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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
PERSONALS

Judge Wilson and d S Reid are
wrestling with the grip.
Col James Martin has returned from
a trip to several Western States.
J w Beard, one of Kernersville's lead
ing citizens, was in the city Friday.
Miss Mary Banner, of Walnut Cove,
is visiting the Misses Martin, West
Winston.
Mrs N E Clark, of Mocksville, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs Ed Kernes,
in Salem.
S. L. Patterson of Caldwell county
has been appointed to the State Geo
logical Board.
Capt Buford, Len Vaughn and r b
Glenn left Friday on hunting trip
to Stokes county.
SV Rintels came in Saturday from
Charlotte He will spend a month
with relatives here.
Misses Bittie and Lille Moir, of
Walkertown, are visiting Miss Blanch
Nading on North Liberty street.
Miss Lille Long, of Greensboro
Female College faculty, spelt Thanks
giving with her brother, V. w. Long.
Prof John Benbow, of East Bend,
was here to day to witness the foot
ball contest Saturday between
Davis School and Guilford College
teams
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
COLLECTOR ELIAS,
Fourteen Applications for His Place
Dark Horse to Get 1t.


The Washington correspondent of
the Richmond Times gives out the
latest information regarding Collector
Elias case. Here is what he says:
Collector kope Elias has not yet re-
signed: in fact he has no need Of doing
SO as he has neither qualified since his
last appointment, nor has he notified
the department OF his intention OF do
ing so. 1t is considered at the Treas
ury Department that his failure to
qualify is an intimation that he does
not intend to accept the appointment
and rumor says that the Secretary al
ready has the naming Of his successor
teen applications from prominent
North Carolinians from different
sections OF tue State for this position,
and Il high official of the Treasury
Department limited this morning that
the name OF the fortunate aspirant
was nat among the number.
Seuttor Ni.nce is here, and seems
entirely satisfied that Mr.. Elias
name will not again be sent to the
Senate. hut dcciines to discuss the
question Of has SucceSSorShip. 1t is
rumored, however. that the appointee
will come from the west Of the Blue
Ridge, and while the appointment
will be considered a slight concession
to Senator Vance. it will be agreeable
to both Senators.
WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE 400?
The Asheville correspondent OF the
same paper says:
1t is confidently expected by poll
ticians here that Hon. Kope Elias
will send in his resignation as collec-
tor of this district on the reassemb bling
of Congress, ostensibly for the sake OF
party harmony, and that the appoint
ment of Captain Melvin Carter, who
is persona grata to both Senator
Vance and Senator Ransom, will
shortly afterwards be made. This is
the program as now understood, but
it has not yet been announced. What
will become of the four hundred and
odd appointees of the late collector is
another powerfully interesting ques
tion, which probably the next few
weeks can only solve.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
WOMEN DELEGATES IN SESSION
The Parsonage and Home Mission Sos
ciety Holds Meeting.


The Woman's Parsonage and Home
Mission Society held its concluding
session in the Sunday school room IF
the Second Presbyterian church in
Charlotte Friday afternoon, Dec. 1st.
The Observer says that quite num-
Der of ladies were present, including
many visitors. Devotional exercises
were led by Rev. j. Il. Moose, of Win
StOn.
Miss Mollie HaneS, OF Wilmington,
was requested to act as organizer, and
Il friend of the work gave SO towards
defraying expenses.
Mrs. j. r.. Brooks, recording Secre-
tary, told of the needs of the home
mlSsion work in the State: of the
good work done by the Moravian Sis
terS in the mountains near Mt. Airy,
they deVoting their summer vacation
to the work, and she asked if there
was not in the Methodist church CON
secrated women who could and would
do likewise. She also told of the
good work done by some good men and
women of the Methodist church
while summerlng near one of the
mountain resorts, where were found
several men and women of advanced
age who had never had the privilege
of attending church. Cottage prayer
meetings were held among them and
several old people converted.
The election of officers for the enSu-
ing year: President, Mis- DR. James
Atkins, of Asheyille; vice-preSident,
Mrs Ann Sturdiyant, Charlotte; con-
ference secretary, Mrs John r Brooks,
ReidSville: treasurer, Mrs j w Wads-
worth, Charlotte.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
OPENED THIS MORNING.
THE WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA
CONFERENCE,
tees Appointed - Many Female
Delegates in Attendance.

