The western sentinel., 1888-12-20
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS
DASHEs HERE AND THERE BY oUR
REPORTER

g tPeopie g ell Hin, to write About
OF Local Interest
No paper next week.
This is harvest week" with our
merchants
Christmas is near at hand-are
you prepared for it?
Old Santa Claus is looking mp
pretty things f,r the little folks.
-Postoffce candidates are said to
be numerous in Kernersville-in fact
it is SO everywhere.
"A Christmas entertainment will
be given by the Baptist Church next
Monday night
New resolutions viii soon be in
order Have you kept those made
at the beginning of SO?
Next New Years Day viii be
marked by an eclipse OF the sun,
visible here about sunset.
-Messrs. Ashcraft & Owens have
as pretty a line Of toilet articles for
holiday presents as we ever saw.
The Wachovia Bank was moved
Monday into its handsome new quar-
tiers on corner of Main and Third
streets.
Prot. ] S Ray, of Kernersville,
reports donations to the Public
School Fund of Forsyth county, to
the amount of 81 ,2SO.
The new factory for Messrs. W.
B. Ellis 4 Co, is about completed,
The company will begin operations
early next year
Trains viii be running to Rural
Hall on the Wilkesboro extension
the first part of next week This
will connect the road with the c. F.
& \. Y. road.
The Centenary NJ E. Sunday
School has 4O1 scholars enrolled.
The School will have Christmas
tree laden with presents for the
scholars one night next week
We would like to say that the
first snow worth mentioning) fell
last Wednesday night 1t was a
"beautiful snow" too. Now holler
''chestnuts" as much as you please.
MIR. VIM. Tayis, accompanied by
his little son, returned last week from
Michigan where they have resided for
two or three years past. Mr.. Tavis
speaks as if he will probably stay in
Winston.
The physicians of Kernersville
have formed themselves into a Med
ical Association for the mutual pro-
lection of themselves in their pro-
fession Dr. B. ]. Sapp is elected
President.
Winston rejoices in two of the
most solid and reliable banks in the
State. They both insert a report in
this weeks SENTTNELthat you ought
to read. They show that Winston
has plenty of cash.
Mr. VIM. Lloyd, of Kings Cabins,
this county, killed hog u months
and ten days old that weighed,
dressed 42Ok pounds 1t was raised
by his industrious wife Who can
beat it? If any there be, let him
write THE SENTINEL.
The Holiday Visitor, issued by
Messrs. G. II. Rights and R. E. Car
michael, appeared last Saturday. 1t
has a handsome advertising patron
age, is neatly gotten up and reflects
credit upon its publishers. You can
get a copy free by either calling at
the SENTINEL or Republican office.
An entertainment will be given
by the Waughtown "Wild Cat Min
strels' at the Waughtown Academy,
next Saturday night, Dec. 22d, for
the benefit of the Thomasville or
phanage. An evening of frolicking
fun and side-spliting laughter is
promised those who attend.
The Forsyth county Alliance will
meet at Spanish Grove School House
on the first Friday in January 1889
(January 4th.) There will be much
business of Importance and delegates
are requested to come prepared to
remain for two days. By order of A.
w. Bevel, President.
The Leader says that the re
mains Of Mrs. John Heggie, who died
at her home in Winston on Sunday
last, were brought to Rockingham
county and inferred in the family
burial ground about miles north of
Madison on Tuesday morning.
MIR. H. E. Keehln, accompanied
by several gentleman friends, left on
Monday for Tarboro, where he was
yesterday united in marriage to
Miss Matte Walston, of that city,
graduate of the Salem Female
Academy. The SENTINEL extends
to Mr.. and Mrs. Keehln it's congrat-
ulations for life full ofsunshine and
happiness.
Prof. George Markgraff, musical
director in the Salem Female Acad-
emy, has gone to Texas for the pur-
pose, it is said, of taking unto him.
self a help-rneet in the person of Miss
Beatrice E..Winkler, a student at the