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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1881
Page
3
Through the week visitors fill Tar Mt and Mt Airy White Sulphur Springs while interior court sessions proceed. Excursions to Asheville and Beaufort draw crowds. tobacco and corn markets show prices. new papers and business openings appear. schools, churches, and fairs are in mention with local notices on hotels, mills, and rain.
A capitalist group led by O. 8. Causey of High Point plans a cotton factory on the Yadkin River near Idol's Fort. The site, on the North Carolina Railroad line with guaranteed railroad support, will include a nearby grist and saw mill. Rails will transform the isolated spot into a busy industrial center, signaling North Carolina’s growing resource wealth and rail connectivity.
A compact column of historical notes and classifieds recounts student cipher using printer’s case letters, brief personals from Capt R C Lee to Rev H A Brown, and local business notices. It mentions law study by Robah B Kerner in Greensboro, a new clothing store opening by Hamlin, Thompson & Co, and medical endorsements for Dr Davis amid obituaries and community letters.
An old newspaper fragment advertises children and ladies shoes priced to 3 dollars per pair with an assortment of 68 styles. It also lists the marriage of Leander Nelson to Loulica E. Tilly at the bride’s father’s residence near Francisco on July 31, 1881, with P. H. Mabe, Esq. officiating in Stokes.
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