The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-03-26
NEWS ITEMS.

prOacnlnS Lne earLn at d Fdplu FaCe.
The Plant a a baby was born in
Durham the other day with four teeth.
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston has rendered
his resignation as Railroad Commissioner.
The President and every member of
his Cabinet, except two, are Presbyte-
MIR. Henry Lobouchere calls Lord
Salisbury lone of the weakest of man
The Boston Post inquiries: Can the
Pennsylvania earthquake be due to a
Cabinet jar?
Easter falls on the 2lst day Of April
this year, and insures a good crop of fruit.
Let US hope so.
Justice Stanley Mathews of the United
States Supreme Court died in Washington
the 22d inst
Emigration satisfies published in
Berlin show that 1000, 900 Germans have
emigrated since 1871.
Senator w. H. Lucas, of Hyde county,
was married last week to Miss. Maj tha A.
Armstrong, of Fender county.
Mr.. Henry Blount, of the Wilson
Mirror will deliver the annual address at
Yadkin College Commencement in May
next.
About 1000 negroes have lett the
State of North Carolina since January
LIST, 1889, for other States, and they are
still going.
Typographical Union, No. 43, of
Charleston, S. c., has declared against the
World and the San, two daily newspapers
of that city.
The orange industry in Florida has
grown from nothing to 5000, 900 boxes III
the last twenty years. There are at least
$50 varieties.
-"Pine straw bagging," says the
Florida Dispatch, "is pronounced, after a
thorough test, to be superior to jute in
every respect"
President Harrison has been invited
by the North Carolina Teachers Assem-
bly, to be present at the session this sum-
mer at Morehead City.
All, in the language of ~Tennyson,
when shall all mems good be each mans
rule, and universal peace lie like a shaft
of light across the land.
The estate of the late Col. Eugene
M~orehead, the Durham banker and real
estate broker, has been adjusted and the
valuation placed at $780, 900.
Albert L. Rippy, convicted of muir
dering his father at the last term of Ala
nance Superior Court, was sentenced to
be hanged Tuesday, April Both.
-Ex-President Jefferson Davis ex-
pressed the opinion a few days ago, to an
interviewer, that the "civil service" hum
bug caused Cleveland's defeat.
Dakota, according to statistician Sheri-
dan, is 3,415,35l bushels of wheat short of
enough to supply the demand for seed and
bread for making the mex crop.
The late Col. Chas. R. Jones, of
Charlotte, had his life insured for 1000,
which sum will be paid over to Mrs.
Jones within the mex few days.
Lord Ashtown, the young English
baron who has just attained his majority
and the control of an enormous fortune, is
about to make a tour of America.
We were pleased to see ou1 good
friend DR.. H. II. Knight on his return
from Baltimore where he has been some
time attending a course of lectures.
"A Vermont minister is reported to
have preached, one hundred and twenty
one funeral ermo with net returns of
two barrels of apples and a single silver
dollar. .
I'VE call special attention to the adj
vertisement of Messrs. Barbee & Barbee.
of this city. They offer standard guanos
at same price sold at last year. See adv.
on 9th page.
-Ex-P President Cleveland and party
on their trip to Cuba, on Monday
the 18th inst, passing through this State
going by way of the coast line and st.
Florida. " .
Greensboro is organizing a Cont
mental" Military Company, with cooked
hat, knee-breaches and big buckle, to take
part in the approaching Guilford Battle
Ground Celebration.
The editor of the Durham Sun, who
is good authority on such matters, says
there are too many flowers in this
and not one kind word too manv