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The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Grace Epworth League Officers

At the regular business meeting OF
Grace Epworth League Wednesday
night the following officers were elect
ed for the ensuing six months:
Presidential. B Guyton.
Second Vice President-Mrs. III NJ .
Warden.
Third Vice President-MisS Cora
carp.
Secretary Miss Carrie Lloyd.
Treasurer-Miss Rosa York.
The first Vice President will he
elected at the next business meeting
OF the League
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Beware of Ointments for Catarrh that
contain Mercury.

as mercury will surely destroy the sense of
smell and completely derange the whole
system when entering it through the mu-
cous surfaces. Such articles should never
be used except on prescriptions from reputa-
BILE physicians, as the damage they do is ten
fold to the good you can possibly derive
from them. Halls Catarrh Cure, manu-
factured by F. j. Cheney Il Co., Toledo, o.,
contains no mercury, and is taken internal
ly, acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. In buying
Halls Catarrh Cure be sure you get the gem
Toledo, Ohio, by f. ]. Cheney 81 Go. Testi-
monials free.
rH Sold by Druggists, price 75c. per bottle.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Dropping Colored Firemen.

THE SENTINEL was informed Fri
day that the Southern Railway is
cutting off the colOred t1remen On the
various lines and replacing them with
white men. Since the change 10 the
divisions, it is said that the company
has more employees than it knows
what to do with. 1t is said that a
number OF engineers who have been
running for several years will have to
60 back to firing. The colored man
who has been firing on the Winston
Salem train, was replaced yesterday
by a white man, Mr.. Clark.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Caught by the Train.

A work train ran into delivery
wagon at a crossing in Greensboro
Friday. The horse and wagon
were knocked from the track and the
colored driver. Mark Cotton, was hit
on the back of the head and badly in
iured. 1t is feared that his skull is
fractured. The horse was knocked
some distance and turned over three
times before he got away from the
track. The animal will die.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
MIR. CLEMMONS' WILL.
The Heirs Notified to Appear at Ashe.
Vile on August End.

The Heirs Notified to Appear at Ashe-
Vile on August End.
Sheriff Kapp has served notice on
the heirs of the late E L. Clemmons
TO appear at Asheville on August 2nd
to test the legality OF his Will.
Mrs. ClemmOns, the widow, having
dissented from the will, the court
is called upon To say whether or not it
is legal
Ii Mrs. Clemmons wins, she Will get
one-third OF the estate. AS will be
remem red, Mr.. Clemmons willed
most of his property to the Moravian
church. A certain amount was to be
used in the erection OF house of
worship at ClemmOnsville. II the
widows dissension stands, this plan
may be interfered with
There are some Is or 20 heirs upon
whom notice has been served. Among
them are Mesdames f Crosland, w
H Wheeler, L Rights. } z Hannah,
Fl B Ireland, and Mcssrs p H., w
| and Philip Hanes, III E and Irwin Nc.
liver
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Mr.. Standard to be Manager.

Mr.. Caesar Gone, of Greensboro,
President of the North Carolina
Freight Shippers Association, writes
to one of Winston's wholesale grocery
firms that he has employed Mr.. r. Q.
Standard as manager of the AssOcia.
tion. He will report for duty about
18th inst. Mr.. Cones letter does not
state where Mr.. Standard is from. He
is said to be an expert and will confer
with various railroads regarding an
equalization of freight rates.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
win complete it This week.

Editor Pepper. of the Danbury Re-
porter, spent Friday night in the
city, returning home Saturday. He
says corn and tobacco are looking fine in
Stokes. The telephone line from Wal
nut Cove to Piedmont Springs will be
completed next week. The stations
will be at Walnut Cove, Meadows
Postofflce, Danbury and Piedmont
Springs.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
The State Printing.

Messrs. Stewart Bros, the former
State printers, are finishing up their
contracts with the State. During the
past two years this firm has given en-
ployment to large number of men
and women.
The printing firms in Raleigh held
meeting Monday afternoon to see II
they could not induce the Topographic
cal Union to reduce its scale of wages
on State printing below 33B cents per
200 ems so Raleigh can compete with
other places for State printing. Ii
was decided to ask the Typographical
Union to appoint committee of CON
ference.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Will Go Into Camp.

