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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
ELKIN ECHOES
Sold for Rsai Estate and Tobacco
Locals aud Personals.

Correspondence of the Sentinel
ELKIN. Jan 22-Rev. A. T. Pardue,
of WiIkesboro, preached at the Bdp
fist church yesterday. 1t is more
than probable that the church will
extend a call to MIR. Pardue as they
are without pastor.
There were no services at the
Methodist church yesterday. Rev.
W. L Sheriff., the pastor, preached
at Rockford.
Miss Carrie Gwyn has returned
from an extended visit at Richmond,
Va
Mr.. o. F. Asbury, of Charlotte, is
here putting in electric lights in the
Chatham Manufacturing Co.'s new
mills The lights will be turned on
for the first time next Tuesday night.
The public school will open Mon
day, January Goth. Prot. j. D.
johnson, of this county, will be the
teacher
Mr.. R. L Poindexter has traded
his stock of goods to R. G. Franklin
for real estate and manufactured
tobacco. Mr.. Poindexter will hegi1
the erection of a handsome residence
on Franklin Heights soon
ID. ID. Shelton, of Winston, was in
town s 1turday on business.
SURRY.
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HE WILL BE CONFIRMED.
Collector Simmons Of tho Fourth N u
District,
al Correspondence of the Sentinel

g -. al Correspondence of the Sentinel1
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 22.-sThe
Tariff Bill will pass the Senate with
the free wool CLAUSE" was a remark
from Western Senator in the lobby
of the Metropolitan Saturday night.
Every North Carolinian who comes
10 Washington is button-hOled by
tiGn In the State. HuSSey prays every
hight for political disruption in North
Carolina So he can find something to
talk and scratch about He tries to
fan the flame Of dissatisfaction with
Senator Ransom, and endeavors to
make every man from the ''Oid North
State" believe that the senior Senator
is doomed and that the whole State
is against him. 1t doesn't make any
difference how well informed North
Carolinian might be the Captain
claims to know exactly what he is
talking about when he says Ransom is
doomed. That same Captain thinks
Simmons will be defeated for conffr-
nation. Tom Settle also claims to
believe it. But THE SENTINEL read
ers can put it in their pipe and smoke
it that Simmons will be confirmed.
The great preacher of the Walden
sian colony in North Carolina preach
ed here Sunday to big crowd. The
the services.
Miss Marion Weed, of Boston, the
sweet contralto singer who made so
many admirers at the Charlotte Music
Festival three years ago, is to be the
star singer in grand concert here
this week.
No Public Printer has yet been ap-
20 nted though many rumors are in
the air. Nine are appointed each day,
if one is to judge from the rumors go
ing about the Government Printing
Office, Mr.. Josephus Daniels has filed
no application for the place. When
questioned about it he said, 4 have
filed no application. The President
knows where to find me If he thinks
I'm the fellow. OF course | would
consider it an honor" 1t seems that
the consensus of opinion is that the
President wants to appoint a North
ern man, but if he can't find one to
suit him and he goes South Mr.. Dan
iels will be the man.
L stumbled up on two native North
Carolinians today in the lower House;
William l.. Terrell, of Arkansas, and
Joe Cannon, of Illinois. The former
graduated at Trinity College and is a
Democrat. The latter is staunch
partisan Republican.
Tom Settle is on top in the Fifth
District fight. Williams will make a
fight in the House but will fail.
The Ways and Means committee
agreed today to put the cigarette tax
at ST. per Thousand instead of $3.50. 1t
was done at the request of the North
Carolina and Virginia delegations.
The committee finally added 10 cents
a gallon to the whiSkey tax.
NJ
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VANCE AND ELIAS.

The Asheyllie Citizen regrets that
many papers and PERSONS are Instl-
tutiEg ii comparison be- tween eeua-
tor Vance and kope Elias to the in
Jury Oh the Senate and that some OF
Elias friends are eudeavoFIng to
glorify him at the expense of Vance.
We heartily agree with the Citizen in
the following expression:
There is reason IN all things, and
the time to halt is when the end Is
reached. The mourners must not
be crowded. Applause OF deiea ted
candidate may easily be carried too
far, especially when Ii Is coupled with
uniOuuded derogatory comment
upon one grown old in the service OF
the people, and loved and honorei
uiIroug hou6 the length and breadth
of the State. Ne do not, OF course,
uiean to say thai Senator Vance Is
above criticism; but to attempt III
this instance TO prove that victory
lies with the vauqulsheG and that
the defeated one should De crowned
is to impeach good sense and TO do
violence to the known or easily
ascertained facts"
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THE @. F. AND Y. V.

