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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
EMPRESS TRAIN ROBBED,
Engineer Shot for Refusing to Throw
up his Hands.

CHICAGO, Sept. 12.-Twenty masked
men held up an express train on the
Lake Shore road 40 miles from this
city about midnight.
The engineer refused to throw up
his hands. ~4ie was shot and badly
wounded by the robbers. A dozen or
more bullets entered his body.
The train was stopped and the eX-
press car blown up with dynamite and
plundered. The messenger was knock
ed unconscious. Dynamite was also.
used by the robbers to open the safe
The passengers of course wers great
ly alarmed but were unframed.
The express car, which was robbed,
is supposed to have contained large
sum o. money. The robbers escaped
in darkness after they committed the
theft.
The whole vicinity was aroused and
a large crowd of men went in pur suit
of the robbers but no captures have
yet been reported.
The robbery was carefully planned.
The trainmen were covered with Win
chesters. Guards were placed around
the train while half a dozen men
plundered the express car.
LATER-lt is believed now that the
train robbers got at least quarter of
million dollars.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
BEYOND THE YADKIN.
Deputy Collector Hamlin on Duty
Marriage-Cable Ferry.
Corresnopdapoa ,fTbo Son+;..11


SHORE, n. G., Sept. O. The public
highways are in fine condition,
though little dusty.
Nessrs. VIM. Nogler and Rufus
Poindexter, of East Bend, passed
through our village yesterday en-
route for High Point. They were car
rying some stock to place on the
Southern market.
DR.. A. L. Hauser and father were
in town today purchasing lot of nur-
sery stock from the proprietor of the
Cedar Cove nurseries. Capt. Craft
tells me that his business was never
more fiOurishing.
Miss Alice Reece, of Boonville, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. A. E. Shore.
We are glad to have Miss Alice with
US, but one in particular is gloriously
gratitied.
Messrs. E. D. Stanford and f. B..
Benbow are off for Chapel Hill. where
they will pursue law course. These
are two splendid young men and their
future is full of promise.
Deputy Collector Hamlin was on his
first round the past week. Ex-Deputy
initiatory trip. Mr.. Hamlin bids fair
to make good officer.
The new cable ferry known as
Speas, between Shore and Vienna,
has been under repairs the past week
and is now recognized as one of the
best ferries on the Yadkin. We are
glad to have this new route as it is
nearer and great convenience to the
people living up the river. The roads
leading away on either side have re-
Gently been put in splendid condition
On yesterday evening Rev. J. NJ.
Mathews officiated in the marriage of
Mr.. Neal Hauser and Miss Cello
Allen. both Of this community. The
bride and groom are each less than
twenty years of age, but start out in
life with bright prospects. May their
sun of joy and gladness and hope new
er shine less gIoriously.
''YENDIS.n
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
PERSONALS

Miss Maude Broadway is visiting
in the city.
Mr.. W G Nelson and fan lily have
moved to Charlotte.
p Lawson, of Delll, Stokes county.
was here last week.
Robert FOllin has gone to Char
lotte to attend school.
Mr. Eugene Thompson has gone to
Cincinnati and Chicago.
Mrs L G King left September Sth
for hospital in Baltimore.
Mrs w D Lassiter has returned
from a business trip to New York.
Mrs. A A Smith has moved her in
surance office to e B Watts & Co. s
store.
Rev ] w Pinnix and family, of Ker-
nersville, visited friends in Alamance
recently.
Washington Capps, of Norfolk. Va,
is visiting the family of Ii } Williams
on Chestnut street.
DR. S ] Montague, wife and two
children, left last week via the n
& w for the Worlds Fair.
The little daughter of Mr.. G. H.
Addison is improving after two
months illness of typhoid fever.
Miss Anna A Deshazo, of Spencer,
Va, is in the city, the guest of Miss
Ada Dalton, corner Elm and Third
streets.
A II Eller returned from AshC
county last week. He was accom-
panied by his brother who left for the
MI
Mrs J P Stanton lett Sept 9th for
Northern markets to purchase her
fall and winter stock of millinery.
She was accompanied by Miss Mary
Welfare.
Messrs r J Reynolds, E r Amis,
Peter Waller, n V and II w Peterson.
Juet Spencer and l. f Owen left
Tuesday via the n. & w. road for the
Worlds Fair.
Mrs J K Crawford, accompanied by
Mrs " ] Crawford, left last week
for Rockingham county to visit Iela-
tives and friends. They will be gone
about TIVE weeks.
Charles II. Westbrook, formerly of
Richmond, Va, who has been visit
ing his parents in the city for few
days, has left for St. Mary's College,
Belmont, n. G.
f A Bissinger left September 9th for
New York to purchase the fall and
winter stock for Dingelhoef & Rissn-
ger. He will also take in the World IS
Fair before returning.
Prof t w Beckett, of Monroe, a for
mer teacher in the West Winston
graded schools, was here recently. He
has decided to practice law and is now
prospecting for a place to locate.
Messrs ] w and Frank Byerly, John
Taylor, Cicero and "Ruhe" Ogburn
left Tuesday morning for the Worlds
Fair. Several members of the party
will return via the Niagara Falls.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
RESUMING OPERATIONS,
GENERAL BUSINESS REVIVAL IN
MAINE
Many Shoe Factories Begin Werk
Again-Thousands of Work
Given Employment.

