The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-05-26
AROUND THE TWIN-CITY.
CURRENT LOCAL EVENTS OF
THE DAY BRIEFLY TOLD.
Bite OF Fact and.t5Ossip Gathered by
The Sentinei's Representatives.
Social and General News
What Is Going on Here.

"A license was issued Tuesday TO
the marriage of Ollie Hanes to Mag
gle Eldridge, both of Winston.
-Supt McClement is having new
headlights put on the street cars
They are the improved electric light
H. Blumenfield & Co., merchants
doing business on Liberty street, as
signed May 10, naming L. NJ. Swink
trustee.
Fifteen car loads of soldiers
members of the 9Th Maryland Regi
ment, passed through Greensboro Fri
day morning, going South.
About % tobacco drummers who
travel from Winston had big picnic
Tuesday at Reeds Spring, south OF
Salem. The boys went out in hacks.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
w alter Grouse died in Centerville
Saturd ay night and was buried in the
Salem graveyard Sunday after
noon.
The various Junior Councils here
have received handsome invitations
to attend the closing exercises of ker-
nersville public school on May 9th
and 18th.
"A telegram received here Monday
night from Capt. j. G.. Bessent reports
the Forsyth Rifiemen doing nicely.
They reached Jacksonville Monday
morning.
Principal Clewell stated the night
before the opening of the concert, that
the Academy hoped to get a hall in
1902 which would accommodate the
large crowds at commencement.
The suit brought against Col. w.
F. Smith by the Lambert Point Land
Co., was concluded Saturday after
noon by the jury returning verdict
for 1910 in favor of the plaintiff.
Miss Phifer's private school closed
Thursday. Friday she gave her
pupils delightful picnic out in the
reservation in West Winston. This
will take the place of an entertain
ment.
On account of the sickness of Rev.
w. NJ. Curtis little daughter, the
State Sunday School Executive Com
mittee did not meet Thursday to decide
whether State Convention should be
held this year.
The stamp sales Friday aggregated
So, 092.6 90. This makes over ONE MIL
LION DOLLARS Uncle Sam has col
lected from the Winston office during
this fiscal year, which does not end
until June Both.
The Senior Glass of the Salem
Boys School, composed of IL young
men, accompanied by Prof. j. F.
Brewer, visited Hough's photograph
gallery on Saturday and had their
pictures taken in a group.
1t is the intention of Winston's
present Board of City Fathers to COM
pei all business houses along the line
to connect with the sewer. Sanitary
officer Johnson is getting up list of
these buildings for the Board.
"A citizen remarked on Monday
that IA people have been killed since
the war between the United States and
Spain opened. Seven were killed by the
Spaniards and seven by the railroads.
Four of the IA were North Carolinians.
South Fork township Sunday
School Convention was held at Pine
Grove church Sunday. There are
ten schools in the township and seven
of them were largely represented. The
other three furnished excellent re
ports.
Mr.. P. II. Hanes, of P. Fl. Hanes
& Co., is a member of the committee
appointed by the Tobacco Trade
meeting at Washington to draft pro-
test against increasing the tobacco
tax to liz cents, the protest to be sent
to Congress.
Capt. Stagg brought up about
dozen blind children on Tuesday.
They were on their way to their re-
spective homes from the Blind Insti-
tuition at Raleigh. The scene when a
father met his son at the train was
truly affecting.
Deputy Collector S. G. Brim, of
to-
that while he and other officers were
cutting up three stills near Mt. Airy
Tuesday night of last week the ''moon-
sinners fired on the revenuers, but
nobody was hurt.
Miss Donna Smiths private school
in Salem, closed Friday. Miss Smith
treated her pupils to ice cream and
cake. She teaches in the Widows
Home. The same rooms have been
used for school purposes nearly three
quarters of century.
The Grand Council and Grand
Commandery of Royal Arch Masons
will meet in Asheville next year. AT
the meeting in Raleigh Thursday M.
d. Bailey was elected Grand Comman-
der of Knights Templar, and James
K. Norfeet, Grand Sword Bearer.
Chairman Clement Manly, of the
Democratic Executive Committee, an
nounces that he has been informed by
the railroads in the State that reduced
rates will be in effect on the occasion
of the Democratic State Convention,
which meets in Raleigh on the 18th
inst.
The Middle Fork township Sun
day School Convention will be held at
Crews church, three miles east of
Winston, on Saturday, May 18th. 1t
teachers and Sunday School workers
generally are cordially invited to at