The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-01-03
AROUND THE TWIN CITY,
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF THE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
bySentinel Representatives-So
and General News.

and General News
Write it 1895.
Pail for Winston-Salem durin,
1895.
Mrs. Walter Grouse is visiting rela
tives at Old Town.
May 1895 be year of peace and
prosperity TO our beloved Twin
City.
The rustic of new leaves being
turned over is being heard in the
land.
-'rhe most profound Christian i:
liable to slip these days if he walk:
out.
c. e. Snipes, of Chatham county, is
here visiting his brother, Charles
Snipes.
There were % deaths in Winston
during December-9 white and a
cOl0red.
THE SENTINEL wishes for all of
its friends aud patrons d bright, hap
Ply and prosperous New Year.
The Christmas turkey, variOusiy
disguised, still hauntS the boarding
house table.
Robert Jenkins, of Salem, has ac-
cepted a position in DR.. ThOmpSon's
drug store. He went in Tuesday.
Several parties are arranging to
get out ice, which is 2! inches thick.
The people in the country are hOus-
ing it.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lewis, OF Kerners-
vile, returned home Saturday from
visit to their nephew, DIR. j. f. Grit
fifth, at Salisbury.
Winston ought to have a chair
factory. A shirt factory is also an
other enterprise needed here. Lets
have both OF them.
Rev. Frank II. Wood, the new
Presiding Elder of the Winston dis
trict, has rented DR.. Wakcfield's resi-
dence in West Winston.
Rev. W. w. Moore, d D., went to
Lexington Saturday night, at which
place he preached yesterday. He will
return to Hampden Sydney, Va, this
week.
The internal revenue collections
at the Winston stamp office, for De-
cember, aggregated S4l ,O80 81, the
same being an increse Of So, 1885, so over
December, 1893.
E. r. Amis and wife left Monday
for California to spend some time.
They were accom- panied by Miss MOllie
Spaugh. Mr.. Anis goes there in the
interest of his health.
The colored people celebrated
Emancipation Day without a parade.
Exercises were held in the chapel of
the colored graded school. The adj
dress was delivered by James W. La
nier.
Madam Rumor has it that there
are to be no less than four marriages
in Salem this month. 1t is said that
one will be celebrated on the 10th. A
Norfolk & Western railroad man is to
be one Of the contracting parties.
During December, 1893, 80 mar
riage licenses were issued in Forsyth.
During the same month Of 1894, 4S
papers were issued. In 1898 we had d
Democratic Register of Deeds while
"a 1894 a Republican issued the pa
perS.
The employees of the Street Rail-
way and Electric Light Company
presented superintendent McClement
and Assistant Secretary and Treasurer
Barham with handsome Christmas
presents ia the shape of goldheadcd
canes.
TIE SENTINEL's advertisers re-
port a fine holiday trade. Many of
them say their patronage surpassed
that of December, 1893 They hope
for still more prosperous times during
the year 1895
H. G. Lackey has been appointed
postmaster at Campbell, Stokes com
ty, vice J. Ii. Campbell, who Gied re
Gently p. o. Bennett also succeeds
w. G. Slate, resigned, as postmaster
at Slate, the same county.
MIR. Joseph L. Crews, one of For
syth's best and well-known farmers,
died on Dec. Goth. at his home few
miles northeast of Winston, aged 10
years, 4 months and days The
funeral service was held at Hickory
Ridge church yesterday, conducted by
ReY. L. L Albright.