The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-12
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives Social
and General News.

Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives. Social
and General News.
Many farmers allege that the
crops in several sections are the best
in five years.
Grace NJ E. Sunday school will
picnic at Mickey's Mill on Thursday,
August End.
Stokes farmers report fine rains
and say crops are now tiOurlShing az
ter the drought.
j NJ. Smith has been appointed
postmaster at WeSttfeld, Surry county,
vice j. II. Lowe, removed.
"A Main street girl who was told
to apply cold cream to her sunburned
cheeks put ice cream on them
The receivership of the Guilford
Cotton Mill has been remanded by
Judge SimOnton to the State courts.
Some farmers are still planting to-
baCco. The weather has been quite
favorable for planting during the past
week.
-Drewry Hodge is probably Surry
county's oldest citizen. He will cele-
brate his Tooth birthday on August
22nd
Charlotte and Salisbury are to
be connected by telephone. Why
not Winston, Greensboro and Ker-
nersville?
d. f. Tillottson, of Stokes county,
sold on the Winston market today
2,372 pounds of leaf tobacco for the
S UNI Of 1893 80.
Many are of the opinion that DR..
w. ii. Wheeler will be t!,. Etepubli-
lott ff,r- hi ri
trict this fall.
-Blackberries are plentiful. They
are retailing here at ) cents quart.
In Mt. Airy they are selling at 3 and
cents per gallon.
"A Sunday School conference will
be held at Antioch NJ. E church, near
Rural Hall, on the 14th instant, in
stead of the 2lst.
The members Of the executive
committee who attended the meeting
here Saturday reported the Democracy
in excellent shape throughout the
county.
The Republicans of Yadkin cnun-
ty want A. E. IIOltOn for chairman
OF the State Republican Executive
Committee. How would he suit the
leaders" in Forsyth
The Southern Railway Company
is using the AXE" among its employ
eeS. -Four WOrkmen have lost their
places here, among the number being
b. M. Troxler, car Inspector.
Bid" Wilson, of Midway, David
son county, claims to have been re-
lieved of % dozen of eggs in Winston
IA few days ago. He was taking a nap
when the thief put in his work.
Emil A de Schweinitz, Phi. D., of
Salem, who has been resident of
Washington for several years, is pro
fessor of chemistry in the medical
school of the Columbia University.
Licenses were issued Saturday for
the marriage of James Biting to Ada
Douthit, both of Jolliett, and Steven
Walters to Mary f. Washington, of
Winston. Both couples are colored.
Col. j. r. Webster told the writer
in Greensboro July 4th that he was
not candidate for Congress in the
Fifth district. He spoke emphatical-
ly and said that he meant what he
said.
j. NJ. Crotts, the young man who
was severely stunned by the same bolt
of lightning which killed Elisha
Holder, at Advance, Davie county,
recently, is able to be up and about
again.
The Young ladies of the Metho-
dist church at ClemmOnsville will
give lawn party on the evening of
July 18th, at the Fries residence, in
that place for the benefit Of the
church.
Mr. William Stadler, who was &C
cidentally shot near Aspen Grove,
Rockingham county, is reported to be
improving. William COvington was
the yonng man who had the gun when
it went off.
The Salem Boys School was estab-
lished in 1874 and will therefore have
occasion to celebrate its Tooth ami
versary this year. The school is in a
more prosperous condition now than
at any time in its history.
Lewis Fulp, colored, wanted in
Winston for retailing, was captured
on the Guilford Battle Grounds on
the Fourth by Deputy Sheriff Young,
of Guilford. He was celebrating. He
will be brought to Winston.
Aunt" Katy Crater, living near
Lewisyille, this county, celebrated
her 9th birthday July 1st. Over 16O
relatives and friends participated in
the celebration. AUNT Katy" is still
quite active for one of her years.
The Odd Fellows of Winston-Sa-
lCIn are uldkluS eldDOFdUG arrange
ments for their picnic at the South
Side Park on the 18th inst. Special
rates over all railroad lines have been
secured, and everybody is invited.
An excursion train will be run
from Winston to Mocksville on Aug
ust 9th, the occasion being the six
tenth annual Masonic picnic. Mr..
G. +. McKesson, of Morganton, will
deliver the address to the old SOL
diers.
The fourth annual Baptist Sun
day School and orphanage picnic will
be held on the orphanage grounds in
Mocksville on Thursday, July Goth.
Preparations for big time are being
made by the committee, says the
Times.
Mrs. VIM. Shields, near Tobacco
vile, has hen that recently began to
lay blue eggs. w. w. Orrender favor
ed THE SENTINEL with one of them
last evening. Heretofore her eggs
have been of the usual color. The old
hen laid nine blue ones and is now en-
gagged in the tedious task of changing
her prodigious into ''chicks."
"A principal feature of the cele-
bration of the Fourth" in Winston
Salem was an OK cart ride in which
the participants were four of Win
ston's most charming young ladies
and gallant youths. They drove
through Main street, Salem, as far as
SOufh Side Park A T. the tearful re-