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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Fire in MocksyiIle.

The tobacco factory of H. E Rob-
ertson 81 Son, in Mocksville, together
with large quantity of manufactur-
ed and leaf tobacco, was destroyed by
fire on last Wednesday night. The
fire was discovered at about midnight.
The dry house adjoining the factory
was saved by hard work. The origin
Of the fire is unknown. The factory
was to open for the coming season on
Monday and by the fire num-
Der OF hands who were expecting work
on that day will continue to be
idle.
The loss, it is learned, will be about
s., 600 above insurance.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
WILL BUILD HOSPITALS.
Southern Railway to Erect a Chai
of Them.

of Them.
The Atlanta Constitution states
that the Southern Railway is going to
erect chain of hospitals at many
points on its system for the care of
those injured in its service.
A stroug point that has been urged
in favor Of the railroad hopital is TO
the effect that it will lessen the num-
Der of damage suits. When person
is hurt he or she will be carried i'm
mediately to the nearest hospital and
given the best of attention at the ex-
pense of the road. In this way many
Of the damage suits will be warded
off. and those who do manage to get a
verdict will receive much less sum
Railroad hospitals for the purpose
outlined are no new thing. The Plant
system-and, in fact, most all the
great systems throughout the Cum
try-have erected such institutions,
and from all informal the systems
have saved many dollars and at the
same time given more efficient service
to the injured.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
GRADED SCHOOL NOTES.
Athletic Club OrganiZed-Second
Number Public School Record.

Athletic Club Organized-Second
Number Public School Record.
The Senior Glass of the West End
school expect to prepare program in
honor of Washington Irving's birth
day, which occurs on April 3rd.
Henry Dwire has been elected Sen
ior Glass orator; Mary Bowen, Proph-
ct; Lizzie Conrad, Historian; and
Pearl Woollen, Poet.
The West End Athletic Club has
been organized with the following Of
ficers: President, G F. Tomlinson;
Vice-President, w. S. Snipes; Secre-
tary, D EiHlr1s; Ere asurer, Al
bert Brock.
The West and North Winston ball
teams will be reOrganiZed in April
The second or March number of the
Public School Record appeared yester-
day. 1t is handsome and contains in
teresting reading about the schools,
etc. Excellent half tone engravings
are given in this issue of Chairman j.
@. Buxton, of the Graded School
Board, Prof. A. H. Patterson, now
Professor of Physics in University of
Georgia, and a vignette of Miss Sadie
Hanes, pupil at the State Normal Col
lege, Greensboro.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
The Price of SUGAR Goes Up.

Sugar prices were advanced in New
York yesterday. Member of the
trade were surprised and could assign
no reason to Justify the advance, ex-
cept the proposed increase in duty un-
der the tariff. The advance was 1
cent per pound on all grades of refined
sugar, and of the soft grades, Nos. L
to 6 were already Is cents higher,
while l 1-16 cents was added TO the
price on Nos. I, s, II, II and Is. This
change puts granulated at 1 8 cents,
which is the highest price it has
touched in many months.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25

