The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-06-07
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives.
and General News

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MIR. ]. L. Hile has been elected
chief-of-police of Kernersville.
The internal revenue collections
Saturday amounted to 81, 562 a.
"A Fourth of July celebration is
being favorably discussed. Let's have
it.
An addition is being built to the
A. A. Smith residence on West Fourth
street.
Winston shipped 749, S27a pounds
If manu- featured tobacco during the
past month.
The locusts have departed this life
at least their musical voices are
heard no more.
The internal revenue collections
at the Winston Office during May ag-
gregated 81, $50 GA.
Little Eugene Fisher. infant son
of Mr.. and Mrs. a. E. Childs, died
Tuesday, the 10Th inst.
Misses Minnie and Eloise Martin,
who lave been quite sick for several
weeks past are very much improved.
Representative Bower hopes to
put Mai. Anderson, of Winston, in
the Government Printing Office in
81 600 place III July.
Rev. II. A. Brown recently united
in marriage W. G. Hege to Miss Mat
tie Tucker and Ellis Carter to Miss
Farley, both of Salem.
Miss Chadbourne and Miss jamie
Wood, OF Wilmington, who attended
the past session of the Academy, left
for their home Thursday.
The Winston banks paid out
about SIS, 900 Saturday to the tobacco
manufacturers. Over two thirds of
this amount went to employees.
j. W. Sheppard received tele-
gram Yesterday from Eimwood, n. e
announcing the death of his sister-in
law, Mrs. G. F. Shepperd, of that
place.
-HBun" Jones, manager of Il. j.
REYNOLDS st OK farm, carries his head
mighty high nOw-caused by a pair
of twin girls just presented to him.
Their combined weight is IL pounds.
Tho mortuary report for Winston
shows % deaths during the month of
May-I6 colored and 9 whites. Dur
ing the same month there were eight
deaths in Salient whites and col
ored.
Frank @. Brown awarded his
monthly prizes Friday on flour and
shoes. ]. I'll. Neal, Of Gentry, n. c.,
held the lucky number for s. in gold
On flour and E. G.. Clinard, of this city,
the So on shoes.
Mr.. Jones, who wrought such a
wonderful change in the Hotel Quin-
cy, has recently .beautified the hotel
by the addition of potted plants. He
has also added two huge awnings for
the comfort of his guests.
Spencer Blackburn, of Ashe coun-
ty, is said to be pulling the Republic
can wires for the Congressional
nomination. He was in Winston a
few days ago consulting some of the
t'Would-be leaders" of Forsyth.
Twenty marriage licenses were
issued in Forsyth last month. The
last ones purchased were for the mar
riages of Ellis E. Carter, of kerners-
vile, to Miss Maggie S. Farley, of
Salem; VIM. G. Hege, of Arcadia, to
Miss Matte Tucker, of Winston.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Lee Smith, colored Of Salem, to wed
Fannie HALEY; Robt. Davis to Eliza
beth Letbridge, both of Winston,
also to Frank Lash and Lucinda
Dyson, both Of Kernersville. Lee
Smith and Frank Lash were recently
granted divorces from former wives
by Forsyth's Superior Court.
&C. H. Addison went up to Mt. Airy
Monday to place Kimhall piano
in the White Sulphur Springs Hotel.
This popular resort was among the
first to open for summer visitors.
Prospects are bright for splendid
patronage. In addition to former at
fractions they have constructed short
distance from the hotel a dancing hall
that will be quite feature for the
young people.