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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1884
Page
1
Special correspondence recounts the legend of Old Galt the spirit-seller and graveyard ghoul near Sandy Ridge North Carolina. A traveling performer entertains a tavern crowd while local lore describes Galt’s gruesome end with a chained corpse and ghostly whippoorwills, as recounted by enslaved storytellers and onlookers.
A letter from Wichita Falls describes a two year old town on the Big Wichita River with a population over nineteen hundred. It notes a planned thirty five thousand dollar courthouse and twenty thousand dollar jail, summer business activity, a Falls anniversary with brass bands, and a crowd of about four hundred Comanche Indians plus three thousand spectators. Governor Ireland and Temple Houston spoke amid a rain shower and a grand Indian war dance capped by a sham battle.
Forsyth County lies in the northwest North Carolina, shaped by the Yadkin River and Wachovia lands. The piece traces its formation from Stokes, names Col. Benjamin Forsyth, and highlights tobacco as the staple crop, with yields rising from 238,262 pounds in 1860 to about 4 million today, plus notes on soil, climate, fruit, vines, and the impact of the railroad on commerce.
In Washington from October 12 the scene centers on Secretary Chandler, Senator Hawley, and Gen Logan as the International Meridian Congress debates a universal meridian. Details cover Clarkston-like court about employment, a barber’s past, and Civil Service rules amid campaign chatter.
In Oxford on Monday September 29 Wheeler led his forces to victory as Mott fled the field. The Granville Republican Executive Committee then called for chairman B H Cozart to resign after endorsing him outside the party setup. Cozart’s resignation followed amid accusations of behind the scenes plotting to undermine the county party.
Property notice for J M Robinson proprietor listing fire door location below Brown's Warehouse in Winston Kansas. Notice refers to land and style details with limited legible text about application and ongoing property actions.
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