The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-03
FORSYTH COUNTY TOPICS
DAsHEs HERE AND THERE BY OUR
- REPORTER.

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What He Sees. Hear. AID What Other
People Tell Him to Write About
OF Local Interest.
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How did you enjoy the holidays?
-ISss is now numbered with the past
The County Commissioners meet next
Monday.
If YOU turn over a new leaf don't fail to
glue the edges down.
Mr.. Charles Penny, late of Rosenbacher
Bros, is now with Joe Jacobs,
Judge Phillips will preside at the Feb
ruary term of Forsyth Superior Court.
Now for another year of peace-plenty
prosperity or at least We all hope so.
The Forsyth Rihemen will receive this
month the $500 FER year allowed each COM
pany by the State
The Minnie Lee minstrel troupe played
to a small AMI sadly disappointed house
here Monday night.
A petition will be presented to the next
General Assembly asking for the incorpora-
ton OF the town Of WiIkesboro.
The mail carrier from the depot to the
postofice in Kernersville, reports an attempt
to rob him of the mail bag Christmas night.
The Graded School resumed its work
again yesterday. The attendance, we are
glad to learn, is now larger than ever before.
Rev. W. &. Norman, Of the Centenary
Church, al the request of the W. c. L. U.
preached to the inmates of the poor-house
last Friday.
Everybody now wishes their friends a
Bright, Prosperous and Happy New Year
and THE SENTINEL re- echoes to its many
patrons the same.
Mr.. X. B. Kerner, admir-, gives notice
that he will sell at public sale, on the 26th
inst, the house and lot of the late f. w.
Meller in Salem.
Winston Salem have more colored
preachers than any town in the State.
Greensboro, it is said, stands ahead in num-
Der of white divines.
Capt. D. p Mast, late Register of Deeds
Of Forsyth, resumes the practice of his legaia
profession. His office is over the drug store
of DR.. V. o. Thompson. aEs
Another Leap Year has come and gone.
1.-THE young ladies did not take advantage
Of the golden opportunity and "pop" the
question, it is only fault of their own.
How is this for hustling Messrs.
R. J. Reynolds & Co. on Decem Der 3lst
shipped 4 ,56S pounds of plug tobacco Of
different grades at an average of 40 9-1O
cents per pound.
Mr.. D. d. Shelton, manager of the
Winston branch revenue Office, says the re-
ceipts for December were the largest for the
same month since he has had charge of the
Office. The figures are S47 ,12429.
If you want good newspaper during
the year 80 subscribe at once for THE SEN
gINEL. The editor proposes to make it
monstrous lively and worthy of every mans
support ia Piedmont Carolina.
"A number of ladies and gentlemen from
Winston-Salem visited the inmates OF the
county poor house last Wednesday and con-
tributed many nice things which added
good cheer to every poor unfortunate in
mate.
We have heard of but one accident dur
ing the holidays and that happened TO Mr..
C. l.. Mock on Christmas day, by the firing
ofa musket, the barrel bursting, and one
piece striking him just above the left eye,
inflicting painful wound.
Miss Julia Hicks, of Raleigh, former
student at the Salem Female Academy, was
married in Raleigh last Tuesday night to
DR.. A. J. Buffaloe, of that city. Among the
walters were Misses Claude Winkler and
Sophia Shultz, of Salem. s
The Richmond & Danville Railroad
Company has issued rates to military com :
panies proposing TO attend the Inauguration
of Governor Fowle. The rates apply to
companies with % or more on one solid
ticket. Rates are quoted from Winston al
$2.7O. The Inauguration will take place
on the 18th inst. Ef}
Ticket number 76, held by Mr.. Johr
Smith, of Lime Kiln, Stokes county, drew
the $25 organ given away by "Cheap John
New Years Day. Mr.. Schouler made tn,
offer several weeks ago that every purchaser
of $1.0O worth Of merchandise was entitleC
10 a chance at the music box, and Mr.. Smitl
was the lucky man.
s-Our friend, George E. Vogler. ha
shown Bro. Blum, dried up squirrel which
was found in hollow log lying in brusl
heap which had been on fire years since
near Kernersville. Mr.. r. s. Nelson pre-
ssntsd it to the Salem Museum. The spec
linen looks like mummy-head, teeth
paws, tail and all are preserved.
The dwelling house of Mr.. Jnnius Stat
buck, near the Cemetery, caught on fire las
Wednesday morning, the 2eth, and the uI
Per story consumed before it could be extir
guished. The furniture was nearly all sa,
ed, though some of it in damaged cond
tivn. Mr.. Starbuck has many friends VIII
sympathize with him in his loss.
"A negro broke out of the calabvose
few days ago and made good his escap
He tore up the small bars of iron that Ell
cireled the pipe which heats the cells u
stairs. After tearing away the pipe I
broke q small hole in the flooring and pla
tering through which he let himself dow
into the Mayors Office. He then raised
window and made his exit.
The Madison Leader says: "Winsto
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