The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Tarheel Happenings Gathered Here
and There

and There.
Mrs. w. L. Greene, of Elk township.
Wilkes county, gave birth to triDletS
three little girls, all living and doing
well.
The champion turkey hunter is J
A. Hedrick, of Fairm0nt, who killed
eight wild turkeys in less than one
week.
Fl. a. Murrill has sold the Hickory
Pres and Carolinian to NJ. E. Thorn
ton, who has assumed control of the
paper.
Mr.. W. B. Henry, a successful mer-
chant of North WilkesborO. and Miss
Kate Saunders were married at Dan
vile, Va.
The people of Roaring River, Will
keS county, are taking steps to build
free bridge across that stream at
Reeves.
The champion heavy weight hog,
raised by Mr.. Sanders, of Cumberland
county, was butchercd by Mr.. Jno.
Garrison. Its weight was 800 pounds.
One by one Burlington is adding to
her industries. The latest to be add
ed to her list is Il roller -four mill.
which is to be erected by Mcssrs. Ire
land.
Sixty-seyen friends of North Caro-
lima College, at Concord. have given
to that institution Seyenty-two band
some opera chairs for use in the col
lege chapel.
The regular annual meeting of the
North Carolina Soldiers Home AsSo-
citation will be held at the Home in
Ra laiub on Saturday aft E.I
ruary 18th.
Preparations are being made for the
annual Joint debate between he Lit
erary Societies of Trinity College.
The query will be chosen and speak
ers selected in few days.
Hidden treasure, amounting to
eighty-Odd dollars, was found secreted
in different places about the old home
of the late David Clapp in Coble's
township, Alamance county.
The county commissioners of Neck
lenburg county voted to give Colonel
John E. Brown, solicitor of the Neck
lenburg Criminal court, salary of
81, 250. Heretofore the solicitor got
the fees for his services.
Hon. Jesse f. Fraves has been com
misSioned to hold the spring term Of
the Superior court of Rockingham
county, vice Hon. L. II. Boykin. who
is prevented from holding said court
on account of sickness.
Mr.. John r. Burris skipped from
Stanley county for Texas last week, in
order to avoid paying a 800 bill of
cost, it is thought. With the eXcep-
tion of this he made provisions for the
payment of his other debts.
Raleigh is to have one of the finest
private race-cOurseS in the State. 1t
will be half mile track without
grade, and there will be a comm0diOus
grand stand, to which branch rail-
way will lead. Eighty men are now
at work on the track, etc.
Maj. w. H. Malone, Jeter c. Prtch-
ard and Congressman Bower have
gone to Raleigh. where they Will argue
before Gov. Carr for a Communication
of the death sentence Of VIII and
Tom WhitsOn, who are now in Bun
combe Jail.
A car load of gold ore from the Tebe
Saunders mine, Montgomery county,
was shipped up the YadkiTaroad Fri
day morning. 1t is being shipped to
New Jersey and amounted 10 about
ten tons. The ore, it is said is worth
from $50 to 800 per ton.
Mr. Clarence Sawyer, of Asheville,
and Miss Carrie Holmes, of Salisbury,
were united in marriage at 9:3t
o'clock, on the Sth inst. The cerem0-
ny was performed by Rev. c. Il. King,
pastor of the Lutheran church, at the
residence of Mr.. II. J< Holmes, father
of the bride.
A check for s., 0OG has been received
by the State superintendent of Educa-
tiOn from DR.. J. l.. NJ. Curry, of Wash
ington, ID. O., who has partial control
of the Peabody fund. Mr.. Scarbor-
ough was ordered to forward the
| check to Greensboro, for the benefit o1
| the Normal and Industrial Female
College of that place.