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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1881
Page
3
A fragmented list of items includes court in session, new papers for sale, clothing and shoe ads, tobacco factory news, weather notes, and church notices. Mentions of Rev Vicer Wilson preaching, the State Grange meeting, and ongoing town updates amid a cold spell and town commerce.
Messrs Jyo H Suurta and Chas W Vogler left on Tuesday evening to attend the Annual Session of the Grand Lodge of P K in its current meeting in Ollisboro. Vogler serves as a lodge delegate here and Shultz takes the W Gj office. The Winston Cornet Band serenaded Captain Brown and lady at a civic sendoff, praising the captain as a highly esteemed, amiable young gentleman. Also notes Isreenat Revenue Corrections in the Fifth District of N C for the week ending Feb 15 1881 with daily totals and monthly January collections. Marriage licenses issued for January list several couples including Kreger Reed Idol Osborn and others. Moravian Church in Salem forms a Young Men’s Christian Union. election of officers and a musical director named. Wedding: Capt John A Brown to Miss M Blanque Gilliam at the bride’s father’s residence in Danville. Public scripticon exhibition at Moravian Church features Old Testament scenes and views. Rev Randthaler praised for arranging. Turnpike proposal urged to boost upper county trade and prosperity. calls for subscriptions and local support to fund a new route, noting previous neglect by merchants and opportunity to capture inland traffic.
A. E. Conrad took the oath of office as commissioner elect after illness. The board set pay at eight dollars per acre for land used by the keeper of the poor house. C. B. Ziglar was approved as Constable of Old Town. Swaim's bridge on the Randolph road is received as a county bridge with J. W. McKaughn to let the repair contract. Kimel bridge work completed and filed. Gate re-hung on Lexington road below Salem. Lizzie Thomas paid two dollars for keeping the infant of Julia Ann Kelly and to care for the child at the poor house. William Butler sent to the poor house. Much time spent on poor house matters and Conrad's reports on pauper fund, county and school fund, and stock law fund filed and approved. Change ordered in poor house keeping with applications through March. Ann Williams paid one dollar for road wood in Vienna township. The session included numerous pauper and tax releases. details omitted.
A Dobson, North Carolina letter reports Lace Norman defeated for the Legislature and resigning as Clerk of the Superior Court to gain eligibility. It notes Indiana and New York turning radical, Tennessee politics tight with a possible Jackson victory, and speculation on Maj. Yeates and Corp's Martin in Congress. County Commissioners will meet next Monday, weather improving as tobacco hopes rise, and Helen sowing three quarts of wheat. Alpha signs off with local speech praise and odd rumor about the COC resignation, framed as casual town talk.
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