The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-16
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR by
COUNTIES.

a HssersacL of Happenings Gathered
From Various Sections In, Piedmont
North Carolina.
President Crowell, of Trinity College, has
returned to his post of duty
Chinch bugs are reported to be destroying
corn crops in soma sections of Guiiiord
county.
A Cleveland, Fowle and Henderson CLUB
is to be organized at Callahan, Davie county,
on the 25th inst
Mr.. F. E. Nelson has opened up stock
of goods at Meadows, Stokes county, and is
selling at low prices.
We are told that Messrs Drew Wade and
Ed Gillian will begin the publication of a
daily in Reidsville shortly.
The colored people of Davie county viii
hold their annual educational picnic at
Mocksville on Saturday, August 18th.
A dry goods merchant of High Point sold
an over coat to q customer last week end the
Enterprise says that he has not yet recovered
from the surprise.
The Young Mems Democratic Club OF
Daniels and others to speak at that place
during the campaign.
The Statesville Plow factory is increasing
its capital stock by the building and loan
plan. Shares are 800 each and the ray
ment on each share is SOC. per week.
4 clerk in Morehead & Cos factory store
at Leaksyille is tmbezzler to the extent OF
over 81 600 A true bill OF Indictment was
found against him at last term OF Rocking
ham court.
A military company, with twenty odd
members enrolled, has been recently organ
lied at Pennington, Davie county. Mr. G.
F. Bahnson is captain Of the company and
good one he is.
Emery e. Green, who went from the Deep
River neighborhood, Guilford county, I"
Hamilton county, Indiana, some , years
ago, has returned and will make his native
State his future holnt.
Five of the Wilson boys met for the first
time in 81 years last Wednesday at the old
homestead Of their parents, near Smith
Grove, Davie county. 1t is said to have
UCCA q
The tax r.turns made to the CLERK and
treasurer show that there has been an in
crease OF SIG, 900 in the value of the real and
personal property in the town of Statesville
since last year, and an increase oil IN the
number of polls.
The Ellis & Johnson Touring mills were
burned at Pennington, Davie county, last
Thursday morning. Loss about $6,000-no
insurance The fire was accidental. A good
deal Of grain belonging to parties in the
community was destroyed.
Mr. L. C. Caldwell, Democratic EIector
for the Seventh District will address the 70
tiers of Davie county az the following times
and places Fork Church, Saturday, sept
8th Jerusalem, Monday, Sept 10th Far
mington, Tuesday, Sept. 18th.
Reddick Medley and his son and daush-
ter passed through High Point last week on
their return to Randolph county Trey eft
Randolph % years ago and have since lived
in Maryland and Washington City. TLey
had walked ali the way from Washington
and were carrying their entire possession S
upon their backs.
An old LADY of Guiiford county sold 1 ut
of rags to Greensboro merchant which
were worth several dollars more than she
received for them as she had sold ali Of her
husbands money. 1t happened this way ::
The husband went home with So one
night and to save it from getting lost wrap
ped It up in rag and laid it on the mantel
piece. The wife, in collecting her rags next
morning picked up this one and sold it with
the rest. An attempt was made to find the
money but it awaited nothing.