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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
MRS, SAMUEL MARTIN DEAD.
Funeral this Evening--Aged IS
Years

Mrs. Verlinda Martin, wife of DR..
Samuel Martin, died peacefully at her
home on Fifth street at 5 o'clock
Monday afternoon, at the age of SO
years. The deceased has been in de-
Ginning health since last May.
Mrs. Martin was a graduate of
Edgeworth College, a Presbyterian
school, which was conducted many
years ago in Greensboro. She was
ono of Winston's best read and most
scholarly ladies, and was consistent
member, since childhood, of the
Methodist Episcopal church.
Mrs. Martin was the daughter of
the late Harmon Miller, who conduct
ed the first mercantile business in
Winston. She leaves a host of relatives
and friends to mourn her demise
among the number being brother
Mr.. Frank Miller, and four sisters,
Mrs: George W. Hinshaw, Mrs. Rev.
j. e. Mann, of this city, Mrs. DR.. j.
+. Griffith, of Clemmonsville, and
Mrs. DR.. w. G. Johnson, of Farming
ton, Davie county, besides five living
children-Mrs. Chas. d, McIver, of
Greensboro Normal School; Mrs. j. G.
Goodman, Samuel III. and James p.
Martin, of this city, and Thomas H.
Martin, of Paul's Valley, /. T. The
latter is prosperous merchant in
the above named Territory.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
DILLARD DOTS
what the Panic Does not Affect
Crops Good.

What the Panic Does not Affect
Crops Good.
Correspondence of the Sentinel ]
BILLIARD, Aug. 26-Our people are
luxuriating now in "watermillions,' y
canteloupes, apple dumplings and
peach pies as well as snap beans,
tomatoes, 'srosneers," &c.
We are truly glad the panic does
not affect these commodities, even if
they do bring on cholera morbus
and "thorough-go-nimbles" occa-
sionally.
Messrs. Albert and Lindsay Wall
and Aft Webster passed back from
the springs this morning with their
families much improved, except that
old man ALI had slight attack OF
hay fever
Misses Mary and Minnie Reed from
Winston are visiting relatives and
friends here, and we hope are having
a good time. Vance fingers around
yet, has found some attraction
amongst the hills of Dan"
Col. A. FL. Joyce was here few
days ago, and says he has been over
the entire county and reports crops
good except in streaks where it has
been too dry. The rains 60 like the
frost, in streaks.
j. D. Flynt, Esq, would like to
have the position of brandy gauger
for Northern Stokes and would take
it as a favor if Col. Kope would con.
fer it. RUsTICUs.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
AGOLD NINE
Claimed to Have Been Discovered in
This County.

Correspondence of The Sentinel.1
TOBACCOvILLE, Aug. ga very
heavy rain fell here yesterday, accom-
panied by hard wind, which laid corn
close to the ground and twisted off a
great many tobacco leaves; the soil is
thoroughly soaked for the first time
in several weeks. Farmers will be
busy now following the soil and pre-
pairing for he sowing of the wheat
crop this fall. Tobacco is beginning
to ripen but very little has been cut.
Master Robert Moore, the 7-year-
old son of Mr.. Alfred Moore, fell out
of a tobacco barn few days ago. The
little fellow was unconscious for some
time and received several painful
bruises, but fortunately no bones
were broken.
Misses Lizzie Bidding, Ota Reed
and Mamie Slaughter, who have been
visiting Miss Stella Wolff, returned
to Winston Saturday, accompanied by
Mr.. Ernest Wolff.
Mrs. DIR. Holt is very sick with
fever.
Mr.. Weldon Gurley. who has been
very low with typhoid fever, is Inn
Mr.. We. Wright says he has dis
covered a gold mine on his farm near
Tobaccovillo. He claims to have re.
ceiyed knowledge of it by fnspira.
tion, says the Lord revealed it to him
in a dream. The merits of Mr..
Wright's mine have not been thor
oughly tested.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
DOOM OF THE SHERMAN ACT.
The Wilson Bill Passes by a Very Large
Majority.

