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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR.
Return OF Messrs. Crosland and Rond
thaler from the Convention.

thaler from the Convention.
Rev. Edward S. Crcsland, of Betha-
MIA, and Mr.. Howard E Rondthaler.
OF Salem, returned on last Friday
night from the Christian EDdeayor
Convention at Cleveland, O.
Mr.. Rondthalet spoke very enthus-
iastically Of the great gathering
which took the Forest City by storm.
Twenty thousand delegates were pres
ent, not only from all parts OF the
United States, but from every por-
tion of the world.
An immense tent, seating twelve
thousand, and Sangerfest Hall, with
accommodations for ten Thousand,
were used each day simultaneously,
and in addition two and sometimes
three large churches were called into
service.
The Governor Of Ohio delivered the
address OF welcome.
The EndeavOr enthuiaSm was hard
ly dampened by the strike, even Chi
cage sending large body of delegates.
During the past year a half millicn
dollars has been raised by Christian
Endeavorers towards supporting de-
nOminatiOnal missionaries and it is
proposed to double this amount in the
next twelve months. NO one," says
Mr.. RondthaIer, could witness those
great and earnest gatherings Of pledg-
ed Christian workers OF all denomi-
nations meeting on common plat
form Of work for Christ and the
church" without becoming a Chris
tian Endeavor enthusiast, and realiz-
ing that this is the representative
Christian movement OF the present
age
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TILLMAM AND DIsPENsARIEs.
Governor Says the State Liquor Places
Will Reopen August 1st.

COLUMBIA, S. c., July 2O-Tht
State campaign meeting was at Aiken
on July 18 and LOCO persons were
present. Tillman was, as usual, the
chief attraction. While he was speak
ing, a man in the audience shouted:
What about the dispensaries, Gov
ernor 2"
The dispensaries, l think, will be
reopened on or about August 1st, re-
piled Tillman, and this, considered
with previous declaration, is con
strued as positive intimation that
the Governor only awaits the entrance
into Office OF Justice-elect Gary on
July 10Th, which will change the po-
1t1cal complexion of the Supreme
Court, to reopen the system.
The Governor followed his state
ment with d "hanG primary" and a
large part OF the crowd voted 1t was
right to reopen the State liquor shops
None voted in opposition.
The Supreme Court has never di-
rectly passed upon the Dispensary act
of 1893, all the cases having been
brought under the act Of the previous
year, which was practically Identical
with 1T. Subsequently the Court de-
clared that the decision left prohi-
bltion of license as the law, but, ex-
cept in very few smaller towns, this
decision has been ignored. Liquor is
openly sold, and there have been
slight efforts to prevent it by Prohi-
oltlonlSts or other officers. This CON
fused condition of affairs has added
to the popularity of the dispensaFy
scheme, but the effort to enforce it in
defiance of the highest court of
the State is likely to more than Off
set this.
Since the law was upse: in April
stocks of liquors have remained I'M
touched in the State and county dis
pensaries, and dispensers have held
their commissions and received half
pay. 1t will be an easy matter to set
the machinery in motion at a
have bought considerable stocks of
wines and liquors within the last two
months, and the Governments utter
ances have brought CONSERVATION to
these.
State Dispenser Trader is absent in
Canada, but is expected to be back by
August lst
Sampson Pope, candidate for Gov
ernOr, and an extreme Tillmanite,
said in an interview that he did not
believe the Dispensary law could be
enforced In the face of the Supreme
Courts decision without trouble. He
thought that the courts decision
should be recognized for the present
and the law re-enacted at the Decem-
Der session Of the Legislature.
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DEMOCRATIC FORSYTH.
SHE ENDORSES CONGRESSMAN
BOWER COURSE
Hons. O. B. Watson and Il, b, Jones
Talk Demo mccracy-The Mass Con-
vention-What Was Done.


