The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-08-18
AROUND THE TWIN CITY
UURRENT local EVENTs OF
rHE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bfts or Fact and Gosstp Gathered by
The SentfnePs Representative
Social and GaRaraI News
What 10 Going on Here.


Superior court, which convenes on
the 29th inst.
Leaf tobacco sales are on the in
crease. A large lot of new leaf was
sold here Friday.
A number of Winston-Salem peo-
pie attended the Yearly Meeting at
High Point Sunday.
Rev. J. W. Frank will preach at
the NJ. P church in High Point on
Sunday, August 2lst.
Work is progressing on the addi-
tion to Piedmont warehouse. 1t is be-
ing built to the west side.
CHM. Tulbert, of Wilkes county,
has been assigned to Forsyth and
Stokes as brandy gauger.
A license was issued Friday
afternoon for the marriage of John r.
Davis to Dora A. Hauser, both of
Donnaha.
The insurgents have secured a
rate of one fare for round trip to their
Congressional Convention to be held
at Wilkesboro.
j. w. Speas, of Vienna, raised
1,011 bushels of wheat this year. He
sowed 45 bushels. This is an average
of about %! bushels.
The Junior Order at Kernersville
will give a watermelon feast Friday
night. a number of Juniors from
here expect to attend.
Merchants say the demand for wa
termelonS this year has not been as
good as usual. They are selling now
from 3 to 10 cents each.
The committee has completed ar
rangements for Centenary Sunday
school to picnic at Guilford Battle
Ground on the 18th inst.
The front to the Fries vaultin the
cemetery is being torn away prepara-
tory for the new granite one which
has just been completed by Bennett
Bros.
Vests excursion left here at 1870
on Tuesday for Norfolk and Wash
ington with 81 passengers. More
than 100 boarded the train at Green's
boro.
Robert Nissen's new residence in
Waughtown will soon be completed.
Daniel Barton, who had the contract
for plastering, finished this work last
week.
-Messrs. f. r. and A F. Messick
have chartered a train for an excur-
sion to Wilmington on the Both inst.
IT will be run over the N. & w. and
c. F. & Y. v. roads.
Miss Clara Vance did not return
lone with her parents last week. She
remained in New York to receive in
structions in vocal music. She will be
there until December 18th.
DIR w, Fl Wakefield, OF Charlotte.
D: C.. Will he in Winston, at Hotel
,bnes, on Friday, ADJUST 10Th, for
tnis one dav His practice is limited |
Eye, Ear, Nose and Throat.
-"Some of Winston's tobacco man
uacturers are working up good |
trade in Texas remarked a tobacco |
INST recently, and added that it is fine |
trritory for our manufacturers.
Frank Hanes, whose mind has |
teen affected for some time, is still in /
Jail. Jailer Masten says his mind APP |
pears to be clear now, but there is no |
telling when he will ''get OFF, again.
The tobacco auctioneers are hav-
ing good time now, but their idle
lays will soon be over. The new to-
iacco year opens October 1st and the
h'eaks will increase after that date.
Nearly all of the new policemen,
Mo will go on September 1st, have
Gdered their uniforms. They will be
sex suits, with the exception of the
dief, who will wear ''dress" coat
The Times says that while some
wrk is necessary yet before regular
Trims can be put on the Mooresville
rad, there Is no reason why this |
sould not be done by September Ist
All indications point to an abund-
ace of birds this Fall and rabbits as
vii. The fields are full of both, SO
TIT the sport will be fine. Birds are
NV almost grown and the coveys are
lsge.
1t is not known yet what DISPOSE
tin will be made of the Davis School
blldlngs and lands. 1t is quite prob |
ale, however, that Capt. Mast, the re-
ever, will get an order from the
curt to sell them.
Jacob Spaugh died at his home
mar Frledberg Sunday morning, at |
tt age of SO years. He was sick ONLY
aout ten days. The remains were
Id at rest in the home graveyard |
Midday at IL o'clock.
-"Give me a Russell ticket" said
aravel1ng man to the ticket agent at |
I'll Southern depot Monday morning.
Wen called upon to explain he re-
mixed that this meant he wanted to
re on second class fare.
-Ab Bassett. colored, will run a |
stclal train to Martinsville on the |
forth Sunday in this month for the
hefit OF those who wish to attend the |
FtdmOnt District Christian Conyen- |
TN. He has chartered II cars.
DIR. G. w. Moseley, who married
Mss Fannie Mcknight, of this city,
hs bought half interest in the drug
b1ness of DR.. j. w. Ring, at Elkin.
Icy have also become associated to-
CHER in the practice of medicine.
Douglass, the six-year-old son of
Ical Editor G. Fl. Rights, of the Re-
pshcan, is perhaps the youngest
tyo in the State. He is very good |
rider and devotes some of his time |
teetting type in the Office of the Re-
plican.
Mr.. J. S. Wrenn, of this CITY. ia
ireceipt of a letter from J. S. Guth-
RI of BentOnville, Ark, who makes
lruiry about Winston Salem, SAYING
b is thinking about moving here.
Hadds that he has some friends who
wh to be informed about the Twin
Cg.
Mr.. E. A. Griffith, public admin
lsator, has been appointed tempo
ry receiver, by Judge McIver, to |
ldk after the business of the late A. |
HBedee. The question of making
tEreceivership permanent will be ar
CD before Judge McIver at Wilkes
bo on the Both inst.
The Insurgents of Forsyth will
mt on Saturday to elect delegates to
tlr Congressional Convention. to be
nd at Wilkesboro on the 24th inst.
Ii lmDressi0n preyaila that oitl,ay |