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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
Afraid of the Girls Pa.

One of Salems gallant young ROM
eos called on mis- best girl recently and
unfortunately stayed far beyond the
hour limit sec by the "oId gentle
man" for callers to say goodnight. !"
His girl let him out of the house
without the old folks being aroused,
but unfortunately tho front gate was
d ''quarrelsome" thing and would
scream" fearfully when opened.
The young man dared not attempt to
pass out through it lest it should be-
tray him. In his perplexity he at
tempted to jump over ''the garden
WALL" but the sharp end of a paling
came in contact with the gable-end of
his Sunday pantaloons and mercilessly
held him suspended in mid-air, and
would not let him go until he had
paid tribute in the way of a large
portion of that section of his oest
Sunday pants. The young man is
sadder but far wiser today and says
he will hereafter never forget to leave
on schedule time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
NICK WRIGHT ARRESTED.
CHARGED WITH THE EIURDIER
OF MARY COINS.
CaDturcd by a Detective IN Roanoke
The Double Murder Committed
IN Winston in June. 1891.

in Winston in june, 1891.
Nearly every SENTINEL reader re-
| members the double murder which
| was committed near Belo's pond one
| night n June, 1881.
| The parties killed were q white man
named Smith and Mary Coins, colored.
| Tue crime was committed in tue lat
| ter's house.
Nobody has thus far been punished
! fOr the crime-frOm the fact that suf-
| ffcient evidence has never been OBJ
| tanned to convict-and again man
supposed to be implicated skipped
| from these parts before being arrested.
That mans name is Nick Wright
and man answering his description
| is now in Jail at Roanoke, Va.
The following letter from Roam
| oke detective 20 Chief-of-POllce Brad
| ford. last week, explains itself:
Il have under arrest a man named
| Wright. aged 26 years; he is feet 10
| inches high; has sandy hair; very
small, and light mustache; blue eyes,
with reddish in white parts; he drinks
and smokes d pi pc nearly all the time;
is very profanc-
''Ife is fond of women and worked on
railroad as DOSS; IS nrSt-ClaSS nand;
can read and write; pretty smart but
rot much educated; he worked in
West Virginia and broke Jail at
Princeton; lie was in for shooting a
man; has small bump above right eye,
also one same size under same eye.
His sister was overheard to say to
him: i viii give you away for killing
that woman in Winston Please
send some one here to identify him;
also give description of Nick
Wright. He was raised in Washing
ton Co., Va, and has mother; two
brothers and two sisters: has been d
railroad hand for several years; under
stands track-laying. He will come to
Winston without Il requ!sition."
Chief Of Police Bradford fol-
warded a letter giving a full de-
scription, (alsO d photography of
Wright. The description answers
the one given by the Roanoke detect
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
THE TARIFF BILL.
1t Passed the Hcuse-A Scene Of Wild
Enthusiasm.

Special to Char o .te Observer
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-The greatest
Democratic enthusiasm ever seen in
Congress; an enthusiasm SO wild, so
extravagant that it reached an anti
climax when Tucker, Bryan and VIII
liams, of Mississippi, bore the great
orator of reform on their shoulders,
characterized tue proceedings at the
close of the tariff discussion in the
House today. Mr.. Wilson made the
finest speech of its length l ever heard
and received the grandest ovation
ever paid to an orator here. The
whole scene was dramatic beyond de-
scriptiOn. The two test votes on the
motion to re-commit and the final
passage of the bill-respectiVely Il and
o3 mdjoritieS-Were sufficient under
the circumstances to warrant the
enthusiasm. The House was thor
oughiy good humored, but in patri-
otlca1ly rowdy condition beyond the
Speakers control and apparently it's
own consciousness. The Democrats
were greatly cheered by the cUmpara-
lively small number of those who,
even after the income tax was an
neXed, voted against their party on
the bill. All Of the Carolina Repre-
sentatives were on hand and ali the
Democrats of both States voted for
the bill. Maj. Brawley was the only
one who opposed the income amend
ment tax, all the others supporting
it. Settle and Murray, with most of
the Republicans, did not vote on this,
but both voted mo- on the passage Of
the bill. Messrs. Latimer, MoLaurin,
Shell, Strait and Talbert squatted on
the floor in the main aisle, giving up
their seats to ladies during the
speeches.
A conference over the Williams
Settle contest is taking place. The
minority's views are in preparation, in
which Counsel Busbee is assisting.
Whether a coGteSt in the House will
be made or not has not been decided.
Mr.. Woodard says the matter of who
will be a candidate against Settle
next fail is now freely discussed here,
and the following are some OF the
names canvassed: Col. j. r. Webster,
of Reidsville; Julian S. Carr, of Dur
ham; Judge Winston, Of Oxford; J. l..
King, of Guilford, and David Settle,
of Rockingham. 1t is not known
whether Mr.. Williams will be candi-
date again Or not.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
SAUNDERS IN TROUBLE.
He is Reported to be in Jail Charged
With AdultHry,

