The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-30
AROUND THE TWlN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.

Bits OF Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going ON Here.
The County Fathers will be in
session next Monday.
Sheriff Kapp and Jailer Davis are
talkiog about buying two blood
hounds for law-breakers.
Mr.. S. A. Ogburn and bis tenants
raised about Is barns Of tobacco this
year. Most of 1t has been cut and
cured
-Fors yth has a larger number of
corporations than any other county
so the tax returns show GullfUrd
comes next in point Of number.
1t is learned that the YadkiD
river is lower now than it has been in
several years This Is favorable TO
the men at work on the harness enter
prise.
Mr. E. r Jones has a spendid pic
ture Of the last Democratic candidate
him by Mr. Bryan at the Chicago con-
vention.
"A few flakes OF snow fell in
Greensboro early Wednesday morning
of last week This statement is
sponsible parties.
Rev J. A B. Fry will hold a
series OF meetings at Grace church as
soon as Evangelist Lee closes his
meeting here. He will be assisted by
Rev. Mr.. Woosley.
"A Spring street citizen fell out OF
IL i L., L,
MT only awoke the members of his
family but he started his music box
to playing familiar tune
-Ex-Sheriff W. A Bailey, OF Dayie
county, says he raised wheat enough
self the balance OF their lives. He
only threshed out 2, $50 bushels.
Two Stokes county farmers drove
a cow here Monday, the distance be-
ing 25 miles. The animal broke down
near White & Sons carriage shop and
had to be driven in Mr.. j. A. Whites
lot for the night.
The Wilkesboro train killed calf
between Crptchf1eld and Rockford
Monday afternoon. The animals
neck v rs broken. The railroad peo-
pie will have to pay the owner OF the
calf for the accident
The funeral of Mr. W. Fl. Hall
was conducted from the Moravian
Home church at o'clock last Thurs
day afternoon and was attended by
many sympathizing friends. including
a number of Odd Fellows.
Sheriff Kapp is making out list
Of appointments for his first tax-col
lecting round. He will skip October
10th, the day the circus is to be here,
as he says there is no use trying to
run against a show of that kind.
The Salem postoffice will remain
In the Belo building. This informa
tiou comes from Postoff1cer Inspector
Dexter, who arrived in the city Mon
day. Capt Belo's successor will have
to do business at the old stand.
-Draughtsmen are drawing maps
of all the surveys for the proposed ex
tension of the Mocksville road. Deeds
to the property along the line are also
being copied. The work is being done
in Messrs. Glenn s. Manly's office.
Mr. L. M Harper, died at 2 o'clock
Tuesday morning at his home near
Lewisville, this county. The funeral
services were conducted from the
house by Rev DIR. Brown, of this city,
at O'Clock Tuesday morning. The de-
ceased was about SO years old.
Capt. Wells engineering corps are
camped out on the Zinzendorf hotel
site. The force consists of white
men and 6 colored. Thev are working
on the line between Winston and
Mocksville. The plan is to change
some of the sharp curves In the road
Mr.. S. A. Ozburn has ''some
pumpkin" 1t was grown on his farm
and weighs "a pounds. He brought it
home in his buggy Friday after
noon for fear somebody else might be-
come attached to it. He has large
crop and several more nearly as large
Sheriff Kapp has had large and
handsome safe placed in his Office. He
has employed Mr.. E. A. Ebert to as
sist him in the collection of taxes,
etc. The Sheriff will start on his first
the Mayors Office in Sale N being his
first appointment.
Conductor William Miller met
with an accident Saturday evening
opposite his clearinghouse, Mrs.
to get on a street freight car his foot
slipped and the car wheel ran over'it.
Besides heing badly mashed, one
bone was broken.
Evangelist Lee and DR.. Greasy
visited Messrs. P. Ell. Hanes s. Co.'S
factory Saturday afternoon and wit.
messed the payment of employees
The former also made talk to the
operatives, in which he gave them
some good advice about spending
their money, how they should live, etc
The witnesses who went over &c
Mocksyille Monday to appear ia the
suit brought against the Southern by
MI Prince Stockton, returned next
morning. A compromise was affected
Monday. AS the railroad people dc
not often talk for publication the
amount Mr.. Stockton is to receive
was not learned. He sued for 81, 1893