The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-02-02
GOSSIP FROM GREENSBORO.
A Breezy Batch of News From the 'City
of Flowers


Special Correspondence Of The Sentinel.
GREENSBORO, Jan. 3Oth-The knights of
Labor of the State held their annual pow
WOW here last Tuesday and Wednesday.
The assembly was represented by ia dele
gates, hailing from about three-fourths of
the counties in the State. The colored ele-
ment seemed rather to preponderate, and
the assembly wore decidedly dusky COM
plexion, but this was accounted for by the
fact that many of the white lodges in the
State were represented by proxy, while the
colored delegates turned out en- masse. State
Master Workman Nichols presided. The.
assembly was in secret session two days, and
very little oftheir proceedings were allowed
to come before the public. 1t is the
opinion of many outsiders that the knights
will throw their strength for Nichols for
Governor in the coming campaign. During
the session the assembly passed resolutions
of sympathy with the Reading strikers and
appealed to the lodges OF the State to raise
funds for their substantial aid. Resolutions
were also passed favoring the passage of the
Blair Bill and advocating reform in the sys-
day morning officers were elected as follows:
Master Workman, John Nichols; Worthy
Foreman, J. w. Gordon fcolored) State
Secretary, G. L. Tirnofpki; Financial Sec
rotary, w. E. Henderson (celored); Treas
urer, D. r. Julian. The assembly adjourn
ed at late hour on Wednesday night Colds
boro was chosen as the next place of meet
ing
The town at large draws long sigh of re-
lief at the announcement that the new gra-
ded school bailding is at last completed and
that school will open on February 18th. The
old school building having been torn down
to give place to the new, there has been no
session of the graded school since last June,
and as consequence the urchins have en-
joyed long holiday. The new building
will have cost about $14,OO when fully fur
nished and equipped.
Greensboro seems to be enjoying at pres
ent special manifestation of public spirit
which is exhibiting itself in very substan-
tial way. Having settled the question of
the Chamber of Commerce, our citizens are
now interesting themselves on the subject of
cotton factory, and will probably follow
suit after Raleigh and Charlotte by setting
the enterprise on foot. Col. Thos. MacMa-
hon expects shortly to move his Spoke and
Handle Factory to Richmond, Va, and in
that event the building now occupied by him
will be utilized as cotton factory, for which
purpose it is admirably adapted.
Judge Schenck has returned from Wash
| ington, where he went for the purpose of
| urging appropriation by Congress for the
erection of monument to General Nathan
iel Greene at the Guilford Battle Ground.
A bill has been introduced by Congress sman
Henderson asking an appropriation of $780,
900 for the purpose, and Judge Schenck is
confident that the appropriation will be
cured. The Judge is one of the most schol-
| arly and patriotic gentlemen in the State,
| and deserves unbounded praise for his eff
orts In the interests ofthe old Guilford Battle
| Ground and is resurrecting MANY valuable
historic facts connected Herewith.
The Greensboro Cornet Band contem-
plates rendering one of its famous minstrel
| entertainments in few weeks for the pur-
| pose OF rendering us OutHL more complete
| 1t is at present one of the best equipped
| bands in the state and owns $500 set of
solid silver instruments and a handsome
| $500 uniform. The band already has a big
| reputation for these entertainments and has
| always drawn crowded houses wherever it
| has favored the public with them.
| The condition of the country roads at
| present is said to BIS terrible beyond concep-
| ton, and in some instances they are utterly
| impossible. Verify, anything in the way of
| a reform in public roads would be hailed as
| a boon at present.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. Maxwell German, of Washington has
| been spending several days in the city.
Congressman Brewer spent Sunday in the
| city.
Mr.. L. w. Andrews, who has been win
| tering in Florida for two months past, has
| returned home.
Mr.. s. L. Trogdon, the clever treasurer of
| the five cent savings bank arrived with his
| bride last night from San Marcos, Texas,
| where he was married on the 18th inst. to
| Miss Mary Richardson, of that place.
. G. o. A.