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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1880
Page
2
The County Convention of the Democratic Conservative of Forsyth meets at the Court House on May 11 to select delegates to the State and Congressional conventions. The issue includes notes on railroad interests, public education, and a dramatic Missouri cyclone aftermath.
The acts address cattle movement east and west of the Blue Ridge, road classifications by county, tax and land rederivation rules, and public road planning. It notes incorporation of the Durham Railroad Company, removal of causes in justices courts, road-line compromises on the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Trail, graded schools in Salisbury and Goldsboro, and changes to liquor taxes and divorce status for women.
A cluttered 19th to early 20th century column shows legal notes on widow allowances and judges practicing law, railroad sale chatter, and a string of local ads for hats clothing harnesses and hardware. It mentions Hop Bitters and a Pittsburgh doctor anecdote about health cures.
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