The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-06-24
THE TWlN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.

Rits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The SeutineI,s Representative
Social and General News
What Is Going on Here.
Col. Alspaugh is to have a move
we'll dug 1t is learned that ne pro
poses TO apply for patent on MS In
venJinu.
Register of Deeds Miller is send
ing out cards Notifying the TT registrars
of the coming school election TO OF
held in August.
The shipments Of manufactured
tobacco this week aggregated 3zi o3i:
nounds. The revenue COLLECTIONS
amounted to $40, Ia2.Oi.
The 47th annual meeting of the
stockhoIders of the North Carolina
railroad company will convene IN
Greensboro on Thursday, July oth-
Miss Cora Holcomb, one OF Mt
Airv,s nopular daughters, who has
been visiting Mrs. Charles Penny, on
second street, returned home Tues
day.
A Sunday school celebration Will
be held at B athania next SUNDAY Az
dresses will be delivered oy heV. "A.
d. Th;pler and DR.. R III. Jones, OF
this city.
Mr.. w. T. Carter has completed
taking the school census for winston;
The humber of children twhlte ana
colored) will not be announced lot
several days yet.
Mr.. Henry Watkins, former citi-
zen, now tiller Of the soil, living near
CIemmnnsville. exhibits some oa6
stalks that measure five feet and ten
inches.
West End and Grace Sunday
Schools contemplate an excursion 10
the falls Of the Yadkin when the dan
for the electric power is completed
which will probably be in August.
There are several patients at the
hospItal and THE SENTINEL Is re-
ouested TO state that vegetables, Irult
and milk are needed and Will De
thankfully received at any time.
The n. & w. will have special
4th of JuIy rates. Tickets will be on
sale the 3rd, 4th and 5th, limited 70
the 9th. One fare for rounG trip TO
any point Will be the rate.
Rev, DR. Greasy will preach the
sermon at the dedication OF Betnle-
hem church on the Pleasant GARDEN
circuit, Sunday, June 9th. Rev. D.
T. Barber is pastor of the churcn.
Several members of the 5. +. A
Alumni Association i've IN anu
around Bathania. They are arranging
to give an entertainment for the oene-
fit of a memorial to the old school.
Lieut. Gov. Reynolds and P. 5.
Preston have returned from Pittsburg,
l.,
to attend the National Convention or
the Junior Order United American
Mechanics.
AT recent meeting OF the Letter
Carriers Branch, No. 46l, winston
office. Mr.. Chas. NJ. Jones was elected
a delegate to represent this branch at
the National Convention or Letter
Carriers, to be held at San francisco
in September.
Rev. Dr. Greasy received letter
today from Mr.. Henry Hershberger, or
Roanoke county, Va, who was mar
ried here last Wednesday night TO
Miss Lola Wade, stating that the '''old
folks were glad to see them and ex-
tended a cordial welcome.
WANTED Several wide-awakee
men, who can furnish a horse and
small honesty bond, to travel Forsyth,
Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes, and adjoining
counties, to sell a popular article
Good contract gwen Experience I'M
necessary. Address, Singer Mtg Co."
ELM Street Sunday School will
picnic at Loves Church, walker
town. on Tuesday, 18th inst. The
school will go out on the n. u W.
train. Burkhead school has decided
upon the same place. The latter will
go out in wagons Thursday, July
lst, is Burkhead's date.
The tax-listers say a majority OF
the voters are against the court house
question. The people appear not be
aware Of the fact that the building
must be paid for and il there is suit
over it the taxpayers are the ones that
will have to pay the extra cost at
tached to same.
1t is announced that Barnes Bros,
of Raleigh, are to do all of the States
job printing in the future. This does
not include the book work, laws, etc.
Mr.. M. l. Stewart, one of the State
printers, who returned from Raleigh
last night, says the Governors board
has not met yet to decide the public
printing question.