The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-13

| Columbia, Ohio, for embezzlement.
Durham GObe: 1t is learned with
exceeding regret that the health of DR..
A. W. Mangum, of the University, is fast
failing He is unable to fill the chair as a
professor, and is confined to his room.
A young white tramp who was steal
ing a ride on the Atlanta and Charlotte
Air Line, jumped off the train at Cawpens,
S. c., last week and fell and his. head
striking the steel r,il, was crushed in.
Dallas EagLe: Ga last Saturday the
revenue officers made d raid upon Pink
Aliens oistillery about two miles above
here, and fnding a few gallons of I'M
stamped whiSkey, seized the distillery.
The Fork Church correspondent of the
Davie T5neS says that the latest in spring
n ~)velties in that section is Mr.. Julius
Ho bis mare with twin colts and Mr..
Sam Garwood's cow with twin calves.
An exchange announces hat General
Rus ell A. Alger, the millionaire, ex Gov
ernor of Michigan, is negotiating in Burke
and other counties in Western North
Carolina for large bodies of timber lands.
Bishop Duncan has signifed his inten-
ton of attending the next session of the
Charlotte District Conference of the NJ.
E. Church South, which will be held in
Wadesooro July 31st to August Sd, in
elusive.
Greensboro Workman The six-year-
old child of Mr.. Eesley-the musical
prodigv-swallowed a four penny nail
some days ago, but up to the latest &C
count had manifested no inconvenience
from it.
A banking company has been organized
at Marion with a capital Of $4,000. The
citizens took one half the stock, and
Richard Mitchell of the Farmers Bank of
Kentucky took the other half. 1t will
open July LIST.
The Topic says II wagons went out
from that town a few days ago loaded
with machinery for the Bee Mountain
Mining Company. There is still $4,000
pounds Of machinery lying at the depot
in Morganton.
Henderson Gold Leqf:: Mr.. Calvin
Barnes, of Wilson county, made a large
sale of tobacco at Harris, Gooch & Co.'S.
warehouse this week. He had about
thirty packages, the sale of which
amounted to $4,000.
W. P. Story and James Swarengin, of
Richmond county, brothers-in-law, be-
came involved in a difficulty n day last
week. Swarengin struck Story on the
head with a small hand-maul and he died
in a few hours.
The Concord Standard reports a row at
a negro " festerment" a few nights ago.
Pistols, knives, razors and other weapons
were used. But it seems there was more
running done than fighting, hence there
was but little blood spilled.
Rutherford Banner: DR.. j. W. Harris
sowed some Luncerne or Alfalfa grass in
his lot in the rear of his drug store about
the middle of last September, and on the
2lst of this month he cut apart of it which
was twenty-eight inches high.
Concord Standard: A letter from
Chapel Hill, says the Durham Globe,
brings more cheerful news from DR.. Man
gum. He is much better than he was
three days ago, and his physician thinks
his condition is more favorable.
The following editors Of the University
Magazine have been elected: From Di
Society, NJ J. Pearsall, of Duplin county,
and W. w. Davies, Jr., of Virginia; from
Phi Society, Plato Collins, of Kinston,
and George Ransom, Of Weldon.
Henderson Ionaahawk: Mr. G. 3. Elan
returned last night from Wilson and
surrounding country. He reports a large
increase in tobacco acreage in that section,
there being 500 new barns built in a
circuit of five miles around Wilson.
The A. & D. Railroad has had two
photographers taking views along this
end of the line for use in a book of views
which they are getting up for the purpose
Of advertising their line. They got some
lovely views around Milton.-AdUertiSer.
Mr.. Thomas A. Edison is bonding
several hundred thousand dollars worth
of mineral land in Rowan, Cabarrus and
Mecklenburg counties, with a view of
beginning active mining operations at an
early day, with millions of money to back
him.