"ESTO PERPETUA."
Published Weekly,
Potecasi, G.
D.M.Beale, Editor.
THURSDAY NOV. 15, 1888
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grange irtctatQ.
Officers National Grange P. of H-
M Fut.Barden, of Mississippi,
i Tr.-F. M. McDovell, Wayne, N. Y.
Sec. JoHsTRiMBLE,Vashhfeton.D.C.
Officers N. 0. State Grange.
M. - W. R. Williams. Falkland, N. C.
O-N. T. Ridlhy, Boykins, Va.
L. Dr. J. W. Sessoms, Bethlehem.
Tr, w. H. Powell, Battleboro,
pec.' If. T. J, Ludwio, Mt. Pleasant,
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
Rv. Wm. Grant, Jackson, X. C.
(Cap. W. H. Powell, Battleboro, 44
N. T. Ridley, Boykins, Va.
General Deputy.
J. T. Eaton, Wiklwood, X. C.
Tho Ntinnl Grancre is now in
session at Topeka, Kansas. Worthy
Master Williams of our State grange '
is in attendance. May this, body '
of representative farmers be -en- j
rlnwDH will, i.rndpnr.o anr' widrm '
in their council, that their worl
n n 1 1 f
l . f f i. 1
represent, and mankind as" well. j
Bro. Patrons, you who are readers
of our paper, and who have been
fiithfn in ho n mr n tn keen our it- .
tlobatk afloat and moving steadily
atiKa and ihactivitv. and arkinst the
adverse winds of short crops al,d
hard times, we ask ycu to still re-i
member and help us. Try to send i
member and help
one or more new names t
iliirino- the
fall. Though wc. of the
Old
noke District Grange, are passing
uiider the cloud, let us not loose
heart, but hold on and press on, and
by and by the clouds will disappear.
Our cause is right and .nust prevail
if we but persevere.
The great national election has
passed, and though the result was
not as wc hoped it would heyet we
will submissively and cheerfully ac
quiesce in the decision of those who
thought differently from us. How
much the illgotten money of monop
olists had to do with this decision
we shall njever know, but we trust
Mr. Harrison will prove himself e
qual to the responsible position of
Chief Magistrate of this great na
tion. We hope he is a man who
fears God,
loves his country and
will dare to do
right. Let not the
Democrats grow despondent and
think that our Government is going
to destruction, because they were so
confident of success, but let us rec
ognize the fact that God rules the
destinies of all nations. Let us do
pur duty and trust the rest to Him,
THE STATE CHANGE.
As the time for the meeting of the
State Grange draws nigh, we feel
like again urging l'atrons to prepare
and be ready for this important
meeting. Not simpjy because the
Master of the State Grange in a
private note asked us to do this,.
though that is sufficient reason, but j et Baud, led by Prof. Pounett was
because of the deep interest we feel I splendid, and the parade of the rag-
in the success and prosperity of this. amuffins quite amusing to the little;
as Master Williams puts it, "best of j people. There was an" abundance of!
all farmer's organizations. 'good things to eat on the grounds, :
1 But, Bros, and Sister, is it really ! and the venders vied with each other
necessary that any one should" urge; as to who should have the most cus-!
you to manifest your concent for the j tomers.
PUCcess iVfthe mcetinjr of your own; While, the exhibition was not as
SUte Grange, by sending one or
more delegates to Kinston ? You love,
the Order and desire its success, but
yiu know t cannot succeed unless
you meet together and work in uni
son with each other ; then we simply
gay, let each subordinate Grange do
its duty in this matter. Be not con
tent lo lelf others, eveu if they could,
do the work which , you should help
tpdQ
Patrons, permit us, without seeru
! iofj partiality, to say to our dear
' brethren and sisters of Old Roanoke
i District Grange, as their very ww.
j Worthy Master will letter express
jit. and one who surely loves the
! Grange and earn?stly desires its-sue-i
cess, please send at last one repre
sentative from every Grange. You
I were nothing like as well represent
ed in the meeting at Tarboro as von
should have been ;
and it would be ;
a source of regret, if the noble Old '.