The Democratic mass convention
was called to order at 2:15 last Satur-
day by Chairman Buford who re-
quested Mr.. w. A. Blair and r. E
Carmichael, of THE SENTINEL, to act as
temporary chairman and secretary,
respectively.
Mr.. E. b. Jones stated the object of
the Convention to be the election of
delegates to the State. Congressional,
Judicial and Senatorial Conventions.
Abbott's Creek and Bethania were
the only townships not represented at
the convention this afternoon.
the following resolution, offered by
Mr.. E. B. Jones, was unanimously
adopted:
Resolved, That we endorse the course of
Hon. w. H. Bower our present representa-
tive in the National Congress, and that the
delegates to the Congressional convention at
Wilkesboro on the 18th of July are instruct
ed to cast the vote of Forsyth for W. II.
Bower as our next representative.
A motion made by Z. b. Watson,
that every Democrat from Forsyth,
attending either convention. be ac-
credited delegate from Forsyth was
adopted.
Hon. c. b. Watson, speaking upon
the resolutions, spoke in highly com
mandatory terms of MI Bower and
his course during his first term in
Congress. Mr.. Watson also made
clear-cut speech reviewing the Demo
cratic administration, al the same
time telling that the great panic was
on the country when Mr.. Cleveland
went in office. He said that he at one
time had some fears that North Caro-
lima would not remain in the Demo
cratic column, but that he had
changed his opinion: that he now be-
lieyed that the Republican party
fusion or no fusion-would never get
in control of this State. He urged
the Democrats OF Forsyth to go to
Wilkesboro next Wednesday and vote
for Hon. w. II. Bower.
Hon. K. b. Jones, being called upon,
responded with vigorous speech in
advocacy Of the cause he lOves-De-
mocracy. He gave his frieDds-the
enemy-a pointer to the effect that
they need not be worrying over the
county offices as the Democrats were
going to do as they did two years ago
elect every man on the ticket. He
urged Democrats to stand 10 their
colors and they would get there with
both feet.
The resolution offered by Mr.. Jones
was adopted without a dissenting
voice, after which the Convention ad
journed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26

THE ODD FELLOWS PICNIC.
A IL. EiIer Delivers the Address-Ex-
ceilRnt Dinner.

The first annual picnic, given at
the South Side Park July 18th foI
the benefit of the Orphanage
established and supported by the Odd
Fellows OF the State, proved pleas
ant event.
The attendance, while not as large
as was hoped, or should have been,
was quite satisfactory.
Music was furnished by the Salem
band.
1t was 1890 when Mr.. G. E Crist. of
the Salem Lodge, arose and announced
the object OF the picnic. His intro
ductory. remarks were followed by Z
fervent prayer, offered by Rev. L. l..
Albright. Mr.. Crist then introduced
the speaker, Hon. A. H. Eller, who as
ne always does, delivered an ornate
and interesting address.
He told what Odd Fellowship meant
Friendship, Love and Truth" and
asked the people to help support the
grand institution which had been es-
tablished at Goldsboro for the support
and education Of children without
fathers and mothers.
Mr.. Eiler was followed by Major
Foote, of the ''State OF Wilkes" His
remarks were happy and appropriate
TO the occasion. He said that If every
man was a good Odd Fellow, in the
Lruest sense, there would be no need
Of judges, lawyers, court-houses and
Iaiis-but that the country would be
prepared 10 receive the millennium.
He asked every one present TO go for
ward, pay their quarters, and partake
0f the excellent dinner that had been
prepared for the event. He intimated
that no dead beats" were wanted
around the 'festdl boards
At the conclusion Of Maj. Foote's
address. the long tables were sur
rounded by men. women and children.
Rev. II. A. Brown, of the First Bap-
tist church, asked blessing, at the
conclusion Of which the fortunate
ones made ''break" on the choice
eata bles. The dinner was nicely pre-
pared and If anybody went away hun
cry or dissatisfied it was no fault of
the ladies who ''presided' over the
tables.
The first picnic may be termed
success, Notwithstanding there was a
few disappointments. Two speakers,
Grand Master w. G. Douglass and
Senator Jarvis, were unable to be
present.
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was at Fayetteville in 1865.

Gen. Michael Kerwin, the new po-
lice commissioner Of New York City,
in telling the New York Times of his
war experience said he served as a
three months man with Gen. Patter-
son, and at the end of his service was
commissioned Captain of the Thir-
teenth Pennsylvania Cavalry, and did
service with the Army OF the Potomac
until February, 1865, when his com
mand was sent to join Sherman on his
march TO the sea. He Joined Sherman
at Fayetteville, n. c., and was placed
in command OF the Third Brigade of
kilpatrick's division.
After the failure of the Confederacy,
Gen. Kerwin was assigned to the mil
itary post at Fayetteville, n. c., and
served during the reconstruction pc
riOd.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26
AN OLD HOUSE.
Built Before. the Revolutionary War
Commenced.

