The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-09-06
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHES HERE AND THERE By OUR
REPORTER.

DAShES AND OOLs
REPORTER.
What He Sees. Hears and What Other
People Tell Him to Write About
of Local Interest.
Oysters.
-'Possum will soon be ripe.
-September-the first month of Autumn.
The Salem Boys School opened last
week
Farmers are cutting and caring to-
bacco.
The Winston Graded School opens on
the 18th inst.
-Tracklaying commeoced on the Wilkes
boro read yesterday.
Already there are over 100 young lady
boarders at the Salem Female Academy.
The Wacho7ia Sunday School will pic
mic near Old Town next Saturday week.
We omit the markets this week because
the ruling prices are the same as last week.
MI Geo. Hobbs was elected on the
police force by the town commissioners
Monday night.
An Interesting letter from Davie
county came too late for this issue, but will
appear next week.
A Directors meeting of the Roanoke
Winston next Wednesday.
-Hurrah for Hauser, Boyer, Mast, Cox,
Adams, Dicks, and everybody who intends
voting for the entire county ticket.
Leopold, the "poet laureate" sold
$4,000 of his popular cigars during Au-
gust. How is that for enterprise?
The revenue collections at the Win
ston branch office for the month of August
added $63, 1881 to Uncle Sans treasury.
Third Party-C Candidate Governor
Walker is billed for speech in Winston
during September, the 9th if we mistake
not.
The Woman's Missionary Society of
the Centenary NJ. E. Church will meet in
the annex of that church tomorrow eve
ming.
The ticket has been named, now let
every Democrat go to work and see that
every man on the ticket is elected. We can
do it if we will but work
The site for the Roanoke & Southern
depot at this end Of the line has been locat-
ed near Miller s. Cooks iron foundry,
which is only short distance from our
present depot.
Two horses belonging to Mr.. Luther
Reynolds became frightened while his wife
was out driving Sunday, when the latter
was thrown from the phaeton and was very
painfully injured.
Mr.. R. L. Crawford, with the popular
hardware dealer, Mr.. R. r. Crawford, has
arranged gun case that is a beauty. The
guns show to advantage, and he has lot of
nice ones, too. Go to see it.
The Raleigh Nsws- Observer has it that
Rev. r. G. Pearson will commence series
of meetings in Winston this week. Too
soon, Bro. The meeting spoken of will not
be commenced before the 18th inst.
The bridge across Liberty Street on the
Wilkesboro extension, land substantial
one it is, too) is finished, and the force are
now at work upon a large trestle north of
the city, near the head of Belo's Pond.
1t is reported that the pastor of the
colored Methodist church at Kernersville
gave his wife an old time "hogging" q few
days since, which resulted in his congrega-
ton informing him that his ministerial Ia
-bors among them must come to close.
Prof Tomlinson left last week for
Greensboro, where he goes to enter upon the
duties of Superintendent of the Graded
School of that city. The Professors many
friends in Winston, with THE SENTINEL,
wish him much success in his new home.
"A promenade Concert for the benefit of
the Twin City Hospital will be given in the
Salem Square, Saturday evening. Sept. 9Th.
Should the weather be unfavorable the
place will be changed to the Belo House.
Let the Twin-City respond generously to
this call
Hon. w. B. Glenn, of this city, will
speak at Boonville, Yadkin county, on
Thursday, the Goth inst. Mr.. Glenn is a
"power" as speaker, and the citizens Of
Boonville and surrounding country will
hear sound Democracy by turning out to
hear him.
The Salem Female Academy has con-
snmmated an engagement with Miss Kath
crime w. Evans, of New York City, to fill
the position of Lady Professor of Vocal In
struction for the next school year. Mis-.
Evans brings with her a number of certifi
Gates of proficiency.
The first service in the new Methods
Church in North Winston was conducted
by Pastor Robinson Sunday, at which time
a protracted meeting was commenced, t.
last this week, and probably longer. Ser
vices are held nightly, and our citizens ar,
invited to attend them.
The choir for Mr.. Parsons meeting
mention of which was made last week, ha
been made with Mr.. E. A. Ebert, of Salem
as director. The choir is composed of ovel
fifty voices, selected from the various
churches of Winston-Salem. The organist
are Mrs. C. M. Bevan, Mrs. z. A. Lyon an,
VIM. Peterson.
Seven car loads of steel rails came up I
Kernersville from Greensboro. Tuesday
which will be laid at once on on. branch
to Greensboro. The present rails on tn
road will be used on the Wilkesboro exten
sion as far as they win reach. A materia
train is here now to help push the wor
forward. We are sbooming".
Our clever and efficient tax collector
Mr.. J. G Bessent, who has been actiyel
engaged for the past few weeks taking IL
census Of Winston, will complete his wol
in few days. His present estimate of Il
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