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Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
CARD.

To all who are suffering from the errors and
indiscretions OF yoEith. nervous weakness. early
decay loss of ma ahoOd, aSc.. Z VIII send : re-
ceipt that viii cure you. RE OF { II AktsE
The great remedy was discovered by 4 miss
. ionary in South America, Send a self .0ddress-
ed envelope to the REV. JOSEPH i. 1SMAN
Station D. New York City. oct. Is. 1855. Is
GALE OF LAND.-By virtue OF n decree OF
- the Superior Court OF Forsyth County GA
on Saturday. the 9Th day of January. 1856. at
the Court House door in Winston ;. G, at one
O'Clock, p. m. / VIII expose at public sale a
house and lot lying on Germantou street IN the
town of Winston. y. e, adioiniI the lands OF
John Price and others-said lot containing y OF
an acre, more or less. Terms of sale. three
months credit with bond and approved securi-
ty. Title retained until payment OF purchase
money. r. b. kERNER. Admir-. of anthony
Brown. Dec lV-tus
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
BY HENRY E. McrvER, CONTRACTOR.

Ed Mcknight rooms; Green Brown
rooms John Wade rooms ; John Petree 4
rooms; Emanuel Ecles az 2 rooms each
Judge Wilson; Mrs I j Wilson rooms
T III Pegram, jr., 10 rooms; L F Leak 6
rooms John Leary rooms; Col James
Martin 9 rooms; w Nelson rooms
Daniel Rominger rooms; c Buxton (2)
6 rooms each.
Store Roonss-J C Buxton 5 Col ] A
Biting, & w Belo ice house; Watson &
Buxton office; T B Douthit office; Crutch-
field & Macarthur office additions and re-
pairs for CrutchfeId & Macarthur; Brown
Bros, Clark & Ford, T ] Wilson, Mrs T
Wilson, Col Jas Martin, D Rominger, w
Z Nelson, Col J A Biting, J c Buxton, D
3 Smoak, & L Gambler, P H Winston, A
Scales, viii Hill, Ed Clinard, S H Hodgin,
Piedmont Warehouse, J F Prather, D
Mast, II E Newer, L Il Hough, w Ellis
s Son, W s Rempson, Presbyterian Parson-
age, s II Smith. .Tise Block, D Paylor
agent, III Henley estate, n w Eorfeet
Total cost 81, $50.
Other additions and: repairs not mention.
ed in report, amounting to Eve or six thous
and dollars, So. 700. Total $50 $780,
Buildings and repairs BY smaller con
tractors and private persons, $35, 900
Grand total, $137 400.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
SURRY SoUIBS.
Mt. Airv NeaSS.

Mr.. Edgar Gslmer, steward, reports every
thing progressing smoothly on the railroad
works. Mr.. Gilmer also informed US that
another squad of convicts will arrive at the
stockade in a few days.
Jeff Simpson, who killed David Lawson
near this place Christmas Eve, was arrested
and lodged in Jail at Dobson last week. The
prisoner, in company with Sheriff Venable,
was in town "Wednesday. Simpson was be-
foae Judge Graves under writ of habeas
corpus last Thursday and was allowed to
give bail in the sum Of 81, 200. Mr.. J. R.
Lewellyn is counsel for the defendant.
Mr.. Lazarus Speice, who lived a few miles
above Mt. Airy, was engaged at work last
Monday at his saw mill on LovelPs creek
when he fell into the swollen stream and
was drowned before he could be rescued.
Several parties were present but it seems
they were SO excited that they were power
less to render the drowning man any assist
ance. The deceased was about as years old
and was unmarried.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
Personal PARAGRAPHS.

