August 81 to September 9th; Morgan
ton September IA to 81.
"A Wilson county tobacco grower
has refused $50 per hundred for his
entire crop just as it stands, and com
petent judges say that he is wise in
SO doing WiLson Aduance.
"A large quarry of granite has
been found on the Steel and Iron COM
pany's land at Greensboro. The guam
tity is not only inexhaustible. but the
quality ofthe granite is of a superior
order
"A syndicate of Baltimore capital
lists has just concluded the purchase
of large tract of land at Tarboro,
comprising about 200 acres. and will
lay it off into streets and lots for resi-
dences.
-Messrs. w. E. Holt, j. S. Spen-
Ger, president of the Commercial bank
and j. G. Smith, wholesale grocer,
have formed company to engage in
the manufacture of mems shoes at
| Charlotte.
John Kennedy, young white
man employed in the Wilmington
postoffice, has robbed the Office of
about 5000 and departed for regions
not known. He had heretofore borne
an excellent character.
| Mr.. Nash LeGrand, brother of
State Senator j. T. LeGrand, died at
the home Of his brother in Rocking
nam recently, after protracted ILL
| ness. He was one of the leading
| farmers of the Pee Dee river section.
| 1t is stated that the Massachu-
setts Construction company has been
awarded the contract for building the
| Cape Fear and Cincinnati railroad
between Wilmington and Southport,
twenty five miles, and between South
port and Salisbury, 1876 miles.
The executive committee of the
State fair has offered premium of
$25 in gold to the person who makes
the nearest estimate of the population
of the State as shown by the present
census. A 2-cent stamp must accom-
pany each estimate for registra-
tion.
Extensive Improvements are un-
der way at the Wilmington cotton
mills The company has recently
doubled its capital stock and has since
begun the erection of brick build
ing 70x1O0 feet in dimensions, which
is to be used exclusively as weaving
department and in which there will be
200 looms Wilmington Star.
Salisbury. having had water
works for two or three years, now
wants sewerage, which, it is estimated.
/ will cost $4,000. The chamber of
commerce has asked the board of al
dermen to order an election on the
question of issuing bonds for the pur-
pose Raleie his sewerage system cost
$75 900; Asheville's, $100,O00.
/ While other hotel projects are
circulating SO freely around Asheville,
Col. Frank Coke is not saying much,
but he is planning Improvements in
his famous hostelry that will make it
second to none in the United States,
save the Ponce de Leon at St. Angus
tine, Fla. The proposed improvements
will cost something like 100000.