Boston, Sept. 11.-Conf1dence is re
turning and there are already signs
of general revival of all kinds of
business.
Within three days there has been a
marked improvement in the shoe
business at Lynn. There are indica-
tions that i'll the course of another
week every shoemaker in the city will
be at work. One firm has a large
force of men at work cutting out
soles for Philadelphia manufacturers,
and big shipments are being made
every afternoon.
The starting of the shoe business
makes showing of activity in the
m OrOcco factories, and most of these
will be under way shortly.
The Walker & Pratt Manufacturing
Company, of Watertown, started its
plant this morning, with a full force
The Cocheco Print Works, at Dover,
n. III idle four weeks, started on full
time today
factories also resumed operations this
morning. They are crowded with or
ders, which will necessitate their rum
ming for the balance of the season to
their full capacity. This will give
employment to about 2O,0 hands.
The principal factories are at
Maiden, Chelsea, Woonsocket, New
Haven, Cambridge, New Brunswick,
n. j.; Williamsport, Pa, and Nauga-
tuck, Conn. In Maiden, Chelsea and
Cambridge alone 5000 are employed
at the rubber trade.
Inquiry among the mill agents of
Fall River shows that the following
corporations resumed business this
morning: Barnard, Borden City.
Chace, Cornell, Granite, Hargraves,
King Phillip, Laurel Lake, Narragan-
sett, Osborn, Posassett, Richard Bor-
den, Sycamore, Shove, Sode, Stafford,
Tecumseh, Troy and Union.
OF this number the Cornell, Granite,
King Phillip, Laurel Lake and Rich
ard Borden have either been shut
down altogether or have been in oper-
alton on alternate weeks only.
The Merchants Manufacturing
Company will probably resume as
soon as it can summon its help.
The Vale Mills at Nashua, N. H..
started on full time today.
The Lawrence Manufacturing Com
pany, at Lowell, employing 1000
hands, has given notice of resumption
of their works.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
Bradstreet's Review of Trade.

New YORK, Sept. 11.-Bradstreets
says: The third successive week of
improving financial conditions, fol-
lowed by a stimulation of demand for
staple articles at many points, has
practically satisfied the commercial
and industrial communities that the
changes for the better are result OF
improved conditions and that the
movement will prove continuous. The
last of the premium on currency has
finally disappeared, and the tendency
of bank deposits to increase, pointed
out a week ago, has become general
and pronounced. At nearly all the
financial centres funds are more easily
obtainable, though in few instances
at lower rates of interest or discount
The fall in rates of domestic exchange
was widespread, and very little that
is abnormal remains. A careful eX-
animation Of detailed telegraphic re-
ports of the state of trade to Brad
streets makes it plain that easier
money has stimulated and increased
| the volume of trade but that the inn
| provement in the financial situation
has already been greater than the
| commercial. Industrially the gain
has not been great though many mills
and factories have started up within
| two weeks.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
A JAIL BIRD ARRESTED.
THE NEGRO GLENN CAUGHT IN
YADKlN COUNTY.
The Arrest Made by s. NJ. Speas, Jr.
Placed in His Old Cell For
sAth'S Lucky Sheriff.

