The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-29
Eoeals.

Civil Engineer Ludlow estimates the
cost of a sewerage system for Winston
and Salem at s9,576.S7, S7,S34.56 for
Winston and 81 ,742.3l for Salem.
A revival in the Methodist Episcopal
Church at Mount Tabor, which had been
in progress for a week closed last Friday
night. We understand there were about
twenty conversions.
This has not been a good year for
honey in this section, o wet at the
time for honey-making. Mr.. w. III.
Hall. of Salem, who has bees enough to
give him a yield of 1000 pounds in a
favorable season, will not nave O pounds
this year.
SHE'LL RoCK.-There is a fine specimen
riage stepping stone, in front of the
residence of Mr.. III. E. Fries, in Salem.
1t is about two feet long, and one foot
square. and is composed of myriads of
shells of various sizes. 1t was taken from
the quarries near Newbern.
The county commissioners in Especial
session last Saturday heard the contested
. road case of D. R. Hasten and others
against the Supervisors of Kernersville
township. On failure of the defendants
to give bono to secure the costs the appeal
was dismissed at defendants cost and
the case remanded to the board of Super
visors.
During the revival exercises at
Mount Tabor, Tuesday night last, a large
copperhead snake was seen making its
way out of the arbor. 1t was seen by but
few and was promptly dispatched with
shortly after another appeared in the
part occupied mainly by ladies, which
caused a lively iutter until it, too, was
dispatched.
REPORT .APPRovED.-Thejoint commit
tee appointed by the city councils of
Winston and Salem have examined and
approved the report made by Prof. Lud-
low on a sewerage system and recon-
mend its adoption by both cities. The
respective boards have not yet considered
the matter but will do so shortly and it
is thought will follow the recommends
ton of the committee.
We are indebted to our good friend
Mr.. j.. L. McClamrock, of Davie, for a
present of some splendid apples. He
also brought us a specimen of his "corn :"
grass, measuring 8 feet 6 inches in height.
"This section will grow almost anything
that we need, if the farmers would only
put their attention to it," he said, and
he is right. More grass, more stock, more
attention to the improvement of the
home and farm and our farmers would
be far more independent and happy.
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE i S s
Mary, a daughter of T. Kreeger, of Old
Town, left her home at ) o'clock on the
morning of the 23d inst. and has not
since been seen, although a large party
has searched the country around and
dragged the creeks, thinking that posi-
bly, she might have been drowned. 1t
is said that she was last seen early that
morning riding on a wagon. Her mind
has peer somewhat unsettled since the
earthquake disturbances on the night of
the 3lst ult.
WHAT OUR ADVERTISERS SAY.-One of
our largest manufacturers says: "The
advertisement, we are satitied, has
brought us a good deal of trade and we
will send you a new n as o on as we
lave time to get it up"
Another, in a distant part of the State,
says: ~ must ask you to stop the adver-
tisement for the present as we already
have received more orders than we can
fill this season."
And another: "Our little advertise
ment has brought us good returns and
here's a bigger one"
One of our largest patrons: "We have
paid you a snug sum for advertising,
but we think it has paid us WE'LL"
A STRANGE CAsE.-Several weeks ago
We made mention of the case of Sarah,
the daughter of Mr.. Sam Reed, of
Broadbay township, who lay for rs days
apparently asleep, and eating nothing
in that time. (She was first Frustrated