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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
state Sunday School Convention.

The following officers were elected
at the State Sunday School Conven-
tion for the ensuing year: President,
N. B. BIoughton, of Raleigh; treas
urer, ]. I'll Southgate, of Durham;
corresponding secretary, w. III. Muse,
of Durham; statistical secretary, }.
w. Causey, of Greensboro; superin-
tendent of normal work, Prof. l.. II.
Blair, of Greensboro; superintendent
of primary work, w. III. Dodd, of Raj
eigh. Executive committee-H. N
Snow, chalrman; w. A. Albright, T..
B. Fuller, Rev. J. w. Wellons, Rev. c.
B. King, James L. Lineback, DR. ID.
w. @. Benbow.
Goldsboro was selected as the next
place of meeting, and the time was set
for the last week in August.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
AN EARLY MORNING FIRE.
The Residence Of Capt. F. G. Crutcf
field Destroyed.

The Residence of Capt. f. G. Crutch-
field Destroyed.
Winston was visited by serious
fire last Friday morning. The resi-
dence of Capt. f. G. Crutchf1eld, on
Old Town street, is almost total
wreck.
The fire alarm was turned in from
box 42 about 1:45 O'Clock. There was
some trouble and delay in sending in
the alarm.
All the furniture Ia the second-sto-
~ was burned. On the first floor
about all goods of value were saved.
OF course the furniture was more or
less damaged in the removal.
The dwelling was insured for So, 900,
and the furniture for 81 500.
The fire appears to have originated
in the storage room over the kitchen.
The cause of it is not known. When
first discovered, the flames were burst
ing out from the kitchen roof and
spreading toward the main building.
The family were badly suffocated by
smoke. Mr.. Crutchfleld narrowly es-
capped death by rushing into an upper
chamber to get into the storage room
for some feather bedding which he de-
sired to save. He became bewildered
and stified with smoke and was una
BILE to find his way o1t of the room.
Peter Brame went to his rescue.
All the family, except Miss Lillian,
the eldest daughter, were at home.
The family are stopping with their
INSTRUMENTATION, Hon. G. B. Wat
son, brother-in-law of Capt. Crutch-
field, until another home can be Sc
cured.
CAPT. Crutchf1eld will very probably
rebuild as soon as his insurance is ad'
justed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
CIGARETTE MACHINE FIGHT.
The Bonsack Company Against tn,
National Tobacco Company.


National Tobacco Company.
Western Tobacco Journal
The Bonsack Cigarette Machine Co.
are bound, if possible, to 'save their
bacon" or in other words, to hold
their contract with the American To-
bacco Company, with whom they have
contract for the use of their ma
chimes, receiving $250,000, provided
that no competitor can obtain a ma
chine which is not an infringement
of the BonSack machine, that will
make 100, ,O00, 900 cigarettes a year. In
case such a machine is invented the
American Tobacco Company is alb
solved from their contract. 1t will be
remembered that this is the reason
why the Bonsack Company fought the
Elliott machine and obtained an in
junction against its use by the
National Cigarette and Tobacco
Company.
This company did not remain idle
while the contest was going on, but
was preparing for something else, and
the result is they put in a machine
claimed to have been invented by
Bernhard Baron, the manager of the
National Cigarette and Tobacco Com
pany. The Bonsack Company, for some
time, was unable to get any informa
tiOn in regard to the new machine,
but they seem to have at last ''reach-
ed'' through machinist named Han
nan, who was in the employ of the
National Cigarette and Tobacco Com
pany, and from whose drawings and
Information they had a model made
which was in court Monday last when
they made motion before the u. S.
y = IL
City, to punish the National Cigar
cite and Tobacco Company for con-
tempt of court, the use of which ma
chine they claim is in contempt of
Justice Wheeler's rulings in the Ell
lott case.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30

THE NEBRASKA VISITORS.
THEY WE'RE IN WINSTON AND
SALEM LAST THURSDAY.
Visited Several Farms Near Town
Witnessed the Sale of Leaf Tobac
co Visited Tobacco Factories.

