The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-04-18
AROUND THE TWIN-GITY
CURRENT LOCAL EvEsTs OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel sepresentatives-Soc
and General News

1t is feared that the frost fnjure
fruit in some sections
Esquire Beckerdite is no longer
United States Commissioner,
The Carolina Cigarette C0mpan.
will operate Winston's fourth cigar
cite factory.
Wheat in some sections is looking
fine. Glover is reported to be also
looking we'll.
Mr.. c. B. Watson is at Henderson
taking depositions in the cigarette
machine case.
Miss Katie Starr has accepted {
position in the central Office of the
telephone exchange.
Stained glass windows Of beauti-
ful design have been placed in the
new Lutheran church.
Mrs. Rev. T. H. Pegram has u
little chickens. Several of them are
as large as cartridges.
Corn planting is the order Of the
cay with the farmers. The acreage,
it is said, will be large.
Mr.. J. Fl. Kester has been granted
patent on a machine for brushing
and cleaning leaf tobacco.
Pilot Mountain has been on fire
for several days. The light from it
can be seen in the TWin-City.
The delinquent tax list viii be
found in The WEEKLY SENTINEL and
is also posted aJ the court house
Congressman Linney will deliver
the annual address aJ the close Of the
Rural Hall Academy, on May 18th.
Mr. Edward Spach was 73 ears old
Sunday. He is SILL active and does
more work than the average young
man.
The First Baptist Sunday School
has purchased beautiful Stief piano.
1t was used for the first time last
Sunday.
Deputy Revenue Collectors Foard
and MOffit seized an S0-gailon Illicit
distillery, near SummerfelG, Guilford
county, last Saturday night.
Capt. Resent says the Forsyth
Ri1emen are still alive and doing
well. Five new members were elect
ed at the meeting last night.
We learn that Mr. f. N. Roberts
and family, who left here about two
years ago to make their home near
Chicago, will return TO Winston this
spring.
Rev. j. T. Jenkins, Of this city,
has accepted an invitation to preach
the annual sermon, on May 18th. at
the commencement of Trap Hill In
stitute, Wilkes county.
An officer ran in twenty gamblers
Sunday. They were playing near the
city limits Of East Winston They
will probably be tried before the
mayor this afternoon.
1t is said the leaves get their
growth by le 10th Of May. If so it
looks like they would have job to
make it this year, for they are won
derfully behind schedule time.
1t is estimated that 800 people
attended the early morning service on
the MOTaYian graveyard Sunday
morning. Many were kept away by
the rainwhich came along about
4:30 a. N.
-Eighty-fye new colored converts
were baptized in Belo's pond Mon
day afternoon. Rev. G. w. Holland,
pastor of the First Baptist church,
officiatcd. He was assisted by Wash.
Christian.
The Record says that a protracted
meeting will be commenced at Cen
tenary church, Greensboro, on the
21st inst. The preaching will be done
by Rev. i. J. Carraway, DR.. j. Fl.
Weaver and the pastor.
A citizen who has Just returned
from Rockingham county says that
the people he talked with want Bob
Glenn to run for Governor two years
hence. This citizen says Rockingham
is enthusiastic for our District At
tOrney.
George Gorrell, colored, was ar
rested here Monday on the charge Of
making an assault, with billiard
boro, with intent to kill. A Green's
boro officer came up Tuesday morning
after Gorrell.
The new officers of the South Side
Manufacturing Company are as fol-
President, j. w. Fries; Secretary and
Treasurer, E. A. Ebert. This is the
company that will build a 100000
cotton mill on the South Side.
-Picnics were ''au the go' Mon
day. Parties went to Nichols pond,
beyond Waughtown, Old Town, Sides
mill, Bethania and Speas' ferry, on
the Yadkin river. There were some
four or five hundred people at the lat
ter place. All of the picnicers report
jolly good time.
Capt. J. G. Bessent received his
commission last week as United
States Commissioner for Forsyth
county. He was appointed yesterday
by Judge Dick, Of the U. S. Federal
Court. Capt. Resent will make a
good commissioner and THE SENTI-
MEL congratulates him on his ap-
pOintment.
Salem will have two or more
municipal tickets out on the day Of
election. Mayor Hauser is a candi-
date for reelection. The friends of
Mr.. H. e. McIver desire him to enter
the race again and he will no doubt
comply with the wishes of those who
want to vote for him.
-ssMosstown" was the scene of a
little war Monday. Charles Bailey
and John Gibson got into a difficulty.
The latter shot four times at the
former without hitting his mark.
Both were arrested and jailed last
evening by Constable Harris. A
woman named Morgan, it is learned,
was pretty badly cut with knife, in
the hands of negro. The latter has
not been arrested.
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