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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1879
Page
3
The Winston Sentinel reports Beaufort relief efforts, court and church notices, and local happenings. Mentions Danville Grange Warehouse closure, Presbyterian church plans in Greensboro, Beaufort disaster relief, and regional promotions. Also notes travelers, new papers, and community events with names like D. P. Mast, Jonee Crovp, Tours, and H. C. Fulton.
Fights, sales, temperate weather then and now. Stokes wagons in town Tuesday night. Reading club plans library in Salem. Salient items include tobacco sales at Carter Rees, a large sociable in Salem, and a big Winston shoe and dry goods shipment. A fatal slight hopping cough reported near Danbury. Real estate sale announced in Stokes County at Abe Lewis residence. Governor election litigation hinted as Mooresville and Winston railroad taxes contested. Excursion to Cincinnati advertised for September 8 with cheap round trip. The San Souci social club forms in Winston with officers named and meetings set.
If September is dry a large fine tobacco crop is expected as warehouse receipts improve. Prices remain satisfactory amid variable harvest conditions. Local notices include Sarem Lodge No 36 LO O F meeting Tuesdays and Knights of Pythias on Wednesdays at Dr. Thompson's Drug Store, plus fall court schedules pending Judge Kerr's health. Advertisements tout Mason & Hamlin organs with modern prices, trials, freight terms, and Southern delivery from Lupper & Bates in Savannah, ga.
A county notice presents a calculated summary of the last term of the Inferior Court. It notes jury costs 150 dollars, court staff 270 dollars, jail turnout 30 cents daily for 10 prisoners, and a net saving of 271 dollars per term. It argues more cases would load Superior Court, increasing costs, while noting speedier trials and constitutional aims.
Marriages reported for Forsyth County show Aurelius I. Sirou and Miesse Zieuar married on the 21st inst by J. EH. Cox, Esq. The ceremony was conducted in Forsyth County, North Carolina.
Deaths announce August Lith Diep aged 39 at Langenour residence in Lewisville NC and Miss Appi P Mock in her 20s. The obituary lauds faith and character while a second piece condemns a failed marriage and warns parents about unsuitable partners. Advertisements promote farming tools, a medical tonic, and goods at Allen’s Corner and Suki’s Drug Store with pricing and delivery notes.
Market column lists assorted goods including luge ute luxe and leaf wraps with varying quality and waxy finishes. Prices appear for wrappers and related items, showing modest ranges and multiple units, reflecting a general trading snapshot.
Fragmentary OCR lists prices and items such as cotton goods and sheetings. Mentions quantities and costs like 16.00 and 12.00 in a shop or catalog style note. Limited readable entities present, no clear date or full context.
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