The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-08-05
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representatives
Social and General News
What Is Going on Here.

handsome new stationary seats in the
passenger depot.
The ballast being put down at the
Southern depot is being hauled here
from Virginia.
A party of 30 or 40 will leave here
Friday morning over the y & w. and
q. f. & u. V. roads for Carolina
Beach
The Moravian district conference
opened Tuesday at Providence Church,
e'gnJ miles from Winston The Salem
churches are represented by large
number Of delegates.
Capt r B. Glenn is still district
attorney and Will remain on Uncle
Sans pay roll until Mr.. Holton is ap-
pointed and qualities. His successor
is expected to be announced daily.
Chief Justice Beckerdite has de
ded that the act OF 1893, known ds
t he minor act, is unconstitutional
The question came up in the celebrat-
ed case of Newsome vs.. futile ct al.
Jennie Flynt, the well known
Mastens corner biockdder, was arrest
I'd Sunday and put in jail. Officer
PondeXter, who made the arrest
found several beer bottles in Jennie's
bed.
The revenue receipts at the Win
Ston Office during the month ending
SATURDAY aggregated 500, 62o Us rms
means the Shipment OF 1893, 81
pounds or manufactured tobacco dur
in, July.
The remains of Dave Reed, the
cOlored man who shot himself in
Salem, were sent to his mother at
Summerteld, in wagon, Friday, by
Oft
ing occurred.
Victor S. Bryant, OF Durham,
who attended Rockingham court last
week, tells the Sun that ICY" Watson
was in his glory and had brand new
lot of jokes that are as fine as MI.
Bryant ever heard.
Stamp Clerk Galloway has re-
ceived instructions from Collector
Harkins not To receive checks for
stamps or internal revenue taxes and
insists tnat Uncle Sam will receive
nothing but the cash.
Mr. ] Brown, of this place, de-
sires Information Of the whereabouts
Of his sixteen-year old son, Tommie
Brown, who left home about two
months ago and is supposed to have
gone to Asheboro, n Q.
THE SENTINEL is advised that the
tobacco manufacturers are fOrIn ulat-
ing plan TO put stop to excursions
leaving Winston. They not only inter
fere with business but take hundreds
OF dollars out OF the city.
The South Side chair factory ship
ped a car load of chairs to New York
NJ Onday. A member of this enter
prisiDg firm informs THE SENTINEL
that they have several other ship
ments to make in few days.
The little son OF Mr. Phillip
Hanes, while playing with cider mill
in front OF Brown, Rogers & Co.'S
store last Thursday, got one Ct
his hands caught in the cogs Two
Of his fingers were badly mashed.
The colt show at Star warehouse
Tuesday attracted quite crowd. Mr..
S A. Ogburn's prize Of five dollars for
the best little animal was awarded
20 Mr.. Ell III Hedgecock, a farmer
who lives few miles below Salem.
Rev. T. j. Ogburn, corresponding
Secretary of the Foreign Mission
Board, Nj F. Church, preached two
excellent sermons at tine Methodist
Protestant church Sunday. He left
this morning for Columbus, Ohio.
Mr.. R. S Galloway, of this city,
and his father, Maj A. III. Galloway,
or Reidsville, go out OF office ABOUT the
same time The latter, VINO has been
postmaster at his town for four years,
was succeeded Saturday by James f.
Wray.
Two boys had planned to bea t
their way to Fayetteville with tn e
found them before the train started
hid under the hay in the Car with the
horses. OF course they were made to
get out.
-Winston-Salem people, like 9th
eTs, are more or less excited over the
glowing stories OF wealth to be mad in
the Klondyke district, but as yet no
body has fitted out an expedition to
go TO that far distant country in
search of gold.
The July number of the North
State Endeavor was issued last week.
1t contains an interesting letter from
Bishop Rondthaler about the Inter
national Christian Endeavor Conven-
tion. The Bishop is expected to re-
turn home tomorrow. He went to
Mexico after the convention.
Another excursion left Winston
Monday morning. 1t was run to Reids-
Vile by three colored Sunday Schools
MI. Zion M6LlQQlSG, MI. Zion Bdp-
tist and Presbyterian. There were
nine coaches and they were ali crowd
ed. 1t left here at $50.
MIR. John Brewer, of West Salem,
while cutting feed Sunday after
noon got his hand caught in the cut
ter Four fingers on the right hand
were cut to the bone. DR.. Summers
thinks the fingers will have to be am
putated, if not the entire hand.
The County Board of Education
was in session Monday hearing com
plants from the various school dis
tricts filling vacancies in the commit
tees, caused by designations. and con
Sidering applications for repairing ole
school buildings and building new
ones.
We desire young or middle agec
man of good executive ability to rep
resent us in Forsyth county, and Il
be able to travel after the first month
Salary and expenses. Give defnit,
local references, age and former occu
patton, if any. Address j. 81. Moor,
Co 216 South Third street, Philadel
phia, Pa.
Wanted His Money Back.
A colored man purchased marriage
license few days ago Early Tuesd.
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