The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-10-24
AROUND THE TWIN-GITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVr NTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinefs Represent atiyes-
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

What is Going on Here.
There were three accessions to
Burkhead church Sunday, all on pro-
fession Of faith.
-Messrs . ]. Gates & Co.. general
merchants, at Madison, made an as
signment Thursday.
A license has been issued for the
marriage Of @ III. Brown and Sallie
A. Barlow, of Clemmonsville.
Dry weather, it seems, has killed
all the turnips There has not been
turnip on the market this season.
The telephones for the Inter State
Manager Beall says that they will be
put up at once.
The T. F. Williamson factory and
lot on Church street, which was sold
Thursday, brought So 600. 1t was bid
off 10y MIR. j. @ Buxton.
Rev J. T. jenkins will move his
paper, tue Evangelist, which was
started in Winston, to his present
home at Morehead City.
The Twin-C City Hospital was for
mally opened at 3 O'Clock this after
noon. The SENTINEL will give
report of the exercises tomorrow.
The SENTINEL is advised that
Browns Opera House will be closed as
soon as the present license expires,
sometime next year. 1t will be used
for other business
The First Presbyterian church
will be represented at the North
Carolina Synod, which opened at Fay
etteville Tuesday, 10y the pastor and
Maj L. ]. Brown.
One of Winston's tobacco manu-
featuring firms is extensively adyef
tising its plug goods lay Offering tick
cts TO the Atlanta Exposition in ex-
change for Their tags.
The $50 cleared by the ladies who
furnished the supper for the last
Twin City Club reception was used
in purchasing an operating table and
other fittings for that rUOn in the
Twin-City Hospital.
The Danbury Reporter learns that
George Alien, Of Stokes. who was re
ported dead from the effects of stick
ing a pitchfork in his side at Winston,
some two weeks ago, is still alive and
promises to recover.
Congressman Linney, (Fusionist)
gave the Watauga Democrat an out
line of his financial views the other
day. He says he is in favor of the
free coinage of silver so far the A meri-
can product is concerned, and 20
farther.
Rabbits are ripe, 'possums soon
will be, while birds can be slaughtered
after two weeks, and although we
poor fellows cannot feast on these, we
can at least a rabbit or 'poussum.
What's the use growing with such
things in sight?
Mr.. J. l.. Jones returned from
Burlington last night. He did not
bring the COW that bears the reputa-
tion Of giving ten gallons Of milk per
day. MIR. Jones thinks she is too
small for the amount OF money the
owner wants for her.
Col. G. E. Webb received a letter
this morning making him a
liberal offer TO go to Cincinnati, o,
TO sell tobacco for big warehouse
firm. He will not go. His musical
voice will he heard this year at Pied
mont warehouse, this city.
Complaints are being made in re-
gard to parties breaking the Buffalo
Bill" horses On the most public thor
oughfares The people on Old Town
street are kicking, and they have
right to do so. They regard it dan
gerous for grown people, as well as
children.
With Thanksgiving Day less than
two months distant, the sad report
comes from the principal cranberry
district in the country that the crop
will be one Of the smallest ever har-
vested. 1t may equal even the small
yield of 1886, when only 541, 900 BUSH
els were produced.
"A slight accident befell Mr.. J. C.
Buxton last Monday. While coming
from home, on horseback, his animal
slipped and fell in turning the corner
of Fourth and Cherry streets. Mr..
Buxton was thrown over the horses
head on the pavement. Fortunately
his injuries are not serious.
November I'd is to be big day
with the Junior Orders United Amer
lean Mechanics of Winston-Salem.T The
chief event of the day will be flag
raising over the Centerville public
school. The schools of the county
will be invited to participate. Several
prominent speakers will be present
on the occasion.
THE SENTINEL regrets to learn
that Capt. r. r. Crawford has decided
leave Winston. He will move to
Kansas City, Mo. He has sold his
street, to Mr.. R 1. Dalton. The price
paid, we learn, was $4,000. The Cap
tain's son, Thomas, will remain here
and continue i'll the hardware BUSH
ness.
-Four Of the Allegheny lynchers
are to be tried at tbs December term
of Forsyth Superior Court. The case
was to come up at the present term of
Surry Court, but Mr.. E. B. Jones
says the trial was removed to Forsyth.
The lynching took place in Allegheny
county some two years ago and pro-
duced profound sensation. Some of
the lyncbers left the county and went
West.
DIR. Moore's Projected Tour.
DR.. w. w. Moore, of Union Theo-
logical Seminary, Va, who is well
known in Winston-Salem. has been
requested to organize party of ladies