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

IL SCylCj dudlCy anu pllCC W leaving
their orders with Messrs. Edwards &
Broughton, Book and Job Printers, Book
Binders and Blank Book Manufacturers,
Raleigh, N. G. Read their advertisement
IN to-day's paper.
In Wake Superior Court, on Satur-
day, January 18th, a white MAJ by the
name of J. G, Parrish, was convicted of
an infamous assault upon his twelve-year-
old daughter, and, OF Tuesday morning
last, was sentenced by Judge Graves to
be hung on Friday the 29th day of March
next. Appealed to the Supreme Court.
The sad death of Miss Bette Over
sleet, which took place at the residence Of
her parents near Dundee, Bedford county,
Va, Friday night, January 18th inst, is
announced by the Norfolk TIrginian. She
danced all night Thursday night and COM
planned of feeling i'll as 500 as she arrived
home, and was placed in bed and never
got up again. .
"A petition is before the Legislature
asking an appropriation for the Colored
Orphan Asylum which is located at Ok
ford, N. c.. Col. J. S. AIMS, Mr.. John
W. Hayes and Capt. A. H. A. Williams,
of Oxford, we understand, are trustees of
the Institution, and we doubt not the
General Assembly will give the petition
proper consideration.
The editor of the New Berne Journal
having peered into the future, exultantly
exclaims: "The Atlantic and North Caro-
lima Railroad will be extended; the Will
mington and New Berne road will be con-
structed; the channels of the great deep
will be ~broadened and d~eepened, and here
commerce will erect the throne of her
empire"
Mr.. Anderson Belts and Mr.. A. II.
Wimberly of the North Carolina Plow
Company, of Gary n. c., start, out this
week on a canvassing tour of the neigh
boring counties in the interest Of the
Company's Manufactures. This Company
Manufacture the celebrated Harrison
Plow, and an excellent wagon, and these
gentlemen go out to introduce them to
the farmers.
The Dinie Land, Of Dallas, Texas,
makes this reference to a North Carolina
flag: CAT the reunion at Shannon there
was the most remarkable flag in history.
1t was the battle flag of the 26th North
Carolina, which regiment met at Gettys-
burg the heaviest per centage of loss in
history, and this flag fell from the hands
of fifteen gallant men, who lost their lives
bearing it aloft."
-Messrs. Norris & Carter, of this city,
in their ad. of this issue, offer big deduc-
tons in prices throughout their entire
stock. We take great pleasure in recon-
mending these gentlemen to our readers,
and would suggest to our local Business
Agents to see them before making arrange
ments for this years trade. They say
they are prepared to offer special induce
ments to our Alliances.
"A young member from the trans
montana section of the commonwealth,
was heard to remark that the only time
during the grand inaugural that he really
envied Gov. Fowle was at the moment
when the College girls made their de-
scent upon him. His idea was that the
shaking of hands with two hundred pref
ty girls was not to be compared with any
other terrestrial luxury.
This paragraph, taken from a recent
issue of the New York World, will be
fully appreciated by every man who has
attained the age of thirty, and its careful
perusal is commended to every "young
fellow" in the land: "When a young
gentleman reaches the age of twenty-five
he is developed intellectually to a degree
that causes great anxiety. At twenty
three he INDUCES once every three months
in a suspicion that he is not as nearly ON
'niscient as he formerly supposed. Be-
tween twenty-three and twenty-six it is
perfectly easy for him to do very idiotic
things. After that he cools down and
gradually makes a man of himself. This
is a short discourse in mental philosophy
The Roanoke Nea0s says public opin-
ion seems to have settled into the belief
that the present General Assembly will