bUilt beIOr0. the Revolutionary war
Commenced.
On Buffalo Creek, in Forsyth coun-
ty, is house which is probably one
of the oldest, If not the oldest in the
State, says the Mt. Airy News. 1t
was built before the Revolutionary
war commenced, but the exact year Of
its building is not known. 1t is log
house, about Is by 20 feet in size and
is still in good state of preservation.
1t is on what is now known as the
General POindexter place and was
builL by man named Banner, whose
fathers name was Henry Banner.
When Henry Banner was young
man living in that neighbOrhood his
house was attacked one night by In
dians BY some strategem he man
aged to escape with his wife and three
children to the woods. Here he con-
concealed one of the boys in a hollow
log while he and his wife and other
two children fled to fort which then
stood on or near what is the site of
Old Town. The boy left concealed in
the hollow log was rescued and is said
to have been the one who built the
house above mentioned. Henry Ban
ner owned an immense area of land
and is said that he once gave six hun
dred acres Of land near Walnut Cove
for single barIeied shot gun. In
those times guns were more valuable
than land.
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"sToP THIEF! CATCH HIM."
A Lively Race After q 13-Year-Uid
Thief This Afternoon.


There was considerable commotion
on Fourth street last Saturday about
2 o'clock. Kirk Williams, 13-year-
old white boy, was canght in the act
of stealing cartridges, by James R.
Shepherd, in S. e. Aliens hardware
store. Mr.. Sheppard saw the boy slip
out of the store In very suspicious
manner and divide spoils with two
comrades. AS soon as the boys saw
they had been.discovered, they broke
and ran in different directions.
Mr.. Shepherd is quite bulky" and
stood no showing in the race. He
chased the thief short distance up
Fourth street when he caught him
and as they were returning the boy
got away and started up Liberty
street. He was caught by Chas. Tesh,
a clerk In Justices bookstore, in front
of the old postoffice.
The boy acknowledged the theft
and was given his choice between q
case In court with two years on the
county road or clean breast OF his
meanness with sound thrashing by
Mr. Shepherd. He chose the latter
and Mr.. Shepherd administered the
dose at 4 o'clock.
Hence and John HALEY were the
companions of Williams in the theft.
They are SONS of w. f. HALEY.
Williams is the son of Mrs. Sarah
Williams, widow lady who lives in
West Salem. The boy had a 22-calibre
pistol and q quantity of cartridges on
his person.. Mr.. Shepherd says Will
liams has been stealing from Aliens
store for more than twelve months
but was so sly that he could not be
caught.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26
ANNUAL PICNIC
At the Thomasville Baptist OrphanaGe
July 18th:

The annual picnic at the Thomas
Vile Baptist Orphanage was an enjoy
able day. There were fully 5000 peo
pie 10 attendance.
The exercises were divided into morn
ing and afternoon services. In the fore
the principal speaker. A class of or
phans rendered number of vocal
selections and recitations.
Superintendent Mills, in announcing
a two-hour intermission, told the peo-
pie that he believed there was more
courting and less marrying in North
Carolina than ia any State he ever
knew Of. He urged the young people
TO make good use of the two hours
allotted to them.
In the afternoon Rev. E. +. Jones,
of Gastonia, preached sermon on
Gods Thoughts About the Poor vs.;
Mems Thoughts" He had no special
text but used passages of the Bible
bearing on the subject in question. In
the course of his remarks he paid a
high compliment to the Orphanage
management and its combined educa-
tional and mechanical features.
The entertainment by the children
was quite creditable. A number of
visitors from all parts Of the State
were in attendance, and the Orphan,
age buildings were opened for inspec-
tion by the visitors.
The collection in cash and kind,
from the audience, was probably less
than half what iJ has been any pre-
vious year since the annual picnic Gus
tom has been established.
The Orphanage is beautifully sit
uated and comprises six homes scat
tered over about five acres of ground,
besides other necessary buildings.
Misses Eliza Williams and Sallie
Wiles, of Winston, are, respectively,
instructor and matron Of the Noah
Biggs House.
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WOULDN'G MARRY BIN
She Said She Would and Then Backed
Out and Stuck to 1t.

