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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
SENSATION In DAVIDSON.
A WALNUT COVE PARTY GOES
AFTER DIR Hill
The Young Physician Charged With
Ruining a Girl While He Lived in
Stokes-The Visitors Arrested
and Bound Over for Trial

A citizen of Davidson county, who
was ia Winston Saturday, gave the
particulars of d hig sensation which
occurred near Midway one day last
week.
A party of some ten men, from
Walnut Cove, visited Midway for the
purpose of having an interview with
DR.. Hill, a young physician who went
there several months ago from Stokes
county.
The visitors were well armed and
for some time il looked like serious
trouble would follow.
They charged Dr. Hill with running
girl before he left Stokes and the
object of their visit was 10 make him
promise TO marry her.
DR.. Hill had been notified that the
crowd was coming after him, there
fore he prepared himself for the meet
ing. lie secured deputy sheriff and
several OF his friends and when the
visitors arrived it looked like a bloody
battle would follow.
The deputy sheriff, however, came
off victorious. After threatening to
fire into the opposition party he sue
ceeded in getting them to throw up
their shooting irons and acknowledge
themselves under arrest.
The Walnut Cove party put up the
cash for their appearance at the trial,
which is to come off before Il magiS-
trate, near Midway, next Saturday.
Two brothers OF the girl, whom DIR.
Hill is charged with wropging, were
members of the Walnut Cove party,
and they said. after their arrest, that
the Doctor must marry their sister or
they would kill him. This DR.. Hill
refuses to do. However, 1t is said
that he is willing to stand a trial and
abide the decision OF the court.
A party went from Walnut Cove to
Midway, to see the yOurg physician,
about a month ago, but on that 0c-
casiOn he was away from home.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
PRESS COMMENTS.
Editor Robinson's Sentence for Con
tempt of Court.

Charlotte Observer.
Speaking in all gravity of the con-
tempt case at Asheville, we hope that
Judge Ewart will, for his own sake
and that Of the ermine, reverse his
judgment in the case against the Cit
iZen. He evidently acted in haste and
heat, and it would be the brave thing
of him to retrace his steps. He is not
a tyrant by nature and his course in
this case gives a false impression con-
ce' uing him and does the real man
great injustice.
Raleigh News and Observer.
Mondays Citizen contains temper
ate review of the whole transaction
which give the case to the great pub
lie jury. 1t is in excellent taste,
which tends to show that the Citizen
was simply exercising it's constitu-
tional right to criticize public officials.
Whenever YOU
begin to put editors in Jail for the
honest expression of opinion, it is but
a step toward exercising censorship
over the press, and making editors
further step-and that leads us to the
rule of a Gar.
Wilmington Messenger.
1t looks at this distance that the
new Judge is arbitrary and unreason-
ably severe in his decision. 1t looks
as if he feared criticism and would
put gag upon public thought and
rob the press of the right Of free
printing. If such is his aim he will
fail. The people cannot afford to al
low the subjugation of the press, the
Strangulation of free speech, the top
lofty performances of Judges who may
oe hostile to the criticism of their
course and are ready to consign all Of
tenders to fines and imprisonment
Judge Ewart may not be OF this sort,
but his action as reported certainly
appears extreme and vindictive. He
ought to bride his temper, hold the
scales with judicial fairness, in the
midst of wrath remember the right
and temper it with justice.
But if he is really aiming to suppress
free utterance and put handouts upon
the North Carolina press he has un-
dertaken job far too great for such a
Hercules.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Notice OF INCORPORATION

STATE OF NORTH CARO- LIMA, to all to whom
these presents may come, Greeting
Know ye, that it appears from the certificate
from the Clerk of the Superior Court of Forsyth
county that the following named persons: w.
r. Burbank, j. B. Whitaker, Jr. and A. S. King,
heretofore, on the 18th day of June, 1894, signed
and filed articles of agreement for the forma-
and copy of said articles of agreement duly
certified by said Clerk under the seal of said
Court have been fled and recorded in this office
as prescribed in Chapter 318 of the Acts of 1893
Now, therefore, under the power and authority
vested in me by said Chapter SlS of said Acts of
1898, do hereby declare the persons signing
said articles of agreement duly Incorporated
under the name and style of the Sentinel Pub
fishing Company for the period of 30 years,
from and after the 21St day of June, 1894 for the
purpose set forth in said articles of agreement,
with all the powers, rights and liabilities con-
ferred by law on such corporations.
Witness my hand and the great seal of the
State of North Carolina at office in the city OF
Raleigh, this 21st day of June, in the 118th year
of our independence, and in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety
four. OCT. COKE,
Secretary of State.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
wALDENsEANs TO LEAVE.
Having a Hard Struggle-Can't Pay
For Their Farms.

