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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 10, 1879
Page
3
A Winston court house gathering discussed securing a town appropriation for the Mt Airy and Yadkin Valley Railroad. After brief speeches by Judge Wilson Col Alspaugh and Rev C H Wiley, committees were named and a grand voter meeting planned for tonight with hopes of strong turnout.
A long-winded local note from Caswell County recounts bee activity with hope for better honey yields amid a string of social blurbs. It mentions Col Morrison predicting Winston’s dominance, local travels from Mt Airy, market notes on dried blackberries, and a parade of readers and officials with various town and county updates.
The piece praises Durham Light Infantry and Danville Grays guests at Winston celebration, invites attendance at Court House Thursday night, and mentions the Darton Institute and Dr. Pierces favorite prescriptions. It notes the 1890 Daguerreotype progress, a hospitalities summary from North Carolina press at Winston Salem, and local ads for Ocean View Hotel and MARTIN'S Shoes and Hats at reduced prices.
I L Vaughn Pelix Crutchfield Vaughn & Crutchfield announce opening of cheap goods stock in Norwood building North-side Court House square with hats shoes dry goods and a line of coffees sugars and syrups at low prices. Isaac H Nelson invited to visit. Gates & Surtus and a barber shop featured. December 12 1878. Hardware stocked by Brown & Vaucus with tin ware stoves cutlery nails wagon and buggy materials and brushes.
Receipts show wide variety of goods with prices for tangibles like lugs wraps waxy fillers and wrappers. Entries include country produce wheat oats flour per hundred fruit per dozen and assorted vegetables and poultry with several items noted as bright or waxy and varying quality.
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