CHARLOTTE, Nov. 29.--The Western
/ North Carolina Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal church, South,
| opened in Tryon street church at 6
| O'Clock this morning with a love-feast
| Bishop Duncan, of South Carolina, is
presiding. He arrived last night and
is the guest of Mr.. J. w. Wadsworth.
| At this mornings session the va
| rious committees were announced.
| These will hold meetings each after
J noon, the places to be announced
chairman of each committee respect
lively.
:. The conference will hold its bust
eSS sessions from d. m. to l p. NJ.
The afternoons will be devoted to cab
met work by the Bishop and his
cOunselOrS, composed of the Presiding
Elders.
Each night there will be preaching,
or an anniversary meeting of some
one of the boards, at which interest
ing addresses will be made.
Besides the male delegates to con-
ference there are number of women
delegates They are here to attend
the annual meeting of the Hc me Mis-
sion and Parsonage Society which
opens tomorrow.
The membership of the church
within the conference one year ago
was 0,S61 communicates. There
were 200 local preachers, 623 Sunday
schools, 4,06l officers and teachers.
40 732 scholars, coo church buildings
valued at S640,477 50 parsonages val
ued at Sl12,4S7, and other church
property to the value of 500, ,729.
This conference is divided into ten
districts, which have been manned
during the present year by the follow
ing presiding elders respectively:
Greensboro district, Rev John r.
Brooks, D d: Winston district, Rev P
j Carraway; Mt Airy district, Rev J
NJ Hoyle; StateSville district, Rev j r
ScrOggs; Salisbury district, Rev j J
Rem: Charlotte district, Rev A p
Tyre: Shelby district, Rev z w Byrd;
Morgantcn district, Rev f II Wood;
Asheville district, Rev J IT Weaver,
d D.; Franklin district, Rev 9
Rowe
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
PETER DEGRAFF TALKS.
He Still Claims he will Die an limo
cent Man.


cent Man.
A SENTINEL representative called
upon Peter DeGraff at the Jail Satur-
day morning for an interview.
The prisoner was found walking to
and fro in his cell. He looked well
combed. When asked how he was
feeling, he replied that he was all
right. He was calm and quite COM
municative. Be said that he knew
nothing about the petition to the
Governor, now being carried around
by his brother asking for signatures.
Peter said that he was willing to
die-ready to go today if they wanted
him-but that he was innocent of tie
murder of Ellen Smith, the girl whom
he loved as much as his own life. He
said it would do him no good to tell
lie about the matter: that if he was
guilty he would say so. He added
against him would have to answer for
every one of them.
Il have one request to make of
you" said the prisoner to the reporter.
"W hat is it ?" asked THE SENTINEL
representative.
Il want you to promise me that
you will never print another line in
your paper about me as long as |
live
81 could not promise you that" re-
piled the reporter. ''If | did | might
have to break that promise. As you
know, Peter, the people want the
news and that is what they take pa
per for"
THAT is all true,' said DeGraff,
''but it looks like the papers have had
great deal to say about me. Before
you leave l would like to give a piece
of good advice which you can print in
your paper if you want to-"
What is it Peter ?"
SIT is this: You stop working SO
hard and laying up money for this
world. You cannot carry any of it
with you. Let ali your treasures be
laid up in heaven"
''That is very good, Peter, but news
paper men never have any treasure in
the shape of money to lay up in this
part of the country"
DeGraff said his appetite was only
fairly good. The reporter left promis-
ing to send him some newspaper ex-
changes to read.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
Mr.. j. G. Stockton Dead.

