The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-11-10

Fife got 81, 636 10, for his services in
South Boston, v, a few days ago,
while a blind one struck our neighbor
town of Laurinburg and got 20 cents.
There's nothing like a man having his
eyes open.
Winston Sentinel: For five days
last week WinstOn's internal revenue
collections amounted tO$11, 1874, so. For
the entire week Danville's collections
only rounded up 81 541,61. Danville's
shipments of the manufactured article
aggregated 1875. $685. pounds. while the
Winston manufacturers shipped just
189, 9O84 pounds.
Col. w. T. Gray, of Asheville, has
resigned as Colonel of the third regi
meHt of the State Guard, and Samuel
H. Boyd, of ReidsvIlle, has been ap-
pointed by Governor Holt, as his sue
cessor. Mai w. A. Bobbitt, of Ok
ford, has been appointed lieutenant
colonel and Capt. w. A. Curtis, Jr,,
major of the same regiment.
An exchange says that the versatility
of woman's mind would never have
been apparent only for the modern
agitation about her rights. n lady
writing to an agricultural paper begins
her letter with a devOut eXhOrtatiOn
to read the Bible and ends with a
receipt for destroying cabbage worms,
says the Franklin Times.
The sales of unclaimed express pack
ages are being held at various points.
They are called odd horse" sales. At
Greensboro the bidding was spirited,
in fact eager, and $500 was obtained
for stuff not worth 800. "What fools
we mOrtals be" was what the buyers
said at the big swindle. You are not
permitted to open the packages before
bidding.
Charlotte Chronicle: News was
received here yesterday of a mysteri-
Gus affair at EIktOn, two miles from
Clarkton, on the y. @. Railroad. Wed
ne5day night the postmaster was shot
by sOmeu unknown person and probably
fatally wounded. No reason for the
and no clue has been discovered to the
perpetratOr of the deed.
Washington Progress: The Home
Transportation Co. is a new steam
boat line just put on from this point
to Norfolk. - Mr.. a. s. Durand, an
aged citizen of our town, dropped dead
on Sunday. The cannon wasmounted
OF the oyster patrol steamer Lille yes
terday. She has received most of her
small arms which will put her in con
ditiOn for active duty.
Winston Sentinel: The latest sensa-
ton about GermantOn is the discovery
of a fine marble quarry, which was
made a few days ago on the land of
Mr.. W. E. Willis about three quarters
of a mile from the town. 1t is learned
here that q stock company in which
some Winston gentlemen are interested
has been organized with a view to work
ing the enterprise extensively.
Messrs. Davis & Willie, bankers of
Salisbury, have received the $50 check
which was raised to s., 1000 by J. E
Austin and presented to a bank 10
Richmond, Va, q few months ago.
Austin got two years in the penIten-
tiary for his trouble and now returns
the check to have it cashed at its first
value. An examination of the check,
the Herald states, shows that the check
is badly executed.
Thomas Bplk, of this city, met with
a peculiar accident yesterday, he was
lying in q hammock on the porch
s Oking a pipe with an unusually
long stem. By a sudden movement
to catch himself, and as he was on the
verge of falling out Of the hammock,
the pipe was pressed against the ban.
listers. and the stem a into his throat,
almost cleavIng the palate, says the
Charlotte Chronicle.
Elizabeth City Economist: The big
blues, the vOraClOuS COrmOrantS of the
deep, have made their appearance in
small schools on the sea coast of Dare
and PamlicO counties, and the jewellers
there car take respite from shOt-guns
and oysters. They + regarded as the
advance guard of the great army OF
blue fish that brings SO much happi
ness and money to the adventurous
plOwmen of the deep.
Tarboro Farmers Advocate: 1t is
reported that there is not a vacant
dwelling house to rent in the place.
- \ comparison of cotton receipts
for the month of October last year
and twenty-t two days of the same
month this year shows a big falling of
of the receipts. For October last yea1
5000 bales were weighed here and fOI
twenty-five days this month only 67G
bales were weighed.
Durham Sun: A nickle lamp ex.
plOded last night about 10 o'clock, al
the residence of S. r. Woods, on Yancy
street. The lamp was blown to pieces
and the Ger tire tube was found in 3
bed in the room The curtains to the
window were burnt and in the efforts
to extinguish the flames, three bed
quilts were burned. A lamp also ex
plOded in the residence of J. B Chris
tian, on Chapel Hill street, some time
during the same evening.
Mr.. Woodroffe, of Greensboro. the
contractor for the construction of the
State Normal and Industrial school
for white girls, has had a telegram
from Major FINGER. as follows: "Wt