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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Contract to Build a Railroad.

The contract with the Colonial Con-
struction Company, New Jersey, for
building and equipping the Richmond,
Petersburg aud Carolina railroad was
signed and finally closed Feb. 10Th.
Work on the road will be commenced
In very short time. The cost of the
road, which is to run from Richmond
to Ridgeway, N. c., will be over s2,-
coo. 900.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Rev. Robt. f. Caldwell and Party.

The Wilmington messenger recelv
ed a special February Is stating
that the Steamer Alier was reported
at Gibralter at o'clock that morn
ing with all we'll This is the steamer
on which Rev Robt. e. Caldwell ard
others from this State sailed from
New York, February 5Lh, on their
tour to the Holy Land and Europe.
Since the above was placed In type,
we lea that similar cablegram has
been received here.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
STRICKEN WITH PARALYSIS.
MIR. Martin ". Sapp, one of Forsyth's
Old Soldiers

Mr. MARTIN ". Sapp, one OF FOrSytn'e
Old Soldiers.
Mr.. Martin V. Sapp, an old soldier
and one Of FoIsyth's best citizens, was
stricken with paralysis about O'Clock
Saturday morning and his condition is
considered serious by DR.. Harrington
who was called to See him.
Mr.. Sapp, who is about 60 years old,
lives about three miles northwest OF
Winston. He went to his spring be-
fore breakfast and failing to return
his son went out to look for him When
found he was lying on the ground near
the spring unable to move or speak.
He was carried to the house. DR..
Harrington thinks it is possible that
Mr.. Sapp may be able to speak in a
few days.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Tried to Get in tne Mail Box.

A good one is told on one OF Win
ston's Oldest and best citizens. When
the report got out about the shuck
pen fire, the citizen ran down to the
corner OF the municipal building and
tried to get in the mail box, thinking
IL was the alarm After working at
il for some time he called out:
Where is the key to this box; | want
to turn in the fire alarm. y
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Talking with Danbury.

THE SENTINEL had a pleasant con
versation last week with Mr.. Ham
Joyce, OF Danbury, over the long dis
tance telephone line which is now con-
nected with the Rell exchange here.
Mr.. Joyce reported that fires have
been ranging in the mountains for
several days, but no serious damage
has been done
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Judge starbuck's visit>to Rockford.

Judge Starbuck's visit to Rockford
Feb. II was to hear the case against
the Dudley aud Carlton boys who
stand charged with burning a woman's
house at Yadkinville on Christmas
night. The defendants are represented
by e. d. Stanford who came to Winston
several days ago to see Judge Star
buck about;the case, the object being
to allow the boys to give bond. The
particulars of the house burning, etc,
were published in THE SENTINEL In
January.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
BORN NEAR WINSTON.
MIR. George Fry Dies in Indiana at
the Age of 10 Years.


From the Hope (Ind. News Journal
it is learned that Mr.. George Fry, me
OF the Oldest residents Of Hawcreek
township, died on Sunday, January
GER, at the age Of about 70 years.
The Hope paper says: Uncle George
Fry las he was caledl was born near
Winston, n O., (then Stokes county,
on March 1st, 1919, and came to Hope
in the year 1923. And went back 30
North Carolina, but in 1892 he returG.
ed to Hope and settled on the farm
just north Of town upon which he
died For over So years he lived con-
tinously upon the same farm, and
there was not man, woman or child
in the township who did not know
Uncle George.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
BLACKBURN GOES IN.
Appointed Assis, It to District At
torDey Holton.

w. w Barber, of Wilkesboro, pass
ed up the road Friday morning on his
return from Washington, where he
had been to see the Commissioner
about some revenue matters He
learned before leaving Washington
Thursday that Spencer Blackburn
had been appointed Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Thursday afternoon
succeeding d. G. Covington Mr.
Barber was also Of the opinion that
Oscar Spe4rs was named ass stant to
the District Attorney for Eastern
North Carolina
The Wilkes lawyer said that all the
talk IN Washington now is about the
Maine disaster.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
CHIEF CLERK FIRED.
He Was a Son of the Old Postmaster
Who Wanted the Place.

