The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-20
STATE NEWS,
Interesting Items Gathered in the Old
North State

Interesting Items Gathered in the Old
North State.
The new hosiery mill at Mt. Airy
will soon be completed
Marshal Allison has removed his Of
nee from Greensboro to Statesville.
The pea fields in the vicinity Of
Goldsboro are white with blooms.
The sales of commercial fertilizers
In Cabarrus county increased 100 per
cent this year.
The Baltimore schooner L. and w.
Shovel was lost at the mouth of
Roanoke river.
The proposition to establish graded
schools at Fayetteville was defeated
by vote of 42f to 1873
The entire expense of the last term
of Davidson county supcrior court on
ly amounted to S400
The vestibuled trains on the At
lantic Coast Line via Fayetteville
have been discontinued.
The Beeson Hardware Company has
been incorporated at High Point
with capital Of SO.
The Record reporter has discovered
a fowl in Greensboro that is a cross
between guinea and an eagle.
Mr.. Frederick Wehr, president of
the German Fire Insurance company
Of Baltimore, died at Asheyille.
&e first shad ever caught from the
SwannanO3 Tiyer was found by Thos
Porter in his tfrsA trap near BIltmore
Editor Upton, Of tie Shelby Re
view, has been appointed sfaCi-tician
of the Agricultural Department for
this State.
The North Carolina State Fire IL
surance Company, which was charter
ed in February, has opened an office
In Asheyille.
A few days ago LinyiIle Fox, Of
Wilkes county, was fatally burned
while fighting fire, from the effects Of
which he has since died.
Noah Deal, of Wilkes county, who
was hurt some time since by q falling
tree, had to have his leg amputated.
Alfred Johnson, of Wilkes county,
died on the 18th inst. aged about %
years. In the same county on the 9Th
the death of VIM. Tugman occurred.
d. p. Miles, of Madison county, sur
priSed six negroes who were rODbing
his store. He fired upon them, wound
ing one SO badly that ne could not
escape.
John Lingle, the young man who
shot John Jenkins at LenOir last fall
at the time OF the Democratic barbC-
cue, was tried for his life at that place
and acquitted.
1t is announced that b. l.. Perry,
the well-known hotelist, has become
manager Of the Atlantic Hotel, at
Morehead, and will make great inn
provements there.
p. d. Williamson. who shot and
killed his brother Erastus. in Clevc-
land county, in January, 1891, and
fed, has been captured in Texas, and
will be tried at Shelby.
The Herald says that new houses
are going up in every direction in Bur-
lingtOn. Carpenters and painters are
busy and yet man cannot get q
house for love nor money.
While G. w. Wiles. of Wilkes, was
handling a revolver, it was acciden-
tally discharged and the ball took
effect in the shoulder Of J. +. Shep-
pard, making serious wound.
The Wilkesboro Development com
pany has decided to give the corner
lot where Andy Gilreath now lives to
the Methodists, on which to erect a
new church building.
Miller, who was convicted at the
last term of Iredell court Of murder
ing John C. Wilfong. Of CataWba
county and sentenced to be hanged.
has been granted new trial by the
Supreme court.
Grant Poe has eloped with the wife
Of Ely Beal, from near PittsbOro.
Poe deserted a wife and five small
children, and the Beal woman a nus
band and two children. The sheriff
of Chatham would like to hear from
| them.
The Newbern Journal says Willie
! Cayanaugh, of Jones county, was en-
gagged in cutting Il bush with hi,
| knife, holding the bush down WItl
his left hand, when the knife slipped
and cut his hand 50 badly that ht
died inside of five hours.
Barlow Britain is in Jail at Nor
canton charged with the murder JI
his brother, Julius Britain. The
brothers quarreled over the division
of their fathers property, when Tho
former struck the latter on the hcaC
with a rock, resulting in death.
Tom Jones and wife, colored, O
Craven county, locked their three lit
tie children up in the house and wcnl
to church. While they were absent
tie house caught fire and the children
were burned to death, and the build
ing and contents were destroyed.
Forest fires in Warren county, n
c., have burned forty or fifty build
ings, mostly small huts, barns anC
outbuildings. The loss in buildings
grain, tobacco, stock. house
hold furniture, etc, is estimated a
$15, 900. One person was burned Z
death.
Announcement has been made tina
the State Chronicle will be sold Ma.
9th. The mortgagee gave the owner
of the paper an opportunity to effect
consolidation with another paper, bu
some of the creditors of the pape
would not consent to the, cOns0lida
tiOn.
Guests Aroused by Earthquake.
CINCINNATI, Ohio, April H.