Mr.. John G. Stockton, of Salem,
died Wednesday of last week at
his residence ON Main street; aged IS
years.
Mr.. Stockton has been i'll for about
six weeks. He was first stricken with
an attack of pneumonia, followed by
typhoid fever which proved fatal.
Mr.. Stockton leaves a wife and four
children, two sons and two daughters.
He also leaves five brothers, Messrs.
J. H., NJ. d. and n. G. Stockton, of
this place, William d. Stockton, of
Kernersville, and Charles Stockton,
who now resides in California.
The deceased has for several years
held an important position with MI
d HI King, the ice and coal dealer.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
TOBACCO AND COTTON.
OmctaI List of Awards for North
Carolina.

Following are the official awards
and medals won bygrowers of North
Carolina tobacco, cotton, etc, at the
Worlds Fair:
Group s, tobacco; tobacco trade of
Henderson; J \ Lawrence, Stokes
county; j X Marler, Wilson county,
Leaf tobacco, A Scraggins, McLeans-
vile; fine bright smokers, w l.
Spoon, Graham.
Group 9. cotton and wool; Doran
cotton, j S Bateman, Creswell;
Dixon cotton, j w Morrow, Pine
vile; Bailey cotton, w E Davis,
Creek; Wilborne's Pet" cotton, w
5 Pharr, Charlotte; cotton, d L
Mclean, Maxton; b ile lint cotton,
A Gill, Wake Forest. Wool, Holt &
Homewood, Burlington; S Tucker,
Raleigh.
Group II, fertilizing compounds;
cottonseed oil, Charlotte Oil and
Fertilizing Company; collective ex-
hibit of shell mari and fourteen
seampIes of phosphate rock, State
Chemist Ii b Battle, Raleigh; collec-
tive exhibits of fertilizers, State OF
North Carolina,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
HAS 1T BEEN SOLD?
Report About Cape Fear & Yadki n
Valley Railroad.

Mai. Il. J. Morehead, of Leaksville,
arrived at New York a few days ago
from England where he went to effect
a sale of the Cape Fear & Yadkin
Valley railroad.
1t is not known for a certainty il
he has been successful, but there is a
rumor that he has succeeded in selling
the road to an English syndicate.
This railroad was built from Fay
etteyille to Egypt, 43 miles in 1890 and
then extended it to Gulf, 4 miles fur
ther. The war intervened and the
road was not completed to Green's
boro until 1884. 1t was gradually eX
tended to5 Bellows Creek, to Pilot
Mountain and then to Mt. Airy, it's
present terminus, which it reached in
1888. The Madison branch was
opened five years ago this month
The line was extended from Fayette-
vile to Wilmington, 81 miles, and
opened February II, 1890.
The main line of the G. f. & Y. V.
from Wilmington to Mt. Airy is 24S
miles in length and its branch lines
add nearly 100 miles. The road is
owned mostly in this State, among
the stockholders being w. A. Lash,
President, J. L. Morehead, G. w.
Williams, r. Percy Gray, d. w. G.
Benbow, w. A. Moore, E. j. Lilley, j.
e. Gilmer, ]. NJ. Worth, G. p. Stokes,
of Richmond and K. M. Murchison,
of New York.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
THE Nj. P. APPOINTMENTS.
MADE BY CONFERENCE AT LA,
GRANGE.
Where the Preachers Will All Goa
Church Organ Talked of-Re~
ports of the Preachers

