The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-06-16
State gte,ns.

The wheat harvest in this sec
tion commenced last week. The
promise of wheat and oats is very
gOOd.-PiedmOm Press.
Geo. Moore, colored, convicted
Iof assault upon his own daughter,
was sentenced by Judge Meares to
fbe hanged on July 29.-Chorlotte
Chronicle
We saw a bunch of oats from
Mr. Eli Russelfs farm which con-
tanned 105 stalks, and they all ap-
parently sprung from one grain
High Point Enterprise.
There is a prevailing disease
among the colored children, in the
Providence neighborhood, which is
proving quite fatal. Five deaths
have resulted from it within the
past week.
Good seasons have come to the
farmers, and up to date, barring one
or two instances, we have heard no
complaint from the farmers, on ac-
count of bad weather on crops" -
Fonklinton Weekly.
n We notice quantity of new
machinery being hauled past our
btfice for Roberdcll mills, in this vi
tinity One hundred plaid looms
hre to be added and the capacity of
the mills about doubled, as we un-
Observation-Disclosures Spirit Of the
South.
For a while the chinch bug
seemed to be badly injuring the
wheat. We are glad to know that
the heavy rains were too much for
him, and that he was drowned. This
is another good thing the rain did.
concord Times.
1t is understood that the sur
veyor and commissioner of this State
in the survey of the North Carolina
and South Carolina line in Mecklen-
burg county, have gained a little
territory for this State and lost a
little, 50 that practically there is a
stand-off-Raleigh Neus and o.
SerCer.
In the late rains Mr.. Daniel Buie
lost his entire mill, including cotton
gin and mill rocks. Mr. VIM. Gains
mill was also destroyed. On Nc
Pherson's creek the mill of Mr. Jacob
Rearden was considerably damaged.
-FnuetteCWe Neus.
Alfred Long, the negro who
murdered A. J. Mcbride and wife,
on the night of the 4th inst, near
Tyro, Davidson county, and set fire
to the house, was lynched in the
presence Of about 200 people the
following Sunday morning. His wife
informed on him and he made full
confession.
Not less than from eight to ten
car loads of lumber arrive in Dur
ham daily--The county Of Dur
ham last June owed $1,000, since
that time she has paid off the in
debtedness and is financially in first
class condition-Durhdm Recorder
And still they pass through this
city daily-new engines for South
ern railroads. Truly would it seem
that the South is booming.-From
all sections of the country hereabouts
our farmer friends tell us they are
blessed with the finest crops they
have ever had.-G0ldsb0rO Argus.
The county commissioners or
dered an election to be held August
the 7th in Woodsdale township to
vote subscription of $4,000 to the
Roxboro railroad also in Cunning
hams township to vote subscrip-
ton of $4,000 on the same day
R0rbOrO Courier
Mr.. Will O'Brien killed a hawk
Wednesday at Boyd's pond, two
hundred yards distance, that meas
ured six feet from tip to tip. He
was eating cat fish at the time.
Another warehouse, making ten
in all, is soon to be added to the at
fractions of busy, bustling Danville.
The new structure is to be erected
on Bridge street by Capt. J. I. Lee.
It will be of mammoth dimensions
and constructed entirely of brick
ReidsuiHe Times.