BY Glenn. the Legro who was lodged
in Jail few weeks ago for stealing a
cow from citizen of Yadkin county,
made his escape from the prison late
Saturday afternoon.
Glenn and another negro named
Will johnson were in the passage of
the jail when the jailer's assistant,
William Livengood, thought they had
gone back into their cells.
In his attempt to go out Glenn and
johnson made a break for the door,
running oyer Livengood and knocking
him down. The latter held Johnson
until assistance came to his rescue
but Glenn ran down the steps and
made his escape.
Sheriff Macarthur went in search of
the prisoner Saturday night and Sun
day but could hear nothing from him
Tie offered reward for his arrest and
notified all ferrymen along the Yad-
kin river to keep a watch for Glenn.
The Sheriff was arranging to take
another trip Monday morning when he
saw some men walking up the street
with his man handcuffed.
The arrest was made about three
o'clock Sunday afternoon by S. M.
Speas, Jr, assisted by Ellis Randle-
man and II. S. Martin. Mr.. Speas
saws that he found Glenn in the loft
of a log cabin near POindeXtcr'S ferry.
He refused to be arrested and it was
after hard scuf1ie that the men sue
cceded in Handwriting him. After
coming down from the loft Glenn
grabbed the pistol held by Mr.. Speas
and tried to wrench it from his hand.
Mr. Speas says that he sat up all
night with Glenn and left with him
early Sept. 1lth for Winston. The
negro rode behind him on a horse.
Glenn says that he crossed PoindeX-
morning: that he would have returned
to Winston and given himself up had
it not been that he was afraid the of
flcers would have shot him.
When Jailer Ziglar asked. him why
he ran over Livcngood, Glenn replied
that he didn't run over him.
When the other prisoners spied
Glenn everyone had something to say
to him. One of them remarked:
"Glenn you did not ride that COW
right"
The jaiIer told Glenn that he
would be made to suffer for his
''smartness."
The sheriff presented Mr.. Speas
with $50 for making the arrest.
The sheriff taught Glenn a lesson
Monday by giving him thirty
nine lashcs with a leather strap.
Glenn followed manfully but the
sheriff did not hesitate until he COM
pleted his part of the contract.
JcA nth iC 1ucLyv man
and as Senator Vance would say, sit
takes cold day in August for him to
get left" EVil-doers fear him-and
they have good reasons for it.
Forsyth never had luckier or more
plucky sheriff than Bob Macarthur.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
HEAVY RAINS.
Mill Dam and Cotton Gin Washed
Away-Other Damage.
Coz dependence of the Sentinel.l

Away-Other Damage.
Correspondence of the sentinel.l
ELKIN, N. c., Sept. 1.-THE heav-
lest rains that have visited this sec
ton fell on the morning of the 10th
from to 5 a. m. In two hours the
Yadkin river and Elkin creek rose
eight feet. Mr.. Sandy Vestal's mill,
cotton gin and mill-dam on Town
creek, two miles from Jonesville, were
completely washed away. The wool
en- mills at this place were again
flooded and suffered considerable
damage.
There were several cave-ins and
wash-outs on the railroad The en-
tire railroad construction force with
three trains are here repairing the
damage. Rain is still falling heavily
and there is no telling what the re-
suit will be.
The Elkin creek was said to be four
feet higher than ever before known.
A crowd of ''our boys" expected to
start today to the Worlds Fair, but
these floods have stopped them for
the present.
Quite a number of our people went
down to the Twin-City on the eXcur-
sion last Saturday.
No deaths to report and no serious
sickness in the community.
SURRY.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
STOKES SIFTING9.
New Schooi Board Death of Mr. Dial
ton-Rattlesnake Season Over.


Correspondence ofThe sentinell
DILLARD, n. c., Sept. 1.-THE bus
mess of saving fodder and housing to-
bacc0 has begun in earnest, and far
mers complain that fodder is greatly
damaged by the recent gale, and to-
bacco is also considerably damaged in
quality. The freshet also did some
damage to crops in low places on both
Town Fork and Dan river.
Our County Commissioners were in
session last Monday and transacted
the usual routine business, and APP
and r. w. George as a board of educa-
ton. in place of Prof. w. A. Flynt, j.
G.. H. Mitchell and n. A. Martin,
heretofore appointed, but refused to
serve. | understand that the Super
intendent and Board recommend to
committees to employ Stokes teachers
as far as they can, in preference to
teachers from other counties.
We regret to learn of the death, from
pneumonia, of John Fox Dalton, near
Walnut Cove, on the 9TH inst. The
deceased was well known and highly
esteemed in bOtE Stokes and Forsyth.
He was a brother of d. N. Dalton,
Esq, of Dalton, and was about 20
years old.
Our people are too busy now to talk
politics but as far as | can learn they
endorse and commend the course of
Senator Vance on silver.
The rattleSnake season now being
nearly past locals will be scarce about
Danbury and Piedmont Springs.
RUSTY
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
TWTN-CTTY TOPICS.
Little Items Picked up by The Senti
nel's Mana bout Town.

