The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-31

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we did not have an opportunity of hear
ing, but which we heard spoken of in
very complimentary terms, says the
Warrenton Record.
Register of Deeds Harding issued a
marriage license to an aged couple one
day last week. They we're Mr.. John
Simmons aged IS and Mrs. Nancy Bri-
ley aged IS. Besides being an old man
to take unto himself a bride, Mr. Sim
mons has the reputation of being the
champion eater of the county, says the
| Greenville Reflector.
Winston Sentinel: DIR. V. O. Thomp-
son is exhibiting a potato in his drug
store that he challenges the county to
beat, either In size or weight. The
potato weighs 8 pounds and IA ounces
and measures 161 inches in circum-
ference. 1t is of the English yam
variety and we raised on the Doctors
farm just west of the city.
The Wautuga Democrat says: liking
and Gray at Blowing Rock have as
signed for the benefit of their creditors
B j. Council has been appointed re-
ceiver. 1t is supposed that the hotel
property. with it's entire fixtures will
| go to sale. We are sorry of this. The
liabilities are not great, but it is hard
time to sell now and get cash.
The Curtis Canning Company, whose
works are q miles south of here at
Mr.. Geo. A Curtis, has completed it's
canning business for this season.
About ten thousand cans were put of
peaches, pears. corn, beans, black
berries, &c. This company has been
very successful, and has done well this
season, says the Alamance Cleaner.
Winston Sentinel: The vestry of
St. Paul's church, of this city, has ex
tended a call to Rev, J. Fl. George, a
native of Georgia, and a young Ian
of fine reputation personally and as
rector. - Much interest is being mani
tested at the protracted meeting In
progress at Grace Methodist church.
There were five conversions last night.
The Charlotte News says: Chief of
| Police Mason reports the city fairly
alive with tramps. They are working
their way South in seach of employ
ment. Most of them are mill men,
but there is a sprinkling of mechanics,
printers and representatives OF other
trades thrown out of employment by
the industrial stagnation n the North.
Rev. T. K. Brown, who lives e
Black Mountain, has no less than 10, 600
apple trees on his estate. The greater
portion of these trees are Of a bearing
age. Should these trees bear two bushels
each and this yield should sell for so
cents a bushel, it could be easily seen
that Mr.. Browns crop would bring
him $40, 600, says the Winston Sen
tinel.
New Rerne Journal: Mr.. A. E.
Wadsworth, of Perfection, was IN b
city Tuesday with a load Of Keiffer
pc trs SO fac as to command So 60
Observation-Disclosures blackburn & Will
lett were the purchasers. AS Mr..
Wadsworth was driving to the store
he found a number of ready retail
customers whom he supplied at 81 25
a peck.
Sanford Express: 1t is reported that
work has begun on the new hotel at
Southern Pines. When completed it
is said it will be one of the most hand
some and subst initial hotels i'll North
Carolina, costing $175, 0C0. It is beng
built by a number of Northern CAPT
talists who propose making Southern
Pines one of the leading health resorts
In the South.
Lenoir Topic: The man Hunnicutt,
cOunterfeiter, who was arrested nea
Lenoir and bound over to the Federal
Court, had trial there last week and
was convicted and sentenced to three
years IN the penitentiary. 1t vas
proven on him that he had passed
counterfeit money on some persons in
Iredell county a year ago, and that he
had cOnfederates while there.
Mr.. Martin Hinson, who holds the
keys to the Surface Hill gold mine,
was in the city to day, and left forty
four ounces of the shining gold il the
mint. He said the work at the Hill"
had shut down for this week, in order
to make arrangements for more eX
tensive work. The ore last taken out
was richer than any in the history Of
the mine, says the Charlotte News.
Here's a little story which points a
big moral: An exchange tells of a
woman who bought a new tangled
coffee pot from a peddler. In the
evening she showed it to her husband,
a hardware dealer, who told her he
kept the same thing in his store for
half the price she paid. WELL" said
she, "why don't you ADVERTISED No
body ever knows what you have for
SALE"
Baltimore Sun: North Carolina has
there Chicago made the strongest
kind of a bid for recognition as the
oyster, wild fowl and fish producer of
the Atlantic SeabOard, and has even
several diamond back terrapins walk
ing around an upright post, inside of a
wire cage, with a label near by ex-
planning that they are the most ex
pensive table luxury in the United
States.
Pittsboro Record: One night last
week a house on the farm of Mr.. Sam
Siler, in Matthews township, was de-
stroyed by fire. The house had just
been repaired for a tenant to occupy,
but was burnt before he had moved