The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-10-14

The amount of sorghum that will be
made in the State this season is vastly
more than ever has been since North
Corolina has become a State.
The house of Jack Sprouse, colored, in
the western part of town, was entered,
Sunday, while the family was at church,
and robbed of $50, says the StatesvilIe
Landmark.
The Tarboro Southerper says that the
number Of fine cattle in that county is
being Increased every year by additional
purchases of thoroughbreds, as fine stock
is found to pay.
There is not a prisoner in our jail. The
last one was turned out Tuesday, and
Jailor Latta said he was going to throw
the doors wide open, says the Orange
County Observer.
Oxford Day: South Oxford is to have
500, 900 factory. This has just been de-
terminend upon by the directory of the
Oxford Land, Improvement and Manu-
featuring Company.
MI. 7. T. McCord has uncovered a vein
of immensely rich gold ore near loves
vile, in Lincoln county, and has a pros
pect for a paying mine, so we learn from
the Charlotte NeWS
Sheriff Pully informs US that the jail
doors now stand open-not a single bird
in the cage. This speaks we'll for the law
abiding citizens of Person county, says
the Person County Courier.
Danbury Reporter: Prof. Atkins has
bought or optioned some valuable iron
properties this week. He is now at work
developing the ,Rierson property one
mile north of Piedmont Springs.
A new gold mine has just been dis
covered on the land of A. A. Lancy not
far from Monroe. The ore appears to be
very rich. Two pans full of dir; was
washed and an ounce of gold was found.
Asheville Citizen: The printers of
Asheville have organized a minstrel com
pany, and will give some select enter
tainments during the coming season.
The organization includes a great deal OF
talent.
Sheriff Leo ard, of Lexington, is here
this week with one of the finest stations
in the. State which he is offering 10 sell
for $1,000. He has a number of other
fine stock also with him, says the Troy
VJdette.
The recent heavy and continuous rains
have worked injury to the crops. The
cotton in many sections is ~sprouting in
the fields. The tobacco has been also
injured by the winds, says the Warrenton
Gazette
Charlotte Chronicle i: Miss Sue Press
ley died at 4 o'clock yesterday n orning
of fever, at her residence on North Fifth
street. She was about twenty years old
The remains will be taken to Monroe to.
day for interment.
Just as the Standard goes to press we
hear of a serious accident at the Odel
Factory. An employee in the dye house
John Cochrane by name, fell into a vat o.
dye and was terribly burned, says the
Concord Standard.
We counted sixty-eight hogs-largt
and small, when coming down to oul
office n morning last week. Our PEG
pie are complaining bitterly of the festive
and blood-thirsty feas-and no wonder
-ASh6Oro Courier.
We learn from the Greensboro Patri9
of the Sd that a building was set on fire
there the night before and partially
burned. Three negro women were seer
running out Of the building just before
the FIRE was discovered.
The Lynchburg VSrgintan says that
plan is on foot to connect the Lynchburs
and Durham Railroad with the coast lines
thus giving it a Southern outlet. 1t il
also designed to connect with the @. F
and Y. V. at ReidsviHe.
Wadesboro Messenger H~teU5gencer
From the reports received by US from ev
cry section of the country, we think WI
are justified in saying that hing ove
an average crop of cotton will be gath
cred in Arson this year.
The wife and three children of Johna
than Luther, living near Franklinvill,
were bitten by a mad dog some days ago
They all died last week. Two youns
men were bittel by the same dog ant
one of them has also died.
Nj. w. M. Wellington, of Caldwell
Station, was in to see US this week ant
brought with him the skin of red rabbit