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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
VISIT TO THE HOLY LAND
REV. g. j. BLUM,S LECTURE IN
1Sr PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
He Tells Of His Tour of Palestias.
Made a Few Years Ago on Horse
back, in Company With a Large
Party IF Am ricans

Rev. S. ]. Blum, pastor of the First
Mcravian church, OF York, Pa, gave
very interesting and instructive
lecture on the Holy Land, at the First
Presbyterian church, ON the night of
the 9Th.
He had made tour of Palestine on
horseback few years ago in company
with a large party of Americans
They landed at Joppa and after re-
pairing to the ercampment erected
by the dragoman who was to conduct
them on the whole journey, they
visited the traditional house of Simon
the Tanner, and went up by stone
steps TO the fl 1T roof where Peter pro-
badly saw the vision of the sheet let
down from Heaven.
After leaving Joppa for Jerusalem,
80 miles distant, they encamped the
tirst night in the Valley OF Aij1lon,
where Joshua com manded the sun TO
stand still. isefore entering Jerusa.
lem they were taken to the top of the
Mount Of Olives, where they had
grand panorama of all Palestine.
The city of Jerusalem lay just to
the west and in the far distance the
Mediterranean Sea; to the north
Mounts Ebal, Gerizim, Tabor and
liermon and all northern Pale stine:
10 the east the River Jordan, Dead
Sea and Mountains of Moab. and to
the south Bethlehem, Hebron, and
the Judean HILLS.
He gave very interesting accounts
Of their visits to the Garden of Geth-
semane, the wailing place of the Jews
where Jews from all countries assem-
BILE every Friday to bewail the desc
latiOn of their city by some of the
stones placed in the wall by Solomon
when preparing to build the temple
sumo Of the stones are thirteen feet
long and two or three feet thick. He
also told of their visit To the Church
OF the Holy Sepulchre. built 10 the
fourth century over the traditional
site of the crucitlXion and the Saw
iGur's tomb, aud for the possession Of
which the wars Of the Crusades were
waged; to the Mosque of Omar, COW
ering with its enclosures twenty five
acres, where S0lomon's Temple stood:
TO the Dead Sea, Bethlehem, etc
AT Bethlehem he accidentally fell
IN with young man who had visited
the Centennial at Philadelphia, and
in answer to the question what had
impressed him most on his visit to
America, he replied: The excellent
ice cream"
The speaker concluded by telling of
the grand work being done at the
Moravian Leper Hospital, near GerU-
salem.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
CUPID's CAPERs.
Father Objected, but, as Usual, Love
Found Way

The following extracts from an ex-
tended account in the Bristol, Tenn ;,
Courier, of Oct. 10th, will be read
with interest by many of our people,
to whom the young lady involved is
well known:
"The marriage of Miss jamie Wood,
the beautiful and accomplished
daughter of Judge NJ B. Wood, to
MIR Clifford d Caldwell, is no longer
a matter of rumOT.
However much of a surprise it may
he to many OF their friends, they are
one and inseparahle, and this morn
ing are between Knoxville and Chat.
tanoOga on their way to attend the
Atlanta Exposition.
1T was the plan for them to be
married in the First Presbyterian
church on the afternoon of Wednes-
day, the 10th inst but Judge Wood,
father of the bride, seriously opposed
the match, and would not give his
free and hearty consent.
''As result Mr.. Caldwell and his
charming Intended, cooperating with
Cupid, the mischievous little archer,
laid plans independent of the wishes
of others and TO accord with the
yearning that one heart has for an
other equally warm toward it.
''In accordance VIII an understand
ing with Nj iSs T.,1od, Mr.. Caldwell
arranged for Mss Sadie King To have
a reception at the fome OF her father,
Mr.. J l.. King, on Anderson street.
That reception took place last
night, and in the presence of the
numerous friends and relatives who
were there, the sacred VOW was
solomnized at o'clock r. M, DR..
George A. Caldwell, the venerable
father of the groom. officiating. 1t
was very pretty wedding, though
without any special ceremony"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
Jarors for December Term.

