Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-25
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR BIZ
NOOKS.

ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR BIZ
Haversack OF Happenings Contributed by
Our Correspondents and Clipped
from Our Exchanges.
Greensboro is to have another daily.
The stock law in Trinity township David
son county, will go into effect the 25th inst.
Trinity Commencement this year falls on
the 9th and 10th of June.
The Prohibition Leader is the name of
new paper at Bush Hill.
1t is definitely announced that High Point
is to have aNational Bank in June.
High Point wants a hook and ladder COM
pany, something that Winston would do we'll
to have.
The ASHORE Courier is panied to learn
Of the death of J. & Skeen, of Concord town.
ship.
Mr. Daniel Evans died near New Hope in
Davidson county, on the eight inst, aged
50 years.
A Davidson county boy while chopping
wood unintentionally gashed the head of a
child playing near.
Sheriff Wheeler has settled Guilford's tax
Is with the State Treasurer. The amount
paid was Sll,9O7
The Enterprise is good paper and the
people of High Point ought to give it their
most generous patronage.
A few days since the Southern telegraph
company sent telegram from this point to
Africa says the Greensboro Patriot.
Mr.. Robert Lindsay, a much respected
and influential citizen of Greensboro, died
recently in the 10th year of his age.
The house of Suit Joyce. near Stoneville
IN Rockingham county, was burned recent
ly. The good people of that place raised a
liberal purse for him.
DR.. Meadows, accompanied by a posse Of
revenue men, made raid near Flat River,
Person county, last week, and broke up
three illicit distilleri.s.
A new post office has been established in
Rockingham, call McNeely, with w. v.
Stone, p NJ 1t is near Center Meeting
House. northwest of Leaksville
Mr.. J. n. johnson, of Pennington,
Davie county, lost both his house and barn
on last Sunday by fire. 1t was almost a total
loss as scarcely anything was saved.
Sherman Whitley, who lives in the upper
portion of Davidson county, recently took a
dose of ammonia through mistake for cam
phor. 1t cost him pound of butter to get
relief
Mr.. VIM. Spurgeon, who lives near Alb
bolts Creek, while here last Saturday, was
kicked by horse and had the bone of his
leg broken in two places, says the High
Point Enterprise.
Revenue raiders caught four men in a
still house in Wilkes county; last week, and
they were bound to the Federal Court The
raiders found six distilleriss and cut up sew
sral coppers.
A public meeting was held in Kernersville
last week by the citizens to prohibit the sale
of spirituous liquors within the corporate
limits of the town. After some discussion
the resolution was adopted by a standing
vote prohibiting its sale.
We learn from the High Point Enterprise
that in the case of State against J. w. Irby,
an account of which was. given last week,
the grand jury found true blk The trial
was postponed till the June term of court
and Irby was released by giving $500
bond.
The Salisbury Herald says it is reported
that large contract to pave some OF the
streets of Cincinnati has been awarded to a
party Of gentlemen owning quarries near
this place. Our granite is of a quality hard
to beat, and will always be source of in
come.
Two servants at the McAdoo House,
Greensboro, GeorgeL Lindsay and Henry Jar
rell had serious quarrel monday evening,
andLidsay shot . arrell in the.neck. The
physician in attendance upon FARRELL pro-
| nounced the wounnd fatal. Lidsay has been
lodged in Jail.
John Garner, at Wentworth, stabbed
Lindsay Southland recently. In their pre-
liminary trial before Squire Ratliffe it came
out that Southland had sold Garner whiskey,
under the influence of which the assault had
been made. Il further developed that s.
| had not license to sell liquor and to make
| matters worse, the intoxicant was sold on
Sunday.
T. NJ. Aldrick, of Providence, R. l., who
| has been located at John -Asdridges since
the latter part Of October, training dogs, has
| 8 settlers, pointers and q basset hounds
hundred acres Of land, for which liberal
sum Of money was paid some of his Provi-
| dence friends have hunted with him during
| the Winter.-Progrcss dot IN ASHORE Cou-
rier.
Some Irish peddlers visited Kernersville
| last week, and of course had to pay a tax,
which they did. But after they had can.
vassed the town one of them started down
the railroad, when he was met or overtaken
by John Parrish, but commonly. called
"Long John" or "Hungry John" who made
| himself known to the peddler as the town
constable and demanded a town tax of $40
The peddler informed hin he had settled his
tax, but Long John" PERSISTED in his pay
ing him and compelled the traveller to turn
back toward town, but he had not gone far
before he proposed to compromise with him
for $40 Still the man on foot refused and
started out again for town, but "Long John
concluded it was not safe for him to &c
further and SO he left him. The Neus say,
the peddler came in and reported TO the
authorities, when warrent was issued fol
Parrish, and Deputy Sheriff Gamble sent
to arrest him, but when he got in sight oil
John he took 4lsg bail' too fast for Gamble
or his horse either. ~
Moro Light onthe subject.