The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-29
sTATEl NEWS.
Tar Heel happenings from Cherokee

to Currftuck.
Red Pittman died in Rocky Mount,
aged So years.
VIM. L. Thompson, of Yadkin Col
lege, died Dec. 18th at the age cf 4S
years.
Congressman Henderson has arrived
at his home in Salisbury for the holi-
days.
T. r. Newton and Miss Mary Pool
were married four miles from Dur
ham, Dec. 21.
Wrappers have been bringing from
30 to Is cents pound on the Rocky
Mount market.
Miss Julia Hart, of Rocky Mount,
was married Dec. 14th to Joseph A.
Sanders, OF Oxford.
The Wilson Advance says that
Henry Blount, OF the Mirror, will
start on lecturing tour of the State
next year.
A Keely Institute will be establish
ed In Rocky Mount, as the most cen
trail and accessible position for Eas-
tern North Carolina.
Crawford Cooper and Miss Emmie
Faucette were married Dec. q in the
Presbyterian church at Oxford. The
was a III lllldklU OIlC.
The Statesyille Methodists are
much pleased with their new pastor,
Rev. D. Atkins, d. D., who preached
his first sermon there Dec. 18.
Baxter and Henry Hargrove, two
negroes, are awaiting court At Lexing-
ton, charged with stealing some guns
and pistols from W. P. Redwine's
store.
The rendition of the Planters Wife
was interrupted In Asheville ON the
evening Of Dec. 10th, by the falling Of
part Of the stage scenery. No one
was hurt.
E. B. Sheriff., recently of the Lex
ington Dispatch, has obtained place
in the government printing Office
through the influence OF Hon. John S.
Henderson,.
DR.. Thomas Hume Of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina, delivered an
interesting lecture Dec. 18th in Char
lOtte on 'Shakesperian Side Lights Of
English Life"
L. @. Caldwell has sold his hand
some residence on East Sharpe street
IN Statesville to Capt. J. A. Cooper,
the new president OF the Statesyille
First National Bank.
Governor Holt has honored a requi-
sition from Governor Tillman, Of
South Carolina, for Thomas Lenny,
confined in the Jail at Fayetteville
and wanted in Florence county, S. c.,
for highway robbery.
The Lenoir College building is just
completed. 1t will cost about S26, 600,
but the same structure in Charlotte
or any of the cities in the State would
have cost fully $4,000. The presi-
dent Of the college is r. A. Yoder.
An application will be made to the
next General Assembly for an amend
| ment to the charter of the Yadkin
Railroad Company. It will build a
short branch line to Dunn's Noun
tain as soon as the charter is amended
The new Secretary Of State in Colo
| RADIO, Nelson 0. McClees, is native
Of Washington county, this State. He
left with his parents when he was
twelve years old. He was elected OF
the Peoples party ticket.
| The North Carolinian offered s10(
! to those guessing nearest to the State
Presidential votes. T. S. Dale, o.
Lexington, guessed 100,475 for Harri
son, and the Official vote being 100, ,346
Mr.. Daniels sent him his check fol-
S25.
| Miss Anna Aston, Of Asheville, il
the author Of story book for chill
| dren 1t is entitled "Princess Hilda,
is illustrated by artist T. A. Hall, o
Asheville, and dedicated to susie, tn
little daughter Of the Hon. NJ. e. Car
ter.
Rev. FL. It. Creitzberg, D. D., preach
ed his first sermon at the Ashevill
Central ". E. Church South Sunday
Dec. 18th, and on the evening Of tha
day Rev. J. L. White preached in tn
First Baptist church against dancin
from the text "And the daughter O
the said Herodias came in an
danced" Mark 6: %.