Jurors have been drawn for December
term OF Court, as follows: First week
II Ketner, J S Conrad, 'Jr., M
Robinson. Ransom Walker, w Fulk,
Jacob Binkley, N A Steadman, j NJ
Vogler, w Fl Miller, T WBraim, A A
Crater, r p Petree, j A Bennett, A
M Smith, A M Mecum, T B Douthit,
E Shore, r n Payne, w III Glascoe,
] Reeves, f n Pfaf, j III Pfaff, n 7
Shore, e Coles, G NJ Craft, n b
Medearis, d w Harmon, B 81 Ingram,
Rufus Davis, G g Hunter, I N Petree
Bynum, Peter Westmoreland, W.
w Linyille, e O Curtis, B T Finch.
Second d,week-E S Linville, Theo.
-Kimel, Franklin Woosley, e w Lin
vile, w B Taylor, H III Grubbs, H W
johnson, e S.Fishel, WsFrank Swain
Junius ckburn, e Jarvis, T "
Fulton, L Butner, III @ Ashcraft
Chas Barrow, A M Coleman, John G
Reed. G w Porter.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17

CHAIRMAN HOLTON HERE
THINKS OUR SUPERIOR COUNTS
SHOULD BE DIVIDED.
Should Have Separate Courts for
Trial of Criminal and Civil Cases
Solicitors Ought to Receive Sal
aries Instead of Fees.

Chairman A E.. Holton, Of the
Republican State Executive Commit
tee, was in Winston last Saturday.
He came up from Greensboro last
night where he has been attending
Federal Court in the interest of sew
eral clients.
Mr.. Holton said that Judge Dick
was pretty severe on many of the par
ties arraigned before him. He has
sent several blockaders to Albany
but there were other charges against
them besides making whiskey, such
as shooting at revenue officers, etc.
Court will probably continue next
week, as the docket was quite large.
Chairman Holton left here today
for Surry court. In speaking of courts
Mr.. Holton remarked that they would
have to be separated. In majority
of the counties the criminal docketS
are so large that civil cases necessarily
have to be postponed from court to
court. What we need, in the opinion
of the chairman, is courts for crimi
nal cases. Mr.. HClton is also in favor
of paying the Solicitors salaries, in
stead of allowing them fees.
"KANooDLING" IN GREENSBORO.
The Republican chairman did not
mention the "cOnfahs" he bad with
some Of the other leaders of the party
while in Greensboro this week. The
Record tells the story as follows:
During this week there has been
much "kanoodling" going on among
our Republican friends. The
Benbow has been headquarters and
here have Settle, Holton, Marshall
Mott, Senator Pritchard, Walser and
others held frequent conferences dur
ing the week.
Although these meetings have been
secret, yet the Record has it straight.
Senator Pritchard is getting uneasy.
He has talked lot about free silver
aud the old, fire tried friends, who
always stick to the National party
platform, are not at all satisfied with
him.
The truth is some of these would
like to get in his shoes and already
things are getting warm for him.
On the other hand Butler is not
satisfied with Pritchard. He thinks
this gentleman is trying to carry
dOuble-talking free silver to the
Pops. and sound money to the Repub-
licans, wnking one eye at one and
both at the other.
Butler is on the warpath and II he
can't get both eyes winked at him
and his party he is determined that
he shall not wink at either any longer
than his term.
With Settle and Holton represent
ing the National party and DR.. Mott,
Butler and others after fusion, SeHa-
tor Pritchard is sure to get into
trouble, if he is not already there.
The outcome Of all the conferences
held here this week was an agreement
to hold up and await developments.
In the meantime the Senator's knOWl-
81, NP ,l,nf 10 20 ho nf fn hn is.
yet unsolved and he is thus left in
state of expectancy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
New State Y. Nj, G. A. Secretary.

The members Of the Y. NJ. G. A. in
North Carolina will be gratified to
learn that Mr. L. p Turner, OF Nash
vile, Tenn, has been elected State
Secretary for this State in place Of l..
A Coulter, resigned. Mr. Turner is a
graduate of Vanderbilt, class 1891,
and has had considerable experience
in association work and as business
manager of prominent religious
paper Of Nashville. He has accepted
the position and will enter upon his
work about Noyen4b Der 1st. The
members OF the State associations
will accord him a most hearty well
come No plans have yet been formed
respecting the years work, and will
not be until Mr.. Turner has looked
the field oyer.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
ROCKED HIS OWN HOUSE
HOW OFFICER DOUTHIT CAUGHT
REV. w. l.. BE rHEL.
The Ex-Proprietor of Hotel Bet he),
With Sever al Friends, Knocks Gut
Two Windows of the Building
To be TT led Before Mayor

