Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-28
TWIN-CITY TOPICS.
pI0UANT POINTS ABOUT OUR TOWNS
AND PEOPLE.
The SentineIs Man About Town. What
He Sees and What Other People
Tell Him.

He Sees and What Other People
Tell Him.
= Now is the time to bnrn your tobacco
plant beds.
Holy Communion will be administered
at the morning service of the NJ. P. Church
next Sunday.
Mr. l. Leopold has purchased the Shell
ton property on the corner of Fifth and
Spring Streets.
- There is an advertised letter in the
Salisbury post-office for Messrs. V. O.
Thompson & Co.
- A drummer selling artificial eggs, wa.
in town recently We don't know whether
he sold any or not.
Winston is the name of a new post
office ON the Midland Railway near Gull
pepper, In Virginia.
Capt. John Robinson left on Thurs
day for South Carolina with some fine spec
linens of horse flesh.
Mr. Robt Watkins, druggist of Ker-
nersville, has made an assignment to II.
Montague of this city.
= There are now twenty-six prisoners in
our county Jail awaiting trial OF this
number, six are women.
We learn that our mechanics are tax
ing step. to organize knights of Labor
Union at an early day.
Rev. J. L. Michau1, eff Greensboro,
will fill the pulpit of the NJ P. Church next
Sunday morning and night.
- Our farmers are now busily engaged
burning their plant beds, making prepare
ton for another crop of the weed.
= January is on her last legs, and al
ready the young folks are discussing the
coming events of st. Valentines Day.
= Miss Mary Lothrop, President of the
Michigan W. c. T. u, is expected to speak
in Winston on the 10th of February.
- There is very fine crayon portrait of
Judge Cloud at Williamson & orrie's book
store. 1t belongs to Col. ]. G. Biting.
- Old people tell US when there is
great deal of sleet, it is an Indication of
good fruit year. Surely this will be one
- The Methodist Episcopal Sunday
School now hold their meetings in the
new lecture room at the rear of the church.
- The NJ. E. Sunday School have re-
ceived their new library which consists of
135 volumes. They have also ordered 100
more,
A Congressman, members of the Leg
islature, Clerk Of the Court, Sheriff, Regis
ter of Deeds and Constable are to be elected
this year.
Dr.. A. L. Mock who has recently NOV
ed here fiom Clemmensville, will continue
his practice. He offers his professional SER
vices in a card in this issue.
= The Twin-City Daily suspended with
its issue of the 10TH Messrs. Stack & Sni-
der announce that they will publish week
ly when they start up again.
- The Annual General Meeting of the
Stockholders of the New Garden Asricult-
ural Society will he held tomorrow at 2
o'clock p m, the fair grounds
Monday with Judge Montgomery presiding
and our recently appointed Solicitor, Mr..
r. B. Glenn, prosecuting for the State
= As the weather improves business re-
wives. Now is the time to put your adver-
tisement in The SENTINEL 1t will be
cheap investment that will pan out WE'LL
- The Young Mems prayer meeting i.
held regularly every Thursday evening in
the Boys Schoolhouse in Salem. The Young
men are most cordially invited to attend
Wiley Keith has just finished a very
pretty job in kalsomine in the room over
Aliens jewelry store, which is to be occu-
pied by air. Will Moore as sleeping quar-
tiers.
= Maj. Samuel H. Smith has purchased
the vacant lot adjoining Mr. R. B. Kerner's
residence on Fifth Street, in the West End,
and will erect dwelling thereon at an ear
ly day.
Mr.. j. F. McCollum. constable for New
Bethel Township in Rocking ham county, of
fers reward of $40 for the apprehension
and delivery of Frank Taylor. Read the
advertisement
LET there be light" is the frequent
complaint of the pedestrian as he traverses
our streets at night. Three additional lights
are badly needed on Fifth Street betw cen
Broad and Summit
= Sheriff Boyer issues his last call in this
number o. THE SENTINEL. All taxes not
paid hy March 10th will be placed in the
hands of deputies for collection and they
will certainly charge cost.
Mr.. Cicero Tise has purchased a lot
on North Liberty Street, and will, we learn,
erect a handsome dwelling thereon at an
early day. He has also purchased the VIM.
Tavis properly en- Depot Street
- Sheriff Mcqueen, of Cumberland coun-
ty, arrived on the noon train yesterday and
placed i've more recruits for the &. F.&Y.
V. r R., in our Jail. He will leave this
morning with then for the st>ckade at Dali
ton.
Rev. L. Fl. regram, on North Liberty
Street, is new at work moving hi. dwelling
back to the rear end of his lot. In the
Spring he will erect large and handsome
residence ON the site formerly occupied by
the cid building.
A negro by the name of Charlie Har-
per, after giving our Chief OF Police Il close
race ON last Thursday, was caught and
lodged in Jail, charged with stealing 1900
cigars from the factory of Messrs. V.O.