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

rattle yet, 20 see Ed. Davidson try to
swallow the pound of butter Miss Mag
gle Howell stuck in his mouth in the
dark. It all came about through Miss
Elite ZImmerman's invitation to the
young people to honor Miss Matte
Turnbull, by pulling candy at her
house. It was the regular old fashion
ed molasses kind.
DR.. Almond J. De Rosset, one of the
most prominent citizens of the State,
died at Wilmington Thursday night in
his 91st year. DIR. De Rosset ~practiced
medicine for several years, afterwards
becoming very prominent in business
circles. For As years he was a director
of the Wilmington & Weldon railroad,
and was probably the Oldest railroad
director in the world. DR.. De Rosset
was a lifelong Episcopalian.
Davidson Dispatch: A good story
is told on a certain young man who
made a profession Of religion some time
ago. The young nan was very fond
of playing marbles, and on the day
after his profession, some of his friends
called on him to play a game. The
young nan refused. When asked the
reason he replied: 1.-THE Bible says
Marble (marve) not and I can't
play" He is not any wiser to this day.
A gentleman fishing with a "bob"
for clubs on Mr.. Ben Bunn's Craven
county farms caught sixty within an
hour and a half the smallest Of them
weighing three and the largest six
pounds. In all there were over 800
pounds and they we're strung on a pillow
line and carried to the gentleman's
home on a fence rail ''toted" by two
men. This is not a fish story" but is
absolutely so in every PARTICULAR
Rocky Mt. Motor.
Rev. ]. e. White, corresponding
secretary North Carolina Baptist State
Convention gives the following state
ments: Reports in hand show church
ee1 400; membership, 140. 600, preachers
700; baptized during the year, 81 800, Fin,
ancial statistics, missions, state, home
and foreign, $50, 1000; education of min.
listers, &2,4OO; orphanage, NS15, 900.
These figures do not include the Yves
tern North Carolina convention which
reports 1000 members.
Washington correspondence Char
lotte Observer: The appointment Of a
postmaster at Shelby has assumed ma
tional Importance, and Congressman
Linney is having the fight Of his life in
his effort to secure DIR. McBrayer'S ap-
pointment. Il was learned at the de-
partment Thursday, however, that No
Brayer's name will be sent to the Sen
ate Monday and will result. J. B. For
tune writes the Postmaster General, IN
the loss of the State next year by 30,
600 majority.
There is living in n mile of Tar
boro, N. G., an old lady, Mrs. Martha
Hathaway, who is ninety-nine years of
age. Her youngest daughter is a
mother Of nine children. She has
thirty nine grand children in all. Her
father was sixteen years of age when
the Revolutionary war began. The old
lady a knit, sew, card and cook a
little, but cannot turn the spinning
wheel. She has no father or mother
aud no sister, but one half brother who
ID still ving.-Independent Republic,
Conway. 8. G.
Salisbury Sun: ). J. Newman re.
turned Friday morning from Gold Hill.
Mr.. Newman represents D. L. Risley
of Philadelphia and his business at
Gold Hill was to secure land for a
colony which Mr., Risley proposes to es-
tablish there. He tells US 5000 acres
are to be secured for the colony. OF
this he has secured 5000 acres. The
land lies Immediately surrounding the
station of the Yadkin railroad. The
people to be settled here will be from
the North, industrious people and will,
no doubt, make good citizens of the
county.
G~reenville Weekly: A week or two
ago little Alex, Blow, son of Mr.. A. L.
Blow, was training for the boys circus.
He was practicing turning a somer
sault, lighting on his feet without
using his hands. He was getting it
down fine, when by a mishap he went
on his head. Getting up, he found
something wrong with his neck. His
head was way back and he couldn't
move it. His mother called in the doc
tor and proceeded to pull him into
shape, one taking hold of his feet and