Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-18
TWIN-CITY TOPICS.

TWIN-CITY TOPICS.
PIoUANT POINTS ABOUT OUR TOWNS
AND PEOPLE.
The sentfnePs "Man About Town." What
He Sees and What Other People
Tell Him.
Court adjourned last Thursday.
= Did you receive that valentine7
- What has become of the gas company
- Get your gardens IN readiness for see'.-
ing.
The Methodist E. Sunday School now
numbers about $50 scholars.
Mt Friday of this place has opened
butcher shop in Kernersville.
Some of our merchants are in Northern
cities purchasing their Spring stock of goods
Mr.. Thomas Barber is erecting resi-
dence on Fourth Street, nearly opposite st.
Paups Church.
Mai. Smith will commence the erec-
ton of his residence in the w est End early
next month.
Four more recruits were taken from
our Jail on Tuesday morning to work on the
C.F.&Y.V. Railroad.
Mayor Buford has purchased the Bald
win property on Main Street, and we iearh'
will move into it shortly.
The work of moving the small tene-
ment houses on and near the corner Of Filth
and Spring street to Sixth has begun.
IL IL br,n kprS here
abouts held meeting recently and agreed
on an advance in the selling price OF brick.
-THE SENTINEL will issue special
illustrated number next week in honor OF
Washington's Birthday. Be sure and get
copy.
Mr.. Geo. w. Hinshaw adyertises In
the Greensboro Workman for memoran-
dunn book lost recently at the Greensboro
depot.
- The Mount Airy Nrrs says that "Mr.
Bub. Shepherd, of Winston, speaks of OPP
enine hardware store ;" in that place in the
Spring.
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gar
land Webb, died Saturday last, and the re-
mains were carried to Durham Sunday te
be inferred.
Messrs. T. A. Livengood & Co, liquor
dealers, made an assignment on Tuesday t.
Mr.. II. Montague. Assets $1,o11, liabill
ties 81, 413.
Mr. B. F. Hanes is now occupying hi
new factory, which is one of the most con
venient and we'll equipped in town. III
new tobacco truck is daisy.
Mr.. e. A. Hege has been recent.
awarded letters patent on cotton press
which we presume will be manufactured b.
the Salem Iron Works.
We are in receipt of communication
from Danbury, which we regret to say, hn
10 go into the wa basket because the wri
ter neglected to-. I'd us his name.
= Mrs. Mary T. Lathrop's Temperance
eomplimented by many who heard it. Th
hall was filled to its utmost capacity.
Work on the Biting building, o
Liberty Street has been resumed, and if til
present state of the weather continues, wi
doubtless be completed at an early date.
Williamson & Corrie have a handson
advertisement in this issue, They are bot
enterprising and pushing young men an
merit the success their business has attainet
- The Connoissear is the name of alittl
paper which has just been printed by tn
Oldham Publishing House toFits edito
Mr.. Nathan II. Ferguson, Level Plains, n
G.
- Mrs. Julian will occupy the upp
floor of the new Buxton L Shelton Blo'
and will conduct first class boarding hou
there. She hopes to be ready for CUES
about the first of next month.
= Our Mr. Baker will be at Davids'
Court, beginning March LIST and will
glad to meet the friends of THE SENTINE
Those whs are in arrears are courteously i
vited to come prepared t, pay.
- The sermon to young men in the
P. Church last Sunday night, by the past
Rev. Mr. Kennett, was both interesting a
instructive. 1t was good lesson to thu
in attendance and we trust will be proper
needed.
Messrs. AshecraA & Owen is the new d
which succeeds Gray & Martin in the dr.
business The attention of our readers
invited to the dissolution notice of the /
ter firm, also to the advertisement of Asl
craft & Oven.
- The Chsmber of Commerce. held
interesting meeting last Monday event
and discussed several railroad projects
which Winston is deeply concerned, Q
about which TIE SENTINEL will speak
lengt later on ~
- As will be seen from the advert
ment elsewhere of Mr.. F. C. Robbins, T
cree, the tobacco factory and fixtures, owl
and occupied by Messrs. Biting WI
aker in this city, will be sold for cash
Friday, Feb. 20.
Nearly six feet, or more accurai
hfty-six inches, Of new advertisements
this issue Of The SENrIHEI- This is
slight indieation that the advertising ?
10 knaw it to be first class medi
through which to reach TIE people.
The Dap;dsoa Coltegs Asnthly is
name of new magazine which is now
Ing printed BY the Oldham Publish
House. Every Aiumnas and friend of
excellent educational institution ough
contribute their support to this publicat
Winston y enjoying double sales al
larrs break this week The wagons are
nv score ard business is tIrefore brisker 1