The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-02
GENERAL NEWS ITEMS, p,

Senator Vance Is taxing llCUe lu0
needed rest at "Gombroon."
Rochester On. " capitalists have
formed a trust in dried apples. . ia
-"Tbe Witness of the Sun" is the
title Of AmeIie Rives' new story.
1t is said hat Mr.. Arch. Brady will
be the new postmaster at Charlotte:
"A daily mail between Hillsboro mi
Roxhoro is a late. and very convenient
thing.
-Chas. S. Bryan, of New Berne, has
been appointed pay.master general OF the
State Guard.
"A London dispatch announces the
death of the Duke of Buckingham, who
was born in 1923.
The Queen of, Greece is a clever artist
The Baltimore american suggests that
she probably paints in oils.
valuable lead and silver ore deposits
have been discovered near Murfreesboro,
q. Tenn, in Rutherford county.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company is building a new iron bridge
across Deep river at Jamestown.
"A Jealous wife decorated her husband
and a fair rival with -four and eggs on the
street in Philadelphia, one day last week.
The s~candalous report comes to US
that 100 people of Mitchell county have
embraced Mormonism and left for Utah.
"A strong effort is being made to
secure the appointment of Mrs. Thos.
Settle to the postmastership at Green's
boro.
Mark Twain, it is said, does not ex-
pect a college degree this June, but looks
forward to a high degree of discomfort in
August.
The people of Newton, Catawba
county, vote on the first Monday in May,
on the question of issuing bonds for i'm
provements.
"A movement is on foot in Ohio to
nominate Allen w. Thurman, son of the
ancient Roman, for Governor on the
Democratic ticket.
The Burlington Free Press says the
average bank cashier doesn't know one
rope from another. But he is the boss
skipper, just the same.
The GGuloiS says Gen. Boulanger is
suffering from the opening of an old
wound and has been compelled to resort
to the use of morphine.
The artistic display of Norris & Car
ter's magnificent stock of goods on last
Thursday was simply one of gorgeous
splendor and b~ewildering beauty.
The Presidents first official act, with
special reference to North Carolina, was
to mount a cannon in the p~ostofice at
Asheville. G. w. Cannon is his name. i.
-Adjutant-G General Glenn states that
the time set for the annual encampment
at Wrightsville this year begins Tues
day, July 9th. 1t will continue ten days.
The "Kings Daughters" whoever
they may be, are giving many entertain
ments of various kinds in the towns of the
State west of US, if we are to believe our
exchanges.
On Friday last the French Cabinet
unanimously resolved to prosecute Bou-
LANCER, and hence we may look for some
lively proceedings at an early day in the
city of Paris.
William Driven, a colored man en-
ployed in the saw-mill of ]. M. Anthony,
at Denton, Maryland, fell against a cir
cular saw on Monday, the 25th ult., and
wa cut in two. st
John Armstrong .Chanler having re-
turned from Euro joined his wife, Mrs.
Amelie Rives Chanler, at Washington.
They will leave New York for Paris about
the first of May. 49,
The Fayettev lie Observer learns that
between fifty and one hundred hands DIRE,
now at swork on the Cape Fear and Yak
kin Valley Railroad bridge across the
Cape Fear river near that city.
1t has been ammo unced from head
quarters that all /" good Democratic post
masters will be allowed to fill out their
terms; hence, there will be no change in
the Raleigh Office before next fall.
The Wilmington Star the
death in that city on March 18th, of Mr..
Geo. R. French, ST., in the 87th year of
his age. He was a native of Fall River,
Mass, and came South in 1919.
Jas. W. Albright, of Greensboro has
been appointed Agricultural Agent to
succeed Maj. P. F. Duffy, whose term Of
Office expires during this month. The
pay of the Office is 1920 per annum.