The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-08
WILKES CONGRATULATES
FORSYTH, ON THE OUTLOOK FOR
THE w. w. r. r.
Bad Roads but Good Humor. FREQ
Schools and Personal Points. News
Notes of Interest.
Special to The Sentinel.

Special to The Sentinel.
WILKEsBoRo, N. c., Mar. 9TH
Wilkes congratulates Forsyth on the
favorable prospects for the early COM
completion of the w. & w. road. We
feel a nearness for you already and
when we are more closely connected,
no doubt. but that we shall be very
friendly financially.
One of the first things we want is
some energetic merchant from Wins
ton to put up large gener-
al line stock here, especially
for the purpose of taking in all
the produce aud barter that comes
from our back country and turn its
course. from Statesville and Charlotte
to Winston. And then, hand in hand
in all these matters, we move forward
abreast.
Although Bob Glenn says that
"Wilkes the finest country that Gods
green sun ever shone upon" still the
people haven't improved these natur-
al talents like they ought to have
done. For lnsta nee we have terribly
bad roads. What'good. are railroads
unless the dirt roads can be travelled? +?
Wilkes superior court is in session.
It will last some time no
doubt as it is understood there are
several bills before the grand jury for
murder in the first degree. Severel
men have been drowned while fording
bad nlaces in our public roads, so the
overseers will be presented as "access-
ories.. before the fact" of willful, ma
licious and premeditated murder.
Now l am not bloody minded being
but l would delight so much to see
some of these overseers hung-not so
much to punish them as to deter others
from keeping like pitfalls TO ensnare
the public.
The free schools are closing oveg
the county, and verify the time is even
nigh at hand when the youthful ora
tor of the town is beginning to beat
the air and flourish his branches like
the green bay tree before the amazed
and spell bound country audience.
But still the free school system is do
ing a great good, although it is but
poorly managed at present.
Rev. B. r. Hall, the presiding eld-
er for this district, is now making his
first visit to the the Wilkes circuit
and although predjudiced against
Wilkes by false rumor before his ar
rival, he expresses himself highly
pleased with our people, and is quite
enthusiastic in his praise of our coun-
ty-"a perfect garden of Eden &e., .
and all strangers seem to cancur in
this opinion, as to what nature has
done for US. Efforts are now being
made to secure funds for building a
new Methodist church in this place
one that will be in keeping with pro.
gressive town.
The Presbyterian pastorate is now
vacant, live preacher wanted.
Large quantities of stock have been
shipped from this section of late
Twenty two beef cattle were weighed
in town few days since and averaged
over 1900 pounds. Several hundred
fine beef cattle in the county for sale
Buyers wanted.
Maj. E. L. Vaughn, of Sparta, ha.
been in town several days with Mr.
Long, of Allegheny. Both are or
their way to Greensboro. Mr.. Long
is the plaintiff in the celebrated Peact
bottom copper mine case.
Wilkes has won new laurelsl Th'
Statesville Debating Society failed t.
put in appearance at Kilby y's-tht
rendezvous oratorical-on the 24th, 81
Wilkes takes judgement by default
WILKES.