The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-05-15
AROUND TIE TWIN CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EvENTS oE' TIES
DAY BRIEFLY TOnB

Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives-soc
and General News.
Mr.. G. a. Hall has launched {
large boat at his ferry Oh the Yadkir
river.
-Children's Day exercises at Cen
tenary church next Sunday morning
at ii o'clock.
1t is learned that the G. +. & Y
V. railroad will change its schedule
next Sunday.
The Twin City Club is sending
out invitations for its tenth annual
reception on May BOTH
There was another baptizfng at
Belos pond Sunday. Some IS colored
people were immersed.
A special term of court is ordered
by Governor Carr for GuilfOrd county,
to begin July 18th, Judge Boykin to
preside.
The recent storms did consider
able damage to the telephone system,
besides proving great annoyance to
subscribers.
The cool spell in May, which
struck Us Saturday night, brought
OvcTcOatS, fires ana wraps into requI-
sition yesterday.
1t is mor4 than probable that Sam
Jones will hold u series of meetings
here early in the fall. The exact date
is not yet known.
1t is suggested that the Southern
Railway people have street guards
placed at the crossings on Third and
Fourth streets, near the passenger
depot.
The senior class at the Academy
are discussing the question of placing
Il fine pipe organ in the chapel Us
memorial gift from the largest class
ever graduated from the institution.
The commencement exercises of
Rural Hail Academy will take place
on Thursday and Friday OF this week.
Tie address viii be delivered by Con
gresham Linney on the afternoon OF
the l1tn-
THE SENTINEL is informed that
the late Capt. NJ. q. Carter, collector
of this revenue district, had So, 900
Insurance on his life. This goes to his
wife. From a portion If cfiit she is
to draw only $500 per year.
Our enterprising and go-ahead
supervisor of public roads, j. q.
Shut, has just received, by express,
at his own expense, pair Of thorough
bred blood hounds. He already had a
pair of half breeds. EVil-doers will
now beware.
james Williams, colored, was up
before Mayor Hauser, of Salem, last
Monday on the charge of stealing
buggy whip from Charles Yokely, o.
Cenuervilie. He was bound over to
court in a bond of 50, in default of
which he was sent to jail.
Mr.. Charles Watkins, one OF the
largest leaf tobacco dealers in Rich
mOnd, died there Saturday of typhoid
fever. lie was a native of Milton, n.
c., and married a Miss Ober, of Balti-
more. Mr.. Watkins was well-knOwn
among the tobacconists of Winston.
Mr.. Frank Swain died of pneu-
monia Friday at his home in South
Fork township. He was about b
years old. 1t Is said that he ate more
than so pounds of soda during his
life. He was buried at Pleasant
Fork at , o'clock Saturday afternoon.
The Charlotte Observer pays this
compliment to one of Forsyth's daugh-
tiers: Miss Cora Conrad took with
her to Washington finely-executed
crayOn, her own work, of DIR. Kinyoun'S
to him. Miss Conrad is an artist of
marked talent"
The new dummy line cars will
have cushioned seats with springs.
The engine will have whistle and
will make music wherever it goes. !"
Prof. Ludlow and Coils. Crawford and
Franklin are telling it that the dunn
my will not talk but it will ''get there
just the same
The cab to ''Bud" Smiths engine,
on the Southern road, was burned out
Saturday night. "Bud" looked rather
''comical" as he pulled out with the
passenger train this morning. He
thinks some one set it on fire. This
is the second cab that has been burned
on the yard of the Southern.
The Winston policemen now pre-
sent more stylish appearance. Their
handsome. The officers are all pretty
good-looking-but only one member
is working in single harness. His
brother officers say he will be ''win-
ner" in the sweet by and by.
A report comes from Ashevilie
that when the prisoner flourished
pistol in the United States court
room, 'Sheriff" Neal, District Attor-
ney Glenn'S clerk. was sitting in the
second story window. When he saw
the shiny" shooting iron he disap-
peared, falling backward out the Win
dow.
AT the called meeting of the
North Carolina Division of the Trav-
elers' Protective Association, DR..
John Bynum was elected division
physician. b. j. Sheppard resigned
as chairman of the railroad commit
tee, whereupon the board of directors
appointed NJ. A. Walker to succeed
Mr.. Sheppard.
The sub-district conference of the
M. 2. Church will open at Pleasant
Hill, on the Forsyth circuit, on Fri
day and will hold over Sunday. Rev.
l.. L. Albright, of this city, will pre-
side over the conference. The opening
sermon will be preached on Friday
morning by Rev. w. G. Hammer, OF
Cutler. Rev. Mr.. Albright will preach
at IL a. N. Sunday.
H. L. Beckerdite still writes Uni
ted States Commissioner after his
name. He refused to resign wheI
Judge Dick sent in his request. The
Squire claimed that he had done
nothing to be downed and did not pro
pose to obey the order of the Judge
However, the Squire is not expecting
rush of business, as Capt. J. 9. Bes