The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-09-15

of the Winesap apple, raised by him.
&C. s. Hauser is adding another story
to the building on Main and Cemetery
street, in Salem, formerly used as a shoe
shop, converting it into a dwelling.
An excursion train from Concord
brought a considerable delegation of
young people from that town to Winston
and Salem last Saturday.
Mr.. S. E. Allen makes an announce
ment in the advertising columns of
this issue to which the attention of our
readers wishing anything in his line is
invited.
in the Salem list of judges of
election the name of Thomas Spaugh
was substituted by the Commissioners
for that of A. Alderman, who declined
to serve.
The meat market is on the rise. The
tendency has been upward for the past
week. Monday prices jumped twenty
five cents a hundred with indications of
Z" VA SAO0VCA nI1CC
Mr.. N. P. Holeman, of Old Town,
sends us his compliments this week
with three samples of his sweet potatoes
which weighed 81 pounds. Mr.. H. in
forms us that in the culture of these
potatoes he followed the directions of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
The Starbuck block of three story
bricks on Main Street, adjoining the Oro-
noco Warehouse, is now under roof and
is an imposing building. On the first
floor there will be four storerooms, the
upper stories being arranged for dwell
ing apartments, Offices, &c.
Mrs. PAMELA Aurelia Conrad, wife
of A. E. Conrad, died at her home near
Lewisville, in this county, on the 7th
inst, in her 62d year. She left a family
of five children, all grown; was a devout
member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and a woman much beloved for
her christian virtues and amiable traits
of character.
LECTURE ON EARTHQUAKEs.-Rev. l.. B.
Wurreschke, of Salem Academy, will
deliver. aelecture on earthquakes and
earthquake causes at the Academy
Chapel next Friday evening for the ben
eft of the Centerville Chapel Doors
open at 8 o'clock. Admission 25 cents.
I'm the Republican Judicial Conven-
ton which met in this city on 7th inst,
A. E. Holton, of Yadkin, was nominated
for Judge and Thomas Settle, Jr., of
Rockingham, for Solicitor. In the Con-
gressional Convention, j. M. Brewer, of
Surry, was nominated for Congress.
New CITY HALL.-The foundation has
been laid for a new City Hall and Engine
house in Salem, on Salt street. 1t will
be a two story brick 80 feet front by 40
feet deep, the first floor to be used as an
engine house and the second story as a
court room for the Mayor.
COUNTY CANDIDATEs.-At the county
Democratic Convention which assembled
in Winston last Saturday, the following
ticket was put in nominations: For the
Legislature, Henry E. Fries; Sheriff,
John Boyer; Register, D. P. Mast;
Treasurer, R. L. Cox; Superior Court
Clerk, R. S. Linville; Surveyor, M. IT.
Morris; Coroner, DIR. w. P. Dix.
There have been two special called
meetings of the Board of County Com
missioners, the first Saturday next to
examine and receive the Jail, the work
of which is completed with the exception
of the cells which are to be furnished and
put in by a Cincinnati firm. The second
meeting is on the 18th to hear an appeal
in a contested road case from Kerners-
vile.
Moses E. Stewart, Esq, of this
county, celebrated on last Saturday his
82d birthday. The occasion was made
pleasant by the ingathering of children,
grandchildren and great-grand-children
in considerable numbers, and the old
homestead seemed clothed in the gay
and festive scenes of 80 years ago.
When we realize that this gentleman
has come down to us from a time when
his boyhood days were occupied in pro-
tecting sheep and cattle from
wolves and other forest beasts OF prey,
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