CORBETT AND FITZSIMMONS.
What the Pugilists Have to Say of
Their Battle

"haC tne fug1nStS Have to Say of
Their Battle.
1t was the greatest fight Of the cen
tury. While FitZ was the winner he
was badly punished. After the battle
John L. Sullivan, whom Corbett whip
ped several years ago, challenged
Fitzsimmons for contest.
WHAT FITZ SAYS
II never saw such a clever man in
my life," said Fitz. 'tHe got away
from me time and time again when /
Thought l had him dead TO rights l
knew l could wear him out, and l kept
coming right along until my oppor
tunity arrived. He was weak in the
last round, and all his cleverness could
not keep him out of that left punch
under the heart. The only blow that
really worried me was the one which
split my lip. The others l never felt. il.
He fought fair and hereafter he shall
have my respect If he continues to
merit it,"
CORBETT NOT SATISFIED.
COrbett's version Of his own water
logging does not vary greatly from
Fitzsimmons'. 81 made a mistake in
not keeping away" was the way he
put 1t. "FitZ / knew to be a terrific
l.
being able to reach me. II the sixth
round had lasted ten seconds longer
would have landed him to certainty.
His nose was clogged with blood and
his legs were wobbling. The gong
sounded just as l was about to plug
him with my right and end the battle.
He recuperated wonderfully and /
stayed away from him until thought
he was about ready for another drub-
inn of oh
in not standing off when he tapped
me on the cheek in the fourteenth
round, and lost me the championship
That heart punch simply choked me
up, and I could not breathe or move
for 10 seconds, and it was several min
utes before l realized that l had COM
mitted breach Of etiquette in trying
to follow my opponent after he put
me out. l meant it when l said /
would be his friend hereafter He
whipped me fair and square, but / do
not think he is the best man yet, and
we will have another go if money can
bring him into the ring"
KISSED HER HUSBAND
Fitz started dance of victory when
he saw his opponent down. He waiv-
ed lightly down the ladder and into
the arms Of his wife, who sat await
ing him in a box right behind his
chair. Mrs. Fitz kissed her husbands
face, taking no notice of the blood
which was trickling freely from his
nose and mouth.
At the close of the sixth round Fitz
heard his wife say something about
blood on his face. He turned quickly
and said: "Never mind the blood,
I've got him licked"
After Corbett arose ne made a mad
rush and struck the man who knocked
him out. FitZ did not resent the at
tack
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
OLDEST ODD FELLOW.
Weldon Claims She Has an Older One
Than MIR. Giersh.


Than MIR. Giersh.
The Weldon correspondent Of the
Richmond Dispatch says: l notice
that Winston correspondent claims
that Mr.. E. A. Giersh, of Salem, is one
OF the oldest Odd Fellows In the State,
but l believe it remains for Weldon
to come forward with the very oldest
member Of that order in North Caro-
lima.
Mr.. w. T. Whitfield, the agent of
the Southern Express Company at
Weldon, was born on the day and year
that the order was first introduced in
to the United States-viz April 26,
1919. He became a member OF Old
Dominion Lodge No. 5, Portsmouth,
Va, and took all the degrees in 1841.
He was charter member OF the first
lodge ever instituted in this State,
Weldon Lodge No. l, in the same year,
1841. When this lodge surrendered
its charter, in 1874, Mr.. Whitfield re-
united himself, with the Portsmouth
Lodge. He has been an active and
official member of the order ever since
1t is reasonable to suppose that he is
an older Odd Fellow than Mr.. Giersh.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
The Colored Cotton MilI,

The directors OF the new cotton
mill at Concord, to be managed and
operated by colored people, will soon
advertise for bids for the construction
of the factory. At the meeting OF
the directors Monday it was announ.
ced that Washington Duke, of Dur
ham, had subscribed 81 200. The to.
tai subscriptions amount to $50, 900.
So far, only S3, 500 has been collected,
but an assessment of ten per cent on
subscriptions has been made, and this
will be collected at once. The secre-
tary and treasurer, Warren Coleman,
new building will cost about S15, 900.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25

Is it "overwork'' that has filled this
country with nervous dyspeptics2-that
takes the flesh off their bones the vitality
from their blood, and makes them feeble,
emaciated and inefficient? No. 1t is bad
cooking, overeatiDg of indigestible stuff, and
other health destroy ing habits.
The remedy is an artiiicially digested
food such as the Shaker Digestive Cordial.
Instead of irritating the already infamed
stomach the Cordial gives it chance to
rest by nourishing the system itself and
ana strength return. Is not the id idea ration.
alP The Cordial is palatable and relieves
Immediately. No money risked to decide ON
its value. A 10 cent trial bottle does that
Laxol is the best medicine for children
Doctors recommend it in place of Castor Oil,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
DISCORD LEADS TO DEATH.
Unhappy Husband Murders his Chill.
dren, Then Shoots Himself.

dren, Then Shoots Himself.
AUGUSTA, Ga, March lS.-Wright
Smith, an old oue-legged Confederate
soldier, had a dispute with his wife in
SummerYille, suburb of this city,
this afternoon, which resulted in his
killing his two young children and
then committing suicide. Smith has
not lived happily with his wife, who is
his second, his hrst wife having died
some years ago. He went out into the
yard and, seeing his two children of
his second marriage playing, dealt
each OF them a blow with his crutch,
Draining them, then pulled revolver
from his pocket and put a bullet in
his own head. The eldest child was
about five, and the youngest three
years of age.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Had His Rank in the Cellar

A Pennsylvania farmer who had no
faith in banks, hut ran bank of his
own in his cellar, was interviewed
the other night by some burglar men
who were rude enough to make him
go down into that cellar, give up the
combination and turn over the 81 900
he had saved from the banks that he
couldn't trust
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Notice Of administrator.

