The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-09-04
HONE AND NEIGHGORHjOD MEMS.


The Winston Graded School
opens on the 18th inst.
III. r.. Starbuck, Esq, returned
from Blowing Rock last night.
Mr. and Mrs W n Reynolds
have returned from Piedmont.
Sweet potatoes are plentiful on
our mrrket, selling at 30 and 40
cents per bushel.
We are glad to learn that MIR. j.
C. Stewart who has been i'll with fever,
continues to improve.
Mr. Jno. Adkins, of Abbott's
Creek. this county, died last Satur-
day, aged 10 years.
Mr.. Edward Casey, aged about
40 years, died at his home, on Lib
erty street Saturday evening.
Mr. VIM Lawrence, OF Winston,
was married in Statesville Tuesday
to Miss Katie Neal, of that place.
"A protracted meeting began in
the Centenary NJ. E. church Sunday
night and viii be continued during
the remainder OF the week.
DR.. W. w. Moore and family, of
Hampden Sydney Va, who have been
visiting relatives in Salem this sum-
me :, returned home Monday
Maj. S. II. Smith was in Oxford
Monday, when the trustees of the
Orphan Asylum elected Rev. j. Z.
Harris, of the n G. Conference, Supt.
There's nothing particular new
about Greensboro's ''oil we'll" Our
Oh f1xy
gas are well-founded Don't
shoot.]
-First-class jnb-printing is being
turned out froiil The SENTINEL Office
every day That's the kind of work
we try to do and we want to do more
of it.
-Messrs Geo L; Nissen & Co, the
enterprising wagon manufictur ers of
WaughtOwn, are soon to enlarge
their shops, SO that they can employ
u force of over 109men ~
The Winston baseball team is in
Roanoke, Va, where the first of a
series of games was played yesterday.
The Roanoke team will play four
games in Winston next week, we
learn
Pref. Chas. Garrett has resigned
as organist of the Presbyterian
Church in order to accept position
in Tennessee. Mr.. Sam Peterson, of
Salem, has been elected to succeed
him.
The Democratic of Yadkin this
week nominated the following ticket:
j.. G. Reavis for the House, j. H.
Hampton for Clerk, Virgil S. Swain
for Register, Aquilla Shore for Sheriff
and - Matthews for Treasurer.
The University will be well at
tended by Winston boys this year,
as it deserves to be. Messrs Jno.
Gilmer, Bowman Gray, Joe and Will
Hendren and Howard Rondthaler
left for Chapel Hill this week.
The cornerstone of the new
Methodist church was laid at Reds
vile yesterday with Msonic ceremo-
MES. The following Winston Masons
attended: I. w. Parrish, G. r.
Quincy, DR.. j. G. Ector and j. C.
Bessent.
MIR. Raleigh Scales, of Madison,
is still here attending the bedside of
his father, Major Ham Scales. We
regret to know that the good Ma
jor's condition is very critical and
that he shows but little, if any, signs
OF Improvement.
Mr. E. L. Hawkes., vice-president
of the Winston-Salem electric street
railway, went to Charlotte this week
and thence to Wilmington. 1t is
said that he wishes to buy the street
railways in these towns and operate
them by electricity.
-s.Kunnel Poke" as the Landmark
calls him, has returned to Raleigh,
and has the Progressive Farmer say
this week that he is not candidate
for anything. 1t is said that the
8 unner' is sore from the many slaps
the newspapers have given him.
"A double team belonging to Mr.
Holloman, were frightened while
s.a lding at Vaughn & Peppers store
on Monday and ran away. The
wagon contained an old man and an
old lady, each over 20 years old.
Strange to say, neither one was hurt.
Superintendent A. l. But
ner requests THE SENTINEL to an
nOnnce that the examination of |
schoolteachers will be held at the
court house on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday, September 1 18th, / 9th and
18th. Saturday will be for colored
applicants. - g
-Jno. Miller, colored, was drinking
bug juice in Green's bar-room Satur-
day night, and quarreled with Bin
Higgins, the negro clerk. Asfight en-
sued, and Higgins drew a revolver
and fred, infiicting q painful flesh
wonnd in MiIler's shoulder. Hig-
gins is now in jail awaiting the next
term of court
Unless early frost comes, the crop
of tobacco will be larger than has
been known for years The news gets
better every week 1t is hardly prob
able that prices can stay as they
were last year, but they Will necessa-
rily be high and our farmers will re-
alize more money for their crop than
they have in long time. esegsa
There will be three tip-top base
ball games in Winston on Sept. the
8th 9th and 10th, between the VIM
ston and the Richmond, Va, clubs.
Each club claims the championship
of. its own State and this series Of
games is to decide on the interstate
championship. It will be the most
interesting game played in North Car
DINA this year
We are requested to announce
that the Prohibitionists of Yadkin
and Surrv will hold a @c0nvnnfin,, "a nj