Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-04-08
IN CITY AND COUNTY.
DAsHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.

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DAsHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPoRTERs.
Lss, Weeks Occurrences IN City and
County Narrated IN Condens
ed Paragraphs.
- Twenty marriage license were issued
in this county during the month Of Mach.
- The change in the gauge on the North
western road will take place about June lst.
= The Revenue collections at the branch
office in Winston, for last month amounted
to So, 665.52.
= Heavy rains are reported in all sections
of the country Tobacco plant beds are said
to be greatly damaged.
- Mr. Stephen Neal has purchased Mr..
T. S. Fuller's residence on Cherry Street,
for which he paid $4,000.
- The new Sunday School recently or
ganized at Gainesville, beyond Salem, has
over fifty scholars enrolled.
- Col j. A. Biting, who has been on a
three weeks visit to his orange grove in
Florida, returned few days ago.
Mr. VIM. B. Ham informs that he
will open bookstore, shortly in the Tise
block, now occupied by Mr.. j. Jacobs cloth
ing house.
- Mr. Charles vogler accompanied by
his family and sister, Miss Minnie, left last
week, for Davidson College, Mrs. Vogler's
former home.
Messrs j. A. White & Son sold six
new buggies in three days last week. Moth
ing succeeds like success and a free use OF
printers ink.
Mrs. Belle NJ. Galliher, of Madison Rock
ingham county, is visiting her father, Mr..
Sam. B. Ziglar, on Poplar street, between 18th
and 9Th streets, Winston.
MIR. r A. Womacl< and family, Of
Clemmonsville, have moved to Winston,
and now occupy Mr.. VIM. Nelson's new res
idence on Liberty Street.
- Frank Gibson, col, was lodged in Jail
here one day last week, charged with steal
ing tobacco from the factory of Messrs. ".
III. Leak & CO., at kernersville.
- Prof. Z. ~. Kennedy, Superintendent
Of the Durham Graded School, was in
Winston during the week. He is q brother
of our townsman, Mr.. &. Kennedy, Jr.
= Chief-of-Police Bradford was summon
ed an Sunday morning by telegram to the
bedside of his aged father, who was thought
to be dying at his home in Granville county.
The name of Mr.. Eugene E. Gray, has
been suggested for Mayor, but Mr.. Gray
states in a card in Tuesdays Daily, that he
respectively declines to be a candidate for
the place.
- J. ii. johnson has returned to the
Twin-City and will, we learn, make this his
future home. He has accepted a position
in the carriage shop OF Mr. Frank Meinung,
in Salem.
- The registration books for the munich
pal election in Winston are now open at
Esquire Grogan's office Liberty Street
In Salem they will be found at the store OF
Mr.. n. 7. Shore & Co.
= Mr.. z. c. Plunkett, 81 Kernersvile
has accepted position in the factory OF
Messrs. z. H Hanes & Co, of this city.
Charlie Hooper Of the same place has also
accepted a place salesman in the store OF
Nessrs. Pfohl & Stockton.
We had the pleasure of visit on
Tuesday from Mr. Geo. l. Nowisky, editor
on his way North where he is going to
superintsnd the publication of his book
.'Ths Adventures of a Tarheel Excursion
ist"
Mr.. ". A. Walker, who has beer
spending several weeks in different State.
in the West, returned on last Friday morn
ing, and states that as yet he is undecided as
to whether he will remove Vest or remain
in Winston. Mr.. w. is good citizen and
we trus. will decide to make Winston hi
permanent home.
- The SENTINEL had pleasant call las
week from Mr.. John K. Paddison, of Point
Caswell, who has moved from his Eastern
home to Mt. Airy, where he will engage il
merchandising. Mr.. Paddison is one of tn,
live men of Fender county, and his adopted
home is to be..congratulated upon having Sc
good citizen settle within its gates.
1t has been stated that the Salem
Branch Railroad to Greensboro cleared $l1
600 during February. If this be true, ther
we doubt if any 20 miles of railroad in North
Carolina is profitable and again. if this i
a correct statement, it does seem that tn.
business of the road would justify bette
depot building than We have at present.
Ne learn that the canvassers who wer
busily engaged canvassing the two town
calling Tor an election on Local Option, Sc
cured over 700 names, though only abcu
500 were registered voters, and as will b
have ordered an election to be held ON NJ on
day, June 7th, to decide license" or n
license"
- Mr.. John Turner, of Davie county, wa
in WHIST on one day last week with Tobacco
and Informed SENTINEL reporter that b
was 81 years of age, and that that wa
his first tripto Winston, Notwithstanding
he only lives 35 miles away. He also state
that he never wore pair of hoots in hi
life, but thinks himself none the worse o
for that.
Notwithstanding the Indictment wealth
er, great interest Is being manifested in til
series of meetings now in progress at tn
nj. F. Church Rev t. T. Ferree's sermon
are very able and convincing and We doul
not but great good will be accomplisho
through his untiring labors. Several hav
already protested faith in Christ, while
larger Number appear to be serious npo
the subject
Fine Picture of the Graded School.
Mr.. Eugene Hough, the artist OF the Twi
City Gallery has recently photographed