The two military companies at
Reidsville 90 into camp at Piedmont
Springs this month: the Lumberton
company goes to Wrightsyille, and the
Governors Guards OF Raleigh, 20 to
Nashville on the 18th. All the com
panies of the State Guard are said to
be fully equipped and are IN good
shane
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Married in the Chimney Corner.

Wilkes county is nothing IL not
original-in many respects. At the
home of the brides father, in Union
township, Sunday evening, July 4, M.
N. Dancy and Alvertie Pierce were
united In marriage. A large crowd
had gathered hoping to witness the
ceremony, but it was not TO be. The
blushing lovers quietly stole out aud
slipping around behind the house
secreted themselves in the chimney
corner where Rev James Pilkinton
said over the words that made them
one
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Petition for j. r.. Hollands Pardon

A petition is being circulated in
this city for the pardon OF j. II. Hol-
land, now serving seven years term
in the United States prison at a lbany,
N. Y, for embeZZIing funds from the
Merchants and Farmers National
Bank, of Charlotte. The pardon is
asked for on the ground OF i'll health,
and the petition is addressed to Pres
ident Mckinley. Mr.. Holland com
pleted two years OF the seven year
sentence June 11th last. The Ooser-
yer says the petition has so far been
largely signed.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
A BIG SEIZURE.

Revenue Omcers Capture % Barrels
and 10 Kegs of Liquor.
Nine wagons arrived in Winston,
at 2:20 o'clock July 7th, loaded with
whiskey and stills which were cap
cured near Pennington, Davie county,
Monday night, by Revenue officers
Mebane, Smith, Redmond, Lewis,
Rosseau, Chapman and Hunt.
1t was big haul, there being e
barrels and 10 kegs of ardent spirits.
besides six stills. The outfit was the
property of Bob Cook, who has been
operating government distillery fOI
several years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Selling Tobacco stamps Again.

Stamp clerk Galloway and Deputy
Collector Alspaugh returned from
Asheville last Thursday. The former
brought a supply OF tobacco stamps
back with him and at noon he and his
assistants began issuing them to the
tobacco manufacturers.
The deputies do not know what is
going to happen. The collector and
his chief clerk were the only new meb
sworn in. The old officers were re-
serve until further
notice.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
TRASHY MEDICINES.

Many such flood the market. Botanic
Blood Balm is conscientiously compound
ed medicine, the result of forty years prac-
tice by an eminent physician 1t is the best
bleod purifier ever offered to the public,
and is guaranteed to cure if given a fair
trial. Try it for all skin and blood diseases, es
worst form One bottle of it contains more
curative and building. up virtue than a
dozen of any other kind Price Sl W per
HOW IT STANDS AT HOME.
Our retail demand is such that we buy
Botanic Blood Balm (B. B. b. in gross lots.
It sells well and gives our customers entire
satisfaction. Our sales have increased Doc
per cent within few months. We attrib-
ute its rapid sale to its size, price and merit
We are selling four or five bottles to one OF
any other preparation of the kind. It has
failed in no instance to give entire satisfac
ton.
JACOBS PHARMACY,
Per Fred B. Palmer, M. D.,
Atlanta. Ga.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15

ssGoing into Decline" How often do
we hear this expression. WHAT does it
mean2 1t means that people are losing
flesh, growing thin, wasting.
The way to improve this condition is to
improve the digestion. The condition arises
from an inability to eat and digest food In
fact food does more harm than good be-
cause it ferments in the stomach, developing
poisonous substances which when absorbed
cause various disorders.
What is required is that the stomach be
made to perform its duties. The Shaker
Digestive Cordial is food already digestsd
and q digester of foods as we'll If viii
make the stomach healthy. Get book
from the druggist and read about it.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Death of Rev. w. A. Lutz's Brother.

