The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-08-28
LATE NEWS NOTES.

Franklin b. Hester died at Ok
ford last week, at an advanced age.
Mrs. Nereus Mendenhall died
suddenly at Guilford College Thurs
day.
Mr. E. S. Blackburn will begin
the publication of a Republican paper
at Jefferson.
Congressman l.. F. Watson. of
Pennsylvania, died suddenly in Wash
ington city on Monday.
Mr.. L. w. Andrews, OF Green's
boro, was stricken down with paraly y
sis Sunday night and is critically i'll.
Rowan county Republicans will
put no ticket in the field this year.
They will support the independents"
The Democrats of Texas have
nominated Hogg for Governor and
those of California have nominated
Pond.
Bill Fife has just finished his re-
vival at Lincolnton, where he sue
ceeded in reviving about 500 "misera
BILE sinners"
Bishop Keener announces official
ly that the first session of the new
Western N. &. Conference will meet
at Concord, Nov. 26th, 1890.
1t is estimated that the popula-
ton of North Carolina will reach
100000. This would give her two
additional representatives in Congress.
-Cabarrus county Democrats have
nominated Hileman for the Legisla-
ture, Morrison for sheriff, Gibson for
clerk and Patterson for register of
deeds.
-Alamance county Democrats
have nominated r. w. Scott for the
House, j. l. White for clerk, J. H.
Watson for register and J. A. Hamil
ton for sheriff.
The r. e. D. r. r. Co. yesterday
bought the narrow gauge railroad be
tween Danville and Stuart. The
gauge will be widened and the road
extended west
The family of Mr.. Sam Cohen,
of Goldsboro, seven in number, visi-
tor and cook were Frustrated Fri
day by eating some poisonous SUBJ
stance in their breakfast.
Mr.. VIM. H. Overman ST., Of Sal
isbury, died Sunday morning. He
" as the father Of Hon. Lee S. Over
man, of Salisbury and Mrs. A. w
Mangum, of Chapel Hill.
Rev. j. n. H. Sunmerell, of Tar
boro, has accepted call to the paste
rate Of the Presbyterian church at
Washington, n. c., and will leave for
his new field at an early day.
The residence of Alfred Wilkin-
son, who is to wed Miss Winnie Davis,
was destroyed by fire Thursday morn
ing in Syracuse. The fire was caused
by an explosion of gasoline pals. The
loss is about $4,000.
The population of the third SUI
pervisor's district Of North Carolina
was given out Thursday by the GEN.
sus office as 252,577. This is an
crease during the last census period of
33,6O7, or 1885 per cent.
The negro woman, "Aleck" Nor
ton, who was arrested two weeks ago
for killing Julia Morton, was tried
before Judge Armfeld at Kinston last
week and was convicted and sem
fenced to be hung October 18th.
SO successful have the tobacco
farmers been in Eastern Carolina this
year that there will be large increase
of acreage next year. 1t is now esti-
mated that in Edgecombe county
alone there will be 10000 acres
in tobacco next year.
John Jones, colored, killed Gus
Murchison, colored, at negro festi-
val in Statesyille last Saturday night,
because the latter had accidentally
trodden on the foot of Jones sweet
heart and refused to apologize. Jones
escaped and is still at large.
Rev. d. P. Meacham announces
himself as an Independent Democratic
candidate (whatever that may mean)
for Congress in the Fourth district,
against Hon. B. H. Bum, the Dem
ocratic nominee. The parson draws
it strong on the labor question and
hopes to capture the Allisnce vote.
Nothing definite can now be stated
rs to the condition of the Bank of
Hickory. Mr.. o. D. Davis, an ex-
pert book keeper from Salisbury, is at
work on the books, and says it will
take some days to ascertain the
financial status. So far as is yet
known there is hope that the loss will
not be very heavy.-Hiekory Press
and Caroliniaaa.
Mrs. Lillian Gould, widely
known in connection with the Chas.
N. Gould homicide, was preparing to
leave Murphy, N. c., on Tuesday, en-
route to Buffalo, N. Y, when she was
re-arrested at the instance of parties
who had been previously cabled by
members Of the Gould family in Eng
land to have her taken into custody
whenever she attempted to leave
Murphy before the meeting of court
in October. She waived examination
and was committed to Jail to await
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