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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
At NORTH WILKEsBoRo.
The Work of Improvement Going
- Steadily Along.

The Work of Improvement Going
- Steadily Along.
Mr.. g. w. Hinshaw, President of
the Winston Land and Improvement
Company, informs a reporter that a
directors meeting was held IN the
company's office at North Wilkes
boro on the 9Th and 9th instant.
All the directors were present ex-
cers Maj. Bolton, who was kept
awsy on account of important rail
roa.t business.
F'i7 directors found the company
and town affairs in good condition
x4d prospering. They ordered that
work, which has been detained dur
ing the winter months on account
of bad weather, be resumed at once
on the streets, graded school and
bank buildings; also the bridge on
d street and the large iron bridge
across the YadkinFriver.
An addition to Wood Lawn, on
the north side of the town, consist
ing of 64 lots, will be opened up and
put on the market. All the o.her
lots in that section have been sold.
The company laid off 25 acres of
land in the northern part of the town
for cemetery for white people, and
15 acres on the northeastern side for
the colored population. The loca-
ton of the site for the whites is said
by competent judges to be the hand
soonest in the State.
The new National bank is open and
doing good business, far better than
the officers and stockholders eyer
expected in so short time.
Two wholesale mercantile houses
are open and doing a large business,
likewise are the several retail houses.
The new hotel is one of the neat
est and best kept in the State, Quite
a mum Der Of handsome residences
have already been built while many
others are in course of construction.
The pnulation of the town when
incorporated on NJ arch 4, 1891 was
only 4S. On March 4, 1892 the ag-
gregate number of people was 34S, a
gain OF 625 per cent. in one year.
sit is confidently believed" said Mr..
Hinshaw, "that by the 4th of next
March the population. will be be-
tween $50 and l 900.
various new industries are Delng
established and negotiations are
pending for many others.
"The company's auction lot sale
on December 4th last" continued
Mr.. Hinshaw, twas the grandest
sale held in the State during the
year 1891. The company has decid
ed to have another public sale on
Wednesday, May l1th, commencing
at 10 O'Clock a. M, at which time
some very desirable property will be
sold. Excursion rate tickets will be
sold from all points in the State
good from May 9th to the 14th, in
clusive.''
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
Chairman Smiths Letter to the John
son County Chai Endorsed

Chairman Smiths Letter to the john
son County Chairman Endorsed.
Col. Thos. Sutton and Mr. C. B.
Watson who attended the meeting
of the Democratic State Executive
Committee, returned Friday. The
following resolution was unanimous
ly adopted:
This committee hereby endorses
aud approves the letter of it's chair
man, E. C. Smith, to j. T. Ellington,
dated March Goth, as setting forth
the proper and true test as to who
shall be entitled to participate in the
township primaries and conventions
of the Democratic party in North
Carolina, and that we heartily com
mend the manly utterances of that
letter to the Democracy ofthis State.
The letter, to which the resolution
thus refers, said
''The requisite that a citizen must
vote for the candidate he has been
instrumental in naming is no. new
one, and is essential to the preserva-
ton Of the integrity of the party.
| should say, therefore, that only
UnOSN WHO are DeIllOCTdtS duu lnUeQu
to support the Democratic nominees
can have voice in naming delegates
to the various Democratic conven-
tions.'
Joe Caldwell, of the Charlotte OBJ
server was on the ground and his
paper says:
incidentally the committe was
polled, while in session, to get an ex-
preston of the presidential preferen-
ces of the members, and the follow
ing was the result"
.Cleveland-14; Hill-6; the nomi-
inee of the Chicago convention-1;
against Cleveland, no choice, some
man who can carry New York;;
opposed to both Cleveland and Hill,
no special preference-2; some west
ern mani; no Choices: prefer
Cleveland, but for policy's sake for
western man-3; the man who can
win-1.'
"This shows a marvellous change
in the sentiments of the committee
since it's meeting on the second of
March,"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
MIR. MELONS APPOINTMENT.