The Wilson Bill Passes by a Very Large
Majority.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The House
was yesterday called promptly to or
der at II o'clock and the chaplain in
voked the special divine guidance on
members at this critical moment.
The Wilson bill having been read,
Mr.. Bland offered his first amend
ment-that of free coinage at the
present ratio of 16 to /, and it was de-
feated by a vote of yeas 124, nays 226,
amid applause from the anti-silYer
men, who received more majority
than they expected.
Not nearly as mach interest was
taken on the second vote, which was
on the ratio of II to l. The decisive
vote on the 16 to l ratio seemed to
dishearten the silver men, and in
place of the attention which was paid
to the first, liStlessneSs prevailed
which spread throughout the hall.
The vote resulted in the defeat of the
amendment by a.vote of yeas 100, nays
2i0. The Populist members did not
vote.
The vote upon the final passage OF
the Wilson bill was yeas 240; nays no.
All of the Carolina Representatives
were present and voted, except Mr.
Shell, paired with Mr.. Graham, OF
New York. All of the North Caro-
lima Democrats voted for the five IA.
tics and the Bland-Allison amend
menJ. Mr.. Bum alone voted for the
repeal of the Sherman law. Mr.. Set
tie voted against the ratios and the
Bland amendment, but for the repea
bill
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
ROCKINGHAM.
A Budget of News from Our Neighbor
County.

A Budget of News from Our Neighbor
County.
Correspondence of the Sentnel.I
WENTWORTH, Aug. 28.-At meet
ing of the directors of the Bank of
Reidsville Mr.. w. P. Bethel, president
of the National Bank of Danyille, was
elected president, to succeed Col. A.
j. Boyd, deceased. The office of vice
president was created and Mr.. p. b.
johnson, of this place, elected to the
position.
Mrs. Jennie Harvey, of. Greensboro,
and Mrs. John S. Johns IN, of Ruffin,
are visiting friends and relatives
here.
Mr.. Ernest Anderson, of West
Point, Ga, is visiting relatives near
here
Mr.. Editor, what would be the rela-
tion between Willis Johnson, the son
of Elias Johnson, if Willis married
the mother of Elias second wife :?
There is such case in this county.
Miss Mary Sue Motley, of Reidsville,
and Mr.. a. +. Starr and wife, of
Texas, are registered here as summer
guests, they having left Piedmont
some time.
Misses Lena Harvie, of Danville;
Dora Parrish, of Rcidsyille, and jamie
Moore, of Berry, are visiting relatives
here.
The severe wind and rain storm of
Monday bruised and broke the tobac-
CO and blew down the upland corn.
Corn on the second bank of the river
is now under water x. LOAFER. :
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
STEALING wATERMELoNs.
The Trials and TribulatioDs of a Wen
na Township Farmer.

A Winston gentleman, who claims
to be acquainted with the facts, tells
THE SENTINEL about a farmer in
Vienna township who has been in
''hard luck" this year with his crop of
watermelons.
Last year he kept the negroes away
by placing large hogshead in the
middle of the ''patch." He tried the
same plan this year but it failed to
work.
yield was just splendid. The farmer
began to take notice that his largest
and best melons were daily slipping
away. The farmer stood it as long
as he could. His next plan was to
write out notice and place it on
pole by the side of the largest melon
in the field. The notice read some
thing like this: eff you are mean
enoughtto take this melon please be
kind enough to leave the seed in, the
tin cup near by"
found that his melon had gone in the
way of great many others. Howey-
er, the fellow that got it had evident
ly read the notice on the pole, as the
seed were found in the cup NEAR
by"
This incensed the farmer and made
him determined to catch the thief
that had been visiting his 'Epatch."
One night he secreted himself in
the big hogshead. He did not wait
long before up came one of the old
mans neighbors, accompanied by his
wife. After pulling large melon
the neighbor started to get over the
fence, but at this juncture the old
man bobbed up from the hogshead
and began to deliver d lecture on
Watermelon thieves The neigh
Dor held on to the melon and after
the old man got through said: 81
have got my opinion Of the fellow
who will watch his neighbors as you
are doing" The neighbor and his
wife went on home with their melon
and the owner of the patch did the
same thing. He decided that water
melons were product over which no
living man had any control.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
rwIN-CITY TOPICS.
Little Items Picked up by The Senti
ners an-About Town.

