The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HAPPENINGS WITHIN HER BORDERS
SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE.
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umn.
Chatham married 10 pair in jan
uary.
James Storey, of Alamance, age
81 is dead.
Mecklenburg farmers cancelling
mortgages.
Raleigh puts up $40, 900 for Stats
Exposition.
Kidnapping excitement among
Durham negroes.
w. C. Hedrick, of Davidson killed
$50 ponnd bear.
Huntersville, Mecklenburg, is to
have cotton factory.
Hebrews purchase site for a syna>
gogue at Statesville.
The Citizen charges Asheville
streets with muddiness.
Townsville and Lexington want
chamber of commerce.
New and extensive cottage i'm
provements at Wrightsville.
Cabin Creek farmers in Davidson
are clearing much new land.
Charlotte and Statesville Railroad
will be relald with new steel.
Rockingham court made two COM
tributions to the penitentiary.
Raleigh colored people raise $500
more for the State Exposition.
Confederate pensioners propose a
summer reunion near Asheville.
Greensboro is negotiating for the
Hamnond Manufacturing plant.
Many Northern people inquire for
winter residences in New Berne.
Droves of mules are prohibited in
the streets, by Charlotte ordinance.
Wilmington had Ii cloudless days
in January; highest temperature rs.
Rev. VIM. Walker resigns rector
ship of Plttsboro Episcopal church.
His name is Melville D. Langdon,
but he will "get thar, Eli' Perkins.
Several Danville and East Ten
nessee railroad people were in Leaks
vile.
Wilmington January cotton re-
ceipts, 1854 1929 Same time last
year.
North Caroliaa Railroad directors
declare per cent. semi annual divi-
dend.
Wilkesboro votes the 14th inst. on
issuing $1,000 bonds for improve
ments.
Warren Brown, Esq succeeds Mr..
W. F. White, on the Lexington
Ledger.
Greensboro wants to suppress
drinking, fighting, cursing and vul-
garity.
Illicit sale of Whiskey again an
intolerable nuisance around Nor
canton.
j. W. Rutledge, of Stokes, has To-
Gated in Greensboro in the tobacco
business.
Reward of 5000 out for Charles
Williamson, of Cleveland for killing
his brother.
Rutherford Fair Association
bought ground, and will hold fall
exhibition.
Fayetteville, Wilmington and Tar
boro will send choruses to Charlotte
May Festival.
Capt. Platt D. Cowan, has charge
of the new uptown rallread ticket
Office, Asheville.
Mayer, of the Mayer optical manu-
featuring house, Philadelphia locates
in Asheville.
Barkeepers, butchers and stone
cutters, of Statesville, fought all
round on Monday.
Byron A. Bugin, former Durham
| $500, 900 in England.
Whatever this winter may see
done with free silver, spring will
| bring tho green back.
Commonwealth's-A Attorney j. M.
Mullen, of Petersburg has invested
81, 900 in Weldon lots.
Roseboro, Wilmington division,
| Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail.
| road wants incorporation.
] Davidson farmers have been active
[ in stripping and marketing tobacco
They report good prices.
Miss Dora Hill, of Laurinburg, Z
beautiful girl of II, has gone blinG
from the effects of la grippe.
/ The Commonwealth Cotton Manu-
featuring Company, of Durham, be
gins business at an early day.
/ North Carolina increased Tobacco,
production and improvement il
quality most marked thix season.
| Washington Blair, who left Meek
lenburg in 1888. has just died at Re,
Bank, Mississippi, aged 0S years.
| Scotland Neck, ,Greenville and Kin
ston Railroad will run excursion
trains to New Berne Fair direct.
| Hereafter the partridge shootin,
season will begin November lst, an,
end March 1st. in North Carolina.
Mr.. Ashe, News and Observer
attempted to chastise Mr.. Daniels
State Chronicle, Raleigh, yesterday
| Robert lPhifer, has purchased
body Of land adjoining Concord, an
is expected to organize an improve
mont company.
Governor Fowle has renditioue
! Sidney Smith in -Columbus Jail O
Il req9isition Of Governor Tillman, Q
South Carolina.
i Charlotte alderman vote 6 to 2 t
submit : proposition to the city vc
tors Tor issuing $30O, 900 local improv
ment bonds.
q n. W, Ransom. Jr., has bougt
the Bell Place. Tor 81, 500, ii
home of the lats Col. Nick Lonl
near " Weldon.