Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1886-02-25
WIN-CITY TOPICS.
PIQUANT POINTS ABOUT OUR TOWNS
AND PEOPLE.

The sentfne1's MAN About Town." What
He Sees and What Other People
Tell Him.
- Our County Fathers meet next Monday.
= The public roads are reported to be
improved in their condition.
- Read Trustees Sale of Paper Mill
property in another column.
Mountain apples are selling very read
lily on our streets at one dollar per bushel.
- The colored district school beyond the
Salem bridge has about $50 scholars en-
rolled.
We are pleased to see Mr.. Henry Burke,
the jailor, out again from an attack of pneu-
monia.
The last few days have been quite
Spring like, and the gardens about oSn are
receiving attention.
= In reading THE SENTINEL this week
do not fail to give the advertisement of Ash
craft & Owens a careful perusal.
DR.. Rondthaler will begin series of
confirmation instructions in the Moravian
Church some time during next week.
Mr.. D. S. Reid, ..one of Winston's time
tried merchants, inserts new advertisement
this week. Read it. 1t speaks for itself.
.4--Mf-ZA. A. Springs will move to Hills
boro and will occupy the old Pogue factory
there, where he will manufacture tobacco.
Mrs. m. Turner. of Salem, celebrat-
ed her 5oth anniversary on the 18th inst.
A large number of friends witnessed the &C.
casioa.
A collection amounting to 5000 was
taken up at the Moravian Church on last
Sunday for the benefit of the Salem Bible
Society.
Nothing succeeds like success" and
success is achieved by the man who avails
himself literally of printers ink. Try it in
The SENTINEL.
- The Southern Telegraph Company
contemplate bringing their wires from
Greensboro to this city, and the establish
ment of an Office here.
- There was more tobacco on the Orino-
CO Warehouse floor on last Wednesday than
there has ever been in one day before.
Opening sale not excepted.
= Mr. J. Jecobs, one Of our clothisrs, has
Cicero Use & Co., and will conduct the
business at the old stand.
The new turn-tabls ut the depot was
completed on last Friday, and it works like
nhoy fVIpr, ina
around with the greatest Of ease.
- Let every business man bear in mind
when he wishes to advertise that The SEN
TIsEL has larger number of readers than
any paper published in the county.
= Mr.. J. H. Harrsll, the florist, has just
completed cosy little dollhouse at the rear
end of his fathers store, where he has a
very nice assortment of flowers, etc.
- Mr.. w. ". Moore and a. F. Hall
have purchased the mercantile stock Of
Messrs. Reid & Brooks near the depot,
where they will continue the business.
- The Salem Female Missionary Society
gave a lope-feast Wednesday evening at the
Moravian Church. A collection was taken
at the close for the benefit of the missions
= Mrs. Chas Fagg, of Salem, had her
foot amputated one evening last week. Her
ankle was sprained when she was little
girl, from which she has never fully recov-
cred
= DR.. Rondthaler delivered very able
and instructive lecture on Tuesday night in
the Academy Chapel, upon the various in
situations Of learning he visited during his
recent trip North.
- Our Mr. Baker will be at Davidson
Court, beginning March LIST and will be
glad to meet the friends of THE SENTINEL.
Those who are in arrears are courtsously in
vited to come prepared to pay.
j Mr.. HI. c. McAden was forty-seven
years old Tuesday, and he called in at The
SENTINEL office to show us the first little
dress that he ever wore and which ho has
preserved as II keepsake ever since.
= Several gentlemen we're in the city last
week prospecting, and spoke as being high
ly ella. ed over the business outlook Of the
place They said they had visited several
towns in the State, but as yet, had found
none so full of life and vigor as Winston.
- DR.. Chas. F. Deems, of New York,
will lecture at Henderson ON the 4th of
March, under the auspices of the Lyceum
and Library Associations of that placs. This
would be good time to have him come to
Co. ~
Graded School Library.
The office of Messrs Miller Bros, this
city, is gem OF architectural beauty. Its
finish is unique and pleasing to the eye.
Mr. }. A. Walker we learn did the paint
ing He evidently knows how to handle
the brush this and ather jobs of his about
town plainly demonstrate.
"A man in Monroe is talking of starting 3
chair factory. There is no better place in
North Carolina for an industry of thi. kind
Than Winston and there is money awaiting
the man who win inaugurate il here
= The town has suffered the loss 81 about
len street lamps i'll the last MONTH The
parties who stole them ous Int to receive the
full penalty of the Law If cangit and con-
victed, aud 1t strikes us that it would be
economy for the Board Of Commissioners to
offer reward OF $40 FOR any information
that may lead to the arrest of the cuiprits.
- The alarm of fire vas sounded Sunday
noon, causesl by the burning of the Chin
ney in Mr.. John ID. Watkins residence on