The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-21
locals.
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the 18th inst. one one-horse load of to-
bacco for j. c. Mock, three grades, at an
average of 1864.
Mr.. Griffin sold Lib pounds of to-
bacco, lost three days out of his harvest
field, paid so cents ferriage, and got 1913
for the tobacco. 1901 lff l. I.If
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Wilson had the
misfortune to lose their youngest child
Thursday from a violent attack of whoop-
ing cough.
The teachers who have been attend
ing the Normal School are in love with
Winston, and leave with very pleasant
memories of the place and people.
The wheat which has been harvested
is turning out better than it was feared
it would. The damage by rain is not as
great as it was thought.
-Cheng Lee and Charley May, the
two Cinnamon, have established the
Kwong Sing Laundry in a portion of the
building recently occupied by E. Leoper.
ouICIIl paper l. nave SCdfGtu
up again. This was the first paper mill
established in the South, the founder
being Gotlieb Shober, who began the
business in 1889. .G..
Mr.. R. A. Wommack has opened
a boarding house in the Winston Hotel,
formerly occupied by E. Loeper, which
he proposes to keep in A No. l style, at
reasonable prices.
-Ex-sheriff Fogle informs us that his
crop of wheat from II acres gave him
213 BUSHES, an average of III bushels
per acre. The yield on two acres was
4S bushels.
At the Democratic Judicial conven-
ton in Yadkinville on the 10th inst,
Judge Graves was nominated by ACCLAIM
alton and r. B. Glenn for Solicitor by a
vote of 1874 to "a for j. S. Craner, of
Wilkes.
The Winston merchants are having
a dull time these days. Few persons in
town.. The sunshine makes busy days
on the farm to make up for the lost time
during the protracted wet weather. Every
hours sunshine now tells upon the farm.
Mr.. George Adkins, a timer, had the
misfortune to break his arm Saturday.
He was doing some repairs on a building
when the ladder broke, precipitating him
to the ground, and resulting in a broken
arm. Es8t g.
-Mr.C G. F. Sussdorff, awell known and
much respected citizen, a native of Sa-
lem, but for a number of years a resi-
dem of Winston, died at his residence
Thursday last after a lingering illness.
His remains were inferred Saturday in
the Moravian cemetery at Salem.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Crawford, who
had gone to Red Sulphur Springs, Va,
returned home Monday on a telegram
announcing the dangerous illness oftheir
little daughter Carrie, three years of age.
She was suffering from meningitis, and
died a few hours after the arrival of her
parents.
Sometime ago we made mention of
a beautiful Jersey COW owned by Mr.. l..
N. Clinard, of Salem. She is now giving
four gallons of milk a day, and IA pounds
lO9 ounces of butter a week on ordinary
feeding. The calf, another beauty, he
sold to Mr.. Stockton. He has since pur-
chased the fine Jersey owned by Mr..
r IT Stadman
Terrible reports of volcanic erup-
tions come from New Zealand. A range
of mountains sixty miles long is reported
as covered with volcanoes constantly
belching out lava and covering the lands
about. The loss of life and property are
reported as very great.
The revenue district composed of
Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester, Mont
gomery. Bucks, Berks, Lehigh and
~Schuylkill counties, in Pennsylvania,
spent $31 900, 900 for beer last year, which
beverage is rapidly taking the place of
whiskey. tat <@'st~