The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05
STATE NEWS.
InterestingyItems Gathered In the OLD
North State.

North state.
Mr.. w. S. Chadwick has been re-
elected Tr -sident of the A. & N. Q.
Railroad.
The Fayetteville factories of all |
descriptions are running on full time, |
says the Observer.
An entertainment will be given at |
Charlotte for the benefit of fever |
stricken Brunswick.
The number of State pensioners |
last year was 4,7OO. This year it is |
| thought the number will reach |
| 5000.
Thirty thousand pounds of tobacco
were sold on the two warehouse floors
| at Greenyille one day during last
week.
Editor Hunt, of the Burlington
| News, celebrates the advent of the
Alamance Fair by issuing red edition /
of his paper.
The gold and silver exhibits from
| Davidson in the hall of mines and
and mining at the Worlds Fair are
said to be among the finest from this
! State.
The Star says: Several hundred
Wilmington ''bread-winners" who
were unemployed a month ago, are
| either at work now, or will be before
| the expiration of ten days.
James III. Jones, colored, of Raj eigh,
who was faithful servant of Hou.
Jefferson Davis, has received an ap-
pointment as messenger in one OF
the offices in the national capitol.
The firm of NJ Rountree s. Co., gen.
eral merchants who did large bust
ness at Wilson, made an assignment
on Sept. 9th. The indebtness of the
firm is more than 100000. The assets
are not known.
Red Springs Scotchman: Cotton is
: being rapidly gathered and the out
l look is somewhat brighter for farmers.
The hay crop is simply immense. With
l | d surplus of corn of last years product
D the fine yield on hand will make bread
S cheap.
. The Allegheny Star reports serious
> shooting affair at Lowgap last Satur-
9 day evening. Jordan Lyon shot at
:. Monroe Felts five times, three balls
q taking effect; one in peck, one CLAN
3 cling top of head and the other break
: ing three fingers.
: The Charlotte Observer says: J. E
q King, who for IL years has ranked as
X one of the leading tonsorial artists OF
II the city, occupying the shop opposite
It the First National Bank, has decided
W dDduuOII lis III OLO IL - II
y er calling of the ministry.
# The low price of grain and higl
N price of pork has had one good effec
n on the country, says the Newton En-
70 terprise. 1t has gotten farmers bacl
into the habit of hog raising. Their
will be more hogs killed in Catawb
this year than in any one year for
long time.
The Governor has appointed the fol
lowing as directors of the Atlantic
North Carolina Railroad, on the par
of the State: G. E. Foy, Enoch Wads
worth and S. w. Latham, Of Craver
re | w. L. Kennedy and w. w: Carraway
o. of Lenoir; w. Il. Dortch, of Goldsbort
i is the State proxy.
s. The Lexington Dispatch say!
ia Stacks and stacks of dried fruit haV
- been bought and shipped by the me-
-, chants. All the merchants have,
he all, probably, shipped, or will yet d
an so, I5O, 900 pounds. That is a gres
ell help to the county, too, when yo
TT. come to think about it.
De Wilmington Review: A lady of OIL
ne acquaintance in this city celebrate
US on Saturday last the 47th anniversaI
ar of her wedding day and on this occa
nd sion cake was made for her by &C
of ored cook in the family who helpt
- a cake for her on each and every su
ca ceeding anniversary of the event.
Ia A good Methodist brother remark'
,1s to the Greensboro Record that son
queer things happened in this worl
He was reminded of this by seeing
granddaughter of w. Duke going
Baltimore to school. He said N
is Duke, the founder of Trinity Colleg
MS at Durham, was sending his gran
~ H11 TO sob nfl
Correspondence Newton Enterpris
David Weshaun met with an acclde
YER few days ago; His son bought
CO.. put it in the fire to melt the bull
oh out. He took it out to take a pc
d ~ down the brrrell. AS he was TAXI
~ ~ his peep the old concern fired, to
u him above she eyes and almost sea-
all ed him.
adj The Wilmington Messenger sa.
On Monday night at $3.50 o'clock
de- large rice barn ON Col. X. M. Murcl
do sons Orion plantation, was consum
the by fire, together with 4, 900 bushels
freshly harvested rice, $50 bales OF r
of straw, a straw press and a rice thres
of er. 1t is not known how the t
originated, but 1T was doubtless
an cendiary, as there was no fire abe
no the barn during the day or night.
'Oh- Raleigh Visitor: Auditor Furm
has now about completed the list
persons to ex-Confederate soldie
The amount will approximate $780,
ew- and it is thought that the increase
E. the amounts of pensions. The fo
ing classes of pensioners will receive
mi nually SIT, s34, s51 and s6S as last ye
Widows will get 81. ALI disabled
His Confederate soldiers now receive p
call sions There are now SO inmates
ley, the Confederate Soldiers Home.
The Greensboro Record says: A
mn load of apples in bulk was an attr
UNI nI1r tion at the G. f. depot Friday mo
o aii ing, going from Mt. Airy Sou
az There were probably 500 bushels in
o,a car. An old railroader says this is
III second time he ever knew OF app
W. being shipped in bulk, the usual C
I've tom being to pack them in barre
Geo They appeared to be in good condit
- and as the weather is cool they v
10 probably remain SO until their desti
W. tion is reached.
The Hunting Season