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

A fire at Henley destroyed the hotel
and two stores in the place; loss, $500.
The Wilmington military company will
90 to Atlanta to compete for the $500
prize.
The Bank of Hickory has enough as
sets in sight to pay so per cent to de,
p~ositors.
The railroad from Wilmington has been
built to the Onslow line. 1t will 60 to
New Berne.
Pitt county tobacco sold in Oxford
lately for so and 81 cents per pound.
Good for old Pitt.
Albert Malone, a 7oung white man,
was killed during a row at Rocky Mount
one night recently.
Four convicts were brought to the
penitentiary from Martin county last
week and one from Guilford.
It is learned that Greenebaum & Co.
of Baltimore, will establish an extensive
oyster carney in New Berne.
Durham Globe: Houses are needed,
and needed badly. People are here every
day wanting to rent dwellings.
There are rumors in the air of the early
extension of the Danville and New River
Railroad from Stuart to Mt. Airy.
Richmond capitalists have bought lots
in Henderson upon which they propose
to erect some very large factories.
A So, 300 vault is to be erected by Mr..
NJ. T. Hughes, of Greensboro, in the
Green Hill Cemetery at that place.
MI. 7. R. Folsom, of Wilmington, COM
mitted suicide by shooting himself through
the head with a pistol last Tuesday.
The R. & D train killed two horses on
the Cape Fear and Yadkin Valley Rail
road near Siler City, n day last week.
The Goldsboro Argus reports that a
sturgeon eight feet long jumped on a raft
of logs on Neuse river IN Johnston county,
and was secured by the raftmen.
The best salaried editor i this State, is
Robert Haydn, of the Charlotte Chronicle,
who is paid for his services by tie stock
holders of that paper $4,000 a year.
Mr. W. J. Wyatt is having a a 4 mill
put up in East Durham, and proposes soon
to make syrup better than is brought to
this market from other places GJOae.
Ireden county is excited over a strange
animal which prowls around and kills
out whatever it can. The landmarks says
it is an antelope glutton, santer or couger.
E Mr.. R. F. Mayhem, of Davidson town
ship, has a copper bearing this subscrip-
ton: "Georgius II Rex. 177O." A
British coin Ito years old.-StatesuiMe
Landmark.
The Presbyterians are d .sirous of estab-
fishing an Orphans Home at Barium
Springs, IredeIl county. They want a
tract of land there which belongs to
Davidson College.
Brevard CaroZinian: A gentleman from
near C~herryfeld informs us that he has,
a little girl who, though only four years
old, can lift her mother, who weighs 119
pounds, off the floor.
A young man named Adams, a fireman
on the Richmond &Danville road, was
seriously hurt by striking his head against
a switch guard, st High Point one night
last week. His skull was fractured.
The R. & S. Road will be running into
StoneVille time enough for us to attend
the gathering Of the clans on the grand
political speech making" day during the
campaign, we Naturalization NcUs.
Mr.. R. G.. freeman, who about three
weeks ago lost his fine Jersey cow, has
bought another of much finer breed,
registered as "Carlotta of Fairview, No.
4l65l," says the Goldsboro Headlight.
An English syndicate is reported as
negotiating for the purchase of mineral
land in Allegheny, Surry, Wilkes and
Watauga counties, with the view to the
erection Of smelling works in Winston.
Henry Asheford and Geo. Boyett, both
'olOred, were lodged in Jail yesterday
morning charged with stealing about 1000
pounds OF seed cotton belonging to Mayor
Patterson, says the Goldsboro HeaKSqbt.
Dunn Courier: 1t is with regret that
we announce the death of Mr.. Thomas N
Mclean, which sad event occurred at his
home in Summervflle on Sunday morn
ing, August 31st. About 80 years of age.
Some of moneyed men are talking
a cotton factory for u town. We ought
10 nave one, and to keep talk ng it is the
way to get it. Let ali Snaak at opco and