The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-18

meets i'll Greensboro Nov. 14th.
1t is reported that marriage
will take place in Salem next Thurs
day night
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Spach, of Sa-
lem, have returned from a months
visit to friends in Indiana.
Col David Settle, U. S. Marshal
for the Western District of n. c. is
period.
The Board of Trustees have
about collected the desired amount
(S5OO) for the erection of a male
academy in Mt. Airy.
A new bell tower has been erected
over Piedmont warehouse. Be 1T I'M
derstood old Piedmont means to be
heard, and no mistake.
Mr.. Thomas Reid, accompanied
by his wife and daughter, of Atlanta,
Ga, are visiting the family of Mr..
Christian Reid, on Liberty Street.
The old shuttle factory lot in Sa-
lem has been purchased by the Stand
ard Oil Company, who will erect
thereon an oil tank and depot.
Rev. II. A. Brown, of the Baptist
| Church. will conduct the Union Pray
er Meetingi in the Temperance Reform
Club Hall, Gray block, tonight. The
meeting last Thursday night was an
interesting one.
Tuesday was a big day for Reds
vile. A big barbecue and Democrat
ic speeches by Senator Ransom, c. B.
Watson, Esq, and other able speak
ers stirred old Reidsville from center
to circumference.
The Times says that Hon. c. b.
Watson made an unanswerable
Speech at the courthouse in Davie
last week. He thinks that the only
hopes of the Southern and Western
people is in the Farmers Alliance.
The Hodge Mine in Wilkes and
Watauga counties was inspected re-
Gently and tests made of the ore, that
proved pay lock from the surface
down. This is said to have caused a
mining boom up in the mountain
country.
-Davie court was Il quiet one. The
only case Of Importance was the trial
of Sarah Drake for the murder of her
infant on the 22d of April last. A
true bill was found against her and
she was sentenced to four years in
the penitentiary.
The Commissioners of Madison
are ascertaining from the citizens of
that town if each will grant a right
Of way over their lands for the build
ing of the Roanoke & Southern. If
the right of way can be secured it is
thought that the R. & S. will pass
through Madison beyond a doubt.
These are busy, bustling days for
the tobacco factories in Winston.
| The manufacturers cannot keep up
with orders, consequently many OF
them do not close operations until a
late hour at night. The steam whis-
| ties about ten O'Clock each night tell
us plainly that Winston tobacco is
in great demand
| The election on the question OF
issuing bonds to the amount of $780,
| 600 to the Atlantic and Western rail
road was carried in Reidsville last
week. Caswell county will vote on
the issuing of 100000 in, bonds to
the same road Saturday. If the cleo
ton is carried it is thought that the
building Of the road will be a certain
ty.
A $4,000 hotel, large cotton
factory, a new courthouse, with q
town clock placed thereon Build
ing and Loan Association-are few
of the good things that would help
increase Winston's prosperity and
add to her population. Think of these
| things ye men of capital, and see i
you do not consider these things
worthy of effort.
The Republican Executive Com
mittee at Raleigh is sending out some
of the party's trashy" circulars al
over North Carolina. Forsythis get
ting big dose of them Mr.. Johr
L. Beard, of Winston, and Mr.. J. FL
Johnson, of Salem, are each in receipt
of the lying circulars. These gen
tlemen ask us to state to the party
managers at Raleigh that they have
tackled the wrong men. Every
Democrat in the State should bewar,
OF the Republicans plan of humbug
gerry.
Owing to the large increase o
pupils at the Winston Graded School
Supt. Blair has added another teach
er to take charge of the 9Th grad
: English room. Mr.. L. B. Edwards
of Henderson, n c., is the gentleman
appointed, and now has charge O
the department. above alluded to. III,
graduated at the University las
Juue with the degree of Phi. B. Tn
SENTINEL knows Mr.. Edwards well
He is a gentleman eminently qualife
f in every way to fill his position wit
, great satisfaction to our citizens an