The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-17
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The SentineI's Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

The SentineI's Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
A large twenty foot water vince!
for the Winston water works arrived
last week and was unloaded al tne
works
Mr.. w. A Blair is to deliver lee
ture on the monetary question before
the students OF Guilford College, at
an early date
-Messrs Harper s. Warner are hav-
ing new boiler and engine put in al
their saw mill near Gritfin's ferry on
Yadkin river. They hauled then
out last week.
Thieves visited the emery Of Mr.,
Luther Reynolds, near Marieubao
Springs. d few nights ago and carried
off every fowl he had, including oio
setting hens,
The old public school building
which was sold at public auction by
the town OF Salem. Saturday was
bought by Lewis Tesh aud Charles
S uart for S23.
Liberty council No. 3, Jr .. U:
A. NJ, is debating the question OF
running an excursion To til Erles
power plant at the Yadkin river on
Easter Monday.
News was received here recently
that Capt. Jacob Essex, OF DAVIDSON
county, aged 81 years, Was married
few GAYS ago. Tue name OF his brlde
was not learned.
The County Fathers have pur-
chased a small safe from Mr.: +. A.
Ebert for Treasurer KeTner. . was
moved to TIE Iatter's flee by county
convicts Monday.
Mr.. r. L. Whit field is having his
two story brick residence, about -
miles northeast of Winston, Tilted up
preparatory for occupancy. The Woo
work is being done by Miller Bros.
-Batchelor & Magruder expect to
finish their contract in greding on ne
Mocksvile- MOoresville read by May
1st. The smallpox scare has not IN
terfered with he hands at their camp
The 15-year-old daughter OF Mr..
andMrs Frank Hyer, living nearMuddy
Creek, died Sunday from Injuries
received upon the head by fall while
playing at school last Friday. She
was buried Tuesday.
Two marriage licenses have been
issued sinte last report, the contract
ing parties being John West, OF ker-
nersville, to Maggie Parrish, of Win
ston: Sidney d. Marshall to Nora
Dillon, Of Walkertown.
Mr. William Ebert, who lives
few miles from Winston, has been IN
two wars Mexican and civil-and he
is not al xious 10 get in a''scrap" with
Spain. He is too Id to be drafted
even if the "spaJ'' d. e come.
There are nine patients at the
Twin-City Hospital. -Four of these
are children. Mrs. w. 2. Trogdon, of
Madison, who has been in bad health
for several months, was brought to
the Hospital last week for treatment.
Mr.. E. A Ebert owns handsome
building lot in East Winston. Con
stable Tucker, who lives in that sec
tioh, tells that Mr.. Ebert has posted
notices on the lot which read: mo
hunting or fishing on these premi-
ses''
-WANrED-Salesmen, both local
and travelling to sell our lubricating
oils and greases, either as a special
or side line. Salary or commission
Special inducements to hustlers.
The Empire Oil Co., Cleveland,
Ohio
The East Salem public school is
preparing an interesting program for
the closing Exercises which take place
on Friday afternoon and night OF the
25th instant. Mr.. 5 A. Hege is SUI
perintendent and Miss Carrie Hoskins
assistant.
Clerk Zevely, of the Register Of
Deeds office. has an excuse for the
bachelors He thinks the reason no
nf mn m
because they are afraid war will be de-
clared and they would have to leave
their wives.
The freight business on both
roads coming into Winston continues
good The tobacco shipments are so
large that the freight for Greensboro
seldom gets off before s or 9 o'clock
The train crew gets extra pay for over
time service
The military boys are becoming
intensely interested in the war talk
The married members object to leav-
ing their wives, while the bachelors
say they have mothers whose hearts
would be broken were they called upon
to leave home.
The remains of Mr.. Benjamin
Spaugb, who died twenty-odd years
ago, were removed from the Salem
' cemetery to the graveyard Tuesday by
A. @. Vogler and Son. Mrs. Julia
Spaugh, widow of deceased, had the
remains moved.
The Indicators at present are
that we will have fruit this year. 1t
is near the middle OF March and fruit
trees show little signs of budding A
old citizen remarked Friday morning
that if the nights keep cool for while
fruit will be saved.
The Forsyth Rifemen have an in
vitatiOn to attend the celebration of
the anniversary OF the Mecklenburg
Declaration of Independence, at
Charlotte, on May goth. The boys
may GO If they do not receive or
ders to go to war before that time.
-Messrs E A. Tucker and Charles
Lambe. two of the four who stood a
civil service examination last fall for
fed by Secretary Walker, of uthe
Examining Board, that they passed
The other two boys were not in it.
The second charter meeting OF
the Woodmen of the World was held
Friday night in K. of P. hall. There
were twenty limitations and twenty
five new applications accepted fol
membership The Camp meets again
Friday night March 18th, in K. of P
hail.
The law class, with Attorney
George Pell, as instructor, was organ
lied last week. It consists of severa
young men preparing for the bar ano
few business men who wish to pre-
pare themselves for more important
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