The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1890-07-31
THE WINSTON SENTlN Ell.
THURSDAY MORNING, July 81, 1890.
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

to Blowing Rock today.
The A. & NJ. College opens the
first Thursday in September.
Measles and whooping cough are
prevailing in and near Lewisville.
"A 41-pound watermelon was sold
in town Tuesday. 1t was raised neal
here.
Capt. J. E. Gilmer and family have
gone to Philadelphia for a short
stay.
Mrs. DIR. III. V. HORIZON has re-
turned from a pleasant trip to
Wilkesboro.
The first load of cross-ties and
iron for the Mocksville road arrived
here Tuesday.
Mr.. Sam H. Taylor has succeed
ed Mr.. J. L. Morton as shipping
clerk at the r. & D. depot.
-Profs. ] j. Blair and l.. B. Ed
wards are attending the summer
Normal School at Asheville this
week.
The electric street cars are now
running regularly, and the indica-
tions are that they will pay hand
somelv.
Mrs. CorDin. of Danville, Va, and
Mrs. Bell. of Burlington, n. c., are
visiting their parents in Winston, Mr..
and Mrs. W. j. Newton.
The Winston opera club, under
the direction of Mr.. c. r. Brown, will
render the 'Chimes of Normandy" in
Greensboro Friday evening.
A copartnership in the practice
of Medicine between DR.. III. L. Balm
son, of Salem, and DIR. J. l.. Sum-
mers, of Winston. is announced.
Mrs. p. F. Broadway died Wednes-
day night of heart failure in this
city. She was about 1T years old
and an earnest Christian worker.
We are glad to see several of the
Davis School faculty on our streets,
and are glad to know that the out
look for the school is so fattering.
MIR. J. G. Burrus, the clever land
lord of the Rockford hotel and one of
the commissioners of Surry county,
was in Winston this week on bust
ness.
Hon. A. III. A. Williams, our next
Congressman, was in Winston last
week. He is in favor of joint can
vass, and SAYS he is in fine trim for
the fight.
Prof. and Mrs. Markgraff have
returned from Wrightsville So have
our soldier boys. They reached here
Tuesday night and report Il jolly
good time.
We regret to learn from the Pa
tTiot that Mrs. Geo. T. Winston, of
Chapel Hill, was taken sick in Green's
boro Tuesday while on her way from
Piedmont Springs to her home.
John F. Stone, son of Rev. F. J.
Stone, of Stoneville, died on the eve
ming of the 22d. He appeared to be
in better spirits than usual on Mon
day, and on the Tuesday following he
was corpse
Mr.. D. d. Schouler has bought
out the retail business of Messrs.
Vaughn & Pepper, who, we under
stand, will confine their business in
the future to the wholesale trade.
Schouler offers great bargains, as
you will see in his new advertisement
this week
We have long known Mr.. A. d.
Mickle, State Agent for North Caro-
lima of the Iron Belt Building and
Loan Association, who has located
his office in Winston He is an old
townsman of ours He is a gentle
man of fine business ability and of
sterling character.
We are informed by DR.. c. NJ.
Holcomb, of Chestnut Ridge, Yadkin
county, that the delegates from Yad-
kin to the Congressional convention
to be held at Salisbury tomorrow
have been instructed to vote as fol-
lows: LIZ for Hon. ]. S. Henderson,
and 81 for Hon. A. Leazer.
We were glad to see on our streets
Tuesday Mr.. n. G. Williams, of Yad-
kin, who has just returned from
Morehead, and S. P. Graves, Esq. of
Mt Airy. Mr.. Graves says that
Brewer will be beaten worse than
ever this year in Surry-that the Re
publicans of that county are very
lukewarm in his support.
The Union Grove Reform Club
of Winston will run an excursion to
Mt. Airy Tuesday, Aug. 5. The train
will leave the R. & S. depot at 8
O'Clock a. m. and return at 7:3O p.
m. The fare is 81 for the round trip.
A refreshment car will be attached,
carrying lemonade, etc, and accom-
modations will be ample. Tickets on
sale at Lanier's book store.
We were glad to see in town last
week DIR. C. L. Smith, one of the in
structors in history in the Johns
Hopkins University, and general
agent of the charity organizations of
Baltimore. He delivered the address
two years ago at the Salem Female
Academy commencement. He is
spending part of his vacation at
High Point. He married Miss Sallie
Jones of that place.
Capt. S. E. Allen was SO unfortu-
nate as to lose fine horse and bug
gy in his attempt last week to cross
Field creek, near Germanton. The
stream was swollen, and Capt. Allen
was obliged to Jump from his buggy
and swim for his hfe Capt Aliens
many friends in town and in the
country sympathize with him In his
recent heavy losses, and hope very
soon to see his business booming
again.
To Our Factory Owners.
There il complaint that the census
agents have been careless in their
work. The complaint is heard in
Winston as well as in Charlotte, RAJ