The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-06
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS o. E,.sEf
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits or Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatives-SOc
and General News.


by Sentinel Representatives-SOc
and General News.
One half Of 1895 has passed into
history.
"A bouncing boy arrived at jim
Shepherds home on Saturday.
-rhe annual congregational festi-
val will be held at Bethania next
Sunday.
The North Carolina Press Associa-
ton viii meet at Greensboro July l1th
and 18th.
The farmers are staying at home
these days. Very little leaf tobOcco
is coming in.
During the month of May there
were 20 deaths in WinStOn-I white
and I3 cOlOrcd.
Last month Register of Deeds
Miller issued - marriage iiCenSeS-lO
to white couples and II to colored.
A colored man died in North
Winston last week from Iock-jaw,
brought on by running nail in his
foot.
There were only three deaths in
Salem during May-al white. The
report shows Births whites and
coiDred.
Winston needs public fountains
for man and beast. Let the Aldermen
act on this matter at their meeting
tonight.
j. L. Vaughn returned Saturday
night from the big Grocers C0nven-
tion held at Atlanta. He reports
delightful trip.
Principal Clewell reports about
one hundred names on the register tor
the 9ltn session of t lie Academy.
Three of the boarding pupils will re-
main there during the vacation.
1t is probable that the next mass
meeting Of Methodist Sunday schools,
which viii occur on the first Sunday
in July, will be held in the grove ad
iIcent tn the West Winston Sunday
school room.
-NesSrS. Webb, Dalton and Craw
ford have completed their work of
taking the census Of school children
in Winston. Their reports show
>. 900 children in the city between the
ages of and u years.
The Methodists are talking about
running an excursion to Durham on
June I35h, the occasion being the con-
ference of Sunday schools. II the
OF the fuur Sunday schools.
Two stores on Fourth street, next
to HinShaw x Medcaris', and conduct
ed ny Jews, were broken open Satur
day night. Ten small sacks of Hour,
S2i in money and considerable clothing
are missing. There is no clue to the
thieves.
The First BAPTIST Sunday School
will run an excursion to Roanoke. Va,
This month, further particulars Of
which will he given later. 1t Will be
remembered that this school gave a
very enjoyable excursion to Roanoke
last year.
A colOred Sunday school excursion
from Dlnville arrived here at 800
Monday afternoon. The train was
delayed in Greensboro several hours
until the money was raised to pay for
it. The eXcurSiOniStS left Winston at
s o'clock for home.
= Capt. William Barrow exhibited
in TIE SENTINEL Office this morning
some wheat q feet and , inches in
hcighth. t was grown on William
ConrddS farm, near the 1adkin river.
Capt. Barrow reports wheat looking
line in that part Of the country.
Mr.. J. NJ. TIunte", of Jolliett, pre-
scented THE SENTINEL last week a
sample of his strawberry crop. They
are the finest yet exhibited on this
market. Mr.. Hunter says he has
gathered over thirty gallons of berries
from Sin rows, sixteen yards long.
No more services will be held in
the Mordyian Home church during
the summer. The interior of the
building Will be thoroughly renovated
and beautified. Sunday morning ser
vices will be held in the Academy
chapel, while the night services will
he held at Calvary chapel.
Walter Gcnett. colored, was tried
before Esquire Lehman Monday on
the charge of tight with another
cOlored man. The difficulty origi-
mated over who should dig Il grave
near the county poor-house. In de-
fault Of a 50 bond Genett was sent to
jail to await the next term Of court.
Mrs. Z. r Vance expressed herself
as being delighted with her visit here
especially the Academy commence
ment exercises. Mr.. j. M. Beck, who
delivered such charming grafton,
said to TIE SENTINEL that II is visit
had proven exceptionally pleas ant and
that the many cOurteSieS exten ded to
him and Mrs. Beck made them feel
truly grateful.
Nothing has been heard from the
two negroes, Charles Jones and
John Rurris. Besides going to the
home of Martin Peoples Satur-
day, they visited the tobacco
factories Of Dalton s. Ellington and
very rudely, fiourishing their pistols
and threatening to shoot anybody
that interfered with them.