The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-04-16
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.


Madison will vote on the ques
ton of local option on May 9th
next.
A good deal of material is arriv
ing here over the railroads for street
improvements.
The citizens of Kernersville have
invited Evangelist Fife to hold
meeting in that town.
1t is estimated that at least two
thirds of the 1890 tobacco crop in
the Piedmont section has been mark
eted.
Mr.. Julius A. Gray, President of
the C. F. & Y. V. Railroad, died at
his home in Greensboro at 6 o clock
Tuesday evening, aged So years.
The plans for Winston's market
house have been received and the
Board of Aldermen are now consld-
ering the question of acceptance.
E. W O'Hanlon, late of the Mary
land College of Pharmacy, has he
come a citizen of " instOn. He has
accepted position in the Smith
The tobacco manufacturers say
there is a scarcity of hands. They
can give employment to several hun
dred men, and the season has opened
for their demand.
March winds and April show
ers bring forth May flowers is the
old maxim that will probably prove
true this year, if there is any virtue
in the showers"
Jerry Barber, colored, was
taken to Hillsboro this morning,
where he is wanted on the charge of
failing to support his wife. Sheriff
league escorted him.
The Moravian church and chap
ell has been very much improved In
appearance. New carpets have been
put down, the benches reprinted, be-
sides other improvements.
Two large beavers were caught
in a trap on the Dan River, near
Madison, last week, says the News.
Ole of the animals weighed sixty
pounds and the other % pounds.
County Superintendent A. 1.
Butner examined public school teach
ers here last week. Thursday he
had four applicants and Friday six.
Saturday was devoted to colored peo-
pie.
The class paper of the Senior
Glass, of the Salem Female College,
is said to be very attractive this year.
The design is in silver and blue, and
represents '9l with spray of forget
me-nofs worked into the design,
Mr.. Samuel Reich, residing about
four miles northeast of Winston,
can lay claim to something that few
men in this day and generation can
boast. He has in his family three
generations besides himself, and all
living under the same roof.
Mr.. Thos Griffith, of Clemmons
vile, brought the news to Winston
Monday that sixteen feet of the
large trustle ac. oss the Yadkin river,
on the. N. C. Midland Railroad,
was washed away Saturday evening
by the high waters. The river rose
about fifteen feet.
Ernest R. Amis, of Oxford, who
is representing a large New York
drug house, contemplates locating
in our city. We learn that Mr..
Amis is a most excellent young man
and has been quite successful in his
business, and will be valuable ad
dition to our city.
William Barker, who was tried
before Justice of the Peace at Mt.
Airy Friday upon the charge of
killing Barnwell in revenue raid
in Surry county, and wounding Tom
Brim, was committed to Jail to await
the action of the grand jury at the
next term of Surry Superior Court
which opens on the Goth inst.
Engineer Newly, of the Roa-
noke and Southern Railroad, who
was in Winston few days ago, says
that the depot to be erected at Roa
noke for this road will be after the
plan-of the depot in Winston. The
regular passenger depot at Roanoke
will 60 up after the road Is compile
ted to that place.
Rev. s. W. Coe, of Guilford, a
member of the Methodist Protestant
Conference, and who attended its
last session in Winston last Deem
Der, has joined the Maryland Confer
ence and will leave IN a few weeks
: for the work already assigned him.
Mr.. Coe is a young man of fine ad-
dress, and withal an able preacher.
j. D. Waddell, of Salem Chapel,
informs US that he will soon become
q citizen of Winston. He has pur-
u
Else, near the latter,s residence, and
has contracted for the erection of a
ST. 800 dwelling, to be completed in
three months. The SENTINEL will
gladly Welcome Mr.. Waddell as a
citizen.
The Planters Alliance Wares
house changes their advertisement
in this issue of THE SENTINEL. The
men who haYe the warehouse in
charge are farmers, and those who
are Interested in the company are
farmers. AS will be seen elsewhere
the Alliance endorses the warehouse.
Mr.. VIM. Hinshaw is the general
manager for the company and looks
after its business.
Maj John g Young has a col
lection of Confederate notes of diff
ferent denominations ranging from
Eve cents to fifty dollars, neatly
placed in frame around the pict
ures of Davis, Lee and Jackson
Davis occupying the central posi-:
ton. It's very unique and will add
mother attraction to the already
large collection ct novelties in the
Passession of Major Young.