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Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-04
State of West Virginia,

County OF Jefferson. tO-wlt:
4 T RULES held in the Clerks Office of the
n Circuit Court of Jefferson County, Noyem
ber, 1856,
J. GARLAND HURST Sheriff of jefferson
County. and Committee Administrator of
David Crawford, decd, Plaintiff,
against
y. ). WHITE Administrator of VIM. f Tur-
ner deceased, Ellen Beirne Saunders and
John s Saunders, her husband Sydney
Turner Swan and Donnel Swan, her hus
band J Garland II Irst, Sheriff of Jeiier-
son County and Committee Administrator
orr 5 Blackburn, deceased, and Sarah a.
L Blackburn, Defendants.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-04

The foreman asks for five lines to ill this
column Here they are The democracy of
jefferson county has m Tacsda, election
lesson 90 learn and less than two vear>in which
% learn ir or go foot. Trust the faithful
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-04

CuANLEsT0WN UIsTHICT.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-04

October Z. 1856 At. Free Press Fee. slOOi
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1886-11-04

Frank Gal.ahers maj 2S4
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

The Mexico LEDGER of last week
was a double edition, and makes a
good showing for the city of Mexico.
Bob Whites a hummer, and OF course
his paper is too.-Glasgew Journal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
THROUGH SLEEPING CAR lines

Between ST. Louis. New York and Boston. via
Niagara Falls; Chicago and New York, via Detroit
and Niagara Falls: ST. Louis and St. Paul and
Minneapolis: St. Louis and Chicago: St Louis and
Kansas City; ST. Louis and St Joseph: St. Louis
and Council Bluffs and Omaha; ST. Louis and Dss
Moines; St Louis and Toledo: St. Louis and De-
trott: Chicago and Kansas City: Kansas City and
Des Moines; Detroit and indianapolis.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
Proud of Their Papers.

The Louisiana Journal, Columbia
Herald and Mexico LEDGER all had
double mammoth holiday editions,
~eyidencing enterprise and business in
each place, and now ONE the In
dependence Sentinel with q New
Year edition in regular book form o!
80 pages, bound and cut like 81
periodical of large size. The people
of the state of Missouri ought to be
proud of their newspapers. They
are equalled by those of no other
state in the Unlon.-Montgomery
Standard.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
FL LEDGER.
THURSDAY, FEE 4. 1886.
Vests Speech In the Senate.

The Associated Press sends only
an imperfect synopsis of Senator
Vests speech, so the full text is
given as follows:
The best and bravest knight in all
the Democratic host has gone down
before that relentless foe. against
whose assault courage and skill are
alike unavailing To others l shall
leave the recital of his public career,
illustrated by great and patriotic
service, state and national. TO me it
is u melancholy pleasure to think
and speak Of his character and attrib.
utes as / knew them in the arena
where we first met and where /
learned to follow him as a leader and
love him as a friend. Thomas A.
Hendricks was the incarnation of the
vital principle in our government,
the sovereignty of the people. He
knew the people, and was nearer to
their hearts than any living man. He
was the noblesL type of American
manhood, self-reliant and pure in
private conduct.
To the poor and humble he was al
ways accessible, listening patiently,
and never refusing sympathy and
aid. Stern and incorporating as
an adversary, he was just and cour-
teous TO the bitterest opponent, and
when the conflict ended, gentle, kind
and loving as 81 m He was n
partisan in the highest and best
meaning of the term, devoted to his
party because he believed it neces-
sary to the welfare and glory of his
country. So believing, be fought
for party as for country, and there
was not a rivct in his armor that had
not been tried by edge of sword and
point of spear. Cool, wary, undaunt-
ed, lie led every forlorn hope, and
around his banner ebbed and flowed
the headlong fight. He was an hon
est partisan and had no respect for
that political nstheticism which can
not distinguish friend from foe.
He believed the aims of the party
should be high, enrolling, patriotic,
and that the instrumentalities and
agencies to attain these aims must
necessarily be friendly, not inimical.
Asking and giving no quarter, he did
not sprinkle rosewater over the
enemies of his party, or give sweet
meats to the political wolves and
tigers ready to spring at its throat.
He died suddenly, as falls a chieftain
on some stricken field, and it was
well. Better n pang, one throb,
than weeks of pain and slow decay.
Better to fall like the struck eagle.
whose full stretched wing droops in
midheaven above the mountain top,
than to writhe through weary days
and sleepless nights waiting the in
evitable hour.
Pure in life, prepared for death,
his career rounded and complete, our
great leader, crowned with the love
and respect of his countrymen, and
breathing with his latest words the
name of one dearer to him than oil
else, passed lnto that shadowy realm
where his expectant spirit awaits her
coming.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

