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

senger coaches, which are now being
built at Wilmington, Del, says he
Goldsboro Headlight.
There was mass meeting of the citi
Zens of Oxford at the Opera House
Thursday evening for a free discus
sion of matters pertaining to the Ok
ford and Coast Line Railroad.
At a meeting of the board of directors
of the Pee lee Manufacturing com
pany Mr. w. @ Leak vas elected presl-
dent, to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Col. Walter L. Steele.
The four year-old son of Thos. POplin,
in Arson county, while playing In the
upper story of a gin house Saturday,
fell through the belt hole and was
crushed to death by the machinery.
Mrs. Rebpcca Brown, reIict of the
late John Brown, celebrated her 1O3d
birthday at her home in Duplin county,
in the presence of her grand, great
grand, and great-great-grand children.
The oyster factories have not opened
and the Wilmington Progress mt
mates that they will not this season,
as there is a very small number of
men engaged in catching oysters as
yet.
\ negro vas committed to Jail a few
days ago for stealing three bales of
snuff from a grocery store III Mt. Airy
he will have to remain there until the
first of March next, says the Allegheny
Star.
Raleigh Chronicle: 1t was learned
yesterday that the penitentiary author
tiles are arranging for the lease of 1000
slp1sOy Of lonN IN Month m VNf0n Nh IL
will furnish employment for 700 con
victS.
Winston Sentinel: The tobacco
manufacturers of Winston shipped
one million. fOrty-three thousand,
three hundred and twelve and one
half pounds of tobacco during Oc-
tOber.
Mr.. r. w. King, Pitt cOunty's eff
cient deputy sheriff and n of Green
ville's most popular young men, and
Miss Matte E, Moye, n of Kinston's
fairest daughters, were married a few
days ago.
The Sentinel states that A. J. Pink
ham. a former citizen Of Winston, and
who held the position of chief deputy
collector in the Internal Revenue office
there, has been elected Secretary of
State of Idaho.
The little son of Mr.. Jas. M. Hug,
gins, of BurningtOwn, Haywood county
threw over a coffee pot of boiling coffee
and was severely eCalded several days
ago from the effects of which he died
the Meas reports.
Isreal Harris house, and the entire
contents, We're burned on last Satur
day, The house Is on Mr.. r. \.
Browns place lear town. \ dog was
cOnsu ned IN the flames, says the Con.
cord Times.
Raleigh Visitor: President Chas,
E. Taylor, of Wake Forest College, has
in contemplation the taking of a party
of fifty Or mOr students to Washing
ton City to spend a week or so when
Congress meets.
Raleigh Chronicle: Rev. DR.. Thomas
Hume. tthe talented p~rOfessOrO of English
at the State University, breaches the
Introductory sermon at the meeting OF
the Baptist State Convention at Colds
bOro on the 18th.
The revival meeting at the First
Baptist church at Winston grows in
interest. The Sentinel considers it to
be the greatest meeting ever held in
that place, save the Pearson and Moon
revIvalS.
The KinstOn Free Press says that
rObberies are also being committed
there, and among the victims was
their chief of police. Forty dollars in
money, a pistol and a gold watch were
stolen from him.
The compositors of the Mountain
| Home Journal, of Asheville have
struck. There has been trouble brew
ing III the office for a week or two,
and Tuesday the foreman and com
pOsitOrs walked out.
TarbOro Farmers AdrOc0te: Rocky
Mount is to have a big tobacco EXPOSE
ton on the second of December. 1t
promises to be a very successful enter
prise. Premiums will be offered fol
different grades of tobacco.
Winston Sentinel: Prof. E. \. Alder
man. hOcOnductedt the Forsyth county
Teachers Institute a few weeks ago,
has moved his family to Greensboro.
The Professor is to be connected with
the industrial school for girls.
Seventy-First township in Cumber-
land voted against subscription to the
Fayetteville and Albemarle railway by
an almost unanimous vote. 1t is not
yet known what effect this action will
have on the building Of the road.
Mr.. J. A. White the Statesville house
mover, passed through town yesterday
on his way to WIlkesbOrO to move
some buildings there. He says that
he has set next spring to move TaylOrs
vile. says the TaylOrsvil e Indec.
A large bed of magnetic iron ore has,
the salisbury Waterman says. been
uncovered in the town of Mt. leasant,
assays from which give a very high
per cent. of metal, and the quantity
is said to be almost inexhaustible.
Laurinburg Exchange: If Laurin-
burg just had three or four large
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