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Newspaper
Western Sentinel
Location
Winston, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1880
Page
3
Local notes report state fair opening, New Garden Fair on the 28th, and Boone Rose winning a gold medal at target practice. The piece mentions tobacco factory heating, deaths, auctions, registrations, religious meetings, and upcoming exhibitions, with numerous local names and places such as Greensboro, Rome, Asheville, and Richmond Hill.
The column reports a crossbred fowl exhibited by W. S. Linville, notes a November fundraising event for a military company, and chronicles deaths of Levin Birewiz, Solomon Mickey, and Richard Ferguson. It also mentions a guest list and appeals to merchants for support, plus a veteran’s reminiscences from 1832.
The Sunday School Teachers Union holds Friday night October 15 program with 79 o clock opening exercises. It includes a thirty minute examination of the Sunday and Bible lessons, plus ten minutes on Countries and Nations in the Bible. The Lyric for Kings Mountain Centennial by Mrs C D McLean (Claragan) of York Hill, S C, previously with Salem Male Academy, is sung with Prof E W Lineback. A correspondent notes the artillery band and audience singing. The Lyric, air and words reflect patriot themes and liberty.
A long, opinionated column from Winston laments street noise and favors music while condemning endless whistling by boys and men. It questions tyranny over sound, praises musical harmony, and notes the Judge’s intolerance of whistling in public spaces along with other urban annoyances.
A swart fit, good goods, and well made are promised by tailor R D John, with a fresh stock of English and French cassis and suitings for dress or business wear. Also advertised are various drugstore brands, tobacco products, and a large shipment of groceries and dry goods. Star Brand Wheat Manure is promoted as a popular North Carolina fertilizer.
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