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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
HaEdIns Fees.

To guar a tree is to protect it from
injury. The gFea test injury comes
from horses eirdlng by gnawing off
tie bark. The next greatest injury
comes from the sO.cailed guards
Another source of injury is the insect
h1n5+s en-, 5.Io Cs - i.,4 7r Luce
by spinning cocOOus in safe, conyen-
lent places. What place is so con
yrnient and so safe Withal as the So
called guard? The cunning little
fellows evidently suppose these so
called guards We're placed there for
their especial benefit, for they take
possession and spin their cocoons
and III due time send their progeny
ia countless numbcre up the tree to
defoliate it. The so called guard in
this case is q real guard and protec-
ton TO the enemies Ofthc trees One
not knowing why the so-called
guards are placed around trees
might conclude that they were placed
there to prevent the trees from de-
vel0ping. Some guards appear to
say thus far shalt thou grow and
30 farther, ard the iron bands
are SO placed and are so strong that
they accomplish the edict Once in a
while 2 tree, like Samson of old,
struggles with its bonds ard sue
ceed5 in breaking them. Heroic
treel But its victory is purchased
with = price. Look at these wounds.
VIE they heal? again some of the
sO-called guards are so firmly
anchored in the ground that when
the tree is swayed by the wind they
Z t,rs 1frh 1f IL, - H.,
wood and cause injuries, some of
which viii never heal. Guards should
not be used as supports. When n
tree is able u support itself it is able
TO support a guard. a guard should
not Toe fastened to the ground; it
should be held by the tree or allowed
simply to rest on the ground, 50 it
| may move with the tree, there will be
less danger of chatting. The ills of
| the SO called guards are numerous
| Maybe, il trees could be endowed
| with the gift of speech for a little
while, they would cry out, Deliver
us from horses and guards and we
will be content"
Guards are unsightly. A tree can
not be ornamented. As well try to
ornament n fine lawn. At their best
| guards detract from the appearance
| of tree; many of them are positive
| iy ugly. The Office of a guard is to
protect from injury, not to orna-
ment. The best guard is one that
accomplishes the object and is least
conspicuous. 1t should be so con-
structed that it can be removed
easily and adjusted to suit the
growth of the tree, and also allow
the trunk to be cleansed from in
furious insects. 1t should be almost
as easy to remove and replace q
guard as to open and shut a gate.
! A guard should be as light as pos
/ sihle, and so made that when off the
tree it will occupy as little space as
may be.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18

DIRECTED BY AGHOsT.
An Alabama Farmer Finds a Fortune
The Queer Story He Tells

BIRMINGHAM, Ala, May 15.-Frank
Elmore, of Gordon, Pickens county,
farmer of ordinary circumstances
. in this community, astonished his
neighbors recently by giving in So, 900
in cash as one of the items on his tax
list.
Elmore has finally consented to ex-
plain how he got the money. He
claims that five years ago the spirit
of dead old settler appeared to him
at night and told him he would find a
stick under his house and beneath the
stick was buried treasure. He was
told that he must not use it for five
years on pain of death and must then
exchange it for other money. He
must also place tombstone on a long
unmarked grave near the house.
He followed directions and found an
iron pot with $4,000 of silver and
s., coo Of gold in it. He kept it sacred
for five years and only recently began
to exchange the coins for others He
sent two neighbors to Boston with
53, 900 of the gold, which were ancient
coins, and brought a premium of $13
each, or S42, in all. Elmore tells
the story as fact, but aside from the
ghost feature the $25, 900 on the tax
book speak for themselves.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
AT THE OPERA HOUSE.
The Delightful Concert Last Night by
Home Talent.

The Deiig ghtful Concert Last Night by
Home Talent.
The concert given under the auspi-
ces of the Ladies Aid Society of the
First Baptist church in the Opera
House May 11th was rare musical
feast.
The large assembly of persons of
taste and cultivation listened with
rapt attention to every selection on
the program, and the yOcalists and
performers were vigorously encored.
Miss Whitaker was particularly
pleasing in her recitation, "Roland
Gray" and responded happily to en-
cores.
Prof. Chas J. Brockmann, of
Greensboro, rendered his violin solos
with perfection, and his ease and
grace of manner captiyated and
charmed the cnchanted listeners.
All the members ofthe company
rendered their parts admirably and
each piece 49, duly appreciated, but
it remained Tor the quartette COM
posed of Mesdames Brown and Pra-
ther and Messrs. Huyck and Brown
to ''bring down the house" with the
song by Anon entitled Call john"
The receipts are quite satisfactory
| to the ladies, tie amount being about
| SO.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
WEATHER CROP BULLETIN
For the Week Ending Monday. MAJ
Eighth