Witnessed the Sale of Leaf Tobac-
co o-Visited Tobacco Factories.
Messrs. ri. T. Chandler and G. A.
Collard, of Kearney, Nebraska, arriv-
ed here last evening from Wilkesboro,
where they went Tuesday on pros
pecting tour.
This morning, accompanied by Mr..
J. III. Stockton, they were driven to
the farms of DIR. Fl. T. Bahnson,
South of Salem, and Mr. r. j. Rey-
nolds, East of Winston. During the
forenoon they also visited several to-
bacco factories and warehouse.
They manifested much interest both
in the manufacture of the weed and
sale Of the leaf.
This afternoon the visitors accom-
panied Mr.. Fl. E. Fries out to his mod
ell farm. They also visited those own
ed by Messrs. p. II. and J. W. Hanes
and others. They will leave on the
evening train for Raleigh.
Both gentlemen express themselves
as being delighted with their trip to
the Old North State. They expect to
locate somewhere in North Caro-
lima.
A large colony OF these enterpris-
ing people from the Northwest are
expected to arrive in North Carol ina
during the next ninety days.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
THE TRADE SITUATION,
WHAT BRADSTREET AND DUN
HAVE TO SAY.
Clearing Totals of Cities Much Larger
Than a Year APPROXIMATION of
Trade I'm the South.

New YORK, Aug. Pr. G. Dun
" Co. IS weekly review of trade says
The changes during the past week
have not been definite nor very i'm
portant. AS the Presidents final de-
cision regarding the new tariff is as
sumed, but not yet certainly known,
part of the hesitation which appears
may be attributed to the lingering un-
certainty, which must soon terminate
Other conditions, if not entirely favor
able, have at least not changed for the
worse during the past week. The
business so long delayed by tariff un-
certainties begins to come forward, so
that transactions in many depart
ments are larger than of late, and on
the whole larger than at the time Of
especial StagnatiOn last year, but it is
still too soon to determine how far
the satisfaction of postponed demands
will set idle hands at work, or raise
transactions toward the normal value.
But it is healthy sign that the gain
thus far is gradual, and not spasmodic
or fiighty, in appearance. The fail
ures this week have been pa in the
United States, against 40 last year,
and 20 in Canada, against 20 last year.
BRADsTREETS' REPORT.
Serious Industrial disturbances in
New England, drought in central and
far western States, curtailing nearly
all staple crops, and disposition in
all lines to continue to buy for nearby
wants only, fail to greatly influence
general trade throughout the country,
the trend of which is toward further
improvement. Northwestern States
east of the Missouri and the Atlantic
and Gulf-coast Southern States report
relatively greater gains in the volume
of traffic, and in the spread of that
better feeling and confidence in
larger volume of business in the fall,
on which improvement in business de
pends.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
PAY YOUR LITTLE BILLS.
The Baltimore Sun Suggests a RENE
dy fer Hard Times.

A most effective way to relieve
financial stringencY is to keep money
in circulation by the payment of Tit
tie bills" To pay as you go" is al
ways best, but some persons are occa-
sionally compelled by circumstances
to ask for credit. 1t is wise to pay
bills at short intervals for many rea-
sons. The creditor may have a great
number of small bills outstanding and
may be seriously embarrassed by their
non-payment. The longer a bill re-
mains unpaid the harder it is to pay.
To the man in receipt Of an income
which is no more than his necessary
expenses require, it may be easy to
pay a small bill, but if he allows it to
go unpaid, other bills may be added
to it and the aggregate will be seri-
GUS burden. A fails to pay what he
owes Is and the latter is thereby una
ble to pay G, and so on. by prompt
payments a small sum of money can
be made to cancel IL large sum of in
debtedneSS. A ten dollar bill, by
passing from hand 80 hand, probably
often pays debts amounting TO hum
dred dollars inside of a week. The
most frequent excuse heard for the
non-payment Of bills by persons who
are asked to make payment is that
they can collect no money. In most
Instances this excuse is probably an
honest one, and little reflection will
convince any man of the wisdom of
thus keeping money in circulation.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
Died in Far-OT Africa.
From the Durham Sun.

