The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-14
N. c., APRIL IA, 1886.

Wilmington in the past twelve
months had forty eight fires, causing
a loss of S80O,O00; with insurance
of $3.50, ,OO0.- O0.-Industrial education
may be seen every day at Shaw uni
versity. The students have built
with their own hands the massive
brick buildings Of the school. They
work in all sorts Of ways, and re
ceive certain fixed pay. They are
now building mechanical depart
ment, 60x50 feet, two stories in
height.-Roleigh Ne,es and Observer.
There, are % paupers at the
poor house. Trinity farmers brag
on their wheat-A carriage and
buggy factory on large scale to be
operated by Northern company is
soon to 60 up at High Point
Messrs. J. H. Free and J. E. Walker
are preparing to put up 60 Plaid
looms at Randleman in the building
formerly occupied by A. 0. Redding
CO as a sash and blind factory
AshebOrO Courier.
Our farmers, generally speak
ing, have made good use of the
very favorable weather, during the
the greater portion Of March, and
they have their spring work we'll
anced-Potecasi Sub. Grange
held very interesting meeting last
Saturday. Fertilizers and ensilage
were the principal topics of dis
cussion. Post Master, e. B. Las
sitter prepared and read an inter-
esting paper on ensilage. This sub
ject is now claiming the attention
of our farmers.-Roanohe Patron
One of CleveIand's farmers, Mr..
T. M. Oats, brought part of his first
crop to the warehouse on Wednes-
day and got 32 cents per pound for
55 pounds, all he sold.-Numer-
Gus petitions for local option cleo
ton for Cleveland county have been
circulated during court. Quite
number of voters have signed their
names and it is probable an election
will be ordered at the next meet
ing of the Commissioners.
Rev. P. T. Penick, pastor of the
Presbyterian church at Mooresville,
died Of pneumonia at his home in
that place on Monday the 29th ult.
quite number of wagons were
in town last Thursday, loaded with
apples Our dOwn-t n-the-country friends
would be amazed, could they but
see them, the piles upon piles of
apples that have been stored in our
warehouses during the present sea-
son.-Lenoir Topic.
Mr.. Lennon, one Of the con-
tractors on the Carolina Central
extension is in the city securing
hands for work upon the road He
reports that the work Of grading
is being pushed very satisfactorily
and as rapidly as such work can be
done. 1t will be but short time
when the entire grading and the
road-bed will be completed to Ruth
erfordton. The Southern Construc-
ton Company is prosecuting their
work, also, with vigor. The two
lines will run side by side.-Char-
I2tte Chronicle.
Wheat is growing nicely, and
the prospect for a good crop is ma
terially improved-Capt. L. c.
Hanes says that farmers can make
more money raising clover than
they can get out of tobacco
There is a good prospect for a to-
bacco factory to be built here this
year, to be occupied and operated
next year-Some farmers who
have been West and have returned,
say that man who emigrates
westward expecting to get rich, is
very likely to be disappointed
Lexington Dispatch.
"A rumor comes to us, not well
authenticated, however, and we
therefore withhold the name of the
party charged with the crime. that
a man living on the headwaters Of
Clear Creek, in Henderson county,
went home intoxicated, and being
annoyed at the cries Of his infant,
only few days old, jerked it from
its mother and slung it into a hog
pen, where it was partially devoured
and killed. The story is too hor-
rible for belief; yet it is stated to be