The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-09-18
NORTH CAROLINA IN BRIEF.

Work has begun Gu the cotton
platform at Concord.
| Wilson now has a warehouse for
the sale of leaf tobacco.
An English walnut tree in New
Berne bore fruit this year.
| The prices of cotton and -four
have advanced slightly since last week
-Carteret County will make over
twice as much cotton this year as it
did last.
| There are four divorce eases on
docket for the October term of Wake
Superior court.
E L. Harris, of Wilton, Gran
vile county, is negotiating for the re-
moval of his tobacco factory to Raj
eigh.
1t is said that Trinity College
will build nice residence at Durham
on its grounds and invite some Bishop
of the M. E. Church, South, to make
it his home.
The Star says that the report that
| Wilmington would sell out her street
car line to the Sprague Electric Light
& Motor Company is unfoun,ied. The
Sprague people made an offer but it
will not be accepted.
j. G. L. Harris says that he will
not be candidate for Secretary of the
Republican State Executive Commit
tee as he has a contempt for Eaves
and will not serve under him and he
saws Mott has a controlling voice in
the committee.
Rev. Simpson and Mr.. j. l..
Earnhardt, who are working the Ali
son gold mine, were in to see us We'd
nesday, and brought with them a
chunk of gold weighing 1921 penny
weights, valued at s410. They struck
rich vein abuot six months ago. an |
are still wading through the very
richest ore-Concord Times
the people Of Durham celebrated
the com pletion of the Lynchburg and
Durham railroad with great eclat
Friday. Senator John w. Daniel Of
Virginia, in making the speech of the
occasion claimed to be the daddy" of
the road inasmuch as he had made
the first suggestion of building rail
ROAD from Lynchpurg southwark.
lightning in part of Steel Greek
township, on Friday night, struck a
number of times in cotton fields, kill
ing large number of plants. One
farmer says he never knew lightning
to strike so often in one cotton field
as it did in his that night. The mon
ey value of the cotton destroyed is
snail, however.--Charlot,e Chronicle.
There is to be great educational
meeting at Raleigh on October 17th,
during the State Fair. 1t will he pre-
sided over by Prot G. I. Wilson. oil
Chapel Hill. Arrangements are be-
ing made t. haze ali the Im.,nr'a ~
private schools, graded sch ,ois AL
colleges, male aIi female, liz the state,
represented Prominent educators
from all parts "t the State will i'artici
pate.
We were shown this m,rniny the
plan Of the building proposed to be
erected in this city by the Pieenont
Safe Deposit anl Trust company, of
Boston, Mass. The plan shows a
handsome FIVE story building of brick
and granite The estimated c,et is
$4,000. We learn that the same
company has offices in Boston and
London, and. that they will place
about one quarter of Il million d,llars
| here.-Greensbnru Patriot
The Gastonia Cotton MaGufactu-
ring company are preparing tn build
two more large houses for storing cot
ton, and five cottages for operatives
They will also put In another boiler,
larger than either os those loH in use,
which will bring ont the ful! capacity
of the two. Ell yi:s:s nov operatei and
another one, which is to ba sdsie,i
The additi 'ual power will be utilized
in running Il weaving mill which VIII
lie added next s;,rin s.--Gastonit O.
zette.