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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
JOLIET POSTOFFICE ROBBED
Lee Capp, Colored, Oh arged With the
Theft-Hik Trial.
Correspondence of The Sentinel |

Correspondence of The Sentinel
JOLIET, n. c., Aug. 13.-On tie
night of August 14th, while E. L
James and family were gone to church
some one burglarized the postoffice at
this place by breaking in the window
and carrying away about s5.25 of the
postal funds. The postoffice is kept
in the dwelling of h. l.. Jones.
On arriving from church about 10
o'clock that night it was aScertained
that the Stats which held the window
sash in were taken off and the sash
priced out, breaking the bolt that
locked the sash down. Lee Capp, col
ored, was suspicioned of the theft, as
he was seen in that direction about
dark. The matter was let alone till
Aug. 21st, when e. L. James had a
warrant issued for the arrest of
Capp. On Aug. 22nd the warrant was
served by j. @. Hutchins, deputized
by Esqr. 9. Ell. Hauser, of Old Town.
The trial came up before the above
Justice of the Peace. J. w. Tuttle
A. L. Transou, Rufus Jones, Mary
Shouse and Anna Capp, wife of Lee
Capp, were summoned for the State:
j. G. Robbins and Jacob Davis for the
defendant.
The evidence brought out was suf-
| fcient to bind Capp over to court.
He was required to give S25 bond,
which he did, for his appearance al
| court. j.
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USED HER BED FOR A BANK.
And the Aged Woman Regrets the
Loss of ST 900.


PITTsBURG, Pa, Aug. 24.-The un-
warranted scare which has caused
many persons of limited means to
withdraw their deposits from banks,
and thus run the risk of losing all
their worldly possessions, was strik-
ingly illustrated in the case of poor
woman in this city. Thinking bed
was safer than a savings institution,
Mrs. Catherine Mcconnell, No. 2S30
Mulberry alley, drew ST. 900 out of the
bank last week and hid it in a mat
tress. Imagine her horror day or
two ago when she discovered that the
money had been stolen during the
night. 1t was the proceeds Of-the
sale of her candy store. Mrs. McCon
nell is 20 years of age and is pros
trated at her loss.
1t is well known fact that thieves
haunt the banks on just such occa
sions as this. They are particular to
do nothing at first that will attract
suspicion, and merely to watch for
decrepit or defenSeleSS persons who
leave the banks with tempting sums
of money. These persons they follow
at a distance; note the exact locality
and character of their homes; ascer
tain as near as possible where they
hide their money, and the remainder
of the robbers Job is easy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31

ASLEEP FOR TWO YEARS.
Bridget Pendergast Is Now Awake
but She is Dying.

INDIANAPOLIS, August 24.-Bridget
Pendergast after having been asleep
at the Central Hospital for the insane
for two years is awake. She is dying.
Her case is SO remarkable that it has
been the subject of much investiga-
tion and examination by physicians.
She was admitted to the Central Hos
pital in September, 1890. In Febru-
airy, 1891, she fell into cataleptic
slumber that has lasted uninterrupt-
edly until last Thursday. When ad-
mitted she was 26 years old. She was
first treated at ST. Vincent's Hospital,
where she was listless and would
scarcely talk with any one. After her
removal to the insane hospital she
took food for short time. She be-
came more cheerful and expressed a
desire to go to her home and relatives
in ireland. After she passed into the
stupor she had tc be fed artificially.
DIR. Frank Ray has given her from
sixty to ninety ounces of milk daily.
The attitude she maintained was
that of quiet, peaceful sleeper, with
the eyes closed and upturned pupils
contracted and not responsive to
light. The Doctor thinks that she
may live few days longer.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
THE AUGUST RACES.
Names of the Winners Days
Events-Elected President

