The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-09-10
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Local prophets are predicting
frost within the next few weeks.
JOS. FL. Vaughn reqests us to state
that he has severed his connection
with Thornton & Co.
The brick masons are now at
work on the fifth story of the big
Reynolds tobacco factory.
We learn that there are a num-
Der of candidates for the position OF
teller in the Wachovia Bank.
Misses Annie Gentry and Ida
Knight, of Madison, are visiting
Misses Lizzie and Jennie Crawford.
Country watermelons are still
rolling into market daily, but the
demand for them is not very great
now.
Mr.. Jacob Tise is having a brick
Office erected in the rear of his store
building, corner Main and Fourth
streets.
j ohm Haynes, who recently killed
n colored man in Mt. Airy was
sentenced to Jail Tuesday for four
months.
w. H. Hill, Esq, of Statesville,
says that he will open up his fine
stock of goods in the Gray block on
October LIST.
1t is reported that the Farmers
Alliance of Forsyth have decided not
to open a tobacco warehouse in
Winston next year.
We are pleased to learn that
Mrs. r. D. Brown. who is in Phila-
delphia for medical treatment, is i'm
proving very rapidly.
We arc informe ed that the Messrs.
Lowry Bros, Of Mt. Airy, realized
a small profit from their excursion to
Wilmington last week.
County Superintendent A. 1. But
ner will examine public School teach
ers at the Courthouse in Winston on
the 10th, 11th and 10Th inst.
We are reliably informed that
Mr. l.. W. Pegram realized just $685.
900 from the recent sale of his seven
ty-five acres of land east of Winston.
The old buildings have all been
removed on the market house site.
Excavation for the new building
will now be commenced in a few
days.
Charlotte, Salisbury and Monroe
are all trying to get the Roanoke &
Southern Railroad. Meetings have
been held and steps taken accord
ingly.
DR. Henry G. Gaines, of Franklin,
t. Dfo
cradle reputation, viii be in the city
next week for the practice of his pro-
fession.
Prof. Chas. P. Garrett, of Knox
vile, Tenn, is spending few days
in the city. He will be remembered
as the organist at the Presbyterian
church last year.
A. L. Groves has let contract for
the building of q handsome residence
on the property of the WinstOn-Sa-
lem Development Company. The
house will cost about $4,000.
The Southern Electric Company
of Baltimore are getting along quite
successfully in electric lights, bells,
fire and buglar alarms. speaking
tubes, etc, out at Hotel Zinzendorf.
Miss Cora Conrad, of Lewisville,
left Monday morning for .Danville
where she goes to resume her posi-
ton as instructor in the art depart
ment of the Baptist Female College.
Young ladies are arriving on
every train to enter the Salem Aca-
DENY and Prof. Clewell informs us
that the prospects continue unusual
ly bright for large school this year.
The C. F. & Y. r. r. will give
reduced rates from any point on
their road to Winston during the
colored conference ofthe M. E. Church
which will be held about the middle
of October.
Our neighbor county, Guilford,
will have no exhibit at the Southern
Exposition as the county commits
sioners failed to make the necessary
appropriation of funds at their June
meeting.
superintendent Watkins has
about twenty-five hands at work on
Old Town street. The macaGamiz
ing is frst-class, and this part of our
town thoroughfare is being put in
fine condition.
L. w. Bethel and son, OF Key Yves t.
Fla, arrived in the city Sunday
The latter will enter the Davis Mill
tary School, while the father will
spend a month or more here for the
benefit of his health.
The contract for the new church
which Mr.. Cicero Tise proposes t.
erect on his property northeast Of
Winston has been awarded to Messrs
Styers & Loman. 1t will be hand
some frame building 30x50 feet.
Mr.. Palmer Jerman of Raleigh, {
young man of high business qualifi
cations, has accepted the position o
book-keeper in the West End Lane
Co.'s Office, to succeed Mr.. Nickel
who goes in the Wachovia Bank.
Volume one, number one of tn
Elkin Courier is before US. 1t is
twenty-elght column, and is yer,
neatly gotten up. We wish the pub
fishers, Messrs. g. w. Charlotte 1
Son, much success with their ne,
enterprise.
The Richmond and Danvill
Railroad will sell return tickets t
Goldsboro from this point on accoun
of the Eastern Carolina Fair 70
1910. Tickets on sale Sept. 18th
18th good returning to and includin
Sept. 10Th.
Mrs. M. W. Norfleet is having q
Il
Fourth street which will add mate
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