The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-21
EDITORIAL NOTES.

r. Never write q letter without
giving the name of your ~postofRce.
- We again thank our friends for
kind resolutions endorsing The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER.
~. Editor Roscower, of the Colds
boro Headlight, was in Raleigh Satur-
day. He is a hustler in the newspaper
business. He made The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER a pleasant call.
-. We were pleased to meet Mr..
J. G. Calderwood, of the Pittsburg,
Pa, National SockmGn and Farmer, IN
Raleigh this week. He has an excel
lent agricultural journal. The circu-
lation of that paper is now about
$4,000.
J. A. Hossack, a member of
the Kansas legislature, testi6es that
he was paid $1,000 by J. J. Ingalls,,
provided he would vote for him to be
his W in the next y. S.
Senate. If they don't beat Ingalls, up
there they will make a great mistake.
We have not said much about it
because we were not sure of the result,
but now the prospects are good for a
rise in the price of cotton. Every
bale held off the markets will tend to
increase the price. If you can hold
your cotton, do SO. 1t will pay you.
Two persons we're killed by
trains, in about an hours time, in
Durham, last Wednesday. Mrs. Sal
lie Scroggins was run over by the
Keysville train, and in about an hour
Mr.. Thad Gilbert was found on the
N. G. track in a terribly mangled con
dition.
The Alliance at Cary, with the
help of sister Alliances, will give a
free barbecue at that place on Wed
nesday, the 22d of this month. Messrs.
J. H. Ennis, John Robinson and j. @.
Scarborough will be on hand and
make Alliance speeches. Everybody
are cordially invited.
- We learn that Mr.. G. W.
Young, one of the legislative candi-
dates in Transylvania county, has
signed the demand cards of the Ali
ance. Mr.. w. w. Zachary, another
candidate is for a railroad commission,
provided it does not interfere with TIE
construction of q railroad through that
country.
This is a funny country. A few
days ago a call was made by the
Jefferson Democrats" of the 5th
Georgia congressional district to nomi,
nate a candidate against Col. l.. F..
Livingston. One county was repre-
sented by eZcven delegates. The Jour
nal intimates that they "Iooked sheep
ish " and then went back home.
We have received resolutions
passed at a mass meeting of the Demo
Gratis of CASTOR county a few days
ago We also have other matter of a
strictly political nature from repre-,
sentatives of both political parties in
the State. We would like to accom-
modate our friends, but we have to
do our best to keep all partisan mat,
ter out of the columns of this paper
Remember this is an Alliance paper.
The northern part of Robson
county was visited by a destructive
cyclone on last Thursday. Great
damage was done to property in its
path and several persons we're killed
near Maxton, if reports be true. At
Hasty several houses were blown down
and one person killed and several in
jured. At Floral Collie 20 several
buildings wer damaged and two per-
SOL badly hurt. A laborer at Nc.
Kinnon's saw mill was fatally injured.
Full particulars cannot be obtained.
= John Dixon, a prosperous farmer
living in Allegheny county, last week
found his wife and Marshall Halsey
in a compromising position and
promptly shot and killed Halsey. He
threatened to kill his wife, but her
piteous pleadings caused him to de
sist. On the evening of the same day
a brother of Halsey attempted to kill
Dixon. He was prevented. But
later a duel with pistols occurred and
Halsey was SHOT four times by Dixon
and was killed. The people in the
community declare that Dixon shall
not be punished for the double killing