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The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
HOW A BROTHER GOT LEET.
A Graded School Pupils Attempt
Witness tho Execution.

Supt. Blair, of the graded schools,
announced few days ago that pupils
who attended the execution of Peter
DeGraff would be suspended from
school.
This was puzzler to many of the
boys who had planned to witness the
hanging. One young man, in order to
get out of the difficulty and to save
himself from being censured by both
teacher and Superintendent, adopted
the plan to get his sister to write an
excuse for him. A nice note was
written and sent to Prof. Blair by the
young mans brother-but it did not
work as ''charmingly" as one might
suppose
The brother who delivered it was
told to hasten back home and tell his
brother that the excuse was not ac-
| ceptable, therefore it would be advis-
aDlc for him to come to school that
| day. When the brother reached home
| he discovered that his ''bud'' had al
| ready left 'afoot' for the scene of the
| execution.
Without further ceremony, the
| brother who took no interest in hang
| lngS, hurried to the stable, got the
| buggy animal and went in pursuit ton
horsebackl of his brother. The broth
er was oVertaken, tramping through
| the mud.
"HelIo." said the walker ''are you
going to the hanging too"
Yes" replied the brother on
| horseback.
alright, stop and let me ride be-
| hind you"
| The animal was halted and the
| walking brother was not long in get
! ting up. In an instant, and to the
surprise and regret of the brother
who expected to go On, the brother
who held the reinS, whirled the ami
NAL around and went gallopipg back
| home.
| 1t would be unpleasant for fellow
! to ask that brother why he did not
attend the hanging of Peter DeGraff.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
SENATOR VANCE SPEAKS.
Why He is opposed TO Simmons COM
Grmation.

The Asheviile Citizen prints letter
from Senator z. B. Vance concerning
his attitude towards Mr.. Simmons,
the collector of internal revenue for
the eastern district. The letter is in
reply to one written by the Citizen on
February 1st, asking the Senator
whether he had preferred charges
against Mr.. Simmons, and as to his
present attitude towards his cCnfir-
nation. The letter is as follows:
TAMPA BAY HOTEL,
Tampa, Fla, Feb. 3, 1894.
EDITOR The CITIZEN:-ln answer
to your letter of the 1sG | have this to
say: You know in all transactions
connected with the executive sessions
Of the Senate, including what is said
and done i'll committee, my mouth is
closed. l am at liberty, therefore,
only TO speak to you about my own
attitude towards Mr.. Simmons, what
has not been done etc, but not as TO
what has been done Or probably will
be done.
l want to say, first, that for myself
and on nly own authority L have filed
no charges against Simmons. Aside
from those which may have been fled
by others, my attitude toward him is
one OF opposition; for the reason that,
as chairman Of the Democtatic com
mittee OF North Carolina, he came to
Washington and interfered in opposi-
sion TO my recommendation for ap-
pointments under the government
Knowing that Mr. Ransom and l had
agreed that primarily | should recon-.
mend all appointments in the west
whilst Gen. Ransom did the same in
the east; and knowing that / had rec
Ommended Mr.. Gudger for collector ir
my own district, and that Gen. Ran
som opposed Mr.. Gudger on personal
grounds and favored Mr. Elias, he per
verted and misuSed the power in
trusted to him by the Democracy o1
North Carolina by urging and secur
ing the appointment of MIR. Elias over
Gudger. He also opposed my recon-
mendation Of Mr.. Hale for foreign
appointment, which was virtually Sc
cured and was higher in grade thar
any given in the State.
Now, if he thought proper to volun
teer his interference where he had NJ
right or authority to do SO, he should
not object to the exercise of an un
doubted right, by Senator in the Sc
lection OF appointments, bestowed up
on him 10y the constitution.
To save trouble to the anonymou.
| scribblers who are constantly SANDER
ing me in this regard and who repor
him as speaking of himself as "Sim
mons and the Democratic party"
announce, once tor all, that [ resen
| not only Simmons interference witt
| my right as Senator, but the insult
| ing and defiant tone assumed both b,
him and them. / shall oppose MI
Simmons confirmation on personal a
we'll as public grounds grounds con
| nected with his unfitness to hold tn
| position for which he has been az
pointed.
My health is improving rapidly i
this fine climate and / hope soon to b
in my seat in the Senate.
Very truly yours,
| y r VANCE
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

