The Charlotte Democrat., 1889-11-08
N. C. News.

W There is some talk going on in
favor Of keeping the Supreme Court in
session all the time, IN order that appeals
in capital cases can be at once taken up
aud disposed of.-RGLeigh CaU.
~ Il gives US pleasure to note the
success of our North Carolina industries
ia whatever part of the State they may
be, and hence we are glad to learn that
the cotton factories of Charlotte are build.
ing up a big business, and are in a
fiourishing condition. Wilmington Star.
a. Mr.. r. B. Joyner was exhibiting
around town the other day, with pardon
able pride, boil Of cotton from out of his
crop. 1t was large as the fist OF an
ordinary man, as white as snow aud in
texture was as s9ft as silk It requires
100 average DO Is to weigh pound; 80 of
the size OF this would tip the scales at a
Pound.-StdtesosIe Landmark
a. We learn that there are about
sixty students at the A and N. College,
OF whom about one-fourth pay their way,
the others being county students. We
are sure that the College has started out
on the correct schedule, and that the
teaching of agriculture, horticulture, etc.,
will be highly beneficial tc the agricul-
tural interests of the State. Even if a
boy has finished his schooling he would
be greatly benefited by a couple of years
at this college studying agriculture
Raleigh Observer.
tB Many of the farmers who attended
the Weldon fair pressed themselves as
very highly pleased with a suggestion
which Gov. Fowle made in his address at
the fair. The Governor said he had been
much struck with a new substitute for
hillside dilches which be had learned of
aud which he wished TO recommend as
worthy at least of trial. When cotton
was planted On rolling land there were
usually hillside bitches made but it was
suggested instead that there be alternate
strips Of land planted in either wheat or
oats which would prevent the washing OF
the land.-Raleiqh Observer.
A Fox KILLED IN THE CIrY.-Some
colored boys with dog Jumped fox 10
vacant lot on Orange between Sixth
and Seventh streets yesterday afternoon,
and after a short chase killed it under a
stable on Capt SINNERS premises adjoin-
ing The fox made furious fight, and
the dog engaged in the encounter was
bitten in several places. The lot in which
"sly Reynard" was discovered, is filled
with high growth of weeds, and it is
supposed the fox has been in that neigh
borhood for some time, depredating upon
the hen roosts in the vicinity Whining
ton Star.
sW The Arlington company, recently
incorporated in Watauga county, propose
to build mammoth hotel at Blowing
Rock in time for next summers season.
The building is to be erected on Fairview
Bluff, and to cost see, 900 Messrs Harper
aud Bernhardt, Of Lenoir, aud Capt. A. q.
Brenizer, of Charlotte, have bought the
Wallace Estes farm, (rhe first beyond the
Blowing Rock gap) aud will divide it up
into cottage lots and build large hotel.
This will give Blowing Rock four large
hotels, besides innumerable boarding
houses and cottages, ,-MorgGnton Star
az Those who are in a position 10
know say that never before since the war
have the people OF Union county been in
so good condition to make another crop
as they are now. II is true the cotton
crop is short and money will be scarce,
bqt good crops Of wheat, oats, corn, pota-
toes, etc have been made, and there will
w POih Tue
county this year than for many years
before. There has been a large crop OF
oats sowu this fall, and they are looking
well. The mau who is out of debt is all
right, and those who are in debt should
learn lesson from this years experience
and try to get out.-Monroe Register.
q, TEMRoRA.-A few years ago the
cornt hucking was common both with
white and coored people. In many sec
lions of the country where meu did the
most OF their own work during the year
with the help of their boys, about this
season OF the year the neighbors were
invited to come in some afternoon and
bel p shuck corr. But the old time corn
shucking is a thing of The past. 1t has a
new name now. "a husking bee," is
what they call it now. 1t really takes
the social idea out OF it to give it such a
stuck-up name Were We farming again,
we think we should "shuck" our corn no
matter "ho else .hould "husk" his with a
"bee. Scotland Neck Democrat.