The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-04-30
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Idol, of Clemmosville.
The workmen think they will
have the telephone system ready for
operation by May 10th.
The two new engines for the
Roanoke and Southern road have ar
rived and they are beauties too.
The two new engines purchased
by the Roanoke and Southern Rail
road weigh 1O2, 900 pounds each.
A. Fl. Eller, Esq, will deliver
the annual address at the commence
ment exercises of Pinnacle Academy,
May 14th and 10Th
Mr.. and Mrs. W. N. Cundiff, of ST.
loan, passed through here last night
enroute for a visit to relatives in
several Western states.
A letter was received here
last week from the manager stating
that Robinson's circus would exhibit
in Winston next October.
-Messrs. Cicero and C. 81. Tise
have purchased a lot from G.. A.
Hege, situated near the Keystone
Furniture Works. for ST. 800
The street force are now at work
on Fourth street, between Main and
the R. & D. passenger depot. Bel
gian blocks will be put down.
-Messrs. P. C. Edwards & Co., are
opening up large stock of family
groceries: etc, in the new store build
ing next to tine post-otfice. Mr.. j. j.
Adams fills a position with the new
firm
j. F. Landreth, of Bellows Creek,
this county, came in last week
and paid another years subscription
10 THE WESTERN SENTINEL. He in
formed us that he has been taking
the paper ever since 1867.
Large and beautiful circulars
have been posted in Winston and
Salem announcing the second annual
Music Festival of the North Carolina
Choral Association, to be held in
Charlotte on May 9TH and 9Th.
The troublesome little potato
bug is already beginning to make
his appearance. One of our gar
deners says that he saw row of the
detestable creatures sitting on his
garden fence few days ago.
1t is the best opinion just now
that Maj j. Turner Morehead of
Leaksville will be the President of the
C.. F. & Y. V. r. r., and that Mr..
Percy Gray will, for the present at
least, occupy his present position.
Rev W. B. Morton, of Weldon,
N. c., has reconsidered his resigna>
ton of the pasto-ate of the Baptist
Church of that place and decided to
remain, therefore the call extended
to him by Broad Street Church has
been declined.
Rev. Hartman Beck, Moravian
Missionary from Germany arrived
here Saturday on his way to theCher
okee country. He expects to remain
in Salem, however, for several months
in order to prepare himself for his
mission work.
The Railway Commission has
reduced the passenger rates over all
the railroads in North Carolina. The
former price, 81, and 5 cents,
is now reduced to 3A for first-class
fare and 22 for second-class. The
reduction was agreed upon yesterday.
The North Winston Lumber
Company have purchased a lot of
three acres of land of Mr.. Alex Ma
ding on east side of Liberty street,
upon which they propose to erect
their lumber and planning mills.
Work upon which will be begun at
an early day.
Editor Pepper, of the Danbury Re-
porter Post, dropped in to see us
Tuesday. He informed US that
the prospects for large fruit crop
in Stokes this year was never more
encouraging. The farmers in his
county, he says, are busy pre-
pairing their lands for big tobacco
crop.
Real estate in Winston to-day is
valuable. AS an evidence of this
fact, we are told of an instance
where a certain town lot was sold in
1875 for $3.50. Since that time
two-thirds of the same lot sold for
the sum of 5000. This is but one
instance but it proves what prog.
ress the town has made in the past
few years.
z Mr.. Charlie johnson, a most affa-
BILE gentleman and one of our level
headed real estate men, says there is
already quite an awaking in the rea
estate business in our city, and that
no year in our city's history has tn
prospect looked as bright as the
present. He predicts wonderful in
Z hux of capital and immigration dur
ing this year. s
Messrs. Brown Bros. have contrac
ted for the erection of q large bricl
leaf factory on Fourth street, neal
- the R. & s.. road. 1t will be fv,
stories high and 110x6O feet. Thu
firm has also contracted for tn,
building of q fifty feet, four stor,
addition to their old factory OIL
Church street. Messrs. Pitts an,
Mcknight will do the brick work 70
both buildings.
The second installment of our cit,
bonds amounting to one hundre,
thousand dollars have been sol
through Messrs. Hamilton & Co.
bankers and brokers of Baltimore
He'received q commission ofsthre
and one half per cent or thirty-fiv,
hundred dollars for the sale. Ham
ilton & Go. to pay interest on bond
from May the frst until time Of de
livery. The sale was affected ate
sending two agents North to negoti
ate on the best terms possible.
We are glad to note that tn
business Of the street car compan
Is on the increase. As the eprin