The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-05

Greensboro Workman: One could not
help seeing here yeste day a notable
absence of intoxication on our streets.
! It is not usual that there is much drinking
here even when large crowds are present,
but yesterday was an exception.
Salisbury Truth: The Knitting Mills
pays to its employees one fourth as much
as the Salisbury Cotton Mills pays to
theirs; it employees A hands, has orders
for $4,000 pair of socks, and is preparing
to put in $4,000 worth of machinery.
The Tabernacle meeting at Rutherford
College has elected the following officers
for the insuing year: President, R. Fl.
Whitaker, D. D.; Vice Presidents, Doc
tors H. A. Sn others, J. A. Raglan, B. F.
Dixon, Financial Secretary, Levi Branson.
Wilmington is reported as having a
population of 10000. What is the matter
with our North Carolina towns? 1t
seems that we can't have a city. Well
the reason is the population Of most
towns has been exaggerated all the
time.
Greensboro Workman: Orders have
been received at the Greensboro knitting
mills from Helena, Ark, and Spokane
Falls, Washington Territory, and the
prospects is that the mills will be ruiz on
extra time to supply the increased de
mand for the goods.
The Greensboro Patriot says that some
days ago Carolina, the wife of Dury
Howell, the well-known colored hotel
keeper, while cleaning fish, stuck a bone
in her hand. Sh7 refused to allow her
physician to cut it out and yesterday she
died of blood-poisoning.
The white woman who, it will be re-
membered, ran off to Georgia and mar
ried a negro after stealing her husbands
money and valuables, has been placed in
the open" by the Sheriff of Catawba,
she having been convicted of bigamy and
sentenced for two years.
A young white man, Jno. Kennedy
who has been stamp and registry clerk in
the Wilmington postofice for sometime,
is short in his money account and has fed
to parts unknown, carrying with him
several registered letters, SO we learn
from the Wilmington Star.
Moore county has three postofices
whose names are very significant; they
are Noise, Quiet and Lonely, so if you
want to make a noise go to Moore if
you wish to be quiet go to Moore. Not
many people desire to be lonely, but if
any one should, go to Moore.
A Winston correspondent Of the State
Chronicle says: "The final survey of the
R. & D. Road south from Winston has
begun. The surveyors are between
Mocksville and Mooresville On the line OF
the old N. G.. Midland. This is another
one of our future outlets south.
Durham Sun: A gentleman remarked
this morning that he had travelled through
Wake, Granville, Durham and portions
: of several other counties but had not
heard a single farmer complaining about
the crops, so he thought they must be
quite contented with the prospects.
You have heard of eggs with handles
to them like a gourd. A hen of Mr.. J. L
Honeycutt, of Cool Spring township, las
week laid an egg which had a stem al
inch and half long, and there was nt
sign of a shell on either the egg or the
. stem to it, says the Statesville Landmark
Mr.. M. J. Adams, engineer on the
Asheboro road happened to a singula
? accident last Monday. AS he was gettiDg
on his engine a coal chisel which was OF
the box above him rolled down and strucl
him just above the eye inficting an ugly
wound, says the High Point Enterprise
1 Sonny Wall and Manuel Nelson, two
T colored lads aged respectively Is and l.
; years, were fooling with two old shot
guns Saturday night when the one IL
4 Wallis hands was discharged, the contents
= taking effect in Nelson's back infictinE
fatal injuries, says the T0jn- City Daily
Morganton Herald: An English com
c pany, with an abundance of capital, i
reported as operating a gold mine on tht
head waters of Wilson's creek, in Cald
l.. well county. A large stamp mill ha
been put in and another will be purchased
1t is rumored that the runners are "strik
ing it rich"
Raleigh Chronicle: Information wa
received here yesterday to the effect tina
l Mrs. T. A, Council, of Middle Creel
t Township, had been badly bitten by
! mad doc. Mrs. Councils breast wa!