The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-11-11
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
B ts of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

Secretary Hicks has received the
floor plans for he new Y M 9. A.
auditorium There is room for 434
opera seats and about IS loose chairs
PRINCIPAL CleweIl. OF the Acade-
my, ar d II young ladies' visited Ker
nersville on their wheels Saturday al
teInucn. They left at l:3n and re-
turned at $50
The State Normal girls took In
the Twin City on the street cars FRI
day afternoon. They left fer home
abb ut $40 The young ladies' erjoyed
their visit ''immensely.
-Fnur Wilkes county citizens passed
through the city Tuesday on their
return from Greensboro, where they
have been in Jail since Federal Court.
Their terms expired Monday.
On the 9th inst, Mr.. William
Bower, OF Craters. n c.. celebrated
his 18th birthday by having quilt
ing in the afternoon and social at
night which WAS highly Ell ,yed by
his frieudS.
Evangelist Lee is holding m aet-
ing in the Third Baptist church at
Raleigh Sunday night he fired not
shot among the saloon-kerpsrs He
is quoted as saying that he intends TO
show up the capital city.
Three cars of the Wilkesboro
freight train jumped the track Satur-
day near the % mile post. Capt. Walsh,
master of trains, went up on special
train that afternoon to assist in get
ting the cars back on the track.
Miss Meta johnson, OF this city,
who went to Georgia last Spring to
visit her aunt. near Mac n. was uni
ted in marriage last Thursday night
to Mr. @ L. Leverette, the ceremony
being performed at the home OF the
brides aunt.
Pastor Brown, of the First Bap-
tist church. anncurc d To his congre-
cation Sunday'night that protracted
meeting will begin in that church
next Sunday. Rev Mr. Brown will
be assisted in the meeting by Rev. Mr..
Tyree, of Durham.
The remains OF Mrs. A. NJ. Sher-
man, wife OF Supt Sherman, OF the
North WllkeSbOro tauuery, passed
through the city last week Wednes
day enroute for Washington City for
interment. Mrs. Sherman died on
the Sunday previous.
Rev. Chas. T Ball. pastor Of
Baptist church at Wadeshoro, and
Miss Mary Agnes Peterson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Edward Peterson, Of
Salem, will he united in marriage on
the 30th inst The ceremony will he
per Horm ed at the he me OF the brides
parents.
The R j. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
and Brown & Williamson kindly
consented to throw open the doors Of
their man moth. factories Thursday
and Friday of last week for the benefit
of visitors who wished to go through
the buildings and see how the weed
is manufactured.
Handsome Tiffany invitations
have been received here for the mar
rage of Miss Eliza Potter, Of viii
mington and ex Congressman Thomas
Settle, of Greensboro. The event
takes place at Saint James church,
Wilmington, at II O'Clock on Thurs
day, November 18th.
Mr.. James Barrow, who lives be-
low Kernersville was In Winston Mon
day and renewed his subscription TO
the WESTERN SENTINEL He has six
Sous and they are all Democrats and
old enough to vote. Mr. Barrow
challenges the caunty To show any
family of seven who can vote.