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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1883
Page
2
A historic plea for a live newspaper presence in every county of Western North Carolina. The piece outlines postmaster commission terms, invites poems and submissions with real names, and notes editorial supervision, plus a dated 1883 Winston Sentinel item critiquing press convention remarks and street name awareness in Charlotte and Winston.
A historic advice piece warns a town cannot thrive if it restricts growth and shuns outsiders. It urges reasonable rents, welcoming business, advertising support for the local paper, fair trade with newcomers, and open commerce to avoid stunting progress and prosperity.
Report of the State Press Convention at Waynesville and Asheville detailing officers elected, resolutions to operate independently of invitations, excursions planned to Louisville and Boston, banquet scenes, essays read, and the final stop at the Warm Springs. Notable attendees include London, McGeehee, and Col. Creecy with reflections on Waynesville, Asheville, and the surrounding Haywood and Buncombe areas.
The party travels from Asheville to Greensboro bidding adieu to South Carolina journalists and several editors from Kernersville and Winston, with Thad Manning of the Henderson Gold Leaf visiting the Twin City. The homeward journey continues as numbers thin and the group parts after a round of festivities and pleasantries.
Specially reported for the Sentinel the Danbury celebration of America's independence drew two to three thousand visitors. A morning procession formed near Capt. S. B. Taylor's hotel and moved to Academy Grove for speeches by Rev. J. W. Wilborn, R. B. Glerin, Robert Gilmer, and Col. J. T. Morehead. Col. P. H. Winston Jr delivered the best address, the Ragmuffin brigade provided afternoon fun, balloon ascensions, fireworks, and a grand evening ball led by Sheriff R. I. Dalton and Spot Taylor. The event closed with praise for the day and pride in Danbury and Stokes County.
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