The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-09
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DAsHES HERE AND THERE By OUR
REPORTER

-Hurrah for the Roanoke & Southerni
Timothy Vogler, of Salem, celebrated
his SD birthday last Thursday.
Winston shipped IS tons more of man
ufactured tobacco last year than Danyille,
Va.
internal revenue collections in this
district for the month OF July were $74,-
5149l
Prof Clewell now has communication
fir pm his office to the Academy by the nse of
aspeaking tube.
The r. & d. Co. have ordered 10000
cross ties from South Carolina for the
Wilkesboro extension.
1t is rumored that change in manage
ment of the Orinoco Tobacco Warehouse
will take place some time this fall.
Liberty Counsel, No. 8, Junior Order
United American Mechanics will picnic to-
day at the old Harrison Reid place beyond
Salem.
= Mr.. H. Swift has torn away the old barn
below the old Butner Hotel in Salem pre-
paratory to erecting a cosy dwelling there
on.
Element, had several of his fingers amputat
ed in saw mill few miles from Winston
one day last week.
The Leaksville Gazstte states that car
load of blasting powder arrived at the depot
there last week which will be used by the
Z. x S. construction company.
A gentl, man from Danbury was in
the city this week ana says that there are
more visitors there now than have been
there any summer since the war
Prof. w. A. Blair has delivered several
lectures in Greensboro during the session of
the Teachers Institute and the papers there
praise every one of them highly.
MIR. II. w. Fries is conuerting the old
warehouse on West Street, Salem, into COM
Portable dwelling houses. This was formerly
the property OF the late E. A. Vosler.
The Rough and Ready Fire / ompany
of Salem made an inspection of the Acade-
my last Thursday in order to acquaint
themselves with the building in case of fire.
Mr.. f. j. Lipfert, an expert book-keep-
er in the employ of Messrs. 2. III. Hanes &
Co, was made the recipient of gold-headed
cane few days ago by class he is instruct
ing in the art
A Mr. Farrar of Fayetteville, arrived
In the city Saturday and on Monday took
charge Of the Luther Reynolds house on 4th
Street Some of his boarders report his
first meal as tip-tor.
The noted evangelist, Rev. X. Il. Pear
son. is expected to commence his series of
meetings in Winston the first of next month.
We learn that the services will he held in
the Centenary NJ. F.. Church.
The County Fathers were still in ses-
sion yesterday morning and owing to our
going TO press at early hour Wednesday
evening we have to defer the publication of
their proceedings until next week
Next Sunday promises to be a big day
for High Point The Friends Yearly
Meeting opened there yesterday, and will
continue until Sunday, when visitors from
Forsyth and every ether adjoining county
will be in attendance.
We regret to learn that the eye-sight
of Mrs. +. A. Bohannon is such as to rem
der the consultation of an Occulist necessary.
With this in view, Mrs B., accompanied by
her husband, left Sunday for Philadelphia
where she went for treatment
Prof. J. l., Tomins N, the recenely-
elected Superintendent of the Greensboro
Graded School, will leave with his family
I Al.
informs us that his school will open between
the LIST and 18th of September.
We were pleased to meet on the street
last week our jovial friend, Mr. N S. Cook,
late of Winston, but now one of the ''tilIers
of the soiP' of Surry county He informed
us that he sold his residence on Main street
a few days ago to DR.. A. l.. Mock, who
would occupy it in the future.
Mr.. F. A. Baity, of Cross Roads Church,
gave us call Tuesday morning and renew
ed his subscription. Mr. Daity is a fine to-
baeco grower and had load of some fine
grades the market Tuesday, which he
sold for good price. He reported the to-
bacco crop in his section as looking fine.
-Mechanlcs are now at work upon a
substantial bridge across the branch near
Baily Bros. factory ON the Wilkesboro ex-
tension. Hands are still digging away on
the big cut, which, it is thought, will be COM
pleted some time next week. few more
days work anil the road will be connected
with our Salem branch.
The Washington correspondent of the
Durham Piant, of Tuesday says: mir. Ed
ward A. Oldham, who spent some time in
this city last winter and spring, and who
was once editor and proprietor of the Wins
ton SENTINEL has accepted The editorship
Of the Worid's Budget, a daily paper pub
lished in Charleston, s. C. He is now nov
ing his family to thai city.
.lished ON the first page of The SEsrINEg
this week, it will be seen that Inns Daniel
G. Fowle and Oliver HI. Dockery, Demos
cratic aud Republican candidates for Cow
ernor, will speak in Winston ON the 14lh IF
September. Every voter in Forsyth should
avail himself of the opportunity of hearing
the issue. ofthe campaign discussed.
-Messrs. Spach & Cranford, blacksmilhs 5.
Of this city, have moved into more conveu
.ntquarters on Church Street, near Browns
warehouse. Mr.. A. N. Collins, a prince at
his trade, is with the gentlemen who report
business good. They speak of placing a
card in The SENTINEL shortly in order to
keep the people posted as to where they can
get first class work done at low prices