The reports of correspondents of
Weekly Weather Crop Bulletin, issued
! by the North Carolina State Weather
/, Service for the week ending Monday,
May 8th, 1893, show that the weather
has been favorable on the whole,
though the storm of the 3rd did great
damage at places in the central part
of the State. The rainfall was much
needed, above the normal, and benefi-
cial except where it washed lands bad
ly. The nights have been too COOL
Warm sunshine needed.
CENTRAL DIsTRICT.-A severe
storm passed through the central part
of the State on the Sd. The heaviest
rains occurred in this district, and
while the rain was generally benef1-
eial it washed land badly in many
places and injured lowland crops con-
siderably. High wind on the Sd also
did much damage. A tornado passed
county north of Henderson doing
great damage along its path.
phe nights have been too
cool for cotton. Planting will pro5a-
bly, be completed the coming week,
and early planted, which is coming
up, will be ready for chopping. Far
mers are transplanting tobacco: plants
at places reported scarce and late.
Glover and grass are fine. Strawber-
ries are getting ripe in northern part
of district. Rains reported: Chapel
3.SG: Soapstone Mount, 2. 90; Lyndover
200; Haw River, 2.25; Monroe, 1.24;
Ellington, 3.02; Troy, Lei; Osborne,
ECO: Laurinburg, 2.30; Douglas,
4. 80; Saxon, 320; Mount Airy,
3.15: Fayetteville, 400.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
ELEIN ETClHNGS.
Good Crop Prospects The Frnit-Per-
sonaI Mention.


sonal Mention.
Correspondence of the Sentinel
ELKIN, n. O., May 11.-Farmers are
now busy plowing corn. They report
an unusually good stand. Wheat, rye
and oats are looking fine.
A good deal Of the fruit was killed,
but there is still enough left to supply
the country if nothing befalls it here
after.
Mr.. J. a. McCann and Mr.. Hanks,
of Wilkes county, boarded the train
here on the 8th instant for Oklahoma.
1t is pity that so many of our young
men leave the Old North State.
Rev. J. E. Hartsell is attending the
Sunday School District Conference
which is in session this week at Jeffer-
son, \. G.
Messrs. J. f. Hendren, J. p. War
ren, j. f. Walsh and E. Castevens are
attending Yadking court.
Mr.. r. L. PoindeXter has sold his
residence to ]. p. Warren.
Mrs. E. ID. Harris has been confined
to her bed for the past three weeks
with intiammatOry rheumatism, but
we learn that she is now slowly i'm
proving.
Mr.. Hiram Settle who was SO badly
hurt in the runaway last week has so
far recovered as to be able to be taken
to his home Yesterday.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
THE ATHLETIC GAMES.
Resnit of the Sports at the DAVIS
SchooI-LaPge Crowd.

Resnit of the Sports at the DAVIS
School-Large Crowd,
\ large crowd witnessed the Davis
School athletic games Friday.
Mayor Kerner presented the medals
to the successful contestants and his
presentation address was both appro-
pirate and timely. The result of the
games were as follows:
220 yards dash, won by J. B. Park;
time % seconds.
Running high jump, won by j. B.
Mcfarland; height feet, inches.
One-half mile run. won by J. b.
Park; time minutes, 235 seconds.
sack race, won by j. A. Mason; time
3SH seconds.
Mile run, won by G. J. Dudley; time
. minutes d seconds.
g-of-war-ConteSt between Com
panics A. and c.; won by Q.
Standing high jump, won by ]. b.
lleLa --. :. : - :.
Hurdle race, won by A. z. Bush:
time IS seconds.
shoe race, lI0 yards DASH won by 5.
y. hlbleF; l minute. 20 seconds.
Potato race, $50 yards. won by w.
l.. Allison: time minutes, 524 sec
OudS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
Two Educators at War.

