The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-27
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
byScntineI Representatives.
and General News.


and General News.
-Partridges are said to be numerou
this year.
The coal and wood merchants VII
soon be as busy as bees.
Sam Robinson, colored, says h
has a four-legged chicken.
The. County Commissioners vii
be in session next Monday.
There were eleven accessions tc
Grace NJ. E church at the morning
service Sunday.
"A small boy, small cigarette,
a little match-there is no telling
what damage this combination vii
do.
Charley Reynolds is down on
Chairman Holton's list of "chief
campaign orators for the republican
party.
THE SENTINEL has heard OF a
number of Republicans in Forsyth
who say they will not vote for turn
coat" Lfnney.
Samuel Harvey, one of Green's
bOro's oldest citizens, passed over the
River of Death Sunday night. He
was Sc years old.
The tobacco year closes with the
end of this week The Winston To
bacco Board will hold its annual meet
ing next Monday.
The Lady Evangelist continues to
attract large crowds nightly to the
Methodist Protestant church. The
meeting is growing in interest.
The members of the First Baptist
oil, =, lea, a
tion of new aud larger house Of wOr-
ship on corner OF Sixth and Chestnut
streets. The building will be brick,
6xS1 feet, and will seat 1900 people.
O-Mrs. Sallie A. Huston, niece of
Mrs. William Turner, Of Salem, edits
an Alliance paper published at Wood
land, Cal. 1t is also the official organ
of the w. 9. L. U. The issue of Sept.
18th announces the death of Mrs.
HuSton's husband.
The new mail wagon has arrived.
1t made its first run Saturday last.
1t attracted both attention and COM
ment when it rolled up in 'front.' OF the
postoffice. Sam Wall needs to give it
another coat of paint. But that will
hardly be-Sam says he is out of the
business.
Licenses have been issued for the
following marriages. hlbbu IidiECIi Il
to Emma Starbuck, of White Road;
William Allison to Jennie Scales.
colored, of Winston: j. w. Harrison
to Luella Robertson, of Kernersville;
Lincoln Speas to Louisa Myers, of
Bethania.
Deputy Collector Alspaugh sold
about one thousand gallons Of block
ade whiskey and brandy last week for
Uncle Sam. 1t was the property OF
Messrs. Myers, Wilmington and
Hanes, of Wilkes county. Two horses
and a wagon, owned by Will Suits,
were also sold.
"A letter received here Sunday
announced the death, on Saturday, of
Prof Fred Van Week, son of Bishop
Van Week, who is well-k noWn here.
The son died at Lititz, Pa. The de-
ceased had been in bad health for sew
eral months. He returned from Eu-
rope last spring.
Mrs. J. S. Miller has a beautiful
silk quilt, one square Of which repre-
sents four generations. The Oldest
piece in the square was cut out OF
dress worn by the wife of MoravIan
minister 124 years ago. Mr.. w. T.
Ormsby's children are the youngest
members of the four generations repre-
sented.
President w. A. Blair, of the Peo-
pies Bank, was a member of the class
Of So that were granted licenses, in
Raleigh, Friday, for the practice of
law. Mr. Blair studied law during
his course at Harvard University and
has been reading it ever since.
In the bank he studied business law.
He says that he does not intend to
practice actively but will continue to
devote his whole time to the bank