The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-02-14
NEIGHBoRHooD NOTES.
Happenings Reported by Our Special
Correspondents.
SANDY RIDGE, STOKES COUNTY.

SANDY RIDGE, Feb. Our people
are much agitated on the subject OF
the Stock Law This township, Snow
Creek, voted on it last Saturday and
carried it by a majority of fifteen.
Some of our leading men were against
it, because it was not a county vote.
They say that it will cost the town
ship s., 400 to fence it; the two adj
joining townships will have the law
in short time and the fence will be
worse than thrown away.
There are only twotownships in the
county that have not the stock law.
Why not get up petition to the leg
islature and have it passed all over
the county and get rid of some of the
expense? We know that it is a good
thing if only for the protection of the
timber. 1t is sad to see the rapidity
with which our forests are disappear
ing. Each mans expense in keeping
up his individual fence SO as to avoid
such "trials and tribulation'' as the
above will far over balance his stock
law tax. Among other things the
Improvement in stock will be no
small matter. Let's get up apetition
right away and bestow blessing on
the whole county and not leave any
of it out in the cold
Our people are in right tight
place this winter on account of the
heavy rain last September. All the
fodder was lost and tobacco injured,
what was left was finished up by the
frost. The tobacco is being rapidly
prepared for market.
The present outlook for crops is
good The winter has been mild SO
far and the farmers seem to bein good
spirits. They lament one thing, the
loss of ice; there has not been Il freeze
this time sufficient to gather it.
Messrs. T. NJ Martin and James
Holton are erecting a store-building,
opposite the old church, that will be
quite an improvement to the place.
| 1t is rumored that Mr.. Holton Is to
put up dwelling also, near the new
Methodist church, at an early date.
Mr.. w. L. 1'illey is putting up a
dwelling for his ''fair BRIDE
DIR. Ellington has completed his
stables They are the most conven-
| lent and complete in Sandy Ridge
Last but not least we notice that
several are topping the trees in their
groves which add a great deal to the
| appearance of the place. Let's have
all the improvements that we can and
as early as possible.
Rev Mr. Snow preached his first
sermon at the Methodist church or
last, Sunday to small but apprecia
tive audience from Isaiah the2Sth oh
and 10th verse, 'sBehold, Il lay in
| Zion for foundation a stone, a trieC
stone, a precious corner stone, a sure
| foundation, he that buildeth shall
| not make haste' Every one was
highly pleased with his sermon AND
regretted the inclement weather kept
SO many from hearing him.
This is Mr. Shows birthplace; his
father removed from here when he
was an infant He return, for the
first time to preach sermon. His
birthplace is an old picturesque, high
gabled, building more than a.hundred
| years old. Wooden pegs were used
in its construction instead of nails
1t has many queer corners and un
| loOked-for rooms, in one of which q
1 woman hung herself with her broom
| string The room is said to be haunt
ed. The granite dooI-steps are deep
~ worn by the tramp of many feet
Since Mr.. Shows removal, theyhouse
has been occupied by the best families
of the place, the Penns, Scales, &c.
&c. 1t has now passed into the hands
of DR.. Ellington.
This is a strange old world. Little
did the friends who bade Mr.. Snow
and his baby boy goodbye, think
that the next time they saw the bright
eyes of the little fellow, he would pro
claim Eternal Life and Salvation tC
them in the glowing, heartfelt Ian
guage that he did on last Sunday.
| I MARION
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