Postmaster Glenn, Of Greensboro, a
brother of the late w. B Glenn, of
this city, is said to be man who has
ideas of his own. 1t was learned
last Thursday from a Greensboro
man that just before Mr.. Glenn's pre-
decessor retired his chief clerk quit.
A Republican,, who was formerly in
the Office, was put In, the idea proba-
bly, being that he would be acceptable
To the new postmaster, but such was
not the case. He has been fl I'd and
Chas. Burton installed in the berth.
The man who vacated is a son Of J.
D. White, Greensboro's old postmas-
ter, who was an applicant for the
place secured by Glenn.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Smallpox Spreading in Tennessee.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Feb. 15 Six
cases of smallpox are reported at
Johnson City, two developing last
night. Nearly one hundred cases are
reported In the neighborhood of
Niddlesboro, and from this source of
infection the disease has spread into
several Tennessee towns.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
MARSH MOTT A GONER
Republicans and Democrats Would
Fuse to Beat II inI

Fuse to Beat Him.
Il see that Marsh Mott announces
that he's a candidate for Solicitor
again, and that he'll be nominated
and elected again, said well-known
politician in Raleigh. Friday night.
well, now he will, don't think.
Ii there's any one man in the State
that Will be beaten that man is Marsh
Mott, OF course the Democrats are
opposed TO him and the Republicans
are almost as much against him II
necessary to beat him the Democrats
and Republicans in that district will
fuse on the Solicitorship. He's "A
goner, that's settled beyond all qucs
JiOnn y
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Death In Danville.

News was received here Friday of the
death of Capt r @ Herndon, which
occurred at 2:30 that morning at the
home Of his son-in-law, Mr.. w. P.
Cousins, in Danville. The deceased
was one of Danyille's best citizens and
passed away at the age of 81 years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24

Subscribers will be held responsible
for all calls made through their
'phones, for the above stations.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
=, e a. {

does not relish. They need the toning up Of
the stomach and digestive organs, which
course of Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
them. 1t also purifies and enriches the
blood, cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only a dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. 1t so prompt
ly and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symp-
toms and cures nervous headaches, that it
seems to have almost ga magic touch"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
stamp Sales for the week.

The stamp sales at the Wins
Office last week ran as follows:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24

Charles J. Parker resigns as secre-
tary of the North Carolina Teachers
Assembly and it is thought probable
that w. T. Whitsett will succeed
him.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
STATE OF ONO, Cry OF TOLEDO, %


FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath that he is
the senior par5nec of the firm of F. J. CHE
NEY IL Co.. doing business in the City of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum of ONE HUN
DRED DOLLARS for each and every case
of CATARRH that cannot be cured by the use
of HALL's CATARRA CURE.
FRANK J.CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and sub cribed in my
presence, this 9th day of December, "A. L. 1886.
I SEAL. A. w. GLEASON,
(-l Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mi cous
surfaces of the system. Send for festimon-
ials, free. +. j. CHENEY IL CO., Toledo, o
sE- Sold by Druggists. 75c.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
Charge for Talking Long Distance

Subscribers OF the Southern Bell
Telephone and Telegraph Company
will please add to their list the follow
ing stations:
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
P.tVsen Hiqston-s sllsm End Wilk eSboro

Passenger train No. leaves Winston-Saleu
10 g. m. daily except Sunday, arrives atWilkes-
boro t:l5 Mixed train No 81 leaves Win
ston-Salsm 40 p m Mondays Wednesdays and
Fridays, arrives at Wilk9sboro 7:50p
Passenger train No 10 leaves Wilkesbero
ESQ m, arrives at Winston-Salem at 6. 10 p
Mixed train No. Sc leaves Wilkesboro
Tuesiays Thursdays and Saturdays, arrives al
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
LOUIS M. SWINK,
Attorney at Law,
Winston, N. G.

Once 243 IL Main Street. Practices in all
State and Federal Courts. Money to loan
on Real Estate Mortgages. Claims collected.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24

TO CURE A COLD I'm ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money IL it fails to cure 25c
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24

GeeeeE 0ee900p
o An Independent Family @
D n v paper for the people. 9
o Devoted to the farming in @
terests and to the industri- @
Jal ,evelopment of Pied @
q mont North Carolina. O.
1A~seRRRe3
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-02-24
The Cause Not Definitely Stated.
Many of the Crew Killed-Whole
City Shaken-Great Excite
ment in Washington.

