The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-10-07
GREENSBORO BUDGET
THE CREAM OF THE WEEKS NEWS
from THE CITY OF FLOWERS.

| FROM THE CITY OF FLOWERS.
| Almost . Serious Confagaration.-The
| Excursions to washlnston.-Mr. Reid's
/ speech.
| Special Correspondence of the Sentinel.
| GREENSBORO, Oct. 6.-Stealing clothes
seems to be becoming very popular pas
| time with the negroes In town. Two ne
1 groes went into Browns store Saturday
night, and while one was pretending to ex-
anime some goods the other secreted a vest
under his coat. Mr.. Lu Brockman, who
had seen the same negroes IN the store sew
| eral times before, and suspected they were
/ up to some meanness noticed the coat of
one of them bulged out. whereupon he COL
| Jared him and made him show the vest,
| which he recognized belonging to the
store. A policeman was called in, and the
! gentlemen were lodged in Jail to await trial.
| The same trick was played on Fisbblate a
| few days ago. A fine coat and vest were
stolen from dummy in front of the store,
but the thief was caught and the property
restored. All the merchants in town say
there is a great deal of that sort of stealing
carried on by negroes, and little vigilance
viii expose it.
| CoNFLAGRATIoN.
Greensboro narrowly escaped destruc-
tive fire this morning. About $50 o'clock
/ Lie CCAAoA VI 1 OAtCA ~ OdltOu uAuS StOTc
was found to be on fire. The cellar was full
of pine boxes and rubbish, and before the
| alarm could be given and sufficient help
| could be had the whole interior of the cellar
| was in blaze, and the smoke was pouring
through cracks in the floor. One small trap
door in the floor was the only means of en-
trance and when this was raised the heat
and smoke were so unbearable as to thwart
all attempts to fight the fire. The fire en-
CINE soon arrived and several holes were cut
in the floor over the spot where the fire was
| thought to be most violent. A bucket line
was formed and the engine brought to play
and the flames were soon extinguished. The
boxes were removed from the cellar, and
showed that in few minutes more the fire
would have been uncomfortable. There is
no reliable theory as to the origin. It could
not have been incendiary, for nobody could
possibly have gained access to the cellar.
Had the fire gotten under way, the whole
business part of town would likely have
been destroyed.
CONGRESSMAN REID
spoke to a large crowd in the Court House
Saturday night. Mr.. Brewer was also pres
ent, but was unwell, and did not speak. Mr..
Reid made an able and pertinent speech,
| answering all the charges and objections
that the Republicans have made with re-
) gard to the administration.
THE WASHINGTON EXCURSION
is the town talk, and will be popular and
enjoyable trip. 1t is worthy cause, and
will be we'll patronized. The party will be
in Washington twenty four hours, and will
be gone from here two days
FRAGMENTS.
curt this week.
: The North Carolina Handle Works have
been rebuilt.
A -, 1oft IL Il
tramps in town.
) The c. F. & Y. V. track has been laid
: % miles from town in the direction of Mt
, Airy.
The knights of Labor organization here
will either nominate ticket or indorse can
didates from the tickets already in the
field.
Excavations are being made on the sit,
of DIR. Cheeks former residence for tn.
erection of brick tobacco factory, 7OxS(
feet in size.
There was very evident air of relief las
4 Wednesday, when the hour for the Wiggin
a earthquake passed and left terra fr'ma still
wagging along.
After the Democratic convention tn,
other day. a disconsolate Republican wa
seen standing in saloon door, whistling
campmeeting tune to keep his courage up.
The circus was outdone Wednesday. Sool
) after the parade passed, one-horse Wagon
, was seen in front of r. F. Boyd's shoe store
: with three negro babies in it, running oppo
sition to the steam piano.
Mr.. J. L. Barringer and lady returne
: from their bridal tour few days ago. Nj
4 Barringer looks we'll and happy, and seem
e to be enjoying life to the full extent of tn
situation.
The fight has begun. The Republican
have on duty an organized force of scout
and kidnappers that can be seen every da
caucusing with the negroes on the streets.
). Mr.. E. M. Caldcfeugh thinks that Greens
. boro ought to have water-works, and
. street force that would keep the public high
ways in decent condition. Mr.. Caldcleug
: is right.
It The many friends of Mrs. w. I'll. Bobbi
will be grieved to hear of her death, :
Salisbury, N G., Wednesday, Septembe
It 29th. Mr.. Bobbitt was for four years pr,
v siding Elder in this district, and his famil,
have many warm friends here.
GO. A.
d - The October number of the Davidso
y College Monthly is in the presses of ii
y Oldham Publishing House, and will
9 issued shortly. This will be an unusu all
attractive and interesting number, and a
). friends Of the great Presbyterian Iolleg
=. should patronize this society magazine. Tt
!, subscription price is only $3.50 per yea
), and the editor of The SENTINEL will tax
: pleasure i'm forwarding such subscription
as are leh. with him.. Let the Presbyterian
; of Winston. and all others who appreciat
a really creditable State magazine, get up
goad sized club for the Monthly.
Mr.. J. T. Bagwell, formerly pastor
# the NJ. E. Church here, delivered lectu
: in the new Cha lotte Opera House Sund.
afternoon last, his subject being, "Religie
!. is to Man What he Conceives It." I'll