The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-08-26
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representatives
Soca~, and General News
What Is Going on Here.

-Jailer Davis has twelve boarders =
men and women-three of the lat
ter being white.
Rev ]. W. Lee, the Irish Evan
gelist, wishes to hold tent meeting
in Winston at an early date. He is
now in High Point.
The ladies of the Twin-City Hos
pital have decided to hold Bazaar
and dinner during the big tobacco
Fair, for the benefit OF the Hospital.
DIR Strickland informs THE SENTI-
MEL that he expects to move his fami-
ly from Bethania to Salem about Sept.
1st. He will occupy the northern fat
in the Boston block.
THE SENTINEL was presented
with a leaf of tobacco Saturday.
p inches in length and II inches wide.
IG was raised this year by Mr.. j. Spot
Taylor, of Danbury.
Prof. L. M. 81. Reynolds, formerly
a teacher in Winston's Graded Schools,
has taken charge Of Farmers Academy
in Randolph county. He will open
business on the 18th.
Maj j. Fl. Foote, father OF our
townsman, j. 81. Foote, Jr., has
been appointed postmaster for the
office at Roaring River, Wilkes county
1t is fourth-class office.
"A license was issued Friday for the
marriage of Mr.. Lewis Everhart to
Mary L. Clark, both of Lexington.
The Register of Deeds was assured
that IL was not runaway match.
Justice Lehman owns the watch
Peter Degraff carried before he was
executed The Justice did not know
it was Peters watch until few days
ago. 1t has the letters "P. D." cut
on it.
The r. j. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany has notified their trade by circu
lar Of an increase of i cent per pound
On all their prominent brands except
SNAP" which has been Increased two
cents.
County Supervisor Davis says he
will give the questions he asks the
applicants for certificates to teach
school, to the papers for publlca-
tiOn after his examination next
month.
The artery in Mr.. Wiley Keith's
wounded hand burst Tuesday morning
and it began bleeding freely. This is
the second time it has given him
trouble. He was resting fairly we'll
at $3.50 this afternoon.
Editor Stanford of the Yadkin
Ripple, Informed THE SENTINEL last
cept the deputy collectorship His
field of operation will be in Yadkin
and adjoining counties.
"A slide on the F. s. Y. V. Rail
way, between Walnut Cove and
Greensboro delayed the train from
Mt. Airy several hours, last Thursday
morning. requiring the train to go
around the n. & w. via Madison.
Capt. Hawkins brought over an
other copper still from Mocksville
Wednesday morning. ltwas shipped to
Wilkes After IL was put off the
Mocksville train, the car steps struck
il and one side was pretty badly dis
figured.
1t is understood that the Winston
Alderman will adopt similar ordi-
nances, at their next meeting, to those
passed by the Salem Commissioners,
regarding the running OF street cars
and wheelmen holding to cars 10 run
ming up hill.
1t is learned that the F Tsyth
County Fair Association did not real
ize as much as was expected, at their
lawn party at Vienna on Saturday
night of last week. A good crowd was
present but they were not very liberal
with their money.
News was received here Saturday |
that Mr.. r. r. Flyn, an employee in |
the tobacco box factory Of Light Bros. |
Walkertown, got his right hand
caught In stamp growing machine |
Friday. 'All but his thumb and index |
finger were cut off.
E-Chairman Ellis, of the County
Fathers, is looking for the fellow that |
sowed turnIp seed in the court house |
square. They have come up and some |
already have as many as four leaves.
With good season 1t is predicted |
that the crop will be immense.
1t looks like the chicken crop
from up the Winston road would give i
out sometime, but SO far there is no
diminution. Except on Sunday night
the train from up this way comes
down loaded. The Q. F. is not so
far behind on the same product" and
somebody is making steady money
Greensboro Record.
"A Winston citizen, who owns a
farm near town, had barrel of vine
gar which he had been keeping for
family use for year or more. A few
days ago somebody emptied the bar
rel ana then filed it with water. The
object of the party in doing this is
not known.
-Messrs f & H. Fries have sold
their gray horses, which have drawn
one of the mill wagons and the Salem
fire engine for several years. They
now have pair of fine clay banks and
Mr.. Andy Peddicord, the driver, is as
proud of them as boy with his first
pair Of boots.
The negro Luke Richardson was
carried to Greensboro on the early
train Tuesday, for trial. Deputy Sher-
if Davis, of Guilford, came up after
ham at night. He and his prisoner
got off the train at the coal chute this
side of Greensboro in order to keep
out of crowd.
Mr. Phillip Hanes received the
exact figures Tuesday morning of the
profits for the Oxford Orphanage,
from the Mocksville Masonic picnic,
including the receipts (S114) from the
Winston excursion. The total amount
is $3.50 which will be forwarded to
Superintendent Lawrence.
Some Winston dudes we're up here
last week fox hunting. They had bet
ter look sharp how they hunt on other
peoples land without petting consent
Under Republican rule, it is against
the law to kill fox. They are such
valuable little animals that the Re
pubIicans don't want them destroyed
Danbury Reporter.
The Glover Club left Saturday
for their outing in Allegheny and
Ashe counties. In the party were
Messrs W. 7. Brown. g. A. Follin,
: w. Roberts, De Los Thomas, Thos
Huske, Watt Martin, Clement Man
iy and Buck Ellington. The Club will
drive through the country from
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