The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-06-18

nemauSn valley WAS DuiIC OI SHhAo anu
clay and the leaks were stopped with
straw; and the protests against its con-
struction were unheeded.
We understand that Mr.. George q.
Frenchs papers are now all in good
shape aid that he will be ready to take
charge of the postotire here by the first
of July Wilmington Re0ieW.
Edward Burnett, a Congressman, and
"a dairyman neal Boston, has a cow. the
mother of which was three-fourths
Jersey aud one-fourth deer, The COW
one:elghth deer-is u good mIiker.
The danger of boating on the Niagara
above the falls was again illustrated on
Sunday, when a boat containing two
men went over the falls. Pieces OF the
boat were found an hour later.
1t is reported in st. Petersburg that
during the Shah's visit there q secret
treaty was made between Russia and
Persia for the temporary annexation OF
Norther Persia to Russia in certain con
tingencies. .zf
at Frankfort, KY, Saturday, r. r.
Pepper sold to j. s. Coxey, of Massll-
Ion, Ohio, his bay stallion Acolyte,
The price was $40, 900. Acolyte is five
years old, by Onward, the greatest sire
in the world.
Mrs. Christine Lathrope, niece of
Senator Leland Stanford, of California,
and divorce wife Of Thomas b. Cunning,
became violently insane in Litchhe1d,
Mass, anu has been taken to a private
asylum there.
: =. $3.50 : - -'
A DantiIie editor has been indicted
for publishing a lottery advertisement.
Every newspaper in the United States
which advertises lotteries ought to be
served with the same sauce, says the
Charlotte Chronicle.
Rich iron ore deposits were discov-
cred Thursday, near Guthrie. Okla
homa, and a shaft will be sunk at once
and a thorough examination made. The
people have not miscalculated the re-
sources of the new Territory.
G. L. Woods, manager of Fairbanks
refinery, George D. Lewis, superinten-
dent of the st. Louis works, and John
Gavin, a steam filter, died Friday from
the effects of an explosion at the refine
ry at Hutchinson, Kan, Thursday.
Misses Lizzie McRae, Bert McDufie
and Sue Haigh, of Fayetteville, attend
ed the Chapel Hill commencement and
report a most excellent time. Miss Bert
McDuffe received the chief marshal's
regalla for being the handsomest lady
present. Observer.
Miss Fannie Slate was out horseback
riding a few evenings since, when her
horse fell and threw her over his head
and stepped SO near as to cut a consider
able cash in her head, but we are glad to
say that she was not seriously hurt
Concord Times.
Two miles off Cape North, Friday
morning, the Gloucester fishing schoon-
er, Matte Winship was seized by the
Canadian cruiser Vigilant and taken to
Sydney. The Canadian government
will probably hear from Mr.. Blaine.
We are informed that the damage to
the Patterson factory dam by the freshet
was greater than we published last
week. We are told that most of the
addition made to the dam a few years
ago-mak1ng it higher-was carried
away.-Lenoir Topic.
J. S. Carr, President of the Confed-
crate Veterans Association, calls upon
the Confederte veterans In each county
in the State to assemble at their respc-
tive court houses on Tuesday, July 4th,
1889, to form a Confederate Veterans
County Association.
The editor of the Carthage, IN. CO.
Blade was defeated for mayor. In his
next paper he thus soliloquizes: We re-
turn thanks to the 30 friends who sup.
ported us-and think likely Is or 90
more who promised to vote for us are
dead; either that, or they have lied mis-
erably.
A dispatch from Ell Passo, dated June
9Th, says: Jack Williams, the supposed
leader of the gang of robbers who held
up Quilted States Paymaster Wham sew
eral weeks ago, was arrested here yes
terday, and $35, 600 were found on his
person.
The Birmingham Clearing House, the