We are in a position to state with
certainty, says the Hickory Press,
that there is great danger that at an
early date the Waldensean settlement
at Waldese, between Morganton and
Connelly's Springs, will break up; the
settlement dissolve and great expecta-
tions disappear as thing of the past.
There are several untoward Incidents
leading up to this; chief among the
factors it is claimed is bad treatment.
The Waldenseans were induced to
plant themselves on the most sterile
spot of land they could have found in
North Carolina-On the bleak scrub
pine hills of nowhere. These poor
Italians have worked hard since they
have been located there these two
years and this year especially, and
they will not make enough to pay the
interest on the balance they owe on
the lands. Some Of them have paid
for their lands in full and will there
fore be compelled to remain. But
those of them who have not paid for
their lands will leave this autumn.
They will go wherever goes Mr.. John
Meier of the hosiery mill.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
The Planets in August.

The positions of the planets for the
first Of the month are shown, as usual,
by diagram of the zodiac. Mercury
is now a morning star. Venus, an
evening star, will shine with her
greatest brilliancy on the 14th. She
is now rapidly drawing in toward the
sun, and by the end of the month her
season will practically close. Saturn
is still we'll above the horizon at 9
o'clock. None of the other planets
are now of interest to the naked-eye
observer. On the nights of the 9th
and 10th keep a lookout for the
August meteors-the "Perseidr."
Their ''radiant"-the point from
which all will seem to proceed-is lat
9 o'clock in the northeast, directly
beneath the constellation Cassiopeia.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Big Preachers at Northfield.

EAST NoRTHFIELD, Mass, Aug. 81
At the general conference of Chris
tian workers here from today to Aug.
18th, the following speakers are ex-
pected: Rev. r. A. Torrey, of Chi
cago, Rev. H. w. Webb-Jeploe, of
London; Rev. III. @. Mabie, of Boston;
Rev. A. T. Pierson, Dwight L. Moody
and others. Ira D. Sankey and Geo.
D. Stebbins will have charge of the
music. ALI the platform meetings
will be held in the newly built audi
torium, which has seating capacity
of $500. Rev. Ill. w. Webb-Jeploe
and DR.. r. A. Torrey will spend the
entire month of August in North
field, and will conduct at least SER
vices weekly after the close of the
conference.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08

A SUNDAY IN WINSTON.
Rev III. NJ. Blair Writes of His Visit in
the Christian Advocate.

Rev. II. M. Blair, one of the editors
of the North Carolina Christian Ad-
vocate, writes pleasantly of his recent
visit to Winston.
Here are some extracts from his
letter:
'By invitation of Bros. Turrentine
ani Curtis. we spent the third Sunday
in this bustling city. Winston has
long been the commercial metropolis
Of Northwestern North Carolina, and
its growth has been phenomenal. |.
Situated just beside the old town of
Salem, it has grow until the two are
now so thoroughly interlccked as to
make them indeed a twin-city. No
one knows, without being Informed,
where Winston ends and Salem be-
gins. To be sure, there is quaintneSs
about the old town Of Salem which
distinguishes it, but even this is SO
modified on the border as to make the
two blend together without anything
like abruptnesS.
"Methodism is strong and well
organized in the city, and with three
regular stationed pastors, IS not likely
to lose ground.
A new church in West End is now
the talk, and it is more than probable
an early day. This would be a strong
church at once, and would divide the
work of Centenary so as not to unduly
tax the pastors strength. Then it is
thought this move will develop the
work much more rapidly.
winston gives strong support to
our institutions. For years
they have paid the salary of the
president of Trinity College, and have
been making the largest contribution
to the cause of Foreign Missions.
We had a pleasant day, preaching at
Centenary in the morning and at
Grace in the evening. We had our
home with DR.. and Mrs. V. 0. Thomp-
SOD, whose generous hospitality is
known to many North Carolina
itinerants. A portion Of the time was
spent in mingling pleasantly with
pariShioners of other years, who have
found home in Winston. One who
travels about these days cannot fail
to be impressed with the truth of the
impression that Here we have no
continuing CITY," At Centenary, on
Sunday morning, there were perhaps
not not less than thirty or forty mem
berS present to whom we Lad minis
tered as pastor in former years. The
country for years has been pouring
itself into the towns, and Winston
has received a large share.
''Winston is good hole for an
editor to fish in, and we mean to try
our luck at an early day.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
CHOKE OFF MOoNsHINERs.
The Revenue Department Has Adopt
ed a New Plan of Procedure.