Rev. W. L. Bethel. colored, who
formerly conducted Hotel Bethel, 135
East Seventh street, this city, is in
trouble.
He is charged with rocking his own
house. The story is an interesting
one.
The colored preacher and hotelist
has suit pending with Baltimore
Building and Loan Association in re-
gard to the ownership of Hotel Beth
ell. 1t appears that he owns some 3S
feet of the house, in which he lives.
For some time the other part of the
building has been going to crack"
A few days ago Bethel made com
plaint to Policeman Douthit that
some one was rocking the building
He asked the officer to come over and
help him watch for the guilty parties.
Mr.. Douthit notified him that he
would be on hand Friday night. The
co,ored divine replied that he was
sick and asked the officer not to come
before Saturday night.
To satisfy suspicion the police
man went to the hotel last night and
dropped down in the corner of the
fence to see what he could see. Not
many minutes passed before he saw
d man come out of the house in
his shirt sleeves After looking around
the man disappeared.
Shortly he returned with some six
or seven other men. Orders were giy-
en- by Bethel. boys, be careful not
to hit MY side OF the house
Rocks then began flying in the air
and when all was over two windows
were smashed all to pieces.
Policeman Douthit, who watched
the proceedings, ato>e and called
upon the men to halt. Bethel became
angry and threw a rock at the officer,
asking him what business be had in
his yard. Il did not tell you to come
here tonight; told you to come to-
morrow night" said the c0lored
preacher.
The officer says he fired his pistol to
put ''quietus' on affairs and he
succeeded Bethels assistants left
there OF double quick time. The
policeman arrested the exhOtelist
and started off to jail with him, but
the officer later set him free on the
promise that he would be at the
Mayors court.
Mr.. Douthit was greatly amused at
one expression made by Bethel. The
latter said he had right to rock his
house whenever he got ready; that it
was his and paid for.
The trial before Mayor Gray prom
iSeS to be amusing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
CONFEDERATE VETERAN
REUNION sURRY SOLDIERS AT
PILOT sMOUNTaIN.
More Than 1000 People Present-The
Old Officers Re-Elected-The Next
Meeting to be Held in Octobe
1S96-Two Old Vets Meet.

The reunion of Confederate Veter-
ans of Surry county, at Pilot Noun
tain, on the Sd instant, was decided
fuccess. More than 1900 people were
IL attendance.
The old officers were reelected and
are as follows:
President, w. e. Patterson: Secre-
tary, DR.. j. r. WoltZ: Assistant Sec
retary, Lacy Norman. Executive
Committee, J. r. Paddison. A l..
Snow, w. Ii. Freeman, w. M. Nor
man, J. E Stone.
The address of welcome was made
by Mr.JacOb Hiatt, of Pilot Mountain.
livered the response. The address of
the occasion was made by Mayor w.
E. Carter, of Mt. AIRY.
The first Thursday in October, 1896,
was the time decided upou for the next
reunion. The place will be selected
by the Executive Committee.
TWO OLD VETS MEET.
Two old soldiers, members of Co
c., 21st regiment of n. Z. troops, Mr..
Alfred Galyan. OF Stokes county, and
Mr.. Huriah Francis. of Fiat Shoals,
Surry county, met for the first time
since they were parolled at Appomat-
tOX, at the reunion. The editor Of
the Mt. Airy News says he witnessed
the meeting. Mr.. Galyan did not re-
cogniZe Mr.. Francis and Mr.. Francis
reminded him Of an incident of the
fight at Cold Harbor, of which they
both retain vivid recollection. They
were in the front acting the part of
sharp shooters, and had soutght shell
ter behind the same tree. Mr.. Gal
yam became tired and stepped out
from behind the tree to stretch him
self. Mr.. Francis told him to get
back, or he would get shot, and while
he hesitated Yankee ball came along
and plowed its way through his left
lung and liver and carried away a
piece of his back bone as it went out,
aud Mr.. Francis shouldered him and
carried him to the rear.
Any ordinary man would have sue
cumbed to this wound in short order,
but in four months Mr.. Galyan was
again at the front. target for Yam
kee bullets again. At Winchester,
Va, he was stunned by a bursting
shell and left on the field by his COM
rades as dead. He regained conscious
ness, rejoined his command and was
engaged in the fight on the streets of
Winchester when he attracted the at
tention Of General Early, who orders
ed him to the rear. The blood was
running out OF his ears, and he was as
bloody as hog.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
sudden Death Of Mr.. p. a. Cox.

Mr.. p. A. Cox, one of Forsyth's
popular and best known farmers,
dropped dead at his home, few miles
northeast of Winston, on the 9th
of Oct. The deceased was sitting
by the fire, before breakfast, when he
fell out OF his chair and expired in a
few minutes. He had not been ILL
in fact he had been looking after his
65 years old.
Mr.. Cox was good Democrat and
was the nominee of his party few
years ago for Register of Deeds. He
was defeated by Mr.. j. p. Stanton.
Mr.. Cox was the father of Mr.. George
Cox, of Winston.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
On the state Farm.

