The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-05
wINsToN-sALEn1. n. c., THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 5, 1891
THE OLD NORTH STATE.

THE OLD NORTH STATE.
HAPPENINGS WITHIN HER BORDERS
| SINCE OUR LAST ISSUE.
Newsy Notes Carefully Clipped, Oulled
and Paragraphicaily Packed:Into Col
umn.
Building goes on in New Wilkes
boro.
MIR. Fife drew large'crowds at Lex
ington.
A Mecklenburg tax-collector was
robbed Of $415. -
New $50, 900 national bank build.
ing at Durham.
Oak Ridge will number 200 board
ing pupils this spring.
The Soldiers Home benefit ball at
Charlotte yielded 5000.
Wilkesboro Land Improment Com
pany asks for charter.
Knoxville parties are building an
ice factory 1T Salisbury.
Magnetic iron ore discovery at
Bridgewater in Burke.
James Hawkins, was killed in
Jones county by falling tree.
The News says Kernersville now
has seven plug and twist factories.
The majority of stockis subscribed
for new cotton mill at Salisbury.
William Petty. of Gaffney City
fell dead on the street in Charlotte.
Permanent receiver, Three C's
Road, postponed to Oath of February.
Car-Raleigh cotton mills, $3.50, 200
paid up capital, organized yesterday.
The Legislature is asked to change
the name of Bilesville to Jobetown.
Norfolk parties are negotiating to
build new opera house in Raleigh.
Andrew Berrier, of Davidson, was
pardoned out of Jail by the Cover
nor.
H. E. Robertson Esq, succeeds Mr..
Bailey, deceased, as commissioner in
Davie.
The Governor has appointed w.
G. Bradshaw, Of Guilford, notary
public.
Concord boys have built a local
telegraph line from the depot up
town.
Col. John W. Gotten, of Edge
combe, is promoted to Brigadier
General.
The colored people of Raleigh are
taking hand in promoting the State
Exposition.
The Chronicle says that bridge
for the Mocksville railroad was built
at Wilkesboro.
| Rev. C. G. Vardell, of Charleston,
has been called by the Presbyterians
Of New Berne.
The New Hanover election cases
are fully on before the Superior
court at Wilmington.
The Egypt Coal Company of Chat
ham has received a number of new
coal cars and dumps.
The court decides the New Hanover
elections cases in favor of the Demo
cratic county officers.
Franklin, Nash, Wilson and Pitt
tobacco farmers claim great success
in past years cropping.
| Granville grand jury failed to find
bill of indictment against Rogers il
Parker poisoning case.
Durham owners have rich speci
mems of gold from their recently
opened Chatham mines.
| Louisburg wants incorporation o1
its female college, and liquor prohi
bition within three miles.
| W. 81. Day and W. Il. Kitchen, Of
Halifax, are announced as Railroad
Commissioner candidates.
| Col. Sam Tate, of Morganton, i.
| Vice-President of Basic City Develop
ment Company, of Virginia.
i Ashe wants a strip of Allegheny
in return for the territory Alleghan!
took from her two years ago.
Goldsboro stock dealers sell owe
two hundred thousand dollars worth
of horses and mules this season.
A postofice has been established
at Amelia, Alleghanv county, will
John C. Fender as postmaster.
Trade in .ssapling pork or "pos
sum" is lively in Charlotte. Many
dozen from Union offered daily.
i Charlotte has 80 arc street lights
"a arc lights on premises, and l ,O0'
incandescents. A we'll lighted town
Il Tryon Street Methodist Church
Charlotte, Rev. Solomon Pool, raise,
repair fund of $6, 900 in five minutes
Burgwyn is the name selecte,
for the new county wanted Of part
Of Chatham. Moore and Randolph.
The WILMINGTON and New Yorl
steamship line is steadily improving
the character and class of its ships.
. Eastern Carolina farmers are buy
ing mnles and horses largely, goo
indication Of their financial condi
{ ton.
The Herald says Salisbury is be
ginning to wake cp and on ever
hand are evidences Of renewed ae
tivety.
Il Another free bridge is to be bull
across the Yadkin at Curtis Ford
, tnear Wilkesboro. Contract for th
piers already let.
Kinston'e new knitting mill on
ploying 20 operatives, adds one-thir
) more machinery, and hes order
] three months ahead.
The New Berne Journal states ths
: Western North Carolina is furnish
: ing fhat section Of the State y0un
mules and horsess
ehaxlette Is RAISING funds for :
!. aufitorium which will accom- modat
!. the Fife mo6tsuR. Sam Jon an crowd