An Efficient Officer Promoted to q
Most Irresponsible Position. s
From the Philadel! hia North American.]
A circular has. been sent out from
the Office of the Norfolk & Western
Railroad Company, No. 333 Walnut
street, announcing that at a meeting
of the Board of Directors, held day
or two since, the appointment of Mr..
Charles M. Mellon as assistant to
the President had been formally con-
firmed by the board. Mr.. Mellon
was but lad when in the early or
gsnizatlon of the company he went
into the Office of Mr.. Kimball, the
president Of the road, practically as
one of the "office boys.r 1t is a
matter, therefore, in which he should
feel great pride that it is to his own
unvarving courtesy, to his constant
industry and to the quick intelli
gence with which he mastered every
new duty imposed upon him that he
owes his rapid advancement.
There are few men in Philadel-
phia of a more charming personality
than Mr.. Mellon; and in the sur
roundings of his social life, as in
his business career, he has been sin
gled out for unusual distinctions. In
the Rittenhouse Club, in the Barge
Club, and in other of the exclusive
organizations of which he is a mem
ber, Mr.. Mellon is as much of a Ca.
vorite as he is in the offices or in the
shops of the company he has served
with such integrity and ability.
While rather prominent among the
young "society men," Mr.. Mellon
has never permitted any claims Of
pleasure to interfere with the de-
mands of his official occupation, and
it is with great confidence that the
assertion is made that whatever may
be the increased duties and response
bilitles now put upon him, he will
fulfil them to his own greater honor
and to the credit of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
SHE WAVED HER RED SKIRT.
And Saved Train-Load of Passengers
from Being Wrecked

PITTsBURG, April "a train well
filed with passengers on the Pitts
burg and Western road was saved
from a wreck yesterday fifteen miles
from Allegheny by a widow named
Mrs. Baker.
During the early morning the Ba-
kerstown tunnel caved in, just after
one passenger train coming to Pitts
burg had passed through it. The
caving in alarmed Mrs. Baker and
she hurried to the place
She had hardly reached there when,
in the distance, she saw a passenger
train approaching. 1t was coming
at the rate of thirty miles an hour.
She at once realized the danger, and
undoing her red-fannel skirt she
started on q run towards the ap-
preaching train.
The engineer saw her, reversed his
engine and threw on the brakes. She
stood in the middle of the track
swinging her red skirt until the train
came to a standstill within few feet
of the cave-in. The passengers were
badly frightened.
The track was blocked all day. 1t
is estimated that fifty tons of the
tunnel caved in.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
A NEW KENTUCKY FEUD.
War of DIFFERENTIATION Waged Between
Two Families.

CINCINNATI, April IA factional
feud has started in the hamlet of
Central Covington. which adjoins
Covington, KY, on the south, that
promises to equal some in the noun
tain counties of the State. 1t is not
caused by politics, but is a quarrel
between families, the Buses on one
side and the Staggenbergs on the
other. 1t broke out in the election
last Saturday, when the Busse fami-
ly, father and two sons, assaulted
Marshal Lambert, whom. they charg
ed with favoring the Staggenbergs.
One of them broke his arm and the
others beat him until his physicians
says his life is in danger.
Last night the Staggenbergs were
out for revenge. The Busse men
were in hiding. A brother-in-law of
one of the Busse family, Mr.. Fem,
was found at his saloon and fearful
ly beaten and his saloon practically
demolished. Another brother-in-
laws saloon was visited, but the oc-
cupant was not found, and that sa-
loon was also~broken up. At the
third saloon the owner was prepared
with an arsenal and the attacking
forces Withdrew. Feeling is running
high and threats of retaliation to-
night are made.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
NOW THEY'VE GOT BOYD.
The Last of the Escaped Prisoners Re
captured.

captured.
From the Charl Ltte News1
John Boyd, the negro who is chnrg-
ed with train wrecking and who got
out of jail last week has been recap
tured. He was arrested in Union, S.
c., yesterday, by Officer Farrior, of
that place. Sheriff Smith this morn
ing received a telegram apprising him
of the arrest and requesting him to
go there after the prisoner Boyd's
people live there and it was suspect
ed that he would make his way to
that place, despite the TACT that the
people of Union know him well. Yes
terday officers got on his track and
soon had him under arrest.
When Boyd, was first brought to
Charlotte some months ago, the
Richmond & Danvile authorities
took the precaution to have him
photographed. He was taken to II.
Baumgarten's gallery and an excel
lent negative was secured. When
Boyd escaped, the authorities gave
Baumarten an order for 1 900 pho
tographs and these have been sent
broad cast over the country. Mr..
Baumgarten has been busily engag-
ed for a couple of days past in filling
the order
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
THE KITTELLE CASE.
The Supreme Court Sustains Judge
Meares' Ruling.

