The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-05-28
HOaR AND HEIaHBORHOOD NEWS

Miss Matte Spaugh is having a
two story frame residence erected on
Salt street, Salem.
w. Stewart, of Virginia ,one of
the largest cattle raisers in the
South, is in the city prospecting.
The management has arranged
to continue the base ball team here,
and will plav any team in the United
States of America.
-Nessrs. Acock and Son have fin
ished section A. of Winston's sewer
age system. The price paid them for
construction was ss7,543.S9.
Mrs. Sarah Ogburn, mother of our
towusmen, S. A. and c. j. Ogburn,
is reported quite sick at her home q
few miles east of Winston.
The commencement party of
Kernersuille High School will be
given in the school building on Fri
day evening May goth at 8 p. m.
Mr.. John W. Fries and family ar
rived in New York from Europe
Saturday evening They are expect
ed home the latter part of the week.
John S. Boggs has resigned his
position as policeman. He says that
after trial he has concluded that
he was not adapted to that class of
work.
Parties who arrived here frotn
Martinsviile say that very de-
structive hail storm visited that
section last Saturday evening about
5:3C o'clock.
- II. F. A. Olds, of Raleigh, in Il
letter to the Wilmington Messenger,
places Winston, Charlotte and -tshe
vile as the three most progressive
cities in North Carolina.
A letter has been received here
from Raleigh stating that the First
Baptist Sunday School of that city
will run an excursion to Winston
Salem about June 10Th next.
The jury after deliberation
since Saturday morning in the case of
the Singer Sewing Machine Company
against W. C. Sullivan returned a
verdict Monday of mot guilty
Rev. Mr. Newton, pastor Of the
Baptist Church at Thomasville. gave
two lectures at the 1st Baptist Church
Sunday, after which collections
wer taken up. amounting to $1,000.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Episcopal church realized at their
festival Friday night, and from dona-
lions rendered them by friends, the
sum of one hundred and twenty-siX
dollars.
One OF the Board of Aldermen
says that Winston's Market House
will certainly be built this year.
Owing TO the sickness of the archi-
tect delay has been made in not re-
ceiving the plans for the building.
S. NJ. Finger, State Superintend
ent of Public instruction, has writ
ten to Prof J. J. Blair, of this city,
asking him to do some State Normal
er engagements Mr.. Blair had to de
cline.
George Blum has contracted
with Messrs. Styers 6 Loman for the
erection Of handsome two story
residence near the terminus of Lib
erty street. George believes in get
ting the cage ready before securing
the bird.
The Richmond and Danvill,
Railroad Company quote round tril
tickets from WInston-Salem to the
commencement exercises of Elo1
College, n. c., from June End, 3r(
and 4th, good returning June 9th
1891, at 1925.
The Piedmont Springs Hote
will open on or about the first o
June. We learn that that Company
has secured a splendid Hotelman tt
take charge of it. Board for Jun,
has been reduced to a rate ranging
from SIS to $50.
james Reid, of Reid's P. 0. thi
county, who was here attendin!
court last week, says that he is nov
rs years of age, and that ever sine
he was 81 has been voting the Dem
ocratic ticket, having not MISE,
an election since 1887.
The names of the two mail agent
on .i1a Wilkesboro road are T. r
johnson and FL. A. Kelsey. The lat
ter is colored man, and the Chror
icle says that the Republican Q
Wilkes are not taking to him as al
fectionately as they do at electio
times.
Randolph county comes to tn
front on the eagle question whic
beats the one brought to Winsto
from Davidson county a few day
ago. "Mike'' Gretter, of that count
killed a black eagle (bird of the n,
tion) few days ago which measure
seven feet, six inches, from tip
tip.
"A Winston policeman says tn;
at 1l:45 Thursday night a meteo,
about the size of a mans head, Wa
noticeable in the Northeast. tt
fash of light from it, he says, ws
very bright, somewhat similar
that of comet. When it burste
thunder
j. M. Smith, of Bedford City, Va
has accepted position with Messr
P. 81. Hanes & Co. as travellir
salesman for their mammoth toba
co factory. Mr.. Smith is an exec
lent man and we are quite glad
welcome him to our city. He is a
ready arranging to buy lot ar
build him house.
-An exchange gives the followin
receipt (Which is of local interes
for making straw hats white whs
they have become dark. Take f.
cents worth of oxalic acid and put
in half a pint of warm water unit
it dissolves. Then take spon,