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Newspaper

Western Sentinel

Location

Winston, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 06, 1879

Page

3

Winston Salem news brisk with rail plans and local tales

The Cinston Sentinel reports on rail connections from Greensboro to Kernersville and Winston through R and D lines, notes rising town activity with new businesses and a courthouse mood, and records local items from a tobacco market to a flaring temper in Wilkes county. It mentions the First National Bank of Salem winding down, several residents traveling for business, a suicide in Davidson, and plans for a Winston Salem Mooresville railroad extension.

Tur New Barroad Winston, Salem and Mooresville Third Creek N.C Winston Thie Onde

OuR STATE ComraLs and Inmate Statistics from 1870-78

From the annual Superintendent of the State Penitentiary comes inmate facts: total convicts since opening January 6 1870 reaches 2 889, largest year 5 439 in 1876, smallest 150 in 1871, and 1 102 on the railroads as of November 1878 with 949 colored. Details include 495 received in year ending November 1 1878, 367 illiterate, 439 colored, 351 laborers, 33 farmers, 12 cooks, 11 cookmen, 19 waiters, ages mostly under 20 to 80, 224 single, 268 widows and widowers 11. Largest sending counties Wake 27 New Hanover 23 Edgecombe 21 Rowan 24 Wilson 23. Sentences: seven life, three 50 years, five 10. Larceny cases 367. others include murder and assault with intent to rape.

North Carolina Wake New Hanover Edgecumbe Rowan Wilson

Salem Grain Trade and Town Market Growth

Salem N C January 29 1879 editorial notes grain trade as a major local market supporting farmers beyond tobacco. Wachovia Mills shipped 2207 sacks of four and 3340 sacks of meal plus 732 bushels of corn in 1878, indicating strong cash grain demand alongside tobacco. Unclaimed letters lists follow, with notices of post office items and local merchants promoting tobacco and seed sales.

Salem N.C Gar Geo. M. MaTurs the Sentinel Winston, N.C Dean Siri Wachovia Mills Aimtahis H. Fries

Hinshaw Brothers Partnership and Tobacco Sale Notice

A fragmentary notice details Hinshaw Brothers forming a limited partnership in Winston North Carolina for general merchandise and agricultural implements with five thousand dollars each from special partners James W Allison and E B Addison. Included are sale notices for tobacco at Taihs Wirettetse with weekly sale days and a claim of good prices and satisfaction. An Allen hardware store arrival lists sheet iron red iron nail rod augers chisels and clothes lines offered cheap due to hard times.

N. C Hinshaw Brothers Winston North , Carolina George W. Hinshaw William M Quonax Hinshaw William M. Hinshaw W. Allison E. B. Addison I U Hauser C. S.C Forsyth County Allen Lasivs

New Tobacco Loas Leads Market Brightly

The report highlights brightest tobacco names Common Bright and Good Fine in trading session. Loas and Goor t show steady demand while Wrarrers stays marked as Bright Fine in preliminary notes.

Winston Tobacco Market Wiston N.C

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