The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-10-06
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Farmers are busy sowing wheat
where the ground is not too dry.
The Register of Deeds issued thirty
marriage licenses during the month of
September.
A force of hands is employed in
working on the cutters and curbing on
Main street.
Collections in the Winston revenue
branch office for the month of September
amounted to ~$5O,4SS.l5.
Mr.. R. A. Wommack, who kept
hotel in the old Wilson hotel, has dis
posed of the business to j. C. Young.
Since the revival began i'm the Meth
odist Church in Winston, 100 persons
nave united themselves with the church.
Mr.. Bagwell is lecturing on Sundays
in Charlotte. Last Sunday his subject
was "Religion is to a man as he con-
ceives it,
"OuA oS opSAlN "
great deal of money in pictures for adj
vertising their respective brands of to-
bacco. Some of these pictures are pretty
enough to hang up in a parlor. If a
were made it would form quite a respec.
table picture gallery.
The meeting of the County Com
missioners, Monday, presents nothing of
general interest. Some small claims
were audited and a few petitions heard
for a release from or abatement of axes
The Commissioners visited the poor
house yesterday with a view to the con-
struction of an additional building for
the use of insane persons who cannot
receive admission to the asylum.
The chestnut bell is the latest
novelty. 1t has reached Winston, and
is worn by a few small boys. 1t looks
like a diminutive door bell. When the
wearer of this bell thinks a story you
are telling him is too long he touches the
spring which rings the bell and that
means to the initiated that he's got
enough. 1t is one of the absurdities
which must take its run, but the fellow
who got it up has doubtless made a nice
thing in the way of cash, Judging from
the number of them that nave been sold
throughout the country.
PATENT REcEIvED.-Capt. S. E. Allen
has received letters patent on the lock
seal invented by him, of which we made
mention some weeks ago. The claims
allowed are broad and comprehensive.
This is one of the simplest and said to
be by railroad men, one of the most
effective railroad car seals yet introduced,
being not only a perfect seal but a seal
register as well, which is a very valuable
feature of the invention. It's simplicity
and cheapness is an important item, as
it may be applied to any of the cars with
change.
AN INDIGNANT PRoTEsT.-We publish
the following verbatim ct Meratim and
p%unctuatim, as a reminder to our brother
editors who nave been giving Prof. Wig
gins too much attention and publicity:
EDITOR Polk Sept the 80 Mrs Els Colo
mel Polk | want you n all the rest Of
the Editors to quit printing such storrys
| nave ben Reading in your paper bout
that old black women saing there was
going to be an earth quack ond friday
night and keeping the peple all awak and
that peace Prof hammond prophsied A
bout Cyclons an tarnadoes an earth
quacks 26, 81 % that were all faltz and
our good lord has proved it to be faltz /
don't think that hammond had ought to
prophsie any NOR he knows that our
lord has no respect of person that he
gives him any more power to prophsie
than he dose any body else l think if
the Editors would quit publisher they
would quit phophsie can tel you that
it is a sin an A shame to you Editors
print such peaces in the papers having
the widow wemen and children scard to
death very near 1 hop God viii bless all
the Editors.