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

nc OuiSeSiCy opened with 1I0
students. President Battle says its
,, prospects are very bright.
1T is learned that 10000 tons of
the Farmers Alliance fertilizer, made
at Durham, were sold last year.
Mr.. T. R. Folsom, of Sumter S.
c., C mmitted suicide in Wilmington
Monday by shooting himself with a
pistol.
Salisbury is to establish a first
class High School for boys and girls.
The house and grounds have been
bought.
There will be big Alliance pic.
mic at Monroe, October 3d. Capt. S.
B. Alexander and Auditor Sanderlin
will speak.
"A man by the name of Malone
was accidentally shot and killed, near
Sharpsburg, in the edge of Nash
county few days ago.
The first train on the Lynch burg
& Durham railroad ran into Dur
ham Tuesday of last week. The road
is reported in fine condition through
out.
The Supreme Court will con-
vene in Raleigh on the 29th. Friday
and Saturday the Goth and 9th will
be devoted to the examination of ap-
pllcants for license to practice law.
Commissioner Robinson is work
ing hard to promote the culture of the
crimson clover which is becoming 50
popular in Wake. He says it is gain
ing favor and, and that no other clo-
yer pays so we'll.
-Asheville Citizen says an Alli-
ance exchange has been organized for
Western North Carolina, the object of
which is to facilitate the purchase and
sale Of all articles used by the ALI
ance at reduced rates.
Capt. H. A. Judd, the efficient
manager of the Parker Gold Mine,
has displayed his we'll earned knowl-
edge of the gold deposits at that mine
by discovering pay ground on which
he is now working with results that
over-run the expenditure by a long
Salisbury Herald.
DR.. Jas. e. Rogers was fatally
shot by William E. Boyd, near Alex
ander's on Sept. 10. Rogers received
three balls in his head, and died in 45
minutes. The cause of the shooting
was dispute about the payment of an
account due Rogers by Boyd.
Boyd claims that the shooting was
done in self defense.
The Raleigh Chronicle says there
is concerted movement, which began
two years ago, for the establishment
by the State for a training school for
women. 1t receives the hearty en-
dorsement Of The Kings Daughters" :"
who are taking an active interest in it
and will memorabilia the next Legis-
lature to establish one on broad and
liberal plan.
The report comes from Roanoke,
where the Directors meeting of the
Roanoke and Southern railroads has
just been held, that all other lines
have been eliminated and notified that
they stand no chance, except the two
lines from Winston to Charlotte via
Salisbury, and the other from Wins
ton to Monroe via Lexington.-Char.
iotte Chronicle
Person county Democrats nomi-
mated Maj. J. T. Yancey for the Leg.
isl iture, and the following county
ticket:
For Sheriff, S. P. Williams; Clerk,
D. w. Bradsher; Register c. B.
Whitfield; Treasurer, G. B. Brooks;
Coroner, DR.. j. A. Wise; Surveyor,
j. II. Howard.
They instructed for Vance,
The cotton crop of the South this
year will be the largest ever raised.
This is conclusive evidence, that the
white and black people of the South
are not getting along at all, and that
the white man spends most of his time
hunting up the negroes with shot
guns, and that the negroes spend most
of their time keeping out of the range
of the shot gun. The cotton raises
itself-Wilmington Star.
Mr.. Lowell Whitley and his son,
while on their way to Wilson, Sept. 10,
riding in buggy, were fired upon
from ambush. Mr.. Whitley was
found in the buggy about a mile from
town dead. A mule was drawing the
buggy.
Robert was found about three miles
from town in dying condition, about
where it is supposed the shooting was
done. From the appearance Of the
wounds it is thought that the shooting
was done by shot gun loaded with
buck shot
There is no clue as to who did the
shooting.-New Berne Journal.
The county of Wautaga is said to
contain more latent wealth than any
territory of equal size in the Union.
These mountains are filled with iron,
copper, gold, asbestos and mica, and
covered with poplar, cherry and wal
nut trees. A few miles from Bonne,
the county seat, is the Elk copper
mine which was developed some
years ago by Baltimore capitalists. It
is said that round half million dol.
lars were spent in the development of
the property. and then the company
was compelled to shut down for the
lack of shipping facilities.-Asheville
Citizen.
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