The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-22
TOWN TOPICS.
| Interesting Society Events and Business
Plans The People Talk About.

interesting society Events and Business
Plans The People Talk About.
We must have some more industries. We
have tobacco factories in suficiency, but we
want to keep people here all the year round.
We were forcibly impressed with this fact by
| an Intelligent carpenter who was in THE
| SENTINEL Office few days ago. He is a
man who thinks, and his thoughts are worth
| something. He said; "Our towns need
| some industries that will invite thrifty
class of white labor here,-people who
build houses and own them. The labor we
| have is mostly colored, and many of the
factory hands leave in the winter, taking
out of the town all the money they have
made during the summer. They never in
vest a cent here beyond their living expen-
| ses. IF we had some wood and wooden mills
and more cotton factories we would bring
good citizens here who would buy property,
improve it and add to the wealth of the
town considerably" He was right. We
need some stock companies formed for bull
ding these establishments. The SENTINEL
has heard several gentlemen express their
willingness to take stock and we think a
movement to build cotton factory would
succeed. All that is wanted is an influential
leader. Who shall it be?
"Hello!" "Well?" 'I have an idea
that might be turned to the advantage of
our people," said business man to THE
SENTINEL this week. cit is this,-other
towns, as Raleigh, Wilson, Wilmington and
Richmond and other places, have home in
surance companies, and 1 don't see why
Winston-Salem can't have one too. Here
we are sending thousands of dollars for in
surance away from the town that could east
ly be kept here, and we ought to do it. We
eau get up Mutual Insurance Company,
take our own risks, and keep our money
here" This is a good idea, from very
practical business man and The SENTINEL
would be glad to hear something more Of it.
The Dime Sociable at Mrs. r. D. Browns
Friday evening last, for the benefit of the
Presbyterian Ladies Aid Society, was well
attended and a nice little sum realized.
They were highly entertained by vocal music
Misses Kate Jones, Lula Dedrick and Sallie
Thornburg, recitation by Miss Annie Wiley.
The shadow pictures and mind reading by
Profs. Will and John Blair were interesting
and very amusing.
That market house Is talked of almost
every day. 1t would be splendid move for
the town, and is probably good investment.
We would like for the Chamber of TOM
merce to talk over 1t and see if something
can't be done. Everybody says we need it,
and everybody can't be wrong, you know.
The Literary Society Git hasn't been nam
ed yeti will meet at the residence of Mr. T.
F. Williamson tomorrow night. This time
they will discuss Shakspeare's Comedy of
Errors" and the program will be varied by
music recitations and talk.
Surprise marriages seem TO be the pre-
.vailing style in Winston Last evening
at half past seven o'clock by Rev. Fl. A.
Brown, at the parsonage, Mr.. E. A. Pierce
and Miss Dora Miller were married.
The Philharmonic Society is preparing
that very fine oratorio, the %'Erl Kings
Daughter" by Gabe.
The trustees of the Forsyti1 Five Cent
Savings Bank arr requested to meet to-
night at the Office of Capt S. e. Allen.