The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-19
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troleum per day, and America has enough
on hand to supply the demand for three
years.
Mr.. II. T. Foltz having declined to
accept the position of city tax collector
to which he was elected by the Board of
Aldermen, the choice has fallen upon j..
c.. Bessent to take his place.
If people who don't believe that
grass will flourish in this country will
stroll out and see some of the lots with
heavy stands of Is or 20-inch clover
growing on them perhaps they might
come to a different conclusion.
The closing session of the Spring
term of Superior Court for Forsyth coun-
ty, began on Monday, His Honor, Judge
Montgomery, presiding. Fifty-two cases
on the civil, and one hundred and fifty
four on the criminal docket. No case of
much Importance.
We learn that at Shore, Yadkin coun-
tv, ON last Thursday, Levi Sears and
Franklin Flynn became engaged in a
difficulty in which Flynn received two
severe stabs in the breast, from the effects
of which he died almost instantly.
Some of our large hardware dealers
s,v that the demand for Mowers and
Horse Rakes this season is more active
than ever before. This c~orroborates the
views of our seed dealers, that grass and
clover are coming to the front in this
section.
Among the many gratifying evil
dences of the enterprise and thrift of
our city, is the growing foreign trade in
our staple product. Attracted by the
huge hogsheads oftobacco, being shipped
to Germany and other countries, we were
led to make an inquiry of the shippers,
Messrs. Williamson d Smith. From
them we learned that although they had
never had any direct foreign trade until
this year, yet in these five months, their
shipments to foreign ports amounts to
about one million pounds.
Our ADvERTIsERs.-Our readers will
note several new advertisements in this
issue, and they will also note that all u
advertisements are of a legitimate bust
ness and represent no humbugs to fitch
them out of their money. If you a
to buy anything look first over all our
advertisements. We feel it to be as
these columns as in any other depart
ment of our paper, and we will not per-
nit Gf we know it) any representations
to be made in our advertising columns
that are calculated to mislead and de-
ceive our readers.
AN OLD TINE GUN.-An old time gun
was brought for repairs to the shop OF
Mr.. William Dettmar, the gunsmith in
Salem, last week. 1t is toe large for q
shotgun and not quite large enough for
a howitzer. The lockplate measures
seven inches, the barrel four feet with a
three quarter inch bore, stock heavy,
and guard a foot long. 1t bears the i'm
print on the lock, dublin Castle, 1857"
from which we take it that it might have
come over with some of the original i'm
migrants from the Emerald Isle. The
lock, which was originally flint and steel,
has been changed to a percussion.
A DOUBLE ANNIvERsARY.-Mr. j.. nj.
Jarvis is one of the progressive farmers
of this county. On the 18th inst. his
good wife concluded to commemorate
the second anniversary of the birth of
their little son Claude by giving a sup
per, to which the grandparents were in
vited. Among the other dainties served
at the supper were pies made OF dew
berries, gathered and preserved by Mrs.
Jarvis and her mother, Mrs. T. F. Jones,
before Mrs. j. was married, five years
ago. The berries were as sweet and de-
licious as if freshly put up. After supper
the grand sires received hints from their
good DANES that they need not ex-
pect their company home. A request
was sent to the family physician to call
at once, and shorty after his arrival Mrs.
J. presented her husband with a bounc-
ing boy No. two, who arrived in time to
be present at the anniversary but a little
too late for the supper. Henceforth he
can Law claim to a Joint interest in the