The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-05-26
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MIR. r. Stevens, of Johnston Citv.
Tennessee, has been in Winston for some
DAYS, prospecting with a view t locating
in business.
The span of grays which draws Belo's
hotel bus are said to be the finest span
Of draught horses in the State. Winston
and Salem can show some very fine
horses.
We have been presented with a
specimen of ~gold-bearing quartz recently
found on the farm of Leonard Morse.
on Little Yadkin, near billiards. Post
Office, in Stokes county.
Maj. J. G. Young set a hen on 20
eggs. The hen continued in business
until she brought out 10 chicks, but the
Goth egg, which was a double-yelker,
proved too much for her, and she gave
it up as a hopeless case.
Andy Taylor, colored, tried Thurs
dav last on a charge of murder for killing
Tom Lash, colored, near Kernersville
while returning from a frolick one night,
was acquitted, the jury considering it a
case of accidental homicide.
Prof. j. L. Tomlinson has been re-
elected superintendent of the Graded
School, Prof. w. A. Blair. of Johns Hop
kins University, to succeed Prof. Charles
D. McIver, who goes to Peace institution
Raleigh. Prof. j. J. Blair was reelected
as teacher of the 9th and 9TH grades.
The heavy rains of the past week
were followed Sunday and Monday af-
ternoons by wind and rain storms, when
the rain fell in deluge style for an hour
or so. accompanied by a driving wind
that swept it along in waves. We have
not heard of much damage done by it,
though slight hail fell with it.
CHURCH DEDICATIoN.-The Broad street
Baptist Church will be dedicated the
second Sunday in June. A number of
distinguished ministers will be present.
Rev. W. R. Gwaltney, of Greensboro,
will preach the dedicatory sermon.
Commencement exercises of Salem
Female Academy begin with the Bacca-
laureate sermon on Sunday, June 18th
Reading of Essays by Graduating Glass
Tuesday night, June 18th Art Recep-
ton Wednesday afternoon, June 10th
Concert Wednesday night; Commence
ment Day Thursday, June 18th.
4 BEAUTIFUL CoLT.-We saw on the
streets a few days ago a beautiful colt,
two-year-old, clear bright bay, dark name
and tail, in symmetry faultless, which was
raised by Jacob Use. 1t was sold at auc-
ton and bid in by Joseph Use at $96,
what the a~uctioneers would call, "dirt
cheap"
On the evening of Tuesday, 18th
inst, Rev. Walter w. Moore, of Neck
lenburg county, but for some time pro-
fcssor in Sidney College, Va,
was married to Miss Loula Fries, OF
Salem, in the Moravian church. After
the bridal ceremony, friends were enter
tanned at the residence of the brides
mother. The happy couple left on the
morning train Wednesday on a North
ern bridal tour.
ANOTHER BRANCH RAILROAD.-The en-
terprising manufacturers on Deep River
are to nave an outlet at last. Arrange
ments lave been perfected by which a
Branch road will be constructed from a
point at or near Pleasant Garden, on the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad to
Worthwhile, on Deep River, a distance OF
IL miles. 1t is estimated that the grading
will cost about $4,000, of which $4,000
has already been subscribed by five OF
the cotton factories. 1t is thought the
road will be in operation by the fall.
The Superior Court wound up the
criminal docket last Saturday. There
We're 81 submissions and convictions, OF
which five 60 to the penitentiary, four
Tor periods ranging from two to three
Years, and one, Robert Westmoreland,
White, for bigamy, for five years. Alonzo
Payne, the Indian "yerb DOCTOR" was
nned in two cases $40 each and costs, the
third case being suspended to give him a
Chance to depart from this part OF the
Vineyard, which he did, between Satur-
Jay and Monday. having carried his