Through the courtesy Of Rev. L. L.
| to give the appointments made at
the recent session of the North Caro-
| lima Methodist Protestant Conference
| held at La Grange, n. G. Nineteen
| changes were made. The report of
| the Stationing Committee was as fol-
lows: Alamance, d A Highfill; Albe-
Stowe: Buncombe, r Savage; Bar
lington, w 4 Bunch; Caldwell, P D
Moore; Catawba H D Garman; Cleve-
land, II Motion; Cedar Falls, G L
Milloway; Chatham, w w Amick;
Davidson, c A Pickens; Flat Rock, L
] Ogburn; FORSYTH, J G w Holloway:
Granville, w L Harris; Greensboro, j
S Williams; Greenyille, W F Ash
burn; Halifax, w NJ Pike; High Point,
G E NJ Raper; Haw River, A w Line
berry; Henderson, T NJ Johnson; Ivey,
w c Lassiter; La Grange, w E Swain;
Littleton, H S B Thompson; Lincoln,
E A Plyler; Liberty, j r Hutton;
Mecklenburg, w Il Totten; Monroe.
S Dunn; Mocksville, N Garrett; Mt.
Hermon, w T Mcdowell; North Gran
Vile, J E Dosier; Orange, w f Ken
nett; Pee Dee, o p Routh; Randle-
man and Asheboro, G A Cecil; Ran
Il " L
Whitaker; Stanley, / l York; Surry,
w c Hammer; Tabernacle, E Hart
sell; Tar River, J D Williams; Twin
City, to be supplied; WadeSborO to be
supplied; Winston Station, L L AL
bright, Winston Circuit, n NJ Modlin:
Yadkin, r r Hammer.
The reports by the pastors at the
Conference showed deficits in salaries
generally, but the amounts raised for
f.,p III
with the same last year. Eight
preachers were ordained elders.
Four new fields of labor were plan
ned.
There were several prominent visi-
tors present, among them were Rev.
Z McCulloch, of West Virginia, who
very ably addressed the Conference on
the subject Of christian Education,"
and the ''MethOdist Protestant
church," Rev Il E Colhurn, OF the
Maryland Conference, who spoke in
the interest of Foreign Missions, and
Rev. j. f. Cowan, of Pennsylvania.
who emphasized Christian Endeavor
work.
Rev. t. J. Ogburn, president of the
Local Missionary Society, took col
lection of $40 to meet the demands
who had spent FIVE years as mission
ary to Japan, made an instructive ad-
dress on "Observations and Expert
ences in Japan
Conference adjourned to meet at
Asheburo on Wednesday before the
fourth Sunday in November, 1894.
\ committee was appointed by the
Conference to consider the question
of re-establishing church organ this
year. If the enterprise is started
Rev. J. l.. MichauX, who was editor of
the Central Protestant, published at
Greensboro, will probably be at the
head Of it.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
DEGRAFF VERY ANGRY.
WANTED A CYCLONE To Pass
OVER WINSTON
And Kill Every Body VINO Had Any
thug to Do With His Trial
Visited by His Mother.

Peter DeGraff became very angry
when Sheriff Macarthur informed
him on Wednesday, Nov. Goth, that
the Supreme Court had affirmed the
decision of the Superior Court and
that he must hang.
| As soon as the words fell from the
| Sheriff's lips the prisoner became ner-
vous and excited and began cursing
| everybody who was in any way con-
nected with his trial. He acted like
a wild man and said he hoped cy-
| clone would pass over the town Wed
| nesday night and kill all of his enc
| mics. He used horrible oaths and
said that witnesses were employed at
| the trial to swear his life away. The
sheriff and taller. who were the only
outsiders present, were nOrrlneu at
DeGraff's language, and they left him
cursing.
The prisoner continued his bolster
Gus noise and curSing until NJ Xt
morning. He told Jailer Ziglar that
if any newspaper man came there to
see him he wanted him (Ziglar) to
give him a pistol so he could Kill him.
He also said that he did not want to
see any preacher. In his remarks he
said that DR.. Broughton, instead of
praying for his neck, was trying to
to save his soul.
Jailer Ziglar put ''quietus" on
Peter by telling him if he did not stop
his cursing he would chain him to the
floor, and furthermore would gag him
if il was necessary.
The other three prisoners in the cell
with DeGraff have been removed
The town prisoners were also removed
to the town ,Ock-up in the City Hall
building.
VISITED BY HIS MOTHER.
The prisoners mother called to see
him Friday. They held a long
conversation. DeGraff wept bitterly
He told his mother that he would
Lever be hung he proposed to
kill himself in the cell. This is hard
ly probable as the sheriff has placed a
night watch, Mr.. NJ. NJ. Vickers, over
him.
DeGraff gave his mother the small
gold ring which he has been wearing
for several years. He told her to keep
it as long as she lived.
Mrs. DeGraff says that she will get
up petition asking the Governor to !
commute Peters sentence to life i'm
prison ment. She says that she will |
take the petition to the Governor if |
she has to walk everystep of the way.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07

