The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-10
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR by
COUNTIES.
III trersark of Happpings Gathered
From Various Sections In Piedmont
North Carolina.

A III trersack of Happping5 Gathered
! From Various Sections In Piedmont
North Carolina.
1t is reported that there are 325 graf,
distilleries in this revenue district.
The Summerfeld High School closes the
25th inst, with public exercises of interest
ing character.
Andrew Jackson was first sworn in a:
attorney at-law at Surry court house, and
the entry is still among the records.
The annual session of the Local Ministers
Conference at Rutherford will commence
on August 18th and end August 9th. Ma
special days which will be announced here
| after.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
| of the C. F. s. Y. V. r. r. was held in
| Fayetteville last Thursday. All the mem
bers of the present board Of directors were
reelected.
1t is stated that he tools and equipments
of the Roanoke & Southern railroad force
were shipped to Leaksville last week and
carried up to Prices store, Rockingham
county, where they commenced work.
! DIR. Sharswood, of Danbury, has in his
possession family Bible printed in Edin-
burgh in the year 1712. Names that were
written nearly two hundred years ago are
| still plainly visible on the birth and death
register.
Frank Maxwell, an old colored man near
Liberty, Davie county, was burned to death
a few days ago. Fire GO. out, and it is
thought that he became exhausted and sat
down, and was unable 10 get out of the way
before the flames swept over him.
The Madison Leader says that Capt. Da-
Wis, who is in charge of the Dan river i'm
proyement force this year, is now building
boats for the use Of the company, and will
soon commence clearing the stream. About
$4,000 Of the appropriation remains for
this years work.
The Madison Leader vouches for the
statement that there is an apple tree in
Rockingham county which has borne fruit
for four years and has never been known to
blossom. The apple grows off from soft
shoot or sprig which springs from the larger
limbs. The fruit is something similar in
taste to the pineapple, and makes most
delicious drink when prepared as lemonade.
The point which battles one is how the fruit
can grow without a bloom
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Pennington Dots.
We had rain last Friday night, which
did great good.
Miss Camilla Smith has returned home
from Wilkes. >
Mrs Claude Miller, of Dellaplane, Wilkes
county, is visiting her mother, Mrs. B. F.
Lunn.
Mr.. James F. Johnston, of Rowan county
has been appointed Deputy Organizer of the
Farmers Alliance for Davie and Yadkin.
He will be in this place the eleventh of this
month. All farmers are invited to attend.
The Democrats of Pennington township
will hold primary meeting the 18th of the
month for the purpose of electing delegates
to the County Convention to be held at
Moeksville the 10Th.
We understand that Farmers Club has
been organized at s'Joha Hall" about mile
and half south east of Pennington
NJ. B. Brock and j. c. Brock have con-
tracted to carry the mail from Mocksville
to Yadkinville after July 1st.
The young people of Pennington and
Mocksville are getting up a picnic to be
held at Browns Mill on Saturday before the
third Sunday in May.
Prof. Eaton's school closes the 18th of
May. Don.
School commandments
THE SENTINEL thanks kind friends for
invitations to attend the following COM
mencements;
Yadkin College, May Goth, 23rd and oath,
annual sermon by Rev. w. A. Bunch of the
M. P. Conference and literary address by
s. V. Pickens, Esq, HendersonviIle, n.
c.
Germanton Institute, May 23rd, address
by Hon. J. w. Forbis, Greensboro.
Rutherford College, May 22nd and 23rd,
sermon by Dr. Bays, of Asheville, and adj
dress by DIR. Robey, of the NJ. E. Confer
ence.
Rev. J. A. Cunninggim, presiding elder
of Greensboro District, will preach the an
nual Commencement sermon at Oak Ridge
Institute, the 18th Sunday in May.
G. B. Watson, Esq, of Winston, will de-
liver the literary address at the close of
Bethany High School on The 18th instant
The annual sermon will be preached by
Rev. w. E. Swain.
The Rev. Egbert w. Smith, of Greensbo-
70, will deliver the literary address at the
commencement of Prof. J. NJ Weatherly's
school at Liberty, on Thursday, May 31st.
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