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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
ELKIN JOTTINGS.
Bowers Speech-Cnmpafgn Items-A
Neutrality-suspicious.

Bowers Speech-CAmpaign Items-A
MarrtaSe-Personals
Correspondence of the Sentinel
ELKIN, N. c., Oct. 3O.-Hon. w. III.
Bower spoke to large and apprecia-
tive audience here yesterday. His re-
marks were well received and greatly
strengthened the party in this sec
tion.
I am informed that the Wilkes Re-
publican canvass is regular circus.
A L. Hendrix has come out as an in
dependent candidate for the Legislat-
ure against Henderson. II looks now
like the independent ticket will be
elected,
The Surry county candidates are at
Elkin township voting place today.
Part Of them will speak here tonight.
Mr.. Virgil E. Holcombe, of Rockford,
is also billed for speech here tonight.
The Republicans are doing all in
their power to carry this election.
Democrats everywhere should be on
their guard. The Repu blican regis
tered an ex-convicts In this town
ship Saturday.
MIR. J. E Childers and Miss Lodema
Masten were married here last Thurs
day night. A. B. Galloway, Esq, Off
ciating.
The literary department of the Ep-
worth League will hold a meeting at
Mrs. r. r. Gwyn's Friday night.
John Wesley will be the topic for dis
cussion. Papers on his life will be
read by Misses Annie Gwyn, Bertha
Bell and J. E. Hendren.
Miss Dewitt Thurmond, Of Ripley,
Miss, who spent the summer with her
sister, Mrs. III. q. Chatham, returned
home last week.
G.. F. Jones and family, OF David
son county, have become citizens OF
Elkin.
Rev. J. e Greene, the pastor, con-
Quoted very interesting meeting at
the Baptist church last week. Seven
new members were received into the
church.
The Primitive Baptists held an as
ISOLATION at Elkin Valley church near
hear here last week. A large crowd
was present on Sunday.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
Sale Of Valuable Land

About ESQ acres, large acreage of Yadkin
river bottoms, December l8th 1894. The under
signed will sell by public auction, on credit of
one third cash, balance in six and twelve
months from date of sdle, on the 18th day Of
December, 1894, at the residence of K, 8. DAN
iels. on the premises hereafter described. the
following tract of land, to wit: Lying and beiug
situated in the county of Yadkir in Panther
creek township On the waters of Yadkin river,
containing about ,250 acres, adjoining the lands
of N G Williams, L Williams and others, being
that portion of the lands OF the late Joseph Will
liams allotted to Mary L Daniels bv the Com
missioners In partition, fully described in a
Trust deed to c Buxton and Clement Manly,
Trustees, recorded in office of Register of Deeds
of Yadkin county, Book L.. folio 800 etc. Full
and definite description of tho land, its situation
and character can be obtained by application
to the undersigned. The land will be sold IS
a whole, or in such parts as may SUIT purchasers
by agreement on the sale day. The above sale
is by virtue of decree of the Super Court of
Forsyth county, in certain foreclosure pro-
ceeding of the bove described land and duly
entered and docketed in the Superior court Of
the county of YGdkin.
J. C. BUXTON, g.
CLEMENT MANLY, oohi'
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01

