The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-16
rHE sENr1NEL,s KODIAK.
Snap Shots Obtained in and Around
Winston-Salem.

weeks from Monday.
The Salem Academy MidWinter
Concert will be given next Thursday
night.
The new chapel being erected by
the MoravianS in West Salem is near
ing completion.
The new town scales are being
placed in position on the east end of
the market house.
Rev. T. Fl. Pegram brough t into
The SENTINEL office hen egg which
We ghed 81 ounces.
The congregation of Centenary
church, in Greensboro, are preparing
to build handsome parsonage.
A little child of Rev. and Mrs.
Mathes, died last Sunday morning at
Stokesburg, Stokes county.
"A majority of the tobacco manu-
facturers expect to begin operations
during the month of April.
The Yadkin Ripple says that
Everybody wants East Bend to be
the county seat of Yadkin.
"A license has been issued for the
marriage of l. d. Linyille and E. A.
Taylor, of Bellows Creek township.
We are experiencing some more of
the ground hog" predictions. 1t be-
gan mailing and raining at 1870 today.
The First National Bank people
hope to be able to move into their for
mer handsome quarters about the
first Of March,
Mr.. G. B. Watson introduced a
bill in the House recently to amend
the charter of the Roanoke & South
ern Railroad.
The spring term of courts for this
district opened at Wentworth last
Monday. Solicitor Barber will prose
cute for the State.
"A car load of fine mountain cattle
passed through Winston last week
from Elkin. They were billed to a
party in Danville.
THE SENTINEL learns that a
Northern gentleman is considering
the ACCESSIBILITY of starting weekly
paper at Walnut Cove.
The Observer says that Mr.. Geo.
Messer, of Charlotte, sold his property
a few days ago for $1,000, and will
move to Winston to live.
The work of repairing the Tlse
block, which was damaged by fire
recently, has been commenced. Bun
Jones has the contract.
The State convention of the
Young Mems Christian Association OF
North Carolina will be held in Win
ston from April 9th to 9th.
John Montgomery, who was ar
rested here for setting fire to
freight cars near Greensboro, had
the negro's popular weapon-a ra-
FOL.
-Messrs. Styers and Loman have
contracted to erect first class black
smith shop for r. J. Reynolds on the
burnt block near the r. & d. passen-
ger depot.
Little Ruth Crist, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Crist, celebrated
her birthday last Saturday evening
by entertaining number of her lit
tie friends.
1t is rumored that another mar
rage is to take place this month in
east Winston. 1t is also said that one
of WinstOn's tobacconists is to wed
during February.
Hon. c. B. Watson introduced a
bill in the House to amend chapter
Wachovia Loan and Trust Company
of Winston-Salem.
Pastor Broughton will begin Sc
ries of meetings at Broad Street Bap-
fist church the first Sunday in March.
He will be assisted by Rev. G. A. G.
Thomas, of Greensboro.
"A law has just passed both branch
es of the Legislature making it mis-
demeanor for parents or guardians to
leave children under seven years of
age alone in a house where a fire is
used.
-'Ten the Board of Aldermen to
clean up the town and the business
men to build a new hotel" These
were the words uttered by a promi-
nent citizen to a SENTINEL reporter
this morning.
The Street Railway Company
found it necessary Sunday to run
to get the sleet off the wires. Two
darkies rode on top and rubbed the
ice off by the use old rags.
Bacon and lard are high up now.
Fourteen and fifteen cents per pound,
ties are selling. Chickens, too, are
high up in the figures. Thirty and
thirty-f1ve cents apiece is the price of
these.
Licenses have been issued for the
marriage of the following couples
Granville A. Nading and Victoria
Hicks, of Salem; L. f. Gorrell and
Lizzie r. Wall, of Winston; w. T.
Wicker and n. p. Penery, of Daisy,
this county.
f.
representatives, presented memorial
in the House from the Society
of Friends, praying for the estab-
lishment of an Industrial and Reform
School for boys.
-Charlotte's military organization
will represent that city at Mr.. Cleve-
lands Inauguration. The Forsyth
Rifiemen will represent Winston-Sa-
the proper encouragement. Let the
boys go.
The marriage of Miss Lizzie Wall
and Mr.. L. f. Gorrell was solemnized
at Tuesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Wall, the brides parents.
Rev. I'll. A. Brown officiated. The
bride and groom left ON the N. 81 w
train for visit to Eastern Carolina.
MIR. Thomas J. Lowry has resign
ed the editorship of the NORTH
Wilkesboro News to take effect March
first. He will return to his old home
in Mt. Airy to look after his candida
cy for the postoffice. President G. w
Hinshaw, of the Land Company,
| which owns the News, says that a sue
cessor to Mr.. Lowry has not been Sc
cured yet.
In speaking of legislative matters
said that he HAD some doubts about
| the passage of Mr.. Watson's Home
stead bill. '.His lynching bill, howev
er, believe will become law sale