The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-04-23
NORTH CAROLINA NEWS.

1t is said that "moonshining' is
carried on extensively in portions of
Onslow, Duplin and Columbus coun-
ties.
The Episcopalians Of Greensboro
have purchased lot and propose the
erection of handsome church edi-
fee this summer.
Jacob Imbler is said to be tho
oldest citizen in Davidson county.
He lives in Conrad Hill township
and is 93 years old.
The Railroad Commissioners are
sending oot applications to all rail-
roads of the State for copies of their
tariff and time tables.
Miss Mary Gam, of Rockingham
county, has in her possession a com
mon split basket which has been in
active service for over 6o years.
A plan is on foot to build a coz
operative cotton factory in Lexing~
ton, with capital stock os $4,000.
Most of the shares have been taken.
James Foster died in Alamance
county a few days ago at the ad
vanced age of 104 years and three
months. He was in the war of 1872.
The commencement exercises of
the Lexington Seminary will take
place on Thursday, June 4th. Stat Q
Auditor G. w. Sanderlin will deliver
the address.
Miss Ida A. Roberts, Of Middle
town, who has been visiting her
brother, F. M. Roberts, has gone to
Greensboro to visit her sister, Mrs.
A. j. Robertson.
Governor Holt offers a reward of
800 for John Stowe, who last year
near Salisbury in Rowan county,
murdered man aud then fed. The
slain man was named William White.
Ladies of Jackson, Northampton,
sent $17. II toSoldier'sH Home Raleigh,
net proceeds of a concert. General
| Lee said "God bless the North Caro-
lima soldiers" and he might have
i added "the women too.'
A movement has been inaugural ted
| to erect a monument in honor of Col
onel w. L. Saunders, late Secretary
| of State The first contribution re-
ceived is from DR.. w. r. Capehart, OF
| Avoca, who sent $50 for that pur
pose.
Blanks have been sent out from
| the Department of Agriculture to
correspondents in all parts of the
State, to be returned with data for
the first crop bulletin issued this
year. These bulletins are issued
monthly all through the crop season.
Governor Holt will call the State
Board of the Worlds Fair to meet in
Raleigh in June in conjunction with
the State Board of Agriculture, so
that the two can cooperate in max
ing plans for the North Carolina ex.
hibit at Chicago.
carrying North about thirty cal
loads of vegetables and other truck
daily. Considerable quantities OF
Strawberries are being shipped. Mosl
of the truck is grown in Florida but
some of it comes from Charleston
and Savannah.
The Ladies' Memorial Association
.of Raleigh have extended an invita-
tion to General W. R. Cox, of Edge
combe, to deliver a memorial addres.
on the 10th of May at the memoria
exercises in that city. General Coz
has accepted, and the subject of his
address will be General Ramseur.
The Educational conference o.
North Carolina Methodism will b.
held May 5th and 9th. The place
has not yet been determined upon
One of the results hoped for In thi.
movement is the organization of al
educational society through which
the enlarging interests of Metho
dism in education may be concerned
| Several eminent geoloRists con
nected with the United States Geo
logical Survey, by invitation o
State Geologist Holmes, and in com
pany with him will examine some O
the geological formations of tn,
! State. The party have already ex
amined the rock formations alonf
the line Of the North Carolina Rail
road.