II rum IiiS I'M nam touli-l
The many friends in this city of
Mrs. g. @. Newton, who formerly re-
sided in Durham, will be panied to
hear Of her death which occurred in
far-of Africa, where she, her husband
and daughter, Miss Alberta, were la
boring in the missionary field. Rev.
Mr.. Newton and family spent last
summer in this State on a visit to rel
atives and friends.
The news of Mrs. Newton's death
reached Durham through Mr.. Il. e.
Cheek. He was in Raleigh Saturday
and met Rev. Cary Newton, a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton, who told him
that his mother was dead, and had
been dead six weeks when the letter
containing the sad news was sent.
His father was also extremely i'll and
not expected to live when the letter
was written. Rev. Cary Newton did
not receive the letter from Africa,
but it was received by some relatives
at Clayton and he was en- route to
that village to learn the particulars
when Mr.. Cheek saw him.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
The Latest Republican Slate.

The Republicans of Forsyth are
making states for their county ticket.
On the latest one appears the follow
ing names For the Senate, w. J.
Ellis; House, Willis Marshall; Sheriff,
Eugene Kapp; Superior Court Clerk,
N. S. Wilson; Register of Deeds, Mil
lard Masten: Treasurer, p. w. Crutch-
field.
This slate may be broken by Charley
Reynolds and j. p. Stanton. The
former may want to run for Sheriff,
since his defeat for the Congressional
nomination. 1t is no secret that
Stanton will turn green with envy"
if he does not get the nomination for
either his old place Cr some other good
Office.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
The New 500 Silver Certificate.

The design of the new S1.0O silver
certificate to be issued by the govern
ment represents history instructfng
youth. History is represented by a
female figure in reclining position,
with her right arm around youth
pointing toward the city of Washing
ton In the background, showing the
dome of the Capitol and the Washing
ton monument. The open pages of a
book on the other end OF the note con-
tains the constitution of the United
States. The border consists OF
wreaths extending all around the
note, In each of which is the name of
some prominent man who has figured
in the history of the country as a
statesman, author, inventor, soldier
or sailor. We do not care what the
design of notes be, but give US the
notes: they are the things we want.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
WHERE is THE LINE
Dividing the Eastern and Western Secs
tions of the State?

A great deal is being said in these
days about the eastern and western
sections of our State, and different
people have different and often vague
ideas as to where the dividing line
really is.
DR.. j. M. Hays, in preparing medi
cal article involving certain statistical
questions, has ascertained the inter
esting fact that the "half-way line" is
at the same place both for population
and area. The population of the State
by counties census of lS90) aggregated
l,617,9 ,947.
A line running to the east of Cas-
well, Alamance, Moore, Richmond and
tWo-thirds of Chatham, falling, of
course, west of Person, Orange, Har-
nett, Cumberland, Robeson and one
third of Chatham, gives to the east a
population of S0S, ,572 and to the west
S09,37 while in area the same line
gives to the east l3, ,525, 956 and to the
west Il, ZIG, 500. The acreage is usually
put down at 81, ,091 200, but of this
3,77S, 64S acres is embraced in the large
bodies of water in the eastern section.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
ONE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
Mr.. Drewry Hodge, of Surry County
Celebrates His Tooth Birthday.


The biggest birthday celebration
that ever occurred in this part of the
Old North State was given on Wednes-
day Aug. %, in Surry county, in cele-
brating the one hundredth anniversa- :
ry in the life of Mr.. Drewry Hodge,
who resides in that county, near Hay
stack, on Fish River.
There were more than 1900 people
in attendance with upwards of 235
vehicles. besides horseback riders and
pedestrians. The crowd spent the
entire day at the home of Mr. Hodge
and had picnic spreads on the grounds
at noon.
Two sermons were preached by Rev.
Mr.. NaSS, of Carroll county, Va, and
Rev. Mr.. Lawson, of Surry county.
Hon. a. II. Joyce, of Danbury, de-
livered an able address in the after
noon.
Mr.. Hodge was born in 1874 and now
resides within four miles OF his birth
place. He has been twice married.
First in 1917 to Miss Sallie Gillespie,
and upon her death, to Miss Nancy
Gentry. There were IL children by
the first marriage and by the second,
making Is in all. Every one lived to
maturity. Eight are now dead.
Mr.. Hodge has los grandchildren,
l06 great-grand-childen and great
great-grand-chil He has been a
consistant member of the Primative
Baptist church since he was % years
old-77 years. He has been blind for
13 years, but his health is very good
and his mind is as ''clear as the noon
day sun"
Mr.. Hodge is man of considerable
means and owns an immense tract of
bottom and upland on Fish River.
MAY he be blessed with many more
years of happy, healthful life" was
the prayer of the immense concourse
of friends in attendance upon the cele
bratiOn.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
KOPE ELIAS SPEECH
In Seconding the Nomination of Ada
for Vfce-President.