At no time in the history of the
much activity in the moonshine mar
ket. Since the tax was put at ST. 10
moonshine distilleries have sprung
up like mushrooms all through the
mountain districts Of the State. The
observant newspaper reader has no
doubt been puzzled by the absence of
the familiar headline in the advertis-
ing column, "Notice Of Seizure" that
was so common up to few months
ago. Knowing that the illicit traffic
in whiSkey has lately been giving the
the Charlotte News asked revenue
officer for an explanation of the alb
sence of seizure ads.
''We are not seiZing whiskey now,"
said he, "but are dealing with the
bus mess in more effective way. The
Gov ernment has not been able to
make expenses at the business Of
seizing and selling whiskey. You
could break up moonshine still,
bring the whiskeY to warehouse and
it could not be sold for enough to pay
expenses, while the mOonshiner would
go ahead and begin operations again
at some secluded spot, necessitating
another hunt for him. Now it is diff
ferent-we get even with them by
what is known as the assessment
plan. Instead of seizing his whiskey
and breaking up his still, we assess
him the amount we think he has
cheated the Government out of, aud
he is generally willing enough to pay
it. The boys one day last week took
record of the run at M. P. Stroup's
6iStillprV in T,incOln cOuntV They
had suspected that he had been doing
too much business. The result of
their Investigations proved that they
were right. They assessed StrOup
s., 200. He has over leo barrels Of
stuff on hand at his distillery."
The new plan seems to work like a
charm, and it. is proving more effectual
as check upon crookedness than did
the old plan of seiZing the truck.
A revenue officer tells THE SENTI-
MEL that great deal of whiskey is
being turned over to officers now by
Government distillers, who decline to
pay the tax on the goods.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Why Ii Failed.
Cincinnati Tribune.

Cincinnati Tribune.
mo, our onion social was not
success"
"Onion social? What is that?"
"Why, all Of the girls stard up in
a row, and one OF them is selected to
take bite out of an onion. Then
as to who ate the onion"
''Yes"
"And if he guesses right he gets to
kiss all the Other girls"
81 see"
"And the girl who bit the onion
kisses all the fellows who guess
wrong. And that is where the row
began. All of the girls wanted to be
the onion girl. More fellows guess
wrong than right, you know"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
MIR. Burbank President and Editor

annnHnces ea that q The noe sveniSg aeef; Record
of that city, has changed hands by
passing into the control of the Scripps-
McRae League of Newspapers, we'll
known all over the United States.
Paul Blades, editor and a large owner
in the San Diego Sun, which also be-
longs to the syndicate, is interested
in the purchase, and will become busi-
ness manager. The Journal says that
VIM. E. Burbank, who has made such
a remarkable success of the Record
during the past five months of it's ex-
istence, retains large interest and
will be president and editor of the
paper. The paper will be capitalized
at $4,000, of which S30,O00 will be
furnished by the Scripps people.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
AN IMPORTANT DECISION.
Judge Simonfon Holds a N. G. License
Tax Unconstitutional