The Supreme Court Sustains Judge
MeareS' Ruling.
From the Charlotte News.l
At the last term of the Criminal
court held here, Judge Meares pre-
siding, Mr.. Geo. W. Kittrelle was in
dicted for violating the laws regard
ing the sale of whiSkey. 1t was
charged that the clerks in his sa-
loon had sold whiskey on Sundays,
and to minors, against Mr.. Kittrelle's
expressed instructions, and without
his knowledge. Instead of indicting
the clerks, the bill was drawn up
against Mr.. Kittrelle. There was
considerable legal sparring on this
point, but Judge Meares charged
point blank against Mr.. Kittrelle.
The case went against him and a
fine OF $50 was imposed. An appeal
was promptly taken. Two weeks
ago the case was argued before the
Supreme court in Raleigh, and yes
terday decision was rendered. The
decision was mo error" thus sus-
tanning Judge Meares.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
RHODE ISLAND REPUBLICAN
Brown for Governor Has a Plurality Of
2,O47.


His Majority is 1S6-The Legislature
Republican by Twenty-Eight.-T This
Insures the Reelection of Senator
AIdrich-The Largest Vote Ever
Cast in the State.
Special to the Daily Sentinel
PROVIDENCE, r. l., April 7.-Af-
ter hard fought battle the Repub-
Leans of Rhode Island have won.
They have elected their ticket for,
State officers and the Legislature is
largely Republican. This means
that Senator Aldrich will be elected
or another term in the Senate.
Corrected returns at noon today,
complete, give Brown, the Republi-
can candidate for Governor, a ma
jority of 1S6, and a plurality of
2,O47, out of a total vote of 54, TAG.
This is ten thousand more votes
than were ever cast before at a
Rhode Island election. The Legis4
lature is Republican by twenty
eight.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
STATE NEWS.

Charlotte News: The Charlotte
opera house has been closed until
sold 1t was leased last season to
Mr.. Nat Gray, for a term of years,
but at the close of the season Mr..
Gray was released from the trade
and it is understood that under
it's present ownership, it will not be
opened again. So, Charlotte no lon
ger has an opera House until some
body buys or builds one.
Durham Sun: Mr.. J. A. Cox,
whose extreme illness was noted in
the Sun some days ago, passed away
from earthly scenes last evening at
7:3O O'Clock, quietly and peacefully,
surrounded by his family and friends.
Mr.. Cox was in the I'D year of his
eight children. He was in failing
health for some time and erysipelas
was the immediate cause of his
death.
Wilmington Star: The Kings
Daughters will hold their annual
meeting in this city May 18th, 10Th
and Goth. Delegates expecting to
attend are requested to notify the
president of the United Circle Of
Kings Daughters, Mrs. F. D. Swim
dell, 4OS Mulberry street, Whining
ton, N. c., or the secretary, Mrs. S.
III. Burt, 307 Walnut street State
papers are requested to call atten-
ton. - The assignment was re-
corded yesterday of Mr.. julius P.
Taylor, dealer in groceries, to 81. P.
West and John D. Bellamy, Jr.,
Esqs. There is no statement of liza
bilities, but preferences are made in
the order named as follows: J. 81.
Corbett, $1,334; Mary C. Taylor,
$475; R. w. Hicks, $162.S2; B. F.
Mitchell Sc Son, $45. .l6; Hall s. Pear
sail, $116,7o; Armour Packing Co.,
$417. .64.- A correspondent of the
Star writing from Supply, Bruins
wick county, says the saw mill, grist
mill and cotton gin belonging to DIR.
D. B. McNeill, at that place, were
burned Sunday morning last about
o'clock, with three bales of cotton
belonging to Benjamin Fulwood,
colored. The total loss is about two
thousand dollars. The fire is sup
posed to have been of incendiary or
igin.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
CAPTAIN HATFIELD KILLED.