Daniel Saunders. the man who left
his wife and children in Waughtown
ever a year ago, and who returned
last fall, has gotten into trouble,
judging from telegram received here
a few days ago from Watauga county.
The telegram was to Mrs. Saunders
and it stated that her husband was in
Jail in that county on the charge OF
adultery-living with woman named
Mrs. Spearman, at Elk Park, that
county.
Mrs. Saunders was advised to go
there or send some one who could
identity him. Money was made up
among her friends to defray her ex-
penses during the trip.
1t is reDorted here that Saunders
has been living with the Spearman
woman ever since he left Winston
over year ago with the exception Of
few months he was in Winston last
fall.)
1t is also. stated that the woman
gave birth to child about two months
ago, the father of whom is Saunders.
After returning to Winston Saund-
erS told it around that he had been
out West. 1t is now generally be
lieyed chat he has never been any
where but in Watauga county. His
wife and children have many sympa
thiZing friends In WaughtOwn ane
they hope to see the law handle the
husband to the fullest extent.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
ELKIN'S EGG SHIPMENTS.
An Old Water Bucket-MaRy Drum
msrs-Lfghted by Electricity.

Correspondents of the SeatiueI.l
ELKIN, Feb. 2.-Elkin continues to
lead the other towns of North Caro-
lima in the way Of egg shipments.
Messrs. Click & &c. shipped 40 crates
and Andrews & King 30 crates this
week, astotal of %, 800 eggs.
Mr.. Silk Jenkens, the veteran mail
carrier between Elkin and Jnnesville,
has a cedar water bucket that has
been in daily use for 80 years. 1t is
still good bucket and Mr.. Jenkens'
daughter is now using it.
If drummerS is any sign of better
times we are sure to have them for
the like of them has never been known
here. There were six here yesterday
and FIVE today.
The public school opened Monday
by Prof j ID Johnson. Sixty scholars
were enrolled.
Both the woolen and cotton mills
are now lighted by electricity. 1t
helps the appearance Of the buildings
wonderfully at night.
The tobacco season is on in full
blast here now. 1t is selling well and
the farmers are we'll pleased. Messrs
Penn, Gardner, Chatham, PoindexteI
and Franklin are our buyers.
The Reading Circle held very en-
joyabie meeting at r, r. Gwyn's last
night. Teunyson's princess was
discussed
Mr.. Winston Reece father of DR.. J.
NJ. Reecel of Crutchf1eld, is very sick
with lagrippe. RETLkw.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
FOR MAKING BAD MONEY.
j. @. Fagg and W. l. Morgan Tried On
That Charge.

J. G. Fagg and w. L. Morgan were
arrested Jan. 3Ist by Deputy United
States Marshal Foard, on the charge
of counterfeiting silver coin.
Esquire Beckerdite issued search
warrant on the 3Oth to Deputy Foard
to search Mr.. Fagg's premises on
Main street, Salem. At night Mr..
Foard, accompanied by Policemen Eb-
ert and W. S. Spainhour, of Salem,
and Policeman ). T. Thompson, of
Winston, went to Mr. Fagg's home
and instituted search for evidence.
Nothing of very damaging character
was found in the house. The most
suspicious discovery was a quantity OF
metal trimmings which appeared to
have been trimmed from coin in
moulding.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
A Remarkable Man.

a Goldsboro dispatch says: There
died IN this county Friday a man re-
markable for age and ancestry, Will
liam Benjamin Franklin Fort. He
was born in 1911 on the plantation
where his ancestors had lived in di-
rect succession since the day of George
III. 1t contains 1,500 acres, and is
held by grant from King George TO
the original Fort, who was near rel
ative OF Benjamin Franklin, and
there are now at the old Fort home
stead, which by this death descends
to the eldest son of the deceased, gold
and silver knee and shoebuckies pre-
served as heirlooms from the Frank
lin branch of the family in colonial
days. He was near relative of Gov
ernor Moseley, of Florida, and Justice
Fairclobh, of the Supreme Court of
this State, and was otherwise widely
connected.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
WANTED HIM INDICTED,
THAT Is WHAT SEVERAL OF AL
EXANDER'S CITIZENS
Wanted the Grand Jury to Do With
Judge Whitaker-Visits Jails
and POor-Houses in Person.

