The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-06-15
TwIN-CITY TOPICS.
Snap Shots Obtained in and Around
Winston-Salem.


Winston-Salem.
"A. F. Hall has moved into his
new residence on Spring street.
The Georgia ''watermillion' made
its first appearance on the Winston
market Saturday.
This year began on Sunday and
will end on Sunday, and will have fif-
ty-three Sundays.
Committees have beennted appoi
for the annual Masonic picnic to be
held at Mocksville next August.
John Robinson has accepted the
position of fiagman on the =. = w,
between Winston and Roanoke.
The Funeral Directors Asso ia
tion will meet in Charlotte next week.
+. II. Vogler, of Salem, will attend.
The Richmond & Danvilie Com
pany is having a roomy Drlcs once
built on the South side OF the fTelghJ
depot.
"A heavy rain and thunder storm
passed over this section Monday night
No serious damage, however, has been
reported from it.
Governor Carr has commissioned
s. ii. Smith, of Winston, quartermas-
ter, the same being one of the officers
Joseph Bradffeld. of Winston-Sa-
lem, has been given clerkShlp IN the
Interior Department., through the IL
fiuence of Congressman Bower.
p. II. HaneS s. Co., have resumed
operations i'll their old factory. The
picking-room is running on full time.
Work in the other departments VIII
be commenced in a few days.
N. C. Wo1ten, formerly OF the
grocery firm Of Harris & WOoten, has
purchased the business which has
been conducted here for the past yeaI
by the Virginia Brewery Company, OF
Roanoke.
MIR E. B. Blease has purchased
stalls Nos q and % in the city mar
ket, formerly conducted by Mr.. J. NJ.
Richard. The latter, however, will
continue to act as manager of the
business.
County Treasurer Woodruff, of
Yadkin, was in Winston last week
and forwarded through the banks
S2,6l3.60, in payment for the cells,
etc, which were recently placed in
Yadkinville's new jail.
Mr.. WV. Stultz, of Salem, arrived
home Thursday with his bride, nee
Miss Lula Gill, of Rock Hill, S. @.
The marriage was celebrated at the
home of the bride at FIVE o'clock on
the evening of the 7th instant.
THE SENTINEL had a call from
Mr.. J. r. Osborne, prosperous farm
er of Davidson county, who reports
the crop outlook in his section as very
good. He says there is not near 50
much tobacco planted this year as Tor
recent previous years.
Governor Carr yesterday appoint
ed the following delegates to the In
Corrections, to be held at Chicago
June Il to 18th: Donald Gillian, t.
w. Patton, G. B. benson, w. A. Blair
and Capt. J. p. Sawyer.
The new hardware firm of Craw-
ford, Wall & Huske is having a big
run on the sale of vehicles. Among
the number sold recently was hand
some doctors phaton to DIR. r. f.
Gray, an open top buggy to r. S. Gal
lOWay and cart to a. S. King.
An old veteran reminds THE SENTI-
MEL that it is thirty-two years
ago Saturday that the first battle of
the late war was fought at Bethel just
below Yorktown, Va. He says that
the first life lost on the Confederate
side was that of a Mr.. Wyatt. a mem
DCl vi UIG ILuStCouIOC
Mr.. w. r. Brindle will sell his en-
tire stock of groceries and mercandiSe
at public auction, commencing Satur-
day at l O'Clock. Mr.. Brindle will quit
the grocery business. His store is on
Main street west of the square, Salem,
at n. L. Shores old stand.
The Wachoyia National Bank put
in large and handsome new safe to-
day 1t was made by the Herring
Hall-Marvin Co, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
and weighs nearly ten thousand
pounds. The old safe used by the
bank was exchanged for the new one.
About 10 a. m. Monday a
train of five passenger coaches, laden
with excursionists from Mt. Airy, ar
rived in the city over the r. & ID.
There are about $50 of the excursion
lists, who have "taken in the town,
to their entertainment and profit, we
trust. They will leave for home
about o'clock this afternoon.
Aaron Morris, colored, made his es-
cape from the town chain gang yes
terday. He was working out fine of
Sl5 for fighting The guard, Mr.. A. G.
Snipes, is said to be responsible for
his flight. Chairman King, of the
street committee, says that guards
are held responsible for the fines when
they allow prisoner to get away.