The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-23
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

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Piedmont section.
There is talk of weekly news
paper being started in Winston by
the colOred people.
Forsyth will not get q single
dollar from the direct land tax which
is being refunded by the overnment.
The Board of Aldermen have re-
duced the fees for collecting the city
taxes from five to three per cent.
Rev. S. +. Conrad informs us that
he will dedicate his new church at
Ruffin on the third Sunday in Au-
gust.
October LIST is the date decided
upon by the executive committee for
the opening of new Trinity College
at Durham.
Rev. B. w. Mebane, of Mayes-
Vile, KY, will preach in the Presby-
terrain Church next Sunday morning
and night.
Tobacco growers in need of fues
are invited to read the announcement
made by Mr. L. W. Seabolt in an
other column.
Robert Belo is building very
handsome dwelling house at the
south end of Salem avenue. 1t is
now ready for the roof.
The Methodist District Confer
ence opens at Mt. Olivet Church, Da-
wilson county, to-day. Presiding
Elder Adams will preside.
"A Salem gentleman, whose fam
lily is at Blowing Rock, says that
there are no less than 1000 people at
this favorite summer resort now.
Parties from Piedmont report
the largest number of people at the
Springs now that was ever known
to be there at this season of the year.
The Philharmonic Society, of Sa-
lem, will give a promenade concert at
the Salem Square next Saturday
night. The Orchestra will furnish the
music.
"A postoffice has been establish
ed at Piedmont Springs with Lew
Bank postmaster. This will prove
the springs.
Winston's champion base ball
team left for Charleston, S. c.,
yesterday to play series of games.
W. V. Meroney accompanied the
boys as manager.
-Messrs. Oakley & Co., contractors
OF Roanoke, have been awarded the
contract for building the new depot
at that place for the Roanoke and
Southern road.
There seems to be no dull days
in business in Winston-Salem," said
a prominent visitor. Everything and
everybody are hustling here and are
bound to succeed.
The Pilot Mountain Baptist As
sociation will meet at Clemmonsville
to-day week, 3Oth inst The del
egates will go out Fl ON Winston
on the Mocksville road.
DR. Geo. Doughton, of Aleghany
county, has located in Winston and
will be associated with DR.. J. G. Ect-
or in the practice of Medicine Office
opposite Y. NJ. c. 4. Rooms.
1t is stated that the company
workingt the mines have struck a fine
vein of coal ne,r Walnut Cove. Over
one hundred tons, it is thought, will
be taken out from near the surface.
Brother i. J. Lowry, of the Mt.
Airy News, announces in his last issue
that negotiations were pending for
the sale of his paper, and that the
sale might he closed before another
issue.
"A gentleman from Mt. Airy in
forms US that the News of that place
has been sold to a syndicate, and
will be edited by Geo. P. Poll, now
associate editor of the State Chroni-
Gle.
-Goshioki, a young Japanese who
has been student at Vanderbilt
University for some time, preparing
to return as a missionary to his OWL
country, will lecture at Winston in a
few days.
The new residence of George
Blum, in Northeast Winston is about
completed. 1t is reported that our
young friend will occupy it himself
during the month of September, il
not by himself.
There is more tobacco being
than was ever put up in any twelve
months before. The beauty Of it al
loo is that Winston's weed Away.
finds a ready sale.
The Wilmington papers note the
arrival of the Forsyth Riflemen t.
the State Encampment. The .Stal
and Messenger are giving excellen
as well as extensive accounts of eacl
days exercises in and around tn,
camp.
--On the second page will be foun,
an advertisement of the Oxford to
bacco market. It is signed by tn
warehousemen and a number of tn
buyers of leaf. We advise our ia,
mer readers to peruse the ad. care
fully.
Farmers in Forsyth who desir
to make a contribution Of any kin
in the way of an exhibit for tn
Southern Exposition at Raleigh, ar
requested to leave same with Mr.. !
f. Griffith or any salesman at tn
Farmers Alliance Store on Old Tow
Street.
There was found last Friday O
: the Dave Brown farm, one mile mort
of Winston, q negro infant, deat
The verdict of the coroners jury wa
that it came to its death from erin
inal neglect. John Gibson, COL, wa
bound over in the sum of $500