The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-11-15
AROUND THE TWIN-ClTY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD

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Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
bySentfnel Representatives, al
and General News.
The first snow of the season fell
Sunday.
Several of our tobacco factories
are still operating.
The brick work on the Nissen rae
tory is nearing completion.
Mr.. G. G. Lanier will build an ad-
dition to his printing house.
"A great deal of wood is being ship
ped into Winston these days.
Merchants are beginning to re-
ceive goods for the holiday trade.
The darkey sings "We'll be in it
when the roses come again-but not
before then"
Bob McArthur's majority is So,
notwithstanding the statement made
by some that it was only 80.
The County Commissioners have
closed ex-Sheriff leagues office. The
School Board will occupy it hereafter.
O-Our townsman, Mr.. II. r. Star
buck, will probably be the youngest
Judge on the Superior Court bench.
The County Commissioners, with
the exception of auditing claims,
transacted very little business Mon
day.
John Griffith's majority is 1l9 in
stead of 49, The error was made by
the Returning Board in adding up the
vote.
G. ha T1nUQH in
to the Butner factory. w. 5. Clary u
Co. now occupy the building yaca ted
by Ellis & Co.
The new county officers will go In
on Monday, December Bird. The de-
feated ones will step down and out on
the same day.
"A white man caught some negroes
stealing wood few nights ago. One
man was cursing because the wood
was so heavy.
Rev. Mr.. Hauser, the Salvation
Army man, preached another open air
sermon on the SchoOl-hOuse lot Sun
day afternoon.
Plans are on foot for the stablish,
ment of big enterprise on the South
Side in the near future. Particulars
will be givenllater.
Rev. S. f. Conrad has been re-
elected to serve as pastor OF the
Baptist church at Fork Church, Davie
county, for another year.
Mr.. A. n. Eller is on the ':look-
OUT for new law partner. He claims
to have had one application from the
fair sex-and is contemplating accept
ing it.
The street force is widening and
matchmaking Roanoke street from
Depot street to the N. & w. depot.
The railroad company is furnishing
the material and the town is doing
the work.
News was received here this morn
ing Of the death, last Friday, at his
home in Callahan township, Dayie
county, of Mr.. Charles Anderson,
member of the Board of County Com
missioners Of Davie.
1t is generally understood that
John beverly will be Mr.. Miller's clerk
in the Register OF Deeds Office. 1t is
said that John made house to
house" canvass Of his township for
''me and Mr.. Miller"
"A report was received here Satur-
day night that man was shot near
Pilot Mountain that afternoon. No
names could be learned. The report
had it that two men got into diff
CulUJ Wucu OuC SuOU OUuCl W1Ua q
rifle.
The negroes have been having
quite a jubilee since the election.
When the weather gets cold, however,
and provisions get scarce, it Is the
Democrats whom they will Call on for
help. VIII they get it ?
Mr. D. R. Burton's new residence
on Old Town street is being rapidly
pushed to completion. 1t will surely
be an elegant and imposing structure,
model OF comfort, convenience, aud
beauty of architecture.
-Messrs Lawrence & Hix, of Lewis
vile, n. c., sold good lot OF tobacco
at the Piedmont warehouse at the fol-
lowing high prices: 81 pounds at 81,
As pounds at 6, los pounds at 26, Is
pounds at 55, SO pounds at At. 1913
pounds at Is, making 568 pounds for
S155.96.
MIR. n. S. Wilson, the newly-elect-
ed Clerk of the Superior Court, tells
THE SENTINEL that the report about
him promising Mr.. Stanton clerk
ship is mistake. He says that he
has made no promises to any one as
yet, but expects to appoint clerk
that will prove acceptable to the pco-
pie generally.
The North Carolina Methodist
Protestant Conference opens at Ash
boro on the 21st inst. Mr.. T. III.
PegIam has been elected delegate to
represent the Winston church. Mr..
Johnson, from the Senior Christian
Endeavor Society, and Eva johnson,
from the Junior Society, will attend
the State Rally to be held during Con-
ference week.
The Methodist pastors are closing
up another years work. The Yves tern
North Carolina Conference opens at
Statesville on the 18th inst. The
Winston churches desire the return of
their respective pastors. Mr.. Turren-
tine has served Centenary three
years; Messrs. Moose and Curtis have
been with Burkhead and Grace
churches two years each. Presiding
Elder Garraway closes his fourth and
last year on this circuit.
MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE.
and Chino nP EpAQnda and