The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-06-14
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR by
COUNTIES.

Hsversack of Happnings Gathered
From Various Sections In Piedmont
North Carolina.
An excursion to run from Fayetteville to
Mt. Airy, July 10th.
The Pilot tobacco warehouse at Mt. Airy
is to be converted into livery stable.
The Guilford commissioners have order
ed fire-proof vaults for the county records.
The number of persons on the excursion
from Mt. Airy to Greensboro last week was
about 400.
Mrs. Stonewall Jackson passed through
Greensboro last Saturday on her way to
Richmond, Va
The new schedule ON the c. F. & Wv.
doesn't suit our friends over in Stokes. 1t
throws their mails behind so badly.
The R & subscription will very proba-
bly carry in Sauratown township. Walnut
Cove is making big efforts to carry it.
A grand railroad rally and barbecue will
| be held at Walnut Cove on Saturday, the
18th inst, in behalf of the Roanoke & South
ern Railroad.
The Reidsville Times has again made its
appearance, after a suspension of several
weeks, having been burned out. 1t is now
Third Party paper.
The Commissioners of High Point failing
to elect chief-of- police, called an election
| last Monday in order to submit the matter
before the Commissioners.
Married, at the residence of the brides
father, near Rocky Springs, on Thursday,
Jos. Gentry, Esq, to Miss Ada Southern,
Rev. J. A. Bowles, officiating.
A new post-oice has recently been estab-
lished in Rockingham county about miles
from Madison on the Stokesdale road, called
| Cant with Fleming Braham, Esq, postmas-
| ter.
Prof. bred Peacock will not return to
Lexington. He has been elected professor
| of Natural Science and German in Green's
boro Female College and has accepted.
Wilder & Adams, of Walnut Cove, have
made an assignment for the benefit of their
creditors. Assets and liabilities not known.
A. NJ Stack, of Darbury, is theassignee.
Mrs. NJ. Williams, of High Point rolls
dough with rolling pin that her great
| grandmother brought from Pennsylvania in
| 1850, and it is not known how long it was in
use before that time.
Mr.. Olin Jones, of Clemmonsville, David
son county, and several ether young men
| from the same county, who went to Bir-
| mingham, Ala, some months ago, have re-
ham boom busted.
/
mum Der Of post Offices On the first day OF
January, 1888, there were 64-more than
any other county in the State. One more
| is petitioned for which will probably be es-
tablished
| Work upon the Wilkesboro extension il
| still moving forward rapidly. A gentleman
who returned from a visit to Elkin a few
days ago reports three miles already graded
there with 1875 hands at work, with the pros
pect of $50 more being added soon.
There is man living four miles east o.
Greensboro, who was born in a section o
Guiliord county, Familiarity known by the
name of Striking Quarter" and subsequent
ly was raised in another section of the coun
ty known as "Pole Ca.."
The Times says that M, William Griffin
standard keeper for Davie county, sealed .
pair of steelyards last week for Mr.. Jacl
Smith, that has been used for more than TIVE
hundred years. The pee is made of soap
stone, and is good for two hundred year
more.
n. Harding Callum, ESQ.,, late of tn
Greensboro Morning Nc,cs declares his in
tention of running for sheriff of Guilfort
county, as prohlbitionist. He says he il
convinced that that is the party to support
He does not think he will be elected, but il
going to run for the fun of il.
Soon after OBJ taining license to practic
law, Andrew Jackson located at Salisbury
He was a very rollicking, devil-may-car
young fellow. He went up to old Rockfor,
on one occasion to attend court, and left hi
hotel bill unsettled. Long years afterwards
when the news reached Rockford of hi
great victory at New Orleans, the old hote
proprietor turned to the register where Oh
Hickory's name stood, and wrote: "Settle'
in full by the battle of New Orleans" TIL
Statesville Landmark, from which this
derived, says one of its townsmen saw tn
old register, with this entry on it fe,
years ago, and tells the incident.