The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-13
AROUND THE TWIN-GlTY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentinel's Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

What is Going on Here.
The Odd Fellow Lo1 here have
sent a nice box of dry goods to their
Orphanage at Goldsboro.
The Salem Academy annual Mid
Winter Concert. will be given on the
nights Of the 9th and 18th inst
The directors of the Wachov a
National bank have declared their
usual semi annual dividend OF four
per cent.
A tobacco manufacturer remarked
last week that there were no less
than $50 tobacco statesmen that go out
from Winston.
District Attorney Holton was
confirmed by the U S. Senate Mon
day. He received telegram that
evening notifying him OF this fact.
Owen Smith, the colored North
Carolinian who was appointed Minis
ter to Liberia recently, has son at
tending the Slater Industrial School
here.
Two marriage licenses have been
issued since our last report t. RObt.
Vaughn to Dora GOOde, Of Bellows
Creek; Silas ] Marshall to Mertie
Fulp, of Walkertown.
"A thief entered the dwelling Of
Henry Pringle, cOlored, on Eighth
street, Saturday night, and appropri-
ated eleven pieces Of pork and several
pounds of sausage.
The leaf tobacco firm, composed
Of c. j. Shoaf and w. ]. Ellis, has
been dissolved. The business will be
continued by Mr.. Shoaf and his broth
er-in-law, G. D. Spaugh, under the firm
name Of g. j. Shoaf 81 Co.
Mr. J A Sutton has resigned as
manager Of tie Winston office OF the
Bell Telephone Company. His sue
cessor has not been named yet. The
office is temporarily in charge OF Mr.
Lawson, of Richmond, Va.
"A visitor attended his first tobac
CO sale here recently. After hearing
Col. Webb's auctioneering language
the fellow remarked: THAT man re-
minds me Of Chinaman l didn't
know when he made sale"
The Ladies' Aid Society OF Burk-
head church elected officers Thursday
afternoon as follows: President Mrs
N. D Dowdy; Vice President, Mrs j
w. Snider; Secretary, Miss Carrie
Snider; Treasurer, Mrs. S. A. Houch
ms.
DIR. Henry Louis Smith, Profess
sor OF Chemistry at Davidson College,
has been engaged by the I. M Z. A
to exhibit his \ Ray apparatus in the
auditorium here within the next few
weeks. The date will be announced
in few days.
"A high-toned country wedding
was celebrated at New Philadel
phia Muravian church, few miles
West of Winston Tuesday night. The
contracting parties are Franklin S.
Ebert and Miss Addie L. Butner.
Great numbers OF partridges have
been killed during the past three
months. Sales are heavy. 1t is said
many birds are shipped out of the |
State. Many OF the farmers are CAPT. |
tai shots. More and more attention
is shown to protecting birds.
The Forsyth County Teachers AS
ISOLATION met in the room of the Coun
ty Commissioners Jan. s The object
Of the meeting was to discuss various |
methods and exchange thoughts on
teaching. About one third OF the |
teachers In the county were present.
Thieves visited Mr.. L Neale's |
pantry Saturday night and carried off |
a sack of flour and bucket Of lard
They started off with some canned |
goods and other provisions, but the |
load was evidently too much for them
as the canned fruit was left in the
yard.
Mr.. ]. F. Clayton, farmer who
resides three miles north OF here, was
in the city Saturday and renewed his
subscription to the WESTERN SENTI
MEL Mr.. Clayton killed two fine hogs
recently. One was IA months old and
weighed 4S9 pounds: the second IL
months pulling the beam at 375
pounds.
The Forsyth County Teachers
Association elected officers before the
meeting adjourned Saturday evening.
Mr.. HultZ, of Walkertown, was chosen
President; e. A. Thomas, Miss Nora
Sheets, Miss Carrie Hoskins and Mr..
Johnston Vice Presidents. Mr.. John
Lashmit was elected Secretary and
Treasurer.