The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-06-05
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

Frank Osburne will have no COM
petition for the place of Solicitor in
the Charlotte district.
-"Mark Twain's" friends wish to
contest the claim that Edwin Booth
is the LATEST man in the world.
"A monument to the memory of
Thos. A. Hendrix will be unveiled in
Indianapolis ON the LIST of July.
1t has been estiuated that there
were at least ten thousand veterans in
line in the great parade at Richmond.
Senator Stanford owns the largest
vineyard in the world. 1t is in Teh-
anna County, CAL, and covers 1926
acres.
The Princess of Wales. dresses
very youthfully. and yet there are
grave possibilities of her soon becom
ing grandmother.
Mary Anderson writes to friend
in Louisville that after her marriage
she and her husband will go to house
keeping in New York.
Georgia Bancroft is the oldest ex-
Cabinet officer, both in age and point
of service, now living. He was Secre-
tary of the Navy under Polk.
Rev. N. D. II. Wilson and Rev.
r. A. Williams are both spoken of as
successors to DIR. Mann to fill out his
unexpired term in the New Berne
church.
Rev. w. R. Coppedge, who was
called to succeed the Rev. DIR. Hardin
in the pastorate of Graham Church,
has accepted and will enter upon the
field at once.
The Ashbolo Courier says. "Old
Kirk, of Kinks army fame was in
town last week. We thought the old
scamp was dead long ago." Only the
good die young.
The Durham Globe, brings out
Mr.. J. S. Carr as next candidate for
Governor. No man in the State has
more public spirit and the interest of
the people more at heart.
The Raleigh State Chronicle says:
"The marriage of Bishop Watson, of
the Diocese of Eastern Carolina, and
Miss Mary Katherine Lord, of Will
mington, is announced for the 9th of
June IN New York city,"
The Raleigh Visitor~ says that
Wake county furnished the Govern
ors in 1529-James Iredell; in 1849
-Chalres Manley; in 1S69-W. W..
Holden; in 1SS9-Daniel G. Fowle.
One every 20 years. The next one
will come in 1899.
-"Col. Walter L. Steele passed
here on his way to the Oak Ridge In
stitute closing exercises. In CONVERSE
ton we learned most remarkable fact
from him. When he represented the
9th District in Congress he expended
only fifty cents for campaign purposes.
He said there was no need of spending
money in his District. Sanford Ex-
press.
Last week we published the mar
riage of Mr.. Wagner to Miss
Crow, which took place a week ago.
On last Tuesday some daring fellow
stole the woman out of the bed from
her husband and also about forty dol
lars in money. The deserted hus-
band passed through Elk Park on
Wednesday searching for the money.
He says the woman may go, but he
wants the money! Mountain Post
AT 8 o'clock Monday w. d.
Baker was married man. At A
o'clock he was granted divorce. AT
8 o'clock he was married to Miss
Sallie A. Congleton, by ex-county
Commissioner Tankard. Ex-mayor Of
Williamson, Morton, conducted the
case. Representative Marsh, Old
Ford Fun Itemizer Hodges, and the
editor Of this paper were witnesses to
the ceremony, which took place in
Attorney Morton's office, in the pres
ence of q large number of curious
friends. ashington Gazette.