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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
A Fresh SENSATION.
In the North Carolina Railway
Lease Matter.

In the North Carolina Railway
Lease Matter.
There was a fresh sensation last
week in the matter of the lease Of the
North Carolina railway to the South
ern. Attorney-General Walser re-
ceived the following telegram from
Samuel L. Trogden. Clerk Of the
United States Circuit Court, at
Greensboro:
Judge Slmonton has granted an
Injunction, now on file in my office,
enjoining and restraining the North
Carolina railway, Governor Russell,
and yourself, and all others, from
breaking, or threatening to break, any
of the covenants contained in the ex-
isting lease of the North Carolina
railway. or from instituting any suit
to disaffirm or to cancel said lease
Later in the day United States Mar
shall Carroll served upon the Governor,
Attorney-General, all directors OF the
North Carolina railway, and j. M.
Wolfe, the States proxy, summons in
the Injunction case, to appear at
Greensboro the first Monday in April,
to answer bill filed in chancery by
the Southern railway, citizen OF
Virginia. The Southern railway
UuIS dCUlOa dkdluoU OhO A~Oi oh
Carolina railway, and the individual
members of its directorate, Governor
| Russell, and the Attorney General.
Counsel for the plaintiffs are John G.
Carlisle and f. 81. Busbee.
Before this suit there was another
| brought by the Central Trust Com
pany, of New York, against the South
| arm, and the North Carolina railways,
as trustee, for it's bondholders, to pre-
( vent these roads from interfering in
any way with it's (the trust COIL
| pany's) security, which is the mort
| gage on its leashold property. 1t
| seems that a belief gained currency
that Governor Russell intended to re-
move today the present State dlrec-
| tors. 1t is learned that he will do
this as soon as the Legislature gets
| away.
| Governor Russell was interviewed
| regarding the judiciary proceed
ings by the Southern Railway.
He said: "They omitted one thing,
and that was to make the order man
datory, by directing the Governor to
make Immediate apology to the South.
eIn Railway. Then again, they ought
to have provided that no Governor
should send a message, or deliver an
inaugural address without first sub
mitting 1t to the manager of the
Southern Railway in New York and
London, and their agents in North
Carolina, and, lastly, ,fthey need an in
junction to restrain the Legislature ol
1899 from doing anything they DOM
| lika
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
Came to Life in His Coffin.

Edward Geddings, a farmer living
near Sumter, S. c., has been i'll for
six weeks with the prevalent grip. A
few days ago he became much worse
and Monday morning died-that is,
was pronounced dead by his doctors,
nurse and relatives. The coffin was
ordered and the body prepared for
burial In the afternoon it was placed
in the coffin, the intermenJ to take
place Tuesday morning. During the
evening, when the room was full Of
the dead mans friends, who were
talking in low tones, a voice was heard
issuing from the coffin. One of the
bolder men opened the lid and Ged-
dings rose to sitting posture and
spoke to them. He was quickly un-
dressed and put to bed. At last &C
counts he was reported improved, and
there are now hopes of his recovery.
Doctors say it is remarkable case OF
suspended animation and the simple
folks in the community are all agog.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
Death of Miss Emma Moseley.

At o'clock .. M. March 18th.
death visited the home of Mr.. Robt
removed their beloved daughter, Miss
Emma Moseley. Deceased had been
in declining health for several years.
She was "a years old. Miss Moseley
was a consistent and honored member
of Centenary church, and died, like
she lived, true Christian. The
funeral services were conducted by
Rev. DR.. Greasy, from the residence
at o'clock Sattr afternoon. The re-
mains were buried in the Salem
cemetery.
friends in extending sympathy to the
bereaved parents and other relatives.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
THE BUSINESS SITUATION.
Improvement Comes SIowIy-Fail
ures Last Week.

Improvement Comes SIowIy-Fail-
ures Last Week.
Messrs. r. G.. Dun & Co. said Satur-
day in the weekly review of trade: 1t is
curious illustration of human ma
ture-this continued discouragement
even while the increase OF produc-
tive industries and OF legitimate busi-
ness steadily proceeds. No genuine
or lasting improvement could come
otherwise than slowly, and step by
step, after such depression as the
past four years have witnessed, and
the most hopeful feature OF the situa-
tion is that the gain is so nearly de-
void OF elements which involve un-
soundness and probable reaction. The
money markets continue especially
favorable to industrial recovery, aud
there is no such speculative epiiemIc
as to lock up an eXctS>lv share of
available capital
The volume OF business shown by
clearings is but l s per cent smaller
Than last year. The failures for the
past week have been 256 in the United
States, against 300 last year, and six
ty-one in Canada, against sixty last
wear,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
KERNERSVILLE.
Four Gallons of Rum Exchanged for
400 Acres of Land.