re the wisest and most efficient

fore the wisest and most efficient
method in dealing with the traffic in
alcoholic liquors for drinking purposes
Is its suppression. and that we there
fore also urge those vino comprise the
church which we represent to endeav-
or to secure in every State tie abso-
lutte Prohibition of the manufacture
and sale Of intoxicating liquors as a
beverage"
MORAvIAN.
The General Synod of the Moravian
church at Bethlehem, Pa, Sept, 1888,
adopted the following:
''Ihat this 6Synod reaffirmS all its
former recommendations and reSolu-
tions referring to the use of intoXica-
tirg liquors and the position our
church has taken in the temperance
question.
That this Synod recommends to the
ministers of those congregations es-
pecially when the vice of i7temper-
ance in the use of Intoxicating drinks
prevails, to preach the Word of God
with close and special reference TO this
growing sin as the only remedy to ef
feet its radical cure
That this Synod is opposed to all
traffic in Intoxicating drinks and the
use as a beverage of hard cider, beer.
ale, whiskey, wine, brandy, gin, pat
CuU DICtCIS, COC
PRESBYTERIANS.
In the General Assembly held with
DR.. Howard Crosby's church in 1889
the following was adopted:
1--WE earnestly recommend to minis
tiers and congregations in our connec-
tion and to all others to perseyere in
vigorous efforts until laws shall be
enacted in every State and Territory
Of our beloved country prohibiting en-
tlrely traffic which is the principal
cause of the drunkenness and it's cOnSe-
Quent pauperism, crime, taxation, la
mentati0nS, war and ruin to the bod
les and souls of men with which the
country has SC lang been afflicted"
TO this list could be added many
quotations from other denominations
and individuals of prominence and
distinction. No one attempts to de-
fend the licensed sale of liquors on
the ground that the SaioCn is not in
inO to morality, a hinderance to the
gospel, and d fruitful source of crime
and laWleSSneSs, and also aS helping
to increase the burden of taxation as
producing disease and death. From
this array of sentiment it would seem
that God is against the liquor traffic
as conducted and carried on in this
country and is moving his people to
action against it. If it was necessary
to abolish slavery and poligamy be-
cause they were evils what about the
liquor traffic which is paralyiZing
the very life blood of the nation.
S. f. CONRAD.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
LINWOOD CIRCUIT.
The Lexington Parsonage to be Sold
Rev. I. I'll. Pegram's Letter.

l.
Rev. Z. III. Pegram's Letter.
Rev. T. II. Pegram, of this city
writes the following letter to the Raj
eigh Christian Advocate:
After making two rounds on my cir
cult since Conference, | thought [
would say something in regard to the
work. This is part of the old Da-
wilson circuit, set off at the Winston
Conference in 1892, which was near
one-third of the membership. 1t is
field to develop, and with proper effort
can be made d first class circuit. some
of the best Christian Methodists live
here, liberal and pious. They love
their preacher and viii take care of
him. He does not live on the Cir
cult, therefore is not pounded in the
way our brother ministers are who
live in parsonages, or on their circuits.
During nog-killing time, sister ThOm-
erson did good thing on that line
and if the whole membership had
done likewise, | don't know whether l
could have stood or not.
BY the way, the parsonage in Lex
lng6on which belongs to both circuits,
Davidson and Linwood, will be sold
on the fifth day Of March next at II
o'clock, to the highest bidder, one
third cash, one third in six months,
and onc-third in twelve months. AT
| ter the sale each circuit will in the
near future build parsonage.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
Winston is Not Alone.

Wilmington has Il haunted house,
Winston has Il carpet with Il hoodoo
attachment, and now Wilkes county
comes forward with real live sure
enough witches, and it again looks as
if they viii have to again resort to
burning at the stake. The wife of a
colored man, near Willlesboro, recent
ly became sick, having spasms. Tue
husband accused his brother of having
''hoodooed" her, and when he denied
it, attempted to whip him to make
him remove the ''spell." Another
man in the same vicinity has a cow,
which he Claims is beWitched.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
THE GOOSE BONE.
n Mild Winter and an Early Spring
Snow Storms in March

As Hicks, the great weather
prophet, goes down in the estimation
OF the people the goose bone goes up.
What the goose bone prognosticated,
some time ago, is given from an ex-
change:
Tine bone says there will be no Sc
we're weather IN this latitnde-no
weather in which running water will
freeze. The cOldest days of the sea-
son will occur in the first fifteen days
in February, and after that there will
not be very cold weather though blus-
teriDg snow storms may be looked for
ia March.
THE month of February will be
one Of continual falling weather,
With rain nearly every day, and a good
deal of sleet and snow. Spring will
be early and after April lst there will
be no hurtful froSt.'
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
A Remark able Conversion,

Mr.. Jules Stewart, of Greensboro,
says he is converted man. The
story of his conversion makes inter
esting reading to those who love the
miraculous. Mr.. Stewart, while not a
bad man, has never made any preten-
sions as to morality, and he is known
to drink rather heavily at times. A
few days since as he was entering his
residence suddenly a long scroll drop
ped in font of him on which was
written the Ten Com mandments. He
stood still few moments until he
had read the whole of the command
ments, after which the scroll disap-
peared. Since then Mr.. Stewart has
been greatly disturbed and yesterday
made profession of religion.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
DEED OF TRUST.
Filed by Capt. r. r. Crawford-J. w
HaDes Trustee.