Judge Charles III. SimOntOn has
handed down decision in an impor-
tant case. On the Goth Of July a war
rant was issued by Justice Carter
against w. j. Hough, Of Asheville,
the charge being that Mr.. Hough had
violated section % of the revenue act
of North Carolina, forbidding the sale
OF pianos and organs within the State
without the payment of a license tax
of $3.50.
The Judge holds in favor of the de-
fendant, that section % is unconsti-
tutional and void, for the reason that
it is in violation of Article l, Section
s, of the Constitution OF the United
States, granting to Congress the ex-
elusive right to regulate commerce be-
tween the States.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
INSURED ADMITS FRAUD
BIG THIAh AT BEAUFORT CON
TINUED 3ILL WEDNESDAY.
The star Witness Said He Had Reen
Drunk Most of the Time for Three
Years-Much Damaging Eyi-
dence Against Dcfcndants

a telegram from Beaufort, n. C,
SAYS: The trial Of the alleged insur-
ance conspirators was continued till
next Wednesday by agreement of
counsel. Yesterday some of the par
ties whose lives were fraudulently
insured were on the stand. Most of
them testified that the insurance on
their lives was without their knowl-
edge and that they had never paid
any premiums. There was much tcS-
timouy tending TO prove forgery.
The star witness OF the day was VIM.
Rice, who runs Il barber shop and
photograph gallery in one room. He
said he had been drunk most of the
time for three years. He testified
that he let his son use his sigma
ture. "AJ the time insurance was
ta5eu on Iny life" said lie, ''the pco-
pie of Beaufort viii remember that l
was taking Of general satisfactory
spree. Or. Delamdr may have exam.
iueG me then, as he was treating me
for dyspepsia and other Diseases"
Others testified that they had never
heard of any insurance on their lives
UItll insurance agents came TO see
them and said that if an insurance
inspector called To see them and ask
cd II they were insured, to say yes"
Most OF tbem had been sick before the
insurance was taken cut.
An old negro who testified to hcing 50
years old, was insured as only j6 years
Of age. lie was insured as white,
whereas hc is as black as Erebus. j.
i. Arandeil testified that DIR. Perkins,
WHO is one Of the suspected conspira
tors, has tod him that he had declin-
ed to give an affidavit because he said
he understood there was to be NJ
music. and Inc was not going To dance
without an orchestra.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
New .Breeches'' for the Rthemen.

Under instructions from the Adj
iutant General, Quartcrmaster Cen
cral Harrell will furnish an extra pair
OF pants for every soldier in the State
Guard. This clothingi is furnished
from the National appropriation,
furnished by the war department and
not by the State. This Will neceSsi-
tate an expenditure Of $1,000. Not
withstanding that the legislature
failed to make any appropriation for
cncampment purposes, the following
companies voluntarily went into en-
campmeut this summer, meeting all
expenses themselves: Wilson company
at Morehead, Durham at Virginia
Beach, Hornet Rifles at Virginia
Beach and First Regiment at Ocrd-
coke.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
NOTICE. Mortgage Sale Of Land.

BY virtue Of power contained IN a mort
gage deed executed by Isaac Matthews and
wife. Athelia Matthews. to II e Keehln,
March 4, 1898. recorded in book Is page 408
Forsyth county records, will self to the
highest bidder for cash at the Court House
door in Winston, at o'clock m on
Friday, Aug. Both 1895, the land described
in said mortgage, viz: Lying and. being in
Forsyth county Broadbay township, about
one-haf mile south of Salem on west side of
Lexington road. fronting thereon 60 feet and
of that width running back west 240 feet to
Freeman's lot. containing 1 story frame
room house nearly new, residence of said
Matthews. July % 1895.
MATTE w. KEEHLN,
Admrx of FL. e. Keehln.
A III EIler. ATTORNEY.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Attending the Biblical Institute.

Rev. Samuel a. Purdie, for "a years
a Friends missionary in Mexico, is
a ttending the Biblical Institute, at
Blue Ridge Mission, Surry county.
He has edited paper for % years in
the Spanish language, and has pub
lished many school and religious
books and tracts, which are widely
circulated in Mexico, Central and
South America, as well as the West
India Islands and Spain. His last
labors in the ministry prior to going
to Mexico was visit to the Friends
meetings in this section of North
Carolina.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
VOL, XXXX. No. II.
SHALL WE QUARANTINE?
WINSTON'S HEALTH OFFICER
THINKS 1T NOT NECESSAY,
But Recommends and Urges That
Every Citizen be Eaccinated as
Protection Against Smallpox
Fresh Virus TeIeSraphed For


