The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-10-14
THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits OF Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representatives
Social and General News

Bits Of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinei's Representatives
Social and General News
What Is Going ON Here.
Lightning struck stack uf hay
about one mile north of Winston Sun.
day night and burned 1t up
The shipments of manufactured
tobacco last week aggregated 287. l35
pounds and the stamp sales SIT ,238.12.
The colored girl preacher is ex-
pected to arrive here next Saturday.
She will begin her meeting on the day
following.
Mr.. Milton Mcneil was last week
appointed postmaster for WilkesbOrO
vice Editor Bob Deal of the Wilkes
bOro Chronicle.
Rev ]. W. Frank informs US that
the annual North Carolina NJ. Con-
ference will convene at High Point on
November oath.
THE SENTINEL learns that a
Driving Club will be organized here
in the near future and that track
will be built before next Spring.
% B. Eaton delivered an address
and gave recitatiOns at the County
4 dIF, dU YAK OTOtcs ldSO uui cuoy
night, to the delight Of his audience.
Local merchants are Complaining
about the time it takes to get produce
from Mt. Airy. II appears that the
freight train only leaves there every
other day.
ABOUT 16 OF our young people Wis
tied the Yadkin river Sunday. Some
went in huggies and others on their
with them.
The N & W. will sell round trip
tickets to the Lynchourg, Va, Fair
Oct. 18th to 18th, tickets good to 18th,
for IS, including one admission to
fair grounds.
A number Of defendants and wit
nesses from the State of Wilkes, pass
ed through the city Sunday. IN
Federal Court.
The collection at the Moravian
Home church Sunday for Home
Missions amounted to SCI. At Calva-
~ one collection was taken and 1t ag-
gregated $20.25.
The Methodist pastors here have
only about six weeks to preach to
their congregations before the annual
on November 18th.
The fertilizer factory is now said
to be assured, all of the stock having
full particulars will probably be an
nounced in few days.
Brown s. Williamson shipped ten
thousand pounds of kite" tobacco
last Thursday. They had their dray at
doooratn6 " hen thew hantn6
the weed to the depot.
THE SENTINEL was informed last
hu,sday that the State Normal and
Industrial College at Greensboro
opened that day with more students
than il ever had in its history.
-Stamp Clerk Reynolds has received
a new stamp machine for the rev.
enue Office here With it the same
hour that required whole day be-
fore.
The parents Of the Cuban boy who
IL sick at the Davis School came IN
last Thursday night. The Winston
tion, hence it did not arrive until a
late hour.
Frank q. Brown took his graphic
phone along with him to the County
Fair, Thursday. and the performance
of the wonderful little machine prov
ed a source of very great pleasure to
many of the visitors.
Mrs. John Parrish, of East Salem,
was given a pleasant surprise Fri
day afternoon in honor Of her 48th
birthday. Thirty-six people were
present and Mrs. Parrish was the re-
cipient of number of useful pres
ents.
Manager Sutton, of the Bell Co.,
and Joe Terry went to Walnut Cove
Saturday to look after wiring
the telephone line from Walnut Cove
to Winston. We learn that wires
have been strung eight miles this side
of Walnut Cove.
From a Salisbury paper it is
learned that Evangelist Lee will
probably begin series Of meetings in
that town about the oath inst. The
w. @. T. u. of Salisbury has decided
to extend an Invitation to the Evan
gelist to go there on that date.
The case of Joe Farrar was post
poned uptil the next term OF the Fed
eral Court which will be held In April.
The witnesses who went down to
Greensboro last Thursday returned
Ouot ulkuUs uC n ouO July ACVuA AC0 q
true bill against the defendant.
j. f. Pierce, Hagman on the
freight train between Winston and
Greensboro, met with an accident last
week. He was winding the break
when it broke, throwing him of the
car. His injuries are not considered
serious, we are pleased to learn.
Mr.. Geo. r. Pell last Thursday made
hi AwcN N I'M N N
Federal Court at Greensboro, and
though the evidence seemed to be
dead against bis client, he got ver-
dict of not guilty, greatly to the sur
prise of those who heard the evidence.
The front trucks of the Wilkes
boro freight engine ran off the track
Tuesday AFTERNOON Of last week be
tween Tobaccoville and Rural Hall
The train was coming to Winston and
ran aboutthree hundred yards before
it was stopped: No damage was done.
Two young men from Davidson
county applied to Register Of Deeds
Miller Oct. 9Th for marriage license.
Both appeared to be not over 20 years
old. Their evidence not being sum.
cient, Mr.. Miller refused to issue the
paper until furnished with other ties.
,timo1y.
-Messrs. Kinney and Stewart. con.
tractors, began putting up poles Fri
day on which to run the wires fol
the "Yadkin harness." They COM
menced in West Winston and went
half q mile or more yesterday. The
telephone wires will be run on the
same poles.
The County School Board was In
session Saturday hearing complaints
from the districts relative to teachers
etc. DR.. Davis, County Supervisor,
attended the meeting today. He ex