The trouble regarding the North
State Improvement Company which
built the Cape Fear and 4adkin
Valley Railroad is temporary piece
of ill-fortune. We trust it will not
result in any permanent disability
to any of the enterprising people
who are connected withit. 1t affects
parties in Greensboro, Fayetteville,
Wilmington and Mt. Airy, only one
person in Winston being involved.
There is 10 other Winston person,
bank, business or financial institu-
ton interested in the North State
Improvement Company or the Cape
Fear and Yadkin Valley Railroad
Company (Which in interest and
owneis ship We understand to be prac-
rically one). We hope, however, it
may not prove to he d blow to our
sister towns above mentioned.
The Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley
Railroad, though not organized until
1879, vas in existence under other
names many Years ago. In 1888
ground was broken for the cOnstruc-
tion oil tue Cape Fear, 9adkin and
P Dee Railroad, but there were
Z 1T, u Us,s III 6he way ana WoIk Was
abandoned Then III 1892 The W est
,rn halli Daa Company was chartered
and IN 1871 The Mt. AIRY Railroad
Company was brought into exist
ence. These were consolida ten in
1879 under the name OF the Cape
Fear and Yaukin Valley Railway
Company.
TIE read was tuilt rom .tyette
viii TO Eg, Ut iii 1860, ID dIstauce ot
43 miles, aid la 1879 II wdr extend
e luur miles 10 GuiI. But il w4s
non until 1884 that the road was
road was extended to Pilot Noun
tain aud the next year 10 Nit Airy
The Madison branch was opened In
ber, 1888 and the extension
OF BE man ilne from Fayetteville to
- ilniugton, 80 mites, was ope~ed
February II, 1880
The road has the following officers:
President. " A. Lash; Secretary,
john ii. Rost; Treasure James
r. Williams; Attorney, George M.
Rose; auditor, Robert w. Bidgood;
General Manager, J. W. Fry; Chief
Engineer, ii. L. Fry; General Freight
and Passenger Agent, W. E. Kyle.
Most of these gentlemen are Of
Fayetteville The total mileage of
the company is 33S. Its capital
stock is S1,972,90C and bonds
81, 1922, 700 The cost of the road
was 81, 2S1 ,342 which is $22,1S7 per
mile.
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of the exterior which certain culture
and hereditary inheritances have
given to them and you find under
meath the cruelty and coarseness OF
nature that distinguished the Ber
serkers and Norsemen in Northern
Europe in the time of the Vikings
and when the Niebelungsn Lied was
being created by the rugged genius
Of many writer's. The foot ball of
our times reflects expressly the char
acter of those indulging 1t came
from England-a country that has
always loved cruel, rude sports
A peoples civilization and refine
ment and merciful nature may he
seen in the things they like. Men
who love gander pullingr, cock fight
ing, bull batting, rude and dangerous
sports, and the public hangings OF
men and women who die at the hands
of the law, cannot be said to have
reached any high plane of social re-
fiuement and Kindly sympathy for
suffering morta ity.
The public hangings should all be
suppressed in North Carolina. They
are unworthy of any tree and intelliss
gent and merciful people. They are
the occasion of drunkenness, Often
violence, and paDder to the mean-st,
, most depraved appetite OF ignorance
and superstition Many y scoundr.l
as he is made to forfeit his lie for his
crimes, Is regarded by the gaping,
stupid, sensation loving crowd who
hang round the gibhet as both
martyr and h.ro. So far from aid
ing III REFRESHING crimes, they pro-
woke evil natures to crime as bad
books fan the fires of ambition and
cupidity in boylsh heads and make
them robbers and murderers
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PUBLIC HANGINGS.