The man who stole DIR. Rodes' and
Hugh Wilson's horses is serving his
fourth term in the Iowa state prison,
He is now i'll for five years. When
his time is out he will he brought to
Mexico, tried and SEN to the pen at
Jefferson CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

The Standard Oil company can do
q good deal when it tries, but a OF
the things it cannot do is to make
James N. Burnes senator from Mis-
souri, in room of Francis NJ. Cockreli.
ST. Louis Republican.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

A. S. Houston aud family, Of Mex
leo, came over to cat Christmas din
ner with Mother and Father Buck
ner, but it's said that Frank Ragsdale
and A. S. Fl. eat so much on Christ
mas day that the family have been
threatened with a famine ever since.
--Parris appeal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
is it, my son!'
Victory for Bob Whites Tow Line

Mexico is on a boom. The new
water works were tested Monday and
found to comply with the contract.
The work of erection was begun in
October last and finished Dec. 29th.
Another victory for Bob Whites tow
line.-New Florence Optic.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

The Standard Oil Company, ac-
cording to the st. Louis Republican,
is going to open its barrel in Mis-
souri, to defeat Cockrell. 1t wants q
man in the q. S. senate that can be
manipulated.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

GENTS shouted q small boy, as
he poked his head into a Fourth
Avenue street car, did you mail that
letter your wife gave you this morn
ing" And six men simultaneously
pulled the bell-rope and h%urriedly
left the car.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04

There may be a more highly es'
teemed statesman in Missouri than
Frank Cockrell, but our reports from
q large number of counties do not
appear to show it.-Kansas City
Times.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
The Domestic Storm Signal Was Up.

The Domestic Storm Signal Was Up.
pa said little Eddie Mcdonald
early this morning, "the storm signal
is up
us it, my son?'
"Oh, yes. Ma says she found q
toothpick in the front-door lock this
morning and your shoes on the top
of the bureau. and she says it's GO
nG to he a cold day"
Mr.. Mcdonald went downtown
without waiting for breakfast.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1886-02-04
Rough on the Wh0oper.

Before the present year closes peo-
Pile will he voting who were born
after the wal ended. The bloody
shirt evangelists will encounter tough
material in this new voting element.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1886-06-22
XIV.

0as WobnSimmer Der gomtsfe Norbsf
mar nit Dem ganSen foitbaren Gurus aus
geitattet, ben elm 10 usrpobutes &inb nur
erbenteu fonnte. I~uSgewdblte tleine
&unitgessnitat.oe In @lfenbeiu, 9oISs
i6nieersi, setrie6enem Mstau itanben aui
Gtas9ren un6 Goniolen; 3fte9flaid@en,
6a3er, 9apierme6er uno ale bic tauieno
Oinse, Die elmer ioI9eu juugeu Dame
entbebrli3 i6eiuer, wabrenO Eauienbe be-
rem @e6rau6 gar ni4t %tenuen, Don @olo,
6%iItsran, iosar nit @belfciuen usr3iert,
lagen lumber. Sn etnem Der boben Teniter
itun6 elm gIumentii6; 5pii6en benz Grin,
in einem &afi9e BON pergoloetem DRAFT,
bipftsn uu6 Switi@erten eintse bunte
9ra6tfunfsn, bic ME Iebeube @beIiteips
a~uSiaben. 2~uitsarbe bate bic Gbier3en
erit firSIi6 BON ibrem 8ater erbalten unb
par gep0bnli9 iebr ~srfreut, penu iie ibr
3uferbroS aus ben Sinsern ptdten.
9eute rtefen bic 069Iein umiOnit; ibre
Serrin bate bas @eii9t in ben &ifen Der
Sttomane persraben. 0rauBen auf benz
Corridor ndberten fi9 S9ritte ; an Der
Gbire Der @omtefe bielten fe inne, man
pO9ts. 9ie @Omtsiie ri9tste ii9 auf.
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1886-06-22
H,tt'eSe getabili9er
9hMS Sitilianiider
Iaar=Grneuerer

