The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-07-20
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered in the Old
North State.


North State.
Nine hundred spring CHECKERS were
shipped from Taylorsyille one day re-
Gently.
On the 18th and 18th a total of 207
carloads of melons passed through
Charlotte for northern markets.
A large amount of building is in
progress at Asheboro, and several inn
portant industrial enterprise are pro-
jected.
W. J. Poindexter gigged carp in
Huff'S mill pond one night last week
that measured p inches in length
Yadkin Ripple.
The Oates Knitting mills and the
Charlotte Cotton mills. of Charlotte,
have closed down for few weeks on
account of dull times.
Major E. G.. Harrell, Secretary of
the n. @. Teachers Assembly, has de-
cided to postpone the trip to Chicago
from July 23d to August 1st.
The North Carolina Experiment
Station Bulletin says that ''destruc-
i've tornadoeS occurr in North Caro-
lima less than once in six years"
The North Carolina board of pub
: lie charities is preparing designs for
country houses for aged and the inffrm
at the requests of number of count
les.
Governor Carr has commissioned
forty physicians as delegates repre-
Senting North Carolina at the Pan
America Medical Congress at Chi
| cago.
Robson county had over 81, 900 of
her county funds in the defunct Bank
| of New Hanover, and citizens of Lum-
berton about $40, 900 of individual de-
! posits.
| ssThe raising of goats seems to be a
| growing industry. We noticed on
our recent trip through the sand hills
| many herds. They are an improve
ment over the old goats, being much
larger. '-MaXton Union and Scottish
| Chief
Lovic W. Mayes, of Davidson coun-
ty, near Doodle pOstoffice, has been
counterfeit money. He was tried be
fore Q. S. Commissioner at States,
Vile and committed to jail in default
of ST. 900 bond for appearance at the
next term of the Federal court.
The State Superintendent Of Public
Instruction has secured the services o.
Mr.. g. S. Noble, superintendent o
Wilmington public schools, and Alex
ander Graham, superintendent of The
Charlotte schools, to assist Presiden
McIver in conducting county teach
erS' Institutes.
The cultivation of tobacco has in
| creased considerably, of late years, il
Hadley township, which used to b
: considered one of the poorest town
( ! ships in Chatham. While taking tn
tax lists of that township last month
: Mr.. S. p. league ascertained that TIL
: last tobacco crop was sold for S15, 00C
: Chatham Record.
cit appears that there will be
good supply of cartridges. The Jun
t. brood are numerous and large as
|, rule, so obServant sportsmen an
y | farmers say. 1t was feared tina
/, birds would be scarce, owing to
s hard winter and rather wet jun
II Yet June was not as wet as poop
\ thought" = Raleigh News and Oh
server.
sit is doubtful if the North Car
lima farmer has been as far on I'll
road to prosperity for many season
s as he now is. He has not much reao
q money, but his debts are smaller tina
y usual, for the reason that he h;
le bought very little. He has been han
, at work, and if he harvests a GOO
], crop this fall, as he deserves to,
- will be an important factor in ma
ing times better in this neck
81 woods Nashville Citizen.