The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-26

February I'd, 1887, of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER? We need it to complete our
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GREssIvE FARMER, Raleigh, N. G.
The Charlotte Hornet asks this pointed
question:: as a man who regularly
spends his earnings in drink and leaves
his wife'to be supported by the charity
Of the church or neighbors, a vagrant ?"
The Ponce De Leon Hotel was opened
at St. Augustine, Fla, last week. 1t is
built on a magnificent scale. The outer
line of the wall is just one mile in length
aud its parlors cover one-quarter of an
acre.
a young man at Randleman undertook
n day last week to drink one gallon of
whlskey. OF course it killed him. and
yet there may have been those around
him who regarded this effort at suicide as
ajoke.
The Pine Knot says that Southern
Pines has taken steps to establish a can
nlng factory at an early day. Southern
Pines is admirably located for the success
full prosecution of this business, especially
in the matter of fruits and vegetables.
Upward and onward is the watchword
OF the Piedmont towns. Greensboro
establishes a board of trade and Winston
Salem establishes a street railway and is
making bold Roadway for securing the
great Roanoke and Southern Railroad.
r. H. Cover, at Clayton, is a live and
intelligent young farmer and is having a
good time at his house. He has just sailed
down 300 pounds of fine pork, the three
heaviest weighing 800, $50 and 555. This
is the way to drive hard times out of the
South.
The farmers Of Davidson county pro-
pose to have a splendid meeting at Yad-
kin College on the 4th of February. A
number of able speakers and prominent
farmers have been invited, and a most
profitable and enjoyable occasion is an
ticipated.
1t is announced that JAS. w. Reid, late
member of Congress from the 9Th District
of North Carolina, and Patrick H. Win
ston, formerly of Winston, N. c., have
formed a law partnership and will prac-
tice their profession in the town of Ward
ner, Idaho.
The Ne,cs and Observer publishes forty1
one names (Which it says is only a PARTIAL
LIST from which the people might select
a good Governor, but with all this array
and with all the talk about it, the people
seem not to have found the name that
will draw"
B. F. Mcleod, near Jonesboro, killed
four hogs netting him 1917 pounds, and
DR. J. L. Cox one which netted him 500
pounds. The North Carolina papers of
this the present season shows a tatter rec
ord of fat hogs than has blest our people
for a number Of years.
Dressed meat and canning establish
ments of Chicago have locked horns with
the railroads of the West on freight rates
and have appealed to the Inter-States
Commerce Commission. The case in
wolves millions of dollars and will be taken
to the Supreme Court of the United States.
Forsyth county will vote on a propo-
sition on the 18th of February to sub
scribe $4,000 to the Roanoke and
Southern Railroad. This we regard as
one of the most important railroad enter
prises in the whole South, and we hope
our Forsyth people will secure it if pos
sible.
The Clipper is a new paper just started
at Hickory, N. c., by our good old friend
H. H. Crowson. Henry could carry the
biggest knapsack, the heaviest cartridge
box, hold out the longest and fight the
hardest of any mar Of his size in General
Lees army. We wish him the largest
measure of success.
Spring. budding, blooming spring, will
soon be upon us. How about your flower
yards? Have you supplied yourselves
with the r~arest, choicest and most beauti-
full flowers? 1t is not too late. Send to
J. N. Thorburn & Co., Is John ST., N.
Y, whose advertisement appears in this
issue, add they will supply you.
A western correspondent Of the Nevs