The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-08
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.

DASHEs HERR AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.
Last weeks Occurrences In Winston
Salem and County Narrated in Con-
dsnssd Paragraphs.
AS a Campaign Offer we will
send The Sentinel to new sub
scribers from now until Janua-
~ Ist, 80, for only ST. strict
ly in advance.
-Jailor Bradford has 35 boarders
Peach trees are blooming in some sec.
tions.
The time for seeding clover and grass
is at hand.
Capt. S. B. Taylor, of Danbury, paid
US pleasant visit last week.
Counterfeit nickels are in circulation
Look out for them.
March has five Thursdays, five Fridays
and five Saturdays.
Mr. J. K. Crawford returned from a
witt to Mt Airy Tuesday.
Mr.. T. H. Pegram, Jr. will enter the
business circles of Greensboro soon.
The Centenary NJ. E. Sunday School is
arranging for an Easter entertainment.
Only thirteen marriage licenses were
issued in Forsyth during the month of Feb
ruary.
The revenue collections at the Winston
branch office for the Month ofFebruary am
ounted to S47, 90S.54'
Mr. E. Loeper has leased the old Belo
House, in Salem, and has opened a large
furniture and crockery store.
The class motto of the Salem Female
Academy for 1888 is Finis Coronat Opus,
(The end crowns the work
The Salem Orchestra, by invitation of
Mr. E. A. Ebert, enjoyed an elegant supper
at his residence ON last Friday night.
The days and nights are equal on the
2lst inst. Spring will also commence on
that date according to almanac prohets.
Mr.. W. T. Pfohl has been commission
ed general organizer and instructor of the
knights of Labor for North Carolina.
The National w. C. T. U. has named
the week from March 18th to 25th as a week
of pray er for the National, State and Local
w. c. 7. Unions.
The North Carolina Furniture Compa-
ny continues to meet with SUE 80. A two
car load shipment of furnitul was made by
them last week.
MIR. Ed. Rayle succeeds Mr.. John Rob-
inson as clerk In the Winston post-office.
Ed is a clever boy, and will no doubt fill the
place admirably.
The stockholders of the Roanoke &
Southern Railroad will make application to
the Governor of Virginia for convicts to
work on the read. .
The Boston Stars played to a good house
here Tuesday night. The company sustain
ed their high reputation and the program
rendered was well received.
Our two clever mercantile citizens,
Messrs. w. S. Fuller and Joe Jacobs are in
northern cities purchasing spring stocks of
goods for their respective houses.
The citizens of Waughtown are jubilant
over a new postoffice established there on
the LIST inst, with Mr.. j. II. Sink as post
master. The name of the office is Forsyth:
THE SENTINEL was glad to see Mr..
J. A. Frank, of Clemmonsville, in the city
this week. He is a wounded ex-Confeder-
ate veteran, and is as staunch a Democrat
.as lives
Robert Y. Hudson, of this county, was
admitted to the Orphan Asylum, at Oxford,
last week. The Friend says that everything
will be done to make him good and useful
man
Mr.. W. B. Vaughn, formerly salesman
with Aessrs. Vaughn & Pepper, will move
with his family shortly to Walnut Cove,
where he will engage in the mercantile bus
mess for. himself
The Salem Orchestra, accompanied by
The Philharmonic Society, will repeat their
concert in Greensboro Saturday night next
THE SENTINEL bespeaks for them pleas
ant and successful trip.
Mr.. Geo. Bahnson. student of the I'm
iversity, spent few days with relatives and
friends in Salem last week He also left the
the last of the week for short visit to his
home at Pennington, Davie county.
Griffith & Bohannon is the name of a
new plug tobacco firm in Winston. They
will manufacture in the Winston Tobacco
4 t0r1 PotI.
terprising gentlemen-and will of course
succeed.
The wife of our clever and popular po-
liceman, Mr.. N. D. Dewdy, gave several of
her lady friends pleasant reception Tues
day. 1t was the occasion of her birthday
and her friends made her the recipient of
many appreciative presents.
The resignation of Rev. ]. L. White
pastor of the First Baptist Church, ut Raj
eigh, was accepted by the members of that
church last week, though with sentiments of
deep regret. Mr.. White will deliver the
farewell sermon to his congregation next
Sunday.
The following question or problem has
been handed US with request to solve and
answer through the columns of THE SEN
TINEL: rs first lovea fcretaste of Heaven"
The question is quite a difficult one, but in
the opinion of our reporter the affirmative
answer would be given.
Mrs. Solomon Sink, aged 70-o1d years,
died at her home in Waughtown Sunday
evening last It seems that while she was
kindling "a FIRE that morning her clothes ae-
cidentallv caught on fire and before assist