The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-07-14
AROUND THE 1'WlN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAv BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bfts or Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The SentineI's Representatives
Social and General News
What Is Going on Here.

The tele phone line to White Road,
below Walkertown, is now in opera
ton.
"A Maltese cat arrived here. Friday
morning by express from New York.
1t is a ''whopper'' and was billed to
&. A. Thompson, of Salem.
The claims allowed by the County
Fathers last week aggregated about
81, 200. Treasurer Kerner was here
again Thursday paying bills against
the county.
The excursion from Mt. Airy ar
rived here a few minutes after 10
O'Clock Monday morning. 1t brought
a very good crowd, six coaches being
pretty well filed.
One of the twins of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. E. Thompson died July 9Th on
Mulberry street, Salem, and was
buried in Liberty graveyard next
morning. The other one is reported
quite sick.
-Forty-eight car loads of soldiers,
from Massachusetts, passed through
Greensboro the 9th inst. en- route for
Tampa, Fla. Some of the soldiers
stated that they would probably be
sent to Santiago at once.
-Speakingof the cool weather Tues
day citizen remarked that it re-
minded him of one year before the last
civil war when there was frost every
month and the farmers worked in the
harvest field with their coats on.
There are nineteen patients at the
Hospital. Miss Spaugh, the Superin-
tendent, is now assisted by Miss De
Vaughn in the day time and by Miss
Hobbs at night. Both are graduates
of ST. Luke's Hospital, Bethlehem, Pa.
"A telegram to Mr.. J. NJ. Martin,
on Tuesday, from Hickory, brought
the sad news of the death of his niece,
Miss Florence Martin, which occurred
that day, after an illness with fever.
The funeral occurred yesterday Imorn-
ing.
DIR. and Mrs. II. j. Thomas Wis
tied Santiago several years ago.
They know many of the roads in and
around there. The Doctor says that
some of the maps which have APP
peared in the papers are not exactly
correct.
The Eagle Hose Company, of
Salem, is practicing five nights week
preparatory for the State Tournament.
The boys say they are going to bring
back the championship belt this year.
They lowered all previous records
Monday night.
The County Fathers were in ses-
sion Monday hearing complaints re-
garding assessment of property for
taxes. Very few complaints were made.
The Board also passed upon two or
three books which were not examined
at the last meeting.
The four Junior Councils of Win.
ston-Salem are talking about running
a Junior excursion to Wilmington on
August 9th and making the fare only
$500. The Councils at Walkertown
and Walnut Cove are expected to join
the Juniors from here.
1t has been noted that the new in
ternal revenue stamps resemble post
age stamps. Because of this fact there
is a disposition to place them on let
tiers. But they won t go. Neither
will postage stamps take the place OF
internal revenue stamps unless Uncle
Sam has stamped 81. r. on them.
Mrs. N. D. Dowdy, lady manager,
rendered the Light Bearers of Burk-
head church an ice cream social at
her home on Thirteenth street, last
week. Notwithstanding, the inclement
weather 30 young people were in at
tendance. The occasion was pleas
ing success. Ice cream, cake and
lemonade were served