The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-29
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits Of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
Fhe SentineI's Representatives
What - EoinU On Hara


Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
The exact valuation OF real estate
and personal property in Forsyth is
81 OBJ ,6S7.
Rev Sam Jones will deliver ore
of his lectures at Ma rtiusville next
Friday night.
The Friedberg Moray ian Sunday
School will picnic at Marienba
Sprit Is nexJ Saturday.
The attention of farmers particu
larry is called to the advertisement Of
/. a. Robertson, in this issue.
-Messrs. Martin & league will run
a Union Sunday School excursion
from Rocky Mount to Winston-Salem,
july 3lst.
Farmers throughout the county
report good seasons during the past
week. The corn and tobacco crops
are locking fine.
The third quarterly conference
for Centenary church will berheid next
Monday night. Presiding Elder
Wood will occupy the pulpit next sun
day.
1t is learned that ReyS FConrad
receives ten per cent. of the receipts
from his excursion to Norfolk He
was manager for the Railroad Com
.pdny.
1t is learned that the 5 juthern
has one hundred Thousand cross ties
UP the WiIkeShOrO road for the extern
sion of the MUcksvilIe line to MOOres-
Vile.
Mr. John L Beard is in West
Virginia. lie writes a friend here
that he has been granted divorce
from his wife by West Virginia
court.
Friends of the local taxation act
Throughout the county are invited to
confer with the central committee,
composed Of A E HoItCn, w. A. Blair
and j. b. Whitaker, Jr.
Petitions are being circulated
asking the city authorities to open up
Tenth street from Depot To Trade,
and also 60 extend water mains from
Liberty To Tenth street.
The new smC Ike stack to be erect
ed by the II j Rey noldS Tobacco Co.
will be over one hundred feet high. 1t
will require over three Thousand feet
OF lum Der To build the scaffold.
DIR. p. NJ Macarthur writes Mr..
Roland Harris that he is at Cripple
Creek, Col, on visit to his two
brothers dock" and Sam. Near
thur. He expects to return in Sep
TENDER.
"A letter from Walkertown says
DR.. Hammock, OF that place, is think
ing of removing to BeJnania to take
DIR. StrickIand's practice, provided
he and Dr. 5 can make arrangements
to that effect.
Mr.. w. r Doss, OF Copeland. Sur
ry county, passed through the city
Wednesday afternoon with his sister,
who he was Carrying TO The Asylum
at MUTganton. Her mind has been
affected for several years.
Mr. j. H. Southgate, of Durham,
Evangelist w. X. Gales. of Green's
boro, and Superintendent p H. BrIs
tow, of Washington, ID. c., have been
invited to address the Sunday school
mass-meeting TO be held in Winston
On August 26oh.
Sheriff Kapp served notice on
Mayor Crutchfieid last Thursday OF d
suit to be brought against the city by
Mrs. E Z. Rominger. Mrs. Addle Lin
vile and Christian Reed, tor impru-
per drainage on Elm street, opposite
the plaintiffs property.
-Messrs J. B Moseley & Co. are il
receipt of letter from the phacker
Coal Co., or Ken0Va, w. Va, stating
that on account OF the big strike they
are unable TO fill all of their orders
The company wants to employ 100 or
more men TO work in the mines.
George Chain was tried before
Justice Bessent Monday mornings and
bound over to court for removing a
building off of Mr.. A E. Hulton's
land. His bond was fixed al 500,
which he gave Sid Farrow, who was
in the employ OF Cnatin, was not re-
Iuired TO give bond,
We learn that $50 were turned
oyer to the treasurer Of tile Academy
ALUMNI &c Association by the Bethania
Branch Association as result of
the concert given at that place.
Thus the ball has been started rolling
and the end will uhduu b1edly be to
give US the much needed large Chapel
or Auditorium.
Sam Wall ,Jr returned Wednesday
from Walnut Cove, where he has been
putting in the phones for the new
line between the Cove and Piedmont
Springs. He says Mr.. Fair expects to
begin work in few days on the line
To Winston. He will have to get per-
mission from the County Fathers to
put up the poles.
1t is estimated that there are a
hundred or more men in Forsyth
county who have heretofore been
evading paying their poll tax II they
attempt the same game this year, the
Jail will be overflowing-if the law
is enforced. A lively time may be
expected when Imprisonment for fell
ure to pay taxes begins.
Was Soon Feeling Better.
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