The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-03-10
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are being shipped weekly to this point
and disposed of as rapidly as they ar
rive.
The broom factory of Messrs. Cherish,
Senseman & Co., just getting under
way, turned out seventy brooms last
Thursday.
The egg market seems to be pretty
well supplied. The price within the
past few days has gone down to 10 cts.
per dozen.
&C. j. Wicker bought ten acres of
land three miles from town about one
year ago; paid $3.50 per acre; planted
an average acre of it in tobacco, and
sold it in Winston for $l35.75. He
used 81 worth of fertilizer.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER will be rep
resented at Randolph, Davie, Stokes and
Surry superior courts, where we hope to
meet old friends, make new ones and
add many names to our list of subscri-
bers.
-Emmerson's Directory of the North
Carolina tobacco belt is an excellent
publication, full of valuable and inter
esting information and gotten up in a
style creditable both to the compiler and
to the printer.
Mr.. B. G.. Graham, of Wadesboro,
who has been in Winston for several days
looking around has decided to move
with his family to this city and make it
his future home. He is a worthy gentle
man and we extend to him a warm well
m
Have you read our premium list?
If not read it and make a note of the
large number of valuable and useful arti-
cles we offer those who work for the
PROGRESSIVE FARMER. There are no trif-
ling articles in this list. Everything
from the capital prize to the least on the
list is worth working for.
We doubt if there is a prettier
promenade in the United States than
the one in front of the Salem Cemetery,
with its we'll kept, clean, green sward
and the majestic rows of stately cedar
trees lining each side, with branches
tapping above, forming a beautifularcade
and shading the entire length.
A LARGE Coon Mr.. Robert Fisher,
of Salem (familiarly known as Uncle
Bob, a great angler and hunter, has
been devoting much of his spare time
this winter to coon-hunting. On last
Saturday night he caught several, one
of them, the largest, weighing POI
pounds. 'Rah for Uncle Bob
THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.-A large au-
dience of ladies and gentlemen assem-
bled in Masonic Hall Friday night to
witness the installation of the officers
elect for the ensuing year, of Piedmont
Commandery No. 6, the ceremonies being
performed by R. E. Grand Commander,
Donald w. Balm, assisted by R.. E.. Past
Commander, Eugene Grissom, as Grand
Marshal. At the appointed hour the
Knights in full uniform, filed into the
hall, took position and were presented
by R. E. Past Commander Grissom in
the order named and installed as follows:
H.. T. Bahnson-E. Com.
J. w. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
S. HI. Smith-Capt-General.
S. d. Franklin-Prelate.
NJ. w. Norfeet-Sr. Warden.
E. L.. Jones-Jr. Warden.
F. G. Schaum-Treasurer.
n. s. Wilson-Recorder.
s. E. Allen-St. Bearer.
10. A. Barham-S. Bearer.
P. w. Dalton-Warder.
After the installation, r. E. Past Com
mander Grissom was introduced with
brief but appropriate remarks by r. E..
Grand Commander Balm, and delivered
a beautiful and eloquent address on the
origin and progress of Knight Templar-
ism, which was much enjoyed not only
for its happy diction but for the inter
esting and valuable information it inn
parted.
As a sequel to the installation ceremo-
MES the Knights very agreeably sur
prised their distinguished brother and
guest Grissom by the presentation Of a