The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-02-12

Knights of Labor, which recently met IN
Goldsboro, reelected Congressman John
Nichols State Master Workman, and Mr..
Geo. /. Tonnoffski, State Recording Sec
rotary. |
Mr.. e. c. Hackney, Of Durham, hay
ing sold a half interest in the Southern
Eoboeconist and Mongtactuyers' Record to
Mr.. E. Debrell, of Richmond, Va. the
paper will hereafter be issued from the
latter city.
Bro. D. H. Senter, of the Harmeat
County Courier, published at the stirring,
pushing town of Dunn, made us a pleas
ant call last week, and we were glad to
learn from him that his valuable paper is
prospecting.
Our rerders will be glad to learn that
DR.. A. w. Mangum, of the State Uni
rersity, who had a paralytic stroke some
months ago in New Berne, has SO far re-
covered as to be able to ride out and walk
with a cane. 3
DIR. J.. B. II. Knight, of Eagle Rock,
left on the 18th inst. for the city of Balti-
more, where he will spend several days.
DR.. A. w. Goodwin, of this city. will act
as Coroner of the county during DR..
Knights absence.
The Banks county (Ga.) Guards have
decided to tender their services to the
Government in the event of war over the
Samoan affair. This was Of of the most
notable companies in thelate war between
the North and South.
The Washington City &ar says Sena-
tor Zeb Vance has red hair. Notwith-
standing the thorough reliability of the
paper quoted, the statement will be. re-
ceived with astonishmenttby those who
know Mr.. Vance best. E.
Mrs. Morley, the wife of an English
army officer, and a former American
heiress, says the Philadelphia Times, has
been creating a sensation at Monte Carlo
this seasop,by her reckless play. Twoweeks
ago she lost $4,000 at a single sitting.
The Franklin Times is eighteen years
old and comes out in a new dress. 1t is
as neat and bright as a girl of that age in
the Towering springtime. We extend to
Bro. Thomas our congratulations and best
wishes for continued prosperity.
The heartless villains! In anticipation
on an ice famine, during the coming sum-
mer, a gigantic ice trust is being formed
in New York City, thirty wholesale com
panies having already combined, to ad-
vance the price of ice for the coming sum
mer.
DIR. Richard Gatling, of this State,
the inventor of the "Gatling Gun,' has
just invented another engine of destruc-
tion-a police gun for riots. It will fire
1900 shots a minute; and, the Star says,
Wilmington should have a few such
peace-preservers.
castor Burnes, one of the brothers
who killed Wheeler Robnett, in ,Alexan-
der county last October, was, on Satur-
day, the 9th, found guilty of manslaugh-
ter, and sentenced by Judge, Clark to
four years in the ~penitentiary. He was
tried in Taylorsville.
Luke Blackmer, Esq, an aged ard
very prominent lawyer of the S. "-4
member of the Salisbury bar-died in mat
town on Saturday morning last q apo
plexy. Mr.. Blackmer, who was a New
Highlander, located in Salisbury about
forty-five years ago.
This is the paper we propose to give
you during the year 1889 for one dollar.
Is it worth a dollar? If so, send US your
renewal during this week If you do not
remit during the week we will take it for
granted you do not desire the paper
longer, and Will erase your name from our
list.
The Mayor of Greensboro has been
authorized by the Board Of Commissioners
to offer a reward of five hundred dollars
for evidence sufficient to convict the par
ties who so brutally assaulted Miss Eliza
beth Brown in that place a few weeks
ago, an account of which was given in
this paper.
A soft coal syndicate has been organ
lied by eastern capitalists to develop the
rich coal lands about the towns of Fru-
gality and Hastings in Cambria county
Pa. The syndicate includes v ice-Presi-
dent-elect Levi P. Morton, Governor
James A. Beaver and Vice4President
Frank c. Thompson, Of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
ii. F. Fletcher, of JenkinSburg, Md,