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

the young ladies' VINO came next aIter
the..foats? We gave their names last
week. They received SO many COM
pliments during the day Gas did all
the Winston Salem girls) that we can't
add much more. They were pretty
how pretty we're not going to say, for
some of them had pretty sisters who
didn't ride, and we are not going to
make any distinctions, for it seemed to
us that the towns were one vast flower
garden, so to speak, of hundreds of
rosy checked, smiling lassies.
THE TRADE PARADE.
Although fewer floats representing
our large and varied industries were
in the parade than was hoped, yet
there was very creditable number
and those that were in were excellent.
Messrs Lockett Vaughn Il Co. had'
the only display of manufactured to-
bacco. Their float consisted of boxes
of the celebrated "Red Meat chewingf
tobacco, forming wedge haped pileb
surmounted by cloth canopy OH
wfich was an oil painting of a big,
red, juicy watermelon-the represen
tative OF "Red meat"
Messrs Miller Bros, sash, door, and
bid manufacturers had display of
goods of their own make, including
mantel work. It was beautiful and
tasty They do large business jim
their line and their float was very
creditable.
LEOPOLD had his celebrated Ida-
vana cigar Factory in miniature, 60
ing in full blast turning out fragrant
"Havannas' which were scattered to
the scrambling small boy and darkey
popuiace as the procession moved by.
1t was . good advertisement, one
which speaks well for Winston's only
cigar manufacturer man who
makes the best cigars in North Caro-
lima.
Geo Stewart, manufacture OF tin
ware hat tobacco fues, Of which thou
sands are annually usei IN this section
III curing the golden .-af He had
besides tinware Of diff. ent desi gns-
all home made.
Cicero Use, one of the most progres-
sive of Winston's business men had a
display of furniture that would do
credit to any tow1 He keeps ma
chinery buzzing al the time turning
out home made irniture which is
rapidly acquiringk reputation for ex-
ceilence ali over be South. His dis
play was a good one and elected fre-
quent comment.
Messrs F. & II. Fries display was
one of the GrAt. iiAesh we ever saw. 1t
represented the goods manufactured
by their cottNn and WOODEN mi!ls.-one
of our largest And most important of
our industrial enterprises, whose goods
are sold as far Ss Japan and Siam,
the the cotton on" mill pSpnt alone 20 costing
$125,0O0 and employing 24O hands
There were bolts on beautiful white
cloth branded "Aris&a Mills and
spindles Of snowy \cotton and
wooden threads. Over Nall was a
canopy thatched with bundles of grain,
representing their flour minis which
annually turn out thousands Of sacks
of the "staf of life. .
G. p. Sides had a display of flour
and other products of his mill, on& of
the largest and best equipped in the
country. OF course everybody ikeS
something good to eat and of course
the idea of biscuits" popped into the
head of every healthy citizen along
the line of march.
G. A. Hege's Salem Iron Works
display was one of his excellent saw
mills which are known and shipped
all over the United States, to Japan,
the West Indies and many other for
eign, countries a steam engine at
tached to one Of his ''Pony planers
Mr.. J. A. Vance, manufacturer of
saw mills, that are well and favorably
known, had une Of his machines noun
ted on wheels Mr.. Vance has only
been making saw mills OF his own for
! five years, yot their increasing .aa.,,ss
laEity shows their work and his enter
| prise does credit to the Twin City.
His parade was good one and much
admired.
Browns Warehouse had miniature
sale of the golden leaf on wheels.
There were the auctioneer, the book
keepers and all the employers Of this
large brick establishment covering
$4,000 square feet Of ground and sell
ing several millions of pounds of to-
baceO every year.
Mrs. Stanton ,& Merritt had pa
vilion, decorated with ribbons and
iaoes and all these things which make
up a millinery store but which to us
are mysteries. Anyway their display
was pretty and will not soon be fer
| gotten.
/ ID. p. 55chouler, the Racket Store.
man had Que Of the best exhibits. He
is large merchant, handling large
amoant OF goods and from his varied
and;select stock which he sells at Low
prices -as you will see by reference t,
another column of the SENTINEL,
he selected an attractive .display
Fans were scattered 80 the crowd il
s. passing and many weary, hot pedes
trian remembers The Racket witt
gratitude.
&. g. Lanier bad printing pres
and articles from his hook store to
gether with the attaches of his office
Il was good display, no msstak
aIs about it and was the only one Of it
Il S. E. Allen sells hardware an
plows in Winston and he gave th
farmers sample of his large stoc
, nov in the old Pfohl & Stockton stand
Mr. ALIGN j une ut Winston's larges
merchants, his stock Is large and hI