Academy, and Joined the Freshman
Class OF Davidson College at the age
OF - years and led his class. He af-
forwards joined the Sophomore Glass
at the University and was one OF the
four first honor men in class of one
hundred and twenty-five
His father died in 1859, thus leaving
MIN to his own resources and he pur-
sued his college education upon mon
ey borrowed, which he repaid after
the war.
In October, 1861, he enlisted as
private in Co. II, Thirteenth n. @.
troops, which company was command
ed by the late Coy. Scales and the
regiment by the late Maj0r-General
Pender. He served as private
through two batOes-Williamsb
and Seven Pines. In June, 1862, he
was promoted to Ordnance Sergeant.
18th y. g. troops, and in 1868 passed
an examination before the West
Point board of officers on mathemat-
les and ordnance. Capt. Walker An
derSOn. ordnance officer of Gen. John
Ii. Cookies brigade, was killed at the
battle of the Wilderness, in 1864, and
thereafter, In the same year, Mr.
Mebane was appointed Lieutenant of
Artillery and assigned to duty on the
staff of Gen. Cooke, as Brigade Ord
nance Officer. He was in all the, bat
ties of the war in which his command
was engaged, except the battle OF the
Wilderness, when he was absent on
fuflOugh. Being one of the few ord
nance officers who brought their ord
nance wagons safely from Petersburg
to AppOmatOX Courthouse, he issued
ammunition to part Of GOrdOn's corps
a few minutes before the surrender on
April 9th, 1665-probably the last is
sued to Lees army.
When he returned from the war,
Mr.. Mebane was confronted with the
necessity of supporting his mother
and the younger children Of his
father, the estate Of his father, con-
sisting largely Of slaves, having been
swept away. To do this, he taught a
classical school and while teaching
read law, at night.
In June, 1867, he obtained County
Court license and in 1868 obtained Su-
periOr Court license from the Supreme
Court. He located at Wentworth, in
MS native county. and practiced in
Rockingham and adjoining counties
and in the Federal and Supreme
Courts.
In October. 1871, Mr.. Mebane was
married to Miss Lettie w. Carter, of
Rockingham county. In January,
1878, he formed a partnership with
Mr.. I'll. r. Scott and now resides upon
his farm on the Mayo river, near the
town of Madison. The firm of Meb-
ane & Scott has law office both at
ReidSyille and Madison. Mr.. Mebane
has had a lucrative practice and has
been an unusually successful lawyer.
At the nominating convention Mr..
Mebane led the balloting from the
start and received votes from all the
counties of the District except the
two counties that had opposing can
didateS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
Mr.. Eware Says the Reports are False.

Ex-Congressman Fl. G. Ewart, a Re
publican campaign orator, addressed
a large crowd of colored people at the
courthouse here last Friday night.
There was no bitterness in his speech.
Mr.. Ewart said to a SENTINEL re-
porter at the train Saturday morning
that he had heard before coming here
that five or six hundred colored people
in Winston were unable to register.
'sAfter making an investigation" said
he, Il found the report to be false"
Mr.. Ewart added that he did not
think it was right for Republicans to
be putting out such false reports
against their towns. He thinks it is
bad taste for people living in glass
houses to throw stones.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
BIG FIRE AT AsHEvILLE.
The Southern Railway Is Freight Ware
house DESTROYED.

The biggest fire in the history OF
Asheville broke out about O'Clock
Saturday morning in the commissary
at the Southern Railways freight
warehouse. A strong wind was blow
ing and in spite of the tiremen's eff
forts the warehouse and eight cars,
four loaded, were destroyed. A tank
of oil in one of the cars exploded with
such force as to shake window panes
in the vicinity and the shock was felt
by persons mile away. Not a scrap
OF paper was saved out of the great
pile of freight records. 1t is believed
the loss will aggregate $50, 900, as the
warehouse was filled with merchan-
disc. 1t was insured. James Moore,
road foreman, made his escape from
the burning building by jumping from
the second story window and was in
jured on the chin and his b and burnt.
1t is not known how the fire origi-
mated.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
The Baptist Revival.

