The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-07-12
N. c.. THURSDAY, JULY 12, 1888

establishment doea the Twin
City.
Messrs Brown I & Co. had
revolving pN covered with
tools and i'm T. Around it
while in the big farm bell
made iron trough the land.
The float W f the most original
and receiva praise.
r. Il. knows people like
to eat we bows good living de-
pends on booking therefore he
showed 6g stove in full blast,
superb by a colored man and
surrouI various articles from
his Ptock of hardware His
float Pnique totally unlike any
thi4 and attracted much atten
Ormsby sells organs and sew
j Chimes and had samples of both
On us lssgqt.~t nlsl is the only house
selling musical ins| |trument in the Twin
City,
W. O. SensemAn had tobacco fues,
home made. Off course the farmers
looked and of cout rise they determined
right on the spot ito buy from house
that had enterpri Ee to get up show
for his pleasure.
/ Fiers Guish q iSenseman, wholesale
and retail merclh hants, had display
of general muir chandise from their
large stock got ten up in attractive
style.
/. w. Durham displayed tombstones
OF various styles and qualities. His
was one of the largest and heaviest
f"ats and showed many beautiful
specimens Of marble and granite.
On returning to Salem Square C9l.
Frank Fries, chosen for his personal
popularity and his warm interest in
all enterprises of benefit to the Twin
City, introduced Rev. w. G. Norm IAN,
the popular pastor Of the NJ E..
Church in w inston who offered up
prayer.
Col Fries Il hen introduced Henry
4. Sturbock, Esq, Of Winston, who
read Mecklenbhrg Declaration of In
dependence, clearly and eveh elo-
quently
The National Declaratio1-that
grand old expression of independence,
written and signed by grand old men ~
was read by the best reader I'm N. c.,
Mr.. w. G. Burkhead, editor of the
Tobacco Plant, of Durham
Col Fries then arose anJl said it
was his distinguished honor ITO present
Senator Matt W. Ransom who would
Il
SENATOR RANsoM's IsrRd.DucrloN.
Everybody in Northl Carolina
knows Senator Ransom, arGd everybo.
dy knows him as an ora tor He is
always eIoque.., always Pleasing, but
in his introduction Of G1,.erai limp
ton he was especially happy. He
said
Ladies and gentlemen Tnis is the
anniversary of the greatestday in his
tory To day one hundred and twelve
years ago the people of these United
States declared for freedom, that
freedom which they have preserved 50
well.
Throughout this broad country on
this anniversary there will be no place
where the Declaration Of Indepen-
dence will have more significance than
in your own.
War is over. After the terrible
issue at arms the people of the South
have been able to unite themselves
with the people of the North without
Sne spot or one stain on their honor
IN supreme pleasure to present to
+k,N o1ao III IL, n, Dhlo ,xo,, i
character which embodies every
trait THAT makes up the noblest Chris
tian maNhood.
His grandfather was associated with
Washingt8p his father was the right
arm of Jackson at the unsurpassed
victory at NeW Orleans, and his own
sword blazed in the right front of the
army which the\natchless Lee led to
hundred Victories.
present to you So day man who
has shown how true alpd useful south
ern patriot can be. With all my heart
ind soul | present Wade Hampton, of
South Carolina. [Cheen&,1
GENERAL HAMpToN's sPEECH.
General Wade Hampton, Mus intro
duced by gallant Ransom TO a North
| Carolina audience, patriotic afQd at
tentive, said: Mr.. Chairman, l.adies,
friends and my old comrades :-vIn
spite of all difficulties have come TO
see you. I wanted to see you, wanteSi
to see you before we cross that river
where jackson went to be at rest
wanted to see men who were always
true, men whom l could depend on In
any crisis and who never turned back.
| | wanted once more to hear the old
"rebel YELL" Our enemy used to know
that rebel yell which told that the
wonderful army of the natchless Lee
WAS hurled against their cohorts.
| wanted 10 see and thank my old
comrades for their gallant service and
assure them that there are ties be-
tween them and myself that death
may hut nothing else can sever. No
Ihraver, no truer, no better soldiers
ever walked on Gods green earth
than the Tarheei boys of North Caro-
lima ICheers.l
To day, after the hattie clouds have
long SINCE Aoated away greet you il
peace. and God grant that it may be
perpetual. God grant that its white
wings may forever hover over oul
, country. May God grant that yonl
cAildren's children, putting aside al
prejudice, may remember that wal
only as a name and feel that thi:
; whole Union of States is their own ma