The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-03-07
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
by Sentinel Representatives,
and General News.

10 o'clockMOnday night.
-Messrs. Pitts s. Mcknight hav
commenced work on their new resi-
dences in East Winston.
Capt. Fisher, Of the BenbOv
House, Greensboro, has closed a lease
for term Of years on the Nc AdoC
House.
During the month of February,
II marriage licenses were issued in
this county-13 to whites couples and
8 to colored.
-Seyen people from Yadkin county
boarded the train here Tuesday
for Illinois, where they go to seek
their fortunes.
The pumps for the Winston water
works have arrived. Work on the
pumping station has been resumed.
1t will soon be under roof.
Col. A. B. Gorrell, of this city,
has been agreed upon by the joint
committee Of the Legislature as one
of the trustees for the State Uhiver-
sity.
ut is said that the brook running
through the South Side COmpany's
land Is large enough to furnish suf-
dcient power for six large cotton fac
tories.
The marriage of Editor Coley, of
the Dayie Times, Is 10 take place May
18th, instead of March 18th. The
News and Observer got the dates
mixed.
Mr. n. W. Foltz cont ributes one
dow fund. Only few more dollars
are needed: Who will be the next
contributor?
The internal revenue collections,
at the Winston Office. during Febru-
airy, aggregated s6l, 1892 SO During
the same month last year they footed
up s64, 016 IS.
-Salem's mortuary report for Feb
ruary is as follows: Deaths, six
whites and one colored. Five SONS
and two daughters, all white, were
born during the month.
THE SFNTINEL is requested to an
nounce that Elder L |. Brdenhamer,
of Kernersvi lie, will preach his fare
well sermon 9 E Saints Delight on the
second Sunda, in March
March opened mildly, but that is
not a certain Indication OF an early
spring. A year ago March and April
practically changed places, and history
may repeat itself in this respect.
In printing the names of the
members CT the 1895 graduating class,
at the Salem Academy, last week, the
name of Miss Ella Lehman, of Be-
thania, was inadvertently omitted.
made in u grade of Elm street in
Salem be. cen Bank and Academy
streets, 1ne work will probably be
continued up as far as New Shallow
ford
The mortuary re port shows tina
there were q deaths in Winston dur
ing February, Of which were white
and Is cOlored. Eleven white children
and four colored were born during the
month.
-Jailer Ziglar has ten boarders y ct.
Four Of these are women and are to
be hired outfit anybody wants them.
Twenty-Five prisoners were sent to
the county roads at the recent term
Of court
-Forsyth's Health officer, DR.. D. n.
Dalton, made this report for February
to the Bulletin OF the North Carolina
Board of Health: mo diseases re-
ported. Sanitary condition OF county
and public buildings good"
The passenger train now leaves
Winston at 5:45, instead of sos p. m
This train now handles through
freight when necessity requires. An
other freight crew was taken off last
week between Greensboro and Wilkes
boro.
Mrs. Decie E. Hunsucker died
aged 80 years. The deceased was
native Of Moore county The funeral
services were held Monday afternoon
and the remains laid to rest in Lib
erty.
1t is the opinion of nurserymen
that this year will be good fruit
year. All signs point this way. Last
year at this time all the trees were iD
full bloom, but all the fruit was killed.
The season Is very backward anyway,
which Is good sign.
1T has been decided to enlarge the
size of the Wachovia Moravian. The
sheet will in the future be an eight
page paper, the size being that OF the
Sunday School Times. Bishop Rond--
thaler will be editor and the business
management will be in the hands of
Rev. J. 81. Clewell.
Mr.. w. J. Crews, who b as been
,.aanager of the Winston Telephone
Exchange, has resigned to accept the
management of of the Postal Tele-
graph Office at Raleigh. He is sue
ceeded here by Mr.. j. A. Sutton. Mr..
Crews is clever and accommodating
gentleman and THE SENTINEL regrets
to lose him as citizen.
The mail train postal clerks at
night are so heavily loaded down with
mail for distribution and forwarding
by business men who carry it to the
depot, that it often becomes necessary
to sack 1t in a bunch and return 1t to
Winston on the late train for stamp
cancelling, sorting and forwarding
the next morning. Time Is saved by
sending mail to the pOstoffice.
The County Commissioners con-
cluded their work and adjourned yes
terday afternoon. An order was
passed for the clerk to notify ex-Sheriff
n. e. league to appear before the
Board at the April meeting and make
settlement of the insolvent tax-collec-
tions. Allowing claims and acting on
releases of double taxes, ETC., con-
stituted the business Of the commits
s.oners at the March session.
WINSTON TOBACCO MARKET.
The Tobacco Journals Review for the
Week Fading March "a.
Offerings on the leaf market for the
past week, although the weather was