Rev. w. A. Lutz received a letter
today advising him Of the death OF
his brother, Mr.. j. s. LutZ, which oc-
Cured Thursday morning at his home
in Newton. Deceased had been in
bad health for some time and was 57
years old. He leaves a wife, three
children and two grand children to
mourn his death. The funeral sery-
ices were held Friday.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Fought in thc Court Homsc.

Policeman White knocked out a
white man named Morris, OF Rowan
county, Friday. The fight occurred in
the Court house and Sheriff Kapp says
II he had not separated the
men the officer would have beaten
Morris badly. The trouble originat-
ed, it appears, over Morris insulting
Mrs. White because she would not
buy some OF his chickens.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Safe RIowers at LIBERTY.

Between midnight and day Thurs
day morning safe blowers cracked two
safes at Liberty on the @. f. 81 Y. V.
road. The safes in the Farmers Alif-
ance store and in the store OF Brown
s. Pritchett were blown open and rob.
bed. The blowers got about $500 in
money from the two safes.
The Burlington blo0dhnunds were
sent for but they failed TO track the
guilty parties.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Business College.

We have an intimation that an
effort will be made to establish first
class Business College and preparatory
school in Winston. 1t seems TO US
that such an institution should sue
ceed What do you think? Consider
the matter and be prepared to give an
opinion if you should be called upon.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
.H VIII Get It,'' Says Masten.

E. q Masten, of Wilkes, passed up
the road Friday morning on his return
from Asheville. who Is going to
get the deputy collectors place for
Wilkes?" asked the reporter.
II will get it," was Masten's quick
reply-and he spoke as Ii he knew
what he was talking about.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
THE FARMERS INSTITUTE.
Attendance of Farmers Not Large
Three Speeches.

Attendance of Farmers Not Large
Three Speeches.
The Farmers Institute was held at
the Side park Saturday but the attend
ance of farmers was not very large.
The institute was conducted by DIR.
d. Reid Park. He was assisted by
Col. ] B. Smith, of Guilford county
and DR.. Joseph Bird, of Davidson.
Speeches were made by the three
gentlemen who discussed wheat rails
ing, the care OF fruits and draining,
and also dairying-the selection OF
cows, how to prepare their food. car
ing for milk, etc.
Dr. Parker will hold an institutute
at East Bend on Monday and Tues
day.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
New Corporations.

The Secretary of State has granted
articles of Incorporation as follows :
The Sloan Roller Mill Company, OF
Surry county, for thirty years, with
Samuel J. Atkinson, N. Dallas Reece,
w. T.. Fletcher and w. Ell. Reid, il
cOrporatOrs.
The Cash Grocery Company, OF
incorporators are w f. Sheriff., e B.
Watts and J. S. Sheriff.. Mr.. Watts
conducted a grocery store in Winston
for several years.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
DEPUTY COLLECTORS.
Collector Harkins Expects to Ap
point New Men About the
First of August.

Solicitor Mott passed up the road
this morning on his return from trip
to Asheville and Raleigh. He went
to the former place to see Collector
Harkins about the appointment of
some of the Coloners friends as Depu-
ty Collectors.
The Solicitor informed the reporter
that the Collector expects to appoint
his new deputies about the first of
August, Ii matters are In shape for
him to do so by that time.
1t is presumed that the old depu-
ties will be called upon about the lat
ter part of the month to resign.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
HAPPY PIE HUNTERS.
A HOLE KNOCKED IN THE CIVIL
SERVICE FENCE.
Price and Millner, Charged With Rob
bing Postoffice, to be Tried at Tay-
lorsville-A Colored Woman
Identifies Luke Richardson.

A special from Washinkto ton says
Senator Pritchard is receiving con-
gratulations from the army of place
hunters upon his success in having
deputy collectors OF internal revenue
and deputy collectors of customs re-
lieved from the classified list of the
civil service.
He claims TO have made the issue
with the civil service commission
through the Treasury Department,
and he finally obtained an order from
the Secretary OF the Treasury exclud-
ing those positions from the classified
list.
There are 40 or so deputy collectors
in North Carolina who will be affected
by Senator Pritchard's act. He says
he may have endorsed three or four
applicants for deputy collectorships,
but he has concluded not to interfere
with the collectors and the Republi-
can members of the House in the va
rious districts in the selection OF dep
utieS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
LEFT FOR THE MOUNTAINS.
Mr.. Hinshaw and Party Going Over
Line of Proposed Railroad.

