The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-04-12
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits Of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Rci,resentatives-Soc
and General News

Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Rcf,reseutatives-So
and General News.
W. E. Beck and w. f. Keith have
purchased the plumbing business of
Kester Pros.
A Stokes county farmer sold on
the Winston tobacco market Ia7J
week 1909 pounds of old tobacco for
1851 So.
-Messrs Fogle Bros. have been
awarded the contract for the erection
of a handsome parsonage for Calvary
Chapel. 1t will be built at once.
The will of the late Jonathan
Spease, of Old Richmond township,
was probate5 Saturday. The heirs
consist of 13living children-one dead.
p W. Dalton had moved from his
former, residence corner Third and
Elm streets to the Pat Winston house
on Broad street, two doors below
Broad street church.
Licenses were issued for the
marriages Of e j. Il. News0m, OF
Five Fork, to Miss Pargneiia KiGer,
of Rural Hall, and Charles Crane, col
ored, to Matte Wright. both of Win
StOn.
Mr. Samuel Blackburn, late of the
tobacco manufacturing firm of Black
burn, Dalton & Co, has leased tue
NJ. 4. Williamson factory on Old
Town street and viii begin the manu-
facture of tobacco at once.
Mr.. Samuel Wilson and Miss Fan
ME Bailey were united in marriage
Sunday evening at the home of the
bride few miles below Salem. \.
ceptiOn was rendered the bridal p ty
a. the home of the groom's fathel n
M ,nday.
The Kernersville public school
closed Saturday. The exercises were
extensive and Interesting: a nfmher
of Winston people were in attendance.
President Charles u. McIver, Of the
Greensboro Normal School, delivered
the address.
The Winston colored graded
school will close next Friday week,
April Goth, with interesting exercises.
The annual address will be deliTered
by Prof. e. Moore, of Livingston Col
1ege, Salisbury. He has the rcputa-
tion Of being q fine speaker.
Tho Middle Fork township Sunday
School convention will be held al
Loves church. at WalkertOWn on Sun
day, April 9th. A number Of speak
ers will be present and deliver ad
dresses. All Sunday School workers,
and tue public generally are invited.
The marriage of Sir. john B.
Masten to Miss Maggie Stockton was
celebrated in Winston Sunday. The
ceremony was performed by Esquire
Beckerdite. Their marriage was
surprise to many-eSpecially the
parents of the young lady, who were
opposed to the match.
The Wiiferd Clarke Company,
which appeared in Winston a few
weeks ago. has dls6anded. mr.
Clarke goes to Philadelphia to join
strong company there. Miss Winnie
McCaull, Z member of the company,
will remain in Greensboro during the
summer season with her father, Col.
McCaull.
Thomas Pfohl says he is still a
Tillman SPY and will return to South
Carolina as soon az the war is declared
over and the military companies dis
band Mr.. Pfohl believes in peace and
prosperity, therefore it was against
his religious scruples 80 remain in the
Palmetto State when men were being
killed.
In this weeks issue Of THE IVES
TERN SENTINEL Sheriff Macarthur ad-
Yertises the names OF over GOO delin-
quent Taxpayers who OWE real estate.
Another list OF delinquents, owning
personal property, is being made cut.
The sheriff told the people before his
election that he would collect the tax
es-and he proposes to keep that
promise.
Tho marriage of Prof. Y. L. Black
burn to Miss Maggie Sheets. Of Glenn
monsville, will occur at the residence
OF the brides parents. Esquire Frank
Cook formerly of this city will tie the
nuDtial knott This being the
Esquire's first official act in this
capacity the groom has taken Q
p d &c from him that he Will not be
frightened worse than he.
Alexander Rose has received a let
ter from his brother in Allegheny
county, stating that a brcther-in-law
of one Of the men who helped to lynch
Slaughter, had succeeded in bursting
up the bond for Roses freedom The
brother writes, however, that he
thinks another bond can and will be
arranged in few days. The bond to
be given is for 81 800 and must be aD-
proved by Solicitor Barber.
-Salem's municipal election takes
place on the first Monday in May.
Very few candidates are bobbing up
notwithstanding the shard times"
There is no money in being commits
sioner, consequently the fellows who
run for this Office have to content
themselves with the honor and being
cussed and discussed. There is more
o. the two latter than honor. Col.
Joseph Stockton appears to be the
leading candidate for mayor.