400 Acres of Land.
The series OF letters by Mrs. Ade-
laide Fries. which appear in the
Wachovia Moravian, giving an ont
line of the history Of Forsyth county,
are truly interesting.
Ina recent issue of the Moravian
Miss Fries writes that about the time
that Salem was established in the
centre Of the Wachovia tract, several
other towns spraDg up near the Dor.
ders of what was to be Forsyth cOun-
ty.
Kernersville, the largest of these,
was not originally laid out as a town,
but grew gradually to such size.
About 1855 or 1850, Caleb Story ma
tive Of Ireland, bought 400 acres Of
land, about II miles east Of Salem,
near the Guiiford county line. Ira
dition says he paid for it with four
gallons Of rum. This tract he sold to
certain Dobson, and from this the
place came to be called "Dobson's
Cross Roads," a name it retained for
many years. Mr.. Dobson sold the
400 acres to Gottlieb Shober, of Sa-
lem, who sold, in 1917, to Joseph Ker-
ner,-a German by birth, but then liv-
ing near Friedland. During the sue
ceeding years, Kerner bought more
land in the neighborhood, and, at his
death, in 1880, left HOO acres to be di-
vided between his three heirs. OF
these, John F. received the portion
to the west of what is low Main
street; Philip took the homestead,
and land to the east; and the daugh-
ter, Salome, who had married Appolis
Harmon. had share to the south. In
course Of time, thriving town grew
up, some of the land being sold to new
settlers, the rest remaining with the
branches OF the Kerner family; and,
in 1869, Kernersville was incorporated,
| and Joseph Armfleld was elected the
| first Mayor.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
MIR. H.. L. CASPER EXPLAINS.
He Says His Brother Had No Con.
nection With His Business.

He Says His Brother Had No Con-
nection With His Business.
The Salisbury World publishes a
card from Mr.. III. L. Casper, of China
Grove, in which he says:
81 wish to state, emphatically, that
my brother, John L. Casper, of Win
ston, had no connection, pecuniary,
or otherwise, with my business; and
further that ] do not owe any man
in the United States one dollar that l
know Of My business troubles arose
from the fact that my brother failed
and his creditors had the Sheriff of
Rowan to levy executions from For
syth county on my stock, and
solely because the people made
the false and fraudulent representa-
| tion that my brother had from ten to
fifteen thousand dollars worth of
goods concealed at my place and
| named me co,defendant in suit;
| when as every one knows, l had a
stock OF about 81, 900 in all.
81 propose to recover what dam
| ages / am entitled to, and ! know
| that twelve of Rowan's citizens on q
| jury will do me Justice"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
Overhead Insurance.

The Legislature passed what ia
known as the Georgia law against
"ovefhead" insurance - forbiddlng
agents of regular licensed companies
from writing risks In f1re-insurance
companies which have no agents in
this State and which pay no license.
The penalty is severe. So is the pen.
atty against adjusters who adjust los.
ses against such outside companies.
Half of the fines go to informers. The
Secretary of State is given full author
ity TO investigate companies which
violate the law.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
About a Kernersville Boy.

A recent issue OF the Evening Lead
er, published at Manchester, Va, has
the following to say of a Kernersville
boy who moved with his parents to
Richmond several years ago:
''Mr. William M Plunkett, who
holds the position of postal clerk on
the Southern Railway, running be-
tween Richmond and Danville, has
been appointed delegate to the an
nual convention of the Railway Mail
Service Mutual Benefit Association,
which conveues in San Francisco, Cal +,
Tuesday, March 10th. Mr.. Plunkett
will be gene about thirty days and
during that time expects TO visit Los
Angeles, Cal, Navdda, Arizona, and
New Mexico. He is the youngest
clerk in the Railway Mail Service in
Virginia, and was the youngest in the
South, when, in 1894, he first entered
the service, then running between
Washington and Charleston, S. c."
Mr.. Plunkett has several relatives
in WinSton-Salem.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
FRIEDBERG AND FRIEOLAND.
Two More Moravian Villages In For
syth-Over 100 Years Old.