81 Elm mebt,intidcS Brdparat, uub iltglctf
Elm reillifer uuS elcganter SoilcttelsI rtttel.
Gr pirft ip~obltbuero auf Die Soptbaltt Elm,
giebt ben Sriiiell, aus bclcn oaS Saar bers
porrpdd)it, gfabrung, ltrIo iuatoelt oltIlreS
nno trodencS Saar in bideS, tuetdeS urto
fr1ftigeS I'm. Saarc, Die ourt) alter u,o
Sranfbcit crbleift itno, crlangen oaourtI
hire jugenblite Sarbc mieoer; audi ltreert
lllo bsilt CT ba5 3uden, oaS ourd bole
SGfte in Der &opfbaut pernriatt miro.
Or. @ecrg @rnp non 9tnibua, q. g.
i6reibt: ,Nlit %erguiigen be3euge tf, tpelt)
plnoerpolle Grfolge bon Sails Segetobtlts
ihem Siciliauiihem SaorsG r1elerer i'd III
ptelen SdQen bcobuftet babe. Gr fellt
NIT St6er9eit bic iu8enoltde
Earbe beS S1areS mteSrr Der.
Gr reiuiet ben Sopf BON Sdteferr, lttlo
madt oaS Snar tpeih, glGuicro uro ifon."
s.. 3. Sanobetu, 1910 SprIce Ct, Ybtlas
Selpbta, Ba., if)rctbt: pgtahoent i6 Uer'
geblth cine glninbl bon &r6parateu altges
fuanot, Inn oaS AuSfaleu nletner 0aare it
pcrbinoerll, uno beuterfte, baB i6 raid fabl
tprroe, perIufte ib alS leBteS SitlfSmtttel
Salts SaarsG rneuerer. SD babe nur bier
Slaiten bauon gebralldlt, uro bin feit iibers
Sellgt, baB sr 6nS bette Brdparat 1T, oa8
man filoeu fam, I'M oaS auSfallen oeS
SaareS III p%erbinoerll, Die Saartuur3eln Sl
trGitigcli NIB ueueS &a4Stbum herpor3us
Ilfeu."
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1886-06-22

in !6elbrinsen pouitanbis fremb, aYsers
benz burd ibr Bort aurk~ S9petsen |sers
pft6tet. 0emssmaB brans feline anoeus
tung iibey bic Su6luse In bic Sefertlt9s
Felt. Ber bate iid in iener sroben Staet
fir einen unbebeutenoen Srsmren, lute
9eridau cs sspsisn, intsreiitren iousn,
nu6Ocm bic 9~efeierte Sisnora Seltna mad
ibrsm gGterIanoe ab9ereist mar?
Nortiebung folQt.)
Luxemburger gazette. [volume] (Dubuque, Iowa) 1871-1918, 1886-06-22

Damn iu9te er bic Resun9 ieines @ewiis
ienS gu bstdubeu, mas nur gu gut selans,
ba Blanca nit i6arfsm Slid feline Stims
mun9 bewu9te unb lire RaBreseln bana9
traf.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
BIG CLOVER O

For the benefit of people who may
have doubts as to the adaptability of
our soils and climate for clover, we
clip the following extracts, among
others, that we see from time to
time in our State exchanges.
The Raleigh News and Observer
says:
From a field in his plantation
northwest Of the city, Capt. B. P.
Williamson cut $4,000 pounds of
clover to the acre. Maj. Alvord
thought that if the clover could
have been weighed as it fell, it
would have made a record Of over
10000 pounds to the acre. That is
a superb yield"
The following is from the Char
lotte Observer:
"Joe Beckham, foreman of the
Wadsworth's model farm, yesterday
brought to the Observer office a
bunch of clover five feet high, and
informed us that Mr.. Wadsworth
has a patch of ten acres of the same
sort. None Of it is less than four
feet. This ten r patch was care
fully cultivated with the sole purpose
of testing the results. That grass
growing is a paying business in this
section Of the State, is becoming
more manifest every year. Mr.
Wadsworth, during the past week,
has cut and stored 10 wagon loads
Of clover, and still has over 100 loads
to cut. He makes a good profit on
his clover, better profit indeed, than
is usually made on cotton"
It may be proper to remark that
this "model farm" of Mr.. Wads-
worth here spoken of, which bears
this magnificent crop Of clover was
not many years ago classed as cold
field" and as such was purchased by
it's present proprietor, at a trifing
cost per C He is a man of thought
and investigation, and under his
judicious management this "old field"
has become a marvel of fertility,
a "model farm" in fact as we'll as
in name, which grows crops of cot
ton, corn, wheat, oats, rye, potatoes,
&C., in phenomenal abundance. Mr..
Wadsworth would smile at the man
who offered him $500 an acre for it
and respectfully inform him that it
was not for sale. What he has done
other farmers with the same good
management and industry can do,
by cooperating with nature and
feeding the soil as it should be fed.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
FAIR.

