The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-10-22
HONE AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS

The brick laying force has been
largely increased on the municipal
building.
The telegraph line is being ex-
tended on the Roanoke and Southern
road beyond Martinsville.
The farmers are busy sewing
wheat and gathering corn. The
weather is fine for the work.
The Madison papers report the
sale, for debt, of the Methodist churci.
at StoDeville. 1t brought $500.
Manager Groves is having the
interior of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine Office papered and otherwise
beautifed.
1t is reported that the Farmers
Alliance of the county are discussing
the question of building a tobacco
factory in Winston.
Work has been commenced on
the new church which Mr.. Cicero
Tise proposes to erect northeast of
the city.
Mrs. Gertrude Jenkins, of Salem,
lis doing some admirable work in re-
porting the Sam Jones sermons for
the Wilmington Messenger.
We learn that President Dixon,
of the Greensboro Female College,
has decided to take his pupils in a
body to the Southern Exposition
next Friday.
Col. S. Fl. Smith announces No
vember 4th and 9TH as the Military
days at the Exposition. The For
syth Rifemen are arranging to at
tend.
Sheriff league, who is making
his first tax-collecting tour, informs
us that the country people are dis
cussing the court house question at
a lively rate.
The new factory northeast of the
city is about completed and the gen.
tlemen who are to conduct the enter
prise are expected to arrive here no6
within the next few days.
Prof. John Blair Principal of
the City Schools informs US that
there are over two hundred students
now attending the North Winston
Graded School
We have not been able to obtaia
the exact figures of the shortage Of
J. NJ. Pendleton with the Telegraph
Company, but are reliably informed
that is is less than four hundred dol
lars.
The street force is making good
side walk on Third street leading by
the side ofthe old Hannah warehouse.
Another sidewalk is being made along
side of the old Browns warehouse on
church street.
Mr. Bandell, United Press opera
tor at Raleigh, has accepted theposi-
ton as manager of the Western
Union telegraph Office here. He will
enter upon his duties Wednesday and
Thursday.
The following marriage licenses
were issued Saturday: J. 81. Log
gins to NJ Westmoreland; Odell
Darlington to Matte Mack; T. l..
Welker to Ida Quate; W. T. Bow
man to Sarah Grubbs.
The revival meeting at Burkhead
Church closed Sunday night at which
time Pastor Erwin received fourteen
new members-twelve on profession
and two by letter. About fifteen
made profession of religion during
the meeting.
The services at the M. P. church
will be continued every night this
week. DR.. Farce, who is assisting pas
tor Whitaker, is preaching able and
Instructive sermons. The public is In
vited to attend the naaesf6Ss.
"A gentleman from Wilkes coun-
ty informs us that Mr.. S. J. Lowry,
late proprietor of the Mt. Airy News,
is to be the editor and manager of
the new paper to be started next
week at North Wilkesboro.
The city aldermen of Greensbo-
70, have granted a franchise to a
company for telephone system.
The Record wants a sufficient bat
terry power to reach Guilford College,
Oak Ridge and Winston-Salem.
Pastor Norman admitted several
persons to the membership Of Cente-
nary Church Sunday morning. He
announced at the same service that
he would open the doors Of the
church for the reception of members
at the prayer-meeting service We'd
nesday night.
-'.Woodman," the fine blooded
stallion of S. A Ogburn, this city, for
the second time, took the first prize
at the State Fair. last week, as the
best all-round stallion on exhibition.
The first premium for saddle horse
was awarded to an entry made by
Glenn Williams.
Editor Gillian. of the Reidsville
Review was in Winston one day
last week. He informs us that con-
siderable improvements are being
made in his town in the way of street
paving. The work too is being done
: with her own granite which they get
from a fine quarry on the eastern
suburbs of the town.
"A. FL. Eller, Esq, and r. J.
Reynolds are off on a visit through
the North and Northwestern States.
They will visit Washington City,
New York, Chicago. the National
Park, Wyoming, and via. .Sanfrancis.
co back to Salt Lake City, where
they propose spending few weeks,
We have official information that
there is now only about one mile and
half of grading to be done on the
Roanoke and Southern road between
Martinsville and Roanoke. The work
to be done is mainly trestling and
heavy Ellis. The plans now are to
have the track laid on all the line by