The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-08-30

-MeSsrS- Holland u BaFham, livery men
of this city, may we'll class themselves among
the ''unfortunates." Already this year they
have suffered the loss of four fine horses,
their death resulting from hard driving.
Mr.. Ensley Grubbs, an industrious and
highly esteemad farmer of Walkertown,
died suddenly in Salem Chapel Township
last Thursday in the Saith year of his age.
His remains were inferred Friday at Loves.
Brother Pepper says that the tobacco
crops between Danbury and Winston are
the best he has ever seen in the country,
though he has looked over several counties
in this State, Virginia and other tobacco
sections.
The Lawn Party at the Reservation this
evening, given for and by the Centenary NJ.
E. Sunday School, promises to be pleas
ant occasion for each scholar thereof. The
school has extended an invitation to the
Liberty and West End (Methodist) schools
to join it. Thirty gallons of ice cream, be-
sides other choice refreshments, will be
served. Tables, etc. have been arranged for
the school to take "tea" on the ground. The
hour for meeting is at four p. m. The SEN
TlNEL wishes for every member of the
school an evening of rare pleasure.
The physicians of Salisbury have is
sued card in which they urge upon the
town commissioners to abolish all hog pens
in the corporate limits of Salisbury. Also
to have premises inspected monthly and to
compel owners to keep them clean. They
say: There is nothing within any town SO
much calculated to bring on diseases as a
filthy hog pen, and to keep hog pen clean
is an impossibility. This is pointer for
heed or will they not? We wait and
watch.
The entertainment given at the Opera
House last FRIDAY night by chapter of
orphans from the Oxford Orphan Asylum
was very interesting and attended by
large audience. The orphans remained
over in the city until Monday, and during
their stay a committee Of cur citizens, Ito
gether with the collection taken up at the
Opera House and at the exercises given at
the Academy Chapel in Salem Saturday
night collected about $500 in cash, which
went from here to Greensboro and Reds
vile, where they gave entertainments Mon
day and Tuesday nights.
Rev Solomon Pool, D. D., of Smith
field circuit, accompanied by his wife, have
been spending several days in the city the
past week visiting friends. Doctor Pool oc-
cupied the pulpit of the Centenary Church
Sunday morning and night. His subject at
the morning service was "The Church's
Glory" while at night his remarks were adj
dressed principally to the young. Both SER
mons were ably delivered and listened to by
large and appreciative audiences. DIR. Pool
being former pastor of the church, he has
many warm friends in Winston who are
pei truth. His sermons are always deliver
ed in fluent and scholarly manner.
Jim Daniels, negro who pretends to
hail from Danville, Va, and who has been
as bootblack, was arrested by Chief of
Police Merony Monday evening upon the
charge of taking things that were not his
own. The charge brought against Daniels
was that he had visited the bed room of
Messrs. Will Brown and John A. Woodruff
over Browns drug store, and helped HIM
self to pants, a fine pistol, a gold watch, a
razor and other articles Mr. Merony was
given a description of the thief and with his
usual amount of shrewdness in catching
violators of the law, he was not long in
catching the negro who had committed the
theft. The stolen articles were all found
except the razor and diamond pin belong
ing to Mr.. Will Brown Daniels is awaiting
next term of court to hear His Honor sem
tence him to place where "bootblacks" are
not needed.
Mr.. Sanford ByeIly, we'll known and
highly esteemed citizen of Winston, died a.
his home on northeast Liberty Street Sat-
urday evening last, from the effects of a
stroke of paralysis, received five or six
weeks ago. Mr.. Byerly was among Wins
tons oldest settlers, having moved here
some So years since. For several terms he
was elected on the board of City Fathers,
in which place he served acceptably. Since
| the death of his wife in 1881 he has been very
reserved in his manners, but was generally
free to talk on topics of interest. For a
number of years he had been engaged in
the mercantile business with his son. The
| funeral services were conducted at the resi-.
| oft ri, IL,
mains were inferred in the Morayian Gem,
etery. He died in his GID year. THE SEN
TINEL extends coincidence to the son ane
daughter who are left to mourn the loss o
| Kind and a fleet innatn father