The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-05-07

Ol0nSH fOE|nAJ AA"A W PAO" O SOCCA
after the frstof May. This report has
caused some sensation, and many old
steers have changed hands. gag
The Atlantic and Danyille Railroad
Company has made a proposition to the
city council of Danville to extend its
line from Danville to the mineral fields
of southwest Virginia, in two years,
provided the city will subscribe $780,
600 to the company's stock.
One of the most horrible accidents
that ever occurred in Brooton county,
w. Va, happened there Wednesday.
Perry Were, a well know citizen, was
telling a tree, when it broke. across the
stump, demolishing his house and kill
ing his wife and three children.
New Birmingham, out in Texas, is
thriving like her Alabama prototype.
Lines of street cars and an electric rail-
way from there, to Rusk are under con
tract, and already half a million dollars
of Eastern capital has been invested.
Iron is the secret of its growth, too.
The Weldon NeUs is responsible for
this novel story. EAT Wayne court last
week a man was indicted for affray and
by consent of counsel a jury composed
of one man was ~empaneled, heard the
evidence was charged by the Judge
and returned a verdict of not guilty"
Reidsville RevieU: 1t is said that, a
Mr., Pritchard, who bad heart disease,
while, fishing at High Rock a fishing
resort ip. this county pulled up a very
large pike and such was his Joy and ex-
element at getting it ashore that he fell
back on the bank and died from ftlae
effects of it. .
r. In the Dick Halves trial, at Birming-
ham, a sensation was created on Monday
last by the prosecution placing upon
the witness stand the man Thompson,
whom the defence claimed was the real
murderer; he came voluntarily forward
to, clear himself of the attempt to fix
the crime on him; argument in the case
has begun.
At Pennington, Pa, on the 18th of
April, an ore mine, the shaft of which
is 125 feet deep, caved in. Eighteen
men were in the mine and a dozen Of
them were partially covered with the
falling mass. Richard Ettinger was
crushed to death; the others succeeded
in crawling out without sustaining seri-
Gus injury.
The Wilson Mirror says: son Tues
day night last, a revival meeting was
commenced in the Baptist church at
Rocky Mount by J.. W. Powell. He is
assisted by Rev. Il. w. Battle, of New
berne, who is an earnest and eloquent
divine. Already, much interest is mani
tested, and there will be much good de-
rived from the meeting"
The Fayetteville Observer says Mr..
d. G. CameroRsjof Keyser, was shot
down from ambush about three miles
from his home Saturday night last with
a bouble-barrelled shot gun-one load
taking effect in the back of the head
and the other in his hips, causing al
most instant death. Suspicion rests on
one w. A. Deans, who has been arrest
ed.
The Southern Planter, Of Richmond,
Va, now in its fftieth year, has been
sold to the Southern Planter Publishing
Company, Of which Mr.. T. w. Wood is
President. Col. W. G. Knight will still
occupy the editorial chair, with Mr.. J.. F
Jackson as Associate and Business Man
ager. The Planter is a sterling journal
and we wish it the most abundant SUB
leess. Icyg u
anTle Iiumberton Ro6esonidn says: We
are glaa2that work is about to, commence
on Lumbertop river. Situated at The
head Of navigation of Lumberton river,
withSthe G. @. and other proposed rail
roads, the future of eur town Jwaslneve1
brighter. 3iWith a line of steamersqly
ing between this place and Charleston
We could compete with any place ii the
State. "+% As-. !" 49,"
- $50 '+,g4I-- .is r.e3
The Wilkesboro, Chronicle says a,gen,
tleman in that county thinks he pos
sesses a tin mine. His reasons. are thai
tia mines are always exactly g. 00smiles
apart. He says there are only three; til
mines known in the world-one South
one East, one West 5000 miles from
his place and knows there is bound tc
be one at his place. We hope hi,
reasoning is correct.
A correspondent of the Charlotte
Chronicle, writing from Lexington, I'M,
der date of 9th inst, says it is reported
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