The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-05-31
Mr.. Matt Allen has returned fro

Mr.. Matt Allen has returned from
Florida.
Mr.. J. w. Duggins, editor of the Win
ston Advance, is on visit to Mt. AIRY.
DIR. Shaffner will rebuild the bone mill
and cotton gin burned last week, on larger
scale than before.
Rev. w. E. Swain, of the NJ. P. Church
preached the funeral sermon of the late Jno
w. Cecil at Pleasant Grove Church, David
son county, last Sunday.
Civil Engineer J. L. Ludlow is at Dan
bury this week, engaged in laying off the
grounds. ETC. for the Piedmont Hotel which
is soon to be erected near that place.
DO you ladies want any ribbons or hats
anything new and pretty for summer
wear? Then read the advertisement of
Mrs. Stanton s. Merritt and go to see them.
AT a meeting of the commissioners in
Salem last Friday night, Mr.. Samuel Ebert
was elected policeman, vice, Mr.. A. III.
Sheppard. They also elected Mr.. Romnus
4tSIL piIotlLCI lOi tIlc ltHh'
Our esteemed neighbor, the Duly, bias
donned a new head, which adds considerably
to its appearance. Bros. Fey and German
are getting out a newsy little paper, for
which they are to be congratulated.
The northeastern portion of Winston is
keeping apace with improvement, etc.
Besides the new Methodist church, now in
course of erection, number of handsome
portion of the city.
MIR. Will X Coley, editor of the
Guardsnaa7s, has received beautiful gilt.
mounted sword, which he offers as pre-
MUM to the captain of the company sending
him the largest list of subscribers to that
paper before the encampment.
--On our fourth page this week will be
found change in the advertisement of that
energetic mercantile firm of w. L. Frank
lin & Co. A horse shoe at the top of the
advertisement means that good luck awaits
the customer at Franklin & Cos. Read,
and then go and see what the finn has in
store for you.
The Principal of Salem Female Acad-
envy has made arrangements for special
through car to be run from Central Texas
to Salem, n. C., without change, before the
opening of that institution in August. The
car will be in charge of an experienced rail-
road official, who will escort the pupils to
their destination
The dead body of Mr.. Hamilton Reed,
whose residence is about two miles east of
Winston, was found on Sunday last The
deceased had come to town on Saturday,
and left for his home in the evening in a
we'll condition. Heart disease, it is suppo-
sed, was the cause of his death. A wife and
seven children are left to mourn his demise.
Mr.. Reed was nephew of Mr.. Christian
Reed, of this city.
"A change in the advertisement of
Winston's Racket Store, Mr.. D. D. Schouler
proprietor, will be found on our editorial
page. Read it. Its contents will doubtless
be of interest to you. Mr.. Schouler's store
is filled up with beautiful lines of goods
in his racket store, next to the post-office he
has just had placed railroad cash system,
which is unique as well as convenient. Go
and see it. A cordial welcome awaits you.
The Twin-City Pleasure Club have is
sued handsome invitations to their annual
reception at their Rooms, in the Gray
Block, on Wednesday evening, June 9th,
complimentary to the visitors and ladies of
Winston-Salem Mrs. j. G. Buxton, Mrs.
DIR. r. F. Gray, Mrs. NJ. n. Williamson,
Mrs J. J. Ludlow, Mrs. S. E. Allen, Mrs.
Chas Buford, Mrs. DR.. D. n. Dalton, Mrs.
B. B. Owen, and Mrs. +. G. Crutchfield are
the patronesses.
The old Jerusalem Graveyard, which
lies some two miles north of Winston, is
greatly neglected by those who have rela-
tives OF friends buried there. There are Il
number Of graves there, many of which can
not now be discovered on account Of The
weeds and bushes that hide them. The
headstone of the first person buried there
bears the following inscription elizabeth
Lineback, late of Boyer, Maryland born
May LIST, 1872, died Jan. %, 1882
e. w. Rayle, student at Oak Ridge
Institute, arrived in the city yesterday and
reports the Commencement Exercises,
which took place there Tuesday grand
success. The attendance was large-several
of whom were from Winston-and the ex-
ercises highly interesting. He says Sena-
tor Matt. w. Ransom's address was one of
the finest orations it was ever his pleasure
to listen to. "Ed' is pleased with Oak
RIDGE and speaks of resuming his studies
at the next session.