The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1891-09-15

it, in Webster it vas IA for and none
against it,
E. G.. Black, near Pioneer Mills, is
finding some large pieces Of gold. lie
has found several large nuggets; one
wa worth $50, another $42 and still
another $47. The thing is still on, and
Black has 106 degrees, says the Concord
Standard.
Durham Sun: J. A. Woodall, Chief
Of Police of this city, was appointed
yesterday by Gov. Holt as one of the
delegates to represent North Carolina
at the annual Congress of the National
Prison Association, at Pittsburg Oc-
tOber 1915.
Concord Standard: T. V. Smell the
biggest and fattest man in the county,
has raised a sunfiOwer that grew
twenty feet high and is twenty-five
inches III diameter. The only way to
account for its immensely is from its
association.
New York Tribune: Dr.. William
NJ. Hargraves, pastor Of the only
cOlOred Presbyterian church in Louis
vile. has been called to the chair OF
moral and mental science and Christian
evidence III Biddle University, at Char
lotte, n. c..
The GuilfOrd farmers are complain
ing seriously of the quality of the to-
baccO crop. Size is the only recon-
mendatiOn it has tO-day, it lacking
both quality and body. Too much rain
given as the cause, says the Green's
bOrO Patriot,
Frank Dowd recently purchased
from parties near RutherfordtOn, a
tall old time clock 10 yeas old. The
machinery is all of wood, and II of
the peculiarities is that it never strikes
less than Is at a time, says the Char
lOtte Chronicle.
There is a substantial farmer living
in this county, who, now has his sixth
wife, having buried five in days gone
by. He seems to be as happy and
cOntented as though he was enjoying
his first honeymoon, says the Colds
bOro Headlight.
the peculiar twinkle of the eye, and
the upper part of the head would
almost betOken that they were brothers.
Peter says that Vance may get away
with him on politics, but he can save
more "SOleS" in an hour than Vance
can in a life time.
1t never occurs to some people that
it requires money to run a newspaper.
\ statement informing a person that
he owes for a paper he has been read
ing for the past year ought to be sutli-
cient notice for a Settlement.-HigH
Point Enterprise.
Raleigh CbrOnicle: Fab. H. Busbte,
Esq returned yesterday ron Balti
more. He says that his brother, Grand
Sire Charles. NJ. Busbee, continues to
improve. He walks ab )ut the streets
occasionally, and may remain IN Baltl-
more some time yet.
The Railway Commission has ordered
Superintendent CrOswell, of the South
ern Express Company, to prepare a
new tariff for North Carolina and
submit it to the Commission, and
also TO make the tariff plain, 50 the
public viii understand it.
Winston Sentinel: The crops, upon
an average, up the Yadkin Valley road
are very fine. In some places, how
ever, on the low lands, corn has been
greatly damaged by the overflow of
creeks, but the upland corn and to-
baccO crops are very good.
Asheville Citizen: Asheville leads
all other towns with thirteen students
at Chapel Hill, the greatest since the
war at the opening, Western North
Carolina will be represented by over
one hundred new students, all well
treated and and cared for.
AsheviIIe Mountain Home JOurnul:
DR.. w. w. Wing, who was for a num-
Der of wears a resident of the quiet
l;+rl1 ,-;l1,,.C nf Woo r0pTrIHn OnA fOTs
quite a while its Mayor, died this
morning at ) o'clock with cancer Of
the throat, at the age Of Is years,
They are now talking about railroad
trains at a speed of ninety miles an
hour. When a train going at that
speed flies the track or has a collision
there will be no occasion to send ply
sicians to the wreck; only undertakers
will be needed, says the Person County
Courier.
Salisbury is moving to have some
excellent work done on her streets.
w. A. Smith has been up there con
sidering propositions that have been
made him, 1t is quite likely that he
will take a SO, geo job on macadamiz-
ing the streets, says the Concord
Standard.
Concord Times: Sam Jones will hold
a meeting in Charlotte next November.
Wen be there. -- Rev. j. @, Amber
son held a five days meeting at Beulah
church, Locust Level, last week. There
were about Is professions of religion
and II new members were added to
the church.
E. F. Pagg, postmaster at Madison,
who has been under charge of irregu-
larities and shortage in his accounts,
was here yesterday, and had a hearing
before }, w. Payne, US. Commissioner.
There was no evidence against him and
he was discharged, says the Green's
bOro Patriot.
Rockingham Rocket: The Stewart
Canning company, of this place. has