The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-09-02
NOTES ABOUT TOWN.
Personals and Other News Items Told IL
Short Paragraphs.


The Salem Boys School opened its
fall session Monday.
= WorkIup the new Starbuck Block is
progressing rapidly.
= Our County Fathers will meet in reg
ular session Monday.
= The S3rd session of the Salem Female
Academy opens to-day.
Read the two administrators notices of
Mr.. r. B. Kerner in this issue.
= Leok out for the fall announcements
of our merchants in THE SENTINEL.
= The NJ. P. Sunday School will picnic
at Marvin's Chapel, on Thursday, the 10th
inst.
u Mrs. L. N. Keith and Mrs. w. F.
Keith are visiting relatives and friends in
Raleigh.
About thirty-fve couples attended the
social hop given at the Salem hotel Friday
night last.
= The Forsyth Rifemen will engage in
their regular monthly target practice Satur-
day evening.
= Twenty-four marriage license were is
sued from the Register of Deeds office during
the month of August.
Revenue Collections at the Winston
branch Office during the month, ending Au-
gust 31st, amounted to SOL, S2S.52.
- Trade in the tobacco fue line is open
ing up briskly. Now is the time to plant
an advertisement in THE SENTINEL
- Rev. S. d. Franklin will begin series
of meetings next Sunday at Marvin's Chap
ell, about two miles distant from town.
- Drummers' license were issued Mon
day from the State Treasury to Messrs
Brown & Bro, tobacco manufacturers of this
city.
- Preparations are being made by the
Centenary Al. E. Sunday School to give an
enjoyable entertainment the latter part of
this month
- Mr.. Dan Rothrock, hunter of some
note in this city, took in three grey foxes in
the mountains the past week. The chase
was a very lively one.
- Rev. H. A. Brown, pastor of the Bap-
fist Church Of this city, will return from the
Piedmont Springs this week and resume his
PASTORAL charge Sunday.
- Our Mr.. Dorset will be present at Lex
ington during Davidson court next week
and will be pleased to meet the friends
of THE SENTINEL in that county and re-
ceive their subscription.
- DR.. Douglas, the ventriloquist gave
two of his interesting entertainments
in this city on Saturday and Tuesday nights
last. His ventriloquism and Florida seem
cry are pronounced excellent.
- About 10000 pounds of tobacco was
sold at Browns Warehouse on Wednesday
of last week. This is said to be the largest
amount ever placed upon warehouse floor
in one day known in Winston's history.
From the information we can gain it
seems that the Knight of Labor Assembly
is rapidly growing in favor with the farmers.
We are told they are urgently anxious to
have the organizer form assemblies among
them.
A number OF our citizens have an ex-
cursion billed for Fayetteville next Monday
the 9Th inst. Two special cars will be run
for the accommodation of the whites. THE
SENTINEL wishes for them abundant success
in their undertaking.
- Messrs. s. D. Franklin and w. x.
Dwirs, two experienced business men have
formed a co-partnership and will conduct at
Messrs. Thompson & Franklin's old sta nd
an auction commission and brokerage BUSH
ness. THE SENTINEL wishes the new firm
abund ant success.
- Mr.. A. l. Butner, County Superintend-
ent of Public Instruction, will attend at the
Courthouse in Winston on Thursday, Fri
day and Saturday, the 9th, 10th, and 18th
inst, for the purpose of examining Com
School Teachers. Saturday will be devoted
to the colored applicants.
- Messrs. J. A. White & Son tell US that
they are making big run on their Little
Bertie," newly invented two wheel vehi-
Gle and find ready sale for them as fast as
they are manufactured. Several have been
sold here and are giving general satisfaction
Letters patent have been applied for.
- Farmers are becoming more hopeful OF
the outlook of crops generally. Upland
corn is reported above the average, while
the bottom lands, though greatly damaged
by the late excessive rains, are looking far
better than was anticipated. Tobacco, in
many places, is reported as looking fine.
- A SENTINEL reporter in conversation
with one of Winston's largest tobacco man.
ufacturers few days since was informed
that the past years crop of tobacco was no,
only the largest he had ever seen but the
richest and sweetest tobacco he ever remem-
bered working, though in color he had seen