Capt. R.-R. Crawford filed a deed of
trust in the Registers Office
Feb. 9th. Mr.. J. w. Hanes is
trustee
Capt. Crawford turns over all of his
real and personal property but asks
for the usual exemptions allowed by
law. His property is given as follows:
A certain parcel of land situated on
South side of Fourth street, between
Elm, fronting 26 feet, being store
property occupied by Capt. Crawford;
also interest in Forsyth Riflemen lot:
house and lot On Old Town and Sew
acres of land near Winston; lot No. 96
on West End Hotel and Land Cos.
property; parcel of land in Charlotte:
stock of goods; one COW; one sorrel
horse; one calf; two-horse dray and
harness; one-horse wagon and har-
ness: farming utensils; all notes,
bonds, stocks, book accounts, judg-
ments, etc. The preferred creditors
are named as follows:
First-Deduct and retain such cost
and expenses as shall be necessary to
discharge the trust together with ?!
Per cent. commission on receipts aud
2! per cent. commission on disburse-
ments arising, and pay to Glenn &
Manly $3.50, due by note; to VIM. Der
ring & Co., of Chicago, about 1925; tO
Claud Cuthrell, about Sl0O; to E. E.
Gray, about S8s 23.
Second-Pay to First Nation Bank
81, 1850: Peoples Bank, S2,40O; Van
Cleve Glass Works, of Columbus. O.,
34.45: to L. w. Seabolt, S337.3O
Twin- City Construction Co., S196 81;
Sheppard & Carter, S72S.65; to Spach
Bros, about 1915; Brown, Rogers &
Co., about $40; Wiley Keith, SIS; Kes.
ter Bros, about S25; V. o. Thompson.
SO; L. E. Steere, about S57: Terry &
Wood, about S35; Rosenbacher 81 Bro,
500; j. f. Griffith, Sol; Norman & Moy-
er, S45.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
A Desperate Arrested.

A SENTINEL subscriber at Elk, N.
c., writes that he was at Stuart, Va,
few days ago and witnessed the ar
rest of Walter Shelton, who has the
reputation of being desperate char
acter. He is charged with breaking
into the store of Mr.. Scales, at Stuart.
He is also said to be the man who
stole some harness from Mr.. w. T.
Flynt in Winston last spring. Shell
ton made his escape and returned to
the Stuart neigborhOod just before
Christmas with two pistols hanging
to his side. He bOasted that he was
ready to be arrested if any Officer
| was willing to undertake the task
Four officers went after him and aftel
lively race succeeded in capturing
him. Shelton is now in jail.
Dr Mi1ee, New Heart Cure r DyugRzsta
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
RE LOVED HIS GIRL.
Said He Would Kiss Her Once More if
He Had to Walk Home.

Thursday evening, as the Mocks-
vile train pulled into the depot and
the throng began to rush aboard, a
tall young fellow, from the back
country, walked up with his arm
around the waist of his best girl, who
was going to remain in the city.
After giancing around him several
times he threw his arm tenderly abol 1t
her and planted three or four juicy
kisses on her check-remarking that
he loved her and didn't care who saw
him. lie then started for the car,
when the girl began to weep. The
train was already in motion, but at
the sight of tears off he jumped, came
back and repeated the consoling dose
saying that he'd kiss her once
more il he had to walk home.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
POLICEMAN BARRETT TARREsTED
The Man Who Ran Away With Mrs
George, of Walnut Cove

The Roanoke Times says: "Chief-
of-Police Dyer received aletter several
days ago from the mayor of German
ton, n. c., TO keep a lookout for
Green Barrett, constable who left
that place week ago.
1.-THE vigilant chief soon spotted the
man and telegraphe1 to the mayor of
Germanton that he was here. A tele-
gram was received Feb. 8th to ar
rest Barrett, which was Immediately
done.
Barrett is accused of having failed
to make a settlement of some tax
money which he had collected. He
claims that the time for him to make
settlement had not arrived, and
| when it did he would make the proper
| adjustment of the accounts.
He came to Roanoke, he says, to
see if he could not get a job and had
| intended to go back to Germanton in
a few days. An officer will probably
come after him today"
Barrett is the man who ran away
with Mrs. George, of Walnut Cove.
The latter left. four children, the
| youngest one being one year old.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.
The Tobacco Journals Review Cor tn
Week Ending Feb 10Th.