RALEIGH, August 26.-The second
days races of the State Trotting
Horse Breeders Association, yester-
day passed off very well. There were
three events in today's programme,
with fine lot of starters in each, as
follows:
First race, for so class, five en-
tries: 1, Primus, by Robert Medium,
2.29, son of Happy Medium, sire of
Nancy Hanks, O4, owner, DIR. James
Mckee, of Raleigh. Cock Robin, by
Franklin Chief, by Ben Franklin, %,
owner, ] G Harris. of Wake Forest
B, Pilot Rose, by Melville Chief, sire
of Clipper, 2 %, owner, L Banks Holt.
4, Alamance Chief, by Amber, son of
Melville Chief, owner, ] r Stockard,
of Saxapahaw. Archie Hardin, by
Almont Archie, son of Almont, own
ers, Menifee 81 Co., Graham.
The second race was for 3-year-olds
with five entries, as follows: l, The
Oaks, by Starlight, sire Greyiight,
2. .16, owners, blackburn 81 Willett, , of
Newbern. ?, Lucy Asheby, by Jolly
Friar, sire Axtel, II, owner, w
Bethel, of Reidsville. 3, Flare, by c
T Clay, Is, owner, L Banks Holt, of
Graham. Maggie Campbell, by Pam
lice, 2 14a, owner Col. Bennehan
Cameron, of StagvilIe. 5, Scar Belle,
by Franklin Chief, son of Ben Frank
lin, %, dam Opal Lambert, by Noun
tain Boy, owner, B p Williamson, of
Fairview Farm, Raleigh.
The third race was the event of the
day, and in fact of the entire meet
ing. 1t was for the 2:37 class, with
four starters, as follows: /, Maggie
Watkins, by Melville Chief, sire of
Clipper, 2:29, owner, George M. Har-
din, Jr., of Durham. 2, Dominion, by
Daniel Lambert, owners, blackburn s.
Willett. 3, Nellie Jewett, by Jerome
Eddy, 2:164, dam by Hambletonian,
brother to Volunteer, owner, B p
Williamson, of Raleigh. 4, Brave
Boy, oy Aberdeen, sire Kentucky
Union, 2:134, dam by Dictator, owner,
George d Bennett, of Goldsboro.
The first race was won by Cock
Robin-time: 2.35, 2.314 and 237;
Archie Harden second, Primus third.
The race was particularly interesting.
Cock Robin was openly pulled and
could easily have made the mill un-
der 80.
The second race was won by Flare
in three straight heats-time: A,
2 AZ, 2 "a; Star Belle second, Maggie
Campbell third.
In the third race Brave Boy won in
three straight heats-time: "a, 81.
2 30, and was also pulled; Maggie Wat
kins second, Nellie Jewett third.
The Horse Breeders Association
has elected B p Williamson, of Raj
eigh, president, and J III Hardin, of
Graham, secretary and treasurer.
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TWIN-CITY TOPICS.
Little Items Picked up by The Senti
nel's Man-About-Town.

hOA
"A license has been issued for the
marriage of e. @. Dull and Eveline
Sink.
The Royal Fire Insurance Co has
paid it's part of the loss upon the Ho-
tel Zinzendorf.
Mrs. Jenkins died at her home on
Pond street, August 22nd after lin
eering illness with consumption.
The Macon Telegraph has a very
complimentary notice of Mr.. E T..
b. Glenn, who is a brother of our
townsman, r. B. Glenn.
Messrs. r. J. Reynolds, r. S. Gallo
way and A. HI. Smoot went to Raj
eigh Aug. 22nd to attend the races to-
day of the eStock-breeders' Association.
Mr.. J. r. johnson, of Winston,
and Miss Ella Baker, of Salem, were
married Thursday at the residence
of the officiating minister, Rev.. p. J
Carraway.
Rev. G. G. Newton, returned
missionary to Africa, is conducting a
tist church at Clemmonsville. The
prospect is bright for successful
meeting.
News is received here that Mrs
X. ID. Hay, of this city, while out driv-
ing in Martinsville, Va, a few days ago,
her horse took fright and ran away,
throwing her out thereby breaking
one of her arms.
The brick and other necessary
material is being placed in the court
house square for the vault which Will
be built in the room now occupied by
Sheriff Macarthur His office will be
moved to the southwest corner
room.
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DEATH OF Miss DUsENBURY.
The Postmistress at Concord Dies AT
ter "A Brief II ness.

