The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-03
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

The Vance county convention has
instructed for w. r. Henry Esq. fol
Solicitor.
1t is said that Ingalls, has but lit.
tie chance in Kansas, as 100000 AL.
lance voters are against him.
Rev. N. H. D. Wilson, Jr., has
accepted a position on the editorial
staff of the Christian Advocate, of Ra-
leigh.
Mrs. ]. c. Aver, formerly Of
Lowell, is to become the Princess
Dolgorouki before the autumn is over
it is said.
Herbert L. Green ESQ, oil
Wilkesboro, is candidate for the SO
licitorship of the Ninth Judicial Dis
trict, so says the Statesville Landmark
Rev. E. H. Rawlings will fill
Rev. j. D. Arnold's place as pastor of
the Riedsville NJ. E. Church until
Conference.
Architect Leary of Charlotte has
been awarded the contract to build
Trinity College at Durham. The
buildings will cost about $125, 900.
The Cumberland county Demo
cratic convention has endorsed Col
w. j. Green for Congress, Judge j.
G. McRae for judge and Frank Nc
Neil for Solicitor.
Col. John N. Whitford, who dur
ing the war commanded Whitford' 3
battalion in front of Newborn, died at
his residence in Jones county, on
Thursday last, aged % years.
John L. Sullivan has settled with
the Mississippi authorities by paying
$500 fine, and is now making ar
rangements to repeat the operation in
Virginia.
Mr.. Stanley's wedding will, &C
cording to present arrangements, take
place. at Westminster Abbey on July
II. The officiating clergyman will be
the Bishop of Ripon, the Master of the
temple and the Dean of Westminster.
-Ex-Secretary Whitney thinks
there will be union on the Democratic
ticket in New York this fall. He
told correspondent in London that
the Democrats can win by uniting on
William Steinway. There are many
evidences that Steinway expects the
nomination.
MIR. Joseph Maclean has already
taken steps to repeat, next summer,
the Musical Festival in Charlotte, on
a grander scale than ever. Choruses
will be practicing for it all over the
State. An array Of foreign talent will
be secured never gotten together be-
fore in the South.
1t turns out that the cottage at
Cape may Point was presented to
Mrs. Harrison in the interest of q
syndicate which is selling lots at that
embryo watering place, and desired to
use the Presidents wife for advertis-
ing purposes. 1t is hardly necessary
to add that the Hon. John Wanna
maker is the head of:the syndicate.
AN ear of corn on exhibition at
San Louis Obispo, CAL, is described
as being in the exact form of human
hand; the wrist, palm, thumb and fin
gers being all perfect. It is covered
with small grains to near the tips Of
the fingers, which are bare prongs of
cobs, giving the hand the appearance
of being clad in NIT.
1t is stated that Mr.. T. K. Druner,
Secretary of the State Board of Agri-
culture, will be sent to London to ar
range and take charge of the mineral
exhibit of this State at the exposition
to be held in that city in July ana
August. It is said that the display of
minerals and gems will be very good
one. It is understood also that this
State will be represented at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago.
Joseph Pulitzer, proprietor of the
New York World, has founded sixty
permanent scholarships for poor boys
Of the public schools of that city.
Twelve boys who have completed the
grammar school course will be select
ed each year, and to each Of them is
to be given = scholarship Of $3.50 q
year for FIVE years, thus making the
cost to the donor, when AL the schol-
arships shall have bsen assigned, $16.-
600 Z year.