The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-04-23

The North Carolina Board of Pbar-
macy viii hold It's next annual meeting
in Durham, on Tuesday, May 2Sth, for
the examination of candidate for licensaaa
to practice pharmacy. Persons interest
Ell "a get further information by adj
dressing the Secretary of Board, VIM.
Simpson, Raleigh, N. C.
We had promised onrself to make no
reference to the Harrison family to-day,
but we find it impossible to resist the
following: President Harrison's wife
has improved so much during the last
few days that the President has CON
eluded to abandon his proposed cruise
in Chesapeake Bay for the present
In Rutherford county Friday last,
Miss Emma Roberts was to have MARI
ried Jonathan Norris. When the hour
for the marriage ceremony to be per-
formed arrived, and the two arose In
front of the minister who was to per-
form the ceremony the Young lady faint
ed away and within ten minutes she
was dead.
Sebastian Meridian, o German farmer,
was engaged in blowing. -Four of his
children, playing in the field and follow
ing the burrows, found roots of wild
parsuips. and all ate of them and be-
came violently sick. Three of them
died in terrible agony. Another, q girl,
is still living and may recover. The
three children were buried in one grave.
at ST. Joseph, MINI.
The Richmond and Danvllle Rail-
road will sell round-trip tickets to
Avoca and return, via Selma, Wilson,
Tarboro and Williamson. Tickets on
sale April 2lst to Goth, inclusive, good
to rturn until and including April 29th.
Rate for rOund-trip, from Raleigh, SIS. 90;
from Durham, $5. 90. Passengers from
Raleigh will take the "A. NJ, train,
which makes close connection at Selma.
Mr.. VIM. Latimer, proprietor of the
Acme Manufacturing Company, Will
mingtou, N. c., Mr.. N. Frank, of Colum-
bus, Miss, Col. A. E. Thornton, of At
lanta, Ca, and others have formed O.
lacompany for making pine straw bagging.
They will erect factories at Atlanta and
other points in the South and begin
operations at the earliest practicable
time. They say that they will depend
on the merits of their business for their
legitimate profits.
The following is the Statesville Land
marks definition of the term dude:
The dude is a small animal found in
various parts of America, England and
France. They generally make their
haunts in the large cities and towns,
but sometimes are seen hopping around
in small villages. They are quite
harmless, but a great nuisance. People
no doubt would exterminate them as
fast as they appear but for the exis7
tence of a game law.
The following paragraph is going the
rounds of the press without paternity:
A young lady was wheeling her married
sisters twin balties along the street, and
a close observer could nave noticed her
halt for a second, appear embarrassed.
while a crimson blush mounted her
cheeks. She saw. coming up the street,
her old beau, whom she had not seen
for two years, as he hal been away. OF
course, the fellow naturally supposed
his sweetheart had been married during
his absences so he began grinning as he
drew near, tipped his hat and passed on,
congratulating himself on the fate he
uad escaped. It is useless to attempt
to describe the feelings of the young
lady.
Our Greensboro exchanges are agIow:
with the patriotism and enthusiasm of
the old Revolution and the spirit of '76
seems to permeate both great and small,
and, indeed all are bent on rekindling
the fires that burned there so rudely q
hundred years ago ; the whole to culmi-
nate in a grand celebration at the old
Guilford Battle Ground, ON the 4th Of
May, next. The Workman says, 'tAl
sample full dress uniform, for the Gull
ford Battle Ground Continentals' has
arrived. 1t is u be tuty. The sky blue
knee pants, buff vest and blue coat with
buff facings, the big brass buttons, ands
above all, the cooked hat and plumes,
make the outfit a complete 'crusher.
The ID young ladies to be decked out
in Stars and Stripes have been chosen
and u peep at those dresses, already be-
ing male, makes a man wild with adj
miration -s"They are just q love of q
thing OF course, Zeb Vance will be
there, and thousands of the lesser lights,
and a gala day of the ye olden time is
confidently anticipated.