The I'ostmistress at Concord Dies if
ter a Brief Illness.
Miss Mary Dusenbury, postmistress
at Concord, died at ten minutes after
ten o'clock Tuesday morning, August
22nd. She had been sick just week.
Miss Dusenbury was about so years of
age and was daughter of the late
Admiral Dusenbury. who died just
before the outbreak of the late war.
The death of Miss Dusenbury nes-
eSsarily recalls incidents in her ca
reer as an official. She was appointed
pOstmstress at Concord on December
20, 1873, by President Grant. She was
successfully reappointed by Presi-
dents Hayes, Arthur, Cleveland and
Harrison. One of Harrisons last Off
cial acts, in February, was to send her
re-appointment to the Senate, but
that body did not act upon it, AL
though Senators Ransom and Vance
and Representatives Henderson and
Alexander had united in an effort to
have her removed, President Cleve-
land had taken no action in the mat
ter and there was no indication that
he intended to do so in the near fut-
ure. Mr.. John B. Sheriff. has been
recommended for her successor, and
by her death his al pointment can
doubtless be considered certainty.
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WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET
Receipts at the Warehouses Very Light
Last Week.
TIE GROWING CROP VERY LARGE.

Promises to be the Finest for Years
Shipments Frequent but Small
Collections Rather Slow-Church
Services-The Peoples Bank to Re-
sume-Other Local News.
From the Southern Tobacco Journal, Aug %. ]
Receipts this week were light with
slight Improvement after the season
of Wednesday which put leaf in ex-
cellent handling shape, Some scat
tering lots of new were sold and the
quality showed it to be above the av-
erage of the first lots of new on the
market.
All grades continue to sell low and
only such planters as are compelled
to have money are now selling their
stock. Those who are able to do so
should keep their crops until there is
a change in the present state of
affairs.
The present week has been favor
able one on the crop. The one days
rain and the succeeding sunshine will
start the crop to ripening. 1t is gem
orally about one week later in this
section. The crop is very large one
and promises to be one of the finest
grown for years.
Manufacturers are taking things
easy. Shipments are frequent but
small. Collections are rather slow
The following shows the sales for the
past week:
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A PECULIAR CASE.
a Wilkes County Woman Baptized
While Ill.

The Chronicle says that while Mrs.
Malinda Brown, living near Hills
Mills, Wilkes county, was sowing
turnip seed few days ago she was
stricken down with something like
heart disease. This was about ten
o'clock and it was in the afternoon
before she was carried to the house.
1t was expected that she could not
live, and many of her friends and rel
ativeS gathered in. But she fingered
on till the Wednesday following, get
ting perfectly helpless, having to be
rubbed most of the time with cam
phor to keep her alive. Late Wednes-
day afternoon she revived and began
talking and shouting and asked to be
baptized. Those around her tried to
persuade her to wait till she got bet
ter, but she refused, and got up out of
bed of her own accord and walked to
the creek, about two hundred yards
away, and was baptized by Elder
VIM. Hall. She is now recovering
very fast and is said to be a very hap
by woman. There is something mys-
terious and peculiar about the case.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
THE ANNUAL CONVENTION
State Sunday School Association in SGS-
sion at Greensboro.
REPORTS FROM VARIOUS COUNTIES.
A Stirring Address Made by Rev j. A
Worden, of Philadelphia "A Large
Map Which Shows Where Nearly
All of the Sunday Schools are Lo-
cated.-Officers Elected