Mr.. R. B. Watkins, of Kernersville,
spent Tuesday in the city.
Miss Mary Zeverly, Of Salem, is Wis.,
itirg friends in Greensboro.
Mr.. q. w. Whitehead, of the Green's
boro Patriot, was in the city Monday.
IL ISIS M. NJ. Hunt, of Pennsylvania, and
:. relative of Mr.. Joseph Stockton, is stop
Ding at the Central Hotel.
Mr.. w.. F. Perkins, who has been visit
Ing friends and relatives in Patrick county,
Va, returned on last Sunday.
Mr.. w. A. Spaugh, who has been con-
fined to his home on Cherry street for some
time, we regret to learn, is still very feeble.
MIR. J. Hoffman paid THE SKSsINEL
pleasant call yesterday. He is from
Washington, N. G., and is thinking of opeL-
] ing dry goods store in Winston shortly.
We noticed Mr.. &. F. Beck, of Florida,
in the city one day last week. Mr.. Beck
was at one time connected wit h the livery
business in Winston. and his many friends
here were no doubt glad to see him.
Mr.. Jas. P. Bynum, brother of Mr..
Wade Bynum, of this place, who has been
residing in Texas for the past two years, has
returned to his old home to stay. He paid
the SENTINEL pleasant call Monday.
DR. E. p Ector will leave in few days
for Washington Territory, with view of To-
eating. Mr. Will Payne, who has been in
Mr.. Gilmer's employ, accompanies him. We
wish the young gentlemen success and hap
piness in their new home.
Mr.. Phil. Booze was married at tho res
idence of the brides father, in this county,
January oh, to Miss Sallie Sullivan, Rev.
J. T. Bagwell performing tho ceremony.
The couple left on the evening train for
the New Orleans Exposition.
Col. Peter Harriston, of Sauratown, whe
has been spending some time in Baltimore,
where he is engaged in a commission bust
ness, was in attendance at the Inauguration
| Ball at Richmond on the LIST. He was a
classmate of General Lee at West Point and
remarks with pride and pleasure upon the
magnificent success of the great ball and
| banquet.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
OUR COUNTY FATHERS.
REGULAR MONTHLY MEETING OF
THE COMMISSIONERS.
Much Important Business Transacted
Deputy Sheriff, F, n. Pfaf Quail
flied, etc, etc.


Deputy Sheriff, F. N. Pfaff Quail
flied, etc, etc.
The County Commissioners held their
regular monthly meeting on the first Mon
day in the month, but owing to the crowded
condition of our columns, and the late hour
the report came in, we were unable to pub
lish proceedings in our last issue.
The board ordered that the land of Geo.
TeDull, and all other citizens of Lewisv1lle,
Abbott's Creek and Bellows Creek townships
be not included in the stock law taxes for
the year 1855, and that where the Sheriff
has collected such tax, to refund same.
FIN. Pfaf was duly qualified as Deputy
Sheriff Of Forsyth county.
Licenses to sell liquor were granted to
H. Pitts. c. A. Winkler, Hartman & Vog-
Ter, T. A. Liyengood & Co.
Mary Alspaugh colored, was ordered to be
sent to the poor house.
1t was ordered that j. w. Hunter, Lewis
Hine, Franklin James, {. II. Hauser and
c. B. Raunk, be appointed Commissioners
under the law to clean out the channel and
straighten the banks of Mill Creek, prong
of Muddy Creek, from the old Mill near
Old Town, to Mrs Adeline Shouse's.
1t was also ordered that J. III. Stockton,
T. J. Brown, H. E. Fries and r. J. Reyn-
olds be appointed a committee to let out the
building of bridges across the double branch
es ON the Germanton road and report their
proceedings to the next meeting of the
Board.
Mr.. G. p. Hamlen was released from a
double tax for 1885, the same being an error.
Another session of the Commissioners
was held on Tuesday, at which A. G. Vass
was appointed to fix up water gaps and to
repair stock law fence in Bellows Creek,
near the Morehead place.
The Board made q settlement with Sheriff
Boyer for the school fund for the twelve
months ending January LIST, 1886.
Ordered, that the following children, who
are county charges, be sent to the poo,
house, being the children of Henderson Foy
and Sallie Simpson, three colored and two
white, said Foy and Simpson being in the
county Jail.
H. E. Leoper was granted license 20 re
| tail spirituous liquors.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
Pennington Notes.
For the Sentinel

FOr inc SSnLtuet.
Wild geese and ducks are very numerous
~ the Yadkin river.
1r. Buck" Atkinson will So, remove
his family faom Smith Grove to this place.
Squire Swain will soon begin the erection
of new house in the rear of his present
residence.
The Pennington FIGURING Mills will soon
be in running order and promises to be one
of the best in this part of the State.
Mr.. Dave Essex, who arrived here from
Texas few weeks ago, has returned to that
State, and-well, he did not go back alone
W.XC.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
A YEAR OF PROGRESS.
4 QUARTER OF A MILLION DOLLARS
WORTH
OF Improvements in the Twin City During
the Past Year, and tho List Still
IrOompIete.