There are 46 county cOnVicts at
work on the public road.
The marriage Of Mr.. Fred Hege
and Miss Gussie Sitterson was Gel
ebrated at Calvary Chapel.
The Greensboro Steam Fire Com
nany will celebrate its 18th anniyer-
sary next Thursday, Sept. .4th.
"A note to TIE SENTINEL from
President Winston states that there
are 30S students at the University.
The cred Elephant tobacco
works has resumed operations. The
trustees are working up the leaf on
hand.
Mr.. David Schenck, of Greens
boro, and Miss Lula Pay ton are an
nounced to be married on October
18th.
Mrs. Walter Lassiter is opening
up a stock of millinery and notions at
Mrs. Masters old stand on Main
street.
Crafts Nurseries, now the most
prominent in this section, have our
thanks for box of fine assorted
grapes.
William Cummings is the new
postmaster at Aspen Grove, Rocking
ham county. He took charge on the
morning Of the 9th inst.
Mr. j. f. Jordan, of Greensboro.
has been chosen one of the judges on
the tobacco exhibit at the Worlds
Fair. He will receive $50 per day.
The revenue officers captured
eight barrels of brandy above Old
Town last Friday. The brandy was
brought to Winston for safe keeping.
Bishop Rondthaler stated in his
sermon Sunday night that there have
been 32S, 600 divorce suits in the
United States during the past twenty
years.
County superintendent Butner
will examine public school teachers at
the courthouse on Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, 18th, 18th and 10th
inst.
A Temperance Reform Club has
been organized in West Salem. Lewis
Lumly is president. The organiZa-
tion already has about 100 members.
The Wflkesboro excursionists re-
turned home Saturday evening.
While here they conducted them
selves admirably and won many
favorable compliments.
by Frank Wright, colored, on Seventh
and one-half street, near the colored
graded school, were destroyed by fire
about one o'clock Friday morning.
The Davis School opened Sept. 18th
with fiattering prospects. The at
tendance was unusually large and
col. Davis is elated over the success
that has crowned the opening day
The tobacco factory of Eugene
Johnson has been closed for viola
tion of the revenue laws. Deputy
Collector Watson has placed Dan AL
len in charge OF the factory until an
examination can be made.
Rev. e. w. Westbrook, of this
city, represents the Cedar Cove nur-
sery of n. w. Craft, in Winston and
Forsyth and Davidson counties. This
nursery carries a full line of fruit
trees and eyergreens and is a home
enterprise.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
ROWAN CITIZEN
Living with his step~Grand Dau ghter
as His Wife.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Sept. I'D. a.
Coley, who lives near Salisbury, N c.,
came here Sunday armed with a legal
document from Clerk Watson. of Ro-
wan county, which stated that true
bill had been found against B. H.
Wood for abducting the daughter of
said COley. Wood was arrested and
confessed that he has been living with
the girl, who is his step-granddaugh-
ter, for the past three years and that
he carried her away from home. Wood
is well developed mountaineer, 45
years old, and a deacon, and below
the average in Intelligence. The girl
is - years old, well developed, being
five feet high. She has a pretty,
bright face. She claims Wood forced
her to leave home, and carried her
throughout parts of Florida and
Georgia, and for the last year has
forced her to live with him as his
wife. She said she protested and he
threatened to kill her and did beat
her. Wood left a wife and two daugh-
tiers when he skipped with his gra nd
daughter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
A Snake in a CIcIone Pit.

In 1888 4 quite number of persons
in North Caroline dug 'cyclone pits"
near their houses. Luckily they have
had no occasion to use these. Near
Louisburg, Jack Adams has ore of
these pits. and a few days ago, think
ing d cyclone was approaching, he
sent his wife and children into the
pit. A highland moccasion, a very
poisonous snake, had his home in the
pit, and bit one of the children.
Prompt and liberal doses of whisky
saved tue child'S life.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
Rural Hall Topics.
Correspondence of the sentinel.l

RURAL HALL, n. c., September II.
The school opened at the Academy
last Wednesday morning.
Rev. James Jones closed his meet
lngs mere iaSb THURSDAY nig1G. IhS Z
successful.
The new M. E. church at this place
will soon be completed.
The county convicts are camping in
this place. They are putting our
roads in a good condition.
Mrs. @. r. Wall, of Walnut Cove, is
visiting Mrs. A. L. Payne this week
Messrs. S. E. Miller & Co. are build
ing their store higher and also put
ting an addition to the side. They
are evidently looking for better times
Z. T. Z.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
MORE REVENUE APPOINTMENTS
The Collector Also Issues a Wise Order
to His Deputies.