R. D. Grange, which was once the;
life of the State Grange, a fact to ;
which our brave and faithful old ;
Wnrthv Master Williams is wnnt trk .
old brigade of veterans, in whom our
general so confidently trusted, fail j
to come up to duty, falter in battle, j
disappoint the hopes of our brave
commander, discourage the army, !
and, it may be. sutfer a defeat. It ;
must not be Patrons. Our cause is
a righteous cause. The war is not !
ended. Let eVery brave-hearted Pa-!
tron sav, "1 am in for the war : come i
fe or come death, I will be true to
the principles of the Grange and
will work for its success.
The
I General calls 3rou to meet him. Pat
rons, shall not the call be heeded ?
Yes, let there be a full delegation
from all the companies, in the coun
cil to be hehl at Kinston on Tuesday
the 11th of December, to hear reports
ol work done and to be done, and
lay plans for future operation.
v -
THE FAIR.
, . . . !
under which!
The circumstances
the Roanoke District Grange Actj"
cultural Fair was held this
3rear, !
were not very favorable to success
rigu in tuc miUHi oi me most, neap
ed political campaign since the war
perhaps, and the second and big
gest day of the fair on the day of
the canvass of the election returns
111 CttCU . umta ciy miiiy
hl;h kept many away from
"e fair ; but notwithstanding these
Mnfavoranlo circumstances, the fair,
we arc glad to say, was not a failure.
uuu. 11Uu lUC pu.uuim.-
k ni'iv f cacn department of exhibits sep
br the cratcv' vvC 8a- that, the depart-
HI .'Mils
were very well represented
Kfl i j i r .nnntifi' .in1 rtiiti!ir I i
j exhibits. e 'notice that there was
i a falling off in the agricultural de
! partment, which may be accredited
"" v-iuo j'
IU Lilt PnU'UL C U JS tlllB CUl , aim
the consequent depressed celim? of
conj wbeat OAt8 olexlnbition ;
were very fine.
r,ie toek department was poorly
represented, except as to horses of
wmcM there were, aceontuv.; to our
Roa-iJlKem, !U- "u)
1 A.
e very line ones. The
r. this department,
poor exft". nit :
shows a lack of
interest perhaps, on i
the part of the farmers of this por
tion of our State, in the important
matter of raising good, profitable
stock of every kind. It is some!
trouble and expense too, to exhibit I
stock, and we tear our farmers have
not arisen to that degree of interest
and care for the success of asricul-
j 311
tu
re generally, as to move them to
deny self for the general good of all.
We hope to se the day when farm-
ers will work
together, for each oth-
er's sood.
We have no fault to find with the
ladies, but would rather commend
them for the interest they have al -
ways raanitesteii m tne success ot
our fair. Their department this
year, as usual, was filled with both
the useful and beautiful. -Their ex
hibit would do credit to any fair.
The exhibit of natural flowers was '
beautiful beyond description.
In the horticultural department
were lots of as fine turnips as we cv-;
er saw. In toe language of another : :
"The world conldn't beat them." 1
There were also, some of the largest
land finest Irish potatoes of the sec-
icrop we have ever seen, Thev wt re
1 raised bv W. M. ilenic. npr Wnnd.
! laud, vrUo always get the premium
, on second-crop potatoes.,
Mr. Saml. Whitley, though burned
' out in the late fire at Lewiston. was
on hand with a lot of fine huWies.
The music bv WotkII Hii rn.
i good as it should and would have
been if the proper interest had been
taken by the farmers generally, yet
the mtii Annual hair of R. I).
Grange, under the adverse circum
stances, may be considered a verv
good success. The premiums award
ed will be paid as soon as the Ex.
Committee can meet and make out
the list, which we will publish as p
have space to do so.
B. D. G. Urietitml Fair.'
r OF PREMIUMS A "WARD ED AT TIlE
9TU ANNUAL- exhibition.
DEPARTMENT A.
He-t bale of cotton, J. T. Bagct.
j.jd best.
Best lot seed cotton,
white com,
W. L. Johnson
J. A. GarrisH
J. F. Parker
Levi Hoggard
Hezekiah Lassiter
O P Chitty
N J Liverman
Wiley Bryan
C L L Cobb
G M Powell
2n i best
Best yellow crn
kt pop-corn
wheat
ju( best
" onts
rats iu
t3wTr L Minton
waite peas
black pes-s
peanuts
Spanish chufa
lot wolden -millet
mm fodder
J L Pruden
C L L Cobb
E J Outland
A J Davis
W L Johnson
W L Johnson i
lot leaf tobacco vv J jenKins
of rice Levi Hoggard
molasses cane I$aac Edwards
bu r destroyer. Dr J L Outland
mm- w -w i
K Womble
I) M Bealc Judges.
