The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1897-06-17
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
pits of Facts and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's representative
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

The SentineI's representative
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
The dealers say that nearly al o
the 1896 leaf tobacco crop mas peel
sold.
The city street force has be, do
ino some yery good work on North
Liberty street
Mr. j A White found Roman
Camper last week h 1t is more than one
hundred years old.
The legislative acts Of 1897 are be
ing shipped direct rom Winston, oS
the Public Printers
Mr.. p H Hanes, of this city, has
heen elected Il member of ii b 'ard
of Trustees OF Trinity Culieg'.
-Slpt. Shut has the county con-
yicts at work on the roads In h'rnefs
vile and Bellows Greek loWushlps.
-Rurahead Sunday School Will
probably picnic at WalkertpWn' lne
GATE has not yet been decided upon.
1t is learned that the r. Rey-
polds Tobacco Co. will put ia announcer
new boil + and engine ana lou Vi
N ,chinery.
Rev S. f Conrad is ARRANGING TO
visit number OF churcnes IN tue
Piedmont section and give Illustrated
stereopticon lectures.
Rev. VIM. Black, Sy. odlcai
Evangelist of Monroe, VINO Is wen
known here, is conducting a series Vi
meetings at Mad son.
Brown, Bogers & Co. shipped two
moving blades last Saturday TO Ar
lIngton, Mass The order came from
party at that place
Sam Tate, formerly express mes
senger between Winston aud Greens
boro, has been appointed clerk In the
express Office at Greensboro.
The Baptists have selected tues
day, 22ud inst, for their excursion 10
Pilot Mountain, if they can secure
train. If not, they desire to 20 on
the Both.
The County Commissioners Will
levy a tax at their next meeting Oh
the 2lst inst. They did not nave Time
to attend to this matter at the meet
ing this week
Saturday afternoon lightning
struck a tree in the grove near tne
corner OF Fourth and Summit sCreeIs,
West Winston, The top of the tree
was badly damaged.
The grade from the city to the
Masten place, on the Greensboro roau'
will be reduced by the Southern. Mem
bers of the engineering corps were at
work on it last week.
"A check for $1,000 was received
here Saturday from the Royal Ar
canum for Mrs John & Hugh Her
husband who died recently, carried
policy on his life for that amount.
The old pupils of the Friends
Sunday school at springfield church,
near High Point, will have big re-
union next Saturday. Mr.. w. A
Blair, of this city, will deliver the ad-
dress.
Policeman Poindexter broke into
another "blind tiger" Saturday after
poon and captured four or five gallon
kegs of whiskey, the property Of Dicey
Nichols. Her place Of business is near
Belo's pond.
= On account of the heavy travel
over the Southern to the Nashville
Exposition, Rev. S. F. Conrad thinks
it doubtful if he can get train for
his excursion to Norfolk before next
month or August.
"A travelling man remarked this
morning that he would like for some
one to tell him the difference between
a Cleveland panic and a Mckinley
"bOom"-such as the country Is eX-
periencing just at this tine.
-Messrs. S. n Alfred, D D. Parks
and Fl E Thomas will run an excur-
sion to Winston July l2sh. 1t Is
learned that the fare for the round
trip will be little under the rate
heretofore charged Mt. Airy News.
1t is the general impression now
that the civil service will not protect
the deputy revenue collectors How
ever, there are not many candidates
in the field for Bob Galloway's place
at Il asst they have not made any pub
lie announcements
The cloth tents around town are
still standing but Chief OF Police
league says they will come down DUR
ing the IT. Xt few days Some OF the
tent men employed d lawyer who has
been arguing with the Committee to
allow them to remain.
Capt Ed NJ. Pace, who was assn
ciated with Col Gorrell in the man
agement Of Farmers warehouse (rhen
Pdce's) when it was first opened, has
locate O in Newbern with view OF
building up successful leaf tobacco
market at that place.
The C5nt6rVlll6 COrneU OaQQ Will
give its second annual open-air con
cert next Saturday night, in the grove
adjacent TO the Centerville School
building Refreshments will be served
The proceeds of sales will go towards
further equipping the band.
WAN TED-Several wide-awake
men, who can furnish a horse and
small honesty bond, to travel Forsyth,
Surry, Yadkin, Wilkes, and adjoining
counties, to sell popular article.
Good contract gwen. Experience un-
necessary. Address, Singer Mfg Cos
About II companies of the n. @.
State Guard will go to Nashville. Gov
ernor Russell has made application to
the Governors of South Carolina and
Georgia for permission of North Caro-
lima troops to pass through those
States. The Forsyth Rif1emen will
carry about 40 men.
Oak Ridge Institute will open its
46th year August 18th. The school
has been managed by Profs. Holt %
years, and in the language of DR.. Win
ston, recently President of the Uni
versity, ''has had a very large share in
the revival of the educational So rit
In the State" 1t sends out the pref
tiest catalogue in the State. Write
for one
A Creditable Showing.
Rev J. A. Rush, pastor of St. Paul
M E Church, colored. makes the fol-
lowing very creditatle showing of the
work OF his charge for the past eight
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