Collector Elias has announced az
pOintments as follows:
BuncOmbe county-D l. Reynolds,
general StOrekeeper, salary $3.50 per
month; w r Gudger, storekeeper and
gauger.
Union-J W Griffin, storkekeeper
and gauger.
AnSOn-R A Carter. StOrekeeper and
gauger.
Polk-W Ii Sewer, James Fisher.
storekeepers and gaugers.
AleXander-J w Echard Storekeeper
and &luger.
Yad5in-P S Early, storekeere and
gauger.
McDowell-W NJ Tennessee, Reuben
McKinny, John English, storekeepers
and gaugers.
Henderson-H P King, brandy
gauger
TRANSFORMERS Mcconnell, W w
Henry, storckeepers and gaugers.
Collector Elias has issued orders to
deputy collectors which are intended
to put stop to frivolous prosecutions
in the United States Court. The in
structions in part say: while the
responsibility in this matter is really
mine, much depends on your judy
mcnt, official and personal integrity,
in restraining the volume of prosecu-
tions to those necessary in the public
interest and protecting the govern
ment from enormous bills of cost,
without realizing any practical bene-
fit by diminution in the number of
violations of the law. You are in
structed therefore, that in all cases
except those deemed urgent ones, you
should decline to swear out warrants
upon request of deputy marshals and
United States commissioners unless
upon inquiry and examination, which
should be promptly made, however,
if in any case of serious offence charg-
ed the case is found to be one in
which prosecution is warranted by
the evidence and demanded by the
rlIhli c mt .
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14

KERNERSVILL e.
Interesting Items From Our Enter
prising Neighbor Town.
,rrespondence of The Sentinel.

)rresoondence of The Sentinel.
KERNERsvILLE, Sept. 13-Mr.
and Mrs. j. Gilmer Kelner will
leave in a few days for the Worlds
Fair.
Officers of the law have been kept
busy this week dealing out justice to
evil doors.
Lumber is now being placed on a
town lot here for the erection of an
engine house.
We notice students coming in on
the train occasionally for Oak Ridge
Institute. Two young men came up
on Monday morning.
Mr.. j. Henry Tharpe is teaching a
subscription school in the public
school house and will continue until
the public school opens Nov. 1st.
An elegant reception was given Mr..
Clura Sapp and bride at the residence
of his father, Mr.. N. W. Sapp, on
Tuesday. Mr.. Sapp is a successful
merchant of Hight Point and was
married in Greensboro about ten
days ago, since which time he has
been on a tour through northern
cities.
We had a very hard rain on Sun
day night. Excitement ran pretty
high with some of our people, having
heard that another shairy cologne
(as one of our old citizens CALL s
thern) would visit our town on Mon
day morning. 1t didn't come.
Our tobacco factories are yet in
full blast manufacturing, but some
of them will get through next week.
Farmers through this section are
cutting their corn off at the ground
and shocking it up in the field as they
do in the West. Truly our people
are putting on Western airs in
various ways and cyclones are COM
ing as they do in the West too.
K. v.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-09-14
10 PER CENT OFF COST PRICE
on ALL AMOUNTS OYER $500.

Below find list of a few of the
many articles to be fourd at the
store, and they must be sold within
the mex Two Weeks:
Carpet 15c. to 81 PEI yard; Rugs
25c. to So each; Window Shades ID
to soc; Floor OIL Cloth 90 to Soc;
STR W Mating 10 to 20c.; Wire Mat
ting 81; Tapestry Cloth; Wall Paper
Il to 25c.; Curtain Poles 10 to 25c.;
Curtain Fixtures 10 to soc; Silkalire
II to 124e; Madraid Lace 174c.;
B 'ankets 75c. to 50 per pair; Com
fortes 40c. to 50; Counterpains ST.;
Shawls soc. to 50; Coat, Wraps and
Furs, all prices; Mems Hats soc. to
50; Mems Gloves. Zoe. to ST.; Mems
Underwear zoe. to ST 80; Mems fast
Black Hose 9ic.; Mems Wool
Hose l0c.; Mems Linen Collars to
l5c.; Mems Cuffs SIC. Ladies' Ho-
siery, Underwear, Corsets, Laces,
Edgings, Ribbons, Scarfs, Stamped
Linens, Thread, Silks, Embroidery
Silk, Notions of all kinds. 5000
pair Shoes for Men, Women and
Children, some fine goods of best
makes. Trunks, Bags, Gents Fur
nishing Goods; Table Linen, Nap
kins, Table Oil Cloth. Millinery
Goods of al kinds; Spring Mattress
es at half price. Boy Suits Clothes;
$50 pieces fine Cloth; Babies Lace
Caps Toe. to ST..
Call soon if You wish to get the
first choice, and remember 10 per
cent. discount off cost on all bill of
So and over.