The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-10-25

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Court will close this week Only one
week term
The bright little four-year-o
daughter Annie, of Mr.. aud Mrs. D.
c. Martin died of diphtheria last Sat
urday morning.
Three more legal holidays this
year, as follows: Election day, Nov.
9Th; Thanksgiving, at time to be
appointed by the President, about
the 22d of November, and Christmas
day, Dec. Goth.
Evangelist Pearson closed his
meeting in Goldsboro Sunday night.
! During the meeting about 800 per-
sons made profession of religion.
Mr.. Pearson will now go to Virginia
to conduct several meetings.
"A divine, in conducting a meeting
in the northwestern portion of Rock
| ingham county few weeks ago, stop
ped over night with a prominent
gentleman of that section who had
| not had a preacher to call on him be-
fore for 13 years. This is good
field for ministerial workers.
Little Ada, the bright little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. R.
Vickers, fell from the back porch of
the Merchants Hotel Ca distance of
about Is .feet) Tuesday, and sustain
ed painful injuries. She was uncon-
scious for some time but, we are glad
to learn. is now improving.
We are told of Republican in
this city who says that if Harrison
is elected President he intends send
ing in his application at once for a
store-keeper's place. That two dol
lars a day is good money and easily
made, he says. He is an eX-store-
keeper, and wants an office again
BAD
Miss Eliza Lindsey Morehead,
graduate of the Salem Academy and
daughter of Major J. Turner More
head, was united in marriage to DR..
William Nelson, of Danville, Va, last
Wednesday night, Oct. 18th. The
ceremony was performed in the Bap-
fist church at Leaksville. The bride
| and groom are now visiting northern
cities
Capt. S. B. Alexander, President
of the State Farmers Alliance, adj
! dressed a good-sized audience Ga
large number of whom were farmers)
at Browns Opera House Monday
evening. 1t was not our pleasure to
hear his speech but those who did
tell us that it was good one and
that he urged the tillers of the soil to
vote for the white mans party.
Pastor Norman, ofthe Centenary
Church, this city, will go to Confer
ence this year, which meets at New
Berne on November 2Sth, carrying a
good report of his first years minis
terial labors in Winston. Previous
to the meetings conducted by Evan
gelist Pearson, over 100 persons had
connected themselves with his church
Since the meeting forty-odd have
joined, making a total of about $50
additions during the year
News reaches the city of the mar
riage of Mr.. George Shore, a native
and until recently a resident of this
city, to young lady ofSumter, S. c..
at which place Mr.. Shore now holds
the position of book-keeper with the
large mercantile firm of Ryttenberg
Bros The ceremony took place
Tuesday. THE SENTINEL extends to
Mr.. and Mrs. Shore most hearty con
gratulations and wishes for them q
long and pleasant journey through
life.
The Enterprise learns from gooc
authority that $4,000 subscrip
ton would give High Point the Roam
oke & Southern railroad from Win
ston, and asks if it would not be vel
to call meeting and consider the
matter. 1t says further: "a rail
road from Winston to this plac,
would be of material benefit to us
In securing this road we would opel
up competition, the road connecting
with the C. F. & Y. V. north of Win
ston.
"A negro woman of a DEGRADED
character, named Laura Hiatt, wa
murdered in Greensboro last Wednes
day night. She walked by the depo
about 8 o'clock with an unknown
/ man and in few minutes returne,
to the store of Mr.. A. J. Dudley an,
fell dead upon the steps. She ha,
been stabbed through the back, til
+ knife entering the lungs. One Eliza
| Moore, negro, is suspected of tn
| crime. He was locked up Thursda
morning on the charge of beating hi
wife, which he had done just befor
. the murder.
r j. P. Staunton, the man VIII
t hopes to beat Capt D. P. Mast fc
t the office of Register of Deeds, ha
j given up his position with Mr.. Get
r Stewart, the timer, and is now ele
: pioneering for all he is worth, da
and night. After November 9Th "
fear j. p. will wish he had stuck
ss1eetle'' closer t;o that ioh IF ovor