Upon this subject we find an edi-
torial in the Wilmington Messenger,
one OF the most ably edited papers in
the South Few right-thinking men
can dissent from it's argument, and
we reproduce it here:
We are not surprised to learn that
there is a strong public sentiment at
Raleigh [ n inston?] against public
hangings The sentiment exists
more or less in all intelligent com
munities tits astonishing that any
community at this stage of eniight-
ment and progress remains satisfied
to have in its midst such barbaric
display. The evils OF public execu
tion have been long discussed in the
North, and it is relic of an unen-
lightened past that tolerates their
continuance now. The scenes that
have occurred within a few years in
North Carolina, and in other South
ern States, at public executions of
criminals, have been unworthy of
any people protesting to be Christian
and enlightened
1t is well known that it is the worst
part of the population, with few ex-
captions, that attend hangings. 1t
is a very morbid and vitiated appetite
for the sensational and the cruel that
leads people to gather to see a
human being die for his crimes
against society. A peoples charac-
ter can be seen in their sports.
Where there are sports that are
coarse, vulgar, rough, cruel, there
you viii find people who have these
elements OF character under educa-
tionaI and modern veneering. Wash
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
HOROSCOPES OF THE FIGHT.
MIR Thornton Works Dat One on the
Corbstt Mitchell Fight.

On the occasion OF the Sullivan-Cor-
bett fight, Mr.. J. j. Thornton, of
Greensboro, figured the thing out and
gave it as his judgment that Corbett
would be An easy winner beyond a
doubt.
He also. at the time Cleveland and
Stevenson were nominated. did the
same thing, predicting that they
would be winners and going 50 far as
to state that two States which had
not gone Democratic since the WAR,
would fall into line, all of which
came true.
Standing somewhat in awe of his
skill and 2divination, the Record OBJ
tanned sufficient data and he has been
'horoscopoing" on the Corbett-Mitch-
ell mill.
He says that SO far as he can judge
it is going to be close contest, with
the chances just little in favor of
Michel, though he does not predict
that he will win. He says, however,
that those who think Corbett will
best Mitchell in short order will be
wonderfully fooled. AS stated, he is
not thoroughly convinced about the
result, as the affair is too close to be
Sure of it.
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6utIfOrd GOssI d.
Correspondence of The Sentinel,1

Correspondence of The Sentinel
SUMAERFIELD, Jan. 22-0ur farm
ers are eating their own hog and
hoMiny but complain much of search
ty of money. They will not plant as
much tobacco tobacco this year as
common and declare they will not
invest in any more patent process
for curing the weed.
Mr.. Green and Mr.. Derrick, of
Washington, D. G., are here on a
hunting tour Mr.. Green owns a
gun costing 913O in London. Our
sportsmen still continue to kill game
in abundance.
Our farmers are preparing corn
land now and will plant larger
crop than usual.
S. W. Alfred has charge of the rail-
road section here now and has i'm
proved his home near the depot.
The school will celebrate Washing
tons birthday by an entertainment.
Mis- Lola Hoskins. of Winston, is
in our place on a visit to relatives.
Our health here in generally very
fine
Our people are proud of your stand
against the public hanging. Should
it come off we hope that there will be
no chance given for the condemned
man to make speech. GUILFORD. d.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
FAILURES IN .FAYETTEvILLE
COLLECTOR CARTER'S BOND.
Vance Will Not Mako . Fight Against
Simmops.

Hon. Melvin E Carter has received
notice Of his confirmation by the Sen
ate as collector of internal revenue for
this district, and will make up his
bond send it. on to Was hington with
out delay for approval by the proper
authorities, and assume formal and
full control of the Office, in all proba-
bility, by Feb. LIST.
Capt. Carter, in an interview, states
that Senator Vance told him, when
he was last in Washington, that he
(Vance) would not contest the con-
f1rmAtion of Simmons as collector of
the eastern district Of North Carolina,
in the Senate beyond recording his
own vote against it. Carter makes
this statement in contradiction OF
dispatches supposed to have emanat-
ed from Raleigh, to the effect that
the Senator had told Carter that it
was his purpose to defeat Simmons
confirmation if possible.
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From Stokes County.
dence of the Sentinel.

Correspondence OF the Sentinel.
DANBUkY, Jan. 23-Miss Mamie
Pepper il visiting relatives in Mt.
Airy.
Hon. Richmond Pearson, of Ashe
vile, returned home yesterday after
spending several days in the city.
Mr.. L. L. Thomas, the clever gen
tleman that represents The SKNTI.
MEL and the Yadkin Valley News,
spent last Thursday night in town.
Mr. D. A. Hodgin, who represents
the Odell Hardware Company OF
Greensboro, spent Saturday night
and Sunday in town
The farmers have had some beauti
full weather for stripping and putting
their tobacco on the market. The
farmers in this section are of the
opinion that they will stop raising
so much tobacco and go to raising
more corn, wheat, oats, beans and
peas and such produce as they have
generally had to buy. STOKES
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GRANDFATHER CAIN DEAD.
HE WAS GROWN WHEN THE
FIRST RAILROAD WAS BUILT.
at the Age of Of Years-Davie
County News.
Correspondence OF The Sentinel