Line of Proposed Railroad.
President G. w. Hinshaw and Chief
Engineer Wells, OF the Stone Noun
tain Railway, accompanied by Ed
ward S. Wilde. of New Jersey, left
here Saturday for trip over the
line of the proposed new railroad.
The other gentlemen from Durham
and Virginia. notified Mr.. Hinshaw
that they could not take the trip at
this time. Mr.. Wells came in from
Washington this morning.
The party will be joined at North
Wilkesboro by other gentlemen. They
will return some time next week. Lit
is business trip but the three who
left here anticipate delightful out
ing.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15

H. S. H..rkins was sworn in last
week as collector of this inter-
nal revenue district. He recon-
missioned the old aff1cials, for the
present at least. j. G.. Grant was ap-
pointed chief deputy. Last night the
Rogers presented him with hand
some gold watch. It has not been
learned when Stamp Clerk Galloway
will return.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Valuable Cow Killed

We regret to learn that Mr.. Will
Thomas, who lives near b. Nose
ley 81 Co.'S coal yard bad the MIS-
fortune to lose valuable milk COW
Friday afternoon. Ii seems that
the cow became entanglN7 in line
while grazing and in falling her neck
WAS hrnken
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Southern Railway
Trains Leave Wfnstcn-Salen,

OsZO a M DALI
Connects at Durham for Oxford and Clarks-
Vile: at Selma for Fayetteville and interme-
diate stations the Wilson & Fayetteville
Short Cut. and for Wilson Rocky Mount, Tar
boro. and for stations the Norfolk & Caro-
Morehead City daily except Sunday, For
Wilmington and intermediate stations on the
Wilmington Weldon Railroad daily.
$40 DAILY
Connects at Greensboro with the Washington
the New York and Florida Short Line flLmited)
train for all points South and with main line
train No. IL for Danville and Richmond and all
intermediat local stations-for Raleigh and
points east of Greensboro. and with main line
train No. 35 fast mail for Charlotte, Spartan
burg, Greenville, Atlanta and all points South,
also Columbia, Augusta, Charlotte, Savannah,
Jacksonville and all points in Florida. Sleep
ing car for Atlanta and Jacksonville and at
Charlotte with Sleeping car for Augusta and
Jacksonville
1890 A M DAILY
Connects at Greensboro for all points North
also Raleigh and GoldSboro.
Trains Arrive at Winston-Salem
9.45 A M DAILY
From New York Washington, Richmond
Lynchburg, Danvflle and Raleigh.
1870 P. M. DAILY.
From Atlanta, Charlotte, and all points
South, Goldshoro Raleigh, and intermediate
$50 p. M. DAILY.
From New York Washington and Danville-
a noints North-RaIeiQh and C.oldSb0ro
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Short In His Accounts.

Youths Companion.
Probably the only man whose
employer ever congratulated him
upon the shortness of his accounts
was a newspaper writer.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Made the Trip in "a Wagon.

J. G. Martin arrived at Kappa, Da
vie county, June 25th, after an absence
OF y years. He left Cherokee county,
Kansas, on April 29th. He made the
trip in a two-horse wagon. He brought
his family and Will likely remain in
his native county.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
MIR. Rouss' Contribution.

Governor Russell has letter from
Charles Broadway Rouss, of New
York, saying he wants to give $3.50
toward the monument over the North
Carolina dead In StoneWall cemetery,
at Winchester, Va.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Between Winston Salem and MOckSYille

Train No IS leaves Winston-Salem $50 No
arrives Mocksville 7:50 m. Train No 6s
leaves Mocksville arrives Winston-Salen
e:35 a
w. II. GREEN, j. M. CULP,
Gen'l Sup't. Traffic Mgr
w. A. TURK Gen1 Pass Agent.
Eor further information in regard to rates
tickets, baggage checks ETC., apply to
CHARLES BUFORD,
Ticket Agent
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Ruff Henderson to be p. Nj.

