The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-09
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
rhE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
siits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
the Sentinel's Representative
Social and General News
What Is Going on Here.

The eXcurSiOnlStS returned IRON
Washington at 9:25 Saturday night
They report a delightful trip.
Two excursions are to be run from
Mt Airy to Winston-the first Oh
June 18th and the second about July
LIST.
"A license was issued une for the
marriage of John II. Dull, of Lewis
Vile, to Frances A. Beck, of Pfatf-
town.
The receipts from the lawn party
given by the ladies of Broad Street
Baptist Church, Saturday night, were
SILT.
"A license was issued Saturday for
the marriage of Alfred Bean, of East
Bend, and Mrs. Mary Smotherman,
of Salem.
"A large crowd attended the lawn
party given by the Centerville band
Saturday night. The receipts aggre-
gated s2S.
Rev. J. II. Clewel1 will spend some
time this summer visiting patrons and
friends of the Salem Academy through
out the State.
The machinery for Sheriff Kapp
and Register of Deeds Miller's roller
Touring mill, near Bethania, arrived
here last week.
Principal Clewell is expecting a
young lady to arrive from the Eastern
part of the State this week to enter
Salem Academy.
Caleb NJ. Sapp, of Abbott's Creek,
aged 20 years, purchased the papers
Saturday to wed Mary Wilson, of Ker-
nersville, aged so.
The Moravian church band will
accompany the Home Sunday School
on its picnic tomorrow at Mr.. Thack
er's place, this side of Bethania.
DR.. Davis informs US that the
County Teachers Institute will open
on Tuesday after the first Monday in
July and Will last four or five weeks.
There are several fine wheat fields
near Winston. The farms of P. 81.
and ]. w. Hanes are attractive. Their
yield of golden grain promises to be
large.
Manager McClement says he will
have to make some changes in the ma
chinery before the Yadkin river power
can be turned on at the electric light
station.
-Jailer Davis says he will probably
move to Ashe OF Allegheny county.
He has not decided definitely yet
whether he will locate at Jefferson or
Sparta.
The Bell Telephone Company now
has lady night operator. Miss May
Stewart fills that position. Miss Josie
Rawley succeeds Miss Stewart as day
operator.
1t is intimated that Policeman
John Frazier may be appointed to
succeed Jailer Davis. He is a clever
man and would no doubt fill the place
acceptably.
Charles Pratt, Winston's new po-
iceman, was sworn. in Monday and
went on duty next morning. He is the |
biggest man on the force and weighs |
255 pounds.
The leaf sales continue small, but |
it is generally believed that there is a |
great deal of leaf in the hands of the |
farmers yet. They are just too busy |
to market it.
DR.. w. L. Brown is having two
leaf houses built on the site of the old
Brown Bros factory, which was de- |
stroyed by fire. r. H. Pitts is super
intending the work.
Several Winston-Salem knights |
will attend the Grand Lodge K. of p. |
which meets in Wilmington on the |
18th inst. The railroad rate for the |
round trip will be 1896.
Mr.. S. A. Hauser, of Mystic |
Springs, says he cut some ripe wheat |
on Saturday. He commenced work |
Monday on a brick building to be |
erected over the springs.
Mrs. James Linville, living near
Walkertown, received stroke of pa
ralysis last Saturday. She has not |
been able to speak since. and her con-
dition is considered critical.
&C. A. McGalliard has been award |
ed the contract for the monument to be |
erected to the memory of Virgil E.
Carmichael, at Walkertown. The |
monument will be cut from Wilkesboro |
granite.
The Home Moravian Sunday |
school will open the annual picnic |
season among our Sunday schools on |
Friday of this week, near Bethania. |
The trip will be made by private con-
veyance.
Charlie Lopez writes a friend |
here that he has landed in the Klon-
dyke gold region and that he is get |
ting ready to do business. He promi-
ses to advise his friends as soon as !
he strikes rich mine.
Capt. Marion Sserling is still con-
Quoting the freight train between Win
ston and Greensboro. Capt. Guthrie, |
who got his hand mashed some time |
ago, is improving and will soon be |
able to return to his run.
George Stockton, Ernest Pfohl,
Frank and Harry Reid.and Nat Peter
son went to Kernersville last Friday
on their "bikes, " returning that night. |
They made the run from Salem in 50
minutes to the Kerner House, in Ker-
nersville.
Mr.. w. II. Barham, who has held
the position of auditor with the Win
ston-Salem Electric Light and Street
Railway Co., for several years, has
resigned to engage in other business.
the name of his successor is not
known yet.
Sheriff Kapp received a receipt
Friday morning from State Treasurer
Worth for $19, 862. 90, the amount For
syth was due for State taxes. The to-
tai amount collected was $21, 033. "a,
but the sheriff receives 5 per cent. for
collection-S1, 171.55.
Misses Bessie Gray and Rosa Bal
ley, of this city, were presented with
two beautiful rOsettes at the Universe
ty commencement this week, the first
being given by Frank Rogers, chief
ball manager, and the second by his
assistant, J. P. Bum.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee met here Saturday and elect
ed Col. @. E. Webb chairman, vice d.
d. Shelton, resigned, and E. II. Will
son Secretary, vice J. F. Harris, re-
signed. Both of the new officers were
chosen by reclamation.
Justice RI. E. McIYer saws he mar