She Said She Would and Then Backed
Out and Stuck to 1t.
A GuilfCrd man, said to be wild
over With one or two children, slipped
up most signaily recently in his at
tempt to get married again, says Joe
Reece IN the Greensboro Record.
Thinking his best plan to get a
mate would be away from home, he
inserted an ad. ia a paper in an ad-
Joining State. In time he got an an
swer from lady who said she was
willing, if
The IF" however, was arranged
and things progressed finely; SO fine in
fact that day was set for the mar
rlage and the Guiiford man went
down to have the knot tied.
Somehow the woman learned before
he reached her that he was a widower
with children and when he arrived
sue made him "teSs up then she
backed and backed completely.
He begged, he plead, but to no pur-
pose. Still he was importunate aud
remained there several days; then his
cash gave out and he wrote back to a
friend to send him some money to get
back home, otherwise he would have
to count railroad ties.
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-------~1De <zs$> <k<E~--
GREENSBORO FIRE "LADDIES."
Making Preparations for the Winston
Tournament
From the Greensboro Record.l

From the Greensboro Record
At meeting of the Hook and Lad
der Co. No. /, Thursday evening July
10th, they elected as delegates to rep
resent them at the State Eiremen's
Association, which conyenes at Win
ston during the month of August,
Messrs. II. B. Beall and +. G. Boyles.
Alternates, j. b. Graham and G. G.
Burton.
An invitation from Winston to at
tend the annual tournament in that
city next month was read and accept
ed, and the company will begin prac-
tictng 10 few days.
The Steamer, Hook and Ladder, and
Eagle companies have all held meet
ing and accepted Invitations to at
tend the annual f1remen's tournament.
These companies will enter all the
contests in their respective classes,
and will take, all told, about sixty
five or seventy men.
II arrangement for entertaining
them at Winston-Salem can be made
the Little Giant Hose Company, com
posed of juveniles from ten to thir-
teen years of age, will accompany the
department from this city and enter
the parade on the first day. This viii
be novel and interesting feature
and it is TO be hoped that Winston
Salem will succeed in arranging for
them.
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WILKES Bees and a Thief.

Some one went to the home of Lewis
Kelly, colored, Wilkes county, one
night recently, and started away with
one of his bee gums. He had not gone
very far, however, till the bees discov-
cred something wrong and began to in
vestigate the cause, says the Chronicle.
Not being used to such midnight
rambles, they decided the man who
was bothering them was an interloper.
and they pounced upon him in full
force, and made him soon relinquish
the gum. How well the lees got in
their work may be judged from the
fact that the Would-be thief tore down
near half acre of corn in trying to
get the bees off of him.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26
TARIFF BILL REPORT,
The Senate and House COnferees Fail
to Reach an Agreement.

Correspondence of the Sentinel.l
WAsHINGTON, July 19.-Today Mr..
Wilson submitted the report on the
tariff bill from the conferees on the
part of the House. AS was expected,
he announced that they had been un-
able to agree with the Senate confer
ees as to the new amendment and he
moved that the House insist upon
disagreement and ask for a further
conference. He stated that if the
conferees representing, the majority of
the Senate had felt as untrameled in
their action as those OF the House
there would have been no difficulty in
securing an agreement. The House
is willing to concede a tax on sugar
but is firm for free coal and iron. 1t
is we'll understood that Senator Cor
man Is the principal obstacle to an
agreement on these lines. The "con-
servatives" in the Senate have sought
to convey the impression that Presi-
dent Cleveland favored the Senate
bill but this idea was rudely dispelled
by letter from the President to Mr..
Wilson which the latter read In the
House admcnishing the House con-
ferees to insist on free coal and iron
ore. He declares that to concede
these points would be a dishonor and
outrage.
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sommering at the White Sulphur.

Among the parties summering at NJ t..
Airy White Sulphur Springs the fol:
lowing are noted: DIR d w 6 Benbow,
wife, Miss Mary Benbow, Greensboro;
J. r. NoeIl, Richard Coats and family,
Danville, Va; Charles P Wells, Ma
rion, 8. c.; Maj. L. w. Anderson and
family, Pine Hail. J. NJ. Cox, Rober {
Harris, Refdsville; S. W. Sparyn, Dur
Bam: DR.. T. w. Bunchin and wife,
Mrs. ]. N. Weatherly aud family,
Bennettsyille, S. c.; B. L. Hurdle,
Reidsyille; Henry Roam, Winston; j !.
d. Williams, Fayetteville; Col. III. M.
Houston, Monroe; Miss Mary Wade,
Mrs. Bette Dauphin, Richmond, Va.
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Masonic Picnic Excursions.