J Ji Outland
Depautm Nr B. -nnir
of mules ' J T Brown
Pes!
i
" mule
" stallion
W L Johnson
Wright Evans
B L Minton
2nd best
Best 7-mouths old colt
" 18
2nd best T "
Best farm burse .'.draft)
man
Best Jersy Lu'.l
2ud best
W H Chitty
U B Parker
J J Lassiter
M J Liver-
A W Brown
C L Cohb
Best 2-year old yearling, A N Brown
1Jt - u.,i u n
i best milch cow
Paul Harrell
2nd best
C W Harrell
E Blanchard
P B Murphy
J H Jessups
A W Brow a
II T Griffin
n ci,Ta
0 6
Best yoke of oxen
44 ewe
44 brood sow
K R Mad.lrey
K T Snipt
M. L. Wood
Judges.
Best Harness Hore Lee Taylor
saddle a tie between
Dr M Bolton and .1. M. Jacobs
M J Liverman )
J M Early
J N Fiitrejl
Judges.
Di:patmi-:nt C.
Best ho;no-made lo.ii (cotton), dried
peaches Jean pop-corn,.-
K Mrs E J Uutlaml
&i fl unnpb fimbroid-
m, -m. m .
isest emDrt
t . I
ir,nr Hob base.
Best goo
TjefTft pi acb Yn'arma-
lade, d
ison jelly,
Mrs Ann E Maget
.Mrs Be u lab Maget
Best tidy,
Best pin cushion, can. blackberries.
Mrs Betiie S Blanchard
2nd best pin-cushion. Crochet edging.
Mrs Edward Johnson
Best crochet chemise
Misb Acree Lassiter
Best embroidered chemise, embroid
ered sofa pillpw, silk quilt.
T hahd-stitched Infant dre.s, fac
inator. I Miss C B Ellis
2nd best emb'd sof pillow,
M A E Daughtry
Best hand-painted ihair tidy
! Mrs A b tyrant
Best crochet gloves, collar (by U-year
, old girl), lS3 A O 1'arker
! Best rug, chad's kait skirt,
iliss Cora Grtffim
i 2nd best rug, chair tid,
j Mrs W G Freeman
i zna best Knit snawi
Mss E V Jenkins
Best silk collar Mrs Rebecca Odom
44 embrd collar erabr'd sleeves,
1rs A J Vaughan
Best knit shawl. lr wool hose, 2nd
r t
best pr socks, umega i.angston .
Best pr socks, mayjpop citron, pickle
tomatoes, preserved peaches,)
sweet pickle vri melon rind, cho.v i
chov, pickled Mts, pickled cu j
cumbers, piokljed quince, pickled j
pears, 2nd best silver cak, best;
marble cake, I j
Mrs Viola Jenkins j
' Best splasher, Miss Lula Vaughan
...i.midpred Yoke, 2nd
best i
lll' "
home-made counterpane,
best i
can tomatoes, dried apples, cat-
Mrs W II Edwaras
up.
' Best mill tel lambrequin.
MiSaUiel- Futrell
Best lace collar, " Hattie Jenkins
44 embroidered pillow-sham,
rs Hattie Spivey
2nd best " " Ellen ArriMgton
Best knit counterpane, fe
R3 Maget
2nd beat " " N V Parker
Be3t home-made counterpane, 2nd
best boroe-rnaae ciotn (woolen).
inc. iwt woolen blanket.
Mrs G E Futrell
Best cotton qi:ilt " H M Chitty
it 4 " Willie Vaughan
Best table cover. ' T S Hollowell
wool blanket " Bettie Snipes
4 home-made cloth (wool), halmo
ri Mrs Mary E Griffin
1 Rst lot carrjetingfbom-made).
Mrs 4 J Blanchard
J 2nd beat - J L Pruden
Preserved apples, 44 B A Spivey
Best blackberry Jam. ra sherry Jelly,
acoppernong grape jelly, Lnckie
berry cordial, brandy peaches,
scuppernong t:rape jelly, quince
Jelly, peach jelly, pear Jelly, can
pears, Mrs W T jjrown
Best preaerved pears S J Baagham
" cake tallow " B C Vick
" home made soap " K R Lassiter
" apple Jelly, " J N Futrell
- whrtleberry jelly " S J Copeland
can peaches, can rasberries.
