The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1895-06-27
AROUND THE TWIN CITY
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF TIE
DAY BRIEFLY TOLD
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered
by Sentinel Representatiyes-SO
and General News.

by Sentinel Representatiyes-SOc
and General News.
There are five Sundays in June.
The County Commissioners will
meet next Monday.
The grape crop in this section is
remarkably promising.
The managers say the dummy line
is not dead. 1t will be built.
Miss Mamie Peterson, of Salem,
Is visiting friends in Mocksville.
Two murder trials are to come up
at the August term of court.
Good reports are coming in from
the wheat and other small grain
crops.
The next session of the Salem
Academy opens tho first. week i'll Sep
tender.
Prof. Leo. it is learned from his
agent. Will be here until the lirst of
August
A. A. Springs aud f. NJ. Pink, of
Lexington, We're in the Twin-City
Tuesday.
h 1t is sail ta4t there are not near
% many ho-- lu the third ward this
ar is last.
- The new fence around the Liberty
I've yard Is assured. Miller Bros.
ave the contract.
BROAD Street Baptist Sunday
school will picnic at Marienbad
Springs on July 4th.
1t is generally admitted that there
is very little leaf tobacco now in the
hands OF the farmers.
Tie West End Sunday school is
contemplating an excursion to some
point on the Norfolk x Western road
We learn that the Moravians con
template building Il brick church in
West Salem, near the Peach Orchard
site.
-''Shoo tiy don't bother me-" This
expresses popular sentiment just
now on account of the large crop Of
flies.
balloon ascensions are to be
among the attractions at the Odd
Fellows picnic To be held at South
Side park on July 4th.
According to Prophet Hicks the
cool spells are about over, and ali the
hottest of the weather will be crowd
ed into the month Of July.
Governor Carr has appointed
Charles l.. Johnson a magistrate for
Clcmmonsville township, vice j. A.
Douthit, who failed to qualify.
C. a. Sink, mail agent between
Greensboro and North Wllkesboro,
has moved his family to Winston.
They are boarding at Mrs. Hardy's.
Edgar L. Hege has been elected
to represent the Christian EndeavOr
Society Of Calvary Chapel, at the In
ternational Convention to be held at
BOSTON.
"A majority of the Republicans in
WinstOn-Salem appear to be in favor
of silver. The mechanics say it is the
'p0Or mans mOney''-and they all like
to hear and make it Jingle.
"A majority of the farmers are
'.bragging" on their fine wheat crops.
Messrs. =. III. and j. w. Hanes, both
of whom have model farms, report
splendid crops this year.
If you want good open buggy for
So or a top buggy for SO, see S. j
Nissen. He has large stock and
prices are right on phHtons, surveys,
and all kinds of vehicles.
The West End Sunday school is
making preparations for grand time
at the outdoor mass meeting of Sun
day schools 10 be held the first Sunday
afternoon in July, at 4:30 o'clock.
Mr. Smoak of Wilkes county, a
brother of our townsman, w. w
Smuak. has decided to return to his
old home in South Carolina. He con-
Quoted Il shoe store in Winston several
years ago.
We are informed that the What
sOever Circle of Kings Daughters
contemplate giving Chrysanthenum
Show this fall and will probably pub
lish q premium list within the next
few weeks.
r. y ii. Fries, proprietOrs Wa
chOVia Mills, Salem, announce that
they are preparing to handle for cash
IA the wheat, corn and oats that will
he offered this year. See them before
selling your crop.
The Norfolk 4 Western Company
has cut OF a number of its employees.
This was done, it is said, on account
of the recent strike at the coal mines.
Several men on the Winston-Salem
division lost their jobs.
One of Winston's citizens is look
ing for an invention to make his boys
arise early. He says he has heard of
a new bed which gives the fellow who
y occupies it the grand bounce" if he
is not up at the hour it is set to go off.
Mr.. John Pepper, a young man,
was stabbed in the right shoulder, by
an unknown party, at the Salem
Square, Saturday night. A long cash
was cut in his coat sleeve, but for
tunately the knife only left scar on
the arm.
The two military com panies of
Reidsville are trying TO get up
battalion out of the third regiment
and go into camp at Mt. Airy. Ii the
battalion is formed it will be made up
of Winston, Burlington and the two
Reidsville companies.
-Mosstown alias Ramcat was the
scene of another cutting scrape Sun
day. Robert Glenn, colored, came out
second best. Sam Scales did the
carving. Glenn received an ugly cash
on the calf of his leg. Some say the
knife went TO the bone.
There is no truth in the report
that Frank Right, who was cured of
rheumatism by Prof. Leo, has had a
relapse and is unable to walk. The
young man was in Winston yesterday.
He continues to improve. fact that
is very noticeable to those who saw
him walking.