The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-07
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HAPPENINGS WITHIN HER BOR-
DERS SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE.
Newsy Notes Carefully Clipped, Gull
i aud geographically Packed Into
a Column.


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Column.
Rust is damaging wheat in Cabar-
Blue fish are unusually plentiful
at Morehead City this season.
The Goldsboro Fair is to be held
August 4th, 9Th and 9Th, 1901.
There is talk of resuming the pub
lication of the North Carolina Far
mer.
The fourth Methodist Church is
now in progress of erection in Will
mington.
Prof. M. E. Hyams, of Statesville.
has sold his collection of minerals to
Trinity College.
Harry Taylor, who robbed his
grandmother at Mt. Airy, has been
taken to the penitentiary.
John C.. Haigh, of Fayetteville,
one of the oldest and most prominent
citizens of that place died few days
ago.
Over $11, 900, 900 of old bonds have
been exchanged at the State Capitol,
and there remains 81, 500, 200 to be
funded.
A man named Sim Conoley, living
near Maxton, in Robeson county,
was brutally murdered by an un-
known man.
Gov. Holt has issued a reuuisition
on. the Governor of Virginia for
George Albright, wanted in the State
for larceny.
The Northampton and Hertford
railroad will be built to Tunis, N. c.,
on the Chowan River and North
Carolina rood.
A very fine grade of sand stone
has been found in Chatham county,
near Egypt, on the land of the Clar-
endon Coal Field company.
A moonshine distillery has been
captured in Randolph county. Fred
Brown and VIM. Heath, who were
operating it, managed to escape ar
rest.
Chesley Andrews died in Orange
county few days ago and it is as
serted positively that he had reached
the great age of one hundred and
seven years.
Mr. Madison Hawkins, of Hender-
son has been appointed to succeed
Mr.. w. j. Hawkins, as deputy col
lector for the counties of Vance,
Franklin and Warren.
Mr. E. r. Stamps, prominent
Raleigh lawyer, died at the home OF
his sister, Mrs. Judge Howard in
Tarboro Friday. He was a; very
amiable man and will be much missed
The directors of the Greensboro
Female College met few days age
and decided upon a course of i'm
provements to be made upon the col
lege building which will cost about
$50, 900.
The Wilmington Light Infantry
has made requisition on Quarter
master General Olds for a supply oi
Summer helmets and leggings fol
the use of the company during thu
coming season.
Archibald Andrews, who recently
died near Hillsboro, aged 1O7 years
leaves a brother who is over Ion
| years of age. Archibald walket
seven miles to vote for Cleveland TO
President.
Mr.. Geo. q. French. late Presi
dent of the Northern Settlers Con
vention, has issued call to person
of Northern birth in the State to as
semble in convention in the city o
Raleigh on the 9th.
It has been decided to put thlr'
story on the archaeological building
of Trinity College, at Durham b
used as q museum. The room vii
| be 5Ox75 feet, with Offices. The col
lection for the museum are bein
rapidly made.
Morganton has voted upon tn
question of donating $1,000 to tn
new deaf and dumb institutio
to be established there. The prope
sition was carried with scarcely
dissenting voice, and the amour
will be increased to Sc, 900 bv privat
subscription.
Il An old Jewish citizen of Charlott,
recently made application to ente
the poorhouse, and in commentin
on the fact the Raleigh Chronicl
says that it has never known Je
, in North Carolina to be put in jai
! to beg for bread, or to become an il
mate Of the almshouse.
! The authorities of the Southel
Exposition are in correspondent
with the famous Thirteenth regimel
band, of New York, to perfect an 81
. gagement with them to furnish M
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