The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-11-21
OUR MAN ABOUT TOWN.
Pertinent and Impairment Remarks
About Several Subjects

About Several Subjects.
The SENTINEL's Man About Town
occasionally runs against some odd
characters. No longer than last week
Il slim young fellow with gooseherry
eyes and a painfully thin stomach
took us aside and told US that The
SENTINEL needed just one thing
that was more jokes, and he confiden-
We were willing, and day or two
later he handed in copy" neatly
written off. They proved to begray-
bearded chestnuts, copied from Hos
letters almanac. His contribution
now makes a graceful and beautiful
ornament to our waste-basket.
THE SECOND TOWN IN THE STATE.
This week gentleman called our
attention to an important fact, if it
is "A fact. He had lived in Raleigh
and said that city's population, ac-
cOrdlng to the census, was only 12,-
600. If this be so then Winston
Salem can boast of being the second
town in the State,-neXt in popula-
ton to Wilmington. Two years ago
Mr.. j. c. Bessent took the census of
Winston and found that there were
over 100 people inside it's corpor-
ate limits. Since that time Winston
has increased more rapidly than it
ever did !'efore and the present popu-
lation i, very near 10000 Now if
we add to this Salem's population,
between three and four thousand, we
have a total of very near IA, 900,
making this city bigger than Dur
In, Al 10, Il l.;
ger than Raleigh, the capital of our
STATED
THE Y. NJ. c. \. THANKSGIVING DINNER.
1t was Il very happy thought
that of giving Il Thanksgiving din
ner in the Y. NJ C.. A. rooms next
Thursday. Cards were issued and
| sent to quite a number of Winston
Salem people. mostly young men.
They reached many a young man in
these towns whose heart was sick
with thoughts of his far-away home
and the dear faces that were to be
gathered around the juicy, brown
turkey. And tell you, it will make
many fellows face merrier and his
heard gladder to leave his boarding.
house life for a day and enjoy the
| coZiness of the Y. NJ. c. A. rooms and
the company of the ladies who will
be there to make it hOme-like for
him.
ABOUT BONDED DEBT.
1t was suggested by one of our
| leading manufacturers the other day
| that no time should be lost in asking
| our citizens to vote on the question
of issuing S15O,OOO of city bonds for
improving our streets. Asheville
spent 100000 that way several
years ago and it has done that town
| more good than anything it ever did.
A similar sum spent in Winston
| would work a wonderful change
Our peOnle never really saw how bad
ly they needed good streets until a
good street was made around the
| courthouse square. Now they see
that we need good streets worse
| than anything else and it would not
be hard job to get them to vote a
liberal subscription to pull this town
| out of it's mud holes. The SENTINEL
suggests to the Board of City Com
| missiOners that they submit a pro-
| position to vote $15O,OOO for public
| improvements to the people on the
| same day that the new Board of
Commissioners is elected, in Feb
ruury. At that time all the floating
| population will be gone, the regis
tration books will be purged of all
| not entitled to vote and there will be
little chance for the election to go by
default, as similar proposition to
construct sewerage system did
| about two years ago. The SENTINEL
begS the Commissioners to consider
the matter WELL We believe the peo-
pie are ripe for it and it is the duty
of the Board to give them every pos
sible opportunity to benefit their
| town. Let us hear from you at your
next meeting, councilmen.
MEMORIAL SERVICE.
One of the most beautiful and
! touching services we have ever wit
| messed was held in st. Pauls Epis-
copal Church last Sunday, in mem
Dry of it's late beloved pastor, Rev
| II. o. Lacey. II was conducted by
Mr.. Lacey's friend and schoolmate,
Rev T. NJ. George, OF Durham
Though the rain was beating in tor
rents nearly all the members of the
church and several of other churches
were there. Mr. George showed the
great purity and nobility of the dead
mans character, but above all, his
hearty and earnest devotion to duty
He traced these traits from Mr.
Lacey's youth till his death. During
the sermon there were few dry eyes
in the church and no heart untouch.
ed by admiration for the noble char
acter of the man, and sorrow for his
untimely death.
THE LADIES CLUB NIGHT.
When it was first organized, the
members of the Twin-City Club felt
that sit was not good for man to b.
alone even in club-life and so they
| provided that the first Thursday
night in every month should b.
sLadies' Night" when the club-roon
doors would be thrown open to tn,
fair-sex and gallant invitation ex
tended them to visit ''bachelordom
For awhile this invitation was hear
tily accepted, but it has been SOM
time now since fair faces graced tn
halls of the Club and the youns
bachelors are anxious for a return
1t would be good idea if the ladie
would bear in mind the date and g,
whenever they can.
Concord Wants the r. & S.
In last weeks Concord ,Standar