LOUISA, KY, April 7.-Raftsmen
from the head of Tug Fork of the
Big Sandy River have brought the
news that s'sCapt." Hatfield was
killed few evenings ago in row
over a game of poker in his house
among outlaws who had solemnly
vowed perpetual friendship.
In the mountains of Logan county
West Virginia, near the secluded
retreat of the notorious ''Bad Anseu
Hatfield, was the honse of "Capt."
Hatfield, whose record for murders
in the Hatfeld-McCoy feud stands
second only to that of his brother
"Anse." A few days ago one of the
Hatfield brothers, accompanied by
a friend named Dyson. called upon
"Capt.n Hatfield at his house, for
the purpose of enjoying social
evening with a game of poker and
jug of "moonshine."
Through the early part of the
evening all went well, but as the
night wore on the men became Graz
ed with liquor. The good luck of
their host led the visitors to accuse
him of fraud. Pistols were drawn
and shots freely exchanged. "Capt.n
fell, shot twice through the heart.
The others escaped unhurt.
So great is the terror which the
Hatfelds have created among their
associates that it is absolutely i'm
possible to ascertain with certainty
which one of the brothers aided in
this last murder, but "Anse's'' name
is connected with it. No arrests
have been made.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
AN OLD CLOCK.
To the Editor of The sEsrINEL.l

10 the Editor of The SENTINEL
I saw a piece in your paper about
old clocks. Now I know of an old
clock owned by Mr.. J. A. Frank,
living near Clemmonsville, that was
in use twenty five or thirty years
before the Revolutionary War. It
is a pure metal clock and runs
with only one weight. 1t was made
by George Hoff, Lancaster. 1t has
been owned by only three persons.
II was first owned by Mr.. Franks
grandfather's uncle who willed it to
j. A. Franks grandfather, William
Frank. The clock has been in Mr..
j. A. Franks possession for thirty
seven years.
During the Revolutionary War it
was boxed up and hid in large hay
loft to keep the Tories from get
ting it. O. L. G.
Clemmonsyille. April 9.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
Emancipation Celebration.

GREENSBORO, April 9.-This was a
big day in Greensboro for the color
ed people. 1t is the celebration OF
thier freedom.
Those who take part in the event
today are the darkeys say from a
district which is composed of For
syth, Guilford, Alamance, Randolph,
Rockingham, Davidson, Caswell,
Stokes, Davie, Yadkin and Surry
counties.
John G. Dancy, of Wilmington, was
the spokesman" for the occasion.
C~B. Cash, of Winston was elected
vice President, of the organization,
but owing to the other business en-
gagements the honor was tranferred
to A. w. Hill
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
odd Fellows Celehration.

The Odd Fellows Of East Bend, N.
c., will hold public celebration of
the anniversary of the I. O. O. F. on
the 26th day Of April. Rev. G.. w.
Sanderlin, D. D., of Raleigh, will
be present and deliver an address.
All are respectfully invited to at
tend.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
$500 Reward.

RALEIGH, N. c., April 9.-Governor
Holt yesterday offered 5000 reward
for the unknown assassin or assas-
sins of Atlas P. Taylor, a prominent
farmer of Northampton county, who
was murdered near Seaboard about
April /.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14

That man who is possessed of a
disposition that impels him to go
further and do more to injure and
enemy than he would to help a
friend gives the best of evidence that
his moral make up is of rather low
order. The high and noble traits
an exalted man is generosity to
foe and unfaltering loyalty to a
friend.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14

LONDON, April 9.-Oxford won
the annual boat race from Cam
bridge thismorning in the best time
ever made.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
Vol. xxxv. No. 81
March,
April, (
May.

Are the months in which to take
DR.. Flint's Sarsaparilla. This prep
aration is combination of the best
and most effective alternatives and
depurants known in medical science.
1t will be found advantageous in
all those disorders commonly attend
ing a vitiated condition ofthe blood,
and while removing the cause, will
also act as a tonic in building up
the system.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14
SCHOULER'S
Millinery Establishment.

With the :opening of the New
Year, the Millinery Department has
been moved to the Racket Store and
hereafter all goods in this line will
be found here. In addition we
have beautiful display of japanese
ware, stamped goods, ruching, lunch
baskets, initial letters, silk scarfs,
furs. and 900 pieces of ribbons.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-04-14


Offers everything in the drug
line at low prices. The stock
is large and varied and the
quality of our goods cannot be
surpassed.
We offer the finest line OF
domestic and foreign cigars ever
shown in Winston.
We make wholesale prices to
country merchants and others
buying in large quantities.
Your friends,
BROWN & BROWN
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-16
HAMPTON COURT.
The Associations 1t Recalls of EnEland's
Virgin Queen.

