The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-16
A WiFNU THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS or
tBh DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits or Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinsi's Representatives-
Social and General News
What Ii Going on Here.


What Is Going on Here.
Several Republicans are predicting
that Willard Masten will be Forsyth s
next jailer.
Frank Hacket is endeavoring tic
raise a volunteer military company al
Wilkesboro.
A license was issued Friday for the
marriage of B. F. Linville to Sallie
Pegram, both of Goodwill, this county.
Friday was the thirty-seventh ami
versary of the big fight at Bethel.
Forsyth has a few old veterans who
were there.
The grading on the Mocksville-
Moore5ville road has been completed.
Bachelor u Magruder finished their
contract last week.
Mr.. A. ]. Fair, who owns the tele-
phone line between Winston and Wal
nut Cove. has been awarded patent
on tobacco stemmer-
Mr.. J. \. Chanard, an old Con-
federate Veteran and a respected resi-
dent of Greensboro, died at his home
there Monday afternoon
The Salem Concert band is getting
up some special music for the Fourth
of July celebration in the campus east
of the Academy buildings.
Spencer Hanes, son of Phillip
Hanes, came in from Mocksville on
Tuesday with ten-pound fish, which
he caught in his fathers pond.
The Adiutant General is quoted as
saving that the rifles returned from
Jacksonville will be sent to Capt. Lo-
renzo Norvells company, of this city.
The County Commissioners have
the power to elect a successor to Con-
stable Tucker. who has accepted the
position of night clerk in the Winston
pOStotfce.
1t required ii vehicles to take the
Moravian Sunday school to the pic
mic grounds near Bethania Friday.
LOvefeast was served to the picnickerS
in the afternoon.
Mrs. J. r. Brooks, of Green's
boro, Secretary of the Woman's Con-
ference, made happy and interesting
address to Burkhead Sunday School
Sunday morning.
Rev. f. NJ. Jordan, the founder of
the First Baptist church in Winston,
and one of the Oldest Baptist preach
ers in North Carolina, is reported to
be in feeble health.
The Odd Fellows are arranging
for "a big reception tomorrow
night Refreshments will be served
and the members will be allowed to
take their wives and friends.
Masters Clyde Rights and Alfred
johnson captured % pound turtle in
the Salem creek last week Wednesday
The boys had it cooked and used it for
breakfast and dinner next day.
-Supt Spach. of the convict force,
was in town Monday. He is WORKINGS
men now near Donnaha. The bridge
force, composed of 10 men, is working
on the Hinshaw fill just west of Win
ston.
Rev. w. A. Bunch, President of
the n. G.. Conference of the M. p.
church, preached two able sermons in
the Methodist Protestant church Sun
day. He returned to his home in
Greensboro Monday.
The colored people of Greensboro
are preparing to run an excursion to
Winston on Monday, June 9th.
Among the attractions of the day will
be a game of ball between the Green's
boro and Winston teams.
Mr.. J. NJ. Richard purchased
steer on Monday that is a ''whop-
per" 1t weighs 1,500 pounds and
came from Wilkes county. The ami
NAL was on the streets Tuesday and at
tracted considerable attention.
Lightning Friday afternoon struck
the west side of the courthouse stee-
pie and the northeast corner of p. Fl.
Hanes & Co.'s old factory. A flash
also ran into ThompsOn's drug store.
No serious damage was done.
Seven rear cars of the local freight
train on the Winston-Salem division
of the n. & w. road jumped the track
Thursday about e miles north ofRocky
Mount. The cars were soon put back
on the track. No serious damage was
done.
A carfull of deaf and dumb chill
dren arrived in Greensboro June Sth
ing from Morganton. Captain Stagg
brought several up to Winston that
afternoon. Three of them went up the
Wilkesboro road on the freight that
evening.
A beautiful gold-headed cane will
be awarded the most popular captain
of the four fire companies in the Twin
City at the firemen's concert at Salem
Square Saturday night of this week.
1t can be seen in the window at Brow
der's bookstore.
Mr.. G. B. Watson does not think
now that any of the North Carolina
troops will have to leave the United
States to fight the Spaniards. He
wrote to Capt. Bessent a few days
ago, telling him not to allow his men
to sleep on the ground.
Robert Mickey, son of MIR. S. T.
Mickey, of Salem, met with a painful
accident about IL O'Clock Tuesday by
getting his hand caught in a buzz
planer at the South Side Chair fac
tory. Three fingers were cut off. DR..
Pfohl dressed the injured hand.
james Idol, the young man who
was taken ill at the home of Mr.. A. S.
Jones, in Salem, few days ago, was
carried to the hospital where an oper-
alton was performed on him June It'll
for appendicitis. He was resting easy
today and his condition is hopeful.
Mr.. Van E. Warden, who moved
from Winston to his farm in Yadkin
county several months ago, tells the
Ripple that he killed black snake
last week that measured six feet, four
inches in length. 1t was found in a
hens nest and had swallowed five eggs.
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