The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-01-20
AROUND THE TWIN-C CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Hits of Fact and Gossip Gathered by
The SentfneIs Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.


The SentinePs Representatives
Social and General News
What is Going on Here.
"A license was issued on Tues
day.for the marriage of Ihomas ID.
Crews to Jane Saunders. OF Fu.p, this
county.
The State docket for the Februa-
ry term OF court is growing daily. Ii
promises to lie as large as usual when
curt opens.
MIR. H D. Poindexter has under
consideration The erection OF large
FIGURING mill OF his lot back of the
five factories
MID H King visited Greensboro
Monday and purchased the Wharton
s. jackson, ice plant in that city Ii
was sUfd at public auction.
Register of Deeds Miller reports
business dull so far as tie issuing 81
matrimonial papers is c"nctrntd. lie
has sold very few since Christmas.
The N 81 w has cut If the
shifting force at this end OF the line
The crews of the passenger and fre1ghb
now have 10 make up their own
trains.
The Bell Telephone people are
puttipp up new and large poles on
/ berty street 1t is understood that
all Of the old poles will be replaced by
new ones.
Rev. S. F Conrad has decided to
accept he call to the pastOrate OF the
OIivet Baptist church at Charlotte.
He expects to take charge OF tue work
the first Sunday IN February.
"A new insect has appeared in the
wheat that is cleaning the fi"lds OF
early s"wn wheat. 1t is said TO be
brown beetle about inch long and
appears to have neither head nor legs
but it gets in its work just the same
"A note from Madison says the peo-
pie of that town will he talking direct
with Winston, Walnut Cove and Dan
bury in few days. Mr. A. FAIRS
force of hands are now In MADISON
putting up the poles for his telephone
line.
The Fries Motive Power Co
began setting poles on the winston
field line We dnesday for the ''Y adkin
harness " The machinery that has
arrived is being placed in position
The other will be shipped from the
factory in few days.
Mrs. Cicero Tucker died on Sun
day at her home, 80 Seventh street,
Winston. The funeral services were
be conducted from the residence at 2
o'clock Monday by Rev. A. ID.
tt aer The remains were buried
in the Salem cemetery.
Miss Plowman, daughter of Mr..
John Plowman, died Monday at the
home of her parents on Marshal
street, Salem, at the age OF 10 years
The funeral services were conducted
from the home Wednesday afternoon.
The remains will be laid to rest in
Liberty graveyard.
There is some talk OF the South
ern and n & w. building small
union depot at the Chemical Works,
Just north of Winston. 1t is sug-
gested that if this is Done it would
pay the Street Railway to extend its
line to the fertilizer factory. This
would probably lead to the building
of bail park near this point.
The Young Mems Missionary So
ciety of the Home Moravian church
will hold its annual meeting on
Friday night In addition to the
reading Of reports and election OF eff
GERS. Rev. Mr.. Nj nnch, distinguished
Moravian divine Of Pennsylvania, will
be present and make an address, Good
music will be special feature.
Thieves lifted ten chickens from
the premises Of Capt. A. J. Gales Sat
urday night. The Captain tracked the
thieves to Fifth street, but there lost
the trail and has since had no further
clue to the perpetrators of this fowl
deed. They also carried off five or six
chickens from j. j. Adams hennery.
The tenant on Charley Loper's farm
lost a number of chickens and turkeys
the same night.