The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-06-03
IN CITY AND COUNTY.
DAsHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUn
RKPORTEES.

Last Weeks Occurrences in City and
County Narrated in Condsns-
ed Paragraph.
With June comes the harvesting sea
= Home-raised "snap" beans are now on
the market.
- The glorious Fourth of July falls on
Sunday this year.
County Commissioners will meet in
regular session next Monday.
The Baptist Sunday School will pic
mic at Aickey's Mill on the 10th inst.
- The Register of Deeds issued twenty
nine marriage license during the month of
May.
Whooping cough is prevailing to quite
an alarming extent among children in the
Twin-City.
- The Salem Literary Society will give
promenade concert in the Public Square
Saturday night.
Rev. J. L. White, of this place, has
been awarded the French Scholarship Med
al at Wake Forest.
= Miss Maria Shore, and Mr.. A. F.
Pfohl, of Salem, celebrated their 50th birth
days last Saturday.
= The Colored Noravian Sunday School
in Salem now has membership of o1er
three hundred scholars.
= Rev. c. L. Rights has been reelected
Il IL IL. = Il.
Church at Kernersville.
1t has been suggested that fire or
hook and laddercompany be set on foot in
North Winston, (Liberty.)
= Succumbed. The Germanton Enter
prise, is without printer, therefore 1t has
failed to make its appearance.
= Mr. John Sprinkle, of Gross Roads
Church, is now swinging the yard stick in
Messrs. Ryttenberg Bros Trade Palace.
= By the use of paint and brush, Mr..
Joseph McCanless' residence on Reservoir
Street, has been greatly improved in APP
pearance.
A very fine picture of Mr.. H. II.
Reynolds factory, together with his force,
was taken on last Saturday by Mr.. H X.
Hough.
- A step in the right direction. The
Salem Commissioners have decided to buy
steam fire engine. We learn it will be
purchased shortly.
"A 'Floral Service" will be held at
three o'clock, p. m, in the NJ. P. Church,
next Sunday week, at which the church
will be handsomely decorated
- The Kernersville Neps has gotten an
engraved heading and has changed its name
to Ne'cs and Farm. Forsyth county can
now boast Of two agricultural papers.
= Messrs. J. A. White & Son have just
turned out from their shops a handsomely
painted hearse for Messrs. Cicero Tise &
Co., to be used for the colored people.
- At a meeting of the Town Commission
ers of Salem last Friday night, Mr.. George
Hobbs was elected Police and night watch
man, and Hilary Church lamp-lighter.
-A smart energetic boy of about fourteen
who desires to learn the printing business
can find employment at THE SENTINEL Of
flee. Only industrious boys need apply. No
idlers wanted.
= Mr.. r. j. Reynolds with becoming
enterprise, has let out the contract for
large four-story fire proof tobacco storage
warehouse to be erected on Third Street,
west of the Winston FIGURING Mills
- Sol. Stewart of Salem, was tried ON
Monday before Esquire Grogan, charged
with wife-beating and carrying concealed
weapon. He was lodged in Jail to await
further hearing before higher court.
= We are told that from the present out
look, the little place beyond Salem, known
as Centerville, is destined to become viii
lage of no little note. Steps are now being
taken to erect Sunday School Chapel.
= Mr.. J. Lindsay Patterson has been in
vited to deliver the literary address at the
closing exercises Of the Rockford Academy,
which takes place. next Friday. We be-
speak for those present an entertaining and
instructive address.
The fine Newfoundland dog belonging
to Maj. Barham, in the West End, died
very suddenly last Saturday night. The
animal was favorite pet with the Majors
family. 1t is thought that death was brought
about from the effect of poison
= Roscoe ConkIing says, 'sThat the
smallest country newspaper is worth more
to its country subscribers In one month than
its price for year, and does. more for its
neighborhood for nothing than many high
official does for his munifcent salary"
= Mr.. Thomas Leak, manufacturer of
the Southern Belle" and other brands of
smoking tobacco, has honored THE SENr1-
MEL with good-sized bag of the above
brand, which we find to be an excellent ar