All Ol INC Sunudy 0ChOOAs
cated--OmcersE EIected.s
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel
GREENSBORO, Aug. 23.-The twelfth
annual convention Of the North Caro-
lima State Sunday School Association
held its first session here last night. in
the Presbyterian church. The Presi-
dent, w. G. Burkhead, being absent.
the meeting was presided over by Mr..
John A. Ramsey, of Salisbury, one of
the presidents. After words of
cordial greeting by the pastors of
Greensboro and responses by some or
the delegates, Rev. James a. WOrden,
of Philadelphia, a prominent Sunday
school worker, was then introduced to
the convention, and made the address
of the evening. His subject was ''The
Duty of the Church to the Sunday
School" DR.. Worden is a very i'm
pressive speaker, and his address was
well received by the large audience in
attendance.
The session this morning was large
ty taken up with business. The va
rious counties of the State were heard
from in regard to the work done dur
ing the past year. Mr.. III. n. Snow,
the State Secretary, has prepared
large map Of the State on which all
the Sunday Schools in the State, so
far as they are known, are located.
Besides this there are number of
county maps showing the location of
each Sunday School in the county.
These maps are well gotten up and
add greatly to the interest of the con-
VentiOn.
The session this afternoon was
hu
w. J. Eardman, of Asheville. Mr..
Eardman is well known in this State,
and at the North. and his Bible read
ingS never fail to entertain and in
Struct.
The officers of this convention were
elected this afternoon, and are in part
as follows: President, George w.
Watts, of Durham; Statistical Secre-
tary, A. S. Barbee, of Chapel Hill;
Durham; General Secretary, II. n.
Snow, of Durham; Treasurer, w. H.
Spruitt, of Wilmington.
The chief feature of this afternoons
session was stirring address by Rev.
James A. Worden on Sunday School
Missionary work.
Prof. f. S. Blair, field organizer,
read his report, which was adopted,
showing that he had visited fifty-five
counties, speaking as often as three
times day, taught model classes,
given Bible lessons, visited forty-fve
jails and found that hardly an inmate
had ever attended Sunday School.
People, when this fact is brought be-
fore them, will readily see the need of
schools. o.
The convention was given treat to-
night in the way of an address by
Bishop Rondthaler. His subject was
''The Bible up to Date"
There are only two delegates here
from Forsyth-Miss Ada Thornburg
and Rev. w. NJ. Curtis.
l wish more Of Winston's Sunday
School workers were present so ahat
they might get the benefit OF the in
struction impaired here.
DELEGATE.
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DELEGATES ELECTED
To the International and Worlds Sun>
daY School Convention.

About twenty delegates have been
elected to represent North Carolina
at the Seventh International and
Second Worlds Sunday School Con-
vcntion to be held at st. Louis from
August Both to Sept. 9th. Rev. w.
M. Curtis and Capt. r. r. Crawford
are the delegates from Forsyth.
THE STATE CONVENTION.
At the State Convention which
closed at Greensboro Thursday night,
the enrolment committee reported
the following number of delegates by
denominations:
Baptist, IA; Methodist, 1O2; Presby-
terians, SO; Lutherans, I; Christians,
1; Friends 2S; Episcopaleans, s; Disci-
pies, 5; General Reform, 1; Non, 5.
Total 159.
By rank.-Pastors, %; Superintend-
ents, 24; Assistants, 4; Secretaries, 9;
Other officers, 8; Teachers, IA; Schol-
ars, ia. Total, 259.
By sex.-Male, 1877, Females, 122.
Number enrolled at the State Con
vention: 1891, la; 1892, 1872; 1893, PSI.
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OFFICERS ELECTED.
The Baptist State Sunday School Cha
tauQua.