Superintendent Leazar, of the pen
itentiarJ, on his return home from
visit to the State farm, on the Roam
oke, says the crop OF cotton is about
two thirds as large per acre as that
of last year. but as there is an increase
of 500 acres he beliey es it will be as
great in amount as last years crop.
As to its value he expects it to be
worth S25, 600 more. The corn crop is
very large, and careful estimate of
il is l25 600 bushels
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
won,t AmIia.e With Negroes,

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 9.-The Re-
publican Committee of Ascension
parish, which represents the sugar
Republicans who came over to that
party at the last election, met at
Donaldsonville yesterday, and de
termined to have nothing whatever to
do with the Old-time or regular Re-
publicans on State or local matters,
and to conf1ne their Republican poll
tics entirely to national elections, to
the vote for President and Congress
men.
They pronounced in favor of the
suffrage amendment, disfranchising
the negroes, and declared that they
favored leaving all political matters
exclusively to the white vote. Reso-
lutions were adopted deneuncing the
Democracy for its tariff policy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
LEAF SALES LIGHT.
A Fine Season Would Mean Heavy
Breaks-With Manufacturers.

We had little rain since our last
report, but not enough to enable the
planters to get tobacco stripped to
sell, and the receipts on the Winston
market land in fact on the markets
throughout this State, Virginia and
South Carolina) continue moderate.
A fine season, which must come soon
now, will insure the heaviest kind of
breaks.
Prices on all offerings the past week
were good, and there is an active de-
mand for every grade.
The reelection of the old officers of
the Tobacco Association is deserved
compliment to gentlemen who have
shown special fitness for their respect
i've positions. Col. E.. G. Edmunds
makes particularly fine president.
The manufacturing season is draw
ing to close. Most of the factories
will shut down in the course of few
weeks; some will run all the winter.
The seasons work has been heavy.
Shipments were good again this week.
The stamp sales for the week are as
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
DRUMMER EVANGELIST.
HE WILL OPEN HIS MEETING
HERE ON THE BOTH.
His Assist ants will Arrive on the 22d.
The Meeting will be Held in Cen
tenary NJ. e. Church-Mr. Fife
Now in Arkansas

Rev. VIM. P. Fife, more familiarly
known as "Bill Fife" and who is
spoken of as 1.-THE Drummer Evenge-
list," is coming to Winston to hold a
two weeks meeting.
1t seemed hard to catch the Evange-
list by telegraph or mail, but at last
communication with him was secured
and telegram received by Mr.. Fred
n. Day Friday, from Arkansas, an
nounced definitely that Mr.. Fife will
arrive here and begin the meeting on
Wednesday, Oct. 30th.
His assistants, presumably Rev. Mr..
Price and the leader of the song SER
vices, will arrive here on the 22d inst.
and complete the preliminary arrange
mentS.
1t was at first thought that
the meetings would be held in
the Opera House, but at a meeting of
the Board of Stewards, Thursday
night, Centenary Church was rendered
for the purpose and the offer was
accepted.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
MRS. u. 8. GRANTS NEW HOME.
Sne Has Bought the Edmunds House
in Washington.

WAsHINGToN, Oct. 9.-Mrs. q. S.
Grant will make her future home in
this city. She has purchased the
residence which Senator Edmund5 of
Vermont built some years ago, and in
which he was living when he retired
from public life. 1t is an English
basement house, with commodiouS
drawing room, library, and dining
room on the second floor. 1t is located
near the western boundary of Massa-
chusetts avenue. one of the fashion
able rt sidence streets Of the city, and
has been occupied for the past two
years by Secretary Olney.
Mrs. Sartoris Nellie Grant, will
make her home for the present with
hermother, and her son, Algernon, who
has completed his studies, will be
with her.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
Battle Ground Appropriation.

Judge Schenck and other friends of
the Guilford Battle Ground Company
are in correspondence with Senators
Butler and Pritchard in regard to an
appropriation by Congress to the Bat
tie Ground and Congressman Settle
has also been interviewed. All these
gentlemen promise emphatically and
cordially that they will give the meas
ure their earnest personal support
and will work for it until the appro-
priation is obtained.
Judge Schenck will prepare the bill
and have it ready to be introduced
into both Houses of Congress as soon
as Congress meets in December.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
A Bit of N .rth Carolina History

There is a curious bit OF history in
regard to the late war which is per-
haps not known to over a dozen peo-
pie in the State.
Some time in 1860 a number of gen
tlemen met in Halifax county and
took the initial steps of a move
ment to request the French
Emperor to take North Carolina
under his wing as depend
ency or colony. 1t is queer thing to
think of, but the gentlemen who took
part in the meeting were in earnest.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
A Candidate for tho whipping Post.

