The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-29
GOSSIP FROM GREENSBORO.
A Breezy Batch of News From the "Cfty
of Flowers"


Special Correspondence of The.Sentinez
| GREENSBORO, March 26.-The Prohibi-
ton folks are in earnest this time They
| are earnestly canvassing the county for the
| necessary ''one-third" petition of the quail
| fed voters, and up to this date count pretty
| surely on getting the requisite number.
They made a decided hit at the very outset.
The day upon which their convention was
called here, now little over week ago, the
ladies of the. w. e. t. U. furnished a free
lunch,-very huntingdon all the delegates
and other sympathizers who might attend.
The executive committee that was appoint
ed on that day lone from each township to
take the whole matter in hand, was selected
with reference to their zeal and fitness for
the work-a voluntary fund was made up
to defray the necessary expenses, and it is
stated that, SO far, the prospects for the sue
cess of the measure are very favorable. Rev
Sam Small is booked for lecture here
on the occasion of the assembling of the
State Convention the 10th of May next.
The revival services which have been in
progress here in several of our churches,
have not yet come to a close. The interest
Is still manifest in the continued daily SER
vices and the large crowds that are in atten-
dance. The meetings were closed somewhat
more than week ago at Centenary, and
made record of twenty conversions and
Baptist church there is little abatement in
the interest. Up to date there have been
reported tifty-three conversions and seven
have been added to the membership. Rev.
j. l.. White is still assisting in the services.
In the West Market Methodist church,
about forty conversions have so far been re.
ported, and twenty have joined the church
The services in these two latter churches
have been going on for three and tpo weeks
respectively.
Our newly-organized military company !
has made applications to the Governor Of |
the State to be regularly commissioned and |
armed according to the laws of the State
The Colleges are beginning to block the |
outline for the Spring campaign-secaring
speakers electing commencement officers
committees of management
putting in orders for invitations &c &C. G. /
+. College is not likely to be the least con-
spicuous luminary in the great North Caro-
lima galaxy of time honored but vigorous in
situations.
Bishop Chas. B. Galloway, of Mississippi
and DIR. Hume, of Chapel Hill are the
names announced for the sermon and litera-
ry address; and these supplemented by the
interest centering in the graduation of hir-
,y-two young ladies will make score in the
history of the College heretofore unequaled.
The Spring poet is here. He has been
lere some Time. lie was on hand before the
ate freeze. He has already acquired a very
decided local notorlety. 1t is not likely
hat any other North Carolina town. Tor the
owns of any other State, nation or CONT
1ent, for that matter), may, can, might,
Gould, would or should trot out just such an
'ther. But all the State papers are exhort-
ID not to be discouraged. If they have fav-
'rites of the muses., let them have a show
ng. L. "A.