syth-Over 100 Years Old.
Yesterday THE SENTINEL printed
Miss Fries sketch about the establish
ment OF Kernersville. Today we give
two other Moravian settlements in
the county, as written by Miss Fries.
Friedberg, on the lower edge of the
county, had similar small beginning,
as Kernersville. In August, 1854,
Adam Spach, a native of Pfaffen helm,
Alsace, settled about three miles
South of the Wachovia line. He
speedily made the acquaintance of the
M Morallans, taking refuge at Be-
thabara during the Indian War, and,
afterwards, urging the Brethren to
come and hold services at his home.
This was done, at intervals, until
1866, and, meanwhile, several families
from Pennsylvania had settled in the
neighbOrhood. Then a meeting house
was begun, which was consecrated
Bachoff becoming their first resident
minister on February Is, 1770 In
January, 1772, the Friedberg Congre-
cation of the Unitas Fratum was
formally established. In 1774, Fred
erick William Marshall bought (from
Christ. Syberg) the land on which the
Friedberg school house was to be
placed. Feb. 10. 1856, the corner stone
was laid for larger church, which
was consecrated May II, 1888, and
served until 1927, when the present
church was built.
The settlement at Friedland, near
the eastern line of the Wachovia sur
vey, was differently begun. In 1869,
six German families arrived in Wa
chovia. They were part OF COM
pany of emigrants from the Palatinate
and Wurtemberg, who, about 1873,
had settled near Broad Bay, in Maine
There they became acquainted with
one of the Moravian brethren, and
wished to establish congregation,
but there were legal difficulties con-
corning their title deeds, so they re-
solved to move to North Carolina
Having been shipwrecked on the coast
OF Virginia, they came by way OF
Wilmington, and arrived in Wachovia,
poor, way worn, and many of them in
Ill health. They were given Temporal
ry homes In Bethabara and Salem
and the next year were Joined by
eight more families As they did not
wish to remain in Salem, 1900 acres of
the Unlty'S land were sold 10 them
the administration reserving 30 acres
% the center OF the tract for church
and school house. In February, 1772,
The corner stone OF the church was
laid. and the building was consecrated
on February Is, l775, with Rev. Tycho
Nissen as the first pastor, and the
trledland congregation was formally
org dniZed in SeDtember l7SO
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
SPEECHES AND SONGS.
HOW THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY
CLOSED.
Several Legislators Pass Through
Winston-Lieut.-G Reynolds
Presented With a Silver Ser
vice-Leeislatiye Notes.

Senators McNeill, Of Wilkes, S. F.
Shore. OF Yadkin; Representatives
Pinnix, of Yadkin and Jones, Of Ale
ghany, passed through the city last
week on their return home from
Raleigh.
Mr.. Shore told a SENTINEL man
that the Legislature closed at II
o'clock last night. The scenes in the
Senate, he said, were both lively and
interesting. Twenty-nine members
answered to the roll-call just before
adjournment Many speeches were
made by members and they all sang
"Amazing Grace How Sweet the
Sound" and other religious selec-
tions.
Lieutenant-Goye Reynolds was
presented with beautiful silver SER
vice as token OF esteem and appre
citation for the honest and impartial
manner in which he presided over the
Senate. Mr.. Reynolds thanked the
Senators for their handsome present
and courtesy extended to him through
out the session.
LEGISLATIVE NOTES
During the session of the Logislat-
ture the pressure was great to have a
tax on drummers Twice it was left
in the revenue bill, but was at last
stricken out. Positive information
was given that drummers from other
States could not be taxed The pur-
pose of the bill was to tax home drum
mers in order to get at those from
other States.
The compromise made as to the
management of the Cnlored Insane
Asylum, at Goldsboro, by which it is
to have negro superintendent, was
carried out in the appointment of the
directors About twenty persons are
applicants for the position of super
intendent. The negroes had to be
given charge of this Institution be-
fore they would do anything, as the
two in the Senate could block any
legislation.
There was great deal OF insurance
legislation at this term of the Legis-
lature. The power of the Secretary Of
State is largely increased; the fire rates
can be revised; the placing Of insur-
ance by companies not having an
agent In the State aud State license
is forbidden.
The Republicans now have charge
Of every department. aud institution.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
OFFICES TIED UP TIGHT.
Cleveland Has Almost Ruined the
Politicians Chances.

