Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.

There are now twenty boarders at our
county Jail.
The thermometer on Monday stood s de-
grees below zero.
"A new bell has been purchased for the
Orinoco Warehouse.
There are five Fridays, five Saturdays,
and five Sundays in this month.
Mrs. Breitz, wife of Mr. Charles Breitz,
died in Salem on the 18th instant
-Messrs N I. Watkins & Son will open
a branch store in Kernersville shortly.
Leroy Use has just finished painting
an attractive sign for Mr.. E. J. Allen, the
jeweler.
--Messrs. Robert Belo, D. H. King and
Joseph Stockton have built ice houses near
Belo's pond.
On account of the severe weather to-
bacco breaks have been very light during
the past week.
We noticed some very fine beef cattle on
our streets Saturday. They were driven here
from Carroll County, Va.
"A collection was taken up in the Mo-
ravian church on last Sunday for the For
eign Missions, which amounted to $42.42.
Residents in the West End respectfully
urge the Board of Commissioners to give
them the benefit of more and better lights.
THE SENTINEL was in error last week
in saying Mr.. Whit Reid was preparing to
build on his lot in the West End The lot
is for sale.
Many of our citizens have been busily
engaged ever since Monday filling their ice
houses. They found ice from 81 to inches
in thickness.
Skating has been fine fun for the young
folks during the cold snap, as Belo's pond is
frozen over, the ice in some places being
eight inches thick.
Mr.. Jones, of the C. F. & Y. V. R. R
construction passed through the city one day
last week with twenty convicts route fol
! the stockade near Dalton.
The Twtn-C City Daily is nov printed from
the power press of the Oldham Publishing
House. The press of the State have quite
generally spoken of its improved typograph.
zeal appearance.
We call especial attention to the adver
tisement of the Newton Copper Works
Messrs. Highlowe & Woodwright are clever
and enterprisins gentlemen, and are build
ing up a prosperous business.
--Aessrs R. L. Gambler & Co, of this cit,
and Fogle Bros, of Salem, display praise
worthy enterprise in getting up very beau
tiful calendars for 1886, for which We &C
knowledge the receipt of same.
The Raleigh Italian Band has decided
to make Winston their home. Instead OF
the Twin-City sending to Raleigh for it,
music on special occasions, it will in the
future be pleased to supply Raleigh.
| The annual meeting of the Grand Ma
sonic Fraternity met in Raleigh Tuesda,
night. The Lodge here was represented b,
Rev. 8. ID. Franklin, who was elected dele
gate. Grand Senior Warden s. II. Smitl
ance..
We had occasion last week to say tina
the oldest inhabitant had never seen milde
weather at Xmas in Winston This weel
the same antique citizen may assert that n
such cold weather as the last few days hav
given us, has been felt in this locality TO
many, many years.
= The new local force of The SENTINE
is gratifed at the numerous expression
from the friends of the paper; compliment
ing the improvement in the character an
make up of our local columns. The Sen
TINEL is determined, more than, ever to b
an accurate and reliable reflex of the curren
events happening in and around the Twin
City.
"A gentleman in this city, a short Will
ago, in spirit of economy natural to thl
time Of the year, came into The SxsrIsE
Office, paid up and ordered his paper stoI
ped. He came back yesterday and told j
that he reckoned we would have to put hi
name back on our list, that he and his vii
had been reading The SENTINEL ever sine
they were children, and that they foun
they couldn't get along without il.