The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-05-10
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.

Bits Of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives.
and General News.
candidate for mayor of KernersViIie
and not Henry Kerner.
"A young man, stenographer ana
typewriter, desires a position. All
dress r., SENTINEL office.
Wheat IS looking well. Farmers
say that clover has been suffering
more for rain than anything else.
Ten negroes went up to Pilot Noun
tain last week to work in D0dSOn
Bros. & Stock tobacco factory.
Henry e. Shore, Republican, was
elected mayor of kernerSvilIe yeSter-
day, defeating j. M Guyer, Democrat.
Mrs Boyd and sister, Miss Bernard,
of Pinnacle, who have been here for
several days returned home last week.
"A live sea turtle, weighing over
100 pounds, was at the market house
Saturday. 1t was brought here from
MOrehead City.
THE SENTINEL acknowledges re-
CENT from MIR. A. NJ. Garwood Of an
invitation to the commencement OF
FairvieW College.
AT three o'clock Monday afternoon
Sheriff Macarthur began the sale, at
the courthouse, of lands owned by de-
linquent taxpayers.
Tho new residence Of =. J. Shop
pard on Summit street is nearing
completion. 1t is a rOOmy and thor
oughly substantial dwelling.
The new city directories, publish
ed by E f. Turner & Co, are being
delivered to subscribers. The work
has been very creditabiy done.
United Confederate Veterans
badges can be seen at Justices or
Whitakcr'S. Call and look at them
and the twelve Southern beauties.
Mrs. Anna Wade died Saturday
evening at Dennis, this county: aged
80 years. The deceased was an aunt
of Mr.. John d. Waddell, with whom
she lived The remains were sent to
Virginia for in ter menU.
"A SENTINEL reporter was shown
quite IN Old sidc-saddl@ at the har-
ness and repair shop of Sid Lawrence
on West Fourth street 1t is more
than one hundred years old and is the
property of Mr.. w. b. Taylor.
The PopuIists of Forsyth are OPP
posed to fusion with the Republicans.
Several who were here Monday were
questioned on the subject. Without
exception they spoke adversely to join
ing hands with the Republican or any
other party.
Capt. Montgomery, of the Norfolk
& Western railroad, received rather
painful injuries late last Friday even
ing at Walnut Cove by slipping from
the car steps. His knee was badly
sprained. He will be confined to his
room for several days.
The Twin-City Club has issued in
vitations to its ninth annual recep-
ton. to be held Thursday evening,
May 3Ist. The invitation committee
is composed of Z. L. Gambler, chair
man, Sterling Smith. G. ID. Hodgin,
f. Il. Coleman and w. O. Griffin.
Twelve of the seventeen appli
cants were granted license to practice
dentistry by she State Dental Assocla-
tion. Among the successful appli-
cants was DR.. p. E. Horton, of Wins
ton. Salisbury was selected as the
next place of meeting, on the second
Tuesday in May, 1895.
Many Populists in the county
were disappointed Monday. They came
to hear j. b. Osborn, young orator
of their political faith, who was an
nounced to speak here. o borne
failed to put in his appearance or
send any information as to his where
abOuts.
Mr. w. T. Woodley, of Guilford
College. was in the city Saturday last
to invite Mr.. Clement Manly to deliy-
err the address before the Literary So
cieties of Guilford College at the com
mencement on the Both instant. Mr..
Manly accepted the invitation.
The quarterly conference for Cen
terary church was held Monday night.
The following delegates were elected
to the District Conference which
convenes at Lexington on Wednesday
before the fifth Sunday in July: J..
w. Alspaugh, M. d. Stockton, E. T..
Gray and b. Whitaker, Jr. Alter
mates: t. L. Rawley, ]. B. Vaughn,
j. K. Norfieet and w. III. Marler.
in the case of J. r. Johnson
against the city of Winston, the SUI
preme court decided in favor of the
latter. The city objected to Mr..
johnson repairing his building on the
corner of Liberty and Fifth streets
it being within the fire limit. The
case was decided in the Superior
court against Mr.. Johnson after
which he appealed to the Supreme
court. r. J. Reynolds and others
have similar suits in court.