The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-11-14
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The SenrineIs Represent atives-
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

Another sign of hard winter
every paper you pick up contains from
one 20 six marriages.
Mt. Airy is in this revenue dis
trict. Her stamp collections last
month footed up Sll, S05 81.
The Forsyth Rifiemen will not at
tend the Atlanta Exp sition- This
decision was reached at a meeting held
last night.
"A Civil Service examination will
be held at the Winston postoffice 9TH
of December for applicants for clerks
and carriers.
The members of the Forsyth Rifle
men pay no State or county taxes.
They have been released by the Coun-
ty Commissions.
Wanted l, 900 bushels white and
cOlored heans, and black eye peas, by l..
Neale, Liberty street, opposite Far
meI'S Warehouse, Winston.
The first snow of the season fell
here on last Sunday night The
flakes were small and scattering-hut
they counted for snow just the same,
MIR. John NJ. Kapp, one of Surry
county's best known citizens, died last
week at the home of his son, at
Kapps Mills. Deceased was SO years
old,
Mr.. Virgil A. Stoltz died Satur-
day night at his home near Rural
Hall. The deceased was a most ex-
cellent citizen and leaves large circle
of friends.
Miss Powell Dobson. of Winston,
sister of John ID JbSOn, Esq. of Rock
ford, is to be married To Mr.. J. A.
Nicely, of Winston, in the near future.
-Elkin Times.
Licenses have been issued for two
marriages Cornelius Smith, of Salem,
to COrdie Stanley, OF KeTnersvilie;
L. Hepler to Annie J. Durham, both
of KerneTsville.
The Wave says that Mr.. ]. A.
Matthews, East Bends drummer,
who had his buggy run into by street
car in Winston, received SIS from the
company as damages.
The North Carolina Methodist
Protestant Conference will convene in
Greensboro next week There is some
talk of electing Rev. L. L. Albright,
of this city, President.
Mr. E. A Tucker, of Friendship,
GuilfOrd county, has brought suit
against the Southern Railway for dam
ages, claiming that the engines set
his woods on fire, resulting in great
loss.
Mr.. John Dowdy, of Chatham
county, is now living with his nephew,
N D. Dowdy. The former is IS years
old. His brother, Hiram Dowdy, died
several weeks ago at the age of so
years.
"A telegram Monday brought the
sad news Of the sudden death, Sunday,
of Mrs. ROxie Walden, at her home in
Waco, Tex. Mrs. Walden was sister
of Mrs. II. A. Brown and Mrs. E. E.
Dodd, of this city.
Mr.. J. B. Whitaker, Jr., THE
SENTINEL's managing editor, has
been appointed a ustice of the Peace
by Governor Carr. He has received
his commission, has been sworn in and
is now ready for business.
"A flock of wild geese passed over
Greensboro Saturday morning, head
ing for the South and singing their
song of winter. Look out for cold
weather. a goose knows when it is
time to move, even If he is goose.
1T is reported that stock has been
taken for the building of another cot
ton mill, at Spray, Rockingham
county. The new mill will run ten
thousand spindles and it's erection
will be commenced at an early date.
Capt. Ed. Holden is now conduct
ing the local freight train between
Winston and North Wilkeshoro. The
Captain is as clever as he is popular.
The indications are that he will be
married either this year or the first OF
next.
The pastors of Winston's three
Methodist Episcopal churches have
only two more Sundays to preach tC
their respective congregations this
conference year. The Western Con
ference opens at Reidsville on the
9th inst.
November II, 1853, the first colony
of Moravians from Bethlehem, Pa.
arrived at the spot where Bethabara
(Old TOWN., several miles North o.
Winston, was founded, and what wa
known as the Wachovia tract in NORTH
Carolina.
Mr.. T. S. Sprinkle, of Salem, wa
exhibiting a two-headed HIGHLAND
moccasin, in Winston, Friday after
noon. He bought it from country
man. His snakeship is small put 1t ma ma
two Well-fOrmed heads, with tW
mouths and four eyes, just the same
NO." said a man who stayed il
town, while part Of his family wen
to the Exposition, 81 have not nat
any direct news from them Bu
they are enjoying themselves i'm
mensely." 'HOw can you tell if yO1
don't write 2" 81 read about it in M
checkbook."
November 18th, 1871, the frs
- hi in h
the MOravianS, was consecrated. .
November 1st, 1900, the present Mora
Wan church in Salem was consecrateC
Yesterday a congregational love feast
concentrating these events, wa
held at the Home church.
Mr.. Chas F. McKesson, who wa
in Winston last week and gave TIL
SENTINEL the proposed plan for me-
State ticket in North Carolina, be
comes one of the editors of the MOI
canton Herald. He is talente
writer as well as speaker, and III
SENTINEL bids him big success.
MIR. ]. Y. Phillips, administrato
of the r. D. Dalton estate was bel
last week. He thinks the fire viii 3
burned eight buildings at Dalton o
Monday started from stove in tn
tobacco factory. No one was in tn
building at the time. The losses al
much greater than the insurance.
Rev. J. d. Shirley, DID,, presider
of North Carolina College at Mour
Pleasant, has suffered stroke OF p;
ralysis on his right side, and his mir
and speech are said to be somewh;
effected. DIR. Shirley attended ar
took part in the dedicatOry exercis
of the new Lutheran church here la
summer.