The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-07-05
TWIN-CITY'S STRONG MEN
CITIZENS WHO HAVE GREAT MUS
CULAR STRENGTH.
The Kester Brothers, Mr. Harris,
Sheriff and Dr. Macarthur. l.. w.
Pegram and Others

| In this age Of physical culture every
| one admires strong. well-knit man,
and WinstonSalem can show some as
fine specimens as can he found any
| where in the State.
According to the observations of
THE SENTINEL's man-about-town,
tie Twin f1tys gi2uts {som5 small
and others of orthodox siZej are as
follows;
The firm Of Kester Bros, machin-
| lists, is composed of two Is good SAM
pies Of strang men as aTc commonly
seen. Either of these r!en are able to
lift with ease 500 pounds. They meas
ure something more than feet each
and weigh about 2l0 pounds apiece.
The Junior member, Dan" while Wis
itinx Yorktown, Va, during the CEN
tennial celebration, where great
many militia from all over the Union
were gathered, came across a strong
man that measured the strength of
mans blow In allowing him to strike
pin at the base OF an upright, hollow
post, graduated from one to five hun
dred pounds. There was one man
from Massachusetts who bad excited
the admiration of the crowd by his
wonderful featS Of Strens tn and when
the North Carolina boys appeared on
the scene they at once urged Dan to
''Strike her one" After much per
sudeiOn Dan who is very mOdest)
took of his coat, spit in his hands,
and. gripping the handle Of the maui,
struck the head Of the pin blow
which sent the Indicator spinning
cut at the top of the machine and up
into the air to the discomfort of the
man in charge as well as the Yankee
who had hitherto enjoyed tue title OF
champion.
Brown & Rogers have two men In
their employ who are hard to handle
One of them, Nr. Miller, looks it, tip
ping the scales at about 225, while the
other, Mr.. William Foster, weighing
about l65 pounds, is regarded as a
''little giant, and can lift more than
most of men weighing so pounds more
than he.
Mr.. Harris, of Harris Bros, carries
with him the finest pair Of arms in
the city. He is exceptionally good
natured and it is really a shame that
he is bachelor.
Our sheriff and his brother, DR.. Nc
Arthur, are remarkable for their
strength, and it is said to be the east
est thing in the world for the latter
to 'lift" an ordinary two-horse load
of hay-wagon and all.
Another strong man is Mr.. L. w.
Pegram, of the First National Bank
He, like Mr.. Harris, is eligible to mat
rimony and would make a grand pro-
tector for some fair Venus.
The Messrs. Reynolds-R. J., Will
liam, Harper and Walter, brothers,
compose quartette Of strength that
would equal that Of Hercules.
Two of the Syrians, Saline Day
and Normtillo Davis, possess most
wonderful strength in their hands,
either of them being able to take a
small cent between his fingers and
thumbs and twist it out of shape.
Officer Thompson, OF the Winston
police force, is also quite strong man
and has the reputation, amongst evil
doers of never letting go until it
thuDders.'
Our chief-of-police is the personifi-
cation of physical manhood and has
only to beckon TO man to make him
come.
1t is hardly necessary to more than
| mention the name of j. y. Buxton in
| connection with this article. He is of
Norman stock and of nne stature,
measuring more than six feet six in
his stockings.
With the carpenters, Mr.. Thos.
Hall, an employee of Miller Bros, is
reckoned one of the strongest.
There are others-lOts of others
one might mention. One remarkable
fact. is that the strongest men, almost
without exception, have the best
tempers, so that the most ttmid need
have no fears OF an attack from our
| numerous strong men.