The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-04-26
ELKIN ECHOES.
Officers OF the Ellkin Riflemen-LocaI
and Personal Topics.

Cores pondence of the Sentinel,
ELKIN, april 23.-A report is 90
ing the rounds up in community
i'll Wilkes county, about six miles
from Elkin, that President Cleveland
was under guard for his wrong
'ioings in Washington and that he
had escaped from the guard and
could not be found. Some RepubIi-
can started it no doubt, Just ike
they did in accusing the Democrats
ot causing the big freeze.
A young fellow att country church
WAS called On to pray a few Sundays
ago and he opened his prayer by
calling on the Lord to make US us
humble as the old hound pups which
run around over the country.
The Elkin Rifemen held their first
dill last Thursday night. The fol
lowing are the officers: Captain, !.
F. HendreG; 1st Lieutenant, W. Z.
Paul; End Lieutenant, w. b. Bell;
Sergeants, LIST, j. I'll. MiGish; End, 4.
M. Butner; 3rd. T. J. Lillar.i; 4 tn r.
l.. Hubbard; 9Th, G. l.. Reeves; Cor
porais, N. W. Tharp, r. L. Poindex-
ter, e Nj. King and j. NJ Chatham
They have 46 memb ers enrolled and
several more will join. They will
drill twice week for the present.
Wheat is looking we'll The late
fri exc did not damage itnearas mut Ii
as was expected. There will be q
good crop if nothing prevents
Capt. IL. F. Boney will begin the
erection OF a new house this week.
Mr.. X. l.. Poindex ter will also build
"a nice residence soon.
Mr.. John Roth has returned from
| Virginia whittier he went in the in
tercst of the Chatham Manufacture
ing Company. liz reports trade
good.
The farmers have been busily en-
saeei in planting corn during the
| past week and as result trade has
! been rather dull.
Mr.. j. NJ. Carson, editor of the
Sparta Star, tells me that the report
that Geo. Woody, the leader OF the
| 1leghany lynchers, has been cap
tured is a mistake.
MIR. Newton McCann has moved
from Virginia to Wilkes county. He
has triplets two wears old, two bows
ana one girl They are smart little
children, They were in Elkin Satur-
dar.
The Epworth League continues to
grow III interest. They held an inter-
esting prayer meeting yesterday
evening.
R-v NJ. II. Vestal, of Walnut Cove.
is visiting his father, Mr.. |. n Vestal
ut Jonesyille.
Lucy Jones, q white woman living
seven miles from Elkin, fell out of a
barn loft Saturday and received in
ternally injuries which may result
fatally
Rev. j. W. Burchette will occupy
the pulpit of the Baptist church next
Sunday.
Rev. W. L. Sheriff. preached ut the
Methodist church vest erday at II
o'clock and Rev G.. W. Robinson, of
Winston at night.
Miss Eunice Brown, of DelIaplane,
visited the family of &. Al. Burcham
last week
w. M. Bright, of Liberty, N. c., is
here this week supplying the people
with fruit trees from the Pom ona
Nurseries.
Messrs Richard and Paul Oh atham
have returned from the marriage of
their brother Hugh to Miss Thur
nond at Ripley, Miss. Mr.. and Mrs
Chatham will be at home about May
LIST.
The Mt. Airy District Conference
will convene in the Methodist church
here this summer. A large crowd is
expected.
Messrs W. H. Marler and ". F.
Medearis were both here Fri lay on
business. kETLAW