OF improvements in the Twin City During
the Past Year, and the List Still
Incomplete.
The year 1885 was marked by the cree
ton Of more buildings than any other, in
the Twin-City's history, and almost if not
fully averaging one day, and valued ap-
proxnately at quarter of million dol
lars We subjoin exports Of our Contractors
for the past year. There are other firms
who have erected quite number of build
ings, bu; the SENTINEL reporter has been
unable to interview them:
BY G. /. MILLER, CONTRACTOR.
PAYNE, Lunn & Morris, tobacco factory,
brick, size 50x156 feet, four stories high,
steam power, steam elevator, etc, $4,000.
q L Miller's planning mills, brick, size
55x125 rect, two stories, shaving and boiler
house, brick, size 22x4S feet, with brick
stack 20 feet high, dry kilns, brick, size q
x2S feet, office frame, size 16x26 feet, lime
house, frame size 16x26 feet, $4,000.
Finished up NJ Z church, brick, covered
with slate, modern style, size 55x85 feet,
annex on Chapel 31x71 feet, steeple 135
feet high, Cathedral stained glass, heated
by furnance and lighted by gas, $4,000.
Finished up D S Reeds store house,
brick, size 25x1O0 feet, two stories high,
$500.
5 Miller's dwelling, brick, two stories,
IL rooms, $4,000.
Z E GRAY, dwelling, frame, two stories,
IL rooms with outbuilding and enclosure,
$4,000.
Mrs r Gray, dwelling, frame, TIVE stories,
mansard roof, II rooms with outbuilding
and enclosure, $4,000.
Thos H Morris, dwelling, frame, two
stories, modern style, 10 rooms, with tower,
also barn and other outstandings and en-
closure, $4,000.
II H Reynolds, frame buildings, two
stories, size 16x32 feet, four rooms, 81 800.
J S White, two store rooms, frame, two
stories, $500.
Buff Pitts, cottage, frame, one story, two
rooms and piazza, $500.
A Reed, cottage, frame, one story, four
rooms, 5000.
D a Spaugh, box house, $40.
List of houses remodeled and enlarged -
G w Winston, dwelling remodelsd and
enlarged, $500.
Maj Brown, dwelling addition, $3.50.
Bohanan, dwelling addition, $500.
DIR Morten, dwelling remodeled and
raised, $3.50.
] S Miller. old dwelling repaired, 5000
Mrs Bowman, dwelling remodeled and
repaired, $780,
Salem hotel, repaired, 5000.
Twin City club rooms fitted up, $500.
Gray & Martins Office 5000.
Phillip Bailey, finish dwelling, 500.
Steeple on Baptist church at Kernersville,
s150.
Other additions and repairs not mention
ed above amounting to 81 900, which makes
the total $4,000 Total building contracts
for 1855, $4,000.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
NEIGHBORHOOD NOTES.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR BY
NOOKS.

Havsrsaek OF Happenings Contributed by
Our Correspondents and Clipped
from Our Exchanges.
Mr.. Albert Peele, who formerly lived in
Winston, is conducting very interesting Sc
ries of services at Salem Junction.
In Davie county there is an old man
named Mack, aged %, who is the father of
thirty-one children, all living.
The Board of Supervisors of Public Roads
in Broadbay township will be at Clinard's
store on the LIST Saturday in February, be-
tween the hours of and o'clock, p. m.
The overseers of the different roads in the
township are requested to come and make
their reports according to law.
Mr.. Osborne Lackey, of Alexandria coun-
ty, while drinking water from spring sew
eral years ago, felt himself swallow some
thing. His health became impaired and he
spent a considerable sum in recuperating,
until at length the Medical Board of the
United States sent him some physic, which
resulted N him prssing a spring lizard.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
Graded school Gossip.

The attendance, notwithstanding the x-
tremely cold weather, is excellent.
The books for the school library have
arrived and are being placed upon the
shelves.
considerable complaint is being made
at the inadequate heating facilities in tho
Grade. School this cold weather.
AT the last meeting of the School Com
missioners, Professors Tomlinson and Nc
Iver were reelected Superintendent and
Assistant Superintendent. to serve until
June.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
Dangerous Counterfeit.

