The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-12-02
GREENSBORO BUDGET.
THE CREAM OF THE WEEKS NEWS
FROM THE CITY OF FLOWERS.

THANKSGIVING Day-Heavy Tobacco Sales
"A Leading Establishment Makes an
Assipument-Mercant Matters ossip
Here and There.
Special Correspondence of the Sentinel
GREENSBORO, Nov. 3o.-Thanksgivirg
dav was not observed here altogether as the
Governor directed He did not tell every
body to have turkey but nearly everybody
had turkey He told the people to stop
work, go to church and return thanks. They
did not stop, except the mechanics. The
merchants kept doors 0pen and sold all they
could. Sportsmen were out with gun and
dog prosecuting the poor partridge. But
at the hour for hash everybody was prompt
ly on hand for turkey. By the way Mr..
-NTINEL, don't you think that the
s>. gobbler should be our national EN-
tufEes bird-a bird of freedom-of
blemarfs -ot ;udependence-of social habits
strength-o COZ, ..stitution, instead of that
and vigorous asmIs w.l,ich NJ body ever sees ex
sprtelu, n n with his claws ~ of javelins
d. ~ MANY of our voters, to say NJ thlng Oh
other classes, ever saw live American ~"
gle,
TOBACCO BREAKS
have bessp hea, y for few days--warenoa uses
ov.rrune The yel,o, stream began to now
with the advent of rainy Int nr;ces have
reported chiefly low grades,
been good.
TWO CITYISH INSTITUTIONS by
are the new Chinaware store jrsss opene"
Ellis & Co., Of Baltimore, arsd brahea,
house of Tennessee Furniture Co, both OF
which are spreading Sut sD5 offering
handsome things in their line in sae Whar-
ton & Stratfork block.
GLOSSY SILK HATS
l. a 1 I -
present generation knows what that means,
for we never see any more good old loaf
CUR )are now dispensed by five very oriental
looking Millinery bazaars, and their lovely
wearers float very jauntily along on the sea
of vanity.
THE HIGHLAND ORCHESTRA
has arrived and Bagpipe melody is enthus-
ing the small boy, white, black and tan, and
making the window glass rattle. Lu. Brock
mann says the machine or the tune, one is
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES erdudlesocksfifer
and as soon as john Brown heard the name
of it he wanted to wax the floor and have
dance.
c. & NJ. PRETZFELDER
dry goods merchants of this place made an
assignment to-day to r. r. King. Liabili-
ties $4,000 or $4,000, assets unknown.
This is surprise to all parties as they were
supposed to be doing prosperous business
SANTA CLAUS
has made heavy deposits in his line at this
place stensibly to have the advantage of
The 4. RS. The season will soon be on and
the goods will not suffer by comparison with
other years.
NUT SHELLS.
Multiplied barber shops are located here,
there are no less than eight of these indus
trial institutions, and thirteen tonsorial ar
lists engaged in scrapins acquaintance.
Mr. Jas. Dixie, founder of the Dixie Book
Co., died last week but as it is an incor-
porate company the business will be contin-
ued by other members of the firm who have
just bought out the book and stationery in
terest of Mrs. w. G. Doub.
The Methodist Ministry leave for Reds
ville the seat Of Conference, to night Tues
day. The closing year has been one OF
marked success for that denomination all
| financial claims fully met membership in
| creased substantial new brick house OF
worship, IN southern part of town built, fo1
which pastor will probably be appointed