The western sentinel., 1890-07-17
LATE NEWS NOTES.

The recent Soldiers Home Fair
in Raleigh netted 500.
The census report shows the pop
ulation Of Henderson to be 4,151.
"A Wilkes county COW has a horn
about six inches long on her left leg.
1t cost So in Greensboro for a
man to correct his wife with bed
slat.
Miss Jennie Johns, daughter of
Capt w. E. Johns, died at High Point
on Wednesday.
e. v. Zoeller, of Tarboro, is the
new President of the N. G. Pharma-
ceutical Association.
Mrs. VIM. Plummer, of Green's
boro, died early Friday morning, of
heart failure.
Richmond county Democratic
convention unanimously endorsed
Senator Vance for reelection.
The Democratic convention of
Anson county unanimously endorsed
Senator Vance for reelection to Con
gresss.
Track on the w. N. G. r. r. has
been laid to within five miles of MUIR
ply, and it will be finished in a few
weeks
"A telegraph from Athens says
that the King of Greece has decided
to abdicate in favor of the Duke of
Sparta, in November.
Rowan county has not had an ex-
sheriff for fifty years, every sheriff for
that period having died in Office
Statesville Landmark
The Atlantic Hotel at Morehead
has kindly invited the N. c. Press As
sociation to be its guests for several
days. The editors will go.
The Medical Society Of North
Carolina at its last session resolved to
memorable the next General Assem-
bly, to establish an Inebriate Asylum.
The Spanish mission, it is under
stood, has been rendered to Genera.
Mahone,>of Virginia, but the proba-
bilities are that he will not accept it.
"A nugget of gold weighing nine
pounds was shipped from the Halle
gold mine in South Carolina this week
1t is valued at S9,500.--Concord
Times.
Judge J. Gadsen King, of At
lanta, whose brother went to school
with Bismarck, has pipe which be
longed to the ex-chancellor in his
youth.
Miss Susie Bate, daughter of the
Tennessee Senator, is one of the bellies
Of Washington. She is a vivacious
blonde, and rides well, dances we'll
and performs cleverly on the banjo.
r. A. Greer, en- intelligent, sue
cessful former and sound Democrat
has been elected President of the coun
ty Alliance of Mecklenburg. The
new president is not in favor of the
Sub Treasury bill.
The Troy Vidette says that one
blast at the T ebe Saunders gold mine
last week "threw up 500 worth o1
gold" That mine pays almost as
large dividends as country newpaper
Rockingham Rocket.
The stockholders of the North
Carolina Railroad have elected the
following directors, in addition to
those appointed by the Governor for
the State: III. w. Fries, r. F. Hoke,
w. F. Koregay, T. N. Holt.
The wife of Lee Sigman, an in.
dustrious white farmer of Newton, ran
off with a negro. The guilty pair left
their children behind. After weeks
search they were captured in Georgia
and lodged in Cawtaba county Jail,
awaiting trial at court.
The Malone Republican State
Committee has decided not to enter
the campaign in Virginia, except to
run candidates for Congress in few
Congressional districts. They give as
reason that they cannot get fair
showing in the election, and will have
"fair fight, or none at ALL"
The marriage of Henry M, Stan.
ley and Miss Dorothy Tenant took
place last Saturday in Westminster
Abbey. Mr.. Stanley showed the eff
feet of illness and was compelled to
use stick to assist him in walking to
and from the altar. The abbey was
crowded with friends of the bride and
rroOp,