The revival at the First Baptist
church has begun in earnest. Monday
night the church was crowded-and
the annex was opened and soon filed.
A fter half an hours song and praise
service, Pastor Brown introduced to
the congregation Rev. G. A. G..
Thomas, of Greensboro, who preached
q owerful sermon, taking his text
from III Timothy, liz: For the
which cause I also suffer these things;
nevertheless am not ashamed; for
know whom have believed. and am
persu AIDED that he is able TO keep that
which [ have committed unto him
against that day. There was no az
ter-meetinp. but Rev. Mr.. Brown
stated that it was his Interior TO
have one tonight. Neither were 1slere
any conversions. Services again to-
night. Preaching begins promptly at
5;;45 o'clock.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
IS MCKINLEY BOYOOTTED?
Republican Managers Said to Object
TO His Speaking.

hep0Diican managers SaIQ TO oDJeCt
TO His Speaking.
From the New York SUM-
Gov. Mckinley got from Syracuse
to Philadelphia without entering
New York City. Mckinley, it is
said, would like to speak In New York
and Brooklyn, but the Republican
State campaign managers have de-
INJURED, and unless they change their
minds the Ohio Republican states
man won't talk here.
The decision concerning Mckinley
recalls the determination Of the Hon.
Warner Miller as to Robert Ingersoll
in the campaign of 1885, Col. Inger-
soil was making very effective speeches
up the State, when Warner Miller
sent word to the Republican State
campaigners: For the Lords sake
and my sake put out that man Inger-
soil. He's hurting me with every
word he says" So Col. Iugersoll was
pulled out, and now it is threatened
that Mckinley, the great chieftain Of
McKinleyism, will be debarred from
speaking to the Republicans Of New
York City. All this time Gen. Harri-
son, Levi P. Motion and Thomas c.
Platt are on deck hereabouts.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
MONDAY NIGHTS RABBLE.
Republicans Attempt to Drown the ct
terances of a Republican Speaker.

Republicans Attempt to Drown the Ut
terances of a Republican Speaker.
A speech was made at the court
house Monday night by Jas. E.O'Hara,
a colored eX-Cungressman from New
bern. A large audience was present,
composed mostly of colored people.
The burden of O'Hara's speech was
opposition to the fusion movement in
this State and he advised his colored
friends to stand by Republican nomi
nees, but to refuse TO vote for any
Populist candidates.
Many of the colored people behaved
like folks and listened attentively to
the speaker, but there was d
rabble there that raised pan.
demonium that was a traveSty
on civilization. 1t seems that
this ignorant, savage like rabble
was instigated to this disturbance by
Republican leaders who were dis
pleased with the speakers criticisms
upon the Populists, upon whose backs,
these Republican leaders hope to ride
into office.
O'Hara's position was about the
same as that taken by Reynolds, Cos
len 81 Co. up to few months ago
opposition to fusion-and yet when a
colored Republican, who refuses to
endorse the bargain and sale con-
summated by Populist and Republi-
can leaders, comes before his own race
| to denounce this trade and to advise
them to stick to the Republican colors
through thick and thin, an attempt is
made to drown his utterances by the
yells and monkey-actions of a lot of
| ignoramuSeS.
| In the midst OF this rabble stood J.
2. Stanton, encouraging this disorder
| ly conduct and taking part himself in
| the savage yells.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
AGAINST FUSION.
A Prominent Republican Bitterly OPP
poses the Movement.

poses the Movement.
From a letter addressed to the Re-
publican party of Iredell county by
Andrew D. Cowles, a prominent Re-
publican of that county, we make the
following extracts:
'There is not plank in our plat
form on which the Populist party
would stand, and not one in theirs on
which a Republican should stand.
EXpediency is the only bond of I'M
ion. I have tried to reconcile it with
conscience and principle.
l can't do it. Being as 1 am Re
publican to the core can't be Popu-
list even skin deep-not even for reve-
nue. only. The part of candor forces
me to make an issue. l shall vote for
Republicans nominated; l shall de-
cline to vote for any other. Tempo
-rary success even would only be per-
manent loss. l deeply regret the COM
sympathy even extends to my Populist
friends. They gain nothing. Repub-
licans, stand by your arms! Your
principles are to you as dear as life it.
self. Desertion means treason. Self
inflicted death is suicide. Vote for
Furches and Faircloth; for Sharpe
and Brown for the Senate; for Morrow
Tor the House. preserve your cher
ished principles and your honor. Con-
ventions are creatures of the people,
and deny the right of any such body
to control the voter other than by the
platform of the party--the only true
chart. Let the Republican party
stand firm and refuse to be delivered
as goods and chattels to this unholy
alliance. Let not the damning charge
be proven to the world that the grand
old Republican party has degenerated
into bread and butter brigade, and
is only held together by the cohesive
power of public plumber.
Hold to your true principles, defend
your colors, vote the Republican tick
ct and be saved. Sacrifice your lead
ers rather than your principles, and
bear the ills you have rather than fly
to those you know not Of
Itthis be treason make the most of
ifp,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
Executors Notice.

Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
has qualified as executor of William Wesley
Petres, deceased, all parsons indebted to the
said estate are hereby notified to make imme-
diste payment, aud all persons having claims
against said estate are hereby notified to pre-
sent them to the undersigned on or before the
Grst day of November. 1895, or this notice will
be plead in bar of their recovery.
Oct. 25th, 1894,
WACHovIA LOAN 4 Trust CohPANY.
Executor of William Wesley Petree, dec.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
sTOKEsDALE STRINGS.
The County Canvass i'm Stokes-The
Democrats Lively-Personals.

The County Canvass in stokes-The
Democrats LiveIy-PersonaIs.
Correspondence of the Sentinel.
STOKEsDALE, Oct. 2S.-The county
candidates spoke to a large crowd
here on last Saturday. The Demo-
cratic candidates seemed, by far,
more lively than the Republicans.
But we suppose that was on account
of q good conscience.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. McMichael went
to Greensboro Saturday morning
Mr.. NO. Donnell and son, Lannie,
OF Oak Ridge, were here Saturday at
the speaking.
Mr.. Smith. organizer, of the Order
of Railway Telegraphers, of Tennes
see, spent Saturday and Sunday in
town, stopping with our agent and
operator, Mr.. Galloway, whom we
think has joined the order.
Mr.. Charles Patterson, of Pilot
Mountain, was in town Sunday for d
few hours.
Misses Lille and Mollie Cant left
Saturday for visit to their sister,
Mrs. Angel, in the country. FINS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.
If Your Name is ON the List Call on the
POstmaSters.

The following is a list of dead letters re-
manning in the postoffice at Winston, N c.,
Oct. 18th. 1894:
Mr. Jake Battle, C R Barnes, John Bilens,
Mary F Campbell Miss Pocahontas Cousby,
Miss Nary Meeks, Harry Clark, William
Cox, Win Growell, Elijah Fizer. W Fl Eos
ter A NJ Forsyth, Miss Mary V Foster, AL
fred Hayes. Miss Fannie HARRISON. 81 E
Heggie, Samuel Hart, L C Hester, Wilson
Hoover, Holden Howard. Willie Hanes,
Mrs Rosa Howard, Isaac D Irwin. Mr. JON
som. E Jones, Zantie F Kyle, Mrs Susie ?
Lewis T Mathews, William Mathews,
q w McKinza. Billy McMeely, Miss Martha
J Miller, R D Moore, Miss hmma Patrick,
Mrs Salie e Reich. Miss Rosie L Riggs Jno
A Robinson, T y Spears, Charlie Smith. J
M Smith, NJ d Smith, Mr. Frank Smith, L A
Smith & Co. Frank Smith, Miss Randy
Thomas Johnny Tibe, Miss Cely Timblet,
Miss Sarah Wallace, P n Williams, Louis
Marlborough.
When calling for the above letters please,
say they were advertised.
E. II. WILSON, P. NJ.
The following letters remain unclaimed at
the postoffice in Salem n c., at the close of
business, Oct. 9th, 1894:
Thos Carter, Mrs Mary Battery, Edward
Ferguson, 2, Miss Lille Green, Andrew Hine
Mewe Johnson, Miss Ida Rominger, Sny-
der. Miss Carrie Wells, David Willard
Parties calling for above letters please say
they were advertised. r w BELo, p NJ.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
A FLAG AND BIBLE
Presented to the East Salem Graded
School Saturday Afternoon.