Wanted the Grand Jury to Do With
Judge Whitaker-Visits Jails
and Poor-Houses in Person.
Judge Spier Whitaker who is to pre-
side over the next term of Forsyth
Superior Court, which opens February
10Th, made himself very unpopular at
Alexander court recently, judging
from what Editor Bob Deal, of the
Wilkesboro Chronicle, says in the fol-
lowing:
Judge Whitaker, who presided at
Alexander court last week, seems to
have way of his own to make him
self unpopular wherever he goes. He
seems to create an unfavorable i'm
preston wherever he holds court.
Whether it is his fault or not, we do
not personally know. He had his
usual luck at Taylorsville, in making
the people think unfavorably of him;
for as he left Saturday afternoon he
received an anonymous letter, calling
him several names, not exactly in ac-
and telling him he would do a great
kindness by staying from Alexander
county forever hereafter.
''He failed to reach Taylorsville on
Monday, and several people wanted
him indicted for it. 1t is reported on
good authority that bills against him
were returned by the grand jury and
that he ordered the sheriff to destroy
them, which was done. He appeared
TO take things in his own hands and
run them according to his own whims.
But we will wait and see for our
selves how he does at our next term
Of cOllrt which bppinS tha 5th of
March.
Judge Whitaker holds the next
court in Wilkes. He has a way of his
own from all reports. He takes it up
on himself to visit the jails and poor
houses in person, and is very pafticu-
lar how they are kept. At Taylors-
vile ne turned one fellow out of Jail,
because he said the Jail wasn't kept as
it should be-"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08

Had ana Old shoe for q BsHk X

Gift of old shoes to the poor is apt
to cost one philanthropic man of
Buffalo, n Y, $3.50 He rushed into
the relief headquarters last Saturday
and asked excitediy if all the shoes
had been given away. He was told
they had, and said he was out $3.50.
For several m months he had been saw
ing his money to meet note mex t
week. He gave the money to his
wife, who hid it in an old shoe. On
Saturday he asked her for it, she be-
gan to hunt for the shoe. But he
had sent all the old shoes and old
clothing to relieve the poor. The
man was almost distracted over his
loss, but an effort will be made to
find the shoe.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
JOINED HANDS AND HEARTS.
The Marriage Of BAR. Laugenour and
Miss VOgler.

The streets of Salem looked uncom-
monty lively on the afternoon Jan. 81 !,
owing to the presence Of the great
throng of people who attended the
Laugenour-Vogler wedding in the
MoravIan church.
The whole community seemed to
feel an interest in the'fair bride who
had been won by the young Califor-
nian.
Every seat in the church was occu-
pied and the galleries were lined when
promptly at five o'clock Prof. Peter
sons skillful fingers brought out the
sweet and familiar tones of the we'd
ding march.
The bridesmaids were dressed in
street costumes and carried flowers.
Messrs. B. j. Pfohl, A. J. nauser, VIM.
Brookes and Kenneth Pfohl, the ush-
ers, preceded the bridesmaids, who
entered singly and were met by the
groomsmen-Miss Alice Rondthaler
with Mr.. w. A. Blair; Miss A. Meb-
ane, of Madison, with Mr.. Henry
Shaffner; Miss Carrie Shelton with
Mr.. VIM. Shaffner; Miss Eta Shaffner
with Mr.. II. Rondthaler.
The first bridesmaid was Miss Car
ter, of Madison, accompanied by Mr..
Sam PfOhl. The bride and groom
then entered. Miss Vogler was clad
in a becoming traveling dress, the
bridegroom in faultleSs black. Bish-
op Rondthaler read the impressive
ritual according to the practice of the
MOravian church.
After receiving host of c0ngratu-
lations the bridal party drove to the
station, where amidst showers of
rice Mr.. and Mrs Laugenour left on
the 6:05 train for San Francisco, via
New Orleans
, The happy bridegroom is well
known in financial circles along the
Pacific coast, being associated with a
prosperous banking house at Wood
land, near Sacramento, Cal.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
SUNDAY Selections.