1t has been an average week on the
loose market, so far as quantity of Of
ferings are concerned. The receipts
were particularly heavy Wednesday
and Thursday, the pnblic hanging Of
Peter DeGraff attracting a large num-
Der of farmers. The warehouses were
used as sleeping quarters Wednesday
night by the country people, and were
pretty well crowded.
The market has been without any
features as to quality. The demand
for wrappers and desirable brightS is
active, and the good keeps on being
lin the minority by large ma jority"
as some one put it. There is no weak
ening observed in high prices for
good, nor improvement i'll low prices
OF the common grades.
Manufactured tobacco is having
fine sales, and encourages everybody
to look for IL prosperous year in the
business. The revenue collections in
Winston for January, 1894, amounted
to S73.45S.3l, showing in round num-
bers the shipments from this point
during the month of a million and a
quarter ponnds of tobacco. This does
not fall much below the figures tor
| the same period last year.
Saturday Mr.. Galloway and his as
sistants were kept busy until far ia
| the night selling stamps. Mr.. Gallo
way had suspended business for sever
al days previous, while he was absent
at Asheville making his report to the
new collector of the district and re-
newing his bond. He had to hustle
on his return, and the rush continued
| Monday.
The following are the stamp sales
| for the week:
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
Jud gment Against the G. F. & Y. V

The transcript of a judgment from
Ans0n county in favor of James A.
the Cape Fear s. Yadkin Valley Rail-
road Company, d. w. 9. Benbow, w.
a. Lash. E. j. Lilly, w. A. Moore,
administrator OF J. F. Moore, de-
ceased; w. A. Moore, j. e. Gilmer, j.
u. Williams, r.. p. Gray, r. L. Gray,
and w. Fuller s. Son, for the sum of
50, 900, has been docketed in the
clerk's Office in Rockingham county.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
HOMICIDE IN ALLEG HANY,
People Wrought Up-Danser of Be
ing of Lynched.

News is received here that on Sun
day Feb. 4th man named Slaughter,
of Carroll, county, Virginia, and Jno.
Bare and Jim Long, of Allegheny
county, N. c., had a difficulty near
Gray postoffice, in Allegheny, when
Slaughter stabbed Bare to the heart,
killing him instantly. He also cut
Long very severely across the abdo-
men, and his recovery is very doubt
ful. The place where the homicide
occurred is very isolated, and the de-
tails Of the affair are hard to get at.
Slaughter has been arrested and is in
jail at Sparta. The people are very
much wrought up over it. and there is
danger of Slaughter's being lynched.
Reports say he is wanted in Vir-
ginia for other crimes he has commit
ted there
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
EIkin's Improvement.

Elkin is evidently moving forward
in the matter of internal improve
mont despite the financial depression.
Mr.. n. a. Lewis OF that town inform
ed SENTINEL reporter that d
contract had recently been let for the
erection of a handsome block of brick
stores. Messrs. G.. Wallace and Mart
Salmons are arranging for the erec-
tion of Il large steam roller mill. The
mill will be located on the property of
the EilSin Land Co. The arrange
ments for opening the Elkin Shoe
Company are being made as fast as
possible. Elkin is to be congrat Ilated
for her enterprise and push.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
Barrett and Mrs. George.

hOaHOKe IILle5, FeU. 5tIl.l
T. J. Leak, deputy sheriff of Ger
manton, N. c., arrived in the city at
3 O'Clock yesterday afternoon to take
Green Barrett to North Carolina,
where he is wanted for rembezzlement.
Barrett is constable and skipped his
native heath taking with him $27 and
a woman, which were the goods and
chattels of other people.
O Barrett is a single man and his as
sociate is Mrs. George who has liv-
ing husband and four small children.
Officer Leak will leave with his pris-
Oner at noon Saturday.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
TO REDUCE SALARIES.
@. Il. & Y v. Directors Take Steps TO
Reduce Expenses.

The directors of the Q: +. s. Y. V.
railroad met in Greensboro last week
but quorum was not present.
However, resolution was prepared
which has been approved by all of
them, cItting down salaries, as fol-
lows:
Those receiving 5000 month and
over will be cut 20 per cent.
From 800 to 5000, 16s per cent.
From S25 to $1o0, 10 per cent.
Up to and including $25, five per
cent.
This goes into effect on and after
the 18th of this month. >
The Record says that all employees
know that the road has not been pay
ing expenses and it was either this or
worse.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
Earnings for December.

