The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-04-08


way from Danville via Winston aad as
tonia. The survey is being made and
when completed a decision will be reached.
Messrs. I. W. Durham & Co., of Char
lotte, dealers in monuments and head
~stones,k have generously offered to give
ten headstones to be placed at the heads
of North Carolina soldiers buried at
Fredericksburg, Va. They also agree to
furnish many more at net cost for the
same purpose.
The Wilson Mirror tells the following
on an alleged census taker: st is alleged
that a census taker was detected a few
nigh S since in Lenoir county in the act
Of stealing a goat. This is a mistake,
He was merely taking a couple of horns,
with goat attachments. He had not quite
lost his census.
Goldsboro Argus: The new Office re-
Gently created by some of the railroad
magnates, and known as the North Caro-
lima Cal Service Association, with head
quarters at Raleigh, under the manage
ment of Mr.. Washington Bryan, the latest
ex-P President Of the A. & N. G. R. R., has
been abolished.
Asheboro Courier: Mr.. John Brady,
a citizen Of this county, aged about 70
years, has been marie. twice, is the
father OF nineteen children, Is of whom
are living. He has 80 grand children
and p great-graud children. He works
daily on his farm and looks as if he will
live many yeats yet.
Morganton Herald: The recent cod
snap did great damage to the wheat cTon,
especially that sown in the early f Il.
Many Of the fields look like they Lad
beer burnt with fry. 1t is thought by
many that the frost-bitten wheat will
make a crop, though the yield will be
considerably decreased.
Sanford Eapress: S. II. Buchanan
who was arrested some days ago, upon
the affidavit of W. a. Wadsworth, county
treasurer, and who was bonded for $1O,-
900, was tried in D. A. McDonald's court
at Carthage on yesterday and discharged.
The County Commissioners, the plaintiffs,
appealed to the Supreme Court.
G~oldsboro argus: G~oldsboro is at
length to have a telephone exchange
something that has long been NJ eded, and
should have long been in vogue here.
The requisite number Of subscribers to
insure it was completed yesterday, and
steps looking to the immediate establish
ment of the system have beer taken.
Early Tuesday morning there was a
fire in Goldsboro that consumed an old
ice house building, and some other
wooden houses, among them the mattress
factory of Royal & Borden, making a
| loss of about a thousand dollars. The
wind was high and the fire department
did good work in arresting the con1agra-
ton.
Clinton Caucasian: The negro girl
who was accidentally shot, account of
which was given in last weeks paper,
died last Thursday-The Royal Arch
Chapter of A. F. & A. Masons, 1e-estab-
lished here recently, is doing good work.
Three members were initiated last meet
ing and several petitions for membership
received.
Greensboro Argus: The business of
the R & D. Railroad is growing SO at
this end of the line, that the que tion of
putting on a double daily freight is being
discussed by the authorities of that com
pany. Of course this means that the
business of Golds5oro and this vicinity is
greatly on the 1ncrease-a fact that is
very cheering.
Lexington Dispatch: "We are panied
| to learn of a sad accident which occurred
near Jackson Hill last Friday. Mr.. Joseph
Edwards and his little son were hauling
wood, when the wind blew a tree down
on them, killing the boy instantly and
seriously wounding Mr.. Edwards, but it
is thought that he will recover. We are
unable to get further particulars.
In speaking of the immense trade of
Dukes gigantic cigarettc factory at Dur
ham a correspondent in that place says:
Last year this factory turned out eight
hundred and thirty two millions Of cigar
cites; used three millions and four hundred
thousand pounds of ~granulated and cut
smoking tobacco, eve millions and two
hundred thousand pounds of leaf tobacco,
and paid out seven hundred and seventy
five thousand for advertising. Mr.. Duke