The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-10-21
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The SentineI's Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.


Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
Turbine wheels for the Yadkin
harness enterprise, were brought in
on Capt. Stages train Monday.
The circus paid a pretty heavy
tax for exhibiting here Friday. The
city received S115 and the county and
State S103 each.
Evangelist R. G. Pearson, who is
so well known in Winston Salem, is
conducting services in the Hanson
Place Baptist church, in Brooklyn,
New York.
town last week, says hardly enough
rain fell at his house to lay the dust
The farmers in his section cannot
break ground for wheat.
1t is learned that Mr.. R. P. Ker-
ner, depot agent at Kernersville, had
one of his pockets picked during his
recent trip to the Nashville EXPOSE
tiOD. The thief got seventeen dol
lars.
Miss Cundiff, of Sloan, who is
visiting friends in the city. lost three
bank checks on the street Wednesday
of last week. Two were for five dol
lars each and the third for ten dol
lars.
The annual conference of the M.
e. church, cOlored, reappointed Rev.
w. w. Pope Presiding Elder of the
Winston district, and Rev.-J. A. Rush
as pastor of St. Paul's church, this
city.
Prof. Gentry's dog and pony show
is coming this way. He will be in
Roanoke this week There are hun
dreds of little folks in Winston-Salem
who would be glad to see his show
here again.
Rev. Robert E Caldwell, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, preached tue
first of a series of sermons Sunday
on the Ten Commandments. Those
who heard him say it was a logical
and practical discourse.
The merchants and business men
generally have agreed to decorate on
November 5th-Pythian day. Even
the county officers will decorate the
courthouse. Several fine speakers
will be heard here that day.
Bishop Rondthaler and Rev. ]. F.
George conducted an interesting ami
versary service at the Twin-City hos
pital at $3.50 o'clock Sunday after
uOOu. uGI6 WAS RUOu
and everybody enjoyed the service.
The new fertilizer factory, it is
understood, will be located near one
of the railroads. 1t is thought that
site will be chosen either in North
Winston, near Miller Bros shop, or
out near the Tise furniture factory.
Mr. L A Vaughn, who went to
Burlington October 18th, returned on
H. a. !1aS1 h. L.
secured a fine chicken exhibit for our
Tobacco Fair from Mr.. Holt, of that
place. The exhibit is now at the Bur
lington Fair.
The Northern Methodist Confer
ence, held at Morris Chapel, near
WalkertOWn, closed Sunday night.
Bishop Andrews preached Sunday
morning The attendance was large.
The preachers left Monday.tor their
respective homes.
District Attorney Holton has an
assistant. An II pound boy arrived at
his house Wednesday night OF last
week. Holton telephoned Clerk Neal
about 10 o'clock and notified him that
civil service was the only thing that
saved him from losing his job.
Winston is to have another law
yer. 1t is learned that Mr.. ]. T. Ben
bow, of Yadkiuville, will move here
and hang out his shiDgle about the first
of next year. He has been practicing
about eight years. His sister, who is
q widow, will also move here to edu-
cate her children.
1t is learned that Broad Street
Baptist church has extended call to
Rev. George V. Tilley, of Reidsville,
n. c., to become its pastor. Mr.. Til
ley is a young man and it is under
stood that he will accept He preach
ed for the congregation here on Sun
day, September Goth.
Postmaster Belo, OF Salem, is hav-
ing some repairs made on his build
ing, preparatory for his successor. He
has leased the room occupied by the
office to Uncle Sam for five years 1t
is learned that Mr.. John Hanes has
leased the store room occupied by the
Winston postoffice for the same num-
Der of years.