The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-06-17

THE OLD NORTH STATE.
Interesting Items Culled From Our
State Exchanges.

ASoSAhS SuLkCu II EoHI ouF
State Exchanges.
Southern Pines is to have a system
OF waterworks.
Hendersonville voted on local op-
tion last Monday and the drys won.
The state school for deaf mutes at
Morganton closed its term Wednes-
day.
The strawberry crop is estimated to
have brought S640, 900 cash to North
Carolina this year
Mrs Paul G. Cameron, who died
last week at Hilsboro, leaves an es-
tate valued at S75, 900 divided among
near relatives.
Arrangements are being made by
persons for the publication of a new
North Carolina commercial guide aud
business index.
There are three hundred physicians
attending the State Medical Conven-
Gion at Morehead City, and there are
eighty applicants for license under ex-
animation.
Judge Purnell has reappointed Geo.
Green, clerk of the United States Dis
trict Court at Newbern He has ap-
pointed twenty United States COM
missioners, all OF these being Repub-
licanS.
A moonshiner who is to be tried in
the federal court at Raleigh and who
fell from window of his boarding
house, and broke leg, says he dream
ed the revenue officers were after him
and made a jump.
The late w. r. Staples, who died in
Reidsville few days ago, was a men,
ber of the endowment rank of the
Knights OF Pythias and was insured
for 5000. He also carried a policy of
81, 900 in an old line company.
Off OF the Farmers State AL
lance are making an earnest effort
to increase its membership by the
time of the annual meeting. 1t is
weaker now than at any time after
the second year o. its organization.
The matter of the purchase of the
battle ground of MooTe's Creek is now
before the Secretary of State. The
battle ground embraces about ten
acres of meadow land. On 1t a monu-
ment was erected few years ago.
There is quite scramble for offices
and professorships at the Agricultural
and Mechanical college; two of the
5rustrees are after latter positions;
Governor Russell wants to have John
Graham, of Ridgeway, elected presi-
dent.
The Record says woman appealed
to the commissioners of Guilford
county, at their meeting Monday, fol
assistance. By questioning her 1t
was found that she owned ia acres
of land and had 5000 loaned out at in.
terest. She didn't get any help.
Ex-senator Ransom delivered the
annual literary address at Davidson
College Commencement. He appears
to have entirely recovered his health
He is now farming On Roanoke river
He has 2, 500 acres 10 cotton and oper
ates lis plows. He is one Of the largest
land holders in the State.
From Edgecombe county there was
brought to the penitentiary Wednes
day, to serve thirty-year sentences a
negro boy, aged thirteen, and his sis
ter, aged seventeen, for murderinl
their father. The girl melted the boy
to commit the murder. His you'll
saved him from the gallows.
During the recent earthquake Mr.
T. l.. Beachman, of West Asheville
was standing on the bank of the
French Broad river and saw severa
large fish run out OF the water anC
upon the bank OF the stream, wher,
they were captured by the bystanders
Que of the fishes, large red horse
| ran up steep embankmept fully tive
| feet high, Though the bank was s,
| steep that the II n rolled back int
| the river.