Having qualified as administrator of Fran
els Hill, deceased late of Forsyth county,
all persons indebted to said deceased are
hereby notified to make immediate pay
ment of the same to the undersigned, and
all persons having claims against said estate
must present the same duly proven by law,
within II months from date of this notice
for payment, or this notice will be plead in
bar of their recovery. This 23d day of Feb
1897. E. A. GRIFFITH, Admir-
of Francis Hill decd
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
The N. &w. Cutting OF Employees.

The Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company is said to be making sweep.
ing cut in the number of employees
all along the line, which cut, rumor
towards reducing expenses one third,
in order to enable the road to carry
out big project of purchasing the
Marietta and North Georgia road, and
building line from Bristol to Knox
willie, thus enabling them to have a
line through from Norfolk to Atlanta,
Ga. One of the officers says the cut
was simply made to reduce expenses
and that If business improves the
men will be taken back.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Notice..

Having been appointed and qualified as
all persons holding claims against said es
tate are hereby notified to present them for
payment in the time prescribed by law, or
this notice will be pleaded in bar of their
recovery. And all persons indebted to the
said estate will make payment at once to the
undersigned. March 9Th. 1897.
LEN W. KETNER,
Executor of Len Ketner
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Bishop Galloway to Attend.

Rev. S. B. TuErentine has received
letter from Bishop Galloway, in
which the bishop consents to be pre-
sent, and to make an address at Ep-
worth League and Sunday school con-
ference to be held at Concord, May
27-30. A treat Is in store for those
who can attend this conference.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Attending Phxsician,s Renort

DIR. j. P. Harrington, the attending
physician, makes the following
monthly report for the Hospital:
Patients remaining in Hospital
Feb. Is, 5.
Admitted during month, 2.
Discharged cured, 3.
Improved, 1.
Remaining March Is, 3.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
VOL. XII No. 40.
SSpr ing

Is the season for new life in nature,
new vigor in our physical systems.
AS the fresh sap carries life into the
trees, so our blood should give us
renewed strength and vigor. In
its impure state it cannot do tiis,
and the aid of Hoods SarsapaI-.1,.
is imperatively needed.
1t will purify, vitalize and enrich the
blood, and with this solid, correct
Foundation, it win build up good
health, create a good appetite, tone
your stomach and digestive organs,
strengthen your nerves and over
come or prevent that tired feeling.
This has been the experience of thou
sands. 1t will be yours if you take
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Proposed New Home for Y. NJ. G

A movement is on foot to convert
Browns old Opera House into hand
some quarters for the Y. NJ O A.
The owners of the property, 1t is
understood, have made the directors
OF the Association liberal PROPOSE
tton to lease the hall. The matter
will come up for discussion at the next
meeting of the board of directors.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
NARROW ESCAPE FROM DEATH.
Editor Oates, of the N. C. Baptist,
Tells About 1t.

Managing Editor Oates, of the
North Carolina Baptist, published at
Fayetteville, very narrowly escaped
death by lightning at the home of his
uncle, Mr.. T. B. Ashford, in Kinston.
The editor tells about it in the fol-
lowing:
"At O'Clock Saturday night the
house was struck and six rooms more
or less damaged. In Mrs. Ashford's
bedroom two doors and the windows
and blinds were torn to pieces and in
our bedroom six feet OF the chimney
was torn out and piled up on the floor.
The freaks OF the lightning were won
derful and curious. or the four per-
sons in the house not one was hurt
the protection of Providence. The
house was so much wrecked that the
family had to move out. The exper-
eInce was awful-beyond the power of
description. We thank God for this
preservation from death"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Notice.

