Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-03-11
NEIGHB0RH0OD NOTES.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR By
NOOKS.
Havcrsaek OF Happenings Contributed by
Our Correspondents ard Clipped
from Our Exchanges.


Our Correspondents ard Clipped
from Our Exchanges
The public school at Friedhurg Church
will close Saturday.
Kernersville wants bank. Mt. Airy's
new one will open shortly.
The Building and Loan Association at
Salisbury is now incorporated.
A tri-weekly mail is now being run be-
tween Danbury and Stuart, Va.
- number of dwelling houses will be
erected in Waughtown this year.
The free school at Kernersville will close
on Friday with public exercises.
Ell1in Valley is the name of new post
office recently established in Sur1y county.
The Danbury Reporter says the height of
Moore's Knob, according to the U. ). Coast
Survey, is 2,572 feet.
Court opens in Allegheny county next
Monday. Davie court March Doth; Stokes
April 18th, Surry April 10Th.
The length of the rails being used on the
C. F. & Y Y. R., is 80 feet, and the weight
500 pounds, or 5S4 rails to the mile
A new post office, by the name of Carlisle,
has been opened near Muddy Creek, about
four miles from CIemmonsvlile, with Mrs.
| John Holland as Postmistress.
The News learns that Rev j. H. Totten,
who left Kernersyille about twelve months
ago for Kansas, will soon return to the Old
| North State.
The Mt. Airy Ne,cs has greatly improved
within the past few weeks. Bro. Lowery
| has enlarged it from six to an eight col
| 20 oh
A check for 81 ,272 was recently sent the
| Salisbury woSlen mills for the loss of their
engine, boiler, and building by the Virgins
Fire and Marine Insurance Company.
| The Kernersville News appeared last
week six coluHn, eight page paper We
congratulate Bro. Lindsay upon the i'm
provement and wish him much success.
| The annual address before the Literary
societies of the Oxford Female Seminary, al
the Commencement exercises, ON June Is
to 3rd, will be delivered by Hon. James w
Reid.
Mr.. C. F. Lowe, dealer in general mer
ehandise, made an assignment in Lexington
| a few days ago to Charlie Thompson of tina
place Liabilities about $4,000, asset:
| $4,000.
The Bscealaureate Sermon at the Com
| mencement exercises at Chapel Hill, IL
June, will he delivered by Rev. Charles III
Hall, Rector of Holy Trinity Church
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Mr.. J. P Simpson, of Davidson county
has presented the Dispatch man with bo,
of baking powder of his own manufacture
which, after a fair test in both bread ane
cake, is pronounced to be equal to any high
! priced powders on the market.
Editor Pepper, of the Danbury Reporter
asks what has become of their Cornet Band
and says would it not be well to turn tn,
horns over to the boys, and let them toot ;
little, or if that cannot be done, sell the III
struments and invest the proceeds i'll a 10
of Tom cats We are spiling for LITTLE
good music.
The Danbury Reporter says it is reported
that five men, including Rhodes, are unde
arrest at Patrick Court House, Va, charged
with the hanging OF j. c. Wilson Ii W.
could only get at all the particulars con
nected with this matter, even the half o
it, we might find some relief to our minds
the more so should it be proved that no cit
liens of this county or State had a hand IL
this most dastardly diabolical act.