The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-03-24
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The Sentlnel's Representative
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.

What Is Going on mere.
"A number Of Winston and Salem
people attended the closing exercises
Of the O.d Town school Saturday.
-Forsyth's next term Of court opens
May 18th. Judge Coble Will preside.
He is holding Allegheny court this
week.
"A large boiler was hauled from
here through the country to Walker
town Monday for n. ID. Sullivan. Six
mules pulled it,
Sheriff Kapp is going into the
roller Touring mill business. He has
purchased a new boiler and mill which
has been shipped to Bethania.
Assistant State Grand Lecturer
Bahnson delivered the first OF his
series Of lectures Monday morning be-
fore the Wirston Masonic Lodge.
Rev. A. D Tha'er informs THE
SENTINEL that I57 visiting delegates
attended the State Christian En-
deavor Convention at High Point.
1t is understood that the Repub-
licaUs have decided TO hold their ward
meetings on A pril 10 h to nominate
candidate for Mayor and fifteen Al
dermen.
The Interstate Telephone Co. is
putting in several automatic phones
All of the small phones put in when
the company began business here Will
be taken out.
Somebody was kind enough last
week Wednesday night to hang two
green flags over the front door OF the
Salem postut1ice, Thursday was st.
Patrick's day you know.
The Baptists do not propose to
neglect their old house of worship
They have just put in new carpet
and cabinet organ. The old building
will be used as an annex to the new
one.
"A big picnic is being arranged for
Easter Monday at Styers' ferry, on
the Yadkin river. The committee OF
arrangements is composed of II. l..
Cook, James Coley, Jr., and Watt
Styers.
Mrs. D. d. Schouler has purchased
from Mai. S Fl. Smith and wife the
building occupied by Grimes drug
store. 1t required 50 500 to make the
transfer. The deed was recorded
March II,
Damon Lodge K of p. has added
a handsome new organ to its room I'D
the municipal building. The Lodge
will organize a double quartette OF
male voices and proposes to have some
good music at each meeting.
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.
John f Tilley, a Stokes farmer,
sold $40 pounds of leaf tobacco on the
Winston market March II at an aver
age Of S26 per hundred. Mr.Tilley is of
the opinion that it pays to raise TO-
bacco and that Winston is the place
to sell it.
Superior Court Clerk Wilson has
received statements from all OF the
Insurance Companies doing business
in this State, showing their standing,
etc He will keep them on file with
other records.
B. H. Marsh, who travels for the
Standard Oil Company, lost his hat
in coming down on the Wilkesboro
train Saturday evening. 1t was blown
off. One of Winston's young lawyers,
who was on the same train, met with
the same bad luck.
Some of our young ladies are en-
gagged in the noble work of raising a
fund for the purpose OF placing head
stones at the graves of the Confeder-
ate soldiers buried in this vicinity. We
are glad to know the young ladies are
meeting with success.
In hnC hnnD in
disposed for a few weeks, is out again
and is now conducting the freight
train between Winston and Green's
borO for Capt. Guthrie, who had his
hand mashed. He is reported to be
getting along very nicely.
The officers say that several bad
characters have been released from
the county roads during the past
week, having served out their terms.
Since they came back they have been
giving the officers something to do.
Capt. Stage says it was reported
in Greensboro March II that six or
seven trains, loaded with soldiers,
would pass through there that night.
The colored people of the town gath
cred at the depot and sat up all night
to see the soldiers, but they failed &c
pass.
William Meyers, Jr., met with q
painful accident in South Fork town
ship few days ago. While playing
with sharp axe he struck his left
foot, nearly cutting it off. DR.. Lott
dressed the wounds. The boy is a soI
of William Meyers, Sr., who holds {
position at the Salem Iron Works.
Winston not only sees good to-
bacco, but after looking at tt,
splendid saw mill hauled out of town
by the we'll known firm of Speas'
Bros, of Vienna, with Kester Manu-
featuring Co.'S. name on it, we ar
convinced that people need not g.
away from Winston to buy thei
machinery.
Great inducements will be offer
ed for the next thirty days to plant
ers of trees, vines or plants, TO
orchard, garden or yard. All bes
known fruits and evergreen trees il
stock. Come at once or write to n
W. Craft, Cedar Cove Nurseries
Shore, Yadkin county, N. G.
The need of a good Spring Medicine is a
most universal and Hoods Sarsaparilla e.
actly meets this need. Be sure to G,
Hoods.