The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-08

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The revenue collections in the Win
ston branch office for the month of Aug
ust amounted to $51 1882. II.
Mayors court in the month of August,
the fines amounting to 1851. Five cases
were bound over to court.
VIM. Fulk, an old and respected
citizen of Old Town township, in the
vicinity of Mt. Tabor, died on the End
inst. of paralysis, aged 81 years.
-Protracted meetings among the col
ored people seem to be in order since
the earthquake shakes. A shake up
occasionally is not without good results.
Mr.. Thos. Ring killed two large cop
perhead snakes in his granary last We'd
nesday, the largest of which measured
forty inches, a pretty healthy specimen.
About seventy-fve scholars have
arrived up to this time at the Salem
Academy. The indications are that the
number of scholars will be largely in
creased this session.
Frank Hege's young fox performs
daily in front of the Big Coffee Pot. 1t
don't object to show some attention to
small boys, but manifests a special par,
TALLY for dogs with which it delights
to frolic.
"A colored excursion train left this
city Monday morning for Fayetteville.
Some cars were attached for the ccom
mediation of white people, a number OF
whom took advantage of this opportunity
to visit that city.
Mrs. Valentine Motsinger, of Alb
bott', Creek township, died at her home
in that township on the night of Sep
TENDER LIST in her 56th year. She had
beer ill for some time. She left ten
children
Mr.. J. Van Lindley, the enterpris
ing proprietor of the Pomona nurseries,
and a member of the State Horticultural
Society, spent last Saturday in this city
and Salem, the object Of his presence
being to confer with the Messrs. Line
back relative to the next State Fruit
Fair, which is to be held in Winston.
The Board of County Commissioners
was in session Monday and part of
Tuesday. The first day WIS mainly de-
voted to the consideration of pauper
ella ms and insolvent taxpayers, the
second to appointing Jurors for the next
term of court, registrars for the election,
,ttling with the sheriff, and other minor
matters.
We are under obligations for a pre-
MUM list of the 18th Annual Fair OF
the Roanoke & Tar River Agricultural
Society to be held at Weldon, Monday,
Tuesd W, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday, October 18th, 10Th, 10Th, Dist
and odd. The premium list is a liberal
one.
-DELIcIoUs FRUIT.-Mr. n. w. Craft,
the nurseryman at Shore, has placed u
under obligations to him for a basket O.
royal fruit, containing four varieties of
pears, including the Bartlett and Seckel
and five varieties of grales, all very fine.
Among them was the Victory, a bright
Seeding grape of Mr.. Crafts production
and remarkably delicious.
AID FOR CHARLEsTON.-At the request
of a number of citizens the Mayor called
a meeting which was held at the Opera
House in Winston Friday night to raise
funds to aid the people of Charleston
stricken by the earthquake. The meet
ing was presided over by Mayor Wilson,
who stated the object of the call. Brief
remarks were made by Rev. MI. Lacy,
Mr.. J. H. Hanes, Mr.. S. E. Allen, Mr..
NJ. Rogers and others, when subscrip-
ion were made to the amount of $500.
A committee of three gentlemen from
each ward was appointed to take up a
collection in the city. The amount
subscribed footed up $3.50 in all. On
Saturday Mayor Wilson telegraphed
to the acting Mayor of Charleston to
draw on him for that mount which
telegram was promptly responded to by
the Mayor of Charleston accepting the
donation, and thanking the citizens Ct
Winston for their kind sympathy and