The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-23
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Personals and Other News Items Told In
Short Paragraphs.

Short Paragraphs.
Equinox began yesterday, the 22nd.
- Some of our citizens still report slight
earthquake shocks.
The city tax books are now in the
hands of Collector Resent.
A protracted meeting is now in prog
ress at Mt. Tabor, this county.
- Our farmers are busily engaged cut
ting and curing the golden weed.
There are over one hundred young
lady boarders at Salem Academy.
Mr. D. H. King and lady are visiting
relatives and friends in Richmond, Va.
Col. F. H. Fries and lady returned
from their extended wedding touriWednes-
day night.
-THE SENTINEL will have representa-
tives at both Alamance and Yadkin counties
next week.
The Centenary VI. E. Sunday School
now have three hundred and fifty-five schol-
airs enrolled.
Capt. r. r. Crawford and lady are at
the Red Sui hur Springs, West Va, where
they will remain until about Oct. LIST.
Our merchants are beginning to receive
their fall and winter stock of goods. The
outlook for good trade is very encouraging.
A very interestig series of meetings is
now being conducted at Elm Street Chapel
by DR.. Rondthaler and Rev. John NJ cCuis-
ton
- Mr. HI. w. Foltz and Mr.. Jessie Riggs
new residences on Liberty Street are both
completed and present handsome appear
ances,
Judge Graves passed through the city
Saturday en-route for Monroe, where he
presides over the court which is IN session
this week.
= The Republican County Convention
meets next Saturday, and little fun be-
tween the Wheeler and Reynolds factions
is anticipated.
- Pastor Brown has been conducting a
very successful and interesting revival
meetings at the Broad Street Baptist Church
during the past week.
A Chinaman by the name of Paul
clifton, together with his wife, of New
York, are here with view of opening a
tea store In this place.
- Our Mr.. Dorsett is getting in some
good work at Union Court this week while
THE SENTINEL is represented at Randolph
court by Mr.. G. II. Aldrich.
- Maj. Samuel H. Smiths residence in
the West End is now about completed and
city. The interior work is beautiful.
- Sheriff Boyer gives notice of the times
and places of his tax collecting tour for the
year 1886, and earnestly requests that the
people meet him and settle all arrears.
- The lecture given by Prof L. B. Wur-
resck, in the Academy Chapel last Friday
night upon the subject, Earthquake" was
an occasion of interest and instruction.
Just as we go to press, we receive a
call for grand mass-meeting of farmers at
Oak Ridge Institute on Saturday, Oct End.
Speeches, big dinner and good time ex-
pected.
- The Forsyth RiHemen speak of attend
ing the Richmond State Fair next month
They are also in receipt of an invitation to
visit Lynchburg, Va. Both places are now
under their consideration.
= We see it stated that Capt. Ed. NJ.
Pace, formerly one of the proprietors OF
Farmers warehouse, this city, known then
as Pace's) has sold his interest in the ware
house he had erected few years since in
Dsnville, Va.
- The Democratic Senatorial Convention
conyenes at Germanton Tomorrow FRIDAY,
24th) for the purpose of nominating SEN
ator to represent Forsyth and Stokes in the
next Legislature.
- MIR. Earnest Hagen, who has been
spending the summer with relatives and
friends in Salem, returned to Bethlehem,
Pa, on Friday last, where he goes to re.
sumo his studies in Moravian Theological
Seminary at that place.
= The series Of meetings now in progress
At the Centenary II. E. Church, conducted
by Pastor Scroggs and Presiding Elder Gun
| ninggim growing in interest. Mr.. Gun.
ninggim sermons are impressive and con-
vincing, and we trust may prove of rich
results. Services are held each evening at
four o'clock and y at night.
- We had pleasant call from Prof NJ.
IL. Holt of Oak Ridge, several days ago,
who came to arrange with the Oldham Pub
fishing House for the printing of the Oak
Leaf. He reports his school in furnishing
| condition and says that there are more
boarding students in attendance than have
been thus curly in any previous session