The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-08-05
IN CITY AND COUNTY.
DASHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTERS.

billed for next Tuesday, the 9th inst.
= Thermometers have been registering
up in the nineties during the past week.
= Mrs. Ashcraft, of Winston, is visiting
her parents, DIR. and Mrs Bobbitt, at Sails
bury.
The Salem Harmonic Club will give
lawn party at Elm Lawn in Salem this ev-
ening.
Mrs. Ann Brown left Tuesday for several
months visit to her daughter in Springfield,
Missouri
Mr.. F. L. D. Messar will assist the
corps of teachers in the Salem Boys School
next session.
The valuation of listed taxable prop
erty in Forsyth county amounts to upwards
of 100000
Seventeen marriage license were issued
from the Register of Deeds Office during the
month of July.
j. T. Bagwell and family leave to-day
for Charlotte, which place they will make
their future home.
The Salem paper mill closes for few
days next week for the purpose of putting
down new machinery.
~ Several of our citizens are in attend
ance at the Fruit Fair which is being held
to-day at Fayetteville.
Services are now being held in the
new Missionary Baptist Church, recently
erected at Kernersvills.
The Revenue Collections at the Wins
ton branch Office, for the month ending July
31st, footed up $40,567.so.
j Mr.. Eugene E. Gray has been appoint
ed administrator of the estate of Mr.. George
7. Foust, decd. Read notice.
- The popular auctioneer of Browns
Warehouse, Maj. J. @. A. Barham, is off
on business trip to Virginia.
- The Mission Band of the Presbyterian
Sunday School will have a lawn party at
Mrs DIR. c. H. Wiley's Friday evening.
The bright Jewels" will hold their
regular meeting in the annex of the Cente-
nary,,M. E. Church next Saturday afternoon.
- Rev. w. w. Moore filled the pulpit of
the Moravian Church last Sunday morning.
We hear his sermon highly complimented.
= The Forsyth Rifemen will engage in
target practice at A o'clock Saturday ev-
ening. Every member is requested to be
present.
- From what we can learn, we think
every vehicle in town has been engaged to
attend the Friends yearly meeting at High
Point next Sunday.
~ Miss Laura Miller is visiting relatives
and friends at Enochville, Rowan county,
the guest of the family of Rev. w. A. Lutz,
former citizens of Winston.
= 1t seems to be conceded by many that
Mr.. Charles Reynolds, of this county, will
be the nominee of the Republican party for
the Fiftieth Congress in this district.
= Capt. s. E. Allen has invented per-
feet device for sealing railroad cars and 9TH
lock, which we are told works like a charm.
Letters Of patent have been applied for.
- MIR. H. T. Lineback had the misfort-
une of having several of his fingers greatly
injured by being caught in one of the rollers
at the paper mill one day the past week.
- Mr.. w. T. Pfohl has been elected
delegate to represent Winstonian Assembly
K. of L., No. $685. to the State Assembly
which is called to meet in Raleigh on the
18th inst.
A farmer from Bellows Creek township
informs our reporter that from the present
outlook it is estimated that not more than
$500 pounds of tobacco will be raised In that
township this year.
- Capt. J. ID. Hollister, who was at one
time engineer on the Salem Branch, but
who is now Sup't. of one of the Railroads in
Florida is visiting old friends and acquaint-
ances in Winston and Salem.
- The North Carolina Pharmaceutical
Association meets at Fayetteville, on the
11th & 18th of August. A full meeting is
expected. DIR. v. o. Thompson and others
ofthis city will be in attendance
Stokesburg, better known as Walnut
Cove, comes to the front with paper called
the 1own Fork Means, with Mr.. N. M. Pep
per, of the Danbury Reporter, as manager.
We wish the new enterprise success.
= The opening ball given by the Salem
Pleasure Club last Friday evening was
grand success. President Cleveland was the
recipient of an invitation but owing to press
of business Tor something else) was unable
to be present.
A promenade concert will be given in
the Salem Square Saturday night by the
Home Sunday School, for the purpose of
raising funds with which to purch ase bell
for Centerville Chapel. Music viii be fur
nished the by SALEM band. $tt,