The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-02-28
AROUND THE TWIN CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
LAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits OF Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Fsepresentatives-so
and General News.

There is talk of building tele-
Cove
he income tax collector will be
ar md in a few days. THE SENTINEL
has no need for him.
There were eight accessions to
Centenary church by letter at the
morning service Sunday.
Madam Rumor has it that there
is to be wedding in East winston
soon, and that the groom-to be Is one
of cur potato merchants.
The Hesperian Society Of the
Salem Academy VIII give its annual
play 10 the Chapel on Thursday and
Friday evenings Of next week.
Some Winstonians smoked, the
other day a box of cigars made in
Waughtown, near Winston, before
the war, says the Tobacco journal.
In the cas- Of the Nissen Wagon
Company. OF Waughtown, against j.
B. Connolly, for embezzlement, on
trial in Iredell Superior Court, the de-
PENDANT was acquitted.
The contracts for plum bing and
for placing not water heating in the
remodelied residence of Mr.. K. B.
Glenn. have been awarded the live
firm of Sensemdn & Brickenstein.
Editor Goshen takes his defeat
for the State printing quite good
naturedly. lie says that he has no
unkind comments to make and trusts
that the successful bidders will come
out all O. K.
Mr.. Robert Wicker, whose home
is near the county poor-flouse, became
insane one week ago and had to be
co. i'd n
canton Friday morning by DIR. league
and John Frazier.
The News and Observer annOun-
ces that on March 18th Mr.. Will X.
Coley, mayor Of Mocksville, and editor
of the Davie Times. will be married
to Miss Addie sue Harris. daughter
of Mt J. Q. L Harris, of Raleigh.
Mr.. Sam Vance gets the deputy's
place in the Court Clerks office after
all He went in today to get the run
Of things during court Mr.. Hanes
will step out about the first of March.
Mr.. Vance is a clever young man and
will no doubt give entire satisfaction
in his new position.
Collector Carter has appointed
AIonza Rankin, of Asheville, deputy
collector to have charge OF the collec-
tion of the income tax in the nth
district. The salary is at the rate OF
ST., 200 year, with travelling expenses.
Mr.. r. NJ. Payne, of Winston, was d
candidate and had strong endorse
ments for the position.
Manager Crews has put in five
telephones since the reduction in rates
was made, and he has contracts to put
in tWenty-three more. -Four OF the
new phones were put in the city
market, as follows: P w. Mock, No.
73; w. A. Eyler. %: j Fl Brim, 10; H.
F. Jones. 10I. The fifth one was for
Eugene Johnson, No. 142-
Presiding Elder Wood has called
a meeting Of the stewards of the Win
ston district TO DE held in the pastors
study of Centenary church, at 10 a. N.
on Wednesday, March 18th. a full
attendance is desired. The object OF
the meeting is to fix the assessments
of each charge in the district for the
Presiding Elders salary, etc.
The trial Of NJ. Frank G Hine
for the murder OF Martin Richmond,
colored, in Old Town, last August,
will be taken up at noon on Thursday.
1t will be remem bered that the grand
Jury at the term of court following
the murder failed to find true bill
against the defendant. At the last
term, however, true bill was returned
by the grand jury.
Mr., @. III. Addison, of the Stand
ard Music Company, whose songs are
taking the people by storm, will have
his celebrated waltz, Diamonds ano
Roses" favorably introduced to the
operatic world through the diva and
prima donna, Miss Ellen Beach Yaw
who recently made tour through
North Carolina in a blaze Of glory
nd no
great ovations wherever she went. Hi:
advertisement appears on the back O
Miss Yaw's programs.