The western sentinel., 1891-06-18
HOME AND NEIGHBCRHOOD NEWS.

Rails are being shipped here for
the side track near the r. & S. de-
pot.
The average length of the days
this week are II hours and BIB min
utGS.
The street committee are extend
ing the payment on Main street with
Belgian blocks.
DR.. Rondthaler preached Sun
day morning in the Moravian church
at.Bethania, where love feast and
communion was held.
--Rey. w. A. Lutz and wife, of
Rowan county, are visiting in the
city. They are the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. j. C.. Miller.
The street cars handled 5000
passengers Sunday. OF this num-
Der 800 travelled on the summer
car on the West End line.
Rev. G.. w. Johnston, of the col
ored Baptist church, East Winston.
Immersed eighteen applicants for
membership Sunday morning.
james Redman, aged about 65
years, died last Friday near Walnut
Cove. The funeral services were
conducted at Stokesdalc Saturday.
Mayor H. E. Fries, of Salem, has
contracted with Messrs. Fogle Bros,
for the erection of two handsome
brick dwellings, on Cemetery street.
Conductor Parks who has been
running on the Wilkeshoro extension
road for several months has been sus-
pended from duty. Mr.. James
Graves succeeds him.
J. Q. Holton and daughter, Miss
Laura, and Miss Lille Davis, of
Iadkinville passed through Winston
Monday evening en- route for More
head City to attend the Teachers In
stitute.
Brick is still reported scarce,
and in consequence thereof many
are deferred from putting up build
ings at present. The brick makers
say that the recent wet weather de-
stroyed thousands for them.
AT the grand Commandery of the
Knights of Tcmplar meeting, at
Morehead, Friday, Messrs. P. A. Viii
son and J Q. A. Barham of this city
were elected Grand Junior War
den and Grand Warden respectively
for the ensuing year.
The Presbyterian congregation
rendered tlieir pastor, Rev. E. p.
Davis. Il very generous pounding last
Saturday evening. The donations
were III the shape of groceries of al
kinds, and of course were duly ap
preci;,ted by the recipient.
The President and Cabinet will
in all prob ability attend the South
ern Exposition in October. There
are rumors of having the party
brought over to Winston Salem be-
fore their return, provided they at
tend. 1t would be a big day for Win
StOn.
The Reidsville Review gives an
account of the marriage OF IL mute
couple in that town last week. MIR.
j. NJ Moylan, Of Baltimore, e, and Miss
Mary G.. Penn, of Reidlsville. were the
contracting parties. The bride and
groom are both we'll known in this
city.
A sad and fatal accident befell the
littlei two-year old daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. r. Cox, who resides
about four miles north h-east of Win
StOu, l. IL T.
child pulled crock of boiling water
from the table on herself, from the
effects of which she died Sunday
afternoon.
While at Walnut Cove Saturday
the reporter learned from a gentle
man who is interested that the coal
mines there promise to turn out
handsomely. The company now has
several hands at work and they are
getting out coal in large quanti-
ties. They expect to commence
shipping in Il few weeks.
The Centenary M. z. Sunday
School appointed the following com
mittee Sunday TO make the neces-
sary arrangements for the entertain
ment of the Trinity Sunday School,
next week: E. E. Gray. M. d. Stock
ton J. B. Whitaker, w. w Wood,
and W. S. Martin.
Miss Lula Stafford, of Enochville,
Rowan county, arrived here. Tuesday
from a visit to New York and Phil
adelphia. Miss Stafford graduated
last week at Lutherville Seminary
(Maryland) and won the first honors
of her class, which is the first eyer
conferred at this institution upon a
young lady South of the Mason and
Dixon line.
The North Carolina Fruit Fair
will be held in Greensboro sometime
during the month of August. 1t is
learned from Mr.. Van Lindley, pres
ident of the American Association
of Nurserymen that an excursion
from Indiana will be run to take in
the fair and the principal towns oi
the State. The excursionists will
therefore come through to Winston.
In speaking of Winston's pro
gress the News and Observer, Raj
eigh, says: winston has been built
up by the business energy of its owr
people. attracted to it from the sur
rounding county, and from the to
bacco belt of Virginia and NORTH
Carolina. 1t has factory for every
lao people living in it. 1t has 10t
factories of all sorts, embracing
nearly every kind of industry"
Some of the papers in the State
have noted that the game of ball be
tween Winston and Henderson OF
Saturday, June Goth, would be fol
the championship of North Carolina
L he game in question is an exhibi
tion game. No one game could b,
expected to decide "a championship
hOIIph the Winston team ov fond, 6