The Associations 1t Recalls of Ensland.s
Virgin Queen.
Much of the scandal about Queen
Elizabeth had its origin at Hampton
court. but during her long reign the
palace was the scene of few important
events. The virgin queen spent much
time there with the husband of Amy
Robsart while she was trifing with the
early matrimonial schemes proposed to
her BIZ her council or allies: but as time
ran on. when she was not at Westmin-
ster. she preferred Windsor. Greenwich
or Richmond for her residence. and
made only flying visits to the place
where her mother had won and lost her
crown.
In 1862 Elizabeth was seized with
smallpox at Hampton court. and for
some hours the greatest alarm pre-
vailed among the friends OF the Ref
ormation. When. six autumns later
the queen of Scots was a prisoner al
Bolton castle, and Elizabeth summoned
to Hampton court great council o:
peers to hear the contents of the fa1nou:
casket read. and to decide on the
charges against Mary respecting the
murder of Darnley. it was the turn of the
ROmanlStS TO feel respondent. A1tcl
this down to the end of the century
the annals of the place record nothing
more interesting than Christmas fes-
tivities. with the usual round OF balls
masquerades and plays. a temporary
thater was fitted up in the Great hall
but no permanent improvements or
changes of much moment were made
either in the buildings or parks.
The interior of the palace is described
by Paul Hentzner. who was in England
shortly before the queens death. The
German traveller speaks of two pres
ence chambers and numerous other
rooms shining with tapestry of gold,
silver, and silk or velvet: of several
royal beds, including. besides the
queens own bed of state. another. the
tester of which had been worked by
Anne Boleyn for Henry VII, and
third in which Edward VI. was said
to have been born and his mother
to have died: of the great hall,
adorned with noble portraits and many
rare curiosities. Everywhere CLEANED
rich hangings and cushions and quilts
embroidered with the precious metals.
The visitor saw also a cabinet called
Paradise, where, besides that every
thing gGtters so with silver. gold and
jewels as to dazzle ones eyes. there is
musical instrument made OF glass ex
cept the strings. "-Macmillan's Maya
zine
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1892-06-16

log walls between her and the wild
beast, the brave little maiden stopped
to listen. There was a fearful racket
going on within, and carefully peeping
| through a chink, she saw the panther
making desperate leaps in futile en-
deavor to reach the hole near the ridge
pole, where he had got in.
Seeing that she had him penned the
brave girl conceived a bold plan, and,
quickly putting a bride on to a horse,
she mounted bareback and rode at full
speed, with the child in her arms, to
me nearest neighbours, mile or two
from her own home There she left
the child, and, borrowing an old
musket, the only gun left on the place,
she hastily loaded it with a heavy
charge of buckshot and fastened home
on the plea that there was big buck
close to the house that she wished to
kill. She found her unwelcome visitor
still in his involuntary prison, and,
jumping off the horse. she crept up to
the side of the great chimney and
peered through chink as before. The
panther had dragged down the carcass
of the deer and was feasting on it in
the middle of the floor. Carefully
thrusting the muzzle of her gun
through the chink, she took deliberate
aim just behind the brute's ear as he
stood not ten feet away and pulled the
trigger.
The noise and recoil of the old flint
lock piece quite stunned her for a mo-
ment, but she quickly regained her
wits. and, looking in, she saw the
panther stretched dead upon the floor.
just then her mother rode up and
would hardly believe the story her ex-
cited daughter told her until. the door
being opened. there lay the proof-a
panther. nearly ten feet from tip to tip.
The great hunt ended without anything
being slain to which the depredations
on the sheep could be attributed. but
great brute that Sallie had laid low
they all agreed that this was without
doubt the author of the losses in their
flocl<s. and the fact that from that time
those losses ceased would seem to prove
the correctness of their theory. Ex-
animation showed that the panther had
found the spot where Dulin had killed
and dressed his deer the night previous
and had then followed the trail, prob
ably guided by the drops of blood that
had fallen from the game as it was car
ried home. until, reaching the cabin
and goaded by hunger and the scent OF
the fresh meat inside, he had leaped on
to the roof and met his fate at the hand
of the pioneers brave daughter, as we
have seen.-St Louis be-Democrat