WASHINGTON, March 2-The new
Cabinet officers find themselves very
seriously handicapped in their plans
for reorganizing the departments by
the existence OF the Civil Service law
Its scope was enlarged and wldened
recently by President Cleveland to
such an extent that it is now almost
an impossibility for a Cabinet officer
to find place for a political friend
with a salary large enough to warrant
him in accepting it.
Perhaps no one of the Cabinet mem
bers finds himself in such an embar-
rassing gOsition in this regard as Gen
eral Alger, Secretary Of War. His
experience affords a striking illustra-
tion OF the sweeping character OF
President Cleveland's order, which
it is said has left but 1000 Federal
employees in the United States out
side the Jurisdiction of the Civil Ser
vice law.
General Alger finds that he has no
authority to appoint even contlden-
tial secretary, as it has been a rule OF
the department to detail one OF the
clerks to act as the Secretary's pri-
NdOc SeCIeUdIy. ne udS duOuU ueClueu
to send to Detroit for confidential
man and pay hin out OF his own
pocket.
A provision Of the Civil Service law
makes an exception CT old soldiers and
allows them TO be reappointed with
out special examination, so that Col
onel Harry Swords or any other veter-
an, who has previously held the place
OF inspector OF furniture for the
Treasury, is now eligible for the ap-
pOintment.
1t is regarded as a somewhat singu-
lar fact that while the Secretary OF
War lacks the authority to appoint a
private secretary the Secretary OF
State has full authority to appoint
two.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18

PRlTCHARD'S TROUBLE.
President Mckinley Will Not Rec-
ognize any Particular Faction.


ognize any Particular Faction.
A letter from Washington says: Sen
ator Pritchard's troubles as Repuo-
lican boss Of North Carolina are rap
idly multiplying, and unless he can
make his peace with Gov. Russell and
some of the members of his delega-
tion, all of the Federal appointments
In that State vii! be hung up for an
indefinite period. He was at the
White House again Thursday, but
he could not get any satisfaction from
the President.
Representative Richmond Pearson,
who Is very ANXIOUS to have ex- Rep
resentatiye Settle appointed to the
vacant United States Judgeship, con-
trary to The wishes of Senator Pritch-
ard, does not like the Senator's atti-
tude.
x-Representatiye Cheatham COLOR
ed), who is an applicant for the office
of Register o1 the Treasury, place
once held by Senator b. K. Bruce, of
Mississippi, is in a dilemma, for he
does not know which faction to take
sides with. He claims to have the re-
commedauion OF all the Repu uOlican
members of the delegation in Con-
RE6SS, UGSlUt9S VI UuC lCdOluS 1eC-
publicans throughout the South. The
North Carolinians OF RepU olican faith
are eager to see the spoils belonging
to that State distributed, and they
cannot understand why there should
be any delay.
President Mckinley says he does
not promise to recognize any partlcu-
lar faction In North Carolina or any
other State He says all factions
must unite, and then he will consider
| what disposition shall be made OF the
offices to be filed. Such suggestion
is easier made than fulfilled. Then
there is row in the North Carolina
camp that cannot be settled unless il
is handled in the most delicate man
ner by those in authority.
1t is believed that Senator Prltch-
ard is committed to the appointment
of Thomas Purnell TO the vacant
Judgeship, Notwithstanding the
strong pressure made in behalf OF Mr.
Settle. The othec North Carolina
places are said to be slated as follows,
providing Senator Pritchard has his
way: j. S. Leary, Postmaster at
Charlotte; J. B. Hill, Marshal for the
Eastern district; w. A. Bailey, mem
Der Of the present Legislature, Mar
shall for the Western district: Repres-
entative Duncan, OF the Legislature,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
Eastern district, and w. w. Rollins,
Collector for the Western district
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
The Old Salem Hotel.

The central portion of the old Sa-
lem Hotel ia being removed. The
dining-room and ballroom, in the
rear, were torn away several weeks
ago. This will leave the original
brick building on the South in which
President Washington spent the night
and the new frame addition on the
North, with a street between. The
part of the building removed contain
ed the large parlor together with the
dining room in the rear and the ball
room above. In these three places,
and in fact, in the old hotel through
out, many pleasant recOllections are
clustered and much of Salem's history
was made.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
MAIDS AND CHAPPlES.
A DELIGHTFUL ENTERTAIN
MENT LAST, WEEK.
The Bachelor Maids and Invited Conn
pany the Guests of Miss Marie
Conrad-Much Merrimeet
Over Question Contest.