The gross earnings of the Norfolk 81
Western railroad for December, 1898,
were S794, 4,911.40, against S9O4, oil. IA for
the same month in 1S92-a decrease CT
II per cent. Expenses, December,
1893, S607, ,0S5.16 against S677, ,6lS.69 in
earnings for 1893, $40, 1892, GIT SO; 1892,
50, 952, 684.69, an increase for 1893 of
one per cent. Expenses, 1893, 81, ,199,-
460. %: 1892, 81, ,031, ,672.66, an increase
for 1893 OF two per cent.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
InexcusabIo LawIessness.

In Wilkes county one night
party of rowdies went to j. r.
Wiles' place and set fire to his straw
stacks. The Chronicle says that Mr..
Wiles went to the door of his house,
and was shot at several times by the
rowdies. He was struck by three shot
in the thigh, hand and arm. He lives
in the same country where horses
thFoats have been cut, preachers in
suited and other such actions take
Mace.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

-Wilfred Clarke comedy company,
which was here last season and pre-
sented The Little Butterfly" in
Browns Opera House will be here
again on March 9th. The very favor
able impression made by this troupe
of talented artists during their preYi-
Gus visit is a guarantee of u full house
for them again.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
st Valentines Day,

The 14th day of February, observed
in commemoration of Saint Valen-
tine,a bishop or presbyter who was de-
capitated in A. d. 270 during the
Claudian persecution of Rome, will
soon be here and that ancient custom
of exchanging between lovers of tasty
and elegantly worded verses upon
scalloped edged paper, hidden behind
delicately arranged bouquets of flow
ers as well as the carricatures Of tenn
perment and habits will be all the
rage.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15
AGED People Murdered.

CoxvILLE, Tenn, Feb. 1O-J. Healy
Snoderly, aged 81 and his wife, aged
10, were murdered near here by mask
ed men who shot them. 1t was be-
lieved that a large sum was concealed
in the house but the robbers got only
800.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

An unknown personin Union coun-
ty burned the liquor distillery and
warehouse of Ellis Simpson, contain i.
ing 700 gallons of whiskey.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

For announcement or particulars
as to fees, board, &C., &C., address
the Secretary, at 200 East Franklin
Street, Richmond, Va.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

Cases of 40 years standing where
operations have failed, have been
cured by Japanese Pile Cure. Guar
anteed by DR.. V. O. Thompson.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

Mrs. G.. w. Maslin, of Brooklyn, N.
Y, arrived here Saturday. She
will remain in the city ten days the
guest of her brother-in-law, e. j. Da-
Wis, on Cherry street.
The western sentinel., 1894-02-15

wealth in whatever form may de-
sire it. The government, by charging
me 4 reasonable per cent can cover
the expenses of its banking system,
making it self-supporting, as the pos
tai system, and in addition, ii can
easily meet most of the expenses or
government by such charge, and re-
lieve the people Of the burden OF tax
alton. | would, even then, secure
money or its equivalent, at probably
one-tllird the rate at present enacted
by selfish corporations. The Peoples
party advocated scheme quite sim
liar to that suggested. but the Tree
coinage of silver speedily oyerShadOw.l
ed everything else, and the party fol-
got where its strength lay.
WHAT HOPE FOR THE FUTURE?
If the people have no great issues
presented to them by strong leaders
in d new party in the next national
campaign, they will vote the Republi-
can ticket simply to express their
loss of confidence in the Democratic
party. But who knows what two
years may bring forth? Possibly pa
triotic statesmen may espouse the
cause of the plain people against cor
porate greed and privilege. UDless
some such relief comes speedily, the
man is Il fool who cannot see French
revolution in the near future of this
Republic.
IT IS DEAD.
The Peoples party is dead, but its
great principles are im mortal Ihey
will yet form the basis of triumph
ant party, when they sball have Eeen
delivered from the advocacy of pOliti-
cal parasites and hack-horscS. These
are the alternatives confronting the
American people, the emancipation of
the laboring man, or the death of the
Republic. The choice will be made
within the next decade. The Peo-
pies party was built upon the recog-
milton Of the inevitableness of the
choice, and proposed emancipation.
The same power which forced that
party into existence will compel the
organization of another. Almighty
God and the conscience of great
people demand justice for the weak,
and they shall have Justice; and
more, they shall have mercy and pro-
lection from the government which
exists by their sanction.