The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-24
HONE AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Wiles.
To Messrs. Lockett, Vaughn &
Co, and Brown & Bro, we extend
thanks for handsome Autograph cal
endars.
Call at The SENTINEL office and
get copy of the Pearson Sermons
in book form. Price reduced to 25
cents.
Our young friend, Mr.. w. T.
Brown, son of Dr. w. l.. Brown, has
been admitted into the tobacco man.
ufacturing firm of Brown & Bro.
Read Leopold's new poem in this
issue, and then straightway HE your
self to the cigar dealers and begin to
sSmoke Leopold's Havanas-"
The city commissioners have ap-
pointed Mr.. J. C. Bessent as Police
! Clerk, whose duty it will be to collect
: all fines imposed by the Mayor.
Mr.. H. T. Hooper. of Kerners-
vile, has accepted apositiOn as sales
man, in the notion department of
the store of Messrs. Rosenbacher
Bros.
The ice broke down the telegraph
wires between Winston and Green's
boro Sunday night, but a force of
employees put them up again on
Monday.
The Chronicle says that Mr.. j.
r. Shepherd, of Winston, was in
Wilkesboro last week prospecting in
reference to opening up hardware
store there.
Mr.. John Brown, salesman in the
hardware store of Messrs. Brown,
Rogers & Co., left Tuesday on a two
weeks business trip for. the firm
through adjoining counties.
-Messrs, Pinkey Ballard and Swift
Hooper are engaged in getting out
and preparing stone at the kerners-
. vile Granite Works to be used in
paving the streets of Winston.
The Hotel Fountain caught afre
between the walls on the south
side Tuesday morning about 9 O'Clock
but the fire companies were soon on
hand and little damage was done.
We are in receipt of communi-
cation, unaccountably delayed, an
nouncing the death of Mr.. J. W.
Crews, Of Reedy Creek P. o., NC. He
died of pneumonia at the age of ID
years and was buried at Hope.
Mr.. Reuben Chitty, night-watch-
man at the Salem Academy and who
also for several years has had charge
of the graveyard and Cemetery as
s'grave-digger," received a stroke of
paralysis recently which deprives him
from the use of one arm and leg.
Gid Hairston, alias WEIGH, the
negro who assaulted Mr.. Trogden, of
Greensboro, at Germanton, at the
Railroad celebration on 4th of July,
1887. died in this place on last Fri
day night. While serving out his
sentences in Stokes county jail, he con-
tracted a cold which brought on his
death.
Rev. c. L. Rights, of Kernersville,
says that about the last of October
his good lady had some onions plant
ed and sowed some Spring lettuce in
an open bed, and on the 18th inst,
he had a fine dish of lettuce and
onions larger than a large sized hen
egg, garnished with curled and firing
ed parsley, for dinner.
The Commissioners of Salem have
reduced the membership of their fire
company from SO to 20. This they did
lin order to have a thoroughly drill
led force. which they propose to pay
collectively, $3.50 per year for the
services rendered. This will not
exempt the number from taxes.
To the Davie Times: Brother, if
you could see the force of hands and
the amount of dirt handled on the
Mocksville road every day you would
imagine it was progressing" at a
lively rate fwork continues at the
same rate of speed, you can "back
your ears in few weeks or months
and hear the old iron horse plough
ing it's way through the hills and hol-
low of old Davie.
The ladies of that charitable insti-
tuition, 1.-The Home" of Salem, will
give an entertainment in the Belo
House, tomorrow friday, for the
purpose of raising funds. sufficient
to hquidate the entire Indebtedness
upon their building. A reading by
Prof. VIM A. Blair, Superintendent
of the Winston Graded Schools, will
be one of the interesting features OF
{ the entertainment. Don't fail to go.
IA pleasant social gathering was
given a number of our young people
: at the residence of Mr.. j. C. Miller, on
Liberty street, last Thursday night.
ssCandy pulling" was the principal
attraction, and it's Sticking" quail
ties furnished no small amount OF
amusement Before dispensing the
participants voted the event big
success and many of them expressed
themselves as not knowing why sim
liar gatherings are not given by the
people Salem every week
The following officers of Salem
Lodge No. Sc I. o. @. F. were install
led one night last week by Samuel FL
Smith, ID. d. G. NJ: j. r. Walker
N. g.; E. SpaHgh, g.; b. Il. FOUGHT
Sec; a. j. Gales, Treas; w. III. Wat
son, Warden; j. C. Bessent, Conduc
tor. J. f. Primer, i. G.; A. W. Reddy
cord, @. G.; e. p. Albea, r. s. s.; w
b. Ellis, i. s. s.; H. C. Wooters, r. s
to d. +. Harris, l.. 8. to q. G.
W. -. Keith, B. 8. to v. g.; r. j. Hit
"a correspondent says that th,
(r1t shipment of 500 rails for the r
~ s. Railr sad, arrived at Walnu1
4 Eoye by special train last week ant
&t once more than so hands were pu
Is work laying the iron, the frs
eeing driven just about sunris
- BuD9rxiaor G. w Gray, who ha
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