The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-06
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.
-Jailer ID avis has thirty-siX board
erS
They say that Jim Wiley has
brought d two acre farm on Box Noun
tain.
Prof ]. L Ludlow, of this city.
has completed a $50, 900 sewerage sys-
TEN for Charlotte.
Maj. w. B. Stipe has built new
fence in front of his home on Depot
street and painted it red.
Hon Clement Manly will deliver
the address at the reunion of the
Confederate veterans on Saturday.
Register of Deeds Miller issued %
marriage licenses during AprIl-14
to white couples and 10 to cOlored.
Mr.. Irwin McIver has been chosen
by the committee to superinteud the
construction of the new Christian
church.
The street from Third to the
Southern depot has been macadam-
Ized. The street roller was doing
some good work on it today.
Our Kcrnersville correspondent
thinks the telephone system should
ne extended from Waughtown to
Kernersvllle-and asks why not -
Mr. f. Bohannan is making some
noticeable Improvements on his front
ward He is having brick walls erected
and capped with granite.
The Academy Seniors have their
essays completed. I'VE are now prac-
ticing on reading them" remarked
one of the graduates few days ago
Centenary Sunday School has cleo
ted Mr.. E. A. Griffith delegate to
the Epworth League and Sunday
school Conference to be held at Con-
cord.
Clerk Z4verly, of the Register of
ID .eds Office, says there is plenty OF
fruit TALL kinds IN South Fork town
ship. IL has been killed in some sec
lions, however.
There are 116 cases now on the
State docket for the next term OF
court, which opens May 10Th. This
number will be largely Increased be-
fore that date.
Rev. w. C. Norman, whose friends
are legion in this city, is conducting
a successful meeting at his church in
Raleigh He was pastor of Centenary
church for four years.
-Rev. L. w. Crawford, of the
Christian Advocate, father of our
townsman, h. b. Crawford, Will
preach the commencement sermon
at Wilkes boro Academy, on May I'D.
hi l.
the Winston Aldermen should meet
twice month, as formerly. He
thinks the city has too much busl-
ness to transact for one meeting a
month.
Col. f. H. Fries and President
Hush, OF the Land Company, while at
Mayodan Monday, decided upon the
location for depot to be built there
at once. The contract was also let for
leveling up the site
Col. Odds, in his Raleigh cores
p0ndence says: Lieut.. Gov. Reynolds
while here, spoke of the Winston -Sa-
lem South Bound Railroad and said
its construction is certain. lie looks
for speedy work on it.
Lawrence McCrary has purchased
a lot on South Side, adjoining w. B.
Ellis lot and between d. S. Reid's
and Fl. f Harman's. We learn that
he will erect a handsome residence
thereon in the near future.
Mr.. G. L. Dull has presented the
Winston Lldge A f. & A. M. with a
copy Of Masonic history which is LOG
years old The work is dedicated to
George Washington, Esq, President
of the United States"
Secretary Hicks has large pho
tograph of the Y. M. G. A. General
Secretaries Conference, recently held
at Selma, Ala. 1t represents about
200 Of the General Secretaries of North
America. 1t may be seen at the
rooms.
Miss Addie Miller, who lives at 127
Elm street, was thrown from the back
steps to her residence early Saturday
morning and sustained painful in
juries. The steps are about 10 or II
feet high and fell when she stepped
upon the top one.
The Forsyth Rifiemen will be in
spected on May 18th by Inspector
General D. S. Register. He will be
accompanied by Col. W. A Bobbitt,
of the Third Regiment, who is at
tending the inspection of all the COM
panies of his (Third) Regiment.
Luther White, of Salem. who has
held position with the Republican
for several years, has been appointed
Railroad postal clerk. His run will
be between Washington, n. c., and
Parmelee, N. G. He expects to leave
here this week.
The marshals for Trinity College
commencement exercises have been
appointed. Mr.. L. w. Crawford
brother Of our townsman, r. B. Craw-
ford, is one of the two chief marshals
P III. Hanes, Jr.. of this city,, is one
of the assistants.
Mr.. w. II. Chick has employed
Messrs. Glenn & Manly to enter suit
against Register of Deeds Miller fol
issuing marriage license to the plain
lifts Is year-cld son, who was married
two weeks ago. Mr.. Chick says Char
ley will be II December ID, 1897.
DEAD LETTERS.