The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1889-01-17
THURSDAY, JANUARY II, 1889.
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

rabbit skins.
Farmers are burning plant-beds,
preparatory to setting out "a full crop
of tobacco
Our Moravian friends now talk
of erecting a chapel out on the sub
urbs of the city, near what is known
as "Mosstown."
Rockingham Superior Court con-
venes next Monday. THE SENTINEL
will be represented by it's canvasser,
Mr.. o. R. Mallard.
Married, in Salem Chapel town
ship, on Dec. Doth, 1888, Mr.. L. B.
Walker to Miss Anna Robertson, by
E. ". Linville, j. p, of Walkertown.
Mrs J. r. Miller was rendered
birthday surprise last Friday even
ing. 1t was pleasant event to those
who partook of the elegant supper
spread.
Rev. Ira Erwin and Rev III. A
Brown delivered excellent discourses
on Thursday and Friday nights last,
respectively. at the Protestant Meth
odist Church, to the edifcation of
large congregations.
Mr.. A. E. Pfaff, organizer for the
Forsyth county Farmers Alliance,
will be at Jefferson school-house, on
Saturday, January 26th, at l P. NJ,
for the purpose of organizing an AL
lance. All the farmers are invited.
The Mt. Airy News says that Rev.
Mr.. Hamilton, of Winston, a minister
of the Protestant Methodist church,
has been preaching in the Methodist
church during the week, and says he
IL there for an indefinite period of
time.
Forsyth is not the only county
that is blooming" matrimonially
speaking. The Register of Deeds of
Stokes issued ten papers in one week
:since the New Year-and it was not
good week for issuing marriage IL
.censes either.
Mr.. J. r. Stewart, of the firm of
Huff & Stewart, carriage-makers of
.Kernersville, has engaged with Messrs
j. A. White & Son, and will assist
them in turning out the ''Tar HeeT'
road-cart-the best thing on two
wheels-during 1889.
1t is reported that the R. & S.
r. R. have made arrangements to use
the C. F. & Y V. branch to Madison
t temporarily, and that the Baltimore
L Ohio road has agreed to furnish
e15, 900 per mile for equipments for
every mile graded.
-Messrs j. W. Hanes, J. c. Buxton
and Dr. W. A. Lash, the building COM
mittee, went to Danbury few days
ago, to look after the building of the
Piedmont Springs hotel. They re-
port the work as progressing in a
: very satisfactory manner.
Mr.. J. H. Myrover, until re-
ceatly on the Greensboro Patriot as
associate editor, is now preparing a
!. handbook of the Yadkin Valley Rail-
: road. He was in Surry county last
week, selecting scenes which he pro-
poses to have photographed for his
shook.
See notice in this issue of valu-
able farming land for sale, by Mr..
Sanford A. Snyder, one mile north
east of Winston. The farm has a
good dwelling and all necessary
outhouses attached, and the sale
at auction win take place Saturday,
Feb. 2, on the premises
There is movement on foot to
petition the Governor for the next
encampment of the State Guards to
be held in Mt. Airy The Third Regi-
ment, of (which the Forsyth Riflemen
forms apart, we doubt not, would be
glad to go into camp with the whole
State Guard at or near our little
mountain city.
East Salem will come to the front.
Prof D. T. Grouse and son will erect
q Pottery building and kiln in which
to manufacture pipes and earthen-
ware in that part of the city Prof
: Grouse has been engaged in the bust
ness in Salem for a number of years
land his work, which finds a ready
.sale, speaks for itself. The SENTINEL
wishes the enterprise every success.
lit is not generally known but it il
= 1act that the beautiful brick Graded
School building the best in the Stat'
lone that cost $22 900 and is al
honor to Winston, was designed By
Col. J. w. Alspargh, to whom is du'
much of the credit for it's establish
Nent. Through 9 long, active life h
has been identified with every worth,
moyement that would benefit tn
town and there is scarcely an enter
pz1ee here that doesn't owe much =,
- fostering care. cwvVs ax~
Our young friend, Mr.. W. b. Poor
4 ghd6e face has long been familiar il
~ store Of Messrs. Clark 4 Ford
III 16e1arered his connection as sales
- and has entered into = co-part
hip With Nj. y. s. Opium, Il,