At a meeting of stockholders of
the Roanoke and Albemarle Agri-
cultural Fair" held at MurtreesbOro,
May %. the following officers We're
elected President, DR.. w. r. Cape
hart, of Avoca, BERTHE county; Sec
rotary, E. G.. Worrell; Treasurer, U.
Vaughan, Jr. Directors: A. p. Hines,
B. B. Winborne, E. G.. Worrell, E. 7.
Snipes, J. w. Wynn, ID. N. Stephen
son, r. T. Smith, A. J. Parker, R.
w. Winboro, G.. w. Parker, C. T.
Vaughan, J. G. Vinson, Tyrone
Spiers, NJ. L. Taylor and J. E. Ever
EFT. DR.. Capehart is a progressive
farmer and stock raiser, and owns
and conducts one of the largest
fisheries in the State. He is we'll
known in the Albemarlc country
and throughout the State, and a
better or more suitable man for the
position cannot be found. We con-
graduate the enterprise on his cleo
ton as its president.
Mr.. E. E. WorreIl is a resident of
Murfreesboro, and is a man of de-
cided push and energy. Mr.. U.
Vaughan, Jr., is an enterprising
young merchant of the town. The
board Of directors embrace some Of
the largest and most influential farm
ers in Hartford and Northampton
counties. The fair grounds were
purchased from Hon. w. N. III. Smith,
and lie partly within the corporate
limits of the town. The main build
ing will be about two hundred yards
from Main street and about the same
distance from the Wesleyan female
college. The citizens are thoroughly
aroused in the enterprise and are
united in the effort to make it a
success. The buildings will be COM
pleted in time to have an exhibit
next fall.-Raleigh Neus.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09

The Chairman of the Democratic
County Committee, n. w. Norf1eet1 has
called a County Convention to meet at
Winston July 9Th, to select delegates to
the Judicial Convention to be held\at
Yadkinville July 10th, and the Congress
ional Convention to be held at Green's
boro, for which the day is not yet fixed.
The oleomargarine bill, taxing that
article five cents a pound, which has
been under discussion in the House OF
Representatives for some time, passed
that body Wednesday last by a vote of
1T to 1O1. All the North Carolina dele
cation except Green, who favored it,
and Reid who was absent, voted in the
negative.
Among the resolutions adopted by
the knights of Labor in their recent
Convention at Cleveland they demanded
that Congress should preserve the public
lands for actual settlers, opposing the
sale of these lands to aliens, favoring the
purchase of lands now held by alien
owners. They also demanded the re-
moval of the wire fences surrounding
great bodies of land owned by syndi-
Gates, favored a graduated income tax,
the making of election day a legal holi-
day, and demanded a National law pun
ishing bride takers and bride givers.
We are in receipt of the proceedings
of the meeting of stockholders of the
Cape Fear & Yadkin Valley Railroad,
held at Greensboro May 9th. We learn
from the reports of the President and
Superintendent that the road is in a
prosperous condition and the work of
pushing northward progressing satisfac-
torily. 1t has now control of 81 40 miles
from Fayetteville to Greensboro, 81 $40
miles from Fayetteville, n. c., to Ben
nettsville. S. c., and g 25-lOO miles Of
side track, making a total of l64 25-lOO.
The work of laying rails is progressing,
and it is hoped to reach Dalton's some
time in the fall, giving 46! miles addi-
tional. The net earnings over the ex-
penses last year were $ll3,5l0.39. The
freight traffic amounted the 1928 33-1OO
tons, the number of passengers carried
being g. ,S4O. There are % depots, 9 lum-
Der side tracks On the line, and 10 water
stations on the line. The motive power
consists of 8 engines. The rolling stock
consists of 3 mail, baggage and express
cars, 8 passenger cars, 80 box cars, 4
stock cars, 63 flats, | conductors car, and
l road car.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
GLAD TO HEAR 1T.

The attendance at the Chapel Hill
University COMMENCEMENT was very
large this year~The associated press
dispatch announces the gratifying
fact that the University is now on a
"sound and prosperous basis" We
are delighted at this, for we take a
deep interest in the University as
one of the great educational institu-
tons Of the State. But we hail the
announcement with qualification for
anotherreason ,fornow that it has got
ten "upon a sound and prosperous ba-
Sis" it will doubtless be enabled to
get along in future without the use
of the $500 a year which belongs
to the farmers and mechanics of the
State, which it has continuously APP
propriated for eleven years, without
a semblance of right or justice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
THE BONDS VOTED---NOW FOR
THE ROAD.


