The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-02
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD

CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF TIL
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gatheret
by Sentinel Representatives.
and General News.
The Forsyth County Republican
Convention will be held ON Saturday
The first load of pew crop TOBACCO
was brought to this market Iast oaour
day.
j. w. Shepherd has accepted po
sition as saleman with Adams u NC
MILAN, wholesale grOcers, on Ihlrd
street.
L. l. Hine, of Old Town, harvest.
ed Sixty-six bushels of oats from one
and five tweifths acres of land. What
farmer in the county can beat this
record p?
Charlie Beck and G. X. Woodruff
have ordered 30-pound Raleigh tan
dem t'a bicycle built for two.'0 1t
is expected to arrive here in few
days.
The Young Peoples Society of
Christian EndeavOr will give cornet
concert at the Salem square next Sat
urday night. They will serve season
able refreshments.
Rev. II. E. II. Sloop has received
and accepted the call to the pastOrate
of the Lutheran churches in DAVE
county, and began his labors at ST.
Matthews, on the 8th instant.
The Reynolds faction calls the
Wheeler faction "a side show" and
says it will amount to nothing. The
latter's reply is that 1--WE will show
you better than we can tell YOU"
Assistant Register of Deeds G. A.
Jenkins has had quite convenient
case placed in the county vault. to
hold the township tax abstracts Ihe
case was made by ChaS. Chopper.
Mr.. James Martin, win" was dan
gerously wounded Saturday night by
Cecil Heggie, is improving. MS pny
sicians express the opinion that he
will be all right again in few weeks.
MIR. Reese, recently elected Head
master of Trinity High School, de-
clines the position. The vacancy
caused by the resignation of Professor
Hoffman is in consequence, still I'M
filled.
Rev. Hight G. Moore. Broad
Streets late pastor. writes the Recor-
der this week from his new field at
Monroe He seems pleased with his
pasJorate His church numbers about
two hundred.
j. L. Morris, living near Walker
town, says that he raised nearly a
half bushel Of Irish potatoes this year
from one potato weighing nearly one
pound and half. The seed was given
him by ]. A. Crews.
Miss Nettie Henstail and Mr.
mike" futile. of Stokes county, were
married on July 22nd. Our CORE
spondent at Mizpah writes that they
are the happiest couple that ever join
ed hands and hearts,"
Rev ]. n. Stallings, of Mocks-
Vile, comes out this week IN the
Biblical Recorder with an able article
of one and half columns, in which
he defends the attitude of the
Baptists toward the State University.
The East Salem Moravian church
looks like a new place Of worship
since the recent improvements have
been completed. Overhead the paint
er's brush has been busy, while under
foot neat and tasty carpet has been
laid.
Judge Schenck, of Greensboro, has
been presented with 800 for the Hop
per monument and SIS for the pavil-
lion to go up at the GuilfOrd Battle
Ground. Col. Frank Coke, of Ashe-
vile, is the donor of both contribu-
tions.
1t seems to be no secret that
Chairman John f. Reynolds. of the
reynolds faction" is seeking the
nomination for clerk of the Superior
Court. The question arises-"What
does the Mayor of Salem think of
Johns candidacy"
A citizen of Yadkin county tells
THE SENTINEL that eX-Sheriff w. A.
Bailey, of Dayie county, is almost GER
tain to be the Republican nominee for
Congress in the Seventh district. Mr.
Bailey passed through Winston this
morning, going to Danville-
A large number of relatives and
friends attended the funeral Of Mr..
Mercuson Ebert Sunday morning.
dence and church, conducted by Rev.
J. +. Inclusion. The remains were
laid to rest at New Philadelphia.
city named Longman Leanman Little
man Lightman Lingpot Godmala-
rian Henry pumpkins Great Benja-
min Huffscotler Davis. This man
answers to any section of his name,
but he is generally called Lingpot.
Capt. E s. Holden says that he
was conductor on FIVE excursion trains
last week. The first one was from
Durham to Selma; GoldsbOro to Ashe-
vile; Burlington to Portsmouth, Va;
Raleigh to Wilmington; Gainesville.
Va, to Raleigh. He also conducted
the one from Winston to Durham to-
day.
"A visitor at Roaring Gap writes
an interesting letter to the Raleigh
News-Observer The writer says that
the charming musicale concerts of
Mrs. III. E.. Fries, Miss Battle, Miss
Higgs, Miss Mamie Wood and other
accomplished guests keep life and
merriment at high tide in the spa
cious parlors.
Sam Wall has secured the con-
tract for carrying the mail to and
from the Winston postoff1ce. He will
take charge August 1st. He is hav-
ing a hack fitted up for the busi-
ness. Mr.. Winner, who has had the
contract for several years. declined to
accept the proposition offered by the
railroad company.
The Railroad Commission has
placed the following valuations on
railroad property in the Winston
city limits, to wit: The
North Carolina Midland, SO, 594 Sc;
North Western North Carolina, $11,-
500. 80; Norfolk 81 Western, Sis, 093 60.
Making total valuation, not includ-
ing Salem, of $50, 500-04.
-Rev. Robt E. Caldwell, pastor of