Presented to the East Salem Graded
School Saturday Afternoon.
The Liberty Council, No. 3, of the
Junior Order United American Me-
chanics, celebrated. its seventh ami
versary Saturday afternoon.
The Presentation of a flag, by Lib
erty Council, and Bible. by Salem
Council, to the East Salem graded
school, was one of the interesting fea-
lures of the program.
DIR. g. L. Summers was chief mar
shall and T. w. Chadwick color bearer.
Music was furnished by the Winston
Cernet Band.
The following program was carried
out:
Musie-by Band.
Prayer
Song-America.
Presentation of Flag-by Dr. G.. L. Sum
mers
Acceptance of Flag-by Mr.. FL. E. Fries.
Song-The Red, White and Blue.
Presentation of Bfble-by Bishop Rond-
Acceptance of Bible-by Rev. W. NJ.
Curtis
Song-Blest be the tie that binds.
Benediction-
Music (by band) and raising the flag.
IL.
Ayers Sarsapari1la effects radical cure By
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
LESS MONEY FOR PENSIONS.
Estimates of tile Amount Needed to
Pay the Old Soldiers Next Year.

- -
According to the estimates prepared
at the InterioraD Department.. S155, $685.
278.S3 will be necessary to carry on
the work of that department., includ-
ing payments for pensions, during the
next fiscal year. The appropriation
for this fiscal year was $3.50, $50, CSC. O3,
and the saving for the next year is es-
timated at $13, 754. 67I.20. The decrease
in the estimates for pensions for 1896
is $40, 900, 900.
The decrease in pensions, it is said,
is decrease from the appropriation
from the current year. That appro-
prlatio1 was made before 1.-THE close of
the last fiscal year, and was for &c.
600, 900 more than the amount actually
expended last year. The estimate for
1896 is no decrease from the amount
actually expended last year, but is
based upon the idea that the -expendi-
lures will be stationary for the years
1894, 1895 and 1896. An increase of
twenty additional. clerks in the Land
Office is asked, for which S27, $50 will
be needed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
German at the Cove.
A Walnut Cove correspondent writes
as follows:

A Walnut Cove correspondent writes
as follows:
The grand hop given by the young
men. OF this place Friday evening
proved the grandest success of the
kind ever known to our town.
The grace and beauty of Walnut
Cove, togetherg with several of
Ridgeway's and Winston's most
beautiful society bellies were gath
cred there. The participants were
Misses Malice Brengle and An
ME Stultz, of Ridgeway; Misses
Sallie Hyman, Mary Conrad and Let
tie Claiborne, OF Winston, and Misses
Annie and Lettie Hairston, jamie
Rierson, Caben Redd and Miss Hill.
Messrs. Walker, Nilsson, Hanes, Clai-
borne, Price, Gorrell, Matthews, Sloan,
Smith and Williamson Winston. J. J.
Coke, of Ridgeway, Va DR.. ID. Z.
Hill, Of Germanton; r. b. Hill, S. @.
West and w. Z. Hill. Chaperons,
Mrs. Teige, Mrs. Rierson and Mrs.
Wood.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
I,iscfpIes of Christ.