Mayor Kerner is still .improv-
ing.
Governor Carr. has appointed J.
M. Guyer, of Kernersyille, a notary
public.
MIR. d. n. King has shut down
his ice fatory owing to an Overstock
of ice.
A car load of tobacco stems were
shipped to Baltimore Saturday by b..
J. Sheppard & Co.
Winston has one citizen who is so
Etstingy" that he cuts his own hair.
He accomplishes the act by placing
looking-glass behind him.
MIR E c Dull and Miss Emiline
e. Sink were married near Lewisyille
on the 23d inst. The ceremony was
performed by Esquire A. w. Jones.
The train from Roanoke arrived
three hours late Tuesday on ac-
count of washout at the trestle be-
tween Martinsville and Bassett.
The Davis Military School will
open on Thursday, September 18th.
Col. Davis says that the prospect for
large attendance is very fidttering.
w. F. Snipes, who conducts two
stores on Ola Town street ana meat
stall in the market house, filed deed
of assignment Monday, naming
Chas. NJ. McCurry trustee.
The Yadkin river and creeks be-
tween Winston and Mocksyille are re-
ported to be the highest they have
been this year. Corn in the bottoms
is thought to be badly damaged.
Mrs Mary A. Johnson, of Glenn
monsville, purchased residence in
Salem Saturday. The sale was made
through Mr.. II. Montague. Fifteen
hundred dollars was the amount paid.
The information that Mr.. S. S.
Pegram had secured a place in the
Interior Department through the in
fuence of Congressman Bower is
erroneous, as we learn from
letter from Washington. Mr.. Pegram
has not yet succeeded in securing a
position.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
WALNUT COVE DOTS
Picked up by a Sentinel Representa-
tive.

Picked up by a Sentinel represent =
tive.
The sshdrd tines have not effected
the small towns as much as the larger
ones.
A SENTINEL representative was in
Walnut Cove Saturday and he heard
very little said about E'stringency in
money matters" One merchant re-
marked that his trade had been better
this year than last.
The leading merchants of the place
are Burton & Freeman, Robert Muir
ply and Mr.. Lewis. The two first
named are general merchants, while
the latter sells furniture and has a
good trade.
The Cove is headquarters for
'thorse swappers." More trading is
done there, perhaps, than in any town
in the State.
Saturday night the boys made
things lively and worried the police
man, John Bill Sanders, by shooting
their pistols within the corporate linn
its. Saunders was unable to learn
the names of the viclators. He said
that there was no ''big money in his
office and that he was puzzled to know
why the people wanted to play with
him so much.
The citizens of Walnut Cove are
very much dissatisfied with the pres
ent 9. E. & Y. V. schedule.
The new G. f, & Y. V. depot is
about completed. The company is
now putting in side-tracks.
"Nume" Vaughn, former resident
of Winston, is now keeping books for
the Walnut Cove Lumber Company.
Judd Valentine, cripple who
frequently visits Winston, was at the
Cove Saturday. He is fine tobacco
raiser and is considered one of the
best curers of the weed in the Pied
mont section. "Judd," like great
many other people, is his own enemy.
However, he is tho rough-bred Dem
ocFat and talks Democracy wherever
he goes. He says that he can make
some allowances for a Republican but
las no patience with Third PARTY
tie. Judd" takes the world easy and
allows no one around him to have the
''blues." About the first question he
propounds when he meets friend, is
''Can't you set 'em up?" When the
reply is No." "Judd'' says: 81 can;
come and go with me-" "Judd's"
latest trick is fortune telling. He
claims to have Travelled with the
Gypsies and can tell all about ones
life by examining their hand. He
makes no charges but if given any
thing he don't refuse it.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
THE SITUATION.
Reports from Dun's Review of Week
Ending August 26th.

The improvement observed last
week has become much more distinct
and general. While actual trdnsac
tions have increased but little, the
change in public feeling is note
worthy. There are fewer failures,
either of banks or of important COM
mercial or manufacturing concerns,
than for some weeks past. Many dis
asters have been avoided by more
general pooling of resources aud a
greater spirit of mutual helpfulness
and forbearance than were seen some
weeks ago. Money on Call is more
abundant and lower, as many interior
loans have been paid since the banks
ceased to send currency away, and adj
vanced their rates for renewing or eX-
tending such loans, but there is little
relief as respects mercantile accom-
mOdatiOnS. the use of checks in place
OF currency increases, and the Secre-
tary of the Treasury, in answer to an
inquiry, has stated that no legal OBJ
lection exists to the use of sight
drasts on New York for small sums,
in payment of hands. The difficulty
of collections and the interruption of
exchanges are nearly as serious as
ever. Washington advices have
greatly strengthened the hope that
the provision for silver purchases will
ultimately he repealed, and the con-
yictiCn that relief from this measure
will come before long is an important
factor in the situation.
The number of industrial establish
ments resuming begins to com pare
fairly with the number stopping
work. 1t cannot yet be said that the
army of the unemployed has begun to
decrease, but the additions toit are
much smaller than in previous weeks.
From reports from a number of COM
mercial centres, we Gull the following:
BALTIMoRE.-Dry goods show bet
ter trade, and also boots and shoes,
hats and clothing, the appearance of
country merchants helping the vari-
Gus lines. Less dulnesS is seen among
shirt makers, and eanneries are ac-
lively engaged.
KNOXvILLE.-A better tone pre-
walls, banks receiving country checks
for collection only. The grocery trade
is fair with good collections, but 9TH
er lines less favorable
ATLANTA Some improvement is
seen in orders to local manufacturers,
but general trade is unchanged.
CHARLESToN.-Ship of dry
goods are heavy, of groceries about
the same as last week, and trade in
shoes and other lines is dull. Money
is tight, but the feeling is decidedly
more hopeful and crops are good.
CHATTANOOGA. Local confidence is
grad lally being restored, but other
wise there is no material change.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
ILLICIT STILLS.
A Request That Unlawful Business
be Broken Up.

