The weekly sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1886-1887, 1886-07-01
AT BLACK MOUNTAIN.
LARGE CROWDI IN ATTENDANCEA AT
THE TEACHERS ASSEMBLY.
Some OF the Preliminary Exercises-Ex-
cursiOn to Waynesville-Doing the
Surrounding Contingencies.

Surrounding Contingencies. In
STAFF Correspondence Of the Sentinel.
BLACK MOUNTAIN, June 29.-In this
Summer resort we find people-there's no
kind of doubt about that, for, already there
have been $40 visitors. They come from 20
counties and represent ten States-from all
parts of the Union. - z4-,
The feminine gender predominates, in
fact there are about three or four girls
mostly pretty-to each gentleman at the
Assembly.
These girls of all ages and all styles,
from the little 16-year-old school Miss to
the venerable and dignifed preceptress Of
halt a century. In complexion they so
from the peaches and cream" style to the
dark and handsome brunette. All OF them
are certainly alive, in fact, lively.
The solid, instructive part of the program
is we'll attended. Thursday night Prof y.
B. Henry, of the University, discussed
Methods Of Teaching At various other
times good lectures, and good sermons have
been delivered. Saturday night co ncert
gotten mp in a remarkably short time, was
frequently and with commentator Reel
tations, singing and music fill up ali the
intervals.
Yesterday competitive eXaminatio OH was
held on History. The happy winner of the
gold medal was Miss NJ Bessent, of Con-
cord, n. {. Last night Prof. Z. 4. Alder
man, of Goldsboro, gave interesting
.lecture on History, and to-day examina-
ton was held on North Carolina History.
A gold medal was offered for the best ex-
animation paper.
TD-moIro a large excursion will go to
Waynesville On Il picnic. Nearly every
day a party goes to Asheville. 1t is cheap
too-onlv 80 cents for the round trip. Nj
merous parties are doing" the country for
miles around. Mt. Mitchell, about IL miles
from here, has Its visitors land they are
numerous) and the haunts Of the festive
trout are Invaded on Toe river.
Music. Music :! Music.,. Two good
bands, brass and string, furnish music for
| the Assembly.
DR.. Kursteiner of St, Mary's, Raleigh,
is here and is getting up concert for
/ Friday night One or two pleasant hops
have lent variety to the occasion, but the
| Schoolmams and Misses keep good hours
and before - o'clock the ball room is de-
serted
! The hotel here is a large and handsome
one and cost $21, 900. New hotels haye
also been built recently at Warm Springs
and Waynasville. Mr.. TimberIake, known
| all over the South as an excellent and ac-
commoiating hotelist, is keeping the hotel
here and will also manage the new one
at Hayw, Cd White sulphur Springs. He
is doing his best for the teachers and
many will probably visit the new hotel at
Waynesvilie when he opens it on July LIST
Now, taking it all together-good in
struction, Il large and very select attend
ance, fine music and clever host : the
Assembly is enjoying itself. If it don't
it is its own fanlt. From our Black Noun
tain hotel we can look across to the high
mountain range about mile distant. The
view is beautiful Graceful folds of water
smoke are constantly drifting around the
SUBMITS and the haziness. of the air lends
charming blue to the scene. Verify tn.
mountains of Western North Carolina are
unrivalled and are always new and alway.
interesting.
RANDOM NOTES.
Gov. Scales is expected to-day.
The Assembly turns out ea-masse to NEE
every train.
Major Bingham is here and will speal
to-day or tomorrow.
Mr.. Eugene Harrell lis publishing = dali,
edition of the N. G. Teacher.
Mr.. Arsndall, OF the State Chronicle i
perhaps the most attentive ladiesulan heIs
Several parties are being formed t.
tramp to Grandfather Mountain, Blowin
Rock and other points.
The teachers are very enthusiastic -espe
cially when the dinner bell rings: Noun
tain air arouses such enthusiasm to the high
est pitch. V. w. l..