The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-14
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

Governor Holt has appointed
Mr.. T. W. Huske, of this city, no.
tary public.
Editor Coley, of the Davie Times,
has been elected one OF the Commits
sioners of Mocksville.
Our tobacco dealers estimate
that at least three-fourths of the
1890 tobacco crop has been sold by
the farmers.
Parties from the neighborhood
of Friedburg report the frost last
week doing great damage to early
vegetables.
-Ex-Sheriff Boyer has completed
taxes, and is now writing out the
certificates for the purchasers.
We welcome as a citizen, Mr.. W.
A Devin, of Oxford, who has taken
a position as stenographer in the
Office of Hon. F. NJ. Simmons.
-Revs. S. F. Conrad and j. T. Jen-
kins are considering the ACCESSIBILITY
of running an excursion from Wilkes
boro to Wilmington in the near flu
ture.
Owing to the scarcity of the
weed in the country, the tobacco
warehouses have ell adopted the
plan of running single sales for the
present.
Geo. W. Blum has sold two lots
in 'Blumtown''-onet to F. B. Efrd
tor $3.50, and the other to j. W. Hes
g.. U EHrJ orI w T, M.Crorv
for 81, 900.
The following are the names of
Kernersville's new municipal officers:
Mayor, j. S. Ray; Commissioners,
B. A. Brown, J. N Leak, E. j. Stat
ford, l.. F. Davis and W. A. Lowrey.
MIR. L. K. Matthews, engineer on
the construction train of the r. & S.
road, was married last Thursday to
Miss Jennie Grogan, near Stoneville,
Rev. F. ]. Stone officiating.
The Davie Times says that one
of Winston's prominent furniture
men will open first-class furniture
store in Mocksville as soon as the
railroad is completed to that place.
Eek Sheriff Boyer has forwarded
State taxes for 1890, to Treasurer
Balm, and has received receipt
for same. The amount paid in was
$19,4O6.55.
Rev. G. W. johnson reports a
collection of $35.7S on last Sunday
toward the payment of the indebt
edness on the colored Mount Zion
Baptist Church. He desires us to
return his thanks to every contribu
tor.
We are glad to welcome to our
man of Birmingham, Pa, and a
brother of Mr.. B. B. Owens. He
has accepted a position with the drug
firm of Ashcraft 6 Owens.
Mrs. Col. J. NJ. Winstead, of
Greensboro, passed through here
Friday afternoon on her return
home from a visit to Wilkesboro.
She was accompanied by Mrs. W. F.
Trogdon, of the latter place.
"A congregational love-feast was
held at the. Moravian Church at
Friedburg last Saturday, at which
there was a large attendance, among
whom we're a number from Salem.
The. services were conducted by Bish-
ops Rondthaler and Van Week.
Mr.. j. B. Whitaker, Jr., is the
recipient of a present from a friend
in Virginia in the shape of a young
English Mastiff dog that pulls the
beam at lis pounds at the age of
nine months. The animal notwith-
Sfo hrS do
cile.
-Breathes there man with soul
SO dead, who never to himself hath
said, I will my local paper take. both
for my own and fanily's sake ? If
such there be, let him repent, and
have the paper to him sent, and if
he'd pass a happy winter, he in ad-
vance should pay the printer.-Ex.
correspondence is going on be-
tween Winston and Charlotte rela-
tive to our base ball team playing
Charleston or Columbia at Charlotte
on the Goth, 21st and 22nd inst. If
Charlotte offers our boys a sufficient
amount they propose to try their
hand on the days above mentioned.
Principal Clewell has awarded
class honors to the following young
ladies of the graduating class of the
Salem Female College !: Class Mot
to Essay, Miss Susie Clutch, of
Washington, D. C. Salutatory, Miss
Agnes, Brownson, of Texas; Vale
dictory, Miss Laura Whitner. OF
Florida.
Register of Deeds Stanton re-
ceived from State Auditor Sander
lin, last week THE blanks for the
Advisory Board of Pensions of For.
syth county which is composed OF
the following named gentlemen
Samuel III. Smith. Chairman P. w.
Dalton, John Boyer, R. L. Cox and
II. e. McIver.
r. A. Barrow and family, of Sagi
nav, Texas, who have been visiting
the family of N. F. Sullivan, thi.
county.were inWinsten Tuesday and
informed US that they would return
next week to their home inTexas. Mr..
Barrow was for a number of years q
citizen of Winston, and was engaged
in the tobacco and livery stable bust
ness.
Capt. A. Buford's fine pair oil
black horses, while attached to tn.
baggage wagon, became frightened
ut the R. & D. passenger depot just
before train time Friday evening
and they made things lively for {
few minutes. The wagon was turn
ed over and completely demolished