The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-22
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.

What He Secs, Hears and What Other
People Tell Him to Write About
of Local Interest.
Wheat and oats are reported as lookin,
fine.
The heavy wind Tuesday night was ex
citing to many. sslSs - -
Jack Frock made several unwelcom
visits during the past week..
aye Local" is now experimenting in hi
first attempt at housekeeping.
Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, Will
the following Sunday is Easter.
Passion Week Services will be held il
the Moravian Church nightly Throughout
next week.
The Messrs. Fries commenced Tuesday
to operate their mills on their summer SEIZED
ule time.
Eight of the county convicts were sen
to Kernersville Tuesday to do some worE
at or near there.
Eight persons connected themselves, BY
letter, with the Centenary NJ. E. Church
Hast Sunday morning.
Several of our young people conteu-
plate stirring up fishing party and 9th Ell
.amusements for Easter Monday.
taken up in the Aoravian Church last Sun
dzy morning for Bohemian missions.
There are no doubt but few people in
the Twin City who are not aware of the fact
.l,of Croxy foil 81 ,,rattv mid day
The death of Mr.. Glenn F. Vest occur
red in South Fork Township, this county,
on March 18th, after avery long illness of
consumption. aged 81 years.
Owing to the recent blizzard out north,
mail matter was delayed several days. On
this account the Winston Office received 400
pounds of mail on Friday night.
The fruit crop appears to have been
greatly damaged by the recent cold snap.
In some sections it is estimated that three
fourths of the entire crop is killed.
The Daily says that there is a gentle.
man in the city who is trying to effect q
contract with our commissioners to num-
Der the houses. Hope he will succeed.
Brother Foy is agitating the market
house question. The SENTINEL has repeat
- eddy urged this needed and important enter
prise. By all means. let us not delay the
mattersny longer.
Gardeners remember the A. B. Cleve-
LAND Co., whose advertisement is in another
column, will deliver to nearest express or
railroad station all seeds ordered from them
WHITE for catalogue.
Cur Methodist friends expect to begin
the erection of their new church on Liberty
Street, near Union Grove Chapel, about
April LIST, and it is their intention to have
the building completed within sixty days
after the work is commenced.
Mr. J. A. Walker was chosen by the
members of the Union Grove Reform Club
Sunday School to represent them at the
State Convention which is now in session at
Raleigh. So far as it is known this is the
only Reform Club School in the State.
The small boy, with two dollar and
half shot gun goes out with robin red-breast
in view. Roy sees his game-raises his gun
and fires-what's the result-gun bursts
boy falls-robin ssoars away. Boy resolves
and re-resolves never tn kill any more birds.
The store house of Mr. Thomas Grubbs
was destroyed by fire at Sedge Garden about
eleven o'clock Monday. night. The store
waa we'll filled with goods, all of
which were destroyed with no insurance.
Thefre is thought to have originated from
stove
The Messrs White had one of their
: Tat-He Road Carts on exhibition at the
Hast week. 1t was said to be the biggest at
sraetion there. Our worthy Sheriff (Boyer)
astthere and can tell how the visitors adj
~; -aa the vehicle.
II &s carts, loaded with wheel-barrows,
oassed NRosgh, the city Monday to be used
IN tbe u IEkesboro extension. They were
ION, - E,r.: Y about twenty miles atiais side
# vyr.sta.Louo Another invoice of wheel
,arrows nasssd Through TUESDAY for the
anne road.
-Tresnaas mott. WIS fhRss been tackled up
n the pleasure or, alndseaf the Salem Fe-
,ale Academy. Al dll,deg awaits TIE chap
rho puts his foot on hiae asf5ove grounds.
lows take warning eaee R the younger
eresation are already NapHisg as to how
end the life of the dang, 1ss1ssaalmai.
Pastor Swain commenc Msatsszes OF re-
ival meetings at the Methe Saat sCnurch
lst Sunday. Rev. r. Fl. W GaS aaE<'rmer
aston here, but now of the Gre easbor0 cir
lit, is assisting Mr. Swain in the pratrst t.
services. It is to be hoped tn at Mach
god III III be accomplished before III meet
ng comes to close.
Policemen Dowdy ami Penny arrested .
egro named Green Brown Tuesday morn
1g upon the charge of stealing provisions |
ON the wagon of Mr.. Baker at enc Of
ur warehouses. Brown was tried before IS
squire Grogan and in default of $50 hood
ne negro was sent to Jail to await the next
srm of court.
Some one broke into the store-hous, = Of /
ir. George Starr, on corner of Main nd /
'ourth Streets Tuesday night and stole .
heese and several pounds of candy. Fort
nately the cheese was found yesterday by
II. j. G. Blackburn under q panel of fence
nat had blown down near the reservoir.
'ut unfortunately the thief has not been
aught up with.
Rev. F. III. Johnston, D. D., the former ]
aston ofthe Presbyterian Church here, but
ow State Evangelist, with his homo in 9