At the election opened and held in
this place Monday, under an ordi-
nance of the board Of aldermen sub
hitting to the people whether or not
they would issue bonds in the sum
of 10000 to aid in the extension to
this place Of the Roanoke & South
ern Railroad, from Roanoke, Va,
southwark, the proposition to issue
the bonds prevailed by a majority Of
235 of the registered voters of the
corporation. The apparent %listless-
ness beforehand did not extend to
election day, for a tolerable full vote
was polled-all favorable to the issue
OF the bonds. Of course the town
authorities will protect them until
such time as it is seen that the rail
road is a certainty, which it is hoped
will not be long.
The city Of Roanoke, Va, led off
last week by voting 100000 in
bonds to the proposed road, and
Statesville is second to make a sub
scription. Our town did well to
carry the proposition with prac-
tical unanimity.-StatesUiHe Land
mark, 3rd inst.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
AND UNION.

\ A large number of papers IN n
State are heartily cooperating with
HE PRoGREssIvEAFARME in urging
the Organization Of Farmers Clubs,
as one of the means to promote the
prosperity of theagriculturallsts OF
the State. The greensboro Patriot
of last week, one OF the Oldest and
one of the best papers in the State,
concludes a sensible editorial on the
depression of our farming industries
thus: "Many believe if a thorough
Investigation is made it will be
found to result from a want OF har-
mony and union among our farmers
themselves. They live too much to
themselves and for themselves, and
without giving individual, united or
concerted effort to improve their
individual interest or the great fun
damental business of agriculture. Ii
there be any truth in this would itnot
be we'll for our leading farmers to call
meetings of all engaged in tilling the
soil at the polling precincts OF each
township, on some suitable day and
discuss matters pertaining to ayr
culture exclusively, and e if there
cannot be Farmers Clubs or town
ship societies formed that will agree
to hold meetings and try to give
more life and vigor to the agricul-
tural business of Guilford county, if
not to the State. 1t is evident that
something Of this sort must be done
before those engaged in it can hope
to meet with an adequate reward
for the labor and toll bestowed on
the fields they tend"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
THE EAST TENNESSEE FAR.
MERS' CONVENTION.

In our last issue we hada~senmu-
nication on the East Tennessee Far
mers' Convention. Since then the
President, Hon. John NJ. Meek, has
kindly sent us~a Programme of the
order of business atxhe meeting of
May 18th and 18th. The forenoon
of the first day is devoted to calling
the roll, prayer, address of welcome,
address of the President, and report
of the standing committee. Adjourn
at 1890. The afternoon session, be-
ginning at 2 O'Clock, is devoted to
essays and discussions by prominent
agriculturists on such subjects as,
"Shall we encourage the cultivation
Of tobacco" "weeds," "the grasses"
"the fence problem &C.? Adjourn
at 6 p. m. Evening session, begin
ging at 7:30, which adjourns at pleas
ure, is devoted to essays and ques-
tions and answers.
The second day is devoted to
essays on the following subjects:
Farmers Mistakes" Industrial De-
velopment;" "Has farming in East
Tennessee kept pace with other in
dustries for the past twenty-five
years?" "pisciculture," &c. After
noon session, election of officers and
miscellaneous business, followed by
addresses on education of farmers
sons and daughters" show to bring
out a worn out farm" "should far
continue to raise as much stock
and produce as they have in the past
regardless Of low pricesY Evening
session, address on 'life and habits Of
insects" followed by questions and
answers.
This is not only a convention, but
practically a school for farmers, from
which every u who attends must
derive benefit. A letter from the
President informs us that the con-
ventions are always largely attended,
every farmer who attends being re-
ceived as a delegate, while every
county in East Tennessee takes in
terest enough in the convention to
send a large delegation. It is some
thing like this the The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER wants to see and hopes to
seea at an early day in North Carolina.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-09
COUNTY

The Farmers Clubs Of the county
IRE moving for Csnnty Convention
as will be seen\I reference to the
resolutions passed by Cedar Grove
and Sandy Ridge Stubs at their last
meeting. THIS looks like business.
Now let us kear from the other clubs
in the county and we shall soon
have a County Convention. In
union there is strength. Move all
along the line and move together.