The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-11-23
TWIN-CITY TOPICS.
Little Items Picked up by The Senti
neI's Man About Town

The Senior Glass at the Salem
Academy is composed of 36 young Ia
| dies this year.
Anna Ferguson succeeds Mary E.
Carroll as poStmistresS. at Neatman,
Stokes county.
The brick maSOnS are now at
work on the fourth story of Messrs.
kerEer Bros. new tobacco factory.
The Times says that a Mr. Dob
| son, a Winston contractor, will build
| five cottages in Elkin at once for the
land company.
News was received here today of
| the death of Maj. J. p. Simpson, one
| of LeXington's oldest landmarks. He
was 10 years old.
DR.. George Doughton, who recent
ly moved from Winston to North
Wilkesboro, will engage in the drug
business. A store building is now
being erected for him.
Rev. t. II. Pegram has organized
church at Leonard's school-house,
Davidson county, with forty-fve mem
bers. The members will build a
church there which will be called
Centre.
Miss Emily NJ Clemmons, aunt of
Messrs. Henry E. and Irwin NJ.
McIver, who has been quite i'll for
several days, died on the 18th instant
at the home Of Mr. Twin McIver,
aged about 60 years.
The Piedmont section continues
to attract sportsmen. DR.. b. w.
White, of Bridgeport, Conn., accom-
panied by party of friends, ,pass d up
the Wilkesboro road recently on
a hunting expedition.
Mr.. John Leak carries some ugly
looking scars on his face. lie says
his horses tried to get away from him
in the lot and in his attempt to stop
them he ran up againsta fence, causing
his nose and other parts Of his face to
be somewhat disfigured.
News was received here last week
that Charles Fl. Walker, firemen for
the Walnut Cove Lumber Company,
skipped that town u few days ago, be-
ing heavily involved financially. By
his uprightnesS he had gained the
confidence of the people, who trusted
him for almost anything he wanted.
-Morayians at Old Town Saturday
celebrated the 149th anniversary of
the founding of their church which is
the Oldest in the Southern Province.
| Many years ago Il fortress stood around
| the church to protect it from the In
| dians. The sermon was preached at
IL o'clock this morning by Bishop
Roudthaler.
The Yadkln Ripple confirms the
| report made in THE SENTINEL few
days ago about J i'm Greely, the mail
carrier between Rockford and Wins
ton. Mr.. Martin, of East Bend, gave
him 500 while other parties gave him
small sums amounting to about 81 90.
1t is reported that GTeely was seen in
Winston last Monday
Miss Mamie, the handsome and
accomplished daughter of Rev. j. t.
| BagWell, of Fort Smith, Ark, was re
| Gently married to Rev. 5. j. Ander-
| son, of Arkansas, a young Methodist
known in Winston and won many
| friends during her fathers residence
here as pastor of Centenary church.
1t is reported in Washington that
as Collectsr Kope Elias has qualified,
| and as it is not probable that the
opinion of the Senate will be asked as
to his qualification to discharge the
duties of the position, until late in
the session, that the name of COllec-
tor Simmons, even if ii were sent to
the Senate, would not meet with the
| opposition in the Financial Commit
tee it encountered during the extra
| session.
The suit brought against the
| Wilkes County Commissioners
| by the Berlin Bridge Company, of
| Connecticut. is for 81, ,937.59, that be
ing the remaining amount due a.
claimed by the Company. The case
| will come up at the next term OF For
syth court. Cranor s. Buxton, OF
Nilllesboro, will represent the de
| PENDANTS while Messrs. Glenn & Man
ly and Solicitor Barber Will appear
fer the plaintiffs.
North Wilkesboro is getting up {
reputation as a shipping point fo
live stock. Hardly u day passes but
one or more cars loaded will
fine beef cattle passes through Win
ston. There have been 80 car load:
Of cattle shipped from the young cit,
since October, and over 60 car load
since the middle of July, aggregatins
LOO head of cattle. TIE town claim
to have shipped more stock than an,
l IL.