The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-29
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.
Senator Carlisle has taken the
oath of Office.
| Bishops Haywood and Fitzgerald
have been consecrated.
Judge James E. Shepherd viii
assist Hon. John Manning in conduct
ing the summer session of the Law
school Mt Chapel Hill.
Mr.. Reed says his rules are work
ing well. They are so. They are
working the Republican party out
of power-AAanta Constitution, Dem
-Bayless w. Hanna, late United
States Minister to the Argentine Re-
public, has been in failing health
since his return to his home in Indi.
| ana.
-Burwell Spence, who lives in the
Navajo county, New Mexico, sports a
beard seven feet long. He generally
has it braided and coiled inside his
vest.
Henry Watterson is credited with
having prepared the epitaph for Col
Thomas Ochiltree, of Texas: "Here
lies Tom Ochiltree he never did any
thing else.
Congressman Ewart, of Asheville,
says he is opposed to the national cleo
ton law, butt adds: eff our caucus
decides to pass it, of course I shall not
desert my party"
j. G. Price, the colored orator of
the Old North State. writes commu-
nication to the Stute Chronicle in which
he dominates Julian s. Carr for Gov
ernor of North Carolina.
Gov. Fowle, has accepted the in :
vitation to deliver an address at the
laying of the corner stone of the new
hall at Princeton College on June LIST.
He is graduate of that college.
Pierre Cox, son of Gen1. w. R.
Cox, who was sand -bagged in New
York few days ago, is better. His
physicians say if no new complications
arise he will be out in ten days.
Col. James A. Branner, a we'll
known educator, died in Asheville last
week. He was principal owner of the
Asheville Female College and founder
of the Branner Female Institute at
Massey Creek, Tenn.
Prince Bismark intends to devote
the remainder of his days to making
himself comfortable. He has dismiss
ed his physician and intends hereafter
to smoke as much as he pleases and
drink what he likes.
The State Democratic Executive
Committee will meet at Raleigh June
10th, to call a convention and elect a
chairman to succeed Spier Whitaker.
Col. Harry Skinner of Pitt,
is prominently mentioned for the
place.
Bill Snort says that "there is no
Disgusting the fact that Harrison's
trying to wear Ruthford B. Hayes
mantle reminds him of small boy
cropping under a circus itent." That
is very hard saying Wilmington
Messenger.
The ivy seen on many wall and
chimney in Fayetteville was brought
from Abbcttsford by Washington Ir.
wing and planted atSunnyside, on the
Hudson, and from there brought to
Fayetteville by the late George Lau.
der.-Scottish Chief.
The man who is credited with
the original device and manufacture
of the revolver pistol, Benjamin OAR
ling, died recent at Woonsocket, r
l., at the age of 80 years, but without
having experienced any Of the sub
stantial rewards the invention
brought to others.
Stanley is engaged to be married
to Dorothy Tenant, the original of
Millais' celebrated picture, eyes or
No" She refused Stanley before he
left for Africa, because he dyed his
hair. On his return his hair was
white; and that pennant won Miss
Tenant.
Mr.. Blaine don't Thick the Demo-
Gratis will nominate Mr.. Cleveland
for the Presidency in 1892. Mr.. Blaine
didn't think Mr.. Cleveland was going
to scoop him when they ran in 1884.
Blaine is not good authority on Cleve-
land or on what the Democrats will do
in 90 Wilmington Star.
Rev. j. E. Mann, DID,, Of the N.
G. Conference, died at the General
Conference of the M. E. Church
South, at ST. Louis last Saturday. He
was a minister of prominence and
much beloved. He had been pastor
at Fayetteville, Goldsboro, Greensboro
and Wilmington. He leaves widow
and several children.
Rev. E. A. Yates, has published
q card declining to be a candidate for
the vacant professorship at the Uni
versity, and recommends DR.. Kingsbury,
Of the Wilmington Messenger. Other
names mentioned for the place are A.
w. Long, Of Wofford College, s. g., !
J. 81. Gordon, of Raleigh, and III. III.
Williams, Of Yale. DE-. x. r. Bat
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{ il not his present intention to Is. |
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