The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-02
isacc6amarkets Of Raleigh Durham, Reds

lbacc6amafkets OF RaleighsaD Durham, Reids
E1ille, Danville, Winston, : Asheville ant
Henderson. We intend to make it q
reliable and convenient as possible, show
ing at q glance what any. grade Of anJ
class of tobacco is worth in either OF. the
above markets. It will be q most valuable
table for our tobacco growers, ands al who
want to- keep posted should read our
paper. \ s.7e. - "
The farmers all over the South are
thoroughly. aroused on the 'bagging trust
and they are defying 1T with . determine
ton and spirit that is an honor to their
manhood. We,have samples,of substitutes
from North Carolina, Louisiana and
Georgia cotton mills and a roll Of the
famous pine straw bagging in our Office.
We secured the packing Of some bales
in:the latter and will report next week
how it behaves under the compress and
other rough tests. It weighs two pounds
per yard and is sold at IL cents. In our
judgment, it is superior to thejute Of the
same weight. -;
The New Berne,J ourrsal says: II is
with much regret that we announce that
the accident to Col. John7N. Whitford,
spoken Of in Tuesday'sis issue, necessitated
the amputatfon of the fingers of his left
hand. The accident was caused by q
horse which he was leading behind his
buggy by a very small line wrapped
around his hand. The horse gave q sud-
den jerk back while the one to the buggy
was travelling at a pretty rapid gait, aus
ing the line to bury itself; in the flesh and
crushing the bones. The line broke and
when Col. Whitford took the, piece from
around his hand one of the fingers dropped
off. He is doing well under the eircum-
stances, but will be confined to his room
for some time. 81 ,-l,. eaj le :,35ala-o .
Mr.. Jerome Dowd, Of Salisbury, N.
c., has published a book of 800 pages,
presenting "Sketches Of prominent living
North Carolinians." It is neatly and sub
stantially bound and is printed on good
paper. Mr.. Dowd is one of our talented,
progressive and intelligent young North
Carolinians and has done himself great
credit, as a writer and as a loyal son of the
Old North State, in the labors given to
this work. It's freedom. from the syco-
phancy and adulation which ordinarily
characterizes the style Of young writers,
is -commendable and a glance at his
sketches shows that his purpose as he
says, is to present the principal feature of
their lives, plainly, simply and truthfully.
Price one dollar. =
The Wilmington Star makes this
reference to the late DR.. Moran: Grey.
DR.. Robert S. Moran, whose death was
briefly mentioned yesterday, was of Irish
~parentage and birth. He came to this
country when young and was educated
at the Methodist School of the Prophets
at Middletown, Connecticut. After be-
ing connected with a New York Confer
ence for some years he came to North
Carolina, we believe, about 1856, and
joined the N. G. Conference, M. E.
Southern Church. He at once became a
prominent figure in that religious body,
and in a few years his fame as a preacher
went throughout the State. He was a
thorough ~theologian, one of the ablest
we ever knew. He was a fine critical
scholar and a close student. He was
endowed with noble natural powers
which had been steadily and systematic
ally trained and developed. !.