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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 03, 1881
Page
3
Stokes Inferior Court convenes next week as county commissions plan Monday meeting. Notices cover rentals, goods for sale, tobacco prices, new lamps, rubber shoes, and a Mormon preaching gathering. Also reports building progress, a fresh book shipment, and a 50th anniversary in Salem.
A rapid mix of notices from the Piedmont area covers postal card redemptions, greenhouse losses from cold, tobacco prices and trade, dressed squirrels sold on streets, new stores and auctions, and civic updates. It notes a paper mill plan, railroad labor expectations, and a no fence law sentiment, with rewards and local personalities cited.
A mix of local business notices, schedule changes, and civic items. Rail schedules shift to 7 15 from 5 20, a direct Richmond service is under consideration, S E Allen hawks hardware, and W F Munzer assigns assets for creditors. Also tobacco plant supplies, seed stock, and a Salem Philharmonic Society concert praised with remarks on Mr Jameson and Prof D Anna.
The Sun Still Shines describes Maritana Chewing Tobacco and Sun's Drug Store offerings. Notices invite exposure of Old Testament scenes at Moravian Church Salem and warn of scarce seed potatoes due to cold weather. A lost Silver Star medal marked M M S is offered for return, and readers are urged to return borrowed books at New Year. Birthday observances and a missing communication from J A Mason's heirs are noted.
J Kohns announces a complete near sale of ready made clothing trunks hats and suits at cost as he closes the business. Mr J W Haypen and daughter Miss Minnie of Linwood Davidson County visited town preparing for a pleasant occasion on the 22nd inst with Miss Minnie playing a central role.
The General Assembly granted a charter for a Fayetteville to Winston railroad via Asheboro and High Point along the old Fayetteville Plank Road. Local notes urge perseverance despite past failures and mention light and church pulpit exchanges as a sign of community unity amid growing fraternal orders and local headlines. A fire in Mocksville destroyed a storehouse with substantial loss, while tax records in the building were also burned.
The article notes Salem has no vacant houses yet and expects many new brick homes as capital interests rise. It praises Salem and Winston’s industries, anticipates a merged twin-towns city, and mentions Mother Shipton prophecies and Hindley’s reprint. It closes with a reader letter about St Jacobs Oil curing rheumatism.
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