HAVANA, Feb. Is. "A terrible ex-
plosion occurred on board the United
States battleship Maine, in Havana
harbor, at 9:45 o'clock last night.
The explosion shook the whole city
and windows were broken in all the
houses. The widest CONSERVATION
prevailed in Havana and the wharves
were soon crowded with thousands Of
DeODIe
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
Some Are Exempt.

Some of the men are figuring on their
chances OF having to fight in case OF war
with Spain. The laws Of Pennsylvania
declare that every able bodied male citi-
zen, between the ages Of 2l and 45 years.
must be enrolled in the militia, subject to
active duty in case of war, invasion, the
prevention OF invasiOns, the suppression
Of riots, and to aid civil officers in the ex
ecnuon Of the laws OF the Commonwealth /:
and be Governor. who is the command
er-in-chief Of the militia, shall order out
for actual service, by draft or otherwise,
as many Of the militia as necessity de-
mands.
Such is the law, and under il all able.
bodied citizens are liable, but there are
exemptions, and this is the very part that
the shouting patriot has been sitting up at
nights thinking about, hoping that he
may be one Of the exelnpts. Those whom
the State discards absolutely from its mil
itary service are: Idiots, lunatics, com
mon drunkards, vagsbonds, paupers, and
persons convicted CT any infamous crime :
also those not liable TO enrolment in the
militia are: Members Of the Legislature
ard the officers, the Secretary of the Com
monwoalth. Attorney General, State
Treasurer. Surveyor Central, Auditor
General. State Librarian, Superintendent
Of common schools, all the Judges Of the
Courts, Sheriff, Recorder of Deeds, Reg
lister Of Wills, Prothonotary, District At
torney and Clerks of the Courts.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
The Commauder Of Tie Maine.

Captain Sigsbee was born in Albany
and educated at the Albany academy,
having been appointed by Erastus Corn
ming to the United States Naval academy,
from which he was graduated in 1863. He
WAS Immediately detailed TO active ser
vice as ensign on the Metacomet, which
took part in the naval operations that
ended in the capture of Mobile. Cap
tain Sigsbee," says the Albany Evening
Journal, ais well remembered in chroni-
cles of naval service for his work on the
coast survey. He is one Of the bravest
and most discreet officers In the navy.
He is a man who is known to be what is
called remarkably level headed and
those who know him best will be the last
TO believe that sueh carelessness as an ex-
plosion aboard ship would indicate could
occur on any vessel under his command.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02

By reason of he high premium that
has been paid for choice hard northwest
ern wheat in the terminal markets all
winter, the farmers all over Minnesota
and north Dakota have sold themselves
30 bare Of grain that they are short OF
wheat for seed next spring. From l5.-
0O0, ,OO0 10 1900, 600 bushels of wheat are
required in the two states for seed, and
only the choicest and cleanest wheat is
used. There has been a premium over
May for this sort or wheat, ranging from
three to five cents bushel, while May
should be worth about three cents more
than cash, owing to the cost of carrying
the grain till then. This excess in yalae
has made specnlstOrs OF thousands Of
farmers. who. when they haye sold their
cash wheat, have bought the May option
at the discount, and they are now carry
ing millions Of bushels of May here. or in
Duluth or Chicago, on which they already
have profits as high as 10 or Is cents a
bushel.
In the past few years the quality OF
wheat grown in the northwest mas deter
iorated. Ten years ago No. l hard was
the contract grade in terminal markets,
and for several years considerably over
half the wheat received at Duluth was the
famous No hard. Later this grade be-
came scareer and the grain dirtier. so that
contract grade was reduced from No.
hard 10 No. northern. The crop OF the
last year has been alarmingly short of
even No. northern, not 10 per cent. Of
the wheat received at Minneapolis for
months having come up 10 grade. The
cause Of this is supposed to be due more
TO a continual use of the same seed than
TO impoverishment of the soil, and gen.
eral effort is being made in both states TO
import seed. Scotch fife wheat from fur
ther north, Manitoba and the valleys of
the Saskatchewan and Peace rivers will be
sought, and it is hoped so to improve the
strains of wheat in the states that for
years No. hard will again be common.
1t takes less of hard wheat 10 make bar
rel of flour than of any other grade.--New
York Sun.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
constables Hapuv.

