The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-02

w lnStOn, was thrown from MS mule
near Byerly's store Thursday after
noon and sustained painful if not
fatal injuries. The animal took
fright at the street car.
-Drs. Bahnson and Summers per-
formed delicate but successful op-
Grafton Monday by the removal of a
large cancer from a Mrs. Cowdell, of
Wilkes county. The operation was
performed at the Twin-City Hospital
and we are glad to learn that the pa
tient is getting along nicely:
-Messrs. Brown & Rogers. hard
ware dealers. have arranged to al
low one of their clerks to take a
| half of each Saturday evening.
They will rotate so that all may en-
| Joy the privilege. The clerks seem
| to appreciate this kindness on the
part Of their employers very much.
-Messrs. Reynolds Bros. have
shipped O box Of their finest brand
| of tobacco Fruit of the Farm" to
a firm in Raleigh to be donated to
the old Veterans of the Soldiers
| Home. The News and Observer says
| that the gift is an acceptable one
and will be greatly appreciated by
the Veterans.
Two horses that were hitched to
| a wagon loaded with lumber ran
away on Fourth street near w. F.
Smith & Sons factory Monday
afternoon and did considerable dam
| age. The driver q young man by
the name ofPeoples, was thrown out
and run over, and thereby sustained
serious injuries.
Mrs. D. L. Sisloff, who lives in
Midway township, met with rather
| a peculiar and what came near prov
ing to be q fatal accident last week.
1t seems that she was in the act of
cutting some meat when the knife
slipped and pierced her near the eye
severing a vein, from which she came
near bleeding to death. She is now
doing well.
A prominent citizen in talking
of progress a few days ago said
that Winston-Salem will be the CEN
tire of active railroad building for
the next five years. He alluded to
those now under construction and
remarked that a road to High Point
and Fayetteville and short cut to
Reidsville are certain to come with
in the above given years.
Mr.. w. T. Vogler, the jeweler,
is having a number of sold silver
souvenir spoons made of the Salem
Female Academy. On the bowl of
each spoon is picture of the new
Academy building and on the han
die is stamped the old building which
was erected in 1902. It also gives a
fair view of the Salem square. The
workmanship is frst-cla
Mr.. Matthew Fulford, of Davie
county, is quite a notable citizen of
that place. He is now IS years of
age and has voted the Democratic
ticket since he was twenty-one.
He has been a resident of the same
place for 81 years past and has at
tended every annual camp meeting
at Smith Grove since they were
started in1831. He was also elected
treasurer of the county for Il years.
The plans for Winston's munich
pal building, drawn by Architects
arrived here Monday. The drawings
Indicate that the building will be a
handsome structure 100000 feet.
One of the Aldermen informs us
that as soon as the contractors
hand in their bids work will be COM
! menced at once-and that will be, it
! is thought, in less than thirty days.
e. F. Fagg, the recently appointed
Republican postmaster at Madison,
has gone wrong. A gentleman from
that place this morning informs US
that Fagg was arrested yesterday by
a United States Postoffice Inspector
and United States Deputy Marshal
and carried to Greensboro in the af>
! ternoon to await his trial before
Judge Dick. The detectives have
been in Madison ten days working
up the case. Fagg is said to be
about 5000 short in his accounts.
The crop bulletin from the North
Carolina Experimental Station, is
sued Saturday says: Very favorable
weather has prevailed generally.
Cotton is improving. but continues
to be small, and few farmers have
| cleared their fields of grass. The
condition of cotton is estimated at
74-improvement, per cent. during
| three weeks. The condition of to-
bacco is excellent. Corn is gaining
in color, and generally improving
faster than cotton.
The Southern Exposition to be
held at Raleigh will be the occasion
| for Forsyth to make an exhibit of
here resources. The time is ripe for
| work to commence in order to get up
a:creditable display. It will be remem
bered that Forsyth won the laurels
at the State Exposition in 1884 for
having the best exhibit. She can
win again if the tillers of the soil
| will but make the effort-and it is
important that they should. To work.
Grier wilkins, colored man, met
with an accident Sunday night that
cost him his life. It is said that
after loading up with a double dose
of mountain dew he went up into
the second story of . building near
the r.. & q. passenger depot and
took'a seat In the window, after sit
ting while he dropped off to sleep
yielding to the soporific affect of
the whiskey he had drank, he lost
his balance pitching headlong from
the window falling to the ground,
receiving injuries from which he
died late Monday afternoon.
Two Deaths.
Mr.. James, w. Gales, after an ill.
ness of several years, died from q
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