The western sentinel., 1891-06-25
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

II ne NrSC car lOaQ OI Wdterm6l-
ons was shipped here. from Georgia
Monday.
&C. S. Hauser, of Salem, has been
appointed notary public by the
Governor.
The Winston Fire Company has
decided to run their excursion to
Martinsville On July 9th.
A number of our citizens speak
of attending the Guilford Battle
Ground Celebration on July 4th.
The commissioners have con-
tracted for the erection OF two brick
trestles on Fifth and Third streets.
County Court Clerk J. Fl. Mat
thews ard Samuel Sheffield. of Mar
tinsville, were in the city Tuesday.
The Kings Daughters realized
about $1,000 from their concert at
Browns Opera House last Friday
evening.
We learn that DIR. w. A. Lash
will enter upon his duties in few
days as president of the c. F. & Y.
V. Railroad.
-Messrs. Fogle Bros, have been
awarded the contract to build the
large brick tobacco factory for Messrs
w. w. Wood & Co.
Ny. N. 7. Shore, Of Salem, has
a flax spinning wheel on exhibition
at his store that was brought here
in 1754 by the late Adam Spach.
The officers have not been able
as vet to ferret out any new evidence
, relative to the pa1ties who were con-
nected with the murder Saturday
night.
The Methodist Sunday Schoo
at Stokesbura came down on an ex
cursion on the r. g S. Road to Den
mis- Saturday morning. There were
90 pupils.
Mrs. Jessie Clement died at an ad-
vanced age in MOcksville, Davie
county, last week. The deceased was
the grandmother of Mrs. W. Mann,
of this city.
The colored Masons were out on
parade Saturday afternoon. About
five O'Clock the order laid the corner
stone of the new colored Mount Zion
Baptist Church.
Oscar Leak leftTuesday afternoon
for Piedmont Springs to take charge
of a general merchandise store
which will be run during the summer
months by Messrs. Vaughn & Pep
per.
The large iron bridge on the N.
C. Midland Road is completed about
half way across the Yadkin River.
1t is thought now that it will be
ready for trains to cross over by Ju
ly 1st.
The farmers in the county re-
port their wheat crops above the av-
erage. The outlook for tobacco is
also encouraging; but the meddle
some worms are giving them trouble
with the latter.
The farmers are arranging for
big alliance picnic at Clemmons-
vile, this county, on the 3rd Satur-
day in July. A fine dinner, brass
band and good speakers will be the
order of the day.
The Centenary M. E. Sunday
School will probably run an excur-
sion to Raleigh at an early date.
The First Baptist Sunday School are
speaking of runnig their excursion to
Thomasville.
The Madison News says that it is
reported that T. r. Ragland will en-
ter suit against the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad Company for
damages sustained by the loss of his
hand. The suit is for $4,000.
The Forsyth County Sunday
School Convention will be held at
New Philadelphia Church, six miles
west from Winston-Salem, Saturday,
18th of July, beginning at ten
o'clock a. M. The public cordially
invited.
Parties from Greensboro tell us
that the Fife meetings opened there
Sunday night under auspicious cir
cumstances. The attendance is large
and the Evangelist is preaching pow
erful sermons. The services are be-
ing held in large tent.
-Chas. W. Plunkett, young
man we'll known in Winston, who
has been running as express messen-
ger between Charlotte and Rich
mond, was thrown from the car while
the train was rounding sharp curve
near Richmond Thursday and sus-
tanned painful if not fatal injuries.
Mr.. T. S. Sprinkle, who was mar
ried in this city a few days ago to
Miss Annie Jones, of Salem, has re-
signed the dictatorship of the Phys
ical Lecture Department at Wake
Forest College and Mr.. E. W. Sykes
of the '91 class was elected his sue
cessor.
Browns Opera House was comfort
ably filled Friday night. The occasion
was the "War Songs Concert" under
the auspices of the Kings Daughters
Circles in Winston-Salem. The cast
of vocalists participating, comprised
the best talent in the Twin-City, and
the occasion on the whole was a grand
success.
We are glad to note that the city
authorities are taking steps looking
to the healthiness of the commune
ties during the summer. Every stag
nant and impure spot in this cit J
should be thoroughly cleansed and
thereby assure good health to all o.
our people. This is The only way il
can be done.
The Board of Aldermen at theil
last meeting heartily concurred will
the resolutions adopted by the Boare
of Commerce and Tobacco Associa
tion relative to free delivery sys