The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-04-13
STATE NEWS.
Items Gathered in the Old
North State.

North State.
Howell Cobb, proprietor of the
Swannanoa hotel at Asheville, has
failed.
Marshal Allison has appointed J. B.
Armtield, Ofa Statesville, his chief
deputy.
Porter s. Westbrook had ripe straw
berries on their farm at Bay View
Tuesday.
Mrs. r. E. Lyons, a daughter of
Mr.. Washington Duke, is critically i'll
in New York.
JohnsI. Wycoff has been elected
ssherif.. of Iredeil county to succeed
United States Marshal L. J. Allison,
resigned.
When returning from church Miss
Ollie Wyatt. of Ashe county, Was
thrown from her horse and had her
arm broken.
Mr.. w. S. Jessup is to be the new
manager of the Benbow House in
Greensboro, now owned and operated
->bby B. J. Fisher.
1t is proposeda-tt to build a 500, 900
mill at Shelby to weave amt finish
sheeting and shirting equal 10 the
fruit of the loom.
During a severe thunder storm at
Jacksonville lightning struck and
killed Thomas Jones, colored hand
who was working in a saw mill.
Evangelist Lee has just closed sue
cesSful religious revival at Thomas
vile, during which there were about
sixty conventions.
The dwelling house belonging to
Mr.. W. W. Church, near Wilkesboro,
was burned down a few days ago
Origin of the fire unknown.
The dwelling house and all its con-
tents belonging to ". A. J FoHlkes,
Jr., Ashe county was burned recently.
1t is thought that it was the work of
an incendiary.
Mr.. J. d. Young, who lives about
four miles north from Danbury, lost
his house, a considerable part of his
furniture and five or six hundred
pounds of -four by fire on the 3rd.
Miss Genie Gray, daughter of the
late Julius a. Gray. and Mr.. Geo. NJ
Greensboro on Tuesday of last week
The bride and groom are both well
known throughout the State.
Mr.. Jno NJ. Morehead, of Charlotte
and Miss Mamie Garrett, Of Marietta,
Ga, were married at the latter place
Wednesday, April 9TH. The groom is
a son of Col. J. L. Morehead, well
known and much esteemed citizen of
Charlotte.
Miss Janet Hale, daughter of the
1ot n q of
has been promoted chief matron of
the hospital of the University of Ma
ryland and DR.. st. Clair Sprulll, of
BERTHE county, chief physician of the
same hospital
While in temporary fit of insanity
Henry Collins, of Fayetteville, shot
his son through the left ear inflicting
only flesh wound, after which he
committed suicide by splitting his
head open with an AK.
r. H. Wright, of New York, late of
North Carolina, has instituted an ac-
tiOn in the Supreme court of New
York against w. Duke, Sons & Co,
for $500, 900, which he claims to be due
him on settlement of their old part
nership.
The heaviest thunder storm wit
messed for several years passed
over Danbury last Monday evening,
Two men a few miles south of the
place were injured by the lightning
though not seriously.
Mr.. Fl. Fl. Munsen, of Wilmington.
Eminent Grand Recorder, has sent
out notitg that the Grand Command
cry of Knights Templar will hold its
thirteenth annual conclave in Tar
boro. commencing Thursday, May
l1th, and the Grand Chapter of Royal
Arch Masons will hold its fOrty-siXth
annual convention in the same city
commencing Tuesday, May 9th, 1898,
at s O'Clock p. m.