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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1881
Page
3
A compilation of town items mentions Stokes Court gatherings next week, Baptist State Convention in town, and upcoming church renovations. Quail and turkey prices, storm reports, and market notes follow, with local happenings including birthdays, court adjournments, hats, shoes, and weather cues.
Rich yellow lined pumpkins roll in as part of vegetable offerings. Notes mention deaths, legal cases, church meetings, a fire of local commerce, and various local notices from Henry county to Salem. Headlines reference Tyler Hairston, Square Clark, and Rev J E Skinner with Baptist Convention prep and other local events.
Died in Salem on last Friday Louise More head infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Frank Fries. An obituary poem and remarks on church work and a cleric’s near miss en route from Yorktown. Local health ad and a caution about headaches from sedentary living. A small raid on J B Stockton’s henery ends with invaders escaping. a hat left behind for court. Golden wedding kept by Mr and Mrs T Vogler of Salem after 50 years amid wishes for long life.
Bethania Township reports multiple diphtheria deaths. John Anderson’s two children are buried in one grave, a Shores family child dies, Mrs Shores loses another infant, and Isaac Walls of Crooked Run in Stokes County mourns a dieing child. James Hartgrove’s wife is gravely ill. No new cases noted. wet weather noted. Daisy endorses a five cent cigar at Winston’s Smiths Drug Stores.
Advertises comedian SOL SMITH RUSSEL in a dramatic turn with Edgewood Folks. First Winston appearance in a dramatic role, with a regular Dramatic Company. Tickets at one price, reserved seats at Smith's Drug Store. soda from Gilmer & Joyce. Also notes Baptist Convention arrangements and the death of Mrs. L Durham in Winston.
The passage reports closing out stock of late Peter Irie with various goods and prices. It notes death notices for Cornelia Blilefer and Chas A. Ackerman in Salem, and references a recent funeral with pastor Dr. Rondthaler. Also mentions local shops in Winston and Salem selling hats, cigars, and hardware, plus medical endorsements and patent notices.
The report quotes Capt. Boyton describing travels by Rubber Life Saving Dress across rivers in America and Europe. He recalls injuries from a river fight in Spain, a rib fracture at Messina, and a gunshot incident on the Somane, noting endurance and a restless career.
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