Having qualified as administrator of s. 8.
Davis, all persons indebted to his estate are
hereby notified to make payment at once to
the undersigned, and an persons holding
for payment on or before December 1st,
1897, or this notice will be plead in bar of
their recovery. MILTON DAVIS,
Dec. 1st, 1896. Admir- of 8. 8. DAVIS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
To Build a New Church.

Rev. w. M. Curtis, of Kernersville,
was here Tuesday afternoon solicit
ing subscriptions for new Methodist
church to be erected at Crews school
house, four miles east of Winston.
One man has subscribed $500 The
proposed house of worship is to cost
$500 or 81, 900. About 87O0 of the
amount has been raised.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
THE OLD DIRECTORS.
To Put in Defense I'm Suit by Southern
Railway Co.

halfway w.
All the old directors of the North
Carolina Railway Company met in
Charlotte Wednesday for the purpose
Of consulting together in regard to
the action brought by the Southern
Railway Company and the individual
directors of that Company. These
were the directors appointed under
Democratic administration. The
present governor, d. L Russell has
removed them, although he has never
made public the names of their sue
cessors. The bill filed by the Southern
Railway Co. was read and discussed,
and j. S. Manning and Judge A. Bur-
well were authorized to answer the
same on the part of the directors.
The matter will be heard before Judge
Simonton at Greensboro on the 9Th
day of April.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
AGfgantic DefaIcation.

CHICAGO, March 16.-In a bill filed
In the Superior Court today for the
Pacific Building Loan and Homestead
Association, it is charged that Dewitt
@, Butts, who until last summer, was
secretary of the Association, is a de-
faulterand has appropriated S232, 900
of the funds of the Association.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Leased Atlantic Hotel.

DR.. George A. Blacknall, of Raleigh,
has again, after a lapse of almost
thirteen years, leased the famous At
lantic Hotel at Morehead City. Mr..
Blacknall is known all over North
Carolina as a popular hotelist.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25

A proposition to put Mcdowell
county under the stock law has been
defeated at the polls.
G. E. Bennett, of Fayetteville, aged
Sc years, committed suicide Wednes-
day night by taking laudanum. Fam
lily trouble was the cause.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25

assumption. Popular appreciation is what
tells in the long run. For fifty years people
have been using Ayers Sarsaparilla, and
today it is the blood purifier most in favor
with the public. Ayers Sarsaparilla cures.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
Maid of Athens,

Maid of Athens, ere we part,
Give, oh, give me back my heartl
Or, since that has left my breast,
Keep it now, and take the restl
Hear my vow, before / go,
My Life, love you.
Byron.
FITS FIGHT
Man of Frisco, ere we part,
Let me touch that beating heartl
/ will give to you a rest
With thump upon your breast.
Hear my vow before / go,
Corbett lies when do so.
R FitZsimmons
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25
STATE OF ONO, CRY OF TOLEDO. s.

LUCAS COUNTY.
FRANK j. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior partner oil the firm of f. J. Che
ney & Co., doing business in the City of
Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will pay the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every
case of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the
use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9Th day of December, ,A.D.1s96
A. w. GLEASON.
Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally and
acts directly on the blood and mucuous sur
faces of the system. Send for testimonials,
free.
F. G.. CHANEY & CO., Toledo, o.
ESold by Druggists, 75c.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25

Halls Hair Renewer prevents dandruff,
and stops the hair from falling.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-25

Wanted An Idea e: e: !: :::::::; :'$:; :s:ss
Write JOHN wEDDERBURN 4 Co, Patent Attor-
sezs Weshington D G, for their =! 500 prize ofDsr
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
Earl sf,eId's Wit.

