The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-04-09

The dwellings of each of these gen.
tlemen are veritable beauties since
Johns brush has been applied
State Au litor Sanderlin is secur-
ing lists of names of county advisory
boards, who are regularly appointed
to aid in the work of ascertaining
what persons are entitled to receive
pensions. These boards are com
posed of ex-Confederate- veterans,
five in each county.
The Richmond and Danville Rail
road Company will give reduced
rates to the annual meeting of the
North Carolina Lumbermen and
Wood Workers Association, which
will be held in Greensboro on the
Nth inst. The rate Ground trlp)
! from Winston-Salem is quoted at
$1.65.
Col. W. T. Gray, Of the Third
Regiment North Carolina State
Guard, was united in marriage to
Miss Ada Dodson, daughter of the
late Rev. C. C. Dodson, of the N. Z.
| M. E. Conference, at the Centenary
NJ. E. Church at six O'Clock last
evening; Rev. W. c. Mormon Off :
| ciating.
We think letters from Winston
to other newspapers away from here
are capable of doing much good,
provided they contain something
new and fresh of interest about our
town, but an old rehash of facts that
have been stated until they have
grown stale surely accomplishes no
good.
The following marriage licenses
have been issued since our last re-
port A. j. Pitts and Ida Patterson;
Richard Puryear and Lizzie Roane ;
J. r. Gavin and L. w. Smith; o. NJ.
Sapp and Ella Page; A. Hauser and
F. E. Miller F. Parnell and NJ. A.
Swain; J. R. Harris and Ellen Wal
ker.
Mr.. Simon Kiger, of Old Town
township, is one. of Forsyths big to-
bacco raisers. From his past years
crop of the weed, he, informs us, he
will realize 50, 500 Or more. On four
acres he realized 81 200 of the above
amount. Yesterday he sold 35S
pounds of his crop for $40 per hun
dred. Mr.. Kiger is of the opinion
that there is money in raising to,
bacco: "a
The building boom promises to
begin early in Winston and Salem
this year. Mr.. Il. E. MoIver, con-
tractor, reports considera BILE
amount of work on hand already.
He has contracted for the erection
of a good dwelling on Reservoir
street for Mr.. C. Hamlin, and another
for Bishop Lyman near the new gra
ded school building
At a meeting of the Salem Lodge
No. SO, I. o. O. F., Mr.. j.
R. Walker was elected as represen
tative and Mr.. j. G.. Bessent alter
nate to the Grand Lodge Of North
Carolina, to be held in Oxford in
May. The home lodge also passed a
Recommendation to the Grand Mas
ter for the appointment of Mr.. j. F.
Griffith District Deputy Grand Mas
ter for this county.
The State Chronicle of to day says:
Raleigh loses a good citizen in the
removal of Mr.. w. L. Hill to the en-
terprising young city of Winston
Salem. Mr.. Hill has removed his
family there and will make it his
home in the future. He needs no
introduction to Winston people, for
he is already known and esteemed
among them as high toned Chris
tian gentleman and public spirited
man. May success be his.
The work of excavation for the big
factory of the R. J. Reynolds Tobac-
co Co. was begun Monday morn
ing. The building will be mann
moth structure. Mr.. Reynolds in
forms us that it will be 260 feet in
length and 100 feet front, and six
stories high. Such buildings pro-
claim the business energies and re-
sources of the town, and The SENTI-
MEL is proud to record such move
nients in these Twin Cities.
-Davie county proposes to cele-
brate the completion of the Mocks-
Vile branch road in grand style.
The Times says that ''itls little too
early to talk about a. demonstration
yet, but just as soon as the road
crosses the river and the iron horse
rolls on to Davie soil Winston and
Salem will hear from US. We ex-
pest to have a grand jubilee in
MocksyiHe when the road reaches
this place and don't you forget, and
we hope to have you all with us.
We will give you a royal reception;
SO set your triggers to come"
"A few days past a man called at
Cheap Johns store and made a pur-
chase of some merchandise and asked
that the bundle be laid aside until he
called for it, instructing the clerk to
put his name on the bundle. The
clerk was a little startled when he
told him to write down George Wash
ingtons A little later another Gus
toner called and had his bundle la
beled Columbus Christopher, anG
still a few days later Mark Anthony
called and made some purchases
The clerk is expecting to see Cleopa
ira every day now put in an appear
ance and settle for some of Marks
purchases. lf
The New Bank BuiIdlnE. -,
| sThe First National Bank building
\ now in course Of erection on tn,