The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-04

Of the truckers in this section t
~ reason of the misfortune OF the
truckers further south in having their
,rops killed by the unprecedented cold ]
weather, aud predict q profitable sea
ION for North Carolina truckers. -
News.
J. L. Nelson has cut down down one
Of the large oaks that stood in his
front yard. It was over three feet IN
diameter and he counted 152 distinct
rings or growths. This would indicate
that the tree is over 152 years old.
Two thirds of the way in towards the
center, a nail was found imbedded In
the wood. This must have been driven
in the tree 100 years ago. It was n
of the rude blacksmith nails used be-
fore cut nails were made.-Lenoir
Topic.
Father Needham, " q veteran Meth
odist preacher of surry county, will be
one hundred years old on May 26 h.
He has accepted an invitation to de
liver an address at school commence
ment on his century birth day. He Is
a man highly esteemed for the purity
of his life, and his remarkable age Is
no doubt due to his ever and temper
ate name OF living Charity and
Children Since the above was put IN
type father Needham disd Saturday
the 1st.
Chairman Simmons Of the Demo
cratic State Executive Committee is
preparing some valuable and convinc
| ing arguments, in the form Of questions
and In favor of the adoption
of the proposed amendment to the Con
stitution In a few days, perhaps next
week, he will issue a pamphlet con
tanning tho text Of the amendment, fol
lowed by these questions and answers,
and it is hoped that a copy OF 1t Will
fall into the hands Of every white voter
in the State. Raleigh Post.
One fellow who got his license to
marry last week is having trouble. II
ia Charlie r zee, of Trap Hill township.
The girls people have her hidden and
sweer il r Iss tries TO steal her they
will kill him On the other hand, )s'
swears he will have the girl If he hal
to wade through blood, because n
knows the girl loves him TOR "she tolC
him 90 out of her own mouth" ant
3 when that is the case there's no u.s.
irving to prevent those youngster
from OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Ohroni
Gle.
q Joseph E D,ckerson, formerly dlrec
tor of the First National B INK OF Ashe
vile, which failed in July, 1897, VIII
q has been on trial for two weeks In tn
United 8 lates Court, on charges or en-
Il oezzlement and abstraction and misaI
, preparation, was on last Thursday pr
s nounced guilty and sentenced to
=, ears in prison. A motion for a ne
10 trial was over ruled, and notice OF 81
h peal given. Pending the hearing
the appeal, bond was f1xsd at $50 90
~ which was made up in As minutes.
Charlotte Observer: Mustered o
West Virginia aud New York volu
It teer soldiers who passed through tn
CITY Saturday night, behaved on Il
I'd train nd here like barbarians, disgra
ed ing their uniforms, their States al
no themselves. They we're drunk al
he dlsorderly, and their firing OF plsto
ns destruction of property and theft
I'D edIbles was not as bad as their Of
reaeous profanity and obscenity on t
MI cars in the hearing of ladies. Clear
thew are brutes when sober and wh
be kew only developed the vileness alrea
ne in them.
les Washington Progress OeT.) Barr
ms BROTHERS have brought an act
IN AGAINST the legislative committee
nrintinR II our memory serves
on Alright the work WRs offered TO
lowest responsible bidder. Bar
+ q Brothers submitted the lowest bid
=. accommodated it with q bond. They
ing Populists another course was tai
the TO defeat their getting it end It 10 VI
o6 this ground that they bring actI
a. Our folks put their foot In It. The
thing for state to do is to purchase
hat Office outfit and elect q public print
of and do it's own work. This is the o
practicable way to avoid all this
about the public printing every
,on. years.
yay Bishop Gambler, who has sE
had several weeks in Cuba lectured
ong Durham recently. A great man,
8 of rne Cubans, he said, are o poo
Law. oct married. The number Of lille
- .. in G1ha nYcanda