Our business men and all others who
handle greenbacks, had better examine
every five dollar william that cometh into
their hands, in order to detect one of the
most dangerous counterfeits in circulation.
1t is S. note on the First National Bank
of Tampaqua, Pennsylvania. They are
numbered respectively $50 and $50, and the
series are A s4,s75 and A s4,O52. The
names j. w. Abbott, cashier, and E. E.
Gray, president, are signed. The only de-
feet of the note is on the back, where the
word lowing" is spelt owning.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
ROCKINGHAM RACKET.

Rev. B. II. Phillips, the former pastor of
the Baptist Church here, has moved with
family to Richmond, Rockingham county.
Prot. Ray, Of Louisburg, has bought the
old Baptist Church at Leaksville and will
open large boarding school. Prospects
are favorable for f1attering success.
The revenuers captured two wagons and
teams and thirteen barrels of liquor up on
the Guilford line last week. The horses are
in one Of our livery stables and the wagons
in the yard-the whiskey held to belibelled
and confscatsd
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
Sale Of the Jail Property,

As will be seen by an advertisement in
another column the old Jail property will be
offered for sale on Tuesday, February I'd, at
L O'Clock p NJ The lot which the county
Jail stands is 100 by 200 feet, and will be
sold in such sized lots as purchasers may
prefer. This is fine opportunity for those
who wish to buy sites for business houses in
the heart of the city, and We sincerely hope
the property may not fall into the hands of
any one who will not erect building there
on
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
A Smoking Tobacco Factory

Mr.. w. T. Gray has returned to Winston
and will permanently remain here. As soon
as the necessary arrangements can be eff
fected he will commence the manufacture
of smoking tobacco in the Hall building,
next to P. II. Haues & Co.'S. We are glad
to chronicle this item of industrial news, and
wish Mr.. Gray much success in his enter
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
The Sentinel at Rockingham.

Our canvasser and collector, Mr. Burwell
w. Baker, will be in attendance at Rock
tngham court, at Wentworth, next week.
All who owe this paper will pleasee see
him and cancel their dues. He will also be
glad to receipt for new subscriptions and re-
newals.
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Capital Prize, SIS, Oe o

1867 Prizes, amounting to 1865 500
Application for rates to clubs should be made
only to the Office of the Company in New Or
leans.
For further information write clearly, giving
full address. POSTAL NOTES, Express Mon
ey Orders or New York Exchange in ordinary
letter. Currency by Express (all sums of S.
and upwards at our expense) addressed
M. A. DA UPHlN,
New Orleans, La
or M. n. DAUPHIN.
Washing ton, ID. C.
Make P. o. Money Orders paya-
BILE and address Registered Letters
to
NEW ORLBANSN ATlONALB BANK
New Orleans, La.
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OHM Send 10 cents postage and we will
A lrlHl mall you FREE royal, valuable,
II UlI SAMPLE box OF goods that will put
you in the way OF making MORE MONEY at once
than anything else IN America. Both sexes Of
all ages can live at home and work in spare
time, all the time. Capital not required.
We will start you. Immense pay sure for those
who start at once. STINsoN q Co., Portland.
Maine. jan 1y
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
LAND SALE.

DY VIRTUE OF A DECREE OF THE
D Superior Court of Forsyth County, rendered
at October Term, 1885, I shall sell for Cash, at
tho Court House 1tor in Winston, on
rhursday, the 4th day Of February. 1886.
at O'Clock p. M, the j. F. Suders tract of
Land, lying in FORSYTH county, on the waters
of Oldfeld Creek, adjoining the lands of Joe
Davis and others, containing le2 acres more or
less. R. B. KERNER, Commissioner.
WATSON & Bux1oH, Attorneys
JAM End. lss6.-AW.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14

