The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-08
THE PIEDMONT SECTION.
ITEMS OF NEWS FROM NEAR by
COUNTIES.
A dsrsrsack of Happninss Gathered
From Various Sections in Piedmont
North Carolina.


From Various Sections in Piedmont
North Car olina.
Salisbury is to have a new cemetery.
High Point is to haye a summer hotel
fitted up.
A branch road of the c. F. & Y. V. r. R
to Danbury is talked of.
Judge Clark will hold the Easter Picnic
at Mocksville this season.
An effort is being made to organize an
Odd Fellows Lodge at High Point.
Over 100000 pounds of tobacco have been
shipped from Germanton this season.
Evangelist Pearson has been invited to
hold series of meetings in Greensboro.
Ninety eight orphans are registered at
the Baptist Orphanage at Townsville.
President Crowell, of Trinity College,
will not move his family to Greensboro, as
some of the papers have stated.
Madison, Rockingham county, is soon to
have newspaper. Mr.. Phil. A. Peatross,
a practical printer, will edit it.
An election has been ordered to decide
whether or not Reidsville shall issue $751;
900 in bonds for town Improvements.
Tie R-idsville Times must be making
lots If cash The editor offers to start a
cotton facto1y subscription with 81 900.
There were 10 marriage licenses issued in
Guilford county, Is in Stokes courty and 4
in Davie county for the month of ebruary.
Tie Sumnerfeld Academy, including a
piano and organ was destroyed by fire re-
Gently. The loss is estimated at $4,000
with an insurance of 81 900.
At the closing of public school in Da-
vie county recently the scholars all rejoiced
that it was out, and the teacher SO glad
that she forgot to dismiss the school.
A man named Moore, who wa. said to
have been drinking, froze to death one night
last week on the road between Yanceyville
and Ruffin, about three miles from the latter.
A serious cutting affray occurred last
week near Trap Hill, Wilkes county, in
which VIM. Hutchlngs stabbed one Ma
jor Brown. Whiskey was the cause of the
trouble.
The Postoffice in Salisbury handled 70
thousand registered packages during the
past year and the Waterman says that was
the largest number handled by any Office in
North Carolina.
The editor of the Davie Times is in
trouble. A small framed building, occupied
by colored woman, who did his washing
was consumed by fire last week. What
troubles the editor most is that two weeks
washing went up in the flames.
Brother Lowery, of the Mt. Airy NeUs, is
of the opinion that some people think he
can live on wind-from the way they pay
their bills. This reminds US of a preacher
who told his congregation that they believ
ed he could Give on air and chew daylight
Judging from the way the members paic
him.
A bear had been prowling around II
Greensboro for some nights, until one night
recently policeman followed it up. Ii
soon came to a hen roost, and was proceed
| ing to appropriate chickens, when the pc
| liceman raised his pistol to FIRE. The beal
with remarkable promptness said, "Don'
shoot Pse no bear"
Mt. Airy is determined upon having {
| big demonstration upon the completion o
the railroad to that point in May next. A
| meeting of the citizens was held there few
days ago at which time committees were
appointed to get up Trade Display, Cav
airy Display, one on Invitation and Ar
| engagements and one on Transportation"