The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-12-09
GREENSBORO BUDGET.
THE CREAM OF THE WEEKS NEWS
FROM THE CITY OF FLOWERS.
The Fire Fiend-The B1izzard-Raji Road
Hacl.et-A Fashionable Wedding
Chat Here and There.
Special Correspondence of the seatiael.

Eacket-A Fashionable Wedding
Chat Here and There.
Special Correspondence of the Seatiael
GREENsBoEo, Dee 6.-The blizzard has
been raging since sometime Friday night.
To-day { Monday the snow has been fall
ing heavily much of the day, as | write the
needles are still flying and indeed there
has not been an entire cessation of falling
weather since Friday night trains are de
moralized-snow to inches deep-very
little indication Ola thaw-a violent wind,
accompanied by rain, ragged for two or three
hours on Sunday night after midnight.
Mercury has been moving up and down be-
tween Is and so. It Will be remembered
a severe spell in the very beginning of win
ter.
FIRE ALARMS
have been sounded four times within week,
two OF them since the snow storm began,
which sent a thrill of horror along the
nerves o! the whole community. Two on
Thursday one outside the corporate limit -
a forest fire northeast of town, no damage.
The other in what is known as Albright
block Just east of courthouse no damage, Il
timely bucket of water gave it quietus.
Another 7:30 p. III. Saturday in the Jail. it
created sensation which laid all earth
quakes in the shade. A fue, which was de-
tective, or had become very hot, ignited
some defining timbers. The inmates rails
ed howl that was " 10 uncertain sound'
Hundreds were promptly on hand and that
sensation got It's quietUs, before any damage
before any damage of consequence was done
Alarm No. /, at . p m. to day, residence of
| II. H. Garland, Merchant Tailor, South
| Greensboro, Ashboro Street, defective chin
ney iue or badly arranged stove pipe. The
| flames had reached the roof but were
promptly suppressed These startling threats
of the fiend make us look with longing eyes
up the railroad towards Danvile to see if
our new engine is in sight. As l wrote you
its arrival was booked for the LIST, but it has
not yet put in an appearance.
MIR. GEO. w. ALLEY
the telegraph wire man, has Just been up
the F. & Y. V. r. r. and says the cars
are now running within six miles of Wal
nut Cove and the Workman wants train
| load of Fayetteville rosin brought up in due
time to light beacon top of Pilot Noun
tain when the road gets there. Would not
it rouse the natives thought
The invitations out announcing the
marriage on Wednesday 9th of Miss Jessie,
daughter of Mr.. Julius 4. Gray, with Mr..
Ed Richardson, of Reidsville. From indi
cations it looks like it will be after the old
fashioned, heavy substantial sort according
to the Irishmans ideal"a power o compa-
ny an plenty ov good attn an dhrinkin.'
SMALL SHOT.
The persimmon crop is not SO heavy.
Santa Claus continues to shipin his trucl
for the kids.
'Possums are ripe, but the man who eat
''varmint'' is obliged to pay lively for tn
luxury as skinned rabbit costs Is cent
and possum is still higher.
= Mr.. Moses Strauss stands solitary All
alune-not only as a bachelor, but eS
ception of an Israelite who is investing hi
thousands in real estate He came to thi
place nine years ago and has made none
; bought town lets and is building whol
row of first class dwellings.
The sleigh bells jingle while the sno'
flies and there is an apparent degree of i'm
e aginary pleasure the faces Of the whit
| men---the painting horses are of very di
i, ferent opinion.