The constables Of the state are jubilant
over their victory. As will be remem-
bered, number of courts Of this COM
monweaIth recently ruled adversely on
the amount of costs to be paid the peace
preservers for their services. They claim
ed ten cents for each and every mile trav-
eled in the performance of their official
duties, but the courts decided this was
too expensive and cut their fees in two.
The officers then concluded to organize
and fight the case. Counsel was secured,
and the first case taken up was one from
Cumberland county, in which the Su-
preme Court was appealed to. A decision
was rendered last week, the higher trib-
unal claiming that the officers are entitled
to ten cents per mile according to act Of
Assembly. Now proceedings will be in
stituted for the recovery of back fees, and
the constables are prepared to fight the
matter TO the end. The commissioners Of
the various counties of the state are now
engaged in strengthening their Organiza-
ton, but for what purpose is not apparent
at this time.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
III. ca.,t pefsnses.

One half the number Of improved can
non, mortars and emplacements viii be
located and placed IN suitable position ere
the expiration Of IssS The Artillery
Board is constantly making practical sur
veys, so far as these relate to the army,
aud the establishment of adequate mill
tary protection Of our sea board, fre-
qnently urged upon the government by
the chambers of commerce Of our mari
time cities, IS receiving strong reinforce
ment from this source. Meanwhile there
is a means OF defence from greater physi-
cal calamity which no one afflicted with
nervousness or dyspepsia should neglect,
and that Is the use of HOstetter's Stomach
Bitters, which by restoring the tone Of the
nerves and stomach inyigorates the en-
tire system. It also remedies and pre-
vents malarial, kidney and rheumatic all
ments. and cures bAiousness and consti-
patton. II is a capital appetizer, and pro-
NOTES sound repOse. Those who have
been cured by it speak in no uncertain
tones as 10 the effectiveness Of this cele-
brated medicine in disease and as med
icinal stimulant.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
Negro postmastsr Shot and KILLED.

At Lake City, South Carolina, at one
O'Clock on the morning of Washington's
birthday. postmaster Baker, colored, and
his child were shot 10 death and their
bodies cremated.
II is said that a mob numbering several
hundred persons surrounded Bakers
house, where the postofiice is kept, set
fire TO the building and opened fire with
guns upon it Baker was killed and his
wife. his two daughters and one son were
seriously wounded. The woman had a
baby in her arms and she says that the
ball went through her hand. and passed
through the baby, killing,it. The bodies
of Baker and the child were found in
the ruins of the building the next morn
ing.
All the wounded are manned for life,
the two girls may lose their arms. All
of the mail matter was destroyed. There
is no clue
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
Of LOCAL INTEREST.
The information Supplied by This
Barber VIII Prove of InestimabIe
Value in this Vicinity.

When the striped pole of sign which
now indicates a barber shop. was en-
ployed TO let the public know where cup
ping or blOod-letting was professionally
performed, close shaVes were n daily &C.
currence, not the easy removal of the
hirsute or hairy adOrnment of the head
and face, but close shayes from entering
sternity. More than one unfortunate en-
tered the barber surgeons doorway 10
leave il a corpse, or so weak that weeks
were required TO get the victim Of NAL
practice on his feet. BlOOd-letting was
used for every thing from a heartaehe
to a corn, and pain in the lOins was in
variably treated with two incisions. one
on each side of the spine. Like plasterJ
and liniments these helped from the eOun-
ter-irrita tiOn they created, and we may
presume that had Mr.. Fred. Saul. barber,
of No. % Fifth street Sharon, Pa, lived
in the time Of George Ill, of England,
in place of taking the course he did
short time ago with his back, blOOd-let-
ting would have been resOrteu to. Read
how he treated his trouble. Mr.. Saul
says: Two dollars spent for DOan's Kid
ney Pills did for me what two hundred
dollars spent for other remedies failed
to accomplish. If / had known of and
used DOan's Kidney Pills when ! was
first taken with kidney troubles, now FIVE
or six years ago, / would have been saved
an immense amount of suffering. The
pain in my back was SO severe that could
not stoop or lift anything. without twiag-
es through the loins. At night / could
not sleep, and rose in the morning unre-
freshed. There was too frequent action
of the kidney secretiOns. On learning
of DOan's Kidney Pills, procured them
at a drug store, and took them according
to directions. Their use benefited me
very quickly, and | continued TO improve
until l could sleep we'll. the pains and
lameness disappeared, and my health was
better in every way"
DOan's Kidney Pills, for sale by ali
dealers. Price 30 cents. Mailed by
FOster-Milburn Co. Buffalo. " Y. sole
agents for the U. s. Remember the name
-DOan's-and take no substitute.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02

