The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-07-30

| refused to allow the train to pull out
| until every one of them We're talen
out.
The Salisbury Correspondent of
| the Charlotte Chronicle to-day says !:
Mrs. N. J. Terry, of Winston, who
| comes we'll recommended as good
hotelist, will take charge of the Hotel
Jerome Saturday morning, August
the LIST. Miss Matte Lanier who has
been in charge for sometime retires
for rest and recuperation.
The News and Courier in speak
| ing of Winston's base ball team says:
THERE'S not suspicion of a doubt
gut that the Winston players are eX-
! perts. The team has about eight slug
| bers and the remaining manis a base
runner from away back. Wade, the
! Midget of Winston, was the most
popular player on the field.
DIR. J. a. Blum who is to have
charge of the Forsyth exhibit at Raj
eigh this fall, informs us that he is
m owing along pretty successful with
his work however he is anxious to
get up a creditable showing and with
that end in view he wants every
farmer who can TO lend a helping
hand in the matter.
The following marriage licenses
port: Webb Keen and Charlotte
King; James Grant and Jeter Glenn;
John Livengood and Laura Long
worth; C. W. Williams and M. P.
Hairston; J. T. jenkins and Fannie
Cooper; Philip Robertson and Emma
Hairston; James Boyd and Verta
Boyd.
-Messrs. Vance 6 Shaffner have
the latest "wrinkle'' in the shape of
a whistle that has yet made its APP
pearance in Winston-Salem. The
sound of it resembles very much
that of a bowling canine or lost
man in the woods. 1t is the inten
ton of the firm, we learn, to ar
r.nge the whistle so that it will
play several musical selections.
W. r. Doss, of Copeland, Surry
co., was in town last week for Il day
or two on business. He says that
the prospects are good for rail
road through Surry and Yadkin be-
tween Mount Airy and Statesyille.
Mr.. Doss claims that Surry has the
best tobacco land in the state. Start
ting with nothing, he has made thir-
ty or forty thousand dollars on to-
bacco in ten years.
The ninth annual Fruit Fair which
meets at Greensboro Tuesday and
Wednesday, Aug. 4th and 5th will
be perhaps the largest and best at
tended Fair of the kind ever held in
North Carolina. Special offers are
made by the Greensboro Nurseries to
the best Seeding apple, best six spec
linens of ounce and the best display
ofjellies by one lady.
The Durham Sun says the way to
ride bicycle is to sit straddle the
saddle, put feet on the paddle, and
get up and skedaddle. Don't for
get this when you go to ride one.
We are quite sure. that this infOrma
ton will prove of great value to any
one contemplating riding a bicycle.
1t is the very thing at last and, then
it is told in such neat poetic Ian
guage.
The North Carolina Teachers AS
sembly disappointed the following
Executive Committee for 1S91-92:
Hugh Morson, Raleigh, Chairman
E. G. Harrell, Raleigh, Secretary !;
E. Alexander, Chapel Hill; w. L.
Poteat, Wake Forest James Din
widdie, Raleigh Chas. D. McIver,
Charlotte J. Y. Joyner, GOl2sboro !;
F. M. Harper, Raleigh A. C. Davis,
Winston.
The Richmond and Danville Rail-
road Company will take charge of
the North Carolina Midland road on
and after Saturday next. AS there
is to be an appointment Of a conduc-
tor made the business men of Wins
ton would be pleased to learn of Mr..
r. M. Sterling's promotion to that
position. He is now in the employ
of the company and from what we
can learn is steady and efficient
young man.
--'sPinnacle Station, Stokes county,
n. c., on the C. F. & Y. V. Railway !;
embracing some: account of the seen
cry; the Industrial, agricultural and
manufacturing condition and posi-
| bilities of the surrounding country, -
is the title of a neatly printed pamph-
let which We have received, published
by W. C. Phillips, Pinnacle, NC. The
pamphlet was written by Mr.. Will
liam Sharswood
Superintendent Burkley, accom-
panied by several other gentlemen,
went out on the North Carolina Mid
land road Thursday afternoon as far
as completed. The road, he says
| will be turned over to the operatinp
department about August LIST, at
which time passenger train will
probably be put on between Winston
and Wilkesboro. This is good news
and we hope it will prove reality.
| Conductor Johnston, of the r. &
S. Road, informs us that Rev. S. F.
Fuller, pastor of the Baptist Church
at Martinsville, died at his home
in that town Thursday night, after a
lingering illness of Brights disease.
The deceased was about fifty years
Martinsville church ever since il
was organized two years ago. He
was a native of South Carolina.
| -"Uncle' Jack Sprinkle, a wei
known but somewhat eccentric ole
farmer who resides in Richmond
Township, was in Winston Tuesday
telling his friends about his gooi
luck few days ago. While walk
ing over his farm he discovered
swarm of bees in two stumps activel,
at work. He went to work and dus
up the stumps and the result of hi
find was six gallons of choice.honey