The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-05-27
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.


Farmers are still predicting fl ne
yield OF wheat.
Farmer Gourley, of Wdikertown,
reports tobacco plants scarce in his
section.
Mr.. c. T. Pfohl, of Salem, has had
brick pavement put down in trent
of his residence
We learn that Rev. S. F. Conrad
contemplates running an excursion to
Nofolk about the middle of June.
DR. Thompson has a new attrac-
tiou at his drug store 1t is an alii-
gator and can be seen in his aquarium.
-Jailer Davis says Supt. Shut only
left him fonr boarders- He expects To
get in some new ones before many
days, however.
Register of Deeds Miller has had
new oak desk made and placed in
the Commissioners room for keeping
tax books and abstracts
Mrs II c Brooks died in West Sa-
lem Sunday at o'clock. The re-
mains will be buried in Liberty grave
yard this afternoon, at o'clock.
The circus left Sunday night for
Martinsville. Mr.. Cooper said he tx
pected to give another series of per
fOfmances in Winston, at an early
date.
"A GuilfOrd College correspondent
writes that the address delivered there
Saturday night by Rev. Dr. GREASY, on
The Alphabet OF Jehovah, "was much
appreciated.
1t is learned that the 9. F & Y
V, road will make sweeping char g.
in its schedule next Sunday. TRANS
1ont Irxr hot lnrr n
turn late at night.
The new church at Maple Springs,
this county, will be dedicated on the
9Th Sunday in this month at IL
o'clock, a. N. Rev j. G w. Holloway
will conduct the services The public
Invited.
Salem has several candidates for
Chief-of-pOlice, night-watch, boss of
the street force and lamp-lighter. The
election OF men to fill these Ltfices will
take place on the first Friday night
in June.
Mr.. D. ]. Hendricks, of Salem,
has an immense hen egg. 1t weighs
four ounces and measures 81 inches
round. He says the same old hen has
laid several eggs that weighed 81
ounces.
"A ball game between the lawyers
and tobacco manufacturers is being
arranged for July Bird. The battery
for the two teams will be announced
later. The contest promises to at
tract big crowd.
The corner stone to the new Chris
tian church will be laid with an ap-
propriate service on the fifth Sunday,
May Both inst, All Of the pastors in
Winston-Salem will be invited to
take part in the exercises.
Hail fell copiously here about 8
O'Clock last night. The stones were
unusually large A farmer living near
Maple Springs says they fell out there
as long as man, finger. l. is bel ev-
ed that some damage was done TO
crops.
THE SENTINEL acknowledges the !
receipt Of neat Invitation To be pres
eut at the commencement exercises Of |
Hodges School. at Augusta, Davie |
county, on May 9th Rev Or + Fl |
Wood will present the D5m0rest |
medal.
MIR z. T. Byuum has secured the |
agency for Forsyth county. for the |
book written by Mr.. Q. D"W0, nn the |
life Of the late Senator Vance. The |
work cuHtails history of the Sena- |
tors life from DO, hood until bis death |
Mr.. j R1bt. Walker. Of The post |
Office, hiss Invented and applied for |
patent on a sad iron heater" He |
clans that the same amount of iron |
ing car De done with Is cents worth |
of charcoal as can be done with a |
stove By the use Of half cord of |
wood
Mr.. W. FL. Chick says that while /
his suit against Register of Deeds |
Miller for issuing marriage license |
to his sixteen year-old son, was with |
drawn from the Sup 5rior Court, the |
matter Is by no means ended The |
case Will come up now before magis- |
trate.
The street car on the Salem line |
ran into negro named John Bethel, |
opposite Mrs. Timothy Vogler's resi-
dence, about $50 Saturday night. |
Bethel was drinking. He was knocked
off the track and his head was badly |
bruised. His injuries are not consid- |
cred serious.
1T is learned that E lgineer "Bud"
Smith, who was transferred last week |
to the Asheboro road, was so much |
displeased with his run that he has |
gone TO Washington to see General |
Manager Green OF the Southern, to see
why he was removed from the Win |
stOn Salem division.
-Messrs A. H. Eiler and A. E /
Holton have entered suit for several |
creditors against Messrs. Manly and |
Patterson, as commissioners, and the |
judgment creditors of the Alspaugh |
assignment, represented by Glenn & |
Manly, Jones & Patterson and Wat
son. Buxton 81 Watson.
Rev. DR. Brown will go to Friend |
ship on Friday to attend the Baptist |
Sunday School Association. On Sun
day he will preach the dedlcatory SER |
mon at the new Baptist church at |
Oak Ridge. Stokes county. A chap |
ter OF Orphans from Townsville will |
give an entertainment at DIR. Browns |
church on Sunday.
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sumption.
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they regulate and tone the stomach and /
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or return money. Free trial bottles at DR.. /
". 0. Thonlloson's Drug Store.
Regular size so cents and s1.00.
What Does He Know?
Washington Post.
.sThe diseord in the Democratic |
party" says David B Hill, sis like /