The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-01-22

sary to the discharge of the onerous duties
of the position. His loyalty to and work
for the Democratic party were fully made
known to the entire State on the 9th of
| November last"
The Salisbury Truth referring to. the
death of the late Moses L. Holmes. Esq,
of that town, which sad event occurred
on the evening Of the 10th inst, says, "the
death of such a man produces in a COM
munity an effect not dissimilar to that
caused by the failure of a great business
firm or the suspension of a bank. Like
emotions, like business depressions and
like inconvenience and hardships spring
from each" Mr.. Holmes was a man Of
great wealth, and had favored many per-
sons with loans who will nov be required
to settle, and his money in many enter
prises will doubtless be withdrawn. Thus
the loss of such a man is deeply felt and
is far reaching in it's effects. The deceased
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but no children, except an adopted daugh-
ter.
President E. J. Parrish, of the North
Carolina Sunday School Convention, by
order of the State Executive Committee,
has issued a call for the assembling of
County Sunday School Conventions, at
each county-seat in the State, on Friday,
the 22d of February next. Any minister
of the Gospel, superintendent or officer,
teacher or adult member Of any Sunday
school may be a member CT these conven-
tions. Pastors and superintendent resi-
dent at the c%ounty-seat will arrange for
the conventions. Each County Convention
Is expected to appoint five delegates to
the State Convention, and the good Offices
of the press of the State is solicited in The
effort to make the county meetings a sue
cess. Only good can result from these
assemblies, and THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
hopes to be able to report that every
county in the State has responded to the
call.
"A relic of the past, in the shape of
an old newspaper, the Raleigh Star, pub
lished June 18th, 1841, has been laid upon
our table by a friend. On the margin Of
the upper right-hand' corne of the first
page is the name Isaac Clegg, who was
doubtless a subscriber to the paper.
While the paper is yellow with age
about the color of MANILA wrapping
paper-the print is still black, clear and
distinct, and after diligent search, the
writer failed to find a single typographical
error in it. At this distance of time it is
exceedingly interesting to read the Incl
dents and events of those days, and note
the m of the men who were the
actors. The names of Gov. Dudley, Gov.
Morehead, Gen. Harrison, Henry Clay,
Daniel Webster, John G. Calhoun, Chas.
Manly, Mr.. Van Buren, and other leaders
of that day and time, are as frequently
mentioned as are those of Cleveland,
Thurman, Vance, Ransom, Alexander,
Blaine, ingalls,, Edmunds or Harrison Of
the present day. In the issue before US
the programme for the approaching "An-
niversary of Independence" Gin the year
l84D is published, which says: CAT
sunrise there will be religious services in
the Presbyterian Church; at 10 o'clock a
procession will be formed under the direc-
ton of Maj. VIM. F. Collins; and at IL,
an Grafton will be delivered by CASTOR
FL. Wilder, ESQ. There will also be sew
eral public dinners" We also find this
paragraph: "The bill appropriating $685.
900 for the relief of Mrs. Harrison, widow
of Gen. Harrison, passed the House Of
Representatives on the 18th of June,
1841, 122 to &C." This paper also con-
tains the celebrated correspondence be-
tween Mr.. Fox, on the part of Great
Britain, and Mr.. Webster, on the part of
the United States, which gave rise to so
much debate in the United States Senate
in that year. Thos. J.. Lemay, referring
editorially to the correspondence, says:
"The very able letter Of Mr.. Webster
will command the admiration of every
intelligent and impartial reader"