We read in the Winston Sentinel
that one Arthur Ashby-presumab
white was before Mayor Gray, of
that place, Wednesday, for driving
his mother out Of the house and
striking her, and was fined S27 10. 1t
is such cases as this that affect one
kindly toward the whipping post.
They are not reached by either fine
or imprisonment, or both. The only
treatment for so great brute as this
is that he be made To stand up half
stripped, before a gaping crowd, and
undergo the disgrace and the pain of
physical punishment.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
Miss sally Hyman to Marry.

Invitations have been issued to the
marriage of Miss Sally Dortch Hyman,
formerly one of Winston-Salem's pop
ular young ladies, to Mr.. Thomas
Hall Battle, Of Rocky Mount, N. g.
The ceremony will take place on
Wednesday, Oct. 23d, in the church of
the Holy Innocents, at Henderson, N.
C.. where Miss Hyman and her mother
now reside. The couple will be ssat
home" IN Rocky Mount. after Nov.
18th. In advance, we join a host OF
friends in wishing these young people
full measure Of prosperity and happf-
ness.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
Death OF Mrs. Tavis.

Mrs. Henrietta Tavis, wife of the
late j. d. Tavis, and mother of Mrs.
w. A. Walker, died at her home. on
Main street, Salem, on October 9th,
at the age of IL years. She had
been a sufferer for several years with
cancer. She was an honored member
of the Moravian church, and leaves a
large circle of friends.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
Mrs. Amelie Rives Chanler Divorced

New YORK, Out. lot is learned
from Mr.. w. G.. Maxwell, of the law
firm OF Chanler, Maxwell s. Philip,
that decree of divorce on the ground
of incompatibility, has been granted
Mrs. Amelie Riyes Chanfer. There
was no opposition to the decree.
Nothing in the pleading of the pro-
ceedings reflected on either of the
parties.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
Signs of a Hard Winter.

this winter, and the result will be
that snow will lie on the ground from
early in December until late in April.
a long, cold winter, filled with blus-
tering storms is ahead. There are
other signs that confirm this. Corn
husks are unusually thick, and chip
munks and woodchucks are already
fat enough to kill. Coalsis advancing
and gas companies are threatening to
raise their rates.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
BISHOP DUNCAN COMING.
Bright Prospects for Building West
End Methodist Church.

Rev. S. B. Turrentine is in receipt
of a letter from Bishop w. w. Dun
can, from his home in Spartanburg,
S. c., under date of Oct. 7th, in
which the Bishop says that by divine
permission he will be in Winston On
the oath of November, which will be
the last Sunday in that month. The
purpose of Bishop DuncaD's visit to
our city will be to iDaugurate plans
and to start the canvass for the erec-
tion OF a Methodist church in the
West End of the city. The necessity
for this church is apparent and this
fact, coupled with bishop Duncan's
success in promoting such enterprises,
almost assures the building of the
church within reasonable time.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-17
REV. JOHN 4. MRAY ANDFAmILY.
They Arrive at Their New Home, Mil
led gevifEe, Ga

ledgeviiIe, Ga
The Union Recorder of October Sth.
tells OF the arrival in that city of the
former pastor of Broad Street Baptist
church. 1t says:
"Rev. John A. Wray, the new pastor
of the Baptist church. and his family,
consisting of a wife and child, arrived
in the city last Tuesday. They were
met at the depot by Capt. q. w. En-
mis- and Hon. r. n. Lamar, on behal T
of the church, and escorted to the
parsonage. Mr.. Wray preached his
first sermon Sunday morning and
made a very favorable impression on
a large congregation. Ga Sunday
night the Methodist and Presbyterian
churches were closed to give their
pastors and congregations an opportu-
nifty to unite with their Baptist
brethren in extending to the able
young divine hearty welcome to our
city. The church on this occasion
was crowded to its utmost capacity
by our citizens Of all denominations.
Music was the subject selected by the
preacher for his discourse. They
sang an hymn His hearers were
charmed by his utterances, and yield
ed themselves to the sweet influences
inspired by the tender and uplifting
sentiments so beautifully expressed
and went home charmed with the new
preacher"