The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-05-04
STATE NEWS.
Interesting Items Gathered in the Old
North State.

| NOfth state.
| Mr.. VIII. Pace, a well known law
| yer, of Raleigh. is dead.
Strawberries retail in Wilmington
! at to 10 cents per quart.
The Wilmington Star represents the
turpentine business as in a very de
pressed condition.
The Wilmington Review represents
That the caterpillars- are making much
havoc in Bladen county.
Gel. A. NJ. WaddeIl will deliver the
opening address at the Teachers AS
sembly at Morehead City in June.
At the opening of the North Caro-
INA Ifess Association fOrty-four
members were present.
The foundation of Mr.. W. E. Hollis
new cotton mill at Lexington has been
laid. The building will be 74x2OO
feet.
The old Grand Central hotel proper
ty IN AsheVille has been sold for
$50, 800. \. p. Chichester is the pur-
chaser.
A tree was struck by lightning in
Salisbury and Mrs. John a. Ramsay,
who was standing III about 300 feet of
it, was shocked
Hon. r. T. Bennett, of Wadesboro.
will deliver an address in June at
chapel Hill on the life and character
of Col. w. L. Steele.
= Dir. S. L. Scales, of Statesyille, had
his dwelling destroyed. by fire. on the
23rd inst. Loss SIS. 700. Amount Gov
cred by insurance $500.
\ lady's bicycle club has been form
ed at Goldsboro. The gIrfs. some
twenty in number, attract admiring
attention whenever they are out
Wilmington had so, 900 fire on the
2lth inst. During the confederation
several persons were injured. The
property was fully covered by insur-
ance.
The Journal says that 1000 boxes of
green peas were shipped by steamer
from Newbern to New York one day
last week. They are worth S4O0 per
box there.
Abner Adams, of Watauga county,
recently sold curled walnut tree for
$500, out Of which the purchaser. L.
l.. Council, of Elk Park, expects to
realize $l.50O.
Gov. Northern, Of Georgia, las ap-
pointed w. ). Yates. of North Cara-
lima, geologist of that State, and
he was notified of the appointment
and accepted by wire.
The Durham Globe saws it is rumor-
ed that Rev. Junius Horuer, OF the
IlOrner School, oxford, will take Min
lister AleXander's place in the faculty
OF the University.
An attempt was made by three men
Il few nights since to burglariZe the
residence Of John Bradley, Of Sails
bury. Mrs. Bradley who was alone |
at the time, seized a revolver and |
emptied every chamber at the rascals. |
they fled and have not been captured |
Lieut.. Colonel Bogart, of the lst
North Carolina regiment of the State |
Iuard, was nrOWn from his horse |
while on parade at Newborn Thurs I
lay afternoon, April 9th, and sus- |
5ained injuries from which he died /
that night. Col. BOgart was a BROTH |
r of Mr.. w. B. BOgart, Of Greensboro, |
ana resided at Little Washington.
The Marion Record SAYS that Mary
Hawk, woman OF bad repute, who I
lived at Bynum Cross Roads, Mellow |
ell county, received an anonymous |
ctter, a few days ago, menacing her
with death unless she departed at
}nce. Saturday night she was abused |
md rocks were thrown into her house.
Monday she went to Old Fort to pro-
cure peace warrant and while absent |
ltr house was burned with all of its
The Fayetteville Observer of the
18th says: Edinboro Scurlock who
ives two miles from town, committed |
)ne of the most tiendish deeds imagi-
lable. Last Sunday While his daugh-
.cr was sleeping he saturated the. bed
md the clothing of the girl with |
oil, and then ignited it, the
Whole blazing up dercely and horribly |
burning the girl, from the effects of !
which she will die. 1t is said that |
'curiock mistook the girl for his wife