The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
No. 8.


ton are receiving a new impetus,
if one is to judge from the energy
infused into old ones and the re-
opening of others which have been
idle for some time. The Sarah
Davidson gold mine is being oper-
ated again. Charlotte Chronicle.
New machinery is being added
to the pulp factory at Graywood
In few weeks the work will be in
full blast and the pulp will be
turned out in increased quantities.
Mr.. B. Swert slaughtered one
Of pair Of steers yesterday which
weighed 5000 pounds gross. They
had been stall-fed and were seal
fat. 1t looks to be equal to Balti-
more beef-NeU Berne Journal.
During March the collections
Of internal revenue in this district
were $56,691.5O- The prospect of
an early crop Of peas is reported as
not very satisfactory in the section
near Goldsboro. There are now
ffty-six pupils in the colored de-
partment of the institution for the
deaf and dumb and blind. This is
fourteen more than have been pres
ent at any term in five years.-Ral-
eigh Ne,os.
We are glad to learn that the
prospect for a wheat crop is much
improved. Mr.. A. X. Umstead,
who has been making weekly visits
to the country reports that wheat
has improved very much recent
ly. The oat crop is said to be
almost an entire failure.-Col W.
T. Blackwell proposes, at no distant
day, to erect magnificent bank
building on the corner now occupied
by r. Blackwell & Son. 1t is
beautiful location and Col Black
we'll intends to erect a building sec
ond to none in the State.-Durhdm
Tobacco Plant.
There are now $50 students at
Wake Forest College.-There are
1,O17 uniformed members Of the
State Guard. .-A handsome mon
ument is to be erected at Washing
ton, n. c., to the memory Of the
Confederate dead-At Shaw Uni
versity, a wooden building, 5Ox30,
two stories in height, is in course
of erection, for use as a mechanical
shop. It will be thoroughly
equipped with all the necessary ma
chinery. The students of this uni
versity are taught mechanical work
of all kinds, and have, in the main,
erected all the buildings, &c.-Neus
and Observer
w. P. Picket & Co., have pur-
chased a new engine and boiler for
their tobacco factory, and it has
arrived They will hereafter run
their factory all the year, and do
their prising by steam.--Mr. S.
L. Davis, who lives few miles
from here, has invented machine
for setting out tobacco plants. He
exhibited his model here yesterday
and explained it's workings The
machine is light and operator car
ries it in his left hand and sets the.
plants as he walks along the row,
without stopping. If it is success,
and it looks as if it were, it will
prove a valuable invention. Mr..
Davis says they will cost about So
each.
" We are pleased to learn that
the many little and big home en-
terprises and mechanical establish
ments are doing we'll We have
two of the largest founderies in the
State; and the Furniture manufac-
tory is increasing in patronage and
growing in Importance. The cot
ton factory of Oates Brothers has
done we'll from the start, because,
probaly, it is managed by practical
men.-J Judge Thurman's father
and mother were natives of North
Carolina, his father being a Metho-
dist preacher residing in one of our
northeastern counties. Gov. "Old
Bill Allen" the great Democratic
political champion of Ohio, was
also native of this State, and was
the uncle of Judge Thurman. The
Judge was born before his mother
moved to Ohio.-Chdrlotte Demo