The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-08
State 9telus.

Fifty thousand dollars worth of
cotton was destroyed last Tuesday
week at the depot Of the Raleigh &
CASTOR railroad in Raleigh, partially
covered by insurance.
Seventy more convicts passed
through our town last Friday on the
way to work on the Mt. Airy section
of our road. Work is being pushed
rapidly.-Germanton Times.
Alex Sloan, the negro murderer
of Victor Sloan, was found guilty
last week, and Judge Boykin SEN
fenced him to be hung on the 31st
of December.-Salisbury Watchman
The fifth and last bridge
between Shelby and RutherfordtOn
on the Carolina Central road has
been completed and by the 18th inst,
trains will be running through from
Charlotte to Rutherfordton.-Char-
lOtte Democrat
"A Yadkin county babe was
recently born into this world of sin
with quite novel relationship, being
blessed with five living grand-fath
and three living grand-mothers. The
Outlook says the father of the child
is Newton Dickson, living near Con-
RAIDS Post-office in that county
Winston Republican.
Thieves and their nocturnal
depredations have become the topic
of ordinary conversation among our
citizens, and almost every day
brings information of some new rob
berry committed in this section
Washington Progress.
We understand that the Bap-
tist church at Scotland neck, will
soon have pipe organ.-Mr.
James Gotten killed a genuine prai-
rie chicken on one of the river farms
near Scotland Neck last Friday. 1t
was the first ever seen in this local
ity and it is not known how it got
so far away from it's usual haunts.-
Roanoke Neus.
1T is not true that Congressman
Reid has made an assignment, as
stated in some of our exchanges
Some heavy mortgages and deeds of
trust have, however, been recently
offered for registration. 1t is sup
posed that his liabilities will amount
to thirty odd thousand dollars, while
his assets will not exceed seven or
eight thousand dollars Webster's
Weekly.
At the price paid for. cord wood,
heavy timbered land near Salem, is
becoming very valuable. We heard
of one person who paid 1927 for Al
acres Of land, cleared one acre of it
fenced three sides of it and made
enough cord wood besides to pay
for the whole II acres.-While
some chickens were being dressed
at house in this place for a Thanks
giving dinner, on Wednesday Of
last week, there was found in a hen
that was opened 8 fully developed
eggs of usual size and one about the
size Of a goose egg. Inside Of the
large egg were two eggs, one ofwhich
upon being opened contained little
dead chick. This may seem "tough"
story, but it is vouched for
by reliable parties.-.Salem Press.
-Robberies and burglaries are be-
too frequent Weagain urge
our citizens to be on their guard. A
little gunshot policy might be quite
effective when stragglers are seen
around the premises.-Dr. Zeno
H Brown was the victim of a bold
robbery last week. During his
absence on Wednesday night some
thief entered his bedroom and took
and notes to the amount of
about $1,000 from the bureau, where
ne deposited it.-GreenUilte Refec-
or
The cotton factory last week
shipped 3O,992 yards of Chambrays,
and 1886 yards of bag cloth. The
Wooden mill is running on full time.
In the paper box shop at Dukes
actory thirty persons are employed
md in one day 1000 boxes were
nade.-Durham shipped last week
'1,Os4 pounds of smoking tobacco
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