The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-03-15

THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Fresh News Items From Cherokee to
Currituck.

Fresh News Items From Cherokee to
Currituck.
The organization of military com
| panY in Elkin is being discussed.
All the North Carolina postmasters
J are now confirmed who were nomina-
ted.
Mr.. T. r. Jernigan says that he
will leave for Shanghai, China, March
Goth.
There are 1872 students at the Agri-
cultural and Mechanical College in
Raleigh.
The North Carolina penitentiary
was recruited last month with fifty
nine convictS-
Mr.. John Laws, of Moravian Falls,
was 81 years old.
Mrs. a. J. DeRossett, wife Of one OF
WilmingtOn's oldest and most prOmi-
nent citizens, is dead.
A training school for nurses is to be
| established at Fayetteville. This is a
new enterprise in this State.
Mr.. Samuel Carter, who was about
81 years old, died at'his residence near
Elkin Saturday night, March Sd.
Rev. DR.. G. D. Parkes, one of the
besS known Presbyterian preachers in
the State, has died in Charlotte. He
was for fcrty-fve years in the minis
try.
The Friends in this State will soon
establish an orphanage. Though the
place has not yet been selected, it is
probable that High Point will be
chosen.
Esq1ire D. c. Rose, of Yadkin
county, exhibited peach blossom
taken from his orchard March 1st.
He hopes to have ripe peaches by
June 1st.
The body of Daniel Slaughter, who
was lynched in Alleghany county,
was taken up and removed to his
home in Carroll county, Va, by friends
Of the deceased.
Thomas R. Jernigan. Consul to
Shanghai, has appointed as his private
secretary Irwin Avery, a son OF Judge
Avery, and now one OF the editors Of
the MOrganton Herald.
Jim Chambers is in jail at Wilkes
bOrO on the charge of burning the
barn belonging to Mrs. Cling Inscore
in Antioch township. The barn was
burned about three weeks ago.
John B. Bostic, one of the largest
real estate dealers Of Asheyille has as
signed to J. g. Merrimon. His liabil-
tiles amount TO about $4,000, and his
assets are estimated at $4,000.
The annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the GuIlford Battle Ground
Company is to be held on the 18th, at
which time steps, if any, will be taken
for the regular celebration on July
4th.
J. S. Hutcilerson & Co., clothiers,
of Reidsville, have assigned, naming
Samuel Smith as trustee. Liabilities
and resources not made public aS yet,
but they say they will meet all 0bliga-
tiOnS.
:'The Bachelors Ready Marriage
Club" an organization destined tor
the purpose Of providing the neces-
sary funds for any member who Ge-
Sires to be married, i, in process of
formation in New York.
The Fist National Bank of Wades-
boro and the Bank of AnSon, d State
Institution, have. been cons0ilda5e ted us
the National Bank OF Wadesboro, with
j. A. Leak as president ard Z. nj.
Burns as Vice-preSident.
Walter a. Montgomery, of Raleigh,
accepts the invitation OF the Ladies'
Memorial Association to deliver The
address on Memorial Day, May 105h,
his subject being the life and services
of General William ID. Pender.
There is rumor that Mr.. Richmond
Pearson will not only seek to be Re
publican-Populist nominee for Con-
gresS in the Ninth district this year,
but that he desires to be the nominee
of the coalitionists for Governor
in 1896.
At the exposition of 1892 in Raleigh
negro named Jordan was caught in
the ropes of Il balloon and carried to a
height of over fifty feet before he fell.
He was thought to be dead, but re-
covered. March Sth, horse ran away
and broke Jordan's leg.
The residence of Mr.. A. L. Morris,
in the northern suburbs OF Reidsville,
was destroyed by fire Thursday morn
ing at L O'Clock. The family had a
narrow escape from burning. All the
furniture was lost. The property was
insured for about half its value.
One Of the Populist papers publishes
a very laudatory notice of Charles b.
Aycock as the strongest man the Dem
ocrats could put up for Senator as
hduOOlA SuCOSScCi nlI. AsNOCA 10
an earnest Democrat, and is District
Attorney of the Eastern district.
State Geologist Holmes is taking
great interest in road building in this
State. He will address the people of
Alamance county on this subject on
the first Monday irf April. The As
sistanb State Geologist, Mr.. III. b. R.
Nitz, has just issued, in pamphlet
form. a complete and exhaustive
treatise On the iron ore of North
Carolina.
Governor Carr has reports of the
capture in Rowan county, of Joseph
B. Moore and William LittletOn, the
desperate and notorious criminals
who broke into and robbed the store
of Kilrain & Gibson, at Taylorsville,
Alexander county, and for whom an
executive reward of 5000 was offered
last week. The Sheriff of Rowan
| made the arrests.
The ScoundreI Has Been Caught.