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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1884
Page
3
A jumble of items from Winston, Salem, and Waughtown covers local events. Diphtheria cases, a paralysis case, marriages, school painting contracts, and plans for a brighter future are mentioned alongside weather, telegraph ads, and civic moves.
Haversack of happenings reports crops steady for wheat and corn. A mad dog caused a sensational chase in Thomasville before escaping. Mrs. J L Mendenhall injured by an enraged cow tossed and gored. In Symons Township and Randolph nearby, citizens killed about twenty five dogs in a raid. Married near this place, D and Martha Booker. John Tucker faced charges for aiding a murderer to escape. bail set at 200. Davis and Martin, imprisoned as murder accessories, granted bail. County debts appear shrinking. Venable notes county claims worth full value. White Plain Friends church nearly finished and weatherboarded. Mr R T Nutt injured on Fulton leaf tobacco job, bruises and head injuries reported.
Danbury reports Dan Corn worth $1 per bushel as preparations for a heavy tobacco crop proceed. A railroad meeting is set for March 19 to push Danbury rail access, while a growing stock law party signals regional progress. Framing an extension survey by Danville and New River RR eyes Partrick C. II to Mt. Airy. Postal service irregularities persist with weekly mail gaps. Art Studio work by Prof Earn and Derby earns praise in Winston. Greensboro readies a jollification for C F Y V RR completion. Salem Boy Band scheduled for Yadkin College commencement June 29. Een. Stavee opens a tin shop in Salem.
Reidsville votes soon on paving appropriation. Reports from Granville and North Carolina towns mention temperance lectures, tobacco turning, and railroad plans. News items cover cyclone fatalities near Rockingham, a church fire at Cabarrus, and storm fatalities in Henderson area. Also noted are editorial appointments, a Trinity College Crescent magazine plan, and local crime and pay-raise rumors.
Mount Etna erupts in Sicily while Mormon activity spreads around Spartanburg. Congress allocates 300000 pounds for Oliia flood victims. A Russian dispatch notes US Minister Hunt chosen for the Democratic National Convention. Kentucky’s Newport area reports extensive flood damages to over eleven thousand residents. A brutal triple murder near Cincinnati linked to dissections, bodies found at Ohio Medical College. Shreveport faces severe floods with water flooding 100 miles inland, waters higher than since 1540.
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