Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-03-27
LEXINGTON LOOKING UP.
ITS MERCANTILE AND INDUSTRI-
AL CONCERNS.
Superior Court in Session--J udge GiImer's
First Official Visit in Four
Years.

STAFF Correspondence of the Sentinel
LEXINGTON, n. c., March 22-
Superior Court for Davidson has been.
in session at this place this week with
his honor Judge J. A. Gilmer presid-
ing. 1t has been four years since
Judge Gilmer rode on this circuit and
being very popular man it necessi-
tates his leaving the hotel half an hour
before the ringing of the bell for court
in order to give time to shake hands
with his numerous old comerads one
and all Of whom say he is their choice
for Governor. The dockets both civil
and criminal are comparatively small
however, Davidson has two weeks
No cases ofmuch interest to anyone save
that of several young men who par
ticipated ia a general row at a school
breaking in 1882, the Jury finding
them all guilty.
1t is positively asserted that Lexing-
ton has made more progress within the
last year in the way of new buildings
than in any former year within the
recollection of the oldest inhabitants
That alone is the indication of its grow
ing prosperity.
All in all, Lexington has about 25
places of business While Mr.. Bax-
ter Shemwell seems to be the most en-
terprising man in the place. Mr..
| Shemwell first went to Lexington rs
Il clerk for Messrs. Welborn & Finch,
and in January 1888 he purchased the
interest, shops etc, where the we'll
known Double shovel" plow is man
| r. oot,, oil ~ l..
erected another machine shop, where
he now manufacturers a number of
agricultural implements and deals i'll
all those manufactured elsewhere such
as the products of the Champion Works
embracing the Champion reaper, bind
er and mower. He also manufactures
what is now known as the Shemwcll
Wagon, and in fact he has in store
everything from plow point to u
steam engine. The other houses seems
to be doing a lively business.
The Lexington High School and
Normal Institution under the super
vision of Rev. S. X Thompson and l..
+. Duncan assisted by an able corps Of
tutors who are Thoroughly trained in
the art of teaching in three and the
best Normal Schools in the West.
This thriving institution opened about
the 7th of Jan. 1854, this being its
first session, it now has about 10 pu-
pills enrolled.
Lexington now begins to think it
is a tobacco market sure enough, hav-
ing in its midst, two warehouses and
two factories. The factories manu-
facturelarge quantities of plug tobacco.
The Lexington Manufacturing Co.,
and c. Ii. Hunt K Co., are the names
of the firms.
There is here a foundry and ma
chine shop with Mr.. J. II. Thompso1,
Il Sons as proprietors. These shops
manufacture sash and blinds, makes
plows, saw mills, etc.
Nothing definite has been decided
upon in regards to making a county
exhibit at the State Exposition, but
the enterprising citizens are hoping
that the board Of county commission
ers at their next meeting will take Il,
vorable actien on this very important
matter.
Lexington, and Winston too, fol
that matter, would do well to follow
the example led by Reidsville in ap
i propriating $1,000 to pave thei
streets.
Lexington has two hotels, but whel
your correspondent, being convinced
that if IL man stops at one he Is sur,
: to be sorry he did not stop at til,
l other, he asks to be excused from
extending that subject further
G. r. CoI-STEP