The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-22

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Durham Sun: There are now two
hundred and thirty-one students at
the University Of North Carolina and
tifty-three OF that number are reading
law.
There is considerable complaint, says
the Charlotte Democrat, in this city
about the wholesale sweep of the cur
riculum list of the graded school Of last
season.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders of the G.. T. & Y. V. Railroad
Company will be held at Fayetteville,
October the LIST, for the election of
officers.
Shelby Aurora: The Catholics of
lot in the eastern portion Of Shelby
on which they propose to build a
church.
Mrs. N. J. Browu. wife of Colonel
John L. Brown, died at Charlotte
Tuesday. She was born in Charlotte
and was the daughter of the late Maj.
J. B. Kerr.
Person county farmers report the
tobacco crop as rather poor this year.
They tell the RoXbOrO NeWS that there
is no trouble to get a good color but it
has no body.
Carthage BLADE: On Saturday night,
September 5th, 1891, about 3 o'clock.
our town AMI community was shocked
and panied at the sudden death of Mai.
a. d. Mckay.
\ citizen of Elkin informs the Win
ston Sentinel that a large tobacco
warehouse Is being erected in that
town and will be ready for the opening
sale October 1st.
Laurinburg Exchange: The farmers
of the Mountain Creek section of this
county except only One-third of a crop.
Rains and freshetS together have done
the work for them.
Raleigh Mirror: Upon the complaint
of Mrs. a. d. Hill. Justice j. O.. Mar
com issued his warrant against A. D..
Hill, charging him with abandonment
of wife and children.
The Smithfield Herald has changed
hands and will be consolidated with
the Kenly Visitor, w. H. Bridgers,
editor. The new paper will be called
the Alliance Democrat.
The Roman Catholic Monastery at
Belmont opened last week; with a
hundred students. An addition is
being made to the college. 40 feet
front, and / stories high.
The largest watermelon ever seen in
Catawba county. was brought in a few
days ago by Mr., AdOlphus Young,
The Hickory Press says it weighed II
pounds, and was a beauty.
Davidson College has opened with
larger numbers than for many years.
Over a hundred students were on the
grounds the first day, and many Of the
old students 7 not yet back.
Some of the Brunswick people want
the court house removed from South
port to LockwOod's Folly and some
others, the Wilmington RerieW says,
don't, and thereby hangs a tale.
There is a negro in this county who
is fOrty-five years old who has never
owned a dog or taken "a drink of liquor,
And this is considered to be a most
marvellous thing.-UIIson Mirror.
The new steamer which is nearly
completed for the Old Dominion line is
expected to be on the line between
Washington and Norfolk on or before
the middle of October, the Progress
says.
Asheville Citizen: Miss Letticia L.
Stuart, daughter of Judge Stuart Of
O~wensburg, KY, died in this city this
morning, aged II years. The remains
were sent to Owensburg this after
noon.
Mr.. M. l, Justus has a pan of English
bullet mOulds that were picked up in
the field after the battle of COwpens.
They will run an ounce ball and II
buck shot at one melting Henderson
ellie Ne1cS.
A gentleman who has recently re-
turned from Asheville says that words
cannot portray the magnificence Of the
chateau George Vanderbilt is building
there. The tennis court alone is to
cost $50, 600.
Two young colored men from the
country, charged with stealing water
melons and chickens, were put in jail
last week. Two others, on the same
charges, was released on bail, says the
Oxford Dog.
Charlotte Chronicle: Charles Wilson
died yesterday morning at 2 o'clock, at
the residence of his brOther-in-law,
Robert Stokes, on N. College street,
after a brief illness. Mr.. Wilson was
81 years of age,
Rush, the distiller at Cations still,
died on Tuesday. The poor fellow
drank too much of the stuff right from
the stills worm and it killed him.
Ills a sad death, indeed, says the Con
cord Standard.
A white man at the Charlotte Oil
and Fertilizer works, was badly burned
Yesterday with acid. One eye was
Seriously injured and the back of his
neck severely burned, says the Char
LOtte Chronicle.
Winston Sentinel: A warehouse
nan in forms us that the leaf sales this