The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-06-30
AROUND THE TWIN CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVEETS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bits of Fact and Gossip 3Af hered by
The Senttnel's Representative
Social and General News
What 10 Going on Here.

A license was issued Monday for
the marriage of Samuel G. Hill to
Miss A. r. Samuel, both of German
ton.
East Salem Sunday school will
picnic next Saturday in the grove near
the Centerville church. The school
will go out on the cars.
The First ami North Winston
Baptist Sunday schools will probably
run an excursion next month";, either to
Roanoke or Townsville.
Lightning Monday afternoon did
some damage out at the Yadkin river
power house. 1t was repaired and the
plant is being operated again.
A bee tree was found Monday be-
low the Salem mill. There will likely
be some controversy over who will get
the honey, as several parties are
claiming it.
Arthur Thomas, who volunteered
and went to Raleigh several days ago,
writes his father, DR.. Fl. j. Thomas,
that he is very well satisfied. He Is
member of Co. ID.
The marriage of Mr.. Jos. w. Far
rar and Miss Anna Holloman was
celebrated Wednesday at the home OF
the BRIDES parents, two miles west OF
Wirtto Rev. DR.. Greasy officiating
The Winston Aldermen will meet
next Monday night. 1t is quite prob
able that the Board will elect the new
police force at this meeting. The OIL
GERS will not go on until the hrst OF
September.
A. S. Sides has been appointed
by Collector Harkins as a deputy to
help in the collection of the new war
revenue tax. The place was first given
to ex-Mayor Crtchfield, but he declined
to accept it.
Damon Lodge knights of Pythias
has decided to have public installa-
ton of officers on Thursday night,
July 7th. Refreshments will be served
and good addresses made This
means large attendance.
Quite a nice sum was subscribed
here Sunday by the Methodists for
the Craven Memorial at Trinity Col
lege. The subscriptions were given
to Rev. Mr.. Journey, who came here
in the interest of the Memorial.
"A negro festival was held at Pine
Grove, six miles North of Winston,
Saturday night, and it is reported that
a row occurred in which one negro
was shot and another carved up with
a knife Both are said to be badly
wounded.
The County Fathers will not meet
until Tuesday of next week Monday
is a holiday and the Board thought
that some of the business might not
be legal if transacted on Monday,
hence they changed the day for this
monthly meeting.
Mr.. E. B. Jones received bust
ness letter Monday from Capt. Bessent,
of the Forsyth Rifiemen. He reports
all of the boys doing nicely, not one
being in the hospital. He says the
people of Jacksonville are unusually
kind to the soldiers.
1t is said that Dicey Nichols, a
colored woman who has figured in the
courts here for several years for
blockading, has moved to Norfolk,
Va A lawyer remarked last week
that Dicey's removal meant that she
was extending her jurisdiction.
Salem has a colored brass band.
1t is practicing, evidently, for the
fall campaign as one of the members
remarked a few days ago that Lieut.
Gov. Reynolds had promised to get
the band to play for the Republicans
when the time for experimenting ar
rives.
DR. S. J. Montague, the attending
physician, makes the following medi-
cal report for the month ending June
18th: Patients remaining in hospital
May Is, 4; admitted during the month,
10; discharged, cured, q; improved,
none; unimproved, 2; died, =; patients
remaining June 18th, II.
A telegram from Washington says
that Judgment for S2l4 was rendered
Tuesday in the court of claims in
favor of Levi z. Matthews, admins
traitor of John A. Matthews, of Wins
ton, for overtime letter carrier service.
The latter died about three years ago
at his home near Kernersville.
The colored excursion from Mt.
Airy arrived about IL 80 Saturday. 1t
came over the Cape Fear and Norfolk
& Western roads. Manv of the eX-
cursionists took in the Twin-City on
the street cars. One motOrman said
he made eleven get off his car for mis-
conduct. They left at p. N.