The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-08-26

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Globe.
Oxford Day: Tobacco curing is pretty
general in Granville this week. The crop
promises to turn out to be the largest and
best grown in the county in several
years.
The Weldon Water Power Co., is lay
ing the foundation of a mill which will
have a capacity t. grind 1000 bushels of
corn a day. They will a'so build a grain
elevator.
Salem Press: The Salem Hotel has
been sold to a company for $500. 1t
is rumored that a larg, hotel will be built,
with every convenience for summer and
winter travellers
Chatham Record: We regret to hear of
the death of our venerable countyman,
Mr.. J. T. Brewer, which occurred at his
residence, six miles south of this place, on
last Friday night.
Clinton Caucasian: Oae Of the heav-
lest rains we have seen in several years
fell here on last Sunday afte noon. The
lightning was incessant and severe and
did some damage.
Edgar L Knowles. Of Sampson county,
was accidentally killed near Taylor's
Bridge while rafting logs LAST Saturday.
He leaves a wife and two children, says
the B ,rgaw Herald.
The old iron rails GA the A. & S. rail
road are being replaced by heavy steel
rails, the work being completed to within
eight miles Of HendersonviIIe, says the
Hendersonviile Times.
Col. E. D. Hall has been appointed by
the acting Governor, OIL Thos. N. Holt,
q commissioner to the National Prison
Association to b. held in Cincinnati on
the % h Of September
Business has s, increased on the G. F.
& Y. Y. railroad, that an order has been
given for new rolling stock. Nearly
every locomotive is now doing double
duty Central Express.
John Phillips, the heinouS murderer of
Capt, Robert c. Overoy, Of M~eck)enburg
county, Va, father Of Mrs. John ". Gal-
non. Of our city, was hanged Friday last
at Boydton.-7i0in- City Only.
Asbeville C:t;zen: Chas. Davis vas
arrested at Flat Rock by deputy sheriff
Jones yesterday afternoon, charged with
breaking into the house of Mrs. William
Sprinkler, at that place, a-d stealing $40.
Captain W. R. Land, a well known
engineer of Goldsboro, formerly Of Dan
vile, recently purchased a small tract of
land near Goldsboro. On Tuesday he
discovered a rich vein of gold on it
Public Ledger.
The new cotton compress and platform
at the junction is to be lighted by ten arc
lamps, furnished by the Charlotte electric
light station. Manager Dodge says the
circuit will require three miles Of wire,
says the Charlotte NeWS.
A correspondent Of the Burgaw Herald
gives an account of an attack upon DR..
Satchwell, near Rocky Point, by a very
large eagle. The doctor was unarmed
and had a desperate struggle with the
"king of birds" The eagle was captured.
Mr.. Marion job 7son tells us that Mr..
PUNK Shearin, Of Judkins, says he has
tobacco that weighs 80 pounds to the
stalk. Punk is as good a fellow as ever
lived, and was known as being the biggest
liar in Lees Army, says the Warrenton
Gazette.
Conductor Will hurry, of the loca'
freight train, narrowly escaped losing his
life at Hamlet last Thursday evening. In
attempting to couple two cars he got
caught and got mashed enough to break
a rib and bruise che arm, says the Laurin.
burg Exchange.
DR.. B H. Shields, of Carthage, has
been arrested on the charge Of aiding and
abetting Suits, the assistant postmaster
who robbed the Office of registered mat
ter, to escape. Carthage is somewhat
excited over the turn the matter has
taken so suddenly.
The first car load of steel rails for the
| MOcksville branch road was sent I'D to
the switch on the Wilkesboro extension
yesterday evening. These will be placed
in position for the iron horse at once, says
the TbOin- City Daily.
Four negroes, Elsie Fulenwider, Albert
Starr, VIM, James and George I. Williams
escaped from the chain gang this week
They were TRUSTEES Fulenwider's SEN
tence was for two years, Starts for
years, James and Williams II months