Wfnston's health officer, DR.. John
Bynum, went TO Martinsyille, yester-
day, and made a thorough invesLiga-
tion Of the question as to whether
or not this city should establish a
quarantine against the smallpox
infected district, in Patrick county,
Virginia.
DR.. Bynum had an interview with
the mayor and physicians of Martins
vile and they assured him that they
had taken all necessary steps to pre-
vent the spread of the disease. Strict
quarantine regulations have been
adopted and they say that these reg
ulations cover ali the public approach
es to Winston from the infected
district. All the known cases have
been collected and isolated at Stella,
twenty miles from Martinsville.
The first case appeared at Stella
and was that of COlored woman who
escaped from Roanoke during the
contagion there. When the woman
was first taken sick the nature of the
disease was not known and through
visits to her the smallpox began to
spread. Competent physicians have
been placed in charge of the patients
at Stella and these physicians state
that they have no doubt they have
the disease under control. The peo-
pie of Martinsville do not fear that
the disease will reach that place.
AS a result of the investigation,
DR.. Bynum does not think it is neces
sary that Winston should establish
quarantine, but, as vaccination is the
best protection against smallpox, he
pOnn6G and that
citizen Of the place be vaccinated at
once.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Insurance Swindie.

An insurance scandal at the town
of Washington has developed. A man
had been agent there for a life insur-
ancs company which went out of
business years ago. Nobody happened
to die. The agent continued to col
lect premiums. Recently one Of the
insured died. His relatives claimed
the insurance and found the company
had gone out of business. The agent
has fled
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
LIGHT BREAKS LAST WEEK.
Stamp Sales and Shipments OF Manu-
factured Tobacco.

Stamp Sales and Shipments OF Manu-
factured Tobacco.
Breaks on the Winston leaf market
the past week were light, with offer
ings mostly of the nondescript order.
Prices were easier.
Continued favorable news of the
growing crop in this section is re-
ceived.
During the month of July just past
the internal revenue receipts at the
Winston office aggregated S65, ,2S5.71,
against 81, ,o84.11 during, July, 1894
However, last year the July shipments
were unusually large because of the
railroad freight rate war which ex-
pired with the close of the month.
The receipts for the first seven months
of this calendar year were S453, 315 25,
and for the same period of 1894 they
were 1923, 514 IA, an increase for the
present year of S29, 801 IL.
The following are the revenue col
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Rode an OK to School.

Big hearted Mr.. slack" Mills, ex-
superintendent of the Baptist orphan
age, at Thomasville, is a man talked
about good deal these days. He was
born and raised on the Virginia line,
and when attending school had will
of his own, just as he has now. He
did not want to ride horse to school,
his father had bought for him, but
made up his mind he would ride an
OK. So he asked his father if he could
ride the OK and when consent was
given he saddled the big beast and
rode him daily,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
To Put Down Heavy steel Rails.

his assistants made trip over the
North Carolina Railroad, from Colds
boro to Greensboro, a few days ago,
and began preparations for putting
down heavy steel rails in place of the
present tracks. Additional water
tanks will also be placed along at
different points. These changes are
being made preparatory to the heavy
volume of freight traffic which will
pass over the road when Norfolk is
made the terminal, which will probab-
ly be very soon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Sales of Leaf at DanviIIe.

Sales of loose leaf tobacco on the
Danville market for July amounted
to 2,450,579 pounds; sales for July,
1894, 1872, 1o6 pounds; in favor of 'a4.
/, 1894, to August 1, 1895, 35, 222, 600
pounds. From October l, 1893, to
August /. 1894, 36, 466, ,655 pounds. In
favor of '93 and '94, I,24O,6 $50 pounds.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08

An organization with the above
name, having in view the very praise
worthy object Of aiding the Twin
City Hospital Association, has been
formed by the following young ladies:
Misses Marie Conrad, Antonette
Glenn, Mamie Gray, Kathrine Hanes,
Lou Gorrell, Bessie Hall, Daisy
Brooks, Eta Shaffner, Birdie Follin,
Lila Young, George Whitaker, Sadly
Biting. 1.-THE Junior Twelve" will
be heard from later.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-08-08
Will France Get Angry

WIssEMBURG, Germany, Aug. 81
The celebration today of the bloody
battles here beween French and
Germans in 1870 is the beginning of a
general celebration by fetes of the
battlefelds. Large bodies of veterans
will visit this place today. 1t is
feared these rejoicings will tanta1
ize France into breaking the peace Of
Europe.