The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-15
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHES HERE AND THERE By OUR
REPORTER.

AND W 4
REPORTER.
Last Weeks Occurrences in Winston
Salem ana County Narrated in Con-
dsnssd Paragraphs.
Read w. L. Franklin & Co.'s new adj
verlisement in this issue.
-Messrs. Fuller & Durham will shortly
move into the Stein granite front building
Mr.. William J. Cooper, of Salem, ac.
cepts the position of Deputy Sheriff, vice Mr.
e. G. Lanier, resigned.
The Twin-City band has furnished its
terms for making music at the commence
ment of Trinity College.
Mr.. J. W. Shipley has contract to
make fifty sets of "mule" harness to be used
on the Wilkesboro railroad
One of our mechanics who is at home
on visit, reports number of new build
ings being erected around Pilot Mountain.
The members of the Twin City Band
are discussing the organization of minstrel
company for the entertainment of our peo-
pie.
The many friends of Miss Hattie Swift
will be glad to know that she has returned
from New York, where she has been flor
some tlme studying music.
Our clever Chief-ofPolice Is now the
happy possessor of fine bouncing boy. AS
is usually the case, some of the boys burnt
Mr.. Meroney's hat in honor of the occasion
George Brooks, col, was arraigned be-
fore Mayor Buford Monday evening, charg-
ed with retailing ardent spirits without Ii
cense, for which ofiense Brooks had to
'ishell'' out S35 besides the cost.
The day set apart for North Carolina at
the Sub-Tropical Exposition in Jacksonville
Florida, is Friday, the 23rd inst. Tickets
good for twenty days will be sold on the 21st.
The rate from Winston is SI74O
We are delayed one day this week, on
account Of failure to receive blank paper
in time, but we will issue it this week as a
Friday paper and give our readers the latest
news up to the time of going to press.
A correspondent of the Charlotte Ckron
iele interviewed the tobacco manufacturers
of Winston one day this week and with
very few exceptions every one of them ia
vored total repeal of the internal revenue.
Wilkes county is thus far ahead on |
the steer question. Mr. J. E. Mickey. of |
Salem, purchased two of the ''forked hoofed'
animals up there last week that tipped the
scales at 2,202 and 2,OlO pounds respective
ly.
= oil. g. B. Pickett, National Lecturer
and State organizer of the National Farm
er's Alliance, addressed number of our
farmer friends in the Court House here
Tuesday. His remarks were practical
and well received.
Saturday night, between seven and eigh.
O'Clock the alarm OF fire was given and it
was soon discovered in the jail where a
few rags had been set on fire by one of the
inmates. The fire was extinguished before
any damage done.
Mr.. Zeb. Hall, well known citizen of
4adkin county, died at his home near East
Bend on the 4th inst The deceased leaves
number OF relatives t. mourn his depart-
ure, several of whom are residents of Win
ston and kernersyille.
-M*J IT, K Wood, of Georgia, is now
member OF the tobacco manufacturing firm {
OF W. W. Wood Il Co, having purchas- .
ed an interest in the business. Mr.. Wood II
Is said to be q fine salesman and will serve .
in that capacity for the firm. t
A party of surveyors are in the CITY |
surveying the line Of the Roanoke & Soutb-
ern Railroad. Several routes have been
'taked off, but as yet neither line has been I
decited upon. Messrs. Howard Rondthaler
md Rinhoit Wurreschke have Joined the a
party of surveyors
Rev. Ii. 4. Brown preached a sonpd
and practical sermon last Sunday MORN
ing III the BAPTIST Church, to the Winston !;
Fire Company The memJers have made
arrangements with the various pastors of
our churches TO deliver sermons to the COM !,
pam upon stated occasions
MIR. David Poindexter, Of Germanton. i
dropped into our office Tuesday and renew \
"a his subscription. Mr.. 2. iuforned us D
hat the Democrats Of his (Stokes; county p
would be alive to their interests in the COM p
ng campaign. He further added that he h
ayored and would stand by Mr.. J. C. Bux- S.
on, of Forsyth, for Congress. W
The Fayetteville Observer saws: Mr..
J. G. Buxton, of Winston, president of the
Mills, spent Sunday in Fay cite 81
nile He IS spoken of as a possible Con- .
,ressional candidate in his district. He is %
thorough Democrat, very influential. II
'opniar man among the people, and would -
make most capital representative. II
MIR. g. E. Webb the clever auctioneer +
It Farmers Warehouse, and manager of the .,
ranch Office of the Durham Tobacconi,t n
onducts. very interesting and valuable Ga
lnston department in that Journal He is d,
FrIting short sketches of the various tobacco h,
rms doing business in the city winch are
redit to our tobacco men and the writer. N.
Prof W. A. Blair, Of this city, will de- &c
lver an address at Trinity College early in vi
april In a private letter, Prof. English
aggests as subject, "The Delectable Ouin- ty
essence OF HASH" 1t would be good Joke M
Prot. Blair adopted the suggestion. wi
Whether Of hash or not, THE SENTINEL, ha
nows the Trinity people will hear an ex-
sllent address. II
airs Ann p. LASH consort of the late =
!. A. Lash, and mother of Mrs. J.E. Gil
Ill Il