Tarheel Whiskey and Tobacco-Other
Revenue Matters.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 27.-The follow
ing are the chief Carolina features o
the Internal Revenue Commissioner.
report just furnished to the press:
| Collections IN the fourth North Car
olina district for the past fiscal year
1917, 4S9 80; for the fifth North Carroll
ma, 81, 44S. .293 76; South Carolina, $50.
S2I 40.
Illicit stills destroyed, fourth North
Carolina A, remJved IL; number OF
persons arrested 8. Fifth North Car
olina, stills destroyed 1885, removed l:
persons arrested Is. South Carolina,
stills destroyed sc; arrests, 43.
Chinese certificates issued in North
Carolina .; South Carolina 33.
Cigars manufactured in North Car
olina, fourth district, $3.50, 300, by IS
factories; fifth district ,462, SOC by l6
factories; South Carolina, 70I ,475, by
IA factories. The fourth North Caro-
lima district produced 3, 1913, 397 pounds
of plug tobacco; 4, $50, ,l32 pounds of
smoking tobacco; 1890 pounds of
snuff; on hand, l, $40, ,524 pounds; total
to be accounted for, 9,972,79 pounds.
Stamps required for sales, S447 ,253 80.
In the fifth district respectively, 15,-
-'os Oh, IoO, J-t, --,0oO,-OS, DOunuS.
stamps, 1886, 965 3S.
Violations of the internal revenue
laws; eastern district 30 suits pending
beginning of fiscal year; 100 com
menced during year; III settled: 9
pending uly l, 1898.
In the fifth district 223 salts were
pending in the beginning of the fiscal
year: $50 were commenced during the
year; 592 were settled; 1Sl are pending.
The total of special tax payers:
Fourth district 9S1; fifth district 536;
South Carolina 952. Distilleries reg
istered and operated: North Caro-
lima grain, 63i, registered; COS oper-
ated; fruit 616; total operated 1,275.
South Carolina, grain, % registered:
u operated; fruit 24 registered and
operated; total operated 10. All
brandy in gallons produced in North
Carolina, fourth district l2,354; fifth
district II ,553; South Carolina / 1,43S.
Spirits rectitied in North Carolina
266, $50 gallons. Spirits gauged in
North Carolina, total 269, ,542 in the
fourth, and l ,524, oS5 in the fifth dis
trict; South Carolina 92,57 gallons.
Quantity spirits deposited in ware
houses, fourth district 2,50S gallons
rye whiSkey; 400 rum; 125.2i0 corn
whiskey. Fifth North Carolina &c.
$40 corn whiskey. South Carolina 295
gallons rye whiskey; 53, 900 corn. Lost
by casualty: Fourth North Carolina
4, 159 gallons corn whiskey. Fifth TO-
l55 corn Whiskey.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
Serious Accident to a Young Man.

