The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-28

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about a woman last week. One tried to
shoot the other, and John Howe, also
colored, was standing near and received
th~ $w.I - lpsI n n~ body aui lied
within an hour. 2
Tarborodgh SouHerner: The number
of colored people who left Thursday for
Texas, little and big, by actual count, was
40. This brings the number of them
who have left here to 800. Probably
shout an equal number from this county
have left at other depots.
Scotland Neck Dsna9crdt: Mr.. H.,H.
Rosberry told us a few days ago that he
sowed oats last February and cut them
the last of June, turned in the scattered
oats with peas. They came up, matured,
fell out upon the ground and have pro-
duced a third voluntary crop.
Henderson Gold Leaf Mr.. George
". Gooch, well known in Henderson,
having been raised near here, was mar
ried in San Diego, California, Dec. 3Oth,
to Miss Ella selwyn. MI. Gooch fills
the chair of languages in the Pacific
Methodist College at San Diego.
We learn from the Windsor Ledger that
the property of the Cashie & Roanoke
Railroad has been purchased by the Bran
ming Manufacturing Company for $780,
900. The property consists of thirty
of.railroad, steam tugs, barges, etc.,
and owe 100, 600, 900 feet of standing
timber. - ta -
"A sheriff in one of the counties of
Western North Carolina, says the States
vile Landmark, was recently on his tax
rounds, and, talking to one ofhis constitu-
ents, made some reference to the death of
JEFF. Davis. The man asked if JEFF. Davis
was still in prison when he died, and a
b~y-stander askedsif Gen! Lee was dead
yet.
Some of the negroes who left South
Carolina some time ago and went to Ar
are returning already. They say
they were deceived and hat Arkansas is
what it is represented to be by the
agents. They say, also, that many more
would return if they were able to do so.
What a piece of cruelty is this, and how
does ONE M deserve punishment
for it?
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is always
glad to hear of the success and pro sperity
of home enterprises, and hence it gives
us pleasure to learn, as we do from the
EGDreSs, that the Sanford sash and blind
has declared a dividend of 6 per
cent. for the year 1889. Mr.. Makepeace,
the Secretary, states that the year has
been q prosperous one. There is a great
deal Of work on hand, which is good evil
dence Of a building boom in the country.
The No. 5 correspondent of the Con-
cord Times gets off the folio wing on the
.abarrus county weather prophet: mo.
) has decided to prosecute the county
weather prophet at the next spring term
Of court if he don't give us hog-killing
md meat-saving weather. Indications
ire a little in his favor at present. Wish
hey would let him alone, as he is engaged
n the study of chintz-bugology and will
give a big talk on the same at the court
house court week"
AS the South-bound PASSENGER train, On
he Richmond and Danville road was
entering the village of Linwood, a small
BOY driving a horse hitched to a hack
,ried to cross the track ahead of the train,
The train was running rapidly and the
passed by just ahead of his horse,
he front corner of the mail car striking
he horses head and cutting it off. The
BOY was thrown over the cross arms of a
telegraph pole, but providentally was
lot injured. The vehicle was completely
demolished.
The Wilson Mirror, n OF the most
scholarly papers in the State, describes
he warm winter in this language: "That
blessed transport of thrilling rapture that
S born in the enhancing wedlock of
.oman's winning smile and seductive
those rose-ike messengers o fher
leart which steal out of their sacred deeps
md tell of the emotions that they are
hrobbing with" This is not near all of
t, for we can't bear up under the great
burden any longer. But hope he viii
lose with an eulogy about the sleet which
s now falling and the "grip," which is
'rancing around in Raleigh.
The Salisbury Waterman tells a har-
tale of the wandering away, in
he temporary absence of its parents of a
title two-year old child, one afternoon