tauQua.
AT the Baptist State Sunday School
Chautauqua at Mt. Vernon Friday D.
f. King, of Leaksville, lead the devo-
tional service. w. G. Douglass, of
Carthage, led adiscussion of the work
of the Sunday school superintendent.
r. p. Johnson, Of Mt. Vernon, spoke
on the selection and dismissal of
teachers; T. M. Pittman, of Hender-
son, on the arrangement and equip
ment of the Sunday school room; t.
III. Briggs, of Raleigh, illustrated the
best methods of teaching girls. Rev.
DIR. Il. FL. Pritchard preached the SER
mon of the day and j. M. Beatty, of
Smithf1eld, delivered the address. the
subject being the Special Needs of
Country Schools.
The following officers have been
elected for the ensuing year: Presi-
dent, n. b. Broughton, Raleigh: Vice
President, DIR. G. A. Rominger, Reids-
Vile; Secretary and Treasurer, J. e..
Birdsong, Raleigh; Executive Com
| mittee-N. b. Broughton, DR.. G. A.
| Rominger, j. c. Birdsong, Ed. Tim
| berlake, Esq. and Prof. r. p. John
son.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
SENATOR D. B. HILL SPEAKS.
lie FaVOrS an Unconditional Repeal Of
the Sherman Law.
TIE SENATOR CRITICISES GROVER.
PRICE 5 GENTS.

A Conference Mr., Cleveland Had that
Has Come to Light-He Favors BIZ
Metalism. and Will Insist upon the
Coinage of Silver-His Views on the
Subject.
WASHINGTON, August 29.-The an
nouncement that Mr.. Hill was to
speak yesterday once more made the
Senate chamber the focus of public
interest. He spoke for something
over two hours, reading from a print
ed manuscript.
There was accorded him the strict
est attention from the start to the
finish. Since his sensational support
of Pfeffer's resolution there has
been considerable curiosity as to his
real position.
This he dispelled. He declared
himself to be on the Democratic plat
form, and in favor of unconditional
repeal. The pledge to bimetalism
was more than empty words. Now
was not the time for experimental
legislation or the discussion of ratios.
The Senate, he predicted, would re-
peal the Sherman act as soon as posi-
bic. There would be no fllibusterlng.
lie said Congress should adjourn as
soon as the repeal was enacted.
Ills speech was admirable in argu-
ment. There is no denying its
strength or its effect. Mr.. Hill could
not forget himself or personal griev-
ances, aS his sneering and sarcastic
references to Mr.. Cleveland and the
administration showed
n NnUnrt hn p,nIo ooo a.
strongest speeches yet made in behalf
of the administration measures.
MIR. CLEvELAND's CONFERENCE.
The story is in circulation and it
comes from reliable source. that be-
fore the President returned to Buz-
Yards Bay he had conference with
the leading Senators and Representa-
tiveS to learn their views of the pros
poets OF the proposed repeal. At
that time things were not so bright
as today and the Presidents own
views and proposition are made pub
lie.
He proposed first that all silver bull
lion now in the Treasury, amounting
| to l33, l6l ,3l5 tine ounces, be cOined;
! second, Sherman notes to be with
drawn gradually from circulation and
silver certificates issued instead:
third, currency commission to be
| appointed TO devise a system of fl
nances which would give abundant
and stable currency, gold, silver and
| paper, the silver men to have strong
representation on the commission.
The first proposition was expected
| to satisfy the demands for increased
| currency as seniorage on silver in the
| Treasury would make fifty million
| dollars to add to the currency. The
withdrawal of the Sherman Treasury
notes to the amount OF one hundred
and forty eight millions, the issuance
of silver certificates would protect
gold reserve, and currency commits
sion could provide elastic system of
currency which could absorb more
and more as silver currency expanded,
at the same time keeping it on a pari-
ty with gold by a large gold reserve.
The proposition made by the Presi-
| dent is said to have been acceptable
to the Senators and Representatives
and it is upon the lines that much
work has been done.
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A Remarkable Statement.

