The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-11-25
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representative
Social and General News
What Is Going on Here.

The Sentinel's Representative
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
The Winston Cigarette Machine
Co. has several orders for cigarette
machines.
Nearly three hundred cases are
now on the criminal docket to De
tried at the next term OF court
-Bu1khead church, during the past
year, raised over $500. The average
for each paying mt mber was s6 65s
Mr.. w. ii. Clinard, of Salem,
killed three fine porkers last week.
They weighed 1926, 332 and $50 POUNDS.
The large vault for the late E. L.
CIemmons, in the Salem cemetery,
will De completed the first OF next
month.
The Friedberg Moravian Sunday
school began practicing for Christmas
Sunday A. very creditable program
has been arranged.
Next Sunday being the first Sun
day in Acknowledgements OF new
Christion year-the Moravians will
hold special services, as usual.
1t is believed by many that the
Southeastern Tariff Association VIII
extend it's fight against home fire in
surance companies to Winston Salem.
THE Coming of the King" is the
title OF Christmas entertainment TO
be given by Elm street Sunday school
on second Christmas day, December
Goth.
Mr.. j. L Hawkins, son Of the
genial AMI popular c hductUr on Lhe
WilkesbUro and Mocksviiie roads, mas
resigned as depot agent at Nortn
Wilkesboro.
"A license was issued last Thursday
for the marriage of John A. Use, OF
LeWisvllIe, to Mary +: Brown, OF od.
lem The former is 20 years old and
the latter 40.
Rev. VI. G. Field, who has been
on The LeWlsvllle circuit for two
years, goes TO the Waxhaw circuit, on
The CHARLOTTE dIstIict, succeeding Kew.
A. w. PIyler.
THE SENTINEL learns That a big
furniture factory, just northeast q
the city, is assured. The party behind
the enterprise is man OF experience
and has plenty Of capital.
The citizens of Bethania have
petitioned DR.. E. f. Strickland to re-
turn there. The Doctor is good
physician and is popular. He already
has good practice in the Twin-Clty.
-P.H.Hanes & Co. have broken dirt
for large addition, l8x35 feet, to their
Office at the factory. The new build
ing will be used for private Office.
r. 81. Pitts is the contractor.
Mr., D. D. Schouler has colt that
he has taught to do number Of
''smart tricks" 1t is about as sensi-
BILE as some of the little animals in
the recent dog and pony show.
A stove f1ue at Mr.. D. S. Reid's
residence, on South sSide, caught fire
early Tuesday.morning. On account Of
the wind it created some excitement
for a few minutes. 1t was extin-
guished. however, before any damage
was done.
Papers were fled in Clerk Will
sons Office on Tuesday for the in
corporation OF the Twin-City Furni-
ture Co, to succeed the Huntley Fur
niture Co. The officers have not been
IL cted yet.
Mr. w P Ormsby, of Salem, is
chairman Of the committee to make
the annual examination OF the offices
of tie State Treasurer and Auditor.
The committee will begin work on
December l4th.
Some time ago mad dog bit
three hogs belonging to Mr.. l.
Whitfield. who lives few miles east
of the city. Friday two Of the hogs
died and Saturday the. third one was
killed. 1t became rabid.
Mr.. Edward Rominger died Nov.
18th at his home near Pleasant Fork,
five miles South of Salem. The de-
ceased was well-knoHn and was over
70 years old. He was buried at 10
O'Clock Friday at New Friendship.
Several of the West End and
North Winston Graded School teach
ers sat up at the former building IN
til II o'clock Friday night waiting for
a certain fl over TO Dloom-but it failed
to come, to the disappointment of the
lelchers.
Rev. W. E. Walker, pastor of the
A. M. E Zion church, has gone to
Raleigh to attend conference. His
congregation presented him with a
$40 overcoat Sunday and asked for his
return. His conference collections
were better than last year.
-Messrs Fletcher Bailey, Bob Craw-
Young took a big rabbit hunt out
near Sides Mill on last week Wednes-
day. The boys say they bagged 80
"Mollie Cotton Tails"-and it was not
good day for rabbits either.i Q
1t is learned that two public
school teachers, who have been teach
ing in the county for number Of
years, at recent examination by DR..
Davis, were awarded second grade GER
tiflcates. An assistant teacher in one
of the schools received first grade.
More than one hundred citizens
visited Marienbad Springs Sunday.
Prof. Lomady is making good progress
on the work of excavation for his
hotel, which will be built on the hill
near the Springs. He is also at work
On his lake, just below the Springs
Mr.. d. /. Roberts, one of our to-
baccoDists, is to wed one of Caswell
county's fair daughters on the Both
inst. After the marriage he will
bring his bride to Winston. They
will be rendered reception at the
home of Mrs. d. r. Burton, Mr..
Roberts sister,
1t is reported that the N & W.
schedule which would throw the
crews of the passenger trains in Roa.
noke most of the time. The proposed
change, it Is said, is to start the trains
from Roanoke in the morning, instead
Of from Winston, as at present.
AGAIN POSTPONED.