tAhty 4N0"Ss
Correspondence of The Sentinel
CANA. Jan. 22.-Mr. William Cain
died OF IL grippe on the 20 inst, in the
91st year of his age, having been born
in 1903. ''Grandpa" Cain, as he was
familiarly called, lived with his son.
Postmaster J. III. Cain, of Cana, and
was highly respected and good man.
He leaves large circle Of friends and
relatives who mourn his death. He
was the father of ten children, six of
whom are living-two here, one in
Iredell county and three in the West.
His companion, who has shared
with him the joys and sorrows of
30 long life, survives him. She is
now in her eighty third year, and is
quite feeble.
Mr.. Gains life en- braced nine-tenths
of the nineteenth century aud in
cludc1 the period in the worlds his
tory, the nightiest in material and
Intellectual development. He was
old enough to recollect the war of
1872, and was a man grown when the
first railroad was built. He did not
serve in the Mexican War and was too
old for military service when the war
for Southern Independence arose.
In his long life, he was the peaceful
observer OF panoramic scene o. ma
terial progress without a parallel. He
lived long and saw much, but alas it
is ended now, and the remains rest in
the family graveyard at Bear Greek,
while his soul has gone home to God.
E. Frost, Esq, is still threshing
clover. He has been doing a good
business along the Yadkin.
John Etchison, colored, filed him.
self with corn liquor the other day
and allowed tree to be felled upon
him. His injuries are not serious.
Mr.. w. f. Merrill, an Alliance
lecturer, spoke at the academy Satur-
day night.
One of our sports brought down an
other fine turkey few days since.
The Athenean Literary Society will
give an entertainment on the Oath of
February.
We people out here wish Winston
well in the selection of her officers,
but the thing we most desire is the
speedy passage by Congress Of the
Wilson tariff bill and an income tax
law. CANA.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
Birthday Celebration.

Correspondence OF the Sentinel
VIENNA, Jan. 22-The children and
grandchildren Oh Uncle Phillip Mock
met at his home in Vienna on Friday
of last week to celebrate his seventh
eth birthday. He is one of Oldest
and most esteemed landmarks. He
had the misfortune to tall some time
since and break one Of his limbs in
two places, since which he has been
unable to walk, and likely never will
again,
Robert A Turner who left our
vicinity thirteen years ago, was
back again last week shaking hands
with his old friends. He is the same
Bob yet.
One of our public schools has sus
pended, pending the ravages Of
disease. Not the grip" though.
That other disease of seven years
continuance.
MIR: S. Shore, of two horse buggy
fame, recently carried two loads OF
tobacco to Winston and did not
realize quite as much as he would
have wished for the same-thirty-
five dollars. VIENNA.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25

THB January number of the North
Carolina University Magazine has
IN article on 1.-The North Carolina
Society of the Cincinnati 1888" by
Edward Graham Dawes in which the
writer says: "Thers are living in this
State hHeal descendants of the origi-
nal sixty-two members and of other
Continental officers who were entitled
30 msnbership, and it is the patrio-
tie duty of these men to assert their
hereditary claims" There are re
views of Woodrow Wilson's division
and Reunion" and also of Goodwin
Smiths book.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
EVE OF HIS WEDDING.
Joe Varaia Was Arrested the Day Be-
fore His Marriage.

Joe Varala, of Roanoke, Va, who
was convicted of helping burn the
body of the negro Thomas Smith, af-
ter he was hanged by the mob, and
who was sentenced to pay fine Of
800 and serve one year in Jail, was ar
rested Thursday night, January 18th,
while arranging to procure license
to marry Miss Annie Stevens and was
locked up. He was absent when tried
and convicted, and says he can prove
by 100 people Of Lexington, Va, that
he was there during the riot. His
story is generally credited as true, and
will be investigated.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
War on Gamblers and whiskey Sellers

Judge Bynum and Solicitor Woodland
are creating CONSERVATION among the
gambler and whiskeY-sellers at Green
Vile, Pitt county. A large number
Of indictments have been brought in
by the grand jury against persons for
minors, and they are being vigorously
prosecuted. In the convictions for
carrying concealed weapons, Judge
Bynum makes it condition of sus-
pending judgment upon the payment
of costs, that defendant make the
court present IF the pistol. The
sheriff then takes it down and breaks
it to pieces and returns the fragments
to the court. Many have been de-
stroyed under this order
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Rockingham News.
of the Sentinel