Mr.. G. e. Shore, of Shore, N. c.,
was in the city Saturday and Informed
THE SENTINEL that Mr.. Miles Will
liams, a well-to-do citizen of Yadkin
county, made the statement few
days ago that he was now nearing the
Seth mile post in life; that he had
never been sick enough to confine him
to his room day; had never taken a
dose of doctors medicine, and that
the sun had never risen and found
him in bed since he had been old
enough to work.
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Scrip in Wilmington.

At the meeting of business men in
Monday the Atlantic
Coast Line made a proposition to issue
scrip in sums of S. or more, with
which to pay off employees, in order to
obviate the necessity for the with
drawal of large sums from the banks,
provided the business community
would receive the scrip without dis
The meeting adopted reSo-
luton to accept the scrip so long as it
will be received by the banks without
discount
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
WON FOUR PRIZES
Mr. j. A. Dean at the Red Springs Fair
Races to be Held Here.


]. A. Dean, secretary and treasurer
of the Piedmont Wheelmen, has re-
turned from Red Springs, N. c., where
he attended the bicycle races, given
under the auspices of the Red Springs
Fair Mr.. Dean brought back with
him four prizes, valued at about $780,
The capital prize, a handsome silver
celery stand, worth fifty dollars, is
one of the number.
He won four races and came out
second in five others.
Mr.. Dean returned through the
country, in company with George
Fitzsimmons, of Green sboro, and Will
liam Ragsdale, of Jamestown, on
wheels, a distance of one hundred and
thirty miles. They made 80 miles of
the distance in hours thereby break
ing the record of the State on country
/, road cycling.
The Piedmont Wheelmen are pre-
pairing to hold races here about Sep
| tember the 18th or 10th. The Rey-
nolds race track will be used.
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Drowned in a Mil Pond.

William NJ. farrell, proprietor of
drowned about seven o'clock Friday
in mill pond at Oakdale Factory.
He and Miss Ida Meroney, of Sails
bury, were riding in a boat. Mr.. Jar
rell reached up to break twig off a
bush and fell out of the boat back
wards. He could not swim. Mr.. jar
rell was one Of High Points promising
young men and his sad death has cast
a gloom over the entire town.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
Hfdingln a Swamp.

CHICAGO, Aug. "a. Nearly two thou
sand men have surrounded Louis G..
Myers in a swamp near Oakland, Ill.
He is charged with assaulted Mrs Will,
neighbor, hanging his eleven-y ear
old niece to a tree and beatin his
wife. The girl was cut down uncon-
scious. He retreated TO the swamp
and compelled his wife to bring HIM
food. He is heavily armed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
The Unemployed.

employed have formed an organiZa-
tion entitled the United Brotherhood
of Labor. 1t has SO far about 5000
members, and has already established
a free employment agency and is con-
strEcting free soup kitchen, which
will shortly be ready for use. Tt is
proposed to displace the Chinese en-
ployed in the cannerieS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-31
Seized by Revenue omcers.

Editor Colcy, of the Davie Times,
was in the city Saturday. He says that
the bonded warehouse of ex-Sheriff
Baily at Advance was seized yester-
day by Revenue officers Vanderford
and Fields. Mr.. Bailey was in Wins
ton at the time and knew nothing of
the seizure until he arri fed home.
There are IL 800 gallons of whiskey in
the warehouse and the ex-sheriff
claims to ssbe in the dark" as to why
the officers closed him up.
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Times Getting Better.

WASHINGTON, August "a. = AS
viewed from treasury standpoint the
general financial situation of the
country shows Improvement, slight
perhaps, but believed to be perma-
nent. Bank failures have almost en-
tirely ceased. banks that suspended
are resuming business, gold which
poured out of the conntry is returning
and general feeling of confidence is
being restored.
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VIII Omen ii october.

Alta meeting of the Graded School
Commissioners Friday night itwas de-
cided to open the schools on the first
Monday in October. Misses Della
Sutton an1 Hattie Dull were elected
teachers for the West Winston school
They have not been assigned, hence It
is not known what grades they will
teach.