The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-07-07

NE" UOIl, AIIlLIIS COHuICOOI LIIIoGC1 dINu
a brakeman. The whole train is a
total wreck.
Asheboro Courier: Some miscreant
put an iron rail across the track, on
railroad near Randleman, on Thurs
day last, but fortunately it was dis
covered in time and removed by the
train hands.
MOrganton Herald: Burke county
has some fine wheat crops this year.
Mr.. R. w. Sudderth sends us a speci-
men of Fulcaster bearded wheat grown
by him this year, which is as fine as
can be seen anywhere.
Lincoln Courier: Prof. @. L. Coon,
one of Lincoln cOunty's most talented
young men, has accepted a professor
ship in COncordia College. "A new
and, we learn, a strong company has
leased the Lincoln Iron Works.
Greensboro Workman: Miss Sallie
j. Staples, sister of Col. John N.
Staples, who has been an invalid for
ten years past, died at the home of
her brother, on West Market street,
last night at half-past 10 o'clock.
Asheville Citizen: The tobacco AS
ISOLATION of North Carolina meets in
convention at Morehead City on the
5th of August. Col. j. D. Cameron
has been invited to address the con-
vention and has consented to do so.
Mr.. B. L. Duke now owns the historic
cabin, 3 miles from Durham, in which
Gen. Joseph E. Johnston met Gen. w.
T. Sherman May Goth, 1865. 1t is said
that Mr.. Duke cOntemplates placing
this cabin on exhibition at the Worlds
Fair.
Sanford Express: We were in error
last week about Rev. Evander McGil-
vary. He has already taken his de,
parture and is with his relatives III
Scotland. His sister, Miss Allie leaves
this week and on July 4, sails for Scot
land to join her brother.
Newton Enterprise: Wheat is not
turning out as good as it did two years
ago, but Everybody is making a fair
average, and it is so much better than
last year that everyone feels good over
the crop. We never saw better grains
than those Of this years crop.
Concord STANDARD: Mr.. Joseph Cook,
soon 81 years of age, of No. ). has a
brown jug which is over 100 years old.
His grandfather, Nicholas Cook,
brought it from Germany, and Mr..
Cook prizes it very highly, and it
now has in it two and one-half gallons
of May cherry wine.
The following officers were elected
for the ensuing year by the Teachers
Assembly at Morehead City: Prof.
Hugh Morson, Of the Raleigh Male
Academy, President; Prof. J. J. Blair,
superintendent of Wilson Public
Schools, ce-President; Major Eugene
Harrell, Secretary.
Asheville Citizen: Sheriff Rey
nolds today received a telegram from
the sheriff of Mcdowell county, saying
that 7. R. Randolph, who is under in
dictment here for forgery, is under ar
rest at Marion and would be held until
sent for, Randolph was arrested il
December, but skipped his bond.
Southport Leader: On Friday morn.
ing last, word was sent to Capt. Henry
Swami, of the Frying Pan lightship.
that Mrs. Swami was very sick and
that he must come over to the city al
once, but Capt. Swami, unfortunately
was unable to reach his wife's bedside
before she had breathed her last.
Three thousand two hundred anC
forty is given out as the total enroll
ment at the Teachers's Assembly al
Morehead this year, and they came
from Virginia, Maryland, Iowa, New
York, South Carolina, West Virginia
Tennessee, Georgia, Kentucky anc
Delaware, making eleven States being
represented.
Clinton Caucasian: We chronicle
with sincere regret the departure Of
Miss Mary Anderson, late principa.
of Clinton Female Institute. She goes
to T~alIadega, Ala, as lady principal Of
Isabel Female College, of that place.
She will be joined there by Misses
Claggett and Sparks, so well and favor
ably known in this community.
HilIsboro Observer: A Drunken
white man called a sober white man q
mulatto last Saturday morning. Result
The man who used the insulting Ian.
guage was knocked down. The Mayor
fined the man 1 cents for knocking the