The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-02-19
Sheriff league left last week

Sheriff league left last week
, for Raleigh with three prison
ers for the State penitentiary. Their
names and terms of sentence are as
follows: Frank Hunt and William
Jones, five years each; jim Daniels,
seven years.
"A bicycle club is being organ
lied in Winston. The club will have
membership of about twenty or
twenty-five, and it is proposed by
the boys to have some fine sport
when spring opens and the streets
get in good condition.
Mr.. R. j. Petree, Of Germanton,
Stokes county, sold load of tobacco
at Farmers Warehouse this week
for ''big figures" His check called
for $503.17. Mr.. Petree is success
full farmer and knows how to raise
the weed. He was we'll pleased with
the prices he received.
Col E.. C. Edmunds says that
the recent money panic up North
has been the cause of the rough
weather.; that the latter has been
trying to settle the former, but with
poor effect. He thinks we need not
look for any improvement in the
weather until times get better.
Mr.. L. M. Morris, an aged far
mer who moved from Forsyth to Ire
dell county fifteen years ago, was
here Saturday with load of fine to-
bacco. This being his first trip since
his removal, ho of course noted
many Improvements in and around
Winston and Salem; in fact he
hardly recognized the place.
Mr.. D. II. King had a lively
race after a colored chap NAM
ed Thomas Cox on Monday. Cox
was filling up his sack with Mr.
Kings coal, which the latter thought
to be unfair, especially right
at his place of business and in the
day time at that. Thomas dropped
his sack but plunged through the
mud too deep for his pursurer to
follow.
Cards are out for the marriage
of Miss Matte Gray, daughter of
Mr.. John w. Gray, who conducted
Hotel Fountain, in this city, for sew
eral months prior to its being de-
stroyed by fire, to Mr.. F. E. Brad
10y, of Richmond, Va. The cere-
mony will be performed in States
vile on the Goth inst. Miss Mattie's
many friends in this city will extend
to her many kind wishes for bright
and happy married life.
: Capt. D. P. Mast sets a worthy
example by paying for five subscrip
tions to the weekly SENTINEL, to be
sent to as many different persons. 1t
is this kind of talk that will help to
build up and sustain a first class Wig
orous Democratic newspaper in this
section. The other kind is wind
wasted. Captain Mast sets wor-
thy example, that it would well
pay the Democrats of this section to
follow. Let us hear from you gen
tlenen.
People who go away from Win
ston Salem and remain few months
tell us that they are always agreea-
bly, surprised to find the many i'm
provements made during their alb
sence. This is true. The Twin
City don't believe in the "stand-
still' business. Our citizens are all
ways awake to every progressive
movement looking to- the building
up of business enterprises that will
win for Winston-S Salem both fame
and fortune.
Mr.. James Anderson, after a
weeks illness of pneumonia, died at
the Twin City Hospital about five
o'clock Saturday afternoon, aged
about 35 years. The deceased has
for several months been in the en-
ploy of Messrs Kester Bros. His
family, however, live at Midway,
Davidson county. His remains were
taken there Sunday for interment.
ceased and one child are now very
low.