The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-03-26
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SENTINEL five dollars.
Peach trees are blooming. Many
are predicting fine fruit year.
The SENEINEL will be sent to 4
club of FIVE for one year for five do.
lars.
Mr.. John Peddicord lost fine
year.old colt few days ago which
he valued at 1928.
The Register of Deeds issued one
marriage license Tuesday, the con.
tracing parties being John H.
Brewer and Ella Hartley, both OF
Clemmonsvil.e.
Misses Alice, Ada and Anna
Hill and Miss Eliza Sue Polndexter,
four of Germanton's most accom-
plished poung ladies, are here visit
ing relatives and friends.
Now is tn. time to get up club
for The SENTINEL. Five dollars in
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scription for five names sent to any
post-ofice you my desire.
The American Bridge company
has received the contract for build
ing the Roanoke and Southern rail
road bridge over the Roanoke river,
near Roanoke city, and will begin
the work at once.
superintendent Blair informs us
that the new white graded school
will not be opened this session. The
building will be fitted up and teach
ers employed for the opening of the
neyf term in SeDtemher
We notice in the Landmark that
Mr. John W. Gray, formerly Of Hotel
Fountain, this city, has decided to
locate in Statesville, and has leased
the Cooper House for one year, and
will take charge April LIST.
We learn that the remains of
Rev. C.. L. Rights are to be brought
back here from the Indian Territory
for interment. The relatives of the
deceased are anxious for the body to
be taken up and brought back.
On to Martinsville Col. Fries
informs US that the large iron bridge
across Smith river, on the line of the
Roanoke and Southern Railroad, has
just been completed. Regular trains
will be put on the road between
Winston and Martinsville on April
18th.
Elk Sheriff Boyer is preparing list
Of delinquent taxpayers which will
be published in next weeks SENTI-
MEL. The list embraces delinquents
for '89 and go. If you are due any
thing it would be well ts settle up, if
you do not wish your name to appear
in the list.
AT a meeting of directors Of the
North Winston Lumber Company,
held Saturday evening, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: President-J. L. Patterson !;
Vice President-R. n. g. Bouts
Treasurer-L. w. Pegram; Secre-
tary-N. v: Watkins.
The school at Oak Summit, Ave
miles north of Winston, will close
April 1lth. Among the exercises of
the school will be recitation by a
girl in her great grand mothers
wedding dress. Rev. R. W. Stancill,
of this city, will deliver an address
in the afternoon.
The Pilot Mountain Baptist Sun
daA School Association will meet at
Shiloh Church, Pinnacle station, on
the G.. F. & Y. v. Railroad, on Fri
day next-embracing Friday, Satur-
day and Sunday. Reduced rates
over the railroad. Tickets good from
Thursday until Monday inclusive.
The parties carrying around Pc
titions asking for an election to vote
on the local option question say
they are meeting with success. 1t
requires tie names of 500 qualified
voters to ensure an election. Similar
petitions are being circulated in
Broadbay, Middle Fork, Old Tewn
and Kernersville townships.
Chief John A, Bixby of the Char
lotte fire department, has learned
some points of value to the general
public In the matter of extinguish>
ing oil fires, says the News. Water
is powerless to subdae a fame that
il feading OH keresene. The thing
TO do when lamp explodes is to run
TO the -four barrel, gather up hand
full Of -four and throw 1t on the fire.
The blaze will be Instantly extin-
guished.
Our wide-a wake and hustling can
vasser, Mr.. o. R. Mallard, will at
tend the spring term of Davie Supe-
rior Court which will open in Mocka=
vile next Monday. Judge Bynum
will preside. There only are Is cases
on both dockets to be disposed Of.
Parties desiring to subscribe, or settle
arrearages for The SENTINEL will
find Mr.. Mallard ready and willing
to write receipts.
-gak Ridge Institute is arranging
for grand COMMENCEMENT exerces
the latter part of May. Prof. Pen
dleton King, late Secretary of Lega-
ton and de charge Affaires at Con
stantinople, has accepted an invita-
ton from the Societies to deliver the
Literary Address. Prof. w. A. Blair,
of this city, has also accepted an in
vitation to deliver a lecture before the
school next week. He will talk on his
European trip. kE,sS- = 49,
The trial of Fields-A ndersen fol
the murder of Grimsley Halsey IL
Allegheny county few months ago
giASc4 ~ SHofta iost SatAl4Aya tus
jury returning a verdict of 'sguilty.'
Anderson was sentenced to be hang
ed Friday, May LIST, 1891, but appeal
ed to the Supreme Court. In the
case of John Dixon for the murder
of J. NJ. Halsey, at the same court,
the defendant submitted to q verdict
of manslaughter, and the judgment
of the court was that Dixon be con-
fined four months in the county Jail.