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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 02, 1879
Page
3
A scattered Winston Salem area column reports Carolina Chill Cure advertisements and several local notices. It notes market remarks on corn and turnips, frost effects on crops, church services, a new gymnasium at Winston Male Academy, and upcoming events including a fair, reunions, and a Sunday School gathering. Regarded items include a railroad worker fatality, a barn fire, and plans for church lighting and carpeting.
Mrs Marriz Reed wife of Jno W Reed of this place died of consumption at Friendship Guilford county on Monday last Her death mourned by a large circle of friends Her remains were brought to Winston for burial
Piedmont Warehouse sold to a county planter for 600 pounds of tobacco at an average high rate. Bailey Brothers tobacco manufacturers of Statesville will move to town to operate a new factory. Rev E Ronorvarer resumes Bible class in Moravan Church Chapel Sundays at 7. The article notes street repairs, school examinations, a Danville excursion, and plans to extend Shallow Ford Street to spur trade before winter.
Merchants in Raleigh plan a wagon display reminiscent of Winston on the Fourth of July while Salisbury eyeing a grand reunion display. The Barnett tobacco curing method sparks excitement among southwestern Virginia growers with a coal heat, moist earth, and trench system to yield yellowing from green tobacco. Charles Atwood, respected farmer, dies after fire engulfs his tobacco barn while he tried to fight the blaze, found dead in the heap of heat and smoke. The Jewish New Year and Day of Atonement observed with fasting and tabernacle festival notes included. State S S Convention of North Carolina set for Greensboro November 7-8 with delegates. Tombstone orders to resume. Browns & Vaughan hardware ad. News closes with local tailor B D Johnston offering new fabrics and suits.
Local notices tout reduced prices on smoking tobacco and cigars at Allen and J. Thompson’s Drug Store. Swirl’s Drug Store promotes bottom prices on medicines while Hop Bitters claims to revive sickly customers. Readers urged to visit Ssoru’s Drug Store for prescriptions and first class drugs.
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