The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-27

Not exactly ithfee of a kind, but
certainly one paif and an ace? The New
ton Enterprise says Mrs. Phillip Kale, of
Catawba township, presented her husband
one day last week with three cherubs,
two boys and a.girl. They are small but
perfectly developed, and, at last account,
all four were doing finely.
The directors of the Roanoke South
ern Railroad, which is to run from Roam
oke, Va, to Winston, N. c., met in Dan
vile, on Friday 23d inst, and decided to
begin work about the 18th Of April, and
it is proposed to complete the entire line
in two years. The building Of this road
is now considered an absolute certainty.
The kind of man the Forest City
NeaOs wants for candidate for Governor:
"Success depends upon the choice. We
notice a large number Of good mems
names suggested, but only one will be
needed for the place this time. Our next
candidate should be a man of broad patri-
otism which will extend not only over
his own State, but over the United
States" =, -, +
The Wadesboro Brown Stone Quarry
is on a boom The company is now fill
ing an order for the Maryland State
House at Annapolis, which requires solid
blocks of brown stone 1Ox14 feet and 10
inches thick, and weighing about IA tons
each. Special cars have been improvised
for the transportation Of these blocks.
Each block is worth about $3.50. So
says the Messenger.
Two Confederate naval officers of
some note-Capt. c. B. Oliver and Capt.
Robert R. Carter, have died recently.
Both were Virginians. Oliver was chief
gunner of the Merrimack and laid the
train which destroyed her, while Carter,
who belonged to the historic family of
that name, commanded the iron-clad
Richmond, which was blown up when
the Confederate capital was evacuated.
The State Sunday School Convention,
which was in session in this city during
the past week. was largely attended by
delegates from every section of the State
and the proceedings were of a very inter-
esting character. The interchange of
views and the discussion Of important
questions pertainingto the Sunday4School
work cannot fail to result in great good
to the cause throughput the State.
Mime. Janauschek has won again in
her suit for damages against Henry Bull,
Jr., in the dimly-lighted hall of whose
hotel at Newport she fell down stairs,
and as a result was. prevented from filling
her engagements for several days. Dam
ages of $4,000 were awarded the actress
on her suit, and Mr.. Bull moved for a
new trial. The; Court. has denied this
motion and ordered that the Judgment
shall stand.
The long litigated case Of Blackwelrs
Durham Co-Operotive Tobacco Company
Us. McElwee has become 2 thing of the
past. BIackwells Durham COOPERATIVE
Tobacco Company won in the court be-
low. McElwee took an appeal, and last
Monday the Supreme Court affirmed the
rulings Of the Superior Court and the
case is ended. The closing of this famous
case will be a relief to. the general news
~ rooIor
THE Egypt Coal Company has been
incorporated in Wake county. Its capital
is $4,000. Its object is to develop coal
mines. in Chatham county, also to develop
the iron deposits near by. A mine of
coal was worked there just before the
war, and the United States Government
was on the point of purchasing the prop
erty as the site Of great g~un-foundaries.
The coal was used by, the Confederate
States during the war and to some extent
on bleckade-runners., It is now used in
the manufacture of all the gas used in the
city of Greensboro.
The Office of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
was honored with pleasant calls from,
many of the delegates to the Sunday
School Convention, among them DR.. G.
w. Sanderlin, Agricultural editor of the
Kinston Free Press, and Prof. Joseph
Moore, President of Guilford College,
New Garden, Nc. We were glad to
learn from the latter gentleman that Gull
ford College is hereafter to have, as purse
of study, the elements of Scientific