The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-15
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

John Ruskin is hopelessly insane.
He has not been able to leave his bed
since last November.
Ward McAllister, the boss dude
OF New York, is writing book on
Society as 1 Found It."
The Hon. J. S. Henderson thinks
that the present is the meanest Con-
gress that ever assembled in America.
B. L. Duke, of Durham, and Miss
Minnie A. Woodward were married
at Birmingham, Ala, Tuesday of last
week.
"A brother in law of Abraham
Lincoln is said to be among the clerks
in the census department at Washing
ton.
Miss Mary Murfree, better known
as Charles Egbert Craddock, has re-
turned to Tennessee to reside with her
parents at the old homestead.
James G. Blaine, Secretary of State
of the United States of America, is the
bondsman ON the official bond of Lee
Pearson, the negro postmaster at
Rocky Mount.
Governor Fowle has accepted an
invitation to be one of the Southern
Governors VINO will deliver addresses
at Hollywood Cemetery at Richmond,
Va, the day after the Lee unwilling.
Capt. w. l.. Couch, Father of
Oklahoma, died April 21st of blood
poisoning, resulting from shot he re-
ceived April 4th in dispute over a
contested claim. He was native of
Wilkes county, N. g.
Brother Blount, of the Mirror, is
to deliver the literary address at Lum-
Der Ridge High School, and we learn
from the Charlotte Chronicle that he
has received twenty invitations to de-
liver similar addresses this year.
We have been informed that Con
gresham Brewer has secured place
in Washington for Hannibal Simpson
at salary of s125 per month, and
that Simpson has already assumed the
duties of his new position. -LeaksviHe
Gazette.
Hon. John 6. Carlisle has an
nounced himself as candidate to sue
coed the late lamentad Senator Beck,
of Kentucky. His opponents are
MCreary, Judge VIM. Lidley, Elk
Congressman w. j. Stone and Proc
tor Knott.
w. 6. Allen, Esq, superintendent
of the Wake county poor house, says
that the old man Isaac Crowley
an inmate of said institution, says be
can remember when Crabtree creek,
out near Raleigh, was nothing but a
spring branch.
Mrs. Graham, relict of Gov. VIM
A. Graham, died last week. The flu
neral obsequies were held in Raleigh
and the interment took place at Hills
boro, her remains being laid beside
those of her iliustrious husband in the
old historic town.
"A New York man who has been
sent to the insane asylum, fancies that
he has Grover Cleveland's head or
his shoulders, and that by means of an
electric wire connected with the head
he has knowlede of the thoughts of ev.
cry man in the country.
-Ex-Sheriff johnson, president Of
the Rockingham Farmers Alliance
came in this morning from Raleigh
and went up to Wentworth. He is
being prominently spoken of as a can
didate for Congress on the Democratic
ticket.-ReidsuiUe Review.
DIR. D. r. Parker, of Trinity Col
lege, who was here this morning, has
decided to issue monthly newspaper
to be called Country Life, in the inter
est of the farmers and Farmers ALI
ance, the first number of which will be
issued in June, from the presses O
Messrs. Thomas Bros, of this city
Greensboro Workman.
Bill Nye writes to the bald head
ed man who asks for his advice or
hair restoratives as follows: "Taks
your hair restorative money and buy
town lot in growing town that sup
ports its home paper and advertises
and go ahead, and you will be fixed
and the man who is fixed don't care
whether he has any hair or not
Mrs. Jefferson Davis has corrob
GRATED the report that Miss Winnie i.
soon to wed Mr.. Alfred Wilkinson, O.
Syracuse, N. Y. She says: "My hus
band knew and liked him, and appre
ciated that regard, which had exist
ed nearly four years, could not be up
rooted. l think the young couple
have every chance of happiness" Mis-
Minnie sailed for America Saturday
Captain Augustus G. Tyler yes
terday bought the former home o
Secretary Tracy on street, where tn,
fatal fire occurred. The amount paic
was $3O,70O The lot is 4Ox1OO fee
and fronts on Farragut square. I'h'
lot, building and improvements cos
Secretary Tracy about $4,000. Capt
Tyler will have the ruins removed
and fine dwelling erected Wash
ington Post.
Mrs. O. H. Dockery, after day
and night passed with friends here, lef
on Tuesday morning last for Raleigh
where her daughter is at school
Thence she will 60 to Wake Forest t,
be joined by her son, student Of til,
college, who will accompany her t,
Newport News, whence she will sal
for Brazil, expecting to reach Rio d,
Janeiro within thirty days. Boz
voyage!-Rock. Rocket.