The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-19

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Truckers Association at Clinton, Samp-
son county, N. c., on Thursday ana
Friday, April 4th and 9Th, 1889. Dele
gates from local associations, who win
attend, are requested to communicate
with W. L. Faison, Corresponding Score
tary, Clinton, n. c., in order tflav he mav
make provision for their accommodation
during the sitting of the association. Ar
engagements have been made with the rail
roads to pass delegates at half rates.
The Dunn Courier makes this refer
ence to a venerable citizen of Harnets
county: "Mr. William Matthews, who
lives near Barclaysville, this county, is
~el9hty-seven years old, and has plowed
seVenty-hve summers. He has never used
tobacco IN any way, has never taken a
dose Of medicine, and has but one decaYed
tooth. Mr.. Matthews plows an OK and
makes his own support. He has married
three McLoud cousins, and his third wife.
who is still living, is seventy-seven yeare
old, and spins and weaves nearly all the
clothes for the family"
"A serious cutting ARRAY took place. m
a bar-room in Goldsboro on Saturday the
9th inst, in which John Meehan was cut
about the face and abdomen, by the motor
lous Robert Ham, who about II years ago
killed policeman George Johnson by
shooting him with a pistol, but was &C
Quilted. William Pearsall, who also killed
Mr.. Thos. Crow, gave the knife to Ham,
to cut another human life short. They
both had a trial before Mayor Peterson
on Monday following, who committed
them to jail without bail to await trial.
So says the Headlight.
A letter from Mr.. j. G. Klutts, OF
Clear Creek, N. c., informs us that he has
recovered the value of the horses stolen
from his farm in Cabarrus county some
weeks ago, and which were advertised In
The PROGRESSIVE. FARMER. He recovered
from a horse dealer in Columbia, S. G.,
who purchased the horses from the
thieves, Garner and Gregory, and after
ward traded them to others who took
them further South, where track Of them
was lost. 1t is said that Gardner, one Of
the thieves, has since been arrested and
imprisoned in Union county, this State,
charged with stealing horses and making
and passing counterfeit coin.
The Elizabeth City Falcon publishes
the following relative to the Dismal
Swamp Canal: "Senator Edmunds laid
before the United States Senate, letters
he had received from Gen. Rosecrans, Reg
lister of the Treasury, and from the acting
Solicitor TO the Treasury in regard to the
Dismal Swamp Canal. Gen. Rosecranr
says that the books of his office show thai
by direction of Congress the United
States, in 1926, and 1859, subscribed for
eight hundred shares of the Dismal Swamp
Canal Company, paying $780, 900 there,
for, and that dividends nave been received
amounting to 500, 497, of which the last
was received in 1857. He says he has no
knowledge of where the shares are. The
Acting Solicitor gives a history of the
sale of the Dismal Swamp Canal, and also
says he does not know what has become
Of the shares belonging to the United
States.
On Wednesday last at l, p. M, his
Excellency, Governor Daniel G.. Fowle,
accompanied by his Private Secretary, Mr..
S. F.. Telfair, Miss HELEN Fowle, Miss
Annie Satterthwait and Miss Annie
Walker, escorted by his entire military
staff, left this city in Major J. G. Winder's
elegant private palace car, en- route for the
city Of Wilmington. It is understood that
the party are to be the guests of the city,
and during their stay will be quartered at
the famous Orion. The Governor and
party are expected to visit the site of the
encampment Of the State Guard at
Wrightsvile and witness the laying off of
the grounds. A telegram from Wilmington,
received on Friday, announced that the
party were met on their. arrival in that
city by the Wilmington Light Infantry
and several reception committees, among
them one of ladies to welcome the lady
visitors. At night, at the Orion, therewas
given a brilliant reception, the elite Of the
city being present in elegant costume. The
reception included a grand banquet, also
given al the Orion, over which the ornate,
erudite and exquisite Waddell presided,
of which the n1enue is described as simply
immense, during which wit, wisdom,
brillianey and splendor reigned supreme
and the electric lights shone over brave
men and fair women.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan, the Baptist Mis-
sionaries, who were burned out of house
and home III the recent riot in Chin Kiang.
China, went out to that country from the
State of North Carolina, Mrs. Bryan be-
ing a daughter of Capt. Freeland, of the
city of Durham. A telegram from Mr..
Bryan to the editor of the Biblical Re
corder gives a full account of the riot
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