The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-03-18
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.

Bits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentiners Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
The reads in the country are in a
bad condition for travelling
The Twin-City Club will probab-
ly give an Easter german and recep-
tiOn.
The members Of Council No. 3,
Jr. o U. A. NJ , are talking about
running an excursion to Roanoke on
Easter Monday.
Farming operations have been
very much retarded by the long spell
of wet weather. The ground has
been too wet to plough ever since
early in February.
-MeSsrs. Brown, Rogers s. Co. have
just received another car load OF agrl-
cultural implements. They sell Nc
CoTmick Mowers and Binders of the
latest improvements.
The Salem Eagle Hose Company
No t has had new racing frame put
on their reel The boys propose to
enter the contest at the next meeting
of the State Fireman's Association.
"A freight train on the Winston
Salem division of the n. & W. jumped
the track near Martinsville Friday
evening. Four empty coal hOppers
were smashed up. Nobody was hurt
Mr.. John Dietz. who is to manage
the rehearSals and do the training for
the Scottish Reformation. which is tn
be given in the ArmOry April lst and
2nd, will arrive in Winston March
20tn.
Manager Miller, of the Inter
State Telephone Company, says he
has 80 subscribers here. The 250
switch board, recently put in, will SOON
be replaced with board to accommo
date 300 subscribers.
Quite number Of newly coined
pennies Of the coinage Of 1897 are find
ing their way into use. They are very
shiny and might easily be taken for
gold pieces, especially by those OF US
who seldom see any of the latter.
The committee is soliciting sub
scriptions preparatory for the enlarge
ment Of the First Baptist church
THE SENTINEL is informed that one
membe of the Committee has already
received pledges to the amount of
So, 900.
Rev H L Atkins, Of Charlotte,
who conducted a meeting at Grace
church last fall, is to assist the pastor
Of the NJ. E Church at Elkin in
series Of meetings, about the 18th of
April. Mr.. Atkins is native Of Sur
~ county.
We are informed that S. w. Teer,
cOlored, formerly of Graham, Alamance
county, but now of this city, was re-
stored, on the 9th instant, to lost
rights of citizenship by Judge . III.
Allen, presiding at the term of Court.
Mr.. A. HI. Eller was Teer's attorney.
Council No 3, Jr. o U A M, has
invited Mr.. Nicewonger, OF Altoona,
Pa to come here at an early date
and deliver public lecture on
the principles of the above
named order. Mr.. NiceWOnger
is brother Ct our townsman, S. II.
Nicewonger, and has the reputation
Of being very interesting speaker
Flower thieves have made their
appearance. THE SENTINEL is in
formed that they have robbed several
graves in the Salem graveyard OF
handsome floral offerings during the
past few days. The guilty parties
should be severely punished-as they
no doubt will be-if caught.
Mrs. John L Beard is writing a
book entitled My Own Life; or
review OF her life from her birth to
the present time. Her courtship and
marriage was quite romantic. THE
SENTINEL may give some extracts
from Mrs. Boards story-probably
tomorrow.