The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-12

last, the following gentlemen were elected
County Commissioners for the ensuing
term: Messrs B!HP. Williamson, IA.
Norris, B. K. Partin, M. C. Chamblee and
J. S.. Turner. The selection of these gen.
tlemen seems to give very general salts
faction.
The singular fact is demonstrated
that while the most rapid cannon shots
scarcely attain a velocity of 600 yards a
second, over 1900 knots per hour. me-
teorites are known to penetrate the air
with a velocity of 40, 600 or even 60, 900
yards per second, a velocity which raises
the air at once to a temperature of 40, 900
degrees to 5000 centicrase.
The, special attention of members of
the Farmers Alliance is called to the rul-
ings of President S. B. eAlexander which
appear in this issue of, THE Progressive
FARMER. These embrace all the questions
which the President has been called to
pass upon up to the present time, and we
would advise the brethren to preserve
this copy of the paper for future reference.
In the case of Frank DeBerry, col
ored, against the Carolina Central Rail-
road, tried at the last term of Richmond
Superior Court and carried on appeal to
the Supreme Court, the verdict Of the
lower court, giving DeBerry $4,000 dam
ages, has been Confirmed. DeBerry lost
ar arm in an accident while in the dis
charge of duties as brakeman on the road.
The trade issue Of the Wilmington
Messenger, which contains thirty-four
pages, devoted to a thorough and exhaus-
tive "write-up" of Wilmington and it's
suburbs, is upon our table. The descrip-
tons and illustrations, Of men and things,
and the taste and neatness and general
completeness Of this especial issue"
leaves nothing to be desired. We con-
graduate our brother upon the success he
has achieved. = -~
As there are many who do not re-
member, if they ever knew, the names of
the several Chief Justices Of the United
States, we give them below. The first
was John Jay, appointed in 1889, ninety
nine years ago; the next was John Rut-
ledge, 1895; then William Gushing, 1876;
Oliver Ellsworth, 1896; John Jay, 1900;
John Marshall, 1901; Roger B.. fancy,
1885; Morrison r.. Waite; 1874. 1t will
be seen that Marshall and fancy together
served si%xty-three years. -~
The Washington Post Of the 18th inst.
says: Negotiations which have been
pending for some weeksswere practically
concluded yesterday by which the con-
solidation of the, Daily Post, the Daily
Republican and the Evening Critic has
been effected, to result in the publication
on or before July first of the Daily Post
in its present eight page form as an indie
pendent morning journal, the Critic to
appear as an afternoon edition of the
same. This new and for Washington
very important enterprise will be under
the direction and control Of a syndicate
which has been formed by Mr.. William
Henry Smith of the Associated Press.
Adequate machinery will be Immediately
provided and such an increase and extern
sion Of the news force secured as will
make the new journal entirely worthy of
the Capital, and equal in all respects to
any other in the land
The Southern Plaid Makers Associa-
ton held its second meeting in Charlotte
on Tuesday last. Col. L. M. Holt, having
received the Democratic nomination for
Lieut-Governor resigned the Presidency
of the Association and Mr.. r. P. Dicks,
of Randolph county, was elected to sup
ply the vacancy. After consultation, the
action of the former meeting as to c~urtail-
ing the production Of goods and the main
tanning Of prices was unanimously sus-
tanned. Each manufacturer was required
to file a bond in the sum of one thousand
dollars to be forfeited for any violation of
any of the agreements as to the curtailing,
production or cut in prices. The conven-
tiop adjourned to meet in Atlanta, Ga, at
10 o'clock on June goth, 1888, where
they will be joined by the mills Of South
Carolina. Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi
and Tennessee. The body was a very
harmonious one in all respects. auEga
In the recent local option election
the ants carried Raleigh township
for license by a majority of 134. The