The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-28

Hon. Kemp 2. Battle, L. L. D.,
Professor of History in the State
University, will deliver the address
at the Battle Ground Celebration on
July 4th. His theme will be The
Sumner If WinstonS Salem don't
celebrate the 4th (and it seems now
that they womb a large delegation
of our citizens will doubtless attend
Guildford's celebration.
Mai. Sam'l II. Smith received on
Monday 4 commission from Cover.
nor Thomas NJ Holt appointing him
Lieutenant Colonel and assistant
Adjatant General with rank from
May the 10Th. Major Smith, Col.
John l.. Cantwille, Commissary Gen
eral and John W. Gotten. Brigadier
, General, are the only three commits
stoned officers on Governor Hollis
staff who served through the late
war.
The work preparatory to pla
cling the heavy stone abutments for
the bridge across Wachovia Brook,
foot of Main street, is being pushed
as rapidly as possible, and we may
expect at an early day to see hand
some iron structure span this stream.
The street car tract is also being ex-
tended as rapidly as possible and as
soon as the bridge is completed will
be pushed on through the lands of
the Winston. Salem Land Improve
ment Company.
Register of Deeds Stanton has
received from the Department of Ag-
riculture at Raleigh, number of
blank returns of farm statistics. The
law says that each tax lister shall fill
such blanks relating to agricultural
products as may be furnished by the
Commissioner Of agriculture under
the same rules and regulations as
now govern the listing of taxes and
with like compensation. Lists are
to be returned to the register of
deeds with tax list.
"A Cherry street fellow of 10 sum-
mers was spending some time with
his best girl q few evenings past, both
perfectly happy and as comfortable
as two people could well be, occupy
ing the same chair, when the girl 8
mother, leaning over the banister
rail from up stairs, squalled out with
the force of Caliope, "Malinda be
careful, remember yourpapa told you
that those chairs would not bear
over $50 pounds" The young man
at once realized that the chair was
carrying more than it was tested to
do with safety, and begged that Ma
linda would Tighten up Or let him sit
on the floor.
Revs. S. F. Conrad and J. L. Jen-
kias have decided upon running
their excursion to Wilmington on
the End of June to return on the 4th.
They will spend two days in visiting
the ocean. An excursion will be run
to Wrightsville Beach and also down
| the Cape Fear River. The train will
leave Winston at 8 q. M. next Tues
day and arrive at Wilmington at c
p. 10. on the same day. Returning,
leave Wilmington on Thursday,
| the 4th, at s p. m. and arrive al
Winston at a. m. This is the most
delightful season to visit the ocean
AS the whole three excursions will
| cost only 81 90 it will, it is hoped
| receive a liberal patronage. Go with
them and eujoy pleasant trip to the
Atlantic.
| Mr.. Geo. E. Nissen, the famou:
| wagon manufacturer of Waugh
town, left last week for tie nor til
and west where he goes to examine
the different wagon works with 6
view of gaining additional informa
ton in regard to the manufacture o
wagons and purchasing some new
machinery. Mr.. Nissen has quite re
Gently built large additions to hi
factory and vastly increased the ca
pacity of his works. The increase
will be considered when it is state(
that Mr.. Nissen's father, the foun
der of the works, thought he wa
doing well when he could turn GU
two finished wagons a day. Thu
plant to-day, when worked to its full
capacity, Will be thirty wagons
! day.