Earl BeacOnsheld was always OK.
tremely clever In the contest OF wits,
ana was equal even to the conflict of
lungs which characterized the hustIngs
In the days when he ana the century
were young. In MarylebOne a voter
once asked him, meaning to, have a
sneer ut his want Of wealth, "On what
do You stand!" ION my head" was
the quick response. Here is n bit Of
full.iavOred ana witty rhetoric with
which he addressed a noisy body Of
opponents ut Aylesbury In 1867:
"iOur most brilliant argument Is a
groan. and your happiest repartee a
hiss" "a voice then exclaimed, "Speak
quick! speak Qulck!" and he retorted):
1T Is very easy for you TO speak quick,
when You only utter a stupid mon.
osyllable; but when ! speak l must
measure my words. loud cheers ana
laughter) I have to open your great
thick head. Uaughter.) What l speak
Is TO enlightcn you. II I bawl like you,
YOU will leave this place as ignorant as
you entered It," Cheers and laughter.)
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
How History Gets Mixed.

In one OF the debates toward the end
Of the last session OF Congress u Sem.
tor, wishing to make point against
the proposed pageant mt the inaugura.
ton Of President Mckinley. referred
with sigh of regret to the time when
Jefferson rode on horseback unattend.
cd to the Capitol and hitchcd his horse
to n fence.
Although there Is not u word of truth
In the story, II has made Its way into
what may be called our folklore. and
oven into some books that pretend to
he history. Experience shows that
when such IN error gets u firm foot.
hold It can never be dIslodge,l.
The story was first told by an Eng
lishman who wrote u scurrllOus work
on America. hut who never visited the
country until year after jefferson
became President. The truth Is to be
found In the newspapers of the day ana
In u full account given of the cere.
mOny to the British Government by
Mr.. Thornton. the representative OF
that government at Washington.
Jefferson had his home ut a board
ing-hOuse not more than u stones
throw from the Capitol. He walked
from that house to the scene of the in
auguratlOn. escorted by a body of mill
tin and procession OF citizens on foot.
In our day such progress would be
extremely plain ana democratic; but ut
the beginning Of this century, ana In
view OF the nearness OF JefYersOn's
home to the Capitol, 1t did not convey
to the minds Of those who witnessed It
u marked contrast to the display on
previous similar occasions.
The truth about the occurrence may
he found, by those who care to look the
matter mp, In Henry Adams or Nc
Masters history, ana In "LOssing's Cy-
clOpedia OF American History" The
error IL curious rather than an i'm.
pOrtant one, for Mr.. Jefferson, no more
ana no less than Mr.. Mckinley. Is to he
judged by what he did, nnd not by the
circumstances of his journey, on one
day of his life, to the CapitOl.-Youth's
Companion.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1897-05-01
GRAND jury AFTER Bi0 GAME.

Times-Herald: Evidence that the ad.
ministratlOn of Governor Altgeld was
rotten from top to bottom, In all it's de-
partments. Is daily accommodating. That
1t reeked with scandal In all Its ramifi-
cations wherever the hand of the eX-
ecutive was felt IL supported by such
abundant proof that the people are
amazed ut the audacity Of one who was
once supposed to be possessed OF at
least the merit Of honesty.
1t Is useless In the face of recent de-
velOpments to urge In eXtenilatiOn of
his grave Otfenses against the good
name of the State that he was the
guileless dupe of the hungry rascals In
his party. Mr.. Altgelds Offenses can
not he characterized as mere dcrelic-
tiOns. They do not belong to the cate
CORY Of irregularities" that are some
times excused In men who are too weak
to stand against the almost resistless
pressure Of party demands.
From the time that Mr.. Altgeld step
ped into the executive residence at
Springfield until his renOminat tiOn and
defeat he seems to have been plotting
against the highest welfare of the COM
mOnwcalth. For man who won the
plaudits of the people by his aggres-
sive denunclatiOn of corruption In the
Legislature his conduct with reference
to the appointment Of custOdians of
public funds and his completely In the
misuse of such funds by his appOintees
is astounding and utterly incOmprehen-
sible.
The revelations In the defalcatiOn of
State Treasurer Ramsey, In the de-
falcatiOn of the treasurer Of the West
Park Board, in the wholesale thievery
practiced In the grain inspection de-
partment, and In the misapprOpriatiOn
OF funds Of the State University by a
treasurer Of the Governors own chOOs-
Ing, to whom Mr.. Altgeld became a
heavy debtor, all furnish undeniable
proof that the people Of Illinois CON-