The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-12-21

AamOuS CommOnor, Nat Macon, Is un-
marked, save by a pile of flint stones.
The grave is in a pIoughed field and
the stones slip down. Kind hands toss
them back and an admirer adds a few.
-AsheviIle Gazette.
Davidson Dispatch: T. A. Cross,
dealer groceries, assigns.--A. w.
Surratt, of Jackson Hill, kills a COL
pound hog-W. e. and 3. A. Hege
lost their barn by fire last Saturday
night. Live stock and farming imple-
ments saved. Loss several hundred
dollars.
A pie made exclusively of chicken
brains is what a citizen of this county
is said to have taken "a fancy to many
years ago, and determined to crafty
his appetite. 1t required $40 chickens
and cost $45. The chickens were given
to the poor the heads being all the cpl
cure cared for.-ReidsviIle Weekly.
Watauga Democrat: We learn that
the railroad election has been pcstpon
ed by the Board of County Commits
sioners until some time i'm the spring
mot informed as to date) owing to the
fact that our people are anxious for the
road tt be located before the tax is
voted.
A Davie county postmaster refused
to deliver a letter because it had a
black border Git announced the death
OF a relative). The postmaster's excuse
was: THAT thing came month ago,
but I was going to send it to the dead
letter Office, because it was black and
I thought there was something wrong
with it."-Ex.
Winston Journal: Col. J. D. Cam
r was one of North Carolina's
brightest and most distinguished ons
He was an erudite scholar, a man of
great learning and a perfect encyclo-
pedia of general information. In news.
paperdom he was regarded as the high
est and best authority and always a
in the moulding Of public opin
ion.
Rev. DR.. John o. KiIgo is chairman
of the delegation from the North Caro-
lima Methodist conference to the gen
eral conference at Baltimore next year,
by reason Of having received the
largest number Of votes on the first bal
lot Members of conference say this is re-
garded by them a. an Endorsement of
his position on education. Salisbury
World.
A Washington special to the Ashe,
vile Citizen says: THAT the indicted
officials of the defunct First National
bank of Asheville will have to stand
trial is certain. The Comptroller of the
Currency has no idea of agreeing to a
compromise, and the efforts Of the at
torneys of the accused looking to this
end have not been in the least en-.
couraged."
1t is said that in Salisbury every
merchant against whom a bill was
found at the last term Of Rowan court,
for selling cigarettes to minors, gives
bond in the sum of $25 for each case.
One merchant was required to give q
$3.50 bond as six bills were returned
against him. One of the parties in
dicted says he will fight the matter to
the bitter end.-Ex.
Elkin Times: Up near State road a
girl was "stuck" on a fellow of dissi
pated habits. The parents objected.
Last Monday night at Mt. Pleasant
church, the young man started to &C
company the girl home. The mother
became irate, stepped up and slapped
her daughter down while the fellow,
fearing similar treatment, made him.
self c~onspicuously absent.
Sonly Ryan, Greensboro's wife MUIR
derer, will be hung December 23rd,
He wants to hang, and says
were the matter to go over again
he would commit murder, in fact a
dozen murders, to get rid Of his wife.
He expresses regret that he could not
kill two men, mi the county treasurer.
He is the most hardened criminal ever
in this State. He forced his
young son to steal.
Rocky Mt. Motor: A colored man
named Sol-was in town on Saturday
who in 1865 when told by his former
owners soma lad of IA years-that he
must either call him Mars Frank, as
before freedom, or Mr.. ---, replied:
"Well, huh, look er here, eff call you
Mars Frank I'm bedog oned eff you
n,int nnt Ter call ma Mara1 9nl - The