The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-02-11


ten days.
Several of our tobacco manu-
facturers are running on full TIM @
again.
The farmers are busy burning
plant beds. preparing for another
tobacco crop
ID. Il. King was the first man t.
receive a bill of goods shipped over
the R. & 5. road from Roanoke,
Va.
The general interest taken il The
conjunction of Jupiter and Venus
shows that astronomy is locking
up.
1t is understood that the wor<
on the Market House will not be re-
sumed before next month.
editorship Of the Germauton Tin es
Rev D. II Petree is now editor and
owner.
The Reception Committee o tn
7. "a. G. A, is arranging for Booil
Reception to be given the latter part
of this month.
An intoxicated man fell of tn
Roanoke & Southern trestle Sunday
night, distance Of about forty feet.
His injuries were slight.
TIE WEEKLY SENTINEL at 75ct.,
until after Election IN November in
clubs of FIVE. 10 to work and get III
a clup for the best family newspaper
in Piedmont Carolina.
Mr.. S. A. Hauser has discovered
a fine mineral spring on his farm 2%
miles from Winston. A sample O.
the water has been forwarded tC the
State Chemist for analysis.
j. R. Johnson comes forward
with the biggest rat tale of the
season He reports having caught
So of the mischeivous creatures dur
ing the past five nights.
Solicitor Thomas Settle, Of this
district, has been elected member o.
the Republican Executive Committee
OF North Caroliua.
Plum trees in several sections
are getting ready to blossom. Many
are predicting that tho recent warm
weather will be the cause OF no fruit
this year.
The Keelv Institute at Green's
boro is doing excellent reformat ton
work. Twenty-nine victims of the
liquor habit have thus far been
cured, while twenty-four are now
there under treatment.
o. n, II u-:4x. r,.
ly a resident of this city, but now
United States Attorney for the Dis
trict of Washington, is visiting bis
brother, President George t. Wins
ton, of the State University
1t is learned that Green's
boro has succeeded III raising the de-
sired amount OF money FOR the re5en-
ton of the Coloced Agricultural oil
lie re. Work ON the buildings is to
commence at an early date.
The name of the stations on the
Roanoke and Southern rold betwaen
Martinsvilie and Roanoke, Va, are
Starkey, Boone's Mill, Rocky Mount,
Waldesboro, Ferrunn, AIumnie and
Basset.
Mr.. Thomas Neal, esteemed citiz-
en- of Rockingham county; ged
about 20 years, attempted to COM
nit suicide few days ago by drink
ing a large amount of laudanllm
The old gentleman S mind is said to
be-impaired.
lit is predicted that Winston-Sa-
lem will make rapid strides this /, ear
no 1f n
A large number of.new plans are Ilov
being Drawn for handsome residences
to 20 UP in different portions of the
city.
Capt. J. E. Gilmer received an
order last week from Dennis on,
Ohio, for two Of Messrs Geo E.
Nissen & Co.'s Waughtown wagons.
This goes to show that the celebra-
ted Wsughtown wagons are known
far and near.
The Courier says that Hon. A.
81. Efer, of Winston, president of
the Elkin Land Co., was treated 20 a
serenade bv the Elkin Brass Band at
the Quincy Hotel one evening asst
week. Mr.. ElIer responded to the
compliment ia a neat little speech.
News was received mere to-day
that revenue officers put in some
successful work in Allegheny county
last week. They destroyed several
distilleries besides burning up the
houses in which the moonslin-
ers were doing business.
j. H. Stockton, of Salem, has
purchased an interest in the tobacco
manufacturing business of J.. G..
Dodson & Sons, of Pilot Mountain.
He left last week for South Caro-
lima in the interest of the FIRMS bust
ness.
The alarm of fire Saturday
was oeeasioned by the burning OF a
bed and table in the SaIem Home,
near the public square. Both Are
companies responded to the call.
but fortunately their services were
not needed The fire originated, it
is thought, from q spark which fell
on the bed from an old lady's pipe.
The ordination of Mr.. H. @.
Beck by Bishop Rondthaler, at the
Moravian church Sunday night, was
IAN impressive occasion Rev Mr.. Beck
left Monday morning forthe Cherokee
Nation, Indian Territory. where he
goes to serve as q Moravlan Mission
ary He expects to reach his desti-
nation on Thursday next.