COnrad-Much Merr1meeU
Over Question Contest.
From Daily Sentir el March 11th.
Miss Marie Conrad, with her usual
grace and hospitality, gave delight
full entertainment last evening to the
Bachelor Maids Club. and many
Bachelor Chappies were made happy
by peing so fortunate as to be with
them.
Shortly after their arrival the guests
were given a card with the following
twelve questions
Who are you? What are you?
What fad have you? Who is your
favorite poet? What is your favorite
flower? Whom do you love best ?
Where do you live? What do you
think of yourself? Where are you
going next year ? What is your great
est fault? If not yourself whom
would you rather be? Why?
ALI had to be answered with the
same number of words as his or her
initials and each word to begin with
their initials in proper order. All
donned their thinking caps (which
were very becOming) and produced
some witty and original answers. The
cards were then seut to the very COM
petent judges, but the decision was
not announced until after the guests
were invsted into the beautifully
decorated dining room, where all en-
joyed the delicious and tempting re-
past.
When the guests had assembled
again into the drawing rooms, the
prizes were awarded by Prof. j. ].
Blair to Miss Bertha Shelton for the
best answers among the young ladies
and to Mr.. Sterling Smith for the best
among the gentlemen.
1t was past midnight when the fol-
lowing bid adieu to the genial hostess:
Misses Lucretia Gorrell, Kate Bu-
ford, Edna Maslin, Nan Hunt, Agnes
Rogers, Mamie Gray. Maggie O'Han-
lon, Bertha Shelton, Fannie William
son, A bbie Caldwell, Daisy Vaughn,
Georgie Whitaker.
Messrs. Wingfield Young, Bynum
Glenn, Marion FOllin, Phin Horton,
Eek Galloway, Phil Lybrook, Walter
Nading, Word Wood, Oscar Griffin,
Jas Sloan, Blair, A Ef1rd, @ f
Tomlinson, E W O'Hanlon, Sterling
Smith, Kent Sheppard, John Coleman,
Chas Thomas, jeff Hall, Fred Balm
son, Thos Maslin, Will Brookes,
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
Sl,OOOFOR HOSPITAL.
If Ninety-Nine Others Will Contribut,
Ten Dollars Each.

If Ninety-Nine Others Will Contribute
Ten Dollars Each.
To THE CITIZENS OF WINsON-SALEM ::
Since returning to this city have
observed the desirability and import
ance Of having the Twin-City Hos
pital placed upon a ffrmer financial
basis an1 gladly contribute ten dol
lars on condition that a hundred
others do likewise. In a previous offer
believe / made the mistake Of suggest
ing too large an amount. considering
the general depression. With the
hope that better luck may attend this
desire to benefit one Of our most
worthy Institutions, sign myself,
Very Respectfully Yours,
VIM F. BURBANK.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
Preacher DumbfOunded.

The Times says Baptist minister
of Elkin went to the country to
preach a missionary sermon. After
he got through he explained the mis-
sion cause and of course proposed TO
take up collection. He told the con-
gregatiOn IL there was one person in
that house too poor to pay five cents
for this grand cause, TO stand up and
he would pay it for them. Whereupon
the whole congregation Immediately
arose to their feet. The preacher was
dumbfounded.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
Sutton Gets His Office.

Thomas FL. Sutton, henchman of
Governor Russell, gets his long-prom-
ised piece Of pie, in the shape OF the
judgeship of the Eastern Criminal
to this and one vance, taken off. SUIT
ton goes in April lst.
Col. Sutton was a Democrat up to a
few months before the last election.
He was resident of Winston a few
years ago.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
The Late LeeisIature.

The question was asked Lieutenant
Governor Reynolds in Raleigh last
week what in his opinion were the dis
tiDguishing features Of the late Legis-
lature. He replied: THE road law
and ,the educational features" 1t
was a Legislature Of pronounced pro-
hibition tendencies, as witness the
dispensary bills and also the size of
the "omnIbus" liquor bill.
The number OF acts ratified by the
Legislature was 776, and resolutions
AZ