The Raleigh correspondent of the
Richmond Times says that a serious
controversy has been precipitated be-
tween Colonel e. G. Harrell, of Raj
eigh, editor of the North Carolina
Teacher, and Professor Charles D..
McIver, president of the State Nor
Greensboro. Harrell has published
an article charging that McIver
makes more money than the law al
lows, and making other grave charges.
Professor McIyer is now in Raleigh
for the purpose of making reply to
Colonel Harrell, which, it is said, will
be very whitening one.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
MANA MUSINGS.
Held Up by Highway RObber Con-
dition of the Crops, Etc.
Correspondence of The sentinel.I

| Correspondence of The Sentinel.I
MANA, n. c.. May 10.-The far
mers are beginning to set out tobacco
i plants here. Some corn yet to plant
The very heavy rains last week did
much damage, and washed the plowed
lands very badly. Much corn will
have to be replanted. Wheat is doing
well, some beginning to head. The
weather keeps so cool corn is looking
badly-turning yellow. All the fruit
is killed, but we have fine prospect
for big blackberry crop. That crop
rarely ever fails.
Court is being held at Yadkinville
this week, and big crowd was there
Monday.
John Westley Hutchins, of this
place, accidentally shot himself on
the night of the 9th, by putting a
cooked pistol in bis hip pocket. The
bullet entered his hip, making flesh
wound.
On the same night while Mr.. Joe
Binlsley and another party were going
home in their buggy, they were stop
ped by some unknown person near
Flint Hill. They demanded of him
what he wanted, and told him to let
go of their animals bride or they
would make mince meat of him. They
started to get out of their buggy when
the rogue made off into the woods.
His aim was robbery no doubt, but
finding two in the buggy, thought he
had better get "a move on himself" J"
Ii being so dark, they could not tell
whether the party was black or white.
Proctor Knott, son of W. w. Knott,
is suffering from mental arrangement.
He is at his fathers home yet.
Mr.. G. b. Wade has received his
commission as postmaster here, and
has assumed the duties thereof. He
has put up very handsome mail cab
met with forty-eight letter boxes, etc.
Deputy Collector Phinnix will sell
on the 18th, at d. L. Shores Mill, a
big lot of corn whisky, stills, etc, the
property of Benz. Murphy, for viola
tiOn of the revenue laws.
The health of our people is good.
The doctors are having hard time.
Eric
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
Y. NJ @. A. NEWS.
Addresses By Prof. Blair and Rev. S
y Turrentfne

Most Of the reading matter that
is on file in the rooms is regularly sent
down to the Colorcd y. NJ c. A..
which was recently recognized with
Prof. Atkins as President and Mr..
Wright Is Secretary.
Statistics Tor tie April work at five
Sccretarial points in North Carolina
show that the Winston-Salem associ-
alton is abreast in all lines except
that OF Bible class work. and far
ahead in the number of professed con-
versions and additions to the churches.
An auxiliary committee of ladies
from the different churches has been
appointed to assist thereception com
mittce in making arrangements for
the coming public inspection and re-
ception. 1t is composed of the
following ladies': Mesdames A. B..
G0rfcl, j. NJ. Rogers, G. j. Watkins,
w. r. Boggs, John Hanes, Geo. Starr,
w. II. Leonard, Il. +. Shelton, j. A.
biting, G. G. Hinc, +. b. Ehrd,
Misses Minnie Martin and Alice
Eguithaler.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
state Horticultural Society.

A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the North Carolina State Hor-
ticultural Society was held in Green's
boro Friday.
The president was empowered to
select time and place for holding the
State horticultural Fair.
A committee of three, hereafter TO
be selected by the president, is to
visit the United States Agricultural
Department in the interest of the
fruit raisers of the State and render
a report to the annual meeting.
County commissioners were request
ed to send delegates from each county
in the State to the meeting with sam
pies of fruits from their respective
counties.
A transportation committee of
eight members was appointed with J..
Van Lindley as chairman.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
Tern mp by Lightning

Mayor Hackett, of Wilkesboro, who
is in the city, reports a singular occur
renee in the estate of Wilkes" few
days ago. Lightning struck white
oak tree near blockade distillery,
the result of which was that the stlll
was knocked out of the furnace and
the house and contents otherwise
damaged. Strange to say, large hog
near by was killed. Mayor Hackett
has informed one or two revenue OIL
cialS of the occurrence and Informed
them that there was no need of their
attempting to capture the still now
as it had been declared useless.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
THE new BANK BUILDING.
The Home Of the WaCnOVia Loan and
Trust Company.
TEE PLANS FOR THE BUILDING.

