The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-15
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Special Correspondence Of The Sentinel.
GREENSBORO, March 13.-The sensation
of last week was the attempt made by Plea.
MARITIME, negro living just beyond the
northern limits Of our town, to murder his
wife. 1t seems that they had been separat.
ed Tor two months. Report says that he had
previously tried to induce her to leave the
country and so with him, which she refused
to do. On last Tuesday, as she was return
ing home from her days work, he assaulted
her with razor and cut her throat from eal
to ear DIR. Tate was called to her assist
ance, and found that the cash extended real
ly from ear to ear, but not deep enough to
sever the jugular vein. The wind pipe,
however, was partially probably half cut
in two. The wound is not necessarily fatal.
and she still survives. The would-be SLAYER
has made good his escape and has not been
seen or heard ofsince. A large force of ex-
cited negroes were securing the woods in the
vicinity the following day.-He will proba-
bly, be lynched by them if caught. .sH IS
The West End Club gave the public n
most creditable musical entertainment in
the court house on last Friday night. The
object is to raise funds to establish CITY
hospital. The Club is composed of the best
musical talent in the place The entertain
ment consisted. of vocal, piano and violin
solos, recitations, choruses and overtures.
Eleven ladies and ten gentlemen took part
IN the performances. 1t is not likely that
the audience was ever better entertained.
There was crowded house of the best ele-
ment Of the town. At the close of the first
part Col. ]. T. Morehead was called upon
FIR "some remarks" These he offered in
very happy vein. After sending several
hvely ripples of merriment through the au-
audience, he told them that the ladies of the
Club had it in view to raise s., 900 for their
enterprise that this was the first of series
of concerts to be offered, that as an initial
step they were greeted by a large, Intelligent
and enthusiastic audience, and already two
gentlemen had pledged donation of 500
each. The music was all exceptionally fine
in kind and splendidly rendered. The vocal
solos of Miss Mamie Caldwell and Miss
Bennison, a teacher in g. F. College, the
piano solo Of Miss Addie Donnell, and the
violin solo of Mr.. Geo. Woodrofe swept the
house with storm of applause, and the
overture by the Orchestra of piano. hute,
cornet, bass-yiol and three violins was pro-
badly the GROWING excellence OF the occa-
sion, Proceeds ofthe concert ST.. The
member. of tba Oh h ara ,,,,,ot a,,o,,a1
and they may feel assured of the hearty CO.
operation of the public, not only for the
laudable enterprise in view, but also for the
enjoyable and really meritorious entertain
ment Offer ed.
There was strike to-day among the la
borers engaged on the waterworks job. A
thirty-foot diameter shaft is being sunk in
North Buffalo Creek bottom, about one mile
from the Court house. The men engaged
(sll negroes considered their services on !
this particular job worth more than IS cents
per day-the price usually paid laborers-
and demanded S1.00, which was refused.
The work is at standstill at present The
Water Works Company has purchased
vacant lot just south of the r. & D. r. r.
depot, within $50 feet of the track, wherein
to erect standpipe; which is to be 100 feet
high and so feet in diameter.
Two weeks ago retired Fire Company
OF Philadelphia, consisting of old men go |
aud 20 years of age, passed through on a
special train going to New Orleans. They
once belonged to the Volunteer Fire force
Of Philadelphia, but have preserved their
ever since. On their return
last Friday they were met at the depot by
The Fire Company of this place, who presen-
ed the old veterans each with button-hole
bouquet and a card of compliments" at
ached. 1t was pleasant episode and "mu-
nc by the Band" and general hand shak-
ng and three cheers given and received for
fifteen or twenty minutes was freely indul-
,ed.
Rev. P. f. w. Stamey, of Reidsville, con-
iucted daily series of meetings all last
week at Centenary Church, (South Green's
'oro) and large number of persons presen-
ed themselves for religious instruction and
many have protested conversion.
Services will be conducted daily this week
" the same minister, in West Market Street
'hureh, and the revival services in the
BAPTIST Church, conducted by Rev. Mr..
Iaudeventer, # Henderson, assisted by the
astor, Rev. w. Il. Gvantley, are still in
rogress, continued from last week.
L. W.. A.