The report of the board of managers
of the Disciples of Christ, made to
the General Convention, at Richmond,
last week, gives the following Stats
tics: Number of missionaries, 80;
baptism, LIT; total additions, 1854;
churches organized, IA; amount of
money raised by men in the field,
S66, 955. 81; receipts by the correspond.
$50 more baptisms than for the pre-
vious year and 492 more additions from
al so trees.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
Rural Hall Items.
Correspondence OF The SENTINEL

Correspondence OF The eentinel.l
RURAL HALL, Oct. 3O.-There was
quite an excitement in this neighbor-
hood last Sunday over u mad dog.
1t bit several dogs and some hogs.
The dog passed through without
being hurt. 1t went on out towards
Winston.
Davis Bros. are doing splendid
business cutting box patterns. They
are talking of adding a roller -four
ing mill to their lumber works. We
think it would be goodinveetment.
The farmers of this section are
busy gathering corn and sowing
wheat. The corn crop is good.
l.. II. l..
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
Republicans 70 Support Barber.

It is stated that number OF prom
inent Wilkes Republicans have de-
clared their intention of voting for
Will Barber for Solicitor and thereby
expressing themselves as opposed to
Marsh Mott, the nominee of the Re-
publican party. Marsh is a good
ssbluffer,' but as successful candi-
date for Solicitor he is not in it
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
MARION BUTLER VENTILATED

Discredit able Performancesof the Pop
ulist Leader.
A correspondent at Wilkesboro,
writing to the Charlotte Observer,
quotes Mr.. III. L. Greene as saying in
one of his political speeches few days
ago: Gentlemen, do you want to
know who you are following ? You
are following man who nine years
ago swore to libel. and afterwards
hired friend of his to steal the paper
out of the society library at Chapel
Hill, in order that he might save him.
self from public condemnation. This
is the kind of man you honest Popu-
lists and Republicans are allowing to
lead you in the contest against the
Democratic party. Such man is Mr..
Marion Butler" The above question
of Mr.. Greene can be substantiated
by as good men as there are in the
State of North Carolina.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
Death of David M. Vance.

AsHEvILLE, N. c.. Oct. 26.-David
NJ. Vance, son of the late Senator
Vance, died last night at the Asylum
for the Insane at Morganton, where
he had been a patient nearly two
years. Mr.. Vance was born in Ashe-
journalism as his vocation. He was
once on the staff of the Charlotte OBJ
server and subsequently was law re-
porter Of the New Orleans Times
Democrat
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
MARSHALL MOTT.
Proof That he Volunteered to Defend
A Negro Brute.
NORTH CAROLINA,
WILKES COUNTY.

North CAROLINA,
WILKES COUNTY.
Personally appeared before me this
day, w. L. Bruce, who, being duly
sworn, says he is the father of the lit
tie four-year-old girl who was raped by
John Hampton, negro, and when the
said John Hampton was tried at fall
term 1894 Wilkes Court he said he had
no lawyer, and the Judge assign ed
j. B. Buxton and L. B. Finley to de-
fend him. NJ. L. Mott was present
when the said John Hampton said he
had no lawyer, and as soon as Messrs
Buxton and Finley were assigned, NJ.
L. Mott got up in open court and ten
dered his services to assist in the de-
Tense of the said John Hampton who
brutally assaulted my little daughter
w. T.. BRUCE,
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this October 30th, 1884,
r. M. STALEY,
tSEAL. Notary Public.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-01
WILLIAM NELSON MEBANE
DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR
JUDGE OF SUPERIOR COURT
For the Ninth judicial District-A
Portrait and Brief Sketch of
This Successful Lawyer.


We have the pleasure Of presenting
to our readers today sketch and por-
trait of WILLIAM NELSON MEBANE,
who was nominated at the Wilkesboro
Convention of the Democratic party,
July 18th, 1894, for Judge Of the Su-
periOr Court for the Ninth Judicial
District of North Carolina.
Mr.. Mebane is the eldest son of Rev.
William Nelson Mebane and Mary
Aiken Mebane and was born on his
fathers plantation, in Rockingham
county, n. c., April 18th, 1913. His
father was a Presbyterian minister
and was valedictorlan of his class at
the University of n. c., in 1888, and at
forwards graduated at Princeton The
illogical Seminary.
The subject of our sketch was pre-
pared for College at the Madison