MrsJ B Griffin
Best can gooseberries
Miss Stella Jenkins
Pest water-melon citron
Miss Eunice Edwards
Best blackberry jelly,
Mrs E B Lassiter
Best tomato citron, ailver cake, loaf
bread Mrs C W Harrell
Best can sweet pickled peaches, can
cnernes Mrs Bettie Bryan
44 sweet pickled grapes, sponge
eake, can apples, can whortle
berries, pickled artichokes, pre
served pears, Mrs H C Edwards
44 cocoa-nut cake. 2nd best loaf
bread, 2nd best lot of rofts,
Mrs 8 M Hotze
44 lot rolls, biscuits, M F.Fatrcll
44 mutton suet, beeswax, honey,
plum jelly, mts U L Blanchard
44 blackberry cordial, cherry cor
dial, dnmson cordial,
miss Kittie Jenkins
Miss C. B. Ellis,
Mrs. Paul Harrell,
C, II. Harrell,
.1 udges.
Department D.
Best sewings machine (singer)
C L Cobb Ag't
44 seed sower J M Outland
44 farm wagon J H Jessups
toP DUggy H T Dukes & Bro.
open S VYhitlev
dump cart, best pair cart wheels
cart saddle, cart hame9
K R Lassiter
boarded cart J O Vick
K. R. Maddrey
Isaac Carter Judses.
W. J. VVatson
Department E.
Best 2 horse plow, beet single plow.
Carolina cotton plo.v, oest cot-
ton planter (Foster), best split Bas-
ket B C Vick, Ag't j
j
Department 1. ',
Best Collection or flowers
L Mrs B C Vick.
Best wreath paper flowerabest feath
er flowers, best zsnhvr fl wera.
inansinp' V , if d erjsups
bead webbing
Mrs Rebecca Odom i
2nd best bead work, best pine burr i
basket Mrs L F Smith
Best cotton basket G E Futrell. j
" pen drawing, Mr. C 11 Lassiter I
motto Mrs Sallie F Futrell
swiss broom holder
Mrs A E Maget
oil painting
I S Ellis
wax work Miss A D Edwards !
44 work basket. Mrs W7 II Edwards
" basket flowers,
Miss Mollie Boone
2nd best Mrs Paul Harrell
Prettiest boquet, Mis M. Sue Beale
2nd, Mrs E B Lassiter
Best vace flowers, Miss J E Weston
Best apple geranium, rose geranium,
Miss Maggie Morns
Miss Mollie E. Boone
Mrs. R. U. Norfleet
Mrs. M. L. Wood Judges.
A. T. Easou $
Department G.
Best pair bronze turkeys, 2nd best
dunghill chickens
Mrs C W Harrell
2nd best pair bronze turkeys
I A J Outland
Best china geese, 2nd best leghorn
chickens Mrs Viola Jenkins
44 pair native geese, 2nd best pair
ducks Jrs B C Vick
pair ducks Miss Janie Griffin
.. leghorn chickens, best pair
guineas Jrs J A G arris
" .pair black Spanish chickens.
seabright chickens
J M Edwards
4 44 dunghill chickens W T
Griffin
Mrs. Jartha R. Lassiter")
E. A. Vick Judges
C. L. Cobb )
Department H.
Best lot onions, best lot cabbage
Mrs. Viola Jenkins
apples Tbbmas S Hollowcll
" pea, best lot vinegar
1Us Ozella Vanghan
" turnips A W Brown
2nd best
J h f utreu
Best lot irish potatoes M. J. Liver
, man
; 4 lot 44 4 (2nl crop)
j Jord4n 15le
2nd beut cabbage . B. F. $augbam
Best lot sweet potatoes H IE Peele '
water melon P T IH6ka
water melon i i iiickj
" 1,mor tf. D "Hii
" pepper, JTiss Xoala Woodruff )
pomegranates
JrsWT Brown
lot, beets N H Davis
molases J W Baget
Bcupcrnong wine
Jim K R XaSsTfifr
blackberry wine Jrs. R PPeelc
concord C W Uarre.il
catawba A K Jget
damson ' best plum wine
Jiss Kittie Jenkins
whortleberry wine
Jrs Hoggard Askew
beet wine J K Blanchard
P B Jurphy
K T Snipes Judges.
