The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-09-03
HONE AND NBIGHBORHOOD NEWS

A Luthern Conference was held
at Rural Hall Friday.
The fall term of Guilford Super
ior Court opened Monday.
Monday night was the fifth ami
versary of the memorable earth
quake.
Miss E. \. Leham of Salem, cele-
brated her 5Oth anniversary on Fri
day, Aug. 2Sth.
The Wachovia Bank was closed
Tuesday in respect to the death of its
Teller, Mr.. Geo. Fl. Brooks.
Register of Deed, Stanton issue d
twenty-six matrimonial papers du-
ring the month which closes to-day.
The Salem Philharmonic Society
is arranging to give a concert in the
Academy Chapel within the next few
weeks.
Editor Lafferty, 70 the Richmond
Christian Advocate, will give his
readers a full course of Shorthand in
his paper, free.
A citizen who has just returned
from the Eastern part of the State
reports the cotton crops there the fin
est that has been known for years.
"A gentleman, who has lived in
the wild and woody vest says that
the weather here for the past several
days reminds him very much of that
country.
&C. H. McGehee, of Madison, has
accepted a position as baggage mas
ter and express messenger on the r.
& S. Road. He will enter upon his
duties Thursday.
The Graded Schools in Green's
boro closed Friday in respect to
the memory OF the late Alderman,
W. NJ. Houston, who was killed in
the Statesville wreck.
j. S. Bell, State lecturer of the
Farmers Alliance, will address the
people at Winston in the court house
on September 9th at o'clock p. m.
Public cordially invited.
There is a good deal of talk in
Mount Airy abount changing the
name OF the town to Montair. The
latter is n French word having the
same meaning as the two words
Mount Airy.
John Robinson's big circus and
menagerie is expected to exhibit in
Winston during the month of Octo-
Der. The small boy will now wait
for the arrival of the elephant with
an eager heart.
The city flats to be erected on
10, II ~
Ter Bros. and Mayor FL. f. Fries will
be built of brick, and will be hand
some. Ground was broken this MORN
ing for the building
The Charlotte News says that
the people of Salisbury held meet
ing Friday night, and by their action,
settled the fact that the Roanoke
& Southern road is to come to that
place. 1t will either go thence to Mon
roe, or Charlotte.
Dixon, Woodland & Co., is the
name of new firm that has opened
up a grocery business on corner Of
Main and Fourth streets. They are
also conducting similar business
on corner of Fourth and Cherry
streets.
Tho following young men left fer
the State University Tuesday morn
ing: Bowman Gray, John Gilmer, Jno.
Patterson, W. H. Wood, Chas. Shell
ton, W. NJ. Hendren and L. N. Hick-
erson. The last named is from Ron
da, Wilkes county.
A gentleman from Clemmons-
Vile informs us that the crops along
the Yadkin river have been greatly
damaged by the recent rains. He
also says that the farmers in that
section are preparing to SOW large
crops of wheat this fall.
There was an informal meeting
of the secretaries Of this Y. Nj. &. A.
District at Greensboro Monday.
Many practical methods were discuss
ed and matters relating to the Dis
trict Convention which will be held
at High Point, Oct. 23-25.
Cards are out announcing the
marriage of Mr.. George Blum, of this
city, and Miss Alma Griffith, an ac-
eomplished young lady of kerners-
vile. The ceremony will be perform
ed in the Methodist Church at the lat
Ter place. Oh IOtptcI1DcI jill.
1t was learned here Tuesday that
Daniel Barker was acquitted at Surry
Court, Saturday afternoon upon the
charge of killing Capt. Barnwell and
shooting Thomas Brim, revenue Of
ficers who were making a raid in
Surry County several months ago.
The farmers below Salem, near
the Davidson county line, report the
tobacco crop failure this year. A
number have cut and cured several
barns and they say it is very common.
The continued wet weather is assign
ed as the reason for the poor crop.
Tuesday was the day set apart fol
Winston's free mail delivery system
to go into operation. The matter i:
delayed, however, Postmaster Wheel
er informs US, by the boxes failing
to arrive. Just what day the con
venience will be started now is MOI
known.
The following gentlemen consti
tute the Board of Health committee
DR.. R. F. Gray, Supt.; D. P. Mast
Mayor j. w. Bradford, Chief Police
Watson and Buxton, City Attorneys
j. w. Alspaugh, Oh airman Sewer
Committee; P. N. Bailey, Chairman
Street Committee; T. L. va ughn
Chairman Water Committee.
-"The Newspaper of Farington
Washington, bearing date of August
%, says: Mrs. j. Biickenderfer ant
children returned to their home a
harrington Wednesday from a tire.