THE gold reserve has gone up another
notch. 1t has just pissed the Sl67, 900, :
0)0 mark. The increase in the past six
months has been remarkably steady.
Ever since Bryan's defeat it has been
growing, except for few months in
1897, when an outward flow was under
way. Every year gold is exported,
though in some years this is exceeded
by the Importation. At the prese Mt
time the United States has more gold
oa hand than it ever had before. The
treasury reserve has been higher than
it is now, but not since 1890. The per-
sons who were predicting that the
treasury gold fund would reach Sl75,-
100000 this year are likely TO have their
expectations fulfilled.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
NOTICE or APPEALS.


Notice is hereby given that the undersigned
County Com inisSioners OF Somerset county,
Pa. " u hear the appeals from the Tricnniai
Assessment of iSe. in their Office in the court
house, Somerset, Pa, as follows;
Addison and Paint townships March 3
stoyestown borough, Urslna borough. Jen-
ner township and Jenuer'own borough,
March {.
cnemaugh and Upper Turkeyfoot town.
shade and Lower FurkeyfOo, townships,
March =
Quemahonlng township. Rooswooi bor-
ongh, HooVerSyille borough and New Centre
vile borough. March &
BrotherSyalley township and Berlin Dor
OQgh, March g.
Elk Lick township and Salisbury borough,
March To-
Allegheny township and New Baltimore
borough, March n.
Fair Hope, Northampton and southamp-
ton townships, March ~
LarImer aud Greenville townships and
Weliersburg borough. Marcn IL
March Is
IG.
Black and Milford townships. March II.
Summit township, March Il.
SoInersef township. March lg
Meyersdale borough and Somtrfield bor-
ough. March p.
Somerset borough. March -
Ogle township. Benson borough. Confluence
borough and Casseimaa borough. March .
We viii also hear appeais from owners OF
mineral lands and rights as follows:
Fix Ll.k and Summit townships. March ~
Paint and shade townships March 3
Quemahoning and II inycreek lownshipS,
March 26. and the remaining distric 5 on
March - GEO. +. RINNEf,.
J. G. Emert. L A KRETSHMAN,
Clerk- Commissioners.
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1898-03-02
W. NJ. singsrly is Dead.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27.-William NJ.
SiDgerly died suddenly at his residence,
l70l Locust street, this afternoon. Heart
disease was the immediate cause of death.
Mr.. Singerly had been suffering for about
10 days from a cold and had remained at
home since last Wednesday, although his
indispositiOn was in no way serious. While
sitting in his bedroom smoking cigar,
he was seized with violent fit of cough
ing, and Immediately afterward fell over
dead. In the room at the time were Mr..
Singerly's granddaughter Mabel Singer
ly Meredith, and two servants. His SON
in-law, James S. Mccartney, had LEFT a
few moments before, and Mr.. SiDgerly
was apparently in good health apart from
his slight cold. The physicians say they
had frequently cautioned NJ. Singerly
that his heart was weak as a result of ex
cessive smoking and of late his custom
was to take dry smoke" To-day, how
ever, his cigar was lighted, and it is
Thought that the smoke brought on the
coughing spell, the severity of which rup-
tured vein Of the heart. Mr.. Singerly
leaves daughter, Mrs. L. Singerly Balch,
who is at present touring Europe. His
wife died some years ago.
William Miskey Singerly was born in
Philadelphia December %, 1882, being a
son of Joseph Singerly and Katharine S.
Miskey.