A E Peele
Department I.
Best lot leather E. J Outland
2nd best J. L. Futrell
The fastest time in trotting races
was made by W. N. Roswell's horse
"Alexander." Time. 2.23. Second
by Paul Parrell's horse, -Stag."
Time 2.40.
October Crop Report, 1SS8,
Clitnatic cpnditions favored the gath
ering of cotton and curing of tobaoco
during October. There was some fall"
lug weather, but sunshine prevailed for
the axon part, facilitating all out-door
labor on the farms.
JHih this month the general corre
pondence on the condition of crops Will
cease ; occasional questiotu on pArtlcu
Ur subject will be kept up until next
pi big, when ihe regu'ar correspondence
i will be res-unietl. la tho ineantitne. it
I i.s hoped that cerrespondfts will not fall
j to keep posted on what is being dotte on
I the f.inn. and report all inatmr of bi
i teieai under the beading f "General
Reuiarks." In this way the Bulletin
will becouu- a medium of exchange of
thought among the fanners of the Slate,
and afford much information to the gen
eral public.
The averages of the various orops
harvested arc as follows :
CORN.
Coru has not all been gathered, and
the fact i, as mdieatru by the figure,
that the ayer ige l net qnu' hO high Ha
the iSeptentber report would stwin,,to
warrant. The average of the corn U
far haj vested is
cottox.
The eo.iditions favoring cotton at
opetntt
iHge hav; been fiivoiubh ,
on tin' vwU ! iliirintr ()i-tnliir.
crop will uve.age in the State 80 points,
or four-tifths wf h cron.
tobacco.
'rijf; th:u--i i-mo siitii-ii-i in Seiitim-
ber from excessive utui.stuve, and ihe
bright fr,iy we. tici- folluwiug i.i Oe
t.'bei' has uol tituclt improved Ine coali
tion. 4 lie avecc for iho c4(jp uiay Uj
mtt ft,, iftipAMnrpi I
age being S-
tuunip ...
The crop seems io be in giolcandu
tiou in all u.t- uf tiu: -.u:.-, uaver-.
age being with praiie ot inVruvo,
me,u-
s.):ihum.
Sorghum is a crop mat seinoin xaiiH
ill the State. It h.v- bt- n ;im riainnd
that tlte averart i- Ibe State h.ts in-?
cl-e:ised some live point-, din ing thy iat
thirty days, and is now O'J
SWEET POT ATOEJi.
Th crop is abjut an average in oi tb
Carolina, aiid stauils at 91. '.
Field feas.
The reported ariigt Is small, hut
w hen it is rememlei ed that most of the
pea crops seeded are intended for greet
mauuiing, it will not be a email yield,
th-i average being 71.
CAliEAQE.
The winter cabbage Is raUed almost
entirely iu Piedmont and Wetrii
North Carolina, and the ocasioual re-
ports from the localities va-t of the re
giou indiciited have conduced to the re-,
duction of th general average, which i
set down at 7b.
JJUCKWHEAT. ;
lluckwheat is a producrof the same
j localities indicated for cabbage, and U
j reported small yield, perhaps because
j th-re U not a great deal sown ; the can.
j ditiou indicates but H'i. I
I'EANUTfe.
j This crop is confined almost exclu
sively io me eastern counties, and u &et
down at o7.
i MILLET.
This is one of i lie leading forage.
: crop?, and i very severally growb
the State ; the average conditluii $7.
' MEADOWS.
J The cdnditiou of meadows hi the
s State is rather above the average, bj;big
i 90 at this time of the year. TU.U Is due,
i no cioubtf to the autumn ralu.
WINTER OATS.
! The preparation for the winter oat U
j very general, and the condition of the
laud that has uoeu prepared U ratd at
WRITER WH1LVr.
Reports Indicate that much care baa
been Ukea in tbe preparation ot the
soil for the seeding of thU crop. In
many localities the reporu are over IQ0X
but the general average U 93.
UOQ. .
i The condition of ktarM hog. M com
, pared with former years UtQ. ThU U
Ciicouragmg. five time of farmers aud
j others engaged In raUiug poriwr can-
not be more profitably mnni than by
ldy improving eTery mean to la-
f -nomo prtHmcuon ot nva. It
U V ot e heaviest drain on the fr-
mer,4 puru u unfortunate
e obliged to bay hi bacau.1-.Bull
tin.
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