Mr.. B. j. Shepherd to Build Hand
some Brick Residence-Bids foI
the New Baptist Church Will be
Asked for About May 25th-OtheI
Local News.
Dirt was broken May 10th for
the new brick bank building to be
, erected on Main street for the Wa
chovia Loan and Trust Company.
Messrs. Fogle Bros. have the
contract.
The plans were drawn by W. l..
Plack & Co., architects, of this city.
The building will be one story divid-
ed into two sections. The front of
the first section will be built of gran
ite and the second of grey brick, R0-
man shape, and trimmed in terra cot
ta to match. The vestibule will also
be finished with like material of the
second section.
The building will be 321 by 81 feet
The front portion, 48 feet back, will
be in one clear story, p feet. From
that point the ceilinp will be IA feet
in the clear. In this portion will be
located an Office for the cashier and
directors, together with the vault.
The latter will be 10 by II feet in the
clear and divided into three stories
one in the basement and two above
the first floor. The first will not be
steel lined for the present.
The building will be heated by
steam, the apparatus for which will
beslocated in the basement, as will the
water closets.
A space over the vestibule will be
fioored over and narrow stairs will
lead up to it. Two skylights Will be
placed in the roof.
1t is proposed to have the building
completed and fitted up for occupancy
in at least three months.
Messrs. Plack s. Co. are drawing
plans for a handsome brick residence
for Mr.. B. J. Shepherd, to be erected
On the corner of Summit and Al
streets. They are also preparing
plans for the new Baptist church.
Bids for it's construction will be asked
for about May 25th.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
Suits Asainst tlle Town.

Messrs. Abbott & Jones lave enter
ed their suit in the coults for DANA
ges to the amount of $1,000 against
the city. The claim is based on the
city for stopping the work and retus-
ing to allow the old Hannah ware
house, which the firm had rented, to
be repaired.
r. j. Reynolds, owner Of the build
ing, has also brought sait against the
city for damages in filling up the
street and refusing to allow the build
ng to be repaired.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
SUNNY SIDE PARK
To BE Improved and Opened to The
Public.

The Twin-City Construction Com
pany has leased Sunny Side Park for
term of ten years, with the privilege
of purchasing, and have made con-
tracts for improving and beautifying
the property. 1t is to be supplied
with gardens. lakes, fountains, baths,
pavilions and many other things of
beauty and comfort and will be kept
open all the time free to the public.
'fhe company also coutemplates es-
park a geological garden.
Work on the grounds is to begin at
an early date and carried on as rapidly
as possible.
A well kept park. as this one will
doubtless be, is one of the greatest
summer luxuries known to city, be-
sides affording healthful resort dur
ing very warm weather for children
and feeble persons.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18

The Donald Downie illustrated
Travels and Pictorial Lectures, with
hundreds of superb dissolving views
and beautiful effects has been secured
blythe Literary Society of the Broad
Street Workers for May 10Th and 10th,
at the Opera House. Everyone should
see and hear him. These delightful
entertainments have just closed se-
ries in Charleston, Atlanta, Augusta
and other cities.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
High Water in the State.

RALEIGH, N. O., May IA great
deal of rain has fallen all over North
Carolina. The larger streams are very
high The Roanoke has broken the
State farms and SIS, GOO damage is al
ready DONE Eight hundred feet of
lcvee is swept away and the streams
are rising.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
Special Inquiry Requested.

THE SENTINEL has sent request
to the Secretary of the Treasury max
ing special inquiry into the statement
made by clerk in the Treasury De-
partment that Mr.. Glenn's applica-
tion for the Collectorship was there
on file. Coupled with the request is
the statement that the people here
desire to know the full truth in this
matter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
THE THIRD NTWO WEEKS.
Another Negro Lynching in South
Carolina.

Another Negro Lynching in South
Carolina.
COLUMBIA, S. c., May 1.-THE third
lynching in 5his State in two weeks
took place four miles from Laurens
wood Barksdale. d young negro, Mon
day afternoon assaulted the eleven
year-old daughter OF Capt. Wham, a
well-to-do farmer Barksdale was
captured and quietly lynched by five
hundred men. He was not shot. He
confessed after being identified by the
victim and her sister. The black cap
was put over his head, the rope put
around his neck, he was put in a bug
gy and the vehicle pulled from under
him.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
sILOAEf SEDIMENT.
School Entertainment-New Business
HOuse-PersonaI.
Correspondence of The sentinel.I

Correspondence of The Sentinel.i
SLOAN, n. c., May 10.--Atkinson,
Matthews & Whitaker have rented
the new glass front building of G. c.
Matthews and are filling it with new
goods. They will continue business
at their old stand also.
DR.. w. L. Vestal is attending court
in Yadkin this week. L. A. Hauser
D. d. s., of East Bend, is here doing
work in his line.
Mrs. DR.. Vestal and children left on
the l o'clock train today for Crutch-
field to visit her parents.
The school here closes the I'd day Of
June. The students are working
hard and doubtless Will have an inter
esting entertainment.
Prof. Cundiff lost his fine iron-gray
riding horse Sunday morning.
w. L. V.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
GAVE BIRTH TO A FROG.
A Kings Mountain Woman Gives Birth
to a Monster.

