The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-06-11

"A terrific hail storm passed over
the county just North of Winston
late Friday afternoon. 1t reached
as near as the furniture factory of
NJ. Cicero Tise. Farmers tell us
thai it did considerable damage to
crops, especially wheat, which is
nearly ripe enough for the reaper.
The. Home and Calvary Moravian
Sunday schools will 60 on an excur
sion picnic to Stoneyille on the r. 4
S. Railroad June 18th. The friends
are requested to be in readiness to
help swell the crowd. Tickets, 81.
Children under u years, not a MEM
Der of either school, half price.
,fMr. WV. Williams, of Raleigh,
son of Mrs. W. G.. Williams, who
owned the principal stock in the old
State National Bank, was killed at
Chester, S. c., last Thursday, an en-
CINE on the G.. o. & N. Railroad
| running over him. His remains
were taken to Raleigh where they
were inferred last Friday.
Bishop Van Week left Monday
for New York state where he goes to
dedicate IL Moravian Church, after
which he will return to his charge in
Ohio as one Of the four Bishops of
the Northern province. Bishop Van
Week left Salem forty-two years ago
and this visit to his old homestead
has been a great pleasure to his many
old friends and acquaintance who
yet survive, as well as to those re-
Gently made.
The PIEDMONT Development Com
pany at their last meeting elect
ed the following officers for the
ensuing year: President E. II.
Stewart, of Roanoke; Vice President
J. w. Hanes, of Winston; Treasurer
C. W. Maslin; Directors-E. H.
Stewart, j. w. Hanes, F. H. Fries,
r. J. Reynolds, J. S. Simmons and
S. W. Jamison The Company also
contracted with Prof. J. L. Ludlow
20 lay off their property near Mad
ison into town lots, etc.
The Press Convention will meet
in this city in July. Too much
could not be said or done in making
readiness for this important meeting.
The date has not yet been ascer-
tanned but will be in a few days.
when it will be announced. Durham
opened wide its doors and gave the
editors a royal time last year, and,
Durham was benefited. We feel no
hesitancy in saying that Winston
Salem will do as much, and more.
No people in the State are more hos
pitable than those of the Twin City.
1t is now definitely understood
that Maj. P. F. Duffy, associate
editor of the Wilmington Star will
soon assume the editorial manage
ment Of the Progressive Farmer, RAJ
leigh, vice, Rev. Baylus Cade resign
ed. The announcement has not been
officially made, though we have it
upon authority that this change will
60 in effect about the Goth inst.
Maj. Duffy was at one time asso-
ciated with Col. Polk in the publica-
uion of the Farmer in this city, and
is one of the ablest writer's in North
Carolina journalism.
"A Roanoke Va, telegram to
the Richmond Times says: A fight
to finish has been arranged between
Carter Lyons. of Roanoke, and Pro-
fessor- W. NJ. Slayton, of Winston,
N. c., the contest to occur within
twenty-five miles of this place be-
fore July 1st, and for a purse of
$1,000. Lyons has never been whip
ped, and has an unbroken record of
victories. Slayton is professor Of
boxing school at his home in North
Carolina, and defeated Reddy Gala
CHER several years ago.