The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-23
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Tarheel Happenings Gathered Her;
and There


James III. Fowler, a veteran of the
Mexican war, died suddenly at his
home, near Raleigh.
1t is now an assured fact that our
tobacco factory will soon be in opera
tion.-Madison News.
gThe Taylorsville Index has discard
ed the patent outside" and is now
printed all at home.
The Wilmington Fair Association
has been Incorporated by the North
Carolina Legislature.
Mr.. Kerr Craige is a candidate for
the collectors place in the Western
district of the State.
Rev. Mr.. Thomas has accepted a call
TO the paStOrate of the PRESBYTERIAN
church at Rocky Mount.
Moody and Sankey, the great revi-
yallsts. will conduct a meeting in
Charlotte next month.
Mr.. j. Zeb Waller and Miss Susan
Annie Freeland were married near
Hillsboro on the 18th inst.
The stock-law election in a portion
of Rocky Mount township was carried
for the law by vote four to one
The bin to allow the commissioners
of Rockingham county to levy Il spe-
cial tax next June has been ratified.
DR.. W. T. Faison, of Jersey City,
within few days will locate in Fay
etteville for the practice of his profeS-
sion.
Mrs. NJ. E. Ratlife died of heart
disease, near Leaksville. on the 18th,
after protracted Illness Cf several
months.
Hannibal Robinson, negro. slot
his wife in the head at High Point ii
few nights ago. The ball made only a
scalp wound.
This term of Chatham court sends
five recruits to the penitentiary-a
larger number than any previous
court in that county.
DR.. p T. Henry died at Kittrell,
his home, on the 18th He was for
merly member of the State Senate
from BERTHE county.
S. p. Harrill, formerly of R0nda, is
now principal of the Belfont Acad-
emy, Mcdowell county, twenty-eight
miles from Asheville.
1t is said that man by the name of
Pallett is going around the western
part of the State swiudling people
with patent wire fence.
Col. George Williamson, OF Yancey-
vile, died at his home in that place
on Feb. I. He was highly respected
citizen and useful man.
VIM. Turner was shot and killed by
James Moss at Shelby on the 10th
instant. Both men were drinking
and fell out over a game of cards.
Mr.. J. P. Caldwell has sold half in
terest in the Statesyille Landmark to
Mr.. Rufus r. Clark, who for nearly
ten years has been connected with the
paper.
Cards are out announcing the mar
riaSe of Rev. a. l.. Ormond, of Bur-
lingtou, to Miss Ella X. Crawford, Of
Lexington, n. c., on the 10th instant,
at T:30 p. m.
Miss Josephine Davidson, of Char
lotte, won the prize of 500 offered
by the Sunny South for the best short
story. The story is entitled a "QueS-
tion of Guilt"
Hon. A. NJ. Waddell, of Whining
ton, has accepted the invitation of the
Hesperian Literary Society TO deliver
the annual Literary Address at the
| coming commencement.
The sum of s., 800 has, after six years
of effort, been raised to establish d
| cot in st. Johns Hospital in Raleigh,
in memory of the late Bishop Atkin-
son, of the Episcopal church.
Cards are out for the marriage OF
| Miss Ida Kearns, daughter OF Mr.. II.
| G. Kearn, proprietor Of the Model
Farm, and Mr.. p. E. Parker, Wcdnes
day evening, February -, 1893.
Mr.. James Parlier, of Morayiar
| Falls, Wilkes county, in cutting tim.
Der last week, found two rocks en-
| bedded in large oak tree which
measured four feet in diameter.
John r. Bishop, convicted in Duplir
county at the fall term of 1887 of horse
stealing and sentenced to dfteer
years in the penitentiary, ahas beer
pardoned by Governor Carr.
Mr.. J. E. Fuller recently sold {
sheep 10 months old, weighing IL
pounds gross. The price brought wa:
1926 besides the wool, which brought
rs cents.-Charlotte Observer.
1t is understood that several OF the
southern railroad lines will compete
for the honor of carrying the remain:
of Hon. Jefferson Davis to Richmon(
when they are removed from New Or
| leans.
Katie Stiller, young unmarried
white woman who lives near Airing
ton church, in Clear Creek township
is under Indictment at the prest tern
of Mecklenburg court upon the charg
of infanticide.
Hunters say that the recent COLI
| Inr flta a1 n frir rfroc
but to small birds, doves and larks, i
was most deadly. The partridge
killed now are as fat as if there hat
been no frozen, snow-coyered ground
From all sections of the State grea
activity in the guano trade is report
ed. The present price OF cotton is re
sponsible for this. The Indication
also point to considerable increase i
the acreage devoted to cotton cultur
this year.
In Bladen county, J. T. Wooten wa
shot recently by a negro named Henr
Mckenzie, whom Mr.. Wooten wa
deputized to arrest on the charge G
carrying several colored women t
Georgia. Mr.. Wooten was wounde
in the legs and lower part of tn
stomach.
1t is estimated in Raleigh, acccort
ing to the News and Observer, tina
the back taxes of the Wilmington an
Weldon Railroad on all its propert
in the State would amount to $lS9, ,00I
The railroad authorities have not We
consented to such settlement.