The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-17
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Fresh News Items From Che rokee to
Currituck.

THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Fresh News Items From Che roke e to
Currituck.
There is talk of erecting a spoke,
handle and shuttle factory at Wilkes
boro
The State Grand Lodge of the
Odd Fellows is in session at Colds
boro.
It is estimated that there are one
the Federal Court in Asheville.
Capt. CIas. Price, of Salisbury, has
been instructed to sci the Western
North Carolina Railroad in August.
A big ''strike" has been made at
the Maim-Arrington gold-mine, in
Nash county, the ore assaying $35 a
ton.
MIR. Joseph Taylor, who lives near
New Berne, killed a wild turkey few
days ago which had beard twelve
inches long.
A negro boy at Statesville recently
stole $75 in bills and then, fearing
detection, burned the money up. He
is now in Jail.
New Hanover county appropriates
$500 to the State Confederate mon
ument, and Wilmington will appro-
pirate a like sum.
Mr.. Ira Halsey tells the Allegheny
Star that there are 10 twin calves and
twin colts in the Immediate neighbor-
hood of Piney Creek.
Mr.. Connie Osborne, of Greensboro,
and Miss Martha Scott, of Surry
county, were married May 1st at the
! home of the BRIDES parents.
The sale of the Western Railroad
| will take place at Statesville on the
2lSt of August. The minimum bid is
$500, 900, with deposit of $4,000 re-
quired.
The Supreme Court has filed a de-
cision giving Edward j. Fuller a new
trial. Fuller is under sentence of
| death for the murder of Parker, at
Fayetteville.
1t is reported that the revenue Of
| ficers made raid in the Baltimore
! section of Yadkin county recently,
and closed the distilleries of Ell.
HutcEens and Mr.. Henning.
Alexander county has recorded it's
first assignment. 4. NJ Lyerly, of
| Hiddenite, assigned to j. l.. Gwalt.
ney. The liabilities are somewhere
in the neighborhood of 80. 500.
Two convicts from Rowan county
were sent to the Denitentiary
One of them is Isaac H. Foust, de
fanlUiDg bank cashier, of Salisbury
lie will serve a tenn of seven years.
The Raleigh Aldermen have grant
ed IA franchise to the Old Dominion
Telephone Company, and the latter
will nt once begin the work of install
ing system there in opposition to
the Bell monopoly.
Raleigh contributes $500 for the
purpose of making the ceremonies at
the laying of the corner stone of the
| Confederate monument n success
The city will build the stands and
meet other expenses of that charac-
ter.
Chairman F. M. Simmo 8 calls a
meeting of the Democratic State
Executive Committee to meet at Raj
eigh May 9th to fix the time for the
State Committee meeting and to dis
| cuss matters In the interest of the
party.
Governor Carr has received $25
from j. Z. Wade, for the Roxboro
Tobacco Board of Trade, for the
Vance monument; and from Hon
w. FL. III. Cowles, of Wilkesboro, $50
as part of the Eighth Districts con.
tribution.
The gathering of monazite is be
coming quite an industry in Western
North Carolina. So far it is con-
fined to the counties of Mcdowell
Burke, Rutherford and Cleveland
and the deposits in this section are
said to be The only ones of value in
the United States.
The first contribution to the Vance
Memorial Association outside o
Raleigh was five dollar check, sent
to Governor Carr, it's president, by 6
colored mai, Jason III. Smith, o.
New Ber1e. He also wrote letter
in which he spoke in the highest
terms of Senator Vance.
Judge Schenck, president of tn.
Guilford Battle Ground Association
is preparing q series of biographies
sketches of a number of North Caro-
linians who were prominent in tn,
revolution. These sketches are beins
compiled from official records Al
Washington, and will be given to thu
press us soon as completed.
B.L. Perry has opened the Atlantic
hotel at Morehead City and macy
rooms have already been engaged
this month by fishing parties from
this State and Tennessee. Spanisi
mackerel and blue fish are now being
caught in large numbers by trolling
parties. The month of May is sale
to be decidedly the best season fo
this sport.