Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-04-01
IN CITY AND COUNTY.
DAsHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.
Last Weeks Occurrences in City and
County Narrated in Condens-
ed Paragraphs.


= Our County Commissioners meet next
Monday. ~
= Read administrators notice of Joseph
Dobson, decd, in this issue.
= Messrs. Gray & Martins Smoking To-
bacco Factory has begun operation.
Two neat and attractive signs have
been placed at the Salem Postotfice.
= Efforts are being made to organize
Lodge of Knights of Labor in the Twin
City
Wheat is now said to look very prom
Using. and the outlook for large yield is
very bright.
- The contract for building the new Jail
will be let out next Monday by the County
Commissioners.
Judge Wilson is speaking of erecting
a cosy dwelling on Liberty Street, near Mr..
Christian Reed.
Mr. W. A. Whitaker has recently added
$4,000 worth of new machinery to his
tobacco factory.
"A young man by the name of Tesh had
his hand badly mashed in fiesher at Fries
tan yard, one day last week.
= Rev. T. I'll. Pegram informs us that
work upon his new residence on North Lib
erty Street will begin shortly.
j Rev J. A. Cunningham, the Presiding
Elder, will preach tonight in the 81. E.
Church on "Scriptural Prohibition
= Our young friend, Mr.. Will Hit, one
of the typos on the Republican, has accepted
a position in the Winston Postoffice.
IA Scioptican entertainment was given
the young people of Salem in the Moravian
Church Chapel on last Saturday night.
The corner front room in the Gray
Block is now being neatly fitted up and
furnished by the Chamber Of Commerce.
Mr.. L. w. Stafford has sold his farm
near Winston and has bought land near
Aocksville, and will move his family there.
- The Winston Graded Schools will
close on May 7th. The graduating class
numbers, sixteen-twelve girls and four
boys.
will preach a funeral sermon on the late
Mrs Murlin Sparger, at Salem, during the
summer.
= The Salem paper mill and fixtures
which were sold on last Saturday, were pur-
chased by MIR. Fl. A. Lineback, of Salem,
for So, 500.
We regret to learn that Maj. W. B.
Stipe, on Depot Street, was stricken with
paralysis on last Saturday, and is now lying
seriously i'll.
= We are told that very few voters have
refused to sign the petition which is now
being circulated in order to call an election
On local option.
= THE SENTINEL, under It's present man.
agement, scores its third year to-day, and is
full of life and vigor, ever looking to the in
terests Of its friends and patrons.
- Let every business man bear in mind
when he wishes to advertise that THE SEN
TINEL has larger number of readers than
any paper published in the county.
= Mr. John E. Hart, of Big Creek writes
US that his copy of Gov. Scales portrait ha,
been received. He says, 81 pronounce ii
splendid, and would not take anything for
it."
= Mr.. A. Kennedy, Jr., manager of the
Knoxville Furniture House, is out with q
nobby-looking delivery wagon, fresh from
the paint brush of Mr.. Frank Meinung, o.
Salem.
Attention of our readers is called te
the announcement in another column o.
Messrs. Wittkowsky & Baruch's grand
Spring opening, which takes place on the
9th, 7th and Sth irst.
= One of Winston's bright little fellows
being censured few days ago for not learn
ing anything at school, very promptly re
piled that he had learned to keep tn,
".tep," if nothing else.
- Several large bugs about three inche
in length, looking somewhat like a terrapin
were found on our streets yesterday afte
hard shower of rain. They are doubles
similar to those which fell in Raleigh few
days ago.
L
the dogs in this city. Mr. Eugene Albea'
large Newfoundland dog, Drummer" ha
it, and a fine puppy Of the same breed, be
longing to THE SENTINEL Office, has jus
passed in his checks. ~
Mr. ]. S. Long, of Surry county, sol
sos pounds of tobacco at Browns warehouse
on the 26th, for which he realized $149.2!
Mr.. H. F. Samuels, of Forsyth county, ais
sold 600 pounds at the same house, on til
29th, and received $1559I.
DIR. r. III. Johnson, pastor, will hold a
annual congregational at the Pres
byterian church next Sunday afternoon
O'Clock. 4 service of praise will be hel
in the evening, which will take the place G
the customary night service.
Dr. A. l. Butner, of Bethania, Count
Superintendent of Public Instruction, r.
quests The SENTINEL to announce that h
will attend at the Court House on the ST.
oh and 10th Of April, for the purpose
examining applicants for Teachers Certii
Gates. f
- In buying fertilizers, our farme
would do we'll to call on Messrs. w. Il. Ca
ter & Co, before Purchasing. They al
agents for the .'owl Brand, British Mix
ure," aud &c. Ober & Sons Companys Sp
cial Compound An advertisement Of eac
ppears in this issne-
A very interesting series Of meetin,
are now in progress at the NJ. T. hurc.