The Dayie Times says that th e ex-
cursion train on the morning of the
Masonic picnic to be held in Mocks
vile on Thursday, August 9Th, will
leave Winston at O'Clock and will
arrive at the picnic grounds ats9:50 a.
N. Returning the train WIN leave
Mocksville depot at $50 p.m. Tick
cts will be sold at all regular stations
plar in full uniform, and the other
Masonic bodies of the Twin-City will
attend and joir In the procession with
the Masons and Confederate Veterans
of Davie and surrounding counties.
The Lexington band viii head the pa
raffR !. 49, go.
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Dis stssIoN,
"a Canning Wedding.

Under this caption, correspondent
sends US the following unique account
of marriage:
son July 18th, 1894, Mr.. P. D. Fulk
and Miss Daisy B. Golden was married
to each other. They love each other
better than their tongue can tell The
people all wish them joy, pleasure and
peace the remainder of their days.
May JOY go with them eternity world
without end. Amen"
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Harmonr nisturbed.

We learn that the harmony of the
Rockingham Democratic County Con
vention was disturbed by an attempt
to pass vote instructing the dele
gates for John r.. Webster for Con-
gress. This was rock upon which
harmony and. unanimity went to
wreck. A good deal Of feeling was
shown and each attempt to secure a
vote was unsuccessful. General dis
cord prevailed and the convention
finally adjourned amid perfect pam
domonium and without instructing or
coming to ballot.
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The n asenic Picnic.

J. w. Merritt, of Greensboro, pass
ed through b the city this morning on
his return home from a business trip
to Mocksville. He says that exten-
sive preparations are being made for
the annual Masonic picnic to be given
at Mocksville on August 9Th. Mr..
night of the Mocksyille lodge and
heard the reports of the committees
TO make the necessary ar
rangements for the picnic. He says
that the reports made showed that
the committees were doing splendid
work.
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DANGER OF SUFFERING.
A Sad State of Affairs in Wilkes
County

The Chronicle has received infor-
nation from different sections Of
wilkes county that some of the people
are bound to suffer unless they get
heip. The circumstances are such
that these people scarcely deserve
sympathy, if it were not for their lit
tie children. These people are situat-
ed something like this: They have
distilled, or had it done, all their corn,
which in turn is distilled and more
bought. They have neglected every
thing except drinking and distilling.
Inus they have no home supplies at
all. And now the revenue authorities
in many places have destroyed their
stills, leaving them without any
means whatever. But "the way of
the transgressor is hard" and i. is
harder still that the little innocent
tots must suffer for the wrongs of
their parents. The sooner such meth
ods Of living are abandoned, the soon
er will prosperity visit our splendid
country.
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Leaves $4,000 to the University.

Mr.. Mary Mason. widow of the late
Rev Pleas. Mason, bequeathed the
North Carolina University SO, 900.
She left it in the memory of her two
daughters, Varina and Martha, who
died few years ago in the bloom of
womanhood. Mrs. Mason was the last
of the family. She and her husband
were devoted friends of the Universi-
ty and all higher education. He was
a Baptist minister.
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She Got No Cream,

A few evenings since beautiful
girl and handsome Young gentleman
were saunterIng down the street.
They passed an ice cream parlor. The
young man turned his head and did
not even look at the parlor, where
upon the young lady at once became SO
cool in her demeanor towards the
young man that the sugar actually
cOugealed on her lips.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-26
Ecttle Missed His Calling.

FfOln INC NIIdTlDILP VU5tINtI.I
Mr.. Settle, Of kentucky, candidate
for Col. Breckinridge's seat in Con-
gress, gave an exhibition OF his good
taste by telling in a speech, last Sat-
urday night, like Niobe, all tears, of
what an awful bum he used to be, and
how he was rescued from a drunkards
grave and "a gamblers hell. 1t is man
ifest that when Mr.. Settle shaped up
and became a lawyer and politician he
missed his calling. He was cut out
for an evangelist.
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A Home NJ ade Still.

Revenue raiders captured an Illicit
still about II miles southwest of Bur
lington one day last week that was
novelty, and all made at home. 1t
held over 100 gallons, and consisted of
sheet iron bottom and top, wooden
sides and ends, with a wooden cap and
straight tin spout for a worm, which
passed through cooling trough. They
cut it up and destroyed large lot of
beer that was ready for running
again