In seconding the Nomination of AdIai
for Vice-President.
From the New York SUM-
Who remembers what Kope Elias
of North Carolina said at Chicago on
June %, 1892, in seconding the nomi-
nation of Adlai Stevenson for Vice
President These are his words:
II rise, sir, and gentlemen of this Conven-
ton, to second in behalf of the delegation to
this Convention from the State of North
Carolina, the nomination of Adlai E. Ste
venson, of Illinois. Although he lives in the
State of Illinois, we claim him as North
Carolinian, because his ancestry were OF u.s.
Gen. Stevenson is entitled to the nomina-
ton of this Convention for the second place
of its ticket. Why do say this Because,
Mr.. Chairman and fellow delegates, it would
liant service upon the battlefields in defence
of our indissoluble Union. His record has
been made as a military officer. While Gro
yer Cleveland was presiding as Chief Execu-
tive of this Government he called Gen. Ste
yenson to his council as First Assistant-Po
master-General of the United States. If
Gen. Stevenson Was recognized as possessing
the requisite wisdom and capacity to have a
seat In the Cabinet of the President, then
Grover Cleveland, and since you have renom-
mated Mr. Cleveland for this highest Office
in the gift of the American people, why not
recognize the eminent fitness ofGen. Steven
son for the office of Vice-President of this
Government by placing him in the second
place on the Democratic ticket?'
To this irresistible Democratic logic
the delegates made a plain answer;
they nominated Stevenson by vote
of 652 to 258 for all otner candidates,
and so it is that we have Democrat
ic Vice-President, sound, consistent,
courageous, loyal and manly.
KOpe Elias came pretty near know
Ing what he was talking about when
he put Adlai i. Stevenson in nomina.
tion for Vice President Of the United
States. At least it seems SD.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
A Touching Appeal.

From the NashY1IIe Amerlcan.H
The following poetical appeal won
for its author, the editor of the Rocky
Mountain Celt, the prize of sl 900 Of
fered for the best appeal poem to
newspaper men to pay up their sub
scriptiOn:
Lives of poor men oft remind US
honest men won't stand no chance.
The mere we work there grow behind
us bigger patches on our pants, once
new and glossy, now are stripes of
different hue, all because subscribers
linger and don't pay us what is due.
Then let us be up and doing; send in
your mite, however small, or when the
snow of winter strikes US we shall
have no pants at all.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
Salem BOuS' School,
SALEM, N. c.

Fall term begins Monday, Aug. ~,
1894. Most approved methods of
teaching. School building furnish
ed with modern Improvements. Boys
completing the course at this school
are received into the State Universe
ty without further examination
there. Special attention given to
those pursuing the Business Course.
Special arrangements can be made
for those wishing to study Steno-
graphy, Typewriting, Music or Elo-
cution. Tuition, $3.50 to $500 per
month, J. T. BRowER, A. M.
Head Master.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
Reanimatinga q Mule.

