The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-09-16


Attention to his condition was called by
his rawlings on religious matters. His
name is Rev. J. M. Cole, of Reems Creek,
and his insanity is attributed to grief over
the recent death of a daughter.
The Robesonian says that the Fayette-
vile canning factory is running constant
ly. Apples and tomatoes are being
canned The products of last years
operation have been sold, and orders are
coming in constantly. The goods have
taken well wherever Introduced.
Washington Gazette: On Sunday night
a bird flew into the Episcopal church, and
before he could find his way out a cat
had slipped in and caught him Mr..
Bart Waters has placed in our Office two
large ears of corn grown on the same
stem and inclosed in the same shuck.
High Point Enterprise: Guilford county
has twenty five hundred dollars in he
treasury. - A negro working for J. h.
Jenkins & Co. was arrested here this
morning and taken to Yadkin College,
where he is charged with bigamy. He
was out on bond when he came here.
The fast train that will be put on the
Richmond and Danville Railroad the LIST
of October will run from Washington to
Atlanta, a distance of almost $50 miles,
in eighteen hours and forty five minutes.
1t will be composed of Pullman cars only,
and will only stop at three points in this
State.
Mount Airy WeoS: The best and
largest crop of corn ever raised in Surry
will be gathered this fall. -- Mr.. Gin
ton Wilson, of Greensboro, says he is the
only man in the world who knows the
secret of welding copper. He is the
inventor of the wonderful three piston
engine.
Murphey Bulletin: Mrs. Lillian NJ.
Gould is still occupying a cell quietly in
jail. She declines now to talk about her
case to any one except her counsel. She
does a good deal of reading and writing,
and seems to be as resigned to the situa-
ton as she can be under the circum-
Sta noes.
Greensboro Democrat: The work of
erecting the new furniture factory build
ings will begin next week The main
building will be 4Ox8O feet, two stories.
The capital stock of the company is
$4,000, and among the stockholders are
S. S. Brown, o. ". Carr, W. I. Ridge O.
o. Wysong,
Durham SUE: Maj. W. A. Guthrie
has made two very recent discoveries.
One the records Of a revenue official,
which will furnish much discussion. The
other cay he purchased q tract of land
and to his surprise he found what is
destined to be a large quarry of handsome
b:own stone.
Nashville ArgOnaut: The board of
county commissioners have ordered an
election to be held in Gri&in's township.
on the 18th of October, upon a proposition
to subscribe $25, 900 to the A. H. & V.
Railroad, and in Castalia township, on the
same day, on a proposition to subscribe
$4,000 to the same road.
The Oxford Day says that J.. T. Cheat
ham, a prominent farmer residing a few
miles from Oxford, had built this summer
a brick Uncovered curing barn. 1t is a
large building, and is divid, d into four
compartments, separated by brick fire
walls. 1t is four barns under one roof,
and works very successfully.
Unless early frost comes, the crop of
tobacco will be larger than has been known
for years, The news gets better ev ry
week. 1t is hardly probable that prices
can stay as they were last year, but thy
will necessarily be high and our farmers
will realize more money for their crop
than they have in a long time.
Goldsboro Dispatch. The fruit crop
this year has been almost a complete
failure here as all over the country. Mr..
W. I. Swami, who is usually so success
full, says this year he has had nothing to
sell in this line but about two bushels OF
pears. Last year he sold about as many
every day besides shipping about LOG
bushels.
The Shiloh correspondent of the Land
mark says: GA young man, heavily
loaded with measles, attended New Beth
any church, and as a consequence one
hundred new cases have been heard from.
1t was reported on last Sunday that cases
of measles contracted at Bethany were
at Sharon and Bethlehem church near the
Island Ford