The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-09-20
AROUND THE TWIN-CiTY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
bySentineI Representatives
and General News.

D}Scntlnct fhcpFesenGatlSos- ooSic-h
and General News.
Tobacco is reported to be curing
up nicely.
-Business is improving. So say al
the merchants.
Mayor Gray says that the bonds
recently voted will be sold at par.
The Populist County Convention
will he held in this city on Wednes-
day, Sept 25th.
j. J. Reed has been appointed
postmaster at Tobaccoville, this
county, vice J. B. Vest, removed.
THE SENTINEL's correspondent at
billiard writes that whOOping cough is
raging in that part of Stokes county.
Messrs. c. b. Watson and j. r.
w ebSter are chilled" to make Demo
CT attic addresses at Mocksville on the
25th inst.
No more excursions from Winston
Salem this year. Some money mas
beer made and some has been lost OIL
of those run.
Lexington had fire Saturday
night. \ livery stable was burned.
Greensboro was called on for help in
e4tlnSulSHlDS Tue HdueS.
Students of Shakespeare are read
ing Julius Cesar" preparatory to
witnessing the performance next
Tuesday night, Sept. 18th
Mrs. r. overly and daughter, of
BuifIlO Lithia Springs, Va, arrived
here few days ago 10 Spand the win
ter with Mrs. O.'s daughtc", Mrs. j..
w. Cannon.
Walter Nading suggests the name
of Real Estate" for the new and
popular male quartette. He thinks
this would be appropriate-berause
there is a Lott in it.
Our townsman, G. b. Watson, has
been engaged by the State Democrat
ic Executive Committee to make six
speeches next month in CASTOR, Lin
coin and Cleveland counties.
DR. Broughton expects to dedi-
cate his new church. the Calvary Sap
tist. at Roa noke, in November. Rev.
A G.. Dixon, of Brooklyn, \. Y, Will
preach the dedIcatory sermon.
Chairman Reynolds has called the
Republican County Convention to be
held in Winston, on Thursday, Sept.
9th, at IL o'clock, to nominate candi-
dates for the Legislature and county
Offices.
"A gentleman remarked this morn
ing that there was no Populist party
now in North CarOlin" why :"
queried Il bystander. ~ cause it has
been swallowed by the P~blicans and
Sinners. was the reply.
"A leading Republican said this
morning that this much of the county
ticket had been made up: Z. t. kapp
for Sheriff: n. ;. Wilson for Clerk of
Court; J. +. Miller for Register of
Deeds. 1t is sad-but Stanton is not
in it.
The advertisers form the great
heart throbs that Indicate the com
mercial condition of a community.
SENTINEL advertisers say business is
improving and the prospects are en-
cOuraging. OF course, non-advertiSerS
will be longer finding these things
out.
What meaner thing can A young
man do than to curse his mother A
Liberty street young man is said to
be guilty of this practice. He de-
serves not only the ScOrn of his aSSO
ciates (if he has any but gentccl
'.fingging'' six times week by the
''Old man.
Some of the Republican leaders
WtIC IIClC dS
a Reynolds man was heard to remark
that they had ''swapped" the negroes
off for the Pops Eugene Kapp appears
to have the nomination for Sheriff
just where he wants it. They appear
to be ''agin" ex-Sheriff league, claim
ing that he could not give bond if
he was elected.
"A. c. Vogler and wife and sister,
Miss r. a Vogler, of Salem, were on
board the Pullman Brddler steamer
which was wrecked on Dolphin Ledge
Sept. 18th. They are on Il visit to
relatives at different points in the
north. There were more than 300
passengers aboard, all of whom were
rescued. The vessel was total
wreck.
The Republican brethren do not
dwell together in unity. They say
that they cannot afford to allow
Millard Masten to be d candidate on
account of the charges against him;
while another claims that if they run
Mr.. ---- for the Legislature
there will be danger of him being call
ed to explain why his wife left him.
A pretty kettle of fish. to be sure