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

are Whlte.-MrS. LlnSey Jackson, wife
of Abernehy Jackson, died of paralysis
at the age of &C years on Saturday morn.
ing.--The Wstauga Democret says that
Mr.. Cofey, of Blowing Rock; last week
captured an eagle that measured 6 1-2
feet from tip to tip. The cage had made
two attempts to carry off a little son of
Mr.. Cofey who was playing in the
yard.
In North Carolina there sre nineteen
National Banks, with a capital of 1916
600, and having a surplus of $685. 18,
They have $4,l22,OOO deposits and lend
out $5,857,OOO They have in their vaults
about $500, 900. The business of our
State banks amounts as follows: Capital
stock $l,628, 772, deposits s., 787, 900,
loans 1851, 900. The entire banking
bu, mess of this State shows a capital of
81, 65O,OOO, deposits S6,9OO,OC0, loans
$9,434, 600.
The Morganton Herald tells of a re-
union, at Burke court, last week, of the
fat mems club, which contained several
of our Caldwell heayy-weights; Lewis
Taylor, 28O pounds J. J. Harshaw, 254
R NJ. futile, 255; D. @. Pearson, go; 7,
N. Hallyburton, 234; D. NJ. Puett, 249
B. H. Rich, 24O; B. A. Berry, 2O8; VIM,
Patterson, 242; D. b. Peeler, 222; W. e.
Bower, 247; Miles Edmondson, 2OO-the
full Jury weighing 2,86l, or averaging 236
pounds apiece.
The State Chronicle Of the 18th has this
to say concerning the sale of the Black
well Tobacco Factory at Durham: "Tht
sale of the Blackwell Tobacco Works il
Durham to a London syndicate grow
more and more probable every day. 4
representative Of the syndicate was il
Durham this week, and after inspect
ing the plant left two experts there to ex
anime the books of the company witt
a view to learning something Of the statu
of the business"
In speaking of the mail matter whic
goes through the Raleigh postofice a COZ
respondent in the Wilmington MeSSenge
says that on an average 5000 letters ar
mailed and a like number received at thi
p~ostofice daily. There are sent and re
lpeived through the office 1000 package
) of newspapers daily. Thus 10000 piece
of mail matter are handled each da.
| Each week $3.50 pounds Of newspaper
are sent through the Office, which al
published here. TIE Progressive FARME
sends out 1900 pounds a week. L
actual circulation is 1920.
! Rev, J. G. Stowen, pastor Of the Bal
fist Church at Washington, N. C., WI
recently got into trouble about having OF
wife too many, appeals for charity on tt
part of the public. He admits his form,
marriage in Michigan with a woman, VIII
some years his senior, had deserted tW
: living husbands without being divorce
and after u days, realizing her impenc
ing exposure, she fed with a charact'
|. like herself. He claims hat he was les
: into this marriage through triokery. M
Stowel has resigned his passionate al
left for his parental home in the North.
: The Charlotte NeWs tells in its issue
; the 18th of a brave girl, the daughter
Sheriff Smith, Of Mecklenburg count,
: Four prisoners were allowed to exercu
themselves in the corridors of the ja
Two of them, negroes, made a break an
got as far as the fence in the rear of II
, jail. Lula Smith was at a neighbor net
by and ran home gust as the foremost NJ
gro stuck his head through a hole in til
fence. Lula is only fourteen, but 81
picked up a brick bat and told the negr
to halt or she would knock his brains on
TIE negro at once turned back and bot
went into the jail. The other two got OF
before the young lady appeared on tt
scene, but one was r~e-captured the sam
day.
Greenville NewS- Weheart that the plan
road at a place about a mile from town
in a terrible condition. There was tai
in our presence Saturday to the efet
that if the road was not early putin orde
somebody might get indicted at coul
next week. large flock of will
geese passing over the lower end of tow
Friday evening attracted considerable al
tention. They were flying high but tn
honk could be heard distinctly. The
were going almost due North. The oil
folks would say this means that col
weather is over.-The Norfolk an
Carolina Railroad will open for bushes
next Saturday, 18th. This road wi
place GreenviTIe in easy reach Of Norfolk
The cold spell of the past week seem