From the Shelby Review.1
A white woman living at Kings
Mountain gave birth to a remarkable
freak of nature last week.
The moster has the head, body,
limbs and color of a frog. In fact ali
those who have seen it say it is moth
ing more or less than very large bull
frog. 1t died at birth, and the at
tending physician, DIR. j. G. Hord, has
it preserved in alcohol and intends
giving it to a medical museum.
The woman is the mother of sever al
healthy, well formed children. She
says that some months before confine-
ment she was frightened nearly to
death by one of her children throwing
a large frog into her lap.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
ST ATE MEDICAL SOCIETY.
Officers Elected-Next Place of Meet
ing, Greensboro.

officers Elected-Next Place of Meet
ing, Greensboro.
At the session of the State Medical
Society in Raleigh last week the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-Dr. W. Fl. H. Cobb, OF
GoldsbOro.
First Vice-President-Dr J. A.
Hodges.
Third ce-President- r. f
Tate.
Third Vice-President- j. W
Allston.
Fourth Vice-President-D NJ. H
Fletcher.
DR.. b. d. Jewett was reelected sec
retary, and DIR. IL. III. Perry reelected
treasurer. Greensboro was chosen as
the next place of meeting on the thirc
Tuesday in May, 1894. DIR. E. G
Moore, of Elm City, was chosen orator
for next year, and DR.. J. III. Wray
Of Waynesyille, was selected essayist
An hour was devoted to eulogies or
the late DIR. Thos. L. Wood and DR. S
S. SatchWell.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
NOTICE.

Having qualified as administration upon the
estate Of Joseph Biting, colored, deceased, all
persons owing said estate are required to settle
with the undersigned at once and all persona
holding claims 4gainst said deceased, must pre-
Twelve months from date Of this notice as the
nosice will be plead IN bar Of their recovery.
This 18th day Of April, 1898.
e. A. GR1Tv1rH,
Admir- Of Joe Biting, Col.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
New Train Schedule.

The passenger trains between
Greensboro aud Wilkesboro now run
as follows:
Leave Greensboro at 9:45 a. m. and
11:30 p. m.: arrives Winston 1915 a.
M. and 12:40 a. m. leaves Winston for
Wilkescoro at 1886 a. M; arrives
Wilkesboro 1:50 p. M; leaves Winston
at 6:25 p. IN. and 5:15 a. M; arrives
Greensboro 6:15 a. m. and 7:25 D. m.
On the Mocksyille branch the morn.
ing train will leave Mocksville at $3.50
and arrive at Winston at 1915 a. m.
Leave Winston at 6:25 p. m. and ar
rive at Mocksville at $40 p. m.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
The North Carolina Hill Men Want all
the Offices

the Offices
WASHINGTON, May 11.-Since the
Presidents order forbidding the pres
ence of office-seekers at the White
House, the hotel lobbies here have be-
come almost deserted. I walked the
whole distance from the Capitol to
the Treasury and stopped at all the
hotels on Pennsylvania avenue, but
n all that round | met only one North
Carolina man-Mr. BonitZ, an office
holder.
The bolt of the Hill faction against
the regular organization of the De-
mocracy at Albany yesterday, and
the fact that the Hill men in North
Carolina are making vigorous effort
to monopoliZc all the offices there to
the exclusion of Mr.. Cleveland's
friends, are two. very insignificant
events. n.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
J.H. BIount Appointed Minister.

WASHINGTON. May 11.--The Presi-
dent has appointed Jas. i. Blount,
Of Georgia, envoy extraord.isary and
minister plenipotentiarF 90 the
Hawaiin Islands, succeeding John L.
Stevens, resigned. The salary of the
position is ST 800.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-18
Another Negro ilxodra.

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, May I2.-The
California craze among the negroes is
becoming a serious matter. John
Lowell a wealthy negro, is working
up the scheme. Lowell proposes to
run number of excursion trains, the
first to leave Chattanooga June L, and
will carry 500 negroes to Los Angeles,
Cal.