The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-02
HOME AND NEIGHBORHOOD NEWS.

HUME AMI NElGHBURHUUU NEWS.
The County Fathers will meet
in regular monthly session next Mon
day.
There are twenty-five bachelors
boarding at Hotel Quincy.
Ed. Bacon, of Florida, is here on
visit to relatives and friends for a
few days.
The register of deeds is sending
out notices to the merchants to list
their purchase tax.
1t is estimated that at least 200
buildings are being erected in Win
ston-Salem just now.
Misses Hattie and BERTHE Tomlin-
son, of Archdale, are visiting Miss
Carrie Stockton in Salem.
Mrs. J. C. LeGrand, of Salisbury,
passed through Tuesday ON her way
to Roaring River to visit her pa
rents.
-Messrs. R. J. Reynolds shipped
Tuesday 397 boxes of manufactured
tobacco. aggregating $4,000 pounds.
Netting ST., 22O.59.
Rev. Edward Crosland, of Salem,
occupied the pulpit of the Moravian
church in KernersYille on Sunday
morning and night.
DIR. NJ. r. Banner Of Walnut Cove,
is soon to become a citizen of Win
ston. He has bought lot here and
will build handsome residence.
The farm of the late VIM. Beck,
near Old Town was sold last week
at public auction. 1t was bid off by
Henry Barrow, one of the heirs, for
$4,000.
Winston-Salem will not make
any demonstration on July 4th. The
banks, however, will be closed and
the post offices will observe Sunday
hours.
"A young man named Smith, of
Martinsvilie, has been appointed
mail agent on the Roanoke & South
ern road between Winston and Mar
tinsvitle.
Miss Carrie E. Miller, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R. Miller, died
Friday afternoon, in Salem aged Is
years. The remains were buried Sat
urday in the cemetery.
Miss Haidie Fulton, of Sherman,
Texas, arrived in Walnut Cove Sat
morning to visit relatives. She will
also spend several days in Winston
before returning home.
The Winston Fire Company will
run their excursion to Martinsville
on July 10Th instead of the 9th.
The change of date was made by
unavoidable circumstances.
Prof. A. w. Long, brother, of
our townsman, V. w. Long, won the
degree of A. NJ at Harvard College
this year. He has been awarded
valuable scholarship for next year
Jasper L. Kiser, Of Stokes coun-
ty, who is only eight years old sold
SIG pounds of tobacco at Farmers
warehouse yesterday for 1888. 90, max
ing a clear average of $45 per hun
dred.
VIM. Hasten, the old Confederate
veteran who received a certificate
last week for place in the Soldiers
Home, Raleigh, left Tuesday to
join the others there who wore the
gray.
Mr.. Fl. E. Fries, of Salem, has
mad a number of views taken of his
wheat and tobacco fields, meadows,
orchards, ETC., out at his farm. They
will be taken to the Southern Expo
sition with his exhibit.
The State Firemen's Association
and Tournament will be held in Dur
ham on the 25th, Goth and 9th of
August. Big preparations are being
made for the occasion. Winston
Salem will be represented.
j. M. Crumpler is having hand
some two-story dwelling erected on
Chestnut street. Stone & Hulin are
doing the work. The same firm is
building a nice house for Samuel
Grubbs in northwest Winston.
The Salem Female College will
tender the State Press Association a
grand banquet one afternoon during
their session here in August. 1t
will be held in the Academy Park,
and will be magnificent affair.
"A party consisting;of Messrs. A.
81. Eller, Henry Roam, Walter Leak,
j. NJ. Pendleton, and Misses Rose,
Fanny and Annie Williamson and
Mrs. Mamie Benton, went up to Pied
mont Springs Saturday afternoon.
-Winston-Salem is no longer a
second class railroad station. A
handsome walnut ticket case is now
being put up at the R. 6 D passen-
ger depot and from it you can get
pass for any point on the compass.
Miss S. E. Matthewson. talent
ed lady, will succeed Miss Katherine
W. Evans as vocal instructor in the
Salem Female College next year.
Miss Evans, as it will be remember
ed, goes to the New York Conserva-
tory of Music.
The Sheriff of Wilkes passed
through here Saturday en- route for
the penitentiary with Capt, Matthews
the white man who was convicted of
murder, but whose death sentence
was committed by the Governor to
life Imprisonment.
The 4th of July Celebration at
the Guilford Battle Ground, near
Greensboro, promises to be an nm
precedented success. Indications are
that one of the largest crowds ever
assembled in North Carolina on q
similar occasion will be present.
Get you barrel of lime and