In the streets of Port-au-Prince an
old negro, who was .vainly endeavor-
ing to drag a lazy mule by his halter,
suddenly stepped up to a doctor who
stood outside of his surgery and offer
ed him silver plate if he could put a
little life into his contrary beast.
The doctor went into his Office, and
returned with his medicine chest. He
selected small syringe, filed it with
morphia and inserted the needle into
the animals side. The astonished
creature reared upon his hind legs,
and then, with tremendous bray,
started down the road at break-neck
speed. The old darkey looked first at
the doctor and then at the disappear
ing mule.
sSay, sah,'' he suddenly exclaimed,
sshow much was dat stuff wuf you jist
put in that mule 2"
ssOh, about 10 cents, nlaughingly an
swered the doctor.
well, say, yo' jIst Gre 20 cents wui
into me. Heah am de cash. Use got
to ketch dat ar mule-n
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
He Ate a rwenty-Pound Melon.
From the North Wilkesboro News.l

From the North Wilkesboro Newsl
The other afternoon a man went in
Rankin's store and called for water
melon. He selected one that weighed
twenty pounds and said he could eat
it by himself. Some bystanders rath-
er doubted it, when he turned to Mr..
Rankin and asked to be weighed.
His request was complied with, and
he commenced to get on the inside
of the melon. After he had eaten it
he again asked to be weighed, and, to
the astonishment of all, he had gain
ed Just exactly ten pounds, or, in 9TH
er words, he had eaten ten pounds OF
melon at once.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
A Suicide.

q Rev. w. A. Lutz returned Friday
afternoon from Zeb, N. c., where he
has been attending the Lutheran
Synod. He reports an interesting and
important session. Mr.. Lutz brought
the sad news of the death, by suicide,
of Miss Maggie Tate. The terrible
the 22nd inst. She cut her throat
with a knife. There is no known
cause for the rash act. Miss Tate was
an estimable lady and OF an excellent
family.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
Either senator or Coroner.

Eli Mullican, prominent Republi-
can OF this county, residing near
Clemmonsville, was in the city today
and osaid that 1T was his suppOsi-
tion that his party would now run
ssBrer Charlie Reynolds for the
United State, Senate, and in
case he was defeated (which he
thought more than probable) he will
be put on the tail end Of the county
ticket.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
A Tree Fell on Him.

A few days ago Frank Lovett, of
Union township, Wilkes county, was
in the woods saving with his brother
when heavy wind storm came up.
On looking up they discovered that a
large tree, under which they were
working, was falling, and they start
ed to run from under it. The brother
escaped, but Frank was not so FORUM
ate. He had nearly gotten from un-
der it when one of the limbs crushed
him to the ground, horribly mangling
his head and face. At last accounts
he was suffering terribly and is in
dangerous condition.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30

Don't be talked into having an
operation performed or injections of
carbolic acid used as it may cost
you your life Try Japanese Pile
Cure. DIR VO Thompson, druggist.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30

Japanese Liyer Pellets are the. best
family medicine for liver complaint
and constipation. so pills in vial
25ets. DrVOThompson, druggist.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30

Miss Della Dixon, of Shelby, "a sis
ter to Rev. Tom Dixon, has sailed for
trip around the world. She goes as
a companion to a wealthy member OF
New York's 400.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
Longbery
G1a1o

All the wheat we offer, was grown in Vir-
ginia, and we will sell the same at 75 and so
cents per bushel f. o. b. here We have also
Virginia seed rye and Texas rust proof oats
Call and examine before buying elsewhere.
F& Fl. FRIES, Salem, n. C.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30
Cheaper Tbop Corp.

Since corn has advanced, we hare pur
chased several car loads of rye, and now
offer the same at 65 and 20 cents per bushel,
according to quantity. We have bought to
arrive by Sept 1st:
1900 bushels Fulcaster seed wheat,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-30

GBe@91Oe0o9 900
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Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1894-05-04
No Coxeyites in North Dakota.
MAY DAY CELEBRATIONS.

Reports From European Capitals Show
No Serious Disturbances.
LONDON, May 2.-Dispatches received
here from the different capitals of
Europe show that May day has
passed without any serious disturb
ance.
In this city the anarchists received
lesson from mob in Hyde Park and
the socialists made a demons tration in
the same place.
All was quiet at Berlin and Vienna
although meetings of workingmen and
others were dispersed by the police in
both those cities.
A large meeting was held at Mar
settles, but no serious disturbance took
place.
At Hamme, Belgium, there was some
rioting, but order was soon restored by
the police.
May day passed off quietly in Paris
and throughout France generally.
No May day disorders occurred in
Rome or in other parts of Italy.
Orderly meetings were held in the
other leading towns of the continent.