The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-01-11
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY
CURRENT LOCfL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts. and Gossip Gathered
by sentinel Representatives-SOc
and General News


The Peoples Bank has declared
its usual Semi-annual dividend.
A veritable building Doom promi-
ses to strike the South Side this spring.
p W Dalton has retired from the
beef business-and he says he is out
for good.
Mrs Lou Hanes will move to the
Jones House if Mr. Jones closes lease
on Hotel Quincy.
-Four or five new pupils have ar
rived to attend the spring session of
the Salem Academy.
Mrs Lou Banes says that she has
rented the Jones House and will move
there in few days.
Breaks at the tobacco warehouses
were heavy Tuesday. The farmers took
advantage of the fine season.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the Wachovia Loan 81
"A license has been issued for the
marriage Of Lewis E Ellis to Miss
Carrie Mclean, of ClemmonsVllle.
H L Weaver, of Hills boro, acciden-
tally shot himself in the leg at the
Rierson House at p. m. Saturday.
There are several candidates for
the Pilot Mountain postoffice to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of +.
B. Faux.
"A patent has been issued to VIM.
G. Briggs, of Fayetteville, assigner to
Winston Cigarette Machine Company,
cigarette machine.
The residence property of the late
w. d. Moore on the southeast corner
of Spring and Sixth streets, was sold
to r. J. Reynolds for So, 600.
Howard Gardner has accepted a
position with S. H. Smith, the drug
gist. He will enter upon the duties
of his position in few days.
MIR w T Gray, of this city, has
been appointed nautical expert, after
fee, Navy Department, at Washing
ton.
james Lamar, who died in Ker-
nersville Thursday night, was buried
Saturday at the old Wesley Dwiggins
graveyard, three miles from Kerners-
vile.
Miss Laura Shore and William
WoOten were united in marriage last
Sunday afternoon at the residence of
the officiating minister, Rev j X
Moose.
The following fourth-class post
masters have been appointed in the
Piedmont section: Low Gap, Surry,
w q Woodruff; Trap Hill, Wilkes, j
T JONES.
j D Hamlin, deputy collector for
Yadkin county, has resigned. Acting
Collector Rogers has commissi oned
DR. M A Royal, Of Hamptonville, to
fill the vacancy.
"A romantic marriage occurred at
Rockford last Friday. The groom,
whose name was Campbell, is II years
old, and the bride, who was Miss
Mccormack, is SO.
-Messrs. George Brown and Robt.
Williamson are having the H. III.
Reynolds factory fitted up for use.
The new firm hogan the manufacture
of tobacco Monday.
The board of education for Surry
county apportioned the school fund
at 81 per scholar. This will give
Elkin $3.50, as there are $50 children OF
school age living there.
j Ell Pierce has accepted position
with his old firm-Hodgin Bros &
Lunn. He will sell the weed during
the winter and manufacture during
the spring and summer.
-DeGraff exhibited no sign of I'M
easiness when Informed that his exc
cution would be public. Some of the
citizens in the locality selected for the
hanging object to the site.
M E Ballard, sanitary policeman
of Salem, rendered his resignation to
the commissioners Jan. 9Th and the
same was accepted. w w Spainhour
was elected to succeed him.
John S. Fitz and T. G. Unthank,
two colored citizens, have forwarded
recommendations to Washington ask
ing for offices of some kind. Both are
reported to have strong endorsements.
Prof Martin Helt, of Oak Ridge
Institute, has purchased beautiful
colt from Mr. Pleas Poindexter of
YadkiD county. The animal is 10
months old and weighs $50 pounds
The old Salem water mill, de-
stroyed by fire several months ago, is
being replaced by Mr. Brewer. 1t will
be wooden structure but larger and
more convenient than the former
one.
-Messrs Winkler Bro IS oyster par
lor and restaurant is one of the most
neatly furnished and conveniently ar
ranged apartments of it's class in the
city. The boys are evidently doing
thriving business.
Mrs w G Harris, wife Of the late
w G Harris, and mother of Mrs T f
Williamson and Mrs T w Parish, of
this city, died Monday at her
home in Chatham county in the
eighty fourth year Of her age.
Cards of initiation have been sent
out by Mr. and Mrs f III Busbee, OF
| Raleigh, to the marriage of their
| daughter, Margaret, to Lieutenant
| William Even Shipp, of the Davis
School, at Christ church, January II,
| at 9 p. m.
| News is received of the death of
Mr.. David Paschel, an aged citizen OF
Rockingham county, which occurred
| at his home in Madison last Thurs
| day. The deceased was the father OF
| eX-Register of Deeds d f Paschal o.
Rockingham.
| News was received here Jan. LIST OF
the death of Frank Fishel, an ole
landmark of Davidson county. III,
passed away suddenly at his HON.
near Friedburg and was buried in tn,
graveyard at that place. The deceased
was about 80 years old.
| Clerk of the Superior Court Stat
ford says he will have plenty of hol
and hominy next year. He killed f1y
porkers a few days ago which weighe,
275, 200. 300, 80 and 400. He has an
| other one to slaughter later ON whicl
L ho fn RioE he hao of Hrn ro