The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-06
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR by
COUNTIES.
A Haversack OF Happenings Gathered
From Various Sections in Piedmont
North Carolina.

A Haversack of Happenings Gathered
From Various Sections in Piedmont
North Carolina.
- E. D. Steele, of High Point, has been
appointed a notary public by Gov. Scales.
The Germanton Times has again changed
hands, and is now under the editorial man
agement of Mr.. T. G. Balm.
Mr.. s. s. Brown, an enterprising mer-
chant of Greensboro, will open branch
store in Mt. Airy in few days.
Prof. J. c. johnson, of Chapel Hill,
and graduate of the University, will take
charge of the Madison High School.
MIR. Geo. w. Sanderlin, Democratic
candidate for State Auditor, will speak at
Pennington, Davie county, on Friday,
Sept. 14th.
Callahan township, Davie county, has
three Cleveland, Fowle and Henderson
clubs, with seventy members. One at Centre,
one at County Line, and the other at
Kappa.
The Leader says that Thomas Hall, Of
Rockingham county, returned home Thurs
day evening from the Winston market. well
pleased with the high prices he got for his
tobacco.
The Cooper House is a new hotel at
Dobson.- 1t is well kept and the proprietor
is clever gentleman. Terms $1.OO per
day. THE SENTINEL acknowledges cour-
tesies shown to it's representative while at
Surry court.
The Chamber of Commerce of Greens
boro has appointed committee looking to
the offering of sufficient inducements to the
proper parties for the selection of Green's
boro as the place to build the college which
is under the supervision of Rev. w. S.
Long.
MIR Browder Whittimore, a clever but
eccentric old gentleman of Wentworth,
Rockingham county, is said to have over
two gallons of three cent pieces. He de-
posts every one he gets in jug, saying he
intends to stop the circulation of these odd
coins.
MIR. Leroy C. Caldwell, Democratic
candidate for elector of the 7th District
will address the people of Davie county on
the issues of the campaign at the following
times and places: Fork Church, Saturday,
Sept. Sth; Jerusalem, Monday, Sept. 10th ;
Pennington, Tuesday, Sept 18th.
The Democrats of Lexington are ablaze
with enthusiasm. They raised a big flag
pole over 100 feet high few nights ago by
the light of big bonfres, and now from its
top the stars and stripes wave for the per-
petuation of free American institutions and
the triumph of Democratic principles.
A negro boy about Is years of age was
drowned in a mill pond near Elko, Stokes
county, few days ago. while trying to learn
the art of swimming by placing rail be-
meath him. The rail slipped from under
him while in deep water, and he was drown
ed before assistance could be rendered him.
A lively fsticuff Is reported to have
occurred few days since at Walnut Cove
between two rival transfer men, Austin
Charles and the mail carrier between that
place and Danbury. The difficulty grew
out of the mail carriers cut in prices for
delivering passengers from the depot to
Piedmont.
A correspondent writes US that on Aug
18th Mr.. j. V. Brown succumbed TO the
inevitable decree of the lnvincible Cupid
and took to his compapionship one Of
old Grayson's most amisble daughters
Miss Nitric E. Young, of Bride ,,reek, Va
May their honeymoon be but the beginning
of long and happy life.
The Davie Times of last week says
"Our colored citizens held their educational
| picnic last Saturday. The net proceeds
amounted to fifty dollars. They have
| bought lot for which they paid sixty five
dollars. They are moving for higher edu
cation, and we hope they will succeed in
raising funds enough to build them an
academy"