The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-10
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
Dashes Here and Th-re by The Sentiners
Reporter.

Monday week, the Dist inst
| DR.. r. F. Gray claims to be the oldes
native born citizen living in Winston.
The Winston post-office issued over SI2.
600 in money orders and registered pack
ages in one day last week.
Evangelist Pearson has consented to
commence series of meetings in Winston
on the first Sabbath in September next.
Winston Lodge No. 10Y, A. F. & A. NJ
| will have work in the first and third degree.
at their regular meeting next Monday
night.
| The newly elected officers of inston
Chapter No. "a, r. A. Masons, were duly
installed on Tuesday evening by S. E. AL
len, Post NJ. E. II. P.
1t may not be well known, but it is said
to be fact that May LIST and Christmas day
always fall on the same day of the week
notice it when you may
A gentleman In the city is trying to
| make arrangements to sprinkle the streets
IN the main portion of the city. Do it !.
Don't let him fell in the effort. 1t is good
| one.
The present session of the Winston
Graded School closes on next Thursday, the
18th inst. President Crowell, of Trinity
College, delivers the annual address. The
Salem Orchestra will furnish music for the
occasion.
The revival which has been in progress
at the Centenary NJ E. Church for four
weeks past, closed last Sunday night. For
ty-slx conversions was the result of the
meetiDg-44 of whom were received into
the church.
The SENTINEL was glad to see Bro.
e. c. Hackney, of Durham, in the city
Tuesday. He proposes to give Winston a
"write up" in the Southern Iobaccoaist and
Manufacturers Record, and issue 5000 cop
les. He will return next week.
The Neus and Farm is our authority
for saying that there is every probability
that railroad will soon be built from
Reidsville by Kernersville to Mooresyille
At least Col. A. B. Andrews says so, and he
is good authority in such matters.
The Daily of yesterday says: "Infor
nation reached Winston to-day, through
private correspondence, to the effect that
DIR. w. f. G. Young, the bigamist, was on
yesterday, in Baltimore, sentenced to eigh-
teen months Imprisonment in the peniten-
tiary"
Rev. J. t. Bagwell has been relieved
as pastor in charge of the Charlotte Circuit
which was rendered him several months
since by Presiding Elder p. j. Carrawav.
The circuit could not support DIR. Bagwell
was the reason assigned for his removal.
Rev. q. A.Page has been appointed in his
place.
The WiIkesboro papers say that rail
road news at that end of the line is good
Bonds amounting to $4,000 per mile on
the Wilkesboro extension have been issued
at Nllkesboro. The working force at that
end of the road is being increased and the
good people of that county a.e jubilant over
the bright prospects of he road.
DR.. Dalton, the health commissioner of
Forsyth county, reports, through the Bulle-
IAN OF the n. c. Board Of Health, that ''the
health of the county is remarkably good
only few cases Of measles reported. SAM
tary condition good that of the public
never better" The truth is we
are the healthiest and haphiest people in all
Mr.. Joseph Fulp, whose illness was
mentioned in THE SENTINEL week before
yVl
published in all the county papers few
months ago, died at his home near Walnut
Cove, Stokes county, last Wednesday, the
Ind inst, of Bright's disease He had
reached the advanced age of IS years, and
was well known throughout Forsyth and
Stokes counties
The Commencement exercises at Trim
lty College this year promise to be grand
affair. President Crowell will give full |
particulars in a few days. The Methodists
of Winston, and in fact throughout the
State, should feel proud of Trinity. 1t has a |
bright future. Rev. DIR. Talmage, of New
York, who was invited to deliver the ad
dress, writes that an engagement in Missouri |
That day prevents his accepting the inyita-
lion. ]
The work on the historical and descrip-
tive sketch of Winston-Salem is steadily |
and is now little more than |
one-third done. The compiler is using due
vigilance to exclude all overdrawn or imag-
mary matters, and the book will doubtless |
be a valuable contribution to the literature
Of this section. DIR. Robbins is diligent
worker, and each days labor shows some
important addition; but he is not disposed |
20 jump at conclusions and make up jum- |
Bile of errors in order to hastily bring out |
The pamphlet. He reports very kind re-
ception from nearly all of our business men
andSthe success of the enterprise is guaran-
iced beyond doubt.