To the Editor Of the Sentinel:
Under the head of "Sound Advice
a correspondent from Danbury in the
Mt. Airy News, urges the citizens of
Stokes and the internal revenue
officials to take steps to stop the
business of blockading whiskey in
Stokes, which has been source of so
much mischief in the county for
several years, and which has been at
the bottom OF nearly all the disorder
and crime in the county which has
added SO much to the county ex
penses, and so burdened the tax
payers, that we can't build bridges
and roads and make, other public i'm
provements, by reason of which our
county is kept in the back ground.
Now we have Bob Glenn for at.
torney to prosecute and Zach Smith
for deputy collector together with
the commissioner and Deputy Mar
shall who 1 presume know nearly
every hog path in the county and
will ferret out these offenders, and
do their whole duty in bringing them
to speedy justice, and forever rid old
Stokes of the blight and curse of the
illicit distillation and traffic in the
vile stuff. All good citizens will en-
dorse this course, although we don't
like the revenue laws. Stokes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
piles, PllesIItchtnsPtIes.

SYMPToMs-Moisture; intense itching and
tinging most at night; worse by scratching. II
flowed to continue tumors form, which often
Iced and uicerate, b, coming very sores
wAYNEs oINMENr stops the itching and bleed
ng heals liberation, and in most cases remove
hetumors. AT druggist. or by mail for so
cents. Or. Woyne Son, Philadelphia.
English SPAWN Liniment removs all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and blem
shes from horses, Blood Spavins, Curbe
Splints, Sweeney, Ring-Bone, Stife
Sprains, all Swollen Threats, Coughs ed
Save $50 by use Of one bottle. Warra ntr
the most wonderful Blemish Cure eve
known. Sold by Ashcraft & Owens Drug
eist w instop N c.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered in the Ola
North State.


North State.
Guilford Superior Court is in session
this week. Judge Brown presides.
Mr.. W. L Fogleman has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Gibsonville,
Guilford county.
The Messenger Gays that lis unem-
ployed families were fed in Whining
ton last Saturday by contributions
made by the citizens.
Mr.. VIM. f. Foushee, for sixteen
years clerk of the Chatham court, and
man of great integrity of character
and wide popularity in his county,
died at Pittsboro last Thursday.
The officers of the colered fair have
teenth annual fair in Raleigh, Oct. 80
Nov /. John Fl. Williamson, the
secretary, says all differences have at
last been settled.
Last Saturday afternoon, at Dur
ham, as the oxford and Clarksville
passenger train was going to the ssY''
run over and instantly killed white
man named Percy Rookie, who was en-
| ployed by S. W. Holman Sc CO., of that
city.
Mr.. VIM. Lane attempted suicide az
his home on the opposite side of the
Nelse river from New Berne last Sat-
urday morning by shooting himself in
| the head by means of a string tied to
the trigger of his gun which he pulled
with his foot.
A report now is that Rev. A. @.
| Dixon will resign his Brooklyn N. Y.
Church and enter the evangelical field
He has peculiar gifts for it. Sam Jones
said in Baltimore years ago that his
own wife saidthat Mr.. Dixon preached
as well as he did.
j The next term of the Institution
| for Deaf Mutes and Blind begins Sep
TENDER 18th. Superintendent Young
says that the institution will be
/ crowded Many applications for ad.
mission cannot be entertained, owing
to the fact that there is not room
enough.
o. B. Wheeler, Jr., of Asheville, who
embezzled SIT, 600 from Geo. w. Van.
derbilt as superintendent of the Bilt-
/ more Brick and Tile Works, has giyeE
| a 81, 600 bond and been released from
4 JAIL He at once left for parts un
known. Ex-Sheriff d. L. Reynolds il
Wheelerss bondsman
The trial Of Edward Haynes for tht
murder of Ham Henderson was con
cluded In the Rowan Superior Cou !
at $50 Saturday night by the jury re
turning verdict Of murder in thu
second degree. Judge Whitaker sen
fenced the prisoner to thirteen years
: IN the penitentiary.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
KERHERSVILLE CYCLONE
A Citizen Of the Town Tells The SEMI
mel About it.
VERY LITTLE DAMAGE VAS DONE

