The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-17
AROUND TIE TWINCiTY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives. Social
and General News.

and General News.
Lee Stevenson is building a store
on Liberty street near the r. 81 ID.
bridge.
--TnE SENTINEL has a copy of the
Wilson tariff bill which its friends
may see at this office.
The infant child of L. b. Bricken-
stein, of Salem, died about y O'Clock
Tuesday, aged ten months.
Mr.. W. G. Hauser, of Lewisvllle,
was in town Monday. He says there
is very little tobacco in his section.
THE SENTINEL acknowledges the
receipt of an invitation to attend the
commandments at Oak Ridge, through
L. A. Myers and ". a. Shore.
Mr.. James Addert0n and Miss
Lula Knott were married Saturday
evening at the residence of the officia-
ting minister, Rev. j. r. Moose.
Mr.. L L. Thomas, while in Stokes
and SurTy COuntieS, found that toOac-
co plants were very scarce. Farmers
are giving more attention to hogs and
grain.
THE SENTINEL is in receipt of
communication from Five Forks,
signed &c. c." The letter is too local
it's import is not clear.
Deputy Collector Means seized a
two horse wagon, two mules. two bar
rcls and one keg of Whiskey few days
ago, the property o. a nan named
Norman, of Wilkes county.
Nelson W. Vaughn is the name Of
the latest arrival at Eugene Vaughn's
on Buxton street. He weighs eleven
,,,,,nriS and Game lOGkc bannv i,4
does when driving his fast trotter.
"A change in the n. & ". schedule
will be made soon. Persons leaving
Whist On-Saiem then for Washington
and New York will not have to lay
over in Roanoke SO long as formerly.
Grant Fox and Alice Smuthers, of
Salem, Of Salem, were married Thurs
day at the residence of Rev. L. l. A /
bright. Thy left on the Norfolk u
Western for Chatham, their future
homo.
Will Thornburg has hen that he
has been feeding on gourd seeds for
several days. She is nuw laying eggs
with handles to them. If this is doubt
ed Just call on VIII AID he will show
you IN egg.
w lille see-sawing Oh the fence in
Kerncrsyil,e Sunday, one of Mr.. j. Nj.
Greenfield's little girls fell and dislo-
Gated one of her hips. A physician
replaced it and the child is reported
to he doing all right.
The Walkertown ''Sluggers" de-
feated the Waughtown wild Cats"
at ball playing Saturday by a score of
Is to IL. Just as l expected" re-
marked Bob Nissen as he stepped on
home soil Saturday night.
The two bright little twins (boy
and gIrD of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles n.
Rothrock, died in Salem Sunday eve
ming; aged four months. Both were
taken i'll the same hour On Friday and
died just five hours apart.
DIR. V. o. Thompson is building a
cigar factory on corner of Fifth and
Main streets. 1t will be 2Ox6O feet,
two-stories high. The first floor will
be used as store room and the second
floor will be devoted to his cigar man
ufacturing.
j. W. Lineback, contractor, left
lost Friday for Martinsyille to erect
large and handsome Episcopal
church there. j. n. Kennedy, W. M.
Btnkley, J. A. Scgraves, d. E. Palmer,
VIM. Lee and J. w. Aired accom-
p,nied him and will lay brick on the
building.
The marriage of Miss Carrie
Thomas and Mr.. Thomas w. Watson
was solemniZed in Centenary church
at 10 o'clock a. m. On Wednesday, May
10th. No cards. Rev. P. j. Carraway
officiated. After the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Watson left on the n.
& w. train for bridal trip to Wash
ington and New York.
Esquire E. c. Dull, of Lewisville,
was kicked by one Of his horses
while in town Monday and painfully
injured. He was getting out of his
wagon when the animal let his heels
fly in the air striking Mr.. Dull in the
right side. He was assisted to Clerk
Stafford's Office where he lay until late
in the evening, when he was able to
leave for homo.
-Section-Master Peasants, of the
n. s. w. road, had a dream Saturday
night to the effect that an engine had
fallen through the bridge near Henry
station on the Winston Salem divis-
ion. He placed so much confidence in
the dream that he arose and went to
see if it was true. He found the
bridge on fire, and thinks it would
have burned up had he not reached it
at the time he did.