Solicitor Mott says Congressman
Linney has promised Ruff Henderson
the Wilkesboro postoflice-provided
he can get nothing better or course
Ruff will accept.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Pinkerton Detective in Lexington.

tive, from Philadelphia, arrived in
Lexington Thursday, and will at once
endeavor to unravel the mystery sur
rounding the murder of Mrs. A. A.
Springs Mr.. Springs has never yet
given up hopes Of capturing his wife's
assassin, aud for some time he has
been negotiating with detective
agency. The arrival OF the Pinkerton
from Philadelphia follows these nego-
tiatiOnS.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
WINSTON LEADS AS USUAL.
Revenue Collections for Fifth District
for the Month of June.

l. U6Se AMOUNTS were COlleC'
riouS offices as follows.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Several People Shocked in David
son County.

Several People Shocked in David
son County.
The dwelling house of Mr.. James
II. Cross, who lives near the Yadkin
river, in Davidson county, was struck
by lightning Sunday, July 4th, about
3 o'clock and four persons were in
jIred.
Mrs. Cross was sitting In room
holding her little baby in her arms
when lightning struck the chimney,
ran. down in the room and knocked the
child entirely out of her arms to the
floor, rendering it insensible for sever
al hours. Mrs. Cross was also shocked
by the stroke, as was her little son,
about 5 years old, whose hair was
burned, and was otherwise injured.
An aged gentleman, Mr.. Peter Cross.
was in the room at the time and was
knocked down by the shock.
The injured parties have about re-
covered. but it was very narrow
escape from death.
In Memory of Mrs. Reid.
1t was with feeling of sadness that
at the late meeting of the Twin-City
Hospital Association, the ladies noted
the absence of one o. their most lib
eral and active members, Mrs. d. s..
Reid.
Ever since Mrs. Reid's connection
with the Association, by her ready
| response to all suggestions and her
| liberal spirit, she had made herself
| felt as power for good in Hospital
work.
While the ladies feel that they have
| lost valued member, they gladly
| realize that their loss has been her
| eternal gain and that she is safe 10
| the Eternal Home where pain and
sorrow and death enter not. They
| would extend to her stricken family
and friends, to her pastor and to al
who knew her as a kind and generous
neigloor, their heartfelt sympathy
] and their prayers.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
Between Winston Salem and Wilkesboro

Passenger train No. leaves vSinston-Salem
10 a. m. daily except Sunday, arrives atWilkes-
boro Ills m. Mixed train No 81 leaves Win
ston-Salem 40 p m Mondays Wednesdays and
Fridays, arrives at Wilk9sboro 7:50p p m.
Passenger train No 10 leaves Wilkesboro
2,30 p m, arrives at Winston-Salem at 6.10 p m
Mixed train No. Sc leaves WilkesbOro a n
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays arrives al
WinSton-Saiem 3:45 D m.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15

ooeS not rellsh. They need the ton1ng up or
the stomach and digestive organs, which
course of Hoods Sarsaparilla will give
them. 1t also purifies and enriches the
blood, cures that distress after eating and
internal misery only a dyspeptic can
know, creates an appetite, overcomes that
tired feeling and builds up and sustains
the whole physical system. 1t SO prompt
ly and efficiently relieves dyspeptic symp-
toms and cures nervous headaches, that it
seems to have almost ga magic touch"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15
LOUIS NJ. sWINK,
Attorney at Law,
Winston, ~. G.

State and Federal Courts. Money TO loan
on Real Estate Mortgages. Claims collected
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-07-15

A California druggist has robbed Castor
Oil of its bad taste LaxOl is its name.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-12-05

Arrangements have practically been
completed for the testimonial enter
tainment to be given for the benefit of
the House of the Good Shepherd. The
date has not been positively fixed, but
it will be some time during the week
before Christmas. More than six hun
dred representative business men have
consented to act as patrons. The ex-