Outside of the Town-Monroe Philips.
Colored. Seriously IpJured-His
Wife and Child Badly Hurt-A
Horse KilIed-Names of Those Who
Suffered by the Storm.
Mr.. w. II. Leak, a tobacco manu-
facturer of Kernersville, says the town
is still excited over Monday mornings
storm.
Mr.. Leak says that the storm ex-
tended from DR.. Sapps hotel to Low
ery's factory, near the Kernersville
Academy, distance of about 800
yards. No damage is reported from
the storm beyond Friendship. log
stable northeast of town, the proper
ty of Arch Mcdowell, was blown
down. killing his horse.
Monroe Phillips, colored, whose
child was killed, is in a critical con-
dition. His wife and another child
is also very low. The family was re-
neighoor. His house was torn to
pieces. The ell of a brick house own
ed and occupied by VIM. Scott, was
blown down.
The damage done to other houses is
as follows:
A portion of the tin roof on Beard
& Roberts brick factory blown off:
residence Mr.. Beard damaged, CHM
neys and outhouses blown down; roof
of J. NJ. Leaks house mashed in,
chimneys blown down, barns and 9TH
er outhouses badly damaged; top of
Mrs. Haley Davis house and out
houses blown off, her store moved
several feet; outside buildings of D.
Hartman, including barn, badly dam
aged: barn, corn crib, ETC., belonging
to w. III. Leak, blown down, horses
roof on w. A. Lowery, Son & Co.'S.
factory blown off; end of house, with
loot, belonging to Mrs. James Kerner
and occupied by Mrs. Carraway,
blown down; chimneys to Hugh Lind
says residence blown down, also his
carriage house; chimneys and out
side buildings of r. Hartman blown
down; roof on Fulp & Linville's store
blswn off; Baptist church, brick,
wrecked; front porch and barn of
ID. A. BOdenhamer blown down; L. e.
Griffith's residence badly shaken up;
chimneys to J. f. Plunkett's house,
and his workshop. blown down; barns
of Winston Fulton, George Ray and
Gid Kerner blown down; house of
Fulton damaged; end of David Kern
er's dwelling moved several feet, his
outside buildings blown down; end of
house belonging to a Mrs. Walker
badly damaged; houses Of Mis-. Will
son and Mr.. Huffman blown away;
roofs on Nat Hubbard and Cal Kern
er's houses blown off; J. S. Rays
dwelling damaged; horse of Zeke Stills
fatally injured by falling timbers in
his barn; many large trees blown
dewn, including beautiful cedars on
Main street.
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FIRE IN MADISON.
A Residence Destroyed-The Family
Asleep When the Fire Started.

A Residence Destroyed-The FamlI y
Asleep When the Fire St arted.
Correspondence of the Sentinel
MADISON, n. c. Aug. 2S.-A dwell
ling owned by Sharp Brothers and oc-
cupied by Robt. p. Wall, was destroy
ed by fire here about 1:3O D. M. yes
terday. The flames spread rapidly.
Mr.. Wall and his family were in the
house asleep when the fire broke out.
The furniture in two rooms was saved,
the other was lost. The loss on the
building is placed at 81, 600 with 81 900
insurance. Mr.. Wall thinks his loss
will be between $500 and $400.
Hon. r.. III. Cor0ell, of Richmond,
Va, was in town last week visiting
relatives. He was chairman of the
late Democratic convention that nom
mated O'Farrell for Governor
Mr.. M. V. Gibson was in town last
week and remarked that tobacco was
so cheap the worms had quit dealing
in it.
Miss Ruby Trogden and Mr.. j. A.
Wilson. both of Douglas, N. c., were
in town yesterday.
There was preaching in the MethO-
dist church yesterday by Rev. ". III.
Wilson.
The Madison High school opened
today with large attendance.
Mr.. Philips, of WaughtOwn, came
in Saturday to attend the High
school.
Mr.. Willie Greene Penn, of Dan
vile Va, was in town last Saturday
visiting his brothers, of the firm of
Penn Bros. Co.
Some of our townsmen are anxious
to know why it is so many former
friends of silver have turned JudaSeS.
Has far away England hypnotized us?
If not, what ails US? SHAKESPEARE.