God was never able to say all He
wanted to say to men until Christ
came.-Ram's Horn.
They that have learned of the
Lord Jesus to be lowly and humble
of heart profit more by meditation
and prayer than by reading and
hearing.-St. Augustine.
Who has a greater combat than
he that laboreth to overcome him.
self? This ought to be our endeav-
OF, to conquer ourselves and to make
further growth in holiness
Thomas a. Kempis.
AS dark misery settles down on us,
and our refugees of lies fall to pieces
one after one, the hearts of men, now
at last serious, will turn to refugees of
truth. The eternal stars shine out
again as soon as tits dark enough
Carlyle.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
GEORGE W. CHILDS DEAD.
HE PASSED AWAY AT THREE A.
NJ. TODAY.
Unconscious From Ten O'Clock Last
Night-The Printers Patriot
Saint-A Great Editor.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 3.-George w.
Childs, editor and proprietor of the
Public Ledger, and one Of Americas
greatest philanthropists, died at his
home in this city at three o'clock this
morning. He was unconscious after
10 o'clock last night.
MR.. CHILDS' HONoRED CAREER.
George William Childs was born in
Baltimore over sixty years ago. His
early education was limited and his
future made him poor, but it could
not keep him so. AS youth he went
to Philadelphia, and there began a
career OF remarkable interest. Self
reliant from boyhood, Mr.. Childs'
first business venture was as candy
merchant, in very humble way
His first step to literary advance
ment came through the Peterson
house. Mr.. Childs secured an interest
in this great firm, and made his first
hit by inducing his firm to publish
the Arctic experiences of the famous
explorer, DR.. Elisha Kent Kane. Mr..
Chiids' reportorial instinct taught
him that work of the kind, properly
written and pushed, should be very
popular and instructive. That it was
a popular work was proven by its i'm
PetersOns paid its author S45, 900 in
royalties within year of it's appear
ance.
Through his connection with Peter
son & Co., NIr. Childs made a great
deal of money, and after awhile chance
threw in his way the opportunity to
purchase the Public Ledger. He
bought it and ever since it has been
his property, and lie and it have pros
pered together.
THE 'PHILADELPHIA BIBLE"
1t is the fashion of some to sneer at
Philadelphia newspapers. The Led
ger, too, is often called "The Phila-
delphia Bible" because Of the implic-
it faith reposed in it by it's citizens.
The financial column OF the Ledger
costs more money than any other in
America, and its financial editor, Mr..
Joel Cook, is so well thought of in
Great Britain, that he is the Ameri-
can representative of the London
Times.
The Ledger is doubtless one of the
best paying pieces of newspaper prop
erty in America, as it is the most in
fiuential in its field.
His treatment of his employees
showed the character of the man. He
pensiOned them when superannuated.
He insured their lives for the benefit
of their families. He furnished them
with physicians and medicine when
i'll, He made a present of money to
| each at Christmas, prOpOrtioned in
amount to their positions and length
of service with the paper. He gave
| them vacations in the summer with
out loss of pay. He sent many of
| them on excursions to Europe and
California, and in many other ways
| looked after their comfort and their
welfare.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
FROM ROCKINGHAM.
The Madison News to be RsyiVed-Pe
senAls and Locals,

Correspondence of the Seutinel.l
MADISON, Feb. 2.-We regret to
chronicle the death of Mrs. W.
johnson who lived near Preston
vile. She died of paralysis at her
home last Tuesday night.
Miss Irene Williams, of Gentry, is
visiting friends in town.
Miss Luala Vaughn is visiting
friends in the Twin City.
Mrs. s. G. Well is improving
Bishop Cheshire preached at the
Episcopal church Wednesday night.
Rev. MIR. Pruittt, of Mt. Airy, will
lecture in the Methodist church on
the 9th inst.
We have been having some good
breaks of tobacco and long faces
have followed sales.
We were glad to see Mr.. X. P.
Webster, that hustling tobacco man
of Winston, on our streets this week.
Our town Is fairly alive now with
drummers.
The Madison News is to be revived
soon.
Miss Carrie Crist, of Salem, is visit
ing here. CUPID.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
SUDDEN DEATH IN GREENSBORO.
An Attack Of Apnpiexy Takes OF Hsr.
Lampman.

Lampman.
Mr.. George Lampman died very sud-
denly in Greensboro January 3Uth at
about 10 O'Clock from apOpleXy. He
went to bed in his usual health, says
the Record. About twenty-five min
utes afterwards he awoke Mrs. Lamp
man by the movement of his arm.
She asked what he wanted when.
without answering, be turned over to
one side and expired.
Physicians who were called at once
gave it out that apoplexy was the
cause.
Mr. Eampman was about Il years
old ana came to Greensboro about ten
or twelve years ago and engaged IN
the jewelry and matchmaking busi-
ness. Almost a year ago he sold out
to Rosenbiatt & Co, and remained
most Of the time at his residence on
West Lee street where he engaged in
farming on small scale.
The deceased was an honored Ma
son, and member of the Knights of
Pythias, and will be buried with Ma
sonic h0nOrs.
A detachment of Winston's Masonic
order composed of Messrs. J. c. Bes-
sent DR.. Jones, Maj. Saml III. Smith,
Peter Wilson, j. A. White and II. l..
Farrow went down to Greensboro
to ATTEND the funeral service.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
How Revenue OH eFs Got Left,
From the Eikin Times:

from the EikIn Times:
Revenue officers have some pecu-
liar exper ience while hunting for
Illicit distilIeries and often times the
moonshiners outwit them. Recently
q party Of officers were in the State
of Wilkes on a raiding expedition
and as they rode by church noticed
several men standing near by. The
officers had hardly gotten out of sight
OF the church, when the bell COM
menced ringing. % short time the
report of a gun was heard in the dis
tance the bell continued to ring and
another gun was fired. For half an
hour the sound OF the bell could be
heard and as soon as another shot
was fred the bell ceased to ring. Evi-
IDENTIFY the blockaders, had arranged
these signals with their confederates
and the officers got left, in consequence
OF the arrangement. Perhaps never
before was church bell put to such
peculiar use, but thecitizens of Wilkes
are nothing il not original in their
methods of doing things.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
Settle iatne Nan.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3l.-The House
committee on elections yesterday
heard and adopted the report to be
made in the case of the contest of
Williams VS.. Settle, the sitting mem
Der, who is Republican. There was
no division of the vote in the commit
tee, and it IS understood that all the
members will support it except. pos
sibly, Woodland, Democrat, of North
Carolina.
The allegations of Williams were
that Settles majority was obtained
by Irregularities. The report admits
irregularities but says they were net
sufficient to change the result.
Settle is the only Republican from
North Carolina, and the youngest
member of the House, being p years
old.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
Death of Mrs. f, III. Pearce.

Died near Big Greek, Stokes county,
N. c., on Thursday, morning, January
18th, 1894, between the hours of and
4 O'Clock, after suffering eleven days
WITH pleuro-pheumonia, our mother,
Mrs. +. Fl. Pearce; aged 45 years. She
left every evidence that she has left
this vale of tears, toll and trouble, for
that beautiful land on high" She
left husband and eight children, be-
sides many friends and relatives, to
mourn her loss. A good neighbor, a
devoted wife, and tender mother has
gone, but THE Lord giycth and the
Lord taketh away, blessed be the
name of the Lord p. p. p.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
Health and Hygiene.

Eat plain food.
Be regular in your habits.
Begin your morning meal with
fruits.
Don't go to work Immediately
after eating.
Rise in the morning soon after you
are awake.
Be moderate in the use of liquids
at all seasons.
Ifpossible go to bed at the same
hour every night.
A sponge bath of cold or tepid
water should be followed by friction
with towel or hand.-Housekeep
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-02-08
THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Fresh Ne ws Items From Cherokee to
Currituck.

CurrituCk.
Ceal has been discovered at five
points in Moore county.
The Boone and Blowing Rock TeIe-
graph Company is repairing its line
Work on the water-works at New
bern, though nearly completed, has
been stopped because it is not now
possible to place the bonds. It is ex-
pected that the trouble will be only
temporary.
The Carthage Blade says the Glen
don & Gulf Railroad bridge across
Deep river, has been completed and
trains are now running over it. The
to be vsry substantial one.
G. D. Smith, D D. LII D., died at
his home near Franklin Jan. 30th.
He was for fifty years a preacher in
Holston conference Methodist Episco-
Gently assistant State minerolOgist
| and for years member of the State
Board of Agriculture. He was 50
years cid.
The Statesville hackmen have form
ed d trust and put up the price of a
ride between the station and the
town to so cents. Commercial travel
ers have been walking to show their
dislike to the new plan. The hack
men thereupen reported their names
TO che merchants, and induced the
latter to boycott the walkers.
The Goldsboro Weekly Argus en-
tered paid up subscribers name on
| its books Tuesday for one year who
has never before subscribed for any
paper, and, although he has been
| married and housekeeping for %
Yeas, his home never possessed a
Bible until last year. He is Mr. e. G.
Holland, of Pikeviile, Wayne county.
Monroe Enquirer says P. B. Starnes,
of Buford township, Union county,
became enraged and seizLd a pistol
and shot his wife, inflicting one wound
on her hand and one on her head
After the brute has shot his wife, he
then beat her numerically with a
| stick and bruised her most cruelty
/ with the butt end of the pistol. The
| injured woman is now lying very low
and it is not known how badly she is
| injured. Starnes fed to south Caro-
lima and is now in hiding.