The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-31

more tobacco VIII De plduCeu II utie
Piedmont section this spring than LOT
several years.
DR.. Davis, county supervisor, an
nounces that he will examine teachers
at the courthouse on the secono
ph ursday in April.
Capt. Resent, of the Forsyth
Rjfsmen. was asked if he was pre-
pared for war. He replied that he
had been ready for some time.
The Salem Academy Senior Glass
Mus are very neat aud tastetut. a
majority IF the class decided upon
pins this year III preference To rings.
There will be a picnic Easter Mon
day at the residence OF MT + NJ.
P,aJt. iye miles northwest al " ms
ton. You are cordially invited to at
tend.
Miss Adelaide Fries book on the
history of FJISyt was issued SdtuT-
day. 1T contains st Veral val doIe
maps, one OF them being III ip ol the
county
A plank wall is being put up to
the back OF The jury box 10 the court
room. This is TO prevent people rom
whispering To the jury men as they
pass uy
Mr.. Neal Hall and his lawyers
held d consultation here FRIDAY In
reference to the suit brought by Mr..
Hall To break the VIII OF his father-ln-
law, NJ. f. Phillips, deceased.
Miss Emma L. Ltnebach, of Salem,
anu Prof. ID. L Huyck, OF WINSTON:
will assist tie Choral Society or
Chapel Hill in grand CONCERT TO De
gwen at the latter place on April l9th.
Prof. CT. Tomlinson, principal
or the West End School, has accepted
an invitation to deliver an orators
medal at a debate between the Lltera-
nv Societies Of Gullford College ID
MAJ
Attention is invited to the at
tractIve advertisement OF T. M.
Roberts, who sells bicycles at ree
markedly low prices. He Will also
supply you with guns, ammunition,
etc at bottC m figures.
Duke Hays duck has laid three
black gigs for Easter. She laid ABOUT
fifteen last year and Duke tried TO get
the old duck to set, but she lett hef
nest. He proposes to put the eggs
under a hen this year
The freight On the n & w. road
is very heavy now. One OF the largest
freight trains ever pulled over TINS
road was brought TO Walnut Cove on
Monday. 1t was pulled by two large
engines which came here for recoal-
ing
Capt. Buford. O. the Southern, has
received notice not to sell tickets to
Newport, Tenn, OF Marshal, n. Z on
account of several smallpox cases
which are at these places. The pen
atty for selling a ticket to either
place is $50 fac.
A drummer who travels for a
Baltimore house was seen putting a
shine on the shoes of a Winston mer-
chant one evening. When questioned 1
about it the travelling man said his
house was burned out recently and
that he was compelled to do some
thing to make living.
The Hesperian Society Of the Sa-
lem Academy had spirited debate
recently on the question, should the
United States declare war against
SPAIN" An outsider would scarcely
suppose that school girls could get up
as much enthusiasm on question OF
war, says the academy"
-Gypsie Prince and his sister, VINO
claim to be natives of Africa, are in
the city. They are members of quar-
tette Prince conveFses 1ntelligently
and is SAID to be very fine lecturer.
He was educated in this country. He
says his father bought him nine wives
before he left Africa, but the son pro-
poses to get him wife in this coun-
try and stay in America.
WANTED Statesmen, both local
and travelling to sell our lubricating
oils and greases, either as special
or side line. Salary or commission.
Special inducements to hustlers
The Empire Oil Co., Cleveland,
Ohio.