The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-30
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.


Go out to hear him.
He breaches pure Democracy.
County Commissioners meet next Mon
day.
The postofIice at Waughtown has been
discontinued.
goth. See second page.
Tomorrow is the second anniversary of
the ever memorable earthquake.
Remember the Forsyth Democratic
Convention will be held next Saturday.
Mr.. I. Leopld tells the Duly that he
has sold during the present month 10, 1000
cigars.
The NJ. P. Sunday School will decide
next Sunday as to whether or not it will
picnic this year.
The colored people of Winston believe
in excursions. They now have one billed
for Fayetteville, Sept. 18th.
THE SENTINEL desires the address of
Mr.. ] n McCaughn, in order to give prop
er credit to his subscription.
Major Sanderlin will address the Dem
ocratic Club at Kernersville tomorrow
night Friday, August 31st.)
The ladies of the Twin City Hospital
will give Promenade Concert shortly for
the benefit of that institution.
Mr.. II. w. Barrow will be a candidate
before the convention for the Office of coun-
ty treasurer. See announcement.
Those who want to get good bees cheap
would do well to read the advertisement of
Mr.. w. Fl. Hall in another column.
AT the annual competitive drill of the
Forsyth Rihemen Monday night, Corporal
for honors in drilling.
Mr.. E. w. Linville, of Walkertown,
this county, was in the city Saturday to see
Col. F. II. Fries regarding the site for de-
pot on the r. Il 5. at that point.
- Every train brain brings new aces
sions to the old Salem Female Academy
A through car from Texas is expected to
arrive to-day with girls who will enter the
next term
The railroad trestle on the Wilkesboro
Extension, near Baily Bros. factory, is now
ready for the rails. The builders are now
at work upon substantial bridge across
Liberty Street.
The KernersviIle High School has OPP
ened under fiattering prospects, we are told.
The new principal is energetic and promises
to establish a school there that will be cred
it to the town and people.
Some necessary repairs are being made
upon the steeple OF the NJ. P Church. The
members propose too to have the interior of
their house of worship re-plastered, re-car-
peted and repainted at once.
The Durham people want DIR. james A.
Blum to aid them in arranging floats, ETC.,
for their proposed big Tobacco Exposition
this fall. Our Durham friends could not Sc
lect more competent gentlemen.
A new Methodist Church is being
erected AT Walkertown known as Love's)
4Ox60 feet. Rev. T. FL. Pegram, of Wins
ton is on this circuit and when the new
building is completed protracted meeting
will be commenced.
THE SENTINEL is requested to state
that the assignment recently made by Mr..
Henry Watkins was not made by the firm
of Henry Watkins & Bro, but only by Hen
ry Watkins, his brother having sold his in
terest some months ago.
Evangelist Pearson writes to Rev. DIR.
! Smith, pastor OF the Presbyterian Church of
NGreensboro that he will not be able to con-
duct meeting in that city before February
next. For the mouth of January he will
be engaged at Greenville, S. G.
Cards are out for the marriage of MIR.
Lindsay Patterson, one of Winstons promi-
nent attorneys, to Miss Lucy B. Patterson, at
the residence of the young lady in Russell
vile, Tenn, on Sept. 9th. In advance, THE
SENTINEL. tenders congratulations and best
wishes
"A promenade concert will be given at
Union Grove Chapel next Tuesday night
the proceeds of wi h will be used towards
buying instruments for brass band, which
is now being organized in that part of the
city. The Salem band will furnish music
You are invited.
County Superintendent Butner asks
us to state that he will be at the Court
House in Winston on the second Thursday
Friday and Saturday of September, (tht
18th, 18th and 18th, for the purpose of ex-
amining Public School Teachers. Saturday
will be for colored applicants.
From what we can learn, between thres
and four hundred dollars were realized from
the coIored excursion to Mt. Airy Monday
The excursiouists reached Mt. Airy abou
one O'Clock and, returning, left Mt. Airy
at sevep and arrived home at 1.3(1 Tuesda,
morning Some of the crowd report tn
mountain village quiet place
Mr. NJ. l. Woodhouse writes Wins
ton friend that Democracy is booming il
Roonyille Last Saturday night they o.
aanized club with &c members. Til
ces will hui ;uilnw Booneviile's exampl
Radicalisni will get a black eye. The mex
meeting will be sept Sth and speakers AZ
expected.
The 6n. alarm was sounded about I
o'clock Menday night. When discovered
err, the barber, which had ignited fIom a
ironing stove that had had been in use du
ing the day at his residence on Churc
street. near the dividing line betwee
Winston and Salem The fire was exit
guished before any damage was done.
The Weekly says that Mr.. 3. B. Glenn
speech at Reidsville last week was ma
terly appeal 10 the Democratic party to ra
" once more to the support Of Lie nominee
and at times was grandly eloquent. AS tn
TVesLIu eaa1 II Mr. Glenn Is one of II