John Sink, son of Daniel Sink, of
Abbott's Creek, met with a sad and
perhaps fatal accident Friday. He
and a young man name Delap were
out hunting. The two stopped to
look at five dollar bill. Mr.. Sink
had his gun, loaded with bird shot,
resting against him when it acciden
tally discharged. The load blew off
the left side of his face, SO Shivering
the lower jaw that it had to be re-
moved from one angle to the other.
His lower teeth, of course, are all
gone. The attending physician thinks
he will probably recover. The powder
from the gun alsc blistered the face of
Mr.. Delap, besides he received a Sc
we're shock
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
Composi,Ion of Rice Paper.

Rice paper has nothing to do with
rice, but is made from the mem
branes of the bread fruit tree. 1t
was at first supposed to be made
from the stalks of the rice plant,
hence it's name. 1t is not the only
illustration of a mistake giving rise
to a name. Turkeys were SO called
in England because when first
brought to that country they were
supposed to come from Turkey,
whereas they are American birds and
were taken to Europe by the earliest
explorers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
Baked Ham.

Soak over night, trim off all hard,
brown parts, cover with cold water
and simmer very gently, allowing
thirty minutes for every pound.
When nearly done removeskin, cover
ham with paste made with a tea
spoonful brown -four, half cup brown
sugar, moisten with little port,
place in oven to brown. The sauce
is made of q thin brown sauce flavor
ed with a half gill of champagne.
Trim the knuckle with a paper frill.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
The CnIIectnrshin

The Charlotte Observer thinks it
has information which warrants it in
saving that the controversy concern
ing the collectorship of this district
will come to an end within a few days
after Congress mbles.s Mr.. Elias
will retire or his name will be with
drawn and the name of Capt. Melvin
e Carter, of Asheville, substituted.
This by agreement between Senators
Ransom and Vance. If the events
here indicated do not take place it
will be because of some change in the
present programme.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
THE FOOTBALL GAME.
The A. 6 NJ. Boys the Victors-Pe1pIe
Who Criticise the Game.

The contest between the A. & M.
College and Oak Ridge Institute
teams at the South Side park Fri
day evening was an interesting game.
Several fine points were made. Only
thirty rminute halves were played.
The A, & M. boys won the victory,
the score standing II to 6.
In speaking of the fight now being
made against football last evening,
Prof. Martin Holt remarked that the
criticisms generally came from men
who knew nothing of the merits OF
demerits of the game. "Where one
life is lost by football ten people are
killed by surf-bathing," said the Pro
fessor. TO stand off and look at the
game I will admit that it looks dan
gerous, and there are some features
which should, and no doubt will, be
removed" continued Prof. Holt.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
SERIOUS ACCIDENT
The LehiSh Strike Loses Through In>
comp tent Men.

NEW YORK, Dec. "A serious acci-
dent occurred this morning on the
Lehigh road at White Haven, Pa
Twenty-eight freight cars were wreck
ed and the force of the collision piled
the wreck against the houses adjoin-
ing the track. a fire enSued, a hotel,
two dwellings and barn were burn
ed. A brakeman was killed and two
men injured. The accident was due
to incompetent hands who took the
place OF the strikers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
Whiskey Seized i'm Dayie.

Deputy Collector E. E. Hunt, of
Davie county, last week sieZed twenty
nine barrels of whiskey for the alleged
violation of internal reY,nle laws.
Four barrels of it was the property of
George Orrell, of Advance, and TWEEN
ty-five barrels belonged to John n.
Myers, of Fork Church. Myers still
house and fixtures were also SieZed.
Twenty-Five barrels of the piritS have
been shipped to WINSTON and stored
away and the other four barrels are in
Mocksville for safe keeping. The
Times says that if such as this goes
on much longer Christmas will be cut
short in DaYie county.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-12-07
Long Division in sranIy.

An estate was settled by the ad-
ministrators before the clerk of the
Superior Court in StanIy county the
other day in which some of the heirs
received the six hundred and ninety
third part of the estate. They were
had nine children, and their great
grandfather, whose estate was settled
had eleven children received one-sev-
enth OF one-ninth of one-eleventh, or
one six hundred and ninety-third part
OF the estate.