The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-12

Leaksville Gazette says the wheat
crop is not so promising, and that
owing to wet weather farming opera
tions are behind.
Ladies Aid Society of Charlotte,
sends $500 to the Soldiers Home,
Mrs. Stonewall jackson contributing
IS of the amount.
d. j. Rogers returned to Sampson
from Georgia with an unfavorable
of the Southwest in COM
parison with our State.
A Hebrew At Lexington so liked
the discourses of Mr.. Fife that he
gave him $500. He said he liked
to see religious work going on.
Rockingham commissioners are not
with the work on the new
Jail, and are not inclined to accept
it. The Jail is about completed.
North Carolina, Virginia and
Northern capitalists will organize
mining manufacturing and improve
ment company at Kings Mountain.
Stockholders all practical work
ingmen, have organized . sash, door
and blind manufacturing company
with $25, 200 capital at Charlotte, $13,
900 already subscribed.
The Chronicle objects to the name
New Wilkesboro, for the twin town
on the North side of the Yadkin.
1t insist upon the name of Gordon,
or North Wilkesboro.
Weldon is to have elecric lights at
once. All the railroad warehouses
and yards will adopt them, and the
town will also use the arc lights, and
tho stores and dwellings the incan>
descent.
The Progressive Farmer is in IA
vor of working the roads in North
by taxation, and We hope
the present Legislature may take
some action in that direction.
Carpenters and painters on the
government building at Charlotte
struck yesterday, because the Super
intendent put on q negro mechanic,
which the laws of their union forbid
The New Berne Journal says the
Canning Company is using
1900 bushels of oysters per day. This
is the only packing house in the
State owned by North Carolinians.
The New Borne Journal says
Yesterday the steamer George 81
Stout, of the Clyde line, took out as
part of her cargo 8,755 cases contain
ing 210, 100 cans of oysters, the total
weight of which was $50 tons.
Mr.. E. K. P. Osborne who lately
failed in Charlotte has just recovered
from 4 severe illness, and now gives
q most encouraging report of his
and says that notwithstand-
the reports about him, not a single
person will lose q dollar by him.
Mr.. Bonitz: of the Wilmington
Messenger, is again very ill He
has oyerworked himself in Whining
ton, having been under a constant,
heavy strain for nearly four years,
and if he don't let up his life will pay
the forfeit.
Another bank for Raleigh, the
Merchants and Farmers The in
corporators are ex-Judge Fred Phil
lips, J. N. Holding, B. s. Jerman,
81. W. Jackson, A. F. Page, R. B.
Raney and ALI. A. Thompson.
Philo Moore, an escaped prisoner
from Burke Jail serving q Federal
coart sentence of six months for lis
licit distilling, shot and killed deputy
marshall's assistant trying to arrert
him at the house of James tarr, his
father-in law, four miles from Nor
canton.
The Gould party, consisting Of Jay
Gould, Samuel Thomas, of the East
Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia
line; Sidney Dillon, of the Union
Pacific Samuel Fellows, President
of the East Tennessee line, Patrick
C. Calhoun, attorney for tho West
Point Terminal and John Il. Inman,
president Of the Terminal Company,
were at Salisbury Thursday, and
went on to Asheville.
A little girl, nine years Of age, liy-
ing on Charlotte street went one ev-
ening last week to hear Captain Sa
wyer of the Salvation army. AS he
told of his needy condition she was
moved to pity, and after returning
home suggested the idea to herself OF
getting up contribution for him.
Suiting her action to her words she
succeeded in getting nearly Ave dol
lars and some spoons from a few OF
the good people of Asheville.
There ought to be a number ol
houses built in Madison to rent. A
few days ago we were speaking to q
gentlemen who said be wanted to
move his family, but no house could
be found. Now. must people who
would move here be kept back or
that accountP Those who have the
means would, we think, do well to
build a few houses for rent, so the de
mand can be supplie:'.-Madisor
Leader.
! Work is actively progressing on ths
railroad from Murfreesboro to Pen
dleton. It will connect there Will
the Roanoke and Tar River Railroad
which runs from Boykin, Va, to Lew
iston, in BERTHE, and is a part of tn,
eaboard system. Three miles of tn,
grading has already been completed
and it is expected that trains will b,
running by the first of April. Muir
freesboro is one of the most delight
full old towns in the State and has fo
years been the centre of education
and refining influence for many coun
ties of North Carolina.
why xsa srs Pasa Higher wages.
The higher wages are paid to me,
to keep them from stealing. Me-
smoke and drink. Women don't