The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-01-05
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS.


Convention.
Capt. W. j.. Street one of the propr:-
etors of the Hotel Arlington and Gregory,
Goldsboro, died on the 9th inst.
\ friend in Davidson writes us that a
a strong delegation from that county will
attend the Greensboro Convention.
About $4,000 worth of apparatus for
the new chemical laboratory at Wake
Forest College has arrived from Germany.
We see that it is now proposed to form
a syndicate to get possession Of the tur-
~pentine lands Of the South. And we nave
plenty of numb-skulls in the South who
will sell these valuable timbers for a mere
song.
Eight prisoners escaped from the jail in
Charlotte on the night of the Odd ult. The
Hornet says "this makes forty prisoners
that have escaped during the year 1887"
1t would seem to an outsider that some
kind of an investigation might be of ad-
vantage.
4 little son of Mr.. J.. i. johnson. at
Varina in this county, on the oath inst,
struck a match on q key of powder in the
store house of his father, and instantly the
ends and top Of the house were blown to
atoms, greatly injuring the little fellow
and two little negroes. The goods of
course We're greatly damaged.
John c. McLaurin, of Laurinburg, start
ed on the train on last Monday night, to
visit relations in Norfolk, Va. He died
suddenly, while leaning on the shoulder
of his daughter, who was accompanying
him. His body was brought on to this
city, prepared for interment, and taken
back to his home on Wednesday night.
The Farm and Home has had a care
fully prepared statement made of the
money in this country and finds the
actual money of the country is thus about
1917 millions of dollars, of which nearly
one-thIrd is locked up in the treasury,
over one-eighth is absorbed by the ma
tional banks 1850! millions are in "circu-
lation."
Rev. ChaS. S. Farris, formerlyj Asso-
ciate Editor of the Biblical Recorder, has
accepted a position on the staff Of the
New York Eraminer, as correspondent
for this State. Bro. Farris is a smooth,
fluent, forceful writer and the Eraminer,
Bro. Farris and the Baptists of the State,
are all to be congratulated on a connec-
ton which must be so highly advan-
tageOus to all concerned.
We regret that Hon. w. II. Kitchen
has retired from the field of journalism.
He is a big-hearted loyal North Caro-
linian, and even those who may differ
with him, are constrained to admire the
frank and manly manner with which he
approaches all questions Of public concern.
The Democrat passes into the hands of
Mr.. E. Z. Hilliard to whom we extend
the cordial right hand and our best wishes
for a brilliant success.
A movement is on foot to build a rail-
road from Charlotte to Sanford. 1t would
open up a magnificent country. The ter
ritory embraced within the lines of roads
running from Charlotte to Greensboro,
from Greensboro to Sanford, and from
Sanford to Charlotte via Hamlet, is about
equal in extent to the whole State of Con-
necticut. 1t abounds in magnificent for
ests of the finest timbers. Stone, minerals
and water powers. It must and will be
opened up to the world by railways.
On the Is ult, in Greensboro, two
Young men, one Of them in the Revenue
and good friends, got into a dis
pute over a game Of cards in a liquor
and ended it with pistols. Morgan
killed Crittenden. Are these the kind of
men who are appointed to responsible Off
cial position, when they are expected and
required to enforce law, and to see that it
is not violated? A government official IN
a liquor saloon, gambling and shooting!
Will the "powers that be make a note
Of it?
Hon. Daniel Manning, Secretary OF the
Treasury, died at his home in Albany, N.
Y, on the oath ult., of Bright's disease.
at nine years of age, he began
life as an errand boy in a newspaper