The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-08-17
EARLY SALEM.

OH lOOhluS over Uue HFSU volume VI
the Weekly Cleaner published in
Salem in 1929 we note number of
pieces of information that contrast
curiously wish our present condi-
tions. For instance, there is an ad-
vertisement signed by Matthew r.
Moore, clerk of Stokes court, bye. L.
Banner, deputy clerk. According to
this advertisement S. Stone, the
sheriff offered for sale one John
Baker, negro runaway. No such
advertisement could appear in these
days.
Mr.. Jno. F. Poindexter gave notice
of a sale under a deed of trust execu-
ted by Absalom Bostick of land on
Dan River, and also of land on
Bellows Greek; also four negroes.
Jonathan Williams advertised for
sale land on the Cucumber Road
miles south of Salem.
There was in the issue of March "a !,
1929 a notice of the death of Mrs.
Henriette Frederick Reichel, ''daugh-
ter of the late celebrated Doct.
Benjamin VierliDg, in the Both year
of her age. She was born and educa-
ted in this place. During several
years she discharged the duties OF a
Tutoress in the Female Academy OF
this town. In the year 1916, she
married the Rev. Benjamin Reichel,
Director of the Female Academy;
and she has stree been the maternal
guardian of near eight hundred
daughters from various places" etc.
In the latter part of March 1929
there was a meeting of the Stokes
County Sunday School Union; during
the ceremonies a discourse was de-
Eivered by Rev. g. Shober, its presi-
dent.
Internal Improvement was mat
ter of considerable attention in those
days, and we note that county COM
mittees were appointed, Stokes
county wGs represented by John c.
Blum, Matthew R. Moore, Johnston
Clemmons, j ohm Hill, Salathiel Stone,
John Butner and Thos. T. Arm
strong. Surry was represented by
Peter Clingman, Ephraim Hough,
NJ. M. Hughes, Solomon Graves and
Elijah Thompson. From Davidson
there were David Mock, Jacob Brum
ell, James Wiseman, Frederick Goss
Henry Eake1, ". r. Holt and Mack
Crump. Guilford's representatives
were Richard and Nathan Menden
hall, Abel Gardener, Robert Gilmore
ahd John A. Mebane. From Wilkes
county the men selected were Mont
fort Stokes, Edmund Jones, W. P
Waugh, James Martin, S. F. Patter
son, John Finley, Meredith Thur
mond and John Martin, Sr.
In the summer of 1929 arrange
mentsz were made for the perform
ance of that divine Oratorio, TIL,
Creation, by Haydn. In connection
with the announcement there was {
very pretty article about the cult
walton and encouragement of the
fine or liberal arts which ''teach thu
mind it's proper superiority over thu
common senses of life," etc. The
writer also states: eve DO not
recollect ever having heard of an at
tempt in this State, perhaps not O
any in the Southern regions, of per
forming this masterpiece of musica
composition by SO full and respect
able a body" Over thirty musicians
were to take part.
In it's issue of May 5, 1929, the
Cleaner contains this particular ad
vertisement: Twenty cents Re
ward. Thomas Draughn, bound
boy, left my house on the 9th O
April. He is about II years of age.
fair complexion and light hair. Any
person delivering tie said boy to me
shall receive the above reward; and
do hereby foreWarn all persons from
harboring, employing and trading
with said Thomas Draughn, under
the penalty of the law. (Signed)
Leonard Zigler."
The principal mercantile advertise
ment in this old Salem newspaper
was that of Greensborough firm,
Messrs. Kyle & Kerr. The library OF
Mr.. Hiram Turner, deceased, was
offered for sale at Germanton. 1t
contained books of history, law,
medicine, divinity, etc. Among the
deaths was that of Mr.. Matthew
Reich, aged Ga; among the marriages
WIS thatof Mr. VIM. A. Lash to Miss
Macy Harding, May 2sth. 1929.