The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-05-22
PERSONAL AND PERTINENT.

Rev. r. &. Pearson is preaching
at Union, S. G.
Capt. S. B. Alexander seems to
have the lead for Congress in the
Charlotte district.
Mr.. Cleveland's mail is said to be
larger now than it was when he was
in the White House.
Capt Paul Boyton, the noted
swimmer, gave an exhibition near
Wilmington, last week.
The Henderson Gold Leaf is out
indorsing w. 3. Henry, Esq, for So
licitor of the third district.
Col. Wharton J. Green will make
strong fight for the Congressional
nomination in the Sd district
The Scotland Neck Democrat
!! strongly favors Capt. W. III. Kitchen
for Congress in the second district.
Judge Spier Whitaker is a can
didate for re nomination as Judge ard
w. r. Allen, Esq, of Goldsboro,is bis
opponent.
1t is reported that Sergeant at
Arms Cannady, of the Senate, has re-
signed, his resignation to take effect
imediately.
R. w. Winston, Esq, of Oxford,
is one of tie strongest candidates for
Judge in the 9TH judicial district. The
convention will be held June 4th.
Col. R. R. Bridgers, superintendent
| .f Il p A. n %
road system, will move his Office from
Durham to Raleigh about June list.
A correspondent Of the State Chron-
icle recommends Elk Governor Jarvis
as suitable person to succeed DR..
Battle as President of the University.
The friends of Capt. j. D. Nc
liver will present his name to the
Democratic judicial convention of the
7th district for judge to succeed Judge
McRae.
DR.. Gatling, the inventor of the
famous gun, is now an old man of 80,
with snow white hair and clean sha.
ven face. He is a native of North
| Carolina.
They are talking of Gen. Bob
Vance for Governor up at Asheville.
OF course such talk is simply for bun
combe. He will beat Ewart for Con-
G ess next time.
Prof. G. w. Greene, principal of
Moravian Falls Academy, Wilkes
county, has resigned. He goes to Raj
eigh in Septic nber as professor Of the
olouv in Shaw University
-Ex-President Cleveland and our
esteemed fellow citizen, Hal Worth,
ESQ., are takin. tie antifat remedy.
Mr.. " orth has reduced his weight
twenty pounds. -Ashboro Citizen.
Rev. Sam Small has announced
himself as a candidate from Fulton
cour y for cleo ion to the next Geor-
gia House Of Representatives on a
straight out prohibition platform.
The King of Senegal has been muir
dered by his indignant subjects for
| p .tting on too much modern style at:
ter his return from the Paris Exposi-
lion. While there he contracted the
habit of wearing shirt, and wanted
to keep it up after he got home
The Monroe Enquirer and E1-
press says Messrs. J. J.. .Vann, of Mon
roe, and M. H. Justice, of Ruther-
-ordton, will be candidates for the
Democratic nomination for judge of
that district against Judge Ship, and
that w. A. Hoke, of Lincolnton, is
also spoken of in the sams connection.
Jennie Edwards, the unfortunate
young woman charged with infanti-
eide, is slowly recovering She is
guarded day and night. 1t is thought
that she still intends to commit suicide,
and would no doubt do so were she
given the opportunity. She is pitiable
in the extreme Greensbcro North
State.
The High Point Enterprise says
that it has been reported that David
son county would not support 3. f,
Long, Esq, for reelection for solicitor
bee use he prosecuted those who were
char red with lynching Berrier. The
Enterprise says that this is incorrect
and that Davidson will support Mr..
Long.
"A personal friend of the writer, a
lawyer and trustee of the University,
writes to US, after reading our notice
of Col. Waddell's book, that he favors
him for the Chair of History at the
University. He thinks if he was cho-
sen to fill that professorship that he
would have ample time and opportu-
nifty to write history of North Caro-
lima, as we suggested. We second the
notion Wilmington Messenger.
The Review has been informed
by prominent colored Republican
in this community that j. w. Poe, Of
Lenox Castle, noted colored politi-
clan, received an offer from Congress
man Brewer of a good position in the
census bureau. Poe has INDUCED in
"curses deep and loud" denunciatory
of Brewer and it is said that he de-
clined to be bribed by "hush money"
We simply give this as heard and for
what it is worth.-Reidsville ReUieao.