The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-12-17

THE tife-ScGenecE AFFAIR y III core
uc This week III the Guiiford Court at
Greensboro. Capt. r. B. Glenn went
down Tuesday morning to appear for
Judge Scheueck.
Frank A. Lash, COL, made an as
signment Wednesday. The liabili-
ties are 81 ,294. 80; assets not known
vet. Lash says that bad collections
was the cause of his failure.
The leaf tobacco factory of Mes
srs. Brown & Bro, on Fourth Street,
which is nearing completion is one of
the largest and handsOmest struc-
lures of the kind in the city. 1t is
six stories high.
W. n. McElwee, who held the
position of ticket agent at the R. &
D. depot, has resigned and returned
to his home at Statesville, where he
proposes to engage in the tobacco
business with his father.
The State Chronicle says that In
the office of the Commissioner of
Agriculture are some particularly
fine photographs of Mr.. Henry E.
Fries admirable stock farm four
miles west of Winston.
The case of Vina Henning VS..
Jacob E. Warner. to decide the own
ership Of a tract of land in Forsyth,
was disposed of in court Friday.
The jury return d verdict with all
issues in favor of Henning.
The County Commissioners of
Rockingham have received tin cans
of Carp and Tench from the United
States Fish Commissioners. Each
can contained 1 900 little fish, and
they were all turned loose in the Dan
river.
"A union meeting..was held in the
Court House at Greensboro Sunday
night. Addresses were made by AS
sistant State Secretary W. R. Gales
and others. A review was given OF
the work and progress of the Y. M.
G. A. at that place during the past
year.
-Messrs. Higgins & Gorrell, leaf
dealers, have made several large ship
ments of the weed during the past few
days to Liverpool. The young firm
is doing a thriving business, fact
we are glad to note. They have re-
Gently made an addition to their fac
tory.
Rev. C. L. Whitaker, secretary of
the North Carolina M. P. Conference
is arranging for the publication in
pamphlet form, of the recent Confer
ence held at Randleman. Mr.. Whit
aker entered upon his new years
work as Pastor of the church here
last Sunday.
The election for the Roanoke &
Southern Railroad was held Tuesday
at the various points along the line
between Winston and the Union
county. Is. CO. line. The Salisbury
Herald is of the opinion that the
election will be carried at a major
ity of the voting places.
-Messrs. Ned Harris and L. D.
Smith are the engineers on the road
from Greensboro to Wilkesboro now.
They make a trip alternately every
other day. Mr.. Harris says that
this is the best and most acceptable
run he has had during the fourteen
years of his railroad engineering
work.
The Empire Plaid Mills Co., of
High Point, was re-organized this
week and authorized the capital in
creased to $15O,OOO. The following
officers elected: B. L. Duke, of Dur
ham, President; j. w. Alspaugh, OF
Winston, Vice President; E. II. C.
Field. of High Point, Secretary and
Treasurer.
Madam Rumor brings to us two
more matrimonial events which are
said will take place ere many weeks.
One is a prominent tobacco manu-
facturer of Winston and one of Da-
wilson county's fair daughters. The
second is a young widower who re-
sides not more than twelve miles
north of Winston and one of Wins
toms attractive daughters.
--Messrs. Billy Nye and Burbank,
who gave series of humorous reci-
tations in Browns Opera House Sat-
urday night came fully up to public
expectations. They had a fair sized
audience, all of whom were highly
pleased with the entertainment.
Messrs. Brown & Brown are giving
our people some first class entertain
ments which really deserve a better
support than they are receiving.
Look out for "The Two Johns" We'd
nesday night.