The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-09-02
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The SentineEs Representatives
SCOT and General News
What is Going on Here.


Tuesday night eleven years ago &C.
Cured the memorable earthquake.
Two little negroes. while wadtn g
In the Salem mill race Sunday, caug ht
twelve pound carp
The Wachovia Mills are being
operated until II o'clock each night in
order to to fill orders.
The new Methodist church recent
ly organized at Crews, three miles
east OF Winston, has 40 members.
The deputy SheriffS will begin
filling out the 1897 tax books this week
They were turned over to the Sheriff
Tuesday afternoon.
The Baptists held the first service
in the new Baptist church at Walker
town Sunday, The pastor, Rev.
Mr.. Wilson, preached the sermon.
One Of the men who is at work on
the Yadkin river enterprise says a
fish was caught out of the river few
days ago that weighed sixteen pounds.
Mr. Caleb Thomas, a young farm
er living near Lewisvillr, this county,
who had one hand badly mashed in a
threshing machine, several days ago,
had to have it amputated one day
last week.
Rev. Mr.. Conan. of the Davidson
circuit, occupied Centenary pulpit
Sunday morning and at Grace last
night. Both sermons were entertain
ing and Instructive.
Valuable farm for rent, contain
ing 125 acres and located about two
miles west Of Winston. For terms,
etc, apply to James S Dunn, Real
Estate Agent, Winston, n. q
1t is learned that the Mt Airy
White Sulphur Springs and hotel have
been sold for SO. 600 to Mr. w. d.
Hardley, tohacconist, who will en-
large the hotel by next season.
The members of Maple Springs
Methodist Protestant church, three
miles west of Winston, will give an
ice cream festival next Saturday even
ing for the benefit of the church.
Two young men from Davie coun-
ty arrived here Tuesday morning.
They left Wednesday morning over
the N. & W. for the State Of Wash
ington. Their names were not learned.
Brown 81 Williamson shipped an
other car load of kite" and Golden
Grain" tobacco to Atlanta, Monday,
This is the third caE they have ship
ped to that city during the past sixty
days.
-Ex-Sheriff Boyer ouflrms the re-
port abou. him taking trip to the
Klondike gold fields He says others
will go with him from here, but he
prefers not to give their names at
present.
Rev W. E. Walker, colored, re-
ceived telegram Saturday evening
from Lenora Avery, the colored girl
preacher, saying she would come to
Winston October 10Th to conduct a
meeting.
Evangelist Lee, of Greensboro,
has decided to hold tent meeting
in Winston, beginning next Sunday
week. The tent will probably be pnt
up on the old Liberty ball park
grounds.
This will be big month for Win
ston in the shipment of tobacco and
revenue collections. The stamp sales
S.. OBI 30. Wednesday they footed up
81 300 81
old and new leaf tobacco is bring
ing good prices. 1.-The leaf men who
have large stocks on hand have some
thing almost as good as the Klondike
gold regiuD," remarked a tobaccOnist
this morning.
Loves church, at Walkertown,
has requested Presiding Elder Wood
to have the Annual Conference to
send station preacher to that charge
next year. The church has a parSOn-
age and membership Of 240.
An effort will soon be made by the
Christian denomination to build a
church near the Zeiglar graveyard,
north of he city, which shall be free
for the use of all denominations when
not being used by the Christians.
Officers Burge and Poindexter
pulled" four men last week for gam
bling. Their names are Buck Suggs.
J. W. Morgan, j. T. Harris, and ] F.
Lofiin. The two last named are from
Surry county and were locked up.
Deputy Register of Deeds Zevely
says he had a pet kitten; that he
named it Klondike when he went
home the other night; that he got up
next morning and found it frozen to
death. He thinks the name did it.
Rorn Rurnad