The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-03-29
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHEs HERE AND THERE RY OUR
REPORTER

DAsHEs HERE AND THERE BY oUl
REPORTER.
What He Sees, Hears and What Othe
People Tell Him to Write About
of Local Interest.
The County Commissioners meet mex
Monday.
"A dancing class is bzing organized i
the Twin City.
The Salem Orchestra speak of givin
Satin Souvenir Concert hortly afte
Easter.
The Centenary NJ. E. SLnday Schoo
will give their Easter entertainment mex
Sunday evening.
: The Salem Academy closed yesterda
until Tuesday next. A number of tn
young ladies will spend Easter at thei
homes.
Several farmers report their tobacct
plants injured by the recent cold snap, anc
In consequence cannot plant full crop o
the weed.
The Salem Orchestra has added new
instrument, the name of which is the Oboe
and will be manipulated by Mr.. w. E
Peterson.
MT. Tabor NJ. E. Church, this county
will be dedicated on the third Sunday in
- pm. 4hSf. q. "a I. t., Will
offciate.
The members of the City Band
are making arrangements to give our people
a minstrel entertainment some time during
next month.
A large and hondsome sign now adorns
the east side of Messrs. Brown, Rogers &
Co.'s hardware store. Mr.. Leroy Use did
the painting, and it is done we'll.
Mrs Lee w. Masten will open stock
of millinery goods shortly in the store room
now occupied by Messrs. Fuller & Durham
She is now in New York purchasing goods
The Daily says that the mail over the
N. W. n. c. road to and from Winston Sa-
lem for the past "a days aggregates 37,774
pounds, or something like LOO pounds per
day.
We learn that the morning services at
the Moravian Church last Sunday were in
tensely interesting. The Salem Orchestra
furnished the music, which was up to the
standard.
Mr.. ". E. Beck, Winston's practical gun
smith, inserts a card this week for the pc
rusal of every reader. Mr.. Beck thoroughly
understands his business, and does his work
well.
The public school at Kernersyille, J. w.
Pinnix teacher, will close next Saturday,
with a general holiday and play-day. A
game of bas e-ball will be plapey by select
ed mines in the evening.
"A picnic and fishing party, at Nichol-
sons Mill next Monday Will be the attrac-
ton for number of young people of the
Twin-City. However, everybody has an
invitation to attend.
themselves "Gypsies" are camped on the
eastern outskirts of the city. Fortune tel
ling is quite an attraction among number
of our young people, we learn, who visit the
ramp ground to hear of the past and future.
"A franchise has been granted by the
to DIR. J. w. Griffith and as.
sociates for "a street car line through Green's
boro. What has become of Judge White
md Winston's street car line? A little in
upon this subject would indeed be |
gratifying.
High Point has subscribed ten thous.
and dollars to the Winston & Fayetteville |
railroad. The Enterprise says that if their
neighbors will chip in according to their
respective Interests the road will be built |
within few months. A survey of the road |
will be made about the first of April.
THE SENTINEL would state for the |
benefit of Its country patrons that the tobacco
md produce markets published weekly in
It's columns, are carefully corrected every
week before going to press, therefore it can |
De relied on as giving the latest quotations
n prices for both tobacco and produce.
-Thos. Shemwell was arrested here one
lay last week upon the charge of stealing an
vercoat from one of the employees at Far
ner's Warehouse. After a hearing before .
Squire Grogan he was bound over 10 the
ext term of court, and in default of the bond
lie was placed in Jail.
MIR. "Bob" Mosely's book on "pinhook-
rs" is soon to see the light. 1t will be pub
shed and sold at 81. per copy. Some of
is friends who have seen it say that il is |
quail to Mark Twain. 1t will be good, for
Bob" is one of these rare, racy birds that is
s full Of fun as chestnut is of kernel.
Mr.. Cicero Tise, Winston's popular
lrniture man, has a change in his advertise
lent this week, informing the people that
e Is still headquarters for any and every
hing in the furniture line. His store is ,
rowded with seasonable goods at prices low
own. 1t is tempting to take peep through
is mammoth establishment.
Passion Week services are being held
y our Morayian friends this week. {
will be held tonight, while
love-feast will be administered on Satur-
ay afternoon. The usual Easter Morning
srvices will be conducted upon the grave-
ard at sunrise Sunday morning, with the
aster sermon at the church at 1890 o'clock.
The automatic advertising clock al the
linston post-ofice is quite an attraction.
Is novelty, and serves as good adver- |
sing medium. Below the face Is business
rds change position every half minute. |
is the intention of Mr.. Walter Jones to
sit number of towns in the State in the |
teTest of his valuable advertising time !
zee.
We are glad to state that Prof. w. A,
lair, of the Winston Graded School, has :
zen chosen Superintendent of the State
ormal TO be held in Winston July next. j,
HE SENTINEL knows Prof. Blair to be a
holarly gentleman, and in every way COM {
tent to fill the office in an able and accep- s
Die manner.
Capt. S. B. Taylor, of Danbury, one of
at kind of men you like to shake hands :
tn and talk to, was in the city last Satur- /,
y. The captain Is preparing to give his
1t summeS~boarders the best accommoda- !
EN- comfortable. THE SENTINEL hopes
will have a house full and build another !
g house for all the balance who will apply.
Last Thursday night two negroes,
enry Suffer and Jim Lester, became in a
lived in a drunken row in front Of Geo. q
agner's restaurant on Third Street, when :
liter made number of ugly and painful G
shes upon the person of Lesion. The 7
pot serious gashes were made upon his | l
OK. Suffer is now in jail. This is another =
ample of what whiskey will lead men
do. I
MIR. G. B. Ziglar, who lives near Old |
,vn, reached the 10th milepost of his life | o
the 18th inst and as an honor to the oc- p
sion his children. grandchildren and t.
ends gathered at his residence and made A
m the recipient of generous pounding. S
{. Ziglar is well known throughout the c;