The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-11-20
NEWS ITEMS.

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Holstein Fresian Stock for sale by DR.. II.
M. Upper, Raleigh, N. G.
Who will get THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER Premiums? Are you at work
for them? You can get one of them
with very little trouble. Read "Big Pay
for Little Work"
We give to our readers this week a
list of the members-elect to our next Leg
~islature two-thirds of whom, it is said,
are farmers. We look for some very I'M
portant changes in our laws.
Read the advertisement in this issue
of Mr.. Ed. Fasnach, of this city. He is
prepared to furnish Alliance seals on
short notice at regular Alliance prices,
$2.4O, delivered at your nearest express
Office.
Have you an extra cow you would
sell, or do You know of any one who has
a good COW for sale? If so, write or tell
them to write to Chas. Cloyd, postoffice
box 2S6, Charlotte, n. G.. See ad. in
another column,
Rev. DIR. j. w. Carter, of Parkers-
burg, Va, has been called to the pastorate
of the First Baptist Church, this city, and
has accepted the position. He has the
reputation Of being an able Divine and a
truly consecrated Christian.
-"The North Carolina Wagon Fac
tory" is now an established institution in
Raleigh. All the stock has been sub
scribed and arrangements will be made
to put the enterprise in operation at the
earliest day practicable. What next?
We regret to know that the Frank
linton Dispatch has suspended. Mr.. R. F.
Morris offers his entire newspaper outfit
for sale. Write to him at Franklinton,
N. c., for terms, etc. He will not sell
his job Office, but will continue to do cheap
job printing.
We promised the good brethren of
Dutchville, Granville county, to be with
them on the 3Oth inst, forgetting at the
time that on that day we would be M our
way to the National Alliance. I'VE regret
it but hope to be with them soon after
our return.
We learn that the names of Mr.. A.
Leazer, of Iredell, and Hon. G. M. Cook,
of Franklin, are already prominently
mentioned in connection with the speaker
ship of the House in the next General
Assembly. Either of them would make
a most excellent presiding officer.
Mr.. John E. Ray, for so long Secre-
tary of the North Carolina Baptist State
Convention, and for a short while Bust
ness Manager of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER, |
but now Superintendent of the State In
%stitution for the Deaf and Dumb and the
Blind of Colorado, was in Raleigh last
week, to the great pleasure of his host of
friends We are glad to know Of Bro.
Rays success in his new home.
.-Don't be disturbed: Calm your fears.
Go on and attend to your duties. The
world will move on. The seasons will
come and go. Men will continue to jostle
each other in the great struggle of life.
The earth will give forth her bounties
and babies will continue to be born. If
your favorite candidates were defeated,
remember that a great many good men
were elected, and that a great many very
bad ones were defeated, and after all it
may balance up pretty we'll.
-Messrs. v. Ballard and w. S. Halli-
burton. trustees, announce in last issue
of the Plant that the depositors in the
Bank of Durham are amply secured and
will not lose a dollar by the assignment of
Colonel w. T. Blackwell, President of the
Bank. The affairs of the Bank will be
closed up as speedily as possible, when de-
positors can secure their money The
Plant further states that both Messrs.
Blackwell and Parrish have two to three
dollars in good assets for every dollar OF
their liabilities, and time will right all this
matter, and every creditor get one hun
dred cents in the dollar on all their claims
Wife: Husband, I am going t.. the
Missionary Society this evening, and
promised to take seventy-fve cents for
our fund" Husband: "~Seventy-fve
centsl Do you think I own a bank?
Why, I2gave you twenty-five cents on
yesterday" Husband faunts out and
goes down to the Yarborough House and
bristled up to excited crowd" What's