Correspondence of the Sentincl.l
MADISON, Jan. 23-Gill Thomas, a
travelling musician gave a free con-
cert here last night. He can play on
six instruments at the same time
After the music he took a vote on
the most popular young lady in
town. The voting continued long
time with Miss Lillian Martin and
Mrs Maggie Tuner Ca young widow
almost q tie. Alter a while Miss
Lillian came out ahead.
We are having good breaks of
tobacco now.
Miss Sue Harris is away on a visit
to fri, nds in Reidsville.
Mrs. Maggie Tuner will leave to-
day for short stay With relatives in
the Twin City.
Rev. S. B. Alexander preached two
good sermons in his church last Sun
day.
Mrs. C. B. Pratt gave the young
folks a sociable last Friday evening.
RAM.
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WI don't know what the trouble
is but the editor of the Salisbury
Herald b kicking in the following
manner: "Ths Richmond and DAN
vile system seems not to have en-
joyed the great prosperity promised
By the Mckinley bill and the big
pfctsctionists, az it has been for
some time In the hands of q receiver
snd has cut the salaries of all it's
employees. II, therefore, it would try
20 ksep ins own affairs straight and
would let the newspapers be man
aGsd by their owners and editors it
uscht getalong better. 4 reduction
q shs tariff could not place it in any
wurse condition than IL now is, and
- bcafsve would be beneficial to it. =
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25
A strange Light in tho sky.

Mr.. ]. D. Work, of Browns Summit
Guilford county, reports wonderful
light seen by him one morning last
week at about 5 O'Clock, after the moon
had gone down. He, in company with
his wife, were on their way to Green's
bOro when suddenly light appeared
in the sky in the southeast so brilliant
that one could have seen to pick up a
pin. The strange phenomenon came
and went at intervals of about a min
ute, and lasted altogether about five
minutes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25

CoNsIDERINa that Western North
Carolina In not in the turpentine belt,
and that Kope Elias is not very
luminous, there in more humor than
pathos in the following from the New
York Sun: "Beiore the Hon. Kope
Elias sinks into the shadows among
the turpsntine trees, let us gaze with
snotaon upon his figure, still erect,
and bright with all the torches of
fame about him. The Hon. Kope
Elias retires by his own wish to save
Mr.. Cleveland and the Democratic
party of North Carolina from en-
barrassment, and he retires lumin-
ous. majestic, and above par"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25

HoRSBLoMER will not sit upon the
Supreme Court of the United States.
The Senate rejected him by a vote OF
80 to 26. This 10 the second glaring
mistake made by President Cleveland
in the matter of appointments, Van
Allen being the worst.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25

We are all proud of the Salem
Female Academy. There is no citi-
zen OF the Twin City but realizes it's
work and worth, and its influence is
most beneticent Friends aud pa
irons will be glad to know that its
teachers were never more skiltul OF
effcient
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-25

PoLITENnss and courtesy are said
70 be Characterization of the " aldenres
. colony of whom recently settled in
Burke county Their stature is low
and they are all said to look much
alike. Their descendaTtts will prot
ably Do taller. North Carolina
climate will make them so
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candy PLowBoY' ENDORSED.
''Jesus Christ Came to Call Sinners to
Repentance"
Correspondence of the Sentinel !

Correspondence of the Sentinel
JOLIET, Jan. 22-I believe sandy
Plowboy" is the only one that has
said anything through The SENTI-
MEL against a private hanging Of
DeGraff Now / wish to say this; if
there is anybody that don't want to
see a public execution, I would sug-
gest that they stay at home. Now,
L think it might be hard to say who
ought to see it. We all fly up" at
times and / believe the sight OF a
public hanging would impress any
mind tor good. candy Plowboy"
writes my sentiments. Jesus Christ
never came to call the righteous, but
sinners to repentance. What do We
hang people for? JESSE.
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In New York city 10 a small colony of
eyrians who gave the other day z, 900
loaves to the poor. Winston has
fsw Syrians who have proven them
solves weil-behaved persons.
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ANOTHER North Carolina news
paper has suspended-the Pilot
Times. It was esta blished by Mr..
Nixon PadGett on the 10th of March,
1893, and had to meet the deprrs-
sion that followed soon after MIR
Padgett did the best he could tor
Pilot Mountain.