The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1888-04-12
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS.
DASHES HERE AND THERE BY OUR
REPORTER.
What He Sees, Hears and What Other
People Tell Him to Write About
of Local Interest

People Tell Him to Write About
of Local Interest.
The sound Of the hammer and buzz of
the saw is cheering.
Mr.. Ed. Hunt has accepted position
with a tobacco firm in Salisbury.
Twenty marriage licenses were issued
in the county during the month OF March.
Miss Della Blackburn has resumed her
subscription school at Union Grove Chapel.
The band boys are practicing for their
minstrel entertainment, which they propose
giving in few days.
The Revenue Collections at the Wins
ton branch office, for the month of March,
footed ep S4l, 6O4,27.
The base ball craze is beginning to bob
up in number of towns. The boys of
Winston will soon "catch on"
An engineering corps are here for the
purpose of commencing work at once upon
the survey of the Roanoke & Southern road.
A telephone system between Winston
Salem and Waughtown is new enterprise
now being talked of by the citizens of the
latter place.
Mr.. John Rich johnson returned last
week from a visit to his father, Mr.. w. B..
johnson, at Geneva, Fla. We learn that
Mr.. J. speaks of returning to Winston to
live
-Rey. T. J. Ogburn, President of the
Conference, preached two timely sermons at
the Methodist P. Church Sunday. Holy
Communion was administered at the morn
ing service.
Posters are out announcing that an
election will be held at the Court House on
the LIST Monday in May, to elect a Mayor,
seven commissioners and, one Graded School
commissioner.
Quite number of our tobacco manu-
facturers have begun operations, Civ
ing employment, already, to hundreds of
people. In a few weeks Winston's thirty
odd factories will be running on full time.
Carpenters are at work upon the inte-
rior of the old Allen hardware store build
ing. We learn that it is being fitted up for
the Wachovia National Bank, which will be
removed there when the building receives
the necessary remodelling.
THE SENTINEL has some interesting
neighborhood correspondence this week.
That's ight,--send us the news. We are
always glad to print it and we hope our
friends, in every township, will let US know
what is happening. Write US, if only on
postal card.
Our Temperance people are soliciting
signatures asking for an election to be held
on the first Monday in June to decide the
local option question. They have no hest
fancy in believing that they will secure the
required huber of names necessary to call
the election.
About four o'clock yesterday morning
fire broke out in the old lumber shed in the
rear of the old Wilson hotel building. The
shed was destroyed and had it not been for
the timely work of both the Winston and
Salem fire companies, the hotel would have
doubtless been consumed.
Policeman Penny heard of the negro,
George Brooks, who made his escape from
the chain gang few days ago as being at
Germanton. He went after the law-breaker
and brought him back to join his gang
Brooks is still of the opinion that the way
of the transgresscr is hard.
"A colored woman named Tiny Barrow
was arrested and tried before Squire Gro
gan Friday upon suspicion of being the in
human mother of the infant which was
found in Mickey's pond on Easter Monday.
The evidence was sufficient to bind her over
to court in 500 bond She is now in Jail.
Some one made an attempt to enter the
dwelling house of Mr. Cicero Tise Monday
night but the thief took fright at the firing
of pistol and left. Another attempt was
made the same night to enter the residence
of Mr.. Charlie Tise, on Liberty Street, but
the intended thief was frightened and took
to his heels.
The remains Of Mr.. Richard Woodruff,
who died at Pullman, Washington Terrific
ry on March 29th, reached this city Friday
and on Saturday they were transferred to
his old home near Mocksville where they
here about twelve months ago for his newly
adopted home, and was about q years of age.
The Danville Tobacco Journal regrets
that Winston does not make public state
ments Of her sales more general than has
been done heretofore. The SENTINEL be-
lIeves that public statements would be a
good thing for our city and her tobacco in
terests. I'VE know the report would be a
creditable one and we would be pleased to
publish it.
The Salem Orchestra will give Souv-
enir Concert in the Academy Chapel to-
morrow evening. The music will consist Of
pieces never pr, duced here before. Among
the choice selections to be rendered will be
the si.swhilsE s. Southern Gallop" which
was composed by the director for this occa-
sion. A pleasant evenings entertainme ni
await those who attend the concert.
We were glad to see 7Messrs. Dorsett
and Page, of Pilot Mountain, in the city last
week. They are both Democrats, all wool
and yard wide, and they think Stokes
will go to the Convention with solid vots
for Buxton. The heads of Stokes county
people are just about as level as any thai
the country holds, and the man who ha.
their support has something to be proud of
Vance Simpson and Dick Walker, both
colored, were arrested and tried yesterday
morning upon the charge of stealing %
gallons of whiskey from countryman's wag
onwho was stopping at one of our warehouses