The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-10-15

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that class of society fares. 1t is. thought
that their success was so great that they
will remain In the business.
A special committee was last week ap-
pointed by the Charleston, s. c., Chamber
of Commerce to take steps looking to the
control of the South Carolina Railway in
the interests of Charleston. No definite
plan of action was adopted.
The officers of the United States ship
Enterprise has been Hospitality enter
tanned by the Duke of Argyle at his castle
az Inverary, Scotland. The Enterprise is
the first foreign war-ship that ever sailed
up the waters of Loeb Tyne.
A fashionable doctor of Philadelphia
says.most of his patients are habitual in
valids, and their only trouble is ~laziness.
A few weeks of solid work would be the
best elixir he could order, but policy
prevents such a prescription.
Mr., G. L. Anthony, of Vandalia, N. c.,
writes to the Secretary of the North Car
Dina Horticultural Society that from
twelve Keifer pear trees, four years old,
he has gathered sixteen bushels and has
yet four bushels on the, trees. r
Fayetteville item: A negro preacher
was put in Jail here last week charged
with attempting to poison a family of
colored people, near Wades, by putting
stfychnine in Their food. Fortunately it
was discovered before it was taken.
Sanford has fourteen trains a day. At
l o'clock p. m. there can be seen ap-
preaching the crossing four trains from
four different directions. 1t is one of the
noisiest villages at this time of day on the
American continent.-Samford Express.
Lastweek was fair weekin Concord. It is
pronounced, a grand success in all respects,
and in this connection the editor of the
Standa d says: "Ever so much!" phrase
that is a pet with the good, sweet women,
if heard once this week was heard 1915
| times.
The Rev. Morgan Dix, Of New York,
denounces the selection of Central Park
as the cite for the worlds fair as " an act
of vandalism which will not be permitted
if the citizens are true to themselves and
alive to their individual and material in
terests."
The New Berne Journal thanks Gen.
Robert Ransom for maps Of Neuse and
Trent rivers. The maps were gotten up
under the direction Of Captain of corps
of U. s. engineers, w. II. Bixby, of Will
mington, and sent to Gen. Ransom fol-
distribution. '%'
When we are in the company of SEN
sible men we ought to be doubly cautious
of talking too much, lest we lose two
good things, their good opinion and oul
own improvement, for what we have to
say we know, but what they have to say
we know not.
The revenue commissioner has ordered
the running capacity of distilleries to be
increased and that more whiskey is re-
quired to be tax-paid from a certain
amount of meal. This will lessen the
profits of running a government still
Shelby AWrora.
The Hatfield Mccoy feud, in Pike
county, KY, has broken out again; while
a marriage ceremony was being performed
at Peter McCoy's house, a volley wa
poured through a window which killed
the young couple and wounded fatally
the officiating clergyman.
The attorneys of Robert Ray Hamilton
state that divorce proceedings against
Mrs. Hamilton will be instituted at once
The ground upon which the application
for a divorce will be based is that the
marriage was brought about by fraud or
the part of Mrs. Hamilton.
An executioner brought from France
to guillotine a murderer named Noil or
the Island of st. Pierre, Miquelon, Ont:
had to fee to escape death at the hands
of the citizens. Several attempts haC
been made to poison him, and tradesmer
refused to take his money in payment fol
goods. ,A@Sf
Fargo, North Dakota, like Wheeling
boasts OF a young and pretty girl ro5ber
who steals from love of excitement
When arrested several days ago six sill
skirts Were found on her person. In
pocket OF n of her skirts a 38-calibre
loaded'revolyer was found. She is only
18 years old.
For the benefit of young men who are
unable to attend the day schools, says the
Wilmington Messenger, Prof. VIM. NJ.
Little will open a night school next Mon