The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-21
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

The farmers report the wheat
crop as looking promising.
Several of the graded school
teachers speak of attending the
Chatauqua Summer School at New
York.
E. E. Pugh, of Raleigh, has &C
cepted position in the sash, door
and blind factory of Miller Bros,
Winston.
The carpenters union is discuss
ing the plan of running an excursion
from Winston to some point on one
Of our railroads.
The warehouses were crowded
yesterday and to-day. The prices
paid the farmers for their leaf were
way up in the pictures"
The R. & D. Railroad Company
have built large and convenient
platform for loading and unloading
goods at the freight depot.
j. W. Fries and family set sail in
London last Saturday on their return
home. They expect to reach New
York next Sunday or Monday.
The Moravian Home Sunday
School is talking about running an
excursion over the Roanoke & South
ern road some time during the month
of June.
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The SENTINEL at every postotfice in
all adjoining counties. Liberal COM
mission given. Write for particu-
lars.
-Messrs. Stewart Bros, of this
city, have contracted to get up a
complete business directory of the
c. F & Y. V. Railroad, including it's
branches.
The surveying party on the Roa-
noke and Southern road from Win
report the route they have gone over
as frst-class'
Rev J. H. White performed two
marriage ceremonies Saturday-the
names of the contracting parties be-
ing VIM. II. Holder and Lala bod
son, and Jos. z. Gates and Sarah
Jolley.
Cavalry Chapel Sunday School
has received its new library, which
umes. The books were distributed
Sunday.
P. M. Wilson, secretary and treas
urer' of the West End Land Compa-
ny, who has been confined 20 his bed
for the past few days with fever, we
are glad to learn, is very much i'm
proved.
The many friends in this city of
Rev. and Mrs. T. J. Ogburn, will
read with regret the announcement
of the death of their IA months old
son, which occurred at Henderson
few days ago.
Two mari ages are to take place
at the First Baptist Church within
the next fewSweeks. The pastor,
however, says that the exact dates
for the evonts haye not been report
ed to him yet.
Six or eight car loads of finely
dressed stone for the large iron
bridge across Wachovia Brook (Sa-
lem creek have arrived. A large
railroad pile driver is being used in
making substantial abutments for
the bridge.
Prof. Robert L. Carmichael, leader
Of an orchestra with d New. York
minstrel troupe, writes to his mother
in Salem that his company has closed
for the summer, and that he will be
at home the latter part of the pres
ent week.
The News says that the Sunday
SohnnlS Of Ma liSnn n ave not vaf Snc-
ceeded in obtaining coaches for their
excursion to Martinsville the R. &
S. road have new coaches ordered
and will be able soon to supply ex-
cursionists.
Rev. W. S. Parker, of Charlotte,
who assisted Pastor Irwin in sue
cessful series of meetings at the
Burkhead NJ. E. Church last Febru
airy, is preaching to large congrega-
tons in Madison, where a similar
meeting is being conducted.
We see it stated that Rev. W.
E. Swain is to preach the annual
sermon at the commencement of
. Liberty Academy on the 9th inst.
Col. John w. Staples, of Washing
ton, D. c., will deliver the literary
address on the 28th.
Extensive arrangements have
been perfected for grand
Fourth of July Celebration at the
Guilford Battle Grounds. The citi-
zens of Greensboro haye decided to
cooperate with the Battle Associa-
ton in making the occasion big
success.
The material is being delivered
on the site for the r. j. Reynolds
Tobacco Company's factory which,
when completed will be the largest
building of the kind in the South.
The contract for its erection has just
been let, and work on 1t will be COM
menced at once.
The summer CIR for the Street
Railway Company has arrived and
is being fitted up for use. 1t will be
put on the line for the Salem Female
College Commencement. The car is
beauty, and will seat comfortably
48 passengers. 1t is about four feet
longer than those now in use.
Mr.. Samuel Reed one of Forsyth
large and successful tobacco ralsers,
sold pile of his 1890 crop at Farm
ers Warehouse Saturday for the
handsome sum Of ONE DOLLAR AND
FIFTEEN AND ONE HALF CENTS PER
POUND. The weed was bought by
Messrs. Edmunds & Gilmer.
THE commencement exercises of
Nv L. II L