The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-10-09

opened at noon October 3d. by a pretty
conception. Mrs. Lee, wife of the Gov
ernor, started the machinery in motion
by plucking a rose from a boquet to
which were attached electrical wires.
Fully 10000 people were in attendance.
The Exposition viii last for seven weeks.
The tomato vine will continue to bear
until frost "A good vine should have
blossoms, green fruit and ripe fruit on it
at the same time. tt may obe trimmed
and kept in shape like a tree, and should
be supported by q stake or hoops. AS the
vine produces an abundance Of, fruit a
handful Of fertilizer may be, scattered
around it occasionally, superphosphate be-
ing excellent: Weeds and grass should
be kept down. -.
--"Somerset Villa" at Durham, the
new pa1atial residence Of Mi. Julian S!
Carr, President Of the Durham Bull To-
bacco Company, which" when finished,
will probably be the1 most magnificent
private r~esidenceiu the whole South, is
rapidly .approachingt completion: The
chandeliers for this gorgeous building,
alone, cost the sum. of $4,000, and the
carpets, furniture and hangings cost the
snug sum of $4,000. a. .
y From, the Portsmouth Enterprise
Times it is learned Messrs.. Harper,
Burke & Co., the contractors for. building
the Chowan & Southern Railroad, have
gone to work with great promptness and
industry, and are pushing forward tile
construction of the road with the greatest
dispatch. A large force of men is at work
from Suffolk, Nurneyvine, :Whaleyssille
and Sand Banks the latter being near
Chowan river. The road will be pushed
forward rapidly to Tarboro.
ALI green material, no. matter how
bulky, will soon decompose if turned
under by the plow Or covered in the
manure heap. " Hence, ,now;is the time
to turn under all green growth that may
be unserviceable, such as weeds, etc. If
the work be delayed until the frost kills
them they will dry on the surface of the
ground, become "cured," and decompose
very slowly. 1t is of more value to the
soil to turn under the green, growth, as
it then adds a larger Proportion of fer
tilizing material to- the soa:.@
The following are the candidates who
are to represent North Carolina at 1.-THE
Farmers Congress at Topeka, Kansas,
which meets November 18th: State at
large, A. McIver, J. Van Lindley Depart
ment of Agriculture, Henry E. Fries;
Agricultural and Mechanical College,
Elias Carr; first district E. F. Lamb;
second, Spooner Harrison; third, W. j.
Green; fourth, Bennehan Cameron; fifth,
w. A. Lash; sixth, T. 'Iyey: seventh,
Julian Allen; eighth, Quincy F. Neal;
ninth, N. NJ. Barnard.
1t is enough to "make ones mouth
water" to behold the elegant and beauti-
full display of new goods now on ex-
hibition at the store of Messrs. Norris &
Carter, of this city Go early and e
Inc the rich Imported silks, velvets and
pushes and the latest novelties in dress
trimmings, and ladies' cambria and mus
lin underwear, such as chemise, gowns,
skirts, drawers and corset covers, at
manufacturers prices, to say nothing of
the finest, display of ladies5and misses
gloves and hose ever made in the city of
Raleigh 81. - -, 3 ,42o'2 F." "a
Mr.. Sol Haas will continue with the
Associated Railways, his resignation,
which was rendered some weeks ago,
having been. reconsidered.l The Rich.
mond Wing, referring to the matter, says:
"Mr. Haas has decided not to resign his
position as traffic manager, Of the Assoc
ciated Railways to accept a similar one
with the Chesapeake & Ohio Company.
Among the candidates mentioned for the
position of pool Commissioners of the
Southern Railway and Steamship Assoc
citation, vacant by the resignation of
Colonel T. M. R. Talcott, are Chas. A.
Sindall, secretary of the commission +;
James R. Ogden, formerly vice-eommis-
sioner, and Colonel Thomas FL. Garter,
formerly Railroad Commissioner of Vir-
ginia."
-Messrs. Cross and White, the two
bank officers Of this city, who "went
wrong" and caused the collapse of the