A DMIN1STR ATORS' NOTICE.-The under
n signed J. L. Petree and B. z. Eiser have
duly quafif I'd rs Administrator OF TIE eeta3e
of John Kser, decd. and hereby give notice
against the said John Kiser to present them to
the Administrators duly authenticated, for
payment on or before the 25th day of January,
1887 or else this notice will be plead in bar Of
their recovery. Persons indebted to the estate
must pay without delay. J. Z. PETREE. z. Il.
KISER, Administrators. Dec. 10-6w.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14

incorporated in 1868 for Is years by the Leg
islature for Educational and Charitable purpos-
es-with capital of 81 ,Oo0, 00o-to which a re-
serve fund of $3.50 900 has since been added.
By an overwhelming popular vote its fran
chise was made part of the present State Con-
stitution adopted December I'd, a. d., 1879.
The only Lottery eue, voted on and endorsed by
the people Of any State.
1t neuer scales or postpones
It's Grand Single Number Drawings take
place monthly, and the Extraordinary Draw
ings regularly every three months instead OF
semi-Annually as heretofore, beginning March,
1886.
ASPLENDID OPPORTUNITY TO WIN A
FORTUNE. SECOND GRAND DRAWING,
CLASS B, IN THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC,
NEW ORLEANS TUESDAY. FEB,
Q, 18s6-189th Monthly DRAWN
Capital Prize, So 5, Og&5.
100000 Tickets at Five Dollars Each. Frac-
in, he IN,
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By FoeLE BROS, CONTRACTORS.

Chas Stewart, rooms, frame, l,ooo
MN Voaler. rooms frame. 1000
NJ Voeler. rooms. frame, 700
John Parish, rooms, frame, 600
Mrs L Poindexter, 8 rooms, frame, 500
W T Vosler, 2 houses, 4 rooms each,
frame, 1,700
All of the interior and great deal of the
outside work of the residence of NJ N Will
hanson, which contains IA rooms and is of
brick, amounting to about 5000.
B F Hanes, brick factory, stories and
garrett, size of building 53x149 over all,
about 5000.
II II Reynolds, brick factory, 4 and 5
stories, with garrett, size of building 53x130
over all, about 10000.
Buxton & Shelton, stores, Main street,
Winston These stores have iron fronts,
and will be the first block of the kind erec-
ted in the city, and will cost not less than
10000.
F G Mining, small brick store, about
800.
Salem Female Academy, extensive re-
pairs and alterations, costing not less than
1000.
Addition to Chapel in East Salem, 700.
Jos Reynard, addition and repairs, 1000.
CIV Vogler, repairs, 500.
w B Taylor, addition and repairs, 400.
Mrs Fl Petree, finishing up house, at cost
of about 800.
J C Buxton, 1 frame, Winston, $50.
Hubert Scales, frame, rooms, 300.
j W Fries, frame, 2 rooms, Salem, 800.
-Fogle Bros, 3 frames, rooms, Winston,
$50.
NJ A Williamson, 1 frame, Winston, $50.
Total building contracts for 1885, SOL $50.
During the last four months of 1885,
Messrs. Fogle Bros bought and laid one and
one-fourth million Of bricks, showing their
busiest season to have been the latter part OF
the year. In addition to building and other
!. wood work, they made and sold $4,000
tobacco boxes.
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14
NOTICE!

THE annual meeting of the Stockholders of
Il the Wachovia National Bank of Winston,
N. c., will be held at the banking house of said
bank on Tuesday, the 18th day of January,
1886. JAS. A. GRAY, CASHIER.
Dec. I0-tdm.
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NOT ICE.

TWILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION to the
i highest bidder on the premises, on Saturday,
the 10th day of January, 1886, at O'Clock, p: m
A tract of Land belonging to the estate OF AIS
Harston, deceased, adjoining the lands of W m
Hazelip. j. &. Magee and Sizemore, containing
about 42x acres, more less Terms of Sale,
one-half cash, balance on credit of months
This 18th Of Dec, 'S5. NJ. J. CREWS. Admir-
dec l7--tds of Ais Hairston, decd
Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-01-14

We the undersigned Banks and Bankers soH
pay all Prizes drd1cn in The Louisiana State
Lotteries sohich may be presented at our coun-
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Among the invited guests were: Prof
and Mrs. Tomlinson, Prof. Blair, Mr.. and
and Mrs. w. B.Glenn, Gen. and Mrs. Boggs
Miss Augusta Watkins, Col. J. A. Biting
Mr.. and Mrs. d. D. Shelton, Mr.. and Mrs
I. F. Williamson, Mrs. DIR. r. F. Gray
Miss Jessie Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.
Ledbetter, Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. d. Watkins
At half past one o'clock this happy com
pany dispersed for their homes after many
expressions of gratitude to the host and
hostess for a most pleasant evening.