The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-11-10
THE NEWS OF THE STATE
Happenings of Interest From Cherokee
to CurrituCk.
NORTH CAROLINA IN A NUTSHELL

Senator Vance in nLincolnton--A Young
Farmer Murdered on his Way
Home From Speaking at StatesviIIe
Two Sad Deaths in Wayne Couu-
ty-Poipoises Seen at Washington.
William Cotton, of Smithfield, died
OF blood poisoning.
Miss Margaret Holland Shaw was
married to z. V. Finlayson, in Char
lotte, yesterday evening.
Supervisor Shaffer has issued war
rant Tor another registrar, George
Kennedy, Raleigh tOwship.
w. 5. Alexander, of Charlotte, and
Miss Lillian f. Davis, were married
in Statesville last night.
The three-year-old child of T. c.
Lewis was burned to death in Pender
county Oct. 20 during the absence of
its parents.
A man named Smell has been identi-
fed by negro, Isham Daily, as the
murderer of Matthews at Burlington.
Smell is in prison.
Senator Vance is in Lincolnton, the
guest of Judge w. A. Hoke. Mrs.
Vance is expected to join him at
Charlotte tomorrow.
Mike Rufty, of Catawba, has sold
property two miles from Catawba to
Canada parties for $685. 900.
Several pOrpoises have been seen
this week in the river opposite the
town. 1t is rare to see them so far
from the sound.-Washingto Prog
reSS.
The biggest potatoe we have seen
this year was brought to our office
last Friday by f. III. Linebarger, of
Caldwells township. 1t weighed
eight pounds.-Newton Enterprise.
Mrs. Fannie Petway, of Durham,
will be married in the First Baptist
church of that city Wednesday even
ing, November 9th, to George G. Will
lizard, of Lowell, Mass.
The court house at Ellington, Har-
nett county, was recently burned. An
attempt has just been made to burn
the county Jail. 1t is thought there
is desperate incendiary in the
county.
J. L. Jones, a justice of the peace in
ONeaIs township, Johnson county,
and strong Democrat, was severely
cut with knife on the face and neck
by asThird partyite named Taylor re-
Gently.
The Salisbury Herald has been
shown by Mr.. G. G. Niele, several rose
garnet stones, yellow beryl, aquama-
rine beryl and an almodine garnet
stone secured in Mitchell county.
The water in the river is so full
of salt that Kuglcr's mill, Beau
fort county, is interrupted great
of the time, the salt accumulating in
the boilers largely. A well is being
built at the mills.
A man named Overcash, from Scott's
y Roads, Iredell county, was bitten
by supposed mad dog Oct. 29th, and
went to Charlotte to try the virtues
of DR.. ODonoghue's maidstone. 1t
adhered to the wound twenty min
utes. The dog bit another man also.
The animal was pursued and killed.
James Tucker was drowned in the
Catawba river at Davidson's Ferry
Nov. I'd. He was on his way to Da-
wilson College to get work in the
cotton mill there. There was no boat
on his side of the river SO he decided
to swim across. When about half
way he seemed to become frightened
and turned back, and when nearly to
the bank he sank and did not rise.
The Blackburn House, a large hotel
at Bryson City, on the Western North
Carolina road, caught fire early Nov.
2nd, and was totally destroyed. A
number of guests were in the hotel
but all escaped unhurt. A defective
| flue caused the fire. The hotel cost
Sl2, 900 on which. was insurance of
| $500. The owner and manager was
VIM. Blackburn.
Edward James, of Caldwell's town
ship, Catawba county, died in the
chimney corner in his old arm chair
Oct. %. He was very anxious to vote
| the Democratic ticket once more be-
! fore he died. He had given orders
that no Third party man should
touch his corpse or participate in his
funeral, and they were strictly adj
| hered to.
State Geologist Homes is taking
many fine photographs to illustrate
| the mining industry in this State
| The Richmond and Danville Railroad
| has placed an engine and car at his
| disposal for this special purpose and
| he is travelling through the mining
| country. The photographs taken, are
| very large ones and will be shown al
| the Worlds Fair, and will make fine
showing.
Ella Lytle, twelve-year-old white
child, was dusting the mantle at Ashe
| vile, November End, when she brush
ed box of dynamite caps into hot
stove. The caps exploded, threw the
girl down, tore a hole in the ceiling
and shattered the window panes. The
girl is dangerously hurt, but it i:
thought there is a slight chance TO
her recovery.
The schooner, Matte E. Hiles
Capt. Dave Ireland, went ashore a
Currituck inlet, 45 miles north O
Nags Head. Both the vessel and car
go are total loss. The cargo con
sisted of 600 sacks of salt consigned
jointly to Roberts Bros, and e. X
Bishop, and of molasses and shot con
signed to the former alone, and wa
invoiced at 5000. The schooner wa
worth s., 500 and only the salt was in
sured. The schooner belonged t
Roberts Bros, of New Bern.
Captain Thaddeus w. Jones, of th
Tenth Cavalry, has been assigned t
duty in this State in connection wit
the State Guard, succeeding Lieuter
ant w. E. Shipp, who returns to hi
regiment. Captain Jones is a natiy
of Asheville, and in 1872 graduated a
!, West Point. Since that time he ha
: been entirely on service on the frol
tier. At the State Guard encaml
ment last summer, Captain Jones w;
e one of the officers on duty and was vel