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

are that he Will go to Sing Sing, This
knocks the old ideas in the head, for the
postmaster'S stay n Purgatory id not
purify him, or even make him a better
man, says the Concord Standard.
New Berne Journal: NJ. lobe Hooker
did the best work with hook and line
yesterday hat has bee recorded IN fish
ing circles la ely. He caught a hundred
fine trout at Otter creek, eight miles
down Neuse river, in about one hour.
He started out to catch crabs, but acct
dentaily struck a school of trout.
A Winston correspondent of the State
Chronicle says: To day it was made
known that a company of Philadelphia
capitalists had secured option on 600
acres of land lying on the outskirts of
Salem, and will take them up. Great
improvements will take place and several
new enterprises will be located there.
Winston Daily: We were reliably
informed this morning that trains will be
whizzing by Winston Salem from Green's
boro to Wilkesboro in a few weeks. The
9TH Of August is the day now selected
for the Richmond & Danviile Railroad
Company to put On separate passenger
and freight trains on the above route.
Uncle Foster McRary, of Davidson
township, m up to the convention
Tuesday and brought to the Landmark
from his good wife a bunch of beautiful
yellow tomatoes, eleven of them in one
cluster. They were a curiosity in the
vegetable kingdom and attracted a great
deal of interest, says the Statesville Land
mark
Goldsboro Dispatch: Rev. j. NJ. Hill
var, for the past six years rector Of St.
Stephens Episcopal parish of this city,
has rendered his resignation, and to-day
left with his family for Texas, which he
will make hisfuture home. The members
of his church made him up a purse of
5000, and rendered i, as a parting gift of
affection.
Mr.. ?. NJ. Wilson says that he will soon
begin to make arrangements for the State
Fair. There will be some new and attrac-
tive features this year.--Farmers tell
US that a large portion of the wheat and
oat crop has been thrashed. The yield
this year in the Piedmont section is said
to be not more than half of what is
termed an average crop, says the T5Uin
City Daily.
Charlotte Chronicle: H. W. Newly,
assistant engineer of the Roanoke &
Southern Railroad, arrived in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Newly is making the
reconnaissance of t e routes proposed fol-
the Southern extension of the R. & s
He has just been ove the route from
Winston to Monroe, and game from Mon
roe to this city.
The Greensboro Patriot, in speaking Of
the "Grand Rally" at Greensboro last
Wednesday, has the following: The ban,
ner borne by the Davidson County ALI,
ance at the head of the procession was &
unique and beautiful one. 1t was silk
and bore the word Davidson" engeni.
ously worked in grains of corn and ALI.
ance in oats.
The Statesville Landmark reports the
killing, by lightning, of Robt. Deal anc
Henry Bolick, two young white men, OF
the farm of Nj. James Hewitt, in the
western part of Iredell county, a few
days ago. Wheat threshing was in pro
gress at the time and eleven other per
sons were badly injured, two of then
fatally, it is thought.
Cor. Richmond Dispatch: A Republi
can convention in Windsor, which wa
managed entirely by negroes, broke VI
in a row, with broken skulls, SCARED
faces.and bruised noses. - A gentleman
named B. F. King caught a fine pickere
near Windsor that weighed twenty-five
pounds. 1t was said to be the larges
fish of the kind eVer caught in thos,
waters.
Baleigh Nea0s and Observer: Gov
Fowle has retained Messrs Battle ant
Mordecai on behalf of the State, and w |
test by an appeal to the Supreme Cour
Judge Whitaker's decision that he had NJ
right to hold Rockingham Superior Court
He has also requested Solicitor Settle t.
take an appeal on behalf of the State i
Judge Whitaker makes a similar decision
IN the case of Stokes court.
The Wilmington Star, of the 29th ult.
says: An accident occurred to the steamer
Sylvan Grove yesterday morning while
she was steaming out to sea with a party
of excursionists for the Blacklist waters
When lust outside the bar. about fOu1