The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-18

the mouse nt her daughter, MRS. A d.
Brown.--Severa' days ago a man hauled
a small load Of cotton seed to to vn. Ee
cam" from Stanly c'n nty, just twenty
four miles from town. His seed realized
him 81 80.
The Charlotte Means of the 9Th has the
followin; tim: Mr.. l. W. Durham
arrived home from oncord today. He
is bu lding a vault for Mr.. J n. Odell in
the new cemetery there. The vault is
being built of North Carolina granite,
and is the finest piece of work of the
kind in the State.
The Salem Orchestra will go to Char
lotte next June to take part in the grand
Musical Festival. Under the direction of
Prof, Markgraff, the Orchestra has already
begun to practice for that event and it will
nobly sustain its reputation as the finest
musical organization so til Of Washington.
= Winston Sentinel
The Lenoir Topic has this to say about
pie: "Messrs. Harper, Bernhardt & Co.
shipped in one day last week $4,000
pounds of dried fruit. We are not well
up on stati tics, but we suppose that n
pound of dried fruit is a safe estimate for
two pounds of pie. Just think of it.
$4,000 pounds of piel"
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The Raleigh Visitor says: While en-
gagged in digging a well a few days ago,
and when about forty feet below the
surface of tie earth, Mr. Churchill came
across a large sweet gum log inbedded in
the ground in a good state of preservation.
He is at a loss to know how that log
came to be so far under the ground.
Nashville Argonaut:: Our farmers ri
tell us that they have never seen as mach
work cone in preparing for a crop, in
n season, as has been done this. The
quantity of land cleared for tobacco is
unusually large. The plants are AL for,
ward, and a feeling of confidence anG
hopefulness prevades the entire com,
munity.
Monroe Register: Rev. J. W. Little
Of Buford township, has a pecan tree Il
feet high, which bears a full crop O.
pecans. He has planted twenty Youns
pecan trees this winter.-It is reported
that Faley Sehorn, col, of this place
k~ilIed.another negro named Nedin, at th'
lower end of the g., G. It N. Railroad
last Monday.
Watauga Hotel, at Lenoir, has beer
boaght by a stock company, the AIRING
ton company, composed largely of Ala
bama capitalists. The price paid for tn
hotel was $4,000, and the company wi
at5once put in $4,000 worth of improve
nents, including steam heating and cleo
trio lights and will open aap the hotel a
a.sGmmer resort.
Marion Free L@nce: It is estimate,
that not less than 100000 worth of5towl
lots and county lands has been sold within
the last thirty -days.--The Old MORT
State Land Company have recent,
purchased the Carson property at the hea,
Of Main street. They contemplate sweep
ing improvements in that section Of ou
town at an early day.
Durham Globe Alarge and inauentia
Injecting of the friends Of the movemen
to bring Trinity College to Durham
presided over by Prof. Croweu, wes he'll
last night. at the residence of Mr.. W
Duke. Important arrangements wer
entered into, which promise the remova
Of the College to Durham, and which W
hope to lay before our readers in a few
days.
Lenoir Topic We received the Dict
optic, dated Feb. 81, on the 9Th Of March
1t traveled 3 Is miles per day. It ough
to have been as fresh as a daisy and not
bit tired when it got here. We respect
fully ask Mr.. john Wanamaker if he can
not prevail on his star-route agents be
tween here and Jefferson to do bette
than that, to come and ride the neil him
self. That's what he is there for.
Atlantic Seaside: Mr.. Thomas Par.
kins tells US of a new steamboat to be rul
from Stella via Swansboro, Morehead anC
Beaufort to New Berne. It is t. b.
known as the Swansboro COOPERATIVE
Company. Joint stock to be $4,000, con
sisting of thirty shares, Twenty shares
have already been taken by the people O
Swansboro, and it is hoped the remaining
ten will be taken in Beaufort.
Goldsboro Argus: The Goldsborc
Rifles have received their new /" regula.
ton" uniforms. The Company has the
fullest roll of active members in its history
and the boys are all active and progressive
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